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VOLUME XXIII
Militia Controls State
of Oklahoma at Present
B ———————
In Several Principal Cities
Civil Authority Has Given
Way to Power of Guards
men of the State.
GOVERNOR WALTON
STICKS TO WARNING
Matrial Law Has Been De
clared in the Whole State.
—Grand Jury Did Not
Convene Today.
Oklahoma City. Okla., Sept 17 (By
dhe Asso<sated I*r^ss)., —Tfco Hpotijiiht
played on Oklahoma City today in the
second act of tbe Oklahoma martini lnw
drama.
Since martial law became effective
throughout flic state at midnight Satur
day night the military has superseded
the Oklahomn City police hendquarers,
machine gnus have been leveled at the
city hall, 'police station and county court
house, the grand jury has been cancelled,
and a military court of investigation sub
stituted, and the state capital citizens
have been told "when to go to bed and
when to get up.”
Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Sapulpa in
their respective counties of Oklahoma,
Tulsa and Creek, are jinder "absolute
martial law." Troops are on duty in the
two larger eities and adjoining territor
ies. General Baird H. Markham, in
command at Tulsa, is expected to arrive
here by airplane today. His hurried
llight is unexplained. Troops have not
appeared at Sapulpa. according to infor
mation from thut point. Apparently the
rest of the state is not (o feel the pres
sure of military occupation, although
neither Governor Walton! nor General
Maryham made, apy statement to that
effect.
A special grand jury called today to
investigate ehnrges that Governor Wal-'
ton had used state employees in cheek
ing initiative petitions recently tiled
with the Secretary of State was suspend
ed last night by orders from Col. W. S.
Key. in command of Oklahoma City. The
military court was ordered to proceed
"with investigation work" at the direc
tion of the Chief Executive. The scope
of its investigation will include mat
ters which the grand jury would not
have considered, it is understood.
Governor Walton declared in his mar
tial law proclamation that Oklahoma
City Was the- headquarters of the Ku
Klux Klan in Oklahoma, *t«L that "It
is here where the sovereign power of the
State was defied when Grand Dragon of
the semi-military organization declared
in substance that the sovereign 'state of
Oklahoma Could not break the power of
the Klan."
Further asserting that the "power of
this criminal organization can be de
stroyed," and tlie "source of the power
must be destroyed," the Executive is ex
pected to guide the military court in
quiry into tbe Ku Klux Klau state head
quarters activities.
Governor Walton in Okmulgee.
jOkmulgee, Okla., Sept. 17.—(8y the
Associated Press).—Governor .1. C. Wal
ton arrived here today unexpectedly in
a special car attached to the regular
train from Oklahoma City. Members ]
of his party said the governor would pro
ceed to Henrietta to address the State
convention of labor.
To Attend Labor Convention.
Oklahoma City, Sept. 17.—(8y the As
sociated Press) .—Governor Walton's de
cision to nttend the State convention of
labor today at Henrietta was apparently
reached suddenly last night. It had
been previously indicated that the gov
ernor would not attend the convention.
Military Inquiring Into Klan Activities.
Okahoma City, Sept. 17.—(8y the As
sociated Press).—Military courts of in
quiry into the activities of the Ku Klux
Klan were in operation today in the two
largest cities of state, Oklahoma City
and Tulsa. * *
The Oklahoma City court convened
today and summoned at the first witness
es Campbell Russell, former chairman of
the state corporation commission.
Police Object to Military' Control.
Oklahoma City, Sept. 17 (By the As
sociated Press). —The Oklahoma City
] Mil ice department, taken over by the
military late yesterday, was returned to
• the civil authorities today wljen Mayor
O. A. Cargill served notice on Col. W.
H. Key, military commander in charge
of the city, that unless Ray Frazier,
chief of police, was reinstated at once,
the entire police force would be retired
and the task of policing the city would
be left in tbe bands of the military.
ANTHRACITE MINERS
MEET AT SCRANTON
Meeting Called For Purpose of Acting on
New Wage Schedule Recently Offered.
(By the annotated Preaa.i
Scranton, Pa., Se'pt. 17.—The tri-dis
trict convention of the anthracite mine
workers called to act on the proposed
new wage contract agreed upon by the
representatives of the TTnited Mine Work
ers and the coil operators on September
'B, organized today by electing Internat
ional President John I/. Lewis as perma
nent chairman after the meeting had
"been cajled to order by Rinaldo Capel
lini, president of District No. 1. More
than 600 delegates were present when
the convention met.
