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XV C kT Tte center of the textile' in dustry la the South': 96, cotton mills . in Gaston ' county.. '- '- -' " ' ' '' in - North i Carolina.- 1923 population 12,871, a fain, la 10 yean sf 133.5 per ceat. member of the associated press v - "yOL. XLI. NO. 169. GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 15A 1920 single copy 5 corn: Gaston Ml MfBlf hi i I - mm DEMANDS FDR ;ITH THREE NEW CONDITIONS German Delegates Impose New Conditions Pre liminary to Fulfilling Allies Demands For De livery of Two Million Tons of Coal Monthly. ' .- (By the Associated Press.) - ; SPA, Belgium, JulylS The Germans ' "have agreed to the allied demands for de- livery of 2,000,000 tons" of coal monthly with these new conditions, it is announc d. ".,." " . ;.'- - - ' The German acceptance was emboided " in a note which was laid; before the si lied premiers thXpwh by Premier Lloyd : George. " The conditions were these: First) the German government to have ."" the distribution of the Silesian coal, or he alloted, 1,500,000 tons monthly, for . jiorthern Germany instead of the pres ' -ent 1,200,000 tons. Second, a mixed commission to be sent '' to EaWn to examine food and housing HBonditions. ,... v . ' Thira. thi allies are asked to advance jaoney or provide credit for importing ad- Iitional food for the entire German pop ulation! Foreign Minister Simons sent word to Premier Lloyd George about an hour be fore the allied representatives met today ; that Germany wbold accede to the allied demand and that a written note would be forwarded immediately. .The foreign minister said that by this means he wish ed t prevent the allies from forwarding the proposed ultimatum to Germany. ConsequenUyralthough the allied min isters knew when they reached the Vjlla Tralneuse at 11 odock that , Germany had yielded, but did not know of the conditions laid down until it lacked but a few moments of the noon hour. The allied ministers, op to shortly af ter noon, had not yet announced whether the conditions were acceptable. Herr Simons said that the German ... .t.- i 5n5atrv in its decision on ue cu question, bad gone to the utmost limit -i An nntliinir more so that if rvw w - " the allied military leaders, Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Wilson still wanted an invasion of Germany they must have it a In a personal letter to Premier Lloyd -George the foreign minister, tt is unaer-t atood, set forth the German position in jirnnr detail . . tta uniinti that he had been told yesterday by the British premier that if he were a German statesman he would take the risk of accepting the allied farmi. The foreign minister had, taken the risk, he said, and would have to take the consequences. Knowing tae atti tude of Premiers Lloyd George and Mil lerand, however, he begged them to help Germany to fulfill her obligations by do ing these things:' First, by allowing Germany the cash difference between the price of coal at the tit mouth in Germany and the price of coal in the world's market. -, Second, by making a generous arrange ment with regard to food stuffs. " Herr Simons added to his letter: "These are not conditions, but simply an expression as we hope . ' ' Otto Hue, head of the German miners' organization, - who presented statements regarding the German coal mining situ ation ' to the allied representatives in Spa during the early stages of the nego tiations here, has asked to return to Spa, and was expected to arrive during the day. . v ' Taking up the German- communication at once, the allied prime ministers dis cussed it for two hours and a quarter and then took a recess until 3:30 p. No announcement was mads as to the allied attitude with , regard to -the Ger- man eonditiona, but it was understood that the chief question was : whether Germany should receive the difference in cash between the price of coal at th pit month in Germany y and the world market price. The French delegates, it appeared,' were unwilling to pay' Ger many what would amount to fifty franc a' ton difference in the price between that in Germany and that abooad. . COMMITTEE OF 48 MAY . ORGANIZE ANOTHER PARTY CHICAGO, July 15 A part of the committee of 48 national convention, call ed to create a new party, reconvened to- : day following the formation of the farm eT4abor party, last night, and consider- d whether' to organiae still another par ty. J. A. H. Hopkins, national chair' man of, the committee of 48, suggested that course.. -' " . '- , 1 Some of the delegates appeared - to faTjJT it and there 'were demands to know whether Senator LaFollette would stand as a presidential candidate if nominated. ; Arthur J. Hays, of New York opposed the step as " unsportsmanlike . " Subscribe for The Daily Gazette. ACCEPTS ALLIES COAL r MORRISON'S MAJORITY - OVER GARDNER 9,259 Says today's News and Observer: The State Board of Elections formally canvassed the vote