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H
THE WEATHER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. geraeast
fer North and south Carolina) Local
thunder enewere I miranay ana rn.
no chang In tamparatur.
eiiy;
lewis Says Miners
Win Three Principal
S1L OPERATING
AGREE TO PACT
Single State Settlements
One Issue Which Min
ers Successful.
WAGE CONTENTIONS
ALSO SUSTAINED
More Agreements Closed
Wednesday, New Ne
gotiations Today.
CLEVELAND: Ohio. Aug. 18.
(By The Associated Press.) Be-leaving-
for Philadelphia to-
Vht to take part In the anthracite
"fegotlatlons there tomorrow, John
I Lewis, president ofMhe United
Mine Workers of America, nn-
sounced that additional agree
ments amounting; to approximately
ten million tons annual soft coal
nrnduMlon were executed here to
day In the settlement, In part of
bituminous coal strike.
"Acceptance of the ipproxl
mntily 60,000,000 tons annual
Iirodiictlonrepresented In tho con
ference of miners and operators
jcsterday and the adoption of ad
ditional agreements Involving
something more than ten million
tons production gives the settle
ment Impetus that will be irre
ltlhle," Mr. Lewis said in a state
ment today.
He predicted that a general ac
ceptance of agreements by practi
cally all operating units In the or
ganized sections of the bituminous
Industry would be in errect wunin
ehort time.
"Thla constitutes an Object les
ion that will be especially helpful
In adjusting the strike In the an
thracite nelds," Mr. Lewis said.
"Despite unfavorable economic
conditions and with, tremendous
political and financial influences
rained against us, we are emerging
from the conflict victorious." the
statement said.
He said the miners had won the
three "main and principal Issues
Involved in the strike of 650,000
miners in the anthracite and bit
uminous mining Industry."
The miners have won their con
tention against the Idea of single
state settlements with their Unions
split up Into thirty or more segre
gated groups," the statement said.
"The miners have won their light
fgalnst a reduction of wages in
the mining Industry.
'The miners have likewise won
their fight for retention of col'.ec
Mv bargaining as against aubsti
antton of arbitration."
Asked regarding the policy of
the United Mine Workers regard
ing Its members In ndh-union
fields, Mr. Lewis said:
"It Is the Intention of the Unit
ed Mine Workers to exercise their
full moral and financial strength
f the organization to sustain ana
otect Its members in tneir rigm
aJnut nnwerfnl non-union Inter-
r - - ,v
ests who may continue to ugui i"
principles , of collective bargaining
In the various producing fields.
The same policy Will be applied
as regards any coal company,
hitherto reoognizlng the Union,
which may decline to accept the
basis of settlement as negotiated
in the Cleveland conference."
Zeb Weaver Takes
Prize For Biggest
Recess Fish
5fory
j ' wisstseros unta-io
raa Mnaviixa oirasii
(By B. 9. 0. BRYANT) f
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. The
National capital is all excited over
a fish story from Asheville. It
preceded Representative Weaver,
who. It was reported, caught two
California or rainbow trout In the
Pmokles that were so strong they
'jumped through a plate glass win
dow, causing considerable damage.
The members of the Democratic
cloakroom of the House voted Mr.
Weaver a prize for the biggest fish
story of the recess. '
Todfty, when he arrived here,
Mr. Weaver confessed.
On setting out for a fishing ex
pedition to the Smokies. Mr. Wea
ver was taunted by a friendly deal
er in tackle-with lacking some of
the finer points of the nsning arc.
'he dealer claiming, in fact, to
have an acquaintance with the
trout holes superior to an, one
else in that section. - 4
The representative returned i..
few davs with two trout. 20 and
22 Inches In length. The dealer
admitted his mistake and, in good
spirit, froze them into a block of
ice and set it UP In his show win
dow under the sign, "Caught by
the Hon. Zebulon V. Weaver."
Crowds gathered at sunrise. Old
Snl himself peeped in at window
'ventually. By the time he spied
the fiah the ice block, trickling un
der all the gaze, gave way and
DraKhed through an expensive plate
Ease window.
