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rrr LocaLCotton 20 Cents j GASTONIA. N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 7, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS VOL. XUII. NO. 135 GAS ONI A M II V (fir 'A' TIP Weather: Cloudy nT, DETECTIVES PROBING STATEMENTS OF MRS. BERYL WARD TO JURY Wife Of Accused Man Is Re Iuctant Witness Before Grand Jury. FIXES HOUR OF Af RIVAL" Cunningham Witness Has Re ceived Threatening Notes While In Jail. (By The Associated Press.) WHITE PLAINS, N. V., Jump 7. Detectives for District Attorney Weeks were busy today investigating tlie state ments made before tlio grand jury yes terday by Mrs. Beryl Ward, wife of Walter 8. Ward, 'confessed sl::er of Ciurencc Peters. 8ho was u reluctant vitness. Not until after had been brought befprc Supreme Court Jus-tire Morschauser in chambers did the voting woman reveal even a little of what passed in Iter home on lit- evening be fore and the morning of iho .shooting. Mrs. Ward finally fixed the arrival home of her husband on tin: morning of the shooting at about This is a point in Ward's favor as he said the light, which resulted in the death jf Peters, started on the Kensiro reservoir road aftout 3:53 and that he went home immediately after the battle. Both the ntttid and the nurse in thrJ Ward home, also gave the time of Ward's arrival there as 4:1)0 a. 111. Through the bank books and check of Ward, Mr. Weeks hopes to trace tho payments Ward says he made of (30,000 to blackmailers before they de manded the additional 73,000 which re salted in the death battle with Peters. Mr. Weeks refused to say if George S. Ward, father of young Ward, would be called tomorrow when the grand jury reconvenes. Counsel for James J. Cunningham, whose story of a battle in the Ward home and the death of Peters and the wounding of another matt there, caused l.is arrest ns a :natcrial witness, has not been able to inise the 3,000 bail fixed for his release. ' Cunningham stems to desire to retain h tell ill the J'tii hcie and .s not over or-Vous to get his freedom since it was repdrted that Le had been threatened iu notes sent lu.: siicc his arr.'st. JLAST 'OF WAR DEAD ARE 7 HOME FROM FRANCE 9EW '.YORK, Juno 7. Sixty four flafe-drape! caskets, bearing the last of America's r dead to lie brought home from Franca, by request, were lifted over the silk? of the transport Somitie today and placed upon an army pier in Brook lyn. Services will be held 011 Sunday, and then the bodies will be sent to rela tives for final burial. All of the other thousands of American dead overseas Will remain there. The Somliie also brought home liTO of the officers ami men who have hoi'n stationed along the bhine. Fifty wives of officers were aboard and M members of enlisted men's families. HAUDINO TO C.KT IMX'TOR'S DKliRKK FROM PRINCETON "WASHINGTON, .lune 7. President Harding will levue Washington tomor row morning for liaritau, N. J., the home of Senator Freliut.-hii.vsen, and on Friday will attend two ceremonies at Priucetott, the unveiling of the Prince ton battleground, and the commence ment exercises at Princeton I'liiversity. The president will be granted a doc tor's degree by the university, ami is expected to make two addresses. He win return to Washington Friday eve ning. FAVORED HEAVY DUTY ON LONG STABLE COTTON PROV1DF.NCF, R-, 1-. June 7. For mer Senator Henry F. Lippitt. ot Rhode Island, in answer to the attack made in the senate yesterday by Sena tor Ashurst, of Arizona, declared today that although a democrat, the Arizona senator recently expressed to him in the course of a conference iu Washington his interest in having a very heavy duty placed on long staple cotton, an Arizona product, and the kind used 111 the Lippitt mills. Senator Ashurst thanked him for his interest for his work, Mr. Lippitt said. Asked if he had been present at se cret sessions of the committee, Mr. Lippitt replied: ''That was a matter for the committee to determine. I had no power to go there unless the com mittee was witling." He added thai he did not rememer that he had at tended such meetings. TO SELL BONDS. WASHINGTON, June 7. The Vir ginian and Western Railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission to day for authority to issue and sell 1,. 000,000 in five per cent bonds and the Virginian Railway which owns the Vir ginian and Western asked authority to guarantee payment of interest and prin cipal of the same issue. The funds will return to the railroad treasuries a niounts which have been expended in the construction of a new line in West Vir ginia. Miss Seal Recovering. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 7. Pegg Marie Beal, who shot and killed Frank Warren Anderson, department st-r welfare director, last Saturday, was reported early today to be recover ing steadily from her self-inflicted wound. 8 he continued to withhold per sonal information. No charge had been filed sgaiaat her early todsry. Anderson's body still a nnclainwd Jg.tg last night,, ; . BISHOP KILGO REPORTED IN "VERY SERIOUS" CONDITION MEMPHIS, TENN, June 7. Bishop John C. Kilgo, of Charlotte, N. C, was reported by attending physicians early today as being in a "very serious" condition. Bishop Kilgo spent a restless night, they stated, and was gradually losing strength. Bishop Kilgo was striken with heart trouble on a train enroute home from the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at Hot Springs, Ark., and was taken to a hospital here. His physicians said the heart trouble is much improved, but that an old stomach ailment, for which he under went an operation, several months ago, has returned and has made it difficult for him to retain food ot medicine. ZL PARK AND PLAYGROUND IS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC Big Crowd Of Children and Grown People Attend the Opening Exercises. FILLS LONG FELT WANT City Officials As Quoted Are Heartily In Sympathy With Institution. Tho Gastonia Community Service park and play grounds opened Tuesday night with several hundred people in at tendance. Automobiles ' linud 'both streets, South and Seond, t every direc tion bringing people and their children for tho opening. Dospite tho threaten ing weather, tho folks thronged tho park's grounds and a regular get-together meeting was held. The K. of P. band, under tho leadership of Prof. F. C. Todd, rendered a splendid musical program that helped greatly in putting tho cause of Community Bervice before the people. Captain Wm. L. Balthis, president of the Gastonia Community Service, was in charge of the affair and everything went off well. Several community workers led the small tots iu games, while the band played. No special program was carried out; 110 long winded speechmakers dis cussed tho needs of such a park. Why? Kvcryono present knew what to do; everybody was in a happy mood and each was well informed as to the needs of a public park and playground. It was good enough, and well enough was left alone. The people wore invited by Community Service to 'bo its guests. This tho peoplo did and they were of fered entertainment fit for ,1 king. Tho speeches wero left out ; the people came to enjoy an evening of recreation and they brought their children. They came to bo informed; they canto to see and hear, which they did. It is tho beginning of public parks ami playgrounds for Crostoiiia. The city council, the educational board and the populace have 'been shown. They now lieiieve because they have seen. The children took to the boards, swings, see saws, etc., like ducklings take to the ion. In. The little tots were spending, and are now spending the happiest mo ments of their young lives, all because the officers of the Community Service have given to the "combed yarn center of the south" something that no one has ever attempted to put over before. Long mass meetings have been held and all present wfre enthused to the high est pitch, but that is as far an public parks and grounds got. Now, through tho untiring effocts of an organization, the city fathers have been shown what the children want and need. Several business men were interviewed this morning by a representative of The Daily Gazette and they seemed to fully appreciate tho effects of Community Ser vice in opening Community Service Park. Mr. B. II. Parker, member of the city council, remarked: "It is a fine addi tion to tho city. The children are tak ing to the park well. With the proper supervision of the play by the authori ties in charge, everything will go off in fine fashion. " Mr A. G. Myers, chairman of the .school board, and local banker, was a hearty ba.k.r of the cause. "The op niiig nf the park is in my opinion one of the finest things that has hap Hiud to the city recently. It is a miniature demonstration of what the city should do for its childhood. Pub lie parks are just as essential as our schools are. I hope to see the city vote bonds and buy portions of land in other parts of Gastonia and open playgrounds. " Judge R. C. Patrick, secretary of the school board, was iu favor of the move ment wholeheartedly: "It is a fdace where both young and old may get daily recreation. I think the citizens as well as the children should take advan tage of the park and enjoy themselves. ' Mr. Ed Rankin, also a member of! the city educational board, gave Com-j munity Service Park a good Boost. 