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VOLUME XXIIr
CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST !, 1922. '
NO. 153.
1:
i!i;::G Pilots .
HADE PUBLIC TODAY
Proposals Provide That "All
Employes Now on Strike
Be Returned To Work
With Seniority Rights."
PROPOSALS FORM -
BASIS FOR PEACE
President Sent Letter to the
Leaders on Both Sides Am
plifying and Explaining
, Them, It Is Reported."
By AiMM-lair u .
Washington. P. C.r Ang. 1. Presi
dent Harding's proMnl for (be ending-
of the rail strike, provide with
refeTem-e to the big controversial
IKiint of seniority that "all employe
now on strike to be, returned to work
: irhcl to their former position with
seniority anil other rights unimpair
ed." - -
This was revealed Ip an ahnonnce
ment from -the White House giving
,thc basis of the executive's .settle
ment plan as follows:
1, Railway managers and work-
- men are to agree to recognise the. val
idity of nil, decision of the railroad
liilmr board and to faithfully -carry
out Mich decision us oontenilnted'by
the law, - - i '
"2. , The carriers will withdraw all
lawsuits growing out ' of the strike,
' and i the labor board decisions which
have been involved In the strike may
. be tnken In the exercise of recognized
rights by either party to the .rnilroad
Lilmr board for rehearing. -
"3.' All employes now on strike to
be returned to work and to their for-
; mer , jiosltlons with seniority and
: other rights unimpaired.' ' Represen
' tntlves of the carriers and the repre
sentatives of the organizations espe
: iinlly HRree there will be ho discrim
ination by either - party against the
employees who did not strike." ; ".
- These three' points, It was empha
sised at the' White House,- constituted
: "merely .the basis for a settlement
and the Tresldent . In-' transmitting
; them to B.' II. Jewell, leader of; the
striking shopmen, aiMt JVPeWitt Cuy
f ler, v chairman - of 'the'SAssorlatloit, of
1 Railway Executives, seiiJNjrletter Am-
ridifjUii! jimt "VxplaIiiiiig'neui;T"TbiB
letter was not made public at the
; White House.
to retirn tq work ip '
majority: of roads agree
To President Harding's - Proposals
This to Be Laid Before Union Chiefs
Today. y s,; y' y,
Chi(iigo, Aug. 1 (By the Assoclnted
Press). A proposition that the strik
ing shop tcraft settle their strike, with
the roads that are -willing to agree.to
President Hanling's ; proposals, te
gartiless as to whether all the roads
agree with tlioin. will be laid -before
the meeting of. union chiefs, here to-
, day: s .V-v -,- y f '-,-. -
This' ' information was obtained
- from a ei8on who is considered in
close '. touch with .the situation. He
explained rtat the union chiefs under-
. stood that thePresident . expected at
s least three-fourths of -.the executives
meeting in- New York to approve his
plan of settlement, although it is ex-
'.iiected some Will disagree, Theun-
lons Will not be asked to consider seiv
a rate agreements,, but to return to
work If a majority of the roads ap
prove Mr. Harding s snggestiuns. .
TO PREPARE REPLY TO
PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL
' Standing Committer of American As
sociation of Railway : Executives in
SeaMon. x--
New York, August ljBy the Asso
ciated Press.) The Standing commit
tee of the American Association " of
v liBllwn executives went into session
. tfwluv to nreiuire n relr to T1Vefilent
Harding proposal for settlement ,. of
the railroad strike. . - -
The answe will be submitted later
in the day to the 148 road presidents
niec.ttng here for ratification or rcjec-
, tion. -.. . .. . '-. '. ' ' '
- The Standing committee adjourned
. its session shortly before noon and a
general conference wa called to or
' der. Rending of President Harding's
proposals ' iinmedlntp.ly,' was begun.
NEW YORK ( F.XTRAL TO v
. KEEP PRESENT EMPLOYEES
Will Not Give Striking- Shopmen Sent.
ority Rights, Ollic tills Declare.
(Br AiMrUIrd fmi.1 - '
Cleveland, O., August 1. 'The New
York Central Railroad Company today
posted notices In all of Its yards and
shops over its entire system that it
. will not change Its position on the
' seniority question In the strlk4 of
ehoumen, and that "it will stand by
. the old men who remained at- work
and the new men employed since the
strike,! company officials announced
today. . - .
i:ION LKADEKH ARE
0Sll)F.IilN(i PR0P0?AIil
Exccultlvcs of Six Fedcnifcd Shop
Cnifls Are Meet in a; in t liUniro.
