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FTT 1LYQ 007 Cotton 20 Chits' iVOL. XLIII. NO. 125. GASTONIA, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 26, 1922. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS WAS ON A DA Wehtherr Cloudy WARD'SAnORHEYSHAKE EFFORT TO HAVE HIM RELEASED FROM JAIL New Evidence I Adduced Showing That Peter Was in Neighborhood Several Days Before He Was Killed. i (By The Associated Tress.) WHITE PLAINS, N. Y ., May 26. (Supreme Court Justice Young today reserved decision ou a motion to re- Walter 8. Ward. Ilia release was sought on the ground that there was no legal charge preferred against him in connection with the shooting of Clarence Peters. WHITE PLAIN'S, N. Y., May 26. t Attorneys for Walter 8. Ward, who spent tho night in jail here after his re-arrest, are prepared to go before Justice Young with a plea for habeas corpus writ again to release the sup posedly wealthy young man. They failed last night after four hours of effort. Ward, who had been out ou S 10,000 bail following his confession of killing Clarence Paters, was rearrested after District Attorney Weeks appeared bo fore fciupreme Court Justice Beeger, with an affidavit declaring that new evidence had cast doubts on Ward's confession . Michael Sullivan, of Salem, Mass., an attorney representing the family of Peters, was expected here today and it was reported he scouted the blackmail story as "impossible." , hTo effort of Ward's attorneys to secure the habeas corpus writ us ex pected to make public the new evidence upon which the authorities based their latest action. District Attorney Weeks said ho was prepared to push the case entirely into tho open. '' Ward seemed to be a favored prison er' after his re-arrest, lie drove up to the sheriff's office in his own car-a-bout 6 o'clock last night and laughed and joked with his attorney ami the of ficers in' the sheriff's private office. I His supier wus brought in from the outside and ho sat around until nearly II o'clock before he gave up hope that his legal batteries would effect his f rcdom . The discovery that Peters, about a mouth ato had climbed down from a iWard baking company truck in a near ly town, laud asked a tailor to clean a cpht became known when , the tailor came here 'arid -Identified the inurks he had' placed in Peters'-coat, the oiie he wore'! when killed;. This1 identification strcugthtned , the stories of Peters' presence in the neighborhood several days befor the time set for the light and his subsequent death. Ward, despite the apparent reverses he -had receved, was still silent. Ef forts to have him reveal Iho blackmail plot or .its foundation, were futile. SHIRT TAIL DIPLOMACY AMERICA'S FOREIGN POLICY Declares William G. McAdoo in Speeches Denouncing Re publican Administration. (By The Associated Tress.) KANSAS CITY, May 26. Declar ing tho foreign policy of the present republican administration is non-co-operation, and that its tariff bill now pending is calculated to destroy foreign trade and increase the cost of living William O. McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury, vigorously attacked re phliean achievements and aims in two ehort speeches here yesterday and a long er address last night. "Shirt tail diplomacy," the former cabinet member termed the present activ ities of America's foreign representa tives. "The administration," he said, "has abandoned shirt sleeve diplomacy for shirt tail diplomacy because our envoys now sit meekly on their shirt tails uui take no manly part. No wonder we have gained the contempt and distrust of all the world. We now have the spectacle ( of our ambassadors and representatives l slinking about tho courts of urope using tho backstairs of international asscm- Idages, sitting in tho galleries of world conferences, looking on spying about, observing but taking no responsibility. ' ' The tariff Mr. McAdoo said, would de stroy foreign trade and injure the coun try and the world economically. The re publican doctrine is to give to those who liavo and take everything possible from those who have not," bo aid. The "four power" Pacific treaty wan de clared by the speaker to be a feebl step in the direction of world peace. MAJESTIC CROSSES THE OCEAN IN FINAL DAYS 'By The Associated Press.) LONDON, May 26. vThe White Star liner Majestic passed Lizard Head at b. 10 o'clock this morning (4:10 a. in. eastern standard time), thug completing her "voyage from Sandy Hook bar in five days, 11 hours, 56 minutes. It was reported' at the time of tht Ma jet tic's sailing that she was attempt ing to tot