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WAIHINOTON, Oet. 14. Forwent
NartS and oulh Carolina! gnawers .
tunsay and probably Monday; littlf
etianss in temperature.
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ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1922.
PRICE 7c ON TRAINS 10c.
hLLOYD GEORGE DEFENDS NEAR EAST POLICY
i
i
.GOES
NTO THE RECORD
Claim Beaman and Griffin
Introduce Nothing to
Help Shippers.'
DECLARE CARRIERS'
PLANS "SMASHED"
Womble's Grilling View
ed as Indicating He
Scored Victory.
Characterizing th efforts of M.
R. Beaman and J". 8. Griffin, of the
North Carolina Traffic Association,
to have a large portion 'of the tes
timony of the North, Carolina Cor
poration Commission stricken from
the records ef the rate Investiga
tion of the Interstate Commerce
Commission aa treasonable to the
interests of the shippers of North
Carolina, several large organisa
tions, representing thousand) of
shipper in tle State and hun
dred of millions of dollars In bus
iness Interests, yesterday rallied
to the support of the Corporation
Commission.'
The move on the part of rep
resentatives of large shipping In
terests and powerful business or
ganization to support the Cor
poration ". Commission, resulted
from the motion of J. S. Griffin,
Attorney for the Traffic Associa
tion, to have the testimony 6f W.
G. Womble, State Commission rate
expert, stricken from the recosda,
Friday morning during the cross
examination of the former, charg
ing at the same time, that he did
not represent vthe shippers of the
State, at least not the 520 mem
bers of the Traffic A-ssociatlon.
Mr. Womble: was on .the stand
for three days,' during his pre
sentation of testimony and cross--iinin.itlnn.
and the eomnrehen-
ive testimony Introduced and (V
m-illln- manner of his cross-ex
amination on the part 'of Attor
neys for the carriers. i declared
to be an indication of victori' for
the North Carolina Interests.;!, ,
Signed by J. I Graham, J. T.
Ryan. W. C. Creighton, R. M.
Pound, George W. Forrester and
George B. Daniels, the following
statement waa yesterday morning
placed jn the records of the Inter
state Commerce Commission: . , r
"Inasmuch as the authority of
the North Carolina Corporation
Commission to appear In this pro
ceeding and represent the Inter
ests of North Carolina shippers
has been challenged, the reprcsen
t itlvt'a of North Carolina ah'ppers
mending nnd participating in this
hearing a9k permission to put m
tti the records, this statement, that
the position taken by .the Corpora
tion Commission to defeat the ef
fort .-of the carriers to impose un
justifiable increased rates to North
Carolina shippers and the effort
of the Corporation Oommirsion
and its representatives to secure a
proper reduction in present rates
from the Central rToigm ",":
Holding Concern
Fdrmed for Coca
Cola Corporaion
ATLANTA, Qa.. Oct. 14.
Thomas K. Glenn, member of
the organising committee, an
nounced here tonight that a
holding company had been
formed to retain control of the
Coca-Cola company, a $25,000,
000, corporation,-in the south.
The new company, according to
the announcement, will be com
posed "of representatives of
BOUtU'er interests controlling
mors)' than 250,000 of the 500,
000 - shares pf the company's
stock.
Stock in the holding compan,
Mr. Glenn stated, will be ex
changed for the voting trust
certificates held by the Coca
Cola stockholders on an even
basis. '
The original Coca-Cola Com
pany, founded by Asa G. Can
dler, Sr., and members of his
family, were purchased In Au
gust, 1919, by a syndicate of.
financial interests for approxi
mately $25,000,000. Of this sum
the Candler family received
about $15,000,000 cash, taking
for the balance the entire issue
of preferred stock, valued at
$19,000,000.
PORT CITIES IN
EXPORT FREIGH
RATESJET1ED
Wilmington Made Head
quarters for 'South At
lantic forts J5oay.
OF DEMOCRATS
Sunday Conference Be
tween Harding and Wood
Forced by Situation.
HAMPTONDECLARES
REVOLT ISjGAINING
Heflin, at Winston-Salem,
Predicts Next President
a Democrat.
Tilt ilHKTII.1 I rlllllX
fiv ii. t. c. ir
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 4. The
campaign on the Republicans is so
determined that President Hard
ing and F.i presentatlve William II
Wood, chairman of the Republican
Congressional Commit tee, will
have a conference tomorrow, Sun
day.
Mr. Wood abused the Democrats
tcduy. He said that they defeated
McKinley by misrepresenting the
tariff bill that bore his name, but
predicted they would not succeed
in their itmpalgn this year. He
declared that a reaction had set
in.
