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GASTONIA, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 11, 1922
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-First '
Section
11
Construction Work In Gastonia
Since January
More Than Million and a Half
Larre Amount of Building
oecU for Miich More In
Present Year Promises Large Things In the Building Line
v Partial List of Permits Issued Since January 1.
' Building permits totalling $1,401,025
""have been issued by CSty Building In
spector Newton during the eight months
which have elapsed since January 1st,
1922. The work beingdone under these
permits, plus a few structures for which
permits were issued late last year but
which are just now being finished, brings
the grand total of building operations
for the first eight months of 1922 up to
. $1,754,925. Indications are that per
mits during the last four months of the
year will .bring the total of building
operations in Gastonia for the year well
above the 2,000,000 mark. . When it ik
remembered .that considerable building
has been' done outside the city limits but
iu Gastonia 's trade territory, such as
Groves, Banlo, Couth Gastonia, etc., it
' can be stated with conservatism that
. the year 's building operations In the City
and suburbs will total at least $2,500,
000. ' 4
Following is a list of the permits
Issued up to (September 1st: .'-..' '
Following is a list of some of the
more prominent structures in Gastonia
which are either now In course of eon
. structioa or have been completed within
the past six months:
Mrs. Maude Beatty, residence. . $
Holland Realty k Insurance Co.,
residences . ....... .
S. P. Pierce, residences.......
Bryan Smith, residence.......
B. O. McGhee, residence. .... . .
Loray Mills, additions ......
Highland School, colored......
K. H. Plylcr, residence........
Trenton Mill, addition........
E. .E. Darnell, residence.......
Wilson Barber Shop, repairs..
r- Miss Mary Eamsey, residence, .
A. 7 L. Garvin, residence. . .....
J. L. Porter, residence
j. N. Hanna, residence, t , . ' . '. .
1. B. Hanua, residence. ......
Gastonia Insurance k Realty
Co., residence
F. D. Barkley, residence.
D, A. Origg, two store rooms..
' L. N. Patrick, residence. ... . ,
T. A. Henry, residence
v Vu N. PatrlcW'Tesideuce.-. . t .
L. .N. Patrick, store room...,
W.. G. Davis, residences.......
B. ' O. Crawford Co., two
residences , ........
J. M. Underwood, residence....
W. C. Davis, residence.
E, Frohman, store room.......
P. P. Leventis, residence...... N
J. M. Holland,. residences., ....
W. C. Davis, residences. ..... .
P. R, Huffstetler, residence...
R. C. Miller, residence..
Sallie Barnes, residence, .....
F, M. Franeum, residence. ....
S. tt. ShufofuV store rooms....
Bryan e3mith, residence-. .......
3,000
. 9,000
8,000
10,000
3,500
75,000
51,000
5,000
12,000
5,000
3,000
6,000
3,000
- 5,000
5,000
5,700
3,600
15,000
10,000
S.000
8,000
6,000
3,000'
10,000
15,006
7,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
10,00b
10,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
15.000
20,000
4,000
D. B. Hanna, resiaence.......
City High School Building....
, Standard Oil Co.,. ............
Third National Bank, office
building.......... .........
10,006
500,000
20,000
300,000
Dr. U K. Adams, stores..'.,.;;.
. C. C Armstrong, store room and
office building
-., D. M. Jones Y Co., office build-
ing .............
T. A. Wilklns, residence......
Fred L. fimyre, repairs. .......
W. T. Love, residence.
John Pctcheos, residence. .....
25,000
35,000
10,000
12.000
10,000
30,000
10, TOO
5,000
140,000
130,000
. 25,000
10,000
3.000
13,000
39,725
K. M. Qlmss, residence........
First Baptist -church. s. ......
Yoqng Peoples Building, Main
Street Methodist church....
Rnby Cotton Mill addition...
Lutheran church, addition... .v.
Loray Baptist church, addi
tion A. J. Kirby k Co., store room,
West Main s.
Miscellaneous ' Permits, under
$2,500 .......... ......
Total
.$1,754,925
BITTER POLITICAL FIGHT
ON III MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON, Sept. 11. The most bitter
primary campaigns ever fought in this
state were being closed today with
nominations for United States senator,
governor-and the lesser state offices to
be made at the polls tomorrw. An in
tense fight was waged by the two can
didates for the republican gubernatorial
nomination, Governor Channig H. Cox
and A?ney Geueral J . Weston Allen .
