North Carolina Newspapers

-VOL. XLI. NO. 229. SINGLE COPY 8 CQTO GASTONIA, N. Ci THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 23, 1920 HJLMERS AND MERCHANTS ' BANK AT STANLEY ' ROBBED LAST NIGHT "YeKgmen Crack Safe and Vault in Bank at 2:15 Early Thursday Morning and Make Safe Getaway With Approximately $10,000 in Cash and Liberty Bonds No Clue as to Identity , Whereabouts Bank Fully Protected. The Fanners & Merchants' Bank or is JSuuUey, Iff this county, eight miles north cast of Oastonia, was robbed Wednesday sight of approximately $10,000 in cash and bonds. There is no due as to the Identity of the robbers. Aecordi"? to information reaching Gas tonia this morning, the robbery happened at 2:13 early Thursday morning. People living near the bank were awakened by the noise of the explosion when the safe was eracked. The majority, however, thought it was the noise of a guu being .fired. Mr. John Wallace, of Stanley, who lives across the street from the bank, lieard the explosion, and did not go back to sleep immediately. He reports that a few minutes after the noise he safw three anen come out of the bank anTtart doml the street with bundles under' their arms, aiud that they quickened their steps to a trot when down the street a short disance. He immediately gave the alarm. Sheriff Carroll and Messrs. O. B. and M. A. Car penter, of Gastonia, were notified and were soon on the scene. Deputy Sheriff Vic "Fesperman, of Mecklenburg eounty. was notified and came with his blood Louads. The dogs were put on the track nd trailed the men to a point near a iiogro church on the Belmont-Stanley .road wnere an automobile had been stand ing. Ths indications are that the robbers -went toward Charlotte. Mr. Howard K. Thompson, of Stanley, -who was in Gastonia early this morning, atates that as yet the officials are unable to tell how much was stolen. Roth the -vault and a big iron safe were cracked. Estimates of the anient taken run from S,000 to $12,000. Some reports say that $5,000 in cash and $6,000 in Liberty Loud were taken. The sum of $240 in uniali change was left untouched. A big chest in the vault containing private anfety deposit Iwxes was also rifled. Theory is that the work wu that of amateurs, as a very bungling job was line, according to Sheriff Fesperman. Mr. M. A. Carpenter, of Gastonia, is president of the bank. Mr. J. M. Bern hardt, active vice president, and Mr. Fred Hhvne, cashier. The bank is fully protected by in surance and deKsitors and patrons will suffer no losses. It is reported by those who went to Stanley and witnessed the scene that the work showed evidences of professional skill, although others who were present last night say that amateurs did the job. It is a well known fact that at this time of the year professional yegg men come to this part of the country. MILLERAND ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FRANCE VERSAILLES, Sept. 23. Alexandre Millerand was today elected president of France by the national assembly' in ses sion here. He succeeds Paul DeschaneL who resigned because of ill health. M. Millerand received 695 votes out of atotal of 892. The complete vote was: Alexandre Millerand, 95. Gustave De Lorry (socialist deputy from Lille department Du Nord). 69 Scattering, 20. V Blank, 108. At 4:57 o'clock M. Millerand was pro claimed by Leon Burgeois, presiding of ficer of. the senate and chamber of the assembly, as the eleventh president of France. Alexandre Millerand has long been one of the foremost figures in the political life of France, his entry into parliament dat ing back to 1883, and his cabinet expe rience to 1889, when he became a member f the Waldeck-Rousseaki cabinet. His arly affiliations were with the radical oculists, and he always has been keenly interested in labor questions and has fathered numerous measures for the bet terment of the working world, notably the old age pension act, which became operative ia 1906. rt was M. Millerarl's services to his country during the great war. however, as minister of war in the" Yiviani cabinet, and his notable conduct of France 's f or ign policy as the successor of Clemen ceau ia the premiership after "The Tiger's" retirement last January, that raised him into pre-eminent eligibility for the presidency,- compelled his reluctant consent to sjuit the premiership and stand aa a can didate to succeed President DeschaneL Ml Millerand was bom ia Paris, Feb ruary 10, 1859, and was educated for the