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SHITE Q FRISCO
V.liiih : Discussion as to Plat
: form Little Tak About
. ;V Candidate.
A (By The Associated Press.)
YY- 8AN FBANCISOQ, June 22 While
? kotel lobbies began today to take on the
Appearance of a national political ea
! vention only a few of the- democratic
C hiftain who will figure prominently in
the party 'a quadrennially gathering next
i week had reached the eonTention city.
". .. Direct developments of the day were
onflned to physical preparation of the
: .municipal auditorium for the-convention,
I ? and the work .was well advanced, but
there was much diseussion in progress as
to elements that would be involved in
ahaping the .party platform and there
-was strikingly little talk about candi
f dates.
YY- Out of the talk of the day came an in
, reuui( l uuiuio vi
't " -maneuvers.
Y" No definite statements were obtainable
"from leaders who have reached the scene
of battle but it was dearly indicated that
they looked forward toa light on the
- floor of the convention over efforts to
'Y.aie the democratic platform advocate
modification of the prohibition enforce-
l uent law through a "beer plank. "
. Some observers who had counted noses
-on the resolutions committe, which will
iv rae-tbe, tentative' draft of the plat
; vfem,"said the "drys' would control by
.... sufficient margin to secure defeat of
' r- any wet plank . in the draft. . It waa
added, however, that if the question of
V ; permitting manufacture of mild bever
;' 1 rframia the' slalferm. Conunent on
v this aspect af the situation did not in
. ., 4ieate, however that it was now occupy
r ' r ang an important place in the minds of
, ' leaders oa the ground
" There was no marked activity among
s -supporters of men seeking the presiden-
tisl nomination. Posters urging the
laims of : Attorney General Palmer be-
to appear after headquarters for his
;'.V boom had been - established and workers
i Y 1 behalf of Governor Cox. ef Ohio, and
v otaer aspirants were oeginning u arrive.
- They arenefSxpeeted to get their earn
paigna into active motion, however', until
-r" later in the week
The league of nations issue did not
fill a prominent place in talk among the
leaders today, but possibility of a strug-
gle over Japanese exclusion was suggest:
Y'-ed after Governor 8tephena letter to See-
Yt retary Colby; declaring the situation ser
ious in California, had been read, coupled
. jm it was with the statement of Senator
Phelan, of this state, that the democrats
. ahould deal with the Oriental problem in
, itself, the result would be more in doubt .
. . Pending arrival of Senator Glass of Vir
ginia, slated to be chairman of the coui-
S jnittee, no direct step toward sounding
:Y sentiment in the convention ou xe issue
appeared likely.
' EAM FRANCISCO IS NOT
" , WHAT IT Vi ED TO BE
' 8AN FBANCICO, June 19. Visitors
; to the Democratic National convention
' Y "will see but few reminders of the old, re
inaatic days of San Francisco, wben the
Y red-ehirted n.ini-ri swept down from the
v atold-streaked rvaches of the Biorras and
. threw fistfuls of "pay dirt" on the bars
Y or the store-fouuters for whatever they
' wished to pun-hase.
Gone is-the roaring "Barbary Coast"
and its less picturesque environs. "Bot-
- - tie" Koenig and "Bottle" Myers' who
Y used to run noisy eock fighting establish
xnents is what now the shadow of the
11 all of Justice have long since passed on
Y nd the ''Montana Dance Hall." most
; , blaring and blatant of all the coasts re
, ; aorts is hardlj- a mfmory.
.Chinatown guides still int out the
Hittle restaurant hanging precariously over
Y over old Thipont street yhere Frank
"Norris. the author, went occasionally to
Y ' S3 W loc! color. Directly ahead
; .nd facing the Hall of Justice is Forts-
month Square, a eove for the city's hu
man drift where the VigUantes staged
t '. ' many a stirring scene and the "snnd-lot-.ters"
under the leadership of fiery Den -
( j nis K earner, discussed the town's politi-
!.-. "sal issuee.
