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CONCORD, N. C. TUESDAYJULY 18, 1922.
NO. HI.
No Serious Disorders
InNoithCarolinaToday
LIESTOBEOSOERED
TO DPEII UPATOIXE
C0"PA!iY E REACHED
M TROOPS IE .
Peace Negotiations Are
Again to the Fore Today
i:eu today
it
.
Situation at Rocky Mount Is
rracticallyUnchan-odand
lioui Diues now Apparent
ly Are Marking Time.
SOLDIERS REACH
THEIR DESTINATION
But So Far nave Not Been
Ordered to Actual Strike
Centers -Workers at the
A: C. L. Shops Quit Jobs.
. . , (By ! Awrtm Preu.) '
" Rocky Mount, July 18. While plrk
. cilng continues and other minor viola-
tli lit of the Fedenl irjunction sncd
' 'by Federal Judge Connor ui m early
l.our Sunday .morning, no untoward
. Hi-Hi- w.-to reportc - tip H noon
today in the strike of railroad work en
- nre.. In the meantime -.here has
. - been no effort on tho pa.'t of '.ho rail
'. wy department to , man . th-Mr bis
shops, or water and coaling stations
"uu engines on throu::li nassenger
trains operated between Richmond,
; Va and Florence, C C while In
. spectton of trains and terminal duties
are being carried on by less than half
' dozen high officials of Hie company
who are handling limited, inspection
" duties. All guards ; who were not
warned off the Job or spirited away
; ' by alleged strike sympathizers have
..resigned, v
Both sides are marking-time. In the.
-. matter nnd the railroad officials are
demanding that unless protection -is
given" for worker, they may" ennpoly
! no more, and they state ; that this
condition may be expected to result at
'" any time In an annullment or snspen-
pluo of train schedules. However, up
at noon today all bad been malntain-
. ed and were running on scheduled time.
State Guardsmen Being Held in Kead-
' Raleigh. July 18."-Compnnles , of
State guardsmen -.; which left Camp
Ole.nn. Inte yesterday --under order of
' Ooveninr Morrison, had arrived early
"' today at Wilson. Durham, , Roeklng
1 bam, and Raleigh, Where they are be
r Jiitr held in' readiness vto move (Lt a mo
. mint's notice in the event of further
, violence, at points wher railroad shop.
' men are on strike. No tieports of dl-
. j artier, wera reef jvpif nt Jtii5.f' iiri-vr
ittk-e from any strike centerthis morn
ing. ,-v ,viv -.-N"
Governor Makes Public, Telegrams Sent
Raleigh. July 18, Governor Cam
eron Morrison todnyiTnade- public an
exchange ot .. telegrams between him
i and "Division U Brotherhoods of
Iocomotive Epglneera'' at Hamlet and
Felix Cannon President of the ,.Fed
crated Shop crafts at Hamlet in re
, r gnrd to the. sending of troops into
Richmond county In which Hamlet Js
;t located,
The -engineer cnargea in one ieie
gmm that "engine are being ran out regrding Government affairs. His
of Hamlet in a dangerous condition healtn ls MpMiy improving. He is be
and In violation of the. law, while in giving agan t ifa(f onr affairs." '
VRithmond county Is still a. law abid
ing citizenry nnd needs no- state, troops
to hold it in due bounds. . We will bit
terly resent troops ent' anywhere in
! the. county." ':-.:'-:-,-y!:-'y' n'K .
' THE REFORMED aHRCII :
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE
Definite Class Work Begun Monday
Morning. Attendiui re Is Large.
-i' (SimwIhI o The Trlbnme.) : ;
Newton, N. C, July 17. The Re
formed Missionary Conference at Ca-
tawbn College, began definite class
work Monday morning. The class
lenders were all present. - The attend
a nee was swelled Sunday afternoon
nnd Monday morning, people coming
through - the ; country. The rural
churches have a good representation,
especially' from Davidson, uowan ana
rJinn. rnnnHe. ' The Tieformeit
. Cmireh 1ft North Carolina Is largely a
' riintl chnrcb. Tlie churches have lieen
established in "the cities and towns j
within the Ias 20 yejtrs,
The speaker for Sunday nlgbt was
Dr. William G. Pelple. of Sendei, Japan.
