OAS IT :W7 TT A P77W f Weather: Cooler Local Cotton, 20 1-2, Cents VOL. XLIII. NO. 140 GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 13, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS GOWAN MAKES REPLY TO SECRETARY OF WAR WEEKS ' iirrro inriiiirUTTiiiT MILLSAPS STATEMENTS J""i oiummi 15 nui nttutu County Agent Says There Was Nothing About His Re signing July 1. ,WAS FAVORED BY MANY Claim That MilUaps Did Make Actual Contract With Him for Year. County Agent C, Lee Gowuu in ans wer to tho interview from Diatrict Agent E. 8. Millsaps printed in The Daily Gazette, June 9, makes the following statements with respect to Mr.-Millsaps' communications ; "In the communication of E. 8. Millsaps printed in The Gazette of June 9th, he failed to make clear tho fact that upon receipt of his letter of May 12th from which ho quotes tho follow ing: "sometime ago I wrote you mak ing tho suggestion that it would be ad visable for you to ho looking around for another position by July 1st," that I wrote him that I had not received any such letter and should like to have a copy of the same and that he sent me a copy of the letter of February 18th, a copy of which appeared in The Gazetta of June 9th, which docs not contain that statement or any other statement even suggesting July 1st. Therefore, he must have misquoted himself. He does state in that letter that he had advised that the matter ie dropped and that the di-' rector had agreed with him. lie also states that 1 had been vindicated be fore the people, 'but the same time ad FIVE BANDITS KILLED AND THREE WOUNDED NOGALES, ARIZ., June 13. Fiv bandits were killed and three wounded in an attempt to hold up a train of the Southern Pacific de Mexi co near .Rosaies, Mexico, late Satur day, according to a conductor who ar rived today. The men were members of a band of 25 Mexican bandits who attacked the train carrying a shipment of 29 bars of bullion valued at $29,000. The other bandits fled without loot. The five were killed and three oth ers wounded by General Rodriguez, military governor of Nyaret, his aide and chauffeur, who were passengers on the train. DR. MILLER TO TELL OF THE CRIPPLED CHILDREN Orthopaedic Hospital Surgeon to Tell of the Work Going On at Institution for Crip pled Children. Thursday uighl 's program for the Southern Textile Bocial Workers' Con ference in session hero this week will b featured by an address by Dr. Oscar L. Miller, Burgeon in charge of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital. Dr. Mil ler will have as his subject, " Recon struction AVbrk for Crippled Children." The address will be illustrated by lau vises that 1 should resign of my own tern slides and movie films. This will bo volition, but does not say when. a fine opportunity for the people of "This letter reminds me of the Irish- Gastonia and vicinity to see and hear man who bad lioen chased up a cherry some of the results of the labor, money, tree ly a bull-dog and the owner ot j and interest they have put into this instl tho dog came out aud said, "Come down jtutioii for the past few vears. The ad- Says United States Needs Army Just as Any Large City Needs Police. TO WEST POINT CADETS Declares That Civilization Would Be Self-Destroyed In Short Time. F''Fmncieress,, y lie won't bite, don't you sec he is wag ging Ms tail," and the Irishman said, "Yes, and ho was barking all at tho same time und i didn't know which end to believe." "Ho admits that he had his mind made, up before coming to Gastonia on February 6th that 1 should go on July 1st, that quite a number of my friends wero (fnthusastic over my staying while there were oflly a few who opposed it, but his memory seems to be had as to the agreement hp made. He does not re Jiiembcr that I even went so tar as to askvhim in the presence of the commis sioners if he meant the calendar year 1922A, "In his letter of May 1'Jtli lie admit that ho", did not mention July 1st in his letter of February ISth, but says that was the date in mind. He must think 1 urn sonic genius to read his mind more than sixty miles away. "Ho says that this action has been prompted by complaints but he does not mention the host of requests and plead ings from farmers and some of the best, people in tho county that there be no in terference with the work here, neitliei does he mention the fact tiiat his own an nual report shows that I was one of the leaders in general work last year and that Gaston county was awarded thn prize for loing the best club work in tho state, also that a (iaston county club member is the li(21 State Champion Livestock Club Member. "After all .the