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ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1 1 , 1 922.
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WIN
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EBELLIDUS
D JIT PIRAEUS!
GREEK SOLO ERS Forecast Is Made Insistent
Demands For General Strike
In Nation Will Be Rejected
.an-
ion
Parade Streets, Shouting
insults m demonstra
tion Against King.
ALL QUIET AGAIN
IN TOWN OF SMYRNA
Much Talk Is Heard of
, the Return of Venizelos
"toPremiership.
'ATHENS, Sept. 10. The first
troop have reached Piraeus from
the former Greek front In Aria
JBnor In a mutinous mood: they
paraded the streets in the city in
small and large groups, in a dem
onstration against King Constan
tino, many of them shouting
suits.
Five transports bearing troon
)iad received instructions from the
War .Department to land the sol
diers on the Island of the Aegean
but the troops are declared to have
forced the captain to proceed to
Piraeus and they landed there des
pite orders to tha contrary.
The abdication of Constantino
Is being openly discussed and the
newspapers demanding the jeturn
"brVerilzelos. .The Royalists, how
ever are reacting vigorously and
insisting upon the choice nf nn.
eral Meterxas as premier, to which
the king may have to agree un
less Triantaflllakos succeeds In
forming a cabinet. In Venizelist
and other' political circles it Is
considered that a Metaxaa cabinet
would actually mean a military
dictatorship. ,
AMERICAN DESTROYER
ARRIVES AT SMYRNA
, SMYRNA, Sept. 10. (By The
Associated Press) The American
'destroyer Lawrence arrived here
yesterday and sixty sailors from
the Lawrence fcre ' guarding the
American consulate, the theatre,
tthe Y. M. C. A. building and the
.American school. The American
lproperty Is near the consulate.
t The town is packed with refu
gees, but calm prevails. Great
numbers are massed on the quays
(and are leaving port -on all kinds
of vessels. British, Italian and
French naval forces are ashore pa-
leoiung limited areas, but there-
nam oeen no concerted action for
the general maintenance of order
as the Turks are not willing to
permit these patrols to remain in
tne city.
There has been some looting and'j
na me TurKish authori
ties have arrested some of the cul
prits who for the most part are
Turks. The present Turkish force
In Smyrna numbers y000 and la
well disciplined. Relief for the
homeless and starving; Is being or
ganized. -
SAY TURK'S ARMS END
. PROBLEM OF DIVISION
PARIS, Sept. 10. (By The As
sociated Press) The Turkish Na
tionalists ending their two weeks
campaign have swept the Greeks
out of Asia Minor and the Kemal
Ists, who yesterday entered Smyr
na took Prisoner thn amnn- -
the Greek forces remaining behind
to cover the wild flight of the
Greek army that a month, ago
held securely a large part of Asia
Minor land talked of marching ot
through Thrace and into Constan
tinople. The Turks ran a race with ,the
diplomats, their leaders say, and
won the race, for Turkish arms
ett led in a few days and settled
nnally, according to Angora ad
vices, the problem of how Asia
Minor is to b divided, a problem
with which diplomacy has been
Strueirllno. fnt lh... ..An.-
Smyrna which has been n a
fetate of chaos for three days, since
me week high commissioner too
o a warship! in fear of his life, is
ow a hotbed of tyohus and nlaa-ua
nd is crowded with thousands' nf
lerugees without food.
The Allied consuls and naval
contingents including the Ameri
cans, had begun the restoration of
order as soon as they arrived, but
the Turks have taken charge of
Smyrna and their first efforts have
been directed toward stamping out
epidemics and relieving distress.
-4CMHtmed 9 fvt Tim
Executive Council Will Act Today Some Chiefs Say
loo Much uncertainty Already Caused by
Gompers' Washington Statement.
ATLANTIC CITY,' N. J.,
"Sept. 10. Demands for a gen
eral strike of all organizations
of the American Federation of
Labor which are reported by
- its omeers to-have been-pour--ing
in since Attorney General
, , JJa ugh exly . .oblalned his . ... in,-.
