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Oastoni IV GAZETTE .. 'GASTONIA COTTON V 42 CENTS TODAY READ THE WANT ADS ON PAGE 5 KX2Z8XB OF IHJt ASSOCIATED PRXS3 VOL. XU.' NO. 137 GASTONIA, N. C TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 8, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENT! A PA 0. 0. P. GOHIOPI, MINUS LEADER, INVITES DARK 'mr' HOUSE SPAMPEDE Chieftains of Other Days Stand by and Chuckle While Delegates go Having a "People's - date Has Enough Votes in sight to Secure "J" Nomination. (By The Associated Press) x CHICAGO, June 8. Hours before the it time, for "opening the convention to ; yf lay thousand of persons were waiting nd hoping to get in for a look at the vnbossed republican national convention. ' . ' Only a fraction of those who applied 'for seat could be admitted, however, de V plte the Coliseum's eapacity of more ' han J0.000. Political activities moved out of the Hotel district and into the Coliseum itself ' with lhe, assembling of the first session. ' ' It was the first opportunity tor the vari v qua manages to meet the delegate all ' together and, instead of button-holing ' ".delegates singly and in groups, they went -after them in delegations. Today's proceedings in the hall had ' " little to, do with the actual nomination, they fere merely a routine but indispen ' .sWe preliminary to the sessions which re to follow. t. ' The eriap, cool weather which kept Chicago- chilly all during pre-eonvention week, suddenly disappeared today and the - .aun came out with a blistering blast and flooded the town with a temperature ' which sent the thermometers bounding 1 1 ipwardT'P ' While last minute arrangements were lieingmade no change in the line up was " discernible, and (he various managers irankry admitted they saw no tangible . 'videnees a which way the wind is going I to Wow. (They were still looking forward to the first ballots which will come during tWmiddle of the week to develop to point "". ' the way to courses of action. The convention actually opened its first 1 session at 11 o'clock Chicago time. Forty minutes before the convention was due to open, the band struck uji and ' :the delegation began getting into posi tion. The hall was filling rapidly and i many of the notables were arriving. There was a remarkable alwencc of con tusion. The old timers said it looked -almost as tame as four years ago. - -CHICAGO. June 8 Unique In the an Jial of the party, the republican national convention assembled tclay mi bossed, " 4inbridled and no presidential candidate having enough votes in sight to assure his nomination. ' " It promises to be a record breaker in all respects. It may cast more ballots than any other republican convention since Garfield was nominated in 18S0 be "lore the party standard bearer is named. There is still such a complete absence -of bosses as to leave the convention leader less . Chieftains who spoke with authority" in fhe days goue by are stand ing on the side lines, having a chuckle while the delegates go through the ex perien.ee of having a "people's conven- tion." 'k It is true that several scorevof dele gates are instrocted either by their dis trict conventions or by state primaries but nobody, including their own state leaders, knows how long they are going to stand hitched. I The air is choked with reports of dele gation conferences at which it has been decided to stand by the favorite sou or instructions on enough ballots to comply with state laws or fulfill the good faith that goes with a primtfy expression of .preference. For instance, one candidate issues a statement and serves notiee that be wants Bo complimentary or favorite son vote but wants the real thing with a will to win. Almost at the same