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TONIA DAILY GAZETTE GASTONIA Tte Souti's City of Spi dies. GASTOIf COTJWTT :; The Combed Tan Caatar ! the Sorts. ,' VOL. XLII. NCM41. CASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 14, 1921. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS OAS ANNUAL DINNER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO BE HELOJUNE 28TH After Many Delays Announce ment Is Made ef Annual Din ner Prominent Speaker to Be Secured Program Will Be Attractive and Varied. ' Tuesday, June 2HtU, will be the luti' of the annual dinner of the (jastouia Chamber of Commerce, the date having1 Im-cii net at a meeting of the" steering committee held Monday afternoon. The dinner will he held in the chamber of commerce auditorium and will be in the nature of a housewurming for the iiewi piarters. ' Ah the membership of the chamber now .'tnnds at the highest mark hincc its . first organization there is every Teason to believe that the dinner will be the largest affair of the kind of a local nu-; tu re ever held in (iasfonia. The committee is not ready yet to an nounce the details and the program but is planning to provide n program good city-building talk, vaudeville music. 1 here will lie something goinj on from the time the members are seat ed until the closing song winds up ll the evening. Kvery member of the chamber of toil inerce whose dues are paid up to dale and who is thus in good standing In1 the guest of the organization for til at lair . BOSTON PAPERS COME OUT DESPITE COMPOSITORS' STRIKE (By The Associate! Tress. J BOSTON, Jane 14. - Kvening news papers in this city were published in every instance loday, notwithstanding a walkout of compositors that continued a movement begun in morning newspaper offices last night. Papers were of vary big sizes, most of them reduced from nor mal. The action of I he men was declared to be unauthorized by iSylvester .1. Me Pride, president of the local typograph ical union. In a statement he said: ''There is no ipiestion but that the action of the compositor in walking out was illegal. The compositors are very' much iiieensod over the decision of the' arbitration board and unnecessary delay taken by it in reaching its findings, cov ering a period of eight mouths. The-; hoard e-iid no attention to the transcript of evidence and went outside of it in mailing its findings,'' The publishers explained that a I leal arbitration board had considered ex haustively a request for increased wages. The board found that wages ami work ing hours should continue unchanged for the balance of the contract pcriQti. it was said. ; "The gompositors employed on the I'.ostou daily newspapers upon hearing i of this decision, in defiance of the con-' tract and arbitration mid without sanc-i tion from the i thcers of the interna-j tional typographical union or from the ollicers of the local union," the slntc-j nient added, "went on strike and left1 the offices w ith the exception of a few , employes. " WHEREABOUTS OF SHERIFF ARE STILL UNKNOWN1 (By The Associated Press.) Al.BAXV. (ia.. June 14. Where ab. nits of Sheriff Beard, of Colquitt county, and his prisoner, John Henry Williams, a negro accused of the murder: of Lorena Wilkes, U year old white girl, near A u trey ille. yesterday, were un known this morning after a wild flight from the scene of tin- crime in a high powered automobile, closely pursued by a mob intent on the lynching of the negro. It was reported that the sheriff with his prisoner had gone either to Albany or Valdosta. but it now seems more likely that some other city was their destination after they left Thomasville. Judge W. I-:. Thomas, of the southern circuit. will convene Colquitt county court in extraordinary- session so that the negro can be tried at nine. UNION LABOR WINS FIGHT FOR NEGOTIATIONS ( IIK'AIIO, June II. I'nion labor won "Hiii iienoi.amiii oi agreements, wun me rniiromis "v The system f edora lion or shop ( raits, acting for all cm ployes comprising these crafts, in a de cision handed down by the 1'nitcd States r.iilrorad labor board ioduy. Three test cases recently ncre brought before the board after a number of rail roads had refused to .leal with the fed cratinn, but. maintained their right te i-oliduct negotiations and sign agree ments with each craft separately. The board decided that, an agreement between the federated shon crafts and a carrier should, if the federation so elected, apply to all employes comprising those crafts. SEAY HELPS HIS COUNSEL IN TRIAL. FLORENCE. Aln., June It. F. Whit