QASTONI A DAILY GAZETTE
Weather:
'Warmer:
Local Cotton
171-2 Cents
VOL. XLIII. NO. 12.
GA5TONIA, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 14, 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
TWO HUNDRED SHR1NERS
ARE GUESTS AT DINNER
OF CHE1F RA6BAN MYERS
Tuberculosis Hospital Move
C. BiV Boost at Ban-
quet Many Shrlners Speak
in Favor of Hospital shrine
Vuariei uengou nuurcu
-i-Warren and Kellner Ar
ranged Program.
Approximately two hundred Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine were guests of Chief
Itobban of Oasis Temple, A. O. Myers
at a banquet tendered by him at the
Country Cub Friday evening when the
silver loving cup won by the Gaston
county delegation at the recent ceremon
ial in 'Charlotte was presented to the
shrinerj of the county, and accepted by
Noble Myers for tbe wearers ot tiio red
fes iu the county. The affair was one
of tho moat thoroughly informal and en-
joy a bio ever oxfitriouced by the nobles.!
From the invocation by lie v. W. J.!
Roach, of Lowell, to the "Giud Niht' '
song by all the Nobles there ywla not a I
dull moment. There was suiiethiiig do-!
ing all the time, to quote tho vernacular,
of tho street. If the iub!es were not
busy getting on the outside of the good
bill of fare provided, they were hearing ;
short, snappy spt-etlies or listening to'
everything in tno repertoire ot the!
tsbruio quartet, Ales-srs. Adams, Cass, '
Thompson and Vvilnams. liioso bo.fsj
ore a rhamcicon-tikc aggregation.
They etiange their name to suit the oc-j
elision, 'two nights ago tliey were known j
as 'tno Ktwanis quartet. Jorineny tneyj
liavv been known us tne American i.cgiun j
four. Last uignt they .lire known as I
tho tthrino quartet. ihey change tdeir
names trom time to time, but tuo brand i
of Harmony and comic songs they band!
out is tne same ImmOrou.i, Kide-upliittng
variety. They were ensured again audi
again until tneir stock was completely I
cxuuusted. , !
Tho dinner was arranged by Noble
Myers as an appreciation of the gen-j
erous support given Inm at tne late ciro-j
inoniai in Utariuire and tor tlie purpose
ot congratulating tne Unston ouutyj
tehriners on tlie wonderful appearance in i
the bie toliruio imrade. It, turned out
however, to be the occasion fur the
ing of more encomiums upon bis
heap-1
uend.
Tlu honorees turned tint laijies on Imn'ler
and gave luui a platinum horinc em
biem, studded with tliaiuonds, m addi-,
tion to saying enough nice tilings nhout,
him ta send him to ihe iiatter for a
larger lid. Be it said for inn iurorma-i
tion of the ignorant, Mr. Myciu will, in j
nl probability, be the mwt Potentate oi
Oasis leinple.. In tlie vernaciil.ir of the j
street, if it hiay be employed ngnin, Al;
Myers, a Oustonian, will he the chief ;
high mogul, head knocker mid Krneral;
factotum-in-chicf of some sis or fun;
thousand Buriners in He pioui-(
ised, too to try to hrin; to (IjiMtonia a.
ceremonial of the Shrine" during JitJ.'i.
Figuring largely in the laying on of J
the bouquets were Nobles iVparK. Hoyce i
and Heuderlitc. Mr. fcepark presented
the cup to the county a a I in so doin '
paid tribute to Mr. Myers. lKy-nHo
took occasion ty ssiy u good word yi the!
N. 0. Orthopaeitie Hospital. "It was;
the pirit of determinatiim, " said Mr.
tiepark that brought back this cup to
Oaston county." i
Noble Heuderlitc, r:ior of tho l-'irst
rreDhytcrian church, iu his own way
and manner, not duplicated hereabouts,;
delivered a homily on the merits and
vices of both Messrs. Myers mi l Sc-'
park. He coiniiicmled the courage and
the bravery of the latter in venturing
forth on Friday, the 1 Hh day of the'
month. Mr. Sepnrk'a aversion' to nny-i
thing savoring of the number '1'!.'' be-;
ing universally known, the pursou's re-1
murks were received with great eclat, lie J
also took several digs at Mr. Myers
whose reputation for generosity is so wvllj
known. At the close, of a particularly,
witty speech, Dr. Heuderlitc presented 1
the beautiful Shrine emblem as a token
of the love and !cem in which he is;
held by all Gaston county Nobles. i
Noble Hoyco gave a very interesting)
account of masonry in (iaston county.;
He told of the first lodges established in i ing developments in the middle west were)
tbe county and of the remarkable in- allayed and frrsh disturbances in the.
creaso in masonry within the past few j European political and economic, situa-j
years. Ho paid tribute to the value ofitions exerted only temporary effect oni
tho principles of masonry in building j international remittances. !
character and reforming the habits of its 1
devotees. I ' SERVED AS TARGETS.