discussion, what are the factsf According to hi own story, I insit utim there was never any lair and impartial investigation to find out the truth, in ! lioth instances where he claims to have visited this county to investigate, it is i shown that his mind was already made up before coming here. In no instance i is therp shown any inclination to con- I eider efficiency, the will of the people concerned, or the welfare of the fanners in Gaston county. I dress will describe some of the work be ing done at. the hospital for crippled children of sound mind. It is somewhat appropriate to show this under the auspices of the conference now in session in Gastonia., Many of the children who are patients at the in stitution are directed there by communi ty and welfare workers throughout the South. CONFLICTING OPINIONS AS TO THE PRISON Some Say Prisoners Desired to Be Incarcerated, Others That Inmates Were .Forced to See Struggles of Dying, i (By The Associated Tress.) M 1 IXEIM i KVILLK, OA., Juno LI. With charges of neglect of the sick and inhuman treatment of other prisoners at the Georgia prison farm on record the special investigating committee appoint oil tv (lovemor llartlwick todav opened second day of its probe into condi WEST POINT, X. Y.. June 13. Assertions that the United States docs not need an army were met y Secretary Weeks, of the War Department, in an address at the graduating exercises of the United States Military Academy to day with the statement that "the civili ration of the world rests on no surer foundation than did the civilization ot Boston" at the time of tho police strike nearly three years ago. "it It wero not for the restraimn force of tho military establishments of the Nations of the world," ho declared, and indescribable state of chaos would result and civilization would be rapidly exterminated through self-destruction." To say that the United States does not need an army, he added, is just as reas onable as to say that ' ' Boston, Chicago and our other large cities do not need a police force." The question of the size of the army, he declared, would always be a matter of controversy, especially as after a great war there is "an alarming tendency for the ovedburdened tax payer to forget the lessons of tho past and cancel his insur ance, trusting to luck and for at least a few years without the national protec tion which those more familiar with mili tary matters and requirements deem nec. essary. But there is no question, he add ed, or difference of opinion as to its quality. "If it does not consist of more than a thousand men," he continued, "it should be an army of the best possible thousand men which can be developed. But you cannot have the best army or even a good army, however sound the in dividual elements which compose it may be, unless it is efficiently commanded." ROYAL MOUNTED POLICE READY TO STOP INDIANS Hi lions at the state's principal penal in- stit ntion. Testifying at the first day's hearing here, J. Christie and Henry Born, both of Atlanta, and W. B. Norton, of Ma con, former prisoners at the farm and other witnesses described many instances of alleged brutality by officials of the One witness appeared in defense of conditions at the farm. M. U. Medlin ot .Macon, said lie came voluniirity to the hearing to brand as false charges a gainst tho prison commission and tin penitentiary. The farm, he said, was a place of so many attractions that county convict camp prisoners desired to be in carcerated there. Uort I Is.n.i l.l,.n ..-1,.. ...M l. : ... : "But in spite of the pleadings ot our ,.ml(litions at ,he I,nU(lnti;lrv at the request of the Atlanta church aid association, told the committee much im provement had been shown there recent ly. Thron weeks go, he testified, he found beds in the prison tubercular hos pital "arranged in wide ocii space, where is was impossible for inmates to keep from witnessing the death strug gles of others." very best citizens, disregarding his own sacred obligation, in the middle of the ' season, when it will be more disastrous j than at any other time, with an autocn- j tie hand he lets fall the cruel stroke which would Wight the fond hopes of ; more than three hundred of (iaston county's brightest country boys and I girls, who have said by their conduct. ; "give us a chance," and wc will make, of ourselves leaders and useful citizens. .Not only that "but it would greatly im- j pede, if he did not completely para'yze, j many of tho other agricultural projects J in the county for this year. ttli. : - ..... . I n is an esiaoiis&ed fact that Nc did make a contract with me for the year and that the farmers have launch CHARGED WITH SHOOTING UP HOME OF MINISTER ; (By Thn Associates Press.) 