North Carolina Newspapers

VAT CU LAI North Carolina Cloady Satar. 17 and Sunday, nreeably aa reev tan maw-al I T Mar axatratlaa aa orai4 Mwrs the VOL CXIL NO. 66 TEN PAGES TODAY RALEIGH. N. G, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1920 TEN PAGES TODAY, PRICE.- FIVE CENTS T'" f "IT" ' " News ) .. XERSFB IDVAY 10 FORM COMBINE THATDODGESLAVS Organize Maine Holding Com - pany For New Jersey Hold ing Corporation ' SHARES HELD BY PROXY - . BY CLERKS OF CONCERN . Stockholder! ; Draw Dividend! ,' By . Cashing "Bearer War rant!" That Tell No Tale Nor Pay'Taxea To Gorernment; .. Bepublicans Denounce The "Traitori" Ia Their Bank The News and Observer Bureau, - 63 DUtriet National Bank B'.dg. - (By Special Leased Wire) ; J Washington, Bpt. D.-rrlow the meat ' packers' trait baa traded the aati-trust law. beatea tha government1 and robbed ' the public of raany millloa dollars for : years and will continue to do ao, are now revealed. Tha other day tha pack era made tho announcement that ''la their agreement with tha government . to obey tha law they would dissolve all their eommoa interests aaad become ia dependent, competitive concerns. This anouneement waa made to the District Supreme Coart by F. H, Prince. Mr. Prince's appearance ia the ease before the court caused W. B. Colver, of the Federal Trade Commissioa, to tell how Prince aad Ogdea . Armour had organized tha paekers'trust ao that it could not be reached by any law that Congress could ever devise aad enact. Hi. Colver said: ' , MaalpaUt Stock Holdings' "It was the manipulation of Prince aad Armour that resulted in the forma tion of the stock-yards company of Maine, holding company of a New Jersey company, which waa a holding company of tha Chicago stock-yards and railway companies. It was in the Maine company that there was used the device ii - i j : v 1 emild defeat all the anti-trust laws and which could defeat any income tax law that Congress could put oa the statute books. - Mr. Colrer ia the hearings before the' ' judiciary committee of the House, ia the - ' recent sessioa on the high east of Urine: exhibited a copy of the .""bearer war rant.".' "This particular bearer war rant," he explained, "is Intended to " represent the stock ia a corporation in corpo rated in Mains and with offices , via fiostoa, which owned the stock of or po ration incorporated ia New Jer sey, which ia turn owned the stock of a ,' company incorporated in Illinois, when -the stock of this corporation waa Issue, three shares were given and endorsed sck immediately ia blank to three 1, 00 a year clerk in a corporation trust company in Portland, Maine. They be- came the officers of this company. Ail the rest of the stock was issued to the " treasurer, F. B. Pegram, clerk of Prince's, who testified under oath that he did not know a single actual stock holder of the company, yet of record he has all but three shares of the corpora- ' tion'i stock, $8,000,000, controlling over, lying corporations aggregating probably 50,000,000. Leads No Records Behind "When dividend day comes, a divi dend check is written for the entire espitalisatioa by the treasurer to hia own account and ia despited by him in speeial dividend account. Anyone owning a share of stock as evidenced by this 'bearer warrant' goes to a bank, cuts off his coupon and puts it la .the bank for collection. - It reaches the bank where the apecial dividend account is aad a cashier's check eaa be drawn, or a man may walk up to the window and present it without , endorsement. The bank does not know who got the divi dend, the corporation doea not know, none of its officers know." Now that ia the way the big packers robbed the poblio and it has been sug gested that maybe , tha Bepubliea-a party has adopted some such method to aiae and eipend ita great campaign funds. But it is now believed that somebody will soon be found who knows something and will be gottea to tell it to the Senate investigating eommit- tee. . Raging Over "Traitors. ' The Bepublicans are saying in public What a pity it is that Governor Cpx hse tuned aside for such charges while Senator Harding has gone oa educating the people oa the true Issue of the campaign. But privately the Republi cans are raging with curses on the "traitors" in their ranks. But for theee "traitors" the Bepublicana are saying that Cos would have known nothing and there would not be all this