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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN For InterestinK Points in Weit em North Carolina, and How to Reach Them Over Im proved Scenic Motor Roads See Page. Two. THE WEATHFR WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Fertoatt for North and Couth Carolina: Local ahowara Saturday and probably Sun. day. DEDICATED TO THE .UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ASHEVILLE. N. C , SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS ESTABLISHED 1668. RAILROADS MUST NOT HAL T HARDING SA YS & DECLARE PEACE S ANTHRACITE AREA No Intimation Given of Progress Made Toward Sending Men to Work. 17A0VERDECLARES AUTHORITY NEEDED NOT f Outlook Is Better for North Carolina, Now. PHILADELPHIA, Pa,. Aug. 18 .Peace in the anthracite roal regions was not in sight tonlghj when the Joint conference of oper ators and representative of the mine workers adjourned, after a four-hour continuous session, un til tomorrow. No Intimation was given as to whether arty progress had been made toward reaching an agree ment that would send the 155.000 men back to work. Neither Samuel D. Warrlner, spokesmen for the operators, nor John L. Lewis, president of the miners and head of the mlnersj delegation In the ne gotiations would disclose what had taken place at the prolonged ses sion. Neither would they say whether they still held the optimis tic views both expressed prior to id after the first session or tne nferenc yesterday. As the conferees passed down the corridor through lines of waiting newspapermen, James A. Oorman, i of Haxleton. secretary or me joim conference board of the anthracite miner, and operators, passed out a statement evhich. he, said, was is- l sued in nenan 01 uun uic, V ne negotiations woild be resumed tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Beyond This it contained no Information. prior to tne meeting luuay n Itsted unofficially that the point which would probably cause the most difficulty In the negotiations was the duration of. a new contract. BUTLER GOES TO CLINTON TO TALK TO COTTON MEN 'WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 These Uorth Carolina nominations were lent to the senate today: W. B. Dun n, postmaster at Kalelgh. Nollie II Patton, Mnrganton, and Ross Matheson, Taylorsvllle. Mr. Duncan h a son of the late K. Carl Duncan, lor a long time leader of the Tar Heel republicans. r Marlon Butler left here tonight for Clinton, where he will address to morrow a large .gathering of the cot ton growers of Sampson County. He Ijras Invited by the North Carolina PT'otton Growers Co-Operative Mar- wetlnsr Association. This Is one or a number of meetings staged by that association In closing its campaign for members before the opening of the co-operative marketing ware houses September 1. The officers of the organization assert a majority of the cotton growers of the State will he signed up as members before the end of the month. 1 NO NEW CASUALTIES IN NORTHERN FOREST FIRE PCLL'TH, Minn.. Aug. 18 (By The Associated Press.) Thousands of men, women and children living In towns and villages and Isolated sections of the North country men aced bv forest fires yesterday were I removed to a 3fcasualty, It When a check i 10 persons removed to safety without a single It was revealed tonignt check showed that all of the reported missing" last -ileht were, accounted, for. : Unvernor J. A. O. Preus ordered the troops out ' for duty tonight when ranger suggested that high winds tomorrow again might fan the fires Into serious proportions. D Forestry men, after visiting the e zone, expressed the belief that iffe would be no loss of life. , The fires, now a week old, covered the largest area In history of flres In Minnesota, aeording to W. T. Cox, Minnesota State forester. ALLEGED AUTO THIEF TAKEN AFTER CHASE WINSTON-SALEM,. N.,C.. Aug. 18. After a long and exciting chase through the heart of the city, police this afternoon arrested Robert Right, an alleged fugitive from a convict camp, on the charge ing to the police he stole a 'car ai'O'.t six miles from the city, was followed here .by the owner end hen aeen and recognised "Sand ing near the machine, turned and of stealing an automobile. Accord-fled. Why You Should Read THE SUNDA How Summer Camps in Western North Carolina solve the problem "f the physical and mental well-being of thousands of children is the object of an article by B. Q. Lelper in The 8dV ClUwn. which w.11 interest not nly those who have enjoyed a camping trip in the Land of the Sky. but those who have not yet utilized the r vacation time ' aTPhr?ad.,ur.P,ior?htehe1freoart Serened . "ben the Allied poweTs.nadUUwh!y0th.thparl.y. have not domestic and international