He has spent 17 years in Japan, has
studied the life of the people, knows
their language and literature, "Japan
was the Prussia of the far east" The
order in Japan -was that of soldier,
farmer, artisan, and merchant. The
soldier was first in the estimation of
tha. people. Tlie merchant was lowest
in the estimation of the people, And
that? order of national, thought Influ
enced Japan to build up a strong mili
tary order whose slogan was "might
makes right"
Dr., Soiple is thoroughly convinced
that there, is still a great need for the
American Christian Missionary in that
land as n pioneer, and educator. There
are less than one-half of one per cent,
of the people who are baptized Chris
tians. The large, percentage of the
lieople of Japan have never o much
ns heard the name of Jesus. However,
that small nninlior of Christian people
have so influenced the thoughts, cus
loins, manner of life, that many have
thought .Tanan no loniffr needed the
help of American Christianity. "AVest
ein science lias disturbed their ancient
fnilh," said tlie spenker. "Here Js the,
opportunity of .Christianity. '
'"We linve no Reformed Church In
Japan." -lil Dr. K'-lple. "Tliore Is no
I'l-cdiTterlnn Church there." '11m first
Prntr'-tant Church wns organized, In
okohoiiia 4-i 1H72. The lteforiieil
nnd l'ri--livti-r,.in Clmrchcs Bid "Ihe
Cliui-.h -f Isri.it in Ji'Dnii" the Inrai;
, est l-i-oti !...nt l'!y t r,.nunibciiiig
;, ,: i I-- 4 ins.
: ;
nmnnT TMIT I riH'TT
HLrUH I lllAI LtLLiL
A Dispatch From Stockholm
Today Quotes Rigra Corre
spondent as Statin; That
This Is True.
WAS POISONED ON
TRAIN, IT IS SAID
His Death : Is Attributed to
Representatives of Radical
Communists Now in Pow-
' cr at Moscow.
London, July 18 (By the Assocint-j
ed Pre). An Exchange Telegraphic
dispatch from Stockholm tnilny quotes IC
the Riga correspondent of the Bcenska
Dngblndet as saying be. was reliably
Informed that Premier Lenlne ot Sov
iet Ruslft had leen murdered,
The correspondent said it was be-
lleved the . Soviet Premier has been
poisoned on' the train while going to a
bathing resort- According to the cor-J
respondent's Informant, the Bssnssinn -
Hon is attributed to representatives of
the radical communists now In power
in Moscow. . ' . . - . ,
Tlie. Dnghladetr correspondent says
lMxly wns thrown into a riveii early on
the morning or July 3,
LENINrS HEALTH IMPROVED,
SAYS REPORT FROM MOSCOW
Will Be Only a Few Weeks Until It!
Will Be Restored, It Is Thuaght.
Mobcow July ,18. HBy the Asso
ciate press). Leo . Kameneff, presi
dent of the Moscow soviet, upon re-
turning today from a visit to. Premier
Lenlne, told the correspondent that he '
found the .Premier so Improved in
health that it would foe only a matter
of a few weeks until his health was
entirely restored. ' ' .
r s'The doctors now permit him to en
tcrtatn vlsltoweverjr other day," said
itumenJff, 'Tbe"news -"ot uti" re
covery will be most unpleasant to
those Jomtnals who bM had blra
dfead." ' . ' -. ' " ' '"
Lenlne Again Takes Helm, Directing
Russian Affairs, Says Semashkot
Moscow, July 18.- Premier lidiine is
beginning to resume leadership of af
fairs in Russia, Dr. M.' Semashko, the
Commissar for Public Health, told the
Associated Press today.
"The doctors attending Lehine,' 'Dr.
Semnshko said, "are permitting him' to
confer with political friends. He. has
.Wo.,i r,t tim in th nnst nrek
FARMERS USELESS &AS0LI9E
Advance in Price Has Reduced tlie
I'se of Tractors in Oklahoma.
Wholesale gasoline dealers in Okla
horna estimate that the use pf trac
tors in Okluhoma this year has . de
creased from 30 to 50 mt cent, owing
to the high cost of gasoline anH tbe
desire of the farmer to save tne cn
tire exDease of gasoline and lubricat
ing oil by putting his teams back to
work. . .. The June business is gaso
line, dealers say, did not show - as
high a percentage of Increase over
May as did June or last year.
