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VOL, XLIII. NO. T36
GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 8, 1922
SINGLE COPY S CENTS j
WILL COST GOVERNMENT $3,845,6 59,841
MTUIER BONUS BILL AS
PRESENTED
RUBY MILL PLANT TO BE
INCREASED BY ADDING
3,000 IRE SPILES
Company Soon To Be Reor
ganized and It Capital
s Stock Increased.
SIGNS OF MUCH PROGRESS
.Will Use California Cotton
Exclusively In Manufac
ture Of Yarn.
Tho Buliy 'Mills, Inc., located in South
Gastonia, making fine combed yams, has
recently 'been re-orgunized with Mr. D.
M. Jones as presideut. The new manage
ment is now allding a large addition to
their present plant. By the time this
structure is completed, three thousand
additional spinilles will be put into ser-
. ... i j nn.. ... :il
macninery piucea in motion, ni.y pc.
cent of tho null s capacity will bo
doubled. The new addition is lcin
duiu on ma jutsi sum in mo nun. uuu
is approximately 9:2 by 80 feet in size.
The plant is located to the left of the
(South Gastonia road, one half milo out
side the city limits.
At present tfto mill is using aniorn.a ;
cotton or good staple, it is spuming ex-
clusively combed yarn, 3H's, used in mak,-
i i t. : 1 ...... l.., i
inar uuderwear. It is understood that
the capital stock of the company will
soon be increased. The mill is consid
ered by many to be one of the best pay
ing plants of its size in this section.
During the recent period when all otli"r
yarn mills were more or less shut down,
the Ruby's curtailment was very little.
With the past months showing some
improvement in the cotton market ana
the yarn buyers willing to consider the
southern .mills' product, local manufac
turers are clearing up everything for
fresh start. (Several of tho mills are now
buikring additions to their plants and
others are increasing their number of
employees.
jEVIDKNCE TENDS TO SHOW
THAT WARD SHOT PETERS
IN OWN HOME MAY
IS !
Garage Employe Finds Letter In Coupe
- Of Franklin Burke Who Says, How-
. ever.That Letter Had No Bearing
On the 'Case.
(By The Associated Frees.)
I WHITE PLAINS. N. . Y, .Ion.
8.
Auother clue tending to substantiate
the story of .lames .1 . niinioghniii, race
track ''detective," that Waller S.
Ward shot and killed Clarence Peters,
former sailor, at the Ward lmme in
New Ifoehclle on the night of May 15,
bobbed up today as District Attorney
Weeks was resuming investigation of
the case before the grand jury
The new clue was
form of a I
letter, unsealed and unstamped,
Benjamin Kendall, a White
whieh ;
Plains :
Karaite employe, turned over
to the
authorities, saying lie found it in the
coupe of J . Franklin Burke, of Scars
dale, left with him Monday nitjlit to
be washed. The letter, addressed to
Mrs. Charles Dubois, ot Atlantic High
lands, N. J., read in part, according
to Kendall:
'! Frank was there when it happpened
and left at. 10:"!0. The glass that they
found in the driveway was not from
Ward's car at all. It came from mine.
Walt didn't arrive until 'J::itl, although
Beryl was waiting."
Ward has maintained, since he sur
rendered, asserting he had slain i'etcrs
ln self defense in connection with a
blackmail attempt, that the killing oc
curred near Kensico reservoir, where
Peters' body was found.
Kendall declared today that when
Mrs. Burke called for the coupe last
' 7' He '
letter and seemed excited when he told ;
m -.1 : : i :......!.- ',.... it... i
her ho had not seen it .
Burke, who is connected with a New
York woolen company, declared the let
ter had no ebariug on the Ward case,
and that neither he nor his wife had
attended a card party at the Ward
home on the night of the killing.