POj''P'iii;",.?. "ecog n article written for The Sunday Citizen by Frank n8"nn' "cof nized authority.on international relations and one of the permanently engaged writers on The Citizen. ,",. than an analysis of 'How a Big Man Took Bad News" Is more than an analysis or the Sunday School lesson, by William T. Ellis. . The Fury of the' Sheep, by Henry C. Rowland, is a eomplete bit of the Finest In Fiction that Is running in The Citizen. . The cabins that once adorned the Asheville plateau nlficenfc modern residences that have replaced them Is a subject inter estingly presented In tomorrow's issue. ., The Sunday Citizen continues to feature Western North Carolina nd tomorrow the following will be for its readers: . . In addition full telegraphic reports on portint; h will he detailed accounts on the golf tm&hQ i-llle. and storie. for the sporting world by Grantlan dRlce. Frank o. Menke. Pat Richards, Fordney Morgan. ,, , Jnhl fnr Ring W. Lardner adda.the splc witn wn" D""""'" " lovern'm.nt Goes Into Business" by Colone. Bb; .peU. edl- tui.ais oy esavoyara. jumee - . , v j , ti - 1 r the Sunday Editorial Page. Books and Their Authors. ' Pages for Women. Western Carolina Society. Review of Bute's nrogress for a week. Complete market and financial report. XT ii t. , I 1 II' 1 A Full Associated Press dispatches. News from the National and P ItsV te Capitals from The Cltisen Bureau. , , . .',. t a Happenings over the State as told oy speci.i t"'""'""r -. , . t n nthr romlo strips. rour pages jn coiorea comic - PLACE AN ORDER FOR THE MIKAI .V H, OR THOMi IUV I P BODY DELEGATES GO D BERLIN TONIGHT Will Confer Directly With Chancellor Wirth at German Capital.' 12,000,000 POUND LOAN DISCUSSED Belgian Delegate Will Vote Against and Defeat German Moratorium. PARIS, Aug. 18. (By The As sociate' Press.) The reparations -O.nmls! Ion In to send to Berl.n delegates to confer directly In the (krman capital with .Chancellor Wirth iinil other officials on tne reparations problem. The delega tion will consist of Sir John Brad but;', British member of the repar ations ( nmmlHsion ; Kugene Mau tit.te, president of the allied corn imtice n guarantees' and twa ex perts. The party will leave Paris fm Be.lin, Saturday night. One of the chief purposes be hinj tin decision of the commis sion to huve representatives cor. fer direct with the German author ities is :o determine whether Ger many can mobilize sufficient s eurites to float a loan of 12,000.000 pounds with which to meet the retraining cash payments due this year. Tin. commission has reason to' believe that If adequate collat eral caii be found certain Interna tional bankers would arrange tb,e loan T n e reparations commission. hov ever, - has warned the allied governments that, the chanres for failure rf the mission are Just as great aj they are for success, es pecially s nee the recent fall in tiie mark. It was definitely stated toda$ that there was no. Intention for tii present of calling together the Intel-rational committee of bank ers, the bankers unofficially havlns ir.cicated that In the present state 'il affairs It would be-futile even to consider a large loan and tha ( a smaller loan therefore would have to be arranged from other sources LELG1ANS WILL DEFEAT GERMAN MORATORIUM BRUSSELS, Aug. 18. (By The Associated Press.) -The Belgian delegate on the reparations com mission, under instructions froti his government will vote against g.-iiuting a moratorium to Ger many, which accordingly will be refused ty the commission. The commission will give Ger many home days of respite for the tayment of the 80 .million golu marks due August IS on debts o' allied nationals. During this tim) the commission wll discuss the facilities for payment that are lo be accorded Germany. . EXPECTS COAL SHORTAGE TO CLOSE DOWN MILLS OHARiLOTTK, N. I C, Aug. 1. Many of the several hundred textile plants In the Carolinas will be ciosm down within the next ten davs or two weeks on account of the Inabil ity to scure coal, In the opinion of uaviu i;iarK, eouor or tne woutnern Textile Bulletin, who has Just com pleted a tour ana survey or manu facturing centers )n the two states. This does not apply, Mr. Clark said, In a statement today to mills using hydro-electrlc "power exclusively, tu does apply praciloally all the mm beyond the reach of the hydro-electrlc transmission lines and also those within that territory whlcft operate partly by steam. v - Even with a large number of coal mine resuming operation, snld Mr. Clark, the fuel problem of the tex tile mills Is by no means solved, be cause of the railroad strike situa tion, which makes It Impossible to haul anything like a normal tonnage. INDICTMENT FOLI-OWS CHARGES OF ABUSE GOLDSBORO. Aug. 17. Fester Watson, who