I Nnrtk CaroL.
THE WEATHER
WAHINQTON. June .
wMttitr forecast far Nrth
' iiuth Carolina: rtr Monday
TuKi Bnt" southerly winds.
The
and
and
iniismnwiRT
ATTITUDETOWARD1
LABOR IS
dommittee Says Indus-.Socialists Want Reichs-!
ial Feudalism Finds' wehr and Polica Maria
Way Into White House, j
RECALL LINCOLN'S
STRIKE POLICY!
Congress and Bureau of
Efficiency Are Also
Under Fire.
-
CINCINNATI," June 25. (By
the Associated Press.) Industrial
feudalism supported by political
h.nrcrv seems to' have made
its way Into the White House, de-
clared tne representatives or tne zuu.uoo persons. It was ciulte o"
special Policy Committee ot th:ary - . .
American Federation of Labor in J n.h . , , '
.ettlns- forth organized labor'a ' ,he chairmen ot the majority so
.land aaainst the Kansas Indus-
trial Court and oth
for compulsory subm
her proposals
mission of
mission 01 la- i
bor disputes to state tribunals. I
President Harding', declaration to I
ingress last December, suggest- the lowi raTi I
h regulation of labor unions i democratic republic: second, trans
prompted the Committee's criti-1 formation of the Reichwehr and
cism. ponce into trustworthy republican
"It would seem," declared theforo: third, dissolution oil all re-
Commlttee, "that propaganda for .
Industrial feudalism supported by
political bureaucracy had: found iis
way Into the White House. It is
most regrettable to note the utter
ances of the President of the
United States wherein he disap
proved ot labor's reluctant but
necessary resort to the right 10
strike against Industrial oppres
sion.' , It may be well to recall in
this connection a most appropri-
IO'yfJiain;B upuil IIIW BH me SUO-
r Jct by another President. Abra
ham Lincoln, who said. 'I am giad
that a system of labor prevails
under which laborers can strike
when they want to'."
Made) Public Following
Convention.
"' Tha report was made public to
day as an aftermath of ;hs Fedef-
lon a 2nd convention, which, in
ourning yesterday ordered that
finished committee rennrts
enouia pe included in the r. inven
tion proceedings, inasmuch, as
they were not subject to dispute.
This action, it was announ .-'d. was
tantamount to adoption-for the
convention directed the reports
should be referred to the Federa
tion's 'executive council for action
If any were necessary. ..
For the purpose it cleaning up
thesa odds and ends, the council
met here today, receiving ihe je-
porta and adjourned with th an-,
nouncement that further discus-
slon would be had at the coun-'you
en smeeting in W ashntfcton in
September. Politics, international
relations and a shorter work .day
were among tne subjects touched I lor, "is a syitem of political mur
xipon by the report 'presented to:der. and we must all work against
me council today In addition to
that of the special policy commit-1
tee.. . !.. . .
The special commlnee consider
ed the Kansas Industrial Court
law tha Colorado Industrial Com
mission law, compulsory incorpor
ation of trade unions president
Harding's suggestion of regulation
end the attempt to pass the Duell
Mlller bill In New ork.
"Interwoven -throughout all of
these legislative enactments and
legislative, proposals," s.ikl the re
port, "is he insldloi's atttempt to
extend the' doctrine of conspiracy
jo sine wnoie trade unlo.i move
ment and thus to prevent the con-
ructlve, effective and efficient an-
put
Plication of the principles of or-
.'LJr t on na ?vlrauon . by ""
i
vwage earners. Whit?ver eUe may
he said of the Kansas law. the
facta remain that the wheels of
industry cannot be moved by anti
strike legislation sny more erec
tlvely than coal can bo dug by In-
Junctions."
Th commktee declared In favor
of the Federation's continuance
wish renewed ene-gy its fight on
the Kansas and Colorado laws, as
serting that thero could be no
compromise, for the lssu-j was one
tnat "could not he . tolerated byj
men. .
Congress was subjected to criti
cism by a supplemental report of
the Legislative Committee, which
declared that its attitude agfynst
labor had "frequently been evi
denced on remedial labor legisla
tion." .
