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p"~™*~* '-',*»"Tr,^i |^f a Da Gull-' landa and nil the Vryui'" •i to a ,uUi »* i lln*: thane" lh Hid-thence id ro:;U pine *n ihfiii-'' II.I».S t" acrca. • v ^--. T ' -~ » '* • • - .,,.-■ ...... ■ i a PUBLISHED EVERY MOND^T ANDTOtiHSDAY. ••■: ,? . •' . I ■ ""'" I ' - 'V ' " '- ■s V ■*fa ESI' s -■• —r v GREENSBORO, N. C, MONDAY^ fEpm|ARY 16, 1920 VOL. 99. NO. 14 ids* OUi^v Ai WILSON'S / ,iPFAT SAYS THAT SEC-TOWER I KXKCITIVB. ■Ju.rr.iiw vstui'En ...'-I'- ll t'.U- •i statement explaining the reasons jr'the conference. He said: ) "The cabinet was called to consid-er questions in which more than one department -was concerned and also to discuss the industrial conference." He referred to the Orst coherence called »y the President *wlth the hope of allaying the industrial un-rest. , In his statement, Mr. Tumulty said that Bear Admiral Grayson, SHERIFF SLAM AS HE M#*M«8 GET. ATTEMPTS MAKE ARREST j j* WJfW SEHTEH8ES THREE SUSPKCTSHTJRRIED TO THIS|^re^TtygJglT CON- „. nnor VKItS WTTH irTHflBIiTlfC «. = . 0.;. Fi'b. 13.--Uo-sit ,,|.,:«d his career as secre- ■ -c.-day after Prc-sUlcr. , 'A accused' him of usurj- Mr. Wilson's physician, was present . T, -a—. «„ ».n and "suggested that only urgent »vr of President in call- . . 'traced to a term of six years, is commuted to WINSTON JAIL—BAPTIST PREACHER PRESENT. FEES WITH AUTHORITIES «AT WW8TON-SAIJEM. *},%• po — •'• « ot the cabinet flu:'tog matters be brought to" the Presi-de: •:■''•" n '■ Yadkinville, Feb. 14.—Sheriff J. Raltt*. Eeb*> ^.^Modifications E Zachary of Yadkin county, was of the^nentencea M dtteen men con-shot through the heart and killed victedlo^rtirtlife *■ Wlnston-Satem about. 11 o'clock last night' at a in thejettempt to lynch > prisoner blockade distillery, eight miles from connnffcrhi the; Wlneton-Salem jail Yadkinville, the county seat. In 19 ir*ere announced by Governor - Three men were at the plant and Bloke* yesterday, all of theft were arrested, early this Theft*iOn*f the governor foltow-morning and brought to the Forsyth ed* a **racmal-Wait « Wlnston^Salem Jail this afternoon for safe keeping, and a»*pnfeMece with the mayor, the Yadkin Jail not being considered »beriff#>t -Fortyth county, the solicl-sufflciently secure. tor °1g**!***S and the chief of Rev A. A. Caudle, a Baptist min- police WtWInttoE-Salem. later-of Yadkin county, accompanied "The effieacy of the law depends .the sheriff to the moonshine plant more on the certainty than on the 'and declares that Robab Baity, aged severity©! the punishment." said the Thi* term 6t three years. "•00.) J. E. Savage was sen-tenced to-14 months. This is com-muted to ten months. * '-"ill.) . Ira W. WhKaker was sen-tenced to six years. This is. com-muted t« three."' ! , ( "(1$.) A- R- Casstevens was sen-tenced to six years. .This is commut-ed to four. "(13.) Chris Chappell was sea-, lenced to six years. It appears that dent's attention. > w-;;.. n's illness. I - Headless Cabinet Se&knm. Lansing (Tenied that he had Thereafter until this week the ht or intended to usurp the cabinet met -more or less regularly. ""Visual authority. He added During the coal strike it met twice ..-. he believed then and a week in an effort to avert the ..,> that the cabinet con- walkout of the miners and several „,..v "for the best inter- weeks ago it was decided to have . :!lt. republic;" that they meetings every Tuesday aifd Friday. ^ prc,per and necessary" be- During the coal wage controversy ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ dM ^ gh()ot. governor 1n a statement of reasons „• |,(. President's condition the President was said at the White ■ The ^^ ^ p, ,n at the plant for the commutations in which he . ,. h<. would have been derelict House