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f t Toe Mews mm Observer WATCI1 LAE.ZL Increasing tloadinea Tsssdsy, Bala I aoatheast, Wednesday your paper. Send rraattl iiv a ay lerore zplrattoa In order to avoid missing a I VOL CXlV. NO. 1 1 1 SIXTEEN PACES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C., TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 25, 1921." SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS MARCHING ORDERS FOR MINISTERS IN Bishop Darlington Announces Appointments of Methodist . v- Pastors For Next Year MANY CHANGES MADE IN PRESIDING ELDERS Bead of Davenport College Re turns To Ministry After 12 Tears Spent In Educational Work; Dr. T. F. Marr Re tires As Educational Secre tary; List of Appointments By T. A. SIKES High Point, Oft. 2L--The Western North Carolina Conference, which had bea in session here for the past week In Wesley Memorial Church, came to a dose thii afternoon when Bishop Darl ington read the appointments of minis ters for next eonference year. This item of business at nn annual conference is the matter of supreme importance nd the interest this year was even greater thin it has been heretofore because of the fact that fire districts had to hive new presiding elders and several of 'he leading charges had to be filled by naw pastors. At the hour the Bishop arose to read the appointments there was a stillness in the church that was almost painful. Thcro was not a stir. The contrast of the afternoon session with that of the morning , session was so great that it euold hardly bo recognized as the same body of men. During the morning ses sion it seemed that the preachers had been laying by in store speeches, ad dresses and talks for the nholo year, ready to be released on the last day of eonference, and practically the whole of the morning session was consumed in oratory. Refuse to Dismiss Preacher The first outbreak of speech making was caused by Rev. I rank 8iler, prcsid ing elder of the Winston-Salem district moving that Bcv. E. K. Creel be discon tinuTd without his consent. This mo tlon raised the temperature of the brethren and all seemed to havo some thing to say either for or against the brother being discontinued. Tho con ference refused to discontinue Mr ("reel. The next item that caused over much sp.-cch making was when the com mittee on memorials to the General Conference, made its report. Several item in that report called for the see and storm of speech-making that was made to limit the speeches to one miu nte and this was done. Thii morning session was taken ap with reports, of the Tarious boards and committee. The committee on Bab bath oliocrvance was the most interest ing and its recommendation of far more importance and if they could be put into effect, Sunday newspapers, joy rid ign, selling gasoline, cigars, tobacco cigarettes, and everything except medi cine on Sunday would be forbidden. This report was adopted without a dis anting vote ana the conference goes on rvcord as opposed to the desecration of the babbath day in any way. The minute questions were all finished duriug the afternoon session AH of these related to the achievements of the Church during the past year, and known aa the statistical report. In .Spite of the depression in the material world the reports show that this has been a ye...- of progress and possibly more money was paid for the-various causes than any recent year. There has been a net increase in the membership of the church and the Sunday schools and Epworth Logues have grown in a healthy manner. Many Changes Made As the Bishnn arose to read the op pointments there was a stillness that is seldom equaled in a large body like the Western North Carolina Conference. The good Bishop made reference to the appointments, stating Hint he and the eabinrt had done the best they could, that they had possibly made some mis takes, but he desired all to accept the assignments and ; out to make the new year the best in the history of the Conference. In tho list of appointments there were many surprises, a number that bad not even been surmised by the kitchen cabinet. The new presiding eldera appointed are: Rev. J. B. Craven, who has been president of Davenport College for twelve years, to the Charlottj district; Kev. T. f. Marr, DJ., who has for the past year been the educational secretary of the con ference, goes to the Salisbury district; Her. D. M. Litsker, who has been on the Marion district, is transferred to the