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S EVERY FARMER.' ' THE WEATHER , FAIR TONIGHT AND CON TINUED ' COOL. FAIR . SATURDAY ' should sign: up!in theCo operative Marketing cam , paign.. for cottonvand to- ) bacco. - It -means : better v prices 1 V,' - J, FOUNDED 1875 NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCT. 21, 1921 Single Copy,- Fife. CenU r- Mf 1 7 - . j ll! l!n J v , 1111 , ' o.J- JJ.jjl1 j Electrocution G11ITICISIIH JUIS CASE' IS EXPHESSE Many , Endorse the Governor's Stand Cut Majority Think 1 He' Made A Mistake P"HC3 -COMMENTS ON V the Electrocution Many" Persons ' Coatinute To - Write Governor With Re-, .-.gard to 'Harris Case : While there are unquestionably a large r number of persons' wht en dors the action of (Governor Morri son Jn 'refusing to grtint a. reprieve in the case of J. T. Harris, RidccrcBt merchant,, convicted, of th. riiurder of F. ' "VV. . Monish and executed ycsterl ,dn j morniiiK at JCalolgrlv a storm of protest' has been aroused in all 'sec tions cf the state amlsevere crlticisni ia bcin .manifested . through . W preaa and other sources. . - ( Here in New Bern the. majority of those, who have been ' heard to ex pyesq. . themselves on the subject ap pear to- be of the. opinion that he Governor, took the: wronsr, tand - in the matter. In other cities in the eastern - part . of the otate . the., same feelinsr aeema to be ih evidence. Moat cf tl-e i ' v.'s apers today carried -editorials on the situation nid . in .practi ce !ly i vcrj-r v.ts 0, the . fiovernt)i'f wftir. tude .was.tcnMiircd; ; " ' (: ' Frouu J-V-iloi .-: ii ..colu'i t4kB .word tha t iuany p fire MA' IhfKi" "fff6'of -"thoppIn-ion' that-. Mr. - -Morrison ; "acted mnels i Co" awd thy ovirso .of r-Juatic Vfrten lie rof UKPd '.to interfere- - -with Harris' electrocution. On tha other hand, "there arc, many at -the capital vrho hold that a stay; of sentence fehould -have been granted. , - -. . . Letters and. telefrrftms continue ' to pour .- Into the Governor' ,s . office. Many-, of .tliese are sajd. to deal, with the execution .of Jlamrt, although no 'inforrtiatiou has 1jeen srveu out con ccfninsr thoir-contents. . - "I "don't care to be quoted in the matter, ".. taid ' a prominent New "B6rn liwyer- this morning, in commenting oh tho tease, "but I believe that Mr. .' . - n refusing to intervene. Furthermore i l neueve no -aispiayeu poor- juug-i Inent wheh he -refused to receive del- egations and to read .communications I , with regard to the case. No stone Bhould be left unturned in trying, to save- a-'inan's life if' there .is the b.'ighttntt doubt concerning his guilt. Harris killed Monish, it. is' true,, but new details in the cas&'-have appear ed of late and . I think that further Investigation . should . liave been made." . ' v . . VV ILL MANUFACTURE ' LIQUOR IN RUSSIA s - - (By Associated Press). , - '. MOSCOW,2 Oct. 21. The superior Economic Council - has decided - to permitthe .manufacture . of alocholi..-. beverages Jn Soviet Russia;. partly tor i export, with v .. a government monopVr',!1- was--announced. Vodka and other liquors have not been man ufactured , in Russia, for five years. - BALTIMORE; TO TRAIN . . I V IN WINSTON-SALEM ' . ( By . Associated Press). BALTIMOJLli:, -Oct. 21. The .Bal timore International League "baseball club will -train -fnext spring at Win-stdn-Salem.. N.' it was announced 'today, ; The iitb trained for-: the Jast two years at Goldsboro, N. C. - PACKERS PREPARING Fblt RAILROAD STRIKE ;A: CHICAG0; Oct'. 21. Chicago pack ers today begani storing 'fresh , meat for emergency .use in event, of a rail . road strike', ? preparations are " being mae, it waa nald, to stock, strategic distributing centers to fhe, maximum. 32 DIir.AGCNTS TO liOSK r PLACID IN. PHILADELPHIA V WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. "The cleanup. - in ; Pennsylvania will be complete,"1 it wasr announced Here today by Prohibition Commissioner ITaynes upon his return from invest! 