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GASTONlX; N. Cj THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 12, 1920
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
STATE RRB.'.EII COME
.tf r?; - HERE KEXT YEAR
Annual Contention -, of , North
Carolina Firemen's Attocia
f 'tion Ended at Fayetterille
Wednesday J. D. McNeill
-1 " nd A. H. Boyden Accorded
Signal Honors, r
. , Special to The Gazette. .
FAYETTEVILLE, Aug 11. The
43tate Fkemen's convention will be held
in Gastonia in 1921.'
' -The above telegram was received yes-
today afternoon from City Manager
r JT. Alexander, who with Chief "'of Police
- Joe On went to Fayetteville to invite the
I: firemen of North Carolina to come here
i' for their meeting next year.
. At the closing session of the North
; Carolina Firemen's Association at, Fay-
tteville yesterday James D. McNeill, who
ias headed the, association for many
.years, was elected president emeritus for
. life and A. ft. Boyden, of Salisbury, was
.elected vice' president -emeritus for life.
James H. Wood, of Asheville, was elected
president John L. Focir, of Chapel Hill,
'was elected first vice president; H. L.
V Farmer, of Baleigh, second vice president,
and E. E. Bain, of Greensboro, third rice
president, John LJ Miller, of Concord,
was elected to bis thirteenth term as sec
retary with an increased salary.
' Mayor B. Q '. Cherry, who accompanied
' Sfessre. Alexander and Orr, returned to
the city this morning. The others will
reach home tomorrow. The data for next
'year's convention has not been set but
it will be sonle time in August. It last
, four days and includes many races and
contests of various kinds. The atten
dance is usually between five and six hun
.. dred.
N. G. SOLODS VILL
TACKLE SUFFRAGE SATURDAY
Suffrage Advocates Still Hope
f ul of Overcoming Majority
in Lower House.
-RALEIGH, N. C, Aug. 12 Thj
North Carolina Legislature, called into
special session to consider taxation
questions and ratification of the fedora,
woman suffrage amendment, probabh
will not tackle suffrage until tomorrow
and perhaps not until Saturday.
Oovernor Bickett, who had planned to
send a message on suffrage to the log is
lature today, announced th.it it had no'
been completed. He said the message
probably would be delivered tomorrow
although it might be delayed until Satur
lay. Introduction of a resolution pro
viding for ratification of the federal
amendment is expected immediately after
toth houses hear the governor's message.
Suffragists were spurred to greater ac
tivity today in their efforts to secure
pledges of support from senators and
representatives by the action of 63 of thr
120 members of the house in sending a
telegram to the Teunessee legislature as
curing' that body that North Caroline
.would not ratify the federal suffrage
amendment and asking Tennessee not to
force the amendment on the people of
North Carolina. If the sixthy thret
signers of the telegram which was sent
to Nashville last night vote in accor
dance with their -expressed views, the
amendment will be defeated in the house
by six votes. Suffragists were optimis
tic, however, and declared they expect
d the amendment to be ratified.
r. Representative Grier and Senator War
ren, anti-leaders in the house nud sen
ate, . declared their faction had gained
four additional votes in the house. Thev
aid theywere certain ' the resolution
would be defeated.
DANIELS COMING.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-Secretary
Daniels will leave tomorrow for his home
ity to urge ratification of the 'Susan B.
Anthony amendment before the North
Carolina General Assembly.
ENGLAND COMMUNICATES
WITH FRANCE RE
GARDING DIFFERENCES
PARIS, Aug. 12 Great Britain has
communicated officially with France with
regard to. the differences between the two
governments it develops from a state-
, xnent made by the semi-official Havas
'.agency today. The statement says:
' "The British charge d'affaires this
morning brought to the general secre
tary of the ministry of foreign affairs, a
; communication from the 'British govern
ment. From the conversation engaged
. in between the charge and M. Paleolo
ne, (Maurice Paleologue, general
itary of the French foreign office) it
developed that botii governments are ex
amining in the most friendly spirit the
divergencies in views which have occur
Ted between them, but which will not
y. prevent them from continuing their
, friendly collaboration . ,
V "Premier MiDerand who arrived at
,3ontdidier for luncheon today (on a trip
he is making to the liberated region)
-was immediately informed of the eon
.Tersatioh.", NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Cotton fu
tures opened easy. October, 31.55; De
cember, 30.25; . January, 29.05; March,
53.75 May, W - - X ;7" .."
u;ayooo go:;ferei;ce is
largely attended
Dr. Paul Kanamori and Dr. W.1
, R.' Dobyns. Will be on Pro
, : grain Remainder of Week.