Junction agalnat the striking
rail shop crafts, will be the
first on the program for con
sideration when the Executive
Council of the Federation re
sumes its annual conference
here tomorrow.
Neither Samuel Gompers
nor the 10 others on the
Executive Council, made any
official statement concerning
the probable outcome -f to
morrow's session. ExpreiB
ing their individual opinions.
Council members without ex
ception were strongly opposed
to a general strike, although
they were unanimous In de
nouncing the Injunction as "a
blow to the rail crafts and1 a
threat to all organized labor'
The labor chiefs are united.
they assert, in the belief that
too much uncertainty ha al
ready been aroused In the na
tion's industrial life by a st.it -ment
of Mr. Gomptirs isiued
at Washington which was In-
"terpretrd by some as a uii-
eral strike threat.
tne -then- scores -ef We--grams,
it was said, have been
reoelvcd demanding tho .gen
eral strike.
At the same time large em
ployers of labor throughout
the country have besieged the
Federation officials with re
quests for assurance that their
contracts with Individual labor
unions will not be oancelled
through any nation-wide walk
out.
"We believe the American
public Is entitled to know
where It stands and I predict
that a formal assurance that
the American Federation of
Labor Labor contemplates no
general strike will bo one of
the first acts of this Council."
said a member of that body
today.
Greater Asheville Dinner
And Pageant Come Tonight
Mrs. Gould Had
Presentiment of
Maynard's Death
Aviator Had Promised
Never ot Fly After the
Rutland Circus.
! GREENSORO, Sept. 10.
Edward Gould, of New York,
.admirer of lieutenant Beilvin
W. Maynard, a few days prior
to the flyer's death presented
him with a check for $10,000
for a tubercular hospital at
Saranac, N. G., in which May
nard was much interested A.
1. Schlofllce, representing tho
New York department t tho
American Legion at the funeral
in Sampson County today, told,
friends of Mnynard.
Tho rift was made following
a presentment to Mrs. Gould
(hat Maynard would be killed
in an airplane accident. May
nard hud promised never to fly
again after the Rutland flights.
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FLY
HOUSE
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II LAKE
ERATJVES
A
Spartanburg Mill Plans
lor workers to Have
Short Outings.
with the recratlonal resources
of Western North Carolina being
dally developed and new means of
relaxation being found, new and
distinct feature has been dlscov
ered with the placing of a laige
house boat on Lake Summitt, near
Tuxedo, by the Saxon Mills, of
Spartanburg.
The house boat will provide ree-
reatlonal pleasure for the opera
tlves of the mill and during the
present summer 138 men, women
i and children from the mill sec
tion enjoyed real outings on the
placid waters of the beautiful
mountain lake.
Each operative has the oppor
tunity of spending one week dur
ing the summer qn the house boat
and during this time receives two-
thirds of his regular wage as-an
employe of the mill. The lake Is
ideal for bathing and the small
sum of tl per week is made to
cover the living expenses of the
operatives, while on the. house
TVThe boat Is 0 feet long and SI
ist wide,, with electric lights and
othVr features for comfortable liv
ing. Two large state rooms are
provided with bunks for boys and
r girls, two rooms for family use,
two rooms for .chaperons, a klch
en, living room and a 'porch ex
tending around the boat. --
laA. The hours boat was constructed
N6 PARSON'
BSE0U1ES HELD
3 P. M. SUNDAY
3,000 Attend Services
Held in Open. Airplanes
Come From Bragg.
WILMINGTON, N. C, Sept. 10.
The funeral of Lieutenant Bel
vln W. Maynard, known through
out the country as "the Flying
Parson" who was killed in an air
plane accident at Rutland, Ver
mont, Thursday of last week, was
held at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
A. A. Mavnard. ' his parwits, In
Simpson County this, afternoon at
8 "o'clock.
