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' . ' . ' - ..... , ,. . GAZETTE mi Local, Cotton 18' Cents GASTONIA, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 7, 1922. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS VOL. XLlH. NO. 6. V T7 A fY nT i II Weather: Rain ' : t. . , ; . . OA5 - PHISCILLA MILL IS DISSOLVED BY Restraining Order Issued by Judge Ray on No vember 29 Dissolved - Denies Motion For Re- ' ceiver - Affair Is in Same Status as Before In junction Was Issued. ' The order niudje by Juflgo Hay on the! 2Sth day or November, 1921, r cstraining , the Prwcilla Spinning Company and its ' officers from selling Ibo stock for tin- j paid ealU was heard by Judge Harding in Chambers, in CHarlotte n.iay ; oy consent of attorneys for I , M. rau v mm, 11. Winchester Rankin' and Harry . BlvuforO, plaintiffs. The Priscilla Spin jiinjr Company and Mr. J. II. Mares " Jled separate urUwere denying-the alle gations of the complaint aud affidavit on which Juttgo Kay issued rest raining or- ' der, and alleged that instead of having ix-ea -wasteful and extravagant In elect ing the mill plant, they had been able to aave the' stockholders at least $100,000 in V the cost of the plant, cornered with the estimated cost at the time the stockhold ers ,in March, 1920, ordered it built. V The officers also dented having know ingly accepted subscriptions from insolv- i . ent persons and set up tliat if the plaiut ' iffs would pay their unpaid assessments ' . instead of annoying and hampering the officers of the company in collecting them, the mill would have more than esjuugh funds to pay me mmi umuui.i it owes, without making any additional the stockholders. The mil! mid its officers also contended tha tlt mill wasiot insolvent or in dange I " finv insolvency, and took the posi ' w.n that, if a receiver were appointed it would be his first duty to collect tin . iinnai.1 assessments and if necessary, ti ' sell the stock of those subscribers who . . had not paid their assessments, as the mill attempted to do. The defeuduuta .offered affidavits of largo mill constrction men denying any wastefulness of extravagance, and con- grniulating the mill on getting the char acter of plant it i getting oto low a ' coat and at such a great saving. The plaintiffs offered no affidavits in i support of their motion for making the restraining order permanent and for the appointment of a reeeiver, . and after pieauings naa iM. uuu.m-, , , i recognized as one of the best chorus ilaiutiffs statwl e had no argument to .lf,uA(,n anl orchestr directors iu the make at all. Judge Ha nluig having lis- j ,omtr. u to "spend some time ' here timed for about on hour to the emn-' . ... . ... ,.,. ,a;ni nrnivn. plaint,- and the rather lengthy nnl full answer or tlio marina, wnnt ani lidavits offered by the lui'ls, jiromptty ..nnnouneed his lee.tsioa dissolving the temporary restraining order issued by 'Judge Kay and denied the motion for a receiver! ' , ' - This leaves the nnttter where it was before the restraining order was instied. end the offioers of the mill can now pro eeed to take whatever action they deem nwessary, and proper to collect the un- j paid asscssmems. Following is the full text of Judge Harding 'a order: Htate of North Carolina, County of Gai tonf lu tlio Huperior Court. F. M. Fruncum, It. Winonexter Itnn kin and Hnrv Hlmford and all others who desire to; tome in as pnrties plaint iffs in this action, Plaintiffs, vs. Piis :n.. Wttitmiiiiv PAniiinuv J' H. Mitves. t-iiia ...... , , . . President and Treasurer of the I'nsoi!- la Spinning Company, aud J. H. Mayen, i Defendant s. v ! ORDER. ! This, en use coming on to be heard hy consent of counsel for-plaintiffs and de fendants, before' His Honor,-.' W, F. Harding, Resident, Judge of. the 1-11 U Judicial District, at Chambers in Char lotte. N- C.- nt U o'clock A. M. on the sixth day of Janunrt. 