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THE WESTERN SEHTINEL . .-..tuna to The ffentt- . Subscription Price $1.50 per Year gdays and Friday WINSTON-SALEM, N. G. FRIDAY, JULY 16. 1920 Sixty-Sixth Year ue y PARTY NOMINATES CHRISTENSEN AND HA YS- GERMANS TO FURNISH . COAL L puns PTED THE F I r ,ona Par- il Last Moment Jalsomewhere PS"-. That HUM Put Over v TTTi c nrmar.y allies that her F , ... .allied de- Icoal monmijr conditions and other cv.. olno StlPU- he mKt receive raw ,n acceptance was. em l0te which was laid be ed premiers this noon jyd George. The es lons named are: allowing Germany the lce between the price he pit mouth in - price or coai i "? generous ar- Ith regard to shipping- giving Germany assurance against u. nviHon if sue snuu u be a little behind in L added in his letter: re not conuui""i -- islons or our I heaa oi - -nlzation who presente-l yarding the German situation to the al'.ied in Spa during the ia Hnu ana ea to - L to arrive during the Lister Simons sent, word Lloyd George about an today tnai wernmuj e to the allied demand ,inn note would be Immediately. The f or t said by this means he Irevent the allies from I A .ildmattim itiy the allied minister they reached the Villa ; il o'clock that Ger- vieMcii hut did not e conditions laid down hours before time for Inferences. I ih Herman communi ty thp allied nrime mtn- fcpd it for two hours and md then took a recess m. nrement was made as attitude with regard to i-nnditinns. hut it Was that the chief question ir Cprmanv Hhmilri r- ffprenrp in rash hntwifpn koa! at the pit mouth in present prices. The al tared. were unwlllinir to V to what would amount si's per ton in the price u in tjermany ana mat LLS TWO ASSES TO COLORS P. Chile. July 14. Chile k the colors th mlliturv fre 1915 to 1919 inclua- inur northern provinces ' it is undertsood this Ken in view of inter- iuation arising In Con ine Hoiman Insurrec- n received hnr lnii il involves about 10,000 Mf'ICP TU I. I-. . w. MKD FOR CHERRIES Julv 1 Ft n m r-ru'o, N. C. located In funty it is believed, holds lor thp fhofm r she has Just brought to gallons of cherries which tt m.er.ed Penally , -- - ..uiugrapna were stnbuted to show the Fuit opportunities of this ? who is known as I the SB fit hr- um wnicn are folP. r " exPeots to nonh severaI carload northern markt aw. r.. avvu biu UAMAGE fcv U-7:TW0 Perons were . wounded and Z Tng to 20,000,000 Rl..1UnX.t!' disorder. I an. hiiuts were at I f. according to the Er n ORE OX RAMPAnr n. Jill., .r -Once mnr "''Per is wreak- Ilelda, Dan. -. '"" w ae 1 1, :'tx". that check LLPatchea ta BetUe L" t their Horn k nei f and nk T w in. uurjr, at oeeeaaed. CITY MAKES GOOD SHOWING BEFORE THE COMMISSION Convincing: Arguments Pre sented For the Retention Of Trains 21 and 22 STRONG BRIEF IS FILED The local Delegation Of Twenty Three Ctttaeng Retnrni Front Ral eiKh, KnUrely Hopeful f a Favorable Decision At An Early Date Members of the Winston -Salem delegation, who attended the hearing at Raleigh yesterday before the State Corporation Commission in the matter of trains 21 and 2J, from Goldsboro to Ashevllle,' arrive 1 home last night on the 8:35 train. Citizens who were queried by a Sentinel man regarding the matter expressed themselves as well pleased with this city's showing before the commission and as- entirely hopeful that the trains will continue to run by Winston-Salem. They said that the arguments were clear and logi cal .nd evidently made an impres sion. ' ' The local delegation numbered 23, including representatives (jf the Board of Trade and other cummer cial and civic organizations. " There were also representatives, from Mocksville, Mount Airy, Walnut Cove, Kernersville and other points in this section. The. hearing .was held at 11 o' clock yesterday morning, the room in which it was held being crowded with those Interested in the matter. The arguments continued fur over two . hours, all three members of the commission being present and listening patiently to the ticts as presented ty ootn sides. The petitioners naturally pre sented their case first, their main contention being that Nos. 21 and ZZ belonged to the main line and should be restored to their original routing. Their case was presented by the following speakers: Mr. J. J, Farias and Dr. A. I Stanton, High Point; Dr. M. L. Kesler, Thomas- ville; Mr. George Hacknes, Lex ington; Mr. H. M. Cook. Spencer: Mayor W. B. Strachan, Salisbury; Rev. Ik Q. Keller, China Grove; Mr. A. B. Brown, Kannanolls: Ml, U. a. Brown, Concord; Mr. J. M. Uagette, Albemarle; Mr. Z. V. Turlington, Mooresville; .Mr. Walter