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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
THE WEATHER
North and teuth Carolina i Otnsr.
ally fair Saturday and Sunday.
Tennessee: Fair and warmer (at.
urdayi Sunday probably fair.
Get your Sunday Want
Ads in early today.
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"DEDICATED TO THE, UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1922.
r M'f-E FIVE CENTS
ORDER ISSUED AGAINST SHOPMEN
Railway Firemen And Switchmen Here Walk-Out! A 11 Railway Employes Enjoined
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i Protest Against
Presence of Guards
IRIS DELAYED
.SEVERAL HOURS IN
r. ASHEVILLE YARDS
&ach Agreement to Move
f, Night Trains Tie up
1 Today Probable.
CONFERENCES HERE
FOR EARLY MORNING
CONSULAR
NOT
FELT GUILTY
OF
WRONG
DOING
Walk Out Follows Report
of Attack on Work- '
man by Guard.
t r Southern traina Number 4 and
v III were delayed over four hour:
Wf making their departure from
M I Jkheville last night on account of
walkout of firemen which oc
curred about 7:30 o'clock.
I The flrmen left the yards fol-
fowintr a report that Lynn Beck,
a hostler helper and a deputy
i,5riarsha. had engaged In a diffi
culty. The firemen then appeared
foie Superintendent 8. .1 Mul-
var.ey and asked that the special
guards and deputy marshals be re
moved from the yards as belna-,
a menace to the lives of the rail
toad employes. The superinten
dent Informed the men that hv
hid no authority to remove the
marshals find guards but that he
wjuia iruarantee protection tt
every employe and conduct
rigid investigation of the reported
ii eucountep between a deputy mar
shal ai:d Mr. Beck.
Howtver, It was time for No. 4
WhlCh 1. rillA trt lAAVA At fl'9K
Jl souther.: points, to depart from
me yams ana tnere Were no fire
men to go on this run those who
Washington Not Convinc
ed That Americans Mis
conducted Themselves.
PRESIDENT TAKES
UP THE SITUATION
the yards on the same ground as
thwe vho had quit.
Tire firemen, iome engineers and
switchmen held a hurriedly called
meeting at the Trainmen's Hall, dur-
ii x wmcn tne time. p. m., lor ISO.
fl A 91 tn 1.B VA H- ll. -
f'l Bn,J train stood in the yards, It
4 was said at the depot.
MM Following the meeting, C. A. Boone,
Thief Engineer of the Ashevllle Dlvl
1 1 4 on. Informed the engineers, who had
. remained In the vicinity ready to
f move their trains, that they could go
ST ahead and move them if they had
f : competent firemen furnished.
S Communication with R. J. Tlllery,
if f General Chairman of the Fireman's
ht- Union, who was In Knoxvllle. devel
oped the fact that he had Instructed
Evidence Submitted De
clared Not to Warrant
Closing of Office.
WASHING-TON, Sept. 1. (By
the Associated Press.) The Wash
ington Government is not convinc
ed that there was any misconduct
on the part of Its two consular of
ficers at Newcastle, England, .who
recently were deprived of their au
thority by British officials and un
til a proper investigation has been
made no steps are to be taken to
re-open the Newcastle Consulate.
Officials here will not discuss
the incident In detail, but It is ap
parent that cancellation (f the
exequaturs by the British Govern
ment came as a surprise in view of
the fact that -the action was taken
before the State Department had
completed Its Investigation into the
British charges that the Newcastle
consul and vice consul had im
properly influenced travelers to
patronize vessels of the United
States Shipping Board in discrim
ination oi uritisn snips.
It was learned today that Pres
ident Harding has interested him
self in the case and while he rec
ognizes that additional evidence
may be produced as the investiga
! BY BILLY BORNE.
