E WESTER! I in st""1' ... .xplra- Subscription Price $1.50 per Year i-""r.r l.b.l .nd .w SENTINEL W Fridays llTuesdays iissSis ARISING: uni niilfl E5 HULUIhb F I I WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. TUESDAY. MARCH 23. 1922 Sixtjj-Sccenth ? Year I . isvpp Line Is Lrded And More Being iMcrui. IeBS ARE ALARMED I Rain In Tho ISortnern taller ror IndliiK Immense Vol- l Wsler Don" lvPr: Lr If I1"" "oll lib. Trnn.. March 27. , ,ue Mississippi at 1 jja feet, and .r4 feet at Ittis predicted tHla' bv leather lonwior ... . Ijt,n lias '" ,,vor a Lur area nortn " .1- Lj.i-tf nnH rains in ihe antral Missis lanii Missouri river valleys dtodav will cause the Mis "... higher than Dre- 1 hQ.i iiifiirnted. the Lies weather liurrau here erlv imlny. Definite flg L extent of this additional Ihe new erest c or lily mil be issueu laie 10 Srou. luriil forecaster, an- Kivit men f'smiiaic irri. ,n here irnlay said the .in.. , t? , In is rislns laiiiiny i 01. pre Ihe stage at 8 o'clock inft - 'eel- founi tho river is risinR more lie gauge at Helena. Ark.,. 9.1. a rise m 1.1 1001 111 n south "f Cairo arp holding 1 "sand hulls" and seepage reported from a number of both sides ut tne river. ..f men 'A I P stationed at alone the levee line where be moved to points where threatened ai a moments Vorv fnnt of the levees fro to Virksburg is being iv mnimterl mpn DiaCed at Lri-alo un.t thj.4 tlHITlber ifl led to as rapidly as guards Tutted. 1 itlnuuus rain in the last ia runsed some anxietv tpineers as it is feared it the embankments at some Sere the levees have not tiled. 1 MORE THAN 1,000 MASONS TO MEET HERE MAY 9, 10, 11 OUR BODIES YORK RITE MASONRY STATE MEETINGS Will Be .Guest of Winston Chapter No. 24, First Time Since 1909 TO HOLD A BIG PARADE fen HI RISH mm hys They Will Not Ac haty; Gels $6,500 For His Campaign He he fork. March 27, Austin of the thr.'p delegates of epulilic sent in the United Eammon Dp Valera, de- mass meeting last night treaty establishing, the state were furred on the e under duress. The young reland niittht lie prompted 1011 against the West frees, which he tprmed the the iirovisiimal govern- be a terrible thing for the e up arms against the added. 'Inn every voung Mmiidered a gun in Ire for complete indenend- iney wui fight the 'West forces and the Kri'tish if bark." idiencc nlcdccd JS.500 tn- fampiign nf the Irish Re to defeat the treaty. Stack. 'ant deiiiitv chief of staff plan republican army, dc- Insh republican soldiers 'ept no const it iition unless lated kings ami other what nam to anything: else but republic." (It i ROBBER HAS DE CONFESSION pam Officers Hold Two knJ Ti Keeover $20,000 of Stolen Jewelry Md pmm, Ala. frt. o, one of n t, ' . u Rn; 7, ' , " -l"m lne Po- iu ""-"'son, wanted bv ,C L 1an robbery. tnat. .J' "mln8ham police jt..?i a'fival of New wi" a,t'm" relry r hh Perretrator. Car ,Ty.ln that city i th '"ekerson s com ZttT"1 , J-Thorn- I fr' of h;" Hienttty and Mow L , 'rest. 111H "hen iif" " s nrr nM'of Jewelry. h.'" ""nection with. ill, ,n""ery. bu. r'r,, nf . were en route t.A Irish fr. of lord, today. geesloi Will Be Held In the Ixxlffc Rooms of Local Chapters; Com mittees - Are Named To Ixwk After Details; Mucb State Interest In The Meetings Extensive preparations are being made for the entertainment of the state bodies of York Rite Masonry in thhs city on May 9, 10 and 11. The four bodies meeting at this time are the Anointed Order of High. Priesthood, Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters and Grand Commandery of Knights Templar. More than 1,000 men, representa tives of the four bodies mentioned, will be guests of Winston Chapter No. 24, the presiding officer being W. R. Leak, High Priest; Zabud Council No. 18, Royal and Select Masters, the presiding officer being J. W. Hylton, Illustrious Master; Piedmont Commandery, No. 6, Knights Templar, of which the prin cipal officers are Raymond G. Parker, Eminent Commander; Clar ence T. Lineback, Generalissimo, and Robert D. Shore, Captain Gen