fTJlE UEATULR North Crollne--Carally fair tva tinned wirm Satardsy and Boaaay. WATCH LABEL it your paper, tend renewal nve days Vefore expiration In order to avoid mtasing a single copy. server VOL CXIV.: 1$0. 6. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 192. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS CABARRUS CAUSES A MORRISON County Official Absolutely Re v fuses To Follow Chief Rob inson's Example and Give iN Up His Job ' MUST USE SOME MORAL' SUASION ON SPEARS IF . HIS PROGRAM SUCCEEDS Governor Now Forced To Ne ' cessity of Getting Sheriff Oat of Office, Since he Has Diagnosed Trouble at Con cord As Being Due To JLack f Enforcement Officers; Fir tag Program Works Fine .Whole Police Force Tell r ' Maror Womble It Will Hot 1 Work Under - New Chief, Harry M. -Joyner; Teitile Unions Consider Best Method . of Surrendering While Con ' - cord Sweats Through a Quiet Bay; Morrison's Effort To March Sown Hill By Firing ! Officers Fails To Work Smooth ? By JOHN A. LIVINGSTONE (Staff Correspondent) Concord, Sept f . Governor Cameron Morrison will have to use moral suasion on 8heriff Carl Spear, if the Chief Ex ecutive of the Bute eontinnei bis firing program as a tolnUon of the strike situ ation here. Sheriff Spears absolutely refuses to follow Chief of Police C. A. Bobinson s lead, and instead to stick to his Job until hit term expires. There s plenty of law on the robjeet, and Judge Me Elrwy fc fcolding Boperior Conrt here this week, but the statute provides that before any petition for removal of sheriff for maladministration of office tin. be brought to the attention of a judge, It must hare the approval of the county attorney or the solicitor of the district. Stand by Sheriff County Attorney H. 8. Williams, who is Bepubliean Hoot leader Jn i the Gen oral Assembly, will stick by his feUow- and Solicitor nayar niv- ib!?,f.h.Srtl?be5 fciil failed fi iHJSi-K. advfce he could and I. et dispose to ..... ..Mri. mstinr Dfoeeedings m , Slaw V " , v fiMmAf MAmMi a overnor. pra r-- j . cu.. Vorriao as now lercea.w, . BharttT Rntn i tha -eeessity of tdl .h,f5JK eat ef the pleee, since he em 01 xnv visif ,w the tronbl. here as beins due to ladi of law enforeement om . . ntittee f reprwentatives from eotton snUl interesU aava ta rj oition .of eomt """f"" " Batiotw r"" , The Governors firing PfJ working ne in Concord. With Chief . Tjvi.Aa a civilian clothes. of (Police Bobinson in civilian eiotnea, tha whole force of PeB" ,7 into Mayor Womble office today sno 1 . , it. . tha wonld not woia. War- M. Joyner nnaer tn - - n. mnyor promid to eon ;r th. .".id b 4 keep Joyner on : . . t. iZ . tha nolicemen to the jo. - tJr. - th Wal textile .io. considered iTammer day withont . tommittet of eitisens, beaded by J. U HartseU, met nt the T. H. C A -thto afternoon to consider ways and means , h. MATTiaon Snag IwbT. it wonld be tha coat. II hhumi-v r do it, it will be done. ti...ii .,( of the Hart- it,t7v....o w,Haves thst the- ..T if.n .d Vallkr Forge Dai 111 OI. ; , . . v., a avaln her in o.mrrA.d.h..iMUted from th befinning of th preee at in dnstrial strike that the on inn is that of taw and order, and that aneh thing aa tabor anions and labor organisations n menace to personal liberty. - Strike SmaslMd 1 j mar,n an the uovemor muww- - fciU when he called troops to Concord insored th smashing 01 atria.. That Us been donej eompleU 1y ..a .uj.1.1,. and onlv needs the rati- mad complete. As a result of ths Char- M, Wsde, th raUfieatio meeting wUl probably b held tomorrow night - r Governor Morrison's attempt to arfc down tha hUl by mhklnr the loca , offl eera tha goats will not nndo what has boeadon. In an ondnranee sontest hi which the teUl ownera bsd aU the ad- vvsntsge, the troops wee pkeed at their keck'nnd eaU to nnswer their - wisha and demands.. They wert th factor in aa already -t naeonal eeeteet " that insnred speedy eoUapee of the tabor force. N effort at conciliation or at arbitration has bee andertaken, and th firing ef two 0ers of tha law raaaot result in th permanent settle meat ef a deep-seated misonderstsnd- 1.