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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN v "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" THE WEATHER Forecast North Carolina: Fair Friday and Saturday; no change In temperature; gantl variable, vlnde. ; .JtatSS i PAGES I O TODAY ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Moral Leadership Is Urged On States By Carolina Governors Mm THINKS Need Is for Those Im mune From Punishment Not to Break the Law. SHOULD NOT GIVE CRIME INCENTIVE vernor of South Caro lina in First Official Public Utterance. Declaring; that the crime wave will recede, that bootlegging will cease to be profitable, that greater respect for law and order will Im mediately prevail If those who by their position In a community are immune . from punishment will cease to become parties In crime and to furnish the Incentive for law breaking. Governor Wilson O. Harvey, ot South Carolina, In his first formal addiess since succeed ing; Robert Al Cooper as governor, made a decided Impression at the banquet cf the South Carolina Bankers' association last night. vruvii iiur 11.' , , jv.jo4 - . , favorable comments on hia ines-1 sage. He said in pan: "I am not willing, however, that the great privilege accorded me cf Oking to the recognized leaders thought throughout the state Id Je wholly abaorbed in friv i language, and that I shou'.d neglect to take advantage of the op 1 portunlty afforded me to rpprU frankly and boldly to my feltfow citi zens upon perhaps the most absorb ing question of the day the question of law observance. j "Many and. varied are the reasons 'assigned for the widespread wave of I crime which seems to sweep our land. Whether it be that, It Is the natural aftermath of war, occasion ed bv many men having broke out from their previous environment and having Imbibed a sense of restless ness, the unspent energy finds re.l'f In various forms, causing some to seek channels which chafe at the restriction of law and order. Whetft er it ba that the excitement imil 3ent to Ufa for the past few years, must find soma source or renet whether the lonr list ef the unem ployed, bringing to many poverty in ithe wake of olentv. or whether It be (attributable to any -other "pec'fle (muse, no student of the present sime will gainsay mat law is sem- llngly held In less regard and its violations are more publicly evldenc Vd than In many a decade. If this he so, does tt not become a oody uch as I now fill to devote its splendid opportunities as Individuals o the bringing about of a mgner (regard for law and order and for ft he rigid observance of all the laws which may be found on, our statue books. "Evrvon who slalms loyalty to this) state, Inherently depreciates these veemlng evidences or lawlessness. On all sides we hear expressions of ojor and regret at the bru'al which are openly committeo, J In trito a from the lip of many swelling a mighty chorus there arises the cry for Justice. Men and w Inen sitting In their luxurious homes. Jenjoylng many 'comforts, and free from the actual scenes or tnese Dis tressing occurrences send for trio ory, 'What are we .coming to Is there no hand to slop these bloody lees -have these miserable- people no lespeot for law and order?' "As the executive officer, coming peculiarity In touch with the pulse of the people with the faculties anu opportunities to . ascertain data with a vision extending to every cor ner of the state and an ear wnicn -atches the drift of public mumur Inrs arlalns from the tidewater area or resounding from the mountains of the i'ledmonu 1 say to you my ici low bankers and through you to my fellow cltlrens of South Caroll'ii.i, that lf'ou would have this carnival of Time come to Its rightful end; If we honestly desire respect fer our laws by those who hava no mate rial Interest In the state's welfare; if we would have established a ous regard for all the taws, we must evidence that desire by cur own ywho sit In positions of Influence F affiance we who have vested f':x?re8t in the material welfare of the state we, who by education and environment are the leaders in our I respective communities, should see to it that by precept ana examp.e we can consistently and honestly call SI or the observance of law ana oraer. pf we, ourselves, by sneer or Jeer, or fjest. set at naught that law or lawa jwhlch fall to meet our unqualified lapproval. If we go further and are actually - paruoepa oriminis JP. mo violation of lawa. how can those 'less responsive to the dictates of tight be expected