Following tjiese addresses there were WASHINGTON, Jan. It. Nine of
several hort impromptu speeches from 1 rncle Sam's old submarine have jiff
several Noblos present. Mr. John G.i ,,n,,,.i tm.ir rarecr bv serving as targets
Carpenter presented the cause of tho pro- for tll(l KllIls of ti,r dostrover squadrons
posed tuberculosis hospital and ere the ! !lttaohed to the Asiatic fleet. A brief
folks knew it, the gathering had turned: f.ni,j,,ranl tellimr of the completion of
into a booster meeting for tho hospital.
One Hicaker after another uit;od upon,
the iJnrineri the necessity of supporting!
u , . . i i. ......v.i i
i bo measure iun-n i'j ue uu
February 8. I
-Messrs. W. T. Rankin, I). M. Jones!
and Dr. D. A. Garrison, in particular,!
mndc telling speeches in favor of suehi
an institution.. Air. Jones pointed to;
himself as an tvjtamplc of en arrested!
ca.se Of tuberculosis cured by proper!
treatment and care. He said tliat many'
.ucl cures could lie effected in the hos-t
pital proposed. ;
Mr. W. T. Rankin, in answer to;
on-'aHnnr'.' rnininni,':itton iti Fri-1
day'a Gazette, opting the movement.!
fai'-i . 7 ....-' ...... . --
should rt bo flIUwed to stand in the
war. He declared .that .the' itianufac-;, Kamonn de Ynlera and his snpimrtfrs
tunrs of the county would pay tho bulk who opposed the treaty in the Duil Eire
of the taxes, and that the average farm ! aim were ab.entt
cr would not be- assessed very much. A provisional government was eonsti
DjvGarrisin urged the establishment' tut.-d. romprisnig Michael Collins, Wil
of the hospital ns a huinaiie movement.) liam Cosgrave, Kamonn J. Duggan. 1'.
Messrs. A. M. DiJon and It. Grady Ban-! J. Hogaitj- Finian Lym li. Joseph Mr
kin also made bhort speeches eommend-' Orath, J'rof. John MacNeill and Keiiu
inz the measure. - - iO'Oiggins. -
It was. divided upon Tnoti.ni of Arthur!
lixiai that these meetings should be held -
annually in Oaston county. The affair;
was rhs4'd with the; iuKiiig of a, -'Coodt
2vight" song by all the Nobks. '
Cotton Consumption During
December Shows Big-Increase
Big Increase Noted in Number of Active Spin
dles Over Corresponding Month Last Year. -
(By The Associated Tress.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.
consumed during December aounteil to
511.800 bales of lint and 41,9H of lin-tcr-i.
compared with 295,292 of Hut nud
27,27 of linters consumed in December
I a year ago, the Census Bureau an
j nouneed tcnlay.
I Cotton on hand December 31 in con
! ginning establishment was 1,737,771
i bales or lint and 1B7.SI52 of linters com-
) pared with 1,251,122 of lint and 23S,:iUi
of hiucrs and hi public morale and iu!
compresses !,n7,'Mi bales of lina and!
1 7 1 ,."t(j:i of linters compared .with 0,023,-'
tilo of lint and :U7,l!s of linters. !
Imports for Deocmljer were 60,990!
bales compared wi'h 25, 190 a year ago. j
Exports in December amounted to
0t9,S2."i bales, including 4,"!94 of linters
compared with 7SS.57S bales including i
3,199 of iintcrs iu December n year ago.
Spindle active, during Decern ber num
bered 34,4.SS,fi40 compared with 29,914,
154 in December a year ago. j
Statistics for cotton growing States
follow:
Consumed doling December 304,235
bale, ec.mpnred with 193,3S5. '
On hand December 31 in consuming
establishments 922,991 bales, compared
with 622,074 and in public storage and
at compresses! 4,M07,S23 bales compared,
with 5,200,147.
Cotton spindles active during Decern-'
ber numbered 1.509,250 compared with!
14,42,040 in December last year. '
WEEKS PUTS FORD OFFER
UP TO CONGRESS TO SETTLE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Law of
ficers of the War Department were draw
ing up in contract form today for sub
mission to Congress the proposal of Hen-
ry Ford for purchase and lease of tho
Government's nitrate and water power
projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala., in ac
cordance with the decision of Secretary
Weeks to put the question of accep
tance or rejection of the offer up to the
legislative branch of the Government.
This decision was announced by Secre
tary Weeks late yesterday following his
toiil'ireno with Mr. Ford, and it was
,snid that with tho latter 's offer there
would be referred to Congress also the
two proposals irom t reuericK. r-ngsirum
lot Wilmington, :. .., ana c. U
Tink-!the
of San Franci'.o.
this.