lives near .Pate Town in this county has been Indicted o a charge of abusing and brutally beating Luther Tate, nine years old, a little boy placed In his care by the welfare department. ' The boy was bruised about the head and body By not going to concede the fight tin blows from a tobacco stick. He told J til the count is made and the re- Welfare Superintendent A. E. Howell that Mrs. Watson attempted to In terfere with her husband and that he then turned on her and beat her. According to his story the man had been drinking. Y CITIZEN una unaries - - '''''' . ' Wi7i-v nrrrw VOTTl SI NDAV CITIZEN WITH Lwam, 'f I SITUATION n "n Close Race In Will Come To Supreme Effort Will Be Made During Whirlwind Finish Now on. FEW VOTESMAY CHANGE LINE UP Every Subscription Inval uable Anticipate Many More. The stage Is set for the final act In The Asheville Clthten circula tion ' Drive "drama," and every thing in readiness for the "cur tain." Promptly at 12 o'clock to night the doors of the campaign department offices will be closed and the Judges or their represen tatives will be on hand to see that the rules governing the final balloting are complied with. Someone, when the clock strikes 12 tonight, will be richer by either of the following rewards: $8,464. DO Cadillac. 11,756.00 Studebakerpeclal Six. $1,700.00 Liberty Six touring ear. 1,550.00 Willys-Knight. $1,385 Hupmobile. $620.00 Chevrolet touring car. $500.00 cash prize. These prizes will be rewards for meritorious services in the big -circulation drive. The members have done earnest, loyal work and The Asheville Citizen takes occasion to thank all who have taken part in the race and to congratulate In ad vance the 'winners of the big prizes. Today Is the Big; Day In the Contest. Today, of course, is the big day. Today can mean the dlfferenoe be tween an automobile and a lesser prize. Sufficient time remains tJ secure enough votes on subscrip tions to win any of the big prizes. A very determined effort is being made by each and every member in the list to make this present week's report the very biggest yet, and a very exciting-race is assured. Each and everyone Is determined to work harder during the gnal hours than ever before and are suits announced. One very no ticeable feature of the race from the beginning Is the vote-getting ability of the majority of the members. Tne equitaDie aisiriDU tlon of the prizes gives each and every one, regardless of the sec tion In which they reside, a chance at the very best prizes In the list. Just a Few More May Decide. ( Just a few more subscriptions than one expected to get may be the ones necessary to land a win ner. These subscriptions will come In today as all have their supporters and the interest In the outcome of the big race is at fover heat. . " ' ' The judges and their assistants will endeavor to) begin 'the count Bonday, and the task of co lilting and checking the returns of the campaign from the beginning will require a great amount of effort, time and care In order that every vote Is accounted for and ha't each ' and every member receives full and complete credit for his or her work. Subscriptions turned In at different intervals or "pe riods" of the circulation drive have different values and the judges' tssk will be no easy or.e. by no means. Again, subscriptions turned in under previous periods and then a "second pay mum" is given, entitles the drive members who gets the "second payment" t the credit of Votes that would hae been due upon the addlt:onnl pay ment had it been given under the previous vote offer. Therefore, It Is expected that several days will elapse before the judges and their assistants will be able to flnien their labors and make the winners known. No information wOl be given only through ttie columns of The Asheville Citizen. This has been the policy throughout the drive and will he strictly adhered to at the finish. Exciting Finish ' Is in Sight. : Everything Ti In readiness for the overwhelming rush of sub hmiimb that will nnml this af- STILL ON THE JOB BY BILLY BORNE. Citizen Drive An End Tonight R OF MEET ASHEVILLE NEXT State President Goode Advissd Convention -Will Come to City. The American Pharmaceutical Association, comprising 20,000 members throughout the United States, will hold its 19:!3 conven tion. In Asheville, according to word received yesterday by J. A. CJoode, President of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Associa tion. . It. is not known how many dele gates will be in'ottendance, but it Is expected that at least 1,000 will be present for the session; which will probably last several daya. The date and other details will be. decided at an early meeting of officials and plans will be outlined to bring as many as possible