VOL. 0
Okin.N. C. Thursday, Nov. 13, 1010
i. kwis I)i:nh:s hi: has
PROMISED TO COMPLY
Indianapolis, Nov. 9. -John
I,. Yew is, acting president of tin
United Mint' Woikers of Ameri
ca, tonight di'iiii'd that lie agreed
to comply with lho order of fed
eral court lien- yesterday to call
olT the Kit ike of bituminous roal
miners of the country In-fore '
p. in. next uesday evening.
"Statements to the effect that
I shall or shall not comply with
the mandatory proceeding of the
injunction writ are unauthorized
and premature," lie declared.
Mr. icsvi.-.' declaration was
made in view of a reported .state
ment of counsel for the miners
yesterday that Mr. U-wh and
Secretary -Treasurer William
Green purged to obey the
court's order, hut they could not
speak for other officials. While
Mr. Ix'wis would not comment
further on the subjects, others
indicated that the statement of
the miners' attorney was intend
ed to show a willingness of the
two officials to call a meeting of
the internationl officials, district
presidents, executive Uiard and
memlxTs of the miners' scale
committee for tomorrow, to con
sider the court's order.
The meeting of union officials
has la'cn set for 10 o'clock to
morrow. Several of the district
officials, including Frank Par
tington, president of the Illinois
district, arrived today, hut none
of them would make any state
ment. Mr. Fanington's only re
ply to questions was that he had
nothing to say.
The outcome of tomorrow's
conference is problematical.
Several district presidents pave
out .statements on the situation
Ixst night I n' fore leaving their
homes for Indianapolis. The.se
statements showed a wide diver
gence of opinion as to what
course r.hould le adopted.
Alexander Howat president of
district No. 11, Pittsburgh, Kan.
declared that his attitude was
unchanged and that "regardless
of injunction, prisons and judges
of the United States." he was
going to fight. C. F. Keeney,
president of district No. 17.
West Virginia, said that "if or
dered to do so" he would with
draw the strike order in his dis
trict, as it was not his intention
to fight the government. Wm.
J. Rickctt secretary-treasurer
of idstrict No. l.", Maryland,
expressed the opinion that even
if the strike order was rescinded
the men would not have to re
turn to work, and added: "I
don't think they would."
Many union men have con
tended ever since the strike was
called that as the strike was
ordered by the full convention of
miners in Cleveland, only anoth
er convention could authorize
calling it oil". Another pha.se of
the situation in connection with
the court order presents the
question of what action the
givernment might take if the
miners as individuals refuse to
oley an order of officials res
cinding the strike order. No
opinion could In? secured in this
connection.
LIGHTNING FIRES Oil.
TANK AM) RURNS TOWN
Wichita Falls Texas. Nov. 9.
One man was killed, a numler
sustained minor bums, and a
loss which it is estimated will
exceed a million dollars, result
ed in an oil fire today which
swept 80 acres of proven oil ter
ritory on the outskirts of Wag
goner City and destroyed a large
part of that town.
Waggoner City or 'New Town'
as it is popularly known, is 22
miles from here and in the heart
of northwest extension to the
r.urkbumett oil field.
Acreage in this field is owne
by many eastern and local com
panics.
Lightning struck an oil tank
on the outskirts of Waggoner
City, which is said to be the
largest unincorporated tow n in
' America.
The tank exploded and a wave
of burning oil swept down the
surface of rainwater covered
streets setting fire to everything
within which it came in contact
The bulk of the business see
tion was destroyed, according to
early reports. Waggoner City
MAYNARD STOPS OVF.lt
IN WASHINGTON ON HIS
j')UtNi;v to new vouk
Washington, Nov
.. Lieut.
llelvin W. M
lynard arrived at
near Washington,
joining i leiu, near
this afternoon at 3 n'cloek in
hii dellaviland plane, accompan
ied by his tne lianie, Sergeant
Kline, and the ever interesting
I'.elgian police hound. "Ttixie."
The ing parson" was greet-
f by Representative Rrim.on
nid his secretary Audrey Moore.
ii'imber of visitors joined in
the ovation whiih the Tar lb el
iVialor received.
A (lay filled with activities en
tomorrow has already been plan
ned for Lieutenant Mauiard and
I'ue-d;y w ill mark his .unique
larticipalion in the armistice
I ly celebration in Washington,
when he will start the proceed
ings with an aerial prayer over
wireless telephone fiorn a mile in
the air.
