Q1STONM DAILY QAZETTE
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Weather:
Cloudy
Local Cotton
18 Cents
VOL. XLIII. NO. 114..
GASTONL, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 13, 1922.
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POLICE NET TIGMEI
AROUND OTHERS IN
CHICAGO LABOR
Additional Indictments ind
Arrests Are Expected 1 lo-
Av Confessions Obtain-
r-ii From Others New lUe
. . i n
velopments Are Expectei
(By The Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, May El. The police, ill
about figures in the recent series
'bombings pnA beatings, which culminate.!
Wednesday in the killing of two police
men, tightened perceptibly today, au
tlioritios said, with the obtaining of par-
tin! nnffHrtifina from three of tie an
Oil
proximately 150 lalior men under arrest, ' morning in the wilds of Kings Mountain,
and the arrest of three inor, one in St. t,,n or twelve miles west of the city.
Louis, Mo. Identification of the actual T1,ls constituted the largest .tingle haul
slayers was imminent, the police said, as Gaston officer have made in several
the relentless drive against those respon- ! years. The capture also included one
sible for the recent disorders was con- hlockader, of th regulation type, who is
tiliue d now behind the bars of the county jail
Additional indictments and arrests;'" default of a 1.000 bond to await
were to be expected today, the authori- ' trial ut the approaching term of Gaston
ties said. Eight men already are under
indictment mid are held without hail.
Included uro "Big Tim" Murphy, heal
of the gas workers union; Prcd Mader,
president of the Chicago building trades
council, and Con Shea, of the theatrical
janitors' union.
The confession obtained, it is under
stood, deal with the recent operations of
these three. Two of the nun said to:
have confessed are Isndntv Uraverinaii. of
the Fixture Hangers' I'niim. an I Robert;
M. McCloud, indicted with Murphy,,
Mader and Shea, and Harry (Smash)!
Hanson. Hanson appeared with counsel
in tiupcriur Court and made an especial!
request that he be kept in custody audi
not released on a writ ot habeas corpus,
friends sued out.
'Sensational developments are expected
to be made public. within the next forty
eight hours, it was indicated after a dis
cussion of police heads, Assistant State's
Attorneys ami leaders of civic organiza
tions intreested in ending in Chicago
what has been termed gnus rule, war be
tween the police and labor and terrorist
plots. "Hanson has given us much in
formation that we are g'nd to get" Kit?
morris said. "He has implicated Mader
as an actual member of the nutosuggiiig
gangs. , He has proved Murphy is the
real leader of the terrorism plot."
Assistant state's Attorneys assigned
to the investigation were deluged with
anonymous letters threatening the life f
Chief Ftizmorris and a general cnnlhi
g ration in hicngo "if one labor man re
mains in jail by sunset Saturday."
Damage suits of .IOm.iiiiii each alleging
false arrest and imprisonment wcr- filed
against Chief Fitzmorris. Lieut. William
4ShooiliHker, Lieut. John V. Boiiike, and
Chief! Hughes, by Attorney M. L. Thom
son,' Eininett Flood, general organizer
for the American Federation of Labor;
L'niiiictt Flood, Jr., his sou. a member of
thii Fixture Hangers' I'nion, and Ins
daughter, Mis.s Evelyn Flood,
whom were taken in Wednesday
all nf
raids.
TO BE DIRECTOR OF
YOUNG PEOPLE'S
Mr. C. ('. Lonr, of Charlotte,
in the city today to enter upon
ties as director of yiniiii; people
in the West Avenue I'n ter:.iii
.work
nrrivrd
hi- d,i
's work
church.
of which his brother. He 1,'o-well 1 '.
Long, is pastor. Mr. Long is a yr.id i
ate of Davidson College, clays of P.1'-'!,
and has been for the past year principal
of the (Hade Valley hijrh school, lie wi'l
he here during the summer in chain.1 of
the young people of the West Avenue
church and in the full will inter I'll'
Theological Seminary, Kielneoiei, to pre
pare for the Presbyterian ministry.
BRISTOL SUFFERS FROM
SWOLLEN WATERS OF
BIMSTOL. Va., May
waters of Beaver Creek, wh
CREEK
I,'.
ceiling
over
debris
Mowed hee last ninlit, left
strewn nl reefs and uaterfilled c.
BriHtol's business section tndiV
age was estimated at (1(1,11110
city and surrounding territory.
