1 f Have You Registered For The Tuberculosis H Election? Local Cotton, 17 Cents GASTON1A, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 23, 1922. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS 4 V VOL. XLIIIi NO. 19. WXKROUT SENTENCED TO SERVE TEN YEARS IN THE STATE PRISON Check Flasher Found Guilty anil Given the Limit of the Law, Ten Year at. Hard La bor . Give Notice of Ap peal and Is Placed Under Bond of $10,000 Jury Was ' Out Only 45 Minutes. j Unless tho Supremo Court of North! Carolina-should reverse the decision of. i the Gaston Superior Court, as rendered . Saturday night by Judge 'l B. Fiuley, W. C. Krout, on trial here Friday and Saturday on tho ' charge of uttering I forged chocks, will serve a sentence ot'j ten years in the State prison at hurdl labor. The case, went to the jury at 6:20 Saturday veiling at the conclusion of' more than ix hours argumeut by attor neys for the State and for tho defendant. ' The verdict of the jury, after being out about 43 minutes, was "Guilty." Judgu Finloy was notified of the verdict and returned to the court room. Attorney Csrnonter for the defendant, made a most impassioned plea to the judge forj a light sentence reading to the court tho .witnesses which had not becu lire-1 sonted as evidence, in tho case. Before; parsing sentence Judge Fiulcy spoke of the seriousness of the offense with which which a jury hud found him guilty after a fair ana impartial trai. siaien that the eircuuistauces did not justify jiim in 'taking any other course than pronouncing the heaviest sentence allow able under the statute. Tho judgment of the court therefore was that defend ant be eon lined in thu State prison for U term of ten years at hard labor. Defendant's attorney gave notice of "appeal and the court announced an ap peal bond of $30 and an appearance bond of 10,0(JO. It i presumed that Krout, being unable to put up so large n bond, will bo compelled ' to remain in tho Huston county jail until his case is, heard on appeal by the Supreme Court,, which 'will probably be at the April term.; His attorneys announce that tho light, for hia acquittal is just begun. In the' review of his-case by the Supreme court it i to be presumed that documentary j evidence which wns offered by defend- ant's attorneys and was kept from Ihu jury by objection of State's counsel,' will bo at least read and reviewed by tho' court, which lias final jurisdiction as to the rulings of Judge Fiuley in sustain-; ing objections to the introduction of i such evidence. ! MR. KOFFMEISTER TO SPEND THREE WEEKS IN GASTONIA Community Concert Will Pre sent Many of the Most Beau tiful and Famous Sacred Or atorio Numbers A Big Op portunity for Gastonia. Tlie Executive Committee, of lias Ionia Community Service wish to an nounce to the people of (iastonia the coining of Mr. Hoy'!;, HofTmeistcr, well known chorus lender and conductor, win) ( will eome to Gastonia for a putjo'l r ' three weeks starting January 2th for the ourpose of stimulating and arousing u (oinmiinity interest in music. Mr. Hoffmeister comes to the people of Gustonia frco of charge, a courtesy ex tended by Community Service, Jnc, of 1 Madison Avenue, New York, and his entire time will be taken tip in-the prep aration of a Coiumuaity Concert to be given by the pcoiflc of (iastonia. The concert will take the form of a sacred concert and many of the oldest ami most beautiful as well as the most famous of oratorio nuiniiers will be used by a Com munity Chorus hud augmented by a Com munity Orchestra. This is a wonderful opportunity for tho people of Gastonia to get some of the world's best music under a specially trained and successful lender, as well as to make a name for the musical prowess of Gastonia. Aw Mr. HoiT incist er's stay is abso lutely limited to tho allot ml time of three weeks it will bo necessary for concen trated work on the part of the musiis lovers of the city. It is the earnest hope' of the Music Committee of Community Service that all those interested, and who can niiig, (no matter how little they may think) to eomo out ami get together a! big rousing chorus. , The first meeting with Mr. Hoffmeis ter will be held oil Friday evening of this week at the Chamber of Commerce at which time the music to bo used will be. on