Tonight the preacher pilot is
e guest of Representative
th
ntison. lomorrow mornmir
.ieutenant Maynard will appear
U-fore the house military affairs
committee at a hearing on avia
tion and the relation of aircraft
or the future activities of the
ountry in peace and war. Dur
ing the hearing of the committee
when General Pershing was
uesent a letter was read from
lieutenant Maynard which out-
ined the possibilities of rapid
ights from the Atlantic to the
icific, and his testimony tomor
row w ill le greeted as that of an
expert. I lis outstanding feat in
making the transcontinental
flight and return stamps his
opinions with that of the tech
nical experts, and much weight
w ill be attached to his views
y the memlM-rs of Congress.
Will Fly on Armistice Day
Following lunch tomorrow
Lieutenant Maynard will be es
corted to the rc.crve galleries of
the, house by Representative
Irinson. and it w ill prove a sig
nal for an ovation led bv the Tar
lee' delegation and undoubted-
joined in by nicmlKTs of the
iou..e regardless of political af-
Idiations, creed or age.
Lieutenant Maynard will le
the guest of Senator Ixe S.
Overman when he visit;, the sen
ale, and the junior senator will
resent him informally to his
colleagues during visits to the
Vmocratic and Republican
cloakrooms. The dignified sen
ile can not le expected to greet
the "Plying parson" with an
ovation for the treaty of peace
tainN at the forefront.
Tomorrow night Representa
tive Rrinson will Ik1 the host at
i dinner party with Lieutenant
Maynard as guest of honor and
the members of the North C'aro-
in.t delegation a guests.
Tuesday mooting a few minu
s before II o'clock Lieutenant
Maynard will lake the air on an
upward journey to deliver his
terial prayer as a sign..! for the
ccicoraiion m commemoration
of armistice dav. Forty-eight
merican doughloys, represent
ing each state in the union will
be grouped at I-afayctte Square
in Washington to open a series
of volleys symltolir of the last
minutes on the western front
when the Americans, together
with the allies, had the Germans
on the run from the North Sea
to Switzerland. A wireless tele
phone will be the instrument of
transmitting the prayer of th
parson flyer to the assemblage in
Washington.
Follrving the celebration here
Lieutenant Maynard will go by
aeroplane to New York and
again participate in an armistice
day celebration
Within the next few days the
Tar Heel aviator is expected to
begin his preparations for the
one-stop flight from New York
to San Diego. The single halt
ing place will be Dallas Texas.
has no telephone or railroat
connection and the loads are al
most impassable. Details arc
meager.
The fire is believed to have
covered blocks 73, 71, 75, 83 and
81 ,in what is described as the
most congested oil field in the
world, and it is said probably 200
derricks were destroyed.
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n-nltlliig.
toi.fdo stkket caks
iiavk ci:asi;i wnninc;
Toledo, ()., Nov. U. Car riders
who la,4 Tuesday voted for an
ouster ordering the street cars
from the streets because they
were paying six and eight cents
to travel to and from their work,
today were paying front 10 to
't cents in automobiles of which
there was an abundance.
The Toledo Railways and Light
company began last midnight to
f pirit the cars out of the city un
til not a vehicle with wheels un
der it was lot l within the juris
diction of the city officials who
were responsible for the ouster
ordinance passed last June, le-
ing submitted to the people.
Mayor Cornell Schleiber him
self . introduced the ordinance
when the company increased the
fares front cents to G cents and
2 cents for a transfer to take
care of ait increase in carmen's
wages.
The cars were removed with
out notice to public and city of
ficials alike. All were taken in
to Michigan and stored on side
tracks. Tin action was taken
immediately after official noti
fication was given the company
y the loard of elections that
the ouster ordinance h id leen
tpproved by the voters.
Officials of the street company
of which Henry L Doheity, of
New York, is the head, gave it
out tonight that cars are not to
k operated here "until a per
manent settlement has been
reached or is assured." All in-
eruiban cars are leing turned
ack at the city limits.
Mayor S lu eiUn- called a meet
ing of his cabiiietil today and
laced the blame for the lack of
street car transportation on
rank R. Coats, resident presi-
leut of the operating company.
The mavor declared that Presi-
lent Coates "broke a gentle-
mans agreement' with the may
or, that the cars would not stop
running until the city officials
notified the company to cease
operating.
NKGRO PICKS DANVILLi:
STRKLT FOR A HATTLK.