In Ohlu, Mr. Wood admitted,
the campaign Is very spirited. H-?
said the Democrat are staying
away from national issues and dis
cussing and featuring state prob
lems. They are denouncing Re
publican tax laws. Mr. Wood will
tell the President that the tariff
Ik the lsstn and .that, the Republi
cans have the beat of It in clote
slates.
While Mr. Wood Is making a re
port to the President on his recen;
visit to Ohio, Illinois. Indiana and
New York, Col. BJ. E. Brlttain, Di
rector of Publicity for the Demo
cratic Senatorial Committee, as
serts that Democrats are making
real headway on the tariff argu
ment. He quotes Frank A. Hamp
ton, secretary of the committee,
who is n-jW in. New York, as fol
lows: Great Democratic Victory
in new lork Forecast
incapacity of the Republican ad
ministration promises a great
Democratic majority in New York.
vonterencea nere convince me
K
UN
F
ROM
TWO STATES TO
STAGE MEETING
Complete P r o g r a m f or
District Gathering
t A iiltAinlla
Kiwaniana from Nona ana ouin
Una are preparing to march
roi the city and the vanguard wiu
arrive Monday afternoon and eve
ning, with hundreds tp follow from
all parts Of the two- piaies, pre
pared to Join with Ahevlll mem
bers in one of the most successful
district conventions of Carolina
.Kiwaniana ever neia, uciooer ii
and 18.
George H. Ross, of Toronto,
Canada. -International President,
Jules Brazil, famous Kiwanls en
tertainer, are expected to arrive
Monday from across the "cobweb
line" and the inimitable Jules la
scheduled to have charge of the
"glad hand" party at the Battery
I'ark Hotel Monday evening.
Members of the Asheville Club,
each on an important committee,
have been uailring In their efforts
to give their guests something to
talk about tnd are planning to
make the gathering one that will
attract nation-wide Interest In the
ranks of Kiwanls.
An Interesting program ha been
arranged for the convention and
has been announced aa follows:
Monday night, October 'It, In
formal reception at the Battery
Park Hotel, featuring the introduc
tion of Jules Braiil, nationally
known Kiwanls entertainer.
Welcome from representative of
the various business) interests of
the city will be extended at the
opening of. the morning session
Tuesday and the response' by W.
fR. Merrimon. District Oovernor.
nd an sddreea of the International
President will be an interesting
feature. ,
The complete program f6r the
convention-follows:
Monday,. October 1 Conven
tion Hall, Battery Park Hotel. 8
tCjuHs m rf Tn
ing with especial-vigoflth impoa
tance "of maintaining present ex
port freight rate schedules from
the middle west, the South Atlan
tic Ports Association, in annual
meeting today decided upon Wil
mington as headquarters tor ensu
ing year and elected Herbert . A.
Lynch, president, and Louis T.
Moore, secretary, to succeed H. P.
Adair and A. V. 8nell of Jackson
ville, Fla. Messrs, Lynch ana
Moore, secretary, to succeed H. P.
Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce. Albert" J. Stowe, secretary
of the. Jacksonville Chamber of
Commerce, will continue to serve
the organization as. director of
publicity. . ' 1
. The responsibility of Interior
cities with regard to ports In their
States was dwelt upon at consid
erable lene-th bv representatives
at the mae-lng representing the
port cities of Jacksonville Bruns
wick, Savannah, Charleston and
Wilmington. Reports were render
ed bringing out recent develop
ment in the South. Atlantic Coas
tal highway, an Important route
which the Association is actively
pushing to stimulate travel via the
coastal cities. 5
Matthew Hale, of Washington,
D. C, president of the South At
lantic States Association, was ask
ed to visit several important cities
in the . Carolinas, Georgia and
Florida to place before their com
mercial interests the tremendous
Importance of supporting to great
est extent, the ports in their fight
to maintain favorable rates from
mid-west territory. Action was
taken contemplating the affiliation
Attempted Theft
of Letters From
Candler Alleged
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 14.
Attempted theft of 30 letters
aid to have been written by
Asa (I. Candler. Sr., to Mrs.
Onezima da Bouchel from the
ottice of Harold Molse. associate
counsel for Mra. de Uouchel,
was revealed today by her at
torney. The letters were recovered,
Molse said, "when he grappled
with a man as he was In the
act of running out of Ihe law
yer's office with the package
containing them.
"It happened two days ago."
said Molse, "hut I didn't say
anything about it because it
sounded so much like a fairy
tale."
Molse said the package had
just been returned by registered
mail when a man apparently
about 30 years old entered the
ottice and after mumbling a re
mark about a detective agency,
seised the letters and fled.