af . I , . To enable motor trucks to run over oft ground a "Los Angeles man has ia--vented broad steel flanges to be attach ed to their wheels ia -such a .way that they do not prevent uso on- hard roads. ROTARY CLUB HEARS ROYS' WORK PLANS Committee on Boys' Work Re- Kirts Progress Six New embers Received Will Have Ladies Night Early in November. The reception of six new members and the report of the Boys' Work commit tee, John L. Beal, Dr. J. H. nender lite and J. H. Kennedy, and the an nouncement that the first meeting in No vember, to be held on the night of No vember 9th, would be Ladies' night, featured the Rotary luncheon at the Loray Cafeteria Wednesday. The fol lowing new members were received into the RotsVy club: Charles Loftin, printer; Edward T. Switzer, cotton yarns; Hugh A. Query, newspaper;. 1. H. Gantt, life insurance; E. G. McLurd, building and loan and A. J. Kirby, pianos, Eev. J. H. Henderlite, I). D., delivered the charge to the six new members. Dr. Henderlite briefly outlined to the in itiates the meaning of Rotary, its aims and purposes, its unselfish motives and ambitions and carefully emphasized the motto, ' ' He profits most w ho serves best. " The response for the new mem bers was made by Hugh A. Query. For the committee on the boys' work program recently outlined by the club, Mr. J. H. Kennedy speaking for the committee announced progress. The committee is in correspondence with a man to take charge of the boys' work. Flans looking to the establishment of a boys' summer camp at or near some of the Gaston county summer resorts were also announced. The committee also an nounced that in this work they expected the cooperation of churches, Sunday schools, mills, Boy Scouts, Y. M. C. A. and kindred organizations. It is hoped, said Mr. Kennedy, that out of this Rotary Boy's work a fully organized Y. M. C. A. sentiment will develop. Pre liminary plans for the inauguration of the work are being pushed as rapidly as Itossible by the committee. hort talks were made by guests pres ent, Hon. John G. Carpenter and Chief of 1'olice Joe Orr. Chief Orr urged that more eooieration be given the po lice and fire departments of the city by the representative business men of the city. He said that both police and fire departments would appreciate any sug g CM ion looking to Uie improvement both departments. President A. O. Myers and Secretary J. W. Atkins were named as delegates to the minting of Jlotary club executives of the Scnth District, comprising North uud South Carolina and part of Vir ginia, meeting today in Greensboro . Hugh A. Query was named assistant secreta ry . A committee composed of W. L. Bal this, W. Y. Warren and W. K. Hayings was appointed to arrange for Ladies' night, a meeting at which tiie wives, mothers and friends of Rotary niemlers are to be guest.'. This meeting was an nounced for the second Tuesday night in November . GREENVILLE FUEL DEALERS SEEK RELIEF FROM SHORTAGE GREEN V ILL K, S. C. Sept. 23. Fuel dealers are meeting here today with rep resentatives of municipal and etate gov ernment with a view to securing some relief from the acute coal shortage in this state. A committee 'has been authorized to go to the mines of Tennessee and Ken tucky to obtain, if possible, an early ship ment of domestic coal to this city. John W. Arrington, cotton mill executive, and wresideut of the local chamber of com meree. and coal dealers stated at a meet ing last night that the greatest obstacl in the way of relieving the coal shortage Is the unwillingness of the mines to ac cept orders. WHO WILL HEAD THE AMERICAN LEGION NEXT? CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 22. Who is to head the American Legion the coming year is receiving attention in anticipation of the second annual convention of the Legion opening in Cleveland Septem ber 27. Among those mentioned here for the office of commander are Milton J. Fore man, of Illinois, Emmett O'Neill, of Ken tncky, Hanford MacNider, of Iowa, and F. W. Galbraith. of Ohio. Koremau waa a colonel and state com mander. When he took charge of the Illinois department it was 21st in legion membership. Now it is first. Foreman, who is more than 60 years old, served also in the Spanish-American war. Kentucky is boosting O'Neill for the leadership because of his activity in le gion affairs, ejecially as an organizer wad leader. MacNider is said to have more decora tion than any other Ameriran with the exception of General Perching. Nine