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VOL. 16, NO. 12.1
SALISBURY, N. MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1921
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sit
L LEWIS IS
Federation Faces One of
Its Busiest Weeks
Irish Question Will Pro
ably Be Settled.
Denver, .1 tin- '20. John L.
Lewis, pivskleni of the I'nitt'il
Mine Workers of America, to
day foi'nuilly nmioiiiH-i'tl' Hint
lie would l)c ;i o:mlil:t1i' for the
jirrsidi'iicy of the American
Foileral ion of Labor in opnsi
lion lo Samuel (Jumpers.
" I linvr ili'i'iili'd lo in-nnit !
1!1V
til.
foi
inline to be saiiliiltli'd to
convent ion, iis ii ciiinlidiili'
flic pivsitleiicv of tin'
American Federation of La
hor." was the brief iiiiiioiuieo
iiieiil made liy Mr. Lewis. lie
declined to make any further
sfal emcnt.
Denver, Colo., June 20. Faced
with one f its most strenuous
programs, the American Feder
Ction of I.ibor opened the second
week's session of it1; J 1st annual
convention.
The Irish questir.n, the rialroad
problem, determination of its fu
ture relations with the European
trade union movement and many
other important matters are sched
uled for action by the delegates.
Whether President Samuel
Cornuers will be opposed for re
elect i an hy John I.. Lewis, presi
dent of the United Mine Workers
of America had not been definitely
learned. Supporters of Lewis, how
ever, were hard at work and as
serted that his candidacy would be
nnnounccd within the next twenty-
four hours. While President Gomp
ers and the administration forces
have not taken public recognition
of the opposition, it was learned,
that thev had made plans to meet
a contest but are awaiting the nct
move of the Mine Workers' leader.
Gompers' supporters have held
several conferences during the
last twenty-four hours and have
taken a canvass of the situation.
-' The complicated situation grow
ing out of the split of the two fac
tions of Irish sympathizers was ex
pected to be disposed of today or
tomorrow when the resolutions
committee begins its report. The
commitee it is reported, has decided
to reject the resolution boycotting
English made goods and report fa
vorable the less drastic resolution
of sympathy for the Irish cause and
callinir for recognition of the Irish
republic.
MINERS DIDN'T
ACCEPT GOV. OFFER
(By The Associated Pre)
London, June 20. Leaders of the
miner's federation of Great Britain
took no steps yesterday to pre
vent the withdrawal of the gov
ernment's offer of ten million
pounds sterling subsidy in the coal
industry and it appeared useless
for the government to renew the
offer, and the money will not be
provided by the government for
carrying on the business.
The situation' is full of uncer
tainties, the main outstanding fact
beina- the invitation of the miners
to all trade unions affected by
wage disputes to meet at an early
date for the purpose of taking na
tional action 5to secure their mu
tual demands.
Most of today's newspapers de
scribe the decision to call this
meeting as an "S. O. S." prompted
by desperation. As yet nothing
has occurred to indicate how the
call is likely to be received.
The annual conference of the la
bor party is to be held at Brighton
tomorrow and Herbert Smith,
president of the miners' union
and Frank Hodges, the union's
secretary will attend.
They probably will determine
the attitude of leaders of other
unions whose aggregate member
ship is more than three million.
"The fight is now taking on an en
tirely different character," said
A. J. Cook, a prominent South
Wales leader and member of the
miners federation yesterday. "The
whole body of British miners is
going bn with the struggle for so
cialization or nationalization for
mines. It is going to be directly
against the government," he said.
FURNITURE EXPOSITION.
(By Th Associated Press)
High Point, June 20. Several
hundred furniture manufacturers
from all parts- of the United States
are here today to attend the Sou
thern furniture exposition which
formerly opened here this morn
ing in the new exposition building,
a million dollar edifice. It is the
first furniture show held south of
New York and is attracting na
tional interest, more than 100 ex
hibitors are represented, some of
them coming from distant states.
The principal streets of the city
are -gayly decorated.