to have been acvlsed of the ^ Spencer McNeill and- James maintained that a modification of , .. if he had falted to.act as meetings and to have been kept m- According to th» statement tbe sentences would M "in the in-formed as to the progress his advis- ^^ ^ ^^^ by ^ BapUst lerest Ot public justice.", ,,„,-,:s stands. Mr. Lansing ers were making toward a settle- Ba ^ standing c,08e t0 Gevemwr's Statement, He J*? Sheriff* Zachary when the former fir- The'ROVernor's statement follows: 3 ca,b'net » ed the fatal shot, the powder burn "El^eB defendants were convict settlement ; _„__,_ , „„,, POSSJBIUTY OF STRIKE • APPEARS MORE REMOTE V PRESIDENT PROPOSES A TRnUT-NAIi TO CONSUMER WA(JK BS- ■ MANDS OF RAILROAD. Detroit. Feb. 14.—The strike of 300,000 members of the Brother-hood of Maintenance of Way -Em-ployes and Railway Shop Laborers, _ set tor next Tueaday. was tontfht lencea IO years, u iiiui . . . _ — this man Is more tooli* than Ylc. iad^nnitely bortpen^ by A. E. B«*- A* <ptn*natinnal nMBlflOIlT AT Ihft toe ■ - i rosisnation and Mr. inent of the controversy, epted. The resignation took the matter out of the cabinet's r.d, however, only after the»hands and suggested a under date ,of February which the miners accepted. ,: written asking if it were true I M. Lansing had called cabinet Polk Secretary Ad Interim. ...-,.., :md stati-g that if such Washington, MS. 13-~ff*nkUjj-uie .i,.nn wai™ u, ™ «»., . ;,.., tbf case he felt It necessary to Polk, under secretary of state, win notifying them to consider afterwards developed that the pns- ••under our constitutional be nrade secretary ad interim tomoi^i . ..._i . . ..... i-. oner van entirely innocent. The ions. The evidence showed that he was first on one side and then on the other. On account of his unstable mind, general opinion being that he is a rather harmless character, his' sentence is commuted to two years. He has been in Forstyh^ county Jail for one year on account ot failure to give bond," and the time that he has been in jail will be subtracted from the two years. "(14.) J. L. Mabe was sentenced to three years. He has been on the roads for .about twelve months, and has made a model prisoner. His sentence is commuted to 18 months. "(15.) Carl Fields was sentenced to four years. His sentence is Com-muted to two years." •r,' international president of the union, in accordance with the re-quest of President Wilson that ac-tion be delayed until after the gen-eral conference of railway union committeemen on February 23. The telegramt to the membership postponing the strike was sent out tonight to the approximately 6.000 local secretaries of the brotherhood. eel tne iaiai sum, in jjunuc. „-... . . igniting the officer's overcoat and -d at .tte. Fehruary term 0f Surry the blaze was extinguished by Rev. county Superior court of an attempt the sheriff walked up to Baity and a prison*^ eoufined hi-the 1.11. 1 ,1 bo a<i inir-nm ."•""—,heniselves under arrest.- Baity im- fM innocent- , and practice, as developed hith- row to act until President Wilson tel drew h,g istol aBd nre(], judge mW# the cases, sentenced • • *- T»-.v~-^ T ««_ „M —f tlta.iiaraniliintf in WAV! Atl the that 1 WILL BE PRESSED. „ one but the President has appoints a successor to Robert Lan v right to summon the heads of sing, this is expected to be in tlw it execiKive departments into con- very near future. I Several names were suggested to- , . .... , .„, night in administration circles, buV Thought a Wise to Act. Mr. Lansing answered two days ;,,., '.:-; Monday—saymche had ailed ill- cabinet conferences be-ami others of the rrert- ... .:!•,! .1 family "felt that, in •fa.t that we were denied -^ n()l accept the appointment .' ■ :n ,:ion with you. it was wiso _ , , .— .. „* .%.