eay. on trial here on a charge of slaying his bride on May l"t continued to aid his attorneys today in the con duct of his cace. He frequently prompt ed counsel in the examination of witness is. John XL Smith, of Hot Springs, Ark., witness for the defense, testified that In had known Seay for some time, and that he was "very peculiar". J. ('. Jack on, of Russellville, Ark., another wit ness. testified he believed Seay insane judging from close association with him. MICHIGAN CITY VOTES s OUT SUNDAY MOVIES MARLETTK. Mich., June 14. Strict observance off tho (Sabbath has I een voted by citizens of this village in a referen dum suggested by Harry Hobolth, pro prietor of its nnlv motion nictur.. theater is ' . . - . vote of L'7( to 7U the electors placed : the bail on Sunday movies. , The fight for and against Sunday per- forma nces had waged for several months until ilooolth suggested a referendum, agreeing to abide bv the decision. An intensive campaign fallowed, every eiti ea of voting age easting a ballot. URGES ADOPTION OF UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION OF COTTON (By The Associated l'resg.) ' son. Having the ame well established LIYKRI'OOL, Kngland, June 11. standards in the hands uf both European Adoption of uniform classification of j buyer and American seller would fueili cotton for the world was urircd todav itnte shipments in compliance with con- before the world's cotton conference by W. K. Meadows, a member of the dele gution representing the l'nited States, who has charge of the cotton division of tho American Agricultural Department. ''I'niversal standards would not only simplify methods of handling cotton, but would tend to higher standards of ethics in the cotton business," said Mr. Meadows. ''Knowing definitely what is. expected of li i in , a shipper would be more likely to make serious effort to meet his obliga tions on shipments by supplying the grade and staple stipulated in the con tract. ''A most important advantage of uni versal (standards would bo the reduced1 number of arbitrations that are neccs-ta-. rilv held in the cotton business each sea- "BIG TIM" MURPHY IS CHARGED WITH PLANNING $350,000 MAIL ROBBERY President of Gas House Work ers'" Union Implicated in Big Mail Robbery Railway Mail Clerk's Confession uses His Arrest. (By The Associated Press. 1 CHICAGO. June 14. Timothy I. ("Hig Tim") Murphy, president of the lias House Workers' ( nion, was mi lder arrest today charged by postal in speetors with having planned the .'(.'ill, (MM) mail robbery at the Dearbon street railroad station several months ago. A search of the home of his fateher in law, William IiKg by the postal inspectors lis said to have disclosed $!)M,riil) in J i I . icrty bonds and !fH,.'!IMl in cash. Mur ! pli.v 's arrest is said to have been due to Ja confession obtained from Halph Teeten, a railway mail clerk on the Moiiou rail road, who is said to have admitted If received 11,000 as his share of the pro coeds of the robbery. The Dearborn street robbery was one or i no ooidesT in Chicago in many years. ! Postal inspectors announced later that Murphy hail confessed his participation in the mail robliery. Vincenzo Oosiiia no. who was indicted with Murphy for the 1(1(1,(100 Pullman mail rubbery, last fall, was also arrested at Murphy's of tice last night and was questioned by the ' poMtul authorities. Murphy ;vlinitted acting as receiver for the stolen bonds and currency in the Uearbom street rob liery, according to the postal authorities. Several men have been indicted for nt tempting to dispose of bonds identified as part of the loot . In the Diggs home the postal inspec tors found a trunk full of brand new ciirreucy, which, it is said, was taken in the mail robbery. DEMPSEY WILL BE IDLE UNTIL THURSDAY (Bv The Associated Press.7 ATLANTIC CITV, N, J., J, 1 L The "no training" sign probably will remain hung up at Jack Dempsey's camp until Thursday or Krida.v, according to indications today, whin the world's heavyweight champion will swing back into his conditioning grind with the pros poets of resuming boxing along with the other gymnasium routine. Deinpsey ex plained the mystery concerning his lay off by saying that he was ;;o thoroughly satisfied with his condition that he thought a lay olT of three or four days would do him good. He appeared to lie unused at reports that the camp had been closed to the public so he could engage in secret training. For a time yesterday even newspaper men were barred from the eainp because Deinpsey suddenly developed ;l grouch. Two