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lAILY Oastonia WEATHER. v orth Carolina, Sooth Car olio, Georgia, fair ' tonight and Friday, net much change la temperature. HTTE LOCAL COTTON. IS Cent, - - MEMBES 07 THE ASSOCIATED PSESS GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNQON, DECEMBER 16, 1920. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS VOL. XLI. NO. 301. PPROPRIATIONS GIDECONOMY i COVER HDELt URGES Ri NMENT A FOUR NEW NATIONS ABE MADE MEMBERS LEAGUE (By The Associated Press.) GENEVA, Dec. 16. Four new nations were made members of the league of na tions by the assembly of the league here today. They were Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Finland and Luxembourg. France and Australia abstained from voting when the admission of Bulgaria was before the Assembly for decision. France abstained from voting on the tnieetion of admitting Bulgaria to the league. Bene VivTani, the head of the French delegation, declared it had no objection to Bulgaria as a member, but preferred not to vote in view of the in completeness of the information given it regarding Bulgaria's fitness. Thirty-five states voted affirmatively when the balloting took place aud Austra lia joined France in not recording her vote. The question of admitting Costa Bica waa the next on the day's agenda. Dr. Nansen, of Norway, explained that the only doubt in his mind waa whether Cofta Bica waa not too small a country, but in view of the membership of its neighbor, Panama, he decided Costa Bica could not be excluded on that score. Antonio Huneus, of Chile, and Senor Kestrepo, of Colombia, asked that the assembly vote unanimously in admitting Costa Bica. It was stated before the voting took place that France had no objection to Bulgaria in particular, but would not vote because there was some analogy be tween the cases of Bulgaria and Ger many. It waa asserted the delegation de aired to maintain a consistent attitude on questions relative to qualifications of ap plicants for admission. Debate waa expected when the report relative to the admission of Baltic and Caucasian states was to be considered. N W. Bowell, of Canada, gave notice to the committee that Canada, as a Pacific ocean power, took a special interest in the Russian question. He declared that question had been raised in its entirety by the proposed relations between the league and the states carved out of the former Russian empire. Although the Baltic states had the full -sympathy of Canada, he asserted, the situation in Russia might change, and the league might find itself faced by a new government claiming access to the ea, in which eventuality the league would incur grave responsibility. Tt was planned ,if the assembly fin ished the election of new members soon enough, to take up the league budget and pass appropriations for the coming year, which have been somewhat criticised at committee meetings with regard to sala ries of men connected with the secre tariat. The committee reported unfavorably n the applications of Armenia, Esthonia, Lithuania, Letvia and Georgia. It failed to recommend the admission of Armenia tacauee authority over the entire terri tory of that nation was not being exer cised by the government. The hope was xpressed that Armenia might be admit ted at an early date. It was pointed out that Armenia was a signatory of the treaty of Sevres, the Turkish peace treaty, and the question was raised whether the ratification of that treaty when it was accomplished, would not make Iher automatically a member of the league.- COLORED BOY HELD FOR MURDER OF COMPANION Paul Page, colored, aged about 15, was held yesterday afternoon without bail by the coroner's jury to answer at the next term of Gaston superior court for the trial of criminal cases for the murder of Boy Wilson, his companion, whom he ehot with a .22 rifle. The shooting oc curred yesterday evening in a patch of woods near the colored hospital in the northern outskirts of the town . The on ly ye witness to the shooting was an other negro boy, about twelve or four teen years old, wjbo testified that the boys did not quarrel. Page claims the hooting was accidental. TWO KILLED, OTHERS INJURED IN A C L WRECK YESTERDAY (By The Associated Press. THOMAS VTLLE OA., Doe., 15. Two negroes were killed and four train men and several passengers injured early "today when five coaches of Atlantic Coast Lin passenger train No. 158, Montgom ery to Thomas ville, were derailed ' at '. Pin Park, near here. . The "eauae of the accident was not determined. .Vr ' - - " i . '.: : : ; r-u - .