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OAS Daily GAST0N1A COTTON 42 CENTS TODAY TONIA AZETTE READ THE WANT ADS ON PAGE 5 MXMBIB 07 TBI ASSOCIATED FUSS yOt.XLI. NO: 152. GASTONIA, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 25, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS'' URGES MINUS . (By The Associated Frees.) NEW YORK, June 25. Speedy ratifi cation of the treaty of Versailles, after the elimination of article X, of the " league of nations covenant, was urged by Herbert Hoover in a statement published today in the New York Evening Post, a the platform on which the republican J party should stand in the coming presi -rtential election. ! -Mr. Hoover took the stand that the itn plied tlireat of employment of military force to guarantee the integrity of for eign states was out of place iu a league which be declared was 41 the product of the liberal ideals of the world." The league ' power, he declared, would be more potent if the threat of military force were removed and the league of na tions relied wholly on its ' ' moral and eco nomic power." "It appears to me to be time to raise the question," said Hoover, "as to whether this same cause I refer to the guarantees and use of military force that has brought about dissension in the United States is not also undermining the league in Europe. I put it to the friends f. the league in all countries. Has not' experience and discussion shown that the time has arrived to consider this part of the league foundation!" The basic need for such a "military Alliance" as seen in the league covenant with article X intact, Mr. Hoover point ed out, was to "control states which per sist in armament which renders them capable of aggressive action." "While he expressed the belief that eco nomic measures eventually would prevail against such states, he declared the ' ' first Ami foremost duty of the league," was reduction of all armaments, and he sug gested that America's continuance as a league member be conditional on the achievement of a reduction within a specified time. Mr. Hoover declared that sooner or later the United States must ratify the treaty of Versailles in some form, and that talk of negotiating a new treaty was "hunk." "The treaty of Versailles, " Ire said, "is the charter of independence of Po land, Csecho-Slovakia and Finland, and the warrant of increased national terri tory of several great nations, and they are not going to reopen discussion as to their titles. It is the guarantee of the disarmament of four great autocracies, and no European nation is going to risk their revival. It is a mortgage upon the nemy states; and they are not going to offer the opportunity to Germany, Aus tria, Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria to escape their debts by intrigue at a new peace conference. "The league of nations covenant is an essential part of the treaty. It does pos sess two functions: First, it gives the title to mandates; it today governs cer tain neutralized areas; it ramifies the p 5o re of details of settlement with enemy etates. Its second function is its pro visions for prevention of future war. The first phase can no more be reopened than the treaty itself. The second function relates to the future and is subject to amendment; it can lie amended by the Wgue organization itself. "In the face of these conditions," he concluded, "cannot the republican party strengthen its own position by adopting the definite constructive policy of ratifi cation subject to the minor reservations and a wider version of strengthening the league by excluding the guarantees and their military enforcement and making membership in the league conditional upon disarmament within a given period? Bach policies will protect American inde pendence, free us from every entangle ment except the use of our moral and economic strength to enforce peace. It will leave our democratic friends fencing upon" the ground of advocacy of a prac tical military alliance upon which their safety devices only further endanger the real value of the league." SNIPERS BUST. (By Th Associated Press.) LONDON, June 25. Snipers "were busy ia Londonderry during the past might, according to a Central News dis patch from that city. Troops on guard there Hred on disorderly elements several time, aad also dispersed looters. At about midnight the firing became so intense that the searchlights oa ths de stroyer anchored ia the harbor was tamed oa the city ia an endeavor to lo cate the men engaged ia the firing. A- fornier7,soldkr named AusVt was : killed while crossing a street. -Messrs. B. L.' Bishop and Otto Dun aa went to Bock Hill last night to at tend the funeral of Mr. Groesett, who is the grandfather of Mrs. Bishop aad Mrs. Duncan. Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. Dameaa were already in Sock Hill. Dr. C. J. MeCosabs wffl assist ia the antityphoid campaign' daring the saoath of July. AH those desiring to tale the treatment wQ see aim. ' lOVER TREATY RATIFICATION ARTICLE TEN MOTOR CONVOY DOES ' NOT TARRY HERE Owing to Length of Today's Itinerary ana Broken Down Trucks Soldiers Go on to Blacksburg. The U. 8. Army Motor Convoy travel ing from Washington to Los Angeles in the interest of army recruiting and good roads passed through Gastonia this morning at 11 o'clock. It had been hoped, and plans had been made, to en- 1 tertain the soldiers at the Loray Caf eteria, by the Chamber of Commerce, but owing to the unusual length of to day's trip coupled with the fact that some much needed mechanical repairs had to be made, the convoy was unable to accept the invitation. Lt.-Col. Franklin, commanding .expressed his re grets at being unable to be the guests of the city. The convoy will spend to night at Blacksburg. The convoy has a fourfold mission : To demonstrate the practicability of the motor truck as an efficient aid to the railroads. To obtain data oil equipment, highway and bridge construction, and topography, for military purposes. To Btress the need of well constructed and maintained transcontinental high ways, for both commercial and war-time uses. j. To encourage army recruiting. Lt.-Col. Franklin, who is in command of the convoy, is accompanied by 20 of ficers representing the war department as observers. The operating personnel of the convoy consists of l.'i officers and 150 enlisted men. Vehicles making up the convoy are: Motor transport company 1 Dodge touring car, 1 Dodge del. truck, White 1 1-2 ton cargo, I! White I 1-2 ton cargo, 8 Gart'ord 1 1-2 ton cargo, 8 Packard 1 1-2 ton cargo, 4 (Standardized "B" cargo trucks. 2 FWI) cargo, 1 kitchen trailer, and 2 motorcycles solos. IS'rvice park unit 1 Dodge touring car, 2 White I 1-2 tou machine shop true, 1 Dodge light del. truck, 2 White 1 1-2 tons cargo trucks and 1 Cleveland tractor. For headquarters motor command 2 Cadillac touring cars, 3 Dodge touring cars, 2 White Staff Observation cars, 1 CMC ambulance and 4 motorcycles solos. The list of officers and observers in the party is as follows: Lieut. Colonel John I. Franklin, com manding officer; Capt. Thomas H. Walsh, adjutant; Major Joseph E. Senilis, op erating officer; Capt. Harry M. Thatcher, statistical officer; Capt. Percy Carroll, surgeon; Capt. Hugh Miller, cngiueer of ficer; Capt. Charles iStalsburg, mens of ficer; Capt. W. T. Kilburn, Jr.. (C. O. M. T. C. No. 7) assistant operations officer; 1st Lt Charles E. Curran, finance ami supply officer; 1st Lt. John F. Alcure, technical inspector; 1st Lt. F.lmer Henry Nleklies, dental surgeon; 1st Lt. William B. Luse, sanitary officer; 2nd Lt. John C. Wilson, pilot officer; 2nd Lt. Kenneth H. Sanford, C. O. 8. P. V. No. 330. Observers Col. Wallace B. Scales, cav alry; Major John P. MeCaskey, coast artillery; Major W. H. Welsh, general staff; Capt. Donald J. Neumiller, air service ; Mr. J Rountree, field director motor transport corps U. 8. A.; "Mac" Rountree, "Mascot." One hundred fifty-six men are man ning the convoy. LORAY DEFEATED STRONG CHADWICK-HOSKINS TEAM First Appearance of Reorganised Lora Team Indicated Prospects of Real Bi League Ball for Season. The largest erowd which has been pres ent at any of the game at Loray this season witnessed Wednesday a well-eon-tesTed game between Lorvy and Chad-wick-Hosking. The Twttors, although putting up strong opposition, were un able to score against the locals. -Loraw started off strong in the first inning, scoring one run. But the Hoskins dele gation tightened up then and held th'e opposition scoreless for the next three in nings. Ths locals were able to bring two men serosa the plate ia the fifth inning. The remaining four innings were score less. fans declare that Wednesday's game was ia the big league elass and are en thusiastic ia their support of the reorgan ised team. Judging by the game Wed nesday, they are going to Tie treated to games of a highder of excellence throughout this season. With suck a fa vorable