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fiASTONlA : Mil? TMZEfTE Local Cotton 17 Cents Weather: Warmer GASTONIA, N. C MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 1, 1922. VOL. XLIII. NO. 103. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS ATTEMPT IS HADE TO ASSASSINATE LEADER OF CENTRAL CHINESE FORCES Battle For Possession of Pek ing Is Continuing Today Heavy Gunfire AH Night Artillery Increases in Inten sity. (By The Associated Tress.) LONDON, May 1. An attempt to (iMHiute General Wu Pei-Fu, leader of the central Chinese forces, wai made Satuiday, says a Peking dispatch to The Evening News to day, which said the report had not been confirmed. The general was said to have teen slightly wound ed, and his assailant was captured and executed, the dispatch said. PEKING. May I. The battle for tin' possession of Peking as still con tinuing today with tin- i.t :tnt .1 K' "I1" pa rent ly going to t Is- forces of (onerul Wu Poi Fu, driving toywird the capital from tin; south. Atlviees from the renter of the light ing, 1- miles southwest of the eity, wore that General Wu was forcing the Hohliers of General Chang Tie I. in from Oiaiigsinticii, 11 ml that tin- ti'le of bat tie was rolling eastward toward the southern walls of Peking. Heavy gunfire l,r,,lu' ll', '" ""' .,1,sl of ChangKintien at ! o'clock last night, eontinuing intermittent ly. .ill night. Artillery riling in the sector south of Peking became mure intense toward midnight, ami n small part of General Ghang Tse Lin's army retreated toward the southwest walls of Peking. Gen eral Wu Pei En's for.es appeared to be developing their Hanking movement on Chang 'm right wing, while t'.ie hit ter's troops were defending the M.iro Polo bridge acro.-s the Hun river coin inonding the approach to Peking. Observers reported that (hang had even butteries of three guns each, tiring simultaneously, with trenches over the hills along the rivr m"l yards apart. Generul Wu has gnnu fr Paotiugtu, liis headquarters, to Liulho. to take charge of the drive on Peking. His forces are using i-hrapnel and machine guns. Liulho is on the Peking Han ! kow railway, about :;.") mile-, south of Peking, und -i miles smith of Chang sintien. cm which General I hang Tse Lin's right wing rests. .i UNKNOWN NEGRO HOLDS (MR DOBS MfRI AND ROBS MERCHANT By Clever Ruse, However, T. j F. Carson Put Highwayman Off With Sack Containing, Only Pennies Shot Once at Ed Calhoun Made His Es-j cape. ! in iiiitiiiiu-ii ncL'ro walk, d in'" tii;'! store of T. P. Carson, vl West Air.iii.vf aveitiie, shortly before midnight Sat .n day .night as Mr., Carson was chi cking up" his cash drawer anil, cm ring the ' merchant with a revolver, demanded t In content a of the cash drawer. Lifting from the drawer a sack containing i . hundred or two pennies Mr. Orson; pitched it to the highwayman. " Come aeross with the bill. ' ' suid the negro.; "It's all in tlie suck" replied the " ' ' ' chant and the negro began t" hack t - ' wards the front door. Kd Calhoun, son-in law of Mr. far- m. was at the rear of the --tore. Il-iimu Mr. Carson call lie came towards the front of the store from the outside aiel arrived just as the negro backed out tie front door. The negro -led at O: Mucin once but misled him. The ed:,o -l -pM!-jnent was notified and olli.-, .dPI" '" ' that they have a clue which may lead t" the arrest, of the bandit. AMERICAN CAPTAIN IS WOUNDED AT CELEBRATION ! MAYKNCK, May 1. During a M a ' Day demonstration he-e today a ce-t tain of the American army was wounded ov the manifest ants. A column of May Hay dcmoiist I ntnr was marching through the Klieinst ras-e , when through a mistake in steering the American captian's automobile ran into the procession. The machine was -t-ippe.i immediately, but it was at once surround ed ami attacked by a shrieking, furious crowd which began to mount the c:i' The captain, believing his life to be in danger, drew his revolver. On of the men in the crowd tried to disarm him. but the revolvpr was discharged, and the officer sank back, wounded in the sliou'd- The chauffer tried to aid the captain, 'but the crowd turned on him, covering ' him with blows. French gendarme extricatel the