North Carolina Newspapers

1.r THE A SHE VILLE CITIZEN Fr Interesting Points in WeU ern North Carolina and How to Reach Them Over Im proved Scenic .Motor Roads See Page Two. THE WEATHER WASHINGTON. Aug. Zt. Forocaat for North and South Carolina) 0n. rally 'lr Monday and Tuoadayi lowly rlalng tamporatura. v "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BU.LD1NC OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ASHEVILLE, N. C.rMONISVY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1922. 7 ESTABLISHED 1668. PRICE FIVE CENTS 1ST ELECTION LAST STRE 0 BE REGAINED SECOND ' Parties in the Fall. L WAiaiNOToit innsr. ' Taa ais btillb cmzsx (MY H. B.C. BUY AST I WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. Dem ocratic worker tn North Carolina ravo reported to Senators Simmon and Overman and members of the House that the State will give ood party majorities in -ucm- er. it is po.niea qui mm una ue- The Representatives or tne state. House for Congress, 19 out of the JO (Solicitors, ana an increase in the Senate and House of the State Legislature Is the prediction made now. That, of course, would mean the recovering of some counties lost In the last election. A hand ful of counties are In bad shape, hut it is believed they will be all right when the time comes. The Western ' Democracy, it Is inerted. Is exceptionally enthusi attlc this year. r i Here is a careful analysis of the situation:. The lively contests will Jcome In the Solicitors' Districts. tin the 17th, where a Republican HOW nOlQS lorill, mo Bimaiiw" teems to' be hopeless for the Dem ocrats. Thi Is composed of Davie, Yadkin. Wilkes. Alexander, Watauga, Avery and Mitchell. The majority for the enemy there runs from 10.000 to 12.000. J. J. Hayes. of Wilkes, has that sewed up. The Democrats did not out up a man. The 18th, with Yancey, McDow ell. Rutherford, Holt, Henderson and Transylvania, will awlnk back to the Democrats. O. D. Bailey, Republican, now presides there. He is from Yancey. James M. Carson, Democrat of Rutherford, ia his opponent. Mr. Bailey won on account of a division In the Yancey Democracy. ' If that Coun ty had voted for Solicitor fi.s it did in the Presidential atod Guberna torial fights, the Den-ocrata would have had the Solicitor, Now the Yancey Democrats are united and ready for the fray, Carson shoulJ win easily. ' The ith district, composed of Buncombe and Madison, should go Democratic. George M. Pritch- ,' ard won two years ago. He de feated Ed. Swain, -who la his op ponent this year. - The-Governor carried the district by 125 votes, nlxth Is Close With Democrat In Control. , The Sixth la a close district but the Democrats control It. It is made up of Onslow, Lenoir, Dup lin and Sampson and J. A. Pow ers, the Solicitor, was renominat ed, it is felt that Powers will win. although the -vote may be close. t " . , - , The 11th, comprising Caswell, Rockingham, Forsyth, Sup-y, Alle luia ney and Ashe, while very close Solicitor Porter Graves will hold what he has and may make some gains. A. E. Holton, 'one of the nmss backs of the G. O. V. is Ms .idveraary. I In the 12th, Guilford, Davidson, and stokes, the Democrats nomi nated J.F. gpruill, of Lexington, and excepts 'an Increased majorfsy. liandolph, Montgomery, Cabai ru. Rowan and Iredell compose the lr.tbr. JLJiayden Clement, the present SolkKtor, refused to run airain and Zeh V. Long, of States- jville. is the Democratic nominee. The majority In thia district is not verv heavy, but it Is felt Mr. Long fc!n 1e;?at his opponent and have foire to spare. Since the last eleclnn Davie was taken out of the .iistrlct. . , ' The leth, composed of Cleve land. Lincoln, Catawba, Burke and Caldwell will .re-elect R. L. Huff man, of Morganton, notwithstand ing 'lie addition of Catawha. Twentieth Will Pnt Over Va ncsvlllc Man. 