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VOL CXII. NO. 54
TEN PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST 23, 1920
TEN PAGES TODAY
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HT BY
IS SCHEDULE NOW
Bulk of Legislative Work Shifts
To Senate Side This
Week
THREE BIG MEASURES
ON SENATE CALENDAR
Bevenue Bill, Education Bill
and Constitutional Amend
ment! Will Take Tare Days ;
House Yet to Dispose of Bail,
road Bate Bill; Primary Bills
Dying in Committee
ADJOURNME
THURSDAY NIGH
Cleared calendar! and adjournment
by Thursday night is the schedule for
' th Special session of the General As
rembly beginning its third week this
afternoon, and unless the Revenue,
Education and Constitutional bills now
lending before the Senate encounter un
expected obstacles, they will hare
cleared their third reading by Wednes
day afternoon.
Bales of minor local,, legislation that
clutter the calendar in both HouaaUnd
fcer.ate- will be disposed of with but
iceant ceremony, much of it at the ses
sions tli if afternaon. There baa been a
material falling off in the introduction
cf new bills during the past three days
of the session, and but few mora are
xpeeted to eonio up for attention. The
tuly snag in sight updo which the
Legislative craft might founder U the
railroad bill.
The House lias completed its calendar
cf public bills with the final reading of
the Education bill, and the interreuing
days will he pasted in clearing the
" calendar of the minor tillrrand finding
tome way out of the tangle precipi
tated by Representative Shepherd's two
measures dealing with the petition of
the railrrads to increase rates. The
Senate will require three days for the
Educational bill, two for the Revenue
tct end one for the Constitutional
amendment.
Amend Revenue Bill.
When the Revenue Bill cornea up in
the Senate tonight, an amendment to
the Sanndera amendment will be wait
ing for it, providing that the com
missioners of the several counties as
ume the burden of advertising the
fact that tax payers have asked for ad
justment of values or of their findings
t nfter they have beard the complaints
The Saunders .amendment, adopted in
the House after debate, requires that
when a tat payer complaint of his
valuation, be shall publish notice of
ruck complaint. The Senate ia expeeted
ta adopt the amendment. Other than
this, the bill wi" likely past the upper
house without change. ,
Some diversion - it expected in
the Senate tomorrow when the Revenue
HI! comes up for its final reading.
President Stone, filled with gratification
at. what he terms "saving the farmer a
million and a half in taxes," haa sum
moned the Farmers' Union to Raleigh
en masse tomorrow to lay before the
General Assembly further views of his
crganixation, which he claims will "save
the farmers three million.'
Farmers' Union Camlag
The Union takes the . revenue bill,
as it ia written, as a great victory for
the organization, and President Stone
believes in following It np with more
demands. What nature the demands
' will assume has not been diaelosed, or
the manner of their presentation to the
Senate. The first visit was made be
fore the Finance Committee. There
are no further conferences scheduled
for the measure, aad it ia unlikejy that
the President of the Union will be given
the privileges of the floor to continue
hit program.
Tonight the House will bear the report
ef the Railroad committee on the two
tills introduced by Mr. Shepherd aad
will likely taka some definite action.
The general assumption is that the
House committee will report favorably
on the first bill, which eonfers on the
Corporation Commission the authority
and power to fix freight and passenger
rates. Such a measure would hvss the
majority of votes in the Senate.
Members of the Senate who were in
the General-Assembly in 1908 and in
1913 remember the bitterness of the
fight that developed when the Legislature
undertook to fix railroad rates by
statute, and are unwilling to repeat
the racord of those years. For the
present at least, the majority of the
Senate is apparently willing to delegate
rata making authority to the Corpo
ration Commission, and repeal the
atatuta next January, if that course
- elieuld aeem desirable. "
Railroad Rate Bill.
Senator Thompson, who was a mem
ber of the 1913 Legislature, recalling
tht fight yesterday, declared that the
matter of fixing freight and passenger
rates wat not a legislative matter, bnt
tnt requiring tht expert knowledge of
tht Corporation Commission. He pointed
rat the fact that although the 1913
ressioa fixed the rate, they were never
operative until aftr a specially named
commission had reviewed the statute
' and arranged' -Ompronirie that gave-
the railroads a higher rate.
Primary Bills Dying.
Sundry steps to do away with the
primary-appear-to be dying in commit
tee, and will likely remain there until
the Legislators' art safely at home.