Notwithstanding the inaccesa
blllty by rail of the old Maynard
home, it being seven miles from
the nearest railroad, a crowd of
more than 8,000 people attended
the service which was participat
ed in by four ministers, all of
whom were close personal friends
of the filers
Two airplanes from Pope Field,
Camp Bragg, arrived to the North
side of the Maynara nome auum
10 minutes before the hour for
the funeral but the pilots were
imnhia to locate the home and
the throng on account of the den
sity Of a large oak grove, in tne
midst of which is looated the
Maynard home. tionsequenujr
their scheduled part of dropping
flowers from the air was not car
ried out. After circling about to
the North for a few minutes, tne
airmen headed toward Camp
Bragg.
Tha service was conducted from
the porch of the old fashioned
country, home and was very sim
ple. ,
MISSING SISTERS ARB
ON WAY TO MACOJI
MACON, Ga . Sept. 1.. Attorney
J. Ellsworth Hall, representing tho
Lamar family, announced here to
night that Mrs. J. Garnett Starr and
her sister. Miss Valeria Lamar, who
have been missing since August 21,
hava been found and are being
brought back to Macon.
"We're glad that tho young- women
have been found," said Colonel H.
T). Russell, attorney for t. v. ra-
ham. "
r.nhim has been Hew in Jail here
for several days" on a cnarge ox ara
nannlnv In connection with the dis
appearance of the Lamar sisters.
Reports received here state- that
the Lamar family paid 11.200 ruward
before they located Mrs. Starr and
her alater in Jacksonville. Fla, They
are said to have been taken to St.
Augustine, where the party boarded
the Havana-New Torn uimiM,
alighting at Savannah from which
city they boarded a train for Macon.
Sheriff J; R. Hicks and a close
friend of the family, besides Warren
Roberts, uncle of the young women
are in the party. - - .
SOO JAPANESE FISHER '
FOLK. lAJSE Biuius
HONOLULU, T. H., Sept. 10.
Throe hundred Japanese fishermen
were drowned - onr tne cniaima, m
Kuril Islands, South of tho Kam
chatka peninsula. August 25. when
vn aamimna caDsixed during tho
violent storm In which the Japanoae
cruiser Nittaka sank, according to a
from a raft left by the Construe-1 caelegrram today from Toklo to th
tlon Company building the damj Nlppu Jlgl, a Japanese newspaper
Cor the lako ne?e- (
"All for Asheville" Pa
geant Will Be Given at
5 P. M. in Open.
POMP WILLMARK
BIG- SPECTACLE
Henderson and Daniel to
Speak Stores Will
Close Early.
Greater, Its full meaning la ex
tension, and this is the slm of
officials In launching the drive for
a Greater Chamber of Commerce
to aid In building a Greater Ashe
ville, which will be formally open
ed this afternoon at 5 o clock, on
the spacious Battery Park lawn,
when the "All for Asheville pa
geant, rivaling In pomp and glory
the grand spectacles of ancient
days.
Kquilly as Important, from the
standpoint of interest, is the
"Greater Asheville Dinner, ta be
held at the Battery Park Hotel,
this evening at 6:80 o'clock, when
several hundred will gather
around the festive board.
i After an afternoon and ve-
nlnr devoted to festivities end ban
ijiieting In celebration ot the new
ern in the vowtli of Ailieville,
jnday morning will, mark the
bediming of the bua.ness end of
t.iP program, the work, every
p.ibllc-spirltel citizen aiding, to
raise the necessary funds to In
sure the comprehensive, prrr.im
outllneJ for the next few years.
The pageant will b? all that
could be asked in the way of an
Inspirational and beautiful affair,
outlined and dedloat.vl to encour
age the c'tlzens of the mountain
mMvopoli to "rillv around tne
s'andard of civic pride."
PajM-ant Will Start
At O'clock.
Promptly at S o'clock, with the
trumphets of heralds sounding
their lovous notes and the Aeho-
vl'.'.e Municipal Bind rendering:
tuneful select'oni, the procession
wll lascend the platform erected
for the purpose, Miss iaa Hamil
ton will take the part of "Amer-
'North Caroltf'" will be repre
sented by Mrs. J. Scroop Styles,
and Miss Katharine Erwln will
rake the part as "Ash-ivllle" the
th'rd member of tho central trio.