Sector Lodge, a candidate for to
nomination by the republicans, has not
stumped the , state, but his opponent,
Joseph Walker, has campaigned vigor-
ously.
On the democratic side the seekers
for the nomination to oppose Senator
Lodge are Colonel William A. Canton,
Professor Dallas Lbree Sharp andSher
man L. Whipple. In the contest for
the gubernatorial nomination, the can
didates are Joseph B . Ely, of West
field, former Mayor John F. Fitigcr
ald, of Boston, former Governor Eugene
N.' Fobs, and Mayor Peter Y. Sulli
van, of Worcester.
COTTON MARKET
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW! YORK MARKET
NEW YORK, Sept 11. Cotton fu
tures closed barely steady. October
21.45; December 2L71; January 21.57;
March zi.yj May ar.eoj July, 21.42,
Spots quiet, 21.70. 30 points down.
-GASTONIA COTTON.
Receipts .6 Bales
Prices Cents
(Reported by l A. Costner.) .
1, , 1922, Totals
Now Going On Here With Pros
Immediate Future Last Half of
MRS. HARDING SPENT
MORE RESTFUL NIGHT;
OPENATION POSTPONED
Bulletin From Gen. Sawyer
Declares Night Less Rest
. less for Patient.'
IMPROVEMENT, IS NOTED
-.v . ,
Temperature Is Getting Nearer
: Normal and . Complica
tions Subsiding.
WASHINGTON; Sept. 11. Im
provemeut in the condition of Mrs.
Harding, which began yesterday con
tinued throughout the night and the
forenoon, and. physicians in attendance
deferred the operation which has been
under consideration.
An official bulletin issued sliortly af
ter ten o'clock today said the wife of
the President had spent a less restless
night, that complications were subsiding
and that generally her condition, which
became critical late last weok, was im
provd. It also announced the decision
to defer an operation. j
The bulletin was supplemented bj
statements made by visitors to the White
House, . Secretary Walace, who . called
shortly af tor eight o'clock, saying that
Mrs. Harding had spent a fairly rest'
ful night.
Mrs. Harding was reported to be
greatly encouraged by the seeming im
provement-today in his wife's condition,
An air of optimist pervaded ths
White House, those in intimate touch
with the patient appearing to be in bet
ter, spirits .over her condition than at
anv time during the vast three days.
Eef reshed somewhat by a night's
sleep the President continued to keep
in constant touch with his wife 's bed
side and with the attending physicians.
The presence at the White House of the
entire consulting staff, made . complete
yesterday by the arrival here of Dr
Charles Mayo, specialist, from Rochester,
Minn., seemed to strengthen the hope
that.Mrs. Harding would successfully
pass through the present crisis
An official White House bulletin on
j the condition of Mrs. Harding, issued at
10.08 a. m. today, saidi ,
"Mrs. Harding's condition at 9:30 a'
m. temperature 99 1-2; pulse 96; respi
ration 30. .,
' Night less restless. Elimination in
creased. Complications subsiding. Gen
eral appearances indicate improvement.
Operative proeeedure deferred,
"C. 13 . Sawyer. "
Secretary Weeks, who called', later,
said he had been informd that the night
had ben the best the patient had had
since her condition became alarming.
The temperature of the patient at nine
thirty o'clock today as noted in the of
fieial bulletin was 991-2 asv compared
with 1001-2 at nine o'clock last night;
her pulse was 96 as compared with 118
last night, and her respiration was ju as
compared with 36. These figures were
said by medical experts to be quite in
dicative of an improvement.',
WASHINGTON. Sept. 11. Mrs.
Hardinc swnt 'a fair, restful night
but there was no marked change iu her
condition. Secretary Wallace was in
formed at the White House when he
called shortly after eight o'clock this
morning to inquire as to her condition.
Secretary Weeks, who called at the
White House soon after Mr. Wallace
left, announced on leaving that Mrs
Hardincr had ' sicnt the best night in
several nights and that the slight im
provement which set in yesterday was
continuing with the patient s tempera
ture getting nearer normal
Mr. Weeks indicated that decision as
to an operation, which was, postponed
yesterday after a consultation of physi
cians, had not as yet been reached, and
said that Dr. Charles Mayo, the Koch
ester, Minn., specialist, had told him
last night that developments would be
awaited.'
