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.If mXTTTI A CiTTTnrtTTT T Y7 inTmTrTlVT THE WEATHER Western North Carolina (fond Road. Climate and rwcnrry I'lisai-panned. T h Nran-sl Playground in Twenty Million People WAtHINOTON. July iS. For.ci.t fee North Carolina! Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thuraday; probably ' local ralna. "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA' ESTABLISHED 1668. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS FEDERAL COAL DISTRIBUTION BEGINS TODA Y NEW RULINGS BAR WINES S Blair Takes Action Look ing tfq Shut Off One Source or supply. V URCHASE PERMITS GOOD FOR 30 DAYS British Show Considera tion to U. S. Endeavoring to Enforce Prohibition. WASHINGTON, July 25. Im port of wines and liquors wei-o l-nrned tonight by Commissioner B.air o the Internal Revenue Bu reau' until supplies already in the country for non-beverage uses are insufficient to meet the nation if! r quirernenta. Drastic new regula ions were Issued by Mr. Blair cov ering tho entrance of alcoholic beverages into the country de sigi.ed to shut o ,jon of tie sources of Illegal liauor sunoly. In determining ih ' supply spirituous and vinous liquors, the regulations declared that such dis tinction will be made between the v-trious kinds as may be necessary to insure a sufficient upply for the various need and in the' caa- ol wine for sacramental purposes importation will be permitted upo.i )iuo muuiovii, ui n ittDui, miniBier or prleit that there Is not suffl Keni domestic supply of the par ticular wine required. Except as to sacramental wine the regulations provide that a basic permit to Import wine, with diaw and use may be granted onlv to one using liquor for manufac turing or other lawful non-beverage purposes and a basin nermlt to import, withdraw and sell may os granted only to a wholesale o? retail' druggist. Other persons, the reg-ilationa add, may obtain per mit o Import, withdraw and sell sacramental wine and to import and sell other liquor without with drawal, by means of customs ware house receipts. The regulations further provldo that all permits to purchase in toxicating liquors shall expire 30 days after date gtt approval, ex cept Importation "permits and per rmis to purchase alcohol for manu facturing or selling, which shall expire 90 days after date of ap proval and permits to purchase wine or distilled snirit other than alcohot tor manufacturing or sell ing which shall expire 60 davs after dte of approval. CONSIDERATION SHOWN FOR' AMERICAN LAW WASHINGTON, July- 27. (By Tlie Associated Press.) Although uffli-lail statements continued to be w.ihnelrti today concening the re cent American note to Great Brit ain urging the co-operation of that country in efforts to curtail win illicit liquor traffic between Kritieh possessions off the Atlantic const;.and American ports, it wa iiiuicaua tnat tne Urltlsh govern ment was exhibiting the greatest c onstdelutlon toward the United 'n its enorts to enforce thu Volstead art the tiitish authorities. It is un derstood, are at present centering attention on Bermuda, which re cently adnnterf a lam nhlUIH. L the export of spirits except under licenses Issued onlv ttr- .. .attorv evidence had been given tnat the liquor was to go into chan nels authorized to receive It in America. If this law Is found to c sufficient to meet requirements, "t m believed that the British homi government will seek, to have Its H, eJ VVt8t Indian colonies adopt fini.lar laws, notwithstanding that i i.1a81. of Bormuda, the trade L ."i? "as enabled the paying ore of Kle external debts of tha if.dnds. fH VKGES OF POLITICAL BUS ARE NOW DENIED Inoir PoRHmwtershlp Is Among Appointments Reported On WASHINGTON, July 25. After spending nearly three months In an investigation of the subject. JlJipeclal committee submitted a re port to the Senate today declaring ; -without foundation charges that , the Federal Civil Service Commis sion had been biased by political Influence in its examination and certification of postmaster applli cants. The report said that while there were mistakes made . In the cer tification of candidates for -the many places, the investigation it i made "Would Indicate the mis takes were surprisingly few and I that such as may have been are Que to errors of judgment and not to any wrong intent. "Judged alone" by the cases pre sented," the report Went on, "this tommittee believe that the work of the commission was ably and conscientiously performed and that political Influence has - not been used, or. if sought to be used, had had no effect In the examinations conducted under the supervision of the commission qr in the making or altering of grades. It believes also that the acts of Congress and executive orders giving preference to former service men In appoint ment to office under Cvil Service rules have been observed by its examiners." . Further, In absolving the com mission of blame, the report said it was believed that many of the con troversies as ' to - postmaster ap pointments had arisen out of the rule requiring the names of the three highest eliglbles for appoint ment be certified toy the commis alon to the appointing power. . It added that there remained a rave question whether there jfould not have been less complaint iad that rule been abrogated and 'he name of only the highest elig ible submitted. Scores, of cases were discussed In the report, among them being complaints concerning selection of Uglbles or ef nominees at the fol lowing places but in none of which the committee attributed blame to 'he commission: New Market and Culpeper.