REGISTRATION
. FOR DOCKS TO
END SATURDAY
Few Enrolled for Special
Weclion August 18 in
; <-onnection With Coin
"lander Purchase
URGED AS V ITAL NEED I
Property Worth Price,
Susinemi Men Declare; .
?anal Demand* Added
Wharfage Facilities
.Jh:jr,0d.0' "?'?IralloB for
, ' clecllon to be held
*"*??' II I to determine whether
the city shall purchase the Com
,?aoder property, on Front street.
L.froctlon ttn(* maintenance of
public wharves. Is drawing to a
Uose. The last day of reglstra
'ir** wl" *** Saturday, August 8.
, w'" ^ too l?*? after this week.
_ ' Thua far, the registration has
PV proceeding slowly. C'ompar
*tl?eiy few people have enrolled
menisci re?, supporters of the
project taking the view, appar
ently. that It Will pan anyway
*n?re has been little evidence of
^W^sltlon to the proposal
n..!.*!? ?r.y ,B4lffer?'>W of the
?Uh"C. "r?? "lay prove the
downfall of the project. It Is
potnted out. unless there la a
marked last minute increase in
enthusiasm over It. Advocates of
!? . .^minandcr Purcl?a?e contend,'
?at the property should be tak
!!LutTier #at ?.nce' ,n order thal
lacil ties for visiting craft may be
provided by the time the Govern
ment purchase of the Dismal
Swamp Canal Is consummated.1
xnis was authorized at the last
session of Congress, but much red
tape had to bo unwound, and the
Government Is not expected ac
tually to take over the waterway
until next spring.
.8upporters of the project as
,B v,4?y necessary to
J21 iiJr * Hnd ^ekjpment of
V to p?? docking I
faeNttlee. not only for the benefit
of the through traffic using the
canal, but also for the multitude I
of smaller craft from points in
Dare County and elsewhere on j
thf Albemarle Sound and Ita tri
butaries Convenient wharves
would do much toward develop
ing this trade, they argue.
A bond issue of $32,000 would
be required for the purchase of
the tract. which is at the foot of!
Lawrence street, soon to be pavod 1
under the city's present street!
program. In addition, the prop-)
erty Is conveniently accessible to
the Suffolk & Carolina Railroad,!
and to the downtown buslnoss
district. Huslness men who have I
made a study of conditions hero
declare the property la well worth
the price, and that the purchase
would Justify - Itself as an Invest-]
ment in the event that the dock '
experiment failed to pan out as1
anticipated.
In this connection, somo hav?
gone so far as to predict lhat the*
property will double in value in
the next flvo years, through the |
increasing demand for waterfront t
?pace in Bllsabeth City. Vory lit- 1
tie or such frontage still remains
available here.
At proaent. the property Is In
the hands of L. Roscoe Foreman,
former member of the City Coun
ell. Tho Council bid In the tract j
at $30,000 last year when It waa
sold at auction In connection with
the settlement of the Commander
?state. Afterwards It was learned i
that the City "Fathers had ex
reeded their authority in the :
matter, and Mr. Foreman agreed '
to take over and hold the prop
erty until a special election had
J>*en authorized and held, to de
termine whether the city would
acquire the tract.
The General Assembly author
lied the election, which waa held
"V ?'"?? '.with the general
m.?? .TV?". ,, ai" ,h* arrange
rawi at that time, the dock, pro
"?"',r.ed \ favorable vote
TtrMnra?? Vi, ??Hlled
electorate. Election day war
f?Hiy. and many voters failed to
(UM. out The vote w? th"? o
one In favor of acquiring thc
traet. but It fell considerably
?h?rt of the majority required. In
other words, the non-votors dn
feated It.
'n the speclsl election to be
?wM August II, only those regis
tered for It will count. Those who
registered' however, but
?J? fall to vote will he counted
In. . J' Th* f?gl?t ration Is be
?. ?t the regular poll
I" ?"r. as follows:
shoo Vortfcr*?dr~*","h'* p*lnt
W Berr. Polnde.ter street. M
all r"glstrar.
. Cut Rate Drug
Psrsonage j ?*
Wataton. registrar.