corrspoiidents manage. I to talk their way past the two attendants at the gete and persuaded the champion to weigh in private. He scaled exactly I!ti pounds, Which is six pounds above the figur,. he hopes to reach when he crawls through the ropes to meet ( arpentier. GRADUATING EXERCISES OF CITY HIGH SCHOOL. Follow ing is the program uating exercises Wednesday of the grai evening : I nvoeat ion, ( iraduat ing ( la Chorus, Serenade, Shelbcrt Club. iSalutatorian, Elizabeth W (.iris (,Je dt. Introduction of speaker Commencement Addres-. Pi Little. Chorus, A Summer Night. F, (iirls Glee L'lub. Presentation of Diplomas Valedictory, Hinda Lebovit. School Benediction, (iraduat ing CUfs Organization Virginia Hemlerlite, president. Klizabeth Woltz, Vice Presid. nt Kdwin Bockett, Secretary. Helen Torrence, Treasurer Motto: Success Comes in Can ('lass Flower, Sweet Peas. Class Colors, Pink and Green. Lilt ie l ( Ja- IS RECOGNIZED AS DISCOVERER OF ANAESTHESIA ATHENS, (ia.. June ;4.Dr. Wil liam Crawford Iing was officially recog nized today by the I'niversity of Georgia as the discoverer of anaesthesia. This action was taken detpife the decision of the Hall of Fame in New York, which recently awarded the honor to Dr. Wil liam Thomas Green Morton, of Mama- chusetts The university authorities declared they lucre evidence to prove that lr. Lour first used ether for a surgical on-1 eration March ;t0, 1H42, which they say was four years prior to any other known reeonl of the use of anaesthetics. A nronze memorial was unveileu today to Dr. Long, who was an alumiuus of theiftaft-nieuts opposing independence university. the l'hUippin islands. tracts, and. therefore, it would not be necessary for the purchaser of cotton to arbitrate shipments continually in order to collect claim for failure to ship ac cording to specifications. ..u.. .t. . .i :,... .... i iy iiuuiit iuii ui uiiuuriii niun nrds throughout the world, trading the future exchanges in both Kuropo am America will be more nearly on the sum basis, future quotations would be ir.or readily comparable, .and lietter hedgin facilities would result than when m terial discrepancies exist in the terms the future contracts.'' As indicating tho importance ot c 'tto to the United States, Mr. Meadows sui that exports of the staple from lH(i. 1!H4 whs $1. (,(51(1,0(10,001) or :t.'27.(MM) imp, more lh;ui the total net Irnde balance, of the I nited States for the same period GASTONIA PYTHIANS TO GREENSBORO TO ATTEND GRAND LODGE MEETING Many will go the (iol illg of (iastonia Pythluns ami Dokics to (ireensboro tonight to attend ilen Jubilee ceremonies, the meet the (fraud Lodge and the big Dokie ceremonial. The following are the grand lodge of fleers at the present time: (Jrand chan-j cellor. If. H. McCoiu, of Henderson ; grand vice chancellor, K. M. (Icier, of; Canton; grand prealte, Hev. I . B. Ow , en, of Charlotte; grand keeper of rcc-' or. b and seal, W M Lyles, of Charlotte; grand master of exchequer, (i . W. M int-, castle, of Lexington; grand master at i arms, Whitt If. Stone, of (ireensboro; : grand inner guard, M. W. Woodside, of Charlotte; grand outer guard, H. A.i Page, of 'layton . The following is the ofliciul program for the grand lodge session: Tuesday, June 14, N p. in., grand lodge convenes (iuilford county courthouse and confers the grand lodge rank. j S:.(0 p. in. Public meeting court-! house. Invocation by Itev. it. Mur phy Williams; musical program by I yinian noys: and address of welcome gills from Clayton; on behalf of city of' (ireensboro, Mayor Claud Riser; address of welcome on behalf of Iocs I Pythians, 1 H. J. M. Hobbs; rev.ponse by Gipt . If . (i. Cherry, of (iastonia; review of thcl year's work, (iraml Chancellor K. N ' MeCoin. Wednesday, June 1.3, !l:.'IO a. m. ' (irnnd lodge convenes in courthouse. Routine business. Between II a. in. and 1 p. m Suez and Bagdad temples will render band concerts on the streets and give exhibi tion drills. j 1 p. m Ki'cs for lunch and fot of ; fieial photographs. ' p. m. (iolden jubilee ami I). (). ii . K. parade. ' ' 4 p. m. Public meeting and golden .jubilee exercises in the citv auditorium. Address by Hon. 1. ; . Williams, of Asheville. Address by Supreme Vice Chancellor II. C. Cabel. Music. i:;;" I'- "i- - ). K. K. banquet. Suez temple at (. Henry hotel; Bagdad temple at Neesc hall . X p. m .-I). O. K . K . ceremonials. Thursday, June Hi. Craud lodge con venes at courthouse 10 a. in. limit im business . 