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pin 14 PAGES TODAY NIGHT EDITION AND EVENING CIIRONICLE "GREATER CHARLOTTE'S HOME NEWSPAPER 9 t CHAHtOTTO NEWS-Etbllhed. Dally. 18S8: SnAflv im.t ' aV'Sl I PRICE , FIVE CENTS? 'jig evEKIAU UMKuaitLB-EtrtablUbed. 1903. . ' CHARLOTTE, N. O, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1921. THE CHARLOTTE NEWS THE EVENING CHRONICLE GHAKJLO iy 3 le in .00 er a51 busines3, ,n uP t1 vell M HAVOC OF WORST ROOD OF WEST Accurate Estimate of Loss of Life and Jrroperty Damage Impossible. THOUSANDS HOMELESS Restoration of the City to Approach of Normal is a .Matter of Weeks. SECRETARY OF WAR AND HIS WIFE ARE PHOTOGRAPHED ON RECENT TRIP TO N. X The photo above Is one of thei first to be taken of Mrs. John W. i eeks since her husband became i ' 5 icretary of war in President Harding's cabinet. The war sec- j i: a retary and his wife were snapped during a recent trip to New York. rinM Colo., July 0 Governor wImhic tod:iv asked the United States imminent to place $20,000,000 at jU (inunand of the state for use ; flood relief. . p., iovcrnor s request was contained j'v'-nim to United States Sena vhips and Nicholson, of Color V" i- Washington. 1 ".'.T..'r iruthm into Pueblo from ,.,.1 and east ia greatest present ! 'V- the telegram read. "Federal ' V.v-'-y.t nt has largo emergency fund which is urgently required '-'e,uruction of 25 large steel and '.'.......j,. bridges in valley of Arkansas ' ', Vvi''V.;ai'ios, on main east and west r.' u iv Through most populous sec- which inundated. Twenty ,'.' r.. oJed now. Please take l7 --l- to place funds at rjm- y:.i of state. 1'u.li'o. Colo., June ti.CBy the ,m.(iated Press) Flood-stricken iontral Colorado today surveyed the lavoi of the most disastrous flood in the history of the West. An ac curate estimate of the loss of life uid property damage is impossible at this time. With morgues crowded in overflowing, hospitals turning patient to improvised relief sta ii,m, and thousands homeless or suffering from exposure, every ef fort today was being directed to ward the alleviation of suffering, tomns the work of survey and the Plans W rehabilitation for the at tention of outside forces en route of the almost prostrate community. Restoration of the city to even an ,,.i ti liiirmnl conditions is a n atter of weeks. Levees must be re paired before the business section ,.,n ho rWvirt'd of water. t ... . ....' enrlv today that all censer oi a repetition oi me nuuu h.j.u ,. Virvin? another cloudburst. Tb- local Keil C ross piacea me num--r nf bodies found at approximately j,-.rt basins its estimate on reports of i rsonal investigation of the devastated tr-a. iC IN HOSPITALS. TV number of persons in temorory hospitals was placed at 500 by J. -E. :.i.irthtad, secretary to Governor Shoup. I pvi,hi,i; fpvf r. nneumonia. diphtheria arid one or two cases of insanity were 1 mtA among the patients. A comnk'te field hospital unit irum rr; Logan was erected here. A: a conference today or military, city and state officials, in which Govern I or Shoup took part, repair of the levees v.-;. decided upon as one of the first proems to he met- It was considered Fcssibk- that aid of the Federal govern- nm would be sought. Finn, is f lesser magnitude were re ':te1 today by several towns in Kan- All are alone the course ot tne Ar- fcinsas river, which overflowed its '.r.ks hero. Syracuse and Gardner, Kis., reported sweeping floods and all wt,s m the Arkansas valley nave own carried of the rising river. ' L.s Animas. Colo., reported the Atchi n. Top'.-ka & Santa Fe Railroad shops a. La . untn mulpr fiv feet or water, fc railroad yards wrecked, two hun- t-i-i fr'.-ipht cars swept away. a score of lives were believed to nave tf. k.st Two hundred residences in Las Ani I W;:s u-f-nt unrici t -tio fopt nf water lst night. Inhabitants fled to pub- w buildups and to the highlands- PLATTE UKEAKS BANKS Platte river broke its banks "f-t'y tifter midnight, inundating sev ;iibiock.s of the west side residential 1 1 ' -ill n ilicil ' - - - - s. taking refuge in the city hall. u i ross stations cared for the nome- ss. Last reports from Denver early v's rooming said that the river was ..lin ono foot of the bridge structures "w business section and still rising ir.rep times vesterdav came a renew "l taf; (bind horp At 4 o'clock in morning water rose several feet 'lion thf. r i-t,ct r, v,c fl--1 fr-nm the JaKincr r.f u c . . T-, 1 A m npar orario Springs reached Pueblo. In - -"ww; ui trie aiternoon. ureaMug J tnP t:i.