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c: MEWS 16 pages: it NIGHT EDITION A TODAY AND EVENING CHRONICLE GREATER CHARLOTTE'S HOME NEWSPAPER" " , ittE EWS Etbllh ed, Dallr. ISSSj Sunday. 19X0. CH41'? ruROMtLE Established, 1005. CHARLOTTE, N. C., MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1920. THE CHARLOTTE NEWS f Consolidated PRTP1? TTTVl? fFNTTQ THE EVENING CHaOMClE May Sv 1014. f rMXiyjCj T 1 V Hi KjEjIM I.O, rviPlOYE CLLGG POOL ROOM WAS ON STAND TODAY . K. Dison Declares He Never from Him. r pion. an employe of "Tpi room, in the Piedmont ho "f?? .swore before the city com ' Tvonday that he never saw irmsden or Miller before :V6S quickened interest or " -r liniinr and fram- :,-,ivin"' five business 5-"- o- the city, be; dtti?ed th; r':; with Pixon m de .....,a.-Ti.m. Both Lumsaen.ana iat they had naa connection with a :;u fvltuetion standing that way. 11::3!: , tV detectives had come SC??V"e stand and declared there VVro doubt about their identl-je"-- re . bearing was recessed at W-c?. The commission said the -.Jfv-euId be reconvened at 2 " and that the cases would he CC'v M to la conclusion. v proprietor of the pool VJ Ve-V "fro'.ti his home at Greens " ' ,VWer to the citation of the J-cne denied any connection -"-v kird of liquor dealing or ad declared it was the pol .Tv. business to exclude all liquor ? a-d gamblers. The commis t!:; took the position that they (ve nolicy of the proprietor, but t'rot sure that his employes Xiv adhered to the policy. i;r; ' jicN'inch expressed himself as 'f-"terested in Dixon's attitude. vfVari-sr in assembly chamber he "e Dxe-" had information which ""'d net disclose. The mayor de-r-.h and the other commission- we- rot so much Interested in who lend a sort of co-operation '"--e sale of liquor as they are in r directly dealing in liquor and eff the proceeds of their profit. "-VrMk I am justified in saying .v,. r'o indictment will be drawn tsirn 3!r. Dixon if he will 'come V' "a-d cive us the information on "n-an who brought the liquor which 3t Miller says he got and which the to detectives say was mentioned to v-,: n-na tvVio furnished v-cr at that place," said the may- ST. Ti?n had not receded from his p"o-r-Vji wf-en the session w-as adjourned. the announcement of adjourn the mayor said he hoped Dixon rn-T'.i find it" to his best interests to sval the identity of the man and -akr proper disclosures so the com moner? could take direct action. Fc'.'owing completion of the Clegg : s'tpi- the session is reconvened. i: is expected that the case against --.or i TVa,ton of the Stonewall TOOl rco:n. charged .with permlttingvam- triIWie. the - next oroer. m isni Hutton of the Servis . Pressing C.uS. charged with permitting the saia of whiskey, is the next in order. The cases against the .DeLuxe pool rccn and the DeLuxe barber shop, in- enrg four men. tooK up most, oi me 'rrriror pt;inn Thp commission Thheld its decision for announcement ? case azainst Crocker and Kissiah as taken up first, with Robert Lums- '.in. head of the Southern Detective A?r.crr the first witness. The witness i he and his partner, R. W. Miller, ii purchased whiskey on three occa- -r.s at the DeLuxe pool room. it h agreed at this point to consolidate : cases of J. C. Pressly and B. E. ta. of the DeLuxe barber shop. --- tiiCll anuio lie aim -?r had boueht whiskey in the bar- rr shop and the pool room and had passed gambling in the pool room. -ar.ey Kiser was mentioned in connec- Kwith some of the liquor deals. Kiser 5 net connected with businesses, but is convicted in recorder's court last cn a liquor charge and given a l- sentence. f3 DeLuxe pool room is the worst 5 rt city of Charlotte," Mr. Lumsden :r. answer to a question from the -.-. as to now he regarded the con eat the DeLuxe pool room. a rney u. c. Davis appeared as 5s?l for Pressly and Smith. T"? detective said hp. knpw nothine :sy. He said- hnnwpr Via rnnlrJn't -? as just what it should be, in ;r of the fact that one of the em- sod him whiskey. trom What T saw T holioi-erJ that room an3 the barber shop were 'ia"Q in hand in the sale of i' ,.ared Lumsden. Xv -lli!er. associate of Lumsden. . -rStd Lumpen In avav-yt AecAn. police Chief Walter B. Orr was called -;-J-s'-y as to statements made - "I"-"? ?rrets Thursday night. Chief 'iU-'x toth the pool room and the ? had a reputation in con "r;Wvh lhe saIe of liquor. He laV. te ieved to be liquor dealers L"a i'""i room ana me , r1 u"t testified that he ' . De Daa ana i ,vf v -ic iiidL me pooi room 'Vma r shP were under sep- "asrient. V.il ceman ts, . . . - t'rar r J"wtun Eaia ne naa oeen Ko'-u-r r had responsible taL t,iUiS at Thrift. Policeman t:-af'".ack t0 the stand-and testi- rie--. wno was convicted in declared Saturdav lie care as it "didn't cost him a V1 wnt" fti:Uts.tined next that he knew ;fjr b r about the of H- 4 Point rl ; ce- 11 developed at Irr th and barber shop were r-l h vr'.ue management. Presslv 5s;''au neard reDorta that n.. -M h'h about the building. He c . : "a seen j . .. . . Tr.a ,aj 'uiiu me ouiiaing 2q;jcr. a the reputation of dealing tCaaeJ0rward next and testi--"tersv:-33. manager of th niT.T- i' to keeen dne everything ;s f bus't? the reputaUon of his I4 bad in-. aoove reproach. He baroer nrUCtSd Deaton'. the con Sito handle any" 11- h?afrt fft7v.