I
THE WEATHER
WAIHINQTON, Sept. . Forec.it
fer North and South Carolina: Oei.
rally Wedneediy and Thurtdiy
little anang In tomperatura.
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
ESTABLISHED h6&.
AFOU.ETTE A WD BRITISH. FRENCH
triltN!) LtAUlMA M
. i Ml I MB I . w isa M
FOR NilillUW;BRECO-TURK WAR
jafollette Claiming Three 1 England Asks Considera
te One Victory in Wis- tion of Brineine About
AEKANSASSENDS
WILSON MESSAGE
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTI 1 CAROLINA'
1IZ ASHEViLLE N. C J WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1 922.
ENERGY WELL APPLIED
BY BILLY BORNE.
Texas Democrats Reject
Resolutions Condemn
ing Ku Klux Klan.
an Armistice.
TURKISH DIVISION
MEETS DISASTER
U. S. Destroyers Ordered j
to bmyrna for Protec
tive Measures.
oJACK
fben D.
LACKSON, Miss.. Sept. 5.- Hu-
Stephana, former member
of Congress from the Second Mis
sissippi dlatrlct, wan leading form
er Senator Jamea K. Vardaman ly
11,756 votes on the face of un
official newspaper returns from
667 precincts out of1 approximately
1,600 In the State of the vote pull
ed In today's State-wide run-off
primary for the Democratic nomi
nation for United States Senator.
Returns tabulated at 10 o'clock
tonight Rive Stephens 68,103; Var
daman 41,348.
IA FOIXETTE'S I, EM) GAINS
AS RETURNS COMK IN
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Sept. 5
(By The Associated Press) Sena
tor Robert M. LaFollette. of Madi
son, Win., assumed a big lead over
his opponent, W. A. Ganfleld, of
Waukesha, for the Republican sen
atorial nomination, with one-fourth
of the .precincts in the State tabu
lated here early this morning;. In
646 precincts reporting out of 2,
263 In the State the senior Senator
had a lead of 38,379 votes.
The vote: LaFollette, 67,988;
Ganneld, 20.60B.
Senator R obert M. LaFollette,
continued to gain on his opponent,
V. A. Ganneld. as returns came in.
Vlth 845 precincts out of 2,253 In
the State reporting- LaFollette had
a lead of 60,809. The vote stood:
LaFollette, 89,552; Ganneld, 38,-
743.
In a statement Issued at Madi
son, Robt. M. LaFollotte, Jr., cam-
Sign manager tor Senator LaFol-
tte, claimed a three-to-one vic
tory for the senior Senator. Sena
tor LaFollette retired early after
receiving returns which showed
him leading by a substantial mar
gin. He expressed confidence that
he had been nominated.
Gov. John J. Blaine, who was
running on the LaFollette alate,
had a lead almost as large as that
of the senior Senator with one
fourth of the State reported. Tls
vote was 63,835; Morgan, 34,916;
JJcHenry, 2,972.
With only a few scattered pre
cincts reporting on the Democratic
gubernatorial race Mayor A. A.
Bently. of LaCrosse, had assumed
a small lead.
1'AUIS Sept. I. i I'y The A
sociated press i The Kienih guv
eminent Ii-diiy received through I
U'e Hri'.sli einrwissy a nolo ftom
:te lli'itlsn government requesting
niisideratliiii of the possibility of
taking steps I,, t.rillg ahnut I
arinlMic,. betm-in the Creeks ami I
Turks. The French replied In
rote sent hy the foreign ntllce tln.
evening.
Although the terms of the note
exchanged were nct disclosed, li
is lnferro I from the promptness
of the French reply that an agree
ment hetweeri the two govern
rients Will rapidly he reached.
('HDI'.It f. S. DESTROYERS
RISIVVK RED TO SMYRNA
Va.SUINGTo.Y Sept. 5 At the
rriinest of the State Department
Acting Seiretary Konsevelt today
oidered dmlral Hrlstol, America-i
high commissioner at Constant!
r "pie. to diFpatch a force of de
stroyers to Smyrna "to protect
lives and property."
In his cablegram to Admiral
I'rlstol, Secretary Roosevelt em
phasized that the action of the
department had neither naval nor
jollllcal s'gniflcance.
