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VOL. XLIII. NO. 186
GASTONIA, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 5, 1922
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
UMUL HALE,
CITY SCHOOL . BOARD
ELECTS 9D TEACHERS
FOR COMING SESSION
Everything Is In Readiness
For Opening Of City
Schools Sept. 1.
NEW ATHLETIC COACHES
Four New Men Are Named
To Positions On High
School Faculty.
The city board of education' an
nounces the election of the teachers for
' the city schools for the coming scholas
tic year. This year the local system
will have ninety tutors, including tea
chers, principals and' superintendents.
Quite a few changes have been made
by the board, and many new teachers
are billed to report for duty the last
week of this month .
Divided by schools, tho high school
department will have 15 teachers, Con
tral and Willow 22, Clara 5, East 11
West 34 and Highland will have 12
teachers. In the high school several
changes are to bo noted. Three new
men have been added to the staff, with
high literary standing, and also ability
to coach and direct the athletic end of
the school. Mr. T. M. Low ry, of David
son, will assist Miss Ella Bradley iu
the Math, department and will also
help coach the football sound. Mr. J
K Rose, of Trinity, will head the de
partment or uistory.and will bo head
cuach of the gridironA Mr. J. C. Itcid,
of Erskinc, will tone I J Latin, and will
coach baseball. Mr. Kay Armstrong
principal will teach science, and coach
the basketball squad. Mr. II. Grey
Steel, of Philalolphia, will supervise
the school's music.
I'rof. W. P. Grier will be at the head
of the system. Miss Katie Smith will
be principal of Willow school. Miss
Ellie Garrison will be principal of Clara
school. Miss Margraet Tiddy of Cen
tral, Mr. G. L. foawyer of Last
and Mr, E. J. Abernathy, of West
school. J, A. .Rollins will have charge
of Highland.
Below is giveiutho complete list of
the teachers. Patrons of the school
are urged to clip same and keep for
future reference.
, HIGH SCHOOL
English and French Misses Eula
Glenn and Louisa Reed
MHthematiee -Miss Ella Bradley, Mr.
T, M. Lowry. .,...
Latin Miss Sallio Watkins, Mr. J,
C. Keid.
History Mr. J.' E. Rose.
French and Hpanish Miss Gladys
rcnnington; ,
iiience Mrs. S. B. Dolley.
Principal Mr. Ray Armstrong.
PriiSinry Supervisor Miss Minnie Lee
Peedin. . 1
: Music Supervisor H. Grey Steele
,Supt; of Schools- W. P. Grier.
CENTRAL AND WILLOW SCHOOLS
' Grade
; 1 Misses Lucia McLoes, Bessie)
Brandt Brown, Ethel Jeffords,
Pearl Gnllatit.
Adv. 1 Miss Janice Morgan.
J Misses Carrie Morris and Ela-
nor Carson.
Adv.2 Mis Bruec Caughmnii.
3 Katie Smith, Principal hue
Miss Mildred Counts.
Adv. 3 Miss Louise Fripp.
4 Misses Marie L-uigston, Mary
Jones and Blair Spencer.
5 Misses Bertie Craig, Aliuo Reid
and Daisy Hunter.
6 Misses Rebecca Hieklin aud
Evelyn Carter.
7 Mrs. W. G. Gaston and Mis;
Mary B. Miller.
Prin. Miss Margaret Tiddy.
tXAKA SCHOOL
1 Miss Anne Churchill.
Adv. 1 Mis Olive Metis.
A & B 2 Miss Cora Armstrong. '
A&B3 Miss Sarah Edwards.
4 Miss Ellie Onrrihcil, I'riu.
WEST SCHOOL
Grade -
1 Misses Jessie McNeil, Birdie
Brooks, Maurie . Simpson, Annie
(Scurry end Leona. Pope.
Adv. 1 Misses Sullic Brooks and Annie
Bridges.
2 Misses Christine Slona, Nellie
R. Sloan, Annie Pearl Dobbins.
Adv. 2 Miss Millie. Kanipe.
3 Misses Ella B. Copcland, Narva
O 'Daniel and Bess Jackson.
Adv. 3 Miss Mary L. Love.
4 -Misses Sue Harvey, Martha
Wiggins and xLucilo-Mason.
5 Misses Eunice Riggins and
Mary Doll.
6 Misses Ruth Gilchrist and Hal
lie Williams. v
7 Miss Jessie Underwood.
Prin. Mr. E. J. Abernathy.
