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1 1 OASTOMA BAE QAZETTE Localofton ' 20 Cents Weather: Cloudy GASTONIA, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 24, 1$22 I SINGLE COPY 5 CENTi VOL. XLIH. NO. 123. TEN PER CENT REDUCTION IN FREIGHT RATES IS ORDERED DY COMMISSION IIG'S.LI ISlKEYHOTE DF..TH ElFALL CAMPAIGNS OF- INDIA1 G0."P.EVEBIDGE Party's Nominee For Senate, A. J. Beveridge, Predicts Glorious Victory in Fall Elections Praises Record of Republican Party and Leadership of Harding. (By The Associated Press.) INDIANAl'OLlfcS, LXD., May 24. Efficient und wise management of the nation's affairs, both domestic and inter national,' mid substantial result in re lieving "the evils of eight years of dem ocratic misrule" were claimed for tho Harding administration i nau address here today by Senator Watson, Republi can, Indiana, before the Indiana republi can 8tato convention For yVars it has been the custom of Indiaiu';rpublicaiis to have the key noto' of tho national capaigus bounded before them, und Senator Watson's speech, which was discussed in advance with President Harding, will be incorporated ia the pafty literature for the Congres sional campaign this fall. Senator Watson praised the executive, legislative und diplomatic record of the present .administration and flayed the recent Democratic administrations as "debt-incurring, deficit treat ing, bond-is titling, surplus-scattering,' factory closing, industry-pa ralyziing prosperity -destruy-ing'.i sociulluphcaviug, and- cataclyeui produe.iu;r. ' " We are not responsible for all this waste, " he declared. ' "We did not pro duce all tills wreckage.- We did not in cur these- debts. We have not piled up thta mountain! of obligations, and those gentlemen who ari responsible for all this "riotous orgy of extravagance and all this: upsetting' Of industry and unsettling of financial- .condition, now stand and jeer tit us bec.aufee in fourteen months we' have not overcome all tin; evil they produced in eight years. We' have ' not yet accomplished nil that we havo set out to k," he eontin-! lied,! " we' have .not cured nil the ills ami j corrected all the mistakes and overcome all (be evils of right years of democratic j misrule, butiCvrtaiiily wo have taken long j stride in the -.right direction ami as suredly If tile Republican party cannot ! adjust mutters, wfait hope is there in ' turning to the organization that caused all the disaster in the Miming?'' , ' Reduction of taxes and appropria- tiohsV reorganization of the shipping; Board, agricultural relief, the f.uifl bill Ufid diplomacy of the present admiiiistra- , thin were emphasized by Senator Wat- INDIANA POLLS, 1,1.. May 21. Indiana republicans, meeting here to day for their state convent ion, heard parly leaders sound the keynote for the fall campaign. .Senator Watson, in an address which he had discussed with 1'rcsideiit Harding before loving Wash ington, pionented the claim that eft i cient and wise mnnagorieiit of the na tion's domestic and international af fairs had brought about substantial re sults in relieving "the evils of eight years of democrat ic misrule." A. J. Bevoridgo, the party's nominee for United States senator, praised the Harding administration, declaring that "America in to be congratulated u an official record so splendid." Mr. Bevoridgo said that the conven tion marked the beginning of "our bar moniotis advance toward a common vic tory in November.'' "During the coming battle a ml t! re after wo Indiana lepublicans will strive in generous rivalry," Mr. Heveridge said, "until we with our brothers aud nistors in other states sot the highest of all the standards of loyalty to, and love for that noble leader of our party throughout the nation, the President of the United (states, in whose admirable administration we take such pride, that wise, steady, patriotic, broad visioned statesman, that typical American and faithful