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JULY 15. 1920 mmwrnrnm RIVAL DELEGATIONS VAGE HARD FIGHT TRAIN Corporation Commission Hears Argument tor and Against Re-Routing Trains DETOURED FOR THREE YEARS BY W.-SALEM Two Trains Bun Direct Be tween Goldsboro and Ashe. rifle; Detonrinf Order, It la Said, Iiiued Ta dear Main .Line of As Much Congestion As Possible For three honrt yesterday citizens of Winston-Salem and adjoining territory matched, argument with t argument against ether eitireni representing Sal' lsbury," Lexington, ThomiiTllle and High Point and tributary communities before the Corporation Commission in the hearing ef the petition presented by the latter eities for the restoration of Southern trains Nos. 21 and 22 to their former routing by Salisbury. The trains for the past three yeare have been .detonred by Winston-Salem, and some days will pass before the Com mission . readers any decision in tne matter. ', Not in years has so large a delete tion presented Itself before ' the -Commission to lend force to argument for and agalnat a pending proposition. The main line cities had more folks pre ent. mora speakers, and more voluml nous reasons with whieh to nrga their claim for the- restoration, but the Twin City wa largely and ably represented. The presentation of the main line eities ease eonsnmed two Hours, and Winston Salem required 55 minutes for its my : Removed During War. r The two trains under question, run- nine direct . between Goldsboro and Aaheville, were detonred , in. 1917 at Greensboro, and ainee that time hare run by - Winston-Salem, joining the main line again at Barber, 12 miles west ef Salisbury. The removal order was said at the time to be aimed at clear ing the main line of as much eon geetlea aa possible in order to facilitate the transportation of soldier and war material.. The main line eities were told at that time that the trains would be restored at the end of the war, and made no protect. It was Winston-Salem's first experi ence in possessing a through train, and they liked it so well that they desired to keep-H- The main Ihrs citiet missed it sorely, according to their contentious yesterday, and have been looking to the railroads to keep the promise made three year age to restore the service as it wst in the beginning. - The Winston-Salem people wer in no wise will ing for the train to be taken from them and the light was brought before the Commission. . Railroad Satisfied.; The railroads are against the main line cities now, and ire very well satis fied to leave the train where it is, ac cording to Supt. B. E. Simpson, who spoke briefly yesterday, and aeeord'ng to letters read from other officials by the Winston-Salem . delegation. Rout ing the train, by the tobaceo metropolis has proved a very profitable move for them, it is understood, and tbey want to keep it there. Resolutions were read from the "directors of the North Caro lina Railroad protesting against any ehange. Editor 3. J. Farris, of High Point, led the fight for restoration, with speeches from citizens from every town along the main line, and' from territory feed ing the maiu line through branch lines, including Albemarle, Asheboro, Badin, ' Norwood, Moeresvilte, Concord, Haa- napolit and 'China Grove. ' The presen tation of their case was rounded off by aa admirably balanced speech by Wal ter Murphy, formerly speaker of the House of Representatives. B. G. Stockton, of the Twin City Board of Trade, marshalled the forces of those who would hsve the trains stay where they are, ably assisted by Judge Gilbert Stephenson and James A. Gray. Judge Stephenson opened the argument, and Mr. Gray finished it off. There were numerous petitions, reso lutions, letter and telegrams filed by .each party to the hearing, and the Commission itself was in receipt of up wards of 100 telegrams and scores ef letters. 