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) 1 Circulation Leads All Dailies -In Northwestern North Carolina L ' ' L wonaHtU DAILY IN THE LARC ESTv CITY, IN NORTH CAROLINA , . - f -,-.,,....,., ,, .,..,.,. , : ' . t , ' " ' , ,- ' , ' - ' - - - - I ;.; i - ; - - - - i VOL." XXIII., NO. 103." :;ilrT,,;,. - WINSTON.SALEM. N. C TUESDAY MQRNINO. MARPIT IB. 1921. ' " nmrnrnMrT - - r i i . " i I, - mJwuuxM - - - - MORE IMPORTANT POSTS ADMINISTRATION IlfJWHIFOR r i WAR DEPARTMENT i; . , , Served In World War As Na tional Guard Colonel on Staff of 27th Division - - -V- WADSWORTH OP BOSTON GOES INTO TREASURY New Yorker -Nominated for Fi , nance Corporation; Army Promotions Sent In '(fty Th Associated Prcu) .Washington, March 14. President Hardin today filled three more im- portant posts In his administration and asked th senate , to again pro Ion? its special session to act on fur ther nominations he expects to submit tomorrow. ..,;.-v''!";'y . As assistant secretary of war' the president- named J. Mayhew Wain wright, of rNqw York, who served In the world war as a national guard colonel on the staff of the twenty seventh division, and4s assistant sec retary of the trea&ff In charge of foreign., loans ' he designated - Eliot Wndsworth of Boston, a. retired busi ness man and Red Cross. official. Eu . gene Meyer, Jr.-, of New York, was nominated as director of the war fi nance corporation, a post ha had held underjthe Wilson, administration. "' . . ?'J?s Ifo Long Debate)' :l Ait three of the nominations, along Twith a batch of . army promotions, were, confirmed by the senate with out prolonged debate. Whether the' names to be sent lrf at tomorrow's jeoelon will Include . ae , lections for the' shipping board re - mained . uncertain tonight, but ' there were, Indications that the president hoped to reach some decision soon In regard to several of the board mem i bera. Durlnf the day he-talked ojrer "the matter with Frank C. Munaon, of the Munson Steamship line, and James ' A.- Farrell, ,' president of the , Unitd States Steel ' Corporation, both 'of whom have been mentioned as pos sible chairmen of the' board but both of whom denied afterward that- they . 'were under- onaideratln - r When the ssnate adjourned today "Mt had acted favorably on-all but two nominations before it- ' The two nomi nees who failed Of confirmation, Were former Representative John J. Each, of Wisconsin, to be a member of the interstate commerce co-raraiseion, and Charles C. Madison, of Kansas City, Missouri, to be United States attor ney for the western' Missouri district. Both were referred to committees aft er objection to their : immediate -confirmation had teen made byrSenators LiaFollotte, , Republican,-, . Missouri. . and Spencer, Republican, Missouri, respectively. : J ' -'',' C . The list of, army officers numbering about 6,000, whose nominations were confirmed; correspopd for the most part with that sent to the senate at the Jast session by President Wilson. SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON NAMED Governor Recommends A.. F, McCul : lough for Head Official of , State PenltchUary. . (By JPIiE WARREX.) ' T Winton-8liu JodibkI Rlrifh Bore Merchtnti' NMioeal Bni BnildlnJ. . ,. (Spielil te The Jonnl.) Raleigh, March 14. Governor Cameron Morrison tonight announced that he would reeommend to the prison hoard, meeting on Tuesday, that A. F. McCullouarh be made -sup erintendent of the , state prison to suc ceed J. R.(Coier. The governor ex pressed high regard for Mr. Collie and stated that he was going to take care of him in some other work, though he did not make public the nature of the place for which the prison superintendent during the Blc kett administration is slated. - The governor recommends the sup erintendent and the election is in the hands, of the. prison board, which always names the man nominated by the governor. Mr. McCullqugh has been chief clerk at the prison during the past four years. The place made vacant by his elevation to the superin tendency will be offered to George Pou, of Smlthtleld, son of congress man Pou of the fourth district. These nominations will be confirmed by the prison board at the meeting on Tugsday. 