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2 Oastonia Daily Oazette PICTR I county offer al C.W I U.I VtaAerfid fieU fer investor firmer or boa ineas baa. Write he Cham ber of Commerce. ' in North Carolina. 1920 population 12,171, agaia fa 10 yean of 123. S per cent. XEM8EK OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XU. NO. 183. GASTONIA, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 31, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS SENATOR HARDING LEVELLING CLASS BARRIERS AND SECTIONAL DIFFERENCES In Opening Speech Front Porch Campaign Re publican Candidate Declares That Greatest Usefulness of Nation Depends Mutuality of In terests - Urges Readjustment of Taxation -Also Abolition of War Time Excess Profit Levy. (By the Associated Press.) MARION, (., July 31. In the open jng speech of his front porch campaign Senator Harding told a delegation from Richland county, Ohio, today that the greatest usefulness of the nation demand d a levelling of class and sectional bar rierR and a realization of the "interde jeiidence and mutuality of interest of al our people. ' ' The great war, he said, had helled to wards such a realization. Closer co-op oration in industry and complete asBimilu tion of the foreign born he suggested a? pointing the way to a fuller national ae cord. Urging also a readjustment of taxa tion, he expressed doubt whether the war time excess profits levy was iu harmouy with peace requirements, but added lu had not yet worked out the details of a revised tax system. ' ' We ought to make wealth bear its full share of taxation," he said, "and we ever will. Having this thought in mind and also thinking of the excessive e.ost of living, I doubt if the excess. prof its tax for war precisely accomplishes the end we seek in peace. I would gladly recommend a chauge, but I am not yet prepared to suggest an equitable sub stitute, though I should have no hesi tancy in asking congress to seek the earli est possible solution." The league of nations he did not refer to directly, but he declared the nation's "highest duty is to cling to the funda mentals on which we buiidert to worm astonishment and hold fast to the na " tionality which inspired our onward .march. ' ' "It is with a keen sense of delight that 1 welcome your visit today, ' ' said Sena tor Harding. "I'am pleased that you come not only jis republicans, but as neighbors and friends. We need to cultivate friendli ness and neighborliness. I sometimes think in this busy, workaday world, we .are neglecting those little acts of neigh borliness that make life sweet and worth while. It is well enough for one to strive to .get ahead in a material sense for through that ambitiou human progress is Trrought. To acquire and accumulate J. "honestly is most laudable, but we should aot forget that life 's greatest joys lie in tie social concourse of friends and neigh iters. Out of such relations grow mutual respect, mutual sympathy and mutual in terest, without which life holds little of real enjoyment. "The escpecial thought in my mind today fahe interdependence and the mu tuality of interest of all our people. "The tendency to class consciousness i the product of developing fortunes, and is both a reflex achievement and a menace to maintained progress. We must eau ' tion against class distinction and class ; conflict at every step. ."HWI in tha miilrtln vsat whorp fnrtn. ; Ug is free from tenantry and holds to the iiiirnl WAV. and mnniifr-iirinj in mninlv r ' confined to the plants of that moH"tjte vt.v -!,)-.,.. v : v.-: .. . niuui jjiuca mo BUI l-itl 31 11 launt of American industry, we have the touch of intimacy and that closer understanding which emphasize the thought I have in mind. We cannot promote agriculture alone, because the factory is necessary to the making of a market. We cannot fos ter the factory and ignore agriculture, because the farm is our base of food sup-pi- "I can recall readily 40 cent wheat, flayed from the fields of Richland and Morrow. That was before industry de veloped the home consumer, that was be ' fore railway and improved highways opened the way to markets. That was ' whea farming was a fight for subsistence, instead of the present day pursuit of at tainment. . That was before luxury be came the by-product of farm and fac r tory. That was before the age of agri-- cultural machinery, that was when he ' ; cradled the wheat and toiled from sunrise to sunset, that was before wealth had ' .been taken from the earth to alter the v; " way of our civilization. "I trust no one will misquote me as " . saying I believe in .40 cent wheat, bo cause I bave indulged' my memory. Some times we are very unfair in handling the . vtteraneea of public .men. I remember, - when the senate was diseisjAng the war time guarantee on wheat, whea we felt we ought to give" the American farmer that a&suranee which would encourage a . feeding to guard against war famine, " western senator was arguing .that wheat oull not bo raised for lees than $2.50 URGES per bushel. I interrupted him to say that I well recalled that Ohio farmers, in lire-war days, had rejoiced to get a dol lar for their wheat. I was speaking of normal days prior to the war. Yet there are those today who seek to convey that I said a dollar a bushel is enough for wheat today. 