North Carolina Newspapers

.H Weather: Cloudy Local Cotton 20 Cents L. XLIII. NO. 124. GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 25, 1922. I SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS LY MM SCHOOL FINALS WERE HELD WEDNESDAY; EVENING Diploma Awarded to Twen ty-Four Graduates e n Katchford Deliver the Val edictory Address Closes Succssful Year's Work. y Diplomas were presented to 24 mem ber of tli graduating class of the lias tonia high school Wednesday evening by fciupt. Cirier,. this exercise marking the close of the scholastic year. 1'recedmg this feature, of the evening was tho an nual literary address by Rev. W. W. Orr, D. D., of Charlotte, who gave the gradu ates some sound practical advice, lie urged' them to le honest, loyal and ambi tious. In the Ix-giuuing of his speech he took accasion to compliment the city of Uastonia on its line school equipment, paved streets and cotton mill suprema cy. : Uo was especially pleased with the announcement of a new high school building. Dr. Orr had no regular sub ject or theme, explaining that he did not come to make a speech, but to talk a little while. His discourse was punctu ated with frequent humorous stories. Following the invocation by Rev. J. W. C. Johnson, Miss Evelyn Boyd, saluta torian of the class, welcomed the friends who had come to the closing exercises, fciho expressed the appreciation of the class to the city and to the school board for the many advantages provided. After Dr. Orr's address, Mr. A. K. Woltz presented the R. B. Babingtou medal for the boy of tho class who at tained the higlist honors in the class, to Ben 'Katchford, valedictorian. In the course of his speech, Mr. Woltz paid a high tribute to Mr. Babingtou us the founder of the X. C. Orthopaedic hospi tal. 'The candidates for diplomas were presented by Principal 'Kay Armstrong and tho diplomas were awarded by fciupt. Crier. It was 11 years ago, said 'Mr. Orier wheil the graduating class entered school and it was also eleven years since' he came to Gastonia as prin cipal of tlie high school. The valedictory was spoken by Ben Itathfrd.- Young Katchford .made , a line spec-chi Thrbiigfiout 'his entire high School course he has displayed marked ability as ft debater a Ad an orator, and his' Bpcech last night was up 'to his usual standard. : f,, Tlio stage" decorations, the flowers, the gifts the graduating dresses,., together with all the things that mil Be lip a high school graduating event, were all beauti ful. A outlier ..audience that packed the audit6riuiii .finessed thb exciViscs.. BISHOP JOHN C; kTLGO ..QUITE. ILL IN MEMPHIS jSeised Suddenly While En Route To Charlotte From Methodist Conference. Reassures His Family. MEMPHIS, TENN., May, 25. Bishop John, C. Kilgo,; of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, , South, Who is ill at t local hosmtal . here., rallied strongly after a relapse early today and his physicians say that he is now rest ing more jComf ortably, Although his con dition still is ' described by them as "critical." MEMPHIS, TENN., May 25. Bishop John C. Kilgo, of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, South, who is ill at the Methodist hospital here suffered a relapse this morning and his physicians states that his condi tion is critical. Bishop Kilgo spent a fairly comfortable night, but sud denly grew much weaker this morn ing. He is now only semi-conscious, it was stated at the hospital. Bishop Kilgo was taken ill Monday night while returning to his home at Char lotte from the Methodist conference at Hot Springs. MEMPHIS. TF.XX., May 21. Bishop John C. Kilgo of the Mothndi.-t Episco pal church, south, who was taken ill while cn route to his home in Charlotte X. C lifter attending the roccnt general con ference of the church in Hut Wrings. Ark., was reported in a critical condi tion at u local hospital. FAMILY IS REASSURED BY . r-t - - , . .tto T", T T X' T . Springs, and was taken to a hospita there. The family has received wires from ministers who stopped off with him saying lie hail rallied und was res-ting comfortably. He also wired his family not to come. AROUND-WORLD AVIATORS COMPLETE FIRST LAP (By The Associated Press.) rAKia, May Beceause of n plight fog this forenoon there was some delay in the departure of Major W. T. Blake, Captain Xorman MacMillan, and Lieut.