beginning large crowds are ex pected to attend futuro games. The feature of th game of Wednesday was tho pitching of Wilson for Loray. Ho struck out twelve of the men who faced hint during the gaineo ... ; , . . B.H.E. Loray.. .......100 03X0003 12 -1 Hoakias ...... ...000 000 0000 3 5 Batterieo Wilsoa, Kay HUtoa, Butx. CONTEST GOMES WHEN ROLL OF DELEGATES IS DRAWN UP Question of Seating Senator Reed From Missouri Will Probably Occasion Greatest Disturbance. (By The Associated Press.) SAX FRANCISCO, June 25 First guns of the democratic national conven tion were to be fired today when the na tional committee met to draw up the temporary roll of delegates. Three con tests had been called to the committee's attention but only oue of them, that in volving efforts to give Senator Reed, of Missouri, a seat with the delegation from that state, promised more than routine interest. Only one contest, that from (ieorgia, has Itcen officially li ! i with the committee. The (ieorgia contest results were ex pectol by party lenders to be settled in favor of delegates friendly to the candi dacy of Attorney General Palmer for the presidential nomination, decision car rying with its confirnyition of Clark Howell as national committeeman from that state. There appeared to lie no ques tion as to the result in what was describ ed as a "clear case" where statutory provisions iu the state and party rules dictated the course of the committee. The Reed case may prove more difficult to ileal with. An effort to place the sen- J ator on the floor of the convention, al though the Missouri state convention re jected him us a delegate-at-large, was expected, and lecauso of his attitude toward the administration during senate battles over the eace treaty, it was said to lie possible tluit strong resistance would lte met Itefore the committee. The third contest, from Oregon, was not regarded us a serious case and might not, it was said, materialize at all. In fact, national committee officials did not know before they assembled to examine credentials what appearance was to be made in any of the contest cases. Overnight developments showed two matters that have been in a nebulous stage since the first democratic leaders arrived here to be approaching more definite shape. These were the mys terious and persistent boom for nomina tion of William G. McAdoo, even against his flat declaration that he was not a candidate, and the conflict to a pro hibition enforcement plank in the plat form . McAdoo adherents were said early tit day to be shaping their plans to withhold the early stages. They have learned that the former secretary of the treasury still has a strong following, but are said to feel that in view of his attitude it would not lte expedient to present his name uu less the exiteeted deadlock Itctweeu the . leading candi.lats. Palmer and Governor i Cox. of Ohio, should develop. Iu that event there apjteared to lie little doubt that McAdoo would be put forward to I break the blockade with the assurance of considerable strength at the start . His friends are said to have put their-heads together to formulate plans of this na ture, and map out strategy of the subse quent campaign to obtain for him the two-thirds majtority on which democratic nominations roust rest. Ou the prohibition enforcement ques tion, heretofore the most prominent subr jeet of discussion in convention eireles, there developed yesterday a sudden movement to ignore the question entirely in the platform. Suggestions of this nature came to Chairman Curomings of the national committee from cam its re presenting various shades of opinion ranging from bone-dry to almost as com pletely wet . These feelers toward a harmony pro gram were not clear enough today among workers for various presidential candi dates. The first of fhe large delegations will arrive within the next two days and preparations for missionary work among the members were in progress. Various combinations for the ticket were being talked over with a view to ar ranging to secure for this or that aspir ant votes to be brought to his standard through a pre-arranged agreement as to tho vice presidency. 