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V;'. . '":-. OOOOOOOC-3! J -TODAY'S, TODAY. - 9 oooooooo ,00000800 i - ASSOCIATED O A fO. PRESS O - 0900000 VOLUME XIX.; V CONCORD, N,C, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1919. Price Five Cents. NO. 208.' C0FIFL1GTIHG REPORTS AS TO THEJSUCCESS OF StRIKE OF STEEL WORKERS BEGUN .TODAY . i ' i- o. :. - .. ,,...; pm L- ' t' ; v -,' THE': COKCC ILT ; JU. J1.VL JLL JU -JL X -U-itf i 1 ' : . - Schools Open :V: : MRS W I'YdSTWIHSr iiiiivi in u ivui inuu .,jim THE $20.0d IN GOLD islHciLony.c.. Report From Washington ' ' s Fifteen - Thousand - Workers . . Out at Cleveland, 8,000 at . '.wheeling and Thousands at ?ther Places. i FULL WEIGHT OF STRIKE NOT FELT YET The Unionists Claim That V ' hi Strjke: Is 'a Complete . 1 ' Success. Every Mill ' in - Mahoning Valley Closed ' (Wr T AusoUfr Pru.) The Preliminary skirmish in the "great Industrial struggle which opened ;; today , between labor unions and the ; I lilted Stare Hlort Corporation, which directly or iwllmtlr affect half nulllon waice earners, 'produced the - usual roiitlirtliig claims hy the gener- uls on both alile , -r ' ' In the great ceuters of the struggle, ,.J tlie Chicago and i'lttshurxh districts. many thousands obeyed the strike or- : der, but early reports indicated com piiratlvcly few plants are compelled to ; close. At a large uuralier of outlying pciinis, omcials.of smaller plants re ported ,t hat they were operating as usual. Alls?rt II. Ca'ry. huirmsn of the : lsiard of directors of the Steel .Corpor-' anon remseti to make any comment ou the situation. . . Secretary Foster of the stool work- - era union issued a statement express rng gratiflcation with the outhsik anfl claiming that reports from outside of the rittslmrgh.diKtrlct showed that tlie shutdown was general. An Important feature of the situa tion was the announcement by a rcpre nentatlve of the :!5.(MI0 workers em ployed hy the Bethlehem Steel Va. that these men would not Join the-strike. pointing an attempt to obtainn a con ference with Company olllcials. Home of the blast furnaces In the vrittsluirgb district were banked, but 'the majority of the plants were. in op eration, although with'foaoM redaoed i ifroui 15 to tW per cent, ln the, Chlca . ico district, including. Gary auil Ham-, monrt, w&ere lto.000 steel wttowtriire employed, similar eondltlnns are re ported. ' At Cleveland the Union' lead erg claimed that 15,000 men were out -and that 1 mills of the American flteel ft Wire Company mploying 1)0,000 men were closed down.' At Ohio's second. greatest steel center, Toungstown, thej strike leader also claim a great nut- Jorlty o ftbe worker had struck, and at 8teulenvil1e,'' where" three plants of the Carnegie) Steel Company are lo cated. It wa asserted all three were forced to. suspend operation. . . At lesr Important points in Ohio -and ' Pennsylvania Including '. Ports mouth Warren, . Canton, Toleilo, Co Jumhiis, Itralne, PottsvilMi, - Heading and Harriabukg, officials ot the Tarlons ' plant announce that their men bad remained loyal and that operation were in full swing. One notable ex- ception was Johntown, Pennsylvania, l where 12.000 men were reported to have struck. . ,r. ,'.. -i Outside the great -pivotal state of Indiana,- Ohio and Pennsylvania, con dition were reported nearly normal, . with few' Important exceptions.; T .-. I'nioa Leader Claim Favorable Start Pittsburgh, Sept 22. "We got away ; in good shape at most of our plants in and about Pittsburgh this morulng" - said. a representative of the Carneglel nteei uompauy wnen asKeu xor a aiaiu- Bient on the effect of the steel workers strike which went into effect today. "We are agreeably surprised at the showing made," wa the announcement, by Win. Z. Foster, secretary of the Na tional 'Committee for organizing the iron and steel workers, : who is , in charge of the Pisstburgh district. ' At CUUrton where the Caniegie by product coke works are situated, and where the Pennsylvania State Police clashed yestesterday with a crowd, of men in breaking Hp a mass meeting, the tftuatton was reported worse thaii at any. other place heard from. Summing up the representative of -the company said the "situation may . have been worse.", - "- - Mr. Foster in his review of the sita - atlon from hi early reports; said he wa agreeably surprised at the num ber of men out. - "It will be two day 1 before the full weight of the strike 1 III ka mill W lltsnllted will be felt" he said. He disputed the Information, given out by the Car r, negie Company and said that nome - stead and Braddock were in ;."bad "iihape." ' .'