New Diet For Cows.
Chestnut Ridge, Ky June 20.
While Sam Saylor was swimming
in Buck Creek a cow came along
and ate his socks. Sam has a cold
and the cow has indigestion.
JOHN
ANNOUNCEDASOUT
FOR ft. F. L. HEAD
"BIG TIM" MURPHY
TO BE ARRAIGNED
(Br The Associate) Press)
Chicago, June 20. The case of
Timothy (Big Tim) Murphy, held
with u number of alleged accom
plices in default of $100,000 bail in
cmnection with the $;i.r0,0l0 Dear
bun street station mail robbery,
will be placed before a grand jury,
according to 'John E. Northup, spe
cial assistant district attorney.
"Some of Murphy's admissions
will be read to the grand jury,"
Mr. Northup said, "and also the
confessions of same of his pals."
The finding of more than $100,
000 of the loot in a trunk at the
home of Murphy's father-in-law,
wa sdiivi tly due, Mr. Northup said,
to cne of Murphy's alleged con
fessions. A Lot is Bought and Plans
for Building At An
Early Day Are Under
way. The Evening Post hopes to have
a permanent and well appointed
home before very bng .A lot has
been bought and it is the Durpose
of the Evening Post to build a
newspaper home 'i the property
before many more months have
passed.
Just nine years ago the present
owners of the Evening Post bought
the pioperty. An entire new plant
was installed and the paper was
enlarged. Today we face the neces
sity of again buying a plant for
a paper which has about outgrown
its present physical equipment, and
to do this it is necessary that we I
i .. i: l '
have a building especially arranged
for the new and larger printing
plant.
Once we get our plans carried
out we will have a modern and up-to-date
pltunt, capable of printing
larger papers, more papers and
turning them out at a more rapid
rate.'
The lot we have bought lies on
West Inness street, directly oppo
site the postotfice, one of the lots
cut from the home place of Mr. W.
F. Snider recently sold to Greens
boro people. It will make an ideal
location and? on it we hapejab?
able to build a modern and service
able printing office with mechani
cal, editorial and business depart
ments arranged to serve our needs.
This will mean a plant which will
make it possible for us to enlarge
and improve the Evening Post. To
day we are handicapped by reason
of the fact that we have about
reached our capacity. The Evenine
Post has no idea of standing still
itr.d we are determined to go for
ward ,and our plans are for a news
paper equipment that will be a
credit not only to U3 and to Salis
bury, but to any town or city in
North Carolina.
lOther real estate transactions
recorded Saturday were:
D. Foster Ritchie and wife to
H. L. Reynolds and wife, Fulton
Heights, $?65.
J. A. Arey and wife to Stokes
Ford and Katie Ford, lot in Mow
crv section, $175.
E. R. Overman and wife and L.
II. Clement, trustee, to L. H.
French and wife, Fulton Heights,
$500.
AUTO. STOLEN FROM
FRONT OF CHURCH
'Automobile thieves, which have
become very numerous, do not
draw the line as to where they get
cars, and the latest place invaded
is points where cars are parked in
front of churches, the last car re
poitcl as stolen in Salisbury be
ing las' night from in front of St.
Joha's Lutheran church. Mr. Gus
Kerns' Scripp-Lcoth, five passen
ger car. was driven off last night
white Mr. Kerns and family were
attending worship at the above
church. However, before the ser
vice was over a report came to
Chief of Police Kesler that an
abandoned car had been seen stand
ing beside the highway on the
Granite Quarry road, several miles
out of Salisbury, the machine hav
ing been run into a small ditch.
Mr. Kerns discovered that his car
was gone when he left the church
and reported the same to Chief
Kesler and on investigation it wah
found that the abandoned car on
the Granite Quarry road was his
machine. It had not been dam
aged. There is no clue as to who
drove it off.
9 CAMPERS HURT.
(By The Associated Pre,)
Birmingham, Ala., June 20.