- rv trtn nrnnrran, 4aoa not M- U!. . , aav U aanee. , . - Awakea Peopta , - Tha Governor's remarka an law and order have resulted in at awakeaed - public tonseiene her that bode good iv. htM Pnhlie-ariirited eltiaeas . ' 'I M . ' - " - ' like Editor Johi B. Ehrrrill arc axert- like Editor Johi B. Bherrill arc axert- 11,000 t a Southern" bank for the lag their best efforta to aeenre PlpnrpoM of assisting la th exportation bcta-eea tha conflicting force. - I i -ha .d vraia. Aa'othar immu.. Zaeawhile, Ehens tspeara eentinaec tn Nrv ejeetmeat paper acre aaa at 1 aaapolis, whil th mill owner seek Eaaaapolis, whil th mill owner seek - -- " - 1 V T . 1 . A - 1 . 1 I oiuro. no mmm p raa iui a, 1 Ml hanh enough to move family belosgiagsl ia (CMtiawed m rag TawJ SHERIFF HITCH IN PROGRAM Public May Get Look-in i Names of Applicants For Jobs As Postmasters GENERAL CARR TALKS ABOUT HIS CANDIDACY j Confident He Can Carry Every District .If North . Carolina Gets a Congressman at Large; .Veterans' Bureau Working In North Carolina Another Loan Made 1 Vaws anA DKairvt Puritan 603 District National Bank Bldg 0f EUWAKU E. BKITTUfl ... (By Special Leased Wire.) i Maa1itnrtna fln,a. wThfln r In. iliimtinna that tha nuVtlia ia tn h allowed to get a look-in at the names of the applicants for postmasters- under th PraaMaiit TTirillnv aintli TirM Rm tW Titan nt avamlnatifin fft tha final tion, the plan that is understood to be so pliable as to warrant the belief that tli !nnr will ha a. Rimnhlfoan. Kara. tofore, the Civil Berviee Commission has declined to give out for rubiieation aiiha tha tiamaa of tha annltcanti. tha navriaa uainv T.na niminii u. nr inn three topmost who get the' designation Ul vuk;iuivb. Alioiv uaio vwm . m mitriaa from nawananara and others as tn tha namaa. bnt tha rffieinla havt beer stony-hearted and no names were given. ttaya uraera raoiieity PAitmiiU, nnapa1 TTava haa fftvaai tit a tnfAnnatlfiH that ha haa aakxl tha Civil Berviee Commission to furnish the newspapers with the names of the ap plicants for postmaster examinations, and following the examination or tne oarers to "give the names of the three who are in the lead. He has been urged from time to time to do this, and es pecially to nave miae puDiio tne names nt tha fhrfca from whom tha ehoiee for postmaster is to' be made in order that the patrons of the postomee might M a hi tA Ta thii vinwa to tha Post- moster General as to the relative merits of the three. li ie unaerstooa tent rhile the Civil Service Commission may - W ttta.tW request to maka nbUt the Barnes ot the. three make publis the names of the. three eligibles for the postmastershlp at any f - - i -r " v - - m given piace, n 11 oncaing to propost .1.. tha full liat nf annliranta "J. J oeeaun qi in largo iiumurr 01 nanus that It would be foreed to' handle, 6..mi carr Talks Wlilla m hla viait ta WaahinrtAB vaa. terdsy, General Julian 8. Carr, of Dur ham, spok freely of t je matter of his candidacy for th 1 Democratic aomlna tion for.Congiwsemsn-at-larg in ease the State wu not redistrieted '.''en the reapportionment of members of the House of Bepresentatives is arranged by . m,mlh,n of th. Hoili congress, ah tne indications now are wUl b either 435 . r 480, and in either h c,rollB. m one addi- ease North Carolina will gala one addi tional member. Asked about tne matter of his candidacy, General Carr said; ''I am practicing a policy of watchful waiting. While, of course, it is neees aarv that thffTa ha an additional renre- sentativ from North Carolina before there can be any real calculations made; wt T am vaaannahlv anra that If thara is a Congressmsn-at-larg to, be aoml- nated, i win earry every congressional district in tha State. The truth is, my friends throughout North Caroliaa feel so sanguine in the matter and express rnemaeives in sucn terms to ma auoui ;t ' that T 1wHiva that T wnnld aarrr some of th districts practically nnani- i n 1 n i- iH M Lultk moailj. uqdciii varr a tn in aimi.u, says h is feeling all right, and looks it Intra seed DaUee , Th Veteraas" Bureau in taking vr the war Jdsc insurance aiso taxes over tha' Tadanl Vaeational Board work. la this way it cornea into control of the various bureaus in tne states wnica have been caring for th vocational taintn tn, fflnnaf aarvir man. In North Carolina there have been two of these, on at Baleigh, which has four atjiff nan and two clerks, and one at Charlotte, where there are five staff a fna alarha. tTada tha Tatar ana' Bureau thee sub-stations are to be enlarged and forces added to eare for matters Of compensation, medical at tention and hospitalisation. At tltcse tilaiwaJ anh-atatioaa