HamPif Rolls.
(By the tinted frees.}
Durham, Bept. 17.—There are 4,268
persons employed in tobacco manufac
turing in Durham, according to official
records, .which' also show that the annual
pay roll' of two' of the larger tobacco
manufacturing companies here amounts
to a total of $2,166,087.
Success is attained more often by un
common effort than by uncommon braink
The Concord Daily Tribune
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* COTTON PRICES RUN *
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(By the Associated Press). flt
New York. Sept. 17.—Heavy At
rains throughout Texas and Ok- At
At lahomo caused a renewal of buying At
At in the cotton market this morning At
At that quickly ran prices up to new At
At high levels for the season. October At
At reached 29 cents, December 28.06 &
At and January 28.00, or SO to 110 *
At points above Saturday's close. At
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JAPANESE RELIEF FUND.
Previously acknowledged $208.75
C. M. Powell 10.00
This fund will be closed tomorrow, so
anyone desiring to make a contribution
should either seud it to this office or to
the office Os Mr. L. T. Hartseli, not. later
than noon tomorrow.
NEWSPAPER PRIZE CAR
NEARLY’ POLICE PRIZE
Seized at Hickory With Two Men When
a Third Drops a Pint.—Another Es
capes.
Hickory, Sept. 15.—The Catawba
county school fund came within a few
votes of winning an Essex coach an
nounced as a grand prize in a circula
tion contest put on by the Newton News-
Enterprise. Armed with a search war
rant. three officers, who had received
a tip that the prize car would bring
in a quantity of hootch, intercepted
tiiree white men at the armory and asked
for a close view. O. Edgar Atkinson,
of Montgomery, Ala., one of the manag
ers of the Newton paper's circulation
contest: Paul Donkel and McKinley Kil
lian, Hickory men, were in the machine.
As they stepped out of the car. Donkel
dropped a pint of liquor and took to
his legs. He escaped and may be run
ning yet.
Arrived al police station. Killian as
sumed a terrible thirst, And while As
sistant Chief ftiginoii was bringing a
drink of water, jumped through a
screened window and lit on the hard
pavement some six or seven feet below,
and lit a-running. That left one.
Atkinson was held in jail in defualt of
S2OO bond and paid a fine of SSO and
costs for his part In the affair. He
claimed not to know about any liquor.
The .automobile was released to the
•N£wroir*paj*r, "Which held title to it. r *
ANOTHER CUT IN
PRICE OF GASOLINE
Standard and Other Companies Cut
Prices One Cent Per Gallon in North
Carolina.
(By the Associated Press.}
New York, Sept. 17.—The tank wagon
price of gasoline today was reduced one
cent a gallon in New Eugiand aud eight
Atlantic seaboard states by the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey and the Gulf
Refining Company. The new prices
ranges from 18 cents in Washington, I).
C„ to 21 cents in Virginia, where there
is a state tax of threo cents a gallon.
The Texas company announced that
;it would meet the reduction. The terri
tory in which the cut was announced by
the Standard of New Jersey includes
also New Jersey, North Carolina and
South Carolina. In addition to New Eng
land States the Gulf Refining Company
reduced the price in New York and New
Jersey.
The new prices in most of the terri
tory affected is 18 cents a gallon plus
the amount of the state tax if any.
Pageant at High Point.
(Br the Associated Pteaa.)
High Point, Sept. 17.—Markin* an
epoch of modern advancement, especially
in tlie field of road building, a “Pageant
of Progress,” the production of which
has been established to cost $2,500, will
take place here October 25th with the
city and state officials and other promi
nent citizens participating.
The governors of four state—North
Carolina. South Carolina, Virginia and
Tennessee —have been asked to attend.
Governor Morrison, of North Carolina,
and Governor McLeod, of South Caro
lina, have accepted. Tlie other gover
nors have not been heard from. Frank
Page, chairman of the State Highway
Commission, has accepted an invitation
to attend.
One of the outstanding features of the
pageant already arranged for will be an
address by W. A. Blair, of Winston-
Salem, on the old plank road, which
was built by the state many years ago
from Fayetteville through High Point,
to a Moravian settlement near Winston-
Salem.
