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JUDGE
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SALARY OF $50 000 A YEAR
TO HEAD NEW LEAGUE
CHICAGO, Not. 9. John A, Heydler,
president, secretary and treasurer of the
new Natidnal League, and Hank O'Day,
well known to the public for years as an
umpire, this morning eonferred over the
subject of umpires for the new baseball
league:
y Word was waited from judge Kene-.
saw Mountain Landis, judge of ihe dis
trict court of the United btates for Chi
cago,, as to whether he would accept po
sition of chairman of the board of con
trol for a term of seven years at an
annual salary of $50,000. The judge
had the matter under advisement and
said he would make known his decision
within a few days.
' Chicago today was no longer the ren
dezvous of leading minor and major
league baseball officials. President Ban.
Johnson and several of hia friends left
last night for Kansas City, where the
meeting of the National Association of
Minor Leagues was scheduled for today.
With the appointment of Judge Lan?
Ua, of Chicago, as chairman of tha
tribunal which will govern tha game,
pending his acceptance, the organisation
of the pew league included reaffirmation
of acceptance of the Lasker plan of
baseball reorganisation with alight modi
Aeations, chief of which was that tha
minor : leagues should be requested and
permitted to choose an associate member
of the board of control of their own
.election.
In deciding all baseball matters the
votes in the ''new National League"
will be east by clubs and not by leagues,
onder the new plan, it was announced.
The league comprise at present the
Boston Braves, the Boston Bed Box,
Brooklyn, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati, Chi
cago White Sox, Pittsburgh and St.
Louis, New Yorjt Americans, New York
Nationals and Philadelphia Nationals.
These are the clubs of the now defunct
National League and three clubs of the
American League and three dubs of the
American League whose representatives
igned the resolutions in Chicago Octo
Ter 18, favoring a reorganization of
baseball consequent upon the disclosure
of the 1919 world's series scandal, bas
ing their resolutions upon the plan pro
posed by A. D. Lasker, .if the Chicago
National League elub, calling for :i civil
ian tribunal.
The five dissect inji rluls left today as
eomponents of the. American League
were Detroit. Philadelphia. Cleveland,
Washington, nn.l St. Louis. President
Ban Johnson, of the league, leader of
the' fight against formation of thp new
league, festering its civilian tribunal, an
nounced, before he left Chicago, Ihe de
termination of the "solid five" to pro
ceed wth tho organization of a new
American League.
Tho new National League gives New
York, Chicago, and Boston two clubs in
the same league. Brooklyn was also in
cluded, giving New York three repre
sentatives. Besides the other members,
Cincinnati. Pittsburgh. St. Louis (Na
tional) and Philadelphia (Nationsl), the
twelfth member,' it was announced, is to
be the first of the five dissenting Ameri
can League clubs applying for member-
ship. V The proviso was further made
.that 'failing to receive such application
within a reasonable tine, a twelfth club
.Is to ''be established by the new National
League, and it is not the intention that
minor league territory be invaded."
CENER1L OBREGON CANNOT
MEET MR. HARDING
fBv The Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9 It would be
Impossible for General Alvaro Obregon,
president-elect of Mexico to meet Senator
"YV, J. Harding, at a boarder city, said
. statement issued last night from Gen
eral Obregon 's headquarters . The short
time which intervenes before.te inau
juration of the general and the necessity
of preparing a legislative program were
given as reasons for abandoning ull
thought of meeting the Amer'nsn president-elect.
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Assertion was "made that. Gptt Obre
Iton realized the benefits to be d rived
from such a meeting, and personally de
ired it.
BIG REDUCTION ANNOUNCED
' " .' IN CLOTHING PRICES
; ' (By The Assoeiated Press) ,
' ROCHESTER, N. Y,Nov. 9,-A rJ
' uctioa of 33 1-3 per tent ia the whol l
y .-mmw pnew vi humuiii ia announced DJ
m : one of Rochester 'a largest clothing maa
, t.vt&tofing eoneerBt. ; The rednetiom is
"-' effective from November and applies to
f. , uits and overcoats. It U aaid the reduc
tion, which i la addition to the usual
? N cash discount of 7 pef eent, repreeenta
eut from 33, the openng fan wbole
' ale pries, to rrTtmstrfy $20. v.
