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ETTE Weatlier: Rain if? 1-2 Cents VoLrXLIII. NO. 35. GASTONIA, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 10, 1922. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS QASTONIA DAILY GAZ MAY TAY AHTRMflRII F if AND GASOLINETO RAISE SOLDIER BONUS MONEY Cigarettes and Other Tobaccos to Be Taxed Higher Mem bers of House Committee Think $350,CCO,000 Can Thus be Raised Mr. Long- worth Says Proposed Add ed Burden on the People Is For Three Yers. WASHINGTON. Feb. !, The fold I of possible soldiers' bonus taxes virtually: was narrowed today to eight sources by the sub-committee of the republican I members of the house ways and means! committee dealing with the tax prob lem. These sources were stated as follows: A gasoline: consumption tax of possibly one cent a gallon ; a license tax on auto mobiles of about 25 cents per bor.se -power; a stamp tax on bank checks at amount one cent for each check; a tax on real cstato transfers at the rate of about live cents on each $.lu involved, and increased taxes on admissions where the sum paid ex.'ecils .. cents; cigar- cites, tobacco and documentary stamps. I Kepresentative Loiigvvorth of Ohio ,. acting chairman "of the sub -committee in the absence of representative Fordncy, said there was little sentiment for any ' increase cither in the first class or sec- i l ...,.... ..t.iu l.nt .,.!.!.. I Hutu UIII1 Clung liuj"uii;i- .uis, .'.. .... .s i ii. ., ;, ,.f ...lvii...o ilUU III i ll Fuini uiai uuivii . i ... t. -. . .. . . v in the parcel post rates. Bonus Taxes Temporary. The bonus taxes will be temporary, Mr. 'Longworth said, extending uvt r a period of three years, and will be designed sole ly to take care .of cash payment to be made to form r service men daring the two and one -half years beginning on January 1, 1!1M. Ii was explained tliat .' the cost of the other four options to be included in the bonus lee-i-iiiic would be spread over -0 years and would not b -! gin to he a seriouj char-te againsi thoj federal treasury for several years, at least. Members of 1l v . mmit! it illia I e the v. ars siib-i er- figured s fiirnish- "lU.lltlM.OOU for the that on the basis et' I'd by treasury expert-, yearly needed for tine cash payments couni nc uoiamcu irom the eight wiurcis outlined. KxaiL, rates in each case remain to be lixid. Lmt the I subcommittee expects to have the entire program completed by Saturday. It then will be passed upon ny t lie V majority members of the ways and ;( JV ;l ,.,)UljIIU(. steadily from this, time nieaiiH committee and. under presi nt flirar,i. 'j'his is not only a source of plans, will be submitted in turn to re-1 s;1, j,,-.,,., , 1o every friend of the farm jiublicnn meniliers of the senate finance; n, 1() vihocver is interestid in eomiuittee and to I'n -id' tit llard'ng. ,MIV j,i;S,. of Atnerlcaii business, for we Graduated Increases. have all, come to recognize the intt r de (iraduated increases in the va rimis .,rn,.,. of all departments of the na kinds of documeiitnry stamps now i j jonal industrial rstablislmient . force were discussed todi.y in tl:e -ub- "None of them can prosper periuan comiiiittei! with sentiment said to la v-1 ,.nt 1 v if miy other great branch of na lieen in favor of imjiosing the highest t ;,,'., M-.liNity is depressed. Therefore, rate in the ease of the transfer of eupi-ijM expressing my conviction, based on a atl stock and bonds. The fi;;ure -sng-! w'nle array of information, that the worst (rented as I -1 ' of one per cent on all ' js past as concerns agriculture, I am re transfer, whether original nr miIim- ,-oiding my firm belief that an era of quellt. , belter lm.-in.ss and more prosperous The present tax is 1 of one per,jnil.s f,,,- the entire cnmniereia 1 estab rent in the rase of the original trans-: Hnuent of the country lies .just ahead per ei nt on eaeu , suliHispient trnusler. i The suggested increase in the taxes on cigarettes is estimated to yield -'.-QQO.OUO while that on tobacco would yield nil additional $." uon.ni'o. ' '-In the case of admissions the existing, rates of 10 per cent may be doubled where the charges exceed cent Kepresentative Longworth caul that I by spreading the taxes oxer eight diff.