Nine junior members of the Sel
ma, Ala., Young Men's Christian
Association and three other per
sons were injured, two of them
seriously here today when a truck
in which they were returning from
a camping trip was aught between
two street cars. The seriously in
jured are R. E. Jones, driver, and
Thomas Wesley, an association
member.
IRISH GIRLS ARRIVE
(By Tha AiaorUtad Freaal
New York, June 20. Several
hundred Irish immigrant girls ar
rived here today on the Celtic seek
ing careers as movie actresses, ar
tists models and stenographers.
Few of them expressed any desire
to enter domestic service.
EVENING POST
BUYS PROPERTY
WOMAN e
v
At Own Request Nejfro
Woman is Buried, Fol
lowing a Vision She De
clares She Had.
(Br Tha Associated Preni)
Wilson, N. C, June 20. Buried
alive 2J hour with only her face
uncovered is the unique experience I
or Harriet Ilolloway, a negroes,
45 years old, who lives near Wil
son. The "burial" took place on
the Barfoot mill road two miles
from Wilson yesterday.
Harriet has been sick some time.
She declared that it was revealed
to her in a vision that if she would
remain buried 24 hour. a she would
be cured. At her insistence a
grave was dug and the woman was
placed in the ground in a reclining
position and her body covered with
two feet of earth. She was placed
in the "grave" yesterday morning
at 7 o'clock and remained there
until 7 o'clock this morning, and
was conscious all the time.
When Harriet was removed from
the grave this morning physicians
wno examined ner said sne was
none the worse for her experience.
Her condition was not improved,
however, physicians stated.
Large crowds visited the spot
thruout yesterday to view the
grave and its living occupant.
DELTA FARMERS
FORM COTTON POOL
Memphis, Tenn., June 20. Delta
planters, growers of the greater
nart of all Ions- staple cotton raised
in the United States, will meet here
on June 29 to complete oriraniza
tion of a cooperative market organ
nation
Representatives from the 16 cot
ton growing states in conference
here recently voted in favor of uni
form state marketing organizations
for handling and disposing of fu
ture cotton crops.
Ten of the states have already
adopted the plan and are now or
ganizing marketing agencies.
Oscar F. Bledsoe. Jr., Greenwood. I
Miss., has been selected president
. i ,l i . .. . : . , I
of the marketine association of del-j
ta planters. Other officers will be
peiectexi at tne coming conference
NSft Selected. ;i
The organization will 'bVJimwlffth romnnnis ao-alnnf 'taxation
as the Staple Cotton Cooperative
Association ana win De cnarierea t
under Tennessee laws, altrough its
membership will be made up of the
largest plantation owners and cot-
ion growers in tne souin.
The association will be perfected
under the act of legislature of 1917,
authorizing the forming of cooper
ative associations for marketing
purnoses.
Objects of the association will be
to finance and sell the enormous
amount of staple cotton produced
in the delta. The organization has
no capital stock, but financial ar
rangements are to be made through
the banks, the paper used by the
agency being secured by cotton
held in pool in name of the asso
ciation. 200,000 Bales Pledged
Farmers already enrolled as
members of the Staple Cotton As
sociation have pledged 200,000
bales of -the coming crop.
Members have signed five-vear
contracts, agreeing to sell theh en
tire product fo rthe next five years
through the association.
DENIES CRIME WHILE
ON DEATH BED.
Soperton, Ga., June 20. Roy
Durden, aged 48, a well-known
farmeT, held in the Treutlen coun
ty jail on a murder charge, died
here this morning following a ma
jor operation performed upon him
last week. His dying statement,
issued a few months before he
passed away, stated there existed
no plot between he, Dan Davis, E.
A. Coleman and Wiley J. Smith, to
kill William H. Hall, a white crop
per, for which he and the other
three named are now being held on
a charge of murder.
MAKING DOLLARS AGAIN
Washington, June 20. Coinage
of silver dollars has been resumed
by the mint after a lapse of seven
years and the work of replacing the
two hundred and seventy-nine mil
lion standard silver dollars taken
from the treasury during the war
to sell to Great Britain has been
begun.
