North Carolina Newspapers

MAZE Weather: Rain Local Cotton 28 Cents VOL. XUH. NO. 8. GASTONIA, N. G. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 10, 1922. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS EXTRA PAY FOR OVERTIME AND 8 HOUR DAY ARE MAIN POINTS ASHED BYEMPLOYES U. S. Railroad Labor Board Hears Controversies Over Rules of Clerks' National Agreement -"Many Disagreements Over Rules Come Up For Settlement. CHICAGO, Jan. lO.Extra pay for; overtime work and the eight hour day .m th.; ..rincimil noiuta aouisht lv rail- road clerks; in eoniroversiea.ovcr ne rulea of the clerks uafioiinl agreement, which were up for consideration by the United States Railroad Labor Board to day. The board expected -Jo complete its draft of new rules within' two week and promulgation of i nen; sot of rules ita'reulace the agreement made under Federal control ry one. , . Vohvii'i. v"j".n j J31a-ht rules of the ol.l ngreeiunt af- : feet the clerks' nav and these rules have greement iu negotiations during the lust few months. Forty-four railroads submitted disa greement cm rule 57, calling for time and one-half pay after eight hours' work, Which the clerks wish continued. Eight roads have 'agreed with their clerks to pay pro-rata time after eight hours, but other carriers are asking no extra pay fir the ninth hour,, pro-rata for the tenth and time and one-half af . ter ten hours. The large majority of carriers desire to abolish time and olie-hajf tor Sun- day aud holiday work aba except after tcii hours. bers. Monthly and weekly bases of pay are I Interspersed throughout the program soguht hyabout two-third of the roads 1 were musical numbers by Todd's orchos involved as opposed to .a daily rate basis j tra and by. Messrs. K. M. Glass and D. which tlie emploj-es ask to be continued, i H. Williams. Following tho story of Anotheer rule Bpec-itying time and one-half for work done before, and af ter the regular work period, v.cs agreed . to by only half of the roads bringing disputes to tho board. Tin' carriers who could not agree to thi rule desire to pay only pro-rata puy for work contin uous to tho regular alignment. .The eight hour day, provided for by i rulo 48, has been agreed to bv 25 car- riera, but 2JT roads objected to certain i features of the rule. ) Other carriers ask a nine or ten hour j day A largo majority of roads in.li -ated J tjicir desire to pay a straight, monthly sabify for all services in such cases of intermittent work. This would c-Iiniin- ate all overtime and would apply 'mainly t to agents at small stations where the ; train service is infrequent, to gMtiincn. announcer?, train crew callers, lrml Aim -1 iLir eimdovos. v Klimination of" personal offi'-e forces, usually chief clerks, and Hfeiiograp".iers, from jurisdiction of.tlv agreement is sought by most of the roads. Other important rules in dispute1 aiv those governing seniority and promo i tion. Lmploycs in some cases seek, to have seniority the sole requirement, dis regarding iitlii'ss or abi'.ity. A num ber of carriers brought special objec tion to placing men in Mich o.Hitioiis as cashier or rate clerk nivroly lVcausc of seniority, claiming .that inexperienced men would be detrimental to the service. "In the en so of fuleij rgrved 1o by a railroad aud its employees, those rules Mill bo effective, superceding the cnrr ponding rules of the national asree incut ', The rules disaireel on will be : rep laced board. by those drawn up ly tin' Arthur Griffith Is Elected President Of Dail Eireann (By The .Associated Press. , V DUBLIN, Jan. JO. Arthur Griffith' 'was elected iresidcht of tho Diiil Eireann todnv. ; , ,' V . Tho spccvly formation of n provision al goi-crnmont for Indanc? was urjrod up on thn Ibcil Sireann by Michael Collins! shortly after the opening of today's scs- i ,dants have Irn-n destroyed. Large "l0rU. r ,.'' ' i areas of g raxing lands arc covered with The Da l resumed its sittings, ut 11 :.T0 ; os,,M.gf anil manv t.HHc arc (leHU p 'clock with the reading bv speaker! , , , John MacNeill, of a cable message from , T1,e, ln.1).i'n,:uof. he ;1""-p" . v'' ! Cardinal Gaspsrri, . on' In-half pf Pope! tcrriiwd by the interna I rumblings. Benedict, saying hi, holiness -Vjoieect: ar. c.ne. of safety ( oi.M.b with the Irish people aftho ngrec-mentt ",e ,:,vf flow,n tIu that had been ieached. an'd sent his ! 