(SASTONIA DAILY ftAZET IB Local Cotton 20 Cents VOL. XLIII. NO. 121. GASTONIA, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 22, 1922. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS PINCHONT, INDEPENDENT, WHO WON PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNORSHIP NOMINATION 98 Persons Missing,, 242 Saved;LIHC0LHT0N GIRL OFiULSTEB PMIIEIJlJDahci Gaibiigti6nof American Missionaries AreiLost jj H E now ovies Weather: Cloudy I'J .1 TWAIinFI I UFMRFR BaDtists Denounce The 'Modern ; i . . . i . t . r ' i sffFfom.Bntisli St.OTMEPEOPlflli S SHOI FROM BUSH SaBbathandUncensoredM VERmON Sir James Craig, Premier, Calls Special Meeting of Cabinet to Demand Just Retribution For the Murder First Member of Parlia ment to Be Attacked. (By Th Associates Press.) BELFAST, May 22. r lie killing day of W. J. Twaddell, a member tliu Ulster Parliament, who was while on Ins way to business, causii the issuance of a manifesto by James Craig, the Premier, unnouiiciag a BiHTial meeting of tin Cabinet raid tlie legal authorities. The premier c.larcu "Just retribution was ca for. The Premier in his manifesto !ii "My detestation of this - horrible crime fills 5 -me "with such iridigrralion that I have summoned a special inlet iiiK of the Cabinet and all the authlri ties dealing with law find order. js h an event us this murder demands jiVt retribution. " BELFAST, May 22. W. J. Twnd dell, a member of the northern parlia ment, was Bhot hero today and died in the hospital. 1 Jle whs proceeding to business when he was struck by several shots. A woman was also wounded by the fusil lade. Mr. Twaddell is the first member of parliament to lie attacked in the histo ry of Belfast's disorders. The most disquieting feature of Sun i day's disorders in Belfast was the shift- i ing of the center of trouble to Holly ! Macarett, the east end secti where) there is a large artisan population, and ; a small, compact Sinn Fein community living in an ami called the Hbort Strand. Two men were killed in the) violent rioting there, and Thomas Mi Shane, who was wounded Saturday, died bringing the total of deaths over the j week-end to 1 . l)uring last night's shooting, gunmen) opened lire on the city electric station,) but the return fire from police and troops caused the assailants to with- . draw. The Hying column responsible j for Saturday's raids in counties An trim and Down vanished as quirKiy as it came, but u renewal of its opera tions is anticipated. The Ulster Cabinet has given no wign of what measures it contemplates to suppress the disorders, but it is ussum rd nothing will be done before tomor row's meeting of the northern parlia ment ' when Premier Sir .1 allies Craig will outline his plans. . These, if they fulfill the expectations in many tiiiar tcrs, are likely to iiirolve a rupture with the Dublin government.. Premier Craig refuses to give an intimation of the proposals in advance. TOM WATSON THREATENS TO KNOCK SENATOR DOWN (By Tho Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 22. Pn-t mas ter appointments in Georgia started a hot exchange in the Senate today between fiator Watson, Democrat, ot that state, and Senator Phipps, ot a republican member of the committee with the result that Colorado, postollice business was disrupted for several minutes after which the two senators took their ct.ntn versy into the corridor with the Georgia Senator offering personal combat. "If you say a word out of the I'll knock you down." Senator son said he told the Colorado Si after they left the Senate chamber. wav i Wat 'ltd! Sea- i ator Phipps declined to see newspaper: men to discuss toe incident, . j Senator: Wat aim dist ufsing the disputi, . which began wlule the Senate was discus sing an army bill said Senator Phipps de- j dined the thal!"v to personal combat.: mentioned calling a senate sergeant- at- arms and then walked away. ; The Georgia Senator explained that the dispute involved three postmaster nominations .lack Cumins to be post- . master at Savannah, Ca., .1. B. Crane. ' at Dixie, Ga., and Lavrsou