"Rather Than spend our efforts
trying to change tha attitude of
ihe present Congress," suid the re
ft Irt. "we should endeavor to
-t;iange its personnel. Now Is tho
v opportune time to do so. There
are at least 50 Congressional Dis
tricts , now represented by men
who re not In accord with ojr
legislative program and who are
generally hostile to our objectives,
from which trade union sympa
thizers might be elected. What
we most need is a realiiation-upon
the part of organised labor that
seats in congress dot not belong by
divine right to lawyers and capi
talists." Tha Legislative Committee also
attacked the United States Bureau
of Efficiency, declaring that "since
its Inception It has not made a
single worth while contribution to
public service."
The shorter work day commit
tee also filed a supplemental re
port with th council, describing
the union coal miners, the print
ers and the textile workers as "the
shock troops" of organized labor
in fighting for a shorter work day.
IfYANT KXPRES9 PAID IV
) ADVANCE OX PACKAGES
RICHMOND, Va, June 2S Ssis-,
urea by government agents of liquors
shipped by express are an niimrous
that the American Railway Express
f'ompany has asked to be allowed to
require prepayment of
charges. In Its application to tne
Virginia State Corporation Commis.
slon the company asserts that "the
existence of hundreds of spurious
'permits to purchase' Is admitted by
' grvernment officials, and the express
company has no wsv to gusrd
against shipments moving under
such permits.
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
--ESTABLISHED 1868.
CULLED ON
OF REICHSTAG
Republican Forces, i
THREATS SENT TO i
CHANCELLOR WIRTH
Declares Allies Inflict
Continual Humiliations
On Germany.
BERLIN, June 26. tBy the As
sociated frees.) A demonstration
m lavor or the republic In
the
Uustgarten today was attended Ly I
anV ,nd,endent socialist
rrU" and a number f ,r -
.nS u'nt a to Chancellor
w r h n,w.,u.. .,. . n .
natch h.,,, ,. i7.i..,, . .?
rJAJ"?"" of,.h.e
acuonary organizations.
Intervening in todays debate in'
the Reichstag on the government's I
measures ror the safety of the state
and state officials, the chancellor
delivered a speech, of which the
keynote was that the chief menace
threatening the republic emanated
from the Rightists. He announced
that he himself had received a
threatening letten
The German ambassador r.t
Washington. Dr. Otto L. Wiedfeldt.
is mentioned as the possible suc
cessor ot Rathenau as foreign min
ister. It is reported that the govern
ment has conferred with party
leaders to discuss the possibility of
expelling active monarchists.
Chancellor wtrth Denounces
Atmosphere of Murder
In his speech in the Reichstag
today,. Chancellor Wirth severely
denounced the agitation and vitu
peratsion of pan-Germans, which
had created an atmosphere of mur
der in Germany.
"A state of political hestiallty
prevails. 1 need only to mention
poor Frau Erzberger, whose hus
band was murdered ahd who is
constantly receiving letters an
nouncing the Intention to defile her
husband's grave, Is it surprising
then that I also received letters
yesterday, headed 'On the Day of
Rathenau's Execution' and declar
ing, "You men of fulfillment mania
have not listened to the voices of
.those who have tried to dissuade
from a mad policy,
Let hard i
fate therefore take its course, so
that the fatherland msfy prosper'
"That," continued the chancel-
this atmosphere. - v
"I was s spectator SU the I.ust
garten demonstration; Its proceed
ings were orderly, calm and dis
ciplined. ' But, gentlemen of the
Right, do not deceive yourselves.
Below this discipline and calm
there lies a volcano, the eruption
of which! should it occur, would
teach you a severe lesson.
"The Allied governments during
the past year have Inflicted on the
German government almost con
tinued humiliations. I recall Upper
Silesia, the sufferings of the Ssare t
population and the sorrows of the
Rhineland. It is lmpossime tor a
nation of sixty millions to live un
der the rule ot commissions, and
it Is Impossible to keep democratic
it in in
Germany alive under such condl
tions."
The chsncellor then sppealing for
unity and collaboration between the
political parties, said' that, above all,
it was necessary that the entente
should forego the policy of ultlmat-
nm and rilctatorshiDS.
At Saturday evening's session of
the Reichstag, Chancellor Wlrth,
reading th call to the coiIry irom
the imperial government's recom
mendation to the president of the
Reichstag was that steps would lis
taken to insure the safety of the
jstate and the lives and representa
tives or in uuue. ins guvnimiii,
he added, expected the pern-ian P'
ple to back up the government.