The sudden flood, which ended
its quickly as it began, is said
Dunl
in the
aim"
to ha'
originated in a
lace, Vu . , ea rly
was given by teli
rhar.ts threw up
their stores.
cloudburst
last niyh'.
phone and
sand bags
near Y:i!
Warning
many mer
to protect
GEN. CHANG SETS UP
INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT . I
TIENTSIN, May b't. An independ
ent government lias been set up bv
Oenerat Chang Tsac Lin, defeated mili
tary governor of Mukden. A declara
tion of independence issued from his
headquarters at Luanchow, says that,
having been divested by the president
of authority in Manchuria, Mongolia
and Jehol, he henceforth repndiates all
instructions from the president and all
treaties negotiated by him.
Next Week's Weather
WASHINGTON, 'ay Ft. Weather
outlook for the wuek beginning Mon
day: Middle Atlantic Stntes: Generally
fair and moderate teinix-rature.
South Atlantic, East and West C-ulf
States: Generally fair and moderate
temperature.
COTTON MARKET
CLOSING BIDS ON NEW
YORK COTTON MARKET
NEW YORK, May 13. Cotton fu
tures closed steady as follows: May
19.84; July 19.47; Octoler 19.51; De
cember 19.51; January 19,2; March
19.44; fcpots 20.1.
TODAY'S 00TT0S MARKET .
Middles .....
SJ - W
m
4 jrC
Gaston County
G Still and 3,000
i
lOIHn the Wilds of
Deputy Sheriff Cole and Kings Mountain Offi
cers Capture One of Largest Moonshine Out
fits Ever Seen in County Jim Whitesides, of
York County, Is Captured Spot Was Inac
cessible to Vehicles
Still.
Thre thousand gallons of beer and an
nt old-style 50-gallon topper still
were captured by Deputy Sheriff J. W.
Cole and a posse of officers early Friday
! Superior Court
Jim Whitesides is the
' prison.-r
name ami the officers state
that he is a York county, Booth Carolina,
bloekader one well known to the officers
or the two counties. Two other men,
whose identity is suspected by the officers,
made good their escape.
So inaccessible is the spot where the
still was captured that it was found prac
tically impossible to bring it back to the
city so it was hacked to pieces with an
axe and the remnants thrown to the
the
that
winds. It appeared to be a still that
I eKelli
had seen several years of service and hail, I altogether probable that much
in all Tirobability, been moved from point ! quor which hag been drifting
to point on Kings Mountain. The becrtotiia came from this place."
j was poured out.
! Deputy t'ole and his posse made the
j capture about K o'clock Friady inorii
i ing after having lain in wait since an
j hour or two before daylight. In the
party were Deputy Sheriff Zeb Johnson,
! Iieputy Sheriff Ed Jackson, Chief of Po-
lice Allen and Green Ware, of Kins
: Mountain. They saw the three men nr
j rive at the still, fire up and get ready
I for the day's work. Then they rushed
j the blocka.lers. Two escaped
am!
the
posse concentrated their efforts on White
sides who proved to be no slouch as a
sprinter. They ran him half a mile ar
METEOR WEIGHING 20
TONS KITS VIRGINIA
Shock Felt For Radius of 50
Miles, Causing Excitement
Trees Are Set on Fire
Brilliant Glare Illuminates
Heavens Over Southern Vir
ginia and in N. Carolina.
'Bv Tiie Associated Press.)
NORFOLK, VA., May 1:!. The
shock of a -(I ton meteor which crashed to
the ground in an isolated spot in-Nottoway
county, I. miles southwest of Black-
Intone, late last night, was felt for a ra
tlins of oil miles while the brilliant glare
jnf the incandescent body illumined tie.'
j heavens over southern Virginia and sc -jti;ns
of North Carolina. The trail of
j light, as the meteor fell in a s.ow curve
.from the zenith at an angle of about
j 1,1 degrees, -was visible in this. city. Kicli
uiou.l and at points along the .lames river
creating general excitement and even
I consternation on the part of negroes,
j The meteor, composed of a metallic
! distance, creashe.l into a grove of oak
! trees uith an explosive roar, some dis
tance from any house, making a hole wit ii
i.'iu area of fiuil piure feet and burying
IsiTMT.il trees with it. Flame., which im
1 mediately shot up were visible for many
ini'es, while trees caught tire.
: A party of scientists and newspa ;r
.men immediately left Iiicimiond and
this city for the scene, which is llM
i miles west of Norfolk, but the resuljs of
; ! iu i r investigation were not known to
, night, as telephone commuiiicati'jii was
i unavailable.