1922, the ilaintiffs being represented by their coun iw'i Hon. A. U.,AlanBum, and ine I... ed in naid .cause anj used as affidavits, n nd affidavits. . -.' ' ' v - It Is ordered by the Court that the re- straining ordcf lieretoforc .issiicd in this ease ou the 23th day of November, 1321, by llis IlSnor, J., Bis pay, restraining the defendants front runner anvertihing and selling the sx-k referred to in ther pleadings usil as affhlavitu, be, and the name is hereby dissolrwl, and motion for receiver is denied. ' - W.F.HARDING, Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial Dis- trict. N'' ;' . BUILDERS PREPARE FOR ; . ANOTHER DEADLOCK CHICAGO,-Jan. J.r.usincsi agents of thfvarioiis unions of the Building Trades' 5 Couucil met today to complete plan fot, resumption of the .building deadlock of last summer, following ac tion of the itiuncil last jiight is voting in effect, to reject the Landia wage a wnnia nxtm-inff wartime waaes ; " - . AU union men. with the exception of j the brickluyqrs, and electricians, were J.1o 'be called from all jobs upon which non-union men are working Monday, At " the meeting Jast night the officials of the. bricklayers union opiwscii the walk out.' while the-representative of . th tbe i electrviians' union lid notvote. -. 7 ' ,H this action, is carried out by the council it will mean a tie up of nearly nil building projects upon whndi work vjii stopped by last summer's strike. It will mean further, a proclamation of "War liy unions upon the citizens j committee, .'composed of large financial Aud business interests of Chicago,- whose object is enforcement, of tin' Lnudls awards with ; or w ithout union lalor." . 8trikvs .were railed last Wednesday -on four large construction jobs, the estt lnated eost tif which, is 4l,iK)0,tW0. These will be followed by strikcson ad ilitional eoiistruetioH ' work totalling more than 1 100,000,000, " fendants In-in represented by their I v,n 1 , "i" r'T , . . J counsel F . M , iiliannonliouse, Ki-, and j h.te.y of .ans, derlarrs is exciting Cansler 4 Causler, Ejaa., and having I but not altogether profitable. fi lii-jinl nn rumiduiiit and aimwor fil I She arrived here today from Paris to 1 LIFE OF MARY GARDEN, - . FAMOUS SOPRANO, THREATENED . CHICAGO Jan. 7. Mary, Gar den, famous soprano, today is under police protection after receipt a few day ago of a box containing a pis tol, nie cartridges and a letter threatening her life. In the paste, board carton which contained the cartridges, three compartments vers empty, and the writer aaid the miss ing bulleta were reserved by him for her, adding he 4 hoped'. he would 'soon have the pleasure of seeing your body floating down the Chicago river." .. Charles Fitzmorris, general auper--intendent of police, refused to say , what is being done in the case be Wond the assertion that Miss Garden ViU be protected. v ' loTED CHORUS LEADER COM THIS MONTH Community Service Planning For Training of Both Cho rus and Orchestra Under Mr. Roy Hoffmeister Or- chestra to lioia meeun Monday Evening. ThcV-will bo a meeting of Commun ity Sen ice Orchestra Monday evening at 7 :.10 . o 'clock in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce, at which all inernVrs are urged to be present. At this meetine ureliminary plnns will be inado looking to the earning to Gustonia of Mr. Roy Hoffmeister the latter part of the month. Mr. Hoffmeister, who is tiohs. Community Service is bringing him here without any cost to the com munity and Miss Hciserman, manager of Gnxtnnia Community Service, is exceed ingly anxious Hint all Ga(ouians inter ested in either the orchestra or the chorus work show that interest by attending the meeting of tlusc organizations when mini tln'v mi' railed f. ...;. Ui-an nf tin. fitr am inilobtpd t() MiHlt'nfiSPr,mul for her unremitting (,fforts. to mrc tho services of a lmder of wide experience and anility, Su great is the demand for Mr. Hoff meister ' services that it was no eay jnntter to bring him to GaHtonia. That lx'ing the ease, full advantage should be taken of his services while here. ! LENDING MCNEV TO KINGS IS A COSTLY EXPERIENCE Brooklyn Lady Finds It Excit ing But Not" Altogether Profitable Former King of Albania Is Out of Funds. 