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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN N "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" 921 THE WEATHER liltlUIUATAU 1 1 L. M . ll Westrn North Carolina (onrf Rnada, Cllmat and Kroner Lnaurpaaaed. Tki Nrarret Playgrosnd to Twenty Mullein People end South Carellnii Partly cloudy with widely scattered thunderahow era Saturday and probably Sunday. com ESTABLISHED 1668. ASHEVILLE,' N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1922. v PRICE FIVE CENTS MADE COAL ADMINISTRA hurches Challenged Control Fuel Now In 23 States; i Harding's Proposal To End Rail ; Strike To Be Considered Tuesday "SPEED THE PARTING GUEST" By Premier To Halt Preparation For War 1 1 I By BILLY BORNE mk3AM:i,w,a j LOYD GEORGE IN LLA mH LtAUUL VEALS MENACE ays Plans Perfected to Destroy, Burn and Maim Helpless. EXT WAR TO BE ON CIVILIZATION ard for Nations to Re frain Defenseless While1 Others Plan for War. LONDON, July 28. (By The As- Iciated Press.) "More terrible tachines than In the late -war ara ing constructed," said Prime niater Lloyd George at a lun- eon friven by 300 prominent free urchmen. today. "What for?" he ked, and continued: lo attack cities and mum, ae- roy and burn helpless women and iilldren. Keep your eyes on what happening;. If the churches of urope and America allow that, to fructify, they had better close their in nff lie. joors. We reduced our armaments and other nations follow, the exam- there will be no serious menace to peace. But, It is difficult for a iation to remain defenseless while there are preparing; for war. Mr. Lloyd George said that the lext war. If It came, would be a iar on civilisation itself. Speaking f the suddenness In which war ame. he said: i "The war. germ, like any other rerma you do not know that you lavo it until It has got you. It l f no use arguing with an epileptic fcholi the fit is on him. There is h,( nt mnmh aia In tho Wnrlnhnw iid tne exploitive material is scai- ver- the fare .oi.wmsM. itt-k Watt S; j. 'jnfea It : o m -.WSI.ii-Joveimttt of thej League , (ilKt'WssJ Wf tne new nirit that is 'wanted, louk up he explosives and especially lock p those (riven to dropping matcnes fhe churches must promote the ew spirit which Is necessory. The Diime minister said that he lttached high hopes to the League bt Nations. He said tnat civuixa- ion would be safe if the league ucceeded. If It failed, cwinza- ion ww doomed, , he thought x FiSHEVILLE,8 POSTAL WASHINGTON, July 21. Salaries I two of the , postmasters of the arRer cities of North Carotin were ncrcased as a reauu oi me oomiju- atlon of postal receipts tor tne year ndlng December 81. 1921, Just com- l.ilwl h the deoatf-tment. These cities frere Ashevllle with an Increase from 3,!i)0 to 3.90O ana ureensiroro irum 3.8(10 tn 4.000. Wilmington was KtuI frnm 13.900 to' 83.800. The salaries at these places remain he same; Charlotte 84,600; Wlnston- fSalem. 83.900; Durham 3.oo; Mign ff'olnt, 88.400: Fayettevllle 3,3U0 Salisbury 83.200. ' . Charlotte s poeiai receipt- irger by far than those of any other U!v Tha Inrvra-nft nver 1920 WAS from 15,482 to 35S,118 but not enough to H an Increase lor poatmaaier hough Aahe ville's receipts increased rom 818T.948 to 2208,938. Greens boro 8248,131 to 827.24. Wilmington lecreaeed from 8204,898 to 8194.468; Wlneton-Salem Increased from 8229 -101 to 8288,865. Salisbury increased from 841,894 to $45,920; Durham from (896.914 to 8108. 891. Raleigh from 8307,857 to 842,132. LvGREEMENT ENDS STRIKE IN"DISTRICT NUMfllfiB 1 KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July ti. IA wage agreement affecting 6,000 miners In it operations In the Kentucky-Tennessee field was ne gotiated at Cincinnati today Be tween union officials and oper ators of the Kentucky-Tennessee Coal Operators Association, accord ing to a statement here tonigni from headquarters of District 19, United Mine Workers. The nrreement effective August 1. will virtually end the coal Wik m these fields, the statement said. Another conference will be held at Mlddleaboro. kr.. Tuesday when ia. similar agreement covering- the Uimnllnnl n ih.f fl.lrf will ha diS- cussed. baittmow.11! a vn nmo WILL BFILl CP FORCES BALTIMORE. Julv 28. Negotla ttons for a separate settlement of the shopmen's strike on th Haltime ana Ohln rallrna nixA hrnntlv late ' to day when Chairman W. J. McOee. of the system shop federation. In con ference here, notified Vice-President Charles W. Galloway that he and his associates were unwilling to proceed while the DoeMblv exists for national settlement. Mr. Galloway thereupon! withdrew the propoeala which he had nerore the shopmen ml an nounced the Baltimore and Ohio "will ?o ahead with Its efforts to build up ts shop forces to normal. . CH.AJRcir; ITNIOX