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VOL. XLI. NO. 195.
GASTONIA, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 14, 1920
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTO
IY 1PIC STADIUM AT
ANTWERP OPENED TODAY
. IN BLAZE OF CEREMONY
Amid Royalty, and Official Representatives
Leading Nations of World, Great Athletic
. Ground is Opened For Olympic Games -:
Nearly 30 Nations Represented Among Athletes.
(By The Associated Praia.)
' juxi wjjfr, Aug. it. ine uiympic
fitadhun was opened today. It was a
.formal ceremony, staged with a setting
' of flags, banners and fluttering penants
Against a background of white stone, ce-
MiAitl'.iiil nr wtt4i rAVoltv slftijMu litnm
diplomacy, fame and fashion participat-
(nv -fi f Vi a npAy?nm nr rnnrMAntMl in thA
fcoxes. But the thousands of spectators
packed about the huge oral centered
' their interest in the actual contestants
. .athletes from nearly 30 nations who pa
. jaded the arena and tomorrow will begin
their tests of strength and skill.
The spectators were as cosmopolitan
' M the mass of contestants and in the
rank of the athletes were citizens of ,811
the countries whose flags, flying from
(official, diplomatic or consular boxes,
made the scene a colorful hodgepodge
like warship decked out with all her
pennants.
Two flags, the German and Austrian,
which flew over the stadium in the Sixth
Olympiad at Stockholm, were missing
sujd these countries, barred from partic
ipating in the mfeet, as were all enemies
of the Eentente powers in the war, had
no representatives either in the arena or
in the diplomatic boxes. The Russian
flag, also was missing. In their places,
however, were the athletes and flags of
nations newborn of the war, including
Czechoslovakia, the latter replacing Bo
hemia, whose athletes, though then listed
separately, had to march just behind the
Austrians at Stockholm.
The formal ceremonies of opening the
stadium included addresses by the King
of the Belgians, who officially presented
the stadium to Baron Pierre de Oouber-
tin, president of the International Olym
pic committee and by a number of other
officials of the Belgian or Antwerp city
government and Belgian Olympic com
mittees. There was also tremendously
impressive singing by a 'Belgian choral
tjocietj'.
The cheering was continuous as the
athletes, filing iu from the open space
just back of the stadium where they had
formed, nation by nation, swung into
the arena headed by the memliers of the
International Olympic committee. They
inarcihed in alphabetical order, though
the Belgians, alphabetically first in the
list, took last place, courteously, as hosts.
This brought Austria first in line behind
the official committee.
Each group was preceded by its flags,
and generally speaking, each group of
nationals was uniformly dressed not in
athletic togs, but in suits of uniform cut
and color, borne, however, were in army
or navy uniforms. As they swung by
the royal box, where King Albert, Prince
Ijeopold and a group of government offi
cials were standing, they saluted the
king. Some of the atuiet i'.aid similar
courtesy to the ambassador or ministers
of their nations, who liad boxes all
around the arena.
Whether it was represented by o50 ath
letes, as was France, or only a compara
tive handful, as was Japan, each nation
participating seemed to have its special
clique of partisans in the stands. Where
possible, the spectators of one nationality
had grouped together. .All of the tour
ists who, for weeks, have been pouring
into Belgium seemd to be there.
The American athletes, about 300
strong, were cheered frequently not only
by their compatriot in the stands, but
by the throngs who recognized that the
group marching behind the stars and
stripes were among the strong contenders
for victory in the Seventh Olympiad.
It seemed that there were thousands of
Americans in stands. Every sohiier from
the Army of Occupation on the Rhine
who could possibly secure leave was there
in khaki. Jackies from the cruiser Fred
erick, sailors from the American mer
chant and passenger liners in the harbor
and hundreds upon hundreds of tourists
swelled the delegation from across the
Atlantic until, in some parts of the sta
dium, at least, it seemed to be a regular
American crowd. The Belgians, of
course and also the French and English
' appeared to be out in force.