"I grabbed him and knocked
him down," Moiae said, "and
he left In a hurry."
MAINTENANC
E OF
WAY MEN GIVEN
WAGE INCREASE
Raises Wage Bill of Rail
roads by an Estimat
ed $22,125,000.
CHICAGO," Oct. 14. The wage
bill of the nation's railroads was
Increased an estimated $23,125,
000 by a decision of the United
States Railroad Labor Board to
day granting Increased pay of two
cents an hour to over 450,000
maintenance of Way Employes.
Efforts to Expunge
Testimony Termed,
Treason to Shipper
STATEMENT FROM
TGHAI RMANWdOD IS 1
GROWING ABUSIVE
rour of nine grotutf f the .n. ni.
BOOZE-ON-SHIPS
MEINOPERATIVE
ANOTHER WEEK
Time of Application to
Foreign Ships Is Ex
tended by Haynes.
FOREIGN EMBASSY
STOCKS DISCUSSED
j Liquor on American Ships
j Sailing Home After Mid
i night Is Barred.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. For
j elgn shipping today was given an
j other week of exemption from ap
I plication of Attorney General
Daugherty's liquor transportation
j ruling.
Prohibition Commissioner
I Ifavne after a conference with '
President Harding announced that!
regulations based upon the Attor- j
ney General's ruling that liquor
cannot legally be brought within
American territorial waters would
not be applied to foreign ships
leaving their home po-t before
next Saturday. This announce
ment countermanded a previous
one made by the prohibition en
forcement authorities of the Gov
ernment making the application to
all foreign veasels leaving tlioTv
home ports after today.
The extension 'first. was Inter
preted to apply also to American
privately owned vessels' but Inquiry
at the offices f the 'prohibition
unit brought forth, the explanation
that only foreign craft were to bo
given the additional week of grace.
Accordingly, all American private
ly owned shins leaving foreign
ports after midnight tonight will
he held to have violated the pro
hibition enforcement act if they
attempt to bring liquor, either seal-
ed or unsealed, within the three
Two New 'Leads'
In Dual Murder
Mystery Found
NKW niCI'.VSWICK. N. J.,
Oct. 14. While steps were be.
ing taken hy the prosecutors of
Middlesex siid Somerset Coun
ties today to I urn oYerhe en
tire Itiveatlautien of the double
slaying month ago of Rev.
Edward Wheeler ll.ill end Mrs.
Mica nor Hhlnelmidt Milla. to
th .Attorney General's, stuff.
County Detective Tutten said
that the two latest "leads" In
the case hud been laken from
private InvestiKators.
The first of these leads Is
said to have been pin forward
by Julius Union, a private de
tective, retained by Charlotte
.Mills. daiiKhter of the sluin wo
man. Union's theory that the
lector and Ihe rhulr singer
were seiri'd separately and car
lied In two automobiles to the
Si.mersi't County orchard where
their bodies were found. Is re
ceiving consideration. Detective
To! ten said.
Totlen declined to divulge
the .second lead, hut said thst
It had been turned up bv "four
men whom I have had working
fur three weeks and working so
quietly thst no one but myself
has known of their work."
flings Himself Upon
People He Has Never
Betrayed, He States
Leaves Empire in Dark as to What Course He Will
Pursue Declares England Has Kept Faith
With Those Looking for Protection.
To Those Who Decry Nearness Which He Has Come
to War in Asia Minor He Says England
Could Not Lose Great War Prize.
United Brotherhood
nance of Way Employes anHhop
Workers are affected by the raise,
the largest single croup Vfcpjng
common laborers.' The decision
HH ... i I . 1 M . .
"The revolt against the Fordney- U he classes ert- fenm h.
McCumbcr tariff and the complete ret cfi "8s iV tl tlt
ir.e.n.iv , ,h c,ii, .V ent. to 85 cent to ' 25 to 7
cents.
Chairman Ben W", Hooper, In a
statement following the decision
Another angle of the situation
resulting from the Attorney Gen.
eral's ruling the matter of re
plenishment of foreign embassy
and legation slocks was discussed
today by legal officials of the pro
hibition unit and Indications war
again given that the situation
could be met without embarrass
ment to the diplomatic represen
tatives here of other nations..
WORLD'SRECOROS
IN FLKING4RE
SMASHED! RAGE
' t
Haunted by Fears for
wire, Unconscious, Win
ner Speeds Through Air.
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., Oct
14. (By The Associated Press.)
Unconscious at times, due" to the
terrific speed at which he rushed
through the heavens, and duiing
his conscious moments haunted by
.ears lor the condition of hla wife,
who momentarily expects to be
come a mother. Lieutenant II. L.