, '; Most of the old cafes, where much of
be city's history was plotted, remain in
, name only. Gone is Duncan Nichol'a,
' the " (Bank Exchange "of former rays
, -where the famous IPiseo Punch was served
. Atrvt a mahogany bar that waa brought
.' " around the , Horn. The old Cliff House,
Y ; where Preaidrnta of the United 8tates
. - and other renowned itinerants used to
' ajoy the sea food breakfast, was burned
V years age. - .
. . On Waverly Place still may be seen the
' aanrters of the old Siberia Crab, strong
ttold of Tee &fee, "King of Chinatown."
-nere, before the police "axe parties"
- became a feature of Oldaatcwn the
ehaaee- games ef ,"eoon-eaa,
check-
aa-luek'aad "fan-tan," were played ia
the midst of a maze of eorridors, sliding
panels worked ly secret springs and
xotie odors of oplom and Chinese dishes.
The - black docks that lined the
Trent" from China Basia to the Presi
dk are gone and stately berths for oeeaa
liners have Haea la their place. ' The
-dingy bars that stood back of. them,
where adventurers ef sH degrees were
ne drf7ed, drag -stupefied, through
trr-r-i mB(J int waiting boats below
f i l f e great "shanghai" game,
imm KEEHO IS
ACCUSED OF ASSAULt
AxMtWLyacainx Will Prob-
ablr bo Res-alt Has Escap
ed From Prison Twice.
WILMINGTON, Del June 22. Isaiah
'Fountain, a negro convicted for criminal
assault upon a 13-year-old white girl in
Trappe, Md., was surrounded early today
ia a woods near Hebron, Md., by an
armed posse of approximately COO per
sons. Upen threats were made against
his life and officials fear they will not be
able to hold the posse in check ahould he
be captured. ,
Fountain twice escaped from the
Kaston, Md., jail. He was convicted on
April 19, and sentenced to be executed.
A "few weeks later he escaped, but was
quickly captured at Seaford, Del. He
got away again last Wednesday night
and since then posses have been searching
the countryside in all directions.
Shortly before midnight lastT night the
posse surrounded him in a swamp near
Laurel, Del., but" the fugitive succeded in
breaking through the net. A short time
later the negro was again cornered in the
Hebron woo (Island it was said his capture
was only a matter of hours.
When the posse entered this state from
Maryland, it comprised only about 200
persons, but every town passed through
has furnished additional members until
the number has been tripled.
HERIOT CLAJUtSON ACCEPTS
GARDNER'S CHALLENGE
FOR MORRIf ON
(By The ainnil mas)
RALEIGH. It. C. True 22 Heriot
Clarkaen, campaign jpnagr for Cameron
Morrison, candidate for the democratic
nomination, today issued a statement ac
cepting the reported challenge ef Lieu
tenant Governor 0 Mrs Gardner, at
Ashe vine, last night, to wet Mr. Mor
rison in joint debate.
Mr. Clakson's statemc it follows:
"I have not as yet reottved the report
ed challenge ef Mr. Gardner te meet
Mr. Morrison ia joint de'Nate, but I will
be glad to cancel his appointments and
be delighted to accept thr challenge."
CLOUDBURST DOES DAMAGE.
NAPTiES, June 22. Great damage
was caused on Sunday by a violent cloud
burst which centered in the neighborhood
of this city. Torrents of rain and huge
hailstones, accompanied by severe thun
der and lightning, fell in the early nk li
ng, c using great destruction of prop
erty, especially in Posilipo, a suburb,
where water more than a foot deep rushed
down the roads.
The children's hospital at Posilipo was
lamaed, and several villas in the imnie
liiite neighborhood of Naples were de
molished. Crops have been seriously
damaged.
BESSEMER BRIEFS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BKtfSKMKR CI TV, June
12. On
June 12th seven Bessemer City
Camp
Fire girls left for Bat Cave, with their
guardian, Miss Rita Izard, for a week
at Camp Minnehaha, in the Chimney
KK-k mountains.