The "Greater Asheville Cham
ber of Commerce" will bo portray
ed by Mlaa Hannaii Weaver, the
daughter of Representative and
Mrs. Zebulon Woavor mid her at
tendants wlM be Miss Anna Ksth
e,rli.e Davis and Miss Marlon Cox.
Two trumpete'-s in preen velvet
and silver costumes will al at
tend Miss Weaver and she will car
ry a handsome bouquet of flowers
to be presented by the President
and Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce.
"Civio Virtue,'' an allegorical
figure, with sword and scales of
Justice, will be portrayed by Miss
Ines Kessler and Miss Louise cos
ton ,ln Shakespearean robes of red
and cold will represent Drama.
A special 'cnllo number to
O'Mara's "There Is No . Death
has been written by Carl Bchr,
"cellist and will be sung by Mrs.
Katherine Wooster, Mr. Henr
playing the 'cello. Other musical
numbers will Include: Gounod's
"Ava Maria," Grelg's "Morning
Handel's "Largo" and the "Trau
meri" by Schumann. The Munic
ipal Band, under the direction of
Joseph DrNardo, will also contrip
ute a number oi spiritea seiec
tlons.
Merchants of the city, many who
will close their stores at G o clock
In order that employee) may par
ticipate In the pageant, will have
representatives and banners and
decorations will in a colorful man
ner, portray the Interest of the
business men of the tity.,
D. W. Daniel To Speak .
At Dinner.
Dr. D. W. Daniel, head of the
English Department at Clemson
Agricultural College, South Caro
lina, will be the principal speaker
at the dinner and his ready wit to
gather with his usual inspirational
message; is certain to prove an ex.
cellent forerunner ot the business
end of the campaign.
An excellent menu -has. been ar
ranged by the commute having the
dmner in charge ana it is expectra
to be an outstanding event of this
year in Western North Carolina.
It lias often been said that the
greatest campaigns and plans have
been formed 'around the 'able" and
It is believed this will aptly apply
to the "Greater Asheville Dinner.
- Mark Brown will act as toast
master and will speak on the sub
ject of "Our Determination;" "Why
We are Here ' win do tne auDject
of P. M. Burdette, president of
th" - Chamber of. Commerce;
R I M A R I ES AN
ELEC
ONS A
EATURE WEEK
Maine Elects Senator,
Four Congressmen and
Governor Today.
MARYLAND HOLDS
PRIMARIES TODAY
Massachusetts, - Vermont
and South CarolinaJBal
lot Tuesday.
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 10.-
With the eyes of the entire coun
try upon the issue, the voters of
Maine will go to the polls tomor
row to olect a United States en-
ator and four congressmem as wall
as a governor, stale auditor, mem
bers of the legislature and county
officials. WhCa ist eiiinute predic
tions of RepuuTfruH leaders were
that the state would remain Re
publican by a plurality of 40,000
the Democrats maintained that or
ganizations of the Democratic wo
men and oilier factors would brine
about "a great surprise
United States Senator Frederick
Hale, Republican, of Portland, Is
opposed for re-election by former
Governor o.akJ.ey. C Curt lst .Demo
crat, also of this city. Governor
Perrival P. Baxter who.' as prest
aent of the state senate assumed
the gubernatorial chair on the
death of Governor Frederic H
Parkhurst, In January 1921 is op
posed by William R. Pattangall of
Augusta, former state attorney
general an dfor many years the
Democratic leader In Maine.
All four congressmen who are
Republicans, face contests.
