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GASTON I A, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 20, 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
VOL. XLIH. NO. 120.
Weather:
Fair
BAPTIST TITHERS SHOW
300 PER CENT INCREASE
DURING THE PAST YEAR
(By Tlio Associated Press.)
Report of Laymen's Missiona
ry Movement Shows Rapidly
Increasing Interest in
Church's Financial Affairs
by Business Men.
JACKSONVILLE, Flu., May 20.
Three times us wuuy mm among
southern Baptists have adopted a tenth
of thoir income as the minimum of their
coiitriljutious to religious work as were i
doing this a year ago, it v-as anaoune- j
cit in the annual report of the laymen 's
tuissionary movement to the Southern
Baptist Convention, made public here I
today' by Dr. J. T. Henderson, of
Knoxville, secretary t the movement.
The goal of the organization is a half
million tithers among southern Baptists
and to induce business men to take a
larger part in church activities.
Tho laymen's movement, student re
ligious activities, Baptist cil.v councils,
women's work, the negro theological)
seminary and allied topics took up the j
greater part of today's sessions. The i
question of establishing a great suulii
wide Baptist university has been de
ferred for another year.
Enrollment messengers to the conven
tion from the Baptist churches through
out the South, has now reached approx
imately 4,100, it was announced by the
secretaries ami the largest attendance
of uuy session was that of last night
when a crowd estimated at more than
ri.OOO attended the home mission board
services with many seated on benches
on the lawn outside the tabernacle.
The With comonvent ion has been
marked by devotional services during
the luncheon recess conducted by Uev.
Benjamin Cox, of Memphis, aided by
evangelical singers. The services, start
ed as mi experiment, have drawn large
crowds each day. Another departure
has been the formation of an as ocia
tion by ex service men attending the
convention.
NEGRO WHO KILLED GOP
LYNCHED AT TEXARKANA
Hullens Owens Taken From
Jail Last Night and Lynched
by Mob Which Turned Deaf
Ear to Judge's Pica.
TEXARKAXA, Tex., May IN.
This city was iiiiet today following the
lynching last night of Hullen Owens,
negro, by a mob who took him from
the Miller county jail, where he had
been confined following the fatal shoot
ing of R. O. ("limit, Arkansas police
man. Authorities have made no an
nouiieeml;nt concerning an investigation.
Owens, who had been arrested Thurs
day night, on a charge of theft, was
trying to escape after having been tak
en out of the jail by the officers, kill
ed ('boat as he attempted to prevent
his escape. The negro, suffering from
irniislwit wound in the lace, inl.icicd
by Chief of I'olice Luinmns, tied
attempted tu drown himself. He
rescued and taken to a hospital.
The threatening attitude of a
"
'' '
rowd
i use. I
that gathered about the hospital
the removal of the negro to
The doors of the jail wen
the jail,
battered
down after Sheriff Strange
wrivo 111) the kevs to the inol
refused to
which had
followed him.
Municipal Judge liarne.v was
"this is no time for petty talk,"
told
when
I,,. ,,iiiunli,,l In the crowd to disperse
rse .
Owens was dragged from his cot
.- ruin- and taken to a part in the
with
hear'
of the city, where he wa:
bullet-. The mutilated I
dragged to aTi open space
riddled with
dy was then
near the nil
ion depot and placed
tity of kerosene saoki
on a large iian
d blazing fuel.
HICKORY PASTOR TO CONDUCT
SERIES OF SERVICES HERE
Rev. C. S. Kirkpatrick to;
Preach for Ten Days at
Main Street Methodist i
Church Beginning Next
Thursday Special Music.
Beginning next Thursday, May iMth. a j
series of evangelistic services will be hehr
sited by Bo v. ('. S. Kirkpatrick, pastor '
of the First Methodist church at Hick- j
at Main Street Methodist church. Tin
pastor, Rev. A. L. -Stanford, will be as j
ory, who will do the preaching nnd by 1
Mrs. C. L. Steidley, district evangelistic ,
worker of Gastonia, who will assist with '
the singing and with tho personal work.
Provision will b made for a large
chorus choir. New books have lieen or
dered and the singing will be a special I
feature of the services. j
Mr. Kirkpatrick is one of the bet j
known and most successful pastor-evan-celists
in tho West North Carolina Con- '
ference. He is a preacher of power and
Main Street church is fortunate in be
ing able to secure him for this meeting.
Services will be held at 10 a. m. and
7:4j p. m. daily. The series will con
tinue for ten days or two weeks.