??<?we.tT!Ii.~ Wh'?*hor?fs
wove. West rearing strew, n r
registrar.
fourth Ward? City Market u
A. Jones, registrar. N
MICKEY 19 READY
Chicago. Aug. T. ? Mickey
Wfcftter, world's welterweight {
champion. Is ready to defend his i
tttt* against Billy Welts, British
b?ttler. In ten rounds at East Chl
tnnlthf
ACORN HILL MAN
PAYS FIRST HSIT
Ttonucii l.c lu*.s lived within
tuilbic distance of l'a??ji?otMnk
County for perbapn half a r?i
inry, W. B. Itkidtck, prominent
farmer of Acorn Hill, (imten
County paUl hln first visit to
Klzatx-lh <'?:>? rVklay, coming
by way of the newly construct*
ed highway ?cro?? the Dlwial
Swmu|i at that point.
You've goi a whole lot bet
ter town than I thought," .Mr.
I (Id <lirk declare*!, after a trip
about the city ami over mne of
the hard Karfaml rtrndii radl
latiiiK from It. "I had expected
to find little more than an oy*>
ter Joint or two. Inatead, I have
found an attractive, modern
city."
Mr. Klddlck "how?l much In
tern*. hi the proptwiaJ to hold a
celebration Ih-it several week*
hence, at which (iatew County
folks generally would be the
honor jtu**t?. "I think It
would be a fine thins/' he
commented
SHERIFF BACK
EMPTY HANDED
(tannine keep* Frtiille**
All Night Vigil in- New
land Wood*
Returning from Ncwland Town
Hhlp. after r fruitless all night
vigil undertaken in the hope of
capturing the owner of a still In
the act of operating his Illicit li
quor plant. Sheriff Charles Car
mine came In weary and worn
Hhortly after sunrise Friday morn
ing with the atlll but without tho
owner.
The atlll was found In the
woods opposite the John Loula
Hlnton homestead 150 yards from
the Alhertson canal. It was of 40
gallon capacity and about ,300 gal
lons of mash was ready to be con
certed Into the finished product.
As Indicating the risk the man
takes who buys bootleg . liquor;
the still was not equipped With"
copper worm or tank, only ortft*
nary water pipes being used.
ROCKY MOUNT GETS
IN HEALTH CAMPAIGN
Rocky Mount. Aug. 7. ? Mayor
H. A. Moffltt has announced that
"the health of this rity Is of first
Importance." and that "thla adn
ministration Is going to spare no
efforta to Improve sanitary condi
tions here."
Thla announcement was made
at a meeting of the city council of
Rocky Mount. "To do this," said
the mayor, referring to Improved
sanitary conditions, "we are go
ing to see that every home haa
plenty of water In It and adequate
plumbing facilities.
"While we are not going to en
tirely drop our street paving pro
gram. we believe that vater and
sewers are at this lime more es
sential to the welfare of the peo
ple. More attention Is going to be
paid to what la put under the
ground and leaa to what goes on
top."
WILL RENT BOOKS TO
SAVE PARENTS MONEY
Payettevllle. Aug. 7. ? Profes
sor Harry Howell, superintendent
of the Fayettevllle public schools,
has issued a statement In which
ho pointed out the advantages of
book rental system which It Is
planned to put Into effect here.
"The chief advantages are that
this plan saves money for the pa
rent," he said, "and renders him
a more convenient service. At the
same time It enables the school
to do Ita work more effectively."
EDGECOMBE GAME
LAW IS APPROVED
Rocky Mount. Aug. 7. ? The
Edgecombe county game law.
passed at the 19 26 session of the
General Assembly, and made con
tingent upon the approval of the
board of county commissioners.
hAa been given proper approval
and Is now in affect.
Under the provisions of the act.
! hunters must secure special llcen
'??#? __
| POSTPONES SWIM
ACROSS CHANNEL
ftoulogne. Prance. Auk 7. ?
Announcement was today that the
attempt of Mlsa Gertrude Kderle.
American girl to swim across the
English channel from the French
aide to the English coast has been
postponed until August 17.
Change In weather made condi
tions for swimming unfavorable.
GOLD FOUND AFTEK
REPEATED FAILURES
Wrangel, Alaska. Aug. 7. ? Af
ter repeated reports of failures,
gold Is being taken In psylng
quantities In Telegraph Creek Dis
trict, Casslar County, British Co
lumbia.