Pritcliard at I Tcnnille Ga. Ail are "personally oh , jcctionable" to him Senator Watson , said, and he so notified Senator l'hipps. Mr. Watson stated that Chairman Townsend of the postollice committee : had allowed him to name a subcommittee to consider tho three nominations and j that he, Mr. Watson, had chosen Phipps , on tho mibcommittee. Senator Phipps ; since has been in correspondence with the ; nominees, aTt hough Senator Watson said ; ho himself had received no letters from ' them. Last Saturday, Senator Watson j said, 'Mr. l'hipps gave him some of the ' correspondence and asked him to look j over the papers. Today Senator Watson wiid he went to Senator Phipps and told i him that he would not examine the papers and demanded to know whether his opposition to the three nominees who were "personally objectionable " was to j he recognized, as is the Senatorial cus j torn. I A nimilier of persons in the Senate cor-) ridors witnessed the clash between the j Senators being attracted apparent 'y by: the loud discu'ou which broke int a! s-ecli on the floor by .Serator Wads-: worth, republican. !' re the ijenators j went outside. Senator Watfin sail ! propis-M to prevent i-niifn m;iy:i of t' Ct li'.itd nee?, nil of wliom. h'- .i' !. had ma !e dergatorr stnt: inei.'.s a'miif h.n:. BURCH JURY APPEARS HOPELESSLY DEADLOCKED. Hw 'I'l. .UilrmtPrt I Tl'. I LOS ANGELES, C. bf . May Co. j The jury in the case ot Arthur (...made today by Dr. Henry Norris, of Burch, on trial for the stoiml time for j Philadelphia, one of the fouudeis of the murder of J.' Btltoi. Kti.r.edv. a. the bos-pi tal. The gift va md. by Bercrlj Glenn, near here, Un August- .1. C. Tloak, of llick..i.v, . . C . a ie was ri.eaulci to resume its o liScra-j tired toil! n i.ei i . m.-,. or h'f toni si 9 oVIoclr. thisT Btornin;;, I "'f , Enforcement of the Law Is Now Main Task.of the Prohibitionists Declares Report of Com mission Must Make War on Dance and Im moral Picture Shows Hope Mr. Hays Will Clean Up. SERVICE IS TH OF THI El Dr Henderlite Preaches Strong Sermon to Graduat ing Class Sunday Evening- Undergraduate Exercises Take Place Monday Even ing. iiiienecment exercises of the Gas tonia high school began Sunday eveniij with the baccalaureate sermon by Jlr. J. H. Henderlite at the Central school auditorium . . For this service, the up town churches of the city had discon tinued their regular evening worship and the auditorium was filled. Dr. Henderlite gave the young grad uates a sermon full of sound, practical advice. It was especially appropriate to a graduating class. The text was "To every man his work," and the theme of the discourse was that each of the graduates of the class of 1922 had a special sphere in the world to till, and that to find his place, one must take an inward an outward and an up ward look. Self, the world and God these three center into the choice of a li,c work by and individual. "Be yourself, not somebody else," Dr. Hen derlite told the Seniors. "Do not try I to imitate. You will be nobody. Kit ) your elf to the world. Play the game fairly mid squarely. Learn how to i work in harmony and unison with oth i ers. I'se team work. Above all, do not foiget the upward look. That is what counts. ' ' The keynote of Dr. Henderlite 's message was service. "He profits most who serves best," said Dr. Hendetlite is fast coming to be the accepted motto of many husines organizations. Busi ii. s nt' tuil.'ic lias forgotten the piracy. ,i ...r.,-....l,i,,.r .,,.-) .,f I lie Ki.i.