FORMER MUSICAL FAVORITE
IN HOSPITAL NEARLY BLIND
CHICAGO, May 20. Mollie Fuller,
for many years a favorite in musical
comedy, is in a hospital here almost
iblind. it was announced today. In priv
ate life "he is Mrs. Rieder'n k HaMen,
widow of an actor who died two years
ago.
ami li t
Mis Tuller is .m years obi
only li.irm relative is a halt'
.living in a soldier; ' home.
(ro'lic.-,
I
MANY PRESBYTERIANS HAVE
LEARNED THE CATECHISM
CHARLESTON, W. VA., My 20.
A rewards for the recitation of
the catcahisma from memory, the
publication department of the
Southernn Presbyterian Church last
year gave 1,583 copie of the Bible
and 4,977 copies of the New Testa
ment, the largest number it had a
warded in a single year. This was re
ported to the Southern Presbyterian
General Assembly here by the execu
tive Committee of Publication and
Sabbath School Work. In addition
to these awards, 1,504 copies of the
Bible and forty copies of the New
Testament were aawrded in Korea
and 125 copies in the Brazil mission.
DRAMATIC SCENE IN
Lincolnton Man Faces Million
aire Whose Son Married
and Now Seeks to Discard
Former's Daughter Nel
son Alienation Suit May Be
Settled Amicably.
(Charlotte Observer
WINDSOR, Vermont, May PLOne
of I he most dramatic incidents ever wit
nessed in a Vermont courtroom oeeur-
red here this morning when John J! .
Puidisill. of Lincolnton, X. (.'., father
I of Mrs. Nellie It. Nelson, faced Thom
i as S. Nelson, of West l'alet, Yer
' Mionl, millionaire slate magnate and
! father of Homeyn Nelson, Harvard stu
i dent and youthful husband of Nellie.
I Mr. Kiidi-ill was testifying in behalf
! of his daughter in the hitter's .)(i,0(ll
i alienation suit against Mr. and Mrs.
(Thomas S. Nelson. He had related the
sorrowful home-coming of his daughter
.after her alleged ejection from the Nel-
son mansion after she had been
!" thrown out" as u "homely, scpiawky,
uncouth girl." He was detailing the
I treatment accorded his daughter at the
(hands of her husband's parents, as she
1 had related it ffi him, when a sudden
j interruption from Mr. Nelson, Sr.,
! came .
I " I'lease allow me to state that never
; in my life have 1 ever spoken an uu
; kind word to this little girl," he stat
ed, "and while I was surprised at the
; development of this trouble, I have been
j dumbfounded at the testimony, which 1
do not challenge, that has been rendered
I in this honorable court. My son, it
I s.e 'ins has made a conlident of his
! mother at all times, it. was' something
that never came to ine, something that
I never mixed in and I want to
correct
'this gentlemau's impression as far as I
I am concerned, here and now."
I lioth Mrs. Homey n Nelson and her
I father were visibly affected by the
j frank statement of the boy's father ami
it is possible from the conference which
' 1 1n- three later held that a settlement of
j the case may be reached and the trial
stopped tomorrow. It has been com
mon knowledge Ihat tho elder Nelson
' was not aware of the facts, especially
of the treatment accorded the young
i North Carolina bride, nnlil the trial
. oliel
aed .
i Tin
vonng couple, who met and loved
at Charlotte, where they Were married
! neer once glanced at each other to
, day. The almost pitiful tale told by
It he little southern bride yesterday surc
j l.v had its effect on the jury, for today
they watched her with kindly, fatherly
i ii 1 fi est .
The letter over which a bitter legal
tilt occurred yesterday was admitted as
evidence this morning, dealing a severe
I, low to the defense. It was written in
j Lincolnton. N. C, and leads ill part
as follow s :
' "Little Husband o' Mine: Again I
am writing as I luvve written hundreds
loi times before. This time I'm send
' ing two letters, one to your Pownall
i home one to your Harvard address. If
ou don't get one, you will surely get
the other.
"Well, I've had some queer dreams
'about you lately. 1 have dreamed you
'were trying to divorce me. I have
i dreamed this so often that I have be-
' gun to feel it was true. Now 1
know
lit is.
: "Just awhile ago a telegram came to
a lawyer here asking him if he could
handle a divorce cum' for a Mr. Marl
bouroiigh. of Vermont. 1 have since
learned that Mr. Marlborough was you. j
Von are suing me your dear little wife j
for divorce, and for desertion. 1m-;
agine it ? I
"Von know your mother hated me. j
Vou kilns she didn't want me there.!
