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VOL CXIV. NO. 62.
TO PICK MEMBERS
FOR CONFERENCE
OH UNEMPLOYMENT
Proposed Meeting May Prove
" White Elephant For Republi
can Administration
HOOVER TAKES STEPS
TO WARD OFF TROUBLE
Senator Borah Begins Cam
palgn To Secure Open Set
ions Of Disarmament Con
Protests Against Moving Ar-
j tfflery Oter State Boads
The Newe and Observer Bureau,
( 60S District National Bank Bldg.
! Br EDWARD E. BRITTON
(By Special Leased Wire)
Washington. Aua 80. Indications
cam today that the administration has
la mind that it msy nave a wniie
Dhant on ita hands in the coming eon
ference on unemployment, and that out
cf it might come labor disputes that
would set the eonference by the ears.
And with this in view there has eome
forth a "statement It o Secretary of
Commerce Hoovsr that there mast be
none of the matters in dispute between
capital and labor in the conference,
flavin been in conference before
la which labor and eapital failed to
Had a meeting point for their diver
gent views Secretary Hoover and the
administration are taking time by the
forelock and ae putting the kibosh
sign In advance on any such mature.
Head Picked Conference.
Tha Has of defense adopted by the
Amtnintrfttinn is a sunrjle one. It is
merely to see to It that those asked to
take part in the eonferenee are select
ed ii ta be those from whom no elsh
would be expected. In fact It looks
nw as if the conference will be an ad
ministration hand-picked gathering, so
from it there is to be expected nothing
more of an expression thau would echo
the views of the administration on the
subject. Says Mr. Hoover:
"Such contentious questions a the
dosed shop, wages, or conditions of
labor are td be strictly .barred. The
conference is solely to study snd make
recommendations on the unemployment
actuation, as a great human condition
Jhtit must be alleviated.
But how Mr. Hoover and all the ad
ministration forces directing the eon
icrence are going to got away from
the matter of wages or conditions of
labor in discussing the matter ot nn
employment ho one seems 'to taow.1
But at all events the Hoover plan is to
lave the dove of peace fy around in
the eoaference chamber and. will give
the taboo sign If any one starts, any
thing that is hot down on the program.
Bonn For Open Session.
Senator Borah is expected to ba back
In Washington tomorrow from his first
dash to the publie with his advocacy
of open sessions of the disarmament
conference, and there is keen interest
here in what he may have to report as
to how he finds the minds of the peo
ple on that question.
"Pry open the doors of be eon
ference; let the sunlight in publicity
beat in upon the dark and secret places
in," He declared in his speech at As
bury Park last night The big as
semblage agiwd with him for there
were resolutions adopted which call
for open sessions of the disarmament
conference. Senator Pat Harrison, of
Mississippi, has given notice that he
will press In a separate resolution the
request for open sessions of the con
ference when the Senate reconvenes,
having withdrawn an amendment to a
pending bill Just peter we recess
aame. so aa not to embarrass matters
then being acted upon. Senator Borah
snd 'other Republicans will be in the
big fight with the Democrats who are
ailing for open sessions, bnt the Re
publican Old Guard, headed by Senator
Lodge, who is to be a member of the
conference, will resist with all . the
might It can bring for the fight.
Page Enters Protest
North Carolina Highway Commis
sioner, Frank Page has fears that the
meting of heavy artillery across the
State from South Carolina into Vir
ginia will do vast damage to the roads
and he is taking steps to head this off.
fc He wired Senator Simmonc, Represcen-
tatives Kitchln, Brinson, Stedman, and
perhaps others of the North Carolina
delegation as follpwst
"Am nnofflclally informed War Pe
nartntent contemplates moving fifty-
first artillery, Camp Jackson, P. C,
through North Carolina to Camp Eqstis,
Ya. Believe tns maren wrongs isorui
Carolina with heavy artillery and trac
tors will do roads and bridges exces
sive snd irreparablo damages Cost of
repairing roads in this Stats alone will
- be mors than , rail transportation for
ths full unit between Camp Jackson
and Camp Eustis. Please enter pre
. test and prevent movement if possible.'
