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GASTONIA, N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 13, 1922.
VOL. XLIII.NO. 11.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
COMMITTEES FDR YEAR 10 EXTEND THE WORK
I - - ... n, irin I nn n tf n fl Tfinfllirll
FORMER N. Y. PROHIBITION
P01NCARE TRYING TO FORM CABINET
.1
DIRECTOR LEAVING COURT,
.'AUDIENCE AT BANQUET
TAKt ArrUiNItu dl lilt fi' ur D. I. Y. U. iiMUUun-
TO SUCCEED THAT OF
r4
OUT THIS ENTIRE SECTION
OF GRAY-SEPARK CHAIN
to
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BRAND
RESIGNED
1
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; CH AMBER OF COM MERC :
Personnel ' of Seven "Standin
. Committee Is Named-
Budget For Year Total
Nearly $9,000 Dr. Eato
to Address ' Membership
February 17.
Standing appointments for t lie. car
made by the president were approved by
the board of directors of tac Gufstonia
. journed meeting held at the office
Thursday afternoon. During the year
cores of other member wilt bp use-J on
ijx'cial committees named from time to
time to take- care of matters corning up
and not within departrcentarfunc.tions.
The board also confirmed tha action of
the steering committee in arranging for
an address to the membership February
- 17th by Dr. Charles A. Katon. The
budsret for tho year, totalling around
$9,000, was adopted as received from
the altering committee.
Present at the meeting wore President
8. A. Robinson, Vice President Wade.
8. Buice, Directors W. T. Love, Dam
eron H. Williams, K. !. Brittain. O.
C. Andrews and Ira II. Hayes and the
executive wcretary, .
Appointments announced by the presi
dent and confirmed are nsvfollovvs:
Department of Civic Affairs J' . AV.
HurlHrnl. director. It. N. Aycock, U.
Rush Spencer, Dr. C. Highsmith, J.! Treas. and Mrs. .t . O. Thornburg is
L. Kendriek, Dr. Oscar L. Miller, AV. j Afsceinrfonnl Junior Leader.
' A. '-Julian, Hugh K. White, E. T. -8wit- j The canipaign for enlistment and ex
xer, W. Hugh Wrny, AV. . Grior, Dr. i tension work throughout the Association
.1. W. Cnmnhell. J. 'Lean Adnn-.s, Rev. i v.ill head up in a county wide H. Y. 1.
G. K. Gillespie. '
Department of Mw-.sitile Affair workers t be held m Gastonia in March,
H. M. Van Sicen, director, T. B. Me- at which time the State Secretaries, Mr.
Neoly, Ed C. Adams, V. Y. Warren, Perry Morgan and Miss Emma Karabow
J. AV, Culp, G. II. Marvin. II. Schnoi- j of Senior and Junior B. Y. P. U. work,
der, T, G. Hope, W. II. Wf, 15. B. re.-poctively, together with or M. Y.
Gardner. ' J I. V, experts will lie present. The
Department of Traflic and Transport- couuty wide training .aciiool will bo fol
tion Affairs: G. C. Andrews, dim-tor,' lowed by tho Associational annual eon
II. M.'MeKoe, C. D. Piekerson, It. O. j v.ntinn, which will meet April 7th with
Simpson, D. T. Outs, Karl Wilson, AAUlj
AVetzell, (1. G. AVillis, Z. C. Wagoner,
0. I. Lofthi, J. J. Kecve, C. J. Huss
Department of Industrial Affairs Ira!
It. Hayes, director. AV. T. Itaukin, It. i
It. Itay, II. tiilnier AVinget, J . M. Hoi
land, H. H. Dickson, Karl Groves, Charl
ton Torrenee, J. D. Moonx"8. Klmer
Bpencer, T. K. Leavitt. T. A. Heury,
Spenees Love, M. B. AVales.
Department of -Convention and V'lblic
Affairs Damcrmi H. Williams, diree
I6r. Miles Kudisill, G. K. Durwell. ti.
vO. Cherry, H. Trice I.inetierger, .lohn
.H . .M llier. J 1 1 , - .' llllie ui-uiftc;
A. Gray, A. . Mangtim, r; H. Thojiip-I
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son, 11. W.;avowe, r . M. r r.incuin, (
Mili-H A. Cnrnenter. Charles Thompson,
Denartnient of Publicity n.. l
Brittain, director, K. D. Atkins. A. B.
Carter, AV. O. Ilamner, S. B. Dolby.
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Jietuuermnp omnmrec jv. v . j,h-
rick, chairman, Krank Abernethy, Walter
Kluttz, O. L. Maddox. George Smith,
J."Y. Todd, L. W. Kelluer, John Wal
inr V V. SuniiliMs. C. C. Harmon.
National Councillor to CSiamber of
Commerce of the United States B. II.
Parker.
House Committee Wade 8. Huiee,
AV. T. Lovo, S. N. Iwi.vec.
Lawless Conditions in Oil Boom
' City Make Such Action De
sirable Many of Worst
Characters Leave City.
