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VOL. XLII. NO. 17,
GASTONIA, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 20, 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
" - Weather:
Rain
CHECK FLASHER ON TRIAL
IN SUPER10RC0URT TODAY
Ca.e of W. C. Krout, User of
Several Aliases, Called This
Morning: Testimony of
State's Witnesses Completed
Before Noon Recess De
fendant's Witnesses Expect
ed to Be on the 'Stand All
the Remainder of the Day
Case Is Being Fought Stren
uously by Both Sides.
Tbe Superior court room was well
filled with interested spectators this
morning when the case of W. C Krout,
alias Collyer alias A." J. Noles, who is
accused of working a slick "film-flam"
ganio on three Gastonia Banks on No
vember 29, was called for trial. The de
fendant in this 'case was brought to
Gastonia some weeks ago from Atlanta,
U., to which place Gastonia officers and
attorneys went and appeared before the
governor of Georgia in. order to secure
extradition papers on which he could be
brought back to this state far trial.
' Appearing for the State, besides So
licitor Gporgo W. Wilson, were attorneys
& j
A. K. Woltz, of the firm of Woltz
Woltz. and H. J. Durham, of the local i
bar. The defendant is represented by j
John G. Carpenter of the firm of Car-!
penter und Carpenter, local attorneys,"
and by Mr. Mebaue, of the firm of Fort-j
or and Mebane, attorneys of Koine, Cm.,
which tho defendant claims is his home
town. Among the witnesses who appear-1
ed in court, awaiting their turu to tcsti-j
fy for tho defendant were his wife, Mrs.
Carrie .Lee Krout, t of Home, Ga., Mr. E. '
Stevens, of Atlanta", Ga., general agent I
of tbe Money Weight Computing Scales
Company, of Toledo, Ohio, Mr. Van
Evans, of Gadsden. Alabama and Mrs.
D. 8. Lewis, who is in charge of the i
Majlard Apartments at Gadsden, Mr. O. j
L. Stamp, father of Mrs. Krout, Mrs.1
M. T. Iloelzel, of Gadsden, Ala., and I
Mr." 1'. M., Schloy,Nngent for the South
eastern Express Company at Gadsden, j
Considerable time was consumed in the)
selection of a jury, several talisinen bo-1
ing excused by both sides for cause, and!
the defense taking advantage of itsj
right of peremptory challenge in three
instances. Witnesses for the State took;
the stand in the following order: John
A. Hunter, Jr., assistant cashier of tho
Citizens National Hank, R. O. Crawford, i
of It. O. Crawford and Company, one of
whose cheeks was forged on November ;
2Mh. H. Eugene Caldwell, teller of the'
First National Hank, I'lato Durham, of!
the Gastonia Cotton Company, two of
whose checks were involved in the alleged
forgery, und Luther Anthony, book
keener of the Third National Bank.
Messrs. Hunter, Caldwell and An- j
thony each in turn testified that the de-1
fendant before them was the man who:
on Novemlor 20, Appeared at each of,
three banks in trim, presented what
seemed to be perfectly good checks on,
H. O. Crawford and Company and The
Gastonia Cotton Company, and in each:
case received a substantial sum of mon-1
ey, about ,251) to !) in each ease, in '
cash leaving thy remainder on deposit.,
Tcslimoney of all these witnesses a-1
greed that the defendant gave his nd-(
dress as Gastonia, route three, and at!
vach bank he fdgtied what is called ai
signature card, giving the name A. J.j
Noles ut one bank, H. S. Collyer at an
other, tind A. H. Colly ler at another. I
Kaeh of the three witnesses who hud
cashed the bogus chocks testified t-i lav-:
ing picked out the defendant Krout
from a mnnlicr of men who were lined up!
in the police station at Atlanta. They
alsa testified that they had previously;
identified a picture which was sent here 1
from Atlanta, as bring a picture ot the
them.
Testimony as to tho character of ail!
the above witnesses was then heard from,
n number of citizens of Gastonia, among
them being T. L. Crnig, A. M. Sinyro. JJ
White Ware, V. K. Long. J. Lee Robin-1
son, K. J. Rankin, A, O. Myers and;
others. !
Counsel for the defense at various,
times during the testimony of state's j
witnesses attempted to bring into the,
record an item in a morning novvspnier '
to the effect thnt Gastonia banks were,
to send to Aiken, S. C, to attempt to'
identify certain parties being held here,
us connected with, the Gastonia forgery j
of November 2!th, All bank officials
questioned on this point testified that
... t i : .. ,.c ... I
iney anew uoiiiuig mure ui wo oiam.
than was contained in fhe newspaper
article, and had not sent any roprcseta-
tives to Aiken or to other cities.