You know you took me to New York I
and put me on the train to send me i
home. 1 wonder if you told jour
(Continued on page six)
WEEKS TRADING
(By The Associate! Press.) j
XKW YORK, May 2n. Trading in j
the stock ma
e.rket thU week was enlivened i
by the lowest money rates iu five years
and rumors which dealt more, or less cir
cumstantially with mergers of consolida
tions of various industrial interests, es
pecially steels nnd coppers.
Buying of those shares, mostly at ma
terial gains, was out of -all propor
tion to the demand for other issues, al
though sugars and rehntcd
llater were heavily traded in.
specialties j
Kails and
shipping, aside from coalers, wi re c 'iii
j parntively neglected at nominal changes1.
Speculative enthusiasm in steel and
eoppe.rswas roused at fimes-t- the pitch
where threats of Fedei-alof-'-'itnle
"Cli' i"u find retniril fr intrnsj,.
inle
BABE RUTH REINSTATED
GOES RACK 10 GAIJEW BISHOPS
GIVEN A BIG WELCOME
Commissioner Land is Puts
Babe, Meusel and Peircy
Back on the Diamond
Fandom Receives H o m e
Run King With Open Arm.
(R The Associated tress.)
CHICAGO, May 20. Ha be Huth and
Bob Mueacl, of the New York Yankees,
today were reinstated by Kai-ebull Com
missioner Landis.
A third telegram was scut to Um
pires Chill ami Owens, reading:
"Huth and Meusel reinstates! effect
ive immediately. Kligible for today's
game.
"K. M. LANDIS."
The applications fur reinstatement
from Huth and Meusel were identical.
They read as follows:
"1 hereby respectfully apply for im
mediate reinstatement to enable me to
play in the game here today, Saturday,
May 21) . "
No application for reinstatement has
been received from Bill l'iercy, of the
Boston Hed Sox, the third of the play
ers barred from baseball by Judge
Landis for playing post season games.
l'iercy, like Huth and Meusel, was
eligible to apply for reinstatement to
day.
The three were suspended last fall
when they violated major league rules
by playing post season games.
l'iercy 's application was received a
few minutes later and he also was re
instated .
The telegram from Huth and Muesel
was received at the commissioner's of
fice about K:.1it a. in., the judge was
not there, hut his secretary, Leslie O'
Connor, had received his instructions
last night and promptly sent tele
grams to Huth and Meusel reading as
follows :
" Your reinstatement application
granted effective immediately."
Kenne'aw M." Landis. "
1 NKV YORK, .Mav
V. Ha hi
polished
Huth,
for a
I his mightiest war club
! belated home run drive,
1 day to come back into
I expectant baseball publi
: to welcome him again ti
was ready to
his own. All
was prepared
the fold with
a welcome such as fandom gives only
to its chosen.
An early rush for the turnstiles that
rivaled world's series days anil a sell
out of reserved seats gave further
proof, if it was needed, that the Polo
(rounds would he thronged to the lim
it.
Hut even the presence of the Ha be
could not dim the lustre of other at
tractions for the occasion the St. Lou
j is browns, generally considered the
, Yankee's most dangerous rivals, and
their slugging sensation, Ken Williams,
i Williams, with an early start on
liuth, has II home runs to his credit, a
substantial margin even in a race with
j so foriniilalile an opponent as the Bam
bino. The Yank star has not given
, up his ambition to I teat the record of
!i 111' set last season.
TliB Yankees' six weeks without 1 lie
services of two of their heaviest siege
i guns in the machine unit earneii itieni
! to the league i hiiinpioil dii p last year,
lhave kept at the top of the heap
throughout the early campaigning.
Manager -Miller
shift that Chick
ler must give
"Whitey" Witt
right field, with
Huggius decided in the
Cewster ami Kliner Mil
way to the prodigals,
shifting to center from
Ruth iu left and Men
sel in right.
Kuth, incidentally, was to resume his
duties as captain for the first time in
a championship game, his appointment
having been made during the spring
training trip.
Smiii Jones was siated as Huggiu-'
mound choice for the opening battle
with I'rban Shocker, erstwhile Yankee
and Nemesis of his former team mates,
as the probable hurling selection of
Manager Lee Fold for the Browns.
