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GASTONIA Da ClAZfFFE GASTONIA . COTTON 41 CENTS TODAY ly READ THE .WANT ADS ON PAGE 5 MEMBER or TBS ASSOCIATED PBX3S ; VQL. XU. NO. 120. GASTONIA, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 19, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENT MAJORITY GEORGIA DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO INDORSE Hoke Smith and Tom Watson Supporters Unite Against Palmer Delegation and Cause Split in Democratic Ranks. (B Associated Press. t ATLANTA May 19. -Georgia demo rats snlit into two factioim at the elose of the state democratic convention here early today, the majority refusmg to in dorse President Wilsor.'s administration and electing uninstructed delegates to San Francisco and the other indorsing . the administration and electing delegates pledged to support Attorney General A. Mitchell Talmer for president. ' - Action of the convention itself was made possible by a combination of the supporters of United States 8enator Hoke V Smith and Thomas E. Watson, who with 1 21t. Palmer ran in the presidential pre tference primary. After this body had ad journed the Palmer delegates held a meet ing of their own and bose their dele- . ates to San Francisco. The question of 1 Oeofgia's stand thus was put before the national eonvention. ' The Smith- Watson delegates took con trol of the convention at the start yester- dsy and held it throughout the night witn but otto break of importance iugiung ly Tef erring to themselves as a " steam roller they adopted, 1961-8 U 182 ?, v resolutions asserting "unalterable opposi- ' tiftn to the league" of nations brought back from Paris by President Wilson." C.iThe resolutions alto declared against a third term president, expressed belief in I -"free speech, freedom of the press, free aoui of assemblage aad local self-goyern- tnent ' ' and came out for state 's rights X and for "distribution of power between .the legislative, executive and judicial , branches of the goverpment. ' '. Rn.l of "all espionage, sedition and ' conscription laws panned during the war" . fas urged and opposition was expressed to compulsory military training. The na ' tional delegates were instructed to vote as a unit and "to support no candidate .for president of the United States who is notjn thorough accord with the princi ' Vies aw announced by this convention.'- The convention voted down, ! to 175, resolutions iiitrodin ed by Hollins X. Ran lotph. Atlanta, a Palmer delegate, indors ing President Wilson uud the democrats ' In congress; imiorsiug the principles em bodied in the league of -nations and de manding prompt ratification of the Ver eailles treaty "with such explanatory res v ervntions ns may Ih' necessary to secure 4 its enactment and as may not be destruc-"-Vtive of the covenant." l Palmer supporters were repeatedly foil-,-.d in attempts to get before the conven tion the report of the state executive com- mittee holding that since Palmer won a . plurality in the primary he was entitled . to the state delegation. A Smith dele . gate offered to divide the delegation equal ly between the three candidates, each. of ' whom obtained approximately one third , Of the primary vote.Jmt rainier men r- fused this. ' The convention elected W. '. Vemen, ' f Moultrie. national committeeman from y- xri.. and the following delegates at v'.largeea'ch-with -half a vote: .. Former Senator Hardwiek. U. L. Me i Kinney, Macon; Charles 8. Harrett, - Union City: W. W. Osborne. Savannah; B. M. Blaeburn, Atlanta; Felix Jackson. - Gainesville; J. J. Flyut, Griffin, :uid 'Arthur Lucas. Atlanta. After adjournment of the convention Talmer supporters reelected Clark Howell national committeeman, and named thr following delegates at large, each with a lialf vote: Pleasant A. Stovall, Savannah, former - minister to SwiUerland; C K. Dunbar, Augusta; Hollins N. Randolph. Atlanta; ? Ogden Persons, Forsyth; H. H. Deau, .' Gainesville; W. H. Davis. Waynesboro, : 6. D. Dell, HazTehurst and W. T. Ander son, Macon. SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS MEETING TODAY (Bv The Associated Press.) COLUMBIA. S. C.ay 19 The f democratic state convention meets here today at noon, when 18 delegates to