'imtina; the enforcement ; bf liquor fiws-in' Pennsylvania. Haynea ,. has recommended the dismissal of ; a tozen agents' in Philadelphia "whose places, he' said,- "will be filled by trained men- of unquestioned -depend ability. - v I It was indicated todays that New : Jersey and Maryland will be the next States - to- come' - under th ": offleial jpruttny foljpwlng theshakeups in enfovretnent r personnel 'in - vPhilnlel phia and New York. LLOYD GEORGE WILL -SAIL NOVEMBER STH ' - (By Associated Press). . LONDON, Oct. ?1. Prime Min ister Lloyd - George has decided definitely,, it was stated today, to leave for Washington November C on the liner, Aquitania, arriving in TTinie, it is expected, for the after- nono session of .the armaments conference, . on . its opening day, November 11.!- !- .". It Is expected A. J. Balfour, of the British delegation wi!l accom pany -the prime minister. Mrs. Lloyd" George "probably . will sail "With her--husband. , Neither . JState ' Nor University Showed Any Exceptional : ; . : Form Says Mr. Dunn "One of the poorest exhibitions of college .football that - I have - ever seen," was . the , way that William Dunn, Jr., summed .up the Carolina- State ootball game yesterday. . . "Both teams - showed poor form," continued Mr. Dunn. - "Carolina had a good backfleld "tut a poor line: State had a- prood . line but a poor back field.' Neither ide displayed. any gen eralship, In fact,-, the; players . didn't seem to know what to do. They had to ."hold -repeated conferences in map ping 'out their plays. From start to finish t was, a mighty . poor game. Statcvwon: by a-fluHe. University out- playt'd.-llvem in -...uraclicany., -every der rartmont of the game. John Jeannctt could "have outplayed any. member of either- team.". ' KEEN INTEREST IN GAMPAIG IS DISPLAYED Big Race Will Start In A Few Days. -Everybody Has Fair Chance to Get Prizes We are agreeably ' surprised at the interest being shown irt the drive up to the present time men, women, boys andgirls are sending in their names as char ter members of the drive and to 'share in the wonderful ) re wards. . If "ydu have not sent in your name do so now. ' An early start means a better chance tor winning the big prize. ' : 'fhe liberal prize list, offered in this drive has created " wide spread interest.; , The Mew Bernian ;and Sun Journal do not believe in doing anything by halves and having decided to launch this drive for 'circula tion are determineU to otter a list of prizes that' will insure in terest and that would keep this interest up to the highest pitch throughout the campaign. Results, it appears, will justi fy these papers' faith in the anv bition and enterprise of the peo ple of this section, for the in terest is growing every day and a larger list of acceptances to nominations were received, yes terday than any day since the announcement of the undertak ing. The time to enter is now. be fore the official start is made and the competition becomes so keen. One may enter now and begin working among their ac quaintances and friends and pile up a large total of votes to be gin witn. bend in your name now- don't wait until the other fellow has the lead. - Mrs. David Williams of Beaufort, has been admitted to St. Luke's Hos pital where she will undergo an op er.-ition within the next few days.: SAYS GAME WAS POORLY PLAYED 0 WAR DISABLED ; NEED IEAL; AID TOLD Head of Veterans Bureau De- nounces Training System in , Report to the President . PRESENT'' TREATMENT CRIMINAL HE ASSERTS Asks That Vocational Univer sity For Ex-service Men Be : Established At Once , WASHINGTON. Oct. 21 The. .gov ernment's plan fo training disabled veterans of the World War has been a Xalure, .Colonel Charles H., Forbes, director- of the v eterans' uureau, re iterated In a new report transmitted to President Harding today. Of more than. 100,000 who have taken training in the three years since the-' armistice only 5,000 according to Colonel Focbes, ."have . been re: habilitated to become useful citizens." In. addition to the exploitation, of tli e veterans under, couditions describ- d-trviM colonel' 'Forbes :, "as criminal and Vnvduuttb to slavety"; the train.! ins has'been so little superviaed, he assutts,, Jv'that . the practical effects thus far have been : most discourage ing." ' . - - v -: Declaring that the . -. government't procedure-and methods are basically unsound,', he -says: ; . w. "Dusa'bled soldiers and sailors are not being- trained for pursuits :that will fit'fhem-Ior a life of useful ness. They will be returned to their respective communities but little assisted -by ;,the government' " ' The 'nature of the courses pursued by the veterans is attacked