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ONI A DAILY GA2ETT Weather Fair Local Cotton 22 Cents VOL. XLIH. NO. 172 GASTONIA, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 20, 1922 SINGLE COPY S CENTS 1 MORRISON ORDERS TROOPS TO ROCKY lOUNT AND ABERDEEN . ' I GAST JEWELL PREDICTS RAILROADS WILL Senator Norris Denunciation For Muscle Ford Offer Is Dealt With In Unsparing Terms By Chairman. HIS OWN BILL PRAISED Norris Plan Is Most Won derful Plan Ever 1 Proposed. WASHINGTON, July 20. la ft comprehensive report submitted to tho ix'uute today .by Chairman Norris of the ttcnate Agricultural ColITmiUee, Henry Ford's oner fur the purchase and lease of the government's war-iuiliatcd pro ivct ut Muscle bhoals, Alabama, is con tinued iu unusually strong iauguage, while the Nebraska tJcnator's bill, pro posing development of the properties un der a government owned and controlled corporation, ia described as "the most .wonderful plan" thut lias ever beeu proposed in the history of the country. On the question of the Ford bid, the. report says, tkmators Pago, McNary, Keyes, Gooding, Norbeck, tlarreld, and MeKiuley Republicans and Keudricks,' iJciiiocrut, concur with the chairman. With referouco to the government owner ship proposal, tho report gives tho names of live Senators, N orris, McNary, Good ing, Norbeck und MeKiuley, who favor its passago by the benato for the eola tion of the Muscle iShoals problem. Because of this line-up of the Commit teemen, tho report is characterized as a minority opinion insofar as it expresses approval of thu government ownership bill 'but, ia presented as a majority opinion insofar us it deals with tho re jection by the committee of all propo sals for Muscle fcjhouls development. The Ford offer is dealt with in un sparing terms. Its adoption, the report says, would put "the government ot the United States into business with u ven geance," adding thut "those who nk Congress to accept the Ford oiler ask us, in effect, to lease this property to this corporation without any real considera tion, and then in addition thereto, guar antee to repair and keep and maintain it in good condition for a period of one hundred years." "It is difficult to harmonize our idea of 'Mr. Ford's fairness," the report con tinues, "with his silence on this subject, when bis name is so often used in exag geration and misrepresentation as to just, what he does offer to do. The coun try has been given to understand that iMr. Ford has guaranteed to reduce the cost of fertilizer by one-half. He has done nothing of the kind. He has made no guarantee of any kiud iu the way of tho reduction of the cost of fertilizer. The country has been given to understand that he pays the ' government four per cent interest on its investment in the two dams. Ho does nothing of the kind. He has not made any such offer ami no such proposition is included in his bid. Giving his corporation credit for every dollar that it pays, he will be paying to the taxpayers less than three per cent on the money which he uses out of the Treasury of the United States, and when we consider that this loan runs for one j iiunureu years, 11 requines even inojyiins. All children in the festival will Btretch of the imagination to understand r,.,,ort' to those persons for any help or me -euurnioim proniiiiai in is corporauuu secures in mm one iicni uiuue. "Assuming that a fair interest rate in the commercial world is six per cent in terest, this would give his corporation during a hundred year period, a total gift of cold cash of $236,250,000 and if this money were compounded as Mr. Ford asks the government to compound what he pays, the profit to the corpora tion at the end of the one hundred ye:;r period would be 14,500.000. This more than half our total cost of the world war. , 'The country has been given to under stand that the Ford offer provides for tho xepaymont to the government within the one hundred year period, the entire in- . vestment that the government has mad.?. 1 His offur does nothing of the kind.; On the other hand, the total payments in cluded in the offer of both interest and amortization, amount to less than tbr-e per cent on tho investment and he never pays one dollar of the principal. The people of the country have been lead to believe that the Ford offer mcnas a re duced price for electricity to the con sumer. It means nothing nf the kind. He has not agreed to' furnish a single kilowatt to any home or to any manufac turing concern except his own. . The mighty power at Muscle Shoals will be devoted entirely and exclusively to the use of the great corporation which