moment his state delegation' hJhj a meetiug and Un delegates "decide among themselves to give him aH the first ballot, and split up Tarious ways on the others . - The situation presents an opportunity for some shrewd leader to step forward at the psychological moment and invite - a stampede. - Practical politicians agree that an un led convention is an easy mark for a run .away. . - . -A glance at convention records . since Lincoln was nominated in I860, diseases the unusual prospects for the present " one?. - In those conventions the balloting was 'at follows: Year " s Nominee No. of Ballots 1860 '. Lincoln 3 - 1864 Lincoln . .1- : 1868 T ' . Grant - -,: 1 . . 1872 . - Grant 1 1876 " i Hayes - 1 . 1SS0 - .Garfield ! 36.' i 1?M " ' : Blaine' - - . J - i - - Harrisoa 8" Through Experience of Convention" - No Candi- 1892 Harrison 1 1896 McKinley 1 1900 McKinley Acclamation 1904 Roosevelt Acclamation 1908 Taft 1 1812 Taft 1 1916 Hughes Overnight reports and rumors from candidates' camps and delegation head quarters shed no light on the situation. A triangular dead lock between Wood, Lowden and Johnson still appeared the almost certain result to come on the first trial of voting., strength Wednesday or Thursday, with probably more than a score of favorite sons, dark horses or in dividual selections sharing more than half of the total vote. The roll call will give, however, the first clear intimation as to what the mass of the more than 500 fancy-free, unin structed delegates, have been thinking as they milled restlessly about the hotel lobbies hour by hour. It will contain in formation for which all parties to the great dispute have been waiting and let loose new moves and counter moves about men who east the votes . It was this situation that gave dark horse talk additional prominence yester day in the hotel labbies and with it came an undercurrent from arriving delega tions of suggestion that after all it might be wiser to put forward a candidate whose namehad not been involved in the senate inquiry into pre-eonvention expenditures and activities of presidential aspirants. Again the name of ' Charles Evans Hughes recurred in these discussions and Governor Coolidge, of Massachusetts. also was mentioned. (Senator Borah said Judge Hughes would be "formidable" if the convention were conielled to seek a dark hone nominee. The Idaho senator served notice l;!ci at Senator Johnson's great ma 3d meeting which was an outstanding convention eve feature and, incidentally, another de parture from precedent, that he proposed to carry his argument againstfe league of nations covenant to the rleor of the convention itself. Hailed by Senator Johnson, whom he followed in addressing a crowd that jammed the Auditorium theatre, swelled out into the street iu an overflow that defied a thundershower. as "pioneer" of the senate battle against the covenant, Senator Borah said hi did not propose to compromise the treaty issue. Republican and democratic leaders, he said, were leading toward such action and Senator Johnson alone of the presidential candidates was not will ing to compromise "American indepen dence a"nd sovereignty." The California senator presenting Ins case to an audience largely composed of delegates declared that the "doctrine of humanity and Americanism" he preached was one "that be would always pruh "without limie or compromise." There was more talk during the night of the possibility of short cutting con vention preliminaries by making the tcm jtorary organization with Senator Lodge as chairman, tb permanent convention structure; , The supreme court 's decision had no marked effect in convention circles. Lead ers sormed to feel relief that the matter was settled, and that it was not