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. .Gastonaa Daily fee ' . 1 - -. KX1EBX2 OF THX ASSOOATXD v . GASTONIA ' . COTTOK 42 CENTS TODAY 'BEAD THE Y7AIJT ADS ON PAGE 5 yoL XL!. NO. 151. GASTONIA, N. C THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 24, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS f- nurrnirr '"(By The Associated Press.)- I . WASHINGTON, June 24. Assistant . ' attorney General Frierson has advised : Governor Roberts, of Tennessee, tEat the " aegialature of that state could ratify tS j . suffrage amendment without submitting the- issue to the people. Y - Mr; . -Frierson opinion, given orally . and in writing both to Governor Roberts "' And the attorney general of Tennessee, ' ras baaed largely on the decision of the United States supreme court in the Ohio - referendum ease. In that ease the eourl ; held that ratification of amendment! could be had only by state legislatures m -conventions and that provisions of state constitutions that rafffiVatlon be referred V to a rote' of the people conflicted with the federal constitution, : ' . v.K;.Rwi said today that President Wil .' ou asked the attorney generslf or an in--, j; terpretation iof the Tennessee constitution -with respect to ratification. BlrrTHer . ' son, ,who is a native of Tennessee, ruld sC that the supreme court 'declsioa may in 1 -' -validate that section of the Tennessee eon- t i tut loa which provides that any action on a federal amendment must be taken fcy Vleglslature,, the members of which have "been elected after the amendment . was submitted to the state. , 31 is Alice Paul, ehairman of the worn- i n's party,, said today that for'Governor : (Roberts to call a special session of the Tennessee legislature to act en tae sur f rage amendment 'means certain vic tory A recent canvass ef both Ten--aesWnouses. she said, indicated a safe fV majority in favor of ratification. '-" Tbis,'of course, will be a triumph for -th Ajtmnmtta rjartTi" Miss Paul de- .ared, "and already has had the effect " of pushing republican efforts to secure ?ri sactio ia .Vermont. Suffrage hopes rally ; kpteoessee Preaidnt Wilwn Unei Im- inedUtc Action - in Interests of Service to Party and Na- ... tkn.v';:: ;" ;'v : (By The Associated Press.) v c ; . .KASHVILLE; Tea June 24 Suf SvVfrage bopes rallied "today when it was ; learned Governor Roberts planned to call , special session cf the legislature to act ; on the federal -suHrage mendment fol- -lowing receipt ef : a' tolegram from Pres . : . ident Wilson urging such action in the in- ! terests of ' real service to the party ; and to the nation, f .'' . -IThe governor, however, failed to com- ' ment on the constitutionality of the legi . ' tJature's act should a favorable vote on suffrage amendment be reached, saying that matter .was. being discussed between . . State Attorney General Thompson and : department of justice officials at Wash- ington. , ' It is purely a federal matter and 7 mot a state question." the governor said, - 4,and I have nothing to do with that end of it.". v The question of constitutionality in V the event of ratification would hinge oh ' . clause in the state eonstitutiou which provides that any action on a federal v h amendment must be taken by a legi slature, the members of which have been ' elected after the amendment was sub ; emitted to the state. Members of the v legislature to be called in special ses s . sioa were' elected previous to submission , l of the suffrage amendment to the states - v by congress. Some legal authorities, y . however, have interpreted the recent de- iaioo. of the supreme court in the " Ohio referendum ease as invalidating, the lausei ' . STAK, OF STUTZ MOTOR C0 , XXPXLUD FROM EXCHANGE J- (By The Associated Press.) ..' 3ffEW TORE, June 4. Allan A. "Ryan, ehairman of the -8tuts Motor Car " Company, who became involved in a eon ' troversy with officials of the 'New York , . stock exchange at the time it was alleged - a comer existed in Btuta, has been ex . pelled from the exchange, according t r a anaoaacement today by the board of - governors. T- - - . - This aaaouneement followed. pre-v-traetad executive session yesterday when the board' quizzed many witnesses, chiefly brokers, who figured in the alleged car eer but March. Mr. Ryan was eharged witli' 'principles inconsistent with just ' -prJaeiples of trade." Mr. Byaa ia tors characterized the- attitude of the govern ing committee as aajnst and did not at tend the