FONIA DAILY
ETTE
Weather:
Local Cotton
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VOL. XLIU. NO. 31.
GASTONIA, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 6, 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
OAS
MYSTERY OF TAYLOR MURDERT
IS STILL UNSOLVED; FOLIC
MAKE REAM
PROMINENT MOVIE
ACTOR
ARRESTED AS SUBJECT IS
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
Is Advised, However, to Keep
in Touch With Officers
Find Woman's Silk Lingerie
in Taylor's Possession Had
Been Removed Since Mur
der Looking For a Drug
Peddler.
LOS AXGF.LEH, Feb. S. KITorts of
flic police department and tin: sheriff 'si
office to solve the motion picture puzy.li
of the slaying of William Desmond Tay
lor, director, brought the officers early
today to a "cut-back" to the beginning
a re-checking of the deail man's pa
ptrs in' the hope of obtaining a bcitlc
flue than any yet evolved.
The early hours today found deputy
sheriffs, mtinicipn I detectives, and ofli
eial.s of the motion picture company by
which Taylor was employed gathered m
the deHd director's apartment, again
lorting over Ins letters and
documents,
necking for an elusive somet hing,
looked before, that might set
ovc r
ihom straight upon the trail of his slayer.
This comparative set hack lolloped a
day and night of unusual :n livities in
search for a solution of the enigma.
Ijist night tin' woi'u went :orth that
nu unnamed motion picture actor had
been takm to the county jail for (pios
tioning as a "suspect" and that his con
nection with toe case w.i- considered so
im ( Krt n ti t that he had b
the motion picture "lot
lit WOlk with such speed that be had lio'
the time to remove the make up from
his face. At the same tiinc,vtwo other
motion picture employes, one a c:tnera
man, also were taken to jail as possib'e
material witnesses.
These actions resulted from a repnil
that, the actor's automobile, a distinct
ively eon.itnu-ted and painted machine,
hud been Been near the Taylor apart
incuts the night of the murder
The actor was questioned for two
hours an dllien, still unable, it was stat
ed to tell definitely where he was at the
time Taylor was killed, was hurried to
the dead nian' iip.ir'im r.t for a le en
iiclment of the cr'nn as the officers had
reconstructed it .
Hut resident of the same bungalow
court, who previously had given Mate-
(Continued on page sis)
Achievements of Armaments
Conference Summarized and
Analyzed by Frank Simonds
Not in Any Sense a Substitute for the League of Nations, Which
"Undertakes to Restore Peace Between Hostile Nations, But
Demonstrated How Peace Between Friendly Nations Can
Be Made More Certain and Less Expensive.
(By Frank H. Simonds
in Charlotte
Observer.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The Wash
ington conference has passed into his
tory and, although President Harding
will finally dismiss it next Monday, 1 he
formal phase of the first international
conference held in the United States is
now ended.
Of whut was done here much must a
wait the test of time and experience, but
in two directions the achievement was
clear, distinct and seems certain to en
dure. Hy a political treaty, we have
elcared up U10 situation in the western
Pacific, so far ast it affects the United
ftates, Great Britain and Japan. By a
naval treaty, we have, abolished competi
tion and limit of naval strength as be
tween these three nations for a period of
13 years.
Tho fact that France signed the Paci
fic, treaty nd France and Italy the naval
agreement does not have- equal signi
ficance although both circumstances are
of a certain value. What is most impor-
tant is that the three great nival powers:
have arranged their political interests
and regulated, their naval programs in
'Tiuch fashion that the possibility of war;
is removed and the expense of competi-:
tive building abolished.
' Successful in dealing with Angle-Jap-'
nnese-Anierican questions, the Washing-'
ton conference .has only partially sue-!
vecdod in the matters affecting Utc main-;
Innd of Asia and has frankly and un-j
deniably failed wherever issues raised;
here-were related to present Kuroiieanj
liroidvnw MS yet unsettled and differences
iM'twecn F.uroiHMi n countries which re-
main ocntc. ;
Great Success Is Japanes. j
In the case of China the Washington '.
conference obtaimnl subslatial advan-'
tages in the matter of Shantung, al-i
though not qnite unconditional Japanese!
Murrender. It adopted a number of in-j
tcresting resolution which if faithfully
translated into artion will have ' great,
lienent lor the CTiinese, nut 11 uni nm ( usinii 10 me prvuirai single sacriuce
and conbj not persuade Japan to retire in wrapped ship.
from Manchuria or in any complete fash-f By comparison with the Paris confer
ion n lease China from its grip. And J oner1; tho Washington gathering has
the name wag equally true in tho matter
of Hiberis. problems. But, like the Pans eonfer-
niploniatifally speaking, tho. great iuw-J enec. it ha" been hampered and blocked
teas has been Japanelso. In rcLurn fori by t lib clash of tho rival interests of var
Tcry moderate sacrifices iu tho mattcrof! CoBtinucJ on pago 6.)