Nobody aeemt to want to taka the re
sponsibility of changing the existing
order at present, sines there it no pri-
mary doe for two yeare and another
General Assembly thai can take care of
whatever emergency may arise next
January. .
The Burns bill to exempt judges of
the superior court and the supreme
, court, came oat of a eommittee for a
'.", ljjtle while in the Sena te Saturday and
I passed ita second reading safely. On
its third round, Senator Humphrey,
'who had offered a measure- submitting
' ' ; the repeal to-a referendum, suggested
'that it a" back te eeramittee and keep
.' eompany with other primary bills na-
FIGHTING PRESIDENT OF POLAND
REVIEWING HIS
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General Pilsudski, Poland's fighting President, reviewing his forces in War
law just before one of the recent battles in which the Bolsheviki under Trotsky
gained the advantage. However, ainee then the tables have turned and General
Pilsudski's armies are driving the Bolshevik troops rapidly back ia the direction
of Russia. , At last reports the Poles were continuing their military sueeeases,
recapturing towna, taking many prisoners and lecuring much war material.
Predicts Enfranchisement
Will Be Delayed For A Year
The Tennessee Constitutional
League Sends Message to
Several Governors -
MAY CARRY INJUNCTION
TO THE SUPREME COURT
The Sunragists Still Consider
- Things Satisfactory; No
Date for Hearing
ATTORNEY GENERAL SATS
RATIFICATION A PACT.
Naakvllle, Teaa, Aug. J2.
ernor Roberta, In a formal statem. t
tonight, declared he had been Inform,
ed by Attorney General Frank M.
Thompson that the action of the two
honsea ef the legislature constitute a
ratification of the amendment, and
that ha would eoanteaaace no act
Intended to nullify the ratification
and the will of the majority by the
minority, "either by Sight and aband.
onment of official daty npoa the part
of the members, or otherwise.'
"I wli; exerclae aad bring ta bear
all the legal and legitimate powers
of the office ef governor to contam
inate in an orderly aad legal manner
the certification ef the action of the
legislature' to the proper Federal of -ficlala,"
he declared.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 2?. From the
snarl of legal and legislative techni
calities that have enmeshed Tenneaaee's
ratification of the , Federal suffrage
amendment, tonight came the prediction
of the Tennessee Constitutional League
that the injunction against certification
of ratification, 'obtained yesterday, would
prevent enfranchisement of the women
of the nation for at least a year and a
half- .
The Constitutional League, which has
been fighting, ratification in Tennesaee
on the ground that the State eonstitu
prohibition the present legislature
from acting on the tuff rage amendment
aad which claims to include both suf
frage opponents and advocates in its
membership, made its prediction in a
message addressed to the governors of
Vermont, Connecticut, Florida, Alabama,
Louisiana, Delaware and South Caroline-'
Message ta Governors.
The league's message declared that
Tennessee had not ratified suffrage and
served notice that any state official who
attempted, certification wpuld be at
tacked for contempt of court under the
injuncton, which the league announced
would, if necessary, be carried to the
Supreme Court of the United State.
1 Saffraguta Satlafled
- Suffrage advocates,' however, con
tinued today to eharaeterixe the aitua-.tionaaj-satiafactory..Ihey
...'.reiterated,
their contention that the action of the
House yesterday in "calling up the Wal
ker reconsideration motion, in defeat
ing it, and in ordering the Senate joint
resolution of ratification' transmitted
to the Senate for engrossing, to be
justified and unassailable despite the
lack of a legislative quorum.
. Thirty Still la Alabama
The thirty or more anti-suffrage
numbers of the House, was went to
Decatur, Alabama, early: yesterday .in
order to prevent the quorum, still were
in Alabama today, and according to re
port received here, were determined to
remain there at ' least during the next
few . days. Being outside the ' State,
they eannot boarrested nd compelled
to attend sessiona of theUouse.