-': , : :,( . From labor corporation, and police swirces came Information that there ' wa no trouble reputed, anywhere" in , the Pittsburgh district at early our of the strike , ' ' - ' ' r Information from the employers' side was to the effect that the strike . Jine is sharply drawn between the Americans and foreigner, fne Amer- leans, it was said, as a rule' went' to 'work, while the foreigners were In... a -I tblg majority-among the striker. ; Secretary Foster at union headtjuar--Ter later said that report from out . shle of the Pittsburgh district showed Vtbe ahutdown was general. At the same time Mr. Foster - an v uounced that a meet ln of the national ;cmmltteewonld tie held in Pittsburgh Wednesday afternoon. ., ,' Two unidentified men stood in a bill ' In North Clalreton today and. fired 8 abots toward the N CI steel plant. No CHILD STRUCK BY AN ALTO; DEATH FOLLOWS Accident Happened on CorUln Street- Irene Ragan Wat ChiM'a Name Walter Lambert Driving the Car. ' Irene, the seven-years-olcr daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Will Kaftan, who live on 1 oung. street, died ut the Concord Hospital Katurday . afternoon at o chick ,from iujuile , she, received when article by a. "Jitney" driven by Mr. Walter Lamliert, a public net-rice driver of this city. The accident , occurred ' on Corblu street,- ot tlw Intersection , of ' this street with 1'lioenU . street, at 4 :15 Haturrtay afteruoon, as the little Klrl wnaon her way. to pay eonin bills. Hhe was Hlfnok In he rllit side, ami all her rilw and side were1 completely crushed., :Bhe - was rusherl to the ho Iiitsl, but. died there immediately. :' Tlie chfld-waa atrnok hy a ."jitney" drlveii V U'.' Walter Ijinibert, , Mr. I.ainliert atiMipml Ills ear immediately H ... '"" r," L He carried , Iter to the hosidtnl.'aiid after taking Jier theTe be went to the p.i llce station and surrendered. He J under a $ 1,0(K) bond for appearance in reeonler'a conrt Jrlday, Septeuilter 20. Heorts vary as to rho eaiise for the accident, but the .most generally ac cepted one Is that the child had stop ped on the opiKmlte side of Col'biu street from Mr. Lamlert. who was carrying passengers to the depot. Two cars were coining up from the depot,- and It Is thought the child was wall lug for these ours to pass before she started across Carbln street. Ear this 'reason ishe did not see Mr. Lam bert's car, and he. could not see her. Just' as the two- cars passed Mr. I.ainliert the little girl ran into the mad, and was struck before the enr of Mr. IjinUHrt conld Ih stopped.'- K.ve witnesses to the accident say that tlie "jitney" wus stopped within twcnt.v feet of where the child was struck, The witnesses also are of the opinion that the accident was unavoidable. . The fnnerar service over the re mains were, held yesterday . afternoon at three o clock, and the Interment was' made in I'nlou cemetery. UNION MEN WILL 1 c FIGHT TO FINISH About 83 Per Cent of AlbewarJe-fllf "' f eratlves to Remain Out. x Albemarle Sept. 20. The i op timism. -cif those who'.pspected, follow ing the . statement by Mayor i roves yesterday that the mills would re open Monday morning with all' the old operative ou the .job,, was dealt a death wow today wnen it was learned tliat . the members ot the lo cal 'textile anion, at a meeting held. Friday night, voted unanimously not 16 return te work until their union had been offlcally recogplaed by the mill owner. - y ; There are approximately 2.2RO mill operatives In Allemnrle. Of this nuuilwr 1,00? ore member' of the newly formed - unlon. Even though the mill officials stand by their prom. Ise to. open the door of the ' mills, which , have been meted for several weeks. ,and blow the whistles as ah Invitation to the operatives to return to work, it -will be impossible for the machinery to start if the 85 per cent of operatives in town who are affiliated with ; union labor, prefuse to return. -iV..