-Va "nolr. N. C., and Eustls. Fl. DUOR J0 "SELLING NORTH CAROLINA" HJ By BILLY BORNE j 1IC Bmr jms& wm- f "M Jaw I V "A jr--tLjV V M . -VTl X S S I t I w CAMPBELL OF UNSOUND Ml Testimony Introduced to Prove Mental Condition of Mrs. Smathers' Slayer. Introductlon of testimony tend ing to show that W. W. Campbell, stayer of Mrs. Annie Smathers, a young widow, in the jJast was sub ject to fits that rendered htm un conscious and that one time when In this condition he attempted to kill his six-year-old nephew ' In Baltimore with a Hawaiian stiletto, marked the second day of his trial on the charge of murder. This was brought out In testimony for the defense, which is endeavoring to show that Campbell was not of sound mind when the killing oc curred on the Falrview Road on May S. In order to follow up this testi mony which was brought out on the witness stand by Thomas Campbell, of Baltimore, brother of the accused, and his wife, who ac companied him to Asheville, at torneys for the slayer placed on the stand Dr. William R. Griffin, specialist in mental and nervous diseases. The physician stated he had practiced his profession for about 13 years and for more than ten years he had specialized in the treatment of mental and nervous patients. . The second day of the trial re suited In it being made plain there would no effort on the part of the defense to deny the killing, after J. A. Taylor, eye-witness to the tragedy, told "his story to the Jury. Mr. Taylor was returning from Asheville to his home in McDowell County at the time. He said the woman was shot by Campbell after she had Jumped from the automo bile in which they were riding. Blood stained gamenta said to have been worn by the deceased were exhibited to the Jury by So licitor George M. Pritchard and Sheriff J. A. Lyerly, who went to the scene -of the killing identified them. ' He said from his observa tion he did not think Campbell was of unsound mind. Late In the afternoon Attorney Edward Wright asked to be ex cused from the - courtroom for a few minutes. His request was granted and he prepared a hypo thetical question; which, he pro pounded to Dr. Griffin, after the physlclair.had qualified as an ex pert. The question was lengthy and Dr. Griffin's 'pjifnion was asked as tn the sanltv of a man, who had acted aa Camobell had done, if all the facts were - found correct by thm inrv sworn to by the de fendant's witnesses. Dr. Griffin re plied that it was his opinion that the man was suffering from mental aberration,-which caused his con dition to become aonormai ai times, during which he was not re nnnlhla for his acts, and that during one of these "fits" the man would not know right from wrong. Persona Irrational May 'An I? a tlin II V nimtinneri rerardinr some of the apparent rational acts said to k-.r' hMn nrfnrmed b v the ae cused after the killing. Dr. Grlf: ft tni Solicitor Pritchard that of- t.n H host known cases where rational acts had been done by n.nnm nt unsound mind. The prosecution then wanted to know why Campbell had gone to the po lice station and had surrendered, why he had given Thomas Parker, tnrmmr officer at Oteen hospital. the correct address of Campbell's brother, and why tne aeienaam had called certain persons up over the telephone and told tne uteen authorities to man nis cntre 10 the Jail. To this the pnysician re plied. It was apparent these were rational acts. ' . Thnmas Campbell told the Jury his brother had lived with him In Raitimnr and had been a patient at Oteen twice and had llred with the former for about a year, wur in this 12 months' period, the de fendant bad been in two hospitals totalling about six weeks. "My brother entered the army in and at that lime he was a strong man acd weighed - about 1(0 11 rifBWWi ' WILSON THINKS YARD AM AN IS UNTRUSTWORTHY Believes His Return to Senate a Detriment to State and County. JACK,ON, Miss., July 25. For mcv President Woodrow Wilson would coiiHlder the return of .Tame K. Varuaman in the United State Senate a detriment to his hom state as well as the country as a whole, recording to a letter re ceived from Mr. Wilson by Dr. James F. McCaleb, of Carllsij, Claiborne County, and made pub lic