--. - . OF THE NATIONS OF TESTIFY" THAT SHEPARD DIED FROM POISONING Prosecution in Case of Georgia Peach King Introduce Testi - mony of Experts. MACON, Ga., Dec. 16. Having brought testimony of two experts that Fred D. 8hepard, of Houston county, died of mercuric poisoning, the prosecu tion planned to introduce two more physi cians today before taking up the general testimony in an effort to establish a con spiracy on the part of Bhepard's widow and three other defendants to murder the wealthy peach grower for his fortune. At the opening of the preliminary hearing. here yesterday, the defendants, Khcpard's widow, now Mrs. Pauline El mer, her son, Ernest Hopson; sisters, Mrs. lone Henry and Mrs. Annie uCtts, heard Dr. Edgar Everhart, Atlanta chem ist, and Dr. John Funke, pathologist of that city, testify that they found the poison in Bhepard's viscera. . Shepard's death last spring waa ascrib ed at the time to peritonitis, but Dr. 8. M. Brown, physician in attendance on him, and the only other witness called yesterday, said he was convinced now that bichloride of mercury killed 8hej ard. Questions on cross examination as to whether calomel under certain condi tions might not undergo a chemical change so as to cause such poisoning were taken to indicate that the defense might endeavor to show that calomel given Bhepard by physicians caused his death. STRAUS TO SUCCEED GREAVES AS COM.-IN-CHIEF OF FLEET WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Bear Ad miral Joseph Strauss, former chief of navy ordnance, is to be appointed commander-in-chief of the Asiatic fleet with the rank of admiral in recognition of his work in the laying of the North sea mine during the war a'nd its removal after the armistice. He will succeed Admiral Al bert Cleaves, now in command in Oriental waters. In announcing that Admiral Btrauss would be apopinted, Secretary Daniels said today that the selection was in line with the department's policy of recogniz ing work of unusual merit done during the war. KU KLUX KLAN TO 0J1GK UP LAW AND ORDER (By The Associated Press.) AXXISTOX, ALA., Dec. 16. Type written notices signed "Ku Klux Klan" and purporting to have been issued by the local branch of that organization, were found posted today in various sec tions of the community, warning "reds, undesirables and anonymous letter wri ters" that the Klan stands ready to back up constituted authority in p vice cru sade that was launched a week ago. The action of the organization is be lieved by city and state officers to have been taken because of anonymous letters received this week by Chief of Police George W. Rutledge, in which not only that officer but Governor Kilby as well, were threatened if there was not a let up in the activity of Anniston officers. HEADQUARTERS MUM. Y Mm a t t bj ine wesociatsu iress. t ATLANTA, GA., Dec. 16. While officials at headquarters of the Ku Klux Klan in Atlanta would neither a firm nor deny that a local Klan existed at Annis ton, Ala., it was indicated that such or ganizations had been formed at Ann is ton, Birmingham, and other points in that state. The efforts of these locals, it was learned, have been directed to ward preserving law and order. At Bir mingham one official stated, members of the Klan had assisted the authorities in combatting a wave of highway robbery with such success as to receive the praisc of the chief of police. COSTS MORE THAN EVER TO INAUGURATE PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON; Dec. 15. The cost of inaugurating a president has increas ed from 50 to 100 per cent, it was esti mated today at the first session of the joint congressional committee in charge of 'the inauguration of President-elect Harding. Construction of the usual mammoth reviewing stand on the capi tal plasa and engraving of official invi tations was authorised by the committee, headed by Senator Knox, republican, Pennsylvania and Representative Can non, republican, XHiaois.' FARMERS MEET TO' DiSGUSS LOW PRICES RCeeto Decide on Some Action to Relieve Conditions Re sulting From Low Prices of Farm Products Grain and Cotton Producing Sections Represented. ''By the Associated Press.) ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16. Farmers from more than a doien states met here today to decide on some action to relieve con ditions resulting from the decline in price of their products. Delegates de clared present prices mean bankruptcy and emphasized they were not due to the law of supply and demand. The conference, called by the Nation al Board of Farm Organizations, is said to represent 16 farmers organizations throughout the United States with a combined membership approximating 1, 500,000. It will continue through Sat urday . The representation here is principally from the grain and cotton producing sec tions of the country, officers said. Plans which were suggested to the del egates as affording an avenue of relief, included the Betting up of national mar keting machinery to sell produce and purchase agricultural supplies, and the establishing of banking institutions in the various states through co-operation of the several farm organizations to strengthen their credit. C. A. Lyman, Washington, D. C, secretary of the National Board of Farm Organizations, in advocating these meas ures before the conference, asserted that a national market would "save millions' to producers as well as consumers. It would result in "orderly market ing," he asserted, by keeping entire" crops from being put on the market at one time. C..8. Barrett, of