MKXIA, Teias. Jan. 13.' Martial
law, invoked by Governor Pat M. Neff
in Mcxia and the oil country surround
ing it because of the alleged prevalence
of flaeraut law violation, today liad rc
suited lu an exodus of undesirables f wn
tho territory under military-control, ac
' cording to the national guard officei
who notified the police'' .department--, rtf
several cities to prepare for the arrivil
of auspicious characters found here, j j
..rZXW. D. Crawford, of Belmont,
" jirocUimation were reinforced today - IV
IIIIIJIKK VUt IU.. .." . . ..t :
40 men of the heabiuarters troop. 5t5t
catnlry brigade, Texas National (Juard,
.. 1 .... A.i nn.i wt ti.A .:t..ti.., 1...
j.m.vit 111 iiiniiun.i,i v. i.u. 1 .v...
Governor Neff, said the irooits would be
uafd to guard prisoners whibr the search
, for alleged law violators was conducted
by the Rangers. .
General Walters said municipal offi
cers were co-operating with the" military
and that conditions here were normal.
The present form of martial law is mild
and orders issued by the military empha
sise thai legitimate bu inesa shall contin
ue without interruption, but that there
may bo no carrying of weapons or am
munition or idling.
Two men detained early today held
powers as deputy, sheriffs. The'-Ran-gem
said they found liquor in their jios
scasion. The two declared they came in
possession of the liquor legally as offi
cers, having takcn.it in raid! and they
were holding it as evidence.
'.'-General AV'olters said no charges had
luw. ..... iti.t the men. '
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Mexia is a typical .oil boom city: It
ws a towt of possibly ;i,t)H0 inhabi-
tuuts before oil was u
scovered als.ut a :
year ago. i4itc last summer ine noout s -jocti0n already was Cloae to "rock bot
lig.itt in earnest un in a few-, weeks tom.'V
,'ld.000"or more persons were lie re. ' ', ' . " '
It is alleged law violations iw-enmo 1 T U C l'l C I T U C D
more frt-ueiit jmid finally State lian- '. rl C II t A I II C 11
gem with Pedyral prohibition officials
apl-earvd mid l(i'gan a series ot raids.
There had. I ever 'lie"n no public in-,
diration
thut affair luid taken such a
turn as to diniand si.plicatijii of martial
law bint (ioveruor efl 's. proclamation I
eatcrdaj Was uneipetted.
President Thornburg Busy at
' Work on. Plans to Institute
r Work of B. Y. P. U. Into Er
ery Baptist Church in the As
Jeociation Assoc iational
Meeting ct Bessemer City
and State Meeting at New
Bern. ' .
t
. .At a recent booting of tho Gaston i
As3ociationsl IS. . 1. U. Executive ,
Coniiuittee pluns were perfected to ex-!
tend the work to every Baptist church in j
the Association., beverul events of spec-1
mi inijKtrtaiice ure being planned by the
Baptist young people. The first n am
ber on the schedule of activities will be
the "Extension Work." February 5th to
12th, during which time every B. Y. P.
U. in the County will endeavor to assist
in the organization of a li. Y. P. U.
in some Baptist church not having such
an organization. In appeal to lielp in
the work is being made to every .Baptist
church ill the Gaston Association
whether they have a Union or not. The
Association is divided into four districts,
witli Vice-Presidents, as follows, directly
in charge of the work in their respective
disft-icts: Bessemer City district, Kev.
W. AV. Williams, Chrm; Dallas district,
Mr. It. B. Lewis, Chrm; Heluibnt dis
trict, Kev. A. K. Teague, Chrm: Ga
tonia district, Mr. T. . Graham, Chrm.;;
Mr. M. O. Thornburg is Associationul j
Director, Mr. -C. M. Austin is Hec'y.-
U. Training School for B. Y. P. U. J
the Bessemer City Baptist church. An in
teresting program is being arranged for
this convention of tho linptist young peo
pie, at which time reports will bo made
by every tmon in tiie county
Of the 29 oiL'anized Baptist churches
in tho Gaston Association. 22 have B.
Y. 1". U's. Eleven of the 22 churches
having Senior Unions also have Junior
1'iiions. Dr. L. I'. Ieavell. Gen'l.
twc'y. B' V. P. U. Dept.. of the Sou.
them Baptist Convention says: "The
B.'Y. I'. IT. has reached the stage in
its development when all thoughtful
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nimni n-nn:m ik i'k ii . ..v. ....... .
The pasturs of the Baptist churches
Tlirnugnom in county nan ine auvciu m
the AssOciational B. . L'. L'
in as
much as it oiurs a nciu oi uiiiinuu-u
service for B. Y. P. II. workers within
the bounds of thpir own Association.
The -member of live unions go out to
give demonstrations of B. A'. 1'. U.
work and to assist in the organiMtioii
of unions in churches that have none.
They also visit churbes for the purpose
of eneourtigemeiit and good fi'llowsliip. I
This means willing groups of young peo-1 Kyarf told his friends that his wife's
pic propagating B. Y. P, V. work and j statements to the authorities were un
the things for which tlio.Ji. Y. P- .P- I true, and surrendered to the police when
stands, namely: Bible Study, Doctrinal be found they were searching for him.
Studies, Missionary Study, Stewardship ( Mrs. Kyan wiis reported as having in
ami Soul-winning; in fact .Efficient t tended to marry an American named
church membership. The pastors, as
well as the youug people throughout the
county are eo-operating in a splendid
way. ' The churches having unions arc
rejoicing in the work being done by their
young people rjnd those who do not have
unions' are tagerlv looking forward to
the time of organization. ,
The leaders in the Gaston Association
al B. A'. P. P. ure very enthusiastic
over the possibilities of accomplishing
their aim for the year, " A B. Y. P.