For the first time in Maine poli
tical hlBtory the names of women
appear on the ballots as candi
dates for state and county offices
legislature and one to the state
Bight women seek election to the
senate. Ten others are candidates
for county offices-
While the long compalgn, which
began Immediately after the June
primaries has been described as the
most uneventful on record, the
significance of the Main election as
an index to the general 1922 re
sult attracted to the battleground
political leaders of both parties
from many parts of the country-
Among those who car- to
for the Republican cause were
Vice-President Coelldge and Sen
ators Pepper of Pennsylvania,
Lodge of Massachusetts, Edge of
New Jersey and Moses of New
Hampshire.
In the Federal field the tariff has
been made the central Issue of the
campaign.
Government Will Try To Prove Conspiracy
Against Nation s Transportation Machine
As Chicago Railway Suit Comes Up Today
If IS AT
, REAUY
HE GAVE HAPPINESS CHERISH HIS MEMORY
BY BILLY BORNE,
MA88AOHTSETT8 WEEK
SHAKEN BY CAMPAIGN
BOSTON, Spt. 10. A campaign
that has shaken both parties and
confused the voters will be brought
to an end tomorrow and on Tues
day the Republicans will go to the
polls to decide wheher Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge ana uovernor
Channlng Cox win be renominated
and the Democrats to select their
opponents to the Republican nom
inees. There are contests In both
parties also for the nominations for
leutenant governor ana mere are
six candidates for the Republican
nomination for attormejr-gwneml.
rjonsrresstonal contests are few.
Jos. Walker, former Progressive
and one time Speaker of the State
House of Representatives, opposes
Senator Lodge. He has charged
the Senator with being reactionary
and with having failed to make
plain his position on the prohi
bition amendment which Walker
favors. Senator Lodge in numer
ous speeches has defended his
course In the Senate and pointed
out that although he opposed the
prohibition amendment he voted
for the Volstead amendment act.
Prohibition also crops up in the
Republican attorney general con
test. One of the candidates is
tCimtlnmii m ftt rml
I "ami mmm -iitymrmw
Si vif If
iH
mi;
' DAUGHEH 1
CHICAGO
TO PRESENT
Will Try to Prove 26 Mur.
ders Committed Since '
the Strike Began.
SEEK TO PROVE
BRIDGES BURNED
MRS.
RES1
AR
IS
ETTER,
Citizen's Radio Plant Sends
Broadcast Inaugural Program
British Steamer -Rescues
340 Off
Foundered Ship
German Steamer Founders
80 Miles Out of Span
Ish Port.
LONDON. Sept. 10. A radio
dlBpatrh received by Lloyds from
the British steamer Kinfauns
Castle reports that the steamer res
cued 140 persons from the Gorman
steame r Hammonia, which sank
Saturday evening at 6:29 o clock in
Latitude 41:50 North, Lontltude
10:50 West. The Kinfauns Castle Is
due" to reach Southampton Tuesday.
Sacred Concert and Inter
esting Address Heard
Over Region.
BEDRIDDEN BOYS
AMONG HEARERS
Next Concert Will Be
Given Out Tuesday
From 7 to 8 P. M.
VIGO, Spain, Sept. 10. . The
naval authorities report that all
the passengers on board the Ger
man steamer, Hammonia. were
saved when the vessel foundered
80 miles off this port while on a
voyage to Cuba and Mexico. The
cause of the disaster la not known.
British steamers effected the rc-scuo
cf the passengers and crew.
S LATE REPORT
Postpone Until Today De
cision bo w rciivim
Surgical Operation.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. (By
The ' Associated Press) Mrs.
Harding spent "a fairly comfort
able' day." the official bulletin of
her ' attending physician at (
o'clock tonight said and the de
cision relative to whether It
would be necessary to operate has
been postponed until further con
sultation tomorrow morning.
The night statement follows:
"Mraf Harding's condition to
night la as follows:
"Temperature 100.6; pulse IK;
respiration It.
"She has had a fairly eomfor
table day with such Indications of
a slight Improvement that the de
cision relative to - surgical relief
Was postponed until Monday morn
Ins;.
"C. . BAWTEIl, M. D."