Referring to the statement concern
ing the broken glass in tho letter, he ,
admitted the glass iu his car hail been
broken accidentally ui starting the ma
chine. Mrs. Alfred H. Hook, who lives
across the street from the Wards, and
whose christian name, Frances, is ab
breviated to "Fran" by her friends,
admitted, to newspaper men tod.ty that
she wos at the Ward eard party on the
night of the Peters shooting. She said
Mrs. Burke was there also, but she did
not see Peters.
"Was there any shootiug in the
Ward housef" she was asked.
"Positively none there was no dis
turbance of any kind," she said.
SENATOR SEED ILL .
(By The Associated Press.)
C RUTHERSVILLE, MO., June 8.
James A . Beeit United (states Senator,
appeared strengthened early today after
hiving hetn forced last night to cancel
his speech hi re on account of a sudden
illness. He expected his physical condi
tion would permit him to continue lis
campaign tot reeomination as scheduled.
Senator Reed '1 illness, physicians said,
yas 4u to acrrt i!i:iifeTioa,
vie, running nigm; anu uuy. mo ...... yelock wag receiVcd today by the Gas
has now six thousand spindles all of tolli.t chamber of Commerce, under tho
which are in operation. ith the new ausjlicPS of which organization the con-
BISHOP KILGO TO BE
MOVED TO CHARLOTTE
MEMPHIS, TENN., June 8. .
Bishop John C. Kilgo, of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, criti
cally ill at a hospital here, will be
taken to his home at Charlotte, N. C,
tonight, unless there is a turn for the
worse, attending physicians announc
ed today. Bishop Kilgo. rallied yes
terday, passed a restless night and
was somewhat weaker early today.
Fairfax Harrison, president of the
Southern Railway, has sent his pri
vate car here to take the bishop
home, and his physicians and a train
ed nurse will accompany him.
PROGRAM FOR CONCERT
BY GOODFELLOWS CLUB
Attractive Program Arranged
For Concert Next Monday
Night Under Auspices Of
Chamber Of Commerce.
Program for the concert to be given
by the orchestra audi octet of tho Char
lotto Good Fellows Club at the high
school auditorium Monduy night at 8:30
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,fert b(J given K g Bw) ig mana.
I g(,r ai(, A 1 Lajoie lireetor Mr8.
ulultni Xet(1)it ig ucc01npunist for tb
i octet numbers.
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Members of tho Chamber of Commerce
and their ladles are expected to attend
in force as the program will be a splen
did musical treat. The Chamber of
cminR.m. a)80 extended an invito,
Umi ,() lhfi (Justonia Woman's Club and
f Gilstolli!l Musi(. club. There, will
be no admission charge.
The program in full is as follows:
Good fellows Orchestra.
D. Lajoie, Director.
E. S. Bee, Manager
Goodfellows Octet.
Sopranos: Miss Gertrude Gower and
Mrs. R. I). Hawkins.
Contraltos: Mrs. Krnest Hood and
Miss Rachel Summerow.
Tenors: Mr. Flynn Wolfe and Mr. J.
C. Harley.
Basses: Mr. E. TI. Bell and Mr.
W. Jenkins.
Mrs.. Heath Xesbit, accompanist.
K.
Program.
1. a. (Semper Fbkdis March, ISousa.
!. The Love Tyrant Waltz, Clements,
Ore best ra.
2. (Swing Along, Cook, Octet.
.'!. Largo, Handel, Orchestra.
1 . I Tim Htnr " l(.,r..ru MIn
i!m;he, HlIt'mnerow. , '
Humorosque, Dvorak, Orchestra.
The Mulberry Tree, Wells, Octet.
7. (Solo, "Without Thee," d'Hardc
Mot. Mrs. It. D. Hawkins.
j 8. Rustic. Twilight, Rolfe, Orchestra.
I 9. Rolling Dowu to Rio, German,
Octet
DENBY AND PARTY ARE
EN ROUTE TO JAPAN
KAN DIEGO, CALIF, June 8. Se
cretary
Denby, of the Navy, became thej"n Hospital by Dr. K. L. Gibbon, of
iruest of San Dieiro earlv todav iCharlotte. She wtood the operation as
honor
when" the transport Henderson dropped
anchor here after a run up tho coast en
route with the secretary and members of
the Annapolis class of 181 to a class
reunion in Japan. Tho party will spend
today and' tomorrow here and will sail
it (i o'clock tomorrow evening for th j
Orit,nt.