The shadow of the moon which falls
on the earth during an eclipse of the
sun is usually 'about fifty miles in
diameter.
, , In the band
There are ).oJW. pores in we nanu
iof mau-
. aMWMMB mhmm ijMtMg
The afternoons are given, to sleep,
rest and recreation.
The dining room Is overcrowded,
some of tho people waiting for the sec
ond round. The food is. In abundance
and well prepared, mnnaged by Rev. J
H. Keller and Mrs. Jj. P. Davis. Tues
dny the Concord delegation led, by
the. pastor and "wife will have a spe
cial table. Thl Is the largest delcga
tion, numbering 23. -.v r
.'. The sunset services are held under
the oaks on the college campus. The
themes are life service.' The minis
ters of the Reformed Church in North
Carolina are speaking at these ser-
vices. . Rev. W. C. Lyerly, of Concord,
spoke oh "Tho Field For Life Ser
vice" and Rev. J. II. Keller, or China
(Jrove, on "The Tnsk of Life Service."
These are some of the most Inspiring
services of the conference, .
Monday night, Re A. V. Cassclmnn,
of Philadelphia,, will give a stcreopti
con lecturo on India, ne comes with
first hnnd knowledge, having made all
the pictures ho will show during his
world tour more than a-year ago.
Tomorrow Mr. D. W. Sims of Ral
elgh, will be present to lead In the
Sunday school work of the conference.
Mr.' Sims ls well known by the Re
formist people through th organized
Sunday school work In the comities
where the Reformed Church Is estiili
li .hcd and at work.
Thursday nlRht- Dr. Ccorge.. U.
Stuart, a noted and popular Iwturw
and preacher of the Southland will
Mpciik on the subject, "When t,'u Aiu'll-
iiin Woman l'.cconies a i'anY,, Then
V. hat?
President Hardin Will Send
Simultaneous Telegrams
Today to All Operators to
Resume Work. , , .
THEY WILL BE GrVEN
PROTECTION NEEDED
Plans for Such Action Re
ceives Support of Cabinet
Federal Troops to Be
Sent If Necessary.
... (By th ImchiM Trm.t
h )f()KlKKlr3K3l?IKIK)k3l?K h
HARDING TO ISSTE
COMMIMCATJON TO
STATE GOVERNORS
.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. July 18. Presl-
(Tent Harding will Issue a com-
niunication today'to the Govern-
ors -of the Slates ontlining the
Federal policy in tlie coal and
railroad strike situations. In the
$ meantime no statement concerning
the government's attitude will be
Cmade public, it was said at the.
J White Hmtse at noon. :' -
The message will lie directed
particularly to the chief execu-
:"tlves of the coal producing states
where the . goverme.nt considers
complications , in the coal '. . and
rail matters have become most se- $
rlous. ; ,
jjj $
Washington, July 18. President
Harding bite today will sCnd simul
taneously telegrams directing operators
of al bltumiuous nilnes shut down
by the strike conditions ' to resume
operations at. once - and request th
Governors of those . States in which
the mines are operated to furn'.sh such
military protection as may be needed.
If state troops, find it Impossible to
cope with the situation Federal troops.
it. was. understood, may be eventually
employed.' v ' ' ... ; ;
Plans for such action bv the Presi
dent ft understood, to have received
the unanimous support of the cabinet
at tlM'.JftH!iAUjati.w)ilcJ the. Jn
diiHtris! situation was discussed in all
its ramifications.. ..The advkWttft the
mine operators and Governors t; will
pqjn to imperative necessity for early.
resumption of the mining Industries
In interference of the public and, also
urge; that orderly proceednre be ob
served in execution of tlie plan.
REY. T. P. JIMISOir MAT RVN
FOB STATE LABOR HEAD
Spencer Minister Likely to Become
president of State Labor Federation.