; :hli ii!i', AtiKust 1. (By the Asso
ciated I'rcRH.) Executives of kIx fed-
cruU'd shop crafU went Into confer
ence today to consider I'resident Hard
inn's prposals for a .settlement of the
strike, .('hiili'imin lien W. Hooper, of
' the Hallway Idibor Hoard, was prpKcnt
nt the meeting.
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COTION Jl MPS
IN MM ORLEANS.
tHy the Adulated l'n--)
New Orleans. Ang. 1. tVrfto
Jumped HMi on tbe lorml ex-
change today Immediately after
the reading of the Department of
Agriculture repirt, placing the
condition of be trowing crop at
70 s per tent, of a normal crop.
'
riTE CENT rifilR IS
BAtjil FATOB AGAIN
Evidence of Return la Normalcy in
. the Tobarre World.
Chicago, 111, August 1. (By the As
sociated Press.) Roused from Its
mo(Md and lethargy by the demand of
the palates of thousands of amokofi,
the flv cent cigar Is back with Us
multi-colored banners streaming.
In shop windows and: on elfsr coun
ters everywhere' the nickel smoke
product which disappeared back tn
war days, la being displayed In pro
fusion of shapes and varieties, while
gigantic bill hoard advertisements are
sending forth their message of tHs
return to nprmalcy In the tobacco
world. " . - ,
"What the country needs most is a
good Ave cent cigar," la a remrk at
tributed to Mark Twain. - And those
smoker who saw the one time five
cent brands mount to six. seven, eight
and sometimes ten centa, during the
period of soaring prices, now have
pl?nty to select from.'
... Tobacco merchants, rtgar whole
salers and tobacconists all admit thut
the Ave cent cigar l the fastest mov
ing article in the trade but they dis
agree as to its merits. Rstail doal
ers are inclined to the belief I. is us
good as any of the old brands hich
climbed during the war. .. Tobacco
merchants any It can't be as good as
the old stand-by because the cost of
materials and labor is still above the
old level and manufacturers say it
Isn't as good as the, nlckle favorites
of pre-war days. ,
. "We can't git, enough five cent
cigars," said s a salesman in a, loop
tobacco shop. " "We have pretty good
cigars at that price now.however, and.
my customers buy so many I keep the
boxes on the counter. I If I put them
in the case I' would be bnsy hauling
there out and returning theriVi,'4Cb
two for a quarter is done for, r 'TV
opinlon.; The public wants fiveeem-
ers for everyday and ten centers tor
Sunday." ,' ". ' .v
OFFERS TO PI'RNISH NAMES
. - s
Nuitional - Coal Association Says 500
Members Can Be Arrested.
Springfield, 111- July 31 The nil-
nois branch of the United Mine Work
ers will "finance and erect the defense"
of every tuiion member brought to tr'laj
ror the Herrin imnssncre, rrang r nr
rlngton, Illinois president,: announced
today. .,'!. ,.-,('
The. magnitude and sternness ox the
agitation for the punishment of those
involved in the. rioting creates danger
for innocent men, said a stntement is
sued over M Farrihgton's, signature
this afternoon. "
Pittsburgh, July 31. The National
Conl Association, in a 'Statement Is
sued here tonight,1 annonnced.; comple
tion of a "sweeping, impartial Investigation"-
of the Herrin massacre, and
declared that the lenders of the mob
were known and that at least 500
"members of the mob can be arrested
any time that Attorney General Brund-
age, of Illinois, gives the mord.
The association is "laying . its evi
dence and findings before the governor
of Illinois," the statement said.
"Particular emphasis should be laid
on the point that .survivor of, the
massacre are able to point ont the
official . of the United Mine Workers
of America who gave the word to take
the unarmed prisoners .off the road in
to the woods and shoot them down in
the manner of,an army, squad execut
ing spies of traitors," , says the' an
nonnce.menV , , ,
The stntement adds :
"The National Coal Association re
port supports the contention of the Il
linois attorney general tharthe massa
cre was the. result of ft well laid con
spiracy and that the riot was not spon
taneous.'- ...;',..:,-;'".. 'v. i
The statement announce that its In
vestigations corroborated stories of
barbarous treatment of wounded' as
reported by press associations . and
newspapers and ileclared that "some
bodies were found to have bcn brand
ed."
MARILYNN MILLER
WEDS JACK PICKFORD
"Sally" Star and Screen Actor Are
Married at the Home 01 the Bride
groom's Sister.
