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P0LK C0TJZfT3t NEWS, TRYON NORTH CAROLINA
f - .
IMPORTANT HEWS
THE WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
' "SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS OF THE SOUTH
What It Taking Place In The South
land WillBe Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Foreign
Leon Trotzky, Soviet-Bolshevist min
ister of war and marine, is reported
- Word Is received that, the bodies of
Lieutenants Frederic BilWaterhouse
and Cecil H. 'Connelly, American avl-
Lators, who were buried at Bahia, Los
Angeles, Lower California, recently,
have been disinterred and placed
aboard1 the United States destroyer
Aaron Ward. .
The question of granting ' the Jack
sonville street car company the right
to raise the fare to 7 cents was de
feated by a voto of more than three
to one In a special . city election.
Rioting which broke out in the Brad-
dock, Pa., steel mill district, was re
newed when a crowd of about - fifty
strikers and their sympathizers clash
ed that he will release one-third of
left one of the plants. One man was
shot during the melee and many oth
ers were injured. i
Washington
With Q ' rOPATYimanrlAMnn r Tru-.
to hve arrived at Petrograd to ar- I WilonT1 t.at . o
Tange for the defense of the city. Ev- mJasiftn t arv t. ...
ery available man, including veterans Hn, ;X,C 1
Ifi.?1 -able to accomplish, the pub-
UU"BU u uc in i Z lic group, the last remaining element
Germano-Russian forces in Lithua- body, quit and went home,
nia have been defeated by Lithuanian u "umc.
tronns in two encounters, according to vviiuam . JenKins, American Con-
information issuing from, Lithuanian sular &sent at Puebla, Meico, was kid
sources, naped by three ; masked bandits and
The Bolshevik official report claims held for $150,000 ransom, the state
that their troops have recaptured Pav- department is advised. The American
losk and Tsarkoe-Selo south of Petro- embassy on inquiry has been informed
grad. Many prisoners are reported vy uie Mexican ioreign office that the
to have been taken. government would take all possible
A message by way of Honolulu says steps to effect the liberation of Jen-
tliat Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik pre- kins. The American embassy has been
mier of Russia, has been captured by authorized to La member of its
anti-Bolsheviki, the- details of which staff to Puebla toasfest in obtaining
are said to be forthcoming, the agents's release. "
Roumanian demands for artification Meager details of the VMnninr ni
of the frontiers fixed in the deter- William Oscar Jenkins are contained
mination of the western borders of ln a telegram from m f
Roumania have been refused by the street Jenkins, to his father John W
supreme council of the peace author- Jenkins. t Wanf., . '
ities. In reply the supreme council the ,atter to Governor Stephens of
ajro i. i.ouuiv vvv- - i jaiiiornja. .
of ! the agreement which nave Deen .
communicated to the alied powers. , , esiaent Wilson in
r-vm-riAo rmnornr 1 H t m has' pom-
I signing the amendment of the food
missioned Herr Siebert, an attorney, ntro1 af- recently approved by con
of Berlin, to institute a suit against fressrPuts the department of justice
(ho gctnr TT'ArdinaTid Plonn. who Dre-
m possession of new and effective
pared what are known as the "kaiser JJ? wer, t0 condct the government's
films," which were barred in Berlin TitT""6" "1C UI5a cosi or living.
but were permitted to be exhibited " "T cuumentg, wnicn are
lconrVioo iuu aaaiuons to th
William C. Magnelsson, .United tjme , Lever act. can be regarded
States consul at Melbourne, died sud- f ,fy a8. temporary expedients for
denly October 17 on board the steamer . l,n '-wJt the Pce "situation, they
win anora definite. nenali ties for nmf.