in the second primary yesterday and declared ' the nominees. I Official figures show that Cameron Morri son led O. Max Gardner for the governor ship .nomination by 0,258 votes, Major Baxter Durham defeated J. P. Cook for State auditor by 12,015, and Judge W. P. Stacy defeated Judge B. F. Long for- the State Supreme Court by 21,247. A total of 131,405 votes were polled in the second primary, while only 128,233 were cast in the firat, a significant fact when it is recalled that the first primary had heavy vote-drawinfr powers in the numerous county and district contesU which were engaging the attention of the voters. The official vote as declared by the State Board of Elections follows: For Governor: Morrison, 70,332; Gardner, 61,073. For Auditor: 'Durham, 64,597; Cook, 52,682. For Associate Justice Supreme Court: Stacy, 71,437; Long, 49,190. For Congress in the Sixth District: Homer Lyon, 9,147 j Hannibal Godwin, 5,439. Morrison Loses Two Districts. Cameron Morrison lost only two con gressional districts in the second primary, one of which was his own. In the first contest he carried the Third, Fourth, 8ev enth, Fighfh, Ninth and Tenth districts. In the. second contest he captured the First, Second, Fifth and Sixth districts, which he lost in the firjt primary, butlost the Ninth. This district, added to the Fifth, which Morrison could not recap-, ture, were Gardner 's sole districts in the second primary. PRE-WAR TRADING IN WHEAT RESUMED CHICAGO, jlly 15 Prices started lower than expected today for future de- ! liveries of wheat, the first of such prices quoted in nearly three years. December delivery opened at 2.72 to 2.75. Es timates by traders beforehand were that initial figures would be about $2.80. Eager watching by the grain trade throughout the world attended the resumption today of pre-war methods of dealing in wheat. On the Chicago board of trade, where the chief interest was centered, an entire absence of formal ity characterized the event. Fdr the first time since August 25, 1917, when the United States govern ment assumed control over business in wheat, operations were permitted today that went beyond mere limited quanti ties on a hand to mouth basis. Instead, the buying and selling wheat was broadened out so as to incude future as well as immediate delivery -with no re striction as to amount except as guided by the regulating powers which the mem bers of the board of trade had voted to the officials of the institution; Prior to today the last recorded trans actions here in future delivery of wheat were for September 19, 117, at $2.11 1-2 a bushel. Since that time wheat fqr immediate delivery, has sold in Chicago as high as $3.95 and as low as $2.18, the la tier being the governments initial 'guaranteed price, which was subse quently advanced to $2.26. Yesterday, a ear of new wheat grading as No. 4. brought $2.8Z a bushel. CHILE CALLS Y0ti;6 ' JIENTO COLORS SANTIAGO,' Chile, July 14 Chile has called to the colors the military classes Of 1915 jto 1919, inclusive, of the four northern provinces of the eounry. It is understood this action was taken in view of the international sitnntina ing in connection with the Bolivian rev olution. , . . -..?"-"... . , .. '. . Information received hero i inAioatrm the call involved about 10,000 mm. v ibiM action of the war offiea 1WA Lday. in which, so far as is" pubUcly own, little news drifted ;out of Bolivia, which has been isolated from tfc by the censorship since the establishment of the defacto government headed by Bautista Savedra. ;C , . - 1 Guarantees for the safety of the 'do- DELIVERY VICt-PRESIDENTIAL -NOMINEE A BELIEVER IN PERSONAL EFFICIENCY Franklin D. Boosevelt, Assistant Sec retary of the Navy, is seen each morning bright and early on the Capitol grounds, indulging in calisthenics with other members of Wilson 's official family. HASTWO WIVES YET SAYS HE'S LONELY Hiram Hargett Languishes in Jail in Default of $2,500 Bond While Neither Wife No. 1 Nor Wife No. 2 Wants Him. Lying in the Gaston eounry jail, for him i? empty. Hiram which save Hargett, plains of charged with bigamy, cpm loneliness. And whv should ho notf For Hiram has had a wife and three children, t one girl eleven years, boy seven and one five years of age, in Charlotte and, besides, another wife in Dallas. But as Hiram himself says, when reference is made to his wives, he rather doubts that he has a wife now. When wives Nos. 1 and 2, rwpectful ly of Charlotte and Dallas, met here Monday morning they .were very sports manlike towards Hiram and toward each other. Wife No. 1 had not been liv ing with her lawfully wedded spouse during the past four years and made it clear that she had no desire to do so during any of the coming years. ' She did not bring up the charge of bigamy against her husband but on the contrary, said that if he could get along with the other wife, she was perfectly willing for him to live with No. 2. Wife