4 XKV7 YOUK, Jan. .J Lending mon ey te Kings a privilege yhich doesn't fall to the lot of every one :s an cxpe- ! nence wincn Airs, nooeria AieiiRes v or- soe what the Washington officials could do to aid her in col!ec1ing 500,000 francs which sin' claims to have advanced Prince William, of Weid, who or;-upied the throne of Albania for seven months before the outbreak of tl:e war forced him to flee. "The I'rince renewed his at-iiiiaint- auce witli Mrs. Merges at tie- hotel t or tineutal in Paris," and borrowed 5(M, 00(1 francs from her then," said Captain .1 ' ij. K . K. Jackson, her cousin EoIl 1nink mp too casy." bn.ke ih ; Mrs. -Menges. "You see jie watched jrne win 60.00U francs gamliling at .Mon-' te Carlo, and living in a big rilia there, and all that sort of thing, and he thought I had millions to burn." "He firomised to pay it all in a year,"-Captain Jackson added. "He also promised to make Mrs. Menkes tne unofficial Ambassador of Albauia at Paris, and said he would help her enlist the-aid rff continental police in finding jewels she had lost in America . ' ' "Have jjiii a Toceipt from Prince William t" Mrs Menges was asked. ''You can't 'ask a king for an I. O. L, you know that," she -replied. PLAN NET-WORK OF s - AIR MAIL ROUTES. , WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Develop ment of a nation-wide network of air mail mil routes was advocated today by d rarirll: Shaughenessy, srcoml assisiant w johtinaste general, before the House poKtofficc committee. -He'favored the letting of rontracts for the carrying of all air mail in order to rcleive the gov ernment of the' bunleu of operating routes. ' . . i - Persistent demand is being made by civic organisations and business inter ests, particularly bankers for air mail hi ty ice, other than- the trans-continental foirte now in operation,? Mr, Khaughen essy ikclared. New York and Chicago bankers, he said, have estimated they woulif save $ 100,000 in interest daily if tley were'a'Ie to' exchange their clear ings overnight by faet airidanc service. NJ1CTIBN HAIiUmll IIUMIlliU I l OU imvi v T INSTALUTION OF K. OF P. OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT 1 , of Pythias to Hold Public V Meeting Music and , Re I fresh men ts on Program. . j Oast on ia Lodge, No, 53, Knighta of rythis, will hold the regular installation Jhf oflieeri next Monday night, January 9. A full and complete program has been preiared. I'ythiahs from over Gas ton and surrounding counties to 'the number of 300 or 400 are expected to attend. W, M. Lyles, of Charlotte, will make the principal address of the eve ning. The exercises beam' at 7:30 o 'clock, The program for the everting is as fol lows: " f Invocation Rev. J. C. Galloway, D. v, : . , Music -;''. Flag ceremony, . . . Address W. M. Lyles, Grand Keeper of Kccords and beat. i Music. 1 Ittatallation of officers by Cram Vice Chancellor, It. G. Cherry. Chancellor Commander, W.' G. Gas ton. Vice Chancellor, Claude B. Woltz. rrclnte, O. 8. Hope. - Master of Work. 'A. B. Goforth. Keeper of Cetords and Keal, W. L. Purslcy. j Master of Finance, K. B. Denny. ' Master of Excheuer, James Hracy. Master of Arms, Kodger Gricr. Inner Guard, W. L. Morris. "Outer Guard, J. M. Underwood. Charge to Officers and Members of the Lodge J. II. Ilendcrlite, V. D. - Music. Story of Damon and Pythias. Muxie. Itefrenhments. Benediction, Eev. H. H. Jordan. SITYB.Y. P. li. UNION ELECTS 1922 OFFICERS At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the City B. Y. P. U. Union held in the parlor of the Armington hotel, Thursday evening the following officers were elected for the year of 1922, name ly: E.' H. Denny, president; T. A. Graham, vice-president Raymond Long, treasurer; Miss' Madge btyers, secre tary; It. F. Littlejohn, chorister; Mrs. B. Cappa, pianist; Miss Mary" Kate Poole, librarian; Rer. T. H. King, B. Y. P. U pastor; H. O. Eisenhower, re porter; advisory board Mr. Early, of Calvary Baptist church; D. B. Stroup, of South Marietta Street Baptist church ; W, D. Davis, of Loray Batisl church; A J. Saunders, of hast Baptist church W. LyU -Smith, if First Baptist church, T ip next meetinir of the union will be held Thursday nieht. Jsnuniv 19th. at, 7:30 p. m. at Calvary ehureh. At that meeting a demonstration program will be put on hy the senior union, section A, of the r'irst Baptist church, led by Prof. Kay Armstrong. All members in the eity arc urged to be present. TO ELIMINATE "GRADE CROSSINGS ON FEDERAL HIGHWAYS ' Bv The Associated fresa., WA.S1IINGTUN, Jan: 6. Grndo crossings will be eliminated wherever possible, and replace with bridges or underpasses on all roads of the Federal Aid Highway fystem to he const ructi-d under the Federal highway act, the Bu reau of Public Koads of the Department of Agriculture announced today. This policy, tho