session, which he denounced as "star chamber preceediag-. TJXXT KXXTING LXAGT7S miX EX AT SJLTT ZSASTLaJI (By The Associated Press.) rArr.TD, Jane 23 The next meeting ' t' 9 co' -noil of the league of natioae " t 1. :i at r.ia Csstlsa July 27, j r :. ,.ou.nccl ta'ay. - -' ; AffillNT ROTARIANS HEAR JLBOLTT YARN MARKET SLIOP J. H. Senark Telb Local Club There no Reason For Pes simism Market Will Soon Stabalize Itself Dr. Spruill laiics on lubercuiosu ex cellent Proxram Yesterday. Absenee from the city of quite s num ver oi menroers was responsible for a small attendance at the regular luncheon of the Gastonia Rotary Club at the Loray Cafeteria yesterday, but the program was an excellent one and the meeting greatly enjoyed. Among the guests of the club were Mr. W. B. Haynes, super intendent of the Loray (Mill; Judge A. C. Jopes, Dr. J. L. Spruill, head of the 8tate tuberculosis hospital at Sanatorium ; Mr. W. L. Briggs, of Albany, N. Y.; Mr. W, L. Thompson and Mr. F. D. Barkley. "Cotton and Yams" was the subject of a most interesting three-minute talk by J. H. Separk. He reviewed briefly the ups and downs of the cotton yarn market for the past seevral years. Re f erring to the recent slump in the market he advanced two or three reasons for the decline, chief of which was the dumping on the market of an enormous amount of silk by Japaa as the result of financial troubles, and freight congestion. He pre dieted, however, an early return to nor mal conditions, not however to the recent high price levels, which were abnormal. There is no reason, vhe said, for any one to be pessimistic oven-the situation. Dr. J. fcepruilTwas called on and made a short talk on the State 's needs in the matter of combatting the ravages of tuberculosis. Under the direction of the State Board of Health Dr. SprWHl is spending some time in the county con ducting a campaign against this disease. He gavi some startling facts with refer ence to the State and especially with ref erence to this county. There are now over 2Q cases of tuberculosis in Gaston county, he said. The board has the names and addresses of the victims. It is net guess work. 'With 3,300 deaths in the State last year from this disease there were available only 300 beds for tubercular patients in the entire State. A mass meeting is ts be held Monday night for the purpose of cousidering the proiKtsition of establishing a tuberculosis hospital iu the county and Dr. Spruill urged all the Rotnrians to attend this meeting and urge others to attend, "llow a Rotarian May Serve His Com- munitj- and Profession" was the subject. of a short, snappy talk by Fred M. Allen, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. He urged the members to carry the prac tice of Rotarian principles out into their businesses and professions, not to confine them to the Rotary Club circles. His talk was full of splendid advice and inspired the members to a larger and more liberal view of the work Rotariaus "have to do. Some fun was had when George Cocker accused one member of profiteering. The accused was ably defended by J. H. Hen- ilerhte in a witty speech. P. W. Garland presided and the entire program was car ried out in a snappy and interesting man ner. President Myers announced that J. H. Kennedy had gone to Atlantic City to represent the club at the annual meeting of the International Association of Ro tary Clubs. HERRERA OVE?MENT RECOGNIZED BY U. S. (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 24. The Her rera government in Guatemala, which suc ceeded that of Dr. Estrada Cabrera, has been recognized by the United States, it was announced today at the state depart ments .''The. policy of the United States with reference to the present situation in Guatemala,'' says the department's an nouncement, 4 will be to deal with the Herrera government as the constitutional successor, of -th government of Estrada CabreraJ' r RAILWAY LABOK BO ASA IS DIYIDKD TESXX WAYS (By The Associated Press.) HIOAGOy June 24. A, well "confirmed rODOrt IB Circulation ii 1auu tnA said the railway labor board was divided aa 1 wire wy on tne wage controversy, the labor group, holding out for aa award VS-V V-v . . ... wiuu wu me company and public rep resentatives thoue-ht xorfcita company grrap refusing to concede aa award that the tmblie TOtl 7 fTal.l mum. Ne mesas ew from 1mMt -w;- i kin aa immediate decision on the wains ouesuoss aaa iuw m; v. ooaxa resumea adjurations today. PRESBYTER!.'