CUTEFS LAID DOffX AT CAPITAL GREENSBORO. July 28. Charging their union chiefs with "laying down" at ths Washington conference - this wek. members of the Brotherhood nr.uMl jieJr disapnroval of the reported set iment which mads a strike of yuthem railway clerks, as a unlt,lm- eioie. NEGRO IS LTXCHED - AFTER ROW OVER CtTP TEXARKANA. Texas. July !8. quarrel over a arlnklng cup be tween a white street paving foreman and a negro employe at Hipe. Ark., about 30 miles northeast of Texarkana Was followed 4nAlv hv th H- . of the nea;ro near Gaernsey, four Ues southwest of Hope. . Officially Charge Monarchists Seek Poincaref.s Death Note Issued by Paris Foreign Office on German Intrigue Creates Sensation. PARIS. July 28, (By the Asso ciated Press.) A brief official note was Issued this afternoon an nouncing that the Government had learned from an authoritative kource that German Monarchists were plotting to kill Premier Poin care. The note caused a mild san satlon in official and diplomatic circles. Beyond ftie bare state ment that It had learned of the plot the foreign office refused all comment. In diplomatic quarters however, It was said that the,firsl news of tho plot had reached the French Smbaray In Berlin through the Berlin police. When Premier Polncare left Paris this evening to spend the week end at his country home In the Department of the Meuse, elaborate precautions for his safe ty were taken at the railway sta tions. Detectives, accompanied him to his country home and as an added precaution a pilot engine was sent ahead of the train to prevent any attempt to wreck It. FOUR U-BOATS IN PACIFIC MASSES ARE SAID MISSING Unconfirmed Story In- V VI VCD UUOU1CIQ ViaiV to Be Scrapped. LOS ANGELES, July 28. Naval authorities here tonight were In vestigating the report that four of ,t'Y!L?,Aub.ma"!;I!n1?.01, Va., for de-oommisstonlngf, had di- appeared olTthe Lower California coast, south. of Ensenada. 'V At 9 o'clock tonight It was stat ed at the submarine base at Los Angeles harbor that no informa tion had been obtained explaining the story of Captain Thomas W. Sheridan," .of the Liner - City et Honolulu, who reported , meeting the flotilla yesterday and counting only eight under-sea craft, or the clarifying lnter-flotilla messages Intercepted here. These messages Included an order for the L-8 to stand by to take a tow line from the L-B. An other, from Commander Roy L Stover, commanding (the flotilla, stated he had eight submarine in convoy of the tender Beaver, and made no mention of the otKer four. The supposbdly missing vessels are the L-B, L-6. L-7 and L-l," built at Long Beach, Calif., during the war and the last of the type on -siuiuioD-ep eqj, 'jsbod oyiosj em sloning was planned because sub's marines of the Ltype are obsolete. AT.T.KRRn SHOPMEN ARE - GCTLTY OF COXTEMPT MOBILE. Ala., July 28. Three men said to be striking railroad shopmen were found guilty of contempt of court In Federal District court here tortay bv violating the restraining order which the Louisville and Nash ville railroad recently was granted to prevent Interference with Its present shop workers her. Ths men, ae eueed of asaaul'lng a worker, were sentenced to srve ten days or psy fines of 8fi0 each. Two paid the fines and the other went to Jail. SON OF AN AMERICAN. VICE CONSUL KIDNAPPED SAGT7A LA GR-AXDPJ, Santa Clara Providence OuDa, July is. Jonn join, Jr., 20 year old aon of ths American vloe consul here, was kidnapped early this morning and Is being held for 820,000 ransom, according to a note reoetvsd by his father today, de manding the anrsom. Toung Jowa's roadster was found near here unoc cupied at a road crossing. NO SENIORITY IS POLICY ON THEN.C. ST. lx ROAD XASHVILLB, Tenn., July 28. The N'ashvllle, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railwv will not restors seniority to hnnman who have rone on strike, Whltford R. Cols, president of the road, announced tonight. He said ap proximately 1,850 men were at work in the road's local shops today. The normal force Is around .1.800. Sunday Citizen Array Of Features And News Services For A 11 Its Readers The most progress that baa been made in more than three years to ward a possible solution of the world's worst, remaining war problem that of reparations , waa registered In the movement launched by Oreat Britain and France this week and Frank Si monds. writer of international fame, in an article for The Sunday Citizen analyses the present sit uation 'which continues paramount In the world. The editorial page of The Bun- day Citixen will In addition to pre senting -editorial comment on cur rent events contain anjexrtlcle by James Hsy, Jr.. and the ' colonel Babers Opines" feature. A feature of The Sunday citizen is the Religious Page as are most constructive articles dealing wnn PTVMil i Hi i ,lS(S)rpK . - vVr M K WH PERMIT, . --"-UIN5 ' '. , A : tvB & ,55ued foh M4r BELL UNDER ENCE TO DIE STILL UNMOVED Electrocution Set for Oc tober 11 Motion for New Trial Overruled Friday. Notwithstanding he has. been n ahad unm convicted oT murder inil TJ,1,V.,?'1. 