THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1921.
LEADERSHIP IS
LABOR'S ISSUE
Lewis' Friends Will Present
His Name to Succeed
Gompers.
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'By J. I O'SULLIVAN,
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Colorado Spring, Colo,, June 18.- Tha
fight for leadership In American la
bor took the center of the stag tonight
at the convention of the American Fed
eration of Labor. The bitter contro
versy between the forces backing the
veteran leader, Sam Gorapcrs, for re
election as president and those urging
the candidacy of John L. Lewis held
the interest of delegates even on their
outing here today.
The clash, which has been stirring
quietly during the last few months,
came into the open today with publi
cation of rumors that a campaign fund
of $100,000 was being used to further
Lewis' candidacy. These rumors have
been circulated throughout the coun
try. Publication of the rumors which were
not substantiated in any way by posi
tive information has thrown the entire
convention into turmoil. Lewis' can
didacy, which has been smoldering, has
burst into full flame. At a -conference
of his backers, it was definitely decided
to place Lewis' name before the con
vention as a candidate in case Lewis
can retain the support which already
has been pledged.
A conference o those supporting
Levi:' candidacy was held en route
to Colorado Springs from Denver to
day. In checking: over the votes pledg:
ed to Lewis, his supporters claim they
have found a sufficient number to in
sure Lewis' election.
A careful canvass of the main vot
ing strength of the convention, how
ever, showed that this was doubtful.
The main hope of the Lewis faction
is that it will be able to gain sufficient
strength to force Gompers to announce
his retirement from active leadership
in the labor organization.
There is no question hut what Lewis'
candidacy has developed rapidly dur
ing the last two days.
EX-CROWN PRINCE
OPPOSED FATHER
By PRINCE PAUL, of Oldenburg,
Exclusive Cable to the Interna
tional News.
Wieringen Island, Holland, June 18.
Fiiedrich Wilhelm, ex-crown prince
of Germany, still hopes to a play a
great part in German victory. His
hope is based on a prediction made to
him by a palmist.
Friedrich Wilhelm in talking to me
constantly reiterated the assertion that
he had always been opposed to the
policy of militarism and that thw op
position had led to frequent quarrels
with his father, the kaise-.
"In 1017" said the ex-crown prince,
"I had my fortune told by an old wo
man at Charleville, where I had my
headquarters. She told ma various
things that were remarkable but which,
after all. I might have gU5s:l my
s,-.f ut sicNtnly she sai'l. loo'.v.nte
tl-il yat he lines of my hanrl: i
alvi set' that you will n?r brcm
emperor, but that you will play a great
parfin German history."
"Meantime, here I am and don't
know how long I shall remain. This
situation cannot last forever. During
my whole life I tried to discover the hu
morous side of things. That has help
ed a lot, but the present situation has
very few funny sides and I cannot
stand it much longer."
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TRADING COVIN
BAD WITH LAW
MEN OF CHURCH
RESHINGLE ROOF
Sheriff Seeking President
and Treasurer on Warrant
Alleging Embezzlement.
Sheriff W. O. Cochran and his depu
ties were looking Saturday and Sac
day night for F. M. Perkins and F. S.
Westbrook, respectively president and
treasurer of the Southern Trading
Company, which has been in business
here for about a year, with offices un
der the Stonewall hotel annex on West
Trade street.
The officers had warrants based on
findings of the Mecklenburg grand
Jury before its adournment charging
them with embezzlement of $1,200 from
J. W. Little, with violation of the
"Blue Sky" law of North Carolina and
with false pretense. The men had not
been found up to a late hour Saturday
night, although it was said they were
in the city at least as late as Friday
night. The officers had instructions
from Solicitor George W. Wilson; who
was working on the case Saturday af
ternoon, to hold the two men against
whom the warrants were drawn in $5,
000 bond each when they had been ap
prehended. A civil suit is also filed against them
and against the Southern Trading
Company by J. W. Little, who seeks
to recover $4,000, which he claims the
company fleeced him out of. Col. T. L.
Kirkpatrick has been retained by Mr.
Little as his attorney in the civil ac
tion. It was stated by Solicitor Wilson
that Mr. Little claims to have lost
between $4,000 and $7,000 because of
the alleged failure of the company to
North Charlotte Has 'Shing
ling Bee" During Two
Hottest Summer Days.
Spurning the offer of a contractor
to shingle the roof for $300, twenty
flvu members of the Spencer Memo
rial church in North Charlotte ' turn
ed carpenter" and consequently tne
congregation will worship beneath a
new roof Sunday.