Secretary Weeks, fdating that
he!
would reserve any comment on tho Ford;
offer fnr the report which be will sxnd to
Congress along with it, said tho only!
mo litiea1 ion Mr. Ford agreed to yester-j
day was that guaranteeing payment ofj
four per cent interest on tho construe- j
tinu cost of Dams Nos. 2 and 3. regard-
Icis of the cost, whereas be originally of
fered interest only on .f28.00u.CHMi. j
ctr VI7 1 A T TTSirHPC fV
bb, V iLKAL, innVt
ASH KVILLK, Jan. 13. - Beginning!
at .1 o'clock this afternoon
for six hours, three nud a h;
snow has fallen here.
and lasting!
df inches of
MONEY
RATES CONTINUE
TO SHOW RELAXATION j
YORK, Jan. 14. Further re-:
NKW
taxation of i.iouey rates, promise of
early improvement in the industrial situ-,
at Ion ami a broadening of the invest-;
meat demand, which found its chief
outlet in bonds ad high grade railroad)
share;;, imparted activity and strength to,
the financial markets thin week.
Money on call was abundant at 3 to 3
1 per cent, the lotrer rate applying,
however, ou'y to the shorter maturities
hacked by gilt-edged collateral. Time
loans of '.W to 00 days were made at 4
1-2 per cent, but 1 3 i was the ruling
quotation for longer dates.
Although the December tonnage re-.
iort of the I'nited States Steel Corpora-!
ion disclosed only a very trifling itt.
1
tion
(reuse ot unlilied orders, general indus
trial conditions, especially as applying to
metal production, equipments and tex
tiles, were distinctly more encouraging.
Misgivings growing out of recent bank-;
the target practire which had leen going
on during the past two weeks, was re
ceived today at th Navy Department.
South Ireland Parliament
Ratifies Anglo-Irish Treaty
(By The Associated Press.)
DUBLIN, Jan. 14. The Anglo-Irish
treaty, creating the Irish free state, was
ratified todav bv the South
; Ireland Parliament.
JThe I'arHnuieut met under r la urn
Parliament met under clauses li
and IS of the Anglo-Irish treaty, which j
made the members of the Southern Irish
ParHautetit elected under the G.ern I
meat of Ireland act of lD-D, the body I
i
WHAYES TO LEAVE THE
CABINET TO GO INTO THE
MOTION PICTURE GAME
Harding Says He Can Not Interpose
Any Objection To His Leaving To Ac-;
cept Such Position Of Helpful Service j
No Contract Has Been Drawn. 1
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Announ-!
cement that Postmaster General Hays !
will shortly retire from the Cabinet was j
made at the White House today.
"After a 40 minute conference with the1
Postmaster General, the President said !
he could not "well interpose any ob-
jection" to Mr. Hays' retirement to be-!
come head of a national association of
motion picture producers
and distribu-j
tors.
The Preiidcut personally gave fhit the
following statement:
"The Postmaster General and I have
been discussing at considerable length
the proposal which has been made to him
to become the head of a national asso
ciation of motion picture producers and
distributors.
"If tlie Arrangement proves to be,
when the details are worked out. what it
' seems to be, I cannot well interpose any
; objection to Mr. Hays retiring from the
Cabinet to take up a, work so important,
i It is too great an opportunity for a
helpful public service for him to re
i fuse. ' '
I "I shall be more than sorry to hove
I him retire from the Cabinet, where he
; has already made so fine a record, but
we have agreed to look upon the situa
' tiou from the broadest viewpoint and
i seek tUsfcghest public good."
Mr. Hays matfo this statement:
j "With the Preside it's consent I have
; ilecjded to undertake Iho -work suggested
by the motion tiicturo producers' and
distributors. No contract ban liren ex
ecuted as yet. I am assuming', of course,
; that a satisfactory contract will bo pos-
sihle and one which will make certain
carrying out of the high purporses
; eontemplnted by this great industry.
Favors Franco-British Pact But
on Terms of Absolute Equal
ity. I'ARIS, Jan. J I . 1! -lymond l'oincare,
selected by President Millerand to form
the new French Cabinet, gives his views
On the Cannes conference in today j I
K,.xue lioH n,.ux Momles. I
While not an alolute ,;Ppo:,ent of :
Pnincnre does not approve ot giving
them the " soletr.n cniisocral h:i of
ferenre to v. hic'.i the chiefs of all
i eon i
Euro-.
pean goveriinieiits are suimnoned, those
of Russia nyi'l Germany in the front
rank . ' ' He continues.
