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GASTONIA, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 17, 1922.
VOL. XUIJ. NO. 91.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
AZETTE
ATTEMPT HADE TO TAKETwo More Conferences Will Be
LIFE OF MICHAEL COLLINS,
IRISH FREE STATE LEADER
i -
Midnight Attack Made on Col
lins Party En Route Home
from Making Speech.
(By The Associated Press.)
DUBLIN, April 17. An attempt on
the life of Michael Collins, head of -tho
provisional free state government, was
made here shortly after midnight this
morning, coming almost simultaneously
with an assault on the Hoggars Jiush
headquarters of the Irish Republican
army, says an official army statement.
Mr. Collins was on his way home after
having addressed ft meeting at Nulls,
county Kildare, wrjen the attack oceiir
red. A group of men, koidc armed with"
rifles, rushed at the Collins' party's ear
and opened fire, the Free felt ate leader ap
parently being the especial target. The
Collins' party quickly rturned the lire,
and one of the attackers wad eaptureil.
A revolver and a livo bomb was loumi
ou hun. .
During the fighting a general head
quarters ear from the lieg gars' Hush
barracks was disabled by riiie tire and
captured.
The headquarters harrarks was attack
od by riflemen from all side a at midnight,
about 20 shots being discharged. Com
mandant General Kinds was fired at out
side of the gate. The garrison raked the
surrounding territory with bullets, and
the assaulting party withdrew. An army
transport also was attacked, but without
results, .the bescigers fleeing after a
tdiarp exchange of ehots.
Shots were fired on Hie premises oc
cupied by the civic guard at Bull
Bridge. No damage and no casualties
were reported.
In his speech at N'nas, county Kildare,
yesterday, Mr. Collins charged the op
ponents of the provisional Free fctate
government with netting barriers against
Ihe onward march of the nation. Ii- de
clared that Eamoim de Y.ihra had n
doited "methods of anarchy" became
the people of Ireland wen- not willing to
r'low him to ue.-H.i t n -.. one -lim.
for.them. ie Valora regarded this at
titude of the people as an " unforgiv
able sin," and for it they were to be de
prived of their right to choose a govern
went. ""
SUNRISE SERVICE AT
METHODIST CHURCH
Early Morning Easter Service
at Main Street Methodist
Church Miss Long Makes
Short Talk on Easter
Church Beautifully Decor
ated.
One of tin? most Ixautil'ul of the
Easter sendees held iu Gaslotiia S
was the Sunrise service held at
Street Methodist chinch at s;x i
Sunday morning. The service cm
of Easter anthem", and skill's, an l.a
message by Miss Lola l.o.ig and
fiucrament of the Lord's -upper
the early hour, an! the threa
weather, a representative cnii;iv
wan present to enjoy tho Easter s
One of the features' of the sen h
the beautifully de orated church,
choir loft and chancel were : 'I
with floral decora t ions of Easier
fpiraea, ivy and pabns. Tm
Easter Message,'' was tiie yaojer
brief message by Mis. Long. ! r
voune neonle's work in the el. aid
v.h'ie
lllie-.
I , a I
of ;.
or el
Extracts t'roin Miss Lou
nnssage read :
''In the place where lie w:
there was a warden." Isa'i i
E.i si,
n:citii
bea lit
ful thought and a beautiful custom th't
on tho resurrection morn, as it conies to
Us again after nineteen hundred year".
Hint His house s!iou'd be transformed
into the semblance of a fres-li, pure,
tiewvy garden? Filled with tie per
fume, of the lily, the flower so -ymbolic
of tho death and resurrection. The
lily bulb that so shart time ago was un
sightly, brown, withered and apparently
dead? Tho bulb that the gardener
planted, knowing that out of it God
would bring forth life and beauty,
l'hinted in the dark. dan. p. ghrominess of
the cellar, symbolic of Christ's burial in
the cold, silent tomb. AfGr awhile the
gardener again visited his bubs to find
that they had died, died 'ike the dear
Christ Hiniselg, but died to live again.
And fresh green shoots were coming up
from the brown earth.