Danville, Va., Nov. 7. Pedes
rians on their way to work
low n Patton street this morn
ing at 7:30 o'clock, witnessed a
shooting episode that sav ired of
the wild and wooly west in its
palmist days. A feature of the
shooting fracas was a runaway
automobile bus U'longing to the
Hotel Dan, and two negroes
running down the street, one of
them shooting at the other. j
Henry Pinkard and Hugh Shel
ton, hotel employes had a diffi
culty earlier in the morning, the
former leing hit on the head
with a pitcher by Shelton. Shel
ton went to the postoffice to get
the mail, driving an auto bus.
When he returned, Pinkard was
waiting for him ,and opened fire
at him at the wheel of the car.
Shelton leaped from the bus, let
ting it follow its own course,
while Pinkard dodged around the
car trying to get a good target,
and finally chasing his quarry
down the street and through" an
alley, firing at him five times in
all. The auto bus crashed into
a concrete wall and Shelton was
later found hiding in the base
ment of an apartment. Pinkard
was sent to jail for 30 days and
fined while Shelton was fined $10
by the mayor.
NKARLY :l) HKN AND
WOML'N C.U'CHT IN RAID
Washington. Nov. 8. Inaugu -
rating a general warfare on radi-jthe
cal aliens advocating forcible
ovei throw of the government,
agent's of the department of jus
tice assisted by the immigration
bureau, rounded up nearly G00
men and women in raids last
night and today in more than
a score of cities, including the
national capital itself.
More than 200 of these ar
rests w ill be held for deportation
and. it was announced at the de
partmnct of ju.-tice that it was
the intention to request the de
partment of laltor to deport all
aliens found to be engaged in ra
dical activities.
Reports to the department of
justice tonight showed that 211
men and women were leing held
on deportation warrants. Fur-;
ther arrests mav be made, how-1
ever, on later developments.
Some of those aire- ted were un
able to satisfy government
agents that they were American
citizens and are still In'ing
watched.
The number
tion warrants
held on deporta
in the various
cities follows:
Newark. N. J.. 31, P.altimore.
Md., 10, Akron. Ohio six. Mones
sin, Pa., 2, Rent ley ville, Pa., 1;
t'nivcrsal, Pa., 1; Cleveland.
Ohio, 17: Ruilalo, N. Y.. II;
Philadelphia, Pit., 9; Trenton.
N. J.. 1; Hartford. Conn., 33;
New York, N. Y., 30; Chicago.
III., 7; and Detroit, Mich., lo.
Mr. Palmer di. cloed tonight
also that Adolph SchnaU l whohi
he deveribed ns "the brains of
the I'nion of Russian Workers,"
Wi'.-t taken into custody 10 day
ago. He is now at KHis bland
awaiting deportation.
Peter Rianki. who succeeded
SchiiaU'l as general secretary of
the Russian union, also is leing
held for deportation.
Piimarily the raids, whiih oc
curred in practically every in
dustrial center in the east and
middle west, were aimed at the
Fnion of Russian Workers, an
organization which Attorney
General rainier disclosed was
formed in New Yoik 12 years
ago by a group of men at tin
head of whcilt was William
Szatow, now chief of the bolshe
vik police at Petrograd.
Romb Maf trials Seized.
In their raids in Newark and
Trenlo.i, N. J. the federal agent
seized materials for making
bombs and a complete, counter
feiting outfit together with con
siderable counterfeit money. In
practically every raid the offi
cers found great quantities of
radical literature
The Union of Russian Workers
fust came into public notice dur
ing the senate investigation of
the steel strike, Jacob Margolis,
counsel for the strike commit
tee testifying that he sought the
aid of the Russians in the strike
Attorney General Palmer des
cribed the Russian union as
even more radical than the bo!-
shevvik," and declared its pur
pose was to amalgamate all of
the Russian groups in the Unit
ed States into one organization
Mass action, including armec
action in time of "great national
strife," is the principle of the
union, he said.
Officials Reticent.
While discussing the activities
I'liiidni, the bt'lovi-il MIihI clitiiliilu :
tin' nation. PjMMkiT Ulllwtt Ik H'ei
of the union at length from its
first convention at IMroit in
jl'.'ll, at which members from
1 C;ma.ln were present, down to
present time, department of
'justice officials would not go in-
to detain oi ine raid, lliey re
fused to answer any question as
to that in Washington further
than to admit that nine men had
been arrested and that of the
five released upon proving their
citizenship one would be rear
rested. To what extent the Russians
were organized in Washington
could not be learned. The men
were arrested by federal agents
i.nd were subjected to lengthy
ross-examination. It was un
derstood that those held would
be sent to FIlis Island, New York
where deportation proceedings
I for all those arrested will lie con-
lllcl(,(''
Vith the announcement of the
nrttion-wide raids, Chairman
Johnson, of the house immigra
tion committee, said his com
mittee would begin an investiga
tion during the next few weeks
of the alleged delays in the de
portation of aliens now in cus
ttxly. The committee also will
seek to determine whether anv
idditional legislation to deal
with radical aliens is necessary.
