Swindell's Condition
Continues Unchanged
%
ISutlct Knnitvcd at 10 O'clock Friday Niglil but Symp
toms -of Pressure oil or I.rsiou of Spinal
(lord (!oiiliitti?? Friday Morning
. $4*!ip condition of Jon Swindell.
fuKquotani; prisoner who was to
trial Thuihdav umrninu fora*
crime ncuiust the chastity of
cliildliuml. but w Ito --W-us shot - l>y
tin grandfather of his alleged
\lrtliu Jn t In* County Jnil while
tin- deputy sheriff was on the way
to .the jail to bring the defendant
Into court, continues grave, but
Without ""Immediate menace of
?I ath no far us physicians in
eliHiye of the carte call dlscertl.
The bullet imbedded In the lirst
lumbar vertebra, located by
X Hay Thursday morning, was
night. aft?*r the patient bad been
found unable to withstand the
punishment necessary for its r??
moval at o'clock Thursday af
ternoon. No marked change, how
ever. followed the success Of the
operation, the paralysis of and
pain the right leg continuing l'ri
'dny morning, and no statement
was forthcoming from tlu* hoPpI
tal ns to whether there is evidence
of serious lesion of the spinal
cord.
Danger of Piietimoltbl
* "Fiie" most "Verlotifi menace ru
tin- patient's life now is said to be
the danger of pneumonia. Pneu
monia was the cause of the death
of O. C. Hray, local Insurance
?ViiiHi, \ilirii In- wiik nlwif tlirmir'n
last December, Swindell is shot
through the right lung, which
probably makes the danger of
pneumonia ordinarily less remote.
Swindell has not lacked for
medical attention. A physician
reached the Jail before the ar
rival of the sheriff with a key to
unlock the prisoner's Cull and. af
ter administering first aid, rushed
him in the waiting automobile
which the sheriff had provided to
1 he- Rlir.abeth City holplUL At
the hospital three physician*'
have been in attendance upon
him.
Friday afternoon Swindell's
bond was reduced from $7,500 to
$5 ,000.
W HI*- ? .'Swindell's ? rendition ? h+
iv 4 carious, J. D. Farrior, who is
out under $15,000 ball, follow
ing 'his confession of the shooting
and giving himself up to the
sheriff, for appearance at the pre
liminary hearing before Trial Jus
tice S pence in the recorder's court
on September f>, to answer charg
es of carrying a concealed weapon
and of assault with deadly weap
on with Intent to kill, will prob
ably remain in the city. If the
patient improves he will probably
return to bis home in Wilson to
await the date of the preliminary
hearing.
Iku? of .Trial Tmlftllvfl
Though set for September 0.
the date of the preliminary hear
ing ih now merely tentative. Pneu
monia developing. Swindell will
probably be unable to appear in
court fer three weeks or more. In
that event the preliminary hear
ing would have to be deferred,
(in I lie oth< r bund, should the pa
tienl die. a new warrant charg
ing murder would be issued and
Mr. Farrior would be held for
preliminary hearing without bail.
In that case the preliminary hear
ing would probably be held as
promptly as possible.
The two warrants against Mr.
i Vuffiar ? vhtiluulay ? wmim las nod ?
from the office of Trial Justice
Spence and were sworn out by
Chief of Police Charles A. Greg
ory.
It now becomes possible, by
f weaving together the various
s threads of the narrative picked
s up from the mouths of many wit-,
nesseS, to tell a complete and CO-|
liorent slory of t#- shooting of
Swindell on Thursday morning.
About 1 fi minute#" before the
shooting J. I). Farrior, wealthy
tobacco warehouse man of Wil
son. grandfather of Swindell's al
> leged victim, was seen walking,
'about Outside the jall.vard on
Ppol stroft. At the same time
two negro girls were seen to come
out of the jail gate, which wan
hitched on the inside. They were
children of Lucius Holly, negro
prisoner, returning home from a
i to their father in his cell.
As the gnte swung open and be
fore the latch on the inside
caught. Mr. Fsrrlor slipped
through it unobserved. Ho walked
around to the outer door of the
jail which he found open, as Jall
. r Albertson was busy cleaning
up for the morning, and walked
in.
Ate you Mr. Albertson?" he
a '"I. addressing the Jailer.
