THE WEATHER
WASHINGTON, May S1 North and
south Carolina: Shower Thursday
and probably Friday, little changt in
umpenturt.
1 -
SENATE FINANCE
BODY TO REPORT
fCOHElllli
Simmons Said Minority
Supports It in Order
to Get Action.
LONG FIGHT SAID
AHEAD' ON MEASURE
Many Important Altera
tions Already Made;
Others Are Coming.
'WASHINGTON, May 31. The
house soldiers' bonus bill, amended
m several lmpoetant particular,
but with the much discussed bank
loan provision, retained, was ap
proved today by the senate finance
committee by a vote of nine to
(our. Chairman McCuaiber pro
poses to report the measurer to the
senate within a few days and said
he honed to get action on it before
Y passage of the tariff bill.
,rhe more Important alterations
made in the house measure were:
October 1 to January 1, 1923.
Removal of the time limitation
on the iiling of applications by
world war veterans for adjusted
service compensation.
Abandonment of the reclamation
plan and the substitution of a pro
vision under which veterans would
be given preference in making
entry on public or Indian lands
when opened to entry.
Elimination of the forfeiture
provision under which veterans
failing to. repay loans made by
banks of the government on ad
justed service certificates would
have forfeited their certificates.
Under the Wended hill supji
veterans could declaim their cer
tificates at any time, before the
maturity 20 yearsNfrom the date
of Issue upon payment of the
lum they were in deficit plus In
terest at 1-3 per cent homnound-
' annually.
rtmnvvm m tne aitereo nnuse
Jfcasure. commonly called th m-
C'umber plan was voted by theVim-
mittee after rejection, eight to flvof
a measure offered by Senator Smot,
of Utah, proposinc nahl-un life ln
surance in lieu of all other forms of
compensation. .
Senator Simmons, North Carolina,
ranking minority member of the com
mittee, said the democrat member'
supported the MoCtimber plan, not
because- they favored it, but to ob
tain quick action on bonus legisla
tion. Neither President Harding's views
with respect to the bonus nor meth
'His nf financing the legislation en
tered Into committee decision, sen
ators said. Leading proponents of the
McCumber plan expressed the belief
that this plan would prove not unac
ceptable to the executive, since it
called for no heavy expenditures dur
ing the next three years that Would
require neither new taxes . or any
larse drafts on the treasury.
Chairman McCumber said" that aft-
the first three years the necessary
funds probably could be supplied from
interest on the refunded foreign debt.
Aa now drafted the bill Is simply a
charge against the Federal treasury.
Senator McCumber expressed the
"Pinion that no additional legislation
would be necessary in order to diver:
Interest from the foreten debt to the
"hannel of bonus financing as the
interest payments would go Into the
general treasury.
present plans for calllne un the
2iua bill In the senate are indefinite.
iator McCumber said he did not
irs to make it a" Dartlsn
it that he honed to reach an agree
ment under which a final vote could
be taken before the passage of the
tariff bill ... . . .
The bonus bill Is certain to lead
to a long fight in the senate.
The democrats expressed thm-
selves as not pleased with Its present
fo-m and have Indicated that thev
will have a number of amendment's
m oner, senator Smoot plans to of
fer his Insurance measure j- .,,h.
stltute sd may introduce the Issue of
me sales tax Info the discussion.
Opponents of a bonus In any form
-no inciune senators Borah. Idaho.
mioses,
Jtoses. Nw Mimn.hu. t
New York, renubliean.' nrt wuJ !
'isms. Mississippi, and Myers, Mon
tana, democrate, are preparing for a
determined fight on the bill. Bonus
proponents contended, however, that
they have the votes to put adjusted
service compensation inri.iotiin
through the senate and they are con-'
"lent sucn legislation will be enacted
before this session of congresg ends.
1AHY PICKFORD'S DIVORCE
FTtOM MOORE SUSTAINED
CARSON, Nev., May 31. -Mary
llek ford's divorce from Owen
-vfoore -was sustained today when
!u Vev"'la supreme court affirmed
tne order of District Judge Frank
i . I-angan. quashing service of sum
mons In the action brought bv At
torney General Fowler to set aside
the decree granted the movie star.
fhe divorce of Miss Piekford from
"en Moore, also a screen favor
l'B; at Mlnden, NeV,., March 20,
"20, precipitated an action hy the
late for the dissolution of the de
cree on the ground that Miss Flck
ord'a residence In the state had
riot covered the period required by
w. The district court, In which
'he divorce was granted, was asked
to review Its decision and reverse
"self, but held that the action had
hppn regular and that the decree
V'uild stand,"
Attorney General Fowler then
"Pnealcd to the state supreme
'ourt. charging .that the divorce
W1s obtained through "fraud and
allusion" on the part of Miss
ITkford. and contending that the
V"""'n court, had no junsaiction.
i lio defense answered that the
"e.te was not an aggrieved party
nd therefore had no authority un
"er the Nevada law to prosecute
the action. Arguments were heard
""re .January 30.