' - . .
OF HIS PAPERS
SINGERS CAN STILL ENTER
FOR COMMUNITY CONCERT
Second Week of Practice Com
mences Tonight Prepara
tions for Concert Going
Ahead Splendidly Still
Room for More Singers if
They Enter at Once.
Beginning the second week of practice
for the Community Concert to be given
soon under the auspices of Community
Service then will be practict al 7:ii0
o'clock this evening in the auditorium
of the-ChuinlMT 0f Commerce. Tuesday
and Friday evenings the iirai'tice will bei
at 8 o'clock. Iu order that this hour j
may he observed on Tuesday evening the '
Chamber of Commerce Gleen Club has I
moved its practice nour rrom :jo to i
o 'clock.
A chance will be given this week to
all who desire to join the Community
Chorus for this concert to do ho this
week, if there are those; who were pre
vented bv cicumstances last week from I
joining they can still do so by reporting
at once at practire or by phoning Miss
Blanche Heiserman at Community tief-
vice Headquarters. Alucn enthusiasm aim
interest in lieing manifested by the musi
cally inclined people of the city and
there is ample reason to believe that this
community concert is going to be one of
the best events of its kind ever given in
tho city.
FINAL SESSION OF
CONFERENCE HELD
WASHINGTON", Feb. 0.
tiie (inal page of its history toi
TODAY
Writing
lay with
n hustle. I iroui'the .signature of treaties, the Washing
wl.ere he was ton conference, meeting in plenary ses
sion, then was to hear a farewell ad
dress by President Harding and adjourn
sine die its sessions of more than twelve
weeks.
Four treaties were to be signed by the
delegates at the big green table in Con
tinental Hall, around which all the pub
lic meetings have been held. Two of
these, one relating to the Koot "fourj
point' and the oje:i hoot ana ine oiner
dealing with the Chinese tariff revision,
were to receive the signatures of the full
delegations of all the nine powers rep
resented. The treaty limiting capital
ship stmgth and that regulating sub
marine and poison gas warfare was to
be given the approval of the I'nited
States. Great Britain, Japan, France and
Italy, while all of these except Italy
were to sien also the supplemental agree
ment delining the scope of the four pow
er tnaty.
Shantung, sacrifices which had been al
ready forecast even promised to Mr.
WilsHjn in Paris Japan retains, subject
only to formal protest by the United
States, her position both in Siberia mid
in Manchuria. In return for an agree
ment not to fortify further some islands
which are unimportant aud others which
are already securely fortified, she has
exacted from the United States pledges
of 11011 fort ihcat ion which make it im
possible for the United States to employ
its fleet in a military fashion beyond the
Hawaiian islands. j
For the Anglo Japanese alliance,'
which was no longer of value, Japa has
obtained a four power treaty which adds
greatly to her prestige as a world pow-
cr, insures- her against att ick or chal-;
lenge from the United States and leaves
her with ban. Is tied to deal with lioth;
China and SilnTui as she may hereafter'
choose. Save as the United States might;
ally itself with Britain anil make use
of British naval baues, there would he
in the future no wav of American inter-
vent ion
in the far east.
British Success.
lintisii success is
in exchanging the
laid in two tilings.
Anglo-.lapaneso alli
ance lor the four-power treaty, wtmn
to all British minds is a symbol of close
association in the future between the two
great English-speaking nations in the
world. And in addition Britain has!
avoided a naval competition with the;
United States which promised either!
bankruptcy or ultimate resignation ofj
equality noon the bluo water which Bril-j
ain has ruled so long. I
As for the t inted States, in return for
wriflces whjch are by all odds the most!
considerable, we have abolished a danger.'
of ultimate collision with Japan in the;
Pacific and the immediate eosts of :i nav-i
al competition with Britain which had;
no warrant in jioiicy or justification in!
interest. In doing this we have aerap-i
ped a naval program which might have'
made us the supreme naval power midj
dealt with a, relatively restricted set of
Y-SEVEN S. S. WORKERS?MASS MEETING FOR
RECEIVE CERTIFICATES
Standard Training School Clo
ed Week's Session at Mai
Street Church Saturda
Night Class Largest so Fa
in Entire Conference Man
acer Wooslev Hiohlv Pleas
1 m J 1 J .