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.... J a s&rSlfo?:-
And Repairing Railway Trains
Gompers Asserts Injunction
Outrageous, To Be Regarded
As Invading Rights Of Men
r the nremen on Noa. ii and 4 to go on
. t cneir runs in tne r
n.
event they were
:.;c;rly th
i .6." . Sremen
their runs
' afforded protection
This communicated tSuperlntend-
ut Mulvaney about 1 o'clock this
rnlng- resulted in the traina mov
Chief Sneclal Officer Connelly,
for the Southern, who happened to be
in the city-on a tour or inspection,
Special Officer Thomaa, Superintend
ent Mulvaney and Shop Superintend
ent Joe Cantwell, accompanied the
firemen to their trains through the
guard lines ana the trains soon moved
oit, according to iniornration ooiainea
ejrly this morning.
ce tne instructions to tne nre
only covered trains Nos. 4 and
was not known wnetner me
on No. 36. scheduled to leave
Jat 6 o clock this morning, iso. a at
8:10. No. J01 at 6:10, and other early
morning Trains, would work or not.
I About the time an agreement was
freached in regard to the firemen
.moved trains No. 4 and 21. members
jjof the switchmen's union notified
I the superintendent that they had
f gone out as individuals In protest
& against the special guarns ana aepmy
I I marshalls at the shops and around
j tne local yarns, nenwvmK mn pic.
fence of the armed guards- endanger
: ed their lives.
f W agreement of any kind was
reached In reference to tne action
J taken by the ewitchmen and their
v . i .Hi a tnMM rAriirninK in tne
work will not be known until after
a meeting early this morning.
Laarnlnv that No. 4 was unable
to move on account of the walkout
nf flrtn.n Pnntmaster Dan HUI be
an to take steps to see that the
malls moved. He waited develop
ments, however, and remained at
the station until the train moved.
ThA malls will move today, wheth
er the trains operate or not from the
Ashevllle yards, he stated, arrange-
ents having aireaoy oeen maos to
r,nr11 tha mall by moter truck
should emergency make It neces
sary. U was first reported treat Beck had
been severely beaten by three deputy
marshals, but this could not be con
firmed. One of the guards stated
that Beck, wearing civilian clothes,
was seen to walk between the office
of the foreman and the roundhouse
and asked by a guard for his name.
Beck was reported to have told him
It was none of his business, with an
oath, whereupon the guards detained
him. It was denied that he had been
beaten. J - ,. -
ThA renorted disturbance resulted
In the gathering of a large number
rf railway employ" aruunu mo Ac
tion and coaslderable commotion en
sued. It was decided among the men
themselves that they adjourn to their
hall and discus tne situation,
o n KAvAtnr and R, E. Simpson,
rallmarf nfflrlals and R. J. Tlllery,
Heneraf Chairman of the Firemen of
the Southern, are expeciea to arrive
In the city early tnis morning ana,
had been called refusing to enter ptions continue, h believes nothing
HUB llQVBilJueu lu UlVSVIlt. kllltV
to redact discredit on the two men
The, wish was expressed at the
White House that Americans
should Interest themselves in the
United States merchant marine to
as great an extent as other-nationals
were interested In the ship
ping interests of their countries.
The expression of this desire was
accepted in some official quarters
as Indicating a tendency on the
part of American Government of
ficials to approve rather than dis
prove the action of the Newcastle
consuls, at least so far as they
have been -revealed In information
received here.
First representations received
In Washington from the British
foreign office, containing affidavits
alleging that the Newcastle con
sulate officers had temporarily ex
orcised their authority in persuad
ing travellers to use American
ships. It was authoritatively said, I
were answered with a request that
the exequaturs held by the consuls
should not be cancelled until an
Investigation by this Government
could be made. The evidence sub
mltted did not satisfy officials here,
It was said, that the charges had
been substantiated and they asked
for time to make an investigation
The reauest was made to the British
foreign office and the reasons for
It were explained at that time. It
was with surprise that the officials
making the request later learned tha'
the exequaturs or tne consul nao
hen cancelled Bv the British-(iov
ernment before the Investigation by
the American autnonties was con
eluded.
- Ambassador Harvey. In London, has
been fully advised or tne situation
as it Is viewed by officials here. . He
also has been Informed tthat uh
policy of this Government will be to
keep the consulate cioseo, at least
until the Investigation being made
finally la concluded and the Gov
ernment Is able to select new of
ficers to take over the Newcastle
post.