Amer- , ican ear and made several arrests. LORD AND LADY ASTOR HAVE "WONDERFUL" VISIT j WASHINGTON. May t. Lord and ' Lady Astor left Washington early today1 for Philadelphia, after what the latter) described as the "most wonderful three ' days visit ever enjoyed at the nation's1 capital." Lady Astor is to address the: 'Women's Trade Union League nt the j Academy of Music in Philadelphia to-' morrow afternoon. j Lord Astvr explained that Lady Astor j and himself would leave Philadelphia. Tuebiy evening for Richmond. Va., for a brief visit, after which they would go to Lynehburii, possibly on Thursday, visit , Danville, and later go to Iady Astor 'si old home in Albema rl county. Lord As- j tor was unable to ssv where thev would ; go after the Virginia trin. Fivt Negroes Killed. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Mav 1 Five negroea were killed and a number of j othrs injured earl- today in an ex plosion"- in roo'.iing house. Thr faus of trk e plosion tjts But ict been dc Jerniiccd . Tfcst balding a TrwVi f Catholic Priest Stands Out On Skyline Of Genoa Conference Rev. Father Sturzo, Although He Has no Official Standing in the Conference Commands Attention Would Establish European Federation, Based on Brotherly Love and Co-operation. (Rv The Associated Fresa.) GENOA, May 1. A new tigure stands out on the skyline of the Genoa conference. He is the Rev. Father Luigi Htur.e, leader of the Italian Catholic party, and his views, despite the fact that he has no official stand ing in the conference, are receiving close attention from the leaders of the various delegations. He favors establishment of a kind of F.nropean Federation, based on the prin ciples of brotherly love, conciliation and cooperation, aiel he plans to visit the I'nited tstntes later to preach his ideals. On Nat unlay night he was a dinner guest of the liritish Prime Minister, Mr. Lloyd George, and since his arrival in Genoa he has also conferred with Frank A. Vanderlip, American banker, lunched with Chancellor Wirth and lr. Hatheiiau, of the German delegation, dined with Italian Foreign Minister, M. Shan.er, and held lengthy conferences with Prei r lirattane. of Kumiiiiia, anil the delegates of J ugo Slavia, Hel- giiim and Holland. I lu all these leaders he lias apparent-: !y had listeners eager for bis views on ! the neeesdly of a ''political interna tionale" based mi international aspira tions much loftier and. broader than , anything tin world has yet seen. i People must not think the evils of; the world's suffering can be eliminated at a single stroke of a magic wand,'' I said father Stur.e to the correspond- j cut . "The Genoa conference is only tin- tirst step on a long road only the beginning of a work which will lead after many years to the restoration of Kuiooe and to a brotherhood of pen- ; pie,. I Once the- foundation is laid in Gen oa for a better understanding between; the countries of Europe, and of a more conciliatory spirit, the next stop to be taken will be the reconstruction of tier iiiniii. which will be advantageous not -onlv to Germany herself, but also to the other European countries, especially Germany's neighbors, and above all,. Era nee. I "It will probably be another confer once which will deal with this subject . when the time is ripe for it, and when present resent incuts are sinotthcl down. I 'eannhilc, I am working unlet at iga My ; fi consummation ot what 1 call a po l Internationale. lie explained that by l.ns he meant ,or!d organization inspired by Chris I principles, though nor necessarily mg at the spread of the Catholic gum . He wanted to unite the par all countries which have ideals to his own namely, that ev should wish best for their own if i nar gody uiitry Mit i imunaneousiy strive lor betterment of all peoples. Already ie Mini, lie ii.ei receneu aoneMoiis from all the countries of Europe xcept France and England, and he was going to these lountries about 1he cud of May. He had received adhessioiis also from South American count rity, but not from the I'nited States. I "i est . I want to establish a kind of Euiopeaii federation, and then 1 will vi-i' the I'nited Mates and pursue my labors' t here, ' ' he said . Enthcr Sturzo is regarded by his coi in 1 1 v in en as a true apostle. He is out ."" years of age, but looks about II became a priest Joining the Christian it an ear democracy age . Illoy e- incut, into i la i e r u ' he rose to leader and this politics. lie was elected led him to the' oiincil of Caltagirone, Sicily town, and served as mayoi nr.. As his fame spiead his .y and be finally became lead atholic or popular party. , his for pow r of the MAKING HEADWAY. (.liNOA, May 1. The work of com plcting tin- Allied proiosals to Russia ;i, re-lined today, with the promise of looie rapid headway than heictifore. Th.