-i'ni, -. .... other days. A ministry of service is what counts nowadays." i III-. Henderlite 's sermon 'was partic- j uhirly impressive and full of sound j doctrine and helpful counsel. i Revs. W. C. Barrett n lid A. L. I Stanford occupied seats mi' the ros trum. Special music was rendered by the three glee clubs of the Schools and a boys' ipiarlet. The exercises this evening will con sist of undergraduate activities. Tonight's program is as follows: .March, Miss Mabel Little. Invocation, Rev. ,1. C. iH'itz. rhonis) "Morning March Song." Wilkin, Seventh Grades. Heading of U. D. C. I'ri.e Paper. Presentation of P. I. C. Prize. Violin Solo "Reverie," Eaueonier, Margaret Mi-Connell. Presentation of Prize to Leader of 'Seventh Grade, Miss Margaret Tiddy. Presentation of Sweep-Stakes Prizes, Principal Kay Armstrong. Piano Duet "Salute to the Colors, " Anthony, Margaret Scott and Miriam Cat hey. Presentation of Certificates. Chorus "June Song," King, Seventh I irudi s. Benediction, Seventh Grades. SENIOR CLASS EXERCISES. Tuesday, May 23. "TRAVELS WITH AENEAS' Scene I. Preparing a Lesson in gil 's Aeneid. Seem- II. A Visit to the Sibyl. Si'cene III. In Pluto's Realm. Scene IV. Home Again. Characters. Aineas, Ben Rutchford. Nlmolboy, Frank .Ionian. Chaviin. Willis Johnson. Dido, Blanche Pugh. Cicero. C. K. Mar-hall, Jr. Sibyl, Violet Chester. Vir- Muses: Rachel Henderlite. Lean Tavlor, Dora Schneider, irrie Mc Wombra Mi'Comlis, Annie P lir Anders, Etta Evelyn Boyd, Can- English, Leonard Carmisc, Math., I Shannon. N'e Dixon i dace ( in mble. i Spirits of Studi I E'.irv ; Science S; Ethel Ken.lrick. History, r rank Me- Lnughen, Language, Will Spencer. Pluto. Carl Underwood. Attendants to Pluto, IL B. Babington, George Ragan. Anchises, Ralph Fall-. C!a-3 Sor-7. Statists. Wom'b.-a M-'onibs1. History. Rachel Henderlite. I'oein. Carrie Mi-Lerri Tavlor. Wi'!. C. K. Mars:.:.". -:'. T: ;-: , i! -in. ' e Pro- becv, Violet 1- Ko-pltal Ge't Gift. PHILADELPHIA. Mac 22 -- An r.otuieenient of a tfiff of .!nnnoii to he Pntlicrford HiLstdtnl of hi;he lordlon. ('.. for the nurclmse of radium and a radium laboratory equipment, was JACKSONVILLE, Pla., May 22. The Southerns Baptist Convention voted filial adjournment at 12:li0 p. m. to- ay after adopting the report of the K-ial sen-ice commission denouncing itou rule, expressing the conviction tnal the moving picture shows, must be leand up or destroyed," - and inak- lii It many other recommendations. CKSOXVILLE, KLA., May 22. Enforcement of the law is now the main of prohi'bitionists, declared the re- Jo f the Social Service Commission ot fuuthern Baptist Convention, made here today. It also denounced the rn dance, race track gamhling ana tiou of tlie Sabbath and urged that Bntists demand strict censorship for mo tii pictures. Under the head of the law enforcc- nent, the commission said: "It cannot help. It can only hurt for individuals to take the enforcement of Haw and the administration of 'justice !into their own hands. To do so would be la double crime, a crime against the in dividual sought to be punished ami a crime against society and government as a whole, x x x. Under the principles j of the American government every man charged with crime is guaranteed a fair ! trail, iu open court, by a jury of his fpeers, with the right of calling witness ! os to his defense and having all the facts j duly and judicially considered. Any other procedure is no rule, and if adopted 'generally, will ultimately undermine and overthrow everything we hold dear. Pub lie meetings may be called, in many in stances, ought to be called, and every I citizen should stand out oopenly for fun damental American principles." j "Your commission feels," the report continued, "that we cannot too strong ly urge upon our pastors ami churches i the importance of not becoming allied j with or giving approval and support to any movement or organization that vio lates or tends to violate these sacred and ' fundamental principles." j 'Referring to the appointment of Will I 11. Hays' as head of the motion picture 'producers' association, the report, which was one of the final matters before the 1 last business session of the convention. i express I the hope that Mr. Hays "will is supposed to be his great thorough cleanup in the business. exercise what jKiwer, for a who'e picture The commission expressed approval of the banning. of "Fatty" Arhuckle pic tures and declared "much more is need ed. It will take a flood of sunlight to purify the region. ' ' "We hope 'Mr. Hays and the pro ducers ill keep up the work," contin ued the report. " Regardless of wli.it