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J' 4 1 NORTH CAROLINA $50000000 GOOD ROADS STATE JODAY Jg PAGES Tt A CAROLINA HOME NEWSPAPER OF CONSTRUCTIVE IDEALS CLEAN AND RELIABLE IN NEWS SERVICE AND A PROMOTER OF SOUTHERN RESOURCES FOUNDED 1869 CHARLOTTE MONDAY MORNING MAY 30 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS SEVEN CENTS SUNDAY TEXTILE FIGHT TO CENTER morial X) 2) NEA or doJ rb on the brtesb of TVanc And all around the world Wher by jnm or fplsndid chsnci Our bmners were onforled So wbotlier bare or wr504 vDjr bodies chanca lie pay full-honor unto these Who did not fear to die Five of the Dead Army Officers the Other Two Civilians- TO GET FEDE10FFICE Name Either Will Be Withdrawn by President or Rejected NEGRO VOTE IS FEARED Senators From North and Mid- die West Are Afraid of Their Negro Constituents FRANCE JOINS IN MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR AMERICAN DEAD PARIS May 29 (By Uie As-sochiU-d France In military and religious sert lews Joined with America today In the find of two dujH observance of memorial day for the Americans who gave their lives In the world war ith British Belgian and other allied participants the French leoile symbolized tliclr reverence for those who fell by a notable ceremony at the Arc De Trlomplie where soldiers and civilians placed routim oil Uie tomh of I 'ranee's unknown soldiers while Hugh Wallai-e the American ambassador speaking for his nation coupled his tribute to the dead with an expression of Ihe admiration for the spirit of France Througliout lYanoe wherever there were American graves memorial wwlers were held In tlie eliurehea and In Paris tliere were observance of the day in all the English speaking ohurehea Atmerkr 'a day for Uie AUSTRIANS VOTE FOR FUSION WITH GERMANY SALZBURG AUSTRIA Slay (By tha Associated In the referendum held here today the vote was virtually iinant-iitwnm In favor of fusion with Germany With 80 per cent of the returns already received only a few hundred Totes were recorded against fusion DISASTER OCCURRED NEAR INDIAN HEAD -a 1 Plane Returning From a Trip to Langley Field' WORST ACCIDENT YET Most Severe Disaster That Has Occurred in the- History of Aviation in This Country because they dared bee We and our nation live Our liberty cur hope our pride It "Were ifts that they could ive Ani Since for all these gifts the pne- Was life they held life cheap Ji vnd blithely made the sacrifice And laid them down to deep ead of many vuarj With spirit bigji and pure The noble structure that you STiell evermore endure I Vfeu held your country All else we unafraid Will keep your country wor The price you BV If BRYANT WASHINGTON May 29 The Morehead-Llnney polltleal machine called the "Ho Combine" by Ma-i rion Butler will have to And another candidate for district attorney for the western part of the state the nomination of 1-Yank A Linney will either be withdrawn by the White House or rejected by the senate The protest of the negroes because of the letter proposing an agreement to eliminate the colored voter has1 put fear In the hearts of senators from dose states From Information In my possession 1 am sure that the President will be asked to recall the Ljnney nomination The request will be made by administration leaders the senate who cannot face an angry negro constituency ihnator Borah has Indicated wllingnes-i to "pass" Linney If will convince him that If he Is con firmed he will enforce the laws "re- that the negro Is "protected In Will Enter Plea of Not Guilty rights" Just as he would for the hue men But the bail has been 0f Murder When Arraigned started and there 1 no way to atop Kil1' ing Negroes but Claims He Did It Through Fear of Employer could not be re-elected to the senate if they voted for nney tn the face of that famous letter It Is understood that Henmor Front will tell Mr drad lias become almost a French rite The government amt people through Uie newsimpcrs and veterans organizations asked to be allowed to honor Uie Amerlean dead and the programs o' toduy and loanorryw suggested by tlie American memorial committee were arranged by tlie lYeneJi alone at many places in various parts of Uie country GLIDE MANNING GOES ON TRIAL CHARLOTTE WILL HONOR HER SOLDIER DEAD TODAY Harding that It will be Impossible to get enough votes to report the nomination from the Judiciary Nothing that has happened here In recent years has given republicans I Williams will enter a plea such a fright as the Linney a ffa of not guilty when his trial for mur-i The protest of the North Carolina der of one of the eleven negroes killed on or near the Williams farm Ft 'he republican senators but what the I negro in Kentucky