The 'A. B. P. - Conference at Lin
wood College is continuing to- attract
large crowds every day. Dr. Paul Kana
mori, the Japanese "Billy Sunday y is
one of the most popular speakers on
the program. Dr. W. R. Dobyns who
speaks every day from 10 to 11 o'clock
in the morning is attracting many.
' Others oa the program are Fred Mc
Millan, Rev. Fred McGilL Miss A. L.
Williams, Dr. F. Y. Pressley. Owing
to the fact that the conference has no
printed program Outlining the events day
by day The Gazette is unable to give to
night 's or tomorrow's schedule. Friday's
paper will carry the program for the
remainder of the conference.
C01C AND ROOSEVELT
OFF ON CAMPAIGN
(By Ihe Associated Press.)
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 12. With Gov
ernor Cox en route to Camp Perry, Ohio,
to deliver his first address since his notifi
cation and with his running mate, Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, on a western trip, the
democratic' plan of carrying their cause to
the people today was under way.
Leaving here this morning for Toledo.
Governor Cox was to motor from there to
Camp Perry, an hour's ride, and speak
about 5:30 p. m., returning here tonight
via Toledo. His next speaking engage
ment is at Wheeling, Va., on Saturday,
when he will address the democratic state
convention and later a publio gathering.
At Camp Perry the democratic stand
ard bearer was to close the day's rifle
competition program by awarding tro
phies, including the Ohio executive's cup,
open in the rifle meet to regular soldiers,
national guard apd civilian sharpshooters.
In his address today the governor did
not plan to delve deep into the major is
sues of the campaign, but to give his
views on preparation and training of war
times, including national guard activities.
TO SELECT HARDING'S
SPEAKING DATES
WITH GREAT CARE
MARION, O., Aug. 12. The dates and
places for the limited number of cam
paign "speeches to be made by Senator
Harding away from Marion will be select
ed with great deliberation by republican
party leaders after a minute canvass of
local conditions in all the various sections I
to which he has been invited to come.
It was said today at Harding headquar
ters that the task of sorting over these in
vitations now was under way, and that
although no definite speaking engage
men's in other cities had been arranged,
one or more might be determined upon
shortly. It was understood that the sub
ject was one of those to be discussed to
day and tomorrow in Chicago by National
Chairman Hays, Harry M. Daugherty and
other party leaders.
Tiie plan to be followed for the front
porch campaign, under which separate
speeches will be devoted to separate is
sues, may also be extended to such ad
dresses as the candidate makes away frofi
home. It has been suggested that one of
the most important of these addresses be
delivered in an agricultural section of the
country and be devoted to questions of
special interest to farmers.
Many invitations to speak at county
and stat fairs have been received, as well
as many requests that the nominee ad
dress meeting of various farm organiza
tions. Among those who have bid for a
visit from the candidate are the Minne
sota state fair and the Iowa state fair,
lotl of which meet within the coming
month.
ROOSEVELT OFF ON LONG
TOUR OF IS STATES
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Franklin D
Boosevelt, democratic candidate for vice
president, left today on a speaking trip
that will take him through fifteen states
and as far west as the Pacific coast.
Three speeches are on today 's program,
opening with brief addresses at Kenosha
and Racine, Wis., and closing with a night
meeting at Milwaukee. From Milwaukee,
Mr. Roosevelt will go Friday to St. Paul
and Minneapolis for two meetings in the
twin cities.';
Mr. Boosevelt and James Hamilton
Lewis, former. Uahed States senator and
now candidate for the democratic nomina
tion for governor of Illinois, opened the
campaign here last night.
The vice presidential candidate ad
dressed a large part of his speeehe to
former progressives; eulogized ex-President
Boosevelt, and Invited his former
followers into the democratic fold.