11 looks as if it is a good starter for the j people to get a vision of public parts for the children. If the people take to the park, I feel sure that the city will take steps toward parks in the near future." At the eity council meeting last night, ft was voted that the cy should buy snd give the park 36 beech, suit able for seating trj visitors Anderson! r-N.Wf-" ''Frank Warren Anderson, 37. for 'mer army aviator who was shot to, . death In a hotel at Kansas City, Ma Miss Marie L. Beal, nurse, of Springfield, IU . la charged with hU death.'' . REV. GEO. R. GILLESPIE : TO VISIT THE NEAR EAST Gastonia Man Selected As North Carolina Representa tive On U. S. Commission To Visit Armenia and Near East This Summer. Itov. 0. It. Gillespie, assistant pastor of tho First Presbyterian church, pas tor in charge of tho Armstrong Memorial church, county chairman of the Near Fast Helief Campaign the past winter, leaves Friday for New York from which point he sails Monday with the Ui 8. Commission on the Near East as . the representative from North Carolina, on tho commission. The delegation from tho United States goes to study condi tions as they exist in the famine-stricken sections of the East. The party will visit Armenia, Russia, Syria and Assyria on their mission. Tho itinerary will doubtless include other points of inter est. Tho party lands at Constantinople. The tour last two months. Mr. Gillespie was at Davidson College- attending Synod's conference for young people when news reached him from Hal leigh and Iiichnioiid that he had been selected as the state representative on tho Lr. S. Commission. He returned: to Gastonia today to make preparations for the trip. SAVS ALL HISTORIES USED IN SCHOOLS SHOULD BE BURNED LINCOLN, Ills., Juno 7. (By the Associated Press.) Former United States Senator LaWrence Y. Shermhn told students in a , commencement ad dress at Lincoln College today that "all school histories ought to be burned,", "It is safer," be said, "to find the exceptions' to this rule, if there are any, thau to oppose the rule. They wo u lit sheil more light on a disordered world in a bonfire than iu tho school room . "New ideals," he declared, "must be taught and practiced or civilization will he quenched in a world's darke ago. 'The ancient and medieval history taught the, pupil is a menace soiling the mind of a child. Principally it is au approving recital of crime by the whole sale, mitigated by individual virtue at long intervals. "Under tho tutelage of such history, this generation knows more about Hel shazzar's last royal drunk and Alexan der's butcheries said to have carried Greek culture through Asia, than hu man justice. Julius Caesar and Attilla, the IIuu, are more familiar spirits thau Aristotle and the Apostles. " Battlefields are depicted as scenes of human progress. One must conclude tho best way to develop a people is to kill most of them. "Washington and Wiibcrforce are de rided or ignored. One is openly stig matized as an antique and silence de notes the other as forgotten. Karl Marx in effect is preached more than Christ." RICKENB ACKER TO FLY OVER EVERY STATE IN THE UNION MIX KOLA. X. V., June 7. Cap tain Eddie Riekenbacker. leading Ameri can war afe, took off from Mitchel field today for Detroit on the first leg of a flight intended to carry him over every state in the union. Riekenbacker carried a letter from President Hard ing to the convention of Shriners in San Francisco. The flier experts to be gone three months and to travel more than l-"i,O'i0 miles by air, making a survey of the country and landing fields and report ing to the army air service. In the'eabin with Riekenbacker when the all-metal plane left the ground at 11:13 a. m. was Eddie Stinson, who hist winter set a new decor) for con tinuous hours in the air, and ''Steve" Haunigan, mechanician. They expect to stay in Dvtroit tonight, flying to Chicago tomorrow. COTTON MARKET CLOSING BIDS ON THE , NEW YORK MARKET N'EW YOBK, June 7. Cotton fu tures closed steady, 80 points up. July 21.21; October -21.