Evening star., 1920-10-12
T0ACT
IN COTTON WAR"
ASK LEG|0N'S AID
ProcIamations Warn Night
Riders to Discontinue
"LaWIessness.

ATLANTA, Ca, October 12-The
shooting to death early yesterday of a
negro guard at cotton gin in Arkan-
sas. numerous fires of undetermined
origin in which cotton has been de-
stroyed and widespread threats of night
riders to burn gins whose owners ignore
warnings to discontinue operations until
the staple reaches a price of 40 cents a
pound have resulted in the issuance of
proclamations by Cows Brough of Ar
kansas and Kilby of Alabama and state
ments of their position by Cows. Dorsey
of Georgia and Cooper of South Caro-
lima.
Gov. Brough, upon being advised last
night of the shooting of Nora Canada in
Lonoke county, issued proclamation,
citing the killing and 'lawlessness in
some of or counties growing out of the
prevailing low price OF cotton" The
governor called upon the state adjutant
general and sheriffs of counties where
there are likely to be disturbances to
use all power at their command to sup
press these night-riding outrageS."
Posts of the American Legion also were
tiles.
The killing of Canada until late last
night had been regarded by the au
thorities as possible outgrowth Of
night riding activities, as the owner
of the gin at which the negro was
killed is said to have. received
warning to close it. Two negroes
have been arrested and charged with
the killing, however, and one of them
is said to have confessed that the
motive was robbery. refuting the
theory that the shooting was an act
In a proclamation citing the burn
ing of gins and gin houses in Ala
bama. Gov. Kilby has offered a re-
ward of $3.50 for the arrest and con-
viction of any person guilty of the
destruction of property. This char
acter of lawlessness deliberately vio-
lateS one of the fundamental purposes
for which government is established
and threatens to substitute for order
ly government a reign of terror and
violence" the governor declared
DeplOres Acts of "Fanatics,..
Gov. Cooper. in a communication
to l. w. Harris, solicitor of the tenth
judicial circuit of South Carolina. de-
plored the acts of fanatics" and
gave assurance that, should any Sit
uation develop which would require
extra effort on the part of the state,
he would not hesitate to order it,
Mr. Harris had written the governor
of the posting of warnings on gins
and had asked if any preparations
had been made for the sending of
detectives into the affected districts.
The only overt act so far committed
in South Carolina was the removal
last week of mechanical parts from
gin in Anderson county These
were replaced and the gin resumed
operations.
Replying to a suggestion from a
county sheriff that the offer by the
night riders in Georgia would have
a beneficial effect. Gov. Dorsey stated
that threats against property in
Georgia constituted a misdemeanor
only. and that in the circumstances
he was not authorized to act. The
governor declared. however, that, in
the event property was destroyed.
felony would have been committed
and that he would ''be glad to offer
the highest reward possible under
law"
FORT WORTH, Tex. October Il
The cotton gin of G. B. Moore at Purs-
ley, Tex, burned last night. The fire is
believed to have been of incendiary
origin. The loss is $4,000.
LOS ANGELES. October 12.-An
banks of Los Angeles have joined in an
to finance the cotton crops
of California, Arizona and New Mexico
to the extent of So. 600, according to
an announcement today by j. Dabney
Day, vice president of the First Ma
tional Bank.