The trout came out of a crystal
stream named the Cattaloochee
River. -
OSVTCTFJ OF SECOND
DEGREK MURDER CHARGE
CHARLESTOWN, W. Va., Aug.
lH. John Wilburn, who 'partici
pated m the march at armed min
rs on Logan County a year ago,
was convicted tp Circuit Court here
tonight of second degree murder
In connection with the shooting of
TJanwyu BH4 T r Kfonra during
WIT SWILL SOUN
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
nrnirATFn Tn THF. UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
ESTABLISHED 1868.
INJUNCTION
Coal Strike Issues
PRESIDENT
WILL
SUGGEST ACTION
FUEL CONTROL
Wants Laws Which Will
Help to Cope With
Emergency.
PRICE AGREEMENTS
TO BE CONTINUED
Borah Calls for Investiga
tion of the Coal Price
Situation.
WASHINGTON. Aug 16 (By
Tie Associated Press.) President
Hj.i fling in his contemplated state
ment to Congress upon the national
inilustrli.l situation will suggest
legislation giving the Federal Fuel
Eiiicrgencv Organization powers ti
control the distribution and price
of ical to eafeguard the country
against hardship this winter, ac
ci rding to officials who talked with
the chief executive.
Ihe President was reported to
considering seriously recom
inundations for definite legislation
to provide legal powers to sup
plam the voluntary system of coal
control now in operation and was
understood to have before him :i
araft of a tentative plan of fuel
administration prepared by Secre
tary Hooer. Creation of a fed
eral coal commission also would
be recommended, It was reported
iri, n nnlH h designed to itiak
a rhnrnnrh investigation of the. I
national coal Industry and suggey.
IcsUlation for the permanent boIu
lor of labor problems.
Pending the enactment of em
powering legislation the central
coal distribution committee, hlgi
officials indicated, would continue
utHel control under voluntary price
agreements.
Existing rair price agreements
made with Mr. Hoover by produc
ing opeintors were to be In effect
d-jrlng the strike, but a meeting
of ilie federal coal committee with
l!ie commerce secretary and Fuel
Distributor Spencer today, to con
sider the effect of partial settle
ment o: the mine controversy upon
puce arrangements, decided that
the agreements would hold until
prjduction was more largely re
sjmed. Mr. Spencer declared It couid
not vet be assumed that the strike
was settled and as operators gen
erally were showing no inclination
to withdraw their co-operation
there w. uld be no change for the
moment. Application of fair price
agreements to the union mlno
tieldo as they resume production,
ho said, was now under considera
tion by the federal organization.
The price situation, he added,
had Improved considerably in the
districts south of the Ohio and
Potomac Rivers but' in the north
It was not so good.
Investigation of charges. of profi
teering in coal, however, was asked
of Secretary Hooyer today by
Senator iiorah. Republican, Idaho
in a letter calling for suggestions
lo immediate measures to pre
vent charging of excessive prices
GUILFORD MAN
ISCONVICTED IN
Brother Freed on Compli
city Charge; to Impose
Sentence Today.
GREENSBORO, Aug. 16.
Claude Schoolfleld, young Gull
fnrii nountv white man. was eon
vlcted this afternoon in Guilford
superior court of swindling the
American Eihmrt National
Bank hers out of 110.90D.00 . iast
April 18, by means of a forged
check. Sentence will be passed
tnmnrrAW. A sentence of one to
twenty years is provided by law.
u. hmihtr. Clarence Schoolfleld,
nn the charge of complicity
in th nwindle was declared noW
"it1 was the biggest swindle of its
bind in the history or ma cujr.
L- a. tiler oald out the money un
der the-impression trial "
genuine payroll check and the
forgery was not discovered until
the check came back from a Rich
mond bank on which it was drawn.
xi.. r the money has ben
ound.
idor Reverses
Action Backing
Gov. Mormon
-.rrvwroM. N. C. Auar.