1 " nnt con-viciea or muroer anu con i t Bon.u bfj-ag aemned- to-llhs on- OctObatiilK-ma-, v ,h. nnneffll A.. w5"Ca"mpbell." who killed Mrs. Annie Smathers on May , remains unmoved and has not changed bis Attitude since he was placed on trial last Monday. .The slayer slept well Thursday night, hia cell being visited by Jailor Std Joyce four times. Constant watch Is being kept oyer the prisoner, who, atnee his trial began, has seemed un concerned and has not displayed the slightest emotion. His stare has been vacant and he has displayed nervousness. Within the next several days ha will be taken to Raleigh to await action of the State Supreme Court. His counsel Friday morning made the motion to set aside the ver dict as against the weight of evi dence, but they were promptly overruled. Court convened Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock and Judge Henry P. Lane, of Reldsville, passed the death sentence and sat the date of the execution. - The defendant's attorneys were given SO days In which to prepare their appeal to the higher court. Campbell was represented by At torneys Wright' and Craig and Judge O. Spears Reynolds. The strong plea of the defense was that Campbell was of unsound mind, when tha killing occurred on Mayj 6, on the Fairview Road. Before passing sentence. Judge Lane ordered the defendant to stand and atate If he knew any reason why the verdict of the Jury should not be carried out. Campbell stood and slightly moved his head, which was an Indication that the answer was negative. The courtroom was crowded with eager listeners, a number qf them women. They departed when the sentence was pronounced and Campbell was remanded to Jail. Since his confinement Campbell talks little and apparently has lent well' at night. The slaying occurred when Campbell and Mrs. Smathers were taking an automobile ride on the Fairview Road last May. wn.xne same morning, Campbell, accord ing to testimony had told Thomas Parker that he was going to ask the young widow to marry him just one more time and If she re fused she would not marry any other man. After the shooting Campbell gave himself up at the police sta tion and the coroner's Jury Impli cated him In the killing. Since that time he has been confined In Jail. Presents An the progress of North Carolina. , Society and Items of Interest to women will -constitute a section of The Citizen tomorrow, while the sporting events will be chronicled In another aectlon. A colored comic section Is likewise a perma nent feature of The Sunday Cit izen. In addition to the many special features of Interest 'to people In their respective walks of life,' the full leased wire reports of the As sociated Preas, complete market and financial reports, news gath ered by special correspondents from Western North Carolina and ty the Washington and Raleigh bureaus Is carried in The Sunday Citizen. Reserve a copy from your news dealer today. HIGHER TAX RATElIOL SCHEDULE ON CREDITS AIM OF REALTY MEN Also Support Fight Against Non-Taxable Se curities Jones President Endorsement of the action of sembly to pass con at i t tit tSKaT amendment allowing a higher rate of tax on solvent credits, election of.W Jones,- vt Winston-Salem as presidents and the .Selection of Wrlghtsvll Beach as the next meeting place, featured the closing of the first annual convention of the North Carolina Real Estate As sociation yesterday. Officers elected In addition to the president were: Thomas H. Wright, Wilminorton. flrst vlce-nresldent : Henry T. Sharp. Ashevllle, second vice-president, and Fuller Conrad, Winston-Salem,' secre t a r y and treasurer. Wrlghtsville Beach was chosen practically, unanimously as the nAct convention city and the date for the second annual meeting will be sot at a later date. - An address by A. J. Maxwell, member of the North Carolina Corporation Commission, "Taxa tion, Its Effect on Real Estate," was an outstanding feature of the closing session and the commmls- slon member made a lavorable Im pression on the realtors. Mr.' Maxwell lauded tho system of taxation in North Carolina and declared that It Is eaual to that of any state In the Union. He stress ed the advantage of the present system of taxation to the real es tate owners of the state. Taxes Give Modern Improvements. The speaker asserted that fully 75 per cent of the taxes give ad vantage 10 property through mod ern improvements of roads, streets, street lighting, sewer systems, po lice protection and other numerous