-Col. L. E. Broome, the British aviators, who reached Paris yesterday from England on the first stage of their attempted 3,0lHJ mile flight around the world. The airmen had their machine out ou Bourget field, ready for. the de parture, but at 1:30 p. ui. they were still awaiting more favorable conditions. The next stop foi tho aviators will be Lyoiis. COTTON MARKET CLOSING LIDS Oct ThE JtW YORK MAkkET NE W YOicK, i.iy -. C iton lu turti, lo .ii -iy Jul Octal-r 20.11; iv let 16.97; Jai.iur lmcL giots U i). TODAY'S COTTON MARKET SLict to Good Irlidalng. ifjijlti wiKta r Kum nis r menw of jhe Acts. In an eloquent and touch CHARLOTTK, May '2i. Bishop Kit- ling manner he gave some striking illus go was taken ill at Memphis, Tenn., on (rations showing how God is today trans its return from the conference at Hot ! forming the hearts and then the lives of r 0 UNEMPLOYMENT IN N. CJl WASHINGTON, May 25. Aj I icture reviving business activity I oughout the country ii drawn ", bjl I tary Davis, in a statement t(HI ay based on reports of employment J :onditlons to the Department of La bor. The reports indicate that unem ployment hat been "practically elim inated" in New York state, the secre tary said, that it has been reduced more than 50 per cent in the past three months in Pennsylvania, while the "swan, song of business depres sion has given way to a cheerful note of improved industrial activity" in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michi gan, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri. There is unmistable evidence" of improved industrial conditions pre vailing on the Pacific coast Mr. Davis said, while in the south the reports show steady improvement in Georgia, Tennessess and Alabama and that practically no unemployment now ex ists in North Carolina. ROTARY-KIWANIS GAME SET FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY Annual Contest Between Two Clubs Is Being Arranged Rotarians Out to Avenge Last Year's Defeat. Plans for tho annual Kiwanis-Kotary baseball game to be played next Wednes day, May M, are rapidly maturing and tho contest between the two teams promises to be as equally interesting as was the first event of like nature staged last year. The proceeds of the game will go to the high school athletic asso ciation. By tho time Wednesday after noon rolls around, both teams will be iu the pink of condition. The Kotary team has had one practice, and the Kiwanis club says that ono more afternoon of practice (by the Kotarians will insure the Rumanians the game without fail. It will bo remembered' that last year the Kiwanis club administered a stinging defeat to the Kotarians and the latter are out. this year for revenge. Following is the line-up for the Kiiwanis team, there being two players for each position Jim Anderson, If.; Arthur Jones, c; Price, Rankin, If.; Hugh Lcgare, rf. ; Walker Hamner, ;ird; Dick Aycock 1st ; Arthur fcpenccr,: rf.; Gregg Cherry c.; Kalph Kay,' p.; O.tntey Johnson, short; Lester Kellner, p.; Mont Jones, p. Grady Rankin, p.; C'has. Gray, short; Arthur Winget, second; Clyde Arm strong, center; Juo. Miller, second; An dy Kankin, center; Dave Gareison 3rd. The following are the substitutes: J no. Carpenter, Kmmett Atkins, Will Wetzell, Gilmer Winget and Joo Timber lake. All other' members are- requested to be I. over near the third base line where they will be execnted bv the. cheer loaders. Other positions on tho Kiwanis team are as follows: Cheer leaders: J X' Wutson and Geo. Gray. Bat holders: Ken Glass and Dam Williams. Water boys: AI Stanford and Charlie Barrett. burgeons: Geo. Powell and Tom Wil- kins. Coaches; First base line, Wiley Ran kin; third base line, Jim ijloun. Our umpires: Geo. Mason and Miles Kudisill. (Game guaranteed by both.) THE TRANSFIGURED CHURCH DR. RRUNER'S SUBJECT Raleigh Pastor Shows That Spirit of Christ Is Alive in the World Today First Evening Service Today. "The Transfigured Church" was the subject of Dr. Weston Bruner's sermon at the First Baptist church this morning using as a basis for his discourse, some verses from the first and