Senator Simmons and Congressman
Brinson took immediate action in the
ease, going to the War Department
and having a eonferenee with Secretary
f War, Weeks, and discussed, the ma
ter. In the course of the reply tele
graphed to Mr. Page this afternoon,
Senator ' Simmons said: "Secretary
Weeks, says ita not expected that any
trustors or heavy artillery will be
moved ever the roads and that-HWaJ
damage will be done. Secretary Weeks
will confer wits uenerai rersning to
Ar and further advise ns with refer
ene'e to our protest against ths reported
order." " .': ' V . .
; Is this matter there was given oat
' this afternoon at z:2v for immediate
relessed a statement from the informa
tion section of the War Department is
which this occurs: Thst the J2nd ordi-
' nance ' company be. directed to change
station bv marching from Camp Jack
son, & C, to Camp Bustle, Va, the
march to be made with the 61st artil
lery regiment, C. A. C." Another order
in ths same line In the notice says:
J'That the 13th ordnance company be
directed to change etatioa by marching
' (Con tinted Page Two.) .!
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
Take Further Measures To
Conserve Supply of Water
Partially Suspend Pumping Operations At Night And Stop
Use of Water For Construction Purposes; Urgent AP"
; peal For Conservation; No Rain In Sight Yet
I-
Partial suspension of pumping op
erations at night and orders stopping
use of water for construction purposes
and preventing plumbers from mak
ing new connections are the latest steps
taken by ths city to stave off water
famine.
Meantime, the situation continues to
grow more menacing and Superinten
dent . B. Bain and Commissioner of
Publie Works Bray are i considering
further drastic steps in the event re
lief is not afforded by heavy rainfall
within the next two or three days,
The quantity of water in Lake Baleigh
yesterday was. .about the same the
surely on handt being estimated
sufficient for ten days. The inflow
from Walnut Creek continues at about
a half million gallons, or about one-
fourth of the amount of water be
ing consumed daily at the present
time.
fie Hope For Rain,
No hore for rain today of tomorrow
is held out by the weather man, who
stated yesterday afternoon that his
map showed no signs of a low pres
sure sres heading in this direction.
The forecast eallel fo- incrally fair
weather today, with high temperatures.
A high pressure area hovers over tne
entire southeastern section snd hot,
dry weather for the next 24 houra
appears in prospect.
Mr. Bain and Commissioner Bray
again earnestly appeal to the people
of Baleigh to conserve water as miieh
as possible. During the last few days
there hss been a noticeable decrease in
the daily consumption, giving evidence
that the people are coming to a realiia
tinn of the t?ravitv of the situation
and are eo-operating to a considerable
denes. However, the decrease is not
sufficient, stated Mr. Bain, who says
Raleigh consumers must take mote
drastie steps to curtail genersl use
of wster if conservation ti to prove
effective.
Moat Conserve Supply.
A majority of the people appear to
realize that Baleigh really Is facing
the worst water erisis in its history
and are endeavoring earnestly to save
as much as possible. However, there
are msny who are not displsying a
proper spirit of cooperation and it is
especially to these that the appeal is
directed.
The normal dally consumption of
Dr. Brooks Fires Broadside
At Inefficient County Rule
"TfV'N e.
Is Opening Of Fight On Incom
petent County Adminis
tration SPEAKS BEFORE STATE
MEETING OF FARMERS
More Than Thonsand Farmers
and Farm Women In
Attendance''
Dr. E. C. Brooks, superintendont of
Publie Instruction, fired the opening gun
; . warfare on Inefficient and hap-
haxard administration of county affairs
in some of the eounties of the State
yesterday in an address before a joint
session of the State Farmers and Farm
Women's Conventions at Pollen Hall
yesterday morning.
On the basis of an Investigation in
a dosen representative counties in the
State, Dr. Brooks charged:
That there are county officials who
do not know how much money Is due
from taxes or how that money is being
spent.
That In many districts no records
have ever been made ef taxes levied In
those districts.
That while the tax rate hss been going
. .! .1 L
Bp, Manage in some eounues urouga
unpaid taxes has been tremendous.
That many escape taxation and no
foreclosure is ettempted even after prop
erty is advertised as required by the
law.
"tour funds ean never be adequately
handled so long ss the government of
the county is in the hands of ineora
potest men," he declared, making way
for ths fight that is to corns for a closer
scrutiny end a mors accurate check by
the people of the State upon their pub
lie officials holding county offices.