-uiai JJeaton naa i-ievein;!01 h Part in the re- 's'iah i S- ' ' 'atX",6 .UP 5100 to r citon an L , Case aKalst a know M- dea"ng. He said Catnn lle nure of the charge V the Jion aer he had let 5 abQt liquor selling at his C0CUnUed PaSo Fiftenj DEMANDPASSAGE NECESSARY LAWS Italian Workers Demand way be Found for them to Take Over Factories. Milan. Italy, Sept. 13. Immediate convocation .of the Italian parliament for the purpose of passing laws un der which workmen may take over management of industrial plants has been demanded by the confederation of labor, in session here. Resolutions favoring a compromise of the situation resulting from occupation of plants by workmen throughout Italy were adopted at a stormy session of the confederation yesterday. Socialist leaders bitterly attacked the confedera tion and demanded that the socialist party assume control of the situation, which they claimed, had taken a pure ly political aspect. When the socialist demands were rejected, an adidtonal resolution was passed by the ' confed eration and asked the president of the Chamber of Deputies and Premier Giolitti to call parliament into session. "We demand," this resolution read, "immediate convocation of the Chamber of Deputies in order that the situation may be examined and laws proposed which will bring about radical legisla tive measures which, through requisi tion of industrial plants and participa tion in their management by workmen, will prepare the way for direct control of workers in the interests of collec tivity." This resolution was telegraphed to the president of the chamber and the priemer. Turin. Italy, Sept. 11. Anxiety felt by the authorities lest the workmen, engaged in the industrial plant contro versy here, might attempt to take pos session of the dynamite works at Avig liana. 13 miles west of Turin, one of the largest plants of its kind in Italy, led to' protective measures today. The gar rison about the works was strengthen ed with troops equipped with machine guns. ENGINEER IS SHOT AT Turin. Italy, Sept. 13. Unknown persons fired several rifle shots to day into the villa of Signor Dibene detto. engineer of one of the metal works here. The engineer replied to the -fire with his revolver, killing two persons; one of whom has been identi fied. The police arrested the engineer. The workmen evacuated the plant. PREMIERS OF FRANCE AND ITALY MEETING Aix-Les-Bains, France, Sept. 13 Pre mier. Millerand of FriLnce and Premier Giolitti of Italy, resumed this morning their conferences over international questions begun yesterday. When the premier '.met today. Count Bonin-Long-are,' the Italian ambassador to France, and Camille Barrere, the French am bassador' to Italy, were present. Premiers Millerand. and. Giolitti, at the conclusion of the morning" session, sent the following telegram to Premier LJoj-d-George: "M. Giolitti and Millerand, meeting together at Aix-Les-Bains, do not wish to separate without addressing in com mon to His Excellency Premier Lloyd George their very cordial and griendly greetings. "The Italian and French prime min isters have . once again had occasion to recognize the full accord of their general views and the prime ordeal necessary for the close entente of Great Britain Italy or France in order to ensure a settlement of European problems and the re-establir.hment ot peace and . normal relations between the peoples. Premiers Giolitti and Millerand plan ned to meet again this afternoon and afterward make public a common dec laration. . . . RAILWAY EMPLOYES WILL HEAR HARDING Marion. O., Sept. 13. A delegation of. railway employes living in Marion and nearby cities marched to Senator Harding's front porch today in a dem onstration of their allegiance to his candidacy and of their disagreement with the labor leaders opposing him because of his support of the Cummins Esch act. The delegation represented the Marion Harding and Coolidge Railway Club and presented him with a resolu tion adopted by the club declaring their visit was in protest against misrepre sentation of his position On railway la bor. A speech by the nominee of re iterating his faith in the Cummins Esch measure was a part of the pro gram. FIRE FIGHTERS SEEK HIGHER EFFICIENCY St. Louis, Sept. 13. Reforms design ed to . increase the efficiency of muni Hrl fire denartments were under con sideration at . the opening of the third annual convention of the International j Association of Fire Fighters here to day. Delegates . from throughout the United States and Canada are attend- i ing the convention. j Removal of departments from l-oliti-cal