to uphold the law or have any regard wnatever ior even those law which we may sane lion or approve. "Can justice consistently send to the chair the violators of the law with the Imprecations of a horrified and outraged public and win its blindfolded eye on the aots of men sitting In high places, enjoying the confidence and respect of their fel 'lowmen, yet are dally setting an ex ample of absolute disregard for law iflnd order. Is disbelief In a law grounds for Its disobedience T Shall (the man who desires the right to carry deadly weapons, be excused ifor disobeying the law? Is he not Spendable to the law Irrespective of disapproval of the right or Jue J of that law? Shall the speed hieaker who resents the. restrictions K the law as to the mileage he cov ers, be permitted to run at will or ehall he recognise the majesty of she law and submit to it, trreapec- live of whether It be to his liking not? 'Shall the disbeliever In the policy r wisdom of prohibition be given arte blanceto disobey the law of lis state and of his nation? Shall ie bootlegger ba incarcerated and wverely dealt with by the heavy land of the law while ' the benefl lary of that illicit and law-breaking ct smilingly boast of his acoom- tlUrhment in helping to break the fw and to hold it in contempt? Can a state or nation which protects men who flnringly et at naught, not niy a statute law, W a oonstltu. loot law. penalise the weaklings ho aro bat th oo-partners of men nlgbar gpT-Caa a, oitlaeaaoip -ralae. JroJce V oall for law and oraer va MmXiH'iT approve those who by T gneaiuavwithln their power vlo--4terMU-Dioetitute a law which hao- - "Tl.iiM n, -vqawwaaa aa rafp If J I F I WOULD END MAIN STATE'S DUTIES, NOT RIGHTS ARE Governor Morrison Shows How Carolinas Can Keep Leadership. SAYS DUTIES ARE NOW DISREGARDED Effort to Keep Abreast of the Times Must Be Through the State. "If North and South Carolina, the leading: states in the early fights for state rights, will take a stand for the careful performance of state duties, the south will ac knowledge he leadership of the Carolinas," Governor Cameron Mor rison stated In his address to the members of the Soutfc- Carolina Bankers association, at the annual banquet held last night. The North Carolina chief execu tive made a strong plea for the i , u , . . i i . . , - . i , . V .' " ' by the South Carolinians and the guests following the close of his In teresting message. At the outset, Governor Morris son reiterated hia welcome to the bankers, delivered at the morning session, and stated that he was somewhat embarrassed In having to speak to the bankers twice in the same day. , ..,,. ... The states of North and South Carolina are devoted to each other and the people are brothers, he stated. The two sister states In the war between the states had the courage and the foresight to come out' and take a decided stand for the rights of states and have ever successfully prosecuted the claims for these rights. "However," he asserted, ''there should he less concern over states rights and mora .over. the duties of the state, which are being woefully, sinfully and disgracefully disre garded.. Most of the duties to the people are through the state gov ernment," ha declared. "The fed ral government haa the power in dealing with foreign affairs, In dealing with interstate commerce and other matters of interest to , the country in common, but the federal government cannot pass a law against murder, other than the murder of federal officers and the federal government cannot control commercial contracts." . 'ft is up" to the state govern ment to keep abreast with the times and the effort to keep abreast with the timea must come from the states," he continued, "What are the duties of the state?" he asked. "Many. The right to ascertain and discharge the duties in a manner to benefit the people of the state; the duty to enforce the law and to declare the law." Governor Morrison said that it Is the duty of the state to see that the law Is enforced, pro tecting the broken, the insane, the deaf, dumb and blind, seeing that they art- cared for and given the benefits of proper supervision. ' Only through the state govern ment can the Christian be marked from the pagan, and this in th caring for the defective, the broken and the helpless," he stated. "This worn is not accomplished through pity, but through love of the people by. the state officials, 'work ing through the state government." Goverror Morrison declared that w.ien he was Inaugurated a "total ot 1,000 insane people were in the