QASTONIA DAILY
Local Cotton
17 Cents
Weather:
Warner
VOL. XLIH.'NO. 42.
GASTONIA, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 18, 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
PAWTUXET MILLS NOW
ENTER FOURTH WEEK OF
STRIKE AGAINST WAGE CUT
Machinery la Silent in Cluster
of Mill Villages Extending
Along River Valley Der-
rick, St r i k e Organizer,
Wants Committee' to Arbi
trate Differences.
(By Tho Associated Press.)
ARCTIC. K. I.. Feb. 1. A sign
that greets all comers as this trolley carl
slides dawn mil into the
villago of Na -
tick snjs:
"You are now in the Pawtuxot valley.
Tax exemption for new industries, Paw
tuxct Valley Board of Trade."
But the cluster of mill villages that
extends some eleven miles along tue river
valley iiin't thinking about new indus
tries now. It is wondering wnai is going
to happen to the old ones. Today marks!
tho end of the fourth week of t no strike!
that has closed the textile mills in thej
valley because the oepratives refused toi
accept a tewenty per cent wage cut and j
an increase in working hours. i
William H. Derrick, organizer for the'
Amalgamated Textile Yorkers, declared j
the strikers had nothing to arbitrate, but j
ho hoped tho mill owners count ue per
suaded to tho view that the operatives
tould not afford to accept tho new condi
tions. lie explained that the Amalgamated
vontiwl tn hrini? nliout here the system al-
ready in operation iu certain industries!
in other places th.it provides for joint!
committees of employer and workers toj
talk over disputed points a-s t, wages!
and working conditions, with au impar-1
tial chairman t. have the deciding vote. ,
Derrick said the Amalgamated v'! ;
well provided with funds and was maK j
ing the strikers as comfortable as l"-1
bible.
Aside from the occasional N.ign ami the
eloquent silence of the machinery i" the
mills, there is little outward appearance
of a strike, Pickets v:sit the mills
daily in small numbers, as Derrick ex
plained, to keen in lira-dice slioul
in ore
r.
active picketing be nec.s-nty
led
TO SETTLE STRIKES IN
National Agreement Is Drawn j
Up by Contractors, Engin
eers, Architects, Etc. Mayi
Suspend Unions That Fail to
' Abide by Decisions. I
i
I
na- I
(By The Associated Tress.)
"WASHINGTON, r'eb. is. A
tional agreement designed to settle
the
jurisdictional disputes said t have
caused most of the strikes in the building
industry in the past was reached by the
Associated General Contractors of
Amor
ica, tho American Institute of Archi
tects, tho Engineering Council, the Na
tional Building Trade Kmployer' As
sociation mill the Building Trades De
partment of the American Federation of
Labor, through the National Hoard of
Jurisdictional Awards at its quarterly
meeting just concluded, here, it was an
nounced today.
Tho agreement provides that lical!;u'e
l.utlitini. Iriitca cnnindls slelll sllSln-Ild I O'
unions, and refuse to recognize or sup
port unions, which fail to abide by de
cisions of the boiinl. It also provides
that general contractor and subcon
tractors shall incorporate in agvecmcii'is
with union labor a provision for couipli
ance vith nil decisions of the board and
hhal! refuse employment to members of
local unions which do not abide 1 .v its
decisions. Architects and engineers ;il.o
are bound under the agreement to insert
in all their specifications an .' contracts
a elauso providing that the board's de
cisions ehnll he followed.
JUDGE LANDIS RESIGNS
FROM FEDERAL BENCH
(By Tho Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Feb. I. Federal Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lnndis today an
nounced that In1 had resigned from the
bench and would devote hit entire time
to bis position of baseball comuiissionei.
His resignation will become effective
March 1st.
METHODIST CIRCLES MEET
v MONDAY AFTERNOON!
The ladies' circles of Main Street;
Methodist church will meet Monday af- I
Iprnnnn lit tlm f.-lllnwintr tiImcoh ve - I
No. 1 with Mrs. II. B. Pattillo; No. 2
with Mrn. J. B. Beal; No. 3 with Mrs.
O.iiy C. Killian: No. 4 with Mrs. R. N.
Ayeoek; No. 5 with Mfs. George B.
Mason; Xo. 0 with r- A. A. McLemi.
COLD WAVE SUCCEEDED
BY MUCH WARMER WEATHER !
fBv The Asrx-inte.l Press.)
WASHINGTON Fen. 1. The cold
wave is giving way today, the weather
bureau report showing a marked reaction,!
10 higher temperatures throughout the
Mississippi Valley, the Grent likes re
gion and the Eastern and Southern
States.
SAYS FARMERS BEAR BRUNT
OF THE COST OF WORLD WAR
(Bv The Associated Press.) .