HOLLAND GUARDS HER
FRONTIERS AGAINST
- INFLUX OF BOLSHEVIKS
ROTTERDAM, Nov. 9 Holland has
established a great cordon along the Ger
man frontier to prevent the influx of
large numbers of Russian bolshevik
agents from Germany. Heavy guards are
maintained so that persons wishing to
cross the boundary in either direction
must pass through frontier posts and
over recognized highways. Those who
attempt surreptitiously to cross run the
risk of being shot.
These precautions have failed, how
ever, to check the movement of eoviet
agents. Men whom the police would like
to interview have been seen in this city
and Amsterdam, but when the police set
their dragnet for their, quarry the men
wanted have utterly vanished. Later
there usually comes information that
the suspects have been found in Germany
and are on their way to the Russian fron
tier. . The system followed resembles the
"underground railroad" by which fugi
tive slaves moved through Northern states
to Canada in the days before the Ameri
can civil war.
Among those who recently passed the
armed Dutch frontier guards, it is de
clared, was Louis G. Frayna, American
delegate to the inter-national bolshevik
"clearing house" conference, held in
Brussels. Police surveillance is at
tempted in Hamburg and some, other Ger
man cities, but it usually comes to naught,
as there are elements in Germany which
are friendly to the soviet Russian gov
ernment. The ''underground railroad" is utilis
ed by soviet agents to bring into Holland
bolshevik "missionaries" who are to
.mke attempts to reach America JDur-.
ing recent months many Poles have gone
to America, some, of them being deserters
from General Pilsu'dski's army.
Reports have been received here that
many bolshevik sympathizers who were
last year deported as undesirable from
America are to be returned to that coun
try. Police officials assert a special
bureau has been created here to take care
of this class of "emigrant," and carry
out carefully laid plans for getting the
agitators back into the United States.
WAR CLOUDS LOOM LARGE
OVER LASKER PLAN
KANSAS UTY, Mo.. No. t. War
clouds loomed dark and forbidding for
jirii.MH'euts of the L.-ui-vr plan for
baseball reorganization wtnu ihe presi
dents and club owners of tile twenty
one minor leagues of the i.aliou met n
convention here today to vote on tha
proposed tribunal as the supreme goveru
inn body of organized Kaii-bull.
When the committee of ' three, ap
pointed by the twelce club new National
League, organised yesterday in Chicago,
arrived here to present the Lasker plan
for the consideration of the
minor
leaguers, indications were that it would
be overwhelmingly defeated. The minor
league leaders declared themselves capa
ble of settling their own disputes and
conducting their own affairs.
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NEW AND EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY -v
X- Photo made oa ihe oeaaio ef arrival at Buckingham1 talaee, London, of the Prince of Wale after hU tour ef
r Aoatralaai. Seated, left to right: Quaes Mary, King George and Princess Mary. Standing, left to right: the uM
, of York, the Prince ef Wales and.
GYPSY SMITH TO
PREACH TONIGHT AT 8
Grand Piano Has Been Install
ed in Church and Arrange
ments Made For Accomoda
tion of 50 Additional Mem
bers of Choir Song Service
at 7:30 Sharp - Singers In
vited. Many who failed to hear Gypsy Smith,
Jr., Sunday night will have the oppor
tunity of hearing him tonight at 7:30
o'clock at the First Presbyterian church.
Unlike the majority of evangelists, Mr.
Smith chooses Monday for his day of
rest, rather than Saturday, and preaches
each baturday night of the meeting. In
the interim since Sunday, carpenters
have been busy at the church enlarging
the platform to contain a grand piano
which has been installed and building
an extension pulpit platform to permit
the evangelist to be seen and distinctly
heard from every part of the building.
Mr. Smith will thus b enabled to com
mand a view of the entire congregation.
Ohapel services in the graded schools
will be aranged for by Mr. Allen today
and fifteen minute noon hour services at
some of the mills are contemplated.