0,,, "-ne' i!!'1 hj,s lct.,lo"e n0 "rM blesHins to thenT after thrv tnroogh tneir long pcrWKl or sorrows ' faithful to tho Oiiiliolie church. j Another message read was from ' the' Irish labor pnrtv asking the Dail to re-i teire a deputation 'for a conference re-' gnrding the. ccoiymiic and industrial situation. ' Michael Collins then rose and said the1 Hail mus't-organise iinmedLitely some form of fJoverninent to prevent a state of anarchy. The Daily must make the! treaty a success, he dec-larrd. JIfc refer-' red to the difficulties the new Govern ment would meet and urged harmonious co-operation to surmount thern. "Unless wtj nhow we aro not hostile.'1 he said, "England will have an excuse for continuing in Ireland. ". ! Collins nioyed that Arthur Griffith be appointed president of'tbe Dail Eireann.1 FIVE DEAD FROM . POISONOUS LIQUOR, i HOBOKKN. N. J., Jan. 10. Five '. men died today from drinking poi.T.u 'oiis liquor. The authorities believe the liquor had been btaiHod from sailors on an incoming steaius'iip. The' police belicre that J ami's Sreshy, ' a longshorerosn'who diel in Jersey City Saturday from drinking poisonous ' li- i quor, obtaimd il from 4 he same sailors who sold it to today's vie t Uas. - i IT fit D nmPCDV IVEHE ! Ul I Ul I IULIIU IILIIU INSTALLED MOW EVENING Delightful Social Hour With Refreshments Follows In- Stallation Ceremonies. In iru int.-r.-stimr nnd ; h1 ; t it . i. i i ir. i t puuiic. iiicermg nciu jiimuay evening m Castle Hall, newly elected officers of Uas- ! tonin Lodge, .No. 5:1, Knights of Pythias, were installed by Grand Vico Chancellor It. G. Cherrv. Following a short address by Mr. W. M. Lyles, of Charlotte, Grand Keeper ot Records and Seal, the lollow ing officers were installed: Chancellor Commander, W. G. Gaston; Vice Chancellor, Claude Ii. Wolti; Pre late, O. S. Hope; Master of Work, A. It. Goforth ; Keeiier of records and seal, W, L. Pursley; Master of finance, E. B. Denny; Master of exchequer, James Bra try; Master of arms, Rodger Gricr; Inner Guard, W. L. Morris; Outer guard, J. M. Underwood. Dr. J. II. Henderlite, at the conclu sion of the installation ceremonies, deliv- ! t-red a charge to the officers and mem- J -union ami ryuuas com ny ,nauccuor ted slides, refreshments of punch, ico cream atul wafers were served by a dele gation of ladies. A delightful social hour was "spent followed by the closing extreises and the benediction by Eev. H. 11. Jordan. " NATIVE AMERICAN SEAMEN SOON TO BE EXTINCT CHICAGO, Jan. 10., JTatlve Amer- jian m-amen soon will become as extinct as the dodo, according to the Interna- t ional Seamen 'x Union holding its 25th annual convention here. The Union charged that the percentage of American . waits' ' on Shipping Hiard and private vessels is now oiiy IS, whereas in May.i j.1Mt, it was fifty. The Union asserted that the Shipping U(,aid i.s not encouraging tho Yankee MARQUIS OKUMA IS GIVEN POSTHUMOUS HONORS TOKK), Jan. lO.--Manpiis Okuina, who lied early today, has, been given iiostluimous honors bv KmiHror Yoshi- hito. He is given court tank, junior grade, and it d-comted with the grand cordon of the. chrysanthemum, with col lar, in recognition of his services the State. for I I Virginia Legislature Meets. NEWPORT NEWS, Vu., Jan. 10. Good roads, prohibition enforcement, de velopment of Hampton Roads and a meiidment of pilotage laws will be a iiiont; the principal topics to bo consid ered ny me. Virginia ueuisiaiure, waicn couven.'S in Richmond tomorrow for a term of 60 days. WEST INDIAN VOLCANO IN VIOLENT ERUPTION SAN JAN DEL SUR, NICARAGUA, ! Jan. 10. - The volcano Oinetepe, on the island of Oinetepe, eight miles from the western shore o Lake Nicaragua, is iu nctivt rrimttnii. Mnnv thoi!:indsof coca "n,Bc- iu eruption is idc worst since ,D85. SOLDIER FINDS HIMSELF INNOCENT OF CHARGE OF MURDER OF WIFE (By The Associated Press.) HONOLULU. Jan. 9. After liv ing the life of a