announcement stated, is re ceiving the approval of State and rail road oflicinls and has been endorsed by the American Association of tstato High way Otlicials. Important roads, many of which at present cross and recross railroad ut grade, hereafter will be built entirely on one side of the railroad, even though this increases the cost of construction, or, if crossings are unavoidable or justified by local interests, the road will be designed to pass over or under the track, tho-vail roads, in most instances of this kind. bearing half the cost of building tho bridge or underpass. STATUE OF JOAN OF ARC WAS UNVEILED FRIDAY (By The Associated Press. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The statue of Jeanne D'Arc presented by the women of France to the women of Amer ica an exact copy of the famous etatue that stands in front of Kheims cathedral was to be unveiled here today ly Mrs. Warren fl. Harding, assisted by Mine Jules Juwcrand, wife of the French Ambassador. A ceremonial proirram in eluding addresses hy fci-cretarj' Weeks, -M Jusserand and Mm. George Maynam,, Miner, president of the Daughters of the American Revolution, had been ar- ranged for the unveiling on the site do- rotted bv the Government in Meridian lliHPark. ..,-'-", . - .JTttZZZZTZZZ A11UAU &UUHL3S r UK WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA! ASHtVILLE, Jan. fi. The moun- tain metropolis is to have an annual community kirmess designed eventually i mar i mi wi. npiirm ouiia,vnru- lina, according to plans launched by the, local Rotary club. The last week of June will see the first kirmess under Ro tary auspices, it was unanimously de cided by the club in session at the Bat tery Park hotel for weekly luncheon. Inclusion of the band of Cherokee In dians upon the govnrn'ment reservation nearby it expected to add a unique and interesting touch to the proposed gala nffair infeflded to mean to thU rntirc section -what the Mardi Grts meami to New Orleans, the Rose Festival to Los Angeles, and the . Gasparilla' week to Tampa. Talent from Oteen and Kenil worth publie health hospital will be re cruitej to give variety to th season of games, vaudeville, mnsieal attractions and noveitii-a of all svrts. THE WEATHER ; North Carolina probably rain tonight! and Sunday, no change in temperature. ' OR; CHARLES EATOS TO jSFEAK President of American Educa , ttonal Association and Great Authority on Indusrial Rela : , tions. ' . ' -.. First nottsl speaker of the new year for the membership of the tustoaia Chamber or Commerce will ie J'r. unas. A. Eaton, president of the AmericairEd- I ucational As8o-ition and one of the greatest authorities in the world on in- ! dustrial relatims. He will address the i memlH-rship" Friday night, February 17, arrangements having been closed for the I address this morning at a meeting -f j the steering committee. President H. A. , RobiuHOU. Vice Presidents Wale vS. i Buice and R. Grnily Rankin, together with Dim-tor Ira R. Hayes, iJ the De pailmeut of Industrial Affairs. Mr. TrezcVMUt, representing Dr. Eaton, was present. . , . Dr. Eaton has an international repu tation us a 'brilliant Kcaker and his ad dress will be one of the best ever heart r by the membership of the chamber of commerce. The officers are well piens csl over being able to secure him for the engagement here. KROUT IS BOUND OVER " UNDER BOND OF $7,500 Alleged Check Flasher -and Forger Waives Examination i . in City Court and -Is Bound 1 Over to Superior Court. I W. C. Krout, alleged dusk flasher i nml fdrorer. twho was brought back from I Atlimta to Onstonia to face trial for ' j forging chtH-ks ou three Gastonia lnks, jtln-ough his counsel, John li. Carpenter, i waived preliminary bearing in tlia re eorder s court this morning, lie was liouuil-over to court under u bond of $2, 500 in eaeh euse of tho three luniks' mak ing a total of 17,500. He was remand ed to the Gaston county jail to await tri al at the next erm of Huston County Su jerior Court, which convenes Monday. January 16." KIWANIS LADIES NIGHT ' NEXT TUESDAY Next Tuesday night, January 10, at 7:30 o'clock, the Gastonia Kiwanis Club will hold its 1111 mm I Ladies Night meet ing, which promises to be one of the most enjoyable occasions of its kind ever given under the auspices of the club. As !a result of the membership contest which closed recently, the banquet will bo giv- n uy ine uerenu-n team, m umi-j .ur. 