The job was done during the two
hottest days of the summer, members
and friends, of the Men's Bible class of
i the church joining the "Shingling
bee" and going at their work with de
termination despite the pep-reducing
level about which the thermometer
hung.
The material lor shingli.ig the rcof
was furnished by L. E. Anderson, su
perintendent of Highland Park Mill,
No. 3. The ladies of the church pro
vided dinner for the workmen and
much fun and frolicking was mixed
Into the task. Jim Hinson was in
charge of the work.
"This work on the part of the men
shows the excellent spirit that they
manifest in religious matters in North
Charlotte," said the man reporting the
event. "They are always ready to re
spond to anything they are called upon
to do.
".North Carolina is improving a num
ber of wals," continues the l-eport. "The
new primary school is just about com
pleted. The board of city coramis-scioners-
have granted the appeal of the
sioners of this community to lay an
8-inch water main from 22nd street to
the city limits. It is anticipated that
a very snort time we win nave
HOTEL THIEF IS
SENTTOPRISON
Brown and Smith of Hun
tersville Got 18 Months
on Roads.
in
make good on its pretense to be a go-
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1" ,""rt" saniiation. North Charlotte is
several ventures of a stock-selling, in
surance, real estate and building enter
prise. It is further alleged that T. T. Grif
fith, a banker, of Gaffney, S. C, is a
loser of about $7,500 because of the
firm's failure to make good and that
he will also enter civil action in an
endeavor to recover as much of his
loss as possible. Between $30,000 and
$40,000 is the amount that various com
plaining witnesses say will probably re
suit from the company's activities.
Whether these allegations will be sus
tained remains to be seen. Solicitor
Wilson did not divulge Saturday after
noon all the information he claimed to
have as to the company's alleged ir
regularities and did not give out the
names of other members of the com
pany than Messrs. Perkins and West
brook, whom it was understood he is
investigating.
The Southern Trading Company is or
ganized and operated under a system
that is said to be somewhat new in
this state and to be based on prino:
pies of the "common law." The prose
cution, it is said, will contend that tho
Company has ' been evading the strict
laws of North Carolina as to operation
of stock-selling agencies by failing to
observe the state statutes governing
such matters. It is alleged that it
has failed to make the. required- pe
riodical report to the state insurance
commissioner and to comply with
other requirements of the law.
PLAN DIVISION
OF AUTHORITY
France and Britain About
to Reach an Agreement,
is Belief.
Paris, June 18". France and Gre.t
Britain were believed tonight to be de
termining on a division of power in
controlling continental affairs. That
was the interpretation of the meetinrr
here of Earl Curzon of Great Britain
and Premier Briand of France.
Notwithstanding Briand's smiling
statement today at the conclusion of
a conference that "we have not ye:
found a 'method of regulating tho
Graceo-Turkish conflict," it was believ
ed that comparatively little time was
spent in discussing Levantine affairs
It is known that there is little differ1
ence of opinion on the Near Eastern
situation. Curzon was said to have
proposed that the Allies attempt arbi
tration between Greece and Turkey.
He said he believed it possible to ob
tain concessions from each side, mak
ing certain a settlement in which .he
territory disputed will not be endanger
ed. The Radio Agency, frequently inspir
ed by the Briaml government declared
today that the British representative
had proposed letting France have hor
way in settling the Upper Silesian dis
pute, which would mean that Poland
would obtain the greater part of the
territory, if Great Britain were given
a free hand elsewhere on the continent.
This proposition failed to come
an agreement.
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SIX ARRESTED
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first degree murder indictment, will b
tried June 28. The other two womn
under indictment are Mrs. Emma Co
lavito, alleged to have actually hired
the assassins and to have furnished
arsenic administered to Kaber before
he was murdered. . and Mrs. Mary
Brickel, mother of Mrs. Kaber.
Cala, in his confession denies ho
actually killed Kaber but admitted that
he held him while his accomplice stab
bed the victim. He charges that Airs.
Kaber hired him to do the job, be
cause she wanted to get rid of her hus
band. Five thousand dollars promised
him for his work was never paid, he
said.
CALA APPEARING TO
BE VERY DEJECTED
Buffalo, June ' 18. "I will confront
Mrs. Kaber, Emma , Colavito and
Marian McArdle, and tell the sarin
story I have told before authorities,"
Salvatoro Cala, confessed murderer of
Daniel Kaber, wealthy Lakewood, O..
publisher, said tonight.