republican, Warren J. Hard ing, and to him us our captain we pledge our fealty and support. "The supreme and only immediate duty at hand in domestic affairs is to restore American business to full strength and vigor. The reduction of government cxepenses, so well 'mid ef ficiently Ik gun .by President Harding, must be lontinued until the. last trace of ext'-aangauee is cut out . "The laws of taxation must be still further revised until they are made whdly consistent and harmonious with economic law, so that capital, the life blood of the business, may flow freely through the veins of industry and the arteries of trade.' "It has. been the glory of republican statesmen thit the were guided by fundamental principles and. never by shallow expvuicmy. "lu shoit, tie work t lie done for the rouvitl aud periii.un ut health of American l.udmss, and th. rofor,. ' the general and en.li. in? p'osp. ritj of the American pvomV, inole th- nbsOiv- of f.nnlia e-o.om.e, y and monl maxim-i cd.'iblisl d ly .Li while eoiuse of bnmii cxperi. n- ' ' Health iiitt: 3tfea "who cau't fight should nos Lava lad tompcis. - CV11 II IUC: vii.'v.o . j train should take to the ?wJe -trhea it, ees them T.?- '."'. -. ; i HARDI EADERSHIP HOP OFF ON 30,000-MILE TRIP AROUND WORLD CROYDON, ENGLAND, May 24. Major W. T. Blake and two com panions started from the airdromt here at 3:05 o'clock this afternoon on an attempted thirty thousand mile airplane flight around the world. IMMENSE CROWD HEARS SENIOR GLASS EXERCISES "Travels With ' Aeneas," Is Playlet Produced Class History, Statistics, Etc., Are Read Dr. W.;W; Orr to Speak This Evening. Class night exercises were held at the Central school auditorium Tuesday eve ning. The largest crowd yet present at any of the closing exercises turned out for the program. Many were uuable to get into the auditorium. The program, "Travels With Aeneas," was cleverly planned and executed. Dur ing the unraveling of the plot, the class data, history, etc, were given as follows: Statistics, Wombra McCombs. History, Rachel Honderlite. Poem, Carrie McLean Taylor. Will, U. K. Marshall, Jr. Trophies, Blanche Pugh. Prophecy, Violet Chester. These are published in full in "Thni Spinner," the high school annual which is just off the press. This year's Spin ner is said to be by far the best publica tion yet produced by a high school class. Ben Ratchford is editor-in-chiof . and C. K. Marshall, Jr., 'business manager. Tho graduating exercises will be held this evening. Dr. W. W. Orr, of Charlotte, will deliver the literary address to the graduates. Following is the program for tonight: Invocation, Rev. J. W. C. Johnson. . Chorus, "Spring time," Girls' Glee Club. Salutatorian, Evelyn Boyd. Introduction of Speaker, Carl Under wood, (.Mass President. Commencement Address,, Dr. W. W. Orr, Charlotte.' . Chorus, "In A Gondola," Linders, Boys' Glee Club. Presentation of the R. B. Babington Prize.yV. Ei Woltz. Presentation of Diplomas. Chorus, "Spring time," Girls' Gleo Club. Valedictory, Bon Ratchford. School Benediction, Graduating Class. Graduates. Annie Bhiir Anders, R. B. Babing ton, Jr., Evelyn Boyd, Violet Chester, Nellie Dixon, Leonard Kury,- Ralph Kalis, Camlaco (iambic, Sam Jrmise, Rachel Henderlite, Willie Johnson, Frank Jordan, Ethel Ko.ndrick, Charles Marshall, Jx., Wombra McComb, Frank McLnughon, Blanche Pugh , George Uagan, Jr., Ben Ratehford. Dora .Schneider, Etta Shannon, Willie Spen cer. Carrie McLean Taylor, Carl Under wood. Tho class officers are: Curl Under wood, president; Evelyn - Boyd, vice president ; Willis Johnson, treasurer; Dora Schneider, secretary; Mary Glenn, ma scot. Motto: "Conquering Now, and Still to 'onquor. ' ' ( ' dors : Pink and Green. Flower: Dorothy Perkins Rose. J. P. MORGAN ATTENDING CONFERENCE OF BANKERS f By Tho Asaoeiaiea .Press.) PARIS, May 24. Leading bankers from many nations, with J. P. Morgan as the American representative, were in Paris today