North Carolina Newspapers

THE WEATHER ' JNortH and South Carolina: Goner. My fair- Wedneaday and Thuraday Tanneeaeai Oanarally filr Wednea.' day Thuraday moderate temperature THE ASHE VILLE CITIZEN "DEDICATED TO THE UP-feUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ESTABLISHED 1868. ABLE PAGEAWT KS ASHEVILLE n AM A Colorful Affair Staged Judges Will Award Prizes - in Event Today. FULLY ONE THIRD OF GOAL ACHIEVED 435 New Members Obtaiflq ed $35,625 in Pledges -Already Secured. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1922. ELEASE DEFEATED IN H UN OFF IN PRICE FIVE CENTS THE TARIFF BILL Tariff rataa on eommsdltlea aa provided In the Admlnletratlon'a tariff rmaaur and aa agreed upon In conference, will ba found In da tall on page 9. SOUTH CAROLINA Henry Cabot Lodge Is Re nominated by Massa chusetts Republicans. TOWNSEND'S LEAD OVER BAKER GAINS Sunset and Ratterv Park t,m were the light and the ecttlnir of ine cuiunui pageant that hail ln planned for the inaiin-kirnl ' of the Greater Ashevllle through a Greater Chamber of Commerce cnve, out wnicn was postponed , until tha hour before nightfall Tuesday. owing to inclement weather of the preceding day. The sunset was such as can be witnessed only in The Land of the Sky. It bathed Battery Park Hill with its effulgent rays, the hill that had been transformed into "The Land of Profrress and Achievement" for the event of the day. And amid this scene was presented for the edification of a large gathering, the "All for Ashn. Ville" paseant, young ladies. of thej enplaning part in tne appropriate allegory, Rally clad for the role they assumed, deserving more than honorable mention for the manner in which they participated ' in a ieie wnicn marks the beginning- of an era in civic advance ment. As the story goes, in a wooded dell, a tablet was erected to the GroesbeclcirrMicMgan Gubernatorial Race Also Shows Gains. SEATTLE. WASH.. Sept. 12- Senator Miles Polndrxter lias a lead of 2.013 votes over his near est opponent, George II. lumping. In his fight for the Republican nomination nt today's primary, ac cording to the) tabulation of 198 precincts out of 2. 4(16 fn the state. The vote wan Polndcxter. 6.502; Lumping, 4.489. Austin E. Grif flth was third with 1.661: while Mrs. Frances C. Axtoll had 1,459, THE WISE ONES BY BILLY BORNE. i;JnJH COLUMBIA. S. C. Sept. 12 Thomas O. McLeod, of Blshopvllle, was nominated over Cole L. Blease for Governor of South Carolina In the Democratic primary today. Nomination In this Democratic pri mary In South Carolina rs equiva lent' to election. With less than 100 precincts in the State unreported The State at midnight showed Mc Leod leading Bleace by more than 15,000, .the figures being from all the 46 counties in the State, most of them complete: McLeod, 98, 357, Blease, 82,989. James H. Hope, of Union, de- memory of the heroic sons ofifea,ed Jonn E. 'Swearingen, the in- Ashevllle and Buncfombe County and with appropriate music "Spir its of Nature," several small girls, dressed in white, strewed flowers around the tablet to make way for the "Voice of Truth." Mrs. Katherlne K. Wooster, assumed this part and paid silent tribute to the fallen heroes with the message There is No Death" from the cumbent, for superintendent of ed ucation by a 'decisive majority, the figures showing Hoe 104,260 and Swearengen 74,430. TJny one congressional race was left for today's primary, all Repre sentatives In Congress having been nominated In the first primary two weeks v ago. In today's primary I Philip H. Stoll, of Kingstreet, Rep stage that had been erected es-! resentatlve of the Sixth District specially ror tne occasion. With their silent color bearers "America," "North Carolina" and "Ashevllle," the parts depicted by Miss Ida Hamilton. Miss Kather lne Erwin and Mrs. J. Scroop Styles, respectively came upon the Screen. Miss Hamilton wore a costume of American colors drap ed from a shield. On her right was Miss Brwln with costumed In lavender and hearing a palm branch In her hand. Mrs. Styles Iwas gowned in royal purple and Ht this point, six Boy Scouts, eacn with Old Glory, marched to the platform. ' "America" asked "North Can tfna" to repledge her faith and services, but in doing: so she stated this could not be done anly through her sons and daughters, v Ashevllle" being a ravonte. -men i'Asheville" was called upon Ine of the 8tate and Nation and frhe again repledged her faith. To ho this she announced she could erve only through tnose wnom Iriade tier. jext ionowen me tin trance or -"Religion" (Miss Marion rlfflthV. "Charity." (Miss mar aret Harrison); ."Education. Mia Rachel Dyas); "music. Miss