BANDITS GET FURS
New York. Aug. 7. ? Five rob
bers today held up the store and
factory of Harry Blelawels Com
pany. manufacturing furriers,
herded six employes Into the base
ment. aad ranaacklng 16 p<l*
aafea. escaped with furs valued ?ti
MOT, FORI) ASKED
TO VISIT CITY
IN NEAR FUTURE
i
Manager of Nation'* Gar
don Invited State Term*
I I'pon Which Will Move
Publication Here
MIGHT MEAN MUCH
i
'Success Similar That Pro
greiutive Farmer Would
I Mean Butiinet** Kuaning
| I'p Into Big Figure*
What Buxton White of the Bux
ton White 8eed Company regsrda
as an exceptional opportunity for
Elisabeth City to make Itself In
a way the hub of all the vast
trucking Intereata along the At
lantic seaboard from Baltimore to
Florida Is presented through the
desire of the owners of "The Na
' tlon's Garden." a periodical for
the truckers and farmers of th??
Atlantic Coastal Plain now pub
lished In Wilmington, to move the
office of thst publication to som<>
other city. Mr. White believes
that It can be brought to Elisabeth
,Clty.
Buxton White Seed Company
has been an advertlaer In The
Nation's Garden from Its first 1s
' sue. Such a magazine appeals to
him in thatMt circulate* among th??
very clientele which he desirea to
reach, and he attributes the con
Hlderable new business that has
come to his firm this year from
i the Wilmington dlatrlct directly to j
The Nation's Garden. He belleveH
i that It would be a means whereby
fertiliser manufacturers and all j
others who produce or sell pro
ducts that are used by truck grow
ers and farmers in this immediate
I section might extend their lines to
'other sections.
Aside from the benefit to Much
I Arms as woyld have a direct In
terest in adttrUslngi^ Jhe^jfljbH
b*r of 'Cbmmjnc^ arV HWMwIe
about what the publication of
such a periodical as The Nation's
Garden In EVsabeth City would
do to advertise this city and sec
j tion all over the Atlantic Coastal
Plain. The publication Is repre
sented as already having a clrcu- j
laUfn mla 8/hOO.t and. 1/ plans on
. fvril noW inij. Hlllae. tkl? jdfrula
. tlotf win'hcTnuitfled In the next 12
months.
j The success of the Progressive
Farmer and other farin periodical
is pointed at as indicative of the
possible future auch a publication ,
here. Mr. White and Mr. Job are ,
particularly optimistic about the
success of The Nation's Garden be - j
rause Ita manager is James L.
Mogford. who Is given In large
part the credit for putting the eir- !
filiation of the Progreasive Farm-1
er where It la today. If he can
* achieve a like success for The Na- ,
tlon's Garden, the publication
would pour a stream of real mon- !
ejr Into Elisabeth City bsnks.
learning by chance of the plsn
of Mr. Mogford to chsnge the
home office of The Nation's Gar
den. and alncerely believing that
the bringing of the publication to .
Elisabeth City would mean a bin
thing for the town. Mr. White put
the matter before Mr. Job who
made a trip to Wilmington to In
vestigate the proposition. As a re
sult of that tflp Mr. Jot# became
an enthusiastic a supporter of the
plan as Mr. White.
The matter was presented to a
gathering of Interested farmers
and members ol the Elisabeth City
Chamber of Commerce this week,
snd as a reault of that meeting
Mr. Mogford has been Invited to
Elisabeth City to present his |
vlewa on the fature of his publl*'
cation snd to outline terms upon i
which It may be brought to Kill- '
I abet h City.
! MOVIES ELIMINATE
SUGGESTIVE TITLES
Hollywood. Cal.. Aug. 7. ? The
; fight as?i??t suggestive titles to
; motion pictures haa made defl
inlte progress during the laat six
months, Will H. Hays, director
genersl of the Aaaoclatlon of Mo
tion Picture Producers and Dis
tributors. declared on his semi
annual trip to the Hollywood Aim
plants.
"The press books for the com
ing releases of pictures contain
only three objectionable titles."
Mr. Hays stated. "The open ddor
I policy of the producers and dis
tributors has met with gratify
) In g response all over the country
In tha shape of letters of sugtea-.
' tion as to the improvement of
j motion pictures. Further sug
geatlona from the public are
, solicited."
Hi roncluded by prslslng the
I "sensible business sdmlnistrs
Itlon" of the motion picture Indus
I try at the present time and pre
? dieted one of the most sncceas
fill years In rec?nt Aim history. .