benefits. Mr. Marwell in his address ex pressed the belief that the govern ment should not issue untaxable securities. The banquet last night was the closing feature and was an out standing special part of the con vention. An Interesting address on water power develbpment waa delivered at the sesilon yesterday, by Major Warren E. Hall and he cited the opportunities for water power de velopment in Western North Caro lina. The following resolution waa passed thanking the Ashevllle real tors for their Interest In the con vention and the hospitality extend ed to the delegates: "Whereas, the Real Estate Board of the City t,f Ashevllle has enter tained the North Carolina Real Es tate Association .at Its flt annual convention, which convened in Ashevllle, on July 28, and, "Whereas, the Real Estate Board of Ashevllle has provided splendid hospitality and every facility for the entertainment of the conven tion and for the, conduct of Its business. - "Now, therefore, be It resolvod. that a hearty vWte of thanks is hereby ' extended to the Ashevllle Real Estate Board and that a copy of these' resolutions be forwarded to the proper officers of said Ashevllle- Real Estate Board and be spread upon the minutes of the said State Association." The resolution Dassed calling on the General Assembly of North Carolina t allow a higher mate of taxation on solvent credits follows: Advocate Hltfher Tax Ou Solvent Credits. "Whereas, the large number of issues of non-taxable bonds and preferred , stocks are now being placed on the market prpduce in come considerably la excess of tha net income derived from real es Late loans at six per cent after tha1 dedurtton of taxes at tha prevail lng rates, and, "Whereas this condition of af fairs Is threatening to drive real estate loans at the legal rate out of the market, and, "Whereas. this has ' already brougfft about and is threatening CmNwI t rf rev) IS UNDER F RE my! FROM TWO SIDES Simmons Says Wool Key stone Which Binds Re publicans in Compact. WASHINGTON, July 21. As- ' . " A.r frnm both a wool . schedule of war .ana tinual Ides -of the - Sen- T STe,-twttti' "iwnn.l .t SUtm back vigorously and winning out only, each of the three roll , calls taken - during the " 'Seveif -hours session. Discussion waa ao ex tended that committee amendments- In only one paragraph were disposed of but the Senate was ready for a vote on another paragraph at the finish and lead era were hopeful but not all con fident that consideration of the schedule could be completed to morrow. Senator Lenroot, Republican, Wisconsin, created something of a stir early in the day by asserting that there was unintentionally, concealed protection in the sched ule for manufacturers of woolen, cloth, while late In the day Sena-, tor Nelson, Republican, Minnesota, made a characteristically vigorous attack on the wool rates in par ticular and. the whole. bill In gen eral. Onslaughts from the Democratic side were made by Senators Walsh, of Massachusetts; Sim mons of North Carolina and Pom erene of Ohio. Calling attention that the finance committee ma jority upon reaching the wool schedule had ceased to make ap preciable cuts In rates as It "had done with a number of other schedules. Senator Simmons said waa "the very keystone" which bound the Republicans together in a hard antd fast compact," that If the (Tate on raw wool were cut down "look out for rebellion on the part of tha ' agricultural bloc, look out for slaughter of your high rates upon the manu factured articles " , , Charging that Senator Goodling. Republican, Idaho, was "the mas ter mind." In connection with the wool schedule. Senator Simmons declared he had "forced terms upon the Republican party In the Senate and he Is not going to lot them out." Defending the protective duties proposed on-cloths. Chairman Mc C umber of the Finance Committee said they were lower than the tar iff commission and other experts had calculated would be necessary to equalize conversion costs .n this country and abroad. 8enator Smoot, of Utah, In charge of the bill for the commit tee majority defending the rates on cloth an.d showed how prices had been decreased, dus, he said to competlon In the industry. He declared the protective duties pro posed was necessary to keep the woolen Industry alive. Amendments by Senator Len root which he asserted would re move at least part of the "con cealed protection" for the manu facturers of woolen cloth were ap proved by the Senate after they had been accepted by Senator Smoot for the committee mijor- uy. unaer them the full compen satory duty- of 49 cents a pound would apply only to the wool con tent of such cloths. IRISH FIGHTING NOW AROUND KILMALLOCK DUBLIN, July 22. (By Ths As sociated Prom) The- cabinet at a meeting today decided to refuse to consider