- la-t few days have brought into evidence a more harmonious spirit be tween Cue British and French delega tions, ih .idle the continuing clashes be tween Mr. Lloyd Ceorge and M. Par thou. Confidence is felt that the diver gi m e in the British and French yi-ws can be adjusted i-o as ta present a solid front to the soviet delegation. H. Bar thou wishes to see the proposals whipped into shape lefore leaving for hi heart to heart talk with Premier Poineure. and cow plans not to start for Paris befoie tomorrow night. hiie nothing ha been officially com municated to the Ku-sans as to the prog- ress of the work, tlcy have lieen able to k' ep familiar with wiiat has already been ' decided hv tlie pow.s. through publiea-j tiou of the details in lonoa. The im j pressjon aiso obtain that quiet unof- i ticial conl'erem ( s are taking place be-j ineen the Allied deh g s and soviet lead- , ers in an deavor t" had them to nppre- ciate the standpoint of their ta-k of planning juvenati ui of Kussia. Piiblieation of a li t. ! : .r.'iisine the efforts ot the powers he t onoiiiie- in i i re- I on Pope Pius conference ....L..,I . Toressioiw of cr.it irieation from the chief delegates, wh .as con" ribiit iniz to an ev ,M,k"d upon it init-ablc nbiul ; understanding'. j TO ATTFMn SALE OF 1ERSEYS AT HICKORY THURSDAY At noon on Thursday ot -ai May 4. there will Is- a big am t.o ."nl head of registered Jersvy cat; Catawba Fair grounds in Hie" k. i a sale of ; Ie at the: ry . Tin" : i.i ! sale i Wing; held under tin- auspice- o, the Catawba Jersey Breeder-' A-- na tion, of whieh Mr.'O. Hub H-rn.ati. of Ciiiover, is seertarr. It is probable taa a niinilx r of !a.ston county farmers an i dairymen will attend and CVunty Age.it I (iowan requests all who arc going t noti 1 him an thf the fiaston eOlintr re pre -ei,tatkni may leave Gastonia together ?2 CHfly hour Tbt-i'tda1 vrvri!. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO 60 TO WINSTON-SALEM Members of Gastonia Com mandery Planning to Attend Big Masonic Gathering in Twin-City Special Pullman to Be Operated from Gasto nia Wednesday. Plans are iM-ing made by members of Gastonia Coinmaii h ry, No. 2S, to attend the big Masonic gathering in Winston Salem next week. In addition to the Knights Templar there will he other Masonic bodies meeting there. It is the hope of local Comma udery officials' to have ll'.1 men from Gastonia at the meet, exclusive of the Pythian bund of .III pieces which will also make the trip. Ac cording to plans now being madi) a special pullinaii will leave Gastonia for Winston Salein Wednesday, May 10 at 1 p. in. It will return Thursday night in time for woik Eridav morning. It is the hope of all eoininanderv officials that ut least P.'." from Gastonia will make th trii), so that Gastonia will have a chnn. to bring back the loving cup offered tl city having the largest reprcsvntat n. present. The l'vthiaii band will ta part in the big parade Thursday. Add interest attaches to .the annual com la of the Grand ( 'oniinandery in that ehanc are a Gastonia man will be placed in liir tor high honors in Grand ommandory circles. AM Knights Templar and Hoy a-1 Anh Masons who are going to Winston Salem are urge,) to get in touch with E. C. Ahcrriethy at the :;rd National Hank. The program of the lrand Coinina ndery Conclave, beginning Wednesday evening is as follows : 7:110 p. m. Grand Cominaudery Knights Templar of North Carolina 'onveiies. X::iU p. in. Cir i. r of The Temple con ferred by Plantagi-net C iinin.'inderv No. 1, Wilmington, N. C. with selected choir. 