hero tonight. Mr. Vardimaa Is one of three candidates for the sia.1 occupied by John Sharp Wil liams, who has announced he will retire soon from the Senate: Mr. -Wilson's letter, which bears tho date ot July 8, follows: , "My Dear Dr. McCaleb: "I have your letter of July 5. In reply let me say that I am not tn a position to review Mr. Varda- man'a record In Washington' in de tail, but I can sum up my Impres sion of him in a single sentence: I think that he Is thoroughly fals anil untrustworthy, and thajt Jt would b , a great detriment ', Mississippi and the nation should he be returned to the Senate. "With deep Interest in the out come of the eontest of which yo'J speak, "Sincerely yours, "WOODROW WILSON." LAST EXTRA VOTE OFFER SATURDAY NIGHT Another Extra Vote Offer This Week Gives Chance to Improve Percentage. Well, last week was a 'whopper" as each and every member was heard from with a nice remittance and the big extra gold prlxe offer resulted In thousands upon thou sands of votes being secured by the- workers. ' ' As was stated in the original an nouncement of the gold offe" the Judges will check up the amounts of new business turnea in Dy eacn member and award the extra gold prises together with the regular prizes at the end of the drive. Another Big New Offer Is Made. - There Is another offer'given will ing workers In the circulation drive to further enhance their possibili ties of winning a fine, brand new motor car. It will, no .doubt, be a pleasant surprise to each and every - one who is in me race to succeed, to know that they will have anotner opportunity io iur- ther increase their vote totals this week. The new offer Is veiy liberal one, indeed, and can be made the - means - of securing enough votes to carry ons to vic tory. It follows: 145.000 extra votes will be cred ited upon each and every club of 131 worth of subscriptions, ootn new and old, turned in this week. Not quite as good an offer as (he one which ended last Saturday, but It is a far better one than will be made again. It will take voti.s to win the automobiles. and every advantage to gain more of- them given the drive members places victory and an automobile that much eloser. The race Is fast de veloping into one of vigorous competition and In tho circula tion drive, as In every other race where honor and reward are at stake, the stragglers and faint hearted must give way to the more determined ones. Up to the present time few "quitters" have developed, and In the arrest major lty of cases, each week is a better week thsn the one Just passed, for the members. This One Lasts tut One Week. ' This extra vote offer will List just one week and will end next Saturday night. It is -srv-r and CONCLUDES campaign in iin i F 0 EN TODAY Expect $15,000 Will- Be Raised During week it Not on First Day. The campaign to hasten the growth of the Farmers' Federa tion Is on. The citizens of Asheville now have before them the definite pro posal to subscribe $16,000 for pre-' f erred. - cumulative -' per- cent stock in th,e 'Federation.- Some of the ublest business men In the city and county believe that the propo sition is one of the most important constructive projects ever laid be fore the city; the same man be-lU-ve that the stock will be sold, probably all of it today; certainly this week. " At a dinner meeting last eve ning at the Battery Park Hotel, committees from the Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants' Associa tion, the Rotary Club, the Civltan Club.' the Klwanls Club, perfected plans and today the stock will be offered to purchasers. Plato Ebbs, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Committee, presided President Jas. G. K. Mc- Clure, oi the Federatoln, set forth th aims of the Fedratlon in pro viding farmers of Buncombe and ol Westtrn North Carolina, bettur marketir.E; facllites. Mr. McClure wan atked numerous questions about 'lie conditions of the Fed eration, what It has done and how It proposes to use the proceeds from th- stock sales. Bankers and other business men present seemed to be signed beyond a reasonable tJOUDt tnat the project is sound and that' financial support for the Fed eration means stimulation for country and city life. rne preferred stock now offered Is to be issued August 17. in de nominations of ISO. There are no bonds or mortgages on the Fed eration. In two years of business thr Federation has each year paid 6 per cent on the common stock md 5 per cent to the - members or. business done. July 1 this year there were surplus and undivided profits amounting to 14.100. Au gust 1, 1920, there was one mem ber of the organization: now there are over 600. . Following are soma of ths esti mates Mr. McClure last night laid before the conference as to wha: results may be expectd from the ope"atton of the Federation: "It Is estimated there are 8.500 fnrms In Buncombe County. Tr-e turn-over 'on each farm