at the trans-Atlantic record held toy the Mauretania which crossed in four d:.ys, 10 hours, .41" minutes. This, how ever, as denied by the White tar lint- of fice in 2ew York. The liner efcrrka a ousiumont of meat and lira which wa rushi-d i her pier in New Yt.rr hari,tr by ihc dii.go Chamber of Commerce in an effort to establish a record for such a sl.ipnunt of even da froffldcago tc Southampton 'As tLe ehipuient left Ohi'Ago as lr30 1. ra. on Tauiwday f.t last week, the banco of ottting the rirk has expired, MAJOR BLAKE AND HIS MASCOT FOR ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT. 1? Undaunted by the death of Sir Ross, smitn, wno was icuiea oy a iaii in England while trying out the airplane with which he was to attempt to fly around the world, Major W. T. Blake is making preparations to start on a similar flight. He will be accompani ed by Captain Norman MacMillan. This photograph, made ia London, shows Major Blake with his mascot.. THE PLACE OF PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE Dr. Bruner Gives Convincing Evidences of God's Answers to Prayer To .Hold Out door Meetings. Dr. Weston Bruuer preached to a large congregation at the First Bap tist church last night and agaiu this morning. services toniglit at o o - lock, tomorrow morning at 10 and the evening service will he Held outdoors, at the corner of Marietta and Main streets. Last night Dr. Bruner took for his text the fourth verse of tho second chapter of Revelation: "Nevertheless 1 have somewhat against thue because thou has left thy first loVe." first love, he defined as the love of the new Christian, or in this case it may refer to the supremo love. This revelation to John wus made on a lonely island when he was the only person, a prison er there. It was amid the most won derful surroundings and the last re corded vision from Cml to man. There John, had a vision .-of. the, Christ, . the last and most glorious. This morn ing Dr. 'Bruner preached an eloquent sermon on prayer, which will also be his subject tomorrow morn ing. Quoting many great passages of scripture, he showed how- God permits and commands His children to pray and l hen gave vivid and convincing evi dences of His answers to prayer. Ev ery great revival has come as a direct result of prayer. Perhaps the greatest awakening of a religious nature in the history of New York, he said, came as a re ulf of two or three gathering to gether in His name for prayer. The result was the shaking of the city's spiritual foundations in 1837, as had not been done before or since. Dr. Bruner is not a sensationalist, but in an eloquent and forceful man ner, holds the close attention of his hearers at each service. PRAYER FUNDAMENTAL TO SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL So Declares Rev. C. S. Kirk patrick in First Sermon of Evangelistic Campaign at Main Street Methodist Church Special Service For Young People Saturday Morning. Prayer as the fundamental require ment for a revival was stressed by Rev. ('. S. Kirkpatrick, of Hickory, in his first sermon of an evangelistic series at Main Street -Methodist church. He took as a text the eleventh and twelfth verses of the ninth chapter of the Acts, "And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called baul, of Tarsus; for behold, he prayeth, and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receiva his sight." The speaker dealt with the subject un der three general heads, namely: The church must pray for the unsaved; the sinner must pray for himself, and these prayers must be supplemented by per sonal work on the part of the followers of Christ. Mr. Kirkpatrick preached a plain, ear nest gospel sermon and was heard by a large and appreciative congregation. The singing was led 1)y 'Rev. H. H. Jor dan, assisted Jy a large choir, two pianos, the pipe organ and an orchestra. Un til further notice services will be held daily at 10 a. in. and 7:4.) p. m. Saturday morning at 10' 1 o'clock a special service will be held for tho young people. All parents aie urged to come and bring their children with them. THE WEATHER North Carolina, unsettled, pioo.br showers tonight and Saturday, little change in temperature, A tfWV- Textile Industry In The South Must ji Be Diversified B e fore Independence Can Be Attained Must Have More Bleacheries, More Finishing and Mercerizing Plants, Says President Ty son of American Cotton Manufacturers' As sociation Selling Methods Must be Revised. (Rt The Associated iress.) WASHINGTON, May 26. "The textile industry in the South can never attain prosierity or independence until the majority