"Wilson was called an idenli.st and a
dreamer. The covenant of the League
of Nations, however defective, expre fl
ed at least some precise ideas and, in
fact, despite the regrettable defection of
the I'nited States, that instil iitei has
not failed to r-nder service. Hut with
the Genoa conference we plunge into
the unknown . ' '
With regard to reparations, he writes:
"It is much less important for us 1o
receive tomorrow two or three hundred
millions more than to assure for our
selves tomorrow ami later maintaining
tho total of our debt and the right to
""I ui "
enforce iit payniei
M. louicare, fs
ut. "
favors the Franco-Brit-
i ih pact, but O) , terms of absolute equal
ity. "Before contracting that union,
otherwise most desirable," he says, "it
would be well to proceed as iu 1 !i4 to a
general liquidation of the difficulties
outstanding in ihe Fmueo-Kiiglish alli
ance. It is indispci'sihle that the voice
of France le able to speak as freely as
that of England. ' ' (Anglo-French a
greement disposing of outstanding
questions between the two countries, not
ably with regard to their rights in New
foundland, Kgypt and Morocco, was
siRnod April ,, IP04.)
THE WEATHER
Nortk Carol, n, fair tonight and Sun-!
day, wanner ;frcsh south and southwest!
j winds.
' which should
ineastiris for
ratify the treaty ami take
constitnting a provisional
governnicut .
The meeting wa-i held in the Oak room
of the Mansion lloii'o. The entire fist
of 1'S inrmbors, including the four uu
, ioiiisfs chi t ! for Trinity College, liad
i lieen Miinmoned but only those yio fa
l f ored the treaty attended. Tlie agenda
j contained a resolution calling for ratifi
cation of the treaty ami further resolu
tions appointing eight ministers to com
I prise the provisional governing body.
(The list, which was duly ratified by fhcj
J meiding, is identical with the li.- t of the j
minis
sters tif the Dail Kireun.il, with the!
addtioii of Prof. John MasNeiJI, Speak-1
er of the DaTI, tnd Piniau I.yiuh, who!
was one of -the s--frttarics of the Ll- j
Jou dckgaliou- 4
COMPLETE NAVAL TREATY
READY FOR EXECUTIVE
SESSION EARLY IN WEEK
With Completion of Naval
Treaty Full Attention la Giv
en to Far Eastern Negotia
tions.
WASHINGTON. Jan. II. An ex
change of view between the Chinese and
Japanese arms conference delegates and
their respective Governments at 1'cking
and Tokio, was believed today to have
I considerably strengthened the chances of
I
! r.u early settlement of
J question, including the
the Shantung
railroad issue
d tile sue ess of
which has so far block
the direct conversations.
Indications were apparent before the
reassembling of the delegates of the
two nations in the single meeting on to
day's conference program that the good
offices of Arthur J. Hal four, of the
British delegation, and Secretary
Hughes, of the American delegation,
were having their effect in making both
side hss intransigent in their attitude
as to the conditions of the restoration of
tli,. Tsingtao Tsiwinfu milroad.
The subject for discussion at the meet
ing today was the actual rest oration of
the Ki.iochnw leiisehold to China, the
delegatcN having decided yesterday that
the leased territory would be opened,
when restored, to foreign trade an 1 hav
ing agreed that the views of the for
eign residents in the leased territory
would be taken into consideration on all
matters touching the administration of
the district. This arrangement may re
suit in giving some voice to the Ji.pa
ne resident in tho administering of
the port and city o.f Tsiugtao. There
was a possibility also that the delegates
might take up again the railroad ques
tion upon whi.'h it is believed new sug
gestions have emanated from Tokio ami
Peking.
Japanese spokesmen today' said they
had no confirmation of reports that the
Japnncse cabinet had taken action in
volving concession that made tho set
tleniet of the railroad question a eer
tninty. There were Indications, how
ever, that new formula might be dis
cussed which would lead to a solution of
the difficult subject.
WASHINGTON, .Ian. 11. Virteal
completion of the naval treaty found the
erins delegate today concentrating at
teution more and more on the problems
yet to lie disponed of in the far i.ntorii
negotiation ith .M'ttleiui at of t ii e
Shantung issue now viewed in
ii
my I
quarters as almost initispcnsililc
to the
rrailjiistment program undertaken there.
Consequently, that problem not only
"arently had been given Ihe right of
. v'fli another meeting of tie- Jap
a a
id
Chinese delegates the only
e conference program todav.
item on
but was i
siibjivt of
of nil the
.fed hen.-efortli t.
be tin
ytll.l.V
the active i ii t res! and
governments represented hire
in the
tiou .
floit to bring it to a final so!u
It was the general view among
tlie delegates that this would materially
facilitate dispoiition of all remaining is
win the far eastern discussions
Agreement having been reached by the
nig nve regaining uie disposition "I
proscribed warships, there remeaiucl to
be settled today in complel ing the naval
treaty oy ly a few' relatively unimport
ant details ami the status ipio arrange
meiit regarding Pacific fort if b idions.
the latter awaiting a reply expected
hourly from Tokio. The completed
treaty was expected to be ready for so
executive .'s.rion of the full naval com
mittec early next week.