-r -. .. ! 1 Tlr, t.or , - .n-i,;)y reservoir mii-i --"- i -iu John W. Weeks, secretary of war, and Mrs. Weeks. FINANCE BODY IS ORGANIZED HERE $2,100,000 Company Author ized by Insurance Commis sioner to Finance Business SURVIVOR ILLS 0FEPER1ENCES Colorado Sheriff Was One of Few of 200 Passengers on Train to Survive. MANY WERE CRUSHED Many People Seen Clinging to Numerous Buildings Carried Down Stream. ATTT-nrn TTrwvr-.TTTTri IN MILL CIRCLE? Crowd Fails to Assemble at Savona Mill; No Other Plants Open. Lasker Accepts Chairmanship Of Uncle Sam's Shipping Board hi, tVi n hfaw 'IPOUr Of l-:.in in thu Ar-lrMnana river 5"rsh(.fs ;jrifi in Pnr-hlo. caused an- '"Tisf-. Again last nierht followed an IT Vio.. . . : - 1 (),, . " v v rainstorm, in none ui JiS flf v..,.t 1 1 tka mo. (s 'triu.tj, iiuwevfi, uiu mo T '-'-n tne level of Friday nignt. 11.6 washout of railway lines leading r w stfiektn area created a menac tv s'h'ation to be overcome today. . ' - .-.uiiTi.ips in i-'iip.i o weru . --j r,y itea Cross as being less The Southern States Finance Cor poration, chartered under the laws of the state of Delaware and with an authorized capitalization of $2,100,000, has opened for business with Char lotte as headquarters. It is located at 1001 and 1002 in the Commercial Bank building. A group ot business men of Charlotte and Monroe are the promo ters and officers of the corporatio-i, which is said to be the only one of its kind in the' South and to be the only one in North Carolina authorized to sell stock. The . official authorization of Stacy W. Wade, insurance commis sioner for North Carolina, permitting the corporation to sell stock in this state in accordance with Chapter 100, Itevisal of North Carolina, and acta amendatory thereof, to the amount t $500,000, is exhibited by the organizers and officers of the company. . The working capital or tne company 1 to invpstpd in secured loan. chiefly automobile paper which 's backed by the dealer's endorsement and a. chattel mortgage on . the . car and loan's "are " only placed where tho purchaser has paid in cash on the car 33 1-3 .per cent or more oi tne ,sa e price. Each loan, it is explained in the cor poration's pamphlet of announcement, is to be passed upon by a banker i:i the vicinity of the maker of the notes. That banker is to be a member of the advisory board and a stockholder m the corporation. A flat service charge is tn hp included in the loan to the automobile purchaser, this charge to i . . . . ' j 1 include interest, insurance, cosi ui Han dling, and a fair profit to the company on the transaction. Loans are to be payable in ten monthly installments. - . - . . - r r r r rt Of the capital stocic or. $z.ivu,uuu il:-fhnr-ivA si nft 000 will be common stock ? nnn 000 nrcferred. The com- ronv ia tn ntrer tor sale tne nreiei i i:u stock only at tne par vaiue ul ipxu -x Among the Charlotte men In the corporation, which expects to be a big fn ffnr in vphahilitatine -the automobile business in Charlotte from the particl depression which jt has snarea receiiuv ,-itVi nthor husiness. are xnoiiiat i. pavnp c. N. Norman. A. M. Steinberg, and J. Robert Moog. The Monroe men in the corporation are J. fr. Asncran, Atr a rsinifpnpv and E. G. Henderson. J. E. Ashcraft is president oi w ,,r arr w (i Henderson anu . J. Payne are vice-presidents. J. Koo -vr.,---r . sprrpTarvanu ueasuif. Messrs. Steinberg, Moog and Norman are directos and Messrs. . isiaKene-, Ashcaft and Henderson aie uuokm. nr.. Achpraft. is nresident of the Hon:! ton A. Heath Realty Company ana the Joffre Hotel company, ul -.i o mnii vice-nresident. directoi and member of the finance committee of the First National isanw. ul uorenn i. connected in foro i oitio with the Farmers & Merchants' Bank, the ernan Kmttirig Mills the Henaerson x on. pany, the Henderson - ww , , VL j' pniipr Mills and Gordon In- aurance & Investment Company, all at M??roeA roirlPnt of the Char- jyir. raji.r - , lotte Auto Works here apd a member nf the Payne & amnn wi-"''- orlv assistant seer. hnJ.rri. v;e: vth; pubuc utilities Company, there, and Mr n real estate ageni aim . ,. ,rif.o.nrpsi(lR'nt of the car Htwnuei b r nTvPlnnment Com oiina rcuuieum w t- pany and Mr. Moog is a member of the firm ot oieiuu & . Charlotte. ' : ' "n SUfRoif.nr T q " mice vkij. . Quiet continhed in cotton mill circles Monday. No mills where strikes o. c in effect reopened for operations cher than the Savonna Manufacturing Com pany, which failed to shut down when a part of the operatives struck last week. Workers in this plant went on their jobs without molj3ta.tion. Chief W. B. Orr an l a detachment of policemen went out to the mill at G:30 o'clock Monday morning when the workers arrived but the crowd of ftri:-: ers, which was disperse Saturday morning-, had failed to reappear. The Mecklenburg mil! in North C? ar lotte mentioned in Sheriff W. Z. Coch ran's letter to the Governor as. exacted to open Monday, did not attemnt to re sume operations. It was stated at the r-ffio r,T tVio. Tilci nt tVint nn datl Had hppn f fnr rpnnpninsr. No announce ment has been made as to wnen tne Johnston , mills and the Cha3vnck;Hos- kins chain will resume operations. Rumors were current Sunday night that a crowd of strikers from mif,s in r,nl-ai-riia pniintv wer.' cominsr to Charlotte to join with strikers ri ineket- ing the Savonna Mill. Tnese rumors were accepted as false when the police failed to find a crowd gathered at .ne plant when the workers arrived Mon day. The guard of policemen during tVio mnrnin? hours when the worker i in this plant are reporting on their jobs will be continued wnue tne sirute iasis. Chief Orr stated. fftlt bv- officials as to trouble in the city in connection 4i tvio strikp The savonna mm. riiorp twn nr t.hrpe minor disturbances have occurred, is the only place from which trouble has been reported to -ne officers. CAN HANDLE SITUATION. An nf thf mills where strikes are on are located within the city limits othe tho ivf oricipnhursr mill an.i me unui.-'ino nrnnet-tv in Pinewlle. Follow- irr Viq lottfi from Governor Morriin it was said at Sheriff Cochran's office that the situation in the county cou.-l be taken care of as the sheritt nari tne n,,i,nv;t t- rlpmitift citizens if neces- llULUUl il". . 1 r . . . . sary. No trouble at . tne two mms is vnected .however. Sheriff Coehran was regretful or tne nTared UDon his letter to Governor. Morrison asking for advise in tne face of possibilities ot strum ,,vo a rrnv nf bis letter to the , nhtainfid Monday, it merely asked as to the advisability of calling out troops or camus" city police force should trouDie- arise, j a - tvio fnnrso to nur- and inuuumg a" " "" sue in obtaining munaiy o-nu v. assistance. - In consequence of the announced -intention of Chief Orr to see . that per- i mr(- n wnrk are eiven nrop- er protection, the number of operatives reporting at tne isavuima nm ncc of thp number which re- ported Saturday morning. It was stated that disturbances oi'x'iiucijr mUn..0, : ; v,Q orHvnl of nolicemen. caus- I i I 1U1 liiP ---- - - , fail to renort on their jobs Saturday morning. , With the increase of Monday morning, the mill (Continued on- Pasre: Eight.) AMF.RTflAN PRO-STARS LOSE, 9-3, TO BliiTlbxl Colorado Springy Colo., June 6. Frank Ducray, rheriff of Mesa county, Avhose home is at Grand Junction, was one of the few survivors of 200 pas sengers on Denver & Rio Grarde train No, 3, which arrived in Pueblo in Fri day night at 8 p. m. Just as the train pulled up to the bridge over the Arkansas river, leading into the union station, it was stopped, he said. "We. were left there," he said. "On the next track was a Missouri Pacific train. We had been there only a' short timp whpn wp np.irn thp rnar ot I waters and the flood lapped at the pnaph stpns nnn npzam rismsr raniniv. ! It was soon rushing through the car. SnmA of us went un and down in the cars quieting the passengers, many of whom were screaming and moaning and praying. 