I The shock of the fall was f-'H at La"'
I reucev ille, Petersburg, Chase City ai d
ther poitns. At L'renccvillo, loo
miles west of here, windows were rattled
.and houses shaken, while at ('base iry
similar effects were noted. Autmnobilists
.on the roadway-- in Mecklenburg county
Uai.l it seemed as though their cars had
ght fire, so great was the illumina-
turn.
In Norfolk the meteor appeared to be
about half the diameter of the full moon
and much like a street arc light. Its
tail, of orange brilliance with a sharp
blue flame fading out at the extreme
end, apparently was about ten or twelve
times as long and fully as broad as the
i body.
I lii Richmond a streak of light was no
ticed before the bail of fire was seen
w:rling through paic to be followed by
the reverberations of an explosion. The
i entire southeastern skir were illumi
nated as if by a Hash of lightning and
a burst of flame.
HARDINGS ARE ENJOYING
THEIR WEEK-END REST
ABKECON. V. J.. May Bb Presi
dent and Mrs. Harding today were en
joying a week-end rest at the bra View
golf tlub. near here, after their auto
mobile trip from Washington yesterday
a nil th President's appearance at the
dinner given by the women's1 republican
clubs of New Jersey and the hauliers
convention in,. Atlantic City last mght.
Almost perfect weather was promised
them and it was expected they would
find complete relaxation from their rou
tine official and social duties.
Secretary and Mrs. Weeks and Aattor
ney Oenenl Daugherty have arrived and
complete the offiicial psrty, tc which
Officers Take
Gallons of Beer
Kings Mountain
Had to Carry Meal to
more, firing in the air as they went,
hoping to frighten the fleeing blind tiger.
But he didn't scare. He simply
"burnt the wind." He led his pur
surers over rocks and stumps and stones
until he had them pretty well winded;
but they were out to catch their man
and they won.
"That's about the wildest looking
place in all this part of the country,''
remarked Deputy Cole yesterday, "and
I know this section almost like a book.
Fact is it's the next thing to a wilder
ness. The nearest point to it accessible
by wagon or auto, so far as
we could
find out
was
that
four miles away. We left
distance away and had to
our car
walk the balance of the .way. There wag
a large pile of meal sacks near the still.
From all appearances these fellows hud
to carry this meal to the spot on their
backs. They certainly had a good eye
for business when they -picked out this
i location. There's no telling how long
I this still had been in operation. It's
t location. There's no telling how
this still had been in operation
of the li
into Gas-
Whitesides was iriven n hearing before
Magistrate S. H. Morris yesterday. He
waived examination and was held under
a bond of 1 ,00(1 for trial at the next
term of court. He had no attorney.
According to well accepted formulas
100 gallons "f beer makes six gallons of
whiskey that is pure whiskey. If adul
terants are used the ratio would doubt
less be twice or three times that figure.
Granting they were "honest" distillers,
this liOOO gallons of booze. At the pre
vailing wholesale price of blind tiger
booze per gallon this one run would
have brought its owners $l.HS(i.
SCHOOL MEN GATHER TO
PUN NEXT YEAR'S WORK
Superintendents of County
High Schools Meet to Revise
Course of Study and Adopt
Text Books.
1 (iastoll
I were ill 1
county school superintendents
sc-sioii this 1 1 1 r i i 1 1 l; in the (if
lice of
Count V Superintendent
F.
P.
t Hall for the purpose
book list for the next
of
rev ising the
ir, arranging
I the course of study mid the
Mint of a program of work
mapping
Those
I present were Supts.
I P. (iri.T. A. '.
I. 11. Benson, W.
Warwick. W. It.
lile.ne. M. I.. Barm's, P. L. Sn
A . S. Ballard, V . J . A . Smith
1 it 1.
and
E . A . Thompson .
Previous to the meeting,
expressed his wish that tin
of the county would make
Supt. Hall
school men
11
earnest
effort to conduct their -chools
cieiitly as possible throughout
as effi
he coin
ing year. He stressed the tad liial
the taxpayers of the county were not
averse to paying taxes where they re
ceived a dollar's worth for a dollar
spent, and tiiat they must be faithful
guardians of a public trust, that they
must be as careful iu the spending of
the public's money in the conduct of
the school, as they would be of their
own finance
--.chool boar
marks.
s. ( liairiiiau Hover,
I. seconded Mr. " 11;
the
r.
II'
DEATHS.
M U.S.
