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Pt OIL EXPOSITION THE SUNDAY DRIVERS OF THESE GOT SOME BAD NEWS OPENEDBY LAMONT Commerce Secretary Says U. S. Will Be More Efficient After Depression. By the Zssociated Press. TULSA, Okla,, October 4.—Secretary of Commerce Lamont formally opened the International Petroleum Exposition here today, praising oil conservation and predicting the United States would “rise from this period of depression more efficiently than ever.” “The ofl industry,” Lamont said, “is not merely one of extraction. It is one of elaboration as well. “The cure for overproduction must come largerly from within the industry itself. Production in excess of demand is more unfortunate in minerals than in manufacture because of the deple- tion of resources. The costs of produc- tion will grow as the resources di- minish. Conservation Important. “It is against the interests of future generations that oil or any other mineral be drawn too fast. I am not one who would bottle up production, but I feel conservation should be a major plank in the governmental policy. “It is gratifying to know the ofl industry is making progress in working out its own problems. The Federal Oil Conservation Board has helped to ac- complish much. In Texas, Oklahoma and California much has been done to prevent waste and overproduction. Never before has sanity in oil produc- tion been more nearly approximated.” The cabinet member said he ht be accused of “sidestepping” if he failed to mention the present business de- pression. “We shall rise out of this period of d!prrsslo}rllomote efficient than ever, and , T hope.” Resources and People. “The fundamental forces that have given the Nation prosperity through most of its existence have not lost their potency,” he said. “We have the same resources we always have had, we have the same people, although they are better educated, and we have the same laws and institutions. We know more about business and the next 25 years will see progress equal to that of the last 25 years.” Secretary of War Hurley, whose home is in Tulsa, was introduced following Secretary Lamont’s address. Others taking part in the opening ceremonies were United States Senator Elnd'ner t'lI’uhL’)mM‘ Henry L. Doherty, oil and utilities magnate; Mayor George ‘Watkins of Tulsa; W. G. Skely, presi- dent of the exposition; Dr. Maria Jose Traviesco Paul, official representative of the Venezuelan government, and E. B. Rieser, president of the Ameri- can Petroleum Institute. VA. SENATE &ANDIDATE ASKS RASKOB NEUTRALITY J. Cloyd Byars, Independent, in Letter Says Democrats of State Cannot Be United. Bv & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON, Va., October 4—Claim- ing that 100,000 Democrats openly re- pudisted the national leadership of John J. Raskob, chairman of the Demo- cratic National Committee, and the State leadership of Senator Carter Glass in 1928, J. Cloyd Byars, independent candidate for the United States Senate from Virginia, has written Raskob, call- ing upon him and the Democratic Na- tional Committee to observe a strict neutrality in the present contest be- tween Glass and Byars. “The dissatisfaction which existed in 1928 in Virginia over your leadership in national affairs exists today,” Byars says in his letter, claiming that as long as Raskob continues at the head of the Democratic National Committee Vir- ginia Democrats can never be solidly united, “no matter how diligently Sena- tor Glass works in your behalf.” NEW POTOMAC BRIDGE CONTRACT DUE SOON B. & 0. Expected to Ask for Bids on Bpan at Harpers Ferry Within Week, % Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. TOWN, W. Va., October 4. CHARLES 5 —Unofficial but apparently authorita- | t00k tive information here is that bids will be asked on a new Baltimore & Ohio bridge at Harpers Ferry spanning the Potomac, and the contract awarded within a week. The information says a bridge is pro- Jected to be 1,355 feet in length, start- ing from the tunnel on the east side of the river and extending to a point near the Harpers Ferry-Bakerton road, or ap- proximately 800 feet west of the pres- ent station. The bridge will be of concrete and steel and will eliminate the bad curve between the tunnel and the western terminus here. Work on the tunnel has been started and the curve in that will be eliminated, making a straight line from the eastern end of the tunnel to the western end of the bridge. MRS. ALLIE FRISTOE DIES Funeral Will Be Conducted at Clifton, Va., Today. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. FRONT ROYAL, Va. Mrs. Allie Fristoe, widow of Lovell died last night October 4.