Matighan, an army aviator flying
an 'urmy-Curtiss high speed pur
suit plane, won the Pulitzer trophy
aerial race here today. He traveled
the 1(0 mile course at an average
speed of 204 miles an hour.
The race, run In three flights
saying -that- Senator Gerry tonr
danger. Senator uerry is certain
to be re elected to Jhe Vnl(d
States Senate from Rhode Island
and there 1s nothing to the story
tnat ne is in danger of being de
feated, except a bit of Republican
balderdash.
"In New Jersey the 'conditions
arev particularly good for the
Democrats. Governor Edwards,
Democratic candidate for the Sen
ate, is riding on a landslide that
foretells ihe defeat of Senator Fre
llnghuysen. who has the personal
and political support of President
Harding.
''In New York the Democratic
candidate for the Senate, Dr.
Royal S. Copeland. has Senator
Calder on the run, and the betting
edds heretofore favoring the Re
publicans have now gone to even
money with Democratic odds JuBt
aneaa. ,
"Democratic leaders from New
York and New England are most
enthusiastic over' the outlook.
They find that there is a general
feeling among the people that the
Harding administration and the
Republican majority, in the Con
gress has fallen down; that its
failure to function for the best in
terests of the country is causlnsr
a revolt that means it is to be
driven from 'power."
Hard Drive to Put
Over. Mrs. Patterson
The Republicans are Koine- to
make a hard drive for Mrs. Lind
say Patterson, congressional candi
date in tre fifth district. Thev wl!l
send Leslie M. Shaw, ex-secretary
or me treasury to speak for her
Former Senator Butler, who has
of nth., lmnnrl.nl onostal cltlea oenaior til
in the Association. - I 5f n -V,1? .?ule! thl campaign, will
.'w iu .nrs. j-atiersorn
in the Association
In attendance from ' the porta,
were: Jacksonville, George' H.
Baldwin, A. V. Sneli and Albert J.
8towe: Fred G. Ward. Bruns
wick; E. B. Walker, Savannah; J.
M. Whitsltt, Charleston, S. C, and
Messrs. Lynch and Moore, of Wil
mington, N. C,
The visitors were entertained at
luncheon by the Chamber fif Com
merce.
YOUNGEST OF COMPANY
COMMANDERS IS DEAD
WILMINGTON. Ott4. John
D. Kerr, prominent lawyer of
Sampson County, who held the
distinction of being the youngest
company commander In the South
ern Army during the War Between
the States, died at his home at
Kerr, near here, today. He was
T5 years -of age.
Captain Kerr commanded an In
fantry unit at the age of 17. In
early life he was a newspaper
man, and was for some time on
the local staff of the Wilmington
Star.
3,600 PAID OCT TO
GUARD BOOZE CARGO
WILMINGTON. Oct. 14. The
United States Government has
naid out SI. 600 to guard the whis-i
key cargo of the alleged rum-runri
ning schooner Message oi reset
since it was stored in the custom
house here last January. Three
guards are employed to watch the
store room, lpe men working on
eight-hour shifts and are paid at
the rate of $120 a month. The
cargo is valued at 150,000.
CLEVELAND AIR SERVICE
MAN jmvtl ut-Alll
HONOLULU. Oct. 14. (By The
Associated Press ) First Lieuten
ant Earl H. Manzelman. of Cleve
land. Ohio, United States Armv
Air Servkc, stationed at Lsfke
Field, was Instantly killed this aft
ernoon anj Edgar Hodgson, pri
vate,, waa seriously Injured when
t.ielr plane fell over Kilpap Gulch.
tn- wages foV -this ami -other groups
of "wqrkmen and .not only pro
muuiicbu cnanga in living costs.
The maintenance of " way ofllcera
In presenting the case to the booro.
several weeks ago demanded a
virtual minimum wage of 47 cents
an hour. V '
The public group today was aug
mented after a ten-day deadlock
by W. L. Menlmen. of the labor
group, and Samuel Higgina, of the
railroad group, these two making
the necessary five to make the
public group proposal effective.
Chairman Hooper said that actual
decision would be presented to the
brotherhood Monday, the award
not yet having been formally
handed down.
Today's decision was a direct
outgrowth of the July wage cuts
and the rail strikes and threaten
ed strikes which followed. When
the shop crafts strike was declar
ed, the Maintenance of Way Em
ployes were also on the verge of
walking out but K. Grable. head
of the organization, withheld ac
tion pending an appeal to the La
bor Board for a revision of wages.
In this appeal Grable asked a
virtual minimum of 47 cents an
hour.
In- making the decision public.
