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ZETTE GASTON COUNTY. CASIONIA : CtoU the comWd yarn maasfacrnring tentit of the South. Gaston county kadi the South in number of produc ing epindles 1,005,000. r ' VOL. XLII. NO. 35. GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 10, 1921. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS ilSTOMA DAILY OA EXPENSES MUST BE CUT BEFORE TUXES CAN BE LOWERED TO NORMAL Urges Sweeping Reduction in Government Expense Good Says Mounting Wave of Taxes Will Not Recede Until Expenses Are Cut. (Hy The Associated Vress.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 9. Warning the bouse that tlte mounting wave of high tsrxation would not roll back without a sharp and swooping reduction in govern ment expenditures, Chairman Good, of the appropriations committee, deelarnl today llip time hud oouie to call a halt. Figures almost too Itig for ooinprehen sion by the average man wore hurled over the heads of niemliers as Mr. Good, in dramatic fashion, told of the vast sums expended, and the growing appeals for more. There was a shout of approval when lie insisted that the appropriation bills m list In- passed before the change of Administrations March 4 so that the frnmers of a new tariff law may know the amount of cloth out of which they must make the nation's pants. Laying down the definite policy that expenses must lie cut lie fore there is talk of lower taxes, Mr. Good insisted that ap propriations for the year beginning next July 1 should lie kept within three nnd a half billion dollars, virtually the sum recommended in the dig supply measures for tint period. Mr. Good's plea for government econ omy :is made in presenting the first deficiency liill for the present year, carry ing a tntal of r-'o-'l.""!!.""'. Democratic members of th,. committee declared there would lie other deficiency sums, and Hop-, resentntivo l'yrnes, democrat, South t'aro linn, declared direct appropriations this year already had passed the five billion dollar mark. This stupendous sum could best be understood, Mr. Hyrnes added, by the fact that in order to meet it the gov ernment must levy nn average tax of $."0 on every man, woman and child in America. In suggesting methods of raising rev enue without making the burden on the individual more severe than it has been since the early days of the war. Mr.; Good said he doubted if a tariff law could raise more than Klo.CIKI.OOil with-! out disturbing international trade rela tions. excess rronis lax. Urging repeal of the excess profits tax, Air. (food said: "We shall not need the revenues that have been brought in by the excess profits tax if we will cut down appropriations. "There is where we can pause to effect a saving. It will be a system of economy and the linnnciiig of temporary loans, such as our certificates of indebtedness, the war savings stamp and the victory loan. It ought to lie done by horriwing money rather than by taxing the Ameri can people as we have done in the past two years." At this point Mr. flood was interrupted by Representative Oldfiel.l, democrat, Arkansas, who said he feared the repub lican party would impose a sales tax to take the place of the one it wanted to repeal. "The party that is so foolish ns to place a sales tax on th of the American penp backs and Ixdlies . " Mr. flood re- plied, "would go down to a humiliating defeat because the people of the United State would not stand for it." Proposes Higher Taxes. Mr. Good said the higher tax of fti.