TONIA DAILY GAZETTE Local Cotton 18 Cents VOL. XLIII. NO. 111. GASTON I A, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 10, 1922. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS GAS Weather: Cloudy . irii if ii irn MnuuHHwirfr . Tr. TWO BU1LDIHGS BOfflBEDlTeUs the Story llllCHICAGO DISORDERS DUE TO LABOR WARFARE Trouble Follows Enforcement of Landii Wage Award in Dispute Between Building Trades Council and Con tractors. (By The Associated Tress. ) CHICAGO, May 10 Two police men were shot and killed, another wounded and two buildings bombed ear ly today in disorders police attributed to lubor warfare. The shootings were followedi by a runnirTg pistol fight in which the killer eluded police. Charles C. Fitzmorris, chief of po lice, immediately ordered every policc-mult- on duty and directed that all la bur leaders of whatsoever calibre be brought iu. "1 have ordered detention of every one who may have any infor mation of the workings of labor at- tacks," he The deai Tcrronce said . are: Lyons, 'M, acting liculcn ant . Patrolman Thomas Clarke, '.'". The wonnded man is Patrolman Al bert Moeller. Although the killings and bombings were in different parts of the city, po lice believe they were directed by a single band, desiring to express resent melit at enforcement of the I.andis wage award, decision handed down by K. M. Laiidis, former Federal judge, j ucting us arbiter in a long drawn cut dispute between members of tin- build ' ing trades council and contractors. j The buildings bombed were the gar age of Tyler and llippah, and the j Ilenneberry printing plant . Patrolman Clarke, who was guarding J a building previously bombed, ami nn i der police protection, was notified of the, garage bombing and a few mill , utes later a taxi driver notitied police' that three men were fighting with J Clarke. Officers found him fatally ! wounded. He had been shot through the head and died on the way 1o a I hospital. Police believe Clarke was j killed by lueu who Monday night tdiun cred the building with bricks and cs caed iu an automobile. Later Lieutenant Lyons, seeing a car i Bleeding past a traffic signal com manded it to halt. The occupants an swered with a volley of shots which killod Lieutenant Lyons and wounded I Patrolman Moeller. Hi lice the 'labor war began tlious ! amis of dollars worth of property lias been ' destroyed and scores of persons injured. t 25,000 PEOPLE ARE BEING FED BY THE RED CROSS. (Hy The Associated Press.) NATCHEZ, Miss., May 1". liistri liutiuu of food to all relief camps in the area lloodisl by the Wcecama -rc asse in the Mississippi river in Louisi una, is now under way under the di rectiou of U. P. Hulis, member of the Louisiana flood relief commission. The supplies are issued by the lied Cross with the assistance of officers of the Louisiana national guard. It is cs timated that not less than :.'.",'"'" peo pie must be provided for. It is stated by J . '. Logan, of the lied Cross that the West Mississippi flood relief commission has sent Con gressman J. W. Collier, of Mississippi, a resolution urging that he see lied Cross officials and President Harding iu Washington relative to a nation-wide appeal for voluntary com i ibutions to relieve destitution among tlood suffer ers. The resolution declares that the lied Cross is not in a position to give funds and that .!0,UfM) people of Mississippi and 1,00(1 from Louisiana, who have taken refuge here, will be without food within seven days. FURTHER PROBE OF SHOOTING OF COLLEGE STUDENT 'Bv The Associated Press.) STILLWATER, Okla.. May In . Further investigation today by county authorities of the slaying here of Itcck ham Cobb, 2'! year old government stud ent at Oklahoma A. and M. College, was expected to decide whether charges will be filed against Karl E. Cordon. 2.", another Federal student. Cobb was shot to death near the campus yesterday by Cordon. Armed with a revolver, according to a vvitne-s. Cobb was forcing Cordon to accompany him home with the demand that Cor don apologize to Mrs. Cobb, 1 for an alleged insult. The tno veterans were walking along the street arguing when Gordon i.oenod fir.. ndiiiir three tnilli.ts intn f -ol,!, bod.'- Witnesses said 'bl stepped :.. nf Cnr.biu bist l...!'