^ Whs Perfect Gentleman
' !l? was a perfect gentleman."
say Mr. Albertson. "and 1 told
blni I was the Jailer and then he
wanted to know which was Swin
dell's cell and could he speak to
h I m .
"I pointed the cell out to him.
on the second deck of the steel
cage, and walked up the step*
with him. He was so ealin, so.
much a c'entleman. that T had not
the slightest suspicion of danger.
"He asked Joe if his name was
Joe Swindell and when Joe told
L hint It was he said, 'How do you ,
DAVIS DECLARES -
ISSUES AVOIDED
*> -p
f)?'inocrulii* Candidate Soy*
(iooliilp> l iiilrd to
Corruption I?ur De
iioii lives Klan byName.
.. ? Seagirt. . N. 2-2- ? John
tiul cundidate. mado it dear in his
address hero today that in his
Judgment President Coolidge
faiU-41? in -hi* affcptnnrp-sppwh'tg"
"mo?*t the issue on corruption in
puldic office, especially in regard
to oil, ilit- Veterans* Bureau, and
prohibition scandals.
. Mr. Davit, declared that the Re
publican* could nut escape tho re
sponsibility for the uctg of high
officers elevated -by them to high
places- of -power.- ?
-^-t^aUing tltf KO ~Klu< Klntf hy
name Mr. Davis declared that this
organization or any other that
raises the standard of racial or
religious prejudices "must be con
!,]? .11 ll.nn, ,.-i, 1 II
?hm i do. in Amertrnu Ideals." "
He expressed the hope that
President Coolldge would net1 fit
"by some explicit declaration" to
join with hiin in entirely remov
ing the Klan issue from the field
of political debate.
feel?*
" 'Not so well,' Joi> answered
him.
"Then he said: Tm the grand
father of the little nirl you ?
" 'Look here." 1 said, grabbing
his arm. 'you are here to get me
in a lot of trouble.'
" No I'm not,' he answered,
, pulling out hia gun quick as a
i Hash and firing all in one breath.
"Then In- turn-d ? and ? walk, rt'
out. as quiet, as unconcerned and
as much a gi-ntleman as when he
walked 4?s
As noon as Mr. Farrlor got out
on the street main he inquired
of the first man lie met as to
where the sle-riffs ofTlce was. the
cheap 32 caliber IT, s. revolver
with which he had done the
shoothm still in his hand. The
man questioned was disposed to
give his quest loner a wide berth,
but Mr. Farrlor assured him that
he had no desire to harm any
body and the sheriffs oflice was
pointed out to him in a corner of
.?1u-'~cum'-Uujum?>" an- -I -he u r ???-?? 4et*s -
than half a block away.
Straight to Sheriff
(Join;; to the sheriffs office. Mr.
Farrlor found the door lock* d and
went on to tli" office of the clerk
of the court further tip the cor
ridor. There he met Police Offi
cer Twlddy. mid told the police
man lie was looking for the sher
iff.
"Here lie comes n"ftw," said
Twlddy. as Sheriff Field and
Chief of Police CIregory stepped
up.
"I've shot a man." Mr. Farrlor
told the officers, "and I suppose
I have killed hint. I certainly
up vi ii i tn. wnd t mint tti ulvi' my
self up. 1 am willing to he elec
trocuted or you can take me out
there," pointing to the green,
"and shoot me down now."
Here he appeared somewhat
excited, hut quickly retrained his
composure, and nfter the officers
hnd reminded him that It was not
their business to harm him, In any
way he went on:
"What 1 have Just done ought
to have heen done long ago. Jus
tice has not been done In this case
and the people of this community
ought not to have made it neces
sary fef W to come here and rtn
Ibis thin::. Hut I have done it
and I am willing to take the con
sequences. I have been through
hell as I have heard my little
granddaughter say that she does
not care to live any longer. And
with life such a hell on earth to
me, It makes very little difference
what may happen to me."
Asked how he shot Swindell,
Mr Farrlor Is quoted as savin*
r'I spoke to hlllt, asked him If
he was Swindell. and told him
that 1 was sorry for him. Then
I told him who I was and shot
him."