Ststrsvill district, and Bev.t W. A. Newell, for the past four years on the 6utesvilJ. district, is the new presiding elder of the Winston Salem district. Bev. B. 8. Howie is the new presiding Ider on the Wayensville district Bev. H. 6. Boyer, who had served his quadrtnium on the Charlotte district, goes as pastor of the First Church Mt. Airy, and W. F. Wamble leaves the Mt. Airy district and goes as the presiding elder of Greensboro district, and Bev. J. H. West succeeds him on the Airy district. The appointments fol lew: Aahcvill District. Presiding Elder, H. W. Willis. I Asheville: Bethel, ' L. Shore: Bilt- snore, W. T. Sanford; Central, E. g. MeLarty; Chestnut street, E. R. Welch; Haywood street, J. I. Bradley; Mt Pleasant, J. M. Folger. West Asheville, L. W. Colaon. Askovill circuit, ' W. Wellnua, C. I. Nwtoa ; supply. J- preacher. Black Mountain, O. B. Jordan. Brevard, I A. Falls. East Biltssore, D. Atkins. - Elk Xonataia, C J. Chandler; supply. I mnm, v. tk. o. noiueroy. rut Bock and Fletcher, M. W. Dar IM. Headermsville, Frank Eiler. Beadersoa eireuit, C. I F. Tat. Heainy, H. L. Powell. Bet Spring, O. H. Ckrittmbary. Leiervter, ?. O. Cot Marshall. C M. Carpeater. -WEST CONFERENCE "State Not Ready To Abolish fixtreme Fenalt'ovenjor nnn-snaBnBBsnssnsn Says Society ' Must Have Rigt" of Protection Just as Individual Abolition of Capital Punishment May Be come Legislative Issue in NprtK Carolina Governor Gets Endorsements. "Ours would ba a blessed State- it its civilization had reached the point that we could dispense with capital punish ment,'' declared Governor Morrison yes terday stating his belief that the su preme penalty is still needed in North Carolina to. meet the demands of law in extreme crimes. Vhen telegrams, petitions and letters were pouring in npon Governor Mor rison last week, asking for commutation or a stay of the sentence of death pro nounced npon J. T. Harris, numbers ex pressed their opposition to capital pun ishment. Some callers on the Governor in the interest of the Bidgeerest mer chant executed Thursday, made their appeal for the condemned man on the basis of their opposition to eapital pna ishment. This week, with other letters coming in commending the Governor for the eourse that he took, some of the writers are taking occasion to express their disapproval of capital punishment, making it plain, however, that they did not expect the Governor to take this into consideration in the administra tion of the duties of bis office. May Be Legislative Isaac. With the special session of the Gen eral Assembly just around the corner, considerable sentiment has already de veloped for the abolition of capital punishment in this State. Tennessee, one Stato that abolished capital punish ment, has returned t tho supreme pen alty. It is practically certain that capi tal punishment will be an issue either in tho special session or in the regular legislative' period In 1923. Governor Morrison wis commenting to newspaper men on the letters of com E Monarchist Soldiers Attempt ing To Open Way For Charles Defeated In Fight Budapest, Oct. 24. (By the Asso ciatcd Press.) Ex-Emperor Charles and ex Empress 7at,a were eaptured today near Komorn ..ml are now confined in the Castle at Tuti Tovaros guarded by two companies of government troops. Colonel Oestenburg's troops covering the retreat of the former rulers were forced to surrender, and are prisoners. The Monarchist troops who were at tempting to open the Way for the entry of ex-King Charles to the Hungarian eapital, were defeated this morning in hand-to-hand fighting, in which grandes wera used near Tata Tovaros, about 39 miles from Budapost They lost 200 killed and about 1,000 wounded. The fojmcr king sent another pleni potentiary to Admiral Hortliy, the re gent, today, and discussions lasting several hours were carried on, hut with little hope of agreement as both parties were obstinate and bModshed has sg gravated the situation. The Karlist premier, Rakovsky, has issued a proclamation to, the nation to rally to tho king's banner and fight against ' the ungrateful rebel, Horthy." FORMER EMPEROS CHARLES REPORTED AS CAPTURED. Loudon, Oct. 24. (By the Associated Press.) It is reported that former Emperor Charles has been captured by the National army, says a Beuter dis patch from Budapest. After further fighting the Karlist forces dispersed abandoning Charles to the government troops according to this information. Ho was handed over with every mark of