..... III 1IWI', --" - rf" I'll i..tf. rl i , il. 1 I 1 rf- l . .nut. v uu ,,'vtu..', v.'i'i.'ii iiuti 111- (ulted her on the street ago and said she had wveral nights 1 told her hus band. Cobb's body will ! taken to his home at Birmingham, Ala., for burial. Mri. Cobb will accompany the Jody to morrow . WALLACE REID NOT TO DRIVE IN BIG AUTO SACE CBt The Associated PreaO IXDIAXAPOUS. IXR, May. 1. Wallace Reid. moving picture star, will not drive the automobile he has entered in the 30 mile intemathmal swee-ptake rare to be run at tl Indianai 'dw Motor Cpeeaway, May Jt, it b.s-ame known here today. The rcaeon given w that th6 hoi iera cf hi lor.g term moving pic tur contract refuaeil to permit him to compete. Reki's withJrHwsl il n gouneed tedijr, , , l x. t m mm Jeff Davis,57 Years Ago Today Thomas M. Hunter, 73 Years Old Veteran of 73 Civil War Engagements, Says Confederate President Was Not Dress ed as Woman When Captured Near Irwinsville, Ga. SPENCER, O., May 10. Fifty-scv-t shots were fired, the entire regiment en years ago today Jefferson Davis, swooied down, and the camp was tak president of the Confederate States, !en. was taken prisoner by the Fourth! .j..fre.xoii Davis, his wife Hiid four Michigan Cavalry in an early morning surprise near Irwinsville, (Ja . Today, Thomas Mile Hunter, ".'! j and some others were found, years old, veteran of 711 civil war en- "1 am the man you are looking for," gagements, sat in an old army chair on j tho veteran (jiioted Mr. Davis, the front porch of his country home I "We all surrounded him," Mr. two miles from here, and recounted rem- j Hunter continued. "Colonel Pritch iniscenees of that tragic period. He I ard did the talking for us. We were says he is one of the two survivors of jail happy ami wanted to celebrate, the Fourth Michigan present at the That made Davis mad and he said: capture. ' You fellows think you are smart to The President of the Confederacy was! not the attired iu feminine apparel when Michigan troopers surrounded his encampment, asserts Veteran Ilun historical statements to the eoutra- litt) ter, rv not w ithstanding . "He wore a gentleman s morning robe over his regular clothes," said the aged soldier. -'On his head was an old striped bonnet. He did not have on any woman's belongings. There wasn't even any strings to his bonnet. He was a man sure enough." The Michigan troopers, 419 of them, with lo officers, were preparing for rest after three days and nights of marching from Macon, soldier Hunter said, when the espied a little camp .eclu.led amidst a cluster of saplings. An advance guard was sent on, a few highs meet hickory in lincolnton Thursday Represntative Will Go to Sal isbury Thursday Night to Arrange For Further Games Two Other Groups to Be Eliminated. Donitc a nnounceinent was made today that the local high school teai.i would meet the Hickory high school in Lincoln ton Thursday afternoon in a game to divide the winner in the second round of , ' oi-ue nign scnoo, cnau mousuip , ecs Hickory has disposed of three tinW Hi a group similar to tlie Mieiny-wstonin Monroe Mt Holly group. There are two others in groups in Western North Caro lina to be eliminated, the Winstoii fSaleiu High Point Lexington and the Allierinarle-Man ford Troy combination. The winner of tho Hickory Uastonia tilt plays the winner in one of the last named groups. The game will be played in Line. ! ii t on Thursday afternoon :-l .'!::'.! o'clock. A neutral umpire will bo selected. A second conference of high school representatives will be held in Ntlisbuiy Thursday night to arrange for the con tiuilatiou of the schedule. Either Prof. Crier or Prof. Armstrong will attend. The game Thursday between Oas touia ami Hickory high school will oe played on Tilsoii field at Lincoluton. CONFERENCE BEGINS SECOND WEEK OF SESSION HOT SPRINGS. Ark., Mav lo. With what leaders saiil was an exeep jtionaliy large number of bills on the i calendar for consi'h'lat ion, the l!th iliiadreiinial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal CluirWi, South, to day In-gan the second of its three weeks j session . Only a small amount of legis llatinn lias been enacted so far and of li -ials said committees were