1 p. m. - lain. h. -:;!" p. m - Business Session. )!:()() p. . legrollll.l . S:.'tli p. ,jo liniment . in . - - Barbei -lie, (iuilford bat -Business session and lid DELEGATES DISCUSS ALL SORTS OF ADVERTISING. ATLANTA, (ia.. June 14. -- Dele gates to the convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World divided into more than a dozen conferences here today and discussed special features of Tiieir work from chun-h and bank ad tver lising in newspapers, to successful w rit ing ot sales letters. Women attending the convention also had a busy day with a number of special subjects to discuss, and fhe election of a chairman of the women 's conference, and a woman member of the convention's ex eciitive committee before them. Miss Jane Martin, member of the exciitivc committee, already has served two years in thai position, while Miss Mary H. Wheat, of st . Louis, win, lslf, served on Iy on-' year, vva- slated for re-election as chairman of the eonferece. (Miss .le-samiiie Heagland. of Chicago, was prominently mentioned to succeed Miss Martin Tic convention, which was opened ves teiday and will la-d through Thursday, lias been marked by optiniim as to fu ture business conditions, and by evprcs sinus of determination to Hot Jet "hard linns" reduce advertising, but rather to in.iense inh sales efforts during the dull business period's. MR MITCHELL AND MISS ARMOUR TO WED SATURDAY cHP'Aiio. .line H.--A license to "cd has been isMied to John J. Mitchell, Jr.. son .,, John J. Mitchell, chairman of the hoard of directors of the Illinois' Trust and Savings Bank, and Miss l-o lit.i Ogdeu Armour, daughter of J. ()g den Armour, president of Armour k Co. They will be married Saturday at Melo dy Farm. Ijike Forest, the Armour home, according to announcement made todav. j Deniea Statement .be MANILA, P. I., June 14. W. Oam-iA eron roriHs, joint head with Major ien - . eral Wood, of the presidential mission of inquiry now here, denied todav the state ment issued bv the Iliilippine lirewi bu rcau at Washington that declarations made by lgorrote chiefs to the mission had been amde at the instance of Ameri ran missionaries. The Igorrotes made forjcloi I Jre 1 ft ii NEGRO PLAYER GETS TWO HOME RUNS IN SAME INNING ALBANY, Ga., June M. Two home runs in one inning w(re made by Ricks, a negro player cn the Thomasville team of the Southeastern Leage, here yesterday aft?rnoon in regulariy scheduled game between two negro teams, Albany and Thomasville. CASTONIA MINISTERS STRONGLY CONDEMN POOL ROOM ORDINANCE Ministers of Many Denomina tions Deplore Recent Pool Room Legislation by the City Council Heartily En dorse Course Pursued by (he aily Gazette. (inslonia ininist re; ii lilmg I l r 1 1 u :i t to. I to tin churches and sevei.il d the city and county re-pi rial rail of the president M blisters Asniii iy t ion a (Sunday school room of t terian chinch Monday in at !) :.l(l o 'clock, to ilw.ii ccntly enacted by the ( 'ouiicil ( inn erning pool i dances. Besides acting personal convictions the ed the sentiments, ot -church neople in (ias!. -p, I Hill .1 t :ie ( , .- id nut in ie I ' '1-1 I': iriiin. .1 ,iii s h-gislaU, ( .l do!; , oiiis and j Upn.l t .,. II m i a is . r i-. I t!i. M li i . unit . ( 1 1 '. . i . : i when with very little discus-ion li.ev uitaiii inously and heartily endors-.l the foihuv ing resolutions looking to the fe. aj .d the ordinance as passed ,v tli,- ( m (-'ouneil and the abollsiiil,. at of r. i ;lr lie dance hall: "Hesolved, by t he .a t I: ia M I n i -t , I s Association, in special M'.sim. :ol.!e I. that We deplore Hie recent ac n.,, ,, I he I Ity on ii i-1 1 m reducing Ih,- t:, in pool I'" room:! and creating longer hours f r time of oiierating, and that we. tin resciil.'if ive ministers of various rei denomiua t ions of the eitv, mo-t r- !!i n lep- fully request the menib,is 'oiim il to res iud sn id e. t silch restrictions around tli . f ... the plllllle jlool rooms that llev i operate in (iastonia; and forth..-, that we heartily endors,, the cni'-e (.i-iie. by the (iazette, which has our loll sup port. We take this actio,, f, r fie t lowing reasons: I. That pool room,., n,.-t no legilim-iti' need. 1!. Because of quest 1 1 ua Id,. m .h..;;.'" ment and immoral tendencies t, v .'. an ev il influence in the coiiiiiiuui' c .'!. Becauso they have been h.ri lot'.oc ''ebarrcd with general satisfaction. t. Because there is no popular d ai an I ': them, but public son'iiMciit is ,, ,- W he.h.ia lie it that vm licenses ( Siguc.i gly oppiwcd to th. r operatn. further re so I in uost the 1 i by Ih M 1 1 v. ii at ion of in (ni-tonr for public dances in w. H ami ti:i; l Dallas J. ti. ( . w w T A. W h .1. .1. 