A glance at the list of nations partic
pating in this Olympiad gives an idea of
the cosmopolitan character of the ath
letes and crowd: Australia, Belgium,
V O : t- 1 04-n-t.aa Pinion
fiEVyU UUtWU 1 1 IVO, a
(France, Great Britain, Greece, Holland,
Tti-itiak TnHi Tfcalv Janan. Luxembore.
Mexico, Nerway, New Zealand, Portugal,
South Africa, Eetbonia, Sweden, Switzer
land and CechosloTakia. ' . :
- Of these, Brazil, China, Egypt, Spain,
and British India, did not participate at
Stockholm in 1912.
Today's ceremony, from the interna
tional viewpoint, signified not only the
formal opening of the Oympic games but
the completion of a task by Belgium,
which, undertaken at a difficult time in
her history, seemed almost impossible of
consummating.
When the International Olympic com-
mittee, meeting at Lausanne, in 1918,
decided to award the Seventh Olympiad
to Belgium, the nation, after four years
of occupation by the enemy and in a
crippled industrial condition, set out to
construct a huge stadium and make other
arrangements for the games in about one
year's time. Other nations, scenes of
previous Olympiads, had had much more
time and mare favorable conditions.
Nevertheless, the stadium was complet
ed in record time, having been turned
over by the contractor to the Belgium
Olympic committee on May 23 last.
The stadium is something more than
three miles from the central business dis
trict of Antwerp and is reached by street
railway and steam railway lines. It has
been built of stone, concrete, steel and
wood, with an impressive arched main
entrance. Its total capaeitly for specta
tors is estimated at 30,000. It, like the
tracks it encloses, is oval ia shape. On
two sides there are roofed "grand
stands," where are located the boxes and
reserved seats. At. the two ends of the
oval, however, there are no roofs but
only a series of steps like those of the
old Greek open-air theaters accommo
dating thousands of spectators standing.
The tracks are the ordinary cinder
paths, while the inside arena, where will
be held the field event., is of well kept
tin .'.
The running track, oval, of course, is
a traction under -1 St meters to a lap.
Th i a straightaway, along one side,
sufficiently 1 n j for the KKlmeter dash
but the Jut i meter race must be run on
the oval. Ti e grass field is 14s by 7:t
meters and the football ground 10(5 by
61 meters. There are tennis courts
bai k f the stadium.
There are of course, special dressing,
bathing and ref i eshment rooms for the
athlete-, and rooms for the press and
oflu ials.
MANGUM SAYS BICKETT
MADE GREAT SPEECH
Gaston's Representative in Up-
ger House Home For Week
nd Does Not Know
What Outcome of Suffrage
Amendment Will be Har
Introduced so Far Four
Local Bills.
''(iovernor Bicketts speech on revalua
tion was one of the finest speeches evei
delivered," said Senator A. G . Man
gum. Gaston county's representative in
the upper house of the North Carolina
General Assembly, who is home from
Raleigh to spend the week-cud with his
family .
"The general opinion in Raleigh i
that Governo Bickett outdid himsvlf. Hi
made a strong cast for revaluation, and
how anybody can oppose the principle of
tax revaluation after reading his seech
I don 't know . ' '
Regarding the probability of the suf
frage amendment's being passed, Mr.
Mangum said that he did not have any
idea as to what the legislature would
do. Keen interest, he said, centered in
what the Tennessee solons did.
Mr. Mangum came home primarily to
consult Supt . F. P. Hall concerning
needful legislation for the county schools.
It has been pointed out that the ten per
cent increase allowed in the revaluation
act is not sufficient for the revenues
needed by the schools. A provision, how
ever, that an election may be called- to
authorize an additional amount, will in
all probability be made.
Mr. Mangum has introduced the fol
lowing bills:
To call an election on the question of
issuing bonds not to exceed $550,000
for a high school building in Gastonia .
To authorize an election on the ques
tion of issuing bonds not to exceed $150,
000 to erect a tubercular hospital and
to levy a tax to maintain and support the
-same.
To permit an increase in the fees of
sheriffs and constables in the serving of
processes.
. To provide $60,000 from State funds
for the completion of the N. C. Ortho
paedie Hospital.