'None of these ten tative tickets appeared, however, to have more behind it than the speculation of campaign managers. BURIED UNDER DEBRIS FROM FALLING WALL CHICAGO, June 25. Between twenty aad thirty men are reported to hare been buried under toss of debris when the first floor of a hotel Bader construction ia Sheridaa road collapsed shortly before noon. Police sad firemea are digging for the victims. L0RAT DEFEATED BELMONT YESTERDAY The Loray team defeated Belmont oa the lattera diamond Tkarsday afternoon by the score of 2 to 1. It was a food game aad was witnessed by a large crowd.. These teams are crossing bats agaia Friday aftemooa. Ber. E. P. Stabler will preaclr at Mooataia View charck Sunday at 3:30 p.sa. " - " '. " : : Ber. W. J. Boaea will preach at New Hope Prosbyioriaa church Saaday afteraooa it 3 'eloek. MORRISON-GARDNER DEBATE IS CALLED OFF Candidates Meet at Jonesboro and Agree to Call Off Debate For Sake of Party Harmony. (By The Associated Press.) JONESBORO, June 24. During an accidental meeting here this afternoon Itetween the democratic candidates, (X MaxTTardner and Cameron Morrison, a mutual agreement was reached between the two to cancel the scheduled joint de bate in Raleigh Monday night. Both candidates were scheduled to speak here at the same inie this after noon. Mr. Morrison was the first to ar rive and tyio only available building for stcakiug was turned over to him, while Mr. Gardner met , an engagement at Broadway, a few miles :lway, returning later to shake hands with his friends here and make a short speech. Mr. Gardner was about to leave in a machine as Mr. Morrison's party arrived iu the tenter of the town. Jtoth men left their machines and, smiling, greeted each other with a warm and hearty handshake. Due to Misunderstanding. After a short talk the candidates agreed that there had been a misunder standing somewhere in regard to the de bate. Mr. Gardner stated that he recog nized Mr. Morrison's statements at Rox boro as a challenge, while Mr. Morrison said he thought that Gardner had chal lenged him on his way to Waynesville to speak. file men agreed that as Imth are ask ing for the nomination on democratic principles :liid that they had no wish to personally attack each other, no cause existed for a debate. Again .shaking hands, the men pledged their friendship and agreed that the loser would heartily support the winner in the general election. A crowd which had gathered ubout the candidates applauded enthusiastically as the men agreed to call off the debate for the good of the democratic parly. Send Joint Telegram. The candidates then signed the follow ing telegram, which was despatched to their respective managers, Heriot Clark-' son for Mr. Morrison and Judge J. C. Biggs for Mr. Gardner: "Hon. Heriot Clarkson. "Judge J. Crawford Biggs. Raleigh, N. C. 'June 24, 1020. "For the welfare of the democratic party and in deference to the apparent senti ment of the people of the state, we have Agreed to cancel the joint discussion ar rangd Itetwcon us for Monday night with out prejudice to the candidacy of either. ( Signed ) "CAMERON MORKI8SOV. "O. MAX GARUNKR." " POPULATION UNITED STATES ESTIMATED TO BE 105,000,000 i Bv The Associated Press, i WASHINGTON, June i.1. The popu lation of continental I'nited States is estimated at ln.'t.iMMi.iMMi hy .1. A. Hill, chief statistician of the census bureau. His calculation is Itased on the combined populations of I.t" cities and towns for which statistics have been announced. The increase over 1 1 I is placed at at tout n.iMMHHMi, -.howing the growth of the country has not kept pace with pre vious decades. Almost complete cessa tion of immigration during the war is the chief 'Tt-a. son assigned for the falling off in growth. Other suggested were the two influenza epidemics, return of aliens I to their native lands and deaths of sol diers abroad a n I at home iluriug the war. The aggregate population of the cities and towns on which the estimate was made is 41, "i ,3.14. This is an average gain of Uti per cent compared with .1.1 per cent in the previous decade. South Gastonix Defeats Clover. At South Gastonia yesterday afternoon the local team defeated the visitors by a substantial score. The feature of the game was the pitching of Teague and the fielding of timrth for South Gastonia. Smith accepted thirteen chances without making an error. Batteries: Teague and Lowe for South Gastonia ; Boyd and Withers for Clover. Score: R. II. K. tSouth Gastonia 4 fi 1 Clover 0 2 1 NEW YORK "SPENDERS" ADOPT RUSE TO GET MONET ,NEW YORK, June 25. An epidemic of thefts of heavily insured for coats just at the time when their owners had no far ther immediate need for them, has re sulted in an investigation which will bring many of the owners to trial