7 Hearing Good Natnred Xotieabl good will characterized the fight made by both sides, and there were frequent passages between speak ers that brought roars of laughter, but none greater than the burst that greet ed Mr. Murphy when he assured Com missioner Pell that Salisbury's retail t-ade hjl,laeen-.aBgnW-in 1909. Judge Pell was suggesting that a train be run out of Salisbury west to ae eommodate'the shoppers from thst section who come in on the day trains. The main line eities made the-point that a main line Is a main line and that through trains ought to run on main linesi that routing the train was a mat ter of vital concern to the State, as well as to eities along the route; that nearly an hour was lost by tha train in making the detour by Winston-Salem, and connections were woefully disar ranged for all -lain line trains at ether junction points. ' . - Winston-Salem contended that North Carolina's greatest eity was entitled to at least one through train a day, par ticularly since that eity furnishes the railroad annual revenue greater than ,ay ether eity in the South, and fur nished mors passenger travel than all the maja. line cities concerned. It was further contended that all of north western North Carolina is served by the two trains, which have done more to bring them into the State than .any other factor. .. Solution Suggests; . A solution was suggested by Zebuloa Tnrlinrton. of --e-vi)lo that many v--a ! fag fJogrJl, OVER ROUTES COTTON IN N. C MAKES EXCELLENT PROGRESS Fair Advance In South Carolina and Georgia Crops; Oift . Irook Favorable 3- ; ' Washington.' July 14. Cotton made favorable progress during the ' past week in all sections ef the belt, bene fitting ceaeralur from moderate tern pe rata res and seme moisture, the De partment of Agriculture reported today in it weekly weather and crop bulletin. Excellent progress was reported from North Carolina and fairly good ad vane from South Carolina. In Georgia fair development was ree.rded, the report state, with plants fruiting well, although continuing to show light growth. While heavy rains have unfavorably affected the erop in parts of Florida, causing shedding ef fruit aad increased weevil activity, some improvement was shown, the report added. Satisfactory . progress, was shown ' in Alabama Mississippi and Tenneeeee, the report eon tinted, while alight im provement waa reported from Arkansas as a result of favorable weather. . Cotton made excellent progress in Texas, sai l the report, appearing above normal in all localities aad fruiting well where weevil were not active. -Al though slight damage has been done so far by weevil in Louisiana, they are increasing ' rapidly. ..Despite the past activity the report said plants are fruit ing satisfactorily ia that Bute as welt as in Oklahoma. IMlETTElL JOT BE CANDIDATE Refuses To Run As Head of New Party Under Its Plat-1 form; Break In Ranks . Chieago, July 14v Robert LeFollette, Jr notified new party leaden tonight that his father would not run under any circumstances on the platform adopted. The "Farmer Labor Party" was the name chosen by the convention of the new political party here tonight. The labor group wae dominant when the new union party adopted a plat form late .'xlay ia preparation for nomi nation of candidates at tonight's ses sion. A minority report from the plat form committee was sponsored by the three "bf the five representatives of the "Committee of 48," but was defeated by a vote or slightly jeas wan three to one. The majority report was signed by the five labor member of the commit tee en resolutions and two ef the party of 48 representatives. Tt was adopted by a big majority which on motion was made unanimous. - ' Defections from the ranks of the New Party began when it was shown that the minority' report would be over whelmingly defeated. James Ferguson, former Governor of Texas, waa the first openly to pull out of the meeting. He waa followed by delegatee from several States, none of whom was identified with the Labor Party. About 200 -of the "Committee Of 48 delegates assembled at another hall during the recess teken tonight. J. A. H. Hopkins, , their national chairman, presiding. Allen MeCurdy, who made the keynote speech for their indepeo dent convention, msde an address full of feeling, and before they adjourned to meet at a. m . tomorrow it was dearly indicated that many of tha were far separated from the labor roup. The new party, it was decided at the night session, will operate until August, 1921, under the labor party constitu tion. A draft of a new constitution was referred to a conference committee to be reported en next year. Start NeminaUag Bp a a eh as. , At 11 o'clock tonight, with aU other work out ef the way, the convention proceeded to nominating speeches . for presidential candidate B. H. Harland, of Washington, pre sented the name