W. M. LIM'-BEKtiEi:.
The following item from The
lot 1 1- Obs Tver of r-atiirdav morning
har
w HI
' le of interest to many tiastoniaiis iu
; view of the fact that the deceased wa- a
'resident of (iastonia some years ago
I when her husband was connected with the
local office of the Niut hem liairvva.v :
Funeral srrv ire for Mr-. Wilhelmina
.Murray Liueberger, ."c. win. di'd Friday
jof acute heart trouble at la r home. .'Ill
i East boulevard, will be , ...,d .. t.-d tSun
Iday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the rri
dence. Her pastor. R
. ... . . . i .1 i
w
B.
will
West
have
oi iiiwortli .Mcinodist c
I-In.r.
charge.
Mrs. Liueberger is stirvi
husband, W. M. Eincborg t
1
her
n dis
; four
Liaise
l.in."
. Jr..
..rger.
pateher for the Southern
:1:
daughters, Mrs. J. H. Jordan. Mr
White, Missc Lillian and Mar-
herger, a son. W. M. Linn- rg.-r.
four grandchildren. W. M. I 'm "'
III, Ifcoffey Camile Jordan Jol.i;
Bobbie White.
Two sisters and three brother
survive: Mrs, Damond Veal i f Wat
ville, Ga., and Miss Ida Murray, nf
ens, Ga.; Roliert Murray of this
and
;i No
city.
(Alonzo and James
1 ville, Ga.
Murray, of Wat kins
SAYS EUROPEAN NATIONS
MUST HELP THEMSELVES
JR Th AaoriaiVT Preas.)
GENEVA, May 13. The E.r! of
Balfour warned the uatimis of Kurope
totlay that they would lose what prcs
tige they have in America unless in
making appeals for aid thev show mime
indications of trying to help them
selves. His .warning was voiced in
connection with discussion bv the coun
cil of the League nf Vutinns mi the
American Relief Adininistretioii offer j
to feed Itvjssiaa rttnft- ' ' "''" 1
t roi , v
IISS DALY, NON-PARTISAN
LEAGUE'S CANDIDATE FOR
oUUTH DAKOTA GUVJiKflUK
Misi Alice L. Daly, of Mitchell, S.
D., is running against Governor Wil
liam McMasters for the governorship .
She was nominated by the Non-Partis-an
League. Her native state is Minne
sota .
70,000 WILL WITNESS
OF
Aristocrats of the American
Turf Will Compete in Great
Racing Classic This After
noon. (3y The Associated Pre.i.)
LOI'ISVILLE, May I -F.lcveu thor
oughbreds, aristocrats of the American
turf, aro carded to face the barrier a.
Churchill Downs today in the forty
eighth renewal of the Kentucky derby.
Iu tho memory of those who have vnt
lied thfl annual super classis .luring the
last half century, no year ha boasted
a filed of more outstanding proininen. e
and never has a colt faced a barrier vvilh
the degree of favonl ism possessed
Morvich. The great Benjamin I
three year old today is called upon
show the calibre that brought him ;
a a two year old.
by
tc k
to
Among the other ten.
way they were ilis.nsse
for that
th.
d last night in
and 011 thickly
E. Ii. Bradley
crow'de.l hotel loonies,
IcoiiROtc
sidewalks, tin
entry loomed strongest
clouds gave promise of
when scurrying
a fast tr:i. k.
also ranked higll
Deadlock and Mv Play
in the prognostications i
expected to see the race.
Tests at high tpee
every candidate put tin
to training yesterday
cut ry, perhaps with t he
American, ace of the
stood ready to answer
Suprrst ition connected
makes him an add.., !
gn at sou of liiiiinynie I
beaten ill eleven starts
one of a, field of 11 y
and it was on t he I 1 1 h
made clockers at the 1
as he stepped the d. i ;.
meiit among Keiitiicki -the
Bradley entry
Bet Mnisie. By Cosh ; i,
i.eca use t he in: u, tM r
Blue Crass entry Ins .
standing event of the .'
recent years has led
g i ;. t boas-ting'
N.i changes in the li.i
ed overnight and tin- are
barrier is rxpi etc,; t.. ii
at the post- ,nd !'
Morvicji is carde ! .
I ion. saiei w h-lit .( .'
