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' Gastonia Daily-(Gazette GASTONIA ' ! ...;.-cbTTON,;V, A2 CENTS TODAY: READ THE WANT ADS ON PAGE 5 .vol. xu;: wo. 141. - GASTONIA, N. O, SATUDRAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 12, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS ' v. - ? i rf no, of SIIOVING CONVENTION DARK HORSE Will be Further Tests of Strength Between Low . den Wood and . Johnson Before Turning to String of Dark .Horses Butler Releases New ; York Delegation Harding Shows Strength. ' '. (By The Associated Press.) r COLISEUM, CHICAGO, .June 12 ; Iiunehmg Into its fifth ballot today in . search of. & nominee for- the presidency "'the .'republican' national convention was prepared to have some 'further tests of strength between Lowden, Wood w and Johnson, and. then,. If necessary, turn, to the string of dark horses, j The all night conference among lead ' -en h&d ""put". Senator Harding, of Ohio, at the head of the .dark horse group. ' All night long andarly tris morning the heads of, various groups were confer ring and the trend of most of the con ?' ferenbes seemed to lie to find some way to turn Wood and Lowden strength to Hard- .log. , ' - ; v ' .1 The .leaders worn, and sleepless, were late in reaching ".the convention hall but -the delegates with the interest raised to fever heat came early, hoping to see the . thing finished- that they might get away for- home today. . The leaders remained -at the. downtown conference rooms until the last minute many of them, snatching a few moments of rest as they held bedside conferences. Meanwhile "Wpod, Lowden, and Johnson forces were attempting to tighten lines and both the AVood and Lowden groups were predicting they would show greater strength on the opening ballot of today than they did on the closing ballot of yes- ' terday whea the convention adjourned After a hot' gruelling ten hour session. Just before .the convention assembled , the New -York delegation caucused, try ing to decide on where to put its strength. "Both Lowden and Wood forces were claiming accessions from that quarter. Ten o'clock, the hour for recovnening, passed by and the leaders still were slow in arriving. The visitors galleries were rather thin in spots, the prospects for another blistering day probably melted the interest of many. Senator Harry & New, chairman of the Indiana delegation, said on arriving at .. the convention hall that the switch, every one was looking for probably would come after the second ballot of the day. -Other early arrivals declared the Wood column probably would show .fifty more votes on the first ballot today than it did ,n the last vote yesterday. These per sons argued that Wood mus be consid ered a strong contender so long as he lost no delegates and they said there were Do signs of defections. The early simulation on possible anges in position centered around New York and Pennsylvania. ' Those two heavy blocks cast for any candidate always go far in psychological and actual effect. Major Frank JT. Knox, of New Hamp shire, floor leader for the Wood forces, aaidW reaching convention hall: General 'Wood will gain on every bal lpt today. The big jump will come when we are about to break into the Johnson vote where most of our reserves lie. "If Pennsylvania breaks from Spronl the delegates cannot be delivered to any band picked candidate. We have a lot of strength there." c- , When the convention was called to or der the New York delegation was still out trying to determine what to do with ,ls vote. Indiana caucused on the floor. As the men who conducted the dark horse conferences arrived they said the situation was unchanged and that the at tempt to nominate Senator Harding would be continued. Some of the men running the Lowden campaign on the floor predicted that the convention would keep Tight on balloting until the Lowden total passed Woors. - ' Bishop Nicholson, of Chicago, offered Che prayer today. BEGAN AT 10:25 A. M. ; 'COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June 22. At 10:23 o'clock Chairman Lodge called the Birth day 's session of the republican na tional convention to order and for the fifth ballot. BUTLER RELEASES - NEW YORK DELEGATES ' O01LSEUM, CHICAGO, June 12. - Nicholas Murray Butler released his del egates today and a caucus of the New York delegation showed this way: ; v CHICAGO, June -12. Harding, of Ohio, emerged today from all night con ferences of republican chieftains as the man with whom they hope to break the Imminent ) deadlock on ; the presidential .nomination. ': ,-;'""'; -." ''--' - On him they plan .to concentrate their strength should the ' convention fail to break through the blockade established yesterday-by f oar ballots. - '"ii ' , Senator Harding- participated in the conference. He also saw Senator John n Ii 1' litter's private apartments, miio is UP AS THE but the California senator described the visit as a ' convention call." Details of the meeting were not discussed. It gained significance because backers of the Hard ing movement are looking to Johnson supporters for aid if their plans materialize.