Suffrage advocates who participated
in yesterday V coup la the Hons as
serted today that action ea the Wal
ker reeoasidersrtion motion would be
upheld, inasmnch a State constitutional
MEN AT WARSAW
..... . A -
NOT PAST ENTIRELY
The Polish Successes Continue,
With Soviet Armies Send
ing Appeals For Aid
Warsaw, August 19. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The allied military ob
servers consider that the Poles already
hvae won the victory in their preaent
offensive, but they say that the dan
ger nas not paaseq , entirely by any
means. The Poles have advanced rap
idly at variout points, where the Beds
have retreated. Sometimes the Poles
are out of contact with the enemy. Ia
some sectors, notably northwest of
Warsaw, the Bolsheviki are reported
to be ahowing more of an inclination to
fight. -
The observers say that advancing ar
mies, especially rapidly advaneina ar
mies, always have difficulty la moving
artillery ana other heavy material to
keep pace with the constantly shifting
mianiry. uney assert that upon the
rapidity of the Poliah advanee north
rind northwest depends the fate of the
!...! t 1 ....
m- jorcra wno nave reacnea the "cor
ridor. These Beds are roughly esti
mated to have between 20,000
and 30,000 cavalry.
The observers say that if the Polish
drive continues and carries the Poles
to the Prussian frontier before it is
possible for the Reds to withdraw from
the Thorn region, a most interesting
situation will result that the Reds will
he compelled to surrender, or, if they
nave auincienr. supplies of ammunition,
wiey may endeavor to ttand off tht
loies indefinitely, meantime attempt
ing an encircling movement which
mignt rate them across the Vistula In
the Poaen district and threaten War
sew from the' west.
BOLSHEVIK ARMIES SEND
OUT APPEALS FOR HELP.
Warsaw, Aug. 20. (By the Associated
Press.) The Bolshevik armies northwest
of Warsaw, between the Vistula and
Prussia, are tending wireless appeala for
help. Whether these troops realise that
the Polish northern drive threatens
their communications is uncertain ftfom
the intercepted messages, which repeat
edly have asked Bolshivik headquarters
for ammunition and Supplies.
The Bolshevik wireless apparently it.
not functioning properly, as headquart
era has requested information Concern
ing the location of these troops, the rear
or which is endangered by the Polish
advances.
-
PROCESSION OF RUSSIAN -
PRISONERS ADDS CONFIDENCE.
Warsaw, Aug. 20. By the Associated
Press.) Warsaw today witnessed a aight
wntch gave the population more confi
dence lkan any incident since the Poliah
connter-onensive, began, it was a pro
eestion of 3,000 p'riaoners who had bean
assembled at various parti of the front
and marched to the rear across the Vis
tula, river and into the city, headed by
a Polish guard, led by a mounted ser
ges nt. ; ' "
then came si Bolshevik cannon
drawn by skinny borsea in rope harness.
The horaea were 'the site ef Amerieaa
Indian ponies. Tht Russians and theif
equipment all were taken early Friday
in a haul near Warsaw,
Sitting ea an ammunition cart wat
Soviet nnrte in uniform and wearing
a bend piece which once bed been white,
but today had the color or khaki. The
procession from the bridge wound Ha
way into VTarsaw't principal atreets,
BOLSHEVIK DANGER
MONEY POURS INTO
F
"Boss" William Barnes Selling
Republican Book for Thou
sand Dollars a Copy
WORLD UNCOVERS PLAN
FOR COLLECTING FUNDS
Unique Method Used By Mew
York 0. 0. P. Publisher to
Obtain Funds; Will Hays Ad
inits Needing Three Millions
to Pnt Campaign Across in
November
The News and Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Bldg.
(By Special Leased Wire)
Washington, Aug. 22. Governor Col
makes the direct charge that the Re
publicans are raising a campaign fund
of $15,000,000 to corrupt the electorate
i-nd bay the election. Be offers to prove
his charge by giviag names, the
amount of contributions the gross
sums that are pouring into the treasury
if the Bepubliean campaign committee
and the purpoao for which the vast sum
of money is to be expended.
Governor Cos made that eharge
several days ago. He repeated it ea
Saturday. Chairman Will Hays ia a
opoech ia Maine on Saturday said ithe
Republican:: needed $3,000,000 te de
fray expejset of this campaign; bat the
aid not tell what tbey would do with
more if they got it They have collect
ed a great deal more than that amount
according to reports in Washington.
The money is pouring in like water over
Niagara. tr
. Per Political Consumption.
Chairman Hays stated that his com
mittee had placed the maximum amount
from any one subscriber at $1,000, but
wealthy men in the Republican party
knew this waa meant for political con
sumption only They knew that . they
would be expected to giro and they are
living H. They know better than to
ruffer the Republican campaign commit
tee to raise $15,000,000 by subscriptions
from $1, to $1,000. These men like
the big packers, the Standard Oil
crowd and Wood of the American Wool
en mllle company have too much at
rtake to take a risk on $1,000 shares.
