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KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. 0. Mi' MISS HELEN TAFT TIME UfillTED FOR C. V. rlAR2 OVER THE LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE fflC-riT NOTES or INTEREST TO CAROLINIANS. innnrn in innni NDUSTRIAL PEACE el . vv li nm n uul n IJUULU nil HMLML WILL CALL CONFERENCE SOON OF REPRESENTATIVES OF LABOR AND INOU8TRY. PRESIDENT 18 ASKED TO USE HIS IP COST OF LIVING HAS NOT INFLUENCE TOWARDS A FAIR SETTLEMENT OF QUESTION. BEEN REDUCED IN 90 DAYS GREAT STRIKE WILL COME. 9k IS ENCOURAGED AND PLEASED Appeals to Evry Citizen to Do All That Is Possible to Reduce Coet By Increasing Production. Washlnnton. 'President Wilson, in a Labor day messago to American workers, announced that be would call In the near future a conference of representatives of labor and Industry "to discuss fundamental means of bet' terlng tho whole relationship of cap! tal and labor and putting the whole question of wages upon another fool ing." The President said he was encour aged and pleased with the results thus far of the government's efforts to bring down the cost of living and expressed confidence that substantial results would be accomplished in the solving of the problem. Patience and vigilance, however, he said, must be exercised and the government's efforts must have the cooperation of every citizen. Presum-ibly referring to the exist ing labor unrest and threats of strikes, hte President appealed to every cltl- ten to refrain from doing anything that would tend to Increase the cost of living, but instead to do all possi ble to promote production. The President expressed particular gratification at the attitude taken by the representatives of organized labor in supporting the government's pro gram to meet requests for additional wages through a lowering of living costs. 02 DIVORCED FRENCH GIRLS RETURN TO FRANCE. Paris. - Sixty-two French women who had married Americans, army of ficers or soldiers, and subsequently who had been divorced In the United States, returned to France on the same steamer this week, according to the newspaper Avenler. Most of them the newspaper added, returned not be cause of personal differeLces with their husbands, but because of the In ability of the brides to adapt them Belres to the American mode of living. REGRET IS FELT IN FRANCE OVER PERSHING'S DEPARTURE. Paris. Paris newspapers devote much space to cordial and apprecia tive articles bidding farewell to Gen eral Pershing, who received represen tatives of the French press and bade them formal good-bye. In addressing the newspaper men the general ex pressed his affection for and admira tion of France and said he felt sure that the struggle France and America had waged together would serve to cement the friendship of the two n-Hons. MURDERERS RELEASED BY MOB FROM KNOXVILLE JAIL. Knoxvllle, Tenn. After the doors of the county jail had been battered down by the mob which was seeking Maurice Mayes, the negro, who had been taken Into custody fdr the killing of Mrs. Bertie Lindsey, a number of prisoners escaped through the crowd. Among them were several convicted of first degree murder and one under sentence to be electrocuted. "FINANCIAL AUTOCRACY" IS KEEPING PRICES UP. Richmond, Va. Efforts of the gov ernment to restore normal price con ditions will fail so long as a "finan cial autocracy Is kent In power through the Inflation of prices and values," Glenn E. Plumb, author of the pro posed trl-partlte railroad control plan, declared in addressing a meeting "of tne organized ranroaa employees 01 Richmond. 1.5 tj Ip -OP V -i -f CORPORATIONS FORCE ISSUE Senator Kenyon 8ays That Commit tee of Labor of Both House and 8ente Will Hold Joint Session. Washington. After two day of conferences with other officials of the American Federation of Labor, Presi dent Samuel Gompers, who returned from Europe this week rather unex- Mlss Helen Taft. daughter of the P'cieuiy discussed the disturbed labor ex-president, ha sailed for Europe tojslt""on over the country with Presi- make study of foreign educational ,aenl wuson at me wnite house. systems.. Miss Taft Is acting presl- o announcement Was made on be dent of Bryn Mawr College. Thl 1 1' of the president and Mr. Comp iler latest photograph, mad few"r" lBe omclals who to days before she sailed, companies Mm, Including representa tives of the steel workers, steadfastly refused to discuss what had transpired. It was known, however .that the president was asked to Intervene In Ithe dispute between the steel work ers and the United States Steel cor poration over wages, hours, working conditions and the right of collective bargaining. Before coming to the white house TAR HEEL MEMBER ASSENTS Reference to Case of Miss Cavetl Was Mad by 8. 