SUGAR PRICES ARE
COMING DOWN
Local Merchant Think Thai
Price of Sugar May be Ex
pected to Drop Say There
is Large Supply on Hand
May Go to 25 Cents and
Lower.
Local grocers when interviewed this
morning by The Gazette regarding the re
ported decline in the price of sugar all
agreed that there is an abundant supply
of sugar available and that indications
point to a lower price in the near future.
Among those seen and who concurred
in the above views were Messrs. W. H.
Poole, L. T. McLean, Z. B. Harry and
J: R. Baber. ."The speculators and
refiners seem to have entered into some
sort of an agreement about sugar, ' ' they
all said in substance, but now there
seems to be a general unloading.
One "of the above named men gave it
as his opinion that there was more sugar
in the United States now than there had
ever been. Local merchants say that
the price ought to go to 25 cents, and
perhaps lower, in the next few weeks.
Wholesale prices are coming down they
say.
Concerning the situation in Charlotte
The Observer of Saturday says:
"A still further descent in the price of
sugar is predicted by local dealers, pri
marily as a result of the closing in of
the federal reserve bank system and call
ing in loans of people who have been
hoarding sugar, and secondarily because
many people in the United States are
buying sugar in fairly large quantities
from foreign countries on letters of cred
it. "However, as all indications point to
a shortage of sugar, the descent in price
is not expected to continue very much
further and is then not expected to hold
at the figure reached, for a more general
use for canning purposes is expected to
again raise the price, probably not even
to the present point, but at least a part
of the way back.
The closing in of the federal reserve
banks by refusing loans on hoarded neces
sities, sugar among them and call
in outstanding loans, in other words, thi
lack of money to finance the hoarders
has had the effect of making them turn
loose their holdings, thus temporarily
at least, causing the immediately avail
able supply to le greater than the iin
mediate demand, the result being cheap
er suga r, it is said .
Thomas E. Rea, of the American
Brokerage and Warehouse company
large wholesale dealers in sugar. an
nounces his belief that the price "ill agin
advance in November or December. Hi
announces that his company has on hand
.",oiii pounds bought some time ago at
a price higher than it can be -old foi
now .
C. J. Dolierty, manager of C. I.
Kenney company, said last night that hi
expected to see a still lower drop with
in the next week or two. with a part in'
rebound to higher prices later. The re
tail price of sugar is now J." ce.its
pound, with the "all you want'' sig!
in evidence.
VOTE WILL NOT COME
UP BEFORE TUESDAY
RALKIiiH, N C, Aug It -Leader-in
the North Carolina legislature were
of the opinion today that neither the sen
ate nor the house would vote before Tues
day on ratification of the federal suf
frage amendment
It was predicted that ac tion would be
taken first in the senate, probably Tues
day, and that if t lie ratification resolu
tion, introduced yesterday, were adopted
there it would then be considered by the
house where, it was expected, a bitter,
close battle, would occur.
Suffrage advocates, encouraged by
Governor Hiceft's message urging rati
fication and the favorable report by a
senate committee of the ratification reso
lution, were confident today of success
in the senate. Some of them were a bit
dubious about the house. Sixty t h ret
of the 120 members of the house signed
the telegram sent to the Tennessee legis
lature urging it to defeat the suffrage
resolution .
Anti-suffragists said they felt certain
all those who signed the telegram would
vote against ratification, thus assuring
defeat of the resolution. Suffrage op
ponents also claimed they would be abb
to break into the suffrage-strength in the
senate, and predictions were made that
the suffrage resolution never would reach
the house.
Ratification resolutions were introduced
yesterday in both houses. Senatoi
Scales, democrat, called on the senate to
ratify, while the house resolution was in
troduced by Representative Williams, re
publican leader. The house resolution
was ffTfll in committee today and leaders
o fthe opposition said it probably would
be left there. The house, they predict
ed, will await action in the senate, and
if it is favorable, will act on the senate
resolution instead of its own.
Suffragists declared today that an ef
fort was being made to delay action here
with a view to waiting to see what action
is taken on suffrage by the Ttennessee
legislature.
