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September ii 19151 Rushed ; iHICKORY,' N. CV MONDAY EV E N I NG, i AU 6 U $0;tJ, I PRICE FIVE CENTS. ..

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li SPENCER'COlIlHf SUSPECTED OF KrtOPilRAILROAB RADICALS ?1

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,i n v r s :irn r.r n nnr.ni'--William Z. Foster, Who Led Steel Strike, Believ-

ed to be at Head of One Big Union Idea "Re--Tom Jimison Floored by Salisbury Postof- -w i ii s it l. j uyiriuy - i iiuuu.urf Re

I.Mr WlH.lio,l Vint t Mr. Carroll Abemeth 7, world w rveteran, r today captUi'l'd Wash Rich-win- e,

a hegro with a criminal" record,carried hin: on a truck to the home

fice Employe Who Declared Preacher ' "Had '

Abused Enough Men Already" StrikersJeer at Men Who Join Shop Forces at Spencer.

DESERTS HIS WIFE

ifSIX CHILDREN

Hick.Ol'y Caa!rvmrn nn etril--n ,!.,CCT al'p haVnR a comparatively.quiet time, according to reports fromni ucne ot the exc tomenr.

aiounti here, Sunday, over the blowingP of. the wat?r main at Scpencei-wa- s

shared . bv the aa:-dsn:- i

to telephone nussajres . tirmI ii n fti r i I i in chargeLi 4,ni .Vnjts,cn-duty- had notrl; y the, shops,...vwVwf aoout tnree miles north

mi puini at tnc tair ground.

iiuti.v nam ax x c' Clock ona .special train Th- - i ininrscompuaing tarce --officers V'Tahd 47"V"i',men,'was brought here earlier in the even- -;n l.e HicKory. outfit of threeoinccrs and (,l men left with At dm- -mediate y after No. 12, runninge8,djTr:r.ti,siatwo houis late, had got .ejxt the

JVJ "A'fr18.,'"".to ivii. uut nui ,i ear inficxpirpmpn' .

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v 11 '.-- ;: , ".i"ii.;. K me tease gi gooa . cuzen-

shin. ..neigh-borliriess-: and commu'riity

spirit. It: is wholly non-cc.nmerc-

and conducted without" financial gain ormo'n Smdwrnnhn k.vin

ti'te tmndng since;it,. humplq: stHrt .We: playground

.The. .conization, he !P nocaf-'com--

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' ' locally, .andni;iitvVr aamnifstered,CJtfits, for the border ami:VSUpnoea....the vUmtedi;1titteeS in ''assfanfeesDonsilViiiA

Center Sknw Rari;l-

MR BOSrS POSITIOl

iui iiw m mmuii i.ni i niiu uiiUL.il

Mr. Gety. F. Bost, Democratic can- -

(lidnto fnr itVioriff nf Patoivlvj imunf..'m reply to numerous inquiries as toins position on law entorcement, a,nerted today that he always tried tobe a law-abidi-

. citizen and thatif elected to the office of sheriff wculdno all in his power to uphold ihe Jaw--

in this county."I consented to accept the nomina

tion," said Mr. Bost, "with the ilistinct understanding that the good people of Catawba county could count onme to do my sworn duty. I would notknow friend or foe in the enforcementof the law, but I would try ,to soconduct myself as to make the goc'Imen and women of the county feel !that their sons and daughters 'willhave a better chance for making goodcitizens.

"There is -- no question confrontingthe American people the people otCatawba county as great as law en-

forcement. We cannot afford to allowlaw-breake- rs to go unchecked. Thatwould mean anarchy eventually. It istime to stop it.

" If elected I pledge myself to ap-

point good, honest and energetic menmv deputies, and will hold them

strictly responsible for their acts. IfA.i j. i r a .1.. l:..any one oi menijajiea io u in?

duty and I would make the dutiesdeputy sheriff clear to all I. would r!

remove him instantly." ..

By the Associated Press. ' s

Salisbury, N. C, Aug. 21. Rev.Tom P. Jimpson. pastor of the FirstMethodist church of Spencer, and achampion of the . striking shopmenthere was knocked to the pavement irv

Salisbury shortly afternoon today' byJohn Sloop,' an empibye in the Salis-

bury postoffice.- -

Mr. Jimison said he did not knowSloop, saying he had never seen himbefore, and that no words were pass-ed preceding the incident.