Thn firxt witness nlaccil on the stand
l.v niinrniira for the rtefi'iisn when court 1
reconvened at 2:30 this afternoon fob dollars on his person, having made sev
lowing the noon recess was the defendant j era! sales that day. Fifteen or -'0 peo
liimself, who was shown the check, pie were arouiid him when he had a roll
known ns "Exhibit one," purporting ! of money out to pay a negro buy. Tliom
to lie signei by R. O. Crawford. Wile-j us said he had lost his pistol, and the
nii'd havlnir written either the cheik on one. be had on the flight of the shooting
the Hitrnuturcs on bank cards also!
shown, lho other checks in controversy
were in, turn shown the defendant, who.
made a' sweeping denial of them all. I
-Defendant nilso testified that he was noti
in Gastonia on November 29 and bad!
never been Iterc before he was brought
liere under arrest. .He stated, in an-(
wer to questions of attorneys fliaf he was;
in MadSUCIl, ia.j Wllt-l J": uimnieu ttb
the Mallard apartments, conducted by
Mrs. II. D. Lewis. He stated that ho
Vonrded nt these apartments from Xo
Vmber 8 or 9 to Dj-cembcr 10. On No
vember 2S he claimed to have been set
ting tin a computing scale for the firm
for wbkh he had been working for more
than a year.
' The witness gave his movements in de
tail on November. 2S, giving names of
parties near Gadsden to whom tie sout
scales. Ho testified that at Il::t0
o'clock lie went to the room of niiother
man in the same apartments who was
ick, nnd inquired if lie could be of nny
help. - On the morning of November 29
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THE WEATHER
North Carolina,' probably rain tonigttf
and Saturday, somewhat colder. .
NEW YORK SOCIETY GIRLS
TO RUN BIG HOTEL ONE DAY
FOR TUBERCULOSIS FUND
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Five
hundred society women, 'debutantees
and young matrons of the junior lea
gue, will present a novel spectacle
for charity on February 20, when
they will take over the city's third
largest hotel, the B3tmore, and run
it for one day.
In every department except the,
kitchens, the room and bell service,
the volunteers will replace the hotel's
employes. They will take charge of
the information desks, cigars and
flower stands, and will register and
check out guests.
The day's proceeds will be do
nated to the society for prevention
and relief of tuberculosis.
0. G. THOMAS TELLS IN
COOL MANNER STORY OF
THEKILLINGOFA.J.ALLEN
Say He Fired After Being
Told to Throw Hands Up
Had $800 on His Person
Says He Left the Scene
Quickly, Not Knowing That
He Had Killed the Man
Defends His Relations With
Mrs. Lowe, Denying Any Im
proper Conduct.
CONCOKD. Jan. H.
fired its big gun today
The defense
in the case
against O. G. (Red) Thomas, on tru.il in j
ouuerior court Here lor tne murder or ,
Arthur .1. Allen. Thomus took thel
stand today himself, and for three hours!
testified on direct and cross examination
of the facts leading up to the killing it
self, ami his relations, with Mrs. Robert
Lowe, prominent society woman of Kan-
nopolis, wiio was with him on the night j
of tbo tr jiifotLy. Thomas hki'Ic & jjooi '
witness, lie was subjected to a gruelling
.... ... i
cross examination, and gave every re
sponse without hesitancy, sticking close
ly at all times to the story he told on
direct examination. His testimony was
heard with great interest. He showed
a little nervousness at first, but later be
came calm and was perfect master of
himself long before the tedious examina
tion was concluded.
Ilia testimony was verv similar to that
given yesterday by Mrs. Lowe and thei
facts relative to the killing were similar
in every respect to Mrs. Lowe's. j
Ha testified that he is Si years of age,;
was born in Spartanburg. He met Rob-1
ert Lowe June or duly a yenr nsro and
they were good friends. Also he met
Mrs. Lowe about the same time. A
nose friendship sprang up bitweet Mr.,
and Mr. Lowe and the defendant and
Mrs. Thomas. Mr. an I Mrs. Lowe often
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Thomas at,
i la ir homo in Katmapolis over the week
riKL while Mr. ami Mrs. Tenia enter-1
lamed Mr. and Mrs. Lowr at a Char
lotte hotel on different occas'uir.s. Mr.s.
Lows- occasionally desired to (jo to Con-;
corn or K'llisburv or some place, and th'i
! ;eienil;,nt often took her in his car. al
j Tv.'iys in day time. Hi' had taken Mrs.1
l.cwe t, Winston-Halem twice, once in
I liariy of five persons, and later lie took!
,M:s. Luive to W'iuston-rjalein to visit
solium of her friends. !
j Nothing Improper Occurred.
; Thomas said he had ridden twice at ,
nigiit iilnne with Mrs. Lowe. The de-1
j tendant said ho had also taken many,
I ladies to ride at Ka'inapolis, possibly OS'
i many as AO or them. Jlo stated that
j nothing improper had ever taken place
tiet'.veen himseit and .Mrs. J.owe, and
tli:;t he knew her reputation was excep
tionally good.