bund and woik will start in est. earn- THE WEATHER ! unsttled; North Carolina, cloudy and tonigbt nd Tuesday with probably rain on the coast ana rain or snow m uic us teritor; colder tonight COLD WEATHER GENERAL OVER UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The weather Bureau's forecast today aUted that cold weather ia now gen eral over the United Sttates except tthe South Atlantic and East Gulf States. Killing frost is reported from the interior and northern and central CaHfornia and light frost from San Diego, Calif. In the smith Atlantic and east Gulf SUtes the forecast said, the weather will be un settled and colder with probable rains tonight and Tuesday. Of Webber, Long Staple Cotton; Seed For Farmers of The County i i Will Be Distributed From Plant of Southern Cot ton Oil Company This Week Those Who Or dered Seed Are Urged to Come and Get Them as Early as Possible. The shipim-nt of one thousand bushels of Webber long staple cottim seed, strain Xo. 4!), the best that lias been devolood from the Coker podigre'd seed farm at Hartsville, 8. ('..ordered : onie time ago by the Gaston County Webber Long Sta ple Cotton Club, h:is arrived in Oast on tu, anil is ready for distribut ion among the farmers of Gaston county who ordered seed. The car of seed has been priced at the plant of the Southern Cotton Oil Company on East Main avenue, ami those wlio have ordered seed may obtain them from Mr. J. Flay lies, manager. The price is as was stipulated when the campaign began hist fall, two dollars per nifnn nn IIPln CAMPAIGN FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF FUNDS Gaston Conty's Quota Is Over S7.nnn Rv P. R r.;ilni! to Address Workers. , 'UALEIUH, Jan. 2:1. Kev. George ' K. Gillespie, chairman for Gaston i county of the .Near Kast Kelief, -will! speak at the state conference of that I organization here Wednesday, according i I to an niinounci meiit today by Col. Geo. I 11 . liellamy, state chairman. I Mr. Gillespie is one of the most ef ; ficient organizers and campaigners in ' the state organization ami will be asked' 1 to speak for the benefit of other chair-j i man who have had less campaign expe rience. ' ' lieports from Gaston county indicate 'that the Near Kast Itclicf campaign is I progressing nicely. Gaston county and! j Gastonia city are jointly raising 9 7 j to feed, clothe and educate 3 it: orphans j of ArSnenian martyrs this year.- Kev. I iJ. II. Hemlerlite, 1). )., of the First j i Presbyterian church, Gastonia, is city : i chairman . ; Mass meetings are being arranged at , Belmont, Gastonia, Bessemer City, Mt. j Holly. McAdenvilU', Lowell. Chei ryvillo, I Dallas, High Shoals and Stanley. ! j A two-reel educational film, "Alice in Lllungei land, " depicting actual scenes in 1 the stricken Bible lands, will be shown at , the Meal Thoalre, (iastonia, January .11, ; i (lastoninii Theatre, February I, at Mt. j I Holly, February 2, ami at Helmont, Feb- i , runry .'!. This is the first picture to be j j taken in the Near Fast since the war in j Kurope began . ! ! North Carolina is raising $20(1,0(10 this ; I year, which supports .'!,:!:; t of these i helpless tots in their orphanages at Tre- j ' higond . Many of these children were 'made fatherless dring the great war,' when .",(1(1,0(10 Armenian troops were ' . killed in the defense of the ast ' Baku ' oil fields. j "KxpeitH agree that Germany's fail-; lire to get this oil shortened t In war by j uuclv months. -declared Colonel Ucl lame. "If the war had lasted six ! month', more there are many of .North Carolina's bows back home today who i would now be sleeping beneath a wood- en cross in Frame. North Carolina can- , not see children of these heroes starve or freeze to death. " Others of these children were inad( 'orphans when their mothers and fathers were murdered through Turkish depreda ! Hons because they refircd to renounce Christ and become Mohammedans. REPORT OF COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO JAN. 16 Seven Million Bales Ginned Compared to Twelve Mil lion Last Year. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Cotton ginned prior to January Hi, amounted to 7,91:!.t7l miming bales, including 1 "ili'.l round bales, :2,:!0.'l bales of Ameri can Egyptian, and :i,lllu bales of sea island, the Census Dureriu annoumed to day. Ginning? to January l(i last year a mouuted to 12.01 1.742. ruiiuiug bale-. including 0-1,507 round bales. 