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WASHINGTON
C.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 31, 1921
IWIRTH CALLS
ION GERMANS TO
I SAVE REPUBLIC
Chancellor Takes Firm
Stand Against Kai
* serists.
CLASHES FEARED
IN BERLIN TODAY
Public Aroused to Peril
Of Ludendorff Pro
paganda.
<Stmcia1 GaM* to Tte W*shin*to? Herald
aad UaiUd lewi )
BERLIN. Auf. 10.?"Tha German j
republic is In great danger," Chan
cellor Wlrth declared In an Inter
view today revealing the serious ex
tent to which the Kaiserist move
ment has spread, "and It has now
become ovr duty to take our stand |
against the forces which are op- j
posed to the unity of the German
empire."
The wave of resentment against j
the -monarchists, whose activities!
are held to have inspired the
assassination of Mathias Krzberger. ,
Is sweeping throughout the repub
lic. and h^s been crystallized in di
rect action by the Berlin govern- j
ment to crush the L.udendorff-von
r>er Goltz faction and smash Its <at- I
fempt to arouse sentiment for the
old regime.
Rewrrri Pill Barrack*.
Clashes ^*e feared tomorrow, I
*rhe ndemonstrations are fered by J
both the "workers" nd the reac
tionaries are scheduled to take
place, but the overnment is taking
every precution to hold down the
angry spirit of the masses and curb
focpletely teh activities of the
Kaiserists Safety police will be on
duty in the daner sections, and cer
tain areas re completely brred to
the public, with ptrol reinforce
ments scattered throuhout the main
areets. The city's barracks have
been lied with reserves armed with
hand grenades and rifles.
The ultimatum of the government
declaring Its intention to end for
ever any aritatio naginst the re
ffrllr wu balled with delight by I
the "workers, and the press has al- !
(ready shown a distinct change In its
attitude toward the reactionary !
felement.
Pafclle la Bitter *o?mI
ijaoonip ieaaers, claiming to rep- 1
iresent 11,000.000 German people, I
called upon Chancellor Wlrth. de
manding vigorous measures for the
protection of the republic, and the
discharge immediately of all mem- i
?ers of the Keichstag participating
In any anti-republican demonstra
tions..
It Is believed that after the fu- !
neral of Erzberger, who is to be j
buried Friday, the situation may be- j
come less tense. But the public, ap- j
parently just aroused to the serious- j
ness of the situation which began
with inflammatory speeches in the
Reichstag, continued in fiery meet- j
Ings of the "front fighters." and j
culminated in the death of Erzber- j
ger, is in a bitter frame of mind,
and a continuation of the Ludendorff
propaganda in the face of govern- \
ment restrictions and popular dis
pleasure. is certain to result in a
clash Which will be felt to the re
motest corners of Germany.
Two cadets have been arrested 1
on charges of complicity in the plot i
to assassinate Rraberger.
SEI7F 7DA (WARTS
-I ------- - 0 WW ^VIUIIV
IN WHISKY RAIDS
Police Discover Near-Distil
lery at Store in North
west.
Three barrels of wine and ap
proximately 700 quarts of whisky
and three persons were taken by
revenue agents and police in three
raids yesterday.
A close approximation to a "dis
tillery" was located by police in a
raid on the store of Constant!ne
Modes, 49 years old. of 305 Thirteen
and-a-half street northwest, by In
ternal Revenue Agent Rose and
Capt. Brown, Detectives Sweeney
Fowlers, Messer and Sweeney. Fow
ler and Messer and Sergt. Curry, of
$he First precinct.
Wine stored in barrels. an? a
contained holding about 654 quarts:
seventeen pints of "PikevUle**
wmiKy: two quart? or "Sherwood":
three quarts of Three-Sjar "Hen
nesey'* were seised by police. The
confiscated "booze" was taken to the
First Precinct station. Two charges
were plaged against Modes, "manu
facturing liquor" and "illegal pos
session.** He was released on $1,000
bond for his appearance before
Commissioner Hitt.