'I ne 20th, with Haywood. Jack son. Swain, Macon, Clay,' Graham an i Cherokee will elect O. C. Davis, of Waynesville. Solicitor filinior A. Jones declined to run ra:n. This district voted major ity for the Republican candidates for President and Governor two yara ago, but elected a Demo- CmMm Ttit Tml Army Reorganization Scheme To Meet Reduced Funds Draiph U-ASMTNtaTON Aue- 27. An-1 which resulted from tfie lessons of S n raaiilt nutm it arrATIann - 1 WCU r, c ' dere.t hv Cnnirnmi has been com D'e'erf and the War Department t' lay in a statement showed just what haa been done With the reg-f;a- force to "carry out aucces ive laws." .... "This completes." It aald. "a re du' tion which has teen virtually continuous for 18 months, total Ihiff approximately 100,00 men or 5 per cent of the actual, strength. , The Department's atatenfent said the plans were now being carried Into effect but that redistribution if the troops in permanent poets vhi-h the project contemplates, was being delayed "In order not army during th. .ummer camps." 500 and signal corps from s.oow ExnUlnin. th difficulties en countered In -planning a reorgani sation to conform to the enlisted Tength of 125,000 aa Oxed In -the "t appropriation acts, the atate pnt pointed out that no choice nal been made In the miaslona a 'gned to the Regulars In the Na tional Defensa Act of 1820 under Jhlch an authorized afrength Qf "'5.000 as declared necessary In the judgmentyof Congress) to carry out the military . policy then laid down. . 'The total present "t1". ,'h atatement said, "U li&J than authorised by n )e COUNTIES LOS TiMISSISSIPPIRNS IN hn MM Western North Carolina Vardaman and Stephens Democracy Is Declared : in Contest for Nomina Enthusiastic. tion September 5. ANALYSIS GIVEN i MAYFIELD WINS ON STATE STATUS TO TEXAS SLATE glmmons . and Overman ;Ferguson Concedes to Will Get Good Majority Him to Democratic Sen- atorial Nomination. JACKSON. Miss.. Aug. 27. lie ginning tomorrow Mississippi lein ocrats enter Into the latt weeU of iimpaiKnincr for the run off in. rnary September 5 for United S:;tt-.s Senator hetween former Senat'ir James K. Vardaman and fdrniei- Congressman Huhert D. Stephens inian on year .u. ui ; B,.,.Pea Senator John Sharp Demor.ratio units may fa 1 to Ui!ll.(lll, Hundreds of apeak-.-., take the proper Interest to get ut , hav( Volimt?er.-l and th entir a big vote, thereby cutting down wwk Km )(. i;(,d wi)h tha surpluses of two years ago. i .cctings every county In th- At the first primary held Audi" IS. Vardaman received 74.575 votes. Stephens 65.tS0. and Miss lielle Kearney -8.283. Miss Kear ney, the day after election In a public statement espoused, the cause of Stephens anil asked nil his supporters "who conscientious ly could" to vote for Stephens for Senator. Yesterday she reinforced , that solicitation by another appeal to the women of the atate to cast their votes for him. Supporters of Stephens claim that he will receive! three-fourths of the Kearnev vote. On the other hand the Vnrda- man claim that with a lead of 8, .183 votes Vni daman will add enough of the Kearney vote to In sure his election by a comforta- , ble majority. i There are more tnan tuu.wu registered qualified voters 'n the, State of which or.i i . ,u'"' i in me primary ui xuB'- - traorainary mmn ' -... to bring out the full vote to the polls on September 6 and C. Both aides are claiming that they will profit by the added vote. ELF.CTIOX Br RE AIT DATA . SHOWS MAY FIELD LEADS DALLAS. Texas, Aig. 27. Texas elWion buraau figures today con tinued to indicate that Karl B. Mayfield. said to have been the Kit Klux KUyi, Candidate was nom inated, at the Democratic primary for United States Senator. Ut -00 .. 11. -niint'.es 3J being com nlete Mayfield had 272,041 and FeH r nun T a -mm ant I ma T ffl : fhe Total vote may be 650.000 or more In this race. " T W Davidson, said to be the anti'-kla'n candidate fr utna" Roveiaor, apparently had a safe feal over Colonel Bille Mayfiell. Jr. Davidson had 254.514 and May field J7i.l. . : . . -: For state treasurer. C. H. Tar rell had 235,371 anl George H. Garrett. 