Indana Ohio bRln according to and Illinois says Is more important i Hiss attorney Marvin Underwood It was pointed out here today that I The negroes were killed to hide if Senator New for Instance voted rnu onHition ftr a to confirm Linney former Senator CO VINGTOV GA May Clyde Manning negro farm boss for alleged peonage conditions after a federal Investigation was started last February according to statements of -br prosecution-in the trial of Williams who was convicted here recently and sentenced to life imprisonment Manning chief witness for the state against Williams told the Jury he took part in killing all three of the negroes who are alleged to have been brought into this county and drowned but asserted he did so under fear of death if he disobeyed his employer He would go free under Georgia law If he could prove to the satisfaction of the Jury at his own trial that he was compelled to commit the crimes Mr Underwood employed to represent the negro by a group of Atlantans Interested in promoting better feeling between the races has obtained orders from federal authorities to bring to the trial Clyde 1 1 McMahon Refuses to Name Date of Walk-Out However I GOV MORRISON AQVISED Operatives Better Organized in This State Than Elsewhere Gaston Workers Ready North Carolina will in all probability be the battle ground of the textile workers' fight against cuts" in wages declared Thomas McMahon vice president of the United Textile Workers of America yesterday aftersoon Textile workers approximately 60 per cent of whom are In unions are better organized In North Carolina than any other southern state say union officials and wages paid in mills In this state are lower than any other place tn the world This state will no doubt be the concentration point for the attack although It was intimated that the walkout may like wild lire through the Material assistance from all other southern textile workers has been promised operatives in this state Mr McMahon continued Workers In South Carolina are organized about 35 per cent Btrong while In other southern states the percentage is not so high it was explained No developments tn the textile sit- uatlon In North Carolina and the I south are foreseen that will prevent the issuance of the walkout order for operatives to leave their work as a protest against the cuts in wages declared Mr McMahon yesterday he and other officials were In conference with a delegation representing locs in the Gaston county mills and the attitude expressed by those delegates was that Is now In the hands of the international said Mr McMahon yesterday afternoon The tentative date for (he walkout has been set Mr McMahon reiterated It is known to a few officers btit the time will be absolutely dependent upon the wishes of the various locaig It wag pointed out Mr McMahon declaring that the wishes of the Individual unions will be paramount In his conversauoV It was made plain that practically all details are complete in the survey which has been made by officers of the international organization However Mr McMahon and party will go to Concord today for further conference and addresses and then into South Carolina tomorrow No efforts have been made In a general way by employers to con- clliate with the workers in regard I to the adjustment of the wage con- troversy according to Mr McMahon However operatives at Norwood this state were said to be satisfied with the state of affairs in their locality will agree In North Carolina It was pointed out cuts in wages aver age 50 or 55 per cent The impending situation has been warded off for nine months by the local organizer who maintains I headquarters here it was stated in the interview yesterday Mill work- ers have demanded action on the part of the international they say I The exact state of affairs has been told to the president of the Southern Textile association the governor of North Carolina the niaTr of Char- lotte and the local Chamber of Commerce Mr McMahon said near- ly five weeks ago and as yet no ad- I vances have been made by those in authority to stave off the impending walkout he declared Mr McMahon admitted that the international organization was reluctant to give the order to strike We don't want this thing but unless conditions change it is bound to he said and he saw no pros- pect that a general striko would be I averted The general order has been draft-I ed and at the proper time the offl- cprs vested with the power will speak I the word that will hush the hum of I moving machinery in textile centers AIR CHIEF HA! FOR FIFE Brig-Gen Mitchell Has Narrow Esdape From Death Ran Into Same Storm in Which Giant Curtiss-Eagle Was Hurled to the