The deceased Arthur .1. Allen, was
wed known to th
lofenclunt. Thomas i
3UJd, and the
net ween them,
bor 2o, he sab
lor shop, and
boyt of feeling existed
On the morning of Octo
he saw Allen in the bar-;
spoke to him and the j
oiners present.
Thomas said that he lost his pistol on I
the rooming of October -.". He had bis,
pistol in his automobile and always koptsj
;! handy because of the fact that he j
handled rjtiite n bit of money, nml there i
m lots of talk at Kannspolis about;
several recent holdup's. When he was;
riding with a lady he always laid thei
pistol in the lap of the person in the I
front scat. He told of so viral parties,
wlm had ridden with him, and who car-'
ried the pistol for him. (in the night
of October - he had several hundred
was one beloiiifinc to Mr. Deal, which
he
round in
Deal had
paired.
tbe pomot of the Hunk car
driven to Concord to have re-
Witness said he wanted to see Oscar
Overcash relative, to collecting for i
car he had sold, but failed to lind hiui
at his garage.
After supiier the defendant iid he in-viti-d
Miss Sloop and Mr- ltcal to go
with himself and Mrs. Lowe to the pic
ture show after he had seen Mr. Over
cash. Mrs. Lowe was sitting in the
swing on the front porch with V. J.
Cline. Thomas- invited them both to go
wi'u him over to Mr. Overcash's but Mr.
ninn said he could not leave the house.
Mrs. Lowe got into the car and went
with him. CThoy drove down the na
tional highway to Overcash's garage,
passed it. and then turned around, bead-
mg back toward Kannapolis. When lie! hearing one of the chief witnesses will,
Beared the intersection of ths Hcthpagc;ha detective whom Sheriff Howard has i
toad he saw a car turn around anil drive hud in jail nith the prisoners for (hoi
back un tho Hctluuige road. Ho turn-i past three days. i
ed up -the E-iethnnge roatl alt. toIUh !
mg about 7- or 100 yards behind the, Howard, entered the jail as a
other ear wliieh was a Ford Sedan. Theter " Th- sheriff dedans he
car drove to the-ball park and un Leon
ard street to the home of Mr. Overcash.
When he found tho bouse fee turned the
right front uliccl into the ditch, the
(Continued on past 5.)
Life Of Pope Benedict Is
Hanging In Balance Today
ROTARY CLUB HEARS
TWO FINE SHOP TALKS
John L. Beal and Hugh Wray
on "Building in 1922" and
"The Automobile Industry"
Give Interesting Talks to
Rotarians Planning to Go
to unariotte luu rer centi
Strong.
Thursday's Hotary luncheon was
featured by two of the best talks the
riotary club have ever been privileged to
hear from two of its members. John L.
Beal spoke on "Building Activities
i92-' " and Hugh Wray discussed the I
"Outlook of the Automobile Industry."!
'i!. fuiku ,,v.....i;,,,ri.. ;.,!.....,.,;.,,. I
ud were heard with much pleasure. W".
'. Grier made a five-minute talk on the
Rotary code of ethics.
The meeting was in charge of E. J.
uankin, chairman for the day's program.
i''iual details as to tho trip to Char
lotte to the big
were discussed.
iiuer cuy notary meei0f Rome on behalf of His Holiness ami
il was ueciueu mat, all
oing bliould meet at the Gaston
cluo
at y o'clock on the morning of the
24th and make the trip to Charlotte in a
body. The club ii expected to attend
the meeting one hundred per cent
strong. A stunt committee with George
Cocker, chairman, is preparing n pro
gram that the Gastonia Rotary club will
stage at the Charlotte meeting. 1'rizes
will be offered for the best attendance
und for the best stunt pulled by a visit
ing delegation of Rotarians,
Members of the club were urged to
register for the tuberculosis hospital
election. Out of an attendance of 47
at
(.
Thursday's luncheon, only two had
so Jar registered tor the umiroacninir i
eetion on February
S. Many confess
ed that they did not know a new regis
iration was required.
i Following the two kImmi talks liv
Messrs. Heal ami Wrav who had descrih-l
i ed very vividly the terrific ordeal through,'1'"- Bonzano. pupal
I which the two industries loot Tm&seil I toll, was informed
i (luriiiir the oast two Years, the cuts in,
prices nml the attitude of manufacturers!
! and iobbers toward a revival of tiusi-!
ness in lifSS, Oeorge locker pulled the
best stunt of the day and threw the club
into nn uproar of laughter and applause,
when he slowlv and solemnly rose to his;
feet, faced the club members and said:"
i 'i i i .i .i
mid downs of tho automobile ami ot'i
lime and brick. You have heard how
prices have come down, how the govern
ment has aided these two business, how
it has fostered them and of how the
promoters are attempting t mak.1 new
business by intrrdueiiig new models and
new features, and I want to say n word
for a business that has been kicked a
round from pillar to post, browbeaten
and "run out of town,'' outlawed and
pilloried by public opinion, but which
today is still flourishing in spite of bard
times and high prices. I 'rices are a-i
Kood, if not a little belter, than in
lltll. The quality has suffered, but still
the supply" is not equal to the demand.
