North Carolina Newspapers

THE ASHE VILLE CITIZEN "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" THE WEATHER 20 PAGES TODAY WASHINQTON. April 4. "erect for North and . Carollnai Fair Wd. nstday; Thursday local thunder ahowara. ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHE VILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS. r i ana. GOL. DON SCOTT OF ALAMANCE IS JLATED TOR RAGE Junior Has It He Make Race for Lieuten ant Governorship. WAS HIGHOFFICIAL IN 120TH INFANTRY McLean Only Recognized candidate so Far to Sue Qeed Morrison. OITItlK Kaw Jni.r 11RBOBOCOB BOTBL (l BROCK BiRKLBY) RA-KIOH. April 4. Ths west, pushing through the barrage of talk in the east is to available gu bernatorial run fodder, submit ina name or Col. Don Scott, of Alamance, as a candidate) for sec ttd mate on the shin of state. The 120th infantry's lieutenant. eolonel is considered, according to puns ruacmng itaieign, an act- candidate for lieutenant-gover- or, and he has a great follow! n of friends who are enthusiastic over the possible opportunity of supporting him. The west has been saying- little about availables for this place, realising; evidently, that the shell ing; oeastern Carolina woods mav bring: out enough candidates for first honors to overshadow any contest it might originate. W. W. Neal. McDowell county's popular representative in the lower house, has been aipiproached by friends but he Isn't looking for such hon ors. K. E. Bennett, prominent merchant of Bryson City, also has teen mentioned as a possible can didate, out well-informed politi cians speak the name of Colonel Scott as an anointed applicant. West Had Its Day During Campaign of 1920 The west had ttn dV In 182(1 and It gave the state a big show in gubernatorial race, and next is easts time. Activities In that tlon of late Indicate that It pro poses not to te outdone by the show the west gave, and possible availables for first honors arc said to be rising from the forests of private life almost dally. Nevertheless, emerging fom the talk and agitation and effcts at ascetainment as to the possible movements of a dozen wTio have received honorable mention is only recognized active, definite and determined candidate to succeed Governor Morrison; and he Is A. W. McLean, the Robeson county Scotchman. He Is the only man the state as a whole considers a candidate, and McLean men are already bobbing up everywhere. As to others who have received mention as availables Bailey, Kerr, I and Cooper are the most proml I nent. Warren and Joyner have I friends who think they could carry ithe state, and there are many oth Sers who either consider themselves, for have friends who consider for llhm. that there a a Tlosslbllity of digging up some strength. Besides McLean. Still Others Are Reeonnoltorlng Aside from McLean. It Is gen erally considered that others avail- table are rtconnoltering, so to 'speak, looking about and feeling Ithe water to see how tneir names lake with the people. As for Mc- iJtan. he dived In and at this time enjoying the water all to him i. ' f J. "W. Bailey, of whom and by I whom much has teen written, has ' always evaded a satisfactory an ,swer as to his Intentions. The 1 presumption has gained way that She is searching for possible f strength. He has suffered some discouraging discoveries In his re i search work. For one thing, his "terrors of taxation" campaign has ' not made the headway at first ex - pected of It. and, for another, the .3 Farmers' union, which is supposed I I to have swapped favors with the t Raleigh attorney, is found to pos f iv sess more voice than power. 1 Bailey has gotten the most pub-i- i licitv as a Dosslible opponent of .'' : McLean. He didn't start the talk VilmaAir aihnnt comina- out as a can I didate but he began to sit up and take notice when he heard his , t name mentioned. I. Judge Kerr, of whom much was S said' a few months ago, gats little i L mention now. What his plans are one seems to know, though his . I Indldacy lacks the serious con .vVafderatlon It seemed to receive a r wmie DacK. ' Cooper Man of Mystery . ' Among PossJblUtle ' W. B. Ooouer. the present lieu ; ; tenant-governor, is the man of . m retery among the poslblHties. A while back' friends close to him I vouched fcr the statement that he I - would run; equally close friends of f f late have raid he would not. so 1 1. i that ' further word from him is awaited. He, too, la feeling the water, it