10;oo p. in. Grand Coininandeiy ie convenes. Thursday, May 11th. 0:00 a. in. Giand 'omnia ndery re con venes. 1 1 :oo a. tion of Ollii I.' :oo ileclioii and Insta Kniyhts Templar ion in (ran. I I 'a ra.de. I tun ji. in. Cup. 1 :::n p. m. The Mason I 'riM iil at ion of .oviiiB Hume: bodie meeting in Win- i 'onn Hish ston M-ein are : Annual Convention of the drain cil of the Order of Anointed l'riesls, of North Carolina. The ievftit.y Fourth Annual Convoca tion of the Cr.ind Chapter. Uoial Aivh Masaiifi, of North ("arolinii. The Foi-y Sixth Annual Assembly of the (ir.in.l Coutieil. Hoval and tM-lect M.isten. of North Carolina The F'orty Fourth Annual Conclave ol the firan I Comma ndery. Knights Tciu plar. of N irth Carolina. PYTKfANS TO HAVE BIG BARBECUE NEXT MONDAY Losing Team in Recent Con test to be Host to Winner? at Armstrong Park List of Committees. r Following the !- i i 'i t iiictiihor-l.i p a tend i nee i m:!-.! in t.astouia I.n d No. Knight- of Pythias, tne th-- losing ti am. ,ill be hosts at V.. ds barbecn Monday inner at Armstrong s. The detailed pi Mi for the exi'iiin Iioilllieil this s will I"- v i" k . Variou coo at work arranging The program come r.elv (iaston, chair is, i; . ( i . I hem a n tees are now of the details coiisis's of llr.elv Px'ii Ii Douglas, !i. B. Wolt Tie arrangements posed of YV. K . T V. .lordae.. Charles committee U "Id, cliniim.i" Ford. F. ' ernethv, Ider. teoi ; Smith and F,- I... 1 The i F. . H. finance Ib'imv. M. In 'lunittee is airman, II son. .1 rwiMid all 1 .1 . II ncdy . The decorating chairman, Kvere't and Gray Rankin . ommitti J ones, e, O iiogi i The publicity loinmit Atkins, chairman, C. C. W. ( uiuiiiigham, E. 1; ir. J . II . lb nderlite. y . .i pen i.'illlli ALL-DAY SINGING CONVENTION AT STANLEY SUNDAY The reular quarterly singing ' tion for all the Baptist church in eounty was he in the graded s. !,.,. ' ifitonum in Stanley Sunday. P all day affair, with a morning s. s an afternoon session, between whi yy i - :oa ; ii a nnner was served. Among the- inR and taking ,,art as lea. ers w !: . Mr. Kimmer. pastor of the " 'I High Shoal, Baptist church.-. John M. Lyneh, of Gastonia. Mr. P RlieTts, of CTierryville, Mr. IL V. ' f StanVy. Mr. Miles JMIing- r. II. nign fMioaig, and Rev. M. L. B.in. ' S-autb Gaatonia. THE WEATHER North Carolina, fair tonight and Tues day, slightly ranp r twieh i rpTTif ' '! e I MADE SUPERVISOR 1 OF WOMEN'S SERVICE Or WESTERN RAILROADS Miss D. Ofiden, after scvetol years of service in the passenger department, has just been appointed stipT visor of wo men's service on the Chicago, Builing ton and Quincy and the Omaha and Kansas City Railroads. W CEMETERY IS NOW 1 REAOY FOR SERVICE With Several Family and Sin gle Grave Lots Already Oc cupied the Armstronu-Ran kin Cemetery is Opened Will Serve People of the Armstrong-Rankin Chain of Mills in South Gastonia. With a number of people air s. burrrsj there I In- new .-.-mi !crv -en the Arm-troiiK .Memorial ehan 'i i ready for occnpaie . The -nin-v lieen completed an I plot made sections, family and single i;r,i 1 f tie lave lots. IV will lie One portion of sold as family lot Cl'llle lot Aii sin other portion "ill be r. -. rs.-.l t portion i (tie Kravi' lots at i- p' r S; ili an j other portion will be n..ilabir to those I without means for tree uravcs, !hu coyeiinjj the needs ol all in the sever -1 villages. This cemeten will till ft loity i felt need of the opera! ices in .South (iastoiiia who have not been fm.-t i . i.i 1 1 able to pay the prices in puhiie o mr teries and will Hive I hem the add d ; privilege of havini; tjieir hoed ones buried closer to their homes. Tin cem etery is hunted just south of the ('has. I. Armstrong Memoiial i lunch, v,i;,l of the I'nioii road liiuiiing thro'i;h th. and is lor the honclil all ileuoniinat ions win the A rni-t i onjr and I.': i of I a yill. p.-opi. .i of i II mp.e i. . Mili tate :l . The c. metery will bi I summer a ml eaidi mill c . ill keeping the most p'. i n tiful section. i lie re I 1 1. e ; UNKNOWN AUTO DKIVEH KNOCKS MAN DOWN AND KEKPS GOING. J. K Jonea, ij Sniiih Gastonia, Found in Unconscious Condition Sat u:day Night on Yoik Roil Man Wha Struck H:m Speeded Up and Disappeared. .1 . K . .lone,. I'il klie.V Mills. Soli o . i and sei ioi.v nigh! about i '! pnoi p stat ion on : automobile driven -on After strike i ! "f stcpie,.: f man. Spi t ' ii'ieiieu , l.ii.ds.',-.', of I. in. be i .'lilie by I'll lolite the injured man i wliei e his wouii N or three cars h.