No. 2 on her part concluded that if he would leave one wife he would leave another and,' although she confessedNhat she still loved him, emphatically made it plain that she would have no more to do with him. Hence that gloomy loneli ness of which Hiram complains. Hiram was married to Miss Daisy Freeman, his wife, on May 19, 1906, and he confesses that he' married Miss Mary Pack at Lowell about fourteen months ago. His $2,500 bond has not been put up. He will be tried here at the next term of court, which begins next Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lowry and children, of Cleveland, Tenn., arrived in the city to visit Mrs. Lowry 'a aunt Mrs. B, D. Atkins, at her home on East Franklin avenue. Mr, ' and Mrs. Lowry made the trip in their ear. Subscribe for The Daily Gasette. posed president and the members of his cabinet have been furnished upon re quest of the United States minister to that country, according to advices receiv ed by the foreign office. ;J s-. - ' The newspaper El Mercurio this morn ing, after Siting the business relations be tween Bolivia and. Chile and asserting that Chile is carefully studying measures to satisfy Bolivias aspirations for : a' Pacific port, expresses the regjet of Chile at the Bolivian revolution. " "Bautista Savedra, who has assumed power, at La Paz, is a great friend Peru, and. it would not be surprising if in some- manner there should intervene the hand of our eternal enemies of the north, tireless in their intrigues against us." :: '.: -. !! m. i ppni rm'.,x.-H. .ITtrT t v - , , , l r ' if t It L m A 4l- j i . . , 3 V ' ' " ' V' K ''niYf i in ' ''IV I. ROTARY CIU3 HEMS OF BIG COriVEfdlOM Mr. J. H. Kennedy Reports Do ings of Big International Gathering of ' Rotarians at Atlantic City. Wednesday's Botary luncheon .held at the Loray Cafeteria was featured by the presence of several visitors from out of town and the report of Jim Kennedy who attended the recent sessions of the International Botary Association at At lantic City as a delegate from Gastonia . Short talks were made by C. Lee Oowan, county demonstration agent on "Around the County," Hugh A. Query, of The Daily Gazette on the "Joys and Trou bles of a NfiWBpaper Man" W. J. Alex ander, city manager on "The Botary Spirit." Owing to the absence of a number of Rotarians from the city on their vaca tions the attendance -was somewhat limi ted. Mr. E. J. Rankin had charge of the program for the day. Mr. Kennedy's report of the eonven- tiou at Atlantic City was full of interest to all. Among other things Mr. Ken nedy said: "There were 100 delegates from South Carolina, 125 from North Caro lina and 150 from Virgiaiu, a total of about three hundred and seventy-f)ve from the seventh district. "The towns and cities of North Caro lina were represented as follows: Ashe- ville with 36 men in handsome uniform representing home industry, gray tailor-made suits of wool from the native sheep, spun, woven and tailored in Ashe- ville, with hats to match, with ties, shoes and canes alike. They made a fine showing they frequently marched and sang songs and advertised Asheville and North Carolina. Charlotte with 22 del egates; Wilson 16; Raleigh 12; Winston-Salem 10; Durham 8; Greensboro 8; High Point 4; Wilmington 2; Kins ton 2; Goldsboro 1; Gastonia 1. There may have been others but this is ap proximately correct for North Carolina. "The biggest bunch of boosters were from the Big State, the Lone Star. A fine bunch of fellows they were. Each delegate had a broad yellow band on his hat with "Texas" on it. They often paraded the board walk, four or five hun dred strong, boosting Texas. They could surely make some noise with their college and ranch yells. There were 'other states prominent in boosting. A popular salutation was "Hello Texas! Hello North Carolina!" A number of eastern and western clubs brought their bands. Washington delegates wore uni form of white duck and members of other clubg had their distinctive uni form. The Rotary Club of New York extended open house and open heart wel come to all Rotarians to visit the Big City Saturday and Sunday and on Mon day a trip was given to all up the Hud son River. About five thousand accept ed this invitation. " . f FIRST NATIONAL RANK MAKES GOOD SHOWING Gastonia Bank's Showing Fori Past 20 lears Considered Very Good. The recent statement by the First .National Bank of its showing ten years ago at the close of 20 years business, compared with the statement of June 30, 1920, at the close of 30 years busi ness reveals a startling growth in the business of the bank . On June 30, 1910, the capital stock was $100,000 and total resources $853,183. 