! TO FOLKS HOLD CEETCO AT DJOUS Learue of Young People's So .r If cieues ox runzi mountain Presbytery OrxanizedU Next Meeting to be Held in Gas tonia. v y sr: Mrs. Joe Gribble "DALLAS, June 24 When a meeting of the young people of Kings Mountain Presbytery was called at the Dallas Presbyterian ehurcb Wednesday, June 23rd. by Viss Mary Ragan, of Gastonia, secretary of young people's work of this presbyter'! for the purpose of consider ing the formation of a league of all the young peoples, societies and organized classes, the church was filled with del egates, pastors, those interested in young people's work, and many young visitors of other churches. Rev. W. 8. Hamiter, pastor, sounded the keynote in the devotional exercises and gave the motto that all should be done "In His- Name. " In behalf of the young people of the Dallas church a most cordial welcome was extended the visitors by Miss Annie Hamiter which was graciously responded to by Miss Virginia Henderlite, of Gas tonia . . Dr. J. H. Henderlite, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Gastonia, was elected temporary chairman and up on taking the chair expressed his great pleasure of this honor and assured the young people of the pastors' hearty co operation and support in their good en deavor for the church and for Christ. Mrs. Joe Gribble, of Dallas, was elect ed temporary secretary. In discussinir the league before the adoption, Rev. G. A. Sparrow, pastor of the Union and ,'Olney churches and chairman of the women s societies and auxiliaries of Kings Mountain Presbytery, endorsed the movement saying in part that the spirit, seal, willingness, purpose and vim of the young people were already present but no definite steps had here tofore been taken to combine forces and that the time was fully ripe for such a league. Interesting features in regard to the study classes and recreations at Red Springs State conference was brought out by Mr. David Wilson, of Lincolnton, and the promotion of a league of this kind had its beginning here. Further indorsement was made by Rev. George Gillespie showing plain ly the benefit that would come to all, not merely a few delegates, by their gathering on home grounds. Mr. David Hall, of Belmont, for pres ident and Miss Jennie Seine, of Lin colnton, for secretary and treasurer were announced by the nominating committee and unanimously elected. In the ab sence of Miss Seine, Mrs. Gribble was elected to serve the remaining time. "If Jesus Goes With Me I'll go Auy where, was impressively sung by Miss Marian Harvey, of Gastonia, with guitar accompaniment and greatly enjoyed . A short talk was made by Rev. F. .1. Hay, of Kings Mountain, who closed his remarks by adding to the watch word I serve," thus reading, "'In His Name I Serve." A most pleasaut ' ' get acquainted hour ' ' was spent at nooti and a bountiful dinner served, picnic style, at the graded school building grounds, the members of the Woman 's Auxiliary and the Young People's societies were hostesses. The afternoon session was featured by an interesting taix on tnestudent loan fund by Mrs. G. V. Patterson, pf Spen cer Mountain, and in "The Value of Missien Study . ' ' Rev George R . Gilles pie brought out the inifiortance of work that should develop through the study stating briefly his own experiences in the aggressive work begun two years ago by the First Presbyterian church in Gas tonia. Continuing, a plea was made for the young people to set their goal high and to establish a platform that could not be shaken and urged them to be prime niovers in distributing the Gospel beginning their work right here . in Kings Mountain Presbytery. Several invitations were extended for the next meeting place which caused quite a discussion finally accepting Gas tonia 's which, for many reasons, was most appropriate for the first meeting. The time will be governed by the state conference which will meet at Queens College next year. A solo "Give of Your Best to the Master" was touchingly gong by Miss Beatrice Brown, of the Dallas church. The president expressed their appre ciation of the older people for their as sistance in completing this organization and as it is to be conducted next time by . the young people exclusively, each was asked to retura to their church and work to the end ef a grand sueceas. This most successful and impressive all day meeting was closed by prayer, offered by Rev. F.,B. Rankin. j ';7 v oss HxAMBGSL; 7 : 1 By The Associated