Murphy, The contentions of Winstoit-Salem were presented forcefully and effec tively by Mr. R. O. Stockton,' presi dent of the Board of Trade; Judge Q. H. Hastings; Judge O. T. Steph enson and Mr. James A. Gray. Mr. Stockton made the opening general statement, being followed by Judge Hastings and Judge Stephenson on specific points In the discussion, Mr. Gray summing -up and making the concluding argument. The case for nearby communities was presented orally. The fact was emphasised that Nos. 21 and 22 are Winston-Salem's only thru tfatn and by Mr. J. F. Manes, of Mocksville, and Mr. Van de Boom, of Walnut Cove, and In letters ana telegrams from other points, that interference with their present routing would deprive Winston- Salem and surrounding territory of service to which they are clearly en titled. '. . Letters were presented in which it was shown that Vice President Chap man, of the Southern, did not con sider the change of trains 21 and 22 as a war measure but as a proper division of service. Mr. R. E Simpson, general super intendent, made a brief statement at the hearing to the effect that the Southern is entirely satisfied vlthi the present arrangement and would dis like to make a change Documents of various kinds were filed at the conclusion of the oral ar guments. No statement ww made as to when adeclslon might be ex pected, tho it will probably be with in two or three weeks. Brief Filed With Commission. The following brief, setting forth Winston-Salem's ' contention, was filed with the commission at the conclusion of the oral argument: "High Point, Thomasville, Lexing ton and Salisbury. N. C. have the following southbound main line iratus: inos. 3t, 11; 43, 4ft, IV, tl, 137 and 37, and the following north bound main line trains: Noa. 44, 136. 16, 46, 12, 32, 38 and 30 mak ing a total of eight trains south and eight trains northbound. . "In addition to these trains Salis bury, N. C, has trains .15, 11 and 35, Salisbury to Ashevllle and trains 36, 12 and 16 Ashevllle to Salis bury, giving that city a total of 11 trains south and west and 11 trains east and north. With this number of trains High Point, Thomasville, Lexington and Salisbury have ade quate connections and accommoda tions south, north, east and west. MISS HELEN TAFT WAS MARRIED TODAY Montreal, July 16. Miae Helen Taft, daughter of former President William Howard Taft. was married today at Murray day, to Frederick Johnson Manning, instructor in his tory at Yale University. Mias Taft is president of Bryn Mawr College. Mr. Manning was graduated from Tale in 116 and served as a first lieutenant in the field artillery. U. 8. A. . ' . . Hsrrtlng Still Working on Speech Marion; O.. July ' 16. Another qnlet day was in prospect whan Senator Harding resumed work on his speech of acceptance today. No visitors were expected and he plan ned to devote most of his time to it In the hope of having it ready to torn over to the news services Sun day for distribution to the . news papers of the country. cinsEiiis CHOSEN TO HBO THE NEW PARTY All Factions Get Together and At 4 a. m. Today Named the Salt Lake City Man HAYS FOR SECOND PLACE New Organisation To Be Known As The "Farmer-Labor Party." Altho Strong Objection Was Made To This Namo By Many; Christ cnaen Has Been Republican, Bull Moose and Democrat Chicago, July 1 5. It was : ap parent today that the nomination of C W. Chrlstensen served to weld the different factions of the new third party closer together. J. A. Hopkins, national chairman of the forty-eighters, addressed the Farmer-Labor meeting after reports be came prevalent that a bolt had been determined upon by him and his friends and"' denied that such an agreement had been reached. He avoided saying, however, that none was in contemplation and, in state ments issued for publication, criti cised the dominant labor group for its handling of the amalgamation and declared a great opportunity had been missed. . v vt Removal of Senator LaFollette as an anchor for the less radical of the forty-eighters left them tree to be shoved aside by the votes of the laborltes and the - latter's control was never again seriously . ques tioned. They once tried to raise their voice in the proceedings and discourage adoption - of the name "Farmer-Labor" as a party desig nation. They contended without success that the "white collar slaves" and Eastern liberals, and small merchants and professional men would be driven away by what they described as a. "class name." The appeals went Unheeded and the title already approved by the labor and farmer groups went -thru with a whoop. With LaFollette removed as po tential candidate for the presiden tial nomination no well organized boom was left. As a result the dele gates were soon provided with an assortment from which to choose. The names mentioned. Included, be sides Chrlstensen: Dudley Field Ma son, New York;-. Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist nominee; Henry Ford, Detroit; Louis F. Post, assistant sec retary of labor; i) Jan Adams, of Hull House, and several others. , Af ter enefcailet th;iecehtlon Voted to eliminate all excepting Chrlsten sen and Malone, the ' two leaders, and nomination came on, the second ballot. When vfee presidential candidates were called for, the convention was swamped with a list of more than twenty, but name after name was withdrawn either by the candidates in person, or by friends until only three were left Max 8. Hays. Car rie Chapman Catt, suffragist leader, and Lester Barlow, leader Of the world war veterans. Hays received all except about a dozen votes and the nomination then was made unanimous, and at 4 o'clock the convention adjourned sine die. The new , party's presidential nominee is a native of the West. He was born at Weston, Idaho, 44 years ago. From early life on a farm Chrlstensen, the eldest of five chil dren, plugged awayxattan educa tion until he graduated in law at Cornell University. He since has spent most of his time in Salt Lake City., . - v - ? - Prior to 1912 Chrlstensen was ranked as a "Dolllvar" Republican, but allied himself with the Bull Moose in that year. The death of that party set him adrift, and he said, "'he sidled into the stall and voted for .Wilson in 11 6." The Platform Adopted. Chicago, July 15. The platform as adopted by. the Labor-Farmer group contains nine planks, sum marised as follows: v 1 Americanization, . demands the right of free speech, amnesty for political prisoners, repeal tf espion age, sedition and criminal syndicalist laws, referendum and recall for fed eral judges and equal suffrage for all. 2 Demands withdrawal of the United States from participation un der the Versailles treaty in the re duction of conquered peoples to economic or political subjugation, recognition of the republicof Ire land, and the new Russian govern ment; abolition of secret treaties and withdrawal of the United States from the dictatorship we exercise over the Philippines, " Cuba, Porto Rico, Guam and Hawaii. This sec tion also pledges support to "league of free peoples." 3 Demands democratic control of Industries, laying down the "right of labor for an Increasing share in the responsibilities and management of industry." 4 Calls for public ownership of all public utilities and natural re sources and Immediate repeal of the Esch-Cummlns railroad law. ROCKY MOUNT MADE AGAIN OF 4,691 Washington, July 15. Rocky Mount, N. C, 12,742, increase 4,691, or 63.3 per cent. Hawaii 255,312, increase 64.003, or 33.4 per cent Honolulu. 33,327, increase 31,144, or 53.7 per cent - Hllo, 10,431., Increase .1,686, or 54.4 per cent Trinidad, Colo., 16,306, Increase 702, or 6.1 per cent Koenlnated for Nlcaracaa Presidency Managua, Nicaragua, July 14. Jose Est ban Gonzales, of Diraroba, was nominated for the presidency of Nicaragua by the coalition party to day. ' Senor Gonzales, is a prominent cof fee planter and exporter. CHICAGO STREET CARS ARE TIED-UP Strike of Electrical Workers Pats Many Cars Out Service; Elevated Lines Running t ; Chicago, July 1 6. Street car service in Chicago was almost en tirely suspended today when elec trical workers In several repair shops were called out on strike following a dispute over unionization of some of the shops and failed to agree on wage increases demanded by some classes of the employes. - About 3,000 men are affected by the strike, according to union lead ers. WUliston . Fish, general man ager of the street car lines, said an attempt would be made to continue operation of the cars on all lines, but admitted It would be difficult for the company to handle rush hour traffic - , The elevated lines are not affected. Autos Claim Victims Chicago, July 16.- A fourteen-year-old girl was killed and proba bly fifteen persons injured in today's automobile, accidents, resulting from congestion caused by an unexpected strike of 190 street car electricians, which seriously crippled the trans portation line of the city. The girl was killed when a motor truck carrying 40 persons to work. crashed into a telephone pole. The company was able to maintain service thru non-union employes. SUSETTE, CHIMPANZEE ACTRESS, IS A MOTHER New York, July 15.