CHICAGO. Feb. It. The money pow
ers have decreed that th' farmers
ehould boar the brunt of war costs, Ben
jamin C. Ma rah, managing director of
the Fanners Xutioiiul Council, told the
scssiou of that body today, aibling tlmt
"tho farmers have lost twenty billion
dollars through the deflation of f irm
products prices the foreclosing of mort
gages and high freight rates. "'
CLOUDY AND RAINY
WEATHER NEXT WEEK.
AU1.U1U, eu. l. nreauicr
predictions for the week beginning Mon
day are? -
South Atlantic and East Gulf States:
Cousidwaby eloudines: tcmi'erature . a
Loe normal, occasional raius. 1
COMMUNITY CHORUS
REHEARSAL TOMORROW
A'final rehearsal of the sacred con
cert to be given by the Community
Chorus Monday evening will be held
Sunday afternoon at the Central
school auditorium. All the men are
requested to be present at 3 o'clock.
The hour of practice for the ladies
of the chorus is 4 o'clock.
TO LECTURE ON THE
MORMON MENAGI
mrs. Luia ixveiana anepara
mm 1 1 PI 1
i Arrives In Gastoma Today
l to Spend Week in and A-
round Gastonia Exposes
Secrets of Mormonism to
NAddress Women Sunday Af
ternoon. The National Refoim Association of
rittsburgh, J'a., is distinctively a Chris
tian organization with representative
minister and laymen out of all of tho
evangelical i'rotestant churches of Amer
ica upon its hoard of National Vice
Presidents and its executive board.
It has for its mission the building of
the ideals and principles of tho teach
ing of Jesus Christ into tho program
of this nailon and the nations of tho
world. To this end it lias held three
gnat world Christian citizenship con
ferences the last of which was held in
the city of I'itt: burgh, I'a., in November
of l'.l!) when forty-one of tho fifty-four
nations of the world assembled under its
auspices. The program for the fourth
World Conference is being prepared,
which will be staged at Winona Lake,
Indiana the lust of June and the first of
j;y yy wK,n t.vt.ry
world is expected to be
nation in the
present.
jt:t ,,rj,ram jH t),e Kingship of .lesus
(.'hrist in National and inter-national
life; inforceincnt of national prohibition
and its worldwide extension;, equal
rights for men and women; industrial
justice; Christian education in the pb
lis schools of the nation; the observance
of tlk Christian Sabbath nationally;
abolition of polygamy; uniform mar
riage and divorce laws and the proline
Hon of world peace by limitation of
armament and world federation.
It is conducting an active campaign
of education throughout the nation con
cerning the menace of Moronism within
the life of the nation.
The campaign partv is in the South
at the present time and a series of ad
dresses have been arranged for to be
given in the churches of Gastonia with
Mrs. Lulu Lovelnnd fchepard as thej
speaker. (
Mrs. Shepard has lived in Salt Lake
City, Utah, for the past -7 years and
is thoroughly familiar with the Mormon!
quest ion. the is conceded to bo one of i
I'm' most rnsctnaiing and popular per
fionalihi
today.
upon the American platform
Her speaking schedule for
Gastonia
and vicinity is as follows: Sunday,
February J9th 11:00 a. in. Associate
Kcl'ormed Presbyterian church. "Mor
mon tsins and binncrs" will be her sub
ject. ' At ;t:00 p. m. she will speak to
women only upon "The Mormon Temple
Secrets" in the First, Baptist church.
At 7 :.'!( p. m. she will address a com
munity mass meeting in the Lowell Bap
tist church, speaking upon "The Mea
nt" Mormonism". Monday, Febru--0,
at 7:.10 ii. in. she will address
women only in the Loray Baptist
church. Tuesday, February 21st :it
7 :.'lt) i. m. she will address a great mass
meeting of both men and women in tho
First Presbyterian church, giving her
great address "The Menace of Mor
monism". These will bo startling ex
posures of the Mormon kingdom, its
missionary propaganda, polygamous
teachings and practices as well as its
political, commercial nn.l financial pow
er within the life of the nation.
A cordial invitation to all regardless
uf church or creed, is extended.
WALL STREET INTERESTED
IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION.
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. IS. Interest in
the stock market this week was subordin
ated to events in Washington and Lon
don. The course of Federal legislation
in its effect upon future taxation mid
the reduction of the Bank of England
discount rate wrve definite influences in
shaping the movement of market prices.
Speculative shares were irregularly
higher in the first few days, the rise be
ing accomplished at the expense of the
stubborn short interest, but prices and
the volume of business tapered off con-
I siderablv later.
j Much of the reaction was precipitat
ed by the sharp break in foreign oils, -s-j
peeially Mexican Petroleum and the two
i.nues of Pan-American. Their depres
! sion was coincident with recurrent ic
I orts of deterioration in the Mexican oil
prouueuon huuuihui.
I Strength of I nited States Steel was
the prominent feature of the industrial
; diision, that group otherwise reflecting
the transitory condition
in the leading Hues of
till prevailing
manufacture.
which is believed to presag
further I
,
downward revision of schedules.