Attacking the police as they
placed him under arrest for violat
ing the Volstead act. hewis Fletcher,
colored. 45 years old. 1717 Fourth
street northwest, put up a struggle
and was ont subdued until furniture
had been overturned, bottles smash
ed and the entire near-beer saloon
upset, shortly before 10 o'clock last
evening. Fletcher was committed to
the Sixth Precinct station, charged
with illegal possession, assault on
police and destroying evidence. He
will be taken before Commissioner
Hitt this morning.
Internal Revenue Agents Harold
R. Stephenson and F. T. Rose and
I.ieut. McGill Grove and Sergt. Guy
Rone of the Sixth precinct made the
rrest.
The same poNce raided the home
of Josephine Cro?by. 32 years old.
:oiored. 451 Washington street. She
sras arrest*?*) >barged with illegal
letting and possession and was re
eased oa bond. A small quantity
liuuoj was seized.
Harding Obtains
Raise for Father
With Family ofl 6
President Aids Man Who
Supports Flock on
$20 a Week.
A? the result af President
Hardin*'* Interest. Nr. and Mrs.
Domenlco Zaecahea. ef Hew Ttrk
Ctty, probably will n?t have to
sa???rt their sixteen ehlMrtn m
920 n week any lonjrer.
When the PresMmt saw n
pletnre of the Zaeeahen hanwe
hold In n Hew York paper re
eently, he wns aa Interested that
he wrote a letter ta tho parents,
roRKratulatlnr them an their
Inrge family.
A few dnys Inter the President
reeelved a letter from Mrs.
Kaeeahea. J*he thanked the
President far his letter nnd re
ferred to the hnrdshlps of rear
ing sneh n large family an $20
The Presldeat's Interest did
not atop there. He immediate
ly wrote to Joha Wavnmiker, 1m
whose department store Zaeea
hea Is employed* askls* If It
woald not he possible to glfe
the father a raise.
Yesterday the Preoldeat re
eel red a eordlal response front
Wanmnker nnnarlnR hint that
the nuitter wonld he taken ap at
CIVIL WAR BATTLE
TO BE RE-ENACTED
BY MARINE CORPS
~
Dlnn D^rw.^ Timn
jl iau jl catc-i iiiic iTiaiicu
ver on Historic Fields
Of Virginia.
FREDERICKSBURG, V%;, Aug., <
30.?Nearly 4,000 marines, many of
them veterans of the Chateau Thier
ry and the Marne, will fight the
Battle of the Wilderness with the
most modern warfare appliances on
September 28 2? 30 and October 1.
It will be the *iost elaborate peace
time mUitarv maneuver ever staged
by iJxa. United States Mir>ne Corps.
Marines statioi.^d a* Quantico wi i
re-enact the scenes of the cival war
battle on th historical field in view
of fcrcretary of the Navy I?er.by,
Ma, C^n. John A Le'uone and "the.
f.!1!ci:.l?i of thri army ar.?". navy. Dur
ing their stay on the old battle
field the officials will live near the
heaquarters occupied by Gen. Grant.
The Marines will leave Quantico
September 20-and arrive at Spotsyl
vania County, a few miles from Fred
erisksburg, two days later. On their
return home the soldiers will leave
on October 2 and arrive at Quantico
on October 4.
"^rig. Gen. Smedley P. Butler,
DOSt pommandpr r%f th?? Marino Ttop.
racks at Quantico, and a special
staff of ten marine and naval of
ficers. including: commanders of sev
eral regiments and brigades of in
fantry and artillery at the Quantico
Post, piloted by Acting Mayor W. J.
Ford, Capt. M. B. Rowe, Capt. M. B.
Rowe Capt. R. Conroy Vance and
C. R. Howard have made a pre
liminary tour of inspection of the
civil war battlefields rrom Chancel
lorsville to Wilderness run. near the
border lin? of Spotsylvania and
Orange counties. Each battle
ground was examined by the mili
tary officials as a tentative site for
the gigantic sham battle to be
staged for about one week by thou
sands of infantrymen and artillery
men of the Marine Corps. The old
scenes of battle will again be re
vived on * the boodstained battle
grounds of the War Between the
States, but this time the methods
and appliances of warfare will be
superseded by modern scientific in
ventions that have since been put
into use.
Air And Tand Rattle.