The flowers always have a U-antiful
message for us, but especbiliv at Easter
time. From them we learn the laws of
growth of patience and progress. They
tell us to be like to the ouroose for
which w, were created. Thev lift their
ll.eir
faces up to God 9 sweet sunlight aid
show ua the beauty of gratitude and the
duty of obedience. They droop their
heads at eventide, or at the close of life
ami teach us resignation. Their purity
rebukes our sinfulness. Their iteauty
fills us with inspiration and joy, their
fragrance tcaelios unselfishness, their
frailty teaches their absolute dependeme
On a soul that really appreciat,- their
worth and hands that care for them
tenderly. They arc God's messengers of
liope, and that is why they become so
mingled with our thoughts of the ri-en
ilirist at Easter time. The flowers with
their miZKi'stion of everlasting life. On'y
ft few wevks ago tho air was
chill ana
filled with flurries of snow. But our,
heart are glad today 1-tui!e life is j
pushing out in nature everywhere. A J
long os spring returns and flower j
bloom we need not lose hniK.
me name uoigoina, ine joace ui a i
ickull, is wpulsive, suggesting degrada
tion, desolation, death. But when we
read that, "In th place wher He wa
crucified theie was a garden," how our
(Ccatiaued oa ta sizJL
A
ma ny
10. 1, y I
Main i
elocU 1
Stl
ling
t inn
Necessary Before Final Peace
IsRestored To War-Torn Europe
What After Genoa Is the Question Uppermost in the Minds
of Delegates to International Economic Conference.
t,tyy Tho Associated Press.)
GENOA, April 17. After Genoa,
w liat f This is the question uppermost iu
the ndu Is of the delegates to the inter
national economic conference. Experts ably would not (tarticipute in this, as Ger
and delegates alike are agreed that it many is already disarmed under the terms
probably will be necessary to have two of the Versailles treaty, and the United
more conferences at least, before peace ' States is not directly concerned with
is restored in Europe and financial re- j European army affairs,
construction becomes possible. Washington is generally regarded as
i.,.,,: .!, r;. ,.!. i, ;Jtho best bite for an economic conference
Lutii..i ;,. i.,i,,..;..L d...i ,..... .,;;,i i
i a u. (life iiuii mi. iiuoainii jijuim-iu ...
by
which apparently is the most that can to
hoped for from the present gathering, a
disarmament conference probably would
be the next step in an effort to end what
the Russians say is virtually a state of
war between Japan and Soviet Russia,
mi l Ifumnnia and Soviet Russia. Turkey
and (ireece might also be admitted to this
onference in an effort to stop the fight
ing in Asia Minor.
France has expressed a desire to dis
cuss disarmament with her friends, but
noi wiin nei enemies, cuiiscqueniij , umrj
may he some ditlicjlty in geii'.r-f her to '
enter a general disarmament or peace !
conference embracing H the powers
which still have armies ou a war footing.
Frank A. Vanderliji, tho American
financier. Profensor Gustav Caused I,
Swedish economist, and other experts at
Genua apparently are agreed that sum
:iie!iiog of a disarmament conference is
a necessary step before a successful
fin.iixial or economic conference is pos
GASTON COUNTY LEADS
STATE IN NEAR EAST
This County Raised More
Money For Near East Re
lief Than Any Other County
in North Carolina.
I! A F. LEI Gil, April 17. Gaston
county holds the distinction of having
raised more money for the Near Ea,st
this year than any county in the state
larger or smaller.
Mecklenburg, Xew Hanover, Wake,
Forsyth and Giulford county are more
than twice as large as Gaston, and their
quotas were, therefore correspondingly
large. None of these counties have come
anywhere yet nearing their quota, but
ir chairmen report that they expect to
go over ine lop he t ore the cmt ot their
current fi-cal vear.
According to ol. George II. lellumv.
state chairman, and other state oflicials
at Kah'igh, Gaston County put on one of
the bct campaigns for the Xear Fast He-
f that lias ever been put on in the
1 United States. Due credit is given the
people of Gaston, preachers, pupcriu
tendeu's of industrial plants, canvasrs,
; newspapers, motion picture houses and
i others v.h; assisted in the campaign, as
i well as I'ev. George K. Gillespie, county
chairman, and Kev. .lames 11. Ilenderlite,
j D. D.. city chairman.
The flL'.Oun which Gj-ton oi;u,y
; rni-ed will tak" care of not only Gas
'ton's '-' "wards" now in the North
I 'aro'iea orphanage iu the Near Ea-it.
'but 117 ''wards" of other counties in
jib" -.late wl.ii h have so far failed to
! raise their quoin, and which it is not lie
I bevel will he rai-ed by the did of the
' fiscal year.