While anxiety as to Mrs. Hard
ing's condition was evidenced
throughout the day by the White
House staff., some of the many In
timate friends of the family who
called during the day were ex
tremely hopeful, baaing their view
of the situation both on the con
tinued absence of any unfavorable
symptoms' and on the assurance
that Mrs. Harding was relatively
free rrom pain. .
The medical chart Is reported
from the sick room tonight show
ed a slight Increase -In tempera
ture yfrom that given In the noon
bulletin when It was 100. The re
spiration also had Increased from
It to If and the pulse from 102
to lit.
There was no compartlve an
alysis made of these conditions by
the attending physicians although
it had been pointed out that the
ailment from whl-h Mrs. Harding
was, suffering, like most diseases,
tain variations In Its progress dur-
mlgnt be expected to show cer-
PRESBYTERIANS
MAKE R. I. AI
LAY ASSISTANT
First Presbyterian
unurcn Now Has Two
Assistants to Pastor.
By unanimous vote and upon
recommendation of tho officers,
the congregation of the First Pres
byterian Church Sunday voted for
tne appointment of" Randolph K.
Axon as lay assistant to the pastor,
Rev. Dr. R. F. Campbell,
Mr. Axon comes to the church
Well qualified and ' Is known
throughout the South for his great
work for the advancement of the
denomination. He 'la from one of
the South's oldest and best known
families and Jthe first Mrs. Wood-
row Wilson was a cousin of Mr
Axon. .
For five years the newly ap
pointed assistant was an assistant
to Rev. Dr. Dunbar Ogden, pastor
of the Central Presbyterian
Church. Atlanta. Ga.. and for sev
eral years he was In service of
the church In educational work.
. A srticial meeting of the con
gregation was called yesterday to
vote on the question of seeking the
services of Mr. Axon. The activi
ties of the chunfh have shown a
steady growth of late, and Mr.
Axon makes the second assistant
to the castor. Mrs, John T. Dun-
lop having served in this capacity
for several years and will continue
In the relation to the church.
postoffice" vacancy
AT RAVEX8FOHD. Jr. C.
fSsarial Cmmn rt Mrnmt CtHm)
WASHINGTON. . Sept. 10.
There is a postoffice vacancy at
Ravensford. Swain County, and a
civil service examination ordered.
With delicate and Intricate del
vices, the handiwork of skilled
scientists and modern Ingenuity
that has accomplished the seem
lngly Impossible bv transmitting
voices, music and sounds to din
tant points without employing the
use of wires, speeches of partlcu
lur Interest locally, sacred melo
dies and concerts uf the first order
were sent far and wide Sunday
afternoon for the first time from
The Citizen's Radiophone Broad
casting Station.
Persons residing In West Ashe
ville. others in Grove Park, Way
nesvllle and other nearby points
as well as soldiers' bed-ridden at
Kenllworth Hospital were audi
tors of the program. A system of
relay was tried by "several owners
of radiophone sets. They would
call their friends and relay, the
concerts over the telephone.
' The afternoon program began
precisely at 3:35 o'clock and the
program lasted for more than an
hour. At 0:30 o'clock another
program f unusual merit was
pcarrlsd out. Ashevllle'a station la
known as W. F. A. J. Another
entertainment will be broadcasted
Tuesday-from 7 to 8 p. m.
In making the preliminary an
nouncement, Mr. Stevens, the op
erator In charge of the station,
said:
, "As announced In this morn
ing's Citizen, our program this af
ternoon officially opens the Ashe
ville' Daily Citizen Radio Broad
casting .Station. We are honored
to have with us Mayor Gallatin
Roberts, who will make a few
remarks.'' This was followed by
a short address by the City's Chief
Executive.
The afternoon's program ' was
featured by a concert randored
by an? orchestra composed of L.
F. Bazler, violin: Mr. Wilson,
'eello: A. E. Dunn, bass violin.
