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' I ',:i:; -':J illiA Nil UTHEEM -THE wEATnnau TODAY'S SPOT V i V, .COTTON MARKET 'rtTE5r 20H CENTS 1'AIR AND COOLER ' . , 11 11 JWj ILi-illlU 11 Ju -VCI- 40NO. S8.T GEM-STORE-IDEft DElilllCED -;V'; ': V; V. T COMPERS SAYS - NOBODY HAS AUTHORITY TQ CALL t ALL OUT. SCORES CHICAGO UNION v Washington. Oct. 28. "There is no power lodged anywhere to call general strike of the working people of the United '.State' Samuel Com pels declared in a letter in which he flays the Chicago Federation of La bor for a resolution calling on the American Federation of Labor to take action to prevent the United States from aiding war . against So viet Russia. ". ." The letter, addressed to E. N. Nockela, secretary . of the Chicago labor body, .Bays: "You , say, call a general strike. Do you know where such authority exists to call a general strike T What body of men or women can assume such Autocratic power as to call a general strike? "I know that there are a few men here and there so - obsessed with ego tism and vanity ' that they believe they have the autocratic power to call a general strike. " But the Amer- ican trade union movement, founded upon the democratic- control of the rank and file reasonable, thinking men knows that there is no such power lodged anywhere to call a gen eral strike of the working people of the United States." , PRODE . ., sr..- . . fJETS CIIISKEY Chicago, Oct. 28, H. C. Redmond, a theatrical manager of East St. Xouis, told the Cook County Grand Jury investigating the ba3ball gamb ling scandal that Charles Comiskey,. (uwner ui uie oo team, kiicw Hast winter that eight of his players were crooked in. the 1919 world se-a-ies. He said he had told Coniiskey so, and was present when Joe Pesch, of St. Louis, gave Coniiskey the namts of eight players who were later indicted for throwing the series to Cincinnati." Harry Grabiner, secre tary of the club, ijd-Alf red- Auster ian, attorney, were also present, he eaid. J - Arnold Rothstein, New York gam bler, was also a witness before the jury. REPUBLICAN FUND IS NOW' $3,442,892 Chicago, Oct. ' 28. The ' campaign expenditures of the Republican Na tional Committee amounts to three - millions, four hundred and forty-two thousand, eight hundred and ninety two dollars, the national chairman announced. FATHER DUFFY ? ' v PREACHES ON 'HOPE' Last night a large congregation at tended Calvary church to hear Father Gavan P. Duffy, who is conducting a week's mission, discuss the second of the three great principles of the r Christian religion faith,' hope ,and love-his subject last night being oh Jiope, wnicn was essential to a Christian's well-being. As is customary with Father Duffy he answered a number of inquiries that bad been placed in the question box nnd made clear some pointe that had apparently been worrying some of his bearers. Saturday, Father Duffy announced, he would be ready to officiate in some cases of spiritual healing, but he made it clear- to the congregation that he acted only as an intermediary and no cures could be effected un less perfect faith was held ly those who came before him for auch tieal- , ing. s "'. ' ',"' '". , The mission twill continue each sweamg at seven-thirty and through both services' Sunday. SYLVIA PANKHURST GIVEN SIX MONTHS -London, Oct. . 28. Sylvia Pank burst, charged with an attempt to cause sedition- in the navy, was sent enced today to six months' imprison ment " , " BASEBALL -- r i , i ! ... ; . .. r r m o : if--J ASSOCIATED PRESS VANDELIPJOLD LENIN m HE REPRESENTEDt HARDING syndicate agent sent to . Russia; obtained import ant concessions in siberia from soviet government, "i never ; heard of 1 the man," replied harding. . Waihington, Oct.; ZS.-Sacretary Colby mad public pablef ram from the American commissioner at Riga connecting Senator Harding with th syndicate V of American r capitalists headed by Washington tfc Vanderlip, of Los Angeles, Cel., which is re portocP to nave obtained important concessions in Siberia from the Soviet government. ' Vy'-. ; The cablegram quoted Lenin indi rectly as having stated that Vander lip claimed to be the representative of Senator Harding. , , This statement is said to have been made by Lenin to H. G. Wells, the noted British author. The inference which Secretary of State Colby 1 permitted to be drawn from the'-report was that Senator Harding was dickering with the Sov iet officials with a view to extending recognition to the Leiiin-Trotsky gov ernmeiit in the event of his election. Secretary Colby declared the mat ter was one which demanded a speci ific explanation' front-Senator Hard- He explained that his reason for making the report public was to give Senator Warding an . opportunity to state whether or not Vanderlip rep resented hinv in any capacity in his dealings with the