ETTE
Local Cotton
18 Cents
VOL. XUll. NO. 50.
GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 28. 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
QASTONIA DAILY GAZ
Weather:
Rain-
TWOQELD AS SUSPECTS
IN CONNECTION WITH
DEATH OF W.D. TAYLOR
Said to be Members of a Boot-legging
Gang in the Holly-
'- wood Section Names Are
Not Given Third Party
Not Yet Arrested.
(By The Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb 28.
Six men were arrested here early today
in the raid of what police termed a nar
cotic s den.' Detectives working on the
myrterioua slaying February l of Wil
liam Desmond Taylor questioned the
men,. Police reported belief tnat tbs
arrests will develop connection with the
murder,,.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.. Feb. 28.
Two men were taken into custody by the
Klice here early this morning and were
being held for investigation in connec
tion with the slaying of William Des
mond Taylor here on the night of Febru
ary 1.' Tho men, whose names have been
withheld by tho police, were said to have
been members of a "bootlegging gang"
which carried on extensive operations in
the Hollywood section.
Officers were seeking this morning a
third member of the alleged gang who
escaped from the house iu which the two
were arrested.
According to the jioliee, the men were
sought as possible suspects iu the Tay
lor ease following a story to an officer
by a woman, ulso said to have been u
member of the purported gang.
This woman, whoso name is withheld,
told the police, they said, that she had
heard the men threaten Taylor's life be
cause they feared he was
with their "business."
intcrferring
Early this morning patrolmen raided a
house in the Wilshire list rut and took
the two men into custody. A full inves
tigation of the activities of the alleged
gang will be made, it was stated.
Tho authorities refused to divulge fur
ther information concerning the arrests,
pending the apprehension of the third
man.
LINDSAY CONFESSES TO
MILLION DOLLAR SWINDLE
Accepts AH Blame For Alleg
ed Transactions in Which
He Swindled Society Wom
en " Out of Nearly Million
Dollars.
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 2'C Alircd K.
Lindsay, accused of swindling society
women out of nearly (I.OOO.Oimi in fake
stocks deals, today confessed that many
of the charges against him were true, ac
cording to lticliurd C Murphy, assistant
district attorney. Liml-ny. ;i former
stock broker, whs arrested last night at
Overbrook, I'a., on an indictment charg
ing grand larceny and brought to -New
York by detectives.
Lindsay accepted all blame for the al
leged transactions, Mr. .Murphy said,
and declared that when he was exposed
in the newspapers he and his wife dis
cussed the possibilities of a double .sui
cide. He broke down and sobbed while
dictating his confession to a stenogra
pher in the presciiccc of detectives and
others in the district attorney's office.
Mr. Murphy said Lindsay frankly ad
mitted taking money from Mrs. VV. 11.
Arnold, and Mrs. Dorothy Atwood.
which he was unable to pay back uud
also raid he had received large sums
from Mrs. Lilliun X. Duke.
Ho declared, however, according to
Mr. Murphy, that the amounts ho is al
leged to have received were grossly ex
cessive .
CAROLINA TOSSERS ARE
- MAKING 6REAT FIGHT
University Team Is One of
Four to Survive in Tourna
ment Plays University of
Alabama Tonight.
(By The Associated Press.)
ATLANTA, GA., Fib. 2S. The
Southern College basketball champion
ship lies between four teams, no one of
whiclj got as far as the finals last year,
and tonight's games in which Alabama
meets North Carolina and Mercer plays
Georgia Teen, will see the survival of
the finalists.
Alabama played its first game of the
tournaii(cnt yesterday afternoon when
it eliminated Tennessee, as the crimson
wni fnvnred Adth n. live snd a forfeited
game, so that comparison in tournament!0
play with tho smooth running Tar Heel
machine has not been possible. The
North Carolinians have eliminated three
opponents, including Georgia, hist year's
runner up, JJ to 2., and have piled up
100 points to 71 for their opponents.
Alabama 'a season record has lceii one
of the best, however, and its victory over
Tennessee was 29 to 23.
Mercer, which olisted Kentucky State's
championship team of U2l, and elimi
nated the Oiattanooga University five
last night, 25 to 18, lias played three
games, running up a 92 to 57 total, and
has been regarded as one of the best
entrants, backed by a splendid showing,
in this season's games.
