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9 . n po Heavy : F iring ront W 0) l WW lr ' i 1 fl 1 1 Reported Along 20-Mile F - '. , ; . t '. U . . - , U X . . ' m 1 . THE WEATHER j Continued Warm ' and , Gen-, erally Fair Weather Tonight ' and Saturday. FOUNDED 1876 !"!T SHE FGHI1 EILlPEflCHE Citizens of Concord Expect To , Take Proceedings At A ' Meeting Held Today GOVERNOR CONFERS WITH LABOR LEADERS AGAIN Adjutant General Is Looking Over Situation To See If Troops Are Necessary ; By ' Associated Ipress), C1IAI11XJTTE, X. C, Sept. 2. ' Conferences between, labor of ficials in regard to the strike sit uation ' at the Brown and Nor eott Mills at .Concord and be tweei Governor Morrison and Labor Conciliator McWado at noon are expected to produce, a basis on which the difficulties at these two points may be eliminat-' ed. , ' i, f'.(By Associated Press). : CONCORD,; N. C, Sept. 2. Steps ' toward . instituting impeachment pro ceedings against :. Carl T. Spears, ehefift of Carbarrus , county, : will be taken at a, committee - of busihess proteesional men of this county at 5 'clock this afternoon. This action is the outcome of a mass meeting of citizens -here last night which- results ,ed! la the rjaignatipn' of Chief -Rebn erson .- because- of disisastisfaction v h'. hls' services during recent dis- tiuers irt connection with the mill openings here.. t ' v . Adjutant General is in Concord to day, looking over the situation hv or der, that he might; advise Governor Morrison whether troops are needed here ," no ..-.disorders-' ' 'were reported from any of the mills this morning. UNEMPLOYED IN LONDON STAGE DEMONSTRATION ; -.;. (By Associated Press) V ' v . LONDON, Sept. 2. Demonstra tions,,1 in which many thousands of London's :: unemployed participated occurred last- night and marked the culminating point of the unrest a mong the idle which has prevailed A here daring the past fortnight. Sev eral memjrs of the Borough Coun cil of Poplar, a section of London,, were arrested' and lodged in prison for refusing to raise' the tax rate in accordance .with an order from the . , London County Council,' which; had taken action to raise funds" to care for the destitutes. The arrest of the ; remainder of the -- council members (was expected today.; ' V v ; ' - OFFICERS ARRESTED , - ; SMITH AFTER STRUGGLE , KINSTON, Sept. 2. Ed Smith put 'up a good fight last night, before he was lodged, in, the county jail by Pa trolmen ; Archie Nobles ' and Dick Stroud. He was charged with, driving 'a car while under the influence of whiskey and resisting, an officer. Smith wa splcked up a -Claude Whitfield's stables, on. West King streets" at about 6:00 and when put ' under, arrest entertained the t-wp of ficers, with a varied assortment of different- kinds of languages. - ' ' Following a wrestling match with the two' officers. He was handcuffed and placed in jail with these on him. He was, as the officers expressed it "crazy drunk." , .. FAKIiS BACK : OFF Uffi TRIP Inspected Sweet Potato Ware- .. r ..... ' houses' at Rocky Mount and Then Went to Raleigh J - The party of Craven county farm ers who went-on an inspection tour 6f sweet potato warehouses at Rocky Mount and later attended the-Farm er Convention at Raleigh, have re turned, home and report a most en joyable trip from every point of view, In the party were J. F. Daugherty and son,; W. R.-Pate, Mr, McLawhorn - and County Agent J. G. Lawton. ; They: inspected the huge 15,00 bu., . .warehouse which is just being com - pleted " at Rocky Mount, ' and also looked , over, some - of the smaller r warehouses in different sections of the county. "There are., more than 100 of these smaller houses in Nash coun-ty.-Mr. McLawhorn and Mj?. Daugher- ' -. ty have' announced their intention of erecting houses similar to this small er typ.e ; . m 'EIGHT PAGES TODAY Arrest Craven or Transoor BEAUFORT, N. C, Sept., 2. A five passenger car, a man and a few 'gal lons otcdrn whiskey were taken in charge a littie'atter dark at the forks of .the North River and. 'New Bern roads a mile from the corporate limits of Beaufort. The man arrested i3 a White man named Artis Taylor who lives in Craven county in the Harlowe section. ' , " ' ' Just about dark a car containing Sheriff Thomas,-. Deuuty sheriff- White Chief of Police Longest, John Pake and Bonner t "Willis - drove out the New Bern road' and -waited for the liquor, car. , They did not have-long to wait ': and pretty soon . the expected x;ar shot' by and the officers started pursuit. At the forks .of the- road the liquor carwas halted and its occu pants put under arrest. One- man in the car - was badly frightened - and made a flying leap into the darkness CIGARETTES Colored Boy Got Into Trouble When He Attempted To . Get Away With Case Johnny Hyman, colored, charged with larceny, was tried in.