Soviet authorities, The grave concern which is felt by the administration over the report was shown, in the summoning! of the cabinet into session at a late hour to discuss the matter involved. Presi dent Wilson had notified the members of the cabinet that the usualmeeting would be dispensed with and went for his customary ride in the parks. But immediately after the presi dent returned7rom his ride, which LHflS about jn . hoMaf tor ifeoraiary Colby had issued the report, the cabi net was hastily called together and was in session for over an hour. Marion, Ohio, Oct. 28. "N never heard of the man before," was the comment of Senator Harding when infoimed that Washington D. Vander lip, Of California, had been in Rus sia -claiming to represent the Repub lican candidate for president. "He is not my agent, and I have no such, agent. " I know absolutely nothing of any such matter as dis cussed in these dispatches and 'have no interest in it whatever." V:.--- ' MacSWINEY'S BODY . AKEN TO IRELAND London, Oct. 28. Mrs. Terencj MacSwiney collapsed from strain and was unable to attend the funeral of her husband in London. The body is lying in state in St. George's Catholic cathedral, South- wark, London, where it fiaa been viewed by thousands of sympathiz ers, before being take nto Ireland, where it will lie in state in Dublin and Cork before burial. .' Archbishop Mannix yesterday pro nounced absolution and conducted a requiem high mass, to which a targe number of Irish and others attended. H. G. WELLS DENIES x COLBY'S STATEMENT London,' Oct. 28. H. G. Wells, the author mentioned by Secretary Colby concerning the alleged conversation had with Lenin about Washington Vanderlip representing Harding in informal negotiations with Russia, to day denied the truth of Colby's state ment. . - . ISHERWOOD SENDS : DISTRESS SIGNALS Washington, Oct. 28. The de stroyer Isherwood is lying m distress off the North Carolina coast this morning, according to signals sent by the destroyer. 1 Ships are steaming to her v.iistance. ' STRIKE ENDED IF MINERS VOTE London, Oct 28. The coal miners strike' throughout England and Wales is settled, contingent upon the ballot of the miners although the mine lead ers are in accord with the r;overn- menf upon termv ' ; v HARDING PICTURE CARTOON Cleveland, Oct. 28 Senator Hard ing sold emphatically this morning that Ihe disapproved of the cartoon published in Harvey's Weekly pictur ing Cox attempting to hang a por- .trail .of Uncle Sam with the heart of the covenant" inscribed" "Professor Wilson's League of Nations the Im maculate Conception." He said he was sensitive about giv ing offense to religious reverence and he asked for the suppression of the cartcon, which had been made by a syndicate which had done' work' for the Republican Committee. . New YorkjvOct., 28. From various quarters yesterday came denunciation of Harvey's Weekly for printing "a cartoon caricaturing Cox as attempt ing to put up a painting called "Prof. Wilson's League of Nations, the Im maculate Conception," attention to which -was called-, by; Allan Ryan In a "ldtter to the Democratic National Committee on Sunday, enclosing $25, 000 to help def eat the "blasphemous enemies" of Gov. Cox and the League of Nations. . , Although neither Republican, Na tional Chairman Hays nor any of his associates would comment on the car toon, a reproduction' of which appear ed in The World yesterday, the ."Re publican, managers privately admitted it constituted one of the worst slips of the campaign. Disclaiming re sponsibility for the cartoon, despite its appearance in the campaign num ber of a publication whidh has vehe mently attacked President Wilson, Gov. Cox and the League of Nations and appealed vehemently for election of Senator Harding, the Republican managers refuse all-requests for a public statement concerning the car-toon.- ; : ' " STOITI Peking, Oct. 28. The cabinet has authorized the Ministry of Finance to issue bonds to the extent of $60,- 000,000 to' be used for retirement of depreciated currency of the Bank of China and Bank of Communications. Since these banks were granted a moratorium at the time of the Yuan Shih-kai monarchial fiasco, the notes have been exchangeable only at 40 to 60 per cent of their face value. It is the plan' now to retire all of these notes in exchange for bonds secured by customs revenue surplus, bearing six per cent interest and payable over period of six years from March, 1921 MAY ASK CONGRESS TO MARKET CROPS " Washington, Oct. 28. Represent atives of farming interests here said that they might ask congress to aid financially in marketing the crops. COOLIDGE LEADS IN TORCHLIGHT PARADE ... New York,- Oct. 28. Governor Coolidge. will lead a torchlight. pa rade up "Fifth avenue tonight SMALL. DEMANDS - REDUCED -WAGES GafTney, S. C, Oct, 28. Fifteen percent reduction in wages to the fifteen hundred employes was today announced by. the GafTney Textile Manufacturing plants. This was due, it is said, to reduced prices and small demand for the pro ducts.' TASKER POLK WILL . SPEAK HERE FRIDAY Hon. Tasker Polk will speak at the court house tomorrow night at eight o'clock: .