uuuuuiO rr uivu uuitu o. i. iiyuuiuiu i , , - v
from Autsralian ports. Mr. Magnels- l!"nS - loaders in food and
son was formerly a resident of Rush- s
ford, Minnesota. concurrence In a suggestion by At-
The returns from the Ontario prov- torney General Palmer that ten cents
I & -'v '; ;. 'vs:?( to -T it "ut'Mt
1 . - J ; 1 ' r- ?'b , II "again PACC 1
P 1 Pm, m U if -fi When 8ena., - 1
J ""'" I 'We'"S
, ' '-,r.s
I The French liner Venezia burning in mid-Atlantic. 2 President n
of, Postmasters and the floral piece he presented to President Wilson with best 1 Tec T
President Poincare of France laying a wreath on foundation stone of blr. monument to be erected at t iffhi
in honor of the American victory there. . wetiea at m. Aimiei
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Labor's Withdrawal Breaks Up
Industrial Conference' in
Washington.
ate measures are being framed that
would "declare it a crime to incite a
strike In coal mines. Senator Fre
Ilnghuysen was especially severe in
his comment on the miners' demands,
and took the occasion to denounce
trade unionism under its present lead
ership as a "new autocracy" tending
toward bolsheism. ' y
To remove the United States from
any obligation to contribute to the
league's expenses unless congress au
thorizes such appropriation.
To reserve the right of the United
States to decide for itself the size of
its armament.
To reserve the right of the United
States to refrain from entering into
me economic boycott provided for in
On the surface there Is little rhnnce article 16 of the league rovennnt i
In the steel strike situation, but the
American Federation of Labor and
aihu
the hn,u. , aUU Within a 11
cto Dy a vol
The t.,
-"y tuidi vote w
a majority 0f the
Tlrv Iin j
and
' 1 1,6 toss
00.
as barely
1T il ' Ul lL1
i. Ik 1
the bill th Tug Plans
unanimnn, ' e' eXDPM
PI
tlOn. Pla;-.. 1 iur its
' "umg enough u
through. bbvoto
Thp T5v:j. ,
or wartime rffeh.,,. ue
he o
the Presiden
Ejects of wartiffie
SOme Stflto lohtI OOnntnttnnci rm4-rK1r
OTHER GROUPS ALSO QUIT IZJ,!
Co I Miners Reject Offer and Prepare
to Strike Government May Oper
ate Mines Senate Committee
Adopts Strong Reservations "
. to the Peace Treaty.
morany and financially. In the con
vention of the Illinois Federation of
Labor a general strike was advocated
In order to "stop the wheels of indus
try and bring Gary to his knees." The
labor leaders are planning' to spread
the strike in various directions and
rejoiced at the action of the officials
of the railway brotherhoods giving the
workers permission to take such ac
tion as they may find necessary In
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
After two weeks of discussion an
negotiation, the industrial conference
at Washington was disrupted. Wed- eacIi d,strlct. This may mean the men
nesday by the withdrawal of the Peting the lines into steel plants
Ince of Canada shows that the "drys" a Pnd would be a fair price for the !abor de,aIon. Mr. Gompers led wl" OIt work
won overwhelmingly and that the unit-t ew beet sugar crop has been re- c out of tne conferPnce because fc7 f , May was tne Iast day on
ed farm and labor party had swept it- ceived from producers' representa resolution on collective bargaining fci"Kers couia return to
self into office. tives, ninety per cent of the ntnn y rejected. As he departed he de- rJobs and save their seniority and
King Albert of Beleium. who is In in this countrv. it v. clared the employers' group was PPnsin ngnts, and many of them did
w-r - i mm 111X111 liar-ii mi i
xne unitea states, eay a there is no me department of Justice tm to BUUi,lu t?xaiy ine position assumed
an
go back to the mills.
doubt ahont the TTniteri Rtntoa hftvlnc increaso nf nna . t. '
----- " - - . "- puuna over tne
won me wona war. roia price.
fill. . m w ' m m '' m I
Ane names oi rnnce nuprecat or a- ODDoaitfnn tn -OT,,
Taria and othera of the former fier- renewlng the licensing
by the I. W. W. that workers should
not enter into agreements with em
ployersand that he had nothing fur
ther to submit. "You have defeated
the league covenant.
To invalidate any act of the 'league
In so far as It affects the United
Statesunless the American represen
tative on the league council or assem
bly has been confirmed by the senate.
To protect the rights of American
citizens under the articles of the trea
ty dealing with debts and property.