Gentlemen, I am referring to the whis
key business."
The manlier in which Geary. Cocker
pulled his coup d 'el.it was killing.
Jt was annouiicid by vice president
Sam Robinson presiding in the absence
of President Joe Separk that the wives
of the KotariaiM had accepted the job
of furnishing the program and amuse
ment features for the annual ladies'
night to be held February 1 I. The
ladies invited will have complete charge
of the event from soup to nuts, includ
ing menu, decorations, speeches (if any),
stunts, etc. They hae issued a pro
nounciameiito to the effect that not a
male member of the chh is expected to
open his mouth except when called on
nml then only at the discretion of tho
ladies. They declare that this is one oc
casion when they are going to do all
the talking anil d) it unmolested and
unafraid.
Department of Industrial Af
fairs Wants Industrial Exhib
it For Chamber of Commerce'
Auditorium.
Plans f;r an industrial exhibit of a j
permiiiient nature in the chamber of
commerce auditorium were discussed at i
! ho first meeting of the new Department !
of Industrial Affairs
held with Director i
Ira fi. lives presiding. Many other
inattirs of importance including looking
into some industrial prospects v.ero gone
into by flic committee, which promises 1 i
be one of the livest in the chamber of
commerce this year.
It is projKsed to have a M'rmanent dis
play in the auditorium arranged in such
a way that the ca es may Is temporarily
removed for exhibit purposes at other
points.
LOCAL FIRMS TO TAKE
A LOOK AT PRISONERS
(Hv Th Associated Press.)
AIKKX, S. C. Jan. 19. When Mr.
and Mrs. Sam PuilgMt, J. C. Westberry
nnd Melton Lyles, charged with forgery, I
CO before a magistrate here tomorrow
morning at lu o clock for a preliminary
The detective, accoroing to
KberifTi
prison- j
n ill give;
'damaging tTsi'mmuy at the hearing.! Pope Dcm-dicl liecoming worse. I rot .
tomorrow, : ISignami was called iiurrn dly nt t o'
lastouia, X. C.. and Athens. Ga., will clock this morning. Then, at 7 o 'el k.
-nd liankers to Aiknn this afternoon orjthe iontiff rercived holy communion.
tomorrow iu n caort to iueutifj tbci
priionera held Ticre. - . . j
ROME, Jan. 20. Pope Benedict's
life hangs in the balance today, and
fears were expressed at the Vatican at
noon that His Holiness was ii a dying
condition.
During the early hours of this, mom
ma toward 4 n. in. there was a sudden
ehimire for the worse and the brouehial
affection from which ' His Holiness had
been suffering for several days spread
to hi lungs.
Thn Pontiff asked for and received the
last sacrament, insisting upon this "if
onlv to give a good example," he said,
despite attempts by his ittendaiits to dis
sudnde bim.
The Pope's physicians were in consul
tation at the Vatican at an early hour
and the morning bulletin, issued after-
ward, indicated an extremely serious
in ! conditi"'i.
Dr. Bnttistiui, however, stated then
thr.t while the condition of His Holiness
iva grave it was not h-oiieless.
About 11 o'clock in the forenoon, how
ever, the Pope's condition became n;
cravated and the administration of
ox.vsren was Posrun. At I I Mil o clock
the Eucharist was solemnly carried t
him.
.Meanwhile prayers were neing said in
all the flmrches nml Catholic institutions
ercnt crowds bcean to assemble in S
i ivter
! Today's sudden chnnge for the wors-1
I in the Pontiff's condition seemed n
have come as a great surprise, even to
those who had been observing him most
ly. Last evening he received snmn
strengthening injections, ami the doc torn
then stated they were satisfied with "nis
condition, expressing hope that danger
of an extension of the inflammation to
the lungs had been passed nml saying
that the crisis, appeared to be overcome
One of ttie most disturbing conditions
that developed early today seemed to b
passing away after ten o'clock this
morning, as the pontiff was then nW
to expectorate sliifhtly. This aroused
more hope among the watchers, but to
wards 11 o'clock he became wore ag.na.
and oxygen then was administered
WASHINGTON',
Jan. L'li. Monsig
delegate In Washing
in a cableliram re
eived
at !:4." o'clock todav from Card
' "I"'
Gasparri, papal secretary. Hint
Benedict was "-very seriouslv ill.
Such a message was regarded as indicat
ing that the 1 'on tiff was in a most seii
ous condition.
r,,,, , , ,, .... . , , ,,
.R0MK; 'V'." ' '."!U'
tin i sued tins inoripiig on tae condition
'of Hi Holiness rend :
'His Holiness has hot u ill four da
ilh influenzal bronchitis. I', is use
:ood that the inflaumin I ry pine,
I !(,, to the right lung. The I1
ItUii' s'cd an agitated nigiit and !i,
no s'cep . This morning
tin
" lM,Ol'".'l
is intense. His temperature Mas
I I I
'the pulse III!' and the r, 'i r.il ion .'IS.