I It is anparent now that North Carolina
I ii going to Inue a hard time raising its j
quota (hi year, as many counties hnvej
I falien down badly on their share of this
great work. AM children not provided j
i for by duly 1st must be turned out of j
- the .Near East Relief orphanages at that I
i time an account of lack of funds. There j
lis no other alternative. JS efficient is i
the work of tho Near Fast Relief that j
each child ran be clothed, fed ami taken j
care of on $.1 a month, or $(h a year. :
Tlrs is ma le jios-ible through economic
management and quantity purchasing. j
I TWELVE GOVERNMENT
BUILDINGS ARE DESTROYED.
(By The Associated Press.)
NORFOLK. Va., April 17.
Twelve government buildings on Fisher
man's Island, in Chesapeake bay, were
destroyed by fire late ye-terday. Un
official estimates say the loss may renih
itloil.Otu). The weather bureau station.
hospital and one other building cscap-
j ""' names,
The Maze was report
d t.
con st
leiirv
1 guard officials here by the. dip,
' guard
',!'"' r ',''er.
The armv mine planter General S.
M. Mills with a detachment of soldiers
was dispatched from Fort res j .Monroe
to fight the flames but arrived too Lite
to l' of assistance.
There were about 15 buildings en the i
i
island, used previous to the war as a
quarantine camp, and later as an ob
servation station.
The fire was rejKirted to have started
in the marsh where a party of vacation
ers had lieen in ramp. It spread rap
idly through the brush toward the
buildings and the efforts of the care
taker, the only man on the island, to
cxtiuquish it, were unsuccessful.
2,000 at D. A. R. Meet. ,
(By The Associated Tress.) ;
WASHINGTON". April 17. The
n.,. 0f accredited delegates and
.-wteriiatrs had reached above 2,000 to
,iaj- when tlie -ilst continental congress
of the Daughters of the American Kev-
olution convened in Continental Hall,
thereby assuring, general officers said, j
the larg.tt meeting in the history of the;
society.
military expenses are
loans can be floated
s and Germany prob-
to toiiow me uisarniameiit, mcemiB
but
the meeting there would scarcer'
be
possible unless the Russian
Govern-
inent were in the meantime
reeoguized
1 by the United States.
As the chances for recognition of the
Soviet by the European powers becomes
brighter, the interest in America's at
titude towar.l Russia increases and the de-
' '"" "K.' "
in Genoa how long the United States will
hold aloof politically from the Moscow
Govern lit, which it is helpinig so gen
erously with food.
France's fixed determination not to
permit the slightest revision of the Ver
sailles treaty would undoubtedly prove a
great handicap to another economic, or'
financial conference, whivh would have
to deal so largely with the reparations
problem, lmt the present conference is
breaking much ice, and Mr. Lloyd George.!
the Britis
upon as a
i Premier, is Kenerally looked
lookeit
over-jl
liis re-ll
lea.ler skillful enough to
come
an v
French opposition in this
(jar. I
i
ONE KILLED AND MANY
INJURED IN TORNADO
Twister Strkies Illinois Town
and Demolishes Many
Homes Narrowly Missed
Orphanage.
CENTRAL! , ILLS.. April 17. One
baby was killed and two persons are in
,St. Maiv's hospital here in a critical
condition as the result of the tornado I
wheh struck Irvington, south of here,
bout midnight, last night, hospital a
teiidants reported today. A number i
other injured persons remained iu I
vington.
NASHVILLE'. ILLS., April 17.
Tornado 'rikiiiL' at Irvington, a town
of
about population, shortly after mid
night, killed one person and in.Mind be
tween ."0 and 7o others anil demolished
or badly damaged 1 "" residences and busi
ness lioii-es. according to meagre repniis
available here early today. A -pecial
train operated by. the Illinois Central
Railroad conveyed the seriously injured
resident to Ceiitralia where they wen
placed in hnspita's.
One family of seven, a"l of whom were
injurid, were dragged from the ruins of
their home. Two children were reporte I
in critical condition as the result of
cuts from window gla-s. j
Imugtou i six mile southwest of i
('entralia, in Washington county. i
The I'.aptist orphanage asylum, which'
cares fur several hundred children, was j
narrowly mi-el by the twister, which
removed out luiHiliiigs trom ine same area
occupiel bv the main asylum building.
Ib'pmtn that a tornado struck Walnut
Hill, a town of Inn persons, and the il
lage of NhookviUc were received at iVn
t tralia early this morniing. The extent of
! the storm was not learned. No reports
: of aiiv damage or loss of life were re
j CC'lVed.