consideration to Col. Falvy, commander of the National army. There is no official confirmation of this report FORMER EMPRESS ZITA IS ALSO REPORTED CAPTURED. London, Oct. 24. Former Empress Zita has been captured by the govern ment forces at or near Komorn, a Vi enna message received by the London Times by way of Berlin, reports. DEMAND UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF CHARLES. Vienna, Oct. 24. The Hungarian gov ernment demands' the nnconditional sur render of Charles, a court-martial of his military advisers, prosecution of his political advisers and the disarming of his troops, who will be granted amnesty, according to dispatches reaching her. The government also is resolved upon the abdication and internment of Charles pending arrangements by the powers for bis deportation. TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF KARLIST PARTY" CAPTURED Budapest, Oct 24. The Karlist Pre mier Bakovsky and Coant Andrassy were captured at the same time as for mer King Charles and Queen Zita, near Ko- nrn. The Karlist forces are fleeing in all directions. MRS. CRANE PREPARING TO ENTER SUIT FOR MILLION Chicago, Oct 24. Mrs. Elida Pisa Crane, divorced wife of Herbert Crane, Chicago iron founder, is returning to Chicago from Costa Bice, her home, to beg i set. proceedings against Mr. Crane for 11,000,000, James Hamiltos Lewis, Mrs. Crane's attorney, annourwa. d toy. i Mr. Lewis said Mr. Cran now is at tempting to avoid payment of 170,000, balance due oa the $100,000 tied by the jvdgos the diver nit. Mrs. Cran also will request she be given the C-sne estate at Geneva, Ills., as a horns for her and bar son, Mr. Lewis said. Clve Farther Tho. Washington, Oct 14. The Bam Court (ranted the government aa s tensiea of time, antil Novemlter 29, to take testimony ia tho us of the But TROOPS CAPTUR FORMER EMPEROR mendation received since the execution of Harris, whoa he was asked to state his views on eapital punishment The courts, bo said, give every man tho benefit of tho doubt In the right to challenge, appeal to the Supreme court, and appeal to the Governor, a man' convicted of erime, he said, has adequate safeguards thrown about him. Society Maat Be Protected. But society must havo its protee tion just as an individual must have the right to repel assault, he declared, "There are some crimes and criminals that nothing but tho fear of the death penalty will deter. It would bo a glor ions thing if onr people had reached tho stag where wo could abolish capital punishment, but I dont believe we hare reaehed it yet' The execution of Harris brought the question of eapital punishment acutely to publio attention. The doubt that some expressed of the fair trial of the man intensified tho feeling, even among some who believe that Harris was guilty that a life sentence in the Mate prison might have protected society as well, while saving it from the spectacle of legalized killing. Whatever be their views on capital punishment, and whether or not it will be a legislative issue, the Governor Is receiving numerous letters of endorse ment for his stand. Private Setrctary William H. Richardson states that nine- tenths of the office mail yesterday was made up of this character of communi cations. Acknowledgements of these letters are going out now from the Governor's office. I STAKE FOR CRIME South Carolina Sheriff Was At tempting To Convey Negro To Columbia Jail Allendale, 8. C, Oct 24. Ed Kirk land, negro, under arrest in connection with, the killing of Eugene P. Walker, a farmer of Appleton, 8. C, was seized from Sheriff Bennett at Fairfax this afternoon, taken to Appleton nad burned at the stake. Sheriff Bennett, it was said wss at tempting to rush the negro to Columbia by rail for safe keeping. At Fairfax, however, the mob boarded the train and carried the nefcro off. The negro is al leged to have killed Walker this morn ing while engaged in aa argument ever a settlement for rent which rue negro, a tennnt is said to have owed the white farmer. After the shooting the negro at tempted to escape but was eaptured a mile out of Appleton and turned over to sheriff Bennett In the meantime a mob had formed and avenues of escape guarded. The sheriff made a detour to Gibbons, 8. C, where he waited with bis pris oner until train time. Boarding the train Sheriff Bennett concealed himself and his prisoner between two eoaclies. At Fairfax, it was reported the train wss boarded by a masked mob and trior oughly searched. His hiding