Fifty-sevcu Sunday school workers
completed the course in the Greater Gas
tonia Standard Training School for Sun
day school workers which elosed at Main
Street Methodist church Saturday night!
and these were awarded certificates of I
credit ut the Sunday morning services
111 the several Methodist churches of the-
city. At the close of Saturday night's
w , , , .
u . ' ', ', , .' . ... ,
.. .,.,.- ,
North arolina Couference, who was
manager of the school, announced that
this was the largest number of credits
yet granted by any training school held
iu the conference. These credits were
I divided us follows: Main Street church 1
j .!S, Trinity f. Franklin avenue 4. Kanlo
! .', West Knd -, Clover 2. First Presby
j terian 2.
I This number, however, does not rep-j
resent tlie attendance upon the classes.
The total enrollment for the week was.
about 20(1, ninny workers attending one
ore more sessions but not doing the writ
ten work .required to secure the certifi-:
cates of credit. '
Following an hour's class work Satur-;
day night the classes assembled in the:
auditorhiM jrmlji social time was enjoy-1
ed. Several workers testified as to the
benefits derived from the school, tho,
opinion being unanimous that it had in-1
spired the workers in the various Metho
dist Sunday schools of the city and;
suburbs to a renewed interest in their
work and that the school's influence on
the future of thse schools would be far!
reaching. Several amusing stunts were;
pulled off, Mr. Dnmeron H. Williams and
Mr. K. M. Olass contributing much to
the entertainment with their songs and
jokes. j
Expressions from the members of the.
faculty of the school indicated that they
were highly pleased with the response 1
with which they met here and with the i
work accomplished. I
Following is a list of those completing
the course and receiving certificates of
credit:
S. 8. Organization and administration,1
Mr. M. W. Brabham, instructor: Hev. I
W. M. Bobbins, Kev. U. A. Taylor, Jas-j
W. Atkins, Marshall Billing, James A. I
Barrett. i
Principles of religious teaching, Kev. j
J. J. Kives, instructor. Geo. W. Wil
son, Mrs. V. V.. liimg, T. K. Cash, Missj
Irene Young, Mrs. J. S. Brown, Kev.
J. U. Hoggin.
Intermediate senior characteristics,
Bev. F-mmett Ilightower, instructor. Miss
Mamie Pruitt, 1!. V. Kirby, Mrs. 11. B.
Patillo, Mis. Mattie Anderson, Mrs. T.
V.. Sumnierrow, Mrs;. W. M. Itobbins, (i.1
C. Andrews, W. (i. Ha inner, Miss Loweryj
Shnford, Miss l.ola Ueona Long. S. T.
Suinmerrow, Mrs. S. A. Lanier, Mrs. U. ;
C. Gray. '
Junior organization aud administra-'
tion, Miss Anna Hansen, instructor. Missj
Beita Boyd, Miss Martha Curtis, Miss
Gladys Fisher, Miss Charlie Buss, Miss
Carrie Morris, Miss Hattie Neill, Mrs.
Albert B.mkin, Miss Educe Smith, Miss
1 Christine Sloan, Miss Leona Smith. I
i Course Pl'im.'irv nrrm 11 t ion runt ;nl-
j ministration, Mrs. W. M. Walker.
struct or. Mrs. J. W. Atkius. Mrs. J. B.
( handler, Miss Lola Davis, Miss W. C.
Bavis, Miss Bertie Fisher, Mrs. J. F. 1
Hoffman, Miss Sue R. Johnston. Mrs. F.
A. Little, Miss M. L. Pccden, Mrs. S. 11. 1
Walker. j
Beginner organization and administra
tion, Mrs. Charles Van Noppcn, instruc
tor. Mrs. E. I). Atkins, Miss Annie
Blair Anders, Miss Lula Boyd, Miss
Helen Chandler. Mica Pearl Gallant, Miss
Kuth Jenkins, Mr. Harry Jenkins, Miss
Ellen Morris, Miss Mabel Itnnkin, Miss,
Adeli ne Hmlisill, Mrs. L. A. States, Mrs.
H. 1). Shelton, Miss Mildred Williams, i
Credits by churches: Main Street
Trinity (i, Franklin Avenue 4. Kanlo :i.
West End 2, First Presbyterian Clov
tr. S. C. . i
18 COTTON MILLS IN
RHODE ISLAND CLOSED
( Bv The Associated Press.)