to discuss financial means for the settlement of the European situa tion, with n loan to Germany considered as one of the first measures necessary. Informal discussions among the finan ciers preliminary to the meeting indica ted that a loan to Germany must be of considerable magnitude to bring about a real settlement anil assure that a fresh crisis will not spring up within a few llllllll lis. Tho figures mentioned ranged from H i,l ii 10. I to i.iMM),000.000, the lat ter apaprently meeting with the most favor. Such a loan, however, would be contingent, it is understood, upon a de cisive revision downward in the cash reparation payments demanded from German v. GEN. WOOD SAFE AFTER 36-HOUR ABSENCE MANILA, V. I., May 24. Leonard Wood. Governor General of the Philip pines, is safe after being missing :16 hours in the Yacht Ap, following a ty phoon, according to word received here early today. The. yacht was reported to have taken refuge on an island near Mindora, where the Governor, accom panied by his wife, and daughter, had gone Saturday on an inspection trip. Since the tvphoon keen anxiety had been felt for the safety of General Wood aud his family. The Apo is a small yacht and ressels generally in the Tieini-. ty of the island of Mindora were driven helpleosly before the storm. For two days efforts to reach the Apo were un availing. MARINE BAND TO GIVE A CONCERT TONIGHT. WASHINGTON, May 24 The ma rinc band, known as "The President's Own,' will give a radio concert at h o'clock tonight, through the Anacostia naal station. The concert will last for one hour pnd it is expected will be h.srd throughout the eastern section of the United States and part of Canada. The station will use a wave length a? 112 nitres and irtl, i'TtfA'-' CORONER POSTPONES INQUEST INTO DEATH OF PETERS, Si JO BE ONE OF BLACK MAIL TRIO Many Points in Confession of Ward, Millionaire Baking Company Official, Are Not Clear to Officials Say Pe ters Was in Ward's House Night Before He Was Shot. (By Joohn Paul Lucas.) WHITE PLAINS, N. V., May 24. Soroner Edward Fitzgerald, has post poned the inquest into the killing of Clar ence Peters, described 'by Walter S. Ward, millionaire baking company of ficial, us one of a blackmailing trio. Ward characterized Peters as a black mailer in his confession of shooting the former sailor near Kcnsico reservoir re cently. The inquest has been put off until the coroner's investigators eau clear up sev eral points in the Ward confession with which Mr. Fitzgerald, in the light of late developments, is far from satisfied. The police have been told by C. W. Eckhardt, owner of an estate border ing Kings Road, where Peters' body was discovered by William Uriggs and Rich ard Short that no bullet wound was found until they had opened the coaH and vest which were port of the clotlnng. Griirirs and Short also told the police tht only the shirt and undershirt showed e deuce that a bullet had pierced them. The men also declared that traces bf only one care were found at the 8it and Short, who lives near, declared thit he heard but a siiiL'le automobile rui north along the road about four o'cloc that morning, the time set by Ward fo the affray with the blackmailers. An other contradiction which officials in- i . i t. .... .i... i;i,,-.. t S,n ...u v.... . .... find but one empty shell near the body, Hhmi,rli YVui-,1 .lechirea t lint nine shots were tired between the time he shot Peters and exchanged shots with tho otner two men, --jvoss-- aau - jacn, who fled. The New Rochelle police have further complicated matters by insisting that Peters, shot on the morning of 'May 16, was in Ward's house the night before during a card' game. They say that Ward went for a ride on the morning of the Kith, but returned to his house :it 2 o'clock and uot at 4, as stated by, the authorities who say tlmt they got the 4 o'clock time from Ward. , 'Neither the gun said by Ward to'hnvc ihcrtiMised by Peters