MIss Piekford married Douglas
'"irbanks two weeks after the dl
vnrce.
& W. PURCHASE OF
CARS IS AFPKOVEP
WASHINGTON, May 31. Nor
fnlk and Western railroad flnano
lr!g arrangements for the purchase
nf 4.000 new freight cars and sev
"t dining cars were riven final ap
proval today by ; the Interstate,
Commerce commission. The rail
road was allowed to assume 11a-
?'Hl principal of
"'lids to be issued through
the
"rnmercial Trust company,
''hiladelphia.
of
ESTABLISHED 1868."
Southern Traffic Man Would
Hike Rates To Carolina From
Ohio 50 Cents, He Declares
Would Make Change perWO Pounds, Saying They
Do Not Now Correspond With Other Points
Under Other Revisions Made.
. A 1 LANTA. Ma v 31
lieirht rates from Ohio river
crossings to points In the
' l ami ns whirl, ,t, carriers
desire to put into effect were
discussed at the southern class
rates hearing here today by
Biooks .'. Krown. of Wash
ington assistant freight traffic
manager f the Southern rail
way. The proposals called for
increases ranging around fortv
to fifty crnts a nuntlr(,d
pounds.
Ufi"'s to the Carolina points
.nr. very low by comparison
with other points. Mr. Brown
test: d. Thev had been de
piesseil, he said, by rates to
irginia cities which were
made on a trunk line basis,
and when rates for corres
ponding distances elsewhere
were r.ilsed by the Interstate
Commerce commission, t h e
Curolinn rates were not In
crease'? Tho i.otes which Mr. Brown
fiopo.-ed at the hearing which
Is being conducted bv Joseph
Eastman of the Interstate
ommtrce commission and at
tended by members of state
I
ETING SLATED
EOR BLUE RIDGE
Over 500 Will Attend Boy
Scouts Fathering to
Be Held in Fall.
With upward of .500 delegates
expected from all parts of the
United States and with representa
tion also from England and Can
ada, the annual conveniton of Boy
hcout executives and Scout Masters
will take place this year at Jtobert
ee hall. Blue Ridge, Septem-
i- to 13.
h?a big convention comes to the
Asheville section following months
of preliminary arrangements and
investigation started at the initia
tive of .fames K. West, New York,
chief scoot executive, who has
been in constant touch with Chem
her of Commerce officials here and
with Dr. V'.l. Wcatherford, at
Nashville, whohas charge of ar
rangements andVirograros at Blue
Ridge.
Definite assurance, that the con
vention would lake rHace this year
at Blue Ridge was received yester
day at Chamber of Commerce
headquarters hi a telegram from
the chief scout executive.
Arrangements are now being
worked out by that organization to
provide these delegates with enter
tainment in the form of a motor
trip to the top of Alt. Mitchel
"the roof of eastern America," a
well as to Asheville and through
the Biltmore estate. Recognizing
these men as community leaders, it
is hoped to Impress upon them the
beauties of the mountain country
in the Laid of the Sky.
The convention comes at Blue
Ridge Immediately following what
would have been otherwise the
closing event of the year in educa
tional conferences at the V. M. C.
A. nssernbly grounds.
The selection - was tentatively
made several weeks ago when H.
A. Gordon, of the New York head
quarters office, made a thoruogh
investigation (if Blue Ridge and its
possibilities. At first consideration
was given a well known resort in
Tennessee, and later Asheville and
Its environs entered the list of pos
sible locations with Anal success.
Chief Scout Executive West will
attend a gathering of international
Scout executives to De nem in
Paris during the latter part of
July, and will return during the
first week of September in time to
prepare for the Blue Ridge gath
ering, September ,12-19.