lulls a lid cribs, the responsibility had to be met.' They must be taken care of and the duties of the statu government must be dis charged, for God, humanity an 1 the Htate of North Carolina." Preventive medicine and caring tor the sick and the dying is an other nart of these duties, he con- Ulnuod. "We have progressed," he said, "but life1 must be protected and the state and local governments should consider it a duty." ;A reasonable taxation, sufficient to educate the children of the. state so they may grow up m educated, trained, efficient useful cltixens. In stead of Ignorant. Inefficient and un trained Is imperative. "What are we going to do? Our fathers fought and died with a apirit of heroism, and Shall we allow, our children to grow up untrained." He declared that when he became governor, the atate had the lowest per capita tax rate, with the excep tion of South Carolina, which had a per capita tax rate of five cents less. North Carolina ranked 43 In Illiteracy, he stated, and South Carolina was next to last, sccordlng to cenaus re ports. "We are moving up In education in North and South Carolina," he said, "but nothing Ilka we ahould. Ths two Ister statea are the moat beautiful of all atatee, the population la small and we should fight for the cause of higher Ideals and the faithful, dis charge of our duty." , Governor Morrrlson pointed out how the state, through experts. Is endeavoring to study the field for the best results to the people, with the aid of county farm agenta. home demonstrators and other agencies ot the government. North and South Carolina should1 enoourage every legitimate business, he stated, and the wild Impressions of the corporations being a detri ment to the state should be stopped. North Carolina has sut on a pro-1 gram, Governor Morrison saiJ, which would have been Impossible if it had not been for the tfOO.000, 000 Invest 4 capital In the state. His plea for the upbuilding of the wealth of the atate and the educa tion and protection ofth people and I UII dikiw Ol mi uuiy ui iaie government In the big sense, met with general approval on the part of the South Carolina bankets and their guest CONCERN . Press Writers Take First Blood In Publicity Battle At Scene Of Hague Sessions Refused to Be Expelled From Carnegie Palace by Dutch Diplomat. KARNEBEEK SAYS NEWS UNAVAILABLE Protest Is Made no Effort Made Elsewheve to 1 'Suppress News."' THE HAGUE, June IB. (By the Associated Press.) The first battle of the Carnegie peace pal ace waa won today by correspond ents of the world, whq refused, to be excluded from the palace while the postponed Genoa conference on Russian affairs was holding it,would recelve two wee-k. training first meeting. Indignant . newspa per men and women, representing more than 20 nations, ignored the edict of the Dutch foreign officer -lopted during initial consldera that Journalists should not evcr!tlon of 3294,000 rfaval budget be admitted to the gardens of t P'1" ad forced their ,v he ,vsy through the gates and into the building where they demanded an audience with the Dutch, foreign minister and presented a petition to him In person protesting against! such .treatment of the world pi ess In the International , palace of peace. ' Dutch foreign office officials, de tective and policemen were un able to check the correspondents, among, whom Americana, British Land French predominated. After the correspondents had gained the entrance to the marble corridors of the palace, which Andrew Car negie made possible, policemen tried to persuade them to leave but without avail. The- newspa per writers announced they would stay until expelled by force. They had been welcomed visitors at ;be meeting of the international court of Justice In the same building in the morning and they declined to wait in the garden tor news of the conference proceedings. Many of the correspondents en tered the hall before the session began and were officially ordered oift by a representative of the Dutch foreign office. Finally For eign Minister Karnebeek appeared and addressed the correspondents. Replying to their protest hs said it had been decided that corre spondents should not even enter the grounds while the conference was In session, but since they had entered i)ie palace, ht could not order them out. He wished it un derstood, however, that this was no precedent. The correspondents prj'.ested that they had receive! no such treatment at Genoa and other conferences, where open meetings were arranged and no effort was made to prevent thefti from get ting