VOL 23. No. 93
SECOND EDITION
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44 Association of Nations" Without Means
of Enforcing Peace
Dot Marion's Gusher Gushes Limpid
ly Old Ladies'-; Statesmanship Ex
' pounded by Leader of G. O. Prattlers-
Formally Accepts
Dictatorial and Acratic Government
Has Lodge With Aim in Proudest and
Most Significant Moment of His Career
The Home Town
Address
... (By the United Press)
Marion, July 22. The ceremonies attendant upon the of'
ficial notification of Senator Harding of his nomination for the
presidency got under way. eariy coaay. r lag-raising ceremonies
were held on the Harding front lawn at 7 a. m. A delegation of
a thousand Marionites called on the candidate to pay their re
jects this morning. At 10 a. m.
by Miss Sue White of Nashville called to ask that Harding pro
pose a unanimous Republican vote in the Tenessesee . legist
ture for suffrage. At noon a luncheon was held for the mem'
bers of the National Committee,
er political leaders. The official notification ceremonies com
menced at Garfield Park.
Marion, 0.,. July . 22. -Immediate
declaration of peace and a new el
fort to form an "Association of All
Nntinni." based on justice rather
than force, was promised by War
ten G. Harding in formally accepting
the Republican presidential nomimv
tion here today.
Scoring the League of Nations
covenant as the "supreme blunder,"
he lauded the senators who opposed
its ratification ' as "sentinels on the
towers of constitutional govern'
ment." The nominee ; said he wel--corned
referendum;- ; -
; Harding opened his. address with
a broadside at "personal, dictatorial
and autocratic government." He
laid "no man is big enough to run
this great republic."
"Restoration." '
"Our first committal," he con
tinued, "is the restoration of repre
sentative popular' government under
the constitution through theagency
of the Republican Party."
The speech, delivered at Garfield
Park here, dealt with a multitude of
questions. Preserved nationality
with America retaining, her inde
pendence although not holding aloof
from the rest of the world should be
the guiding policy, Harding declared.
. The candidate stressed the neces
sity of a return to party government
and pledged himself to cooperate
cordially with Congress and to select
a cabinet of "highest capacity" 'in
which the vice-president should sit.
Prohibition.
.-.As to, prohibition, there is divided
opinion and the recourse to repeal or
m H if lilt! , it,n ti , tt 4.
....nwuaa. is UJJCH out W CailliUi.
nullify because of divided opinion,"
he said. And the law must be en
forced. - ,
"We have a 'plain and neighborly
understanding with. Mexico, regard
ing American rights but our relations
should be 'friendly and sympa
thetic'," he said.
.Touching on unrest, he' said the
remedy does not. lia in repression,
and assembly must be preserved.
Labor.
High wages should continue, but
with them full value for the' wage
received, he said. Collective bargain
ing was endorsed.
. Harding pledged a sincere effort
to stamp out profiteering.
Reaffirming his opposition to gov
ernment ownership of railroads, he
declared the ' present transportation
difficulties are doe partly to nhe
withering hand of government , op
eration7 and urged that the govern
ment do its part in . repairing the
damage." He endorsed the budget
'n, a merchant marine,? ample
naval preparedness , and a small
rmy, abundant aid for ex-seryice
men and womon suffrage.
Xs to formal peace, Harding said:
"I promise ym formal and' effec
tive peace so quickly as a Republican
Congress can pass its declaration for
a Republican executive to sign."
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DEATH OF CHILD, X
"Maggie Louis Howard, daughter
Mr. and Mrs, J.' A Howard, died
at the home in Lenoir County Tues
.Jy. Tha funeral was held Wednes
day. . - " i
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Would Suit Him to a
Nomination Against
Hears Real Veranda
a suffrage delegation headed
notification committee and oth
WHO SOUGHT SAFETY
STAND TO BE TRIED
Enormous -. List off Draft
Evaders Prepared" by
Government Municipal
' .Authorities to Aid in Na
tionwide Drive
(By the United Press)
Washington, July 22. A , nation
wide roundup of draft evaders is to
be started soon by the War Depart
ment in a final effort to bring to
justice the men who failed to answer
the call to arms.
