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change In temperature.
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proved Scenic Motor Roads
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France Appears On
Eve Of Drastic Step
To Get Reparation's
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E
ir pniuiMimnM
II r uu vimudiui.
DECIS DM ADVERSE
Officials Talk and Act As
. If Coercive Measures
Agreed Upon.
RUHR OCCUPATION
IS ANTICIPATED
People Are Behind Gov
ernment jTroop Move
ments are Reported.
,
PARIS. Aug. 10. (By The As
aodated Press.) Grim determi
nation to obtain reparations from
Germany, seize guarantees and
enforce such nsmenfa in .hA
V event that the reparations com-
mission's decision tomorrow should
rrant mnr.tnrliim n ..
without exacting; the securities
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demanded by France is every
where, evident In French official
circles tonight.
While official announcement Is
withheld, In order not to Interfere
with the work of the commission
and owing; to the desire of the
German delegates every possible
uppunumiy o mane a nnai pro
posal which might be acceptable
to Tnpe, French officials talk
and act as If the plan were adopt
ed and France's decision to take
coercive measures against Ger
many had already been decided
upon. , - .
The war office also Is very busy
and la in constant communication
with General DeGoutte's head
quarters at Mayence; large move
ments pf troops were reported
from Nancy, Metz and the Rhine
land and there seemed to be no
doubt in the minds of officials
generally that the occupation of
the Ruhr was a foregone conclu
sion should the' commission's de
cision go against France.
Herr Schroeder's propositions to
the commission are described as
"absolutely unacceptable." Pre
mier Poincare had a long confer
ence tonight with M. sylvian! ana
the Minister of Finance, Mr. De-
Lasteyric. Later he received An
drew Lefevre, former minister qf
war, a most persistent advocate
cf the adoption of strong measures
toward Germany.
M. Lefvere appeared in great
spirits as he emerged from the
Poincare cabinet.
"Our only chance to get any
thing tsom Germany," he said, "is
for us to co and take it. This la
what I hav.e been preaching since
the signing of the peace treaty.
I am happy to find that my view
point will prevail."
will ba convened in extraordinary
session will be decided at a meet
- lnp of the council of ministers
; Friday, but it appears that the
French people throughout the
country are solidly behind the
; government, with the exception of
: .the communists and socialists, and
; aonrove the punitive measures
a ... .. . ..
wnicn tne government
Since the return otm. Poincare
from London., members of the
Mnt hvA heen busy every Sun
day unveiling monuments to the
war dead in many of the large
cities. . esneclally those occupied
by the Germans during the wai
J.
LIBER
S
Search for Him Futile
Rumors Heard of At
tempt to Free Him.
" onus saws smnuv
Tusononaa aorsi,
: -4Bt BROCK MAMMY)
RALEIGH, Aug. 80. Sawing
through the iron bars, of hla cell
window and sliding - down the
Prison wall on a rope of bed
clothing. Dr. J. W. Peacock, slay
er of Chief of Police Taylor of
Thomasville, escaped from the
state prison before daybreak this
morning and tonight is at large.
All he Heft to greet tne tnsano
ward's keeper when he made his
first ronnd at 6 a. m.. waa a rrew
hack saw and a note expressing
his "regret" at the hasty depar
ture. - ' . '
"T hum leave on my vacation
without telling you good-bye but
mjr retreat Is so nasty ana unex
pected that I haven't time' the
note read. "J may see you In the
SDrtnr nr mjivhe . sooner. Best
wishes. J, W. P."
Dr. Peacock worked a clever
scheme. If he was Insane he was
one of those smart fellows, at any
rate. He must have had help
from both the inside and the out
flde. . , .
Many Conjectures as to
Escape Are Heard.
All sorts St conjectures were
offered as to his plana for escape.
He may have Jumped into a new
uit of clothing and taken a Pull
man for soma distant point. With
a new suit and a handbag, - and
some one -without to hand him a
ticket and a Pullman reservation,
ha could hv naaaed unnoticed
into the car. and bs might have
i
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PEACOCK
DARK
AwS
ELECT SIMMONS
AS CHAIRMAN OF
CAMPAIGNS
His Prestige Sought for
Senatorial National
Campaign Committee.