Mary Hamilton): "Arc, Mln Virsrinia Lee): "Drama, vin TiIkk Coston); "Health,1 Miss Pauline Smathers); "Indus ry, CMrB. W. W. warren ; nrr culture." (Msa Tneima trainui rs); "Commerce," (Miss rrances urlrerl: "Civic virtue, y.nmr - v.nlorl' "Snirlt of Frtrtner a. c,ir " fMlns Eugenia Brown) "A.tievnie" told "America" she - -i, faithful through her sub 1ects. nil of whom are priceless Th.n Httvpna. business men. merchants, clubs, Sunday Schools and other organizations, Af tho "iTmzens oi un j- i-e" led bv the Greater Ashe 111. fhamHar nf ( OmniCR T, Jpub I in review and promise "' i iv,. rtrenter As.evlfle f tomorrow. Inspirational music MBZZZtZZtt -Jan ' 13" 6 - - '&M',JS II" FINISH PLANS TDilSTEIO R I If AD MIT ID I LAY CORNERSTONE CAROLINA MADE TAD IFF MEASURE nr -v n nn n nn nil in nn ninnrnr in iiinr mini in Mr i hum n M-. ii. n n ,n iimi.rr in u u Mr v n u. Ul I UUILUIIIUIUIIUIIUM UIUUL.UL III IIIIIUL I UULiU A T EXECUTIVE E SC OPEN T DDL was aereaiea ror re-nomination Dyi n. a. t. i A. H. Gasque, of Florence. The Ceremony O C t 0 D 6 T 1 Building BSady .Month boxes are understood to be' In ter- Later, UOnimittee RePOlTtS ritory expected to be favorable to Gasque. Information to The State Flape for the ceremonies attending from Florence was that Mr. .Stoll laying of the cornerstone of the'Y. had concede his defeat. ' M. C. A. building on Broadway were McLeod assumed a lead on the ' mX 1 I .V" . tvas rurnisnea ny mo f Ho. under the a'e'UoV0,.I, !ehr. assisted ty joaepn lerc Are Those wno lwm. Following are among those who ook part In tne pagwtm. t ' ciit. nt Kature Miss the Misses Esther hottleib. Elizabeth Paul, Margaret tJenchfleld, Frances w tl rr,niv Ruth Penland, Fan'ce."Allport. Sue felizabeth Boyce and Marian Wor- fflneton. This episoae, mj l - nd directed by Miss ar m wi 1 k on A V 1 1 1 ft . 1 '-'.7 G rlsTnd Attendants- -ouis, Munger. Osborne. .MOT U , wivira Brvson. Frances k.. Tttilav Ivienil. vni" feen Sherrill. Shirley McGraw. Al frerta McGraw, w.. Marion Taylor ino.r Blanche Heltmann. Sophie Stevens . . . i TP.nnri Brown, aju- JC5llaCicn,.tc, ni. cinda Brown, Virginia Banner Bearers-Miss Margaret Glenn Frances Orr, Dorothy Da ?ls! Laura Claudia McOnt I Vlnla Lee. Maurine B,led,e' Anders Freeda Overall. Mary Em ma Nicnois. , . ipad "Ashevilles" suojec lS "r impressively by "R'Kl0"i,lphTw'I(, inglong white robe on which was , 9l Two small girls w in -icI".t-. tnether and with . :r , . . nre- neads bowed, as it i ,eed her. ''Ceenow imr rlowers and a large yelipw v - ilaa orlin anner. "Education; io- " - first returns received by The Stae and while this fluctuated from 14, t 000 to 16,000 he maintained a com fortable majority throughout. It is believed that not more than 10,000 to 12,000 votes remain to be reported and they cannot change the. result, - In a statement tonlghr Mr. Mc Leod aald the keen Interest shown in! the Issues of the' campaign makes the result an Indorsement of more of the principle that he advocated than of himself. He de Glared that In the campaign he made no personal attack on any one and is leaving it as he entered without malice. He will, he says, oe Governor or all the people. McLeod Is Lee County Farmers and Lawyer. Thomas Gordon McLeod Is a lawyer and farmer of Blshopville, Leo County. He served four years as Lieutenant-Governor of South South Carolina and has been a member of both Houses of the South Carolina General Assembly. Or Scotch descent, he was born in Lynchburg in Sumter County. uecemoer 17, 1KBS. His rather, William James .McLeod, was a cap tain In the Confederate Army, and his mother. Amanda Rorers The next Governor, for the Dem ocratic nomination Is equivalent to election In South Carolina, was graduated from Wofford College, Spartanburg, in the class of 1892. He also spent sometime In the study of law at the University of Virginia and was admitted to the bar in this State In. 1896. He was the first Senator from Lee County, after he had previous ly represented Sumter County In the House of Representatives. Ho was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention In 1904. He was unopposed for the nomination for Lieutenant-Governor In 1906 and 1908. He was appointed chair man oi tne Lee County Exemption Board during the war and served n tnis capacity for nearly two years. He Is a trustee of Wlnthron wouege. v Mr. McLeod is an active mem ber of the Methodist Church. He married Miss Elisabeth Alfnrri nf Marlon County, December 81, 1902 ana mey nave rour children. rectors of the Association yesterday evening, at wnicn time tne D sliding committee reported that the I150.0UU addition is now 'over 65 per cent com pleted