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GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 24, 1922.
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Weather:
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WITNESS IN THOMAS CASE
SAYS HE WAS INTIMIDATED
BY THE LOWE FAMILY
McDuffie, Witne For State,
Say He Wat Told Lowe
Were Going to Beat Him
State Concludes and Defense
Ooens Rebuttal Testimony
.U-Seventh Day of Thomas!
Trial Consumed by Witness
es and Clashes of Attorneys
(Special to The Gazette.)
CONCORD, Jan. 24. Argument
were to start here this afternoon in
the Red Thomas murder trial. The
defense will rest its case before 4
p. m., attorneys forecast. More
evidence calculated to tear down the
testimony of I. D. McDuffie and
Tasner Wilkinson, State witnesses, I
including a minister of the Gospel,
told of tests made last Saturday
night in which they were unable to
recognize women in automobiles on
the road where McDufiie said he saw
Mrs. Lowe in a Ford sedan and on
the Bethpage road, where Wilker
son swore he saw Mrs. Lowe and
Thomas in a darkened automobile.
CONCORD, Jan. 2:!. -eluded
the presentation
dence this afterr on at
tho case against O. O.
- The ritato con
of rebuttal cvi
'J:l o'clock in
(Red) Thomas.
elmrsred with killing Arthur J. Allen. A
number of rebuttal witnesses for the ile-
lense were uurouueeu uuring me anei-j
noou session. I
A majority of the witnesses intro-
duced during tin; afternoon by the do-,
fense sought to break down the evi-1
dence given by John McDufiie. star wit-
liens tor the Mate, in rebuttal. Tim j
State tried to keen McDuffie from being!
recalled to the island, but the court ovcr-l
ruled the objection.
The widow of the deceased was also an
important witness during the afternoon. I
lslu wore deep mourning, and was uucn
tioneil only a few minutes, bhe was not j
cross-examined. She stated that her
husband left home here on the night of j
the killing to go to Kannapolis in le- .
spouse to a telephone message; asking
him to come there on business. She did I
not see him alive after that.
The defense was par"i',eulai l.y anxious j
to break down McDuffie' testimony and'
introduced n number or witnesses m an
effort to di this. Among those call
was Mrs. Robert l.owe, who made her
M,coud appearance as a witness. Mrs.
Lowe wan not in a tar with Allen or any
one else except Mr. Thoinas on the night
of the shooting, she slated
Denies Being In Sedan.
"Were you in a sedan at all en the
night of the homicide.'" Mr. I'urker
asked.
"No. sir."
"Wore you in a car wit!i Allen.'"
"No. sir; I did not know Allen."
" Did you have a conversation with
John McDufiie near Law ing 's store on
the night of t lie tragedy.'"'
"No. sir. ' '
"Were you sitting in a sod an one
night with Mr. Thomas mi '.lie I let h page
road several weeks before the homi
cide?" 'No. sir."
Herman (.'line staled, that he did not
till Frank Brooks and other on the
night of the tragedy, shortly after
Thomas had left the V. I,. Smith Drug
coinpauy. that Thoinas had killed an
other red-haired wan nam", I Allen, but
he stated that just as Thomas walked
out of the store .someone phoned and
told him who
bini to notify
hail been
relativm
killed and asked
l!. M. Iloldstirooks was recalle
testified that he called Cline an,
him to notify li. M. Pea Us that
and
told
Allen
liad been killed.
Mrs. Frank Sctzir, mother of Viola
and Carry Seizor, star witnesses for tin
defense, was called last. !!ie said her
children had told her what liny knew a
bout tlie tragedy, and what she 'old was
In accordance with testimony of the
children.
-. Jonas Querv was recalled and tho
rourt ruled that a statement 1;,
liea'rd Thomas make last spring
onipf tent.
McDuffie Intimidated.
The examination of McDuffie
said lif
was not
was the
most important work of the court thi.
afternoon. He said that he had talked
to lawyers on both sides and did not tell
any one who he Raw in the Ford sedan
on the night of the tragedy until just-
before he testified last week
He
did
told i
not
I
the lawyers, he said, that he
know who tho woman was.