by Colonel Forbes in-. his report as being impos sible - of -prod Ucing .. satisfactory re suits. . Kef erence v ig. made to corres pondence courses on ' subjects "whicl he declares can never be taught bj thafmethod. He-, continues: J have noted with grave appre hension the subjects selected, which, . If studied with the iitmost- dili ,gence; .wduld not return the soldier ;to ,thS community as an asset and: a self -supporting citizen, i -, -, "Thousands of persons, are Jak-' ing- tralnig for which the govern--nient has no record as to thetlme devoted1 to their, studies and work ' nor as, to the results accomplished by, such -training." . . ANOTHER 'APPLICATION FOR - PARDON WAS DENIED TODAY vV T .'i!' l fn --. (By.- Associated Press). BAl.EiqH,a'Oct. 21. 3ov. Camer on , Morrison jt,aday turned down , the petition of W.'; Y. Westmoreland, Ire dell county - man under sentence of death on ; November , 21 for killing James iH. , Nance. No new evidence Was presented and the governor could 8ee.no reason for interfering with the judgment of the court, . especially since the judge- had made no recom mendations, for commution; FOUR MEN ARE KILLED " IN LOG TRAIN WRECK HATTI13SBURG.- Miss., Oct. 21. M Cooper, train foreman; B. P. Ilyman field foreman; O: W. Wal lace,: fjaw foreman, and Charles Hipp, negm ..train man, all employees of the Newman Lumber Company, were killed iTuesday night in a wreck of a loa. -train of the Newman - Lumber Company at Carson, near here, ac cording to reports Wednesday.. Sev- erahothers were slightly injured. The wreck was caused by a section of the log 'train .which had become un hitched, crashing into a work train btwmd for Carson and running be hind' Hhe long tram. Crtsis in Conference . (By Associated Press). LONDON, Oct. 21. The negotia tions between British officials and Irish leaders today barely escaped be ing definitely broken off and for a time, it seemed possible that the Sinn Fein delegates would return to Dublin-tonight, it was learned after the adjournment was taken. The Irish delegates still were apprehensive this afternoon that the session scheduled for. Monday be the last. Friends of little Lucille Lander Couch will be glad to learn that she s. almost completely recovered from her recent illness. It l-.a-J been ie- ivjvted that she had sca.;-!et fever but Dr. GiTmore- stated toi.iy that r-he hd no symptoms of that disease. J. AM. I f 13 ?; kJ-U To W Dm V'JL' WL, 1 Vj i IM LB a HARDING v . . it . TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS IN RAILROAD (By Associated Press) Following are tlie, railroad CmCAGO; Oct.' 21. The ing failed in its conference last night,-sept its report to President -Harding, '! Eleven standard" unions continued meeting in 'am effort to reach a, common agreement on ,the stand tb;ey! will take in event a strike will. take place. ' . -t i - - . Managers of theswestern roads met to discusa' pi ails', tokeep the-roads in operation. ffyii-- WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Government officials M "waited ; official, reports from the -labor board before tak-l' ing the next step to prevent the walk-out. s- ' ' " - ' j - CLEVELAND, Oct. 21. Brotherhood chiefs '.return ed to their headquarters and continued their strike -'plans - - ' ' h ST. LOUIS.r Oct. 21. Managers of the southwestenL' roaids met to abnge' thijr.program for operation of the; ' roads ia the event of strike. ' K A - ' SAN. ANTONtO Oct. 21;-Six hundred members; of Brotherhood of iRailway Trainmen, employed' on' the--Great Nortrrern Hailroad, prepared to walk out at noon tomorrbwr the first union authorized , to quit .under the strike orders .issued "here, last i' -t B no Gill :r Railroad Labor Board . Submitted Proposals Which Neither the Roads Nor the Unions A; y;'y-?::vy ; .;:;v ;:- -.; -" '". ' ", : J-i-fit:; i Were Inclined To Accept (By - Associated Press) ; - CHICAGO, Oct."21. Lack of any provision by the unions for suspending the railroad strike called for October 30 made it-impossible to accept the plan offered by the S. Labor Board yesterday, it was The bxard, it wtis said, presented three proposals : .to; tthe presidents of the Big Four Brotherhoods and the- Switch nieh's JJnion. They were : I The railroads to make corresponding to the wage reductions of July l, . legsvsucn reductions as have already been made since that date.7,, 2 The roads to refrain Board for a further wage reduction until the last cut has bee translated into rate reductions. 