8urplus and undivided profits were $50, 801. At the close of business June 30, 1920, the capital stock was $250,000, suplus and undivided profits $305,703 . -75 and total resources $4,875,742.91. One of the most significant features of the latter showing, according to of ficials of the bank, is the fact that they have no money borrowed. The items, "Re-discounts" aad "Bills Payable" on their statement are checked "None. " In a letter to the officials of the bank one of the leading banks of the North, says, "We note particularly that your recent statement does not show any bor rowed money, and this is unusual, at present, but to our mind adds to the strength of your bank in times like these. We also observe the increase in your de posits of almost 100 per cent during the past year, and you and your associates must feel very gratified at the progress of yqur bank. " Another leading banker of the country writes, speaking of the-record, "It is a wonderful showing. You have a aplendid line of deposits and to my sur prise have no borrowed money." Such expressions of congratulation are highly gratifying to the officers of the bank. CHARLOTTE IS GIVEN 20 MOKE PEOPLE IN COUNT (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, ' July IS. Kevised figures announced today by the census bureaa thaw Charlotte, N. C to have a population ef 46338, sr. increase of 20 over tbe previously announced figura. 1STFJEN ABE CANDIDATES NAMED M Party is Born' of Fusion of Numerous Political Groups - Committee of 48 May Nominate New Ticket. . '. OVERMAN WILL NOT INTERFERE IN FIGHT Senator Writes President iWil- son That He Has Nothing to Say Simmons Also Silent. WASHINGTON, July 14. President Wilson today received a Litter from Sena tor Overman declining to take any part in the woman suffrage fight which will be staged in Raleigh when the special session of the legislature meets August 10. The President some weeks ago wired Senators Simmons and Overman and Governor Bickett, asking them to aid him in having the state ratify the Anthony amendment ! which would allow women to vote in the fall elections. No word as yet has come from Senator Simmons, who is resting on his farm in Jones county. The White House is visibly disappoint ed over the action of the two senators. It had been hoped and expected that Sen ator Simmons would use his strong organ ization in favor of the state's adopting the amendment after the gubernatorial race was over, especially as he was suc cessful in nominating his candidate, Cam Morrison of Charlotte. But the President has not yet given up hope. It is said he is now preparing let ters to be sent to several members of the legislature whom he has reason to believe will not turn a deaf ear to his appeal to help out Democracy by voting for the amendment. John Dawson, of Kington, who will be chairman of the judiciary committee of the house, and the Democratic "whip" or that body, will be asked tomorrow to vote and use his influence on others in favor of the President's pet measure. It is also thought that appeals will be made to Representatives Fred Mintz, of Golds boro, and Crisp, of Manteo. It is figured if these three men will help, the suffrage caiwe is won. May Show Displeasure. The attitude of the senators is not at all pleasing to the administration and it would not be surprising if the Presi dent does not show his displeasure when a recommendation is made for district at torney for the western district of North Carolina to succeed W. C. Hammer, who ha been nominated for Congress. It can be stated positively that Senator Overman will recommend W. C. Newland for this place unless the Lenoir man re fuses to accept the job.' His friends say he is anxious for the place. Dick Hack ett, of North Wilkesboro, has been talked of for Hammer's jub, but his candidacy is not considered seriously by friends of Senator Overman who are in a position to know what he is thinking about. It is more than probable that President Wilson will question closely any recom mendation made by the two senators for Hammer's job and may refuse to name their man. Such a course would be en tirely in keeping with the usual policy of the President when senators refuse to do as J)e has commanded them. It is rumored that Hammer may not restgn until March 4. when he goes on the government payroll as a full-fledged congressman if he should be elected. But it is not thought that he will go that far. He would be taking a chance of having a Republican district attorney, appointed should Harding be elected President. On the other hand, if he resigns now and the two senators can name a man whom the President wants, the chances are good that a Democrat will hold on for four yaars. It is not thought that Harding would remove an appointee until his term expired, which would be four years from the time of his confirmation. Belmont Easily Defeats Caroleen. , BELMONT, July 14,-Belmont had little trouble in defeating Caroleen here today, 8 to 4. ' The features of the game were contributed by Centerfielder Mur phy, who threw three men in succession out at the plate. Score: B.H.E. Caroleen 000 002 0002 8 4 Belmont ........000 301 22x 8 7 3 .Batteries: Gurtie, Hatcher; Bum baugh, Lourcy and Kirk. Umpire, Saun ders. Time, 2 hours and 10 minutes. . Mr. C. C Harmon, who has been vis iting in the eastefn part of the state for about a week, returned to the city Wed nesday night. - . . . ROCKY MOUNT PUSHES GASTONIA CLOSELY : (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, July . 