of them are for valor. He is a bank presi dent in Mason City, Iowa, and vice com mander of the Department of Iowa. Galbraith was a colonel and state com mander like Foreman. He was com mander of the. Ohio department until the Ohis convention at, Youngstown elected his successor last month. Colonel C. C Chambers, of Cleveland, convention executive chairman, predicts that th convention will surpass ia Bom bers any evw held ia the eouirtry, not excepting the great gatherings of the Grand Army of the Republic. x ; . CLYDE R. HOEY AT- COURTHOUSE TONIGHT Cleveland County Orator Will Open Campaign in Gaston County Tonight at 7:30 o'Clock Record-Breaking Crowd Expected to Hear Him. Hon. Clyde R. Hoey speaks tonight at the courthouse at 7:39 o'clock. Mr. Hoey j marking an active campaign for the Democratic party in North Carolina. A record-breaking crowd is expected to be present tonight. Many ladies have signi fied their intention of coming. Concerning Mr. Hoey 's appearance in Lincomton, The Lincoln County New says : "Ths opening speech of the 1920 cam paign in Lincoki county in behalf of the Democrats was made Thursday night at tb6' courthouse. The orator of the occa sion was Congressman Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby. "About the time for the speaking one of those good old summer time thunder storms came along and many failed to venture up to the courthouse, thinking be cause the lights were off that possibly the speech would be postponed. But a large crowd had assembled from the county be fore the rain started, including a number of ladies, and the seats in the auditorium of the courthouse were all taken before the folks in town got there. Candles and kerosene lamps were put in working order and there was plenty of light. Mr. Hoey made the kind of a speech that was of an educational nature, discussing many issues of the day. Perhaps the most stress WM laid on revaluation, taxation, and the league of nations, the latter issue being declared by Mr. Hoey to be the big issu of the campaign." COUNTY FAIR WILL HAVE CATTLE AND HOGS Mr. A. U. Stroup, of River Bend Will Send Cattle and Ponies Leading Citizens Lining up Exhibits Hog Show Premiums Increased. Ten head of cattle of high class and four fine ponies will be entered in the Big Gaston County Fair by A. lT. Stroup, one of the lending men of River Bend Town ship, according to assurances re.v'vcd from Mr. Stroup by County Agent ". Lee Gowan Thursday. This is simply a sam ple of the manner in which tiie progressive citizens of the country are lii.ing up be hind the fair this year. Announcement was made today by the Fair Association that open to the world sweepstake premiums in the Hog Show at the Big Gaston County Fair next month have been increased. I'mler the new rul ing the premiums for any breed, any age, open competition, will begin at $25 in stead of $f0, this applying to both sexes, the two classes being affected. NEGROES CHARGED WITH POISONING HOTEL GUESTS UiF.KXVTLLE, A 'a.. Sept. 2X Five negr:e, Joe Washington, .Jesse M-'lioti-tico. anil his wiftj. Texana McChontico, Katie Mae Sanders and Less Goldsmith, were arrested by Sheriff King Murphy last night ami sre held in the county jail on suspicion of being responsible for the poisoning of 24 guests at the Wilkinson hotel here Tuesday night. An investigation was made as soon as the guests of the hotel became ill and it has been determined that arsenic was in he biscuits served at the evening meal. Joe Washington is a negro preacher of the "Do Right" denomination. A pack age of rat poison was found at the house of one of the negroes. A full investiga tion of the poisoning is under way. THOUSAND DEMOCRATS WILL "MATCH THE PRESIDENT" WITH SUM OF $500. EACH NEW YORK, Sept 23. George White, chairman of the democratic national com mittee, announced bere today that the committee would raise a $500,000 na tional "match the president" campaign fund. Mr. White said that a thousand friends of the league of nations would be asked to fellow the example of President Wilson and subscribe $500 each to assure the success of the Cox-Roosevelt ticket and the league itself. GRUESOME WARNING. DUBLIN', Sept. 22. "Spies and in formers beware" was the label pinned to the clothing of a man found dead in a fieltKtoday in county Carlow A 'motor lorry containing six policemen was ambushed near Lahinrh by a hundred men today. Four of the police wer wounded. Two military lorries came to the rescue. The attacking party fired and two soldiers are reported to have been killed. Thirty arrests were made. Two houses in an adjoining village were burned as a reprisal. If. Y, BQYS REGISTER NEW YORK. ept. 2.1 Approxi mately". 