"I can only think of my wife and
children. I'm glad it's, all out now. I
am sorry that I ever became implicit
ted in the crime."
The stoical attitude of the prisoner
has changed to one of deep worry. Cala
has lost L)s calm smile.
District Attorney Moore said tonight
that Cala would be taken to Cleveland
as soon as extradition papers arrive
from Albany.
Local police are on the lookout for
Pissellh alleged accomplice of Cala and
the sheriff has issued orders to his
deputies to watch all suburbs and sur
rounding towns in the county.
DANCE HALL VICTORY.
Asheville. July 18. That the recent
action of the city commission In refus
ing to license- the public dance halls
of Asheville has only been of assiso
ance to tne owners, permitting them
to operate without the financial burden
of paying for a city license: and that
they are free to operate without the
payment of a license, under the revised
ordinance, is the opinion of corpora
tion counsel, reported to the commis
sioners today by the city attorney.
Several new
growing in every way.
residences are going up, and improve
ments of all kinds are in full swing.
"Plans are now being made by the
pastor of the Methodist church and! his
assistant to organize a kindergarten
for children under school age. If a
teacher can be provided, the school
board will in all probability grant the
use of a room in the new primary
school for such a purpose during the
summer months."
CLOSING OF BOND
SALE 0N JUNE 28
Par and Six Per Cent Of
fered for County Road
Bonds.
The board of county commissioners
deferred closing the contract Saturday
at their special called meeting with any
of the bidders for the first $600,000 of
the $2,000,000 road bonds; bids for which
were received and opened at noon on
Saturday.
Four banking institutions, three of
Charlotte and one of Nashville, Tenn.,
were represented among the bidders. All
offered par and six per cent for the
bonds and thus came within the speci
fications of the advertisements. The
board heard the several representatives
and considered their bids for some time,
with the attorneys ot the board pres
ent to advise them on the legal points.
It was decided to ' defer the closing of
the contract until June 28, at which
time there will be another special meet
ing of the board to further consider the
bids-
Some of the bidders offered to take
the whole issue of $600,000 and others
sought the issue by series. It is ex
pected the contract for most, or all, of
the first ,$600,000, will be made at the
meeting orr the ? 8th. -
The Mecklenburg Highway Commis
sion, which was created to have juris
diction of road building and road main
tainence in the county and' to expend
the authorized $2,000,000, made the re
quest of the board of commissioners
to dispose of a maximum of $600,000
of the bonds to start the road building
program of the county. Members of the
commission and the commission's at
torney, J. L DeLaney, were present Sat
urday as spectators when the hour for
the opening of the bids was received.
ALLEGED FRAMEUP
TO ROB A VISITOR
Atlanta, Ga., June 18. Police brought
to light here this afternoon what they
believe to have been a frame-up to rob
a woman visitor to Atlanta, of approx
imately $3,000on jewels.
At a result three men and one woman
are held in jail here on suspicion. They
are Mi and Mrs. C. C. Arthur and J. R.
Highsmith. all of this city, .and Robert
Mendenhall, soldier of Camp Gordon.
Mrs. M. J. Glenn of Norfolk, Va., who
has been visiting in the home of the
Arthurs for three weeks, was the victim
of the alleged frame-up.
Mrs. Glenn was motoring with he
Arthurs and Highsmiths last niht
when Highsmith stopped the car to put
water in its radiator. While it was
Stationery, two masked men approached
and relieved those in the party of their
valuables.
Suspicions were first aroused when
the articles taken from those in the
party, other than Mrs. Glenn, were
found hidden under the front seat of the
car.
Police declare Arthur confessed to the
frame-up when . first arrested but later
repudiated the alleged confesion. Men
denhall has also confessed, police say.
Mrs. Glenn was visiting her son, E. C.
Glenn, who is ill at the Arthur home,
where he has been living.
MR. KENDRICK WILL
PREACH AT 11 A. M.
Rev. R. G. Kendrick, pastor of Red
Springs Baptist church, who has been
attending the B. Y. P. U. state conven
tion in this city, will preach a special
sermon to young people of Pritchard
Memorial Baptist church at the morn
ing hour, his subject being "The Hu
man Side of the Victorious Life." The
young people, not only of this congrega
tion, but also the young people of the
city, are cordially invited to hear Dr.
Kendrick on this very practical and
helpful subject. Dr. Kendrick is a na
tlve of Mecklenburg county and Is well
known In this section.
The pastor, Rev. W. A. Smith, will
preach at the evening hour, "A Danger
oua Halt" will be his subject. The
ordinance of baptism will be adminis
tered after the evening sermon.