EVOLUTION CASE
IN FEDER AC COURT
KnosTllle. Tenn. Air 1. ? ,
The evolution c*m wu brought
Into Federal Court thin morn Ins.
when Doctor John R. Neal. attor
ney repreeentlng Jemee Robert
IWIteon tea perer. (lied a bill
laeehlsi to teet the rnnet National
ity o( the act.
Orient And Occident To yK
Each Learn From Other
Los AnReleH. Aiir. 7.? Kipling'
was all wrnnc, it seems when h.? j
?aid the Kant and Woat ran nnv-|
er meet. The Wmi in tint liberate,
the Kant from physical Inertia and'
the East must rescue tho Went ,
from inn let In I suicide. In the opln- .
Ion of Professor Hhagvan 8. CJay- '
anee of Punjab. India, who In
here on a tour of the world.
"Mechanical products will he-'
come frankensteln monster and
destroy the civilization of the
West unless the West realizes in
time that It must become more
spiritual." says this oriental kh v- !
ant. In his opinion the mensce of
the American people Is fear.
"Here In America," he ssys.
you are afraid of automobilex
afraid of electricity, afraid of all
these jtlxantlc mechanical devlro*
that you made. You must learn
to master them. You must lone
that fear If you are to carry ?hi to
' higher things."
i The Hindu tearher deplores the
American Bynloni *?f educntlnn lh.it
doea not Inxtmct Iho rlilld to l#>al
tho parent In mental develop
ment: Kdnration In aimed In
bring out the Inherent capacity ?>f
man through the arrnmulal Ive ex
perlence of all man kind . Hilt
educational Hhoitld not heroine a
rage to onrloae onr mental devel
opment. Man Ih human hut foi
him to roarh the natural atale he
muMt have the Inner nnderatand
Ing that will make him manter of
hlmaelf and maHter of the pro
ducta he manufarturea."
Civilization doea not rule India
and It never will, the Prof as
aerta. For India devolopa the in
dividual and Indivlduala rarely
agree.
BULLYING YOUTH IN
COURT FOR ASSAULT
Georgo Johnson. 16 year old ne
gro youth chargod with hk
sault with deadly weapon
on Wesley Jenkins, younger and
smaller negro whk let off with the
costs In recorder's court Friday
morning when It appeared that lie
had Inflicted no actual Injury up
on Jenkins hut had merely fright
ened the amaller boy.
It waa a raae of the natural In
atlnet of youth to play the bully
with a crowd of amaller boya and
feminine admirers looking on. In
the opinion of County Judge Saw
yer. George waa driving a whkmi
loaded with glrla and boya of his
own age and younger when We?
ley and hla little brother, appar
ently about eight years old
pasaed. Home worda and compll
menta were exchanged and (Jeori'
?ailed out of the wagon to get
lafaHlon There waa conflict In
the evldenc* a a to what happetH'il
then. George and hla companions
testifying that he merely warned
1 Wealey to aay no more, while \\ ?
ley and hla brother on the a?;md
declared that George at ruck W'
ley with hla flat and drew a knife
on him
If George used nothing
worda they were moat effect |vr.
for when Wealey went befor?- ?"
officer to awear oat a warran' ?>"
waa at III almoat too acared to t ? k
Defendant and w|tnea**a I lv on
Peartree road, outalde the ? fv
llmlta. and George waa arreted
on a County warrant
i corro* it a Hitler
New York. Aug 7 Rpot "t
ton cloaed quiet, middling 24
an advance of five points Fu
tures. closing bid: Oft. 44 "I.
Dec 14.24. Jan 29.74. Marh
J4 ?*. M?v 24 34 July 24 2*
IS FATAIJ.Y INJUKEO
WHEN AUTO CAPSIZES
Suffolk. Aiik. 7. John II. C'a'
fee, formerly of 6525 Floyd ?ve
nua. Richmond, wa? fatally In
Jured and II . T. Croaa, prominent
sign pntnt'T of Suffolk, badly rut
up when Ihfi Dodge car In whlrli
they were riding Wodnenday nlKht
shortly after 1 1 o'rlork loft the
road near the plant of the Virginia
Brick Company and overturned
CafTee wn* malted to the I,akevi<-<v
Hospital, but an < dia
cloned the fact that he had auf
fared a broken neck and death
came In a ahort while after he ar
rived at the hoapllal.
MAN AM) W II K AKE
SHOT BY THEIK SON
Parkerahiirg. Iowa. Aiik 7.