-to a gallon should be imposed on withdrawal of liquors from bonded warehouses, liquors taken nut for medicinal and used for beverage purposes. Hy lifting the tax from $2.20, he fig ured, the treasury revenue would be in creased from $."o,onn,noo to $ion,nnn,rm- By demanding the same tax on the to bacco industry that Groat Britain col lects, Mr. Good said, treasury receipts from this commodity would jump from $.ino,onn,noo to $."100,000,000 n year. He also advocated a higher tax on passenger carrying automobiles, figuring on ii rev enue from this source of about $200,000, 000, half of which should go, he thought, to the roads, being used almost exclu sively by snob vehicles. NO TRACE IS DISCOVERED OF MAJOR'S WHEREABOUTS Rock Hill ITornhl. The mystery of the elisappoaranee of Tat V. Major is ss deep ns otot, accord ing to S. n. White, of the Palmetto De tective agency, tvIio has been working on the ease for weeks past. Every "line" has been thoroughly covered, aeeording j to Mr. White, ami nothing has developed that would definitely indicate his where abouts, or whether he is living. During the past ft-w 4ays there hax-e tieen numerous reports current as to the whereabouts of the missing man. but after a earefnl checking of these rumors. Mr. White i of thi pimon they are without foundation. Tn fact, about the; receive prompt gtipjiort being J. A. Da only progress made so far has been to j vis, of Pittsburgh, Peiin.. formerly a eliminate the question of foiil play, as; stool worker and now a banker. The was at first feared by some. J place at the head of the commerce de- Efforts ar yet being made to loeate j partment i expected to be the last of Mr. Major and every "lead" that eomeslall to lie filled, ami it mav fall to one in will be followed np. WEATHER. WASHINGTON, FeUr. 10. Forecast for North Carolina: Rain tonight; cooler tn west por tion; Friday fair and cooler. ' TRULY, "THE WICKED FLEE WHEN NO MAN PUKSUETH" ALBEMARLE, N. C, Feb. 10. Tba truth of fte proverb, "The wicked flee when no man pursueth" probably will never be doubted by Vance Lowder, night policeman of this town. The other night when Lowder was standing ia a darkened doorway, an automobile whizzed by, but stopped about a hundred yards down the streu. The chauneur promptly hopped out, tinkered a bit on the motor, thfn crawled under the ma chine to locale the trouble. Thinking he might be of some assistance, Policeman Lowder walk ed to where the automobile was standing. "What'j the trouble, .partner?" hs asked the ma under the car. The driver poked out his head, i glanced at the official gaib of Low der, rolled fioin under the machine on the opposite side and ran, desert ing the automobile and the two men eated therein. Investigation showed that the car was carrying several gallons of North Carolina "moonshine" corn liquor. ONE GUESS AS GOOD AS ANOTHER REGARDING President-Elect Back at St. Augustine Where He Will Remain Until Inauguration Day Mind Not Made Up Concerning Cabinet Selec tions. (Hy The Associated Press.) ST. Al'i if STINK. Fla., Feb. in. Hack at work today after a three week's' vacation. President-elect Harding waded into a vast acriinml.'ition of eorresmnd eme and other miscellaneous business that must be cleared away before he can give serious thought to final decision, on the personnel of his cabinet, and oth er major problems. Mr. Harding returned to St. Augus tine last night from bis houseboat cruise along the Florida coast, and established oflices in a St. Augustine hotel, which will be his home until inauguration day. ()ltV fhl luoM urgent communication-: thnvc ,.,. cr,,r,l. u-Vt , ,,, st. i to him during his of unanswered tele grams and letters probably will occupy viitually all of his working time for the. remainder of 1 lie vveek . While the president -elect was cruising on the houseboat he also kept ns far a-' way from his problems as possible, and it may lie said authoritatively that the most important decisions of the coming administration, including the personnel of his cabinet, arc but little nearer con summation than thev were three weeks ago. Definite selections are yet to lie made for practically all of the ten cabinet po- scions ami in regard to most (,f them one guess seems as good as another. The cabinet appointments which Mr. Har ling's close friends believe to be. virtually determined are confimsl to the: portfolios of state, justice, postoflice and agriculture. Charles Kvans Hughes, of New York, for sis-rotary of state; Har ry M. Danghtery, of Ohio, for attorney general; Will II. Hays, of Indiana, for iwistmastcr general, and Henry Wallace. ! of Iowa, for -oerciary of