The scrapping provisions agreed- to
are understood to authorize the I'nite.l
States and Japan to change into air
craft carriers some of th" Uncomplete. I
battleships originally slated for the
scrap heap, while France and lia'y
would be i riiiitted to convert into train
ing ships the dreadnoughts which mid a
the agreement become obsolete in l'.i'il.
NEW YOKK. Jan. 10. Tho monthly
tonnage report of the Failed States
Steel orpory tion, made public
showed t,-'tis,41 ions of tinlilb-d
on hand December .11. This is
crease from November's unfilled
which totalled 4.2o0,"' ! tons.
today
orders
an ii'
orders.
U. S TRANSPORT CROOK
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
I NEW YOI!K. Jan. U. The Fnifd
States transHirt ( rook, which was in
j serious difficulties at sea on Wediies
i day v hen she rent out a wireless call
i for aid, arrived iu New York harbor to
day. She was aci onipanied by the
transport St . M ihii I . ,
GENERALLY FAIR AND
COLDER NEXT WEEK
'WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Weather
predictions far the week beginning Mon
day are:
Middle Atlantic States: Fair and
cold first half of week; unsettled, prob
ably snow and normal temperature sec-1 It
ond part of week.
; South Atlantic and East Gulf States: -
Generally fair but with a probability of !
tains Wednesday to Friday; tempera-'
ture oeiow normal; frosts probable.
Cotton Market
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YOKK. Jan. 11. Cotton fu
tures closed strung.
January 1S.01; March 17.91
May
17U":;; Julv J7.ll; October 16.1
1S.00. .
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Cotton Seed
Strict lo Good Middling
. r. :
45C J"
17f-c
- i ..
DISCOVER THAT COLUMBUS
WAS BORN IN PORTUGAL
LISBON, Jan. 14. Christopher
Columbus, discoverer of America, was
born in Portugal, the Portuguese
Academy of Science, was told yester
day by Patrocinio Ribeiro, a mem
ber. It had been an historically accept
ed fact that Cclumbus waa born at
Genoa, Italy. The statement of Sen
hor Ribino comes on the heels of an
announcement by the Right Rev. Mon
signor Rey Soto, upon his arrival in
New York recently, that Columbus
was a Jew. The prelate said that
thij wai proved by documents dis
covered at the home of ancestors of
Columbus in Spain. He said Colum
bus hid the fact that h was a Jew
because of the deportation of people
of that race from Spain by Ferdi
nand and Isabella.
CROWDS FLOCK TO
EESR BILLY SUNDAY
Evangelist T u m s Baseball
Flayer for Their Amusement j
Students From Many South !
Carolina Schools Hear Fa-1
mous Preacher at Spartan- j
hurg. j
si AitTWiu'iM. s. c..jan. ;;. I
An hour before the time for the service
t ii i n ) 1 1 the Hil I v 1-Mi!iilay tabernacle was
linked to capacity ami people were bo
i .in tnriH.I aua.v
, , , ... I dent Ilardinj; did not look with favor
Muo.utH i tomil. n ,,,, t. surest ion tl.Mt thev ho com
win. t or an hour mt,,
o his iiudiiiHV ut the' .... , . , -
worls a minute. . 1 . '""'f" ,""
ItCrSahl. Willi I III' InktOI tin liv t ),.. fiii.ini...
He Npuke to t'
'ihe thilig'i that
he poured advice
rate of a boil I 17.)
I lefore t he si rvh
cut bodies of stud)
' "' -
tneir yells
and songs. Among Hie organizations
which v.. nt to the tabernacle iu a bedy
wei ' WofTord college. Converge college,
Wofford Fit tine; si hool Spartmiburg
high school, Vhitn., sellout, Textile In-
hint rial institute. Cedar Springs aad the
Hampton guards
, ... . ...
Mr. nun. lay m sermon h.h anernoon i
was a pmveriui plea tor the cliaritaiile
judgment. II.- annoinieed the subject I
i-'ii t i r i " h -liw . i. vin I... k'ii. i
I was a liberal traaslatioii of the scrip-1
tnral til, " W it 1 1 what measuie yo meet I
) it shall be m.';:jmied to you again."