Tho schedule for services during the
day will be announced lator. At least
fifty more siugeTrs can be neenmmodated
with scan in the choir. This not only
offers a splendid opoprt unity for dedi
aeting voices to the Lord's work, but
carries the assurance of being comfort
ably . seated during the meetings. .An
other overflow meeting " looked for to
night. Mr. Allen cordially invites and will
cordially welcome all who sing to tho
choir ns early as 7 p. m.
Mr. J. H. Kennedy is in charge of
the ushering and every courtesy will be
shown to all who attend. The song serv
ice begins promptly at. 7:30 p. m. and
Mr. Smith takes charge of the service at
8 p. m. His sermons are of about thirty
minutes' duration. Mr. Smith has not
been asked concerning his denomina
tional preference or ehurcb affiliation
and will not le. The meetings are abso
lutely non-sectarian and interdenomina
tional in character and a most cordial
invitation is extended to all the people
to attend.
HOTEL
PROPRIETORS EAT
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I By Tho Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Hotel proprie
tors attending the fifth National Hotel
Men's Exposition here will partake of a
twenty-five cent meal i n Ellis Island this
week, on the invitation of Frederick A.
Wallis, immigration lommissoner. Skep
ticsm on the part of the hotel pieu that
liio stand's chef could concoct a repast
for that sum, and s'ill claim a profit, is
said to have prompted the invitation and
;ilso tile acceptance.
Edv.ard M. Tirinv. . iiainnau of the
exposition committee, today reVoinuiei-.d
,-d tbfit I.. s:.-!-.-it s ..
suites, ' ' Udh in rl'
rimoriy and as n part
irtting program."
:lie prices of brid.il
to enci .ii rage mat
if the general price
. NEW YORK DOCTORS
QUITTING USE OF LIQUOR
(Hy the Asso-iated I'reso.? !
Ni;V YORK, Nov. ,9. Only "", "f
mure than 3,700 physicians holding j
' licenses to prescribe whiskey have applied j
! fur renewal of their permits, although i
I two months have elapsed since this priv- '
I "i i-j t W f'Vln.
i uette was Kranieu. J'i. v um "tb "
nor, federal director or promuiuuu ii
Xew York, announced today. Physi
riHPs are finding other medicines more
effo-tive and satisfactory than liquor, he
:iid.
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MYSTERY
SHOOTING OF SUNDAY MG
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
GASTONIA KIWAN1S CLUB
Al a veiy enjoyable luncheon held yes
Urday in the armory building by the
Gastoniu Kiwanis Club the organization
of that body was completed, the princi
pal item of unfinished business being the
election of officers.
Mr. George Selig, of K noxville, Tenn.',
organizer for the district including the
two Caroliuas, was again present and
had charge of the completion of the or
ganization.' Mr. D. M. Jones made the
report for the nominating committee ap
pointed at a former meeting, and in ac
cordance with the recommendation of the
committee the following officers were
unnnimously elected: R. Grady Rankin,
president; C. C. Armstrong, vice presi
dent; George B. Mason, secretary and
insurer. Directors, C. P. Gray, B. N.
Aycock, J. M. Miller, J. M. Sloan, M. F.
Kirby and J. Iean Adams. Trustee, E.
IV Atkins. -
The elub decided to hold its regular
meetings at 12:30 each alternate Tues
day, the next meeting being scheduled
for Tuesday. November 23. Important
committees, such ns those on Program,
Public Affairs, and others, will bo ap
pointed at once, snd the work of the
club is expected to start off with vim
snd vigor.
ITALY MAKES KNOWN
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RAPAl.LO, Italy, Nov. 8. Italy's
minimum conditions relative to tho set
tlement of the questions arising from
the establishment of a new frontier be
tween this conn'.iy and Jugo Slavia com
prise possession of the Julian Alps and
the absolute freedom of Fiume, which
must have physical eoneetion with other
Italian trvtory. Count Sforza, Italian
foreign minister, who opened conversa
tions with Juro Slav delegates at Villa
Spiroln, near here, today declared that
unless these"1 fundamental points were nc
epted, it would be useless to discuss
the ffice of Balmatia. and that the ditr
iitv of both countries wu.ild not permit
; cmi inuanep of negotiations.