TARIFF ON LUMBER
VIGOROUSLY FOUGHT
Washington, June 18. By a vote of
S to 6, republican members of the house
ways and means committee tonight re
fused to reconsider their action in agree
Ing to a 25 per cent ad valorem duty
on finished lumber in the permanent tar
iff bill.
. The fight for reconsideration was
made by middle western representatives
under the leadership of Representative
Young. North Dakota, who immediately
gave notice that the proposed duty
would be vigorously opposed when the
measure reaches the floor of the house.
Tne six republican votes against the
This means that.it will be necessarv
for the commission, desiring to sun-! tariff, however. Indicate that th dnfv
press the dance halls of the city, to might be defeated later in committee
pass a new ordinance prohibiting their 1 with the assistance of democratic mem
operation. bers.
James Wilson, the young white man
who, with a companion went into the
Piedmont hotel at 5 o'clock one morning
several weeks ago, .assaulted Charles
Stewart, the clerk on duty, and robbed
the cash drawer of $36, was sentenced
by Judge J. E. McElroy in superior
court Saturday afternoon to serve an
indeterminate sentence of from seven
to -ten years in the state penitentiary.
The exact duration of his sentence will
be dependant on his behaviour as a
prisoner. It will not be less than seven
nor more than ten years.
Wilson did not go on the stand, his
attorney, Hamilton C. Jones, 'offering no
witnesses and' introducing no testimony
in rebuttal of that offered by the state.
It is said Wilson is from Danville, Va.
He was arrested at another Charlotte
hotel on the morning of the robbery
and an hour or two after the robbery
occurred at the Piedmont. He had just
registered but pretended to be asleep
when police officers went to ms room.
He denied knowing anything about the
matter.
Thomas H. Brown and W. A- L.
Smith, well known citizens of the coun
ty living near Huntersyille, were each
sentenced to 18 months on the county
roads. They were charged with operat
ing the big still and liquor-making out
fit discovered by deputy sheriffs, rural
policemen and Charlotte policemen
about dawn one morning several months
ago when the officers descended upon
a secluded spot of the neighborhood.
They gave notice of appeal and perfect
ed the appeal at once, their bonds be
ing accepted for $3,000 each. J. W.
Cross, former member of the Mecklen
burg County Drainage Commission, and
W. B. Bradford, former member of the
Mecklenburg board of commissioners,
signed Mr. Brown's bond, and R. E.
McDonald, superintendent of the An
chor Mill at Huntersyille, signed Mr.
Both men have hitherto borne a good
reputation in their community.
NEW YORK'S HOTELS
EXPECT BIG THRONG
New York, June 18. Reserve onehil
liard table for party of six. The above
v. ill be the propef from wire mes
sakes to New York hotels on
and after an early date . If you
figure on coming hither to witness the
big scrap across the Hudson on July
second. . ' .
Fight fans from all points west ana
otherwise well versed -In the fine art
of securing reservations betimes have
already succeeded in negotiating for all
the available sleeping space in Manhat
tan. . .
Tk.o vo. wiiiarfl tflhlft pomes into its
honored role after an absence of many
moons.
A iiv. luiik&o. vtioicLHUtr Call t r ,
from Rio Dejaneiro Braazil f6 i
tain Lowry of that port, Vh li
the Waldorf to reseive eighw
eight Brazilian fight hounds J8
Baad of Lcs Angeles ana iu arls
Dunlop, of Whiskey Island Canirt T
tightwise at the Waldorf today '"t
FLIERS BOASTFUL.
Norfolk, Va., June 18pA
out their plans for the supremo
between air ,and sea- forces arm t?Sh
navy fliers were boasting toniy aU
navy niers were Doasting tonieht
bombs would make short work fhflf
German suDmarme u-17 in Che, 6
Bav Tuesday. -m
rinD wppn with tho kt.
over the submarine and tho p
he blown to pieces, the fli0, .re ft
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claims;
CHARLOTTE MEN dMP
WHITE LAKE RESORT
J. . W. Pharr, W. H. Belk, E. Q.
Pharr and E. L. Baxter Davidson have
returned from White Lake, near Blad
enboro, where they spent several days
fishing, hunting bathing. They were
enthusiastic about the attractiveness of
the lake and surroundings and the op
portunity for an ideal outing. They
reported the lake full of fish and the
bathing facilities ideal.
So well pleased were they with the
experience that they expect to visit the
place again in the near future One
of the sports they found specially ex
hilarating was.fishi))
moonlight.
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