Mr. Sloop stated that Mr. "Jimpsonhad abused enough people, already."He made no other statement regard-ing the affair. .

A number i people, including, sev-

eral striking shopmen, gathered andviolence, was feared for a few minuteafter the encounter.

Mr. Sloop stated that Mr. "Jimisonlater released on bail.

Mr. Jimiso'n accompanied by severalfriends returned to hir home at Spen-cer Mr. Jimison had been minglingon the streets with the crowd, andadvised the shopment to rclurn ttytheir homes without-trouble- .

A crowd of strikers jeered aof men brought here this after-

noon from Rockwell to take wrork inthe shops.

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euuv reaiizen tnat; th . snu np:.m"hTj-- : " --iT- r ' rtLrv I- ' proDtems,. see.K, to, Dnng.aoout the

SP8'1 5P?j 'H niaximunise of.existhg'faciLities in- -

oi" S TMy ky-Yt- wthe event rouble M,Sir!' " ' iumS:;ai4 church arui,club facilities.of, rumors, TVioriw r,,,uv, 1; Ao -

?' tker oi the. North Carolina senateand member of the United States- .aril, ot mediation and international

ainvnnHickory to present communitv ser

Mceto in-ko- ry

people. jMr.KKiut. ..... i

comjmnit5s..-fecj'viee- - (IncornorafetUV..;s a . oatic'.iftSviorffanization whib'aagists American cities and towns tomako the ,off-dut- y hours of theirvitizehs more valuable and expressivs

psrvic ha; amrn-.o- -

.inumM ;i.yu;e. uwiuma :t.o ueveiop

solution of. the local recreato;

arid ac- -

ree'reh- -

restaric

socialrgathei'.inga 'ai; hospitality . clubs alsolif undertaken, by these locai co'mmit--

me , various, .activities is ol vn.ai ,im- -

portan.ee: in. the iprogram.i.Qomjmuhity

.musi ne oi serious' ouioose ami win- -

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rv,ce.jo groups, mjcding.their gumillltl IldlK . ...

:, Community service, incorporated

"tJJ rf theblpwing sm' sin;)Z LiioJii T aS m Pat care not tcupliqate .work they

from Strikeport

Leaders Active.

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Au.:. 21 --Early morning..: f n'iiit'1-- lind rorresnori.

.cr ii t f i in it i.tui tin-- I' .VI-

the nfi'i'1'1 nf the trades union cduca- -

,i,r.at Cnu'i1. uhkh i; headed byn iVin... last

H'lliiani i"'1-- t "-"- v. -- I

...strike :iil rcrrnuy acporieu oiucf Colorado a- - of the fnur most

lsn2or"ti? i'1"1" n.ii.""f .imy j

, hit'il a w i"( si" 1 ' u,k .

jrnpaf anils aiin1" iiumwu w.v.... v.!m.iK1. information con- -

wninjr fystcn.atic series of radical..jujt, in railn.ad centers, accord- -

to State's Attorney i.rowe.arrest was made, but a longVa'

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Mr. Crowe atmounced.The state V attorney i invesugauon

J iiinnviliatvly after receiptfore of n report of a Michigan Cen- -

i wre k nt Ciary, Ind., in which

j nson were killed and two injuredfj!h'? discovery of two sticks of dy-- .i

t. . ik. n.n..,lniniit( on me nai.-- m vc ici--

vacia Rjiilrond.

Railrwl otlieials said that the Mich-ji- n

Central train had been pickedit striker. Spikes had been removed,hcjiaiil. Raul of Foster's headquar-eriw- aj

planned after conferring withaiitioritic? in other cities and strike asinters where laihoad men have been

'1 i i i i oflATOit'll Ii V I aillVill llilUl'lii. .

