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GASTONIA, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 21,-1920.
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PREPARED TO FIGHT
. ORDSEY TARIFF MEASURE
Open Antagonism in Both Sen
ate and House Is Manifest
. f When Measure Comes Up
Long Staole Cotton Included
v in List of Commodities.
i Hr The Awtx-iatcd Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. Propon
ent of the .Fordney emergency tariff bill
and the opposition were engaged today
ia lining up their forces preparatory to
.the light when the measure is called np
for consideration in the house tomorrow.
Open antagonism to the measure, in both
. . 1 -i m
' the first time yesterday following its re
' port by the ways and means committee
' with the period of application reduced
'to ten months from the one year period
previously nxea.
Added to the house forces opposing in
principle the proposed tariff protection
rate on agricultural products were many
representatives of urban manufacturing
. districts who indicated they would op
pose the measure because of its failure to
include manufactured commodities. At
the aame time, the senate democratic
tearing committee announced it did not
view the measure as an emergency pro
posal and would demand that it be con
sidered by the finance committee in regu
lar order when it reaches the senate.
Long staple or Egyptian cotton is in
cluded in the list of commodities named
in the bill on which high import duties
would be' imposed. This item was 'emit
ted from the list given out last night by
Chairman Pordney because the committee
tad been unable to prepare estimates of
the total revenue which would be deriv
ed on the basis, of the seven cents a
pound duty imposed.
LEADING LOCAL BUSINESS
HOUSES CLOSED SATURDAY
The following local merchant have
srigned an agreement to close their places
f business all day Christmas day, Sat
urday, the 25th:
Rankin -Chandler Furniture Go.
Standard Hardware Co.
Kendrick-Biddle Co.
D. M. Jones k Co.
C L. Rkhey.
P. P. Leventis Co.
Broadway Sample Bhoe Store.
W. L. C. Killiaa Boa.
Aekins' Clothing Store,
laatonia Hardware Co.
CitUens National Bank.
Jaston Loan A Trust Co.
First National Bank.
Hope Mercantile Co.
Matthews-Belk Co.
Toung Men's Shop.
Third National Bank.
Craig k Wilson.
B. Silvcrstein k Sons.
E. Frohman.
Win get Jewelry Co.
Boston Sample Shoe Store.
John Farris.
George Knuckley.
Howell-Armstrong Shoe Co.
A. J. Kirby & Co.
8weetland Candy Co.
Rankin-Armstrong Co.
MrLellan Stores Co. '
Bobinson Shoe Co.
MeNeely Company.
O'Neil Company.
Columbia Tailoring Co.
Klrby-Warren Co.
H. P. Stowe Co.
Eflrd Company.
Spencer-Atkins Book Co.
Gaatonia Furniture Co.
Tanenhaus Brothers.
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Saunders Tailoring Co.
Torrence-Morris Co.
H. M. Van 81een.
J75 MOONSHINERS ARRESTED
IN S. E. PROHIBITION DISTRICT
(By The Associated Press.) -
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec 21. Three
lnndred and seventy-five alleged moon
shiners were arrested and" 774 illegal
tills with 3,738 gallons of liquor were
eased in the southeastern prohibition dis
trict during November,, according to a
report issued here by prohibition officials.
The southeastern dstrict includes the
states of Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina, Bonth Carolina and Virginia.
'Those arrested for alleged violation of
the Volstead act paid the government
1473,058 in taxes and penalties, the
statement said.
Thirty-nine automobiles and ten other
vehicles used in "rum running" and
lnel nt $.13,700, were seized by the
. 157 federal agents working in the dis
trict and will be sold under provision of
the Volstead aet. Property seized and
destroyed was estimated at $97,649.
TWO MILLIUW I KAHCS FOR
V , TWO GRAMMES RADIUM
i PARIS, Dee. 21. Authority to pur--chase
two grammes of radium for Paris
hospitals has been asked of the finance
commission of parliament . by Yves Le
Troequer, minister of public works. The
purchase would involve aa expense of
. IVII ULLU1UH Al aui - 1
. One gramme is available in Madame
Curie's laboratory here, and the other
must be purchased abroad, either in Lon
don or New JTorkv The cost, therefore,
will be over twice or thrice their normal
' pries, owing, to exchange conditions. -
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO
HAVE SPECIAL OBSERVANCE
OF CHRISTMAS DAY
Gastonia Commandery, No. 28,
to Observe Christmas Day
With Elaborate Program of
Music and Ceremony - Me
morial Services.