second rhsniterq some of the world's most successful busi ness men. Comparing the lives of Peter and John and others of the day before and after they had believed on God and become followers of Christ, some higher critics of today might get the idea that there were two Johns. It is hard to understand how the teachings of this one man, Jesus Christ, should transform one fifth of the Roman Empire by the end of the third century. This fact of history stands out at a challenge to the church today. Dr. Bruncr then showed how this same spirit of Christ is very much alive in the world today. Just as it taught His disciples to stop praying for vengeance Hxn their enemies, so it is toduy build ing hospitals for the sick and crippled of humanity. Even the disciples turned a way from suffering suffering in their early ministry and after catching the vision of the Christ, sought to heal the sick and restore the crippled. Our dif ficulty in winning men to Chrst today are i,ot greater than those of the early REPORTS SHOW PRACTICALLY ; disciples. Thev won the Jew, the Sama- YrV 'eum iimitrc in the Hotel .M' .i ritan, the Urk and Barbarian and the!" W'K. routed all the guests of awe gospel is winning today where it is ,''.;'0'f " Vh,eir '."8 Nothing and il ulVl damaged the Masonic Temple and the T, L . . ..i i Court .reet. Baptist church. The Iu. "r"-" "J 'J "' THE WEATHER North Carolina, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday, piobably showers in extreme west portion; Lttle choge in tempei- - j, MILL MEN TO ATTEND , WASHINGTON MEETING uni Gaston County Textile Heads " to American Cotton Manu facturers Association Mr. C. E. Hutchison, of Mount Holly, Vice-President. Interest throughout the tsouth centers in the Tib'th annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers Associa tion that is to be held iu Washington Friday and Saturday of this week. The local delegation to this meeting will leave Thursday eveuing for the Capital City. In the party will be Messrs. J. H. he park, a member of the Board of Gover nors; A. G. Myers, Clyde Armstrong, B. G. Kankin, W. T. Kankin, Fred tJmyre, Frost Torrence and others. Large delegations will also attend from the various textile centers of the South, some 500 to 000 of tho leading cotton mill men of the country ibeing ex pected. The officers of the Association are Gen. Lawrence D. Tyson, of Knox villc, Tenu., president; C. E. Hutchison, of Mount Holly, N, C., vice president; W. E. Beattie of Greenville, S. C, chair man of the Board of Governors and Win ston D. Adams of Charlotte N. C, secre- tift-y and treasurer. Particular interest centers iu this convention by reason of the several vital problems affecting or likely to affect the trend of Bouthern development that will be considered at this time. The recent decision of the Supreme Court in the well-remembered child labor case will be discussed as well as other matters of con ern to all cotton mill men. The recent discussions regarding the x"ssible trans fer of Northern activities to the South ern territory and the eomment as to com parative wages, living conditions, etc., between New England and Southern mills will doubtless have the effect of stimulating the attendance. There will be two sessions of the con vention Friday with the annual banquet Friday evening and then a business meet ing Saturday morning. The opening ad dress Friday will be the annual address of President Tyson who is expected to sound the key-note of the convention. Among the speakers will be Secretary Henry C. Wallace of the Department of Agriculture; James A. Emory, chief counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers Hon. Thomas O. Marvin, chairman of the United 'States Tariff Commission; Sir Auckland Geddes, Brit ish Ambassador, and Dr. J. II. Kirkland, of Nashville, Tenu., chancellor of Vau dejbilt University. Mr. Wallace will dis cuss the cotton crop situation from the standpoint of the activities of his De partment while Mr. Emory will talk of the trend of legislation in Washington with particular application to its bear ing on industry. Mr. Marvin will con sider tlie tarirt summon now such an uppermost topic in Congress. It is1 un derstood that President