la considered. Mr. Coop 1 er is a business man and a banker and he has the habit of looking In to a thing fully before going Into It. He will not enter for gufoerna torlal honors unless the chances of election sre worth an even bet Down at New Bern close friends of Cooper advjse .you to "go ahead and put him in tne race ana we 11 i geT him to run. ' But the former ! democratic chairman apparently is not as anxious to run as some friends are. He is not considered aactly a n available but one hav f friends who think they can it him' over., ' The same may 'be said of Dr. J. Y. Joyner. former superintendent of publio instruction, for whom a boom has -recently been launched. This business of running for gov ernor is a fclg Job, and though men have no objection to their names being used as possible candidates. , they think deeper when the actual proposition presents itself of en tering 4 conteaf'requirlng ths ex . pendltu.s of much money and months of gruelling physical exer 'tlon. . . ' i Campaigning time is two year k" tit and there's pltnty of time for ' -more talk and more feeling of the .t-hactahejnanyl mentioned will come out is a mat ter for the prophets. The only certainty Just now seems te be the candidacy of Mr. McLean for gor ernor and Colonel Scott for Ueu-tnant-overnor. . WANT EXTENSION OF CITY LIMITS TO BENEFIT MANY Desire All Receiving Ben efit City Utilities to Pay City Taxes. A committee from the Central Labor Union will call upon the board of city commissioners at the meeting this morning for the pur pose of giving approbation to a proposal to increase the corporate limits of the city of Asheville, po that people residing beyond the bounds of the city and who enjoy the service of the public utilities, such as water and sewerage, with out being required to pay city taxes, shall be made liable to taxa tion by the city. The question was first brought to the attention of the labor body when a representative stated the city commissioners had. refused to grant water connections to a cer tain property owner on Edgemont road. At first there was some criti cism of the stand taken by Com mission R. J. Sherrlll, of public works, who some time ago an nounced it was his policy not to permit any connections of watef and sewer lines to persons, resid ing outside of the city limits, until the residents of Ashevilla were adequately supplied. W. O. Wolfe, Jr., advanced the theory that the board In giving out such a decision, in all probability, had done ao in order to force property owners Just outside of the city to want the limits expanded so as to Include their sites in or der that they might obtain public utilities. He said he believed that persona, who are non-residents of Asheville, and yet enjoying all the privileges of persons living In the corporate limits, should want their property in the city limits and should pay city taxes. His posi tion was indorsed. The committee named last night Is as follows: W. O. Wolfe, Jr., W. R. Buckner and E. L. Hayes. The appointment of the commit tee followed a discussion of the re cent action by the board, recom mending that no new water con nectlons would be authorized. The committee this morning. It is stated, will ask the commission ers if they were guided by the pro posal to extend the city limits, so that those who enjoy the privileges of stina fide citizens of Asheville will be requested to pay their share of taxes for the maintenance of such privileges. FRENCH ATTITUDE ON G EN O Av MEET CHANGES Coolness and Skepticism Gives Way to Feeling of Optimism PARIS. April 4. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The French atti tude toward the Genoa conference has undergone a great change in thevlast 48 hours; the coolness' arid skepticism previously shown in of ficial circles having given way to the sentiment that something must come out of the conference and that the French delegation must go to work wholeheartedly to that' end. Premier Polncare has definitely decided to go himself as soon as his official duties permit. The subject which It is now gen erally agreed must be discussed at Genoa are the reconstruction of Europe generally and Russia in particular; the stabilization of ex change; the breaking down of ex ceptional barriers to trade due to special customs regulations and obstructions to transportation; and an international credits consortium lor reconstruction. ' Opposition to this International financial