-Sueette, for merly star chimpanzee aotress, now an inmate in the Bronx soo, today is the mother of another species, the first ever born in the United States, and the second ever born in captivity. It was reported this morning both mother and child were resting easily. , Susette has spent several years on the stage, where she was noted for such exhibitions as eating with a knife ' and fork, drinking from a bottle and numerous other feats showing rare hlstrlonlo talent Strong Effort Being Made To Get Ohio Man to Take Job; Women To Visit Cox Columbus, O., July IS. Pressure is being used by political friends of Governor Cox on E. H. Moore, the governor's pre-convention campaign manager, to have him accept the chairmanship of the Democratic na tional committee and assume active management of the national cam paign. Former Representative George H. White, of Marietta, O., returning from the San Francisco convention, Where he worked with Mr. Moore in the governor's behalf, breakfasted with Gov, Cox -this morning and urged him to use his influence in an attempt to dissuade Mr. Moore from adhering to his- desire to step aside for some other person. Governor Cox still refrained today from commenting upon the third party. He smiled when Informed that an Ohio man had been nomin ated for vice president. Officers of the national woman's party began to arrive today for the conference at 2 'O'clock tomorrow with Governor Cox In an effort to have him use his influence for the ratification of tho suffrage amend ment by Tennessee. Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the woman's party, will head the Relegation. The governor stated today he did not know yet what his answer to the woman's party representatives will be. - ,: . r NICRAGARUA PAYS ' OFF HER WAR DEBT Washington, July 16. Advices re ceived here today from Managua said that as a result of the diplomat ic aid extended by the American government Nicaragua had paid since July 1, the last of Its wartime and current obligations, leaving no indebtedness except that which is bonded. i i Phillies Get Two Outfielders Philadelphia, July 16. Two out fielders were today signed by the Philadelphia American league base ball team. They are Frank Walker, formerly with Detroit who was bought from the Rocky Mount club of the Virginia league, and John Lester from the Worcester club of the Eastern league. Rube Harrison pitcher was re leased to the Rocky Mount Club. ' Banks Opposed to Square Coins Sydney. Australia. July .15. Banks here oppose the government's proposal to issue square coins. . The government wants to mint pennies of odd shape and the basks claim they'll be hard to handle. CHARLOTTE GETS INCREASE OF 20 IN REVISED CENSUS Waehingtoa, My 15. Revised Agarea announced today by the Cessna bnreaa show Charlotte, N. C to have a population of 4 SU, as Increase of M over tb prevtowely anaowaced Sgares. MURDER CHARGED 3 Lonnie ,Grubbs, Dewey ) Fair- cloth and Horace Lewis Ac cused Turning in False Fire Alarm , When : the case ! against Lonnie Grubba, Dewey Falrcloth and Hor ace Lewis, charging them with turn ing in false fire alarm, was called in the municipal court this morning Solicitor Watson announced that he had decided to ask tor a warrant for,, murder against the trio. The murder charge comes as & result of the death of Fireman D. L, Reavia, which occurred yesterday morning following an accident to the (Vuok on Tuesday night at 11:45 o'clock. The accident occurred when truck No. 1 -responding to the false alarm alleged ' to have been turned in by the three boys. J, D. George and W. J, ' Eaton, ' two other members of the same company, were injured when the truck skidded as the driver was trying to dodge an automobile on Liberty street A preliminary hearing ' on the murder charge will be held Friday morning at .o'clock. ' The' case charging the turning in of the false alarm was not heard this morning. Bond for the three boys was set at $1,000 each and they will probably be released before the day Is over. Falrcloth and Lewis were arrested last night at ten o'clock, and soon after that Grubbs gave himself up at the police station. Grubbs, it ss said told an officer that he and Falrcloth and Lewis' got in an auto mobile and went to box 14, on Brookstown avenue, and turned, in the alarm just for fun. He said Lewis gave him the plyers out of the car to break the glass with, after which) he turned in the alarm. The other two boys, it Is said, corrob orate Grubbs in his statement about who turned in the alarm. The ordinance concerning the turning in of