NhIimMI t'roiiched
Swindell saw the gun. accord
ing to eyewitnesses , Just before
the shot was flred, and springing
away he crouched In ft far corner
of his cell seeking cover. So the
bullet cautrht him In his right
side, penetrating the body be
twepn the ninth and the tenth
rib, perforating a lung, piercing
the liver and lodging. Thursday's
X-Hay examination indicated. In
the spinal column. The injury to
the spine caused Intense pnln In
and temporary paralysis of the
right leg. and the wounded man
cried aloud when this leg was:
mflved as h# was being lifted into
the watting automobile provided
NATIONAL DKILL
DAY IS AGITATED
(Dv Tike AnutUIrd Pr??l
Toklo. Auk. 22. ? Military re
servists today launched . agitation
fur observance of National Drill
Day October 23 to bo officially
proclaimed annually an a festival
day at the national military
shrine of Yasukunl.
Toklo officlalN suv they see no
connection between the Aniericau
and Japanese activities.
American missionaries have
prot<?sted Defense Day lu Ameri
ca In a message to the ('resident.
ENJOY VISIT TO
PEACH COUNTRY
? Dr, fc'.-W . li?wr? and Dr. C. W.
Sawyer returned Thursday nUht
from a trip to the Sandhil section
of North Cacpllna where the big
peaches are neing shipped in large
quantities.
They left here early Tuesday
morning and made the trip of
1 325 miles und return with plenty
' n/_ tlui"" to - tho sights by
1 Thursday nluht.
Their destination was Carthage
and the (>each orchard they visit
ed was over 300 acres. Peaches
were being shipped by the car
hmti. peaches were being ROtd on
the urounds, peaches were being
canned and preserved, and peach
es were being fed to hogs, so
abundant were they. Albertas
and Henry were _ the .varieties
j-rown. They were large, sound,
wormless and juicy.
Except for grapes and apples.
. peaches Etemed. to he. the- only
thing that uhd a chaoce in the
dry. sandy soil. There had been
no rain in sonic time and the cot
ton. corn and tobacco crops
looked like starvation to the visi
tors. while the measly little blacfr
?ja/'k Mkrt and scrub. pine made
men used to regulan trees feel
that they had come upon a des
ert.
Hut the good roads and the de
licious peaches made up for oth
er deficiencies. The tourists
made 295 miles Thursday by
Wednesday evening from Carth
auto. They started out late
age. expecting to reach Raleigh
and spend the night but rain
caused them to stop at Apex. Next
m?rning they left for home com
ing by way of Raleigh. Tarboro.
Rocky Mount, and the Edenhouse
? Ferry.
'by the sheriff to rush the patient
t? tfiM hospital.
Joe Swindell was arrested one
night last June charged with
rape, as his handsome sport car
swung up Main street after mid
night returning from a pleasure
trip to Virginia lleach. Pending
preliminary hearing, he was held
without ball. Following the pre
liminary hearing, at which the
slip of a girl who was to have
been the prosecuting witness
failed to appear. Swindell was al
lowed ball, but he was never able
to raise the $7. GOO required as
bond When the case went be
fore the Krand Jury this week,
the prosecuting witness again
Tailed to appear and t ?i?- ^rand
jury did not return a true bill on
the charge of rape but on the
charge of a wilful and felonious
attack upon a virgin between the
age of 12 and 16 years.
The contention of the State was
that on a certain night of last
June Swindell, through a boy and
a girl acquaintance of his victim,
enticed her for a ride In his auto
mobile. took the party out Into
the woods hack of a country
church, and there In the car. after
ordering the other two occupants
to get out, committed the crime
char?ed against him. It Is on the
.-umimY lit the TTIIIIl
1 young Kir I. Iioth In their early
j teens. as to what tbey heard that
nlKht while standing a short dl?
lanre from the car that probable
cause was found against Swindell
at the preliminary hearing before
the recorder and It was on this
same testimony that the grand
jury brought In a true bill aailnst
him this week for a revolting
crime against undeMed child
hood.
IteputMlon Against Him
Swindell's version of the affair.
If he has one other than that told
i by the witnesses for the State,
"has never been heard. His coun
sel put on no evidence at (he pre
liminary hearing. His reputation
Is against him He married
young but failed to keep his mar
riage vows and did net resist
when his young wife, despairing
of ever making a good husband of
him. sought and obtained action
for divorce against him on
grounds of unfaithfulness. Short
ly before his arrest he had be
come over fond af (he soclely of
young girls in Oreir teens and
had been heard to boast of how
they fell for him.