It is expected that between 3,000
and 4.000 men. in addition to num
erous aircraft will participate in
the mammoth military spectacle. It
is said that an entire brigade of in
fantry. accompanied by a suitable*
number of machine suns. one
pounders and Stokes light mortars.
x regiment of artillery with equip
ment of a number of seventy-five
millimeters and 155 millimeters
(about six inch) guns, and a tech
nical regiment with highpowered
searchlights, signals, etc., and a
squadron of airccaft will form the
up-to-date army for the series of
maneuvers. The officers and men,
carrying full personal equipment,
will march on foot the battle
grounds in Spotsylvania the latter
Dart of September, passing through
Fredericksburg en route. The sup
plies, commissary department para
CONTINFKD ON PACK TWO.
dh fktalb
WEDNESDAY MORNU
The local merchants listed
tod_y's Herald pledge them
mum service and maximun
Page
American Security & Trust
Co 10
Atlas 6
Baseball 6
C. H. Bready & Co 11
Chestnut Farms Dairy ... 3
Claflin Optical Co 8
Commercial National Bank 11
Continental Hotel 5
Delta Toura 8
Ford Dealers Assn. 3
Dr. Fitzgerald ... 8
J. M. Gidding & Co. ?
<?ude Bros. Co 8
Hotel Hadleigh 5
Jlecht & Co 6
W. B. Hibbs A Co. 11
Horning ,. 8
International Exchange
Bank 2
* S. Kann Sons 5
D. J. Kaufman S
Dr. Lehman 8
SEVEN KILLED,
50 WOUNDED IN
BELFAST RIOTS
/ ?
Hail of* Bullets Poured
Into Tram Cars in
Streets.
SOLDIERS FAIL
TO STOP CLASHES
Sin Fein Reply to Lloyd
George Said to Be
On Way.
(Spoeial Cable to The W%thin*ton jUrald
aad United Vivt.)
LONDON, Aug. 30.?T?is casualty
list !n the rcnj?wo storm of f?lght
fulness at Belfast, which b>gan late
last week and is still continuing
has now reached seven dead and
fifty wouned. Pierce fighting is re
porte in the main thoroughfares
of the city.
As fast as the military forces in
armored cars have dispersed on?
group of belligerents, the lines be_
tween Catholics and Orangemen re
form in other localities, and it has
been practically impossible to check
the wave of arson and looting which
has made recent nights a terror.
Tram Cam Fired Oa.
The disorders which had grown
less pronounced during the early
part of the ay, flamed up again this
afternoon. Passengers in tram cars
were compelled to lie on the floors
to escape th? hall of bullets poured
In upon them. The temper of both
factions is extremely ugly.
At Dublin interest centered
around the meeting of President De
Valera an the Sinn Fein Cabinet
at the Mansion House, where the
Irish leaders were ostensibly put*
ting the finishing touches on the
reply to Lloyd George. Actually,
however, it is reported that the re
ply is already on its way to London
by special courier.
There Is a growing feeling tha
this note will mark the end of the
correspondence between De Valera
and Lloyd George for the time be
ill),, mii i c? iu it irauiiiMWun ui inc
face-to f?u*e conversations between
the British Premier an profcniiwnt
members of the Dail Fireann.
Dati Statement Kxpeeted.
It is believed in well-informed
quarters that the new reply will
contain the suggestion for such a
meeting. The note probably will not
be publishe in Ireland first, but it
iv predicted that the pail cabine
will issue a statement as to It*
position within a short time. An
atmosphere of optimism continues
In sll government an Irish circles.
Officials scout the possibility of
the reply containing a rupture of
the negotiations or the truce, but
they are not inclined to believe that
i roun table conference, which
would bring Sir James Craig. Ulster
premier, into the negotiations, will
result frritn the Dail cabinets action.
Tyrone appeared before President
De Valera and the cabnet this
afternoon protestng aganst their in
"liiuinn In (ha rnnn t ipa nf ITIafor
and presentng a memiral pointng
. .Jneg- p oup6fl
>ut that at the recent election
:hese-counties were against the par
tion by a majority of 7.831.
MERCURY CLIMBS
TO NINETY THREE
Under the rays of a torrid "sun.
Washington yesterday experienced
it^ hottest day of the month The
temperature was at its highest at
I o'clock in the afternoon when ft
eached 93 degrees, dropping to 92
lwo hours later, and then gradu
ally receding during the night.