a false alarm reads as follows: "It shall be unlawful for any per son to wilfully or wantonly give a false alarm of fire or break ' or cause to be broken the glass key protector, or pull down or cause to be pulled down the slide arm or any lever of any station or signal box or tamper with. Injure or de face any fire alarm box or any fire aiarm wires in the city of Winston Salem." :- . . The practice of turning In falsi alarms has been suite general in the city for years, according to the recoras or tne or department and efforts have been made to catch the violators of this ordinance, altho few have been apprehended.' . LYNCHING PROBE IN PERSON COUNTY STOPS Solicitor Gattls Denounces Lynchers Of Negro As Murderers; Quiet ;, - Reigns In Roxboro Roxboro, July 15. Only a broken padlock, a burnt and twisted bolt bar and a trace chain was left to tell the story of the lynching of Ed. Roach here one week ago. Coroner a. b. Clayton a jury returned a ver dict that the negro came to hia.deatb at the hands of persons unknown. Sheriff Thompson briefly" narrated the events leading up to the hanging and tnen solicitor B. M. uattls read a telegram from Governor Blckett offering a reward of four hundred dollars for the apprehension of each and every one of the mob that broke into the jail behind the court house last Wednesday morning, took the negro out and hung him to a tree with a trace chain. Solicitor Oattls talked straight from tne shoulder as man to man and condemned unreservedly the foul deed which, he said, had be smirched the fair nam of Person county. Frankly he confessed that no evidence had been secured giv ing even a clue to the perpetrators of the outrage. He advised Coroner Clayton to dismiss the Jury, stating that witnesses could be brought be fore the grand Jary or a justice of the peace at any time. He could see no reason for subjecting the county to unnecessary expense. "Two wrongs never make a right," he continued, "and the simple facts are that today somewhere in Person county are men who are murderers. They have violated a higher law than did the victim of their anger because they took over the powers of the state, which ought never to be violated." Speaking to the negroes present at the hearing, he declared that he had ever been mindful of his oath of office In the performance of his of ficial duties and in prosecuting mem bers .of their race had striven to see Justice administered. , He expressed the hope that some thing could be done. Then reading the telegram of the governor calling on the-citizens to co-operate with him in bringing the guilty parties to trial, he directed the coroner to dis miss the jury. . Th crowd that had assembled at the Jangling of the court house bell filed slowly out ".The negroes con stituted the majority but .they came merely out of curiosity. ' No feeling of animosity was in evidence. - OFFER REWARD FOR MAN CLAIMING TO BE CZAR London, July II. The soviet government is offering a reward of 2,000,000 rubles for th head of a man claiming to be Czar Nicholas of Russia, according to informa tion received by the Jewish oorre sopndenos bureau today. The advices say the claimant, who Is In Siberia, ha raised a consider able following. - la accounting for his escape at the hands of the Bol shevik! he asserts it was a aevant Impersonating the esar who was killed at Yekaterinburg where the czar and hia family are understood to have been executed. AGAINST BOYS LABOR PROPOSALS A D DEMOCRATS Leaders of American Federa tion Issue Statement Endors ing the Platform Washington, July 15. In a public statement issued bearing the signa tures of Samuel Gompers, president and the three vice presidents of the American Federation, organized la bor virtually aligns itself with th Democratic party and by a series of comments on planks In th Dem ocratic platform calls upon Its mem bers to support those candidates committed to a platform embodying the principles "of Justice and free dom." The statement signed by the offi cers Of the Federation contains the demand made by labor upon both of the great parties, the action of the Democratic party on each plank urged by the labor leaders and th comment of the officials upon the plank adopted. A similar analysis of th Republican platform, made shortly after the Chicago convention, denounced the Republican party as reactionary and Inimical to th in terests of labor. Democrats Are Commended "In summarizing It Is but fair to say that the Democratio platform marks a measure of progress not found In the platform of the Repub lican party," reads the concluding part