North Carolina ireaermiiun y
1lbr in i session at WrHrttavlUa
laach for the past three daya, to
leweVaed luiaetlon of Tuesday
iV Morrison, eeveral montna ago,
? Xnnar stats troops to central
S Wi te prop.
.Jy where aa-Dcas ejtlatea.
ary. t4m tha adjournment of
11'"" " - ' .'. ..i mM
.a econventlon a resomtlon i
propoeed
a "tree
C,- ...hVidv. terming It a tree
farlft to capital ' tor wi.-
SWINDLE CHARGE
ISSUED A GAINST MEN A
tWv. xmi.wmxm nvv rrmm
FRENCH CABINET
S
DGK
Action on Moratorium
Awaits That of the
Commission.
lVAMBOUnL"ET. FRANCE.
Aug. 16.---tBy The Aasociaieu
Press) Billing unum ii '"rr
nf President Miueranu, me
Frepch cabinet at its session here'
today gave approval uihu..,
to the attitude, takert by Premier
Poincare at the recent conference
of Allied premiers in London and
also discussed the question of a
moratorium for Germany. ;
rin the matter of a moratorium
it urn decided to await the forth
coming decision of the rearatione
commission, out piana wore
fected regarding the measures to
be adopted should the decision of
the commission fail to agree with
the French viewpoint.
Another decision arrived at was
that tnr iha time being tne gov-
.-nm.ni need not call an extraordi
nary session of parliament so mm;
the Deputies ana seiuiun mium
be acquainted with the exact sit
uation and the program of the gov
ernment. Freedom oi acuon was
rveri. however, to consult with
nparllament in the event tnat tne:
Bplana adopted should require legis-1
riativn endorsement. I
M. Polncare's plan for an Im
mediate convention of parliament
developed opposition, of which
President Mlllerand was the lead
er, and finally was defeated. M.
Polncare announced in London,
Mondav evening, and again on ar
riving "in Paris last night, that he
Intended to call an extraordinary
session of the chamber, but, after
a conversation over the telephone
with President Mlllerand Tuesday
night, the premier somewhat shift
ed his position and at the cabinet
n tndav merely suggested
.v,. it wo hla Judgment the
chambers should be called into ses
sion immediately. .
All the ministers were in a sober
thev emerged from the
large sitting 'room of the Ram
. ui.. tiami M. Polncare re
. tn the cheering of the
people who had assembled at the
Ramboutllet Station. "This is the
. nmihtlcan opinion I can
get." he remarked. Responding to
?.- ,n-ti,itlons of. an elderly
man who said he belonged to the
tarn class or me army '"
. tA PntnaaM Said:
"Both of use ara much too old lor
active service."
nrKat retalllatorT measures will
k. t.u.n hv France should Oer-
h. noctared in wilful default
of her reparations obligations is
being kept a close secret.
T ticmvn n(VT fTfK
SOUTH FOR LEGION MEET
W4mRTON. Aug. II. Gen
eral Pershing wrote Senator Over-
- ittr ititinr wnv ne coum
not attend the American Legion
Convention to be held at Greens
boro. September -. In part
said: "I regret that it will not be
possible for me to accept. uu
hoped to be in Greensboro about
the J 1st of August for the purpose
of Inspecting Veterans' Hospital
Number t and the Veterans' "Vo
cational School. Unfortunately t
has been necessary for ma to can
eel this plan, due to tha strike sit
uation. I hopa to make this visit
later, but when it will be. It is not
possible to say at thla time.
"Will you please express to tha
officers of the North Carolina. Le
gion by warm personal thanks for
their courtesy in inviting me and
my rcgTiiat"
THIS 8TATK GETS ONk'oF
1,17 NEW POSTAL CLERKS
WABWTNOTON. Aug. II
tonla is the only poatofflea in North
r.uiin. when an additional clerk
ha been added sine tha first of
APPROVES
AND
POINCARE
June. Throughout ma country i,'
617 were added. -
Ths Poatofflea Department n
Bounces a vacancy at Orandjr poet
ofJlce.