At noon thermometers registered
J9 degrees, followed by an upward
rend in the afternoon. The weath
r man, however, last night came
'orth with the announcement that
oday will be somewhat cooler. De
ipite the intense heat yesterday, no
>rostrations were reported.
XEGROES SNATCH
GIRL'S HANDBAG
While crossing: the intersection
it Twelfth and M streets northwest!
ihortly before noon yesterday Sallie i
iarvey, 4 J# Franklin street north- !
irest, was approached by two col-1
red men who snatched from her1
irm her handbag containing: $80 in
ash. Her screams attracted other
>edestrians. who save chase.
The negroes escaped, although a
rood description of them has been
urnished police of the Second pre
:inct.
s HMtibex
IG, AUGUST 31, 19*1.
below as advertising in
selves to give you maxi
1 value?patronize them.
Page
Meyer's Shops 2
Chas. E, Miller. Inc. ..... 6
Mt. Vernor Savings Bank, 3
National Novelty Co 7
National School of Com
merce 2
Palais Royal t
I*arker and Ankers -2
Penn Elec. & Gas. Co. ... 9
Wm. 8. Phillips 10
Railroads and Steamships. S
Raleigh Haberdasher 7 i
Riemer & Co. ... II
Resorts 8
C. R. Simpson 3
Stag Hotel 8
M.- Stein ?i
Theaters s
Dr C. R. Uhler u
Union Trust Co.
Wall is* 3
Woodward & Lothrop 16
K C. A. s
?3??:?rss*.
NOW IF THEY ONLY DONT MOVE AGAIN BEFORE WE
> GET THERE?By J. N. DARLING. )
MISS WASHINGTON i
AND CLOSE RIVALS
TO ATTEND KEITH'S
Crowds Gather as Miss,
Gorman Chooses Hat
And Pearls.
Fretty "Miss Washington" and
her five closest rivals tor the dis
tinction of being selected as the
District's most beautiful and attrac
tive young woman, will make their
first public appearance tonight
when they occupy a box at B. P.
Keith's Theater.
"Miss Washington" (Miss Marga
ret Gorman, .3015 Cambridge street),
will be accompanied by Miss I*ulu
McGrith, Miss Elisabeth Roach.
Miss Alice Touart. Miss Bertie May
Rogers and Miss Mabel Talbert, the
five young women who were elimi
nated from several hundreds and
i composing the group from which
! "Miss Washington" was selected.
All* of, them have communicated
with Miss Gorman and congratu
I lated her.
Observed by Crowds.
j Miss Gorman continued her shop
ping tour yesterday and crowds
I gathered everywhere to get a view
of the young woman who within a
I few months has been adjudged the
city's mort charming girl by {wo en
tirely different groups of Judges.
She visited the Meyer's Shops. \
| where she* was told to select any I
i hat in the establishment and finally
f decided upon a particularly becom- j w
j ing one. At Selinger's she picked
out a handsome string of DuBarry
pearls. At Kizik Brothers, where :
I she was to select an evening gown !
: and at the llecht Company, where
she was to select a bathing suit, the
| management asked her to defer her
selection until tomorrow, as they
had telegraphed for some special r
designs for the occasion. The Ivy 1
Shop, at Thirteenth anrfl O streets, t
has offered her anything in the e
place which she may select.
Skona In Theaters.
Motion pictures of "Miss Wash
ington" and many of her compan
ions are being shown at Loew's v
Palace Theater. The Cosmos and e
the Strand, as well as the Bureau r
of Commercial Economics, which t!
has a traveling motion picture c
show this week at Mount Rainier, *
the candidates.
Mrs. Thomas P. Endicott, wife of
th? director-general of the Atlantic
City fall pageant, which takes
place on September 7 and 8, will
head the delegates which will act
as social sponsors and companions
to "Miss Washington" during her
visit to Atlantic City.
The other meipbers of the hostess
committee are Mrs. Samuel P.
Leeds, Mrs. Wlllard Eldredge, Mrs.
M*ck Latz, Mrs. William Fennan,
Mrs. A J. Purlnton, Mrs. Charles
H. Godfrey, Mrs. Albert J. Feyl,
Mrs. Louis St. John. Mm, Linton B.