V. in every church," and confidently ex
pect to win the banner offered to As
Boeiational Unions for cempctitive work
at the .State B.'Y. P. U. Convention
nt New Bern in June.
:;"D. H. WILLIAMS HEADS
Elected Vice Post Command-
er To Hold Public Meet
ing Soon.
' Dameron II. AVilliams was elected post j
eouiman.fcr of Gaston Post No. 23, i
American Legion jit a meeting of thej
post held Thursday evening. Mr. . ;
D. Crawford, of Belmont, was elected
viee cominander, Ben E. Douglas, adju-:
tant, E. B. Denny, finance officer. C".
tanr. ti. a. uenny, nuance onicer v. (
Harn.on, historian an.I B. G. Oier-'
ry. war risk insurance officer
'ria'ns were also discussed for"thc hold-1
ing of public mating soon at which .
ladiea will be present. A niemiKrship
driv ill soon he inan-rnrated bv the1
local post. Of the 2,000 or more form
er service men in tho county there are
not 200 belonging to the Legion.
ANOTHER REDUCTION
IN PRICE OF. F0SDS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Another
reduction in the price of Ford automo
biles including all models effective Jan
nary IS, was announced here today by
Henry Ford.- He aaid the reductions
moA h tmAn moun because oro-
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. North-Carolina, cloudy and somewhat
warmer tonight probably light snow inj
mountains; Saturday fair; fresh sotitaj
and southwest winds.
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,i ,l:, j. hrail ho nriitmnt wifi
ary ewer is cnar?ea oy lnaictmeni wita
plotting to betray hii trust to enrich
bootleggers. Six feet tail, weighing
more than 200 pounds Hart presented
the appearance of a prosperous Wall'"' roar of laughter, interspread
Street broker
SWALLOWING POISON
Mrs. Audrey Creighton Ryan'
in French Hospital Was
Divorced From Husband,
Thomas Stewart Ryan.
(By The Associated I'ress.)
PAULS, Jan. 1.1. Mrs. Audrey
Creighton Uyan, better known as Miss
Audrey Creighton. California violinist
and prize winner at the American con
servatory of music in Fontainebleau, is
reported dying iu the American hospital
at Neuilly from the results of swallow
ing three poison tablets.
v Iler husband, Thomas .Stewart Itynn,
who is attached to the Paris staff of The
Chhago Tribune, was arrested on a
charge of administering the tablets to
her, under the threat to kill her with a
knife unless bIio awollowed them. Later
be is said to have :rtabbed himself, but
not seriously.
According to the story told to tne
young woman's mother, Byan returned 1
to I'aria uniLsx-tedly on AVednesday h.
visited her and his wife... He told hit
i.. i,., .,.., ..;ni.,.. . e....:v.i..t.. ,.
niiv tiiuv i.c i.in ..jiui'it i inviii.uii: 0
diviree, but wished her to go with him i
for a farewell dinner. !
Mrs. jail accompanied her husband to
his hotel after tho dinner, when, accord
ing to a statement by tiie young woman
to the authorities, her husband aceu.ed
her of infidelity and foreeil her at the
point of a knife to swallow the poison.
Jtyan accompanied his wife to the Co
chin hospital, from which she was later
removed to Neuilly. He had Itecu
wounded in the neck, the e turc-piiring
several stitches to close, but the doctors
reported it was not serious.
MacCoy, ajftcr securing a divorce from
Kyan
Another version of the case was re ,
REPORTED DYING FROM i
vealed by. police commissioner Pralicq , -n (vory g(K)1, tlinar iu ali the iliffen nt i but Miid'his appeal was personal and
this afternoon iu reporting statements n.itions of life among all the nations of nothing formal was known of it public
Mrs. Byan had made to him at the Co- j .the w0rjj. e arc the richest nation ! I. . In his plea the third baiwin.-iu reit-
cnin nospnai. Jier nusuann, me com-1
missioner quoted her as saying, had told I
her he knew she had had an intrigue
with a young man and proposed thai i
they d o togetaer whereuKn Mrs. Ryan
took the three tablets aud lyan cut his ,
wrist and neck. Mrs. Kyan. however,
losing courage, rushed out of the room
uuii iii'nin lifiiMi in im lmkpii in :l iifiNiiTiii .
A letter from hit wife was found in 1
Ryan's ptiss4,ssion when be was arrest
ed. In ihis letter, which be had receiv
ed while W was in India, she said sin
had decided to break with him entirely.
There were also two letters in pencil,
written during their interview at her ho
tel, one addressed to her mother and the
other to the man whouc name Kyan
brought into the case. In these letters,
the police stated, Mrs. Kyan said she
regretted to die.
The police search of the room 111 the
ce search of the room 111 the
hotel reveahAl nothing Uyond an empty
wine bottk'
.two glasses and numerous
I cigarette stubs.
T
BILLION DOLLAR DECREASE
jn tj. 3. TRADE BALANCE
(By The Aoeiated Press.)
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 13. A de-
ciease of nearly 1, 000,000,000 in tin
V " ,' ;-h; :'Th" ;.:,",
i,':'.''.! ''""?5V. .