Warren ? Va ndorvoo rt . aged 17. to
day confeaaed that ho shot and
killed ht? father. lleverend It. .1
Vandervoort, Marnhall James
Mitchell announced
1'ark'rahurg. Iowa. Auk 7.
Rev. ft .!. Vandoi vo?rt. Met ho
dlat Kplxcopa) pastor of thin placv.
waa allot ;?nd killed nod hla wir
wa? po? - i l ? I y fatallv wounded to
day Mr*. Vnndervmrt acc.uaed
their acn. Warren. 17 years of
?I*. of ?>'? crime.
HENIO I'OIU) BUYS
AIIU'LANE COMPANt
Datrol' An*. 7 Henry For?t
manufarni < r of automobiles to
day beeain'- Independent manu
facturer of all metal airplane?
for the purpose of acceleratlnc
airplane development. Kord ha'
purehaaffri '??? Htont Matal Air
plana Con i<*ny of Detroit whlrh
will ba operated aa a dlvlalon of
the p*ord 1 mpany.
THIRD, TEMfK
PART OF SCRAP
FOR MAYORALTY
(?oiii? Buck Over Diihty
KitotiIm of INrw York
fjty No Account of l,ong
Tenure Can lie round
IIYLAN WANTS IT
Prrncnl Mayor Han Kulcd
Right lion^c Year* mid In
AnxioiiN lo KxtiiMinh the
llylan Dynasty
II v IIOIIKltT T. HMAI.I*
|C(|pi|llt I Tl\ by Th? AiilMII
N?w York, Aiir. 7. Amon?
oilier tliliiKH. IIiIm complicated
mayoralty acrap In CJreator New
York inrliidea the "third term"
fritdllion. doing hark lo where
flu* roeorda aro covered with an
inrli of dual. one rannot find that
a mayor over whh uivon auch a
term. Yet John F. Hjrlan, the
prcaont mayor of flu- creator city,
who haa boon In f tic- City Hall for
right Iodk yoar* uIiiiohI twice as
long aa any other man la fight
ing to ?i't four year* mor*\ hy
which I lino ho hop?*a the Hylan
"d.vnaaly" will be ao firmly fixed
upon Now York aa to k'-ep him In
office Indefinitely.
While Iho Democrat* aro at
death arlpa ovrr "Hylanlain" and
Tammany la determined to got rid
of Mi" mayor at any roat. tho more
thoughtful Republican* aro be
coming aorloualy alarmed. The Ite
publican* aro In agreement that
nothing Khali be donn hy them un
til tho outcome of the Democratic
Imbroglio la known. Willi a large
Ifcrtlou of the peoplo, the fight l?*
r"sMvlng l?*elf Into tho taak of
!#??:? t int.* llylan "at any roal."
It im diffiruli lo di*gul*e the fart
that th*? flaht ai*o In IndnK waK'd
agafriHt any poa*ihlo political
roni' t?ack hy William Randolph
H'nral. with whom llylan ia
hooked up In an ofTeri*lv<* and do
(? unlv** alliance, Hearaf naturally
i hoping thai Mylnn ran heat
r.iKimany. Hear*t Iwii had hi*
n*'i ? v**a on Tammany Mall for n
l'?i*: Mine. Hearai also haa been
billet enemy of governor Al
?imMIi. Mayor llylan apparently
rl' ' ? nothing without con*nlting
II ?-.?rat or one of Ihe publlaher'a
li- 'i!? nantn. T?mmany haa elim
inated Me?r?t in many a political
? ? ? n? l?a f In the paal. It ha* been
f'ontlnoed on pair* 4
hi \NSMEN AHKIVINC;
HY TRAIN AND MOTOR
Waahlncton. Ad*. 7. ? Hy train
? ' nd motor klan*raen ware arriv
ing today In the capital from far
..nd near aa an advance guard of,
morp than 60.100 vlalfor* oapact
"I for the damonat ration here to- 1
BOY STANDS HY
HIS DAD El EN
BEIII.\D THE BARS
'*? T1i? t?rt-|?lrd P(?m, I
Hcndemonvllle, Aug. 7. ?
The preliminary hmrlDK wan
wnlved hrtr todny. In the
cane of Ikinntr L. Brooks, bur
her "hop proprietor, who Intr
yesterday nh?l and killed Hum
Y. llryson, former mayor In a
nennatlonal ?lu<*l. Brook* ?**
rrmiimlfd to Jail, clurfr^l with
murder In the flmt decree, and
will he held without bond #lo
Hu|>erlor t'onrt. Murray Brooks,
bin Hon, who it I no held an aeeea
?ory.