PRO VI BENCH. R. I.. Feb. li. 1
Eighteen cotton mills and bleaeheries in
Rhode Island were closed today, five
finishing plants were crippled by walk
outs of part of their employees and a
bout S.Oi.il) tevtile operatives were out of
work as the result of strikes in protest
against wage cuts and increases in work-;
ing hours.
In the Pawtuxet valley, the second,
most imiMirtant cotton manufacturing
center in the State l.'t plants have been
shut down since a twenty per cent pay
reduction was put into effect two weeks
ago.
Every plant that made the cut has'
been closed and one that did not make
it has been affected. Fivo thousand
operatives are out of work. Most of
these are unorganized. Some of them
belong to the Amalgamated . Textile
Workers of America, which is'support-!
ing the strike. i
Cotton mill companies in the Pawtuxet
valley refused to discuss with their trtrik-;
ing employes the possibility of a resump-l
tion of operations on the basis of 43
hours wei k abrogation of the pay cut. j
GOVERNOR RUSSELL DEFENDANT '
IN $100,000 DAMAGE SUIT.
(Rv The Associated Press.)
JACKSON. MISS., Feb. 6. A
$100,000 damage suit, charging
Governor Lee M. Russell, of Mis
sissippi, with reducing a former em
ploye of his office, was filed against
Uie chief executive this morning, in
the United States District Court
here.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina, generally
colder tonight and Tuesday;
and northwest wiads.
fair
fresh
and
west -
, JEWISH RELIEF CANVASS!
Citizens Called to Meet Tues
day Night at Chamber of
Commerce to Make Plans
' For Drive Appeal Fro
Jewish Sufferers 4fJ.urop
Is Insistent.
following appeal is issuei
ritixenVof Gastonia:
Mr. A. G. J). Cohen, Southern (
director for the drive for the relief
the Jewisli war sufferers of Eastern'
trope, will be in Gustonia Tuesday,
ruary 7, to ussist m opening tlie
that is now being made all over
country for this purpose. Tin- drive
Gaston county will start on the Sth
-.1..... .1... t-ul. i . :
rmwr im; i. tin. ; muss iiieeuni;
i held at the chamber of commerce
day night ut H o clock. Mr. Cohen wi
.... 1 .? ... .;.. .1. . .. 1 ,- .
t ii'ii ii ,ui iu jii tint- tin- ciiini 1 1 mil jilt
vailing amongst the sufferers from per
sonal observation' thongll, he states, that
it is beyond human power to draw an
accurate picture of the misery and Hit t -fering
that the people are enduring.
Kev. r. J . H . Hemic, lite, Kev. A. L.
Stanford and Mr. J. II. Separk will
make short talks and the (ommittee in
charge of tin; drive for Cnstoiiin urges
every one to come to this meeting Tues
day night at H o'clock mid "cooperate
with them to make this drive a success,
thus helping Gustonia to go "over the
top,'' as it has alway-i done wlcii an ap
peal has been made for the relief of hu
man suffering. The ladies are especial
ly invited.
Committee for Gustonia: Kev. l)r.
J. II. Ilemlerlite, Mr. Baiid Loliow:,-.,
Mr. Lee Kobiuson, treasurer. Kev. I..
It. Gillespie, Kev. W. C. Barrett, le .
J. W. C. Johnson, liev. A. L. Stan
ford, Mr. E. Frohman, Mr. J. II . Se
park .
The following telegram v.. is received
by Mr. Buvid Lebovitz this morning:
(toldsboro, Feb. ", I !--'.
Monday, February Ot It, ii the day 1"
start the appeal for our hc'plcss aud
homeless orphan , starving idd men and
women in devastated Europe. T'cv
must not die. We must save tiiem. Lot
remember, the success of this appe.il im
pends upon each one of us being w 1 thy
of his heritage, by giving the fulh'sl 1 f
his means ami putting forth the lust of
his service. We dure not fail them. Tic
eyes of the good lwople of North Caro
lina are upon u.
LIONEL WEIL, State Chairman. Jew
ish Belief Appeal.
NEWLY ELECTED POPE,
CARDINAL RATTI, TAKES
THE NAME OF PIUS XI
Ai-:b:'shop of Milan Is Elected
to High Church Office
'1 houunds Wait in Front of
St. Peter's For Announce
ment of News.
i HOME, Feb. ti. Cardinal Archilli
! Katti, archbishop of Milan, was pro
' claimed elected Pope in succession to the
late Benedict XV this morning. He has
taken the name of Pius XI.
Thousands waiting in front of St.