organization : Is expected i mm the Russian delegates, who are known to look wth-Httle fa vor on a combination 6f capitalist to undertake this work. Another subject which it is thought here is likely to provoke George's question of general Etfro nean peace. . It is reared this may nnan un a general discussion of po lltlcal questions! to which France la strongly opposed; aa it might pave the way for a move on the parroflfte aermnrrrinsMefrii' t..tv of Versailles Into Question In spit of the fuli accord between Premiers Polncare and Lloyd George that this subject must not bs discussed, - NAILING IT v ' (By BILLY BORNE) DRIFTING MINE ISISTATE'S WEALTH SIGHTED IN PATH OF BIG STEAMERS Vast Mine Areas of War Declared Still Unsweptr Sinking Ships. WASHINGTON. D. C. April 4. Adrlftlng mine was sighted yester day directly In the pathway char ted for liners plying between Bos ton and Europe. Warnln of Its presence was immediately sent bp radio broad oast by the 'hydro graphlo office of the navy depart rain to all mariners. J... , The vessel which, reported ' the mine gave its position aa latitude 40 degrees 18 minutes west, longi tude 62 degrees 6S minutes north. The location Is south of the Grand Banks and west of the Junction at sea where shins bound from Eu rope to Boston leave the track of the European-New Tork liners and bear almost due west into port.. Since January l, uti, eight floating mine which drifted from the remaining mine fields of the war overseas have been definitely reported to the hydrographlc of fice in the north Atlantic area Im mediately off the American coast. During the same period two mines were reported off the southern part of the American coast. There were reported and chart ed by the hydrographlo service from January 1. 1921. to March 29. 1922. no less than 121 floating mines while six additional mines were remorted before the 1921 date. Twenty'-aeven of these were In the high sea area, and the re mainder either off the American coast, in the Azores area, the Eu ropean area, ths Baltio or the Mediterannean. In co-oneration with the Inter national Mine Clearing company In London, the hydrographlc service furnishes regular mine warnings and charts to all mariners leaving American ports. These show that vast mine areas of the war are still unswept and mines that break loose drift into the channels of, steamship traffic, occasional de struction of vessels from this cause being reported. Navy offi cers believe it will be years before the danger Is wholly passed or un til the action of salt water has finally destroyed the mines. MIDNIGHT PARTV ENDS IN OFFICER'S DEATH TlnnMr Filer of the American Army Slain in Western Jtiome. OKLAHOMA CITT, Okla., April 4. A midnight party In the fash ionable home here of Jean P. Day, prominent attorney and oil man. ended early today In the death of Lieutenant Colonel Paul Word Beck, assistant commandant of Post field, at Ft. Sill, Okla., and widely known in army circles. Beck one of the pioneer filers of the American army, was killed by Day, who declared he struck the army officer over the head with a revolver when he return ed home and found his guest struggling with Mrs. Day. The gan was discharged accidentally. Day asserted. Beok's pkull was so badly torn that officials said they were unable to determine whether th bullet or the blow caused death. Day Is ifnder $5, 000 bond to appear at a coroner's Inquest Saturday. A committee of officers from Post field will conduct an inquiry it was announced late today by County Attorney Hughes.- He said he would not consider filing charges until after ths coroner's Inquest. M. F. Meadow, federal prohi bition director for Oklahoma, also announced he would Investigate to determine, he said, what part, if any, liquor may have played In the tragedy. HOOVER 18 ASKED TO VISIT WILSON MAT SO ' wuBixoTo stmaiw sa itmTn.i.B errnm rnr h. m. c. bryast) WARHlKftTflV. Anrll . -Sena tor Sfmrnons has extended an invlJ amerce Hoover to visit Wilson on May 80 on the occasion of the presentation (it the charter to the Wilson unit nf the American legion auxiliary and deliver th principal addreas. IS OVER ONE HA Bonded Indebtedness Will Approximate Only $116,491,415.24. orTrzav amaia TAKBOHncaH BOTBL (tl BROCK BARK LEY ) RALEIGH, April 4. One hun dred seventy-one cities and town and ninety-six of the one hundrd counties, reporting to State Audi tor Baxter Durham under ' the Sams act, have a total bonded In debtedness of 1116,491.415. 