Press.) SCRAN TON, Pa, June 24. The sn- thraeSe coal commission, recently ap- pointed by .President t Wilson, opened hearings today is the wage controversy bet wee the hard coal operators and mine workers. The commission is taking up a task ever "wkkh a joint conference sub committee ef ; eperators aad misers wrestled in vain for six weeks ia April sad 2iay. . ; tv" . EICKETT TO PRESIDE AT J0:;iT DEE.UE Governor to Act as Mediator Should Any Unpleasantness Arise Between Gardner and Morrison. Concerning the proposed joint debate between Max Gardner and Cam Morrison, Tom Bost in today's Greensboro News says: Governor Bickett's continued absence from his office on official duties left the Raleigh end uninformed as to what he will do when he is asked to preside at the Morrison-Gardner joint debate Mon day night. The desire to have a governor sit ou the volcano arise out of no flippancy for the governor himself. Nobody -wishes to see him blown off the lid of the. seething cauldron, to execute a change of figger. It is because of the highly explosive character of the contest that the friends of both aspirants wish a gubernatorial "setting" given it. Bickett voted for Bob Page and there fore has rhetorically no ruthers in the fight. AH three voted for him when he V having one and he feels mighty good toward all three. Then he has the sav ing grace of humor which might have on this occasion saving a disgrace. If things got too hot he might turn murder into a musical, or at worst, into melo drama, and he is badly needed for the occasion. The debate takes place under consid erable misgivings. It is reported that Candidate John Parker, of the Republi can camp, will be here, seeing and hear ing what he enn see and hear. The old timers in both camps doubt the wisdom of a meeting between the "rash and ro mantic" Gardner and the captain of the red-shirt clan. Yet. the captain of the red shirters never has believed that the rash and romantic youth of Shelby has the intellectual goods or the courage to de deliver them. That is to say, the disciples of Mr. Morrison do not think so. If Gardner delivers well, and his man ager contemplates a wholesale delivery, the day will not be lost whose low de scending sun sees Max the rash, roman tic, hammering red-shirt Cam-er-on. The terms are one hour for the opener by Morrison, 30 minutes for rejoinder. Likewise one hour for Gardner and half an hour for backtalk. What they will discuss nobody knows. There are slight differences on suffrage. Gardner says he is standing on the Democratic platform; Morrison says he is lying under it, flat tened out by it, and barring the inversion, the two men are together on the issue. There is a suggestion of ''difference in taxation, but just where there is no indi cation. The questionnaire should furnish a lively point of divergence. Morrison answered his, Gardner sent his back with the comment that he could not nuke pre election promises. This has been the real battleground until personalities of parti sans backed the measures ff the board. But for all that, it is believed that the debate will have tin effect of setting the partisans an example in good manners. CHAPEL HILL BUSINESS SECTION HAS BAD FIRE Early Morning Blaze Destroys Five Stores With a Loss of About $35,000. CHAPEL HILL. June U;!. The entire business section of Chapel Hill was threatened early this morning when fire of unknown origin swept through five frame stores in the heart of town, de stroying them and causing au estimated loss of $.'o.O0O, about one half of which was eovern. 1 by insurance. Desperate fighting by the local fire de partment, supplemented by a reel tart from 'Durham, which raeed across country in record time, and by hundreds of stu dents at the University summer school, pfevented the flames spreading furUter. The destroyed stores include fender graft's grocery store, (Jooeh's cafe. Peace 's barber shop, a store room used by the A. A. Kluttz company, other store rooms used by students, professors, and citizens cf Chapel Hill, ciiiefly to house furniture, all of which were wiped out, and Eoisler's book and art show, the building of which was destroyed but the sNick was saved by students who fo-med iu lines and tarried out the List irk bot tle and -ase of pencils. The buildings, all old and built of wood, were owned by R. L. Strowd. the Chapel Hill Insurance and Realty company, Mrs. C. 1 Lindsay, and W. L. Tankersley. Flames were shooting high ia the air from