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IS Eflll WELLTO

Bv5'thf Press.H'aihington, Auy. 21. Joseph W.

rili. f"rnier governor of Missouri,fll at one time widely considered for'itDcmiH-rati- rimiiination for presi-fe- s,

wm raid l.y his physicians today''W rapidly recorering. His nervoustikij'iwn waM duo to overwork, they life

J' LT v--1 v Creation ,ot new . facilities

IXit V"'i ue ,tio oeej-- s community ; centers,.ljJMl the ' Vooms;; . athletics;

"i, vuu was uui iiiiuitu, was Sim u:i ..j.j :

uuuivw siwhs; vai:iinu,ioi,.Hiay.

tees wnere. neea. ior sucn community.. . .somc-Vr- i- j- - - ; s ;f

, intcrests in community drama.

of his father, Mr.' June-- ; ' Altev'fisthv.and surrendered the ngro tT'S'trerifiJohii'Marser and Deputy Sheriff PinkCanipbelLVRichwinc'.' who ? seabed fromthe roadiiT) Riehlaird c'otini-y,- ' S. C, isbelieved to be the man who has beenbreaking into .homes ROti'Uv.cf If:ckoryfor the, past several veefc "and resi-dents of that section-wil- f'f! easier.

On Sunday me:ht; A!-r- : ia. Mrs.Lee Wliiteher was. aroused during thsnight and as she. got 01U of bed herfoot touched some object. A man lurri-ed on a flashlight and fled from theroom. -

Mr. Dave Whitener's residence wasentered about two weeks ago.

imee weeks ago Mr. Artie Pittschased a man awav."fr"oni hi'' hnmowith a shotgun after the house hadoeen entered and his trousers strdpn.The trousers Were dropped. On thesame night, Mr. Frank Pitts reportedn attempted robbery.

No trouble occurred ho fora" Vhh.wine, who sayfhc was sent up in Co- -himbia for forgery . returnrd tn hishome section. Officers had been on the'ookout for him ever since he brokejrom the South Carolina camp. He had(une montns yet to serve.

Mr. Abernethy met Richwine in thebad early this morning. As all thenen folk in the neighborhood hadeen aroused by the series ' of at-tempted burglaries, Mr Abernethyiad a shotgun with him. The netrrnvas told to throw up his hands. Heeacned lor his hip pocket and Mr.voernetny. leveled his gun on himFhe negro's hands went up. He washen carried to Mr. Abernethv's nnmpnd the officers notified. Richwine waslougnt to nic:kory and locked up pend-n- g

developments. ? ;

WELL KNOWN EDITOR DEADBy the Associated Press.

Richmond, Va., Aug. 21. Frank S.Woodson, 71, a veteran member of theRichmond Times-Dispatc- h editorial

staff, died at his home early todayafter a Wief illness Mr. Woodsonvas a native of Wafefttdri, ;N. C.

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TARIFF II; IS.

EXPERTS

By the Associated Press.Washington, Aug. 21. So numerous

were the changes made in the adminis- - J

tration tariff bill in its stormy course'

through the senate that the expertsand the ; government

'printing

r office

were unable to get a new print over

Sunday with! the result that the print:ing of the measure was delayed., Chairman Fordney of the ways andmeans committee said today he expected the reprinted bill to .be ready to

nagean.rys music .and ar.. exhibits xfafford al communy serviceananw .

FifsTicir

Mrs. Julius E. Abernethy todayswoit out a warrant against her hus-band charging abandonment and Mr.Sj A. Isenhower, manager of the

Standard Garage, sent out a numberof telegrams to points from Canadato Mexico asking for the detention ofAbernethy, who left here Thursdayafternoon with a Chevrolet touringcai; which he 13. alleged to have sto'er.from the garage. Carrie Conley, a

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joined him at Ashev'ille.About a month ago Abernethy, who

came here from Hilderbran, Jiurkecounty two years ago, was dischargedby the Standard ,and since that timehad been hanging around the garage,Mr. Isenhc'Jr said. He had been warn-ed about his conduct several timesbefore.

The man left his wife and six chil-

dren, the youngest seven .weeks old,at the mercy of the world, while hehurried off --with another woman. Onlast Thuisday he called up the Conleywoman at Br ookford, urged her tote ready and carried her to thestation,where she bought a ticket for Asheville. Abernethy went to' the StandardGarage at the neon hour, it is ' said,and carried off a new 'Chevrolet jfrouitle"-'reiaii- department, believing thatit : would not be' missed for severaldays.' He left here, that afternoon,stopping' a few minutes at Hilderbranwith relatives, and it is presumedjoined Carrie Conley at Asheville.

Before leaving Abernethy destroyedall of his photographs, but a pictureat the. home c'i a relative near Hick- -

joiy was brought in and the inan wii!be well advertised.