Mr. Ford will organize. When we bring together the results that must follow from these two divisions of the Ford offer, the mind is dazed at the unreasonableness of the proposition ; at the enormity of the gift. W5th t he j oinenditure of no money there is to-be TZ over to a cornoration rorrtv of 1 a" -i., f ,n, thnr, t fin oon nnft nn.i i the right and privilege to extort unjust profits from citizens of this country without limit. v "There is nothing in the history of ti.6 world with which this can be tmpar- (Continued on page 4.) Is, Vigorous In Ford's t0ffer Shoals Property ENGLISH WOMAN INTRODUCES . NEW MARRIAGE VOWS LONDON, July 20. English women are equalling their American sisters in the scope of their occupa tion . Women legislators; lawyers, physicians and sculptors are fairly common in both countries. But now London comes along with a woman "marrying parson." .- She is the Rev. Constance Coltman, a graduate of Ox ford University, and joint pastor of one of the West Ena's fashionable cnurcbes. , ' Some women like to be married by Miss Coltman; she does not ask them to use the word "obey," in fact tells them to avoid it. ine requests the bride and the groom to present each other with a ring, repeating the words: "As this ring now encircles thy finger, so let my love surround thee all the days of thy life." REHEARSALS BEGIN FOR THE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL Many Children Of the City Are Taking Part In the Home Talent Pageant To Be Given Next Thursday. Rehcarscla of tho coiiinfuiiity dramatic festival aro in full progress, and tho evening of July 27th, gives promise of a good entertainment. ' . Many children answered tho call for local talent, audthc cast for the fantasy "The Khepard in the Distance" is now filled. Heheursels for the pantomine are now in full sway, and the cast 19 made up entirely-of local ltalcnt. iSeveraj dramatic acts aro to feature tho evening's entertainment in addition to the play, among which will bo wonder working magicians, minstrelsy, and many other features both' entertaining and amusing and instructing. The playmakers in the entire east aro persons of no little talent, and it is expected that through this medium there may develop a local dramatic interest that will prove of exceeding value to the 1 city; Final reliersals will begin Monday morning July 2ord, when all characters will be in full regalia, and all acts will be given tho ful time and help of the Community Dramatic Coach. Mr. Oeorge Junkin. Any person, or persons desir ing to obtain any help in the dramatic line may receive same by application 10 Mr. Junkin, or any other member of the Community Service Dramatie Committee. The following is' a list of the com mittee which is in charge of the Drama tic Festival: Mr. George Junkin, Coach, Mr. - W. L. Balthis, President of Com munity Service, Miss Katherine McLean, Recreational Director, Mr.L-P. Mahaf fey, Kotary Park Executive, and the fol lowing ladies: Miss Aline Rcid, Miss Iva Battle, '' Miss Katherine Shuford, Miss Marie Torrence, and Mrs. Rankin !coai.Unj desired. A .program of the festival will bo given out at a later, date. GROWDERS GREEK FOLKS COMING TO THE FAIR Secretary Allen Finds That People Of This Thriving Section Will Support Gas ton County Fair. ' Good representation in the Big Gaston County Fair is certain from the southern section of Gaston county lying west of the Clover road and extending up to the borders of l'isgah community, it wa promised the executive secretary of the fair Tuesday in a four hours tour of that SecUon. The secretary wan nccomnnnied 1 r. i . . . .,. - a.i,-- . i- 1 y f, .7 " Vr1:''"- Eunization, and who is always a strong booster for the fair. " There isa" rich little' agricultural em pire in this ; section of the Crawfords, Alams, Jackson?, Fergusons and other families whose encestors long ago sett led this territory In the past years it has not been very thoroughly represeut- ....v.., iuv.iiinuii in me iair ur-'.i luu om una year the f01?1 Ste"!T0, be 'Vn.d ua to uc TJ T., 1 ' re'.wr' 'nuch on. teh'map and that some mighty n,le prouuetu are to be seen from thcra THE WEATHER General f'1 tonight and Fridav; little change in temperature. MR. MORRISON THINKS INTERFERING IN LABOR FIGHTS VERY UNWISE Tells Harding Labor Disputes Not Matter For Federal Intervention. WILL PRESERVE ORDER In Promoting and Keeping Peace He Believes Govern ment May Use Force. W. T. B0ST RALEIGH, July 20. Neutrality as benevolent as can be maintained, on an issue so vital to the public as a railroad strike, will bo Governor Morrinso's atti tude, which he proclaimed to