1 am not so annoyed yt the silly untruth as I am distressed at the affront to ordinary intelligence. "I'ardon the diversion. I am recalling j the old-time low level of prices, to recall ! at the same time the people's inability to buy, and to remind you that mounting I farm prices, mounting wages, mounting expenditures, all are inseparably linked, and a grim mutuality will ultimately as' sert itself no matter what we do but a mindfulness of this mutuality will spare us the fine qualities and the grievances which come of forced adjustment. "There is no living today or tomorrow according to the standards of yesterday. Kverv normal being is looking forward. We collect more federal taxes in one year than the entire wealth of the rejuiltlic a century ago. Only a little while ago our grievances about taxes were wholly local, because a half century of republican con trol of the federal government held us free from direct burdens. But the changed policy, the democratic drift to freedom of trade which is international rather than national, and mounting cost of government and finally war burdens, turned federal taxation to a colossal burden. "No one seriously complained while the national crisis hung over us, but we must work a readjustment for stabilized and prosperous peace. We ought to make wealth bear its full share of tax burdens, and we ever will. Having this thought in mind, and also thinking of the excessive cost of living, I doubt if the excess profits tax for war precisely ac complishes the end we seek in peace, though we do not disagree about the worthy intent. Its operations have been disappointing, its costs multiplied and pyramided and righteous changes and modifications ought to be1 sought at an early day. "I would gladly recommend a change, but I am not yet prepared to suggest at, equitable substitute, though I should have no hesitancy in asking congress to seek the earliest possible solution. The re duced cost of government is already pledged, and reduced appropriation by congress is already recorded. We must not paralyze American production by tax ation at home or destructive competition from abroad, because our mutual interest in productivity has made us what we are. "Despite all the deprecation, I cannot bring myself to accept the notiii that the inter-relation among our men anil women ii;i departed. "We are a democratic people. There is a disposition of some to inveign against one section or another, as selfish interest may suggest, but the broad na tional welfare contemplates no east and no west, no north and no south. 1'ride of locality is most commendable, but patriotism is not sectional. Politically we may divide as God gives us to see the right, but materially, socially and eco nomically we must le an entity united, harmonious and interdependent. " I rejoice to recall that when the great world war summoned our sons to duty and to death, perhaps, there was no ques tion about geography. The boys of the north 'dreRsed front' with the song of the south, and all went triumphantly for ward to undying fame, never question ing the origin or the environment, much less the locality of their comrades. "If the great world war held for us nothing else, it did teaeh us that there is something more than gain to be striven for in this world. We can hail the lofty and blessed rule of a common friendship. Having given our splendid lesson, let ns present to the world another example, that of concord among ourselves, and make America safe for Americans and the loftiest example of representative democracy. ' ' SEARCH CONTINUES FOR VICTMS OF BIG FIRE PHILADELPHIA. July 31 Police and firemen . today continued to search the ruins for possible victims of the fire which yesterday destroyed several fac tory buildings on Fourth street, north of Arch . Although only two bodies have beea recovered, several others are be ieved to have lost their lives. More than 500 persons, mostly women, were at work la the building when jtbe fire started. - r - THIRD PARTY'S CANDI DATE FOR PRESIDENT 41 A. i,,fr Latest photograph of Parely l'arker (Jhristensen, the nominee for president of the Farmer Labor Party at their Chicago convention . COL. NEWT WILSON CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Correspondence of The Daily (ia.ette. TNION, July 31. On July 29th, in honor of the 82nd birthday of Col. New ton Wilson, of Oastonia. there was a gathering of the clan at the home of his son, Mr. W. C. Wifton. Mrs. Newton Wilson was not able to le present, on ac count, of the illness crl' their son, Dr. Frank Wilson. There was a large gath ering of the children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren, and other uear relatives and friends. Among those pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. Will Hutchinson and family, Mr. B. O. Bradley, Mr. Will IuielnTger and family. Mrs. Pinckney Lineberger, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Line berger, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sparrow and fiamily, Mr. and Mrs. Hope Wilson and family, M. and Mrs. W. C. Wilson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Oaig Wilson and family, Mr. (irier Leslie and'' family, Mrs. Minerva NieH Mrs. Will Grier, Mr, Frank Grier, Miss Laura (irier, Mrs. Ralph Grier, Miss Ella Dixon, Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Sparrow. Mr. Willis Wilson and family, Mrs. Charles Wilson, and Mrs. Frank Abemethy and children. The hospitable home was never tilled with a happier set of people, the day was perfect, and the broad verandas were the gathering places of many relatives who had not seen each other for a long tiMe. There were comfortable chairs for nil. I and flowers blooming in the boxes. And Uien the call for dinner came. And that dinner wns so good that no words could express it, for the long table, set under the lacelike shadows cast by the great trees, was loaded with good things. These family reunions :-e a great source oT pleasure, and as the years go on, what a beautiful memory they will be to those who are now only the children of the family. Col. Wilson, in whose honor the reunion was given, looked very well, and if he had cut off a number of birth days, we would have believed him, for the years have dealt well with him. Misses Mary and Fannie Kate Wilson will spend the week end with Miss Grace Titman at I.owryville. 8. ('.. and Miss Margaret Wilson will spend the week-end with Miss Thelma Titman at Lowell. Mr. Frank Forbes is critically ill at his home on the York road, near Crowders Creek. A number of his family are with him. Tie has a serious heart trouble. Into the home of Mr, and Mrs. Lawson Brandon, also of the Crowders Creek neighborhood, a new little lady has come to stay. I wish I knew her name, so as to introduce her properly. DOG LIVED IN WTJLL THIRTY-ONE DAYS. Stateville Landmark. On the 6th day of June a dog belong ing to Mr. K. R. Siceloff, of Olin was missing. It was thought that in th cotirse of a few days after the dog had satisfied his wanderlust, he would returt.. Ru he failed to return for four weeks. Exactly thirty-one days after the don was lost he was found in an old well in an isolated spot about a mile from Mr. Siceloff 's home. The dog was alive. Ho stood on a snag that jutted out of the water, peering hopefully from the gloon. of the well. He had evidently subsisted on snakes and other reptiles found in the well. Mr. Siceloff paid a man $5 to get his dog out on dry land again. And toda the dog gambols about on Mr. Siceloff 's farm little the worse for his experience. We told our neighbor and friend. Louis MacKesson, Jr., about this story in ad vance of publication. After he had heard it he volunteered the assurance thai he would not tell it to anyone for if h did there would be no need of publishint it. We told him bis idea was good and that if he developed like conceptions of true newspaper publishing we would give him a new job when be was large enough. "All right,"Jie replied, "and if I should hear of a cat falling (into a well and tell some little boy about it and he said be wonldn 't tell I would give him a job like mine." ' -Jt-rr BOLSHEVIK FORGES ADVANCE TO EAST PRUSSIAN FRONTIER Reported to Be Fraternizing With the Germans Morale of Prussian Army His Stif fened Considerably. (By The Associated Press.) PARIS, July 31 Bolshevik cavalry forces have advanced to the east Prus sian frontier, according to a report from the French military mission in Warsaw to the French foreign office. The !ol shevik line extends from Kuwalki, 50 miles northwest of Grodno, more than 60 miles to a point almost directly north of Warsaw . The bolshcviki have not actually cross ed the borders of Alleustein and Marieu werder, but are fraternizing with tin Genna ns . The allied troops iu Alleustein and Marienwerder, which are mostly French, will be held there until the situation clears, although their plcliist-ite duties have lxen completed . General Romor. commander of the lirst Polish army, has been relieved and Gen eral Joseph Haller has been given su preme command of the northern gro-ip of armies. On the Galician front a Polish counter offensive is being organized. Three Polish armistice delegates left Warsaw yesterday . Finland and the Russian soviet gov eminent have resumed the orpat confer ence over several disputed districts, which was broen off rercently. The mission reports the morale of tin Polish army stiffened remarkably during the last week txcause of the mission's ar rival, sews of munitions enroute and the fact of allied support. The mission stales that only the bolshevik cavalry now is effective, the infantry In-ing worthless. The mission says it understands the-Ger mans and bolshevik are negotiating at Suwalki. The northern wing of the bol sheviki army now is menacing Warsaw directly frorin the north as well ns from the east. Bolsheviki now are 2"i miles southwest of Bialvstoc.k . COST MORE THAN $500,000 TO PRINT CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, July 31 The cost of publishing the Congressional Record, the jrovernment publication recording daily everything that is said and done in Con gress, as well as somethings outside, was .t.").'t7,(4(l last year, practically the same as for 1GS, but al t $3(0,000 less than the lit I 7 cost. These figures were, given recently by Russell O. Beene, accountant at the gov eminent printing office, in answer 1o an inquiry of Representative Magee, of New York, as to the possible saving that would result from the discontinuance of the re