Mr. Tsenhcur and Chief Lentz bc- -

licve. he .has headed for Mexico tojoin another runaway couple fromHickory. It was said today tnat neassisted Van Tassel in getting away.Van Tassell is in Mexico.

The automobile was missed Thurs-day 'afternoon.' but it was believedthat1' Abernethv had borrowed it fo-i-!

a short time. VesArday. "however, itwas learned that the Brookford wo-

man had disappeared and the factswere "put together. Every effort:-wil- l

be liiade- to locate--, the, couple and

Abernethy, besides facing-- a chargeof desertion, if caught,. will have to

explain his conduct in .federal court. .

MEETING TO BEGIN

IT BILL'S CREEK

Newton, 21. rBall's ' Creek

:,vinstitutes. :in..;which , volunteer .'leader- -AUCTION SURPLUS .

SIUPPINC. SUPPLIES lu 1,1. ... a ' V 1 1

theiZMW--?me Vsms 9 i.ne cpmmumty. xney

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!;:;pndertakes work m a community only

the job todayA telephone message from ;Salis.T:;

nurv this afternoon reDorted a. streetv. '

light between a pfeacher;andtamca wnen tnis article, was wi it .

Cthrough" Spencerys tleK siftiatio?; looks! --forbidding

be strikersweapons maL seen Theref hooting Sunday .morning.-:;-

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,At Camp Morrison!

Capt. waitei r. C. Taylor telephonedvesterday that the troot? reachcd:Sar- - v

' dury in goe'd shape:. and was in campMorrison, . recently naftied:for: rnor of the stateMlUmail to kmru rfCamp.. Morrison, Salisbury. N. QJ mJinsure their getting it promptly ii.it.

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By the Associated Press;Chicago, Aug.

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Tohnson!1 Myeiu, pastor ofBaptist church, fexplained to Msi con--

gregation th4t ' more "money !,must' be 1

raised if imucHeedpirs, yw&tobe madeontMMiMrfMrelil

' tilJ u--idozen figuresfmi&aM

the Associated Press.'Washington, Aug 1J. The United

States shipping board, through theomeigency fleet corporation will con-

duct auction of surplus property atNew Orleans on August 21 and atBeaumont, Texas on August 23.

The material offered at New Or-

leans includes hand tools, , pumps,tanks, ship telegraphs, pipe fittings,

rafts and miscellaneous shipequipment.

The sale at Beaumont includes wood-

working machines, life rafts, compass-es and nautical instruments,, ship fur-

niture, metal berths, winches, steer-

ing engines, deck machinery and mar-ine hardware, i , i -

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II ADDRESS CLUB

rponse jto a ,".iA.efinite jnvitati&vNrbm resnfthsibie citizens.

UpdrTac'centing ' an' invitation 4heorganization lends for a brief period a

community organizer to help ,in thorganization cf a local committee re-- I

presentatiye of all , interests. Thiommittee discovers community need?

and assumes responsibility for meeting them through" !the: plarihing ofprogram,of activities and the, raising

funds to carry on the work. Thesefunds, raised locally, .are spent locally.

Community service cannot be visu-alized as a new organization ccniingto town. It is, rather, a new idea conv

to tovin., ...an. idea concerned witn5 u n .15vjriil1s vnn

and ; OCgnlzat0ns in., an unselfishrogram o cooperative effort for the

well-Wii- g ... of ., the I community as, a

More than two hundred cities andevery part of the country

Olreehville, ; S.' ;C:;.'. AniQng- cities nowiii'JVv.AmnlnifV;'wirft 'throughthe effort pf .MK hlutz are Asneynie,Rocky jlpunt, Fayetteyille, .and Wil-

mington. J.;":.;'

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The West Hickory school board hacreceived from tr Architects, Messrs'.

"hton and. Benton" of Wilson, feeplans for the new school building forwest., Hickory. Bids will be receivedby the board for . the construction ofthe building as.'.sodi.as, the necessaryadvertisement can be made.

Contractors interested may see theplans at the,- - office of-.- R. H. Shuford- -

HINSON SETS OUT

By the Associated 'Press.Miami, Fla., Aug. 21. Lieutenant

Hintofi in his giant seaplane CapciaCoreia flopped off thjs "morning inapjeffbri .lo breach Nassau by night.