IS NOT KNOWN IP
HE WILL ACCEPT
Will Give Answer Today,
While Friends Want
Him to Take Rest.
waiivaTO!f aoivto
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I BY H. B. C. BRYANT i
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 30
Senator Simmons haa been elected
chairman of the Democratic Na
tional Senatorial Campaign Com
mittee for this Fall. This action
was taken while the Senator was
in North Carolina and by unani
mous vote, it was not announced
until today. His acceptance has
not been received. He will give an
answer tomorrow.
The choice was largely a result
of his tariff fight. A Democratic
Senator Jias stated that the great
national reputation he has made in
the past ten years would be of
great value to the party if he could
te induced to accept. Mr. Sim
mons nas been limited also to
stump several States.
Those close to Senator Simmons
do not believe he will accept the
cnairmanamp. He has been stead
ily at work day and night in the
tariff fight, although this does not
seem to have impaired his health
He does not look to be 68 years old
and there do not seem to be any
more gray hairs than ten years
ago.
' His energy Is unchecked and the
snap and Are that he displays in
the battles in the Senate and in
handling all the work in which be
is engaged are such as would nat
urally characterise a man 20 years
younger than North Carolina s old
chieftain of white supremacy.
, Those who are associated with
Senator Simmon say that he seems
to yield not at all to tbe passing
years. The past several months
work that he has done, however,
would tire and exhaust the ener
gies of a young man, and friends
of the North Carolina Senator are
insisting that at the conclusion of
the present Senate battle he shall
take several weeks rest ana tney
are urging unon him the view that
he has already done hla share of
the work for the Democratic party
this year and that he ought not to
yield to the insistence, of his col
leagues that he taken on the ad
ditional burdens Incident to the
duties of chairman of the National
Senatorial Committee.
TRAIN KILLS NEGRO AND
POLICEMAN IN FIGHT
CHICAGO. Aug. SO. Unmind
ful of everything except the fight
hntween them. Michael uurKe,
special policeman from the New
Tork Central Railroad. Jamea
Wallace, a netrro whom Burke ar
rented for trespassing were struck
nt killed bv "Westerner" Cen
tral express as they fought on the
trarlta here last nlKht.
Wallace had been arrested by
Burke when prowling around the
vards. He attempted to escape
and Burke tried to hold him aa
the train bore down upon mem.
They fought back and forth across
the tracks while the engineer at
tempted to attract their attention
and stop the train.
With the speeding locomotive
only a few feet away the negro
dragged the policeman onto the
track. v
SI HIKES PLACE C. & A.
IN RECEIVER'S HANXm
CHICAGO, Aug. 80. The Chi
cago and Alton Railroad waa
pUced in the handa of receivers
in Federal Court today by Judge
Carpenter. W. O. Bierd, preaident,
and W. W. Wheeleck, an attorney,
were named as the receivers. ,
According to a statement by
Silas H. Strawn, appointed coun
sel for the receivers, the receiver
ship was precipitated principally
by the great falling oft in the earn
inns of the company due to the
coal strike and by the extra ex
penses due 'to the shopmen's strika.
The suit resulting In the re
ceivership was filed by the Texas
Co-npany, of New rork, ana vm
rasro. a creditor with a claim o.
stout 138.000. At the offices O,
Mr. Stn.-.vn, it was stated the re
ceivershlp will not in any war
change the operation of the road's
tra.-ns. The total maeDieaness, u
was estimated, will amount to
abvut 814,000,000.
SIX RED ARROW MEN
ARE HURT IX WRECK
WTT.WATJKEE. Wis.. Aug. 80,
A train carrying members of the
Red Arrow association or tne izna
division from reunion in Madison,
was wrecked today near Waukesha.
A report that Harry True, Baraboa,
Wis., engineer, was killed and six
Red Arrow members injured.
GREAT BRITAIN 6ENDINO "
GOLD TO AMERICA
WASHINGTON. Aug. 80. Oreat
nrit.in ia ahlpping gold from her
reserves to this country in prepara
tion for the interest payment due
on British war debt to this country
in October, according to a report
to the commerce department today
. ...i n.Mr.i Robert P.
T
VETO SOLD
S
Simmons and Other
Amendments Declared
Objectionable.