Call money was in excess of demand
.and time funds also were plentiful, but
held at five per cent for all the longer
nuitnrities, save in isolated cases where
three to six months loans were affected at
slight concessions.
Cotton Market
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18- Cotton fa-
i iii-ih fltiMfil 1 1' I'll,) if WirfU 1 m M;iv
17.!r; Julv 17. it; Octoln'r 1.97;
ccmber 16.W: Snots 18.50.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Strict to Rood middling
Cotton seed ..........
.17c
. 5lc'
WILL PRESENT BONUS
BILL TO REPUBLICAN
CAUCUS IN TEN BAYS
Legion and Veterans Organiza
tion Representatives Confer
With Committee Demo
crats Are Ignored Repub
lican Leaders Say That
Measure Will be Passed by
Fate in Senate Hangs
House Probably March
Doubt.
in
4;
Py The Asswiated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. is. With ten
diys announced by Chairman Fordney as
the time within whidi their draft of the
measure would be completed, republican
members of the House Ways and Menus
Committer continued at work on the sol
diers' bonus bill today, at hough with
ittle indication of whut direction their
discu'sions were taking ou the question
of cash payments and the raising of
funds to meet these. As to the sales tax
plnu advocated by President Harding,
however, it had been stated that several
davs might elapse before a decision was
reached on whether tiiis should be ndpt
ed. Whether the opposition to such a tax
could be reduced to a point that would
insure passage of the bonus bill with it
continued to be a subject of unending
discussion among House members today.
1 here appeared to be a growing deter
j initiation among republicans, however
! put flic measure uirougn, regardless or
what might happen to it in the Hennte;
ami leaders said it the hill was in sua;
for cnmnlerutioii by a republican caucm
within the time set bv Mr. Fordney, i
would be passed before March 1.
It was stated at tne White Mouse yes
terdav that if the sales tax plan is adopt
ed, Tresident Harding would view with
favor n tux on production rather than
on general retail sales. The F.xoctitivc
was said to consider the former as the
simplest' form, especially since it would
avoid the. problem of exemption likely
to arise under a general retail tax.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. The out
standing development today in the bonus
legislation situation was an unexpected
announcement in the house by Chairman
Fordney, of the ways and means com
mittee, that the bonus bill would be
ready for presentation to a caucus of
I house Kcpublieans within the next 1U
days.
I A moment after this statement wo
! made there was a shout from the Kepub
1 lican side of tho chamber when the chau
' man, lifting his voice to its highest pitch.
: declared he considered the measure wouh.
I bo passed by a liepubliean house.
Breaking into the thick of a row over
j charges by Representative Gamer, of
' Texas, ranking Democrat on the commit
I tee that the bill was being framed secret-
!y with the aid of representatives of' the
American lefimi. Mr. Fordnev shouted t
the Democratic side that the llepublicans J
did not deem it proper to week advice on
the bonus from those unalterably op-,
posed to ii.
Bonus Talk In Corridors. !
While there w.u no other reference'
to the bonus on the floor, bonus talk j
swirled through the corridors, and for
the time being discussion of plan for j
cutting the army and naval npprnprin-,
i tiun bills was forgotten.
Kepul li
in j
members of the Ways .and Means com
! mittee. meeting morning and afternoon,
i went over details of the proposed bill,
' without giving any intimation as to tho
! exact form of the measure to be rc
I ported. The calling in of John T. Tay
lor, vice-chairman of the legion's lci
lative committee, and Richard Jones,
representing derails of Foreign Wars,
j provoked the protest of Mr. Garner and
his appeal that the house step iu and
' prevent Kcpublieans meeting in secret
with witnesses' favoring the measure,
without admitting Doinoerntv members
' to listen, at least, o the deliberations,
j How far sentiment was swinging to
the sales tax as a means of raising rev
! nue for the bonus, as advocated by Presi
I dent Harding, was the subject of un
ending discussion among member!",
was evident on all sides, however.
1' !
that
the Republicans were determined to put :
the bill through the house, regardless of
what might happen to it in the senate.
In tho event the bill is in shape for eon-
! si.leration by a Republican caucus within I
'the lime set by Mr. Fordney. leaders!
i said it would be passed prior io March
1 4- !
( Can't Head It Off.
"There is no power in the house to
head off the soldier bonus now," said a I
i liepubliean leader, which seemed to be j
the view of most members insisting upon I
1 its i nrly poisage. j
' Democrats opposing the measure in-;
sisted, on the other hand, that objection;
to the sales tax was so strong in some,
quarters that if that plan of meeting .
soldier payments was presented squarely j
ii uiiglit rie cirreaica.