HIGHLAND SCHOOL
Primary Sudie Norment, Mattie Pee
ler, Ma mis Pharr, Vivian Shute, Eliza
beth Humphrey and '" Beatrice Lomax.
Grammar Grades Dulicina Adams,
Plora Carpenter and Boulah Brodie.
Principal J. A. Rollins.
EAST SCHOOL
Grade
1 Miss Katherine McLean and
Kate Wilkes.
Adv. 1 Miss Mary fiumuierell.
B 2 Miss Lula. Rankin.
A & B 2 Miss Lucia Milcr.
A & B 3 Miss UebeecH Dickinson.
4 Miss Mary LaFar.
. 5 Miss Evelyn Readc.
fl Miss Esther Robison.
1 Miss Jeanette White.
Principal Mr. G. L. Sawyer.
Church Destroyed By Fire.
AMURICUS, Ga., Aug. 5. The
First Methodist church here, one of the !
largest in the state, was" burned to the
ground this morning causing a loss of
more than $100,000. The church was
built 20 5'ears ago. and recently a pipe
organ was installed. Origin of the fire J
jj unknown
French Fliers Are Optimistic
Over Prospect Of Gliders, Or
Motor-less Flying Machines
Destined To Make As Much
Gasoline-Propelled Machines Have Achieved Since Wright
Brothers Made Their Test Flights At Kitty Hawk, N. C.
French Farmers Skeptical.
If You Would Stay
Young, Read Newspapers
LONDON, July 19 A retired
member of the British bar, Sir Harry
Poland, heale, hearty, and still in
.ested in life at the age of 94, at
tributes his longevity and mental
vigor largely to having always been
a great newspaper reader
He is very fond of taking long
walks about London to enjoy the
beauties of the city,' and recently he
has chafed at the rains which have
kept him indoors. "Still one can
obtain excitement enough to keep
young just by reading tb newspa
pers," he says, "for we live in
stirring times. "
HAIL DDES SEVERE
DAMAGE IN CABARRUS
Heavy Storm Hits ' Certain
Sections Of North Carolina
; Thursday Crops Are In
jured. CONCORD, Aug. 4. Hail played
havoc with crops in parts of Cabarrus
county Thursday afternoon, the damage
being estimated by some at $10,000.
No hail fell in bncord or the lower
part of the county, but farmers in 'he
Center Grove neighborhood, and in other
parts of No. 4 township, report heavy
damage. There was some damage to
buildings in Kannapolis also, according
to reports reaching Concord. ,
,The storm swept across an area about
two miles long and one mile wido in
the Center Grove neighborhood. Crops
of all kinds were damaged, with cotton
suffering the greater damage. The
storm hit this county about 5 o'clock,
and continued for about half an hour.
Ono farmer Who came to Concord this
morning stated that on his farm he
found ice this morning as a result of
the heavy hail fall.
Watermelons Ruinei.
The farmer brought to Coneord with
him cotton stalks and bolls that had
beeii literally torn to pieces by the ice.
He stated that his watermelon and ean
taloupo vines had been practically
wholly destroyed.
A report from Kannapolis stated that
window panes in a number of homes
were broken by the hail, and at the
Cabarrus mill, 'the report added, several
hundred panes were broken. Farmers
in' the section visited by the Istorm also
reported many broken panes
The hail' stones, one fartiior in tho
Center Grove neighborhood said, wcto
about the size of a half-dollar, and
came down in Such a flood that he
ould not see 50 yards from his -house.
His watermelon vines were ruined, and
he added that in his neighborhood sev
eral melons were cut and ruined by the
hail.
The hail storm also visited Rowan
county, reports from' Salisbury state,
and caused much damage in the part of
the county visited.
Cotton Badly Damaged .
Cotton ou'iho- farms' named above
was badly damaged. Each farmer
whose farm was visited by tho storm
reported greatest damage to the grow
ing cotton, and all of the farmers who
were in Concord today were exhibiting
stalks and bolls torn by the ice.
The storm was one of' the most severe
that, has visited this county in recent
years.
French Government Orders
Into Effect Penalties Against
Germany For Failure To Pay
Penalties Concern German Properties Seques
tered In France No Military Action Is In
volved 150 Germans To Be Expelled From
Alsace-Lorraine.
PARIS, Aug. 5. (By The Associated
Press) The French government today
ordered into effect the penalties against
ttermany for failure to pay in full the
installments on the pre-war debts to
French citizens.
