1
THE WEATHER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. The
weather forecast tcr North and South
Carolina) Fair Saturday and Sunday.
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
ESTABLISHED 1668.
'DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE, N.CSATU 5, 1 922
COPE OF STATE REED GRATIFIED
URVEYLABORS OVER SUPPORT III
QBE BR 0 AD E RIPRIIWARY TUESDAY
lumber of Engineers j Long, Reticent. Will Not:
Likely to Be Added After , Talk Until Official !
Solons Meet. Count Over.
M'KELLAR'S LEAD IS'
STILL GROWING!
MAY HAVE CHARGE
OF STATE POWER
ol. Joseph Hyde Pratt
Would Be at Head of
Augmented Body.
Three Oklahoma Demo-!
crats Swept Out in 1920
Renominated.
r been
1 A stei
jt July
Extension of the scope of work
overe'd by the North Carolina Geo-
l.slcal and Economic Survey to In-
ude a State Power Commission,
ith Colonel Joseph Hydo Trutt
li charge and a number of englii-
ers added to the Survey to handle
he necessary details, will probably
Mow the next session of the Legis
lature.
Colonel Pratt stated yesterday
hat at present any application for
atcr power development In North
f arolina is made direct to the Ked-
ral Power Commission at Wash-
ngton. He slated, however, that
tie North Carolina Geological and
Oconomic Survey, under an act
assed by the Legislature In 1 9 ? 1 ,
as the authority of a State Power
ommisslon. but laws to clothe the
urvey with power to act have nev-
r been passed.
tep In this direction was taken
y 18, at the meeting of the
urvey members, held in the Gov
ernors office, with the following
resent: Governor Morrison, Frank
K. Hewitt. John H. Small, C. C.
Smoot. Third, and Colonel Joseph
(Hyde Pratt, In the resolutions
assed by the Survey members la
he following: "Kesolved, That
the Director of the Survey be re-
tuested to make further study of
xistlng water power legislation by
the State and to prepare and sub
mit to the Board recommendations
in the way of amendments to ex
isting laws Including the extension
of the iurisdlctlon of the State
Geological and Economic Survey,
with the ultimate view of present
ing the same to the Legislature of
1923 for consideration and adop
tion." Colonel Pratt explained that he
has not made a complete investi
gation of the laws needed in order
to give the Survey the needed juris
diction in handling water
iirohlems of the State.
"Rates will be left entirely to the
Corporation Commission, should
the work of the Survey be extend
ed," he declared and continued by
ssertlng that the extension of tne
otivlties alone water power lines
would prove of Invaluable help to
'.he Commission and the members
are In favor of this section.
Colonel Pratt asserted that the
recent Water Power Conference
held In Ashevllle demonstrated In a ceed 30,000
ear manner the needs or sucn a
program lu North Carolina.
With laws passed by the Legis
lature empowering the Survey to
art In the Interests or water power
development, It Is said, applica
tions for development would be
made to the North Carolina Geo-
ngical and Ecrnomlc Survey ana
passed on to the Federal Power
nmmlssion after being investigat
ed and passed upon by the btate
hndy.
Nrth Carolina should feel a
pride in having an organization
tl-.at could furnish information on
allies, water power rights and
other essential facts when a legal
controversy is Involved between a
Imwer creating and power utiliz
ing agencies, Colonel Pratt an
nounced. As it stands only the
Information furnished by attorneys
It the sides In question can be
urnished the Corporation Commis
sion in settling a nuestlon of rates."
It is stressed that extension of
Hie work of the Survey would In
no way disrupt the work of the
Federal Power Commission, but
would prove a great help to this
organization.
Colonel Pratt pointed out that
in the Corporation Commission the
folate has an organization to han
dle the water power rates, but no
effort so far has been made to look
after the development side.
He is optimistic over the future
cr this plan for the State and la
reasonably confident that the Leg
islature will clothe the Survey with
the needed authority to handle the
work in North Carolina. I
ST. LOUIS, Aur. 4 (By The
Associated Press. ) l'nited States
Senator James A. Iteed tonight
gave The Associated Press a state
ment expressing pra ti Ilea t ion at the
outcome of Tuesday's primary. On
the face of virtually complete re
turns tne senator has defeated
Brerkenridge Long, formerly Third
Assistant Secretary of Statu by
more than 5.000 votes for the Dem
ocratic Senatorial nomination.