the Stfli Francisco convention will be eleet . ed. :8ix names have been mentioned for the four positions as delegates at large: Gov ernor R . k. Cooper,' Senator E. D. 8mith, eOovernor R. I. Manning, Re presentative J sines F. Byrnes, L. D. Jenkins, of Humter and Leroy Springs, of .Lancaster. Tbe names of William G. McAdoo and v A. Mitchell Palmer will be presented by ' two different groups te the convention for endorsement of standard bearer for the party in the presidential campaign . As successor to -John Gary 'Evans, of Spartanburg, as chairman, the names of Ashley C Tobias, of Columbia, and Thomas P. Cothran, of Greenville, will le presented. " - "T "r : - -Midweek prayer .service st Main "t '--'v:r.V.t f' 'JTCS st s'flwk this LSON FEDERAL RESERVE BANK "WILL DISCOURAGE ALL UNNECESSARY BORROWING Part of New Policy Designed to Deflate Nation's Finances Will Curtail Long Term Loans and Non - Essential Paper. IBy Tl e Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 19. Curtail ment of long term loans covering "non essential ' ' operations and discouragement of unnecessary borrowings of all kinds will be the foundation of the federal re serve system 's new policy designed to de flate the national finances. Amercan bank ers have pledged themselves to co-operate with the reserve board in the effort to carry out the plan. Governor Harding, of the board, is of the opinion that liquidation of superflu ous loans will go far toward rectifying the present inflation. Expansion of bonk ing credit due to war requirements, he told the bankers delegates at a confer ence yesterday, amounted to $11,000, 000,000, while money in circulation had increased about $1,900,000,000 during the war period. The "slowing down of industrial ef fort", as indicated by decreased produc tion in important lines, represented the moeft unsatisfactory element in the coun try's economical problem, Governor Hard ing said. The government's efforts, he explained, would be toward a normal and healthy liquidation "without curtailment of essential industries and, so far as pos sible, without disturbing legitimate com merce. ' ' ALABAMA REPUBLICANS TO SELECT DELEGATES. (By The Associated Press) HIKMIXCHAM. ALA.. May 19. - Se lection of four delegates at large to tlx national convention ami the nomination of a state ticket wore the principal matter to lie disposed of at the republican state convention here today. Temporary officers were appointed yes tenlay. Tliey are: W. B. Ford, Marioi. county, temporary chairman; S. T. Wright, Fayette, and Oscar Noo.jin, Kto wah. temporary secretaries. Two dis trict conventions were also held yesterday' at which A. M. Holland, of Scottsboro, and J. H. Atkins hi, Clanton. were namci; delegates to the national convention from the eight li and fourth district-, respective lv. The delegates to the are about equallv divi state convention nieu iter. ween ien eral Wood, Governor Lowden and Gover nor Harding, according to lenders earlv today. Sentiment seemed favorable to an iininstrncted delegation. SENATE PASSES BILL FOR EXCHANGE SITES Understood That Bill Now Goes to House for Its Action Gastonians Visit Washing ton in Connection With Mat ter. The following dispatch from Washing ton to The Charlotte Evening Xews of yesterday will be of great interest to Gastonians generally : "The senate late yesterday passed the bill introduced by Senator Overman au thorizing the secretary of the treasury, to exchange the present postoffice building and grounds at Oastonia'for a site and tl 75,000 in cash to be paid to the govern nient by the Citizens' National Bank of Gastonia. The present building is inade quate for the needs of .Gaston ia and Sena tor Overman introduced the bill at the request of a committee from that city. The present building will be used by the bank when the new building is com pleted." This is the only news so far received here regarding the bilL It is understood that, if it has passed the Senate as indi cated in this dispatch, it will immediate ly go to the house for action. In this connection it is understood that a party of Gastonians was in .Washing ton yesterday on matters connected with the proposed exchange of property. A naong these in the party were