180,372. , , Th "race for superintendent of public Instruction 7t,1"ueV1n"f' S M. N. Marrs. anti-klan candl la'te having 218,779 and Kd R. ivntlev 205.703. Incomplete re- vn from the 14th Cngo iistrlct gave Harry Hertyberg lb, 057 apd John H. Cunningham 12,- 41?n the l-7th district incomplete femes nave CongreetmarThos U reRGMHTHW,R opponent EarU r 15. J . cUcTomiatlon frfr United ncars that l In a statem ent to J."" ; Press .'I, inVkVrs mnounced tonlgnt rhf miS employing 6,700 men h4ve Sp i the Cleveland agree ment during the past 48 hours and wi, reM.mo operations" tomorrow The mines are located in the V. arhington County field , ply leading Independent steel com- rikpproxlmately C5 per cent of the i5 000 miners who struck on Apr.l 1 In the western Pennsylvania fl'ld l.nve officially been author ed to reurn to work, the an-'! nounement added. ' STSi lai?year 1 h. author-. ,hra nart aimv was created The first problem taken up In the reorganisation was apportion ment of ttie authorized strength among the branches of the service In order to keep the military ma chine as well balanced as possible 'n .view "of the specialised units which must be retained as a war precaution. Allotments were iflade with the reductions In each arm from the National Defense Act strength also shown as follows: Infantry from 110,000 to 48.423 men: cavalry from 20,000 to ,87l; field artillery, 57.000 to ".:.; coast artillery from 30.000 to 12. 2:. engineers, from. 12.000 to lK- branches, fhe quartermaster corps wm reduced from 20,000 to I .000; ordnance from 4.600 to nance 800 to 298; chemical Arar fara from 1.100 to 445; medical from 14.000 to MB?. ' a Under tha reduction plan there remain available for use In con tinental United States 98,721 en listed men "for tha performance of the many dutlea assigned under the National Defense Act. This number Include, about MOO men Btlll ln Germany. TTnit.4 , Amonr troop. jnthe VnM 10 to x I IL GREATER (feWm HI VsfaaalKliMaaaaasaaaMSaaiaaasaiailiaMa - j Reparations Body Will Again Heaf German Position pa nig Auk. 27 (By The Asso ciated Press). Irr a strong' desire to rea reach an unanimous decision on Germany's request for a morato rium, the reparations commission this morning found a pretext for filrther "delay by .resolving to In vite Gemany again to be heard before the commission Wednesday. Meanwhile, the members of the commission will consult together In the hope of avoiding a vote which will decide It. The members of the commission with Col. ' Jamw A. Logan acting as American observer, met at 11 o'clock today and sat until 1 p. m. Arter lhe meeting a communique was Issued to the- effect that the oommlssion considers itself not In In a position Ho render a decision before Wednesday on the request of Germany for a moratorium. It added, that the x commission had informed Germany tht-if -he de sires to exercise her right to be heard, the commission will listen to her representative during Wed nesday. . . . i .wAhi ! tka M ft S S T C B E HE FOR LLINS T DAY SuspensionVof Activities Marks Payment of Horn- a rfi to Leader'. DUBLIN, Aug. Vug.- ."'7. XBy The Associated Press) With imposing military- honor, the body of Mt cliael Collins, Ireland-s warrior staiesman, was borne this evening though the streets of Dublin ant. nlacwd on- a catafalque before tl.e main aliar of the great cathedral. Here toiiwirow morning a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated tor the repose of his soul, -- fcunday's total suspension of civ ic activities permitted the peopm to render homage unrestrictedly thili' homage to the memory of thoi.' beloved leader. Not from th; metropolis aloMe but from the country districts nearby there streamed to the city hall where tae ,-.odv lay in state, countless thou sands to gaze upon the features of the man whom, more than any ono else the people had looked for a peaceful settlement of Ireland s T"rhey rnne by train, by donkey can, ,by jaunting ear and on foot; they choked Dublin's streets, ye: without disorder formed In line, availing their turn to enter tha cathedral and passed before th coflln. They knelt before that cotlin, beneath the flickering can dles and prayer for the eternal hipplness of Michael Collins and for the advent of peace ln the.r unhappy country. u T .e war of hate anp ambush, goes on.. Today's newspapers ro p:oJuce,a . striking -portrait . of Collins, from a-palntlng made by Sirlohr lavery aa a memento of the igr.'