Since late in Marsh treasury offi
cials said tonight approximately
20,000,000 silver dollars have been
coined. In the same period corres
ponding amounts of silver certifi
cates were issued and federal re
serve notes, and treasury certifi
cates securing them, retired. This
process, officials said, would con
tinue for the next five years until
the treasury's reserve of silver dol
lars is back to its pre-war basis.
The mint officials explained,
ceased coining silver dollars in
1914 when the supply of metal pur.
chased under the coinage act was
exhausted. Further authority to
make the dollars was not forthcom
ing until 1918 when Congress pass
ed the Pittmao act to enable the
sale of melted dollars to England
for the relief of silver famine in
India.
The Caspian Sea is the largest
inland sea or salt lake in the
world. . v :---
DUKES IN DIVORCE COURT
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The marriage of Cornelia Biddle and Angler B. Duke, son of
Benjamin B. Duke, "tobacco king," was on of the most prominent
social events of 1915. Now she is uing for divorce at hiladeiphia.
They have been separated three years. Picture shows Mrs. Duke
with one of her two sons, Anthony Drexel Biddle Duke. Duke is
shown below.
AMERICAN OIL MEN KIWANIANS POUR
APPEAL TO HUGHES ' INIOpLAi
Protest Against Tax Im
posed at Instance of
President Obregon
Mexico on Them.
of
(By The Associated Press 1
Washino'tnn. June 20. Secre-
tary 0f state Hughes was urged
today by representatives of Am
trinan nit nnmnnropa nrtprntincr in
Miu to., take .ate na ta nratm-t
regarded by them as confiscatory.
More than a dozen men. includ
ng e. L. Dolieny, president of the
Mexican Petroleum Comnanv: F.
R. Kellogg, general counsel for
tne Association or rroaucers oi promoting physical education and
Petroleum in Mexico, and Guy. national welfare have been dis
Stevens, director of the associa-1 cussed and Harrv E. Karr, of Bal
tion, placed before the secretary , timore, Md., chairman of the public
a memorandum reviewing the his- affairs committee, has declared
tory of Mexican taxation of oil that a proper program of physical
since its discovery in that country i education will raise phvsical stan
up to the recent decrees of Presi-1 dards of the nation. This commit
dent Obregon increasing the tax-tee has also declared that iearisla
es 25 per cent. tion should be enacted throughout
The situation was presented to . the country to promote physicul
the state department a few days education.
after the promulgation of the de- It is likely that the executive
grces but no action was taken by j committee will make reports on
Secretary Hughes. It was assert-1 work which Kiwanis clubs nave
ed by the oil operators then that oerf timed in assisting the Near
the decrees were unconstitutional East and Eurooean relief niov;
since the president of Mexico, un- mints and the China Famine Fund
der the provisions of the constitu- movement. It is also probable' the
tion, could issue such decrees only , convention will be asked fo go or
when special powers were con-
ferred upon him.
ALAND ISLANDS
SUBJECT DEBATE
(Br The Auoriated Prm)
Geneva, Switzerland, June 20.
Switzerlond and Finland debated
questions relative to the future
status of the Aland Islands before
the council of the league of nations
here today.
This was the f.rst open session
of the council, public meetings held
in the past being for the purpose
only of announcing decisions on
matters heard at executive assem
blies of the organisation. The de
bate on the islands was based on
the decision of the commission to
recommend that the islands be giv
en to Finland.
EDITORS CHANGE
DATE OF MEETING
The annual meeting of the North
Carolina Press Association set for
August 17th, 18th and 19th has
been changed to July 27th, 28th and
29th.
The change was made after offi
cers of the associat'on had been
advised by the Bedsworth hotel
that the July dates would be pre
ferable. CONG. MASON BURIED.
(By The Associated Preas)
Chicauro. June 20. Funeral sef.
vices for Congressman William E.