24. o offset this hundred million dollar total Is taxable property nslucd ntl approximately-2,6T0.O00 000. Tho figures compiled todav by E. W. Baker, chief clerk in the auditor's office, places the total bjndtd in debtedness of 171 cities and town at 540,279.46, and oC the 96 counties at $54,961,135.78. As all of the larger counties a.id uvery town with the exception of n few small i-nes, have reported, tho to tal bonded Indebtedness Is not cx l.ectcd to run much higher when added fo the figures as complied tp dato. Winston-Salem leads the cities with a total bonde-i Indebtedness of J4, 912. 733. 66 and Chariot's is a close second with a report of 4, 615,800. The other cities nnd towns having bonded Indebted' ness of more than a million dollars are Asheville. 13, 896,153.02: Dur ham, $3,325,000; Oxford. 12.290, 000; Wilmington, I2.1S0.000; Greenboro 12,045.000; Salisbury, $1, 864,181.60; Goldnboro, $1,649, 00; Gastonia, $1,520,000; Wilson, $1445,500; Rocky Mount, $ 1,264, 800; Statesvtlle, $1,235,000, Kln ston. $1,201,881.48; Burlington, $1,067,500; Washington, $1,004, 000. Counties with big bonded in debtedness include Buncombe $3.- 776,000; Durham, $1,144,000; Oull ford, $2,169,600; Halifax, $1,011. 000; Johnston, $1,686,000; Lenlor, $2.61,000; McDowell, $1,256,400; Meckleburg, $1,986,000; Nav Hanover, $1,193,000; Titt, $1,781. 000; Rockingham, 1, 986.000, Union $1,000,000; Washington,, $1,682,880; Wilson, $1,137,000 The figures do not Include bonds authorized but not sold. The Indebtedness of tfTe cities, towns and counties is not consid ered alarmingly large, as some had Imagined before the passage of the Sams act and when bond elections were being held in nearly every county, city and hamlet In 1h atate. The act under whlrh lhe indebtedness Is reported wn in troduced In the aseclal session of the general assembly by Senator Sams, of Forsythe county, and its purpose was to maintain an accu rate register as to the ilnanrlal condition of municipalities and counties. Hereafter, every bond sale must be reported to the state auditor and this department of the state will be In a position at all times to' know the financial status of the various units of government. BANK JMREOTORS HTRT IN OPENING BANK VAULT Explosion Injures Tjvo. Following Attempt ft Robbers in Night LENOIR, April 4. 'Dr. H. B. Perry, and M. L. Carrenger, direc tors of the Valle Cruise Bank, were seriously Injured todav by an explosion wh1cn occurred when they attempted to open the bank vault following an attempted bur glary which occurred last night. A partly demolished vault was found this morning when th bank was opened. The burglars' attempt to blow the aafe was unsuccessful and they ,wer evidently scared away. , . This morning Dr. Perry and Mr. Carrenger with other bank offlclala were tryin to get the vault open when two explosions occurred. Evidently the burglars had re charged the safe with nitroglycer in following their first and unsuc cessful attempt. At this point It was believed they were scared away before they had the opportu nity to set it off. There Is no clu J aa to the burglary. It is claimed a big car with three men came into Vail Crusl from Banner Elk. and Lthatihe same car was seen to pass isnuii Alius in tne direction o Blowing Rock. Valle Crusii is a smalt village located 1$ mil from Blowing Rock, Ti AND LF BILLION Tinkham Demands Probeof Charge Against Prohis Says Anti-Saloon League Fails to Report Cam paign Outlay WASHINGTON", April 4 -De-mand for investigation by the department of justice of charges that the Anti-Saloon league of America had failed 10 report campaign expenditures as re quired under the corrupt prac tices act was made in the house today by Representative Tink ham. republican, Massachusetts. Making the charges himself. Mr. Tlnliham declared It would be "absolutely f utile'" to expect an investigation ly congress because of "the complete con trol ot Hie house by the Anti Saloon lengue and Its ah.lect obedience to the dictates of Ihe league." MARSHALL PLANS NEW BOND ISSUE Prdgressive Step Will Be Taken This Month for Gravity Plant. MARSHALL. April 4. --With the Iseuanre of gravity water works bonds In the sum of approximately $55,000 toward ths rlose of this month, the town of Marshall, county seat of Madison, will have taken what many of the progres siva rltlicns dee'lare the isost ad vaniorl step possible along civic lines at this time. That