TURKISH NATIONALISTS
ARK ROITED BY GREEKS
ATHENo. Sept. 5. (Ry TI.e
Associated Press.) A Greek com
nuniqun .-eports the Greek army
In Asia Minor has repulsed anil
touted the Turkish nationalise
east of Brusa.
ARKANSAS DEMOCRATS
TO FINANCE CAMPAIGN
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Sept. 6.
At the tate Democratlo conven
tion In session here today, a spe
cial committee headed by Gover
nor McRae, was named to extend
greetings to former President
Woodrow Wilson.
The message sent to Mr. Wilson
was as follows
"The Democratic party of Ar
kansas In convention assembled,
extends to you cordial greetings
and felicitations on your life of
continued usefulness. We believe
that the principles which you so
ably advocated as President are
immortal and we express the ear
nest hop that they will be vindi
cated In your life-time."
U On a roll ca.ll of the meeting by
Counties, one member from each
County repeated a pledge that the
full quota would be obtained for
Arkansas Democrats runa oi ,
000 to help fight for Congressional
increases In doubtful States.
Previous reports have said the
Turks were nearlng Brusa and that
the fall of that place was lmml
: ent.
SAYS EXISTENCE OF THE
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 6.
-(By the Associated Press.)
The existence of tne uemocrauv
CifMM n tan Tm
PUN
C
CHEST
CTQBE
111!
y
RIVE FOR
8 TO 14
LONDON IS ANTICIPATING
EVACUATION BY GREEKS
LONDON. Sept. 5. (By The As
sociated Press.) News of the suc
cessive reverses suffered by the
Oreeks at the hands of the Turk
ish nationalists In Asia Minor )a
relieved here to forecast early
evacuation of the entire area by
the Geerk army.
Indeed, the evacuation has al
ready negun, according to tne
Dally Mail, which quotes Oree.
official c.rcles in London, as de
claring the army will be oat of
i he country within three weeks.
The newspaper attributes to Its
Greek offlial informant the state
ment that the army is worn out
witn righting.
"Many soldiers have been In one
battlefield or another for the last
12 years." he said, "and they me
thoroughly disheartened by the
conviction that there is nothing
tangible to fight for."
The Dally Telegraph's diplo
matic correspondent sav the
Greek- government notified Gretv
Lritaln on Saturday of Its decision
to evacuate Asia Minor, Including
i he Smyrna enclave, and asked the
assistance of the allies in arrang-
.riK an armistice. it announced
Its Inability longer to guarantee
the safety of ' the Christian com
munities throughout the 'country
or the allied nationals in Smyrna
and subsequently put forward the
Idea that evacuation of all the
Christian civilians as well as the
Greek troops would he necessarv.
The safety of "thousands of
Christians now. seems to be tr.4
chief concern of the allies, whose
warships alone, it Is said, stand
between them and noaslhu nni.
illation. What degree of nrntw.
tlon can be (riven, esneefntiv it
the Turks reach Smyrna in their
pursuit of the Greeks, is a matter
'wr BueuuiHtlon.
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YEARS
N
Sam Burton and W. W.
Edwards Will Conduct
Campaign in City.
.Tr,v, w rathey. Dresident; Ar
nold H. Vanderhoof. vice-president,
and H. E. Gruver, secretary-treasurer,
were all re-elected at th an
nual meeting of the Board of Gov
ernors t the Asheville Community
Chest last night The meeting was
the first .annual gathering, c-ui
these officers had served since the
organization was perfected last
July. ,
Sam Burton was elected general
chairman of the campaign com
mittee, and W. W. Edwards assist
ant chairman. '
Preparations were made last
night for. ths community budget
rilmnnlm I tn he waged from Oc
tober 8 to 14. The amount of the
different budgets was considered
tntati-tv Annroxlmatelv $125
000 will be sought to take care of
the charitable and pniiamnropio
Institutions of the city that .will De
Incorporated in the budget.
The organizations that will be
represented in the community
budget ere as follows: Y.M.C.A-,
T.W.C.A.. Salvation Army. Red
Cross, the GoBd Samaritan Mission,
the Lindley Training School, the
Y.M.I., and Y.W.C.A. (colored).
Roy Scouts, the Associated Chari
ties, and perhaps others.
L Under the chairmanship of Mr.
puilon. assisted by Mr. Edwards,
if the local Y.K.C.A.. It Is thought
.Ll. . III V n rrmA
l'ibi xne campaign win " we--
with vigor and attended by suc
cess. The Board of Governors con
siders Itself fortunate in securing
Mr. Burton and Mr. Edwards to
'ke charge of such en Important
campaign. x
owing to the fact that tne x . w.