being urg led t i expedite their consideration of ! mejsiii -s so that the full liody might ' take up some of the major bills by the ! latter pal t of the week . It seemed to be the concensus of j opinion that tin1 conference would Hot I begin the election of bishops until next 'week. In that event, it was said, the 1 i onfen nee might not be able to ad journ before Saturday nf next week. i in,- of the more important matters i scheduled to come up within a few i days, it was said, is whether the liish .ops of the church shall continue to be elected for life or whether they shad be chosen for terms of four or eight j years. The ipie-tioii is exec-ted to I precipitate lively debate on the floor. No inkling H given as to what 'committees would report when the con j fcrence went into session this morning. I BUSINESS CONDITIONS ARE Showing "STABLE, SANE AND CONTINUING ADVANCE" VKW YORK. M iv lo. Business and trad,- conditions thioughout the Uiiited I I states, as rc rtei l v ai.ouii manuinc - ! ' !rers I "f tilt to .lohu t. r.tigciHiii, I'KTi'ii "i National Association of Manu- factunrs. today, slew a. "stable, sane, t .la'hllltl' Mil I ,-ont 'iiaiiig advance. , m.. , . . t.. ,,P,t,..l thn i-nr. we nave rrru on. t" - - ' Mr. Edgerton's summary of a ! ner. survey of the industry just . ompieieo . "We are now leaving l.'-iviiiir it very tar re hind. Husines is on th practically all of the basi, The survey was male iiain-s, answers to which , upgrade in intiiistri'S. " i i v ipiesition were ns-eivcil ., that it rep- within the last IM hours resents conditions as of today. "The great majority, of our industries report that the present i fair to (rood ; some say it is lent; but only a small part say poor," the report eontinuinl. basic trade is There s-ts i is a general tenor of bright prosrw for th future, anil a ereat many of the industries not only report that they a Tn employing more men than they f rn year ago, but that they are looking for a stilt further increase their force whea tb fa!! work ts 1 s-t i of theCapture ofALLIED children, John II. Regan, his post mas- j Iter general, a staff of aides, servants! capture a camp of women and cliilureu Well, Th, night, you are not. J his is vandalism, camp was guarded closely that and once the Confederate Presi dent left his eamn and attempted to walk away, only to be betrayed by his spurs as he tripped over a log, Hunter SUril! . 'I Wo took him to Macon two days later," Hunter said. 'Then 22 men escorted him to Washington and sur rendered him to Major General Miles." Mr. Hunter said the men of his reg iment were given a $'MM bonus for the capture, it being awarded in 1H6S uud finally paid nineteen years later. Aside from Hunter, Henry Windsor, j of y Wayne Midi., is said to be the on survivor of the column which sur- rounded the Davis camp 'hoover urges new legislation to remove DOUBTS OF ASSOCIATIONS (Hy The Associated Press.) NEW YORK. May H. New legis lation to remou' the uncertainties regard ing trade association activities was sug gested by Secretary Hoover, in an ad dress here today before the National Manufacturers ' Association. "Without entering into legal formu lation," Mr. Hoover said, "my sugges- t, ,,(, u t7lsion to ,he Oayton act to iniiior ex tension to the nay ton act to tne enc.-i , that interstate trade associations should Ik' permitted o file with some appropriate governmental agency the plan of their ,oK'intions and the functions they pro j pose to carry on. That, upon approval ' of such of these functions as do !ut ap parency contravene the restraint of j trade acts, they may proceed with their i opcrat ions. i "If. upon complaint, however, cither I of individuals or of the law officers of the gin eminent, that these fund, oils do restrain trade, then lifter a hearing and i proof tin' right to continue these parti cular functions shall lie suspended, and j if continued they shall be subject in I prosecution. Also, if it shall be proved ! that the have extended their activities beyomi tlie functions in their original ! proposals they shall. Ik- subject to prose icution for restraint of trade violations. I "Associations which do not wish to I secure this limited interpretation of the I law with