Put if the sale tax method is resorted i
to. it was said President Tlarding would,
view- with fiver a tax on product inn!
rather than on general retail sales. The j
executive was said to favor this form.i
for if was, he believed, the simplest form'
; of this tax and would avoid problems of I
; exemption which would probably arise1
in case a general retail sales tax was de-j
; cided on.
I Opposition to thesale tax proposal, i
I however, was expressed in several quar-..
tew today. T. C. Atkeson, Washington I
i representative of the national grange,!
! eharneterised it as "designed to shift !
tho burden of taxation from those most,
i , . , A I . I . ..VI .
i lOle TO pay ll io i,nne le.isi auie 10
1 pny," and Samuel Gomprr. president of
I the American Federation of Labor, de
i el a red that it would work "an injustice
! upon the whole people."
lt:-jOCALA, FLA., SUFFERS
$250,000 FIRE
I -fBv The Assncinfed I're
i -OCALA. F!a.. Feb.
1S. Damage es-j
timated at t25t,000 resulted from fire
in the retail district here today. It was
riucd, officials believe, by a short-cir-
cuited wire.
rROSECUTOR WOOLWINE,
WHO IS TRYING TO SOLVE
TAYLOR MURDER MYSTERY
' A
r
To District Attorney Tliom.in ;'.:o
Woolwine, of Los Angeks, lus fa';.;i .Ii?
i baffling task of solving the mysiery nur-
lounding the murder of William Dim
j mund Taylor, moving pictuie directoi .
I Another lamoua murder case tlut is be-
ing prosecuted by his office is that of
Mis. Madalynne Obcnchain.
I
COMMUNITY CHORUS !
CONCERT MONDAY NIGHT
Gounod's "Gallia" the Princi
pal Number Second An
nual Musical Event Promises
v to Be Most Interesting Mr.
Hoffmeister the Leader.
Gounod 'h "Gallia" is to be the prin
cipal number of the Community Chorus
concert at the Central school auditorium
Monday night. This is the .second an
nual concert of the Community Chorus
nod is to be given under the direction of
Mr. liny L. Hoffmeister, of Community
Service, Inc., who has been training the
I chorus for the past three we ks. The
public is cordially invited lo attend this
concert. The chorus feels that the selec
tion of this sacred cantata is paiticular
ly fortunate, for rurclv does so short n
I work reveal as ideally the philosophy that
! brought it forth.
! Gallia is not a lament ; it is an ex.
j hortation. The melancholy fate of Zi n,
'robbed of her majenly, deserted by her
friends, put under tribute, furnishes
'"Jouiiod his subject, but not his theme,
he theme is to b. found in the magnili
i 1 sii'u with which tl nntatn cuds'
' .. . .ilem! JiTMinlt in ! ) loin thee In
the Loll. li.v God!" Gounod U enjoin
j ing mam.. H in majesti- and eiinoieine
music to turn troin Us sorrows, luiluivs,
and afflictions to the redeeming, regen
erating grace of the Lord, .ii.-t in the,
minister in the pulpit, in the mind rued
medium of the spoker word enjoins his
people. That Jerusalem to which Char '
les Fiancois Gi-nnod bids lis turn our
eyes is 'the New Joruxal' m. ' tin world
regenerated, recreated nccor.liie; to the
supreme formula, 'Verily I s.iy ui.t i v.ni.
except a innii be born again, he cm in
no wise enter tne kingdom of In urn, at
the feet of his Fat In r and God.'
Gounod in hist sarreit music would rve
as a ton hbearer, lighting the way lo
mankind out of flic darkness an I gloom
to renewed life and salvation; Handel
would open his eyes' t i the bles-ings at.
hand, to a word of surpassing harmony
and infinite beauty, (Sod cut present
and triumphant. Perhaps in im other
passage of his oratorios is lie t renn nd
ous sweep of his ("inception S" apparent
as in the Hallelujah Chorus of tie- Mes
siah which the Society wili a!s 'ing
next Thursday even ng.
"When the Mi ssiali was braid fir the
first tinu in London on Mar.h ', 171!,
the success and appreciation accorded
this great work was instautane u . King
Gcorue If. who was uri sent at this first
Loud oi performance, is paid to have
rjfr., t his iVcr. during tin H.iiYlujali
Chorus, a u-toin siace usually folium d,
not only on account of the example thus
set, but also from the innate Moling of
the large assemblage that s';.!i homage
was fiMing the majesty of lland'IV
woik."
Although German by bi'tii. llaiilel
owes his development t i tin- j o. tie and,
spiritual influences of F.ighteent !i On
tury F.ngl.md, particularly to John Mil
ton strange coincidence that both
should !penil the last years of their
lives in blindness upon lienil. l's death
in J7oP, a,; testimony that Fuglar.d con
sidered his g' nius es.sentiailv Kng'ish,
ho was laid to rest in WcImins'. r Ah- ,
bev. Selections from his own eomposi
tions were used for the
fhc chorus consisted of fi
! tn my, ami
l iiii'ired and
twciitv fiy
voca l
an
1 in'trmrental and
performers.