-r,K of the treaty be tween Ireland and England. He is teen sitting with folded arms, hi1 haudsome. Intellectual face In repose, hii manner debonnalre. l'nderneatr are 'printedcompleci diuula of what the news , editor calih "Eublin's latest shocking sen- Here ls the Incident In brief. It Is a tragedy of the "Yellow Lane" a p.;aceful suburb.of Dublin, wherj, loci evening young people and children -were playing: " Suddenly; from the city appeared a large cren automobile travelling swift ly. Seven or eignt men were pas. oncers, some of them -seemed t be struggling. The year stopped a few hundred ' feet down the lar.o anu a man got out ana mm i- a rte ieaa:ng to m ncia. The struggle ln the car becamo vlo.ent. Two .men were trying to gjt awy but were held and were carried to the gate. They were moanlnn and proteatlng. One was hfcard b- wltnsse to cry out "but wlial is ft for?" . f . Llhey were given a few moment for prnycr and then wer lielJ against the still pillars of th gate. T'leir captors, drew revolvers and shot Ihem thrOngh the head and heart. ' - . Thla Is what little Irish children raw yeaterday while the whole na tion mcurned for Michael CoIUna. REOU THE STEPPING STONE BY BILLY BORNE. SOUTHERN STAT LU II DM LLIONSTO H OftO FUNDS Improvement Work Goes Forward at Top Speed Over the South. CHICAGO, Aug. 2 7. Southern States have added 840.000,00 to their highway Improvements fumls this summer, according to reports to Chicago automobile assoclatlena. Improvement worw Is going' for ward at top speed ln every state south of the Mnson and Dixon line. Koads formerly Impassable when the tourist traffic turned south ward thlsi fall will be ready to carry thenr burden, because the reports Indicate, bond . issues and paving projects have met with pub lic approval. . ' ' , Tennessee has spent $888,000" in the last few months on repair and Improvement of main highways. The State soon Is to vote for a $75,000,000 bond issue. If passed, the State Good Roads Association, which is fathering the bond Issue, claims that a glgantio system of paved highways will be completed in the next eight years. At least 50 years would be required to com plete the system under the present financing plaV it Is eaid. The plan mntfunnlates no Increase in prop- j erty or vehicle tax. It is said. The gasoline tax will aerve as a. iua charge, collected only when peo ple actually use the roada. Alabama, another state which carries the bulk of tourist traf fic in the fall and winter, has In vested about $5,000,000 In high way improvements and -this sum mer, , reports indicate. Georg.a haa added a total of $780,000 for repairs and extensions of the state systems. Kentucky has tiade many Improvements ln its roads and has contract, under way esti mated at $870,000. Other outstanding contracts for road work Include Louisiana $92. 000. Mississippi $884,000., North Carolina $7,780,000, and South Carolina $1,104,000. ' Florida, . objective of thousands of tourists tn the winter, also is improving its roads. Plans for the general improvement of the Dixie Highway between Jackson ville and Miami, Including widen in. th. rrind. elimination of rail road erodings and .straightening, of curves. The old roaa w uoum used during construction of the new highway.' ' Travel -over roads ln the Boutn ern States haa increased- 500 per cent In recent years, according to estimates. v ' - . , Engineers engaged tn th Sou.h imnrovements estimate, that the ' pavements already completed f have reduced transportation costs ftl to the farmer from 2J. cent for carrying one ton one mile to nine cent a ton i mil. ' Consolidated school, ' community - centers .- and, modern churches hav- (fallowed elose'.y ln . the wake of improved highways. ' ' - Revenue Collections Fall T Off One And Third Millions , WASHINGTON. Aug. 27, in-1 ternal revenue collections fell off $1,398,000,000 in the fiscal year 1922 a. compared with the year before, reflecting the business de-l niMtnn 'which- .wept over the country. ' Cost, to the government of. collecting the. taxes went up 43 cent for every $100. . " ' Total collection of $3-l7,00.-000 as compared with $4,596,000, 000 In 1921 were reported In a pre liminary statement, Issued today by Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair. The cost of gathering this urn, was $41,435,000,' or . -1.30 for each $100 aa against V! cent for each $100 for the year before. Income and profits taxes totalled $2,088,000,000, a decrease of $1, 140.000.009: ' estate, taxes. 1139. 000,000, a decrease ot $15,004,000; Insuranhe. '$210.000. 600, decrease. $111)00,000; beverage 'of ll kinds. $79. 