Near Meiitrnso two houses were ile
uiolishisl. Occupant of both escaped 0"
jury by llccing I the basement. A hail
and rainstorm following the tornado .'it
Fayette broke a number of Windows in
the Howard I'ayne College.
Much damage to young fruit is report
ed from Kavette.
REPORT OF COTTONSEED
PRODUCTS CRUSHED
WASHINGTON. April 17. The
cottonseed and cottonseed products report ;
of the Census Bureau for the eight;
months period ending March 1. issued
today, shows : j
Cottonseed crushed 2.- I". till tons, coin
pared with .",,5i;5.(ijs for the same period '
year ao. and on hand at mills March!
Mist, lu7.i'5S ton, scompared with
!L'6.
Crude oil produced s75.57tl,2Ul! pound-
j compared with l.ll.'ti.Oli.'i.'s-J; and on hand
j i.(iHK,p,o;t pounds compared with Ibl.
.:l(o,6oo.
0 0$
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CALENDAR.
Monday, April 17.
7:30 p. in. Retail Merchant3
Institute'.
Tuesday, April 16.
7:30 p. m. Retail Merchants
Institute.
Wednesday, April 19.
7:30 p. m. Retail Merchants
Institute.
Thursday, April 20.
4:00 p. m. Board of Directors.
7:30 p. m, Reuii Merchants
Institute.
..' Friday, April 21. w
7:30 p. m. Retail Merchants
Institute.
-
sible, us lessened
imperative before
on a large scale.
The United btat
f it '
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iy-i i?v :
DR. STANLEY KKEE5,
Of Chicago, Who Is In Car.unia This
Week To Conduct a Merchants' Institute
Under The Auspices of the Meicantile
Department of The Chamber ot Com
merce. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
SERVICE WAS IMPRESSIVE
Elaborate Musical Program by
Choir of Main Street Metho
dist Church Rev. R. C,
Long Delivers Powerful Ad-
J I 1 r-
kuicBs uii ine crusaae ror
the Crown."
Heautiful in - cry detail wa- tin- s. :
vice held Sunday ei-niug a! Main
Street Metliodi-t chur.-h lor th Enigi.t
Templar of Gast.uiia. Th,- musical
program prepared by th.- lin.ir under ii.e
direction of Miss, Marie Ton, nee as one
of the most elaborate ever heard iu Gas
tonia. The musical program preceded
the Knights Templar Mormon and con
sisted of the following, every number of
which was fautlessly rendered:
Violin Solo, "Reverie," Mrs. C.
.Michael.
Anthem, "Why Seek Ye the Living
Among the Dead," Soloist, Miss Char
lie Iluss.
Soprnno Sob,, (), Lord, Correct Me,"
Miss Myrtle Warren.
Antlum. " Forever With the Lord."
"rana So'o, -'Awak- up Thy G.'orv,"
Mrs. " IE Simon Is.
All!.. "Then- Is a re. n lli'l Far
Away." Son, Miss Marie l.rreiec.
Soprano Solo. ' O, L,.r Most Holy,"
Miss U : nehe 1 lei-i rina n.
Anthem, "The Ihviieii- :e 'r iling."
Soloists. Mr. Williams, Mr. .Miller and
Mr. Williams.
All the performers pi.rli ipaliue in the
above program were ar'i t-. I'i1" audi
eliee showed by their raid Mlen'ii.a their
apprei iation and enjo.vn: a' of the pro
gram, many numbers !' , U'kU i re i .
difhcult.
I'rcccding the nm-i.-. the b'.iiigi..
T. injdar, some -0 in rami' r. took th ir
places in the church in pe. i.-s.iy res.-red
-:,ts. In the f.,1! uniform of t . old
wit) fortius ivhi'e phoie n' .! It.-'l d
-ward-, they n-i i,t d i n iieio-ing
pea ranee.
Sir Kniirht If. C. Long, pas'i r '
Avenue l'n -1 1 -r i "i .-i.a .li. I; : -i;-
on the " I 're ..-i ! for tin- ''e'. e, ' ' deb,
ere. I a message 'hat carried s'ra'gl t ' '
his aodiem-e. lirit-f an I icantif d. y
logical an I pi .., ; ful, w: , i ad-i , .
that create. i a do. p i;o; re i o. 'r :n
the ;.;ges 'f s.leled and sm-i:1:! r l:o'--'
Mr. Lone; gathered i!b,rr.i!. m ;.n I
points to dri'.e :he ua -nge of 1 o,
' ' i "rilS'e i i 1 for th - Crown" i , , IL
I'reepa-iit ly ref rred to t i . - Cr, loiers of
the Medieval Age.,. He ,!... i bv . iiing
the exalnde of I'aul a the gv'ii!e,'.
crusader of all tine.