-22; December 21.19; January 21.03; March 20.93; May 20J30; 6pot 21.70. TODAY'S COTTON MAMET Strict to Good JEicdlir .:oc id - , j LEE DAVIS IS TAKEN TO PEKINTENTIARY AT RALEIGH BY OFFICER Negro Is Identified By Miss Reddick As Man Who Attacked Her. FOUND IN SMALL STORE Was Making His Way Toward Winston When Arrested Tuesday Afternoon. GREENSBORO, Juik 7. -Will Davis, thought to be the lu-gro who attempted to assault Miss Florence Reddick near her home in Randolph enmity a few miles from High Point Monday after noon aout 4::i0 o'clock, was arrested near Winston-Halem yesterday afternoon a few minutes after 12 o'clock; taken to the homo of Miss Reddick where, according to officers. Mis: Reddick de clared she was certain he was her as sailant, brought to Greensboro and kept in the Guilford county jail for about tw.o hour and then taken to Raleigh by Sheriff Brady, of Randolph county, tho sheriff and his prisoner leaving the city on No. 22 at 4: 05 o'clock. A. 8. Mason and Lee Statin, nf High Point, and J. A. MiI.h and R. D. Beavan, of Jamestown, were the four men who apprehended Davis. They found him in a small grocery store near Wiuslon-Salem . He was evidently headed toward the Twin City. When they entered the store ho tried to escape, according to their statement, and it was necessary to hit him a couple of times before he surrendered. Bit of Quick Work. The four men who captured the negrn were with a Rowan county officer who had charge of the bloodhounds used to follow the trail left by the young girl's assailant. The dogs had become con fused shortly before the store was reached and were wavering. The four men decided to go up tho road and see what could be learned. They got in a machine and drovo up the road for a few hundred yards to the store where the negro was found. The Rowan county officer followed and reached the store just after the negro was placed under arrest. Some rather quick work was done by the party inasmuch as they feared that the many peoplo composing the posse searching for the negro would hear of the negro's apprehension and that mob violence would likely occur. , Davis was placed in the car and hur ried to Miss Reddick 's home where the identification was made. In addition to her identification of the negro, Mr. Beailan. one of the captors of the negro, stated that he was near the pluce of the attack Monday afternoon ouly a few miu 11 Us before it happened and that he saw Davis only a few hundred yards from the stretch of woods where the attack occurred. A young brother of Miss Uedilick stated that he had seen tho negro pass his home a few minutes before tho attack was made. Taking all this into consideration of ficers feel certain that Davis is the right man . Davis Brought To Greensboro. Immediately after the identification of the negro ho was rushed to Greens boro. Several cars fell in behind the machine and it was thought that an attempt would bo made to overtake the c;Tr by members of the posse. Sheriff , ii ut.. nr.... 1 ..no .,. .tit;,., I lint the U . x . ouiuum aa imi - car was on its way to the city with .. , , , ,.. , 1 ii. me negro ami uo ncm machine, meeting it only a short dis tuiicc from Greensboro. 1 hi via km iilueoil ill the jail in tin courthouse, but it was thought able to move him to Raleigh. idvis-' There j wis nn indication of trouble hut a num-I ber of pepole, thought to have been j members of the posse, were seen in the j city, the rumor having been spread that the negro was in the Guilford jail, and officers decided that the saiesi iiuug to do was to take him to Raleigh. Sheriff Brady, of Ashboro, was noti fied and he came to Greensboro. The negro was slipped out of the court house and takeu to the station where he and Sheriff Brady boarded the train. Very few people in Greensboro knew that the negro had ever been in the city uutil after the train had left. FLORIDA RETURNS ITS PRESENT CONGRESSMEN (By The Associated Press.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 7. All members of Congress from Florida seeking reuominiition in yesterday's ileoiocr.