influence and improvements in working conditions through remedial legislation were advocated in resolu tions prepared for introduction. COMERS MEET TAMPA ! IN A 7-GAME SERIES Tampa, Fla., Sept. 13. The Coluw TMa Smith Atlantic Leasrue. baseball team, . winner of the pennant in that league, arrived here last nigh- to meet the Tampa team, winners of the Flor ida State League flag, in a seven-gam series for the chaaiTionsh?i: of the southeast. ' Three saint s will be r'ay ed here, one in Orlando, and three iri Jacksonville. Cheney will probably pitch for Columbia and Workman for Tampa in today's game. MASTER PRINTERS MEET. St. Louis, Sept. 12. Labor condi tions and the white paper shortage are scheduled to be the principal, topics of discussion at the thirty-fourth annual convention of the United Typothete of America, an ovganiyxtion of. mas ter printers, which opened here today. CITY OF OMAHA FLOATED. Tokio, Sept. 8. The freighter City of Omaha, which sank in Yokohama har bor while on Its way to San Francisco, has been refloated, according to advices b,ere. " DETAILS POLICY OF FINANCES TO iUKLbUIN lHRUINlj Governor Cox Would Have Budget Commissioner to Assist the President. Portland, Ore., Sept. 13. Outlining details of his financial policy, whicb includes proposals for a budget com missioner to act as an executive as sistant -to" the president, and declaring the need for constructive measures for the development of Alaska, Governor James M. Cox delivered an address here at noon today. After discussing the league of na tions in terms of material results to the nation and pointing out that no readjustment worth while can come un der reactionary guidance, Governor Cox said: "I have been amazed at the results achieved in our irrigation and reclama tion projects, some of which I have seen for the first time in my pilgrim age to the western coast, and I am ap palled by the thought that selfish parr tisanship in the United States senate, holding up by the heels the - civiliza tion of the world, would make it nec essary for us to continue the building of big armaments when the amount necessary to expend in that program would increase the productive - acre age of the United States by hundreds of thousands of square miles. "When it Is considered that the de velopment of the Yakima valley cost the government only $10,000,000, ap proximately, and-that the price of a mod em battleship such as is being con structed today is $40,000,000, the aver age man can grasp the possibilities of a permanent peace and a complete disarmament. If we can stop builds ing battleships and constructing agen cies 'for the destruction of human life, we can turn our thoughts to the de velopment of agencies for th conserva tion of life and the happiness of man kind. "And this brings us to consideration of one of the greatest immediate busi ness potentialities in the development of the great territory to, the north of us. The time has come to take the restraints off of Alaska and permit the development of her resources. This would be done under governmental su pervision, in a way which will guaran tee the -benefits of that .great domain to the American public and insure "for all time against the capitalization of any portion of these resources by self ish and sinister interests." "The demands of war," said Gov ernor Cox, "brought the necessity for departmental additions and extensions at Washington. We must see to it at once that the failure of the last con gress is remedied as quickly as possible by the return to a peace-time basis and correction off-Jong: existing errors. Not onljt mMstr Ve. Junk vthe' 'jlfcicMry,--that came with war, but we must repeal the burdensome war taxes and definitely re duce the cost of government in 'normal times. ' - ". "Our pre-war experience had already shown the necessity for adopting the budget system as the basis of public finance. Our experience during the war demonstrated that we should no longer delay in applying it to the national government, and also showed that a business organization and administra tion of .the federal departments and bureaus is imperatively needed. ?'A neconomical and efficient admin-" istration of government business must be preceded by two measures. There must be a business reorganization of governmental bureaus and agencies for the purpose of eliminating overlapping of functions and a duplication of activi ties. It is reported that there are 14 distinct offices in the federal establish ment dealing with foreign trade; 16 offi ces having to do with engineering; 42 offices engaged in the compilation of statistical, information, and 64 bureaus and divisions having to- do with edu cational activity. Strictly service sec tions of the government should be co ordinated under one general head to the advantage of all departments." Governor Cox declared that if elected he would, ask congress for authority to appoint a budget commissioner and