Georgia Tech has played twice, get
ting a forfeited game in the second
ronnd, and while the Yellow Jackets de
feated South Carolina yesterday after
noon, 34 to 23, they were hard put at
timet to best the Game Cocks, and only
managed to survive the fist round by a
desperate rally against Mississippi A.
and M. Their play thia season has been
somewhat erratic, a good game follow
ing a poor exhibition, and their tourna
ment total has been 69 to 5.1.
Jimmy Brewster, one of Tech's stars,
who lias been oat from injuries, is ex-i
pected to be able to play tonight. .
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CALENDAR.
Tuesday, February 28.
7:30 p. m. Chamber of Con
merce Glee Club.
Wednesday. March l.
7:30 p. m. Textile SuperinJ
tendents Club.
Thursday, March 2.
4:00 p. m. Board of Directors.
7:30 p. m. Pythian Band.
Friday, March 3.
7:30 p. m. Chamber of Com
merce GUen Club.
J. L ARMFIELD'S CASE
MAY NOT COME AT
THIS TERM OF COURT
Judge Long Takes Motion for
Continuance Under Advise
ment Thomasville Bank
President Pleads Also for a
Reduction of His $175,000
Bond.
LEXINGTON', Feb. 27. Judge B.
F. Long, took under advisement a mo
tion offered this afternoon by counsel for
Jesse L. Armfictd asking continuance of
the cases charging him with embezzle
ment of approximately 421,000, which
are set for trial on the docket for Thurs
day, March and stated that he would
announce his decision after making fur-
they study or the cast?.
The motion was advocated by Z. I.
and 'A. V. Walser, of the Lexington bar,
and Frank Armfield, of Concord, and op
posed by Solicitor J. C. Bower and E. E.
Raper, representing the state in tho pro
secution. Inability to secure records,
witnesses and information necessary to a
proper defense by Thursday was the plea
of the defense. They also coupled with
their motion a plea for a lowering of the
bond of $175,000, tinder which Armfield
has been held in jail here since his re
turn from Mexico, Mr. Armfield declar
ing that "the whole state of North
Carolina was shocked by this bond."
Thinks Bond Reasonable.
Solicitor Bower countered that in view
of the fact that the bill of indictment
in court today contains ninety-nine
counts, and the fact that Armfield fled
to Mexico, the bond was reasonable. Tie
II Ml, OH.s.,nv.i. i.v I
declared relatives of the former banker
were amply able to furnish the amount
of bond, but did not want to take tho
risk. .
In speaking of the failure to furnish
bond, Mr. Armfield, who is a brother-in-law
of the defendant, admitted that the
accused "has not done ht9 causo any
good by going to Mexico and changing
his name," but pleaded in extenuation
that he could not have hoped to make
any headway on this continent while
using his own name after the collapse of
the Thomasville bank.
The attorney said he had been inform
ed that the total liability of Armfield
on his own account, for companies in
which he held interest, or loans on which
he was inilorsvr, approximated $162,000.
Collateral is held by the receiver for
$147,000, lie said, which he had been in
formed was worth $75,000.
Mr. Raper countered with the asser
tion that much of this collateral had been
secureil after the transactions hy which
Armfield secured the moneys from the
bank had been closed. In reply to Mr.
Arm-field's suggestion that a "slump"
was responsible for some of the defend
ant 's troubles, Solicitor Bower said the
question nt issue was not "slumping"
but "swiping."
J. It. MeCrary, speaking on behalf of
Zed Griffith, former cashier of the bank,
indicted jointly with Armfield, explained
that "the defense of one defendant may
j not bo consistent with that of the other
lor inure to the benefit of the other; on
the contrary it may not be helpful."
This is taken to indicate that Griffith
will make his fight independent of his
brother-in-law.
Case Under Advisement.
The increase in the number of counts
in the bill of particulars was explained
by Solicitor Bower as appearing expedi
ent because of the advisability of sepa
rating some of the 60 counts in the in
dictment returned by the grand jury last
fall.
Judge Long made no comment what-J
ever upon the matter of hail. In stat-
ing that he would take under advisement I
the matter of continuance, he said that'
ir the ease sliouni ne tried ai in s icrm
of court he wanted the entire docket out
wa-v
Next week is scheduled for ;
the civil terms, but should the case be
case ne.,,,
continued until next week instead of to
a tiubseouent term it would probably
necessitate continuing tho entire civil ;
docket. A recent special term of twojviv(,f, ,0 ,,,,( ,lu, awf1, tftory 'Murder
weeks was devoted entirely to trial of
civil cases.