place dis overed the negro attempted to escape but was shot down. 8till conscious the negro was taken to Appleton where it was statrd, he lapsed into unconscious ness and was left in an automobile in the middle of the town while the mob dispersed. At nightfall however, the masked mob reassembled and burned the bodv. De tails of the burning of the body could not be lesrned and it is not known whether the negro was dead or alive when placed at the stake. INDICT ARIZONA SENATOR ON CHARGE OF PERJURY Senator Cameron Claims "Po litical Foes" Responsible for Bringing Charges Phoenix, Aril., Oct. J4. An la dirt merit against Ralph H. Cam. eron. United State Senator from Arizona, was retimed by the Fed. cral Grind Jrv at the last term of the United State disterirt coart here, according to a brief entry made la the salnat book of the eoart today. Too Indict . a roars f perjsry, according to the entry I the Blast book. Washington, Oct 11. Senator Cameroo said tonight h bad re ceived no word of aa Indictment against him In Artsons bet he dentood 'certain political foes had aaad efforts to btslsi sn la. dietment for alleged Improper sad racaiv a f money la his elec. tien. He sdded that h wss pre pared to diaprov any sack charge if broagkt formally. TROPICAL STORM OFF SOUTH CAROLINA COAST Waahlagtoa, Oct. Jl The tropi cal storm has .snored, to the Calf aad tonight ts rwtral soar Utilad ti aad loagttad IS aad naevtag lowly Borthooatward attoaded by shiftiaf gaUs over ta oamt Calf and winds f karri fare sear tho storm canter, tk weather fcireaa . sa oo oreo tonight. . Storm w armies roaaala dhipfaved a tao Onlf eaaot from the aaoath of the Mtaaiosipa eaatward aad oa tk East Florida coaot. Harriraa waralaa wer ordered today Ik Wat Florida roM from Key Ve4 to ApaUchhrola. , Lasa-foolfM tin warning wa ex- NEGRO BURNED A BEEtLREGULATIONSl ISSUED BY MELLON GOME AS SURPRISE New Rules Cover Comprehen sively Use of Beer, Wines and Liquors As Medicines TO PUSH ANTI-BEER MEASURE IN SENATE Physician Can Now Prescribe Case of Beer or Two Quarts of Wine at One Time For Use of Patient; Treasury Head Says Department Unable To Delay Issuanoe Longer Washington, Oct S4. As unexpected as a rain storm in a desert, regulations permitting the msnufsetur and nse of beer for medical purposes were is sued today by the Treasury" Depart ment Withheld since March 3, last, whei former Attorney General Palmer held the us of beer ss a medicine to be legal under the prohibition laws, the issuance of the beer regulations came as a complete surprise to leaders of the dry forces who declared there had been an understanding with the Treasury that the new rules should not be promulgated until the Senate had acted upon ihe pending anti-beer bill To Pneh Antl.Beer Mean re. Issuance of the beer regulations will cause redoubled efforts to effect the passage of the anti-beer measure, Ben ate leaders declared while Wayne B Wheeler, general counsel for the Anli Saloon League, described the Treasury's m-tinn as 'Moss defensible than at any other time. (Secretary Mellon, in announcing the issuance of the beer rules declsred that "the legal rights of ths parties concerned being plain, the department is unable longer to delay the issuance of these regulations. The new rules eover comprehensively the use of beer, wines and apirituous liquors as medicines. The amount of bser a physician may prescribe at one time for the use of the same person is limited to two and a half gallons, the equivalent of a case but no arbitrary limit is placed upon the number of such prescriptions a physician may write or the same person may obtain within a given period. Two quarts of wine was tho limit put upon a single prescription for that baverago but otherwise the regnlations are the same as for beer. Caa Prescribe Lienor Ah Spirituous liquors are limited to one pint within any tea-day period and alcohol for external ase wtw limited to a pint to the same person at one time Prescriptions for these medicines may be filled only by a ueensed phsrm scist, who is slso a retail druggist, or a licensed pharmacist in the employ of a retail druggist Prescriptions are not reflllable and the regulations declare that a pharm acist 'shoujd refuse to fill any prescnp tion for .liquor if he has any reason to believe that physicians are prescribing for other tban medical uses or that a patient is securing through one or more physicians quantities of Intoxicating liquor in excess of ths amount neces sary