Under the insoiiing 1
Hoffllieisti r. tile Society
dership of Mr.
program rem
ises the community an usual rv
The oratorio "The ( reati.
Franz Havdn. nniks with the
n:ng.
n," by
greatest
oratorios
of all times. This wonderful
oratorio was cfiir.poscd in 17."ii and its
first jierforin.nice capped the climax of
his fame. The licautiful ciioriH. "The
Heavens Are Telling." is piob.-il.ly the
best-known nun.ber of the oratorio. In
t Iiis chorus Haydn has displayed all of
his artistry and it i distinguished for
its rli.'irm an t 1.e;iiity of melody as well
as a finished style, tasteful ornamenta
tion and variety of form. Like all of
his music they reflect the happy, genial;
nature of the artist. I
PERSHING STADIUM TO BE
USED FOR 1924 OLYMPIC.
(Hy The As.)ciated Press.)
PAULS. Feb. IS. Pershing stadium
i was turned over by tho city of Paris to-
day to he French committee in charge
of the nrraiigeim u'.s for the 19H Olym
pic games. The stadium will If ex
clusively in tl.f training of the athletes (
who will compete in the games.
Ft
V1
WOOLWINE TREATS THE
LETTER FROM SANDS AS
IF IT WEBE GENUINE
Letter Supposedly From Ed
ward F. Sands Offers to
Clear Up Taylor Murder
Mystery If He Is Guaranteed
Immunity May Be Prose
cuted on Embezzlement
Charges.
1 ! The As iate
l.us A.NCKLF.rt. 1'eb.
Press. J
Is -- I ii vest i-
the niunP r nf William tli'.s
lur. li'm direetur, were waiting
see if anything would result
a iinoiiiiccineut of Thomas Lee
Ml,. lid T:
lo,lay '.
!i'u:n 1 lie
! Woo niie', .luliii-t attoinev. that Kdward
, I', i';.!!:-'. missing former bill ler-siyre-I
ta; I i 'I'a;. loi, v, on Id not be prosecuted '
I on an eiiibeyleiueiit charge preferred by
1 Id former nn. lever if ISaads could provo
liin - !f i'lt'iie -i of the slaving of Taylor
an I ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 ! llii-, muiiler mystei.v. ' ' I
in i mo 's announcement followed re-
':; 1 of a letter i urp.irting to havi bisoi
ttritl.a I.- .S-,,.,!,. The write:- stated he
was ,t: I."- . les, was not guilty t .
t i . 1 1 1 a 1 1 1 r
the niiirdci
the s'avill'
f T i lor. lint eouid name !
:, n I d ve t lie mystery of
lie inquired whether
he
ernl
v mil I be m'I 1 1 1
and )i ive.l mil'
lie asked tha
1 ubli-.ll llis- ICi
AlI'M'li'S e;lii'!
1 in fan- he suri'eiid
e of thi
laying.
ll.e diHtrict
attorney
in
inv
i:
an
I'd
of the l.os
olwine made
mer, t he hit '
Edward V.
nl.:i
t r
S.ii.d
the letter
in.; ad Ii
: I I 'll
:i ll-l !l
ed
'he pn
press.
ltr.1 he.
.r th- 1.
1 his iliv
treat il
h;ol
n men ns of
tynow i ng v.
!ti! Ifi.lt !
it Letter t
''hope th.lt
't.T whs ge.uiine,
'.tigalors thought
as such" iu
the,
w ;
i.li,- AN
1ELI
OS. Feb. 17. --- I II I ill II 1 1
F. S.i nds from prosecu
of einUv..lcmciit. prefer-1
lasl Aui;ust by William1
uitii'ilcrcd film director, i
.(.', for Edward
It'll on a ennrge
red against him
Desmond Tnlor
w:is promisi
W'eolu inc.
S.'lll.k I I'M
I touigiit bv Thomas Leo
disl r let all orin y, provided '
ms Ids iiinoceiicc of tlie slay
bo- .-ni'l i .iii " untangle this
" . . !
olwine s pr. n.ie to the mi""-,
r Li.t I. r sei relary to Taylor
in a letter addressed ,i )M-lud-.
tlnouuli the publisbeis,"
ing i.i' "i
minder n
Mr. W
lilt, I Oh,
was m.'i'h
ward F. !
in an-Her to
which pnrpoitt
Sa nds.
bllei
he received and
tJ h.'i
been written by
'1'he lit 1 1 r. which was signed "P.. F.
Sands," w:..s dated February .11. The
writer die!, ire. I he was livine in l.os An
gi les, and impiired wiiethcr. i! he Miir
leiidered and i s: a blished his innocence of
ti e iiuirdi r of Taj hr. In- wolild be freed
of the euiiii an lit cf.argo.
A c i j of :he 'el h i follows:
Sand's Letter.