The penalties concern German proper
ies sequestered in France, Certain pay
ments that were beine made to Germans
on account or war losses were suspended
n Aisace and Lorraine as are also the
ndemnities under the arbitration aero-
ments reached between France and Ger
many in August and Septemben. 1921.
miutary action is involved.
PARIS. Aug. 5. (By Tho Associted
Press) Germany's reply to the late.it
French note demanding payment in full
of the installments on the prewar debts
owing to French citizens was delivered
to the foreign off iee at noon today. Pre
mier Poincare, after a quick perusal of
the document, gave an orded which hwas
not made public.
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PARISAug. 5. (By The Associated
Press) Anticipating that the assurances
required of Germany of her intention
Progress In Next 20 Years As
CLERMONT FERRAND France, Au.
3. (By The Associated Press) Opti
mism over the future of motorless flying
prevails at. Camp Mouillard where the
"glider" contests under the auspices
of the first international experimental
congress of motorless airplanes will be-
igin tomorrow, to continue until August
twentieth.
The builders, idiots and officials liv
ing in the canvas city near the top of
Mount Combegrasse are , sanguine that
i machines propelled by man-power or
merely by the wind are destined to make
jmuch progress in the next 20 years as
tho gasoline-motored planes hhave achie
ved since the Wright brothers mado their
test flights at Kitty Hawk, N. C.
General Large, commanding the thir
teenth army corps, whose soldiers aro
keeping law and order in the camp, point
ing to a "glider" piloted by Lieutenant
Thoret maneuvoring 3,000 feet above the
camp dipping and lopping said :
"Anyone prophesying this 15 years
ngo would have been interned in a luna
tic asylum." i
A pessimistic note, however, was struck
by a French peasent harvesting in a near
by field, who- practically repeated the
words ascribed to two Ohio farmers up
on reading of the Wright brothers' first
short hops. One farmer, as he scanned
the big headlines in the newspaper he
had just taken from the R. F. 1). box at
the cross roads declared with finality:
..'No man will ever fly like a bird,"
and. the other echoing the sentiment with
"And if a man ever does, he won't sail
from Dayton, Ohio, 'by heck."
What the French peasent said, after
watching a Cuendeton-Charmon machine
for four minutes, was: "It cannot be
done, ' ' And prodding his team of oxen
he lumbered away. ; .
Fifteen of the motorless airplanes en
tered in the contests have arrived and
some of the machines have already made
successful unofficial flights. An Ameri
can monoplane entered by the aeronauti
cal engineering society is being held, up
in some railroad yard between Clermont
Ferrand and Havre, from which latter
nort it was shipped eight days ago. '
The gliders already at Camp Mouillard
include machines with the flapping wings
of the bat and types resembling the fly
ing fish which are propelled by human
musculuifcpower and winu propeiieu sail
ing planes with canvas wings, mobile and
stationary. ' The machines are of the
monoplane, bi plane and tri-plano types.
These with stationary wings 'are called
"stiffs," and those with mobile wings
"flappers.''
A Swiss designed stationary , thick
winged, monoplane remained in the air
four minutes yesterday, covering about
a mile and three quarters in a half circle
with a loss in altitude of about J00 feet,
i A "flapper" .'parasol'' machine covered
about 200 yards at an altitude averaging
between six and ten feet. It landed be
cause the human motor gave out. The
winas of this machine are worked by ft
contrivance somewhat similar to that us
ed on tho chhainless bicycle.
Most of the pilots and builders on the
ground express the determination to
break the records for duration in motor
less flieht held by Harth of Germany.
This record is 21 minutes. One hundred
thousand francs will bo distributed a-
mong the. workers. , .
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Bt M.
.Tikp11 linud of the striking railroad
shopmen's union, arrived at teh White
House shortly before noon today for a
conference with President Harding. Hi
was accompanied by William H. John
ston, president of the machinists union
and James Noonan, head of tho electri
cal workers union.
to lmy the 2,000,000 pound sterling due
August 15 toward liquidation of the
pre-war debts owing to French citizens
would not be forthcoming at non today,
Premier Poincare last night made final
arrangements to enforce the threatened
penalties. The plan$ were completed
after a lengthy conference with M, Bci
bel, minister of liberated regions, who
is also replacing LouirBarthou as minis
ter of pustice.