8. Gregory of Chicago, Chairman of Committee. IT IS NOW UP TO GOVERNMENT Letter of Executive Council Serve to Compos Somewhat Uneasiness In Official Circle. Washington. Industrial peace In the United States depends on the re sults the government can show in the next 90 days in its campaign to re duce the cost of living. That time limit was tacitly set by the executive council of the railroad shop crafts In suggesting to locals Baltimore, Md. Exeoution by the Germans of Edith Cavell, the Eng lish nurse, which aroused the Indigna tion of the allied world, was In ac cordance with the laws of "civilised warfare," according to a minority re port of the committee on military law of the American Bar association, ad vocating abolition of the death penal ty for women convicted of infringing military law. Both majority and mi nority reports were prepared by the committee, which was appointed to in vestigate courts martial and suggest reforms In military law. The reference to the case of Miss Cavell wes made by S. S. Gregory, of Chicago, chairman of the committee, and was concurred in by Judge Wil liam P. Bynum, of Greensboro, N. C, the other minority member. In hi report, Mr, Gregory said: . "A careful consideration of the case of Miss Cavell, one of the most pa thetic and appealing victims of the great war, whose unfortunate fate has aroused the sympathy and excit ed the Indignation of two continents, has led me to the conclusion that she was executed in accordance with the laws and usages of what we are pleas ed commonly to refer to as civilised warfare. MAY ACCEPT PERSONAL BONDS Washington. The department of agriculture explained why the amend- the committee of steel workers made:ed warehouse act would aid the cot public a telegram to the council at ton l4utrjr. The changes made help Gary, Ind In which they charged that i tX01,et "! bankers and the trade tne steel corporation was discharging "n-any. union men at number of its plants! It was asserted: "To put the bust' In an effort to force the strike issueless of cotton warehousing on a sta- before the president could act- While the federation chiefs were meeting with the president, the labor situation was discussed at the capitol. Senator Poindexter, Republican, Wash ington, urged speedy action on the C. W. Hare, director of salts of the war department, acosmpanied by a large staff of experts, ha gone to Eu rope to dispose of the eurplus stocks of war materials held there More than 11 ROOOonnnn u,Ai4h . aiu-nlii property I to be disposed of by the j throughout tho county that President director Of Sales. . ' ..iiouuo luuiiiiuiiiibv uuri iu imjiuubo to meir aemana tor nigner wages should be accepted pending the out come of th effort to restore a normal price level If the cost of living does not come down, the 600,000 members of th shop craft would reserve the right to strike for more money, and with them probably would be associated the re mainder of tht 2,500,000 railroad em ployes, all of whom have been con sidering the same problem. The letter of the executive coun- -II served to compose somewhat the uneasiness felt In official circles over the Immediate labor situation and to focus attention on the legal meas ures being directed by Attorney Gen eral Palmer and his assistant. Judge Ames, to take the Inflation out of prices by punishing hoarders and profiteers. " Warehousemen Will Furnish Receipt to Their Customers which Wilt be Fa.- Value Everywhere. Ible basis and provide receipts for cot ton that are negotiable at any bank ha long been an aim of persons in terested In cotton and under the amended United States cotton ware house act this is likely to be realised. PRICE8 BEGINNING TO FALL IN SOME PARTS OF COUNTRY. Washington. Prices are beginning to turn downward In various parts of the country, but the slump has not yet gathered momentum sufficient to af fect purchases being made for Immed iate use, according to reports to the department of justice. Attorney General Palmer asked how soon results could be expected from the campaign to reduce the cost of llv Ing, the outcome of which railroad em ployes have been requested to await before pressing demands for wage In creases, said all the government want ed, was a fair chance to show what could be done to take the artificial In flation out of the market. resolution asking the president to call That is the opinion of men In the bu- conference between representatives of capital and labor. Chairman Ken yon of the senate labor committee, said the house and senate committees planned Joint action. 