! Peters for the wisp of smoke which
would tell of the election of .1 new Pope
i or the failure of the Sacred t'olle.. to
reach
at 11
smoke
from
a decision gave a mighty shout
:Xi o'clock when a thin wisp of
came from the chimney leading
the Sistine cliapcl. It was 1 in-11
known that the Catholic church
more a duly elected pontiff.
had once
MISS UPSHAW DIES
OF INJURIES RECEIVED
"WASHINGTON. Feb. f.-Miss Car
oline 1'pshaw, of Atlanta, Gu., niece 01
Kepresentative Fpshuw, of (irorg'a,
early today as a result of injuries
tabled iu tiie Knickerbocker theatn
li.-d
aster. Her death brought the
of dead from the disaster op to
Miss I 'pshaw had been at tl
of death since she was taken fi
number
!s. .
point
out t:ii
of her
r badi.
.oil was
life, but
oek this
theatre ruins a week ago. tn
legs was crushed o(T and the nth
crushed. A transfusion of Id
made iu an attempt to save h.-i
her death occurred at 7:-io o Y
morning.
Mi s Cpshaw was buried in a mas,
of debris and snow for eight hours 111
the Knickerbocker theatre disaster.
The nii-cr nf the Georgia Represent.-!
live was conscious to tin- end -and just
prior to drawing her last breath smiled
at her sister, Miss Marion I "pshaw, and
exclaimed, "Well, Marion, I haven't
cried yet." Representative I pshaw,
the mother, Mrs. L. C. I'pshuw.a brjth
er, L. C. 1'pshaw, Jr., and the two sis
ters. Misses Louise aud Marion Cpshaw,
were at the bedside when the cud caun-.
The body will Ik- taken by Representa
tive Cpshaw and immediate family to
Atlanta tomorrow and iutermc:t will be
in the family lot at Dougiasiile, Ga .
WANDERED FROM SANITORIUM
IS KILLED BY TRAIN.
GREKNSHOlf, Feb. fi The lifeless
liody of Johnson H. Broyal. who dis
appeared from a local sa nitorium last
night., was found bosh!" the Southern
Railway tracks early today. lie bad ev
idently wandered away from
rium during the night aud
bv a train .
the sanito
was struck
. a..t
Cotton Market
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
! NEW YORK MARKET,
i NEW YORK. Feb. 0. Cotton fu
! tunu closed strong. March 16.65; May
16.40; July 16. "i; OctoVr I0.I6; Bet-ember
1j.42,
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Cotton Seed
.AVAC
Strict to Good Middling
,.(,-
Hive
flic
SIX COMPLETED TREATIES MARK MOST
IMPORTANT WORK OF ARMS CONFERENCE
5BIN8T0N REPLIES TO Naval Strength Limited, Sub
VEILED CRITICISMS ABOUT !, f . ,. . '
ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITALi Warfare Banned, China Given
Destitute Orphan Children
Are Treated Absolutely
Free of Cost Like Other
State Institutions, the Ortho
paedic Expects Those Who
Are Able to Pay Nominal
Charge Tuberculosis Hos
pital Should be Built at Ex
pense of All the People, Ac
cording to Their Posessions. .
(i.istouia, N. '
February
i, I'.il':
Edi
G.'.t tl.
ply to
In
I he baseh ss ' ' rumors ' '
an 1 rt ii
I hopucdic
coiniiimiii
nil ,,f tar North Carolina Or
Jlospital contained in a recent
tion .p;iusin the hospital
bond l,-Mi''. J
tiiiuiv H only ust and fair
to give the public a statement ill regard
to the aims an I purposes of the institu
tion, and tiie ru'o which we follow in
listiugiiislitiig li.'tnccii "tree" patients
air I tli
lor wlioiii a nominal chargu is
made
The aim and purpose of tho institu
tion has alw.ns been, and "is at this time,
; to provide a Hospital while the neglect
, ed, oiphau or destitute, crippled, deforni
j ed child would be received, cared for ail'.'.
I treated without cost, jiut as free as tlie
I air that blows across, that beautiful hill.
1 Wit are doing this. Perhaps, more than
, half of the patients are treated free.