Los Angeles. Cal., July 30. Marl-
lynn Miller, star of "Sally,", and -Jack
Pickford. motion picture actor, .were
married this- afternoon at Beverly
Hills, a suburb. In the home of the
bridegroom's sister and brother-in-law,
Alary Pickford and Douglns Fair
banks. Among the nineteen guests
present at the ceremony was Charlie
Chaplain, resplendent In cutaway, high
hat and gray trousers. . in the back'
ground Was an army of newspaper
reporters, photographers and' special
writers for motion picture magazines
Th clergyman who performed the
marriage was the Rev. Nell Dodd, rec.
tor of the Church of St. Mary of the
Angels, which Is sometimes culled "the
Little Church Around the Corner" by
motion picture folk. He road the
Kplncopal service and included the
words that bind the bride fo "love,
honor and obey" her husband Di
rectly the kno was tied. Jack klei
Martlynn, and then the minister fol
lowed his example. Mary Pickford
was the matron of honor. Neither
Ihe lirido nor the. bridegroom nnr nny
one eSr-o would s;y a rd ax to where
i ' 1: '"l l:i t ) t ) f; t.
JOlCILLEWiSWAliTS
CQ1REIXEIIM
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Ast for a Joint Vf rAn -
asks ior a jomi nage on -
ierence Ol UperalOrS and,
3liners to Be Held in Cleve
land Next Monday.
CALL FOR 5IEETING
IS JIADE TODAY
Illinois and Indiana Owners
WWt Attend. Will Con
tinue Strike Till a Definite
Understanding: Is Reached.
. Philadelphia, August 1. (By tbs
Associated Preg.) A joint wage con
ference of operators anil mluer of the
central competitive bituminous fields,
to be held In Cleveland next Monday
for the purpose of negotiating a basis
de; Igned to terminate ti e present" coal
strike, was called tody by John L.
Lewis, international President' of the
United Mine Workers.
President Lewis also summoned the
general policy committee of the union
to meet in Cleveland at the same time
for . the purpose of -acting promptly
! upon developments as they may occur
l. U n Jl ... All
ill luc juuii wafic cumeiouw. . mi
men will remain. on strike until an
agreement or' a definite understanding
is reached. . I .. . . -
The acreasre of cotton' abandohvl
to July 1st was summarized at 7.1 per
cent, the department announced in
a supplementary statement Issued in
rea pones to. a Senate resolution.
- County agents reported 20.8 per cent,
and exporters of the crop reporting
board estimated 71.3 per cent of, the
total acreage was infested by the boll;
wevlt. ': .,y'.y. - ' ,
Indfana Operators Will Not Attend
. Conference.' : : .-!
h Indinnnpolis, Ind., Aug., 1. Indiana
operators wll not. attend the confer
ence called fft Cleveland by John L'.
Lewis of the., miners' union, for the
purpose of adjusting a wage ; agrce
trrfor rlhe central competitive field,
t clared. Morton L. Oould. President
of the Indiana bituminous coal opera
tors', association- today. ' ::! ,, '
Illinois Coal Operators Won't Attend
( . . - E-tlk.. .: ... ,
ninnnn rvii cr av a j t-ma wn.a.. ascn.
Chlcoflo, August l.-(Iv ths Asso-
will pass on John U Lewis' invitation
for a central competitive ' field con
ference with "state operators scale
committee which meets here Friday,
Dr. F. , C. Honnald, secretary flf the
Illinois Goal Operators' Associa'ion.
said today. Dr. Honnald added that
his personal ; opinion J'was that the
sentiment in Illinois wtuld ha in line
with that expressed by Indiana
Pittsburgh Operator Also Decline. -Pittsburgh,
Pa.'. Aug. 1. The Pitts
burgh Coal Prodiuyrs' "Association to
day declined the Invitation of Presi
dent Jno. I Lewis of the United Mine
Workers for a fonr-States conference
to; settle the conl strike but declared
in 5 a message tMr. Lewis It' was wlll
ing to meet mine workers organization
in this territory to "negotiate a wage,
scale for this district."
STRIKE IN cniCAGO.
About 20,000 ' Motor-men, Conductors
ami Guards on Surface ami Elevat
ed Lines Go Out. ' , 1
f njr the Ausclated Prm.
iChlcago, Aug. 1.- twenty thousand
motormen, conductors snd guards on
surface and elevated lines, went on
strike here. 'thk morning agninst a 17
per cent wage reduction, and the
greater, part of the working portion of
Chicago's nearly 3,000,000 population
was forced to seek improvised trans
portation. : -
Londoner Ylslon Air SonaAron Bomb'
lug city. , .
(Correspondence of. Associated Press.)