'A young girl was sitting in her seat crying. I stopped to reassure an" comfort her. She said she was from Chicago and sobbingly called out: 'Dad dy, Daddy.' I told her we would look after her and it cheered her. But--well I saw her swept awai- as the wa ter rushed into the coaciios and car ried us out through windows and doors. "An old lady sat in her seat, smiling, iust before the water flooded in on us. She declared that, if it were her time to go, she was prepared and kept on smiling. I reckon she died in lier( seat. I saw a young man sitting in an upper berth with his mother, con soling her. She was praving. "In the water we. clung, to the pnnphps of the train which were sway ing back and forth with the waves and striking the coaches of the Missouri Pacific train. , j SCREAMS OF ANGUISH 'Spronms and cries of ansruish rose. I saw some people go to their deaths crushed between the two trains. A great pile of lumber came ; crushing down upon us, sweepting over us, strik ing some of those clutching Siere with nrpf-nrinns hold on ther.euiS? i They werp- torri looss 'and went floating down ts rtpnth. T saw a man break his way through the top of a coach only to be washed down the flood. "On either side of us houses and barns and othe buildings were swirl ing down. Many people were clinging to them. I saw two women on tne top of a house. The structure struck the bridge and crumbled like an egg shell. I saw their white hinds a mo ment on the water.- "-vrorninsr came. The waters had been receding. Those of us who were -eft about sixty were able to reacn the eround and walk around in water above our knees. "Rnmp of the unconscious women and children were left in the dark. It was a .--cene of devastation, and death. It was awful. "I cannot say what the loss might be. I know it must be far over a mm- rirort iivf-s for at least that many, l am sure, were lost off our train and the Missouri Pacific tram, though more from the last named train were found alive. Pueblo disaster is one of the worst in the history of the West. OVERTIME PAY IS ARGUED AGAINST Its Abolition is Demanded by Railroad Executives Before Labor Board. Chicago, June 6. The American railroads, dissatisfied with the new labor board wage reduction order of June 1, stand squarely on their re quest for wage cuts which will wipe out the entire $600,000,000 increase granted last year, J.-VV. Higgins, speaking for the Western railroads declared before the board today. rvnVfifm .Tnnp. 6. Extra nav for over. time and uniform wages for the same liiroad pmnlovea over- the entire country Avere denounced and their abolition demanded by ranroau before the United States Railroad Labor Board to day. About 175 roads appeared oeiore the obard in the second wage reduction drive this spring, by which the roads are attempting to cut their labor bill. Ovpr thp obiection Ot VV. C. aitei, Vitai.of the pne-inemen and firemen, ToVin n xvaiHpr rpnrpsentine the East ern railroads asked for substitution of pro rata payment instead of time and one-half pay, tne present raie tiwiQ in frpicrht and vard service. Mr Carter declared such a proposition was a matter of rules rather than wages a v.o v.o niaw in thp oresent hear- aiiu i i ia. v j." t ' - - - . . . , insr. Mr. Walb'er, however, insisted that time and one-nait was uijv;i;i.cu i,0 ,irorn sfiipdnips as a t)av increase "r: r, , ,4. v, it measure! 'the ranroaos text uw..i should have attention now. ' . "The standardization of wages for all ioo..Qo of miir-nad pmnloves which dis regards local conditions is a serious violation of economic 1"' 's," Mr. Wal ber continued. "Contl Nation ofsuch nniiA.. would bp in violation of the transportation act. In any circum-- stances, the largest area lu ue v... ih T.dbor P,oard in determining wage scales should be the rate regions as established by tne j.ntei&ti.tc PnrnnlifiKifin." Mr. Walber declared that changing i;,Hncr and w8 en scales would soon require still further reductions in wages ' T.TNflOT.N tTNIVERSITY I -a A. 1 - - VISITED BY HARDIN L Lincoln University, Penn., June 5 President and Mrs. Harding, motoring from Valley rge, -a to v.J.rll.xjs o otonpd at Lincoln University to day and were greeted by President Ren- dall. of the mstiiiiiiuii, anu -v The President was shown the granite arch erected in memory of tne negro who did in the World war and, in a brief talk, -.id the negro soldiers earn. .tbis honor by their, ef forts 'Tl-'e President alsi spoke of the -reat benefits of education in furthtr-in- the welfare of the negroes, and contrasted