900.000, decree $$2, 00.000; tobacco 1270,000,040,' In rreeae $11,009,004; admission and due $80,009,000, decree. $14. eM.OOO: excise tax. $174, 000, 400. decrease J55.000.000; special tares. ii-i: r i:iJ With New Flyinf - Record for,Speed TURIN. Italy, Aug. 27. Lieuten ant Barakpapa today in an air plane flew at a speed of 338 1-2 kilometers,' (about 209.9 mlle.s) per hour. This Is said to be a world record. The previous speed record for an airplane was made by Sadl Le colnte, a French aviator, Septem ber 26, 1921 who flew 205.228 miles per hour. Lecointe used a 300 horsepower machine. The flight was made ln Paris. FULDA. Germany, Aug. 27. (By The Associated Press.) Anth ony IL O. Fokker, the Dutch air plain inventor, today established a new world record In motorless avl- HllUII UJ ItlllUtUIII. ,1, H. W ! . . I . . n Ul minutes wun a int.usor in . plane construe. ed by himself. f"okker wade evolutions In the air during his test a daring as those made in a power driven machine ES OENT OP GSAL LL POSTOFFICES Wou Mean Saving of ' Halt a Billion Dollars Within Ten Years. WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. -(By The Associated Press.) Govern ment ownership of postoffice buildings in every city and town in the United States, where none now Is owned, has been proposed to Congress by Postmaster - General Work with the approval of Presi dent Harding. The President's approval, ad ministration officials said today was based upon reports showing that the plan, once put Into ef fect would mean a saying to the government f approximately half a million dollars within the next 10 years. Administration leaders in Con gress, regarding the undertaking as an Important business reform, and designed to check "profiteering in, tentals,". were prepared, it was said, to urge immediate enactment of legislation providing Tor a na tional postal building program. In a letter to the President out lining the program, the Postmaster-general explained that the De partment n.v pays In rentals an nually P&it $12,000,000 and that when many lease recently expired, owners of buildings demanded and nhtnlneri substantia increases. The Postmaster-lienerai lunner nclared that with the adoption by the Government of the plan sug gested , "proflteerirl? . in . rentals would be checked, and , shameless speculation on the part of those who sought to prey upon the. Gcut ernment would be abolished for all time." f $19,000,000, deci-ease $3,000,000; stamp i 9o0.vuv.vvv., . . . " . $13,000,000: employment of child labor $15,000. decrease $9,000; miscellaneous collection., includ- ing receipt, under the prohibition act and through' customs offices $7,354,000, increase 15. 000. Only the District of Columbia of all the states and terrltrie show ed an Increase In Income and pro fit, taxes paid, it total being $!. 718.000 or 21 percent more than ln 1421. The amount paid In Income and profits taxes and the percentage of decrease compared with 1921 by states and territories include: Alabama $8,414,000; percentage decrees 37; ' Florida 38,427,000; decrease 17; Georgia $14,228,000; decrease. SI; Kentucky $14,258,000, decrease $5; Louisiana $15,472,000. decrease 47; Mississippi $3,402. 000, decrease 53: New York $524. 972,000. decrease 35: North Caro lina $2$. 17$. 400, decrease 40; South Carolina $4,448,000. decrease 43; Tennessee $14,147,000. decrease 45; Virginia $1$, 581,090. decrease 41. ED 1 Maintenance Of Way Men Will Present Plea For Wage Raise Before Labor Board Today - FORM STRft N POLICY ON DIKE May Give Power to Run Roads Which Are Oper ated Inadequately. WILL PAVEWAY FOR QUICK ACTION Anthracite Coal Strike Negotiators Resume Parley Today. WASHINGTON. Aug. 27 (By The Associated Press.) The ex act scone xit tho Administration's policy in dealing with the rail HntJ I coal strikes Is expected to reveal i Itsetr wi.iuu ine . ,..., a result of preparations for legis lative and executive action which appealed tonight to ho nearlng completion. Whether the emergency legisla tion to be definitely urged upon Congress, will Include a preslden 1 tin I uuthnriznllon to take over and operate rail and coal properties was a question that still remained unanswered, but It was Indicated that administration