- police court this morning -and was bound overto. superior court under bond of The bond was not $100,000. coming,. o he has been sent to jail, awaiting ..trial".. at . the next term' of 'court. - , v . , ... .: '- ' Hyman is .charged with having stolen a case of-cigarettes from one of C. S. Hollister's trucks The driver of the tr'uck saw him,, however, : and when the colored boy started to run, gave chase. Johnhy didn't rutl fai; f before he was caught. . ;r Only one other' case was tried 'in court this morning, it 'being that of Joseph Harget, charged with dis orderly conduct. Il,e was taxeg $5.00 and the costs. , 1 ., PRAYER FOR RAIN ' HELD rVRALEIGII RALEIGH, Sept. 2. With Mayor Eldrige enjoying the cooling breezrs off Blowing "Rock, the capital ciiy to day sweVered ithrough tno hottest 3 2 hours of the year in a triple sirugfile of watel?5?"-vation - prayer -. for j rain and supJation - for municipal effort toward a better water (supjy for the city. . The extreme heat of the day was manifest largely in a , U?ndopcy lo- ward a panic, a catastrophe rini jtf- terday seemed lar away., Prayers for rain were offered up lsst night at. the Tabernacle Baptist churjn, here Dr. Len G. . Broughton, of Atlanta, was ..preaching and many citlj3ri3, f oarlul 'for life; bestirred themselves in find ing a remedy for, a condition that in the most optimistic sense s actually critical. '' K- ::- "v :. .:' '.'-.' S - Is Improving ; , The many friends of Miss Marga ret Hollister, who has been seriously ill at her home on Craven street fol lowing an operation for appendicitis, at a local hospital Is rapidly improv ing. She was able to be up for a short-time yesterday and the. report is that her condition is much im proved. ' ' '":'., Leave on Motor Trip. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sappenfield will leave early this morning by mo tor for Durham where they'- will spend a few days with Mrs. Sappen field's relatives; going later to Salis bury and Mr. ; Sappenfield's formet home at Concord. He is wi?h Itht Bradham Drug company here. . WOOD HAS ACCEPTED POST IN PHILIPPINES (By Associated PresJ). MANILLA, Sept. 2. Major Genti-al Wood today annoimn- cd liia acceptance of the post -of Governor General of I lie . Fhillipincs, tendered to him by President Harding. : ' General Wood notified Sec retary of War Weeks that he -would retire from the army to accept the governorship. He . said he believed it to be bis patriotic fluty to accept the po sition) owing to the selrous ncss of tlie situation in the Phillipines. x . STEALNE NEW, BERN,: NORTH leaving the rear part of this breeches dangling from the auto. . - Up cm investigation it . was found that five of the men in the car knew nothing about the liquor and they were released. It seems that .they were some miles on the road and their car had "broken down and,., as they wan led to get to Davis, had ask ed Taylor to give them a lift as far as Beaufort ' which " he did. The officers' brought the car, the liquor and Taylor ' on to town j' the machine was put. in a garage, Taylor in pail and the liquor in the sheriffs office' which is now highly perfumed with ithe well-known odor of the ex tract' of corn. Taylor had a hearing Monday before Justice Holland and upon waiving examination was bound over to court under a $500 bond which -was given , and he was then released. Thie car is still in the garage under the control of the sheriff. HARD AT WORK AT THE SCH Building Is 3eing Repainted And Many Improvements : Are Being Made - Juie a number of changes and improvements are being' made at the citj schools, - preparatory- to opening this month. Superintendent H. B. 'A ConntyMan ling Lipcir forth-TSmith is one of the 1 busiest men' in town and he is personally- overseeing all the work that is being done. Many of the rooms are- being re painted and other work'is being done. Painters have been hard at work for the past weekxor more and Mr. Sniith stated "this morning that everything would be ready, by the time the chil dren and teachers assembled for the tlrst day's work. . When asked for a - list of the city school: faculty, Mr. Smith stated that i,here were several , teachers from whom be had not yet heard, but that he expected to receive word from them within the next few days, after which the complete list, would be made public. OHIO SHOWS DECREASE IN UNEMPLOYED MEN CLEVELAND;- Sept. 2. Approxi mately 60 percent of those normally employed. in Cleveland industry are today without regular, jobs,' according to estimates made by officials ' of the State-City free . employment : bureau, officials of the