would urge upon congress the desirabil ity of accepting the budget system and of creating a budget committee. Concerning the proposed budget com mittee, he said it . "should receive the estimates for the regular government establishment from the president, jus well as all othr measures requiring out lays and should co-ordinate on a sound business basis of work of congress in (raising and appropriating public, mon ey." " COX BOOKED TO MAKE A SWING EASTWARD Salem. Ore., Sept. 13. Governor James M. Cox, democratic presidential candidate, after speeches scheduled to day at Salem and Portland, is booked to make a swing eastward as far as Salt Lke City and double back west ward to the coast, where he . is to fill engagements in California before re suming his eastward trip. Following an address here at? 9 o'clock, the governor is due at Port land at noon . and will speak there twice, leaving at 5 p. m. for Salt Lake City. Several stops enroute were scheduled at points in Oregon, out ow ing to the condition of the governor's throat he may not make any rear plat form speeches. ' Governor Cox is accompanied by a masseur, who is .to administer treat ments to his throat prescribed by Dr. Charles T. Chamberlain of Portland, who examined the governor yester day. Though the doctor advised the democratic presidential nominee to cancel some of his' speaking dates to give his voice a rest, the governor said he would not do so. GOVERNOR SMITH TO SEEK A SETTLEMENT New York, Sept. 13. Governor Smith was here today to attend a conference with representatives of . the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company strikers in an effort to reach a settlement, of thfc strike, now entering its third week; Samuel Gorrpers, president of the American Federation -of Labor; Jam-js A. Vahey, chief counsel; Louis Fridi. ger, attorney for the Amalgamated' As sociation of Street nni Electric Rail way Employes, and P. J. J-hea, strike leader, - were among those' whom . the governor expected to meet. . " The company officials continued thei investigation of the accident Saturday, when one person, was killed and more than SO were injured in a collision of two trolleys near jEbbetts Field.. Brook- Ivn. ; f ' ''.' ' v ' ' ' ' V " ' '- ' '' LESS THAN CENT ON DOLLAR MADE None of the "Big Five" Packers Received Cent nnH Half Profit nn TVl. Atlantic City,; N., J., Sep dressing the opening session Q vention of the American W terS here today, Thomas E. Vf $ Chi cago, president of the asf ,',-sid that none of the "big Ackers received as much as a a' half of profit on each dolla s made in 1919. Mr. Wilson made .ie."profits and sales of the 81 eorpOi ions. "These 81 corporatioruv-wit-h an in vested capital and surplus fjbf about five and two-thirds billions of dollars, handled about nine and a. quarter bil lions of dollars, worth of these dur ing 1919. which netted nearly six hun dred millions of dollars in , profits," said Mr. Wilson. "The combined busi ness of the five packers was about 3 1-2 billion dollars, with air aggregate net profit of a little more than $34,000,000. The. combined . business of the . other 76 corporations was about six billions or double that of the five packers on which they received aggregate profits of five hundred and fiftylfive million dollars as compared with $34,329,471 for the five packers. None of the packers received as much as a cent and a half of profit on each dollar of sales that year. One packer earned only an eighth of a cent per dollar of sales, while the average of the five was less than a cent (0.83)." In speaking of the relations between meat packing companies and their em ployes, Mr. Wilson said: - "The problem of reduction in the cost of living rests largely with those who produce. Our labor is receiving the highest wage in the history of indus try and it is up to the workers to produce enough to increase the pur chasing power of the money which has been added to their pay envelopes." MAY ORDER MEN BACK 0NTHEJ0B Mine Workers' Leaders Ex pect Bitter Fight Before Such a Step is Taken. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 13. Leaders of Districts 1, 7, and 9, United Mine Workers of America, meeting In Ha zelton today are reported to be in fa vor of adopting a policy of ordering all union workers back to their places. Such a step, it was said, however, will not be taken without a bitter fight among the union chieftains Back - of . the reported plan , to re sume operations, it , was said ,by some leaders.' is the Kofj'.of t.hf 'orcrn.niaa.. tion ' officials to,revaiITj;pon President? Wilson to re-open. the wage case. It is believed .by, thern that, "if all men re turn and show a . willingness . to abide by their written contract, there is the chance that the president will look upon such action other than a .defi ance of the government and consent to bring the scale committee of oper ators and miners into a new