1 RICH .VOX I). VA June 13. Ad vices from Louisa. Va... are that Herbert Buckley and C. K. Via, whites, and Wil ed a great agricultural program, placing i ,ii,ln Hughes and Jim Vest, negroes, will their confidence in this agreement The!1"' K'vt'" a preliminary hearing today on question at issue is whether the agree- i ,,,,lircees of attempted murder in con. ment will stand," ' inection with the shooting up of the rest j denee of the Rev. J. R. (Menu, a minis DIVISION IN PERSONNEL ter of Pendleton, Va. Or R. R. LABOR BOARD! Buckley, according to the authorities. (By The Associated Tress.) LEAMINGTON, Ontario, June 1.1. A detachment of royal Canadian mount ed police was stationed at the national park at Point Perlee, 77 miles from Leamington, today, prepared to halt the march of several hundred Indians who have laid claim to the park ami thou sands of acres of the best farming land m tins purt of Canada under a treaty with tho British government executed in IMS). 1 lie dominion government, refusing to recognize the Indians Claims, instructed the niouiitcd police to prevent any encroachment upon the lands and to arrest the tribesmen as trespassers. At the head of the Indian "invn sion " was Archie Dodge, a member of the 1 ottuvvatoinie tribe and a descend ant of Toeumsch, leader of Great Brit ain's Indian allies in tho war of 1812. He is recognized as the head of the tribe, being the great grandson of the lust chieftain. Dodge, who is 2.'! years old, declared members of his tribe were the original settlers of tho Canadian shore of Lake Erie and occupied the lands from the time of the British grant until about 18.'!(i, when they mattered to various parts of Ontario. Several years ago a movement was started to reclaim the land of their forefathers, but they en countered government opposition. Heads of the wandering bands held a pow wow at Alvinson last March, how ever, and decided on a trek to Point Perlee. Dodge and a small man were the first to arrive yesterday. About 300 others are reported en route. In addition to the lands. Dodge told police officers in disclosing the plans of tho Indians the government still owes the various tribes ;i00,000 in treaty money. Payment of this sum is to bo demanded, he said. So far as the officers could learn the Indians came with no intention of t.ik ing the lauds by force, and such a I course was disclaimed by Dodge, whose band was encamped last night on whut is known as alienated land, just outside the park preserves. r n Daring Aviator Sets A New THE SOUTHERN TEXTILE f Mas Oullletta Talamlni, only girl graduated by the American Banking Institute this year, sees no reason why a woman can't be a good bank president. . GEORGE BLAGKVVELL DID NOT APPEAR IN COURT His Attorney Says That He Is In South Carolina Looking Up Witnesses Will Come Back Friday for Trial. Record In Parachute Drop From Plane, Descending 24,206 Feet Captain A. W. Stevens, Aerial Photographer, Loses Oxygen Tank Four Miles In the Air Is Swent 25 Miles From Course By 120 Mile an Hour Gale Is Nearly Suffocated But quickly Recovers After Dropping Lower. ieorgc Blackwcll, for whom a cipias has been outstanding a week, for Ins ap pearance in municipal court, failed to show up in court this morning. Hi at torney E. K. Wurren gave notice that ho would appear Ffiday morning, say ing that ho "had gone to South Caro lina to get some important witnesses." Mention was made of this case in a local story in Monday's (ia.ette, and the statement was made intimating the local police force had been derelict in their duty in not arresting the mini and bringing him to trial. It turns out that the prosecuting attorney, Oeorge B. Mason, was responsible for the non-appearance, of the defendant. In open court this morning he made this state ment : '1 accept thn whole responsibility for the non-appeariiiice of this man. 1 noticed in The Gazette .yesterday some thing , about his uot coming into court. If there is any censure or blame at tached 'to any one, I am the one re sponsible' To' which Judge Jones made rcnly in substance: "It is bad business to interfere witli tho court's orders. 