of Dudley Field Malona. . , New York delegates staged a brief demonstration whea Catherine Simsrs, of New York City, presented the name of Henry Ford. She explained she had first tried to offer the Detroit manu facturer to the "Single Tsx Party," hut received a cold reception. Her speech was halted several times whea delegates booed aad hissed. Malona. Ford and Deb. At 12.43 the chairman announced that no more nominations appeared in eight Before be could eall for balloting, a New Fork delegate moved the rule be suspended and the result be decided by a division or standing, vote- - The motion was lost, however, and the sec retary began reading the list of eandt- datex.;-,; It wss announced that Jane Addama had informed the -convention by tele phone that she would not accept, and her name, waa withdrawn. With the field of candidates narrow ed down to three leading candidates Malone, Ford aad Debs nomination of separate tiehet byrh Forty Eighter. tomorrow seemed more and more prob able. ... J. A. H. Hopkins, who was watching the Farmer-Labor Party progreee, de clared as balloting started una th new party had had "a wonderful opportunity and missed It," .,- - . The labor party got ths two con ventions together, he said, "and thea kicked everybody ia the face." ,v ;,v Result First Ballot. ' The . new,, party convention .failed to agree on a nominee for -President on th first ballot taken late tonight. The result of the first ballot was as fol lows: . f . ' Dudley Field Malone 166.; Eugene. V. Debs, 68; Parley P. Christeasesn, 121 J; Henry Ford, ,12 J; Gov. Lynn J. Fraaier, 9; Herbert BigelowlTi Louis F. Post, 1.7. . ."' " .. The convention thenvoted to drop all candidates except 'Melons and Chria tensen and proceeded with th voting pa, th second ballot. .... INK DEMOCRATS : MORE NEARLY MEET LABOR PROPOSALS Leaders of American Federa tion of Labor In Statement Endorsing Platform CHOICE OF PARTIES NOT TO BE DICTATED, HOWEVER Samuel (tampers Thinks San Francisco 1 Platform - "Marks Measure of Progress Not Found In Platform of Bepub lican Party"; Formerly De nouneed CL-CvP, Th New and Observer Bureau, . 603 District National Bank Bldg, By R. C POWELL. I (By Special Leased Wire.) ' Washington, July 14 In a public statement issued today bearing th sig nature of Samuel Gompers, president, and th three vice presidents of the American Federation, organised labor virtually align itself with the Demo era tic party and by a eeries of com mentt on planks ia the Democratic plat form 'ealla upon Its members to sup port the candidates committed to platform embodying the .principles "of justice and freedom.' The statement signed by the officers of the Federation contains the demands mads by labor upon both of the great parti ea, th action of th Democratic party on each plank urged by the labor leader aad the comment of the offl eiahl upon the plank adopted. A slml mr aaalysia of th Republican platform, made shortly after tb Chican eoa vention, denounced the Republican party as reactionary aad inimical to the in tereete of labor. Posaotrats Ar Commended. ' "In rammnriaittg it is but fair to say that th Demoeratie platform marks a measure of prograee not found in the i . . . ... . . . . i h . - puHioraa oi in AcpuDuean l parry, reads th concluding part of the state ment. "In relation to labor's proposals ths planks written into the Demoeratie platform more nearly approximate the deeired declaration of human riihts than do th planks found in th Republi can platform." The atatemeat continues: Th delegation of the American Fed ration of Labor which appeared before the platform committee of the Republi eaa party convention in Chicago, pre sented to th eoaventien of th Ameri can Federation of-Labor !rMoatreat, the labor proposals whieh it submitted aad aaaJysed and compered these with the declarations contained la th Re publican party platform. The eonren tioa by a unanimous vote sdopted and approved that report. The convention authorised and directed a committee to appear before the- Demoeratie Na' ttonal platform committee at San Fran Cisco and te present the identical pro posal to that committee with he in atruetion that a com pari son and analy sis should be made 'with the proposals and the declarations of the Democratic party. Theee we submit in the fore going. No Dictation By Loedors. . "The men and women ef labor of the United States and her liberty-loving peoLl must judge between the declare tioas of these parties. The impending campaign and election for President aad Vice-President, United States Sen ators and member ef the House of B - . " I a . ' ' 1 ' MpnaciHun u upon as una ins eiu Bnship of our country must determine it own course in' electing these' esndi- dates for thee offices who are most friendly disposed toward labor, justice, freedom or mere hostile to these peo pie. 