7.l.(i!i" ltflcs of American-Egyptian and 1,32.') bales of sea island. Ginnings by States to January 1(! this year were: Alabama. ".", 1 4V! ; Arizona, :'.s,:;s7; , Arkansas. 7M.27S; California, 2!.7 : f Florida, 12,117: Georgia. Sli,i(2: I.ou lisinna. 2S2.202; Mississippi. Nl.!,."iii7; I Missouri. G7.9H0; North Carolfna, 7!o, imO; Oklahoma. 476.7WI: South Carolina. 7 7.",25:, Tennesson, 29(i,224 ; Texa?, 2, 121,161; Virginia, 1fi,.'54!. All other States ,fi21 , The final ginning report of the season will in' issmsl in March. FINGER PRINTS ON DOOR ! ARE BEING EXAMINED j (Bv The Associated Press.) ! SAX .FRANCISCO. Jan. 2.!. Fur ther explanation of finger prints upon a door of the suit occupied by lloscoe C. jArbuckle at the hotel St.. Francis was 'in prospect in the trial of tho "comedian !ia Superior Court today. E. O. Ilein 1 rich, professor in criminology at the Uni-' ; versify, of -California, was to cemplctfe his testimouy on that seore which he be igan last Saturdax- It is the contention' of the prosecutor that fingW prints up ion the doors are those of Arbucklo and i Miss Rappe, made during a struggle ou the purt of the girl. to escape him. The gtnte is exjxieted to eonclude its case when the examination Of Mx. Ilein- 'rich has been (completed. ' j bushel plus the f r. i u ! t charges. Signed j orders for' flume .s.iii or i(i(J bushels of ; seed were obtained before the shipment was authorized. All these orders will ' be filled first of course. If there are i ray u'C'l left they Will !c distributed I uinong those who desire some, but who , failed Iff give in their order. It is urged by Mr. Bins that all those ! who haye need ordered get them as quick ' iy as possible in order that demurrage ! charges may he kept as low as possible. The arrival of this shipment of l.ium i bu.-hols of need murks the culmination of a campaign proMvutcd by Th1 Baily (a (Continued on page o.i HIGH SCHOOL MEN TO MEET AT BELMONT Second Meeting of SuDerin- tendents and rnncipais to. Be Held at Home of Supt. F. P. Hall in Belmont, Janu ary 27. The seciml banquet of the Superin tendent's and Principals' Association will meet ut the home of County Super intendent F. P. Hall in Belmont Friday evening, January 27 at 6 o'clock. The members of the association, some 2.") or :i(l, will be entertained at dinner by Supt. and Mrs.-F F. P. Hall, after winch 4i ; :m i the program tor the evening ',.,,1 ,,,,( w,,,. w 1 fin,,, t,n f.u- tonia city schools, is toa.stmastcr for the! occasion. The program prepared by the execii- live committee for this meeting . is usj follows: The Junior High School. Discussion led by Prof. Ray Armstrong. ikiunty Literary Contests. Discussion led by Supt, K. A. Thompson. it 4.. u.,..... i..4 44.....i - nun lu ihtiim- i lie i cm aLii-iii,iui i- ; Kl.if-ti., -villi iwd.aion 1i..,.,.l sion led by Supt. A. ('. Warlick. Report on Athletics. Supt. A. lard. Address. Prof A. T. Allen. S. Bui SIBERIAN QUESTION IS BEFORE CONFERENCE TODAY Far Eastern Negotiations Are ! Advanced Well Toward Con clusion. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2:'.. With the Far Eastern committee facing the final' topic of the arms confereiKe agenda to day the probleins of Siberia this I week's sessions promi ed to advance the i Far Eastern negotiations well toward conclusion, although several of the pro posed Chinese (niestions sti II remained to bn finally disposed of . The attitude of the Japancsi Govern- meat as to withdrawal of Hoops from j Siberia was regarded by the Japanese I Mm (:iv :iw leiviliir lieen ilefinilele deter ! I ,.,;, I.i ;,, ., 4. .!.,,. mi si..i,,r.l.,,-'..f i.',,r. I ! eign Minister I'chida, In fore the Diet, ' that such action could be taken only ! when a stable government had 'been es tablished tlure. Tlie foreign minister, 1 whose speech was made public by the Japanese embassy here, said his country had "no territorial ambition" in Sibe- ria but that her own safety compelled j the retention of troops in the maritime j provinces for the present. With no in fdication that this stand will be disputed i by any of the other powers here, it was ', expected by must of