Arnold &nd Mrs. William S. Emley.
Wlh Be Met at Trata. '
From the minute of the arrival of
the young women in Atlantic City
lead a busy life. One of the mem
bers will be selected to meet each
arriving- young woman and her
chaperons a . the railway station
knd conduct them to their hoteh
which will be their seashore home
during the ..pageant visit. Motors
and rolling chairs will be placed
at the disposal of- the hostess com
mittee and their charges. The first
formal, event will tx* when they
escort the young women to a
Boardwalk theater, wher# an entire
bank of boxes has been reserved.
On Wednesday morning the mem
bers of the hostess committee 'wilt
msnmiRij an pice nikb
the formal hostess
KING GQORGE GETS
RIGHT TO SUE IN US.
English Ruler Wants an
American Firm to
Pay $152.46.
V*W YORK. Aum. J*?KIm
Gforgt V. of Great Britain has
bfea granted prrmlMlon to
brliix unit in the court* here to
recover 9152.46, the value of two
barrels of hatter oil. The?e
are tight timet* In the Klat'i lit
tle Inland and everybody moat
economise and get all that Is
coming; to him.
The salt will be brought
against Marden, Orth and Hait
InRN Company. Inc., now known
as the Industrial Ownership
Corporation. The concern went
Into bankruptcy not long ago.
King: George, It Is alleged,
through him agents, purchased
one hundred barrels of butter
oil from a concern In Louis
ville, Ky. The consignment was
shipped from Loulsvtlle Jane 5,
1018, and pat aboard the jf!lrl
atlc. When It arrived overseas,
two barrels were missing. It Is
alleged, and the King wants his
money back. (
IEP. FLOOD CHOSEN
STATE CHAIRMAN
Succeeds Late Rep. James as
fiend of flfmnirilw
Committee.
RICHMOND. Va.. Aue.' 30.?Rep- |
eseptative Hal C. Flood, of the
'enth Virginia Congressional dis
rict, was tonight unanimously
lected chairman of the State Demo
ratic Committee, to succeed the
itc Representative Rorer A. James.
The ballots were cast by half
otes, women members being given
qual votes with the m^n. and a
esolution was adopted providing
hat women hereafter shall be, ac
orded equal rights %nd privileges
rith the men members.
Representative Flood, United
tates Senator Claude A. Swanson,
enator E. Lee Trinkle, Democratic
andidate for governor, and others
ddressed the meeting, expressing
onfidence In the usual Democratic
lajority in? the approaching State
lections.
5 ale of Dresses
In Produce Store
Leads to Arrest
Soiling: silk dresses in a produce
Lore was a profitable business for
>seph Evans, colored, 39 years old,
T2* N street northwest, until police
tarted an investigation which led
> his arrest by Headquarters De
fectives Pratt and Darnell on a
targe of receiving stolen goods.
The dresses, police say, were
olen by Rexie Hlackwell. colored,
I years old. 312 I* street nortlAvest,
om the Melvine clothing shop, 441
even.th street northwest, where he
as employed as h porter. They
;cusc Jilackwcll of turning thr
reSHes, valued at more than >200,
fer to ICvans for sale. , \
The MacMillan Arctic expedition
,rries a motion picture machinc
id a supply of films, with- which
tows wHI be hem for the Eaqui
aui Uuriwii the loug Arctic night.
SMOOT PROPOSES :
SUBSTITUTE FOR |;
ALL REVENUE LAWS;
Is
Senator's BUI Favors a
Only Six Forms of ' "n
Taxation. s*
? r>
| n
Complex revision of the Federal <*
taxation system is proposed in a o
new bill which Senator Reed
Smoot, of Utah, will offer the See- (
ate Fiance Committee as a substi- s
13
tute for the measure created and n
passed by the House. j n
The bill provides for the repeal (
of all existing- revenue laws, the ?
elimination of the thirty-odd forms
i
of "nuisance" and other objection- ( b
able tax**, and the substitution of a
method of collecting revenue by J1,
six forms of txation. v I*
The forms proposed are the in-! ?
come tax with a maximum of 32 J *
per cent; a 10 per cent corporation!*
profits tax; the present tobacco i
taxes; the present State ax; import | a
duties, and a 3 per cent manufac- j *
turers' sale tax. Supplementing .
these revenues^ would be the pay
ment of tax arrearages, the sal- j
vaging of war materoals and taxes .
on alcoholic beverages.