Governor Cos warne the Amerieaa
people that if they allow these men te
purchase the government at tnia erni-
far etagt'ef progress that unrest Willi
inereeae and the Rede will sueeeed. the
Harding's, Fenreeee ana tsmoota at
Washinrtoa and1 everywhere else. The
Republican party daree not eome back
to Washington now with tariff lobbies
end with the old gang of robbers. Noth
ing wonld do more to light the flame of
Bolshevism in the land. Reaction is
the one food on which anarchy grows.
One million dollars ia legitimately
i-nough for any party to conduct its
campaign for Preaident and Congress.
The Demoerata will need only $NO0)00
tnd with that turn they will do the
work that it it lawful to do in winning
n election aad that too ,1a the face of
the high cost of paper, printing, travel
for speakers aad other expenses. But
since the daye of Mark Haana the Re
publicans have never epent lets thaa
twice to three times that amount. They
ran never spend the half of $15,000,000
honeetly and efficiently.
Barnes Selling Book.
One of the indirect methods the Re
publicans have adopted to raise money
wat given in a story by the New York
World on Saturday morning. William
Barnet the Republican boat of Albany
county, N. Y, has writtan a book en
title "Republicanism in 1920." The
book is benig eold at $1,000 per copy to
wealthy Republicans on the understand
ing that the subscript ion money ia to
go into the Republican campaign fund.
Roma subscribers have paid double and
ietf!e that amount for the book. Sena
tor Harding and other prominent Re
publicans hare endorsed the book.
The Republican committee, of course,
promptly denied the World's etpry.
That was to be expected. The commit
tee could not safely do otherwise but
men like John D. Rockefeller and
Clarence H. MaeKay are not buying a
$1,000 book to fill the coffers of William
Barnes. The book hat had a tremen
dous eale for it has been oa the market
for months but its main object ia to
raise money for the campaign in nn in
direct way and without attracting the
attention of the public. The story is
out but the money is in.'
Watching Maine Election.
The Senate committee Investigating
rampaign funds may twetr somebody
and aak some questions but a party that
will raise $15,000,000 to buy the election
at Governor Cox chargee can easily
rave ita faee before an investigating
committee. In the business the Re
publican party ia tranaaeting there are
no marked billa and there will be no
615,000,000 ledgers.
Maine votes for Governor and mem
bera of Congress on September 13 end
both parties have begun to watch the
progress of the campaign in the Pine
Tree 8tate. Mains goes, so goee, ths
country. The Democrats will regard Cox
(lection as certain if Maine doea not
roll up a Republican majority of more
than 15,000 for-OovernorTheDemo-
crate believe that with the women rote
this time the Republicans will not get
half that majority. The newt from
Maine on the fight- of September 13, it
ie expeeted, will reveal what ie likely
to happen on November 2nd.
FRENCH GARRISON BEATS
BESIEGERS IN BATTLE
Paria, Aug. 82. The ,."rneh garri
on at Adana, Asia Minor, whic' had
been besieged for 3 months, made a
rally Friday and according to the
office, haa now virtually beea relieved.
Eighteen Aaneriean reltif workers
were with the garrison. The foreign of
fice says that the garrison badly de
CAMPAIGN
FUND
REPUBLICAN PARTY
CHARGES MADE BY
COX UNTRUE SAYS
Nil
HARDING
Would Welcome Evidence That
Republicans Have Raised
Fifteen Millions
CHARACTERIZES CHARGE
AS "ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE"
Says Bepnblioans Not Fearful
of Investication of Their
Campaign Coffers; O. 0. P.
Having; Difficulty in Getting
. Necessary Money for Legiti
mate Needs Instead
Marion, 0., Aug. 22. Governor Cox's
charge of a Republican campaign fund
of $15,000,000 was characterised by Sen
ator Harding today as "absolutely un
true and ""perfectly ridiculous."
Declaring he seconded cordially the
challenge of Republican National Chair
man Hays to the Democratic nominee to
produce evidence of excessive Bepubli
ean contributions, Mr. Harding said he
wat not fearful of tba results of any
investigation of the party treasury-
'Ws court the fullest understanding
of our funds in every respect," said the
Republican nominee, in commenting oa
Mr. Hay's speech of yesterday. "Not
only are statements of exeessive fi-
peaaituret absolutely untrue, but as a
matter of fact we are having difficulty
ia producing the funds wt legitimately
need to conduct the campaign as it
should be conducted. Stories of a $15,
000,000 fund are perfectly ridiculous."