.A. m-H- nnt included in the
budget campaign waged last year
ICmHK fv Tnl
DIVISION OF TURKISH
CAVAIiRY WIPED OUT
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sent R -
(Bv The Associated
Turkish cavalry division has met
disaster near the Bllejlk - Brusa
f.-ont. Caught between two Greek
lorees, it was totally wiped out
The Turks made careless by heir
successes, did not reckon with the
Greek third army corps, which, as
previously reported, ,had retreated
unhampered In the direction . of
Brusa. This corps, extremely well
led, was attacked by a division of
IContintd m Ttti Tiul .
THE STATE PEN
Former County Official Is
Moved as Court Im
poses Sentence.
Four years in the State's prison
at Raleigh at hard labor was the
sentence passed yesterday upon C.
P. Gaston, former Tex Collects of
Buncombe County, whose books
showed a shortage of (49,500. The
sentence was passed by Judge
Henry. P. Lane, of Reldsville, who
has had the case under advisement
since the July term of court.
In receiving the sentence, the
former County olncial was moved
but did not break down In the
court room under the strain of the
ordeal. He was placed tn the
custody of the Sheriff and remand
ed to the Jail. In the next few
days he will be taken to Raleigh
to begin his sentence. It being des
ignated that he wear stripes.
Judge Lane, In sentencing Gas
ton, asserted he had given the case
careful consideration and had re
solved to dispose of It at the earl
iest possible moment. When a
man steals a horse, he said, the
defendant Is brought Into court
and sentenced. When a public of
ficial's books show a shortage, he
should not go unpunished regard
less of the fact he has paid back
the missing funds, according to
the court.
When Gaston's term came to a
close, a Charlotte firm was employ
ed to audit the books. The
shortage was discovered by the
auditors and the County Treasur
er called upon the New York se
curity firm that signed the bond
of the bffkclal, to pay the $49JiQQ,.
r I X . TV-
To Surety Compamy.
This was done and since that
time Gaston has turned over a
farm, several city lots and several
automobiles to the New York
Company.
The case was placed In the
hands of the Buncombe County
Grand Jurv, Auditor E. M. Lyda
appearing before the body and a
true bill was returned. The case
was continued for the term In ac
cordance with the usual custom.
Attorneys for Gaston told the court,
they were negotiating for a settle
ment with the bonding company.
At the next term of court a pier.
of nolo contendere was entered for
the defendant, the court Interpret
ing this to mean that Gaston was
guilty. Gaston admitted the short
age and stated that he had no In
tention to embezzle the County
funds. HS attorneys plead that
Cmllnd s Ptf Tic
00
TRAINING SG
AT WAYNESV
TO 8E ENLARGED
Quarter Million Dollars
Likely to Be Spent
on Institution.
Doolittle Achieves One Stop
Flight From Ocean To Ocean
IttKUt rarrfMert Tilt ierH OiH)
WAYNESVILLE, Sept. 5. Im
provements Involving an expendi
ture of between $150,000 and
$200,000 are to be made to the
Veterans' Bureau Training School
here, according to information ob
tained from a reliable source to
day. It is probable that as much
as a quarter million dollars will
be spent for new buildings and the
Installation of conveniences for
the benefit ofythe veterans of ths
world war who are here seeking
tu. rehabilitate themselves by
learning some gainful occupation,
having been rendered unfit by
their service wounds to further
pursue their former vocations.
A general scheme for the Im
provement of the school, the
building of shops and a single
men's dormitory has Been aoorov-
ed by the Veterans' Bureau of the
nun .District, and an Insneetnr
irum (joionei rornfs omce has
made his report. -
The general plan calls for a dor
mitory which would accommodate
the single men. Citizens of
Waynesville are assured a plan
they have on foot for the con-struotion-
of cottages to accom
modate ths married men anri il,ir
families, will meet success. In
fact those financially uble hnv
stated they will see that the plan
goes through and the Board of
Trade is sponsoring the movement.
unaer tne new plan the work
shops, where vocational courses
are conducted, would be greatly
enlarged, so as to affurd oppor
tunity to all veterans in the school
who mny desire to learn wood
working, mechanical and electrical
engineering and other allied sub
jects. I
Tom Bird. State Cnmm.nH.e
American Legion, who was here
this- week, stated that he believed
the school to be in the beat con
dition It has been since Its loca
tion here and expressed the opin
ion that the general scheme for
enlargement would go through
without a hitch.