FINAL VOTE MAY
BE REACHED TODAY
Will Be Favorable, With
Party Lines Effected,
It is Believed.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 30
All pendthg amendments to the
soldiers' bonus bill were disposed
of today by the Senate, but wheth
er a final vote would be reached
tomorrow depended upon the num
ber and length of speeches,.
With favorable action assured.,
the paramount question In the
minds of friends and foes alike waa
the reception the measure would
receive at the White House. There
still was no official word from the
President, but callers who discuss
ed the subject with him today said
they gained the impression that the
addition of the land reclamation
project and the provision for the
payment of the bonua out of the
Interest on the foreign debt had
made the bill even more objection
able than it was in its original
form.
Again today the possibilities of a
veto ran through Senate debate-.
Senator McCumber, Republlean,
North Dakota, In charge of the
noaaiir contended that as report
ed the proposed legislation met the
objections heretofore expressed
publicly by the President. He
added, however, that he did not
know what new objections might
nAAn themselves.
Nana np Koran. bouuuiiw"i "
Idaho, an opponent of the bonus
disagreed with Mr. McCumber,
contending the bill "ran directly
counter" to some of the. executive J
.k...inn. nil failed to meet oth
ers. He referred particularly to
Mr. Harding's request ior jio-
ponement until industrial an
i.i nnutlnns had reacnec
II1IKI1. - " . . . i
a more normal tate
approval or peauo-iu.
a- tka vAtAmm.
menu iu
Leading proponents of the mil
urged throughout the debate Uu
the Senate refrain fom "loading
down" the measure with additional
amendment, which might furnish
further ground for a veto. All
proposed changes wsrs-rejected by
declaive majorities. Jh
Bursum amendment to pay. tne
veterans halt cash Immediately
and remainder In five ,
voted down, 44 to 27. Then, wun
out a roll call, the Smoot PTooa
to pay the bonus wim
lurirs sale tax. was dlaagreed to
omr.ni nresented and
arguedalenglnor of hi.
EE pay Ufa insurance policy, but
thi? :l'9AL al vote.
nartv llries disappeared on the roll
cPaTltytoday. ' The Bursum amend
ment was supponcu was
leans and 11 Democrats and was
oDDOsed by 81 Republicans and 13
dStV The Smoot Insuranc
amendment received 15 .eP"?"
can and three , Democratic votea
with 30 Republicans and 1 Lemo
cratic votes In opposition.
" wuhihoton acasto
-rum niixs emsaa
V H. . C. BRYAST)
WASmNGTOKA. -Sena
tor Simmons ,-Mm.
Senate today to foreign countries
ttat tta United States ahouldno
CAROLINA
SE
PR
SEPT. 12
Johnson Believed Calif or-
ia'a Republican Nomi
nee ,for Senate.
COLUMBIA. 8. C, Aug. 81.
With only 98 of the stata'a 1807
precincts unreported in the South
Carolina Democratic primary Tues
day, a second race between Cols
L. Blease and Thomas a. MeLeod
for the nomination for governor la
certain. It Is estimated that 5.000
votes are to be reported, indicating
that approximately 7S per cent of
the total enrollment oi s-ro.Dai
vnteif .
The tabulated vote at l o ciook
this morning gave, for governor:
rnlA T Blease 71.78: Thomas li.
MeLeod 81, 896; George- K. Laney
20,838: William Coleman .4;
John T. Duncan 1,882; and J. J.
rsntev 1.178.
A second race will be run by
Bleaae and MeLeod, with the sec
ond primary September 12..
rtn tha f- of incomDleted re
turns, E. B. Jackson, of Wagener
haa apparently been nominated lor
lieutenant-governor, he having a
majority of 2.480 over hia oppon-
enta. The taouiatea voie in ui
race was: Jackson 71,898; Dr. E.
C. L. Adams 84,887; J. IC Owens
83.846.
R. B- Craig has been nominated
for adjutant and Inspector-general
over T. B. Marshall. Mr. Craig haa
a lead of more than 1S.060 over
hla opponent. The vote last night
stood: Craig 83,064; Marshall 73,
086. A second race will be state sup
erintendent of education, appar
ently between John E. Swearingen,
Incumbent and J, H. Hope. The
rote for thl office waa: Swearin
gen 40,809; Hope 34.C66; Mrs. Bea-
WILL PRES
BONO
MEASURE?