This Is the sorry story that bad
Its deplorable though not alto
gether unnatural sequel In the
shooting of Joe Swindell aged
*5. by J D Farrlor. aged 61.
Thursday morning. After giving
himself up and surrendering his
revolver, four of the five cham
bers of which were still loaded.
Mr. Farrlor asked for the morn
ing paper and sat In a chair by
a window of the sheriff s office
and read until ball was arranged
Frequently there was not an ofTI^
cer of the law in the room and
only one or two friends, though
the police of couraa at all times
stood guard In the corridor out
side until the prisoner had baen |
released.
CLARKE GETS
LAW'S LIMIT
Maximum Penalty of 60
Vf?r?' Impriftoiiment Im
at I'leu of Guilty of
Crime Again*! future.
Two M>ntencpt of 60 yearn each
, and three of 15 years each, all to
run concuriontly. were imposed
| Thursday afternoon In the caao
of K. E. Clarke. 55 year old type
writer repair man. when through
; counsel "ho -offered plea* of guilty
in two instances to crimes against
nature and in tfiree in?tancee to
the crime of attempted assault
?upon -a""fptnar?~ c$lld under the
age of 12 years.
Thus suddenly came to Its con
1 elusion Thursday afternoon the
most revolting case in the aunals
! of Pasquotunk County.
The defendant was charged
with rape.
"I think you have acted wlse
j ly." Judge Lyon told counsel for
' the deienuant Just before passing
; sentence, "In advising your client
to submit, for I am confident that
tills Jury or any sensible Jury, af
? ter j*e*4ng-irmi ? hearing tho evl
i dence In this case, would have
. found tho defendunt guilty of a
crime for which he might have
been called to answer with his
life."
VI am aware." tho court went on
l to say after the sentences had
been Imposed, "that this will mean
that this defendant must pasa tho
remainder or his days within pris
. on walls. That 1b where he ought
i to be. He Is undoubtedly a sex
ual pervert and perhaps can hot
restrain himself. Ho needs pro
. Lratlun from himimlf i>w will as tu
toe put where he can not rufTRPT
? prey upon society.
I Tho defense offered Its plea of
guilty at the opening of Friday
'afternoon's session of court, the
morning having been taken up
i with the putting on of evidence.
, in the form of Indescribably vile
pictures which the defendant was
alleged to have drawn and used
I to pollute the minds and corrupt
tho morals in the hope that
lie might defile the bodies of
t little fifth-grade school girls
whom he lured to his office with
gifts of money and candles. The
evidence of these witnesses is un
printable.
? Picas in all tho cases against
i the defendant were offered as in
grapliH after the State hsd put on
j its evidence in only one ease.
JACK K EARNS IS
BEAUTY ASPIRANT
Los Angeles, Aug. 22. ? Jack
Kearns. manager of Jack Demp
sey. has followed the title holder
Into the ranks of those who carry
made over noses.
Dempsey's nose was still veiled
In bandages when Kearns visited
the plastic surgeon yesterday and
had IiIh .straightened according J.o.
Tfie" sia n<fa rd of Hollywood sp^
flcatlons.
I'KINCK OF WAI.ES
READY TO STAHT
London, Aug. 22. The Princ?
of Wales has packed his trunks,
bade goodbyo to his cronies, and
with the exception of a few offi
cial matters to be attended to to
day. Is ready to board the Here#
garla which will leave from
. Southampton tomorrow to brliif
him to America.
('OMIT MAD PltriTLKMH
DAY'M WORK THt'ltSI) A Y
The remainder of the day in
court Thursday, following the up
set to the docket through tho
shooting of Joe sSwlndell In his
cell Just as he had been ordered
.brought Into court for trial, was
taken lip with the trial of J. J.
Davis, Camden farmer, on charges
of reckless driving, driving an
automobile while Intoxicated, ex
ceeding the speed limit and pass
,lng Intersect Ing highways at a
greater rate of speed than 10
I miles an hour, only to have the
case end In a Jury verdict of not
i guilty on all charges.
Pruden Hanks, well known ne
gro police court character, was
given a sentence of 30 days on
the roads for reckless driving and
drunkenness.