-n present had witn V hen picked i; i in an ii in-iii s, i . o -ioiind tuat hi- f that he had si st. about the head. he legaiiied coii-c e en to his home ;u No clue has I he identify of 'h mobile. lie was -a bicycle but tie I; number of the car. was and er.i'S pii.'il tak ' l,e w a s dmg the I i I i WOMEN VETERANS OK WAR IN Bit, i Hy The Asm,, i i WHFNGTO.N. M, '.i . .men w ho served In h in 1 ' eg t he yy ol Id w a r " ighmits, nursing j ! nog the i n ii o no lib, -n iy feminine han at i . re today in t he 4 ' - -line the armistice The purpo e of ' in ..oiineed by Miss M i- to rvdedicat- t.'n . '' 1 i ' - ha i I ma n -of f 'c r " -. rye. I overseas to n-- -' !. . r service men si : . "' ne iit and to all i. -- - 1 si rv ice. WORLD REUNION. S ! merii an lines dur by frying e. or by for yvlii-h 'I, met I reunion i i as an et Lainbie, .!' those yiho ! in eliarge, i allied form ;oing treat emergency WEDNESDAY CLOSING DOES NOT BEGIN TILL MAY 31ST ; Through an inadvertence it was stated ' in Jsaf urday 's (Pie'tc that the hunitii' l i '.losing of the (tast oiia stores on Wed -i neswlays would con.ai. n.-e with WednesiUiv , of this week. May i:rd. It slioub have j been stated that .it would! Ijc; commence ! on Wednelay, May .xlst, anl rontinue! t'n ugh August 101 11. i !.-. I covering a '.I of ff,ll 'perp "lj: .....-.. M ...'if . .. .:..r, A -'-;-J'. i h mm' SECOND MONTH OF COAL STRIKE SEES NO PROSPECT OF EARLY SETTLEMENT i More Than 600,000 Miners Are Still Idle Union Offi cials Claim That Peak Strength Has Not Been Yet Attained. ( Hy. Th.- Ass, IN'DIA.N.M i tl.ls; The second ii . on b suspension el v.ori; began today with ipiarters hi re of 1ln ers of America de iated Press.) I ml.. May 1. of the nation vi ide in the coal industry officials at head I'nited Mine Work la ring that no net tlenieiit was 1-1 troversv imoh ght fir the wage con i mole than but), Olid j miners . j No change ;, made bv union ofl'i I eials in their pivioii claim that u J least tiSO.oiMi uorkers had joined i the suspension, th' nuuiiicr iucludin j 7o,tt00 nun union miners in the bitun 'nous coal holds, as also C.ootio uifn ! bitiiiniiious miners and oO.ooii l(nthr. ; cite workers. Peak .strength, oll'icia i here said, had not yet been attained and the union program callel for furth ; it ell'orts tu close the non uninu liehls, 'particularly those of central 1 'eiins;. ! a i nia . Kxeej-t for diie of union oiganiers into Pennsylvania and West Virginia the first month's suspension was mail: j ed hy extreme ipiiet, the workers of the eoniphdely organized lielos seining 1 i .regard their id'eness as a vacation. The drive on the Pennsylvania lion nil ilia lields u;n viewed by union officials a iniportant in that they regarded 1 he me of tlie sui'ciisioii hi the central more t ha n ' ii! t it ive Ileal, employ inn - t hi id of al I union mini n . s far lis the central conipctitivi ,.!. , w i'e i i oinprises VVesirrn I'eiinsv - ., ,. , i ,- n . ,. ' ., , . i i e ' i ! seciireil, lullv eipupped lor J vm a. Oleo. Indiana and Illinois, audi ,. ,. . ' .. . ... ... iciipatiou. About six thousi J, .o the outlviltg sott cial tleliM, yv,- s i . . . ., . , , , .,' ,i 1 1 red dollars has been tiaid f on.-, rued, the .suspension apparently; . . , , 1 , i ,.i i i , i ' . chase price ot if 2i,iiiiii an, had settled down to an endurance strug , 1 . , , y . . . . ... heell hl'iiui iJ f,,r mi ,l. wh'eli (oinprises Weslern 1'eiinsvl- , ho Ii oil icials lierc 1'1'otesslllg con nee 1 1 .it t he operators would fiuallv i'Uerd into a Wiloe con fere nee . Whi IICLIitli Ie ti it ion. .-nil hia for a on 1 1 ron, lie ope rati tHemeiit with tin is ha no lor way tlnir ' union was at r.