Earth WASHINGTON May 2 -(By the Associated Press) Gen Wil-Iam Mitchell assistant chief of the army air service and formerly in command of all American air forces in France had a narrow escape from death yesterday in the storm in which the new army Curtiss-Eagle ambulance lane crashed with a loss of seven lives Although he faced danger in many forms on the western front General Mitchell admitted today he never had felt closer to death than last evening when the single seater pursuit plane in which he was returning to Washington from Langley field was twisted out of his control and tossed at the mercy of the 4 storm more than 1000 feet above the earth That he final was able to regain control of his plane and run before the wind until out of the storm area and reach Bolling field by a roundabout route that took him almost to Richmond Va was as much luck as anything els General -Mitchell declared today The officer told the story in matter-of-fact manner omitting many of the but it was possible to piece together from his account and that of others who made the flflight at about the same time a thrilling story of danger and adventure in the clouds General Mitchell left Washington yesterday morning in company with several other machines to review aerial maneuvers of the great concentrate of army aircraft at Langley field gathered there for the army-navy bombing tests to be conducted In June and July He was flying a SE-5 pursuit plane capable of a speed ef 120 miles an hour "I left Langley field aloilt' 6 In the bingle seater accompanied by Capt William Ocker In another said the genewil flew in formation and although it was already quite dark we expected to beat the storm out After a short time we found that the low lying cloud ceilipg was only 1100 feet from the earth We could see the storm south of Washintgon and apparently about over Indian Head Md Almost before we knew what was happening we were caught in the midst of it a terrific wind with hail and rain plenty 'of lightning and thunders As we crossed tha Potomac the wind was coming out qf the north in great gusts causing my ship to twist and dip badLy Captain Ocker was behind me but we could scarcely see a length ahead of us it was like driving into a solid wall of black was apparent that we had our choice of three alternatives One Was to land at once with practical certainty of a bad crash another was to turn and try to get "back to a landing at Langley field but in the storm that course entailed a danger of missing the field and being blown out to sea The last alternative was to turn and run away from the storm and'try to go ground it or between two storm areas That I derided to do In the meantime niy ship was being thrown into a succession of spinning dives some of them 300 long and it was during one of bat the problem of turning the storm was solved for I came out of it I was etmin path Beveridge would take the protest of fi the negroes and go up and down In-i ana nd defeat him for the I nation That tells the story in a nut-g shell 3 The North Oirolina republicans might as well decide on another I 'nan for Mr Linney regardless of I hts popularity Is not going to get A bv The efTorts Of President Hard-1 Ing and Daugherty have failed to convince senators that they can go 4 to the bat for Linney VVithtln the next few days the republican mem-7 bers of the sub-committee of which 5 Mr Ernst Is chairman will get toll' grther and outline a policy and tfcn act The withdrawal of Mr Linney might also mean the dropping of Jj file Campbell-Doughton contest Ne- Jgro leaders here assert that the principle involved In life Campbell campaign Is quite as important to their political future as that In the WASHINGTON May (By the Associated Press) Seven men five 1 Us-Eagle ambulance airplane near -killed in the wreok of an army Cur- tis-Eagle ambulance airplane near Indian Head Md 40 miles southeast of Washington yesterday evening In a terrific wind and electrical storm The dead are: Lieut Col Archie Miller US A' Washington Maurice of Dubuque -la former menjber 'of the house etf representatives A Bactheldoi-' of Washington chairman of the board of the Amer-ican Automobile association Lieut Stanley Ames of 2 ton pilot of the wrecked-plane' Lieut Cleveland DermcR Langley Field Vai Sergt Mechanic Richard Blumen-J-kranz Washington Worst la History Army air service officers said the accident was the worst In the history of aviation in the United States either military or civil and that it- was one of thA few la whjch Ml of the passengers In a falling plane had been killed almost InstantJV' 1 The ship struck the ground nose first and the fore of the hnpuwas 1 so great ttre big 400 