tn rive the most liberal estimate is II,- uuu per year, or 13,500,000 for the county. "fiach farm will average about ivo acrt-4 at about 125.00 per acre "By the developing of a mar keting organization on which the farmerg can count, the turn-ov;r can do at least doubled In te i years and the value per acre can be Increased at least 15.00. "This will mean an Increase In Invested wealth In this county of $2,100,000 and an Increase in turn over of fj, 600000 per year. ''Should we be able to expand this marketing organization to cocr th 15 counties In the west ern part of th state It would mean an Increase in yearly turn over of (52,500.00 and an tnrresse In 'nvested wealth of til, 600.000. ' in human terms it means bet to homes, better churches, better schools, better roads, more abun dant life." The committees, which will bv gin woik early this morning, are as follows: - . Chamler of Commerce: -Plato Ebbs, Chairman; Wallace B. Davis V. R. Patterson, t. J. Nichols. W. a nee Rrown.- Merchanta' Association: W. if. 3r.itther. Chairman; Holmes Bry- f on, L. Edwin Gill. . - Civltan Cluh- Wlli- r.m. Wray, Chairman: Charles K. Rob lnscn, Jchn H. Cathev. Rotary Club: Curtis Rvniin. Chairman; Chaa. A. Webb, 8. , P. Burton. Klwanls Club: M. M. Leonard Chairman; A. R. Arnold. A. L. A4eTan. Th dinner last nlrht vlded by a friend of the Fed era tioa. w .aw M saa sa. iifill FARM 1 111 I! tilt H H 1 1 1 Mi ULlin 1 IUIV WILL Harding To Plan Effective East Of Mississippi River; Orders Paving Way For Steps Are Issued . A. AOMIMISTRATI OM SPOKESMEN STATE POLICY ON STRIKE Give Plans to Avoid Fuel Famine and Commerce Disruption. WILL STILL UPHOLD RAIL LABOR BOARD Official Circles Think Railroads Should Yield on Seniority Point. WASHINGTON. July 25 (Ry The Associated Press) Support of the Ksilroad Labor Board as the only genry created by law for handling the transportation tie-up, acceleration of coal production n der Federal protection and control of fuel distribution were given by administration spokesmen today as the three fundamentals of the gov ernment's policy toward the Indus trial crisis Involved in the coal and railroad strikes. Restatement of the government's position, followed the regular Tuesday meeting of the cabinet which, for nearly three hours, de voted Its attention to the double threat against the country's eco nomic fabric famine In fuel and disruption of Interstate Commerce. The first step toward control of depleted transportation facilities and coal supply came shortly sf terwards In a statement from the Interstate Commerce Commission declaring that an emergency exist ed in the territory East of the Mis sissippi which required the com mission to direct the routing of nil essential commodities nnd to fix preference and priority status to control movement or food and fuel. The priority order was followed by a "general service order" from the commission notifying "all com mon carriers" that an emergency existed which required them to dis-regasd- usual routing practice, freight rate divisions and traffic arrangements so as to obtain the most expeditious movement of es sential freights. Railroads Get First Use Or Fuel. Becoming effective tomorrow, the commission's mandates give railroads first priority on fuel re quirements with electric power, light, gas. water and sewer works, Ice plants serving the public and refrigeration plants engaged In preservation of food, following In the order named. Proposed appointment of a Fed eral commission to Investigate the coal Industry received further sup port today In a resolution intro duced in the Senate by Chairman Borah, of the Labor Committee. Mr. Borah suggested the commis sion be composed of three mem bers, appointed by the President and that It recommend the advis ability of necessity of nationaliz ing the industry or of the institu tion of government regulation. In outlining the government's position In the railroad strike, ad ministration spokesmen said lt had been decided that the Railroad La bor Board's statutory authority to determine wages and working con ditions for railroad employes must be recognized and upheld, and that the attempts to operate mines In spite of the miners' union strike must be continued until lt Is dem onstrated that not enough men are willing to work under 8tate and Federal protection to bring out an adequate tonnage. - It was added that the adminis tration was struggling to deal fairly with the entangled rights of all parties to the widespread In dustrial controversies, but intend ed above all to uphold the nmjesly and dignity of the government of the United States. Meanwhile In the fuel crisis re sulting from the strike, the pow ers of the government will be used to distribute the diminished cur rent production of coal In accord ance with the demands of public welfare and to prevent the taking of extortionate profits. President Harding was represented