Chairman Hooper explained that
about 13,000 Maintenance of Way
Employes, on roads In the extreme
South will still receive from 17 to
23 cents an hour, they having sign
ed agreements with . the carriers
to this effect and not being affect
ed by today's ruling.
According to figures complied
by the railroads' and submitted to
the board during hearings,, a plu
HTV- r?- ' --r -'-f T - Jralei. with sensational suppprt
callfv r ahniit 119 AAA tpnolrman
T "Every man and Woman In th( CR nf Mnt nf thA rftHn or
Fifth District," said Mr Butler to- now receiving between 25 and 3
Ha V v"lrnrlitrai ihat VTm- 1 a. a. I " " . '
n..Ww .. i Awn. rauvrsun cenm an nour,
ran An1 will laswa i ' .
--s ' hi i if ioj en is
oi mat great district in Congress
more efficiently than the- present
incumoeni nas or can. It is an
outstanding fact and is too plain
for argument. Mrs. Patterson is
ny nature, ability, education and
experience -superbly equipped to
serve her district. In fact, before
sne bas finished one term, the
womanhood of our State and the
whole country will be proud of
sucn a oriniant and distinguished
Representative In Congress.
Democrats here today predict
that the extraordinary effort for
Mrs. Patterson and against Major
Stedman would help the latter.
Mr. Butler said the State should
send Republicans from other dis
tricts but was especially interested
In the Fifth. - r-
of the yearly output of the North
Carolina's 197 furniture factories
has reached $30,288,701, or aa In
crease of 170 per cent within the
past decade, according to statis
tics made .public today by Com
missloner of Labor and Printing
M. L. Shipman. Increases of 99
per cent in capital invested and
of 238 per cent In the total amount
of wages -also have been made
during the past ten years.
The capital invested amounts
to $8,525,102, while the plant value
is $8,384,530. The' yearly payroll
has reached 50,467.614. Ten years
ago 83 factories were capitalized
at approximately ' three - and a
quarter million dollars had plants
worth nearly a million less than
that amount, a payroll slightly
in excess of a million and a half
and a yearly output worth between
eleven and twelve pillion dollars.
. Eight thousand, six hundred
and ninety-seven persons 'are em
ployed in the manufacture of fur
niture, 274 of them being women
and 89 children, according to
Commissioner Shopman's figures.
High Point is the center of the
furniture Industry in North Caro
lina, but Davidson, Caldwell and
Guilford. Counties share In the
leadership.
IREDELL RURAL ROUTE
WILL BE EXTENDED
(Sptttal CtrrrP0ime9 Th9 Aihntilt CitiMtm)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Rep
resentative Daughton has the
promise that the rural route fronrl
Dunlap.t Iredell County, win be
extended.
8. L. Miller, secretary to Mr.
Daughton, has gone home for the
campaign.
G. O. P. PARTY RECORD
IS SCORED BY HEFLIN
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. Oct.
14-: In his address here tonight in
behalf of the Democratic cam
paign. Senator Thomas J. Heflin,
of Alabama,, scored the Republi
can party on Its record in tariff
legislation, in the handling of cur
rency problems, the farm loan sys
tem, shipping board 'affairs, and
the Newberry case.
He predicted that Democrats
would win the house in November,
1922. and would elect the Presi
dent in 1924. The Senator paid
high tributes to Senator Simmons
and Overman and Representative
Charles M. Stedman, of North Car
olina, asserting that they stood as
types of highest citizenship, whom
Carolinians should delight to
honor. "
Speaking of the South, Mr. Hef
lin asserted that its ideals and its
true Americanism entitled it to
leadersship, and he declared that
In view of the endeavors wt the
Republican Congress to pssa the
antl-lynchifig bill, he would rather
have his right sin cut off than
vote the Republican ticket in the
South., '".''
Inter-A Hied Veterans Mast
Enforce Principles, They Say
American Legion Members J5egin Arriving at New
Orleans, Scene of Approaching Annual con
, vention, in Force, Saturday.
NW ORLEANS. La., Oct? 14.
Where diplomacy has failed, 15.
000.000 war veterans of the Allied
Nations must succeed in enforce
ment of the principles upon which
they achieved their victory the
Allied War aims, was the senti
ment of a communique framed at
the opening session of the third
annual convention of the Inter-
Allled Veterans' Federation here
today. . . ! ,
"The communique, writing ; and
adoption of which occupied nearly
the entire day a session, was art-
dressed both to the Allied Nations
and their officials and said that
the growth of distrust, disunion
and disaster, Arhich have since
overtaken clyTJlzatlon; have-been
due primarily to recreancy to the
pledges in the Allied War Aims.