eral. - The sessions will be held in the spacious and beautiful lodge rooms used and occupied by the above men tioned local bodies. Winston-Salem Masons and those who are not mem bers of the order feel highly honored !n being' given, the opportunity to entertain over 1,000 of the best citi zens of the state of North Carolina. Local. Masons, who have attended these meetings from year to year, say that they never knew more than 200 to be present on any one occa sion of this kind. Assurance has already been given to the effect that the attendance this year will bs nearly live times more than has ever been known. The last time these bodies met in Winston-Salem was ln the year 1909, Just after the completion of the Ma sonic temple, and they have been wanting to come back ever since, it is stated. James. W. Payne, of Salisbury, is president of the Order of High Priesthood. John J. Phoenix, of Greensboro, Is Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. John H. Anderson, of Fay etleville, is most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters. Raymond C. punn, of Enfield, is commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar. , All of these high officers havs been putting forth every effort possible to make the coming meet the greatest ln the his tory of Masonry in the state and their efforts already appear to be crowned with success. Oh a recent visit to Winston-Salem Grand High Preist John J. Phoenix and Grand Commander R. C. "Dunn met the executive committee and the chairmen of a!l.the other commit tees and carefully went over all plana for the meeting. Grand Commander Dunn has vlHited all comnianderies in North Carolina during the past few months and he has furnished an itemized estimate of how many Sir Knights are coming from each commandery, the total being well over l,uu. Reduced rates will be given on all railroads. A special train of Pullman cars is coming rrom tne eastern part of fhe state. Other Pullmans will be attached to regular trains arriving from all parts of the state. There will probably be other special trains of Pullmans. Large delegations from nearby cities will come in automobiles. One of the features of the meet ing will be a grand parade on Thurs day, May 11. at 12 o'clock sharp. The Grand Commandery with all subordinate commanderles, with more than 1,000 men, will Join . in this parade. Several bands will be In line and the line of march will be led by an escort of mounted police. This will bs one of the greatest fraternal order parades ever seen in North - Carolina. A reviewing stand will be erected along the Ime qf march. This stand will be occupied by many dis tinguished visitors from other states who will be here to attend the Con clave of the' Grand Commandery, as well as past grand commanders of North Carolina. Charles A. Jenkins, of this city, is Grand Royal Arch Captain of the Grand Chapter. James Miller, also of this city, is Grand Sentinel of the Grand Chapter. Winston - Salem also numbers among its Masonic citizens two 'past grand high priests, Messrs. James K. Norfleet and George 8. Norfleet. Rufus E. Johnson, of this city, is Grand Sword Bearer in the Grand Commandery of North Carolina, while Leon Cash is Grand Sentinel. P. T. Wilson is Past Grand Gen eralissimo of the Grand Command ery. Messrs. M. D. Bailey, J.K. Nor fleet, Sr., W. C. Brown and George 8. Norfleet are past grand command era of the Grand Commandery. Grand Commander R. C. Dunn, of Enfield, has sent out a ropy of the following letter to-all the Sir Knights in North Carolina; and the largest attendance bad at any meeting In the state Is expected to result: "Dear F rater Every Knight Tem plar In North Carolina Is earnestly (Caatlasss Pass T) Crazy Woman Was Up a Tree 19 Honrs Bnt Finally Rescued Washington, . March 37. Con struction of a substantial acaf-fold-platform under the tree. In which - she took . . refuge, yes terday afternoon, was necessary before the authorities of St. Rllxabeth hospital for the insane today wore abkj to