0 Antidumping Bill My Senate to Create Barrier For Foreign Goods; Bonus Actto Pass V .fBx The Associates Pnsi) Washington - March 14. Antl- dumnlna-legislation to protect Ameri- can industries from European compe- which Chairman Penrose of the sen tltion will be rushed through at the -fate committee and Chairman Ford special session of congress under a 1 nsy 9 the house committee plan to decision reached at a conference to-; hold Tomorrow with President Hard- day of Republican members of tho " i ne iinai prosram, eenator rn senate finance and' the house ways ; rose said, probably will be annobneed and means committees with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. The soldier bill Is to be part if the Republican plan. Senator Penrose and , ' aaw W vor gi mng : rigni oi way Representative Fordney anounced: Fi-'t tariff revision legislation: Agree nanclal requirements of the govern-imentA if was spid was j.nanijnous ment for adjustment of Compensation against attemffUng to enact any m to former service men were Included , 'V u"r,f' .K"'. in th, estimate, considered at the con- ! 'Ji9'" ln,V nl!!? ference and-at the close of the meet- 'fnacted sheuld be of "a permanent na- xm w v. ing. ' Senator Penrose predicted that the bonus bill would be passed at an early date. Staff of Kx ports All of the Republican senators of the finance committee and all ex cept ' three of. the- Republican" mem ' bers . of the house r ways and means committee participated in today's cca rerence. Secretary . Mellon Was ac companied by a staff of experts : Wisthsr tariff of Internal tax re- INS FILLED B Y ft St f Si' Counteis Wllliamowtt-Moelleu-dorff or 8den is touring U. 8. In European child Teller - work. ; Many mothers bear" two-pound.; babies and consider them normalj she says. -.; 1 ; 51 UP TOSEGRETARY Labor Department To Hear 1m - ( portant Labor Issue MARCH ilST DATE CHOSEN James 1 L. " Condon and ' Carl JMeyer Attorneys for, the OBiff , ' ,Five Enterprisejj:, , e. i' ''(By Tse Anoelalcd PreM.) t ... " Washington, March . 14. Secretary of Labor Davis today proposed Mon day, March 21, as the date for repre sentatives of the packers and packing house employes to meet with him in an effort to reach an agreement in the controversy growing out of the cut made by the packing industry in wages. - i. - The proposal as to the date for the conference was set forth in a. tele gram sent by Secretary Davis late to day to Dennis Xane,"; secretary-treas urer of the Amalgamated Meat gut ters and butchers' workmen of North America. f Mr. Lane had suggested in a telegram to Mr. Davis that the eon ference be set for next Kridsy.Hwo days after a meeting of the employe-' representatives at Chicago to check up the result of a strike referendum now being taken., , ' f The telegram . sent v by Secretary Davis to Lane reads as follows: ,, ' "Packers' representatives ' here to day desire early- hearing. You sug gested Friday. - I beg to inform you that other business precludes Jthat date. Can you be here Mondays March 21." . Announcement ' was made . that James L. Condon and Carl Meyer, at torneys tor the packers, would rep resent the five big packers in the ne gotiations. -The two attorneys called at the department of labor in day. ,.S.:- '-"' :' --' "'V" ' Plant Oncratlng. - the rhtcmro. March : 14. Both"?' the packers and" representatives of their employes today agreea 10 meet oa March .1 in Washington with Secre tary of Labor Davis who has offered his services as mediator In the hope of avoiding a strike in the packing in dustry. ' i; i-. - The packers announced that they would be represented by James 1 Condon and Carl Meyer, their attor neys who are already In Washington. The union leaders said that their -representatives had not been selected and suggested that - Secretary Davis; re quest the'personal presence of 3.