Col. T. L. Craig, Mr. B. vC Parker. Mr. Fred L. Smyre, Mr. J. O. While, and Mr. J. H. TSepark. Several of these returned to Gas Ionia on No. 137 today. , ' ' All Masons who ezpeet to attend the banquet Friday night at the armory are Trfty "pivreta ry W. , Y., Sysrren MR. MOSES STROUP DEAD AT AGEr OF EIGHTY-TWO End Comes to Prominent Citi zen of County Served in General Assembly in 1890 Funeral and Burial Thurs day at Concord Church. ilr. .Moses lriuir, one or the couutv s oldest and most highly respected citizens died at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening at hi. home live miles north of Bessemer ('it v. He was in his Mil year ami until six months ago was in the enjovinent of good health. Recently he had been quite feeble but took to his bed onlv two weeks ago. Horn March l!. bs;;,s. Mi. troup bad lived all of his .Hi years at the id. I Jstroup homeplacc where his father, Moses ytroup, ISr., settled, lie was one of the lest farmers in the county and w-as successful in all tils undertakings. At the outbreak of the War Between the States he enlisted in Com puny B, Twenty-eighth North Carolina Volunteers and served throughout the war. At the battle of Gettysburg he was wounded. In IStfO Mr. iroup was elected to the lower house of the General Assembly where he served one term. Though al ways interested in the progress and wel fare of his county and community he did not seek public office, preferring to de vote his time and attention to his farm ing interests. Funeral services will be held at 1 1 o'clock Thursday morning at Concord Methodist church. Rev. W. L. Towser. the pastor, officiating, deceased was a life long member of this church and was one of the moving spirits in securing the handsome new church building at that place. For many years lie was a member of the official board of Concord church. Mr. Stroup was twice married, his sec ond wife surviving him. Surviving are the following children by hs first wife: Mrs. William Kiser, of Keeps ville, Lincoln county ; Mrs. A. W. Howell, of Chcrryville; Mrs. Felix Kincaid, of Besse mer City: Mrs. John Coon, of Bessemer ity ; Mrs. A. II. Huss. of Cherryville, and Mrs. .1. K. Beam, of Gastonia ; and by his second wife one daughter, Mrs. George Falls, of Cherryville, and one son, Mr. T). A. Stroup,'' who lives at the old home place. He also leaves one sis ter, Mrs. Marian Clark, aged 00. who lives near the St roup place with her son. Mr. Kdgar Clark, and daughter. Miss Katherine Clark. Deceased was a man of splendid Chris tian character and w:i- beloved by all who knew him. TIME FOR AMERICA TO WAKE UP - AND HURRY! So Declares Francis H. Sisson, Vice - President of Guaranty Trust Company Strikes Last Year Cost Labor 75 Mil lion Dollars. (By The Associated Press) NKW YOliN. May l!i An incomplete! list of direct losses due to strikes in lit IP. j places the cost ot labor in wages at nearly 7L'.").imi('.IH(i. and to industry at more than one ami one iiaiter billion dollars, Francis II. Sission,.vice president of the Guaranty Trust Company, of New York, told the silver jubilee convention of the National Association of Manufacturers here today. The chief danger in the pre sent situation. Mr. Sisson said, is that the desirability of low prices as an end in itself may be so exaggerated as to lead to the attempt to force prices down through harmful measures for the con trol of credit . The banker spoke at length on "indus trial unrest, analyzing its effect on the country's economic condition and blam ing strike fevers for high living costs and increased rents. He urged the con servation of our natural resources as a means of maintaining our economic po sition in the world . "We have heard miicji alout rent profiteers," Mr. Sisson said, "but or ganized labor either does not realize or closes its eyes to the fact that every time men employed in the building trades go on a strike or shirk at their tasks they penalize society which includes them selves by increasing the cost of build ing, thus increasing rent anil as a result make prices for goods and services high er. " Ieclaring that the country is living le yond its means, he said "the facts are such as should arouse us from our coma tose state of snug contentment with our