" I la 1 1 is-ini .
" ''riibiiii .
' ' Mignatni .
" Ma re hia fa i a . "
It Mas about I oYhn-k this morning
that the change for the uorso in t he
Pope's condition occurred. It was es
pccinlly due to catarrh, which had spread
to both lungs, to inabi'ity to expectorate
and to pulmonary inllaii'inat ion, il a
stated. I'lof. t'henibini, who had been
waiting at th' Vntiean, was immediate
ly summoned. He found the Pope men
tally depressed and panting for breath a
Ii'i aiizing the patient s serious c nidi
(ion. Dr. ( le rubini administered seda
tives ami expectorants, but the benefii - '
ial effects anticipated did not manifest
themselves. j
Li view of the gravity of the situ.i i
lion lr. Cherubiui sent an urgent calif
to Prof. Pdgnami, a Vatican automobile
being dispatched for him.
Prof. P.ignami the evening before j
had remarked upon the absence of a
cough, checking expect mat ion, and con- I
; sequent ly was not surprised by the do
velopmeiit, it appeared. After a brief
inspection of the patient he left to bring)
, Prof. Marehiafavn, with whom he short j
Iv afterward consulted in 1he Vatican i
Meanwhile Piof. liattistini had aiiiv
i e, and joined in the consultation. i
i Hiss Holiness received communion. I
administered by Papal Sacristan Zulu-i
I pini . !
When tile Pope asked for the last sac j
rainent his attendants sought to dis
I '.uade l.iin. but he insisted upon ivo.-iv
i ing it, ''if only to give a good exam ;
l pie, ' ' he said . j
A bulletin issued today by the Pope's
physician said :
"His Holiness passed a slc'-plcis. age
fated night. The inflammation reached!
the tight lung las' night." liespirat ion ;
is difficult . Temperature it. cent i I
erade (lnO fahrelih it i ; pulse PiL'; res j
oinition .TV" '
Later Dr. Hatti'tini said the Pope's
condition was inoyt grave, but not hope ;
Prof. Hignau.i was c.'lled in at a.
m., when the change in condition Im--came
marked. He returned again at 7
o'clock with Prof. Marchiafava and
they went into consult)'! ion- w ith Dr.
liattistini .ml Dr. Cherubiui. Alter
wards a bulletin signed by all was is
sued .
' LONDON. .Ian. L'd. It is now defin
itely stated that Poe Hemdict has
j pneumoirn. aecordirg to .1 Central New;
! Dispatch from l!nie. His condition is
jeau ing considerable alarm iu the Yati
I can ,
j;oMK, dan
J". Kxfra editions
offered little hope
Itrfiedict's chances
of
;;,r(
the noi'.spaH r
garding Pos
recovery . A
srmble 'in St
real crowd Is-gan to
Peter's ti await in
from tho Vatican.
ROM K.
't. Tin- condition of
.Memls-rs
bedside.
of the fsmilv nrrived at his
EX-SOLDIERS IN ARMS
OVER DISCRIMINATIONS
IN POSTOFFICE JOBS
Claim That Harding Adminis
tration Is Not Fair to Ex
Service Men North Caro
linians Kick American Le
gion Hot on Trail of Those
Who Overlook Ex-Soldiers'
Claims.
I Uy Tiieodoru
Till. r.
in
Greensboro
New s.i
WASHINGTON. Jan.
plaint-, that the Harding
is not gi. ing pref, rence
men in making ,o'totlir
I!'. Com-l
administration
to ex-service
a ppointments j
nr. now reaching members of the North!
Carolina delegation a. id in Democratic I
circles here today it was predicted lhat
u ro.v is about to lueal; in ' ongress ovr
the situation. Appointment of Cleveland
Willis, at Moreiiend City, instead of n
former soldier, may hasten the light so
far ax North Carolina is lonceiiied. Tiiej
complaints, however, are not confined l
in anv one State. j
r- s i. ! mi t liar, tin'; n seiunnr; pos-I
( Hire noiiiiaal iuus to tho senate almost
lailv. Thno additional appoint ments '
v.eie nn.ie in A.irt'i ( arolma today, iml, ,
so tar as is known hnv at this time, the;
soldier
pret'ercieo qnesliuii is not involv
ed in today's noai'iiat ions. The Presi
dent sem jn Jl appoiiitmeiits as
follows :
Kstello Croon, . to bo nost master nt
Spruce Pine: Jolni K. Itr.ick. at Tren
ton and Samuel H. Kd wards at Tryon.
Simmons Accepts Willis.
Getting back to the soldier preference
row. it is not vet ci"tain that Senator
j Simmons will
not oMiose coiilirinat ion of
Cleveland II. Willis, at Moreiiend City.