'Labor of America is not partisan to any political party; it is partisan to principles, the principles of justice end freedom. It undertakes neither to dictate nor control the choice of the workers or the eitiaenship generally for which' party or candidates they should vote for, but it would be a pal pable dereliction of duty did we fail to plae the facta before the voters of our country upon the records of both parties and their respeetiv candidates for public office. TWO SECRETARIES MADE FAST TRIP TO ALASKA Washington, July 14. Piloted by Ad mirnl Hugh Rodman, eommander-in chief of the Pacific fleet, the destroyer on which Secretaries Daniel and Payne left Seattle last Saturday reached Kat ehikaa, Alaska, ia the record tint of 36 hours, cutting five hours off the previous best time for lhat run, according to a diopatefc-received tedyMat WUrVWrf De pertmeat. - Through the narrow, rockbouad chan nels of th inland passags at night, the destroyer was pnshd at a sped ef 20 knots, th dispatch said. While the pre vious best time, waa 41 hours, few ships hit mad th jJrip in tesf jthan jj hours." NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO TREAT DEAF AND DUMB (Special the News anil Observer.) ' , Wsshington, July 14. Medical asso ciations of the United 8tates hat ia augurated a nation-wide campaign for the treatment and education of chil dren ho are deaf or dumb or both. A joint committee including memberi from each organisation ha bee ap pointed to draw up plans. Assistsne of Stat medical societies. Stat boar da of health and from Con gress will be eought in order thst the campaign -may b made quickly effec tive. It ie planned1 to list nil children suffering from defective oral-of. audi tory organs to establish dsy schools) throughout the country for the instrne-1 tion ef these srxcxl pupils and finally, te etsadardiae the course ef Instruction, actojd:og Jo tts suit inodtia Btioi,'i4.fif n ceinuts. NEW PREMIER WHO T r , SUCCEEDED BORDEN Z' t 1 il , - .f tlt , I Hon. Arthur" Meighen, Minister of the Interior for Canada, who has been ap pointed premier of the dominion, to sueced Sir Robert Borden, who gave up the office to retire to private life." Pre mier Meighen is only 47 yeare old, and is th youngest man. ever called to the Canadian premiership. . '; WANT AMERICA TO HELP OCCUPY RUHR Allies To. Move Troops At Once If Germans Do Not Meet Coal Demands . London July 14. The Germane U Spa have accented the alliea' demaad of S,M,a ton of ' emut monthly, neeordlnng to a Havsa diepatch from Paris. Acceptance ia accompanied by aom conditions. Bp. Belgium, July 14. (By th As sociatcl Press.) The American govern ment will be asked' by the Supreme Council to join in the occupation of the Ruhr unless the German accede to the demand for 2,000,000 tons ef coal. All the details hav been arranged for the movement ef troops. - The German delegation will be re quested to meet the allies at .noon to morrow. The Germane will then be ask ed if they will give two mJlliom tons. If they reply in the negative, they will he informed that the Ruhr will b ee- copied Friday. This was a day of tense emotions among the delegate to the conference, though outwardly all was calm. The day. passed without official communica tion between the Germans nnd allies except for an informal meeting between Premier Lloyd George and Dr. Simons, the German ftieign secretary. While the allied, premiers were meet ing st Tills Fraineuse, the Germane held a seriee of cabinet meetings at Chan eellor Fehrenbaeh' villa, two mile dis' tent. Effort were made during the day to resume contact. Dr. Simons asked Mr. Lloyd George to receive .him, and the British prime minister consented after consulting with the French pre mier, M. Milleraad. " Ths German secretary hsd an hour's plain talk with Mr. Lloyd George, who again told him frankly that the allies would go no further than they had