they do we must demand the enact incut j of laws for strict censorship in each state. The morals of our young people must not continue to be corrupted by tlie public exhibition of the eternal triangle and her displays of indeceiii iust. ' ' "III our last annual report speaking of the modern dance and its increasing prevalence following the war, we said: Another gross and growing evil must be mentioned. It is the modern dance. One. of the most serious and menacing by products of the world war is the great increase in the dance evil, and the ex travagant extreme to which it has gone. Accompanied, as it is, by immodest dress, by close physical contact of the sexes, by its lack of restraint, it is) undoubtcdly doing much to undermine the morals ,)f our young people. It is beyond question, that in many cases it leads to moral wreck and ruin. Tlie time has come when, from every pulpit, strong and per sistent protest must be made and wise and faithful teaching must be given. The time has come when our churches, as such, must take a positive position a gainst the corrupt and corrupting ci!. J Undoubtedly, the parents are largely re i uponniblc. Your commission would ap peal with all possible emphasis, to all I our people, especially to the pastors and j parents, that this growing menace shall lie checked ami abolished.' i ' ' We nre glad to record some improvc ! meats in conditions. Many secular ; papers and class publications have come not in Htrm,r ..,.ii. ,,n.ti.T..,i ,il 1 he I'V- eitwea of the present day dame if not of the dunce as ginh, which reinforces us in our KNition, we must not slacken our efforts." Immediate removal of prohibition officers who-fail to, enforce the law was nsked in the report which also declared that replies from Congressmen indicate they would find n way to prevent estab lish merit of "recreation ruin ships just outside the threo mile limit.'' Vptmnue by Congr--si of i lm.. VP to amend the constituteui j- to i ai.e li'egal HIpr.,,,ri:,ti ,lf ( . for seetar'iin institntio-is cas r i m -i ' i". President Hard:n: .mi ' .-. ' ' ILighcc whs t, naia n b d f- r ; .. - ' ihe a .-ma men; confer-me .Aeiimiiiceiueiit was n : b ti i members of the execiitiv ci the Baptist worid-llPlHiice. r-1 1 ing tint territory of the oc tet Convention, w-l! JiiV attend a niVctintr of the ut- mbion in London for the purpos. ..1 Ijunnjr iiie program for the meet ng : the alliance in Strxholin in July. !!'2' Thee member are former Go-ernor I W. Stephens, of Colunibii.. Mis- -or ' ; Pi W. Landium. Iiissdlvil .-. F- ; Pi', wich'ti'-ift j ;S:; J The victory in the primaries of Gif ford Pinchot, former Progressive and life-lonz friend of the late Colonel Roosevelt, over Attorney General Geo. E. Alter, was a surprise to the Pen rose machine, which fought him bitter ly. Mr. Pinchot'a nomination is tak en to mean a shattering of machine al liances in Pennsylvania and a new po litical deal all around. $10,000 REWARD 8E OFFERED City of Columbus, Ga., Is Stir red As Never Before in Its History Mayor Dimon and City Manager Hinkle Under Fire Threatening Letter? Have Been Written to Both. (By The Associated Press.) COLUMBUS, OA., May 22. Disciis- I sion of tho placing of a bomb on the front porch of the home of Mayor .1 . Homer Dimon, which exploded at an ear I ly hour yesterday, causing nenr destruc tion of that section of the residence of the city's chief executive, will take place at a joint conference of the city and county commissioners this morning. The attempt on the mayor's life was1 attributed by city officials to persons who recently have addressnd threatening fet ters to IHmon and City Manager Gordon Hinkle. These letters were opposition to the commission form II. of government now in effect, here and de clared that unless .Mayor Dimon dis charged the City Manager both would be killed. Kinkle was attacked on the street nenr Ids home several weeks ago. A decision of offering a reward for the perpetrators, which it is believed will be : not 'ess than $10,000 by the two bodies, I is expected to Ik" made