States during 192X1 was indicated in the
tK trade statistic, for lkveinlar,
today by the Conunerce Depart-
' .
decroaijeil in value in 1920 by
$.;.T43.ooO.(iO and imports hv $2,777.-
000,000, the report said, -attributing
much
cline last year in prices of commodities
- - - u.v. m. " ' ' 1
which undo un the bulk of the country's '
fori ign trade j
"Tho lower values of imports and ex-1
ports in DI21 as compan-d with 190 '
a. ..I .,.-,..;,.,. r. " tl.,. Iln....i..,...i !
aaid, "do not represent rorresKnding j
declines in volume of trade but arc to I
a irrrat extent due to the fall In Drier 'I
During the year 1921 export. amount
ed to SM.'t.OOOKH) as- compared with
S8,22S,OO0,W0 during the previous year,
whiio imports aggregate.! 2,50S,000,!
agninst t278,OO,000O iu 1920.
Export in liecciiibcr totalled $ 20.1,-
f 900,000 as agaiimt 2!H,000,000 in No-
veiultcr and 7-,0.000,tJO in December,
1920. v.mla imports amounted to f2.!ti,.
800,000 aga"" 2ll,000,000 in Novem-
!r t""1 - -'0,i,00WV in Dccv-uiUr a
C, Hrm inF'vol'r
With Inexhaustible Supply
of Stories and Jokes Mr. L.
L. Jenkins, a Former Gas
tonian, Brings Message of
Optimism Delightful Mu-
sic Adds to Program - New
York and Philadelphia Ofli -
ces Represented.
One of the most .enjoyable c.asions
of thd winter season was the annual or -
Miiiiation banouet of the Gn.v-riei.ark
I Kroup of mills, held Thnrsdav evening at
tho (Wntrv ( bib with Dr. D. W.
3 Daniels. f Clenison College, fouth Cro -
ilina, that prince of story-tellers, as the
i chief speuker of the evening
of the evening. Dr.
Daniels is a frequent visitor to Gaiftoma.
He has appeared here on several oc
casions. Unlv last year lie was the
speaker at a similar banquet gives by
tlia ufimu irritnli rf llllt!
Hint lie M inn ,
nave wen luvitea lo rciurn is one or me
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irt',H li'l rutin-' l u tun ii u u 7 1
greatest tributes to Ids prowess
raconteur. From the minute In-
talking he kept his hearers in a
then with serious, thought-provoking
terauces. His subject, "How Shall We
Face Our Taskt" was not announced
until he had spoken for 15 or L'O minutes
in a humorous vein, one side-splitting
joke after another following in such rap
id suecfHsion ami with such apt and
forceful sequence and setting, that his
audience were kept busy wiping the tears
from their eyes and holding their aching
. ,
v n....:..i i.. .i.i.. i i...:. v.,
- J T . J'llllLCl HUIIL3 I 1 1 v VII. Ill 'A i."K
lish at Clemson College. He ought to be
on the leeture platform. His store of
. . i i.i... : .
Humorous siories ami jones im aiiaiein -
ly unlimited. How he manages to tell
them coherently and with any connee-.
tion whatever is one of the mysteries of
his art to his listeners.
Preifc-nt at the banouet were the of-1
fieers and directors of the se
the Gray-Sepnrk chain, the
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HUlierillieilUCIllH, rcw ium mm i nn.i -
delphia ataff, community nurses. He. to -
gether with specially invited guests, in
M..lra
eluding the Kiwanis
quurtet.
Glass, Willunns, Adams and Thompson.
and Mrs. 1). II. Williams and Mi.ss
and .Mrs. j. n. wuiiams ami .uiss
Marie Torrenee, Mr. Z. C. AVugoner
and representatives of the local press,
Messrs. J. W. Atkins. Hugh A. Query
and Mrs. T. M. Brockman. Mr. J. II.
Sepnrk, secntary and treasurer of the
mills and head of the organization '"ipiini IIIPBlirn TPI I O
Gaston eounty, presided a toast maiiter j IJ!f - yrflVrR TFILS
and introduced the several speakers uml Mwvm ""-""- I.M.U
rtists. Mr. J. Lander Gray, general
erintendent of manufacturing, spoke I
a ' - ! for the superintendent. It was I
this ci.. he said, who have the biggest j
burdens. They were held directly ri
sensible for all that happened on (he
mill hill. " AH complaints ,eame through
the superintendents. They have to lie
on the job day and night, said Mr. Gray, i
Following Mr. Gray, Miss Martha Tor-!
renee, representing the office force, Miss
Gretcben Piegensi hub. rejireseiiting the.
nursing force and Mr. .1. Lee Kobiu- i
son, president of two of the mills, spoke I
briefl v.
.Mr. 1. 1.. .icnuins, preswm i u e j,,,,,,.,, ,0 ,, ,,,.,, K. j, . Landis fir re I I"-' gamering 01 noany nny neti,. (.m(,i;., s.H,(.lll(ltion pp(.nred tocente5
First National Bank and als.i head "1 incitement in organized baseball and went away inspired by the fellowship, nmll(l tju ,clncameiit into which Llov.f '
two cr three of the cotton nulls 111 this; fr ,. f-ir,t ,;, ,, ,,,,,, a i j 1 f. ; and the strengthening of their endeav-! j; wtJ snddenlv placed througli
group, a former (iastoiuan. brought 1o!ficial his M-rsim, of the deal through ors resulting from the conference, look- . , t(u; of 4f.iw.:njt . partner. "
his audience the most hopeful message: v li ict. it as alleged eight White Sox1 ing forward with 'great interest to the) nlil.h ,i.in(i lM been designated einco -of
tho hour when he declared: I players were bribed bv gamblers to I rail for tho next quarterly meeting. i i),,. Cannes conference opened.