to the Land of the Sky. Members tt the organization In clude leading pharmacy teachers and pharmacologists of America snd the attractions of Western North Carolina will bring an un usually larre attendance. Mr. Ooxie. who will nt once be gin makiiiK plans fop the conven tion, states that heretofore the sessions have been heM only In th largest cities and the gathering -i'ill be a distinct "boost to Ashe ville as a convention city. State Fatr WilT Expand Beyond Old Ground This Year Indication of Breadth of Work as Promoted by Mr 8. Vanderbilt. (Bprttal Crrejo-r, r Jiaftatf CUIttn) RALEIGH, Aug. 18. The State ir.ir. exoecting to expand beyond its, fenced inclosure, will make use of -State College buildings for dis play purposes this Fall, under ar rangements expected to be made at a meeting of the executive com mittee of the college trustees Mon day. j Governor Morrison has called the committee to meet to see what buildings can be placed at the dis posal of the fair people and to make other plans towards co-oper-stlnr in making the annual exhibit bigger that ever. It. Is considered that the use of the college build ings will make available for the student body' much that is consid ered "teachable material."- The adjacency of the college to the fair grounds makes Its buildings Ideal for display purposes and the use of this space Is considered in dicative - of the broad expansion taking place under the direction of Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt. president of the Agricultural Society. HARRISON REQUESTS ' SUPPORT OF OFFICIALS CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 1$. President Fairfax Harrison, of the Southern Railway, has address ed a communication to the public officials of the South asking co operation In efforts to operate the system and the protection of men employed to take the place of the striking shopmen, it was .learned here today. , " TWO MEN ASSAULTED y IN RAILWAY STRIKE RALEIGH, Aug. ll.-Cut and bruised about the face and head, C. A. Bumett, Beaboard guard, report ed to the police tonight that he and a companion by the name of Cran tnrA vKa Ik timekeeper for the Sea board Air Line were assaulted by eight men with blackjacks and Iron plpas tonight ss they left the Sea board office building. MACISTS AT 1 ! 1, TO LAUNCH PLAN FOR COMMUNITY IN CITY Rev. Dr. Abernethy Will Tell Mass Meeting Sun day of His Aspiration. ReV. Dr. A. T. Abernethy on Sun day afternoon will launch a plan for a Commhnfty Church In Ashe ville, In conformity with the Idea he advanced a year ago when lo clhg, In this city. Rev. Dr, Absr hetlly will explain his plan for Sunday community services in the Pack Theatre before a mass meet ing in the theatre Sunday after noon at 3:30 o'clock. In launching the movement for a Community Churoh In this city he first will conduct a Sunday morning service at which he will preach a brief sermon and arrange a special musical program; an afternoonl service each Sunday at 3:30 o'clock; to be known as a Community Fellowship Service and at which some distinguished leader in religious thought or an eminent civic leader will speak and a Sun day night service at which he will teach the Bible, using; moving pic tures to depict the Important events" In the Old and New Testa ment These meetings will all be conducted in the Pack Theatre, arrangements having been made with the management yesterday. whtl the mass meeting at which Rev. Dr. Abernethy wlH outline his plans for the work here win ne nein tomorrow afternoon 'the regular scheduled services will begin Sun day, September 17. his connection with the First Christian Church terminating September 15. Kxploin His New Undertaking; Rev. Dr. Abertethy s statement follows: "Through the cordial co-opera- t desi spiritual fellowship among persons -,,.i.l.l ninnm of all and no denominations in ;ne community, and the excellent man agement of the Pack Theatre. I am pleased to be able to announce that beginning the first Sunday follow ing the termination of my contract September 15, with the First Christian Church, I shall begin the execution of a general Community Church program, on the lines now being popularly .carried out in o'her cities in -the United States. "The program, briefly outlined en compasses the following Ideas: "There will be a Sunday morning service, brief but thoroughly spiritu al, with Communion to which an spiritually minded persons of wtta t ever creed will be welcomed. At this service a quartet to be selected for Its abHItv and Its interpretation of spiritual life, will lead the congrega- tlcnal singing, and the great pipe organ of the Pack Theatre, one of the finest in the country, will aid to. U nd spiritual atmosphere to the hf ur. ' There will be a brief sermon, and