raging and gnashing of teeth behind tha door. But the worst is to come. E. H. Moore, Cox's representative, ' who is Bow waiting to be examined by the 8eaate investigating committee at Chicago, baa shows Senator "Jim" Held some of his evidence and it has moved thla terror oa conducting eross ; exsminatioas to say someone will prob ably go to jail yet Moore's presence snd the grimness of Senator Bead aad Pomerene, the two Democrats oa the committee, ia foreboding to the Re publican. " Tar Heels Ia Washington. Chas. Abernethy, a New Bern attorney who has opened aa office la Washing-1 ion. has appointed C. C. Broughton, of Troy, N. C, and reading elark of, the North Carolina 8enate to his private .. secretary. '' ' ' ' j . H. E. Barlow, secretary of the New Bern chamber of commerce aad Wado ' Meadows, a New Bern business man, j are here oa business. .! Representative 'John Dawson, oae of the .leaders ia the legislstnre from Le noir county, left here last Bight for Pittsburg, Pa. "" I Mr. Adelaide Worth Bagley aad bar daughters. Miss Bell Bagley and Miss Ethel Bagley, have returned to their apartment at the Dupont after a month's (Continued ea Page TweJ - SINGS "COME TO MY ARMS AND KISS ME" IN COURT Whereupon .Magistrate fines Young Man $3 For Answer ... ing The Appeal - New York, Sept. S. The prima donna of aa. nptowa barleeqne show ' sang Co to My Arms aad Kias Me " to Magistrate Bimma ia the Harlem court today. - : " Whereupoa he, without keiitatioa, lined V-yeaw-oId Charles Boicher $3 for elimbing over theatre footlights to an swer the same call of the same singer last Monday. - Boicher, charged with disorderly cea duet following aa "explosion of emo tion when he mounted the stags from his iirat row aeat after the song had eaa "sung at him, declared be could aet resist the appeal, ; ' -Magistrate Bimma decided that flrst- haad informatioa waa best aad decreed that "Come to My Arms aad Kiss Ms be rendered la court.' E ON TREATIES YET 90-Day Period Allowed By Merchant Marine Act Ex pires; Speculation Washington, Sept. J. Expiration at midnight tonight of the ninety-day period allowed the President - by the new merchant marine act to give no tice of the intention of the United States to revoke certain clauses of com. mereial treatiee brought bo official an nouaeement from the executive depart ment of the goveramcBt. State Department officials, whose study of commercial treaties to which the United States is - signatory, has revealed that about 23 such pacta eoa travene the merchant marine act, de clined absolutely to sar whether any decision had been reaencd or any ac tion taken. Iatimatioa came from one high official, however, that the matter had gone to the. White House. Doubt waa expressed la soma quar- L tcrs aa to whether the ninety-day period expired tonight, but examiaatoa of the act ahowed that it waa signed by the President Jane 0, and that therefore the period came to an end today. Clauses of existing treaties which must be revoked are thsee which, la the words of the act, "restrict the right of the Uaited Statea to impose discriminat ing customs duties on imports entering the Uaited Statea 1b foreign vessels aad ia vessels of the Uaited States aad which also restrict the right of. the Oaitsd States to impose discriminatory tonnage daea oa foreign Teasels aad oa vessels of the United States entering the United States. , Bncenlntioa baa been widespread ae to lbs effect or aotieee to etnor actions -. ml. : . 1 a- i sueh clauses. . JACK JOHNSON HAVING F.ASY TIME IN LOCKUP Begin Investigation Into Be ports of Much Liberty Al ' lowed Pugilist Chicago. Sent S. The United States district attorney a 'office today began iBvestigauoB oi reports in, ne Lntcago Journal that Jack Johnson, former pugilist, bow a prisoner ia the Geneva, Kaae eoonty, jail, ia permitted to take lone walks, ao automobile ridinc and stages a daily training bout to which the sheriff issues tickets. The Journal account states thst a re porter sent to see Johnson found be had gone out riding with a number of women and that after waiting until itear.y fcidn'sht the reporter - left be fore Johnson's return. Jrhnaoa, who surrendered ea the Califtrnia border after eight years ell-imposed exile, is waiting arraign ment ia connection with hia flight after being sentenced to a year and a day a Jeaveaworth for violation e( the Maaa eet. BOTH ADVOCATE EDITORS