Charge Coal Operators In
State Breaking Contracts,
Asking Exhorbitant Price
Self Communicates With
Senator Simmons Ask
ing Him to Help.
COMPLAINTS REACH
NATION'S CAPITAL
pending their arrival and a conference
ne ween tne ran
ay and union or-
1lals, it could not be predicted with
sly aceiiraev whether the early morn-
i ff trains wouki move or noi.
JO
iENSBORO MAW IS
BACKED Suit Aiwuiauia:
. ORBB.VSBORO, Sept. 1. Bob Den
nv. of thia city, was formally en-
forsed for adjutant of the American
.eglon. department of North Caro
lina, at a meeting of the local post
at Wednesday afternoon. He Is a
ormer commander of the local post
r d his friends believe that he will
.7 AitAA At tha Iea-kra convention.
to be held here September t and 1.
SHIPPING IS BLOCKED
BY CLOSING OFFICES
NHWCA'STXE-ON-TTNBJ. 8ept. 1.
(By The Associated Press). New
castle shipping and business circle
today are in a state bordering on
consternation, owing to the dosing of
the American consulate. Numerous
ships of various nationalities already
are held up, lacking consular bills of
health; shipments of merchandise for
the United states can not go tor
ward without consular invoices, and
many persona desiring to travel to
America, are clamoring for vises.
which under the regulations must De
obtained from this consul in tne dis
trict fit which they reside.
In the meantime Consul Slater la
working behind cloaed doors, clean
in ud tha affairs of tfie consulate.
preparatory to leaving for his new
post at Corunna, Spain, wnue Her
bert Shaw, aecretary of the Newcas
tle chamber of commerce. Is urgently
pressing tne Brnisn autnonties at
London to make some sort of ar
rangement whereby business can pro
ceed.,
FORMER KERXERSVUiU!
MAN DIES IN CTBA
GREENSBORO, Sept. I. Daniel A.
Smith, who formerly lived at Kernere
vllle, Forsyth County, and who was
well-tjnown throughout Guilford
County, was Instantly killed on bis
plantation near Neuva oerona, isle or
Palms, Cuba, according to mews re
ceived here by relatives. He was
workinar with a tractor when It struck
a burled log in a field, turned over
and pinned Mm under the seat.
Ha was one of th foremost cltl
sen of Isl of Palms. He leaves hi
wife, who was formerly Mia Levla
RAAann. of Friendship. Guilford
County; three son. Max. Allen and
Archie, ail oi me isi or fauns; xour
daughters. Mr. E. S. Bentley, of
Alden, 111., Susie, May and Edith, atid
an Infant aaugnter, au oi toe isie of
Palme, and hi parent. Mr. and Mia.
D. 8. Smith, of KernersvUl. ; '
Self Asked to File Specific
Instances of Car
Shortage.
WAIHINOTOM BtlBBID
THI AHKV!I.!,S CITIZEN
(BY H. B. V. BHI AT
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. Tele
grams and letters coming to Wash-
i--ion from the state today cnarge
coal operators with breaking tne:r
contract with North Carolina
cujtomt-rs and offering coal to
Gtiier at exhorbitant prices. In a
lettci to feenator Simmons, R. O.
Self, cool director for the state
tells of what is going on.
In part he said:
"i'leasf, confer with Commie-
siuiier Ailcheson. I. C C., with a
view of obtaining cars at mines
to care for our Class Two utility
requisitions now on file with min
ing companies. Have order placed
by consumers having contracts
w.lh the reveraj mines which have
been held up for three weeks wait
ing cam te placed, when minimi
companies advise they hav coal
ard desire to fill, order at con
tract pil'A hut cannot because
caio placed at their minis are con
signed to northwest.
"After failure of mines to fill
orders on contract the procedure
is to get Priority Clas On by
sending order through Washington
with guarantee payment greatly in
excess of contract price and many
mines take advantage of car short-
iige to force application through
Washington with price guarantee
attacntu lind thereby receive prac-
u.-uny tnree times contract price.