the delegates that j the Siberian situation would not lead to ) a long discussion . I Meantime, the Chinese and Japanese l delegates resumeii tlicir Miuutuug discus ! sious today with prosM'cts that it would I require only two or three more meetings to reduce I he points of difference to a stage where a compromise on the Tsing ' TaO railroad issue would bring the whole contrdversy to an end. i Although tle Pacific fortifications j section of the naval treaty still remained ; unsettled today, it was predicted by all the delegations that a final agreement : would be worked out without serious I troub'e. It apiK-'ared to be the prevail ' ing opinion that the treaty would be pre- sonted in final form at a plenary se-siou I this week . SKULL FRACTURED IN PLAYFUL COLLEGE PRANK i (Bv The Associated Press.) j I'TICA, N. Y., Jan. 23. His skull j f niclured when he was playfully tipped t out of bed by a fraternity brother at ! Hamilton College, William Duncan San-1 ders, died tonight in a L'tica hospital. Tlie young man felt uo ill effects at first from failing on his bead, but later be- came unconscious. j 500-Mile Auto Race j SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2:1. Plans! have been announced here for a 500-mile J automobile race on next November 11, Armistice Day, at tho Greater ' San I Francisco sistvlway at San Carlos, Cali-1 foruia. A purse of toO.000 and lap pri es of at least $25,WM) will be offered. TO ELECT SUCCESSOR TO , PPE EARLY IN FEBRUARY ROME, Jan. e.. The meeting, of the Sacred College in conclave to wlert a successor to the late l'o)c Benedict will open February 1 or 2, it Has stated today. iZ OF HISTORIC ST. PETER'S Thousands Pass Reverently Be fore Bier of Noted Church Dignitary Who Died Early Sunday Morninz Body Is Attired in White With Red and Gold Furnishings. I ROME, Jan. 2J. In the Basilica el SI . Peter's historic church of his faith, the body of Pope Benedict XV lay in ; s'ate today while vast throngs puss.-d reverently before the catafalque. ! Early in the tiny all thai was mortal of the late Pontiff, whose death in the ! early hours of Sunday plunged the 'chui'th throughout the world info chi p est mourning uiis taken to (lie Sistiue chapel from the throne room of the Vat ; icau where it hail been placed on Sun day, shortly after his death. Then at !!:) o'clock it was solemnly carried to I St . Peter's, attended by a solemn pro i cession of Cardinals, priests, members of 'the diplomatic corps and dignitaries of ! the Vatican, and placed on Jhe eala j fahUe, surrounded by votive candles. Word was given that the public, of , Koine would be admitted to St. Peter's I up to 11 o'clock", and immense crowds immediately began entering tne vast edi 1 ficc and filing by thobodv , ; The body is robed in white, with stole land cha eublo of red, embroidered with gold. The head, wearing the pontifnal mitre, reposes iiikjii cushions of red and i gold velvet. The hands, wearing lie j pontifical gloves of purple silk and hold ing the rosary, are clashed over tlie breast . 'The body, as it was brought into-St. Peter's was borne upon a red covered bier by ushers, clad in medieval cos t umes of scarlet. Tie.1 proccsiou was headed by the gendarmerie of the Vati can, the pontifVial police wilh Hieir elaborate uniforms of blue and white, walking with draw-,, swords. Following them were the Palatine guards, in dark blue uniforms and plumes of black fathers standing erect . WOMEN OF QUEBEC ARE j AGAIN DISAPPOINTED ' (By The Associated Press.) 1 QUEBEC, Jan. 23. Women of this' province who demanded thu right to vote on terms of equality with men have' j been disappointed. The Government , . i ' . . I lias jusr announced inai no suurngc inn . lU U1' introduced at the present scssioif; of the legislature. In Quebec the woman voter occupies m unusual position. By the Federal inchise law of Canada;, she may cast ,. ."'it in dominion elections, but there is ii, revision for vntiig in provincial election.. In the recent Canadian gen eral iM'etK a a heavy women's vote was recorded in many Quelx'c districts, par ticularly in the cities. It is intimated, however, that a refer endum may be presented to the people at the provincial general election, to be held next slimmer, in order to obtain the views of