1 1 KN Phl.'l . I I I; WILLI. MS( BLACK. BAliKF.TT. . b'OBBIN.'s. KIN';. M' AN I'd 1(1 1 . ALBIf KMII' L(); McLA i N. (.ALLOW A V OILLLSPII Pi ASHEVILLE FROWNS ON PUBLIC DANCE HALLS In Obedience to Demand o." Folk City Commissioners License Them. a Lot Refuse of to Asheville, June 1.".- I ill Asheville will be no they are outlawed for months. Spirited debati iblie . I., ll. e , At 1. lUAl tlM rta.ned ills ast Ive tin more the cut. city commissioners tin Ill ruing at an open hearing held in courtroom . Alocates the mainicip.,! of the public ........ ii,,,, tm,, einiiu iii.-ir nancing only entertains the youth of-fhe land . I. ..... ... I !.. .1 I . . : ,i . not but that public dame hall iff ird an op portuuii.v for recreation. Opfjli the halls contended that they productive of moral good and tli hellb are it ; ' !' H i oi not u. .g people should liud other forms ,,f at ion The war on dance halls ! e;;,,, ,, est here last ,vk vvh.-u the b .aid . cons of the First Baptist ehur. ! tinned the city commissioners ,,,,1 cense (he halls for the m xt fiscal This petition was followed bv ot Ih irom various churches and v. mm u ' gani.ations. all of which have eon ed the public ball . Cy , h,,,0 I ;j conducted a revival here. ent,,,d fight and find broadsidi-s into the t.r ...i.-, ... .. i i i . 11,11 k ' '. the amp lb " ' s mm nuiini rerain ?le jn comparnl the dame hall c, ,). ,,) which statement has bmugh fo,th digiiatinn from several .idvoc.-Hes of dance hall. Statements that dance in ll.e proprietors would conduct tin Chimney Rock, Ifeiulcrsonv ilh by phnes were offered in an induce the comnision is to patronage in Asheville, but of Th abolitionists had the bi gation on hand this morning. halls a el i . ft'..' l.-a v.- LEFT COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS WORTH S2.00O.000 (By The As-sociateii Presa. CHICACO, June H -A colb-t! f paiutiugs alued at marly J'.(iihmmio form the bulk of the estate ,,f Mrs. Kvaliiie M. KimUill,' su year old widow of William W. Kimball, piano manufac turer, h died here vt sterda v . It is thought thi,e art treasures may taken to the Chicago Art Institute rotDer, Irving H. Cone, of Li.s An - ," m "le "UI.V surviving r-iarivc. Dr. C. (Bv tn C. Brown Dead. A ssoc 11 ea ithi 1 (iREKNVILLK, S. ('., June 1-1 . Dr. C ('. Broun, for 4(1 years one of the leading Baptist ministers of South Carolina, died in Richmond, at 5:l.'i o '- - k this morning, aceordiuc t rm-ssa re-eiviat h-?4 I IT IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE SENATE WILL ADOPT PORTER RESOLUTION PASSED BY HOUSE W AMIINCTON, June 14. Whether' the Senate will accept 1 he I'nrter peace r, sol lit i. mi . passed late yesterday by the IloiiM', n.s a substitute lor the Knix res olution already adopted by the Senate, was an uncertain cpu'stitui today. Fail ure to accept would send the whole ipies tiiin to conference but as lenders in both branches of Congress have declared their intention of holding out lor their re xpectixe measures then' was iio indica tion that a speedy agieemeii t would be reached Adopti f the I'oiter i epilation, which would terminate the state of war with (rermaiiy ami Austria Hungary, came after two days of hard lighting but the Mite was decisive, 4l democrats STOLEN SILVERWARE IS IN PROSECUTION'S HANDS (By Thn Assoelfttd Press.) l.K I, LA 1 I. () .foil.. 1 l - M,:.r ware, K.fln'i leelared by Mrs. Kva Catherine to have been stolen on the niiht h. i husband, Daniel P. Kaber, was mur .bred, was today in 1 he possession of ( oiinty Prosecutor Stanton. It was re covered last night from the home of a! woman fortune teller, who said it was placed tin-re by Mrs. Kaber three days b. foie Kaber was stabbed to death two yea is ago by alleged hired ussasMiis . Mrs. Kaber, her mother, Mrs. Mary llriekel her daughter, Marian McArdle, and Mrs. Krininia Colavito, a midwife, are under iud let incut for lirst degree murder in connect ion with Kubel's death. . The tin. ling of the silverware is de c la red by Prosecutor Stanton to be a moiig the most important developments of the case thus far, as Mrs. Kaber has said it was stolen by the murderers of her husband. Following her arrest in New Sink, Miss McArdle is said to have told officers there that her mother re moved the silverware after Miss McArdle plied open the Iguffet door. Another important development in the opinion of Prosecutor Stanton is an al b ged stab ment by the daughter of the fortune teller that she was ill Mrs. Ka her 's home when Mrs. Kaber gave a dl anion I ring and a watch which