A mammoth list of names of more
than 100,000 draft dodgers has been
prepared.
Operatives of detective agencies
and state and municipal authorities
have been called on to aid in the de
tection of evaders.
Prisoners
They're That, All Right, But No One
Claims Tbem. ,
(By, the United Proas.)
Columbia. S. C, July 22. The
Richland County jail has, three pris
oners it. can't keep and can't let go.
'The federal prison at Atlanta, has
forty more said to be in the same
status.
Aformer New York judge, now
imprisoned at Atlanta, caused the
trouble.
The three men were sentenced at
Columbia oh moonshining charges.
The penalties were one year in the
federal prison; There was no men
tion of "a years and a day" nor of
"hard labor." -1
No End. .
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The former $ew York judge knew
about sentence and suggested a
course of procedure that brought a
ruling by JaJe Samuel H. Sibley at
Atlanta that' the Inen were improper
ly committed ; Judge Sibley issued
habeas corpus writs and ordered the
men returned to Columbia for review
of sentences. That was only the
start. The end still is not in sight.
Arriving here,' the federal marshal
could find no one to take his pris
oners. ."Those men are officially off
my bands," the United States mar
shal at Charleston said over the tele
phone. He stood pat. The federal
commissioner and the federal district
attorney here scratched their heads.
His Co p. ' . " : - "'.
The Georgia, officer deckled to
"get from ? under." He flourished
Judge Sibley's removal order under
the nose ' of- the ' Richland . County
jailer, left his. prisoners and hurried
away. The prisoners are here. . '
LODGE'S VIEWS ON
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
ARE HEARD AGAIN
Another Name for "Evi
Combination" Attempted
100 Years Ago by "Holy
Alliance," Says Notifying
Harding
(By the United Press)
Marion, Ohio, July 22. Henry Ca
bot Lodge today in his speech notify
ing Senator Warren G. Harding of
his nomination for president denounc
ed the League of Nations covenant
submitted by the President as "an
other name for the evil combination
which was attempted a hundred years
ago by the ill-omened Holy Alliance."
"It la not for, us to enumerate and
dictate to you the questions which
must be dealt with," Lodge said, "for
it is to you that we look to set forth
the proper policies to be pursued by
the Republican party both in the cam
paign and when charged with the re
sponsibility of "administration and
legislation."
None of Our Business.
Lddge spoke at length on the league
question and praised Harding for his
conspicuous part in the defeat of the
league' as written. .
"We have been and are quite ready
to join in agreement with other nations
for the extension of The Hague con
vention, for the upbuilding and codi
f ication of international law and the
establishment of a world court pf
justice; for international conferences
in regard; to non-justiciable ques
tions', and for arrangements to bring
about a general reduction of arma
ments," he said.
"But when we are called upon to
become an integral part of a perma
nent alliance of foreign powers, to en
gage ourselves in all the conflicts and
disputes of Europe where we have no
interest, to put ourselves in a position
where the youth of the cduntry can
be summoned by foreign nations to
fight and die in disputes not their
own, we absolutely decline the propo
sition. "' . .
Republican Policy. .
"Such has been the policy of the
Republican party as represented in
the Senate and such its policy shall
remain. "We are certain that you who
so largely helped to frame this policy
will . when the executive authority
comes into your hands, carry it out
in such a manner that we can fulfill
all our responsibilities to the world
without binding ourselves to a league
such as was submitted by the Presi
dent."
Negro Farmers
To Hold State Meeting at Greensboro
in August.
(By the United Press.)
Greensboro, July 22. Monday,
August 9, at 9 a. m., the Negro
Farmers' Cooperative Unions of the
State . will meet in annual session in
the A. & T. College auditorium.