- ' "- " The tentative plan, of originators of the new -Harding boom was contingent upon. failure of early Votes today to re sult in nomination of Wood, Lowden or Johnson. Among those with whom Sena tor Harding conferred during the night were Senators Wadsworth and Calder, New York; Brandegee, Connecticut; Smoot, Utah; William Barnes, Jr., and Ogden Mills, New York. Participants in these conferences and floor managers for Wood, Lowden and Johnson agreed that first ballots today would show increased strength for the leading candidates. The managers for the "big three" in no way relaxed their energy or lost ' confidence in success. Backers of the Harding compromise con tended that no nomination would be reached as the situation now stands. They put forward their plan to meet this condition and believing that delegates would not remain over until Monday, ne cessitating action today. The Harding boomers expected on early ballots to receive enough support in addition to the 61 1-2 votes he polled on the last roll yesterday to pave the way for a drive for his nomination later. Originators of the Harding compro mise plan were known to be seeking sup port of the Calif ornian 's adherents if it became clear that Johnson could not be nominated. To insure strong reinforce ments from that direction, some leaders urged during the night conferences that a ticket of Harding for president and Johnson for vice president be put for ward. There was nothing to indicate that Senator Johnson would consent. Governor Coolidge, of Massachusetts, also was mentioned as a possible running mate for Harding should Senator John son elect to give his support but not his name to the ticket. Neither of these courses would main tain the veto power over convention ac tion which has been claimed for the Cali fornia senator from the beginning. Backers of the Harding boom claim they could muster between one hundred and fifty and two hundred votes for Harding on an arly ballot today and that if Johnson could be induced to ac cept the vice presidential nomination on the compromise ticket, practically his entire- strength could be swung into line. The largcrt block of votes, it was thought, could lie obtained for Harding, sponsors jof the movement said, were in the New York delegation. Sixty New York delegates, it was said at one con ference, could be swung to Harding at any time. Certain members of the dele gation who are opposed to the move, said that they doubted if more than forty could be swayed. Opponents of the Harding plan de clared they would fight it to a finish in a caucus of the New York delegation to day. Votes also could be drawn from In diana, Pennsylvania, and some of the New England and Southern states, lead ers of the Harding movement declared. Whether Senator Penrose wss aware of the flew proposal was a moot question. At one conference it was declared he (Continued on page 8.) NICHOLAS M. BUTLER Mr. Butler, After the Kfth Ballot, This Afternoon Released His Delegates sad They Divided Their Vstt. - - THREE GASHI VB Gl'DU ATE FROM STATE CTERSITY Tom Brawley, Bryan Sine nd Horace Nims Have all Won Honors During Their College . Careers Commencement tc Be Big Event Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby one of the Speakers. (By J. O. Gullick.) CHAPEL OULL, June 12. With every indication pointing to the success ful operation of all that has been planned, the University commencement, which will be held from June 13 to 17, promises to be one of the greatest and most notable commencements in the his tory of the institution. Prominent speak ers have been secured, alumni reunions have been arranged, plans far "dances have been completed, and a large aggre gation of alumni and others is expected to be present. Hon. Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state, has been secured to make the com mencement address and Chancellor S. H. McCormick, of the University of Pitts burgh, will deliver the baccalaureate ser mon. Secretary Colby Is well known as an eloquent and forceful speaker and distinguished statesman. Chancellor IMeCormkk, formerly a Presbyterian minister, is also noted as a shaker and in his sermon there will be given the opportunity to hear a powerful discourse. The Program. Commencement will be ushered in Sun day, June 13, by the baccalaureate ser mon at eleven o'clock in the morning. In the evening Rev. W. P. Moss, of Chapel Hill, will preach the annual ser mon before the Y. M. C- A. Monday will be senior class day and exercises will be held both morning, and afternoon. President John P. Washburn will mate his farewell address to the senior class The class will, history and statistics will be read and the pipe of peace will be smoked under Davie Pop lar, and the campus will be formally turned over to tbe rising senior class. Inl . i . tit; i : t r 1 i ne morning me uue t . .raangum ora torical contest, in which T. J. Brawley, of Gastonia, and Y. L Townsend, of Bessemer City, will participate, will be held. In the evening the inter-society debate, in which ('. T. Boyd, of Gastonia, is a speaker will be helS, which will be followed by the anniversary