reliable Information about the news developments in the sessions they did not attend. Finally squads of Dutch soldiers were sta tioned in the corridor to patrol them and limit the movements of the Journalists to the corridors ad jacent to the main entrance. Many of the delegates, on leav ing the conference hall, stopped and chatted with the newspaper men who had attended the recent International meetings n an. at tempt to straighten out European affairs. ; After the conference had been in session about an hour,., a representative of JI.. Van Karne beek reappeared and explained that the delegates were about to haje tea and requeued the nuwt paper men to go Into the garden so that the delegates would be alone in the corridors. A prominent French correspond ent indignantly announced tnut those upon whom the world de pended for news of International affairs would not be treated as menials, and the correspondents stood their" ground, nnd finely were Invited to tea with the dele gates. It waa a sort f a truce, a kind of armed neutrality. Nobody knows whit tomorrow will bring forth, but the newspa per men are determined to find out; they Intend each day to en ter the palace, which is large enough to shelter an entire afmy. They have bean aasurad - of the moral support of the international court ot justice and many of the eemferewee- delegat bit"hsU-t ter are helpless, as the Dutch gov ernment is host,, and Van Karne beek presided at the opening met- CmMm4 m ftf Tim J i ' warmer; followed by By BILLY BORNE CIVILIAN NAVAL . RESERVE SCHEME WINS IN SENATE WASHINGTON. June 15. - The navy department plans to create a civilian naval reserve force, simi lar to the national guard, was adopted today by the senate in ac cepting an amendment of the ap propriations committee Increasing the house provision of $60,000. to 13,000,000, to begin the work.,' Under the plan of the depart ment 3,000 officers and 10,000 Un listed men would be made Intel a civilian reserve force, paid for on a month's servico annually and be subject to call to duty. Reservists annually on naval vessels.. The naval reserve plan major contests, went over unm to morrow, Senator King, democrat Utah, criticising alleged "extrava gance," in the applications, giving notice that he would' make an ef fort to reduce the navy personnel of 86,000 men voted by the house ano leit uncnangea ey tne com mittee. Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, also - criticised the size of the budget. OFFICIAL CANVASS DOES NOT E PRIMARY Judicial Cognizance Is Taken of Two Alleged Irregularities. CiTIHN KIWI BCIaUO TARffOIOCOS BOTsU. fly BROCK 9ARKISY) RALEIGH, June 15. Tha offl- hUI rianua aa ea vA iiAinm 1 nAnl. xance of two alleged Instances of Irregularities In the June 3 state board of mariea kept the elections on the Job long past union hours today. The official count disturbed none of the previously reported primary . results. It secured Cor poration Commlsloner W. T. Idea's; majority or u,os, maintained Charlea La ban Aberaethy's lead maintained, ot 1.323 over Major Matt H. Al len in the third congreaalonal dis trict and. fixed Congressman Pcu's majority over Col. Willie M. Per son' In the fourth congressional district at 11,811. It also gave Rufjs Haymore a majority of six votes over 8. O. Maguire for the aenatorahip from the republican district of Stokes and Surry. But (our hours wara required before a decision could be made by the board officially awarding the republican nomina tion to Mr. Haymors, because Mr. Maguire contended an agreement in the district eliminate - the Stok.es vote and nominated him by the 137 majority lie received in Surry, After a battery of attorneys had argued pro and con, the board wss unable to find an agreement and counted the vote in. , It also fail ed to find sufficient reasons t0 throw out 12 boxes In Blokes coun ty where the Judges or registrars had failed to certify the vote and which would have nominated Ma guire by 80 odd votes. This contest consumed the morning. The afternoon . was spent in hearing the complaint of Henry E. Falson, of Clinton, over the' alleged participation of repub licans in the Sampson county vot ing tor the third district congres sional nomination and the sixth district Judicial content. No Ruling But Merely An OmdnJ Airing. The controversy required no de cision or' ruling by the board and Mr. Faison'a complaint was mert- ly to give the matter sn official. airing before the ' eutt'i slec.lon avtaorUUa A decision from the attorney general previously had transferred Jurisdiction In such contests from rt nl CHANG RESULTS squalls - STILL WORKERS IN BIG T V 1 A -. 