Msson, who died in Washington
Thursday, were held today at Third
Una.ts.rian rhurch. Hundreds of
friends and political associates ac
companied the body to the church.
The burial was at Waukegan, 111.
BANDITS GETS LOOT.
(Br The Associated Prme)
Philadelphia, June 20 Four
masked men held up Fred Myers,
a runner for the Mutual Trust
company, here today and seized a
bag Containing between $5,000
and 110,000. The runner fired af
ter the fleeing bandits who escap
ed with the money in an automobile-
Some Sleeping in Tents
Others on Boats and
Trains While Attending
Convention.
Cleveland, O., June 20. Dele
gates were arriving on every train
and lake passenger steamer today
to attend the fifth International
.Ktwanis Club convention. The con
vention which opens tomorrow
mornipg, is. expected to ba, gneof
the 'biggest gatherings of business
and professional men ever held in
the country, delegates coming from
Kiwanis clubs in 500 cities of the
United States and Canada.
Durintr the last vear olans of
rt-cord as aproving he Anioric.m
Legion's program for relief tot d's-
abh world war cterans.
The convention wMl be opened
tomujrow morning with addresses
of welcome by Mayor Fitzgerald,
of Cleveland; Harry L. Davis, gov
ernor of Ohio; and Harry H. HoarJ,
president of the Cleveland Ki-vnis
Club. J. Mercer Barnett, of P'r
mingham, Ala., International presi
dent, will make the response.
Several hundred delegates who
made the trip to Cleveland by pc
c'al boats are living aboard their
steamers. One hundred and fifty
members of the Canton, O., Kiwan
is club have pitched camping tents
in Lakewood Park.
Among the speakers before tha
convention will be Harry T. At
wood. of Chicago, who will speak
on "Back to the. Republic;" Roer
W. Babson, Wellesley Hills, Mass.,
who wil Italk on "The Business
Outlook;" the Rev. Wliliam States
Jacobs, of Houston, Tex., who will
speak on "Kiwanis" and Dr. Henry
Churchill King, president of Ober
lin, O., College, whd will talk on
"Friendship." United States Sen
ator Atlee Poraerene, member of
the Canton, O., Kiwanis Club, also
is expected to be among the con
vention speakers.
COTTON MARKET
New York, June 20. The cottor
market showed renewed weakness
esrlv today owing to uncertainties
of the British labor trouble, re-
norts of good weather for grow-
'"J? crops and liquidation of July
contracts. The opening was easy
at decline of 16 to 39 points
mailing a new low recora lor me
season. July contracts sold off to
10.78 and October to 11.62 a de
cline of 237 to 262 points from the
high prices touched on bullish crop
reports last month.
Opening Easy.
New York. June 20. -Cotton fu--tures
opened easy.
July 1100
October 11.80
December 12.35
January 12.50
March 12.86
Concord Market
Concord, June 20. Cotton sold
for 10V4 cents on the local market.
SCRAP IN SIGH! ;
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Special Laws Designed to
Protect Interest of Wo
men and Children Be
Point of Controversy.
Cleveland, June 20. Protect ive
legislation special laws resigned
to protect the interests of women
and children will be a point of
controversy of the national conven
tion of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs, scheduled to open
in Cleveland, Monday June 18.
Whether women need the protec
tion of "special laws without which
the oposite sex Iiv?s and progress
es, is a question on which the mem
bership of nractically every one of
the WW clubs jf the federation is
divided. It is understood that not
one delegation of the entire con
vention body will urrive in Cleve
land with an undivided opinion on
the matter.
Speakers.
Discusison of the subject will
t.ke place Thursday afternoon fol
lowing addresses by M'ss Mary
Van Vleek of the Russell Sage
Foundation, New York, and Mrs.
H arret Stanton Blatch, author "f
Woman Citizens. At this time the
national organization will go on
record either for or against pro
tective legislation.
There is a well-develone-.l senti
ment for re-election of Mrs. Lena
Lake Forrest of Detroit, as nreai
tlent of the national. The Cleve
land club, one of the strong clubs
of the federation, is backing Mrs.