rescue a worn, an patient from her perch on the topmost branch. The tree was so situated that it overlooked a deep ravine in the hospital grounds and for" 10 hours the woman kept the guards at bay by threats to throw herself on the rocks below If any attempt was made to bring her by force. : Mattresses and a life net were placed at the foot of the tree to prevent Injury If she fell and then carpenters built a scaffold upon which a ladder was placed. The woman was brought down by a hospital attendant. A TRIPLE POLITICAL ALLIANCE OF Ml! TEXTILE STRIKE III NEW ENGLAND Number of ; Mills at Lawrence, Mass., Practically Closed As ; Result of Wage Cut MILL ELECTRICIANS OUT This Prevents Many of Those Who Wanted To Work Krom Dnlng So; . Thousands Are On The Streets : Of That City. But No Disord ers Marked First Hours Farmers Union, N. C. Federa tion of Labor and Brother hood Engineers Together MEETING AT GREENSBORO In a Statement Issued By Stone, Barrett And Bumgardnor, They State That Only Way To Find Relief For Unions is Thru The Political Route Greensboro, N. C, March 27. A political alliance between the North Carolina Farmers' Union, the North Carolina' Federation of Labor and the North Carolina division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Englnemen was formed at conference between leaders of each of the three organisations here today. Altho Urged by members of the three unions to steer clear of poli tics, J. F. Barrett, of the labor union, William R. Stone, president of the Farmers' Union, and J. F. Baum- gardner, head of the railroad organ ization, issued a statement declar ing that the only way to find relief for the unions was thru the political route. It was unanimously decided that the alliance will plunge into state, county and city politics with all the force at their command. . During the afternoon session of the conference a questionnaire to be submitted to all candidates in North Carolina this year was prepared by the leaders. CONGRESSMEN AT MUSCLE SHOALS Fourteen Senators and Eleven Representatives Make Up Party on Inspection Tour Blrmincham. Ala.. March 27. A congressional party, composed of 14 senators and 11 representatives, left here early today on the first leg of a tour of inspection, which will take them to every unit of tie govern ment's power and nitrate projects at Muscle tjnoais ana uorgna, aul. .Included in the party are ten nf th. Kn,ta fi HTT Icil It U TP committee, ten members of the House military committee and four senators and one representative who are traveling as ex-offlcio members. The afternoon will be spent at Gor gas, where is located the Warrior steam plant. The party will spend to morrow and Wednesday at Muscle 8hoals. t Party at tne riaut. Gorgas, Ala., March 27. The gov- jnnAn, - AWnn (Urtt&M WSXrlOT steam plant, built during the war as a ' unit of the government's nitrate project at Muscle Shoals, was today Inspected oy memoers oi ui n committees of Congress In whose hands have been placed ior stuay nrimt. nfrpr for leiae ami f " and purchase of the government s property. Actual ana ix-omuo mom-ucr vi these committees. Senate agricul tural and House military affairs reached Gorgas at noon, traveling 19 miles from Cordova on the gov ernment boat Bufort in the Warrior river service. Dispensing with formalities, mem bers of -the congressional party in dividually gave close study to ths nMn.v nlnnia her built at a noot of 15,000,000 on lands of the Ala bama Power company ana now serv ing as a unit of that company's gen eral system. Senator Norrls and other members of the Senate committee, after an investigation of the plant, said they had .no conception as to how the property of the company and Ala bama company could be divided. Th nrr.TI.rt.; ! All PXtflUlfttl Of the Alabama Power company's orig inal plant ana it was sua o oe a CONTIKCKJ OH JTABJU TWO) ... Lawrence Mass., March 27t Ths New England textile strike was ex tended today to this city, an old bat tleground for mill disputes, with cur tailment