RESIGN THEIR POSITIONS ' Greensboro, Sept. !. Resignations of Rev. L. 8. Massey, and Bev. Hugh M. Blair, editor and business manager, re peetively, of the North Carolina Chris tian Advocate, which were recently ten dered to the Methodist Board of Pub lication, Ine- were unanimously accept ed, according to Thoma C Hoyle, sec retary of tha board. They are leaving the newspaper work of the church in order to go back to the active minis try. This announcement waa made follow ing a speeial meeting of the board call ed for the purpose of taking action oa these matters. Their successors will bs selected whea the North Carolina Meth odist Conference meets this fall, about the middle of November. A committee composed of D. B. Col- trane, chairman; Joseph O. Brown, and Dr. 8. B. Tarrentins waa appointed to look out for their eoeeessors who will be elected at the regular board meet ing Oetober I. No aamee hare yet been mentioned as to the possible eholco of the commutes, although nothing will be loft andoae to obtain able mea for these rospoasible positions. ' FOUR COMMUNITY FAIRS ORGANIZED IN LEE COUNTY Sanf ord, Sept 3-Under the direct! i of Mies Getruds little, Home Demon stration Agent of Lee County, four eora-1 airy fair associations have recently been organised la the county; whieh will hold their fairs as follows: Broad way, Oetober M; Harnett Hill, October 17; Tramway, fJctober Zj Morris Chapel, Oetober 29. Ansa Powalatloa Figaros Waahinrton. Bent. 3. Census of Anion county, 28,334; increase, 2,809 or 11 J per cent. Incorporated places: Ulesyille, 440; McFarlan, 219; Morvea, 831; Peochland, 1M; Polkton. 575; South 'Wadeabora, 293 1 Wadesboro 2,648. , . .. NO ANNOUNC IT SERVICE MEN HOLD j STATE CONVENTION AT I North Carolina Department of American Legion writing Finish Tp Season RALEGH MEMBERS RUN I CLARK FOR COMMANDER Supporters of Allen Adams, of Greensboro, Backing - Him Tor Job; Dr. Z. 0. Brooks To , Deliver Address Today; Bar becne and Dance Among Social Features for Visitors By I, K. POWELL . . (Staff Cerraapoadeat.) nuimKiun, j oepx, : a. im.. sec ond annual convention of the North Carolina Department of .the Americas Logioa is ia full awing la Wilmington tonight and scores of Tar Heel Legioa- aires are oa hand to help write finis to the beach season at Wriahtavilla' Beaeh. Little of the spectacular marked the opening session at Harbor laland twl. There was the conservative address of too retiring commander, John Beasley, ox jaonroc, ana timely talks xrom rep resentatives of the federal vocational tedueatioa department and the Southern atvisloa of . the American. Bed Cross. Thla afternoon there waa a barbecue and a brilliant ball at Luminju Kalelga Back Clark. For tomborrow there are manv thine promised. Baleigh, with one of the lar gest delegations . of any post in the eiate, is nere gunning for Captain Walter Clark. Jr.. who ia toaiaht in tha lead for election as State comman der. A test vote oa a suspension of rules this afternoon showed that the Clark forces have a majority of the dele- gatea who are here but the supporters or Aiiea Aaams, or ureeasDoro, claim tut the committee on nominations will recommend his selection tomorrow. There is sharp bidding for tho next convention. Baleigh ia asking for it but Hendersonville seems to have the most backers. They have promised to turn ths mountains over to the ex- soldiers if they will go there for the third annual meetinf. Wilmington ia doing tho job handsomely and Hen dersonville is promising to do evsa bet ter next year. No Flghtsf la ProoBect. Delegates who . are close to the or ganisation leaders predict that no ei' tended Jight will develop on tha floor tomorrow. ' The only possibility is that the bonus question . may be brought up for consideration in which event some of tho legioaairee look for a stiff I contest. The membership of the Legion w norm Carolina, apeaaing inrougn the delegates here, are solidly behind the National movement for a re-adjust ment of the compensation acta. Crit icism was openly made on ths floor today of tho Sweet bill which appor tions the allowance to disabled men, seeording to the cost of living ia the different i cities. The North Csrolina department will go on record as favor ing tha repeal of this amendmsnt to tho compensation laws, The race problem, handled by a com mittee appointed at the first meeting in Baleigh hut year, has