Forrest and c'ubs through the cen
tral west are stt nglv in favor of
l er. Election is sch. djlecl for Fri
day. The largest delegations are
expected from the western clubs,
ilas Charge.
While the convention onens with
a reception at the Hotel Statler,
convention headquarters, on Mon
day evening, fie business of the
five-day event will berin with the
Tuesday morning session.
Miss Mary Rudd Cochran has en
Hie charge of the arrangements
for the convention. She is. in fact,
hostess for thep arty. Dr. Alice
Butler, as president of the Clove
land clu'. will be n prominent fi
gure of the convention.
The Ohio state convention will
be held Monday morning and af
ternoon preceding the opening of
hs national ,
SOLDIER BETTER
MAN FOR FIGHT
Indianapolis. Ind., June 20. The
American soldier, came out of the
war with more religion than he
went in, according to the Rev. Hen
rv Russell Talbot, canon of the
National cathedral at Washington,
D. C. who arises t' defend the
doughboy from the libel that the
"war ruined him."
"He is a better man for having
been in the army," asserts the can
non, referring to the soldier.
Ca non Talbot was senior chan
lain of the battle-scarred First Di
vision of the A. E. F. In a com
munication to National Headouar
ters of the American Legion here,
he admits the American, as he saw
him in France was "uncommony
timid in the exercise of his religion.
He was frightened at his own, re
ligious shadow or he might have
been grossly ignorant of the con
tent and practice his reliirion."
But as the First Division's senior
chaplain, the canon was in charge
of all the private belongings of the
1.800 Americans killed in the ten
days fighting in the Arsronne. and
in nine out of every ten of the
men's kits found a crucifix, scapu
lar, prayer book or testament. "And
in those davs," Canon Talbot
writes, "the First Division was not
carryine anything it did not deem
essential."
"There was a kind of collectiv
ism which outruns the ordinary
standards of honesty," declares the
canr.n. "but underneath there was
implicit, if not explicit reverence
for the Son of Man."
MISS NANCY BEAN DEAD
Miss Nancy Holmes Bean died
at the home of her brother, J.
Wiley Bean, near Brintrle's Ferry,
early this morning. She wa 78
years of age. a daughter of Wiley
and Elizabeth Holmes Bean and
sister of the late Moses L. Bean of
this city.
The funeral will be from Wvatt
Grove church Tuesday at 1 o'clock.
AGED SPENCER WOMAN DEAD
Mrs. Pauline C. Blackwell, 84
vears old, died Sunday morning at
the home of her son-in-law, Mr. L.
M. S. Ketchie, (507 Fifth street.
Spe.ncer. The funeral and burial
took place this morning at Union
Lutheran church, five miles east of
Salisbury, being conducted by Rev.
Edward Fuenwider of St. John's
Lutheran church. Amcng the sur
viving sons and daughters is Mr.
Albert Blackwell of this eity.
CATTS NOT IN COURT.
(By The Asaoeiated Pressl
Pensaeola, Fla., June 20. Syd
ney J. Catts. former governor of
Florida, did not appear in the fed
eral court up to noon today to
plead to an indictment on a charge
of peonage and court attaches said
as far as they knew no arange
ments were made for him to do so.
Federal Judge Sheppard has not
set a date for the trial.
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SEVERE BREAK
IN COTTON
lHv Tll Ainiu!ed l'r
New V;uk, .Itiii" 20.--Another
severe break occurred in the cot
ton market today. Prices made
. new I iw I v Is for the season I."-
cause of the colli iiii.anre of tile
British labor trouble and belief
that the new crop outlook had Ini
I proved steadily t'le last nion'h.
Sin e Thursday, when reports w:re
I icceived that the iiriii.-li coal min-
ers were voiing to lemam on
strike, llie market dropped mar'
than 1 1-2 cents a p nind with Oc
tober contracts selling today at
I1.H8 or mure than 2 cents a
pound below the high price touched
; on bullish ci op last month. July
ha shown even greater weakness
because of the arrival of cotton
I from the Sou'.li, presumably f jr de
I livery on contract, and sold off to
j 10. "in today, making a devline of
287 points from the hiirh pi ice of
ast month.