necessary to deal with the issue in the platform . Timely contributions aided the wo men's national party to .mobilize 150 "pickets" before the convention 0ened and threw a cordouof silent, but banner bearing sentries along the front of the Coliseum. When the delegates and the other crowds here piled out of bed aud scat tered for breakfast they faced a blister ing hot day, uncomfortably warnr in the morning hours and the temperature climb ing. The weather sharps had predicted "generally fair, and not much change in temperature, ' but the crowds could Bot take that view. There was an early start toward the Coliseum, many of the late aightstrag glera being a bit weary, with a long siege ahead. - ' f '.v'-" , ; Around the hotels a few brokers offered tickets to the convention -at' fabulous prices.-with few buyers. Tlie crowd was wise, knowing today's session "would sup ply no exeitement. ' V , f The , Candidates were up and about early. Campaign managers were on the job, , taking stock, and hoping ; to find out r if . there had been - any , overnight ehangea. in the line hp; tIa the rush v (Coatianej o pagw I) LGM'iER LEJUO MOHRISOn BY 3,000 VOTES Incomolete and Unofficial Re turns From 86 Counties Give Gardner 42,216 And Mor rison 39,165 - Pace Out of Race ' Second Primary Sure. RALEIGH, N. C June 8. IJeutenant Governor Q. Max Gardner wus leading Cameron Morrison, of Charlotte, with about :t,000 votes from the state-wide pri mary held Saturday compiled by the Ral eigh News and Observer late last night from complete, incomplete and unofficial returns from 86 out of 100 counties in the state for the democratic nomination for governor. It is now considered a I most certain that a second primary will be neceKsary between Morrison and Gard ner on July ; to decide the nomination. The state manager for .Robert N. Page issued a statement last night saying suf ficient reports had been received by him to indicate that Mr. Page had been elimi nated from the contest. The vote stood: Gardner. 4,',1C; Mor rison, 39,165; Page, 27,187. The figures are based on returns from 40 counties complete and 46 counties vir tually complete. The remaining 14 counties are small and it was not expected the returns from these would materially change the News and Observer compila tion. In the republican presidential prefer ence, the News and Observer tabulation showed Senator Johnson had received 1,- 157 votes and General Wood 207 from 118 precincts out of 1,564 in the state. Virtually complete but unofficial re turns from the First district indicate the defeat of Representative John H. Small by Hallet Ward. SEC. MEREDITH SPEAKS TO ADVERTISING MEN INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 8. Poli tics began to hum today among, the dele gates here for the sixteenth annual con vention of -the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. Four men Arthur Newmyer, of New Orleans; George W. Hopkins, of (New York; Tim Thrift, of Cleveland- and Merle Sidener, of In dianapolis are among those being con sidered for president to succeed Reuben H. Donnelly, of Chicago. While Mil waukee and Atlanta are making the loud est claims for the 1921 convention. Des Moines, Iowa, is on a still huut for it. E. T. Meredith, secretary of the de partment of agriculture, and Edwar N. Hurley, of Chicago, formerly chairman of the United States shipping board, were two of fhe chief speakers today. " When I tell you that 1 am advertising a service department of the United States government which deals with an $NM,00ft, OOO.OtMl enterprise with a yearly business of $25,000,0011,000 I UHieve I will get your attention, " said Secretary Mere- litli. "The pu:nse of this advertise ment is to sell you the United State dc pnrtment of agriculture." Mr. Meredith declared that the rd ucts of the farm, raw or manufactured, make a larger contribution to advertising space than all other industries and insti tutions. Mr. Hurley derlared that selling adver tising should be based on the same theory that a salesman sells any other line of goods, that is, on the financial standing of his customer. 