— Fristoe of Clifton, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Compton of Riverton, Va., at which place she had been making her home since the death of her husband last Spring. She was 64 years old, and be- fore her marriage was Miss Allie Vorus of Clark County, Va. She is survived For some unaccountable reason the pilots of these cars picked the open space where D street cuts into Pennsylvania avenue at Eleventh street to do their parking yesterday afternoon. street, and out of bounds for parkers, This being considered the middle of the an amazed policeman did the rest. —Star Staff Photo. CAPITAL GIRL HONOR GUEST AT KINGS Miss Elizabeth Winston’s Great-Great-Grandfather Commanded Colonials. President Hoover, Whose Ancestors Engaged in Battle, Will Deliver Address. One hundred and fifty years ago to- day a picturesque band of Southern mountaineers, about 1,000 strong, halted for a reconnaissance in the wooded foothills of the Carolinas. Less than 50 miles away lay their | objective—the proud camp of Col. Pat- rick Ferguson and his invading army f Torles and Hessians—intent on cross- ing the Carolinas and entering Vir- | ginia, hotbed of the American “re- bellion.” The hardy, impetuous mountain men of the Alleghenies believed their crafty quarty to be on the march, only & few miles in front of them. As a matter of fact, the valiant Ferguson, right- hand man of Lord Cornwallis, was in camp on the lofty heights of Kings Mountain, near Cowpens. There he de- clared that nothing short of the - Al- hty could dislodge him. rimly determined and confident, the nondescript army of patriots decided to send forward a fast advance force of mounted riflemen to overtake the enemy. The slower horsemen and the infantry were to press on in all haste and join the battle. The forced march began at day- break. All day the leather-capped and leather-stockinged pioneers pushed for- | ward beneath a drenching, chilling rain. They arrived at Cowpens that evening, to learn that Ferguson had passed through but recently. ‘The troops, though bedraggled not stop to rest. All night do day, they ‘There they were cheered to learn that Perguson’s army was only 15 or 20 miles away, encamped on the top of Kings Mountain, Celebrate Bicentennial. The bicentennial of the pivotal bat- tle that took place on the rugged slopes of that mountain on the afternoon of October 7, 1780—a battle regarded by historians as the turning point in the American Revolution—will be commemorated next Tuesday on the battleground in & monster celebration to be attended by many notables and thousands of patriotic citizens. President Hoover, whose Revolution- ary ancestor, Andrew Hoover, or some of the latter’s family, more than likely part in the historic engagement, will deliver the principal address. Governors of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee will participate. The committee in charge expects a throng of anoroximately 100,- 000 persons to witness the ceremonies. Bpecial places of honor will be ac- eotm descendants of the indomitable “back water” men who accepted the challenge flung to them by the Red- coats and covered themselves with the glory of an epochal victory. Among these guests of honor will be a Wash- ington girl, Miss Elizabeth Winston, well known in local and national musical circles as a pianist, whose great-great- grandfather, Col. Joseph Winston, com- manded the right wing of the patriot army. !nyllu ‘Winston family’s possession, sacidentally, are many relics of the battle of King's Mountain, including a beautiful silver and ebony bowl en- graved with the coat of arms of the vanquisheld Perguson, and a quaint brown lesther trunk in which the doughty British commander kept the brilliant uniform which was to become the target of the American sharp- shooters. Ferguson Marked Man. Historlans say that the mountain men had been given a detailed descrip- tion of Ferguson’s uniform and of a plaid ulster which he wore over it to prevent solling. When the irrepressible woodsmen uttered their war cry of “Get, Ferguson” and charged upon the by one sister, Mrs. J. L. Willey of Cro- get, Va, and one brother, Benjamin Vorus of Berryville, Va. Funeral services will be held tomor- row afternoon from the Baptist Church at Clifton, Va., conducted by Rev. Mr. Creig. Interment will be in Clifton Cemetery. Auto Damaged by Fire, By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. BLADENSBURG, Md., October 4.— An automobile, said by police to belong to S. R. Miller of Ardmore, Md., was badly damaged by fire near here today. Miller and two companions escaped un- hurt. The Bladensburg Fire ment extinguished the blaze. Bank Elects Director. STAUNTON, Va., October 4 (Spe- clal).—At a meting of the board of directors of the Augusta National Bank, here, 8. Gouirey Henkel was elected a director of the bank, filling the vacancy made by the recent death of the late Fitshugh Elder, prominent Staunton at- wmexl,’mur. Henkel, senior member of the of Henkel & Bell, is a well known fruit grower of this section and prominent in the civic affairs of the cocmmunity. 