and that the entire work win be finished and ready for occupancy November 1. Dr. Howard Rondthaler, president or saiem college, wmaton-isaJem, will deliver the principal address at the laying of the corneastone, to be on Suna'ay. October 1. A committee was appointed to arrange the details eon alatinc; of O. H. Hone's, chairman,' t. D. Barle anKJ..'J. Cony era. The cornerstone will be a conveti tloiml tablet aUtt&bly engraved, and under It will be buried In the masonry of the addition pre an clippings on the progress of tha work, copies of the Bible and of the T. M. C. A. Founda tion -and other reeorda of the Also ciation. Dr. Rondthaler la well and favor ably known In Ashevllle as a apesker of merit and the Y. M. C. A. directors and officials consider themselves for tunate In securing him for tha oc casion. Others connected with the Association and with the life of tha city win talk. Work on the addition to the "V building was begun last Spring, and has been dplayed by various 4itTlcU ties. including the rail strike. All the worK nas now been completed, how ever, with the exception of the floor ing, walls and other Inside finishing. and practically all the material la on nana, according tto report of the com mlttee lat evening. Bishops Vote to Remove "Obey" From Episcopal Wedding Vow. PORTLAND, Ore,. Sent. 12. The Western North Carolina Missionary District of the Prot ectant episcopal Church was by action of the convention today converted into the Ashevllle -I Diocese, with powers to make its own rules and regulation i. T. Horner remains Bishop. The new Diocese comprises the 21 counties of the Mountain District. ' V Experts Estimate Yield of Proposed Bill at , $400,000,000. FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS MEET .. pink, banner and two pages wun Uplomats. She wore a hla" .. n the dress being '. with red ana sne - scroll with ribbons and a seal. To her superiors she said. I m education: Mine are pearls of the greatest price, wtsaom """""i"' :ng and the gl oi my a power. . . t.,.t" wnra' Greek -draperies and a wreath over ner nair amii "fried a golden lyre. "An wore fen smock of the painter and she ,rled a palette and brush. Agri culture" was appropriately arapea nd she carried a receptacle wun fruit and farm products. As soon as these symDouc 'acted InTevlew and had spoken heir messages, the parade of pa riote. rjmt on. headed by a repre sentative ef the Chamber of Com merce, preceded by her banner LODGE AND OOX BOTH HAVE GOOD MAJORITIES BOSTON. Mass.. Sent. 12 u...- Menry aDot juodge was renominated by the Republicans todav. tv ma jority over J mp ti Walker which had reached 40,000 In the returna from two-thirds of the cities lnd fow outside of Boston. Returns from 48 precinots, representing 12S cities and towna, gave Lodge 67.8S7 and Walker 17,447. In Boston. 180 precincts give Governor Channing H. Cox waa mi lly renominated over J. Weston Allan. tne present attorney ueneral. Senator Henry Cabot Lodere had gained a lead of nearly three to one over Joseph Valker, his opponent for Lno xipuuuiicaTi iwrnimiion tor sen ator. In the returns from 211 precincts. inciuaing m from oon, out of 1.407 In the State. These precinets gave ooge Z3.auzw.na w sixer B,4y&. The same precinots showed Gov erner Channlng H. Cox. seeking re nomination with a similar lead over J.- Weston Allen, now Attorney Gen eral, xne vote: Jox, zi.isi; Alien, Of the four candidates for the Dem ocratic nomination for Senator, Wll Ham A. Gaston was 4n the lead on returna from Jzl preelncta, including 100 from Boston. Taeee precincts gave him 11.191 votea to 1,719 for Sherman,, wnropie, ni nearest competitor. The other two candldatea were far behind. John F. Fitzgerald.- former mayor of Boston, was running far ahead ef the three ot he candidates tor tne Democratic nomination. TOWNSEND'S PLURALITY SHOWING AN JXCREASE DETROIT. Mich.. ept. U (By The Associated Tress.) Senator Charles E. Townaend had tncreaaed hie plurality o Herbert F. Baker for the Republican senstorial nomi nation to 14,429 when 1.017 of the State's i.9 precincts had reported shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. The vote stood: Townaend 4.64: Baker 15,117; Congressman Patrick join rm m ra nr j fSptfitl Corrupmifnet 2'A, AtkmUli Ciiie) GREENSBORO, Sept. 12. Re publican leaders of the Fifth Con gresslonal District masting hers this afternoon, laid campaign plans, conferring, until later as to means lor getting out their voters xne campaign in tne interest or Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, of Win ston-Salsm, candidate for Con' areas, aaralnst the Democratic nam. lnee. Major Chas. M. Stedman