« „t^i nf««r informally together - • matters :is to which . d not be postponed until mclicj] advtsprs permitted you -. upon them.' Tin1 socri tary concluded by say- . ihal ii ihe President believed be Bd failed in his "loyalty" to him oil ii Mr. Wilson no longer had con- Urow ::. him he was ready* to "re- '■w yon of any embarrassment by "iMins my reslgaatlon in your nods." Th.- I'l-esidviit replied lust Wed- Mduj that lie was "much disap-by Mr. Lansing's letter re-anlinc "the so-called cabinet meet- "»." H- said he found nothing in • i-n-iary's letter "which jURti- ■- >ii«r assumption of presidential '>: :i such a mutter,'' and • he "must trausiy take 1.1 your Kind BUggestion • say," cont'.nupd the Pres- .- would relieve me "of -■•lent. Mr. Secretary, the nt i-ni of feeling'your rehic- : diverg«>nce of judgment, if •ii iv, : KiVl. up your present of-ilord me an opportunity to ■ ■in (UK- else whose mind - willingly go along with Win <'aiiinel llidn't Mnl.- officials frankly admitted mat they had no definite information as to who the President had i" mind for the place. Chief among those suggelsed was Mr. Polk, but his friends say that he if offered him because of the stale of his health. In fact, he has long had It In mind to resign from the state department and take, a long rest, a course which"his physicians have ur-gently advised. THIRD TO QUIT CABINET RECAl'SK OF DIFFERKXt KS. the sheriff falling in his tracks. *" •« «« defendants to work on the The community in which • the roads of Forsyth county for 4erms crime was committed is said by offi- ran**- from 14 months to six t .. J c . »Mn[vini«j years. The trial and conviction of ... -; ,--- ,,;rs, nue 0f tL SLMTHUS **** iS^—a n°t8b,e tri-bad been Tep°™ttBt iMre wert nearly all of the people in that sec r_ ,.*-—— between France and London, Feb. ,12.^-The allied su-preme council has d«e:een to press its demands for the ■tiirender ot Germans accused of war crimes, do-spite the protests ot the government at Berlin, it was stated tonight. It his organization. Washington, Feb. 14.—President Wilson late to-day telegraphed Pres-ident A. E. Barker, of the Brother-hood of Maintenance of Way Em-ployes, asking him to take "at once the necessary steps to withdraw the strike order and to make sure that no interruption whatever to trans-portation occurs on that account in this critical period." Following delivery of the reply of the brotherhood chiefs to President Wilson, the labor conference tele-graphed immediately to A. E. Bar-ker, president of the maintenance ot way employes and shopment, and advised him to call off the strike ot It is understood that Barker was differences between France and. Informed the proposed strike would Great Britain as to whether the de- gravely embarrass the position et mands should he modified. .. Uhej-JSthW nrWroad organisations. It is probable that the position of i tnat sec- —'— r' tion. being m sympathy with the umph ^tbe.cause of law and orden making of whiskey. Preachers who I •» **»««* *at the able judge dare to touch on prohibition in their «*•J* tta cases was abundantly .. • * m.,Ao ta .„..„.„ just fled* in imposing the punish-sermons are soon made to «■«■■ J * prescribed in. each'the allies will be set forth soon in a that such doctrine is not appreciated. "«nts |at* P de-[sUtemeut. - This may take the for* ! Washington. Feb. 1 I. -lh* r.,V Before the arrest of these parties case wvere punisnmeuc , «B«iher.conununleh«ion:-to Ger-, '"«"<» "■«« controversy w m referred-this morning, a reward of if.000 mande^; pnbUc .aentlmen, at ^Q^I^X*^^*** - a ^n^' *»^~ f was-offered for their capture and tflBe. as be ascertained, how- union coinmitteemen called to coroner W. B. Uutledge said that it Practically all ot nothinE definite has been de- »>eet here February 23. for final de-would he paid if the part,, put in ^ ^^J^S^S^S* re^g W^JSer^S. to etalo- a. to whether the.deuiand for a claim for it. There was talk of mob In Yadkin this morning Washington. Feb. 13.