-;-t nt sources the burden would lie fair!.) well distributed among lie- people and yet would not fall particularly heavily, upon any one class. He thought nlsit that this plan would' result in the minimum of iulerfen ilcc with tho improvement of Ii isiiie:'-j eondi tions. Drafting The Bill. , AVliilo Mr. Longworth 's i ommittec j v.is dealing with the tax irobiem, thci other sub-oommittee, under the direction 1 of lieiiieseutative Green of Iowa. In gaol fer uml J oO of or.c per edit on e:lch,,,i Uh. feel, theretor,-. that we ar work OU the bill. It was said that no; history of shn s from the earliest prinii eharnges would be made in the fie op-'tivo days when nothing but hides were tional plani ns written in the original, worn to the present day. lie gave inter Fordncy measure, but that several al- esling facts and figures on the -shoe Al terations in MUiio of tin- administrative ! ilustry. the cause of high rices in slims features were plimr.ed. and the reasons for the many lln tiu.t ing One important change was made to-J. styles in shoes. "southern people." day, the committee striking out the pro ' said Mr. HobiiiMjn. "like to wear high vision requiring tut army an I navy de - priced shoes. They want a shoe that i partments before making payments to comfortable and looks good and they are former service men to ascertain and de-i willing to pay the price.'' luet any amounts that might be owedj "MediuiB grade shoes are as low in the government by the men growing out price as they were before the war, ' of their Tvur service. Brigadier Ob-nernl 1 si id Mr. Kobinson. "Most of the hath Lord, budget officjr in th.1 war depart-' er used in shoes made in America is im merit, told the committee that the cost ' ported, and that is one of the reasons of examining the records of the more i why the price of shoes lemaitis high, than 4,000,0(10 men who served with thc American grown leather is not suitabl" colors woulbl exceed the amount that the, for tho mannf.icture of good shoes. It governmmt , would obtain under the is used in the manufacture of harm's. ro vision. PARIS PAPERS GET OUT NOVEL EDITION. IWUIS, Fib. lit. The editorial MalTs of the Paris editions of The New York Herald and The London Daily Mail issued a novel joint edition today. AVhen their compositors walked out last night, after rejection of Hair ulti matum for a 50 it cent increase in wa ges, tho staff of the two ne v. una r j;ot Thev briiuirht out a joint f 1 1 - in tml:iv. lirinted from plmto-eiigr ived ldatoH of tviie-writlen coiiy, the method lxdng siinilar to that adopted can inagiuiites receut'y in -incrgcncy.. by a VICTOR EMMANUEL DOES NOT ACCEPT RESIGNATION ROME, Feb. 10. King Victor Emmanuel has not accepted the res ignation of the Cabinet of Premier Bonomi, presented February 2, it was emi-officially stated today, and the Bonomi ministry will be in its place next Thursday when-tha Parliament reassembles. COUNTRY IS WELL PAST THE WORST PHASE IN THE AGRICULTURAL CRISIS Declares President Harding to Red River Farm Crop and Live Stock Show Is Pleas ed at Results of Agricultur al Conference. (By The Associated Tress.) CliOOKSTOX, Minn.. Feb. 10. -"The general industrial ami' busine situation now is such as to justify coui deuce that we are well part the worst phase of the agricultural crisis," declar ed President Harding in a letter read u day to fanners attending the annual lied River Valley Farm Crop H"d Livestik-k Show here. "The improvement is well begun a will continue steadily from this tune f. I Ward, .an! 1 tie letter, wliicli was a i dressed to V. (. Nelvig, superintend nit ; of the Northwest School of Agriculture,; ami chainian of the board of managers! i of the .Mid-Winter .Show, held in coil-j junction with the fanners' meeting. ; After expressing regret that he v.asi iiimlili' tit ilnlicr 1 1, iiwi .11 -i i !v liw lllcs:! io p,.,,,,,.,,, Harding's letter referred to I n.(Tl) N.ltimla, Agricultural Confer- , jn Washington, ami coat inue.l : I V ' K'l t.V tl.t my utmost an- , tinjul " ot inetut results from thn j garnering were more man it.ni.ni. i believe it had set a new mark in the as . i ... i I. i I pn:itioiis. not only ot Ihe agricultural cum n 1 1' ii it v, hut, l in ! I , or the entire ! country, ill behalf of a better under islanding of our agricultural problem, iiuid of mole elective measures for deal- ing wit hit. "The line spirit of cooperation a ; inong the farmers, and the disposition nil their part to unite their efforts in i ;i.i ...;i. ii.,..:.. ..c ii,.. 'SSI IIH , l l ll in...