the suggestions advanced at the recant meeting In Cork for an armistice In th south. The gov ernment wd' aoent to nothing snort of unconditional surrender by tha Ir regular jorces. The nrlnc'uaJ flahtlnr In tha south P?'nt "! taking place around Kll- malloclr and tudaira ni would seem to Indicate tha the town may fall at any moment. With Kllmal lock in the banda of free state troops. Mallow and Fermoy may be the scene of the next irregular aland. In which ea both flanks would be endangered. The Irregui are expected to fight desperately to avoid such a catas trophe. . Lewis Still Holds Early Conference On Strike Likely Operators Standing Against Interstate Meet Said to He "Breaking Up." PHILADELPHIA, July 2S Ef forts to bring about an Inter-state Joint conference of minors and op erators to end the soft coal strike were continued today by certain influence, according to lenders of the I'nlted Mine Workers, who ore here conferring with John L. Lewis, their International llesi dpnt. Mr, Lewis reiterated he hart every reason to believe that such a conference would be called within a few days. The union leaders scanned with much Interest ttie reiwrta coming from the central oompet It Ive field of Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, in, 11a and Michigan on the attitude nf t coal operators. One leader natd I, formation we nrirtlng In that op erators who hart been lanrtlng to gether against an Interstate confer ence "were breaking up In spots." This he eslil, was a hopeful sign of an early conference. Report Filed by Republi can for Majority of Ju diciary Body. WASHINGTON, July 28. De nial that the Dyer antl.-lynchlng bill was "sectional," was made In a report filed by Senator Short- ridge, Republican, ' California, for Jt--iuAjuta)i..MLXIt-.:Biai j waVkriew t'ommtttea which recently -ordered a-'l.eut -R-Wi..in-r)Kr-.- . "The evil it is designed to cure Is not confined to any' particular section or state, North or South East or West," said the. report wnicn asserted tnat the bill was not unconstitutional, WASHINGTON, July 2$. The North Carolina Senators are very pronounced In their opposition to the Dyer antldynching bill report ed to the Sonate today. They' think that Republicans are playing pol itics in a dangerous way. The measure has no show of enactment. In fact, It Is a bitter pill to the G. O. P., but It must be taken to help Lodge .and House members from black districts. "This Is a mischievous bill," said Senator Overman. "It should not have been brought out of the Ju diciary Committee. If It should by any chance pass. It would be de clared unconstitutional by the Su preme Court. It Is aimed art the South, regardless of what its friends say. If it passes and Is enforced It will be used in our section of the country. Following months of delay In the Judiciary Committee this bill was reported to the Senate today, by Senator Shortridge, Representative from California. The' action Is re garded In the cloak rooms as a measure of relief for Senator Lodge In Massachusetts and for Republican candidates for repre sentatlve In Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Missouri. Chances for Its pas sage are slight. Opposition will come from the Democrats almost ae a whole and from some Repub licans. The report today was not signed by any Senator other than Mr. Shortridge. The Judiciary Committee sought to modify the wording nf the House bill t' fix ing the liability of State officials where lynchlngs occur. Provision Is made that before a State shall forfeit $10,000 to the United States, it must be "alleged and proven that the officers of the State charged with the duty of prosecuting criminally such offenses under the laws of the State have failed, neglected or refused to proceed with due diligence to ap prehend and prosecute the parti cipants in the mob or riotous as semblage. Senator Shortridge said the com mittee had concluded that the bill Is Constitutional and Is "appropri ate legislation, to protect." thone rights to life. liberty and property, which are guarantoed by the Con stitution of the Untied States. Ha denied that the legislation Is sectional. "The evil It Is designed to cure." Mr. Shortridge said, "is not confined to any particular sec tion or South, East or West. This monatrous evil, which Is n dis grace to the Nation, we should strive to wipe out by a firm and Just exercise of every legitimate power conferred upon and resldit.g In the Federal government. "The proposed legislation Is not an in vasion cf subversion of the rights of the Elates." MOORE OF BIRMINGHAM ON NATIONAL COMMITTEE MONTGOMERY-. Ala., July 28. Walter L. Moore, of Birmingham, was unanimously elected Democratlo National Committeeman for Alabama to suoceed the late Edward W. Bar rett at a special meeting