Mr. Siniinoiis is waiting to hear from
Representative P.rlimou on the lipimint-
inent, but, iiioanwhile, it is said in North
i Carolina circles hor todav that the
I American Legion in the State Ls becoin
! ing exercised over the failure of the
i administ rat ion to prefer ex-service men
' who gel on the eliginle list.
It is claimed that Mr. Willis v.iitj ap
l pointed at Morehead City in preference
I to A. H. Morris, former soldier, who
louf-Lrudid Mr. Willis by a fractiou of
a point. 'Senator Simmons and o'herj
I members of the delegation iave no .pr-'
' -onal obieelioii to Mr. Willis, tint if thel
j American Legion presses the light for
j Mr. Morris and ut.ier ex service men
vvno get on tbe eligible lists, in the
State, (i different construction mav !
! out oil the postoflii'p appointment si'na-
tiou
, A stated- Ncr'.h C'Aruliua in nut in-
voiced alone. llov.n at MoDonough,
:ieorgia, for instance, SeSutur Harris of
that slato is holding up a confirmation
because a loruier soldier on lho cii:'iiiie
nst was pur aside and a woman appoint-,
.'d. Ti.e t'.vo have taken sides in the
' con, roverni- with the former holdiers
i aligned behind the ex . service mall. Th"
ii, e'bllraii io :;aiii.at ion in Georgia,1
i inmi'H'f, la.oied the person named by,
I the t'lesidcii' and it iiad its wav so far. j
I 1 U allege I l.y North Carolina Dein
i oeruis. wlm hi.ve little inlliience in pal-;
roiinge matter at present, that the More-'
j head i.rgatii.a' i'l.i in North Carolina is
; supremo whether or not soldier ellgibles
are involved and lhat ils OK is all th:;t'
i is required in a poM mastership contest
I Contiovcrty Over Reynolds
tio-sip about ti.e. capitol tisljy was
j lliat a controversy is developing over
j the nomination of Henry Reynolds at
i North Wilkesboro. It is churned that
I Mr. Reynold-, was endorsed by the l'e
' publican organization and n ceiled the
j .i j oi ii t im lit in pretV rence to J. Cordon
jllaikeit, v.ho made the highest grade
I and over another eligible who was a
soldier iii tho reieut war. The same
line of oinplaint, i. made about Cecil
I K. Spruill, ut (Vcs.veil, liie allegation
f tin- critics being that
was nominated in violation of the llane ;
.ng execuii.e onier oicuusc uc was no,
.Uiiong the three highest cligiiilcS but
landed the job anyway.
Keports reaching here are lhat the
i'ej ulilicaUs are wrangling among tie m
.lelves at Hiikoiy where ull three of t he
e.iu'iblos 're kepoblicans. The eligible
are Kaymoii'l l.. tuilner, Aim ri i.. win
Hid Horace A bee. Many of the oflico
latroiis have endorsed Mr. HefTiier, at
priseat assistant postmaster, but the
liepuloii an organization iu the State
w.i.ii.s the place to go to Herbert Miih r.
v.ho was not among the three highest
.-.ai.-, in t,.i the list. However, it is re
porud. there h.'ij b, i n or will be a re
grading of the paper so lhat tin (i. ).
1'. organiat ion inn put our Mr. Miller
.Mr. 11 gner, according to information
ae.-o. is now backed by most of the
Democrat n- patrons of the idlice who
prefer hiui among the sevenil Kepubli
caiid s.-'king the place, and has liepuu
iicun backing in the towu.. Mr. Miliel
is said at one time to have been a Dem
ocrat but c.-iino over to tii; Ui publican
party a lonplc of years ago he.-an.-e of
dissatisfaction with tin Demoi -ratio nii-:
miiiisiration
The
typica
North
In re.
holiSe
ll, idle
ah 'Vo reports and coiiiplaiu'.s aro
I of 'iioce aired nowadays when
ar", inn politicians g"' together
The two M-nators .ind the Sevorul
nn uilx -s .atinr cipeot t,at !
iins "ill get most of the jobs in a
l!ou;blican adinimstratiu'i and the Dem
ocrats have little t.' do :th it. llowevfjr.
they continue to hear things by letters
an,! word of mouth from back home and
it doesn't iii"t for a Democrat to kick
when ho think he sees things put
over" either on IVmovrats or for-ner
soldiers.
COLDER TONIGHT,
i liv The Associated PnniO
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Tho
weather Bureau in a forecast is
sued this morning says "The out
look is for rains in South Atlantic
and East Gulf States, mow or
rain in Tennessee, tbe Ohio Taller
and the Middle Atlantic States, and
Saturdsy on the south Atlantis
coast" '
TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLICATION
OF ALL TREATIES AS TO CHINA
Full Knowledge of All Existing Commitments'
Would Be of Great Aid in International Dis
cussions of Chinese Problems.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO OUTLINE A DEFINITE
PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR
Take Favorable Action on Re
quest of Ministers For Billy
Sunday Special Train To
Enlist Friendship of Travel
ling Men Who Come to Gas
tonia Much Routine Busi
ness Transacted.