no' less a personality than l'resident Harding yes terday. His excellency the l'resident. had writ- I ten his excelleucy,' the governor, one of the 43 letters scut to chief executives of states, caking them to join in a request to the coal miners to return to work. Governor Morrison received his telegram late tonight. In the answer today ho might have stopped at tho suggestion that North Carolina mines no coal and little else, save in a county or two; but Governor Morrison disagrees wholly with thu tendency of state and federal authori ties to interfere in labor disputes. Th reply to Mr. Harding is perhaps the - most vigorous statement that bus gone, from the executive office here. It is perfectly respectable, but it doclincs all offers of national patrol in this state. Mr. Morrison has a long formed judg ment against tho presidential policy, The loser in such a controversy with great diflimulty retains his confidence in fho impartiality of his government. There is a controverted issue before the govern ment now. He tells Mr. Harding that the use of troops is tantamount to a govermentnl recognition of the righteous ness of the employers and is in effect a use of federal forces against the strikers. In promoting the' peace and preserving it Governor Morrison believes tho govern ment is right iu the use of force. He pledges to defend every worker whether unionist or not. In this he assures tho President that there is a united state with him. Under no circumstances could federal troops be welcomed unless1' the governor should bo mistaken in his be lief that peace can be maintained.'. Ho wires Mr. Harding thus: The Governor's Message His Excellency. Warren G. Harding, President of the United States," Washington, D. C Your wire of yesterday . received last night. There is very little mining in this state and so far as I know there arc no strike troubles in t,his industry. It would be a vain -thing for mo to invite coal miners to return to workk inlhis state, but I would not do so anyway. I am truly sorry that a judgment long formed and repeatedly expressed heretofore in my state prevents my agreeing with your position as set forth in your telegram. I deem the whole policy of the national and state governments trying to adjust labor disputes unwise. Ityalways for feits the confidence of the side to such a controversy finally decided against by the government and creates suspicion of the impartiality of its exercise of police power. I believe the full duty of the government an dthe part of wisdom is to uphold the jivv with fairness impartia lity and permit parties in industrial ds putes to fight the economic battle to a finish. Your position is practically to use the power of the government against the strikers, and in the enforcement of police regulations and the upholding of teh law the strikekrs will naturally have litle confidence in the impartiality or fairness of soldiers or other agencies of force which has taken a decided stand against them, however good the reasons for such a stand may be. I will elabo rate mv-views in a letter mailed today which I earnestly hope you will de mc the honor to read. There will be no trou ble in North Carolina in .upholding the law in this or any other controversy. I am quite sure I will not need federal forces to aid me in the position I have taken of non-interference with either side in such controversies- except to uphold the law and keep the peace and protect every would-be worker, union - or non union, from menace, insult ami violence. In this position I have the united sup- i-pon or pracuc.iuy me triune rnurarai i of the state. 1 deeply symnatnize wun the gre. burden of responsibilit-upon trP. your jthoulders and truly regret that x cannot join you in an invitation to the miner to ret ' vn to work, which is prae ticallv taking sides in the controversy. I hope under no circumstances in this j or any other controversy you will use Gastonia Lodge Xo. .