15. (Rocky Mount, N. C, 12,742 r increase 4,91, or 583 per cent, " :- AND HAYES FARMER - LABOR PARTY (By The Aseceiated Press.) y ; ' CHICAGO, July is! The farmer-labor, party, born of a fusion of numerous po litical groups, today has a platform and has its new candidates in the field- for the coming election. Its work was com pleted at 4 o 'clock this morning when its convention, after an all day and night session, t-hose Parley Parker Christensen, Salt Lake City attorney, and Max B. , Hayes, Cleveland labor leader, as 'its presidential and vice presidential nomi- : nees, respectively. ' ' K But the strength of the new movement , remains to be seen. The first test eameV today when 3 grrpip of dissatisfied dele gates, formerly allied with the committee of 48, met and considered placing their own ticket in the field under the Forty eight banner. ; Not all of the forty -eighter delegates withdrew from the fusion convention last night when some 100 or more returned to -their own convention. Those who re mained were rewarded by seeing Chria- . ten sea, the chairman of their convention, selected to lead the fusion party while the labor leaders contented themselves with the election of their national chairman, Hayes, to second place. t ' Forty-eight leaders declined to -say what effect this concession would have ea their course when they .met today, It was apparent that Christensen's nomination -served to weld strongly the elements re maining in the convention. One report, in fact, was eurrent that the dissatisfied forty-eighters would confine their actvi- ties today to organizing . anew for a purely educational movement. J. A. H. Hopkins, national chairman of the forty-eighters, addressed the fanner labor meeting after reports became preva lent that a bolt had been determined upon by him and his friends and denied that such an agreement had been reached,. . He avoided saying, however, that none was in contemplation and, In statements is ; sued for publication, criticised the domi nant labor group for its handling of the amalgamation and declared a great op portunity had been missed. ; Removal of Senator LaFollette as sa anchor for the less radical of the forty eighters left them free to be shoved aside by the votes of the laborites and the lat ter 's control was never again seriously questioned. They once tried to raise their voice in the proceedings and discourage adoption of the name "farmer-labor" as a party designation, rney eontenaea without success that the "white collar slaves" and eastern liberals, both small merchants and professional men, would be driven away by what they described as a "class" name.-. '- c. The appeals went unheeded and the title already approved by the labor and farmer groups went : through with " a whoop. With' LaFollette removed as potential. candidate for the presidential nomination, . no well organized boom was left. As a result the delegates were soon, provided with an assortment from which to choose. The list of names placed in nomination , included besides Christ ensen : Dudley ; . Field Malone, New York; Eugene V. Debs, the socialist nominee; Henry Ford Detroit; Louis F. Post, assistant secre tary of labor; Governor Lynn J- Fraxier, of North Dakota; Jane Addams, of Hull House, and several others. After one bal-.: lot the convention voted to eliminT'' excepting Christensen and Maloa two leaders, and nomination came second ballot. tV. ' When vice presidential candidates were called for the convention was swamped with a list of more than 20, but name after name was withdrawn, either by the . candidates iu person or by friends, until only three were left Max S. Hayes, . Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist leader, and Lester Barlow, leader of the world war veterans. Hayes received all except about a dozen votes and the nbminatioa then was made unanimous, and ate 0 'clock the convention adjourned sine die. The new party's presidential nominee" is a native of the West. He was bora ' at Weston, Idaho, 49 years ago. From early life onj a farm, Christensen, the eldest of fire children, plugged, away at an education until he graduated in lair at Cornell University. Ha since haa spent most of .his time in Salt Lake City. . Prior to 1912 Christensen waa ranked as a "Dolliver' republican, but allied! himself with the Bull Moose in that year. The death of that party set him "adrift and, he said, lie "sidled into the stall and voted, for Wilson in 1916." : CHICAGO, Jjaly 15. The platform, adopted by the labor-farmer group con- (Continued on page 4.)
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