of production In several places, but no disorders. Several thousand operatives refused to go to work in protest against a 20 per cent wage cut. The .Pacifle mills were the most seriously affected of the Seven plants, which opened under reduced pay schedules. In the lower Paoiflo mills ths electricians and machinists were among those who stayed out and many who appeared at the plant as usual were unabls to work be cause of lack of power. They left Immediately. At the Pacific print mills a few went to work, but most of these left later in the day. The Pacific employs normally about 10, 000 operatives, At the other mills where cuts were effective today many workers ap peared at the regular hours, but soon began to leave. These plants are the 'Everett, Arcadia, Monomac, Pemberton, Katama and Methuen. These mills employ approximately 3,000 operatives. The Arlington mills carried out their Intention to close. The large plants of the American Woolen company did not announce wage cuts and were not affected. Almost from dawn the streets were thronged with idle mill work ers, who walked aimlessly About. Picketing was unorganized. All Quiet at Pawtucket. Pawtucket, R. I., March 27. The tenth week of the strike of textile workers of the Blackstone Valley opened quietly today. Altho an un usually large number of pickets were on duty there was no report f violence. Estimates placed the number,' of men who quit at about 6,600, witn as many more thrown out of work by the closing of the Arlington Mills. Pickets operated about the plants, but without apparent organization and In no instance that was reported did their solicitations lead to vi olence. A summary of the mills affected today with the number on strike ap proximately follows: Pacific Mills, 8.100; Everett Mills, 750; Arcadia, 650; Monomac, 300; Pemberton Mills, 200; Katama Mills, 226; Methuen, 200. FAMOUS WIDOW AND 3 CHILDREN NOW DESTITUTE ? A-.:-0..jfr-?tlBsv a r Mtw. ':,-vv WwaBaBBWto:''Y-'x'! Lady Krncet Shackleton. Lady Ernest Shackleton, widow of the noted British Antarctic ex plorer, and nor three fatherless children are destitute ln their home at Eastbourne, England. A hasty appraisal of the explorer's affairs show that he put all his cash and securities into the last polar expedi tion on which he died. GUNMEH BUSY IH NEW YORK LAST SUNDAY; 3 DEAD All of the Crimes Committed Are Shrouded In More Or Less Mystery WOMEN MIXED IN THEM All The Crimea Were -Committed Ob The Streets, One Man Bring shot While ln a Crowd, The Assassin Pressing Pistol Against Vic tim's Side And Shooting MRS RICHARD WA WITNESS FOR HER HUSBAND MONDAY Swears He Was At Home At Hour State Witness Testifies Crime Committed DREXEL ALSO A WITNESS LLOYD GEORGE IS BACK AT HIS POST Friends Claim Rest Has Put Him In Shape For Big Task i Just Ahead London. March 27. (By the As sociated Press.) Prime Minister Lloyd George was expected to ar rive in London this afternoon from Crlccleth. Wales, wnere ne nas Deen resting for the last two weeks. His ManJii i r V. n mram H A n ft ! Oil wnil- derfully from the brief vscatlon and is returning re-lnvigoratea. Mr. Lloyd George will not resume his usual activities immediately, i, nTB.iTar .tirl I, 1 iinripmtonri that after oni night in London he will go for a few aays to nis country piace. Chequers Court, where he will fur ther consider plans for the Genoa ..nhnnpa and nrenare his speech to the house of commons a week from today, when he will seek a vote of confidence. Mr. Lloyd George Is not expected to participate in the conference on Irish leaders in London should that meeting be definitely arranged, but he is likely to see Arthur Griffith, president of ths Dail Eireann, and Eammon J. Dugan, dail home min ister, if they arrive toaay, as ex WW: REVENUES LOWER Decreased From $88,498,356.03 In 1920 to $80,760,588.97 In 1921, According to Report Roanoke, Va.. March 27 Total operating revenue of the Norfolk and Western Railroad company de creased from 8s,48.J5s.0J in 120, to $80.70,lBl.7 in 1121. according