Speaking for "those who fought
the last war and who would be
called upon to fight the next," the
message directed -itself in behalf
Of restoration , of world peace, or
der and well-being. The veterans
said they had earned in war the
right to speak in peace and that
they had realized that govern
ments under the party . political
system had entirely failed in their
duty to state economic facts. They
favored education to the point of
view that, for at least the present
generation, the world must be pre
pared to be poorer and have a
much simpler standard of livingl
- a r mn. TT7?a -.. TiTZT. C jadlrtea. rmulteel ,t:,a
.crr:rvj zr. '. .; 'T.i. fma"Tn f w0"" record,
official and unofficial for 50, 100
and ZOO kilometer courses. -
Lieutenant L. J. Maitland.i pil
oting a sister ship to that of Maug-
nan, was second in the Pulitzer
competitions, but his honors in
that respect were overshadowed by
the terrlffc speed he attained on
the lap of 50 kilometers. He cov
ered the distance at the rate of
218.1 miles an hour, faster than
anyone ever flew in a race.
Kors the 100 kilometer course
during the race he averaged 207.8
miles an hour, another world
record.
Seven fliers, two of them United
States Navy entries, the remainder
representatives of the army, srat
tered the world's record for 200
kilometers or more when they ex
ceeded 178.7 miles an hour. The
mark established September 24 in
France by, Kitsch. Lieutenant
Maughan had the best speed for
the distance, a rate of 208 miles
an hour, his average speed for the
entire 156 miles course. Lieutenant
H. J. Brow, In a Curtisa Navy
racer, won third place In the Pul
itzer competition, going the 180
miles at an average speed of 193.2
miles an hour. Maltland's speed for
the entire course was at the rate of
203 miles an hour. The race was
unmarred by serious accident. One
plane, the navy "mystery ship,"
piloted by Lieutenant L. H- Sand
erson, of the marine corps waa
forced out of-the race during the
fourth lap by engine trouble.
Sanderson plunged with hla plane
into Lake St. Clair, over which a
part of the course extended, but
escaped unhurt Captain St. Clair
Street landed his vervllle-Sperry
between two trees a mile from self
ridge Field. He was not hurt but
a wing was torn off the plane.
When he brought his piano to
earth, Lieutenant Maughan was so
exhausted that he loaned against
the ship for several minutes until
he revived. Major General Mason
M. Patrick, Chief of the Army Air
Service. Rear Admiral W. A. Mof
fett. Chief of the Naval Bureau of
Aeronautics and Edwin Denby,
Secretary of the Navy, rushed to
him. Msjor Oenural Patrick patted
the lieutenant on ,the head "trhd
Secretary Denby was so overcome
he burst into tears.
"All the time during the race I
was thinking about a telegram I
had been expecting, Announcing
the birth of a child to Mrs. Maug- j
han," - the winning airman said,
when he was able to talk. "I was
lost four times in the haza and
was stunned more or less at each
of the 15 Jurns. My worst mo
menta, however, were at one turn
when I lost confidence and then
became unconscious On the
straightway I came to. Another
trouble I had was my feet going
to sleep." .
The terrific speed also told on
Lieutenant Maltland. i
MANCHESTER, England. Oct.
14. (By The Associated Press.)
Premier Lloyd George dealt with
llie crisis which Near Eastern
events have fcrced upon the gov
ernment In a characteristic and
powerful speech In the city of hU
birth this afternno'n'? While he
snoke as liberal to liberal and
chose a city remote from the capl
lal for ataslna his oration, accord
lug to the lig custom of British
statesmen, he was not speaking
primarily to Manchester but to
Great Britain and the empire
The M'lme minister's speech was
evidently more carefully preparea
than is usual with him. It was
personally a defense ,of the gov
ernment's policy but It tvas the
sort of defense Mr. Lloyd George
likes, because it gave him plenty
of opportunity for his favorite
strategy of "offensive defense,"
which, with him, means dealing,
hard blows at hla critics and go
ing into personalltes so sharp that
they shook the old fashioned con
ventional statesmen
What the country awaited most
curlosly was Information about the
future; it wanted to know wnicn
of the various policies open be
fore the prime minister resigna
tlon, a general election or sitting
tight he plana to follow, but no
1 aht waa thrown upon that point
he left himself free to' take what
ever direction events may indi
cate. Ha declared that no one
could welcome his retirement; more
than himself, but followed this
with the great dramatic passage.