will be intensive, it was decided." hardly less so will he the fiffht 'for the sollcltorshlps, with great faith put in "organisation" work, down to the smallest precinct. Here for the mooting were Mrs. Patterson, some of the old war horses such aa C. A. Reynolds, of Winston-Salem; K. E. Shore, of worth.. The meeting was called by Mr. Shore, fifth district cam paign, chairman, " also attending were County Chairmen end exec utive committeemen. They profess to be mightily heartened.. BRUCE WILL RUN AGAINST . FRANCE FOR THE 'SENATE BALTIMORE, Sept. 12. Vir tually complete returns from yes terdays senatorial and congres sional primary show the nomina tion of William Cabell Bruce, of Baltimore.' as Democratlo candl date to contest the re-election of Joseph Irwin France to the Uni ted States Senate In the Novem ber election. Senator France has decisive victory over . Jonn w. Garrett, secretary ot the Washing ton Armament conference, wnne Mr. Bruce Is assured of victory In h three-bornered Democratic nirhf. F.aeh will have in the neigh borhood of 90 delegates to their respective nominating conven tions. - Sixty-seven are necessary n a ohnlce. . v -'t ' " , All the Incumbent represents tlves were renominated, five of the six being unopposed. . KVtznvssv RODf FdCND IN . - cmtas aa eesas T&aaoanca avrBL - ' ray BOC JKiT RALEIGH. Sept. 12. The dis- rnverv of a negro -woman's body at the old city rock quarry this afternoon again attractea. puoiic attention to the scene of last sum mers police Investigations follow ing the finding of stolen automo- :lea submerged in tne aeep water The woman, whom the police be lieve is True Washington, who left her horns last Wednesday. Foa' play iat suspected, and the coroner will investigate tomorrow. Th body was in a deep, hois contain ing several feet of water. , ; PORTLAND, Ore., Sept.. .."W.V (By The Associated Press.) The House of Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church late today vot"?J In favor of , taking the word "obey" from the marriage cer- trony of that church. The bishops voted to refer the proposal f eliminate the- phrase "with my worldly goods I thee endow" from the ceremony back to the com mission which , had submitted it. The bishops were generally in favor of the phrase but objected to Its wording. It was said The vote to eliminate the wor.l obey" was 3 to 27. If the housi deputies concur in the action the r.roposed change will be subjs-.i to approval at the general con vention three years hence before becoming effective. f An international conference for the contiol of the narcotic traf fic la asked for by a resolution adopted by the House of Deputies today. The resolution which 'wai l-.troduced by Rev. W. H. Bliss, of Seattlo provided for the ap pointment of a committee of one bishop, oi.t presbyter and one lay man to fail upon secretary oi Stats Hughes to ask him to takc stetis to make effective the pTii v.slons ot a protocol adopted by the conference at The Hague lu It 14. Rev. Mr. Bliss addressed the house describing the extent of the drug traffic, declaring that while it Is generally supposed that drug users are principally In the unde.'-world the truth Is that moat are in the families of ord. nsry circumstances. He .declared that nucotics were a much greater menace than- liquor ever was. He ald there ware between one million and two million drug addicts In the United States. Religious Instruction of public school a.hlldren under a ayatem v. hereby at the request of parents the children might be given such training aa part of the regular school time under teachers of any denomination the parents may des ignate Is asked In a resolution adopted - toda by tha . House, of Deputies. The House "of Bishop today round itself in an awkward position according to the state ment of Bishop W. C. Brown, chairman who called attention o the fact that parliamentary prac tice had been violated In asking tha House of Deputies to appoint a committee of conference on th constitutional amendment provid ing for a vote in the House of Bishops by Suffragan Bishops a tne aeputiea naa not approved the amendment. Bishops W. T. Man r..ng, of New Tork, moved that tne message be recalled and this was adopted over a protest of Bishop M. A. Guerrv. of Smith Carolina. ... The movement for greater rmrna . nltion of women In the church which has already resulted In a report by a Joint commission fav oring admission of women to the House of Deputies, brought about the adoption by the - House of Deputies of. an amendment to a canon which will make It poaalb'.o to license women as lay readers. Under this new rule it will be possible for women