at til" meeting i this morning. It has been staled by one rof the county commi ssionei s that the en I tire resources of the county would l-plai-ed at the disposal of the cit, s'mul.i such be necOHHary to catch the bombers. A strong sentiment throughout tlie city, exhibiting itself after the bombing 'today is centering among the .c p!c iu . j strong belief that there should be a ma s i meeting called, wherein tin matter lould ' he discussed and. a reward made up ;o I supplement that to be offered by the ci'.v and county. ! Never in the history of Cinumbus lias there 'been so much excitement t' dowing Ian incident as) during Sunday. Through out the day the home of t hi I is in a fashionable reside, the city, was visited by ci. whom came for the purpo congratulation to tin- chief his household, whib' there i number of curiosity seek- r-' I Front page editoria's in t niaor. whii it . d;stiict of ;l-, sonic o t if f if lidly' v and usual the '.'. a I pr.-s ii tidav. i the larg ince I the tiffin, the appeared yesterday Ministers from their est churches, in the bomb attack. Mis first woman to hold tl let pi., cltv Aii pi. in. iu the r of the outrage, ti n am ; e cry a ga i list city and the only won city commission, sneak said "I think it is .1 momentous thing nod particle of courage ! such an outrage an, I for t hi- support of t vi I lit ly f . 'i k image litical oflh-e, bomb O'A lilg and honor, 110 matter of what connection. ' ' 1 hat the mavor will .11' i and not heed the w a mini throwers was contniiM.I in statement issued late w--. ' I am of course bind and shocked that this a't.i been inn. In ilium my b m ' Elidently they b , ; v bei ;:iiif' I miii t '. u'v government, ,., . 'eve I have I .Ii' 'I I l-.le ( 'ert.'ii'i'v i . . r :-i 111- :ifc iiii-; i It u.'wr, I ..., , , -: n t ;;r I ie i baa t ' -r-, ' i ha vc l.e:,- i ; ' ' 1 ii'ni'i.! to serve, an' i it so lou; as ley ii.'" ha'! e iinii' ( m,m . i my ability and vdfh ' !' n y I i 1b" b'-s at. ' THE WEiTHER' .crashed. North Carolina, partly' r'n-jdy tonfght ' pus.,.;,-.-and Tuesday, piobaYty shewc.sTuesdiy ! tlunisi in weft pOi.iv: iit!. -Kikt ,t r.m;T j C!.(.. ,- t'.rf - - . Collision off French Coast Saturday Night Two American Women From Ohio and Pennsylvania Passengers Float et About in Water After Ship Went Down, Calling Aloud For Heto. BREST, May 22. Mrs. L. M. Sib ley ami Miss V. M. Buyer, Amcricai missionaries their way "to India, a wufe said today by If . K. Bevans, the oily other American passenger, to have leu drowned in the wreck of the Briiisli steamship Egypt which was sunk off the island of I'shant Satntday nigh a collision with the French ste Seine. Nearly lou other persons their lives in the disaster. BREST. May- 22 . N inety eight and 212 wire save sons arc missing tliose who were on board the H rill steamship Egypt when ii Mink off tl island of Utthnul Saturday night bv collision with the French steamer Sei (according to l.iest official figures, j Among those missing are two Ann i ean women. Mrs. M. I.. Sibli y and Dover, whose home ad Miss V. M dresses are unknown here. It is pos i hie that some of the missing may hae been picked up by the steamship Cap Iraeou in addition to those brought lure by the Seine. The Cap Ira.ou was nine miles from the scene and re plied to the distress signals with the ! assurance that she was speeding to the 'spot. According to the Egypt's purser ! the s lip lloate.l only about 20 minutes .liter her plates were crushed in by the Seine. The Egypt, he divlares, was ! not moving at the time of the a a i i dent, lying to on account of the dens" fog and sounding her siren continu ously . Suddenly there came the warning shriek of the siren on the Seine i.nd the latter' loomed op out of the fog and darkness and struck the Egypt u- midships. With the crash there came a toirihle confusion on the stricken ves sel. Four or five boats were all that could be lowered, because of the list of the vessel, and many persons jumped overboard fearing to be drawn down with the Egypt. There was no one on board when