Before us is the greatest season of,
nrniomriti- thiM I'liuntrv has ever known.,
Tt ' i-n;i,i sinten is n'ovt takinc the lend
in .. ..... wori,i
... ..:., v,.irtu ,.,, from1
Yf.. .ff.nVinu' rfimfirkil .-nmiiitr
one who is living in AVashiugton and who
' 1B 14 ' rS' t . Zi 1;. Z
, , illl(.re.st .
8 r f n . 01, ,,,,
, ..t.ment
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was music by tho Carolina, Sextet
Charlotte orchestra, together with several'
. .. , , . .. ,
seU-cTions ,,y . jocn. "
ine most i.p.. ... t... v,". -..
Kigoletto bv the mixed quarttt and sev-1
eral humorout selections by the male;
quar jt prom.nent amonK winch n re
"Roll Dein Bones, ihe Steam
i.!L.. ' ' ..Tl,L-. V Vb lake
1 l.tliU .vt ---- -
Home. " "That Bloody War" by Perk
Thompson was also a
Dr. Daniels' speec
hit with the bouse.
ir. .aniri l' ' al l
clu.sion of a .leh2htful menu served by
h came at the con
ciu.sion or h .o-.a..... ........
Caterer Birsch and the crowd was in line
leuie ior ine 1 mh-: ",;had received proiMtf.it ions or whether '1
opened up with a solor plexus directed .
at the master ot cer. n.on,.-s. J . . H S.-
i. . i r..ti..i;ut Uunii...
par, sieu... ....u --',
school supeno(eiiilenT. i.y ircianng mai
he kiu-w a lot of good jokes that JSepark
.... . . . V I ....... I .Aid .III. I'.. IIIUI III' ...11 .It.
had told him on a recent tnp to No.,, ,() m;ik(. kn(nui hU e(f(f.
lorn, out ina i none ui nn-... w-.v ... " j
,n ,mx,,, ' '"'-". '
that moment he Imd his rowd ,
tell in a mixed crowd ukc mai preoem.
with mm ami ior n... """-' ';
kept them intensely interested. "P"',
mistn. thrift, chanty ami ncrvieo !
the four mam lessons driven Home by i;r.
Daniels in the .ourse of ins speec n. ,
The following menilsrs of tho sales :
force were presi-nt : Mr. II. D. tWin-1
. 1 , 1 1 . . Inn 1 1 klrlr..
npr' 01 n'",u,, -". n-. " '"""
n,'r an" 11 " " ""'iliol brougiit into tiie trial us there was
Mis-Lounsln rry ami .ties-, i nomas
Hal.n nn.l H. M. Boj4han.er. of Phil-,
-Jclp'"- - l
The followinc menu was served:
Olives Celery Pickles j
;
,- . v..,:
, Grape Fruit
Koast Chicken Mashed Potatoes
Grern Peas
Head Lettuce SaUvl Russian Dres.ing '
Ire Cream and Cak'e
Hot Rolls
Crackers aiid Cbecs;
Coffee Nuts' . Raisuis'Spot? 1.20. - 1
i STORY OF COSTLY
NECKLACES IS RECALLED
j Litigation Between New York!
j and Paris Jewelers and Eu-!
ropean Art Dealer Arouses j
; Interest in Costly Necklaces. I
i n:-,v voKK, Jan. i::. twtlv n.vk-;
, Ja-.- rlu.r have aroused oiid-r through -
1 ,ll, 'rlli ""' fascinat.iiK myste-
I l v attached to their history, vtei- r-eell-
!':' ''".''' "ligation between ( ar -
' -Ww "rk- 1 r' jewel-
ir"' v'"1, v- L- !-'i'i''"t. Kur .p.an
I"',' "caiers ami coneeiora. over Tiie aaic
i"' '""""'r i mew pre.iuus vaiuao.es,
'i i ', " I 'lr.s
. ... ,...j..:...H IU uii. i..ni i.. im -
............ ... ... y.w
I f. ' ,i,1t necklace vas i.inn-l by
! ' " " i ' cemv IU 1II1 I IlllItT, H
.ii.si.nini- ti. i... r.inn.i f,., it i..- th..t
... ..... - ......
Uxm- ( 'artier cmeed to nav iou.000
....
for the necklace, i.'ilHi.OQO On the daie of
ne agreement and the balance when it
;ih sold. In addition, Jt'artirr was to
pay the Hi iiKiiiet brothers half of what
ever price ahove if.dlil.inM) they were able
tn Kel, !..i any liiur- tux, commissions
"ri'.(s"r: !" "'M'! ' l" !''
The
complaint further stated thnt
iwuguan nroiner., receive, notice in .No-
V -tuber, l!l2n. that the necklace hud Ikmmi
sold for $S2."i,tinli vhieli was hiiined to
be ''fraudulently 1'alt.c" t'.ie price in
volved being more than $1,.Vm),m.)0. The
..t i .i ... .. t
ijiniiiii. in i in- iiiit-ianer iwis noi OIB-
closed .
lieeor.ls of foinier prices of jewelry
figuring in inteniat.onat transactions
' show that in 7s.. Cardinal Louis dn
1 ... . . t
......... m.. .,.,, ,.,.v,i.ui.i.ii
a iiiiimoii'i necklace, tor .Mario Antui-
i ', . , ,w ,,,,,,
A stung ol JSi pe.iri.i for Lady Henry,
I ' I. ... I i 1 I .1 r...