Failure to Reach Decision
As to Referee May
Brinjf the Promoter in
the Rinj? Himself.
(fly The Assi I'mlii Pre. I
New York, June 20. Failure to
reach an agreement as to who shall
refert-Vthc championship battle be
tween Carpentier and Dempsey on
July 2nd has caused Tex Rickird,
promoter of the show, to announce
that he might step .n and officiate
hini-lf.
"The first thing vou know," he
said as he sat on the edge of his
new swimming po:l at Madison
Squaie Garden, "they'll wind up
with me in the ring. I have done it
before under similar circumstances
and it may happen again.
A GUARD SHOT
ESCAPING PRISONER
(Hy The Associated Pressl
Raleigh, June 20. Doc Heffner,
of Hickory, serving a sentence at
the state prison in connection with
the murder of Glenn Lippard, was
shot in the leg by a. guard last
Tuesday night when-jha. and two
other prisoners attempted to es
cape from thep rison farm, it was
learned here today. Heffner and
his companions cut a hole through
the ceiling and made their way to
the roof of the building. Henner
jumped off the building, but was
seen by a guard and ordered to
stop failing to obey the command,
the guard fired on Heffner several
buckshot striking him in the leg.
He is now in the prison hospital
where it was stated this morning
that he was getting on nicely and
would be out in a few days. The
other priohners were captured.
4 ELECTROCUTED
IN PENN. PRISON
fBy The Assooiated Press)
Belle fontaine, Pa., June 20.
Four men were electrocuted in the
West penitentiary at Rock View
today for the murder of Szima
Florian at Erie, Pa., last Septem
ber. They were Milton Hudson,
Robert Trammell and William
Stragin, negroes, and Steve
Schiop, a foreigner. It was the
first time in many tyears four men
had paid the death penalty in
Pennsylvania for the same crime.
Wm. TURNER TO HANG.
(Br The Associate! Preas)
Washington, June 20. Presi
dent Harding has declined to com
mute the death sentence of Wil
liam Turner, a negro held in the
state penitentiary at Richmond,
Va,. on conviction of the murder
of Morgan Moore, Jr., near Alex
andria,, Va. Turner is sentenced
to be hanged next Friday. In re
fusing to exercise clemency the
president is understood to have ,
followed the recommendation of I
Attorney General Daugherty. i
ASK SENATE TO YIELD
fBy The Associated Press)
Washington, June 20.' The Sen
ate conferees cn the army appro
priation bill decided today to
recommend that the Senate yield
to the insistence of the house that
the army be reduced to 150,000 en
listed men by October.
BLIND VETERAN
TO BE THE HERO
Detroit, Mich. June 20.A blind
hero of the World War will be the
center of attraction at the formal
opening of the first annual con
vention of the Disabled American
Veterans of the World War, here
on June 27. - He is Michael Aaron
son, Rabbi and student of the He
brew Union College, Cincinnati,
who as chaplain of the Disabled
American Veterans will deliver
the invocation at the first days'
session of the Veterans.
Rabbi Aaronson at the outbreak
of the war enlisted and served in
the 147th Infantry. Both of his
eyes were blown out when in the
capture of Montfaucon in the
Argonne, he was struck by a shell
as he was bringing back wounded
American soldiers.
Itfx mm MAY
REFEREE FSGHT
MORRISON WONT
ISSUE PARDONS TO
CONVICTS FREELY
Morrison Don't Want to
Call Special Session But
It Ixoks As Tho He
Must.
(Mr MAX AlirKN'KTII Yi
Raleigh, June 20. "I am now
more f rmly convinced t'tat viola
tor? of the law who havev been
properly convictc I in th. Stat
courts should not be frivon their
free lam," de dared Governir Cam
eron Morrison after declining a
rp-i nt appPvation for pardon.