ufflcals prob ably would make a final decslon on the point in the very near fu ture. ' in some quarters it was believed that the proposal to arm the execu tive with these emergency powers would be finally threshed over among the leaders who are with President Harding on his week-end cruise down the Potomac and that a dennlte announcement of policy would follow the return here of the Presidential yacht Mayflower tomorrow" morning. Those ln the President confi dence said before he left here for the cruise last night that although he still believed industrial peace would be restored without a re sort to government operation, he was inclined to feel that a a precautionary measure he should be given full authority to act be fore Congres begins Its contem plated recess. Would Operate Roads inn inudcotiaU'ly In addition to Seoretary Hoover and Attorney-General uaugiieiu, two of the cabinet members who have been particularly active in shaping the government' course during the strike period, the Presi dent was accompanied on tne Mayflower by Chairman Cummin of the Senate interstate Commerce Committee,- who already has drafted for introduction In the Senate a bill authorising the Exec utlve to lake over add operate ani Individual railroad which does nol adequately perform function! as 11 1 " v ,i Dan. -nmmon carrier, ocvi. went aboard tne jnayi uw. ator Cummins had Indicated that his measure and a similar one, re latlng to coal mine, would be formally introduced- early this weeki 'Majority leaders say they are conndent tht such I'?'"''0" could be passed through both Sen Z ? and Hous, if the President definitely requested It, but at the same time they concede that Con gressional approval would be by no means unanimous. Although many members in both bodies are da- ji.. that th -overnment take charge ot the situation In the most emnhatlc manner' possible there is a recognized element of """K1" ranged against any movement that might approximate a return of the government war time railroad ad- tl-' .r,4(rn Particular attention was given Congressional plrcles today to the public statement made last night hv 'Chairman Wlnslow, of the House Interstate Commerce Com mittee, declaring that in his opin ion the coaf fact finding and dis tHbutlon bills already pending wou"d serve a. a sufficient warn mg to the Industries involved and that more drastic legislation could safely be withheld for the present, saiei? . ... .... ni. hat Pres- It was poinieo uui - --- M.nt Harding's recommendation ident Ha,nre11M1i . r.. r.i W E HAVE ITH US TODAY H.E. DOVVILLE A tribute to Ashevllle'a new Tourist Camp and Recreation ground Is paid hy H. H. Douvllle of the Douvllle Lumber-Company. Montgomery. Ala., who Is now cnriplnr: ut In the Land of th Sky. Although he has visited Tjurlsts camps In six or sever sta.es. r.sserts. the local accom modations offered, combined with the .-estfullness of the site and too' natural beauty of the scenery muses it Letter adapted or the purpose then all others he has "'Ashevllle'i growth in the lad, fiv.: years ha been extraordinary, he aaeru. recalling his former vIb to he Mountain Metropolis As .nore Jid more people come to know the beauties of the Land of ir.e ky. he believes, the grow"! will continue In the same rapid manner nntil the Tourist Camp now considered by some as quite distance, from the city, will be i;n tne runuro. Itefernng to hi nome ection, Mr. bouville asserted that the peo plt around Montgomery are mak ir.z g.-eat stride in th cattle rais ing industry which 1. proving of great value to the city and rural oommunttie alike. They -ar ad vertising Ir? the northwest for as t'ers who prefer thi typ of agricultural pursuit. He 1. accompanied by hi. bro ther. R A. Douvllle, alio of Mont-gatiiery s ill 00 SHOPMEN DENY SOUTHERN MEN PLAN NEW BODY Some New Workmen at Spen cer Quit, and Others Take Their Place. SI'KNOKK. Aim 27. Reports in cirriilnllon that Southern Hallway shopmen w-re to meet at Spencer Monday to consUI-t withdrawing from the national body and form ing u new organisation, were em phatically denied tonight by J. M. Kills, head of the shopmen and president nf the State Federation of Labor. IHpirUI (Vrfiiwnd rf. rt Jlrll ClltrfS I HI'KNCKR. Aug. 27 Sundny was a