Busy Alnei i.-a n. S" r' .
line up next ; .1 ' i I ; 1
Bet Mosir, S,ir: I.', r
and Lcttermnn fir
The more thai. 7
n it ness t he run n ..:
of the derby h. ..i
sky cloudless am! ' 1
ing promise of :.
ning fast track i- : -sudden
and imfon n
conditions. The exa ;
'tart of the class;, rilr..,.
but the barrier will i '
." and ."j: I." o'clock, i'
greed, the derby b i g '
the card.
f I hiiiisauds w iio
by .rin Ii. a ly
li'lishill t III. lies
n I t-.day i '.cry
v. . pt...ii ot l!u-y
I'.i. i y Mabi. .
tic 1 1 1 1 .-1 1 .ad.
with Moivi-h
a .in! - f .r t he
1 1 in i r was a. i
lat v.ar
I,
t . la
'.Illgste
M:.
J-" I I t I
1. 1, v.i i 1
i r
Em
thai
Finn
:Kdo.
p.. si-
I....
M . I
and
!..- ! .Yd to
I lle.i.ll.i k.
I;, r
A II
o By .osh
'-t w ho v. i !
afler,i oi
. tin, Id 'In
:,-!iiii ' t,iv
A
light
Mini
a
weather
of the
rtiiiiied.
bet WecTl
Is
h r:.
WILL SPENT) KVFRV DO' PAR
TO APPREHEND CRIMINAL
(By The Assoc i
1 Pros'.)
CLEVELAND. Ma
SillieTbrrg. li Us bond "f
breg. found dead in 1
End apartment. ' -brother,
Charles A.ii'
day that they wiii - n
possess to run-down
Aaron
Mrs. Helen Slider
, r home, nn East
rbi.v. anl hpr
n. announced to
, i very dollar they
he perpetrator of
the crime.
According to the ; iiee. the slayer of
Mrs. billxToerg uvd a blarkja ik and the
crime wag committed close to ll;."?o. yes
terday morning. 1.1 mi ante after her
husband had gone to hi office.
Until the olice ac mint for a three
carat diamond ring, an opal ring set
with small diamonds, and a white gol
pearl ring which were ripped from th
woman s fingers, tin y cin give no other
,,,0,,ve "f lie crine. u tts rnbt-.-ry. lbe.e
ir?s srs ?ri'rj.
i
$
Xv Am
DOUBTFUL WHETHER
AND BRITISH POSITIONS UN
BE RECONCILED AT GENOA
France Will Never Consent to Having Mixed
Commissions on Which Russians Serve Sit
uation Has Become Critical.
LUTHERAN SYNOD MEETS
NEXT WITH OETHEL CHURCH
Conference at Cherryville Con
cludes Annual Session
Final Sermon Preached by
Dr. Stirewalt, of Concord
Rev. J. F. Crigler Heard.
(My Mr-
Da
d r
J Vlliner. I
C1I Klil;V 'II. I.E. May IJ. The
Soul hern Conference of Jlie Tinted
L'vaiiKelicnl Luthi ran Synod of North
Carolina met at o'clock Friday morn
inn and Was opened hv Miu'intf, Siiip-
1 I nr.
was
lesson and
tiaycr
The conference
then called
to order, lioll wascall-
nd a
rs. .
very largi
ieieelilani' the
istors and delegates
respond
d.
()n motion lr. T. Franklin Weir,
ite of the Holy Comforter church,
nrolled 111 a member of the con
.' his name having been overlook
I.
.d or omitted by mistake.
The clerk, Itev. (I. I!. C. Parks, was
instructed to write a letter of apology
!i Ivev . II. L. Brown, vviiose name was'
overlooked by the program committee
111 making out a list of the officers and
members of the conference.
'1 lie repoi t of the program committee
was read and ad... ted. Ciiuiiiiittcc on
letters and petitions reported and invi
'aton from Ifev . C. E. Itideiihour' s
church. Bethel, inviting the cout erence
to meet there. Tie- report was adopt
ed, the invitation was accepted and the
next meeting will be held with Bethel
church September (is, l'.IJJ. The colu-
uiittee on unfinished btis'ms presented
la report which was adopted item by
item, and then as a whole. There was
I some discussion on the report before ti
Jual adoption. The report of the com
mittee on 1 11 ilsiirer 's report was duly
read an. I adopted. The treasurer was
instructed to buy a new book for his
records. Announcement was made of
the Sunday School Normal which is to,
a t at Ml. I'l.a ant July 111 I'd, next. 1
Considerable discussion was had upon,
the report of the statistical secretary,:
b'ev. E. II. K.1I111, before lis adoption
A ii II..II llrcli:
nt
of the Buffalo 'onv
ia. h' and all churches
exhibits 'here were
11
t unit ion was li
siring to link.