1 children whose parents are living and
1 hno means, are required to pay $1.00
per day, to help pay less than .In per
cent, of tiie daily expense per child,
which enables the institution to remain
I open. Why should the parent, able 1o
pay il.uo per day, not do .i, thus help-
ing along with the work? The children
'who har Ii. en discharged as cured, or
I improved, who paid a small amount, 1
venture to fay. have not paid an amount
1 which would be necessary to pay the
Kailro.-id f'aie to a distant city for an
'examination alone. If admitted to the
1 Hospital in the distant city it would co-st-j
hundreds of dollats for treatment and
I hospital services, tlnreforc, the North
Carolina Orthopaedic. Hospital is a God
send to the crippled, deformed child of
', the parent of small means, of largo
means, as well as to the neglected or
phan and ih'-titiitc child. This is not a
precrient. Other Stale Institutions make
the same, or greater chargrs. to similar
patients. The institution does not guar
antee a cure. Who thinks it could.' All
, children of sound mind, that are con
j sideii d hopeful of improvement, are
gladly admitted, as rapidly as eircuin
, stances permit, and kept so long as im
i provrment i-i inadr. If no further im
, prow'inrtit is possible the parent or
I guardian is advised to take the child
i home and make room for some other
child, as c have from ."in to a hundred
oilier children alw:
thll giving some
Th 'I ml about h d
punk and inttrne.
and k now 11 that 11
i of hiding In hind '
en 's skirts. ' ' el c,
. s.ma! desires and
ys on t he wait ing list,
oilier child a chalice,
ling a child for -t!Ml is
We ha r a i ways heard
en have been accused
' poor folk-. ' ' ' ' wom
to furt In r their per
1 stabli.-ih conclusions.
'but t ids is t he first ase I bat
, to my knowledge where it was
' to crunch behind one of God'
nale innocent crinpb i children
has come
necessa I'V
than
II ears old, to reach a conclusion.
am in favi
the T. P..
vote mid
.' 1'ir-t:
.r of
G
st nu county build
1 by taxation mid
ir it Wednesday,
se tli.it is a sure
nu
Hospit;
work f
Be.-a,
w
dl
Why
nu 1
part
It g.
the 1
I
gett III-;
"lie to do his equal
1 his worth in dollars,
n.i 11 for a few 'i unies.
the corporations for
id the tight wad. if
1 install, f ir what . oil
tla 111 with a 1 nrks.-rew .
returns they li.ne
t u 1 11 made' to the tow n.
Second : 1 1 is demo-
all the people. The
p and build up an ideal
and Statewide pro-
1 cording t.
s the pun! 1
1 h 1 1 1 -1 11 and
hundreds ;;n
be ;':'v in
Tneir
tliele
can S' '.ir.-t'e from
acciriiing to the
wor 1 in n t he re
county end Mete,
era tic and fair '.
Lest w ay to de eh.
coniin ii i.i: v, licit v
i:r. -si 1 i 1 i.etishi ) 1
big ta.ves is the 1.1
the property of th
owns nothing, pa-'
the In in tit of 1 he
The one who pays
e w ho on lis moot of
' county. One who
nothing, but reaps
improvements ot hers
provi
,'e
Why should he, the poor man
The man nf property should not.
i'l.cr. If,, m: (le his money here
weat of bis brow and with the
e of Lis town and county an 1
I be wi'dint: to turn his cuual
k that some other person who
may live and prosper too. If
Object !
object,
by the
assista 11' e of
he sloel I bl
part bj.k t!
follows may
your l.Txible
property is a burden and
you ear. not manage it. turn it over to the
fellow you can e!et. who lias no prop
I erty. who you think is honest, and see
how gladlv he will accept and assume
the tax paving rate, which is such a bur
den to many, rs'K'eially since tie; boll
' weevil is going to eat up all the cotton
' this Spring and Summer,
l Tlie town, county and State should
I provide everything necessary for the
i nrogres, happiness and moral uplift of
its citizenship that it can by taxation of
.1 tm to fifty year duration bond issue,
within, of course, the bounds of good
business judgment. Why not have
, evcrvthinz that is iict c'sjiry for the ad-
' vam-emeiit of all the people who want
to do right, by taxation! The coming,
, generation will be glad of it and issue
j more bonds for new protects that we
J have not yet conceived. This will bo no'
I burden upon our children. lecause ther!
I will be iu Gaston Coiintv, 23 to 5d years
i hence. J 00.000 pppuhttidn who will pay;
n larger rate of taxes than we do and boi
' a niucri richer peopio Tiian or rouay.i
Tufam don't hurt any honest to good
(Continued on pago 5.)
Rights, Pacific
In Addition to Six Principal Treaties There Are
Fourteen Resolutions and Ten Separate De
cisions of National Policy Poison Gas Is Pro
hibited, Japan Hands Back Shantung and
r . nr?iij
1 1 uiiiiBc.i iu 111 inui rx.
Door Policy to Be Applied in China.
( liv The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. (. Six com
pleted treaties, two others agreed to in
substance. II n solutions, and ten sepa
rate or joint decisions of national policy,
comprise the formal and tangible con
Irioiition or the arms conrerciice nego
tiations to history.