1 T 1 1 ! naraeSb rail IS Ol&rung Tkt'm.jAo TITntr I fLo -iigmuou nay w w Fine Automobile. Enthusiasm is the greatest business asset in the world. It beats money and power and In fluence. An enthusiast convinces and dominates where the wealth accumulated by a small army of workers would scarcely raise a tremor of interest. Enthusiasm tramples over ,., prejudice and opposition, spurns Inaction, storms the citadel of 1 its' object-' and, ' like an ava lanche, overwhelms and eng;ulfs ; all obstacles. t Enthusiasm Is nothing more or less than faith . in nqiion. Faith and initiative, rightly combined, removes the unheard of and miraculous. Set the germ of enthusiasm afloat In your campaign for votes? carry it in your attitude and nVnnerj It spreads like contagion ana Influences every fibre of ' your Industry before you realise it; begets and In spires effects you did not dream of; It means Joy and pleasure and satisfaction to your help era; it meaniUfe, real and virile; it means spontaneous re sults progress, accomplish ment and success. Nothing counts so much in life (except success) as determination to succeed, snd quite a number of persona have already entered the r.irculablon Drive with a determin ation that bespeaks success. There la nlentv nf rnritn fnr mnr I workers, as the more there are In i the race the easier It will Jis to i win the work will be more evenly divided among all, and consequent ly it will take fewer subscriptions or votes In order for one to gajn a majority. Every town hamlet and village should be represented in the Circulation Drive, and several "soft spots" we mean towns where the Ashevllle Citizen Is greatly In demand have been overlooked thus far and have no representative entered up to the present time. It is an easy matter for one to gain the support of an entire community I'" P?'1" nterprlae. such I tnet "t I'l er9 13 JC IWlQ fJUli III UIi n y " 11 II their determination to finish high In the list. Th Hardest Pan Is Making the Start The start Is the necessary thing, and It cannot be Imnressed tno forcibly upon the minds of those who expect to enter ths rscs that sn early start means victory. Peo ple like to vote for winners, and thoae who enter now and show a determination to succeed will merit the support of their friends. Drive Is Popular Over Territory The Circulation Drlvs has the en dorsement of the entire community. It haa met with the hearty ap proval of all. and the enthusiastic manner In which it has been re ceived. The Citlsen Is net attempt ing to decide the, moat popular man or woman; there la nothing about the Drive that savors of a "con test." It is simply a dignified method of winning a big rgwtrd for one's spare moments put to good advantage. The campaign la such that the ones who do the work and aocomplih the best re sults get the best pay. The same applies to every line of endeavor, regardless of Its nature the "re- 1 suit-getters" are the ones who re ceive the most attractive checks and the heaviest and healthiest pay envelopes. ' ..... '. Membership Week ' Is Now On , . We want you to' enter the Cir- jculatlon Drive. We have a sus picion mat you are not tuny aware i FDR CONKS of the possibilities offered you by'rn Into a switch nine miles south It Beyond a shadow of a doubt, you will pass up one of the very best opportunities you will ever have if you fall to enter the race and compete for the big priies. Could you imagine an easier meth od of acquiring a handsome tour ing car valued from $3,434 to 1630.00 7 " There are six fine auto mobiles in the list, each and every one of them a leader In Its class The big list Is headed with a Cad illac oar. Pages devoted to prals-4ng-te-Ca4Ulaa.4uIdot.telghUa the public's opinion of thla won derful automobile. It la the last word In motor car construction, -r.0aerMMS M fun ftctl NEW BEACH COLONY IS SWEPT I BY F Loss Will Reach Big Fig ! ure 600 Buildings at Least Burned. FIRE BOATS SENT FROM NEW YORK Score of . Colonists Over come by Smoke Rescued Orphanage Lost. NEW YORK. June 15 Fire ewrpt through the seashore bunga low colony at Arverne between F.ockaway nnd Fnr Rookaway to nifcht and destroyed between 600 and "00 lulldings. More than a si.ore of colonists, overcome by smoke while fighting to save their tffects were rescued by flreme.i and policemen. Arverne la in a. narrow part o' the Rockaway peninsular nnd stretches across from Jamaica bsy to the lev The blaze, believed to have started in