.tiested to do si i
Dr. Peary, pi
lege, was elilnllei
advisory conn el
esid.
t of I.en
ur
Col-
i ineinher of
later lliii.h
the interest
ill the course
lie!
ii. est excellent talk
that nisi il ut i. .a . II
of I
of !
his remarks stilted that tie- college had
had a good year, the i iiroilnieiil being
.",.'n, with l.Vi in the regular college
I
I.I -
whe
larg
-id.-,
t rv
s of voiii.g men
ib-votc their lives
the seven young
.1.
to
and
for
to the mini
women voluiite
I, ported lis
s-peaking of I
Dr. Peary say
dormitory spin
ier of young
turned away la
rs tor mission woik are
doing splendid work,
a- need of tho lolll'ge.
the greatest is for more
, as ipiite a large Hum
men and women were
t fa II . ( M her nrrds are
,-i line arts
for th.- libn
in coins.- ot
lot the slice
I III mot i. I
noon di-.'1-.s
building, and mori-
books
i.v. A g.v in li ;ssi u in is now
const rin t inn . The out 'ink
ss of t ac i ollege is bright .
:i the ; 'Meet for the after
ii.n ' Th Lutheran Chinch '
up :.t th,.- time, and v .
. of '"'harlot I e, spoke oil
w.is l;.k
W. A I. ii
Mb i lnsti
which the b
clos.-d .
At 11 ..'
taking as hi
II. live P.
.1,-1, ess of
.trincs. .tti
the uioriiing v. i
. .1 .
Imli
F. Crigler.
verse of t h '
t
tn-st
i.-l ter ot
ill seniM,
li.'. . "
lation, deHvered an
' I lesei ration of the
lowing the sermon
mi si.oi for dinner
, conference re as
i:g business session .
iosoiutioiis present
anks to the pastor
i i Rev. B. D.
ne congregation for
a delightful enter
the otTicrrs and
f . r. nci', whiV h was
vote. Reports of
t.e were read and
F. McAllister, of
ute at Mt. Pleas
of the work being
p,,rt was very en
ii-.ts aild shows 11)1
Lord '
j there
lint 'I
semi.!
Th.
v. a s
1
w h.
the
ill,
for
oil, II
ed a ir-i.:.
, of St . J
j Wess'ingcr.
I the roy al
i t.'lilimeiit '
, members ,
adopted '
I the prngii.
(adopt. I
the Coh
an!. 11 lei
done th . e
con rag i i: -well
for ..
w in k .
The r, n
was t.ik !-
II - I
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l.'ie impression. '
w as ably disciissi
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Her (irowth," bv
By use of tin
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tics
o attended this confer
, a nibt-rs of the Lutheran
frel tliis was a most
,i,g and helpful to both
he town and comniuui-
tv at
THE WEATHER
! North Carolina, paUiy cloudy with lo
cal thun 1c showerg this afternoon or to
i night in east portion; Sunday genemlly
' ixf bf,l rhne fl teinrrtti'.
FRFraiGASIOi
( Hy The Associated Press.)
GENOA, May 13 As the re
sult of the meeting of the economic
sub-commission on Russian affairs
today the situation became so crit
cal that it seemed doubtful wheth
er the British and French positions
could be reconciled.
M. Barthou, head of the French
delegation, declared ft the meet
ing of the sub-commission that
France would never consent to hav
ing mixed commissions on which
the Russians served given consid
eration to Russian credits, debts
and the treatment of foreign prop
erty nationalized in Russia.
FRENCH TO HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH RUSSIANS.
(By The Associated Press.)
PARIS, May 13 The French
delegation will remain at Genoa to
take part in deliberations on oth
er questions properly before the
conference, although it will have
nothing more 'to do with discussion
with the Russians, it was said at
the Foreign Office this morning.
As far as the Russian problem is
concerned the conference is consid
ered by the French government at
an end.
Disagreement hv France and Bel-
glum with other countries regarding the
1 11 ,1 1 1111-11I of the Sovint delegation is I
not a reason fur drawing out, however, 1
so long as there remain other
nut iU.slioiis to discuss, it was
I'd.
dcclnr -
Instructions were sent along these,
j lines to M. Barthou, bead of the
.French delegation at (ieiloa, after the
receipt
was add.
f yesterday's dispatches,
d.
I AGREEMENT IMPROBABLE.
i
I (By The Associated Press.)