EVERY POSSIBLE PROTECTION
FOR MEMBERS WEDDING PARTY
(By The Associated Press.)
BKLCKADE, June S. Elaborate
precautions were taken to guard King
Alexander and Princess Marie, of Ku
mania, during their wedding festivities
j,)(av
The entire route of the bridal
party from the palace to the cathedral
: was lined with double rows of soldiers
! and' gendarmes with loaded rifles and fix
led bayonets. One line of the troops
' faced outward and the other inward.
Their orders wero to shoot immediately,
it is understood if thev noticed any sus
. . : . .
picious movement among the spectators,
Hcsidents of the city living along tho
streets through which the procession
passed were forbiddvn to open their win
dows without special police permission.
The royal wedding has caused all
Jugo iSiavia to go marriage-mad. All;
I . " . ....
th, niiiri i e swams and maidens or tnn
picturesque peasant
isani ei.uniry seem 10
w.-.nt to i.et married this week, and t he
churches are flooded with applications j as inimical to the 'interests of the organ- i shattered arm has bern re-tored by sus
for licenses. ization. j pension two months in a Balkan frame,
I Under present authority more than a surgical development of the war.
THREE DAYS NOTICE one club is permitted in 'cities of more I 0' surgeons closed up both ends of
TO FILE TARIFFS
WASHINGTON, June S. The In
terstate (Vimmerce Commission today
granted permission to the country's rail
roads to file tariffs in conformity with
tho general ten per cent reduction ot
freight rates effective Jully 1, on three,
days notice instead of the ten days no
tice as provided in the original report.
The commission also waived certain
technical requirements involving details
of tariff publication.
HARDING AND FRIENDS TO
PRINCETON COMMENCEMENT j
WASHINGTON, June 8. i'resideni
Harding, accompanied y Mrs. Harding
and a small party of friends, left
Washington shortly after 9 o'clock to
day for New Jersey, where tomorrow he
will deliver two addresses, one at the
dedication of the Princeton battle monur
ment and th other at PriMetn Usi
rerrity, ' i ..
BELMONT TO ERECT TWO
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
ONETO BE HIGH SCHOOL
Central School, Burned Re
cently, To Be Replaced
At Cost Of $75,000.
HIGH SCHOOL STRUCTURE
Bymnasium Will Be Big Fea
ture Of the New High
School.
BELMONT, June 8, Tho contract
has 'been awarded to O. 8. Pratt, of
Mount Holly for the rebuilding of the
Belmont central school which was re
cently completely destroved by fire. It
ig expected that tho building when com-J
pleted will cost around $75,000. Th
Belmont school board is expecting to re
build the central school just aa it was
first erected, though some minor im
provements and changes may bo made as
tho rebuilding progresses. Mr. J. M.
MeMichael, of Charlotte, Is the archi
tect for this building and he is now pro
paring plans for a high school building
that will be erected on the central
school grounds and will be an up-to-date
and very modern liigh school structure.
Work on the central school will com.
mence at once, and the authorities are
expecting to have the building ready for
occupancy by the first of November.
Contract for building the high school
will be let within tho next week and that
building will in all probability be eom
plete by the middle of September, ready
for the high school pupils to begin their
year's work, as this building will not
bo as largo as the central. Tho school
board has recently bought some property
behind' tho central school, thus enlarg
ing their grounds, tho property now run
ning through to the other street.
The enrollment in the Belmont schools
has greatly increased in the past year,
when the East Belmont school was erod
ed a year ago it was thought that It
and tho Central school bulidings would
be ample to house nil the school for
some years to come, but this was not the
case. The East school was completely
filled Inst year and the central building
was badly overcrowded, it being neces
sary to make several rooms out of space
needodi for other uses in tho basement.