M'PARLAN'D HE-ELECTION
NOW SEEMS ASSl'RED
INDIANAPOLIS, May SI. (By
The Associated Press.) Re-election
of John McParland of New
York as president of the Interna
tional Typographical union was
regarded as a certainty at union
headquarters here tonight when an
unofficial tabulation of the recent
vote showed his lead over Walter
W. Barrett of Chicago, was 4,640
on returns from 71 1 cities out of
The vote stood McParland 28.600;
787 participating in the election.
Barrett 24,060.
For first vice-president, Chas. P.
Howard of Detroit, another can
didate on the "progresive" ticket,
had 27,020 votes against 24,864 for
D. I. Campbell of Norfolk and for
secretary-treasurer, J. W. Hayes of
Mlnnettoolis. seeking re-eleetibn
had 27,294 against 24,960 for Wll-1
liam E. Towne, of Dulutn.
Tn fil'N MITRPHV" OF
A. E. F. IS BACK HOME
NEW TORK, May 31, "Two
Gun Murhpy," champion round up
man of the A. E. r ., wltn a recorn
of BOO deserters captured, landed
in the United Slates today on the
handed pistol battle with drug ped
Chateau Thierry.
His exploits include a double
dlers In an alley in Paris; capture
of a deserter after whom he dived
through' a Pails subway window
and pursuit of Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, draft dodger in Germany.
"Two Gun Murphy" hopes to
become a "government lnvesO-
Sator-" , ., .
Early In his career he practiced
hunting moonshiners In Spartan
burg, S. C. ,
LEE AGAIN IS HEAD OF
TRAINMEN BROTHERHOOD
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 81.
William G. Lee, of Cleveland, pres
ident of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen, today was re-elected
on the first ballot for a. term of
three vears at the triennial con-
Ill
EXECUTIVE
t 6 700,o"rinession at Toronto, Ont.. according
to a leieimoiiw iiicroaRw .......
from Mr. Lee by brotherhood head
quarters here this afternoon.
THE ASHEVILLE
"DEDICATED
railroad commissions Included.
For Concord, High Point,
Salisbury end other points
now t;i.ng a rate of $1.29 1-2
a hut.dred pounds, the carriers
asked a new rate of ."5. In
the Asht'boro, Fayetteville sec- .
lion a rate of l.ST Is asked
itistea-. f the present rale of
1.39 1-2. .
For the points having a
present first-class rate of 1.34,
thu ea.Tlers proposed a rate
of 1.7S These include Dur
ham, Grab am, Greensboro,
r.tndnvllle and Winston
Salem. While for other points
having the same present rate
of 1.31, a proposed rate of
17 is nsked. These include
Elizabeth C i t y, Greenville,
Goldshf ro, Henderson. N e w
r.trn Oxford and Raleigh.
For Spartanburg, Charlotte
and other points in that sec
tion having a present rate of
1.64 1-2, first class, the rail
roads propose a rate of 11.75,
he. said, while for points in
the Columbia section, having
a present rate of $1.64 1-2, a
rate of J1.S7 is proposed.
TO
OVER WAGE GUT
Maintenance Men Contiu-
uing to Prepare for
Coming Strike Vote.
CINCINNATI, May 31. (By
The Associated Press.) Telegrams
asking the grand chiefs of the six
teen railroad brotherhoods and
executives of other union organi
zations to meet in Cincinnati next
week to consider matters affecting
the common welfare of 2,000,000
railroad workers were sent out
from here today, it was .mnounc
ed by Edward H. Fitzgerald, grand
president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks, Freight Handlers
and Station and Express Employes.
- The brotherhood chiefs are be
ing asked, If next Tuesdiy will be
an acceptable date for th-j confer
ence. Mr. Fitzgerald sail that it
was at first planned to hold the
meeting In Chicago Friday. Tele
grams were exchanged tod-jy, with
various brotherhood stil union
leaders. Mr. Fitzgerald said, but
announcement as to the final de
cision will not be m.Ue ttrtll to
morrow. However, hi -nld, that
in all probability the meeting will
be held in Cincinnati Tm'S.lay.
According to Mr. Fitzgerald some
40 brotherhood. union and lahnr
executives are expected to take part
in the conference. "It will be 'he
first gathering of Its kind ever hid
the history of organized labor,"
:. Fitzgerald said. Hn stated that
theXobject of the conference was to
discuss matters vital to the common
welfare of all railroad workers.