beea adjusted satisfactorily, member of the commit tees ssid todny. The colored soldiers are to have auxiliary post of ths Legion aad representation of officers in the State Department. Their meetings will be separate but their aetioa will be a part of the record of the Btate De partment, Dr. orooka to Bpeak. A feature of the prevram tomorrow will be aa addresa by Dr. E. C. Brooks, Btate Superintendent of Publie In struction, who ia to discus ths duties and responsibilities ef the Legion mem bers. The address of retiring President Beasley waa a plea for more sstivity along welfare lines, and tha extinction of illiteracy la North Carolina. Partissn politics ia the organisatioa was discour aged. The visitors were welcomed here to day by Cyrus D. Hogue, local attorney, snd the response waa by Major Wade H. Phillips, speeial assistant United States attorney : of Lexington. The Oceania hotel is Legion headquarters. Cale K. Burgess of Baleigh, is slated for election as adjutant and finance officer of the Department of North Car olina. The officers will be chosen to morrow and delegates sppointed 1n the National eoaventioB meeting in Cleve land in November. HENDERSON JOINS CITIES IN FREIGHT RATE FIGHT Henderson, Sept. S. The business men of Henderson hare become thor oughly aroused over the action of the Virginia Corporation Commissidn and the cities ia thst Btate in their petitioa to the Interstate Commerce Commission to give a rehearing la tha matter of adjustment of the freight rates as be tween ths two State. A meeting Is called for Friday night at the Chamber of Commerce to consider this matter and take aueh steps ss will let the busi es interests ia both States know just where they stand ia this matter. This meeting is called by C, V. Singleton,' a director of the North Carolina Traf So Association, and W. T. Watkins, chairman of the transportation division of the Chamber of Commerce. BUtLINGTON COMPANY PREPARES FOR SUMMER ENCAMPMENT I Burlington, Sept. '3. The local com- nlBV nf th Ktttinnal ftuarit tiaa .K.n completed arrangements for the en- Qinpmcu wnicu ovgins ncxr ; wees. Captain Copeland, company commander, la rv .mtimh wrafifleA wh tkj In t . m. and enthuifaim the members of the eompsny ears shown in the work. The members of the company- will meet in the armory oa Monday moraine- at 8;0 and rer're their equipment for the encampment, rney win leave oa early morning train going east. the BEACH RESOR CREW SAVED AFTER BONG SUBMERGED mm HOURS Plight of Thirty Men In Dis abled Submarine Accident-; ally Discovered STEAMSHIP ALANTHUS FIRST TO GIVE AID Captain ? of Steamer. General ' Opethals Tells of Work o ; Besetting Men From Under- seas Graft; Quick Work of Engineer and His -Assistant Saves Imprisoned Seamen Philadelphia, Pa-, Sept. 8. The eobmarlue 8-5 sank oa Wedaesday afternoon at 1 o'clock beeause oae of the air Intake valves refused to close whea the craft made a "quick dive for exercise.'' Thst ia contained la aa official i sport made to Washington tonight by radio by one of the boata that stood by and helped ia the rescue 'of the mea from the 8-5, according to a report here tonight. New Tork, Sept. S. The plight of the disabled submarine 8-5, whose crew ot 80 msa waa rescued early today after being submerged for M hours, wss Srst lsarned by the steamship Alanthus whieh accidentally discovered the sub marine off the Delaware Capea yestsr day afternoon with thirty feet of her bow protruding above the water, Caps. E. O. Bwinsoa, of the steamship Cen tral Coethala reported npoa his arrival at Hobokea tonight. Earlier . reports were that the Oeaeral Goethale had lo cated the distressed underseas vessel by means of .a telephone buoy released horn the submerged craft. The crew of the submariBe owa their lives, he said, to ths quick work of Chief Engineer, W. B. Grace, of the Oeneral Ooethals, and his assistant, B. A. Me Williams. Cat Hole .fa Hall. Tho imprisoned men, Captain Swin son said, hsd cut a small hole through the hull and had atuck through a polo, cr. which waa flying aa undershirt. The Alanthus was unable to reseue ths crew, as she had ao apparatus for cutting through the submarine's hull. The crew of the Alanthus, however, began pump ing air through the amall hole made by the undersea craft s crew. "It was abou 6:20 last Bight, " Capt SwiasOB said, "whea .we sighted ths Alanthus flying .distress signals, about 