HELD CHARGED WITHDELIVERY CONSPIRACY

, Aug. -- 8. While.working at his machine, in a cottonnille here Lane Smith was arrestedcharged with conspiring to' deliverprisoners from the Yad'kinville jail

by slipping hack saws into their? ccijs

When the sheriff heard that such8 delivery would be attempted he hadthe jail surrounded with a strongguard. Despite this presaution sevenhack saws found concealed inchewing gum stuck on the iron barsor .in, the prison walls. .According toth police. Smith had a . pal in . thejail wndm he was trying' to release.

HiTSOLDER

garb of the ku. klux kla marched lnto.." community service. Among thosetu UfcA 0ii; 'i ri:T;ior.Viir ora ."'riosi-fini- N. ' C' and ':, -- ' ' ' ' Vcatiiti 'will' begin tomorrow,for house action. He ..expected "5 of families left New- -

Mr. John W. Fov. f tho Rmithoi.-- i

wr Comj any and Mr. WhiteheadJt will adilru ,h the Kiwanis club

T"w at their dinner. These menonly Itavf a but national re- -a,1,,n, Mr. Josffih DiivhI n vhavcrn

pwinni und his moctin'r nro- - By"' I'' li(.' OIK' i.f th. hold (Inr.

FARMlvr; tiik t iitruH Tork World. "

"for11 'i farniiii'f th fHm. u9i l,o. iW. the tiricn ,,f ulinnf w.n1,i nnh

t !,lnk to n dollor n hnsliel. how- -V'-- the crop. The farmer

bq sel n a rising market, the

Hon today for the campground. 1 he.'Ijrcamo erround has been cleaned off and

everything is in tirst class snape iortne annual meeting, nev. jduu vjicm,

the Associated Press.'

Washington, Aug. 21. President

Harding in an address here today to

citizen soldiers of Camp Meade, Md..

declared he favored military trainingmore than 100,000 civilians an-

nually, not for any prospective war-

fare, but to preserve peace."The president called attention to

pastor of the district in which the fam-ou- s

campground is located, will havefor . Hickory. ;tp- tak3 this, noble

JViwork, ' so" inexpensive;: ;yet yielding charge of the services. He will be assisted by the Presiding fclder ot tneStatesville district, Rev. Mr. Litaker,Rev. WA B. . Shmn,: ot A ewton; Key.C. IS. K.irkpatrick, of Hickory, andothers.

n"L.ar,l:l.'i,i:1 !liai;kot.:. I'-nroteo--,

fol.tkd traminff this summer compar" wuu,u

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Sptiiter Quietborders ContinueIn Simp Strike lit

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fact that 28,000 civilians were at- -

with 11,000 last year. By

coalthe

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On the Atlantic"

side disorders oc-curr- ed

at Columbia, S. C, where 11

brought into the Southern shops

there were beaten by a mob.

Hostilities 'broke out again m San

Bernardino, Cal., where four men, em-

ployed by the Atchison, Topeka and

Santa Fe shops, were beaten.

Hurrying to Kansas ' City following in

near riot in the Chicago, nut. - a

land and Pacihc snop tneic,11. r r, cave Mayor .Burtonui " - -

. ...u:k n rpstore order, is

Suhaiay s OutbreakViolence-Repa- irs Made"

morrowconferees , to be appointed ; v jTPWW K Tn PWAMCWT

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. Tennis elimnation contests Weregun this afternoon and will be contin-- jUed tomorrow. It is expected that those '

entering for doubles will also : start'Tuesday. Games today are :

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Bailey Patrick vs. Glenn Craig.' I

Sterling ;Menzies vs. Robert Bell.;

: R. B. Moss vs Edgar Fox. .

J. L. Murphy vs;' Cecil Bost.John Aiken vs. A. Alex Shuford.Tom Hamilton vs. . Carrol Bost.Donald Menzies vs. Lonnie Wrest.James Keever vs. Dr. Frye.Voorheis Garth vs. B. Jr,Herman Payne ys Elbert Ivey.Prof. Carver 'vs.:. Wm.Whisnant.

,) COTTON

By the Associated Press. ;

' 'New Yprk. Aug.; 21. The cotton

market showed renewed strengthearly today with prices making new

high ground for Afteropening firm at an advance of 31 tQ

53 points, active months soon showed- ' n 1 J.

Lnet. advances 01 several paints,;. '7

'', Open Close

October , '; ' 22.90 22.96!