-!6!, A. F. 4: military forces in this state until after J A. M., the lot on South Marietta street conferences wth me. We will not need j formerly owned by the lodge, adjoining it, as the forces at mv command are ade-1 the P. T. & T. Company 'a 'property, quate and will be used, to protect the! Mr.' Loftin will erect on the property humblest laborer, union or non ui-a, inja modern printing plant. While he has this state in hie every legal right, rr I should be mistaken in this, although I am sure I am not, I will instantly call upon you for aid. With highest respect and every good wslr. CAMERON MORRISON', Gov?rsor of North Carolina YIELD AND COAST LINE HEAD ASKS FOR TROOPS FOR RAILROAD SHOPS AT ROCKY MOUNT President Kenly Says Train Service Will Be Discontin ued Through City. 100 MEN READY TO WORK Violence Is Offered Those Who Want To Work By the Strikers. (By Brock Barkley.) RALEIGH, July 1!. Presidon Keniy, this evening to Governor Muirison for of the Atlantic Coast Line, appealing troops for the Rocky Mount shops, de clared that unless protection is fur nished the road will be virtually unable to operate its trains through that city. The telegram front President Kenry was received shortly after L. V. lias sett, city ' attorney for Rocky Mount, had telephoned the governor the situa tion there had tho aspect of 11 sleeping volcano. The only reason further dis order had not occurred was because work in the shops had been completely suspended, he said. Governor Morrison at once began an investigation to determino the wisdom of using troops. Adjutant General Metts is keeping in close touch with conditions at Rocky Mount tonight and the company of troops at Wilson lias been, ordered, to be ready to move 011 a moment's notice. The eexcutive intimated that unless thero is a decided change in reports from that zone, troops may go there tomorrow. Harassed "Unbearably." Five officials of the Coast Lino have been attempting to work in the shops. They have been : harassed . unbearably, l'resident Kenly reported, while other men have been run away. He reported one worker lodged in a Rocky Mount hotel as protection froin strikers or sympathizers who would like to lay hands on him. Mr. Bassett telephoned the governor that ; a -hundred men arc ready to go to. work -in the Rocky Mount shops but are ; prevented by intimidations and threats of violence. Because of conditions in that zone, the Coast Line has been forced to coal trains at FaycttevilJe. An embargo through Rocky Mount has been de clared ou many items of freight. It was declared that unless protection is afforded the road will practically . be forced to suspend train operations through the city. Quiet at Raleigh. In Raleigh tho situation remained quiet through today. Tho Seaboard' re ported 102 men at 'work-in its' shops while fifty moro aro expected to arrive here tomorrow. No efforts were made by strikers or sympathizers to mole.-t them. Reports from Hamlet indicated the situation there was satisfactory. J. F McMahon, chairman of the piecutive committee of the State red oration-of Labor; Felix Cannon, official of the shopmen's union, and an official of tho Kaleigh shopmen, held a confer ence with the governor today. Mj. Cannon, who was one of the men to rotest yesterday the order for troops, 1 told the governor today he had nory j respect for hractions and believed him respec sincere of -purpose. "Wo are right with the govenn.r," declared Mr. McMahon, who is looked upon as one of the most level headed ami. able of the state's labor leaders. "We can keep our men under control. Of course we can 't tell what sympa thizers will do. We are going to co operate with the governor iu this mat ter." Letters and telegrams of commenda tion on his stand on the strike poured into the governor's office today. They came from Kotary, Kiwanis, Civitan and Lion clubs, other organizations and from individuals. . C. I. LOFTIN BUYS PROPERTY ON MARIETTA STREET Will Erect Modern Printing Plant On Property Bought From Masonic Lodge Build -Store-Room. -Will Mr. C. I.'Loftin has purchased from not defintiely decided upon his plans, it is Mr. Loftin's purpose to erect a twa story brick building with one or two store rooms for rent. Construction will begin between now and January 1, 1923. The local Masonie lodge has recently acquired a large lot on South street I where they will erect a modern temple. 1 - SETTLE STRIKE IN TWO WEEK DECLARES STRIKE IS BECOMING -MORE EFFECTIVE EVERY DAY AND ROADS ARE BEING FORCED TO KNEES 1 4 Elopers Held ; Esther Hughe.," 19, ' church ' lan st, and Rev. Walter Cuir. 1 iinlnlater, were found peelln Mta. toes m Port Huron, Mich T !held . for authorities frSmpri (Valley 0., where Culp has a wtf! Jand nine children. , . wuo 1 ... or- 1 ? Adjutant General Metts Under ... -. Governor's Orders Sends The State Troops Into Strike Area RALEIGH, July 20.; GOV - emor Morrison at 10 O'clock this morning ordered troops to Rocky Mount and Aberdeen for duty in connection with the strike of railway shopmen. Acting on the Governor's instruction, Adjutant General J, Van Metts ordered Company A, li'otli infantry, of Burling (,.,, ..i;..'l. I.,. 