A decree Issued today declares that
all meetings, processions or procla
mations are forbidden which may b
conrtrary to law or Incite to :he
destruction of the republican consti
tution through any acts of violence
against present or past members of
the republican government or to
rouse the country to approve such
acta as may bring Into contempt re
publican Institutions in such a way
as to disturb the Internal safety of
the country. Unions and associa
tions making such effort may.b
banned or dissolved. Central authori
ties are competent to request th
minister of the interior for permis
sion, take suck steps.
CLAY COUNTY FARMER
DIES OF INJURIES
fKfil CarrnsnUflMX, T 4iHT Citdm )
MURPHY, June 25. Word has
Just been received here of the death
,of Dick Nelson, a prominent larm-
r nf neai- Havesville. Clav County.
on June 1. Mr1. Nelson was riding.
him mule from the field with Tilnw '
gears on it. tne animal oecame
frightened at something, running
and. throwing Mr. Nelson, wlicse
foot was caught In the traces. He
was dragged about two miles and
was dead when found. His neck
was broken, his shoulder dislocated
and he was badly bruised about the
head and faci. There were no eye
witnesses to the tragedy and the
full details could not be learned.
Mr. Nelson was about 67 years eld
and was one of the prosperous
farmers of Clay County.
OIL FEES GO TO PAY
. PENSIONS OF VETERANS
ATLANTA, Oa., June 25. Approxl
matelyy $35.000, representing oil In
spection fees which have been held
by a court custodian pending final
outcome of the fight on the validity
of the state's oil Inspection laws, will
be turned over lo the state treasurer
tomorrow, and will be applied It is
said, to payment of arrearages in the
Confederate Veterans' pensions and
other state expenses. ,
DISSOLUTION
kens Lire
"DEDICATED TO THE- UP-BUILDING
7 ASHEVILLE, N.C.7 MONDAY
1LUTHERANS PLJ
SUMNIERGRQUN
ncl
Uul
IN THIS RE
Committee to Choose Site
in Immediate Territory
To Build Soon
Establishment of a Lutheran
Southern Assembly Grounds, in the
immediate vicinity, is projected for,
the near future, according to Rev.
H. B. Schaeffer, of Kings Moun
tain, Secretary of the United Evan
gelical Lutheran Synod of North
Carolina;
.Decision to establish Assembly
Grounds for the Lutheran Church
of the South was reached at a re
cent meeting In Charlotte, when
representatives' from the Lutheran
Synods of Virginia, North and
South Carolina, and Georgia, con-
ferrred On tne question.
The conference -waa unanimous
inl Its decision that the Asheville-
Black Mountaln-Henderaonville
territory Is the. most suitable fori
the establishment ot the Assembly
Grounds, and for furthering the
plan a committee was appointed,
to inspect the territory above nam-1
ed.
The committee, composed of L.
M. Swink. ot Winston-Balem,
James D. Heillg, of Salisbury, and
Rev.. M. Schaeffer, will make their
b ON
uoZn 'li:nV,1tmt.'' an avowed enemy of Chen
main Church body by not later
than August 15.
Should the selection by th com
mittee of a proponed site for the
AjsiraMy Grounds pro' sultiitMB
to the Church official 4t la n -
derstood that Immediate steps Willi""1''
be taken tr ward securing- tne
land, and that necessary buildings
and Improvements will be begun
at the earliest time convenient.
LASKER WANTS SHIP"
PLANS DISSEMINATED
WASHINGTON, June 25. As
suming ' that menjbers of the
House during the forthcoming re-c-ess
will, as the President has re
quested, "Illumine" their conetitu
enta on the slbsidy question', Chair
man Lasker of the Shipping Board,
has written each of them, direct
ing attention to the statements he
made before the Joint committee
of the two houses aa fully cover-
ing'' from the Shipping Board's
point ot View ana experience, mo
Government's predicament in Its
ownership of shijjs" and other
phases of the merchant marine
i problem.
The situation
which confront
the government,
he stated in hie:
letter, is not "whether one ieeis
that the United States needs a
merchant marine," but that the
shipping board Is today" In posses
sion Of the greatest neei ine worm
has ever known, wnicn it must
nneiate until the veseels can " be:
sold to private owners.
"The fleet." Mr. Lasker declar
ed,-"Is bringing notmng into tne
treasury and is costing large sums
annually.