By the major agreements of the eon
1 lerenee the great powers jrut a limit on
their naval strength in capital ships, ah
I jure submarine warfare against com
! merer and usee of poison gas. give China
' a new bill of rights, based on territorial
j integrity, ami the open door, aud set up
j a new international concord to preserve
peace iu the Pacitic. In addition. Great
Britain declared her intention to restoro
' Wei Hai-Wei to China, and Japan hands
back Shantung and promises to withdraw
from Siberia as soon as conditions there
are stabilized.
The are the six treaties which, during
the twelve wetks of negotiations here,
have been brought to final completion.
I. The naval limitation treaty, by
which the I'nited States, Great Britain,
1 Japan. France and Italy agree to scrap
or convert lis capital ships, and so limit
future construction that, after a ten
year building holiday, their lirst-line
naval strength will remain at oW.IMlO
tons, .iL'.",iliMi tons, .'!1,'),000 tons, 17."),
t'liii tons and 17."),Mil) tons, respectively.
The respective tonnage of airplane car
riers is limited to bio, 000 tons each for
the I'nited States and Great Britain,
SI, 000 tons for Japan, and 00,000 tons
each for Franco and Italy. Individual
capital ships are to be no larger than
.'.0,11110 tons and carry no guns in excess
of Hi inches. Aircraft carriers tire limit
ed similarly to L'7,000 tons and auxiliary
craft t i 1(1,000 tons, and neither can
1 carry a gnu larger than S inches. A
I'm t ificat ions "status pio" is set up iu
the Pacilie, under which the I'nited
States agrees not to further fortify the
Philippines and Guam, and Japan agreei
; In observe the same restriction in For
; inosa, the Bonins and the Pescadores.
J. The Mibmarine and poison gas
treaty, to which the same live powers are
signatories. By its terms the .powers a
gree as among themselves not to use
sul 1 marines "as commerce destroyers"
in all cases to observe the rules of visit
and search, and to regard as a pirate
any Mibmarine commander who violates
existing law. As among themselves, th"T
outlaw use nf poison gas altogether.
.'!. The four power Pacific treaty, by
which the T'nited States, Great Britain.
Japan and France r;rec to respect run"
another's rights in relation to their in
solar possessions in the Pacific, and to
met t in consultation .whenever those
rights- are threatened. The Anglo
.lapanesr nflia nrr is automatically nbro
ated when the new treaty finally is rati
Tied.
t. The general Far Kastern treaty,
between tin- I'nited States, Great Britain,
Japan. Franco. Italy, China. Belgium,
Portugal and the Netherlands, binding
each of fhmi to respect (Jiina's integrii
tv; ti pen door policy is to be applied
in deteii. and eiery opportunity is to be
g vi a the Chinese people to develop a
stable goi rment. It is agreed that im
tnatv infringing these principles is to
I (included, that no contracts violating
f are to be upheld, that discrimina
tory practices in the Chinese railways is
to 1 nd. and tlist China's rights as a
neutral are to be respected iu future,
wars. i
.". The Chinese tarifT treaty, adhered
to by the same nine nations, providing
international machinery for an immedi
ate revision of Chinese customs duties
on a basis of live per cent effective, and
periodical revisions thereafter, together
with ihanges which will permit imposi
tion nf surtaxes.
ii. The Shantung treaty , between
Japan and ("lirr.."!, by which Shantung is
restored to Chinese control.
By one of the uncompleted treaties a
grced t i in substance during the confer
ence Japan gives the Fnited States the
lung-sought cable and wireless privileges
on the island of Yap, utid by the other
the rive principal powers and The Neth-
fJninl.s allocate Ilie former 'lermaii-owii-
r
ed
ilileM in the Pacific, so that one gins
to the I'nited States, one
to Japan and
one to The Netherlands.
Brit bly, the fourteen resolutions given
conference Hpprotal, embody the follow
ing decisions:
Agreement fr withdrawal of foreign
postofTicrsi from China on January I,
!!:.", provided China maintains an ef
ficient postal service and continue iu of
fice the present foreign co-director gen
eral. Establishment of an international
commission to investigate! the Chinese
judical system with a view to abolition
of extra-territorial rights.
Authorization for a eonsiiltation be
ween foreign diplomats and Chinese of
ficials at Pekin with a view to with
drawal of foreign troops from China.
Relinquishment tu China of unanthor-
-iised foreign rudio stations on . Ch.nese
i soil, with tho stipulation that all plants'
Problem Settled
m c?m
w 1 1 11111 liicri :-i une
are to be used for oflic
iul messages only
except in emergency.