* ?
Wold Cat Collection Rxpemne. | j
A frfirHi T? rr- n Cor
bill if It is exacted, will not only, a
provide suffiffioient revenue to sover I a
all the expenses of the govern- ] tl
ment for the current fiscal year,1 tl
but will leave a considerable sur- i ii
plus. In addition, he declared, the ii
simplified system of taxation it j b<
proposes would reduce the expense b;
of collecting: revenue almost 75 per n
cent. i s<
Describing the features of his'
bill. Senator Smot said last night.
"Briefly my proposal is to repeal j lc
every revenue law on the books
today and write a new law, so that Si
it will be an easy thing: for every s<
one to Know just what the law is. ii
"The program is to strike, out 01
every provision of the revenue bill pi
just adopted by the House and to
. unti V piutiaiuiio imyvBinK taxes i V/
from six sources and from these j tl
the government. | ei
Senator Gives Entlntnte/ I cj
"I estimate the receipts from ej
these new forms of taxation as ni
follows: vt
"Income taxes with the maximum
rate at 32 per cent, so as to dis
courage Investments in tax-free se
curities. about $830.000,0t>0.
"A 10 per c^nt tax on th* net
profits of corporation, $445,000,000.
"Tobarco taxes at the present
rates. $255,000,000.
"Estate tax. $1*0.000.000.
"Import duties?and I do not be
lieve the new tariff bill *rlll yield
more?$400,000,000.
Flgare? on Baek Taxes.
"A 3 per cent manufacturers'
sales tax to be Imported only on
the manufactured article and there
fore does not pass to the retailer
or the jobber, $1,200,000.
"In addition the government Wll
receive J through the payment of
back taxes about $340,000,000; from
salvaged war material, $200,000.-j
MO, and from the tax on alcoholic J .
beverages, $76,000,000. * Thuw, the vy
total rewipln would be almost <th
$3,896.000,000."
Noble Succeeds Dieter.
John K. Noble was yesterday ap
pointed bacteriologist for the
Health Deportment to - succeed I,
V. Dieter, resigned. Noble re
ceived the drgree of B. 6. at the
University of South Carolina and
has taken graduate work in bac
teriology at the Army Medical
School. wh<Sre he haa been em
ployed. Nile w?ll receive $1,800 per
year.
* *
HARDING TO I
UNLESS Ml
DISPERSE
?? fr
ssoes Proclamation Ask
ing Lawless Bands to
Restore Order.
[WO REGIMENTS
READY TO MOVE^
Hen. Bandholtz Speeding
To West Virginia to
Carry Out Orders.
CHARLESTON. W. Aaf.
M.?Rf^rti the Mllu
ttm arc co-la* la thick ui
test ta afflclal circles, aad It la
feared that a bat|U wiu take
place before cop lea of Pre aid tat
Hard la*'a praclaa^tlaa caa He
paated thraafhaat the traahle
Cat. Wllllaai E. Eahaak. af
Welch, wha haa heea appolated
ealaael af the Weat Vlrglata
Natloaal Gaari, arrived la t?a
faa thu affteraaaa with aaw
fhaa MO meaihem af the Ameri
ca a Leirlea of McDewell Coaaljr, .
wha had ralaateered far iaty. |
The Koreraar received from
Rlaefleld aa affer af aarc thaa
100 fanner aerriee aea ta aerre
ahere a ceded aa a prarhloaal
ooatpaay af lafaatry darlac the
preaeat emericracr.
The Kaveraar alaa received
caplea af reaolatloaa af aappart
( flmnrrer aM the Rotary Clik
f BlaefleK.
C. C. ChaaaherB. of Amerfteaa
I'fKioR PmI ST, ka? (eMIend <
GoivrMr Moracan the aerrlrci |
of ISO m of Uc?B C'anaty.
Mlurn at RMner, Paretic
Caiaty. aaaonareri toda? that
they will aot work tomorrow,
areoitflag to reporti.