"But. I also told them that
lieanl the woman talk again
1 ever
would
recognize her," be continued.
"Have you heard Mrs. Lowe and Mrs.
Kimball both duriii,i the trial?"
"Yes, and lifter I heard them was
when I definitely decided who it was I
hand seen in the car."
On the utand last week he. stated that
the woman was "Mrs. Robert Lowe to
the best of myknowledge. "
Mr. and Mrs. C. Ii. Wishnrt stated
that McDuffie told them several days af-
ter tho tragedy, that he did not knowj
who tho woman was. McDullie denied ,
this.
Much .excitement w as c.-Ttlsed when Mc-i
Puttie stated that he had -been intimi-j
dated since he testified last week. j
"What have you heard?" He was)
asked. '.'That the Lowes were going tot
leat me." )
"Who told youf" "That ,1-iwinjjj
boy and that man in the army toat."
"The latter proved to be Floyd Over-j
eash, who testified after the jury had re-i
tired that he had heard J. I'. Clioat
brother of Mrs. lioliert Lowe,
Mniethins nltont beatintr M. Duflie
say!
I
Talk Of 1500 Bet
Mr. Pharr, usiristant
superintendent
of the Cabarrus mill, ktated that lie
heard McDuffie ay he did not knowj tion,?' in which he declared that the
Iyear 1SJ2 (ihould bring greater prosperi
ty to all sections of tho United fc'tatei".
HERE'S A MAN PLANNING TO
MARRY HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW
NEW YORK, Jan. 24. Mrs.
Sarah Wright McDannold, founder
and vice president of the Women's
Press Club of this city, and her son-in-law,
George Uthe, planned today
to go before a city magistrate and be
married.
"Of course, I know I am old
enough to be his mother," she saild,
"but I have been at tne head of the
household for a good many yean."
"In a way we were business part
ners and were interested in the same
things. It is the logical thing to do,
and there isn't any reason to make
any fuss over it,"
Mrs. Uthe, daughter of Mrs. Mc
Dannold, died a year ago.
FIRST MEETING TO BE
HELD FRIDAY NIGHT
All Interested in Community
Concert Asked to Meet Mr.
Hoffmeister at Chamber of
Commerce A Chance to Be
come Familiar With Best
Music.
The first meeting of tiiose interested in
the community concert to be given un-1
der the direction of Mr. Roy L. Hoffmei
ster, of Community Service, is being ar
ranged for by the local Community Ser
vice to take place on Friday evening of
this week at the Chamber of Commerce.
The concert this year is to take thi form
of a sacred concert and all tiiose who are
interested in music, are urged to attend
this meeting. It is not. necessary to pos
sess a solo voice but if you like to sing,
come out and get tbiH training under one
of the best leaders in the country.
Just as music iriaintnined morale in
wartime so must it play a similar part
in times of peace and reconstruction. Its
value in promoting social harmony, it ml
counteracting unrest is heing more gen-j
erally appreciated. Because, music re-j
laxe tension and helps men and women j
to thrash out and solve tlieir problems in!
a calm and favorable atinospheo, it has
an increasingly important role to play j
from now on. (iastonia Community Ser
vice desins to arouse the interest not
only of musicians but of all music lovers,!
I and all its citizens to the value of mil-1
I : T i . jet a i it. l. .
1 1 sic. in oroer inai mis rnree weens ,
music jieriod under -Mr. llonmeister lie j
'carried out on the broadest scale it is j
j essential to secure the hearty co-operation I
of ,i.ll of those interested in the promo- j
tion of music from every standpoint. j
' The music clubs of course have long
j appreciated the great powers of music
j outside of its educational and pleasure-,
i giving qualities, and liave lieen desirous
of bringing its benefits to a much larger!
icir.de of the people. Here is a chance
j for every one to become familiar with
ihe worlds most famous and liest music j
I under a trained leader without cost to(
! any one. Tell everybody you meet to
'come to the meeting on Friday evening
at ":. o'clock at the Chamber of Com-,
merce. music will be on hand and work,
' will start in ear nest. A chorus of loO
i voices or more is desired
! INCREASED RATES ON
GRAIN TO GO INTO EFFECT.