Union City Ga., chairman of the National Board, is pre siding at the conference. ARE FOLKS 0DSERVIN6 "MAIL EARLY" SLOGAN 'Hv The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Whether the people of the country are ignoring the "mail early" slogan of the postoffice department or have experienced a strong subsidence of the Christmas spirit- of giving is a question over which the de partment today expressed considerable concern. There has been practically no increase in the volume of mails due to Christmas mailing i.p to the prisent time, Eaid an announcement by the de partment whereas by December lo last year tlie mails had increased 50 per cent above normal. "The people of the United States either have curtailed their Christinas mailing this year or are putting it ofi until the last minute," the announce ment said. "Until last Tuesday reports throughout the country showed no nign whatever of an increase in the volume of mail and the increase shown by reports on that day 's movement of mail was so little as to be negligible." Whereas by December 15 last yea more than o"ne-fifth of the entire Christ mas mail had been handled, the depart ment said, this year "practically none can be accounted for." i ihe puOUc was warned vhut "conges tion could not be avoided ' ' if the neglig ible increase in the volume of mail meant that Christmas mailing was being put off until the last few days, "even as suming that it is to be very much light er this year than last. " A great volume of parcel post dump- cd into the mails just before Christmas day, with the effect on train movements ; or bad weather conditions to be expect l ed at this season, would "threaten to swamp the service," the announcement said. Motor Express Service Doubled. Announcement was recently made by the Piedmont Motor Express Lines that the service between Charlotte and Gasto nia would be doubled the 10th of Decem ber and this was done. Trucks now leave Charlotte at 10 a. in. and 2:30 p. m. and leave Gastonia at 10 a. m. aud 5:30 p. in. This company also put into effect on .the 6ame date lower rates, ev erything being put on a strict classifi cation, basis. Since this company began business in the summer it has experienced a steady growth in the volume of busi ness handled and these improvements are in line with the general spirit of pro gressiveness manifested by the manage ment from the beginning. EX-SERVICE MEN URGE PASSAGE BONUS BILL. (By The Associated Press.) GREENVILLE, 8. C, Dee. 18. Urging support of the bonus bill,, now before the house, hundreds of ex-service men in the United 8tates public health service hospital No. 28, Camp 8evier, today seat memorials to congress. GONSTUE ON GREEK SOIL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE, 1917 Real Honors Are Paid the King American Admiral Calls on Him. (By The Associated Press.) VENICE, Dec. 1(5. Former King Con stantine, Queen Sophio and their children last night slept under the royal banner of Greece for the first time since June 14, 1917. During the night the cruiser Aver off, on which they embarked yesterday and which will take them to Phaleron, made preparations to depart from Ven ice at dawn. From the moment Constantine set foot on the deck of the Averoff yesterday morning, and thus figuratively stood on Oreek soil, regal honors were paid him. The big cruiser roared out a royal salute, Italian dignitaries paid calls of ceremony and the crews of many vessels in the har bor dressed ships. Among those who called on Constantine was Bear Admiral Philir Andrews, commander of American naval units in the Adriatic. The Averoff was accompanied to this port by a squadron of destroyers which will convey her back to Greece. TENN., ALA. & GA. R. R. IN HANDS OF RECEIVER CHATTAXOOOA, Tenn., Dec. 16. The Tennessee' Alabama and Georgia Railroad has been thrown into the hands of a receiver. The application was filed by Bosworth Smith, general counsel of h company, and the petition granted by Federal Judge E. T. Sanford, late Wed nesday afternoon at Knoxville. Charles Hicks, present general manager, waj ap pointed receiver. The grounds for the receivership are based on the fact that the road has been a losing proposition ever since its organ ization. The late Newman Erb, of New York, purchased the property from the original owners and then Russel 8age purchased the property from the Erb estate and it is now owned by his heirs, including Colonel H. J. Slocum, recently retired from the United States army., The road runs from Chattanooga to Gadsden and penetrates a rich iron ore section. MEET TO DECIDE WHAT GERMANY MUST PAY. (By The Associated Press.) BRUSSELS, Dec. 16. Economic ex perts of five of the principal allied pow ers and Germany met at the conference table today here today to determine what Germany must pay for war reparations. Delegate from the allied nations ap peared hopeful that the session, which will last probably a week or ten days, would be fruitful of results. The German ronrcfentnt ives. who ar rived here last night, gave an impression