quiet day In strike circles i., ijiwni'H' with hundreds of new iittenrtinir church, while th shop whlsile blew the aa lit, other lavs for workers. A number of new men quit turn jobs today and returned home am n) P(U1) mimher arrived to tak d e their nhices. Several on duty ven ...i i oil onie switches near the denot today for the first tlm working among strikers, and were not Interfered with. ' Th. funeral of Former Mayor vf li H,, ,ion who died suddenly Thursday, will be held here Mon day at 11 a. m. A number or out- ...! are here from VlnT a..inn, Atlanta ann omn BIUII --. places for the service. CHARTED REVOKE EAT AG iNinu No Trains Move From Roundhouse Since 6:45 P. M. on Saturday. f.LKVELAND, Aug. 27. (IV T'.n Assi elated Press) Members or, the ih'otherhood of Hailroad T. ilnuien who walked on Chicago and Alton at Roodhotise, Hie in .Uingtr pt having their char tern revoked unless they return U work end remain there until prop e strike anUon, 1 taken, .-w. ti. Lee. president of the organlaafloii dt':lareu her tonight. ' : Me. said he had sent a tel. grain to the officer, of lodge No. 4 4 at Roodhouse advising them ag.tinst the Illegal action of tm. mcinberi! in violation of the bro t rrhooti Constitution, "which of nocesslty n.ust result In the low of their membership.' The telo gram w-s In reply to one sent by the lodge to Mr. Lee. , - Announcement that the heads of the "big five" brotherhoods .would n.etit hre Monday to discuss the khupmen'H strlko situation as it aifet't their organization, was made l.y Warren 8. Stone, presi elont of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers. I wlrd then that if It Is trua, tin. atrll i. ( contrary to our law" Mr. Lee said.' "I told them If they go out Illegally. I will have to tmYorce the constitution of tr.e hn.fi.erhocd. which of necessity must result in the lose of their membership." ' The fitlmen's constlutlon pro vk'e that in .cases of grievancei the syslcm general chairman must call a meeting of the executive cournlttee for the system. The ex ecutive committee may vote a strike which must be sanctiorted by the president COMPANY OFFICIALS MANNED LAST TRAIN ttoonnoi'SK, ni. Aug. 27. (By the Associated Press.) N'o trains have moved out of Roodhouse over the Chicago and Alton roaa since : o'clock but nleht. when company of ficials manned a train that left for Bloomlngion, ChicMiro and Alton employes who have refused to take out trains, de-ctarlna- conditions have been "un- aafe," had a maetlng hera today, but aid afterward there was no state ment to. be trlven out. Besides the shop craft forces who have been on strike, other unions not working In clude the firemen, trainmen and olerka. Murguia Enters Mexico With Obregon's Defeat His Goal SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 27. Re ports that General Francisco Mur guia, former Carranzlsta General in the Mexican army with a band of officers including General Can dido Agullar. son-in-law of the late President Carranza had left thi City last Wednesday crossed the Rio Grande at a point below Brownsville and were met on the Mexican Bide of the river by a band of enore than 680 revolu tionists, were confirmed today by Mis. Francisco Murguia. wife of the General at the home of the General In this City. Another band co-operating with Murguia crossed, it is said, near Laredo. Their avowed purpose Is the over throw of the Obregon Govern ment. ' "I ktiow that they left here and have crossed the river. I have re ceived a token from my husband since that tells me he Is in Mex ico and is well," .aid Mrs. Mur guia. ' Mrs. Murguia tonight also con firmed the personnel of the party. It i said that. General Murguia and his band ha. an agreement to work ln harmony with General Carlo Green and hi force Of 1, 400 men and General Juan Carrle co and his 2.700 men In th State of Slnaloa. Murguia. it Is believed it headed toward the oil fields of Tamplco. He Issued a manifesto . soon a he reached Mexican .nil n .ll.r.rf iwinV lf I H I manifesto giving th reason for'Sierr Madr Railroad. ABLE CLAIMS E c J CONTENDED F'O R Says Men Work 12 Hours a Day to Get Bare Ani- 5 mal Subsistence. . RAIL EXECUTIVE f PROBE SUGGESTED I Dowd Says He Would f Blame Them With Fail- ure to End