The 'orchestra played "king Midas
Overture;" "Trio Andante" Gluck
and "Angels Serenade." Rev. H. I
Stroup, of the Seventh Dsy Ad
ventlst Church, delivered ,a few
remarks. '
Of special Interest was the duet
by Mr. and Mrs. Almond Jones
who sung "Jesus. Lover ot. My
Soul." Miss Rhea Reynolds act
ed as accompanist on the piano.
An exceptionally fine violin solo
was rendered by Mrs. E. L. Wol
glngel. gifted violinist. She play
ed "Meditation" by Massenet with
Miss Reynolds as accompanist.
She was followed by another selec
tion by the orchestra.
In the evening the first num
ber was a selection from the opera
William Tell played by a trio com
posed of Miss Klta Handte and
Miss Grace Krick, pianist, with
a solo part taken bv Carl Behr,
director of the Bateery Park Trio
and charter member of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra who played
the cello. Alva H. Lowe sang a
solo with Miss Ooenhy acting as
O.HENRYBIRT
ANN VERSARY T
BE CELEBRATE
Archibald Henderson Is
Expected to Deliver,
Short Talk.
O. Henry (William Sydney Por
ter), famous author and short
story writer!, who has endeared
his memory to all lovers of fiction,
and . especially to the people of
Asheville "by virtue of the fact that
he la burled amid the hills of this,
the section. he loved most, will be
honored on his birth anniversary
today, September 11.
O. Henry achieved success as an
author only attT years of adven
ture and painstaking efforts to
acquire the material from which
he would draw, with master
strokes, gems of the literary art
In the words of Woodrow Wilson
"Achievement has come to be the
only real patent of nobility in the
modern world," and O. Henry be
longa to the nobility of writers
through his achievement of leav
log to the world, Ills work, the
recognized master short stories.
a mark ot respect to mem
ory ot the author, Archibald Hen
derson, former President of the
North Carolina Historical (Society
win visit Asheville today and take
part In the observance ot O. Hen
rys btt-th anniversary.
Mr. Henderson. Mrs. William
Sydney Porter, and Mrs. Charlos
Malcolm Piatt will deliver three
minute talks on his work at the
Pack Theatre at t o'clock and the
Imperial Theatre at t:S0 o'clock
A special song, the words from
a poem by O. Henry, will be ren
dered at tha Imperial by Egbert
Hurnham, baritone, accompanied
by Miss Rhea Reynolds.
Tho Pack Theatre will "present
Alias Jimmy Valentine,' (based
on O. Henry's story "The Retriev
ed Reformation" during the en
tire" week.
In keeping with the program
started last year, the Southern En
terprises will present pictures from
O. Henry stories, Monday and
Tuesday at" three moving picture
houses as follows: Princess, "The
Ghost of a Chance." from "Sixes
and Sevens:" Imperial, "Guardian
of the Accolade," from "Roads of
Destiny," Strand: "The Day Re
surgent," from "Strictly Business."
; With the announcement in The
Citizen yesterday that a monu
ment will be placed at the grave
of the author, considerable inter
est has been aroused and It Is
expected that literal y clubs
throughout the United Slates will
respond generously to the fund to
place a bust of O. Henry at his
last resting place, a- tribute from
the followers ot the profession he
loved and those Interested In the
improvement of the literary art.
Shop Craft Policy Com
mittee of 90 Will Be in
Session Today.
CHICAGO Sept. 10. (By The
Awsoclated Press.) With the ar
rival tuday of Attorney-Ueneral
Dnugherty the stage was set for
the hearing In Federal Court to
morrow ot the-Government's ap
plication for a permanent injuno
tlcm agalnat the striking railway
hopmea
James Beck, solicitor-general,
accompanied Mr. Daugherty. They
were preceded yesterday by
Blackburn Esterllne, assistant to
tho solicitor-general, Oliver P.
Migin. the Government's Indict
ment expert and two carloads of
evidence which It was said would
be used In an effort to prove a
widespread conspiracy toy cripple
the nation's transportation ma
chine. The existence of such a plot was
charged directly, by the -attorney-general
when he obtained on Sep
tember 1 what has been called the
most sweeping temporary Injunc
tion ever issued In such a case.