The address ot Dr. Brooks wss the
feature of the opening day ef the eon'
vention that got away easily after brief
introductory preliminaries. The col
lege is accommodating C00 delegates
with lodging snd meals, and this num.
bar will be further increased today
and tomorrow when the final eeseioas
will be held. - -
More Than l.Wfl Present
But it is estimated that more than a
thousand delegates attended the eonven
tion sessions on ths first day. Cabar
rus led with 65 delegates, and Edge
combe came next with 38. Wake, John
ston and other nearby counties arc ex
pected to step in today and take the
lad.
A. W. McLean, scheduled to speak
last night, was not present, but Dr. Carl
Taylor, ef State College, delivered a
powerful address en o-operstlve. mar
acting as a means of putting business
principles to work with erop produc
tion) in ths marketing of products.
Agriculture isn't aa occupation. h
maintained; It ie a science, and ths
problem before the farmer ef today is
to put the machinery of distribution te
work la its proper groove to function
in aeeordanes with the lew ef. supply
and demand, and to enable the farmer
to produee by the signs ef the market
instead of by the signs of the moon.
"If in twenty-four months,
could discover all the knowledge ef
sericulture thst man has accumulated
through all ths years we would not do
a greater thing than we are doing in
trying to get ths farmers ef America
' (Continued en Pege Twa.)
RALEIGH. N. C,
water is 3,000,000 gallons snd during
the past few days the quantity . usea
has been brought down to around 2,
000.000 galloaa. Commissioner Bray
and Mr. Bain ars of ths opinion that
Ralei&h should be able to cat by witk a
million and a half gallons a day and
they stress the fact that if e famine
is to be averted consumption must be
reduced to around this figure. ..
Catting Off Supplies.
That the eity is determined to save
as much water as possible Is indicated
by the fact that ever 100 services have
been discontinued during the peat lew
days because of defective plumbing.
John B. Thiem, plumbing inspector,
and his assistants are busy inspecting
buildings and residences in search for
leakv nlumbinar and in every in
stance where leaks bars been fonnd the
supply hss been promptly cut off. The
supply will not be turned on agnin un
til the delects have been remedied, it
was stated. Mr. Thiem urgently re
auests that all persons having know!
edge ot waste of water through de
fective plumbing call Thona 7(8 or
289 at once. Any Information of this
nature will be kept in strict conn
denee it desired.
The order stopping ths nee of water
for washinr automobiles, sprinkling
lawns, construction purposes, etc has
cut down the daily consumption con
siderable, but it is pointed out that
the most effective conservation must
eome throueh saving water used for
a-eneraV rurioses. Some general in
stanees in which water is wasted Slid
which can be. remedied are as fol
lows:
Wasteful Prattle.
Allowing water to run while wash
ina- the face and bands.
Fillint- bath-tubs over three-fourths
full whereas three or four inches of
water is sufficient in view of the pres
ent situation.
Allowing water to run while filling
or washing1 kitchen utensils.
Waste of water in numerous other
general ways can be prevented by
thouchtfulness on the pert of the peo
ple and a full appreciation of the
necessity for conservation. Persons who
have knowledge ot defective plumb-
ins involving a waste of wster should
cut off the eupply entirely except
(Continued on Page Tea)
SHORT SKIRTS ARE
Miss Johnson Tells Farm Wom
en Dress Should Reflect
Spirit Of Time
"Short skirts are a mark of freedom,
not of vulgarity said Miss Helen Louise
Johnson, of New York, speaking yester
day afternoon on the subject of "Clothes
snd ths Woman" before the delegates to
the Farm Women's Convention now in
session at the State College. The burden
ot Miss Johnson's talk was a plea for
standardization and more, simplicity in
feminine attire in keeping with woman's
present position in the working world.
Not ths least interesting thing about
Miss Johnson's speech was the faet that
she made it in a "standardised" dress,
in which shs not only looked perfectly
numan, out aocioeoiy aurscuva.
"Ths whole face of the world will
change when we realise that it Is Just
ae much to be expected tnat a gui snouid
make a living ae that a man should,"
said Miss Johnson. "A definite earning
occupation win change the girl, and her
plumage will decline. Girls have been
taught pre-eminently the art ef pleasing
in order to catch a husband. Dress has
been an important part of this art. This
explains so many women's pursuit of
clothes.