1 am not censuring anybody, but thn court's orders ought to be -carried out. If wo treated every de fendant this way, the courts would soon lose all their authority and respect. The defendant may be in tSoutli Carolina. I accept the word of his attorney with re spect to that. Hut, h" ought to be here in court. It is cases like these that ten I to destroy confidence in the courts." It was plain from the .lodge V shite ment that he was not at all please,! uitli the failure of the defend ant to show up, following his order that he be produced.' Curiosity prompted the presence of a tug crowd of court onlookers, ulm were anticipating an interesting se-.ion of court. It was plain from tb court's utter ances that his orders f -.r i.nu.r- were final and not to be tamnered with. Chief Aderholdt made it i.i.iin tii.it he was ailing under the instruction of the solicitor in not serwnr tin- cii.i.is PREACHES SERMON FULL OF GOSPEL POWER Rev. C. T. Squires at Arm strong Memorial Church Draws Big Crowds His Line-up for Basball Team. A splendid coiiKretration crreeted Rev. C. T. Hquircs at the Charles B. Arm strong Memorial church Monday night and were repaid with a Gospel sermon of earnestness und power. Usinir tho second chapter of the Acts, Mr. hquires in a thorough and convincing manner, enumerated tho seven steps by which the apostle Himoii I'eter roso to a life filled with the message of grucu and salvation. This rise auid tho evan gelist, was accomplished by Jesus' in tercession, true repentance, companion- ullit, Ultll tll f.fldl'u .llu.,i,.l.,a n 1. ...... . ..u 11 UII".lllU1i I,U1 II ing desiro to get close to his Lord, his prido humbled, prayerf ulness and being filled with the Holy Spirit. Instead of the Hiinon I'eter self confident, wo have Simon Peter humbled, from being prayerless we have him continuing in staut in prayer, from zeal misdirected he is guided by the Holy Hpirit, from following afar off, ho is1 at the feet of Jesus, from "warming himself at tho enemy's fire" ho is with tho Lord's disciples, from shameful equivocation. DAYTON, O., Juno 1.1. (By Tho Associated Press.) Lashed and whip ped about by a 1L' mile an hour gale, more than four and a half miles above earth, on tho verge of suffocation, caus ed by loss of his oxygen tank aud com pelled to cling to ropes and straps at tached to a parachute for fear that a whirling cross current might weaken and cause them to break, are several of the "mere" details related today by Captain A. W. Stevens aerial photographer, Ml Cook field, who yesterday broko tho world's parachute jumping record, when ho descended. 24,2mj feet. The fact that it was Captain Stevens' first "drop" tends to make his feat onw of the most remarkable in tho history of aviation. Ho suffered no ill effects from his hazardous trip. The piano in which Captain Ktcvens as cended, a twin motored Martin bomber, piloted by Lieut. Leigh Wade, broke the world's altitude record for this particu lar type of ship, carrying three passen gers wlien it attuined a ceiling of L'4, L'Oti feet. Bergeant Roy Laugham was the third member of the party. Captain Stevens was reluctant today to discuss -details of his experience. "For a oug time I have wanted to make a parachute drop," he said, "primarily to obtain first hand informa tion as to the sesations one feds. I am highly gratified to think I whs ablo to bring another record to McCook field. "When the plane reached tho ceiling, I iiiado ready to jump. As near us 1 could judge we were over Springfield, O. Unfiling my pals good-bye, I jumped SOCIAL WORKERS ARE Ifi SESSION HERE THIS WEEK Addresses of Welcome and Get-Acquainted Meetings ; for Tonight. 1 L WELL -KNOWN SPEAKER One Hundred and Fifty dg More Delegates to At tend Conference. 1 5J we find him courageously confessing , his I The opening of the parachute caused the Lord before hostile mobs and the mur-1 oxygen tank to become loose from its oerous oaiineii, ,n . i neso are me sieps. fastenings on the front of my cloth said Mr. .sipnres. necessary to bring us . illK. ;raH,,iliK it with .,,, L.lI1( j ell an, nuuieis nun I'niiessiuir vurisuuns, ,i. ,.,,.,. i ..:.. ;, ; ;.i. ri.,.i .... .. " "'" ". into closer communion with God uud to make us four-squaro Christians. Tho piano playing of Miss Mary McLean and direction of singing by Mr. Chas. W. Mainwaring wero features of the service. Mr. Squires will preach again tonight at 8 o'clock aud Mr. Bonnie Noiris ami others will constitute an orchestra to render delightful music. Mr. Squires is an urdeut baseball fan and says his pick for a championship team, for tho past twenty years, of national pluyer would be: Pitchers, Mathewson, Johnson, Brum, Walsh, Alexander, Plunk; catchers, Kling, Svhalk, Schang; infield, Sisler, "lhe wind which was traveing at a speed of 1U0 miles per hour, whipped the parachute around like a jackstraw. I was forced to use both hands on the ropes and straps which held me to the chute, in un effort to check oscillation, which threatened to weaken the