Stating the contest has been
"somewhat heated." the Senator
emphasized his position would be
to dose party wounds. The arch
enemy of the League of Nations
who was repudiated by his party
two years ago, was elated highly
when assured by The Associated
Press that his plurality would ex
ceed 5,000.
The Senator was reluctant to
make a statement in view of the
fact that Mr. Long had made no
statement conceding his defeat, but
nnany consented when assured of
his nomination, and told that Mr.
Long had announced he would re
main reticent until the comnlele
official count was reported, which
may be several days.
HEED'S LEAD OVER I.OXC,
REACHES 5,700 VOTES
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4 -(By The
Associated Press.) With only 81
precincts to be heard from L'nited
States Senator James A. Heed to
night had a lead over Brecken
ridge Long, of 5.700 votes in the
race for the Democratic Senatorial"
nomination.
Political observers declared It
was impossible to overcome this
lead in the 81 outstft'ndlng precinc:s
which are chiefly in rural districts
where the vote is light.
Long made a gain of 500 votes
on the face of official returns from
60 of 76 voting precincts In St.
Louis County, (exclusive of St.
Louis,) but unbiased political ob-
power servers say It Is doubtful if the re
turns from the outstanding pre
cincts will be as favorable to the
former Third Assistant Secretary
of State "as are those from this
county. Even If they are. Reed still
would have a lead of nearly 5,000
vos on complete returns.
Returns on the Republican con
test for the Senatorial nomination
indicated R. R. Brewster's plural
ity over his Ave opponents will ex
f . 1
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j By BILLY BORNE
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j
TOURIST BUREAU MINORITY
nm lAfrcTroii adta
urn uvLJl LIN. nil Ln
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Wet"rn North Carolina
t. Road, dim a to and
Sornrry I'naurpassrd. The
XrarrM Playground to Twenty
Milliou i'eople
Intervention In Railway Strike
Results In Achieving Main Aim
Of Administration, Is Declared
NEW
CONFERENCE
OF STATE PLANNED
M'KELLAR'S LEAD PILES
VP WITH RETURNS,
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Aug. 4. Be
lated and scattering unofficial re
turns from yesterday's state-wide
primaries received tonight by the
Commercial Appeal only served to
increase the overwhelming lead of
Senator Kenneth D. McKellar for
the Democratic re-nomination for
the Senate and of Austin Peay for
the Democratic gubernatorial nom
ination. AVith almost complete unofficial
returns from more than 75 out of
95 counties and scattering results
from a dozen more, Senator Mc
Kellar had a lead over1 Captain
Gus T. Fitzhugh of Memphis, his
nearest opponent of more than
42.000 votes. Noah W. Cobper, the
third man In the race trailed far
behind the other two.
Returns received tonight Indi
cate, according to the -commercial
Convention of Agencies
Interested in Tourist Ac
tivities Will Be Held.
A Tourists' Bureau for Western
North Carolina will be organized
for the purpose of heralding to
the world the scenic beauties of
Western North Carolina, it was an
nounced yesterday by Colonel Jo
seph Hyde Pratt, Director of the
'" In a report submitted tortav to the
Economic Survey. The Survey Senate. Strong protest wms enter-
nas been authorized by the mem-1 et by the benators against the ac
bers to take up thia work in North 1 cePtnce of the government own
Carolina and Colonel Pratt ha"' frsn,'P anl operation plan proposed
cutiir filing, 01 ieurasKa, tne
jmmlttee's chairman.
The report was presented by
Senator Ladd, Republican, North
Dakota, ln behalf of the Ford pro
ponents on the committee whose
signatures were "attached. It esti
mated that the government had
lost 13, 000, 000 at Muscle Shoals
since the Armistice, by failure to
develop and operate the propect,
and declared the quickest way to
stop these "losses Is to accept
Henry Ford's offer for the pur
chase and lease of the govern
ment's Muscle Shoals properties."
"Certain objections to the Ford
offer seem apparent," the report
said, "but we insist without fear of
successful contradiction that none
of the objections to the Ford offer
can be remedied or solved by
government ownership and opera
tion by the government going
ASKS
ACCEPTANCE OF
FORD PROPOSAL
Strong Protest Entered
on Government Owner
ship of Nitrate Plant.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. (By
The Associated Pres) Acceptance
of Henry Ford's offer for purchase' At 10:15 o'clock tonight,, the Jury
and lease of the government's vast in the J. L. Peake case re.urned a
nitrate and water power projects verdict of murder in second de
al Muscle Shoals, Ala., was urgedigrce. Judge Brock announced sen
by Republican and Democratic tence would be passed tomorrow
Senators comprising a minority of morning. It' Is understood that
the Senate Agriculture Committee! counsel for the defendant will ask
SECOND DECREE
MURDER VERDICT
IN PEAKE CASE
Sentence Will Be Impos
ed Today and New Trial
Will Be Asked.