The high school building is a necessity
as well as a most valuable aid in the
proper carrying out of tho best in, -high
school work, and the Belmont "people, are
to be congratulated oii tho progressive
spirit of their school board, in thus fur
nishing the best that is possible in the
way of fine school 'buildings and equip
ment.
Personals.
Dr. J. M. Pressley spent Tuesday in
Lineolnton with his mother, Mrs. J. M.
Pressley, (Sr., who had a serious opera-
tion performed Tuesday at the Lincoln
well as could be expected but continues,
in a critical condition
Mr. Hurley B. Gaston is attending
court in Gastonia this week.
' Mrs. Frank Lewis, who has been sick
I for the past two weeks, is improving,
llor friends will be glad to know
Mr. ami Mrs. j-.zrn Harris movert
Monday into their new homo on (Vn-
tral Avenue which Mr. Harris recently
purchased from Mr. II.
Mr. W. J. Francis
W. Hand.
has -gone to
Waynesville to visit his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. L. Francis.
DEBATE SUBJECT OF MORE
THAN ONE ROTARY CLUB
(By The Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELKSS, June 8. Whether
or not there shall 'be more than one
Rotary Club in each city is one of the
vital Questions to be decided bv Interna
tional Rotary at its thirteenth, annual
convention in this city, June 5 -10. j
Tin lulnntinn ,.( ., im-icinn in a nn
constitution which will permit the estab
lishment of more than one Rotary (Tub
in larger centers is one of the radical
departures ia Rotary organization that
is bringing a verv sharn division of
opinion among the delegates coming to
thn pnturpntifiii 1. .....rira Aumn- in 1
. , . V ' ' ' ' . .
me Traditional policv of notary and is '
recn rded' hv mnr. f tho n,or memher
man one million inhabitants wliere there j
....
are distinct borouehs or business centers. !
ipe new constitution, which is to be .lis-
cussed at the present convention, con- ;
tains this provision. Notice has been wuun" w,, oe neaied. 1 ne lower jaw it
given that an amendment will ' pro- being held together with a plate enclos
proposed that will eliminate the popu- , inf( aI1 ni lower teeth,
lation factor and make it discretionary!
with the international board of directors. 1 I ON MAKivL 1
Delegates already arriving in Los An- j .
geles seem much concerned about this CLOSING BIDS ON THE
provision and there has been much ad-1 NEW YORK MARKET
vanre discussion of it. The members 1
kof the governing body of the organiza-!
tion are not discussing the question
PROCEEDING SATISFACTORILY. 1
LOXDON, June 8. The Irish nego- I
tiaUons are proceeding satisfactorily, it
is officially stated, and a full confer-1
enee of the treaty aignatories probably)
will be held tomorrow, when prime iiinis.
ter tioyd George is expected U r:nrc
irxs. his holiday trip to WsJ;;.
SAYS SHE HAD BEEN
KIDNAPPED BY GYPSIES
SYDNEY, N. S., June 8. Police
authorities here nave in custody a
girl who says she is Rosa Miguel, oi
Norfolk, Va., and who declares she
has been a captive of a band ot
gypsies near here.
The young woman asserts that at
the age of 11 she was kidnapped
from her home in Norfolk and later
forced to marry the son of the chief
of the gypsy band. Later she wss
rescued, but she was found again in
Philadelphia by the band and once
more carried away. Her second ab
duction, she declared, was followed
by cruelties.
Yesterday she contrived to get away
from the gypsies and take refuge at
a police station here.
LEGION TO RECEIVE CUP
WON IN CHARLOTTE MAY 20
Informal Meeting Friday Eve
ning At Chamber Of Com-
Music and Refresh
J ments To Feature Program.
Gaston Post, No. 23, American Leg
ion, will receive from a Charlotte dele
gation Friday evening the handsome
silver loving cup recently won at tho
May 20th Celebration for the largest
number of ex-service men in tho big pa
ratio held on that day. An informal
get-together-meeting has been arranged.