300,000 boys ia New York state were required to register today under the provisions the state military training law. The ages for registration are between 16 and IS years. THURSDAY WILL BE SCHOOL DAY AT FAIR Third Day of Fair, Thursday. October 14th, Will be Day on Which White School Chil dren Will be Admitted to County Fair. Thursday, Oetolter 14th will be the big day for the white school children of Gas ton County at the Big Gaston County Fair next month, this date having been agreed to by County Superintendent of Public Instruction F. P. Hall. Free tickets for that day will be sent the school committeemen over the county for distribution to the children. Attractions of sjiecial interest and of high educa tional value have been arranged for the children this year and they are go ing to have a big time at the fair. CLOTHING AND SHOES FALL ON CHICAGO MARKET CHICAGO, Sept. 23 Two of the largest mail order houses in the world, Sears-Roebuck Company, and Mont gomery, Ward ft Co., today announced price cuts of from 10 to 20 per cent in many lines of merchandise Food prices, as a whole, were not af fected, although sugar was quoted at $17.95 a hundred pounds and the repre sentative of one company predicted it would drop to from $12.50 to $10 after the canning season. Cotton staples, such as muslins, cam brics, sheetings and poplins, led the list with 2d per cent reductions. Men's and women 's ready to wear clothes, shoes and corsets were other items affected. Hilks have already been reduced from .13 to 50 per cent and furniture prices are 25 jer cent below the scale of a few months ago. One of the companies reported a very heavy sale of sewing machines, which, it was said, indicated more women were making the family clothing. CHICAGO WORKERS URGED TO CiHRY OWN LUNCHES CHICAGO, Bept. :. - Managers of or 1 !a w hotel -Mid '' ii - .:. r, were :,;.:::! :i ' !,, ' . . :' ! v" to day to explain their restaurant prices to the coiuicil committee on living costs. Simultaneously, Russell Poole, secretary of the city food bureau, urged all down town workers to carry their own lunches until prices conic down, and announced that milk would be delivered to the city hall and sold direct to employes for 10 cents a pint. Investigation of restaurant prices showed profits of several hundred per ctMit, Mr. Poole s: i i 1 . Among the items h- listed, the first figure showing the res tawr.'Hit price and the second figure th c.isi, are: Corn 1" to 2' cent-. 2 to 4 cents. Tomatoes 2" to .jo cents, 2 1 to .; cents. Coffee. 5 to 25 cents, ;; cents. French pastry, 'JO to cents. !j con's. Potatoes, 15 to 45 cents, .'( cents. Bread and butter. 15 cent-. .'! cents. Iced tea. 5 to 20 cents. .'! cents. John R. Thompson, owner of a chain of restaurants, replied to Toole's state ment today by declaring that his restau rants Jant week served 964.308 meals at a profit of one and three-quarters cents each. This (lis substantially the same profit made on 50,000,000 meals served last yeaf. he said. (Tn the basis of Mr. Thompson 's figures, his restaurants earned 1 6.75,."JS last week, and approximately $75,000 in 1919, which, he said, was his personal profit nfTer all expenses were paid. PRESIDENT WILL BE ON HAND WHEN THE TIME COMES WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.1 Presi dent Wilson will actively participate in the democratic presidential campaign when ' ' the proper time comes, ' ' it was stated today at the white house. He probably will not make an seechcs. "of ficials said, but will confine himself to statements on camaign issues, particu larly the league of nations. The president is keeping in touch with the campaign through the newspapers and party leaders. While he has not re ceived a formal invitation from demo cratic headquarters to take part in the campaign, white house officers aid he considered it his duty to do so as a member of the party PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CUTS EXPENSES TO $400,000 ATLANTIC CITY, N'. J., gept, 23. The new era committee of the Presbyte rian church, criticised at the last meeting of the general assembly for spending too nnich money on expenses in connection with its work, reported to the legislative cummiteto of the Presbyterian chorea im