VinisVr of War Poi"mi, who snke
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Tlf mii nnv tmni'ir wich can bp
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STILL SURROUNDS
OFICFIALS INVESTIGATE EVERY
DETAIL AND FIND NOTHING
IMS FLY THICK AND FAST
So Far No Trace of Negro Murders Has Been
Found - Police Are Disposed to Doubt Story
as Told by Three Principal Witnesses Young
Killian Undergoes Gruelling Cross Examina
tion Before Coroner s Jury - Miss Beatty Get
ting Along Well -Description of Scene of Mur
der and Interview With Wounded Girl.
Despite the most tnorough investiga
tion of every possible clue and ahred ef
information by county and eity officials.
the mysterious Sunday night murder oa
the Gastonia-Bessemer City road re
mains as much of a mystery aa ever.
The officers' trip to Blacksburg and
Ninety-Nine Islands, 8. C, Monday
proved fruitless. No trace of the al
leged negro assailants was found. .Com
struction camps and working gangs of
negroes in and around the city and su
burbs were visited, one after the other
Monday by officers, . accompanied by
Ransom Killian, in the hope that .one
of the guilty negroes might have been
thus employed.
Latest developments in the case in
clude the offering of a 1500 reward by
the eity council of Gastonia for th ap
prehension of the guilty parties or for
information leading to their arrest, the
probability of a similar , offer ' by the
county commissioners, and the reported
arrest of two negro suspects at Union,
8. C. An "officer wiH- probaWy- -go --to
Union today to examine the two negroes.
The coroner's jury impanelled early
Monday morning has been in continuous
session since. No information as to their
findings has been made publie. - They
are examining every material witness and
person connected with the affair.
Naturally, the wildest rumors are
afloat in the minds and on the tongues of
those who are prone to discredit the story
as told by the victims. The latest of
these reuirts is that a second automobile
full of youiii; men was seen to leave the
Carolina I'afe Sun. lay niht shortly af
ter lnr. and Killian drov away uad
follow t hem out Franklin' Mrcrt. fiut
when the Kissel car driven by the two
men stopped, I lit- M'cond car also etop
pt'd .
Another rumor which has gained some
credence is that a prominent citizen of
the county is able to furnish the names
of two negroes, one tall and the other
short and heavy, who subjected him to
the same humiliating experience on the
same spot some time ago when he was
out riiling with a girl, with the excep
tion that there was no shooting. It is
claimed that he was robbed and that his
companion was assaulted at the time, but
that for fear of the accompanying
publicity and embarassment that would
follow he failed to make known the oc
currence. This theory is being accepted
with some alight reservations. However,
both coroner and police hear it and will
investigate it because of v the fact that
such occurrences are common to the spot
where the tragedy occurred.
It is generally accepted that, if the
story as told by the principals la true,
it recounts one of the most dastardly and
unthinkable crimes in the history of
North Carolina. The awfulness of it
makes it almost unbelievable, say those
who discredit the story as told .
On the other hand, if the story is a
frame-up, and there are third partus anL
extraneous facts being concealed, tho
1hree survivors have concocted a story
that stauds every test. All three have
been examined and cross-examined sepa
rate anl apart irem eacii oiner, au.i me
main facts and minutiae jijrree. Kven
the wounded r, Kssie 1'oatty, pro
tests that she is telling ihe truth "if
she was to .lie the next minute.'7
When seen by a representative of The
Gazette .ui.l Tho Cret-uskiro 1'aily News
this morning at the hospital, Miss Beatty
was feeling very well. She blept well
last night and apeared not to be in such
pain as on Monday. She is very opti
mistic, and firmly believes that she will
get well. Physicians 6ay that she has
a fighting chance unless peritonitis sets
In.
Young Killian went to his home in Lin
coln county last night and spent, the
night with bis father. Dr. B. B. Kil
lian. - Both returned to Gastonia this
morning. - Dr.' Killian when seem by a
Gasette reporter this morning said that
this was the first, trouble iua son had
re
ever gotten into. He had always
dutiful, obedient boy.