President Harding: ^rlli employ
he army to put down the insurrec
ion growing out of the mine war
n Mingo County. West Virginia,
inless the lawless bands disperse
y tomorrow noon.
This was the decision reached by
he President late yesterday after
oon In conference with Secretaryj
f War Weeks and Hen.. Harbord.
mpmtr"chief of ataff of the army.
The President immediately isaued
proclamation calling on the ia
urgents to disperse by tomorrow
oon in default of which he will
rder troops into the State to re
tore order. Two regiments are
eady to move, one at Camp Sher
ian. Ohi6, which can reach the
eene in three or four hours and the
ther at Camp Dix. New York.
Sends General to West Virginia.
At the instance of the President,
eeretary Weeks ordered Gen. |
tandholtz >o West Virginia last .
ight and to report today and to- j
iorrow forenoon whether the Pres
lent's proclamation was being}
Dmplied with.
Mr. Harding was described as I
pluctant to take this extreme step J
ecause the War Department had
dvised him that Gov. Morgan had
ot invoked the full resources of
tie State to restore and maintain
rder. A delegation of West Vlr
inians. headed by Senator Suth
rland. waited upon both the Presi
ent and Secretary of War and
rgued that the issue is the pres
> ..vivii ui i?w ana oraer, regarfl
?ss cf what the State might have t
one iti that direction. Upon re- ^
eipt of the second appeal for ^
roops from Gov. Morgan, the Pr?s- ?
lent yielded. He declinedd to ac
pde, however, to the request of a
ohn Li. I>wis, president of the
tine Workers, that the Executive i ^
ill "a conference of the operators
nd miners to endeavor to settle
le violent controversy racing over a
le effort to unionize the mines
i the Mingo district. Mr. Hard- ^
ig is of the opinion that more can a
e accomplished in this direction t
y the Senate committee which will c
?sume its investigation at William
<yn, W. Va., on September 15.
PresMeat'* Prorlnnatloii.
The President's proclamation fol
>ws:
"Whereas, the governor of the
tate of West Virginia has repre
snted that domestic violence existn
i said State which the authorities
r said State are unable to sup
ress: and
"Whereas, it Is provided In the
onstitution of the United States
lat the United State* shall protect
ftch State in the Union, on appli
ition of the legislature or of the
recutive when the legialauire can
ot be convened, against uomestic
lolence; and
'Whereas, by ^he law of the United
tates In pursuance of the above it
provided that in all cases of Insur-.
action in any State or of obstruc
on to the laws thereof it shall be
twfu] for the President of the
nited States on application of the
igralature of such State or of the
cecutive when the legislature can
>t be convened to call forth the mili
iry of any other State or States
r to employ such part of the land
nav?I lorcra of the United
ates. as shall be judged necessary
?r the purpose of surprcs*ing auch
isurrction and causincr the laws to
i duly executed: and
GoTfrnor Aakn For AM.
MWherean. the legislature of the
at# of Went Virginia is not now
session and cannot he convened
time to meet the present emer
jncy, and the executive of ?.ii State
ider flecttoR 4 of Article fV, of
e Constitution of the United
ates and the laws passed in ? ur
iance thereof, has made due appll
ition to me in 'he i>ren?>**?* lor
ich part of the military forces of
le United States as may be r.coes
iry and adequate to protect the
ate of West Virginia ho 1 the cl.l
ns thereof against domcst*. vio
r.ce and to efi?'orce tha due oxect:
jn of the laws; and
"Whereas. It Ik required that
hencver it may be tteceaaarv. in
COSTIM'ED OX TXQE TWtt.
A. ' ... . .4
JSE TROOPS
<GO MOBS
i TOMORROW
Ohio M inert Reported
Going to Mingo Count ?
BELUAIRE. Ohio, Aug. (? ?
Hundred* of unemployed Blien
la Staters Ohio coal flelda an
reported Itbern route to Wa(a
County. Weat Vlrdjiim la anall
banda. to join thouaanda of Watt
Virginia miner* who hare rfl
aaaembled for their march nw
Mingo County aa a yts'JC
againat recent killlnga and ?|Z
martial law edict or O*?M0
Korean, lien from Eaatern Ofcffe
field* have been (oliif out aecrat
ly. according to rtforta
There la bo way in whleh te
confirm the re porta. Frank
Ltriiukt, praaldent A aub-dia
trlct Co. S. of dlatrict No. i
United Mine .Workera. however
la known to be In Columbia at
tending the meeting of the
executi+ board of district No.