avarv BOiaibla aid will be given to -former service men in making oat applications for claims and t a.tannt. thair narjera to b nreoered. North Carolina, with South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida, la la tha Fifth District of th Veterans' Bu- n th. haadnnartara fnv this VaffioBnl district being at Atlanta, with Mizsell Brysoa at preat acting head, sad all forma of soldier relief work in ths dis trict ar referred t Atlanta for final action after the papers are prepared at th (ua-stauona. in au iner ar 100 r tea regional dUtricU ' with 140 cnb- staUona, thee- established under) the 8wcet bHl which consolidated all mat ters relatiag to services (or former aervie men- Bight now "Clean-up 8road is at worn in North Carolina, ia it being a physician, vocational training iMrt. insurance man.- eomDenaatioa man, and contract man. For th week ending August 11 the North and South Carolina' squad reports S41 cases handled, v - Makea Anothet Uan Tha War finance - Cornoratioa an. nauneea that it ha arreed to advance w that U hsa agned U advane u ,-ortB CarpUaa tobacco axportiag fina gisonoO for aa ia th export f fina fisoOO for. ia th xport of .una vmui wwwa m vao ouia- . ... . ..... Vnrth ranliaa ink. tomof bustnesa men her that th advanee eotioa in u past tar weakt (rem (Ca4inad oei Para TwJ WILL HAYS WANTS NAMES PUBLISHED Rainfall Adds Little Water But Revives Hopes Mightily Purely Local Shower, Says Weather Bureau, Pointing Out However, Only From Such Showers Is There Any Indica tion of Relief Within Next Proving Effective, But Must Bain leas than a quarter of an inch, perhaps, but rain, neverthelessfell last night, bringing some consolation, a little relief to withering vegetation, but mighty little, if any, mora water to the slowly recedng supply in th impound ing reservoir at Lak Baleigh. Surely a local shower eaid Ia A. Den son, director of th United States Weather Bureau, and restricted to very small area, but from . such showers only, does he hold out any hope of re fief within the next few days. Today, he forecasts fair and wanner weather, and the water in Lake Baleigh is due t recede another inch. Even at that, some headway has been made in the conservation measures. Be fore the use of water was restricted by ordinance and regulation,. Lake. Baleigh waa "losing it impoverished supply at the rale of three Inchen, a day. One inch is the daily margin of consumption now. and every little shower helps. But if the supply at Lake Baleigh ia to serve for any extended time, Superintendent Bain pointed out yesterday there must be even more scrupulous obedience to tha regulations governing use of water at the morning and evening high pres sure periods. Mayor T. B. Eld ridge from Blowing Bock late yesterdsy afternoon wired W. L. Dowell, city eierk, that ha would be ia Baleigh at 7:30 this evening for a eonferenea with the eity commissioners tonight or Sunday, if necessary. And it is probable that the Commissioners will Judge Bond To Hear Injunction Case In Superior Court Today IA Heated Discussion of Power To Control Aeronautics By Bar Association Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. I, Conflict ing views on the power of th national government - to -centred aeronautics canned heated debate before the con vention of th Amerleis Ba Associ ation tot today whe tha "report of tha committee oa tha law of aviation waa received aad Anally adopted after numerous substitute resolutions naa failed. Tha report advocated that the Bar Aasociatioa give atentioa to "the funda mental problems of jurisprudence' wita out vcaturinc into th field of practi cal aviation and left tha question of legislation open to Congress. Legal questions involved In air legislation must first be decided before the ae toils of control were settled, the com' mitteo said. The proposition that it was aa In vasion of th rights of private owner ship of property to utilize th air for living was challenged by tne report, which was presented by Charles A. Boa ton, of New York, chairman of ths com mittee. "We eubmit that it should be the law that it is not an invasion of private riirhta if flia-ht ia accomplished without Jeopardising any right usnauy enjoyea eaid. Tha incomplete nature of the report left the committee witb muen won ahead and provision waa made for the eommittea'e continuance coring tne rnmlnnr