(Bv The Associated Tress.)
WASHINGTON', Jan. 2-1 .Railroad
proposals to increase rates on grain and
i grain products moving from Arkansas,
i Ok'ahoma. Texas, and Louisiana via
, Memphis to Carolina territory w o r e
I found .justified today by the Interstate
1 'onimen e ( 'ommi-.sion .
An ord"r of suspension issued against
i the new schedules October 1 was vacated
and th'' proposed rates will bo allowed
I to go into effect January Jt.
! The aM-rage rate from Memphis was
increased from 4 .' cuts per luO I
pounds to 17.") cents, though the new j
'schedules al-o contained alterations in'
I rates on grain from Ohio and Missouri j
j liver points to the Carolinas which con-
Istitiited reductions. The commission ill i
I its decision said that consider', ivr
whole subject the reductoin given vaio-
P'no. ;
Una
the
territory
increases .
more important than
BAPTIST TOGETHER FOR
FIRST TIME SINCE WAR
BETWEEN THE STATES
(Hy The Associated Press.)
07LFMI;IA, MISSOl'HI. Jan. -I.
What those present said was the lirst
conference between member of the
Northern and Southern branches of the
Uaptist Church since fhe war between
the States began here today with laymen
and divines from many parts of the
country attending.
The opening program called for the
presentation of suggested topics for
conversation by Mrs. Helen P.arrett
Montgomery, Rochester, X. Y., presi
dent of the Northern Haptist Conven
tion, and Dr. E. Y. Mullins. of luis
ville, Ky., president of the Southern
Baptist Convention. j
Others on the program of the three
day meetings included: The Rev. Liv-1
ingston Johnston, editor of The Biblical',
Record. Raleigh, X. C: the Rev. R. H. ;
Hitt, clitor of The Religious Herald, j
Richmond. Y:..: Miss Kathleen Mallory, !
Birmingham, Ala.; and the Rev. J. E.
pillard, Birmingham, Ala.
GEORGIA MARKETS CONFERENCE
IN SESSION AT ATHENS.
(By The Associated l'ress.)
ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 24. The Geor
cia markets conference a."snibliiig more
than 1,000 delegates from all over the
I'nited StateH, was formally opened at
the State College of Agriculture Monday
'afternoon, with an address by President
A. M. Soule, on "The J-x-oiioinic Situa
CARDINALS FROM OVER THE
WORLD ARE GATHERING TO
ELECT POPE'S SUCCESSOR
Many May Not Arrive in Rome
in Time to Take Part in Elec
tions. (By The Associated Press.)
HOME, Jan. 21. While thousands
streamed iat the bier of ex-Pope Bene
diet XV, in the basilica of Kt. Peter's
today to pay reverence to the dead pre
late, Cardinals of the church were on
their way frum many foreign countries to
participate in the . election of a new
Pope.
The brief interval before the conven
ing of the conclave, which lias been set
for February li, will, however, prevent :
some of them notably Cardinal
Dougherty, of Philadelphia, and the
Canadian and Brazilian cardinals from
arriving in time to vote, unless the clec
tion is unduly prolonged. Cardinal
O 'Council, of Boston, has cabled that In
is taking passage today, a .id has a pos
sible chance to enter tho election pro
viding the new Pope is not chosen on the
first ballot.
There is no outstanding ligure among
the eandidaten for the high post, but
Cardinal M alii, archbishop of Pisa, is
prominently mentioned as the govern
ment's choice, others being discussed are
Cardinal LaFontaine, of Venice, and
Cardinal Hatti, of Milan,
The interment of Henedict has
been
fixed tentatively for tomorrow, the usu- '
al period of laying in state being curtail- i
ed because of tlie prelates wish that his I
bodv be not embalmed.
PREACH
i LARGE CROWDS HEAR
i BILLY SUNDAY
bermona Are Decreasing In The Specta
cular And Increasing in Earnestness.