the vessel took her final plunge, he believed. The purser estimated that l.i gers, do white offuors, and 50 of the crew were missing. passcn l.usears ! ! Brenau College Student. ! GAINESVILLE. Ga., May i.Miss Virginia Dover, of the two miss-! j ing American women in tho steamship j I Egy pt disaster at Brest, Prance, was a ' .student at Brenau College here, accord- ' Mug to President Pearce, of that insti-. Million. Mi s Buyers home was in , Zellieiipple, Pa., and she was about 2.1 yctirs of age, it was stated. She left here land was High that about t 011 her engaged ('lore, hree weeks ago for Eng return to India, w here she in teaching a in the southern country. I Was Lutheran Missionary. ; PITTSBURGH, May 22.. Miss Vir ; ginia Hover, reported missing after tint j P. and O. liner Egypt went down off .the coast of Prance last Saturday ' night. Was a Lutheran missionary re- i turning to India after a furlough spent 111 I itt'.tiiiign . .Miss lioyer was an or phan who had been retired in tin' Luth eran orphanage home at Zelicnople, near here. Her station in India was b'ali iiiundiy. Her latest visit to this eouii itry was occasioned by ill health. I ; AMERICAN MISSIONARIES WERE BOUND FOR INDIA ! BOSTON, May 22.' Mrs. M. L. I Sibley and Miss V.'M. Dover, the A 111 -erican women who are missing from the British steamship Egypt, sunk off the ! coast of Franco, weic missionaries i bound for I nd ia who had been in this I city recently. Mrs. S, I of the staff of the Am rs. Sibh-v, a member loan Board 0f Conimis ioucrs for Ion ign missions, has 'relatives iu Toledo, .. Miss Hoyer, 'who formerly made her home at Aspiu i wall. Pa., was going out as a teacher !in a school for missionaries, children and others in south India . Mrs. Sib J ley was a widow, sunn -what beyond mid i die years, returning to her citation in ; the city of Win . Miss P.oyer, with no parents or relatives aii'.e, was taking Up work in the mission field for the I tirst time. ' BREST, PRAM'i:. M j 100 persons pertshc d las j Peninsular and Orb nta j Egyjit sank off the i !; j ter a erillision v it h 1 1:,- steamer N'ilio. iy 21. Nearly night when the I line steamer I of Ushant af 1 reiich freight ! The Egypt s.,i I from Loudon for h forty four paswen jvo. A roll call on r the disaster show. Bombay Friday, m gers and a it "f lioard the S in aft ed.that at. L as' ' ' SO of the en i t The collis.M ... fog within 22 : ) -house. The ii 1 'e sounded n ' t the Egvp I nssengors and 1 t were missing, rn d during a dense of tile Annen light--.uig was about to Kgypt and ' the au ' of the ; We:e 0:1 '. persotis ii:! . a iii'ieiii r v i ' 'ick i i "' .: jump. sh , ad th ' Ggv; ' ; t s .u-td. Vhe 1 . (ins! . ! it't.r' te: . '". ' ' ' the i,od-i - ' tee Lgy,.- - W!;:-n tl n j ed. I-. 1 pa i l.c i re . h enpta nod. ..-.d t'.ier. n rdf.i- - tome I ' ; Indi i-i s i . ;to the i: 1 1-arge llmt th i.oird the Egypt t m e lia'c'y the vt ss i larfc mmiber of t'.: h'l'l 'l sV.ft f" S i! ill I f!" . .f (; GASTONIA BAND AND LEGIDN POST WIN HONORS IN MAY 20TH PARADE Pythian Band Wins $100 Prize For Best Band Gaston Post No. 23, American Le gion Has Largest Number of Service Men in Parade. Th prize, Gastouia Pythian Bank took first $100 in cush for the best baud in the May 20th parade urday. Gaston Post, at Charlotte, Sat American Legion won the loving cup for the largest atten dance of Legionnaires in the parade, it was unofficially announced in the Sun day morning Charlotte papers. The local post hud 124 men in the parade, the largest number of any out-of-town dele gation. The 'harlot te News says of the prize winners : Prize winners in all the contests con nected with the Twentieth of May parade were announced Saturday ufternuoii from America n Legion headquarters shortly after the parade, the three com mittees appointed by the legion to pass upon the respective merits of the march ing organizations, the bauds and the floats, reporting shortly after the parade had finished. In tin- band contest, where there were seven entrants, tint first prize of $100 was won