Just one other feature among many
and it promised to play a big part for
It ut h . Admirers iu his home city of
Baltimore planned to present him a
I
j large
from
loving cup, tilled with ilirt taken
around the home plate ot the (tall
grounds at St. Mary's industrial school,
where Babe learned to playball. The
dirt was gathered by Brother Matthias,
the man who discovered liuth when as
a youth he displayed the fence busting
ability that has carried him to baseball
glory.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina, generally fair to
night and Sunday, little change in tem
perature. IN WALL STREET
were ignored. I'jtward revision of price
schedules accompanied the buying of
ste-ls, the baser metals and raw and re-
tinea sugars.
Advices respecting general business
conditions were not wholly satisfactory
and reduced car loadings foreshadow., I
smaller railroad; earnings. Nevertheless,
the recent high rate of production in
the steel and motor trades was maintain
ed, with increased inquiries for textiles.
leathers and the nioro essential meridian
dising wares. The invesment demand
for bonds continued liris-k, new und-rv rir
ings Iteing readily, absorbed. In' 'na
tional currencies were unset Fed in "'.i
sequvliees of lafpst developments in I
r";re. the ftrit.i, r-'', liow-ev-er. I.o i
" ' " 1 --- - & ..
i i. - - .- - . , . , , ,
. METHQE01STSGQNSGRATE lif FHf I1RARI F WFI WWW AW A ITS I MURDER AND ARSON RUM
bUfiUAT;
ADJOURNMENT
General Conference Adopts
Legislation Providing That
Pastors May Retain Pastor
ates Longer Than Four
Years Protest Against Re
moval of Scarritt Bible
School.
(By The Associated Press.)
HOT SPRINGS, A UK., May 20.
The general conference of the Methodist
Kpisvopal Church, South, in session here
since May 3, toduy began its final busi
ness meetings.
Tomorrow the delegates will witness
tonsecration ceremonies fur the five
newly elected bishops and attend a me
morial service for deceased bishops. Ad
journment is set for early Monday.
Paving of the way to adjournment
was completed last night when the con
ference approved its finance commission '.s
estimates of $2,07l,oii tor current ex
penses during the next lour veals and
I adopted legislation which provides thai
pastors may retain assignments the
pastors may retain assignments at the.
end of four years .provided a majoiitv of
the presiding elders of the distii.-t .on
cur. Under the rules the lnt four war
it has been necessary for the ipiarlerly
session of the church to recommend re
taining of the iiiciimlien; pastor, with
the recommendation subject to the ap
proval of the presiding elders. Tim
finance uiiimiission 's estimates are an in
crease of' 114,500 over those approved
at the last general conference in Atlanta.
One question expected to reach the
floor lute todny is that of relocating the
Scarritt Bible ami training school now at
Kansas City, Mo. A recommendation
to remove the school to some other point
has been presented and is waiting ac
tion. The conference today wa present
ed with a memorial signed by ii47 mem
hers of the Methodist K'piscopn I Church,
South, lit Kansas City, protesting ii
gainst the proposed removal. The list
of names was headed by Bishop K. If.
Heudrix, senior bishop of the church, who
was retired at this conference.
CAMPAIGN FOR OLD
CLOTHING TO BE HELD
To Alleviate Suffering Among
Armenian Children and Ref
ugees, Jfeople Are Asked to
Contribute Clothing.
A campaign for oh
held in Gaston county
May, to alleviate sufl'i
among the Armenian i
gees, it was niiiiouiicoi
clothing will be
the last week in
ring next winter '
1 1 i I ' 1 ii -1 1 and refu
1 todnv bv Ih-v.
(ieorge It. (lilies!. ie, of (in Ionia
chair '
man of the Near Kast Ib lief.
June 1st will be Bundle Ibv and mi
that date everyone in the county is
asked to clean out his or her obi
U'lothes closets ami send them to Mr.
Sannders or one of the local sub chair
i men .
i This clothing will alleviate suffering
I next w inter iu the cradle of Christian i
ty, Mr. (iillcspie pointed out
Turks have begun their niass.ici
with tic (iroat Powers of the
anxious for the Mohammedan
trade, calmly looking on.
Last winter many hihlivii ai
The
again
world.
re 1 1
gees were found who had dragged
themselves for miles to a Near Cast
Kelief hospital suffering from a,utc
rheumatism and pneumonia, simply for
lack of clothing. Others .jus! froe to
death and their bones dot the high
ways of stricken Armenia me. .