confer- ence. CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO FORCE CUBA DOWN Havana, Cuba, Sept. 13. Personal passions cannot be allowed to force Cuba "down to tht level of countries where the administration can be de feated only by a revolution," declared Jose Miguel Gomez, liberal candidate for president of Cuba, in a statement today. . "There will be no more revolutions in Cuba," he said,, "because there will be no more usurpations of, power." cisive influence on thefuture of the The coming elections will have a de republic, in the opinion of Senor Go mez, and a liberal triumph, his state ment says, would mean the restora tion of democracy and law, reorgani zation of the public administration and peace with forgetfulness of ani mosities, due to past happenings, and the impossibUity of consenting to their repetition. Against what he terms the "reiter ated proprosals of abusive partiality by the government," the liberal party, the statement continues, has appealed to the American government to take "preventive ' measure" in order that election abuses and their "terrible consequences" may be avoided- EXCLUSIVE COAST TO COAST MAIL SERVICE Chicago, Sept. 13. An extensile daily coast to coast air mail service was begun today when planes left five cities for points across the continent. One plane will leave each morning from New York with mail for San Francisco, one from San Francisco for New York, and from Cheyenne, Wyo., to San Francisco, one from Salt Lake City to San Francisco, one from Chi cago ' to San Francisco every day ex cept Sunday, and one from Chicago to New .York every day except Mon day. The first of the Chicago planes to operate under the--new schedule leit here at 6 o'clock this morning for San Francisco, piloted by J. P. Ohristen sen. Each plane will carry 800 pounds of mail. - DATUM IS QUARANTINE D.' ' Constantinople, Sept.. 12. Batum, an important post at the east tnd of the Black sea, ha'n been placed under quar antine as a Jjesult of an outbreak' of a plague there. Rear Admiral Mark Bristol, American high commissioner here, has; ordered that Americans' must be vaccinated tef ore being permitted to travel on boarVl American destroyers, to Black sea porfts. . j NORTH CAROLINA CENSUS. Washington . Sept. 13. Population statistics annftuneed today included: Chadbourn, "N. C, 904: decrease 338. Whiteville, N: C, 1,664, increase 296. tttt & 3 ; ' " THE WEATHER. - f? , 31 -& Washington,, Sept. 13. North X Carolina: Fair tonight and Tues 5r day; not; quite so warm tonight, it i'? South Carolina: Fair tonights and Tuesday; no change in tern perature. ' ,' ,. ",- k sk & a a a. -a -a s a, & - -s a & & a RESULT OF VOTE IN MAINE TODAY IS BEING AWAITED Is "Traditional Indication of Political Sentiment of the Country. Bangor, Me., Sept. 13. Spirited vot ing characterized the election here to day, women seeming to vie .with the men in getting to the polls early. ' Up to the noon hour, the vote was a record-breaking one, in -spite of rainy weather, and the polls presented lively scenes with large numbers of women of both parties, on hand to assist-and instruct women' voters. Special women clerks also were on duty at each voting place; , EQUAL NUMBER VOTE. Portland, feePt. lo. Portland I women had cast as many ballots as the .i. . . , , .. . T men up to nobn, and the total vote Jn ,other embassies and legations in Lon nearly all wards was heavy. Women ildon for submission to their govern acted as checkers in many wards and 'mentsl It calls attention to the" cass """'a i-uiiusueu auiomuuiie m an at- tempt to brins out all voters of their sex. NATION WATCHING THEM. Portland, Me., Sept.-13. Maine men and women went to the polls today for the election of state and county officers, a legislature and congressmen, after having been told through the camDaiirn' that the eyes of the nation were upon them to give the traditional indication of political sentiment in the country in now because he was fighting for self the presidential election. . determination for his country. 'If the The weather was clearing after ' Sun : preSent tragedy is allowed to proceed, day s ram and all indications pointed to we are confronted with the unparalleled V- Both Parties expressed iCrime of two lord mayors of the same confidence m the result. The republi-. city being murdered within six months cans claimed victory by a. 30 000 plural- of each other by a supposedly 'civilized ily. The democrats indulged in. no fig-j r0vernment. uies. j.ue issues nave Deen national with chief emphasis placed on the1 league or nations. .tor tn j nrst 'time women voted .in this stat-? Both .parties claimed the outrage in one country reacts in an-s-upport of this new element, . other- It is clear to us that, if the For governor. Frederick H. Pa-k- crimes now perpetrated in Ireland in hurst, of Bangor republican, is opposed :the name of the'.English government by Eertrand G. Mclntyre. of Norway, are tolerated, the foundations of