Gastonia Commandery, No . , 28,
Knights Templar, will celebrate a spe
cial observance of Christmas on Christ
mas Day at 10:30 a. ra. in the Masonic
hall. In response to the following com
munication, all Knights Templar, their
wives and homefolks are expected to be
present :
Sir Knights:
Assemble in your Asylum, on Satur
day morning, December 25th, 1920, at
10:30 o'clock, in full uniform, to take
part in our Christmas observance.
Invite your friends to attend.
Courteously,
J. H. HENDERLITE,
Eminent Commander.
8. A. ROBINSON,
Becorder.
The following program will be render
ed:
Silent Night, Holy Night, Quartet.
Processional, The Watchword Nich
ol, Choir.
Invocation, Sir Wm. J. Roach, Pre
late. Hymn, Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,
Choir and Sir Knights.
Beading, The Old, Old Story, Isaiah
11:1-15 Sir Wm. J. Boach.
Response, Ramsey .
Choir.
Luke 2:1-4 8ir W. C. Barrett.
Response, Glory to God in the High
est, Choir.
Glory to God in the highest and on
earth peace, good will toward men.
Duet, Oh, Holy Night Adam, Misses
Buth Mason and Marian Harvey.
Chorus, Doxology, by Choir and Sir
Knights.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts,
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Address, Em. Sir J. H. Henderlite
Commander.
Prayer, Sir W. C. Barrett.
Responses by Choir.
Anthem, There Were Sheperds, Spross,
Choir.
After an intermission the program
will be resumed with the following
toasts:
1. To Our Grand Master.
,2. To the Bt. Em. Grand Comman
der Knignta Templar of North Carolina.
3. To All Knights Templar, wherev
er dispersed.
4. To the President of the United
States.
5. To All Knights Templar1 who have
shed their blood in defense of Liberty
and Christianity.
'Anthem, Crossing the Bar, Choir.
6. Let us recall the virtues of the
Fraters of our own jurisdiction who have
joined the silent majority In
memory of the dead of this Jurisdiction
during the year 1920.
Memorial services will be held in hon
or of Sir Knights II. B. Moore, who
died January 29, 1920, and B. C. War
ren, who died July 6, 1920.
Following the memorial services there
will be an address by Sir Knight W. P.
Grier, the Recessional, Onward Chris
tian Soldiers by the choir and the Ben
ediction by Sir Knight W. J. Boach.
SENATOR SMITH APPOINTED
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONER.
(By. The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Senator
Marcus A. Smith, of Arizona, is under
stood to have been selected by President
Wilson as a member 6f the international
joint commission, which deals with cer
tain questions arising between the Unit
ed States and Canada, sueh as fisheries
and the like. ,
Senator Smith's term of office as sen
ator will expire next March 3 and he is
expected to enter upon his new duties
immediately afterwards. His appoint
ment has not yet been made, but it will
be to fill a vacancy on the high commis
sion, of which Obadiah Gardner, of
Rockland, Maine, is chairman. He is a
democrat.
BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL
ACCIDENTS RESULT IN DEATH
(By The Associated Press.)
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 21. Two deaths,
resulting from accidents during a basket
ball game and a football game, were re
corded in Pittsburgh yesterday.
James Ryan, aged 11 years, injured a
t in a football game near his home
two weeks ago. Blood poisoning devel-ojH-d.
and the hid died in a hospital late
yesterday.
Shortly before Ryan succumbed, John
R. Bowers, aged 14 years, died in a Mc
Keesport hospital from blood poisoning.
Bowers, a member of the Du quern high
school basketball learn, was bruised on
tke right shin during a game last week.
He paid no attention to the injury for
several days, but finally his leg began
to swell and he. was "taken to a hospital.
Attending physicians said be was suffer,
inf from blood ponaonlng, which caused
fcla deal, ' - . - , - i
TIVELVE-YEAR-DLD GIRLS
SECURE NEAT SUM FOR
EUROPEAN RELIEF
A check for $121.25 wag forwarded
Saturday by Mr. R. K. Babington to Mr.