meetings of the Dialectic and Philanthropic societies. Tuesday is alumni day and will be de voted entirely to alumni activities. The activities of the day will begin in the morning with the meeting of the General Alumni Association, at which President Chase will peak. The alumni luncheon will be served at Swain Hall at one o'clock, and the evening will be given over to alumni baseball games on Emer son field and to other alumni activities. The regular nu'ting of the board of trus tees will be held in the evening. The Carolina Playmaker will present plays in the evening, which will be followed ly a reception in the gymnasium. Wednesday is commencement day proper. The graduate in cap and gown will form a conspicuous part of the aca demic procession that will iiuirch acruK" the campus to Memorial Hall, where the nddresby Secretary Colby will In- deliv ered. Announcements will leiiade by President Chase and the exercises will be brought to an end by the presentation of diplomas by Governor T. W. Bickett. The Dances. The dsmiiiK will In-gin Tuesday night with the senior class dinner dance, which is a new feature this commencement. Beginning Wednesday afternoon there mill be five dances, culminating in the final ball, June 17. Byuum gymnasium will be decorated especially for the dancos, and the Waldorf-Astoria orches trasrom New York will furnish the music. Three Gaston Men to Graduate. The University commencement will be of more than usual interest this year to Gaston county people, as there are three Gaston county students to graduae. The Gaston men receiving their sheepskin this year are Thomas J. Brawley, of Gas tonia; Bryan W. 8ipe, of Cherry ville, and Horace Nims, of Mt. Holly. Allt of these men have enjoyed a suc cessful career in college and have re ceived several 'honors. The success of Mr. Brawley began in his- freshman year with the freshman debate, of which he was one of tb winners- He is a member of the Dialectic Society, of the Latin American Club, and of the Gaston County Club. He was a student member of the North Carolina Reconstruction Committee, and was one of the few stu dents selected from the education depart ment to observe, the work of the Wake county schools. In the commencement oratorical contest this year he will be one of the speakers. , Thomas is a well proportioned combination of good nature and determination, and his good disposi tion has made hfan many friends. - He expects to enter New York University in the fall andfurther prepare himself for his business career. Mr. Sipe is one of the most energetic and dependable men in the senior class". He has performed the unusual feat of finishing enough work in three years and three months for graduation, and is addi tion to this has jnade honor grades part of the time. At the end of the fall quar ter before Christmas' he had passed enough work to receive his A. B. degree, and sine then he has been taking grad- WARREN C. HARDING Who Looms Up This Afternoon as the Most Likely "Dark Horse" at the - Chicago Convention. 3rd national bank Increases capital stock Stockholders Vote to Increase Capital Stock From $100, 000 to $250,000 New Stock Will Be Placed on Market at $125 Per Share Effective July 1. At a sjiecial meeting of the stock holders of the Third National Hank held Friday, action was taken whereby the capital stock of the Hank will Ik? in creased from $100,000 to $250,000, ef fective July 1. The new stock will be available to present stockholders and to outside parties at $125 per share. This action on the part of the stockholders is taken to meet the growing demands made upon the bank by its rapidly inereas ing business. The total capital and sur plus after the increase will be over $300, 000. - r ( In connection with this increase it it of interest to note that 12 mouths ago the bank, then known as the ltank of Gastonia, had a capital of $50,(K)o. On July 1, ISJ19, the capital stock was in creased from- $50,000 to $100,000. In October 1919, the bank was made a Na tioual bank, becoming the 3rd National Bank of Gastonia. Follows then tht 'second increase in capital stock from $10MMtn to $250,000. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE EGYPTIAN PREMIER (By'Tne Associated frets.') t'AlUO, June 12. An unsuccessful at tempt was made today to assassinate the Kgyplinn premier by a bomb. Today's attempt to assassinate the Egyptian premier, Yusuf Wahba Pasha, is the second within six months. On le cemlier 15, 1919, an attack was made upon the premier while he was driving to the ministry, his assailant, a student, first throwing two bombs and then draw ing a revolver and attemutina to use it. Neither of the bombs struck near enough to the premier's car to injure any one within it, and the student was overpow ered before he could bring his pistol into play. The assailant, a coptic medical student named Arian Yusuf Hani), was tried and sentenced to 10 years' impris onment. uate work. Iu. addition to his regular college work he holds a responsible posi tion in the office of the North Carolina Geological Survey here. He expects to enter the University next fall to take graduate