40 miles eaat of thB Five fathom light; house. Submarine Buoyant "We drew tip alongside and found her made fsst to the bow of the tub- marina by a cable. This cable was only to keep her from drifting away, aa ths submarine was perfectly buoy ant Her after tanks were full and her forward tanks empty, so that shs was laying in the water at an angle of sixty degrees, with thirty feet, or nun above water. "The Alanthus explalaed tho subma rine's plight and said ahe waa unable to give any aid other than pumping air through .the amall hole. The Alanthus had a radio outfit, but bo operator, so I sent one of our radio men over to her. By 0 o'clock, Grace, MeVTilliams and four other mea were standing on the submariae's hull, drilling for all they were worth, with only oae amall bead ratchet drill. The Alanthus radio was only good for a twenty-mile range so we relayed their messsges with our outfit. I sent messages to Cape may, Philadelphia, Norfolk and New Tork, telling of the submarine s plight and calling for aid, as I didn't think ws would be able to cut through the hull with our oae little drill. . Drilling Helps Men. , "At 9:15 the Alanthus flashed as thst Grace hsd a aumbtr of holes- drilled through and the mea were rreatlr re vived. 1 seat out tuc messages, out sun called for help. Later tha Hunt, an on tanker, ar rived after picking up our message. Bhe bad an electric drill, but we found it was useless. She stood by severs! honrs lid filially left, finding she could offer no assistance. - 'la ths meantime Grace and McWil- Hams were taking turns with the hsnd drill, and Anally at 1:20 a. m- after hours of the hardest kind or work, hole wss cut through large enongh for, the men to esesps. Mow Finally Saved. Ths first msa was taken out at 1 :2S and by 2:45 the last man, Lieutenant' Commander Charles- M. Cooks, Jr, elimbed through the bole. "The men from ths submarine re vived quickly after being put aboard the Alanthns, where they were j given hot soup Bad put to bod. Many! were bleeding at the 'mouth and nose, their faces were swollea and their eyes bloodshot, but they still had plenty of spirit. "All credit for the rescus belongs to Graca and Me Williams. If ever mea were heroes they were.". Ths submarine crew was later trans ferred to the bsttleshlp Ohio and ths Alanthus steamed towards Norfolk. The General Goethal. owned by ths Panama Railroad Steamship Company, waa oa her way from Cristobal , via Ham to New York whea the accident to the submarine was discovered. One Tar Heel waa among the mem bora of the ere ef tho snbmsrine rescued. He was Engineer Henry H. banning, of Fletcher, North Carolina. WARSHIPS AT BELFAST TO PROTECT THE SHIPYARDS. Belfast, Sept J. A light cruiser aad the torpedo-boat destroyer Nyvea bare arrived ia Belfast harbor to protect ths shipyards from possible dsmsge in the event of a recurrence of rioting. . ' '" Census Blsdea Coanty. -1 Washington, Sept. J--Census of Bls dea County, 19,761; increase, 1,799, or 1.7 per cent. Incorporated places: Ab bott bnrg, 78 1 Blsdenshoro, 649; Clark- ton, 368; Council, 92; Dublin, 99; Elia- bcthtowa, 333. M I CLE SAM TO LEAD Id MOVE Harding Expresses Hope For Permanent Peace Through : " Aid of America DELIVERS ADDRESS. TO CROWD AT MT.GILEAD Republican Nominee Declares " He Is Willing To Do Anything Short of Surrendering Na tion's Independence To At tain World Peace; Baps at League Marios, Ohio, Sept. S. Hope that the United Btatea will take the lead to "outlaw war" aad secure the permaa ent peace of the world waa voiced by Senator Harding ia a speech at Mount Gilead, Ohio, a country towa ia hia native couaty. Addressing a crowd from a street booth, where members of the American Legion wars soliciting funds for a homo for their local post, the Bepubli eaa nominee' declared he waa willing to do- anything short ef surrendering the nation's Independence to . attain world concord. Learns Meaaa Sacrifice He maintained that acceptance of the League of Nations as it waa writ tea, however, would involve a sacrifice of nationality, which so friend ' of peace should advocate. "I want to ahow my gratitude to those men in an effective way," said Senator Harding, turning to, the former service men, "by eoeing thai, neither they aor their sobs aor ' bobs' sobs hall ever b called to tho battlefront again. I'm not . sure that I am ia com plete accord with others aa to ths