Hotel Northless. .:read tu the- light wooden bunga lows or the bay side and de stroyed evera boarding houses. Fire borils sent from New York, fought tl,e fire' from the bay. Every structure In a five block mea waa destroyed. - In Bech 69, 80 and l streets, the private residential section, 30 rebidence, valued at from 315,000 t; 326,000 each; 75 bungalows, valued at $5,000 each and 15 hotels and hohrdlng houses, valued at 340,000 to 350,000 each, were de stroyed. Seven engine companies, sent from New Tork, aided the volun teer fire fighting companies from heach resorts, and five lines were stretched around the fire area. After three hours the blaze was reported under control. that attracted thousands and many i'if theso nsslsted the firemen and the residents la removing house- hold goods. An entire section of sma'l bungalows was dynamltsd in an attempt to arrest the flames, and several firemen were hurt In '.this operation. itms nna improvised sneiters were pitched on the beach and occupied for the night by ' the hunaredi whose homes were burred. hervlct wires from the lighting plant t'l.tt furnished power for Arverne and nearby reaorts were burned nd the aectlon was with out .light. i One-hundred and fifty children u Israel orphan asylum were marcneq from tne bul d n ai rrlitmee licked Its wall. They were housed In a hotel nutalde tha fire i area. The orphanage was de stroyed. OLMSTED REPRIMANDED SEVERELY FOR. HIS ACTS Kaplan's Thirettment Raid Matter of Prejudice). Not WA8HNGTON, June 15. Act ing Secretary of the Navy Roose velt today officially reprimanded The! Unslgn ,1. L, Olsted. editor of Lucky Bag," the year book nf this years graduating class at An napolis, for "cruel and unwar ranted" treatment of Leonard Kaplan, a fellow member of the els aa, , ,.. .. ., . .,. Secretary Roosevelt told Ensign Olmsted, whose home Is In Des Moines la,, that he had been glulty of "an action which casts a grave doubt as to your possession of IhniiA nuallfiratfnna esaentta! 4a nv ntrirr in thd t;nitH t navy" and added that "the depart - ment will reaulre from vou In the future .iH,im. nf a fundamental In vnnr attltnria tnuai-ri your comrade In the service." Others, especially the associate editors, the naval secretary assert ed, undoubtedly were guilty In some measure for the afront to Kaplan, which consisted In per forating the page in the year book containing his photograph and bio graph so that It might be removed. But, added Mr. Roosevelt, the pri mary responsibility rested on En sign Olmsted. When asked for a copy of ths reprimand Acting Secretary Roose velt made publlo at the same time a statsment In which he expressed the belief that no racial antipathy was behind the treatment of Pap Ian. "A most serious note In this In stance at the academy," Colonel Roosevelt said In his statement to newspapermen," was struck by the query in certain people's minds as to whether the action had been taken because of racial reaaons. Feeling as strongly I do how un Arorlcan r.ny such distinction as this should be, have gone most carefully Into thla phase. I am hap py to say that am convinced that, bad though this Incident was, no such motive was behind It. "The records of ( the naval academy show that In the class of 1022, nine men entered their faith as Jewish. Certain of theso men were among the most popular in the class. Furthermore, a number of our prominent officers In the past, and at this time, are either Jewish or of Jewish extraction. "The' traditions of our country have always been exemplified bj our navy. We pride ourselves that In the aervice there are no distinction of race or creed." TWO KILLED, SEVERAL HURT IN ACCIDENT FLOMATO.V, Ala., June 15. Two workers In a potato house were killed and two trsinmen and several pas sengers were Injured thla evening when passenger train No. four on the Loulsvl.Ie A Naahvilie railroad, of Flomaton, near Canoe, according to reporta given out at ths local offlcea of tha road here." The engine, mall and baggage eara, and one coach, turned over, the report said. Doe torn were aent from here to the wreck. , . CUBA BEGINS HER POLITICAL REFORMS HAVANA, June l.'.