-. ' ;" This will probably be the las time the voters will have an opportunity of hearing one of the leading party men speak here. - Mrs. L. W. Shook will entertain the Magaiine Club this afternoon. ' BOD lA CURRENCY TARBORO, N. (, THVSSDA OCT ,..vr' -n' i - WOULD SEtL OUT TO WHITE SUBMITS LETTER SENT OUT BY C O. P. '. OFFICIAL. SORDID DOCUMENT Now York, Oct..28 George White, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, makes public a portion of a' letter sent Out by the chairman of the Republican ways and means com mittce offering to -"sell out to the corporations." Mr. White's state ment follows: ''Circular letter sent to directors of corporation's by Charles B. War ren, chairman of the ways and means committee of ihe Bepublican National Committee, has come to my attention. The contents of this letter will con vince all who have any remaining doubt .that the Republican National Committee is prepared to sell out the Unit)d States of America to the cor porations if Senator Harding is elect ed. This is a grave charge, but it is borne' out by the contents of Mr. Warren's letter. . Under date of October 20, 1920, in addressing directors of corporation. he writes: " 'Will you, therefore, determine promptly what the value of Republi can success means to you and your corporate interests. Make your fin ancial pledge accordingly and mail the enclosed card with remittance to the Detroit office today,' "The signature of Mr, Warren Is not only printed on this letter, but it is signed in ink over the printed name. The letter is written on the station ery of the Republican ways and means committee, which bears the name of the committee officials also. "No ' more sordid document, nor one more corroborative of Governor Cox's charge that certain corporation are trying to buy an underhold in the government has come to light in this campaign, i "The letter to which I refer is on file in my office and I am prepared to submit, it to anyone who doubts its authenticity. It is a direct pledge to the celfish corporations in America by tlhe chairman of the Republican ways and in cans committee that if they will .... . i j f invest in Senator Harding's campaign President : Harding's administration will sc that they are paid royal divi dends out of the people's funds." "What can the average citizen ex-, pect of an administration sold out in advance?" COX ASSAILS SATURDAY ' EVENING POST Dayton, Oct. 28. Governor Cox is resting at his home preparatory to making speeches tonight in Indianap olis. 4 ... The governor has issued another statement charging the Saturday Eve ning Post-and its editor with unfair partisanship by publishing a cartoon in whicli, he said, is contained mis statements only four days before election when it is impossible to cor rect. HARDING CONFERS . WITH LEADERS Cleveland, Oct. 28. Senator Har ding is conferring with republican leaders at the hotel here today before speaking tonight at Akron, Ohio. MAY BURN CORN ; INSTEAD OF COAL Omaha, Oft 28. Farmers of the central west are considering burning corn for fuel, claiming that such a couwe is due to the high price of coal and low price of corn. WRITING PRIZES AWARDED TODAY This morning Tn the auditorium ol the Tarboro graded school the firsi prizes awarded this year for writing were presented to the following pu- pii: .. . ; ; Bessie Moore, grade 6-A. . Ruby Howard, grade 5-A. Alice May Howard, grade -A.. -; Mary Louise Thomas, grade 5-A. Nancy Tobesco, grade 7-B. - These prizes, which were Palmer method buttons, were awarded to the pupils for successful completion of the first thirty drills in ihe Palmer, system of writing. ' CORPORATIONS 28, 1920i .. - v.;. FLUENT PENMAN BAILEY MEETMATCH IN ANDREWS ELOPED WITH 2 OF HIS FAMILY Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 28 The "etarnal triangle" it all out of pro portion in Kansas City's latest wrecked romance, in which police have been asked to search for J. C. Lembley, ' former overseas vet eran, charged with eloping vkh his stepfather's stepdaughter. The step father, in complaining to .the po lice, charged Lembley had previ ously ran away with his stepmother. Lembley, whose mother is dead, first eloped --with his stepfather's second wife, Mrs. W. H. Miller, according to Miller. Deserting her, the police say,1 he returned to the Miller home and then eloped with Mrs. Ruby Hill, a daughter of Mrs. Miller by a previous marriage. He is now missing, at is Mr. Hill. MINOR LEAGUES WILL FIGHT NEW PLAN New. York, Oct 28- Minor leagues will