Senator Medill McCormick of Illi
nois, after talking with Secretary Chris
tian this morning, told correspondents
that reports of Mrs. Harding's condi
tion were more encouraging than last
night. Indications, he saitt, pointed to
an operation as Mrs. Harding's physi
cal condition was much more able to
stand it. ? -
Senators Hale, Maine, and Cummings,
Iowa, - and Representative Madden,
chairman of the house appropriations
committee, also called . The two sena
tors remained at the White House some
time. 4mS
The president had no engagements
scheduled for today and continued to
remain at the bedside of his wife or
within easy call. He was: understood
to have indicated that for the present
he felt he could not give his attention
to public affairs, so great was his anxi
ety over the condition of Mrs. Harding.
George B. Christian, secretary Jo the
president, went direct to the Executive
i Mansion this
morning and the White
j House . of flees presented an extraordi-
narily quiet appearance.
ROYAL ARCD MASONS TO
HOLD BIG CONVOCATION
IN GASTONIA SEPT. 19-21
Sessions Will Be Held In New
Young People's Building
of Methodist Church.
MANY CANDIDATES
Three Afternoons and Three
Evenings Necessary to
Put On Work.
Tuesday, Wadnesday and Thursday,
September 19, 20 and 21 will be big
days ia the history of Royal Arch
Masonry in Gastonia. On those dates,
the fall convocation of Gastonia Chan
ter. No. 66, will be held, and a large
number of candidates will be received.
Three afternoons and three evenings will
be necessary for the completion of the
degree work. The complete program,
list of officers and several committees
follow. The following letter from
High Priest C J. Hubs la self-explana
tory
To all Companions Royal Arch Masons,
A Fall Convocation of Gastonia Chap
ter No, 66, Royal Arch Masons, will
be held in the Methodist Young Peoples
Building, Gastonia, N. C, on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, Septembci
19th, 20th and 21st, 1922, for the con
ferring of the Mar Master, Most Excel
lent . Master and Royal Arch Degrees,
and we extend you a cordial invitation
to enjoy with us the inspiration and in
struction to be derived from the lessons
taught in the several degrees, and to
participate with us in tehse sublime
ceremonies. - '
Fraternally yours,
C. JUDSON HL'SS.
WM. A. JULIAN, High Priest.
, Secretary..
' schedule:
Tuesday, September l'th,. 1922.
4:30 P. M.
MARK MASTER '8 DEGREE '
Order, Regularity and Discipline.
First Section.
6:30 P. M. SUPPER. ..
7:30 P. M.
MARK MASTER'S DEGREE.
Second Bestion.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Reception Ex. Companion S. N.
Boyce, Ex. Companion J. H. Henderlite,
Ex. Compaslon J. S. Winget, companion
Charles Ford, Companion Marshal iJiil
ing. .
Membership Companion W. Y. War
ren, Chairman, Gastonia, N. C. ; Rt. Ex,
1 1 . J l' T T ...... I. 1 txwmynM V f T
ComDanion H. W. Jordan. Belmont, N.
C.J CompanUm J. I Vipperman, Dallas,
N. C. : Companion JS. U i roneDerger,
Bessemer City, N. C
Properties Companion Jt . A. costner,
Companion F. E. Saunders, v-ompanion
L. E. Rankin, Jr.
Director of Work Companion t. C.
Abernethy. Assistants: ' Companion A.
M. Spencer, Companion P. L. Plyler,
Companion C E. Huffstetler, Companion
J. L. Suggs, Companion W. T. McArver
Companion T. B. Carpenter.
The Choir Miss Marie Torrencc, do-
urano. Uirector: Mrs. u. xi. v imams
Contralto: Companion L. E. Adams,
Tenor; Companion D. H. Williams, Ban-
tone. . .
SCHEDULE
Thursday, September 21st, 1922, 5:00
M., Sublime Defiree of Royal Arch,
the Great Discovery.
First Section High Priest Comp. K.
T.nntr; Kinir. Ex. Comp. C. J. Huss;
R rihe. ftomD. Geo. A. Gray: Captain of
the Host, Comp. C J. McUniDs; rmci-
pal Sojourner, Ex. omp., C II. 1 ugn,
Roval Arch CaDtain. Comp. R. W. North-
cutt; Chaplain, Rt. Ex. Comp.- W. J.
Roach'; Sentinel, Comj. r. a. tomner.