present position and future prospects. Unless we are aroused before it is too late we cannot hoe to retain for long our vast store of gold, or our enormously fav orable trade balance or our unprecedent ed prosperity. " Mr. Sissons asked: "Are we a business people, or are we not? Have we the po litical intelligence to govern ourselves ef ficiently or notf We must provide our own answers. . "It is time, indeed, for another Joseph Choate to cry out to our people 'America, wake np and for God ' sake hurry " - .Mr. 8. a 8huford today tendered his resignation as secretary and treasurer of the Shnford Mills, Ise. At a meeting- of the board of directors Mr. Geo. E. Mar vin wnt elected to the position. ." RADICAL REDUCTIONS IN DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING ARE MADE t MEN'S, BOYS' CLOTHING REDUCED 20 PER CENT INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 19 Sjlk shirts and suits for men are the first article- of clothing to suffer radical price reductions in Indiana and several of the leading merchants of this city are offering men's furnishings today st from 20 to 30 per cent below former prices: One re liable establishment is offering silk shirts for men at 14.93 or almost half their former price. Ready-to-wear clothing for wo men and children also sre of fered st greatly reduced prices. The leading store st Terre Haute is offering all men's and boys' garments sad shoes at s reduction of 20 per cent. 20 to 25 Per Cent Reduction FRESNO, Calif., May 19 GenersI reduction on silk goods of twenty to 23 per cent were an nounced by retailers in advertise ments published today. 15 Per Cent Cut in Dry Goods. CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 19 Reductions of fifteen per cent on the prices of all dry goods snd clothing, effective today, was an nounced by one merchant here. No More )130 Suits KANSAS CITY, Mo.. May lt "The bankers of the coun try are determined there shall be no more $25 shoes snd $150 clothes," Richard S. Hawes, St. Louis, president of the American Bankers' Association, told the annual convention of the Mis souri Bankers' Association here today. He urged the bankers to refrain from lending money for speculation in food and land . OMAHA STORES CUT PRICES ON MANY THINGS OMAHA, Neb., May 18 Eight smaller stoies today join ed the five large establishments which have announced reductions of from 20 to 30 per cent. A large automobile dealer made reductions of $250 on open and $400 on closed car models. A store which made a 30 per cent reduction announced the cut would extend to its resatu rants also. One of the concerns which started with a 20 per cent cut, announced an additional re duction of 10 per cent. Stores which are excepting from reduction articles like men's collars and others upon which the manufacturer fixes the price, have protested to the fac tories that two large concerns are cutting these 30 per cent along with the others . 3ft 2f 2f 2fm 3 2f 2f 2fi 2ft BANKS' POLICY IS RE SPONSIBLE FOR PRICE CUTTING IN RETAIL TRADE ( Bv Associated Trass, i NKW YORK. May 1! -Pursuant to their pledge to the federal reserve board, leading banking interests of this city today extended their campaign of de flation of credits and high commodity prices . In the fiiiMicial district this policy already has been effective in reducing seculative loans against securities to the extent of hundreds of million dollars in the last fortnight. In one instance, that of a prominent trust company, it is said that credits-of this character had Ixhmi reduced by $100,000,000 jn the last three weeks. Banks in the wholesale dry goods and general merchandise districts have been proceeding along the same lines, snd the pressure exerted by these institutions is said to lie directly responsible for the wave of price cutting in many lines of re tail trade, especially by the large depart ment stores. OFFICIALS TAKE PLAOt . OF STRIKING CLERKS. ' (By The Associated Press.) MACON, OA, May 19. Officials of the Central of Georgia Railway today took the places of the striking tkkel sell-ers-at; the terminal station' here." They said business was being handled ss osual. ' Clerks' from he eotnemrcinl dpsrhrtrrts were shifted to the ff' i t cf t . GRID LODGE