chamber of commerce ind heads of large employers of la bor. The total number now without regular . positions ' is ' estimated at 160,000 within Cuyahoga county. A slight ' reduction in the number of unemployed is reported within the past' few weeks. s There has- been . a marked, revival of activity in the building,, textile, automobile and' ac cessories trades, while .iron and steel lines show but slight change from the practical shutdown of last spring. ' The percentage of unemployed is largest among the unskilled and au thorities estimate that unemployment will" range up to 6 5 percent of the number ordinarily at work. ' . The 3enti-skilled are about 50 percent regularly employed. CANNON MAY ENTER RACE FOR SHERIFF Rumors that have been going the rounds in New Bern for the past thiri ty days to the effect that, the name of Alderman Lem Cannon will in all probability appear on the next Dem ocratic county ballot for the office of sheriff were given a note of stability yesterday when Mr. Cannon admit ted that he had been approached on the matter of entering the next pri rnary and that he had given it some thought., "I will neither affirm or deny the statement that I am considering en tering the race for sheriff of the county in the next campaign," he told the New Bernian. "A number of my friends, includ ing ex-Mayor A.- T. Dill, have been to me. with the request that I make the race, but at this time I will not say what my answer will be." Alderman Cannon - was a staunch supporter of Sheriff J. D. Williams in the last campaign, he said yesterday, and in considering running for this office he was in no way discrediting the present official's administration. "I have been on the best terms of friendship with Sheriff Williams," he declared, : "and if : I ' should possibly throw my hat in the ring next time I would strive to preserve the high regard which I believe we, ha ve for, each other now." ; CAROLINA FRIDAY. SEPT. i i 921.- JS PRESIDENT utu iilW'-MUHwIWu- UrMJyE: St. Paul Counsellor la. Selected To Head the National Bar Association ADDRESS MADE AGAINST THE RULE OF MOB LAW Advocates Annihilation of Mob Spirit In Interest of , " Public Safety ';'ir .;"' : "'f' -f .v.'--. .:-tiigh:- (By Associated Press), v ' CINCINNATI, Sept. 2. C. A. Sev erance of St. t Paul, Minn., was elect ed president -of the American Bar Association today. Frederick E. Wad hams, of Albany, i N.: Y. and A. i T. Kemp, of Baltimore, were elected treasurer- and secretary respectively. ..'. Impartial annihilation of "the whole' poisonous, pestilential . brood'.' of what generally is called: the mob spirit is the only guarantee . of na tional safety, Luther Z. Ro'sser," of At lanta, Ga., .told fthe American Bar as sociation in an address on the illegal enforcement of the - law this- morn-. Ing. , '..:.. -,'v - ' r- . Lynching, he said, will cease only 'when , negroes , stop their- attacks on white women 'and when the white people reach such a stage of self con trol that they can restrain themselves in favor of, the law two , things that are too deep seated to be met by the law . alone, rbut . must be met by an 'awakening - public conscience and - the spirit of the twd races. - . . f ' But lynching, he added,' was ' -only one phase of the mob spir.it that "is constantly and, ' industrously laying the acta' at the root of government." Labor mobs, ,no different in their in ception and make-up, were declared to be just aa inimical to the safety of the nation. : - ' LOVITT mNESs BIG LUMBER FACTOR, DIES AT KINSTON KINSTON, Sept. 2. Lovitt Hines, 72, prominent lumber manufacturer, died at his home here late yesterday. He had been in failing health many months. "'Mr. ' Hines was a native of this section. He was known in lumber circles throughout the east and south. He was the founder of one of the largest companies in' the business in . this state. A widow and a number of children survive. - . 240,000 BALES ARE SIGNED IP County Agent Lawton An nounces Result of Meeting Held in Raleigh ; County Agent Lawton has returned from Raleigh, where' he attended the Farmers , Convention. . He states that reports were read to the effect that 240,000 bales of cotton had been signed up ip the cooperative market ing campaign in this state. The ex ecutive committee met in Raleigh on Tuesday and decided to handle this year's crop, provided that the farm ers wanted it handled. However," it would not be sold under the contract terms.. The election of 'directors for the i. state will be held October 15, and following that meeting the state will be divided into districts. ' GASES wllff BARRED Statute of Limitation May Check Action Against War Contract Cases (By Associatd Press). : WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Criminal : prosecution of several war contract i fraud cases rriay be barred by the j statute of limitations, it was" said to-' day at the Department of Justice, j The Federal criminal statute, officials explained, runs for three years after j the commission of ah overt act in ' the case of a conspiracy, to defra"ud i the government and many of the war j contracts were completed before the! armistice was signed. As a part of the department's in vestigation of all- government . war contracts .for evidence of unfair deal ings, officials said each case, is beinc 'carefull v examined in the lisht of the statute of limitations. . . OF FRAUD KCbuif iiiriCNUA i m m. mimw i HEAVY FIRING REPORTED Couriers Report Tnat Entire Front of 20 Mile? Is In Ac- tivify This Morning . .a , ; (By Associated Press). ; ; : LOGAN, W. Va., Sept. 2. After a morning of uncertainty in which re ports from Spruce Fork Ridge had told of sporadic fighting, since day break, ' it was" officially announced at noon that , "heavy firing" was tak ing place at Blair mountain and Crooked Creek.; , :, :.'....; Colonel Eubanks said that one Lo gan man had been wounded on Blair mountain and that five pf the, oppos ing forces had been seen to .fall. Airplanes, flying . over Bobne coun tyJ report - increased - activity among the armed bands which: have assem bled there, while a "courier from the "front"- said - it . was "one continuad roar .long" the entire "iirl$.TJ'Z::V- These repqrts, . which : ha(j .the ."of ficial sanction of the civil and mili tary commanders here indicated ; the heaviest fighting since the1 line was established along Spruce ; Fork Ridge and efforts were made by the Logan county authorities to stop what they termed "an invasion" - Of that coun- ty- .v- .They, said .that new . men had t been sent into the lines which now was about 20. miles in length and : that these men were fresh and amply pro vided, with ammunition. " Reinforce ments continue to reach Logan from the southern part, of the. state, the latest arrivals 'today being , a party of Mingo men, who came by rail, -from Williamson. . , In addition to their rifles and pis tols, they brought with them auto maticrifles and machine" guns. r (By Associated Press) MADISON, W. Va., Sept; " 2. A Chesapeake & Ohio railroad train, which the armed forces, around Blair have been using since regular service on Little Coal River branch - was stopped, ' passed through Madison this mornings bound for Whitesville, a- mining village 'on.' the Wyoming county border. In one car it" was stated were the bodies of a number of Whitesville -men, who had fallen in the fighting at Blair -Mountain. (By Associated Press).' r WASHINGTON, ; Sept. 2. General Bandholtz was in frequent communi cation with. the War Department dur ing the forenoon. He reported ' to Secretary Weeks that Phillip Mur ray, International "Vice-President of the United , ; States Mine Workers Union had joined in urging on him the recommendation for the troop movement. . . . Declaration of martial, law was still withheld, waiting arrival pf troops and General Bandh.olt2 says, further recommendations when Sec retary Weeks left the War Deprtrt ment for the White House to attend the regular, cabinet meeting. TROUBLE WITH MINERS IN PENNSYLVANIA NOW (By Associated Press) UNIONTOWN, Pa., Sept. 2 Sheriff Shaw, of Uniontown, County Detec-, tive Russell and fourteen members of the Pennsylvania State Police armed with rifles and machine gm went to Allison" : near here early to day and dispersed a crowd of strik ing miners, who had planned tc march on several independent opera tions in that district. DEVALERA'S REPLY GOES TO CABINET (By Associated Press). LONDON, Sept. 2. Prime Min ister Lloyd George has sent the reply of Eamonn De Valera, the Irish republican leader's latest communication on the Irish peace proposals to. London for circula tion among the members of the cabinet. Having regard for " the serious isues involved, Mr. Lloyd George had summoned a cabinet to meet next Wednesday at Inver ness, Scotland. West Virginia Outlaws Harding's Proclamation -That They,, Disperse Immediately. . TROOPS AftE ALREADY ON .WAY THERE Are Being Dispatched From Camp Dix And Camp Sherman. Others Are Available ': -From. Camp Benjamin Harrison. . v ' (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Orders for the immediate en trainment of troops for the West Virginia, strike zone were issued early today by Major General . Harbbard. '.assistant Chief of Staff. , , Action was postponed however, v on the - question of de clarigr - martial - law, pending '. conferences : between ! Secretary Weeks and - further government officials with the' President. The proclamation has been signed 'and t-equire pnlx issuance to W-effectivei.:;;,y;f;: .U V'"i:: : ; The orders were issued as the result of a telegram fron Brigadier General H. H: Bandholtz, who was ent ,by Secre tary .Week$ to report oh the situation and particularly on whether the . strikers . would "accede to President Harding's command that they' disperse. , General. Bandholtz, at midnight-last night recommended that troops be .sent at once. .'