of the Stale Democratlo executive committee here taday. Resolutions of aympthy on the death of Mr. Barrett were adopted. WHTrTTER POSTOFFIOE MADE FOURTH CLASS WASHINGTON. July 2 The Whit tier post office baa been relegated to the four data and same postmaster appointed. ANTHER BILL NOT 'fiFCTIDNm IUMIU UIIUII I IIIUUL E ROUSE CONFIDENT NEE WILL ALL BE MET No Further Move Is Con templated in Coal Strike Situation Now. MEN SELECTED ON FRICE BODY NAMED Are Part of Federal Ma1 chinery to Prevent Profi teering in Emergency. WASHINGTON, July 28. (By the Associated Press.) Henry B Spencer, former Vice-President of the Southern Railway ana uen era I Purchasing Agent for the war time Railroad Administration to night was appointed Federal Coal Administrator for the duration of the present strike emergency, by President Harding. Mr. Spencer becomes adminis trative member of the coal distri bution .committee which will con trol distribution of available coal supplies on a priority baaia to es- senial Industries and utilities. With the announcement of the creation of the official of coal ad ministrator, confidence was ex pressed at the White House that production of coal regardless of rail and mine strikes eventually would be Increased to the point where it would be adequate for the country's needs. President Harding felt ao assured on this point, It was said, that he contem plated no further move in the coal strike situation. Secretary Hoover who , an nounced Mr. Spencer'a aelectlon by. President Harding for the va- o far designated as members of the advisory eommlttee which Is a part of the Federal organization for maintaining - coal prices and insuring fuel' distribution; . They sre: C. E. Bockus of Norfolk, chair man for Virginia; R. L. Douglas of Cincinnati for Kentuoiy; Geo. S. Fran it is of Greenburg, Pa,, for Pennsylvania; E. C. Mahan of Knoxvllle, for Tennessee; W. J Magee, of Charleston, W, Va., and m. ts. White of uien . White, w, Va., for West Vfcginla. C, B Tut tie of New York was named advisor to the committee on. Lake and Northwest movement and La Baron 8. Wlllard, of New York. advised on bunker and tidewater movement. The Governors of II States, Mr. Hoover announced! have under taken to erect the necessary Ad ministration to control profiteer ing and distribution of coal within their State borders. States ' which"1 have reported steps to set up this machinery In clude Afilo, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wlsoonsln, North Da kota, Minnesota, Maine, Massa chusetts, New Hampshire, Con necticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsyl vania, West Virginia, Iowa, Flor ida, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennes see and Louisiana. -Kansas, Mr. Hoover sad, has at ready an establishment under its industrial court law and it is not considered necessary to set up coal control machinery in the in ter-mountaln and Paclflo states as they have supplies of both coal and f jel oil. The Norfolk and Western, Ches apeake and Ohio, and Louisville and Nashville, three railroads whlah traverse Important coal produclsjs; sections today reported Institution of embargoes over their lines against all freight1 ex cept foodstuffs, livestock and fuel The roads acted. It was said here. tinder the ' formal announcement by the Interstate Commerce Com mission that an emergency exist ed which Impelled It to authorize roads whose normal operation had been affected by the strike, to retablish priority in certain classes of transportation, While it was made clear at the White House that' the administra tion supervision of coal distribu tion would be directed to the end that the fuel supply mizht be equitably divided among all users entitled to consideration, :t was sdded thst no objection would be made If State authorities went ahead as has been the case in Indiana and Michigan with sep arate efforts to provide oai for the people within their jurisdiction- Senator Borah, chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, confer red with President Harding today with regard to the bill proposing a Federal Commission ' to Inqufre Into the coal Industry. It was said the conference covered only the broader aspects of the bill. HEAVY STORM DAMAGE tS VIRGINIA COUNTIES WINCHESTER. Va.. Julv 28. heavy damage as a result of a wind and hall storm last night waa re ported today from sections of Fred erick. Clarke, Warren and Fauquelr Countlee. Streams everffowerel, farm buildings wer partly wrecked and trees ware blow down, crooa were damaged, including earn, and garden truck, the latter due to ever- flowing streams. Tha town ef Boyea a under three feat of water and the colonial estates t there and the Hillwood actions of Clarke ware flooded. Reports en the damage were Incomplete tonight