It is understood that the first measure
which will bo applied Monday will be ,'
the expulsion of I5U Germans residing j
in Alsace Loraine and the sequestration
of their propertv. Simiar measures will J
be taken the following wwk, fresh and ;
harder penalties beiif enforced weekly;
until the German government decides to j
pay. . -V j
A Berlin dispatch last hight said a i
suplementary note was being sent to
Paris reaffirming the position taken by j
the German government in its original !
comunieation regarding the payment of
private debts. Germany did not propose
to default on the payments, the note said,
but merely requested a; reduction of the
amount to be paid. .' . - .',..
Modern Portia
4A' i
.'Although sho hasn't completed
her Course In the law school. Miss
Annette Elizabeth Dl No! a. of San
Tranclsco, la getting ready for her
calling by practising in tho lower
courts.
BATTLE OF ALAMANCE
TO BE REPRODUCED
Famous Regulator Struggle
Against Governor Tryon To
Be Re-enacted In Burling
ton August 17.
(BURLINGTON, Aug. 5. Speaking
irts in tho pageant "Battlo of the
Alamance" to bo reproduced in Hurling--
ton' .on -Alamance Day, August 17th, have
been assigned and work is going forward
toward the organization of a beautiful
and impressive production. Several mov
ing picture organiztions have aproaehed
members of the celebration organization
for the purpose of photographing news
reels, but the management has announc
ed that camera men will be engaged for
teh express purpose of photographing
each event. ,
Costumes for use iiiLfthc ''pageant have
been selected and shipped and it is offi
ciary announced that more than foul
hundred men will take part in the battle
scenes. Local men are to kike the parts
of leading. Regulators and court officials
of 1771. Dr., W. Cv Hot fin, who charac
terized Sir Walter Raleigh, i the Raleigh
pageant, will take teh part of Governor
Tryon, of Jorth Carolina, in the battle
pageant.
Forty thliousnnd - pieces of literature
directly relaitve to the commemoration
of, the "Regulators of Alamance" have
been mailed put. Fifteen thousand book
llets are being printed. These are to bo
the official programs of tho day and will
cotjtain tho actual speaking dialogue of
the pageant. Threo thousand of theso
will bo mailed out,'it' is announced, to
prominent 'men .over ; the state.
I Large crowds are expected . to motor
to Burlington for the day from Winston-.
Salem,. High Point, Greensboro, Durham,
and Raleigh, as well as from other towns.
Seats are being prepared at tho battlo
field for spectators numbering seven
thousand.
J. L. PEAKE GETS 30
YEARS AT HARD LABOR
(By Tho AswJclated Press.)
WINSTON-SALEM, . Aug. J. L.
Peake, convicted of murder iu the second
begree last night for killing II. H. Ssh
burii, local life insurance agent in tlu.
oflico of the latter on the night of l)c
cemlier 7, 1921, was this morning su.i
tenced by Judge Brock, presiding owr
Forsyth superior court to 1 years at
hard labor in tho stat prison. Tho above
is the maximum sentence f6r tho -verdict
by the jury. No notice was given
of appeal to the supreme court, it bein
decided by counsel for t lis defendent
to accept the ..judgment- of the court.
COTTON MARKET
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
(Ey The Associated Press.)
.
NEW YORK, Aiigg. o.-('otton fu
tures closed lutrely stetdy; Spots;-piet
10 points down.
July 20.84; October 21.10; December
21.12; January 21.06; March 21.03;
May 20.96; Spots 21.35.
Recepits
Price . .
..'..' 9 bales
22 1-2 cents
NEW SUBTERRANEAN RIVER
FOUND IN FRANCE
GENEVA, Aug. 5. A Rreat sub
terranean river, with an outflow of
67,000 gallons a minute has been
discovered in the Mont Blanc region.
Known as Eaux-Belles, this river has
thrown out many underground tribu
taries which have formed small lakes
and wells of extremely pure and cold
water in the southeast districts of
France and insome of the southern
cantons of Switzerland .
The origin of the river is the an
cient lower glaciers of Mont Blan:
which it has been proved flow from
the bottom as well as the top, Ihe
latter supplying indirectly the Rhone
and the Rhine.
The waters of Eaux-Belles at a
depth of 25 to 50 yards beneath the
mountains have carved out wonderful
and beautiful caverns, grottoes and
couloirs full of stalactites and stalag
mites. '.