I Spreiil Corretpon4enc. The AikivUlt CtlUrn )
WINSTON -SALKM, Aug. 4.
started with the Western part of
tne state.
A convention of representatives
irom civic organizations, each
county of Western North Carolina,
towns, hotels, tourist agencies and
others interested in the develop
ment of the tourist possibilities of
this section, will be called in Ashe
vllle during the latter part of Sep
tember or early In October, Colo
nel Pratt stated, and it is planned
to have several hundred in at-,
tendance.
Colonel Pratt Is now conferring
with representative citizens and
others interested with the aim of
making the gathering notable in
placing Western North Carolina
before the eyes of the people of
the United States.
"There is not a single spilt that
will compare with the natural
peauty or mountains and gorges
in Western North Carolina," hejlnto the power business or enter-
declared, "yet thousands have nev
er learned of this section of the
country."
The railroads serving this sec
tion will also be invited to have
representatives and the press will
also be urged to take part in the
proceedings.
Colonel Pratt yesterday lauded
the work The Citizen is umiertak
Appeal's compilation that Austin ! ing in explaining the route of
Peav of Clarksville won the Demo
cratic nomination for governor by
almost 10.000 votes with Benton
McMillan, former governor running
second.
Newell Sanders, of Chattanooga,
won over H a r r y B. Ander
son of Memphis for the Republi
can Senatorial nomination, the
same returns showed.
Gordon Browning has a safe
lead for the Democratic Congres
sional nomination ln the Eighth
District and Finis Garrett was re-
Cmttfwri en toot Two)
DWIRE
CLAIMS
TARIFF ORGAN
H
MISQUOTES
Hampton Says Recent
Disclosures Create In
tense Interest.
POWER
OMPAn
IY
RATE CASE JURY
NOT YETJGREED
Fail to Beach Conclusion
After Deliberating for
Twelve Hours.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Henry
J'.. Dwire the editor pf the Winston-Salem
Sentinel, has been mis
'luoted by the Southern Tariff Ad
vocate, the organ of the Southern
Tariff Association. He is made to
-y that Senator Simmons ia ln
'erfering with the industrial prog
'ss of the south. Frank A.
Hampton, secretary to Mr. Sim
i ii s. -is hot under the collar over
the alleged North Carolina Item
Published in the Fort Worth,
-Lias, paper of John H. Kirby. a
tnemhe- t,f the Brasllian Exposi
tion Botrd, recently la the lime
light bv a charge of one of Its
lae.nneis that Kirby and others of
)"is associates were not earning
heir salaries.
"The recent exposure (it Klrbv.
president of the Southern Tari'f
Association, as being in the pay of
Republican National Adminis
tration," t,ald Mr. Hampton today,
haa created much interest, espec
ially In North Carolina where he
flaeeived a great many good people
into helping him with his Republi
can tariff propaganda. It now
''irns out that Kirby haa been
orawing a salary of 7,00 a year
a atnocure that President Hard
ing gave him all the tima that h
ia been runnlnr around the aotitri
tcmi in rtt rmi
(Stteltl CtrretpmiDc: nAievVU CUlim )
SHELBY, Aug. 4. After nearly
12 hours, deliberation without
reaching- a verdict, the Jury in the
Southern Power Company rate
case on trial In superior court here
since the first of last week was
ordered locked up at midnight and
Judge Bryson and all court at
tendants retired for the night.
travel in the immediate territory
around Ashevllle as a service to
the many visitors who do not rea
lize the opportunities for scenio
trips in the vicinity of Asheville.
"The tourist of the present day
Is different from those of the past,"
Colonel Pratt said, "and instead of
remaining for a week or ten days
in a hotel, the automobile and
good roads have made the open
more Inviting."
However, he continued, the ho
tel will share in the business at
tracted to this section with the
Increased number of visitors and
will be urged to take part In the
convention to be held for the pur
pose of outlining plans for a per
manent organization.