session here today that it had reduced its expenses from nearly one million dollars about 400.000 for the ensuing year. The new era movement ia entrusted with the task of raising and distributing the $22,000,000 budget for the church de cided op a for the present year. Of the total about one third will be spent on for eign missions. - ': PRESENT SYSTEM TAXATION REASON FOR HIGH PRICES SAYS THEODORE H. PRICE "RUBE" BENTON EXPECTED TO FURNISH EVIDENCE OF ATTEMPT TO FIX GAME New York Giant Pitcher Waa Offered $800 to "Throw" Game Say He Won $3, 800 in Bets on World's Series Last Year From Tips by Hal Chase. CHICAGO. Sept. 2.t Direct evidence of an attempt to fix a game between the Chicago National League team and the New York Giants was expected to day when Jacob "Rube" Benton, pitch er for the Giants, apears before the Cook county grand jury investigating alleged major league baseball gambling. He is said to have been offered $800 by a former Cub player to "throw" a game. Charles "Buck" Herzog, second base nun of the SJhicago Cube, admitted in a statement today that he had Wen ac cused of offering an $S00 bribe to Ben ton to "throw" a game and declared that President John Heydler, of the Na tional League and President William Veeck. of the Cubs, knew that he was accused before he knew it himself. He said that they did not want to give him a hearing, "fearing publicity " Herzog denied that he had ever been involved in an attempt to "throw" a' game, and produced affidavits by Arthur E. Wilso naixl Norman Boeckel, of the' Boston Braves, declaring that they heard Benton declare he hnd won $.'),H00 by betting on the Cincinnati Reds in the wolrd series contests last year with the Chicago White Sox. The Wilson affidavit, ns announced, said that Benton had told Wilson and Boeckel that "he, Benton, had received a telegram from Hal Chase, in which Chase hnd advised Benton to bet on the first two games of the world series; that Cincinnati would win, and then to bet that Cincinnati would win the series, or in substance that be, Benton, had taken the advice of Chuse aixl had let all the money he could wcrape together, and as a result had won $.'),. 100 on the series." The Boeckel affidavit made a similar statement . In a statement issued following yester day's session of the grand .jur.v, Hart ley Itaplogle, prosecutor in charge of tin1 invcttigatioii. declared that evidence had !' n presented to the effect that J;i- i e;irs Aior d scries was ''not mi t .e sijuare. ' ' He said t lui m c:i ( 'in. api players arc involved hut tlial no ("n ciiinati players were implif itei . BesiiU' Benton, others who were ex l'cted to testify before the grand jury today were Charles A. Stoneliam, presi dent, and John J. Met, ran, vice presi dent, and manager of the New York Giants; John Heys, nee ret a ry of the Cubs; Ray ISclialk, White Sox, catcher; Harry McCorinick, umpire; Samuel W. Pass, a fan; Hugh r'ullerton, .Joseph Vilas, and William Busch, baseball writ ers and William Birch, former baseball writer . In .addition to the affidavits, Herzog produced a letter from President Hey dler, in which the latter stated he was convinced Herzog did not have any con nection with gambling in baseball. This letter was dated June 25, after Heydler. according to Herzog, had thrashed the matter out with Benton and Herzog. fin ally declaring the whole thing should be dropx'd and kept quiet. FAIR IS GIVEN BOOST IN MlilS TOWNSHIP Secretary Allen and County Agent C Lee Gowan Speak at Friday's Schoolhouse Book Number of Exhibits. The Big Gaston County Pair was givpn a big boost at a meeting held at the Fri day school house in Dallas township Wed nesday night w-hen a representative crowd of the men and Ikjvs of tne community gathered to hear about the fair. Both County. Agent C- Lee Gowan and Kxecutive Sec-etary Fred M. Allen, of the Fair Association, spoke. Much interest was fhoTn by those present and a number of exhibits in both Ifce stock and field crop departments not previously booked were promised. 