London. July J 14. London is still
thinking of what might happen to it
in case enemy alrsbops again ever
flew over the city, and the picture Is
not a pleasant one. : The execntiyo
committee of the. Parliamentary Air
Committee . has sent a letter to the
Prime (Minister in which, after refer
ring to what was accofnpllshed by air
fighters In the European war, It pro
ceeds to draw an appalling picture
of the next air war The letter says:
'The bombs dropped on London dur
ing the last war averaged less than
10 pounds in weight - Bombs or tor
pedoes are now carried of 4,000 pound9
weight, containing a mass of high ex
plosives. The effect of a dozen bombs
of this character dropped on London
can readily be conceived. There is
not merely a possibility bat a1 great
probability that in the event or war,
this country would be raided and Lon'
don and other . towns destroyed by
squadrons or even fleets of airplanes,
traveling at 150 miles an hour at a
height of 20,0000 feet silent as to their
engines and certainly by night invis
ible.";' : ,. I ' , ' I
The committee prophecies; that nil
great wars In future will begin with
terrific battles In the air, and says
that If the country suffers a real de
feat In this first battle, the victor will
In a few days destroy her ports, her
railways, her munition factories and
her capital- by Intensive bombardment
from the air. It considers that at
present Knglnnd is not in. a 'position
sneeeRKfHll" to combat an sir attack,
find that the government should ap
point a strong commission to inwstl
R"te. Mr. It. S. Howie, of Charlotte, Mr.
nnl Mrs. "IHi'W White, MIhh Mny
Mie snd y.' .'Mry 1
; V nt 1 iins ii ; I ...
II si-nt
NO ONE KJIIFD AT
lUN.xTKlCTlON CAMP
Beii sr4 Vtr Labarm Have Anra
smt. It bmns, But N One VYa
Rrports of de.pertte flcht be
tweea tb boMrs and necro laborers at
' the construction camp on the Nations
.Highway hetweea Concord and Char
r10"" h',r1 ber Monday, were greatly
f, tM M f,r nn ,
The report stated that one negro had
been killed and two others wounds
but toe mot reliable information po
Hllile here deole thb. No one was
shot. It Amnm, but '4 here was some
bootln at'the camp.
' -ft seems that the negro workers on
Monday ' morning bei-sme diKsatlxfted
about wage or Foroething. snd refos-
,TI in ku I, viiih. iiin mi iif nuiiN
trouble with the burses, but no one
ws shot, thongh se.yeral negroes, ac
cording to reports which seem relia
ble, were driven frow rsmp In the ar
gument which followed.
The camp Is situated only a short
distance from the Jackson Training
School.' and the workmen are engage'
In grading the nev state highway frou
Concord to Charlotte . ,
HARDING PLAN FOR STRIKE
SETTLEMENT , MADE Pl'BLIC
Five Snecifle Proposals Made. Com
promise on Priorffy. . -
Cim-lnniitl. July 31. Five speclflc
proposals for the settlement of thf
railroad strike are craitnined in Presl
dent Harding's plan which will be sub
mitted to railroad executives In Ne.w
York and rail union (leads hi Chlcagn
tomorrow, it was asserted tonight hj
an oftlcinl of the rnltrnnd shop craftr
nnion, te offlclnL' who refused to
permit the use of IiTst name, stated hr
had secured the. Information from rail
union officials . InWMshlngton Satur
day. - i' .t -:
The live speclflc proposals, accordinj
to the official, include "
J That the employes will abide In
the decisions of the ITnitcd States rnil
road lnlmr bosrd In the fnttire. ,
2 In the .v mntte,r of seniority tlx
employes who remained on the Job dur
ing the strike , will receive preferen
Uol treatment.-. Men- who have heeji
on strike will return with their senior
ity rights subject to those rights Re
quired during the strike by, men who
remained on the job, snd that the sen
iority of the new employes will dat
from the time they ,entcred the ser
vice..". v;. ; tv' :r .v' Vv "
3 The mc.n will accept the recent
wage reduction of t)iernllrqnd labor
hoard pending fnrtjier rehearing on
the matter by the board. - a v ,
4 "Farming out'r4f shop work by
the railroads will be jliscontinued.
5Mscn.in; of'
of adjustment boards.i - r ' t
Regarding the matter of adjustment
hoards, the ofllcinl stated that the un
ions desire a national board of adjust
ment while the . railroad, executive
seek either regional or system hoards.