fugitive from justice for two and s half years finally con fessing a murder, Frank K.' Gather- . elL private, United States Army, leaned today "that the' wife he thought he had slain was seen alive four months after the supposed fatal .event, and that there is no charge a gainst him. The shot he thought kill ed her had missed its mark. Gatherell surrendered last Thurs day, declaring he had killed bis wife M July, 1919. in New York, believ ing she .had been faithless while he waa absent overseas. He fled, joined the army and later waa transferred here. The feeling that he was being pursued caused him to surrender. A cablegram today from New York said Mrs: Gatherell was seen alive in November, 1919. SOUTH CAROLINIANS FACE GREAT DEMAND FOR REFORM IK TAXES Bills Have Been Drafted Pro vidinff for Taxes on Gaso line, Hydro-Electric Power, Incomes, Inheritances and v Corporations . New Judges to Be Elected. . COLUMBIA, S. C. Jan. 10. The second session of the 74t!i bi-aiinual Geu eral AssumMy of South Carolina con vened in Columbia at. noon toduy, facing the greatest dema'nd for tax reform the Sttffe has ever known . Governor Cooper will deliver his annu al inossago probably Wednesdny worn ig, and he will discuss taxation. ' The demand from every direction, the people, the tax machinery, the chief ex- i eeutive and a special .legislative mve.ti- Ration committee is for the provision Of j ljm. been drafted providing for tuxes on gaswline, hydroelectric, power, incomes'" inheritances and corporations. Other now sources or revenue, and already runs f Bnnrria ivitl ?iln llltnlv hit rirn'rit sources will also JiUeiy ho provided, with a view to doing away with the general proMrty tax. Karly in the session the Legislature will ri'cuiiie balloting for an associate justice of the supreme court, with M. L. Iiouhnm, Jesse I. Carter, J. II. Marian, and Circuit Judge H..AJf. G. Hnipp, al ready in the running from last year's balloting, hii-h ended the session in a deadlock. POE AND COKES DELEGATES ! TO AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE j WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Sec rotary i Wallace today announced an additional I list of 43 delegates to attend the nation al agricultural conference to be held iu Washington, January 2'.i. They included: Governor John M. Parker, of Louisiana ; Bradford Knapp, dean of the Agricultural College at Fay etteville, Ark.; J. II. Itoss, president of Florida Citrus Kxchange, of Winter Haven, Fla.; C. A. Cobb, editor of the Southern liuralist, of Atlanta; J. W. Fox, cotton planter of Scott, Miss. ; Clarence Poe, editor Progressive Fann er, Italeigh, N. C; I). H. Coker, cotton planter, Hurtsville, H. C. ; II. A. Mor gan, president Agricultural College of Knoxville, Tenn.; former Governor II. S. Stuart, of Virginia, farmer and cat e breeder; Dr. Willmon Newell, of (tainosville, Fla., state plant coninria bioucr, ' PROTESTS USE OF ARMY CAMP FOR VETERANS WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Protest -) ing against the Veteraus' Bureau's an nouiiced intention of using abandoned army cautonments for the training- of disabled men. Judge Hubert S. Marx, Cincinnati, 'national commander of tho Disabled American Veterans of the World War, before a House committee, declared today that the disabled nen themselves wore convinced there was no necessity for any radical departure from the present program of rojiahilittatioii or the present policy of utilizing exists ilng educational and training facilities. Wounded and disabled, war veterans. Judge Marx asserted, aro united in op position ,to expansion of tlm experiment begun at Camp Sherman, Ohio, which, he contended, wuld embark the Government on a Urogram of lavish expenditures not ! warranted by present conditions and de- trimentul to the interests of the dis abled men. Tho new plan, should be given n one year trial at Camp Sherman, the witness suggested, with the number of mey sta tioued there for trainirlg limited to 500. Tho Veteran's Bureau, according to Judge Marx, has planned to increase the number of men at J'anip Sherman to 5,000. , A i HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING LIQUOR CONDITIONS IN SOUTH WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. E. C. Yellowley, chief general prohibition a-gent,- is expected ro return fo Washing ton in apout three weeks from a special investigation of liquor conditions in the South and Southwest, Commissioner Haynes announced today. Mr. Yellowley is now in New Or leans, Mr. Haynes said, a nib is to pro ceed from there westward to make a survey of the liquor situation along the Mexican border. Ho already has visited Mi sissippi and the Carolines. Mr. Haynes said he wished Mr. Yel lowley to familiarize himself with the liquor situation in those sections of the country lnfore he returns to take up his duties in Washington, which were inter- I rupted by his assignment as acting Fed- ieral prohibition director in New York. Officiuls indicated that Mr. Yellow ley's tour of the South was preliminary to redoubled , activities on the part of i Federal prohibition agents in those sec- ! lions. I German Delegation Arrives. (By The Associated Press.) PARIS, Jan. 10. The German dele- gation, which is to discuss the German reparations question with the Aljied Su ; preme Council, arrived is Paris from iicrliu today. The delegation, compris-, ; ing 16 members, headed -by lr. Walter ; liather.au, found an invitation from the ; SuprTo Council to proceed to Cpunes awaiting them at their hotel. "''': Cotton Market ! CLOSING BIDS ON THE ' j - NEW YORK MARKET j ;NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Cotton fu fures closed steady. . - - l.nnn. 1 V 111 f-ltvh 1 i 111 fV 17.67; July 17.13; October 16.3S. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET .ISC 18c vvuvu vca ........... Strict' to Good Middling y THE CLAViLUX, OR COLOR ORGANJHSIES. DEBUT (By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Gotham's first-nighters will sit in tonight on their nnt "color concert,'! played on Thomas Wilfred's invention, the Clavilux, or color organ. . Although it is called an, organ and is equipped with s keyboard, on which Mr. Wilfred will play, there will be no sound beyond the gentle whir of the electrical apparatus. The appeal of the clavilux is to the vision alone and the "notes" play ed will be transferred to color on a screen in a darkened theater. The audience will gather by vision . the rythm of the unheard music, accord ing; to Mr. Wilfred, who feels that this is a new field for aesthetile ex pression and enjoyment that is cap able of development into an entirely new art. Mr. Wilfred has worked on his dis covery for severxl years and refers to the innovation as mobile color. GUESTS OF CHERRYVILLE Hold Interesting and Import ant Meeting in First Baptist Church Inclement Weath er Prevents Many From At tending Unsurpassed Hos pitality of the Ministers and People of Cherryville. Tphe ministers of Gasiott county wese most cordially and heartily welcomed to Cherryville, the Metropolis of Western Gaston county, Mjmduy morning, when they assembled in the new Baptist church as guests of Hev. 1). F. Putnam, for their first quarterly ineelinir of lill'L'. rr.TuC3S! Rev. I). F. Putnam presiding. In the spirit of true' hospitality anil with well rutnam presidmg. in tne, . . ... . chosen remarks Mr. I). P. Bellinger! heartily welcomed the iniuisterg"-4o Cher ryville. Stating in the course of his remarks- that Cherryville was second to' none of the smaller towns in North Caro-j liua in the way of progreus. .During the, past six months ten miles of concrete sidewalks and hard surfaced roads j through the town have been completed.! Its high school is second to none in the ; Stato and during the past eighteen em.tei an,i a third one remodeled, with; i mourns two rnurcii windings nave oeen S beautiful manse added, that will com- every move af inu'iign, I'.ut the trutn ram with any like buildings in Win Inrg- about the physical condition of Penrose cities. Hev. J. M. Kester, of She!