All minas have created sales agen
cies in their usual sales offices fj
otiUin commission In addition to
prl-e. Advice from various sources
Indicates that when Hoover nrlce
exr-lrea prices are going up."
"unit A. Hampton, renlvln for
Senator Simmons, said: . .
I have conferred with f!nm.
mlM-ioner A I t cheson. Altchejinn
(ills my attention to the fact that
your teicgiam 'does not indicate
where the mines unable to secure
cars are located . and does nn
na.-iie tie railroads which are fall
ing to eiupply such mines with
cars, If you will minnlv (hi. in.
ormaHon Commissioner Altcheson
win immediately Investigate and
tiy to locate and remedy the
trouble. The commissioner says
mm poncy naa peen not to take
more man tnre day' output per
week frcir. any mine for lake shin-
munt and recently the whole lak
situation lias been gone over so an
to draw a considerable amount or
coi irt.m mines which have t
sun.ed operation since the strike.
our telegram doe not clearly sot
fjrth the method used by the
mine to obtain exorbitant prices
and the commissioner desire
full a statement with rMni
Wee" 0U C" rlV' PIe" a-
Manufacturer am in a
wniri wi coi operator to dlere-
no oooat th price
Of Coal out of all rnmn U.i..
of letters citing eases and a-lvinA-
namee are pourlne Ih on m.mitu. Ar
Congresa daily. Ia appealing to Rep
rearntatlve Weaver, W. E. Breeze,
of Brevard, asserts that h repre
sent a several lumber and tanning
oompanle that are being held up
for exhorbitant price on their coal
auppliea.
Thee companies," aeld he, "hav
contracts iwltk th Virginia Iron and
Cok Or mpany. th Cllnchfleld Coal
Company, the, Stonega Company and
th Blackwell Coal Company, for their
years' supply of coat at th price of
practically $10 per ton, but ald
oompanle hav failed and refused to
LCisllasiS a rtt tmi
May Take Definite
Action as to Hard
Coal Strike Today
Strong Hope Expressed that
Decision Awaited May
End Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1. De
spite the fact that no word came
from the operators, strong hope
was expressed by United Mine
Worker and others Interested in
the situation that tomorrow will
see definite action taken to bring
to a speedy end the anthraclto
coal suspension which today en
tered upon Its sixth month.
Efforts made to sound out the
employers as to whether there was
any response to their statement of
last night gave only a publlo
mandate" couM impel them to
grant the hard coal diggers thj
old wage scale beyond April 1,
next year, were without avail. The
operator scattered after yester
day's conference to meet again
here tomorrow. There wae no in
formation from Washington as to
whether a "public mandate" might
be expected from Government
sources. The miners held no
meeting today.
BIG OPPOSITION
TO PROFITEER NG
MEASURE VOIGED
No Action Taken in Face
, of Democratic Fight
Against Coal Bill.
Vigor
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 - !!e
Ka rd less of the injunction Issuing
lit 'Chicago toilay, lie American
Federation of Ijihor will continue
to raise funds and supplies In aid
of riillronil Htrikors. Its president.
Samuel Gompo s. declared tonluht
and will seek "Very way to help
them to bring ntiout "an honora
ble udjintment of their contro
versy. Mr. Gompers declared the In
junction was "outrageous'' anil
"an Invasion of the constitutional
rights of wni'klngmen" ami Simula)
be so regarded. The 'federation's
view, hp said, wus ns expressed
on previous occasions, that In
junctions Invndlng constitutional
rights should be treated "as scraps
of paper."
The Injunctions, he said, "might
lie stirring up a hornets' nest" In
stead of parirylng the existing un
setllcment. "because thero nre oth
er railroad worker, the trammen.
the telegraphers, the maintenance
of wnynien, who tuny become interested.
"I don't know whnt thev will
do. however." he remarked. I'm
just mentioning them."