(ii;.(A, May p:. The sub commis
si. m on Russian affairs of the economic
ciiiifereine met today to consider the
Soviet reply to the Allied memoran
dum outlining c.iii, lit ions on which the
powers would undertake the reconstruc
tion of Riis'siu. While thr Russian
mil.- has virtually disrupted the pro
glum of the conference, and it appears
that a general agreement with the Rus
sinns at the present meeting is im
probable, a commission may be formed
to investigate such ijuostions as credits,
debts and the treatment of foreign pri
vate property iu Russia, with the hope
that soiiietbing constructive can be ac
colnplished .
One of the many beneficent results
of the Washington conference has been
duplicated iu (ienoa. The conference
In re has got the spokesmen of the Eu
ropean peoples better ac.iiainted ami
taught them the real nature of Eu
rope's problems. Whether and koo.l
will come from this mutual knowledge
depends upon the wisdom of the slates
men and Europe's capacity for cnncili
atioii .
At
.hi I
Washington, the
Japan inaugurate
Tinted
w hat
States
Europe
, onsi.lers ;l hopeful
en operation in the
hi'llliil the powers I
far more formidalih
era tor peace and .
Pa i ifie ocean ; at '
id to grapple with '
problems than the
a'es and the con I
he curtailment of
The ( ienoa ' task
e communism ami
.illllllUllislll lias lie
dies at all, il will
r 1 friendship of two
s crcte ipiestion
naval armame
liiisVlieeii to i
conservat ism
And
lat it' it
iiiiinst rated tl
die hard.
The firs' i
has been indecisiv,
agreement with b"i
When- a . ..Mr. -live
shev ism s f . iled
there are tn.ii;' w hi
for the time bein
i profess belief t1..'
individual agr. . mi nts with soviet R;
si;i may sn. . -.-e l, each country opening
,-i dour into Russia by offering nr. jits
to the hungry Sovirt gov rriimeiif , which
is ciatiioring for gold. Thus the court
ship of Russia would be con, hi. Ted in
dividually, with thr Soviet probably
happier at receiving her suitors separ
ately. While the pis.simists are proclaiming
tin (i.-noa congress dead, and saying
that f..r 'leceiicy's sake it would be
given a . r. tnoiiiotis burial. Prime Min
ister Lloyd lieorge of Creat Britain,
alarmed at the possibilities of new po
litical discs in Eiiroe, is striving with
le other leaders tu create u binding
time which will prevent new sct.i:ns
and put otf the dangers of war.
CONFERENCE BEGINS ITS
FINAL SESSION OF WEEK
(Rv Th Associareo rress.)
HOT SPRINGS, ARK., May l.:.k A
full day Isdiiiid with the business on its
calendar, the nineteenth quadrennial
conference of the Methodist Episcopal ,
(liiirch. South, ls'gan the final session of I
the present week here totlay.
The convention did not get to touch
alendar business yi-strrday, the session
I 's ing nisrn up wun conttivH-rauon or-
special orders of the day.
j Tonight the delegates will attend a
meeting at which representatives of the
j church finance board will discuss plans
for obtaining fund of flO.OOO.OOO for
superannuated ministers. The" confer-
. t-ncp btm tu itit aiiornt nt tn tYn s.ts,-itat or.
... , . . ... t ,j.
lit r is Mj
HIGHS BEAT
HICKORY AT
BY THE SCORE OF 4 T0 1
Pitching of Hord, Hitting of
Jenkins and Airtight Field
ing of Entire Team Feature
Game Biggers Will Pitch
Today's Game Against Win
ston-Salem Play Jonesville
Here Next Wednesday If,
Winners Today.
(By C. K. Marshall, Jr.)
The (iastonia Hichs-, aided greatly by
the tirclesH yelling of their fellow stu
dents and the freshmen of Davidson Col
lej;e, jdovved their way to a glorious vie
tory over the. proud Hickory high school
team hy the undisputed mark of 4 to 1.
All Hickory turned nway from their
weary work and ventured down to iSpruut
Field, Davidson College, to see McAr
ver's lads tramp over Coach Armstrong's
wearers of tin; old white and- green. But
their weariness was none the better re
lieved and doul.tless to say, a few gray
I hairs were added to the Catawba fathers-
he
Big "Johnnie'' Hord staged a real
comehauk and many a spark of tho young;
Hord stutT came to surface during that
great prep school battle royal on the
hills of historic Mecklenburg County. IIu
was in hot water but once, and in the
other pinches that pushed him, he pulle.l
the iron man stuff and the Hickory nuts
were not able to place a Hord pill out
of the local infield when such a safety
would have meant runs.