--.-. ;-. one was struck,.' The city police gave chase and the men disappeared. L'nlonlsta Claim Strike is a Complete - Sueeess. - - .touugstown; O., Sept. 22. Early re ports from various steel centers at 8 o'clock today vindicated that the men bad obeyed the strike orders generally, and -that practically' all the mills in the Mabouiug Valley either were bad 1, Crippled or may be forced to sus pend operation altogether. At union headquarters It wa declared that the .strike 1 a complete success, and every mill 1 closed. ? - . , V 15,e0 Out . a Cleveland ' Cleveland, Sept. 22. Ilnidn leader claimed that at least 15,000 steel work era are on strike this morning and that plants of some of the independent mills were closed. The company offi cials would make no statement ' . , 8,000 Jota Strike at Wheeling.' I Wheeling. W. Va, Seot.,22. All steel plants in this district were closed this morning, approximately 8,000 employ ees having -Joined the nation wide strike. No disorder has been reported up to 11 o'clock. - It was -fluid no- at tempt would be made to reopen the plants ; :",'. ' One Plant Operates. With Full Capacity Portsmouth. Ohio, Hept. 22. The steel plant ot Whitaker-Ulessner Com pany located at New Boston near Mere, wa operated at full.- capacity this morning. ' The plant employees 5,000 men. '. ". - I. . .. . - But Little Effect, at Birmingham : Birmingham, Sept. 22. Little effect of nation wide strike of steel workers were noticed in Birmingham district when the day ahlft reported for work this morning. , Labor organltatjon ; attributed -, the fact tn tomorrow 'I pay day -at. this district - . ' - 12,000 Out in Johnstown Dktriet. ' Johnstown, Sept 22. Twelve thousand steel and. Iron workers are on strike in Johnstown district, unluu officials estimated, today. , No state ment came from the compaulea early In the day. ' ... ; , , . m iw t z&m heavy -to starts KM kw -wn m 1 ftWI U ',l' 1 ! fWITlMV. 7J 1H I I K.VI I I 111 llilti V ' tlM a lilt III 'IFPIIll WJ I 9 MM 1 I I F I. 1 .1 I I ii iir i is x m ,xys . i kw-v x f i '.a.i i ii c, U0'. MISS SALUE W. HUNTER V BRIDE OF MB. O. B. JONES Wedding Took Place Saturday at the Home ef Bride's Parents in Alex ander. Tlie , 4 following announcement was received ,ln Concord today : Mr. and Mrs. John Burton Hunter announce the marriage of t, their daughter ' ,. Sailie Willie to . Mr. Omra Burr Jones on Satur(ay, September the twentieth , nineteen hundred and nineteen Alexander, North Carolina' At Home ' China Grove, North CaroMns. The report of this weddla will lie read thiwighont Ci sat Hnwn counties With a peculiar liiterest. Both the bride and groom nre well known In this part of North Carolina. and they have hundreds of'i friends who-will be especially Interested in the announcement of their marriage. ' Mrs. Jones has been County Demon tration Agent for Cabarrus county for etgnteen months, and she has per formed her duties In a masterful man. ner. She' ' Is the first demount rnHnn agent, (or (his county, and always she nua ilone her work In a way both in structlvff and pleasing. She made hundreds of friends in Concord and Cabarrus during her stay here, a '.Mr. Jones is principal of the Row an County-Farm Life School, and in this' capacity has ls?en unusually suc cessful. ; He Is also well known In this county, and through his efforts farm condition .In Rowan and other surrounding counties have been great ly benefitted. f ,,'".' Mr. and Mrs. Jones will return from their . honeymoon next week. ' Mrs. Jones will continue her work In this county until after the community fairs are held next month. They will then make their home at the Farm Life School near China Grove. ITALIANS GOING. INTO Jl'GO-SLAV TERRITORY GO-SLAV T r 'insurgent Troop Under Insurgent Comnandrr ' b Extend Their Zone of Oceupation. (By Al iH4 mm -. Paris, Sept 22. Troops under Ga briel d'Annunxlo, the insurgent Ital ian -commander at Flume, .have been extending their sone of occupation in to Jugo-Slav territory, according