- -Secretary Lansing is the'third cabinet officer appointed by President Wilson to quit after differences with the exec-utive. William. Jennings Bryan was the first. He resigned on June 9, 1915. because of a disagreement with tbe President over the handling of diplo-matic correspondence, with Germany growing out of submarine warfare. The second was Limlley M. Garri-son, secretary of war. who gave up hU post on February 10. 1916. be-cause of differences with Mr. Wilson over I he mention of independence for the Philippines. Mr. Lansing; was appointed Secre-tary of state 'ad interim after the resignation of Mr. Bryan and served until June 23 of the same year, when he was made secretary. He has not announced hie plans for the future, hut it is expected he will return to the practice of international law as did his father-in-law, John W. Fos-ter, when he completed his. term as , •„„,.„ Surrv county, and it is simply Im-be taken toward Holland. , HO ic possible for the governor to go1 The couuciLin dealing with other V, Yadkin this morning and this is J«JWj * ^ . ,-erttoM. decided that financial ex-one reason hat induced the officer. «™ * of of pert8 of the aUled g0Ternments, to transfer the prisoners to Forsjth. on tuc B"' _ The dead sheriff was 55 years old tbe convicted parties. The efore in and is survived by his wife and one our disposition to pass upon the son. John, a student in Bingham *»ilt and innocense of the pe ition of school, Asheville. *f tot*****. I am assuming that The deceased was serving the sec- he^was properly convicted many of whom are here, should meet soon to discuss the problem of inter national exchange in an effort to de increased pay will be pressed on the government, or passed on to the rail-road corporations, soon to resume control of their properties. Representatives of the 14 unions, who have been conferring with Di-rector General Hines since February vise a plan for its stabilization. It 3. and whose spokesmen laid their was not settled when the first meet- claims before President Wilson yes-ond term and was popular with the law ab..i.d.ing peopl,e ,in h. i.s co^u„n.t„y, iinntteeulliiggeennt and advised I went to the _ . . . . ~„„ ha city of Winston-Salein and held a Ever since he has been in office he «-"» «" „,•„„„„ _„,,„ .. .. . „ conference with the solicitor, mayor has been quite active against moon- lonlu™; ™ , ilw, n, „tm^vth shiners. The funeral services for Sheriff Zachary will be held in Yadkinville at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. ; convicted. 7- " 7 ^i- *- hrtH terday. have tentatively accepted In order to have my conscience ing of these experts should be held enla. of the city, the sheriff of Forsyth county, and the chief of police. As a result of this conference. I am of opinion that it would be in the in-terest of public justice to modify the punishment imposed. The efficacy of the law depends more on the cer-tainty than the severity of the pun-ishment. For these reasons and as a result ot a long conference, will, the officials above named. I make the following modification: (l and 2.) Grover'and Walter, The council decided finally that the White House proposal for a trib-its headquarters should remain in unal. created either by law or on the Paris. For the convenience of the President's motion, to consider its British governmental authorities, demands Final word mustjm*. however, it will continue to sit here however, from higher un on author-for the present, probably through **. the conference of union heads, the coming-fortnight. It is expect- ■ HITCHCOCK SVBMrTS TWO DRAFTS TO KKPVBLICANK. Washington, Feb. 13.