AMERICAN AND
BRITISHER DEAD
Washington, Aug 22 ? Oeorge
Gatewood Hamilton, American,
and Charles FVIward lllmmer.
Hrltlsh subject, were killed In the
district of Puerto. Castllla. Hon
duras. August 21, the Stale Do
partmont was Informed today by
the American vice consul by
Puerto who has hsen Instructed
to forward additional infirmatlon.
HER RIOT GIVEN
VOTE CONFIDENCE
Paris, Aug. 21. ? The govern
ment of Premier Harriot was glv
*n a vote of confidence on the
Hmt tnat of strwaifth ywiferday on
tho acceptance of the Dawes plan
Yes, Davis Is a Churchgoer
?"'>'<x-r?Uc l>m,.ln? f?r ti c I, ? rhurI.h
1,-".':."'"" " l-l-rt?m. W. V...
T>>" I 'vm I 111 urn I . .i,ai: n-,v
ii i on Ii.uk!
AMKKICAIN I'M KltS
KKACII I.UKI-NIWI*
lllr Tlie A>wrlit?l I'im.l
Aboard Cruiser Richmond. Auk
j22. ? Hoar Admiral Magruder to
' day ordered the cruisers ltirh
' mond and Raleigh and I he de
stroyer Barry to make a search
'east of Capo Farewell. <? recti-,
' land, for Lieut. I?oc:tlc||i, Italiuii
| aviator or who accompanied the
j American filers*.
Reyjavnlk. Iceland, Auk. 22.
i The American round the world
| fliers winging their wav yesterday
'afternoon and cvcniir.; from It< \ ?
? Javnik ? to ? h'r? dwh'k.olal. t;i? ? n
land, where rliey urrivi'd last'
'night. passed the cruiser IMch
mond and the (lent roy era IN Id.
Hillingshv. and Harry oti schedule
time, according to a nifsnaue from
the Marry.
A later dispatch from the Itar
ry waid. "PlAoh reporting urriv;.!
at Frederick sda I ??f Lieut. :'mltl?
and Lieut. Nelson," In 1 1 did not
mention the arrival of the Italhiii
aviator. Lieut Located!, who was
accompanying ihriu.
Halifax. Nova 'Scot la. Air*. 22.
j ? The American Army llh-rs
reached Greenland y?*nte|-dav. ae
cording ? tui'linl frMV""'
Rayjavnlk, Iceland. Aug. 22.
The Ainerlcau fliers landed at
FYeUerlcksdnl. f! rem laud, List
night.
VKHHKIH AM>Mi K)\KT
A ItK WAIlNKII OF STOICM
The Weather Itnroau at Wadi
Ington Friday morn me * til o it
news of i Htorm extending alon.;
the southeastern coast and warned
all vessels between Cupe 1 1 ;it t < i..<
and the Ilahama* to be cautious.
<:ooi.ii)<a: waits
wntrrxirxTrnx^"
'Plymouth. Aim. 22. Presld',,;!'.
Coolldgo regards the final settb
ment of the reparations probbni
as the paramount world pr >hh-m
and until the Dawes plan Is fin
ally put Into operation he dors
not consider the tlni" approprint
for the calling of another ;nm<
conference.
BI1I4) XKH IKMAIS I OH
I'M ION Mt'MMY H4 IKMH.
Hillldiag material M b?lnr
hauled to Union Methodist Church
for the new Sunday School room .
that are soon to be hullt. -Work
will he begun in a few days. Right
Sunday School rooms will be add
ed and also a new tower and
choir left to the chufh.
ATTFNDFD Ft XF.IlAL
Mr. and Mrs. FT. S. ChM/on, Jr .
returned Friday morning from
l/ouisbiirg where they were called
on account of the de&fh of Mr<
CheMon's father. F. N. Kuerten,
who died at his home Wednesday
afternoon at I he home. Mrs.
Chetaon who has be- n at Aslie
vllle for some thne will be in the
rlty for a few days before return
ing there.
COTTON MARK FT
New York. Aug. 22 -Spot r it
ton. closed quiet. Middling 27 *n
Future*, closing bid Oct. 2"> 7 T?