tol the Jugo-Slar . delegation in Paris. They penetrated seven - mllee. into Jugo-Slavia . on Saturday, occupying the heights at Rlsnlak, . dominating the surrounding comity. . ! - The Jngo-Slavdld not dash, .with the d'Annuiio force executing . this movement, the delegation stated. American Marine Landed Near Flume :. ' wr Thm .!; rr , Rome, Sept' 22. American marines have been landed at a small town about 10 miles southeast , of Flume, say a dispatch to a local newspaper. One American ship I In Flume har bor, according to advice, but the an-' chorage la a considerable distance from the city. , ' , . No Conflnnatloa at Landon of Report ' . y Tsw As slat rsml London. Sept. 22. American 'navy headquarters here, which is In direct communication with Adriatic , ports, na no confirmation of the report from Rome last night ' that - American ma rines had 'been landed near Flume. The fact that an American' ship Is In the harbor of Flume Is of no signifi cance ln4he opinion of the naval officers...- . ' . . Belgian King and Quern Start for the 1 L'nited State. . . y y ' Wt Tk AaM(a4 nwl Brussels. Sept.' 22. King Albert. Queen Eliialieth and . Crown Prince Leopold left Brussels this morning for Ostend, where they will go on board the steamer George Washington for their voyage to the Cnlted State. : ONLY FIVE PER CENT. When the Wiscassett Whis tles Blew This Morning Only About 150 Hands Re ported For .Duty. TRIAL STARTj D i O'CLOCK Everything Is Quiet at Mills. ' No ' Attempti Was ' Made to Keep Anyone From Go-' - :ing to Work. petl o Tha,mrlbaut Albemarle1. Sept. 22. The trial of the union leaders anil officials of the local union on a charge of inciting to rlot,! in connection with the recent out breirk at the Wlscasset -Mills here, be gan this morning at 11:25 o'clock be fore County Judge Ingram. Solicitor Brock, of Wadeshoro,-represented the state, in ihe hearing. 'The defense insisted: on having a bill of particulars in, the case, but tlu? Judge overruled their motion. He stated that he would review tlie evi dence before he required a bill of par ticulars . Solicitor Brock then moved that all of tlie defendants be tried at the same time. The defense objected, and insis ted and insisted that Attorney Riteu and organizer Graham bo tried se parately. This will be done. At the mills this uiornlng everything Is .quiet After the blowing of tlie whistle at the Wiacasset Mills this morning about 150 persons, or about 5 per cent of the total number of employees,-went to work at the Wis casset No. 4 mill. No attempt . was made by strikers or strife sympathi sers to' keep them from work, and the city is quiet today. , : - Associated Press Report, v . Albemarle, N. C, Sept ' 2. Court ConveBasi for the trial of the various union men charged with conspiracy at 1135 this morning and was immedi ately launched into a ' verbal battle on technical points. Judge Ingram ov erruled a motion of Judge Thomas A. Jones, counsel' for the defense, asking that the solicitor be required to ' fur nish a bill of particulars in the second and third counts, whlh refer to "cer tain" laws of the State, Judge Jones contending that under the law ambig uous wording - of the count a man might be rearrested - a numlier of time immediately following his hav ing been acquitted. 'Judge Ingram started to hear the evidence before requiring a bill of particulars. 1 ( THE COTTON MARKET. . ' Extranly Nerreus and t asetUedV High Opening Followed by Reaction , ' rv Tk A lat4 . Pma. New York, Sept 22. The cotton market was extremely - nervous - and settled during today' early trading. Cablea 'Were relatively, steady, the rain reported - in Sooth were consl-l dered unfavorable, ami the steel sltn j tloa was also a factors .'The opening was to 23 points higher in conse-j quence, with December selling at 30.30 on the call, but there waa considerable Southern selling and scattering pres sure, which caused react loll of 20 to 25 points shortly after the call. Cotton opened steady t October 30.00: Deeemlier 80.20; January 30.23; March 0.31;4lay 80.37. - ' . . i i SCHOOLS OPEN AH Public Schools Are Filled to Ca pacity. Increase Over Last Year's Attendance. All of the