MERCHANTS' INSTITUTE
BEGINS HERE TONIGHT
Dr. Stanley Krebs. cf Chicago,
to Conduct Institute All This
Week For Gastonia Mer
chants. i.astonia retail u.
' h- : ' sa lespeople u ; 1 1
..'.lock at the l .-. s-. i
i riMiii ivo en joe t
i.e'ail Merchants !:'i
e ' ' I for live da - i:i
..f ' he Department of
; .ir- of the Chamber
lit-. Stanley L. Knh
P ret, ants Instlt ,.te of
in- Horning from tin
i. i ly for the opeiiim'
uhioh he is under co? I
It is important that
. r l.o present at the ti
ouigl.t . Not only u i
n, est interesting and ii
will be intepsejy valui
i no matter bow eff ieiei
I in salesman hip.
a n il
...ieht at 7::j'J
i I a inf-er tt(
q.-rng of tli.
e to lie co
I 1 t;ie -Hispid
M rcantile A
of Commerce
of the Keta
'hie.- go, arrive
"o-t anil is
of the institute
. ' to conduct.
i y ticket-hold--t
of tnp ge.'rieg
i the series be
structiw liqt if
.le to everyone
' they may he
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
APPLIES FOR LOAN.
(Bv The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. April 17. The
Southern Railway in an application to
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
day asked iK-rmission to nssnme liability
for the payment of interest and princi
pal of an issue of :,"00,Ooo in equip
ment trust certificates, from gale of
which the company will finance pur
chases of new rolling stock. It j pro.
posed to make the obligations payable
in 13 yoar, at 5 1-2 per, cent Interest.
DUBLIN CITIZENS HAVE
LITTLE TO FEAR FROM,
THIS EASTER MONDAY
j
Nothing to Justify Such an
Explosion as Happened in
1916 However, the Situa
tion Is Ticklish.
(By Ihe Assoeated l'ress.)
LONDON, April 17. Easter Monday
was looked forward to with little trepi
dation by the citiens of Dublin. Jle-
( 1 ' iiioiiiiih; uespapCJS nun-
jcated there was nothing to .justify an
assumption that the day would bring
Hiich an explosion as tlie rebellion of
11)10.
The Daily Mail's correspondent says:
"Anything or nothing may occur iu the
next few days,'' and, notwithstanding
the existing menace to order, many re
ports suggesting that the mu.iurity of
citizens are inclined to believe it will
be nothing.
The Times' Dublin correspondent hays
the statement by Ifory O'Connor, head
of the troops which nei zed the J'oar
Com Is that his forces did not contein
plate a coup bears the stamp of sin
eerily, and the city has bicoiiie ouite
hoiiel ul .
Nevertheless," he u'lds,
course well understood tnat
Insli armies watching e
"'it is of
with two
rich other
I I. :- .1, I I... II .1 .
1 "h" 1,11 i,( niuiuin Ul oil -
w iudow s of li f-
lereui puuiie iimiuings, ine situation is
dangerous. The country's immediate
hope rests on the resumed meeting of
the pence conference on Wednesday
i between representatives of the Free
Maters and Republicans J .
" Powerful pressure of many suits is
being put to the rival leaders to reach
ii ii agreement wliich will eliminate the
military peril, guarantee freedom of the
elections ami allow public opinion to
epios itself during the coming
He, ks."
Th.
orrespoudeiit remarks that an
obscure feature of the situation in this
connection, if any, between Eamonii de
;i!i ill and the .seceding section of the
Ire. n Republican aruiv, and he admits
he is nimbi- to cast any light upon it.
It was noteworthy, however, that Mr.
de Yalcia, speaking last night iu Dub
liu at the celebration of the Luster re
be. lion, reiterated his ' hostility to the
treaty and told his hearers they could
hae unity and a stable government be
hind volunteers who stood for the re
public. These were the spear points of
the Irish movement for freedom, he
sa.d. It was not apparent whether this
allusion was to O'Connor's troops.
LOCAL HIGHS PLAY
BESSEMER CITY TEAM
High School Baseball Teaii
Faces Heavy Schedule if
Post-Easier Games Thus
Week Underwood Out of
Game For Rest of Season.