-1 defied alike the skill of vctcraig and fh I.... dilivered a timely and furceful ud-j luck of beKinneis among. news;iper men. dress, rsing as a topic, "The Present i Day an 1 night they haunted tho second Day Op. -tunities of the Ministry. " i story front room, Taking nnd sending to This address was masterful and Mr. I 'la ir offices occasional statements but KiUt was a accoided a hearty and ris-i really interested only in knowing the ex iii!? vote of thanks at its ((inclusion.' tent of the senator's illness. Rev. D.'F. I'utnuin, president, Hev. J. V. C. Johnson, vice-president and Rev. G. R. (iillosiiie, secretary-treasurer, were the officers elected for 1922. Revs. J. H. Henderlite, campuljhi! manager for Gastonia, aniP G. II. Gilhs-i pie, manager for tiaston county, were heard in the interests of the Near East Relief campaign to be carried cii in this county from February 12 to 20. The hearty endorsement of the Alliance was accorded this ntedy and worthy cause and all TiiiiUsters pledged their earnest co-operation in tho nceepjance of the campaign program. jiasH meeting were Citv on Februarv 12 and li. Tho lol- lowing resolution was offered bv Hev. J. j V. C. Johnson, of Gastonia, "Inasmuch; as good roads are great aids in the com-! man work of the ministry ami county at- tendance at churches- and meetings, mov- i ed that the Gaston County Ministerial j Alliance take the oidiortunit v of this quarterly meeting to express to our Coun ty Commissioners their appreciation of the fine progress being made in their policy of good roads throughout. the county ut this time." The resolution was unanimously adopted as tin? hearty sentiment of the Alliance. i r.x-Jlayor cieorge, of l Iierryvide, was heard in the interest of a Tuberculosis (.Hospital for ('astoii County. Mr. George made an earnest nnd fervent pre sentation of the need for mieh an institu- tion and prtirticallv demonstrated its value from a business man's view point. He urged all pastors to be untiring in ' work with. their efforts to get out a full registration i Bis body had been drive n to the limit for the election to be held February 16. and beyond, and his heart simply balked. Stating that should the people register Unconscious For Hours, and then fail to vote for -it that their! "Penrose was out," said Dr. Ciirpen registration would count 'against it. By! ter today. "Ho had been too ill to go to a unanimous vote the heartv endorsement I the convention; he was a very sick man. j of ahd fullest co-operation with the di-! rectors of the movement was accorded.' Officers of the Alliance were constituted 1 a committee to select place and prog ram for next meeting, which will prob- j ablv be Bessemer City. After enjoy-1 ing a jdclieious and bountiful dinner of i last. 1 fried chickn,. roast fresh ha in andnum-j "I was there ind I. know what hap-; eroiis savory and well prepared side pencil. He was still exhausted. dishes at tlie Commercial Hotel, one of: "But he turned to Lcigbton C. Ta the most pleasant and interesting meet - lor, his secretary, and asked him what; ings of the Alliance was adjourned with, they were doing in -Chicago. It was the' words of praise rind appreciation for the i first question he asked after regaining rnt.,l ..l.l'timi- lmsoitiilitv of tin .TH-oido ! cons, i ousiiejts. Taylor answered that, of the modern and progressive, town of ! Clierryvillc. ' REFERS BONUS QUESTION- L TO CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE t (By The Associated Press.) (Harding. CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Hanfor.l Mac-, Nider. national eommaiider of the Amer-- EXPECT ENDORSEMENT ican Legion, issucsl . instructions last ! FROM BRITISH CABINET night to all legion posts to present the! (Bv The Associated Prrss.) case of adjusted compensation for cx CAN N ES, .France, I"- Notiti- soldiers before chamliers of eommen-r in t ration of endorsement by the British every eity of the United States in con- ! cabinet of the written pledge (binding ncction with the referendum on 4bat ! Great Britain immediately to siifyrnnee quetion now being cond'irted by theme bodies.