rflfuse to become a party to the reorganization of baseball, under the Lasker plan, unless radical dhanges are made, claiming that the appoint ment of a new, national commission would mean government without rep resentation and the restoration of the draft which" the minors fought for years. IMPROVE PORTS E Buenos Aires, Oct. 28. Extensive port improvement works aro propon ed for Argentina, Work" has begun o improving the pert at' Comodoro ilivadavla, the outlot for the oilfields. Wharves and warehouses arc to be built at a cost of $1,700,000 for tak ing care of imports and shipments of petroleum. This work is being done by the government. At Eosario, the second port of t!ie country, it is proposed to spend ?3, 000,000 gold increasing dockage and warehouse facilities. No important additions have been made to this port for. ten years and expansion is said to be badly needed. If the plans are approved by the Minister of Public Works preparations will be made to execute them immediately. BARBERS PRICES ' DOUBLE IN CHICAGO Chicago, Oct. 28. The Barbers Association 'here announced the in crease to one dollar for a hair cut and thirty-five cents for a shave. THRONGS ATTEND KING'S FUNERAL Athen.'i, Oct. 28. Throngs today attended the funeral of King Alexan der of Greece. The crown of Sweden and diplo mats from all countries having rep resentation in Greece were in attend ance. EVERS TO MANAGE CHICAGO NATIONALS Chicago, Oct. 28. Johnny Evers, of the New York Giants, will man age the Chicago Nationals next sea son. TOBACCO PRICES . ARE STILL HIGH Following shows some of the prices obtained in the local tobacco market today: -John Alphin, 85c, G4c, COc; Marks and Ruffin, C8c, C6S9c,' 57c; Harris and Ruffln, C8e, CDc; Lecto Maya (Pitt county), 65c, C2c, COc, 58c, 62c; Rest-a-Bit Farm, 6 2c, 60c, 61c; E. E. Purvis, C2c, 67c, 60c; B. F. Grant, 64c, 62c; J. J. Harrell 62c, 62c; W. It. Cross, 65c; Brown and Ruffin, 65 c. DEMOCRATIC FUND: AMOUNTS TO $878,831 .New. York,' Oct. 28. The Jtotal campaign receipts by the Democratic National Committee amounts to eight hundred and .seventy-eight thousand, eight hundred and thirty-one dollars, the rational treasurer announces. NTI ALL THE LOCAL NEWS A. B. ANDREWS, OF RALEIGH. PASTES REVENUE COLLECTOR JOSIAH WILLIAM, A SOLAR PLEXUS IN CONTROVERSY OVER INCOME TAX AMEND MENT, ACQUAINTANCES EN JOYING KNOCKOUT OF ENEMY OF JNCOfrfE TAX AMEND. MENT. (By LLEWXAM.) Raleigh, Oct. 28 Josiah William Baile, officeholder under Democratic administration, and who is still fight ing tho Democratic plea of taxation, by advocating and urging the defeat of the income tax amendment to the constitution, which would mean death to tho aforesaid Democratic plan, has overreached himself in calling Maine of Alexander B. Andrews, prominent Raleigh citisen and large property holder, as one of the number of weal thy 'men who are advocating the in come tax amendment for unworthy reasons. Mr. Andrews is one of the cleanest men in North Carolina. I never aaw the man who would deny him the gentility of a gentleman, the charac ter that goes with an honest man, the courage of the patriot who has con victions, whatever they might be, on any subject. He is a Democrat, but never sought or held office, except that of a member of the board of ald ermen at a time when Raleigh could boast of both brains and local patrio tism on its board, all of whom work cd for the good of the city without pay. He is a lawyer and his illustrious father was first vice-president of the. Southern Railway system for many ears. When he died he was called "North Carolina's first citizen." His son and namesack is a lawyer and acts as attorney for the Southern Railway, at times in a certain class of its business. It was because of this that Mr. Bailey attacked him and .cuught a tartar. Mr. Andrews is out in a statement lit reply to Bai ley that raises blisters on the Wilson officeholder who sees fit to attack his own party's plan of procedure in the most important matter before people of North Carolina, which attack he knows and appreciates would be fatal if successful. Mr. Andrews tells Mr. Bailey in no uncertain words that he misstates the facts 'and utters "an untruth," and then proves it Mr. Bailey, who hax been much of a braggart about tho cunning of his pen, certainly can not cut another notch on his pen staff by reason of having "met" Mr. Andrews. A lot of people here are toda chuckling over "Bill Bailey's" discomfiture. Some of them are saying that An drews' attitude of patriotism has proved too high for Bailey to grasp, When he tells the revenue collector (who is also a rich man and would pay more if the income tax amend- I . . a i ment is adopted; tnat ne ana nauey and some of Bailey's friends and connections are not paying their just share of taxes. That is why Andrews favors tfie