-., ,-i in. I Covernmcut augurs particularly well tor our how of accomnlishinent . The i on for, nee x gave serious and thour- I niiga consideration to the piolilems be- fore it and presented practicable pro posals for doing practical ami worth- while tilings. It avoided all extremism and adopted the wise course of making no excessive demands for special favors. or i-hiss treatment. 1 am very sure that the wisdom of this course will be demon strafed hereafter x X x. "In the "eiieral indie t rial uml Imsi ness situation mere is mueu to justify , confidence that we are well past worst phases of the agricultural 1 Ii e lis is. .... ;,,,,., ,..,.tn,.nt is well beiruu and that ot us. titled on w I. year, line. ' ell lip last fu to look with much satisfaction :it w e have accomplished in 1 lie and with all conlideiiec to the SHOP TALK ON SHOES FEATURESJjOTARY MEETING Much Interest Is Manifest in District Convention at Winston-Salem Latter Part of March. Tlmr lay 's Ifotary luncheon was fea tured by a shop talk on shoe; by vice president ham A. Kobinson. the inter-, est displayed in the cunine; district con 1 vcrition at Winston Salem and by t ho j increased attendance. Mr. Robinson , traced in a very interesting manner the! saddlery, auto furnishinRS. etc. " i The district convention the latter ( of March in Winston -Salem is attra, ! the interest of many 12 Marians wh j planning to ro for the Hiree-dav i Distinctive Uastonia dress and ! ; Finns will be used, and every effort I be made to eive the city a wide , favoraTile publicity ;i ossibli . I clubs of Fliprleston, Spartanburg. patt tint' are ee.-t. o r:: - win !e and The . lioa arc in during i nnke. High Point and Cinstonia charge-of on' of the luncheons the convent ien. Cotton Market CLOSING BIDSON THE NEW YORK MARKET XEW YOSK. Feb. 10. Cotton fu tures dosed rtcadv. March 17.11"; My IC.SG: July 1C,A?,; Oetolier 10.83; IX-cenilicr lo.SO; S.ots 17.40.- TODAY'S COTTON MARKET Cotton Seed . . , . . ... SUict to Good Middling . . . .-'4G'4c COMMUNITY CHORUS ughV ice b PRACTICE TONIGH There will be regular practice the community Chorus at 8 o this evening in the auditorium of tJ e Chamber of Commerce. Prof. Ho f meister hopes that every member f the Chorus will be present. The tir e intervening before the concert s short and it is very important - th. t every member attend each practice from now on. ROTARY ANNS PREPARING RICH PROGRAM FOR LADIES' MEETING VALENTINE DAY Utmost Secrecy Marks Prepar ation of Program and All! Details Connected There with List of Committees Is Announced and That Is All No Man Allowed to Say a Word. l'repanitii as for the annual ladies' night are going on at Rotary i r.i y i 1 1 gait, according to grapevine reports from the women who have theUffair in charge, (irapeviue or underground information is the only sort the women are "put ting out". There are 1liu.se who say that women cannot keep a necrct, but they were not speaking of the- (iastonia Hotary Anns. Least ways, they have kept it from their husbands, who declare, however, that if tile women didn't have each other to confide in tiny would sim ply 'bust.'' They are meeting daily and nightly in secret conclaves, framing up against their husband, who, the dic tum has been issued, can not open their mouths on the night of February J I. To do so knowingly invites a penalty of "i which goes to the pin money fund of the wife of the guilty man. All his communications must be given by signs, "nods, becks and wreathed smiles.'' A reporter for The tiazctte, has, how ever, by a clever bit of sleuthing (he freely admits it iv:n clever I, found out the tianu's of the ladies who will be guilty of most of the perpetrations to be practiced on the men. Heading the whole shebang is Mrs. tsauey Attr.ictnc Hob in so n who is general chairman. Aid ing and assist ir.jj the capable generalis simo are efficient sub-off iccn and chair men, among whom are Mri .lust Lovely Gray, who has entire charge of the dec orations for the culling, the general scheme of which is calculated to remind one of Master Cupid. Mrs. fair Dream Harkley is tin- "high mogulc" ii charge of the music, which, it is de claivd. will be something entirely new and rare for hi--toni:i. Th" program this in format ion gath ered under cover of darkness consists of four divisions ovi r each of which a separate " chairiiianette will preside. Mrs. Artistically tiracefi.I Mors will have charge of the lirst quarto, prelum ably from soup to entree. For tic ond session, from entree to a c'liven ient halting place, Mrs. , uv enesccnt ! Handsome Kennedy will preside. Ink bo. in. the