"To clean out clothes closets aiol
scud the contents to the Near Fast lie
lief will pay a dividend in human
lives," Mr. (iillespio declared, "audit
will also help exterminate tie moths in
North Carolina. Many p, eple have
had woolen clothes put awai for se
i ral seasons serving
breeding ground f
for moths.
The
Near Kast Kelief - 1
j ,,.,,j,.j(ms
of nlitaiiiing as le. 'n
as po
S wool
Wool
s i inn t
i rmeiil s
it h or .
'cloth ,
wear. '
., d by ;
laces, 1
. lot ll.'S, 1
. high ;
nits or
Ill's til
e Neat
com i
el and :
pie, of ;
sible of coats, swea'er-. iln
shirts, blankets, heavy nose
gloves, mittens, boots and sle
be tied ill pairs), shopnoi-n
sheets (for bandages!, lev,
garments, and any he.-n;. . ' n
ing iu which there is stn!
Articles which cannot
these unfortunate pco.! ai
silks, cliifTiuiii, veils, ev uing
satin slippers, muslin mob iu.
heeled shoes, straw or ir
silk stockings. If ai:oie- 'I
give
my of
these clothe
Kast Kelief,
it is siigg
st, 1 :h
munity Miles
the proceeds
or auction
sent to Mr
astouia .
COTTON MARKET
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
(By The AsuoeiatM
fress.)
NKW YORK, May 2"
hires closed barely stead.
Mav 21.20; July 19.!)";
- Cotton
f.i-
:n follows:
Octoltcr 1S-.M ;
DecemU'r 19.82; January LUi ; March
I9..12; Spots 21.45.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Strict to Good Middling.
Cotton Seed
MONDAY
20ciUub.
itlLFMIIIA. S. C, May
,ase of F. M. Jeffords, Ira
a. id 'Ilenn Treece, charge I
i, under of J. C. Ann-tie. fi'l
l; : eior. will v t (! iii v
n. Tli
Ifiirrisoii
with the
nf station
ii of'cr- j
ninin sir i - win mmr mmum u j ti a m- a ii i sa a u
LLOYD GEORGE ON HIS RETURN
FROM THE GENGA CONFERENCE
It Will Be a Partisan Rather Than a National
Welcome, However Some English Papers
Praise While Others Condemn Him For His
Farewell Address and His Other Actions at
Genoa Conference Looking to Hague Meet
ing For Success.
CITY SCHOOL FINALS
BEGIN WITH SERMON
SUNDAY EVENINS
Rev. Dr. J. H. Henderlite to
Preach Sermon to Graduates
at Central School Auditori
um Full Program of Exer
cises for Next Week
Twenty-Four in Graduating
Class.
( - j
H't i ii n i ii
iiiioii In' !.'
with the baccalaurca
s, iiiioii Uy l.ev. nr. .1. II. Men.lerii.e ouu
,da. evening at S o'clock ill Central llM11 ,). pri. Minister's position. On
school .-luditnrmm the finals of thn ,,,. ,.m, , js adversely criticised for
(.astouia city schoo's for the si holast ic. us farewell address at (Icnoa ami for
'year lltlil'.' will be concluded with the ),e renter part of his public conduct
Kia'biati xen ises on Wednesday , theie, and on the other hand he is
icwuiiiK when twenty four youny people, I praised for his coinage ami resource
'twelve youiie; ladies and twelve yoiinj; . fulness in the face of immense difficiil
i men, will be awarded certificates otltios and for what his admirers term
graduation. The class is composed of t he I his considerable achievements, even
follow iny: 1 though they fell short of his aims.
I Annie Blair Anders, If. B. Balling-! For the conference itself, even its
jti Jr.. Kvelyn Boyd. Violet Chester, I stroii((est lipidoses do not claim that
I Nellie liixon. Leonard Kurv. Halidi i it has Ix'en a sucee-s. but look to the
' Calls, Canda.e ( iambic, JSaiu llannise
Kaihel llcmlcrlitc, Willie Johnson
Crank Jordan, Kthel Kendrick, Charles
Marshall, Jr., Womb: a M. -Combs, Crank
McLa unlicii, Blanche Culi , (.icoi;e
liaK'an. Jr., Ben Katchford, Iora
j Schneider, Ltta Shannon. Willie Spen
cer, I'iftrie McLean Taylor, Carl L'uder
j wood.
I The (las, ollieers are: Carl I'nder
! wood, president ; Kvelyn Boyd, vice,
j president ; Willis Johnson, treasurer;
Dora Schneider, secretary; Mary (ilenn,
mascot
'
Sunday, May 21t.