3The unions to suspend The five union presidents were will ing to accept the first two, but de cfared they had made no arrange ments for suspending their strike and any settlement must be maae before October 30, or the walk-out would automatically become effective. The board, it was reported today, assured the union leaders that the railroads could not get a decision for months, if they filed their proposed request for a 10-por cent wage re duction immediately. The boart is understood to have pointed out that rases now on docket would prevent taking up the applications of the rail roads before next March and that the bulk of testimony naturally expected in a case of such importance probably would stave off the decision for an- BELGIUM TO TAKE PART IV ARMS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Belgium officially notified the United Mates today that she accepted with "thanks and appreciation" the invitation to participate in- the armament and Far Eastern Conference. Belgium's acceptance was com municated to the state department by Ambassador Brand Whitlock and it completed the list of the accept ances Som the nine nations invited. Ms. J. H. McMillan, of 8 Griffith street, is recovering,, from an opera tion at St. Luke'a Hospital. Her friends will be pleased to know that she will soon be"' able to return to her home. STRIKE SITUATION: "strike tl)veiopments Kd4y d' railroad , labor board:' ! hiiv-s ' with the brotherhood leaders . Saturday. '"V7ffVprMa5 said today in union circles. . , ..Ln a reduction in freight ate from asking the U. S. 'Labor ' Xk or withdraw their strike .order, other six months, making , it .highly improbable that the roads couhi-et an answer beiore nexi ausvj&i. uj. Sentember. . The nronosals submitted ' by the" bnard followed closely the. advance- predictions of the plan they wc-Olff offer and he railroad brotherhood leaders, who had already declaned thj! plan to be impossible, made s no fi fort to conceal their disappointment that the board had nothing,, else ilo offer. " - C ... Yesterday's optimism was notice ably absent in union circles .-todrty and in its placa was a seeming resigna tion to tha belief that the strike now is inevitable unless President Harding assumes ?V.-.i initiative with some dras tic step. ) - SEES NO MENTAL ADVANCE, SINCE TIME OF PHARAOHS WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. The , In tellect of the modern average Wlult identical with the intellect oi tne earliest Egyptians we haven pro gressed intellectually. ' ,- - , '; This is the indictment of the; men and women of today, made by- Miss M. Cey Thomas, president of Byrn Mawr College, one of the delegates to "nnmnors' conference" on armament limitation. , Mrs. K. Swindell, of Stonewall, was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital yesterday for treatment. Her fj-iehds will learn of her condition with in J' J 1 ; fcll mm mmn bar ' I BMff r?"HHH n nil r fi J if R BIB B 1 1 HI ill . V-M ' i U H B H kHR I LPS 1ULB.HU I r ,- ! ( - ....... ' . . :. . J y - . , r . .1 I Ui I VlEa UP U ikUttllUl " - ' li Railroads Named In Wage Reductibrt Qrder And Brotherhood Chiefs Ordereo! Kf&l Ap . rr o i kt m. nr j jr. v wear uciurc ooara DRASTIC STEPS TO FOLLOW REFUSAL J ' . . : . - -.- rf7rv.-.t' -rr.-..-s . , ') . . . - . v - ,'A,,V..i Government May ; Mobilize ' WarTime Piiwer To Care For the Situation, In Case; Com pliance to Order Is 'Refused '''yi74i ' j -v i If. - - (By Associated 'Press) Chicago, f optw 21l The baClfed "by Idirrth'eaut)rprityc:.Vbi$h :& rvt; can place at its disposal, called the railroads, of the country m . 4 ' jm '"' m ,'. - '.'.,'- " t - . . Ui .' r w ana the nve Dig uniofis to appear here next week, and -solemn-ly warned the unions not to strike until the Board hHs; heard their grievances and rendered a decision. , v,'V.,w:" ' ! . The Board's decision virtually -means, that -ihere,ul ' be no strike October 30 unless the iy ueiy goverumeut,-xor ii sion will De renderedNby the i5oard beiore that date': vv . v The hearings will be open -.