the project, long talked nf In this town, was not put over without more or less of a de termined effort on the port of its advocates Is not taken by many citizens as a serious draw'hack, for the need of additional water works facilities has ibeen strikingly made known several times. This was true particularly when the town was placarded last summer warn ing against the abundant use of water for fear the supply would be exhausted. Marshall's board of aldermen have already secured option upon 700 acres of mountain land upon Hunters creek, declared by com petent authority well adapted to the purpose of a water shed. It lies six miles from the town, and a small -dam placed at the pro posed Intake will send pure water Jnfo a six-Inch pipe, say officials, at tne rare or ;iuu.uvu gauons a day, or even better in a rainy seas on. Figures and specifications have been prepared by Engineer T. A. Coxe, Jr.. of Asheville, who was called upon by the board of alder men to make a thorough study of the entlro water situation. This he did later announcing his findings as showing the present supply in adequate for continued growth. Declare Present Supply Shows Impurities That the present supply, secured by electrically operated pump from a deen well near the main street In the heart of town, has been showing impurities, was brought out by W. H. Morrow, secretary of the board, in more or less of a startling manner recently during a public session held by aldermen at which time he an nounced he had in nls possession reports from the state laboratory of hygiene. Raleigh, showing that over a oerlod of years from 1918 to the present timo. 60 tests of the water imnlv show 15 time as containing evidences of pollution As this was the first time many citizens had heard the statement It is said, no little feeling was ap parent in the gathering, according in thnu who nttenaea It la Dronosed to bring water frrnn the Hunters creek water shed, the Intake upon which will v, -lor, f-.t ahove the proposed new reservoir to be constructed upon Redmon hill, and to have a capacity of 50.000 gallons. This Is near tha farm of the late Judge J. c Vr-ttchnrrt With the present reservoir ca pacity, the town with tho propos ed addition will ha.ve all told i .tnraire capacity of 176,000 gal i. nnri will thereby greatly re duce the fire insurance rate. It Is understood, now considered ex ceedingly high and working to the detriment of additional business venture in Marshall The town owns at present, says the secretary, the. water mains ani rr.lr worth St lease Th water works 1 operated by rsnitnt and has been so fr some 15 years. It Is estimated by city officials that the pumping spstcm gives o gallons annually. Recently prospective Investor seeking to .establish an Ice lant In Marshall, found thehi.elves unable to continue negotiations when up on inquiry they found the water system could supp'v " with hard water of freestone wa ter, say city officials. The proposed supply would give an abundance of freestone or soft water, that has been " " absolutely pure, according to sev eral tests already made, the om al, announce. Such Citations as are now located upon the in tended water shed, would be burn ed entirely or removed and steps taken to make infection impossi ble from this source. , Under their charter of unlc'P; al government, Marshall doe. not submit the bond Issue th voters, but is able to Proceed according to the authority granted l i i.i.tnn n inecial ses- Syon 1.V petr!' Th. 40-y.ar bond. will therefore be issued in accordance with an ordinance adopted by vote of two to on on March 27. ' .,tt3t rvvrv rnxCERX WILL ERECT NEW HOSTELRY fHARLOTTE. AiMl 4. The nm4 fnnntrurtlns company, of thi. -iiv haa been awarded the jf e nntpaeMMfasiLiotelJ marie. The hotel will he rour stories and' cost around $100,000. rians were drawn by Louis H. A bury, Charlott architect ITER IRKS FURTHER EFFORT BEING MADE TO END RUAA Rull Swift Motor Boats Willj Ply Niagara, Airplanes ! to Be Used. CANADA PERMITS LIQUOR EXPORTING Nutt Reports One of the Greatest Sources of Supply to Be Cut. WASHINGTON. April 4 Swift nioiorhoats will patrol the Niagara river atioe fuKi belmv tho falls as well as the nateis .f 1-ako i 'ham plain In a war on Canadian mm smugglers. Prohibition Coininis- g Haynes annnun"ed today his ret urn fiom Buffalo, a comprehensive campaign was planned. Plans for stopping the flow of licit liquor Into this country from