A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro, has been j
retained to assist in the defense of Arm-
field, it was .learned this afternoon
though he wa not present for the argu
ment today.
Cotton Market
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YORK. Feb. 28. Cotton fu
tures closed steady. March IS. 54; Miy
18.24; July 17.48; October 10.78; De
cember 16.62.
TODAY'S COTTOS MARKET
Strict to Good Middling ......... 18c
Cotton seel .....51c
RUMORED THAT HOSPITAL!
ELECTION WILL BE TESTED
BY OPPONENTS Of MEASURE
Action Will Be Brought, It is
Said, by Those Who Fought
Tuberculosis Hospital Move
ment from Beginning No
Formal Injunction Has Yet
Been Filed in Clerk's Office.
An attempt will be made to con
test the validity of the recent elec
tion held in Gaston county for a tu
berculosis hospital, according to re
ports current in political circles in
the county. It is also said that
should the commissioners attempt to
sell the bonds voted in the election,
a restraining order will be issued en
joining them from so doing.
The movement is headed, it is al
leged, by certain parties in various
sccti'ins of the county, who were bit
terly opposed to the election in the
iH'ginning and who fought it con
sistently. It is understood that the
election is to be contested on three
or four counts, one of which is that
the tickets used in the electiou were
not correctly printed, anil another,
that there were illegalities in the
registration.
No formal injunction has been
filed with the clerk of the court, ac
cording to information from that of
fice this morning. It is understood
that, action, if any is to be taken.
will be formally bulged either at the
Saturday massmecting of voters or
before the county commissioners at
their regular March meeting next
Monday.
MAN KILLETatToUTH
CAROLINA CHICKEN FIGHT
Barbecue on Banks of Saluda
River Ends in Brawl Bad
Negro Runs Amuck, Kills
Williamson and Shoots An
other Man Through Heel
Bv The Associated Press.)
GREENWOOD. Feb. 27. -One man
is dead and another shot through t h e
heel as u result of a brawl at a barbecue
on the banks of Saluda river, about two
miles below Dyson, near the Newberry
county line, this afternoon.
The row is alleged to have followed a
chicken tight to which iartieiianls had
come from Laurens, Newberry and
. .
V " i ' , " ' ' ...... ..
! 1 lie ,11-idl Illilll in iUCIIUOIS , UllilIllSOC
white, who is alleged to have been shot
by Coon Abrains, a young negro. The
wounded man is C. H. Scoggins, white,
of Greenwood. lie is said to have been
shot through the heel in the general me
lee which followed the shooting of Wil
liamson .
According to information obtainable
by telephone tonight, officers with blood
hounds and a pos e are iu pursuit of
Abrams, who is reported fleeing into the
rivi r swamps. Violence is feared if he.
is caught.
Sheriff K. M. White, of Greenwood,
stated tonight that from what informa
tion he could obtain at the scene of the
killing there had been a chicken tight
with much drinking by the participants.
Two negroes are said to have started to
fighting, and were separated by William
son and other bystanders .
Williamson is alleged to have struck
the father of Coon Abrams over the
head. Abrams is then alleged to have
fired on Williamson, shooting him five
times with a pistol. Several bullets
took effect in his body and one broke an
arm, causing almost instant death.
According to information received
from Dysons, a general 1'usilude follow
ed, in which Scoggins was shot through
the heel. No other casualties have yet
been reported, though the father of Coon
Abrams is said to have been severely
beaten. Williamson was a young farm
er, having a wife and two children,
is about 21 years of age.
GOVERNOR TAYLOR WILL NOT
INTERFERE IN MURDER CASE
NASHVILLE. TKNN.. Feb. 2H. In
a statement issued today m winch he
wl.etl.pr ..nt.ital ..unishn.ent. is
-;.,l.t , v.-,,., it tl... ,.f t, l,.n.l.
and men must be timde to know that it f
will l.i fnfnrep.I wo nnn rirt it rptiifiintt the'
law," Governor All' Taylor indicated he
would uot interfere in the cases of John
McClure, Charles Petree, Tom Christmas
and Otto Stevens, under sentence to die
at tomorrow's sunrise for the murder of
(ieorge Lewis in Anderson county, May
.'iO, last.