SOUTH
GOND
MARY
COMES
Paiged Of Bolshevism,
Odessa Soviet Leading
New Russian Revolution
While Report Gains Currency, United States Opens
Negotiations with Moscow to Know if Commis
sion Can Investigate Conditions.
LONDON, Aug. 31 (By
patch to the Daily Mail from
ceived in the German capital that the Odetsa Soviet has purged
itself of Bolshvism, proclaimed its independence of Moscow
and called upon all citizens to unite against the "communist
usurpers."
The report alleges that the whole of South Russia has joined
with Odessa and that the revolution has been attended by
bloody encounters.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (By
The Associated Press.) Openlmr
of Informal negotiations by the
United States with Soviet KuijIu
with a view of ascertaining from
the Moscow authorities .whether
they would approve the sending
of ,in American technical commis
sion thcro to Investigate and re
port o.. economic conditions, was
revealed today In an official state
ment Issued today at the State
Dtvortrrent. Ambassador Hough
tor., at Berlin, was said to hae
Already, opened Informal communi
cations xvjth the Soviet officials
And these are now in progress be
tween tho ambassador and Leonid
Kraroin Soviet minister ot foreign
trade and commerce.
The statement explained "that
the American ambassador at Berlin-had
made inquiries with re
gard to the attitude of the Sovle;
authorities should this government
consider sending to Russia in th
future an exnert technical mm.
mission to study and report on the
economic situation there," adding
that "there has been no question j
Will Close on Labor Day
This Year, But Not
In Future. .
. Members of the Aafaevllla iler
charits" Association decided yester
day to close their stores all day
Monday, September 4, Labor Day,
and In each succeeding year to dis
regard Labor Day and substitute
the observance of Armistice Day,
November 11.
This action was taken yesterday
afternoon at a call meeting of the
members of the board of directors
and waa announced following a
vote of all present.
It Is stated, however, that drug
and cigar stores will remain open
as usual. , ' - -
The meeting yesterday afternoon
was well attended and all present
volcefl their sentiments In regard
to the two holidays, with the final
result being Jn favor of observing
the day on which the World. War
was ended, November 11, 1018.
' Employes will have all day La
bor Day. however, this year and
many will avail themselves of the
opportunity to enjoy a day of rest,
while others will visit many resorts
In this section.
GERMAN CABINET NOT
TO ACCEPT DEMANDS
BERLIN,. Aug. SO (By The As
sociated. Press). The cabinet has
decided to reject new demands
sent through Herr Schroeder, of
the German finance ministry, by
the reparations commission In
Paris, for some productive or
gold guarantees as a condition to
the granting of a .moratorium to
Germany.
MERCHANTS VOTE
OBSERVANCE OF
ARMIST CF DAY
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The Associated Press.) A dis-
Berlin saj'i a report has been re
at any time of sending any eom-
mUsior to liussia, other than an
economic commission of experts t.i
investigate and report.
While State Department officials
declined to comment In further ex
planatlon of the purpose of the
commission, It was Interpreted l.t
otntr official quarters as indicat
ing a possible Independent move
by this government to prepare it
seir with nrst hand Information on
the econ-.mlc situation In Hussln
which would be useful In the event
't was decided In the future to con
tribute to the restoration of that
country. At the department and
elsewhere in diplomatic quarters
however, the assertion was made
that th ; propoaed commission wan
not intended to have negotlatory
power and In no way was to bi
regarded as a preliminary step
towards recognition of the Soviet
govern n ent. Italy, Belgium, Great
Britain and Japan already have
proposed an Investigation by ex-
pdrta ii.to the -economic situation
In Ru.la. The United States.
HYDRO-ELECT
IC
P
JECT WQU
LD
A
CAROLE
5
Proposed $40,000,000 De
velopment Would En
ergize Cotton Mills.