agriculture, are selections which those in position to. know now regard as practically certain. : Yet even in respect to these it is real ized there may be many a slip between ! the first of February and the first of' March. For the secretaryship of war several men still are mentioned in gossip close to the proident-elect. Prominent among' them is .John W. Weeks, of Massachu setts, whose name also is linked repeated ly with the navy and treasury portfoios. Frank O Low den, of Illinois, is an other mentioned as a possibility for the) secretaryship of ti c navy, and the friends of Andrew W. Mellon, of Pennsylvania, .still are urgging his ii:i 1 i lic.i t ions to be secretary of the treasury. For the lat ter post it is uiiderstooi I thaf Charles fi. Dawes, of Illinois, once conceded tot have an inside track, no longer is a sori ; ous possibility . ; Senator A H Fall, of New Mexico, is believed to be under serious consideration for secretary of the interior, and wheth er be goes into the place, it is under stood) to doonl largely upon his ow n ; inclination. For the .same piace John i Hays Hammond, of New York, i being! atrongly recommended by repub eans. It is in regard to secretaryships of latior an.of commerce that Mr. Hnr l ing's mind is believed to be far! best from a .derision.. The records and ual ifieations of several men are said to le under investigation in connection with the labor portfolio, one of the latest to j now mentioned for a poet ranking near- er the top of the list. It is eertain that Mr. Tlarding will; take no definite steps until he lias held j further eonferenecs with his ' advisors,! and next week - is expected to s"e l he I Koratnninn . ...i t ..,.U.K nviirj oi consultations her$ that will bring the prblema to a de . .(Continued pa paga 8.J E PLANS RECEPTION FOR FEDERAL RESERVE HEAD Gov. W. P. G. Harding Will Spend Day Here as Guest of Chamber of Commerce Speech to Be Given in Cen tral School Auditorium at 3:30 P. M. Preliminary p'.ans were laid yesterday for the entcrta iliiunt anil reception nf Governor V. P. (i. Hardin::, leal of the Federal Res. rw lioa rd, w lieu In' comes to Gustonia Thursdn v . I'ebi u:i ry 17. as tin' guest of 1 1t i - Gasionia ' 'ha iu)"r of Common o. Mr llaiding will arrive in Gnstonin in the morning on train No. lo7 at 1" and will be here until .":'0 ill the afternoon. lie will lie the guest at luncheon a! the Anuiiigton of the di rectors of the four banks hi linMoma and of the directors of t lie ( 'haniber of Com merce. The address of Mr. Harding will be given in the Central sili ml nod iloriuui at '!:'!". Admission will probably lie by card, as it is di sired that bis sp. .!, be heard by as many mei cha n's. ,nsi nes-s iucii, bank and mill ollicials as ios sible. It is thought that the .idinissa.n by card would keep many away who would go simply out of idle curiosity to see a man whose name is Harding. RELIGION GREATEST FACTOR IN BUSINESS So Dr. Evans Tells Rotarians, Quoting Roger W. Babson Miss Zachman Has the "Wheel Fellows" Doing Stunts. (noting the llnl'soii Commercial Agency of Ito-toii, the gieated statistical organization in the world, as report, ng that religion i.sthe gieatest fadoi ia th, laisiness world. Dr. Wildum l-ans, spi'aking before the (iastonia liotary I lull at its luncheon yesti-rday at the Anuiiigton Hotel, made an appeal for greater deineii.st rat ions of the .spirit of Christianity in the business lit,. ,,f tu.lav. The statistical orga n i.at ion, D:. Fvaiin said, made an investigation into the busi ness conditions of America for the bank crs of this country, and reported as fol lows: The greatest factor in the busi- loss world is religion; the gieatest entity for our investments is religion; tile lack of religion is the one danger sign ahead in tin business worid today." , After citing thes,. facts, Dr. Kvans cont imii I as fellow s : " i mi will note that the i in plia -is is on religion, not moralit.v. Morality i a relation existing between man and man; religion is a man's relation to Cod. This is a. vital distinction. A man may be