by the (iastonia cornet band of 111 pieces, directed by ('apt. F. C. Todd. The prize was $100. The bund partici pating were the (iastonia and, the Shrine baud of Charlotte, the W. O. W. band of Monroe, the Kannunolis band, the Bel- 1 moot diui.l the Kiddle Univcrsitv band laud tlie Hoy Scout liliml, I In the contest between the several I legion posts of this section of the country I for the largest atendauce, it appeared .Saurday afternoon that the Gaston Post No, 2S had won first prize. Although all the posts resiiresented had not reported late Saturday af'ternoor, on the number of men here, the Gaston county post was conceded to be well in the lead of those wIhi had reported and most probably the winner. An attendance cup provided lis 1 prize in the contest wilt go to (iastonia 1 unions it. shown some other post was rep- school at J resented by a larger'. number than ,121 part of 1 members which was the number the Gas I ton county post reported having attend- The float entered by the Signer' Chapter of the D. A. R. and winner of the first prize provoked much favorable comment nil along the line. It was iu the form of a Vessel representing the Ship ot State and was borne on a huge truck. 'flu ship was einbumiatical of the action j of the Signers of the Mecklenburg De claiatioii in launching the American j Government. All members of the chap Iter are descendants of signers of the de I cla ration. !NEW EQUIPMENT AT N. C. I ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL At :i meeting of the Trustees of the i North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital held Thursday at the Hospital, contracts were awarded for the building an ad dition of nine bed rooms and two bath rooms to the present nurses cottage, which become necessary on account of l there being now 20 or more nurses con- ne. ted with th' institution. There will aLso be installed plete beating system for the a com nurses ' cottage. The successful contractors were as follows : General contract awarded E. IL Clement, C.O., Charlotte. N. C. Heating contract awarded Superior Plumbing & Heating V. (iastonia, C. . I.inebergcr & T homasson were awarded the and cont ract fixtures. for waring, electric lights GOVERNOR'S HORSE RUNS AWAY; INJURES BAND MAN CBv The Associated Press.) RICHMOND, Va., May 22. As a salute boor I from a cannon following the coronation ceremonies here today iu connection with the Virginia historic pageant. Governor Trinkle's horse be came frightened and ran a wav with him, knocking down six members of the naval training band of Hamilton Road. seriously injuring one of the members. , The governor was unhurt. ! At about the same time the gover nor's horse ran away. Captain .I.-inus PoiS r I. commander of the Richmond H !- rs, in another part of the pag ea"t proeessiotl, fell dead from hi: h i s.": lb- wiS Hdid to ),;lve died of !i 't; i.-iihtre. COTTON MARKET CI. 13 cms on t;;e NEW YORK MARKET YORK. May 22. Cott m fu sed sfoadv. , :!.:: ;' dlilv 20.20; Oet .rber 2il.Oli; 1 1 ' i an M De.eml I r.M": .la n un iv lii.M; March 19.1m; Sjiots 21.80. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET S'.iict to 'Cr?tra f. Good Mlilali.t; -...'..,. . . . COc Declares. Preacher to His Con gregation Who Sympathize' With Southern Girl Text of Letter Written by Mrs. Nelson to Husband at Har vard. (Rv Tho Associated resa.) VWINDSOI;, VT., May 21. Rev. F. IL IhVd, pastor of the Church of ilirist at WiW Pawlet, whose church Mrs. Komeyn Nelson and her father, John R. Rudi..ll, of Liucolnton, N. C, attended this morn ingi paid a kindly tribute to the young woman who is waging a bitter though heart rending battle in the federal court here against her husband 's parents, tlw millionaire Nelsons, alleging alienation of her husiisnd's affections. " Even though there are two strangers, far from their southern home, whosa hearts are heavy, with us today, we ara anxious that our hearts lx'at us ni. " I said Rev. Mr. Reed. "We have known this little wife for some time, and sli i enis to be one of us. All our sympathy aiiji