The irovernor was referring to
one of tlv fust, paroles that he
granted and which to his mind in
evidence eiumeh that lh. lnw.
maker should he full
Wilson ounty furnished fie pri
sooner whose actions have made it
hrd on other offenders. Governor
Mnrriifin tA n,f tu ......
; -! uif younjr
mans name who .' iraved from the
narrow nath. was tried and convict
ed in the Wilson ourts and sen-ttr-ed
to a term J the roads.
Friends of the young man he.
cam;' active and laid before the
irovernor a petition bearing the
names of scores of law abiding citi
zens, court officials, including, tha
judee and prosecuting attorney.
sking that a parole be irranted.
't was one of th se ca C.nvnrno-
Mor-ison thought g'.iould be given
consideration. The parole was al
Ic w?d. t
"And before the ink was dry' on
that naner." said Governor Morri
son, "the fellow had broken in a
lio- or store nd was back -In
trouble again. Under the provi
sions of the narole. of course, h?
lost hi f-ppdom, tho parole being
voked." The governor thinks the
Wilson countv case is a striking
cramnle and he secntb unable to
fori-jt it when lav?rf and others
come before 'iim asking that the r
eoplicptions for pardons be acted
urn favorably.
The covernor declares thai vio".
pt-irs of tha law should be kept in
the penitentiary or on th? chain
gann.3 until "full rerentanc:' ia
made. "I do not believe that I
have the right to pardon folks the
cnur.rvhnve said ought to be-punished.
Mv rfll)f tn Inn.. I
breakers of the State has not wor
ne'i me I thought it would.""
Regardless of the unusually
strong showing the municipalities
that sent repreentativs to the
capital last week made for a spe
cial session of the legislature-to
corrert the error bv which the 1921
niunioipr,' finance act was invali
dated, opposition to the governor
issuing the call is being heard from
fill sides. )
That the state does not wanMhe
special session is the belief of the
vast number 'of visitors who came
here last week. There are others,
however, who think that the call
must be issued or else the cities
and town will have to call for re
ceivers within the next six months.
Frankly, it is being told and Gov
ernor Morr'son heard it that tha
municipelities are in desperate fin
ancial straits. Only by legislative
enactment can these cities and
towns get back on their faet.
Governor Morrison does not want
to call the legislators into session
but it seems that there is nothing
else to do since every municipality
in tha state, save two or three, of
importance and size sent repre-,
sentatives here begging that ho
say the word.
One week from tomorrow tfh
governor's racial conference will
be called together here to consid
er ways and means of bringing
about closer and more harmonious
relations between the whites and
the blacks. The date is June 28.
All of the State officials will be
invited to pay a formal visit to
Camp Glenn, Morehead City, n.t
month when North Carolina Na
tional Guard units will assemble
there for their annual period of
field training. ; ,
The encampment will eclispe all
others and the 16 organization
will have an enlisted and commis
sioned personnel of approximately
1,100.
SOUTHERN PUBLISHERS '
HAVE PROGRAM OF WORK
(By The Associated Prce
Asheville, June 20. With a pro
erra mmade up of subjacts of vital
interest to publishers. . no .' set
speeches being scheduled, the 19th
annual convention of the Southern
newspaper publishers convened
here today with President Marcel
lus Foster, of the Houston Chron
icle, presiding. The convention is
to continue thru Wednesday and
matters to ba taken up include, cost
of white paper, labor problems and
postal zone law. -
The publishers wil ldcvote more
time to business this year than
ever bjfore, many of the social and
rcreational fcaures of other years
be;rg eliminated.
W, A. Flliott. of the Jacksonville
Times Union, first vice-president,
is slated far then residency, it be
ing the custom to promote ofnVers
each year.
Must Be a Gocd Leg. '
Lovisville. Ky., June 20. A one
legged thief grabbed $47 from
Chester Mathes and ran away so
fast on his crutches that Chester
couldn't catch him. ,