1 .since 'Monday and Battery A, 117th field il'MI V.II. lllli, II Ml II 1 iifiii-w ,11. tim'ii nrtjdery. of . Guldsboro, to proceed to liocky Mount at once and a squad of men from the Concord infantry company, now at Kockiiigham, to entrain immcdi ateyl for Aberdeen. DCQpI C IDC ClflW IU -- I-UII LISTING THEIR PROPERTY Township List Takers Find That Numbers Ot People Have Not Yet Made Their Returns. The county commissioners are in'es fcion today to Iwar the reports of the tax-lis!ers of the county. According to the reports of the list takers, people have been woefully :low in listing their property. Many of tin in have not yet completed the work of bsting tile prop erty in their townships. Many jwople willfully evade the proposition and go to all sorts of truoblc to keep from listing their prorty, even in the face of the M-iialty of a dom)".' tax, say some of the list takers. . It is absolutely neres5r.v that tin-so' returns te in, eo that Hie tax books may be made up. COTTON MARKET CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET NEW YORK, July 20. -Cotton fu tures tdosi-d bandy steady, spots quiet, unchangd; Juiv 22.2; October 22.3 : Pecembei !22..'; Jauuarv ' 1 1 March 22.10; IMay 21Jj; Spots Z2.Z0. HaroM F. McCormiek has announced he will sue every paier which' published a gland of another man to be grafted into his onu body, whatever it is, sonie- thine has made Mr. MeConnick terriblv ; President Of Six Federated Shop Crafts Pre dicts That Railroads Will Capitulate and Yield To Strikers' Demands Railroads and Strikers Settle To Test Of Strength. .t MECKLENBURG COMING TO GASTON COUNTY FAIR Mecklenburg Day Is Set For Thursday, October 12 Clarence Keuster Comes Over and Arranges. Mecklenburg county is coming over ia full force to the Big Gaston County Fair in October, it was announced from fair headquarters this morning. Busi ness Manager Clarence O. Keuster of tho Charlotte Chamber of Commerce conferred with Secretary Allen Wednes day afternoon relative to the matter and as a result Mecklenburg Day was set for Thursday, October 12. The fine thing about it, in the view of local fair officials, is that tho sug gestion of auc a day came from Char lotte, Mr. Keuster coming over to (las tonia and taking the matter up While here. It is his intention to thoroughly organize the proiosition so that Char lotto and Mecklenburg in general will be over iu full force on that date. Mecklenburg Day at tho fair last year was one of tho big days, over fif teen hundred people coming over. All were deeply interested in the fair. I Tiic Governor acted 'upon ''the request ni:i,1 yesterday by J". C. Kenly, fresi- lent of the, Atlantic Coast line railway, for troops to enable the company to man its shops at Kocky Mount, whro a num ber of disorders have occured since the workers in. the' Emerson shops went on strike threew eeks ago. President Kenly told the Governor that a hundred or more men wero ready to go to work and unless sufficient protection was guaranteed .hem the consequences would bo serious to passenger and freight service. . The troops wero snt - to Aberdeen on request of Mayor Henry Page, following thu alleged kidnapping of an electrician of the Norfolk Southern there by alleged strike sympathizer, several daye ago. WHITE AND ALLEN, OF KANSAS FAME, DISAGREE TOPEKA, KAS., July 20. (Ry Tlw Associated Press.) ''Henry and Me" the one Governor Henry J. Allen and the other William Allen White, close friends for many years, fellow travelers, both with - national reputations a pulilicits and editors, county workers over seas during the world and two of tho chief political leaders of Kan sas, today differed materially. Tho Kansas court of industrial rela tions, of which Governor Allen was the foremost sponsor, was the point of dissension. Mr. White, publisher - of Em poria Gazette, rising to a point of IKTsoual privilege, posted in the window of his newspaper office a v placard esl""sing the cause of the striking railway (hopmen, and ex pressing sympathy for their an nounced stand for living wages and fair working conditions." Mr. White had len told that I lie state attorney general had rulled that such displays were iu violation of the industrial aud anti syndicalism law. "The order of the Industrial Court is an infamous infraction of the right of free press and free speech." Mr. White asserted. He proclaimed 49 percent sympathy with the strikers aud said he would add one er cent a day as loug as the strike continued. "We all know Bill," sail Governor Allen, "the Henry of Mr. White's book, the martial ad ventures of Henry and Me." writ ten after their return front over seas. "If he insists on being funny we will have to do some thing about it. " . . Further than that Governor AI- loij n-onJd no CO?!!TO!t