of Wing on the defensive. Both sides professed a desire to talk things over, but they were more than wil ling the other should put its cards on the table first. The German delegation is composed of 27 delegates, headed by Sigmund Berg mann. Rudolf Ilavenstein, president of the reichstag, replaced Karl F. von Sie mens, one of the German representatives, nerr Silberschmidt, labor reprosentaive, will arrive later in the meeting. MISS GUGGENHEIM WEDS HEIR TO BRITISH EARLDOM. (By The Associated Press.) LONDON, Dec. 16. Viscount Stuart son and heir of the sixth Earl of Castle Stewart, and Miss Eleanor, daughter of Solomon R. Guggenheim, of New York city, were married here today. The cer emony was performed by Canon David, of Coventry, assisted by Rev. L. 8. Stewart, rector of Stewartstown, coun ty Tyrone, Ireland. The wedding was one of the most bril liant of the London season. During her several years of study in England, the bride cultivated a wide circle of friends, and she is declared to be one of the most popular Americans recently to enter the British peerage. TEXAS BANKER COMMITS SUICIDE. (By The Assorted Press.) NOCOXA, TEX., Dec. 15. J. Ad dison, president of the Xocoua National Bank, which was closed this week, was found in a secdhouse of a grocery store Ehot through the head early today. He died without regaining consciousness. A pistol was found nearby. SPARTANBURG MERCHANT MEETS TRAGIC DEATH. (By The Associated Press.) SPARTANBURG, 8. C, Dec. 15. J. W. Jennings, well known merchant, while riding a motorcycle this morning, crashed into a wagon and received in juries from which he died an hour later. . For cooling homes or offices a device has been invented which passes a current of sir from an eleetrie fan through an Ice filled receptee!, ARMY AND NAVY ESTIMATES MUST BE REDUCED BY SUM OE $1,400,000,000 HARDEN3 GALLS IN GOOLIDGE FOR ADVICE (By The Associated Press.) MARION, O., Dec. 16. Making good another of his campaign pledges, President-elect Harding today sought the ad vice of Vice-President-elect Coolidge on the problems and policies of the coming administration. Although the plan for an aEsociation of nations is understood to have been one of the principal points to be dis cussed at the conference, it is known that Governor Coolidge 's invitation to Marion was prompted in a large part by the desire of the president-elect to secure his advice on various domestic questions. One of Mr. Harding's first announce ments after his nomination was his promise of a more active part for the vice-president in the next administration and now that actual experience has brought home to him the wide range of subjects with which a president must deal, he is understood to be even more anxious to let Mr. Coolidge share some of the administration responsibility. If any plan has been worked out to delegate definite, subjects to the vice president for investigation or decision, however, Mr. Harding has not revealed it even to his close advisers. It is thought more likely that Mr. Coolidge will be asked to act in a general advisory ca pacity a.nd will be entrusted, from time to time with important special missions. Arriving early in the forenoon, the governor was to spend several hours with Mr. Harding before returning east'. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IS RECORDED ON SEISMOGRAPH (By The Associated Press.) WASniXGTOX, Dec. 10. An unus ually severe earth shock, estimated to be 2S00 miles in a east westerly direction from Washington, was recorded early to day on tie seismograph at Georgetown Uni versily . The recording (if the shock began at 7:- a. in., the maximum intensity was reached at S:07 a : m : and it was still in progress at 0:.j0 a. in. '1 lie disturbance was described by Rev. Father Francis A. Tomdorf. director of the George town seiimological observatory, as the worst recorded here in two years. The distance of 2S00 miles from Washington estimated by Father Ton dorf would indicate the location of the disturbance to be in the United States, near the Pacific coast, if to the west, or in the vicinity of the Azores if to the east. Farthern Tarndorf said the estimate of distance was difficult to calculate from the early portion of the record of the shock. CHICAGO, Dec. 16. An earthquake, the severest recorded here in two years, is being registered on the seismograph at Chicago University. The center of the disturbance was estimated at 3,080 miles from Chicago. The first shock was recorded at 6:21 a. m. (central time) and maximum inten sity was reached at 6:54. At 9 o'clock the seismograph was still recording waves of decreasing intensity. . As the observatory at Washington re ported the same quake was 2,800 miles from there, in an east or west direction, the quake apparently is centered in the Atlantic ocean, being farther from Chi cago than from the capital. REGISTERED AT HARVARD. (By The Associated Press.) CAMP RIDGE, MASS., Dec. 16. An earthquake that was termed a "smash er" was registered on instruments at the Harvard University seismographic station