-to --the "press andpublie ?and with more than 200 railroads and approximatelyvSQ 1 ;'unHon3 involved directly or indirectly probably - will lastaeyetai ;y- While the Transportation to enforce its decisions it is understood that lastf eelc'a" con ferences between President Harding, members of HKe- Board, . - - - . v - , w . 1 ' j -. 1 V'1- ' J" t ' V Attorney General Daugherty, Secretary' of Wat eekSiyknd the Interstate Commerce Commission placed' all tiieCdeart' mehts of government in accord as to, what shllfibe- poneif either side moves in open defiance of the' LabovBoatdwi . ; 5 - Should the union refuse to abide by the board'i' order, .it has been pointed out the Board'-' will, -.under:' the:''aMr-issuev;.,a statement to the public to that effect and the President and : his advisors can then proceed to take such ac.tjofias they j t (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Oct. 21. The Lnited States Railroad Labor Board at 1:15 this afternoon passed a resolution citing the Four Big Brotherhoods the Switchmen's Union and all rail roads named in the wage reduction order of July 1 to appear before the board next Wednesday at 10 a. m. They were cited to appear that the Board may determine whether they have or are violating the wage re- j ductions order, The Board also said that Insofar as' the threatened strike is the result of a dispute between the carriers and their employees concerning wages and wnrklne conditions, "this Board here by' assumes jurisdiction of said dis , nut pa on the statutory grounas inai it is likely substatially to interrupt commerce." Meanwhile both parties to tne dis pute were warned to maintain tne status quo on the properties of the carriers. The action of the Board fol lowed a conference which began at 10 o'clock. Board members declined to say whether they had been m touch with Washington during me morning. CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 21. W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, had nut receiv ed official notice of the above action at-l:30 p. m. When the dispatch was read to him, Mr. Lee said: "While I am very busy here, I am perfectly here to recognize any order from the Board or any pro ner authority that will tend to pre vent the strike, even though it keeps me continually traveling out of Cleveland." "I have not received any order to appear before the Railroad Labor Board next week, but I will certain ly be there," said President Stone of I -'-"l ! V k A I 1 mi in iiexi vveaneiQay - ,, Vted sdQ-iJ unions should choos ltd- pen- is naraiy prooauie--mac a acci- Act gives the BorcL'np vpqwer the Brotherhood oItEnb6ftra".Y&r.' may also say that fhe otU'er chief x-, ecutives of the railroad tranSpottfttion .. brotherhoods - wilt -."qittend ' ' silch a tneeting and will so j' -anywhere they tire ordered to appear - in ' connection " with a settlement ofkfhe stryie.";. i ' WASHINGTONdo at7-t-WIitber." , to Tesort. to tha waf-' power ,'9f ,-th federal government tqv3na'lnta1s, 'XhH msportatfon hi,"ey$nt Vof - a roaj trans threatened natiol-wf4.e strike 01 rail- - : way workers is , phder$toO - o- bave. .' v" ." been under considerably today by th. administration.".. -V' Y.'-'.t -- After the reUr'Fbte'lAeetln,, it became knownVV WmAh'inr ' of the - President's ofticial famiiy naa ' advised him to use tbe w4r-tijne au thority to prevent 'th threatened , ; strike from seriously .interfering with the transportation, of ' Rcesettiea.VThe - . . provision auinonzea- jib 'jf resiaenV to take sucn steps as , .parVxtfJlH-Na-N tional Denfense Aetf 'trhtfchOc&iitUiued in force 'until their habees, informal '. ." status of peace. Pero'itj;idatiy. si) ow ing the occupation , of 4&vry,vah' of v the service is a part fjitJWL'Bernian ent records of the, W4r .department and is understood to shtiwithat, large number would be available jTrnnj, that ' : source to give experienced vaVentioa to the task of operatJpt'.J'i aflilUion, the government Wdulyex'pcV.'QnBid- -4 erable help from - Vol uneep, " Qurces, officials having ' no dpufe laiLen of experience woud bj ,raiy tp tohie to : . the aid of the Kovern.m'ent,.'IA,' is un derstood that k large -ttumher Of .such offers already have eahed Wttshiiig- . ton- 4. -- . Mrs. J; J. Martin,: of lorcflV'Pam- ; lico county, is gettlni aloiK" Wcely at St. Luke's ,Ho8pital,roUowlng aa , operation, several ( terest. V.' . , - '.""- ' n - - ). .
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