nopes are tor tier happiness, good true little woman that she is." Doth Rev. Mr. Reed and hig wife ara to testify at the hearing tomorrow. " Nellie had a wonderful, sweet disposi tion," said Mrs. Red at the close of thu service. ' I have seen her dusting ami cleaning" off the porch, also doing general housework and washing dishes. Often 1 have seen her beating rugs outside tho Nelson home, and I am not repcating idle gossip w hen I state that it was com mon knowledge about town that the mil lionaire Nelsons were using their son '4 wife for menial tasks about the house. When she arrived from the south they allowed xeicral servant to go, and the next we knew Nellio was doing their work." Romeyn's white haired grandmother, Mrs. Mary S. Nelson, with whom Nellie was always n favorite, will also testify tomorrow, hut for the defense. WINDSOR, Vt., May 20. "Here's to your future success. May the girl you love now be happy with you. Is it to happen iu the spring? 1 suppose your mother will love her and she will be sick with joy when you get your di vorce decree from me. " So wrote Mrs. Nellie R. Nelson, of Liucolnton, N. C., to her young boy .husband, Roineyn Nelson, Harvard law school student and former graduate of Williams College, after Im had Inform ed her, through Ids father, that his love for her had cooled, according to the ev idence presented in her 50,000 suit gainst Komeyn's pa rents, for alienation of his affections. Before a packed courtroom, Mrs. -Nelson sobbed iii her quiet southern manner at (he recollection of the. mem ories brought back by the reading of Uie letter. ' ' May the girl you love py with you," she wrote. now bo liap " Don't give me a rnougnr. I reat mo in the past, and vour life feet. " as you have will be per- Taking a final fling at him, she clos ed her letter with the sentence: "I 1 suppost you are a social lion at Har vard and president of your class. With ; best regards from, your wife, Tell. " In another letter dated "Somewhere 1 in Existence." and written after tho 'breach between her husband and herself had become irremediable, the slim littlo girl from the Carolina pleads with hint to forget her forever and unselfishly begs of him to cherish the next girl that his love goes out to. The crushed girl herself took the stand and told a pathetic story of her broken romance, which promised to bo an idyl and which ended an elegey. Several times the girl's voice broke and the courtroom was silent as she sobbed until her emotion had spent it self. "In IIU.I." Nellio said, "Romeyn spent his vacation iu Liucolnton, my home town. He was affectionate ami ; we were engaged to be married just aa soon as he finished school. One Friday i evening he told me I had to marry him. He said lie was not going to let I anyone else have me. So next day, De l eeiuber 20. we went to Charlotte. He ! went to the station, but I did not go. so lie i. inie and got me. At tne station he deliberately picked me up on the train and swore 1 -houhl marry him. ''I did love him, but I was afraid.. You see, my people did not know about, it. ' We were married in Charlotte. Romeyn wanted to spend the night there but I was afraid my people would worry, so we went back homo ou t he evening tra in . "Well, Romeyn stayed until Tues day or Wednesday, and then he had to return to Williams College. My broth- er to on stud leav. th Romeyn cried because he had me, ami talked to him all night rain b rn. 1 father nrgvol .i s-,1,1:.. 'f h-y ms had eonwt tnied a dtitlg i ' i.d on -, ; ,h "' e-...Tj-;iiiai slu iiei as i ,C!M 'l?l?l'.(jt t 'a -father end h.-'r -g'rl jus? I v. us 1- : .: 1 v s : i ow n -puttier S ai d I ( '- : t'1 and lUi.t taey hot 1, til. ill . So I got it.y I I w-ni no theie. ri . 'My. I -.as s.r, r!std, for ftimieyn mo'.liei was o diifeie.it tr.m his de-s-r.ptit .i of h H? kh:1 she waa ipiite a preti.v, readied woimut wit. wbu tie: fu! long black hair; hut, of eourw, 1 ti:o;ight utayLv she lo-iked thui way to him. " . - - .' A motion nu'.dv' by joh.t II, Harg-t--:r. i-Oiiiud fyr tbt.etise, to d:s.iii-!!