J. Q. Gilk jy, of Marion. Presi
dent of the Western North Caro
lina Chamber of Commerce, will
be present and It Is expected that
the new bureau will be similar to
that organization and may be a
means of reviving interest In up
building Western North Carolina
Instead of Individual points.
Colonel Pratt will remain In
Ashevllle until early next week
and it is expected that definite
plans for the convention of West
ern North Carolina "boosters" will
be announced before he leaves for
Chapel Hill.
Ing the uncharted and hazardous
field of operating nitrate plants at
Muscle Shoals in the production of
nitrogenous and other commercial
fertilizers using electro chemical
processes, the commercial success
' of which is yet controversial.
"For Congress to adopt such a
i policy when Henry Ford's offer
makes It unnecessary for the gov
1 ernment to do bo," it continued,
j "would subject Congress to the just
I condemnation and reproach of all
, sober-minded people."
The belief was expressed that
every member of the Senate would
I agree with the committee minority
with reference to the acceptance
of Mr. Ford's proposal when they
consider the ' present fuel and
transportation emergencies" in the
light of "development of such great
hydro-electrlo power as Is found at
Muscle Shoals," adding- that "is
the only certain and permanent re
lief in the future from the present
paralysis of American Industry."
The report compared lh detail
the Ladd and Norrts bills pending
In the Senate. The Ford offer as
represented by the Ladd bill, the
report said, "takes the government
out of the fertilizer and power bus
iness" while the Nebraska mem
ber's bill "sets the government up
in the fertilizer and power busi
ness." .'
for a new trial, if refused will ap
peal to supreme court.
Peake'a rase charged wl.h the
murder of H. B. Ashburn, superin
tendent of the local agency for a
Greensboro Life Insurance Com
pany last November, was placed In
the hands of the Jury a few min
utes after 5 o'clock, this after
noon. The concluding argument
was made by Solicitor Graves
whofe prosecution speech was re
garded one of the ablest ever heard
in a Forsyth Courtroom.
Judge lirock spoke 35 minutes
in chni'R-.ig the jury. The court
charged that either one of three
verdicts must be returned mur
der ln the first degree, second de
gree or acquittal.
A few minutes after t o'clock
the Jury re-appeared and asked for
a few special instructions, the fore
man explaining that they also- de
sired to see the alleged forged
checks bearing the signature of H.
R. Ashburn. the man murdered,
also his identification card held by
the local hank with which Ash
burn did business. These were
turned over and the 12 men re
tired to their room for further de
liberation.
littlf; hope hfld for
KOBiraCXJFPE'S J'.EOOVERY
SENATE WRANGLES OVER
PROBE FOR MANY IloniS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. For
four hours today the Senate wran
gled oyer the Gooding resolution
proposing a broad Investigation of
the Interests of Senators, newspa
pers and others in the passu re or
defeat or the pending tariff bill,
but action on it was postponed indefinitely.
Senator Caraway, Democrat,
Arkansas, who offered the orig
inal resolution proposing an Inves
tigation of the financial Interest,
if any, of Senators In the tariff
schedules told the Senate that he
realize' the Investigation was
"dead."
A charge by Senator Gooding,
Republican, Idaho, that Frank A.
Munsey, owner of the New York
Herald, was opposing the tariff
hill ln the Interest of his Invest
ments In Europe and sharp ex
changes between Senators Lenroot,
Republican, Wisconsin, and Har
rison, .Democrat. Mississippi, mark
ed debate on the resolution.
ASKED FOR BY
BROTHERHOODS
Will Present Views on
Shopcraft Strike to Pres
ident Harding.
BAD SITUATION
HOURLY DEVELOPS
Say Men Complain That
Equipment Dangerous
To Operate.
CLEVELAND, August 4. Legis
lative representatives of three of
the four railroad brotherhoods ln
Washington were requested by
telegraph tonight to arrange
conference between President
Harding and the chief executives
of the brotherhoods for the pur
pose of presenting to the Presi
dent their views In connection with
tho present strike of railroad
shopcra fts.
A telegram was sent direct to
President Harding tonight by the
tnree local chief executives of the
brotherhoods asking for a confer
ence. The matter has been under con
sideration since yesterday by War
ren 8. Stone, President of the
Brotherhood of Engineers; W. G.
Lee. President of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen and U. B.
Robertson, President of the Broth
erhood of Firemen and Engine-
men, but because of failure to get
a reply for Joint action from L. E.