a stlpulatloivfln my arrangement with ' the Pack Theatre management is that there shall be no criticism of anv creed, no political references might be misconstrued as offensive to hearers, and only a fundamental representation of Gospel -truth em phasizing the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood '4 msn. with the hope of applying the Gospel to every body's everyday life to the better ment of the community at large. Something of the program ao suc cessfully carried on In tho famous City"-Temple of London will be In troduced here. "W also plan a community chil dren's Bible study period. This has not yet been worked out, - but will be perfected In time. "Every Sunday afternoon at 1:30 there will be a community fellow ship service, at which some distin guished leader In the llloV thought or eminent civic leader, will be Invited to Instruct the audience In a brief address. The purpose of this afternpon service will be to get Asheville people better acquainted with each other, and weak up a closer community spirit. "The Bundsy night service, begin ning at I o'clock, will be the out standing event of each Sunday. At this service lnstesd of preaching as I have been a customed to do, - I shall teach the Bible through the ayes as well aa the ears of the audi- uc 't" IS.FX. TsrVt'eS the with development t Spencer to - BeglnnlnwUhthe firsyf jhe,dty 'talked orjr tha tale- enoe. In Special Message He States No Single. Class Of Citizens Shall Imperil Entire Nation . ,s Prompt Action Taken Toward Carrying Out Presidential Requests On New Legislation Harding Is Given Personal Assurance That His De sired Fact Finding Commission Will Be Provided for at an Early Date. WASHINGTON. Aug. 18 (By The Associated Press I Keubll- Kcan leaders In congress ninvru luU'kly to carry out the more urgent reenmmenuauoos uiauw President Harding today In hl his message on the Industrial situ ation. Their efforts for the most part, although not In all were sec onded by Democratic members. Representative Mnndell, Wyom ing, Republican House leader, with In an hour after the Presi dent concluded delivery of his ad dress, had telegrams on the wires to absent members of the House Interstate Commerce Committee requesting them to 'return to Washington at once to begin work on bills to carry out the Presi dent's recommendations for au thorisation to set up an agency to purchase, sell and distribute coal ( and for creation of a commlsslen to ascertain the facts In the coal Industry. The Republican leader, accom panied by Speaker Gillett, later visited the White House and per sonally assured the President that legislation creating the fact-finding commission would be Introduced within a few days and probably passed by the House next week. Senate leaders also promised speedy action on this piece of leg islation. Ilous'e and Senate leaders alike, however, expressed the opinion that the recommendation for coal distribution and price control agency could not be so speedily Some Senators de- carried out. clared Federal distribution ana price control during the war had not been successful and they were not prepared to try the experiment again. pother recommendations of the New Peace Plan For Roads Would Restore Seniority Executives' Committee Finds Scheme Acceptable and Remainder Are Summoned to Consider It V Next Week in New York City. NEW YORK, Aug. 18. (By The Associated Press.) The five great railroad brotherhooils which have stepped Into the nntion-wltle shopmen's strike as mediators, to day offered to the roads what they termed a practical proposition for peace a d the roads took the pro posal under consjderatidn. Neither -tide would officially dis close the terms of the proposition. In some quarters close to the con ferees, it was said, thataectptance of the proposal by tne executives would risult in the Immediate re turn of all strikers to their old Jobs with full and unimpaired seniority and pension rights In addition to retention of men hired since the trke. , . The proposition, on the other hand, was outlined In other quar ters as providing for restoration .trikera as raoldlv as possible (action Ot all. fnrtlon The proposal in tnese quartern was understood to be on the basis of a gentleman's agreement which those close to the conferees said would give due respect to the rights of the new men. This agree ment, It was said, would assure Jobs to both the strikers and the so-called new men, since railroads and brotherhood officials have stated that they could use 150 per rent of their normal shop craft forces' to prepare for the resump tion of coal mining and the trans portation of a bumper crop. The gentlemen's agreement. It was understood, would provide that the question which will arise at