ef the statement "In relation to labor's proposals the planks writ ten Into the Democratio platform more nearly approximate the desired declaration of human rights than do the planks found In the Republi can platform." Th statement continues: ; "The "delegation of the American Federation of Labor which appeared before the platform committee of the Republican party convention In Chicago, presented to the conven tion of the American Federation of Labor In Montreal, the labor pro posals which It submitted and an alyzed and compared these with th declarations contained in the Repub lican party platform. Th conven tion by a unanimous vote adopted and approved that report. The con vention authorised and directed .a committee to appear before the Demooratlo National platform com mittee at San Francisco and to pre sent the Identical proposals to that committee with the Instruction that a comparison and analysis should be made with the proposals and the declarations of the Democratio party. These we submit In the foregoing. No Dictation By Leaders ''.The men and women of labor of the Utiited States and her liberty loving people must Judge between the declarations of these parties. The impending campaign and election tor President and Vioe-Preaident, United States Senators and members of th House: of Representatives Is upon us and the citizenship of our coun try must determine Its . own course in electing these candidates for these offices who are most friendly dis posed toward labor, justice, freedom or more hostile to these people. "Labor of America i not partisan to any political party; It Is partisan to principles, the principles of jus tice and freedom. It undertakes neither to dictate nor oontrol th choice of the workers or the citi zenship generally for which party or candidates they should vote for, but it would be a palpable dereliction of duty did we fail to place the tacts before the voters of our country up on the records of both parties and their respective candidate for pub lic office." TWO HOMICIDE CASES TRIED IN STANLY COURT Albemarle, July 16. The July term of Stanly superior court for the trial of criminal cases adjourned yesterday and Judge Adams left for his home in Carthage. The term was not only a short one, but there were a few cases . of importance. Two homicide cases were tried, both against the same man. Will Dennis, a Badln negro, charged with murder In th seoond degree in one case for having killed another negro early In June by the name of Sam John son. The other case wss a charge of manf laughter, In connection with the killing of one Robert May at Badln on the same day he killed Johnson. Dennis pleaded guilty in both cases and was given 1 6 years In the state prison. Will Smith pleaded guilty upon a charge of unlawful house breaking and was given four months. An other lot of cases were against Hen ry McLendon. Dan Morgan and Frank Tryon charged with stealing an automobile, the property of the Central meat market of this place. They all pleaded guilty. Two of them were released upon suspended judgments under bond to appear for two years ana snow gooa oe havlor. This action was taken on account of extreme youth and men tal incapacity. The other member of the trio was given two years on the roads. . Clarence Smith pleaded guilty of felonious house breaking and was riven two year on th roads wltn felons stripes. A number of minor eases were also disposed of during the short term. PROSPECTS GOOD FOR ' A BIG CROP OF RICE New Orleans, July 15. The con dition of the Louisiana rice crop July 1 was (2 per cent of normal, fore casting a total of 25,111,000 bushels, compered with 37.6 per cent average percentage for three year, and 17, 204,400 average yield for the past five years, according to the report today of Lionel L. James, agricul tural statistician at New Orleans for the United States department of agriculture. The area planted to rice was es timated at 700,000 acres, compared with 740,000 last year and 416,000 the five year average. Bomb For Cuban Newspapers) . Havana. July 14. A dynamite bomb, placed against tne outer wau of the building occupied by the news paper El Diaro De La Marina on the Prado, was discovered tonight by a soldier passing along the street The fuse bore evidence of having been Ignited. 1PI. GOIIZiLES SAID MuffirMltUTn RF HFin n Dissatisfied With Third Party une Bunch Bolts, May Put Out Another Ticket Chicago, July 15. Members of th committee of . 48, bolting ' the "Farmer-Labor party, voted thia morning to stay In session all day to complete their work, No program or forecast of this work was an nounced. At the time of this decision the conference had not assured lUelf of its status. 