work in the School of Commerce to further fit him for his business career, in which he has every promise of success. Mr. Nims is a former member of the class of 1919 who did not return from the army in time to pass off enough work to graduate. He was in charge of the Mountain Island school during the winter and returned to the University in the spring term to complete the requirements for his A. B. degree. Mr. Nims has shown his abilities in several ways since he has been here. lie has had a part in the work of the musical association, and has shown exceptional ability in track. He was a member of the track team during his junior and senior years in the capacity of a long distance runner. Many Alumni to Gather at Reunions. Alumni reunions have been planned for nine classes. According to the plans an nounced by secretary E. R. Bankin, the classes of 1860, '70, '80, '90, '00, '05, '10, '15, and '19 are scheduled to return to the campus, and a large number will be back not only to see their classmates and to visit their Alma Mater, bat to hear the address of Secretary Colbyv ' Among the returning classes, the famous " Confederate" class, or - the class or 1860, is of considerable interest. Of the 93 members of this class 92 joined the Confederate army and served through the war. Fourteen members of the class are stul living. .Major W, A Graham is chairman of the committee for arranging ths reunion. -:'i"-e "";! REPUBLICAN PARTY IS . BITTERLY DENOUNCED BY rrnrniTinm nr i i nnn Samuel Gompers Presents Report Condemning Republican Convention in Chicago For Turn ing Its Back on Labor In Adopting Platform Says Platform Proposes an Industrial Enslave ment - Denies Right to Strike. (By The Associated Press.) MONTREAL, June 12 Amid tre mendous applause, the American Federa tion of Labor at its annual convention here today adopted a report condemning the republican convention in Chicago for "turning its back on labor" in adopting its platform . During reading of the report, presented by Samuel Gompers, and Matthew Woll, president and vice-president of the fed eration, various sections of republican planks criticised by the labor leaders were hissed while their critics received applause. The report -was ordered printed and distributed to organi.ed labor. It as serted that the labor declaration of the republican platform "proposes an in dustrial enslavement and an abrogation of rights as precious as life itself" and that it denied the right to strike. "The republican convention lias turu ed its back upon labor," and has adopt ed a platform "defiant in its defense of the enemies of labor and calculated to secure for them fresh advantages and greater privileges, ' ' Hamuel Gompers and Matthew Woll, president and viee presi dent of the American Federation of La bor, declared here today in a statement presented at the federation 's annual con vention. The labor declaration of the platform as adopted, they asserted, proposes an industrial enslavement and an abroga tion of rights as precious as life itself. " ' ' While there is in the platform a cer tain shrewdness in selection of language there is never an opportunity for doubt as to the true meaning of their provisions relating to labor," they udded. The statement which was presented to the convention by President (tomjKirt goes into great detail oiuting out labor'? grievances against the republican plat form and vigorously assails the rcpubli cans for neglectiug anti-profiteering legislation recommendations. "The republican platform practically ignores the profiteer," the statement ad tied, "and while recognizing the evib of currency inflation, offers nk remedy for that condition. Specific proposal; submitted by lalmr for relief from tin high co.-t of living and profiteering are given no place in the platform.'' Tbe Mexican plank of the platform, the labor leaders charge!, "clearly aims to undermine the sovereignty of the Mex it-an )eople and to make the iiiaiiitcn;iii of order in Mexico the business of the government of the United States. "It proposes the fulfillment of what have long been the hoix-s and aims of those whose sole object is the exploitation of the people and boundless resources of Mexico," according to the lalxir chiefs. Republican indorsement of trausorta tion act of 19120 was declared to be a "complete denial and repudiation of the demands submitted by lalxir and is an emphatic endorsement of the labor pro visions of the Cummins Esch railroad act . ' ' The section of this plank referring to "om-eful arbitration of wage dispute" was said to ! a denial of the lawful right of -the workers to cease working. " "This denial of the right to strike," the labor chiefs assert, "the party pro claims as one of its greatest achieve ments. ' ' "We hold no brief for the democratic party," continued the statement com menting on the republican condemnation f the democratic administration for failure to enforce the anti-profiteering laws, ' but we call attention to the fact that sjiecific proposals on this subject submitted by labor are ignored com pletely. " The republican platform evades the issue and offers no