"ASHEVILLE, N.C, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17. 1922.
"HOT DOG ! !
BY BILLY BORNE.
Overman Again
Takes Stand In
Favor of Bonas
Assures Legionnaires He
Will Support Adjusted
Compensation Plan
WA.HINQTON
mi .maviM.a oiTitii
I BY II. K. a. WANT I
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.
Senator Overman declared hla
views on the proposed bonus to
day. He did so in answer to, a
letter to Jonah McAuley, com
mander of Saunders Post of the
American Legion at Blscoe. He
said he would support the
measure.
"I have always advocated ad
Inatrrt rnmoensation for our ex-
PService men, and some time ago
made a strong speech In ravor
of it." suld he. "I am still
heartily in favor of it and asjure
you I shall be glad- to give it
my support when it cbmes up In
the Senate for action."
The letter . that brosght out
Kthls statement reads: "We
members of the American Le
gion respectfully ask your sup
port for adjusted compensation
bill now pending. Tour help in
working for its passage is urg
ently needed. We have waited
three long years and we want
action. Please advise us as to
course you intend to pursue."
NEEDED TO PICK
Vardaman and Stephens
Expect Miss Kear
ney's Vote to Aid.
1 " "
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 16. ;By
The Associated Press) Statements
Issued tonight from the campaign
headquarters of former United
States Senator Jas. K. Vardaman
and Hubert D. Stephens, leading
contestants In yesterday's state
,-wide primary for the democratic
senatorial nomination, conceded to
night that a second primary will be
necessary to determine the party
nominee.
The State primary law requires a
majority to nominate and unofficial
but almost complete returns snow
ed that Vardaman received a plu
rality over Stephens in tho three
cornered race in which Miss Belle
Kearney was the other candidate.
Newspaper returns tonight jgave
Vardaman (6,666, Stephens 62,036
and Miss Kearney 16,611 votes.
Both statements claimed that the
voto given Miss Kearney would
swell their totals In the run-off
September - 6. and preparations
were being made for an Intensive
campaign.
- Leaders In the congressional
contests), according to tonights un
official returns, were
an. ni.
trlct, Representative LoWrey, who
anneared to hava been nominated
Fourth. Jeff Busby; Fifth, Repre
sentative Collins and Floyd Loper.
with a run-off apparently necea
arr: 8lxth. T. W. Wilson: Seventh,
Representative Quln; Eighth. Rep-4
resentatlve Collier. - "
In tho other districts the Incum
bents had no opposition.
JAPS TO QTJTT SIBERIAN
TOWN BEGINNING ACG.
VlADTVOSTOK. Aug. 16. (By
n.. iuulilmt Press.) E vacua-
tin n of Japanese troops from'
Vladivostok will bagla August 26,
it . nnminred hare today by
tha Japanese commander and the
movement win oe camea oui
CAPSf CHARLES, Va.. Aug. It
James Lewis. Pennsylvania rall
machinist, who, baa been on
strUe e'.ic July 1. waa shot to
deth in tha street here tonight by
Charles W, Parsons, wealth real
i ssuta can ef tfilf Cltg.
SECOND PRIMARY
MISISISIPPI
MAN
IfLLON'S NAME
IS LINKED WITH
ALLEGEDJRUST
Reed Charges Aluminum
Duties Tainted With
Self Interest.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. With
two exceptions, all Important
amendments to 'the administration
tariff bill offered today by Individ
ual Senntors were approved by the
Senate. Senator Harreld, Repub
lican,' Oklahoma, lost his" fight to
impose tariffs on crude petroleum
and fuel oil and Democrats were
unsuccessful In efforts ti rejjuce
the rates .on aluminum.