was found when the liodv was diseovnred, nor is the gun Ward himself used in the hands of the authori ,w, ...... ... .... ... .......... s. Last night Ward was nske.l where . " li i. had mot Peters, but he declined to ' . ,. ties, ho answer. He was annoyed by a (pm-tion: " 11m vdii kiwtn' ivlint hi:iim of 1 ht ro volver which Peters used?" I i. n,.'t ... i,. o ... " i, ll'll I N t U"' "U e. f Tl, ni.tlu.rities are Mi.id to l,e .lol n I everything in their power to locate the i missing " Ross" and "Jack," but so far i i... i..,,...i .i.,u,.r;,a;,,. ,.r w. moil or general alarm has been 0iit out. COLUMBUS CITIZENS READY TO SPEND MONEY AND LIFE IF NECESSARY FOR ORDER. COLUMBUS, Ga., Mav 24. Re dod- ication of the people of Columbus to i jtho cause of civic loyalty and not only j pledging their entire resources but "life 'blood'' if necessary, for the preserva- tiun of law and order in the community, I 1111 Co., making a total of .-::'i.",1i(.oii n was the spirit of the niassmeeting hcbl the cost of the building !ii-iu .f heat last night by 1200 citizens in protest j ing and furniture, against the placing of a bomb on the porch of Mayor Dinion early Sunday morning and threatening letters receiv ed Monday by the city official. Indignation against the anarchistic demonstration agaiiml the mayor and the present form of government of the eitv prevailed throughout the molding. I which was attended by people from ev . ery walk of life. j The following is the resolution adopt ed at the meeting. ! "Whereas, the recent attack upon the mayor of the city of Columbus, though made upon the individual, was in spirit und in fact a blow at the foundation of our government itself, regardless of the form of that govern ment; and, "Whereas, while protection of per son and property is the paramount duty of government, there also rests in peace, upon, the citizens, as well as in war, the reciprocal duty to :it all times pro tect that government from the assaults of its enemies; "Therefore, be it resolved. iy tncj citizens of Columbus ami Muscogee county, in niassmeeting assembled, that I we do hereby offer to organized gov- eminent of our city, country and state, ; our services, our means and ourselves, to the end that the guilty may be pun ished, anarehy suppressed, the reign of law restored. '3e it further resolved, that we cohimeud the authorities for their ef forts already begun and now in prog ; ress; - we respectfully recommend and urge that in the effort to detect and punish the culprits the cost be con- sidered, that if it be necessary t" m 1 crease the maximum, we stnnd ready and willing to bear the burden.'' THE WEATHER North Carolina, generally fair ionight and Thursday, except probol) local thunderihowers Thurtilay is eiirm n0Tt!rft prtis, BARON AGO VON MALTZAN WHO DRAFTED PACT WITH RUSSIA FOR GERMANY, ilk ' :-r h)?-tt$ 'M1 via i kA ! I :.' : i 1 I I ir iminimfif iia,jt&tiJr.; J i y,.i.,.i-rr'-; 1 11 111 "" Z This photograph of Baron Ago Von Maltzan has just arrived in this coun try. It was he who drafted the Rus-to-German treaty at Genoa and thus came into the limelight of woild poli tics. MR. JOHN A. GARDNER GETS CONTRACT FOR HIGH SCHOOL Charlotte Contractor, Former Gastonian, Will Build Gas tonia's New High School Bid Was $266,142 Mich ael & Bivens Get Electrical Contract. T() Jo)m A G..,n Mini lot to I i wl(u a bid of $2b, Hi went .the contract for the new high school building for (Jastonia, when tho bids were opened Tuesday afternoon. Michael and Bivins, of Gastonia, was awarded the contract for the eleotrio.il work. The Guimarin Company, of Columbia scoured the con tract for the plumbing. .The heating and furniture contracts have not been let. Following is a list of 'bidders: General Contract. John A. tJardner, Charlotte. . ., L66,14L,: Fulton iirick Works, mond, Va., b-'J 1 ..!!:' ; Palmor-.spivey, Augusta, ti l., $JlM,S"i(l; llrown Harry Co., (Jastonia. N. 1'., $J!M),ii(Hl ; Cstou Construction Co., Oastouia. N. C, .t.'ii)7, 400; Northeastern Construction Co., Charlotte, N. .. $31(1, .. ... . It ... v ICo., Charlottesville, a in',,. 