The present vocational school Is
located on the epot where the last
struggle to occur east of the Mis
sissippi during the War Bteween
the States took place and arrange
ments are now under way whereby
the location will be marked by a
suitable monument.
NATIONAL GUARD
E-0RGANIZAT1
GO
scuss
ED
May Reduce Organized
Peace Strength by About
185,000 Men.
SIX MORE ARRESTS IN
ARKANSAS NEGRO MURDERS
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. S.
Lieut. Jas. H. Doolittle,-army avla
tor who began a one-stop flight
icroSs the continent at 10:30 p. m..
Eastern time. In a specially-built
DeHavlland airplane, arrived at
Rockwell field, the army aviation
headquarters here, at 6:34 p. m.,
pacific time, today.
The actual distance traveled by
Lieutenant Doolittle to San Diego
from Pablo Beach, near Jackson
ville. Fbv, w-as roughly computed
by army officers here as 2,276
miles. - i
Lieutenant Doolittle flew over
eight States. Airmen said his night
flight over the Florida swamps was
one of tne nnest acnievemenue in
recent years by a military airman.
The daring aviator was paced In
from El Sentro, Imperial Valley,
bv Cant. Wm. M. andolph and
Lieut. C, L. Webber, each piloting
a DefcLaviiana.
Doolittle required only 22 hours
and 21 minutes to complete the
2,276-mile trip and with an hour
and 13 minutes taken out at San
Antonio for fueling, his actual fly-
lne time was 21 hours and 18 min
utes, or at the rate of approximate
ly 100 miles an hour, or mne anc
two-thirds every" minute.
Key West at 4:30 o'clock this aft
ernoon. '
' Short of gasoline, Lieut. Walter
Hinton, who Is the pilot . of the
plane which is endeavoring to fly
from the United States to Rio Ja
neiro, was forced to land here. He
had Intended to come down In
Neuvltas Bay, 150 miles to the
east.
The unfavorable air conditions
at Key West this morning, which
resulted In the failure of two at
tempts, pursued the aviators in
(he flight along the north coast of
Cuba. The big plane bucked head
winds and off Havana passed
through a heavy rain and electrical
storm.
Weather conditions tomorrow,
Laccordlng to Lieutenant Hinton.
will decide-whether the voyagers
will make for Nuevltas or Guan
tanamo. or attempt -to reach Port
LAu Prim. Haiti, the point, their
first machine was headed for when
it crashed Into the sea off Guan
tanamo the evening the August 27
on the wsy from Nassau.
HTXTON REACHES CTBA
AFTER A HARD FLIGHT
CAIBARIEN. Santa Clare Prov
ince, Cuba. Sept. S. (By The As
sociated Press) The airplane Sam
palo Correia II arrived here from
THINK BUNK HOUSE FIRE '
OF ACCIDENTAL OFUGEV
WASHINGTON, Sept. Pre
liminary reports to the depart
ment of Justice Indicate that the
fire which destroyed the Vjunk
house of the Pennsylvania Rail
road a! Pittsburgh with a loss of
seven lives was of accidental orig
in, according to officials of the department
MEMPHIS, Tenn., fiept. 5 Six
more arrests were made today by
detectives in connection with the
killing of two negro employes at
the Rock Island shops at Hulbert,
Ark., on August 10 following
startling revelations made by 8.
W. Poston and Frank A. njjller,
who have been In Jail since Sun
day for the killing of Charles H.
mnior, jr., non Union Frisco em
ploye. Detectives said that more ar
rests probably will, be made today.
Miller, in A' confession, said tu
have been made -to detectives late
last night, told of .the plot to
wreck the- Kansas City-Florida
limited fast Frisco passenger
trajn, near capievme. Tenn., Au
gjjt 26, when 26 spikes had been
pulled from the rails He admit
ted complicity In the sbike pull'
ing but was not implicated In the
double killing at Hulbert.
Poston, detectives said, confess
ed he participated in the killing
of the negroes at Hulbert and
implicated several others.