"This Injunction Is a most ont-
rtigeoim thing a process of the
manufacture of radicalism nod
liolshovlsiii In this country." Mr
Gompers continued. "I am quite
sure the results of this Injunrtliyi
will no loo solidly the men nml
to strengthen the support of pub
lic opinion behind them.''
The next regular quarterly
ninetlnp of the executive council
of the federation Is scheduled to
be held September 5. Mr
(lumpers said he would pluco be
fore the council then, purely as n
nutter of routine buainesa. the
more than ZOO communication
he had received from Union locals
and other labor organisations re
questing the federation to spon
so, a genetal strike In sympathy
with the shopmen.
Offlolnls of th federation ex
plained that it was not within the
authority of Ih council to order
or even authorize a general strike.
This they said would require a
"national convention."
DAUCHERTf SAYS
IER1ENT' TO
BE INTAID
If
URT ORDER IS
R ST STEP
0VER1ENT
Prepared to Go Further if
It Finds More Drastic
Action Needed.
NDUSTRY
FEE
GOAL SROR
AND
RAIL
S
A
LS
E
Western North Carolina
Affected by the Slow
Down Men Laid Off.
Th coat shortage and the rail
road strike continue to slow down
the wheels of Industry In Western
North Carolina, according to re
part received by The Citizen.
Because of a dwindling coal sup
ply, yesterday the Suncreat Lum
ber Company, of Sunburst, Hay
wood County, cut Its production 60
per cent ana laid off about 176
men. In a statement to The Citi
zen, Edwin A. Gasklll. of this city,
general manager, said that hie
company . regretted thi course,
especially sine In recent -weeks
the lumber' business had shown
much activity and because It mean
reducing the output of the mill at
a time when orders are being
booked In gratifying number. Mr.
Gasklll stated also that the Sun
burst Company had found It nec
essary to llmjt production at the
Ravensford mill. In Swain Cotinty,
to the capacity of on band of their
double band taw mill at that jplaee.
The Sunburst plant use 100 to
J0O tones of coal a month. AJnles
coal soon becomes more plentiful.
the Sunburst management ( states
that the entire operation wM have
to aueena.
From other lumber cornnanles
ana otner enterprise in ttrl region
come similar report. Efven lum
ber plant which use acompara
tlvely small amount of coal art.
naving iroum in ODtaininr box
car for shipment of UUmber, and
It I feared by many Kead of In
dustrial establishments that evert
hould the railroad strike end to
day there would for f everal weeks
be congestion of freight, shortage
of car and delay in shipments of
coal. Such conditions spell unem
ployment and lend production
right on th ev of winter. It in
feared.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1
ous opposition to th administra
tion antl-proflleerlng coal bill was
voiced today In the Senate. Demo
cratic leaders declared It begged
the question; that the real crux of
the coal situation was a lack of
railroad motive power and that
th government should take Im
mediate step to relieve the condi
tion growing out of the rail strike.
No action was taken on the bill to
day and consideration Is expected
to be resumed tomorrow.
Chairman Cummlna, of the In
terstate Commerce Committee, In
charge' of the bill, and other Re
publicans, agreed that the condi
tion of tome of the carriers was
serious and Mr. Cummins express
ed the opinion that government
control might prove tha only
remedy. HI Judgment wa that It
would take six month tor the
roads to repair their equipment
so as to move traffic to full ca
pacity ao that even with a speedy
settlement of the strike there was
bound to be a shortage of equip
ment In the next few months.
Senator Underwood, the Demo
cratic leader, urged enactment at
thl session of legislation that
would meet the rail strike situa
tion. Chairman Cummin contend
ed that it would be "worse than
futile" to undertake to engage the
attention of Congress on such leg
islation at this time, but Senator
Underwood argued that thl wa
the time to act, as public sentiment
might be atronger for such legis
lation now than later.
Th committee chairman gave
notice that at the next session he
would nropoee legislation that
would make unlawful strlkes-ln all
Industrie where the government
undertobk to establish Justice in
dlsnute.