The High Point chamber of commerce 1
and various civic organizations are co- 1
operating in making arrangements for I
the pagenat, which is expected to be 1
the biggest celebration in the history of 1
the city. Not only will the pageant be 1
witnessed by citizens of High Point,
but by thousands of persons from Greens
boro, Winston-Salem, Thomasville. Ashe
boro and rural eommunites in this sec
tion arc expected to attend.
To (Jive Up Charities Work.
<Br the taeoelatea Fran.)
Charlotte, Sept. 17. —J. Leon i Wil
liams, executive secretary of the Char
lotte Associated Charities for the past
10 months, has offered his resignation,
eceetive February 16, 1924, to the direc
tors of the organization. Mr. Williams
has announced his intention of going into
another field of work.
< Want New Church
(Bp the Associate* Prase.}
Durham, Sept. 17.—With a view to
the erection of a new church, a cam-’
ipaign will be started here nekt week by I
members of the Watts Street Baptist
Chnrch for raising $60,000.
CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1923.
FIRE LOSS IN STATE
SETS NEW LOW RECORD
During August 88 Fires Caused Losses
of Only $84,089, Report Shows,
my the Associate* Peeae-i
Raleigh,. N- C.. Sept. 17.—"A high
water mark for a low file loss record"
was the paradoxical epigram used by
State Insurance Commissioner Stacy
W. Wade in announcing today that th»
fire loss in North Carolina in Aug. was
$84,680 from 88 fires, as compared with
the former low record of June, 1922.
when there was a loss of $105,908 in
96 fires.
In August, 1922 thpre were 126 fires,
representing n loss of $221,298. accord
ing to fecords of the State Insurants
Department.
Analysis of the detailed fire report
issued by Commissioner Wade show*;
total property at risk in August, this
year, is valued at $1,526,000. on which
insurance was carried in the sum of sl.
‘125.0(H). Os the total loss of $84,689.
$56,000 was due to seasonal and extra
hazardous risks in a relatively small
number of fires, according to tbe re
port, which gives as losses in this dust
a saw mill and lumber plant, burned at
a loss of $35.008; fires due to lightning
$11,000; and tonacco curing barns. sll.
500. .
' The actual normal fire loss was giver,
as $27,189. Os this loss, ,18 towns and
six rural dwellings had a damage of
$21,664, leaving the normal fire loss in
all the factories, stores, warehouses,
garages, churches, school and other
buildings at $5,525, according to Mr
Wade's report.
Besides the destruction of one store
by lightning, there were only three
stores fires in August and the total loss
in these totaled only $125, the report
stated.
Not. a single hotel fire was reported
in August, although there were hun
dreds of mountain, seashore and spring
resorts open besides the regular com
mercial hostelrirk In Mi is connection
Commissioner Wade said. “If every
month eould show the absence of high
losses froth business and industritl fire
as has the month of August, North
Carolina would be at the head of the
national fire loss list every month, ns
it does this month, and millions of dol
lars would be saved in botli property
aud insurance costs It shows every
month that the masses of the people are
being most careful with fire, while the
losses really eome from the business
population, generally conceded to ( be tlie
promoters and conservators of) wealth
and progress, and more largely concern
ed for safety-first providence.”
Out of 106 organized fire department
towns and cities in the state, the tota'
fire loss was $19,000. an average of
$175 per city, with not a single fire in
the $5,000 and more class, stated the
report.
One hundred and - twenty-four towns
and 26 counties reported no fire losses
and were placed on the Insurance De
partment's honor roll. Durham and Hen
derson weut on the honor roll! for the
second month in succession. Among the
other towns nnd cities rejKirting no
fires were Goldsboro, Wilsou. Green
ville, Washington, Elizabeth City, Ox
ford, Clinton, Concords Mlmroe, Gas
tonia. Igimberton. Mt- Airy, Lcuoirf Isl
ington Salisbury nnd Statesville.
Among the counties placed on tlie honor
roll were Wake, Gaston, Davidson, Ire
dell, Rockingham, Robeson, Haywood
aud Lee-
Structures involved in fires were
given ns follows: Dwellings. 44; stores.
4; factories, lumber plants, garages and
unstored automobiles, three each, with
nominal! losses; churches, one, and
lightning.