amendment. That is why Bailey opposes it. It ought not to take the Jury,, in this cape the voters of North Carolina, long to reach a verdict on so plain a case, a:i that of Bailey vs. Andrews. Mr. Andrews' statement In its en tirely is toe long to reproduce here. But attention is called to its more im portant and interesting features: "Each of we lawyers are taxed up on the income we make from practic ing law. Should not an unearned in come, such as from investments, be taxed likewise? Is it fair -to tax the income of the cotton mill operatives, the worker in the tobacco factory, the cotton mill superintendent and other salaried people and wage earners and omit taxing the dividend that share holders receive? "Fjr the reasons stated, I consider the amendment permitting the legis lature in Its discretion to tax incomes derived from property to be jnst and fair to all concerned, and I shall vote for it adoption," aays Mr. Andrews. , Statement ef Case. Because he realizes that an invest ment of $107,000 that in 1919 yield ed an Income of $8,000 should par more ti.an $1.02 in taxes for all par- poses, Mr. Andrews is an ardent ad vocate of the Income tax amendment PRICE: 5 CENTS COOPER SPECIAJJESS1 NOR ISSUE PROCLAMATION TO . CLOSE COTTON GINS. FARMERS NOT IN FAVOR Columbia, Oct. 28. Governor Coo per has declined to call a special ses sion of the legislature, as requested by the American Cotton Association, to enact a law to allow the farmers to pay their taxes semi-annually on account of the low prices received for their cotton. The governor also Indicated that he would not be willing to issue a pro clamation calling upon the cotton glnners to close their gins until such time as the price of eotton improved. In explanation of his position on these two vital matters to the farm ers of South Carolina, Governor Coo per said the regular session of the legislature meets in January and that all the farmers were not in favor of closing the gins. FROST TONIGHT IS THE PREDICTION Washington, Oct. 28. The warm' weather has broken and the Weather Bureau sends out a prediction of frost tonight as far south as the in terior of Alabama. Mrs. J. B. Cloman and Mrs, B. L. Long, of Hamilton, are the guest of Mrs. C. M. Parks. to the state constitution, which, if adopted, would draw from the $8,000 income a tax of possibly $120. -Setting forth in detail his belief that, at present, he is not paying his fair share of the burdens of taxation, Mr. Andrews replied to Mr. Bailey's allegation that Mr. Andrews' champ ionship of the income tax amendment arises from the fact that as he aays: "Mr. A. B. Andrews is an attorney and represents the Southern Railway in all matters of taxation. This is a foreign corporation and would not have tn pay income tax, should the amendment pass, notwithstanding it makes much income in North Caro lina." "This statement is untrue," Mr. Andrews wrote Mr. Bailey: "I have advised the Southern Railway Com pany from time to time as to the le- glity of the taxes paid by them in several of the eounties in North Car olina, and represented them in a few suits brought about individual items of taxes in county or district levies, but beyond this fact I do not repre sent them 'in all matters of taxation.' "Whether the Southern Railway . Co. is opposing or advocating, or ig noring the tax amendment, I do not know. "Since you have brought the mat ter of my attitude and the supposed reasons for my attitude to the atten tion ct the people, and with a strong suggestion of selfishness if not ven ality, ft Is nothing but fair that it should be stated just why I am sup porting the proposed income tax amendment, and repeat that my sup porting it is in spite of the fact that personally I expect to pay more taxes by its adoption. x- "The present constitution gives me immunity from taxation on a large part of my property, and on the un earned income from it. I da not and cannot feel that any one is entitled to any such immunity when we all know the tax hardens on earned in comes and general property. "At present I am not bearing my fair share of the burden of taxation. "Because the proposed income tax amendment makes for justice and fairness, therefore, I am supporting it In spite of its personal monetary disadvantage to me. . ' "In a conversation with Governor Bickett on March 1 last, I mentioned to him these reasons for supporting the amendment At his suggestion a statement eras prepared on that occa sion whidh he gave out in June at the educational meeting at the State Normal at Greensboro, which states ment I have later revised to show' my 1920 taxes on uneamed income.' A copy of this revised statement Is at tached hereto and should make clear my motives in so far as they may in terest you or the general public," DECLINES
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