'nmeron II. Williams was captain. All "e-imieuts for the event are in the In. .i .f n committee of which Mr. Wil liams 1 -hairmaii . Ear It ii.,:-iber of the club is entitled to bring bis wife or other lady guest, and in addition several guests will be invited by the club. Among the guests to whom invitations liave lieen extended are Mr. J. Thomas Arnoll, of Spartanburg, for mer District Governor and now Interna tional trustee, PiHtriet Governor W. 15. Merrimon, of Greensboro, the presidents of tho Charlotte ami Spurtaiiburg clubs and others. The program for the event will not be announced In-forehand, but will include a number of excellent musical numbers to be rendered by a special iuartet com posed of Miss Marie Torrem e, Mrs. 1). H. Williams, Mr. Lacy Adams and Mr. Perk Thompson. The Kiwanis ipiartet will also have a part on the program, and there will be colos by Miss Torrence'and Mrs. Williams. Other luindwrs on the program nre being kept in reserve by the committee as n sur prise. The meeting will be held in the Baptist annex and the supper will be served by the ladies of the First Bap- fist church LIFE OF PROHIBITION COMMISSIONER THREATENED. (Py Thp Associated St.t CHICAGO. Jan. 7. A police guard met Cnited States Prohibition Commis sioner I'oy 11. Haynes at the Prnnsylvn nia station this morning when he arrived from Washington, because of threats of death against him. During his stay in Chicago Mr. H.iynes will be kept miller coiiNfant guard of polii-e mid a six-iial squad of iirohilntinii agents. Jle mil remain uu jil Monday and v. ill lead in , . , I 1 . :l clean up I n reecMed by ning Ins . lea h, . of the city. r-,cven letters nave lice the Commissioner threaten ii(WHible injure and a bomb attack j Ail were postmarked Chicago and their j source is now being investigated. j j . APPEAL FOR FOOD i FOR WEST VIRGINIA MINERS j (By Tl.e Associated Press.) mi . nf t.amI ... - . . I I .lll,r..MO, . a.,.j.iii. i. Tii.ni,,, ti,..t thn "miner cr.-ive iiniil it , mrt ,iuring the war," and rxprrsving i ,i,n that it "won't hurt ron to ! jift now." the Kanawha Vallev f cntral Ijlli bor I'uioii today a rq Milled or donation of food, dothinz and nmn-1 ey to alleviate nutTcring in ifiiii.-i minina fields. West Yir-tta. "Make vour contribution to the Mif- ferinr women nnd children today." tviid I the apiM-al. " D-lav will increase t.ieir i . ft jnnsety." PREPARES FOR INEVITABLE RESUMPTION OF TRAFFIC OMAHA, NEB, Jan. 7. Ap proximately $10,000,000 will be spent by the Union Pacific Railroad this year on new equipment. to take care of the "inevitable resumption of traf fic," it was aanouaced today. ''. Four thousand five hundred box cars hare been ordered, according to tbe announcement Of this number 1,000 will te steel automobile cars and the rcit jenejal service cars. nC VAICD4e HERE FEB. 17UL VrtLLllrt 0 CLOTHES SET TO MUSIC y FOS YOUNG MEN JAZZEBS NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Clothes set to music, especially created for young men who can't resist the lure of the jazz, are on exhibition at the convention here of the American De signers' Association. High waists, braids and satin pipings are . out standing attractions of the new terpsichorean garments, the genius of the designer apparently having been concentrated on the efforts to fashion them in keeping with the gaiety and frivolity of the dance. The coat ia natty and ia calculated to hypnotize the most exacting of the lightt'ooted youth, who revel in jazi. Tne artificial waint is three inches above normal. Three buttons, close together, adorn the upper part of the coat just above the chest line, the pockets are fancy and high and trim med with braid; and the cuffs are nar row turnbacks. The backs of the coats have inverted plaits, finished with a silk crowfoot. Predominating colors are black, blue and dark brown. SUPREME COUNCIL TO CONSIDER QUESTION OF GERMANY'S REPARATIONS British Delegates Satisfied at, Scheme For an International Conference With Germany and Russia Paris Is Disap pointed and Skeptical. CANNKS, FHANCK, Jan. 7, The Allied Supreme Council pluniu'd to be gin consideration of the question of Germany's reparations today, in an at mosphere somcuhnt cleared by its deci sion to get together with Kusxin and Germany in an international, financial and economic conference, -' The Belgian delegation has announced that it will i'pist on Belgium's priority to S,.")00,000.