If some means Is provided by
which the shlas may be sold, he
pointed out, the government may
liquidate a part of their wartime
cost, and described the pending
hill deslaned to accomplish that
end and to "atimulate Americans
t0 their proper places in the
.nmr.tltlnn nf tn
ocean-carrying competition of the
world." The bill, he aJied. would
ensure the building of types nec
essary not only to America's pros
n.ritv but to her preservation rn
time of need, and It will keep alive
the art of ship building In Amer
ica, now threatened wun exiinc
tlon
FEDERAL HEARINGS ON
COST PLAN OPEN TODAY
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June
25. Hearings before the federal
trade commission . of the "Pitts
burgh plus" case will open-her
tomorrow before Special Examiner
j. W. Bennett, and are expected
to continue for. yiree weeks. All
witnesses for the Southern terri
tory, including thirty leading man
ufacturers will be heard. The
southern association of rolled con
sumers and the Birmingham civic
association are complalntants in
the case.
The United States Steep Cor
coratlon is the respondent. ;;
illation C
"SAY WHEN l"
By BILLY BORNE
Great Race For
Cars And Cash
m r sv
mm- n r -r-r iw "n. - t-s m m m i wrii
loday in Lircuiatton urive
SOT
E
ARMY TURNS FOR
Bearing Down on Chen's
Headquarters in Two
Sections Under Hsu.
AMOT, China,
CHINES
FINAL
STRUGGLE
June 24. (De--by
layed.) Sun's army
province ot Klangsl, at whose
head he marched out of Canton a
. . wefik nouer th a north .
, . .' . ., .'
and unite all China under Ills own
banner has turned In Its tracks and
split Into two sections, is bearing
down on Chen's headquarters at
Welchow In what Is believed here
to be a forlorn hope to save the
wreck of the South China' republic.
At the head ot the Kiangsi levls
Is General Hsu Sung Chi, known ss
the "trouble maker of Kwsng-
Chiung Ming and the man whose
plots are said to have done much
to bring about the final break be
tween Chen and Sun. '
The vanguard of Hsu's forces
( tne lcket(, of chen. army en
;campl.d TOUnA Welchow alread;
already
are reported to have clashed In a
preliminary skirmish.
Hsu., with little to anticipate If
victory perched on Chen's banners,
Is rushing his divided army against
Welchow. One wing Is traveling
overland from Shlukwan, while the
other Is taking tha railroad from!
Chiukwan to a point between Can
ton and Welchow, the two advances
constituting a pincers movement In
which Hsu and Sun hope to crush
Chen at Welchow-
General opinion here Is that
Hsu's advance is Sun's last stand
in the game for south China and
that it cannot win.
In the meantime tha citv of
j canton is reported to have become
.thoroughly consolidated against
Sun Yat Sen and in favor of the
Peking government's united China,
program. The southern navy, Re
spite Sun's assertions to the con
trary. Is deolared to hve disowned
its former chlet
SUN'S MEN DISORGANIZED
ARE LOOTING TERRITORY
PEKING. June 25. (By the As
sociated Press.) Latest advices
from Canton report Dr. Sun Yat
sen, soutnern teaaer, aeiainea
aboard a gunboat there, with his
navy and the Kwangtung provincial
assembly definitely aligned against
him and Oen. Chen Chiung Ming's
troops in lull control of the city.
Sun's troops In Kalnsl provlnco, on
which he nlnned his flickering
hopes for restoration, are said to
be disorganized and looting tha ter
ritory over which they are scat
tered. FRESH DEMONSTRATIONS
EXPECTED, IN IRELAND
LONDON, June 2. The British
government has received Important
communication from Dublin and anx
ious telegrams have passed between
the government Michael Collins In
connection with the attitude of Earn
on d , Valera and th Reoublican
f leaders, sayi the political correspon
dent of tna Daily Mail,
fit was believed In London tonight
that th Republican extremists were
preparing fresh demonstration, anj
that events in the next few days were
likely to be extremely critical," .
WOJIEN IN SESSION
ATTEND SERVICES
. CHAUTAUQUA, NT. Y June 25.
Religious services at which Bishop
Charles Bayard, Mitchell, of St.
Paul, Minn., preached the sermon,
featured today's session ot the bi
ennial convention of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs.
A musical program and an exhi
bition of a collection of curios from
the Holy Land made no the rest
of the day a program.
on fesfWill Be
OF WESTERN NO RTH
MORNING, JUNE 26, 1922.
Six Handsome
Prizes Opens
I v . F .
Eight Weeks of Endeavor
in Campaign Will Bring
Splendid Results.
EXTRA VOTE OFFER
ENDS JULY FIRST
185,000 Extra Votes for.