remedy; it denies the importance of profiteering as the leading cause of the high cost of living and en deavors to put a part of the responsibil ity npon what it falsely calls 'dispropor tionate wage advances.' ' We have no knowledge of any substantial or effective anti-profiteering laws passed by the re publican congress." The plank regarding tailor's right to strike '.' constitutes a denial of labor's demands and contemplates the erection of government machinery for tbo coercion of labor and for the suppressioa and lim itation of Ha proper, lawful and normal activities," said the statement s 'It proposes to erect government tri bunals vested with the power to compel Involuntary labor. The entire plank is a 4enial of freedom and in addition sub versive of the best interests of our re public;." . ''-' - . -The labor leaders asserted republicans failed to mention in their platform la bor's demands fo a federal law for tbe legal right of "voluntary associations" to protect itself against ' ' unwarrantable issuance of writs of injunction," and the ' 4 vigorous enforcement of the sesv men's' act and the most liberal interpre tation of its provisions-" SPEECH NOMINATING HARDING AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION (By The Associated Press) JHIGAGO, 111., June 12. Assailing the present administration as an oli- garchy in which the few rule the many and telling his hearers that the country faces a problem more serious than those faced by either. Washington or Lincoln, Frank B. Willis, former Governor of Ohio, today placed the name of Senator Warren G. Harding in nomination for the presidency at the republican national convention. Former Governor Willis recited briefly Senator Harding's record in the senate and promised that if nominated he would be elected. He charged that production had been hampered by so-called government regu lations and announced that the republi can party had been called upon to rescue the country and save American institu tions. Mr. Willis said: .'Republican success is always desir ablein 1920 it is imperative. OalledV inlo being by Abraham Lincoln to save the Union, the republican party merited its long years of triumphs through its valiant service to the republic snd its promotion of the people's progress. It battled for national prosperity and sound finance under the leadership of Ohio's knightliest son. William McKinley; it raised the victorious standard of tbe square deal and obedience to the law at the call of that stalwart, red-blooded j American Theodore Roovcvelt. But vast as are its achievements ami brillant as has been its leadership, the man nomi nated here today must be .of type big euough to enable him to look with level gsze to the leadership of other years, and to face undaunted, problems mora atrious than those which confronted Washington or Lincoln. We have emer ged from a world war victorious and un afraid : in that great struggle t main tain the national honor and ;trese?ve free government among iiien, Republicans on battlefield, in Congress ami in private life had their full share as Americans, regardless of -the repeated insults of the most bitterly partisan administration in the history of tbe Republic and the official pronouncement that the only way to sustain the Republic and tie patriotic was to vote tfle ticket of the party that won iu 1916 liecause 'he kep us out of war' and seek to win in 1920 liecause 'he kept us out of eare. ' "In ths fevered atmosphere that settled about a world, war-worn, weary pestilential vapors have sprung up peril ing the peace of the world and the per petuity of our own republic. "Bolshevism and anarchy stalk fiery eyed and militant across the planet and ven dare to shake their bristly hair im own country undismayed by an adminis trat'on that furnishes by its own auto cratic, unconstitutional acts the very soil in vhich I. W. W. ism flourishes snd which fulminates against radicalism torough one department of the govern ment and encourages it by important ex ecutive and diplomatic appointments in ethers. Instead of orderly liberty regu iated by law, under democratic mis-rule this government has become an oligarchy in which the few ride the many by in timidatiou ; government by threat innst cease. "The necessities of our country, un prepared for war, furnished excuse for expenditures of unparalleled extrava gance; this wastefulness was endured without a murmur while the war lasted; but now the people demand and will have retrenchment extravagance rtut give way to economy if the country would avoid bankruptcy. HEAVY GUARD THROWN AROUND CARUSO'S HOME EAST HAMPTON, N. Y-fj une 12. Fear that an attempt might be made te ; harm Gloria, infant daughter of Enrico , Caruso, has caused a heavy guard of pri . Tate detectives te be thrown around the ' singer's estate here pending investigation : of the half million dollar jewel robbery -which occurred last Tuesday. . - letters, apparently written by cranks,' have been received .by Mrs. Caruso. A margarine works in V adopted a recently d'-'ovet -y. obtaining e '.'.'? I:U fr -i
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