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gasto:;!A.. in : Horth Carotin. 1930 . population 12,871, gala ia 10 years of 123.5 per cant. ..for investor farmer or bus iness nu. Writs the Cham- br of Commerce. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS L5 :.r VOL. XU. NO. 184. GASTONIA, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUCUST 2, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENT! mmmmMmMm to be readjusted iV CARRIERS II APPLICATION FOR A CORRESPONDING RAISE ALL INTRASTATE RATES IN Request For Advances Milk and Baggage Tariff s - Total Increases in ' Revenues Will be Close, to Billion and Half 1 i Dollars. ' J x WASHINGTON,, Aug, 2 ;? dv with a view to outtinff into effect bv September 1. the I freight, passenger, Pullman, excess fcaggage and milk rate in- antKrvriTa la at Sjttnrdav hv th infarct tm chmmere , m&w w V; commission. ' j ,v While tariff experts are working on the general rate sche- -i .'jnla tliA mpim will tnalr Jtnnlica tirn t th varioum state V commissions for advances in 1 those in interstate rates. . Requests for advances in passenger, m . a m . . ' .... 1 ihM um for all states as the 1. 1.4,' ftlt fBilval Mmmiitnn wra afira 1 fsr f K jk ntir : . Vi A ; fsa baggage charges and au pec MrlAr tar mace. A i; ! th eaae of freight rates, however. the carriers will ask the state to ad Y -vaneo theae tariff to correapond with :? the iaereaaea granted by the federal com v miasion for the territory in whieh the 4naaO lff iocawu luiawrflMiiv luviwDw ' Authorised are 40 per cent in eastern ter L Titory, 25 in southern and mountain Pacific territory and 35 in western ter rhory. ' " . ' In announcing that the applications ; zor inirasiaie advances wuuu w umuo v to the state commissions. Alfred P. ? Tkom, general eounael of the Associn- -tion of Eailway Etecutives, said the in- . ' . - . t .) V- .J reasea would not enlarge the gross in- come to be received ly the roads under -the decision of the federal eommiSHion ' , lecauae in presenting tneir ease the car riers had baaed their estimates on eor- Tha railway executives have not cal- . : ulated the total increased revenue to be J ,1 M A I . J K. , tneir estimates preseniea io me com mission at the public hearings the sum La. Twun iinnfflpmllv unnrnTimATAd At nM L billion and a nail aoiiars. ine.com ituaslon's decision is intended to so fix ' fates u W give rmuu u bul per ent return on their aggregate value per- , "xnitted by. the transportation act. jrregate value of all the lines at $18.- AAA AAA AAA ttia naf Aruivof infr 4 n AAma rould be approximately $1,134,000,000 - aw compared with the $893,000,000 atan- ... 3 I iM 1 J lard return ine roaus nave reccirou uur- . -a - 3 1 1 .1 ' . intf trie Derioa OI ieutrrm cwuuin uu since. 1 - Coastwise and inland eteamsmp com- i . rtamea and electric railway lines are per xnitted under the interstate commerce ' rftommiiwinn 's deckiou to raise Only ireigm rates. . iuiuuiK uo d v" rotM fin the Lj steamboat lines, but tin decision did say specifically that the freight rate increase granted electric railway lines was "not . . . . w qe consiruciea as an expressiuu ui " disapproval of increases, made or pro i it. ..l . ii. aenger fares of electric lines. While the commission authorized sepa - ' rata freight rate iaereaaea to the rail roads in the four separate territories' the - Titory into another will be 33 1-3 per enf .' . - s " k ' f Creation by the commission on ita own motion of ,the mountain-Pacific terri tory was nnexpeeted.' ' The western - roads a a whole had joined in asking for Vn increase of 32.3 per eent "but the ' .southwestern lines . later at the pubhe hearing: asked that they be given separate , treatment and a freight increase of ap- proximately 39 per cent. The commission . -did not grant this request, saying that x it had been opposed by many shippers j : The surcharge of 50 per cent on sleep- wholly to the railroads. This charge was 3 opposed by the Pullman company on the ground that it Would reduce- the travel in e&ra of that type. The commission v keld, however, that a charge of this char- cter "has much in its favor.';' as Vun ' . nestionably the service is more valuable to the passenger and more expensive to the rail earriersi"- . ( . , ' .. , --r-Mias Margaret Spencer leaves Tues 4ay morning to be the gueet for sereraM days of her friend, Mias Buth lythe, at her horn ein Huntersville. . While, at Hunters ril le Hiss 8pcncer will attend the y.f P. C. "U. atate convention. in Passenger, Pullman Readjustment of the whole rate j v - - intrastate rates to correspond to increases in these charges au- 4 . :n. i cent on rates for sleeping and v EXPECT PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY (By The Associated Press) DAYTOX, O., Aug. 2. Announcement of tlie formal program for next Saturday notifying Governor Cox of his nomination for president by th democrats was ex pected following a conference today be tween the nominee and the Dayton ar rangements committee. A parade of visjt ing delegations is the principal event scheduled to precede the notification ad dress of Senator Joseph T, Robinson, of L Arkansas, chairman of the San Francisco convention, and the acceptance speech of Governor Cox. The governor has not been in communication with Senator Rob inson for some time and the dem'ocratU national committee is trying to reach him. Governor Cox set aside today to confe with the notification planning committee and, with an extra stenographic force to clear his desk of state and personal af fairs, preparatory for Saturday's cere monies and visitors. Completion of the democratic cam' paign organization late this wee, when many leaders are expected here for con. ferences with the presidntial nominee, is expected, including announcement, after approval of Governor Cox, of the special campaign committee of 15 members which George White, chairman of the national committee, has been composing. Governor Cox hopes to secure consider able recreation, including golf and horse back exercise, this week, in training fo the arduous traveling campaign ahead. He drove his automobile 60 miles yester day, visiting his farm near Jacksonburg. SOIL SURVEYS MADE OF TEN MORE COUNTIES Special to The Daily Gazette, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, Aug. 2 The people of the State, and especially of the counties concerned, as well as -the NortV Carolina Geological and Economic Survey will welcome the announcement from Washington that the field work in connection with the soil -surveys o-,ten more North Carolina counties has been completed and the reports wifl shortly be ibsued from the Government Printing Office at Washington. These counties' are Bertie, Durham, Guilford, Hoke, Moore, Onslow, Orange, Tyrrell. Vance and Wilkes. ' -" 8ofl Survey reports of the following counties have already been published and, in most eases, can be had free of charge from the U, 8. Bureau of Soils. Wash ington,: D. C. ; Alamance.. Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Asheville Area, Beau fort, Bladen, Buncombe, Burke, Cabar rus, Caldwell, Cary Area", Caswell, Chow an, Cleveland Columbus, Craven, David son, Davie, Duplin, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Gaston, Granville,' Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hert ford, Hickory , area,-: Hydev Iredell, Johnson, Jones, Lenoir,' -Lincoln, Me- Dowell, Madison, .Mecklenburg, Mitchell. Mt. Mitchell Area, 'New Hanover. Pas qnotankr Pender, Perqnifnmanav Pitt. Raleigh , to Newbern rea. Randolph. Richmond Epbeson." .Rowan. Scotlandr Stanley, Statesvilje Area, Transylvania. Union, i Wake. Wayne and Yancey.. . ' t ;-x.;.'' Mrs'. 8cott Loughridge left 8unday afternoon to spend several days with her ; ister.ia Wadeeboro.: .v.w GJST0NI1NS 0:i PROGRAM ; ' " AT 6000'ROADS MEET Pythian Drum Corps Heads Parade Hon. O. B. Car. penter on Program Many Plan to Attend. Many Gastonlans are planning to at tend the citizens massmeeting to be held in Raleigh, August 10, in the interest of good roads. It is the day on which the special session of the General Assembly opens. The first event of the day will be the parade to be staged at 9 o'clock on the morning of 'August 10, to be headed by the Gastonia drum corps and 'the Icemor- lee and High Point brass bands, and lead ing to the city auditorium on Fayetteville street, where the exercises Will begin at 10 o'clock. ' . The program for the' meeting is an nounced as follows : ' MORNINiO SESSION, 10 a. m. Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick, pre. siding. j Convention called to order By presid ing officer. Invocation Rev. C. A. Ashby, recto of the Church of the . Good Shepherd, Raleigh, N. C. Address of Welcome Hon. T. B. Eld ridge, mayor, Raleigh, N. C. Response to Address of Welcome Maj. Wade H, Phillips, Lexington,-N. C. Song by Audience "Old North State," conducted by E. F. Shumway, na tional war camp music director, New York. , Calling Roll of Counties Hon. O. B. Carpenter, secretary association of county commissioners of North Carolina, Gas tonia, N. C. . Music by brass band. . Statement Of the purpose and object of the meeting, by the chair. Appointment of coninsjttees. 