Tyson in his ad dress will submit certain vital recom mendations and suggestions regarding the future development, of the textile in dustry South, which in the light of the re cent discussions North and South will prove of particular interest just at this time. The Board of Governors of the Association will hold a special meeting Thursday evening at tho Washington Hotel. CONGRESSMAN HERRICK IS DARE DEVIL AVIATOR (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 25. Willing to take a chance with death to prove him self the only real aerial dare devil of Congress, Representative Manuel ller- rick. Republican, Oklahoma, accepted t an aviator s challenge today to join linn in a high flight with the brakes off. Herbert J. Faby, the flyer, had prom ised the Oklahoma!! that he would lose more than a necktie if he agreed to go up. " You will at your earliest convenience ... . .1 !! T . go witli me 10 Tlie ar ieparuiiem, Mr. Derrick wrote, "and make the re quest for a plane and I will back up the request as a Congressman, personally. The Oklahoma House member said lie would make no request himself because he wa "sore at the department for is suing an order that I must not do any more, stunts Hying over the capitol for fear I might fall upon the skylight and fracture a pane or two and thus put some slivers of glass in some, sleepy Sena tor 's or Congressman 's nose. ' ' "If you really have any sand in your raw to make good the challenge," Mr. Herrick added, "why you just mosey a- round to my oftivee and we will to the War Department together.'' Dropping into his own home made poetry. Herrick gave this: 'If when we ny away on high we should fall down and die. 'Anyone who wants-to cry must rub an onion in their eye." Advising Fahv to take out some life insurance, Herrick said he had none. adding: Penonally, I don't have to as I am not leaving; and dependents behind. Fir I have neither father nor mother, sister. nor brother, uncle or aunt, nephew or neice nor cousin, even in the forty- tnird degree. Life to me is not sweet and I don't care twe whoops in gehenna if yon go up a couple of miles and stand her on her nose and let her hit." PORTSMOUTH HAS BIG 75,000 HOTEL (By Associated Press.) PORTSMOUTH, VA., May Fire early todav eomidptelv d FIRE troy r 4 I... fi . I. . HI! . ' . - . . m . iwas nliiceil nf 7S nnn The hundred odd guests in the hotel with- elevators and elcctrie liehts cut of order and tho crlun .i...... ,nk- lighting hallways, were aroused and left the hotel without traee of p..uw.. ! iwo suiau residences on Queen t.ei t. backing the theatm ..,,.,a,,ii slightly by tlamea while th. fallinir rear i sll demolished another small btc. ' DR. OTTO L. WIEDFELDT, GERMANY'S FIRST ENVOY SINCE .BJSRNSTORFF, HERE. fcj.t ; Dr. Otto L. Wiedfelt, first Ambassa dor from the German Republic to the United States, has just arrived in this country. This photograph was made at New York, on the steamship Ameri ca. His reception was most striking for its commonplace air, and in decid ed contrast to the pomp and circum- tances surrounding the coming and go - inga of Johann von Bernstorn, the last of the Junker Ambassador. Dr. Wied feldt, a leading director of the Krupp works, is one of the most important in- i dustrial and economic authorities in ! Germany. YOUNG NELSON IS PUT THROUGH A GRILLING Lincolnton Girl's Husband Un able to Define Love Tells on Cross-Examination of His Feelings When He Married in Charlotte. (Charlotte Observer.) WINDSOR, VT., May 21. A crowded court room listened to Attorney J. C. Jones cross-examiav Komeyu Ni l son ior nearly an hour today in an en deavor to secure from him his definition of love, during his tii.il of the case in which his parents, Thomas S. Nelson and Kate W. Nelson, are luing sued by their daughter in Ian, Mis. Nellie li. Xelsonj for $.",u,oim i'or alienation f,f Roineyn 's affections. Young Mrs. Nel e , , . son formerly was .Miss Nellie Rudisill, of Lincolnton, N. C, and was mar ried iu Charlotte. , After relating the incidents of his courtship bcfcjre he married, at her sug gestion, on t hrist mas Day. 1:117, while he was on a visit to Lincolnton, N. ('., Attorney .lones asked liomeyii. if he really loved Nellie at the