Sheppard. President of the Order
of Railway Conductors and the
other member of the "big four,",
it was decided tonight to ask for
the conference, through the legis
lative representatives of the engi
neers, trainmen and firemen.
Mr. Sheppard was telegraphed
tonight that because of the serious
situation hourly developing It was
decided to seek the conference Im
mediately. "If you decide to take similar
action you can wire your legisla
tive representative direct,"- the tele--gram
said.
Another message to the three
legislative representatives signed
by the three chief executives, sent
tonight gives details for the urg
ency of tho conference. The leg
islative representatives are re
quested to file this message with
tho President as a basis for dis
cussion with him of the questions
at issue. The message follows:
"Complaints in Increasing num
bers are pouring into our respec
tive offices against demands that
our men take out locomotives and
equipment which are in a danger
ous and unsafe condition, in vio
lation of safety statutes and rules
which have been enacted for tho
protection f lives and property
of the public and of assaults on
and Insults to our members iiy
armed guards that are placed oa
the various railroad properties.
"Up to this time, hy constant
urging of a neutral attitude, fidel
ity to their contracts and In the
Interest of public peace and safe
ty, we have prevailed on our
members to continue at their
posts. Constant aggravation of
the above conditions and the re
fusal of the railroad executives to
accept the proposals of the Pres-
fCenlliwrrf m Poet Two
Shop Employees
And Guard At
Manley Beaten
25 Masked Men Kidnap and
Heat Hp Fire Workers
and One Guard.
K U.UUH, Aug. 4. Twenty-five
in.isked men kidnapped live Sea-
i'.Mid Air Line shop employes and
i.. id Kuaul at .Manly, near Southern
i'liiei, nt dusk today, carried them
I .in inlit H from that point and
hvv cly bent them, one it Is be
Hived, l.itiilly. Hi-cording to reports
to the tsenuoard onlces here.
1 ne Srniinarrt workmen had bee-i
m f !'(- Raleigh to take down
i lie rutin rf n disabled locomotive
p-epiirntory tn bringing the engine
ti linlclgh. The party consisted
of (He workmen and two guards.
I rt of the work had been com
pleicd when the attacking forci
.-in i veil i eight automobiles and
kidnapped the entire party with
the exception of one of the guards
who was not present at the time.
A.I of tnem were severely beaten.
according to reports. They re
ceived mdical attention at tin
hospital in Southern Pines and
ln( tonlgnt will be brought to
Halilgh
FIRST GOAL
TO SET UP
1
L1
BOARD
AUTHORITY
SOUTHERN
AND OFFIC
MEN
ALS
TO CONFER TODAY
Keenest Interest Marks
Opening of Negotiation
With Shopmen.
NEW ENGLAND MEN
BROUGHT SOUTH
Labor From South Said to
Work in East Under
Assumed Names.
FORMER SHOPMAN IS
KILLED IN OHIO FRIDAY
NG
ACTION
ANCS ON RESULT
OF NEGATION
Not Likely to Name Set
tlement Commission
Until It Is Held.
WAiniNftTON SOKIAQ
, ths iali.i. uiTuax
ry ii. o. tiMxrr :
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. .-Government
officials here are mani
festing keen Interest ln the propos
ed conference of Southern Hallway
officials and strlklmr craftsmen
heue tomorrow.
The Independent action of the
Southern Railway to get its work
men to return to their Jobs is be
ing followed closely in official cir-l
rles here. Mr. Henry W. Miller, I
Vice-President of the Southern, in
charge of operations, haa simply
stood pat from the day of the
walkout and Is now In position to
i reai wun ni men witnout any
seniority controversy. Upon his
invitation spokesmen of the six
striking shop crafts will come here
for a conference. It Is believed
that if B. M. Jewell dees not In
terfere, the Southern's men will re
turn tn work, for there Is no real
difference between them and their
employes. Other railroad systems
of the South, especially those run
ning through the non-union coal
mine fields, are taking steps to re
cruit their forces. A number of
New England shopmen are now
being moved into Tennessee, Ken
tucky and other coal mining States
In that section to take the places
of strikers.
A prominent official of a lead
ing Southern railroad said that
some of the strikers on his line
had been shipped North and were
working on New England roads
under assumed names. It was ex
plained that by this system the
men were earning money to defray
expenses while out of their regular
work.
No Further Move by Gov
ernment is Anticipated,
For the Present.
EQUIPMENT NOT
IN BAD CONDITION
Fewer Locomotives Out
of Repair Than Since ;
February 1.