for medicinal purposes." In connection with the issuance of prescriptions the regulations said: "No prescription msy be issued for s grester quantity of intoxicating liquor than is necessary to use as a meilicine by a person for whom prescribed in the treatment of an ailment from which such patient Ht known by the physician to be suffering. Malt Llqnor Permitted Bcsidos beer the regulations permit the use for medical purposes of other intoxicating malt liquors such as sle porter, malt eitrsets and similar fer mentea mait liquors containing one half of one per cent Or more of alcohol by volume. Manufacture of these medical pre paratjons is confined t duly qualified brewers on brewery premises and mav be sold by them only in bottles and eloaej cas-s. The new regulations according to Secretary Mellon, are in accordance with the former Attorney General Palmer's interpretation of the law. Medical beer ran be sold in only a few states, Mr. Wheeler declared in formal statement, sad would then be used largely by bootleggers. "Every brewer who has violated 'he law within s year is disqualified," .le said, "and we will fight every applies tion on this ground as they bar prac'i uiliy all violated the law. Issuance of the regulation, he sdded. wss bad politics both from the stand point of the temperance people sad the brewers. Senator Stirlin. Benubliean. South Dakola, in charge of the anti beer measure in the Senate declared the bil would l taken up immediately after disposal of the pending tax bill and that 'here 'was no question of its nlti mate passage." HEAVY RAIN ACCOMPANIES STORM HEADED NORTH Havsca. Oct. 24. -A tropical storm mccl ' "Iny over the province of Pin- ar del Bio, aad tonight was reported ia pr. ii d isp.it ichea ss leaning toward Kln.'la. There was a heavy rainfall whi. !i rau-ed rivers and creeks to rise, but only slight damage resulted. Owing lo the atnrmy wcathrr ia ths Gulf, sail ings between Harass and Florida ports have beea temporarily smpraj ed. Vetaels destined for Mexican Onlf ports also are being held in tho harbor. 'OB ME It EMPEROR CHARLKS REPORTED AS CAPTURED Londoa, Oct tC 4By tk Associa te:! I rtl It I roperted that for. tM-r Emperor Cbarloa baa beea rep tared by th Natioaal Army, toys a SETTLING STRIKE Government Body Does Not Ex pect To Present Plans' at Wednesday's Meeting SIGNALMEN REFUSE ' TO JOIN IN WALKOUT Any Proposal Ppr Preventing Walkout Mast Emanate Either Prom Labor Leaders or Railroad Heads, Board Members Declare ; Expect Extended Hearings Chicago, Ills., Oct 24. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Th United States Bail road Labor Board does not intend to present any plan for settlement of the railroad striks situation when the 1,000 Union and carrier chiefs eonvene with it Wednesday in response to its cita tion and any such proposal must emanate from the labor leaders or the railroad heads bosrd menjbers declared tonight. Th board members explained the hearing technically is to. determine if the transportation act ha been violated and that they had defied at informal meetings it was their duty to see that provisions of the railway law we.re made effective, although it would take any steps which might tond toward pro moting a daring up of the crisis. At the same time the board formally announced "there was great hope for settling the strike." All of ths Union men snd the rail, head? ciimmnned must attend every session, the board stated, an dthe Coliseum, seceue of many great gatherings, has been hired for the hear ing which will be open to the public. Signalmen Rcfus to Join From the labor side came announce ments that the 1.1,000 signalmen will not be authorised to strike, thus limit ing the prospective strikers to 475,000 trainmen, conductors, switchmen, engi neers, firemen and telegraphers and in creasing the number of men whose leaders have pledged them not to walk out, to about a million and a half. The 75,000 tolegrapliers apparently wore definitely committee! to a strike when E. J. Muuion, their President an nounced in St. Louis, there was no. in tention of changing the decision for these men to support the "Big Five" in the walkout scchduled for October 30. The informatoin that the labor board would not go into the conference. with any specific plan for solution of th rail difficulties followed aa announce ment from the booard that the presi dents of the Pig Four brotherhoods in a telegram had again warned the board the strike could not under any