'Advertising of a thoroughly sound ind scientific kind," said Mr. Hurlev. 'must of necessity cut out waste iu order o give the most for the money, which is business. ' ' GETTING ELECTED TO CONGRESS IS CHEAP( ? ) WASHINGTON, June H Getting nominated for congress is cheap, (fespite le primary system according to exjiense statements riled bv candidates with Tvler Page, clerk ot' the house of representa tives. Iu aUiut So states, apparently, it costs nothing, for not a single statement has been filed from there. This condi tion is sworn to be true in numerous con gressional districts of many other state-. The admitted costs, rauge from four cents to $5,000. Henry Sian, an Iu diana democrat, wrote a couple of let ters, hence the four cents item, whih E. W. Rot li rock, a Pennsylvania rc.uti!i ean, spent the $.1,000. Other candidate scattered throughout the country, plac the cost at 50 cents 'to a few hundred or thousand .dollars. i Among the states from which no state roents have been filed are Georgia Louisiana, Virginia and Tennessee. BOLSHEVIK FORCES ' - DKIVEHyBACK llf PANIC "WARSAW; June 7. Bolshevik, forces hare been driven back in a panic along the front betweea the Dvina and Bere sina rivers, according to an official state ment issued at Polish army headquarters today. . The Poles broke through the so viet Hues and captored 800 prisoners and a large amount of booty.; - One of the recently patented water bieyele that is supported by floats and driven by a pedal operated propeller is steered by turning the forward float in stead of with a rodder. "' ''" "' HARRY W. WADE. of Iadiaaapolis, Ind., Head of the In surance Department of the Knights of Pythias Who is Here to Attend the Grand Lodge. GRAND LODGE PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9TH S a. m. Grand Lodgt Session. 12 m. Dinner. 2 p. m. Grand Lodgt Session. 5 p. m . Autmsbile ride of of ficers and representatives over the city of Gastonia. 6 p. m. to p. m. Barbecue at Armstrong Park. All Pythiana and their families invited. S p. m Graad Lodge Session. FEDERATED LABOR MAXES MANY DEMANDS Delegates to Montreal Conven tion of American Federation of Labor Not Backward About Asking For Things. MOXTttKAi., June S. Resolutions covering political and economic condi tions in the United states and lslor de mands upon the administration forces of that country were presented lv the score when the American Federation of Lalstr opened its second day's session here to day. These resolutions demanded a "hands off" policy toward Mexico, public owner ship of railroads with democratic admin istration ; reaffirmation of home rule for Ireland, apopintinent of a committee to lay foundations for an American labor party, lifting of the blockade of soviet Russia, re establishment of trade relations with Russia, and recognition of the soviet goveriiineiH. impeachment of Attorney (ieueral Palmer, condemnation of Post master ienenrl Htrffeson, condemnation of industrial courts repeal of recently en a. ted lailroad legislation enforcing com pulsory arbitration and establishment of an educational system on management for l i.e workers. Another resolution presented by Abra Ivim Ijffkmvitz. of the American Federa tion of Teachers, for the "democratiza tion of the school systems" by giving the teachers a voice in framing the educa tional policies of each community. The Teachers' Federation, now