horsepower Liberty motor in the front end of th craft was torn from its -chassis and-thrown back into the cockpit on top of the pilot and the passengers All of the bodies were badly mutilated The- Curtiss-Eagle was returning from a trip to Langley field near Newport News Va and just crossed the Potomac river when it ran into the storm which had pass- ed over Washington an hour before The exact cause of the accident probajily never will be known as those in the machine were dead when witnesses from Morgantown a village near Indian Head reached the scene Official Investigation' tAn official investigation of the accident will be ordered At that' Investigation it is possible an In--qulry will be made Into the general design and practical use by the-army of such a machine the only one of its type in the army air gervtoe Air service officers said today that when the plane left Langley field It was apparently in perfect running condition and had been 'functioning propeily during several hours in the morning ind -afternoon Captain De Lavergne air tache of the French embassy who made the trip in the Eagle from Washington said tonight that in his opinion the Eagle was unbal-: aneed machine was badly Captain De Xavergne said had a small motor of only 400 horsepower The weight was too much the pilot could not control it I declined to return In It and came back by 1 Representative Campbell of Kansas' chairman of the house rules committee and of Massachu setts who went tu Tangley field in the Eagle also returned to Washington by boat' Mr Campbell said tonight the element of safety had not entered into their decision not to return in the Eagle that both of them were seasick and the air in the closed plane was bad the ship had been opened we have returned in said Mr Campbell euggeeted to Walsh that we return my boat We were seasick and I didn't feel very steady We had been more than two hours at sea in a Martin bomber observing bombing experiments "On the way down to Langlev Field the air was rough and very bumpy We had a wonderful good pilot He would run Into an air bank like it was a hillside and then the machine would drop sometimes more than 100 feet" Best UM-Vllots Hgadiej--0j Vitchell as-erviee Lang M- TXT POHICKJERIIICE Goes to Little Church in Virginia for Unveiling of Tablet Three Parishioners of Church Who Lost Their Lives in World War Honored WASHINGTON May 29 In the historic Episcopal church of Pohlck ip Virginia of which George Washington was once a vestryman President Harding today paid his respects to members of the parish who gave their lives to the nation in the world war After the services at which hundreds from the Virginia countryside crowded into old fashioned pews the President addressed the gathering and exhorted the parishioners to go forth from the house of worship resolved preserve inviolate those principles of right and for which Americane had always fought The for the worship in the pew once occupied by Geogre Washington was the unveiling of a tablet In memory of three former parishioners of the church who served In the world While disclaiming any intention of venturing into a discussion of the world war the President declared that "America fought to preserve the rights of the republic and to maintain the civilization which we had such a part in making and in that service we have render bute not only fo that cause to the highest ideals of i In reference to the con tween the-north and sou the world ward helped the President asserted the longer any suggestion since "we unsheathed th behalf of suffering hu were brought into sublime effort to save tion of the In that ofl'nrt "we the soul of i ecutive continued and of the "nations are sweetest concord that men" Allusion was made I ing to the fact that Ohio which was Virgi the Union when she old northwest terrtoi bute to the Virginian who gave their lives i war which he taid wa-expression today In minion the mother one expressed by all To the boys and Sunday school class marched in the churi the unveiling ceremony dent directed altentio a country like democracy is at Its be these children garbed i1 the Presiden the daughter of Hie cii which of ths workman "They are just sons at of democratic Amei lea werert WASHINGTON May 29 the nation in commemoration of lts Tim "fight is on over the "reduction heroc soldiers and sailor dead wa6es in cotton mills in the President Harding tomorrow will de-Freeman and several other negroes i states where decreases in liver the memorial day address at formerly employed by Williams who pay nYe' the amphiatheater of the Arlington are held as material witnesses In the lope have been made from 37 1-2 per cent on up to