Song, ' ' A n
iellt of luys. '
I mocat ion.
Song. ' Line Ibvine. ' '
Anthem. "Oh, Lord, M
Ilolv,"
Fran Aid. Three (il
Chios.
Quartet, "Sweet Is
Joseph Barn by, Messrs
ii. B. Babingtou. C
Thy Mercy, ' '
Lin-ins Wilson,
ill I'li'lerwood,
Crank Jordan.
Sermon. L'ev . J . 11 . lb
II.miiii. " All Hail The
Belicllct ion hy the el
iiierliti
D. D.
I 'ow it. ' '
nior ('hiss.
May 22.
Monday Night
I'ndergradiiate N ight.
Ma nli, Miss Mabel I.Mtle.
I ll ocat ion. liev. J. C. I'eit..
I 'lionis, ' Morning March
Wi iki ns, Seventh I rude.
SolU
Heading of C. I C. Pri
Paper.
I l.e.
I'aiicoiiier,
Lender of
t Ti hlv.
kes Prize,
Colors,"
Presentation
Violin Solo.
Margaret McCi
Cn sciilat ion
Seventh Grade,
Presentation
Principal li-.v
Piano liio.
I A nt houy, Mai
, I at hey.
I 'leselita lion
of C. I).
' ' lieverii
llllell.
of Plie
to
Mis Ma i gar,
of Sweepsla
A rinst roii,; .
Salute to tl
,'a ret :
aad Miriam
.f i ertlll-
Chorus, ' J line Song.
King, Seven' h
(irades.
Benedict inn. Sew nth I ne'e.
Tuesday Night, May 23
Senior i lass Kxerr.s s.
Travels Wi'h Aeneas; Sen,
ne I. Pro
Aeneid ;
paring a Lesson in
Scene l!, A i i t to t h
In Pluto 's liealin ; S. , ie
Class Song.
Characters ; Aeneas.
S'hoolbov, Crank J 'ldi
lis Johnson ; lii.lo. P, .
ll '
d'.il; Scene .!,
. Home Again.
l;
n Katchford ;
'haron, W'il
e 1'iigh; Ci-
Siiijl. Violet
nderlite, Car
i Schneider,
Plair Aielern
H .lie
I. .In;
liel II
Dm
I, II I'-
cero, C. K. Marsha
Chester; Muses, lia
rie McLean Tav'or
Womliia MeC,mi,s,
Ktta Shannon. N'.
Bovd, Candaco li einl
I ii in.
Si.i rit
!.. :v ;
Kvelyn
of Stu-Si-ien
e,
dies Knglish. !. "
Sam Oarinise; Mat
drick; llistei
natn
Kthel Ken
McLaugheii ;
I Fnderwood;
P.. Habington,
Will Spencer ; I " i
i Attendants to I
(iisorge W. l:.i.
.; Falls; Statisi -i
History, Kacle II
, lie McLean I . .
I shall Jr.; IT" : -I
Prophecy, Violet
j The marshals t
j Martha Whiti -si.e
i assistant ihiei. M..
I rey Atkins. I.iieli.
I Fayssoux, I -l-n'e
i Hovis. Marv A n ' i
i;
; An.hises, Hal. id',
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chi' !, Utilise Long,
v Lee .Mason, Mur
li'ntter, Virginia
1'arker, (iencvie-e
nip. Fred Katchfoi i.
I Wednesday Night, May 24th.
ira .'.a'ion Kxi-rcises.
Following
graduating
Wednesxlay .
Invocatio
Oliorus.
;rain
be
for
held
the
.ses to
J. W. C.
time,"
Johnson.
Girls' Glee
Sulutator,
lyu Iloyil.
Si'iaker, Carl
lntrixl ' :
Fudc
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lent.
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,. ( By The Associated Press.)
LllMKI.V, May 2i. There is every
prospect that tile public welcome organ
ized for Crime Minister Lloyd George
on his arrival from (icnoa tonight will
be memorable. It will, however, ap
parently he a partisan and not a mi
tional welcome, for il is not a case of
a "universally popular slalesman return
ing laden with the achievements which
the whole nation was yearning to see
, garnered
froi
the
economic confer
ence .
i The davs of
for Mi. 1-loyd
solid national support
George vanished kooii
ami he has lone; since
position of a political
! after the war.