on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses, R. R. Brown, rice president of the American Surety Company, an nounced today. ' : According to Mr. Brown, aeons of New York's "wild spenders" hare stored or pawned their coats and .the submitted fictitious theft claims. Other plungers, he said, hare stole their own jewelry, silverware, and money, ia the belief that ia the epidemic ef real thefts their claims would pass unchallenged. ' : Prof. B. C. 8isk, formerly of Gas tenia, who will teach ia - Bebaoat next year, was la ' town yesterday .'with his father;"' PRESIDENT WILSON URGES N. & LEGISLATURE TO TAKE ACTION RELIEVE STRIKE SITUATION HAS REEN SETTLED Promise of Early Action By Railway Board Tends to Squelch Further Dis turbance. (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 2.1. Represen tatives of the railroad unions expressed belief today that the promise of early action by the railway wage board on wage demands would tend to squelch fur ther strike disturbances. With return to work la.-d night of prac tically all striking yardmen at Potomac Yards here, railroad oflicials announced that they would be able to handle freight to and from the south without delays. The walkout, they said, had caused con gestion at the gateway and the re rout ing of cars through ofeher points. Efforts were renewed today to rush freight from the south to northern points. At the same time the interstate com merce commission is watching the strikes in the eastern railroad centers, being par ticularly concerned as to the effect of the walkouts on its recent efforts to relieve freight congestion and to move, coal to New England and other eastern points where n coal shortage prevails. URGES COAST COMMUNITIES TO EXTERMINATE RATS Surgeon - General dimming Points Out Danger From Bu bonic Plague. (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 2.1. Tallin at tention to the discovery of the bubonic plague in sexeral American ami Mexican gulf ports, and renewing his naming re garding the introduction of plague from Mediterranean ports which lire known to be infected, Surgeon General Hugh S. ('uTninjc today urged communities throughout the country, and especially along the coast, to inaugurate rat-exter ruination campaign-. "Bubonic plague is primarily a dis ease of rodents, especially rats,'' said General Gumming, "and the I incase can lte controlled effectively by measures di rected against the rat. The extermina tion of rats also is to be desired because of the tremendous economic damage they cause. According to conservative estimates by the public health service based on numer ous surveys, there is at least one rat for every person iu t lie I'nited States. The annual up keep per ro.B'nt was computed by the same authorities as fl.sn in Great Britain, $1.2o in Denmark and $1.00 in France. The depredations of the rats in the I'nited States will very probably exceed the estimate for Great Britain, Dr. Gumming said. One half a cent a day he considered conservative, hut even on this computation, it cofs the I'nited States $ 1 hh.immmhmp a year to support its rat population. This docs not include mice. "The I'nited Mates public health ser vice is prepared to detail trained exjterts to assist communities in organizing the fight against rats." said General Gum ming. '"Many of our officers have had extensive practical experience in this work, and knou how to make it really effective. The health service has just published a bulletin dealing with methods for rat destruction. Copies may be obtained by addressing the I'nited States public health service. Washington, D. C. WHAT MORE CAN I DO?" SAYS WILLIAM G. McADOO (By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK, June 23. William G. McAdoo declared today that in tele graphing Burris A. Jenkins yesterday be had done. everything in his power to per suade the Kansas City minister and news paper publisher not to present his name to the San Francisco convention for the democratic presidential nomination. "What more can I dot" he asked after reading Mr. Jenkins' reiterated declara tion that he would nominate Mr. McAdoo, either with or without his consent. Ia a written statement today Mr. McAdoo branded as f alse the report of a New York newspaper which declared he would not make the presidential cam paign because of ill health. The state ment says: ' "My attention has just been "called to the statement that I have tuberculosis. It is amsaing that any reputable news paper or individual would be guilty of rack a waatoa falsehood.