- ' . Thu ratnnniffii is to lx-ciii iinbii'diatelv ' f h I United States, which submitted the rf- crendum to its mc-nflcr. bos set 1'ebru- j ary 12 as the timo limit ia tiw voting, ' DRAFT OF TREATY PREPARED BY NAVAL AND LEGAL EXPERTS WILL BE READY FOR FOR PUBLICATION TO THE WORLD FRIDAY STORY OF HOW PENROSE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR . NOMINATION OF HARDING i Senator's Physician Tells for First Time of How Late Sen-1 ator Penrose Near Death's' Door Swung Nomination to Warren G. Harding. (Charlotte Ohseiver.) ' ( Note The ' Kdlowiug story, which will attract attention aud exidto com-: meat in political circles throughout the nation, was obtained last Hiht by tele-' graph from The Philadelphia Public! Ledger, nen. Tally regarded as tho lead-' ing republican newspaper iu Pennsy lvania, Managing iMitor, Charlotte Oh-' server. ) j PIULADKl.rillA. Jan. St. Tho in- j side story of how the late Senator Boise Penrose came out of complete collapse ltd break the deadlock at the republican national convention Inst year and to; swing the tin votes of Pennsylvania to Warren (i. Harding was revealed, for the' j tirst time, today by Dr. Herbert V. Car-j I penter. I More than all the miles of type thati I have been ysnl ill description of Pen-1 rose :i ml Mm motives, sinco Ins death,; the brief story of bis personal physician t illustrates the traditional Penrose ab- Jnmm bales of cohon t .Til i IU' Jlil I It'll ll .HID 1 I4L- PHI II I t; VI. .,, -k ,. Slir,.on ,,.. a liiimlred writers in the eaily days of , l .nine, last year, when me repuiilican con- vention met. The story of the Penrose mystery went all over the country. But tile facts were all of external things. Elaborate Preparations. A room had been set aside at the sen- ator's residence, LIU! Spruce street, for the ncwMMitipr men. A liattrrv of telei graph wires had le'ii iiiMtalled and it was inuiounced that unerators would be oil duty night nnd ilay. JJy leased tele- phone 'also Penrose planned to follow 1 he senator s doctor s attitudi to ward this anxiety of the public and of politicians seemed to savor of callous ness. To his relatives it verged on an af- front. Tho fact was that no matter how j much the power of Penrose might be.' ; denied, the future of the natiuil depend-J ed on his living through the convention , and retaining at least the bahmce of hij I'Krip. I It was not until Senator Penrose died I that anyone questioned the extent of that grip. But since then reports have ! been in circulation cpiat ing members of the senate as saying .that Penrose real- j ly had little to do with the selection of Preshleiit IIar.linc. What Actually Happened. A deep admiration for the stoic eour- age of the man and his single minded ; adherence what lie conceived lo lie best. for the nation impelled Dr. Carpenter to break his silence today and tell what actually happened. He was one of the scnator's personal physicians for years. It was on Saturday, June PI, 1910, that Harding finally was nominated.' That, it happens, was the day when the strain of his long complication of ail ments almost finished Penrose. He had lieen cooped up in his room for weeks under the constant guard of doctors and -nurses. Kor 'three days bo iiad fon d his mind to ignore great physical pain so that he, might concentrate all of its adroit pow- er on the selection of a candidate. But, ion Saturday S.itiitd:iv hU will found nothing to He collapsed. There was no question a- bout tnai ne nau leen uueny iincon- scions for hours 'But even in that condition his mind subconsciously was turning over and over, the problem at Chicago, lie came to, ai they had -done nothing; that a deadlock had ls-en reached. Th senator lay there a moment, thinking. " 'Call iip King.' he -uiid at last to Taylor, 'and tell bun to throw it jo She full extent of. her military and naval resources in cases of .aggression by Cicrmanv in exiect-d from lxmdoB by Ci.iiii.hc ' Thn !i-t nprecnl urHin bv Premiers Kriaud and Lloyd George, was ; t'-'egruphed lo the r.ritb capital ti night. . ' Treaty Draft Settles Merchant Ship Problem by Limiting Armament to Six Inch Guns Provis ions of Treaty Are .Carefully Guarded Secret - Duration of Pact to Be Extended Until 1937. WANTED TO DIE, TOO, WHEN HIS PET. DOG, . "PEGGY", KICKED OFF (By Tho Associated