r..i..n l,..r,. Mr. W n ,,. I . ! drops them Mrs. Too funning (juickeli will girido the program, while the night cap will be in the hands of Mrs. Winsome , louiig- Warren TIARA CF POPE IS FINE EXAMPLE OF JEWELERS' ART ( Rv Tho Associated l'ress.) l.'OMK, Feb. In. -The Tiara w i 1 h I which Pope I'ius - 1 will lie crowned next j Sunday is a niaKiiifieeiit example of tin ' K'lldsmil h s and .jeweler's art. It eoi- I sisfs of a cylindrical head dre s. point- ed at the top and sni rounded with 1 hree I crowns set with jewels. The Tiara is said to the Pope's sovereignty lily placed on his head by the se ond cardinal words : ' Keceiv e th ' be symbolical of i a ml is ciistoma j at the eoronat ion i deacon, with t he ! Tiara adorned know that thou with three art father the world, crow us, and of princes am vicar of our 1 kiniis, ruler of Saviour .lesus 'In ist . ' ' The base of the Tiara is of tine felt, covered with silvir work and ihe thne siijier iinposi d crowns each consists of an extremely lin'nt gold band set with jewels and filled with two rows of pearls, of which there are Po in each row, making a total of ."iP. The Tiara itself is lovered with a layer of thin cold in which are set right rubies and eight emeralds. This gold covering is surrounded by a gold globe ena me'ed blue, on the top of which is ;i cross composed of eleven brilliants. The coat of arms of t'n' new pontiff on ihe Tiara is adorned with topazes, cintiald-i and other jewels. SIX DEAty AND NINE ARE KNOWN MISSING (Bv The Assoclatcl Press.) IIP 11MONP. Va., Feb. pi. With six known dead and about 1 or L'o of tic oil who were at fiisf reported Mlj ii, or u-iaeeoiintod for as a result of the Lexington l.iitel ti'e Tuesday moining now known to have escaped, farther cf foits were being made today to till. I the bodies of nine gin its whose names have llllt bl ' U checked off the olbx' list of those yet sought . Several of the Js or more jK'rsr.ns who were removed to hospit.'i' t undergo treatment for traclured limbs, brui-is or burns have n turned to their homes. Ef forts are U tng mad" to identify the part of a iKidy found in tin ruins ..esterda v soon after tin torso of Kdwin ,1. ISnsh. a a K.-il'snian of l inciniiali. was re-' moved from the debris. A phi of a, vent, found near Hie ris-ovcred lart of j the body, was of a pin click design. ! KAI.KIUH, N. ('.. Feb. P. C. K. . Klicrley. of" Wilki sbarre. Pa ., a traveling ' salesman, who is listed aiming: the lnisv ; ' iiij; jj'.iists in the lexiiigtoii bfl lr; at ' i l.'ichiooiid. IimI.-iv aoin'.-ired -.t a Im-sil ! i nruxt'.-iiicr I'ffice and nsiiiesled that hi . 1 . ! name lie removed from the list Mr. i I Klierlcv said lie was registered at the j lxinztoii Ikii I last week. but left ! I; 16iciiichluuud Sunday before tbv fire. rMEN OF PRESBYTERIAN FAITH IN CITY GATHER FOR THE ANNUAL DINNER Dr. W. H. Fraier, President of Queens College, Delivers In spiring Address Is Past Master in Art of Telling Ne gro Stories - L a d i e s of Church Prepare and Serve Sumptuous Feed in Base ment of New Building. Twj hundred and forty four men of the First Presbyterian church, and of the Armstrong Memorial church, togeth er with the officers of West Avenue l'reifbyterian chunh gathered in the handsome new dining room of the bun-.hit- ...I i.iiii.i ,,f ii,.. . i. . i.. " is "' "" ""e.y ........ , church Thursday evening, the occasion1 being the annual banquet of th 04 the Presbyterian church in Tor two hours and a half thev wvrc if--yaled with u.us.c and sjieaking and l(d holt n te i with good things prepared by the I or me einirch. i lie nigii lights in ! above were lb. . II. I'ra.cr, ri-ideils erj is in u North of tjuccus Cul'ege, than whom the better speaker or story t I Carolina, the pastor of the church, Dr. ; J. 11. Ilendcrlite, an after dinner speak I er of no mean degree himself, M:ss b'lta I.ard, violinist, who not a Kieisler is a I mighty fine Kleislerette and last in tins i einiini rat ion, but first on the menu of ! good things offered, and perhaps lirst j in tile minds of many who attended, a I dinner served from the adjacent kitchen, j la the make up of the dinner there I went fifty chickens, L'U home-made cakes, eleven of which were the old fashioned I pound cake variety (these women know ' how to get next to a man', live or six I pork hams, eight of ten pounds of collee, ' rice, peas, rolls, chi. kin gravy, cran- berry jelly, pickle, celery and other ac i eessories in due proportion. If