Arrests today include Hugh Bor
lan, John Kelly, Dudley Clegg,
Robert C. Bright. C. W. Jackson,
white, and Will Townsend, negro,
all of whom are' said to be strik
ers, ''
LEGIONNAIRES GRATEFTIi
OVER" THE BONUS FIGHT
WASHINGTON. geof, 6 The
North - Carolina department the
American Legion through Tom Uytd.
of Asheville, and the American
Legloa Auxiliary department of
North Carolina through Mr. Edward
w. Burt, of Asheville. has taanked
Senator Overman for his sarti in the
bonus fight. I
WASHINGTON. Sept. R. fHy
The Associated Press) Reorgan
ization of the National Guard on
a more economical basis for Its
peace-time development Is being
given serious consideration by the
members of the House sub-committee
on military appropriations
and by War Department officials.
Suggestions already have been
made that the maximum strength
allowed by law be decreased from
800 men per Senator and Repres
entative to 450 or 60(1, making a
reduction in the organization au
thorised peace strength L about
186,000 men.
In a letter to Representative
Antnony, nansas, cnairruan or Ihe
House sub-committee on military
appropriations, which was made
public today, Secretary Weeks
pointed out two methods by vhlch.
a new adjustment of the Nation
al Guard might 'be accomplished.
The first would be to limit the
strength and development by lim
iting appropriations and the sec
and would prescribe "a more
reasonable requirement as to the
prescribed peace strength."
"In my opinion," Secretary
Weeks said, "ths latter Is the fair
est and best; moreover, it Is due
to "both the National Guard and
to the WarDepartment tu know
where they sland. In view of the
fact that the present peace
strength was fixed solely by Con
gress and being fearful of being
misunderstood by the National
Guard, I hesitate to make any
definite recommendations.
"Regarding" the possible redae-
-tlon In strength." the secretary
added, "the suggestion has been
made from National Guard sour
ces that a peace-time strength of
260,000 or 450 or 600 per Sena
tor and Representative would be
adequate at the present time.
"This strength," the war secre
tary continued, "would permit of
the completion of the 18 infantry
dtvisons, a proper proportion of
cavalry troops, the coast artil
lery companies and certain Inde
pendent Infantry and special troop
units whloh are essential and nec
essary. 1 consider the 18 lnrantry
divisions .the kepstone of the
structure, and in my opinion, no
thing should be done which would
Interfere with their completion. It
Is possible that certain auxiliary
units which are included In the di
vision could be withdrawn such
as the air squadron and the tank
company, in those cases where the
state will have difficulty in main
taining units of this character."
Questionnaires already have
been sent toy te War Department
to the commanding generajs of
all army corps area and by the
militia bureau to the State adju
tants-general, requesting their
views on new reorganization of
the National uuara. xnese com
munications point out that the
"economic conditions confronting
the Government and the Wates
make it expedient to consider a
modification of the allotment of
troops of the National Guard to
the states."
Information collected from the
corps area commanders and the
state Adjutant-general will be fur
nished a special committee which
will be assembled in Washington
in about two weeks to begin work
of drafting a scheme of reorgani
zation. - .
WA.HIK.iTO'. l Wtl
TUB ..tlilfn.l.B euifls
( si' ft c si iri
WASHINGTON, Sept 6. It?
ports from the tutu indicate line
the Wiiiiiuiiliin administration It
.either prejudiced against North
.'irulliin the National Fuel lli.i
titluition Pionrain has fallen
('own.
Dining the past two or thre
In h th,i North Carolina State Fuel
Ini'i'ctor has fin nlsheil Senator
Simmons with evidence that show.
the coal opciutois are rcfiiiiing to
ii.iniHh ' i-al on contiact at con
trait prv- or at the Hoover fair
price lo absolutely essential con
cerns v hose a pplica I tons have
l-een uppioved h.v both State Ul
n dor iktid the National l'ucl lls
Irlhiitors. Tim coal companies
and mirte-j In some .instances they
s:iy they have no cars and in
others i hey have no available coul
hut .Mr. i'clf has absolutely provej
that the mines and coal companies
have plenty of coal and for peopl,
v ho will pay three or four times
the contract price and twice the
Hoover fair price.