LOWDEIf WILL TAKE . '
. STTJMP.FOR HARDING
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Governor Frank
O. Lowden, of Illinois, one or the defeat
ed candidates for the republican nomina
tion for the presidency, will be one of the
speakers in Senator Harding ' campaign,
it was; announced at republican headquar
ters today.' ' -J- - -
R0TAR1AHS TO FOSTER
r-: : :: LOCAL BOYS WORK
Will Raise $3,000 and Employ
- Expert to Manage cuviues
Among the City's Boys
v Japanese "Billy Sunday"
' ' Gives Assurance That There
, Will be no War Between Ja
pan and the United States
" Other Addresses.
Unanimously adopting a resolution call
ing for tne prompt inauguration of some
active and constructive boys' work, the
Gastonia Rotary Club, at its . regular
meeting Wednesday, decided to raise at
once not less than $3,000 and to employ
an expert in this line to' direct the activi
ties. A committee composed of J. L.
Heal, chairman of the club's boys' wqrkr
committee, J. H. Henderlite and J. H.
Kennedy, was apopinted to have charge
of raising this money and of directing
the entire campaign.
Following is the resolution adopted :
ct Resolved, That the Gastonia Rotary
Club cordially endorses the movement to
ward a better oversight and care of our
boys, and that we undertake at once to
raise a fund of not less than $3,000
among the men of the city to secure the
services of a suitable man to put in
charge of this work among the boys. That
this be hereby referred to a committee of
three who shall at once secure pledges for
the above amount and take all other neces
sary preliminary steps, reporting progress
at the next meeting.
JOHN BEAL, Chairman.
JIM HENDERLITE.
JIM KENNEDY.
This resolution was presented by J. L.
Beat following a short address by Rogers
W. Davis, of Charlotte, chairman of the
boys work committee of the International
Association of Rotary Clubs, and one by
J. H. Henderlite, of Gastonia, along the
same line. It was adopted without a dis
senting vote. The speakers expressed the
hope and the confidence that this would
prove but the beginning of a great and
growing work in the interest of Gas
tonia 's boys.
Dr. Paul Kanamori, widely known as
the "Billy Sunday of Japan," was pres
ent as a guest of the club and made a
most interesting talk, largely along the
lines of the relationship between the two
countries. He paid a glowing tribute to
America, sayiug that Japan's entry into
the family of great nations and tier won
derful development of the past century
were due very largely to the influence of
the United States. He said that every
where he- went in this country he was
asked the question, "Will Japan fight
America? " He. answered "No," and
gave but one explanation, that a military
one. He said the United States was too
big and powerful for Japan to hope to
conquer, were she disposed to try it. He
also emphasized the loyalty of the Jap
anese themselves by stating that in order
for the United States to conquer Japan
she would have to kill every one of Ja
pan's, sixty million men, women and chil
dren. "And after that," he said, "per
haps our cats and dogs would fight you."
Dr. Kanamori is n very fjreeful speaker
and won loud applause by his statements.
He is delivering a series of talks at the
Linnood Conference this week. Accom
panying him as guests of the club were
Rev. A. T. Lindsay, president of Lin wood
College; Rev. S. W. Reid, of Atlanta,
Ga., and Rev. R. C. Grier, of Columbia,
S. C.
Another very forceful speaker present
as a guest of the club was Dr. Isaac M.
Vonau, representing the Near East Relief
Committee, of New York. Dr. Yonan
paid Gaston county a glowing tribute
when he stated that last year (Jaston was
the only county in the entire United
States whirh doubled its quota for Near
East Relief. This statement was greeted
with applause. He made a stirring plea
for the small "nations of the earth and ad
vocated the acceptance by the United
States of the mandate over Armenia. As
a big and powerful country, he said, the
United States should lend its assistance
to the smaller and weaker countries of the
earth.
J. H. Separk, of Gastonia, extended a
welcome to the club ' guests and gave
them some interesting facts regarding
Gaston's supremacy in the textile world
and related the salient facts as to its
marvelous growth as a manufacturing
center during the past quarter of a cen
tury. Among others who spoke briefly were
Rev. & W. Reid, Rev. R. "C. Grier Rogers
W. Davis, Le-land Hume, of Nashville.
Tenn, J. M. B.'Hoxey, of Atlanta, and
J. H. Henderlite, of Gastonia.
There was quite a large number of
guests present and the meeting was a
most enjoyable one. President A. G.
Myers presided and the program was di
rected by J. W. Atkins. .