' t vi i-tj j
bPAKrA.NBl B, 8. ( ., Jan. -'-
The neoide of miner fclouth Carolina.
whit, mid hlnck. literallv stormed the
doors of the tabernacle today in which (,xltvsWlt themselves on the subject
Rev. Sillmm A. Sunday is preaching, j witnout. hositn tion. Two of the Conn
and at the afternoon and night services;,... ,.,..., mhs.s Vn!t, ;.1S.
it is estimated mat
is estimated that as many were turn-1
ed awav as gained entrance. I
And while Mr. Sunday was speaking i
to "men only" at the tabernacle this!
I afternoon Converse college auditoriuw
j was tilled to overflowing "by the women j
I of the city, who heard Mrs. 'Sunday t
j jeak to them.
I The morning service of the day wa
I for colored people, and from the fit
! and from the county they came by the
hundreds.
! The afternoon meeting for " men j
only" found crowds encircling every en-,
I trance and standing throughout the lulur .
, to hear Mr. Sunday's senium from the;
! text, "Let the win in is be consumed out!
I of the earth and let the wicked be no
more. ' '
Today's sermons lacked somt of tho
j spectacular, but increased in earnestness.
( revealing the power of the speaker in the
direct appeals to human Innings'.
Mr. Sunday and members of his party
, are goinjj to Hock Hill toinorrowing. leav
, ing here at 7:35 in the morning. He ex
pects to speak twice in that city and re
I turn to Spartanbur;: tomorrow night
' On Tuesday he goes to Oreonville for a
j morning sermon in Textile hall.
- The service will be resumed at tlx1
I tabernacle Tuesday afternoon and con
I tin uo through tho week.
BILLY SUNDAY EXCURSION.
! Train Reservations At Southern Station
I And Chamber Of Commerce Secure
I Ticket Todav. !
By leaving your name and amount of
fare. .t-.HS, ;,t the Chamber of Commerce
today you will receive receipt which can
be exchanged for your ticket at train
and save you the trouble of waiting. Or
jou can purchase your ticket at the
station where they are now on sale. If
you anticipate being a memher of this
Gastonia delegation 1o the Billy Sun
flay meetings please make train reserva-
l funis toda3'. All money wiil be refund-
csi in case or tannic ol irain to run.
URGES A REVISION OF
SYSTEM OF GEORGIA.
fBv The Associated Prei.
ATHENS. Ga., Jan. 24. Urging a
revision in the tax system of (ieorgia
and the adoption of a State income
ax !
similar to that now found in New York
an.) Massachusetts, (iovernor Thomas
11; r lviek adiirtssed the (ieorgia welfare
(inference, in session here, Monday
night .
I
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CALENDAR
-
Monday
m. Rehearsal
i
l
;
,
,
:
i
!
i
:
Si
i
;
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;
5:00 p,
Commun-
itv Play.
"7:30 p.
Orchestra.
m. Community Service
Tuesday
3:30 p. m. Girl Scouta.
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.
MARRIED BUT WILL
KEEP HER OWN NAME
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Elsie
Hill, one of the leaders of National
Woman's Party, confirmed today re
port of her marriage to Albert Lev
itt, a professor ita the University of
South Dakota, and tn doing; so an
nounced she would not change her
same.
"Why should I change my name?"
she asked. "There is no law to in
sist on it, and it is only custom that
has been leading people to do it all
this time. I think, it would be in
convenient to change my name. 01
course, if people call me "Mrs." 1
will not make any issue of it, but 1
intend to keep my name for all legal
matters, visiting cards and so forth."
The foundation leader said she and
Professor Levitt were married Christ
mas eve in Chicago.
hm COUNTY LAWYERS
HOLD THEIR ANNUAL BANQUE
Judge Finley Is Guest of Hon
1 or
, -Tho
or and Makes Principal Ad
dress of Evening.
fhe annual humiuot ol' the (laston
County Par Association Has held at the
Country Club Monday evening with a
majority of the members attending.
.Indue T. 11. Finley, of Wilkesbnro, who
is holding court here this week, was the
guest of honor and made the principa I
address of the occasion. .Judge Finley
spoke interestingly of the progress that
has been made by (iaston Count v in the
past decade, and eommentisl on the spirit
'of cooperation among the numbers nf
I the bar here. The address was spiced
I :., ,UV ,.., 1, . i ,.l,.rni.(..rui;,. I,,, i,.r
and adwd to his popularity among the
lawyers of liastou County. President A.