- a in w w ao le.it ollieial- el'lemeiit in bit uni'iioiis he country. scale sta l dsiill. I, el, t ill s, fields expected list i ict s scattered n earlier kin in ll lllllllglioul RIVER HAS REACHED HOST SERIOUS STAGE OF FLOOD (Bv Tlie AssonaTet Press.) NEW ORLEANS, May 1. Re ports today from Arkansas City, i Arkansas, to the Gulf are to the ef fect that more than 20,000 men are battling against the final and what appeari to be the most serious stage of the Mississippi river flood situa tion vhirh is just now entering the low reaches of the flood. PU3 ts lower stages during the last few days resulting trom favorable wind; and the three seiious cre vasses in the lower valley, the thous ands of government employes and nvilian volunteers have been able to overcome many dangerous develop ments which were disclosed by recent higher stages. Report3 fiom the thiid district today stated that all levees in that dist i ict were in good condition with the exception ot a small section of the Vaucluse levee near Lake Village, Ail;., where 00 men woiked through the night in an effort to keep back th- flood. This levee had cracked for 00 feet, hut the stietch has been "matted" and a dam built behind the threatened break. All other danger points, including that mar near Aikansas City, are repotted as satisfartoty. Officials of the Tensac basin levee board icporttd today that the situa tion 13 moie hopeful now than at any time since the flood began. WOULD ALLOW STATE BANKS TO ENTER THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM V. .'line S 1 1 I ding 'In ieiiiks TON', I'd villi a I.I I that t state would . reset ! Sena: i I er'.t , ' 1 ' ' ' i, l.'.niui Fed. ral in tlie I)ell. o , ill the agrieii! that a cc. i rri pr i In T, y reipii lijiiik in ii-1 . being .-obi i SnaL.r ' expect s to I ' c hore !!i credit p.... appiov ed of . ,uni befoie -a'. I hi; bill which ho i (ii. loaning facilities : : c..,il. had from . stein." had been I . ;, ral reserve board dig i.f Eugene Myers, . t ..r of the War Fi- i ,.r'.y ides speeife a ' - i king lacmliershi o .'. must et aside an : t w i nly pi.r eeaf of it, tl." preceding year i pai l up and tin'uu- .-: less than the api w ".il l have be n -e i been admitted to . present law. This : - believed, W'ut'd r.'- . banks, particular'.', muuitieil, being giv.-n erve nystem loanin.: suae time the banks i st rengtliend bv a capital. by j and bad tl j.lr., ma nag iiani'e 'ori The I!.,. llv that a s' I under ; ii.- i 1 nually not i iti net in i until it paired . 1 lal of -: quired, j ineii'b, i proviso j suit in 1" in tin a d a a : . i j power i J t lien.-'" far.-, j iCONGRE-SSIOANL COMMITTEE ! INSPECTING FLOOD AREA ( i;y MP he Associate! Presu.) - Tcnii.. May 1. In . . oiigressioiiiil delegation .::'i.. as along the Mississip ' e on its spring rampage. . with the arrival of ten) I he House and two mem-i Senate, to board the Mis cominiiMiion steamer Mis ' M I- lit i. l-i r:": beg;,:, ! iic-iiiiii r bers of Si -ii-;" tuor of t In flofxt -'is i-t; i NO SECRET CLAUSES IN RUSSO-GEHMAN TREATY GENOA, May 1. Foreign Minis ter Tehitcherin, head of the Russian delegation at the economic confer ence, ha written a letter to Vice Premier Barthou of France, assuring him there are no secret military or political clauses in the Russo-German treaty signed Easter Sunday at Rappallo. He says Russia is not hos tile toward France, notwithstanding France's unfriendly attitude towaid Russia. 1LERED BAPTISTS PUN CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS TO Meeting to Be Held in Wi s ton-Sale m Tonight Launch Campaign P chase Money to Be in Ha. by August 15 Plan Raising Money. An intensive campaign t money for the purchase of lege ,y ii,,, colored Baptists will be launched in Wins) uii;ht, aceordiin; to a story in Th t'ity Keiitiuel of .Saturday, reai follows : l.a-l yar when the colored Baptists of i tin- ! this i in- late lielit heir annual meeting m ity a n solution wan passed endors lie I'lirchas,. of I, in wood Academy- properly at Kings Mountain, for use as i si liix.l for the education of the Baptist negro youths of the state. The plans have been worked out. and the property immediate oc and two him on the pur hase price of 4 1 12.". t n and bonds have been provided for an additional first payment of $.")ii,uinl. A compaign is now being waged in all the colored Baptist I congregations over the ,-t.ite, for the pur- o,,t.. of ,.o..,. providing for the en tire if l-o.'ou, and a t mill I or