To relieve the United States of any
obligation to assume trusteeship for
any of the German overseas posses
sions surrendered to the allied and
associated powers.
To reserve the right of the United
States to refuse to submit to the
league any question affectine the vital
interests and national honor of the
united States. ;,
Senator Hitchcock, speaking for the
proponents of the treaty as it stands,
said the. reservations were utterly ob
noxious and that 40 Democrats would
vote against ratification with such
conditions.. The preamble he consid
ered especially objectionable. . j
'be demanded in accordance with the
terms of the Versailles treaty.
k..uu umers vi me iormer uer- power of the nresent ." .l w uumiu ou nave aereatea
man royalty and nobility of Germany ,..7 labor In Its declaration here" he add-
r?." '"e state agricuUuA tcom ,' .' '
nuuBO svicuuer iw inai uy tommou vestieatinr ih c.o- ."iueure, ana wnen we 00 meet TOa
law crimes in France and Belgium will ncn5Sf t ffS MtuaUon. . to an- there you will be glad to talk collec-
viii . iuuuuuce a new tlv bariralnlne"
bill authorizing the president to retQi " o., .
the present board, or annolnt iT ! we rapiiai
.Domestic : . Elective baVgnbursSres:
ite preparations are being made meet in wl v T A Dr Vn olutlon submitted. If adopted, "would
bare in Washington, D. C, for the Utitutp men r ine out to the world as a concession
forthcoming convention of the Atlan- . ' ' on the part of the employers group
ta Deeper Waterways Association, " "T iUCJJtul nouse of depuUes has that they recognize the necessity of
which wil be held in Charleston, S. 7 ,f7era aPProval of a proposal th unionization of all the industrial
C November 10-13. 1919. inclusive. wu'iuraw extraordinary powers establishments in the countrv and the
The Chesapeake and Delaware canal Ul President Carranza two kind of collective bargaining that the
lias been taken over by the govern- w. unaer. wnich he decreed laDr unions Insist upon as distin-
ico. eUlSneO trnm Othor V nrlc .
ment, which gives the government the
key to the entire Atlantic coastal sit
uation.
fo v - tu i '
The entire South is being ecoured "ia at:cusers on a charge of in- beaten in the. employers group by ten mue ano ine roa snortage In uuimeiy stopped,
ln an effort to apprehend three alleg- to bring about a dishonorable votes to four. The rules of the confer-I f meroPHs P"ew worse daily with According to the British admiralty,
The railroad workers of the country,
who are demanding increased wages.
time ana a half overtime, the 'eight- Bringing up unexpected strength to
hour day, and changes in working con- the defense of Petrograd, the bolshev-
dltions are preparing for a finish fight Iki succeeded in postponing the fall
with the railroad administration, ac- of that city, though the?r officials
cording to what Timothy Shea, chief moved to Moscow with all their rec-
Hnne hopTnV t0W J,hG admlnlftra- ord.. -At latest reports, the troops of
tlons board ,pf working conditions, the Russian northwest army were but
Shears data and claims were strongly a few miles from Petrograd and the
combated by A. O. Wharton, who left fighting was severe. It is known that
the presidency of the railway em- General Yudenltcli's men are not well
DlOVees. denartment nt tha a mcn nn.,inn j ,
- , r- . - . i rvmjjpcu, huu iney are not nnmroim
m thAMfno. 1 T7, " I -
" ! rfcnsiaer refusal to ac- thy have already violated this to
v-ryi u5ip mey oirered him some by agreeing to a strike
uirector lienerai H nm nnt a -""" " uie voiga recion ueneml r i0m k f th. fmn
den end to the strike of express drivers "I.f .cIaImed to have defeated the ! ment that under this law the mini
in New York by, threatening to fill ""' -" near Kampshin, but the who met at Cleveland
were futile and the food shortage In the south had bpen definitely stopped.
Federation of -Labor to become
member of ' the board.
saustied, and "S011n
icy makes clear the real
ecsity for its repeal.- "
Tt Tir Anl1 i
dent held, for cw. ? a
rately with the t.; 71
-"w issues
Tciu au tongress
The hnncc rr.-
T ' 6euins. on taw
deserted its leaders, who
defer consideration so ao
all the dry members
swept into the dhamber a d 2
there was an nvoL-v,..
amone thft T ' 1 "c ?mg
ample weapons for dealing !