The Governor's statement concludes:
"To shoot a man down is horrible, to
his thruat jn ,.,,, h0o,, is lorril,c,
. . ..,.. hands behind !,.... -.ml
,,, (.ut ,hl.ir Hiro.lts is u.
l,.i,i i,,,rr;i.l.. Thiu iu h ,.rimn
i "i" " - - - -
for which the four young men stand con
victed. Lewis begging tor nis life, died
fl, - T , - j .i, i . nnnlev snr
I will out. '
MACNIDER TALKS TO
PRESIDENT ABOUT BONUS
W ASHINGTON leb. 2. - Hanfonl
MacNider, national coininandvr of the
American Legion, conferred with the
i President on the bonus situation today,
I urging immediate enactment" of the legis
lation. Mr. MacNider, and John Thos.
Taylor, legislative agent of the legion,
' who. accompanied the commander, de
clared on leaving the White House that
j they were "jtertVctly satisfied" with the
results of the conference. There will be
no delay in the passage of the soldiers'
bonus legislation, the legion rcpresenta
! tives declared, "adding that the President
was "heart and soul with 'the American
Legioa," and that he understanils nlly
its position. ' ". '
Mr. Taylor said they did not discuss
with the President any plan for raising
the bonus or the question of the tax fea
turea which'the President has emphasiz
ed must ba included ia auy soldiers'
bono Icgia'ation.
BOLL WEEVIL PROMISES
TO BE WORSE THAN EVER
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. A
heavier infestation of boll weevils in
the cotton belt than in any recent
year is indicated for the coming sea
son by observations made at the Del
ta laboratory at Tallulah, La., by ex
perts of the Bureau of Entomology of
the Department of Agriculture, . it
was announced today. This forecast,
it was explained, was based largely
on the mildness of the winter, coupled
with conditions last fall which per
mitted an unusually large number of
weevils to enter hibernation. Recent
records, it was said, have tended to
verify this calcuation.
While an abnormally heavy emer
gency of weevils was indicated for
the spring, it was said, this did not
necessarily mean that weevil damage
would be unusually great, since it was
possible that summer weather condi
tions might offset the early infestation.
BULLOCK WILL BE SET
FREE MARCH 3 UNLESS
WITNESSES ARE SENT
otate department Kephes to
Governor Morrison Judee
rtk.J T--.. P i:
lion i reaiv uives Lansna
TV. a "" - 1
Tl L . ! I -v IT - . -
iigni io isemana vjrai i esu
mony at Will.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. T h e
state department made public this after
noon its reply to Governor Cameron Mor
rison in the Matthew P.iiihjck extradition
controversy and the answer of the de
partment indicates that Bullurk will be
released by the Canadian authorities on
March ;i unless the state of North Caro
lina presents at Ontario oral testimony
showing why he should be brought back
to that state.
There is an indirect suggestion in the
state department reply that Ninth Caro
lina engage local counsel in Canada.
The announcement of the state de
partment, (pioting the telegram of Act
ing Secretary Fletcher to Governor Mor
rison, reads:
"With reference to the telegram ef
the governor of North Carolina of Feb
ruary 24 to the acting secretary of state
regarding the llullo-k extradit ion case,
which has appeared iu the press, th- act
ing secretary of state authorizes the pub
lication of his reply of February 2", a.-,
ollows:
' You may desic to take into con-
l . 'ion that by the treaty with Great
Britain, which is applicable to Canada,
it is pro. led that extradition shall be
granted 'only upon such evidence of
criminality as, according to the laws of
the place where the fugitive or person so
charged shall be found, would .justify
his apprehension and commitment for
trial if the crime or offeiis:- had then
been committed.' This, of course, i-ns-
es a judicial ue-.1ion and in contest -I 1
cases state authorities had I n f i"iiiient ly 1
employed counsel in Canada as do like
wise Canadian authorities in Tinted
Stales, where occasionally extradition
cases go so far as the I'liited States Su- !
prcme I our! . I
" Consul Hamilton reports. Februaiy i
2-1, prisoner remanded until March i, 1
111 a. m. Judge stated there would be j
no further remand and reiterated abso
lute nece sity for oral testimony."
('Consul Hamilton" refers to il.e
American consul at Hamilton, Ontari ).)
DR. TRUETT'S SERMONS TO
BE HEARD BY RADIO
RALEIGH, Feb. 2s. Fr mi the
stage of the auditorium in Haleigh, Jr.