of our mills, acting either independently or co-operatively, shall di versify and finish their products in order that they may go direct to the consumer with them," declared President L. D. Tyson of Knoxville, Tenn., at the open ing session of the L'oth annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association this morning. " What we need in the South is more finished fabrics ready for the trade; more bleacheries, more dyeing establish ments and more converters; more print ing plants and mercerizing plants; more knit goods eBtabUshments, hosiery mills and1 the like." It is an economic crime for the South to continue to produce goods and send them hundreds and even thousands of miles elsewhere to to advanced in manu facture, to be completed and distributed and then returned to us with all the in creased cost, due to double transporta tion charges, double or even triple over head expense, double selling expense and double distributing costs and more." "Our selling methods must also be re vised, either Iby selling direct or by closer co-operation with our selling agents, -who should maintain Southern and' Western branches with Southern and Western points of distribution." President Tyson further .pointed out, in urging Southern manufacturers to di versify and finish their products in or der that they might thereby reach the consuming trades direct, that under pres ent conditions Southern mills not onlv feel directly their own periods of depres sion but those of other sections and that no amount of individual or special effort will avail to rise above such periods so long us the outlet for Southern goods is blocked !y the closing of tho channels of trade through Northern and Eastern manufacturers, finishers and distribu tors. After roviewing the general 'business and:. economic situation following' 'the close of .the great war. President. Tyson emphasised' : as paramount to a refuVir 6f normal conditions the? restoration of the buying power of, the farmers' and of the railroads;' thfc need for labor ;to'. accept recessions in wages in keeping with re ductions, in other, lines, particularly in cost of living; the enactment of a tariff that will, enable manufacturers -to pay reasonable wages in keeping with Ameri can standards of living, maintain tjieir plants to the highest state of efficiency so that they could furnish the public with (foods at fair and reasonable prices and compete on an equal footing with other nations for the world's trade. He de-' plored the prevalence of ' strikes and business unrest generally which he said challenged the collective wisdom of the nation. ( President Tyson also expressed grati fication that during the discussions which have recently occurred as to compara tive wages, working conditions, etc., be tween Northern and Southern Mills be cause an opportunity has been afforded for Southern manufacturers to refuto unjust and misleading statements and to show that the cotton mills of the South are the equal of any in the land in re spect to working and living conditions, quality and character of product for competing fabrics and also in respect to wages when the equivalents of compensa tion the Southern mill affords its opera tives are taken into account. He ako paid high tribute to those wlio had made the Southern textile development possible mid' painted a glowing picture of its fu ture. CHILD LABOR TAX LAW UPHOLDS STATE SOVEREIGNTY (By The Associated 1'resa. ) WASHINGTON, May L'ti. Tho re cent supreme court 's decision ' holding unconstitutional' the child labor tax law has made it "forever impossible, by the magic, word "tax" to break down the constitutional limitations up on the powers of Congress and make a destructive invasion of the sovereignty of the states," James A. Merry, gen eral counsel for the National Associa tion of Manufacturers, declared in an address at the opening session today of the annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association. A bout 500 textile manufacturers were on' hand for the first of the two davs se- sion, other speakers for which included Kir Aukland Geddes, the British ambas sador. Secretary Wallace, of the agri cultural Department, and Chairman Marvin, of thd United States tariff commission. ' - "The child labor tax case," Mr. j Emery told the convention, "is a land- Mrs. J. B. Hipp, who is a patient mark in constitutional law, not because, I at the Gaston Sanatorium, continues to as those who seek to deceive may say. improve. 