'Dose' L igineermg Co Cliarlotfo, N. ., $310,i:(ti; King Lumber 4-::l".mmio; (jK.r-e ligineermg Co.. .ev ork foOio, 80o. , . , , EIectrical Work- Muhaol i Rivens, (jastonia, N. ('. f ( ! 1 Is ' Hornet Nest Licet ric o.. ha r lotto, N. C. . 1 ), I i 1 ; H. C. Lie, trie Co Columbia, .N. .. $1 li,4L".l..".n ; .1. L. I'ov. ers, lieniiettsville, S. .'., ;.!! i : Lim borger & Thomassoii, Gastonia, N. C 21,275. Plumbing Work. GuiriiKirin Coinpanv, Columbia, H. C ' " waidrop, Kock iiiii. ,s. i ., ; Gastonia Plumbing A; Ib'.-iting '". iastonia $2:'..fiH.fio ; .1. L. Powers. Mcnnottsvillo, . ('., -'li...uo. To Mr. Gardner's bid imi-l be addi 1 the bids of Alichael i P.i ins . -.11,1 i iiiim.i- NEGRO ESCAPED AFTER ROPE WAS AROUND HIS NECK. (By The Associated Press.) IUWINTON. Ca.. Mr. 21. dim Denson, negro, is believed to have shat tered all lynching rowl. by escaping from a mob after a rope had been placed about his neck and today he is reported to be attempting to elude a sheriff's pose and reach Macon to take refuge in a "nioli pi n.f jail." IVnson, convicted of nit.-o king a white woman, was taken from the jail here yesterday morning, after a battle between jail attaches aid a mob. He was placed in an automobile, a rope about his nook. The automobile soon afterwards crashed into another ma hi no ami the oceiipjnt. ere thrown roco.eied (out I)eiison is said to h first and made a haslv scene. Irwin county officers wh cone of the automobile they were convinced that eaed. Several farmers i V..... .1... 1 ' ""!: visited the idi'iit said 1'eiison es - the viciui-jthe ty reported having seen loin, running bareheaded across country. Bloodhounds were brought to Wilkin son county today and this morning search for Denson was relieved. After scouring the surrounding coun try yesterday afternoon and throughout the night Sheriff Player and several posses disered and returned to their homes without having seen any trace of the negro. The posse whieh renewed the hunt today is said to lie composed mostly of the woman aihged to have ).,, ass,,ulted by Dcusoii. There is an air of myslery connected wjtn the disappearance of the negro, anl in some quarters it is liclieved he was uisposeu or tiy tne nion. me sheriff and his officers, however, at first disinclined to tuke any stock iu the reports that the negro oscaed following an accident to the car in which he was being carried away, ssi'l today they were convinced thft IVnn bad eluded Ihfl ?n ol . B father tells OF HIS LOVE FOR GIRL WHO MARRIED HIS SON Thomas S. Nelson, Millionaire Slate King, Weeps as He Describes Affection For Lin colnton Girl Who Came to His Home as Bride of His Son, Romeyn Nelson. (Charlotte Observer.) WINDSOR, T., M.-,y - Thomas 8. Nelson, "slate king" of Vermont, wept like a child as lie poured out a heart -tugging story of his great loco and admiration for "Little Nell," his tem peramental daughter in law from the south, who has involved himself and his wife in a .t.iM.ooo alienation suit.M "Little Nell," bride of the slate king'ti son, Romeyn, socmnl year Harvard law student, charges ho lost Romeyn 's love, affection and support because of the in terference of his wealthy parents, Thom as ,S. and Kate Xilnon. Tomorrow the case will be resumed by the defenso in the I'nited States dis trict court. "Little Nell was sacred to me right up to tho day this terrihle affair caimi into the courts,'' Nelson said to tho writer on the porch of the local club, by the hotel, uiiluinh ninir himself as the '.tears Honed unrestrainedly, j "I did all in my power to reconcile tlie two." he continued. "I loved Nell I 'lis if she were mv own little girl, and is still as sacred to mo as uho was the day Romeyn brought her to me aul said, 'bather, meet nu- little wife.' It's a terrible