- Og den Armour, and. other big packers at the meeting. , ' , , All the big packing plants were op erating with -full forces today, the first day under the recently announc ed cut of 22 per cent in wages and a readjustment of working hours. Will Be Rushed vision shall be accorded second place ! on the fiscal program was left for fl- nal determination at a conference after this conference.. The .majority' of committee mem bers attending ; today's conference .... .. ... : lure- . ' . Internal Tsx :.: Prior to the -conference. Senator Watson, of Ind'ana, one of the Re publican members of the finance com mittee. Issued a statement declaring that internal tax legislation should precede revision of the tariff, addfhg that the business, world expects im mediate relief "from the great bur- (Continued on Page Seven) " . . PACKER TROUBLE ton-Salem Journal ' ''ill I I - I I I . p , " '' ' " ' 1 - " T ' " ' ANOTHER ENTERS E FOR STATE REVENUE OFFICE Dr. Charles Lee Rapier, Former ly With University, Throws Hal, Into Rin MAXWELL HANDICAPPED BY PRESENT POSITION Governor Somewhat Swamped1 With Letters; Peanut Ex . . chang Is Investigated , (By JTJliB a WARREN) Tb Wnues btltu. Jeurakl tui(h Bnrwa, MnreksBU" Nstiassl Bwk BuiWin-. Raleigh, March 14. A new name was added to the list or aspirants for commissioner of revenue on Mon day morning when Governor Morrison received '' letters of recommendation for Dr. Charles-Lee Render, former lyv .connected with the faculty -of the University. '. So far Dr. Rapier has only a few , endorsements, - nothing like so many as have Col. A. D, Watts and Corporation Commissioner A J. Maxwell. Friends ' of the Iredell county polltleajl (organiser, . some times known as the "political wisard," are pouring their letters of recom mendation to the governor .asking that he be named. The governor la .reading all these letters, but declares he . will -' have plenty of troubles between now and the first day, of May when the place will have to be filled, and consequent ly he does not Intend to make any decision' on this appointment during the next thirty days unless the neces sity arises which' demands that the appointment be made earlier than the new office becoms a fact under the k -In .addition to the 'Increasing en dorsements of Watts, whose friends have evidently been "much more act ive in his behalf than have the friends of Mr. Maxwell, the need of Max well as a member of the corporation commission is more and more play ing a part In the mind of the gover nor, who reels that- the work before the corporation commission will be so Important during the next four years that all the experience and ability of the present organisation is needed. While sure of the ability of Maxwell for the tax position, it is understood that the governor also feels that ha is one of the best posted men In the .State on freight rates. If Mr. Mas-. well Is taken off the corporation com mission It, "Will be Impossible to use him in connection with1 the continu ed fight for better freight rates for North Carolina. The governor, hav ing been cShnected. with these freight rate fights, understands the- Intricate and technical knowledge necessary for the proper, presentation i ,..cf the North Carolina case before the Inter state commerce commission. He be lieves that Maxwell has all this infor mation, and could do the State' a great deal of good in this fight. He does hot know where he would find a man who could fill his shoes. Consequently Maxwell's -fltne-e ' for this work and his knowledge of freight (Continued on Page Seven) COTS OUT LEAGUE U. S. Holds Upper Hand in Pah ama Negotiations NEW NOTE DISPATCHED Softer Reply Sent in Response To Vigorous, Protest on Boundary Award : ...