Dec. If, 31. Jan 2.', .sr., M ircfi
25.65, May 25 R4
?New York. Aur 21. ? Cotton
future* opened today at the fol
lowing level*: Oct. 25.70. Dec
?s 2?. jan n.?y, muM" urn
May 21. #7.
CHILD LABOR
IS CONSIDERED
Smalt' ltrj?-rl* I Vderul
AiiwimIiiiciiI :iii?I IIomxp
AiiwimIh Slate I .aw to <!ov*
4-1* Loop llolr.
K:i leiy-lt , An*. 22. ? Both houa
**m today made rapid atrldta
lowurJ clearing Ihtir calendar*
*?? thai adjournment may be tak
en tonight. Tin? Sennit iih'I at
lonr ih 1.4 aft<-rn>on to tako up
consideration of all hill* not yet
decided. Tlio llouxe met thla af
ternoon with th.- Federal Child1
f*al?nr law as the Mp?-<-lal order of <
lnisiiM'ss. Hot li lioiiHri expert to
adjourn tonight until midnight,
then take. tin- remaining bl Hm on
tin- third rending at five after
twelve :? ud adjourn sine die. . ;
Kahlth. Aim 22. While the
\tnili Carolina S-nate Inst night
w. ivj. cling the child labor,
at . mini hi to the I n in d StatfM
i i Jp 4* y("* j
Svnalni and i it i i fta final reading '
"I Ml ;n ; ndineiit to |||(. rhlld la-1
bor law of North Carolina forbid
ding tin* ? in ploy mont of children :
uud'-r l I yi'iitu in IndtiHt ry at any
,,,ri" Tin- l.d.rnl amendment
Wi,fl ived hy I li ? ? lldiixi1 by np?*- |
rUil ire ?.?? ii'rer from tlm Senate
but artbui ?uh d' f. rre.l uulil to- 1
duv.
'lie- amendment to iln> Senate
law >?< coim a effective tin nooii an
??' I'l'Hidilii: olfirt-i's of the two!
Il?i*ir ? itii it. It ''overs a loop;
? p.le iu the Slut#. |j,w whereby
children wore rm M ( ?><|- to work |
i? hi ? n hw< r* and In canning fac
t Inn mlioiil trap'
not in H?>.ilon.
\i 'ffort will be made to pre
.i.i nUcoUKidj ration of tbe- l^der?l j
am. mini' nt by tie House at the
? Mia v. MMlon, which Ih expected '
to adjourn on Saturday.
!:< jin-H- ntatlve I'harr of Char
lotte ;t n nou need laxl night that he
d' MlniJ to III- heard oil thin ijtiea- '
I ton at a hearing before the coin- (
mit | ???? on Conkt it utional amend
iie nt* today.
It' pt. ?*. ntntlve Kvrrelt of Dur
ham. cl, air ma ii of the ConatltU- ,
ibmiil atmiidimnt committee, told
lh" that It wa* Mi Intou*'
tlon In report the bill today for
action, lie alte> declared that lie'
had ? rfalii Informntlon relating
>'? rhlld labor which he wiahc* to
I: v li> fore the (iotiae before It
t ook - N' t ion.
Tie member* of'the l'ort Com
ini -I' n appointed by Governor
Morrlaon were confirm' d hy the
?'"Unt ? In ?>x< ciitlvo neMnInn laxt
ntclii. Tin* vote wax unanlmoua.
The namen of th?- appointee*
Wer.' then Kent Immediately to the
llo'lf The nnim-ft of the mem- :
f?er* and tlielr term* of tenure
ii i' Two yi'ur*. J A. Hrown of
C.liadhouriie and Arthur J. Draper
of Charlotte; four year*. Wallace
I! Davi of Arihi Ville. Ktllllieft '
ll'ilimy of WllmitiKtori. and,
t b"?n ? Hilt l?-r of Clinton; alx
year*. Alfred II Scale* of Greena
lu.ro. nnd Charier* 8. Wallace of
M'>r?du?d City.