DEGREES CONFERRED ON LARGE NUMBER LAST NIGHT Seventy-Five New Representatives Initiated by Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows - Welcoming Services Largely Attended - Grand Encamp ment Elects Officers; Goes to Greensboro Next Year Business Sessions Today Auto Ride This Afternoon. ; The seventy-seventh annual session of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. In dependent Order of Odd Fellows, was fornmlly opened Tuesday night at eight o'clock, when public exercises were held iu the auditorium of the Central graded school building. In spite of the inclement (weather the auditorium, was filled with visiting delegates to the Grand Lodge, members and representatives to the Rebekah branch of the order and of the Grand Encampment, and a number of the citizens of the city. Past Grand Joe 8. Wra.v, superintendent of Gastonia 's splen did system of public schools, was the pre siding officer. Music for the occasion was furnished by the Gastonia orchestra. After the invocation by the Grand Chaplain, Rev. V. R. Coppedge, of Rock ingham, Mayor R. Gregg Cherry, who is also a past Grand of Gastonia lodge No. 1&8. delivered a most hearty and sincere address of welcome, in which he stressed the spirit of fraternalism and co-operation whieb he declared was chacteristic of the citizenship of Gastonia. Past Grand A. .. Wolts, speaking for Gastonia Lodge, expressed the supreme pleasure of the local Odd Fellows in b)ng honored by the meeting here ofthe grand bodies of the order. Gastonia, he said, has en tertained more State ashemblies of this character during the past two years than any other city in the ytate. large or small, ami has attnined n reputation as a con vention city of which its citi.ens hip justly proud. Mrs. Stephen It. lollcy. Noble irand of Woodcdl Urbekah Lodge No. !. which was only organized Inst November, but now has n large and enthiisistic mem beiship, was the next speaker, and most fittingly expiessed the feeling ot iveoome which flu- members of the woman's branch ot thu order in I iastonia hold t ward the visitors who have choen tia t.nua as the phoc for then aiinuai meet ing this year. The responses vv i !e made by Miss l.i! 1 i : 1 1 1 IV Horn, of Moyo.-k. president of tin Kebekah Mate asseinhk, and by (!raml Master ('. O. McMichnel. id' Winston .valem. Miss Flora 's add less v as a sph'ii did triloitc to the part played in strength cuing and widening the influence and beneficent effects of Odd 1'elluwship in tin- sHa'e by the faittiful, loyal and ac tive membership of the Hebekaii branch of the oiiler in North Carolina. Grand Master Mi Michael, who is known from one end of the State to the other as one of North Carolina's most gifted orators and ablest exponents of the law. delivered a i espouse which was replete with the spirit of fraternalism, fellowship and benevolence. At nine o'dnik the audience was dis missed by rhu benediction by the irand Chaplain, and representatives repaired to the Craig building, where the first busi ness session of the Crand Lodge was duly opened and the Past (irand and Crand Lodge degrees were conferred upon a class of "' new representatives and past grands by Deputy Grand Master I). V. Tillitt, of Camden, acting for Crand Warden I.. W. Moore, of Wilmington, who was unable to be present. Tin grand encampment branch of the order convened Tuesday morning and af ter business, hearing reports from the various sections of the state, went into the election of officers for the ensuing year, with the following result: J'. H. Bein, Raleigh, grand patriareh. A. C. Melvin. Durham, grand high priest. J. C. Young. Shiloh, grand senior warden. I). W. Davis. (ioldstKiro, grand junior warden. L. W. Jeanneret, Asheville, grand scrile. John K. Wood, Wilmington, grand treasurer. John D. Berry, Raleigh, grand repre sentative. - The uewly elected and installed officers, later in the day appointed the following: H. . Godfrey, Elisabeth City, grand ontside sentinel. - D. B. Aiken. Greensboro, grsnd sentinel H, A. Ballard, Asheville, grsnd mar shal. ' v . ,l - '- v.- f The reports of the grand encampment officers showed the condition of the. order to be. very fUtering, with.s substantia) Increase ia members. r'1 -- i- For many years the (rand encampment has held its annual meeting at 'the earns time snd rb ' " "--1 1'.T of tbe It.' "t l ' ' - ; ' - ' ' Mi I-' ! 