George W. Truett, noted Baptist minis
ter, will preach directly to his congrega
tion in the First Baptist church of Pal
las, Texas, mole than a thousand miles
awav, in the series of evangelistic meet-
"IBS to l)e Ileal I.y ine lsapnsi cnuiciies
of t he city. March 1 to I I. Tho sermons
may also In
heard at any point in tie
L nited
States where a radio receiving:
station is located.
The broadcasting of Dr. Truett 's sor-.
mons is made possible by the completion
of the powerful radiophone transmitting
station at State College. A direct tele
phone line from the auditorium to the
College station has been connected with
the transmitter and Dr. Truett 's voice,'
with the preliminary song service, will
bo transmitted- to all parts of the coun
try. !
Pending a definite assignment from
tho Department of Commerce, to w hich (
application for license to operate a radio
phone station has been made, the Col
lego station will transmit on a wave
ength of "iPO meters. Only the evening
sermons will be broadcasted from the.
College, these beginning at 7 :'',) o'clock;
eastern standard time.
ti . i! 4 ..... : II J. . . .... I
thp CV(,ni itt Mar,.h :! ,.. Tru,tt
will preach in one of the city churches
up until that time, the auditorium being
engaged.
Prior to March ? the College station
will make tests daily, usually in the
- ----- '
these tests are requesiea 10 wnie or
phone Captain (ieorge C. Cox, State Col
lege Nation. iwicig. giving "norma-
tion relative to the strength and clear-' liall,.illlt ,,. ,rvisional government for
ness of the messages. The same informa -I t,.(. v0,tn;l sjx months,
tion during the TrmMt sermons will also; TilP j;,,,, ijs PX parted also to see at
Le appreciated as the College expect to(tpt, )lV iho republicans to overturn
usp'fwy enun u niauiB im- "i'ct)C j,milj majority of tho free state ad
as neany peneci as possioie.
THE WEATHER
Probably tain tonight and Wednes
day. . . " .
PRINCESS MARY IS MARRIED TODAY TO
VISCOUNT LASCELLES IN A BRILLIANT
CEREMONY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY
C. & N.-W. FREIGHT TRAIN
DERAILED NEAR DALLAS;
Eight Cars Leave Track - ;
Brakeman Price and Young
Sims, of Gastonia, Slightly
Injured Trains Detour
Via Charlotte and Seaboard.
! Eight cars of northbound freight train1
j No. H i on the Carolina & Northwestern
! li'nihv.iv c. ,-iv derailed at 8:'i0 this morn
ing one mile in i lit of Dallas when a coal
j car i 1 1 1 1 1 1 -iliately behind the engine jump
' ed the ti.uk. '1 here were no serious cas
jimltiis. I'.i.ikrinaii Trice, of Hickory,
I " as slight h injured, as was also a young
fellow, Sim-, of l"'H East Airline ave-
: line, I .asl oi. la
l iasl oi.ia. who v.as beating his wnv
j m do fivight. .Wording to Sims
' ,'"'1'1' "'her hoboes on the train.
land 1a. it her disapiN-arcl
I and 1 !:-.; i it her disappeared from
the
he-
I "" ""'"'I
. i ...i n .
.ih.i'ii lie in h I1;!' o llie rain. 11 i
. ...
lloes ant know who they'" are, but says'
that they boarded the freight in Gasto- i
nia t his morning .
I Traffic was completely blocked for!
; the day and the c. & N.-W. passenger!
! train, northbound, was detoured over the'
! Southern to Charlotte, and theiiei" via'
; the Si aboard to laiiciilntoii . The south-,
' bound ti.iiu this afternoon will follow
the same route. ;
The 1 1 . i i 1 1 was in charge of Conductor
Turner Williams, of Gastonia, and Ku- ,
gineer I'ete I'eiinell, of Chester.
i wrecking crew was soon on the scene and ;
jit is thought the track will lie cleared
j by !l o 'clock tonight .
URGES SUBSIDY PLAN
BIN
President Harding to Appear
Before Joint Session of
House and Senate Urging
Subsidy of Thirty-Two Mil
lion Dollars be Paid Annual
1 ly to American Ship Owners.
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. -- Presi
dent Harding will read before a joint
session of the Senate and House today
a message urging adoption of a. ship
subsidy plan for the American merchant
marine. After working on the message
until late last niuht, the President took
! it up again early today In complete it in
I time for delivery s'iiih- time this nfter-
noon, probably not in-fore three o'clock.