Commander Victor Shaw, of Hornets '
Post, Charlotte, will present tho cup to
Gaston Post. There will be other visi
tors from Charlotte. The evening will bo
enlivened by music from Todd's bund
and the American Legion quartet. A
committee eomnosed of Ben Douirlns.
Miles Eudisill and Sherwood Kinir is
charge of the music, eats and drinks.
(There is no set program of long speech
es. Everything will 'be very informal.
Every ex-service man in the county,
whether a Legion member or not is in
vited to the 'blow-out. The following let
ter from post headquarters is self -explanatory
:
"Ain't any doubt about it, we cer
tainly mopped up in Charlotte on tho
20th of May, last, and us you already
doubtless know, the silver loving cup is
ournn. '
"A peppy bunch of Legionnaires
from Charlotte will come here to present
the cup und hence we're planning a
party, Chamber of Commerce rooms, Gas
tonia, Friday night, June 9th, 7:.'10 p. m.,
wind wiehea ir.nil tc.-i inothimr stronger). I
smokes, music, very few speeches.
"JusJ; for your information, Raleigh,
aeeortliiag. to last reporu is leading is
by , about thirty members. This .will
mover do, , hence get in touch with that
Baddy who i not a .member right now
and invjbs hf in on on Friday, night arm.
ed to the teeth with a two dollar Wil
liam. "Wo think We'll have some pleasant
news to tell you a1out that Club House
soon. More information later.
"Kudosed herewith is a Post Card ad
dressed to Ben Douglns. If you're com
ing to the party, aign your name and
"yess" on tho back ami send it back
by return mail to Ben. Also if
v j
think you can bring a Budddy who is
not a member break the news to us un
the back of tho card.
"We've got to have that card back
in a hurry. Pen, lo your duty.''
SHOT NEARLY TO DEATH
BUT ON ROAD TO RECOVERY
(By The Associated Tress.)
NEW YORK, June S. Guarded
day and night for two months by pobce.:J;(
itipn tn nrPVPiif niifithnr ;ittrmtr tinoil his
life, I'atrick O'Connor, who was shot
1 ' ' 1
down bv three men near Central I'ark, ;
on April 13. is on tho roal to ri'rovcr.v t
.
. " " .
in tho reconstruct i6n hospital.
utti. 'i uoFinii r viMii'irL"il.!li t . I ru r 1 1 itl
uc never nas expiaineu me cause m ,
of
the attack, but tho police declare th.it .
intoriuation points 10 11:111 neiug urn ru
ed for deatti in Ireland whence he fled o
America after the betrayal of Irish I?e-
publican army secrets to the British. He'
apparently was dying when found after'
thp attack 1)V hi foCS. One 1.11 1 let Went I
lliiiruKM IHW Clllll, l-HCI K l ill! ' ' "ill ui-J
emerging
neck a hair's breadth from the jugular
vein. AnothPr bullet ripped n three in-li
vent in his liver and passed through his
'back. A third shattered the bone of his
upper left arm
C: . .:.
"i 'e h.t who K, .... .
wounrt has been eomuletelv healed, i he
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" " umnm s emu uno
then cut a drainage through the hottom i
wmcn win na.c .0 ,m r
fPen l 'fast six more months before the
NEW OtRK, June . Cotton fu
tures closed strong, 35 points up,
July 21.55; October LM.-V.; DecemW
21.46; January 21.SS; March 21.23
21-00 i Spt 22.0J.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Local Receipts 43 bales
Pri v 20 Cents
(Stri;V to (4,4 j-?HJi"y). .
FORMALLY PRESENTED TO SENATE
TODA Y; COST WILL SPREAD OVER A
PERIOD OF 43 YEARS FROM JAN 1st
WILL ASK FOR ARREST OF
KU KLUX KLAN OFFICIAL
43 Indictments Of Klan Mem
bers Returned Before
Grand Jury.