organ ized three vear. has ISO locals. TODAY'S CENSUS FIGURES. WASHINGTON. June H. -Port Huron. Mich.. L'.IJMI ; increase 7.0M, or per .ent. ' Marietta. ().. I.".1imi; in. reae '.177. or 16.S per cent. Kauclnire. Wis.. 20,S0; increase L'.."7n, or 14 er rent. Nanticoke. Pa. or ixr cent. Pairhurn, Ja . .'L'.rtl I ; iiu-rea-e. I JHH) Katontoii, " : an ton. 2,T9; Cnlhouu. tra 2.B7" 1 .!." (a AT THE THEATERS Kdna and We 4 aets Park Theater presents tonight lneday night, "M. Klmo". in Taken fmru the world famed novel of the s.' ine name TODAY'S COTTON MARKET NEW YORK COTTON, f By The Associateil Press. NKW YORK. June Cotton fu turesened liarely steady. July 33:50; Octolier .".o:0; Jtecember .14:47; Jan uarr r.'i:y: March :W:.55. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. (By The AssocUted Press. NEW ORLEANS, June 8 Oiwniag bids: Jnly 38:60; October 35:50 bid; December 34:45; January 33:2$. Market qniet. . ' ; V Mr. John M. Gaston, of Lowell, was a business visitor in the eiry Tuesday." ,-.,- ; , - -- rof as surgical eompressea cap and masks made of nJuminnm through wkieh hot or cold water can bo circulat ed ha to beea iavented ia Europo. GRAND LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. 1 SESSION Forty-Ninth Annual Session Grand Lodge Pyth ians Meets in Gastonia This Week - Grand Lodge Sessions Tonight and Tomorrow Thursday Will be D. O. K. K. Day - Big Class to Cross Burning Sands. Pythians from all over North Carolina are assembling in Gastonia today for the three-day session of the Orand Lodge, which is meeting here in 49th annual session, uastoniu Loage io. ;.i, me largest lodge in the Btate acting aa host . f npnminir trnlni tnHnv hflVA liApn Hriflcr- ISng delegates and representatives by the score, many of whom have come a day in advance to be present at the cornerstone laying of the N. G. Orthopaedic Hos pital which took place this morning at 10:30 o'clock. The first session of the Orand Lodge will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Pythian Lodge hail on West Main a venae. At to is session tne urana Lodge degree will be conferred upon the representatives. At 8:30 o'clock, the Gastonia degree team will confer the third rank upon a large class of candi dates before the Grand Lodge. At 10 o 'clock there will be a reception in hon or of the officers and representatives of the Grand Lodge, in the Armory. Wednesday will be featured by the ses sions of the Grand Lodge at 9 a. m.. Up. m. and 8 p. m., with an automo bile ride oer the city at 5 o'clock. Thursday will be D. O. K. K. lay. (rRANI LXlHrK OKFICKRH. Grand Chancellor I). W. Sorrell, Dur ham. Grand Vice-Chancellor -R. 8. McC'oin, K. U. Owen, Henderson. Grand Prelate -Rev. Charlotte. Grand Keejier of Records and Beal Myron Clark, Salisbury. Grand Master of Kxchequer G. W. Monttastle, Lexington. Orand Master ut Anns K. Canton. Craud Inner Guard II. I Koeky Mount. Grand Outer Guard Whit. M. Geier, Ilolden, R. Stone, Greensboro. KKPRrJVTATIVK8. Stonewall. No. 1 Wilmington, J. McXorUm. Clarendon. No. --Wilmington, Ir C. Calloway. ( uinbei land, No. 5- Fuyetteville, M. Iledgpeth. Riiftiu, No. 0 ioldsloro, Jacob W. P. Shrayo. Athenia, No. H -New Item. Salisbury, No. 124 Salisbury, W. T Hainey. ' Durham, No. :;l Durham, W. V. Wil I iain. I'isKali. ? Miller. RathlMine Asheville, Krnest H. No. Charlotte, Kdgar W. Pharr. Monroe, No. -.Monroe, R. W. I-era- niond. High Point, No. Hifl Point. W. I.. Stamev. Damon, No. 41 -Winston Salem A i la m. I.iberlv. No. :i - l.iU-rty. S. .1. (. F. Muck ner. Statexviile. No. 4 - Statesville, M. E Raine', .1 r. I.ilieoliitoii No. 4H I.ineolnton. Jas. A. Sliuford. Reidsvilli-. Weil. n Reidsyille. J. S. 'oncord. Mia- kweldcr. Oast riia. i lierr . 1 :.