WASHINOTON, August 4 The
major purpose of Administration
Intervention ln the rail strike was
accomplished, a White House
spakesman declared today, when
both rail executives and shopcraft
union leaders agreed to consider
authority of the Railroad Labor
Board as supreme ln future con
troversies. This aspect of President Hard
ing's proposals for a settlement of
the strike is viewed by the Ad
ministration as paramount. The
fact that the executives regretted
the President's further proposal
that, to end the strike, strikers
be taken back by the carriers
without impairment of their sen
iority status, was said to- be sec
ondary in -the White House view,
since tn success or non-success
of Governmental mediation effort
in industrial strife could be con
sidered a small matter compared
with maintenance of the Integrity
of legally established agencies of
tne uovernment Itself.
This outline of the Administra
tion attitude was made available
today after the Cabinet session
which was occupied for mors than
two hours with consideration of
Industrial difficulties in coal min
ing and transportation. It strength
ened the belief that for the mo
ment no further Government move
affecting the conduct of railroad
was to be expected.
A rumor that President Hard
ing's proposals on seniority as
originally presented to T. DeWltt
Cuyler, chairman of the Railroad
Executives' Association, differed
in form from the draft rejected by
tne meeting of the Association,
met with denial at the White
House. Mr. Cuyler had seen the
proposals In writing ln advance
of the ' session, It .was said, and
President Harding's method of
dealing with the subject had been
such as to permit no misunder
standing.
As to the actual progress of the
shopmen s strike, the Association
of Railway Executives tonight is
sued a statement declaring that
representatives of striking railroad
employes were "attempting to
arouse public concern" with "ri
diculous stories" about "enormous
Impairment In condition of en-
.CmHimi m w Tn
COAL OPERATORS
REFUSE TO SEE
MINERS
LED
Submit Plan Which May
Result in Re-opening
Illinois Mines.
Bells Tomb Lies
In Rock Looking
Over Nova Scotia
SHELBY, Aug. 4 The Jury In
the Southern Power Company
rate cue have bad under con
sideration this famous case on ap
peal from the Corporation Com
mission for eight hours ana at
eight thirty tonight there was no
indication that a decision was near
which has oaused some uneasi
ness among attorneys for the
Power Company and has lead the
attorneys for the i contending
mills to believe that the decision
will overturn ths crder of the Cor
poration Commission, or there will
be a mistrial.
Practically all of the out of
town lawyers in the case, including-
J. B. Duke, left for their
homes after waiting- five hours for
a verdict. Judge Bryson stated
tonight that he has ordered the
officer tn charge to make com
fortable provisions for the- Jurors
w
E HAVE
ITH US TODAY
JOSEPH H. PRATT
LONDON, Aug. 4. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The serious tone of
the bulletins issue today regarding
tne condition or viscount rforthclltTe,
the noted British publisher, give a
strong Impression that there Is little
hope for his recovery.
NEWARK. Ohio. Aug. 4. John
Kalman, 40, former Baltimore and
Ohio railroad shopman, was shot
and killed, and Pasquale Susl, 26,
a striking B. & O. shopman -ai
wounded here tonight by Moset
Slocumb.'2. a negro, of St. Louis.
Mo., who claims to be a United
States deputy marshal, sent hei
three weeks ago.
"The scenic beauties of Western
North Carolina' have never been
fully described and thousands have
ya' to learn of this section,"
Colonel Joteph Hyde Pratt. Direc
tor of the North Carolina Geologi
cal and Economic Survey, stated
yesterday.
Colonel Pratt is a strong be
liever in the Western part of North
Carolina and states tha it is al
w.tya a pleasure to visit Ashevllle.
He is now engaged In working out
and aidlni in launching a program
tnat will serve to make this sec
tioi. better known to those who
annually seek vacations.
Nt ur'.y is he Interested in ths
tmrlst I osaibllltles of Western
North Carolina, but also the water
power, mineral, forest and other
resources.
The Purvey haa recently author
ised Colonel Pratt as director to aid
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WASHINGTON, August 4.
President Harding probably will
withhold appointment of a spe
cial commission to effect a settle
ment of the coal strike until after
the conference in Cleveland Mon
day, of miners and operations
from the central competitive fields,
it was indicated tonight in admin
istration, circles. '
Considerable Importance was
understood to be attached by the
administration to the outcome of
the Cleveland conference in re
lation of the national fuel situation.