(I. Mangiim, who presided, then called on
'he other members iresent for mgges
tion with reference to new legislation
:., v...i. , i:.... m.: .. i .
., .: !.. . ' . . ., .. , ..
ton, were present
in conference."
trials with the "
Mr. tension thre
ami "spoke rigid out
Mr. Woltx told of hi
X per cent law, ' ' and
r out soaie practical
suggestions for lobbying. To stive the
discussion from "rediictio ad absur.
dum. ' ' Mr. Warren ended it by making
a strong and touching appeal lor a re
form in our laws with reference to do
mestic relations. Ki solutions were pass
d expressing regret at the inability of
sirs. O. F. Mason .nid Carl K. Car
r to be preM.'iit.
MEYER DESCRIBES WORK OF
WAit FINANCE CORPORATION
WAslllN'CTON, .Ian. Jl. --The work
of the War Finance Corporation ;n
described to the National Agricultural
, Confi rence today by Kuire.ie 5l, vrr, Jr..
1 its managing director, who sai.l the ad
j vanees it had made had been of mat-rial
I assistance To ngriciiH ore.
I -peaking of the results of the advan
' ees to finance cotton, Mr. Meyer said
I that 'although the shock of the expiri-
rience of the past year is still being
I felt, we are justified, I believe, in say
ing that the cotton gri'.n ing stati m;i
Aiew the future hopefully ,' 1
Machinery must be provided, he con
tinned, to meet changed conditions in
the consuming foreign markets and ii
domestic markets.
"We must recognize.'' be aided,
"the iec"-sitv nl' sidling our aiicahur
al products more gradually than we did
i in loriner vears ami tne corresi, itniiu;;
necessitv of carrving our commodities
for a longer period of marketing. We
need the machinery that will make pos.
sibie 1 L' nioi.t h- ' marketing of om an
nual product ion .
SKULL FRACTURED IN
PROFESSIONAL BOXING BOUT
BOSTON, Jan. LM. Am
Melaiis-on, former national iiueit
ing champion, nt L'!" pounds.
.ise .1.
r box
w hose
skull was f r.i, tiired last night iu a
fessional bout with Joseph St. Hi
of Someiswortli. X. I!., died in a I
till here today, without regaining
sciousness. St. Hilaire was det.iini
the police pending investigation.
Mclanson, who was called to tin-
pro
.I i re,
o-pi-
coii
1 bv
i-iiig
when
nother boxer faild tn qualify,
led in the fourth round of a
d eight round preliminary Lout .
was
f(
sc lied ii
Regaining his feet, he
down again with a right
the jaw. In falling, his h
canvas. He was exaiuim
was knocked
hand blow to
ad struck the
M before the
bout Jiy the club physician and w.-n de
clared in condition to compete. He was
Jo years old and married aud had been
boxing for five years.
READING ARBUCKLES
FIRST TESTIMONY
SAN KKAN't IN O. .Jan. Z. Head
ing of the t' stimoin of Roscoe C. ( fat
ty) Arbnckle, at his first manslaughter
trial resulting from the ib-nth of iiss
Virginia Ituppe was the first thing on
the progTain when the prosecution re
sumed today its presentation of evidence
at the second trial.
The htate started reading Arbnckle 's
previous testimony to the jury Lite yes
terday and had not concluded when
court adjourned. The proceeding was
occasioned by the testimony of Warden
Woolard, a Los Angeles newspaper man,
who repeated a purported interview with
Arbuckle following fhe Sau Francisco
party that culminated in Miss Knppe's
death. The State is trying to show con
tradiction between the two versions of
the affair.
I
THE WEATHER
North Carolina, unsettled tonight and "
j Wednesday, piobably snow or rain in
i south portion, continued cold. I
SIBERIAN PROBLEM IS TO BE SETTLED
UN Till: BASIS OF JAPAN'S PLEDGES
SPENCER POSTOFFICE Jap Policy Disclaims Any Designs Against Ter-
SAFE IS BLOWN OPEN j torial jntsrityA J RZsm WiU Remove
! Troops As Soon As Possible.