Each $36 Club Spurs
Workers.
Today marks the beginning ot
one ot the most interesting clrou-:
latlon campaigns' ever
undertaKen
a newspaper In this section of
,. ih.ilha un lea siaies. inouaauua ui
dollars In valuable and approprl-
ate prizes r. UuCr u . ...mc..-,
tors. -The list QJ me memoois
who have sent in their names
or
have been ' nominated by so
ed today. The
Hit im f-'irt'!
tt . thm neiffetln.
ambitious an4
iA. b. ntk. ,h, iniinir .
to appreciate the great v.!u ui
every prixe offered, and tha sp'.en-
did opportunity to acquire these i
prises In exchange for their efforts
during spare moments, iiniy tne
vots allowed on the nomination
coupons together with coupon and
subscription votes' a;eptert for
publication are published for each '
. . . , .... , . 1
member. It is expected that most
ot the members entsred thus far
will begin securing votes and sub
scriptions at once.;. Several have,
already secured a. few subscrlp-,
tions. The votes will be publish-j
ed from time to time during the
drive, the next list appeurltig on
Wednesday next, ss aro received
and accepted for publication.
Is an Honor to Be In
Circulation Dri7e.
It may be considered quite an
honor to be Identified with on or
ganization such as Th-3 Asheville
Cltlien circulation drive and given
the privilege of competing with
such representative people. The
Asheville Citlsen has always prid-:'n'sT
ed Itself upon the f.y that they
cater to the very be. people of
this section. The-list today proves
that these good frlen'lv are willing
to do their share towird boosting
the circulation of this popular
newspaper.
Fourteen Thousand is
Prize List Value.
Fourteen thousand Is the value
of ..the prize list and there is u
large number of vnluab'e and at
tractive prizes.' The fact that
those who compete actively and
fall to win one ot the ' regular
prises will be paid a liberal ensh
commission upon every dollar's
worth of business they secure,
makes the Circulation drive all the
more attractive. Tnn plan of
awarding the prizes assures - an
equal distribution., and. there - ai
Six automobiles given as tiie main
awards. Many otrnr prizes 11!
be awarded accord! lg t tho rules
and In
proportion to th. success'
the members meet with in secur
ing subscription j. '
Prize Winning Easy Wlien
Workers Many. , '
' Prize winning becomes easier
when there are mmy workers In
the field as the work will be more
evenly oivioea im.ing tnein. ana
the person winning any ot thi big
prizes can do so with smaller
scores.
It' Is highly Imp.irtan', however
that those who expect to compete!
and make a winnin race, send in
their nomination coupons at once
A good beginning means a good
ending and as he time Is so short
It Is Imperative toat tlicy beln
Immediately.
Enter Your Name Now
Whllo Race Is Young.
We extend you n special invita
tion to Join t.'.e circulation drive,
and win One of th magnificent
prizes. Tou -vlll find the work
both Interesting and highly profit
able and every assistance will be
given in helping you ,out'in a
successful . campiig.i. All on-
needs to do In order to enter the
drive is to clip out the nomination
coupon which ipp.iats today and
mall or bring it -to the .drive hni
quarters, located on
thi KfrcT-i.l
CMMue w r r.)
CAROLINA
m
1LS
WB;MaieBlamedfyJmy:;
I I I I I I I I I W I I 1 a I
U. S. FOOD BILL!
Says Over Billion Dollars
Will Be Added to Cost
Of Essentials.
TERRIBLE RESULT
FORECAST BY HIM
Agricultural Bloc Is
Blamed for This Phase
Of Tariff Advance.
WASHINGTON, June 21. In
creases in tariff duties proposed on
fresh meats, sugars, retells, lienns, j
potatoes and apples, it effective,
would advance the cost of those
commodities to American consum
ers by a total of 1 1,3! 6,589,449 an
nually, Senator Walsh, Democrat,
Massachusetts said today in a
formal statement. ' He explained
I that this estimate had been pre-
I pared by the Department of Agri
culture at his request and was
based on the' cost I of total con
sumption in this country multiplied
I by the Increases in lax proposed in
tne new nm over tne uw or isij.
Senator Walsh made public u
table prepared by the department
showing the Increased per capita
cost per annum on such items
would be as follows:
Barley $0.04; buckwheat $0.00";
corn 14.077; oats 11.309; rye
$0.08;, wheat 1 1.792 ; sugar $0,490;
beef, fresh, $2,714; mutton-$0,169;
pork $0.73t; beans $0,130; potatoes
$1.3:3; apples $0,397; total
$13,169.