The minority leader recalled that
the Senate orovlslon In tne arans
portaAion Act designed to prevent
rail fctrike nad been enminaiea in
conference between the House and
Serif. Senator Cummin replied
that the Senate conferees held out
foA- two month for th provision
arid yielded finally only after In
formation had reacnea inem mm
h bill containing such a provision
would he vetoed by presioent Wil
son, H added that thl Informa
tion came Indirectly,' but through
what ' was regarded a reliable
aources.
Senator JTnderwood and Senator
Reed. Democrat, Missouri, argued
that th pending bill would not
prevent profiteering and that the
Interstate Commerce Commission
had all th authority now over
nrlorltr In th movement of coal
- . n k.
that wa proposed, senator nomu.
Republican. Idaho, mterruptea to
express th opinion mat uniw
State legislature enacted legisla
tion 10 control condition In their
States the oeopl would ba very
greatly disappointed In the opera
tion of th meaaur.
Senator Cummin and other Re
publican Invlsted that the .bill
wtuld help to keep down coal
price. Th Iowa Senator aald peo
ple In nl and otner p.ortnwesiern
State were having to pay $21
ton for coal at thl tlm and that
he Wanted leglalatlm that would
relieve such a condition.
Taking th position that If coal
were delivered In quantity that
prlc situation would take car of
Itself, Senator Reed Insisted that
th real trouble wa a lack of ear
and .locomotive.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 fBv
the Associated i'resa.) Accepted
In official circles a a deliberate
manifestation of th Administra
tion' determination to use ' lta
very power to restore normal
transportation facilities, the in
junction issued today by Federal
District Judge Wllkorson in Chi
cago, wa denounced by labor lead
ers here as an "outraaeoua" Inva
sion of strikers' rights which
should not be permitted to inter
fere with the efforts of them and
their friends to win the shopmen's
strike.
The restraining order did not
represent the limit to which thu
Government was prepared to go
should It find out that "other teps
ar necessary," Administration
spokesmen declared, Wot they re
fused to Indicate what avenue
would be- followed If supplemen
tary action wa taken.
W. H. Johnson, who as President
of tha International Association of
Machinists, represent one of the
largest groups of men on strike,
declared the restraining order
would not Influence the strike lead
er to abate In the slightest their
efforts to make their fight effec
tive. President Samuel Gompers,
of the American Federation of La
bor, echoed this assertion, adding
that tlfe Federation' view would
be as stated In the past: That In
junction which "invaded Consti
tutional rights" should be treated
as "scrap of paper."
Both at the White House and
the Department of Justice direct
comment was withheld, officials In
sisting that the Government'
brief "spoke for Itself."
The secret of Attorney General
Daughorty's visit to Chicago had
been o well kept that some mem
bers of the Administration as well
as of the Senate and House were
taken by surprise by the filing of
the suit and tha Issuance of the
courts temporary order which fol
lowed quickly. Chairman Cum
mins of the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee who has main
tained close touch with the indus
trial situation since its inception,
however, said he had been consult
ed In regard to the move. He ex
pressed hi approval, adding that
his attitude would be the same to
ward "any move that will help to
keep the railroads in operation."
Discussion of the proposed suit
occupied a recent meeting of the
Cabinet, It was said, developing a
decided difference of opinion as
to its advisability between certain
of President Harding's advisers. In
some circles President Harding
v.as understood to have, for a tlm
at least, aligned himself among
those opposed to seeking court
action In the emergency which he
was advised to conceive as the di
rect responsibility of the Executive
Department.
Later, however, when the appar
ent collapse of efforts to settle th
strike had been followed by In
stances of violence on many rail
roads, Mr. Harding was said to
have approved the Attorney Gen
eral's recommendation that such
legal action should be added to
other efforts of the Government to
present such outbreaks.