Bold Yeggmen . Make . Away
With $500 in Stamps and
Money Early Monday.
M'l.V I. If. Van. L;. The sate in the
Speiicc- piMtetli.e was blown open ami
ribl.e. by unknown yeggmen at a late
hour Sunday night, the robbers making
tli' i r . -ape with approximately $.r'JiJ iu
in en y and -damps.
I he rol.iji r u:,s discovered about 7
uU'iiing l,y Jas. C. Hicks
l i tin' (illiiv with an auto 1
f mail. He found the
ajar and a strong odor
splns-ive attracted his at-
tin. n I tin- rear door prized
i' site iilnwii 1 1 j it'll in the mid-;
Moor. He notified the post !
1 I 'oisi't t, at once, and
"as made.
timbers hail been used to
.afe awav from tin; wall ho that I
trie li-hl burning iu the office
would mIh in- mi tlie trout door,
tity of bed clothes, iuilts and
taken from a cot in the office,
spread on the ll"or In catch
A (plan
blankets, had been
the safe
door.
The fr
fr the
iins- of ihe
xplesie still
strong odor
fining in the
in-lit ated thai the
ie yegg men had
work.
responded prompt
barely null
Sl.erifl .1
ompleted llieir
II. K rider
l.v
i,, it
a lall
far th
nl was soon on the m'csio
iflieers have nut been able
to se.-nr,
Tne p
4-1 1 1 f
flic,
to the robber.
authorities are of 1he
omethinir like $Ji(l in
es ..'1011 in stamps wi re
it will require an inven-
opinion thai
casu and perl
taken, though
lory to determine this.
The oMiee pies i!le, ,i Heine of havoc
this morning, fragments of the safe and
it-, eon!, tils lieiier blown in almost all
directions, leaving marks in the interior
The (Mice is located in the center of the
business section of town and it was a
bold piece of work. This was the sec
ond t'"ne the olliee s'lfe ha heen blown
:ni I rob'
.lamierv,
'd. tl.e other occasion beiii" in
FOHMER EMPRESS ZITA
RETURNS TO EXILE.
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pie
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of
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for Madrid oi her wa to the island
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b' .'it tl," beds
uljo reei at!' i.ndi
w il i via nd .
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tiiii 1 1 has
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during her n
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the '-absurd t
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WIFE SHOT HUSBAND
AND HIS STENOGRAPHER
PHILADELPHIA, .fun L' I . Mil
di.. (bral'i.ue lfi.k,!'. si, nogi apher for
Oscar Ib'siei, head of an ad i ' i -ing a
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husband ,-ind t he i I, ,'. eoldillg
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sin , l.-'Vi- r,,is mi the t pew ri
a ' to! ii v today said, and M rs .
el ,: , ai's. to kill 1. 1 i l.usbi'iid
till : t" fl.:
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un.h rstoo.l, will
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Newoott News.
.1:
The
sul.niatiiie dumagei! 'o
storm, i- iNpiefed tu liai
a r. ci lit
Kan, pt. Ml
Uoads Tbiirsday for tiiiant aiiaino to join
the Atlantic fleet. She was lieio In d
mar
Xoi folk, ami ri I'iiiied .
ANDERSON. S. C. Jan. 24.
The first snow here this winter be
gan falling early this morning.
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AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
MUST ADJUST ITSELF TO
CONDITIONS IN EUROPE
Says G. F. Warren, Back From Trip Of
Investigation In Europe Deflation
Of Prices In Europe Did Not Begin
Until Last Year Conditions In
Europe Are Subject To Erratic
Changes.
(By The Associated Press.
WASH I NtiTO.N'. Jan. . - The na
tional agriculture conference turned to
Europe today for n study of factms
causing the general American farm de ,
I ression and for possible means of re
lief. (I. V. Warieii, of Ithaca, X. Y., just
buck lie tn a trip of investigation in Jin
rope, told the delegates of the effe. I of
the situation (here on American agricul
ture and emphasized the need of accu
rate information for American farineis
as to European production and demand.
"For some years the conditions in Eu
rope will bo subject to erratic changes
both in supply and demand," said Mr.
Warren.