I "These figures reveal the terrible
consequences of high tariff duties
on tne bare necessities oi ma,
said Senator "Walsh. "At the very
period when we are attempting to
deflate the enormoua cos. of pro
duction and the' excessive prices
prevailing as a result of war con
ditions, It Is proposed to Increase
the cost of living to the American
people to the extent of $ 1,316, 669, -
449 per annum.
It la unbelievable. It Is Incon-
celvable that any public man would
for one Instant consider sucn a
proposition. Vet, so great has bfcen
the pressure exerted on the major
ity party by the agricultural tariff
bloc that unless the American
..r, ,
ftsrltaif lUalu llvtnir AVtlArlHA
h; ih'. , .P. ,n he ..
:", " .,
(TfHBfQ ML IIIW lain III Utci wi. aou
a quarter billion dollars per year.
The hesvv income tax burdens, .
the excess profl.s taxes, and 'the
.,.,.. vvhoh ,.0iDoratlons
-r--'A h,v. had
-----
. v.aw iliialn nat A nil I ni'fl I P.
I
somui1" " "u,'" r "- . '
parea wn te nui" .
4nvocaes . or men i'vi
. rl IT duties seek to
to ioicw uifvh
great Army of American tollers and
Consumers. Are the people ot tne
United States ready to surrender
without vehement protest Just be
cause the majority par;y in Con
gress have surrendered to th
threats of the agricultural bloc?"
CHARGE WIFE WITH
Huovrivn . , L.'
8HOOTING OF Hl'SBAND
Onoar A. Hlrwh. metrical Pro
... ducw, in Critical Condition.
FREEPORT, N. Y., .Tune 25.
Oscar A. Hirsch, wealthy former
theatrical producer of New Vork.
Is In a critical condition at the
Nassau County hospital and his
vmina wife. Haiel. Is under arrest.
charged with having shot him fol
lowing a quarrel at the close of a
lawn party given by Miss tiene
Davles, an actress, early this morri
tnits: ,
The shooting occurred In front
of the home of Miss Davies, who
Is a sister of Marlon Davies, mov-
picture star. Rene BV'eJ'
'he former wife of Geo. Lederer,
theiitre manaarer.
The cause of the quarrel wnicn.
led up to the shooting is not
known. Hirsch who was shot
through the cheek, the bullet
ranging downward and apparently
lodging near his heart, said the
shooting had folllowed threats of
violence by Mrs. Hirsch. accord
ing to Bernard J. Douras, a New
York city magistrate and father
of the Misses Davies.
Msglstrate Dourss, who ran to
Hlrsh's side Immediately after th
shooting, told Assistant District
Attorney Edwards the wounded
man had gasped, "she did it. She
shot me. She said she would get
me, and now she did It."
FIVE SUFFOCATED IV
AN ABANDONED. MINE
HARTFORD. Ark., June 25--At
least five members of a picnic
1 ......... . , , w. ib.i tnrinv In an
banydoned mlne near here. Three
others, who attempted to rescue the
victims, were overcome and are re
ported to be in a' serious condition.
The mine, which had not been In
operation for six months, is located
It mllea from Hartford. It Is be-
Heved the dearths were caused by
an accumulation of black namp.
A searching nartv is st the scene
tonight to determine it any more
bodies are in the mine.
les are In the mine.
he deaths resulted from a
s exploring eypeditlon, I'
. The bov entered the mine
The
boy
said
and is supposed to have opened a
door leading Into the abanaonca
shaft. When he fulled to reap
pear, other members of the party,
who were picking: blackberries
nearby, went a-er Tilm and were
either killed . or Injured by the
poisonous vspor.
MRS. I EN SMALL IS
STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY
KANKAKB, III.. June 23. Mrs.
Len W. Small, wife of Governor Len
Small, Is suffering from a stroke of
apoplexy, doctors have been sum
moned irom imcngo. un. oman
was stricken after her return hers
frnm Watiketfan where vesteidSV aft- i
er a long trial her husband was ac-
quitted of a charge of embezzling
state funds.
Formally Opened Today
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Officials Of
For Late "Massacre"
LEWIS CALLED TO
,15 BELIEF
Leaders on Both Sides
Said to Think Time Ripe
For Settlement.