Although describing men s clothes as
ery homely." Miss Johnson 'found
them utilitarian and sensible. "Men's
clothes fit the things they have to do,"
she said. The standardization which the
spesker advocates would not be, in the
least, in the direction of masculine at
tire. Such simplification would rsther
be expressive of bssuty and personality.
Variety might be secured, she said, in
fabrics and colors .rsther thss in cut.
The plsn, according to Mies Johnson,
would also be of great advantage to fac
tory workers who are often thrown Vut
of employment by the vagaries ef
fashion.
Miss Johnson scored sll weak-kneed.
kow-towing to fasnion, wniea ens de
scribed as a "golden calf.' She declared
that in most social functions the com
petitive object ot the women who en
tertain is to out-feed and out-dress
other hostesses. She saw in such func
tions one of the main ways in which
ths worship ot fashion was fostered.
"We are so scared of each ether," she
said. Tor, after all women drees for
each ether. We are so afraid ef what
they will say- wb yy!
Why, we are they. We crests the de
mand which makes fashion. Ths aver
sge woman's subservience to fashion is
only a mark of cowardice."
"the spirit of a people hss always
beea reflected in their clothes," Miss
Johnson said. So she held thst dress
should reflect, not disguise aer hamper
a woman. She pointed out thst 'the
influences of freedom in the Frenea aad
American Revolutions asd shown itself
in the people's sbsndonment ef court
styles. Her consequent point was that
the greater freedom ef American women
st present should manifest itself in a
simpler aad more appropriate ature.
Not only did Miss Johnson speak la
"standardized" drees which she claimed
IRK OF FREEDOM
(Continued ea Page leej , t
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31. 1921.
C01I17EE HEARS'
PROTESTS AGAINST
NMRIFF RATES
Representatives Of Two Coun
tries Before Senate Fi
nance Committee
HIGHER RATES WANTED
BY MILLING INTERESTS
English Delegation Seeks Low
er Tariff On High Speed
Steel, While Representatives
Of Fishing Industry Appear
Both For and Against New
Import Taxes
Washington, Aug. 80. representa
tives of industries of two countries
presented arguments before the Sensts
Finaaes Committee today striking at
rates in the Fordney tariff bill. From
England came a delegation to urge re
vision downward of rstee en high speed
steel, while higher rates on flour and
mill feeds were sought by domestic
milling interests. Representative! of
the fishing industry sppeared both to
defend snd denounce import taxes on
their products.
Claims of the flour millers, submit'
ted by L. E. Moses, of Kansas City,
Missouri, president of the Southwestern
Millers League, and A. L. Ooetrmmn,
of Minneapolis; president of tne Millers
National Federatiori, were for rates
which would be compensatory f ir the
25 cents a bushel duty on wheat. Unless
the flour duty was made practically
double the Bouse rate, they agreed,
the duty e& wheat would bring no good
effect.
Making No Profits.
Mr. Moses snorted that ths milling
industry wss Disking no profits and
that Its position in the business world
would be more perilous without ths
protective duty,
"If you give ns rates which will
keep ns running," he said, "we can
and will furnish ths people ot tho
United States flour at the cheaper:
price of any people on earth. It you
force us to run only part of the time
your flour price will be higher and
the consumer will pay and the pro
ducers' market will be disturbed and
lowered and be will lose. I won't pre
dict what will happen to the nulls
themselves if we have so close our
plants part of the time."
Dotlee ea Fiaa
Oa ths question of duties en fish, a
dlff erases ot opinion was voiced by ths
home producers aad the Importers, sV
though seme New England fishing In
terests favored a low import tax. The
Alaskan industry tiro tested against any
changes from the Mouse rates, tne claim
being mads by Dsn Sutherland, Alaskaa
deleeate ia the House, that the bill
taxed everything tne Osnermea usea in
their business but gave tnera only mod
erate orotection en the results et their
labors. His argument was supported by
A. W. Thomas, sof Boston, head of a
Prince William Bound eompany, who
declared that the rate of 113 cents a
pound on herring barely met the high
transportation costs which hs had to
bear ia delivering fish in New Tork In
competition with ths Scandinavians
Without the duty, he said, the industry,
encouraged bT the government during
the war. would go on ths down grade,
Atlantic coast Ssning interests were
represented by George E. Willey, of
Boston, who claimed tnat no gooa rea
son existed for duties aa high as those
fixed and aremed thst the tax would
serve to Increase the cost of living "to
the poor folks." This phass of the
argument was supplemented by Mrs.
