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yOlL XL!. NO. 153. GASTONIA, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 28, 1920 SINGLE COPY' 5 CENTS CD IS DECLARES OF NATIONS COVENANT TO BE No Blacker Crime Against Civilization Has Ever Soiled Pages of History vThan Defeat of Peace . Treaty; in Senate. ; (By The Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, June 28. The ILeague of Nations covenant was cham juoned as the "Monroe Doctrine of the world" by Homer Cummings, temporary boirmaa of the Democratic national con tention, , in his keynote address here to Gy. Of e peace treaty 's defeat in the sen ate, he said: "No blacker crime against civilization has ever soiled the pages of our history." He characterized the Bepublican pj form as "reactionary and provincial." 4 'Filled with premeditated slanders and Tague promises, it will be searched in vain for one constructive suggestion for the reformation of-the conditions which it criticizes and deplores," he continued. "The oppressed peoples of the earth -Will loot to it in vain. It contains no message of hope for Ireland ; no word of mercy for Armenia; and it conceals a word for Mexico. It is the work of men concerned more with material things than with human rights. It contains no thouirht no purpose which can give im pulse or thrill to those who love liberty and hope to make the world a safer and happier place for the average man." He declared that the peace time record of the democratic party from March', 1913, to the outbreak of the world wa ha to its credit "more effective, con structive and remedial legislation than the Bepublican party had placed upon the statute books in a generation. ' ' l'raislng the administration 's course in jthe war he said: "We, fought a great waf; for a great cause and we had a lead ership that carried America to greater " heights of honor and power and glory than she has ever known before in her entire history." '"Let no one misunderstand us. These fireat affairs were carried forward under the stunulus of American patriotism, sup ported by the courage and spirit of our people. All this is freely and gladly ac knowledged, but. surely the time has come when, beeauBe.of the calculated criticism and premeditated calumnies of the oppo sition, we are entitled to eall attention to the fact that all of-. these things were au'enmnlished under the leadership of a sreat Democrat and of a great Demo ratic administration. If the Bepublican ' leaders are not able to rejoice with us ' in this American triumph they should bare the grace to remain silent, for it does not lie in the mouths of those who conducted the Spanish-American war to indulge in the luxury of criticism." Referring to congressional investiga 'tions by "smelling committees," he said th.it over 80 investigations have been tield, over two million dollars wasted and "the result has been to prove that it was the cleanest war ever fought in the his tory of civilization." "The Bepublican party became so fixed In it Incorrigible habit of conducting in vestigations that it finally turned to, the fruitful task of investigating ltseir. They discovered fraud and graft and cross and inexcusable expenditures. . The mvAlatinna rHnclniM the fact that the meeting at Chicago was not a. convention tut an auction. The highest bidder, however, did not get the prize. The pub licity which overtook the proceedings frustrated the initial purpose. The Chi cago convention left the Democratic party as the sole custodian of the honor f the country." Peace achievements of the Democratic Tarty, he asserted, "freed the farmer from the deadening effects of usurious 4ttian!ft!l MititroL . Labor win ciren its Magna Charts of liberty. Business and finance Were released from the thralldom At uncertainty and hazard." "The income tax law," he. said, ,re Beved our law' of the reproach of oeing tmjuatly burdensome to the poor. Ths extravagances and iniquities of the tariff system were removed and a son-partisan tariff Commission crcatcu. xu-amon ; anW was encouraged and the bread thus Vast upon the waters came back to u many fold. Alaska was opened to commerce and -development. Dollar diplo 1 a.-iA i A mrrnnt InhHv 1M1 J KM - w was driven from the national capitoL An " .. CY I- 1 - M aAaTVaA ' fTllA cnective oeanum - , federal trade commission was created. Child labor legislation was enacted. The parcel post and the rural free delivery wnreaeveloped. A gooq roaas diu ami retary of labor was given a seat in the. cabinet of the President, xagns nour laws were adopted. The Clayton amend ment to the Bherman anti-trust act was passed, freeing American labor and tak ing it from the list of commodities. The Bmith-Lever bill for the improvement of . .... a grienttnral conditions was pasaea. a i (Continued on. page 8) LEAGUE OF WORLD TO ORDER WITH BOGLE (By The Associated I'ress.) 8 AN FRANCISCO, June 28. An in novation planned for the opening of the democratic national convention today was the silencing of the great gathering by a bugle call instead of the usual pounding of the gavel. As the bugler 's notes came to an end and the buzz of conversation en the floor ceased, a detachment of ma