Congressional participation In
BADDECK, N. S., August 4.
All the villagers of Baddeck
trudged to the peak of Belnn
Breagh Mountain this evening and
stood in reverence at sunset while
the body of Dr. Alexander Graham
Bell was laid tenderly to rest
after a life of 75 years ln which
he gave to the world the telephone
and other Inventions.
Over his tomb, blasted from
rock that looked down on all of
Eastern Nova Scotia and the beau
tiful Bras D'Or Lakes, stood the
watch tower built years ago by
the inventor: below the quiet
woodland and the serene lakes,
on whose waters Dr. Bell exnerl-
the coal dispute also will await mented with speed boats and fast
tne results or the Cleveland meet
ing, officials believed. Senator
Borah, Republican. Idaho, saw the
Presluent today and discussed his In the t'nlted
promised bill to authorize the were silent.
Chief Executive to appoint a Fed-
eral Commission to arbitrate the BISHOP KllrfiO HAS
mine disagreement. A decisio.i AXOTHKR IIKART ATTACK
was reached not to introduce tho
measure into the Senate until next ! CHARLOTTK, Aug. 4 Bishop
WPPI j John C Kllgo. of the Methodist
Monnwhll. fi,rthA mtAnm n-a..i ' Kpiscopal Church. South, who auf-
Insurin'g coal distribution during
the emergency were taken by the
CHICAGO, Aug. 4. (By The As
sociated Press.) Illinois coal op
erators meeting nere today re
fused to attend the meeting of the
union officials and operators called
for Cleveland next Motndayl byi
John L. Lewis, President of th
United Mine Workers, but submit- j
ted a proposition to Frank Far-
rlngton,, President of the Illinois
Miners Union, which. If accepted.
would result in re-opening of Illi
nois mines.
"Acceeding to and being gov
erned by the request of the Presi
dent of the l'nited States," ths
proposal to Mr. Farrlngton said.
"we are prepared to at once open
our mines for work, paying ths
wage scala ln effect at the expira
tion of the last contract. And to
avoid possible further disruption
of coal production this Fall and
Winter when the coal supply will
be dangerously short even under I
the best conditions, we will agree
that the old wage scale shall re
main effective until March St,
1.12.1."
The proposals suggested that Im
mediately upon resumption of op
erations, the whole matter of IUI-
water sleds.
For one moment during the ser
vice all of the 13.00,000 telephones
DO suunmieu lo a Duuru it aroi-
tration composed of persons mu
tually agreed to or appointed by
President Harding, no member of
the board to be an operator or a
miner.
The findings of the board, ac-
i L'lr ..-JLr."" "'.Khi "nd!posal would he binding and would
Government. Supplemental orders
were Issued by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, giving bitum
inous coal for household uses and
for manufacture of food and med
icines priority status, while the
central distribution committee
completed the formation of its re
gional committees which are to
begin on MoTiday to distribute th
flow of coal from the various pro
ducing districts tn consumers des-'
ignatsd by the Washington headquarters.
Current rar loadings In ths pro
was unconscious for several hours.
was reported tonight to have gained
streng'h during the day, though
members of his family expressed
themselv as keenly aoprehenslvs
on account of his condition.
Bishop Kllgo was reported late to
night as resting fairly comfortably.
It was said that powerful stimulants
have been administered frequently by
hla physician since Thursday night.
AXXAPOLIS APPOIXTEKR -
CHOSEN BY OVERMAN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 Senator
Overmsn today appointed William
Freeman Knyal, of Freemont. to
during coal fields, according to 'Annapolis, on the recommendation situation. Through refusal of Mr.
elegrsphlr reports gathered byjof Leslie M. Davis, of Beaufort. ! Lewis to allow such a eonfecewe.
constitute the wage basis for a
period of two years from April 1,
1923.
The letter . to President Lewis
refusing to attend the Cleveland
conference asserted that Mr. Lewis
had railed two such meetings and
the Illinois operators accepted In
vitations but both were later
abandoned. The letter also assert
ed that Illinois operators had ac
cepted the proposal to end the
strike made by President Harding,
but that the miners had rejected
It and blamed international offi
cers of the union for the present
the railroads, showed
provement during the
day.
some im-' First alternate. John Dawson Mo-1 the present coal situation in Ult
ra at few I hegan and Second alternate, Casper I nols has been brought about, ths
' ! Hill Tlmbcrlake, of Lexington, ' statement said, ,