1,050 FIGHTING TANKS BEING BUILT FOR ARMY. Washington. American troops on the Mexican border have 100 tanks, while 650 others are held elsewhere In the country. Brigadier General S. D. Rocken- back, wh owas chief of the American tank corps in France, said he regard ed a tank with two machine guns and two six pounders, us the equal of a battery of Held artillery. One thousand and fifty additional tanks are under construction for the rmy, it was also revealed. GOMPER8 TAKES IMMEDIATE CONTROL LABOR 8ITUAT10N Washington. Samuel Gompers took Immediate hold of the restless labor situation on his return to American Federation of Labor headquarters from FLORIDA'S ADJUTANT GENERAL 18 MUCH FED UP ON CATTS. GOVERNMENT SOON TO "CLEAN UP" WET CENTERS. COST OF PEACE DELEGATES 80 FAR IS $1,250,829.74 Washington. In asking Congress for an additional appropriation of $825,000 for the expenses of the Amer tan cpeace commission in Paris from last July 1 to the end of this calen dar year, President Wilson transmit ted a detailed account of the expenses of the American delegates, , Total estimated and actual liabili ties so far as known to date $1,250, 629.74.: .- ' LAFOLLETTE TALKS FOR SIXTEEN HOURS Washington. Maintaining his ever ge of four hours' speaking a day for the fourth consecutive day. Sena tor LaFollette, Republican, of Wiscon sin, blocked plana of those in charge of the public lands leasing bill for flnal rote. When the senate recessed the Wis eonsln senator bad spoken tor II - boor on the bill which he charged Is a monopoly measure for benefit of the Standard OD Company. Washington. Recent arrests in New York for violation of the prohibition law will bo followed Immediately by clean up" in other cities. Attorney General Palmer announced. He de clared that liquor dealers who thought the law enforcement activities of the department of Justice had been laid aside for the high cost of living in vestigation would be shown that they were mistaken. Jacksonville. F1 a. Declaring that Gov. Sidney J. Catts had continually Interfered with the affairs of his of fice and that It was Impossible to serve under the state's chief execu tive, James McCants, adjutant gen rrai oi norma, announced here on his arrival from Washington that he had telegraphed his resignation. VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEARS SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION Richmond, Va. Members of the general assembly heard read the bill ratifying woman suffrage In the state of Virginia. The bill was submitted the previous day by Governor West moreland Davis following the receipt of a telegram from President Wilson, asking this be done. DE FACTO GOVERNMENT OF PERU RECOGNIZED BY DEPARTMENT. reau of markets, who are charged with Issuing federal warehouse li censes.. . "The warehouse act has just been amended so as to permit the Issuance of acceptance of personal bonds from 'Europe. warehousemen. ,n tne cail(, of the rt.l ' worker. The purpose of the warehouse act their committee after conferring with is to create a warehouse receipt of , Mr. Gompers made public a letter to unquestionable value, and one which, Elbert H. Gary of the United States will be acceptable to all banks as se- steel corporation notifying him that a curlty for obtaining loans, regardless ' strike would be called unless an Inter. of the location of the warehouse. In ! view was granted the union renre- this way warehousemen will furnish .setnatlves within the time limit ore- a receipt to their customers which will be of the utmost value to them to borrow close to the actual value on their stored goods at cheaper Interest rates. CAR AND LABOR SHORTAGE PRE8AGE A COAL FAMINE Washington. Entering on an In vestigation of the Increased price of coal .senate Interstate commerce sub-committee brought forth testi mony that a shortage of cars and labor difficulties were hindering coal production, that certain elements In the miners' union were Intent on na tionalisation of the coal mines with adoption of a six hour day and a five- day week plus a wage Increase and that unless problems of production were solved the country would be brought face to face with a coal fa mine in the coming winter. RESULTS OP CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY IN 80UTH CAROLINA PRESIDENT WILL SOON BEGIN "SWING AROUND THE CIRCLE" Washington. The course of Presi dent Wilson's "swing around the cir cle" with addresses In behalf of the peace treaty In at least 50 of the prin- Washington. Recognition of the de- facto government of Peru was an nounced by the state department. Secretary Lansing Instructed- the American legation at Lima to advise the minister of foreign affairs that the United States recognizes Presi dent Legula as head of the defacto government of Peru. PLAN TO SEND OPPOSITION