I Id seas I oii to decide on action
y> be taken In connection with
the mine war la the West Vir
ginia fields.
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14
J
HUGE MOBS FORM
)VER MOUNTAIN TO
MARCH WTO LOGAN
Situation Grows Tense as
Onrush Is Expected
Momentarily.
Br JOH> M. GLEIMXE*.
MADISON. W. Va. Aug. M?<
diners are reported to be
ratine on the Logan border and
it Blair, just over tlw line, for the
urpose of advancing on Logtn
Several bands of heavily armed
lien pas%?d through here today,
leading toward the southwestern
ounties.
Deputies snd State troops are
re pa red to meet the Invasion oC
rmed miners from Boone County,
vhich it U feared Is imssinenc
Uong the ridge sepacailng the vnl
ty of the Gujrandotte from the
inert, machine gunners and riit
sen have been placed.
Await Call of Siren.
v, 1 - -
nave oecn nrenjrtnened
forces guarding the narrow pas>
hrough which it is thought wtry
night be attempted have been
treng?hened. Reserves await th?
all of a siren whistle to rush to
.ny point where there is danger.
Information received at head
uarters of the citisen army undor
Sheriff Don Chafln has been such
s to cause anxiety. Miners, It war
eared, might strike in order to
ross into Lincoln County before
'ederal troops were dispatched into
he trouble area.
Airplane scouts reported large
odies of men concentrating along
he border between the counties
>ther information told of conttau
illy increasing bodies of miners
rho were reported to be movitf
lowly tom-ard Logan.
Mob of ZJ&m0 Ready to Mrfka.
One band, said to number 2.SO*,
cas reported t^o have congregated **
The, strain is beginning to tell on
he leader*. For days they have
raited for the on-rush feared
,ny minute, night or day.
The continued maintenance of
orces in the field ha* given birth
0 a smooth^running organization
lmost like an army. Supply wag
n* run up and down the valleys at
egular interval*. Outposts are re
ieved with precision, automobile*
oming and goiifg constantly with
r?ad* of riflemen.
The headquarter* of Sheriffs Hat
eld and Chafin i* a suite of room*
1 a hotel. Me**encers continually
rrive. Conference* on strategy *re
eld. Wires through a private
witch board radiate to the Charles
on capitol. to the settlements that
trve as field headquarters and to
urrounding town*.
t*ae Airplane ?e?ntt.
Airplane scouts are a part *f
hafin's forces. They fly over the
mountains of the "enemy country*
enrey, on Buffalo Creek. There
rere other report? of large bodies
t Blair. Blair is close to the ter
itory under jurisdiction of Ftata
roopers under Captain Brock. Jef
rey is further down the river
rhere McDowell county men under
herifT Bill Hatfield are posttd.
Logan county forces have been
ugmented by the organisation of
. battalion of former s^rv^# me.lv
"hev are drilled and ofioend like
pldiers.
The night was one of anxiety
nd the feeling prevailed that tha
ituation rapidly was approaching a
limax. Disturbing news from
cross the mountain* and belief t%at
he tense atmosphere was bound t"
lear one way or another, was re
ponsible for the feeling. Men went
bout the business of preparing for
, battle with grim faces.
rui report wnw tne largest bodies
f men are located. Then the force#
n this side of the ridge ari
trengtherted where It ! thought
here in need. #
No one know* whether the l??
ikion will l>e attempted or what
'ill happen if it is successful, but
Itfcens know that an attempt will
lean murh bloodshed.
The defender*. *how unm^ri
rob*hiv are smaller, have Hie ?d.
nntape of bring ported on tha
lountain*. The* command rtfce ter
itory from which the igva4er*
ould come. <;*ps In tha mer
lins are narrow, making them easr
) defend.
Ticket aalca for the Police-Hr me
efense game here haw
IS.tftl. First precinct, wltlt
mounting to $2,573. is I5*v ;iheai|
'*ltl nearest competitor, 'h?-Ten?Hjj
peeinct. which ha? turned l?
First Prwiuft ImAi.
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