Mr. Warren asserttd that because de
flation did not begin in Europe until
last year juices there were still much
above the prewar level and had stimu
late I production to meet, the demand.
"Formerly Europe limineed much of
our world trade in farm products,",
said lie. "Now we must do it. This,",
he added, "means a readjustment iu (lie
methods of financing American agricul
ture." i
storage facilities for surplus crops,
adequate financing and standard grading
to meet competition in the world markets
were suggested by Mr. Warren as addi-,
tional means of relief for the American
farmer. Collapse of file cotton market,;
sai.l Eugene Meyer, managing director
of the War Finance Corporation, did
more than anything else to bring on the,
brtak in other markets, as, he. declared,
cotton was a "key" product. Mr.
Meyer praised cooperative farmers' as
seciations and advocated sufficient ware
house facilities and financial moans to
enable producers to market their
duct in an orderly manner.
Wesley ('. Mitchell, an economist of
New Yolk, told the delegates that it was
reasonable to expect that fhe purchasing
power of gold would return nearer to
pie war lewis and thai the commodity,
price tendency mer a long period would
tieti.l dow award.
"1 don't cherish the delusion that we
are helpless ictims of iuexoriable eco
nomic laws whi.h control our fates,"
Mr. Miti hell asserted, "for economic
laws are after till merely generalizations
concerning our own ecenomic behavior,
It is possible to alter our economic be
havior. WASHINGTON. .Ian. i . - Fu rt In
ilisciiss:,,n. Iliiaugh formal addresses, e
the a gi ieo i iii .al Mtuation confront in
the country was undertaken today by th
Nation; ! Agricultural Conference w It
n
ll lesiini' .1 Its sissions. At the eon ri
sill!!' l
of tie
ig.ini.i
t In in
e.-ial
open session it was planned
formally committees aid
proceed to the coiishh ra'inn
subjects assigned to then.
.Many s.,;, committees hae been desi
na'ed I' the larger groups in or. let to
;"a, ", 1 1 1 a ie t lie work .
Mr-. .1. C Ketcham, of Michigan,
has been named chairman of the sub
cninm'tto" of the farm home by t h e
i i niiuittee on farm population. Seven
of tue eleven members of this sub coin
initti" are women. Women have also
been accorded representation on several
uf tlie other committees.
The cor. f'-rence will devote the after
noons to i omniittee' work while the morn
ing sessions will be taken up with open
meetings ;it which the larger problems
the
send
ign
d.
-iiltur.il situation are to he
TRIAL OF LUTHER B0DDY,
NEGRO, BEGINS TODAY
(Bj The Associated 1'ret.
NEW YORK, Jan. L'L Trial of
Luther Holdy, negro, who is charged
with the murder of two police detectives
on January ."i, Ix'g.m in the criminal
branch of supreme court today.
A photograph of Muddy, alleged to
!,ao been found in the pocket of Fran
( i J. M. lluckl. y, one of the slain officer-,
wax the first evidence introduced.
I'.o.bly is alleged t have shot Buckley
and Deteitive William Miller, after they,
had arrested him.
WASiIINf!TOX. Jan. 2t. Sale of
Southern Railway Company equipment
trust certificates in the amount of if,",
I ft Mi. dim to the Guaranty Trust Company,
of New Yolk, was nuuonnced tod.ii- by
Director Oencral of Kailroada Pais.
Tin- sale was iin.I1 r the government's
new plan of holding one third of all
maturities of car trust certificates dis-pos4-d
of.
PORTLAND. Me., Jan. 24. Tern
i'ratures ranging from an official read
ing of :'.4 below r.vto at (Jorham, to 7
Is low- at the weather bureau here mark
ed the cuhleist went her of the winter in
('iimlsTlanil rounty today. -Thermometers
niiowetl 22 Ix-low nt West Brook. 2fi
lielow in the Slrotnlwater district hre
iaud 12 below at Cuikj Elizabeth.
I
( By The Associated 1'ress.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. -4 . Chinese
officials in Washington were inclined to
day In believe reports that Liang,) Khi
Yi, the Chinese Premier, was n t h e
point nf tendering his resignation, al
though neither the Chinese legation nor
the ( hine.se arms conference delegation,
had lecned an;, a bices from Peking to
that efl'e.
id .