(i00 gold marks of tho Ger man reparations. This is regarded as an important oustncle to the British plan, ,l.i..l. 4 i... lun..l. v .i;u...iU.,t 4.. .iMv.i i in pan. Both the Belgians and the Ireneh are opposed to a moratorium for Germany, provided the diflerence is made up by de - liveries of rejiarntiojis) inkind. The Brit- isii stick to their proposal to reduce the total payments duo this year from 2,000, 0110,000 gold marks to 300,000,000 murks on condition that materials be delivered to the value of 2.00O.O00.000 irold marks. At this rate it will take fivo years to I equivalent to 642 of the 25c stock. Our pay off the ptiority claimed by the Bel-1 earnings for the year have been, $24, gians, and France will have to ttnit that K22.57. Total expenses have been $4,- t I. M - ...... i. i li I ?H7 1 V tli ii y wlimviiwr tint rn intra tf iuiik ntriore receiving iiny hum m nn. It Is antii inated that tho British dele- gates in their satisfaction over tbe sue- ce of their scheme for an international economic conference, with tha Germans and KiiKsiauK. will endeavor to fiiKl some ! cancellations . of indebtedacsK, 17,20!).-compromist- in regani to reparations that! 20. Profits paid out during year have will satisfy both the French and the Bel- been l0,lt5.4.", and net-nfita stand jjijino, lag to credit of sttH-khohlers now are j 42,no).97 on our book which do not PARIS COMMENT. I include some nrrcarit interest due tho PARIS, .Inn. 7. Disappointment 1 association. The per centago earnings and skepticism wen' the mildest cmo-ihavc been 15 14 per eent, which to the tions around in France by the- first stockholder with no taxes on his invest day's developments ut tho upremc! ment, is scarcely earned by any other in- fVlinoil iir,.h.ii,.n ; 1'unn.M 4 1 1. 1 iri , tr i m IT 11 1 Hill With 1'fllllll Nil r VlinfllS flLrillllSI rrT I,- 'that lieenuse he wanted to be honest with from the ..res, comnumt. L'l-.slair. which loss , . tl,e American people he had told Boland i generally .redded w.th representing Tho most gratifying fact of all to lo ,.t !,, kllw i,c f0uld not secure th I rcimer Pnand anys: jour mnretary and treasurer is that we; Mated republic" which was Ireland' ''Mr Lloyd George has apokeii. He! have not a single dissatisfied stockholder j,,,,,,, but that llis fst(.rnal as80riJltio had,, he wsj and the r.-presentatives of , far as he knows. Our assoi-uition ad- 1:(n ROu)(1 ive Iru,and compict, indc Ihe Allies follow as a subject follows the heres to the mutuality prim inle. abso- f i ........ hypnotist. A he had announeed lie , Riiburdinated the question of reparations; to that of the recount ruction 'of Kurepe ', so that Germany can find in Bmwla the ' money she owe., u. It is a well known proceeding. It is that followed by all financial adventurer. When lhe com . ii-, ,1. . , . panv is unalile to meet us oliligations a! new one is formed iu which th6 capital .1. . .ii i.. j i OI K i..- ' . T "V " ' V." . V . DI'IIII'Ni n niiiiai H7 (lint, iidiaii-f tt( ' French premier m:iv exchnnjre clews on the reconstruction of Europe with nine and Dr. Wirth. Meanwhile, fiie in-' habitants of our so-called libcrnlcd rcg ioni continue to live in their huts." i Amundsen to New York. L' I f- T f 1.1 V'.10l... I.i T -llonld ,-ru ifi,, ....... .. .j Anuiiidscn. explorer, is en route today to I New York, where he will confer with di- ; nrtori of the Carnegie-Institute with' 'regard to his scientific ork in tbe Po- 'ar regie. is With Captain Amundsen are Cakoiii- little SilH-rian J--.-liimj girl, aiel 'Camilla Crjeiiter, daughter of a Si- lieriau trader, whom lie mil Bend to Norway to school CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Cotton fu tures closed steady. Jnusrr"lS.42: March 1S.2U; May Julv 17.27; OetoUr 16.32 ; k.U 1 TODAY'S COTTOH MARKET i Cotton SeM SUict to Gbod Middling . .' , , ii:his, we reel, we have done, even, Cannes are frankly K.d. Lloyd GtKirge lo ,( jt has , b, f al. " Vi,r,1-V ?!1 "!o"f. 1)1,5 A Brest, ,oana a9 , ns WJ j ftnan-.at and eeo.u.n.ie conference is to , fQ ,Bak one urUoKMf;,M.nt: b. .,, ,ed at Turin or Genoa, where the, rt0pkhoWcfi for their t.on8acce: I I 1V7 1 i.1 DCCinWATinM 11L01U llrt 1 1U1 CLEAVAGE BETWEEN IRISH FACTIONS Will Retire From Politics If DaU Ratifies Treaty Representative Back From America De clares That There Are 5,000 Men in America Ready to Fight For Ireland. ' GASTONIA MUTUAL B. & L. CLOSED GOOD YEAR'PJ,,? ( D111I to alhrm tl Affairs of Association Are Found to Be in Good Shape Directors Elected Re port of Secretary and Treas urer McLurd. .,.1 . .... . 