"Bo far as his mother and I
avi.
be has never told anything but the
lute truth regarding anything with whieV
he has been connected. He bears ft
reputation all through Lincoln eounty. -'
Dr. Killiaa k a practicing physician
in Lincoln eeuaty and ia a typical as
ample of the geniaL kindly, whole-kearl
ed country doctor. Naturally ae 'is-
deeply distressed ever the whole ' ;
renee and keenly regrets its happening. '
Interest centered this atoning fa. ttr '
continuation ef 'yetmj KUdaa's stary ler'V
fore the coroner's Jury.' 'He' b Waff
objected to a craeQlat
tioa ia aa effort to snake his
as originally given . He refuses to' W
shaken, aowever, and sticks resolutsry to
the tale aa told by all ttret.
Police officials, however, art itrengty , -disposed
to doubt tbla story. They axe f
strengthened ia their belief becanat si
the fact that both young Killian and the ,
Grice girl admitted late Sundsy aijai
that part of their original ' story wae' -framed,
the part that told of their 'f
ing to church and of Ford's being shot
while still in the automobile ; Under tb
questioning of Chief Orr ti tee 'scesa er "
the murder late Sunday night, both aa ".
mitted that Ford was shot while la th ..J
woods or on the side of .the road. ' Be
cause of this break in' their story,' oi
ficers think that the , whole thing might . ,
be a frame-up. ' ,
They point out the utter unreasonable ,
ness of anegro hanging around the spov
for two hours after a man had been shot
of other unmentionable' details connect- '
ed with the crime which were peculiarly
foreign to the negro instinct, and of tb
lack of plausibility in the tale that the
negroes hopped a fast moving freight .
train at this point on the road. v.
The Scene ;of the Crime. '
In company with Solicitor Geo. ; Dt.;f
Wilson a Gazette Ina'a Visited the acens-;
of tiie crimo late Monday afternoon
Three nnle west of Gastonia. almosk
opopsite the borne of Mr. Grier JenkinK
two or three hundred yards beyond th
Jd bhaiinon place anil about the aam .
distance this side of the Gamble hom
a country road leads' off to the left i .
the general direction of tJnwood Cos- ,' '
lege and Pisgah ehuxeh. On one aide of
the road, shocks of this year's eon eroj
are standing while the ground haa bee. v.
prepared and sown in grain. Os th -
other Hide of the road ia a pateh.o- .
woudb, consisting principally of acru
oak and old fiakl pines. A dense nndes
growth of thickets snd bushes has growi ,
up. The road here is somewhat lowe
than the surrounding terrain, aad s'
slight embankment borders it on ea
side. Jt was here about 50 yards frosr - v
the main road, that the couple, 'Killiar vi'
and Essie Beatty, sat down while Pol' ' :.
and the Grice girl walked oa down th -V
roa 1 s'.mti 2. or 3' yuxd furt. arcuaf
u Uud. The:r MsaiUita, wno ver ther?-;
were, were concealed in "i'e nndrbruss';
nearby, for after ton or 15 -minutes, on
of them came out toward the first namo.
couple, brandishing a pistol, firing it on
time. They immediately jumped "int "j
tin- car and started the motor, the gir " .
crouching in the front behind the wi- ,
s.iield,the door of the ear being let v '
open. It was while in this position tha ' :
siie was shot, the bullet entering tn
sniuil of her back and coming out through -the
groin just above her hip joint. Thr '
negro approached the car and reliever-'
yuung Killiaa of what money ' he ha '
They then asked the negro if they migsr
go,' but were answered with an oath tha'
"Xo, they were not done with them yet -
that some. white men had done them tb
same way osee, and they were going
get even."; ' " .' .-' . h;
In the meaatime, a similar but morv
fatal tragedy was taking place 80 yard
down the road. Ford and th Grice t ' r
were -taken by 'surprise and w!..a t
Fordboy rese'as if -to run he w?. r -down,
the ballet entering h r ' i ' '
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