4, A. Hopkins, chairman of th committee of 42, presiding, told the delegates he could not an swer what the technical position of the committee was. ' Apparently proceeding on the ex pectation that the committee .pres erved Its entity, Chairman Hopkins proposed that It might either oper ate In a similar manner to the non partisan league, ; endorsing candi dates, or It might select a name and where th members of th committee chose they could run their tickets under this name. Some Still Want LaFollette A part of th committee of 41 na tlonal convention, called to name a new party candidate, reconvened to day to consider whether to organise sUll another party. J, A. Hopkins, national chairman 'of the cbmmltte of 43, suggested that course. Some of the delegates appeared to favor it and there were demands to know whether Senstor LaFollette would stand as a presidential can itirima if nominated. Arthur J. Meyers, of New Tork, opposed the step a "unsportsmanlike." lr ' i In th debate following Richard Potts, of Texas, announced that h "got everything he wanted" at the farmer-labor convention and led a bolt from the hall. win vnu aunnort us If we nomi nate LaFollette and W. J. Bryan here?" Pott was asked. "No t won't," Potts retorted on his way out. "Chrlstensen is better." Gilbert K. Ro. of New york, former law partner of Senator La Follett, who represented the latter In the new party activities, we asked to speak. He said; "Senator La Follette was asked to become a can didate upon a platform which con tained some things of which he did not approve. As an honest careful man, he oould not aacent and I think even the labor man will respeot his utmnA " ' P. C. Chrlstensen, th fusion nomi ne for president cam back to th forty-eighters and Interruptea oe. "I was drafted for the Farmer Labor party," he said. "You and I wanted Senator LaFollette, Under stand, If by any means you can now get him, I am not in your way." Howard R. Williams, vice chair man, suggested that a committee of fifteen be appointed to draw a plan of proceedure for the forty-eighters. One or two delegates showed their ympathy with th former labor par ty by resigning as ths commute was created and went out to work. R. M. Leavltt, chairman of th Illinois delegation, declaring mat tne United States "Is no longer a repub lic and we subjects of an autocratic government," moved that a new par ty be created with a slngl word plank "Independence." VILIAYA RIVER Poles Are Fighting Fiercely But Appear Unable To Check The Invaders London, July 16. Russian Bol shevik forces have forced their way across the Vlllava river. In th Pro vlnoe of Vtlna. on the north and have driven the Poles out of the city of Kamenets-Podolsk, on th southern end of th Polish front according to an official statement Is sued in Moscow yesterday and re ceived here by wireless. West of Molodentcho, soviet forces ars approaching the positions held by the German armies during the Polish campaign ot 116, the state ment says. , Fierce resistance on part of the Poles on tne entire front between the Dubna and Dnelster rivers ia reported in the statement INCREASES TAX FROM STOCK FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES Raleigh, July 16. Governor Hobby, of Texas, has just signed two Insurance bills adopted by the legis lature without opposition. One bill increases the maximum tax to be collected from stock fire Insurance companies support of the insurance commission from 1130,000 to 1213, 500. The other bill makes an ap propriation of 31(0,310 for mainte nance of the state Insurance depart ment for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 1Z0. In respons. to numerous com plaints coming to the insurance de partment. Commissioner Toung has Issued to all insurance agents of the state, the following- ruling as to funds and notes taken "for prem turn: ' "No insurance agent shaU discount any note or use personally any funds received by him as premiums on an insurance policy until the policy has been approved and accepted by the company and delivered to the ap plicant This will not preclude the turning over to the company of any ote taken or the remitting of any funds collected in advance. Under th law agents must be held to a strict account for all premiums col looted or-notes given where the pol Icy la not accepted by the company or cannot be delivered to the as sured." RUSSIANS CROSS THE HEW REVOLT Late Carranza's Choice For the Presidency Ordered Arrest . ed By Huerta Government - ATTACK ON MONTEREY War Office rharares That Gonzales is iteaponalhle For This istteat Outbreak) If Arrested Gonsalea . , Is To IVi Tried On Charge Of Rebellion , Mexico Cltv. Julv IK. Monterev. capital of th state of Neuvo Leon. was attacked by General Ireno VIU. area today. accordlns to reports re ceived by th war department General Pablo Gonzales, former candidate for th Mexican presi dency, I said to have been respons- ' ible for the attack en the eitv. Oen. rals Trvino Gomes and Porflrio uonialea, governor of Nuvo Leon. are taking necessary stepa against l'ablo Gonsalea, according to a war office statement" v-.'