to the company's annual statement made public this morning. Gross income declined frem 117 I3C.711.I4 in 12, to 1 .S7,342.S and net income from $12,4,788.7 to I1S.04J.181 11. Freight traffic showed a decline of 17.0 per cent under that of the previous year and passenger traffic dropped ll.s percent. . , ' --' During 1121 the company declared four 1 percent quarterly dividends on Its preferred and 4 1-4 per cent quarterly on. Us. common stock. Teacher of Bible Class Testified Ho Know Nothing Against ' Character Of Defendant' Altho He Knew He Ran Gambling House In Alaska During Gold Rash OPERATING New York, March 27. Mrs. May Rickard today took the stand ln de fense of her husband, Tex, charged with raping a 15-year old East Side girl and testified that the sport pro moter was at home from about 7 to 8 p. m., on November 12, the night the assault was alleged to havs been made in a West 47 th street apart ment. Prosecution witnesses pre viously testified that Rickard met ths girl, Sarah Schoenfeld, at 7:30. Other Witnesses for Defense Rex. Beach testified today that Tex Rickard was known ln Alaska being on the square. . The novelist was called as a char acter witness by lawyers defending the sport promoter. , Beach said - that he had known Rickard for 24 years and that Ihey had driven spikes together during the Klondike gold rush. Mr. Rickard ran a gambling house In Alaska during which time the novelist said he never heard of any thing crooked happening. Asked hypothetical!)-, if he thought gambling honorable. Beach said that at that time gambling was not against the law, and if the business was honorable depended upon whether it was run on the level. The next character witness was Charles 'Herron, who declared him self to be a miner and fisher and publisher of the Anchorage (Alaska) Daily Times. He stated that Rickard had a good reputation ln the north land. As to the ethics of- gambling the witness said he now abhorred It, but that when ths gold rush was on everyone did it and no one thought anything about It. The symposium on gambling was continued when Major A. J. Drexel Blddle, of Philadelphia, for 44 years leader ln the Bible class movement, testfled that he knew nothing against Rlckard'a character. After he had stated that bs had met the promoter In Toledo on the day of the Dempsey-Willard fight ho was asked what he thought of gambling. He replied: j "I consider that a man who ran a gambling house In the days of the gold rush may have been an hon orable man." Asked if he taught gambling in his Blhle class, he answered: "I have never njde gambling the thesis of any argument." The witness testified" that after the rhsrges had been brought against Rickard he had conversed with Mortimer Bchiff and others interest ed in welfare- movements for chil dren. SEVEN TERRA COTTA FIRMS ARE INDICTED Chicago, March 27. Seven terra cotta companies and their oflVer of Chicago, Denver, Kansas City and St. Louis were named in an indict ment returned before Federal Judge Carpn'r 1oday. The Indictment charged conspiracy and the main tenance of a monopoly in restraint f trade. New Tork, March 37. Three men were shot to death under mysterious circumstances in New Tork last night and early .today. One man, lured by a fashionably dressed young woman, was shot down by a pair of gunmen, who fired from the windows of a taxi cab. Another was slain as he walked thru a crowd of pedestrians at 110th street and Fifth avs. Ths third victim, shot ln a Brooklyn street, was loaded Into a taxicab and taken to a hospital, but was dead upon arriving. Hugh Steam, young chauffeur, walked into the 110th street crowd. A muffled report was heard and Steam fell to the sidewalk. He was taken to a hospital where he died a short time afterwards. He had been shot ln the side. His clothing was badly burned by powder, evidence that a gun had been placed against his body. An unidentified young man, well dressed, was seen conversing with a smartly attired girl in Madison street. They stood on