30 P. M. ROYAL AKCIi UAVJux,!
8:00 P. M. Sublime Degree of Koyal
Arch. . .
Second Section, Jeshua, Comp. it.
Long; Zcrubabbel, Ex. Comp. C J.
Huss; Haggi, Comp. Geo. A. Gray;
Onniuin nf the Host. Comp. O. J, Me-
Combs; Principal Sojourner, Ex. Comp.
C. H. Pugh; Royal Arch Captain, ('omp.
R. W. Northcuti; Master or. tne mini
Veil, Comp B. E. Douglas ; Master of
the Second Veil, Comp. Jou H. Wray;
Matcr-of the First Veil, Comp. Wm. C.
Davis; Sentinel, Com;.. F. A. Co-tncr.
Officers Gastonia Chapter No. C6 Roy
al Arch Masons, Gastonia, N. C, 19-2-23.
, High Priest Ex. Comp. U J. huss.
f King -Comp. F. C. Abernethy.
Scribei Comp. Geo. A. Gray.
Treasurer Comp. Wade S. Buite.
Secretary Comp. W. A. Julian.
Captain of The Host Comp. C. J
McCombs. .
Principal Sojourner Ex. Comp. C. n.
Koysl Arch Captain tomp. . .
Northcutt. '
Master of the Third eil Comp. li.
E. Douglas.
Master of The Second Veil Comp.
Joe S. Wray.
Master of the First veil Comp. Wm.
Davis.
Chaplain Rt. Ex. Comp. W. J Roach
Chaplain RtEx. Comp. W. J . Roach.
Sentinel Comp. F. A. Costner.
GASTONIA TO GET
THE BABSON SERVICE
Gastonia will be included in statistical
matter issued regularly to clients
throughout the United States by Roger.
W. Babson through arrangements
made by the Gastonia Chamber of Com
merce. This becomes effective with the
month of October. The Babson ser
vice goes to thousands of big business
men and firms throughout the country.
To have Gastonia listed in statistics
monthly will be of great value from tht
publicity standpoint,.
Seeks'Throne
7
Crown Prince George of Jugo
slavia, who renouncd his right to
the throne In favor of his brother
Alexander, now aays ho will clalta
his birthright If ha succeeds, bo
will dethrone Princess Maria of
Bumanla who became queen of
Jugoslavia though her recent mart
rlase to Alexander.
LAST HALF OftMQNTH
BE BUSY TWO WEEKS FOR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Made-In-Carolinas -Exposition
Beginning Sept. 25 Will
Take Much Time.
OTHER WORKf PRESSING
Farm Relations Committee of
Chamber Is Proving of'
Real Aid. '-
One of the busiest two weeks in the
history of the Gastonia Chamber', of
Commerce will be the' ' last half -of Sep
tember from present ; indications. Many
Committees , will ' be active in addition
,to the .regular work of the organisation
which goes on without cessation during
the year.' . ' ' ,
The Madc-in-CarolhiaS Exposition is
expected to bring much desirable pub
licity to Gastonia and to Gaston county.
The Chamber of Commerce will have
charge of! the big Gaston county exhibit
and . will' have someone in its booth
daily-throughout the exposition to an
swer questions.' Miss Nell Pickens has
been placed in charge of this particular
feature, which will be of great value
to the entire county and will see to
it that some one who knows Gaston is
on hand daily. The Chamber of Com
merce will have charge of tire1 Gaston
County Day and this will prove a big
proposition. It is expected to have
several thousand Gaston people in line
on that day. The motorcade will be
headed by the Gastonia Pythian Band,
which is going after the big $500 prise
that night at the exposition in the con
test for the best band in the two Caro
lines. The crenmory proposition is to come
up under the auspices of tho farm rela-
fious committee . Without slackening
in any other activity this newly created
committee, headed by W. T. Rankin,
is proving a real feature of value to
both Gastonia and Gaston, in the view
of the officials of the chamber. Much
appreciation- has been received from
farmers lately over this evidence of
interest in the upbuilding of the agri
cultural resources of the county.
It is probable that before the end
of the month decision will be reached
as to whether or not a community chest
would be a desirable proposition for
Gastniato undertake for the coming
twelve months so as to have only one
hie Hrivn vear for funds for Various
charitable and similar purpoties instead
of several as in the past. Material is
now being collated upon which a report
is to bo based.
The work of the'traffic department in
auditing freight bills is proving wen
worth while to many ot tno memocrs
takinz advantage of it. Many claims
of goodly size as well as many small
oops have been recovered for members.