as un willing to anticipate In advance what course might be taken should the coal output fall to be augment ed to the required tonnage, but for the present week at least it was stated, he would withhold creation of the suggested .Federal Coal Commission. Think Railroads Ought To Yield On Seniority. While the Railroad Labor BTard would be upheld In Its endeavor to deal with the strike of shop crafts men, lt was Intimated In officials circles that If the concession of seniority rights to strikers who have left service would result In their return to work, th railroad management ought to yield the point. There was no concealing that grave concern had been given gov ernment officials by verified re ports, concerning the dwindling of coal output. The possibility was said to have been advanced In the cabinet ses sion that the President might call anotner conrerenc or tne miners union offiojal and coal mine oper ators, this time Including- the spokesmen of operating associa tions in West Virginia and Penn sylvania, who were not willing to attend ths former meetings. MRS. HOLBROOK MADE POSTMASTER AT OTTO f sswM COTtrmsvi. ra siAmi otara) WASHINGTON. Julv If. Mrs. Maggie Holbrook has been appointed postmaster st .Otte, Macon County La succeed Ari H. Mosely, resigned. Name Committee To Act Today; . Southern Railway Executives Extend Shop Chairmen Bid To Join Settlement Conference CHICAGO, July 25. (My The Assr.clated Press. I Adhering urictly ti Us hunds-off policy in th railway shopmen's strike, the limed titates Kallrond latlm--Hoard today turned its attention to routinf matters. Lespiu- statements from Wash in ii tun 1 1 1 1 1 Htiy government action in the rail controversy must come ''ir.iUKh the Iaibor Board the board took no urtlun today and from of lici.ila U was learned that none is in jirofiiect. An executive session f th. heard was held during the day and following the meeting members stated "hat only routine matter were discussed. The 1 oard heard complaints freni a general chairmen's com mittee representing the Brother hood of Hallway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and" Sla'..on Employes. Hoard members said this case had little relation o the present strike. With the board contemplating n action, the western presidents' committee on public relations o' tin AsHoclatlo'iisnr Railway Execu tives Issued a statement tonight r.rserting that western lines wi'li headoiiiirters In Chicago are mov ing freight as offered, passenger trains are being operated normally and "transportation conditions arc normal everywhere." "Ijirc- numbers of men are be ing added to the shop forces," tha stall-men said. "The number of these men at work ranges from 21 to 75 per cent normal on the dlt Icient ronds." At strike headquarters here to CLERK WALKOUT ON SOUTH ERN IS SAID PREVENTED Agreement Is Signed Af fecting Some 6,000 Clerks Over the System. WASHINGTON. July 25. An agreement has been aigned at Chattanooga, Tenn., between offi cials of the Brotherhood, of Rail way Clerks and the Southern Rail way which definitely averts the threatened walkout of clerks on the Southern and Its affiliated lines, local officials of the Broth erhood announced tonight. The agreement was formally signed this afternoon, acoordlng to the message received by the lo cal union chiefs and comprised concessions from both sides, the employes accepting a reduction of from 3 to 4 cents an hour and a reduction in minimum entrance salaries while the management agreed to grant 12 days vacation with pay annually, full pay for a definite period during sickness and half holidays on Saturday. The agreement affects some 000 clerks throughout the Southe ern system. The annual vacation privilege has been generally grant ed, according to officials of the road, but now Is to be planed tn writing for the first time. The re duction accepted by the clerks was described as an adherence to the provisions of decision 1074 of the Railroad Labor Board. PRIVATE KILLED, SIX INJCRED BY ARMY TRUCK JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July 25. One private was killed and six were Injured tonight when a trans port truck of Troop B, 62nd Ma chine Gun Squadron, overturned at Farrelton, 19 miles South of here. The guardsmen were being transferred to ther Ferrelton coal mining district. Albert Sager, 25 years old, of Bcllefonte, sustained a broken back and Jive a short time. . The Injured men, all of whom lived at Harrisburg and Bellefonte, are expected to recover. BAGGAGE MAN TAKES APPEAL ON BOOSI5F, CHARGE WINSTON-SALEM, July 25. No tice of appeal to the Supreme Court was given today by C. L. Snow, a young bsggagemaater of the Nor folk snd Western- railroad when he was convicted in municipal court on the charge of bringing whiskey Into the city and was fined 175 snd plscert under an eight months suspended sentence. According to evldonce of th police the whiskey