"I cast myself upon the people,
because I have never . betrayed
them." '
Approving shout Ring In
Hall Over Statement. ,
' The halt rang with approving
shouts and h added that he would
loyally any alternative
il.e great v.ar and which had coat
us so much In life and treasure. '
"Aa to i.preading the war Into,
Europe. ou have only got to
think what would have happened
If the Turk, flushed with victory,
with no army to resist him, had
crossed tne Hosphorus, passed Into
Thrace and occupied Cor.atantl
nople. Do you think he would
have stopped In eastern Europe
ho wou'd have stopped htm from
going into western Thrace and
possibly passing luto SalonlklT You
know what that would have meant
war. And the war of 1914 be
gan in he Balkans.
"I think, It !waa right that be
fore the Turkish army should have
Icen allowed to cross ,lnto Europe
with the flush of victory, with the
blood of Smyrna on its hands, it
should have had time to cool, and
tliat we thould have guarantees
that they would give protection
to shield these people. 1 am told
It was n.t our business. I am
sorry to say that liberals had been
pleading that it wag none of our
business to Interfere between the
Turks and their victims. What
business is it of Britain's? waa the
question: if the Turk Insists leavq
him; alone. Let him cross the
straits; let him cross to Constan
tinople a free road and a-fairway
to the Shambles. . That was
rot the old liberal policy. It was
not the iiollcy certainly, that l'
was brought uo In. ' I waa not
taught In my youth that English
men. Scotchmen and . Walchma.t
should every morning repeat rever-
enuy me utany Of the cynic: am I
try brothel's keeper? That Great
Britain should face the world wit,.
the brand of Cain upon her brow. ' ,
Particular Stress Is Laid ns '
French Near East Poller - '
The - prime mlnlat.e i.nii,,,.j
hi lengthy ' defense of the gov
ernment's Near Eastern policy, by
iw.v, jrmm -awwnv - -rw .. .i .'.': . .-" z..
coupled with hard snd zealous
work tou repair the destruction of
real wealth.
LEGIONNAIRES BEGIN
TO ARRIVE IV FORCE
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14. The
American Legion started arriving
here in force today for the annual
convention which begina Monday.
Every train arriving in the city
Drought hundred of visitors, witn
them came the first view of the
novel features States have adopt
ed to establish their Identity. .
All hotels became the scenes of
big reunions when buddies began to
meet and fight the war over again.
The national headquarters became
the meccaof the arrlvalsv It was
estimated tonight "that about a
fourth offha -Legionnaires had
reached the city, although no big
delegations hud arrived. Approx
imately 100,000 Legionnaires are
expected, according to the reports
of the leaders of various States
who are already here.
State headquarters have begun:
blossoming forth in rapid succes
sion. Washington .. delegates brought
forth head pieces on the order of
tam-o'shanter with feathers. The
Kansas delegates appeared with
tne corn flower prominently dis
played.. Mtssourlans are wearing
big blue streamers with the name
of their State and a badge with a
miniature "mule attached. The "40
SALISBURY MAN SHOT
IS CRITICALLY INJURED
SALISBURY. Oct. 14. H. xi.
Cheatham, revenue officer con
nected with the Federal Prohibi
tion offica at Norfolk, early to
night shot and seriously injured
Doug Dunham, a white man at
fake Brown's suburban store,
where Dunham is employed. The
officer's nistol is said to have been
accldentaly discharged while he
and several Deputy Marshals were
at Brown's place to serve' some
papers. Dunham was taken to a
local hoapltsl where it is said he is tarred without giving awsy th
MrT TJoyd "V ", '"t -bseeh- f
the eorr . wMiidUlMK uomi4to be
known a his Tac to (h wall"
Is seldom' a mere speech; it Is
generally a thrilling entertainment.
Today' was no exception; all the
atmosphere was friendly and con
genial; the small audience in the
dining room or tne iterorm uiuo
responded swiftly to every point
Before the premier rose,- small
pulpit structure waa placed on the
table In front of him, and on this
spread a stack of notea. But one
on his feet he seldom bothered
with these, so. his sentences had
all the effect of SDOntanelty. Con
siderably stouter than .when he
took control of the government
seven years ago, and hale mucn
whiter, the Welsh statesman seems
to have frown serious with years
of responsibility; but all tne oia
fire was there. In the hall where
Gladstone had often spoken he
poured ridicule on the great com
moner' aon. Lord Gladatone. who
Is one of the leaders of the liberal
revolt against the coalition. Of
him he said: "I know the diffi
culty of any man without ade
quate gifts who has to carry
through life a great name. He
has actually excommunicated ua
from the liberal party. Well, the
papacy is not a hereditary office
What service has he rendered lib
eralism? I know of none, except
one he is the lest living emooai
m.nt of the liberal doctrine that
ability Is not hereditary." Some of
his strongest points in aeiense oi
the eovernnient's Near Eastern
desllngs were that the Turks had
slaughtered since 1914 a million
and a half Armenian and half a
million Greeks; that to give way
to them now would be sacrifice the
greater part of tne victory won
over Turkey in me great. -r
th.f "am I mv brother's keeper'
has never beep, a doctrine of the
liberal party.