Leaders have not only denied the
existence of a conspiracy but have
demanded the vacation of the or
der against them and have taken
the ground (hat the Government
has failed to make out a case, the
Injunction Is In violation ot the
Clayton Act and that It was ob
tained through misrepresentations
for "ulterior and unlawful'" mo
tives. ' ....;W.v;
Will Try to Show How
Vlolonoo Directed.
In preparation for the Govern
ment's battle to make the) Injunc
tion permanent Federal agents,
were said to have collected evi
dence from all parts of the coun
try, Including thousands-of tolo
g rams, letters, photographs, blue
prints and books, tools of violence
and transcripts of statements of
some 17,000 individuals. All of
this svldence. It was said by Fed
eral agents, would be used In an
effort to show that since the strike
began there have been i J murders
and that t0,00t railroad care have
been tampered with and 14 rail
road bridges burned In the last
70 days.
An effort also will be made to
show; It was snld, how such vio
lence was directed and the details
ot plans to broaden the scope of
campaign of terrorism as the
strike progressed. s.
Tomorrow's hearing win oe De
fore Federal Judge James H. Wll
kerson, who granied the tempor
ary Injunction. Representing ths
Union leaders and opposed to the
brilliant array of Government
counsel wjll be Donald R. Rlch
berg, a young Chicago attorney
and personal counsel of B. M.
Jewell, head of the shop crafts.
Mr. Jewell himself and John Scott,
secretary-treasurer of the organi
zation were also expected to be
In court. Government agents In
dicated that If the two Union load
era anneared they 'might be call- .
ed to the witness stand and (rilled
by the Government.
Dlwusa Calling All of Z40
linden to Stand.
Another plan, to subpoena every,
one of the 140 Union leaders nam
ed! In the temporary Injunction
and place them on the stand was
being discussed tonight by the
Government repreeentativee. It
was Indicated that no definite de
cision on this procedure had been
reached and It was Indicated that .
If carried Into effect it would pro
long the hearing for many weeks.
While a corps of Federal agents
were sorting over the Govern- ..
ment'e evidence .for the court
hearing which la scheduled to
open at J9:so in me mornnm.
E HAVE
ITH US TODAY
LEE BARNES
PRATERS ARE OFFERED
FOR PRESIDENT'S WIFE
PORTLAND. Ore., 8ept. 10 A
meetiner. held under tho auspices of
tho department of religious educa
tion, waa the principal evant today
In the program of the iOplaoopal (gen
eral Convention. A substantial thank
offering for the Church School Kervlca
League waa taken. At a eecondnuua
meeting tonight the nation-wide cam
paign department held exercise
"My first trip to Asheville has
thoroughly convinced me of the
possibilities for the future growth :
of Asheville and Western isorth :
Carolina," declared J. I ee Barnes,
iroprletor of the Huntlngtoi
lotel. St. Petersburg, Fla, to ,
representative of The Citizen yes
terday.
Mr. Barnes accompanied by his
wife, has been spending the past
few weeks in Asheville and states
that he is impressed with the ex
cellent roada and wonderful- cli
mate of this section. He waa for
27 years In the hotel business In
Atlanta, where he operated sev- .
ersl well known hotels.
'Are you Interested In the hotel -
prospects f? Asheville?' Mr.
Barnes waa asked by The Citizen v
representative. "I am always in
terested In a good business oppor
tunity," tbe Floridian replied and
continued by paying a tribute to
the hotels In Asheville, which he
termed as "splendid." 'But he
said "additional hotels will add to
the growth of the City and I am
confident that there Is room for
other hotele In the City and the
added number of visitors will as-
sure their successful operatlon."-
Asheville is a splendid summer
reaof. he -erted. and the indl- -cations
point to a great City amid
the hills ef Western North Caro- '
Una,' However, his parting words
were St. Petersburg. "The Sua- '
shtne City" is the logical winter
resor , '
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