was brought here In a small handhsg. Snow de nied any knowledge of what the bag contained. THINK OF It 'sS.OOO.OOO GALLONS IN STORAGE LOUISVILLE. Ky.. July 15. Lead ing distillers of th country, owners of approximately 26.000,000 gallons of whiskey In warehouses through out ths country tonight In an Infor mal meeting here declared they would take action tomorrow against the "mad whim, the arbitrary and bureaucratlo ruling of Commissioner Havne sand his prohibition officers. " according to Levi Cooks, distiller' counsel of Washington. BONOMI IS UNABLE TO FORM ITALIAN CABINET ROME, July 25. (By The Asso. elated Press.) Former Premier Bonoml today Informed King Victor Emmanuel that he would be unable to form a new cabinet to take the place f that headed by Slgnor Fac ta, wnlca resign, last wees- night. H. M. Jewell, head of the ruliwav employes department of tlie American Federation of laibor, h;ui1 the rhop craft leaders "havrf noililng to say.'1 Executives and representative.! (if latlriads In the southwest, meet ing at ht. Louis today, Issued a rlalemcnt that seniority rights of sfi iking rhopmen would not be re stoied. The Pennsylvania Railroad is siitd a statement tonight asserting tli.it "ine most favorable situa tion" on the road since the strlk started van shown today. An Invention has been extended iiv executives of the Southern Hall way to the general chairmen of I lie shop crafts of the system for a .ronferj lire for the purpose of attempting to reach a settlement of the Issues involved In the shop men's strike, lt became known at KiioxvlUe Ica! strike leader declared they did not know If any corres pondence had passed between Mr. Jev. ell and their general chair men. Hallrted repair work la being farmed out to ship yards at a-Jl erior. Wis., It became known lnd;y with the announcement by nlUclals of the GreaOJortharn that two engines and 60 ore enri had been sent to- the Superior Ship Ilulifi!iK Company yards for re pairs. Decision of striking shopmen to turn harvest hands for a month In the event that an early settlement U not fortncomlng was a develop ment in the northwest rail strlk situation. TROOPS IN TWO STATES ORDERED ON STRIKE DUTY Non-Union Miners Run Gauntlet Martial Law Is Declared at Dennison. PrNHVILLB. Ky., July 5, three non-union miners in the Fonde mine were captured by al leged strikers here today and aft er cow bells were tied, to their necks and their hands bound, were lold to "run for It" while shots were fired at them as they ran, according to report reaching her lonignt. no injuries were report, ed. Troop ordered here had not ar rived late tonight and authorities, fearlnar a repetition of the Herrln disorders, pressed their appeal for State aid, according to reports. Most of the disturbances are re ported from the Tennessee aide of the line. KENTUCKY TROOPS ARE TO PREVENT VIOIiENCE FRANKFORT, Ky., Julv 25. Troops wre ordered Into Belle County today for operation near Fonde, a mine center, it was an nounced tonight by Oovernor Mor row. The troops were requested by the sheriff following alleged threat made against non-union men. Troops were Instructed to prevent violence. FIVE COMPANIES WILL MOVE TO DENISON NOW AUSTIN, Texas. Julv 26 (Mar. tial law ha been declared at Den lon and five Infantry companies here are preparing to move there at once. Governor Pat M. Nelf an nounced late today. The action wa taken due to disorder r row ing out of the shopmen' strike, it was stated. Rangers called to nenison will be shifted to Chil dress and Sherman under the "open port" law, the Governor said. Martial law becomes effective at 5 a. m., tomorrow. Detachments of rangers from Denlson also will go to Cleburne. Temple. Amarillo, Marshall, Lufkln, Klngsvllle, De Leon and Wado to do guard duty and protect railway shopmen. Contributing feature to the ne cessity of martial law, the Govern or said, were the Missouri, Kansas and Texas shopmen's strike, the Inability of the railroad to carry on freight traffic and maintain the reg ular channels of' commerce because the workmen lately employed were "Intimidated, threatened and In jured by physical violence and th Inability of officers who had per sonally conferred with him to pro test workers and preserve peoce. 