These were Misses Sarah tiholar, Bon
nie Bolts, Halina Doris, Stella O'Brien,
Mary Froneberger, Tula Fae Caldwell,
and Eva Crawford. The girls won a
number of Camp honors and the Camp
Mother, Mrs. Belle A. lloxby, was heard
to say that she had never had a group
of girls more willing to help with the
work or with a better camp spirit than
our girls showed.
Miss Laura Izard, of Richmond, Va.,
s visiting her sister, Miss Rita Izard, in
Bessemer City.
STRAUS CONFERS WITH HARDING.
WASHINGTON; June 22. At the in-
1 1U Ttm AaiiHiTed Press.)
vitation of Senator Harding, the republi
can presidential nominee, Oscar Straus,
prominent in the league to enforce peace,
and a supporter of Herbert Hoover at the
Chicago convention, conferred with the
senator today.
Mr. Harding also had an engagement
to meet a delegation of women suffragists
from 15 states who planned to urge him
to exert his influence to obtain final rati
fication of the woman suffrage amend
ment. 100 CASES CHOLERA.
' . (By The Associated Prws)
TOKIO, Jnne 21. One hundred cases
of cholera have been discovered in south
ern Japan, some victims of the disease
bejng found ia this city.
i the system foe, recruiting the
crews ef the "lime-juicers," the great
deep tea barka. th nlil nrinvinsii h.
tween 6aa Francisco and Booth American
pons. ., . - .
' No5 HDL once the home of the city's
elite, shows collection of Jagged f oun
daUons, much as the great Are left it
"Bowta of the Blot," the ancient tene
ments have given way. to smart apart
meata ia their midst standing the slowly
diaiatecratur rain A ri.. -i
Sorrowa, known ia the Spanish as the
vojores," tmirt In 1776 by the
Franciscans. It i tfc mmu.
the romantie old Baa Fraacisee'that ea
aures. . ,. ..
EJInTHQIUXE VM. SEVERE
THW FEIST REPORTED
In lewood, Califorzt'a, Suffers
Loss of 21 Building Many
Buildings In Lis Angeles
Damaged.
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGT2LES, Calif.. June 22. A
survey early today of the damage done
by an earthquake last night indicated
that Inglewood, 10 miles southeast of
here, suffered much more severely than
was at first reported.
Twenty-one business buildings in the
town were practically destroyed, the town
was deprived of light and gas and scores
of dwellings were seriously damaged.
Many plate glass windows in Los An
geles were shattered by the shock, several
buildings were otherwise injured and per
sons, were struck by bricks shaken from
chimneys. 8an Pedro, Long Beach,
Santa Monica, and Venice also reported
minor damage.
The death of Mrs. William Shippy. of
Las Angeles, at Venice, a beach resort,
waa attributed to the earth quake. She
jumped from an automobile following the
tremor and fell dead from heart disease.
The earthquake area was confined to"
Los Angeles county, Inglewood bearing
the brunt of its severity.
The shock which caused the damage
was followed by two slighter tremors, a
few minutes apart, and at 10:40 o'clock
a feurta tremor was felt in "the south
west section of Los Angeles, and at
Inglewood. No damage resulted from
these.
The front walla of the Inglewood hotel.
a theater, an undertaking establishment,
a real estate office, three grocery stores,
two meat markets, two garages, a pool
room, a drug store, furniture store, and
other downtown buildings collapsed. The
steeple of the Episcopal church toppled
into the street and the buildings occupied
by the Citizens Savings Bank and the
First (National Bank of Inglewood vir
tually were destroyed.
Several persona in Inglewood were
slightly injured by falling plaster and
bricks and broken glass, but no serious
injuries were reported.
The Edioon 'building and the liaughlin
building, formerly separated by a space
of a few inches, were found to have be
come closely joined after the shook.
CIVIL WAR CONTINUES TO
PREVAIL IN LONDONDERRY
(By The Associate.! Press. )
LOXDOXDERHY, June 22.- -Civil
war continued throughout today with one
more death, bringine the total list to
eight: Troops were protecting Nome of
the principal streets this afternoon, but
enough firing was going ou to terrify the
citizens and keep them in doors, result
ing in it stoppage of all usual activities.