the people on the ipicstinn. TENNESSEE RIVER IS RISING AT CHATTANOOGA (liv 1 ne Associated Press.) CHATTANOOGA, TKN'N., Jan. 2.:. -The Tennessee itiver reached a stage of .'il.ti feet at S o'clock this niiriiing and is rising at the rate of .12" feet an hour. The forecast calls for a rise to .".."i feet by tonight and the crest of ;!' dav night. Much lowland is feet T lies- a'ready ni- umlati I and many families alreadv ha i driven from their homes and sevii'al' are alreadv submerged and some streets .sections lire surrounded so the only egp-f. is by boat. The Kossville boulevard is under water and the street car line has, been put out of coinmissioe. This i-, the only line so far iiflVctrd but others arc threatened by night. I GE0RGIA SOLICITOR GETS THREATENING MESSAGE : WATKINSVII.LE, OA.. Jan. 2::. - -j "You'll be (lead before Monday night" was a message Fred Gillon. county solici tor for Oconee county, said he received yesterday on the eve of the convening of the grand jury to probe the lynching 0f three negroes ill this county several weeks ago. The nherifT of this county and one of his. deput its, who have been engaged in working up the casts against persons charged with the lynching, have also r" ceived threatening messages, they said. POPE'S DEATH CERTIFCATE. ROME, Jan., 2::. - I'he certificate of Pope Henedic 's death was1 registered nt the city's bureau -of deaths today. It reads : "The undersigned physician hereby states that at li o'clock, a. m.. January 22, His Holinesn Pope Hencdict XV, Gi.ii-omo Delia Chiesa. expired following an attack of broncho-pneumonia brought ou by influenza. (Signed) "Dr. Haffacle Battistin i GERMAN CHEMISTS TRYING, i TO TAKE POISON OUTi WASHINGTON, Jan. ,2'!. Prohibi tion authorities are on the trail of two! German chemists, allcgi-d to Ik- working; with a bootlegger organization in New York, in an effort to nullify the'poiron- I on character or denatured alcohol, ac cording to a statement issued today by Hon Alkius. of the industrial alcohol li vision of the prohibition bureau. The tiootlcggers. he said, had been engaged in the wholesale treatment of denatured alcohol and the Germirn chemists had been. brought to this country to aid tbem. -XKW YORK, Jan. 2:? Ralph A. .', Dav, prohibition director for New York, today a n ii qti need that he was aware boot- loggers in this city were rxiH-rimciiting with denatured alcohol in an effort to extract the poisons which cause death to' drinkers. ,. lie derdrsj. hownver. knowl-' elgc that German chemist ( had Tiecu im- , ported by the bootleggers. I FARMER MUST SAME BASIS j SOUTHERN COTTON MILL MEN WATCH WAGE CUT Cut of 20 Per Cent in New Eng- j land Leaves South's Work-; ers Better Paid Lower I Living Cost Here. j CHAKI.OTTK, Jan. 21. Southern!, cotton mill men are watching with inter- ; ct t':e '.v;igc and labor situj'iim in New, ' Ktig!:;iul. v. here announce meat has been ' mad" d-jiiiiy the past few days of a cut,, of 20 per cent in the wage scale in a-i ii : r in I ,i-1 of textile plants and where other j ' mar.tif.ii tiireis declare thai there must j ' be a further readjustment of wages. It , Is n. ( e.pecied. however, that any dif-; s lieu I tics in New England would affect ' li e iinhlsiry in tins section. Wages in 1 l he texiiie industry in the south are still 1 approximately I'J11 per cent higher than tliey were liefnrv tin; War, it is said, but!' the industry .vms To be pretty well nd- justed t i this Ii.'ims and there is no indi-, I cat nil I r 1 1 (it t he ,oi a I i lie re yi!l I " any t art In l ing as in.i it u t':i-t iiriny 1 d it ions cunt luue as fav i.iid market con irabie ae they are at t he present I ime. i : r is pointed out thai, all hough wages j in southern cotton mills ivert increased ; -luring the ilusii period to a greater ex I tenf i hit ii in the industry in New E'ng- land, the licpiidat ion uf wages here was i brought about within a much shorter period. The result ii that, while there I was sane disturbance In some mill com munities when wages Were icduced, a ii,ablc situation has existed since ami the I textile worker-; iii tliis region are prob ably in be'ter position today than the worheis in this or almost, any other in dustry ia oth.r section at tho present' lime. There is practically no