Pendergraft 's store when the fire was discovered shortly after 4 'clock this morning. This afternoon the rains wcr still smouldering and the business section ef the town looked as though the heart had bees rut out ef it. The de stroyed buildings Include : several old landmarks ef Chapel Eill including Gooea's cafe where assay generations ef university stademts have crammed en aaat aad eggs, aad ."Pendy's." known la ether days as MaaniayB store. It is thought that the heaviest losers are R. L. etrowd. who owned two ether buildings, J. E. Gooefe, wke had a( large stock ea hand, and Gv W. C Borte, ef Kuttx com pany, T'endergraft's lota was heavy but was pretty well cover 1 by insurance. - PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TALK INTO Party's Policy Towards Bone Dry Prohibition Continues One Big Theme of Agitation - Glass Arrives With President's Own Draft of Plat form, It Is Thought - Tammany Leader Ar rives - Both Refuse to Talk Politics. CITY LETS CONTRACTS TOTALLY $100,000 Water and Sewer Systems to be Extended at Once List of Successful Bidders. At a meeting of the city council Tues day contracts were let for the extensive improvement of Gastonia 's water and sewerage systems. These contracts were closed on an elastic basis, that is, the eity may have less work done than the amount expected or, which is more likely, a greater expansion of the sewerage and T- . i . m a m 1 waier iacuiues. ine nvc powenui pumps, three of 1,500 gallons and two of 3,000 gallons per minute capacity, which have already been ordered will not only furnish protection in case of fire but pro vide adequate pressure to take care of the proposed expansion of the system. The following aap the contracts let at the meeting of the council Tuesday: Sewer pipes; Chattanooga Sewer Pipe Co. Laying of sewer pipes; A. H. Guion Co., Gastonia. Cost iron pipes; to U. 8. Pipe and Foundry Co. Laying of east iron pipes; B. F. Rob erts, of Macon, Ga. The 300,000 gallon stand pipe; to R. D. Cole Mfg. Co., Newman, Ga. Fire hydrants; General Fire Extin guisher Co., of Charlotte. Gate valves for water works depart ment; Renssalaer Mfg. Co., of Troy, X. Y . McADOO IS NOT OUT OUT OF THE RUNNING YET (H. K. ('. Bryant, in Charlotte Ob server. ) SAN" KRAXCrSCO, June 2.!. The North 'arolina iblegates to the demo cratic convention will be quartered at the Grand hotel, several blocks from the con vention hall. ( Thev will be conveniently located. After the Tar Heels arrive, they will find that they are in great demand. The MoAdoo statement hiis aroused other candidates t renewed activities. But McAdoo is not out of the race yet. He may be the nominee of the convention regardless of his reoated declarations that he is not a candidate. Th- N'orth ('arolinans are exected earlv next week. GALVESTON WILL SPEND $150,000 TO GET RID OF RATS GALVESTON. Tex . June 24 With the hid of half a score j.f public health twivire experts the mobilization of forces for u long drawn our campaign of rat extermination iu the fight against the sprend of the bubonic plague got well under way. The tight is expected to last a year, and the total cost was esti mated at 150,(Mi of which $12,500 was appropriated by the city yesterday. One thousand rat traps have been set, 11, 300 are en route from New Orleans and an additional 8,000 have been ordered from various other cities. WHOLESALE INDICTMENT BY GRAND JUST FOR FRAUD NEW VORK, June 1 1. Four oil com panics, ten broker lge souses and about 50 individuals have beeu indicted by the federal grand jury ou a charge of using the mails to defraud investors out of mil lion of dollars, it wait learned todav when sesls on the iacictmeat wre or dered broken. Federal agents in cities throughout the country are now engaged in rounding up the men indicted. They are charged with having made gross misrepresentation re garding oil properties and with paying dividends out of money obtained from the sale of stock. NINITT BILLION POUNDS MILK. .WASHINGTON, June 24 Milk pro duction ' reached a new high mark in It 19 when ninety biRioa pounds - of fluid milks was produced, according to the weekly market letter ef the United States bureau ef market It estimated the' amber ef milk producing cows ea farms at awe thaw tz,000,000. r , C C20Wa PRINCX TISITS H 0THX2. DCHX, June ;24 Former Crown Prince Frederick WC'sra, ef Germaay, I "i here ia aa t -' ?blle today after a i ' :t cf ' ca account cf the i!aess of t'-s t r . ISSUE FORCES ND (By