Strike. CHICAGO. Aug. 27 The hear- I Ing of the wage Increase pleas ff approximately 400.000 maintenance oftway men tomorrow by'th United States Railroad Ibor f Board was declared tonight by E. F. Grable, head of the trackmen, to be one of the most important matters which has ever, com be fore the board. ' ' : , . "The Maintenance of Way em ployes," ha said, "have remained at work since July 1, under the ex pecVittUui and actual assurance by the (sflginal framers of th Tran inrtHtion Ant that they would be able to secure a living wage under provisions ot tne exisung mw. proceedings tomorrow will de termine this point -, i . - - G WAG "Then has been some public discussion aa to th actual ndmber of men affected by th minimum hourly rate of 23 cents per hour, established by the board In Decls-, Ion Number 1028. An attempt ha been made to belittle thi by th J statement that only a email por- . tion of our members recelv thl t rate. As a matter of fact, due to the efforts, of certain railway man- agements during the period of d-. f presslon to take advent of th deplorable neoesslty of our people. ; this rate on om roads had been forced down as low a IT Jr$ cent j n hour computed on an eight hour basis. 1 "If these employe, wer work- ,; Ing on n eight houi basis this) rat would bring then an Incom of $85.70 per month but mat ter of fact thee, men are com pelled to work 12 hour per day. to receive an Income sufficient to s provide only a bare animal sub- ? Istence." ' 1 1 DOWD WOULD nB EXIflCUTIVE ASSCK3IATION i NEW YORK. Aug. 2.7 .Investl- gallon of the Aaaociatlon of Rail- .-, wav Executive by ' th United j States Senat directly respon- Bible for the failure to end th r railroad shopmen.' strike, waa sug gested In a tefsgram ent today by John J. Dowd, chairman of th 1 eentral strike committee forthe ; metropolitan district to. Albert B. Cummins, chairman of tb.e Intr Stat. Commerce Committee, of tne 89Afllr .nggestlng that tha com- mlttee lnvtstlgate the assoctatlo "In 'te relation to the present - shopmei.s Mrlke a.nd of It omn.; lz.vtlon and .actlvltiesln genera. ; the telegram continued: , . 4. "This fctoup of official has ef- f fecdveiy prevented a settlement of tin, lallroad strike even when ucl. ,!..ttloment was urgently reque - ed by the president of the Unite! States and agreed upon by th un- ion involved." . . ' , Asserting that the rejection ot mediation proposals by the rail- f rout executives did not represent : the opinion of a majority of the ft members of the association, the telegrar' added: "The evidence is overwneimm that the proceedings of this as socintlon have for the past pear been manipulated and oontrolleil contrary to the best Interest, of the railroads and public by T. D Witt Cuyler and L F. Loree. An examinatjon of individual "mem bers of this association on th ewlt noa stand would reveal a situa tion that would startle the country end prove of Inestimable benefit botn to the American railroad ln dusry and to the public at large." 1 i fCoHnsf i Tt the movement was seen ln San Antonio today. General Murguia is said to hav left San Antonio Thursday by au tomobile accompanied by his Sen- J, retary and General andldo Augllar, Brleadler General Eduardo Her- '. Niandex, Col. Rafael Pracllino, Col. J! Alberto Salinas. Col. Antonio rto- j mero, chief start to Murguia, lieu tenant Colonel Ablardo Abrego, and three wireless operators and Ji a complete raoio in-uniu broadcasting station. It was said the party left San Antonio with camping equipment and fishing poles alongside the car poslrg as tourists and that the centralization point, a ranch 14 miles below Brownsvllle, was reached without Incident.. They were met ther.v the report added, by a well equip ped band of 587 men. pack mule and all equipment, including ma chine guns, ammunition, arm. and saddles. " Telephone calls made at the homes of General Murguia on the Corpus Road, General Agullar at Grov eland Place, and at the homw f Col. Rafael Pracllino and other elicited tho information that they were "out of the City." EL TASO. Texas. Aug. 3T. -Troop movements are taking place In Juarez but military autherlti. refuse to give their destination. Current gosalp. however. I that bandits hav man anacaa en in l I. I' A.