There are nearly 200 of these organ
izations in the Stated They have
done excellent work. - '
Aside from cooperative buying of
groceries, feeds, seeds, lertuizer,
lime. etc.. bv which they have saved
thousands of dollars they have also
taken the innitiative in the various
community movements for the im
provement of farm and home condi
tions. The presidents and secre
taries of these unions have been ac
tive in the interest of club and dem
onstration work. ' :
THOUSAND MACHINISTS
AT NORFOLK WALK OUT.
Norfolk, July 22. A thousand ma
chinists walked out here yesterday
following notice by the Ironmasters'
Association, a union of employers,
that the open shop policy would, be
inaugurated tomorrow.' This decree
followed a demand by machinists,
boilermakers and allied iron workers
for increases approximating 25 per
cent with a 44-hour week. No dis
crimination, against union men will
be attempted," association officials
state. Repair work on vessels in the
port is seriously affected by tha walk
out. ' V
While Telegraphers Said
to Contemplate Strike'
EXECUTIVES LAY PLANS
To Raise Additional Rev
enues, While Reports Say
Thev Are Scheming to
Double Cross Workers
and the Public .
(By the United Prees.)
Chicago, July 22. Seven railroad
unions are reported ta have definitely
accepted the Labor 'Board's wage
award. ' .:" '
The Order of Telegraphers has re
fused to consider, the award.
The Order of Conductors has not
determined its attitude.
The trainmen's, switchmen's, engi
neers', shopmen's, Jocomotivp fire
men's, enginemen's and mates and
pilots' organizations are said to have
accepted. " .
It is reported tha the telegraphers
have issued orders' for a. strike vote.
Executives' Plans.
Washington, July 22. The railroad
executives meeting- here, it is said,
may fcsk the Interstate Commerce
Commission for higher rates for mail
transportation to help raise- revenues
to meet the $600,000,000 wage award
granted the workers.
: Postoffice Department officials to
day said an increase in mail rates
would probably result in higher post
al charges.
Other means under consideration
for raising the additional revenue are
a half-cent a mile increase in passen
ger fares, an additional increase in
frei ght jatea, .MbIuuu tea ,cr Itana.
porting milk, additional charges for
Pullman car privileges, raising the
prices of commutation and multiple
tickets.
Rumors say the roads are not mak
ing any attempt to keep down expen
ses, so they can get the maximum
awart from the Interstate ' Commerce
Commission. Reports circulated among
union men say the roads , will lay
off a number of men as soon as they
have secured the increases they are
asking. Railroad executives hee to
day said they know of no such plan.
KOHLER HOLTSt LAW IS
CONVICTED OF MURDER:
Newton, July 22.-t-Guilty of mur
der in; the first degree was the ver
dict of the jury in Catawba County
Superior Court here yesterday in the
case against Kohler Holtsclaw, for
mer-serviceman in the World. War,
Who shot and killed John W. Gabriol
at Terrell, Catawba County, Decem
ber 2S, 1819. , '
The trial began here last Thursday
and has been hard fought by able law
yers for both the prosecution and the
defence. The jury was out a little
more than an hour. Holtsclaw is 24
years, of age. His own testimony of
the killing indicated that the homi
cide was the result of feeling between
the two men about a young woman
living in the section where the shoot
ing occurred. i
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ItHE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE AND' HIS WIFE.
Governor and Mrs. James M. Cox of
Challenger in Half a Length
Ahead Same Lead as at
Start Handicap Gives
Victory- to the American
Boat
(By the United Presa.)
Sandy Hook, July 22. After
postponement had 'been once order
ed, the Retiolute and Shamrock ran
the fourth race in the America's cup
series yesterday, the American sloop
winning by a close margin in one of
the most spectacular races in his
tory..
The Shamrock finished half a
lngth ahead, but the handicap gave
the victory to the smaller craft.
The series now stands: Shamrock,
2; Resolute, 1. The second race was
called off at the expiration of the
time limit. ,
Yesterday the Shamrock led by 19
seconds. She gained a start of ex
actly 19 seconds at the beginning.