opening t lie school. This cauiaign will he launched in WinstondSaleiii Monday evening. F. M. Filch, well known colored business man ind active layman in the state conven- tion. has been appointed superintendent I of tl i gani.at inn yyork, and will pi" -ide at the meeting. He has already visited many churches in the caiivent oui. J holding, conferences with leaders, and I completing plans for the campaign in ' every .'issocinf ion in (in: Mate body. j While no effort will be made to I ivo I coat rib ill i his, the superintendent -m Jiio.iiiccs, Ihe jdan -i so simple that .small free will oU'erings from everybidy will I amply finance the purchase and make it I possible to open the school this fall. The i campaign will elo-e August l.'i. Tie e-ti- male of resources available without bur dening anyone suggested as follows: : ::o onn no nihcr at 70 cents per month for six moot lis id. I-, f I L'a.mM) ; collateral re I sources, Inn pastors at .fl.L'n yields, tll'il; 1 J In preachers at -."i yields, ifl.uiiii; linn ; members worth f'li.Oihl or more at if.,ii, 'l.'..oon; pin members worth .fi.unn ; i more a' 17.", yields 7.oU0 ; ."in members' 'vim th .f7..'iiii or more nt tlmi yields t". ' Ollll ; 2.", at ."in vent ions . ii' ions, ' ,n onn. niernberi wolth lti.h(iu or mold yields irli.'Joll ; t women's' con 1 ,IM)0 ; tsiinday school con- . l.lllKI; fli. lids of clllea! ion, total. 17l',17". NO CLUE AS TO DEATH OF MISS GERTRUDE HANNA. (My The Associated Prcs-i. i IIOOI'KSTON, Ills . Mav I '. r iiii.ieui county authorities to.liv npi.nr- l were up again-! a did wail of no -t.'ry after anoth.r :ii ;l,' of inves ' igati'm into ci r. inn t :i ii.-e- -mr. und eg the deatli of lo rM'u.I" II l v. hose body vas fiiiind las) Thursday in . .ISeme I the .1 I llt Of th nut. -nl d ir-. 11 Ige I'llited 1 ,1'UI!., Kiiiiv. bi. ' . r i .-1 i I hun h . - ! tol llev. a in I s :it.!llo;ie 1 to ' 'i!ef of Police lo-u angles, inl inilig that they the death of the ( I I il- I I loopestoil .Vest"! I I '.oca rt, to s- a . I in it ted early tl I were still baft!. h f. otlllg "I . , villced liiTed. The i night . remain I For w oina o an oui than . the s' I a.m mor i . i" " i t ho gir! w:i! iniir ;,.'. .. t tor oev said . t eel lasted throughout 1 .i w man a nd the sh Ho'peston. . tune since the inyes' nopn- Mr d HI the 111 llled. th rill ga tion sta , . ti ri. i -i , from v . count rv I March j body w Willi: .lu! I i i.-i t rude 's mother yias . aii I: h. r w ere her t o da ugh in I Mrs. Man-ella Hard i g borne seven miles in tin Wi -.il l tlie girl (ll appear, i 'most a month befon n 11. the fo i ii' !, Nesbit, bloM Wy ma ii, first or in la ;v .tinned in 'lie autl as to Ne.- , ase, was interrogated by t a s until midnight . It s according to th' officials, went several yM'eks ago bond in expectation of threatened statutory chat Manna . .-let. that to W in , n arr: nge trrest g.s bv Cotton Market NEW OKT.F.ANS. May 1. Mor. rains in Tcxa-. Icavy in many lilacs put the price of cotton Is tu )M'ints higher in the first hour of trading to day . .Recording to telegrams to brok ers here the rainfall was damaging iu many sections, lesultiiig in further iivcrllow s of streams. July rose to 1"...'. ami IJrtolHT to 14.47. TODAY'S GOTJON MAflKET Strict to eood middlint ....17c Jr. r a ; of! of 'he Hlte ! Oil Ni elli to- I Twin- . I in:? a LAWTON PREACHER BEATEN GAGGED, CHLOROFORMED AND HURLEDJNTO DITCH Rev. Thomas Irwin, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Lawton, Okla., Victim of Assailants Has Been Guil ty of Conduct Unbecoming a Preacher. t P, The A- ;,i i I.AV, n. dR ., . I l'rc.ss.) 1 . 1 Ma n for iv -i of the Rev. i i f the First Pres e, .ioceeJ(Hl today ay action to deter the Hev. Mr. Ir . hit him on tho din ami threw hint s from the eity. Irwin was found by i tier he had I.liu m in I one half hours, that lio coubl identi ee men h!io attacked asslil motel l -1 s the ditch till' e Today he rep.-:.'e tv none ol tie i nn . I'.otli facti.. i liich ha s bei n yc.,r, yy bin tin l iiin r.il si rmoM 'el Mallloil congregation nt tor moro than a eslnr preachist tho t lake h. llainon af fs 1 i in by Clara Hmith iissiag the incident to the discussion nothing investigation 1ms come of the things which mum, were . 