All remaining individual amend
ments, will be acted upln before
the Senate recesses tomorrow
Senate leaders hope thtat after the
final vote late Saturday the meas
ure can be sent to conference im
mediately. Chairman M.Vumber
and Senators Watson, of Indiana
and Curtis, of Kansas, Republicans
of the finance committee, discussed
this question with Tresldent llard
Ina tonla-ht at the AVhlte Hluse.
They said afterward that tney
hiped the bjll coma ne mnae rrauj
for the rresiaent eariy in oepirm
her.
The aluminum and oil questions
furnished the "high spots" In Ben
ate debate today. The name of
Secretary Mellon was brougha Into
the aluminum discussion as a large
stockholders in what was declared
tn he the "aluminum, trust." the
Aluminum Company of America
rhi Qtotement hv Senator Har
reld said ho held some financial
Interest In the oil dynasty was fol
lowed by- renewed debate as to
h.ih.r Ranatnrs should vote on
tarlc duties which might favorably
affect their personal properties,
niwiiaainar the aluminum duties
Senator iakvd. Democrat, Missouri.
charged that the tariff bill was
"tainted" with tne seir-inierem ui
high oglcers of the federal govern
ment. He said "every one knew
the measure had been "lnre,T
prepared" by experts of the Treas
ury Department, and asserted that
the federal officer who helped to
prepare a bill "to put money Into
his own pocket ought to be Im
peached." Benator McCumber de
nied vigorously that the Treasury
Department had had a hand in
preparing the Senate measure. He
aasserted that the experts relied
upon bv the ilnance committee ma
.. taatimnnv vers attached
to the tariff commission, which, he
declared, was In no wise connected
with the Tressury Department.
By a vote of 15 to 1. the Senate
rejected an amendment by Senator
Dial, Democrat. South Carolina, to
reduce the rate on crude aluminum
from ve cents to three cento a
pound and to cut that on co U
plates, bars, rods. etc.. from nine
cents to five cents a pound.
OVERMAN" HEARS FARM
LOAN BOARD COMPLAINT
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. Com-
-i.i... . .int the Farm ian
Board continue to come m. uenja
i- a . va ih nr i.-urnt. Re
pealed to 8enator Overman to help
to ive the farmers "the ssme sa-
rantage through the Farm
tlons get from the government
free from- tha influence or any
other banks managed by .the
frlenda of tha producer
Senator Overman aald he wotatp
be glad to use his best efforts In
"We establlshsd the Farm Loan
Board and the Farm Loan Banks
with a view to giving the farmers
aceommodationa." said Mr. Over
man to Mr. Keith. "I am sorry to
say. howsver. that I fear the
board and the banks have not ad
ministered this law aa Congress in
tended. They hd eo much red taps
in the way of giving bonds until the
Supreme Court aeeiarea n uncon
stitutional. Now, I hope however,
that the farmsr will have no
.,ih1a In arettlne where he las
jive good securttf-
! Conspiracy
Acting As Carrier, Is Claim;
Executives See Shopmen Today
HARDING MESSAGE
ON RAIL STRIKE
RE HELD UP
Revision of Plans to Re
ceive Message at Joint
Session is Pending.
SENIORITY DEMAND
NOT TO BE MODIFIED
Railroad Traffic Declared
to Continue to Main
tain Fair Volume.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16 (By
The Associated Press) Agreement
between railroad executives and
railroad labor organization leaders
to hold another conference tomor
row In New York to seek a settle
ment of the shopmen's strike, II
was said today, had resulted in
President Harding questioning the
desirability of making his expected
report to Congress and the country
on the strike situation within the
next few hours. Plans made for
the reception of his communication
tomorrow at a Joint session of the
House and Senate consequently
were understood to be on the verge
of a revision tonight a the Presi
dent was represented as being de
slrous of withholding his state
ment of the raSe If the union i
chiefs and the railroad presidents
could hold out any prospect of i
mutually satisfactory settlement.