meaaa, but if I eaa speak the con science of America, well lead the world to outlaw war." The candidate also . declared the nation must show "practical helpful generosity to the former soldier, add ing that it was unfair to impose uni versal service nalesa there waa to be aa adequate expression of gratitude with the return of peace. Seeead Bpeesca ef Day. Ths speech was the second delivered by Bonator Haxdiag today, hia poaitioa ia support of eo-operstive agreemoata for farmers having been outlined a few hoars before ia a short talk here to a committee of the National Board of t arm urgsniaauoBs, repreeeatitBg tuou sands of farmers throughout the eoun try. Co-operaflve marketing, be said, would be ths first practical step that could be taken to reduce ths eost of living. ' During the day the nominee took np several other important issues' ia talks with political leaders, one of bis confer, enees bringing together here for the first time representatives of all three of the groups into which Senate Be publicans divided during the league ratification fight. On bin front porch daring the afternoon bs talhed over the situation with Booster Knox, of Penn sylvania, aa Irreconcilable; Senator Speaeer, of Missouri, a mild reaerva tioaist, and Senator Townsend, 6f Michi gan, who stood during the light with the middle ground group led by oca stor Lodge. - Bide With Nominee. Senator Knox, who with Mrs. Knox had apent the nigM at the Harding home, departed just before the candi date left for Mount Gilead, but Senatore Spencer and Townsend took the twenty- mile automobile ride with the nominee and made short speeches at the home coming celebration. Senator Bpeneer is. sued a statement later saying that the people of Missouri were determiadely opposed to the "Wilson-Cos league of nations. Other callers at Senator Harding'a of fice today included Harry M. Daugh erty, of Columbus, a member of the Be. publican campaign committee, and Lake u Hamon, national committeeman from Oklahoma. Charles E. Barrett, of Geor gia, president of the Formers Union, headed the farm delegation aad explain ed the farmers' need to the nominee. ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS GET SETBACK IN WASHINGTON Wsshincron. Sent. J. Onnonent of woman suffrage received a temporary setback today ia their efforts to exped ite sppesl from the decision. of Justice Bailey of the District of Columbia Ho prems court refusing an injunction to prevent Secretary of Btate Colby from promulgating the suffrage amendment. Chief Jostiee Smyth of the District of Columbia court of appeals denied the petitioa of Suffrage opponents ss represented in the Americaa Consti tution Lesgue for certification of the case to the United Ststes Supreme Court without wanting for a decision by the Appellate Tribunal. LITHUANIANS REPULSE POLES ON WIDE FRONT Berlin, Sept. 8. A Kovno dispatch la- sued by the Lithuanian . Telegraph Agency says Lithuania detachments' have .attacked Polish troops and driven them bnck from 25 to 50 vents over the entire Grodno-8uwslki front. They also took prisonera and captured war materials. - Newsll Challenges -Bulwlnkl. , Charlotte, Sept. 3. Jake Newell, can didate for Congress In this district oa the Uepubltcan ticket, tonight sent a challenge to Maj. A. L. Bulwinkle, can didate for Congress on the Demoeratis ticket, to meet him in joint debate at sneh places a may bs designated' by Major Bulwinkle, ths debates to last if desired during ths remaining sixty days before the election. : OUTLAW STRIFE G. O. P. IN EFFORT TO "NEWBERRYIZE" NATION, SAYS COX SENDS CERTIFIED COPT c ANT 1ST. JOURNAL TO COLBY Kashville, Teaau, Sept. S.At the re quest of the House of BepreaeBta tires Governor Roberts late tonight .'orwarded to Secretary of BUte Colby a certified copy ef the journal ef that body of mat Tuesdsy whea the at mpt was mads to rescind ita prsv ious aetioa upon tha federal suffrage intendment by non-concurring ia the action of the Senate la ratify ing. .. Ia traaaanlttiag the papera the Govern aaarwly attached a atate meat that "the attached paper la a fall, trae aad correct espy trans cript f all tries appearing. the Jearaal "aaea Taosday aad that the clerk had aathorlty to make aad certify to the eorrectassa ef the transcript which waa sent." "HE WAS GOOD AND GENTLER A GIRL" Mother's Plea For Erring Son Brings Pardon From Gov ernor Bickett "Governor, the