MYSTERY SURROUNDS INJURY
SPARTANBURG YOUNG NAN
ASHEVILLE, N. O, Aug.12. Ed Al
exander, Spartanburg, 8. C, man who was
found in an unconscious condition here
yesterday with his throat and 'wrists cut
and a hole ia the back of his head, made
with a pick axe, was still in an uncon
scious condition today., ;-, : - ? l " ' , ;
t Police are trying to solve the problem
of how he himself could have inflicted all
the wounds. The knifebelicTed to. hare
been the one used." pun4 under kit-
body.;. S-.V?,; '' V.:.--:'1 "
.,
Msraicoimn
POPUUTIOTJ 51,242
c
Shows An Increase of 14,179 or
3S.3 Per Cent Over 19 10 Fig
ures. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12
Census of Gaston county, is 51,242
aa increase of 14,179 or 33.3 per
cent.
FAMOUS FIRST OIYISIO.'I
BUND TO BE AT FAIR
28th Infantry Regimental Band
to Furnish, Music at Gaston
County Fair.
One of the premier attractions at the
Gaston County Fair will be the famous
28th Iufantry, First Division, band from
Camp Taylor, Kentucky. The 28th in
fantry is one of the famous fighting out
fits of the First Division. It was out
of the' first outfits of the A. E. F. to
see action in France. At Cantigny, the
first big offensive of the Americans, it
got its baptism of fire.
By the new process of allocation of
troops of the War Department, all North
Carolina recruits in the infantry branch
are assigned to the 28th Infantry.
Secretary Allen has virtually secured
assurances that the regimental band of
this outfit will furnish the music for the
five days of the fair.
VOTE OTI SUFFRAGE
TOMORROW IN NASHVILLE
Suffrage Cause in Sister State
Takes Ascendancy Advo
cates are Hopeful.
(By The Associated Press.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 12 A
vote tomorrow on ratification of the fed
eral woman suffrage amendment in both
houses of the Tennessee legislature ap
peared certain today.
Chairman Riddick, of the house com
mittee to which joint ratification resolu
tion was referred, has announced that the
house will vote on it tomorrow. The sen
ate also will take final action on the reso
lution then, according to announcement
of Speaker Todd. Party leaders wen
said to be agreed that nothing could hi
gained by postponing action until next
week.
Preparations were being made today
for the joint bearing tonight on the suf
f rage resolution . The opposing factions
also continued feverish attempts to cor
ral the support of senators and reprjj
senatives who had not yet definitely an
nounced their stand on the question.
After the house yesterday voted down
a proposal to delay action on ratification
until after August 24 so that mass meet
ings might be held throughout the state
o ascertain, supiorters of the plan said.
the sentiment of the public on ratifica
tion. Representative Story introduced a
joint resolution which would prevent ac
tion for or against passage or rejection
of the ratification resolution. Efforts tc
secure immediate action on suspension of
the rules failed and the proiosiil uenl
over until today. The Story resolution
declared that "great doubt exists as re
gards legality of action by this legisla
ture," and predicted that ratification
if accomplished, would be held up by
court action.
WOMEN AND OLD MEN ARE
PRESSED INTO SERVICE
WARSAW, Aug. 11. Hundreds of
conveyances of all descriptions loaded
with barbed wire and driven by boys and
old men, are streaming through the Polish
capital toward the battle front. Mingled
with them along the roads are endless
trains of supply wagons which are guarded
by elderly civilians armed with rifles. All
able bodied men are being relieved from
other duties so. that they may be made
available in the fight for the defense of
Warsaw.
Women soldiers are hurrying from place
to place, acting as couriers, and French
military mission officers are showing ex
treme activity, racing around the city in
automobiles. '
As the fighting front draws nearer
Warsaw squads of citizens wearing their
ordinary civilian clothing and straw hats,
but armed with rifles, are drilling in
many parts of the city. As the de
termined looking groups pass through the
streets many boys in knickerbockers,
elderly men and well to do merchants
are to be seen side by side with the more
usual type of fighter in the ranks. Class
distinctions are being forgotten or
brushed aside.
Newspaper accounts of the prepara
tions declare that the spirit of the peo
ple is 'to defend Warsaw, repel the in
vaders and not to count the cost in blood .
The government while it will not Con
cede that a date has been set for the
evacuation of the city, ts gradually mov
ing away the important state ; docu
Bsenta, the packing of which began sever-
Lai days ago. "J
WOMEN HEAR OF IDOL
WORSHIP III INDIA
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Mrs. Cannaday Tails Lutheran
Women of idolatrous Prao
tices in Far East Interest
ins; Talks on Various Phases
of Women's Work.