to read cer. tain portions of the services of the church where no male clergy man la available or thv mv assist clergymen. Women, how ever, will not be permitted to administer the sacraments of the church. If the House of Blshopi enacts this amendment it will go into effec; the first of next yeas' WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, (By the Asaociated Press.) The ad ministration tariff bill in the form in which it will become a law probably before October 1 was made public today with .the pre sentation of the conference report to the House Many of tha rates proposed by the Senate were re duced by the Republican confer ees, but the experts estimated that the level of ' its duties was only Slightly below the level ot those In the famous Payne-Aldrlch Act, the last Republican protective tar Baaing 'their calculations on the preaent volume of import trade, Treasury experts figured that the bill would yield an annual Govern ment revenue of $400,000,000. ijiis would tie it,ouo,uo more Than was received during the lost necai year, tnrougn the combined operation of the Democratlo Un-, aerwooa law ana tne republican emergency tariff act, both of which will be supplanted by this Din immediately after it la signed by the President. Final action on the measure by the House tomor row was the plan ot leaders under an agreement made today for only four hours of general debate with a, vote to follow Immediately. Tha bill, then will go to the Senate where debate of a week or more Is expected to precede the" final vote. Discussion In both, the House and Senate, but more particularly in the latter, will be the forerun ner of that to be heard over the country before the November eles- tions as the lilll is certain to be come one of the chief Issues in the Congressional and Senatorial campaigns. Democrat will con tinue their attacks on the measure as one certain to Increase tha cost of living by several billions of dol lars a year and as encouraging the continuation of war prices. Republican proponents of the tariff have defended It and plan to oontlnue to do so as the flrst to accord agriculture a proper meas ure of protection and aa necessary to protect both Industry and labor in the present abnormal world eco nomic situation and more nartio ularly from disastrous competition from the low cost productions -of countries in centrar Europe 'and the Orient. v Chief fighting points in the bill thus far have been the wool, sugar and dye duties, all of which were reduoed some in conference, and tha so-called flexible tariff provi sion giving tne president broad authority over tariffs. Under this provision as finally perfected In conference, the Executive would have the power, to increase or de crease rates 60 per cent. Should such increase prove In- sumcient to protect American in dustry, the President could de clare American valuation, but no rate In the bill could be Increas ed on that valuation., although "a decreaae to 50 per cent would be possible as the flexible section waa approved by the Senate, American valuation could have been uaed only in the case of coal tar dves. synthetic chemicals and explo sives. Tha Senate provision that the flexible tariff should remain in op eration only until July. 1, 1924. was stricken out of the bill, and the so-called scientific tariff provi sion, providing for Investigations and reports by the tariff commis sion,, as well as those designed to prevent discrimination against American commerce and trade were retained. The ' conferees ' also approved retaliatory provisions, in some canes aimed principally against Canada atnd affecting Portland ce ment, common houae bricks bitu minous and anthracite coakrall of which are on the free list,' and au tomobiles, - motorcycles and bi cycles; - - In compromising between the Senate raw wool rata ef It cents a scoured pound and the Houae duty of 25 cents, the conferees agreed upon tl centa. lxng staple cotton. Nwhlch the Senate had proposed to take at T cents a pound and which Is taxed under the existing emergency act- was sent back to the free list. In ICtm Mm w4 m .nf TM Chief Scout Executive West Gives Inaugural Address of Session. FAMOUS SCOUT MEN ATTENDQATHERINO Expert French Leader Speaks Noted-English- man Is Expected. IY III 111 It T HOLLOW.. Y ISpKlM (wt,n,4rrt Tkt itknUlt t.lliaal 11LLH HI1K1IC, S.