-itie t.rimarv ani'.iri utly defeated their opponents by large majorities, ac cording to latest returns received early today by the Florida Times-Union. Nomination in the primary usually is equivalent to election. Senator Park rammell was leading former Governor Albert W. Gilchrist for the senatorial seat by more than three to one. In Volusia county, where one faction charged that certain candidates seeking seats in the legislature and various county offlcea were put forward by the Ku Klux Klan, the so-called Klan ticket made virtually a clean sweep, according to returns compiled by the Daytona Journal and Deland News. Candidates on this ticket for the one peat in the state senate, two in the lower house, county judge, and other minor offices, were nominated. Supporters of the ticket declared they were attempting to break the power of an alleged political ring which they charged had ruled the county for some years. One of the no womto candidates for the htfuUture ppart!y was de feated while tha fit tl tbs h? itUl 43 j d9'lMt ' Gowan Declares Millsaps Has 1 Made Conflicting StatementslCMNA AsTo Continuationof The Work County Agent Produces Statement Signed By Farmers Stating That In February Millsaps Promised That Gowan's Work Would Continue Without Interruption Claims Four Of Six County Commissioners Are Backing Him, ARMY OFFICERS HOLD SECRET INVESTIGATIONS OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., June 7. Secret investigation of the slaying here on the night of April 4, of Lieut Col. Paul Ward Beck, upon which will be based a report to the War Department, was continued to day by a special army board of five officers. Board members would not reveal their exact program. STRIKE BALLOTS SENT TO EMPLOYES AFFECTED BY WAGE Vote Will Be Taken By Indi vidual Unions Whose Men Are Affected. RETURNABLE ON JUNE 30 Paralysis Of Nation's Rail roads Looms As Possi bility On July 1. CHICAGO, dune 7. Strike ballots returnable June 111) went out today lo railway employes affected by wage re ductions ordered by tho United States Railroad Labor Board. Tho vote will bo taken by individual unions whose 1,200,000 members are nf rocteil in orders either issued or pend ing. Paralysis of the Nation's railroads July 1 Toomed as a possibility as a ro sult of the reductions which havo al ready slashed' iff 1 10,0uu,0j() from the wages of tin; workers. Tho wago cut is effective July J. Meanwhile tho board is preparing o hear disputes this month between whop crafts employes and soma of tho rail roads over alleged unauthorized wage re. iluctions and piece work, ti. M. Jewell, head of the railway employes depart ment of tho 'American Federation of Labor, who is leading the fight against the board's orders, was informed that the first of the hearings will be held to morrow. Twenty one railroads are cited for alleged unauthorized w;lgo reduc tions for tho hearing. BR00KHART DEFEATS OLD GUARD FOR SENATE IiKS MOINES, IOWA, June 7. Non-conimital acceptance at Washington by Senators Cummins and Rawsoii of Jowa, of the news of the Smith W. Bniokhart landslide for I'tiiled States Senator aroused speculation in Old Guard circles lore today as to how Itrookh.irt would fit into the Republican ,..,4 . ,. 1 ' ""' '; Returns' tiom Z Iowa precincts out of LV'UX for tho Republican Senatorial nomination emphasized the progressiva 1 victory giving Hrookliart 41.1 per cent of tho vote cast, and sent Clifford Thorne, another progressive, into second place aoove hancs I'.. I'l. kett, the Old Guard Republican candidate, The fact t hat 'iimmiiis defeated Brook- hart for Senator two years ago after a campaign in which the latter attacked Cummins' railroad legislation reeo-d, will not tend to bring harmony into the Iowa Senatorial delegation, politicians pointed out. Despite refusal by many old guard Republicans to acceot Brookhart ' de cisive viitorv over such Maud-pat whe-l lrorscs, as Picket t. as an old guard rever sal, a silence reigned today concernins the plans of the Republican organization for the ensuing campaign against Clyde L. YerliiK. ti.e 1 'i urc ratie nominee. Senator R-iw-'ii, who was considered a compromise ;.o.i!iii!y in the event the nmination had gone to tho state conven tion, is still ilea 1 of the State Republi can organization. ALIMONY FOR HUSBAND IS UNHEARD OF THING OLYM PI A. Legally, ali-ii-i heard of Thin: iugtn Supn na The wife ; W AMI., June 7. .' : r a husband is an un- :,.-.-or.,,s to uie asa-;in f.,lcavoringto locate or discover tho ' "':r,r' ,11 1 , , ; wherealiouts of one John Manis. nnot bo hed .able fori T,,0 hom Mrs j W- C. ' ' "", "temporary:,,,,.