al reedy done in reducing the terms of coal delivery, namely, 2,0O0O0O tone month ly. . Dr. Simone repeated his contention that it wae impossible for Germany to deliver the amount demanded, After conferring with Premier Lloyd George, he said that what th allies were, insisting upon "means . for my country either eivil war or invasion." On hi return to the Fehrenbaeh villa, the foreign secretary talked for a long time with the chancellor, after which the ehaneellot. called a meeting of the cabinet with nil the experts present The meeting was described as extreme ly animated with wide difference of opinion. Immediately afterwards, f! German ministers deliberated for fonr hours. At 10 o'clock tonight , the . German eabinlt was holding its third meeting of the day.. Dr. Simons, who was to have received "the German press repre sentatives this evening, Sent word that he had nothing to announce. - On of th principal aad most influential of the German experts said the situation wss grave, aad that it looked as though the allie would occupy th ,Buhr. If th occupation of theRuhr takes visions, three, French, two British and one Belgian. .Every military -prepare tion haa been made to this end. . Premier Millerand called on' Premier Lloyd George about 10 o'clock tonight and they nad.n long conversation to enrol. t " " 1.-- M, Millerand bad the French journal ists to dinner, but declined .to eay a word about the situation. Official denial ia made of. a report "that Dr. Simons had raised the German offer of coal ia his talk with Premier Lloyd George to O00.000 tons monthly, - Field Marshal Sir Henry H.' Wilson,. chief of the imperial British staff, ar rived here tonight.' Marshal FocbV of France, is also on the ground. '' j REPUBLICANS OF SECOND '' ; , VIRGINIA DISTRICT MEET Norfolk, Va.', July - 14Bepublicans ef the second congressional district ia convention here today nominsted Me- nalous Lankfprd, of Norfolk, for Con gress, r. J. miey,Dt.3'osmontn, was reelected-district chain Ths convention adopted a, resolution providing for a campaign committee to be composed ef nve men and iva wo men, and went oa record as favoring a El It! PERSON COUNTY ST! Broken Padlock, Twisted Bolt Bar and Trace Chain Only Evidence of Crime PLAIN TALK MADE BY ' 1 SOLICITOR SAM GATTIS Denounces Lynchers of Person County KegTO As Murderers; Quiet Reigns In Soxboro ; With No Signs of Disturb - since; Negroes Disapprore of Church Desecration (By a Staff Correspondent.) ' Boxboro, July 14. Only a broken padlock, a burnt and twisted bolt bar aad a trscs ehaia wss left to tell the story ef th lyaehisg of Ed Bosch her one week sgo and today Coroner S. B. Claytoa's jary returned a verdict that the negro came t his death at th hands of persons unknown. Sheriff Thompson briefly narrsted the event leading np to the hanging and thea Solicitor 8. M. Gattia read a tele gram from Governor Bickett offering n reward of four handred dollars for the spprehension of each and every ens of the mob that broke into the little jail behind the court house lest Wed aeadsy morning, took the negro out and hung him to a tre with a trace chain. Solicitor Gattit talked straight from th shoulder aa maa to man aad con demned unreservedly th foul deed whieh, he said, had besmirched the fsir nam of Person county. Fraakly he confessed that no , evidence had been seenred giving even a elu to th perpe trstou of th outrsge. He advised Cor oner Clayton to dismiss the jury, stating that witnesses could be brought before the grand jury or a justice of the peace at any time. Be could see no reason for subjecting the county to unneces sary expense. Lyacber Are Marderere. "Two vnan never make a rieht." he continued, "and the simple facts ar that today eomewhere in Person county are men who ar murderer. Tbey hav violated a higher law than did the vic tim of their anger because they took' over the powers of the State, whieh ought never to be violated." , Breaking to the negroe present at th hearinr. he declared he had ever been mindful of his oath of office In th iiifeimasis of hie oflUisl duties and in ' vroaeewtlng member ef their race had strives to see justice admia istered, He expressed the hope that something could be done. Thea reading the tele gram of the Governor calling on the eitisens to eo-operate with aim in Dnng ing the guilty parties to trial, be direct ed the coroner