the scene presented at the university with those enacted in race disturbances. mu noci ipnt in nis address, denlor JL11C J- iww-'".i . riot at Tulsa, UKia., and all similar outbreaks of race feel- Successful Business Mai Chosen f dr Post by Pres. Harding. UCTIONAND KETING ARE TLYNEEDED By DAVylD LAWRENCE. Staff Correspondent of Tbe News. Copyright 1921, by KewS Publishing Co, Washington, June 6 Albert D. Lask er. of Chicago, has accepted the chair manshin of the United States Shipping Board. President Harding first offered the place to Mr. Iasker a fortnight ago hut the lattPi rump to Wasiiineton and urged the president to appoint ' Walter V. leagle, president oi tne oiauuaiu Oil Company of Jew Jersey. Mr. Lasker hciiai-ad that Tpap-ip. Lnpw Tnoie - about ships and the particular problems of the government than anybody else, and was nvon ivillinp- m act as an assistant to Mr. Teagle in order to persuade the latter to take the jod. The president yielded to Mr. Lasker's arlmpA nnd madp a. final effort to eet 3Ir. Teagle. Everything was arranged satisfactorily when the man who was to falra mop Mr Tps"'l-'s Work in the Standard Oil Company suddenly became ill and the doctors aaviseu a proiongeu trip to Europe. Mr. Teagle couldn't therefore leave Ills work and declined the position. LASKER ACCEPTS TTr WnrrUnrr eonspmiPnt.lv fell back on Albert Lasker and insisted that the latter accept as originally planned. Mr. Lasker admitted that he didn't know a thing about ships but the president was oi tne opinion tnax tecnnicai assistance could be procured so long as the man at the head oi the shipping board was an organizer and a business man. BIG BUSINESS MAN Mr. T.askpr is nresident and owner Of the Lord & Thomas Advertising Agency, hut is one or tne nrincinai owners in manv'hier business enterprises. He is a part owner of the Mitchell Car Com pany, Quaker Oats, Van Camp's, the c:hioaro Onhs Baseball Club and several other companies. He is author of the famous Lasker nlan. bv which the war- . , J lw, ...... nil -r.-U;.l. .3 .'1 ,1 V HI . 1 lnut winter was finaliv settled. It was Lask er who first suggested Judge Landis as the arbiter or Dasebaii disputes ana ne has the happy faculty of being able, to settle tangled problems without much fuss or feathers. Thronerhniii. the last three vears. Mr T.nsker has stood beside Will Hays a sort of man behind the gun. His advice . i n I liidcnnont Vi ir-Vi won Viim millions JMV.S.X.., T. ...w.. ' ' ot dollars of reward in the business world were turnerl to nolitics. He made several trips around the country with -.TV.,, I . 1 j I . T . a 1 j. i. . , will iiays wnen tne laner iirsi su.ri.eu out to win congress for the republicans eany in. tais. rie was a staunen sup norter of Hiram Johnson for President. K ; - ' and is said to have financed' the latter's r mn;iirn at Chicaso. Alter the conven tion, however, Lasker alongside of Hays continued ms worK tor repuoncan- suc cess and- wa the genius of the repub lican a.dvertisiner and nublicitv cam paign last summer. In the work he fre quently came in contact witn President Harding and won the latter s esteem and altection. . PROMINENT IN POLITICS These Expected to Prove Salvation for Farmers in Experts Opinion. PRESENT CONDITIONS. Sapiro's Visit Likely to Prove of Vast Benefit to' North Carolina. i i 1 1 1 "Rna.ds ., ' ' V- 4. ' S - Llll (.n V .f J . lftf city are impassable for miles !om'11-(s are eing made to transport 1 frrirvi r..., . si a i.. .lip s'., ouiruunuing iuwiis, n.v 'dn5. y,., , , 1r. Ib'tn "J-ta iu macnines nave an cauj. b' cs"nt.out wi1-h blankets and med- oil cViinmpnts 111! rail 1 . inkiriL; water available today is i entering the city. 'Continued on Page Two) IMniEEniniirxr Ch FAIR lar'"tte and Vicinity: Fair tonight -uevfiay. Jioderate northeast I l,!:,0rth fvr,ll:. ,, t- . tht- -I'esday; somewhat warmer fjt wasti moderate to fresh north IIUlI1"1 Camilla. T) 1 1n,irlv fn. n.A "'Sday; not much cnange I I(n. rth,. . ra moderate to fresh STILLMANDIVORGEt CASE Is ITOIiwm. t r tvip defense in New iorK, June - to bgm to"."""" -- j :tov j,,rs. Sue a" iSSSSSS,: referee Vrt'Brennan .ontendec I he. had been eiiirnVn New York banker. hSSrto issued. SallSnaUstor otheSisbury Congre tera, pastor oi "Jiphrated his twenti- Hta'entS J ministry has been in Salis-bury. t-oMoo Sr-otlnnd. June 6. (By the Associated Press.) Great Brit v . t.nt TTnited States' in the individual professional golf match play ed here today. The British won nine oi u ua, a otnhea-flnd the American goners tnree. . A -r,!t.