Heads of the seven railroad la
bor organizations on strike met to
day with the officials of the unions
not Involvel in the controversy ana
after some delay reached a decision
to take almost the entire group to
New York for the discussions with
the executives. Through officers
of the five organizations of train
service employes, the engineers
firemen, conductors, brakemen and
switchmen, will be the only ones
actually to meet with the commit
tee of railway executives, their
rhalrman, Warren S. Stone, d
olared they desired close at hind
all the strike leaders and the
spokesmen for all the other rail
road unions Some objection to this
plan developed among tho strike
leaders, but they finally arranged
to send most of their group. In
cluding B. M. Jewell, their chair
man, to New York and to call In
all concerned in case any settle
ment proposals emerged from the
discussions.
No Proposal Prepared
For Meeting.
Mr. Stone and the brotherhood
officials who will meet with the
rail executives declared they were
not taking any prepared proposi
tion to the meet with the manage
ment. "I wouldn't be fool enough to
put It in the'newspapers if I had
one any way," Mr. Stone remarked.
L. E. Sheppard, president of the
Order of Conductors, said the de
mand of the strikers for full
seniority status In case of their re
turn to work could not be modified
and the views of the strike lead
ers appeared to coincide entirely
wit this position. The seniority
question has been the crucial issue
in the strike situation ever since
the organizations now out of ser
vice agreed to order their men
back pending re-hearlng before
the Railroad Labor Board of wage
cuts which went into effect July 1.
President Harrison, of the South
ern Railway, who announced early
this week, after attempting unsuc
cumfullv to deal separately with
the striking unions pn the basis of
granting them the seniority de
mand, that the Southern would
proceed to employ outside men, Is
sued a statement today declaring
that "people all over the South
,now demand that this strlks
be fought out." Public opinion
could restore norme' transporta
tion, he said, but If It "supports the
determination of the striking shop
men to disregard the tribunal set
up by Congress to do them Jus
tice, and agrees that they may
write their own pay checks, then
there may be a resumption of wjrk
on that basis, but freight rntes
must be sgaln increased."
Harding; Confers With
Senator IiOdge.
President Harding, who was un-
(CMI'aaftf M rtfft re)
MAY
Will Likely Ask Injunction
On Asheville Division Today
An Injunction restraining strik
ing shopmen, agents and sympa
thizers from Interfering wit in
terstate commerce, mails, proper
ty of tha Southern Railway Com
pany and its employes, will prob
ably be brought in United States
District Court here, naming as de
fendants, the shop craft organiza
tions and all striking shopmen on
the Asheville Divlalon.
' The temporary restraining order
Issued yesterday against shop craft
organizations and Individuals, will
apply at all poirts on ths Southern
within the Jurisdiction of United
States District Court for the West
ern District of North Csrollns, at
torneya assert but it Is said that a
restraining order against individ
uals on the Asheville division will
be more effective.
It Is understood that hiring of
.vm4 marhanlca to fill the va
cancies created by the strike of
shopmen on July 1, will follow
this action and an effort be made
to bring the shop force to normal.
Officiate stated last night that
no sklliea mec names divi
beta eBloredoLW!
PRICE FIVE CENTS 1
SPENCER
T
Prevents Southern
CHARLOTTE
STATE GUARD
IS
READY TO MOVE
Tense Undercurrent At
Spencer Grows; Quiet
sj tT! A.
Tnursaay nigm,.
MEN KIDNAPPED;
BEATEN RECENTLY
Morrison Will Take First
Hand View of Salis
bury Situation.
IIARLOTTE. N. C. Aug. 16.
Captain M. M. Caldwell, commana-
mg the local company of tne rsa
'.lonal Guard, received ordera to
nlt,-ht from the office of Adjutant-
enora: Metta, In Raleigh, to have
his company In reaainesa mr qwm.
moblllzaton. Captain Caldwell aaid
hat he could have his company
ready for action within two hour
aftur mobilization oraers were
celved. There was no intimation
oX the reason for the order.
SPENCER, N. C, Aug. 16.