to dismiss th jury. , The crowd that had assembled at the jangling of the court house bell filed slowly out. The negroes constituted th majority but they, enme - merely oat of curiosity. No feeling of ammo. ity was in evidence. Fearfal of Deeecratloa. Tkelr chief concern was over the rvnchinr of Ed Roach in the church yard tne mile north of Roxboro. Sever al approached solicitor uattm 10 mow what could b done about . were afraid it might interfere their reliaious Services. They with "Find ont the auilty persons aad we will prosecute them,", ens wered Soliei- tnr fSattia. Naw, sab ; we uns eaa t da that, taey declared and went their way. Na Farther Dlstarbanc. Th auietnes of summer day in a country towa brooded over Roxboro to day. Men went about their aeeustomea hmiiiHi in habitual manner. A hun dred or more of them bad sat through th night waiting and watching uaii outbreak should occur. Rumors had come that negroes irom ftaMavilla exnected to blow up the town. Nobody believed It, du out 01 an abundance of precaution theee stur dy eitisens with grim eountensnces prepared to meet any emergency. They were determined that no more should their eonnrr be stained with human Mnl unlawfully shed. In this pur pose they were joined by members of the negro race. Reseat Teer s Attuusa. Interest today in the tragedy center ed la Nello Teer's statement that the wrong negro had been-lynched. Men mlnni fns the nreservstion of justice hav gone over the matter carefully, and hsve reached the eonelueion that T'.er'n ' contention is not weli found ed. They do not impute to him nny mo tive aav that of righteous indignstion ever sn act admittedly unlawful, no matiM wlie innne.ent "When'I first talked with Mr. Tver I thoue-ht he waa rishtr aaid a pronua ent Boxboro eitixen today; "but after coins; over air the uetails I now be Here thst Roach was the man who at tacked the girl. - Failed Ia Hie Attempt. Accounts of the stuck on the four- teen-yenr-old girl near Mt. Tirzah, sev. en miles south of this place, conflict as to time, but arree in other, details, with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jeeee Chandler and the latter 18 months-old dsughter, she had visited aa uncle, and they were returning home. A negro man passed them. Mrs. Chandler stopped st a spring to get some water. The girl sad child went on to aa orchard near by. The negro man jumped from 'behind a barn and threatened to kill the girl if cb screamed. The child, frightened. screamed, aad attracted the attention of a nan near by. Before his purpose wss accomplished the negro fled.- Without arms, several men followed the negro's tracks towsrd Mouat Tirxsh, a flag atatioa oa the Norfolk, and West-1 ern. The nero boarded the tram about I o'clock. ' This maa followed him aad when he stepped off st Roxboro, hsd LYNCHING PROB OPS ABRUPTLY AContlnaed oa Page Two.). TALK OVER PLANS FOR FIGHTING COTTON PEST ' v v mmn ssssasn . federal Quarantine 'On Cotton 1 Infected With Pink Bon -. Worm Ia Proposed ' Washington, July 11 Plans for co operation between federal and slits su- thoritiea la the fight again the aw eottoa pest ths pink bollworm wer dieeassed at a eonfereno her today ef official from several southern state with tha federal horticultural board. No agreement, howe'er, waa made by th state offleiala to accept th federal quarantine sgsinat infected . areas ia Louisiana, and Texae as the sols regu latioa for combatting th pet. This question, ths southerners aaid, would b considered further at home, though several indicated their geaoral approv al of tha board' progress. , , Chairman Uarlett, of th board, lav. formed the eoafereaee that the federal quarantine would be in effect within a fortnight. He explained that regula tion for the enforcement of the quar antine would follow the auggestioa worked ant in conference with the eot toa men. . Th conference also brought out that the difficulties now experi enced at New Orleans la th movement of eottoa would be improved by th federal actior. The board announced tonight that ita decision would not b given for few day. Any ' modification 'of th state quarantines, it wee aaid, would come from the state authorities after their . representatives had retimed home and reported. t Notification Ceremonies To Be Held At Dayton Home; , Committee Meeting Columbus, Ohio, July 14- Governor James 2C Cox, th