100 ALABAMA GUARTS ARE BEING MOBILIZED BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Julv 25. On orders from Governor Kilbv 100 members of tlie Alabama National Guard were being mobilized here tonight for "Instant use" If neces sary In connection with the shop men's strike. It wa said the mea sure wa a precautionary one and that no orders had been given for the soldiers to entrain for any part ticular point. tJ.:.,..H MICHIGAN MINERS . REJECT TWO PROPOSALS 8A0INAW, Mich.. July 25 (By The Associated Press.) Officials of the Michigan State district of the United Mine Workers of America to night rejected two oronossl sub mitted to them by Governor Groes heck suggesting that they return to their mines to produce coal for Stale and municipal purposes. In dications were that th governor would appeal to the miners them selves to disregard the action of their officials and resume operations In th mines under State direction. PRIORITY WILU BE GIVEN ALL FOOD SHIPMENTS To Exist so Far as It Is Impossible to Handle All Freight ROUTING ORDERS ARE ALL SET ASIDE Northwest 0 n 1 y Geo graphical Area Entitled, to Preference. WASHINGTON, July 25. (By The Associated Press.) Mobilized to meet the oris! of a nation-wide fuel shortage, Federal agenda, producing operators and railroad tratflo experts awaited tonight tn word from President Harding to set In motion th administration's ma chine for emergency coal control. - Ground work for ths. operation of th emergency fuel rationing program wa laid today by th In terstate Commerce - Commission which declared an emergency ex isted on the railroads east of th Mississippi river. This forma) an nouncement of the carriers' Ins. bllity to serve the public in the transportation of necessities opened the wsv for th distribution of coal under the plan unanimously adopt ed by representatives of th pro ducing fields in conference with Secretary Hoover. - . Preslilontlnl Committee To lie Selected. .. . The directing-. agency for the emergency maonlne a. Presiden tial committee chosen from ' th Interstate Commerce Commission the Departments of Justice; Com merce and Interior with Secretary Hoover as chairman will be nam ed by President Harding tomorrow, according to high administration aid of an administrative committee of operators, railroad traffic ex Berts and probably representatives of public utilities Will direct the activities of local committee of op erator in maintaining fair prices and In distributing fuel to the car- ' rlers and other public utilities In ) the order of preference established . by the Interstate Commerce Com. mission as best suited to serve the needs of ths general public, ' Two orders, both based on its declaration that an emergency In transportation existed, wer Issued by the commission. Th first direct ed railroads alt ovsr the . United States- to disregard usuat or re quested routing of shipments In favor of such routing as would ex . pedlt movement and avoid con gestlon, while th second establish ed a system of preference and prt oritles In shipments over All roads .; east of the Mississippi. Though the preference system ; sketched in tho second mandate said that priority should be given ' In the movement of food, livestock, j perishable products, and coal and orher fuels, all of Its details wer devoted to facilitating the govern- ment plan for distributing coal. Car for Special Uses i To Ho IX-slgnaewi. . Railroad were directed to aup- nlv coal car to mines "for such ,! special purposes as may from time to time b des'jnated br the com- j mission or Its ssent thereof, tn agent mentioned being- the Preel- dentin! committee which will dt- rect eoal distribution. These special needs having been cared for, car- rlers were directed to use all equip- , mnt for transporting1 fuel, first to railroads and other common ear cll rier; second, to public utilities ., street railway power, light, gas. water and ewer works. Ice plants :j and hospitals: third, to arovernmen- tal. local. State and Federal bodies, j and fourth this applying only to . coal carriers reaching Pennsylva- nla, Ohio. West Virginia Kentucky, j Tennessee and Alabama for jnlp- j: ments via Lako Erie porta to Lak if Superior port. . Domestic ruei coai generally was givan-th next placs In the preference list. 1 Railroad wer forbidden to di vert or reoonslgn shipments. ex w E HAVE ' ITH US TODAY JUDGE BOYD Pride In ths growth of Ahe- , vllle as a part of The Old North ; State and In th many new sign if of prosperity and progress, was expressed by Judge James E. Boyd i of United Statea District Court. ; yesterday. . if! Judge Boyd has been a constant ( visitor to thl city for th past 42 j, year and ha had every opportun- ' lty during this period to watch the f steady progress of th . Land of j the Sky. . ' A United States District Attor- t. nv (rum liiO to 1185. Judg Boyd visited this city In so official j capacity and was a gut of the Battery Park Hotel on the night j of the formal opening in n From 1115 to 17. h resumed the private praetlce of law and In j the latter year was appomm Istant United States Attorney Gen eral, aervlnar until 180. when he waa named District Judge. Judge Boyd is one of th best known of th Federal Judges and la generally admired by members of the state and national bar as sociations. "Judge Boyd la apparently In better health than at any time I have seen him In recent years" declared a friend who was la h office yestarday.
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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