There are many other things coming
up this month and besides the chamber
is constantly on the job endeavoring to
render all service possible to members
and also to secure desirable publicity
for Gastonia at every opportunity
everywhere.
AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY
TO BE SOLD AT STANDS
New York. Sept 10. The Aemrican
Legion Weekly has just inaugurated
Dlan for distribution oi tne weexiy
which will financially benefit Legion:
men and at the same time make the
bank balance of the post larger. By
acting as local distributing agents for
the news stand sales of the Weekly a
certain per centage of the total sales
will eo to the Legionaire doing the
distribution and to the post treasury.
The news stand director of the
Weekly has mapped out a plan for
placing the Legion's magazine on the
news stands which has features no
other magazine can offer. Under this
post treasuries and post membership
can work uo a stady income. Write
the news stand director at the Weekly.
He'll tell you more about makingmon
ey pockets bulge.
VsXi! '
GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO MAKE
PERMANENT THE INJUNCTION ISSUED
AGAINST THE STRIKING SHOPMEN
TURKISH VICTORY IMS
CREATED SITUATION DF
GBAYE POSSIBILITIES
Demands Immediate Adoption
of United Policy By Eng
land, France and Italy.
HAVE RECOUPED LOSSES
France and Italy Accused of
Furnishing Arms and Mu
nitions to Turks. -
LONDON, Sept. 11. (By The As
sociated Press.) tiweping the Greek
forces from Asia-Minor iu a whirlwind
campaign, lasting only two weeks, the
Turkish Nationalists under Mustapha
Kemal Pasha have won a great military
victory and at the sumo time, at least
partly nullified the losses to their nation
through the world war. .
Thus is created a situation full of the
gravest possibilities one demanding the
immediate adoption of a united policy by
Great Britain, France and Italyand
such a policy is far from existent as
cording to the view generally held here.
France and Italy are accused in some
quarters of having not only encouraged
the Kemulists but of having supplied
them with arms and munitions. Al
though it is reported now in the same cir
cles that they are becoming alarmed at
the unexpected extent of the Turkish sucv
cesses.
Italy's concern is said to have been
manifested in a freshly expressed desire
for a preliminary conference of the Al
lied at Venice to consider tch situation
but this finds uo favors in London at
any rate.
The press .greets with indications of
alarm the big claims advanced by thi
Turkish representatives in Paris anrt
Rome while Soviet Russia's alleged de
sire to establish a Bolshevist-Kemalist
alliifnce aimed at control of Constanti
nople and the Straits of Dardanelles
brings renewed demands that the neu
trality of these be maintained at all
costs.
Another cause of uneasiness here is
the effect the Kelmalists' victory is hnv
ing in Indian, where prayers for their
success have ben said daily in the Mos
ques and every advanee bus been hailed
with glee by the Mohammedans. The
Daily Telegraph's Calcutta correspond
ent says thore were demonstrations, il
luminations and fireworks there Sunday
night, when news of Smyrna's fall be
came known.
The position of the Greek Govern
ment in the face of defeat also is at
tracting attention here. Athens des
patches tell of a recrudescence of the
talk of King Constantine's second de
scent from the throne and the return to'
power of Venizelos. ' .
Tho.poularity of the former Premier
is flarina airnin with the dusliing ot
Constantine's military plans, tho Greek
soldiers reaching Piraeus from Smyrna
marched through the streets of tho port
shouting insults to the King and de
manding Venizelos' return. Tho Greek
newspapers are openly discussing tho ab
dication of Constantine, ;
Meanwhile Venizelos is Visiting nt bt.
Moritz, Switzerland, with his family but
nlans to eo to Paris witihn a day or two
to confer with political menus, w mio
he refuses to discuss tch Greek situation
his friends openly declare he is antici
pating the possibility of, being re-called
to power.
MARYLAND IS ELECTING
U.S. SENATOR TODAY
' . . .... ..a. urt M .
Congressmen Are Also Being
Elected Senator France Is
Opposed for Renomination
By Garrett.
BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 11. Mary
land voters went to the iolls today to
select candidates for United States sen
ator and congressmen. The only re
publican contest was for senator, John
W. Garrett, secretary of the Washing
ton armament conference, opposing Sen
ator Joseph I. France for renomina
tion. Tho democrats had a. three-cornered
fight for senator and contests in
five of the six congressional districts.