Plans for making up a delinito pro
gram of work for the year, favorable ac
tion upon the reipiest of the Gastonia
Ministerial Association to cooperate in
arranging a Lilly Sunday special train
to , Spartanburg and creation of a com
mittee to enlist the friendship of the
iravelling men in Gastonia were among
tiie major propositions discussed and
acted upon nt the regular meeting of the
!')-ird ot directors of the Gastonia
Chamber of Commerce held Thursday
afternoon. Present were President H. A.
Robinson, Directors G. C. Adniews, K.
ii. lirittain, P. W. Garland. Ira It. Hayes,
W. T. Love, H. M. Van Sieeu ami Dainer
on II. Williamu and the executive
secretary.
In order that the organization mav
have before it n
work formulated
definite program of
he the membership , o
pursue during the year in adoition to the
myriad matters originating in commit
tees and from time to time, a referen
dum will be sent the membership asking
each to suggest the our line of work he
consider! mout essential to be followed
during the year. Ten days after these
requests go out the suggestion received
will be collated into a ballot and the
whole sent each member with the request
thst rWh vote for the five projects
which he considers of greatest moment
to Gastonia 's advancement . Tho five
receiving th.- highest vote will be re
garded as a definite program Id bo fol
lowed out us thoroughly as possible.
A special committee is to bo named
nnd given a three mouths tryout on
plans for enlisting the travelling men
making this territory into the rai'k-t of
Ci.stoniu boosters.
lloipiesl of the Gastonia Ministerial
Association for co-opcratiou in arrotig
j ing for a Hpivial train to Spartanburg
for the Hilly Sunday services was a-ted
i upon favorably. The chamber of rum.
, incrce will gladly render any aid possi
ble in getting the necessary information
for fhe ministers and making arrange
, ments for the train. A special commit
1 tee composed of C. J .Iluss, W, Mock
! lioyoe and
t work with
I he crow d.
Jim- S. Wray was named
the association ill getting
I Decision was r 'ached that the annual
i dinner lo the membership would be lo fd
sometime in March. Tho steering com
: mittee was inst i in-ted to at once begin
.unking arraiigi incuts for securing a
j speaker of national reputation for the
i occasion.
i Action of thn ivirctnry in filing a for
I n, ai complaint with the railway mail ser
; v'u-o regarding the present practice of
i,,,, n, ...i t. ....... i v..
Spruill..... 1...T...1 -ei.. ' . .': '
rMllti, S(llliet im(.s , 1h(, mining
I l he door a lid oil
j has been damage
i of importance
one or two occasions it
1 in past months. This
to Gastonia as prompt
mail service to Uichmoiid is necessary.
Tie local postofhoe is in no wise to
blame in the matter, according to the
so, rotary, the fault Is-ing with the re-
i ipiiiemi nt of the serviee that the sack be
thrown on a fast moving train.
IIulo was adopted to enforce commit
!e i fli. ieeey that when a commit tec
member misses three meetings in succes
sion without good cause his name will
be drooped from the committee, aiso
that ail meetings lulled in the nrpaui.u
tion bo called to order immediately on
the arrival of the hour sot and a onoriioi
Much routine business was alo dis
posed of at the meeting.
GASTONIA TEXTILE CLUB
HAS INTERESTING MEETING
Cotton Miil Superintendents of
County Meet in Rsgular Ses
sion to Discuss Plans and
Problems and Exchange
Ideas.
The tiastonia Textile Clu!. an organ
ization compiising the superintendents
id" the various cotton mills in and around
Castoniu held its first meeting of the
year Wednesday evening in the Cham
ber of Commerce auditorium. Theri
were 23 superintendents present. Mr,
W. P. Cargill, superintendent of th
l.orai- mill, and president of the club,
presided nml It! the discussions. The
keynote of the meeting -wjs tbe matter j
of co-operation imonj the siiiKrintrnd j
cuts and the exchange cf ideas and prob- ,
iems. Every member was ' urgel to
come prepared to ask and answer uues-!
iins of interest to the cottou will EUij
intendent.
This organisation of well known
ile cxrer.s mis-ts lir a month. Its
-primary purinste is Trhanue. of ideas
and'plans to th end thi.t the rotton mil.
Kiipreniacy of tiaston ccusty tiay rc -
main unchallenged, , .
(My The Associated Press.)
WAMilXGTON, .Lin. 20. Formal
adoption by the arms conference Far
Lastein committee of tho American pro
posal for publication of all treaties and
iinderst indi.igs relating to China's in-,
trrcsts was forecast today by tho gener
al approval given the suggestion at its
preceding session.