circum stances be postponed although it might be settled. Expect Extended Hearings Ths message was looted on by bosrd members as especially signiflennt in view of the fact that the board has not been backward in letting it become known that the hearing is eipected to drag out for some time and that it is depending on th union chiefs to obey orders not to permit a strike pending a decision from the eonferonce. This decision, members of the board saM, undoubtedly would not be rendered un til after October 30, the date set for the strike. It was explained at the Board's of fice that the .hearing probably would be opened with a statement from Judge B. M. Barton, chairman of the board, telling why the conference was ca!Jl and outliigng the Board's desire for further information. One member of the bord in discuss ing the possibility of the hearing last ing sometime today said it was likely in view of the board's order that all of the 1,600 chie(s must attend every session, that a daily roll "call would be held and that such procedure undoubtedly would take considerable time. The board also plans, it was said to discuss ths dsy'a procedings in nightly executive sessions.,, thus making au early adjournment necessary each day. Kailwsy Executives Gather Railroad executives began gathering here tonight for the Wednesday meet ing but the general influx is not ex peeted until tomorrow when th stand ing presidents committee of the Asso citation of Railway Executives will hold sn informal session to discuss its attitude. The carrier breads thus far havs taken ths attitude that they will have little to say in the conference, msinsining that th board's citation was directed mainly at the labor unions and that th roads wer summoned simply because both side must be rep resented. The announcement from the signal men today placed ten of the eleveif standard" Amerlcaa Federation of Labor Rail unions formally against a strike at this time, although all hsve announced that a new t will be taken sfter the Labor Board renders its rules snd working conditions decis ions which are not expected for Sjpme time. NO OPEN BREAK BETWEEN UNIONS. STONE DECLARES Cleveland, O., Oct 24, (By ths Asso ciated Press.) Warrea 8. Stone, presi dent of the Brotherhood of Ioeoniotiv engineers, tonignl aaclared "there ts nn open trea between the Big Five Railroad transportation organizations and th organizations of shop crafts which hat voted not to Join ia the striks set to begin October 30. "There is no nprn bnuik. The situation .very much evardrswn. Each organi sation is fro to na Its own judgment Each rganizatina preserves its own Sstoaomv. This was Mr. Stone's re ply wars asked if tho action of th shops crafts jn voting not to fnllow the lead of th "Hig r'ive" indicated an opea ruptur of relations. com of th snbordinate Brotherhood FROM LABOR BOARD DEVELOPMENTS OF DAY IN STRIKE SITUATION " Washington t After a conference with district attorneys from New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo and Indianapolis, Attorney tvneral Danngherty said he did not. believe there would bo a atrlke but anl. formity of policy Jn sny event was ' determined npon, "that th 'govern. mnt has th Inherent ripht to pro. teet Itself from a paralysis of the .transportation facilities aad men. tioned the conspiracy laws. Chicago l Railroad Labor Board aaaonnce there Is "great hope'' that achedaled strike can be settled and warns public to refrain from "loos talk" about roads or unions. Labor Board receives word from Big Foar brotherhood chiefs re iterating warning that strike cannot be postponed although it msy b settled. Ths coliseum, seen of many Na. tlonal political conventions, selected by bosrd for striks hearing with 1,604 rsil and anion chiefs beginning Wdnedsy. Pablie Invited snd sn. aoaneement msde that tho 1,600 executive mast attend every sen. sloa. Offlclsls of algnalmen'a anion, representing 1J.000 rail employe, vot not to authorise walkout at present, thus limiting prospective strikers to 475,000 trainmen, con. doctors, engineers, Bremen, switch, men and telegraphers. Leaders warn slgnsl men to perform only their regular work, however. Labor Board members ssy It will not offer any plan of settlement of striks sitastion st Wednesday's hesring and that any such plan mast come from the roads er the anions. Cleveland: Big Four brotherhood chiefs snnounco thst strike iltua tion is anchsnged. St. Louis: E. J. Msnlon, p real dent of the Railway Telegraphers