11:30 a. m. Address. "State and County Highways, Their Relations and Functions," by Hon. W. A. McGirt, president North Carolina Good Roads As sociation, Wilmington, N. C. Address ' ' What Good Roads Mean to the Home Life," Mrs, Loula Roberta Piatt, Asheville, N. C. Address "Why the State and Na tional Governments Must Co-operate with County Governments in the Construction and Maintenance of Inter- and- Intra state' Highways," Hon. VV. C. Janes, president State Association County Ooni missiouers of North Carolina, High Point, N. C. AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 :30 p- ni.-4-Hon. W. A McGirt, pre siding. Singing by audience Conducted by E. F. tihumway, national war camp music director, New Yorki- Address "Why North Carolina Should Proceed at Once to Adopt and Construct a' Modern System of State Highways,"-Col. Joseph. Hyde Pratt, di rector North Carolina Geological Survey, Chapel Hill, N. Cl Address "The Cost of Being in the Mud from a Merchant's' Viewpoint," Da vid Ovens, Charlotte, N, C. Address "The Imperative Daty of The State to Construct -and Maintain an Impartial State System of Hard-Surfaced Highways for the Benefit of all Its Citl- zeusl" Hon. J. C -Pritchard, United circuit jusTge, Asheville, N. C. Adress "Modern Highways an Asset to the Agricultural Interest of the State," Hon. 'L. S. Tomlinson, president chamber of commerce, Wilson, N. C. Address "What Good Roads Mean to the Laboring Men of North Carolina," Hon. Jas. F. Barrett, editor Asheville Ad vocate, Asheville, N. C. Round Table Conference Two minutes short talks. EVENING SESSION. 8 p. m. fieu. Julian S. Carr, presiding. Song by audience "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee," conducted by E. P. Shumway, national war camp music director, Nev York. Addresa "A New Visiou for .North Carolina, Through a State System of Modern Highways,' Hon. Jno. J. Par ker, Monroe, N. C. . . Address "The Imperative Duty of the State to Finance and Construct a State Trunk System of Modern High ways," Hon. Cameron Morrison, Char lotte, N. C. Report of committees. ' Adoption of resolutions. Adjourn ment. DOUBTS AS TO ARMISTICE RESULTING FROM PROCEEDINGS (By Tte Associated Press.) WARSAW, Aug. 1, 4 P. M. Doubt waa expressed today in diplomatic circles here as to whether an agreement for an armistice would come out of the negotia tions between the, Polish and soviet emis saries at Baranovichi. It ' waa thought the soviet authorities' were likely to insist upon terms too severe for 'the Poles to accept" . . ,. . . " :v The Polish delegates carried with them inty the Russian lines a portable wireless :ut which thfj iritened to use it ot communication with : Warsaw. Officials aid this afternoon, however, that ft mbjht be-days before , the negotiations .were hard from.',. ."; .".X. V . ,;:W-V PROGRAM BIG PICNIC AT DALLAS WEDNESDAY Hon. Chester H, Gray, of Mis souri, to be Principal Speak er Hon. A. L. Bui winkle to Respond to Welcome Ad dress. All is in readiness for the big farmers' picnic to be held at Dallas Wednesday, August . Indications are that there will be one of the largest crowds present that has ever-attended a picnic in Gas ton county. Everybody is going. The program is as follows: , 10:00 a, m. -p Welcome address Mayor E. L. Houser. Response Major A. L. Buliwkuel Response Major A. L. Bui winkle. Introduction 8eaker g Prof. F- P. Hall. Address Hon . Chester H . Gray, of Nevada, Mo. 12:00 Basket Dinner. Introduction speaker for the afternoon Rev. J. L. Vipperinan . Address District Agent E. S. Mill saps . MR. CARPENTER RECEIVES INVITATION TO CEREMONIES County Chairman Invited to be Present at Ceremony of Noti fication at Dayton August 7. Hon. John G. Carpenter, cha'irman of the Gaston County Democratic Executive Committee, has received art invitation to be present at the notification ceremonies to be held in Dayton, Ohio, next Satur day, when Governor Cox is formally noti fied of his nomination for the Presidency of the Democratic party. The invitation reads as follows: jne Honor of your presence is requested at the ceremonies attending the notification to Governor James yM. Cox his nomination as Democratic candi date for the Presidency of the United States to be held at "Day ton, Ohio, on Saturday, August the Seventh nineteen hundred and twenty at two o'clock Democratic National Committee George H. White,.X'hairinan Committee on Notification Joseph T. Robinson, Chairman Committee on Arrangements J . Sprigg McMahau, Chairman of GASTONIA FAMILY BESTOWS .' HANDSOME GIFT ON S. 1. 