" ill ar Si i :
' 1 "1 ' 1 1 i I . l : I ' Wld pfi.'e.ltiij SUt'j rise
y.-il w hen o'i read it .
"I am taking this 'du lly lo write you
to m.iM lealleis lio re iasy for you. Ill
; lio titst pia.e, 1 aia Mr. S.in.ls, altiiougli
a lileie. of mine i, writing this letter
under mi nil !a! .on. Mr. Woolwine, you
need not look all over the world 1-r inc.
for i am iiwug rig'n: lure ill Los Angeles
an I a::i r
v 'oner! i. ing
fia'ik with
li.nl a.!', i.i
ling tne p. i pi rs i very day.
le i'a v or imil'iler I wiil be
o.i, Mr. V, olwine. I ha vi n 't
i e 1. 1 mind .since the murder
ami I have n.- to 1 1
the quicker this iliing
tor olf we wiil all i e.
wine, in the lir-l place
lalor, ha; 1 know
e conclusion that
s nettled the In t
Now, Mr. Wiil
1 did not murdci
v.ho did it, but
w li.it assnr.i u ,.. I.avi
I I r vi ii i vni to know
inat von '.. I
' 1 In re i ri
"pt in v story, ' none. '
wi. nt a guaraiit' e from
I
you that if 1
hands and if
"i render m.vsclf into your
I iista'lUli niv innoccuse
mi will set im free.
Mo this, Mr. Wojlwine.
of t he it, me, v i
"If you w il
I can .itilaiigle
tin.' murder mystery for
mi -.w, ' me it) any of the,
you. Von may nii -.w,
I. os Argi l. s pap, rs.
' ' Thank yon,
r. V ool'iviii ' said
it- imp'Tlatii ' in case
in' ca lie I a coiit'ereni
t ivi s and bis ow n si
assigned t the ease a i
F.. i". SANDS"
when he leuiized
it i rovrd genuine,
of police delis'-
ia! invest iga'ors
I tiiiit their iinani
limns I'oncniMon was it would he
ai.swi r tl.i letter on the chance
genuine atoi might restilt iu the
fit" the nivsaT.v.
best to
it wa.s
so: ing
December Calls Show Increase
of $406,000,000 Over Sep
tember Statements.
' Hy The Associated l're&i.J
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. Viewed
in a st.,!eiiii i t issued bv the White House
as showing the "most satisfactory linn
in the financial a Hairs of the country"
'ime th-' C'liclnsioii of 1!H'., an analy
sis of the !,ic!!,ber .;l bank call issued
by Comotndler o; the Currency Crissing-
rr recoids tic total n
tional banks ou that
ItHi.ii'iu.oon iA,-r 1 1 ii
i-'Mirers of the M.I -date,
exclusive of
previous- call in
Si ptemix r. Drsi ribing
the national banks as
I lie condition of
"vety satisfac-
torv" "oinpt ioll. r ( risiiig, r. in his
statement last niylit. culled attention to
the fa.t that until the later mouth their
n-sourrcs had shown a inure or less
steady de, lire from the peak of f'2'2,
711.(iiiii,i.?.ii. ;n iv,., n.l.rr, 1!1!.
The con lit ion show n in the Pcrcmlier
call, the statement issued at the White
House jai l. ' ' demoiisf rates that the
prod- of liquidation lias lieen proceed
ing at such an excellent rate thnt it may
fairly Is' said that we are well on tho
road t setting the 'frozen tredits'
t hawed out. '
THE WEATHER
North Carolina, cloudy tonight
Sunday, warmer.
and
FAILED TO TURN OFF THE
LIGHT AND KICK CAT OUT
NEW YORK. Feb. 18. The next
time John Bannon, white haired ac
tor, hang his radiolite watch upon a
Kate post preparatory to going to bed
in a inowdhft, he probably will turn
ita face to the post.
Failure to take this little precau
tion led him into Magistrate' court
on a charge of intoxication.
The glowing timepiece attracted
Patrolman Gardner's attention as he
was pacing through the ro weather
in west 47 street early yesterday.
Investigating, he found Bannon's hat
On the twin post and a pair of aristo
cratic shoes act neatly side by side
near the gate. Then he found Ban
non asleep in the snow, pillowing his
head on a mu filer and covered with
his overcoat.
Bannon pleaded guilty, still pro
testing, however, against having his
slumber d sturbed. He drew a sus
pended sentence.
PEACE, FOR TIME BEING,
HAS AGAIN DESCENDED
OVER NORTHERN IRELAND
With the Release of the Kid
napped Unionists the Ten-
sion Has Been Eased to Some
Extent British Evacuation
Is Resumed. I
(My The Associated Press.)