Union, denies report his 75,000 men msy not wslk out, snd saya they positively will stand by the "Big Five" In the propoaed strike. Houston t Internstionsl snd Greet Northern pasoengsr service remains normal and freight service rapidly approaches normal despite strike by M0 trainmen which stsrted oatur. TO BLOCK SHE Program For "Concerted Ac tion" Agreed Upon By Attor ney General During Day Washington, Oct. 14. A program for ''concerted sction aad harmony of sf fort" to prsvent a tie hp of the trans portation facilities of the country in th event of a railroad strike was decided upon today by Attorney Oen ersl Dougherty in conference with United States district attorney's from five cities. The district attorneys who met wtth the Attorney General were Haywsrd. of New York; Clyne, of Chicago; Wertz, of Cleveland; Lockwond, of Buffalo, and Vun Nuys, of Indianapolis. They are to confer with Mr. Daugh erty again tomorrow when instructions are to be sent other districts attor neys to govern their actions in the event of a strike. Professing his disbelief in the posii Sility of a general railroad strik.. wa terializiug, Mr. Daughterly derliircd the conference- was called fur nn under standing in any emergency " Beyond mention of the conspiracy laws he did not discuss details of the department's plans but indicated it was believed, on the strength of Supreme Court de risions government has, the inherent right to protect itself from a par.ilvxis of the country's transportation facili ties snd the , power to um any laws applicable to accomplish that end. Mr. Paugherty snil that uniformity of proceeding snd policy was rtetrr mined upon in any event. They came to discuss fully the various plans of the department in the event of a strike. "We did not diseti'S the merits or matters in dis put 6 between tlio nut roads and the employes who have threatened to strike. The department of iuatice tukes the position that it has nothing to do with the merits of the controversy and probably nt no time would the merits enter into ns policy. The department probably would concede that the men have the riht to strike, that they even have the right to strike in groups, nut it would not say they can strike in groups throughout the country without violating the conspiracy laws I'V tagoni.:jg the government of United h'aten." Hn th. JAPAN WANTS NAVY BIG ENOUGH TO DEFEND SELF 'Abtiard Steamship Kashinia, Mani. Oct. 24. -fBy Radio to The Associate! Press.! - The basis of Japan's program at the Washington conference en the limitation of armaments and Far Last era questions will be a desire to main tain a defensive navy large enmiirh fo cope with iny nvaal force tb nt anv other nationn woala he cnpaiile or sending into the Far Fast, according to information given today to The Asso ciated Tress representatives board this ship, wihieh is carrying the chiefs of tho Japanese delegation to the United States. Impression is given that Japan will not propose th dismantling of the American fortification i( the Paeiflc. Japan apparently does not believe that America could despatch her entire nvv to the Far K-nt on account of the distance and the lack of sufficiently large bsses. But if American naval bnes sre enlarged and Grest Britsin's bases ar expanded, Japan's minimum, it is intimated, mast b arranged ac cordingly. Japan believe that thestrength of bases in the Pacific is a question dl reetly linked np with th problem of. navy curtailment Therefor it is prob hJ that affarta man ho msils (a oslllQi EXPECT NO STRIKE BY RAILROAD V Developments of Last Fevi Days Make Walkout Ex tremely Improbable Now SOME COMPROMISE TO AVOID IT LOOKED FOR Notice That Seventy.flve Per Cent of Eailroad Employe! Not In On Strike Weakeni Position of Brotherhood!; Senator Penrose Continue. ! To Be In Sulking Mood The News and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg., By EDWARD B. BRITTON. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Oct. 24. Developments -of the last two days sre such that th opinion is increasing that it ia unlike ly that there will he any rail tie np of a serious nature. That there may be sporadic cases, as that of Texas, there are varying opinions, but the msjority of those who are keeping in touch with the situation from the government standpoint hold that the big strike which has been threatened will not take place. There 4jL a confident feeling today among iiifclp officials of the gov ernment who have been keeping tab on th developments in the threatened railroad strike that its menace was fad ing away. They hold that even if th Railroad I-abor board st its eonference with the "Big Four" brotherhood ehiefs on Wednesday is not able to secure the withdrawal of the strike order for October 30 that affairs hsve been so shsped that there will be no serious interference with transportation. The fact that announcements have been made that in the neighborhood of 75 per cent of the railroad employers of the country have given notlne thst they are not in on a strike is held to weaken the position of the big unions threatening to Walk out, and this fset is held to be a lever that will snsble the Labor Board to secure from the heads of these unions a dsflnite prom ise for at least a postponement of tho date for ths strike. With that point gained th feeling is that the situation will bs in a ahape to bo composed with out any strik taking place. Penrose In Sulking Mood. Ths peevishness ef Senator Penrose over tho way th Bepnbliean regulars are being walloped b tho Democrat an.d the Republicans of the agricultural "bloe" in th fixing of th tax re vision bill is rvea!l every little while by the Pennsyivsnian. Be sulked when the adoptoia of the compromise surtax rate of 50 oer eent wmm fnvA nM him by the coalition forces and showed it by disappearing from tho Senate chamber when the roll waa eallel anl did not vote on the smsndment at att. iuers were bitter clashes between Sen ators Penrose and McCumber on the one hand and Senators 3mA and fierrv on the other over the ponding measure. tor there was no let up in the fight the democrats mado to show that the HcDuhlican ulan waa to take ear nf the rich nt the expense of the poor. Today the Democrats kept at this work of making plain to th country Repub lican dup 'ieity in the tax revision bill, while on the Republican side the plain', was heard that the forces fighting for the average citien were delavinir th passage of the bill. It is just a con tinuance of (lie att.tinle of the regulars to ei.uise tin i r o.vn f:.;l'ire to present a just and fair tax h:il ai:d is a fid'ow up to the attempt of .Senator Penrose a few il. ys ago to l.erato Senator Sim mons for rillivf.l delavs in th passage of the tav biil, a-iertuj: that the North t'aruliua Senator had l.rtn a!is.-:it many times from the Ki'irue crn'm'ee bear ings on the till, fruai the Senate while it was being ennsid' r; !. In re- vponse Kfua'or mmoiis showel that he was one r-ona'or who had not Iff f Washington during the vacation period except fur two davs at the Cose of the vacation. n.l thai it v a Kena'f-r I en- ri",' lii.iiiself w-i'o w is frequently sway from the comuiiltt'o hi'.ii.ps and wlio wan delaying the una. ue. Senator Penrose trit 1 the same game on Senator (Jerry of Klir.de Island nnrl got a retort of the same tenor, that the Rhode I -I., i d S. nator bad mis- d seeinir Seiiavr 1'enrcse at commit tee hearings ai.d in Ihe Senate. ''The charge he makes i fa'e,'' sa. l Senator lierrv. His scoi.lii'ir of his Hetnifdic.nl lleaguc for al-m-rterism from the male w;.s in lotti-r language, hi' t th-re is realiz-alion in the Srat that Senator Penrose has been iirk, that he is stiM far fr -ti a !! man now, and so they ex 'f- hi ill tempered lk. Senator Heflia Take a Hand Senator Uetlin, of Alabama, today took a hand in tie debate and took occasion to tell t!ie Republicans that the country a getting more and more disgusted with their failure to Ihe up to their campaign promises and would be glad to get nil or tnem. Me poctircd i n the course of his re marks, his versification winning sp- ilause and laughter rrom tn Demo crat while the Republicans looked on wi'h austere countenances and eonld see nothing funny in what th Alabama Senator said. The origin) Heflin verse of the brand of "mors tmth than poetry" that stung th Republi cans runs thus: . . Th people regret And rue the hour When the Rrpu! iican Party went iuto pos . Kvsrything is out of joint. That party docs nothing but disap point The mosey lords sr la control They own th party body sad soul, Th peopl rsa only wsit and say I "Gf.dspeU nest election day. Listen to the moornfnl tale: ' The common annanes hsve no kala. There's th empty pocket and th empty pail; ON NEXT SATURDAY- to aariaeton. (CeaUaeod on Fog Two) th two matters slmUlUsosly. (aUaas-4 Oa rags Two) I
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Oct. 25, 1921, edition 1
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