—Two modi-fied drafts of the article ten reserva-tion to the peace treaty were laid before Republican senators to-day by Senators Hitchcock, the Demo-cratic leader, with a promise that .....-- about 40 Democrats would support 12. months. Giving them cre.I. o. whlcli ever of the proposals the Re- the time gained by their good u. publicans found preferable, havior they had only about two Both of the propositions, however, weeks left to serve, and they were | had been rejected by Republican given a full pardon some weeks ago leaders in the course of the disrupt- "(">>• John B™n"°n hart aboul' e.l bipartisan compromise negotia- served out his term ... , u. > ed that Premiers Lloyd George and Nittl will *be in constant attendance. Premier Millerand probably will be called home before long, in which case France will be represented by- Philippe Berthclot. political director of the foreign office and Pa.ul Cam-boii. ambassador to Great Britain. PLA.NNLNG THE RETURN OF DEAD SOLDIERS IX FRANCE. Riser sentenced to 14 months, a"ajGKBMAXS HELPED IN served, with good behavior, about' ATTACK OX AA!MERICANS. El Paso, Tex.. Feb. 13.—At leaf! two Germans were -fighting in th«; Washington. Feb. 12.—Steps look-ing toward the return of America'* soldier dead from France were taken when Secretary Baker appointed Col. Henry Retherg, head of the graves registration service iti Kurope. and Col. Bentley Mott. military attache in Paris, as American member of the Franco-American commission, which will have charge of the work. The appointments were made In I I * ral,; . '»«ii.,: . :'':: • Htn>i| ■Mm i *! Ml) "< Id.- ;. Olfi- i •fell* 1„ ""I Sir. ,'uul|l •:., P. spondence discloses why i did not meet. On the-lor »-, •- thi- "Jkb>.t ,.., "•issued *i Mr '•%„,; 'H (,.h, "^°ii- „• ha; he received this letter "resident. Mr. Lansing an- ■ a he had written other ■••rs that he would iiot ".ore cabinet conferences ••nt. but no explanation Inquiry at the White ^ht only the statement Wilson himself probably ■md preside at the next official advisers, .fferences between the long pre-dated tne Mexican army on Auuust 27. 191S. acc0rdance with an agreement wiTh ,t Nogales. according to the testl- lhe French government ronc.uded iti^ mony of Captain Frederick T. Her- August. 1918, providing for the em-man of the eighth cavalry, before tion" of the commission immediately American having" represented the *ovem- J£"'; ;™ ^muJ'hope'llu.t eithor oiatrd sonic Tveeks ago. jing the Mexican situation to-day troops in France. **«*9**~* ..(1). piess Cline served l'"11 He saifl their bodies were found authorized the commission to exam-months out of 14. aud on aceouni •,'L)BOTM{ the Mexicans killed. me measures to be taken to Insure Captain Herman, a lieutenant col- i„ conformity with French laws and his letter was written, the In- regular cabinet meet- steeeernet..a.,r,v. of state. .,.,,, j j Mr. Lansing ernei™ "■- eil Bipartisan ».-... - — ; man. </i ...^ ~-c - l.us«lay--had passed and ,„ 1914 as.counsellor, af- , .„„, h ilu,icated tonight months, and his sentence was com- senate SUD.COmmittee investigat- aiter repatriation of all 1 . i i-~ «^« I. . .. • ..;.,.■»: inn to-dav. i,nAi» In France. The ment on a number of diplomatic mis-sions'and arbitration commissions. would be accepted now. In approaching the Republicans to-day. Senator Hitchcock put his Kood behavior was parolled for bal-. 111 nature of appended. 98 Democratic senators Those who signed includ- Glri Has "Sle^iDK Slckne**." Raleigh. Feb. 13.