rines standing in front of the platform were to raise the national colors and pre sent arms while the band, high up be hind the chairman, 'played the Star Spangled Banner. Tne formal call to order by Vice Chairman J. Bruce Kremer was to follow. The arrangement was made by Secre- I tary of the Navy Daniels at the sugges j tiou of First Sergeant H. Hornbostel, who is chief of the secretary's personal seort during his visit to San Francisco. TROLLEY LINES FROM MT. HOLLY TO MOUNTAINS Blue Ridge Development Com pany Formed For Purpose of Building Trolley Line From Mt. Holly to Blowing Rock. Concerning the proposed trolley line from 3It. Holly to Blowing Bock through Gaston, Lincoln and Catawba counties. The Charlotte Observe says: The movement to construct an electric railroad line from Mt. Holly, near Char lotte, To Blowinp Ejck, is one of the greatest of an industrial and constructive nature launched in this section of the Carolinas in years. The completion and actual operation of such a railroad would mean more to Charlotte and to all the territory traversed by it than one can well imagine in advance. It would afford Charlotte and the people living near this end of the line easy transport for quick trips to the famous and popular mountain resort, and would prove a great factor in the further development of Charlotte as a retail and wholesale trading cento by affording another line of easy and quick transportation for people living all along the line between here and the mountains to come to the Queen City to trade and to attend various attractions that cannot be seen in smaller towns. Moreover, it would prove of as much ben efit to Newton, it would prove of as much benefit to Newton, Hickory, Lenoir and other' towns which it would serve as to Charlott'e. Blpwing Bock, however, and the resort and development interests there perhaps would reap the greatest harvest of all, while to the mountain peo ple of 4 Watauga and Caldwell the pro posed new outlet for travel and commerce i would bo of inestimable value. The Hickory Becord announces that organization of the Blue Bidge Develop ment Company, which proposes to con struct a railroad from Mount Holly to the mountains through Newton, Hickory and Lenoir, will be formed at a meeting in the Hickory Chamber of Commerce Friday afternoon, July 9, at 2:30 o 'clock. Plans of the promoters have pot been definitely announced, but they appreciate the wonderful possibilities of this section, both from tourist travel and agricultural and industrial development. Decision to organize the company was made at a preliminary meeting in Hick ory a month ago and since thar time the men interested have been unusually busy. - Mt Holly is twelve miles from Char lottf, on the Piedmont k Northern Elec tive Bailroad; also on the Seaboard Air Line between Charlotte and Lincolnton. It' is presumed, of course, that the electric lias to 'Blowing Bock would be combined with the line from here to Mt. Holly for the operation of through trains between Charlotte and the mountain Tesort. The whole proposition -simply means a line of electric railroad from here to Blowing Bock, a dozen miles of which has been built and in operation for years. , The construction of the Charlotte-Blow ing Bock trolley b'ne would mean the big- Kt new thing that has corns to the sec tion served by it in years, in the way of industrial and commercial progress and development If the proposition goes through, the promoters of it win themselves benefactors to Charlotte, to Blowing Bock and to every town and county served by the Use. Here's hoping thersH be so hitch. SALVATION ARMY TO ASK , FOR FUND OF $4,500 Citizens of Gastonia Are Asked to Giwe This Amount During The Coming Week For Sup port of the Work Here. During the coinina week the citizens of this city will be visited by a com mittee of business men and asked to contribute the amount of $4,500 with which the Salvation Army will carry on its work here in this city and county during the coming year. This amount is the only appeal thai will be made tothe citizens for one year, and there will be "no tambourine solici tation of funds in the various business places from time to time. The Salva tion Army over two years ago adopted the budget system and it only makes one appeal each year, 'at which time it raises sufficient funds to carry on its work for the entire year. When the Salvation Army opens its work here in Gastonia the middle of next month, a big two days rveival will In held, at which it is plunned to bring many officers here from the various corps in this state and other places to make the opening a success. Plans are being arranged to bring the Salvation Army's Band here from At lanta and it is hoped that at that time Brigadier Crawford, Divisional Officer of the Southeastern division, will be present and lead in the services. The money raised here by the citizen will be used for the establishing of quar ters and carrying on the work in its dif ferent phases. The application of "practical Chris tianity" by extending a helping hand in illness, by administering to those in trou ble, when all the world seems ugainst them, during .'105 days .in the year, re gardless