Cl,ille-e
shollid tile
.iff oct fin
legation oliiciais
Premier resign
iritis conference i
said that
I would not
lelegation in
ally way. nor would it change the dele
gates insi i in t ions icgarding settlement
of .Shantung, and the '2 demands ques
tions, engaging the attention of tile con
ference .
WASHINGTON, .Jan. L't. Disposal
without extended discussion of the whole
Siberian problem on the basis of the
Japanese pledges regarding the purpose
of that country in maintaining troops
there was generally predicted today when
the anus conference Far Eastern com
mittee met to hear the replies of tho
utlnr powers to the Japanese declara
1 ion.
Bar,, ii Shideliai a s statement of Jap
anese policy yisteMuy in which he dis
claimed for his country any designs n
gainst th- territorial integrity of Russia
and declared iin intention of withdraw
ing the Japanese troops in Siberia (18
soon as odierly conditions ure restored,
apparency was received with satisfac
tion generally union); the other delega
tions. There was no indication today
that any of the other powers, was dis
po.scl to seriously dispute the plan of
dintiniiing, for the present, the Japan
ese occupation. The American Govern
ment was understood not only to have
been deeply impressed with the Japanese,
statement but nls'i disposed to regard it
as a soh mn pledge behind which tho
conference could not properly go.
The Japanese pledge as put before
the committee by Baron bhidehara also
declared it to be fhe lixed policy of that
country to observe the principle of non
intervention in the internal affairs of
Russia as well as the "principlo of
equal opportunity for the e immerce and
industry of all nations in every part of
the Kus.sinn possessions. " Adequatu
pintei t imi fi r foreign interests in Siberia
ens declared to be the only condition for
withdrawal there.
The Shantung con: rnv.-rv today had
boon reduce. I virtually to the single point
of dilli rence ever the Tsingtao railroad
by agreement between the Japanese and
Chinese ' ester lay for China's purchase
of the s.-df mines of the province. Al
though it h.i-. said further details out
side of the railro.nl. is.-ue remained to be
comideied at today's meeting, it was
thought i.ssiblo that tlie latter question
itself might come up for discussion.
GOVERNOR IS SILENT
ON SENDING TRR0PS.
i P.v Th" Associated Press.)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. Jan. 21.
t.oveinor J. li. A. Robertson, early
tod
sen
emaiiied silent on the question of
in op- juto the packing house
si i "n t hen iii c iuiieetion with disorders
in e the c.-iHieg of a strike by the park
g Ionise woiknieii. Several days ago
i . i'.rno!;.. a negro strike lireaker, and
- w,'"" w, r- found in the ruins of their
.1 l
I"
'II
r e h. en bound over for
it murder in connee
hings of Brooks and
h' diih il to enter their
lunges. Plans have
I lie lyi:
is v.t-r-
-in.il. ir ,
to put
s'.oul.l
l;-" rue
the
the
disrict under mill
word be received
I , rv
from ; I.
Cotton Market
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YORK. Jan. -'4. Bids on the
cotton market closed steady as follows:
January 17. lo; March 1 7.4. ; May
17.li.'; Julv l'i.o'J; October lj.Do; Spots
17.7.".
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Cotton Seed 45c
Strict to Good Middling 17c
PRESENT PROPOSALS FOR
AID FOR SHIPPING
( l.v The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON Jan. 24. Propos
als for Oovernmeut ail for American
shipping i.s worked out by the Shipping
Hoard were presented to President Ilard
ing today by ("hairuum Itsker and
('oniuiisfsioner l.issder.
Vhile the text, of th board 'a plan was
not made public pehding consideration,
of it by the President, it was under
stood to proimse aid through' payrarnt
to American slim operators of a evrtain
percentage of the customti receipts from
goods imported by them, through pro
vi.sion fir membership of ttvma of Anier
ican vessels in tho naval reserve - force
with resulting additional pay, -and
through provisions that a certain prtv
portion of inimigranta eonilnjf to tUo
United State should eomo uu Auitricanj
shii-a, .