WILLIAM O. JFNKINS CASK
IS NOW R P. FORK SOLON'S
Washington, Nov 8. Resolu
ioiis bearing on the kidnapping
of William O. Jenkins, American
consular agent at Puebla, Mexico
were introduced today in the
louse and senate.
One by Representative Gould.
republican. New York, would di
es! the state department to
take immediate steps to have the
Mexican government reimburse
the Americans who paid the
SIGO.OOO ran.som, to the bandits
for the relea.se of Jenkins.
The orttcr by Senator King
lenioeiat, Utah, would ask the
state department to report whe
ther the Mexican gv-vwtntent
tad been requested to reimburse
Mr. Jenkins for the amount of
the ransom.
Resolutions Referred.
Roth resolutions were referred
to committees:
In offering his measure, Rep
resentative Gould charged that
the stale department in open
and cynical repudiation of sacred
government obligations to pro
tect the lives, liberty and pro
perty of its citizens has declar
ed an open season on Americans
and its official representatives
for bandits and rebels in Mexi
co.
'In the shameful history of
our recent relations witn Mcxi
co" said Mr. Gould, "nothing
stands out more disgracefully
than this affair. No menace of
bolshevism could strike more di
redly at the root of government
by law and order.
"And yet, it is in perfect ac
cord with, and the natural re
flex .from the policy from this
government with respect to
Mexico since 1910.
"On July 22, last, this govern
ment announced in an officia
note to the Mexican govemmen
that 'should the lives of Ameri
can citizens continue to remain
unsafe' in Mexico, the govern
mcnt of the United States may
be forced to adopt a radical
change in its policy with regard
NLW YORK'S GRF.ATF.ST
RAH) MOTS 1,000 RLDS
New York, Nov. 9. Thirty
seven men mi. peeled of leader
ship in ultra radical activities
were held on various charges to
day, alter ."-tale and, city officers
had finished questioning the 1,
000 ;uid more .who were bagged
late last night in the biggest raid
New York, ever saw.
The three prisoners regarded
as the most important are:
"Rig Jim" Lirkin, former
head of the Irish Transport
Workers' union and Irb.lt revo
lutionist, charged with criminal
anarchy. The police aid be had
a forged pas-port in bis posses
sion. Renjamin Kit low, 3.") jean; old
reputed to have served a term in
the assembly, is charged with
criminal anarchy.
Henry Pearl, GG, described as
leader of the communist party in
his assembly district, charged
with violation of the law prohi
biting the carrying of firearms.
"Rig Jim" Larkin is one of the
most widely known Fnglish
speaking radicals. He had a
stormy career in Ireland and
Kngland before he came to New
York in November, 1911. Re
cently he has been seeking to re
turn but the Rritisli government
declined to receive him, as a con
sequence of which the Dublin
unions threatened a one-day
strike of protest. He w;ls ar
rested here in 1917 after an at
tack on the draft bill, but was
discharged.
Larkin was arrested several
times in Dublin in 1913 in con
nection with strike disorders
nd was sentenced finally to im
prisonment for inciting riots.
Detectives said they found two
revolvers and six loxes of car
tridges as well as chemicals, in
earl's home which was used as
teadquarters for the commun
is.
Five tons of radical literature
were seized at the different
meeting places, and is expected
to furnish valuable data on radi
cal activities here and elsewhere.
Much ol it is printed in foreign
anguages.
Fvery patrol wagon in the
city was used in the raids, w hich
were carried out by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney General Rerger,
representatives of the joint leg-
slative committee investigating
radical activities, and sSnte
troopers and the police lomh
quad.
"We were less interested in
he persons we got than in the
information likely to be obtain
ed alout the activities of radi
cals in general." Mr. Rerger said
today. "This is the I ogi lining
of a nation-wide round up of ra
dicals." to Mexico."
Mexico Made Promise.
"In response to this wattling
the Mexican government replied
to the government of the United
States suggesting, as a means of
procuring protection 'that citi
zens of the United States con
centrate in the populous places,
where complete guarantees may
be ottered them by the Mexican
government.'