belonged! to her husband to a Jiian as part pay ment of a fee be claimed for committing the murder. The fortune teller ami her daughter corioboiated a previous stateiicut of; Mrs. Cola.ito that Mrs. Kaber had giv ' en them an envelope containing $,0II. This, they said, Mrs Kaber directed be given to Mrs. Colavito, who was to pay the assassins . RIOTING CAUSES DISORDER IN BELFAST STREETS ", By The Aasociar.e.1 rreaaj Ulil.l'Asr, June It. Rioting, aceom panic. I by heavy revolver and rifle firing, was ii newed in the Clifton itrcet area ot tin., (ity iarl,v today. In a ut hoi itat i v i circles it was asserted that the rioting was organized by republicans for the purpose of , i, vent ing the visit of King lieiirge to Belfast on June to attend the stale opening of the I'lster pallia-oe-n ;. liiisiiuss in. n going to the center of the city tiom the suburbs this morning at eight o Vim k found themselves in the inid-t of a riot in Clifton street. The inter of the disorder was adjacent to the I'lster militaiy headquarters, which is flanked by North (jueeu street and the ( arriek Hid republican areas. Denizens .I these districts waited for shipyard n o: kei s, and opened fire. Staid top hatted merchants dodged lb. nit amid living bullets, and one news paper man had a v. ry narrow escape, as a lamp post benimi which he had sought shelter was struck by ballet-:. Steuogia ph.-r- tied, s, reaming, fiom the battle .one, and lra.n cars, with their passen gers lying Hat on the thiols, dashed past at re. oi d speed. Policemen were hurried to the scene, but tne riding continued for suae time, although at a nune subdued pace. W'orlh sip.!, adjoining lioval avenue, with the Shankhill dilsriet, was swept by bullets from Carri-k Hill and Milllield.' Several tin. ii-. 1 1 1 I shipyard workers an 'o lav. ic i n kept froin their the not. leport p.. bv CARPFNTIER EXPECTS TO LAND FIRST K. 0. LICK (By The Associated Press, j MANIIASSKT. V V., June II. ieorges Carpeiitnr. whea he meets Jack D--:npey July exp.-. t to land the first telling piiioii. In a conversation today wi'h .his friend niel adviser. Captain M.i det. he said that he would dlii Denip sey if the latter mad'' one single mistake. I I..- challengei . Captain Mallet -ii !. ' ' .s not afraid and thinks that he 'I. as better than all even chance to win. If w ill 111 guess, a clear cy0 and a deadly livh' haii I coupled wi'h speed and etidur-a:-,' can win, i.eorg.s thinks he will be the world ' champion. In the tiL'hf wi'n Benharlier Wells I per-oi'a'iy ttio .ght taat lieorg-s wonhl b,. bit.".. I to a pulp and adiied Des- a 'n;.s not to consent to the match. F!ut eorges s,. tie. I the whole thing in the Very n.irh he bad spoken with icgards tf t he I 'eilipS. y tight. ' ' GASTON I A MAN ADDRESSES METAL TRADES MEETING. Forty Memben Fiom All Parts of South Are Attending Convention. Asheville. June Li. An address by iboige U Cocker, of (iastonia. at the annual banquet at the Battery Park ho te! prin-d to be one of the outstanding features of the fourth annual convention of the Southern Metal Trades Assoeia-j t ii.ii. which opened here today. Ther' are about 40 members in at tendance from all parts of the south and reports by officers showed the associa tion to be iu splendid condition, both fi nancially and from the jHUiit of results' HCOmrihjjbi.J., republicans tor a ti -t ;, I favor as against HI op posing. Only one republican, liepre sontative Kelly, of Michigan, voted a gainst the resolution. All attempts to amend the measure failed The Kmrx resolution differs from the Porter i -ecoliit ion in that it would repeal the declaration of war. Opponents have claimed that congress ought not to re peal the war declaration as it might be regarded as a repudiation of the war it self. Iebate on the Porter resolution centered chiefly about the ipiestion of whether American rights would be prop erly safeguarded. The House was not in session today, having adjourned until tomorrow. SHRINERS HAVE BIG FARADE IN DES MOINES DKs MOINKS. June H sand Shrineis, garbed in al the color world, passed ii today before F.lli.s Lewis ( Taeoma, Wnshn., imperial - Ten thou the tints o'f review here arretson, of potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order. Nobles of lb, Mystic Shrine The parade was point of numbers ed a meeting of tb lie oi the largest in lieh has ever featui shrine imperial conn cil. which opened its Moines t his morning . sessfcuis in Des The line of march was four miles long. The marchers were I temple of Des Moines, pci ml . ..inn il, with A