5 4 : colonel's unsuspecting stronghold, the brave British commander was a marked man. He fell mortally wounded with eight bullets in his body. More than 200 of his men were killed, 128 were wounded and 600 were taken prisoners The American casualties were 28 killed and 62 wounded. President Hoover is known to have a keen personal interest in the ceremonies next Tuesday because of the possibility MOUNTAIN FETE | | | | | ELIZABETH WINSTON. marker will be dedicated to the “re- spected enemy.” Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambassador, has been invited to unveil the stone. Death Blow to Campaign. ‘The battle of Kings Mountain, al- though an isolated engagement - ticipated in by relatively small numbers of men, dealt a death blcv to the plans and Alabama. The blow swerved Corn- wallis into a new policy of battle that ended in his surrender at Yorktown. Over the mountain, far to the North- west, in the valleys of the Holston, No- within the borders of North Carolina, | were thriving settlements. _Ferguson had captured two men from that region people he paroled the two captives and ordered them to tell their psop]e that sition to the British, and take protec- tion under his standard, he would hang their leaders, and lay waste the land with fire and sword.” Ferguson had forgotten this, buf the | patriots whose territory he invaded | had not and they were not slow in | f\])pr&{;ng to these far-away settlements | for_ai Quickly they came. From the valley of the Holston came Shelby; from Wau- lauga Valley came Sevier, and from Washington,” their neighboring county in Virginia, came Campbell. They marched at the tap of the drum, each leading a corps of men. These were | p y Cleveland, each with a corps of men from the counties of Surry and Wilkes, and then by McDonald from Quaker Meadows on the Catawba, with a corps, Agree on Plan of Attack. The officers agreed upon a plan of attack, reported to their men for their encouragement, and it was heartily agreed to by all. The number: side were about equal. > patciots Col. Ferguson was an officer of grea renown. He had served with the Noch, British Dragoons in the eampaign against the Germans, Three years ne had served in America and was regard- 54 a8 the best Tifle shot in the British .. With a genius for w: also a gentus for inve; T with the kil of th men, which he had observed dur first year of the Revolution, he ll'gl,egn?gg the first successful breech-loading rifie, His Dragoons were picked men and he had taken infinite pains to perfect his men in training and disciplt were armed with Padiin musket and bayonet. It was almost like s The Americans mere rung 3 battery, were armed with only muzzle-loading rifies an lh%\i’, Bad o bayanets, o A e Americans divided the w) command into columns, each’ colmns | having a leader. The columns joined formed a circle around the whole moun- tain. As the columns scaled the moun- tain, each was drawn to the center of the circle, and, in that way, trapped the enemy. On the first onset Col. Campbell's men attempted to rapidly ascend the mountain. They were met by the British regulars with fixed bayonets and forced to retreat. They | soon rallied, drove the enemy back in turn, and poured a deadly fire upon a | part of the enemy posted on the sum- mit of the mountain. Three Campbell's column was driven down the mountain, and each time they of Cornwallis for an extensive campaign || in the South—a campaign that began auspiciously for the British in Georgia || | Jachucky and Wautauga Rivers and|| |and in an attempt to intimidate their || “if they did not desist from their oppo- || march his army over the mountains, | §| mtion. To compete || e American marks- || STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 5, 1930—PART ONE. Itain toward the camp at the morth- eastern extremity. At length, Col. Ferguson saw that all was lost and determined not to fall into the hands of the despised enemy. With two loyal- ist colonels, he made a desperate attempt to break through their lines. He fell in front of the enemy's lines, uncon- scious, and did not long survive. Capt. De Peyser, second command, then assumed the command. The British were gradually forced into a narrow compass and Capt. De Peyser realized that further resistance was useless. He hoisted the flag for surrender and all laid down their arms and surrendered at discretion. The victory was complete. The Americans and their prisoners camped on the battlefield that night. Bancroft, in his address at the cele- bration of 1855 has this to say of the battle: “It was the fatal blow which utterly disconcerted the plans of Corn- wallis and forced him into that change of policy which had its end at York- town.” The American forces had been in desperate straits both in the North and South and this victory gave the needed encouragement to continue the struggle. memorable victory was the joyful an- nunciation