Cpnersil suffering is expected if deliv
eries of foodstuffs are not resumed soon.
Mail from the morning train was taken
to the prist office by a military escort,
but was permitted to remain there umle-Ih-ered
as the postmen feared To venture
on the streets.
Cross chaiinersailings have been sns
pended. Several bouts :ire lyiiir up in
the harbor awaiting an opportunity to
discharge which is impossible at present
with firing going on about the docks.
LOWELL LOCALS
Correspondence of Tiie Gazette.
LOWELL, June 22. Mr. and Mrs.
Rob Harris left Friday for Oreensltpro to
spend several days with Mrs. Harris'
mother, Mrs. Shields.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Knox spent Sunday
with Mrs. Knox's sister. Mrs. C Frank
Hovis.
Those who attended the sacred recital
in Gastonia last Friday evening were
Misses Edith Robinson, Nell and Myrtle
Titman, Mr. S. M. Robinson ami Mr.
Scott Anderson.
Miss Edith Robinson had for her week
end guests Miss Mary Ragan, of Gas
tonia. and Miss fTHzabetfi Brown, of Aus
tin, Texas, who will spend several days
withher.
Don't forget next Wednesday, June
23rd is cleanup day.
On 8unday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Lowell Presbyterian church the im
pressive services of installing the new
pastor. Rev. A. S. Anderson, took place.
Rev. J. T. Dendy, of Belmont, charged
the people and Rev. W.- 8. Hamiter, of
Dallas, charged the pastox. The services
proper were in charge of Rev. Dr. J. II.
Henderlite, of Gastonia.
Mrs. Fred Haltiwanger and children,
of Charleston, 8. G, arrived in town Sat
urday and will be the, guests for some
time of Mrs. Haltiwanger 's sister, Mrs.
T. P. Rankin.
' Mrs. R. Q. Ford aad children left Mon
day for Rotywke, Va,wbert i they will
spend some time with Mrs. Ford's father,
Mr. Denny.
Sirs. J. M. Wilson returned Saturday
from Charlotte, ' where she has been
spending a few days with ber son, Mr.
Claude Wilson. ; ; " Y -Y Y?
OGss Mary Keid, Miss Inns Beid, Mies
Helen Beid, Sad Miss Ida Groves' left
Friday for Rocky . Ialand. HoteL where
they will spend some time. - While there
they "win be recipients of many social affairs.--;-
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i.:oo;;uGHTi;iGHfso:i
OCElOf SPELL ROUBLE
FO;) OFFICIALS
Immifratioti Authorities Face
"Lore Triangle' British
Officer Causes Girl to Forget
Canadian Fiance.
NEW YORK, June 22. Immigration
authorities at Ellis Island for the second
time within six weeks faced today the
problem of straightening out a "love
triangle" born of moonlight nights ou
the swelling Atlantic
Miss Nell Butler, a young English
woman of 22 begged them to give her
freedom at least long enough to marry
Captain Paul Miller, of the British army,
who made her forget in a three day court
ship on board ship the Canadian officer
whom she had intended to wed when she
sailed ten days ago for Halifax.
Canadian authorities refused to permit
Miss Butler to land at Halifax for any
other purpose than to marry ..the Cana
dian and put her on the steamer Caronia,
bound for England via New York. Cap
tain Miller wirelessed her to stop at New
York, whither he was hurrying by train.
When she stopped, the Ellis Island au
thorities took ber in charge.
Ellis Island had a somewhat similar
case to solve recently when a young
French woman, who had sailed for Amer
ica with the intention of marrying an
American soldier, debarked on the arm of
a ttmor she had met on board. She was
permitted to remain and marry the singer
when the jilted soldier gave them his
blessing.
RJU10JEVS
RANLO, June 22. The Young Men's
Club of Ranlo proved themselves most ex
cellent hosts when they entertained most
delightfully the Girls' Clubs of Bex and
Smyre at the Banlo school building Fri
day evening. The young men under the
leadership of Mr. F. L. Smith were most
ably assisted in entertaining by Mrs. 8.