It Is xpected that a courses of ac
tion with regard to reductions In
wages ofXrallroad workers recently
marie and Vontemplated by the rail
road labor board will be decided on,
but that Is matter that will be
developed at the meeting, It -vas
8&IU.
DETROIT, MichV Mav 31. (By
The Associated Prss.) Grand niri'-
cers of the United Brotherhood of
Maintenance of AVa' Bmolyes
and Railway Shop Laborers gpent
tonay perfecting plans for a strike
vote among the 478.000 members of
the organization throughout the
I'nited States and approximately
".I.OOO non-union men who wouIcIl be
anecien oy a wane out.
Preparation of the strike ballot
tnonzea oy tne nrotherhood execil
uve council yesieraay was held up1
trtday while members of the counsel
studies an official copy of the rail
road labor board's ruling reducing
wages of maintenance men from on
to five cents an hour which resulted i
in tne oecision to conauct a strike
referendum,
K. P. Crable, grantt president ol
the organization today reiterated his
On'tiwi Pagt Tvtt
OPENING BALL
RAIL
UNION
MEN
CONFER
Dull
By BILLY BOhE
Wife w . --v- - -WfM
1 c;,. -as
TO THE UP-BUILDING
ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1922.
TARHEEL FLIER
FALLS TO DEATH
AS FAMJU GAZE
Wilkesboro Man Complet
ing Training Plunges
700 Feet.
LOVED ONES ARE
HORROR STRICKEN
Machine Becomes Un
manageable; in Flamed
When Strikes Earth.
RICHMOND, Vs., May SI. As
h'8 loved ones watched him per
form stunts In the air, believing,
but not positive, that It was he,
and before their horrified gaze,
S"cond Lieutenant William Austl l
Snydor, Jr., aged 22, I'nited States
army pvUtor, whose home is at
Wilkesboro. N. C, plunged 700 feet
to earth in an aeroplane that had
become u n m a n a g eable, within
sight of the home of his uncle.
Eugene B. Gnydor, president of
the Richmond Dry Goods com
pany, a. Westhampton, this after
n on at 2 S0 o'clock and was prob
aoly instantly killed..
In its descent the plane, which,
according . to eye-witnesses, was
acting erratically, dove . Into two
cedar saplings, one of which it
snapped oft, the other It uprooted.
Immediately after striking the
'second tree, the careening plane
was seen to emit a thin spiral of
.black o.' blue smoke, and a few
seconds ;ter struck the ground
with a thud that was heard at the
country curb and the Richmond
university grounds at We.sthamp
ton, both some distance away.
Divining from the unusual an
tics of the plane that something
was amiss, and fearful that the
aviator would, be unable to right
t!ie machine before it reached the
ground, scores who had been wit
nessing the stunts of young Sny
dor in mid-air hastened to a field
in which it was apparent the ma
chine would land. Before the first
of these spectators cnnjld reach
the scene, the plane had struck
the ground and almost Immediate
ly a burst of flame was seen. By
the tim aid had arrived, the ma
chine was a mass of flames and
the body cf the youthful flier, who
w.is mi t!onless and probably al
ready deud. rapidly was being con
sumed in Ihe fire that partly con
sumed both plane and the body
of the titU-en ,-f
The bnly.'inirned beyond '.ecog
nition, vas lifted from the tingled
mass of twisted steel and other
wrerkano left by the destruction
of the plane. Then began a fever
is. i search for some trinket or
other mu.ins by which the body
lmg.'t Lo Identified. First, the
searchers uncovered from the
ashes and bits of charred wood a
metal v. atch fob, which, however,
did not aid in the Identification.
Nxt, a pocket knife was brought
to ligh. Neither did this throw
anv light on the Identity of the
victim
Then a gold signet ring was
brought to light by searchers who
persisted after others had aban
doned Ihe qu-est. After the ashes
and grime were wiped off the
initnls o' a monogram "TV. A. S."
were deciphered. It was Identified
by the uncle of young Snydor,
The plane was a simplex 1 8 7 rj
and bore the numerals fi. E.-5 A.
The gasoline tank, apparently of
about 25 gallons capacity, was
cmtf distance from the plaae.