'r place of meeting will be in Greensboro ia August, 1921. The most interesting feature of the session Tuesday night was the conferring of degrees by the price degree team. This, team consists of P. P. Thomas, L. C. Thomas, 8. 8. Cash, J. B. Jackson, W. V. Westmoreland, R. L. Tate and C. O. Baird, superintendent of the Odd Fel lows' Ohpans home at Goldsboro, one of the leading lights on the team who hs worked it up to a degree of letter perfect. Joseph Langston and J. I'. Shrago are aids or rather substitutes on the team, with J. II. Teckenbrock, instructor. After seeing the work conferred by this team, the many Odd Fellows in at tendance determined that they would re turn to their lodges and undertake the organisation of a team which theyN hoped to pattern after this team. The grsnd lodge of Odd Fellows ef Nor tli Carolina, has already passed T& century mark, having been organised in America on April 6, 1819, in the city ef Baltimore with a mere handful of mem bers. Its growth has been phenomenal and it has always ranked ss the second iddest fraternal order in the world the Masonic order being the oldest. While Odd Fellowship in North Caro lina has not kept the pace set by other states and sections, still American Odd Fellowship has the largest membership of any fraternal order in the world. Odd Fellow lodges are located in every state in the union, in all the provinces of British North America, Australia, in cluding New South Wales. Tasmania and New Zealand, also in Germany, Switzer land. Denmark, France, Japan, Chile, Cuba. Mexico, Italy. Alaska. Hawaii, hind, Dinmark, France. Japan Chile, Cuba. Mexi.a. Itlav, Alaska, Hawaii, Panama. Newfoundland, Philippine is lands, Porto Uicn. South Africa und other foreign countries. Many of these bulges own their buildings. Orphans' Home. In Isss. at the annual session in North Carolina, the (lohlsboro Orphans' home was provided for and children were ad mitted in I s) L" . During ftie past 28 wars thousands have been cared for in this institution, many of whom today oc cupy prominent places in the commercial amltooicinl world. There are around U00 now under the spiendirt management of Supertintemlent C. O. Baird. While in no wise an insiiranee society. t yet the insurance feature of the order holds a most prominent place and is strictly fraternal. The deeds of charity contributed each year to the relief and distress is highly commendable. The re lief fund amounts to i.(KW,()0O a year, or $1.j,000 a day. At " o'clock this afternoon the visiting delegates ond other visiting Odd Fellows will lie given an automobile ride over the city and suburbs. With favorable weather this event will Ik one ot. interest to all the representatives here. WEDNESDAY MORNING. At nine o'clock Wednesday morning the Grand Iodge was called to order in its first regular business session by Grand Master C. O. MeMichael. Tele grams wtre read from Grand Warden h. W. Moore, of Wilmington, and Past (irand Master Junius P. 81ocum, of GoldslMiro. expressing their regrets at be ing unable to attend this session. A large number of petitions and resolu tions were presented and referred to the various committees . Among these one which will probably U of greatest in terest to the lodgee throughout the state was a resolution providing for the in stitution of an insurance feature ia connection with membership in the -order . This was referred to the judiciary committee, of which Mr. A. E. Wolts, of Gastonia, is chairman, and Messrs. ; W. F. Evans, of Raleigh, and W. N. Everett, of Rockingham, are members. The most important piece of leginla tion adopted st this session was the adop tion of an amendment to the constitution of the Grand Lodge, which was proposed at the last meeting ia Asheville and came up today for anal actios, provid ing for the election of a sister of the Rebekah branch of the order upon the board ef trustees of the Orphans Home at Gotdsbore. - This movement has grad ually been gaining in favor mnc; t' member ef the order for s rr y and was passed st ti's c ' i - ly a dissenting vote. 1" then called upon V semMy to r