lime. Young Nelson was unable to state whether he i lov his wife when he tied her. For nearly an hour Young Nelson for his was prcsscM nv iMiornev done detiuition of love. "It is a feeling . ' ' "It is a mood . ' ' "It is a state of mind ' ' "It is an abstract ion . ' ' "It is intangible. ' ' Theso were the most c i,i tious that Attorney Jones vxs wring from Young Nelson . Cross examination of Young Mini In, to Nelson by Attorney Jones was as follow part : Q. Did you know vour mind w hen you married her? A. I don't know, y. Who popped the ijih -ii"ii A. She did. (j. Who married you.' A. I don't know. Q. You don't care do A. No. y. Did the solemnity of ! iut occas ion impress you f A. I was excited at the time. Q. Is that all i A. I did not attach much impurt- ance to the marriage ceren Q- Why A. I regarded it only a it y . Q. What did you do v. i' A. 1 don't know wha" formal- I',,- ring : I " 1111 I , iiad it on j ' a- riiiir. did '. in '"s' ' hbol of i .-.in a jou it. I know Nellie ultima!' l her finger. i Q. When you bought th; you understand tor what A. To marry a girl; jthe marriage. (J. Did you love Neil married her? A. Q- A. ears, A. I think I did. Don 't you know I am not ab!c t And you have In and don't know I cannot define what !.a i deliue i' eil i'1 coi what lov it . :' lu Isf j O. Y'ou have been married three years, and you Uon t know wnai loveisiine obtainisl tire. A. W'ell, I certainly did not find and then ret inn. it . Q. What was your state of mind the night she told you -h- wanted tu inanv you and lid not want to wait any longer? A. ( Vawninglv. ) K.M ited. How was the girl Sh was excited, to... I don't I think we were both excited, A. retail . too. Did you think about it during that night f A- Vt'8- The real statesman will be. the. man 'ho can invent syntb-'i-i hon'M. Alvi!l5 Ti.B?. , Ward's Stnrv of .j nvmrnm . ,-, lhe Killing Ut Young Peter6 Is Accepted With Reservations Petera Family f;av U Wm in 13 Was Killed May 15 Been Divulged. WHITE PLAINS, X. Y., May 23. Investigators today continued to delve beneath the story of Walter H. Ward, wealthy baking company official, who has declared he shot and killed I'larenco Peters, former unvy man, iu a fight growing out of a blackmail plot. Latest developments have aroused the question as to how long Wurd had been acquainted with Peters before the kill ing. Tho Peters family in Haverhill, Mass., claims to have a postcard from young Peters from South Carolina, dat ed early in May. Peters was rejected by the marine corps May 11, according to government reports. Allowing for the shortest possible time Peters could not have reached New York before May Li, and he went on his death ride on the night of May 15. The blackmail plot had been going on for six weeks, according to Ward's story. The statement of police from sur rounding towns that Peters was seen ou Ward's baking company trucks sev eral, times before his death was made known to the authorities here and would indicate that Peters was in Ward's vi cinity for some time before the killing occurred . Investigators employed by the Peters family have notide the authorities here 1 that they are trying to run to earth tlie reports that Ward may have known IVtirs in Boston, which would date the acquaintanceship hack of the time thut the dead sailor tried to enlist iu tho NEGRO SAFE IN THE BIBB COUNTY JAIL Jim Denson Thinks Providence Saved Him He Got Away, After Rope Was Around His Neck, Made Friend of Bloodhound, Prays for Mob. (By The AMOcTatea Press.) MACON, UA., May 2-1. Jim Den son, negro youth, prayed unusually long iu the Bibb county jail tonight 'before he threw himself iimui his bunk for his first night's sleep of this week: lie prayed for the members of the mob thai l.roke into the jail at Irwinton, Oil., early 1 uesiiay, dragged linn oUt; ii.l .'ittetiiiiti-d to iieh him und nrm- ed for his ultimate release, reasserting;'" ,hu management of tho Trenton Oot ids innocence. J ton Mills and tho Dixon Mills., That he Den.