Three, points, will be stressed by thf
general chairmen . tomorrow, : it was
stated, as a basis for settlement res
toration of full ;' seniority,, nnfiona'
boards of adjustment and elimination
of "farming". out of work. .They will
oppose, it was stated, curtailment of
seniority, agreement!' to accept in - the
future decisions of the bonrd and other
than a national hoard of adjustment
It was stated that the. matter of ac
cepting the. proposals "Of - President
Harding is entirely 'up to the policy
committee, of the railroad department
of the American Federation of Labor.
since this hotly was the one which
sanctioned tiie strike of the shopmen.
The ' policy .committee is composed of
ninety men, thirty from each of three
districts, the. dividing lines of which
are the, Mississippi river and the Mas
on and Dixon line. - , ' ,
Plan Presbyterian Tempie for Wash-
Washington, July 3l.PIans for the
erection In Washington of . a great
Presbyterian temple, or, as an alter
native, a larg Presbyterian building
to house an auditorium and offices
for other religious nses, have been an
nounced by the Presbytery of Wash
ington City,',
'ine vision pi a greai rresnyienan
cathedral was first conceived by the
late John' M.,' Harlan, justice ' of the
United States Supreme Court and U
was said to have been the disappoint
ment of his life that he was unable to
bring his ideal to fruition, r ':, : r J
' Jus(lce Harlan's plan, however, has
been reserved, by his. friend's and
pastor, the Rev. Wallace RadcJlffe, D.
D., former Moderator of the Presby
terian General Assembly and pas'or
emeritus -of the historic ... New :- York
Avenue FresbyteTlan church. " ' ThH
church located on a part of the triang
ular block in the- heart of 'the city
which has ibeen propsed as the site for
tbe edifice, was the place of worship of
several presidents and other high
government officials.
As furthered by a committee . of
Washington pastors, ' the plans In
clude a building to be erected at a
cost approximately $10,000,000 to he
contributed by members of the Pres
byterian Church (North) from every
part of the country, as a gift to the
Capital City. The present Modorator
of the General Assembly, It Is said
has given strong approval of the pro
posal. , " '
Ranks Do Wot Appeal to This Mil-
. " .." lionalre.
(Correspondence of Associated Prass.)
Petrograd, July 7. Russia now
boiiHts of several "trlllionalres." These
men who havs made fortune In Rus
sian currency and count this .wealth
in astronomical figures,; One specu
lator Is credited with profits of $4,
000,000 which amounts to 15.000,000,
000,000 rublex. He is putting his
wealth Into gold, sliver and Jewels,
and the stabler currencies of foreign
countries. ; , '
Mr. R. 8. Howie, of Charlotte, Is
vlHhlng Mh sister, Mrs. It. Ay White, i
(111 ,"! Ill
street
IS
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Negro Excursion Train and.
Passenger Train s Ran To
gether at Lester Station, a
Suburb of Cincinnati ;
THIRTY PERSONS
BADLY INJURED
rhe Cars Were Entangled
and Twisted Into Each
Other, and the Two Loco
motives Hit With Force.
4. ,
Br b Aaaartated Fma.)
Cincinnati, Aug. 1. Fifteen persons
.vere retried killed and 2.1 to 80 in
jured in a head on coIUhIihi today le
weeu a northbound negro , excursion
rain and soothliound iiassenger train
Vo. 11 from Dayton on the. (Incln
intl, Lebanon & Northern Railroad,
it Lester Station, a suburb of in
innatl today. ..
' The southlionnd train Xo. 11, eom
losed of five curs liehind the locoaio
lve, crashed Into the northbound Se
lal excursion of three cars carrying
(everal hiuidred negroes to a picnic at
Highland Grove. The two trntna
oaine together -with a terrific force.
The ripping crash and the hiss of
4teum were followed by the Screams
if the Injured. The cars were entnn
jled, twisted into each Other, and pre
nted a terrifying pcct as those
vho were within thf sone of the
rash ran to the scene to render aid.
Most of the fatalities were among
"he negro occuitnnts of the train bear
ing the excursion party members of
i church. When the two locomotives
rushed together each rebounded from
Mie imimct. hurling their tenders lmcfc
Through the cars in the rear. The
Cincinnati fire apparatus, ambulances,
.ife saving squads and patrolmen and
tlremen rushed to the scene to give
what aid they could. ::
A Later Dispatch.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 1. Ten per
ons were killed and from 50 to 75 in
jured, a check of the police and hos
pital records disclosed, in a head on
xilllslon shortly before 11 o'clock to
day,, ltetween a negro excursion train
outbound, nnd ''regular inbound Lelia-
o'
nilmrli of'l'lnclnnnti.
GEORGIA NEGRO LYNCHED
"J' w" , Fi M t : ..
Slayer of Deputy Sheriff Boyd Tied to
," a Tree and Shot.