1. Gray - Separk Interests Give $2,000 to Southern - Indus trial Institute in Charlotte. The following from Monday's Char- lotto Observer will be of interest: A gift of $2,000 from the Gray and Separk families, at Gastonia, together with present and prospective subscrip. tions from Charlotte and elsewhere, makes possible the immediate realization of the plans of the Southern Industrial Institute to increase its field for useful ness and to go upon a self-supporting basis. Rev. J. A. Baldwin, president, an nounces. The big idea of this institution has always been to provide means of securing an education to boys and girls who musi work their way through school. .This op portunity will hereafter be provided at the school in a larger measure, through a woodworking plant for boy students and a dressmaking establishment for girls, a ready and profitable market be ing assured for the products of both es tablishuieny. In addition to this, the farm of the institution will be utilized more intensively, it is stated. The dressmaking establishment is already in operation in a small way and' local department stores have highly complimented the work turned out, the output ranging from aprons to fine dresses. A number of electrically op erated sewing machies and special ma chines are being installed. Two hem stitehere havelso been secured, and this department will do work for the public. A building already on the grounds will be remodeled to house this new establish ment. A new building will be erected for the woodworking shop. This establishment, including building and equipment, will cost between $ 8,000 and (10,000. It will manufacture girls' toys and playthings, including dolPs bds, chairs, cradles and tables, and will also supply the local and adjacent markets with kitchen tables and similar articles. 1 BODY OF J. FRANK HANLY TAKEN TO INDIANAPOLIS (By Th Associated Preas.) DENNISON, 0., Aug. 2.Tha body of J. Frank Hanjy, former governor of In diana, who was killed near here yesterday when a freight train struck the automo bile in which he was riding,' waa takes to Indiaaapolia early today. J " ' v' v . ' INCREASED RATES WILL 00 INTO EFFECT SEPT. IRISH SYMPATHIZERS WILL SUPPORT HARDING AND COOLIDGE TICKET (By the Associated Press.; .MARION. O., Aug. 2 A prediction that Irish sympathizers will support Harding and Coolidge was made by Rep resentative William E. Mason, of II linois. one of the leaders of the fight in congress for Irish recognition, in a state ment made public from Harding head quarters today after he had conferred with the nominee. "Friends of Ireland of course have to be for Harding." the statement said, "because they know what article 10 of the league covenant mans if would hitch Ireland to England forever and bind us to help keep it there; and Gov ernor Cox has pledged himself to sup port the Wilsoh program." preventative Mason predicted the republicans would carry Illinois by" at least 200.000 and that the republican national ticket would be elected by a ma jority "the most overwhelming since Grant's." ( Senator Harding began work today on his second front porch speech, which he will deliver Wednesday to a delegation of republicans from Wayne county, Ohio. It will be one of two such speeches he will make here during the week, the other being arranged for Thursday before the class in school administration from Ohio State University . PONZI CONTINUES TO PAY INVESTORS (By the Associated Press.) BOSTON', Aug. 2 The Securities Exchange Company, headed by Charles I'onzi, whose alleged operations in for eign exchange are being investigated by the federal and state authorities, con tinued today the iayment of notes to those investors who preseuted their claims. The lines of claimants await ing attentionwas a loug one, extending from Pi alley through City Hall avenue to Court Suuare and fully equalling that of the early days o' rast week when at the request oP investigating officials, Pon.i stopiel taking in mom-v from would'be deositors. I'onzi V prompt return of fuuds to those who asked for them had the effect toward the end of last week of greatly diminishin gthe number of claimants, but there was evi dence today of a sudden renewal of the desire to cash the notes he hod issued . While his clerks were meeting his de mands, returning the principal to those whose 0 days note had not matured and keeping, it was said, to the promise to pay 50 per cent interest on matured notes. Ponzi himself issued a statement in denial of a published article by Wil liam H. McMasters, his former publicity agent, in which McMasters expressed the belief that I'onzi was hopelessly insol vent and was paying out money to some depositors at the expense of others. NEW ORLEANS 387,219; WASHINGTON, N. C, DECREASES WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-The popu lation of New Orleans, according to re vised figures, ianapunced today by the cen sus bureau, is 387,219. The population previously announced was 387,408. The revision was due to duplication. Washington, X. C. 6,166; decrease 45, or 0.7 