II.
sted
their wearv limbs ovcA
the
..1st
Holidays, the local highs un
lerdiip of Coach Armstrong.
dcr the I
nil
! bat
I.lnre forth Tuesday afternoon to
another high
school base
break camp
Cite, to do
I ball ag'j
gatinii when tin
hoie ale
to li
nine
battle to tin
T
le
,1s hi
1'
played eight games
the big end of sev
In the first game
am, the Gastoniaus
ml of a L'o to 5 win.
that caused I'lldel -
;!,;
Usui,, tniuuir
en ami t i ing one .
V. i ! h the above ti
grabbed t he large
The ni'-fortune
woo. I to break his I, g in the
I Newton Farm Life School.
I :he lad from idnving in imv
game with
"ill keep
of the fin
;al games of the season. Thi
'will cause changes in the lo
that will probably weaken
accioent i
al infield j
the lield
work, but the hitting will pro!
ial.lv
hold j
hold !
first
hers :
its own. .leiikiii
down I'uderuood
base, and placing
is expected to
position at
one of the pit
in right field or a second
st ruiger
ienkin's outer garden spo .
The past Heck of games has shown
that the Gastonia inlield is still holding
its own in fast and snappy plays, a
niong them double plays being pulled iu
a few seconds time. Th" batteries tune
not Weakened a bit and with sin h back
inu as thev have been netting local
sipiad is still holding to its 'Ingnn
'ON TO CHAI'EL HILL. "
A mn.joiity of tin- gam. - for the next
two weeks will prol.nldy l e j !.ie. out
of toe ii, some of the i igu'ir nines la
in g on the s le-h.le .
i
EPWORTH LEAGUERS TO HOLD
THREE-DAY INSTITUTE HEREi
At Franklin Avenue Metho
dist Church April 19th
20th and 21st Instructors
Provided for Each of t h,4
Four Departments -
Ihirty
S e n d I
or More Leagues to
- Delegates.
A dit
for th
Franklin April lie
that a'i
the liisn
lepart mi,
futo. Ir
eta League Institute
In-triet will be held at
A. ii 'i
M. : ii . list church In re
, -in i -l-t. It
-:, i i . r m on.
il -i.l their officers am!
. riu'endent to this insti-
.r- for each of the four
tut
department
and mission
devotional, social, charity ;
ia, bei-n engaged and the!
program prono-CM m in- one oi nun mi- )
terelf to :iH who are engaged in Kpworth
League work.
The daily program will he ns follows:
7:4"i to s o'clock, devotional service; s
fo S :;!ti, .lass period ; 8 1.10 to 8:4.1. dis
trict problems: 8:43 to 9:30, social hour.
Mr. F. L- I'lyh r; of West Gastonia. is
president of the district league confer
nnce ami will gladly furnish any desired
(juifort'iation relative to tbg institute,
TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA
AND GERMANY IS SIGNED
GEONA, April 17. A treaty be
tween Germany and Russia was signed
at Rapallo yesterday, the signatories
being the foreign ministers of the
two countries, George Chitcherin, for
Russia, and Dr. Walter Rathenau, for
Germany. The treaty nullifies the
Brest-Litovsk treaty and re-establishes
full diplomatic relations on' an
equality basis.
The pact cacels all war claims, as
well as claims arising from the na
tionalization of property.
RAYMOND ALLISON, OF
STATESYILLE, IS SHOT
It Is Alleged He Kicked and
Then Shot at Policeman
Officer Returned the Fire.
(By The Associated Press )
STATESVI LEH, April Pi. - Ray
mond Allison lies in a local hospital will,
a bullet hole through hi body inflicted
by Policeman J. W. Mills wlnn he at
tempted to arrest Charlie Allison, a negro
attendant of Raymond, Allison's father,
ex Sheriff T. .1. Allison, who lu, re
quired constant attention since he had
an attack of paralysis last vear. Tn"
shooting took place just before noon to
day.
1'olicciucn Mills ami Gilbert who went
to the Allison residence on Davie ave
nue with a warrant for Charlie Allison
charged with selling liquor state that
they read the warrant to the negro boy
on the porch. About that time Ray
loom! came out and ordered Mills away
the ofliocis alloginig that Raymond hit
ami kicked the policeman ns he went off.
As (he policeman reached the street he
state that Raymond Allison fired but
the bullet went wild. Mills returned the
fire twice in qnjck succession one bullet
taking effect, passing entirely through
the idlest piercing the upper lobe of the
right lung.