8he exis ts to be able to re it permits the industrial exploitation of turn to her homo within a few days, -hildren, for that it does not. It clear- ly places on each state the responsibili ty of local legislation to meet the vi tal issue, a responsibility which i' states already have met." Discussing the subject of taxes. Mr. Emery said one of the greatest needs of industry wag a decentralized tax ad ministration to permit "within rei.sona Lie limits practical apreai an'i a . jnt mei.t in order that tho ovrl., ., l ;f cine nmy denniiely deteiniin d, ar.u not inaejmieiy esunmud to lui' vn un certain charge and an embankment to indispensable credit," Discussing thu year'e touvclJ-u f the A-socbtion, w. D. -'-'- tary-trcasurer of the organization, said it would "serve to direct attention to the very remarkable development of the textile industry iu the South in re cent years. " "Twenty-five years asro." Mr. Ad ams said, "there were less than 4,0OOvJI uuo spiiKlles in the south; today there are almost 16,000,000 spindles, a growth of approximately il00 per cent. Twenty-five years ago less than a quarter of a million dollars was invested in the southern industry; today there is more than a billion dollars invested." LOVING CUP SOON TO BE PRESENTEDJO LOCAL POST Trophy Won by Gaston Post, American Legion, Will BeA Presented With Appropriate Exercises. The following letters from Mr. T. 1 Alexander, chairman of tho Charlott May 20th Celebration, will be, of interc to the public generally and to tb uduc generally and to th4 i Legion post in particiiar: Charlotte, N. V., May L'i, 1922. American Charlotte Mr. Damcrou II. NSilliams, Commander. Oaston Post American Legion, Gastonia, N. C Dear Comrade : On behalf of Hornets Nest Pont No. 9 of the American Legion, I want to thank you and tho members of your poil who took part in our celebration of the 20th, and for the nice showing you made. in the parade. lour nost was thr largest out-of-town post represented, and we will have arrangements completed shortly to present the cup to you. the engraving has been completed on the loving cup which your ost won in a wulk-away, and we are waiting with pleasure for the date that will suit you for us to bring the eup over and place it for for safe keeping in tho bauds of Gaston Post.. With best wishes Yours very truly, MAY 20th CELEBRATION, Tnoa L. ALEXANDER, Chairman. Appropriate exercises will be staged on the occasion of the formal presenta tion of the cup, according to plans now in formation by Legion officials. The exact date of th0 occasion will be an nounced later, i i , - m i BL AIR-DOVER ROW AGAIN BEFORE PRESIDENT. . (By The Associated Press.) "WASHINGTON, May 2(. The Blair-Dover controversy in the Treasu ry, described yesterday as "coined" by Secretary Mellon, was again laid be fore President Harding today with presentation of a jtetition signed by more thas a dozen members of the Ohio delegation in Congress asking the reinstatement of C. C. Childs, of Ohio, former supervisor of collectors of the internal revenue bureau. Almost coincident with the presen tation it became known that Frederick Gerlinger, of West Virginia, a special assistant in tho accounts unit of the Bureau, had been suspended pending investigation of. charges against him. Mr. Gerlinger was appointed by A. D. Sumner, deputy commissioner, who was displaced Tuesday along with Mr. Childs on order of Secretary Mellon. BIGGEST LOCOMOTIVES EVER BUILT IN AMERICA. (By The Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, May 2ti. Flying pennants proclaiming it the "Prosper ity (Special," the largest and perhaps the inost remarkable single train of lo comotives ever hauled across the coun try was prepared to leave the Eddystone plant of the Baldwin Locomotive Works today for East St. Louis, III. It con sists of 20 oil burning engines of the Santa Fe type, each, with its tender, nearly 100 feet long, and weighing 621,- 000 pounds. The train is part of an order of ."0 locomotives of this type built for the Southern Pacific lines. All of them are ready for delivery and the remain der will be forwarded as rapidly as , possible, i Tll' locomotives are so 1; lM - Vaudain, president of . Samuel Baldw in "Orks, said that it was impossible to haul the train through Philadelphia Harrisburg or Pittsburgh. Neither will it be possible, he added, for the great train to cross the Mississippi riv er at St. Louis over the Ends bridge. It will go south to Cairo and cross over another bridge. COTTON MARKET CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET NEW YORK, May 2ti. Cotton fu tures closed strong. July 20.85; Oc tober 20.49; Deeemler 20.29; Janua ry 20. lo; March 19.99; Spots 21.50. TODAY'S COTTOS MARKET St.ict to Good Miialkf . V - - . "s-.