doctors tail me that I have got consumption, and lota ef times I am down and eaa't do aothia' and thla boy does my eooklng, milking and washing. He's' been just as good and gentle to me aa a girl." This, from a Wake county mother, waa sufficient to draw from tho Gov ernor yesterday a pardon for her eoa, Lee Biehardson, serving an IS months' sentence for stealing' eottoa. For aa hour yesterday morning, a pinched and drawn little woman, past the middle of life, had plead with the Ooveraor for her eoa, sentenced last May to serrs m year and a half oa the Wake county roads for larceny. The atorv waa aa old stoty. ottca told in the executive chambers, aad grown, it may be, a little wearisome from repe tition. For aa hoar tks Governor had Ust- eaed, for the most pert ia silence, as the mother poured oat her agony for her boT. . Hove was dying ia bet eyes sad , her voice had dropped down to a dull monotoae. The father eat by ta silence, tears tolling down hia face at times. Tho mother's eyes were dry, aad unwilling) to look at the face wnerem lay her hope. - Then looking the Governor squarely, and with the desperation of hope Bear flickered out, ahe toIr him bow good the boy had beea to her, how gentle whea ahe had withered ander the blight of the gseet .white plague. The Gov ernor stared hard at her, seeing not the little wemaa quivering before him, but the picture that she had drawn In a few broken words of the boy who ministered to her thus gently ia her affliction. Pictar of DevotloB. "I saw tho whole picture," says ths Governor. "I saw the boy getting np with the chickens; I saw the boy making tho fire ia the little store, and then going out to milk tho cow that his mother might have a nourishing drink for her breakfast. I saw him making up the dough, firing the bacon and taking the mother s breskfsst oa a lit tle trsy; I saw him prop her np in bed, arranging the pillows comfortably and holding the glass for her as ahe sipped her milk. "I saw him washing the dishes and putting the kitchen ia order. I saw hjm go out and build a fire ander the wash pot; I ssw him standing up by the tub with his forearms plunged ia the foam ing suds, vigorously rubbing the clothe on the wsh board. I saw him Ironing out the clothes, then with a gentle lovelight ia hia eyes, .taking the fresh elean change of slothing to the little mother as she lay en the bed under the heavy hand of the great white Blague. "All this I saw as clearly a a moving (it-tore wh.le the little woman waa ar ing (o me: "Ha done mv eonkinr. milk ii.gVnd washing, snd wss as gjood and gentle to me aa a girl.'" U The Governor stud'el the picture in sileneo for a moment. The little woman turned away her eyes, afraid to hope ay more, afraid to look at the Chitf Executive. Finally the Governor broke the silence. The Bev Goes Home. "Madsm," be ssid. "you mav have your b,oy bank." Hi voice shook with uiM.il im ma ryea were wex aa tuc father's.' Ho is too far away for me to get him home to you today, but to morrow .tight he (hall be with you, anr nay he keep you always ia eomfort." mo turne.t away to the window. Unbelieving, the little woman t,roi at tho Governor for a moment in '. i nee, and then the barriers of restraint broke nnder the strain of her emotion, rr.uirom ner ups sprang c cry of jov that reminded the Governor of an old. rasnipned Methodist camp-meeting. Again and again she cried out Halle Itjah"; until the. echoes reached the farthest corners of the rrent ' nnirl hcllding, and pauers-by stopped to wond'r what was bannenine within th.. usually 'calm executive offices. "I think the boy in him bss bees, sufficiently punished aad I am letfine the girl go back to the mother," .the Coveraor explained among the masons for the par-loB." -v Aad ao Lee Biehardson, serving ths fifth month of his lS-month sentence for, stealing eottoa last spring, goes home todsy, free because the girl Is him served hia stricken mother. He Uvea near Milburnia. Th. Hna filed with the request for pardoa. I'Ut these had but little weight with the Governor. It was the nletara of devn. tioa that the little mother brought that ssaes htm home. Hs is S3 years old. Nominee - Begins Whirlwind Campaign Into West; Deliv- ..ering Dozen Speeches To Crowds In Michigan REITERATES CHARGES REPUBUCANS RAISING ' BIG CORRUPTION FUND Gerernor Cites Newberry Case In Substantiating Charges With Good Effect; Principal