Robert A. Brown, Raleigh, State treas
urer of the Near East Belief Fund, this
money to be used ia helping to alleviate
the sufferings of the millions of starving
people in the Near East. This fund was
secured last week by three twelve year
old , girls, Isabello Babington, Wilma
Kirby and Josephine Moore, who volun
teered to give their time and efforts to
this worthy cause. These young ladies
deserve great credit for their activities
in this matter.
Following is the list of contributions:
R. B. Babington $10, C. D. Gray $10,
W. F. WeUell $1, J. H. Taylor $2.50,
Geo. A. Gray $10, W. A. Julian $5, J. D.
Moore $1, J. W. Timberlake $1, C. C.
Armstrong $10, W. N. Pharr $1, J. T.
Sadler $2, W. C. Adams $1, John K.
Gray $2, Cash $1, Y. D. Moore $5, Thos.
L. Craig $5, Chas. Ford $1, E. L. Pat
terson $1, Cash 50 cents, Tom Cunning
ham $1, John L. Beal $1, Rev. Gillespie
50 cents, Robert Pharr 75 cents, Agnes
Raker $1, Mattie 8. Anderson $1, W. G.
Gordon $1, H. H. Huffstetler $1, H. M.
Van Sleen $10, Cash $1, Leonard T.
Hood $1, Cash 25 cents, J. Lee Robinsn.
Jr., $5, E. G. McLurd $1, R. G. Rankin
$5, A. C. Jones $1, Jno. A. Hunter, Jr.,
$1, Jno. R. Rankin $1, A. G. Myert $1,
A. N. Means $1, Clyde Brawley 25 cents,
Cash 50 cents. Cash $1, C. W. Gunter $3,
Joe S. Wray $1, Cora Clark $5, Mrs.
Charles L. Grigg $5.
TAX PAYERS ARE SLOW
IN SETTLING DP
County and City Tax Collectors
Find That People Are Rath
er Lax As to Payment of
Taxes Hard Times Is Cause
They Say.
Taxpayers are slow in settling up
their taxes this year, according to coun
ty tax collector W. C. Abernethy and
H. P. McArver and city tax collector
V. G. Grier.
"Hard times hit us harder than any
body else, I reckon," said Mr. Aber
nathy. "Folks don't like to pay taxes
at any time, you know, and when times
are hard, they are unusually alow about
paying up. "
Many people are finding their taxes
unusually high this year," on account of
the increased valuation put on their
property by the revaluation measure of
the hist General Assembly. The county
tax rate is 58 cents, with $1.50 poll tax.
The amount is divided as follows:
State schools . . . 13
Regular school tax .18
Special school tax 08
County fund 04
Road fund 10
Special road bonds 05
.58
The city tax rate is 76 cents, with . a
$2.00 poll tax. This amount is divided
as follows:
General city fund 17
Interest on bonds 24
Sinking fund for bonds 10
8chools 25
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PENNIES IN PURSE .
. DEFLECTED BULLET AND
SAVED BANDITS LIFE
Youn Sailor From Great
Lakes Station Goes Out on
First Hold-up Party Who
Try to Enter Home of Cy
rus H McCormick.
CHICAGO, Dec, 21. Examination
early today of a wound sustained by a
sailor bandit, who with three men in,
army uniforms, fought a gun battle last
night with a private detective in front
of the home of Cyrus H. McCormick,
head of the International Harvester
Company, proved that his pocketbook,
containing eight pennies, saved his life.
The force of the bullet was impeded
when it struck the pennies and it lodged
in his abdomen. It was easily removed
by a police surgeon with his fingers.
Roger Gale, the detective stationed at
the McCormick home as a puard, was at
tacked by the quartette. The snilor. who
said his name is John Johnson, an ap
prentice seaman at Great Lakes naval
station, was deserted by his companions
when he fell wounded after a score of
shots had been exchanged.
"It was my first job," he said. "I
wanted a little Christmas spending
money. I met the three soldiers and
asked tr-m to go along on a little stick
:ip party. I never saw them before."
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TOLEDO ROBBERY MAY
HAVE BEEN FROM INSIDE
American Railway Express
Company Offices Robbed of
$16,500.
' By The Associated Press.)
TOLEDO, O., Dec. 21. -City detec
tives working in conjunction with, inves
tigators for the American Railway Ex
press Company began today to investi
gate the possibility that the $16,500 rob
bery at the company office here last
night was planned from the inside.