. v.r The report of th fixhtlne- at Mon. terry from General Gomes was given out at th war office late today by th government nreaa bureau. Bn. ' lief was expressed that General VIN , tareai had not attacked th city with any serious intention ot captur ing It, but had sought to loin forces with Pablo Gonzales, p, Ella Cal ls, secretary of war. said that Feb. 10 Gonzales had ben rannnsihla for recent uprisings in the northern states, h saia Qnral Vlllareal , had ISO men and wa blng pur sued by cavalry led by General u reth in the dlreotlon of Topicho,' Neuvo Leon, , General Calles announced he had ordered th arrest of Pablo Oon- ale and had directed that lie b brought to Mexico City for trut nn a, charge Of rebellion. General Car-, ios Garcia, a member of th chum bar nf damitlM mnA n.n... I o.u... ays The Universal. . iteoei uelomtM on Aniomo, xeX;,' July 16. Tne) garrison at Nsuvo Laredo defeated th rebels who attacked the town arly today, according to inform. "" . iw xnvr ore no ' . datalls of th fighting. FIRE LOSS FOR STATE IN JUNE WAS $350,000 Raleigh, July 16. The principal fire loss of North Carolina for Jun, according to reports by insurance oompanle to the North Carolina de partment of Insurance, wa 1350,- ' 009; distributed a follows: Hickory, motor plant, 300,000; Wilmington, hospital, . 131,000: Chapel Hill, grocery store and cafe, 125,000, -.- . In the United States and Canada, according to an official digest, the fire waste for June was 131,743,100, a 21-par eent increase over June, ' 1913. Applying the 11 per cent rule.' whloh covers unreported fire loss, th total June loss would be 338.- , 113,160. . For the first six months of 1310. the great Increase In fire wast In the United States and Canada la causing much concern to fire under writers. They deolare that higher valuation of property cannot account for all of this Increase, and attribute much of it to the reappearance of -the moral hazard In certain lines. The Paolflo roast and New Yorlc City, especially contributing, New York alone being II percent over the first half year of till. This total six month Are loss for 111 wa 1161,134 100, and exceeds the loss up to July 1, 1311, by over 133,000,000. v ; . NEGRO BOUND OVER TO COURT CHARGE BURGLARY : Emmett Gunning, colored, charg ed with burglary, a capital crime, ' was given a preliminary hearing in the municipal court this morning and was held for superior court with out ball. The defense offered no testimony. ' ; . ,.: i Lola Roddy, colored, was the pros ecuting witness..; The warrant1 ei- -leged that the defendant entered th woman's house during. the night ot June 26, with a felonious Intent The woman testified that Gunnings enter, ed tbe house thru a window, after first removing the screen. She said ' he threatened to kilt her and a man. Spencer Gladden,, with a big knife. She said he cursed and asked Glad ' den what business be had tlusre. The woman next stated that she became frightened and ran to John Gunter'a house nearby, with Gunnings follow, ing her. It was in Gunter'a house that Gunnings was shot In the leg after he had asked U th woman -was' there. . Gladden testified that he boarded at the wpman's house and was sitting talking to her while ahe was lying on the bed sick, when Gunning en. tered thru the window. He said that when Gunnings threatened him he ran. He said he sent to Gunning's home the next day and found hie shoe, coat, watch and hat but hie money, 122.30, was gone. Gunnings was also indicted tor aa assault on John Gunter on the day following the alleged burglary. Gunter was charged with shooting Gunnings In the leg and was trid yesterday and fined : III and thw coats. He charged that Gunnings at tacked htm with a knife and a water pitcher. Gunnings was sentenced to the county roads for six months. An appeal was taken in this ease.
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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