Ih.- Ifoiiae ye*tcrday tabled a
bill In'rodiic^d by ltoprcn??ntatlve
?'arr that would have changed the
djy for holdlug primaries .from
th first Saturday In June to the
fird Tuesday. The flsht against
tlx Mil w*? hd by M* preaenta
live Itmgv/yn of Northampton
County, who pleaded fhat the
/urnitrs could better go to the.
pall* on Snturday than any other I
day. Mr. C*rr expressed the opln
Both Old Parties Hope
To Get The Labor Vote
KndorHoiiM'til LaFollette Will Mt'un l.itllr if l.alior (?ctM
Idra That Period of Unreal and Bu?ine?* I n
certainty Would Follow lli? Kln-tiun
Bv DAVID IAWRKJKT8
(Co?Ff IV24. B? Th? Advance)
Washington, Auk- 21. ? Both the Republican and Demo
cratic campaign managements are going "after the" labor
SEVENTY-FIVE
DOLLARS NEEDED
('. H. I'uffli Kemimiti IVi>
plc Ahout (luulal High
way A?mwiation Tank
Wliicli MuhI he Kinii>hrtl. |
Prom an Interview with C. K.
-Pugti; concerning the Atlantic
Coastal Highway Association. it
appears that some of the people
huve the dues In this UHHorlutlon
of $G.OO per year, confused with
due* at $2;00 per year In the
Route 40 Coastal Highway Asso
ciation recently formed at Hert
ford,
"The distinction Is this." nays
Mr. Pugh, "The South Atlantic
Coastal Highway Association 1h
the lift mil nrgunltailun that la
iiMiiind tun mum frum MiUTm~nr
Washington. 1). C.. and It was at
the meeting of this association
that local representatives, suc
ceeded in routing this 'National
Highway crossing this state, by
route No. 30 and No 34 2. that is
diiectlng national tourist travel
by routes 30 and 34 2 as well as
by -route No. 40. in other words,
routing travel via Elizabeth City
Instead of by Rocky Mount.
"Membership in this Assocla-,
tion at $5.00 per year furn^phos
the money to boost this route by
paying for a central office, and
all literature and advertisements;
{calling tourists attention this!
wuy. The route 30 Coastal H litlk -
! way Association la to boost route '
3u within this State and ia an ad
Junct of the parent or original
Coastal Highway Association.
"Membership In the two asso
ciation are separate and distinct
to wit: the $r?.0rt membership Is
national in scope the |2.00 mem
bership 1b confined to this State. |
"Wo are short Just $75.00 In
complying with the requirements
of the Atlantic Coastal Highway,
Association for this county which
means only fifteen more mem
bers and I have written letter*
and sent telegrams, and earnestly
requested that the people of Klli
abc.Lh City do not., overlook. thW-.
matter longer, but send me their
check for $6.00 payable to P. H.l
William*.
"It Is the policy of the Associa
tion to give In their publicity cir
culars advertising the route, the
names of the contributing mem
bers along the route, that tourists
may know those with whom to
trade an'J confer. The money
should be sent in not later than
the 27th of August."
Ion that they could go as well one
day as another and asserted that
'!"? bill hid bwn endomcil l.v I lip
North Carolina Press Association.
He told the House It would avoid ,
much Sunday work by newspaper
men throughout the Htato aiid by
candidates and others in efforts to
gather returns and uscortaln who
has been nominated.
The House also defeated the
"dlnunHr" hill. This would have
made failure to dim lights or run
automobiles not having dimmers
a misdemeanor. Kepreaentatlve
Hurgwyn led the fight for this bill
even though the Introducer
sought to withdraw it when he
was told that the State Highway
Commission had authority to pre
scrlbe the kind of lights that
could be used.
Representative Vaughn of War
ren County led the light against
the dimmer measure on the
ground that lights that are too
dim mak? driving dsogerous for
the persons In the car, persons
riding In horse drawn vehicles
and fr i.i pedestrians.
The Port Commission bill and
the east and west railroad reso
lution were ratified yesterday and
Governor Morrison sent to the
Senate the names of the men he
wanted on the commission to han
dle the Investigation of the possi
bilities of getting an Independent
east and west trunk line railroad.
The Senate Immediately 60ft
firmed the appointments.
The commission is composed of
Tarn C. liowle of West Jefferson,
J. O. McCormlck. Wilmington; E.
II. Jeffries. Oreensboro; Krank
Armfleld, Concord, and E. W
Tlmberlake, Wake Forest.