Charlotte News. , -
Rev, Tom 1 Jimison, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, Spencer, and
prominent leadership of labor for
several years, ls being mentioned as
possible candidate fori the presi
dency of the North Carolina Federa
tion of Labor. , ;'
. It Is known that the Spencer minis
ter has been discussed for the office.
naw held by James F Barrett, editor
of The Charlotte , Herald. In local
labor circles there is a warm feeling
for the preacher and in certain crafts,
particularly some of the textile coun
cils, there seems to be strong sentiment
for Mr. Jimison. . , , y,
Mr. Jimison ls at resent' chaplain
of the State Federation an has always
taken an active part In the affairs of
North Carolina organized labor.
Because of his present efforts in (be
half of the. striking railway shopmen,
it is said that those crafts will support
the minister for the highest gift in
the hands of Tar Heel unionists.
iMr. Simmon 8 sympamies, so ne oe-
clared in his speech at North Char
lotte Saturday night, presenting the
shopman's side of the present railway
strike, have always been with the
"working folks." -' While' pastor at
Winston-Salem he was a candidate
for mayor on a labor ticket and polled
a strong vote among his laboring
friends. ''"'"'-' - .
From statements attributed to Mr.
Barrett, it ls believed that the present
state president favors the preacher for
the job. Mr. Barrett has said that his
duties as president are calling heavily
upon his time and lt Is felt that the in
cumbent iwould be lad to see the
Spenosr leader nominated jor tne
presidency at the next sesBlon of the
federation convention this summer.
RICE OAlflTOT LIVE MTTH
. ... LUJtUtB HJI'HtirX IUUU
Faster gay If He Eats He Will G
to Hell, lias Fasted S3 Dnju
. imr the Aaaaatirt Vwtm
Stanton, Ky.. July 18. Wm. Rlce. ot
Na'ba. today was speechless and In a
weakened condition on the' 64th day
of his voluntary fast Physicians who
examined Rio? did not expect him to
life much longer if he continues to
refuse food.
Rice said tie intended to fnst 40 days
"to purify bis body as Christ did."
but iwhen the 40 dnys were up he
continued, saying lt be ate he would go
to hell and he asserted that he was
living on spiritual food.
Until a few days ago Rice could
talk. '
11 y bis side are a Bible, a cross, a
fun, a trumpet and a likeness
Christ.
Iiii has a wife and two daiiKhtera.1
both ofiwhom are marrl"d, who are
at hla. bcd:ddo..-
Telegram From Capt. Ken
neth Caldwell Stated That
Local Company Reached
Rockingham at 11:45. '
CONDITION OF
' TROOPS GOOD
Trip From Camp Glenn Made
Without .Untoward Inci
dentMen Are in Fine
Spirits, Message Added.
Company EX .Concord's, national
guard unit, twhlch w been at Camp
Glenn for ten days at the annnal en
campment of the State troops, and
which Monday afternoon was ordered
to Rockingham by Governor Morrison
to "stand by" awaiting developments
in the shopmen's strike at Hamlet, ar
rived at its Rockingham headquarters
this morning nt ll:i o'clock, accord
ing to a message -received here from
Ciipt Kenneth Caldwell, commander
of the company. ' . . ; ,' . v. ,
Capt Caldwell stated In the messag:
that the trip from Morehead City to
Rockingham was made without un
toward Incident, and added further
that the men jof his command were In
"good nhyslcal condition" and -"fine
spirits." , The company entrained at
Morehead City late Monday afternoon.
together iwrtb three other companies.
which were ordered to Raleigh, Wil
son and Durham, to he te-ld in the
duty. ,The Henderson company was
ordered' to Raleigh, the Durham Ma
chine Gun company was ordered to Its
homebase and'OV" Burlington company
was ordered to Wilson, to 'be used at
Rocky '.Mount if the occasion demands.
The companies -were not called out
for guard duty, it was pointed out In
the Governor's proclamation regard
ing tfc'9 using of State troops against
the striking , shopmen, but were or
dered to the cities hamed above as
a precautionary measure.- . They will
be held in their present rendezevous
until, further orders; from. Adjutant
General Mets, who fill take bis or
ders from Governor Morrison. -; The
stationing of the troops, however,: in
close proximity to, tb? strike areas,
indicates thnt Gov. yMorrtson wants
to have them in positHVi for guard fluty
shottbii the' taccaafon'ftrise demanding
the guard duty.. . : v c- : -"..h-v.-
It was indicated in reports from
Raleigh Monday that the company sent
to Rockingham would be used at Ham
!'H if lawlessness (broke out there.