I reverted to tin
I I.
e To.lnv s editorials on the break up of
, ....,.,.,. .,r,. vi.Miih.-imt riotr
i coming meeting at The Hague for a
sequel of real value. Its enemies have
hardly a single good wind for it, cspe
cially those who from the first opposed
Iniluii sion of the Soviet delegntes to
the council table. These pronounce it
a dismal failure and welcome its end.
MOTION PICTURE MAGNATES
WOULD PUT AN END TO
VALENTINO INVESTIGATION
Quoted as Saying "It Will be
! Very Disastrous to Industry
If Valentino Is Prosecut
ed." LOS AXGKLKS, May :'n. The
names of five witnesses, whose testimony
i believe, I "to be of great prosecution
value,'' were obtained today .'it Iiidio,
Calif., by Los AngeleN detectives who
are investigating iu Mexican liordei
towns the recent marriage in Mexico of
liodolph Valentino and WinnifrCd Hud
nut, known professionally as Nataehe
liaiubovii.
The district attoriley is trying to de
ter line whether Valentino committed
i igai'iv in re -marrying before his divorce
f'o.ii Jean Asker, screen actress, which
was made ansolute.
Depute Assistant Attorney Mcl.eliand
stated be had received a visit today
from repiesentatives of "motion pic
ture interests" who had attempted to
discourage the investigation. He tpiot
i d 1 hem as saying :
"There is much money involved. It
will be very disast rons to the industry il
the Valentino case is jirosvciited.'
He said he replied :
"When you find damaged goods, you
must take the hazard of the gain."
He declined to name his visitors. He
said they made na "threats" but rath
er a "plea" because of the liiiaiicinl
mine of Valentino's contracts and the
probable effects of prosecution on the
"box office."
MERGER OF STEEL COMPANIES
MAY BE ABANDONED.
'Bv The Associated Press.)
NKW VOKK, May 20. Abandon-1
;menf of the proposed merger of inde- ;
pendent steel eiimrtiiiies was generally !
I forecast today as a result of the with-l
drawal of the Yonngstown Sheet and j
Tube Company from the six com pant i
combine. ,1. A. i 'nmdtell, president, of'
Youngs-town, previously had been a '
greed on as head of the protosed mer
ger, serving as chairman of the
'of directors nnd ebuirnisi n of the
five committee.
board
exec a
I Kxclltives e'
the remaining five com
panics
Kcpuhllc
Steel an-
Mill Stee
lay with
atives of
Midvale Steel and Ordnance.
Iron and Steel. Inland Steel.
Tube of America and Krier
are expected to confer to
Mr. Chadbourue and represent
Kulin, lyoeb & Co., bankers, to
decide upon aturse of action.
Latest developments in the merger
situation have resulted' in a Hood if
rumors concerning possible new combina
tions. COU'MPJA, S. ('.. May 2n. Lieut.
'Gov. Wilson. G. Harvey, of Charleston,
became Governor of the State at noon to
day when he was sworn in at the Su
, prcme 'ourt room by ('hief Justice
Gary. He succeeds Governor R. A.
Cooper, who leaves Columbia this af
ternoon for Washington to assume his
duties with the Federal farm ktan board
Pr'z. A. K. Wolt)!.
Pii's-ut:itioii ot Diplomas,
Oionis. "Spring time." (iirls' Gh
-, i... '''..
V . edi.f' -rv. I- Kv.txhfr.fd.
"-l.-.l M. M..j,.t;ill. OrH l-tth-r 'f?il
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RIOT IN IRELAND RESULT
OF RELIGIOUS WARFARE
(Py The Associated Tress.)
Atrocities Continue to Terrify
Ulster Several Deaths
and Big Property Damage
Yesterday in Belfast
Avowing Themselves Protes
tants Three Men Are Mur
dered. (By The Associated
Press.)
Terrorism
is a in
UKLFAKT, May :
Belfast and its envir
sinning such proporti
Sir James ('rail? and
in
as
ms that Premier
Ins Cabinet met
this afternoon (presumably to discuss
measures for dealing with the renewed
outbreak of secular strife. At least
half a dozen person:; have met death
at the hands of murder gangs within
the last 21 hours and dozens of others
have been wounded.
BKLCAST. May L'd. Murder and ar
son inspired by religious prejudice, con
tinue, I in terrify Ulster today.
Heports of the ftumber of deaths iu
yesterday's shootings iu Belfast vary
from five to eight, while a dozen moro
persons were wounded. The damagts
caused by the series of incendiary fire
aggregated many thousands of pounds.'
j Three men who were shot upon avow-
ing themselves Protestants died during'
the night. Two men today entered tho
:Miw mills in the York street area, in"
,,nir.,.i tit,. ...i;. ..f tt, -...!.