cord. Mr. Beene gave the cost for 1917 as . v)l,7!0.SS and for 19 Is as $5:17,640. Cornelius Ford, the public printer, was asked for an explanation ofj the high figure in 1!U7, but confessed his ignorance unless it happened that Congress "did more talking" that year. Mr Ford said that in 1917, Congress was in session S.'iO days; in 191 307 days, and in 1919, 279 days. The printed pages in the Record for these years were fi.")2.."l 1 ,9r4 in 1917; 5rt3.rt72.oS7 in 191H; and 455,130,450 in 1919. The cost of paper has increased greatly within the past, three years, but the use of a lighter ami les expensive quality has helped reduce the aggregate j cost of the paper used. For 1919. the pa per cost was $130,000 as compared with 162,001"! in 1918 and $300,000 in 1917. SPEAKER LEADS BATTERS IN AMERICAN LEAGUE (By the Associated Press. v CHICAGO. July 31 Bagging a hit a day is keeping Tris Speaker, manager of the Cleveland Americans, on top of the heap in the race for the American League batting championship. Speaker, according to averages released today, widened the gap between himself and George Sisler, th St. Louis star. Speaker is batting 411. while Sisler. in second place, fell off to 396. Joe Jack son, of Chicago, is trailing in third place, with 395, while "Rabe" Ruth, of New York, is fourth, with 393. TI14; aver ages include Wednesday's games. Tn his last seven games Speaker crash ed out eight hits, while the best Sisler could do was four in five games. Speak er excels Sisler in extra base hitting, having seven homers, seven triples and 30 two base hits to his credit . LONDON. Albert Abraham Michel son, professor of physics in the Univer sity of Chicago, has been awarded the Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts for 1920, with the approval of the Duke of Connaught, the president, for optical inventions which have rendered possible the reproduction of accurate me tric standard and provided the means of carrying out measurements with a min ute precision hitherto unobtainable. 'Professor Michelson 's , contributions ta scientific research already have beea rec ognized by the award of the Copley Medal of the Royal Society and the JJabel priza for rhyaica both ia 1307. V.- c - - 'V 1-. COX WILL GIVE PLACE TO II. S. INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS ALONG WITH LEAGUE Large Portion of Address Will Deal With Re lations Between Capital and Labor With View to Bringing Them Together - Domestic Quea- I, ions to Have Important Place in His Speech, v. "'K TREND OF STOCK MARKET IS DOWNWARD 1 Bv 'I'm. Vssociated Press.) NKW YORK. July 31 The trend of the stock market this week was de cidedly downward. A number of prom inent issues iu the industrial division re corded minimum quotations of the year, while United States steel fell to its low est price in almost two years. Declines were accompanied by a notice able increase of offerings, much of which probably resulted from involuntary liquidation of speculative commitments, while bearish pressure helped to swell the larger and more varied dealings. Credit conditions were again the chief drawback, the money market remaining very stringent, except for call loans. These were comparatively easy ami in lib eral supply at an average rate of S per cent . The reaction in securities coincided with similar movements in various com modifies and an extension of the re versal in many lines of manufacture, especially textiles, leathers, rubbers ;im kindred staples. Almost the only cheer ful development was furnished by the more encouraging crop outlook. Unsettled conditions abroad were agaiu clearly reflected in the market for in teruntional remittances. Rates on tin principal foreign centers continued to weaken as the trend of eents in cenfr.il and eastern Europe assumed more coin plicated aspects. FRONT PORCH CAM- PAIGN OPENS TODAY By the Associated Press.) MARION O . July 31 Senator Harding's front porch campaign began today with a pilgriiumage to Marion by a delegation from Mansfield and the sur rounding country iu Richland coLiity. Ohio, to pay their respects to the re publirau nominee and hear linn discus national issues. The first of the many groups of voters that are to come here during the sum mer on similar missions, the delegation marched on the Harding residence with flags and banners flying and with bauds sounding a sonorous message of greeting. As on notification day a week ago, Mar ion was in holiday dress and spirit to welcome them and to give the front porch campaign a rousing send off Forming in marching order near the downtown section the delegation showed off its holiday attire through the business streets on its way to the senator's home. Various civic and political organizations were represented by separate platoons A woman's Harding -1 1 1 1 had a prnuii nent place, and one section of the parade was given ocr tu a negro repiihlican club. After a serenade on the Harding lawn the program included an address of greet ing by K. B. Caeller. preceding Sena tor Harding's speech. The candidate had prepared beforehand his response, to be delivered frorm the porch selected as his principal forum in the campaign. $1,500,000 FIRE IN NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY i'By the Associated Press.) NKW ORLEANS. Juy 