The lues-age, it was said, will lay be-
fr
dm
i oiigri ss with (lie I resident s en
meat, the subsidy plan proposed by
the shipping Hoard, and which subse
quent fy will be introduced in b'dh
houses. As unollii dally announced, the
plan provides for a subsidy of about
$:;j,iiimi,iiuiI annually to be paid to Amer-
ican ship owners bv the diversion of ten
per cent of the nati m's customs receipts
to that purpos.
, The bill incorporating the plan, it is
'understood, will provide for subsidy
payments ranging upward from a basic
rate of one half cent per gross ship ton
per lnu miles regardless of speed, for
American vessels of 1,300 gross tons
register or more, with ndditoinal allow
ances for boats of a speed of i.l knots or
more. An ex'ra months pay annually
for officers and men of the merchant ma
rine who enlist in the organized naval
reserve ai.-o is uudt rstood to be provid
id. Otlur features were said t- be all
thori.at !on of a ship loan fund not ex-'
( ceding $ 1 23,iMiU,ii m and provismu for
aiiieiidmei.t of the immigration laws re
quiring on per cent of all immigrants to
be trunsciorted in American bottoms. i
TEXTILE MANUFACTURE AND
ECONOMICS DISCUSSED.
I By The Associated Press.)
I'llll.AI'KI.I'lllA. Feb. 2). Textile
ma nu la-t me and economics were dis
cussed today b leading bankers, manufacturer-
and engineers at a textile sym
posium cadod for the interchange of
views bet'ieoii New England, the middle
states and the South. Sixteen associa
tions, including textile, engineering and
scientific bodies, wno represented at the
meeting, which was arranged through
the cooperation of the textile profes
sional division of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, under the di
rection of '. T. Plni'kctt, of Adams.
Miss., chairman, and G. H. Perkins, of
Boston, seen tary. At the oien sessions
the topics wi re ' Kuropean textile con
di'ions and the world (otton conference
at Manchester. " and "Contra's in
British and American textile manufac
turing prai t ice.
DAIL EIREANN IS
IN SESSION FOR PERIOD
(By The Associated Press.)
DCBLIN; Feb. 28. The Dail
Eire-
I anil rvas ciiil.h'd today for a
s-ssiou I
which
ic;
was expected to continue several!
laVS. While tllC Ugl-IIIIU lias HOT IS-CIl j
. . . . I
iniH.unc'-d. tin- main suliiect to lie on-
sil,(.r(.(, u c.nderstood to be that of ti
-vacates.
A vote against the Collins-Griffith par
ty, however, will not affect the tepuro of
office, as under' the recent agreement in
the Sinn .Fein- national convention they
are to remain in ppwer for at least three
months.
All England Turns Out to Witness Spectacular
Scene Hundreds of Americans Are in Lon
don for Event Princess Rides to Abbey in
Glass Carriage Wedding Cake, Seven Feet
High, Weighed 500 Pounds First Daughter
of Ruling King and Queen to be Married Since
wYear 1290.
LONDON. Fell. 2s. princess Mary, I parly reached the places assigned them,
only daughter of King (ieorge Midi The officiating- clergymen the Arch
Queen Mary, was married today to Vis- bishops of Canterbury and York, tho
count Laser lies, with all the .nini and bishop of London and Oxford, and
dignity liclitting a royal wedding. j Canon Maurice Lascelles, tho bride-
The ceremony began in Westminster groom 's uncle wearing caps, assembled
Abbev at ll:oU o'clock ami soon there-1'" the Jerusalem chamber of tho Abbey
after 1he couple wero pronounced man j
and wife, while the chimes of West-'
minster rang out the happy message and
vast crowds gave tumultuous greetings.'
The scene of the ceremony within the;
historic walls of the Abbey was one of
impressive grandeur, with the king and
queen and the entire royal household
participating and with all ranks re pre
Hli
, si 111
I in the brilliant assemblage, while;
outside the Abbey enthusiastic popular
homage was given the bridal pair.
Tin' long-awaited day found London
crowded with excursionists from all
parts of the isles and the continents.