was the i first time the men of the church had had occasion to sample the wan s of the new manufactory in t hi' basement of Un building. Kight well were they pleased. The preparation of the meal was in fie hands of a competent committee of women and young ladies headed by Mrs. George W. Kagan. Attractive decora tions carrying out the Valentine idea were used throughout the room. Lights were shaded w ith red, and red n ri and red candles were used on the tables. When the inner n.nti hail be-n ,-,a!is fied out of the abundance of food things prepared by the ladies. Dr. 1'ra, r was introduced by the toastmasier, li Ib-n derlite, a In ing one of the type of men North Carolina has a habit of going out and commandeering. I'r. K razor is pi- s ident of Queens College, ( iei ri.it ! e, cm: ing there from Mississippi, lie pn-fa.-. I 'ds fpcech with rue or to negro stories, the telling of w::ich he is a past nets Dialect, accent and expti ssii.n a , e ai , r.ily cn.'o to ! by him i h-.t m.--coii'd si ' l-.is eves and imagine lie wn listening . :. darkey of the I'ncle Item'; type, lie U espi i ially gem, I in loiii- in I winch I he ol.l negro preacher is a char acti r. II s i hauling ami in'oi ln, of oi l negro spirituals is 1 ;-ue to lifi. Dr. Kr: zer Worth While. 's .subject :, "Tlie Mi'i " Ii. was ,i i i , i i , i : s t a 1 , I - , from a man to ru u. The ' " IllCSSagi four prim ipal a 1 1 ri but es of a man vvor'i' while accordliiK to Dr. Fra,r wire eh i r aeter, i iiitat u u, net ion " I The message was In ai' l wi'h tcrest . Follow Imy Dr. Fiaii ', , were sliort talks from Mr. !. svilip: ill ells a. i: i son, preslllenl ot I lie class., lo . I i i:. (iillespie, assistant pastor, .Mr. . .v. hpelicer. Avenue P Kine.-ii'l, strong Mi nodv, siipi Sllperiulemlelit ot tin" WeM n sbv t.i-rian church, Mr. L. F. iijierinlcndcnt of 11, e Arm nioiial church. Mr. .1. II. Ken lintendent of the First presbv. terian preside cluirch, .vlr. .1. Lee l( iloiis"ll. Ill's! nt of the Men's Hilde Class and troui lr. i . I.. Adams, the .N.stoi Sunday school work among the I'n teriaiis in iastonia. Dr. Aiavw i the growth of the church from the of its oigatiiat i ill with .".Ii member lss'J, and to.d of tiie first little , h that stood ovi r on what is i ow I ,-1, avenue. Dr. Adams was Im 01 I years tiie superintendent of the I chun-li Sunday school. Sin tc r. ; ",(i ing that posilion lie has been :o ti'.. ;. gaged in mission wo'k in yiii",is p, 'of the city. FreiU. utlv be his 1 v. , , three schools under his direction RECRUITING OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES CAUSE OF TROUBLE COLl'MBI'S. (.. Feb. h'creiting of high school it hletes stars by alumni of various universitns is ihe real cause of professionalism in cnih g-iate sport.'. Profess, ir Thomas K. French, of (d,'o State Fniv, rsily, and n -ident of the Western Conference, said to. lav- in a slateiiien! to The Associated Press, dis cussing the recent athletic scandals in middle western ss lends. ( 'This proselyting of coin ie; nth a tes through the ii'crui'ing of 'nigh school stars1 by the aluiirii of the various uni versities is a growing evil that is causing moil' concern to the authorities of Wist eru Confi rouic schools that the financial temptation to college piavirs to join the ranks of tin: pr jft ssionaK " he said. 1 THE WEATHER North Carolina, rain late Saturday, warmer tonight. tonight cr CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALENDAR. Friday. 7:00 p. m. Chamber of Com merce Glee Club. 8:00 p. m. Community Chorus. FRIDAY, FEERUARY 17th. 7:30 p. m. Membership Meet ing Address by Dr. Chas. A. Eaton. t- NO ONE WILLING TO BURY BODY OF INSANE GENEVA, Feb. 10. The body of Battista Pestalacoi, who on Monday suddenly went insane and terrorized the town of Bellinzona, rushing throught the rtrects and shooting sev eral persons, lies ur.buried at his home, no one beinji; willing to ap proach it or to make a coltin. The feeling is so intense that the inhabitants declare if the body is buried in the cemetety they will ex hume it and throw it in the river Moesa. The local authorities are in a dilemma. The man's victims now, nmber five dead and eipht wounded, three -eriously. Evidence has been brought to light showing that he was responsible for two previous murders in Brllir.zona, one of hi3 victims be ing a prieat. JEWISH RELIEF FUND ALMOST COMPLETED First Day's Canvass Brought $1,600 of County's Quota of $2,0C0 For Suffering Jews of Europe. Nixti i-n 1 1 1 m ! r- . 