The result was the most extraordin
ary ever recorded. .
BULLETINS
WARSHIPS SHELL TOWN.
Rome, July 22. Advices state
that Italian warships have coop
erated with artillery divisions in
shelling the Albanian forces at
Velona.
TROUBLE AT BELFAST.
Belfast, July 22. Twenty men
were badly injured when Union
ist Khipworkers expelled Sinn
Feiners from the shipyards here
today. ' .
COX'S NOTIFICATION 7T1I.
Columbus, July 22. Formal
notification of Governor Cox
will be held August 7 at Dayton
and, tha Woasalt notification
August 9 at Hyde Park, N. Y.,
it was announced today at Cox's
office after a conference with
George While, the campaign
manager. Cox goes to Dayton to
morrow. He will remain there un
til his speech of acceptance Is
completed.
IRISH PROPERTY DAMAGES.
' London, July 22. Speaking in
the House of Commons this af
ternoon, Sir Hamer Greenwood,
secretary of state for Ireland,
estimated the value of property
in Ireland destroyed by the Sinn
Fein at 2,005,772 pounds.
MORE RIOTING.
Belfast, July 22. Rioting be
tween Unionists and Sinn Fein
ers was resumed here this after
noon. The pok toff ice at Falls
Roads has been wrecked. The po
lice have fired on the rioters,
wounding one soldier and several
civilians.
MONTREAL IS THE
SECOND PORT.
Montreal, July 22. .The port of
Montreal, in relation to the value of
foreign commerce passing through
it, ranks second in the western hem
isphere and seventh in the world, ac
cording to the annual report of the
Harbor. Commissioners covering port
operations during 1M9, which has
just been issued.
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Ohio photographed at their
horn
Price Declares Men Moved
Against Squad Through
Corn Field Soldiers in
Danger From Bullets
When They Fired
(Special to The Free Press.)
Durham, July 22. in a sworn
statement last night Robert M. Price,
a sergeant in the national guard,
told of the first of the fights be
tween the troops and alleged would
be lynchers at Graham Monday night.
Price was in command of a de
tachment with a machinegun on one
side of the jail when men moving
through a corn field fired the first
shots, he said. He ordered the men
to fire after bullets had fell danger
ously near the squad.
Snipers also fired upon men on the
other sides of tha jail, he said.
The funeral of James Ray, who
was killed, was held at Graham yes
terday. It was largely attended.
Ray was an onlooker and not a mem
ber of the mob, according to ac
counts. Two or more others were
wounded in the alleged attempts to
ru?h the jail and lynch three negroes
he! i for rape.
REFINERS PLAN TO
GROW OWN CANE IN
CUBA, IS REPORTED
Will. Prevent Further Sugar
Shortages Department
of Justice Hears $33,000,
000 Will. Be. . Expend
ed (By the United Press)
Washington July 22. American
sugar refiners are preparing to in
vest $33,000,000, in Cuban plantations
to grow their own product within the
next few, years, the Justice Depart
ment learned today, .
Howard Fi'gg, in charge of the de
partment's campaign to reduce living
costs, says this will prevent a future
shortage.
Sweet Potatoes
Growing the Main Crop From Vine
Cuttings.
(Special to The Free Press.)
Raleigh, July 281. In sweet potato
regions south of Virginia the main
crop is very often grown from vine
cuttings. The method or practice in
these region's, North Carolina includ
ed, does not vary considerably.
First, an area equivalent to about
one-sixth of the land allotted to the
crop is set to slips or draws. When
hese plants' begin to "vine" or
run," cuttings 12 to 16 inches long
are take nto set the remainder of the
crop.
Some reputable growers heel-in
their cuttings- for a few days before
planting in a trench, keeping them
sheltered and watered. This en
courages the roots to make a quick
growth and consequently tha cut
tings start off more rapidly and
vigorously when planted in the field.
However, if cuttings are fully pro
tected from wilting, the planting
may , be made directly with little
probability of failure.'