vaar. A. few minor reporta were oeara aaa - ' 1 th convention adjourned to the annual dinner tonight, the concluding func tion ef th convention. Chief Justice Taft acted as toastmaster. Talka Oa Diaarmamoat Enlightened public opinion should be directed to the "folly, risk, ana burden bloated aad extravagant expend! ture" sa tha machlaery ef war. Sir Joha W. Simon, president of the British Bar Association, told members 01 tne Asso ciation at ths banauet tonight Thst tion which would be th moral leader of th world, he said, most point the 1 iy 'notiial and substantial reduc tion,'' of expenditures on preparation for war. Introduced br Chief Justice Taft. as the lender of the English bar," Bir Joha described the interest of th legal pro r in inn ru the public policy and progress of "m1 world. - "The American President, to his last inc honor, haa summoned a conference on disarmament. The world la groaning aider a terrible weight of debt aad taxes. . Th ancient fallacy that the beet (Contiaeed oa Pag Two.) CONFEDERATE REUNION GOES TO CHATTANOOGA Part Worth, Teiaa, 8pL l-(By th Aeaoeiated Preae) Confedor. at vetcraa will koM their MM aaaaol reunion at Chattanooga, " Tenaeaass, OetoWr U, It aad 17, Coaoral K. M. Vaataaat coasaaad. rraxhlof of the Hotted Cos fed eral veteran anoaoeed today. l.WITATION ACCEPTED. Darkens, teat. Ir-ft waa sa hoaaeed bore today by Coo. Jallaa 8. Carr, comataader of the Army ef . Norther Virginia, UnlUd Coated, orate Teteraao, that Chattanooga, Tea, had lavlted the Coo feet r. au veteran to hold their 111 juiloa to that city aad Oat the lo. vitatioa weeld be accepted. The date far the rraelaa win be the' lost weeh ia October, Ceaeral Carr states. e . . , It waa aaaeaaeed eeveral dart ao that there wwaM be no rvoaieo that year inaass oe city had en. leaded .so IsrrttaUooi to too ret ERS DEBATE AIR LEGISLATION Few Days; Water Conservation Be More Rigorous. then take mora definite action along the line of come permanent improvement of the water situation. Friday's Developmental The rain followed several important developments in the famine situation here. 1. Baleigh Township School Commit tee postponed the opening of the town ship schools from September 6 to Sep tember 13. as a conservation measure. J. Commissioner Hit Brsy and n committee of ejtixene exploded the the ory that aa abundant reserve cupply of water is available at Camp Polk. S. George B. fou, Superintendent of the State Prison, offered water at the well on the State Farm property, near th saw- mill, free to those who eared to get it in fire gallon quantities or less. 4. E. B, Bain, Superintendent ef the City Waterworks, announced trat an leas citizens obeyed the general regu lations, drawing water only during the morning and evening hour when pump ing was nt high pressure, it would be r.t-eessary to withdraw th pumps alto gother, except at there periods. 5. Commissioner John Bray an nounced that he will today make ar rangemecta for making available addl tional eupply of water from spring! and wells in the neighborhood of Baleigh. School Opealag Postponed. Decision t postpone the opening af (Continued oa Pago Two.) Defendant Union Printers Make Public Leading Affidavit In Answer DENY CONSPIRACY TO MOLEST EMPLOYES Hearing Will Begin This Horn ing at 9:30 O'clock; Much Interest Aroused Denying emphatically the charges upon which non-union printing houses la Baleigh secured, temporary restrain ing order recently against the Baleigh Printing Trades Unions and ninety-odd individuals, the three- unions yesterday mad public the leading affidavit apoa which they will base their fight against tha effort of the printing house today to make the injunction permanent. Hearing will begin thie morning at 9:30 o'clock before Judge w. It Bond tha Wake county courthouse, with for mer Governor T. w. Bickett and Mur ray Allen appearing for the plaintiffs 'aad B. N. Simms, Douglass di Douglsss, and Evans A Eaton for the defendants. Organised tabor all ever North Caro lina ia watching eagerly the outcome of the injunction proceedings, regarded br it aa a blow at union tabor, which, if successful, will undermine the collec tive force of the organization. J.' F. McUahon, chairman of the Executive Committee, of the State Federation ef Labor, after the issusnee of the tem porary restraining order on August 18, visued industrial centers