1 of ibistou county's ipi-it.i of s ; I,,,,, f,.r ,),,. j,.nis, ijoiiof 1 an I was ,a: e! by the local cajivassin); commit 'e- ,i'.: ,y it js believed L.'. tle-s-,- in .Vare of :aisi!n; the fjuola that it a;,-. ; ...aijileted to.ho. 7 ho nieiiib, rs of lo, -J ei-nimittee, as well as Hi i.iiiv.-s ,-is. ar,- ali v:ry highly p. ease lir-it d ap r- i tin- tl.i- M V ii I wnh Im- ve-u'ts obtai I on the iy of the I., mass and e.uess keen iation of the v lupal liet ie spirit e-'-'iii.i iiMie manifested towards iv worthy a, el impoi la nt charity, a v. ry :e,v i-cepliui:s the .lews of (.a-:.. resllil I I i V tin- ei n nve in t - n -1 iinia. and as a s to Hi! I ll be expected that this at' the larger part of iU,.ta. . thai t urn w lii.-li as in tact 1 5i I n: 1 1 ; 1 1 's it did. It commit tee uliidi, toetlier w it !i i i--, rip ts to the com. nit tee liastoni.i to.lav ex will pe i '. lis t-. Uit r i l ute to se, n by any ked to I, and I hi-, fund and I of ! ,h i .nr. ,'S-s t heii e.iiil : i i e,l i a v e not be, n r- they ale a on to Mr. . if the ''illl'l, Mr. Kubin Is on subs,- he 1 llll-l. Lee Pu In n- Mi, it ti Kirst a !so N, il l! 1 ipt I 'll-. LEAKE CSRSAWAY HOT EXPECTED TO LIVE THROUGH T!!E DAY. Hiss. h-.'t, l.' . ike I a' I is i, to Mr-. !.:-.oi.-.l,i III Ii. lit' t I l ee I i l it c; Vn. t ;,; "toiHa and lie cniiatrv ' mat Mr. I c uidit ion A i:iessaj.;e i i i . i r i i i i i : n ' 1 1 '1 v 1 1 r.i v. a v !,:,.' ,n V w. i. r ":e sal .- that llliii Hie d. Ii I i r ti: 1 1 't that I.IK, ,. '1 1 1 ,o k ' re as !., his jn, m up In ano In i n M ii'-na an I h from. past e jUM.Il b i Kailvv.,; A. power it i m . written much 1 ii,.iaiiies. Aj a was w!,cly known, us ,e was i ilv edi- Hur tle and later te N, ws, 1!,' ..pent in I his wife is a F. lei'im, of tins- ei. in a . oa.- rs 111. Ill I'r iber of ye Arkaiisa I'he Ti,. arlo life here ; ,1 Mis. i; i p. i For tor v. as i f 'I'll, v. it a 'I i iiyhP SCH00NFR OFF IS LOST CAST OF KEY WEST Pies-.) I'P.V Tie Ki: Wl.sT, A-sn I'i-i ii- Fell - Til II, -I 'I,. b, i t M. I !' I', West. ,1'llilK I'll '.II! ie lis!,,. . k mi. s! rn broke I.- r 1- Th, HARDING TO PRESENT ARMS CONFERENCE TREATIES TODAY 1 P.v The Associated Puss.) WAMIINd I'tiN. Feb. !". President Harding is i.p,,!ed to pr sent in person 10 th ing t!' W'iii of illl,-' Cafe ti duy the tr, a ,11s 1 on f. l eu fTii ials a I't.-r . Ii whether re Milt- a morning the Pre-i lent W ' ' 1 ' -1 pre 1 1: !! .',!! a 1 today or k that the 1 appoin' t on, 01 1 1-V1 :! inei " s me ' 1 id it con Th" tiou 1 el to 1 1 o ive hid f .r 'he ' It, ! .Hi i t vv Toy: y WOP 1 t so as' b w I !h t b, to: th- hi after .1 it In" n. -,rt of h" mirting th- Pn-si, j, nt mini' 1 r.-at i"s vva , ha ud ' v est'-r ia v and it i Wlii- Hons, bat ibli- ! 'Tiie lus! ei - t! was he I nnd-rstood at tin id sp, nt c insider iiing prior to the ( 'o'lgr, uniul ri'c. ptioii. and this morning working on the nd dri'ss to be made in laying the pacts be fore the Senate. To enable him to con , tin lie his work the ':i 'duet inciting was: po-tined 1 ro:n cle.eii until Jl:oO o'clock. ' Th, v i-ors only the la ted President was 1 xpeefed by his ad-t in presenting the treaties to make I 1 br 'k addrcs, treating generally the arms conference as re- to tin- 1'uitcd States and urging : prompt ratification of the treaties us nn evidence of the L'oo l faith of the Uui-j ed States as .the Itost to tho international j fT.ittif.ri.or w-lii.-'n crnlml tbn irioiia n-1 vvutioiis. ' PERSONS PROMINENT IN THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD TO BE SUMMONED AS WITNESSES Mary Miles Minter, Mabel Nonrnand, Edna Pur viance and Probably Others Will be Question ed by District Attorney - Edward F. Sands Is Still at Liberty. ( n The Associa; LOS A.Ni.KLI'S. Feb J bcniiiiiinj; pronounced i the""dist rid attorney 's i the murder of William id freas.) , In. After ' ' satisfactoi y, in vi stiyat ion i Desmond Tavli I was expected to lie continued today w ith I tin- possiliilit that a mi i ii 1 ' r of iiei-oes pioiniueui in tiie motion picture world would he siniiiuoned us witnesses. '1 welve persons, both itcn and woineii, believed lo have inf.unalion of value lo the iuveatiyaloi s, have already been ifni . t ioiicd by Thomas Leo Wunlninc, distiict attorney, or by William C. llcnan, his chief deputy. The info: ma' ion already obtained was desired, it was .said, for "round vvoik upon which to base the examination of persons known