sup ports. It was then that I lost the tank, I think it fell solnewhere near Spring field. "It was an experiment I shall never forget. Before settling down to a lower altitude 1 thought my time hail come, as I was nearly suffocated due to the rareness of tfio atmosphere. Dropping Hornsby, Wagner, Baker. Collins and 1 1 " 01 K:,R calmer atmosplicre Turner; outfield, Cobb, Speaker, Ileil- l,(,mv 1 Ji"ckly recovered, however, man and Jackson. Mr. Squires en i "J landed at Jameslow, approxi ioyed a workout with tho homo bays "lately U. miles from where I left the Monday ufternoon. WIDOW DEAD AND HER $100,000 MISSING, TOO Died Mysteriously at Hot Springs June 6 Some Think She Did Not Die a Natural Death. ADDITIONAL SERVICE AT GASTONIA PflSTOFFIGE plane, the descent took just .'! minutes. "Just before taking off at McCook field, an orderly appeared, carrying a lunch kit containing sandwiches und cof fee in vacuum bottles. Wo ut the lunch -1,000 feet in the uir und we all enjoyed it thoroughly The temperature at the ceiling was zero." Another piano picked up Capliiin Stevens at Jamestown and brought him back to McCook field. Two hours and five minutes was required by Lieutenant Wade to pilot the bomber to her record breaking altitude. ' New Clerk Ges On Duty At Night From 6 P. M. Until 2:30 A. M. More Service In Dispatch of Mails. SHRINERS START OFF WITH BIG PARADES CHICAGO, June 13. (By The . sociated Press.) The division in the personnel of the railroad labor board, which resulted in vigorous dissenting opinions on the wage reductions totalling $110,000,000, effective July 1, already an nounced, will make its appearance again when another 140,000,000 or so is lopped off the pay checks of 350,000 more rail way men this week. The majority decision of the board was completed yesterday, but a minority opinion wil delay announcement of the new order for several days, it was learn. I had been given a lx-uting by a band of masked men who Thursday night took him to a secluded spot and tarred and feathered him. The next night two men appeared at Rev. Glenn's house and ask ed the way to a niine in that section. From ttSs doorway, according to the atitohrities Mr. (ilenn, who was in his night clothes, conversed with the men and while ho was doing so shots from ambush began to rain through the door and windows. Mr. Glenn's quickly dis appearing from the doorway and he and his family escaped injury, although many CHICAGO. June l;!. Appointnieut of an administrator of the estate of Ora Belle Bow ns Hidgley was planned today by relatives of the Assumption, Illinois, widow in their investigation of circum stances surrounding her death at Hot I Springs, Aik.. June li, and searlu h tor I her alleged missing I Oll.lMMI fortune. Asserting belief that Mrs. Ridgley i did not die a natural death, and that the : fortune she U believed to have possessed has disii ppea red, attorneys' for the rela : lives indicaled they would ask for an of j ficial investigation. I Names of s vial hii agoaus have bi-en brought into the investigation, which ( has extended to Florida. Texas, Arkau- . s.ii, and other points in the South where Mrs. Ridgley tra welled shortly before her death. Mrs. Alice Horn, a companion who v.'is with Mrs. Uidgeiy wlf-n he died, said Mrs. Itidgley died virtually penniless. Mrs. Horn said Mr-. Itidgley had be-conn- estrange. I from In r relatives ami although she exiri'esc, .1 desire to be buried at Assumption. Mie did not want HARDING WANTS SHIP SUBSIDY RILL PASSED Tells Chairman Campbell That He Will Have To Call Spe cial Sssion for Its Consideration. i soon to 1 promises Aiinouiice- ed today. Under the board's rules, anv vollevs wero fired. No arrests have in-i'n l .. ii 1 i ' . .. .. .... , . iiiiiiiiiB iiiniiurn i uiiuncu uin-c nays ; maue ior tne alleged attack on nucsiey. To draw up ms aecision. The new de cision will affect all remaining classes of radiTiy employe except telegraphers, for whom the board will make a separate decision liter, and the train service men, whose wages were not before the board ior adjustment, ' THE WEATHER North Carolina, pa i tly cloudy tonijht and Wednesday; probably showers to night in northwest. (By The Associated Press.) SAN FRAN'ClfcSa). June l.i. The annual convention of the Imperial Coun cil of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, liegan here today with a parade of all the hundreds of brightly dressed bands and patrols to; escort the imperial divan from the city's gates at the Ferry building to the Im rrial Council chamber in cVottish Rite auditorium. Georgia, Louisiana anil Mississippi nobc staged a