- i J. G. SheerlocK, ureai i iw.u, "- feated Charles Hoffner, America, uy o ,1 O " 11 QV UP LI1U. ii W ' . 4-J Emmett French, American, defeated Edward Ray, Great untain, . e. Ui- xn T,i TVT,tov.oii nreat Britain, and Walter. Hagen, American, halved their m?'JvT,'j tyiA" Amerirln' defeated A Willi?" lvcm, , - G. Havers, Great Britain, 2 up and 1 Josh Taylor. Great Britain, defeated William Melhorn, America, by 3 up anil2iSi' dpn Great Britain, de feated George McLean, America, by 5 UPpSd McLeod.' America defeated J. H. Taylor, Great Britain, by one Harry Vardon, Great Britain, defeat- ed Tom Kerrigan, aiuchvo, r 1 Jame Braid,' Great Britain, defeated Clarence Hackney, America, 5. up and 4 to play. KANSAS BRIDGES ARE DESTROYED BY FLOOD nr,Qiro TTan .Tune 6. The first wave of the Arkansas river flood today was sweeping down from eastern Colo rado upon Kansas. The river at Syra- cuse was bank-tun at nignuiaii icioc night and rising rapidly. Farmers and ranchmen living in the bottoms early Sunday moved their stock to the high lands. .... Men on horseback are patrolling, tne river west of Syracuse, warning the people to flee, The Amity dam, uve niii.--s t.i. the city, is reported to have given way. The , telephone operator reports the town of Amity completely washed a7ay with a possible loss oi jne. Four persons, who were detailed to keep driftwood , from the piers of a wagon brigde, are repor.m lu hv gone down with the bridga into tne main current oi tne The Santa Fee Railway Company no tified the communities on its line in the Arkansas valley -i ivansas inat the rush of Colorado flood waters had crossed the state line anl local lepre- sentatives of the company .vei ...i strnrtPi to e prepared for any emer gency that might arise. "The warning nas irejuiui.."" there need be no loss t life m -an-,s said F. C. Fox, general managfer of the Santa Fe. rmTATTtf T?Af!TS UNDER TRYING CONDITION S rv rrt Time 6. Inrormation in regard to conditions in flood-stricken and isolated Pueblo was obtained and forwarded to the outside world un der conditions that were as trying a.ivi ir, some-instances as hazardous ?s 4.1 u;.v, v,rt sntferimr peopie oi LllVfsC Milieu L1' - " that city themselves underwent. The last telegraph operatorto brave the rush of the waters wired to the Denver office:- .' ' ' . . "I am going to beat it, tne water is around my feet." - . : ' ' That was Friday nigm. A.-.- u n- -vaa Hours before com- munication- between Pueblo and the rest of the country was restored. From the tops or ouiioings newspj.- tr. -Piioiiio witnessed much or the disaster. They also used the boa.s. The. military Vigwaggeu imwniai:im when distance made it lmyuBsiuie s.u hear the human voice. Fire whistles served as signals for more, urgent mas ters. Church bens aisu part in the transmission of emergency information. Half nde and intrepid swimmers: many E them negroes,, serv ed as couriers." ?'God grant," he said, in referring to the riot, "that we may never have an other spectable like it. patvt nFDITCT ESTATE TAX FROM IJNCUiYlHi Washington, June 6. An estate tax "oiinwnhiP deduction" from .he income of an estate in -computing net income, the Supreme Court ru.ed o- The court affirmed a decision of the court of claims in the case Drougnt ny t..v-c of the Alan H. Woodward estate, in Alabama, which held thJt erred in refusing to ap prove such a deduction from that rrzn n'a inenmp for 1918. tataic - ' w , From the standpoint of money in volved, the case was one oi tni it'.yst important decided by tne court uiu;u . j. rpUv AXfrvod 317:1 r-1 PS- the current leun. -- : i ,o occeesed $165,000 U Jul late aiunc yyc.o - - tional taxes' as a result of the Inter nal Revenue Bureaus runng. WF.STFiRN UNION CO., IS HELD NOT LIABLE Washington, June 6. Contention of nretc TTnion Teleeranh Cora- pany that it cannot be held liable for damages caused inruugii A mDQsnsrps while its lines iraiiEiini--ii& " " - - - , were under government control was upheld today by the Supreme Court. A decision of South Carolina courts. ac.i;" to a. B. Poston, a cotton dealer, on this ground, was ie- versed. TTVJQTTFFTCTENT REASON FOR SPECIAL SESSION . Asheville, .June 6. Governor- Morri son, here for a week's rest said he be lieved the Supreme Court's ruling m declaring the municipal finff valid did not constitute sufficient rea son to call a special session of the I North Carolina- General Assembly. . INFRINGEMENT REFUSED. 