of race, creed or color; naturally draws to the Salvation Army the peo ples of all nationalities. Let us stop and consider then, when we are called upon for service, m these days when service to our fellow man means sc much, is there a better oppor tunity for the sowing and developing of the fundamentals of true Americanism than this. When the solicitor rails on you be ready with a liberal contribution that the Golden Rule may be exemplified still greater . SERVICE MEN WANT DEMOCRATS TO ENDORSE BONUS LEGISLATION (By The Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, June 28. Service men among convention delegates today perfected plans for obtaining the indorse ment of the democratic party for bonus legislation. It was decided to adopt the American Legion "four way" plan of rewarding veterans of the late war, by extending paid sp insurance, rural or urban home aid,, vocational education, or flat cash compensation. . Richard S. Jones, chairman of the Washington state edelgation; Major Ben- Clark, of Misouri, son of Representative Champ Clark; Colonel Barry, of Tennes see, and E. W. Robertson, of Spokane, Wash., were selected to appear before the resolutions committee with the plank drawn for its approval. LORAY NEWS Rec. Edgar Moore, who left here Fri day spent the night in Washington. From there he goes on to New York, where he will remain for several days. Miss Kate Woods leaves Sunday for her home near Henry where she will S)end several days. PROGRAM OPENING SESSION DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION SAN FRANCISCO, Jane 28 Preliminaries of opening the dem ocratic national convention, as planned by the national committee were, briefly, as follows: Bugle call by a detachment of marines at 12 o'clock noon. Singing of the Star Spangled Banner. Call to order by Vice Chairman J. B. Kremer, Montana. Invocation by Consignor P. L. Ryan, vicar general of the Soman Catholic archdiocese of San Fran Cisco, i Reading of the call for the con vention by Secretary E. G. Hoff man. Address by Vice rauin Kremer, announcing temporary organisation and presenting . Na tional Chairman Homer S Cnm minga, as, temporary presiding, of ficer. ' ... , Keynote speech by, ChalnrJn Cnnuninga. Announcement of committees. Adjournment. ANTI -.TYPHOID CAMPAIGN COMMENCES TODAY Representative of State and County Boards Begin In tensive Campaign to Stamp Out This Disease Num bers of Cases in County Al ready Free Vaccination For All The Schedule of Appointments. If there is any epidemic of typhoid fever in Gaston county this summer it will not be the fault of the State or county boards of health. Beginning to day and continuing through July 24th a free anti-typhoid campaign is being con ducted all over the county under In direction of the State board of health. Dr. ( S. Mangum, of the State Univer sity, is in charge of jlie campaign and he is ably assisted by Dr. W. B. Hunter, county superintendent of public welfare, and Dr. '. J. MeConibs, city physi cian of Gastonia. For the past weCk or ten days the county has been liberally placarded with posters calling attention to the free vaccination and considerable publicity has been given the campaign through the newspapers. To a Gazette reporter Dr. Mangum stated this morning that the county quarantine officer had reported two cases of this disease in Belmont, two in Dallas and two in Gastonm. In addition to these Dr. Mangurhhas received reports from other sources of two cases in Cherryville and one or more in Mount Holly. " From one case of typhoid fever,"1 said Dr. Mangum, "five hundred cases might de velop. There are probably more eases in the county than the above figures indi cate." At any rate, one case is a great menace. Gaston's typhoid record is a I bad one and the peopld of the county should realize this fact, and avail them- solves of this opportunity to be immun I i.eil against the disease. t Every man. woman ami cm Id in tne county who has not already been immunized should by all means take this treatment. Continuing Dr. Mangum said: "At the end of the week of concen trated publicity work on the anti-typhoid campaign, I find the prospects for suc cess most flattering. "The physicians of the county have evidently been awake to the seriousness of the situation and their own respon sibility, for I find that large numbers of the ieople in all parts of the coun ty have already received the vaceine, and everylmdy seems to understand ful ly the importance and the value of the protective treatment. . "Tne disease has already made its appeaance in the county and the faci of infection are pretty evenly distribut ed over the whole area . "A glance at these localities will dem onstrate how favorable the conditions are for an epidemic if the people are not protected . ' ' 1 have been met everywhere in the most courteous and helpful way and I begin the active work in the campaign fully confident of the active sympathy and support of al Ithe forces for good in the county. " Below is a complete list of the ap pointments over the county. Cut it out and keep for reference. It is as follows: Mayworth, Mondays, S to 12 a..m. June 28, July 5, 12 ami 19. McAdenville, Mondays, 1 to 2 p. in., June 28, July 5 12 and 19. Ijowell, Mondays, 4 to t p. hi., June 28, July 5, 12 and 19. M ount Holly, Tuesdays, 8 to 12 a. in., June 29, July 6, 1.1, 20. Belmont, Tuesdays. 