"he state of Puebla is one of
the most densely settled dis
tricts in Mexico, and the city of
Puebla, the state capital, from
which William 0. Jenkins was
abducted, in the second largest
city in the entire republic of
Mexico. Rut in the four months
next preceding the date of the
reply of the Mexican govern
mcnt which I have quoted from,
there were not less than thirty-
four outrages and disorders at
tributed by Mexico City news
papers either to rebels, or organ
ized bandits, in the state of Pue
bla alone, and approximately
fifty per cent of these occurred,
or were peipetrated in the city
of Fuebla or its immediate en
virons.
"And in the face of such a re
cord, in the face of its warning
to the Mexican government, and
in the face of all national self
respect and decency, the de
partment of state of the United
States now announces that Mex
ican bandits and rebels can kid
nap our officials or our law abid
ing citizens in Mexico without
let or hindrance or without even
arousing 'the. active interest of
their own government."
DR. CRITZ, Al.RL.MARLK
MAN .FATALLY INJURED
Albemarle, Nov. 9. Dr. W. P.
Critz, a prominent dentist, of Al
bemarle, i.; in Rainey ho.,pital,
at Radio, fatally injured as a re
sult of an automobile accident
which occurred between Radin
and Hardaway's camp on the
Yadkin river this afternoon.
The latest reports from the
hospital are to the effect that
Dr. Critz cannot possible recov
er, as the entire forepart of his
skull was crushed and had to be
removed, and that part of his
I 't ain w as also removed. His
death is expected any moment
and the ho.-pital authorities do
not think he can survive more
than 21 hours.
It h stated that the cause of
the accident was the faulty
brakes of the automobile, which
in being driven down a very
steep hill near Hardaw ay's camp
turned over twice, injuring all of
the occupant of the car, but it
is not thought that any of them
is seriously injured except Dr.
Critz.
The car was driven by Gaston
Home, of Mocksville, father of
Mrs. Critz. There were -if. the
car besides Dr. Critz and Mr.
Home, Dr. Critz's wife, Mrs.
Gaston Home, Claude Ilqrne
and another small son of Mr. and
Mrs. Home. Mrs. Critz is only
slightly injured. Mr. Home is
badly shaken up as is also young
Claude Home. The small boy
is not injured so badly, and
while it is stated that it is
thought that Mrs. Home suffer
ed some internal injury, the ex
tent of which cannot yet hi de-
tennined.
Mr. and Mrs. Home were here
on a visit to their daughter, Mrs.
Critz, and running out to see the
big development on the Yadkin
when the accident occurred.
Dr. and Mrs. Critz have leen
married only two or three
months, their wedding having
taken place in the late summer.
Mrs. Critz lcforc marriage was
Miss Fslher Home, of Mocks
ville, and is well known through
out this section of the state. Dr.
Critz came to AIIemarle three
or four years ago, his home ori
ginally leing in Davie countj'.
lie had built up a splendid prac
tice in his profession and had re
cently purchased a handsome
home on Third street, right in
the heart of town. He and his
wife have a num!cr of frict dt
among the best people of the
town and the tragic occurrence
of this afternoon has caused
shock to the entire community.
HOLD HIGHWAY RORRERY
COMMUTED AT DURHAM
Durham, Nov. 8. One of the
Eldest highway roblierics ever
committed in Durham county
has just come to light, with no
clue whatever as to the perpe
trators.
Thursday night, letwecr. 8
and 9 o'clock, Red Rurton, an in
dustrious and thrifty negro, liv
ing in the lower eastern portion
of the countv, was returning
home, after having sold his to
bacco on the Durham market
that day. When n mile below
Rethesda church, some six miles
from the city, on the lonely road,
Rurton was met by an automo
bile, coming from the direction
of Raleigh, containing five white
men, nil in the uniform of Uncle
Sam used in the late war. When
the machine was opposite the
one mule team of Rurton the five
men hopped out, and one cover
ed him with a dangerous-looking
revolver while the others search
ed him and his wagon, and took
from the negro ?293 in clear,
cold cash, and a $33 new cloak
he had purchased for his wife.
After securing their looty
they piled into their machine;
turned around and speeded back
in the direction from whence
they came.
Rurton was so paralyzed with
fear, and the robbery was so
sudden and unexpected, .that he
was unable to get a clear des
cription of his assailants ,and is
now unable to give ft guiding
clue.