Causes or types of fires were given
as follows: Tobacco curing barns. 1!);
shingle roofs and defective flues, 17; un
known. 14; lightning, eight; smoking,
four; oil stoves, three; ndjoiniug build
ing. 5.
The fire loss for August fo,r the
United States nnd Canada, according to
information received nnd announced by
the State Insurance Department, ap
i proYimated $24,474,300. representing
increase of over $5,000,000 over the
: fire losses for the same month last
i year, but a decrease' of more than SB,-
I 000.000 from July, this year. Contrary*-
> to conditions in North Carolina, it was
■ said, nnieh of the increased loss was at
tributed to seasonal fires in summer re
i sort hotels scattered over the United
1 States and Canada. The fire loss in the
United States and Canada for the first
eight months of .this year was annouuc
ed at $274,016,250, representing an in
. oreaHe over the same period of last year
; of about twenty-one million) dollars.
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BAXTER DURHAM HEADS
NATIONAL AUDIT BODY
North Carolina Auditor Elected Presi
dent of Fnanciai Agents’ Association.
Asheville, Sept. 15.—Election of Bax
ter Durham, auditor of North Carolina,
as president of the national association
of state 'aqditors, comptrollers and treas
urers ; organization of a new joint asso
ciation of state finance and administra
tive officers and the election of
for the national association of secre
taries of state and the national confer
ence of state purchasing agents this af
ternoon marked the annual joint conven
tions of state officers which have been
in session here since last Thursday.
The next joint meeting of the State
officers will be held in Salt Lake City.
Utah, July 7-13 inclusive, at which time
they will meet as separate sections of
the new parent organization called the
national associatipn of state finance and
admihistratlve officers.
Reds in Spain Are Jailed By Primo.
Barcelona, Sept. 16.—The principal
communist andi bolishevik leaders have
been arrested and placed in jail. Other
members of tbe organizations are de
clared to be in flight toward the French
frontier, which is being closely watched.
The' chiefs of the liberal purty in Cata
lonia, Senators Alfonso Sala and Count
de Caralt, have been cal’ed to the head
’ quarters of Gen. Primo Rivers in
I Madrid where they announced their,
party’s adherence to the new govern
• mental policy.
PRESENTMENT STORY
FROM WILMINGTON
SHOWN TO BE WRONG
U
Saturday’s Story From Sea
port City Said Presentment
Was Made Against Corpo
ration Commission of State
CRITICISM ONLY
MADE BY JURORS
First Story Intimated That
Commission Had Been Lax
in Its Enactment on Bank
ing Laws of tite State.
(By tbe Associated Press.}
Raleigh, Sept. 17.-»ln an article car
rying the date line Wilmington. N. ('.,
•irculated on last Saturday afternoon,
September 15th, it was stated that a
presentment had been made by the grand
jury of New Hanover County, N. C.,
against tlie North Carbiiua State (torpor
jtion Commission on the ground that the
Commission had been .lax in its enforce
aient of the state banking laws, and re
ferring particularly to tlie failure of tlie
Liberty Bank of Wilmington.
It has been ascertained that the nrti
tie was erroneous as there was no pre
sentment made. According to Solicitor
Wood us Kellnm. of- New Hanover couu
y. "a criticism of the Corporation was
made by the grand jury in its report to
he court, but there was no presentment
returned."
STEEL WORKERS BEGIN
SHORTER WORKING DAYS
In the Youngstown District Men Are
to YVcrk From 8 to 10 Hours a Day
Hereafter.
(By the Associated Press.}
Youngstown, Ohio. Sept. 17.—Tlie sec
ond big step toward elimination of the
12-hour day in tbe steel mills of this dis
trict was taken today when several tliou
iand workers changed from the long day
co ten-hour and eight-hour shifts. A
month ago men in the continuous operat
ng department changed to three shifts
i day, aud today's movement affects
•hi(siy the pipe mills in which a ten
jour day is to be established for the
most part. After today only a small per
centage of tlie G5,0(H1 steel workers in
he Youngstown district will be working
,he 12-lioilr dty and 4kS hours of these
few will be reduced as soon us addition
al labor cau be obtained.
JOHN H. BARTLETT HURT '
WHEN CAR STRUCK AUTO
First Assistant Postmaster General is
Undergoing Treatment in Washington
Hopsitol.