-on is under sentence to hang ubundoncd the, bunking business after June Hi for an alleged attack upoii.au . . . . l.,,ltelll wj.ln.i fl.r.w. ......ru .,ri, N i ! case went to too siipreun court of th I'liited Mali's. Believing that Denson 's escape from the iiioIj whs made possible by an act of Providence, there are numerous white people of tins and or Wilkinson couuiv, it vv.'is reliably reported tonight who will ;i--k Governor Ilaidwick to com mute the sentence of the negro to life imprisonment . . It is the only chance to save his life. Denson "as ruptured this morning by .1 posse who believed in law ami older. Ther were two newspaper reporters from this city iu the pity. turned Denson over to Sheriff 1 at lrwington, Ga., who only a They ayr, j few i hours before liad declared ins liellct tliatijiu nrivate secretary to rnrirroxnmii K Denson was dead. I It was like bringing a mail back from the grave to present the prisoner at the Wilkiu-on county jail. As soon 1 j as the negro could be fed and clothed, I for there, were only a lew rags on his 'body, be was rusln d to the county jail l in this city . I' "La wdy, boss, looks mighty good, jail sho' do,'' said Denson as the car iu which In1 was riding swerved into the gateway of the local jail. " 1 'so sho miiihty proud to be here," and Pirn smiled until his big white teeth glistened. Inside the j.-nl 'here were two recep tions for too -ri-om-r. m- by the lie lirrocs: the other l.c v, hit--. "They tied a t- ni.-.oid my neck, 1 TnHN T ll.llv.e, III. II fin ITaldlCll lllclJU" J into the car. I a-ked them to let me pray and they replied that they hadn't tunc,. "I beard them would shoot kind on the im iust out of to Th. rope around in- i -. w.i- choking me. .-I in tlie dark and 1 untied it. The ii i it-- an hour. 1 .ha, .jump or be I reached ui o. felt the siip k' .' (..,r yeas sprdin. says to my- I: . kilt. ' " I jumped. ' just like that . I feet, then on e I ffopivd over t i hr-t. Ham floocy, in ground on my and I must have I s and rolled in d' the ditch m v- f me. I crawled, to the ditch. "When I (.' eral shots were tin but. tbev kept on tirinL'. 1 g"t ui' a I was barefooted. '"' j gain and ran clothes were t r, on n. . ami me Kr- i el cut my feet. . At sun up vr-t'T'iav nio negro sain ; I trom another negro : I to the swamp. At sun-UJi todav, and got plums Then be h ar i id. lie crawled out . k' nearly siarvci . - bloodhounds on his trail. "Pn-ttv -.."'ii the whit hound came uplrn nic. '' -aei negro. "1 kept jinii'iag from one side of the creek to th. other. 1 couldn't shake him. He got right up to my heels, so I stopisd. snapped my fingers at him. and law'ly. he curled his tail and walked right up to me. I took off niy belt and tied him to me." The negro had this dog tied to him, was plaviag with a second" hound and was righting off a third wbeiv tho Kisse Rlaclr Mail Ariel nRRiNi7cn in Rmmiu Snntk r-l;. .. I .t. .. MaiN More to Story than Has Yet marines. Sheriff Werner says he has the gun used by Ward. "I can produce Ward's gun when it is need," said the sheriff, "and it will show that more than one shot was fir ed. " "How about Peters' gun!" he was asked. "I can't say anything about that," ho replied. Although the sheriff says he does not hold the discharged shelta from the eight bullets Baid to have Iieen fired in tho fight near the Keusico reservoir, he is sure they aro in safe custody and will be produced when newssary. State police found only one near the scene of the gun light described by Ward. The sheriff also displayed the gar ments found on Peters and showed that a bullet hail pierced the veitt and shirt in front and passed through the coat, vest and shirt iu back. This indicated, he said, that Peters must liavo hail' his coat open when the shot that killed him was lired. The entrance of investigators for the Peters family has added to the) tension here and complicated a mysterious situ ation . The authorities' attitude toward tho blackmail plot story and other portions of Ward's confession is typified in dis trict attorney Week's declaration that there is no limit to tho length be will go to clear up tho mystery of the kill ing and its causes. KAY DIXON BACK TO STAY; IN TEXTILE BUSINESS Is Associated With His Father in Management of Trenton and Dixon Mills Has Had Long Experience in Bank ing Business. The many friends of Mr. Kay Dixon, who recently returned: to Gustouia after tin absence of several