moral and irreligious. The religious mail' is the safeguard for the business inter ! est. The man who d ies not tear lin.l is nut lik' ly to fear man. When men have the fear of Cod before their nr. they will not shamelessly camel orders legitimately gncn, which si many men seem to be doing now without any seem-! ing twinge of conscience. A good dose of religion Weiild cure profiteering. ll a man love not man whom he hatli seen I how can he love Cod whom lie hath seen?' He cannot. ''Irreligion is the mark of 'Kedisin,'; and 'I. W. V. i-in.' It is the kc. note ' of Holshevist Kussia. The Hihle is pro hibited in Holshevist prisons ,is a 'coun ter revolutionary book.' 'The teaching of religion is 1'orhiddeu,' says a Holshe vist document, 'not on i y in the -tntc ami public schools but also in private iusti tufions.' A 1 1 1 mi 1 1 1 n 1 1 u-1 1 1 was some time ago unveiled in the main oipiare of I'etro glad. Over it were the luminous words, 'Neither Cod nor master.' Witji great pomp was this motto greeted. "Is America becoming irreligious.' 1 have been told that in a religious census taken in Massachusotts two or three years j ago it was- found that in the state of thoj Pilgrim Fathers only eight persons in every 1 ,oiiu knew the Lord's I 'raver and. th,, Ten Commariilmeiits, ami that the re-, ligiuus census of New York state showed a more lamentable condition. It has IsetC said that fourteen million of our young! people never darken a church door, that; ten million of our children are not reach j ed by !Ninlay schools, and that sixty five! per cont of our people are unchurched. If these figures are aviicrati may well be asked: What to do nlnnit it .' "Ceorge Washington in dress to Ihe American poop the question . are we going' hi last ad- I : 1! ,lh reason and experience forbid, us to expect that national morality can prevail acir from or in the exclusion of ri4;;;:" t-' principles.' That would lie to have : plant without roots. Can the state expect' intelligent citizenship if it denies itsj citizens the privileges of education .' Can we export bridg" building if we eliminate, engineering from our college curriculum?. Certainly not. Then how can we expect' morality from our citizens unless we fur- j nish them with religion arid religious' priilcipleu? "Does it make any difference to the; business interests of the country whether, I am religious or not? Are the invest ments of 'business less safe lireaiise I fail to be religious, read my Hihle. go to! church or keep the Sabbath a holy day? Is my irreligious life a menace to the! business prosperity of the country? Rah- i son says yes, what do you say?" j fi. A. Jiobinson was chairman for the! day and presided.' Following the intro- AMERICAN SOLDIER WHO TRIED TO ARREST BERGDOLL IN GERMANY Ml A "If 4 .4 Frank Zimmer, of Denver, who is under arrest in Eber bach, Germany, with another American soldier, charged with assault as the result of their attempt to arrest Grover C. Bergdoll, of Philadelphia.! Major General Allen, comman-j dcr of the American forces in Germany, apologized to the German Government for the actions of Zimmer and his mate. j BERGDOLL'SMSE ' COMES UP BEFORE HOUSE : FOR INVESTIGATION Reported That Bergdoll's At-! torney, D. Clarence Gibbo ney, Has Been Drowned in Mexico. (Ity The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, F,.b. The escape to Cennnuv of ( I rover Cleveland Herg doll, wealthy Philadelphia draft dodger, was up In-fore the house military com mitteo today for preliminary investiga tion. Members of the committee were determine,! not only to get information coiii-, raing lierg.Iull s flighi, but to in ( in.'e in'o Ihe re. ently ii ported dro.vidng o his aMeriiev, l Clarence tiibbmiev, in; Mexico. I lis-liit AMornev Mc.y,,y, of Phila lelphia, who jensecllted P.crgdol ! 