SPEAKERS IN WILSON'8 WAKE. Washington. As the final Itinerary for President Wilson's speaking tour in support of the peace treaty was announced, republican senators' began cipal cities of the country is expected ; conferences to decide on plans for to be announced at the white House, After weeks of uncertainty con cerning the proposed trip, which Will extend to the Pacific coat, definite an nouncement was made that the presi dent would leave Washington as soon as arrangements could be made. PROCES8ION OF WITNESSES PROTEST PASSAGE OF BILL Washington. A procession of wit nesses representing sections of the United States scattered from Texas to New York City, varied as to occupa tion and views, but all united in op posing the passage of the Kenyon and Kendrick bills, for regulating the packing Industry, were heard by th senate agricultural committee. Stock men predominated, but grocer, farm er, feeders, bankers, and commission men wen Included. tending opposition speakers along be hind him. The President's plans call for speeches in the 80 cities through the west between the time he leaves here and his return to Washington Sep tember 30. BRYAN LAY8 BEFORE SENATE DUAL PLAN OF OWNERSHIP. Washington. William Jennings Bryan laid before the bouse Interstate commerce committee hfs dual plan of state and federal ownership of rail way lines as solution of th rail road reorganization problem. la doing so, the former secretary of state de nounced private ownership of the railroads as Indefensible and Intoler able and characterised railway mag nates as political corruptionlsU. Columbia, S. C Primaries In South Carolina to fill the vacancies in the sixth and seventh congressional dis tricts were held, the result being that a. second primary will be held Sep tember 9, to name the Democratic nominees which In South Carolina Is equivalent to election. In the seventh district a second race will be between George Bell Timmerman of Lexington and Ed C. Mann of St. Matthews, both lawyers. Incomplete and unofficial returns show: Timmerman, 2.319; Mann, 1, 841; H. P. Fulmer, 1.467; Colin S. Montieth, 1,321; John Hughes Cooper, 423; John T. Duncan, 38. viously fixed. DIRE PREDICTIONS MADE BY COTTON ASSOCIATION. Columbia, 8. C The following port- was Issued by the American Cotton Association: The condition of the growing crop up to August 25 for the belt. Is 58.2. Th crop is from two to four weeks late. It has a diseased root system; sappy and unable to stand reverses; extremely poorly fruited; shedding and showing rapid deterioration and pi emature opening. Insect damage has been record breaking. Boll weevil damage Is the largest ever known. In addition to this boll worm, army worms and red spiders have done serious damage. There is serious damage already from boll " rot. "Labor is extremely short and unsatisfactory. CONFERENCE WOULD AID IN 8ETTLING OF PROBLEM8. WIL80N MAY 800N 8TART ON SPEECH MAKING TOUR. Washington. President Wilson's pioposed trip to the Pacific coast In tho Interest of the peace treaty Is "more Imminent than It has been In the past few weeks," Is the view of administration o'fflcicls. As between reviewing the First di vision In Washington and going be fore the country, the President would consider the speechmaklng tour of more Importance. MEXICAN CAVALRY ON WAY . WITH AMERICAN AVIAT3R8. El Centre, Cal.- Mexican caalry un der the coirimand of Captain Trujlllo were reported to be escorting to the international boundary Lieutenants Frederick Watei house and C. B. Con nelly, American aviator missing from Rockwell field. Captain Trujlllo reported by courier to Colonel Hipollto Baranca .that he bad fonnd them rlive In lower Cal ifornia, about too miles southeast of 8an Diego. : .. Washington. President Wilson should call a conference of represen tatives of capital, labor, Industrial managers and the public to meet in Washington in the near future to dis cuss perplexing economic . problems confronting the nation, Secretary of the Interior Lane declared. Hereto fore, only capital and labor have been considered in discussions of vital eco nomic questions. Mr. Lane asserted, but the time has come when the pub lic must b.i given a voice as well as the business managers and executives who are "the brains of modern Indus trial organisations." ROAD GRAFTED $5,000,000 FROM GOVERNMENT, CHARGE Portland, Ore. Charges that ap proximately 5,000,000 of government funds had been "sqnndered, misap plied and converted to the prospective uses of the Milwaukee railroad Inter ests," were contained In a report telegraphed to Secretary of War Bi ker of the congressional committee Investigating operations Of the spruce production division. The report declares the expenditures were "wasteful and unnecessary." FRENCH WATCH 8ENATE .. TREATY ROW WITH FEAR Paris. The French deputies are watching with great Interest the con troversy going on in the United States senate over the treaty with unfavor- abl ecomments on the senate's pro crastination. . One deputy, who here tofore has been a staunch supporter of the league of nation, said: "If tbe league of nation Is th cans, then amputate the league oovenant from th treaty, but for th sake of every- boa ratlf ther trat." Newton. Newton 1 soon to have 10,000 square yards of new paved street and 9,000 squar yard of new sidewalk. Hickory. At th regular sitting of Ity council, all bids submitted for th laying of ' sidewalks were rejected, they being too high, and council de cided to buv equipment and lay lu own sidewalks. Hickory. Horace Fry, aged 21 year, waa found dead on th South ern railway tracks three mile east of Hickory, and an Investigation devel oped that he was run over by a train during the night Lexington. Mrs. John Owen, of near Holloways church, thl county, while drawing a bucket of water at her well recently, waa struck by light ning and was so severely bruised that her recovery Is a question of doubt. Statesvtlls. The Statesvllle Flour Mills company, closed the contract with tbe Nordyke and'Mtrmon com pany of Indianapolis, for a complete new 500-barrel flour mill to be Install ed aa soon as possible, to take car of their ever increasing output Ashevllle. It has been discovered by forest service officials here that a lake to cover at least 25 acre of land can be built in th heart of the Pisgab. national forest area, a tract of land taking In 90,000 acres of virgin for ests.- Wilmington. Agent Frederick C. Handy, of the department of justice, and Agent Nelm and Graham an nounce that after one day' probe Into local price situation they have found plenty of evidence of profiteering and some hoarding. Raleigh. The Raleigh Rotary club at Its regular bi-monthly luncheon, adopted resolutions endorsing the re cent statement of the President on railway shopmen's wages and calling on capital, labor and the general pub lic to make every effort to reach a truce In economic contests. Washington. Jams L. Brooks has been appointed pastmaster at Midland, Miss Susie 8ykes, at Sneads' Ferry, . and Charles C. Langford, Stokevllle. Burlington. Mr. Archibald Cook was knocked out of an automobile and bis leg broken when a car driven by Miss McVey ran Into Mr. Charles Coble's machine. Charlotte. Contract will be award ed September 4 for building a six- mile stretch of hard-surfaced highway an the Mecklenburg county link of tho Asheville-Charlotte-Wllmington highway. Greensboro. J. R. Michael, manager f th local ator of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company, was arrested on l federal warrant charging hoarding; ugar. Thirty thousand pounds waa lound In the store. West Raleigh. Four new county roups of the General Alumni Associa tion of the North Carolina State cot lege have been established, and Bun sombe bounty recently held a meet ing for the reorganisation of the as sociation which was formerly ther everal years ago. Fayetteville. John K. Strange. wU- known civil engineer of this city, died - st his home on Rowan street her from the effects of injuries sustained when an automobile, In which he was passenger, plunged oft the Manches ter bridge, 12 miles from Fayettevill. Greensboro. Reports that rioting . had broken out at High Point, where an industrial strike of large propor tions is in progress, are unfounded, according to telephonic report from that city. The only change In th situation Is the tightening of th hold of the strikers. -. i Winston-Salem. The Union Advo- ' cat Is the name of a new weekly pa-' per to be conducted here under th auspices of the local labor union. A stock company will be organised with $10,000 capital and the company pro poses to do commercial printing. Winston-Salem. Although no offi cial announcement has been made, It la nnAFiHif .v.. - i. ' slon will not -be given for the opera-' tton of the street cars in this city at -least for several days or, until th trouble in Charlotte Is adjusted. Tarboro. The merchant of Tar--boro through tbe Tarboro Merchant Association have requested th mayor to appoint a committee to make a local Investigation of prices. , They feel ' quite confident that there 1s no profl- : teerlng among the merchant. . r Townsvllle. K new day dawned ' upon th thrifty people of th Town. ' Till section when th township voted . bonds and took over th Roanok River property for rehabilitation and - nnaratlnn nni, thm ii.-.. n . - v vni ' . rill TtallMarf fVinnianv . . .V"
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