-iit, 12. A message from 'eout Exerutlvea of devastated France, with an expres sion of friendly frpllng. to the Hoy ovum r.xecuiivcs or America, brought by M. J. Uuerln-bes-n address by .lames E. West, Chief scout Executive and the reg iHtrullon of at lrast 600 execu tives and officials, from all parts of the United States, featured the opening of the Second Biennial Conference ,of Scout Executives here tonight. While the evening waa devoted mainly to general good-fellowship on the part of the Scout Exerutlvea, Who are meeting In Joint session fr the second rime; the eight day session, which ends September 19, promises to be outstanding In tlie progressive history of the Boy Scouts of America. v A special train, bearing about 100 executives from the New Eng land Stales, arrived this afternoon at 1:25 o'clock and a special train, with eight Pullmans and bearing i.rouna ieu executives, arrived to night at 8:30 o'clock, and thoae ar riving on the two trains swelled the attendance. Dr. W. D. Weatherford. Execu. tlve Secretary, at Blue Ridge, ex tended the -official welcome to the Scout Executives and bid them en- Joy their eight days amid the hllla of Weatern North Carolina.-' Dr. weatherford waa hvartlty applaud ed w.hen he declared that the Boy Scouts of America typify all that tilue Kid go stands for and assured those preaent of the desire of every one conneoted with the institution to serve their guests, Lome W. Barclay Presides Lome W. Barclay, Director De. partment ot Education, under whose ausplceathe conference Is being held, presided over the open ing session, which consisted of a fellowship meeting, introductions and greetings and singing led by Charles H. Mills.. "A Glance Backward, and a Look Forward," an address by Chief Scout Executive James E. West, was the outstanding feature o the initial gathering and the assembly hall was comfortably . filled with Soout Executives-and officials. - An lntereatlnc feature of th conference are the excellent dla plays In the lobby of Robert E Lee Hall, depicting in a wen ar ranged manner, tha activities the Boy Scouts of America, France, Great Britain and other countries In -which scouting Is being pro moted. Captain Francis Oldney, Camp Chief, Olllwell Park, CUngford, Esaex. England, official represent ative of the British Boy Scoutk-was scheduled to have arrived In New York yesterday and will prooaniy arrive In time for the seaaions Thursday. Olllwell Park Is the British Scoutmasters' training cen ter and Captain Oldney Is a recog nixed International Scout training expert and director of the British pyatem of training. Canadian Official Well Received .tnhn j. stiles, ofnicial repre aentative of the Canadian Geniral Counael of Boy Scouts, was present at the opening aeaslon and was warmly greeted Dy ine bcoui :e.iu -r. (mm all narts of America, ex hlbltUig friendly feeling nn ,the part of America for the country across tne 1 ' ... i Tremendous applause, 1 a s ting or aeveral minutes, greeted . the nf M. J.: Guerln-Des i.jin. National Commission Ad- inint 'Rcialreurs Unlonlstes de France, an official representative to tne C'lnierence.- xm ,a ""j -rm,b i.nitar or national reputation end an exceptional scoutmaster In the field of artistic, aesthetic and imaglnaMve aspects or scouting. Tha atronr accent of the French man, al'hough speaking In the English tongue, brought home to the scout executives, ine irajoruj of whom -answered the call to the colore In 1917, thoughts of the World War and the love or a-a true Americans for France Introduction of a number of tht prominent speakers who will take part In the eight-day session was also an Interesting feature of the opening. Among those Introduced tonight were the iollowlng: - St. Elmo Lewis, who will give n axrlaa of addresses on Execu tive Leadership. Mr. Lewis Ms Vice-President and New York manager- of the Campbell-Ewaia Company. Incorporated, Detroit, New York, Chicago. Advertising tnd Merchandising Counsel. He 1" sales, advertising ' and merchau- dislng counsel to over 20 firms. Dr. Eloert K. Fretwell. Aaais- tsnt Professor of Education of Teachers' College, Columbia-University. He organized a program of Physlc:i 1 Education and Recrea tion for United States Keconstruc t:on Hospitals in 1919 snd waj National Director of Recreatl-m for the American Red Cross In 1919 and direct the courses In scouting at Teachers' College. Mrs. E. K. Fretwell la Charge of I Jul Ire i v Mrs. Fretwell will have charge of tha activities of ladles and children during the biennial set a.on at Blue Ridge, many having accompanied tha ecout executives. Professor J. C. Eienm. , Scout Commtsaloner for Madison, Wis consin, and a member of Ihe Na- ional Cjunrll and directa the course in scouting at tha Univer sity of Wisconsin. Commodore W. E. Longfellow. who has been In active service of the Boy Frovt movement for ten years as scoutmaster. Special Na tional Field ' Scout Commissioner and expert for the