regular pantation scene with cotton field melodies during the first day's festivities. The imperial potenate's ball tonight will follow a day set aside by the con vention for joy. splendor, music aud laughter. Mr. John If. Hanns Dead. New was received lien- this afternoon of the death at his home in the New Hope neighborhood today of Mr. John N. Hanna an aged and highly resected citizen of the county. Ju-t when he died is not known. His lifeless body nas found by members of the family in the hall where n had evidently f-Ah'r strick en by ridden death. Oastonia post office servii bo greatly improved, from made 'by the department ment was made in The (inzette a few days ago by Postmaster F. A. S'ate, who recently made a trip to Washington, going with Congressman Mnlwinklle for a conference with department oflicials in the interest of several lim s of improved service. Congressman Bulwinkle o.lny advised the chamber of commerce, of receipt of a letter from John H. Hartlett. first as sistant iiostmastcr general in which it is stated that authority ha' Ix-cn given the postmaster to appoint an additional clerk, effectivo June 1st. It is Mated that the department dws not feel that all night service is warranted ln re but that as instructions have teen given fo assign the new clerk to duty from ti p. m. to 2:30 a, m. two clerks will lie on duty to effect dispatch and distribution of principal mails arriving and departing during the night. the coffin opened w her body. A and other mcmeiii Horn said, iv pose of. .At her hot. ! l.i : a number ot i . i I ' -physicians an ' an said she pa !. to permit relatives to few pieces of jewelry ' i s i.r small value, Mr-. i f: in her cure to dis 'Bv The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June IX (By The Associated Press.) President Harding ha, notified Chairman Campbell, of the Hon- Kules Committees, that unless the ship subsidy bill is passed prior to ad journment he would feel obligated to call a special session solely for its consid eration. Writing under date of May "ti. the President said "!ci much is involved and such a difficult and dicoiiriiging sil nation will follow if Congress fails to sanction the merchant marine bill that I should feel myself obligated to cull Congress immediately in extra ordiuary sessiou to especially consider it if it went ovr through fny neglect or delay beyond the present term.'' The views of the President were set i . ii,... . i i -. i 1 forth in a letter to Chairman CampUll Mrs. Horn exhibited ... , ... . .... n ;nding some from ' , . nope ' rtaker, which she rules committee would give status to tiie shipping bill. privileged 'PROHI" AGENTS ARE ALSO "WET" AND DRY i Al'GI'STA, GA., June 13. Joe Bit taker. Georgia aud Florida Railway en- iTinir ulm liea Ka-1 llt.w.r., Ai.A I llll-.H'i I- jo. 1 nun . ., !, ,.., ...i.,.. . i:.!. .. . i .; l.i :.. i t ' ' " ". o iiiiiuii ageii' :'e i:.eici , u mu classes,- "wet" and "iry. at a class hi "Vol steadisn'' ' I of John V i tion in Pmu-v Director lavi pose of ii.-'r tmg ins agents m the j rudiments .f obtaining evidence against COTTON MARKFT the violator. , f the prohibition law. 1 Wil 1 Zzidaining the two groups of agents, Direc'r I'.vis .id: CLOSING BIDS ON THE "We l,.iv - agent of our force who j NEW YORK MARKET never drank. Agaiu we have others! NEW YORK, June 13. Cotton fu- Tmo latter are essential i turcs closed barely steady at 23 points EXPORTS DECREASE. fBy The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 13. Ameri. ca' export trade suffered another de cline during May, dropping from the to. tl of S318.000.OoO reported for April to f30S.O0O,00O. Imports, however, .in creased in May to $254 ,000.000, ag com vr. if(, ?i7.iion.iM)0 f..r At'H.U as the re- i suit of injuries received while working conducted in the office'"' uomg excava- U. director of prol.ibi-!""n "T "7 AutuHta- B,,,ak,'r wa9 ptnne.1 beneath the machine when it wai school is for the ,. 1 i''er-turned late yesterday afternoon. who do drink. to fie dopar'inent to obtain evidence. " Agents v ho never drank are not CJinKlled t" drink while in the service. And there is where the wet agent comes into his oun. By sending out teams of wet' and- dry' enforcers, the agent who drinks can buy the liquor and the dry man can witness the sale, thereby furnishing 'I'' corroborative evidence mpiircl I'v the government to e9nti nii! ii iiH"' I -"'e of liquor.' up. January 21.24; March 21.30; July 2.V0; October 21.S3; December 21.56; May 21.0a; Spots 22.40. TODAY'S COTTON T.IARXET Receipts ., . ...... 