public schools of the city opened this morning, and each grade reports a record attendance.' No change has been made in tlie faculty which places new teachers In charge or any of the white schools. Professor Webb has supervision over all of the schools again as city superintendent : Mi-s. Laura Leslie Ross and Miss Etlrd are principals at the high school: Miss Constance ("line retains her place as principal of tlie Central school; Miss Mary Lewis Harris is in charge of the primary department, ami Mr. J. W. B. Long is again in charge at School No. the colofTschooV'by Prof. Kulkncr. The records for the first day s at tendance show .1008 white children In the .schools and 1!4 colored students. Of the 1668 eight hundred and eleven are at Central school, 633 at No. 2 and 224 at the High School. Oue of the biggest increase is shown at the High school. . On the opening da j last year there wove but 179 students' in this school. The total attendance 11 the opening day lust yeur watt if. Every effort has lieen made by ''the heads of the different schools,-togjn.-er with the school board, to take care of tlie students this year, and though there has been an Increase 111 the at tendance, the pupils will be taken care of easily. At No. 2 school the four ad ditional rooms have made it possible to handle-the Increase in attendance easily, and while conditions at CeiMral are more crowded, provision has been made to handle the' students lu a sat isfactory manner. The schools here open under most favorable Indications. Capable teach ers have been provided for euch grade, and It is felt that this year will lie one of -Hie most beneliclal ever enjoyed by the public schools, of this city. FIRST GAME WILL BE . PLAYED IN CINCINNATI First Game Scheduled to Be Played in Cincinnati on WMnesday, October first ";-' -' '; (Br The AsaHara Pvs.l Cincinnati, Sept. 22. OiucftiuatJ won the toss for the opening game of the; world's series at the meeting of the National Baseball Commission here today. The first -game is scheduled' for Wednesday, October 1st " The first two games will be played in Cincin nati, the next three in the American league city, winning the pennant of that league, then two in Cincinnati If necessary, followed by one In the Am erican league city, ' The place for the ninth game Is to be declded-by lot. RILES TREATY- IS . Av ABSOLUTELY CONSTITUTIONAL JudicUry Committee Says l'nited States Could go to Aid of France In Event of Unprovoked Attack, i (Br .The AapsrUfd lt . Washington Sept. 22. By unani mous vote of the six members pre sent, the Senate .Judiciary Committee decided today that the proposed treaty guaranteeing Immediate assistance of this coutnry to France In the event of unprovoked . attack by Germany was constitutional,., :;, . , . ' .' Twelve member were, absent and their votes were not cast- i , ,;V ! Davidson Wins First Football Game , ' , ; of Season. ; , -Davidson, Sept. 20 With the de feat of the frst Guilford eleven, what promises to be the. -biggest football , season in many year, was formally; ushered in at Davidson college, this afternoon. The final count was S3 4 witn the Presbyterians holding ' th big-ends The visitor were handicap ped by the loss of twer of their all-, elate stars but put up -a very credit-, able scrap for their initial appearance.' Won Only V Very Small . Margin Over Miss Lucy Belle Litakef. Mrs. Mc Laurin Second in District 1 MISS TUCKER WINS IN DISTRICT NO. 3 Big Offer For This Week's Business. $5 to Everyone Who Turns in 25 New Sub scriptions to Either Paper, The fourth week of the campaign breaks fair to lie the best week of the contest. With Mrs. W. L. Yost, of Kannapolis, winning the f20 in gold by a very small margin, candidates are now more determined than ever. Miss Lucy Bell M taker, of District one- Concord came scetmd. winning a $." gidd piece, and Mrs. D. A. McLauriii also of District oue. was a close third, our, as oniy one was unormi ro District one, she does not receive an award. Miss Coco Walton, of Knn- uapolls, led second In her district and as Mrs. Yost received the 20 gold of fer she will lie awarded $0. Miss Wll- nia Tucker, of Mount Pleasant, led District three over Rev. D.