There are conflicting reports as to' the
oc tails of the shooting one that tho.'bul
I let entered the right chest, and cam out
the back and another that the bulhjt eu
lered the back and came out in front.
Young Allison was hurried to the l(opi
tnl and latest reports indicate that his
condition is favorable. While he hasXlost
considerable blood yet it is thought fh
there are fair chances for his recovery u
less complications develop.
"GOOD BYE, BOLL WEEVIL"
REEL FOR GASTON FARMERS
Motion Picture Deoictincr Use
or calcium Arsenate in
Fight Against Cotton Pest
to Be Shown Over County
This Week by Agent Gowan
and Southern Cotton Oil
V. Company Contest at Cher-
ryville.
"Good Hye, Hull Weevil" is the title
of a motion picture reel which is to be
shown at several points in Gaston conn
ty this week by County Fnrm Demon
stration Agent C. Lee Gowan, assisted by
.1. Flay lies, local manager for the
Southern Cotton Oil Company. This reel
hpiets the story of three cotton farms,
one where tin' farmer attempts to raise
cotton without using' the i i known
methods of fighting the boll weevil, One
where
the farmer uses the best method
l,,,t leaves its usage to hired help and he
third, the successful one, the fanner who
m., ill,. I.u It, , 1....I .,.,,1 ...I.
ministers it himself.
The picture shows in detail how calci
um arsenate is administered by the use
of "dusters." It was a government
j lest farm iti Loui-iana which discovered
I that dusting the cotton plant, with cnlci
; inn arsenate was by far the most effective
way of preventing destruction by the
boll weevil. It is not loo per cent effec
tive, the absolute preventative of this
pest having neer yet been discovered,
1 but its per ceiitaue of effectiveness is m
I high that it . altogether worth while,
using. I
i i 11 i"".i, oil'.- ill!- priOC III IIIW
o-operating with (ho farm deiiionslr.i-I I'i iti .1 states navy, left the I'liiladel
ti iii bureau is the tsout hern Cotton Oili ' phia navy yard to-lay for Caie Henry,
Company which appropriated this yearjlnre -do- will be u-ed as a target for
-.anion fur the purpose of demonstrating j the Atlanti, tha t in a series of radio
to th.- cotton farmers how this method!1""1 Klln experiments,
w.irk-. In Gaston county six commuui I years the Iowa has lieen
ties, one in each townshiip, are going to!""' a radio exH-riniental craft with
! be a-ked to furnish a demonstration !
f cotton Tin. Scott,.. "i 'nte,, 1
mpany will then furniali the duster
and the chemical for treating one-half of
the plot planted so as to show the farmer
just exactly what this method will ac-
COIllpli-ll.
Tonight the reel wilil bs shown at the
1'.,;..,, .1 i. ti a..,.
i in".. -" ... -oi le.n.-w . ii- miu-i ii,ii, s hjc
as follows: Tuesday night, Chorryville;
eilni'sdav night, tsouth l'uint; Thurs-
day night. New Hope; Friday night,
Howling (iriH-n; baturday night, Besse
mer City. At each place the picture will
be shown at the school house.
It is expected that the largest crowd
is expected j at any of these meetings will -lie- at Cher-le.-iirues
in 1 ryville tomorrow night. Mr. Gowan has
offered two cash prizes to the followiing
communities for the best attendance ami
the liest singing, namely: Black Rock,
Hallman, Fairview, SunnysMe, Mt.
BetilaJi and lenders Clianel. The first
i"... ... an.i tue; o,-tuit ,ri . .-iieit
dance will count 30 points and singing
.hi point. It is expected that several
hundred people will be in attendance. -
THE WEATHER
" North Carolina. nrohabTv showers to
night and Tuesday, warmer in west sod
renim poruon lunijnr,
RHYNE, SUHHEY, GASTON
SELLERS AND THOMPSON
ARE PRIMARY WINNERS
Final Vote Has Not Yet Been
Tabulated J. W. Summey
Wins Over Puett in Commis
sioner Race Rhyne Clearly
Outdistances Two Opposing
Candidates.
According to
ty count of t he
ocratic primary
a preliminary and lias
vo!e in Saturday's Dem
the most important con-
tests were .1
Sumiiiey def
for county
township by
de
1 as fuliows: J. W.
ated Mr. John V. Puett
commissioner from Dallas
u doeishe majority. G.
R. Rhyne was o
ated for sheriff o
didates, W. N.
rwlu dm i ugly nomin
r the other two can
Davis and R. A.