in the State, with the result thst from Hamlet, Wil mington, Boeky Mount, Spencer, and ether points, organized labor pledged Its moral and financial support to the Bal eigh printer, who went on a strike May 1 in protest against the refusal ef Baleigh print shops to live up to an alleged contract for the establishment of the forty-four-hour week. Scope ef The Order. The temporary restraining order pro hibited striking union printers, their sympathizers or associates from gath ering in numbers before the printing establishmenta affected by the strike, from following after or shadowing aon aaioa printers who havo taken their Jobs, or ia say wsy molesting these printers. Officers of the union, immediately upon the issuance of,thc restraining ordsr, charged all union, men with the importance of obeying strictly the terms of the court's order. This, It is understood, they have don. The affidavit upon which tha defense will base ita answer thie morning' is that of E. J. Wicker who denies "that labor unlone and the officers aad mem bers thereof, have entered into a eon spirsey to drive th individual plaintiffs from their positions aa employees ef tne several printing house aamed as plaintiffs or to make it impossible for said individual plaintiffs to work aad live ia peace ia the city of Baleigh wnlie tney are eagaged ia their present employment; that the acid labor anions have aot at any time agreed to ass say force ar intimidation ar aay fraudulent methods to prevent aay of the plaiatiffs from engaging ia said employaseat nor to interfere with them ia sock employ meat aor to get them to associate with said unions j that ia all the meetings of the eaid Baleigh Typographical La ion No. M aad la all the Joint meetings ef U said tare anion named above, the members tnereoi were aalformlr sta tioned ad admonished by their respec tive officials that they shoe 14 not at aay time eagago ia the ate ef force, threats, insult. Jeer, hiasee or aay act bearing Us semblance of force or la timidatioa or anything , calculated te htjmiliatc or intimidate any perioa stak ing or offering to engage or eagaged ia the aervie or employment af th print- in? houses aamed aa plaiatiffs ia th complaint herein." - Seegat To OMala Favor. On the other hand, Mr. Wicker mala- taiaed, members" were arged te "use very epportaatty ( which they might lad to ebtaia favor with such persona" st that they miftit eatertaia a f deadly cpialoa ef the anteaa aaa might he ta- ( Continued aa peg few) I FORCE OF FEDERAL TROOPS r ON WA Y TO WEST VIRGINIA TO PUT STOP TO DISORDERS Report Heavy Firing Along Line On Spruce Fork Ridge MINE UNION CHIEF -ISSUES STATEMENT Declares Governor Morgan Re sponsible For State of Af- fairs In, West Va. Chsrlsstoa, W. Vs., Sept. t. (By the Associated Press.) Philip Murray, in ternational vies president of the United Mine Workers of America, today gave out the following formal etatement on the West Virginia situation aa repre senting the views of the rains workers union: "After making a survey of the entire situation in the disturbed sections of West Virginia, I am forced to conclude that there ia but ono solution to the whole question ss it affects ths eitisenry of the 8tate of West Virginia and that ia complete abolition of the mine guard and Baldwin-Felts system now in gen eral use throughout the non-union coal mining fields- of this State "Despite any statement that might be made to the citizenry by the Gov ernor ef the Stat of West Virginia, evidences of the brutality of the mine guards nnd Bnldwin-Fclts agencies can be found in the non-union territory of West Virginia. My personal judg ment is that the presence of Federal troops ia the disturbed sections of the State will result in immediate quiet being restored. The men engaged in the present conflict sgninst the Governor's misuse of power welcome with open arms the roniing of Federal troops. They believe, that their presence in this field will st least assure them, their wives and families, protection from assassina tion at the hands of this armed band of desperadoes. Entered Agreement. It is not generally understood, but it is nevertheless true, that on August S8, these citizens entered into an agree ment with General Bandholts and Pres ident Keeney to disperse peaceably and return te their homes, with the distinct understanding that their live would be