" (By the -HMlat4 Prem.) .
Macon, Ga., August 1. Overtaken
by a mob of 300 determined men, a
negro Identified .by offlcersus John
Olover, alayer of Walter C. Byrd, dep
uty sheriff of Bibb County and George
Marshall, negro, was -put to death lit
1 o'clock.twff miles from Holton, just
across the line in Monroe county.
The negro was in charge of Deputy
IT. H. Marshal Newberrv. who had
gone to Griffin i-.foii him, and Deputy
Sheriff Mullnly. Before ' the negro
was put to death Mr. Mullnly liegged
the members of the mob to allow the
law to take its course. v
The mob turned deaf enrs . to the
pleadings of the officer, however, nnd.
tying the negro, - against a tree fired
several shots into his body. ' ,
(Severn 1 uiemliers of the mob gather
ed brush nnd placed it around the ne
gro and set lire toHL The fire was ex
anguished, however, by other men in
the party.
TWO KILLED A5D THREE Hl'RT
, WHEN TRAIN HITS CAR
Berwin Scruggs. White, and a Negro
Killed by No. 11 at Old loir cross
ing. -
Asheville, July SI. Two persons
were killed , ana three injured, - one
perhaps fatally, when Southern pas'
senger train No. 11 crashed Into the
automobile in which they were riding
at the crossing in Old Fort, this after
noon.' The dead: - Berwin Sc-iigga.
white, aged 30. of Chesnee, S. C, Bec
ky Jenkins, negro, Chesnee, S. C. The
injured: Davis Alexander negro who
will probably 'die. ' Willie Simnel,
negro, and Jesse Qoode, negro.
John Davis, a negro ooy, riding on
the running board of the ill-fated uu
mobile, leaped to safety as he saw
the onrushing train.
The party was en route from Ches
nee, S. C, to Asheville, where the
negro men were to b9 used as labor
ers by. the Asheville Construction
Company. ' : V- r 1
'J HOLDERFIELD LIBERATED
Coroner' Jury Finds His Wife Came
. to Her Death by Her Own liana.
(Br the AtMC4 tM. .
luneign, axis, i. . i-i-run-io jui..
which had been investigating the
death of Mrs. Maggie HolderfleUI, who
died from a hnllei- wound at her home
here last Friday night, today return
ed a verdict that she cnnie to her
death "by a bullet wound inflicted by
her own hand." Young Holderfleld.
husband of the dertd woman, who had
lieen in Jail since Mrs. Holderfleld's
death, was immediately liberated.
.Arkansas Negro lynched. " "
. (Br tn Aaaoelat Pnsa.
' Hot Springs, Ark., August 1. Bunk
Hnrrls, negro, was taken from officers
here thin mornlmz and hanged In a
DUbllc square,- following the death
early today of "Maurice Connelly, an
inB..t.nA u. .1 1 H.r urhn urutt ithnt 1 lxt
m.rht'hv a neero burelar.
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lU'v. Mr. SliQrt, pastor of the West
Coiu-ord ItuptlHt rnnnli, tins gone to
New IOiidon, where be IS asslHllng. in
a series of revival services.
roan uujd in
TRALM COLUSION.
, .
Parit. Aug. 1 ( By the A-w
edi Prr-sel. rorty pTsoas
kUM and GO other injured
collision between two trains of pU-l 1
fpU-l ft
anma to ine u rot to or wniMfi,
one of the world's moat
shrines, arl7 today.
MORRISON AGREES-TO A SSI "ME
tt)AL DISTKIBl TION CONTROL
Wire Hoover That He Dee. S With
"ReJurUnre" and "Without Any
PoMlbie Warrant ef Law."
Raleigh. July SI. Governor Morri
son telegraphed Secretary Hoover this
evening agreeing, with -reluctance," to
amunie supervlwIoB over coal distribu
tion In North Carolina. He aaaumen
the power "without any possible war
rant of law." . The state corporation
conimliwlon I designated to hare
charge of the distribution.
The governor telegraphed : "I have
lieen away from my ofUee. This, and
great reluctance to awmne any respon.
Klbility In the matter of conl distribu
tion, as mentioned In your mewage of
a few days ago, caused the delay. Af
ter full reflection, I see nothing to do
but asHnme, withont any possible war
rant of law, the power to comply with
yonr request and I hereby dentgnatc.
the state corporation commission to
represent North Carolina insofar as
you require' representation by the
Htate to direct this, distribution of
North Carolina's allotment of coal.
The members are W. T. Lee, chnlr
mnn; A. J: Maxwell, George P. Pell,
and their address i Raleigh, N. C."