The yeiiug ladies at 'Olivers college1
i gave .Mr. huneluy nil ovation tins morn-
, ing. At the. conclusion of hi talk to
'tlieiu tiie aiilauded, applauded and
i kept on applauding. . Jlo had talvicn
his seat, but Ihe.V were determined to
; bring him back. He finally got up and
; walked to tho edge of the platform, but
instead of starting to talk nguin ho ex-
. pressed his appreciation with his favo
rite vctiire lie turned bas'bnll player,
scooped an imaginary grounder from
grass and sent it hurling home. The
pantoniiiie, win so perfect that thov iji
i audience could almost .ice the ball whiz
i through the window .
j Tlie gnls kept oa cheering, and finally
. Mr. Sunday broke the spell by turning
to Mr. liodeheaver, v. h. had accom
) panic I him to the college. "Body,
, sing us another ".eng." Mr. l!ode
) heaver gave a solo ,n a peace offering,
! after promising thnt Mr Sunday would
visit the codege ,-i:iiu during his stay
j In re.
Tomorrow night Mr. Sou. lav will
! speak on ' ' A nn rica n ivn . " This is said
l lo be c iii of his beet nddrissos. Sunday
'morning he v.iil pn ac'n to the negroes.
, All white ihur.hetj will be open at that
' hour .
CRiMIKAL COURT
Docket Contains More Than
200 Cases Judge F. B. Fin-,
ley to Preside Much Inter-!
est in Forgery Cases Against!
W. C. Krout. j
1 1 it
next
P no
be f,
trial
-ton
M."e
for
ih.u.
.Nnpcrini I'.iirl will convene
lay, .I.iiiuirv 111. for a one week
the trial of criminal cases, 1..
'I by a two weeks term for the
ivil issms. Judgo Y. I'lo
Icy. of Wilke.bor.i. will be the presiding
judge, having been a vgnei to this dis
trict, consisting of Mi . kii nblirs and
I iaston eouulie.., for the six imin'xli.
?. i ni In ginning January 1
The docket r.f cases for trial a', this
b nn of (onrt i. one of the heaviest on
record, more than 'JOO .'as:s being on
lie .'.icket including envs continued
from former terms, and the large num
ber of now case. on 'he cair.mt ilmkcl.
The .! k"t i'lcbid' s no opital ca.es,
with the exception of some con! into . I
frim t. rm to term. It is probable that
the cac in which n:o-,t popular interest
will be mani f '-te. is the trial of W. C
Krio, check flaher recently broeght
bails to tlis county from Atlanta and
In M tor trial in three ravs of forg.rv.
understood t.iat Aitoruey John (i.
Carpenter leis U-en
fen- mel solicitor
si ted in tie- prove
W,d: t.
leti:illed
Wi'.-oM
i.t ton bv
bv the
will be
Wolt
.le
as .HI I
I'.dhiwuig is th of jurcrs -.oni
u.oiio.1 for llie first week, from whom a j
grand jury iill be i howu : ;
(iihs II. Adams, -lames s. Hagerty,
II. C. Ibin,,. i;. J. Khvne. ). it. He'k, :
W. T. Love. K. A hristeiibun . J . L. '
Hayes. P. I; . Huff stetkr, " J . E. Phil-;
lips', K. A. Jackson. K. A. Haynes, .1. '
W. Hunigardiier, J. T. lleldernt.iii. A.!
L. Lutz. J. Palmer L'wis, L. M. Ileniit-
hill. D. A. Harmon, J. L. Uobba, W.
C. Candle. H. Hray Kankin, W. i..
k..t-;..A w I :..... I.Krt i v i.."..v:
." Hoots' .v.... v. aiiiu,
PlKIiSr.. Y.-A. Morris, W. C. Abims, A.
K. Cliiiinier, J. I-e Henderson, J. V.'. j
Harrison, C. J. Hart, II. 11, C'enimer, I
I Mih-s Haniia, M. O. uiimier. It. 11
liiggs. J. K. Moore, I). M. Ptibiustiu.
- l-ee Ais-iuethy, Kdgar L. Lewis, L.
H. I-cng. M. C. Thorn. U. Killiau.
an 1
.. , . i. ....... . . ,
Ten iMC nc iinnnv sininnm
ULILinil Ml V U
BUILDING TO BE STUDDED WITH
MILLIONS OF SERVICE STARS
National Victory Memorial Building Commem
orating Services of American Forces in World
War Is Endorsed by President Harding in Let
ter to Governors - Would Have Each State
Furnish Stars For Its
PRESIDENT IS AGAINST
BONUS-DEBT MERCER
Soldier Bonus Bill Will Not Be
Made a Part of Allied Db
Refunding Bill.
(I'y The Associated resg.J
WASHINGTON, Jan U -- The sol ,
dier Iioimh hill will not lie made a port;
of th, allied debt re funding hill. Chair-i
man McCiiinlper of tho senate iinanco
I committee, k.-i i, 1 tonight .after ii m-ries !
of conferences had been held between'
WMiate leaders to discuss the desirability
of melting the two and it had become'
known at th" White House that I'reni-'
committee .Momlav in tli
hope that it.
that time for
would be put in
shape
ut
the senate.