's ; Uiet'nr and others alleged to have been' implicated in his i scape, was slated toj appear before the committee to tell what he knows about the case. Chairman Kahn, who a few days ago received an i nun v minis letter from Philadelphia hint im' that Mr. Cililinney iniclit be alive de-i spile the reports that he was drowned.! -ail h- though' the coiuini' tee 's impiirv should also cuiiit.'icc this phase of ihoi j. B. DUKE GIVES $1,000 TO HOSPITAL While iii K.iloigli recenilv. Mr. Ii . H. Habingiiiii run in'o Mr. .1. P.. Moke, tin Southern Pov.cr magnate, and ill the course ,pf a minute's convi r-at ion with him. mention, d the North Carolina Or thop.-.edic Hospital. He told Mr. li.ib ingtoii that he would remember him sonu time. Wednesday Mr. Pabington receiv ed a check for I .noil from Mr. Muke. as a contribution to the N'orth Caro lina ( r hopaedic lb, -pit.-, I . ' ' Mr. Habington is eiv happy to re ciive this substantial gift and In lieve that Mr. Muke will prove a great bene f :i' tor to the hospital . ROCK HILL WANTS LOBBY OF POSTOFFICE LEFT OPEN (My the Associated Press.) HOCK III LL. S. C, F,b. P. .V the' iigidar meeting of the board of director of the chamber of commerce last night, a movement was inaugurated to have the.' postmaster general rescind a recent order' that the inter l.ibbv of th,. pr.stoflicc be! liM-ki d when the last employe leaves the, office at night, usually about 11 o'clock. I This is proving an inconvenience to some., as they are unable to mail letters they; desire to get off on the early morning trains and which cannot bo written until: al ter the arrival of the evening mail. The time between the ,i rival of the mail and' the closing nf the lobby so brief that 'ime is no' given for replying. In some instances answers are delayed 21 hour' hv thi. duct mil ot guests. J. 11 . llenderlito, of i the Chinese relii f committee, reported ! on the committee's work ami explained: just what is being done in this line. Following Mr. Kvans' address Miss Zachman. director of the Community I Service Institute now being bold here, I was introduced "to the club and for l.'j or 2i minutes she had these staid busi ness men chasing Indian Hubs and each other around the dining room much to the enjoyment of all of them. There were (m around the t a Vile. Announcement was made that John It. K.inkin bad been (looted treasurer by, , J ! tne iioarii ot directors, J . N . Atkins, heretofore secretary-treasurer, continu ing as secretary U -4 4 ' ( - V: m ROIARY CLUB SECURES DR. BARKER f OR LECTURE Noted Boys Work Expert Com ing Under Auspices of Gas tonia Rotarians Full Day's Program Will be Provided Gastonia Fortunate in Secur ing Him. e, w hh'li t;'r r Viimi;; lllnler !a:;. N .rl, ne-dav, Mnr.l Dr. Charles P. 2. is the date nn Darker, noted lec tin' training of and "rt people, tlie allspi llib. (els! ill appear in Castoaia s of the (iastonia Uo uia was o:i" of the few he -evetith district, composed of I South Carolina and Virginia, v'i.h we'e fort n :i:i , i nough to secure lb- Marker, as hi, tour of liotary Clubs in the country is limited. He will spend .'In eiitir,. day in G.isloni,-! and will speak before scveial local organizations. The b ,ys work ciiiiiiii i t tec. of whi-h Mr. J. I,. Meal is chairman, is now engaged in mak ing out the program for that day and l' ,v:!l be given In detail at an early date. It is probal.l. 'hat I'r. Marker will speak in the I'lirei to the pupils of ihe high school on Making the Most ( )ut of Life." that he will be the honor guest of the club at luuci ii who i he will ad dress the i In!., that he will -.peak to the women's oi ganiat ieiis of the city in tin1 after-ioon on A Mothei 's If, -1 1 1 1 i ! j i 1 i tv to Her Daughter " and at night to the men of the city on ' A Father's Ibi'v to His Son. " Cp to .laiiiiarv 1'J Dr. Charles K. Marker has fulfilled engagements with to Kotary Clubs in the 17th. Pth, I L't I Kit Ii. 1'lst, L'.'hl and L'lM districts. l.'ili, peak- ing before more than I'm large nudum ccs composed of mothers, high school students, and l'otariaus and their guests. His addresses deal with fundamentals of character and light living and be has an ability to iiitertain, intoiv-t and cull vince in a way that is most unusual. Dr. Marker first c: to the attention of the Rotary clubs in general when up on the initiative of . I 1 1 1 1 Napier Dyer, then first ice president of the Interna tioiial Association of lfotarv 'lubs. he delivered before the I'.M'.i International Kolurv Convention at Sail Lake City his now tainoiis addnss on "A tat her s than .id per cent of the expected prioe 1,'e-ponsibililv to His Sou." So pro-1 which Was in proportion to the price paid found an impression vvns made by hiiiiibict year for fertilizer and for less tbun on that occa.