- i ' ; ; (Br The Ai-oelated Preti) Washington, March 14. A new basis of negotiations, believed by of ficials of the state department to be acceptable to both Panama and Costa Rica in settlement of the boundary dispute, was outlined in a note dis patched to Panama today. ' ; i . Replying to Panama's : vigorous protest against i Secretary. Hughes' announcement that the' -' arbitral award of Chief Justice White, must be put Into effect in its entirety, the' latest communication, while adhering to the previous declaration regarding the Pacific end : of the t boundary, opens the door to amicable settle ment by agreeing to futher discuss the Atlantic end. The note Is considered - by diplo mats here to have dealt a death blow to any possibility that the League of Nations might be called to act in me question by citing provisions of a treaty drawn in litis whereby Pana ma and Costa Rica agreed to submit disputes to the United States' as mediator.: This treaty, signed by the three powers, was negotiated by Wil liam Jennings Bryan, then secretary of state, as s means of safeguarding American interests In Panama. Today's notsj was ' interpreted las meaning that redefinition of' the northern boundry line would be fav ored, by the United States. WALTER S.TAYLOR DIES IN HICKORY Bora In Chariot and Idrntlfled TA'rth Cotton MUMntcrrsts for . ly Years. -i. (Bpeetsl t The Jenrnsl.) Hickory, March , 14. Walter 8. Taylor, well known cotton mill man, died at his home here this afternoon following a stroke of paralysis last Thursday, age it years. He was bom in Charlotte, September 22, 1161. He, is survivea oj nis wiib ana two cruia ren. Walter C. and - Mary Cathrine Taylor, besides two sisters. Mr. Taylor was mansger of the Rhodhlss Mills from ItOS until a year ago when he and his associates sold their holdings to the Southern power company. He then came to Hickory to reside. He was well known here before moving and was ons of the city's most popular cltlzensi' He as a Pythian, deacon in the Presby terian church, and director of . the Consolidated Trust Co. v, , , Mr. Taylor was the son of A. A.' M. N. and Julian A. Taylor, pf Charlotte, where he was active in the Cotton mill business before coming to Rhodhlss. The funeral will be held here early tomorrow morning and the remains cameo to cnaritme tor interment. RAG BRYAN;S TREATY FIGHT FOR STATE . RATES CONTINUES Supreme Court Hears Argument in Behalf of Carriers and the Commonwealths ' BROAD POWER NEEDED x UNDER PRESENT SYSTEM "...,', .' , I. C CsAione 'Can Prevent Gov erriment Ownership; Consti v iution Appealed fo s (By Tke Astaeiat- frses.) ' Washington, March 14. Resuming today . before the supreme court his argument la . behalf 1 et the carriers In the Wisconsin rate rase, Bruce Scott general solicitor of the Chicago, Burlington and , yulnoy railroad, as serted that broad' powers were given the Interstate commerce commission by eongrees deliberately to obviate the necessity for. government owner ship. -;., ' '7 : '--.. .VWhen congress - terminated fed eral eonrV said Mr. Scott, 'It found mat tne conoiuons of the railroads required new legislation. The public did not wish government ownership and the alternative was to give new powers to ,a single, agency for the rehabilitation of the railroads in the pubUo Interest. Among these powers was that given the interstate com merce commission for the first tiro to prescribe state rates to remove dis crimination." . - Many States) Interested The Wisconsin rate ease embodies an appeal of the railroad commission of that state from an. injunction re straining it from Interfering with .the ourungion-s attempt to tonow an or der of the interstate commerce com mission authorising Increased rates) Forty-two states , have Joined with Wisconsin. . . Mr. Scott, in his anrmunoament. declared that thirty-one states had obeyed the-order Immediately; while other states granted the freight in-L erease alone, being restricted by ape clfto statutes to aotloa on that class of transportation. -: - John B. Benton, general solicitor of the National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissioners. : who was selected to represent the agen cies' of the states co-operating with Wisconsin, followed Mr. Scott., He devoted much of his argument to a review of historical precedent , which tended to uphold the contention that the Internal commerce of a stats was expressly reserved to that state's su pervision' by the constitution. Full recognition- of this) by congress, he said, was shown many times In the progress of the ,r txansportatlonJMit uuiwia uw nouse ana senate, . v - . : : Holds Act Void .