(By The Associated Press) Cuba began nolttlr-al hon.e cteanlra- tortav with I LIES tae aelection "ot a refoTm'"cilInefttff,s' ITflO'.tMfrfur ruritliiusttrm-wf and agreeing to enact vital legis lation before June 30, th end of th fiscal year. . Labor Federation In Favor Of Rail Strike And Backs UpMiners E TO SOFT COAL PRICE Hoover Declares Misun derstanding Gives Rise to False Impression. COAL WAGES ARE SAID UNEQUAL Greatest Problem to Over come Lies in Intermit tency of Production. WASHINGTON', D. C, June 15 J A rmnmAiit til t h rinraaant a llfm : AGREE ON SO EM HOLD DDI the. National Coal association ami!v(,t t,f v!ry l,,leKl, th A'mer- the National Retail Coal Mer chants' association upon a plan for preventing advance of bituminous coal prices during the strike was snnounced tonight by Secretary Hoover after a conference at the department. Anthracite coal operators, Mr. Hoover stated, have agreed not to advance prices of etocks now held above ground above the levels of the past week, which, he added were lower than at the beginning! of the strike, Bituminous operators in,, fields where a price basis has not yet been established, Mr. Hoover said, would be "earnestly requested" to reduce selling expenses for spot coal to the Uarfield price, Includ ing the standard selling expense, plus such additions for Increased costs as were Justified In each in dividual case. "The complexity of local condi tions," he said, "du eto the strike and the entrance of many 'snow bird' mines makes the establish ment nf maximum prices very dif ficult in many dlstrlcus. This plan, if adhered to, should result In a reduction of prices In several dis tricts of Pennsylvania and West Kentucky. I have some assurances that this basis will be accepted fnr Pennsylvania, and I hope West Kentucky will also fall into line." Persistent ' misstatement or mis understanding of elements Inside and outside the coal Industry, Mr. Hoover asserted, has given rise to the impression in some quarters that the maximum price. of $3.60 a ton for spot coal established with operators of 80 per cent of the produolng fields, constituted mini mum prices and offered opportune Ity for occasional advantage being taken. . There have been few violations nf the spirit of this agreement in Virginia, West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, Mr. Hoover said, where prices for spot coal averaged about $3 a ton, vary ing irom ti.ov to i. iron sn ou caslonul sale at the maximum. More than half the tonnage, hp added, is moving as contrait eoal at averages below 32.26, while Alabama coal is being offered at from 31.83 to $2.10, At present, he declared, there Is a surplus of unsold coal at Virginia tidewater and in Alabama which It would be to advantage of lsrger consumers to obtain, as public demands win enliiras later In the season. ' Permanent settlement of the i coal strike, Mr. Hoover said, dis- I cussing the mine controversy, will I rest UPOn some Solution Of the problem of intermlttency of em ployment In the coal industry. Part of those employed In coal mining, he explained, receive less than annual living wage, while on the otheV extreme there are the high annual wages where there Is permanent employment. There have been from 10 to 15 different proposals for solving the problems of Intermlttency ot em ployment In. the coal industry, Mr. Hoover said, some of which would nnt reoulre execution. He declin ed to discuss these suggestions at this time, however. irrT,rn HKADS AD rirrts fiF the nuKiJi! MILWAUKEE, June 1 6. Louis Holland of Kansas Oity, Mo., today was elected president of the Asso rted Advertising Clubs of the World, on the first ballot. He was opposed to Bennett Chappie, Mld dleton, Ohio. The unofficial vote was announced as Holland 992; Chappie 656. The election of Hol land was made unanimous. Atlantic City was formally se lected as the next convention city. HARDWOOD LtMBKRMKN FORM ORGANIZATION LOUISVILLE. Ky., June 16. i By the Associated Press,) Initial steps toward the formation of a ri.iliona organxaton of hardwood nrmlier manufacturers to be b mi -Uteri with the national lumber manufacturers sssoclation were f.ken htre today at a conference if ths nardwood manufacturing Interest of ths nation. The vote In l.'ivor cf Ih proposal was unani mous. NEW JAP PREMTKTt VOfi DISARMAMENT TOK.IO, June 16. (By the As sociated Press.) Admiral Tomo sahuro Ksto. Japan's new premier, today pledged ths faith of Japan to co-operate with the other world powers for a further reduction of armaments and the maintenance of a new era of peacs. which he said had been ushered In by the Wash ington conferences. APPROPRIATION WILL iO DIRECT TO HOCSE WASHINGTON, June 16. The houae conference committee on the military appropriation bill decided today to eubmJLdlrect to the house the senate amendment appropri work on dam number t of th Muscle Shoals power project in Alabama, . UNION OFFICIALS NOT TO TRY TO HALT' RAIL STRIKE Big