Americans also were iu evidence, hund- from her face over a triple diadem of'
reds having inadv the voyage to gain a ' t iMe.i silver and orange blossoms, re
gliine of the great state function. j vealed the demure features of the Prin
All these, nugmented by native Lou- j ,,'s'- her drive from the palace the
doners, most of whom took the day off, bridal gown had been cloaked in rich
crowded into every niche nnd space a, ermine wrap.
bout Buckingham Palace, along The The dean received the party. "Lead
Mall, in Trafalgar Hqunrev-ttown White; l's. Heavenly Father," was plnved as
Hall ami in the precinctsof the Purlin-
nient buildings and the Abbey. Many
paid high prices for seatsxin stands or!
even standing loom iu wi
ing the way.
Hours before the 2,300 guests began :
assembling in the Abbey there were!
ovei flows of humanity iu every street;
tranversing the route. Some, bringing'
blankets and food with them, made cer
tain of seeing their princess by keeping)
all night possession of carefully chosen
1"J!,, ,,-,.J
At -H:!., o (dock general vehicular traf-
lie. was divi rted from th
tween the palace and the
force of H.uui) bluecoated
gloved policemen who lined the royal
way, crowding watchers back to the'
cuibings. j
Oiiisule Buckingham Palace, and a
few moments later about the Abbey, mill.;
tary guards of honor took up their posi-j
1 ions, forming a line in front of the po- '
lice, their tall for shakos and scarlet
and white uniforms making a brilliant!
spectacle of the mile and a half of i
thoroughfare. !
Two thousand of tho king's life
guardsmen and territorials were paraded'
lor this duty. With them were their;
four bands, which entertained the crowds!
until, at 11 o'clock, trumpeting from the!
mounted escort heralded the departure 1
of the two carriages from Marlinorotigli ,
House carrying Queen Mother Alcxandm
and Princess Victoria, with the Queen's
suite. I
Alexandra was accorded a medium
of th
applause and cheering which thiC
ii.iiifi.il
crowds were rcscning for the bride. As
the carriage rilled by to the jnngle of
spurs and clatter of hoofs, the guards-1
men snapped to "present" giving the'
royal salute, and the bands blared the.
Queen Mother 's anthem. I
There was u one minute interlude;
linn from Buckingham Palace at the
ead of The Mall trundled the three car-1
riages of Queen Mary, the Duke of York,
and Piinces Henry and (ieorge with
their equerries and attendants.
Cheers for these members of the royal
family hit I hardly abated among the,
elboiving masses now tiptoeing in their j
eng'-rncs ami expectancy when from I
that portion of the route nearest thej
paluc" door yard they swelled to a deaf
ening crescendo as the gilded glass coach
In uring Princess Mary and her father j
rumbe.l through the bronze gates. 1
Members of the royal family who
were not included in the carriage proces
sions assembled outside the Abls-y short
ly after 11 o'clock, where they greeti d
Alexander and a few minutes later the
second party, consisting of the Duke of
York and Princes Henry and George.
The dean of Westminster received
them and to the strains of Sir Hubert
Parry's bridal march, faintly heard from
the interior of the Abbey, they were con
ducted by gentlemen ushers down the
nis1,- and around the Lnknown War-
nor's grave, between rows of guests strength.
standing in phalanxes, tier above tier, on "The jK.wer so to do must come from
either side, to their place in the Sacra-; on High. We are here this morning as
rium. .Christians; our fealty and your fealty
Officials of the rnl household headed; are pledged to the living Lord. The
this procession, followed by the Marquis i ,.,.itcr, the inspiration, the Master in
and Marchioness of Cambridge. Lord! the home is Jesus Christ, our Lord. It
Leopold of Mount Batten, with the Mar-j8 ; His ,,;,, that with gladncsa of
quis and Marchioness Curisbrooke. the; In-art and buoyancy of hoi we today,
Princess Rova Marie Louise, Princess: on behalf of the whole empire, and peo
Helena Victoria, Lady Patricia Hamsay.J pie. hi. I you Godsjiecd . "
the Earl and Countess of Athlone, thej The bride and bridegroom then pass
Dueluss of Albany, Princess Beatrice;..! to Edward the Confessor ehapel.
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyle ; j here two registers, were signed, one
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ii'i. r.ss v in isi iuii. ami nit- i i uict-ss ;
""Val victoria; tha Lord Newart and;
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s. ii-uun mm. mmu J oarvioi tube's ttlUt tin- VIHCT lUC rtUWJ if -
Henry, Oueen Mother Alexandria, King !