the end of the busy fall season would be handled aa it has been In other years according to the usual weeding out process. The whole plan, It was officially Indicated would mean that without any apparent surrender by either the railroads or the ahop crafts the strikers would not suffer any more in the long run then would be usual after an Industrial strug gle of this kind. Full Protection Is Pledged Southern Road By Governors OITIZSN MSWS STOS40 TABlKiaocaB aorsi. BROCK BARKLBt i -RAXJJIOH. Aug. 18. Governor Morrison today telegraphed presi dent Harrison of the Southern Railway assurance that the State will protect the property of hie company and all l:a other rights in North Carolina. , j While believing conditions at t:e snrarir shoDS will Improve, th Governor said that if troops should be needed, "ample forces' to con trol the situation," would be furn ished. The telegram was In reply to one received from IPrealdent Harrison yesterday In which he asked protection. The) G-overnor was in close touch 'resilient, such as legislation to put teeth In dei IMoiis of the Hall road Labor Hoard nnil to accord Federal protection to aliens, lead ers said could go over until the next session of Congress. The determination of the Presi dent to "use all the power of the government to maintain transpor tion and sustain the right of men to work," was almost universally approved by members of Congress. The two Republican leaders had thin to sav: Representative Mondell "The President performed a real service In reiterating the determination of the aovernment to assist in an lawful ways the maintenance of order and the preservation of the people's rights under the people's rights under the law." Senator Lodge in tne enrorce menl of ,he ,aw and th( protection of all men who wish to work and of the rights of the American peo ple he will certainly have my most earnest support and In my opinion the hearty support of Congress and of the American people." Representative (larrett, the dem ocratic House leader, said the President's message was "so com plicated that it Is Impossible to un derstand precisely what he means." Senator Underwood, the Demo cratic leader of the Senate; had no comment to make, but Senator Robinson, of Arkansas. Democratic member of the Interstate Com merce Commission, aald that while the announcement of general prin- Iples "might very well have been deterred" he endorsed "the doc- irtnn that both the railroad execu lives and the employes must be brought to a full understanding of the necessities for peaceful com position of railroad labor coniro verslea." A committee of nine executives, appointed to meet the brotherhood men. listened to this proposition, hastily summoned a general meet ing of the representatives of 148 roads, which probably will be held here next TuessUy, then fixed the next meeting with the mediation committee for next Wednesday In this city. It Tsn revealed tonight that a nronosnl which, to use the lan guage In which It was expressed 1 by several of the labor leaders. "would a mi re tne sinners oi an their seniority rights, unimpaired, without necessitating a retreat by the executives from their stand for nrotectlon of loyal and new men" was virtually accepted by the rail chiefs when yesterday A t COO I WrtTIUTC PMViC. The executives. It was duclared. had fully accepted such a solution of the seniority question, In behalf of the full membership of the Association of Railway Executives whom thev 'represented. This agreement, it was said, was the basis upon which Mr. Cuyler In a long distance telephone con versation with Senator Watson, of Indiana, as reported by the Sena tor at Washington, said early to day that prospects for an early settlement were brlght letter however. Senator Watson reported a telephone talk with Mr. Cuyler after today's conference was begun In which he is said to have declared prospects were not so bright. iAbor leaders asserted Mr. Cuyler's optimism vanished when other members of the exec utives' committee announced they had reconsidered and were unwill ing to commit themselves to such a settlement. While the committee was will ing to accept in behalf of its mem bers, they hesitated to commit the whole membership of their asso ciation, it was said. This was the reason put forth by labor leaders for Issuing a call for a general meeting of the association next week. phone with the sheriff and other authorities Reports Indicated the situation there was satlsfacory and that no cause for the presence of troops hsd developed. "Your wire of yeserdsy received promptly. I postponed sending troops to Spencer because under all clrcumsiances I believed H was the gt courM notified all parties there that orderly conduct must be preserved and