Taeoma, Waslui., and d by Za (ia hosts to the Fili temple Alee temple Zig mi of of of will the hav no Sa v aunah, ( in . , t he Krnest A . ('utts, of home temple Savannah, who lie elected imperial potentate of Shrine at the Des Moines meeting, ing places of honor as escorts of 1 h penal divan. The imperial loiuicjl will be in session for three days. All of the I I temples of the order are represented, including delegations from Panama, Hawaii and Mexico ( 'ity . The chief business before the council is the decision on the proposed national Shrine hospital St. Louis. Mo., is recommended as the site of this instil u tion . EFFORTS TO PREVENT BREAK BETWEEN TWO FACTIONS OF IRISH DKN VKIf, Colo., Ji pre t cut a widening of i he I 1. Efforts to breach bclM.-cu two factions of Irish sympathizers among the delegates was being made to day at the opening of the second session of the forty first annual convention of the American Federation of Lab ar. j Advocates of Irish freedom, it was learned, at a mass meeting lasl night appointed a committee which was at tempting to draft a. resolution that would be Satisfactory to both the extreme ninl couservativii groups of the assemblage. When this rommittep started to work, T. J. Vin.l, of Chicago, secretary of the labor bureau of the American Commis si, in of Irish Independence served notice that two "official resolutions of the Irish: llepuhlic'' must be incorporated iu their resolution, or he would act independently in presenting the documents to the con tent ion. The "ofliciul resolutions" called for a boycott, not only on British made goods, but 011 all products made by Lug lish capital, and 'the boycott of British, insurance companies and similar business organizations. Appointment of a committee of three by the Federation to 111 operate with the British trades unionists to bring pressure on the English government to re.-ogmi lieland and to withdraw troops from the country was also asked. Mr. Vind declared that the re-nlut ions were drawn by "high officials of the Irish republic.'' but declined to state whether Eainonn de Valera, "President of the Irish liepublic," had taken pail in their drawing. A large faction of the d-legntes have innoiiiicisl opposition to the "otli.iai resolutions" ,-n,, have plesented to the committer- :l re-iolutioii demanding recog nition i f the Irish by the l'nited States, withdrawal of British troops from Ire land, and re payment by England of the t'J.iN'fi. '. 1 loaned to her by the Tinted States. Four other resolutions of similar character have- also been sub mitted. 'Ille d' legates opposing the boy.-, tr resolution declared that it would be det rimental to the labor movement and an .iff rout to ttie members of the f.-.J.-r.i :. who are connected with local unions .. Canada. Any resolution 1 mbo. lying a boycott, they asse t. will be dcfentcl on the floor of (In- convention. Miss Katie Lee Lewis, of Pallas, .i'dned a party this morning en mute to Berkeley, Cal . to attend the summer .school at the I'niversitv of California. The party traveling on No. 1:7 numbered some 7.") or Nd teachers of the Slate. Mr. .1. H. Workman, of Cherryville, also .joined iht. party here. BIZZY BEAR SAYS: Fair tonight and Wednesday; some- j ing wbat cooler.. I 5 joining with tin of .'((if) votes in W.C. WILKINSON, OFSTATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION TALKS ROADS TO COUNTY Is Guest of Honor at Dinner Tells of Plans of State Com mission to Develop Good Roads in North Carolina Compliments Gastonia on Its Country Club. Mi in. ml sioll guest glV.l, enint: puipo Wilkinson, of Churlottc, S'ab- Highway Comuiis iih Histiict, was the an informal diuneT ii.'iy club Momlay ev- tuig was held for the a. -mg giHid roads in this ' ' .noliaa. The board i-s,niers wen- present an .1 ll ' to, h tb I i'lie n I a. iv., of ,1 v .,n. "IMIi of CO in ill .Mr Hpcec sl rat ( with Slate ca 1 e . I gllest.s. Wi'kin.. of the e n 11 ,i'ie the priucioal 1 . veiling. In view of tho l"ui he holds iu connection id building forces of till) r Is cere listened to with 'un and nubstance of what i" the his e. The said w , I.e St bv is ti; it any county in tho a.tlv the roads oi nla.l te , odd g .1 isplay 'i:g the 1, roper ((..(,,.pI1n with four phalt Mr the state authorities. "There are Opes ot load,, wai reuife, sheet ab- 'em, ; slab and bitulithic". said Wilkinson, and the ( iaston-t .'leve- land hiK in. 1 to I. y and the road from Gasto bit ui will be two of the ln-nt lo.ols 1 be f. m i aiivnberc iu the United -! a!