per cent. COTTON CROP BALES (By tha Associated Press.; WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Increase of more than a million bales in the prospec tive production of cotton over the indi cated yield of a month ago waa forecast today by the department of agriculture. A total of 12,519,000 bales was estimated from the condition of the crop July 25, ll,450,000,000"was forecast from the con dition June 25. , Good growing weather during July caused much ' improvement in the proa, pects of the crop, the condition having -advanced from 70.7 per eent of a normal on June 25 to 74.1 per cent on July 25. The crop's condition is 7 points higher than it was a year ago and a little more than a point below the 10 year July 25 average. " "V - 'A production. of 11,450,000 bales was forecast from the condition Jons 25, which waa 70.7. ' Production, last year .. . . . . y . . . I (fir The Asf.,ciateo!J?:asa) WASHINGTON Aug.X Reasons requiring an increase of interstate rates are very persuasive of the need for in crease of intrastate Vates," declares a.' report sent to various state railway com missions today by the three representa tives of those commissions who, sat wit., the interstate commerce commission dur. ing public hearings on the billion and a half dollar railroad rate case, " When all matters are considered," : says the report, "and remembering thafc where thirteen men are considering" con troverted questions and proposed policies their differences of opinion must be com posed or decided by the majority, wo be lieve that the -conclusion, considering all things. Is just and fair and. we giva it our approval. 'The increased rates permitted under the ruling in ex parte 74 will probably go into effect September 1, 1920. Operating revenues of the railroads under present rates and conditions are recognized by aO - persons as insufficient. A part of the responsibility to meet the situation rests upon the state commissions. .Such in creases as will be mafe in intrastate rates should, if possible, be made effective Sep- . tember 1, 1920." , The report 1b signed by William D. B. Ainey,. chairman of public service eon' mission of Pennsylvania ; Royal C. Dunn, of the Florida railroad commission, and John A. Guihr, of the Iowa railroad com mission. ' ' We participated in the conferencea in the same manner as members of the com- ' mission,"- the state commissioners report declares, "being invited by them to take part in the discussions and express our views with full .freedom. The members of the commission gave to the case in tense, and efficient application, examining and discussing it with the evident desire to reach correct conclusions and apply the increase in suth a manner asxto deal just ly with the- whole country. "The questions presented, were very numerous, involving the commerce of the whole, country and the entire mil trans portation systeiu of the United States, many of these questions being of com plex character. Any decision of the case looking to the observance othe statnto affects in some way every rate now effee tive , "Speaking generally, every controvert ed question concerning all classea sad commodities and all rates, rales and , practices of rail carriers and all the ta- , ories of shippers and carriers were pre- , sented and urged in the testimony and " in argument before the commission and . given careful consideration in conference, , "The commissioners were not of one v mind on all questions and their conela--; ion in many cases was the result of recognizing that the views of the other man must be taken into account and that there must be some surrender by each . before an agreement could be reached. In ..v some innstances the conclusion of the majority is the view expressed in tho , ruling. On some of the questions our ' views vere not in full accord with tha K majority and in some instances we three ' state commissioners did not have unity ; ; of view." Information reaches The Gazette that the biggest blockade "story" of the year has been unearthed and will be published in this paper in a day or two. ReKrt has it that the biggest moon shine outfit in Gaston county has been captured . OF'12,500,000 IS PREDICTED waa 11,329,755 bales, sad the condition of July 25 a year ago waa 67 JL. The 10 year average condition on July 25 ia 75-8 . per eent, Condition of the crop by statea on July 25 was: Virginia 74. North Carolina 77. South Carolina 77. Georgia 63. Florida 4. . Alabama ,67. -Mississippi 17. - T- . Louisiana 17. . , .'" 5 "Texas 74' , Arkansas 78. ' "" Tennessee 76. " . . Missouri .81. 7 . ' ' ' Oklahoma 85- . .'.; California 85i ' ;, v -Arixona 85. ' . v ; . - All other states 85, " ' . " ! -: IT." Jv : V