MINERS STICK TO
ORIGINAL PROGRAM
Sharp Upward Turn
Taken in Soft Coal Pro
duction During Week.
WASHINGTON, .tune 25. A
conference with President Hnrd-
ing on the national coal strike was
understood to be the purpose ofl
the, visit here today 'of John L.
Lewis, president of t lie United
Mine Workers of America. Mr.
Lewis refused to dlpcuss his trip
to Washington, but the impression
was gained that he had come In
response to a request from Secre
tary Davis of the Labor Depart
ment. Neither President Harding nor
Secretary Davis were in town when
the miners' leader arrived and, so
far as could be. learned, no ar
rangement was made today for Mr.
Lewis to go to the White' House.
Mr. Harding was not lo return
front his week-end visit to the
country nome ot toward u. Mt-i
Lean, Washington publisher. at
Leesburg, Va., until tomorrow.
Although Mr, Lewie would not
discuss his expected meeting with
the President, In circles generally
Conversant with the coal strike sit
uation It was believed that the
conference might be the prelude
to a general meeting betweeen Uie
miners' leaders and the operators,
under White House auspices. '
Home officials of the miners
union and some operators are un
derstood to believe the time Is ripe
for some attempt at a settlement.
On the other hand the sentiment
In the operators organization is
said to be against any attempt at
settlement except through district
and local agreements. The miners,
'a was declared today, would wel
come now as tney assert tney
would have from the first a gen
eral conference with the operators
and would participate in one if
cuiieu u,v , .
not rereuen . nu, n
pt'Ograiii auutiiwu a wmei
Hon last February, and are ready
to present it at such a conference.
PRODUCTION OF KOFT
COAL SHOWS INCREASE
WASHINGTON, June 25. Pro
duction of soft coal In the United
States took a sharp upward turn
during the twelfih week of thb
strike, when closed last Saturday,
according to the- weekly bulletin
Just Issued by the Geological Sur
vey. The rate of production for
bituminous coal for the first four
days of the week indicated, the,bul
letin stated, that the total for the
week will be In excess of 5.000,000
tons, ar,d might reach 6,600,000
tons. On the other hand produc
tion of anthracite during the week
remained "at practically sero " ,
TEXAS TOWN-FLOODED;
NO LIVES ARE LOST
" BROWNSVILLE, Texas, June 25.
Rio Grande flood waters from 2
to 3 feet deep tonight covered most
of the town of Mercedes, 60 miles
up stream heie.ln Hidalgo county.
No loss of life has been reported.
Two hundred men, working in
relays for 72 hours, fought a losing
battle when early today water
poured over the levee protecting
towns on' the south bank and cov
ered a large residential section of
Mercedes. Other levees soon over
flowed and the flood area- was ex
tended to the business section. Mer
chandise, however, had been pre
viously moved. No serious property
damage is expected. No means ot
transportation into or out ot the
town except by boat. The waters
are expected to subside within 24
hours. ' . ,
A small army of men are fight
ing valiantly tonight to keep ahead
i
ot rising waters at a levee flve-mi
north of Harlening wnere
to 20.000 acres of Irrigated cotton
are ready to pick.
VIRGINIANS PROTEST
DRASTIC MOTOR LAW
RICHMOND, Va., June 25.
Great Indignation as a result of
the arrest of automobllists by the
hundreds today for failure to come
to a full atop within ten feet of a
railroad before crossing was x-
' pressed by motorists in vurlous
..f 1 1 nil of Virginia. In several
1T.. ihnu warning the drlv-
f wthfen with arVest for
'.,..,.
alleged lnterrerence.
tni-ril CAROLINA MAN
1)S DkOWNED IN POND
BARNWELL. S. (.'., June 25 Oscar
Jones, a young white farmer residing
near here was drowned today at Pat
terson's pond, 7 miles from Barnwell.
,In- was in bathing with his wif
snd father at the time of the acci
dent. MRS M. E. STAPI.KTON
OF GEORGIA IS DEAD
STAPLETON, Ga June 25.
Mrs. M. E. Stapleton, one of the
oldest residents of this town and
the wife of Col. James Wapieton
i for whom me town is named, uiea
l here today after an Illness of threa
Vi
years.
ilSHI
HGTOM BY
MIS
aTT Western North Carolina:
II Where the World'. Most
Scenic Automobile Highway
Takes You to the Top of East
:rn America.
i
Wrecked
Verdict Is Declared byj
Jurors to Represent
Sentiment of Countj.