I hristeiibury . II. s. Sellers and H.
B. Gaston received the nominations for
the lower House in the General Assem
bly, il. R. Thompson was nominated
for Register of Deeds ovver G. C. El
lis. An exact count of the voto was
not obtained in time to appear iu to
day's paper. The official canvass of
the vote was made at the meeting of
the Democratic county executive com
mittee this afternoon.
Following is the total vote of cadi
candidate, unofficial and subject to cor
net ion at the meeting of tho county
convention this afternoon :
For Sheriff: , Davis l.JSl; Rhyna
.'i.fioii; Cliristeiibury b'U.
For Commissioner, Dallas township:
Summey d.fsl; Puett 1,552; River Bend
township, Davenport 1,936 Gastoniii
township, Ileal J.U75.
For House of Representatives: Gas
ton L',17 J; Jackson 1 ,7y ; Hollers
For Register of Deeds: Thompson
J.iilti. Ellis l.toj.
For
For
I ..'.(Ml.
For
l,sl L
Treasurer: Craig 1,751.
Coroner: Kineaid 1.1S5; Quinn
Clerk Superior Court :
Hendricks
ROLLER SKATING CONTEST
TOMORROW EVENING
Much Interest Geing Manifest
ed by the Young Folk in
Athletic Event Many Pri
zes Offered Music by the
I Pythian Band Streets to
I Be Illuminated.
One of th,. big evenTs of this week will
be the roller skating contest which is to
be held Tuesday evening commencing at
7 o'clock under thn auspices of Com
munity S rvice. Kntries for this eon
test have lieen open for the past several
weeks mid a large number of the children
ami young people of the city have entered
lor the arioiis cuMtts.
City Manager W. .1. Alexander, who is
a member of the committee in charge, of
I'i litest, has set a si do two block oil"
We-t Second avenue extending from Oak
land to s,mt, street and this sent ion will
Ik- roped off. An abundance of electric '
lights will illuminate tho entire two
blocks and music will be furnished by the I
Pythian Band, which has kindly eon- .
sonted tn assist in this occasion by fur
nishing the music for this occasion.
A liberal list of prir.es contributed by
the business men of the city bus been of
fered. It was published in The Gazetto
some days ago. That there will be keen
competition for these prizes is evidenced
by the fact that the skitters has been .
putting in much time practicing for tho
past several week.
Following is a list of the officers for.
the contest: Referee W. L. Balthis; '
judges. .1. L. Heal, J). H. Williams, E. J.
Aberuethy; starter. V. 1'. Grier, timo'
keeper, C. K. Marshall, Jr.; scorer,
Stephen B. IVilley; ebrk, Jan. W. Atkins.
The committee in charge of tho con
test hopes that the people of the city
will manifest an interest in this event
for the young folks 'by attending. It
will begin at 7 o 'dock ami will last for
about three opiarters of an hour.
BATTLESHIP IOWA TO
BE USED AS TARGET
t r tl. i -.
v LA 1 1 EEI'II I A, April 17. - Tho
i..,,, 1...I.1,. t .i' ...
'"'r slll'r "iiip. tlie Ohio, as the control
vessel. Iii the approaching tests off
Cape Henry, the Iowa, controlled solely
by radio, will attempt to run the gaunt
let of the Atlantic licet, now on its way
from Guar.tanamo, Cuba. Hesides the
radio experiments the sinking of the
ship will afford an opportunity to test
the armor piercing qualities of the larg
est projectile-, and guns with which tho
modern battleships are e.piippde.
The control of the vessel has Leun
transferred from the Ohio, which also
will be sunk, to the destroyer Dicker
son .
BODY OF
POP" ANSON
BURIED IN CHICAGO.
fRy The Arteiata4 Press.) -
CHICAGO, April 17. The body of
Ailrain C. Anson, hero of thousands of
bust-fall fans ami other orts enthusi
asts, will be hurieil here today in Oak
woods cemetery, in the presence of
members of his family and with a
marked simplicity. Final tribute was
paid by his friends who attended fun
i em I (w-rvico yesterday at which - Keae-
Kin- M. Landis delivered the eulogy.
The' ecmetry where the body will rest
s close ta, Jackson Park, where Mr.
Anson sjent much time in reeent year
on the golf link and at tho traps. Tho
body of Mrs. Anson." now buried In
Philadelphia, will be brought here, and
Mterrvil t lu wd ,