years, will be de lighted to know that ho has decided to cast his lot again in his old home town i "d it to mako (iast.ouiu his permanent j residing place. Mr. Dixou has associated I, i ,,,,.1 f u-iflt 1.1 r.,4l,f f T . V Ilivnn " VL V "V U 1-. U HtH IU ,Ui7 tonia to become identified' with the tex file manufacturing industry is an indi cation that Mr. Dixon has Vreat faith in the future development ofT this great business. Mr. Dixon came to G.uftonia from Jacksonville, Flu. .where ho was for three years vice-president of tho United tUates Trust Company. Just priixr to goiiitf to Jacksonville ho was for nearly six years vice-president of the American Trust Company of Asheville. 13e began his banking career with the lirst Nation.il ti ...iiiii ,,i ii.tiuuid Hi lyu'j. filler i u .. .......:.. : mild 4i.. ... .. years with that bank ho we nit to lhe istaie University for two yeajs, following which h, ocnr two vpr i-ii YVnsIiinffton Yates Webb. Returning to Gastonia ho was again with the First National for two yea i -,, resigning to tak e a posit ion ,'H assistant, 8tate bunk examiner of South Carolina itd headquarters at Columbia, S. C. From the latter iMuce he went, to Asheville. Gastonia is fortunate in si curing Mr. Dixon again as a permaJlent resident. A young business man of unusual ability and wide experience, lm is at the same time vitally interested in matters of a public nature. That bo will give to his jdld home town his most loyal support and his best efforts in all matters per taining to its welfare aud upbuilding goes with out saying. PARKER APPEALS TO U. S. SUPREME COURT. j RALKIGH, X. c.. May 25. John I J . Parker, counsel fir the North I'aro i I ina state banks in tjie injunction pro ceedings before tin State Supreme , Court to compel the' Federal Reserve Kank of b'icluiioud. t honor checks un 1 drr the North Carolina law today was ' prrpariug an aieal to the I'uited i States Supreme Court from the decision t w...... ..,..., .. i. . i ... t,i i ne .-nit- ,',mi, ii i, ii iair o-Minii. ,.,,, ,,, ,.,. .,w , (.oiistitutioii- it. The ooinion of to court was unan- j,llolH The suit was brought by the Mor- chants and Farmers Bank, "of Monro-. . 1 , .. after member banks of the Fed- ,.r... I ,,. serve svstem h-nl refused tn lion-! ,,r diafts on the sUite banks liecauso ! t Iip.v had demanded exchange fees for I rolloetiiitr drafts ami checks drawn on I .the national banks. The union county ,aIlk wag Jolneci by 265 other state banks. Th.- state law was enartpd At the last session of the North Carolina general assc - mb v at the instance of some of the banker members of the. legislature, who claimed that the state banks were losing a great deal of money through the policy of the Federal reserve sys tem in not allowing the collection of these exchanges. The law gave the staie banks the right to collect ex change fees, rather than follow the pol icy of clearing at par an practiced by the Federal reserve system banks. The state court held that "desirable as the collection of these fees may be, it is in violation with the Federal reserve bank ing laws and therefore niiconaytut'on- ICIVITAN CLUB HAS BEEN , viiviiiiibkw ii. vnwiwinn 1 Third Civic Club For CityIs 1 Planned to Function Along I Lines of Rotary and Kiwan- is Clubs Charted, to B Presented Thursday, June 1. Tsistonia's newest organization, k Civifau. club, has been launched, and a charter will be presented next Thurs day evening, Juno 1, at tho Country Club. Representatives of the Cjiarlotte, Wiuston-Halem, Greensboro and' Asbe villo clubs will be present ou tat oc casion to convey greetings to the new est Cititau club in North (.'arolinaije An attractive program is being prepared.: Mayor Katun, of Winston fcalelii, .a member of the Twin City Civitan jClub will present tho charter on behalf of the International Association of CWitan Clubs. Practically the entire member ship of tho Charlotte club will bo present at the dinner and members front', tho Greeusboro and Ashville clubs wilLalso bo ou hand, in addition to Mayor Kutoa and probably others from the Winstoa Salcm club. The Gastonia club will start ofTwiUl a charter membership of 25. CV B. Inquires1 chairman of tho extension cil mittee