of that turn of the tide of success which terminated the Revo- lutionary War with the seal of inde- dependence.” L ‘Washington in Prominent Role, The town of Kings. Mountain is in North Carolina, the battleground sev eral miles distant across the line in South Carolina. ‘Washington has played a prominent role in each of the other three national celebrations at Kings Mountain. In 1855, at the seventy-fifth anniversary the celebrated historian Bancroft, at that time Secretary of the Navy and acting Secretary of War, made the prin- cipal address.” The centennial cele- bration held in 1880 was widely at- tended and United States Senator John W. Danlels was the principal speaker. Congress ha¢ a large part in making the next celebration a success, by ap- propriating $30,000 for a monument to be erected on the battlefield. Con- gressman E. Y. Webb of North Carolina and D. E. Finley of South Carolina sponsored the bill and the monument was dedicated at the celebration of ‘Thomas Jefferson said, “that | 1909. The sesqui-centennial celebration on the coming October 7 will be by far the most elaborate of any yet held. All the towns within a llrfle radius in both North gnd South Garolina are actively at work to make it & success. Located in the rolling Pledmont sec- tion, Kings Mountain is an imposing eminence that can be seen for miles over the surrouncing country. It has long been the hope of Carolinians that the battlefield would be made a national park. Several bills with that aim have been introduced into Congress. At the last _session Representative C. A. Jones of North Carolina, succeeded in having a bill to make it a national military park passed by the House. This has the approval of the War Department and only needs the sanction of the Senate. The battieground is now the property of the Battle of Kings Moun- tain .Chapter, D. A. R. of York, 8. C. This chapter and a number of others in both- the Carolinas have had a large part in the preparations for the com- ing celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover will make the trip in a special train and will spend the day at Kings Mountain. A luncheon for them and the other distinguished guests will be part of the entertainment. The week of October 7 is being ob- served throughout the Carolinas as home-coming week and elaborate plans, are being formed to welcome the ye- turning visitors. Likeé the family of President Hoover, many of the descend- ants of the brave pioneers who fought at Kings Mountain have scattered out over other sections of the country. Many o fthem are planning a back home pilgrimage especially to attend the celebration and will join with the local people in doing honor to Kings Moun- tain and its brave heroes. FIRST FROST NOTED Special Dispateh to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., October 4.—The first light frost of the season formed | here Wednesday night in an official | temperature of 39 degrees. This condi- tion came 12 days later than a year ago, the first in 1929 having been noted on September 20, ‘The average time for the first killing frost here is about October 26. EDITOR IS HONORED Harvey L. Snyder Made Head of West Virginia Group. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va, October 4—Harry L. Snyder, editor of the Shepherdstown, W. Va., Register, one of the oldest weckly newspapers in the State, was named ‘president of the West Virginia Newspaper Council at its an- nual meeting in Morgantown today. He succeeds C. H. Frey of the Logan Ban- ner. John Froze, ‘editor of the Pled- mont Herald, was named 'vice presi- dent and S. 'S, Bumard, editor of the Morgan messenger at Berkeley Springs, was re-elected secretary. The publishers and editors voted in favor of a legislative appropriation in th 1031 sesslon sufficlent to establish a School of Journalism at West Virginia University. In a recent week there were 7,159 |births and 3,490 deaths registered in 107 | towns and citles of England and Wales, joined” on the way by Winston and|f! The pa i knew they held no craven foe zr.kx‘;'; | “The good old days” of BIGGER Dollars Buying BETTER VALUES are back again! 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One of And: gt “The battle raged all around the moun- large family westward e o Sovers later | tain, and the mountain was covered oved z Hdy I‘l‘gov“! o with flame and smoke. The hi s, where President Hoover | W e 3 scene has - e | been graphically described as follows: was born, and thence to Oregon, where he spent his boyhood. ‘The old battleground, located just below the North Carolina line, is Mi rugged as the day Col. Arthur Camp- bell and his associate officers led their | howl! fighters to victory 150 years 880, versl monuments, some quite weather-beaten, are scattered about the hiliside. Until now & heap of stones| confusion. 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