31 Nearly one million and a .half dollars is estimated as the loss occasioned by the fire which de stroyed one section of the mammoth ware house of the Appalachian Corporation of Louisiana. The fire was brought under control at 1 o'clock this morning after having burned from shortly after 8 o'clock last evening. It was discovered on the second floor of section No. "J of the great three story structure, which covers the entire block, bounded by 8outh Peters. Krato, Thalia and South Front streets. The burned section was large ly filled wits sisal, 30,000 bales of which valued at $780,000. were destroyed. The front wall of section No. 2 collapsed at 10 o'clock and from then till shortly after midnight it looked as though the flames would get beyond coutrol . The building, in reality, four buildings, was built in sections, each section being separated by high fire walls with wide al leys running through aeaeh section. It was due to these alleys that the fire de partment succeeded in confining the five to one section although at one time fire men were nearly driven back "by the ia tense heat. - . . . ' w ' The fire' depart" w -t 'a 5' . ; cf water ' ." s (By The Aset''iated Press.) DAYTON. O., July 31. Tn addition to Die league of nations, the American ins dust rial problem and other domestic quea lions are to have a prominent place ba the address of Governor ("ox, accepting; the democratic presidential nomination, according to information here today, ta close touch with the Cox campaign. It was said a large portion of the ad dress might be expected to deal with ia dustrial affairs, with a view to bringing capital and labor closer together. Thoe who have talked with the governor said! this is one of his most serious coneerav and they believed he would give his view at length. ' - The governor today bent all efforts to ward completing the acceptance addreav work which was broken yesterday by the parade and non-political civic celebration over choice of Daytonian in the presi dential contest. ;j The governor had a self-imposed sched-; ule to have the speech printed this afteWf noon for mailing tonight to the nation Ik ' - -Pres. , So engrossed was the governor in com pletiny h;s nddress that he offered BO comment last night on the statement of. Senator Harding, his republican oppo- v' nent, charging that powerful interna tional interests favoring the league of 'v v, nat ions were behind democratic financing- ; and that the democrats wonld seek i minimize the league issue. There was doubt whether the governor would reply before delivery of his acceptance address, ". as he has said he then would answer any thing he deemed essential. He has stated ' also that be would not enter Into a tele , graph debate with Senator Harding.- C.overnor Cox hopes to obtain consider able rest and recreation next week, to pres. : pare for notification day and the speak- ing program he expects to launch about the middle of August. The tide of risi tors, stemmed somewhaj while the candl- . date has been working on his address, is " expected to rise, however, with his speech completed. The governor is to lengthen his stay here by remaining another week instead of returning to Columbus, as ae , had planned when he arrived here to get out his address, which has left him with a great amount of untouched correspond-,; ence and minor state business. "vj? " WOULD MAKE EUROPE SAFE FOR TRAVELERS ': One of Problems Which ConL "7 M front League of Nations ItT" f" First Session Today. i (By the Associated Press.) ' " s-: SAN SKBA8TIAN, Spain, July SO.V-V Making all of F.nrope safe for legitimate C- , travelers was one of the problems wbJcaV ' occupied the council of the league of aA"'. '''i '.'' tions at its first session here today, prsii&J-'. si. led over by Count Quinones de Iieoay it' ... the Spanish ambassador to France. ' ' The question came up on a report of " the ambassadors council, which cited ' many complaints comprising a wide range of grievances such as extortionate prices, difficulties with passport vizes and the confiscation of Watches, jewelry and other personal property at the frontiers1 of ntw countries in central Europe, A case of detention of travelers, even con finement during the exercising of formali ties, was mentioned in the report. The object which the council has ia j view is to remove the vexations and na justified excesses by new regulation which would make it possible for pas sengers to take through trains in safety and comfort. Representatives of all countrTes. it was decided, will be brought together at the end of October, and the different states will be askd to har monize their regulations with the necessi ties of travel. -. LOCAL THUNDEBSHOWERS PREDICTED NEXT WEEK WASHINGTON, July 31. Weather predictions for the week beginning Moa day, are: - v V, Middle Atlantic States: Generally fair indicated until near end of the week, when showers are probable; normal tens-' peratures. . ... . ' South Atlantic aad East Gulf States : . LocaT thundershowers early la the week, -"improbably more general second half of the; week. ; Normal temperatures. I X West Oulf States: Occasional local tiundershowers; normnl tcrnf rtT'f. - - Messrs. Thomas f v ; St: ,- '..
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