JOHN J. GEORGE AND
MARION BUTLER HOP ON
- CONGRESSMAN HOEY
Claim That Mr. Hoey Gave
Henry Dellinger, Democrat:
Job That Should Have Gone
to Beam, Republican All
About a Rural Letter Car
rier's Job Up Here at Cher
' ryville Dellinger a Brother
of David P.
By Theodore Tiller in Greensboro Daily
News .
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.1 A dupli
cate ef the Willis-Wade postmastership
controversy at Morehead City, except that
it concerns a rural letter carrier instead
of a postmaster, is promised here by
former Senator Marion Butler who ha?
interested himself in the alleged viola
tion of civil service rules in the appoint
ment. 8enator Butler thinks the case in
the western part of the state, revolving
about Cherryville, may become as great a
row as the Morehead City matter in the
east.
Representative Clyde R. Hoey it
claimed to have been instrumental in tin
appointment of a Democratic letter car
rier in preference to a Republican who
had a higher rating although members
of Congress are supposed to have and to
exert no influence in such matters under
the law.
In the Morehead City case the civil
service commission, at 'the suggestion of
the postoffice department and Senator
Simmons and Representative Brinson, or
dered a regrading of the applicants for
the postmastership. This regrading re
sulted in moving up Robert T. Wade,
Democrat, over Cleveland T. Willis, Re
publican the latter having led on the
original rating. The senate postoffice
committee subsequently refused to recom
mend confirmation of the appointment of
Mr. Wade.
In the Cherryville case it is claimed
the postoffice department has jumped n
Democrat, named Dellinger, over a Re
publican named Beam, on recoinmen la
tion of Representative Hoey and without
the formality of regrading.
I One of Three Eligible?
Former Senator Butler and John J.
George, of Cherryville, are now conduct
ing an inquiry into the appointment of
Dellinger and promise to fight to the end.
,olin J. Ceorge. mayor of Cherryville
and prominent cotton manufacturer, up
pears to have written Representative
Hoey asking why Mr. Beam, who re
ceived the highest rating, was not ap
pointed .
The reply of Representative Hoey
which is cited by former Senator Mutler
as indicating undue activity by a repre
sentative in view of civil service regula
tions, is given out here a follows:
"Your letter of duly l(i received in
regard to the appointment of a R . !'
I), carrier for Cherryville route, and 1
have to advise you that under the . ,
service regulations the civil service coin
mission certifies to the postotlice depart
ment the three who make the highest
grade, and therefore, either becomes
eligible for appointment .
''In the case at Cherryvil'e there were
three who were certified, ami all of them
made a grade that entitled them to be
appointed, and also each of the three
were ex-service men. and. therefore, en
titled to appointment under the prefer
ence act .
''I recommended the appoint incut of
Mr. Dellinger, an i he was appointed. It
is the privilege of the congressman to
make a selection of one of the three who
are on the eligible list, and In is not re
stricted to the one who has the highest
grjide, but can select either one of the
three, and in the exi rcise of my disere
tion and judgment, I selected Mr. Del
linger. ' '
Following the receipt of Representa
tive Hoey 's letter, Mr. George sent, a
copy to former Senator Butler and a$BM
him to advise regarding civil servicr
quirements in such cases. In part Sena
tor Butler's reply follows:
"You ask me what the law is govern
ing such a case, and what protection a
person has under the law who stands a
civil service examination and receives the
highest grade. The law expressly pro
vides that the postoffice department shall
not receive or consider any such recom
memlation from any senator or member
of the house of representatives, as Mr.
Hoey says that he made. The law does
not permit the department to receive" or
considr any recommendation from a con
gressman except as to the character or
reiidence of the applicant.
"So if Mr. Hoey knew anything
against Mr. Beam 's character or that he
was not a bona fide resident of Cherry
ville, then he could have filed sucih facts
and the law provides that such facts
shall be considered in making the ap
pointment. ' ' I am greatly surprised at Mr.
Hoey 's assertion of right to use his po
litical influence to jump Mr. Dellinger
over Mr. Beam. The purpose qf the
civil service law was and is to prevent
just that kind of thing. Surely Mr.