protected whil following out th terms of the agreement. "The miners, ia good faith,' did die per and did return to their homes, but not quite Z hours after they had re turned to their homes, an armed band ef men, consisting of mombers of th State constabulary and deputies from Logan county, crept into the town of Sharpie in the dead of the night when th men, women and children of the community were in their beds, snd when those armed thugs had eompleted their night's work, they hsd killed two mem bers of the United Mine Wbrkers of America, and injured another two. They stealthily crept back to where they came from, and despite the fact that the responsibility for the com mission of this most reprehentive crime was charged directly to the State, yet up until today, so far as I know, the Governor of the State of Wet Vir ginia has not even "interested himself in this most deliberate killing wheh it is alleged members of his. own Stnte constabulary committed on August 27, Tells ef Oatrare "The feelings of the citizenry of the entire Stat of West Virginia were com pletely outraged as a result of the crime, which was committed in, Sharpies and resulted in a complete rcmobiliza tion of not only the forces which had returned to their homes, under the terras of the originsl agreement made with General Bandholts and President Keeney, but in sddition to that force, there came up the valleys of Lens Creek, Little and Big Crnbtrec Creek, hundreds of citizens from practically every county in th State to join with the citizens of 8harples, Blair and all f the other mining ton in the neigh borhood in a fight for the abolition of this most terrible system which is per mitted to be practiced by the State authorities. "Ths general impression that has been erented by th Governor Is that the movement of this srmed bsnd of men Is eoafined to members of the. United Min Worker of America. Nothing eould be further from the truth. As a matter of fact, from my own personal obeervatioa of the situation, I discov ered that the men who are on the firing line fighting for th abolition of th guard aad Baldwin l'sl( aystsm, consist f miners, railroad men, merfbnnts doe tors, ministers of the Qospel, snd al most every element of the citizenship ef those communities and throughout the State is represented ir the forces that are fighting for the estnblishmsnt of true law and order in th But. Slogan ef Men Th slogs a ef the mca oa the fight- la; lias, ia aa they give it te me: 'We f inght for America ia t rance, we re turned home to find that ws la West Virgiaia are mot really aad truly ia America. . We have made ap oar miadt te do tettle ia West Virginia for the purpose ef returning tae rjtaic to our eon a try.' Everywhere yea go along the fighting liae, all that oao win aear is: 'Let a wia West Virgiaia back .to Amerirar "Additional charges have beea made br certain aaeacies throughout the eoemtry that the marcher have looted stores for food aad supplies, aad that la addition they havo committed various ether depredatioaa. As a mat ter af fact, I talked te practically al of tha Bareboat between the town of Marmot aad Sharpie, aad each and every oao ef them are willing to testify that they have act boom molested ia tha alifhtest Octree PT any 01 in archer who weat through their town, bnt te the contrary baaiaee msa state (CsattMcd aa Page TV) Part of Federal Troops Ordered , To West Virginia Arrive at St. Albans OTHERS SCHEDULED TO DETRAIN THIS MORNING Army Airplanes On Scene Ready Tor Action When ever Necessary - Xognn, W. Va., Sept. 2. Heavy firing on the west snd of the Spruce Fork Bidge line was reported in sn official statement issued by Colonel W. E. Eu banks tonight. His snnouneement added that toward the center some firing was In progress, but that to the east where Blair Mountain is located all was quiet. Privste Golf, a state trooper, was Irought in from Crooked Creek suffer ing from a bullet wound in the hip. lie wan not dangerously hurt. ji'o Federal troops had arrived hers late tonight. FEDERAL TROOPS ARRIVE I TO QUELL DISTURBANCES Charleston, W. Va., dpt. 2. Federal troops are in West Virginia ready to put down th disorder that has been disturbing the peace of the state sinoe last week. The first troop train ar rived at St. Albans early tonight from Ohio and was followed by other trains bringing infantrymen and