swallow for me to ivil my wite and my sou and our per sonal atlairs dragged into the courts all I , newspapers at my time of life. I '111 .111 honJst man. I 'vo made some money, but cmv dollar I've made I've worked for aiii conio by honestly. This is the first I fuse in my life my name has ever upper- el 111 the headlines. " My wife is as good a woman as ever lived, in spito of everything Noll's la.v wer brings in against her. She's a woman who would never hurt anybody. She's just been through un operation and she is not well. This court affair is the greatest sorrow that lias ever come 1 into my Jife. I Romeyn took a seat on (he porch, and the slate kin iioeeodel: I "No. I don't blame Romeyn either. jOnlv I wish he had come to me. I never ! knew what the trouble was between the !t wo. I don't know to this day. 1 Vi ! .tust, waiting tor tho moment they call Kouio.vn fo the stand to tell Ins story, and for the first time this boy's daddy will know why ho has entered suit against Nell and why he doesn't go 011 living with her." "We had a courtship by correspond eiice, " Roiiievn. 2.1 venr old student, said. ! " Nell sure could write wonderful letters. ' They won me completely We corres 1 ponded for four years. I was li when I we eloped. Nell. I don't know how old I Nell is. ,sho. never told me. I think she i rini-t be 2f. ! "What gets; me is this stuff they are I trying to pull about me being a loafer, j 1 '111 not a loafer. 1 used to work in the ipiarries and now J '111 studying law. Brown-eyed, fragile Nell swept 'by in I her blue and. fubuoii dress, 'flic couple ; were mute. "Just a couple of ipiarreliug kinds," the elder Nelson muttered. 1 The girl, Mrs. Nelson, was a Lincoli. ,ton, N. '., girl and married young Nel ! son in Charlotte. Sin- was a Miss Rudi- GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MEET IN MONTREAT I Presbyterians Next Year Will j Hold Meeting at Big Assem-I bly Grounds Near Asheville. ! I Cil A liLKSTON, . .., May 2.1. - . Among the items of I no of special importance transacted by the general as sembly nf the .Southern Presbyterian j church today was tin- selection of Alon '. treat. N '.. the summer assembly grounds1 of the church, as the place of I meeting for tin' assembly of next year; 1 the adoption "f tliat part, of the report I of three vtaii-lin.' committees of foreign ; . i i '..:..!. , l. (.corn'spoiim n--e n win-n m tains member-nin in the f' assemblv re- ! leral council! C 41. ..I., r. i.. . .a' CTiist in Atneri.-a , ", . . J , . ;;..." " .; ! j niondatioii l.v uin. n it withdraws all j financial support to the council; action I by which the body remains a memlier of gon-r.il f-un -il of the Presbyterian and Reformed churches in America, and the adoption of the report of the stand ing committee on publication and Sab- V....1. ... . ;ti,n tf n-l,i..l. in. eluded the r-election for a period of ;-"".'- " '- on u.e preseni .uKn three rears of I!. K. Magill. of Richmon 1, 1S ru.,lU , . , ' t ,t ' , '., The majoritv further said that "un- as secretary and reast rer of the ex,H-u- fi, ,.onviw.etl tha, thm five committee of puh nation and feab- j ig iittlt. V.kelihood of immediate further bath schoo, work, winch portion he has , Iliatprial re(U(.tions i,i i-rices or trans filled for the past - 'a"- ' pollution charges, confidence necessary Montreal, the seat of the assembly of . f( nonll;il bu((incss will to that extcnt next year. i Is '!'' oast of Asheville, h(, impaired." N. '., and tv.-.. mile from the railroad Kxplainiug the reason for adopting station, li'a. k Mountain. In this com-; horizontal method of reducing freight muuity thousands of Presbyterians gath- j ratPH tie commission said that while er for summer conferences each year and I alterations in price levels had unequally only this spring a new auditorium with a affected different ommolitiea, "the seating capacity of 5,000 and modern j needs of commerce cannot be mef if in eqnipincnt has been completed. Rev. I rates are to fluctuate with market pri R. C. Anderson, who extended the invita-l ces f commodities. " - .' tion for the assembly to meet at Mon- Its conclusion was that "reduction treat, is president of Mountain Retreat i should be. made generally upon all eom- Mill WIIOMl ,',... ........ ... asstxdation which tfntroh th3 Ennimer ! j..r,,1.p. PISSFNIiFR H1TFS ARE NAT irrrrTrn nu Arrctjicu Di WILL GO INTO Cut Amounts to 12 1-2 Per Cent in Southern Territory Commission Holds That Rail roads Are Entitled to Earn 5 3-4 Per Cent on Value of Their Property Reduction Wai Necessary in Order That Business Might iBc. Stabilized. , WASHINGTON, May 24. Reductions in freight rate3av eraging about 10 per cent were ordered today by the Inter state Commerce Commission in a decision resulting from.; its inquiry into the general rate structure of the nation. ;j' i The cut in freight rates was fixed by the commission: at 14 per cent in eastern territory; 13 1-2 per cent in western'ter ritory and 12 1-2 per cent in the southern and mountaini'Pa cific territories. All reductions ordered are effective July I and constitute a greater cut than was generally expected, I The commission in ordering the decreases which areVoh. a horizontal basis held that the nation's railroads are eSntf tled to earn 5 3-3 per cent on the value of their property rath er than the approximate six per cent fixed as a reasonable re turn in the transportation act of 1920. V, , Transportation charges on passenger travel and PullmaH charges were left unaffected by today's decision. t Agricultural products will not be affected by the reduc tion granted under the commission's order today. The reduc tion of 16 1-2 per cfint made in the western hay and grain rates last fall and the voluntary 10 per cent rut made in -all agricultural products by railroads January 1 will hp snhfL tllfpH fnr tVlP Hpriairm rn iY oca The Interstate Commerce Commission today decided that railroads are entitled to earn ,") ;t-4 per cent on the -value of rail nay property, compared to the six per cent which was made the reasonable re turn standard under tho transportation and ordered railroad rates in eastern ter ritory cut approximately It per cent, ellective July 1. In Western territory the cut was np proximately 13 J-2 per cent and in the southern and mountain I'ncific groups approximately 12 5-1U per cent, also ef fective July I. The commission's rate cut was mado horizontally and removes a percentage of the general increases given to all railroad rates in ISI20. Tho commission in its decision declar ed a general reduction in rate levels "as siibHfantial as the condition of the car rier will permit, , will tend x x x to stabil ize conditions," of all business; "Transportation charges have mount- I od to the point where they uro impeding the free flow of commerce," the com ! mission's decision, which ordered a. far greater reduction of rates than hail been 'anticipated in any quarters, said, "and j are thus tending to defeat the purpose for which they were established that of producing revenue which would enable ' the carriers to provide tho people of the I'nited States with adequate transporta I lion.'' - . Passenger rates and piillntan car snr I charges wore left, unaffected by the deci- sion which applied to fieight rates cx I clusively. The rate cut averages approximately ! "ii actual 10 per cent decrease in rates. Only two members of the board, Com- missioned Lewis and' Vx dissented, hold 'ing that the adju tmiiits should havo , been made in commodity rates rather I than on a horizontal basis. Chairman I .McChord anil other commissioners ac- cepted this view in a supplemental opin ; ion, concurring with the majority, i The order of the commission fixing the new level of rates defined the per- 'outages of reduction as follows: "In the eastern group, also between ',oi",s ' territory and between Illinois