(By the Associated Press.}
Washington, Sept. 17.—John H. Bart
lett, first assistant postmaster genera'
and former governor of New Hampshire,
was taken to a hospital today because of
injuries lie received when his automobile
was struck by a street car.
Although he received a cut on tlie
head, physicians who examined him say
his injuries do not appear serious. The
automobile was wrecked and Mr. Bart
lett's chauffeur was only slightly injured.
THE COTTON MARKET
Thve Was Excited General Buying in
the Market at the Opening.
(Bv tbe Aiiodjtet Press.}
New York, Sept. 17. —There was ex
cited and general buying in the cotton
market at tlie opening today, owing to
the continued strength in Liverpool, re
ports of heavy rains in the southwest
and bullish spot market advices. First
prices were firm at ail advance of 45 to
61 points, and active positions sold 60
to 70 points net higher within the first
half hour.
Seven Persons Dead in a Tenement
Fire at Jersey City, N. J.
Jersey City. N. J„ Sept. 16.—Seven
persons were killed and a score or more
injured early today when fire swept
through a tenement in a thickly populat
ed district. Tlie blaze started in a hall
way and darted quickly to the upper
floors cutting off the escape of many of
the 16 families in the building. Fire
men . made many thrilling rescues.
Those killed were: Fireman Bernard
Feehan, 36 years old. a member of truck
No. 6; Mrs. Pearl Thomas. 26. and son,
Edward. 8 years old; Edward Breen.
34: Sophia Kolasienxki, 14: Region
All those killed were either suffocated
by smoke or burned to death, except tlie
fireman who . died following a full from
a fire escape in rescuing occupants of
the house. ■
The building in whieh the fire oc
curred is a four-story structure at the
southwest corner of Barrow nnd Grand
streets.
At the Theatres.
“You Can't Fool Your YVife." a Para
mount feature picture, is being shown to
day at the Star Theatre.
The Piedmont is today showing the
second round of the second scries of
“Fighting Blood," H. C. YVetwer’s story.
“Whispering Fear” is also being shown
on the program today.
“Children of Dust,” a First National
I feature picture, aud a Charlie Chaplin
comedy, “The Count,” are the attrac
tions at the Pastime today.
Twelve Killed During Demonstration.
•By the Associate* Brass,}
London, Sept. 17.—Twelve persons
were killed and fifteen wounded during
a demonstration against the high price
of food at Sorau, Brandenburg province,
when fitting occurred between the po-,
lice and’the demonstrators, says a Cen
-1 tral News dispatch from Berlin today.
C. C. & O. LEASE HEARING
BEING CONDUCTED NOW
Seaboard Air Line Opposes I .ease of the
Road to the Atlantic Csast lane Com
pany,
«By the Associated Press.)
Raleigh, Sept, 17.—A statement by W.
L. Stanley, vice president of the Sea
board Air Line Railroad Company that
North Carolina's greatest hope for de-,
velopmeut of a seaport insofar as access
to the coal fields is concerned, lies in
the leasing of the Carocilan. Cl inch field
& Ohio lines to the Seaboprd Air Line
rather than to the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway, was the principal argument of
the Seaboard Air Line against the pro
posed leasing of tile Carolinu Clinchfteld
& Ohio by the Atlantic Coast Line at
the hearing before the North Carolina
Corporation Commission this morning.
C ('. McD. Davis, assitant traffic
manager of the Coast Line argued be
fore tlie commission that by the leasing
of the Clinchfield the road he represent
ed would be able to increase very fav
orably for. the state of North Carolina
of access to and from tlie coal regions
of Kentucky. Tennessee and West Y'ir
ginia.
The Charlotte chamber of commerce
will present its belief to the commission
this afternoon setting forth its views on
tlie proposed lease of tlie Clinehfield by
the Atlantic Coast Line, which road is
associated with the Louisville & Nasli
ville Railway in attempting to secure
permission of the Interstate Corporation
Commission to allow the lease.
Tlie final hearing before the Interstate
Commerce Commission will be held Sep
tember 24th.
LAW OR FORCE THE
AMERICAN’S CHOICE
President Says Constitution Represents
a Government by Law Blessings of
America.-
New York, 16.—T0 live under
tlie American constitution "i« the great-
est. privilege that was ever accorded to
the human race," it was declared by i
President Coolidge in a message made i
public today by the National Security ;
League in connection with its plans for i
the celebration tomorrow of the 135th ■
inniversary of the signing of the eonsti- i
tution.