- NORTH DAKOTA FARMER HAS BEARD IS FEET LONG WAHET0N, N. D., May 26. Though civic pride hat prompted the male population f Sacramento, Cl., to go unshaven in preparation for the "Days of 49" celebration, a goodly share of the "local color" promises to be provided by a retired farmer of North Dakota. For Hans N. Lanseth, 75-year-old resident of this county, is going out California way to show the "boys" a beard that is a beard, as he puts puta it. By actual measurement, his is several inches more than sixteen feet. A score of years ago, Langseth was traveling with a side ahow. But the public refused to believe his beard was real. "The same old bunk," they said, and passed up his tent. So he went back to farminr Lanfeseth was born in Norway. Hi JiserHn Iowa from 1867 to 1896. and then moved to Clay county, Minneso ta, where he lived two years before 'settling in this country. Not since he was 29 years old has Langseth shaved. Then he noticed his beard grew remarkably fast, so he decided to see what length it would attain. It's too long now for convenience but he carries it tucked away in a sack attached to the inside of his waistcoat. ROTARY CLUB BUYS GAMP SITE FOR BOYS OF CITY Foy Property of 24 Acres at Base of Crowders Mountain Secured For Park and Camp Ground Two New Mem bers Elected to Rotarv. Announcement, that the purchase of a -ncre tract of land near Crowders Mountain for a boy's park und camping site had been authorized, the election o't two new members, Price Linebergcr, shoes, and fain Stewart, automobile sup plies, a shop talk by J. P.. Pinkstou, and tho endorsement of David Clark for dis trict governor featured the Kotary Club luncheon held Thursday at noon. The site selected by the Hotary Club for the establishment of a boys summer camp to be used by the boys of Gas tonia lies off tho Linwood allege road only 200 feet and is nt the base of Crowders Mountain on tho south Hide Those who have inspected tho location say (hut it is admirably suited for th purposes, having six or seven wprings, a line site for a Hike and plenty of shade. it is expected that the club tv ill take im meiliato steps to improve tho property ami pur it in snape lor a hoy 's camp this summer. Tho site purchased is known as the Foy property and is reached from Gastonia by going out the old Linwood road to the negro church this slilo of Linwood College, and turnins to the left there. Announcement was made to the club of the organization of a Civitan club anil tho president was instructed to convoy congratulations and greetings to th. baby civic brganization ou tho occasion of the presentation of their .-hartr Thursday, .luno 1. It was also decided to continue thn meetings at the Counlry Club through out the s-ummer, one meeting a mouth' to be held in the evenini Kotarian i'inkston gave a shot! talk rm the telegraph which n n.r I, ..- joyed by the club. He told of the numerous improvements that h.-ol been made in telegraphy within the past few years and of the amazing waving of time in the dispatch of business by tho the telegraph. Facilities at Gastonia for the handling of a big volume of tele graph liusiness are fine for a city of thi size, said Mr. I'inkston. Interesting talks were made by two visitors, Kotarian, Wade, of Charlotte and Jones, of Salisbury. In the absence (,f president Garland, vicc-preHident Dill Haltlis presided and Pred Allen was in charge of the pro-1 gram. LOCAL ODD FELLOWS ELECT OFFICERS. At the regular meeting of Gastonia Lodge No. ls, 1. (). (i. f., held in the Gdd Fellows hall Thursday night, officers of the lodge for the six months term beginning July ii rst were elected as follows: Claude Ti. "Woit, noble grand; V. Grady Gaston, vi.-.. grand ; W. A. Mar ley, recording w.-ietary ; ,loe H. Wray, financial so rotary; John 11. Rankiii, treasurer . It WUS decided I installation of tie Lodge No. ss hold a joint public officers of Gastonia a .id of Woodell Ite iL's at the first meet olh of these lodges ind enthusiastic mem- bckah Ledge ing in July. I now have a large bership, ami it is planned to make this public meeting a log rally for all the forces of ()d 1 r.