Th Injunction petition was held
by th Department of Justice to
ba well precedented on the Gov
ernment' action In the famous
Deb cas In IStS which subse
quently wa sustained by a deci
sion of the United State Suprnn
Court. , V
NFQRCEMEN
TOF
WRIT WILL BE
AIDED, JS SAID
Employes Executive Com
mittee Pledges Efforts to
Avoid Violence.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. (By The
Associated Press.) Bnforcoment
of the injunction obtained by Attorney-General
Harry M, Daught
erly against Inwlesanes and vio
lence In connection with the shop.
crafts strike will ba aided bv ev
ery Vower of the shop craft or
ganization, a statement Isjoed by
the executive commute of t;ni
railway employe department of
the American Federation of Labor
aid tonight.
"The official of these organiza
tions have done everything possi
ble since the beginning of the
strike to maintain a peaceful sua
pension of work," th statement
said.
"Considering the difficulties of
preserving perfect order In any
group of 400,000 men enguged In
a struggle for a decent livelihood
it must be admitted that the strike
has been a remarkable dnmonstra
tlon of the law-abiding character
of the workers Involve". '
"It is unfortunate that In a strit
for the announced purposo of pre
venting lawlessness the attorney
general' office has prepared, and
a court, on hasty consideration,
has entered an order which, un
less carefully interpreted -might
be rated as a flagrant violation of
constitutional rlKhis of American
citizens a repeatedly affirmed by
the Supreme Court of the United
Htntcs.
"Apparently either hale or fail
ure to use the Kngllsli language
with precision has led to the
drafting of an order, which rend
too literally, would deny the right
of free speech, or communication
of any soft, or Just payment of
debts, or mutual .il'l In lawful as
sociation to men engaged In the
peaceful, legal conduct of their
business."
Recalls Proclamation of
Harding for Men to Re
turn to Labors.
HOLDS AUTHORITY
OF BOARD DENIED
Leaders Say Action Not
to Abate Efforts for
Strike's Aim.
C1I.VRIOTTE MAN AGAINST
FEDERAL RAIL CONTROL
WA8HINOT9N, Sept. 1. Senator
Overman has received the following
from T. L. Klrkpatrlek, of Char
lotte: "I notice In the papers that there
Is some talk of reviving the question
of the ownership of the railroads.
"As a citizen and taxpayer I want
to protect with all the emphasis pos
sible any effort to put the railroads
of the country under the government.
It looks to me as if we have enough
bureaucratic offices In Washington
already."
Chairman C. D. Norwood, of the
state iiepanmatic Executive torn
mlttee. is plannlnr to alve wide clr
eolation to Mentor Overman's eoeech
on Kepuiiiican extravagance.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. (By Thw
Assoduted Pres) Taking; on of
the most drastic atepa aver at
tempted in a strik situation, th
United State government today
obtained a temporary Federal or
der restraining striking railroad
shopmen, their officers and, affili
ated bodies throughout th coun
try from interfering in any way
whatever with th operation of
the railroads.
The restraining order, hearing on
which was aet for September It,
was Issued by Federal Judge Jas. ,
11. Wllkerann, upon th petition ot
Attoi-ney-Unrl Harry M. Datj
erty, who cam her from
Ington to argue for tha actio
Th order enjoin, ' until tha
hearing, all railway employe, at
torney, aervanta, agent, associate
and all persona acting In aid or In
conjunction with them from In any
manner Interfering with, hinder
ing or obstructing railway com
panies, their agents, servant or
employe In th operation of their
respective railroad and yetema of
transportation or Ih performance
ot their publlo duties and obliga
tion In the transportation of pas
sengers and property In Interstate
commerce and th carrlag of tha
mall and from in any manner in
terfering with employ engaged
In Inspection, repair, operation and
use of train, locomotives, car and
other equipment and from at-
temt!nr to prevent any person,
from treaty nterlng into or con
tinuing In tha employ of th com
panies for th purpoaa of Inspec
tion, and repairing of locomotive,
and cars or otherwise,
Tha underlying principle involv
ed In th action, th attorney
general said In concluding hi ar
gument for the order, la tha "sur
vival and tha supremacy of tha
government of the. United State. "
Declaring hi request was not aim-
ed at union labor, th attorpey
gensral said that th step wa
necessary to th preservation of
tha unions themselves. At tne
same time he asserted th govern-
ment expected to us its authority
to prevent tha labor union from
destroying the open shop.