- There is not a shadow of foundation for such a stato tnent It wos'l be impossible for me to publicly characterize each drpieat!e nsethods." V " (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 25 President Wilson has sent messages to Governor . Bickett and Senators Simmons aad' Overman of North Carolina, suggesting that he need not rioint out to them the -"critical importance " of the action of ' the North Carolina legislature on the federal suffrage amendment when the assembly meets iu special session next month. The message to Governor Bickett fol lows: 4 ' I am sure I need not point to yon the critical importance of the action ef your great state in the matter of suf frage amendment. " I he president previously had asked Governor Bobcrts, of Tennessee, to call a special session of the Tennessee legis lature to act ou the amendment. The president's message was sent after Act ing Attorney General Frierson had ruled that the supreme court decision in the Ohio referendum case had invalidated the section of the Tennessee constitution prohibiting the legislature from passing on an amendment if the members were elected before the amendment was sub mitted to the state. d "j . - i V'". BICKETT COMMENTS; . f" " RALEIGH, N. C, June 25 Com menting on a telegram he received late "a last night from President Wilson "ia which the president pointed to the "crit ical importance of the action of your great state in the matter of the suffrage amendment," Governor Bickett today stated that he hoped the Tennessee legis- ' lature will meet and ratify the equal suffrage amendment, and thereby relieve North Carolina of it. "We have neither the time nor the money and such action on the part of Tennessee would save this state the feel ing of bitterness that would surely be engendered by debate on the subject that would come up in our legislature. " ' ' I have said all I intend saying oa the subject of ratification," Governor . Bickett stated to ' newspaper men last ' night. "While I will take my medicine, I will never swear that it tastes good, for it doesn 't. " . . . President Wilson's message to which Governor Bickett had no; yet replied this morning follows: "I am sure I need not point out to you the critical importa'rice of the actios of your great state in the matter of euf- . f rage amendment. ' ' , TO CONSIDER SUFFRAGE 7 ' AT SPECIAL SESSION RALEIGH. N. G, June 24. The North Carolina Legislature will be called to meet in special session between July ; 20 and August 10 to receive the revalua tion report of the tax commission ' aad at which session the question of ratifica tion of the Susan B. nAthony federal amendment will come op, it was stated, today at the office of Governor Bickett. The governor was not in the city today. The democratic state convention re cently embodied a plank in its platform memorializing the proposed special sion of the legislature to ratify the Aa thony amendment and Governor Bickett has announced that he would recommend, that this be done. SAYS LEGISLATURE CAN ' ' LEGALLY RATIFY AMENDMENT NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 25. Ia an opinion made public today, Frank- 1L,. Thompson, attorney general of Tennessee, . holds that the present legislature, if called in extra session, can legally ratify the nineteenth amendment. ' i EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYE ?r; MUST SET TOGETO CINCINNATI, Jone 25 Peter Gordon i Meritt, associate counsel of the League, of Industrial Rights, New York, speak ing before employers sad employes- ef ' Cincinnati industries last night, warned of the difficulties which would beset tie nation should employer aad employee faO to come to a definite naderstanding with each other. -'v',:-.' -"Unless this nation learns the spirit of co-operation it will perish.' he aaidX Both employer sad employee, Mr. ller ritt said, must be held responsilla in" respecting the right of society as a whole. The trouble, he suggested, was in the failure to find prorJeadership. ' , , He declared that if men are accorded a right to organise, anea also should be accorded the right sot to organize if ' they see it.?',V As a remedy for labor dlcu!;: I'r. Msrritt advocated the instn" " i t -lations departments hi work shops, aad the -committees and eou stitution should te r with' tie t aKie, nl t be preov...- 1 1 I
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