The terms of the resolution prepared
for the action of the committee today,
embodying the genelal decision on tho '
pnposal reached vesterday, was under
stood to provide that each Government
I make known not only the agreement . to
which such government itself was party
j but also all woparte agreements and tin
I dci!anditigs entered into by its na
; tiouals and of which it has knowledge..
I Replying to the suggestion of the
j Japanese, presented with their general,,
j approval of the proposal yesterday; that
; it might be very difficult for any nation
to provide a complete list of the various
! engagements of private individuals and
j corporations, Secretary Hughes, who of-
fercl the proposal, stated that nt gov
I eminent could be expected to list obli
gations of which it had no knowledge.
He added, however, that such engage
: incuts might easily be of great impor-
tance and suggested that those of which
the governments did have knowledge bu
made known.
-
j In presenting his proposal. Secretary
1 Hughes expressed the view that a full
, knowledge by the powers represented of
; all existing commitments in China would
1 be of great aid in nny international di- .
, ciission of Chinese problems. He add!,
'nlsi, that the prejut conference offered
'opportunity for uny discussion which
! x-.ioh a plan might suggest. As to thin,
: however, it appeared doubtful today
ttuit such a listing of commitments eould
I well be accomplished before the Wasta
; iiiL'tou conference adjourned.
! With the naval limitation treaty put
through h final revision -arid now cora
j plcted except for the Pacifle fortifica
tions section, the naval experts of tho
powers met again today to try. to wofS;
, out a new phrnsing of this article. There
. were hopes of an early solution of the
; (most ion, despite the. fact that the Jap
I Htieso instructions from Tokio on it were
, understood to be not yet conclusive, and
, in some quarters it was believed tho
; conclusion of the treaty might be an
nounced at a plenary session early next
. vei k.
HEKRY FORD'S OFFER FOR
MUSCLE SHOALS PROPERTY
Declare That He Can Make
High Grade Fertilizer Very
Cheaply Can Make Nitro
gen and Other Plant Foods
Says Government Has ',
Lost Mill-on and a Half by -Not
Accepting Ford's Offer.
i .-
I ( ftv Th" Associated Press. it
I'l.OPKNCK, Ala., Jan. 20. Charge
lhat the l-Ydoral Government had lost
practically a million and a half dollars
in th" last si mouths by not "accepting!
Henry Cord's offer to lease the dam and
operate the nitrate plants at Muscle
shonis, Ala ," was niado hew today by
tiie nieotiej; of the Southern Croup Mem
bers of the American Farm Hurenu Fed
oration l y Gray Silver, their Washing
ton epi-esentative. .
Mr. Ford's offer, Mr. Silver said, "was,
made to Set rotary Weeks on duly 8th,
last, "nnd ill bo transmitted in latest
fotni, aeei rdinx to the Secretary, somo
time net week.'' In addition to Mr'.
Ford's offer, several 'other offers for
Miis lo sh-iais have been made, Mr. Sil
ver asserted, adding "but the Secreta
ry has admitted that none of them com
pare with Mr. Ford's as even can be
rousid.-rod seriously. Furtther, Mr.
Ford's oiler has been published to tho
world f'.r months and yet Secretary
Weeks has de-;;yed sending the offer with
his i, , mini ndatiims to Congress, there-
l y ,i oorajjing other bidders to
re
.-vise,
tli,.:i bid-. ''
'la Mr. Ford s offer." Mr.
Silvet
cijuiiinnd. "ihe farmers see the
i-w oppoitunity to secure these
first
high-
LTadi plant toods that the scientists
have repeatedly trdd them are ssible,
plant food that on, expert tesimony arc
admitted to saw them at lesst one-half
if the present cost of fertilizer."
Mr. silver declared that -when Mr.
Ford tells the farmers he can make it
Mus-!e Shoals the cheap high grade for.
tilizer tl.ey need "the farmers aw ready
to take that st.-i tomcat at 100 per cent. "
tfti." hlf the agricultural IStates ot
America ... represented at the group
conferem " which was attended by dele
gates fnen the Cotton Belt and Corn
and Wheat s:tj'!u of th Mississippi
valley.
First hand in formation will be ai-cuwd
in connection wtJ-- the physical property
of the tiovcrnmer at Muscle Shoals, and
a study uiado ot ita possible devclfri
ment with relation to American acric al
lure, accordins to tbo coofarenee pro
gram. ' Tho Farm jinre.nu at its recent Atlaa
fa meeting endorsed Mr. Ford's propo
sal to le.-ise and :-rat the nitrata
plants. '
t o-oporative narefing or iiiajor
crops, coniniiiiii'.T a:a'keling
product roilivtivc rr.r-h.tsii
or kx!
, Jev-h,.
tex-jment of the live stock and dnry in
try in th South, farm fia.in-v, tr
portatioa problems ad S' l'. aid
;fionaI h-gislatien in v, , ts,, t
jof the nation rr in -
i place on the p