1 teusion. , I he annual meeting of the stockhold- ,,. , , , era of the OaHtonia Mutual Huilding &j .:'""''m'1 aUraa- 'wgnaUon a Loan Ansoeiatiun was- held Thursday nm' Executive was postponed until af The 1 (fairs of the association were fund tl'r lf v"ote: ' : to be in good shupv. The followiug di-1 1 u the eoneensus of opinion here -rei tors were elected: S. A. Hobinsoii, j that Mr. Do Yalera'a dramatic speech J. M. Holland, M. W. Nes'iitt, K. W. 1 tendering bis resignation left the situa Kdwards, H. Sthnei.Kr, O. M. Crow der, j tion unchanged, but has widened, the V. 10. Lonir. I. K. Mi Council. K (I cleavage between the faction Ha made 1 M.laud Woltz. J . A. Hunter, and A. E. j The annual report of K. G. McLurd, I Secretary and 'Treamirer. is as follows: the past year lias been a very stren- 1 lier of net shares in force at end of the year despite the necessity of a large miiiilier of our Stockholder having to cancel ami discontinue their stock. me pusi year lias Deen a very stren-, you. We have bad an increase in iium-! "" . 1 " u. .reu.y That has been their misfortune, but' will of the iieoplo of Ireland; that all ot the same time the good fortune of the: the international relations of Ireland are " remaining atockholders, for the reason governed on the part of Ireland by that that stock that is withdrawn only re-1 sovereign status, and all- facilities ami ' eeives u part of the profits it has earned ! accommodations afforded by Ireland to the remaining profits accruing to the another state or country nre. subject to stock kept in force, Jhus enabling us to the right of the Irish Government to show Kreater profits than if we had no take care that the liberty' and well being withdrawals at all, and more profits of the people of Ireland are not endan- -last year than at any preceding year. 1 gered' in mentioning the misfortune of those 1 The object of this motion was to as wlu withdrew their stock, let it-be un-'sert the principlo that ratification of the terstood that they lost no money but on j trimly was in) . accordance with inde the contrary they likewise were greatly , pe.udcuee. 1 ' benefitted in being able to realize atj Harry Boland, just back from tho Uni par on their investiment, with ready ted fctates. asked for a vote of thanks, cash, to Meet obligations, and at a time for' "the magnificent support America ; as some expressed it, when they had ex-! has given us." - . . . - ' . hausted every other resource at their; No one knew better than Michael Col- .. . ... ... uiiJiiMuiiu iu uuifiiii muury. xn nmw llon t) returning ineir money to them as l nun iviuiMiug ini-ir (iiwm.y iu ijjciik llB i u1mtij1 hitfiirt nnrt nf tha itrnfifa rutr. illK from 50 to 75 p tcIIt of the a. w,mo bai.k ,0 , , , y . j lll0Unt Hirn0(l was 1(ui(l tt rcpor(l !, . y j ,1(,r killd of gtlM.k ha,i n,.rila,.s. in tbe; M, tj,,-,, .:,, i,'nl.l V-'..i. . - - - j I Summariiug our activities, I submit i the following: i We have sold 2ll2 slmres of 2ra' 1 stock ami 321 shares of 50e stock. whieJi i . - " nave mnue Joans, amounting to 142,973.00 averaging - J -.VH.(Mf every 1 1-4 ddys. Wo have, pa"! fr m matured stock, cash and lutely giving every jttockholder his turn' for a nan a, woij os equality in every' other respect, and in doing this we have' insisted on equal promptness in the pay- mcnr 0f due when possible, but a small: fine to equalize payments if not prompt' J in payments. ; Wo desire and try to maintain a good , i healthy, active membership and avoid' complicating situations in order to ful- "li rvery obligation to a stockholiier. ami loyalty, and especially to our most; efficient pn-sident and our faithful! , lioard of directors wlio have so freely and j unselfiishly given their time, without any j pay whatsoever, in directing our affairs. WOODMEN INSTALL OFFICERS FOR 1922 Demonstration