fc'J!!'lf1 CHICAGO July 20. B. M. Jewell, president of the six federated shop crafts, predicted today that tho rai!road3 will capitulate and settle the strike with iu two weeks. rTho strike is becoming moro effee tno daily, he said, "and tho roads will yield as soon as we bring them to their; knees." Tho railroad executlces statements orf the seniority question were characters ad by Mr. Jewell as camoflougo dosign ed to cover up the real issuc a national adjustment board. The executive board of the striking unions will meet this afternon to con sider an answer to tho statement, issued by yie railroad nfhcials last night.. "The railroads know they cannot justify their fight ( ngaiutft the national adjustment board before the public,", Mr. Jewell said. "The board would take working rules disputes off tha bauds of the Railroad Labor Board, except in cases of appeals, and leave the board free to devote practically all its time to. wage questions." The transportation act provides fo the establishment of adjusted boards and attempts have . I'C-en made several times by Board members to have regional adjustment bodies established but without success. When the na tional agreement was up for revision last year the' question of a national adjustment board was broached by tha unions, but nothing ever came of it. Mr. Jewell said today that tha ' Unions opposed regional boards be cause two or threo different liodies ia different sections would bo trying to interpret the same national tales on various parts of the same system and nothing but confusion would, result. "Regional boards," he said,, "would mean war and not peace on 'the rail roads. .': , . Pending his meeting , with the execu tive hoard this afternoon Mr. Jewell declined to comment on the, statohieut of the railroad executives, 'i .-. - With immediate prospects for peace iit the railway strike gone, strikers and railroads today settled to a tcst; of strength. The ' statement of Chairman Hooper of the railroad labor board, that the board no longfcr Waa engaged ia peace negotiations, left ' the situation open to direct negotiation between Btrika leaders an railroad operators, or other; quarters. Union leaders remained firm in thci? demand that full seniority rights bo se stored to the shopmen now on strike, that being the rock on which peace efforts were broken. Railroad heads were fully; insistent that seniority rights of uica no wnt work be recognized. There was no indication from either side of a weak ning of tho determination to carry thq point to an issue.! -. Reports today indicated a gradual ex tension of the curtailmeut of transior tat ion, some portion h' wever, being dua t the coal situation, but the major part because of lack f repairs to equipment. In all 247 trains have been cancelled or are to lie cancelled, said reports from railroad centers in th west. Th Bouth wstrn lins apparently have been hardest hit. Reports were that the strike is be ing felt by the iron and steel industries. the coal mines in parts of est wrginla tare without coal cars, and that a portioa of the fruit crop of th pacific eosat is endangered by lack of transportation. Representatives of the Brotherhood of Railway 1erks declared that 93 per cent of tho 3,000 clerks employed by the Ches apeake and Ohio Railway would join the ranks of the strikers today. Ranks of the strikers were augmented by walkouts in othr unions yesterday and indications today were that therq would b further accessions. Reports of violence fell off somewhat but troops were called out in two mora stats, and isolated shootings and whippy ings continued. At Kansas City a gene ral chairman of the maintenance of way; men 's union, in a telegram to President K. F. G ruble said that members of that union in the southwest would strike of their own accord unless a speedy settle ment was reached. Aconferonee between union heads anj road officials in Chieago was expected to avert a wealkout of 7,300 clerks on, the Chicago t Northwestern Railway. Negotiations between officials of thai International and Great Nothern Rail way and representaives of the clerk's union at rSan Antonio, Tex., came to nothing and a walkout was predicted by; C Kuhenbacker, chairman of the clerk. Railroad repair shops in the cant ar manned at nearly sixty per cent narm.i!, iseeretarv Walbour, of the liarcau ot Information of Eastern Railways, ail in a statement issued at New York. At far as the eastern district i rmtrrn',l 'the strike U just ahout over" teh state ment added. The Missouri Pacific shops ,.t Jf IT r son City, Mo., were reopened wiih '"- nf twen'y five mon. Iv-put? (.--.