Canada. Mr. Haynea said, nere worked out in Puffalo In confer ence with Federal Prohibition Di rector Day, of New York, officials of the customs and immigrations services and the attorney general's office. Hum smuggling across the Canadian border, he said, despite the co-operation of Canadian offi cials, presents a peculiar problem because of the Canadian law per mitting liquor exports, while the American laws forbid alcoholic Imports. However, lie declared. It was believed that a fleet of fast motorhonts would keen the water 'clear of liquor runners. FANCY PRICES PAID FOR KFEPING THE ROADS OPEN NEW YORK. April 4 An air plane patrol to checkmate boot leggers who ply between Canada and New York in speeay motor cars will be t,he government's next move against, rum runners. A. Ij. Thomas and Charles l-evanon. prohibition enforcement agenis, predicted today upon their return from a 10-day tour of irye.tlg tinn along the Canadian border. They declared there seemed to be no other way to stop tha traf fic, which was assuming larger mm inner nroDOrtlone. One farmer told them, they said, not unsual for 60 to hlles to whiz by his that it was 60 autnmo house In a single night. So profitable wss the automobile rum running business, they said, that bootlegger Pld farmers fancy prlc to keep th roads clear of snow during the winter. One farmer told them he had re ceived $500 for helping get the rum flyers through. At Buffalo, ths agenis, said, thousands of gallons of 0"or being smuggled I in st ..Jjjf motor launch, with co-operation of Huffalo residents, who are lib erally paid. VUTT t)PTIMISTIC OVER niS OPERATIONS IN FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 4 Summarising the accomplishments of special prohibition enforcement agents working in ths state under his direction fo rthe past severa weeks, Colonel L. n. Nutt, personal represent at Ive of Prohibition Com missioner Haynes. conviction In a report to .-iu. h.t "on. of the greatest sources or liquor supplies" will be eliminated. Colonel Nutt cam here today to confer with Florida East Coast railroad officials and tonight an nounced that the railroad men would assist In' every way Possible to prevent, the shipment by that road of Illicit liquors camouflaged I citrus trults. Colonel Nutt Is preparing to leave the state for Washington to report In person to Mr. Haynes. His summary of accomplish ments follows: Co-oparatlon of publln officials of southern Florida In combina tion with similar co-operation with public officials o the northern portion of the state, all working in close union with federal agen- Cl Actlvltr and material aid on the nart of customs officials and offi cers of the coast guard, .derating in connection with a fleet of spe cially .quipped and amply armed navy chasers, maning mnish"- -most haiardous undertaking. Helpful support in the way of supplying information volunteered Dy official, of the Cuban govern- m Announced Intention by the Rahama authorities to hnJon Blmlnt as a liquor port for the purpose of concentration sau, making u '"" ., " . TiT. glers to traverse four times the distance In order to bring liquor Into America. Action of railway officials t. aid in every possible way to uPPre Illegal transportation, making impossible to reach northern points with smuggled goods. This "combination of s$ teg menta," he report concluded con signs th bootlegging industry to a "natural death." SIX A REFILLED AN D M ARE INJURED HY ROM!! BUDAPEST. AprJ 4.--(By the Associated Press.)-Three men were killed and 30 other. Injured when a bomb exploded '"' Iness men's banquet In the Pen, orratie club here last night. The explosion occurred Just after 00 Invited guests had betn seated, but before th. members of th oppo sition party had arrived. VIENNA. April 4. (By the As sociated Press.) A concealed bomb explodW at a business men s banquet In Budapest last night, killing three and Injuring 30 prom i.ntnr.ons. The bomb I be lieved to have exploded prema turely, however, as th principal speakers had not arrived. LONDON. April 4. An Ex change .Telegraph dispatch from gavethe liumuvi j,t,.bw., .