its assistance to c mtiilence should not be reipiired to do so ; they. however, necessarily assume ttieinsclv c tin- job of interpreting the law with tin risks such interpretation entail-. I lies,- idea would be in applicable to cons! datioiis of capital, and I would not pio pose that they sh mid. All who know tlie situation in this,, as sociations will reaji.e that in the main their mcmlicrsliip comprises smaller businesses. Sue!' measures will serve to protect small business, for big business takes care of itself. "Much of the current .tiscussion ot trade associations. .Mr. Hoover ilecian i. centers around a minority who arc. or are thought to lie guilty of the restraint of trade acts, but these were of rote, in to him, he said, only so far as the hand ling of them has clouted a great uncer tainty as to what is or what is no; a restraint of trade. "This unci rtainty," I. eon'muel. "now threatens to destroy many useful services bocau-e most men will not do a good act if they fear it n av be int. r prettsj 'as U ing wrong. I believe the time lias come when we n ::-' have some assistance from the law. !. ,i tii' h s not imply the alternation '!,, o;rp of the restraint of trade a - n x i "The legitimate and advant: geoin trade aswx-iatiou." be -aid. "perform I some thirty odd different tui..n j inten-st of their member- and mnnity at large. The Ie r.ld. di;" swciaunns iiosscss tour lerences rroui capital conso s "First their objective, to lessen production and costs or losses, to increase ,-on their sp-cial commodities, t e - . .; 'limti-in. :i,pt'on of facilitate even and steadv mimdv. to nro; their noinic , rights in relation f order groups. "Wecontt the abovo purtost . art r to the common interest of a win. e ;..t not a fraction of it. , "Third the purposes of -r i- -- isolation do not inclu.le ...ntrol , price or profits, prosluction or distril tion. "Fourth these nmsin-lation. ie: v . be url .dissolve.! instantly without anv capiUI or production. ' ' THE WEATHER th Carolina. nartKr rlilllftv t m ! North Carolina, partrv cloudv tonight and Thursday, Ijtfle cluare in temie - - tnr niinnilll nrni I Tfl TUP sh" "wufflw mm mm MtMUHANUUM S NOT DELIVERED; WILL France's Attitude, Determined Largely by Public Senti ment in France, Will Re main Firm Whatever Atti titude Belgium Might Take Reply Is Stiffer Than Was Expected. (By The Associated G KNOA, May lu - Th Press.) ie Russian re- i . 4 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 which ion this fore lo the Allies, ply to the Allied im in was ready for present,, noon, was NOT delivere as expected, as the hist a conversation between moment, after foreign Minis- j ters Tchitcherin, of Russia, zer, of Italy, it was u. -. m would have to uudcign tion . and Kchan- ; I the reply 1 une altera ; M. Tchitcherin m., returning to left C, i it I' Santa Margherita to ' consult the other members ol the Rus sian delegation. It was not expected, therefore, that the reply n'mhl be pre seated until tomorrow. Th.- fact that the delay was due to M. I'c hitcherin's visit to Signor Schuuicr was regarded in some ipjarters as a favorable indica tion. 1 n a statement ciated Press this thing definite was Russian reply the fhe Asso- t ire uiiv -ruing the ration an nounced that Fraud 's attitude foreign jiropcrty issue a.s regai. i sia would .probably remain liiu ever attitude Helium might cv adopt. The attitude of the French is the result of public opinion in which is bringing great pressure on the Cioverninent to make im on tile d Ru- i nt ua'ly h gutioli France, to bear conees- sious regarding the inviolability of prop erty rights, the statement says. I'leio h industrial companies, it adds, have re eelitly conferred with Premier I'oincare ami urged him to take a strong stand for the restoration of foreigner's property, as otherwise, they argue, future invest ment in Russia would U' hopeless, as the French public would refuse to ad vance funds when it had no assurance, that property rights would be respected. STIFF REPLY. (By The Associated Press.) PARIS. May H'. The Russian to the AHi'd memorandum will be er than way expected, says a Hava patch from Ceiion this afternoon, change i- understood, the message s to be due to