—Physicians to-day were unable to notice any ma-terial change in the condition ot Miss Oma Aks. 16 year old student at State School tor the Blind, who rcsenteu evcrj. ciemem ai has been sleeping, constantly since tf0atv-a Democratic friends. Fchruarj' 2 as tbe result ot a dls- , ease pronounced "sleeping sickness." « ! The young girl has not spoken to "rst ..— .i.». morn lo-ua*. -— »—"- *-- "'° ,„ce of his term. !onei. commanding * XogaTcs at the police regulations regarding b* proposition in writing with the sig- -"J^ Arthuf m^g ^g transfer-)^ J fight, denied the official Kk!ne." the return to America of tr-to the state prison on account of ed, he said, virtually all who were >t * . . . ..^ . t. ii,. .,,,,'. - his developing tuberculosis. we the capitol during the day and rep- n,s K > „,..„i. , ..„ served one year and was then paioi resented every element among the ,r ,__ ,_■ nn n„ou "(5) Artnur .vianiy »as n»»«'- »time of the ngni. npnim ",c «—-■»• KKUC. UP« .«»-.- — red from the roads of Forsyth coun-i statement of the Mexican comman- American dead. The French mem- . nt ^ that the Mexican force was com- ber of the commission, the war de-posed of civilians. partment has'.heen <n»0. »1" »• The investigation of the action chosen aoon. od for balance of term on account Wednesday morning ot his physical condition. "(6.) George Douthltt was sen- Will Veen For Hoov>r. fenced to 14 months on the r©ad.s o' Portland. Ore.. Feb. M*_l£ <*^ ?»_*? ^!f!!*Lt^ been planned and was directed a anyone since WOTJUIW —»i roruana, ure.. reo. 12-.—IM "" , , _•__. _--• by Mr. Lans.ng. which J° 8yBteta-M are unable .to rouse name of Herhert'Hoorer will be sun- ed *** »»^** " m'D" *"" »ecn p.—- -- " «t October 6. seven day. a™ *V . mitted for the approval of Oregon the "■»»'• »"d hIs f^*™ 'S C°m" their commanding officer -rtMi~ voters as tbe next President of the ■** l° *•» monlhS- - I**** Th^ AmenCaD °' ""' United States. Oswarld West. Demo- "' ; ' and incidents preceding it. he said. Ralph Hayes, assiatant necrelary indicated clearly that most ot the of war. wl» sail for France soon to Mexicans^snga«ed were soldiers, al- arrange tor the return of bodies tn-though a majority - wore civilian terred In the war aiean. clothes, and that the lighting had by - Lifted the Roof Orf. / i i!:-; Wilson returned- from his They began at the peace ^ l°™~ _a _^h 12—Several crat. former gc^ernov. announced te- to 14 months. The evidence shows in Paris, as Mr. Lansing ^^-^"J^ by a t0rna- day. Petitions will be. circulated that he actively -pnrtMftMid In the his final letter to the houses -were..demouenee^y <• ? . ^^ ^ - , • riot_ bnt on account of his excellent under date ot yesterday, do nearer* to-day and on P ^ (^^ . & ^|^B t„ ^ character, and hie'hitherto blameless ntinued since that time » 10'year^ tmed! whllejaevcraV Hoover has-not- announced whether ^cord'. his sentence is commuted to ib.. chief difference^ being.30 have .*•»*»«" ,a„ny-Were'" injur- he will be-a Democrat or a Repujrfi- elicht months.- -. governmant'a attitude to- members 01 n ^ ^ »„. can. West declared. ..!-* "(8). Frank Hester ^as sentenced Vf Macon. Ga.. Feb. 12. -The storm W L. Carter was sentenced were flve killed and 31 wounded, that has been sweeping the so«h- Three civilians also were killed and e«st during the last 24 hours assnm- Bve wounded. The Mexican losses ed tornado proportions !«<"■ Irwlh were not learned, but the United oonatf te-day. euttln* weweth-200 States army Intelligence reports sub- yarda wide and » mlbjlonr. C. J. mitted to show the Mexicans burled Henderson, a farmer- near Ocllla. t least 115 . »** hta wtte *tt4 ««>»'«»4Wr*0 "^ Moch of to-day's testimony was pMeaten dliiner when th* tornado taken in executive session. It had lltte* the roof from their home. to do with the toreed evueuation ot B»erj; bjUWiiw on their ptnntatton the Mormon eolooUa in Chlhuahna. Wae-< • A .