LONDON. Feb. H. Peace seems;
for the moment to have igain descended
over northern li eland, the release of the
remaining kidnapped unionists1, aiinouiic- ;
ed yesterday, tending to ease the ten-1
sion. Nevertheless, both sides still hull 1
prisoners, and it is understood the south'
is deterniined not to release the special'
constables captured at Clones until the
Monaghaii fuotball'plnyers are freed by
the l.'lsler authorities, tho south con
tending that if the latter are guilty In
cause they carried arms, tho Clones cap
tives are equally guilty.
Moreover, there is the iiuestion of the
four Sinn Feiners held at Hat hf ryland,
charged with "tumultuous assembly,"
tins' growing out of disorders in connec
tion willi a r publican funeral two
weeks ago; and also that of the arrest
of the three Iri.sh republican army of
li'els at Ne.vry. Despite repeated north
ern assertions that, the footballers will
b held unless they apply for bail, there
is a minor that they may be freed ns an
"act of giaee" within a few hours.
Joint liasson commission is expected to
film lien oyer the week end and to pre
vent a clash between rival forms, lined
u,i ,'iloiig the Fitter border.
Pesiiiiipt ion of the British evaciia
I ...ii has not been oflieinlly declared, but
a number of troops left Dublin yester
day, others left Limerick and Some are
at Coik stations ready for embarkation.
I lisp, -iii hi s indicate that last night, v.as
tin- ipiitest iu Belfast for nearly a week.
Only two men named DuPin and Donnel
. w I
curfev
u. s
siiot and woumb d before the
DEBTS TO F,UR0PE
MADE IN GOOD FAITH.
' H The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON', Feb. Is. Senator
Mct'oiTiiiik, of Illinois, in a statement
is nod IihI.tv commenting on the .asser
tions in certain French quarters to the
effort that the Gon iumenl of that- conn
try was nut eoiilemplat ing payment of
its debt to tlv rnited States 'and that
payment of the debt was eondit ioned up
on receipt of r. pa rat ions from Germany,
and liquidation "f the Pussian debt to
France, declared I lie American loans to
Kiirop,an gov, riiinents were "made in
good fa:ih" a ltd that "no Ilussian or
ot. or eondit ions were attached to their
payment , ' '
"The ii.'iymeii of the interest dee
from tin several European states," lie
added, "is of more immediate moment
lo the ta. payers of this country than
the ultimate payment of the capital sum
of the debt, since to the amount of this
inn aid inti rest the American taxpayer i.
paying, for Kuropcin armaments ami
civil establishments. ' '
H-YEAR-0LD GIRL IS
LICENSED TO PREACH
( Hy The Associated Press. )
Tl'LSA. Okla., Feb. Is A l.'byear
old girl was among seven persons grant
ed a license to preach by the Northeast
ern Oklahoma Conference of the Met ho
dist Fpiscopnl Church here yesterday.
She is Miss Fay Finery, of Miami, Okla.,
who began preaching last summer in the
mining district near her home. She is
in the seventh grade at schoo and says
her ambition is to become a fore.gu mis
sionary .
The girl became a church member two
years ago, ami immediately lie-rame a
Sunday school teacher in the primary de
partiifent. She became intensely inti r
ested ill all church activities and soon at
tracted the attention of her pa tit or. Fu
ller the direction of the l!ev. tieorge A.
Kleinsteiper, she prepared a sermon and
dolm-red it from his pulpit. Soon she
was urged to address regularly the in
mates of the Old Ladies' and Men's
Homes. Later nhe tilled vacancies at
Pirher, Okla., and thou preached at
Baxter Springs.
19 QUARTS OF WATER AND
ONE QUART OF BOOZE
NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 18. An
other trade secret of the harassed
bootlegger leaked out when William
Sullivan, local inspector of weights
and measures, confiscated 42 "easy
mark" cans, found in a local garage.
The cases were supposed to hold
five gallons, but a craftily concealed
"well" made" it possibli to pour 19
quarts of water into the can, with a
layer of "real stuff" on top to de
coy the prospective customer.
DR. CHAS. EATON DELIVERS
STRONG MESSAGE HERE ON
Noted Speaker Addresses GaatonU
Chamber of Commerce At Membership
Meeting Great Need Of Anglo
Saxon Race Is For Intelligence and
Character Amonj Citizens Makes
Prophecy As To Future Of Gaston
County.
1 ("haile A.
Ana l ie.i a Kdara
former editor of
to a full house
luerce auditorium
siibjee,1 'Amcm
F.atoa, president of tho
tional Association and
Leslie's Weekly, spoko
at he chamber of eom
i Friday evening on the
:a's Greatest Xeed,"
lii. h he declare.! to be intelligence and
(hai. iit.r among American citizens. Ho
made a strung jileu for the education of
the masse-, an education that was not
solely information, but education that
would enable a man to go forward on
nis own ,o,.r. an education that taught
a m. i.i m.; only fai ts, but the ability to
do setie tli.ng with his knowledge. He
was introduced by Mr. W. T. Kankin.