instructions rirrive.i night from Moscow "demanding repiv stiff s dis The tat cs. d recognition of the validitv of the prine pie of nationalization.'' The reply, it is adde i. a ho up- on a credit or I .niiii.iiou.iiiui t RETAIL COST OF FOOD SHOWS UPWARD TREND (Bv The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. May I". An up ward trend in the retail est of food was not, si todtly in statistic- made public by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the llrpartmoiit of Agriculture Reports j from lo cities showe March l-'i to April I.". t : i .1 fi . raU'niM fo.,r roe .f ! .se. Ii' s'a-w up lM ' ecui. wnn. v handed to morning I known con French del li.icreasis, an, I oniv one er. with two per than one half of one in The cities reporting Savannah ' per cent-. M, Kiriniughaui, ( Miarli stun, las. Indianapolis. Litt le ter. New Orleans and S cent ; Buffalo, l.-misv illi Sprintield less than the per cent ; Butte. o. lu st, risen reported ileeli asrv -Id derh per ll'lis. Mai I'.,! i CI p.T and Roek. I Inia: elitils of o hi I San Kra !." titiin fi tenths of one per con;. For the vear p riod A 1 i I I ' April I... the b -. a i 'l' to the 'ted lee reuse s in eiavani.ah Birmingbain. 'ol u i: -1 ii ner cent ; 'a. r! "' trmaha f tier n n' : I ' Indianapolis, Mobiv. N Sprinefield, S in - . n' cent ; BufTalo. l;.., ie ciso II per cent : II per cent. ' I'"' Lit! e u. h.-l. I'.-ll i Ira rins ,.s-. .lie , nt ; Ito k a u.l a ad ; p.-r I i I San I'ra .-attic, fi i RED CROSS DAY IN CITY SCHOOLS P. Grier Dcsrr.ates Thutsrlay, iProf. W May 11 As School ottering Local Bed Cros Campaign. Day For ; Ail chihhen nf 'i j asketl bv I'rof. I it ; jinir for the lo-al w il'ounty 1iapter .! ' j Cross tomorrow . I I Iav nml ffniidav fitting tlate oul.l h av . ford children and p. ' Unity of helping i izat inn doing sio-h ex soldiers and th. lo'tU are an nflor I taslon the a erieaii Hetl .' i' M' iu ri.il . I la v, no more i . n rhosi-n to af i :s the oppor rtl t 1 al organ tr.it five work for hers of tJiisfon : county. All pnr'ii' iV',o nave nor ilone !t arc asked to sen I h:-ral contributions by their children t mi erow. trVvcral ' generous checks bavt bt en received by the treasurer. Mr. duo. I!. Rankin nt the i Citizens National Bark this week. have GAS UP ONE CENT. fR The Associated Press.) XLW YORK. May 1". The Stan , .lard Oil Company of New Jersey today announced an increase of one rent a ; gallon in the price of ga soli ire. jj. 1 new price is 26 cents. , . miliar advances 'ro announced ear-' her in the week by the Sinclair Conwili jl - "'0,l Oi Corporation, the Texas Com "2rcy asd oti?r iu!'"e?!d?2w j irniirminn 11 1 TO STEAM UP AND PREPARE FOR BUSINESS GASTON COUNTY FAIR TO BE BIGGER THAN EVER Goal For 1922 Fair Is 2,000 Exhibitors Two Carloads of Fine Jersey Cattle Com- mg From Mecklenburg County. With the opening of the Itig (iastou County Fair just live months away to day, prospects are excellent for it even surpassing tin rc-ord attained in 1H21 when the list of exhibitor wen! to l,:;."i!, not counting ilee.e in fhe poultry de partment. Executive Secreluiv Fred M. Allen state. I today that his aoai for 1S22 is not less than J.uilo exhibitors. Al ready the prob'em of where to place the exhibits is looming up as the most seri ous one but by various l'e-a 1 1 a ngi ng of depart incuts i! i, believed that the extra space necessary may be provided. Three years ago the total number of cxhibito.s was id!' and two vears ago rill. Two oirloads of tlie best Jersey cattle in Mecklenburg h.ne already been proni i'sed as well as at least a carload of fine hoe,. level. md couutv may hold a fair this e::i but 1 1 1 i - will not interfere with gi'1 itir interest than ever in the Hig .i-i.ni Fair and a vast number of ex In I'll -j quite representative of all sections of that county have already been promis 'd. Much interest has been shown in both Lincoln and Catawba counties and ti will b exhibits from each, i ii t fa l iners hav e responded nthiisiniu thus far than in vear and will see to it that I i.lst Ii with inori a n.i pj. vion the showing nude by this county is not I in : i ! i - wai I 1 ' si'.i bv the outsiders. j 1 tie premium list will soon be issued: and will be