res.) CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Nine year old Russell Mueller today it in a hos pital with a aelf-inflitted bullet wound in hia right thigh. He shot himself after hia pet Boston terrior "Peggy" died yesterday. "I want to die, too," Russel) sobbed to his mother. Lat night a policeman visi ted 'a the lad's home. He took his pistol from its holster and tucked it behind a cushion on a Davenport. -Then be with the boy's mother and other guests went into the library. A moment later the crash of a shot stopped their laughter. They found the boy crumpled on the floor, the big police pistol in hia hand. Doctors far th leg bones are shattered and that Russell will be crippled for life. I w .1 WASHINGTON, Jan. H. Cotton ginned prior to January 1 aiifuuiited to' 7,SS4,L'" running bulea, including 1 -'!,-; j lil'tl round bales, counted as half hales;: : :i(l,0!:i bales of American-Egyptian, and! d.KMi bales of sea island, lo January 1. last year, 1 l5.'4,-l bales Hero gin- "ed, including rounil bales; 04, - bales of American-Egyptian and 1, - 4i, of s-a island. (iinnings by States to January I, this! B'es in jm-ir enons 10 agree on a woru yeor, were: ' j '"K acceptable to every one. . ,; , ,' , ' ral . ; " i i With 1 ho armament -program of tlu Alabama ..HI ; Arizona . ...J 04 ,onfor(!m,( i)lg fimt disnosition, tho T7?r;:' , J:1";, : I! h'tes were preparing today to pres. !.... -v;! 77:l- i;..i.I:nnl S 1 1 H.'tO f in- .: X-..L.I. !' r:.... ' n r.oii . P(Hiri .1IMUI jr'llllt init,U"' Cklahoma 47,27!; South Carolina 770, .VS; Tennesse (I.'IH; Virginia .S..-.17. 2it5,:tliO; Texas 1(5,07S; all other 2,117,-! States THE WEATHER North Carolina, probably rain tqnight and Wednesday; warmer tonight. , Declares Wilmington Man Not Killed By Hardboiled SmitK (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Charles E. Fox. of Richmond. a.. testified to- diiv before a Senate investigating com mittee that be saw Major Hieronu j; ! Glue, of Staunton, Vn., shoot n soldier 1 in the back north of Verdun in 1!HS. j "The man shot was wearing the Amer-' ieau uniform," said Fox. 'TI was 150! feet away. As tho boy was shot he threw his hands in the l ir and toppled ; over. I do not know if the man died.! Sergeant Kane also s:nf the shooting. Fox declared ulso that the soldier was within six feet of the maor when the shooting took place, that he had ap proached the officer and was moving off. "Do vou know Opief" Chainrnin Braivlegee asked "I was positive it was Major Opie. Thin- was much talk in the company Company B, llt,ith infantry. The men wondered why the boy had Inch shot, but they were afraid ti ask about it." "Vou made no complaint.'" "No sir, 1 was afraid." Asked why he did not report tlv to Iiientenaitr Maring, of Richmond,! Fox said : "That guv would shoot mo; ho would-, n't take nnv foolishness." Fox gave Chairman Brandegec a let-. ter from Maring written from ( asjn r sorry to bean " Wyoming, saying be was " about Major Opie." Fox did not want all the letter read.;., saying it contaiued "sonic? rough j "I am use.l to rough stuff, in" thisj case." the uhairman said. The letter quoted Maring as saying he had heard the soldier was running away and that Opie had a right to shoot, j and advised Fox not to say-anything j about the case "unless you actually saw; tile shunting, adding that rumors didi Coruplet.; twords in the cases of Amcr not stand u: in court. j lean soldiers hangeil after eourtmartial Banging tlie table Fox shouted Wiatl iu France were rabled iinniedhitcly to he saw Opie hc.t. j the Wjm- Department, Colonel Walter A. "I saw it with my own eyes." j Bethel, assistant udge advocate general "From Maring 's U'tter he believed! in thu army, testifieil today before a. that Opie waa justified," said he chair-i Senate committee- investigating charges man. ' ' that soldiers were put t death without Well, I don't" Fox declared. trial. - There were several reference - to; Colohel Bethel had been pressed iy "Hanlboiled" Smith, who Colonel Beth- J Senator Watson, iVniocrat. G"orgiu. ,d Said, bad been sentenced to three ? years iinprisomnent, for cruelty io prin- Jouers. Ue had n-couiutendvd that the i (By Tim Associated Tress.) 