Financial Needa Grow.
Benntor Harding added that the wave
ot advancing costs and the enfranchise
ment of women had raised the legiti
mate financial requirements of a na
tional campaign, but declared hit party's
money chest contained -nothing - like
the total named by hia Democratic op
ponent. Asked whether any of the
money raised by the National commit
tee before the Chicago convention would
be used in the campaign, he said it all
had been expended by eonventioa time,
and that in making ita arrangements at
t'hieago the party treasury had been
compelled to borrow ''something like a
quarter of a million dollars. '
DeaJta "Daasay" Contributions.
l "V u.twi sfr-uiw IV WM
ynm Benalors attention also was
called to Governor Cox's charges that
I the 1.000 limit fixed by Republican
managers had beea evaded by "dummy
contributions. The Bepubliean noml
bee again declared he would welcome
any proof ef the ataertioa and when
he waa asked whether the party would
leturn money found to have been given
through "dummy contributors, he re
plied:
"I think that ia rather a far fetched
hypothesis."
Not te Appeal to Women.
In discussing the added expense of
carrying the campaign to the newly
enfranchised women, the candidate eaid
hia party would not change ite cam
pa Urn machinery materially on that
account. Personally, he said, be ex
pected to make "no particular appeal
for the votea of the women. .,.
"I do not believe," eaid Senator Hard
ing, "in making a distinction of ap
pealing to either tea or to any class
aa sach. My campaign will be directed
to the citizenry of the United Stater
and I take the view that women come
into that citizenry on the same . basil
as men.'
The nominee declared he did not ex
pect enfranchisement of women to
"change the political complexion of any
ttate," adding that experience in the
suffrage states had shown the wisdom
of his opinion.
Expects Cos to Reply.
Senator Harding did not say whether
in any of his four speeches during
the eoming week he -would make a
more formal reply to the charges of
the Democratic nominee. He suggest
ed, however, that he eonaidered the next
move should coma from Governor Cox
in reply to the challenge for proof of
hia assertions.
The first of the Senator's speeches
tins week will be delivered here Tues
dsy to a group of prominent theatrical
folk, representing the Harding and
Coolidge Theatrical League. Elaborate
plane have been made to fete the
visitor, who will apend ell day in
Marion and will give a special enter
tainment for the nominee on hit front
porch. 1
ARMED MEN ASSASSINATE
IRISH POLICE INSPECTOR
Daring Killing Occnrs in Midst
of Crowds Setnrning from
, .Services
Belfast, Ireland. Aug. 22.-Police In
speetor Swansey, against whom a -verdict
of wilful murder was given eoroner'a
Jury in connection with the aataaainatioa
of "Mayor- MaeCurtnin in Marehl wat
ahot dead today while proceeding to
hia home from church at Litburn, te
which town he bad been transferred
after-eiinding of the coroner's jury.
The killing of Inspector Swansey
waa among the most daring of a long
series. The congregations were leaving
all the Protestant cwurchea it the time
and ' converging on the scene of the
shooting. The officer had been with
hia another aad lister in attendance upon
the aerrices at Christ church and; had
reached the corner of Railway street,
where he resided,
When three men, armed with rifles,
confronted Swansey aad zirea on mm
in the presence of hie horrified family.
Swanaey fell, but, to mak. doubly eure
the Meaasint discharged their weapons-
again into hia body,
Turning the aasaaaina ran along Cattle
street, firing at personi who aao jomtii
in the pursuit; but without effect. They
jumped late a waiting taxieao ana
TWO MEN DEAD AND
NEGRO WOUNDED AS
RESULT OF BATTLE
Governor Cox Says Republican
Chairman's Statement No
,t Denial of Charge
j
WILL CONTINUE TO DEAL
WITH G. 0. P. FINANCES
Democratic Nominee Promises
Evidence to Support Charges
that Republicans Are Saising
Fund of Fifteen Millions;
Several Speeches on Pro
gram for This Week
Dayton, O., '.ug. 2 A request that
Will H. Hays Chairman of the Hepubli-
cna National Committee. euDolr infor
mation regarding Republican campaign
funds waa made tonight by GoTTnor
Cox, Democratic Preaideutial candidate
who came here today fiom "Columbus.