in new and attractive form, j lit has been greatly rearranged and will, j be much more , om cnieiit than iu the; (past. There are .tune spi,ial premiums tor llli-tllll n olle III I In- ille stork lie I I I a rt melit so that k 1 1 1 ' 1 1 wiM i fair chanci r how high t lie outside. ' woman de premium money no i : lll.'iltl I from lass stock routes 'ii I ! vear will! Th par lent tl be u n u sin: 1 1 1 at t ract i ve. general rearranging of The riiul sona entirely new and t iires. The midway is t lie clea nest ever entirelv devoid of i I brought here an. I is . a ii y ha rm t'n I feat ores Some sjnsial al lucatioiinl merit .'in t l ac! ioii.s o unusual e booked so that there lacking in I he line of I f t he ro opera t ion will elea 11 be notliinjj fun. y pi, Ige ' a ma in 'a iio'd t his v ear credit to (Iastou. s fn i r will In SKNAT0R REED REGRETS WILSON MISUNDERSTANDING i'Ai'i: ;ii;ai;ii:ac. Mo.. May in. I'niteil Slates Senator .lames A. Heed, candidate for nomination and re- I elect loll. Ill a , ugn address here las' ii i n Ii t s: I in l. "il t he ' Wilson, but lid Im 1 1 ; I lie i-gri-lted to have to f toim h, had President ' profound si, lent in I s mi'.-i - hy for t he f,u mer Mils illness." !'' j ' ' There has be, n niiicli I s and i ng a boiil in di fi'ereneee ! former president, ' ' Senator I dared . llllSUIIi t with Reed He assorted t ha he voted against i president w a nted 1 1 II Mil' . He said he wa. th, statement that rv thing the former s both untrue and ie, for fight iic a use lie insist f ederal reserve , t he t ormei pi i I ed upon le a I in nt I, f th, ! bill w hi, h ha nk, i s ! plunge the nnin t rv i amended in mau.v ).,i 1,'eeil rntlri-ed the t ma t ion w hi, h w as opt itii'im nt dip mi; the v but a few ri'ollests t declared would to a panic unless t icu la rs . Bureau of Infer late, I by the fiov nr. and said that i the Senate was il'V lo tiett the iiisorsliip bill. I DUEL TO DEATH BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE. SALVIA, tie- death I armed wit', t he I'l l s- , drell. toda a coroner's bodies . ( In lay in. A duel to h n-band and vife, knife and axe, in 'l.r.e small chil '. investigated by :. n has v iewed the ' The ,i.i . and his L'l' ! their ba!!e I house in I.,, 'Huron. M Ktlvvarl. j house mil I the pros. , .1,.' w 1 1, pli Lambert, who staged in their farm miles from Port r. who was iu the ng. r children, told Mamma ' ' cut her iiul then tried to 1 self w it t, jhurt "Pa, ! Jose',, ."t and his eight ycar 1 rom school to find :n a pool of blood The three youiiger ; iu tin old buggy . old sisi.i i . I i their i.ir.i.' in the Lira; children ..' ! W.s.i I A po S, . j sea retime I shot and jday n - ' j llllge . Ilievcd ' e!ls-. I . V., Mav PL men who have iieen v liibbs, negro, who A . Aden here Mou- .1 had surrounded a ' v-iiich the uegfo is be-' i'- :.. and his capture is . i few hourT ! HAD PLANNED TO PUT PARTNER OUT OF WAY. : llilA. S. t'.. May 10. A ,, i I partner out of the way : ie. possession of the business , s.l.-'aiit-e of ii confession made ...lav t.y .1. M. Jeffords, who, ,.h, .1 w ;, - t here witii Ir. Harrison and Glenn Treeee, is j charged with the - murder of J. C. Ar- mtte. proprietor of an automobile fiU- . . . t. ...... .. i . a i i i.. lllg sl..il"ti of. "mm: ucau vwy nit found ia the front compartment cf his automoMle. the car having beeu run dib it on a lonely road d ."""" in,1i nori d? rt ft of oluitiPia at an early hvur , ii"ir"nifi. nnmn sr t BANKER DECLARES PASSAGE BONUS BILL WILL TIE UP million of dollars;jell8 dry GOODS MEN Thos B. McAdams, President of American Bankers Asso-j ciation, Warns Against Pas sage of Bonus Bill. (By The Associated Press.) WHITE SCLPHI R SPRINGS. W. Ya., Mav 10 Hundreds of millions 'of dollars needed in the usual channels I of trade will be tied up for thrro years ; if the House Soldier Holtus bill becomes effective, said Thomas B. McAdams, j president of the American Bankers As jsociation, speaking here today before Jthe Executive Council of the Associa tion . The bill which has passed the House, Mr. McAdams said, places upon the ; banks the burden of financing such irush advances as may be received by 'the individual soldier. "While the banks are not