TWENTY VERDICTS ' f j
IN ALL RETUxtNiiJJ I
TT' l TT.l.nnnm TlAarl
in Mine War Laid to Rest -
With Due Respect.
1 1
, 1IERRLV, Ills., June 25. (By
the Associated Press.) C. K. Mc-J
Dowell, one legge superintend-!
ent of the Southern Illinois Coal
Company's strip mine half way I
between Herrin and Marlon, IU.,f
the only man charged wtth
murder by the coronef's Jury,
which concluded Its investigations J
tonight. -..-..si
The non-union jrien, the coroh-"
er s jury aeciaeu, came to ineirft
death "by gunshot wounds at the
hands ot parties to this jury un-a'
known" as the result ot activities '!
on the part of the officials of the I
wrecked Lester mine. .
The remaining verdicts. 20 Ins
all, stated that each individual !
flmi
to his death by gun shot
wounds at the handa of persons'!
unknown." .
No additional Information con-
cerning tne identity or the is un
known men was unearthed during
the course of the inquiry, which
took the jury lo the local hospital
and kito the rooms ot wounded
non union men. j.
Allen Flndley, wounded time
keeper of 'the Southern I'.ilnols
Coal Company, now in the HeTln
huspltal, gave the Jury the ev(
dence on which it based the ver
dict of murder returned sgalnst
McDowell, the dead superintend
ent. "McDowell and I were standing
on the edge of the pit when he
asked me, aa he pointed to a djirk
object In the nearby wounds, )
that a man?' "
"No;" I replied, "but h fir.
and the man threw his hands inl
the air and fell. McDowell was a i
good shot." 3.
Th i..Jl.t .v. - ' . ?
Ing to the coroner, "Bill" McCowen
and the foreman of the coroner's
Jury, Joe Barrlnger, represents the
"united sentiments of Williamson
County on the riot of Thursday,
and the events leading up to it."
MemEers of the Jury were Rob
ert Clem, superintendent of tha
water works; Loulg Gibbons, union
miner; John Arms, merchant,
Phillip Noakes, union miner; Joe
Barrlngton, union miner; . Tom
" , u v. i j. , un nii-v. ippnrfl.
Thornton. Herrin, Ills.,' electrician, f
MURDER CHARGED!
AGIST- MINING?
SUPERINKNDENTj!
The first witness heard was I . i k.
William A. Thornton, a Marlon, L o
Ills., policeman. I - .
- "You don't know " who did the f c
shooting, do you?" asked Coroner if ' f rU'
William M. McCowan.
"No. sir," replied the witness. 4't
don't know anything about lt., j
That was the substance of his '
testimony and of those who fol- 1
lowed him. , Si
Col. Hunter was the next wit- ',
ness. He told of being held up by i '.
mine guards and taken to Mine I
Superintendent McDowell of the I ,
strip mine of the Southern Illinois
Coal Company, last Sunday night,
Col. Hunter testified that he urged
McDowell to confine the activities f
of his guards to the mine property
and thut he also urged that these I
sentries walk their posts without
arms. jt
McDowell agreed to carry out i
these suggestions. Colonel Hunter
nald In his testimony.
A member of the Jury asked
Colonel Hunter' "Is it true. Colonel, i
that they had machine guns mount
ed?" "I searched the mine property
three times and failedo find any,"
CnlnnAl ITiinloi- pitnlinri
J. H. Henderson said he was In- I
side the power plant of the coal ?
belt railway between the mine and I
Herrin whnn he hfarii nhnta Thurs
day mornlnz and later heard that W
bodies had bean found in the woods,-
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H. F. CARY
Today
A note of optimism over the
prospects for an excellent summer,!
season , Weat.rn North .Carolina,
was expressed by H. F. Cary, gen-
eral passenger agent, of the South
ern Railroad, who arrived In Ashe
ville yesterday for the trip to
Mount Mitchell.
In speaking of the annual sum
mer pilgrimage to the mountains
of this section. Mr. Cury declared
that the reduced summer rates and
the low week-end rates will be a
decided factor in bringing thou
sands tot Asheville and neighbor
ing cities
He stressed the opening of the 1
motor road to Mount Mitchell as J
an Important attraction for visit- I
ors and expressed the opinion that
It would serve as added attraction
in bringing visitors.
Mr. Cary Is a "booster' ot 1
Asheville and Western North Caro
lina and visits this section at every
opportunity.
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