Nobody had really
know the President
bill.
Profess
would veti
' Attorney General Palmer it J
said, had declared it constiita
me x-iesment, propped
bed, dictated and then signed a
message and sent it along to h
Brtjss, wunout worrying, appaiat
what Congress might do.
With repassage of the lawhtJ
house and ;the prospect of the td
mmg nappemng m the senate h
V l: ... .. . ' '
v ine uig -wei- spell that would d
over the Christmas season vaniduU
PUBLIC APPRECIATES DANGER
IN IMPENDING COAL STRIKl!
Washington.-tMany telegrams c
Ing Congress to support the Presto
on his attitude towards the.' cot
strikers are arriving here.
The coal mine leaders could k
prosecuted under the Lever food m
trol act if they carried out their
cnma AlVZ SB
josepn Caillaux. former nromi.r The rrn.m ran.ani . kii- tneir Places with troopsv but efforts tn governmenr announced that- k frr00H'' tn h mi
T7 "I 1 ' vHvMinfe 1 11C UUUtIC I . . -J," I rAnt1rtnn J " ' "" ""'"
xxaucc on January -13 next, is to approved the resolution, and If wn reuie ine ngsnoremett's strike there s. vnce on Moscow from Teady cuiltv and can be dealt ill
'Although the attorney general n
not divulge his plans, it is beliem
that he is preparing to strike hard
the miners carry out their threat
Congress is giving the Preside
its loyal support in his efforts to p
tect the public against the striken.
d confidence men, charged with " J 1LU .eany: ence required a unanimous vote for the
swindling a prominent business man " Although Lieutenant B. W. Maynard Passae of nt resolution. L. E. Shep-
of Chicago out of more than ten thou- was the first to complete the trans- pard of the railroad conductors
sand dollars in Atlanta, Ga. continental air race, Captain J. o. charSed tht political motives inspired
Adjourning to meet in Portland, Or- Pnaldson made the flight In about 10 the act,on of some of the delegates,
egon, in 1922, the triennial general nours less flying time. ard to others It was apparent that the
convention of the Protestant Episcopal . Only three members of the house steel strIke Issues really were respon-
church in America ended at Detroit, a Democrats" and from the South' Sible for the attitude taken by the
Michigan, in what Churchmen con- voted against the budePt hni rt, raaory of the-capital group.
.sider one of the most momentous and it-, came up for final passage in the President Wilson, on his sick bed,
history-making sessions of Its history, house Representative Moon of Ten had d,ctatG(J and signed a letter to the
Maintenance of stable government Jessee, Blackman and Steagall of Ala- members of the conference pleading
and suppression of enemies of social bama- for continuance of the sessions until
order these were the notes sounded After a day of nnoprfainf. i a solution . of Industrial relations was
at Atlantic City, N. J., at the first wnicn President Wilson sent to Sec- reacned- and this was read by Chair-
public session of the international
trade conference. Upon these factors
depend the prosperity of the world,
epeakers told 2,500 delegates.
Three agents of the department of
justice were indicted by the federal
grand jury on charges of having en-
iu a. uuuoyiracy lu DiaCKmau
liquor dealers in New York, and: there
by frnst.ra.te tlie
va,uxt U4 Vile Witr
lime prohibition law.
It is hard to buy a drink in New
Tork. Arrests of federal agents ac
cused of grafting and indications that
one of them would turn state's evi
dence, scared cafes, cabarets and mo
ttor inns where hitherto nothing but
toe price has been" necessary to sat
isfy any alcoholic craving.
Opera in the German language in
New York at this time would tend to
a breach of .the peace and should be
prevented by the police. This ia the
pinion of New York City's corpora
tion counsel.
An unusual rush of emigrants, toward
America is in progress. Two thou
sand Italians applied for passports to
toe United States at Naples recently
The removal of restrictibns as to the
vises on American passports are given
a the cause for the emigratory move
ment. ....