Hendentonvlll*. Arm. T. ?
K* Idence K*'here?l on the scene
by authorities and fentliuouy of
eyewltnewne* wan pref*ent4*d nt
Uh* iiu|U?<<t today uter the btnljr
of Hum Br y won, former nut > or,
Khot and killed In a ftun battle
with Hon i tie I,. Brooks, local
barber, nnd IiN 12 jthtn oltl
won Mnrnt).
The boy spent tiie nlulit In
Jnll with hlit father nt bin own
rM|un?t, aeeMtded by hU | mi
en 1*.
llr)MHi, m1i?i hum forced to
Ion ve the city nnd to realgn a*
inn) or liut December, after be
ing cmiKtit In llrookn' home
with the latter'* wife, hnd been
In the city about a month. He
had HlKiicd u contract to vrannin
away for a period of two yearn,
but violated It after neven
months' absence.
D. W. WOODHOUSF.
DIES AT HOME IN
POPLAR BRANCH
Prominent Currituck
1 County Merchant and
Farmer Succumb" Snd
I denly to Heart Attack
! LONG IN 1LLHEALTH
Funeral Services to l>e Con
ducted at Reeidence ThU
Afternoon it I O clock t
Many to Attend
i D W Woodhouae, PJ"n''n""5
Community*"
' day afternoon at 2 ? ?l?? " 6<J
home there.
an* S5 y?" oldr "J,,"/ yearn.
w || Woodhouae. who ???
' bwn aMOciat'd with him In the
eonduct of hla bualneaa J" '
laat two yeara; two a '?*? ? ,,
i w Povnor and M'8, Mary /
J?,rWbo.hyoi p?p..r
two brotliera Capt*10 ^ Virginia
Woodhouae. alao "< vlr
"n^uaB/r"Vr,^ win h, ,
ducted thin afternoon at 4 o clock
Woodhouae home ??H^P
i iimnrh Mr. Wood houa#> wan a
1 Currituck. Camden and Mu
lank will attend the funeral
^SSS^'^ other biialneiM In
loroala Mr. Woodhouae wa? an of
ficer in the Currituck Telephone
i Company and wan poitmaater at
I Poplar Itranch. Ho Waa ?',,TO '0
I the political and educ.llooal af
falra of hie community and county.
' and waa lar?cly, 'n.trum-nUl ln
the eatabllahn.ent of the proaent
conaolldated high "'h0?'
1 llranch. He waa an ardent ad?o
cale of good roada.
Mr. Woodhouae had been In
uradually falling health for about
.en veara. He went about hla
uaual bualneaa affalra until the
laat. however, having boon In hi"
nlore yeatcrday morn I n a. 1?. Curtla
i liautn. formerly of Poplar Branch
and now a member of the lluxton
White Heed Company hero, waa In
poplar llranch yeaterday and
talked with Mr Woodhouae at th'
atore He Mated today that Mr.
Woodhouae looked aa though
wbh a vnry "Ick man.
Keenly Interaatad In politic" for
many yeara, Mr. Woodhouae had
taken a leaa active part recenlly
|o? account nf hla f.H Ing h?'th
A Holruiillon of KlUabath Cll)
Maaona and othera lelt ahortly j
fore noon to attend the funeral
laawiwi.
PLAN TO STRIKE
DECISIVE BLOW
Pea. Aug, 7. Operatlona on a
large acale dealgned to bring re
bellloua trlheamen to the reallaa
tlon that further fighting la uae
leaa are aald to be ready for
launching. General Naulln. In
aupreme conmtnd. haa Joat re
turned from Rabat where he had
a long conference with Marahall
Lyauter. reeldent Prench gover
nor, in which It waa decided that
the tlae le ripe to atrlke ? decl
?lv* blow.
SEVERE JOLT IS .
GIVEN ENTIRE
COAL INDUSTRY
Negotiation* Between An
thraeite Operator* and
Workers Were Broken
, Off Wednesday
CONSUMERS WEARY
| Tired Having RiiNinrm and
( Comfort Jeopardized So
Often and Will Try Oth
I er kind* <?f Euel
By J. r. KOYI.K
M'nprrlrtit t?? h r Th? Ad. tor..