to have been elu.sH.ly as sociated with the de.nl director. Thosu who appeared at (tie district a! torney's office no tar in connection willi the investigation eolit I a lizcl there, in clude (.diaries Kyton, general lnanaKcr of the famous Players Lanky sitiiilios, where" Taylor was under a t wo v ear emit met. Others were Douglas MacLean, lihu ac tor, :i neighbor of Taylor, and his wife and their maid; Henry 1'eavev, Taylor's ileum servant; Howard h'ellows, Taylor's. chautVeur; Hairy l-'ellovvs, the hitter's brother and formerly Taylor 'm chauffeur, and more recently his assistant director;' Verne Dumas and Neil Uarriiiji'ou, oil oner:: I ois. and neie'libors of Tnvlor: ( .-,. Mai,,,,.. ,. idiu director: Arthur H031, nn actor, and a close friend of Ta lor, and I'aptain 1(. A. Kiberstou, who, as an officer in the American army, said lie had all overseas acquaintance with Taylor as an officer in the Uritish army. Kiinior has it that Mac Miles Minter, for whom Tavlor formerly was a direc-, tor, also was closed with the district at-j turkey for two hours last Tuesday, be tore Mr. Woolvvine officially took chnrgy of the impure, but. (here has boon no. cull!) 1 mat ion of t his. 1 Theie lias hi en no intimation as to who Would be Miniinoned before the uistnet attorney today, but pnvious inquiries i v 11: I oliee into the case indicate that among too vv ii nosscs to Lie MUiiiiieiiu'd eventually before the district attorney will ne included Miss Minter, Mabel Norniand, whose lelti rs to the dead di rector are now in the possession of the lis. 1 at attorney; .Neva tierber, said to I. nve Occii iiiL'iiTid to marry Tavior at mi" tune; Claire Windsor, who had re cenllj dined ami nioton d with bill; i id 11.1 1 'urv ia ne. formerly leading woman, for 1 nailes Chaplain, and a neighbor of la;. Ill', who was mi id to have telephoned: the news of the director's murder to Mi-,' Norm. Hid, and a number of others muie or h ss ,roiiiinent in the motion picture colony. Meantime the j.olice search for l.d Ward F. Saii .s, fonneily butlei-seerelary for Taylor, continues, while the sheriff's, deputies maintain their position that 1 Sands lKofSnilhing to do with the irime. I P.oth joined in declaring liieir disbe liet that Walter F. Finierwood, under ar , rest in Tope, a, las., for misappropria tion of funds of a Los Angeles company, had any coinu 1 t ion with the murder of l av lo 1. Miss Nurinaiid. 0110 at, the last pi r soles to :ee Taylor alive, remained in s, clu-ioii nt 1 r home esterdav, r r m tic eolluiise slie Ptlffere 1 at At tor s tun ,-. however its she ha ral Tiies, a h. r iioa a denial was issued of ti e d stated that she ha I an altercation with Taylor 011 the nieht in was inurdered. Hir letters were the 1, por'ed subject of the altercation. Attorneys for Miss Minter declimd to 1 , 'lumen! oil In r purpuric! visit to Ihe di-.trict attorney, tine of them va quoled as having .iid : 'I can only say that Male Mil':. Min ter is co-operat ing with th" offnials and is willing and ready to en-operate fuby with them. The police ale credited in a newspaper "'.re published today as stating Uiaf tl.cv lad learned the origin of tiie pi-do w it a ri- li which giv n. Tav lor wao kid No .1, iai's LOOKS LIKE SANDS. FK A, KAS.. Feb. Hi. -- Tie 1 Siiawnee coniitv jail, who off a Santa Fe train Welm answers the ilcscriptinn of Till hi Id i taken night. man w a s sda v Ed- Wii w a i . 1 F. ."sail, Is. secretary-,:, let 1110M1I Tavlor, murdered iirector. Fn. lor Sheriff lei hire. 1 todnv. Thou; to Mam D's picture ' 1 'a rlson man guv. wood, tin et ill his motion O. W. h the- the name of Walter S. Fnder liaiue signed to a railway tick poss. ssiuii was Walter S. Mad- While admitting that he knew Tavlor .11: I that he had been at his house sev eral times. Fndorttood denied that he knew anything about the murder. 1 nderwoo,; was taken off the train here on receipt of a message that he was wanted at Los Angeles ou an embezzle ment charge made by the I'nion Pacific. Kailvvay t 'mnpany. The man admitted he had been employed by the company as cashier for eijht "months. Fnderwood cornvon.Ls to every mark of identification (riven in the descrip tion of Sands, even to slight scars on his checks and another on his left shoulder, according to the Under idicrirT. The facial Rears, Underwood asserted, were caused by mustaril gas rneoiintered in Kronen while witli the Canadian army in the late war. His left arm iaMccOv rated with a tattoo mark of an anchor m',IIi l,a Intf!,,! ' VV 1 ' . 