The company sent to Wilson would be
rushed to Rocky Mount . If the Gover
nor believe troops are needed there.
nnd the companies at - Raleigh - and
Durham will be used at any point de
manding troop protection.
None of the companies will e placed
on guard duty, however,- Governor
Morrison has pointed .out. unless the
situation at tha railroad shops be
comes more threatening. -The
fact that Company E was 'one
of the companies,: held by General
Metts for possible guard duty did not
come as a surprise to Concord people.
The company is one of the few in the
State -Which has had - experience In
strike duty, and it ls also one of thc
largeat in the State. ' While on duty
here- during - the textile strike last
year, the company gave a fine account
of Itself, and the fact that It has been
called out again for possible duty In
dicates the confidence which.-General
Metts has in the officers and men of
the ; com pany
So far the men who were left here
on account of Illness or other reasons
when the company left for camp, have
not been ordered to report at Rock
Ingham by Capt. Caldwell.. It is prob-
able that thev will not be Called until
rtne company is sent to Hamlet or some
other city for actual guard duty.
The telegram from .Captf Caldwell,
which was received by The Tribune nt
12:30 said : .. - .v
"Arrived at Rockingham1 at 11:45."
Three officers and 82 men in company,
Troops in good shape - and enjoying
work.". ' , v, ... .
1 TUB COTTON MARKET.
Has an Irregular Opening, With Prices
17 Points Lower.. .
, (Br the Associate Prena.)
New York, July .18. An irregnlar
opening of the cotton' market . today
with- first prices' 17 points lower to 5
points higher was followed by general
strength and market rallied about 15
points. , This improvement was based
on the absence of rain in the south
west together with Wail Street, New
Orleans and trade baying, 'j Firmness
in the European echange and In the
stock -market also has a stimulating
intluenceon the sentiment and mer
hopeful feeling prevailed as to the do
mestic outlook and the forlegn political
situation. ' t . ' .
Cotton futures opened steady. July
21.75. October 21.00: Decemlier 21.83 ;
January zi.ot; marcii zi.no.
ACCl'SED ASSASSINS
COMJMIT SCICHJE
Had Been Pursued as the Murderers
of Forrlgn Minister lutbenau.
Berlin, July 18 (By the Associated
Press) Herman Fischer and K-dwln!the Volstead law and of about the
Kern, who for many days have been. same lsie. In favor of the eighteenth
pursued by Oerman police, as the nssns- amendment. Thnt Is to ay, 112,445 peo
lns of Foreign Minister Rathenau, pie Voted In favor of rigid enforcement
of .committed suicide today, according to
a dispatch from Halle.
The two men shot themselves, th
dispatch said, as they were about to.
be captured by the police.
The State Colony of Striking
Miners a Wellsbur?, West
Virginia and Their Fami
lies Abandoned Today. ,
LOST LITTLE TIME
IN OBEYING ORDER
Forty-Three .Arrests Have
Been Made in Connection
With the Killing of Sheriff
Duvall and Three Others.
Wallshnrg, W. Va, July l,(By the
Associated Pre). A mine guard sta
tioned on the bill above, the Clifton
non-union mine where yeolerday morn
ing i'-herirr H. H. Duvall nnd three oth
er men were killed when the property
was attacked hy a large force of
marchers from .over the Pennsylvania
line, dnshed Into Cllftonvllle early to
day with the report that the men
were .preparing- for another attack.
Capt. White of the State constabu
lary, quickly sent aforce. Into the
hills but they returned.-4 CnpU White
expressed the belief that the wind
storm scattered the crowd. This was
one of the many nlnrms between mid
night and dawn. In e.vesy Instance,
however, they proved false and not a
shot hnr, been fired in the village sluce
the battle terminated early yestor-
Acting under orders of Sheriff Tom
Duvall, who is filling his dead fath
er's place, the tent colony of the
striking miners , nnd their families
were abandoned today. ' State troops
ma((b the round of tents and notified
the men and women thnt they must
move without delay. They lost little
time In olieylng the order, taking noth
ing but food. The authorities pro
fessed ignorance ns to where, they had
gone. - -' . V ,'. . ' :
Forty-three arrests had been made
up to 7 o clock this morning In connec
tion with the trouble yesterday and a
telephone message, from the mine said
seven more prisoners were on their
way to Wellshurg. .