Agnemeiit to exchange full informa
tion among the natioua regarding all in
ternational commitments that affect
China.
Cruition nf a board of reference, to
consider cases arising under the open
door and railway provisions of the Kl'n"
eral Far Kastcrn treaty.
Convening of a special commission of
the live powers to meet in tho near fu
ture and consider rules to govern tho
use nf neiv agencies of warfare. By a
second resolution on the same subjeet it
is declared that the commission aha 11
not review- or report upon" tho sub
marine and poison gas rules laid down
in the treaty on t hat subject.
Recnininemlation that "better pro
tection" be given the Chinese eastern
railway. Another resolution attached,
but not subsi ribed to by China, declurea
the Chinese government liiust be held re
sponsible for its obligations- regarding
the road. F.xpressiun of hope that the
Chinese railway may be developed to
ward a unilied system under Chinese con
trol.
Bequest on the part of the other pow
ers that ilium red uc her military foreea.
Supplementary agreement to the naval
limitation treaty, declaring the mitiona
"in honor bound" not to dispose of
ships which are listed for strapping, be'
fore the treaty is rait tied.
Supplementary ujrreement' to the four
power Pacific treaty, excluding tho it
lands of the Japanese homeland from tho
treaty provisions.
Of the "declarations"' made "by tho
various delegation and formally spread
on the records o the couference, thief
interest attached to those relating to
Siberia, Japan disavowed any territorial
designs in Russ'a, nnj pledged herself
to withdraw her troops from Sliera a
soon as stable conditions warrant,
while the I'nited States reasserted it
hope that the withdrawal would not bt
long delayed. The famous "group
(ice " of the "twenty 0110 demand"
was abandoned by Japan, along, with
other coiiccswous relating- to; economic
and political conditions in Manehria nnd
Mongolia, China filed a protest against
the remaining portions of tho "de
mands," and the United States reiterat
ed its intention not to recognize any of
them which might, abridge American'
rights.
"The British declaration of readiness
to withdraw from the loaied territory of
Wei-llai Wei was a it elaborated but will
be taken up, in diplomatic exchanges be
tween.en.lon and Pekin. A a snpplcr
tinii t T11 ihe Far Kastcrn trruty, China
declared her intention not to alienate
any additional portions of her territory,
and as a supplement to tho tariff treaty
she agreed to retain the present maritime
customs system. In two supplements to
the radio resolution, China declared sho
recognized no right' to install foreign,
i.idio plants without her express consent,,
and the powers other than China de
clared that in furture wireless dis
putes the open dour poller must be ap
Pihd. MRS.
0BENCHAIN GOES
ON TRIAL TODAY
(Br Thn Associated :'res.i
I .OS ANGrXF.S, CALIF., Feb. 6.
The trial nf Mrs. MaiUilynno Oben
chaiii, accused of the murder of J. Belton
Kennedy, her former sweetheart, was on
the calendar of tlie Sux'erior Court hero
today.
Mrs. Obenchain is charged with hav
ing conspired with Arthur C, Bureh,
with whom she attended college at Evan
ston, Ills., to slay Kenucdy. Kennedy
was shot in Beverly Glen, near here, on
the night of August 5. last, it "being al
leged Bnrch did the shooting after Mrs.
Obenchain lured Kennedy to the Glen.
Bureh was placed on trial last Novem
ber and the jury was discharged Jan
uary H after .JisiiBrisfing, the final bal
lot being lo to
idr conviction.
ARBUCKLE'S
THIRD
TRIAL TO BE SET
t By The Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCIS). Feb. 6. Tho
date of Hoseoe Arbu'cklo's thiriT-trial on
a nuuwl.'! ughter charge arising from tho
death nf Virginia Kappp, was to bo set
today by Superior Juie. Harold Louder
back. Two previous trials resulted in
jury disagrei meuts. Tho first trial jury
when discharged stood 10 to 2 for ac
quittal and (lie second jury 10 to S for
conviction.
Arbuckle i alleged to have inflicted
fatal injury upon Miss Bappe- during
the. course of, a drinking partv staged in
his suite at the hotel St. Francis here
last Labor Day. lier death occurred
several day later.
riFTY.YEAR-OLD TO
DEFEND WRESTLING TITLE
NEVT -YORK, Feb.. 6. etaoishjua
Zbyszko, world heavyweij," t wrestling
champion, who Is Rearing tne fifty Tusrlt
in years, 'will cWecd his tit'o tm ' t
fieainst ft former rhamewm. Far!
dovk, who is Uo Ucadi hh j order.