The governor conferred this after
noon with Messrs. Lee, Maxwell, and
Pell on assuming supervision over coal
deliveries. .
The corporation commission, promis
ing wernl days ago to co-operate with
the government's emergency organiza
tion In handling conl, appealed to util
ities companies to conserve coal to the
utmost of their capacity.
They will keep in close communica
tion with the emergency organization
and be ready to nswume charge over de
liveries of conl In North Carolina. ; ;
Fear of Turkish. Occupation Promotes
Armenian Exodus. .
(Correspondence of Associated Press.)
Aleppo, Syria, June 10. Armen
ians have begun an exodus from the
Aleppo and Alexandretta districts, ac
cording to reports t reaching Aleppo
from the surrounding country. They
are fearful, it Is said, of the possibility
of Turkish- oecnpntiorr, an thejrltwrtr
what this means from the experiences
of their countrymfn in Clllcla.
Rumors are current here of some
understanding between Paris and the
Angora Turks by which France under
takes to cede to the Turkish Nation
alists tha districts oY .Aleppooo, Alex
andretta and Deir Ui Zor. This would
account for the Armenian unrest. The
reports, however, cannot be confirmed,
but nevertheless the restlessness con
ttinues. ' ; :.J :
It is argued here that France might
take such a step as this in order to
lessen her military responsibilities in
Syria. v Recent disorders in these ter
ritories have been serous.
Party This Morning.
-Miss Elizabeth Dayvanlt charming
ly; entertained the members of , her
book club at. her home on South Un
ion Street, this morning. Cards were
played, and after piny the. hostess serv
ed refreshments. : Beside thei.regulnr
club members. Miss Mary Craven, of
Rnleigh, was present. The members:
are i Mlsse.s Elisabeth Dnyvault, Mary
IVmnell Sinoot, Colon Bigger, , Helen
Widenhouse,. Pink Wllleford, Leora
Long. Sarah . Ellen Linker. Blanche
Armfleld, Frances Jarratt, Mary Ell
aheth BlackweldCT, Margaret Morri-
wvn, Lillian Morris, x and . Margaret
Ilnrtsell. ,
" f With Our Advertiser. .
If yon jih1 auto accessories call at
the Motor & Tire Service Co. lou
can find anything there.
Seed of all kind can be purchased
now from A. B. Kirby, Gaffney, S. C,
says new ad. today. ' .....
The Be.U & Harris Furniture Co.
buys In car. load lots. That's why It
can sell cheaper. See thejine of goods
there liefore bnying.
New August : Victor 'records, have
been received by the music department
of the Bell & Harris Fnrniture Co.
No. 1 Township Sunday School Con-
.'v i."f,;;'.:. vention.-? ''. : ';,.-
The No! 1 township Sunday School
Convention will be held at Rocky Riv
er, August 4, 1022, beginning at 10 a.
in. V Music will be given' by Rocky
River, Hnrrlsbtyg and visiting choirs.
Also special music from Charlotte is
expected. il'--' ;':,
Addresses by Rev. W.. H. Frazer,
D. I), and Mr. 3. B. Robertson. Quite
a number of Sunday 'School exercises
will be given by the Rocky -River and
, Hll ,.)...,. B,ln(-Br Schooln
.H""I??ly,A0h?0,,,.
Everybody is invited.
.A. L. KARRIKER.
'' Ohio Operators Also Refmse, . :
'; (Br Ike Aaaaelate Preaa.) ' '
".' Columbls. August l.Southern Ohio
coal operators will not participate in
the conference at Cleveland next Mon
day between miners and .operators of
Central competitive field, It was
Indicated today at offices of the South-
'ern Ohio Coal Exchange. Definite
announcement will be made to Presi
dent Lewis ; invitation tomorrow or
Thursday. ' Eastern Ohio operators
previously had Indicated that they
.would attend
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the Cleveland conference.
I Mr. Itobert L. Dick, Jr., bfts return
led from Richmond, where he had lieen
student at the i!inlthdonl KiiHlness
(Allege for severnl months. He litif
niH-eiitcd a position in the o:i e t,i
the Locke Coltou .Mills Con
C0TT0:i CROPPL.CEO
- ' j
mirie, 1 1
famoiuBy Department of Agricul
ture, Casinjj Its Estimate
on Condition of the Crop,
Which Is 70.8 Per Cent ,
CONDITION IN N. C.
IS 73 PER CENT.
There Was a Decline of 0.4
Points in the Condition
From June 25 to July 25,
From 71.2 to 70.8 Per Cent.