JOINT MEETING OF SCHOOL
. AST) ALDEBXANIC BOARDS
':V: f -r: veM - -.-
Meeting Will ft Ueld This Evening
and Half of Sclfool Bonds Will Ue
Discussed.'- : k -
There will be -a1 Joint' meeting of the
Board of Aldermen and 'of the School
Board tonight at 8 o'clock to discuss
several matters relative to tlie sale of
school bonds. Mr, Caldwell, city ' at'
toniey, states that the reason the
Iwnds will not be sold tonight, as orlg
Innlly planned, is' that the New York
lawyer, whose approval Is -to lie 'fur
nished? With the aelivCT.v of the bonds.
had a score of other Issues to be ex
amined ahead of the Concord' bonds,
nnd he strongly advised against a sale
until he had time to examine the rec
ord give his approval. .
Mr. Massllch Is the attorney "who
passed upon -our Inst issue and also
the lawyer' who was' engaged by the
State to pass upon the 50,000,0ft0 is
sue of road bonds. He ls well posted
on the bond situation and he doubts
whether Concord can sell -6 per cent
bonds on account of being a city of on:
ly 10,000 population with a large out
standing bond Issue. It Is to hear Mr,
Massolich's advice, : that the School
Board will be called to meet with the
Board of Aldermen.
TO DIE FOR SLAYING
FIELD MARSHAL WILSON
Reginald Dunn and Joseph O'SuIllvan
Are Sentenced to Death Today;
''London, July 18. (By 1 the As-
soclateded . Press) Reginald . Dunn
and Joseph O'Sullivnn' were senteneen
to death today for the murder of Field
Marshal Sir Henry ; Hughes Wilson,
who was shot in front of his 'home
Inst month. The men were convicted
after a trial In Old Bailey Court
-'..V, I, i r . i , '
' Salisbury Offlrer. Stabbed by Crook.
Salisbury.- July 17. Officer D. . F.
Cook of the Salisbury police force, ls
nf home suffering from a severe knife
gash which wag made in his side Sun-
day night by 'a young man4 named
Charles Crook while the officer was on
duty at Chestnut Hill. The youth is
said to -have been drinking and be
was talking to the officer when the at
tack wns made. The wound extended
from near the back around toward the
officer's front being deep enough ' to
lay bare the. rilw, and while the wound
ls not regarded as necessarily fatal it
Is serious. Crook made his escape.
4 Mexlce Remembers Juarei. ;
Mexico City, Julya An imposing
celebration, presided over by Presl
dent Obrecon- who was aeeomnanled
hy the memliers of his cabinet was
held here today In commemoration of
the fiftieth anniversary of the death
of Benito Juarez, tjie nntionnl hero of
Mexico. . Delegations from patriotic
I societies and many other organisations
1 tnA at- In 4-Iii wJiJiro tlnii In ntnfr
took part in the ceiHiration. In other
parts of the republic the anniversary
wns likewise observed by the Juare
societies. '' : .-,
"The first 100,000 ballots counted in
the Literary Digest's straw vote show
a majority of nlwint two to one against
of the law as lt now stands; n0.(ki,"
(voted in favor of a modification lenllr-
lug light wines and beer, and 2,-,I)-17
voted In favor of repealing theypro-1
blbltlon amcndmejit altoget!iernl) i
ij
Two Persons Are Dead, 30
Injured and 3 Missing in
Warehouse Blaze in the
Greenwich Village Section.
A DENSE SMOKE
HINDERS FIREMEN
Fire Lines Withdrawn Four
Blocks on Each Side of
Building. 200 Families
Driven From Homes.
New Tork. July 18 (By the Associ
ated Press). Working feverishly to
check flames which were weiplng a
warehouse In Greenwich Village, fire
men today were unable to pierce the
thick cloak of mysterious black smoke'
which completely shrouded the build
ing nnd were forced to rig up power
ful searchlights.
Tlie fire was started by an explos
ion at 8 a. m. Several others follow
ed. By noon the casualty list stood
at wo dead, nearly thirty injured nnd
three missing. The toll was taken
chiefly from the ranks of the fire, and
police departments.