1 1 - d,i' loi oat of on. r. !e for an llnii tar. I'lii was on.. : I,,-,,,,,. ,t about tin movement for his ro tno a i The coup1! is pa-tor. I.Vv. Mr Irwin later married a in a public bathing pool and tx morion pictures m hil cliun h, whiih Hpb: the eoiiKrt'a'.iju hil lled thin;. anew ntiy b'.v. M It.iin person' r. Irwin annoiiiieeil were trying to ill force him to leava e ago, he said ho thai i . I line la I tow 11, !ii ill and I soleeliii was ap roMchi'd by Ihree men an he was leaving tho ilinnli one Hilllday night and at the point of gnus warned to go to aiiot hi r city . Ai.oi.liug to his story of the Satur day night i'leoleiit, he was on his way to the home of a member of his eon gregatiou at about s o'clock when threo men stopped him and knocked him un ion, i-ions with a blow ou tho lie.id. When he awoke he h;i iJ ne v.na in fl jino.ing autoiiiobih , tied hand and fret, a gug in his inou'h and one of tho i in. n sit i mg noon him. He declared he heard two t w hiie "him tow II s I'r.iiii i side o mi" of the trio urge the other i no a i ay with him now,' ' mother riiege-icd that, they giva one iio.r.- change 1o get out of elore they killed him. " afttr. h, stated, he was thrown lie motor into a ditch at tho the load aid although he tic- c.e.h d mi 'i moling the gag sufficiently In hail s. v, ral passing motorists. Hunt) would stop a el render hi ill aid when they recogiiii'd him. Finally tin tin. fists picked him up and tiyk bin I i tlie re ideuce of Sena toe ,1. ho E. Thomas, nearby, whern Ill's) I'll! I I was a.pfiinis' ut in iv today red. He had re- d WARRANTS TO BE ISSUED FOR 30 GREEK LABORERS. J'-v The Asn.1ate.t Press.) i;rii ii.i.f. nis.. May 1. while Sheri If I.ashbiook and one of his two slain deputies yyere ls'ing buried, tho grand p r. was coiivcne l today ami be gan nnest iga t ion of the conditions nt Frederick preceding the shooting of th. tl.r. i' oll'icers by .'ID Greek section hands thoie hist Friday night. Stale's Attorney Paul Morning pre dieted that y a 1 1 'a lit s would be issued Tuesday night or Wednesday for tlie ill ral load laborers. 'Whether American citi'Acns of Pre h rii k or Browning, a nearby river yiliage, v.ill be in, hided. ' ' he added, "can be ih't ermi.ii d oii'y after WO have gone d.per into the ey ideuce. '"' Previously i! had been announced that "a condition of riot'' hud exist ed in I 'red t o k tor t wo davs previous I t the sloiit li". STEWARDS RETURN $10 GIET TO KU KLUX., j !'.-. Tl s- 1 Press. ) ATM ! "v s, i. , . !,,y I --The ten do i ... ' i 11 a s,;,l,-i eiieloe e . eg"! i-t in .1 bs'lll M- ... . . '..v night a week i-.. 1 ' -eg 'he regalia of ',. b i l i . y K - i, vas yesterday (li- r ' i K ' i ' ted.-r by the liuanl ' of - ..i. of 'I . .iiieh, which body i" i. I th.,' . ''o'lit .ailing in qiies- ' in in tcnii' : I l.e donors feels that p' ,; ' ,.i' l'i by the Ktt Ki Kl.ia '! t. acquiesce iu aa .. . it. disturb public wor KU KLUX KLAN KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT BULLOCK ;Bv The Asso.-in;el rroas.) ATI. at La In re ti ;e,!g.. o llieliibl . Matth, ': Nor AM . f.a . May 1 . OfTieials I pu-.r!-.-- ,,f ,,. Km Klux Klan i iy ,: , :u I t li. y had no kntiwl .'i.i', )!..., s being formulated; ljr nt Bi N , ::iatnui to kidnap k. negro wautett St murder cluirgen, . to bring him i.'.ui stated that another country, as not disclosed , (ol. William J. i II. toll. in' Ml, C.iro!;. from Han, id lied t . ..T."l bout S V i ; . s. n.-e of P.r,': but I, lu ."simiii. lie rial Wiiiird, . L. Nav f staff. ileelarel the Klan ill has lad nothing to do with the Bul lock in, and no effort wer being j made officially to bring the ut-gro tack to tiie I'nited .States. i MAURITANIA SET VP , NEW SPEED KEC0RD. i (Bj Tu AociateJ rreaj.) SOl"THAMI'TO.V, May 1. T I Oimird liuer Maim-tanin, frota New York, April 23, teamed at the rmt of 27 I 2 knots - t tour during , ,rt of tl voyg,", wlti'-h pn-h'l here to.l.iv. Th.; "S ', ll w. "f j ('; Cm.,-, i, 'ri.J M. I Ttioiiias I r in, past,, ' ll.'.tei.m eiiuiel,, hrl I ia tl,.- ,-,b, ,,. e ,,f ., L , "line wh kidnapped 't j w ill .-.it i.rd.iv niei, i In ad. ch! t'e,,i.e. J in a ditch 1J mi ?! The l;,c. Mr. i