...,.. iiiui, l 1,1 vaijiua t in ti
ers, and idiot dead a Catholic, John
Connolly, apparently in reprisal for a
similar shooting in the cuse of a Protes
tant, yesterday.
I Shanes Castle, the county Antrim,
home of Lord O'Neill, whose son in
'Speaker of the CUter house of commons,
I was burned today by forty men said to
be from Tyrone. The "caretalter was
-woiiinled while, defending the castle. Tho
j raiders retired after setting tint fire,
i Lord O'Neill, who is Nil years old, and
j Lady O'Neill, was rescued by neigh
' bors. The Ballynane station in county
'Antrim, near Port (llenone, was 'badly-1
j damaged by raider last night. Th
I Martinsdown station on the CushcnduU
line, and aUo the police barracks there,
; have been destroyed.
i DUBLIN, May Ju. Dispatchei) from
j northern Ireland say' that inn Fein
I forces have captured the police barracks
' af I'leua nil, Mart inhm n, t.irnlough
(and Cusheiidall, all in county Antrim.
I he garrison of the Martinsdown bar
racks put up a stiff fight, ami held off
the raiders until its last cartridge was
expended. The bank nt Ulonurm nak
captured in addition to the barracks.
UOSCliKA, TIPPKRARY, May 20.
Fifty nun attacked a mansion here to
day, and after binding and blindfolding
the porvnnfs sprinkled oil about, get lire
to the place and departed, firing shot
through the windows.
The servants succeeded in freing them
selves ami after a long struggle extin
guished the fire, saving the mansion.
MONEYED MEN FINANCING
MOONSHINE LIQUOR BUSINESS.
WAKlIINliTO.V. May 20. Moon
shine financiers are now being sought
by the dr.v enforcement agents in tin
South, it was said today at prohibition
hendipiarters .
In Virginia, Tennessee nnd Ken
tucky, officials Said, it has been dis
covered that men with money urn set
ting up illicit stills and paying moon
shiners regular wages to operate I hem.
Wl the operators are -taught, it was
divlarcd, they either escaie jail senten
ces as first offenders or receive $3 a
day from their employers while in
prison to protect their backers.
Kfforts are being made to round up
the men behind the scenes.
SOLID CAR-LOAD DIAMOND
TIRES RECEIVED HERE BY
GASTONIA HARDWARE
CO.
A soli. I car
d of
Diamond tires
the (iastonia
has .just been re, , i
Hardware ( 'om any
sale today. The !
1 .lit Hi casings and C
The old. r for this
d b
and were placed on
ipment consisted of
dozen inner tubes,
car was placed bv
phono Monday morning
ped out of Atlanta tia
her,- Thursday.
K!s v limy iu todnv 's I
found an advertisement
nd was ship
day, reaching
izette will be
of this well
of the leaders
The (iastonia
ai n gent for
them both
kliovu tin
ill the an!
- Ilardwale
which
mobile
( onip.-i
s one
v..r'd.
.- is I
i n Hint
the
! wll
1 1 1 ; 1 1 1 : i I ,
esale aid re
dliplllellt of
in Itianv uic
This
U'l'l'iv
is the larg
d iu Gusto
est
ilia
lile
KU KLUX KLAN INDICTED
BY CALIFORNIA JURY
liA KKKSFIKLD. ('A LI F., May 20.
In its first report since it began in
quiring into the recent activities of
masked night ri.h ri in the central
California oil lit'! !-, the Kern county
grand jury delivvrey a presentment a
gainst the Ku Khix Klan. AlemUrs ot.
mis ImhIv are acciis.'-l of taking tho law
into their own hands, the organization
itself is termed " insidious" and the as
sertion is made that " domestic troubles,
.jealousies and other evidence of malice
and hate" are at the bottom of 4,itsj
assumptions of governmental authority."
The report declares that the KLaa
gave its "victim no chansa to defend
" 1 hims'df. x x x, oa'y one side of the ran
was luard. "
It talis on public offi. ials who are ;
e ! mcmlier of the Klan to r-im liati' it
' ojscii'y or mot - rr.T"v' f.'o ii -i f,
!;;el it km kes j- v'er.'ii i-hrrie tiut tfc
K'tie i ! '!'"' n !!.'' tr. ' -