DALLAS, Aug. 12 "Idol Worship,"
was the subject used by Mrs. Isaac Can
naday at the devotionals opening the af
ternoon session of the Lutheran conven
tion Wednesday. She read Acts 17:24
25; Ps. 115; Jer. 10:1-5; and fsa.
14:12.
"No one knows more about the idol
worship than I do for I was born in the
idol country, my parents being mission
aries there. It is. very sad to see them
and to know they have absolutely no
hope for the future. ' Many, including
numbers of priests, do not believe in the
idols but like . men and women of our
country with the drink habit and othei
evil habits they are bound and are not
strong enough to emancipate themselves.
Also they keep up the manufacture of
these idols for the money in it.
"They are very costly; and one im
mense temple built to an idol in India
covers 13 acres. The priests bathe and
care for the idols and the water used is
run into a basin where the xjrotahijpers
dip their finger and place on tlWlips,
thereby obtaining spiritual power from
the god. One would be surprised upon
investigation to find many idol temples
throughout our own Christian country. ''
Interesting reports and live discussions
were made on the thank offering, mis
sion study, life membership and 'memor
ial. Rev. O. W. Adderholdt, of States
ville, was introduced and made a strong
plea for home missions- Strengthen and
mantain the home base where we get
our supplies of teachers and preachers
and tram them for the foreign field &t
well, he said. Mr. Adderholdt com
mended the women for their consecra
tion to their work and for the coucrete
and definite objects chosen toward which
to work, stating why the Lutheran church
in Statcsville should be one of their ob
jective points.
Mrs. Cannaday in her address on
"Indin" stated briefly the changes tha!
lind come over India in the past few
years, of the mission;! ries there, of their
different works and of the great need
for more workers. Think of a mission
ary traveling 70 or inore miles from one
loiiit to another, and with very pooi
transportation .
Th" British have set the standard for
the schools and our mission schools must
not fall below hence the very rigid ex
am in.it ions . Suuduy schools number as
high as 1,000 ul oue time and the little
cards our children cast aside lightly or
destroy, the cliildn-n of India gladly
keep and use for memorizing Scripture
texts. Voung men missionaries art
wanted. India is fast coming to the
front and those musically talented, gift
ed in fine art or any other course can
be used for good .
Mrs. John M. Cook's talk on up
proprintions and budgets revealed some
interesting figures. She told of the spec
ial werk for women mid children. The
hand-crocheted India lace on display at
the-church is very wonderful. This was
explained by Mrs. Little. The work is
done in the schools by those who are un
able to do other work. The thread is
furnished from America and the work
sent back to the lace industry in Phil
adelphia where it is assigned to one per
son in each svnod to no sold. A certain
per cent goes to the worker and a part
to the support of the school.
The afternoon session closed with
prayer by Rev. Isaac Cannaday.
PROMINENT COTTON
BREEDER IN GASTONIA
Mr. D. R. Coker, Long Staple
Cotton and Seed Expert, Vis
itpr in Gastonia.
A prominent Visitor in the city this
week was Mr. D. R. Coker, of Harts
ville, S. C, head of the Coker Cotton
Sales Co., and of the Pedigreed Seed
Company. This latter organization
makes a specialty of breeding long
staple cottou seed and improved varie
ties of corn, rye, oats, asparagus, water
melons, etc. The business has grown to
such proportions that trained seed ex
perts and horticulturists from Cornell
University are now employed by Mr.
Coker. Dr. Webber, formerly with the
U. 8. Department of Agriculture is at
the head of the breeding work of the
eompany. "
Mr. Coker ia widely known through
out the South for his experiments in the
growth and breeding of long staple
cotton and improved varieties. He is
a brother, of Dr. W.' C. Coker, of
"plant" fame at the University of
North Carolina. '
EXPRESS C0MPANIES ASK
: - - V v - TOR BIG SATE INCREASE
t WASHINGTON, Aug. J2. Permission
to increase express rates to -absorb the
wage award of the railroad labor board
at Chicago, estimated at $43,800,805, was
asked from the interstate commerce com
mission today by the American Railway
Express Company-,., ,, ' --"-
. The express eompany also asked author-
ALL EUROPE WILL BE
BOLSHEVIK N A TEAR" '.
t" SAYS LEOri TROTSXY
Russian Bolshevik Minister of
up Headquarters) -Behind
Soviet Lines.