tinemploy- j incut. j J I h the tottnn manufacturer and! the textile worker of this section have an advantage over his fellow manufacturer! or fellow worker of the north,'' today declared a local mill iiiaii who is re garded as one of the best informed manu facturers in (he country. "The manu faclurer h is advan'ages in the matter of ciimale, poAcr and raw products. The worker has ad ani ages in climate, rents mid living costs ami living conditions generally. ..As a general rule the workers in New England mills live in homes I which are owned and rented by people' t,U look to the nifor reveiin. The I southern ci Hen mill worker as a general rule is proiided with a mat cottage and1 garden space at a rental which does not more than take care of the upkeep and deprei in t inn on the property, to say i nothing of giving any return on invest neut. In mi Ht instances light and water are furnished free or included ill the Hernial rent while most mills save their employes 2" lo .Ml pi r ceil on their fuel Gills' I; y purchasing coal or wood in large iuant ilie-, and letting their employes' have ii at cost. It has been estimated: that the winter fuel bill of the average ( New England textile family is ''. In, flu, south the average i about IS. All in all, the southern textile worker has a derided advantage over In.i northern brother. " Another J"at;ire of. the situation v. biili doi s loit esiapc I he notice of intel- ligeiit and ambitious texlil I lie fad t hat much greab ties for advancement are to I In- industry in the Sjllth industry in New England, for this is that while the workers is r opportune be found in than in tint The reason industry is practically at a standstil in New Eng- land. it is developing ami promises to rapidly in the continue this de- south i velopinent for many years, thus creating i constantly increasing number of re xpniisible position fer practical men v. ho apply t hemsclvi ond prepare then. seives for larger n sponsibililies. ""In this connect ion it is but just t s!ale there is a wide gulf separating t he Borl.i rs in the industry in the north and those in the south. In the north most n. the workers are foreigners who have not yet absorlied ideals of Americanism.' In the south practically all of the work ers are native born Americuns, intelli gent, ind pendent nnd ambitious. I be lieve that the progrtss of the industry in the south during the next few years is going to depend very largely upon the intelligence, the initiative and the iu-(lu.-!iv if the workers themselves." WOMAN AVIATOR PLUNGED 2.C00 FEET TO DEATH r II Th Associated Pres.) STiX'KllOl.M. Jan. 2.:. El.-.a An ie !!'ii, the oa!y Swedish w.;oi,:iii to h dd Hi avii'ol 's certificate, was killed at A-i:i rslii.n yi sterdav . Four thousaml spectators w re watching her make a (light, mid were horrified when Miss Anderson, in attempting a par.-ndiufe de scent from the machine, fell like a plum met to the earth. The parachute failed to cpcti and she plunged 2,m" feet to death. SAYS BREATHITT COUNTY IS MOST LOYAL IN AMERICA CHICAGO. Jan. 23. Breathitt county, the rcene of many Kentucky fued killings, is tlie most loyal place in America, Dr. William J. Hutchins, president of Berea College, Berlin, Ky., told the members of the Sun day Evening Club here last night. "When the war came," Dr. Hutch ins said, ''every man and boy in the county volunteered fof service; there was no draft law down there." HAVE WORKING GRANTED OTHER INDUSTRIES Musl ve a Generous Business More Vital Which Nearly Half the Nation's Wealth Is In vested - It Is a Wonder, Says President Hard ing, That Agriculture Has Prospered So Well - The Farmer Buys in the Dearest Market and Sells in the Cheapest. : ; ' ! i CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALENDAR Monday m. Rehearsal 5:00 n. ity Play. 7:30 p. Commun- m. Community Service Orchestra. Tuesday 3:30 p. m. Girl Scouts. 5:00 p. m. Rehearsal Community Service Play. 7:30 p. m. Chamber of Com merce Glee Club. Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Rehearsal Commun ity Service Play. Thursday 12 M. Gastonia Housing Cor poration. 