Jennie D. Heath, ot New York, presi
dent of the National Housewives'
League. She said, also, that high duties
probably would result m decreased eon
sumptioa of fish.
SMITHFIELD SELLS ITS
BONDS TO TOLEDO FIRM
Smlthfleld, Aug. S0 Smlthfield sold
1200,000 worth ef school bonds bere to
day. The deal was msde through the
Pradden h Company of Toledo, Ohio.
Woxk is to start Immediately oa the
new school building. Ths contract for
the building was awardsd to Ksnnon h
Thompson,' of Baleigh.
Nsuie river shows no signs of rising
from ths downpour ot rsin which pre
vailed In this section Sunday. The
lawns and treee are looking refreshed
after the treat te the first drink in
several weeks. Ths atmosphere is much
cooler and the people hsvs taken on a
more optimistic feeling ia the last 24
hours.
FIRE DAMAGES ROCKY
MOUNT COTTON FACTORY
toeky Mount, Aug. J0v Fire believed
to have been started by a flying spark
from an aetalvns elding outfit which
workmen here were Being In making
repairs in the wheel room, did interior
damage at the Becky Mount mills this
afternoon which mill officials estimate
will total S10J000. The lire epreed ever
the belting system la one unit of -the
mill aad then released tns automatic
sprinkler system, which did much wster
damage so vue uiacuuwj.
CHAKLES ALLOWED TO STAT
IX SWITZERLAND LONGEB
Berne, Aug. M-Upoa the request of
the fipanisa government the Swiss gov
ernment has decided to extend its per
mission for former Emperor Charles ef
Austria to remain in Switzerland until
October Under the original permie.
sion st the Swiss goverment the former
Anstriaa monarch wss te have left the
country by September 0. 1
Two Mea Electreented -
Trenton. N. J- Aug. S0v Fran 3.
James aad Baymend W. Schaek, both ef
Camden, N. J were electrocuted at the
State prison here toaight for the mur
der last October ef David S. PauL a
Cam dea' bank messenger.' Jimes was
put to'deata at 8:15 o'clock aad Schaek
a few minutes ttter. ,
LEADING LAWYERS
OF NATION GATHER
FORM SESSION
First Day Of Cincinnati Con
vent ion Given Over To
Routine Matters
ELIHU ROOT DELIVERS
TWO SHORT ADDRESSES
Program Of Addresses Before
General Oonrention Begins
Today, With Prominent
Speakers Of The Nation On
The Program; Boot Stresses
Importance Of Bar
Cincinnati, Aug. SO. A day of sec
tional meetings devoted largely to re
porte of committees and discussion oc
cupied dolcgates and visitors who poured
into Cincinnstl today for the forty
fourth annual convention of the Amer
ican Bar Association. Prominent bar
risters from all sections of ths country
were present for the business meetings
auxiliary to the program cf addressej,
which begins tomorrow before the gen
eral convention.
Elihu Root former Secretary of State,
made two brief addresses today, in
which he urged-the bar to play an
important role In creating publie opin
ion and in educating young lawyers In
the fundamentals of the law.
Ellha Root Speaks.
The former Secretary of State urged
that the bar association exercise strict
supervision of lawyers ot the coming
generation so that the legal profession
might have competent men to sdmlnlster
the law.
Miss Annette Adams, of San Fran
eisco, was one of the speakers before
the eritn'nal law section, urging swift
prosecution of those charged with crime.
The effect of example to the publie
and of reform for the criminal is lost
it there is long delay between his arrest
and his final eonvietion and inearcera
tion," Miss Adams declared. Innocent,
men, too, should have an early oppor
tunity to establish their innocence."
Finger Print Expert.
Forgod finger prints were explained
to the same section by Milton Carlson,
a finger print expert of , Los Angeles,
who told ths lawyers that the first thing
to prove where finger prints were in
voived in crime cases wss whether the
print was made by a human hand. He
explained how finger prints -could be
forged, disposing of toe popular theory,
he said, that finger prints were infallible
proof.
Delegates to the convection ia con'
fcreaee today made re port of tho activi
ties of their local and State bar asso
ciations. The Association of Attorneys
General and the Commissioners of Uni
form State Laws concluded their sessions
today, prior to the general convention
tomorrow.