of the Charlotte club was instru mental iu bringing into being the Gas tonia club. It. F. Brown, Held represent tativo of the International Association, has been iu Gastonia for the last several days assisting in tho completion of tho organization. The International couVcntion of Cdvi tau clHlw will bo held in, Chattanooga June li, 7, and S, and the North Card lina btate convention will precede 'tllo big meeting by ono day hen thejjTar Heel Civitan hosts guther in Ashovillo June 5. Other dubs are in prospect in Bcvbral towns in the Charlotte territory and -efforts are b-ing mado to complete ) (tho organization before tho Chattanooga, onveution. Mr. Drow n will ..be in this section for only a very few days to:!ta sst in completing tho Qvertures made for charters in theso towns. IKmory B. Denny, member of the Oas tokia lr, is temporary president of tho Gijstonia Club. F. C. Abernethy, cushicr off th Third National Dank in Gastonia, it temporary secretary. J" ; The charter list includes: Frank 0'. Abernethy, K. II. Warren, Kay Dnon, C. 8. Byers, V. K. Iing, W. G. Gaston, B. B. Dennv, J. A. Griffith, C. C. Carpinter, W. II. Patrick, Major V. Whiteg.dc Harvey II. McKay, C. J. McCombs, V. K. Haunders, Marshall Dilling;' Froneberger, R. W. Rankin, Gus Ginu, 8. H. Ware. ,f The first Civitan club was organized in BirmiiiL'lium in the Spring of 1917. 1 Th,, -niifiue coined t one of 'thnj fdiArtJp ineiniM'rs, was adopted Docause it ex- . presses so perfectly thu aims and ideals of the organization. ,y ' The motto of tho Civitan Club, is "Builders of Good Citizenship. " ,TllO motto is apt, not alone fron. the stand- ; point of the meaning of iho word "Civitan," which is a "citizen,'' ; but from the very purposed and kiliefs d,f the organization itself. Tho Civttav , Club believes in good govermietlt . Good government is possible only where : there is good citizenship. The (r itail Club has for its purpose tho building; and making of good citizens. It has high ideals, and demands of its mom hers that they live up to these . ideals. Function of the International Assotla. tion. The International Association of Civ itan Clubs is a corporation, not for . profit, incorporated under tho laws of Alabama. Membership in the Interna' tional Association of Civitan Clubs ij made up of the local Civitan Clubs. The purpose of this organization it expressi'l in its motto: "Builders Oi' Good Citizenship . " The Civiiji" Club aspires to. leader ship in all things that make for a bet ter coiiiiiiuiiity . Planted on tho bed rock of devotioi, to state and nation, and inspired by the lofty ideals of true Americanism, U requires unfalter ing loyalty to count rv, patriotic serv ice, community pride ; nd good fellow ship. GHERRYV ILLE GHAMBFR PLANNING CAMPAIGN Planning a whirlwind eampait l tor members and passing upon propost 1 by laws the temporary 'board of directors of the newly organized Cherryvillo Chaiube of Commerce held a rousing meeting in, the Pythian club roomo at Chertyvdle, Weilnesday night. Executive Isecfiitary Fred M. Allen of the Gastonia ChatJjer of Comnierce was present by request. T. C. Summers aud C. C. Boshiser were naineu cainaius oi iu icams u m , , , .si, c,los,'tt ,,v ,"tU!'1 agreement and these Wl11 K" 111,0 n '9ing campaign in tho next day or two for members. Ch.rry vi''1' ,,iis tuken a lively interest in ; tho proposed organization and it ia beli . vol that a creditable membership will, bo rolled UP. Following thia a menibei' hit meeting will be called, by-law ado," ted and permanent officers elected. There was much enthusiasm at tho Wednesday night meeting, presided over by Temporary President Summers fcad details for the organisation were qiu'.fl thoroughly worked out. ' WANTS FREIGHT RATES BASED ON MILEAGE.; i (By The Associated Press.) . ATLANTA, GA., May 25. fA defin ite freight rate system bused j on mile age, with minor variations Which ha was expected to discuss todayi u advocated- by C. H. Ba roam, . general freight agent of the Nashville, Chatta nooga k St. Louis Railroad, wh for the last two day has bwu testifying at the Southern Class Bate hearirtsr be ing conducted here, by J. B. Eastmoii, a member of the Imor-dai (,V" "i r JJonmiMin- ; ,4