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ONE SIDEkRENEWS ACTIVITIES TO
END WALKOUT, THE OTHER TRIES
TO MAKE STRIKE MORE EFFECTIVE
MACHINE GUNNERS ARE
SENT TO RALEIGH TO
GUARD THE STATE PRISON
Husband Shot and Wife As
saulted By Three Negroes
Near Carthage.
FEELING GROWS INTENSE
Sandhills Men Follow Sheriff
Blue Jo Raleigh Seeking
Vengeance. ,
RALEIGH, Aug. 5.As a matter of
precaution the Durham machine gun
company of the North Carolina national
guard .has been ordered to Raleigh to
guard 'three negro prisoners rushed to j
state prison here this morning following j
their arrest in connection with the at
tack on a white woman und the shooting
or ner husiiana near Southern Pines. .
A. E. Kctchen, of Miami, FJa., wiio
was seriously , wounded while attempt
ing to defend his wife from attack, was
taken to the Carthage hospital, where
it was said tonight that chances for re
covery were gfjod. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Ketchen, who were en-
route by automobile from Miami to 5Luw
York, had encamped last night "imtRl
road near Southern Pines. Their tentt
was invaded early today by three neproos
who demanded money, according to the
story told by the husband, and when ho
reached for his pistol, one of the in
truders opened fire. Ketchen was wound
ed in the breast and was unablo to assist
his wife when she was pursued by the
negroes.
Twenty minutes after Shtriff Bl'ie
arrived here with his prisoners, a detach
ment of seven dusty automobiles drove
up to the gates of the penitentiary. They
were filled with men who asked if tho
sheriff had arrived, but made no attempt
to interfere with the guards when an
swered in the affirmative.
During tho afternoon, other automo
bilee, nppartnely from tho district where
the outrage occurred, continued to arrive
in the capitol and the authorities de
cided that it would be best to havo the
state troops on hand to supplement tho
prison forco during thw night.
'We do not contemplate nny trouble,
but the circumstances justify every pre
caution," Warden Busbce said.
DURHAM, Aug. 5. Two platons of
the lociif machine gun company made the
trip to Raleigh on automobile trucks. In
response to the call of the adjutufm
general for military protection at tho
state penitentiary. J :
SOUTHERN PINES, Aug. 3.-A. '.'..11
Ketchen of Miami, Fla., was shot and
perhaps seriously wounded and his wifo
attacked and criminally assaulted at
their road camp midway bet wen Southern
lines and Pinehurst after midnight last
night. Three negroes, two of whom aro
said to have confessed, were later appre
hended, and are .now confined m tho
state penitentiary at Raleigh, where they
were taken to avoid summary. vengeance
on tho. part of infuriated whites of
Southern Pines, Pinehurst and Carthage.
Ketchen, his wife and a year-old baby,
on their way from Florida to their old
hhomo in Connecticut, had camped with
their car in a building by tho state-high
way. They were disturbed by thrao
negroes, who demanded money. One Ot
theiii fired a'shot, which hit Mr. Ketchen
near the heart going through him. His
wifo lumped up and ran to n house not
far away calling for help, but tho house
holder is reported as sayfng'ho thought
the man and his wife were quarreling,
and he paid no attention to them.
She started back to tho injured victim,
when two of the negroes caught her and
outraged her. She escaped from them
and made her way to her husband, and,
with her baby in one arm and the strick
en man on the other, she made her way
to v. A. Cook's home close by, where sho
found an open door. Mr. Cook at once
brought the man to Dr. Milligan, at
&uthern Pines, and notified Officer R. B.
Lindsoy and Dr. Frank Brown, who tele
phoned to Eaeford for tho hounds, and
set out in pursuit.
Thev followed the trail to a swamp in
the edge of Southern Pines, and then
suspecting that the negroes had fled by
freight tram that Was passing, they
called all points in the neighborhood to j
watch for three fleeing negroes, and tho
operator at Aberdeen pieken up the mes
sage, one told Officer R. II. Been. He saw
a freight train pull in, and in a coal car
he found his men, who gave fictitious
names, one 'claiming to be from Florida
one from Wilmington and one from else
where. v'fhey- were takn before Mrs;
Ketchen, who identified, a wrif watch
with her initials on it, a pocketbook and
other things.
Immense Crowd Gathers.