today. The gong in the station that is rung by a shock in far off China or in nearer places, was started before 8 o'clock and the seismograph was still recording shocks of unusual intensity two hours later. Detailed readings of the chart would not be possible until the vibrations eease, it was said. Mean time there was no indication of the scene of the shocks. A periscope to be mounted in a loco motive cab to enable an engineer to see the track ahead or all of his train is aa Englishman a invention. (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Urging ' "rigid economy" in appropriations ler government expenses during the next fie cal year in order to lighten the. tax bur den, Representative Mondell," of Wye-1' ming, republican leader, declared in the house today that the total estimate of 4,65."?,soo,C(i(t submitted by thd secretary of the treasury, shell! 1 tw reduce' by ap-1 proximately J :,4iM!,t.oi(j00. This redue- tion, he said, must be effected chiefly by a drastic scaling down in estimate fee the army and navy and also for sundry " civil expenses, the total of which, her pointed out, exceeded current appropria- .-. tions by more than $914,000,000. Criticising the administration for tto ; "unfathomable inconsistency" in the estimates submitted to congress and the ' -"pleas for economy made by the press--dent and the secretary of the treasury Mr. Mondell declared he would "leave tt -to others to properly characterise these ' estimates." "Two years after the war," the se-" publican leader added, "when the we34 outside our borders is largely bankrupt . 9 and everybody is praying for reduction of armaments, the administration, ante for an appropriation of more thais $1 414,000,000 for the army, navy and fortt fica tions, or five and a half times the ': ' highest peaee time appropriation. eX : 1918." f.':'' Pointing out that current deficiencies ... were not included in this total, Mr. lfo . dejl declared these "may bo swollen in-'.s'l definitely" if the war department eoatfas- ued' its policy of recruiting the army qr , to full strength, contrary to the under- standing, he said, that it should not increased above the "total of 178j00- men contemplated by the approprie tions." -Declaring this action was fie.! entire harmony" with the attitude which the "war and some other departments ' : had assumed toward congress in this aeV' ' ministration,' Mr. Mondell said it had. ';.'Y ' become the duty of congress to take) ef' tion that would prevent "such squander- " ' ing of the people's money by creating d-' .V ficiencies in violation of law." Asserting that if the economy in a-'' propriations ndvocated by him was r'i'' ried out the tax burden' for the calendar; .. year 1021 might be "substantially light-. eneii," Mr. JUonileU said lie believed m-;- - Vinuatinn of a tax program designed te raise i minimum revenue of $4,000,000-, (100 f,ir two years, ns recommended by , iie sc-rct.iry of the treasury, was .''. justified." It is not justified, he added i' "even for one year." ; The republican leader said he was ep-: posed to Secretary Houston's plan for . retiring with current revenues more than ,? $:!.fi00,000,000 of the country's floating ; and bonded war debt, including a half ' billion of victory notes, by January 3uV N 102.?, as placing an "unnecessary burden., ' upon the people and business.". 'Witk '. 44 per cent of the net cost of the war, ' excluding foreign loans, already paid, he v said, it was unnecessary to "keep op war rates of taxation for the purpose of re-'' ducing the public debt at a rate greeiry in excess of the sinking fund rate applied " to the entire debt." "By the end of the fiscal year,'. Mr. Mondell added, "we shall have reached ' a point in the reduction of our war debt where further reductions, except throstgh the sinking fund operations, should aet , continue to impose wartime burdens. , While he favored repeal of the excess profits tax and reduction of the higher -income surtaxes, Mr. Mondell said ,WJ thought it unnecessary at this time as Y consider alternative revenue provision because "none can tell what inereesed revenues may result from the passage) eV a tariff bill along protective lines." TY COBB GOES TO TALK OVER MANAGEMENT JOB. ' (By the Associated Press.) AUGUSTA, GA., Dec. 16. After spending several days here with his fam ily, following his return from a post season series in California, Ty Cobb left today for Xew York to keep an appoint ment with the owner of the Tigers. ; While going ostensibly to discuss mst-: ters pertaining to the signing of players : for the Detroit team, it is an open secret here that Cobb 's conference is to-be mainly in reference to his becoming man ager of the Tigers next year, a matter which he has under advisement. PET BULL GORES NEBRASKA ' FASHES TO DEATH. HOLDBEGE, NEB., Feb. 15. J. M. Larson, 78, farmer livingg near hove, waa gored and trampled to death yertei day by a pet bull." - Friends of the aged Bli ahat th utiul afl I attempts ta rescue him. . -
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