5:00 n. m. Rehearsal Community Service Play. 7:30 p. m. Pythian Band. Friday 3:30 p. m. U. D. C. 5:00 n. m. Rehearsal Community Service Play. 7:30 p. m. Chamber of Com merce Glee Club. : : a ff NATIONAL CONFERENCE Delegates to the Number of 325 Assemble in Washington to Discuss Problems of Far mer. ( By Th" Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.1. Delegates from all sections of the country, repre senting ngiiculture mid industries de pendent on agriculture were assembled l.eie today for the opening session of the national conference called to consider the present situation confronting the farmer ami to lay down a permanent agricultural policy. Problem of finan cing, production, didribiilion and mar keting constituted the broad division of the program to be considered during the first five days of the conference ullofed to s'udy of emergency relief measures. About :;2"i delegates had accepted in vitations to sit in the conference, 2(; of : t lies-' being women . , Today's program called for an open , ing address by President Hurding after the calling of Cie conference to order by 'Secretary Wallace. Then followed an addrec by the Secretary outlining the purposes of the conference and one by .Chairman Anderson of th Joint Con t gr: saimial Commission of Agricultural liUuiiv, devoted to discussion of Hgri 1 cultural prices and the general situa tion. Five farmers from the leading agricul tural regions of the I'uited Stales were on the afternoon program to give the delegates a picture of the present agri cultural situation and to suggest reme dies. ' ' Especially loud applause greeted thei President s declaration for more ade piate credit facilities and applause broke ; forth a bo when he made a digression ' to assert that the present condition in 'agriculture "is truly a national interest! 'and not entitled to be regarded as pri ninrily the concern of either a class, or a sect ion, or a bloc . " The President was followed by Sec re- I 1 tary Wallace, who declared the confer ! once had ben called to consider the pros- j cut agricultural depression and remedies for it and also the laying down of a per- ! maneiit policy for the upbuilding of a sustaining agriculture. Mr. Wallace! told the delegates that constructive of-, forts might properly be made in three fields, which he outlined as follows: i " First -what may be done properly through legislative action. "Second what mav be done through administrative and educational effort, national and state, by the various ageii gencies charged with the .hity of foster ing agriculture. Third what may and should be done by the farmers themselves individually and through their organiatio. "It is not my purMise, " the Secre tary continued, "to suggest what you shall do here. Realizing, however, that you have come at our invitation and that your time is precious, we. have made plans to help you use this time to the liest possible advantage. " Tiie agriculture secretary went ou td say that he had "assumed to set up com mittees to deal with the various ques tions which automatically present them selves in. any gathering called to consid er agricultural problems." The agriculture of the nation, ' Sir Wallace declared, "is in a bad state, And our entire business and industrial life is sulfcring in eonsequeuce. High pro duction costs followed by ruinously low prices have greatly reduced the farmers' net income, and his purcliasing power lias been still further reduced by the disprojsirtiuatoly high cost o fuverytbing he needs to buy." j ' CAPITAL ON Supply of Capital In a Than Any Other. In (Ity The Associated Press.) . ' WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.!. berelori. mi nt of a thorough code of law and busi ness procedure, with tlm proper machin ery of finance, to assure the farmer as. generous a supply of working capital Oil as reasonable terms as is granted to other industries was advocated here to day by President Harding in opening tho national agricultural conference. "An industry." the President said, "more vital than any other, in ' which near half the nation's wealth is invest ed, can be relied upon for good security nu l certain returns." Declaring that in the matter pf what may be called fixed investment capital the disadvantage of the farmer so im pressed public opinion that the Federal Farm Loan Hiard was established to meet the need, the President sajd tho farmer still needed some provisionvfor