George D. Hartman, local manager for
the express company, , furnished the po
lice with names of guards who were held
up by six men armed with shotguiis
while transferring a safo containing the
money from the office to a truck in the
rcr of the store for shipment.
The police spent all of last night
searching every, known hangout for
crooks without making a single arrest.
It is believed the bandits took refuse in
the vicinity of Point Place, four miles
north of the city, which is known by
po-iee to be a harboring placo for safe
Vowers and gunmen. These places were
acf.Tched without result, however.
The police base their belief tbnt it wns
art inside job on the fact that somsthinj
apparently went wrong with the plans.
Less than half an hour before tlio rob
bery another and larger safe containing
mor than $50,000 was passed Ihrougn
the name door and taken to the railroad
stiit ion and placed on a train.
This doubtless was the one the robbers
v. ere after, the police point out. Th
smaller safe carried off by the hjodits
has not been found.
The police believe last night's robbeiy
was committed by boys. During the
progress of the holdup the handkerchief
mask worn by one of the bandits slipped
down and disclosed the face of a youth
not more than 18 years of age, according
to one of the express company guards.
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DEFENSE SAYS SHEPARD
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
Will Put Dr. W. L. Orr on
Stand to Try to Prove This.
(Ry The Associated Press.)
MACON, GA., Dec. 21. With evi
dence introduced at the preliminary
hearing that Fred D. Shcpard, wealthy
peach grower, died of natural causes
and not as the result of poison, as ex
perts testified for the state, the defense
here today prepared to call on Dr. W.
L. Orr, of Perry, Ga., who attended
Shepard when he first became ill last
May.
Shepard died here June 1, and Dr.
Charles C. Harrold, who performed an
operation in an effort to save his life
was the first witness for the defense af
ter the state rested yesterday. Dr.
Harrold declared Shepard died of general
peritonitis and of a paralyzed condi
tion of the intestines.
Defense counsel indicated they would
introduce but few witnesses and declined
to answer questions as to whether any
of the four defendants would take the
stand. It was indicated several days
ago that Mrs. Annie Cutts, one of those
charged with the murder of Shepard,
would make a statement to the court de
nying that she had revealed to neigh
bors that Shepard was poisoned, but as
the defense went on with its side of the
case silence was maintained on this point.
Shepard 's widow, now Mrs. Pauline
Elmer; her son, Ernest Hopson, and her
sister, Mrs. Ioma Henry, are the other
defendants .
It was expected the state would offer
testimony in rebuttal when the defense
closed.
Before calling Dr Orr the defense re
newed its attacks on the character of
former tenants on the Cutts farm who
had testified regarding alleged revela
tions of a poison plot by Mrs. Cutts,
The first three witnesses, farmers of
Wilcox county, declared J. A. Turner,
his wife and son had bad characters and
they would not believe them on oath.
WAGES T0 IE REDUCED
10 TO 30 PER CENT
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21. The
wages of more than 200,000 workers in
the textile industry of this city are to
be reduced from ten to thirty per cent in
the near future, officers of a number of
manufacturers' associations included in
the trade, said today.
Notices of a ten per cent cut were
posted in the Turkish toweling mills, and
the manufacturers of Wilton and Brus
sels rugs announced they would notify
tiit union representatives today that a 25
per cent reduction would be put into
effect on January 17.
Hosiery workers are to bo reduced
from 15 to 25 per cent and coarse yarn
spinners, sweater knitters and other knit
fabrics employes from 10 to 30 per cent.
BODY OF DEAD WOMAN
FOUND ON BEACH
(By The Associated Press)
LONG BEACH, N. Y., Dec. 21. The
body of a well dressed woman about 30
years old, was found half buried on the
beach here with a bullet hole over the
right eye. A coroner's investigation was
under way today to determine her iden
tity and whether she was murdered or
committed suicide.
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MRS. MARY E. WILSON
BURNED TO DEATH
Aged Lady Loses Life in Fire
Which Destroys Armstrong '
Home in South Point Sister -of
E. N. Lineberger avnd
Mother of J. C. Wil son, of
Gastonia Funeral and Bur
ial at Belmont.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Wilson, aa aged
ami highly esteemed Imly of jthe Bostkw
Point station, was burned to death jea '
terday afternoon in a fire which toUXrjs
destroyed the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Mary Armstrong, with whom sW
made her heme. The Wilson home ie oat
the Rock Hill road about a quarter so?
a mile south of Sheriff J. I). B. Mc
Lean's farm.