- bomb explosion ther last night as sic and th number of wounded Operators and Miners To Be Asked To Meet At Capital, April 10 Penned Notes to Wife A j Suicide By Gas Effected Last Message to Her Jl as One of Affection; U'os Tired of Life NEW VOI1K. April 4 -Notes written In a diary by a hand turn ing ccld In death, uas the legacy left Mi, Kiigene K. Martin. vhoe husband todav was f.iuml dead In hh Kasi Side apartment, a sut- I cide bv gas. Written under April 4, In a clear firm hand, was the first entry: "I Htn tiicrt, sn tired. .1 have given life a fair trial, but failed to Hurl Interest theiein." Kuuallv flrni' was the entry: "Listening to wireless whila un dergoing tins process of destruc t ion.'' Then a little leas legible: I am still on my feet, but starting to get dlizy." Still less controlled the hand wrfte; "I am weaker." .lust readable: "Goodbye. Alice. GoT hires you. 1 love you." Then a wavy line a sentence never completed. COL. CUNNINGHAM VETERAN LEADEN. DIES IN RALE 1 G H Well Known Planter and Democrat to Be Buried on Thursday. CITTMN Bawl B1IS1S , ..,.'. TtHOBOCaB BOTBL fit BROrt BIRKLBVt RALEIGH, April 4. Col. John Summervllle Cunningham, candi date with Ayeock for th demo cratic gubernatorial nomination, delegate to the democratlo conven tion at St Loul. that nominated Bryan for President and active in political circles of th state 'tor yenra, died at Re'x hoepftal her tonight at 8:15 o'clock, after a serious Illness of several days. Col. Cunningham had been In poqr health for some weeks. Funeral services will be conduct, ed at the old ancestral home at Cunningham, Person county, burial taking place In the family b j rylng plot. Col. Cunningham was born In September, 1801, and was the son of Col. John AV. Cunningham, well Known tnroughout the state In his day. He was elected at Homers. Bingham's and the University of iNorlh Carolina, and In early life entered l.olltics. He represented Person county in the house and senate for several terms, and was l candidate with Ayeock for the democratic gubernatorial nomina tion, being defeated by a narrow margin. lie hud also served as president of the s'ate fair and cotton and tobacco glowers' association. Ma ivas engaged In extensive farming for a number of years. Ha won ihe first prize for the best display cf tobacco products at the Parlt exposition. For the last several months, Col. Cunningham had been connected with the state de pirtmen: of revenue, and was con sidered one of the most valuable members of the department's staff. Surviving are his wife, two ilrotiiers nnd two sisters and sev eral children. TEXAS JI DGE AGAINST IDEALS OF TnE KLAN Dorlares Publlo Sentiment Will Force Organization to Earth. WKATHERFORD, Tex., April 4. -Expressing opposition to every -tiling thnt the Ku Klux Klan s(ands for, "as far as I know," Federal ,'udge James C. Wilson, of ' in northern district of Texas, in nn addiess before the Weather ford chamber of commerce, last llsht, declared that Senator Cul berson "did not. miss It far" when he said that "if permitted to con tinue ll. o klan would soon over throw lha government." The fed eral judge stated that It via-a noth ing mere than a form of anarch- Ism which operated by first getting as membets the sheriffs, then tin l-ollee, trial Judgse and preachers. "r. is a nnooth system of chloro forming .'he government under the plea of 100 percent Americanism." Giving two remedies for the suc cessful curbing of the organization tne Judge stated that public senti ment would force It to earth. As a.iother remedy, he said is to "mob t ie mob " This, he declared could be done withou violation of tha law, for th constitution gives ,he Individual the right to protect his life an! his property from tho jttacks ot another. Judge Wilson asserted that he was as strongly aialnet the antl-Ku Klux Klan as he was against th klan. "All mobs are bad.'' he stated. In conclusion the Judge urged the arming of all Jails with ma chine guns and men to man" them, so that mobs which attack Jails o obtain possession of prisoners could be thwarted. HEFLIN WILL SPEAK IN GASTONIA FRIDAY NIGHT YAaaisaroff BtriBiff TUB ilHlll,IB OIT'IBB BT tt. B. O. BRYiXT) WASHINGTON, April 4. Sena tor Thomas Heflln has accepted an Invitation from the chamber of commerce of Gastonta to speak ther Friday night. He was also lnv'ted to speak at Sharon church by Rev. Dr. C. H. Little, but had to decline as he will hurry back to Washington TVi& Vftrlti fnenlfna UAlatv fif n ajtiung umi nciu a, nineung to- nlht. Resolutions to th mmw of the late Thorns M. Robertson were adopted. . CONGRESSIONAL f f OR J JQ STRIKE IS BEGUN Attempt to Reach a Set tlement Will Be Institut ed at That Time. HIGHER COAL PRICE IS NOT FAVORED.. Lewis Admits Miners Be ing Paid on Basic