"It is an inspiration to know that i
the members of the National Security i
League are to observe constitution day.”
said the President's message. / ’'The
constitution is not self-perpetuating. If 1
it will survive it will be because it has
public support. It means making ade
quate sacrifice to maintain wiiat is of
public benefit.
"The constitution of the United States
is the final refuge of every right that
is enjoyed by any American citizen. So
long as it is observed, those rights will
be secure. Whenever it falls into dis
respect oi- disrepute, the end of orderly
organized government*, jw we liave known
it for more than 125-years’ will "be at
hand. The constitution represents a
government of law. There is only one
other form of authority and that is a
government of force. Americans must
make tiieir choice between these two.
One signifies justice and liberty; the
otliej- tyranny and oppression. To live
under the American constitution is the
greatest political privilege that was ever
accorded to the human race."
Murder Cases on Guilford Docket
Greensboro, Sept. 17.—Four murder
cases are on the doeket for the two
weeks term of criminal court, which
convened here today, principal among
which is the case of F. Clyde Tuttle,
young advertising man of this city,
charged with the murder of his father
iu-laiv, C. A. Jones, former judge of the
city court.
Judge Jones' died August 20th as tlie
result of a pistol shot wound alleged to
have been inflicted by Mr. Tuttle on
the night of August Ist following what
was reported by police as a domestic dif
ficulty at tlie home of the father-in-law.
The other defendants on the dockets
for trial on charges of murder at this
session of court are three negroes of High
Point. Pete Gray is charged with the
murder of his brother, William Gray.
He escaped following the alleged mur
der, but later was apprehended at
Mooresville nnd brought to the Guilford
county jail here.
Bud Lindsay is scheduled to pe tried
for killing his wife by oiling her cloth
ing and then pushing her into a fireplace.
She died shortly afterwards from burns.
YY T illiam Brewer is charged with shoot
ing Lyles Hayes to death on August 11th
following a reported quarrel over a
woman.
With the exception of Tuttle, who is
out under SIO,OOO bond,' ail of the de
fendants charged with murder are being
held in jail.
Judge Thomas J. Shaw, of this city,
is presiding at this session of court.
Cool Weather to Continue For Another
Day. Forecast.
Washington, Sept. Sept. 16.—C00l
weather will continue over the eastern
and southeastern states for at least an
other 48 hours, indications interpreted
by the weather bureau tonight pointing
to no immediate let up in the chilly
conditions prevailing.
The thermoineter has risen in some
of the interior districts east of the
Mississippi, but a decided fall was
registered today over the northern plain
states and the Rooky mountain and
plateau regions. The cooler weather in
the northwest was marked by a rising
barometer, which idieated that tlie
period of higher temperatures which is
following the present cool weather east
ward will be brief, since high pressure
at. this season is ordinarily atended by
chill breezes and low pressure brings
warmers winds from the south.
Negro Must Die For Murder of a Mer.
chant.
Rocky Mount, Sept. 15.—Jim .Tones,
alias Ben Spencer, negro, who was
charged with the murder of YV. S. Biggs,
local merchant, in a Bassett Street store
here Saturday night, June 30th, was
found guilty of murder in the first de
gree by a jury ind Edgecombe county
I Superior Court at Tarboro shortly after
.! noon today, and sentenced by Judge Con
nor to die in the electric chair at the
state penitentiary Friday, October 26th.
BOK PEACE PRICE JURY
OF SEATIN' IS SELECTED
Elihu Roct and Cel. Edward M. House
Ampng Jurors Mentioned -
(Hf the &nmo<4
New York. Sept. I QMrf®
seven whic-h will aw.-} uoo
prize offered by Edward W. Bok, Phila
delphia publicist, for a practical plan
whereby the United States may co
operate with other nations to prevent
war. was named today by the Policy
Committee which has been administer
ing the award.
In the list appears the name of
Elihu Root, prominent lawyer who
served in the McKinley nnd Roosevelt
cabinets and winner of the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1912. whose .selection for the
jury was reported some time ago.
Serving with him are:
Colonel Edward M. Hoiiuse. farmer
confidant of Woodrow Wilson, who
served ns special representative of the
United States government at the Inter
allied conference of Premiers and
foreign ministers held in Paris in No
vember, 1917.