2 bales Price 20', Cents Community workers from the numerS oils textile manufacturing eentoru n4 ' 0 - v cie are pouring into Gastonia todajj to attend tho annual session of thq Southern Social Workers Confernnxn. which convenes tonight at 8 o 'clock j The opening session, which may H termed as a ect-aecmaintert meeting Will be held in the new auditorium nt the Chamber of Commerce. Up to noon a hundred of tho deletrates had ilready registered at headquarters, tha Aniiington Hotel. Others are expected on the afternoon trains. It is believflrl that 130 or mure delegates Iwill ba I present at the opening conference to iiigni. i ne program culls lor addresses) from well ki. own men, who are eon nected with textile manufacturing plant! throughout the south. ' The delegate will assemble 'tonight in the (.'handier of Commerce, whero) addresses of welcome will be delivered Mr. ('. E. Hutchison, of Mount Holly, prominent yarn mill man and president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association, will welcome the visitors) on behalf of the managements jof Gas ton cour.ty mills. The city of Gastoni will extend it welcome through Mr Joe If. rvpnrk, local mill mani Fol lowing tlioo two spiecht-s, Mr. Marshall I'illing, of the tjmyro Mill will welcome the delegates on tdmif of the mill SU perintendents Mr. G. C. Gibson, of Winnsboro, M. ., president of the Southern Hocia! Winkers, will respond to the addresses of welcome. The night 's program, as stated above, will be largely to help tho new comers get acipuiuteii with each other and the local workers. The Loray Band has been engaged to render special musio for li.e occasion. Tho public is cor diully invited to the meeting. The meetings on Wednesday and Thurxibiy will be held at the higll school auditorium, corner of Oaklaud street mid Second avenue . From j several viewpoints, tho prog rum outlined for the session on Wednesday will be the spice of the three days conference. .Many happenings that will be of un usual interest to tho delegates, hs well as tiio Gastonia public will take place between the opening devotional : by Dr.' Ilenderlite to thn closing Address the day by Dr. E. C. LindemaV, pro fessor of sociology at the N. U: College for Women. The music at tho Moetiudt at. the school building Wednesday night will be rendered by musical talent front surrounding mill villages. ' A special feature of the musical pro gram is the music that will be rendered by Mr. Woody, a young man of the l.oray community. Young Woody is twenty four years of ago and is totally, blind. His piano music is of the high est classical type and those who have heard him say that they have never before seen tho like. He was born in Madison county, this state, and lost his sight, when au infant. Ho was entered in the school for tho blind, at Raleigh, ' when four years of ago. During tha summer young Woody tunes pianos as) . a trade aud in winter he teaches the boys at his ulmn mater the same pro fession. He took up the study oC music at tho age of eleven and for some time studied ut Meredith College, Haleigh. Accompanying Mr. Woody will be severul other musicians. Songs, stringed instruments aud piano music Will be pa the program. It is to be clearly understood that the public is urged to be present at all meetings and sessions. The doors are open. All interested iu the work o ' the community workers' organization will listen with interest to tho npeechoa and reports at tho conference. The outlined prog.'dui for tonight ' and Wednesday: , Tuesday, June 13. 7:iiti s.-ou p. m. Registration. 8:00 p. m. "Get Acquainted Meet ing." Addresses of Welcome; 4 J. H. Separk. .. jij C. E. Hutchison, Mt. Holly. ; Marshall Dilling, Smyre-Mill. Response: '"d Mr. George C. Gibson, Winnsboro S. C. president, Southern Textile So cial Workers Conference, " Wednesday, June 14. . 9:00 a. m. Devotional. Dr. J. 1I4 Ilenderlite, D. D., Gastonia, N. C. 0:.'t0 a. in. Mumc. Prof . V'ade Brown, director of nuisic, XorttC Caro Una College for Women. " 9:43 a. m. " Luity of Effort id Servico Work." Mr. Gordon A. John stone, Winnslwro, S. O.,. president boutnern Textile Association. , i 10:00 a. m. Group conferences. V '. Leaders.' . Ministers. J. W. C Johusoa, Gas tonia, N . C . Teachers, Miss Katherino Doiicr, GainefcVille, Ga. ' . Nurses, Miss Margaret Laws, county. Red Cross nurse, Gastonia, N. O. General workers, Mr. Marion Helsa, Greensboro, X. C. , ' 3:00 p. ni. Music. 3:15 p. m. .Dr. E. C. Lirdemart, "Some Fundamentals of Cocununitr Wort in MiU Villages." 4:00 p m. Open forum. , fs:00 p. m. Concert. Musioti talent fram mill villages. Address. Dr.-E. C. Lindem:.;-, pro fessor of sociology, N. C. Co'hci for