Early General Klectlon Not
Thought to Be Program.
The impression mas on most of
his audience was th tne premier
does not propose to have an early
general election, par of the press
charring that an election before
lh pnnM rvatlva party cdWentlon
In November would be a political
trick. He spoke tnrougnour aa
liberal, making appeala to liberal
principles and tradiuona. -From
today's display of form it
N safe to predict tnat u a gen-
.taction enmea. tne weisn
giant, despite his seven years of
overwhelming laoors, wuum
readv to carry on a whirlwind
mm. lirn.
' . . . . , . .
Prime MlnlBier ioya ueuise
addressed the greater part of hU
speech to the Rerorm eague ciuo
here to vigorous defense of the
governments near eastern poucy.
He laid ttreas at the outset of the
need of "keeping open the straits
rf Dardanelhs.
"It is not necessary," said Mr.
I.lovd George, "to point out the
imnortance of securing the straits
i KBinst a repetition of what hap-1
pened in 1914. That prolonged
the war Jor two years and it very
pearly brought upon the cauae of
the Allies. lrreparaDie uisaaier.
But aside from that H is the only
road to the fairway of the Black
fra where you've gat the raw mat-rial
you need, surplus food in
time of peace In normal time
such a no other part of Europe
cc-uld su'ply, and of the commerce
that part of the world one-third
had slwavs been in British ships.
Vital to Kten One of Biggest of
World War Prise
"Vital to you. vital to humanity,
we could net have had theae straps
r-'Bunpos, we hadjfolhtwed meik-yibehtncf-Yanc;,,V
h- -jntinued.
"pie Kemaust wourd-nWe.bAin '
Cbanpk. The next ttilnsj that woui.i
hav happened would hav been
th crossing of the Straits. Gain
poll wa held by a very weak Sene
galese battalion with orders that
they were not to' fir 6n th Turks,
Both sides of th Straits would
have been In Kemallst hands. :: .
"Do you think you would have
got them out? ' You would have
gone to the peace conference and
said!
Will you please get away from
Chanak and Gallipot! ?" v
"And Kemal would have said:
'No. we will guarantee th Straits
to you.' '
"Our critics say: ' Why didn't
you hav an understanding with
your Allies?' We did, and only a
few weeks ago we received am es
tate from the French government
that If th Greek or the Turk In
vaded the neutral zone they would
hiva tn ha resisted bv force. But,
alas, we accepted that, and thought
thev meant it. how were we m -
liev that It was Intended for only
one side?" Dealing with the re
cent criticism bv Lord Grey on
TWO DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS HEAHD J
ADDRESSES HERE
Murphy and Reynolds
Are warmly Applauded
Daniels Coining.
immediately following a Demo-
ciatic Ra'.ly at the Courthouae ad-
dtessed bv waiter juurpny, .i
resentativ from Rowan County in
th. Nortii Carolina Uenerai As
sembly, and R. R. Reynolds, prom
inent attorney of Asheville, last
night came the announcement
from Democratic hearquartera tot
Buncombe that Joaephus Daniels,
former Secretary of the Navy, will
speak a: n mass meeting to be
held under the auspices of tin
Buncombe County Democratic
Commimti.ee at the Courthouse,
C-ctober 20.
Representative Democrats to-onr
the coun-y gathered at the court
house lasl night and hesrd en
thusiastic addresses by Messrs.
Miirnhv tnd Reynolds. Opening
the meeting, Edward N. Wright,
who presided. Introduced R- !-
Keynolds. ,wno iner ouiunin.
manv of the national and state is
sues before the voter in the an
proachint elections, praised the
record of the Democratic party in
the Tiatlun state and county
"An era of prosperity which was .
undreamed of has dawned upon
this great stste under Democratic
lule," said MV. Reynolds. - "The
up-bullding of the state's resource
and the creation of the affair of
government." he declared.
"People of this county ow their
protection and largely their- pros
perity to the just and efficient ad- '
ministration of the affairs of the
government under which we di
rect I v maintain our citizenship and
the Democratic ticket placed In the
field for the fall elections wa'
rarts tho support of every law
abiding citizen who loves hla or
rer county state and nation," said
seriously Injjured. th bullet having biggest important prize we hsdMr, Reynolds, and he waa given
entered his liver. ' ' 'won by .he victory over Turkey In , it.ww m rw
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