Major General James Guthrie Hur
bord. now president, of the Radio Cor
poration of America, who served as
chief of staff of the American Expedi
tionary Force and as ehief of the
American Military Mission to America
in 1919.
Dr. Ellen Fitz Pendleton, president of
Wellesley College.
Dr. Roseo Pound, dean of tlie Har
vard law school, who formerly served on
the faculties of Northwestern Universi
ty and tlie University of Chicago.
William Allen White, of Emporia.
Kans., editor and novelist, who was
sent to France as an observer by the
American Red Cross, in 1917 and who
was a delegate to the Russian Con
ference at Prinkipo in 1919.
Brand Whitlock, former Ambassador
to Belgium.
'"These seven have been eliosen,” the
Policy' Committee explained, “after
many weeks of careful consideration, oil
the basis of selection whieh aimed not at
securing a jury made up of representa
tives of varied groups and sections, but
which aimed instead at getting seven
men and women generally recognized to
be eminently flitted by capacity and ex
perience to deal with the exeeedinglly
difficult and complex subject of our
international relations. The committee
regarded the work of the jurors as n
highly important judicial task, requir
ing distinctive abilities and experience."
The jury is expected to reach its de
cision by January 1. All plans must be
in by November 15. Fifty thousand
dollars will be paid to the winner as
soon as tlie jury makes its decision and'
the other fifty thousand when the plan
has passed tlie Senate or when it has
demonstrated that it lias popular sup
port.
The committee in charge of the
Tfwnrd p’ans to use January so snbmif
the winning plan to the American peo
ple for a nation-wide vote. In this 60
national organizations will cooperate,
it is expected that the plan will he pre
sented to the Senate by February 1.
DRIVER OF FORD CAR
IS BURNED TO DEATH
Oar Turns Over Near Maxton. Catches
Fire and Burns Driver.—Unable to
' Identify Man.
Maxton. Sept. 16. —A most distressing
accident occurred just beyoqd tlie town
limits on the Maxtou-Red Springs high
way last night. A Ford touring ear
turned up ’ and burned the driver to a
crisp. So horribly was he burned and
charred that lie eould not be identified
nor could it be determined whether lie
was white or black.
The ear number, 92,689, is claiihed by
a negro, Lucius Brown, who had lost his
car and was looking for it at the time
of the accident.
Ku Klux Klan Symbol Blazes Over
Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Ctiy, Okla., Sept. 10.—
While liiueliine guns frowned on strate
gic centers here tonight and officers of
the Oklahoma national guard completed
plans for putting the city under com
plete martial rule pursuant to a
proclamation of Governor J. ('. Walton,
in which he announced the intention
to drive the Ku Klux Klan from the
state, fi huge eleetriet cross, nearly 30
feet high, blazed from the top of a
down town building, the 'symbol of the
klan.
The cross was erected recently by
the klan when it became apparent that
the governor was directing his military
action against that organization. Simi
lar crosses, it was announced were
erected in other cities of the state.
Praises North Carolina.
Mr. aud Mrs. A. L. Perdue have just
returned from an extended tour through
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia. They report a great trip.
Crop conditions for Nortli Carolina
are fifty per cent, above South Carolina
and seventy-five per cent, ahead of Geor
gia, Mr. Perdue declared. North Caro
lina leads in quality of country homes,
schools and churches, When it comes to
roads and highways, Mr. Perdue says.
North Carolina leads to such an extent
that "he who runs may read," "Truly
North Carolina is the best state in the
Union, and as for cities. Concord stands
in the front rank," Mr. Perdue added.
Klan Worst Blight in Hiustory of the
United States.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 15.—Calling the
Ku Klux Klan “the worst blight ever
known in American history,” H. O. Mc-
Clure, president of the Tulsa chamber of
commerce, tonight issued a statement
calling upon klansmen to disband. Mc-
Clure's statement followed failure of the
hoard of directors of the chamber to sup
port his report to them that he had
told local klan officials that their organ
ization should shoulder responsibility for
martial law in Tulsa county.
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NEW OFFENSIVE HOW
,DINNED BY PBIMQ
RIVERA IN MOROCCO
General Aispuru is Being
Sent to Morocco by New
Government in Spain, and
He is Ready For Action.