The Associated1 Press.) SAN FAKN'CISCO, June 24.T-Prelimi-' naries to the democratic national conven tion got into the inevitable period of hurry and scramble today with the ap-, pearanee of one after another of the awa. who are to play leading parts .ia the big quadrennial drama. r-v.w,... i,$gi?i Ia the whisperings behiad the sdfcaea . the question of the party's policy toward bone dry prohibition continued the one big theme of agitation, wfth prospect ' for a fight on the convention floor grew- ing better and better. ' Arriving leader . snd delegations also added some impetus to the discussion of presidential candi dates, but that subject stlQ remained weH ia the bkAgxomiS!'4'ir'i:t , Two figures newly arrived on the seen-, attracted particular attention. ' ;Oaa was :' Senator Glass, of Virginia fresh from Washington, and generally reported to have ' brought ' President Wilsoa's Swn draft of the platform, ' The ether waa Charles F. Murphy, of New Tork, the leader of TammanyHalL . wh, eeme di rect from the widely heralded conference of old line party strategists at Frsacb . Lick, Ind. . - Both of them were'as busy ss beavers, but as silent and cagey asice. : Private- . ly they took careful stock of the sHastioa ' and conferred earnestly with other lead- ers from far and wide. Publicly,) they refused to talk polities, outline what they , hoped to accomplish or predict what the convention finally would bring forth, 1 Mr. Murphy was the.' new, center s speculation on the subject of prohibition ' The declaration of the New York state convention for repeal of the eighteenth amendment and widely circulated reports ' of the patching of an anti-bone-dry plank at French Lick helped to bolster the im ' pression among many delegates that Tammany would lead in the effort to write such a plank into the platform. , . - Not only the Tammany chief' but aH ' of his lieutenants refused steadfastly to '-"., discuss that subject, or to say whether any anti-prohibition movement really had .l been launched at the French lick confer; -t . ence. Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, an- ' -other principal in the conference, was , expected to arrive here late today or : early tomorrow, but it generally was pre- . dieted that the lines of division on the prohibition issue would not be clearly ' drawn until the convention actually gets .' under way on Monday. - One element which tended to keep the problem in flux was the uncertainty of many of those here regarding the posi tion of President Wilson. The Virginia state platform, which has been given the president's unqualified approval and on " which the national platform is expected to be modeled, is sU4ht on the subject. -Some of Mr. Wilson's closest political friends in the administration, however, are known to have prepared a liberalisa tion plank for which they are ready to make a fight in the convention. This plank, said to have been drafted after conferences in Washington among men high in the party councils, does not mention beer or wines by name, but makes a blanket declaration for mora liberal interpretation by congress of the prohibition amendment. It is expected a strong effort will be made by sponsors , of the proposal" to throw the influence Cf? the administration behind it. Many of the party leaders, including Homer S. Cummings. the national ehair man, reiterated confidence that no ether r , platform plank would lead to a fight ea the convention floor. . The league of nations declarations, as -framed by administration supporters, was declared by these leaders to be certain of acceptance after only a nominal squab- ble in the platform eommfttee. Senator Glass' first conference after . his arrival here late yesterday, was with Chairman Cummin gs. They had dinner together in the ehairmaa'a bote! room and afterwards spent most ef the evening in eonsultatioa. . ' William J, Bryan, who ia expected to lead the attack on suck a treaty plank : as well as the fight against a prohibition liSeralixatioa declaration, still waa mist ing today from the constellation of lead ers here. (He will arms late ia the week and no one here pretended to know exact-, ly What plaa ef campaign be may eon template . ' '' .. " - . " Word of Mr.'.Tiryaa's sanounec'"-t at Helena, ITont, last n'r' t t' .t I j would support CcBatir TTi! ",, f t' state, for pr;r--.t c ': n c ' I -entioa, ai Hit r::r; : ' J : : DACKOROU 4 i 'A
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