- , Mr. Benton asked that- the act f'be held in violation of the federal eon TBMtutlon and that the findings and order of the- interstate commerce commission be held to be Illegal and void.". . ., The' contention of the state's rep- (Continued on Pass Seven) FARlflluURE L Commissioner of Immigration Is Most Hopeful GROUP PLAN IS PROPOSED European Village ; Idea, With Millions of Acres. Now Idle, f for Cultivation (By The Atsoelalee Press)' ' , .Washington, March 14. -Plans to divert immigrants from the citlea and Industrial centers and to co-ordinate agencies, ot the departments of the Interior, agriculture . and labor to place the. newcomers en small farms were ' announoed today by W. W, Husband, commissioner Tif immigra tion. - ' . - The ; netr' commissioner genera) msde public a plan approved by Sec retary ot Labor Davis, which he de clared would help solve the Immigra tionproblem and at the same time correejt the economic situation.- "There is land In this country for millions of small farms," Commis sioner Husband said. - "Our plan "Is not to scatter these people out In sparsely settled sections and put them up against the problems that our pioneers went through. Neither do we nlan to start foreign ' settlement communities In the strict sense of the term, but we plsn to group them, somewhat on the European village plan, and offer them the advantages of expert agricultural and home de monstration through the department of - agriculture and to aid them In the solution of the farm problem. . "In handling Immigration In this manner- we will- do away with the Red danger. The farm with the ad- vantases we can offer, will , be the best-, sort of an Amelcanl-atlon school." . ' j , , V -' BROTHERHOODS., - AND OFFICIALS HOLLT MEETING Conference Between Heads ot Big ' Railway Unions and Pu-prcemta-tlves of Managements ; Mat tnf of Commas Interest. (By The Asseeisiad PrsM) Philadelphia. March 14. -A eon ferenoe between beads of four big railroad brotherhoods and members of the executive committee of the Association of Railway Executive, was held here today In the office of Thomas Detrltt Cdjlcr, chalnnAn ' ot, the asnodatloo. At Its con - dnston t was annonnoed progress bad been made "an the d incus-Ion of matters ot common Interest.' -; -f' SWORW TNT OFFICE.. " Washington. March 14 Harry H. Billanv, of Wilmington, ' DeU was sworn In today as fourth assistant postmaster general, the oath being taken la the prassnos of Postmaster General Hayes. , ALEIil m & A; Gill III I Too Many General Officers. It Is Charged, for Road Six Hun dred Miles Long ' PRESIDENT RECEIVES . MONTHLY PAY OF $1,500 Men Indicate Willingness To Re turn if Court Will Rescind Wage Cut, Order , (By Tke Autcktod Pr-ss.) "Atlanta, Qa MaroH 14. Investiga tion of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad by the Interstate commerce commission was aaked to night by-union leaders In thetwege strike on the road, who charge waste in various ways. ,... TU requestmade In the form of a letter to Chairmen Clarke of the commission, followed - a petition by the unions to federal .- district Judge Sibley to rescind his wage re duction order with Intimations that the men WMild return to work it that were done, and a statement by B. U Bug, receiver, that passenger service was restored today on all except two divisions of the road. Partial freight service will be resumed during theJ wees: over practically the enure ays Mem, the receiver also announced.: - General Officers. V'V:V .' : In asking the interstate commerce commission to take hand In the situation, the grand 7 lodge of the striking workers .declared the road had too many general offioere, for a road 00 miles long, and charged that It is probable that through traffic in terchanges other Unes are absorbing revenue rightfully belonging to the A.' B, e. A.' -;' ; .- . V.-...