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Aiaoamar powerrrompany has niea
application with the Federal Pow
er Commission, through a subsid
iary company, the Alabama Inter
state Power Company, for a pre
liminary permit to develop a hydro-electric
project on the Talla
poosa River in Alabama, which
will Include four dams with a to
tal capacity of about 140,000 horse
power at a cost of about 140,000,
000. The proposed development. It
was atated, has nothing to do with
the Muscle Shoals project, nor in
any way rTects the offer of the
Alabama Power Company, or of
Henry Ford for Muscle Shoals.
The application for development
on the Tallapoosa River filed with
the commission states that the Tal
lapoosa River Is non-navigable,
but on account of its relation to
the navigation Jof the Alabama
River, the War Department haa
heretofore lndflctted that the de
velopments op that, river should
be made under Government super
vision and approval. The applica
tion states that the projects will
make available a large amount of
power by the operation of the
power plants in connection with
other -power developments of the
Alabama Power Company In the
same region and thus get as great
benefits as possible from the stored
water. This plan of co-ordinating
several projects in different water
aheds. It is stated, will develop,
conserve and utilize for the pub
lic interest the navigation and wa
ter resourcoa of the region to the
lCntiHKt4 mi rp TtMl
GIVING HIM THE RIGHT
BY BILLY BORNE,
'C'
E
Ml
LL
WAR OJIAINED
Illinois Miners Pledged to
Defend Their Men to
the Limit.
INCRIMINATION
THOUGHT FEARED
Reaction of Feeling Dis
playedThink It May
Be Vindicated.
MARION. 111., Aug 80 (By The
Associated Press.) The Invesilga
t!on of tho Grand Jury of the Her
rin mine war of June 21 and 22
last, on the third day of Its pro
gress, developed two outHlamllng
featurea; tho Issuance of tho first
indictment, and the appearance
here of state officials of the Illi
nois mine workers, including Frank
Karrington. preaident. who Issued
a statement tonight charging
"forces have combined, to convict
our members."
Immediately upon their arrival
here the officials ot the Illinois
mine workers went Into conference
with A. W. Kerr, chief counsel of
the miners which lasted several
hours. At the conclusion of the
meeting Mr. Furrington Issued the
following statement:
"The Illinois miners union al
ready has pledged every means at
Its command to the defense ot any
and all of its members that may ba
Indicted in connection with the
trouble at the strip mine of the
Houthern Illinois Coal Company.
Our legal force has been on the
ground sometime and I am here to
day in company witn vice-iresi-dent
Harry Flshwick, and Secre-tary-Treaaurer
Walter Nesblt, so
that we may Inform ouraelvea as
to exactly what haa been dbne in
the Interest of our members. We
Intend to keep In cloae touch with
the trial of auch of our men aa may
be indicted. The Illinois Miners
Union will spare no expense in de
funding ltM members.
"The very magnitude of the agl-
tntlon. which is nation-wide, ror
conviction in connection with this
trouble, Jeopardizes the Uvea and
freedom of Innocent men and
makes it neceasary that the state
organization furnish every possible
means of defense tor our members
and tnai we anaii ao.
First Imlli'tment For ;
MitDowell'a Mnrder -
While the name of the first ue
fendant waa withheld pending the
arrest, it waa said -tne inaicuneni
was issued for murder n tne Iirai
degree In connection with the slay
ing OI l . Jv. MCX'oweu, aupei-iu-tendent
of the Lester strip mine,
where the massacre took place.
Today s Inquiry took on some
what of an international aspect
wnen it was learned that an effort
was being made by the Grand Jury
to determine whether Mexican
ware among the victims of the
mine war butMt was said by du
ctals in touch with the Inquiry thin
thus far nothing tangible had beer
revealed ahowing that Mexican:
were killed.
The fact that aome wltneases art
said to have refused to answet
questions during the Inquiry,- while
others seem to have suffered a
lapse of memory aa to certain de
tails, had led court officials to be
lieve that fear of Incriminating
themselves has caused the wit
nesses to wlthhoVl Information.
Attorney-General Edward J.
Brundage. -who is conducting the
investigation declared today he
was confident that some of these
witnesses would offer . state's evi
dence as soon as the returning of
indictments showed the Grand Jury
had knowledge of --the witnesses
participation In the crimes.
Mr. Brundage declared he was
oonvlnced that the Investigation
was bringing to light evidence up
on which convictions could be ob
tained later when the defendants
were brought to trial.