-1". Helms liu fevpil n closer m irffin than Mrs. Yost led Miss LItaker. and Mrs. D. A. McLuurln. Mjiss Elsie Bar bee and Miss Maud Bigger, both of District three, iucreasel their votes to a great er extent for tlie perlwl they worked than have any other candidates. Can dldates had better, watch both of them, for indications point toward a race for the automobile hy both of tliem which will he bard to heat, es pecially due to the fact that their ter ritories are undivided and they will receive their entire support. Candidates nre particularly cau tioned to, take advantage of this week's special offer in votes and in gold. To begin with, a $5.00 gold piece will be uwarded to each and ev ery contestant who during thl- week, ending Saturday the 27th, turns In 25 new yearly subscript lous, either- to The Times or Tlie Tribune.: That will uieHti --our -yeunly subscription each duy, and five Saturday. The Cam paign Manager states that he has bad in contests he has held In other cities contestants to reach as high as seventy-five In one week, so you see he is not pushing you tpo hard. Further, if you intend to win "that automobile, or one of those Columbia yon can read ily scf that be is looking out for your, Interest by ' giving you a reasonable stipulated goal to reach each week The winners are always the ones who meet these conditions. In votes the offer Is better than last week,; and this fs doubly more the reason why you should take advantage of the offer. For each club of $2o.00 lu new subscriptions 50,000 additional votes will lie awarded, us was the case last week, this offer in addition to the regufnr vote schedule. There is not a candidate on 'the list but what should build up at least four of these clubs. Do not lose a day In sturting out for vour quota, for each day you lose will mean that It wHl lie Just twice that much to make up the next. We are reaching the stage of the game which will mean more to you than any per iod heretofore and you must begin to think seriously of the end. Do not at any time concede your defeat and do not have any prise in your mind other than the automobile. Whatever you do "do not put yrtur hand, to the plow and turn back." When the campaign Is over we are going to show yon Just how your In terest's were taken care of all through the' campaign. We want you to be satisfied with the results and the on ly way you can be satisfied will bo In a realization that you have done your best and a knowledge of fair play by all others concerned. You ate going to get It. Let's go over the" top this week, and make it the best week of the caui paign." '; - SUPREME COUNCIL ; IS IN SESSION TODAY Frank U Polk, Head of the American ' Delegation Is 'Present. , (By Tha A cU4 nwaa.) ' Paris, Sept 22. The Supreme conn-i cil of the' peace conference met this morning. Frank L, Polk, head of the American delegation, who has been spending a couple of days In the de vastated regions, being in attendance. I Slombers ot the supreme council,1 Including Mr. Polk, will go to Ver sailles this afternoon to attend tlie; signing of the protocol annulling arti cle 61 of the erman const itutlou, pro viding for Austrian representation In the German parliament. The docu ment certifying to the nullification of this clause will he signed by, Baron Kurt von Lersner, head of the German mission at .Versailles, at 8 o'clock to day. ,, : , ... v ..'.., .;-.1'cv;:'.-1 Soviet To Evacuate Petrograd. ' ' - . 4Br Taw A slataj , Copenhagen, Sept. 22. The Bolshe vlkl have made all preparations for the evacuation of Petrograd, accord ing to a Helsingfors dispatch to the Central News agency.' ; , Proportionately ants ' have larger brains than any other living creature. Shows It Costs More to Live in Charlotte Than in Any City in the South. - LIVING CHEAPEST s AT SAVANNAH, GA. Of Ninety-One Cities Over y the Country Charlotte J Ranked Sixth in the High- s Living Scale. , Vff ' 1 ':"4''Hi 'Washington,'' Sept. 22. Charlotte.' Ga the lowest hvmhifp ntttt. of fntuk i '1 per year' for white families With iiw comes of from S1200 to tlflOO - in the Southern cities, according to an snb of food subjects gathern by the. Bit-'-"' rean of LalMir statistics in the cost living survey of 1U18-1010. Just mwhr .... ... in . t ui. in .... ...Fu.