6. Another fight between manufacturers of soft drinks was dosed today when the Supreme Court retused to review uo . ginia courts restraining the Old do minion Beverage Company from in fringing upon the trademark of the lu"" t nr.f a it- Coca-Cola company aai" ""- trading practices m uniwus ic "packages" of that company. TVfr T.nslrer is Yirominent in Illinois politics and is one of the principaisup- porters oi senator iueuiii avicormicK. As- a business man his greatest faculty is quick action and penetrating judg ment. Many a big business concern has gone to him for advice. It is said that :)t thp n o-ti of twentv-five T.asker was earning $1,000" a week for the personal service ne was rendering as a nusmess adviser. Unusually alert and keen, Pres ident riarding wants tne .uasiter energy turned on to tne snmninc DroDiem. The ioV ahead is one of limiidation without sacrifice to the interests of the government. It is a task of selling ships and salvaging as mucn as possmie or tne proceeds lor tne government, Lasker is a shrewd negotiator and nos sessed of a lovaltv which makes Pres ident Harding feel absolutely sate that he can . turn over the whole shipping question to the new chairman without further worry. WANTED AN OUTSIDER The tales of e-raft and irresrularitv'in the shipping situation have come to the ears of the president, who has telt that, some one who wasn't tied up with the shipping interests would nave a de taehed viewnoint. and serve the eovern- ment better than one who was engaged in the operation of ships. lUr. Taskpr is a memher of the Amer ican Jewish Committee, the. first of his raee to he summoned to a hierh nlace in the Harding administration. He has been active in politics about three years, but in that short timo has come to be recognizer as an asset of the party a driving torce and genius tor organiza tion, a man who is destined to cnmD hic-her some dav in tiie Hardine admin istration when the job of selling ships is ended. By JULE B. WARREN. Staff Correspondent of The tfewg. Raleigh, June 6. Reduction in the amount of cotton and tobacco pro duced, either through lessening the acreage or poor development of the amount planted, and marketing organ izations will prove the salvation to che farming interests during the coming year in the opinion of agricultural pTnprts who have, heen trvins to draw some conclusions from the disastrous condition of the average farmer this year. Indications now are that a reduc tion of acreage and the poor condition of the cotton crop will help boost prices of the staple during the com ing harvesting season. There is little available information about the condition of the tobacco crop, for in most sections of this state the farmers are just beginning the planting", and it is too early to tell much about the condition of the crop. But the tobacco association is interesting the farmers in a sharp reduction in the amount of land plant ed to tobacco, and the farmers them selves are becoming more and more interested in the plans for co-operative marketing of their product. rr,T , ' - - ! .. i-I 11.. 4. l railing in uuliuii is iJia,i;Liua,iijr u.t a, standstill. The mills are shuttine down or running fewer hours in this coun try, for there is 'little demand for cotton goods. Even the market tor future is practically at a standstill, nrrnrrlmc to renorts from the hrokers' offices in the state. The phenomenal jump m tne price or wneat uurmg tne past rew days nas caused tne spec ulatively inclined to turn their atten tion to this feature, thereby drawing away what interest there was in cot ton. With this condition nrevailiner h. larcft cotton crop in North Carolina and the cotton belt generally would be vry disastrous. While there is consider able difference in the estimates of organizations representing tne