. Adopt Resolatloa
Jitter a lengthy discussion tonkht.
the conference of delegates adopted a
resolution presented by George E.
Price, of Charleston, W. Vs.. providing
that ths Bar Association should sxsmine
representatives appearing in ease be
fore the United States Treasury De
partment The resolution was pre
pared st the suggestion of the depart
ment, Mr. Price said, snd recommended
that State and local bar associations
assist the department in Investigating
the character and qualifications of those
appearing ia eases before the depart
ment or its bureaus.
The resolution slso provided thst
ths giving of sdvics on the income
tax be regarded as ths practice of
law. This provision was adopted af
ter considerable discussion ss. sn
amendment presented by Julius Hen
ry Cohen, of New York.
Officers Elected
The criminal law section elected the
fdUowlng officers tonlgh: Floyd E.
Thompson Bock Island, Els., presi
dent; W. O. Hart, New Orleans, vice
president; Edwin M. Abbott, Seeretary
treasurer; and Thomas J. O'Donnell,
Denver, and Annette Adams, Ssa Fran
cisco, council members.
Following the election, an address
was msds by E. W. Sims, former
United States District Attorney of
Chicago, and a paper by James B.
Clark, United States District Attorney,
of Cincinnati, was read by Thomas
Morrow, first assistant district at ton
ney. Mr. Clark discussed the queiti-m
of unanimous verdicts snd offered the
conclusion that sll verdicts should be
unsaimous. Civil oases in Ohio al
low a three-fourths verdict, he said, but
although convictions were more difficult,
to secure, he favored unanimous deci
sions. John G. Price, of Ohio, was elected
president ef the Association ot attorneys-General
of ths United States. Attorney-General
William G. Morgan, of
Wisconsin, wss sleeted vlie-presidest
snd Bsmuel W. Wolfe, South Carolina,
secretary -treasursr.
MRS. ANNIE BURWELL
DIES IN SALEM VA.
Goldsbore, Aug. JO Belatives In
Goldibore. where she resided for several
iyeart, have been advised of the death
el Mrs. Annie T. Burwell, at the home
of her .daughter, Mrs. Harvey Gierseh,
ia Salem, Va. Mrs. Burwell was the
other ef Mrs. P. B. King, grandmother
of .Mrs. J. C -Eases and " Horace E.
King, grcst grandmother of Miss Fran
ces King all of Goldsboro, covering
five generations. Mrs. Burwell recently
celebrated her 93rd birthday and was
the widiw ef the lste H. W. Burwell.
ef tbie city. - ,
FISHERMEN RESCUE SIX
AIRMEN FROM BALLOON
'Hampton, Vsv Aug. 80 Ftsbsrmsa
near the mouth ot Fork river this mora
ing' rescued a small free balloon from
Langley Field asd the crew ef six mem
bers while the bsg wss blowing sea',
ward. - Ascent wss msds In s light
northerly breetctmt the course ef the
bag was changed daring the might
Bopee throws from the bellooa ware
hsulsd la by . the flshlag boats. ,
SIXTEEN PACES TODAY.
President orders
lawless bands to
disperse at once
BODT OF MAURICE LAY.
OF GREENSBORO, FOUND
IN WRECKAGE OF ZR-S
Hull, Aug. 10. (Br the Associated
Press.) The body ef still another
American who was killed In the ZR-2
disaster waa found today. It was
that ef Maurice Lay, ef Greeasbere,
North Carolina, a rlfger.
At the Inquest held tday Fly
ing Officer Miller testified that the
body ef Brigadier General Maltland,
which waa recovered yesterday,
wss found ea the airship near the
water ballast controls, which In
emergencies sre operated la sn en
deavor to Insure the safety ef sa
airship. In hesrlng this testimony
the coroner commented on the fsct
that Genersl Maitlsnd's last set
was directed to doing what wss
possible to ssve the vessel and her
crew. The proceedings before the
coroner today were purely formal.
It Is said here that ths body
ef Lieut. Commander Emery Coil,
of Marietta, Ohio, will he bailed
at sea la accordance with a wish
he often 'expressed to his wife.
Large Body Of Armed Men Re
ported
To Have Gathered
Near Logan County
Logan, W. Va, Aug. 80. Extraordi
nary preparations went forward today
and continued tonight following reports
of a a-atherina of armed men at Jetlery
in the adjacent eounty ot Boone. Be
Tiortad estimates of the number vary
from hundreds to thousand. Laek of
telephone communication precluded eon'
flrmation of the nmirei.