Demoeratie nominee for preaident, today nred tha am vol ley of the campaign at hia Bepublican opponent, 8enator Harding, announced definitely that bis official notification 1 1 1 I 1 h. K" JM T will no Hem at inuu cnu, hiiwi aad stated thst tha Demoeratie national eommitte will met in Columbus, July 20, instead of ia Dayton, aa was pre viously intimated. Ia hi official statement in nnswer to Senator Harding's charge that th ad miaistratioa at Washington had sad' died tha League of Nstions upoa hia as ths chief campaign issue, th Oovor nor declared that hia own earn pawn "will b dedicated to the taak of bring ing about peace with honor, of readjust ing th affairs of civilisation aad of creating a new day out ef which w will make the beat eft the leesoss of the pant.' . - . Haa No Casnsmlg Maaager Ia eonnectioa with th selectio ef permaaeat, campaign manager, which will be oae of tha chief duties ef th National Committee whea it meets her July 20, Governor Cox today would ex press so preference. He would not stats whether E. H. Moore, his pro convention campaign manager, would accept tha position, but whea the nam of Chairman Cummings was mentioned, he said that the National. Committee might insist that he would be of more use in the campaign as a speaker than aa a manager, aad decide that Mr, Cummingw should tahs the atump. Mrs. James Sector, - of Columbus, chairman of the Ohio branch of the National Weaaa's Party, ealled ea the Giveraor to arrange further details of the proposed meeting of representative of the Women i .Party with the Gover nor Friday afternoon. Before eoa ferring "with the Governor, Mr. Hector intimated to newspaper representative that the women expect to state plainly to the Demoeratie nominee that unleee he usee hia influence to have another Demoeratie State, Tennessee, or North Carolina, ratify th Federal , suffrage amendment, as may incur the oppoai tion of eeventeen million women dur ing the campaign. Prisoners Ar "Caileeer" Among other caller ea th Governor today wer fonr lifer prisoner from th Htate pentitentiary, who are "trustiee' and esma over to the Capitol without guard. They (resented memorial to th Oovernor asking him to pay them aa informal call at some Sunday mora ing chapel service "as upon previous occasions and congratulating him upon hia nomination. Th Governor said he probably will attend the - chapel ser vice at tha penitentiary Sunday worn" inng, juiy K3. The memorial expressed deep snore' ciatton for the interest th Governor he taken in the prisoners, declaring th prisoners feel "you ar the onlv Governor who has the right conception or a prison, tor la Uhio it is not a place (Caatlaasd am Page Two.) PRODUCTION OF GOLD SHOWStARGE DECREASE Washington, D. C July 14. Less (old was produced throughout the world last year then ia 1918, nnd indications sre mat the 1930 output also will show a reduction: nccording td the Geolorieal Survey which, on incomplete returns. places th jsiv production st from $345,- 000,000 to $350,000,000. World produc tion in 191. wss almost 1381,000,000, of which, th United States produced 138.- 285,194. Biturns for ths Srst six months of this yesr . isdiented the United States' produetioa for 1020 prob ably win b lets than 30,000,000. The report showed shortage ef water for placer mining sad many stamp mllu closed. --.,-. HERE'S PLATFORM OF : SINGLE TAX ADVOCATES Chicago, July 14. -The following plat form ef the Single Tax Party was pro- uUrsted here tonight: "Full rental value of the land shall b collected by the government instead of all taxes and all buildiars aad other improvements en lead, all industry, thrift aad enterprise, nil waxes, salaries, incomes and every product ef labor hall be entirely sxempt front taxation,'' COX FIRES FIRST CAfAIGNVOLLEY HARDING SAYS HE REJOICE IF Republican Nominee Defends His Party's Record In Fight For Suffrage RESENTS ATTACKS ON ' REPUBLICAN ATTITUDE Senator Asserts He Will Be As Much Pleased If North Cairo. ',, lina Or Tennessee Eatify As He Would If a Republican State Did The Job; Cites Record of The Two Parties Marion, Ohio, July 14 Senator Hav ing, la a etaterent tonight, resentei what : ha . characterized as "n...l.. mirepreeenUtions', of the Betmblkan party's attitude toward woman suffrage. He said to the Bepublieans belonged the credit for that reform ever having a chance of aueema. He deplored, however, efforts to ma e political capital out of the situation. and said he hoped ratification would b accomplished before November, no mat ter whether a Demoeratie or Sennbl-ia stats wss tha thirty-sixjh to approve A "ump nmrnament. "Even if a Demoerati stats shall flalsh the bn tineas, tha record will m shew that twenty-nine Bepublieaa aad I'emocrstie sutes msde np .is roll of honor," Sensotr 'Harding aaid. "That la good eaough or ns.