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Meantime Sheriff D. Al Blue, had ar
rived, and as an immense crowd was
gathering, he, with Dave Knight took
the negroes and set out ostensibly for
Carthago to the jail. But the signs were
too plain, and the sheriff hit for Raleigh
instead of Carthage, being followed by
some of the crazed men who were gather
ing. A very short way would have re
sulted in a triple lynching for Aberdeen
Southern Pines, Pinehurst and Cnrthage
reached a high tension when the news
spread. Proliablv never iu tho - history (
of the neighborhood has a sentiment pre-
vailed as dangerous as that of this morn-
ing.
In ji,e afternoon reports arrived that
tlu sheriff had been interrupted, ti
(Ccttiii'-ctf ca paja 6.)
Inn Beloved Of Dickens
Now Offered For Sale
LONDON, July 19. -The Leather
Bottle, known to Dickens lovers the
world over, is for sale. It is the
"clean and commodious ale-house"
in the little Kent village of Cobham,
It was thither Mr Pickwick, accom
panied by the faithful Snodgrass and
Winkle, followed Mr. Tupman on re
ceipt of the plaintive letter from Mr.
Tupman which announced that he
had been 41 deserted by a lovely and
fascinating creature." He wrote to
Pickwick "Any letter addressed to
me at 'The Leather Bottle,' Cobham,
Kent, will be forwarded supposing
I still exist. I hasten from the sight
of the world which has become odious
to me."
The old inn contains many Dickens
relics. . The hanging; sign bears a
picture of Pickwick addressing the
club. The old-fashioned shutters
which are still fitted to the small win
dows help to preserve the old world
air which Dickens loved so much that
he frequently brought down to Cob
ham parties of his friends to whom
heexhibited all the old-time delights
of The Leather Bottle.
Dickens loved the Cobham neigh,
borhood so much that he returned to
it for his honeymoon. Later be
took up his residence at Gad's Hill,
close by.
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LUUAL uUil I llAul UllO IU
BUILD BIG GLOVER MILL
Gaston Construction Company
, Gets Contract For New
Million Dollar Mill, the
Hampshire, At Clover.
The contract was recently awarded to
the Gaston Construction Company, local
general contractors, for the erection of
the Hampshire" Mills, at Clover, 8. O,
The construction will be reinforced con
crete. Flat concrete slabs will bo the
stylo followed by tho contractors. Work
will begin next week and will be pushed
as fust as possible. The mill will have
a floor space of 33 by 194 feet, three
stories and a basement. The cost of
construction will be around $285,000.
The Hampshire Cpmpany is headed by
New England mill men and Clover mill
owners. ,, Mr. Thomas MeConnell, of New
England, is President; Mr. E. Corit John
sbni of New England, Vice-president;
Mr. M. L. Smith, of Clover, treasurer
and manager; Hugh MeConnell, secre
tary, and Mrs. J. R. Hart, of York 8. C,
assistant secretary. ,
Tho management will Install 20,1(50
spindles, 80 cards, and 16 combers and
will imike fine combed yarns. .
BISHOP KILGO IS
AGAIN CRITICALLY ILL
Suffered Acute Heart Attack
Thursday Night Powerful
Heart Stimulants Adminis
tered Thursday and Friday.
' CHARLOTTE, Aug! 5. Bishop John
C. Kilgo, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, is again seriously ill at
jhis home in Charlotte.
The condition of Bishop Kilgo was
regarded as very 'serious on Thursday
night, when ho suffered a heart attack
near IU o'clock and was not considered
out of danger until some time yesterday.
The fiimily is still deeply apprehensive
regarding the condition of the aged
minister.
Bishop Kilgo had been slowly recover
ing his strength following his return
from. Memphis und the Methodist general
conference at Hot Springs, and had been
out on the streets occasionally for a short
ride accompanied by members of the
family. -
GASTONIANS OFF
TO THE NORTHWEST
Captain and Mrs. William L. Bal
this and sister, Mrs. Rose, of Balti
more, will leave -this afternoon for an
extended trip to the Northwest and
Alaska. The party will be away about
six' weeks, exacting to return to Gas
tonia (in or about September 20."
Mr. Balthis, who is a member of the
National Council, of the Brotherhood
of St. Andrew of the Episeojial church,
will attend the thirty-seventh annual
convention of that organization which
will be held in Seattle, "Washington,
August 30 to September 3.
The party will take a, steamer at
Seattle and spend a day or two sight
seeing in Alaska.
JURY IN POWER CASE
HAS NOT AGREED
(Special to The Gazette)
SHELBY, Aug. 5. By agrement of
attorneys on both sides in the big trial
or cotton mills against the Southern
p Tn, " . tn
?owtI Company, Judge Bjmum is to call
j the juryback at three o'clock and in
agreement has been reached, a
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(mistrial will be ordered.