A. Lanier, Misses OUie May Rhyne, Eliz
abeth Price, Carrie Potts, and Mabel
Boyd,
A'very enjoyable feature of the eve
ning was a musical programme rendered
by Misses Thelma Albright, Mabel Boyd
and Margaret Wilson, of Lowell, consist
ing of a number of both vocal and instru
mental selections. The color 'scheme of
red and white was quite beautifully car
ried out in the artistic decoration of the
punch bowl with a combination of Queen
Anne's lace and red rosebuds, and also
in the red and white block cream served
with the individual white froeted cakes.
Although it was planned as primarily
a social affair, it proved a most (success
ful and enthusiastic get-together meeting
and the splendid spirit of cooperation
already existing among the young people
of our community will Ik strengthened
In t lie very brief remarks of several of
the leaders in which they pledged anew
their whole hearted cooperation in every
thing for the gooil of each other and of
the community.
The Young Men's Club is a new organ
ization in the community, organized by
Mr. V. 1.. Smith, sujirinteudent of the
Ranlo school and scoutmaster of the
Ranlo Troop of Hoy Scouts, having as
its aim a continuation of the work for
the larger boys and young men vho have
already reached or passed the age limit
of 8cout members, and is composed of a
splendid group of bright, wide-awake,
noble young men of whom great things
are expected.
UNION LOCALS
UNION, June 22. Mr. and Mrs.
George Nolen and little Miss Martha No
len are visiting 'Mrs. Nolen ' mother,
Mrs. Mary J. Patrick. They are on their
way to Washington, which will be their
home from now on. Mr. Nolen, who is
with the Southern railroad office force,
has been liviug iu Birmingham, Ala., but
this move to Washington is in the form
of a fine promotion.
Misses Lena Wilson and Pearl Hender
son are attending the summer school at
Asheville.
Mr. Claude Glenn, who bss been ill in
a bpspital at Hickory, is much improves
and will return home soon.
Mrs. Lamont Hand (nee Espey r.-iig''
is ill at her home in Charlotte. Her
:noh-r. Mr. Porter Craig. ha 'eeii
with her.
Miss Lucy Wilson, of Gastonia, pent
the week end visiting the family of her
uncle. Mr. W. C. Wilson. '
Rev. G. A. Sparrow filled the pulpit at
New Hope on Sunday afternoon. Rev.
and Mrs. G. A. Sparrow motored over
and took with them Mr. J. M. Nolen and
Miss Mary Nolen.
Miss Mildred Henderson returned from
Camp Minnehaha, at Bat Cave, last week.
She had been selected to represent the
Camp Fire girls from her school, the
Asheville Normal She reports a splen
did time, various interesting hikes, and at
the same time, a busy time, as there were
three lectures a day. This fa the first
Guardian's camp ever held ia the South,
sad the "national field secretary" was
there, being s lady with aa unpro
nounceable, or rather varemembersble,
name from New Zealand. , y
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- WASHINGTON, June 2. Gaffney,
8. C, 6,010; increase 21Z, or 5.1 per cent.
OOEtiQ'DRIYi;
JOUST RADICALISM
Will Go After Theoretical
Red and Parlor Brlaherik -
department or Justice l s
Armed With Broadened
Powers.
WASHINGTON. June 22. Armed
with broadened powers .provided in the
recently enacted alien exclusion act, de
partment of justice officials today an
nounced a new drive against radicalism.
Orders have been issued, "department
officials said, for a strict watch on the
activities of those who preach radical
doctrines or assist in spreading such
theories while themselves refraining from
anarchistic activities. The "theoretical
red" and the "parlor bolshevik" are to
be especial objects of the department's
campaign, it was said. Provisions of
the new act have greatly widened the
scope of the department's powers to rid
the country of aliens who stir up discon
tent with guarded revolutionary doc
trines. Advocacy either of sabotage or opposi
tion to all organised government by
aliens or their organizations is sufficient
to bring them within the new law, accord
ing to the department 's legal authorities.
Sabotage ia this connection b construed
by the department to mean "opposition
to the administration of the govern
ment" and aliens who publish writings
advising against organized government
even though the United States is except
ed are liable to deportation, it was said.