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Dclega- i Hons of the live naval powers continued ! today their separate study of tho draft treaty prepared by naval and legal cx 1 pcrts t. cover their naval limitation a , erecment, preliminary to a meeting later in the day of delegation heads to cum ' pye .opinions on detailed provisions of , the draft. The treaty was given to 1he , severaf delegations for study yesterday : uml the time required for fills caused a i postponement of the meeting of the full I nnval-t-ommittee, originally planned for j today until tomorrow. The rommittetr J was expected, however, to reueh final a i groement on the text within two or hrce j days, and the treaty to be ready for pulj j'licatioii to the world at a plenary ses- siou of the conference on Thursday or ; I'rid.-ty. . Although a carefully guarded scercl j in both substance and text, the tenative , draft is understood to include a number j of wholly new features, chief among , these a proposal to extend tho duration ; of the pact until p;t7, this not to affect. I however, the ten year period of the naval i holiday. Another now provision would ; authorize construction of warships on ' foreign account within the urisdiction of the live powers, tho size limitations ou 1 1 mii h Khips to conform with those in the treaty. 4 , j The treaty draft would settle the mer i chant ship problem by limiting tho ar i miimetit of merchantmen to six inch ! guns, thus ranking armed merchantmen -; dcUnitoly inferior to regular or convert- ted naval auxiliary vessels, which may -arry eight inch guns, and also, it is understood, by1 prohibiting the conver sion of any commercial vessel of mora than JO.ihmi tons into a naval auxiliary. Although it is expected these provisions would bo finally accepted, the merchant ship problem was at;ll one or the ques- itions of dcfiuilion which were under I stood to be the chief concern of the dele- I "tX , UT to an early conclusion- also the ' Far I Eastern discussions. and to this end it was upiiareut that the Shantung nego tiations were being turned Into new , channels with revived hope of. agree ment. ; Arthur J. Balfotir. head bf the British delegation, had completed definite ar rangements tod-'vy to sail for home next Tuesday and his colleagues oa.' the dcla-i cation said it was entirely TifObablo that he would sign the Far Eastern agree- im-nt before his departure, , I : . ! , , I ' ST ft term be reduced to 18 months, Colonel Bethel added. "Would war 'correspondents .; have been permitted to send tho news of the - legal prosecutions f" Senator Willis, iM'puoiiean, uuio,. asae.it. "1 would not attempt to answer tout . because I know nothing, about the actu al working of tie.? press censorship," the Colonel replied. I Siii',t,ii Wtitsiiit abA.l that lfitrnlt.. jvo ,)ohllsml R. publieaiv South Du ! kota. who had slated in tho House that it probably was true that slodiers at the front had been shot by their officers be cause they had become demented or showed cowardice, be summoned.- . Colonel Bethel said that while he hud no Krsnual knowledge of such -shoot-' iugs, "it may have happened." - "I can imagine circumstances) where an officer would be justified in 'shooting a man to prevent a stampede," he add ed . ' ' Such a shooting jvould ' not be for punislnneut but to prevent dissolu tion of the ranks.',' When John A. Cutchins, of Richmond. Va.. counsel for Major Opie, took the witness. Fox went right after the law? yer. "I know what you want to 'do,": h exclaimed, shaking his finger. ' You are trying to make a fool of nic. You can t do it. " Cutchins tried to fix the exact day of ,llt "J1' footing. : ; "How do you know so much about this?" Fox Jiouted.; "Yon win liurk headciuarters .10 mile. v ' 'I was where duty scut We;" said Mr. Cutchins, who was attached to 2Sth. division headquarters. . . "So was I at the front," said the- witness, " Why were you behind vour lines that morning i "By orders, I, bad been ordered to get bcick and destroy grenades.'' whose eharges ia the Senate led to the nj . (CunLinucd ca ja- slsj I