CLUB
AMSON
Warning Is Given
Overt Actions Will
Bring Troops Back
HARD COAL PEACETDEMOBILIZATION
SETTLEMENT NOW
Bituminous Coal Strike in
Pittsburgh Field Comes
To an End.
COAL DISTRIBUTION
LAW IS HELD UP
Amendments Rejected
and .House Forced to
Quit Withing Voting.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 80.
Members of the acale committee
of the anthracite miners and op
erators today took up considera
tion of the suggestions made to
them at Washington last nlglit by
Kenatois Pepper and Reed, of
i-ennsyivania, to end the hard coal
strike.
There were no definite announce
ments aa to results of the day'a
actlvltiea and none la expected un
til after each aide has communi
cated to the Pennsylvania senators
the result of Its separate consider
ations of the new proposals. There
were many rumors throughout the
anthracite regions that a aettle
men had been reached but thers
waa no foundation for them,
OIjEVETAND agreement
PREVAILS OVKK FIELD
PITTSBURGH. Aug. 80. The
bituminous coal atrlke in the
Pittsburgh field came to an end
shortly after noon today when the
Pittsburgh Coal Company, the
largest commercial producer of the
region, signed an agreement with
district officers of the United Mine
Workers. This company waa the
last In the district to accept the
union terma under the Cleveland
agreement.,
DECISIVE DEFEATS IN
MEAsrRES VOTED TPON
WASHINGTON. Am. 30. (By
The Associated Press.) After re
jecting all amendments to the ad
ministration coal distrioution dim,
the House ran Into an unexpected
"torm of talk late today and waa
forced to quit until tomorrow W'tn
ut reaching a vote.
Every change proposed was
either thrown out on a point of
irder or decisively defeated at tne
.md of an all day wrangle, cnair
man Wlnslw, of the Interatats
"ommerce Committee, who waa In
charge of the measure, predicted it
would go tnrougn as irnmKa.
Am the House worked on the meas
ure which Its supporters claimed was
all the legislation needed to meet the
emergency caused by the coal and
rail strikes, word reached leaders that
nttempts to same me aninmc-im n
up might auoceed. and that th Henate
was ready to take up House coal bills
nm poo n its ,It waa through- with the
Pr..iint HoMlnit'n original stigges
tlon for creation of a buying and sell
ing coal agency was put before the
House by Representative Anderson.
nmuiiiMn Minnesota, with a pro
vision Indirectly authorising leisure
of mines If found neceiwry In oon-,-tirt
with urnicr activities, but
i,.. nut nn a noint of order. Ad
th.l nn Amendment authorising
the President to take over railroads
and mines in tne event m sr.m
cesslty" would go out In the same
TRAPPED MINERS'
w
FOR
WIVES PRAY
THEIR DELHI
EH!
Rats, Driven by Fumes,
Leave Mines men
There Since Sunday.
JACKSON. Calif.. Aug. 30. (By
The Associated Press) A new ef
fort was started today ror tne
rescue of 43 or more men entomb
ed In the Argonaut mine here, since
lust Saturday night.
while work wfia continued at re
nneninir a man-way from the 3,600
foot level or tne aajaceni ivennauy
mine into the 4.200-foot level of
tho Arennaut workings, other
r-r.w. not to work to break through
a wall of rock and dirt from the
Kennedy's 8.900-foot level, which
would admit of entrance Into the
Argonaut shaft at a Qeptn ot
660 feet. ' '
Mining experts directing the
rni-iin work) would not estimate
th. lenirth of time required to re
open either of the tunnels but the
hir wbii nrevalcnt that neither
crew could hope to reacn me urn-
prisoned miners in less man h
hours '
There were few people about the
thafta of the Kennedy and Argo
naut mines.
The wives and famillea of the
mtontbed men, however, assembled
U the mouth of the shaft this aft
?rnoon to Join In prayers for the
lelivery of the men.
Today rats began pouring from
he Argonaut mine in droves.
Poison gas fumes are driving them
jut of the lower level and they
-ame scampering up the timbering
ty the hundreds. .
Two years ago when the Argo
laut burned, the same thing oo
urred on the second day after the
lames broke out. All gold mines
ilong the Mother Lode are Infested
with the rodents.