WAS TO BE liAST FLIGHT
iv coNcirmxG cochsk
NORFOLK. Va., May 31. News
of the disaster was quickly tele
phoned to Langley Field from
Richijtnd, and an officer sent in
a single teated plane to Richmond
to lake care of the body. It was
aid at the field that Lieutenant
Snydor had left the field between
1-S) and 2 o'clock this afternoon
en X practice flight. It was the
last fright he was to make to con
clude two months course in
aerial pftotography. He had taken
a course lh. flying itself et the field
bst summe
GAME AT OATES
s ' ISsL il l y
OF WESTERN NORTH
CAMPBELLFIGHT
ON D0UGHT0N IS
OVERJOR YEAR
Republicans Fear Defeat
Will Hurt Vote in State
This Fall
WASHINGTON. May St. Find
ing the sentiment overwhelmingly
against seating him. Dr. Ike Camp
hell is anxious that no further ac
tion be taken at this session on
his contest against Representative
Doiightnn for fear that a defeat
would have bad results In the elec
tion this fall.
This is the report today ex
plaining why the Doughton-Camp-bell
case !s to be dropped. No at
tempt was made in the house to
day to resume its discussion. This
was the first meeting since ad
journment Saturday.
Mr. Houghton said It would be
as hard for Campbell to win one
way as another.
WASHINGTON, May 31. Fail
ure of it.e house to conclude con
sideration Saturday of the contest
of James I. Campbell, republican.
for the seat now held by Itenre-
sentatlve Houghton, democrat, of
the Eighth North Carolina district,
means that it may not be brought
up again this year, republican
leaders declared today.
While Chairman l,tice and all
democratic members of the elec
tion committee except Represen
tative Cable, republican, Ohio, held
In h report that Mr; Houghton was
duly elected, Mr. I.uce said to
night that In view of the fllibus-er
Saturday, which was a surprise to
him, he would not attempt to
bring it up again soon.
SETS UP
PRICE
FOR
SPOT COAL
Kentucky and Tennessee
Mines Are Allowed
$3.50 Per Ton.
WASHINGTON. Mav SI. Maxi
mum fair prices for spot coal In
five districts were announced to
night by Secretary Hoover, after
reaching agreements with com
mittees representing those fields
under, the plan adopted at the
general conference of operators
from producing fields for prevent
ing runaway prices on coal at. the
mines during the strike.
It was determined that In the
Aianama district the fair price
noum oe a cents below the final
uarneid scale." or a maximum of
iz.su a ton to I3.0 a Ion.
On the Harlan and Hazard fields
or Kentucky, the Southern Appa
lachian fields of Tennessee nnd
Kentucky and the PocaHontns. New
River, Tug River and Winding Gulf
fields, "smokeless coal districts of
West Virginia." the maximum price
was fixed at $3.50 a ton.
Costs of production had been re
duced in the Alabama field since
the final Garfield scales were de
termined. Mr. Hoover explained.
The operates, he said, emphasized
that the price set was a maximum,
that any one might sell below it
and long contracts for coal are
necessarily below the levels set to
day, in other districts, he de
clared, production costs have In
creased since the Gerfleld scale,
and that scale Included contract
coal which now sells below the
new maximum. The operators are
io absorb a reasonable selling ex
pense at the new prices. Secretary
Hoover salcT.
Fair prices for the remaining
fields which are producing during
the strike are to he -fixed tomorrow
after conferences between Mr
Hoover and committees represent
ing those districts, which were ap
pointed after the general meeting
todny.
The plan adopted at the general
meeting calls for agreements be
tween Mr. Hoover and the different
committees upon fair prices for
coal at the mines in their respec
tive districts, based upon the Gar
field scale as modified by local con
ditions. Moral suasion will be re
lied upon by Mr. Hoover to keep
the agreements In force for the du
ration of the strike, It was Indi
cated. PARK TODAY
HOOVER
Ml
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CITIZEN
CAROLINA"
Another Effort By Pennell
And Associates To Commit
Fraud On Voters In Primary
Election Board
General Hold
No Right To
Rule Kenilworth and
Oteen Patients Out
of Voting Here.
CANNOT TAKE PART
IN LOCAL ELECTION
Are in Hospital for Treat
ment and Not to Es
tablish Citizenship.
omr.is sw amsto
T4BBninraa sotii.
rv tnorK bhiki.sy)
RALEIGH, May 3 1. "Patients
and Inmates of Oteen and Kenil
worth hospitals do not have a right
lo vote In the primary of June 3rd
next, or In the general election on
November 7th, following," accord
ing to formal ruling today by
Chairman Pearsall, of the state
board of elections, and backed by
a written opinion from the attorney-general.