the curbing. They quarreled, bystanders said, and parted. Then she returned and again talked with the youth. A taxi cab drew to the curbing, the door opened and two men fired. Ths woman fled. Two men, supporting betwssn thsm a lifeless form, hailed a taxi cab In Brooklyn, They took James Meeny, aged 18, to a hospital, but he was dead from bullet wound in the body. Ths men said Meeny had attended a social there. -. Sixteen msn and four girls, who wars pres ent at the entertainment, ware held for questioning. Another attempted murder was recorded early today when Jacob Gresnberg, aged 22, who was stand ing at Madison and Clinton streets, conversing with a friends, Phillip P. Klein, was shot thres times by one of a gang of young men. One of the gangsters, pointing a pistol at Greenherg, said: "Get away from the others, don't want to shoot anyone else." The man at once shot at him. ' At the hospital authorities said he probably would recover. Mother Killed Her Three Children Then Cut Her Own Throat Green wtoii, Conn., March It. Mrs. Henry Barker, whose body was found In her boms late last night, kilted her three small chil dren by cutting their throats be fore bringing about her own death by the same meana, the po lice stated today. Ths children were Marguerite, S) Johannah, , ind Henry, aged IK months. The first intimation any one) had of the affair was the discovery by a passerby of an insurance policy on the sidewalk In front of the Barker home, upon which was written a note: "1 am going to kill myself and the children." The policy was taken to polkw head quarters and officers who - were dispatched to the bouse found the bodies. v. BY ALLIES' TERMS Terms For Peace Between Greece And Turkish Nation alists Are Given Out , ASIA MINOR TO THE TURKS Treaty Of Serves To Be Revised; Armenians Be Under Protection Of League, But Their Territory To Bo Under Sovereign Of Turks Greece Gets GalUpoU DECISIONS Br U ,S. SUPREME COURT Several in Criminal Cases Are Handed Down, Among Them Being That Against Ponzi Washington, March 27. Charles Ponsl, whose financial exploits in Boston resulted in his plea of guilty ln November, 120, ln the federal court to one of two indictments and his sentence to Imprisonment for five years, must stsnd trial in tho Massachusetts courts on '22 indict ments charging him with many crimes under the statute laws, It was held today by the supreme court. In an opinion delivered by Chief Justice raft. Jim Denson, a young negro, con victed in the Wilkinson, Ga., su perior court of rape, committed Jan uary li. 120, will not bs granted a new trial, the supreme court an nounced today, whioh said they would dismiss the case for want of Jurisdiction and contended that he had not been confronted by ths vic tim, but that her testimony taken before the grand Jury had been reud at his trial. Denson, thru his coun mi Insisted that ths death penalty should be set aside and a new trial ordered with all rights guaranteed M the defendant. Counsel for the American Column and Lumber company filed a motion In, supreme court today asking that a decre of the court In the so-called hardwood lumber case be ' modified so that the injunction against the exchange of information aooui nrieaa and stock will only be ef fective when such information is used in connection with unlawful comoi-nstions. Ths sovernment moved in ins su preme court, today to dismiss Its case, . braua-ht under th Shermsn anti trust laws against ths associated bill posters and distributors oft the United States snd Canada. A basis of set tlement satisfactory to the govern ment had been reach, d, It was said. Ill ADVANCES APPROVED Washington. March 27. Approval of 121 advances for agricultural and live stock purposes sggregatlng $, 324.000 was snnounred today by ths war finance corporation. The loans included SUMO in Georgia and $4(4,000 in South Carolina. MARKS NTUJi LOWER New Tork. March I7.41erman exchange broke all previous low eee. ords here today, mscks falling to 2 1-8 cents per marks. . The