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Title | The Greensboro patriot [February 16, 1920] |
Date | 1920-02-16 |
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questions in which more than one
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called »y the President *wlth the
hope of allaying the industrial un-rest.
, In his statement, Mr. Tumulty
said that Bear Admiral Grayson,
SHERIFF SLAM AS HE M#*M«8 GET.
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Yadkinville, Feb. 14.—Sheriff J. Raltt*. Eeb*> ^.^Modifications
E Zachary of Yadkin county, was of the^nentencea M dtteen men con-shot
through the heart and killed victedlo^rtirtlife *■ Wlnston-Satem
about. 11 o'clock last night' at a in thejettempt to lynch > prisoner
blockade distillery, eight miles from connnffcrhi the; Wlneton-Salem jail
Yadkinville, the county seat. In 19 ir*ere announced by Governor
- Three men were at the plant and Bloke* yesterday,
all of theft were arrested, early this Theft*iOn*f the governor foltow-morning
and brought to the Forsyth ed* a **racmal-Wait « Wlnston^Salem
Jail this afternoon for safe keeping, and a»*pnfeMece with the mayor,
the Yadkin Jail not being considered »beriff#>t -Fortyth county, the solicl-sufflciently
secure. tor °1g**!***S and the chief of
Rev A. A. Caudle, a Baptist min- police WtWInttoE-Salem.
later-of Yadkin county, accompanied "The effieacy of the law depends
.the sheriff to the moonshine plant more on the certainty than on the
'and declares that Robab Baity, aged severity©! the punishment." said the
Thi*
term 6t three
years.
"•00.) J. E. Savage was sen-tenced
to-14 months. This is com-muted
to ten months. *
'-"ill.) . Ira W. WhKaker was sen-tenced
to six years. This is. com-muted
t« three."' ! ,
( "(1$.) A- R- Casstevens was sen-tenced
to six years. .This is commut-ed
to four.
"(13.) Chris Chappell was sea-,
lenced to six years. It appears that
dent's attention. >
w-;;.. n's illness. I - Headless Cabinet Se&knm.
Lansing (Tenied that he had Thereafter until this week the
ht or intended to usurp the cabinet met -more or less regularly.
""Visual authority. He added During the coal strike it met twice
..-. he believed then and a week in an effort to avert the
..,> that the cabinet con- walkout of the miners and several
„,..v "for the best inter- weeks ago it was decided to have
. :!lt. republic;" that they meetings every Tuesday aifd Friday. ^
prc,per and necessary" be- During the coal wage controversy ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ dM ^ gh()ot. governor 1n a statement of reasons
„• |,(. President's condition the President was said at the White ■ The ^^ ^ p, ,n at the plant for the commutations in which he
. ,. h<. would have been derelict House to have been acvlsed of the ^ Spencer McNeill and- James maintained that a modification of
, .. if he had falted to.act as meetings and to have been kept m- According to th» statement tbe sentences would M "in the in-formed
as to the progress his advis- ^^ ^ ^^^ by ^ BapUst lerest Ot public justice.",
,,„,-,:s stands. Mr. Lansing ers were making toward a settle- Ba ^ standing c,08e t0 Gevemwr's Statement,
He J*? Sheriff* Zachary when the former fir- The'ROVernor's statement follows:
3 ca,b'net » ed the fatal shot, the powder burn "El^eB defendants were convict
settlement ; _„__,_ , „„,,
POSSJBIUTY OF STRIKE •
APPEARS MORE REMOTE V
PRESIDENT PROPOSES A TRnUT-NAIi
TO CONSUMER WA(JK BS-
■ MANDS OF RAILROAD.
Detroit. Feb. 14.—The strike of
300,000 members of the Brother-hood
of Maintenance of Way -Em-ployes
and Railway Shop Laborers, _
set tor next Tueaday. was tontfht
lencea IO years, u iiiui . . . _ —
this man Is more tooli* than Ylc. iad^nnitely bortpen^ by A. E. B«*-
A* |