! IT.
facing Ins speech. Dr. Katon took
occasion lo
uipliineiit Uastou county
on its maiiiitai till ing supremacy and tho
I excellent hying conditions among tho
mill operatives here. He made the
propli, ay that witlim a few years thin
seci ion would be a closely knit communi
ty of towns and villages, practically ono
large i in I us! rial center.
Dr. Katun's address was heard with
intense int. rest. "It is conceded to bo
one of the most inspiring and patriotic
addresses heard iu (astmin in recent
yea rs .
Dr. Katun is a native of Nova Scotia
and was i'oi tnei ly pastor of tho Diiptist
church in ( Icveinml, attended by jo.'m
.
pa
Kockcl'eller. He has also served big
torati s ill New Vork . .,
In part. Dr. Katon said :
Racial Contributions,
'livery race which liasl made for it
self a perinaiii'iil phice in history ban
done so by irtue of twine great contri
bution M the spiritual and moral
possessions of mankind.
" The .lew gave the world its funda
mintal moral law; the Greek contribu
tion was. in the ideal realm of art; the
Human gave us the basic, principles of
law; the Anglo Saxon gift to mankind ia
the will to be free, expressed in the in
stitutions of representative government.
"Today our nation has become a part
of the gieat, world. We aro in contact
with eveiy nation, breed mid creed, with
every political, moral and economic, fac
tor now afTicting tho lives of men. A.
vast, tumult of wind and wave storms
i over an 1 about nr.. And the central
question which v.o must abk and answer
' is;, Can America remain American f
' Can r keep alive our f uiidnmenttal prin
ciples ot' government by consent of tho
governed ; progress iy parliamentary
; procedure and not by revolution or class
strife; absolute eipialily before the law
of opportunity for every man, and to
; realize nil that he is capable of realizing,
land the perpelu.-iii.in of these principles
'under l.'pres: n'ative institutions.
i " VYo have the most complex, difficult
i and da n;.'t -rous problems confronting us
today i , r far. d by man. And the peo
; ph are the !; st court of apiHNll. We
' must diri.le wfulhir our industrial and.
economic life si.all continue on the basis
I of A nt,! .-axiei imlh idualism or upon
i the basis it' Marxian socialism of Rus-'
alan commi: sion. Wo must decide wheth
; rr iic .shall C' nil. , ue as a lepublie govern
' ed by ;il! the people through representa- -j
liie ir.-tituiioii-i or degenerate into a.
: chaos of class communism.
"We mii!t decide whether the two
' thousand years of struggle, loss, failure,
, i r in ;n ; in and tesling of our freo institu
tions v.bii h l..-ie made us the richest, i
, ne st prosperous, most progressive people
in
the wi.rM shp.il be scrapped and some
wild
gin i
liraiii s'.ibmitted which has its ori-tii-
.legem. rate brain of a Trotzky
or
I in:
L nine v. ii) never breathed a freo
itli in his life, noiw'iist n free vote.
Adrift on the Sea.
We are adrift upon n storm swept
The only star that shinea for us is
P!- star of Anglo-Saxon freedom
will to be fne, the passion for liber
shall we nt. er our course Ly this
t that has flamed in the stormy
Sc. I .
the
the
iv.
star
j hen v oils
the guide of our father for
f ytars or shall we follow
tlioiisii:,
some w ill
of the wisp into the shoals and
death of class hate, dnss strife, which
lea I H national suicide.
"In the answer to these questions, I
lied America 's greatest need. That
gi. litest need, our only need, is intelli
gence an
Intruder among our people.
Snu e Mir pcapie must answer all these
questions economic, social, political -tiny
can do so only as they think right
and are governed by right moral princi
ples. To think right and do justly
this is the price of our national existence
and individual safety.
" W'e !ae vast misunderstanding be
tween e!iis-.a. between employer and em
ployee; class is arrayed against class,
section .against section, creed against
creed, and all bedeviled by persistent
propaganda from Europe.
Education is Basis.
"Our one instrument of defense and
safety i- .diication. "Ve have n wonder
ful reserve of manpower. "We havo
bruins an -i character as perhaps no other
people. Hut th.se endowments are
j wrapped iu napkin and laid away from
i rude contact with the great weltering,
throbbing millions whi vote as they aro
' led to vote.
' We must have a new leadership of
Americans, for Americans, by Americans.
And we mast have a great nation-widrt
program of real education applied whero
men spend most of their time iu anil
through tho industries. 4
"An educated man Is a man who is
i master of his own powers. lie may know
j little of book learning anil yet be wist
iu manhood and the secrets of great liv
, ing.
" "We now havo a wonderful system of
j education running from the Kimlerg ut
I en to the Ilaiversity. But it is weak at
I the ono vital point. It overdresses in
l formation. Tf mist-iVs information fc
(Costiuac-J on tn2- t'..