because of crip pled wires. WHIT RARDIN6 SCHEME FOB SET LEMENT T E PUBLIC Understood to Call for Compromise Issue Raised By Priority. GROUP-MEETS WILL ' PRECEDE ACTION Convinced Separata Set- tlements Impossible After B. St 0. Incident. WASHINGTON, July IS. (By! The Associated Press.) proposals , for settling the railroad strike, as drawn up by President Harding and representing the conclusion reached by him after the extended conferences of the past 48 hours with labor leader and - railway, executives, will be presented to separate meetings of representa tives of the two groups next Tues day the railroad managers meat--lng In New York and the employ envoys (n Chicago. .! Details of the "plan or plana, were still withheld tonight but President Harding waa said to feel', that prospecta were blight for an , early settlement of tha controversy , which has threatened to retart as-, rlously the country's transportation system. A major section la tha Presi dent's settlement plan waa under stood to Involve the seniority is sue, which was said further to be the only section in the plan to have been identified a among tha eon-, troverslal Issues between the rail roads and their workmen. Another section, would concede the right of the strikers to a re- set up regional adjust nttftU'ui,.; while a fourtal"woulo require mv abandonment-by railroads of eon tracts with "outside" shops for re pair work. ' -' - "- President Harding; was , under stood to havs suggested a compro mise on the question of seniority right by which all men hired sines the strike would. retain the posi tions, ths strikers regaining their former privileges so as to rank Just behind the men wno aia not, waia. out July 1. . ; , The strikers under tha plan would return to work at tho scales set by the board In its decision of July 1, which, precipitated tha strlks but - without prejudice to either side when ths matter was brought up for rehearing. B. M. Jewell, President of ths Railway Employes Department t Ths American Federation of Labor and International officers of the railroad unions on strlks 'left Washington tonight for Chicago, announcing that ths general strike, eommlttee of each organisation would convene in that city Tues day to consider the President' suggestions. T. DeWItt quyler. Chairman o'f the Association of Railway Executives and prlnolpat spokesman of the rnajtagements announced last night that tha executives would meet In New York on that day for ths earn purpose. - It la expected that preliminary conferences will be held by each, group In the endeavor to formulate programs for consideration by the general session. The general strike committee of the onion ordinarily consist of a representa tive of each craft in each railroad ! system where the strike is In st- feet It was understood that Secretary Hoover might attend the railway executives' session at New York representing the administration and there was a possibility that Secretary Davis might attend the Union- gatherings. Mr. . Davis left tonight for Foosehtart, 111., near Chicago. Apparently ths President's pro posals will go before ths railroad employes with ths recommenda tion of . their International union officers favoring acceptance. It appeared Improbable that the rail road executive would have ths sams favorable recommendation from their spokesmen whom ths President has seen. Out in Wages Nd A tfll-k Longer An Itwue. Although the union leadership was understood to be willing to recommend calling off the strike on a basis which would still . leave their members working at ths wag reductions which caused the strike, the seniority Issue which has been raised since ths walkout has been growing mors formidable each day. Railroads which have been morer or less successful in building up new shop working forces have in dicated increasing strenuous ob lectlon to proposals that anv of ths new men be displaced by returning strikers. A large number of lines, however. Including most of those in tha southeast and northwest sections of the country, have inai cated their willingness to take back all of their men in ths exact posi tions which they held at ths time of striking. The union official, on ths other hand, appear disposed to resist to the end any proposals to settle en such roads as will taks ths settle ment sod leavs their, members still out on ths systems which are making ths efforts to build us new forces, - President Harding waa said to be convinced, after watching) the aAempt of ths Baltimore and Ohio to make such a separata settle ment, thst this plan could not be successfully followed. - . MAD
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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July 29, 1922, edition 1
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