WARRANTS TO BE ISSUED
Charged With Imprisonment,
Kidnaping and Assault
With Evil Intent.
(Bv Tho Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELMSS, CALIF., Juno S.
That Los Angeles authorities will ask
for the arrest and detention of William
!S. Coburn, former official of the Ku Klux
Klan, who in believed to bo in Atlanta,
ia., pending extradition proceedings,
was indicated today. Tho district at
torney's ollice submitted the last of its
i "Herniation to tlie grand jury which re
I lllrm'd 4a iudictmeuts.
1 llllt -Nathan A. Baker, Klengle of
in!"1' t,,u K1:ln- ''" ' custody of the
psychopathic ward of tho county hospi
tal, had made elaborate plans to leave
Los Angeles before his arrest, waft an
nounced here by Under tiherilT Discai
lur. According to the Under Bberiff,
Baker had hired an nutoinobilo which
would connect him with uti airplane at
a local aviation field, linker was ar
rested at tho request of the district at
torney's oflico and is held under $10, I
000 bail.
Thirty four of the alleged members of
the Klan who were imlicted yesterday
in connection with a raid, were to ap
pear before Justico Frederick W. Hoiiscr,
of tho local Superior Court, today and
deposit bail in tho sum of $1,000 each,
acocrding to their attorney, Paul
jj
D'Orr. Bench warrants will bo issued
for those who do not appear in court.
GASTONIA ENTERTAINMENT
DP TO THE BEST OF 'EM
Greenville Tourists Thank the
Chamber Of Commerce For
the Courtesies Extended To
Them While Here.
Castoniii isn't being overshadowed
by caterta inment for the (ireenville
Boosters at other points on the itinerary,
according to the following letter receiv
er tins morning tiy the ( liamlier (it
Comrni rce from Albert Banns, president
and treasurer of the iieeiuille Mantel
and 'Manufacturing Company:
"I want to express to you my ap
preciation of the courtesies and enter
tainment shown us by tho Chamber of
Commerce of Gastonia while on the "Cet
Acquainted" tour of vour state. V
had a wonderful time in
Gastonin and j
your entertainment has not suffered
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towns (.jtis ,j
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( lOlirni' vci imp w fitm w:i u
hirgp. and ei'iutoh our, ;tml I think it
wurl I. ti-i;i,. . ...... ,.t' 1 u,. .... .. I...... ..(
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tnat. l:irtV- In r nn ss tn von niv unnt-p.
Iciation of
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efforts
riv- ITP ... iriFA
OF LOAN TO GERMANY
FAHLS. .Kite
ternational loan
given up by the
and' they a 1 e nici
. - Ml idea of an in
to (oTutauy has loen
commit tee of bankers,
tin;; today to agree up-
on the form of their report to this effect
which will be submitted to. tho repara
tions' commission.
The work of formulating the report, it
is stated, may t:ike tnn r,r three sittings.
ihe preiaihiig conviction among the j
members of the bankers' committee is !
that two things are necessary to. a loan:
rirst, thre must be unanimity among
the lenders, w'.i
tho countries re;
tions commi-sin!
credit basis of (
ed clearly.
The bankers
commission's r :
as an ofli.-ial !"
h were
-' seated on the repara
: v., oud that the
rmany must be outliu-
K.k
up the reparations
o their recent note
'ion that unanimity I
(Iof9 not
jlcmJ inj
for a loan
t be advised.
RICKENB ACKER PLANS A
15,000 MILE JAUNT
DETROIT, June s. Captain tddio
Riekenbacker. American "ace," making
a cross-country flight in an
all metal
plane today piaFim d to try for a low
time record Ix-tween Detroit and Chicago.
He set two p. m. as the hour for depart
ure from I'aek.ird field here, and expect
ed' to reach rlii-ago by 4:30.
Riekenbacker flew from Minrola, yes
terday wiHi but one stop, in eight hours
and IS minutes.