territory and the eastern group, .1(,r ..,,. of 4 ,.. '' U 1(iriZ(., j tl)(. ,,.,.j.,jml8 ast tiu.j (,i,e rate increases of 1920.) "In the western group and betweei the Western group and Illinois territi- ry, -l .i in per cent, instead ot the j ier cent so authorized. j "In the southern and mountain j cific groups, 12 5 10 per cent instead i I lm ' i, or ,'i.nt vrk il I li.tri -....I "iter territorial traffic except proviu.M nerein JU per ecu instead of the 1-3 per cent so au- I thorizcl. " The majority opinion reveiwed the ns-ciit history of rate regulation and : set forth summaries of arguments j I made by shippers in favor of reduc-1 , Hons ami carriers against reductions It expressed the conclusion that a8' sumption mat ranroad rates can or , .. , . .. . .. .... modifies iu substantially equal ratio 1 Commissioner Fottyr ia a seiMUtihH nir nrriPinm inn un.iomii; EFFECT JULY 1 rrrrtmrA If i a T i ' t opinion concurring with the majority, declared that tho lixing of "the pfer- centages mentioned, xxx, is in effcet'a requirement that present rates arid charges shall, generatly sieaking, 'be . reduced 10 per cent certain reductions heretofore mado to be treated as iiir of such 10 per cent reductions, ".i DR. BRUJVER PREACHES OH SUBJECT, "SOUL WINHINB' . . i'i Raleigh Pastor, PreacheS Strong: Sermon - at Mo'rningr Service at First B a. p t i 1 Church Today 'Service Twice Daily. , .'i , lr. Weston Diuner preached tfie b ond sermon of the mooting which frcgat! at the First Baptist church yeiiLrda morning, at 10 o'clock today, takhg tot nis sunjecr, tioul Winning." He stat ' ed as his belief that the purpose 6j? th ' rinirch is tho redemption and' t raiting; of the world and said that during th Iast year Southern Baptist churches had added to their membership 261,000 souls, due to the spirit of evangelism and loyalty to Cod's word. He plrced special emphasis on the work of Chris 'tians in soul-winning using thb Bible as tin) necessary handbook; a kit of char cul convictions as tho working tools end tho necessity of planning the work j a busin-s's iian, a farmer or otHct iueecis ful man tj!ans his daily work. In addi tion to the-, a true worker i..ust believo firmly in th.. jvalty of tun and the nied of conversion; . e must have a yiission for souls as he 1. n fcr the success of hij own business aul he must be a true be liever in prayer. .j Dr. Bruuor is a. p.. asing speaker 'an I held tho close attenti. i. of his) .' hnarors. He is one of the sncot-ssful preauherj and pastors of the denou.ination, having held important pastorates in Washing ton for a number of years md is now pastor of Tab.i nadu Baptiti, church in Rwleigh. Si-rvices each n.oiuing at 10 o'clock and at 8 in the eemng. " 'COUNTY MARKET TO : - . . OPEN ABOUT JUNE 7TH V Will Be Located in Willow School at Corner of Mai let- j ta Street and Second Ave nue. (iastonia 's market will open on cr a- bouT June 7. it was announced toda- by Miss Nell Pickens, homo demotJtra t ion agent. The privilege of usinr tho Willow School nronertv as a nui-ktd; pia(.e for the summer months has Jieen secured through the courtesy of the Gas jtonia School Bouid. s The school rs rory conveniently located for the purpose, Be ing on the corner of Second Avenue md tarietta Street, in a residential part, oC the town. One room of. the school bois-M ing will be fitted up as a rest ti en,' since this is one thing :bidly needed Ia the town for the comfort 6four visiters. The local tommitteo is vecy anxious ios have the co-operation of the people .liv ing in the town and' in the. country i4. making a suecesa of the undJitaking, Lo- lieving that it Will be of mutual UB'.j; to all concerned. The price of the products will be hft to the producer and consumer.;; Viio State Department of Marketing . tn agreed to send each d'k quotations cC prices from everj' town in tho stkta, -fun ning uiaikct for tha iafor.natioi ami guidance of tbos i""? y 4