.ii'i-i.'ll ,.:. rum TIIJ.OWO.
ven mills in!. '""',l"'.r 8 ri."K or n'r- "1,,K1''
office force, y' Sr:l,lll,; ":!-S ''""Bht m 1'ans
; and Phila-I I " '" " :
, , nn,. .1 1. 11 111
j, "; ' !'',,,"I'IU'-V1 ',""1'' '"; ,";,n,''
j " "" "''. " ''""'.v. brought JtH,fiiM).
0Miernliii of 11 necklace containing
' the widow of
I . '?''' ' "1.l,'v1': ;"'; known a
1 , . . . ; .. ,
; ' ''';!J ' ) 14 Hlf of it was sold
I r. ' " "." ' J;pli h. A idener, "f
' 1 ,l,l!';1'"l''". nnginiil price of the
17" ! I'lio'' ""U ' MVX Ut
INSIDE STORY OF SCANDAL
Former White Sox Third Base
man Goe3 to Judge Landis
and Unfolds New Story of
Notorious Baseball Frame
Up. CIIK'ACO. .I.iii 1.1 An eelio of the I
1 11 1 1 ,vr,'s s,.rj,., ,;j!il.,iill scandal was
1
leard today hen it became knoivu thai ;
(;,.(lrK,. l'n,-k Weaver, former Chicago'
. White Sox third hinu-m.-in wnnn .llv
throw games to the Cincinnati Beds.
Weaver, "it has beeoille known, uetii.-illv
anneai ed before .ludee Lnmlis last i.,.'t
j crated his innocence und told a storv
"hid. for many months has be-,, known'
,"." a few friends.
Weaver. -i. is said. hired that 1
I was approached by a White Sox player
j near the end of the 1U10 s. son and ask-
' ' would join in a plan to throw
1 games in the world's series thai fall. It
was explained that icveral other players
' , . '
had agreed deliberately to lose contests
, .iil'l IILI M- nil- scries a Iliaiie IO OneT
' 1 made to order ' '
so far as the mn,Wn were concerned.
li,iek" was off.-red iflO.OOO as his
tl,.ir, '
(,
ulli(, ,,,,.,,'. H0,.00 badlv
. . , .
" v,, w lus new business ent.rpr.es
ciH.t it.
I," Wear-
.baseball
The only doubt iu my mind
er is said to have informed th
' coinniisaioner. :.s whether I should keep:
. . . ,-..,;ti,..,. V.
. , , . c,,...;,.,. t,
. 1
t 1 , u, lnm,,f
,o on , fo
.(.rtain
I ihs iclfd to kii i duiet and i
, ..n. mv )((.M ,,
' V. ......... ' . 'i..:...
,,.t j.,v for
ear some might think lie'
was trying .to "pass the bu.-k " to his
f ;
T. third baseman and seven other-
Wl.r,. .,,, ljV K,f,k, cj.-ot'.-.i
I'I.mu.Ic- AVidiam and Joe Jackson in I
nn jun. (.ilfvio, ui, K.,.n , j
o1 u; a,u.KO, gan. throwing deal. They,
,v,.ri. r;,,i ,.n ,.i,urir,, f ....HNuirai-v (,.
dcfr.m.l the public and found not guil-
jiy. wnmner gainct were inrowu was
!. ...... .
no law covering sucli a thing.
jU(1k,. lAt n.fu.,, t(J dis.-uss the
eaver case,
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
'
Cotton Seed
Strict to Good Middling
...45ci
17iCf
i CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
r fB Tim AsjoclatiM Press. I
3 NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Cotton fu-'
tures cknfd firm. '.
January J7.5: March 17.8$; '. May
17.51; Jul." U. W; October lri. ti;
Many Difficulties Confront J-fim There Is a Re
action in Favor of Briand - Poincare H a s
Strong Opposition in Parliament Many
Think Millerand Should Invite Briand to Re
sume Power, With Another Combination of
Ministers. V
; . ,
EPISCOPAL BROTHERHOOD j
HELD SPLENDID MFF.TINfll
i
i ii,ik,.. ti..i a
r- North Carolina OrTuiM an
, Assembiy "
-
'A fine group of men of the Brother-
m..i f Andrew from IW1..M,.
Lineolnton, Bessemer City and Hieh
iShouls, assembled with the Brotherhood I that be would find many difficulties in
men of Ht. Mark 'a church Thursday af-i his path ami that these might . prov
ternoon and evening. The meetings 1 formidable euuiiKh to force him to a
were held both in the church and tho ' bamlon his assignment. Tho manner of
pari-di house and every moment was of : M liriutid's dramatic exit whil on tho
the keenest interest to those who were apparent verge of au overwhelming
pre. ent. the first ineeYiug Udng devotion-j vote of confidence in the Chamber of'
al, was begun with the him hymn of it. Deputies bus eausod a certain reaction in
Aiiilr.-u ". Iiiiw ('..IU I'u mi. I nn'lii.4 favur. Besides M Paincnre ha
; f,,i..,.i . ,."-,.,.. ',., 'i' ..... :,,.,! ..a J
I dress bv the Kev. 8. It. Guiirnard. 'metorl
! u. i.u,,. ,.,..r, i.i,.ii,.n
r lhvt.lt mum. th(, ,.Hrv of tllo irt,tilt.r.
hood was the strength of its mesmigo
when calling men to Christ and Uis
church. It was a summons to the ser -
vice and worship of the Son of God.