obligated to discount the soldier's note secured by this participation certificate,'' he Isaid, "yet failure to do so will un questionably submit the individual in stitution to a charge of being unwilling to cooperate with the government and the soldier. On the other hand, if these advances are made, many of them will have to be carried as past due for a period of three years, when i the government agrees to reimburse the banks for advances made. ; "We can not lightly consider in creasing the debt of our people over I live times the amount of the total in debtedness of the government prior j to the war," he continued, "and Con , gross has no right to put the trcumi- Ions burden of from $."),imit,(iiilMUm to i " I he fact that a revival in ngneul ii.inm, (100,1)011 upon our people with-itim," he said. " lias come much sooner; out at the same time making specific, i t ha n had been expected by those who provision for the retirement of the ob -j regar led the ow prices of last summer ligation. I as permanent, lias brought new hope anil "If. however, this be a burden courage to t !n 'agricultural districts a let which should properly ho assumed byafl'"rds a basis for the belief that thtra tl.e American neoi.le'. then we should 1 will, in due time, be a distinct business ere will hen!.,, loyal Americans meet the issue at ! improv cnieiit in those districts." department j Ihis time and raise, through a definite I While t he sit nut ion abroad it still eom original lea 1 ,-,, f taxation, sufficient sums of ) plicated, he said, there are many indiea inionev to erovide for the iiavment ofi'ious of impioiement. the exchange of the obligation within some reasonable . t line limit . " ! Mr. McAdams also outlined the wolk which is being done by banks to pro-j teet themselves against, criminals. This, he said, consists largely of educating! the banker, himself, so that through j contributory negligence he will not make j it easy for frauds to be. perpetrated . j Th, policy of the Federal Reserve i System during the period ot nation Jwide price deflation was hearU'y en dorsed by Mr. McAdams. The de- dines were despite, rather than been use of, the Federal Reserve System, he said, j and wi re due to abnormal demands, i speculation ami extravagance, rntlier than to any deficiency or inelasticity in the circulating medium. I CULBERSON DIFFICULTY MAY I GO TO STATE DEPARTMENT I WASHINGTON, May lo. - I'osibil iity of the outgrowths of I lie Ionian , j of Miss Mary Culberson, twenty one year old daughter of Senator ('uibeison. of i Texas and Alexander L. 1,'oin it.so:., iii!ish war veteran, beine- taken ti th, j State lh'piirtment was -ivn toda, i some ipiarters as Robertson a;:am into conference with British cinbass. ,ent of lieia Is. The British veteran laid Indole flu -bassy officials today further in t oi mat ion i to support his charges that because of his aflection for Mis.s I'u'btrsoii he was kid napped by j . 1 1 those detectives him out of flu oi 1 tidiest ions w. issued last niglt it' de'lS'tlV mpteil s ami that to railroad all , nr r . e s, i ii iii t he statement by K. Leslie Craigie, tl mbassy. after tie with Robertson, thai had to some extent a illieials w it Ii his stun . i fi rst secretary initial ronb r , the war vc. least in i i ... j ' The stab ii inclined to !.- as pres. nte. , a i tion. ' ' This at I hinted today by bus.y. probably said "the embassy .,i ider that certain asp. II for further investiga Iditioiial impiiry, it w , persons close to the em will necessitate a t , ., - fe l- me by en. bassy officials with Sla'e artmeiit ofiicials WILSON MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN NEW YORK NLW VlllfK. May 10. May 1". 