While there Is evident an under
current of tenseness and the tem
per of the men on strike here, ap
parently Is becoming more aes
uerate all the while, the equation
a ii,. sniiihsm Railway snopa to
r.iilit ua, somewnat more quui
than usual. About 1.700 men are
on picket duty, many of them
aimed, It Is said, whlls 160 men
are lepnrted to be working in the
hups heavily armed.
fcmall groups of men have gone
to work In tha shops at intervals
during tho last two daya, the merj
being met at the train by apacial
n,..,rj. nd eacorted through the
nleLet linea. while numbers of
ore. a who have arrived hers hava
been prevented by the pickets from
e-iterinfc the shops, these not be-
Irrtf eserrted By guaras.
Wnlle comparative quiet relgnad
to.ilght. It was reported that al
niot every night during the last
week or two men who had been
employed In the shops were kid
napped and beaten, an average
two men each night being thu
treated. Six men were beaten one
ntght, within the last week, ac
cording to these reports which eml
nated from sources regarded as in
sympathy with the strikers.
All of tne Ilia men on airiae
here serve In relays on picket duty,
the heavy picket lines being main
tained throughout the day and
rlit.
MORRISON TO INVESTIGATE:
18 ASKr:: FOR TROOPS
otTixas saws B0ta4o
YAisosoraa aoTBL
lit BROCK BAHKLBY )
RALEIGH, Aug. 16. Governor
Morrison, In a long distance con
versation with his private secre
tary shortly before midnght to
night, authorized the following
btitemtnt:
"I will leave Blowing Rock at
sun up tomorrow morning, reach
ing Raleigh by night. Vigorous ap
peals have been made upon me by
the shorllf of Rowan County for
stale troops to be sent to Spencer,
t am withholding my decision un
til 1 can go to Salisbury and look
into the matter Dersonally I will
stop thtre on my way to Raleigh
and will have a conference with
the sheriff.
While I have made no order
calling out troops, I have notified
the adjutant-general's office at
Rdlelgh to be ready to act upbn
a moment's notice."
JlliS. T. . Bl'RDETT, OF
SPENCER, PASSES AWAV
SPENCER. Aug. 16 Mrs. T. K.
Burdett, aged i, died suddenly at
her home on Third Street, Spencer,
this afternoon. Before her mar
riage she was Miss Mamie Coch
rane, o' Concord, and waa a sister
cf Pollcoman Will Cochrane, jf
that place. She la survived by her
husband. Engineer Burdett, and
six children, the youngest a babe;
1 esldes several brothers snd sisters
of whom are In the far west.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
Division, although advertisements
have appeared advising that such
vacancies exist and will be filled
by competent applicants.
Paasenger officials, who volun
teered for service Tuesday, were
placed at work yesterday and have
been aiding In the handling of
rara and along other linea of work
that add to the comfort and con
vie nee of pasaengera.
While none of the striking shop
men Save volunteered to return to
work, officials state they will be
given positions should they apply.
in ths same manner aa new em-
olovee.
Additional guards were placed
on duty at the shops last night
and have been assigned to various
points around the ahop, indicating
that new emnloyea will be kglven
work aa aoon as applications of
eomDStent men are received.
' Sleeolna ' quarters and board
will bs furnished ths men la the
varda and tha "camo cars" have
been shifted from their former
position and are well lighted and
under the protection of armed
UNIT
For Interesting Points in West
ern North Carolina and How
to Reach Them Over Im
proved Scenic Motor Road
See Page Two.
ARMED MEN SAID
TO KEEP SHOPM
,N
AWAY FROM WORK
Guards Employed by j
Road Not Allowed to
Land From Train.
DAUOHERTY TOLD
WORKERS ROUTED ,
Story Not Confirmed;
"Strenuous Picket
ing" Prevails.