Addresses Made at Battle Creek and Lansing; Con. tinues Attack On Bepubli. can Campaign Contributions, . Oiring Portions of Bepubli. can Treasurer's "Official Bulletin"; Extols League of Nations and Scores Hard ing's Plan Tor Courtof In ternational Justice ' COX BINTS AT PERJVKT IN SENATB 1NVESTIGAION. Kalamasee, Mich, Sept. Sv-dmg. gestloa ef perjary la the Chicago In. vestlgatioa by the Beaate eesamlttee ef the KepabUcaa campaign eeatii. ." batloas was made here tonight by Governor Cox, Democrat 1 Frsi deatlal candidate, la a speech elea ' lag ths Srat day of hi Weetera campaign. . Referrlag to denials by Republi cans ef hie Plttsbarg charges that a Kspabllcaa aaota list ef $S,14s 00 wss made for Sfty-ene cities, Geveraor Cox eald to his aedleace ' heret Tea knew ihat whea dsalal was . atade at Chicsge ef the exlsteace of , a quote, mea were dsUberatoly telling on at rath aad telling It ander oath." -. ; The Governor's statement here closed a day la which he delivered alxteea addressee derated largviy to n.paoucaa naeee aa the League of Nations. At Battle Crook he die. casaed Article Tea ef the Uagn Covenant for the Srst tlsae since his acceptance addresa, dselarlag Ita Import waa aa Interaatotnal warn, lag to "hosa off the greas" of ether ' nations' beaadary Una. Republican ceatrlbattoM ' were ' diseasssd at length her. -It I rat waa dealed by Mr. Bay. (Repablicaa aatioaal ckairmaa) that there was a eseta," aalg Gov orner Cox, agala preeeatiag the "omelet bulletin" ef ths BepshU. eaa treasurer with ita statement re. gardlng alleged aatraths ander oath and ever subscription. Following with a statsmeat roi"' gardlng alleged aatraths aader oath at Chicago, Geveraor Cox centln- Bd - I "If the Isadora who have takes poasessiaa ef the BepahReaa erg a. Isatloa will tell aa aatrath aader eeth, I ask yea If that ergaalaatlea Is entitled to the sap pert of the rank aad file this fall . "Ws have established. I thlak, the exlstsace of a qaeta. Is there say . no who denies that they're trying to pat aemetalag ever and doa't went snybody to knew about KT . "Mr. Hays and hie associates msy thlak they can-fool tho mea of America by that hind of twaddle,' the Governor eontlneed, referring to statements ia the Repablicaa -"Balletla" regarding plana to press the effort for centribatona, "bat' they can't fool the womea. Battle Creek V I.I, a.n a n. , WV.. V. . ernor Car inAm-v mj. . ai.i-i.i rush into his western campaign, dellv- rrou aoaen speeches throughout Mich, igaa. renewins hi tteV .r,kii- csn campaign contributions aad peace iniiicw. Chargea of a "plot to buy th presi deney" were reiterated by the Demo cratic presidential candidate ia virtu, ally every address of an itinerary which kent him na H s l. .... av.tluIN ' UH platform of hia private ear from break, fast until late todsy. Hia principal ad. dress waa at Tinainir th. fit.t. ...it.i and here, with his dosing address to-' 1 "K" &ajsmsxoo. ae aiao made numerous rear platform apeeehea. wort to -NewBerryise." i - -i P luteal rlarnr ( W n cnor to his addresses by constant rsf- erene in thm e.Ma .u . w vw ..vm ' ai.uv vnw v L Senstor Newberry, Bepubliean, of Michi gan. in eanaiaate. declared that aa attempt waa being made by the Re. nubliean eontrlhitfiAna Mt NIimI.. the nation." As proof of hia charges, tho Governor to a Urge crowd oa the Btate capitol lawn at Lsnsiag read from copies of the Republic a tress Brer's "official bulletin," presented 1b his Pittsburg address, aad also before the Senate investigating committee and from an alleged list of subscriptions to ths Bepublicsn hand book ef William he, 'said, comprised representatives of "big business almost svsrywhere In -New Tork." Beading from a list of . prominent mea named ia the subscrip tion, liat Governor. Cox ssidt fiot Making Contrlbstlons. . "Tha.a man . ....!. butions to my fund. And there are three very definite reasons. First, they haw. tin Vi..i a.lr.4 A wouldn't be permitted to, and, third, they probably wouldn't if they had tha chance, because' thsy doa't approve of my policies." ' ' Commenting oa . names of corpora tions on what ha characterised as the '. n. ti.... it. i a . r j -'mm mmhh a.n uvtvihui wa ma corporation contributions were lUegsL ' IT- K J a. Mt.-. .f- - ds miw ironiiaea to- -eep aim eye uponT the Senate committee, reciting licaa convention and now bad the op- . Coatlnued ea Page Two.) ...j,