1. A. Batts. of Wilson, N. ('.. attempted t suicide at the hotel MrAlpin today 'V stabbing hiinndf three times in the m t with ii pocketknife. He was removed to a hospital in a serious condition. A note a'th Ire-wed to "My Friends", was found in his room, but the police re fused to divulge its lontents. There were also letters addressed to Mrs. (. .1. (larrison. of Klmir'y, N". t'.. and Mrs. l. II. Chiiunccy. of Miami, Kla., antl a r ipiest that a te'egram be si-nt to h"iil B. K. Howard, of Wilson, apprising him of the act. The letters to Mrs. Harrison and Mr.. Chauncey, his daughters, referred to life as "a burden," ami said that he hoped' lie would meet then iii heaven. I Only two cents was found iu iiatts"' possession. j A guest occupying a room on the Wu j ''V01'' "alpeniiig to glance out of the winuow, saw rais id a room on the Annsr Kalnar k tsi nti in JtAAM stabbing himself in the throat with ft gold plated pocket-knife. Cards fouud ia tfi man 'a t fleets in dicated ho was in the real estate an. I in vestment business. "Virginia Lands a Specialty" ;?3dwjeQ inscsiptior., r- .n w nmn human 15 FEDERAL RESERVE HEAD TO FORGET THE PASTAHO Many Indications of Improved Conditions in the Country, He says. USE P R I N T E R' S INK Situation Today Is Reverse of What It Was at the End of 1 Q 1 Q ".rhVAfnw- H m i w or H clares. (Hy The Associated Press.) Id KM I 'ill AM. ALA, May 10. Mr ' chants of the country were urged to put mi stiam and pivpiire to handle "'tho business by Coventor Ihirdilig of tllO Federal reserve board iu an adklress hero : today before the fsoutheril Wholesale hrv Hoods Association. Many indications of improved coudi ! tions in this country ami abroad are up pannt, he declared, and business men should toilet the misfortunes of the past and make ready for the opportunities of I the f'ut ure. ! The situation today, (loi ernor Harding 'asserted, is in many respects the reverso I of what it was at the end of 1919, surplus I goods havine; now gone into consumption 'and there being a marked" redaction in I the g Ids on the merchants' shelves. some nt the a ding L' ui open n countries have be, ome far more stable during the pat year and the money spent hy; tho Ann riean tourists now flocking .to Fairojui will add to the ability of the foreigner to buv American goods. "The past seven years," Governor Harding continued, ' have Iieon' rtfhll of moinentoiis and stirring events' artdi mer chants have had tlnir trials a'niL' itheir- burdens to bear as well as all othe? class ! o. The worldwide reaction which follow ed the abnormal activities of the early ! post war period had if serious effort upon the business of wholesale merchants, but l it is gratifying to know how well they 'have stood up during the strain, ami, hi view of the evidences of improvement jwli.'h are now apparent in all sections ! of the country it seems to m tluit tna has eon e whet the enterprising business: I in. in may well let others indulge ilplumeil jtatioiis and recriminations over tliq past land devote his energies to working out the problems of today and preparing fop the business of tomorrow. Remember that this country of ours has never failed to demonstrate its trc- men. Ions powers and that the processes of ' pro. Im tion. distribution ami consumption will be continuous as long as humanity ! endures. Let the merchants exercise tluyir functions us distributors. If business id dull, send out your travelling men: use ' printers ink a lverti.se liberally but ju . iii-ii.ii' . aii.l ttu- business that you thus create tor voi.rselves will stimulate pro .diction and by reducing the number of iinemplovt 1 will add to the purchasing; 6, r id . . .. , i. eners. . , MOTHER AND THREE YOUNG DAUtHlhKS ASPHYXIATED It. Tne Assoi iate.l I'ress.) a A I I V III' i'ITV. X. .1., May 10. Mr.. H . B .I'V and her three younjj la igl.-eis w. re found dead from aspbyx :.:( iu a droom at their h ime at Vcn- no ;; v ro I. y. Oa a ehiffonier in tho t.i dio'im were found two notes written by. Mr., l'.rby. due was ad.lressed to tho-. mal l. I f, 'h r. to lie woman's hus, d. lid that "all would dbc better A poster l u-l.and en t ion. f : on' " What if o trie notL' left for her. i with the following quota Hie Rnbaiyat : " soul could cast tho earth And ,ak"d n 'he -haul air of heaven ride, 1, were't not ashama ' Wer e ' In this lec.iss longer to abidet' Cotton Market CLOSING BIDS ON THE - " NEW Y08E MARKET NKW YORK, May 10. Cot fun fu; tares dosed steady. , May l!.fiS; July 19.23; Octolr 19.3I; IVvemis-r 1!.42; January 100; March 19.:i0; BiKits , NEW YORK. May 10. Cotton fu tures' opened Ann. May 20.10; July 19.60: October 19.60; lWeiuber U' f, : : Jfll,ar-T TODAY'S COTTCirf:iT Strict to cnei v..::.t-z IKE READY FOR FUTURE