1.000 SCHOOL CHILDREN SEE MOVIES FOR FIRST TIME ZICX CITY, 111, Sept. 23. One thoa and Zion school children and nearly as many of their elders saw their first moving- pictures last night. TVy packed the Zion tabernacle when Governor Wilbur Glenn Voliva lifted the church baa aa the movie to permit exhi bitions ot local pictures taken with eqrrlp. meat purchased by the church. MAPLKW00D, N. H., Sept 23-Tks present system of federal taxation waa declared to have created aa "intolerable situation" and to be responsible for ta -continued high prices of many article, by speakers at the opening session of the semi-annual meeting of the National As sociation of Cotton Manufacturers. Sug gested substitutes included an employers' -privilege tax, outlined by Theodore H." Price, editor of Commerce and Finance, of New York, andy a gross sale tax, at pLined by William E. Cornwall, of York. The people of the country, Mr. Con well said, are becoming educated to the fact that the whole system of taxation ta the United States is wrong, adding that the system was "founded oa class and sectional bias." "The present method of taxation ia wastefully destructive." he continued, "but it is 'only during the past yedtr sr so that the public has become alive to the fact Today a vast number of people ef all classes, not only bankers and businea heads, but those in the rank and file ef all occupations, sre impressed. -This wide spread knowledge is mainly due to tbso fact that the public is beginning to eat that prices sre being kept high In many articles because of the present excessive' taxes." Two important sources of the country "a progress are being dried up by operation of the excess profitf tax and heavy sur taxes on incomes, the speaker said. These ; sou.-ces were surplus capital and intelli gent enterprise. ' "As to tiie first," he continued, "the high tsxes are driving people with large incomes to invest as much as possible la tax exempt securities instead of famish ing capital for new business snd general commercial and financial development. ' ' And as to the second, extra profits ia business are being appropriated by the government instead of 'being used to trengthen business concerns and to pro vide against losses in lean periods which are bound to come." . j f,r The requirements of a good tax sys- -teui. Mr. Coruwell said, were: That it be fair to all; that the burden be universally I v i ibuted. and that the collection be aim-, pie and easy instead of beinj? complicated aud irritating. "A tax on gn-ss sales is an ideal devel- -opment of these requirements, " he added. It is passed along in very small frac tions and added through the various processes from the producer of ralyv ma terial to stage after stage during manu facture, the tax almost collecting itself, accumulating automatically as it pro ceeds, and is finally paid by the consumer praetii ally without his knowledge, and the additions are so trifling as not materially to affect prices." Mr. Price, in his address, declared the present sur taxes penalise success and compel an enterprising man to pay the government an immoderate share of his gains in a profitable year, leaving him to bear the losses of an unprofitable year alone. Kxplaining the employers privilege tax which The proposed as a substitute for the present system, Mr. Price said, in parts "By and large, the great maaa ef things mankind consumes are the predaefc of work on the farm and in the mine, factories snd offices Therefore, If tn labor cost of these things 9tas Xi.ed we should approximate an equitably distnb ufsd consumption tax snd if it were sup plemented by a reasonable income tax plus moderate sur taxes, we would. It ' seems to me, be eoming about as near as we rn get to a painless and fairly appor tioned tax. "A manufacturer or merchant whose monthly disbursements for wsges, salaries, or piece work totalled (100.000 would at the end of the month send a statement to Washington with a check for the smooat of his tax. If the tax were five per cent, his check would be $5,000, which he would include in his overhead charges and add to the selling price of his product. "The price paid by the manufacturer of an etirely finished or marketable prod uct for the raw or partially finished as teriaTthst he used would have been cor respondingly increased bj the employers v privilege tax paid upon the wages paid to those employed in its production, and thus the price st which the srticle waa sold for consumption would include all the employers privilege tsxes ths! it bad to bear ia its progress from the first pro ducer To the ultimate buyer." FIND THAT 150 POUNDS DYNAMITE WERE STOLEN CHICAGO, Sept. 23. Depsrtment cf justice Sgents and police seeking c! here In connection with the New V' Tsomb explosion speeded trp their i today following discovery tint 1 " i f dynamite bad been n , ber -5. from the Aetna !'.:' pasy warehouse st I.r.- . '. ' .