After attending the Shriners' conven
tion at Kin Francisco, Eh-kenbackei
plans to visit other parts of the eountry,
flying -about 15,000 miles in an air tur
for ""'J aatins seri?,
KOW HIDING III ATYANTA
Characteristic
II''
hm;
! The most characteristic thins:
about the photos of Walter S. Ward,
confessed slayer of Clarence Peters
at Now Bochells, N. Y., Is an ever
present smile..
RED CROSS HAS MOVED
INTO LARGER QUARTERS
Is Now Located In Building
On Franklin Avenue Next
To Gaston Club.
Tlio local chapter of the American
Jted Cross has recently moved its offices
from the Federal post office Wilding on
Main tttreet to the cottage at 10S West
Franklin Avenue. In tho new building
the chapter now has one-half the build
ing, two rrtoins, in which to dispense its
uptown work. Ju tho latter nioro room
is available for the work to be carried
on und tho new location is us convenient
aa the old oflices were
fcjinco May 1, the Gastonia branch has
been n Liu to do considerable moro work
and tho records show that many new
cases have been taken up and properly
attended to. The county is receiving
many benefits and is profiting much since
tho new public health nurse has assumed
her, duties. Tho latter is nt work' over
the county daily. Her chief work at
present is tho organizing over tho coun
ty of Littlo Mothers' Leagues and
Home Ilvinciice Cum of tho Hick clubs. I
In nearly every community of Gaston !
these clubs have been formed and their
work is progressing well.
No less than ninety seven cases of
disabled ex soldiers have recently been
looked into and most of these have been
straightened out or remedied for the
present time. Financial and other aid
for ex -soldiers- and their families has
been secured from outside source
through co operation with city and
county welfare agencies and other or
ganizations . and individuals interested
in lied CToss work. Any disabled ex-
service mjfti who desires aid in any way
may get. help from the local chapter.
War risk insurance questions will gladly
be answered by the home secretary if
the men will apply to her at her office,
Ids West Franklin Avenue. AH compen
sation claims may be submitted to the
latter also, and efforts will be immediate
ly put forth in trying to bring about a
settlement.
BRITISH ARTILLERY IN
ACTION IN IRELAND !
(Bv The Associated tress.)
t BKI.FAST, June . An engagement
i between the Irish irregular forces in the
i Belleek district and British troops be
; Ran at 1 o'clock this afternoon. At that
I hour signs were sent up .indicating that
'the British troops were hieing fired on,
while there were bursts of rifle fire from
the north
The British artillery then opened up, 1
to induT"u!Ii'"',i,,fJ tW "ON "ar tU R,"eek fort'
10 inclu.le all wli(.h is jn Yree .state territory. A Brit- 1
territory
ish military col 11 in 11 comprising artil-
iery, mrantry and engineers advanced
into the Belbck district on the Fermanagh-Donegal
border this morning
with the reported intention of occupying
Belleek bv nightfall. The renulican
..' mo isi.ii t j ua laiiiiiu trait uviu.o
the propeetve!lhp dva
fele that plans 4
i i ne rsruisn advance started from a
jioint on the south shore of Lough Erne,
six miles from Belleek.
The
by
British
armored
column was accompanied
cars.
Before the British troons moved off
he''KraPh communication was estab-
lished across Lough Erne, presumably
with the forces holding the Pettigoe
salient. "There appeared to be a simul
taneous movement in progress on both
sides of the lake, in the nature of an en
circling maneuver. f
THE WEATHER
North Carolina, fair tonight; Friday
partly cloudy, probably lora! thunder
sfcowr in wtt .
SENAIE BONUS: BILL
IS $250,000,000 L
THAN HOUSE ESTIMATE
Interest On Foreign Debt Will
Help Pay Cost Of tho
Bonus Bill.