Governor Cox declared that Mr. Hays'
statemeat yesterday regarding Republi
can funds was not a re pi to the gover
nor's charge-) that the Republicans were
raising a fund of $15,000,000.
"I was very much gratified," said
Governor Cox, "that Mr. Hays made hia
response, but aa I read hit ttatement, it a
no denial, "ie says the irregular prelim
inary, estimate, is $.'1,000,000. That does
not mean anything. I. want Mr. Hays
to tell us iuto how many aub-divisions
tht country was divided by the Republi
can managera. I want him to tell ua how
many tub-divisions there are and what
territoriet each: rovers, and incidentally
I want him to tell What the quota was
that waa impoaed on each district.
''He haa spoken publicly often about
these quotaa and the publie ia entitled
to this information. Ths Henate inveati
gating committee will Insist on it and
why not have it now!
To Keep Oa Hitting
Ia addition to his statement tonight,
Governor Cox said that ii hia speeches
late this week he would deal further
with the question of Republican finaa
eec. He hat promised evidence to tup-
port hit eharget that $15,000,000 wat the
Republican "low mark with t . sky ap
parently the limit."
Tht Governor today received a tele
gram from Senator Peed, Demoera. of
Missouri, the Senate investigating
committee regarding' informationn to be
given the committee. Senator Roed said
the committee would resume its inquiry
tomorrow at Chicago and that every
thing essential would be given "careful
and thorough investigation.
That "a great deal of money ia to be
expended outaide of the Republican
national committee" fund wat auted by
Governor Cox in commenting on New
York newspaper reports of subcvip.
tions to an alleged hiitory by Willinm
Barnes, Jr., New lork Republican
leader.
Governor Cox also made publis ro-
niffht a telegram sent to W. 1. G.
Harding, governor of the Federal Re-
serve Board at Washington, renueM
ing that steps be taken to aid in moving
the fafl crops.
Aid for Moving Crops.
"My attention hat been directed in
several parte of the country," said the
governor'l telegram, "to a condition
which I think the Federal Reserve
Board should and can correct. It is
with reference to the movement of the
crops. Farmers allege that gram eleva
tora are unable to procure sufficient
credit to take injhe season's yield.
The farmers are without sufficient
granary facilities to carry it over. In
many instances this creatca unnaturally
fictitioua prices. I am giving this in
formation at a private citizen, believing
that the general welfare will De eon
terved thereby."
Governor Cox came to Dayton from
Columbus early todsy following his
return from his speaking engagement
last Saturday at Cnnton to clean up
porsonal affairs preliminary to hit
SDeaking trip this week. He will leavt
hera next Tuesday night to make ad
dresses Wednesday at Princeton and
Evansville. ind.. at Tittaburg on Thurs
day, Ne-Y Haven, Conn., oniday,
and in New York on Saturday.
Comment on Receptions.
A ttatement made, tonight by the
governor, commenting on his reception
Inat week, eaid:
"The most striking thing Is the large
representation of young men. I think
the war baa established idealWm in
the new generation. I think they are
interested in government, and especi
ally in bringing ' this war to an end.
Their moral vision hss widened and
their normal outlook elevated.
"Next to this ip the near approach
to religioue fervor which this eam-
Ipaign is developing."
The governor i ttatement also saia
that he waa not making a partisan issue
of the league ef nations. ,
I "0(t lh,t wa believe tu be a righteous
"We re making , ear BltM,- he eaid
movement, world-wide in its posnibili
ties for good. I belitve tbe rank and
file of the Republicans are opposed to
the Senate oligarchy."
Governor Cox addod he found "re
sentment' among Republicans because.
he eaid, the popular primary candidate
wat not ehoeen- nt Chicago. '
Beta tort Soldier Buried.
Washington, N- C, Aug- 22. Tbe body
of John Gattia, of Aurora, who died la
Franee of pneumonia was1 brought here
on Friday and the funeral services were
held ia Aurora at S o'clock. , A military
escort accompanied the eteel casket.
Friends of tbe boy were anxious to opea
the eatket but it wit afterwards de
cided not to do to. Thie It the first
body of a beaufort county Joy to. have I
Sheriff's Posse Clashes With
Three Escaping Prisoners -Near
Walnut Cove Fol
lowing Row at
Dance Hall
WALNUT COVE-POLICE
CHIEF ONE OF VICTIMS
OF BATTLE WITH GUNS
Two Madison County Men and
Negro Arrested at Carniral
Dance Hall as Result of Dis-i
turbance Created By Black
Man Escape While in Ous
today of Officers; Posse
Overtakes Fngitiyei; Sum.
mons to Surrender Met With
Fusillade of Shoti; Dying
Police Chief Kills One of
Prisoners; Negro Escapes,
Although Wounded; Other
Man Is Caught Later and
Placed in Jail for Safe-Ktop.
ing.