Hoey does not know Hie law, for I do
not believe that he would have knowingly
asked the postoffice department to vio
late the law, no matter how much he
may have wanted to help a political sup-
(Contlnned oa page S.)
COX CHARGES REPUBLICAN
OPPONENTS WITH ATTEMPTED
TRICKERY AMERICAN PEOPLE
In Vigorous Attack Against Republican Party
Methods, Governor Cox Before West Virginia
State Democratic Convention, Assails Tactics
of Opposition - Charges Smoke Screen Methods.
WHEELING, W. Va., Aug. 14. Gov
ernor Cox today opened fire on his re
publican opposition, charging its leader
ship with "attempted trickery" of the
American people in opposing the league
of nations, and with conducting a cam
paign behind a ' ' smoke screen " to se
cure partisan spoils.
That "a powerful combination of
interests is now attempting to buy gov
ernment control" also was asserted by
the democratic presidential candidate,
charging that "millions and millions"
were being raised in campaign contribu
tions. The governor loosed his attack in an
address here at the West Virginia demo
cratic convention. It was his first vig
orous assault on the republicans and was
to be followed tonight by another address
made to the general public.
Although advocacy of the league of
nations, which the governor declared was
"the greatest movement of righteousness
in the history of the world, ' ' was the
main theme of the democratic candi
date's address, he also attacked again
the republican "senatorial oligarchy."
The democrats, he added, present a cause
of "constructive, progresisve, economic
service in peace, ' ' and promise definitely
a saving of $-',0(lO,000,000 annually in
government expenses.
"A grave responsibility rests with the
democratic party," said Governor Cox.
"Through its policies ami conduct it
must render good faith iubehalf of the
nation, of the soldiers of the war, and
to our allies who helped to achieve vic
tory. It is not a partisan affair. The
campaign this year is not a contest for
the triumph of a politicks! party. It is
purely a matter of concluding a duty to
civilization and doing it as quickly as
prudent consideration of our country's
interests suggests.
"Leadership in a great moral ques
tion has been given to the democrats,
for the simple reason that the senatorial
oligarchy, which for the time being has
assumed control of the republican party,
has abandoned the idealism of other
day
Wr shall not alone make appeal to
the electorate by contrasting the rules of
economic thought that have prevailed in
the past, but we shall call attention to
the delinquent attitude in which tins
country has been placed by senatorial in
trigue and to the very definite program
of action we jdedge. It is unncces-.iry
to recall the issues of the war. They
were well marked in the public mind.
We were willing t. sacriti.e iu behalf of
the next generation, because preceding
generat ionsViad sacrificed for u. Af er
all, that is the vital thing in civilization.
We resisted a world-nide inenai e, ai.d
we intend imw to establish pel ion i. en!
protection against anotlui meme e We
know how easily war- came in the pa-l.
We Willi' to make their coming difficult
in the ftrture. We have a definite plan.
The American people understand it, and
after March 4, 1!L'1, it is our purpose to
put it into practical operation, without
continuing months of useies sdiseussion.
"The id.itforni of our nartv inves us
the .-lioprtunitv to render moral co opera
f.io in the greatest movement of riht-
greatest movement or rig
eousiiess in the history of the world, and
at the same tune to hold our own inter
ests free from peril. Our position is
plain. The cin um stances in the last 18
months convict the republican leadership
with attempted trickery with the Ameri
can people. Under one pretext after an
other they prevented the readjustment of
national conditions. They proposed cer
tain reservations to the league of na
tions, and then they were abandoned, to
be followed by nothing more definite
than the announcement of a 'hope' that
an entirely new arrangement might be
le made in world affairs.
What methods they have in mind, if
it is concretely in any one ' mind, the
people do not know. No unprejudiced
person can deny that the consequence of
abandoning the league and attempting
an entirely new project, will be long de
layed. If the voters of the republic,
without regard to party, desire action.
Mid prompt action, along lines that are
now clearly understood, they will render
a verdict so everwhelmingly expressive of
public indignation that scheming politi
cians for years -to come will not forget.