- The unions also made public what purported to be a Ust of salaries paid eighteen off lota Is of the road, not In. eluding general agents and traveling passenger and freight agents, , which totaled $8,724,17 a month, The salary of President Buss, now operating the road as receiver, wss given as 11,600 a month, that of the vtoe-preaident .as M6.Y with the road's general counsel coming next at e8. Salaries of other, officials as listed ranged downward, ' Cane, of Revenue, ,i'-".v-, The reason assigned by the road in Its first announcement of a wage re duction was insufficient revenue to continue to pay the wages fixed by the United States railroad labor board and it later concurred in receivership proceedings, agreeing it eould not pay a debt. . .-. - . - i ., Judge Sibley set Thursday morning March If,, as the date tor, hearing te tJtl0I bJr union leaders, while nest Monday both aides are due to ppear oeiore the labor board la Chicago In connection with, strike which began March (, and on March it Judge Sibley had already set a hearing on a wage review asked by the receiver and on a petition attack ing the constitutionality of the New lands Aot requiring twenty days no Uoo before reducing wages. T Child's Death Causes Court To Order Recess , HANDWRITING EXPERTS Testify As To Warrant Deiec Uve Felts Is Said To Have . Had for Hatfield v . (B- Tht Aasoeiaud Press) - Williamson. W. Va., ? March 14. Realisation that the end of the Mat ewan battle trial, was In sight, -today served to increase the tension In ths court room where seventeen defend ants are being tried In connection with the fight in which ten men met death.' , . Arch Williams, a defendant, was uninterested in the progress ot ths trial today, for he had learned that his two-year-old baby lay dead in the home'at Matewan. When told of the death of the Wll liams child. Judge R. D. Bailey an nounced that there would be no morn ing session in court tomorrow, 'V ' ;. Writing Experts ? Three handwriting experts were the principal rebuttal witnesses hsard today. They were called to testify In regard to a warrant which a previous witness said Albert C. Felts, a Bald win man, had for Bid Hatfield, chief oc pouce of aMtewan and a defend ant on the day of the battle. They were Louis Hill, -Washington: George W. Wood, Pittsburgh, and Samuel C. naione, Baltimore, . , "'All of them testified that they are acknowledged experts in ths art of hsndwrltlng and said universally that un unamDers, Of Charleston, for merly a Matewan bank clerk, had prepared the warrant. The body of the form, they told the Jury, written ny unamoers in imitation of Squire A.- B. Hatfield' handwriting and tnat tne signature wae a forgery of Squire Kr R Stafford's .-same, : AU-ronnd Denial '. Stafford previouaty had. testified that the Warrant presented in court wss not Issued by him and Squire Hatfield denied that be had Issued it Chambers, a defense witness, dsnled that he had written the warrant. Eighteen , witnesses In all were heard today. . Apart from the hand writing experts, the. most important testimony was offered' by character witnesses for Isaac Brewer .a former defendant, who turned state's evi dence. They said that 'his reputa tion , for truth and veracity was "good." - Other witnesses testified that the reputation of J. Q Bogss for telling the truth was "bad." Boggs was a defense witness, - , . . ; i'-i V , CASHIFTR STJRRENDCRg. " (By Tas swselsled Pnss - ..' .JessBD. O, March 14. H. C. Dtckerson, who was cashier of Odum Banking Company at Odum when ne disappeared last October Immediately before the bank- was forced to close Its doors, reappeared In Jessvp this morning and surrendered to the sheriff- He gave bond later In the day. 0 0! MEMEHT EMBATTLE TRIALAIEARSEi AIRPLANES FLOCm TO LANGLEY FIELD FOR BATTLE TES1 POWER M EUROPE i - Princess Helena, whose bob,1 A.!-i bart. hag Just become' Dak of Bohleswlf-Holstatn, one ot thai most Influential . woman la oourtl eircias. '.;::...--,..'