When Mrs. Armstrong, who had sees
absent from the house about half ast-
hour, hnving gore to the spring
distance from th? house where she
a ?an rwc-nan at vork, rea hed Vkr t
house g'lo dist'rvered it almost completcf
enveloped in flames and her motfessv '
staggering out the front door, said Okw '.
I'm burned :o death," and fell senseless
to the floor. She died at 2 o'clock, SV--
short, time after the fire, without
having regained consciousness.
wt . uo ort e'te in t lie itonite at tho tuaav
When Mrs. Armstrong left the house fcar
mother was siting in tit bed resas
where there was an open fireplace vtta.
a wood fire burning. Whether Mrs.
son feil near the drc, her clothing
in? fire in this way, or wh.-lhc the fse
originated in vmc othe- way is stsft ;
known, though the enditi'n of thls4
ad first observed by Mrs. Armstrong; fcav
di -ated ihj tl.e flames originated ia tas
room where her mother was sitting;.
Deceased was 81 years old and was
born, and reared in the Union
being a daughter of the late Jacob '.
berger. She was the widow of the
William A. Wilson, who died here
nine years ago. Surviving are tw sis
ters, Mrs. E. M. Berry, of Iredell eowsrtn
and Mrs. James Wilson, of Cheats"
county, 8. C, and one brother, Mr. R V
Lineberger, of Gastonia; two sons, Mx.
Jake C. Wilson, of Gastonia,' and Mfe
Henry Wilson, of Chester, B. C, and
daughters, Mrs. John Loftin, of
mont; Mrs. David Wright, of Bermowt;
Mrs. Luther Hsndsell, of Gastosia, asal
Mrs. Bet tie Hollis, of Louisiana.
For several years prior to the deatki sf
her husband Mrs. Wilson lived ia flaav -tonla.
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Funeral services were held at the BeV .
mont Methodist church at 2 o'clock fade
afternoon, Bev. J. E. Thompson, the paav
tor, conducting the services, and iatea
ment was in tho Belmont cemetery.
Mrs. Wilson was held in the higWt
regard by all who knew her. 8he wsa sw
woman of splendid Christian character
and made friends with all with whom sks--,
came in contact. He tragic death is tas .
source of great sorrow to many friesdaw
WILL SEND CHRISTMAS
GREETINGS BY RADIO.
(By The Associated Press)
BRAINTREE, MASS.. Dec. 21. -Christmas
greetings to California from
Massachusetts, signed by Governor OocJ
idg'c, the vice-president-elect, and ad
dressed to Governor Stephens, will be
relayed by ten amateur wireless opera i
tors across the continent tonight. ..
Philip Bobinson, a student of radio
engineering at Tufts College, seated at a
key in a tiny shop in the rear of his res
idence here, will start the message as
10:30 p. m.
If atmospheric conditions are good.
officials of the American Radio Leegwe,
who are directing the test, said today
not more than ten minutes should be
required for each of the ten relays.
138 FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANIES SUSPEND.
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. One fcvav
dred and 38 fire insurance companies are
suspending their business in Mississippi ,
where their aggregate covering! policies
amount to approximately $l,25O,D0Or
000.
This action is an outgrowth of a swift.
filed against them by the state revenue
agent of Mississippi, charging that ia
collecting the same rates the eoapsjues
have created a combine in restraint ef
trade.
SAYS BUSINESS DEMANDS
REVISION OF TAX LAWS
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Business
of the countryls demanding andmnat
hav? revision of the tax laws if it is r
continue a healthy growth, Otts ' H.
Kahn, New York banker, told the bona
ways and means committee today, in ths
courre of a statement in which he de
nounced economic aspects of the treaty
of Versailles and declared for a con
tinuation of income surtaxes. ; ; -
SENATE SEEMS TO HAVE -
PLENTY OF TIMX
WASHINGTON, Pec. 21. The senate
t.vby was in recess having adjourned
lest night until Thursday. With all im
mediate pressing business disposed of,'
including passage ef the measure reviv
ing the war finance corporation, the sen-'
st planned another three, day adjourn
ment Thursday until Monday. A aim lb t
rwt over New Year 'a also is rUn
all hough there will be so ri.-jei.iuan
committee aatlvities.