Fearing that the men would cross tho
hills to ths Logan county aids, com
panies to ex-servies men were being
formed todsy to reinforce detachments
of deputy sheriffs snd State police now
guarding the border. In this little town,
the county seat, a battalion aruiea
throughout the .afternoon. Additional
forces of former soldiers were reported
to he comins from Welch snd McDowell.
No word , had been received from
Adintant General John H. Charnoek,
ht laft rtiarlntitn today on a sDecisl
trsla for the "District at TJaeerteinty"
on the east slops ef Spruce Fork Bulge
separating Logan eounty from Boone.
. Elaborate Defenses.
For ths first tims since the Logaa
and McDowell men took tip arms to re
pel a possible lnvssloa a newspaper
man today was permitted te view part
of the defense works on ths Logan
eounty side. These defenses were
those ot McDowell men guarding the
state highwsy leading from Logan to
Jefferson. Sheriff "Mill" Hatfield, com
manding the McDowell contingent, this
morning msds a tons of inspection. He
traveled by automobile and on his re
turn to Logan expressed himself as
being satisfied with ths morsls of his
deputies. a
Ths road leads through ons of the
wildest sections of the southern West
Virginia mountains. On the tour the
sheriff frequently stopped in front of
hillside homes. In most instances the
occupants came to the door, whereupon
8heriff "Bill' introduced himself and
assured the dwellers thct the McDowell
mea were their friends snd that sven
more foroes could"be obtained from hie
'county if necesssry.
Get More Forces,
Upon his return to Logan from Mill
Creek and Peck's Creek, the first and
second lites of defen;. respectively,
Sheriff Hatfield was informed thst Gov
ernor Morgan had requested him to call
more McDowell deputies lute Logan. Hs
immediately made arrangements to have
additional forces brought here.
Other rosds leading from Logan into
Boone eounty are guarded by State
troops, under command of Captain J.
K, Broekus, summoned from Mingo and
by Logan deputies and volunteers com
mended by Shoriff Don Chafin.
While everything wa reported quiet
on the Logan side todsy advices indicste
much restlesKBcas on the part of the
armed band just across the bridge.
A special train, one vach of which
was loaded with arms and ammunition,
arrived here st 7 o'clock tonight coming
from Charleston. The ammunition were
guarded by deputies.
After being unloaded, the munitions
were taken to the eourt house where
the men began cleaning the weapons.
Ia the meantime armed guards were
thrown around ths building snd no
one but constituted suthorities were
permitted to enter. It wss expected
that durins the nisht the guns end
r a rv.. tKrrJ,vd5rI
mobile trucks snd taken to the bordr4-
Jl-1 j .n1J V.a Aladil tea lltft-
line ever the sams roads that today
were traversed by similar vehicles
carrying supplies to the guardians en
the Logan side ef the ridge. Scores
of mountain men and others from "the
lowlands, armed with rifles, pistols
snd Browning guns, pstrol ths rosds
over which tbs trucks psssed.
The approach ot nightfall brought
with it inereassd. tenseness and sd
ditionsl mea were sent from here
to the hills to reinforce the border
patrol. Those in command sxpressed
the opinion thst if, ths' men across
ths line were swsrs ot ths fact that
injection ef Fsderal troope was a pos
sibility September 1, aa atfcmpt might
hs msds to cross tonight. -Women of
the town were "doing their bit" pre-
paring snd serving food, -coffee and
ether necessities te arriving rein
f ereemeats. , '
Four hundred and seventy addi
tional McDowell mea arrived en s
special trsla at 1:30. Included, la the
detachment were two physicians snd
three nurses. The detachment wss
moved from Welch' te Mallory la au-
(Ceatlaaed en Pege Tea.)
IKING PLANS TO
RESIST INVASION
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
reclamation Commands Per
sons In West Virginia Engaged
in unlawful Proceedings To
Disperse By Thursday
GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE
QUICK ACTION IF ORDER
IS NOT COMPLIED WITH
Declaration Of Martial Law
and Dispatch Of Strong
Force Of Federal Troop!
To Mingo District Next
Steps If Order Is Not Be.
stored By Thursday; Gen
eral Bandholtg Ordered Back?