CiMtl If nought Would
('ml III Per Ton
Senator Simmons today laid be-
f-ire I'le interstate Commerce
Commission letters by coal com
panies and mines offering to fur
nish coal at six fifty and seven
dollars f o.b. mines, w hich, In
North Carolina, would mean from
nine lo eleven dollars delivered,
lie asserted to the commission and
'he Fuel Distributor that It Is a
latter o price for people who
v." 1 1 1 pay the high price there Is
1 lnnty of coal and there are pients
of curs mil that the administra
tion is simpiy permitting tne coal
companies and mines to prey on
I he dlro necessities of the people
and of the country's Industries and
thut under this Republican admin
istration thp coal profiteers and
bootleggers are simply running
viiti witnout any restraint or ap
parent ,'ea.- of consequences.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission and the National Fuel Dis
tributor b'lve practically confessed
their Inability lo furnlah a remedy
or to eonirol Ihe sweep of profi
teering. The Interstate Commerce
Commission today made the futile
suggstioti 'hat the cotton oil mills
I-i North Carolina, whose applica
tions for coal have been approved
but who can get no coal, should
apply for an Injunction against thu
ceai minors and operators to try
lo preven: thorn from permitting
the coal to go at high prices out
s'de the preferred classes. This
was the only suggestion made.
Simmons Is Indignant
Over" Sltunttiiii
Senator Simmons Is India-nun)
oyer the rltuatlon and expressed
his condemnation of ths Inaction
of the administration and of I s
utter necligenre and seeming In
ability to handle the situation. Mr
rarspns, of Mr. Self's office at
P.alelgh, has been In Washington
tor several days. The best that
l:e has he?n able to do tn, o,.
cotton oil mills In North Carolina
oren io get an offer of inn
cars of coal, run of ih. mir,..
six fifty per ton. f o b. mines. ' So
rr, Mr. Parsons lias refused to
pay the extortionate price de
manded bu: has discovered no ave
nue through which coal can be
hd at reasonable prices.
NO ABRIDGEMENT
OF L BERT! W LL
BE PERM TTED
Daugherty Says Inciting
to Riot and Murder Will
Not Be Allowed.
INJUNCTION NOT TO
PREVENT STRIKES
Johnston Says He Defies
Anyone to Stop Union
Men Meeting.
SENATE REKTTMES ITS
' (YWSIUKHATIOV OF HILL
..noiii..nU;, Kept. 6. (By
The Associated Press. )The Sen
ate resumed consideration of the
administration antl -profiteering
coal hill today and annroved with.
out a roll call an amendment
which would limit the life of the
measure to six months. The blll
was before the Senate most of the
day and leadersspected to get
a vote on It tomorrow.
The coal situation was also
taken up by the cabinet at its
regular meeting today from the
standpoint of supply, considera
tion being given to the coal com
mission now contemplated as an
organization to deal with the aft
ermath of the bituminous strike
-(OMMMiei m iot 7V.
WASHINGTON'. 1. C Sept. 5
(My The Assoclulml Press I - The
Injunction obtained In Chicago
against striking shopmen by the
government. Attorney - General
Haunlierty ifild today, will not be
used to aluSdge personal liberty,
nor will freedom of speech or the
press be Interfered with. Hut. he
added, "freedom of speech and
freedom of press does not menn
I hose mediums may be used tit In
cite riots or murders." The attorney-general
also declared that the
Injunction had not been obtained,
lo tone men to work, nor was it
n move to prevent strikes.
The statement of Mr. Daugherty,
which was made tu newspaper cor
respondents, followed earlier dec
larations by a White House spokes
man after today's cabinet meeting
thut President Harding felt the In
junction would not In any way en
danger constitutional rights of ths
men on strike or of other citizens.
Rut, It was added, the Chicago In
junction proceedings would be fol
lowed up with the determination
of preventing Interference with
transportation. '
Just how far the government
would be obliged to go with prose
cutions against Individuals) the
White House spokesman said,
could only he determined by events.
It was indicated that no activities
In connection w t FtoitlUr strike out
side of court matters were; now in
progress.
Attorney-General Daugherty In
his statement declared there would
be no objection by the Department
of Justice to meetings of union
men to perform any of their func
tions, "that do not interfere with
interstate commerce or otherwise
violate the law."
"If anyone undertakes to abridge
personal liberty," he added, "I will
be as vigorous In upholding the
people's rights as I am vigorous In
opposing violence."
The attorney-general expressed
the belief that the strike situation
"would quiet down" this week and
added:
"I do not want to go an farther
in these proceedings than Is neces
sary. I want to be reasonable
about It, but not so reasonable as
to let the government and the peo
ple be trampled upon.