Winston-Salem, aW 5-hicf ef
rolice Matthews, of Walnut Cove, Tf. C,
and Walter Martin. of Madieoa,
are dead and a nearn
name was unknown is seriously
wounded aa the reault of a k.mi.
n the road one mile north of Walnnt
Cove between a sheriff's posse and three
Madiaon escaping prisoners late this
afternoon.
The ahootine was the result of n
at a earnival dance hall when the ne(rro
nnisi.u on dancing with white ahow
girls. A disturbance was created an.l
Madiaon men, Including; Martin, Jack
Hawkins, and the negro, were plae-d
under arreat. Kn route to the miviir'i
office they escaped and fled ia a waiting
automobile.
Posm Goes In Partolt.
Chief Matthews formed one of a
posae summoned to pursue tbe fleeing
prisoners and they were overtaken a
mile north of Walnut Cove. A sum
mons to surrender met with a fusillade
and Matthewa waa ahot through the
stomach. Crumpled In hie seat, ho ahot
and killed Walter Martin, while Jack
Hawkins and the negro escaped. The
negro was trailed for couple ef snilet
by blood clots, hut waa lost ia a swamp
and bloodhounds have beea ordered t
the scene. Hawkins later wat captured
and lodged in Pun bury Jail for aafe
keeping. INFANTICIDE ATTEMPTED
BUT MAN THWARTS PLAN
While Bathing in Little River in
Wayne, Tenant Hears
Plaintive Wail
Goldsbi.ro, Aug. S2. A brutal crime
waa attempted Saturday when a jitney
driver of this city waa aeen ia the act
of departing from the acene of - -hat to
thought to hare been a earefully execut
ed and well planned attempt at infanti
cide.
A tenant, on the farm of Mr. tannic
Rilgerton while bathing in the waters
of Little River heard the nWntivo r-ail
of a baby in distress. The tenant doa
ned his clothes and began an investiga
tion in the attempt to locate the pitiful
sound.
After searching a few minutea he dli
covrrrd a new b ,rn hnby thought- te
be not more than three hours old, which
was perfectly nnde with the exception
of a small bandage across ifi stomach.
Thertenant, who lives in The tieinityBe
ing enamored of the little one, adopted
it op the spot and is quietly searching
for its parents with a view of enforcing
the law's extreme limit on the guilty
ones.
DIVES INTO SHALLOW
WATER, HIS NECK BROKEN
Wanhington, N. C, Aug. 21. Eben H.
Radcliffe, age 22, is dead at the result
of a dive nt Pamlico Beach oa Friday.
He dived into shallow water, loot con
trol of himself, and, instead of taking
a shallow dive, as he intended doing,
went down almost perpendicularly. Hit
head struck a sand bar and his neck wat
broken, fie was pulled out of the water
and rushed to Washing-ton in in auto
mobile, but died on the way here. - ,
In the meantime hie parents had been
notified of the accident. They came to
Washington and went to the hospitals
here. Not finding any trace of hia
here they went to Pamlico Beach. There
they again feceived the information that
he had been taken to Washington. They
returned here today and found him at
Odcn'f undertaking parlors. The body
was taken to Pantego todsy, where the
funeral services will bo held.
WORK WILL CONTINUE ON
UNION COUNTY HIGHWAYS
Monroe, Aug. 22.-Wrk na the county
roadt which it wat feared would bo hell
up on account of the dullness of the
lond market, it going merrily en. A
loan ef $150,000 haa beea negotiated,
pending- the jale of JidditioaaL bonds.
About two hundred teams art expected
within the next few days to work en
tht rotds. Among thoee to be given
attention first are the Wilmington
Aaheville highway section, the Concord
and the road to Laneaater.
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Boy Eecapee With Meney
Elixabeth City. Aug. 22. Walter Bpen.
eer, a colored youth of 14 or 15 years,
made a hurried getaway with over $20.
from ths Prince-Cola Bottling Worts at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon and aa.
yet no trice hat been obb4 txif;
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