Wfige'-. of $7.50 Daily. WASHINGTON, A p r II congressional effort at settlement of the coal atrike, particularly it involves the bituminous fields, aa begun today when Chairman Nolan, of the house labor commit tee, was authorized to telegrsph Invitations to a number of repre sentative operators and offioars of operations' associations in ths n tral competitive coal field to tr tend meeting with th miner union leaders in Washington, April 10, and attempt to reach au agreement. At tha same tlm Senator Bo; rha, republican, Idaho, took occa sion to say in th senate that "drastic public, act" might b de manded, nnd to charge the opei-' atom with contract breaking in precipitating the strike.' ,, A possible divergence btwn the views of members of congress and those of the administration, however, was seen when Attorney General Daugherty Issued a state ment that the government Is not undertaking to do anything1 in the present situation of the coal mat ter," declaring that "men hav a right to quit work and mn have a right to employ other men that the publlo was not menaced with coal shortage and that it was the duly of local authorities to main tain order, i . t ( Heum no Itewson for Fearing -IMMordcrs Now. - .. Th government would not leek' with favor upon coal prlos ln creases, Air. Daugherty said, add ing that e "saw no reason v: this tlm to believe that disorder need be feared," but asserting th government "will perform what ever may be Its duty in th prem Ives" If local and state agencies cannot maintain peace." Tne noma commute action came after its members hail spent two days listening to disoua- sion of the strik from ths mln era' viewpoint by John U. Itswis, president of th United Mine Workers. Mr. Lewi assured the committee he would advise hi associates to negotiate with any "representative group" of opera tors from the central field, which Includes Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, vn though not all of tha operators could he induced to. deal again with the union. The union, he in alsted, would not and could not settle ihe disputes in other states, until this basis had been estab lished for a national wag level. " The committee decided to ap peal direct to th representative"! of operatives groups in th stati v named and Mr. Lewis tonight d clared It had put forward a prop osition worth consideration. Six Hour Day and Five Day Week L'rged. During the hearings today Mr. Lewis defended the miners union proposal to establish a six hour day and a five day week, on of the demands originally made, scouting as "absurd" a calcula tion by Representative. BUck, democrat, Texas, that this would rrooasion an extra annual cot of $244,000,000 to the nubile for coal I "However, if we discuss any of Tof these demands around a coun cil table with operators," Mr. Lewis added, "and practicability and reasonableness cannot bs demonstrated for them, th de marfds will fall." Discussing the history of wage negotiations. Mr. Lewis ampllfle the repeated charge that th bi tumlnous operators of th central field had broken a-contract with tho miners' union in failing to confer with its committees for a now wage scale before the strike. Tlie fact, he said in agreeing to si suggestion by Representative Lon don, socialist, New York, "really gave the strike all the apectof a lockout ' Mr. Lewis said the "baslo day wage" in coal mining under pres ent conditions was $7.50 a day m compared with $2.84 In 11$ but tho scale In the latter year he added "was a pauper standard." The house committee contem plates further Inquiry Into the coal Industry with testimony from both operator and miners, and Is expected to continue its haw. ings tomorrow. OPPOSITION FORT FT -m SPLIT IN ROTARY REGION CHARLOTTE. April 4 -Char, otts Rotary club at Tuesday luncheon went on record as op posed to division of the seventh Rotary district comprising Vir ginia and th Carolinas. Advo cating speeches were mad bv Earl Draper. Rogers Davis and John Fox. who contended that the present district has become unwieldly and so large that the division will be lnvital later and that now Is th tlm to have It effected, in view of contemplat ed action of international com mittee in dividing all th districts of the country. Rotarians K. I Kslr and W. C. Dowd spoke against division, comnaing mat mat units in Ro- 4 Ury shsi nou.a s. ki-4st.Ul ih. 11,11 ' district Is too large thr ! practical ways of tern- i "J1." W. congestion, f