supplying him with working capital. "Compared with other industries,"" he continued, "the wonder, is that agri culture, thus deprived of eashy access to both investment and accommodation capital has prospered even so well." Lines on which financial support of agriculture may be organized, Mr. Hard ing said, aro suggested in the plan. of the Federal Fiirm Loan Hoard and in those rural finance societies which have ! been so effective in Some European coun tries. ' , ; . "The co-operative loaning associations of Europe have; been effective incentives to united action by farmers," lio con tinued, "ami have led them directly into co-operation in both production and marketing, which have contributed great ly to the stalulization and prosperity of Agriculture. " The President told the conference that "concerning tho grim reality of the pres ent crisis in agriculture there ean be no ; differences of opinion among informed I people. " "..'.. . ! - "The depressions and discouragc j meats, " he continued, "are not peculiar ! to agriculture, and I think it fair to , say there could have been' no avoidance , ! of a great slump from war-timo excesses i to the hardships of readjustment. We " ' can have no helpful understanding- by assuming that agriculture suffers alone, but we may fairly recognize the funda mental dilliculties which accentuate tho j agricultural discouragements, and men j a ee the healthful life of this basle'"and absolutely necessary industry.' .. j The farmer, the President; declared, ' ! from the very mode of his life' is indivi dualistic and ttherforo' "because ho buys ami sells as an individual it is his fale to buy in the dearest and sell in the. i cheapest market." Wo contrasted with 1 this the corporation which, he said, could 1 i (feet economies and acquire for itself a power in the markets by combinations. The President said there-was a.TiVbv-i-nnccptinn regarding the financial status of agriculture. "It cannot je too strongly urged that th" farmer must be ready to help him self," he added. "This eonferenoe would do most lasting good, if it would find ways to impress the great mass of farmers to avail thenselves of the best methods. Hy this I mean that, in tho . last analysis, legislation can do ; little more than give the farmer the chance to organize and help himself." The President then referred to CO-opcr-ative marketing. . . "With financial sirppivrt, for agricul ture, and with instrumentalities' for the collection and dissemination of useful in formation," he. said, "a group of co operative marketing organizations woiiH be able to advise their members as to tho probable demand for staples, and to pro- . pose measures for proper limitation of acreages in particular crops. The ecr- tainty that such scentilie distribntion of - production was to be observed, would strengthen the credit of agriculture and increase tthe security on which financial advances could be made to it. The dlsr astrous effects which arise . from over production are notorious. "It is apparent that the interest of the consumer, quite equally with that of the producer TlNmtnila measures to pre vent these violent fluctuations which re- ' suit from unorganized and haphazard 'productions. "Turning to the subject of transpot- tatioa, the President said that if broad visioncd -statesmanship shall establish fundamentally sound policies toward transportation, the present crisis will one day be Tcgardcd a a piece of good fortune to the nation." "To this tinl railroad construction financing, and operation," be added, V have been un. scientific and devoid of proper consider aUon for the wider concerns-of the com munity. To say this is simply to admit a fact which applies to practically every railroad system in the world." Water ways have been too lonsr neglected, in America, be declared, adding that wp neeil a practical development of water resources for both transportation' and power, " A lanre share of railway tounagw is hoal for railway fuel," be said. "Tho experience of railway eh'ctrincation lem. oiistrules tho possibility of reducing tbi waste and increttsinsr efBeiency." Telling of the advantages which -'Europe .enjoys, because of "its easy access" fn the sen. tf he5 surest, nnd rheariest trasportatitw futility, " tin Preside!