FIVE OPTIONS ARE OPEN
May Get Cash Payments If
Adjusted Service Does
Not Go Over $50. ! ,
WASHINGTON, Juno 8. An ef
fort to present tho soldiers' bonus bill
today to the (Senate was blocked bf
Senator Williams, Democrat, Missis
sippi, chairman MeCumber, of the Fi
nance Committee, gavo notice that he
would make another effort later in the
day to get tho measure to the fcjenate '
calendar.
Because of tho parliamentary proce
dure under which the Senate was oper
ating unanimous consent was necessary
to present the bill and tho report, vhich
earlier in the day, had been inado publio
by (Senator MeCumber. Senator i Wil-'
liams, a member of the Finance Commit
tee, an upHncnt of the legislation, re
fused such consent. j
Asserting that Congress had paid thd
claims against the government of ('war
profiteers" and that every time an effort;
was made to pay compensation, to tha
soldiers, there was objection. Senator
Ashust, Democrat, Arizona, urged) bens
tor MeCumber to move that the bjll "bo
received.
"The timo has como for the u?e ot
(duck and grit and courage and sfnd,' .
Itho Arizona (Senator shouted. Se'uatoi;
'MeCumber explained that ho eouljl not
offer such a motion, becauso thcro was
a gentleman 's agreement that the Jarift
bill would not bo laid asido f orfcontro
vcrsial measuro without advance hotic
being given. ' ' ' i '
In arising to present tho "bill and tha
accompanying committee report, ijenai
tor MiHAimher snhi) that after consults--tion
with members on both sides of tht
chamber ho would ask later to lay aside
the tariff bill and take up the bonus '
measure.
(Senator Borah, Republican,
J'laho, an opponent of the bonus, inter-
.jected that ho hoped that opponents aa
well as jiroponents on both sides would
bo consulted.
Tho Finance Committee chairman said
he did not know when the measure woulJJ
le called up. Ho went on to say that .
he hoped the bonus would not lead to a
partisan fight.
"This is an American bill," he tolil
tho Senate, "and I hope we will be abla
to dispose of it as an American measure
in the same spirit that we voted tha
necessary appropriations during tha
war. "
Announcing his opposition to the meas
ure, Senator Underwood, of, Alabama,
the democratic leader, said he would ba
"very glad" if the bill went over un
til after tho November elections oo tha
American peoplo could voice their
sentiment with regard to the measure.
' ' I realize tnat the people aro be
hind the soldiers," continued tho Ala
bama Senator, "and they ought to ba
for these boys are heroes of our times.
I lint von ;irf Itrihrrinrv Mfnm tha fnnf
lull flint. VL-ifl -nut )l i-hilrcrn nf trrkm
four billion to seven billion of dollars on
the American taxpayer and you have 0
framed this bill as to - pass on that
chargo from the present to the future.
These young men, if they make good in
iife, must be the ones who carry this
great burden in the future."
Senator Underwood asserted that tha
bil would not take effect until next, year
in any event nnrl that, if it wprA rn
at t time the only effect would W
Political,
WASHINGTON, June 8. TW sol- .
diers' bonus bill was formally pusent
ed today in the senate by Chfcirman
MeCumlier, of the finance conn littee,
with an accompanying report placing
the probable tost of the federal , gov
ernment at $.'(,. 13,659,481, spread lover
a ieriod of 43 years from next j Jan
nary 1. This is approximately JCSO,
000,000 less than the estimate undor tha
house bill,- which was M,098,71 J.350,
payable over 2o years.
The senate bill estimate wss pre
pared by 'treasury experts and is based -on
the theory that 75 per cent Oi.' tha
4.458,199 veterans who would be, eli
gible for compensation would elect the
ad justed service certificate or tion;
22 12 per cent farm, home and land
settlement aid, and 2 1-3 per cenj vo
cational training aid. Should .1 of
the veterans select the certificate plan
the total cost would be $4,4i8,546,875.
With reference to financing the legis
lation. Chairman MeCumber r port
said it was hoped that the redi etiori
in governmental expenditures plni tho
payment of interest on the tct-jfliei
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