' New York. Aug. 7 ? The
! breaking off of negotiations be
tween the anthracite operators
and mine workers of Atlantic
| City Wednesday nave a sorer*
| blow lo the entire roal Industry.
That Is the opinion of miijr
dealers and consumers of coaj,
.and Is expressed irrespective of
I whether they bellevo miners or
I operators are responsible for the
break, or whether a strike finally
I results.
Consumers, thoy say. are tired
(of having their businesses or com
fort jeopardized every couple of
j years or so hy wbrp and condition
| disputes which threaten supplies
or Involve additional prires. Thle
l feeling Is not confined to anthra
j cite alone. Rltumlonus users,
jau well an anthracite, are turning
| sharply toward the use or other
i fuels.
I It Is noted by rotiHtimers of
course, that the Atlantic City
negotiations have not been de
finitely broken off.
j They can be resumed at any
time either side has a change of
j heart. In this they resemble near
ly every other wage conference In
the past. One business man of
WUkesbarre says the rapidly
changing attitude remlndfblHniraf*
a girl pIurkftlT- petal* 'from *;
daisy and chaAtte* "he lor**
I "he loves me not."
j "All such wage conferences are
, attended much by the same phe
nomena." said an official of th*
I Miners Rank of Wllkesbarr*.
"with charges and cou*tdr
charges by both sides. Tttd sffl
nation this year, however. Wtt'1
little unusual In that the prod**-"
ing companies have not made
j much money. No one can tell
i what the mon finally will decide
lo do about closing the mines but
I it is to bo hoped no such suspen
jslon will occur."
"Politics" Is the word that Is
I being hurled back and forward
between the rival parties. But
?If It were not expected to play
politics, consumors ask. why tt
should be necessary to allow two
months for negotiations which
seemingly could be concluded
easily in two days? Th***
charges of playing politics not
only include move* likely to affect
political figures In Pennsylvania
and the nation hut those In tlw
;coal companies and the unions.
| It Is asserted that some of the
union leaders are none too sure of
t their positions with regard to
| their organizations. The miners
have said htat If possible, they
wish to keep, the anthracite and
bituminous controversies separ
ate but there are contin
ued rumors that a suspen
sion In the hard coal Meld Sep
tember 1 might be followed by a
drastic movo on the part of the
soft coal diggers.
Ho far as working the mines.
If the union anthracite millers
walk out. that is out of the ques
tion. The Pennsylvania law pro
vides that to work as an anthr*
,clte miner it Is necessary to have
I a state license which can only be
i obtained by working two years tn
the anthracite field In a subsidiary
capacity. Practically all miners
who have complied with these re
quirements are union members.
? While the loophole for arriving
at a settlement still is open. It
| now seems doubtful If either side
will be In a hurry to rush through
, It. If the statements of leaders
are to be believed, neither side
wants government or state Inter
vention But It la doubtful If an
adequate basis for any possible In
tervention would present Itself *n
tll the mines actually were closed.
In th" past the miners have not
h*en gr<atly averse to a week or
so of Idlenoss In the Pennaylvsnla
hills during the finest pnrlod of
the year. It has only been when
merchants begun to shut off cred
it and when the savings accounts
began to be depleted thaf pressurs
has been felt.
A suspension of work In the an
thracite fields directly afreets only
a certain section hut It would have
a direct effect on the soft coal
situation and through this on
every business man. worker and
householder.
RESIGNATION ROWMAN
ACCEPTED BY METTS
B"1'1*1'. Au*. 7, ? Major 0?n
aral Van B Malta haa arreptnl the
r?i(*nallo? of Major Warfa Ana.
Bowman, romutantfar of a nqnail
ron of North Carolina National
Ouartf raralrr Bowman la
for Catawba 0o??t, flupcrlor
7"? ,h" Ph?r?? ?' allwrt
**!?" ?? a II r?r ol4
S'rl ?( Hlekorr on July 81.
As W ar Spirit Simmers In China
mr<*l In China Htlll has the powora on th<- anxious acat. aihiv**, hi lett, Htudr-nt* at i'eaing art*
shown In an anti-foreign demonstration. I'ppor rlpht shows n forcl ?n trooper on j;unrd In Shanghai,
with an armored car in tho hnck^ii><>nd. A bloody cla*h bctwci-n troopa nnd a Chln^ae mob took
place on thin corner shortly uftor Ihla picture was snapped. Below arc French and British cruisers
Htnndlnu by In the harbor at Shanghai.