Under the constitution of North
Cnrolina Inmates of these hos
pitals cannot become citizens of
the state while they are there for
the pureose of treatment as the
lands on which these hospital are
located "are under the control and
are owned br the United States
government," and their --qulsltion
has been consented to by the state
In a general act.
Chairman George Pennell, of the
Buncombe county election board,
has been formally notified of the
ruling by Mr. Pearsall and a copy
of the attorney-general's opinion
has been forwarded him for his
personal persual.
Taking official cognizance of the
Runiombe county registration out
break, as revealed by The Citizen
Monday and Tuesday and as re
ported lo him personally In a com
munication from R. C. Crowell, of
Asnevme, trnairman Pesrsa 1 to
day laid down the law which will
ail-Ike .from the registration books
the 126 men Illegally registered.
The attorney-general's onlnlnn
which gives the fist of legal bar
riers preventing oteen and Kenll
worth patients to vote, consequent
ly making them Ineligible to reg
later, reads In full as follows:
"Hon. P. M. Pearsall, Chairman,
"State Board of Elections,
"Raleigh, N, C.
"Dear Sir:
"Referring to your request to me
for my opinion as to whethi'r or
not Inmate of the federal "hos
pitals at Oteen and Kenilworth, In
the County of Buncombe, are en
titled to register and vole In lh
primary election and In the gen.'
eral election to be held In Novem
ber next, 1 beg to say that in my
opinion these Inmates are not en
titled to register and vote In the
primary or In the general elections
for state officers.
"The lamia on which these hos
pitals are located are under the
control and are owned by the Uni
ted States government and their
acquisition has been consented to
hy the state In a general act In
which the state ceded to the Uni
ted States exclusive Jurisdiction
for all purposes except the service
usnn such sites of all civil and
criminal processes of thf courts of
this state. And the sense In which
the word residence is used In the
constitution of the State of North
Carolina, Inmates of these hos
pitals lannot become citizens of
such state as long as they are In
mates of said hospitals, for the
purposes of voting in the county
and state elections, and for other
purposes unnecessary to this ques
tion. "Very truly yours,
(Signed) "JAS. 8. MANNING.
"Attorney-General."
To Chairman Pennell, of the
Runcombe county hoard of elec
tions Colonel Pearsall sent the fol
lowing letter with a copy of Gen
eral Manning's opinion as an in
ciosure: "At the request of Mr. R. C.
Crowell, who is a candidate for
chairman of the board of county
commissioners of Buncombe co'in
tivl .am herswlth enclosing to you
a i.upy of a tetter I have on this
day sent to Mr. Crowell, together
with a copy of an opinion of th
attorney-general's, all of which ia
self-explanatory."
Tp Mr. Crowell,, who, as a can
didate, mad Inquiry as to the
legal status of the Oteen registra
tions, Colonel Pearsall wrote:
"I have yours of May 30th ask
ing for a ruling on the question as
to the right of Inmates of the Uni
ted States hospitals, located In
Buncombe county, at Oteen and at
Kenilworth. to vote In the primary
on June 8rd, next, also their right
to vote in .the general election to
be held on November 7th next.
"This being a matter of very
considerable Importance as I deem
It, I submitted the question to Hon.
James 8. Manning, the attorney
general for our state, and I here-'
with am attaching to this letter to
you a copy nf his opinion on the
subject, which fully covers the
question. -
"I hold. In view of my construc
tion of the law and with especial
deference to the opinion of the
attorney-general that such er
eons, to-wit: 'Patients and In
mates of- Oteen and Kenilworth
hospitals do not have a right to
vote in the primary on June 3rd,
next, or In the general election on
November 7th, following.'
"Very truly your,
(Signed) "P. M. PEARSALL.
"Chairman."
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I ttf the an Itr-rrsrietl Un Prnnrtt
war Bant hv th MilA hoard nf
election n R, F. Smith, registrar
of Haw Creek precinct. Asheville,
and 'J, Marlon Roberts, registrar
of Bwannanoa precinct, Asheville.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
And Attorney
Patients Have
Vote In Primary
Soldiers at Camp
Bragg and Patients
Under Same Ruling
Have A'o Right to Jump Into
Local Politics, Hut May
Vote Hack Home
'oiTlrsx Nawi vrRe
fASnoRorua smil.