.;..,:; ' G. O. P. Organization Disturbed Over White House Call HAVE STRONG SUSPICION Former Senator and Mrs. Butler , . Ask President To Speak at -Arlington Ceremony ,s- (B FllAJVK W. LffiWTS) ' Ths wuuioii'Msi-n Jaturnsl Wsihingtes ' , rwuv tOS liUDMiy BslkUng, Washington, March 14.--Ths first visit to President Harding at the White House by Tar Heel Republic ans was mads today by former Ben. ator and Mrs. Marlon Butler, -who called ostensibly to ask the president to speak at coremonles to ba held at the , Confederate t monument, Arling ton, the occasion being the reinter ment of the remains of the sculptor of the monument, Sir Moses Kiakeal, wno aiea abroad two years ago. Mr. Harding expressed regret at not be. In; abfs to aocspt ths Invitation, but ter pertinent to the occasion. A Dronusea in write jura.- Htitiei a int. secretary weeks. subsUtuted for the president, promised to deliver an aoaress. . Jt sirs, ouiier ! aciins presiuunr 0 the. Confederate Association, , which naa supervision and care ot the monument, - and her association : Is anxious to have the ceremonies at tending the Ititerment,'6f the distin guished sculptor sjjfmpostng as poav si Die. .. -s ' The visit at the Butlers ; to the White House right at this tlmetis dis turbing to the "organisation" Tar Heels who expect to control tho dis tribution of patronage in North Caro lina, for they see a lurking danger In anything that may bring Marlon Butler into close and friendly contact with President Harding. There is a strong suspicion among Butter's ene mies that his visit today was designed by him as an Initiatory step to head off his factional opponents who ars trying tp count him out of the gams. MR. REYNOLDS DID NOT LEAVE A WILL Application for Apitolntment of Ad , nUnlKtrator Bo Filed With , . - Clerk Todsy. The late Walter R. Reynolds, who died esrly : Sunday - morning a week ago, did not leave a will a far as can be ascertained, and it la probable that Clement Manly, of the law firm ot Manly, Hendren and Womble. will file application with Clerk of the Su perior Court C. M. McKaughan some time today asking ton tlje appoint ment an administrator,... ; The exact value of the estate is not known, but It Is estimated that It is between 1500,000 and $l,0O0,0OQ. Under the North Carolina statute, the property goes to relatives, ln this case consisting of the brothers and sisters and children of a deceased brother, ths late R. X Reynolds, and of a deceased sister, the late Mrs. Ly , " ' ! ? I x 1 LURKING DANGER IfJ BUTLER VISIT Reductions For Unskilled -Labor By Eastern Railways Receive No Endorsement ; (By Tie Asteeistsd Tress)..,. ' ' New Tork, March , 14. -The wag reductions proposed for unskilled la bor by the various railroads in the east probably wtll he rejected by the workers, a canvass of officials ot the Interested anion organisations Indi cated . here tonight. -; s: ..- ; The first official announcement ot the refusal of the reduction is ex pected tomorrow, when workers pf the union will meet with officials pf the New Tork Central railroad. . - While no official statements were made, by union leaders U was learned that the various organisations havs been holding conferences here . dur- -Weather . Local showers Tuo, day and' Wednesday; mild temperature. EVERY SIZE ADD Bombs, Torpedoes, and All Man "iter of Equlprnent for Dem ' . onstration Plana SUPREMACY OF AIR OR ' WATER WILL BE SHOWN Naval Vessels To Be Targets for Atrial Machines) Trial Takes Place In June (By The AssseUtes r-nst) . W inrr, MlTfln I s. mfn f MltlflS that nearly all the bombing alrplanaa In the army sir service and many pursuit planes era being drawn from Various flying fields for concentration at Langley Field, Va wss received here today-ln civil aeronautical clr clea, - i a - It Is understood that more than 100 airplanes and several balloons and dirigibles . would bs mobilised there within a few days, along with large stores of bombs, aerial tor pedoes and other aviation fighting equipment. . " IMIots Transrprred ' . During the past few days several IIots stationed fat Mitchell Field, llnsola, N.