Mobilised around the burning struc
ture was the greatest collection of
fire fighting apparatus which has turn
ed out since the Equitable Building
flre, nnd Acting Fire Chief "Smokey"
Joe, Martin pronounced It one ot the
worst fires he bad- known during bis
long years of service. -
The pungent black smoke drove near
ly: two hundred families from their
homes and forced the police to with
draw the fire lines four blocks on each
side of ihe building. ,
A HARD EARNED $1.25 ,
James Hart sell Rolls a Wheelbarrow
Seven Miles, From Locust to Oak
bom. "' v
Locust. July. 18.-r-HollIng a wheel
barrow from Locust to Oakboro, a dis
tance of seven miles, nnder a steady
downpour of rain most of the Way, is
the. manner in which James Hartsell,
a young man of this community, earn
ed' $t.2r last Saturday afternoon, ,
Hartsell and Several other young
men 'Were in Jack . L,lfties store ais
cussfng ways and means of getting
transportation to Oaklwro so as to at
tend a, party there Saturday night In
the course of the discussion Hansen
offered to walk and roll a wheelbarrow
for $1.25. The hat was passed around
andihe, money secured. The next thing
was to get the wheelbarrow.
- 1 1
Sohie little difficulty arose in this I
connection. M'heelbarrow owners , in
Locnst were found to be-scarce andf
those lucky enough to have them in
their possession Uoath to part; with
them. Finally an offer of ten cents
and full security for the sate return.
of the vehicle wae accepted by D. W.
Turner, a local merchant and the last
obstacle removed. , Hartsejl borrowed
an overcoat, loaded it on the wheel
barrow and tramped away down the
muddy road. No time limit was agreed
upon and it is though thnt several
stops were made en route, because fie
started from Locust about four o'clock
and stole into Oakboro under cover of
darkness sometime after eight o'clock.
KILLS WIFE AT HIS BACK
Farmer's Gun Accidentally Discharged
- as. He Starts Out for Dog.
Knston, Md.. July 18. Mrs. William
Woodall, about 65 years old, was acci
dentally shot and instantly kiltea ny
her husband this morning at her home
nt Walton. ; They have a tame fox
which stray dogs had been chasing.
This morning WoodaU, seeing one of
the 'dogs coming - toward, his bouse,
picked up his gun and started out to
choot it As be went out tne Kttcnen
door the gun was discharged, tlie load
hitting his wife, standing on the porcn,
and killing her instantly. . WoodaU did
not know she was anywhere near un
til he heard a fall and saw her on the
floor dead.
llniisnal Revival at Winston. I
Re.v. J. Frank Armstrong returned
yesterday afternoon from Winston,
where he had been assisting Rev. J.
A. Fnrrlngton, one of the Winston pas
tors, in a revival meeting, which be
ran more than a week ago.
Mr, Armstrong reports a meeting of
deep and increasing .Interest , There
were 23 accessions to tlie church and
2il conversions at the services held last
Sunday alone. The meeting will con
tinued through this week with preach
ing by Presiding Elder W. A. Newell
nnd Rev. J. S. Hiatt, a Winston pastor.
Mr. Armstrong felt Itnecessary to re
turn to Concord on account of the
pressure of bis work nere,
i
Probably the youngest woman In the
legal profession in the I'nlted States
is Miss Thelma Harell, who has pass
ed the Georgia bar examinations nnd
been admitted to practice in Hnvan
nnb. Miss Hnrell ls only 17 ;onrs of
age. ' ' . ' ,
Francis Huber, who Invented the
leaf bee-hlvei'wlth blngs back, was
entirely bereft of sight.
El
IE.' - "resident 01 me
yn oi ay un
- - foron,. Willi
EtFUICT TO AVU1LI
FURTHER WALKOUTS
And to Obtain a Settlement
of the Shopmen's Strike.
No Further Accessions to
List of Strikers Expected.
(By tfc iMdit4 Ptcml)
Chicago, July 18. Peace negotiations
hi the ratlroad strike again were to
the fore today. E. F. Cable, president
of the Maintenance of Way union, and
railroad executives bad m i-onfeieiue
with the mynbers of the Railroad -I-alsir
Board in an effort to avoid
further walkouts and obtain a basis
for settlement of the shopmen's str.ke.