Demonstrations Made by Federation Delegate Over Statements. ONE BIG UNION PLAN REJECTED Big Barbecue Is Held by Delegates 20 Miles Out Of Cincinnati. Cl.VCINNATr. June IB. By the) lean Federation of Labor conven tion here today endorsed ths na tlon-wirto coal strike that slnca April 1 has kept half a million miners from work, and also Indi cated, bv a demonstration, Its ap proval of the threatened walkout of more than 1,000,000 railroad workers. A demonstration of loud cheers came from all parts of the big con- ventlon hall when B. M". Jewell, president of the railway employes' department of the federation, told the convention that the rail union officials would not interfere toator a strike. "It la believed." declared Mr. Jewell, "that the membership Is prepared to meet the test, and it they so decide, their decisions will be complied with." The endorsement of the miner' strike ras given by a rising vote, cast by the delegates amid their own cheers, and afterward Wil liam Green, aecraTary-treaaurer of the minera' union, declared that the minera were In the fight to the flnlah. and he aald might be nec essary to ask other unions for financial assistance, , Other developments also marked the convention session, although It waa ehort ap delegate might at tend a barbecue staged on a river Island 20 mile from this city, Tha "on big union" plan, advocated by W-illlam 1 Foster, waa rejected by the convention without debate, and later announcement was made that Mr. Foster would hold a maaa meet ing a week from tonighl Plana for unionising unorganised workers also were laid by the convention, which In addition adopted a reso lution declaring 1n favor of an "in tensive organisation to combat the 'open rKp.' " Aside fgom th convention work, the exeoutive council of the fed eration gave It final consideration to the recent decision ot the su preme court in the Coronado coal esse and prepared it report crlt Iclxlng the decision. The council decided not to propoa any means for overcoming the decision on ac count of the convention having or dered a special policy committee to outline a program centering on the Oorpnado and other deelsion. Appointment of thla committee,, vested with broad powers, was au thorised bv the convention after hearing Senator LaFoy.tte, of Wis consin, and after indicating the approval of the congressional veto of the supreme court decisions, a. proposal similar to one adopted by the federation two years ago. The railroad strike threat came before th convention by an Im promptu speech of Mr. Jewell, who said that the rail employe wer "convinced that certain sinister in terests" had been endeavoring tor more than two year to maneuver the men Into a position "where there mlht be a hope of crushing the organization" He added that officers of the unions believed tha time had arrived to determine "whether organised labor can be crushed without killing every In dividual member." "We hold that it cannot be don," he continued. Th "one big union" plsn me its death without debate, coming unexnectea v in a report or ins or ganisation committee recommena- Ins; relectlon of the resolution In troduced by E. H. Fltsgerald and others representing the railway clerks. HARDING FAILS TO 8KB - NEGRO DEMONSTRATION wteiTos sois tss Afiatti.i,s orraaM . . , u U SI lUVJiTl . WASHINGTON'. D. C. June IB. President Harding was not her Tuesday to review the "silent negro parade," for the Dyer anti lynchlng bill, but the marchers went to the White House Just the same. This movement of the col ored people is embarrassing to tha bill haa been pigeon-holed for this session and may never see th light. Senator Borah says it would be declared unconstitutional If en acted. But the negroes of the north and west demand, action on It. WE Have With Us Charles N, Evans Today Charles N. Evans, of Cincinnati, manager of the department of banks of the Fifth Third National Bank. Is one of the atrongsat "boosters" ot Ashevllle and Weetam North Caro lina In the Ohio city. Mr. Kvan pre dicts that the opening of tha D!x!s highway, thousands of Ohio residents wl'l flock to this aectlon. The Fifth Third National bank maintains a travel bureau and Ane villa la one of the Important points described In- detail to all orospectlve tourist, he stated last night. Located only" a fhoff fllstaficirfruiri f iwelnwiH"1 whsn travel time la considered, hs states, thla a'Xy is destined to 3 tha playground of tha Appalachian state.
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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