(By the Associated Press.) '
WARSAW, Aug. 11. Leon Trotxkyr
Russian bolshevik minister f war, has ar
rived at Bialystok, just behind the soviet
front, and has set up headquarters there,
according to news from the other side) of
the battle line. Speaking in Vilna, tho
capital of Lithuania, recently, he an
nounced soviet Russia had been officially
recognized by the western powers and
that MM. Krassin and Kameneff, heads
of the bolshevik commercial mission to
Great Britain, had been received at Lota
don with the ceremonials usually aceorded
foreign ambassadors. He asserted bol-
shevism was "more powerful -than fver
and would soon spread to other coun
tries "
"In a year," he continued, "all Eu
rope will be bolshevik."
Warsaw newspapers publish interview
with soldiers, who declare the bolshevik
advance upon this city claim they hava
come to exterminate the bourgeoisie, sad
distribute the land among peasants. It is
asserted they impartially pillage man
sions, farms and cottages and either forci
bly enlist the men in the country or send ?
them to the rear.
In the Bialystok district the bolshevik!
took s number of hostages, threatening to
shoot them if food supplies are not deliv
ered to the soviet army within s specified '
time. It is said the country behind the
bolshevik lines is suffering from f amines
aa all grain has been requisitioned sad
sent eastward by the bolshevik authori
ties.
Bolshevik prisoners say that the high
command of the soviet armies fear a re
verse before Warsaw, and is hastily pre
paring positions on the line of Grodno,
Slonim and Sarny, to which it can with
draw in case of defeat.
soviets outnumber .
poles two to o:;e
Soviet Army Numbers 350,0CK
While Poles Can Muster
Only 140,000.
( Bv The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, ) Aug. 12 Polish
forces defending Warsaw are outnum
bered nbout two and n half to one. Com
prehensive details as to the bolshevik
military organization, received today in
official circles here, place the ration
strength of the soviet army on the Polish
front at 350,000 men. The strength of
the Poles has been estimated at 140,000.
The details as to the bolshevik
strength, which confirm in a large part
information already in the possession of
American military authorities, estimate
that in rifle and saber strength alone, the
soviet forces composing the northern
army or that uorth of the Pripet rive
consist of 40,000 men. Bolshevist rifle
and saber strength south of the Pripet
river in the southern army is placed at
4S,000 men.
Soviet infantry divisions to the num
ber of 26, the official details nssert; have
been identified as facing the Polish army
in the front line with 13 divisions ia re
serve. In addition 10 cavalry divisions
1 ave Ix-en noted in active operation at tbe
front with two such divisions in reserve.
Resides the 3D infantry divisions re
ported on he Polish front the bolsheviki
are estimated to have scattered in other
parts of ifussia 25 others as well us two
ca:iliv divisions.
PONZI SAYS HE
MUST REST A WHILE
BOSTON. Aug. 12 A creditor's pe
tition asking for the appointment of a
receiver for Charles Ponzi was filed in
the federal court today.
Ponzi halted in the midst of his sen
sational financial career today to rest
and recover from the nervous strain
caused by events of the last few days. -The
man whose "50 per cent in . 45
days" investment proposition has bees
under investigation by federal and state
officials and whose principal known de
pository, the Hanover Trust Company,
was closed yesterday by Bank Commis
sioner Joseph A . Allen, retired to his ,
home at Lexington and denied himself
to callers. . - v
1 ' My nerves can 't last forever,' ' Pon- .
si said. "I've got to rest. I am not
going to give out any more statements
for a while. I am going to keep away
from people not go down town. ' V'
Guards were posted around f Ponzi 's
home to insure that people kept away
from him. , - . ' .
Investigating officials forecast further,
developments today to follow the dis
closures made yesterday when. Ponzi ad
mitted that he had served terms, of im
prisonment in Montreal and -; Atlanta
some years ago.;: , ' - ' ..
ity to increase by -20 per cent ita rate
on milk andeream to meet the increases
granted the railroads oa tie same com
modities. ' - s
In he petition the express eompany
stated that tho Increase tn operating ex
penses "resulting from the labor board's
decision would make its estimated year'
deficit $73,375,633. -
is