- Y have bssn transfer red to the Virginia aviation Held. The ammunition stored at Langley Held was said, to be "enough to blow up-.both ths Paolfle and Atlantlo fleels,'' the bombs varying In weight from lo to Aooo pounds, . The aircraft eoncsntratlon at Langley Field, it was said, will in. elude twenty pursuit planes, forty Ie iHaviland attack and light bombard ment ships, twenty-ohe heavy Martin' bombers, some of. (them equipped with the new aerial torpedoes, sis Handley-t'ages and six Capronls tor day and night bombing, twenty fly ing noats ani nine curusg pianea Col. T. De Witt Milling, who was assistant to Brigadier General Mitch ell n charge ot military, aviation In France, will command the armada ot planes, while Colonel William O. Henaley wtll havs charge of th bsl Jotms, and .dlriglblaa. ..,;,..:,v..,w :-. ? Th mobilisation of th aircraft Is for (he purpose of oonductlng tisln. lag flights (n preparation for bomb. Ins-tests against naval vessels, a hlgh offlelsl of th war deiiartmsnt said tonight. Th tests will take Place in June and a large numbns 8r army airolanes and severs I dlrlelhlns will itk pert liV addition to all available I navarMlr fnresa , ' V, H First ppportunlly . Y'Thl to th iirst opportuntiy w Ifavo had," the offtclat said, "tor any real training1 since the end the war. We expett to have at Lang. jeyi noia . oerore tne nomoing test take place, about loo planes ot all type, , Including mors than a score ot the new big Martin bombers and the necessary personnel. The bomb ing flight training periods will also give pilots from other posts an op portunity tojt-ttand the air aervio of fleers schoojt Langley field.' , : Tj3,a-lfsalrady at Langley flefd and those who have been ordered to r.i'un fivrvvre ueins -rainea in Hy ing over the water and -dropping bombs at moving targets on ths sur. faeef the ocean, ofBcsrs said, Other tests are najng conducted over th land against una outlines of battle- nips, orawnbn the ground. CHARLOTTE PLANS f FOULJ DAY DRIVE . ..... . - -- new mesnmrs or iroamoev or toro mcrcnvWsntMl To lionet Two Million Road Vnad. (Dpselsl T 1beUJosmal) -. Charlotte, March' 1 4. Charlotte Chamber of Commerce ton)ght decid ed to have a four-day drive for 400 members to assist in th fight tor ths -passage of the two million bond is sue for good reads and to wage a strenuous fight against arty freight discrimination against North Caro lina. T. T. Allison aaid th ' good road program now mad possible through th action of the legislature In voting the bond Issue, was born ln the assembly room ot tb Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. - v, Walter A, .Taylor, . who i died at Hickory today, was a natlvs of Char lotte, and will be burled here tomor row, lie wag a director and secre. tary of the E. A. Smith Manufacture ing Company and th Rhodhlss Manu facturing Company at Rhodhlss for fifteen yeers, son of A, A. N. M. Tsy lor, ot Charlotte. i , - . Dr. Walter W. Moors, .of Union Theological seminary, spent today in ths city coming from Davidson, where he preached . and mads ad dresses Sunday. He returned to Richmond tonight. i . .. . ... .., , , , ,, , , 3, RECOGNIZED BY HOI J; AND. , . (By Tl. a-aeaistad Prets) ; The , Hague, ' March 14. Holland has recognised the governments at Kstbenla and Letvla. ,, , ,- by Union Officials .. .j vv, -.7j.rt:!,'!ii'-'r''.-:-"ii.v.:';-'- . Ing the last few days and all hav virtually agreed to decline the cut and let the whole matter ri t the railroad labor board at Chi, -The workers take the' position i th figures and data submitted by railroads do not show suftic lent i for the reductions and cannot be in stantiated in a hearing. jnai tne, raurosa worKPrs r agreed on a policy to fight tn r 1 lions was indicated by their i -advancing the date one w . t date for the second confirm-v the New York Central v j. j conference . ws j:!t,!r j t Msrcb J2. ' SHAPE OF FLillJG . SHIP ASSEfalBLES
Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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March 15, 1921, edition 1
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