It. was the intention, he added, to
eliminate some of flip features to which
! Ihe treasury department has objected
I and which has resulted in Ihe measure,
i being held in committee for several
I week. These include. provisions for
N( mj iinr),.
layuient of interest and
ji;,i
j
the interest rate shall not be less
." per tut.-
Although the merger plan was origin
ally received favorably by a number of
senate lenders, the President was said to
regard it as impractical mid his view was
reflected in further conference today be
tween senate lenders.
The President's objections to tlw
merger were snid by eallrrs nt the
White House tndav to lx lmscd on bis
desire for the nssiiraneo that provisions
! definitely would be made for payment
I of the bonus. So fur as the refunding
) bill is concerned, -be was) said to believe
j that the refunding process should be de
) veloped to insure returns from the al
! lied leans before steps were taken to
j pledge them for a bonus.
He was represented, however, in not
IiommIo lo the suggestion, that tho in
i forest or principal of the allied loans be
I used for paying the bonus once they
wore available. It was stated definitely
I that he also would not oppose a sales
; tax for the purpose of paying the bonus,
. il ongi ess siiooui iin-nu- upon 11011 plan.,
The President, however, was said to
f i i i a.: i.. ..i.
'regard as iinprai tieal n suggestion that
' over .111111,111111,0011 iu the hands of the
nlien property custodian be used for
I bonus payments. These fniula, it was
I said, were regarded as pledged technical
I ly to private individuals whose property
' was taken .
STANLEY HIGHS DEFEAT
MT: HOLLY AT BASKETBALL
1 1 on spoie b nee of The Dailv Un.ettiO
STANl.KY, Jan. 1.1. Stanley Click
mid M.tiuit. Holly high school basketball
teams played a good game here this af ,
terlioon, the score being 14 to 9 iu favor
of Stanley. It was "a hard fought game
throughout. Mount Holly lead iu the
first half but Htnnloy got busy iu the
second half and carried off tin honon of
the day. The line-up was as follows:
Stanhy Hlack and Withers, forwards;
Hoover and Hlieirill, guards; Kimmer, .
nbstitnte; Abernethy, center; Mount
Holly - Nixon and H. Hentty, forwards;
Ta.v lor and Painter, guards; H. Ifeatty,
substitute; Oiitcn, center.
PRESBYTERY MEETING
HELD HERE FRIDAY
The Presbytery of Kings Mountain
held ii meeting Friday morning at the
First Presbyterian church to consider
and act upon the request of the Hev.
W. h. Wilson, D. I)., for the disso
lution of the pastoral relation existing
between hint, and the Presbyterian
church at Lincolnton. Dr. Wilson has
accepted a call to the West F.nd Pre.
bytcrian church of Atlanta, Oa., a field
of great importance and influence. He
is one of the niot important minister
of the !sviio. of North Carolina and his
departure will be .a distinct loss to the
Wale. The Limolutoii church deeply
regrets his decision to go to Atlanta.
Dr. Wilson leaves today for a visit to
Hluck Mountain and thence to Atlanta.
He preached his ljst sermon in Lincoln-'
ton bit Sunday. !
SIAMESE TWINS MUST
NOT BE SEVERED. SAY
CHICAGO PHYSICIANS
(Hy The Associated Press.)
CHICAOO. Jan. 1-1. Josef a and
Koki I'.lazk, ''Siamese twins." must
reowiu joined together until tlu'ir
death, physicians decided after X
ray examinations today.
The twins, Imrn attached t.i each
other, contemplated an operation to
eparate themselves; fearing . that
death of one might cause tho death
of tho other. .
Tho doctors " (hn-hircsl that to
: separate them novr would result in
the death of both and expressed tho
opinion that if one should die the
other also would die, unless a phy-,
nician rnnfd immediately spver
Uieui. They aie'U years oliL
U L U i ML
Soldiers.
l Hy The Associated I'ress.)
WASHINiiTON, Jan. 14. Krection
in Washington f the National Victory
Memorial building commemorating tho
services of the American forces in the
world win- ami complying with the wish
of lieorge Washington for a great cdu
cational institution here, is endorsed by
President Harding, in .1 letter to all
State Coventors and the Commissioner
of the District of Columbia, urging of- '
ficial participation of tho Btutes in thu
project.
Kcplying to tiie letter from the Presi
dent, the (ioveriioi's of New York. Maine
and Delaware, and the District Commis
sioners have ulready indicated their de
sire to co- opera to in the endorsement and
t.i bring the mutter to tho attention of
the citizen.-, of thoir 'Sated.