-o the road from tat. - ill,-, a goodly whare money i, coming to West " '"'i. and I think the 1 II net its proportionate Sta'e- s. ('hailolle ,. Of Ih. Stat era 01th sixth ,b t. I t part . ' M 1 . U'i 1 k iiiso tic as to the ,,-, mnimtaii.s I nun "c. asioa ot' a 1, is highly enthusias 's for roads to tho tins cut M'ctbn. On the v is.it to Alleghany county, Mr. V 1 Kiiisoi, si .i, . heard 1,, from the Carolina mountain cited .111 of J.'i.iiiii cheese hu a, irons icpiests for openings m en. lain- to the Piedmont eiiiis 'the producer in the wan' a market, he said. He Mm, j Ie of wfh ri' one shipment t inlays and .-,11,11110 piUJ8 0f ''"' '" Tennessee for lack of roads f i ii ies " Tho .e I. ate and centers 11. 1 1 I'' "ant to come to Char- (iastonia and the industrial arby, be ause thev know tliea,. .lac lord a l'ikiiI market for tlinip pro.lu.4'. They this M-ctioii, " , Mi. VVilhin.sa an- anxious to get into dare, I Mr. Wilkinson. 1 paid hieh tribute to tin (i.islon county eoinililssioilers le- cause ol their phndiil showing before the State llighw; ill Halelgh . oininission recently All those who heard Mr. Wilkiuton w re mi b impressed with his earnest ness and desire to fulfill the duties of his posi I i ,n . Mr. .1. II. Separk presided over the meeting. Dunng the evening short talks were made by Messrs. T. L, Craig, P. W. (iarlaml. c. C. Armstrong, R. O. lfankiu, If. K. Haveiiport, W. T. Han kin, c. K. lint, -hi. on, H . a. Query, K. li. Kay and S. M . Robinson. ne of the mas; interesting speakers f the no, 1 ng ,vas Mr. W. J. Fuilertoii, K-idg'-w I, .. J., ;tnd New- Vork. Mr, Kiillerioii was n. gin'.st of Mr. Wilkin son, coining .,,, r iruni Charlotte with, him. Mr. I u 1 n rtnii is president of tho' Citizens Nation',! Hank, of Jidi?e-oo.l and is this s. Ue I'll. s an. 1 , excelh have . tow II, Vo, , proper mend spirit been , bl en 1 you (j., . mile 1 conge. ton:. 1 ; M. s conn; v 111 pi. -alii':- inteies.ed in textile industries in tion o;' North Carolina. I"'kt. in high praise of the excej nut maiMte, ed at this meetings lipliim nt. , I the eoiiiiiiuuity on its 1: dub uoiiM' and pruperty. l,We -milar institution in my homo it is m t as nice us yours here, ive a wonderful resource in this y. An din r thing I want to com- in y.,11 pe,,,. is the community yon p,,ss, ss. if this meeting hail u:l, d in my lawn, there would have uilv half the number present that .ve In i- . Tie y jnSt would not have "'I i, moding of this sort. I .tibale "i mi this spirit in Oas a i.d 1 1 . s : 0 u county. ' ' -r-. Ih.i.nport and Kankiu, of the coii,m;.,-,ioucis, told of the plans -. -ect t.y the coiiiinissioners for : an 1 i"ii far road bonds to sup ' w-.i k ol the State commis Ih y b, spok,. th earnest support I iy a I e it iens. W . I", liankiii compared conditions ';"'" '' tue present time with is-.1 . .;n years ago, when he and s i.- . .in ,11.-1 11 of the board rodo 1:.' - "i U'i. ,- ISeud iu sulkies, ' i rough roads and wearing "'' 111 the red lnudholes. Ue ' " 1: '. rin! advances made in t 1 I'lorida because of the roads " ': He said thut Wester 11 v 1 1 - s . . iild be made the play : "i fhe s, nth Atlantic States if ) ma -is opening up to the moun- I'leme slOll. "t all Mr. ill tie c to p., ii UIM-- ut !i elt, d 1!-, .-: I'l t , : Xi.rt!. ih, I! t:k stressed the impor g perruaneut and endur- - i Hi M:. IVT" I ind -'.v i ' . 1 1 The ti;! ,1 wii; , .h. I. Hutchison said that roads 1 ' 'i-rioa of a country's progress iopm, ut. (lood roads go along piogies.s of .,ny people, ing as staged was a wonder- - 'i r a !s ia Oastoa county and b ubt be productive of much BURS ALEXANDER DROWNED IN CATAWBA SIVEK SUNDAY charlotte, June 13. Bur Alexander, trivial old i.au of J. F. Alexander, ot Steel Crc k, was drowned in the Cataw ba river n ar S'eel Creek school Sundajr 'afternoon a lout 4 o'clock. The body was rei ave'e l this afternoou.' onng Alexander, who' could not swim, had been wading ia a creek Bear : its mouth lie uua alone at the time. The point whore he entered the ereek the water is only knee derp, towards the mouth, however, tins depth is 10 or 12 ; feet deep, where it empties into the ("a towf.i . . . 1 ' The hoy bad taken his uncle across th i river in a boat. lie tied the boat ia the 1 1 reck upon his return to the Metklea ' burg tide. . - - ' His father and friends found his elottt- lying on the tank at the creek jtLoul o''lif! Sn.'t'hT afterii'.Kitl,, - t 1
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
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June 14, 1921, edition 1
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