the democrat. All four Congressmen in this governments of all nations will be im state are republicans ana three are (perilled " standing for reflection. . Congressman ' At m'id-afternoon Mayor MaeSwiney 's Luis B. Goodall is ire itiring. in the first condition had not altered materially, district, and Carroll L. Beedy, county. The league's bulletin stated he con attorney, is running for the republicans; tinued very prostrate and exhausted, against Frank H. Haskell, democrat j , w nhe second district, Congressman .! ALL MATERIALLY WEAKER. Wallace H. White, Jr., is opposed oyi Cork Sept. 13. (By the Associated Dr Wallace N. Price. In the third! Press.) The eleven hunger strikers in cistrict. Congressman Joh.n A. Petes'; the Cork jail were still alive today, but has as .his opponent Archie C. Towle,. all of them were materially weaker, and in the fourth district Congressman of the striking prisoners, Burke Ira G. Hensey is opposed by Leo Q C. ?nd Kenny, collapsed twice during the m Wn ii , ' ' . night and their condition is causing spe- The polls'Will close everywhere at r' ' cial anxiety p. m. (eastern standard time.) ' Sean Hennessey, the 19-year-old youth FUTURE POLITICAL CAREER 0Ft SENATOR 1. 8MITII; BEING:rOEClOEIi r9P fc ''SBSW United States Senator political, career yz unuea states senator u V u. smrcn win re. neeiaea py tne vo - I ers" of South Carolina in a . second democratic primary election tomorrow. The senator is opposed by George War ren, of Hampton, in one of' the hottest races the state ' has. seen in recent ears. - - " .- The sensation of the campaign has been the 'harge rrade - by Warren that Senator Smith formed a collusion with former Governor Blease. Mr. Warren has published a letter which Blease wrote to 1,500 of his followers, asking that they support , Smith. Senator Smith, however, claims that the latter was unsolicited by him. The main weapon of the Smith forces . has been the charge that Warren is lined up with the liquor forces, this following Mr. Warren's advocacy of repeal of the Volstead "act. Frank Shealey, incumbent, and D. L. Smith are running a second race for the railroad - commissfon, and O. K. Mauldin, of Greenville, and 'Wilson -jG. Harvey, of Charleston, are run-over candidates for lieutenant governor. An unusually heavy vote is expected, due to the keenness of the contest for the senate. BITTER CAMPAIGN ENDED. New Orleans. Sept. 13. What -political authorities declared has been the most bitter municipal campaign since the overthrow of the - Louisiana lot tery came to a close here today with Mayor Martin Behrman heading the regular democratic organization, seek ing re-nomination, and Andrew J. Mc Shane, his opponent, leader of the New Orleans democratic association, predict: ing victory for their side in tomorrow's primary. The -city fight overshadowed the state campaign in which there will be nominated a UniteU States senator and eight congressmen. WOMEN WILL ATTEND. Riphmond, Va., Sept. 13. Women will attend the meeting of the state democratic executive committee to be held here tonight. - The question of ad mitting women to membership will be considered. The committee as at pres ent formed is composed of five mem bers from each of the congressional districts. Should women be chosen on an equal footing, the personnel of the body will be increased to 100. , v WIPE OUT RADICALISM SPANISHVETS DEMAND St. Louis, Sept. 13. Eradication of radicalism ' was advocated here today at the opening of the twenty-second national encampment of the United Snanish War Veterans tf America. William Jones, . commander-in-chief I of the organization, "declared the go v erment should spare no expense- in "wiping out these doctrines that are designed to disrupt the very things upon which this government was founded." . Reports' submitted recommended that the pay of army and naval offi cers and of enlisted men be increased and that army officers be selected from tne ranks. They also suggest ed tha' the $250 annual ' income pro visions in the widows' and orphans bill be eliminated and that widows of service men be given a monthly pen sion of $30, and that dependent cvhil dren be given a "proportionate - in crease.'.' . - : - EFFORTS TO RESTORE STUNTED MIND MADE Joliet, 111... Sept. 13. Efforts to re store the stunted mind and body of Maria Zumback, 19' years- old, said to have been kept in a cellar 17 years, were begun today by. health and school authorities. ". --'" - . The girl was said by medical authori ties to have the mentality of a two-year-old baby and the body : of a child of five years. It was penevea xnai ine myroia gland was absent. . L0RDMAY0R HAD! RESTLESS , NIGHT Eleven Hunger Strikers in Cork Jail Still Alive But Death is Expected Soon. London, Sept. . 