equipment from the Fifth Corps Area of the Mid dle West. Troops from Camp Dix, who left New Jersey early today, arc not due until tomorrow morning. The firct contingent of the soldiers were met at St. Albans by CoL Stanley H. Ford, War Department general staff, who eonveyed orders to the com mander of the troops where to place his men. St. Albans Is about 25 miles from the affected area in Boon and Logan counties. Bandholts In Charge. Brigadier General R. II. Bandholts, in command of all the troops, worked out the details for placing ths com mands today. The infantrymen will be stationed at about a half doten central points from which they will operate in smaller da taehmenta to all surrounding places where they my be needed. General Bandholts bad no- very dis turbing reporta today . from tha so called front along the boundary line ef Boone and Logan counties, Where the aiased miners and other ar facing tha largely recruited county and State, peace officer and men. General Bandholts gave out not state ment on the situation but expected that when the military arrived on the scene, the invaders will quickly disperse and return to their homes in several of the counties in southwestern West Vir ginia. Thi is slso the opinion of State authorities and responsible mem bers of the United Mine Workers. Orders Cooperation General Bandholts tonight would not state what disposition would be made of the State and county forces now at the front. He said they would all come under his jurisdiction. Governor Mor ran todar issued a proellmstion to "All State and county officers, civil and mili tarv. and deputies, assistants and sub ordinates,-' ordering all IV eo-operate with the United States troops sn to obey the orders of the Federal eom manders. Governor Morgan's office gave out un official reports today of continued shoot ing in the mountains to ths soutn. There were, however, no details. Many reports received here have proven exag gerations. These eame from citixena, miners, nnd coal companies. One re port today atated atmed men had cap tured a train of eight eare loaded it with men and sent them to th front Another report said 200 men were in duced to leave their work in the mines in Baleigh county and join th armed bands on the Boone-Logan line. Volunteers In small detachments eon tinucd to leave here today. Other volun teers, it wes said, are ready to go, but with the federal troops on ths seen it is expected no more movements of volunteers will be permitted to go to the mountain by General Bandholts. MORRISON SAYS THERE MUST BE LAW AND ORDER Governor Tells Concord Dele f ation Law Enforcement Men Should Be Fired Charlotte, Sept. 1 The State of North Carolina will see that peace is tt-lsblished and order maintained in Cabarrus county, 'Governor Csmeron Morrison told a Concord dslegatioa which visited him at hit rooms in the Southern Manufacturers Club here. He also told the delegatioa that the sheriff ef the county and the police chief ef Cot cord should b "fired out" for what h termed their foliar to perform swera duties. He deplored the lack of executive authority to that the preser vation ef peace eould be insnred. There ia ae government ia Cabar-J rut ouaty, th Governor considered cader etreumstaaee now existing. A serines slat has beea reached, be .thought, when it become necessary for th chief executive te make 0 persoaat lavestigalioa as te the advisability of sending troops into a county when crdinarilv a call from the sheriff should be justifiable for th dispatch. Governor Morrison wilt return to Baleigh Sunday. .- Be la detained here by th strike sitnatioa ia Cos cord. Advance lead Price. New Terk, Sept. tr-The Amerleai Smelting and Reining Company today advaaesd the priee ef lead from d.40 to 4J0 cent a pound. War Department Orders Out Over Two Thousand Sol diers; Being Sent To , Sep arate Destinations jf GENERAL' BANDHOLTZ TO HAVE COMMAND OF MEN SENT INTO COAL FIELDS Another 'Force of Two Thon-j sand Troops Being Held In Reserve By Government, To-' gether .With Bombing Air, planes; Government's Ac-J tion Meets Approval of Mine " Union Officials As Well As' Civil Authorities; State of Affairs In West Virginia Termed "Insurrection" Bf Secretary Weeks; TroopS Ordered Out Following Be' quest By General Bandholts; Object of Expedition Washington, Sept. 2. Th Wsr De- partment set In motion today