RAISULI TREATY
WILL BE KEPT
But General Aispuru Will Be
in Position to Make Offen
* sive Against Abdelkrim, in
the Mellijoh District.
London. Sept. >17 —A new offensive in
Morocco is planned by Prirno Kivera,
president of the military directorate in
Spain.
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Express quotes the head of the new gov
ernment as follows:
“We are sending General Aispuru to
Morocco with orders to settle the whole
problem there. We will respect our
treaty with Raisuli, but will make no
treaty with Abdeklrim, and launch a
new offensive in the Mellijoh zone in ac
cordance with the plan of the general
staff."
It is stated in Madrid, the correspon
dent adds, that the offensive in Morocco
will probably begin within a week with
150.000 troops. Rivera disclaimed any
intention of governing without parlia
ment. saying that he would form another
treaty representative of Spanish opinion
which would create a new constitution
for the country.
Referring to the suppression of sun
dry officers under the old regime, he as
serted there would be a bureau of com
plaints on each ministry to which all
Spaniards might present their grievances.
To Expel 31 Spaniards.
Port Vendres, Fronca-Spanish Fron
tier. Sept. 17 (By the Associated Press).
—The military directorate formed as a
result of last week's revolution, has de
cided to expel thirty-one of Spain’s lead
ing politicians, including former Prime
Minister Sanchez Guerra and several
prominent liberals and Catalinist syndi
calists. it is learned from advices across
the border. ,
LABOR BOARD ATTACKED
BY UNION PRESIDENT
A. R. Mosher Says Board is “Tool of Em
ployer” and Works Against Employes.
(’angary. Sept. 17 (B.v the Associated
Press).- —Denunciation of the T'nited
State Railway Labor Board as a tool
of the employer, and of the strike as
too "powerful a weapon” for workers
engaged in essential purposes marked
the address of A. R. Mosher, president,
of the convention of the Canadian Bro
therhood of Railway Employees today.
The United States Railway Labor
Board. Mosher declared “is a greater
menace to railway employees than any
other combination of individuals on the
American continent.”
He accused the board of aiding rail
way managements “in their attacks upon '
the pay envelopes of the workers,” and
referred to it as a "United States gov
ernment tribunal which has made itself
ridiculous in the eys of every right
thinking person in this continent by de- j
daring that a living wage for workers
was impracticable and impossible.”
TRAIN WRECK PROVES
FATAL FOR WOMAN
Mrs. I. T. Lane Killed When Two
Trains Crashed at Crossing in Ala
bama.
(By the AinomuKt Prees.t
Dotham, Ala., Sept. 17. —One person,
Mrs. I. T. Lane, of Dothan. Ala., was
killed late last night when the Louisville
& Nashville eastbound passenger train
crashed into the northbound excursion
train of the Atlanta and St. Andrews
Bay Railroad here. The hospital au
thorities reported a Mrs. Frances Hol
land of Dothan was also killed in the
wreck, but railroad officials here have not
confirmed this. Twenty-two others were
injured and at least two of whom it is
feared may die.
Abernetliy and Dickson on Stand.
(By the Asaoclaieil Prow.)
Salisbury, Sept. 17. —Max Abernethy,
editor, and John G. Dickson, managing
editor of The Greensboro Record, were
placed on the witness stand in Rowan
Superior Court this morning nnd examin
ed in connection with the case of State
vs. Roy Cauble, and were dismissed
when they testified that they knew noth
ing of the case.
No Scrapping Order Issued Yet.
Tokio, Sept, lti (By the Associated
Press). —The naval department has been
too busily engaged irf relief work to is
sue a concrete warship scrapping order
as provided for under the Washington
treaty limiting armaments. It is believ
ed the navy now will speed up the
scrapping work and use tile scrap mater
ial for reconstruction work in Tokio.
Fayetteville Highs Practicing.
(By the Associated Press.)
Fayetteville, Sept.. 17. —Thirty-five
candidates reported to the call for high
school football practice here this \yeek.
fThe majority of the men have had pre
vious high school football experience
Stokes Lodge No. 32 A. F. & A. M.
will hold a special communication tonight
at 7 :30 o'clock. There will be work on
the first degree. All members of the
lodge are requested to attend.
The United States, with 6 per cent, of
the world’s population, owns 13,000,000
of the world's 16,000,000 'motor car* and
trucks.