-ion that reiiiesfs came in j i nun noiai.v cuius in an ipiaiieri 1 01 the doctor to speak iii their cities, and it i was .seen that some arrangement should be made to enable the clubs to secure him. I'm nip; ly, William Ii. ( liill i Kier. the then prcsidint of the Chicago liotary Club volunteered to book lr. Itaikcr among the liotary clubs and dur irg the I'll!! Hejii m'jisoii the doctor spoke in cit les of liot.'i i V . 1'ete Snedecor, of Portland, Oregon, internut iouu I president, writing under date of January loth, has this to say of Mr. Marker '.- visit to Portland: "Mr. Charles K . Darker spent a strenuous day in Portland last Tuesday and spoke before L'.lioil high school boys ill the morning on the subject of 'How Cot the M. subject of A Lather's Kesponsibility to, His Son.' Hr. Marker made ;i ).ro found impression upon the men, educa tors and the high school students of this; city. He has a message of vital im i pertain o and he drives it home with uti- j Usual ability. I am deeply impressed with Mr. Marker's sincerity of purpose and am convinced that his heart H in I the work w hich he is doing . FORMER Q. M. CAPTAIN FOUND DEAD IN ROOM AT LANGLEY FIELD (Ry The Assouated Tress.) X i:VPOIM' NEWS, V.,., Feb. 10. Lieut. M. A. Hupp, of Langley field, was found dead at his ipia rters t here a bout 11 o'llock last night. His mouth was badly Hurtled by Some acid and friends believe that he took his own life. Major Hens icy, commanding officer at the post, can not be located and Hupp's brother oflicors d,s line to talk. Hupp 's home is in Yiok. Pa. Lieutenant Hupp is the man whose wife recently was mysteriously assaulted in: her home at the flv ing station. Hupp1 later declared in a signed statement that, in- was responsible for th,. assault. Hp recently received orders transferring him , to Honolulu. j Reports from York are to the effect th.-i Lieutenant Rupp's father is one of I the wealthiest men iii Pennsylvania and' :s sail to be high in the councils of tin: republican party of that state. At the time Mrs. Hupp was found; beaten, scratched and stabbed. Major Henslev investigated reports that her as-j sailants were after letters supposed to have Imoii held by her and that a hand-: some woman was linked wffh the case. Rupp's (Oafes-ion that he ilone was re-! to (iet the Most Out of Life,' and then,""" "neiesis assoeiaren with tne nit n-1 again at noon to a crowded liotary club; "" Amusement Company. meet ing in a most impressive and in-' striictive maiiiir. In the afternoon he The cult ivat ion ot poppies in Tunis has spoke to l.soii high school girls and in been forbidden by the government and 11 veiling he addio-sod .Vmi men on the, the destruction of the wild nonnv plant """ I,,r "" ""IT' s con,mlol,j Wednesday night was the largest that served to hush the matter up. however. vet grt,ete,, ,he 8peatCT. His gub. Major Henslev cited the ease to the jwt WM ,he (Deity of o,.. Dr thirl army corps headquarters at Dslti-jj u Uell(lcriite, o"f the First Tresby more. The outcome of the investigation triaa vhmhf ihe opening ex- if there was one, was never made public. 