Ift IROCK BiRKl.Kt)
RALKIGH. May 31. The In
mates of Kenilworth and Oteen
hospitals, under the state election1
board's ruling, are under federal
Jurisdiction in the same way that
the soldiers at Camp Bragg are
Therefore, the men In the hos
pitals have no more right to Jump
Into Runr-ombe county politics
than ten or twenty thousand sol
diers at Camp Bragg would be
privileged to swell the poll of
vote in Cumberland county.
Under the absentee voting laws,
the Inmates, of course, can vote In
their home states Just as the Camp
Bragg soldiers may. But Uncle
Sam's selection of North Carolina
as a healthy pleace of abode for
them does not carry with It the
privilege of selecting Buncombe's
county officers o1- Ha representa
tives In the general assembly, ac
cording to the principle on which
the attorney-general's opinion la
founded.
Twelve Bags Take the Air
in International Race;
All Drift South.
CHICAOO, May 31. f By The
Associated Press.) One of the 12
contestants In the national balloon
rare which started at Milwaukee
loday drifted over Chicago shortly
before. 9 o'clock tonight.
Although the bag was scarcely
400 feet above the earth and re
peatedly seemed about to crash In
to tall bui'ldlngs, none could de
cipher any markings.
About two hours earlier four
balloons pased over W'aukegan.
One bore the insignia of the navy,
while the markings on the others
could not be made out,
I-ater the "L. S. 12" was seen
over Oary, Ind., while. Hinsdale, a
western suburb and Pans, 111.,
about 1110 miles south of Chicago,
also reported having seen bags
flying at moderate heights.
All the balloons repored up to
midnight were drifting slowly
southward below stormy skies, the
weight of moisture on the envel
opes probably having a tendency
to keep them near the earth.
TWELVE (UtiANTIU BAC.S
TAKE THE AIK IN RACE
MILWAUKEE, May 31 (By
The Associated Press.) Twelve
gigantic gas bags tonight were sail
ing through the air as participants
in the thirteenth national balloon
rare which started here today and
ends for each navigator whenever
and wherever he returns to earth.
Thirteen pilots took balloons In
to the air but the sky pilgrimage
for one, Roy Donaldson of Spring
field, 111., ended quickly. His bag
was unable to hold Its gas and
when Donaldson saw himself head
ed Into Ijike Michigan and sink
ing at the same time, he came
down at Hay View, after a four
mile Journey. The landing was
made within a few hundred feet of
the lake.
Of the 12 pilots only 11 are con
testants, as one of the naval btgs,
filled with helium and carrying a
recently Invented radio device be
ing tested secretly, Is flying as a
non-contestant. The helium lias a
greater lifting power than tho gas
used by the other balloons.
The balloon" were started in a gusty
wind which carried them rapidly south
by southwest. Special weather re
ports showed, however, that when an
auitude or 3 11(10 to 5.U0U feet was
reached, the Dig bags would be shift
ed In a northeasterly direction by a
steady southwest wind. Tho pilots
said they planned to take advantago
of this air current, which would car
ry them into northeastern United
States or Southeastern Canada, pro
vided they negotiated the Great
Lakes.
Squalls which blew up at the start
of the race made the getaways ex
tremely difficult. Indications were
that most of the bags would be. In
car territory before morning.
Donaldson, particularly, had trouble
in getting away. His balloon, one of
the smallest, was swept back and
forth across the field as dbaens of
persons hung onto the guy ropee. It
repeatedly bumped Into Upson's craft
and narrowly missed the grandstand
when it did get away.
Major Westover, the second start
er, made the most beautiful getaway.
His army entry, loaded with life rafts.
In case of a lake landing, and camp
ing equipment In case the wIMs of
Canada were reached, shot altAist
straight up. Within a few minutes
It was out of tight. He and Ralph
Upson carried radio receiving sets.
Upson also made a beautiful start
In his balloon loaned by the army.
After Upson came Captain John
Berry, of St. Loula, tthe oldest pilot
In the worm, who waved a big broom
at the spectators until out of sight.
Asked why hs carried a brooi
lfl H expected To "sweep the
cobwebs out of the Sky."
Commander Norfleet In the helium
filled naval hag. said just before he
shot Into the atr that he did not ex
pect to come down for 10 days.
RACING
BALLOON
NEAR
CHICAGO
PAGES
0 TODAY
AFTER INVADING
HOSPITALS PREY
P
Citizen Uneartha Second
Attempt to Prosti
tute the Primary.
PROMISED TO KEEP
SCHEME A SECRET
Attempt to Vote Men aa
Absentees When Able
to Visit Polls. .