A welcome to the gathering was given,
I ... 41, ,if XI. . ..l, ' ..l. ...... i.
j Unalonitt. An earnest response, dwelliinri
u. iniIKirtail.0 of this growing sec-!
! - . m . .
: nou oi inc oiaio ior inu inucm eiioriSj
; tllt, ,,. o( tht. chilri., can give in con-ied
i ......i e... .1... l.
niado by Mr. H. O. Clarkson
,.i,,.i, n,uii
of St.!
I
..... r. . .v .
At ihe supper, at which time Mr. V'.j
, L. Balthis was t.mstmaster, reports wert!
mado of tl, work ,iono. by the several!
chapters represented, and from the Nn-
I
1 cini'ieis uiuvwiuuu, iiuu iiuui i-ne .iu- iij iuv m n '
i tlwuil Council represented by Mr. Bab! in'g had ls-en
! iUU xhu w&!i foiowc(l ,,,v the most in.jr t;over
teresting feature of the evening, a con-'
ference or round table discussion led by .
.nr. n. a.' nouinerianu or cuarn
Kollowill ,, m,pcr un orRill
o u O0i uss,.mbl0 was effected v
, fo0w, offl,.t.. Mr. C. L. Li
1 I'resident ; Mr. A. G. Magnum,
Mr. B. A.' Southerland of Charlotte.
organization1
with the
Lindgrea,!
first
Vice President; Mr. Harry Page, uf
Lineolnton, Second A' ice President; Mr.; on a resumed conference. It is gener
i S. O. Clarkson, Secretary and Treasurer;: ally exin-ctitl that his policy woulit in
; Kuv. J. V. C. Johnson, Chaplain. j voive modifications in what has been ar.
i The closing addresses in the church' ranged at Cannes. , '
1 Here given by Mr. II. S. Cowcll, Diroc-! .' ' i
lor or bt. .viariiii'8 i.napier, Liatrioue.i
and Mr. Lewis K Anschutz St. PeUr's
Chapter Umrlo to , on (.o-oration
Prom- the Brotherhood A icwpoiut" as,
the clearing house force for effective!
ineCIUtj
. . , I ., , A .1 I'
sp.r.uia work throughout tho pans, and
on Brotherhood Iiifluem-es in thej
I hnrch s Life. Mr. Anschutz is lay-as-,
sistant at St. Peter's, Charlotte and has
lustrations ot personal service for
nnst cneen-d ine Hearts or inoso who
had given themselves-for the message of
Christ to others.
1 ""s
NEWBERRY CASE HAS
PASSED INTO HISTORY
..... - . .
Senate by Vote Ot 1t to in-.
dicates Its Confidence 111
Michisan SoriAt-nr's FJrt'nn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. - Thej
Xen berry case, in tho formal records of!
the Senate, had patted into history to-
dav. The Senato chamber, with that1
body in recess after the strain of battle'
...I,.H l.v it. it? tn 41 vnln vestnnliv thnt i
4-iimi.i III nn -t" IU iwic jihu.hj .iiui
M he Kennforial choice of the State of
i. 1 o. 1 ,!....( Tmimin
...I. Illt.l. ... 1.1(7 f ' IV V.. ......IU..'
II. Newberry, i entitled to sit in the;
Senate, was strangely silent. The 'mow!
than three yeara of uncertainty and aim-!
. ' .
pense reurting from the contest ot tne
seat bv Henry ford, tocnator .Newberry s
defeated Demo.iaiJ opponent, in the
election, ended with tlm final vote at;
seat bv Henry Ford, Senator Newberry s
8:2S p. m.
S,., nnrte,
!' '" -
Suunorters of the reso ution sponsored'
. !,...,:,.., ,,.,,.. declaring the;
Michigan Senator entitl.M to his seat
....... ....... .r. ............ ...v,
Michigii
..r.. r..Ml,li..,... X in,. S, ntnrs nf :
that party joined 32 democrats in'oppos-
inir. Three Senators were naired for
'and three against the resolution, and
' m, . .... . -. -. ... '
amendment by Senator Willis, liepuhli-i
can. Ohio, bv which the Senate "severe-;
y tK (.x,,.s.
si ve canipaign expenditures as "harm-
ful to the honor and dignity of the Se-i
nate and dangerous to the perpetuity,
f a free government." The amendment!
was accepted by tho Newberry cmppor--
ters as a substitute for the original!
clause declaring unfounded the charges'
. ........ . . , . . 1 . 1
involved in ine r oru coniesi iiuu iuei
.Micliigan fenator was not eniuicu iu,
his seat because of campaign expendi-.
tures. j
Senator Newberry accepted the action j
of the Senate in a subsequent statement ;
as a "complete vindication of myself ,
and all concerned," definitely answering;
sTateincnts mane tiiirmg ar cus...K .
hours of debate that he did not approve.!
ot the resolution in us mii.ii lorui.