Ths Injunction, he said, "Is sit
ting very comfortably," adding
that the department- had re
ceived many congratulatory mes
sages on It, Including many from
labor people.
The great majority of the press
about 90 per cent that portion
of "the respectable upstanding
press." Mr. Daugherty declared,
approved the government's course.
The press, he added, had perform
ed "a very generous helpful ser
vice to the American pebple."
Responding to a question, the at
torney-general said he thought aH
court would construe advocacy or
picketing as being in violation of
Judge Wilkinson's temporary re
stralninr order.
Reports to the pepartment of
Justice today, he asserted, snowed
the situation over the country to
be "quiet, very comfortable."
As the attorney-general discuss
ed the situation, Wm. H. Johnston,
president of the international As
sociation of MaefcUilats, one of the
even striking rail unions, declared
In an address before a mass meet
ing of strikers here that no change
has been made In the methods of
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New Attempt to Dyna
mite Coast Line Bridge
Wreck in Florida. ,
LABOR BODY ASKS ,
FEDERAL CONTROL
Daniel Willard Denies He
Has Held Conference
With Jewell.
Perjury Indictments Looked
For In Herrin Rioting Probe
TAKING TESTIMONY ON
RELEASE OF FRADT
, MIAMI. Fla.. Sept. S. Taking of
testimony in proceedings brought
in an attempt to release, under
bond, of Edgar C. Frady,' Chicago
automobile man, charged with the
murder of his wife last February,
on the ground that he will die if
longer confined in the Dade Coun
ty jail, began today before J.R.C.
Clemons, a special examiner.
Dr. J. W. Stsler, former city
health officer of Miami, the first
State witness, testified that after
an examination of Frady, it was
his opinion that it would not seri
ously affect his health to remain In
Jail until his 'trial on January I.
and that he would be ready to go
to trial now or that time. He said
his mental condition was good.
MARION, 111., Sept. 6. (By the
Associated Press.) Deliberations
of ths special grand Jury Investi
gating the Herrin riot were widen
ed today, Attorney General Ed
ward J. Brundage announced, to
Include application of the acid test
to testimony offered by witnesses.
He predicted several indictments
for perjury In the near future.
With the appearance of a local
undertaker before the Grand Jur
ors It became known that the
Grand Jury was seeking to estab
lish the Identity of the slain men.
Other undertakers will be called
tomorrow.
Although no official Information
could be obtained. It was under
stood thst the Grand Jurors were
In possession of certain clues thst
may establish the Identity of the
If bodies burled in lb potters
field near Herrin. the graves un
marked except by numbers.
At the time the 16 were burled,
Herrin and Marlon undertakers
who had -charge of the prepara
tions declared no positive identi
fication papers were found In the
victims' clothes. A description of
each, opposite a number, entered
in a book kept by the Coroner
would be the sole means of fu
ture identification, they said.
According to information made
public, the work of the Grand Jury
now Includes Investigation of the
22 deaths; responsibility for the
Hot. failure of authorities to call
for troops and the veracity of tes
timony offered by witnesses.
"Some of the witnesses who
have appeared before the Grand
Jurors have not been telling the
truth," Attorney General llrun
dage charged.
That a number of witnesses
who have been before the Grand
Jury have dellberatey perjured
themselves to thwart .Justice and
protect members of the mob, "was
intimated by Mr. Brundage.
Others who declined or who
may decline to testify on the ex
cuse that they might Inrrlmlnato
themselves will be cited before Cir
cuit Judge D. T. Hartwoll for con
tempt of court, Mr. Brundage con
tinued. C. R. Edlrington. Secretary and
Treasurer of the Greater Marion
Association, today made public a
letter to a publishing concern In
East St. Louis, attacking the pub
licity and characterization given
the Herrin riot by the Illinois
Chamber of Commerce In Its cam
paign to raise funds for the prose
cution of members of the mob.
Within two weeks Williamson
County will face another angle of
the riots when claims totalling
nearly $-260,000 resulting from the
burning of the strip mine and the
attendant disorders are placed be
fore the Board of Supervisors for
their consideration.
That the Board will not allow
the claims and thereby force the
claimants Into court for collection
is a foregone conclusion.