1 prics Lieutenant Rupp bad just previously! ' - faced a eonrtmartial on a charge of con duct uiiWomin to an officer. Iiter it s x eatrUia et the. ooartermaster .ill . - C. Tl . Ci! . was reported that Rupn had boon trans-i ferred to Honolulu and the puhlie thought that the eonrtmartial took this means of settling the ease. Lkuttnant Rupp served through the ALL BURGLAKS AND HOLD-UP ARE NOT EX-SERVICE MEN, SAYS SECRETARY BAKER WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. An appeal to the newspapers of the country to guard against designat ing as "ex-service men" burglars, holdup men, and other criminals without proper investigation, was issued today by Secretary Baker. He declared thit the expression was becoming increasingly common and that in( many cases investigation would prov. that the persons re ferred to had never been identified with the nation's armed forces. "It is popular just now for crimi nals to plead that they served in the army or navy in the war, in the hop; of gaining sympathy," Mr. Baker said. "When these people are so styled there is a great in justice done in many cases to the great body of men who may prop erly pride themselves in being 'ex- sfivicc men.' t I 9 FERTILIZER DEALERS ASKED TO MEET WITH PnllUTV CIDII DIIDC1II bUUIlIT rAnlYI DUUtAU ' C. Lee Gowan, County Farm Agent, Want Conference of Farmers and Fertilizer Deal ers to Discuss Prohibitive Prices of Fertilizer. 'The board of directors (if the (ins ton ( (uiiitv I'arm Unread invites nil fer- tilizer dealers in the comity to meet with them next Friday afternoon at tvvo o' clock for the purpose of discussing the price of fertilizer." said '. Lo iiiiintv agent, this morning flownn,' "The meetini; will be held at thecourtliiiu.se in Hoturiliug to his hotel from TtrooHjns, ( i.-iMoiiin and all parties who buy and Jennings was neoostod by a shabby ladi sidl ferlilier, either larno or small ipi.-m- viduul and found himself at the iinfareil titles, are urged to attend this mooting."! iar end of a "six gun." Ho obeyed Mr. loivvan said. with celerity the usual "Hands up'' Most farmers in the county feel that command, then sought immunity by di the price of fertilizer is so high that it is j vulging his identity. , almost prohibitive. They contend, fur-1 "Oh, come on now," he pleaded in & ther, that they paid a high price last i friendlv manlier. " I 'm Al Jennings.' spring for fertilizer and then sold the crop produced by that fertilizer lit less cost of production, but that the nrice nf: : reri in.er nas mil neon reduced in pro- j 'portion to the reduction of prices on' cotton and other farm products. " TO CONSTRUCT SOUTH'S MOST MODERN THEATER (By The Associated Press.) lilt'IIMONM. Yn., Fob. 9. Closing a thirty-year lease for a. Tialf block of landi morning when she jumped or fell from in the heart of Richmond 's theatrical dis-jnn eighth story window in a fashionable triet, involving more than $ 1 ,.i()i1,()flil, was apartment house. Hhe bad bewi suffering announced today by Ken E. Finlay, man ; from a nervous disease, and was in the ager of a local theater. The laud i iicipiired for the construction of the I " most modern motion picture theater in i the .South." by Pryer brothers, of Dan j i II.-. H. M. ( 'raver, of Charlotte, X. ('., i-reed. ALABAMA JOE STAGES A KbuULAK MOVIE THRILLER REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE FOR JANUARY Following is the report of tho school nurse. Miss Oraee M. Weir, for the month of January. Miss Weir is employed for the city schools by the Gaston county chapter, American Rod Cross. Her re port reads: Schools visited, L Routine examinations, 30.1. Vaccinations (assisted). 120. Dressings (first aid), 7. Home visits, 7. Talks to .students: High school girls, .'! ; public school children, 2. Examinations. , .' j v v Far defective hearing, S; discharging ear. 1. Xose nnd throat adenoids. 21; hyper -trophical tonsils, 121; defective speech, 1. Skin post nla r dermatitis, 2; pedicu losis, 10; ringworm, 1; scabies, .1 (foun.t by ity physician). General oin.'ited, fi' lefis-tive teeth, 2.1"; not vac- malnutrition, 2. DR. EVANS ADDRESSED LARGE CROWD LAST NIGHT. Best Gathering of Week Hears Eminent Bible Student Wednesday Night. Interest in the Bible studies being ondueted at Main Street Methodist church continues to grow. The audience orp. 