the withdrSwal of National cemetery bonuses of 120 per cent paid for Exercises In the national capital the meeting of certain requirements In honor of the men who followed the International vice president as- serted their country's flag began today but Twenty-two and one-half per the formal homage of the states will cent is the minimum reduction from I pald by chief executive himself the peak wages to which workers son a veteran of the union used by the defense in Its efforts to annlnS was mortaJ fear of Williams Mr Underwood ha been quoted as saying actional V5 Williams trl" At llilams and Manning were and unless conditions change there their wishes to stay on the Job will be respected he continued I 1 i dieted charged w-ith murder by a 1 ''ewton coun'y grand Jury and later A 1 1 1 1 It 1 -I 1 a they and three of Williams sons also were indicted for murder by a grand Jury in Jasper county where the farm Is situated three sons are fugitives from Justice and he has not been brought to trial In Jasper pending the outcome of his appeal for a new trial before the state supreme court Jasper county authorities also are awaiting the outcome of Manning's trial here be fore taking stops to try hint Peonage indictments also have been returned In federal court against Williams and the three sons SEAMAN KILLED IX FIGHT JACKSONVILLE Fla May 29 Federal and sate officers continued today their investigation into the death last night of Antonio Casamova a Spanish seaman out an stnkj here in connection with the general ma-1 rlne strike A coroner's Jury ill hold an injuest tomorrow Memorial Day Parade to Move Over Principal Streets GRAVES TO BE PECPATED Dr Plato Durham to Deliver Memorial Oration PARADE AT 1:45 Silk Poppies to Be in Evidence to Be on Sale at Tryon Drug Store Honoring the men who fought In the world war and revering the memory of those who sleep in "Flanders ex-service organizations will today hold a mammoth observance in Charlotte Parade of ex-service men and women and other war organizations ill feature the day's program The parade will form at the corner of Tryon and Second streets at 1:45 moving along Tryon and Seventh streets to Elmwood cemetery to the plot where lie buried 12 soldiers who died at Camp Greene At this plot Dr Plato Durham dean of Emory university Atlanta will deliver the memorial oration after which the graves there will be decWated and the honor salute fired Members of the Woman's auxiliary of the American legion will decorate not only tlie graves in the plot but all of the 28 graves of solders brought bark here In the two cemeteries will be adorned with flowers by the Woman's auxiliary The supply of silk poppies which have been sold by the American legion post to aid the American-FYanco- relief work have been replenished by an additional shipment it was announced last night These poppies will be sold at the Tryon Drug company throughout the day Commander A Beall announced Ex-service men in uniform will also wear the poppy according to a decision reached by members of the local post of the American legion which has completed arrangements for today's observance Dr Baxter Moore chairman of the general committee said last night that all troops of Boy Scouts in the city are urged to take part in the parade in addition to the members of the Scout band The parade will form in the order named as follows: Colors with color guard Officers of Hornets Nest post Shrine band Members of Hornets Nest post (all ex-serevice men in uniform) Charlotte Aero club Chas Lambeth Fifth Company A Carl Moore Veterans of Foreign Wars James Walker Spanish-American war veterans Hornets Nest Riflemen (all men not in uniform to fall In at this point) Boy Scouts hpadod by Scout band John Floyd School children Cars: Speaker Rev Plato Dur ham with Mayor Walker Confederate Veterans cars furnished by auxiliary Disabled men cars furnished by auxiliary Auxiliary American War Mothers Army Nurses Red Cross canteen A Rs Cs City and county officials Representatives of Rotary and Kiwanis clubsl Committee on arrangements: Dr TRIBUTE PXID President Harding to Deliver Address at Arlington Cemetery Exercises Will Be Attended by Government Officials and Foreign Representatives armies who resumes a custom broken by the the annual ad- dress of the President of the United States In the midst of the graves of the dead Cabinet officers high government officials and officers of the army and navy with the representatives of foreign governments are to Attend the ceremonies at Arlington which are to he conducted by the grand army of the republic Prior to the reremonies a parade of veterans and troops of the regular army will pass r'evlew before