Mrs. Msybelle Jacobs, widow of
Raymond C. C. Jacobs, has askd
for damages of $5,000 for the
death of her husband. This clsim,
as well as all others, -- h.ued
on an Illinois riot statute.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6. Leaders
the striking railway shopmen de
nied tonight printed reports that
call had been sent out for a meet
lug of the Union policy cor .rait
tee of ninety men In Chicago on
Thursday.
"Any such report la a plot on '
the part of the railroads to de
ceive our membership" declared
J. V. McGrath, vice-president and
spokesman for the Union in the
absence from headquarters of B.
M. Jewell.
While refusing to reveal the
whereabouts of Mr. Jewell, who
dropped- from sight last Thursday,
Just before the government ob
tained a temporary injunction
against the strikers, Mr, McGrath
mid, referring to reports that Mr.
Jewell hail been In Baltimore, that '
"I do not believe he tiaa been in
thst vicinity even."
"There has been absolutely no
call for a meeting of the policy
committee sent Qlit from our
headquarters" he declared. "And .
such a meeting would be Impoa-
slble on Thursday as our mem
bars could not be assembled on
such nhort notice."
At the same time railway execu
tives said they knew of no efforts)
being made to settle the strike.
Hals Holden, president of the
Burlington, said he understood
that all discussion had ended jitter
the recent conference in New
Votk and that his road was well
satisfied with general conditions,
"We quit talking at New York
and now are busy sVovlng the
trsfflc," he said.
Mr, Jewell who has been sought
-ever since the Injunction waa
handed down last Friday to ob
tain service for a writ, and who
has virtually been reported - in
Washington, Baltimore and other
eastern cities, was still absent to
day. although some of his friends
Indicated he might return tomor
row. . ,-.
WHiTARD DENIES IT AVE
- SESSION WITH f JfiWKIi
I BALTIMORE, Sept. 6. Daniel s
Willard, President of the Baltimore .
snd Ohio Railroad Company, ton
night emphatically denied he hasv
besn in conference with B. M. .
Jewell, President of the railway .
employes department of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, relative
to a modified seniority concession
to the striking shlpmen or an
agreement not to oppose the shop
men's plea for a seven cast wag
Increase.
Mr. Willard said he had not
seen Mr. Jewell, he knew nothing
of the proposed concession and de
clared the Baltimore and Ohio 1
"going ahead, trying to reaoh a
settlement with its own men."
Mr. Jewell registered at the Em
erson Hotel last Saturday morning
and left between 6 and $ o'clock .
Mondav afternoon. It was said to
night at the hotel.
When told tonight that it- waa
reported in Chicago that Jewell is
ready to call a meeting of the
executive committee of the shop
men to submit a modified seniority ;
concession, as a result of Jewell's
visit to Baltimore, Itr. Willard '
said:
"You can "deny that for me. I'
know nothing of any meeting and
havs not conferred with Mr. Jew-HI."
TWO ACTRESSES ATTEMPT
KUICIDE IN NEW YORK
NEW TORK, Sept. 5. Two ac
tresses attempted suicide today by
swallowing poison.
Miss Donnle Harrison, 20 years
old, leaving a note saying she was
desperate because she was unable
to rid herself of addiction to drugs,
was found unconscious in her bed
which had been set afire by a cig
arette. Her condition Is serious.
Mrs. Vera Maynard, 2 years old,
a widow, who waa discharged from
Hellevus two weeks ago after an
attempt to end her life, told detec
tives she made her second attempt
today because she realized she
could not achieve ruccess as a mo
tion picture actress. She added
she would try suicide if she re
covered. Mrs. Maynard, whose condition
Is not serious, was picked up at a
atreet corner by two men who took
her to a hospital in n automobile.
ALLEGE rr.OT TO K I IT,
ROYALTY IS UNEARTHED
BUCHAREST, Rumania. Sept. 6
fBy The Associated Press) A
plot to kill the royal family while
attending the races during a fes
tival has been uncovered and a
number of former Hungarian
army officers are .under arrest.
They are declared to have had in
their possession explosives which
they Intended to plant In the,,
grandstand at the race track.
LEADING AMERICAN
NEGRO J APT1ST DEAD
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Sept, 5.
Rev. E. C. Morris. - of Helena,
Ark., president of the American
Baptist Convention, negro, and the
only negro member of the execu
tive committee of the Baptist gen- .
eral conference of North America
then Baptist World Alliance, and
the federal council of the- church
of Christ In America, died her
early todiy.