cotton growers and the buyers as to the amount of cotton that will be,, carried, . : a. a, ' . .1 It 1 ..ll- UVfr IUI.U iiib ireii jear, ii. io grjician agreed that the cotton mills of the rr.iintrv will not use all of the fcn?e.nf. cotton crop before the next one ia har vested. If the condition of the crop remains about 60 per cent of normal when the harvest comes, it wiU mean that there may be a demand for the crop that is somewhat in line with the supply. In other words what now seems to be disaster to the cotton farmer, whose crop is considerably be hind, much of it rotting in the, field and much of it failing to come up, may prove the salyation of the indus try for a short crop will certainly help stabilize the market, or help boost the prices somewhat in line with the cost or production. mSMISS GOVERNMENT APPEAL. Washington, June 6. On motion of Solicitor General Frierson, the Suoremc Court today oismisseu nnnor.1 from lower court decrees II1C111. i3 aijyv. . holding that the American Can y m- panv did not constitute a munuyu-y der the Sherman anu'u uat REDUCE QUARTERLY DIVIDEND. New York, June 6. The Chand.er r.r,mn!ir,v tudav declared a quar terly dividend of $1.50 per share. This was a reduction in aimuoi rate from $10 to $26. HARDING REACHES CAPITAL. Washington, June 6 President ard : mori to the White House at 12:43 p. m. today from his week-en 1 motor trip to vaney Jorge, ro.. ' ( THE TOBACCO SITUATION The . visit to Aaron Sapire, market ing expert from California, who was in strumental in organizing the citrus fruiH growers of California into the most compact selling concern the ag ricultural world has known, has stimu lated interests of toharro and cotton farmers in the proposition of co-opera tive marketing organizations in .worm Carolina. Mr. Sapire visited many sections of the state, and had a irood sized audience at every speaking. The larmers agreed to join tne marKeims nrsm nidations In lare numbers. The North Carolina leaders are hopeful that the farmers will sticK to tneir marKet ir7 agreement, and believe that with a sufficient number putting their crops into the hands of. the marketing or ganizations, it will.be possible to stab- aiize the prices or tnese two crops. Rofore the visit, of the Californian to North Carolina the North Carolina To bacco Growers Association had orga nized a large part of the tobacco farm ers in the state, had pledged them to a reduction m the amount or tooacco , planted, and to work through the local associations in handling all of their crops. Officers of the tobacco, associa tion have been in practically an oi the large tobacco growing counties of the east and have signed un the- farm ers with pledges to plant considerably less tobacco than was planted last sea son. If the tarmers suck to tnese pledges, and it is believed they will stick, the tobacco crop will be planted to a third less acres tms year man last year. Other observers express the belief that the tobacco reduction will run around twenty-five per cent. It is understood that representatives nf the, hifj-jrer huvers of tobacco figure a twenty-five per cent reduction in to bacco. - This reduction, with normal grow 'nor conditions" should nut the produc tion of tobacco somewhat on a parity with the possible needs of .the manu facturers for the new year. LABOR IS CHEAPER - . These reductions will enable the farm er himself, provided he is a dirt farmer, to tend more or tne crop nimseu. jic will not have to pay outso much for labor, and what labor he .'does have to hire will be secured at a lower wage than was paid last year. une or tne things that - made the slump in the price of tobacco so disastrous last year, I was the fact that the crop was produc ed with hign priced laoor on tne expec tation that the tobacco would bring a high price. This year there is more lanor avan- (Continned on Page Six.) been able V EratheT A - All j, ivt v v w v - i -inn' hnliovA th' neonle are half as much interestein in th' return o'Grover Bergdoll - as they are oietime: prices. It's got so a girl "takes th same chances as a calf .when she steps in a strange auto. READ THE ANT PAGE 8 gales" winas. )
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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