13. Terence MacSwin ey, lord mayor of Cork, was in a state of collapse ' and exhaustion this morn ing at Brixton prison, where he is con tinuing his hunger strike. This is the thirty-second day of his fast. MacSwin ey passed a bad and restless night, according to a bulletin issued early today by the Irish Self -Determination League. ' Mrs. MaeSwiney. wife of the lord mayor, together with his sisters, Mary and Annie, and his brother, Sean, have addressed an appeal to the Ameri- fan amhfjacarlnr anrV tno honrla of ttio wi mQVnr thot nf v,Q oiovon hunger strikers at Cork and expresses the hope that the United councils of the nations addressed "will prevent the tragedy now pending and thereby calm the peoples of the world." The letter deals fully with MaeSwin ey 's case from the date of his arrest to the present time and says: Lord Mayor McCurtain was murder- ed for the same reaSon for which Lord ia.. TVToKr,-., hain, vl-wi "-nr.. 1, v,o v,?, ic rave- concern for all governments. Ow- t,c and in his semi-consciou's moments he is 4 feiiSing 'to t4ke the customary; quantity iUf water; ' Turing last night lie accept- f water: TJuring accept- 1(j only two sins All of the. eleven strikers are becom ing- very restless, which, -according to the doctors,, is a new .and not , reassuring phase of their cases. . -It . was Jearned today that both the government physicians, Dr. Pearson and Dr. Battiscombe, had received death threats. - ' ARE NOT BEING FED. London, Sept. 13. Rumors that Irish hunger strikers in jail in the city of Cork are being fed' surreptitiously are denied in a Dublin dispatch to The Daily Mail, which declares the only nourishment they are receiving is from oil with Which they are rubbed to alle viate the pain they suffer due to wast ing tissues. The deaths of the more delicate hunger strikers may be expect ed at any time, the dispatch says. RELIEF SUPPLIES ARE BEING TAKEN Many Hundreds of Thous ands of Dollars Worth Have Been Stolen. : Constantinople, Sept, 12. (By the Associated Press.SuppIies valued at many hundreds of thousands of dollars hav-3 been stolen from the American organization for relief in the near east recently, according to evidence placed before Charles Allen, American .' consul here. These losses have been partly due to the work of ; dishonest employes in Asia Minor and Armenia, but there also are indications that, while the goods were in transit from the United States, they were subjected to theft. Cases of condensed-milk taken over from army contract supplies in- the United States have been found to con tain only three-quarters of the number of cans called for in the bill of lading. It is- lated that, on the body of an Armenian chauffeur, who had been shot by 'bandits, was found a letter from a relief worker to a superior officer stat ing that in . one shipment of supplies there was a shortage of goods valued at $40,000. FRANCE SENDS GOLD FOR MATURING LOAN New York, Sept. 13. Another in stallment of $4,000,000 in gold ' from France arrived on La Torrame, mak ing a- total.', of approximately $20, 000,000 iii gold shipped , here by France to be applied to her half share, . of the $500,000,000 Anglo- r French loan maturing October 15. It is understood , that the French gov-1 ernment will send to this country a total of not less -than $50,000,000 in gold. - , 1 NO' STABILIZING EFFECT iew iorK. sept, is.- Arnvai nere today of $4,000,000 more in French gold, making about $20,000,000 to be applied ot France's half of the Anglo French loan maturing . October 15, was Without stabilizing effect upon the foreign exchange market, which showed further weakness this morn ing.' Demand bills on London, fell $3.48 1-4 to the pound, and .Paris de mand rate to $6,59, both low, records for the current movement. . CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS. Washington, Sept. ' 13. The compr trbller of the currency today issued a call - for ' the condition of, all national banks- at the close, of business .on FARMERS AGREE TO HOLD COTTON OFF THE MARKET Association Members Say They Will Not Sell for: Less Than 40 Cents. Evidence that the Mecklenburg coun ty branch of the American Cotton Asso ciation is the most vigorous farmers' organization ever formed in Mecklen burg county was furnished by the fact that a 'courthouse full of farmers assem bled at 10 o'clock Monday morning and spent until 1 o'clock talking oer phases of the cotton situation. Unanimously they decided not to sell cotton for a cent less than 40 cents a pound up to November 1 and for an additional cent on the 40-cent price each month there- ' afterl This decision was voiced in a resolu tion which the meeting adopted, sup porting the action of the Cotton Con ference, at Montgomery, Ala,, a few days ago. One of the features of the meeting was a report on the Montgom ery conference by Joseph H. Robinson, president of the local association, who, With . Craig Davidson, was a delegate to the Montgomery convention. Mr. Robinson reviewed the main facts of the convention, which have been carried in the press and was given the closest attention as he elucidated various fac