December 22.80 22.96',

January 22.50 22.74;March ' 22.55 22.80 .

.May . 4o 22.62

Hickory cotton 22 cents.

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;;ithe Associated Press, t

y.'-- ,:. :.A, .: ui !. ff, '( 2Washingtoni" Aug. 21. Cha'Hman '

Winalow of the htfuse interstated com- -

merce committee 'after a conference

today .'.Jel;??T."?j:!nniinrtd h WoilM mtrodUCC immeO"'

:l,r K511 itn troAtt a fact findinffmxvij 1 7. :"-:-i- " i mi'

eommision ks recommended: bypresident iri 'his ''message to coh- -

gress. !$tiQiiThe measure, Mr. Vinslc,w1 said,would a call4 for the appointment of

commission not to exceed nine mem-

bers with instruction tfr report to

president not .laterj . than July1923. The commission Would have wide

powers; inewmng tne ..rignt; . j ex-

amine the booksAo'f coal' companies, ;

GOOD WORK

A man who Wis wanted by the po-

lice bad teen photographed "m.six difrferent positions,' and the pictures werecirculated among" the police. The chief

a small town Wrote headquartersfew days later, saying: "I duly re-

ceived the pictures' of the six mis-

creants whose capture is desired. Ihave arrested five of them; the sixth

under observation and will be takenj soon." The Christian Advocate.

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puch enorpiiAis 'dividends:' in commun- -

i'Tt: is wifh!:deep .pride .'andjoy that 1

:hiave"' 'noted Hickory's, wohderful' pro--' in --' materialpress industry antttne

evidences''

of her civic--spiri- t. In thesmoking compartments, of pullmancars arbtind the country a for Sc?uUi

a? Florida and as far north and westi imnois I have heard stranger

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eONJRESIONAL NEGLECT.; i, .: ; .' : .i' v - 'u:4

Portland; Ofegoniah ; .,Tariff jmaking by congress, npt only

gives',ys:,'-ahunsciejol:ifJc- : botch but itwastes ; time that is sorely needed forother legislatic'ri, ; The . months spent;n tariff xiebate c,QuIdhave been prpfitably spent in : passing. : laws for re-

clamation., for the merchant, marineforl restriction of, immigration, .

; ahdespecially for proper distribution andtraining of immigrants, for stoi-ag- e

of flood waters, for full, continuousdevelopment of" inland waterways andtheir . navigation, for. recqgnfeation ofthe government. The Senate has talkr'ed for four months on the tariff , both:houses" will probably talk t fo'r; ; .twomore, mcnths, and when they finish

nfilioir wnrV T that timp hud . been :

devoted to the measures named, atleast two of them ahoiild have beenenacted . and should have proved aaliiable contribution to national pro-- jgress. . . .

':l the A2 'eia'ed Press.Chi

'Nin uAu.""'.,- - Uisordei con- -

. " ni" uiiroad workers strike menoouis or u 1 trhth week

in New York to ''wingKn,.mi tth walkout and assur- -

MvJ,t'hl,'t's ",: th Hi Er that""tent,

li'iUi by them is em- -

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,Miehia,! Central detectives; a

iiC(,k ""Katiiij; the Gary, Ind.,m wl.iik .... . .

nl wii tra nmen were ,.imii

Spencer, N. C, Aug. 21 Quiet pre-vailed here early today after a Sun-

day' marked by the blowing up of thewater maiiv supplying the SouthernRailway shops, the burning of severalbox cars in the yards and an earlymorning outbreak marked by. harmlesspromiscuous firing. : ':--: .y;l

Workmen were busy , throughout- yesierday repairing the" 12 inch mainbro'ken by the explosion and it was

repaired late in the, day, but not untilafter the road had been put to inconvenience in obtaining water,

Sheriff J. H. Krider and other off i- -;

cials today had not found,: a clue.that would fix, responsibility.. for.. the

' 'blast. , '"

- Col. Don E. Scott of Graham, ln;-- ;

charge of the nine national guard , '.

crganizations encamped at the fairgrounds three miles north of the f.v ,

shops, considered the feasibility ofplacing guardsmen around the shops. .

Local authorities have not yet madeany request for guardsmen, to patrol'the shops. , j.S,jti4li"";h;i i .purred n other nours in hk..

tlueatening to send troops.'