Th? "Stop" law was amended
so that signs are not to be erect- j
??d or the motorist required to
stop at crossings over railroads
running three or less trains dally. J
at Industrial railroad crossings
and stdetraeks. Along the larg
er rallrosda the law remains in I
force at at prevent. 1
And this not withstanding
the endorsement by the Am
erican Federation of? Labor
of the La Fol lette-Wheeler
ticket.
I ? Thi* tw<? ? tua Jur parties feel
Ilial the Opportunity of tile labor*
; lug nuiu In Apierlca depends up
| on sound business conditions and
| continued fm|ili>yni"t>t: ? They art*
prepared to demonstrate that
votes k I v <? 1 1 to UKollfilt an'l
I Wheeler noun only business
chaoH. u period of uncertainty and
retrenchment nil along the lino
utid much suffering to the unem
ployed.
The Republican argument Is
that the protective tariff means
. good wuk'',h .and prosperity. The
Democrats contend (hut when the
Wilson administration wax In
power tin: htKhiHt .wages In the
. history of American lujmr -were
paid. These two Ideas will dom
inate the appeaU or the Kepubll
' can and Democratic party, ilut
there will be still another meth
? liil -uf approach i.> tin, ||tUmlng
1 wan. Does he w.tni uuiiim and
factions to dominate the next
Congress or doe* he want a period
of Inaction? It is conceded that
the LaFollette ticket cannot elect
enough uiemberH of the Senate
and House to control that body.
Does the laboring man want the
?wheels of legislation to he stopped
'altogether and a two-year dead
lock?
The Republican parly is able to
function if it obtains a sufficient
majority of conservatives and the
Democrats are insisting that they
have f?wer Insurgents in their
ranks than have th?* It* publicans
;and that the Democratic party
ican operate uh efficiently, if glv
?n control of the executive and
legislative machinery. i.h H HM ?n
the Hght years of the Wilson ad
ministration.
Tho laboring man Is In some
respects a radical. Many of the
men who are for the LaFollette
Wheeler ticket are socialists and
radicals who believe that change
In the economic order could he ac
complished without pain to their
fellow workmen hut the va?t ma
jority of laboring men. Judging
by past campaigns, are keenly In
terested In keeping their Jobs and
having a good wage paid them.
Anything that is likely to disturb
their Jobs worries them. The Re
publicans in 1 1 1 ; i r : y ii.-iiional catn
paYgns TiavV been nbTe "to* Turn The?
tide of labor vot. s In their direc
tion by the simple device of rais
ing the cry of panic and business
depression which was supposed to
be the accompaniment of a Dem
ocratic administration The Dem
ocrats for years felt the handicap
because they had not been in pow
er and could not point to a record
of good business conditions. Th*
Democratic administration of
1H92 to 1896 was accompanied
by a period of business upset. The
Democrats were therefore very
glad when they were able in the
eight years of the Wilnon admin
imraUiin lo 1 lint lh<-lr con
trol of Government not only did
not hurt business but helped la
bor. The real objection to Dem
ocratic rule wax that It bad not
been tried In litany years. The
same kind of argument now la go
ing to be used with the working
man to dissuade him from casting
his ballots for the I,aFollette
Wheeler ticket, General Dawes
In his acceptance speech referred
to the third tick' t ns symbolising
a system of administration which
was "unsound" and "untried."
The working man wants no ea
perlments that are likely to hurt
him. FTe luat heart a conserva
tlve In the sense that lie doesn't
want change except for the bet
ter. If he thinks the Democratic
party will bring a return to the
high wages of the Wilson admin
istration. he may lean that way.
If he thinks his present wagee are
high enough and that employment
will b<? continued by having no
Interruption of the itepubllcan
administration, he will vote
against any change. Ytnt If he
once geta it Into his head that the
fait'ollette ticket means business
uncertainty, all the i ndorsements
of the American Federation of
I?abor and local labor leaders will
not prevent him from voting In
secret as he really believes.
The general Impression has
been conveyed that labor has
been s solid political unit In sil
campaigns It has not been, nut
It has a fluctuating vote and the
best nnalysists of the election re
turn* of previous years concede
that labor usually votes for the
party which it belb-vea will Im
mediately Improve business con
ditions. wages and employment.
As proof of the relatively little
Influence which the American
Federation of l.abor hsn bad In
past eampnlfms. the ewperteas* 41
1911 Is Cited In that campaign
Continued ou psg? 2