BEING
DISCUSSED
IS EXPECTED TO
BE OVER Tl
Search for Guns Among
Picketers Marks Last
Day of Guard Duty.
CAVALRYMEN ARE
CALLED OUT EARLY
Put.in Appearance, to Stop
Trouble Rumored' to
Be Brewing.
RALEIGH, Aug. 30. Follow.
Ing a conference with Governor
Morrison Adjutant General M.n
tonight ordered the eisnht .nm. I
panles of National Guardsman
stationed at Spencer to return to
their home station. They will
leave tomorrow morning and all
are expected to be demobilized by
tomorrow night.
Conditions about the Southern
Railway ahopa and in Spencer and
Salisbury were considered to bs
aatlafactory by ths governor ana
Adjutant General, Juatifylng the
removal of the troops before la
suing the orders returning the
soldiera to their home stations.
Governor Morrison tulked ovsr th
telephone with Col. Don Scott tn
oommand at Spencer, who assur
ed htm that conditions thers were
peaceful with tha outlook anMim-.
aging for the prevalence of order.
in caning ins troops from Spen
cer, warning waa Issued by the
executive that overt acts would
send them back. No lawlessness
will ba tolerated, It waa explain
ed, and ths removal of the anl
dlere merely leaves it up to the
cool heads in .the strlks son ', to
sea that, tha law Is respeoted.
MEN ALREADY TAKEN
' AWAY FROM SHOP ZONE
(Bptitt Cirrnmlnii, f, Mui, cuum)
SALISBURY, Aug. 80,-Col.
Don -Scott thla afternoon with
drew the soldiers who have been
on duty in Salisbury for tha paat
ten, day and tonight they are
camped with the, five hundred at
Camp Morrlaan amile west ot the
court house. - ,
Col. Scott tonight held a con
ference at the Federal building
with representatives of tha strik
ing ahopmen, representatives of
the Southern Railway and Post
maeetr . Boyden and - Assistant
Postmaster Katta. Ths Conference
to be held for the purpose of
deciding on the advisability of
continuing troops at Camp Mor
rlsonor sending them home. .
'At the conclusion of tha con
ference Colonel Scott announoed
that hla Ave hundred troops on
duty here for nearly two weeka
would be moved horns tomorrow.
Col. Scott had assurance from tha
strigera ana the men Inside the
anops tnat tney could control the
situation. .- -
Calvary Oat Looking For
Trouble Early Wednesday.
A troop ot United States csvalrr
headed by Colonel Don Scott,' sur
prised the people, .-of Spencer and
East Spencer by marching around
the picket linea enclrcllna- the rail
road ahopa shortly after daylight
this morning, making a search for
itMitnm rtf rm j
LOCAL DIVIS
ENG
LUES
N
LACED IN
EPAI
All Will be Ready for
Road Today Are Rais
ing Benefit Funds.
The placing In service of threa
Snglnes that have been disabled
since a few days after the nation
wide strike of shopmen started
and the launching ot a drive by
members of the organizations not
on strike to raise funds for tha
benefit of the striking shopmen,
are the only developments ln tha
strike situation on the Ashevilie
division of the Southern Railway.
It was stated yesterday by offi
cials that seven skilled mechanics,
pipefitters, boilermakera and elec
tricians, were placed at work Tues
day morning and are the first to
be imported from the East fo
duty in the Ashevilie shops.
. As a result of these mechanics
being placed at work, with about
122 already on duty, it has been
possible to repair engines damaged
during the early part of the atrlke,
which started July 1. and it s ex
pected that two additional engines,
now awaiting repairs, will b
placed ln service today. Thla will
place alt engines ln repair, it la
asserted.
No attempts have been made to
molest tha new mechanics, officials
state, and onlv a few plcketa have
remained on duty, and they hare
conducted themselvea In a strict
orderly manner.
First indications of an effort t
raise funds for the striking ahop
men was reported yesterday morn
ing, when several trainmen vlted
business houses In the vicinity ot
the depot and made requests of
many Interested in ths welfara of
the shopmen. In that section.
It waa unofficially reported laet i
DNIGHT
night that response to the requests.
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