The Citizen yesterday discovered
another effort on the part of George
Pennell, chairman of the Bunoomba
county board of elections, and some
of his associates to commit a fraud
upon the voters of Buncombe'
county and to further proetituta
the holding of the primary election
on next Saturday, which. In Its in.
famy and crookedness, surpasses.
If possible, the scandalous effort
made at Oteen to secure votes to
nominate certain candidates In tha
primary.
It Is doubtful If such a flagrant
violation of an election law has
been attempted bv anv election of
ficial or candidate for office any-
wnere.
The Indisputable facts in tha
case are as follows: In West
Asheville, at what Is known as tha
Pearson rock quarry, a squad of
state convicts are employed by tha
Asheville Construction company to
prtpare stone for building state
hlghwsys. The Asheville Construc
tion company hired irom tha state
of North Carolina a squad of con
victs to do this work, and the stats
has sent here some of its employes
to guard, take care of aad feed
these convicts.
This aquad consists of Captain
F. G. Baker, a splendid gentleman
of about 40 veara nf arc. whn l
superintendent of the camp, and
who has under him 11 or mora
men who guard these convicts and
work around the camp, acting as
cooks, -waiters, eto.
Captain Baker and these guards
able bodied men-rnd convlots
etitne to Aathevllle several .months
ago and have their headquarters on
a hill about one-half mile this side
of Emma, In Hazel ward.
Just before the registration books
closed, tha registrar for Hazel pre
clnot went to this camp and reg
istered Captain Baker and 11 other
employes. At the time some ques
tion was raised aa to whether or
not these men were entitled to
register and vote here In the coun
ty, Inasmuch as some of them had
come here only a short tima before
from other countlea But it was
aTfeed that. Inasmuch as thev
would be In the county six months
prior to the election. If they con
tinue to remain here, that they
might vote In tha primary, and
consequently they were all regis
tered. Mr. Baker and tries 11 em
ployes are strong, healthy, sturdy
men, and Work dally at their Jobs.
The crooked part of the transac
tion now begins.
On last Friday afternoon Plato
Ebbs, who Is a candidate for the
state senate, took George Pennell,
chairman of the board of elections,
and E. W. Eller, th registrar of
the ninth precinct and who is
said to be a brother-in-law of
George Pennell, In his automobile
to the c.arun where these men work
and had with them a number of
absentee ballots, -Captain Baker,
according to his affidavit herein
published, invited all of his. em
ployes Into his office, where he and
these men were voted as absentee
voters under the absentee voters'
law.
As above stated, this camp where
these men have their domicile is
about a half mile from the voting
preclnot In Hazel ward.
There was considerable discus
sion between Captain Baker and
his employes and Messrs. Pennell,
Ebbs and Eller as to whom these
men should vote for, and, from tha
best Information received, It seems
that the men whom Pennell. Ebbs
and Eller urged them to vote for
were Ebbs or senate. Nettles and
Taylor for the house. Lyda for
chairman of the board of county
commissioners, Johnson and Brown
for commissioners, i.yeny ior snor
Iff and some others whom Captain
lUrker said he could not recollect;
but It was stated that he and his
men, with few exceptions, voted
for the ones suggested by Pennell,
Ebbs and Eller, as they themselves
were not personally acquainted with
all the candidates.
It was suggested during the
conference, and after th votes had
been cast, that the ' whole affair
should, be kept secret and that
nothing should be said about it by
any of those present.
Captain Baker, when, asked why
he and his men attempted to vote
absentee votes, stated that they did
It purely as a matter of conveni
ence, as they did not Jiave tima to
leave their work. He expressed
absolute ignorance In good faith
that he did not know that he and
his men had no right to vote ab
sentee ballots unless they were
physloalfy- unable to attend in per
son the voting ptac for the pur
pose of votin, but said that Mr.
Pennell and the others told him
that it would be all right for them
to vote absentee votes, as set forth
in his affidavit.
It was also stated that the cer
tificates required of each voter in
order to vote an absentee vote were
filled out. but tbat no affidavits
were filled out and no physician's
certificates given as to physical in
ability. It is not known whether
any physician haa or will make
such certificates or whether affida
vits hava been or will be made for
in els ss t 4ws iae.
that Section S960 of the Consoli
dated Statutes reads as follows:
"In all primaries! and elec
tions nf every kind hereafter
held In this state, any elector.
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