NIELSEN GETS APPOINTMENT.
(Br Associated Presa:
WASHINGTON, June 22.-4'red K.
Nielsen, of Nebraska, was appointed to
day by President Wilson to be solicitor of
the department of state, and Roland B.
Mahany, of New York, as solicitor of
the department of labor.
'13" A LUCKY NUMBER.
Ganoca Camp Fire Girls Win Honors as
Woodgatherera.
The Ganoca Camp PirS Girls, under thej
guardianship of Miss Marian Harvey,
gathered in regular tribal fashion on the
beautiful lawn adjoining the residence
of Mr. Andrew E. Moore last night at 8
o'clock and were decorated with the
honors of First Hank, bearing the name
of Goodgathcrers.
To those f am. liar with the camp life
of the Indians the ceremony was realis
tic. Clad in ceremonial gowns of their
own make, with headbands of ludian
beads anil moccasins, the candidates
squatted in true squaw fashion around
the glowing fagots of a real camp tire
in the wide driveway, and to the accom
paniment of 1 lit guitar sang the songs
of the Indians and of camp life and were
the recipients of much applause from the
many friends who had gathered to wit
ness the ceremony.
To those who have a preconceived idea
that the (.'amp Fire is all play anil recrea
tion the eereuiouy would have been a
revelation and the tasks performed by
the girls are beyond the acquirements of
many of maturer years. To become the
possesor of the coveted honor it was re
quired that the candidate must have been
a member of the camp for three months
and must have performed at least ten
tasks of helpfulness and service in three
consecutive mouths. The more important
tasks performed by the girls included the
identifying of ten harmfull insects and
the best method of destroying same;
perfe t attendance at schol for three
mouths, sickness nut an excuse; the mak
ing of dresses; the care of a room at
home for one month; four different meth
ods f cooking eggs; attending ten re
ligioi s services in the prescriled time;
not b -ing tardy at school ; the serving of
tn i formal dinners including preparation,
ooking, serving and decorations; the
preparing of breakfast for the family for
one month and memorizing one hundred
verses of the Bible. One of the contest
ants, and a smaller one at that, had made
ten dresses in the time limit. The tests
also included the making of their uni
fornif., ceremonial gowns and bead head
bands. As each member related the tasks
jK-rformed she was decorated with a
striug of ten honors, represented by ten
large beads of different colors, and after
each decoration the camp pledge of love
nnd loyalty was repeated in concert.
Misses Virginia and Rachel Henderlite,
Rebecca Hoke, May McLean, Frances
Robinson, Delia Stone, Evelyn Boyd,
Elizabeth Ragan, Sarah Gardner, Womba
McCombs, Prances Hardin, Margaret
Warren and Grace Johnston were the suc
cessful candidates and elicited much
praise for their accomplishments. Mrs.
Andrew Moore was a charming hostess
to the assembled ladies and Mr. Moore
proved an entertaining host to the visit
ing gentlemen. Among the invited guests
were Meedamee Rufus Johnston, B. C
McLean, J. H. Henderlite, Jena Hamy,
W. Y. Warren, George B. Gillespie,
Misses Mscie Potts, Tkxena Sloan, Edith
Pickens, Reverend IDr. George ' Hender
lite, of Braxfl, Messrs. Bufu Johnston,
Archie (Means, Reverends J. H. Hender
lite. D. JX, aad G. B. Gillespie. It la so
"be hoped that Camp Fires will be organ
ized ia every chorea, school and com
mnaity ia Gaston eounty. , A Guardian's
Association will be organised tomorrow
afternoon ia the office of the Tint rree-yteris-1
ebirrci. ,
MERCHJL'iTS ASKED TO
co-operate ni on
State Board of Health Suggest
That Merchants Help to Ad
ertise, Approachutg Anti
Typhoid Campaign
As has been repeatedly announced ia
The Gazette for the past three or four
weeks, an anti-typhoid campaign will be
inaugurated in Gaston county next Mon
day, June 28th, to continue for on
month. The state and county boards
of health are doing all in their power to
awaken public interest in. the campaign
and the necessity for inoculation. Pub
licity is needed, and the following letter
from Dr. J. 8am Mitchiner, of the 8tate
Board of Health, may give a hint to the
enterprising merchants of the city aad '
eounty:
The Gazette, Gastonia, N. C.