machin ery to npply irresistible fore to dis orderly elements in the 11 to mlnir.fr counties of West Virginia where labor disorders have smouldered into what officials term insurrection. By train from four army camps, an expedition' ary troop force numbering 2,100 me wss routed for separate destination on the edge of the mountain country. Brigadier General It. H, Bandholts, th government's agent on the scene, has been designated to eommand ths forces. Behind the force in motion, Scare tary Weeks said, were as reserves an other 2,000 jntin and bombing airplanes, which already have arived In the dis turbed area. President Harding's pro clamation formally putting Fayette, Mingo, Logan, Kanawha and Boone counties ander martial law is in the hands of General Bandholts and will be issued at the direction of Secretary, Weeks. ,w Step Meet Approval ft '4, 1 The government's action in sending, troops into West Virginis, Secretary Weeks said today, evidently had t tjia approval of mine union officials aa well a tha civil authorities of West Viri ginia, who had asked for them, Hd called attention to General Bandholts1 tepert earlier in the day that Phlli Murray, international vice president of tha United Mine Workers, had joined In urging upon him. the recommenda tion for troops. "When railroad are closed up, and a-med bands of men citablith them selves in the country, msrehing to and fro overpowering resistance," the secre tsr yseaid, "you may call it what yoa pese. We call it insurrii6n. 1 Troops Ordered Oat "x The 19th Infantry from Camp 8her man nnd Columbus, Ohio, and the. 20th from Camp Dix, New Jersey, which were the first to move for the scene of the disorders, are provided with machine guns, howitzers, rsdio and headquarters machinery, one pounders, specialties ia gas wnrfare, as well ae tides, riot guns, automatic rifles and revolver's. The enlisted strength of the' two organizations, according to latest reports, is ' 2,100, exclusive of the per srnml of the 8Hth light bombing squadron, estimated at 150 men. The 19th Infantry was brought to Held strength by replacements from the 10th Infantry at Camp Sherman and Colum bus, the 40th Infantry st Camp Knox. Ry., and two companies from Fort Thomas, Ey. Officers ot the War Department fsmiliar with martial law precedents and the policy of the administration said the extent tmi duration ef its existence in West Virginia, If declared would depend largely upon the discre tion of General Bandholts. Object ef Expedition Ita primary object, it wss explained, is fie quelling of disturbance, snd the the reinstatement of proper and con stituted civil suthority in ths disturbed area. Consequently, it is expected that mili tary forces will eo-operate with state police and local police officers, that no ml ii tarv courts will be set up for trial and punishmsnt of captured disturber of the peace, and that local business and industry will be encouraged to continue. Exception to this general policy, it wss said, would only be occasioned by pro longed end virulent disorders, which eould be stamped out only by military operations. If thi should happen, n might be necessary to remove ven peaeeabl resident from territory .-.- ..j with armed forees were probable Civil Law te reaction Even should prisoners' be takea ia larite numbers by th military organ i-. aatioaa, it was said, they probably would be detained until the civil authorities were capable of taking them ever fee ; punishment cr further detention, under ' the civil law. President Harding should eummoa operators and miners- ia West Virginia to a conference as the best meana ef re storing order, James Lord, president ef the mining department of the American Federation ef Labor, said today. "I am convinced, he added, "that if President Harding would request the mine ewacrt and the misers te confer the parties as invited would consider the summons equal to aa order and would come together. '' ' "Once a conference waa epoaee: it mM no ha eloamt without nroereea to- ward agreement er without abatement of some ef the meet grievous evils that have dnvea mea desperate ia Mingo. Caeee ef Treahle "The miae operator ef Ming today are ia the position ef defying a govera meat order. They have refused te apply the Waited Etatee Coal Cemmissioa (CaatiaaeA a rage TwaJ . 5 f

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