"In the face of an efficient democratic
leadership during the war, and of con
structive, progressive, economic service
in peace, the republican leaders devel
oped smoke screen, behind which they
seek to gain their objective, the spoils
of office. For years the best thought and
the humanitarian impulses of civilized
countries have been applied to the high
purpose of making war practically im
possible. The league of nations becama
the composite agreement, and now the
senatorial oligarchy meets it with the
absurd plea that it increases the possi
bility of armed conflict. It not only re
veals unworthy intent, but a very poor
estimate of American intelligence as
well. "
Declaring for "square dealing be
tween men and no preference under gov
ernment, ' ' Governor Cox warned against
distortion of the basic principles of the
government, and added:
"A powerful combination of interest
is now attempting to buy governmental
control. They are raising millions and
millions of dollars into a campaign fund.
Just, how it will be used, the future alone
can tell. We do know it is being em
ployed now to arouse racial discontent,
to breed unrest, and to befog the public
mind. The movement is based upon
greed and selfishness, and if successful,
will result in an extreme reaction, and a.
disordered society. Bather than make
these groups of men sponsors of govern
ment, they must be named to demean
themselves under the vigilant restraining
eye of a governmental policy based upon
the golden rule. They have their own
notions about the settlement of indus
trial disputes. They would enforce then
with their puppets in office. They would
continue profiteering and re-establish the
rule of government by the few. They
would establish a class feeling and make
fair and honest readjustment impos
sible." The firoposal of the democrats to cut
two billion dollars from federal expenses)
Governor Cox said, also would guard
against its multiplication many times in
"illegal profits" and high living costs.
Two West Virginians, John W. Davis,
American ambassador to Great Britain,
and Arthur Koonts, democratic nominee
for governor, were praised by (iovernor
Cox. The former, the speaker said,
would have been supported with " ths
enthusiasm and fidelity which his high
character anil statesmanlike qualities de
serve" if he had won the party nomina
tion at San Francisco. Mr. Koonts' life,
Governor Cox said. evinces ''stalwart
worth" while his career and capacity, he
said, have attracted general interest.
PONZI'S BANK IS
HOPELESSLY INVOLVED
Polish Industrial Association's
Affairs are in Doubtful Con
dition Ponzi is in Jail.
BOSTON, Aug. )4 Bank Commis
sioner Joseph C. Allen today took charge
I of the affairs of the Polish Industrial
Association, conducting a private bank at
o7 Cross street, in this city. Henry H.
Chmielinski, president of the 11. mover
Trust Company, the chief depositary of
Charles I'onzi. which was closed last
Wednesday, by the commissioner, is pres
ident of the Industrial Association
Bank Commissioner Allen said that the
loans of the association were either bad
or of dougtful value ami there war vir-
; f";,l,v nu loft Ht' ,u f"
falr were hopelessly interwoven with
those of the Hanover Trust Company.
The capital of the association is $1.1,775,
ami it had deposits of about $;I50,000.
Three officers of the Old Colony For
eign Exchange Company, a rival concern
of I'onzi 's Securities Company, had their
morning meal in the Charles street jail,
prisoners of the commonwealth, in de
fault of $50,000 bonds each. Samuel
Zorn, said to be an employe of the
Old Foreign Exchange Company, was at
headquarters awaiting a hearing on a
charge of larceny of $500, from persons
unknown. He also bad spent the night
in jail.
The three officers of the company who
were held are Charles M. BrightwelL
president and treasurer of the concern;
Raymond Meyers, office manager and
Fred Meyers, sales agent. The Meyers
are brothers. The men were held on
technical charges of larceny of $500
from persons unknown.
Upon representation of Albert Hurwita
assistant attorney general, that the com
pany 's transactions probably would be
shown to have amounted to hundreds of
thousands of .dollars; the bonds were
set at a high figure.
Ponzi, whose bondsmen surrendered
him yesterday, to the federal authorities,
was confronted with the alternative ef re
maining: . federal custody or, if . he
could find another bondsmen, of being ar
rested again by. the commonwealth under
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