National Court of Honor In Life Saving and Swimming. . , Daniel carter Beard, artist. author, - National Scout CommU- Union Attorneys Fail To Keep Evidence On Strike Oat Of Record AR Railroaders' Meeting Ends As Vote Nears Janitor Breaks Up Delibera' Hons of Policy: Commit tee in Chicago. CHICAGO, Sept. 13, (By" the Associated Press.) A Janitor put a audden and to negotiations seek ing a basis for settlement of tha railway ahop crafts strike today when wilh, a mop and broom in hand he ordered the Union lead ers out of the hall In which they were meeting. And they left, ad journing until tomorrow morning without taking any definite action. It waa at the moat critical pe riod of the two day aernlon. that the Janitor, Intent on performing his duty of preparing the hall for another meeting, knocked loudly for admittance on the doors behind whleji the arop oraft policy committee of 90 waa In ses sion, j "You'ae fellows gotta get outa here at 6 sharp," the Janitor de manded. "I gotta clean up for aume wimnvtn. The demand waa transmitted direct to B. M. Jewell, strike lead er, who had Just finished an Impas sioned appeal and a vote was In Immediate prospect. But with the lnaae on the hall expiring In rnaited while efforts' were made to obtain a few minutes grace from tha Janitor and then from tha building authorities. When these failed, the adjournment waa or dered. Gathering newspapermen about mm, Air. Jewell issued the follow Ing statement for publication: "The meetlno- haa adjournal in day to meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock without any action having been taken.. We hoped to get somewhere today, but our meeting was unfortunately Inter- rupted." , TKesa few words Mr, Jewell said were all he cared to give out for publication. ' Today's session was marked by an apparent les sening of tha tenseness that sur rounded the meeting yeaterday. The men' appeared more Jovial to day and the leaders seemed more careful. ' , That at least one Eastern rail. road executive is Interested In the negotiations became known today. 8, Davles Warfleld, President of the Seaboard Air Line and Presi dent of an Association said to con trol 112,000,000 of railroad aecur itles has been receiving dally re ports or tne sessions. A personal representative has been advising 1 MOVER FCATIOMF TISDEFEHRED Government Has 20,000 Affidavits Charging As saults by Strikers. . UNION ATTORNEYS SCORE STATEMENT Object to Inference Train Crews . Abandoned Trains in Desert SALE IS ORDERED FOR LEICESTER'S TELEPHONE F Action of Judge Shaw x ouows steps by Mi nority Stockholders. Sale of the Letoeatar TaUnhnn. Company at public auction before the Court Houae dnnr bv n u Clark, tha receiver, has hn ordered by Judge T J, Shaw, now prealding over tha Superior Court In session at Robbinavllle. The property or the company will be uuveruaea once week for four li-..lf I In a.nrrfann. wl.k I ernlng such transactions, and wllH rad .lnt0 record reports CHICAGO. Sept. 12. (By The Associated , Press.) With mora ; than 20,000 affidavits charging aa sauttr by strikers and atrlke aym. . pathlxers on railroad workers in every section of the country, the Government -.today launched its endeavor to show a concerted ef fort by the atriklng shop crafts tor Interfere with Interstate traf fic by driving railroad -employe irom tneir work., Overrulng the objectons of at torneys for B. M. Jewell and John Scott, the strike loaders, Federal Judge Wllkeraon admitted the af fidavlta In evidence for the time being at leaat, In tha hearing; on ths Government's bill for a tern porary Injunction against soma 240 ahop crafts officials and their " followers. . ,. Ths court Ukewlas deferred for the present, argument on the de fense motion for modification ot the temporary restraining order now In force. He ruled that the Governments contention that the dominant purpose of tha alleged conaplracy la tha destruction of interstate traffic would ba a vital factor In determining whether the Unions were entitled to any modl flcatln In tha order and directed the Government to, proceed with the evidence on which it expects to prove that claim. The , value, aa evidence, of tha affidavits of persona assaulted by the strikers and strike sympathis ers, or affidavits of public or rail road officials clalmlnar knowledge of such . assaults, was vigorously opposed by Donald R. Rlcbbera and Frank Mulholland. attorneys for-Mr. Jewell and Mr. Soott. They fought their introduction and 'entered a general objection to all ot them that .the Government may produce. i' , a) The amdavits, they declared, are at the beet only secondary evi dence and ths fall, they