the rights of your company and all others respected or I would promptly send troops. Tou may be assured the State of North Carolina will protect the property of you company and its othe IghU In thla State, but I be lieved conditions could be so im , por th.t tt would be unneces- Lc,wm m fas. reel JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS OEAOS STRIKE MESSAGE Asks for Agency to Deal With and Inquire Into Coal Situation. FIRST ALLEGIANCE IS TO GOVERNMENT Wants Laws Enabling Federal Government to Act in Herrin Case. WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. (By the Associated Press. ) President Harding laid the whole story of the rail and coal strikes .before : the American people today with a pledge that, whatever the cost, Oovernment by law will be sus tained, i Summing up before a joint ses- : slon of the Somite and House his efforts toward Industrial peace, the President asserted that neither employers nor employes could es cape responsibility for the present situation and that no "small mi nority" would be permitted by "armed lawlessness," "conspiracy" or "barbarity and butchery" to override the paramount interest of the public. ' "We must reassert the doctrine that In this Republic the first ob--ligation and the first allegiance of every citizen, high or low, is to his Government," said the Presi dent. "No matter what clouds may gather, no matter what atorms may ensue, no matter what hardships may attend or what aac- rlnoe may be necessary, Govern ment by law must and will be sustained. . "Wherefore I am. resolved to . use all the power of the Govern ment to maintain . transportation and to sustain the right ot men to work." A To alrenirthen the hand of th ': Administration In dealing with present and future coal troubles, Mr. Harding aslked for authorisa tion of a national agency to pur chase, sell and illstrlbtite coal and : for creation o( a commission to . Inquire Into "every phase of coal production, sale and distribution. No similar request was made for emergency rail legislation, the, President asserting that although the Railroad Labor Board had In- v adequate authority, other agen cies of the Government were arm ed with ststutes to prevent con spiracy against Interstate com merce and to Inaure safety In rail way operation. ' , "It is my purpose," he continued, ; "to Invoke these laws, civil and criminal, against all offenders) alike." Protection of Aliens Is Also Sought. One other legislative enactment a Jaw to permit the Federal Gov ernment to step In and protect aliens where state protection falls, was advocated by the Chief Kxeju- tlve as a result ot what ne term- . ed the "butchery of human be ings, wrought In madness" at Her rln. 111. Despite the protests of foreign Governments whose nation als suffered in the Herrla mine battle, he said. Federal officials were powerles to take In hand the situation created by "the mockery of local Inquiry and the failure ot justice in Illinois" Members of the Senate and House received the pronounce ments of the President with re peated salvos of applause and the leaders of both branches announc ed later that no time would be lost In putting his legislative rec ommendations Into effect. Gener ally, the address won approbation from all elements in Congress, a'. tt hough some Democratic mem bers were inclined to criticise the Chief Executive's utterances as capable of a double construction. Sit the White House it was In dicated that Mr. Harding s refer ence to Invocation of existing stat utes against conspiracy related to the Sherman Anti-Trust Law -tn-lar which the Department of Justice already has directed an lnvestig.i- Ch(Im fas rl , w E HAVE ITH US TODAY H . JO.XES Passing through Asheville In his car upon an extensive tour of the Dixie Highway which stretches from Northern Michigan to South western Florida, W. I. Jones. Ad vertising Manager of the Dixie Highway Magazine, expressed sur prise yesterday at the beauty of Western North Carolint as he saw It while riding over a link of the Dixie route leading from Newport, Tenn., to the -Mountain Metropo lis. Thst thousands of tourists more than have vet been entertained In the Ind of the Sky will com In over the Dixie Highway when once the beauties of this scenic route become known broadcast, is the conviction of Mr. Jones who says that although he has visited I arts of the Alps, the Pyi tnecs. und sections along the Rhln. he has never before looked upon mountain scenery surpassing that found In Appalschla. Mr. Jones Is taking many pho tographs en route for later pre sentation In the official publica tion of the Highway. In this man ner the story of Western Narth Carolina will reach thousands of f? a'" the county readers In far scatuaiwa pxw vi