Washington, Aug. 1. This ymr'n
cotton crop wa placed at ll,4t!i.00
imvft of .rSK) pouiiiU groHs weight In
the second forecast of the hps son. aa
nounced totlay by the Departoient of
Agriculture, liasing . ita estimate on
the condition of the crop July Ith,
wnicn was nt.n per cent, or normal.
There wa a decline of 0.4 points in
the condition from June 23 to July
:. tne -omlttlon of June 2 having
lieen 715 per cent of a normal one on
which the forecast of the season 11,-0ti.-,000
tale of rm poumls gross
weight was ' lwsed.k The . average
change in the Inst ten years between
June 2"th and July 2Tith was a de
cline of 3.0 r cent.
The condition of the crop on July
2."th by states included:
irginia m tier cent : North Caroli
na 78 per cent. j-Soutn Carolina 00 per
cent. . ' ', -
THE COTTON MARKET ..
Very Quiet Todays-There Was Very
tame uemand. . .
(By Ike AwMelatfd Fma.) '' .
New York. Aug. L The cotton
k...l iviiuuiim I17IJT Illlf1, iiuilllK
tislny's early trading. Liverpool was
T.10 t'l'li, ....... AHH . . 1 .
slightly Iietter thnn due, but exceiit '
for some scattered covering) there ."
was very little demand, and after on -enlng
steady at a decline of 3 points
to an advance of 1 point, prices held ;
within the range of 5 to fl points, with
October ruling around 2150, coin par- '
ed with 21.21 at the close yesterday.
Train Travel in Russia Is Costly But
i -r . j I-,', Comfortable.,
HCorrespahdciicw'Wf Associated Fresa.T
, LVIoscow, July 7. -Passenger travel
on the princiiml Rnssian railways is . ..
again approaching a state of comfort
and luxury for those who can pay the ,
price. - ..(-"'' -.'. if': .
Through sleaplng cars are now op
erated between Moscow and Petrograd, :
Moscow and Odessa, Moscow and '
Chita, Siberia; and other important
terminals. Restaurant wagons have .
been put on some trains.
The fares and berth charges have
been increased in Soviet rubles to r
equal the pre-revolution gold rate.
There are no restriction on first- -.
class travel and there generally Is a
waiting list for places on these lux
urious cars. V V a. ,
The great majority of Russians,
however,' still travel packed like 'sarr
dines in dingy third-class cars or box
cars,, which contrast sharply with the
cleanliness of the accomodations af
forded those who can pay for them.
Pool Open For Men and Women
To-
night and Thursday.
Due to the large use being made of .
the pool on, Thursday nights by the
married folks, the X management hHs
decided to open the. pool for married
folks on Tuesday night.' A numlier of "
men and women' were present last .."
week on Thursday night who hod not
been at the pool before and the, latter
method was decided on. Kmployed
girls or young Indies are welcome Just, '-.
the same but.as not very many were '
availing themselves of the opportunity.;..''
and there; were large numbers of oth
ers the - committee dedided to tujrn ;
Ttjesday ' night over to the married,
people also. Unusually large, crowds
are visiting the pool these hot days. :
The pool Is more popular than ever : ,.
and a record. attendance is sure to be .
hung, up for July. , ,
Tennis Tournament Starts Next Week. -
The' new court at the T was finish-, '
ed last wTok and a new tennis net has
lieen ordered for nse on the old court ,
for the. use of the older players. The
shower of yesterday put the new court :
in good shape. Last Saturday a roller
was kept bnsy on the court all morn- -Ing
and this court ran now be used for
the popular outdoor pastime. . ,
The tournament ,' starts next week.
The, names' were announced and the '
piny will start next Monday morning.
Newton Han Invents an Adjustable
nrench.
Newton. N. C July 31-Charles H.
Mebane, Jr., left last night for Bos
ton, Mass., to confer with manufac
turers, to make the new "qiuck grip"
wrench which he recently perfected.
This wrench Is adjustable to any size
nut from three-elghths to one and
three-sixteenths of an ' Inch. The
model has been perfected, and these
wrenches will . soon , be made and
placed upon the market. .
Ralph Murrlirs Body Will Re Slil ped
at Once. ,
Washington, July Si. Arrame-.,
ments for bringing the body of luiph
S. Murrlll, win of .Huixh A. Murrill, of
Charlotte, from (icrmaiy, were p.-. i,.
thronsh the state department I" v.
No details of young Muriill'a c ,
further 'than it whs cau-d !v i
wii" k of a "i man nmil I
.', i ; I 1 v ' ' - ' i he w.i". S ;
l.r; at '.
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