--. vi.., .. i.i.. i.. i . .1. t.m ' iiit-i.t -ni- num in lonifiiK pitriiv:! ,-.t the eoitul-rv wjirn IIkI-mI imil nf tliM0: i-'lipL.tt.. .unVail . I- I., th. llu while Savannah was lowest In the v ,' :; erage cost of all the cities. ' The average annual expenditure for fiisl by all families in all the citie; .' were listel was 1511, while Fall River. Mass., stood at top. with 8024. - lne avpragc ai. ,iiarimi whh. f km, nuu in roiYuuuau -1-1. .. fw wru, rt, : C. which was third from the lowest among Southern cities, had an averaga -- of 45o. . , ine nureau poinreo our mat mere .:: is a weakness iu the comparison. In that tlie families concerned differed somewhat In the Income, and varied lu size. In Charlotte the families aver aged :. etiuivaicnt aiiuit maics per , t. family, while In Savannah the aver - ; ape w as , .... j THIRTY FACE TRUL HI AUUullAIUJ!! IVUiU - 1 1 - Charlotte Lawyers Present to Defend -j' Marvin Ritch, Who la on Hand. ; ; AlbeuiarhC Sept; 21. Julge Thomas : i1 " JC4ie-Hiiu-Attorney tihuuhs n.- Jtasw. i and T. D. Muuessof Concord; 0. B.,"' '-"; Ketner and J. '. trtowers, or tnar- lotte. are the counsel for the defense ... of the union members under arrest in , A llht.11t.11.lA fnr mnuniriirv Ul fur arc... rived. Juck Kaistou, counsel' of .tne ,,.. American Federation of Itbor, Was ex- pw-tejl to arrive from SuJlsbury . .to-J, ;.' night. ' - - The (.Hfutrai noteu aiso oears on us , register along with these names thorn of Solicitor W. K. Brock and Marviu ; , ; Ritch. Ritch arrived In Allicmarle , Vi . lut-A .thin. n ft Ariinnn.' TIa roilA tn the : JloitM ill it Hiuuiutioiiv iFcitiutiti ,fw H. F. Barliee, president of the union. , . ... 1. - t fill ' namUlfl UIIC' UCOI -ihoucti ii alleged conspirator iu- all;, three not .. having yet been apprehendel. Twen. .:, ty-seven are under-, bond of 82i50Oft".-i each. Their trial is set for Monday. . . morning at 10 o'clock. s '"-'''','-'' Attorneys Fetuer and Flowers.- otj.,. Charlotte, resented a flippant remarjc, auent allegefl ' seutlmen against their , Client, juarvin lu kucii. iiicy uuiii wore strong in the assertion that all .. i. .. , 1. n nk.-lnt- h,. aaAntaii . Insinuation against one of, their mini- ' , iiiiiiiiii. 1 rt 1 u v. v. i.u - i"i, - . - 1 , .. bcr Ritch himself had nothing t", T I , ..J 1. . nr..) . nftivm I, ' , A 1-. rt.-r. .-htnh ti. m.t.1.-,..' .C-m-Ill. Ill uiliiniwvii'ii, " ...u 10 De ms usual huuikt, . 1 '-. Km A n'elnek drew nAar 'the cotton mill operative who are under- Indlct-v , uent assembled in small groups about the hotel entrance and nearby. They -. - -were seeking the men whom Jas, F.i.' . Barrett had promised would defend, them. '; ;.' -. .-. -' , : -;'" : :i ;';,. The array of local attorney era ployed to assist. Solicitor Brock In the1" - prosecution Is formidable, ci: R JL -, . Smith; Judge? R. Lane Brown, Judg Oscar J. Sikes, G. D..B. Reynolds, J. , :. R. Price, I. R. Burleson and W. L.--1-Mann.:.- :,::''"'.-; ' '" ' ' NEW INDUSTRY STARTS " ' V , ALONG THE SEACOAST Of the South, With Leather From Fish ' : ; Skins, a the Chief Product. Br Tk mhmsh rcmi - ' Washington, Sept 22. A, new Indus- , try Is springing up along the sea coast of the south, for the production of leather from fish skins. Reports sno.w excellent progress In 1 the tanning ot fish leather la being made.' One company which Is tanning fish . skins has established a station In North Carolina and another in Florl-.. da for the capture ef sharks and por poises and ls meeting with success. It is understood the number of statlous will be increased. - - THE ITALIAN PRESS IS : t . 1 PLEASED WITH OUTCOME Of Effort of Premier Nitti to Settle the Conlroversy In Flume. - (By lit AwiWH Vwtm.t : Washington, Sept. 22. Otlicial ad vice received; by the State Depart ment ' today rtort that the press in Rome generally' approves Premier Nlttl's handling of the Flume Incident, saying he has made clear to the allies that the Italian gnveronHyit Is not re sponsible for the S'ANnunxlo raid ami has at the same time vindicated tbit I national dignity of Italy. : , -