Program to Be Put on at Next Meeting, Jan-' JMf,ed r,reM-) ' ' 1ftli . r l o I hTOCKIlUl.M, Swelei, Jan. 6 u.arjL , t ,,Jr liSry, fPjKinma Goldman and Alexander Berkman tist Church, With Prof. Ray: and 'Alexander 8phairo. depurteea from Armstrong as Leader. i America who recently left liga for - I Ktockholm on-their v-av out of soviet Ofliflicers for the ensuing tenn were' Russia, arrived here today 7 They have insta lliil ly Providence Camp Woodmen! received Hiniisiuon to ivmaiu a nionttv I of tbe World No. :t2 at the regular meeting Thuriay night. The follow- means. to proceed lo some other country, ing were installed, namely: Itismarck! Guarantws also have bivn given the Capps, consul commander; W. B. Virk-; trio that they would no le imieded by crs, adviwr-lieuteuaat ; J. R. Dellinger.Hhc riwedisb authorities if tbey desired banker; W: Lyle Hiuith and Roscoe to return by way of Sweden to bovict Dougla-v auditors; R. L. Weleb, watch-: Russia. -man; J. I. fcmilh. acntry; K. L. Wil-I ": son, chrk. - fceveral of the ofticers-elect J Find Gold. ' wer. absent and will be installed later. ! BERLIN. Jan. 7. The sands iu tln Filloing 1he installatioa, a smoker river Eder have bt-eu .found to le ri h ' ws.t held, with fruits, cold drinks and; with gold, according to reports frum other ivfreshnients in evidence. There, Wald'tk in Thuringia. , were present -several Visiting Woo.luient .Modern mai hiiiery i to br used find who niAde short but appropriate address ,45ces. much to the delight of the nicmbct - 18C idiip. - -.. . - - " - ' I ; " WIDENS I (By The Assoeiateil Prcaa.) , . '"-. I DUBLIN, Jan. 7. At the beginning ; fclcaker John MacNeill read a motion , mself calling upon the hat Ireland 19 a aover- . eigu state, deriving its authority from t'ne will of the people. The . motion would provide that all of Ireland 'a in ternational relations must be governed by this status, With a vote on the treaty promised, the Dail assembled in an atmosnhere of the issue absolutely clear, tho Irish Times points out, aud ''every deputy will vote with the full knowledge of his , responsibilities." Discussion continue as t the exact position or Air. tie alera but there ia Speaker MacNeill read as follows: . "That the Dail F.ireann 'affirms that ., Ireland is a sovereign nation, deriving its Sovcreimitv 111 fill imiwra fssma tin . uni neciarou j5oiunit tuat .there irerd J,VUU lllt'U 11 JVUll'rlCa COJfPr tO ARM OT lotion, 1 n.l 41... 4 ... u l .t , .... ;,,, : uT"T r':z": - . j.iiv ijiui. B, iiinuvili III AUHTirS iiiTwrcu the treaty, but many subscribers to the Iriwli loan would regard adojdion of tho iTVy as a lM',f.ru'Vul of tht,ir B'lnPtu.v ' nn" I'P". lie ueciareu aeeeptance or the treaty would be suicide for Ireland. Ireland, he continued, never has been and never could bo beaten. If tho-" ' treaty were adopted she could never f lTf,i UW !, -rl,l t,.r .,nnn,l S !.! V,;!. , "V ""'"' K,, - '. a ' ,hj M &VtflV w -.1. XI .1 - . 4L - . T1..1 1' 4 ' iosepli ilcGrath, of Dublin, support-. ing the treaty, created a sensation byi stating that when he and Boland -went to Uarrbch, Scotland, on their last trip ns uii.M-njcrs in the negotiations with, Prime Minister Lloyd George, Bolamb told him he was going to America on be--half of F.amonn do Valera to prepare the people of America to have Ireland accept "something short of a republic.'' Replying to McGratk de valera sabl RMLO'S WiOEiWlXE COP : GETS GAR AND THIEVES (Correspondence of The Daily Gaette.) KANI.O, Jan. (. Ranlo's efficient policeman. Air. Kast, did a clever piece of work this week when, after a mid night ebiise into fckuith Carolina he re- '" i" u.u v covere.1 Dr. Nolen's ear, d brought it back teget young men who were in po '- Bw " stolen here. her with three possession of the name as Jfav. mon'1 A on" -lU,,r nn "a, x-nrr, i ney were given a rrc liminary hearing before local authorities and. iii default of t.000 boml each, were committed to -jail to awuit trial at tlio January term of Gaston Superior Court. Tile ear was stolen, from Dr.. Nolen's garage.- Within ten hour, the car was recovered and the nien -were in ' jail ; ' GOLDMAN AND BERKMAN ARE LEAVING RUSSIA. in .Sweden for the purpose of finding the promoters ay tiiey are certain tin-v ! can nfnvcr. miliioua of ntvrkt worth ci IthuyciJow na..til. "' ' :