- h. mwU-e-.i ut from ..,.. ... - loOIICl- " ""I attornevs ' f. " and tmporary main-;SollHl tenancc" a- ! ;:bands can when condl tions are rei r' I. said the court. The Sup-'em- ourt even went to the length of declaring that under common law no husband has a right to alimony. The tour y sterdav upset and set aside the decision of Superior Judge Joseph i. I.indssiy, of Siiokane county, which ma for tenij'O Mrs Agnes. Jacobsen liable suit money, temporary at torneys' fees nance for In" and temporary mainte hiisband, John Jacobsen. THE WEATHER North Carolina, partly cloud tonight, Replying to tho articlo in Tues day's Gazetto anent the situation ex isting in tho county as respects thq position of County Agent Gowan, Mr. Gowan says he has the word of 'Mr. Millanps that tho work was to eon tinuo under tho present arrange ment throughout the year 1922. Mr. Millsaps was quoted in Tuesday's articlo in The Gazetto as saying that 1 tho Slate's relations with Mr. Gowan would ccaso Juno 30. This was) stated in two communications from Air. MilLsaps, ono dated April 21 and tho other May 31. The gist of both letters was quoted in the news paper story Tuesday. As opposed to this statement of Mr. Millsaps1, Mr. Gowan produces a statement signed by eight prominent fanners of tho county,, alleging that on February (1, Mr. Millsaps whilo on a visit to the county promised in their presence that tho existing ar rangements would continuo through the year 1922. Relying on this statement of Mr. Millsaps, Mr. Gowan went ahead, ho says anil ar ranged for tho continuation of hid year's schedule of work, thinking that ho wofild bo uninterrupted in the. prosecution of his duties as county agent. Then in April and later in May camo those com munications which are ut variance with Mr. MillsapH' statement iu February. Mr. Gowun offers tho following statement, signed 'by eight reputable citizens, iu support of his claims that Mr. Millsaps has con tradicted himself: "We tho undersigned citizens of Gaston County, North Carolina, wero told by District Agent, K. b. Miil saps, of Statesville, N. C, follow ing a conference between said ti. S. Millsaps, a delegation of Ga ton County Commissioners, and County Agent, C Ix'e Gowan, on February 6th, 1922, that we could go ahead with our plans for tho year, that County Agent Gowan would continue his services- in tho cunty throughout the calendar year 1922, without further interference from the Extension Department." Signed by eight prominent farm ers of the county. (Names can bn furnished if necessary.) Furthermore, Mr. Gowan declares that tho board is not equally divid ed in its allegiance to him. He states that four members of tho board aro in favor of him. It had 1ieen Mr. Gowan ' inten tion, he, said, following the begin ning of this trouble last summer to resign July 1, 1922, but that tho action of Mr. Millsaps had rendered it. impossnblo for him to do so gracefully. In support of his con tention that personal jealousies aro behind the movement to oust him, Mr. Gowan points to the increased interest in the club work of tho county. This year thero arc Di elulw organized as against 10 last year, with a membership of over olio hoys and girlu as against 170 last year. He also adds tho follow ing report of his work for tho first five months of the year: Days in the office 221 2; days In the field 831-2; letters received 12(9; letter written 10H.".; circular letters written 14; copies mailed 3121; consultations relative to agri cultural problems 10Hi; miles travel ed on official duty M20(i; farm visits Hi; meetings held 9.1; attendance at meetings 10,.'ir; average attendance ut meetings 112; bulletins distrihut lfgiime shows organized 1 ; homo orchard demonstrations 10; mo tion pictures shown S; illustrated lectori- 3; general addresses out side of regular work 2.1; Com munity Fairs organized 3; corn and Legume shone organized!; home stead heautificator demonstrator 4 4; sweet potato demonstrators 0; gardening demonstrators 44; cotton demonstartors 112; corn demon strators IS; organized boys and girls agricultural clubs ltj; mem bers in clubs 3.12. RED CROSS WANTS AID IN LOCATING FORMER SOLDIER I The co-operation of the citizens of Gastonia and viciniey is requested by the local chapter of the American Red Cross!!0" ,u"uU U": t"-X K,0b'n!OU, Varnlina r.,.l ,'rM n;,.P askinir aid in finding the man. The letter car ries the following: John Frank Manis, 25 years of age. He has black hair, which ho parts on one side, anil ha brown even. Weighs about lfio pounds, and stands five feet, eight inches in height. Also has a gold eve tooth and he stutters. The man' o;.,.UIaUon is a doffer in a cotton min. he usuallv wears a dark blue suit. It is believed that bis parent live near Eogersville, Tenn. Any information eonerning the where abouts of tho above will be greatly ap preciater by the local chapter. The office is located at 103 West Franklin Avenue, one block east of the (Jastont pointy Court House