-;t ba. Ilef i.er. Rowland. No -Concord, J. A. N Gastonia, R. G. Hickory, -Rowland, L. No. J. Salem. No. or! Winston Salem, W. M. Wiminer. M uiit Ida, I'atc. Kalsiilii, No. Murke.. X) No. ;i Marion, H. H. fl- Way nes ville. 64 Morgan ton, 'has. Lane. Jr. '.o' VrtMie,No. 65 Mooresviile. .1. F. Bra " ley. Kinston, N'o. 6fi Kiuston North Wilkeslmro. N'o. North WtlkesU.ro. M. A. Vickery'. Mount Holly, No. H Mount H.ll. Henrietta. No. 7b Henrietta. Lexington. No. 71 Islington, Michael. Kx-eJsior, No. 7- lyouisbiirif. Cooke. I'amlico, No. 7: Washington. Fleming. Matthews. No. 77ltthews, A. H. C. K. C. R. A. J. Williams. : Caldwell, No. 7S Lenoir, V. 1). Guire ' Greensboro, No. 8 Greensboro, J. H Shaw.., - Forest City, No. 3 Forest City. Charlotte, -N. S3 Charlotte, J. A. Eagle. - ' ." - '- ' Rocky Mount, No. 84 -Rocky Mount, E. & Pnddison, - s Henderson, "No. S3 Henderson, R. J. V Jones. Hethania, No. K6 Rural Hall, J. A. P. Wolff. Mecklenburg, No. 90 Charlotte, M. W. Woodside. Graham, No. 92 Graham, Sam. T. Johnson. Tar River, No. 93 Greenville, B. B. Ficklen. Kings Mountain, No. 94 Kings Moan tain, Dr. J. E. Anthony. Rockingham, No. 95 Rockingtuua, Raeford Terry. Piedmont, No. 96 Elkin, J. 8. BelL Chapel Hill, No. 97 a.pel Hill, T. U. Raney. Troy, No. 9 Troy. Rutherfordton, No. 99 Rubberford ion. Rowan, No. 100 Salisbury, W. . Ratts. China Orove, No. 102 China Grovo. Asheville, No. 106 AsheviUe. East Durham, No. 109 Kant Durham, A. P. Carlton. Myrtle, No. Ill Cedar, Grove. Albemarle, No. 112 Albemarle. Columbus, No. 114 Columbus. Siler City, No. 117 HiWOity, J. a Gregson. Tryon, N'o. 118 Tryon. Caroleen, No. 119 Caroleen, W. C Lynch. Clarkton, No. 121 "larkton, L A, Singletary. N Klizabeth City, No. V22 JSlixabeth City, C. M. Gray. Sanford. No. 123 Sanford. Ellenboro, No. 12fr Mlenboro, A. 8. Harrell. West Durham, No. 130-West Dur ham. Mount Olive, No. 132 Mount Olive. Cliffside, No. 133 Cliffside, C. D. Hughes. Cape Fear, N'o. 136 Dunn. Clayton, No. 137-Clayton, H. A. Page. Carthage, No. l.'(5 Carthage. Mount (iilead, No. 144 Mount Gilead. Wachovia, N'o. 145 - -Winston-Salem, J. O. White. Kstatoe, No. 147 Mica ville 8. O. Hall. Canton, No. Ill -Canton, William Robertson. Cheoah, No. 1.12- Andrews. Richard Caswell, No. 153 South port. Mollis. No. 154 -Hollis. J. P. D. With roW. i Irvin River, No. 155 iSpray, E. V. II .bl.s. Proximity. No. 15M lreensboro, G. D. Oakes. Franklin. No. 161 Franklin, C. a Smathers. Washington Duke, No. 165 Iuke, E. K. Thomas. Kureka, No. 167 Avden, Llovd Turn- Faison, No. 17; Faison, J. J. Gib- IhiiiS. t "herry ville No. 174 Oherrvville. Wallace, No. 176 Wallace. . 1x5 FlHtcher. N. Tahkeeostee, No. Ituldwiu. White Oak, N'( B. I s7 Greensboro, C T. .lames. Uos- Hill. No. lss Kos,. Ilili. Hynum. No. IM9 Bynuni. Huriisville. No. l!i -Murnsville. Marble. No. i!l Marble, A. S, Hoo- Cronly, Nil '.J -Acme. S. .1. itowelL Apex, No. ItM .ex, M. H. Pate. ( ieniianti.n. No. 17 (iermanton, L. M. Mi Kenrie. kluHlhis. No. I!h -Rhodhis, Astor l'eeler. Plymouth. No. 2M Plymouth. Clinton. N'o. 201 (linton. Hanging Dog, No. 206 Grand View A. K. Palmer. MuDonaM. No. 216 McDonald. Nahunta, No. 225 Fremont, John L. Hare. ' v Weldon, No. 227 Weldon, C. E. Car ter, r Hallsboro, No. 22 Hailsboro. ' "' Monte Vista, No. 220 Spruce Pine, R. E. Burton. ' V Neuse, No. 8ylva, No. Tallassee, Smith. Walter B. 2.KI SmithfieUU 231 8ylva. . No. 233 Badiar H T. Richie, No. 234 -Madiso. D. W. S0ERELL, Of DURHAM, GRAND CHANCELLOR, K. OF P. Born April 8th. 1882, ia . Durham county, North Carolina. Attended local district schools in Durham eonnty. Fin ished Cary high school in 1S9S and ia the fall of te same yearyenterei Wake . " Continued oa page 4).
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