To West Virginia To WatcK
Situation In Troublous Coat
Fields and Adrlso How,
Proclamation Is xBeceiTtdf
Administration Prepared To
Meet Any Serious Situation
and There Will Be "2T0
Child's Play" I" b'
, . y -ij
Washington, Aug. SO. PresiSent Hard
Ing, In a proclamation late today, eome
mended all persons sngaged la un!ew,
ful and insurrectionary proceedings
ta ths West Virginia eosl fields to diss
perse and retire peacefully to theif
homee before noon ot Thursday, Sops'
tember I. I
Unless there !s prompt eompllanee,1
the administration let it be knowa that
martial law would hs declared aid,
Governor Morgan's appeal for Federal
traps grsnted. a
Meanwhile, Brisadier General H. B.
Bandholts, who msde a preliminary in
vestigatiou around the Mingo dstrlcf
last week, wss ordered back to Wast
Virginia to watch ths situation and
advise the War Department how the
proclamation was received. Ia a tea
port made publie yesterday at the White
House General Bandholta expressed the
opinion thst the State authorities had
mads "only feeble attempts" to restore
order.
Follows Conference.
The proclamation waa issued by the
President after a day et conferences
with Secretary Weeks, General Band
he Ita and Major General Harbord, as
sistaat Chief ef staff. A Wsst Virginal
delegstioa, headed by Senator Bother
land, was also ia conference with the
President aad Secretary Weeks and)
strongly urged the immediate dispatch
of troops to ths scene et trouble, t
The intimstios wss given by adJ
ministration officials that if troops wsrej
seat there would be aa sdeqnste fore
snl Mist "there would be ae child's
Text ef Prvelasaatlesw
Tie text of the proclamation follow! S
"Whereas, the Governor ef the State
of West Virginia has represented thst
domestic violence exists in said State
which the suthorities of said State are
suable to suppress; snd
"Wheress, it is provided in the con
stitution of the United Btateo that the
United States shall protect each State
in the anion, on application of the legis
lature, or ef the executive whea the
legislature eaanot be convened, against
domestie violence; snd,
"Whereas, by the law ef the United
States ia pursuance of (he above it la
provided thst in all eases ot insurrec
tion in any State or of obstruction to
the laws thereof It shall be lawful for
the President of the United States, oa
application ot the legislators ef such
Bute or of the executive whea the legis
lature cannot be convened, to call for
ths militia of any other 8tato or States
or to employ such part ef the land and
naval forces of the United States as
shall be judged accessary for the pur.
pose ef suppressing such insurrection
snd esusing ths Isws to be -duly tit
euted; snd,
Asks for Treepa i
"Whereas, the legislature ot the state
of West Virginia is not now in aessloa
end eonnot be convened in time to meet
the present emergency, end the execu
tiv of said 8tate, under Section Four ef
Article Four of the Constitution of the
United States snd the laws passed ia
pursuance thereof, has mads dns appll .
cation to me in ths premises for suck
part of , the military forces of the
United Ststej ss may be neeessary aad
adequate to protect the state et West
Virginia snd the citizens thereof
sgai&st domestie violence and to en
force the due execution ef the laws
and
"Whereas it is required thst when
ever necessary in ths judgment et the
PreeidenV-to- use military (ereee ef the
United 6tates for ths purpose aforesaid
rfv.:.fc v. JL.uT.,,.
lie shall forthwith by proclamation com
mand such insurgents to disperse aad
retire peacefully to their respective
homes within a limited time:
Order so Lewlese Ones ,
"Now, therefore, I, Warren G. Hnsd
ing, president ef the United States, de
hereby make proclamation and X do
hereby command all persons engaged la
ssi'd unlawful and insurrectionary pre
eeedings to disperse end retire peace
fully te their respective abodes ea er
before IS o'clock noon ef the first day
of September. 1921, and hereafter abaa
doa said combination aad submit them
selves to ths laws snd constituted aa
thorlties of said Stater
"And I invoke the aid aad co-operation
ot all good eitiiene thereof to up
hold the laws aad preserve the publie
peace.
"Ia witness whereof, X hsvs hereunto
set my hand snd esused ths seal ef the
United Stetes to be sffixed.
"Done at the City et Washington,
I this thirtieth day ef August, ia the yeer
of -Our Lord, one toe sand nine sue
dred and tacsty-ene, and at the la-
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