A temporary Injunction re- .
straining all striking employes v
from. Interfering with the move- .
ment of Interstate commerce, malls
or with employes of the Southern
RaHway Company at Spencer and
Salisbury, was granted here today
in United States District Court.,
This action followed allegation
counsel for tha railroad that strik
ing employes and their associates,
agents, representatives, alders and
aympathlzers have entered into an
unlawful conspiracy to prevent the
Southern Railroad from perform
ing its duties as a common carrier,
The temporary order "strictly re
straining and enjoining" those
named in the complaint from un
lawfully Interfering In any manner
with the Interests of ths railroad
or us employes, was signed by
Judge James E. Boyd, of Greens
boro and Judge B. Yates Webb, of
Uhlhv. -
Application tor tne injunction
was made yesterday morning at
:30 o'clock by Linn and Linn and
Manley Hendren and Womble,
counsel for the Southern and the
restraining order Waa signed yes
terday afternoon at 6:10 o'clock,
Defendants have been ordered to
ehow causa, if they have any. on
August S, at 11 o'clock at Greens
boro, why a permanent Injunction
should not be granted. .
J. M. Ellis, who was elected
President of the North Carolina :
Federation of Labor, Tuesday, la
named individually and as District
Representative of the Federated
Shop Crafta of the Southern Rail
way Company and allied linea, as
one of the defendants in the com
plaint. '
According to reports from Spen
cer available yesterday it was
learned that IT guards arriving on
a regular train were not allowed to
leave the train and 14 guards sent ,
out to accompany them were also
kept from leaving the train by at
least 600 men heavily armed.
It is also asserted that the regu
lar morning, shop train from Sal
isbury to Spencer, carrying work
men and laborers, was not al
lowed to enter the ahops by strlk
.... .nH vmnathlxers. Several
guards were reportedmissing and
the shops are facing complete de
moralization as a resun oi i"--- .
ttcally all laborere leaving, many
of their own accord. -
For a time It was inaicaiea uut
Federal troops and marines would
be requested to preservs order as
-,..11 xi.tA troona. . but It was
said later no request even would ba
made for stats troops at preaenv.
In Waahington Attorney-Oaneral
Daugherty stated that no reaeia.
action wa sbelng taaen except
United States jnarsnais were u
the Job." ' .
Reports reacning mr. xui,.
to the effect that stride aymv
thizers had entered the shops at
Spencer and routed workers could
not be connrmea "um
points tonight, while at Raleigh,
the capitol. It was indicated that
no movement of troops would bs
necessary If the situation developed
no more seriously. At Charlotte,
officlala of the Southern stated that
while "strenuous picseiing pre
vailed at the Spencer shops no vlo-
lence had been reported to road
headquarters. -
The Southern Railway -om-
parvy, a corporation uuiy ur"
ized, created and existing under
and by virtue of the lawa of the
State of Virginia, and a citizen and
resident of said State. Dringa mis ,
it. bill of complaint against South
ern Hallwav Federation of Railway
Shop Employees, an unincorporated
association; international Associa
tion of Machinists, an unincorpor- :
ated association; International
Brotherhood of Boiler MaKera ana
Helpers of America, an unlncor- ,
porated Association; International
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop
Forgers and Helpers, an unincor
porated association; International
Association of Electrical Workers.
unlncorpbrated association;
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Work
ers' International Alliance, an un
incorporated association; Brother
hood Railway Carmen oi America,
an unincorporated association; In
ternational Association of Machin-
iats Helpers, an unincorporated as
sociation; W. F. Cauble. individu
ally and aa Chairman of the Local
Federated Shop Committee. Spen
cer Shops and F. N. Cuddihy. in
dividually and a Secretary of the
Local Shop Committee, Spencer
Shops y W. A. Thomas and J. W.
Rldeoutle inldvldually and aa
President and Secretary, respect
ively of Piedmont Lodge No. 136,
International Association of Ma
chinists; J. Max Brandon and J.
F Kennedy. Individually and aa
president and Secretary respect
ively of Tar Heel Lodge No. 116.
International Brotherhood Boiler
makers. Iron Shop Builders and
Helpers of Amerloa: J. M. Cog and
R. B. Wright, individually and aai
President and Secretary, respect
ivel, of Rowa-LNo. m Inj .
ths Logan battl. - - f