1 "It was a"womau lio 'did it," Ca-lcr-i th murder. I Know notiun about it, but it was jeaiousy ii, at caused it. "lis, I know Taylor, ho continued. ' 1 have bei n at his house several times :i ' t ') 1 1 parties. Thou re di-svribc.l ' hese parties which he d. el.i r,-d were "wild ones."' at which, liipior and dru-s- were strved to tho e, lets. Ii,. .s.-.i, . i,; seen both Mabel Nonnand and .Mary Miles Minter at 'lav Im- loase, ,,i,t not at the same time. I''1' rvvo'id maiidained he left Lo Anm-les Wednesilay nieht about 10 o cIock. s,oitly after Taylor was sup- l"sed to have be, killed. 16-YFAR-OLD IJOY IS ACQUITTED OF MURDER IN RECORD SHORT TIME (P.;.- 'ihe As.oeiaie,! preiis.) i m-;i; -o win. I is Ihi'iih ot -ord in s. ney I ; i . 1 1 -. i,: 'illit'e-l of a eh C . Feb.- ID. I,i ht to b the sh utest cane ; ''.th Carolina courts, Itar e yea r old youth, was ac-i-irgi of murder. The tri 1 isted l'l' minutes, iuclnd K ( the .jury. The trial " in the f.i, t that t h e al of lb, 11 ,.v vv 1! a, ss lid:, nt. Th, use v.js I..' was the mother of only witness for the il... boy himself. So !, d a verdict of not he court . In Itol guiltv V01 II ibre, t, l.y shot and killed .1 . Tom of a party of five men fa! In r "s home last July father, Tom l'ainey. killed by bullet wounds d b, members of the .iimy, with a high-pow- I lavs, a nieuil who callie to ) .'inl at laiked la Tom Pauley u:is and being chilibe pa r' v . Young It end ritle, s'ood al distaiice and shot a,ld ki shdllt il. Tom the h, ,s while father. Hav s was ANOTHER WHIPPING GIVEN BY H00DEXi,!EN TLX AUK ANA, TLA'.. Feb. lo. The sei 111 Ich:," nuoued lg last night ' son, for 1 " s-iiri P;e, taken fi m t he on! k i i 1 1 is 1 a ot or: lieiug poni a ma 11 ii d I whipping administered by i in as many nights, was sn- poli, e t idav, the victims of 1 ib'gging being Lee Hender years an employe of the Mis ie li.ilwav. Henderson wan hi- li'ime to a hmelv siiot on !s of th,. ,-ity ! old him, he sail -'led for alleged woman, which and flogged. I, that he wan al lent ions to charged ho Wednesday lly. deni, d. right 's T': r.i id 1 dim of inilel Ki was DEC1DF AGAINST TAX ON BANK CHECKS. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 Reaching a fir.nl .igretment on the soldiers' bonus tax pi' giam a four Ways and Means sub- unmittfc decided tnday against a tax on bink cheeks. The program was not nude uhbo but it was stated au thoiitativcdy i!,at ith the exception of the bank chick Lit it -was "substantially the .same'' as that eiven out last even ing . SECRETARY FALL HAS NO INTENTION OF RESIGNING W s.HI.ti i'n.N, Fib. In. Secretary In . Fall took notice today of iimors tiiat he was ilanning 1: from the Cabinet a n d !o, ing statement : 1 I have received telegrams 1 is in my own state and oi;r:.:g as to these rumors I to acoiinr for them. I am ur, 1 have not the matter in . and my official relation s I know, is entirely sntis 01 have 1 rceived any of-'' 1 com: anie. ' Aiih, si 1 1 .la n;;v; arrangement for handling the mails. A W'a.' ' gtoii dispatch to Tne Char-a-!'' ( ii iv. r il.itid yesterdav says .'.'! 1 nt. i : iv e Hi lwiuklo has been in !'':! I !' a lien a rrangemi at for tviud bag vain ;i r. gistcr-d mail ias'o iin to ' ffi-hiu I 'esi m that .1 ml. Adiug Second Assistant -tir iieneial 7. . K . White wrote ra og' in., et l-i I be.-u made for fh? a pi's'iiiasi-r to dispaleU mails hinoii.i on iharlotie and -vtlauta tin ! for l.'i ttain Ni Nli. "S afti r Ni P fir cdti;!ivt;o:i with train Ciiai-'otte. l.-'.te'-s reeeiv-'d 1 ' V es w ill be sent on .No. GASTON COUNTY WOOPROW WIL SON FOUNDATION FUND. Tin- i,-i.ette ackuovviedgi.'s contribu tions as follows: Previ iiisiv acknowledged 1444.00 Mis. (s. , Uow'eit LOU. M:-s Margaret K'wlet! Ti GREAT FAILURE OF MODERN EDUCATION IS TO INTERPRET THE BIBLE BIOLOGICALLY ATLANTIC CITY, N. J Feb. 10. The "great failing" of modem education is the tendency to inter pret the Bible biologically and "dis regard the fact that God made man." The Rev. Harold McA. Kobinson, of Philadelphia, declared yesterday in an address before the , World Al liance of Churches holding the Pres byterian system. The way to combat this modernism, said Dr. Robinson, who is general secretary of tha publi cation department of the Presbyterian church, is with week-day rt'.izou education and t'le reir.lroducto n c r th Bible & the school.. wo,. 1 said w !., !, i.;.'s!ine.l about 2.00 ..14 47.00 . -