Although approximately 15,000 sta-
ttonery firemen ami oilers were re
portel added to the list of strikers -yesterday
no further accession to stri
kers Is expected at least until after
the meeting of the maintenance of
way men's grand lodge in Detro.t
Friday. The 25,000 maintenance of
way men already on strike will not
be. ontlawed for the moment," Mr.'
Grable said.
Reports of violence are still numer- .
ous although fewer and none very
serlons. -
- Peace Program Discussed.
Chicago, July 17. (By the Asso- -
cited Press.) points ' of any peace
program that may end the railway,
shopmen's strike were discussed at a -
meeting of th executive council of '
tne Federal snopcrart union today
All 0 presidents of the sbopmeo'o unlun
attended the meeting rwlth B. M. Jew
ell, leader. R F. Grable, president
of the Maintenance of Way Brother
hood had a conference with Mr. Jewell,
after which Mr. Grable said he did not :
expect bis men to Join in th strike.
Mr. Grable also was in corference with ;
members of the railroad labor board,
but Mr. Jewell was said to have had
no conference arranged with Chair-
man Hooper or other members of the
board.. -m . r . '
tAtiiNti'HOTOfRAPHi9 ,
OF ALL NON-LNION IttEN"
Who Talce the Plaee of Strikers In C.
O. Slvop1? at Richmond. ;
; (Br the Awoelat PrM.
Richmond, Va., July 18. Striking
shopmen picketing the plants of the,;,
railroads entering Richmond, are pho
tographing all non-union men who ac
cept employment in the shops, It was
leared here today. Officials of the
union declare the photographs with
the man's namwill he sent to the
tabor jqurnnls - throughout the coun
try where they will be printed and
given the widest publicity.
"Then it will be seen too, that non- ;
. '' ' .
union men are never employed by a
union concern," one of the picketers
tjfi ; w ,
THREE GEORGIA COMPANIES
ARE SENT TO W'AYl'KOSS
To Take Control of the Strike Situa
tion Following Disturbances There.
. . (By the Associated Preaa.)
Brunswick Ga., " July 18. Three :
companies of the 12th Georgia infantry t
boarded a special A. B. A; tram nere
today for-Waycross, -where they itre
being sent under orders from Governor
Hardwlck and Adj. General van Hoir .
Nash to take "control of the strike ;
situation following disturbances there.
Iredell Fanners' Picnic. '
Plans for. the Iredell County farm- .
e.rs' picnic, to be held July 20 at the
Piedmont Experiment Station near .
Stntesvllle, are rapidly , nearing com
plotlon and with fair weather, the ,
Central Committee is anticipating ev-.
en a, larger crowd than attended the.
picnic - last year. Reports coming v
from a nnmlier of nearby counties, in-
dlcate that there will be a large del
egation from these counties. Mr. F.
T. Meacham, chairman, f and i R. AV.
Graeber, secretary,- of ' the Central .,
Committee, 'will- levote a big portion
of their time for the next two weeks
working out the details for the various
activities. ,
The program this yenr will be di
vided Into, two sections, -one for the
mens which te' being planned by tin.
county, agent R. W. Graeber, and a
special committee composed ofF. T.
Meacham. chairman; L. O. White, I,
N. Pnine, T. W. Woodsides, C A. Dn.
lln. The women's section of the pro
gram is being arrange1 by a special
committee. Miss Ora Sharpe, , chnlr-
man; Miss Celeste Henkel, secretary,
and Mrs. E, D. Brady. : -
The program for the dny will begin
at 10 o'clock with a big community
sing led by Mr. John Park, of Raleigh.
On account of the large crowd this
sing will be divided into two ertlon
with one at the pavillinn and one at
Hie large tent where the ladies' meet
ing will be held.
, Other musical features will be a
concert by the Rtatesvllle Band and
probably a singing contest lietween the
various townships to he held during
the afternoon.
Death of Editor of New York 1
I By th jtafMvolnt.tl f'r.-.
' New York, July IS. Charles ':
lor, for forty years editor of t
York Times, ill.-d n-r. t :' v i
llhie-s if scveml 1.. i
i- :,m old. ''"'