In his letter' to Ihe (Jovornors, uuder
date of January , President Harding
said : i
"I am writing you to enlist your in
terest, with mine, in tho Washington ,
and h tory M. morial building, which is
in the course of erection in Washington.
As you doubtless kiuw, the structure is.
intended to be a worthy national memo- -rial
of the services of our armed forces
111 tlli IVOl'lll U-nr ntl.l nlyn ...
a complin nee with the wish of tJeueriil
Washington, that n great ediicationnl ca
tablishment should bo provided here.'
Then: twj purnoacs have been united In
the plans for tho memorial building, in
wh'ase erection it is aimed to have all tho
States participate. The great auditori
um, des;gned us a niicting place tot na
tional mid international gatherings, will
have its ceiling studded with gold and
blue starn. a blue star for every survivor
who served in the war, a gold one for
e.ich who ghvo his life in tho service;'
with the initials of every man marking
his own star. Thus will bo produced a,
true service (lag of the nation, with its
millions of stars, and thnt it may -be
given th.- character of a truly national'
memorial, it is wished that each State
.--....tin, j.i.'iKitT vu.; ninio lui ii vnn
men, in addition to any other participa- .
tion it may choose to assume,
"To make th's structure a true
slirin of i:;tiei:al patriotism, represent
ing for our country the sentiments that
Westminster Abbey and bt. Paul's
t iiurrii jitiest to r.ngiismiien and the
inlheon and the Invalidcs to French-
men thl
men and
is Mie ambition -of the earnest j
wotr.en who are carryine for .
v.ail tie work of lhc George Washington ;
Memorial Association. The association 1
i inioipoiated hy law,of Congress ; thij '
v..r.,.i,-.i i-.. .,'.,..., '.,-. ..-i.t.,.1 u
...i.i. ..I . . . . , ii in, ii , r'u,,.ii iiiu oni.
f .r the strn.ture, mid recently its eor
nersfoiie. was laid.
1.1 I .1. . It l 1, .
i ii. i ve i ne u.SLiiiiiico mill llie VlTjf r. '
,of Washington will give generous aa
sistar.ee toward erection of the memorial,
an I would be glad if each of the Btatea
would see fit to give "the endorsement in-'
liicatid by some official participation',-
The T.l-iti...'t linn I led olPiin,.!.- ti .Ml.
' --i -- n -r ' " . ,
ami, I Irhon', to patriotic men and worn''
II 1 I . M
i n .in ne i i-ie luini. ua out! iii Hui-ii in
spiring natun
tonragement. '
as to deserve generous cn'
NO WORD FROM JURY '
IN LANCASTER TRIAL
fliv Tun AsociatM Press.)
HAMILTON. ALA., Jan. 14. N
word had come early today from th?
jury in whos- hands the case of JSer-f
giant (fobert L. Imcaster, was placed
last night. A great crowd assembled -bout
he lourt house shortly after aun-ri-e
ami word was passed that a verdict,
had been reached. The jury went tj
breakfast at 7 o'clock. At that hour it
had sent no word to tlie court. -
Lancaster's trial began Monday. With
eicet other members of Company "M,
Alabama National Guard, he is charged
w ith participation iii the lynching of Wil
liam Haird. a Walker county miner, on
Jaiiauv 1 !, last year.
ATTORNEY FOR I. W. W.
GIVEN ROUGH HANDLING
Hy The Associated Tress.)
HIKYEPORT. LA.. Jan. 14. Search
was being made ;n this vicinity early lo
i'iiv for Harold Mulks, said to be an at-
toraey fo- the American Civil Liberties
League of New York, who as -eized in
th lobby of a local hotel last night by
two mask .! men, placed in a motor car
and whi.-ked awav from tho city io
westerly direction. Mulke, it waa raid,
was to have appeared in court here today
as aitorncy for three men sentenced to
the parish farm for vagrnncy and who
are declared by the authorities to b In
dustrial Workers Of Tho Worhl. Ou
of the ini n. sail to be an I. W. W. or
ganizer. nppejiled his rase and it was an
nounced that habeas corpiu proceedings
to bring about tho release of the other ,
two had Iwcn instituted. ' ;
POINCARE OFFERS VICE-
PRESIDENCY TO VIVIANI
flly fh AC4Jed Pri-is.)
PAKIn. Jan. 14. M. Polncsn. ii
his task of forming n Vrueh Cabinet t.
succtv.1 the Hraiid ministrv', askiil 1'"'
mer Premier Rine Vrvlaiii to ,-ecpt t'.
Tost of minister of jnst-te wi' i the vi.e
presidency of the cabin-r, but M. o
ia'ii refused the pi-r1 foi it ... i "
ly aiuio'iii"..'! vi,: ai '.'.iu , lu.