EVENTS SHOW IN DANGER- OF WORSE SPLIT THAN EVER Government Had Seemed Up To Few Days Ago On the Verge Of Unification, . I CIVIL WAR IS IMMINENT Peking Government Ha Beerj In Hands Of Citizens Committee. PICKING', June 7. Developments of the last 21 hours indicated early to day that China, which a few days ago seemed on tho verge of a unified jjoyera ment located here, was in grave dan ger of a worse split than ever, with the north and south drifting only toward civil war. Wu 1'ei Fu's plan for Li Yuan-Hun,- to resume tho presidency of a centraliz ed government in Pekiug was fea red o have achat! ered itself against a rock OtJ opposition iu tho form of Sun Yat flcn, who, according to advice received here yesterday, declared he would refuse to relinquish tho presidency of his 1 south. China reublic at Canton. Ho had won, tho support of about IJ00 members of tho old national parliament, now assem bled at Tientsin, ami they had urged ex President Li to take back the executive office- from which he was ousted y tho militarists in 1917. Li, however, 'with held his acceptance, pending certain con ditions, one of which was the dissolu tion of the south China republic.') Thus everything depended upon Li Yuan Hung. If ho accepted there seemed' not obstacle in the way of tho scheme Gener al Wu and his supporters suggested af ter be had conquered Chang T'so-Lin in battle and' driven him back into 'Man churia. . ' Since the resignation of Hsu fcShin Cliung as president, the Peking Govern ment. the, only government which has liccii recognized by tho foreign powers hn been in the hands of a eitfcens' committee. 1 1 n the last ten days Wu has said that unless Sun resigned, the Chihli fordes of Wu would invade the south China (terri tory, t ' Koports yesterday also stated that 8urr had persuaded many members of the old parliament still in Canton to rally s round his standard. This, aeocrdihg t tho Canton advices, was enlarging Uaily the scope of tho opposing camps. ,'. ' Further word from Canton was 'await ed today with tenso anxiety. CURB MARKET HAD FINE; ' BEGINNING TODAY Much Produce Brought In From Country- Most Of It Was Sold Out Half an Hour After Market Opened. With the weather as clear as a dairy maid's eyes, tho city's most economical housewives ventured forth this morning to (iastonia 's newest produce market. The city curb market opened for busi ness at the Willow school, corner Sec ond and Marietta streets, and needless to say, every articlo was immediately bought at prices -that would leave sev eral iieiinios in the week's pay envelope when mother returned with a basket of vegetables. Evrything from the lowly onion to a squawking spring chicken was offered for sale. The market open ed at eight o'clock, Gastonia time, and all produce, that was brought in was sold out by nine. The late comers were s;iilly disappointed when they dis covered that all choice garden products hud been bought before their airivalv- Fonis from the farms lined np in front of the school, filled with berries, eggs, butter, hams, beets, squash, cab bage, radishes, greens, onions and chick ens at the most reasonable prices. A few minutes later cars belonging to tha city folks began to pull up with empty luiskets for tilling. Boon the whole block from South to Marietta lined the curb, and the crowd rushed the farm ers ' wives for produce that had been spr ad out on tables for sale. The chickens attracted many buyers, and several would lie eaters of spring chicken a la mode were denied the raw ma terial. Cabbage seemed to be plenti ful and they too sold fast. -' - Through the untiring efforts of Mrs G. W. Pagan. Mrs. J. F. Thomson, president of the Woman's Club, Miss Nell Pickens, county home demoistra- ine ioii ios-ut-'t tutu uwKb ivi uas tonia has made its appearanee. : It is hoped that Gastonia buyers will Ialize that they must support the abo e in keeping the curb market idea a live andl before the public, so that such an excel lent innovation will not perish. The market will )e oened for businetj ea Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The farmers have agreed to bring in Jteir garden produce, poultry and eggw everything from the supply end 13 as sured. Saturday will be the nest mar ket day. The market opens at tight o'clock and early comers are favcred. Mr. J. Mi Shuforl,- manage.' of tho H. t W. Cafeteria of Win ion Salem, ami his family are spending A few days in the city. j Tomorrow' weekly Kotary lotJi:i will be at the Ormrtry Club as 5:30 :, S RECENT