-' Rapnhllcaa Car Chase. - - "Ity patience ie sorely tested some times over the persistent misrepresent rations ef the Bepublican party, it state governors and legislature la this mat ter ef woman's suffrage. Whether it emanate from mere mischief maker, or from partisan desires, I cannot help resenting it. W mflst insist ea having fair treatment of the party, without whose persistent support th great re form would never have bed a ehaae of soeceee. A Bepublican Senate and a Bepubli can House submitted the constitutional amendment for equal suffrsce. A Demoerati Senate had previously re fused to aubmit it Twenty-nine Repub lican and six Demoeratie states hav ratified it. Rejection By Democrats. "Six Demoeratie states have rejected the' ratification resolution; nnd another, consideration. One Bepublican, ' just one, Delaware, hss rejected it. Th firt eight state to ratify were Bepublieaa statcs. . ' , . , : "When ia 1919, the Bepublican Sens' finally mustered the necessary majority te aubmit the amendment there wer St Bepublican and only 20 Democrat! Senator voting for it; but there wer 17 Democratic and only eight Bepublieaa Senator voting against it. "Whether in the Senate or House. tt Congress or stste legislatures, the reeori ehows that the Bepublican have heea the persistent and effective supporters of this measure. . Ia such eireumstaaee eireumstaaee that ar thoroughly familiar to everybody it is simply amaxiog that Demoeratie manager-' should now hav th audacity te b as suming that they are the friends of whom th cause must depend if it is to succeed. Hopes for Ratification. . "For myself aad for the Bepublican party, I earnestly desire that ratifica tion may b ceomplishsd ia time t give the whole body of American womea the ballot ia next November. I am wearied with efforts to make partisan advantage out of this situation. I hops there will be ratification, and I da not ' care a fig whether it ia secured through a Bepublieaa or a Demoeratie ttst. I will rejoice if North Carolina will do it, or if Tennessee will do it, just as I would rejoice if a Kermbiiean state did it. "There will b glory enough for th Bepublican party, no matter whether ths thirty-eixtb stste is Bepublirta or net. If any word of mine could possibly He Influential with any Bepublican in -the North Carolina Legislature, the word would be 'vote for ratiflcaiton and don t worry about who gets th credit ef put- ting it over.' " ' . MORE SHOOTING OCCURS 1 1 IN WEST VA. COAL FIELD Williamson, W. Vs, July 14. Persona concealed ia the dense undergrowth of the mountains oa the West Virginia aid of th Tug River, five milee north ef here, todsy attacked the tipple et the Borderland Coal Company on the Ken tucky side. . The fire wss returned by men on guard; at the mine, which is in th Mingo strike district.. Reports re eeived lsts this afternoon said ther had been no casualties.' A posse was quick ly organized by Mingo county authori ties and harried to the scene of the fighting. . "Bloodhounds were - taken ehould it become necessary to trail the attacking party through the woods. Borderland was th scene of a similar attack last week, shots having beea fired aver the litUe village on the West Vlr- , srinia side into the eosl tipple high np oa the Kentucky mountain. . . Other parte of the SJingo . county - field, where miner are striking to en force recognition of the union, am re ported to b quiet,. : . ' MAJOR AXTON APPOINTID " - ' CHIEF CHAPLAIN OF ARMY New York, July 14. Secretary of War - Baker hss appointed Major John- T. Ax . toa, ef Hobokea, N. J., chief chaplain of the United States Army, th Federal Council of Churches was informed to day by Bev. F. O. Watson, secretary of the eeaaeil, in Washington. - Th office '1 of chief chaplain recently created, car ries the rank of colonel. . Major Alton had charge of ehaplatna traveling oa army transport during th. war. . ' . . . IL TAR HEELS RATIFY