.-'.. ;:l .The troops which ,will move - immediately are; the 2Cl-i and 1 6th infantry at Camp' Dix, N. 7J., and .the 1 9th infantry at Camp Sherman, Ohio. .Others can be rushed to the scene if necessary, from Fort Benjamin Harrison, ; Ind. and .Camp Knox, near Louisville, Ky. , General Bandholtz ' will assume command of the forces upon their arrival. ; He "formerly commanded the ' Philippine constabulary and was .Provost Marshal General of the A. E. F. in France. - ' , All war department arrangements were-aaid to be (Com plete for promulgating martial ' law as. ; soon as troopsl ow on the ;way "arrive in the disturbed area! Secretary. Weeks,, arriving early at his office, asked that all communications re ceived during the night be placed before him. " ' - t (By Associated, Press) ; .. . . . -; LOUISVILLE, Ky.Setit: 2.--The- 40th infantry, recruitec to 1400 officers and men, i began entraining at Camp Knox near here today for West, Virginia. . Unofficially it was said ' the "destination ' of "the regiment'' was the Mingo coal fields. ' (By Associated Press) . ' CAMP SHERMAN, O.; Sept. 2. Two troop trains, carry ing the 19th infantry, numbering about 600 officers and men, left for the West Virginia mining district at 9:20 aIA rt. to day. The troops were fully equipped for field duty. - ; - . ' '" " "' .".. (By Associated Press) 1 . ' FORT THOMAS, Ky., Sept. ; 2. Two" companies of Fort Thomas troops left; here at 11 o'clock today, for the' West Virginia coal fields. (By Associated Press) CAMP DIX,- N. J., Sept. 2.-VThe first of three trains, carrying the 26th infantry to West Virginia left Camp Dix at 9:46 today. ' : : The first battalion to leave was in commander of Major Burg. ' 13aoh man was in heavy marching order, "arrying a rifle and field helmet. Their heavy pack included a blacket oil, half section of shelter tent, and .xtra pair of shoes, other ; clothing md rations for two meals. . (By Associated Press) ROAN6KE,. Va., Sept. 2. Ten of :he seventeen army airplanes which anded here yesterday on their way from Langley Field to West Virginia jot away for their destination early Lhis morning. Six of the seven re maining planes are expected to get away by 12:30.- One of the planes was damaged when trying to get ofE md was so badly damaged that it will have to be sent to the factory for repairs. No one was hurt. , ' LOGAN, W. Va.. Sept. 2. -The sit uation along the Blair, Mountain was shrouded in mystery this v morning. Colonel Jackson 'Arnold, command ing the -state police 'and Sheriff i Don Chafin, ef Logan" county and--Sheriff "Bill" Hatfield of McDoweU county who are directing the deputy sheriffs and - volunteers along the Pine Fork Kidge, refusing detailed information of events during the' past fiX hours, THE NEW BERN FAIR will.be held this, year on -Sept. 13, 14, 15 and 16. Better than ever. Don't ' miss it. . ; Single Copy t Five Cents Refused To Accede To ' . ' . - ' .' - ' X - , ' - t l (By Associated Press J '.. f ST. ' ALBANS, 'W. Va., 'Sept. 2 Wo men and children from the Little Coal River country, ' where armed bands have gathered' along "the east- r- ern slope; of Spruce JFork Ridge htve arrived here in large numbers and . are quartered, in hotel and with pri vate families.-' ' ' ' Many of them are the families of business and . professional men,, al- -though some are the wives and chil- dren of miners. ;: No trains were running on the. Little Coal River branch ; of the V Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and the station agent here said that all. the wires along the .line had been cut. -. Many stories are heard .here from the people who have come from the mining country regarding the situa tion there when they left. They ten ot tne constant, arrival or bands or men from many . parts of southern and western part -of West Virginia, all of them armed. It is also said that all work in the region had?" : been abandoned, while ."business Is - at a standstill. , , , . LOUISVILLE, Ky.,' Sept.' 2. The' 40th. infantry. with full equipment for protracted field' service, but with out artillery entrained at Camp Kn6x near here today for West Virginia; - There will be a meeting of the Li brary Association Saturday morning at 10:30 at Library. itfhovi "
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