Gentlemen :
I am hoping that you will give every
aid you can to make the typhoid cam
paign a success in your eounty. . Where
we get good newspaper publicity, good
results are usually obtained.
I wish to suggest this to yoa. This
idea was used very suesesifuDy last
year: Upon request. sQ business firms
carrying advertisements mention the ty
phoid campaign in some way ia their
usual advertisement. The advertisers '
thought this good for them, as it changed
their usual routine. Th newspapers
secured new advertisements to aid ia sara
good cause. ,
I merely mention this, believing that
you may do likewise, to your advantage
and advantage of the cause.
Yours very truly,
J. 8. MITCHENEB
Acting Collaborating Epidemiologist.
REV. FORREST MADDOZ IS
ENGAGED A YEAR AHEAD
The following letter from Rev. Forrest
Maddox, who conducted the evaagefiatie
services at the First Baptist church, will
he of interest:
Guthrie, Oklahoma,
June 13, 1920.
Hotel Arrnington, SJ
Gastonia, 3. C.
Dear All of You: '
Y reached home O. K. and have had a
great time with Mrs. Maddox and the
kiddies. Oklahoma is in her glory now.
The pastures are a riot of green and the
fields are far advanced writh their, erope.
It is good to be here again. I have loot
all count of days since returning and am
beginning to dread the inevitable day of
departure. However, if my next meeting
takes me among such good people as 1
found in Gastonia, it will not be so bad.
Looking over my dates I find that I am
now booked a year ahead.
I am greatly indebted to the Arming
ton Hotel for abundant courtesies shown
me the twio weeks I was your guest.
From the standpoint of order and morals,
you are a superior set from the digni
fied manager to the youngest bell hop, I
am for the whole of you.
With best wishes for your every inter--est,
and a prayer for your spiritual wel
fare, I am.
Sincerely yours,
FORREST MADDOX.
STRIKE SITUATION UNCHANGED.
(Bv The Associated Press.)
BALTIMORE. June 22. The railroad
strike situation in the Baltimore district
was virtually unchanged today. Aa of
flcial of the Pennsylvania line estimated
that between 35 and 40 per cent ef their
yardmen were back at work, while the
Baltimore k Ohio reported that 60 per
cent of their men were still out.
C. W. Galloway, vice president of the
Baltimore & Ohio, in charge of opera
tions, said that as far as that road was
concerned, the situation was unchanged
over yesterday.
There has been no interference with
the passenger service of either road, it
was stated, and the roads have been able
to handle foodstuffs without restriction.
HOTEL CLERK GETS 15 YEARS
FOR BIG JEWEL ROBBERY
(By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 22. James E.
Foye, former hotel clerk who was con
victed last week of the theft of $350,000
worth of jewels from Mrs. Begina V. G.
Millhiser, a wealthy widow, of Richmond,
Va., who was residing at the hotel Bilt
more, in May, 1919, was sentenced today
to 15 years in Sing Sing.
Foye has had considerable time in
which to recover $25,000 worth of the
jewels still missing, but has not done so,
the judge said in sentencing him.
CRISIS ARISES.
LONDON, June 22. A crisis has
arisen in the negotiations going oa be
tweea Premier Lloyd George and Greg
ory Krassin, Bussian bolshevik minister
for trade and commerce, which may re
sult la the definite breaking off of con
versations aad the departure of M. Kras
sia from London, according to the Her
ald, organ of labor.
. The aewspsper adds the erisis was pre-'
cipitated by the premier insisting that
before negotiations go any further th
soviet government must promise compen
sation to British financiers who have vest
ed interests ia Russia. M. Krassin, it ia
paid, offered to discuss this matter ft a
peace conference, but was met by what
ia declared to have fceei a virtvl f 'l
matum. ...