- inush.p jn Gastonia. me local to.iges nave i.een signally uonorcd recent h A. E. Wo It, j the election of Mr. I i !dy Grand Master j of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, Mrs. S. ii. lo.ie as President of the Kebrkah State Assembly and Mrs. E. f. Atkins as Wanu-n of tho liebekah State Assembly. It was announced that the singing class from the children's Homo m Goldsboro will give a concert iu Gasto nia on Thursdav night, June 29th, and plans were made for insuring the suc cess of this occasion. LITTLE HOPE FOR RECOVERY SGT. SMIIH. (By Ti e Associated Press.) FAYETTKWLLK. May, 26. Little hope was rnter'sined today for the re covery of Sergeant Donnett C. gmith, of Fulton, N. Y-t who was injured yesterday when a shrapnel projectile struck a tree and exploded in the midst ..20cof a number of vildicrs at target pra- GARY URGES THAT TARIFF BE TAKEN OUT OF POLITICS; HE IS OPTIMISTIC JSJO BUSINESS Would Substitute Sales Tax For the Income Tax Advises That Congress Forget the Soldier Bonus Until Nation Is Less Severely Burden ened Financially. (By The Associated Tress.) NEW YORK, May 26. Elbert H. Gar-, in his address as president of tho American Iron and Steel Institute, in session at Hotel Commodore today, advocated that eongress take the tariff out of ioliticg; that it play no favor ites in its tendency to regulate things; that it substitute a sales tax for the in come tax; and that it forget the soldier bonus bill until the nation is less se verely burdened financially. As for the business future of Americn, Mr. Gary described himself as "still an opti mist." In the iron and steel industry, he said, "the profits are not satisfacto ry, but few, if any, ought to be doing business at aloss." V'-rity tno onuu, dear and looasn lessuiusi or me united ninlos, no idjured members of the institution. L I.. ........ l, ,...;.. i. i. I a J u i inuuin tTiucii hit sum una 411 strlud "as a tone of consolation and hkpe, the steel magnate asserted " Con gressmen aro like the ordinary run of imlividuals most of them honest and II intentioned, but a few arc possess of less merit. "We have not, I think, passed en tirely from under tho clouds of adver sity," he said. "Certainly we arc carrying hitherto unheard of heavy gov ernmental financial burdens. At best these will not be soon fully discharged. The tariff question, ho declared, should be delegated for investigation to a "commission of well-paid, high mind ed, intelligent, competent und non-partisan appointees, authorized to ascertain ami communicate the facts and figues. ' The bonus question, he declarod, "is not yet ripe for determination. "There has been considerable pro Business Is Better Than It Has Been Since Outbreak of War, Says Meyer, War Finance Head Declares Business Is Going: Ahead in All Directions and Gradual Improvement Is Expected in Agricultural, Gener al Business and Banking Conditions. MOORE & STEWART AGENTS FOR SEIBERLING TIRE Former Goodyear President Heads Firm Making New est Auto Tire on Market Gastonia Firm Has Exclu sive Agency for County. Moore & htcwart, the well-known tire and automobile accessories dealers of this city, have just closed a contract by which they have Ijeen appointed sole agents for Gaston county of tho Seiber ling tire. Their first shipment has just been received and announcement re garding them is contained in an adver tisement appearing elsewhere in today's Gazette. The Sciberling is the newest tire on the market and the manufacturers claim for it the highest type of quality. Tne head of the firm, Mr. tieihcrling, was formerly president of the Goodyear Tire Company, is the inventor of the straight side tire and has invented and patented a number of tire features. The factory is located in Akron, Ohio, the center of the automobile tire industry. The local j request of the 'resident and of the di representatives state the factory is sold 'rector general of railroads, I have sold ahea.l and that so fur they have been un-j $2r0,P(Mi,(M)i) of equipment trust certifi able to secure as many tires as they need, jcates which the Government took in con The first tire was put on tho market a-jnection with the operation of the rail bout sixty days ago roads during the period of Federal eon Witli the exception of a few ads injtrol. Xo longer ago tlian last August, The .Saturday Evening Post, no ndver- Congress had under consideration a bill tising has been done of this tire until this ! authorizing the War Finance Corpora week. The advertisement appearing iu tion to purchase these securities from today's Gazette appears simultaneously tin sixty-odd newspapers m various sec tions of the I'uited states. RUTH BARRED FROM GAME FOR FEW DAYS. CHICAGO. May 26. Babe Ruth to day ivus declared by President Johnson, to be ineligible to plav Bau until a complete investigation ha been made of the argument with Umpire Hilde- brand, which resulted in the home run king being put out of the game yester day aud then climbing into the stands, Hhen he became offended at the booing of fans. Mr. Johnson said an investigation would be made at once and that a final decision would be made by tomorrow. Eleven Miners Killed. UIRM1NOHAM. Ala.. May 26 Eleven miners were killed last Might in an explosion in Ac mar Xo. 3 mine, of the Alabama Fuel and Iron Co.j ac cording to reports received at the Bir mingham station . of the bureau of mines. Five of the men were white. Bishop Kilgo Better. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 26. Bishop John C. Kilgo, who is seriously ill at the Methodist hospital here, passed a comfortable night and his condition shows marked improvement early todsy, 2-.niti? to his physician? 4, paganda iu behalf of the proposal," he continued. "Personalities and vitup erative comment have been indulged in. Prejudices have been created. High government officials, Senators and Rep resentatives have been importuned, and to a certain extent, abused for opposi tion to or lack of interest in the sol diers' cause. National ingratitude for loyalty ami sacrifices has been charged. Legislation has been, proposed, amend ed, discussed and halted. Because of this situation a feeling of unrest and resentment has arisen and the fcffect upon the natural progress of efforts to return to the normal conditions of pfciee and industry has been depress ing. " "Former soldiers, like others, need opportunity to work and to continuous ly furnish this chauce, courage and; cap ital should be given to industry. , Tho load of taxation ought to be lightened, not increased. Enterprise has stag gered under this burden. It would not be difficult to break its back. "These are not idle words. They, are a solemn warning, not only to sol diers but to everyone who is at present seeking what is neither reasonable n6r putriotie. " Of taxation he said: "The fairest method is fouiid in the sales tax, so called. It is the most easily, cheaply and certainly collected. It has been found in other countries to be practicable, satisfactory and success- ful. The tendency of it is to make peoplo more economical and saving. It is just because it leaves to every oritt the opportunity to decide what tho a mount shall bo over and above actual necessity." (By The Associated Press.) -; ATLANTA, GA., May 26. Business is on a better basis throughout the country than it has been since the out break 'of the war, Eugene Meyer, Jr., managing director of tho War Finance Corporation, declared' today in an ad dress before the Georgia Bankers' As sociation. The country, Mr. Meyer asserted, is rapidly getting to tho point where it will bo able to do business on a sounder basis than ever before. Business is going ahead in ull directions, he maintained, and a gradual, steady improvement in agricultural, live stock, general business and banking conditions is to 'be expect ed. "I do not believe," he said, "in sentimental optimism, or an optimism not rooted in realities ;but I feel that tho business situation all over the United States is on a lietter basis than it has 'been since 1914, and that the outlook is one of gradual but steady improvement. "A year ago, liberty bonds were on a six yer ecnt basis. They now sell on a four and a quarter per cent basis. That is one measure of changed condidtions. Within the vear. acting informally at the the director general, but it did not then, seem possible to sell them iu the mar ket" , "Business is going ahead on a larger scale in many directions that have been neglected during the past few years," Mr. Meyer continued. "Extensive boild- ing operations are actively under way in manv parts of the country. Railroad construction, which has been almost en tirely siLspen led s'nue 1915, is beinf re sumed. And all the great bashv indus tries that are involved in the building business" are going ahead with a fair de gree of activity. "The banks generally are in better shaK. and the bankers, I hope, have ceased to worry unduly. People are en couraged and hopeful all over the coun try as they have not been for a long time. I The purchasing- power of the farmer. stockman, and, cotton grower, will not be fully restored this j-ear, and they cannot 4e expected to go into that active and optimistic kind of buying generally accompanies fair business and prosperi ous condition. They are still in a serious condition of indebtedness, resulting from losses on the production of the past two years, but I believe they "will make morn money this year than they have for sev eral years. "If wii look backward, we ta readily gee the remarkable progress that fc'-'i I'.' snide dans; thJ .'3- . J