The democratic senatorial candidates
are William C. Bruce. ex-Congressman
David J. Lewis, anT William I. Norris.
Because there are more than two candi
dates the voters arc required to desig
nate their first and second choice as
among the three. The voting will be
bv counties, being based on the selec-
tino of county delegations to the party
. . . .
convention. In the event that none ot
the three candidates receives a majority
of the first choice votes in any county,
a system is provided by which the sec
ond choice votes of the lowest candi
date are distributed among the others
in accordance with the preference ex
pressed by the voters, to detrmine the
winner. The same plan will be fol
lowed to finally determine the nominee
in the event that none of the three
obtains a majority of the 133 conven
tion delegates.
THE WEATHER
Unsettled with probably showers to
night and Tuesday: somewnat
lower
J temperaturs Tuesday.
lwister
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Tou've heard tell of those Ne
braska twi3ters, haven't you? If
you haven't seen one here's a good
photograph of one made from a cyv
clone cellar near Lincoln, Neb.'"
GASTON FAIR TO OPEN
IN EXACTLY FOUR WEEKS
Special Days for Gaston,
Cleveland, York and Lin
coln Counties Four Com
munity Fairs From Cleve
; land. '
Four weeks from tomorrow the. Big
Gaston County Fair .will oin-n for what
its officials believe will be ' the most
successful fair in its history. Pros.
pects are daily becoming brighter do
Spite) certain unfavorable crop condi
tions.
Inquiries from prospective exhibitors
by mail aro being received this early by
the secretary's office in greater volume
than ever before. Interest of this sort
almost invariably rsults in exhibits'.
Indications are that exhibits in the
field crops building will tax its capacity
and for this reason no commercial ex
hibits whatever are being solicited this
year although an effort is being made
to take care of those requested . , .
uaston, Cleveland, York and Lincoln
and possibly other counties will have
social ilnys this yeur on which days
school tickets will bo provided free boys
and girls attending schools in those
counties.
Work of County Agents, L. B. Alt-
mnu and Nell Pickens in rounding up
the club work is showing immediate re
sults in increased interest on tho part
of the boys and girls of the county.
The club work of Cleveland will be
largely represented.
There will be four community fairs
from Cleveland county and Hunnyside,
Mount Beulah nud Fairview from Gas
ton. Pisgah, Crowders Creek and pos
sibly Stanley will have community
booths. Many farmers are planning
individual farm booths, a feature which
esjiecially attracted attention last year
KANSAS DEMOCRATS '
ENTERING FALL- CAMPAIGN
WITH HOPES OF WINNING
Prospects Are Better, They Say, Than
For Past Six Years Both Senators
Now, Curtis and Capper, Are Repub
licans Ku Klux Klan Is Big Issue.
TOPEKA, Kaus., Sept. 11. Demo
crats of Kansas are going into the fall
campaign with hojes more firmly found
ed, they say, than at any time in the
past 'six years. They are putting par
ticular stress on the congressional cam
paigns in all the eight Kansas districts
in the anticipation that the Kansas
representatives in the lower house of
congress next year no longer will be a
solid republican 'delegation. There is
no election of a United States senator
Hi Kansas this year. Both senators
Charles Curtis and Arthur Capper how
ever, also are republicans. The hist
Democratic governor in Kansas . was
George H. Hodges, 1913 '15.
In seven of the eight Kansas con
gressional districts, the Republican nom
inees are the incumbents, the one excep
tion being in the Third where the vet
eran congressman, Phil P. Campbell,
of Pittsburg, was defeated in tho pri
marjr cru uvii, axici wiling uufiiijr
Uwenty years in congress. The defeat
mary eelftion, arter serving nearly
of Campbell by W. H. Sproul was the
outstanding sensation of the Kansas
primary election and came as a special
blow .to Campbell and. his friends in
view or the eminent position lie occu
pics in the natidnal house as chairman !
of the powerful rules committee and the l
further fact that Campbell has ' been
choice for the speakership at the next
prominently mentioned as republican
session. This also adds to the irony
of the defeat: Sproul. a Sedan lawyer,
was the opponeut Campbell defeated
twenty years ago this summer in a
bitter contest for his first nomination,
in the republican district convention.
four years before the present direct jri-
uiary law went yuo eucct..
THE MOST FORMIDABLE -
LEGAL BATTERY EVER
USED IN COURT ACTIO,'!