1 to f p. m., J line 29, July 6, 13 and" 20. High Shoals, Wednesdays, 8 to 11 a. m., June 30, July 74 14 and 21. Stanley, Wednesdays, 12 to 3 p. in., Juno 30, July 7, 14 and 21. Dallas, Wednesdays, 4 to 6 p. in., June 30, July 7, 14 and 21. Cherryville, Thursdays, 9 a. m. to i p. m. July 1, 8, 15 and 22. Bessemer City, Thursdays, 2 to 6 p. m. July 1, 8, 15 and 22. .lianlo, Fridays, 8 to 10 a. m. July 2, 9, 16 and 23. Groves, Fridays, 10:30 ta 12 a. m., Fridays, July 2, 9, 16 and 23. South Gastonia, Fridays, 1 to 3 p. in., July 2, 3, 16 and 23. Arlington, Fridays, 3:30 to 6 p. m., July 2, 9 16 and 23. lGEAY, Fridays, 7 to 9 p. m., July 2, 9, 16 and 23. Gaslonia (Court House), Saturdays, 8 a. m. to 9 p. m., Jury 10, 17 and 24. 0. MAX GARDNER TO SPEAK HERE THURSDAY NIGHT Lieutenant-Governor O. Max Gardner will address the voters of Gaston county on Thursday night of this week, July' first, at eight o'clock, in the court house. Interest in the second primary to be held on 'Saturday has reached a very high point and the friends of both candidates for governor are taking great interest in the campaign. Ths ladies of the city and the county are given a very iQecial invitation to be present Thursday night and hear (Mr. Gardner. : , - . Telephos erriea between England and Swithserland is maintained- over two route. . . , ' - M ADOO BOOM CONVENTION FOR Impending Prohibition Fight Is Live Issue . Al though Talk of Candidates Is Gaining Atten tion - McAdoo, Palmer and Cox the "Big Three." (By The Associated I'ress.) SAN KRANCIS(X), Jyne 28. Assem bling at noon today for their first session, delegates to the demoer,rtc national con vention heard a keynote teech by Na tional Chairman Cummiiigs and perfected preliminaries clearing the way for the real work of finding a presidential candidate. Twelve o'clock noon was fixed for the opening, but hours beiore ticket homers gathered in the spacious building which, for Ihe occasion, seats more than 12,000 persona. Those who did not hold tickets wore barred from approaching the main entrance by fences hidden by a screen of California evergreens. Decorations of the convention hall were simple and tasteful with the Stars and Stripes as the dominant feature of the beaut if ul display. j The seats of the 1,092 delegates were ' compactly assembled close to the plat form ami stretched almost across the width of Tie hall. Here and there stood the state anil territorial standards, made ' of California redwood, showing the loca- tions of the delegations. Directly behind were the seats of the alternates ami all about them in almost perfect circle were places for more than ten thousand other persons. With the exception of a patriotic touch given at the start by the presenting of .the colors by a detadinient of marines, the opening preliminaries were not nnlike those of prior conventions. The out standing feature on the program was the keynote speech understood to have had the approval of President Wilson. SAN FKANCI8CO, June 2X DeJe eates and leaders were prepared for a fight over both plutfonn and candidates as the democratic national convention as sent bled today for its ojicning session. The actual convention work itself was only preliminary and perfunctory, but the urrival of convention day served to bring further into the open the questions which had been dividing delegates aud perplex ing the elder politicians in their pre-convention conferences. The keynote speech of Homer 8. Cum mings, as temporary chairman, was the principal feature of the day's program. Later in the day the newly selected con vention committees were to furnish the first real developments as they began their tasks of writing the platform hear ing appeals from contests over delegate seats, and making up the convention rules and a slate of ierinancnt conven tion ofiicers. The living subject in minds of dele gates manifestly was the impending pro hibition fight, but talk of candidates was gaining more and more attention as the rival managers got down to cases with the big body of uninstructed and un pledged delegates. Today for the first time the entire con vention liersonnel was here and the op posing elements were taking definite bearings. The latest turn of the McAdoo boom furnished a new angle to the convention preliminaries but its precise effect on the relative situation of the candidates is not yet clear. Announcement that the former Secretary of the Treasury, des pite his declaration that ho did not want the nomination, would be willing to ac cept it, was variously accepted by the several elements in the fight. By some it was declared that develop ment meant that McAdoo, whose support ers hitherto had planned to keep him in the background for several ballots, now would be an active contender from the start and that in consequence the con vention, like that of the republicans at Chicago, would have a big three running close together on the opening roll. The possibility of such a development brought renewed claims of