There is military efficiency about
toe work of the German prisoners en
aged in clearing up the battlefielde
w"fed ver low totes country
between Ypres and Dixmude. bcene
many af battle and once mdreW
toS it fit for habitation.
retary L
concilia!
fne, chairman, a message of man Lane but U did not have he de
ion to be user aa io - sIred effect on Gompers and his col-
. .. iaoi
son, tne national industrial confer- ,ef"es-
euce cieanea Its slate October 21 by
rejecting all collective bargaining res
olutions, as well as the labor proposal
for intervention in the steel strike.
.Advised that the navy department
has in reserve nine million pounds of
sugar, Secretary Daniels haa intimat
e dthat he will release one-third of
the stock or three million pounds for
public use.
The republic of Panama will be rep.
resented at the international labor
conference at Washington by Fred
erico Mojica, Jorge Luis Paredes, An
dres Mojica and J. A. Zubiesta.
The- reconcentrado system, made
famous by General Weyler in Cuba,
and afterwards used by Caso Lopez
and the Huertistas against the Zapa
tistas in Morelos, have been inaugurat
ed by the Mexican government against
the Villistas of the state of Chihua
hua, Mexico. ' . , ., '
Food prices are on the decline, the
department f labor's bureau of, la
bor statistics announces in a' state
ment asserting that the retail price of
t atapie looastuffs show a decline of
2 per cent.
The long treaty fight in the senate is
about to enter its final phase. Lead
7 nPQ during the coming week to
jTear away all proposed progres in the
ing,of a ratiHcation resolution,
virtualy conceding that no nmertl.
SSS?' ' the Peaco treaty will be
adopted, the opposition managers are
determined to oualifv th rotifVfn
olution with mervatlonV ' -
prices soaring. In order that there the story of the bombardment and
should be no further delay in govern- capture of Kronstadt bv British naval
ment work on transports and other forces was untrue; but last week a
vessels. Secretary of War Baker sent message from Helsingf ors said French
a large number of troops to the port warships had been shelling the fort-
to take the places of strikers, and ress for several days. Two bolshevik
me miier were warned that Interfer- torpedo boat destroyers attacked Brii-
ence -with the soldiers would be met !sh a"d Esthonian vessels in the Gulf
with bullets. The troops. It was de- of Finland and were promptly sunk
d1?ibI lthe army officials, would The Letts continued their strugggle
IT lynfg fernment work. Although for the possession of Riga wUh the
some of .the longshoremen's locals Germans, who are under the command
have voted to abandon the strike and of Col. Avaloff-Bermond since Ven der
It Is disapproved by their International Goltz quit. The Germs Halm ?rt k!
tu neJo wTr? fithe refUSG f Fe'
turn to work unless they are given SI the hniehvt against
an honr ad $2 . hour for over,,. ZaSSZ VneHa"
. , .' . been joined by an entire reirl
wnen tne laoor group quit, the em- ine senate committee on fore! en re. naa een stationed at Thorn tn frnr
l . .. - !-., 1 , o
pioyers ionowea suit, disclaiming re- ,ayons prepared the ground for the tne ermano-Folish frontier.
sponsiDinty ror the fiasco. President nnai oattie over the treaty with Ger-
Wilson asked the representatives of the maiy by adopting 14 reservations and
public to continue the work alone, but a Preamble to the resolution of ratl-
this was deemed useless and the con- Action providing that America's raU-
rerence broke up entirely. , ncation of the pact shall not be effec-
6ENATE REJECTS JOHNSON
AMENDMENT TO THE TREATJ
The American mission to Armenia
under Major General Harbord arrived
ar Constantinople after a strenuous
tive until the reservations have been I" mJ"eJC"rs! or.wWch the mem
accepted by three of the four chief nl k' tt t v naroora, were captured
lied natinn. t.T. by Krds and held prisoners fnr
eral hours. Correspondents who have
Interviewed the commissiouers say
uiusi. ot iaem are opposed to America's
accepting a mandate for Armenia or
any otner part of the former Turkish
empire unless the other powers first
The utter failure of the industrial
conference to accomplish anything Is l,ed nations, Great Britain, France,
disappointing enough, but public at- lRiy ana ,aPan.