One of Most Far Reaching
and Important Court Ac- ;
tions Ever Attempted.
2 CARLOADS EVIDENCE
Thousands of Telegrams, Let
ters, Photographs, Books,. .
Tools of Destruction.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11. Arguments oa
tho government's motion to make per
manent the temporary , injunction
ugainst the rail strikers . opened at
10:35 o'clock this morning before fed
eral Judge James. H. Wilkerson.
Blackburn Esterline, assistant to tie
solicitor general, opened for the govern
ment, with the formal reading of the
list of defendants on whom personal
service had been obtained.
Donald R. Rich berg, attorney for IS.
M. Jewell, president, and John Scott,
secretary -treasurer, of tho railway em
ployes' department, American . Federa
tion of Labor, called attention to tb
motion he filed Friday asking dismissal
of the injunction so far as it relates
to his clients, and said it should take
precedence over the government's mo
tion. . '''.' .;
Mr. ; Esterline objected .after Mr.
Richberg had stated his plea' and moved
the court proceed to consider the gov.
ernment's petition.
Judge Wilkerson ruled there was a
distinction between a motion to dismiss
the bill and a motion to set asido tho
temporary .restraining order and said ha
would hear the strikers' attorney on the
former question, ,
Mr, Richberg declared in his opening
statement that the acts involved in the
calling and conducting of thejstriko
were entirely lawful.. The restraining
order, he said, was ono the court had
no power to issue because he maintained
it is unconstitutional and violates tha
Clayton act. If the bill is stripped of
its conspiracy allegations, he continued,
all that is left is a bill to enjoin crimi
nal acts by unknown persons who may
or may not be members of tho strikers',
organization.' , ' -
The bill, Mr. 'Richberg said, is bused
on an assertion that the defendants are
under a legal duty to obey the decisions
of the United States Railroad;; Labor,
Board. , . : ; ,
, There is nothing in the transportation
act creating the labor board providing
any method for enforcing its decisions
except by public opinion, he Said. Even
if tho . board's decisions were legally;
liinding they would not be lawfully eiw
forced to prevent the workers from
withdrawing from service. ;1 ,
He quoted Congressman Esch, one of
the authors of the. act, as saying in
Congress that "there is nothing of anti
strike nature' in the law, and also
read similar statements by Senator,
Cummins whose ; name the law also
bears. From the message of President
Harding to Congress on the present rail
strike, tho attorney read sections in
which the president brought ' out the
same absence of mandatory provisions
for the enforcement of the board's or
tiers, . )
The attorney general has no rights
Mr. Richberg declared, to ue tho
power of - the government to prevent
labor from doing any lawful thing to
fight the "open shop" mvement.
Whether the open shop or the closed
shop is to prevail is entirely outsida
the province of the attorney general,
and is a question only the legislativo
branch of the government can pass on
if it comes under jurisdiction at all,
he said:
The defense attorney cited tho decis.
ion of the Cireuit Court of Appeals ia
the drastic provisions of the injunctiort
issued by Federal Judge Anderson at
Indianapolis a few months ago against
the coal miners. From the appellate
court '8 decision, he read that either
employers or union men may have free
access and appeal to unemployed work
ers to win employes on the one hand,
or union adherents on the other, and
that employers have the right to appeal
to union men to become nn-union while
members may, urge unorganized work
ers to switch to their side.
CHICAGO, ept. 11. Supported by
one of the must formidable legal but
teries the government has ever thrown
into one court action, Attorney General
Harry M. Daugherty set bis forces in
motion today toward tho goal of a per
manent injunction in the railroad strike.
Reinforced by a great mass of evi
lence on an alleged gigantie plot of
sabotage . and terrorism, the attorn?
general presented his petition to Fwii
eral Judge James H. Wilkersou, who
granted the temporary restraining ord r
September 1.
Arrayed against the government'
lawyers and denying their charges of
widespread conspiracy of vamJalj.mi t l
cripple the nation's transportation m i
chiuerv. was Donald R. Ru-hberg, st
tornev for the striking shop craf ,
agaiust whose leaders and memlx m t
government's action was 'directed.
As opposing legal firrces drew up f
what was admittedly one of t!i it.
far reaching anil important court
tions of its kind ever att.-in; ! t, I
shb's avoided much iliseu-nii
day's possibilities.
While preparations fur 1 ' '
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