LLOYD GEORGE TO
CONFER WITH MILLERAND
CANNES. Tan. 13. Prime Minister
Lloyd George will leave Cannes for Lon-
' .4- t n' rlnir this vn1r4ff It !THT.
don at 7 o'clock this evening. He may, !
it is stated, stop tn Fans en route to t
confer with , President Millerand and
with M. Poincare, who is forming a cab-!
uict to succeed Uie unana ministry. j
PAKIi?, Jan. W. liaymond Poi-
cure, former President of France, was
seeking to.lay to form a Cabinet to sue-
,.,.t.,i that under Aristido Hriand, which
reaimied vesterdav. The urevailins im-
! I'ression in political circles waa that ho
would complete his task and would sub-
mlt his list of ministers to President
j Millerand for approval early this aftcr-
I noon.
()" 'be other hand it was recognireil
trnniT ..nuimh inn i.i l'nrH.-imi.nt NVithpf
is the former President too i-ODuUir
with birL'e section of tho nulie.
! , Added to this many members of Par-
t liament hold that President Millerand
according to constitutional practice,
j ahouhl invite SI Briand to resume power
I with another combination of minister in
as luiicli as he was not benti-n by a vot
in Ptirlit.iiii.iit. f Ttrinnit Imn-pvor. hH :
stated to newspaper men that hia resig- .
nntioii is "absolutely final." IU accord.
i :.i. n....i.... .wi
nance iui i-uiilimk mi.- u
the members of the linund Cabinet
i.. ....... i... .t .-..;. .1,,,... f.....( i;i ,.w
ministry can be formed.
Mme Millerand and Poincare in a eon-
verantion last night decided that if th
latter formed a ministry the conference
broken off at Cannes would be resuimvl
by the new premier nftcr on understand-
reached between the heads
ernmeiits of tho Allied pow-
crs.
If successful iu forming a ministry
ill Poincare i expected at an early date
to make a declaration In the Chamber of
i Deputies and Senate outlining the poller
he intends to follow and a.sking for a
vot4 of confidence giving hiui tho full
authority requisite to his attendance up-.
Iit.nlIV T.,n 13 ; Ww of tho
, , , rtl'f
. v(.sf(,ra.(v q
",i..,. !i'..i!...
s retirement reached of- .
from Paris at tho clos -
... ......... . lnl.l.,,,, Dfu.u... i1tm..t
, ,l..i!.,.l In .lioiw n.-nntimli.
Illlllll'Vin .H..l'.l IW V"m U'.J V.W...U..-.
. ,ik,, , om th. aUorC(, gitn.
t . 1)pt offii.,al inions concHr in tho
,. . . , .(...rution9 iH9U0 for tht
miJlt jia, ia bl.(n thrown into con, ,
j tlt0,Ilh tlm obliteration of tht..
.v)iti).ui Bn,i ceonomie lines which '
, (h(i (V(nm,9 (.onfer(.ne, promised to de:
. ' relop.
Uoto a late hour last night the Cabi-
net was without news from Walter.
j Kathepaii, heading the German delega
j tioa which discussed reparations issues)
; with the Hupreme Council at Cannes,
j The reichstag, which had 1hmi summoned
irV 10 mv mi..t nl nn earlier
' . . .. interna-
tional situation.
GRANT GERMANY DELAY : J
ON REPARATIONS 'ACCOUNT
CANNES Tan 13. The AUied
v - .
jepiphw n
"cle luu,r " fc-"1 " !-""..
. - n ... . rmnmr fi nn
l ' "T'
wwum.
, ..... . , xl . ., Ai
CANN Kh, Jan, 13. - The council di-,
tcrmined hat thost decisions which weru
11.1t .li.fuiiti. t 100 I.I 1h reconsidered
. i . ..
. . f.'v , . '. " , "
?"' , U" , h.e
-M- "f01 f '"V! lV
1 ae niciniH'rs 01 111c rriiamnuua cunr-
lent, read the commission's decision.
1... 1 41.!.. : Ti.n r".n... a.,u..
"'""' ". . .
uUm was .en introuucea to near re.
. ,.......
reatuug ,ut u.. uev.un. . . .
1 "' 'ii.-ci-.oi. Maui. 1111. ...i- ..-,.. -
,"""-" " ".Ku
. r . : , i. .. j. i . .
a ". V- . 7 I"
I I ) j! J. M Al... . f..
these navhieiits were not covered hv iar
j meats in cash or in kind, on certain con-
'""'"
These condition.,
a ret
Hist Uurmg the period ot provi-
sioual delay Germany must pay in ap-
proved foreign securities 31.000,000 goM
marks every ten days, the first payment
to be January 16. , y :
"S.-4-oiiil Germanv within a. fortnisht
must submit to the coa.mis.sion a plan
.. . ,, .
tor reiornm or appropriate guarantee
tor its bUdgei sna paper currency anit
also a program for reparation payments
in eatdi and in kiad for J922. i .
"Third The period of provlsionul do
,.,y slm! lBtwH.II th. c-ommission or
t,,e Allied Governments have reacluil i
floeis'ion in regard to tho plan and prog-
ram ,llentioned in the aecond eonditioit,
the balance due becoming payablo a fort
night after the commission or the Allies)
have reached a de'Lion.' ,
Dr. AVslter Rathcnnu, bead of tho Ger
man delegation, took note of the dwi
sioti in the name of hia Government lie
added that Germany had not defaulted
i in her payments, because negotiations
had been taken up regarding the pay-
ments duo January 13. ' lie also tfx k
not., vt the . inAitatmn to Germaov t i
tuie ianiu th-j ifiuoa, eoKt:tcne