'He -was at one time stationed at Camp Dis and had a reputation at Lanjr ley field as one of the most proficient ad minitrative""officer9 eter stationed at the post. AMERICAN LEGION WILL STAGE BIG GET-TOGETHER BANQUET FOR FEB. 22 Local Ex-Service Men Will Have Big Banquet and La dies' Night in Armory on Night of February 22 Marks Reorganization of Lo cal Post. At the most largely attended ami most enthusiastic meeting of the local pot of the American Ijgin yet held in Oaato nia, plans were perfected looking toward a rejiinovatiou and reorganization of the Legion . . . . ' The first of these was the decision tO have n big food and get together meet on the night of February 22. Indies will be invited and it in proiosed to make the event a memorable one in the history of the local post. The banquet will lie served in the Armory by the la dies of the Baptiat church. A shorf, snappy program consisting mainly of music and humorous speeches and skits "'" '"' i''lll,red. No long-winded speeches will bo iHllliitted. The mooting Wednesday night was full of pop. Thre wan a free and easy, ia formal fellowship prevailing that was characteristic of ox service men. Army songs were sung, smokes were passed and in many ways the gathering was remin iscent of camp and barracks memoirs, v: AL JENNINGS FINDS HIMSELF AT WRONG END OF SIX-SHOOTER XKW YORK, Feb. 10. A Jennings, reformed train robber and bandit, admit ted he had been victimized here by "a inconsiderate, discourteous" membe?'f li's former profession. ; "N'over mind the guff, " returned the Other, liftinu- n iewel nnd n mil nf J.ITI. from Jennings' pockets, "I'm President Wilson." -M There now, I 'm leaving you a dime bent it Jennings did. MRS. MARION PETERS SUFFERS TRAGIC DEATH XKW YORK. Feb. 10. Mrs. Marion Peters, wife of Joseph R. Peters, presi dent of the Fairbanks Company, xrale manufacturers, was killed! earlv this care ox n trained nurse. SAVANNAH RIVER HAS REACHED 35-FOOT STAGE ArOT'HTA. Ga., Feb 10. A 35 foot' river, forecast by the weather bureau; j ,,(r(, for ,nnitlltj wou(1 havo pt the W I Iters of the Savannah over a large sf-' tion of the city before the levee was ! constructed . Although Augusta will b lent- off from north Auiritsta hv niirhtfalL no damage to the city is anticipated. (By the Associated Press,) ? PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10. A ; hour battle early today between a negro; who had shot and killed a woman ia the house where he was living, and nearly a hundred polie-emen and firemen, result ; ed in the capture of the man, mortally I wounded, and tho injuring of four po , licemen. ; Pistols, axes, high pressure fir hote, sulphur candles and other chemicals were 1 used against the negro, who had barti ' ended himself in the house, j Attention was attracted to the negra, ; who was known as William Dressen, 'Alabama Joe," and other names, whom he shot Grace Robinson, a negresa. and threw her body out of tho houses. A ! negro policeman attempted to arrest him . . , . ' . and he was shot in tho leg. Reserves' : were sent for and when they attempted I to break into the house, the negro ap poured with two pistols and fired rapidly, wounding another policeman in the bead. Dressen managed to barricade . tho doors and the policje called upon the lr department for assistance-. A high pre- . sure hose was kept In operation an4 every time the negro appeared at a win dow he was driven back by a rust of ' water, but not before he managed ta ir severa. morP ; hoK Two other putt were injured. The besiegers then resorted t strategy an. i procurer suipnar candies ana aw chemicals from a hospital to drive him out. The negro, however, kept all. via dows opea and this mode of attaek failed. Finally Richard Anderson, a negro member of the police Vice tquad, a aged to get into the house nnseen by the barricaded roan and the two met at a stairway. . There was a fusilado of sVm and "Alabama Joe" tumbled t ' ' torn of the stairs. Anderson hurt. Six policemen sebel the negro and as examination at ti. h.e-j showed be had H'n '-u.t 'x t'nios. Jt i beliered hp receive, 1 n.mo of Vji wouiiils before Aa'. r; i fire 1 at iln.
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
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Feb. 10, 1921, edition 1
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