NEW PEACE CONFERENCE
PENDING IN WASHINGTON
MORE STRIKE THREATS
Big Four Brotherhoods Seek
Conference With Presi
dent Harding.
CONGRESS IS BROUGHT IN
Southern Officials Confer For
Purpose Of a Separate
Agreement.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Comparative calm prev
alent in the rail strike situation for
several days today gave way to tencwed
activities both for ending the six weeks'
walkout and for vniakiny it more effec
tive. New peace conferences were
pending in Washington, new strike
threats came from maintenance of way
men and other union workers, and a
conference with President Harding was
sought by the big four brotherhoods for
the purpose of presenting their views of
the strike, dngress indirectly came into
the negotiations.- Eastern railroads sent
detachments of shop workers to the re
lief of roads in coal mining" districts
in Virginia, West Virginia and Ken
tucky and outbreaks of violence were ro
ported front ponts hitherto peaceful.
B, M. Jewell, president of the rail
way employes' department of the Amer
ican Pederatiotv of Labor,1 tho Shop
crafts leader, was in Washington, where
ho was summoned by President Harding.
Officials of tho Southern Railway and
representatives of shopmen on that road
also were in' Washington to confer on
a possible separate settlement.
W. D. Itoberts, ice president of the
maintenance of way men's union, and
E. L. Enke, member of tho brother
hood executive, telegraphed President
E. P. Urablo last night recommending
a sympathetic strike on the 28 eastern
roads over which they hold jurisdiction.
At Spokane, Wash.,' the chairman of
an organization said wrecking crews'
would not answer emergency calls even,
though lives were endangered. Union
men said the action was prompted by
the executives' statements that the
roads were ab.lo to cope with anyemer
geney and by an ultimatum notifying
men to return to work or consider
themselves permanently discharged.
A bill introduced iu tho United States
senate by Kcnator 8ieiieer, of Missouri,
would establish a new federal court of
conciliation for settlement of disputes
between employers and employes-."
Three detachments of shop workers
wero sent by eastern railroads to Chesa
peake & Ohio, Norfolk & Western and,
Virginian Hailroads, for use in han
dling shop work for trains in the coal
mining districts. It was estimated that
a total of 1,200 men would bo sent
from the 11 roads in the New York
district to the relief of eoal carriers.
Three locals of the brotherhood of
railway trainmen called a joint meeting
for Monday night in Houston, Texas,
to consider conditions arising out of
the strike. A statemeut by tho federal
that the railroad strike had not affect.
department of agriculture yesterday said
ed shipment of perishablo food supplies.
Shipments of .14 leading fruits and veg
etables were nearly 30,000 cars ahead
of last season, the report added.
Heads of three of tho big four rail
road brotherhoods sent a telegram to
President Harding, asking for a confer
ence at which they would state their
views of the strike situation.
A statement issued last night by the
Association of Kail way- Executives de
nied that impariment of locomotives and
cars had reached such a stage that
would justify any concern on the part
of the public.
At Newark, Ohio, a negro claiming
to bp a federal deputy marshal shot and
killed a striking shopman and wounded
another.
Six alleged strike sympathizers at Des
Moines, la., kidnapjied a youth em.
ployed in the Rock Island shops, beat
him and rbobed hint of pay ho had
just received.
Twenty-five masked men kidnapped
five Seaboard Air Line employes snil
a railroad guard at Manly, N. C, car
ried them into tho country and beat
them severely. One of the victims was
in a serious condition.
An investigation was being ma.lo at
Jersey City, N. J., where a mysterious
sickness attacked fhopmen. An analy
sis was being made of milk and other
foods served them. '
The state of Nevada offered a reward
of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction
of men who kidnapped and tarred A
Union Pacific trainmaster.
An effort to blow up a eoal chute in
the yards of the Southern Railway at
Chattanooga, Twin., was frustrated by;
a deputy sheriff. ,
Injunctions restraining strikers from,
interfering with railroad procrty and
workmen was issued to the Texas aud
New Orleans and Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Ke at Texarkaua, Teiss, th
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Loui
at Chattnooga, the Chicago and Nortd
western at isujierior, Wis., and the Chi
cago. - Milwaukee and St. Paul ,
Seattle.
THE VEATIIEn :r!
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