the white house Lieutenant-General Miles the torching ranks areto hers of the Grand Army of the Republic veterans of the Spanish- American war the American Legion the veterans of foreign wars and the national disabled league In remembrance of the men who fell in the world war paper poppies patterened after the blood red flowers of Flanders have been made for distribution by school children Besides the official ceremonies at Arlington the graves of service men in other cemeteries in Washington and Its environs are to be SHERI EE Kll Ult CHATTANOOGA TENN May 29 Three hundred armed Georgians are scouring the mountains around Cenchat in search of two men want- Linney letter They could not prevent if favorable action on Campbell If he ff was honestly elected but they would keep him from being lugged In to add another republican I In a letter to a North Carolinian who wrote him about the Linney case Senator Borah said: 7 A am not opposing Mr Linnev negroes or any num- -f ber of negroes objected to his con Hrmatlon I am oppog ng Mr Lip- ney at this time until the facts are proven otherwise because of what r-Tnwlcrgtond to be Mr Llnney's position Mr own statements I am taking hirn at his word aS understand his words to have been ppoken or written by himself This whole matter can be very easily settled so far as I am individually concerned will Mr Linney if he is confirmed as district attorney en- force tile laws of North Carolina which come within his Jurisdiction and the provisions of the constltu- tion and the laws of the United States regardless of race or color? Will he see that the negro Is protected In his rights as defined bv the law Just the same as he would see hat the rghts of the white man are protected as they are defined by the law other words Is he willing to execute the law as they are written and deal with them as the laws of the country? "I think any one must conceive that whatever a man's color may be when a law Is once enacted he Is entitled to Its protection and while I do not propose to pass upon another man's motives I could never get my conscience to vote for any man for office who would violate the law or disregard it or refuse to enforce It simply because the party claiming Its protection might have a different color from my own" NORTH CAROLINA GIRL WINS HONOR IN CAPITAL Miss Mary Archer Williamson First President Council at National Cathedral School BY If BRYANT' a WASHINGTON May A North Carolina girl Miss Mary Arehpr Williamson daughter of Janies Williamson' of Alamance county has made a brilliant record at the National Cathedral school for girls Khe is one of six to receive high honors and was made Ihe first president of the students council which is conferred by popular vote Miss Williamson is a Junior next year Khe is not only bright but handsome represents one of the oldest and most prominent families in the slate throughout the state and possibly i decorated with fitting exercises by the whole southland he further ex- veteran and patriotic organizations plained Special services will be held at 1 Only the willingness of the em- Arlington In memory of the un- I known dead who fell In France (Continued on page 8) i while tribute will be paid the I nation's dead airmen from the MKC IMA R0QF MARRIES I banks of the Potomac INA BUiL MMnn ca Mpmarial day was described to- SON OF BABE BURNETT night by Secretary Denby as "the a I day of solemn pride" All graves of American soldiers and sailors in Europe will be decorated tomorrow with an honor flag and wreath according to ad-viecs from Paris the American Red Cross announced Not a grave in France Belgium England Servla Czecho-Slovaki and Spain has been forgotten it was stated and wreaths and flags have been sent to seaport towns where coffins of many soldiers are awaiting transport overseas serial to Tlio Obsfnpr 1 ASHEVILLE May 29 Miss Ina Rose daughter of Jim Rose who was killed in a prohibition raid was last week married to Verlin Burnett son of "Babe" Burnett alleged slayer of the prohibition agent according to reports ing Ashevillo from Franklin Jim Rose father of Verlin Burnett's hi'Mle was shot to death Iasi November when In company with Charles Beck a raid was made on place "Babe" Burnett eluded the officers until about be one of those who forget two weeks ago when he came to that empty vessels make the most 1 Bryson City and surrendered He poise is awaiting trial for his life ed in connection with the killing of Baxter Moore chairman Victor Sheriff A 1 Catron of Walker I Shaw vice chairman Dr Hamil-county early Saturday when he at- ton JlcKy Rufus Johnton tempted to arrest ulleged whiskey Louis Southerland Norman runners Lynch 0 4 I.