(Iastonia scored early in the eontest
settled down to hard work and finished
the game, allowing the muchly surprised
inouiitaiiiers but one lone run. The latter ;
came when young Hord passed two meii
which was preceded by Jours' two Back
er. A second later. Falls received
Whist nnut 's infield roller. The former
played the ball to first, thus iiermitting
the lone foreign tally to cross, unheeded.
"Judge" Jenkins and "Johnnie"
Hord stood out as tho most prominent
t, tli.. ..P.t..t fti..tt!,. I .... I. n a
! but ting eye was almost perfect, his stick
(work being responsible for (iastonia '
j"r"d tallies. Both players fielded thei
. positions with perfect ease, and Jenkins
base running bore ill with the mountain-
it eer s back stop. Ike Biggers spent the
day in the left garden and received hi
shart i f the proceeds by handling two
I ditiicult sky larks as no other would
jejuni. Almost to the man the local g-
1 1 i... 1... 11 .1 .1 .
h"H'iJ i".i.t'i ueiLt-r omii mutt mejr
j issued in the past thro crhampionstiip
games. That airtight infield that wott
.'fame at the first of the present season
I also staged a great comeback and backed
their inniiii linaii iu their own , unique
way. . ( '
The educated gang i playing thd
Winston Salem Highs nt Davidson this
afternoon, ami, probably a tliousamHocnl
fans are now warming the bleachers at
j ISpruut Fie1, 1 mid breaking their focal'
j chords all for the good of tho cause- "
I that (Jastonia may wear the big letterai"
ICH A-M P-I-O-N-8 on their breasts iu
i BtJ'l pastime tilts. i ,
Ike Bigger, the redoubtable liurler will '
; show his wares this afternoon, aml"
: " Jolinnir " Hord will do his stuff in th
i the left garden. This arrangement is
upheld in order that the locals' hitting1,
(will hold out. The other positions will
be as usual. i
' Score lv innings: '. '-
r ii ii
(iastonia l'ii in in oio 4 7 0
Hickory ...
Batteries :
Fisher and
(Mill
Hord
mo ool I .4 5
and Uu.lerwood ; '
4
. v
DR. POWELL'S PARENTS
CELEBRATE SIXTIETH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Dr. (i. B. Powell returned this week
from Newcastle. Indiana, where oil
April :;utli he attended the celebration at.
! he sixtieth wedding anniversary of bid
parents. Mr.
The New C;r
day had the
i . nt v i,i, h
n.anv t.ii.-r-.
and Mrs. Martin L. Powell,
tie Courier of the following
fo1 lowing account of tho
will be of interest to thi
in tiiemivi of Dr. and Mrs.
P
v ;
Dr. an i Mi-. Martin L. Powell celo
bratid tioir (inli wedding anniversary
Sunday at their home on the Ridge, the 1
occasion bring a family gathering, their
; nine cliiblrt u bring pri-sent. During tho
; afternoon a larg" number of friends and
relatives railed and paid their respects,
Mr. and Mrs. Powell are each H'Z years
old and i;i good health. They luiVe silent
the sixty years of their married life im
the same bouse on East Broad street.
In addition to having beeu married
In years', the Powell family has another
iinusial record, that of not having u
dratJi in the family in all of this tinw.
Mr. Powell was lorn in the first brick
' house ever cm-ted in Newcastle. This
fromeriy tttood on the site of the Eagles
building, corner of Broad and lotit
; streets. Mrs. Powell was bom in Penn
jsyivania and came to Indiana, with her
i parents in Is lib fehe was formcrl
I Susan R. Hycr. Mr. Powell was at one
time, one of the city's leading business
men and has witnessed tho remarkable
, growth of the city from a Small yiliagt
jto a prosjierous manufacturing center.
r. Powell, tjcsri.te Jus advanced age.
mbiom fails to iii-.kn nt !nt am trin ftn
the business district-of the city euro,
,lav a,i through his life has been
great reader, Weeping well ported, ou eur-
rent events.
J be children who gathered at the hnmi
yesterday were Jia J. Powell. Mattie L'.
Powell, Mrs. Mary B. Kunyaa end Mr..
Herbert Daker, all of Newcastle: Ar
M. Powell, of Kcutliind; Ir. i r,
Powell, of Gastottia, X. t. j Archie '
Powell, o Mattomi, Ills.; ) . . 1 .
Powtll, ht Barnes, Ore, ml ).'"r- ",
iPJe!J. "t It IWn-ifoM , t
I
DAVIDSON