added, to show any connection between their client and the perpetrator of tha acta ot violence complain, ed of. Union Attorney Sara , .. v . , Cases Insignificant. . -A few isolated acts ofjrfolenea among 400,000 men onlTrlke are insignificant in themselves, Mr. RJchberg declared. "They would occur even In an army military discipline," he said, "and an army of 400,000 men would have to have courUniartlal to deal with such cases, yet the existence of ht army could not ba called a conaplracy because of those scat-, tared Jtaln.', : , : II characterised th Govern-: ment's evidence a being "may be half true" and denied th Infer-. enca contained In on of th pro- ' ecutlon'a exhibits that trains had even been abandoned In th south- ; western desert by their, craw. Blackburn Esterllne. assistant to ; th solicitor-general, read nearly 200 of th affidavits telling nt as- saults to the court today an an nounced he would continue the reading tomorrow. Unlee an : agreement- la reached to shorten , the presentation the Government, . he told Th Associated Press, will, ot M. be sold to th highest snd best bid der, subject to ths confirmation of tne court. ThI aotion was taken by Judaa anew as a result or to proceed ings or Vi minority or stockhold ers against J. M. Carver, who. un til the receiver was appointed, was general manager ot the company. Buncombe County owns several shares of stock. The plaintiffs al leged that Carver had permitted he property to deteriorate and had tailed to make repairs and the service of the company was In adequate. Th 'case was referred to Guy Weaver, who acted as referee nd after the evidence was eon- eluded, the report was made by Mr. Weaver to Judge Shaw, who at that time waa prealding at the uperlor Court here. It was agree ble to both sides, that Judge Hhiw be permitted to take the case un der .advisement and render Judg ment when he saw fit, whether or ot a civil term waa In progress ere at the time he mad known hia decision. All the property of the company ill be offered for aale Including equipment, exchange, building and lot In Leicester and the franchisee. Judge Shaw aigned this order when, he set out. It was shown that the corporation was not paying ex penses. r - The stockholders will share In th disposition of th proceed ot th sale, after which tne corpora tion, will be declared dissolved. amllaf occurrencea in every atata and on every principal railroad line In th country. Today' exhibit ranged from an affidavit of the tar- and feathering of a railroad employe with -photographs attachced through bombings, shootings, attempt to run down worker with automo biles, beatings, threats, verbal abuse, rock throwing-and even in timidations of their wlvea and children. . : 1 The motiotonou reading waa enlivened occasionally by th va rious forma or torture againar aoma ot the atrlke victim. One Affidavit ef a non-union man cap tured by men said fa be strikers told how his captors Idlscusseil half doren various forms ot punishment. Including placing pebbles in his shoes snd forcina. him to valk before their automo-" bile or tiling a rone around hia ' icwanaaM aa rttt real E HAVE US TODAY . E. WEST, CRISIS IX ILLNESS OF MRS. ILUtDING OVER WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 fBy The Associated Prees.k The condition of Mrs. Harding waa auch tonight that the officii bulletin isauad at 1:30 o'clock staled that "unlraa unfore aeen exacerbatlona arlae, all consul tana feel that the Immediate crisis of tha caae haa been basaed." This atatement waa made after confidence had bean expreaaed during the -day by attending phyaiclana as her con dition continued to Improve that th crlala had paased. Definite announce ment also had been made alte in th day for the first time that no opera tion would be neceaaary at present. Expression of pleasure that Scout Executives ot the United fttates, coming from every State, will have the opportunity to view Weatern North Carolina, wera made last night by James E. Wet. " Chief Scout Executive ot th Boy Scouts of America. .Mr. West Is one of th most ac tive exponents of acouting aa a training period for the youth of tha nation and devotes his entire time to the organlxatlon of this work. The Scout Leader waa visibly im pressed with the hospitality x-. tended at Blue Kldg. where the Second Biennial Conference la be ing held, and Is confident that tha session will be one of the best ever held by the executives. . It was atated that aa many ef the executives arrived at night. ! they will be pleasantly aurprieed when they arise and view the - scenery In store this mornine;, Mr. West having arrived during to day yeaterday '