tors in the cotton situation and told of the uranimity of opinion at Mont gomery that ay figure less than 40 cents a pound for cotton this fall would prove ruinous to the South. . The meeting elected the following delegates to attend the meeting of the state convention of the American Cot ton Association at Raleigh next Thurs daySeptember 16: ' , Charlotte township, F. M. Shannon house, E. M. Cole. Joe Garibaldi, W. W. Watt, H. M. Victor, T. M. Shelton, Rev. Daniel Iverson, E. C. Sehorn, Lestef Wolfe, W. L. Jenkins, J. L. Spencer, J. S. Miller, D. G. Moody and E. F. Withers; Lemley township, J. C. Blythe; Mallard Creek, D. J. Hunter and Fred Gibbon; Deweese, S T. Caldwell; Berry hill, R. P. Sadler; ' Huntersville, J. L. Choat and Caldwell Bradford; Sharon, W. J. Craig and H. C. Reid; Paw Creek. T. M. Beatty and L. E. Baker; Morning Star, S. C. Newell; Crab Orchard, N. S. Alexander and D.. C. Berryhill; Clear Creek, J. W. McEwen and T. M. Mann; Pineville, W. S. Cooper and W. M. Mor row; Providence, L. H. Robinson and L. S. Knox; Long Creek, H. P. Craver;! Steel Creek, R. E. McDowell and B. T Price. , The meetiny also elected a negro dele gate, Frank Lytle, of Huntersville, who is considered one of the mset successful and intelligent farmers of the county.: He was at the meeting. The meeting heard a statement bjn J, . M. Van Hoy, representing J. H.J Cutter & Company, cotton merchants and warehouse -builders. wht . offered; .the'ctiq ; of their; new ',warlsteus4-(riii' Seaboard Aid Line tracks-for - storing cotton.- The price will be the regulation fifty cents a month plan for storage, Mr. Van Hoy, said, and the warehouse has 25 compart ments, with. 22,500-bale capacity, with ai minimum fire hazard because of precau tionary. feature of the warehouse. The company offered through Mr. Van Hoy every facility for storing cotton and issuing warehouse receipts for cotton. The meeting agreed to defer action on this matter until next Monday, when the association will have another meet ing at the courthouse. Agreement was also reached to con duct an intensive membership campaign in every township of Mecklenburg coun ty from September 23 to October 12 to get new members for the cotton asso ciation. The present membership is about 600. A thorough canvass of each, of the fourteen townships of the county" is planned" in order to win members. It was announced that all the dele- . gates from this county to the conven-, tion of the North Carolina Cotton As sociation at Raleigh would make the trip to Raleigh in a special Pullman car, which will be attached to a South ern train leaving here at 7:15 o'clock at night, arriving at Raleigh early the day of the convention. The pullman will be on the Southern railway tracks here at the staiion at a convenient hour, a committee . having been ap pointed to arrange' this detail. The meeting appointed as a commit tee to confer with, warehouse men of both. city and county as to cotton stor ing facilities: ,W. S. Pharr, chairman; J. H. Robin son, W. J. Craig, J. E. Walker, W. F. Baker, W. R. Lee and W. B. Alexander. This committee will report next Mon day morning at the meeting to be held at the courthouse. TO URGE HARDING TO STAY ON FRONT PORCH . Omaha, Nebi, Sept. 13. Forty prom inent business men and politicians of California, headed by National Com mitteeman William H . Crocker, pass ed through Omaha Saturday night on their way to Marion, Ohio, where they will call on Senator Harding. They . will try to persuade the presi dential candidate to give up the idea of making an active campaign tour and cling to , the front porch policy, leaders ,of the party said. SHIPPING BUSINESS IN JAPAN DEPRESSED Tokio, Sept. 8. Depression in the shipping business in Japan has become so "serious that the government has dispatched officials to Kobe and Csakj, the great shipping centers, in search of remedies. Eighty ships are tied '.p at the principal ports of tlie empire. LECTURE BUREAU APPROVED. . Peking, China, Sept. 11. The Peking government has approved a proposal madefy the minister of education for the. establishment of a lecture bureau. American and other foreign educators 'will be invited to lecture on modern (educational subjects. 6,000 CHOLERA DEATHS. . Tokio, Sept. 9. Fifteen thousand choUra cases have been reported offl cial.y from Korea, with six thousand deaths, in the present epidemic. I SUGAR NOW 15 CENTS. New ' York, Sepr. 13 The Ar buckle Sugar Refining' Company to day reduced their list price of fine granulated sugar from 17.1 to 15 cents a pound. All refiners in the market now are quoting thia price, but most of the demand stili Is be ing supplied by second hand deal ers at 14 to 14 1-2 cents. t " ;-?fV;M 1 ' i : 'I .! i : ! h . J 1 ' 1 ' r ! : . i1 ': fair i , , i. i k i n a, i. fir 4 a r . 13 ! ' 'if) i ? f'l III l "ft u f L 5 ? .'
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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