previous minimum quotation 1 or this rmtttan re was 211-2 rents Per 100, mads last week. Paris, March IT. By the Asso ciated Press.) Turkey is conceded nearly all her claims except those to Adrlanople and part of eastern Thrace in ths memorandum which the allied foreign ministers today forwarded to Athens, Angora and Constantinople with a view to Its tceptsnce as a preliminary ; pesos settlement reviling ths treaty of 8svrs. Ths Enos Mlda line In Thrace Is modified so as to glvs Turkey mors territory on ths Bulgarian frontier, but ths old Turkish oapltal of Adrla nople iS SSSlttded, e,,v;i.in Constantinople remains Turkey's and shs retains Armenia . with ths population under League of Nations protection but shs loses the Galtl poll Peninsula and Mesopotamia. Foreign ministers give ths Turk ish and Greek belligerents thres wseks in which to reply to the pro posed terms. Allies Memorandum. Paris, March 17. Ths allied for eign ministers havs sent to Greece snd to ths Turkish governments at Constantinople and Angora a mem orandum of the proposed revision of the trssty of Hsvrss with a view to Its acceptance as a prellmlpsry psacs settlement In csss the Turks agree to ths armistice prsvlously propoasd. Ths features of the preliminaries to peace proposed to Greece and ths Turks bv foreign ministers are: Turkish sovereignty over all of Asia Minor and all of the territory bounded by ths Caucasus, Persia, Mesopotamia and ths Mediterranean and Aegean seas. Ths Armenians to be under ths protection of ths Leagus of Nations, but the territory mhsbltsd by thsm to be under the sovereignty of Tur- Adrlanople to go to h Greeks, but a large percentage of Thraca to be returned to Turkey. Tne Peninsula of Ualllpoll to go to Greece. . . Ths foreign ministers. In thslr m.mnranHum. inform ths belliger ents that ths desire of th sallies la to rs-sstabjish peace ana to rs-esian-n.h th. Turkish nation in ths terri tories that are considered belong ing to It, with Constantlnopls. to as .i,r. rt,a Mussulman population of the most squlteble regime; to give Grsscs compeneauon wr m smew flees she made In the war; to pro thm racial minorities snd to prevent further wars betwssn Tur key and the European powers. To this ths ministers add: "The people of the government that would reject these propositions thru prejudice assumes-ths respon sibility for the continuation of the conflict." PARTY LEADERS ARE TO STATE Adams, Lockwood and Hous ton May Attend Convention Here April 12 k n.i.i.k ir.rh ts National Rs. ..i.ii lAiimin John T. Adams. Secretary George B. Lockwood. Chas. Houston, asslstsnt secretary i turn merer, and Internal Revenue Coro . r. ..i u mtr have been Invited to spesk to the Republican state convention wnen u meets Winston-Salem April n. . t.. ununtion citv la Commis sioner Blsii-s home, ths Invitation to him Is a Worn 01 auperursmHoo. I'hru him tns inviiauon nmm sun w . i -ni, .- A t h nartv sianaat ment and to Mr. Houston. :Ths new Republican cnairman n. i. -. . k . at.t. t hn bla nrsdeces Vwira ' "r. - ' . . nrm uaw n I memorsbls trie to ejreensboro several years ago. The Repunlicans ep-n ,m nomi nate a complete -ttckst l Wlnsten aajem and ths biggest, state conven tion of a decade la In the make. - MINERS' PUS COMPLETED Fun STRIKE APRILT Union Leaders Now Watching The Effort To Get Non-Union Men To Go Out . - ORGANIZERS IN FIELDS , INVITED Farrington NoUflea Illinois Operators He Will Meet Them ' Wednesday And There Is Chants) Of Reg-, ! tonal Wags For That Stale V , Being lxsd .,R4rarflass Springfield, Ills,, March ITnAet lng upon his promise to coal oper- tors, President ; Frank ; Farrlngton, of the Illinois -union mlnsra, this moraine wired presidents of thres ooal operators' associations Of Illi nois that, hs would meet thsm , In conference at 19 ' o'clock i Wednes day morning. When asked, If this oonfersnos might result In a separate wag seals , for . Illinois mlnsra, Mr, ' Farrlngton said: "Not at this time," Union Leaders Oosnptot Plans y ' ' Indianapolis, , March . IT.