consistent gains from the supporters of Palmer and Cox, and set the dark horses champing impatient ly as they recalled what happened to the big three at Chicago. - The Palmer and Cox managers sought to discount the apparent significance of the McAdoo announcement which was made late but night by national com mitteemen Love of Texas, without say ing whether he had any direct authori sation from Mr. McAdoo. It was ap parent, however, that many of the Mc Adoo workers, who have been canvassing for votes without much organization or system, accepted the statement of Mr. Lore at its face value. Among the best informed politicians the general opinion was that it sll was too early ta definitely 'forecast . what would happen. They suggested that the Lore statement only pat the technical GROWS AS ASSEMBLES OPENING iu situation back where it wag when' Mr. McAdoo announced recently that he did not cure to be considered a candidate. At that time both Attorney General I'almer nnd Governor Cox were active candidates and their supporters wera claiming victory. In the pre-convention scramble for del egates, many of those who had been McAdoo supporters promised to vote for other candidates, but the McAdoo men declared today that practically every one of these could be brought back into the fold. There was frequent mention of Secre tary Meredith, of the agriculture depart ment, as a possible running mate for McAdoo. Mr. Meredith's presidential campaign headquarters were closed Sat urday when he announced he was in no sense a candidate. A discussion of candidates manifestly still was subordinate in the minds of many of the delegates, to the prohibi tion issue, and they regarded the inevi table preliminaries of the opening ses- I sion with impatience as they waited for the time when the differences of the weta I and drys could be threshed out. It i seemed a foregone conclusion that the qtH'stioii would be settled only after a stubborn fight on the floor, bringing into play the best oratorical and strategical fireworks of a typical democratic con vention. The league of nations and the Irish question also threatened to get out of the control of the resolutions com mittee and shower the convention floor with pyrotechnics. There were many expressions of hope, however, that both might be threshed out to a satisfactory conclusion behind the committee doors. Ju the organization of the resolutions committee itself, a fight was brewing uiougu it was not apparent now ser ious it become. Senator Glass, of Vir ginit, chosen by the administration aa its candidate for committee chairmen, was declared by his friends to be certain of election, though a movement against him had been started by western dele gates. The candidates of the anti-Glass ele ment was Senator Walsh of Montana, who supported the peace treaty with the republican reservations. Those favor ing him declared their fight was not s anti-administration movement and was based primarily on the belief that the northwest had not bee naccorded propetf" recognition in the convention. No, one from that section, they declared, was on the slate of convention or was promi nently mentioned for either the presi dency or the vice presidency. Election of the resolutions committee chairman was expected late in the day, and at the same time the newly formed credentials committee was to take up the Georgia and Missouri contests while tne rules of the committee was determining on a list of permanent officers for the convention. Senator Robinson, of Ar kansas, had been selected by the adminis tration group for the permanent chair manship and his endorsement by the com mittee seemed assured. Contrary to the expectations of many delegates, W. J. Bryan was having lit tle to say about permanent organization of the convention aud its committees. Busy with his fight to put a dry plank into the platform, he apparently was in terposing no active opposition with lend ing encouragement to the candidacy of Senator Walsh for the resolutions chair manship . As in more than one previous nation al convention, Mr. Bryan was looked up on as an unknown quantity which might turn out to be the deciding factor in al most any of the political equtations now confronting the party leaders. No one professed to know what new element Ire miirlif hrincr intn Tilftv n fliA e.ritial timA J. Bruce Kremer, of Montant, .vice chairman of the national committee, had been selected to eall today's session to order and to present Chairman Cum mings. At the conclusion of the key note address of Mr. Cummings, all that remained to complete the day's pro gram was the approving of selections for the various committee members al ready made by the state delegations. With the preliminaries over, the four biir convention rnmmittMi will nminnM gerdown to work. The greatest interest, , . olntiona. wfiara Qia nartv Iniui trill K f ought out with good prospects that some . of them will reach the convention floor , for final 'decision. ; : , , , " , In the meantime managers of the presi dential booms were keeping in touch with delegate and working for position la the early balloting. ' SESSIO
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