tention Is centered just now on another Tne reservations, which Senator
labor trouble that is imminentthe Lodge said will be supported by a
threatened strike of soft coal miners majority In the senate, are framed to
which Is set for November 1. Secre- accomplish the following :
tary of Labor Wilson has been fcrork- To give the United States unousii 1nw til?i mer powers first
ing desperately to avert this, and made fled right of withdraw!? J Zl themselv to a policy of hands
a proposal that yould grant the miners league upon notice bv congress
an Increased wage, but that ignored To relieve the United States' nt
tneir demand for a 36-hour week. The any obligation to preserve the terri- Premier Lloyd George found himself
.... wu luuuauy rejected luiegmy or political independ- up aams- another "crisis" almost Im-
inet ' h lt WaS thought the enee of ny wontry- under article X mediately after the opening of par lia
operators would agree to it, and the or to go to war under any article uJ mebt. By an unexpected shift 5 he
it nnn" mIne"left Washington less congress so decides by act or joZ " government Twa's "e?fa ed
at once to prepare -for the . Rtrn-riA resolution v . J ,ut rt - ,t- , uexeateq
u tulluu, amendment to a pending
To provide that no mAn . mcocn t k . " . penaing
competitive district," Including west- accepted by theS wSlTXK
ern Penrfeylvania. Ohio. India no cent hv e.0 -., ef ex h were, present it was be-
Illinols. gress. -"aon or con- "eveu tne caomet would' not consider
vu.nio uiirt i v 1 invnivan in i i miron u i
insure a supply of coal to
th. mine, win b kept oDen and oner .. V .l"e S'ssent ot the ulted
.ted bT th,. inSi.tlSf'tiES "SfVS t.he Sh'ng settlement.
' . ' '
The French
on guard. Congresr also m.r l.Iie"can "Ports to Ger-
"jr irum; mierrerence hv fn
M . . " - i reiacive or Rufhm...
fall.' ArmA i wk v ' " . ,auuu nimission unless eon pre. tZZZ
uuuk uq sen- approves. . . , . .. , , "aeuiary, Detween the
- l - v- ajciiiu 7w-ft
vene If the
government
mllltnrv anfh..ut..
k , " "uiuwuues
uueurrnea a great conspiracy In
Alsace-Lorraine having for Its object
f,tablent of an autonomous
republic. The leader has confessed It
was financed by German v
!!!:?5e?m--HoHweguwr, "h.
Washington The Johnson
ment to the peace treaty designed H
equalize American and British votifl
strength in the league of nations, a
reliant in fVio cpnatfl hV & VOteOl
to 40.
On the roll call, which came w?
nutev Hnrinjr n lull in the deDW
two Democrats joined the ReP
Bimivirfincr th ampnffnient and B
Republicans voted with the 1
. .. m 10 ranatOTi '
crats against it. ui 10 -sent,
or paired, four Republicans ij
r nmnA.nti, wofp recorded w
..x - --.wrats as 0PF
voring it ana j. jemwv.
ing it.
..J... or PAlN
MANUFACTURE -TATVt
Madrid
sons throughout Spam
More than a million P
sons inrougnoui op" Tet
out of employment Tud
ber 4, if the decision of tne
of Spanish employers at t
declaring for a foctof d
In Barcelona alone, 200.UW
women will be affected.
Governmntal authorities
., ana
cerned over the situauu jj.
pected to exert every c0Dsidcr.
duce the manufacturersjo
AIR SERVICE SUB-COMMH ' E,
nnocr COB IRREGUl-
T inresti1'
New " York. Further fr
of irregularities in the awilson'
at presiaeu-
live jtjiui K'" crheS " 1
request by Charles E.
gun here by a special rfftt
subcommittee, it is - . waf or
committee on investigau-
partment expenditures. d r
Among the witnesses
John D. Ryan, iruiC ke, of
aircraft board; Pliny T
eign office and the consplratorg.
rey Fiske & Sons.
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