-With plans oomplste for ths nation-wide ooal strike, union lsaders her today awaited devslopmsnts In their pro gram for a complsts tls-up of ths country's ooal Industry thru their oall to tOt. 600 non-union miners in - join ths worker In the suspension of work nsxt Friday at midnight. No action was contemplated to be taken from th union lntarnatlAnal headquarter ; today, tut 4 district 1 union war sxpsctsd to make for mal oall for action on th part of th non-union mlnr. In ach flatd it was understood th union already had many organiser who had been enrolled som Urn ago, , ;( Interest in th program of strtk- 1 lng th non-union- field centered ; largely In Pennsylvania, whsr half of th country' non-union men ar mployad. Wast Virginia, too,- was a canter of union attention, for many stubborn battle hv bn fought ther with;- th ' opafator. Othsr states with non-union worksra who th union hoped to draw into Tennssss. Colorado and Maryland. Whll r dsvslopmsnt in th Nw Tork conference thl wk Wr sx. psotsd to clarify Lljsjtand of th op- ' rators, union men ne held outro hops that the Walkout in ths-ahthra-clt district would b prevent. It was said hard coal fields would be tlsd up pending a settlement. For ths soft coal flslds no settle- " ment was In sight for any field, al- thy both th northwest Virginia and Illinois union officials wr to hold wag negotiations with operators. Only ohang of th miners' policy night permit a settlement and the Union hers asserted that thay would not begin a retreat bsfor beginning their light. " Anthracite Men Strtk. ' New, Trk, March 27. Labor members of the anthraolt wage seal oommlttss returnsd from Cleveland today to renew negotia tions with th operators In an effort to avsrt th atrlks called for nsxt Saturday night. . , Both operator and miners ex prssssd a desire to snd tbs general discussions, which markd th opsn- lng dsy of th confsrsnos last week and to eontlnus future hulm. oonsldersjtlon of ths ninstesn ds- manna or in workers. Demanding a 20 per cent lnorsaee m wages, th miners say they pro pose to demons! rats that -.... ths wages failed to ksap pace with wagss in othsr Indnstriaa Arim m.. war that th total increase has been only It per eent sine 1118; that the mine operator I making an exces sive profit by under-paying hi la bor and overcharging the consumer; and that th mines could eontlnus to show a rsaaonabl profit to the operator after granting both an ln crsas In wages and a reduction of pries. .: .-- -- j -. Th operators Indicated that to day for the first Urns sine dismis sion of a new contract was undsr taksn, thsy would mak known th percentage of wag cuts the adva. cat In counter proposal to th tuns-"' teen demands of th miners. As serting that they Will not consider 1 wag moreas th operator say mat iu noaia 01 mining ana trans porting coal havs not decreased and that th market for coal has suffered because of th publio's inability to pay prevailing price. Phillip Murray, vice-president of th United Mine Workers of Amer ica, has replaced - John L. Lswis, president of the International or. ganisatlon, as head of the four labor delegates on th arbitration commit. -tee. 8. D. Warrlner. head of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation com pany, will continue as saokssman for operators. . Mr. Lewis has announced that hs Wilt Mtlllll at lrlSlftna-Alla . K..i - of ths miners' rgan!satlon to direct ' tne strtk of both anthracite and bituminous workers.. Nearly 4 members of th anthraolt workars'4. scale committee : returnsd t New 1 Tork today to keep their , local and district .organisation advised of ths progress of th wag negotiations. FRENCH GOVERNMENT APPROVES RESERVATION ' - Paruv March 1 7.- By. Associated Press (HTh French govsrnment will .approve of adoption by the French parliament of ths "no allow- Snee" reservation to th four-power treat v adopted by th Uniud States , f4enate It was stated today In offi cial circles. V

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