Government of Vnlied State)
Dwlared Supreme.
When th union claims tne
right to dictate to the government
and to dominate thr Amnrloan
neoole and deprive the American
people of the necessities ot Ufa", he
warned, "then the government win ,
destroy the unions, for the gov
ernment of th United State i
supreme and must endur,"
The railway employe depart
ment of the American Federation
of Labor, B. M. Jewell, it preai- ,
dent; .1. F. McGrath, vtc-prsi- -dent,
and John Scott, aecretary
treasurer, together with tha sis.';
shop crafts brotherhood, tha 110
system federation and their presl
dents and secretaries were mad
defendant In the petition.
Officials of the shopcraft as
serted that the order would hav
no effect in continuance of tha
strike.
"The strike will continue until a
satisfactory settlement has . been
reached," Secretary Scott said. W.
H. Johnston, President of the In
ternational Association of Machin
ists, said tl)at leaders will not
abate their efforts to make the
strike effective despite any action
. iVmHm4 an fas riej
VOLfNTARY PETITION FOR
BANKRUPTCY IS FILED
GREENSBORO, Sept. 1. A. H.
Clark, lumber dealer of Charlotte,
filed a petition In federal district
court her Thursday asking that he
be declared bankrupt. Liabilities
are given as 1135.457 and assets aa
144.412. The matter was referred te
John M. Robinson, of Charlotte,
re free In bankruptcy.
CHARLOTTE TAX RATE
OF fl.13 ESTABLISHED
t'HAKIXJTTK. Sept. l.The tax
rate on personal and real property for
the coming year was named at $1.12
per $100 worth of property by the
ity commissioners todav. ThA n
figure Is In excess of last Year's
rni i,y 10 renin tne mzi-za rale be
ing 7 cents of which 62 1-8 cent.
was ror the nty. ha f a rent fnr ih.
home for fallen women and 23 cants
lor aenoois.
Normal Lynch and associates today
purchased stock of K. K Beatty
Drug Htore. and took rhareje. The
name wljl be the Lynch Pharmacy.
... i oiirraien in tne building as
the corner of Tryon and West Fifth
nvcnua, ownea oy f. u. Haw ley.
FAISO.V AND LEWIS ARE
INVITED TO GASTONIA
fSseelAl Cmt-rmimn Tit i.HeHUt riHnaJ
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 Repre
sentative Bulwlnkle has Invited Gen
eral B. l,. raison and Oeneral Kdw.
M. Lewis to Armistice Day celebra
tion at Oaalonla November 11. They
have not accepted, but hope to.
Postmaster V. C. Richardson, at
Asheboro, has fired Guy M. Fox. He
charges him with "inviting people Into
the poetnfflce, and arguing ' In favor
of the railroad strlkera. Representa
tive Hammer ha taken thla matter,
and will ae that Fox haaa square
deal..
w
E HAVE
ITH US TODAY
MAJOR GRAHAM
Visiting Ashovllle friends yes
terday, Major W. A. Graham.
Commissioner of Agriculture. t
years old and looking 20 year
younger, was as enthusiastic as
the youngest of the progressive
over the progress the Old North
State has made In his life time.
In 1110. ld Commissioner Gra
ham, this State stood twenty-second
In the Union In the produc
tion of all crops.
The 1930 census ranked North
Carolina fourth In agriculture, and
last year Tarheella stood first in
th crop value of tobacco, cotton
par acre, sweet potatoes and soy '
beans.
Major Graham Is Jooking for
ward eagerly to the completion
of the new building for th Agri
cultural Department In which th
official who labor for the up
building of th farming Interest
will have adequate facilities for
their task. Commissioner Graham
1 also taking keen Interest In th
forthcoming publication of "Tha
Land ot Opportunity." which hi
office Is preparing to show tha
world In detail Just what ar tha
resource of th Stat.
Major Graham has been spend
ing several weeks In Black Moun
tain and Montreat and wa em
phatic In -his praise of th climate
and restful advantage of th
section.