Plant cuttings four to five inches
.deep, leaving two joints out of tha
ground; firm the soil around the cut
tings to insura good contact with the
soil particles and consequently quick
er absorption of soil . moisture. Be
gin cultivation at once.
'Tito advantages realized from
planting vine-cuttings are:
1. Seed saving. Less seed need be
bedded than if the crop were plant
ed entirely from draws. -
2. A disease-free seed stock for
bedding the fololwing season is prac
tically assured, provided: no cutting
showing: discoloration of tha- stem
when out; or that may ba suspected
of being unsound in any way, are
planted.
The only disadvantage from this
practice is that the yield from draws
or slips, which are cut severely to
supply vine cuttings for planting the
main crop, la very materially lower
ed - ,
Had Said He Wouldn't Ac
cept; Believed He Will
Reject Leadership
WOMAN NAMED CHAIRMAN
Miss Brehm Presides, Oyeir
National Convention ( of
Drys at Lincoln First
Htonor of Kind for a Wo
man in U. S. '
(By the United Press); , .
Columbus, July. 22. Chieftains
of the Cox campaign, are at work
seeking to have William J. Bry
an promptly decline tae Prohlbi- '
tion party nomination.
Bryan's selection, cam like a.
tiiirnKfihatl. .muni f av. I.biI.
ers. Ever since Cox's nomination.
efforts have been made to have
Bryan publicly declare for Cox .
and the ticket.
Lincoln, Neb., July' 22 William Ji
Bryan is the presidential nominee of,
the Prohibition party. He was. named,
by acclamation yesterday' afternoon.
Mr. Bryan previously had eaid fee.
"could not accept."' it was the first
time the Prohibitionists ever named)
a candidate on tha first day olst eon--vention.
This morning word was., awaited
from( the Commoner. His rejection
is expected by many. '
iMiss Maria Brehm of California
was elected permanent chairman, thev
first womant to ever hold such, an olr
fice In a national political conven
tion. ' '
Anti-Saloonists Meet '
Washington July 22: The execu
tive committee of the- Anti-Saloon.
League. meata here today to decida
upon its course in the presidential and
congressional elections. "-;
Forecasts are that the committee's
action will be the adoption ; of a
hands off", policy in the presidential
campaign. It will declare for neither
candidate. It will throw all of its
force into the fight to prevent the
election of "wet" senators and con
gressmen, i ;
A struggle i anticipated over - the
presidential campaign policy. James '
White of Ohio is expected to mak a
determined effort to have the body '
go on record against Cox.
Rev. Sam Small, editor and reviv
alist, is the principal Cox champion.
He will present the meeting with
statement on Cox's prohibition stand
leaving Congress to decide the ques-1
tion without executive dictation. .
Texan Named
Head of the Southern Publishers; at
. Asheville.
Asheville, July 262. The Southern
Publishers' Association yesterday
adjourned after electing Marcellus
Foster of Houston, Tex., president
and other officers. North Carolina
drew no office. John Park of the
I Raleigh Times was named director
for North. Carolina, and R. E. Turner
of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot di
rector for Virginia.
Conservation of newsprint was
pledged. There will be no Increase
in consumption the remainder of this
year over the last half of last year.
Many of the Tarheel newspaper
men moved to Wayneeville for the
meeting of the State Press Associa
tion. ' .-
Church Now
Fate of, Former Saloon la a Wlseon
sin Town. .
(By the Ontted Frees) v .
Weston, Wis., July 22. -Thi vil
lage has long wanted a church, but
never afforded one until prohibition
came. Even then its citisent were
not wealthy enough to erect a build
ing, but the man. who for years had
served good liquors with a free, loach
came forward and said he had de
cided to go into another business. He
offered the use of his saloon and
dance hall for the church, and hia
home for the parsonage. The first
Sunday the church was open he came
into town from his farm, took a
drink of water from the town pump
and sat 'in the front row during the .
eevice. ... '. .
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