George, Queni Mary, aud the Duke of and subjects. -
York, followed by eleven other house- Mary used s gold (juiil pen, one of her
hold officials, the attendants bringing up wedding gifts.
the rear. " j The signing completed, the bridal
Vicount Lascclles, accompanied by ! march -frt.in '"Koineo and Juliet" and
his groomsman. Major Sir Victor Aud ley ' Mendelssohn ' wedding march as play
MacKenie, I). . 0 arrived at the Toots jed. Tho bride and bridegroom stcp.l
Corner door of the. Abbey and was eon-j down the Abbey to the west door, pre
ducted to the seat reserve.! for him at j ceded by the choir and clergy and fol
the south side of the steps leading to the j lowed by the bri.lesmai.ls. The clergy
sacrar'uun by one of their majesties' I moved off to the Jerusalem chamber as
gentleman ushers. He. with the rest of cheers, rcawskeup.1 'y the an1-;tr!Jle i
tho assemblage, stood until the royal! lJeatiii!ii 'au rss
and moved to their places in the sacra
riuin, the voluntary being played as they
proceeded up the Nave.
Meanwhile a storm of cheering out
side proclaimed the arrival of the brido
and the king Mary steppad from her
coach truly a princess in her fairy
like gown, combining the sheen of sil
ver, the filmy down of tulle, the sparkle
ot beads, the dull sheen of nearls. and
; the exquisite colorings of satin and old
lace, against which contrasted the won-
derful four and a half yard train with
it.s siik embroidery and crystal work.
The pearl heiui I veil, thrown back
the bridal procession moved up the nave
1 headed bv household officials, the state
mberlain, the Dean, canons and choir.
latter comprising 44 bovs and 22
men. Then came the bri.h on the kiug's
arm followed by the bridesmaids, the
ladies in waiting, and king's suite.
It was about ll::tt) o'clock when tho
solemn service, xrfornied by the arrh
bishop of Canterbury, assisted by tho
Archbishop of ork and the deaa aud
precentor of the Abbev, began.
Ti,r six,-v voiiUi Psalm was chanted
,i,l t. .nil,..,.. ii..iv.i r. it. r
streets be- o,u. Another," was sung during the ser
Abbyy by a vice. During the ceremony the bridh
and white I ,-arried an evouisite tmiuul l.i.tlc unvua
hook, a gift trom the Queen. The rov-
al bridemaids were: Princess Maud,
Lady Rachel Cavniidish, Lady Mary
Thynne, Lady Victoria Mary Cambridge,
Lady Poris Gordon Lennox, Lady Eliza
beth Bowes Lyon, Lady Diana, Bridgo
niiin and Lady May Cambridge.
The ceremony ended, tho archbishop
of C.inlei bury addressed the couple, Say
ing in part :
"It s cms probable that no (laughter
of a ri igning king was ever until today
marriisl in the Abbey. Certainly no mar-'
riage ever occurred here under condi-;
timis quite like yours. The war time 1
partiy created them.
" Kaeli of you iu the gnm war years
found new opportunities and used them.
When the fibre of British manhood was
being tested day by day in tho shell
swept trenches and bare hillside, you.
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make good its outcome in the quieter af
ke
ter years. No call of that kind, no ne
cessity on that, scale, please God, will
come again in your life time. To those
who are worthy of it, iieaee too, brings
its piivileges in central places. Our een
tral homes can bestow on English life an
inestimable boon. If the fierce light
which beats such a home reveal there
what i honorable and pure, tho gain is
far reaching, it spreads. There lies the
opportunity for both, you arc going to
use .
"To ,ou, my child, the war days of
your girlhood brought occasion for glad
service, Experiences, however, simple,
iu a hospital ward ran give abiding
stimulus to one who cares. In that ef
fort, as also in the leadership of discip
lined I.egVli girlhood, you have gained
thought and knowledge which you will
now contribute to securing the strength,
orderliness and sunshine of a great Eng
lish home.
"Togellnr you will set yourselves to
this. Happiness in homo life, even when
i' is blessed like your's with high tradi
tions, is not a matter of course. It has
its roots in a mutual love which is ten
der and thoughtful in resource, unself
ish iu devotion, but brave ami unreserv
ed in its honesty of mutual counsel. So
vou in.-iv together irn frin ntremrth tft
Known as me ivoyai iegisier, in waiea
the entry of today S ceremony occupied
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ister. which is signed alike by royalty
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