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ftt IE?" Weather Cloudy VOL. XLIH. NO. 193 TONSPO ' OffiV Z,. LEWIS PREDICTS THAT THE VISCOUNT NORTHCLIFFE FOREMOST BRITISH PUBLISHER, DIED TODAY Was One Of World's Greatest Newspaper .Publishers. Had Great Influence. ENEMY OF LLOYD GEORGE Was Largely Responsible For Arousing England To Ac- . tion In World War. LONDON, Aug. 14. Viscount North cliff e, noted publicist, died this morning. News of Lord NortheUffes death was given out by the doctors who have been attending him in this bulletin: "Viscount Northcliffe died at 10:12 o'clock. The eud was perfectly pence- 1 ui." . -" . - , .; .- Later it was stated that the cause : of " Lord Northcliffe '8 death was sup . puration, or the production of pus, within the heart, which was followed by ' acute bloodpoisoping. The death of no other miof flciaj per son could have made a deeper impres sion in England than that of Lord Northcliffe. The news was not a sur prise, as tho bulletins issued by the doctors, for tho last week plainly indi cated their patient was dying. Lord Northcliffe was by far tho most noted figure in British journalism, and the first question on everyone's lips was what effect his death will have on the policies of the Times and his other newspapers, which since tho end of the war have strongly opposed tho,. Lloyd George administration and its princi- pies, with the notable exception of its dealings with Ireland, which the North cliffe press supported throughout. . Ths medical terms used in giving the ' eause of Lord Northcliffe 's death were ulcerative eudocarditis, streptocoenl sop. ttcemia and terminal syncope. This in popular parlance means an inflammation of the lining membranes of the heart, with consequent infection of the blood, and in sudden failure of the heart due to fainting. rViacount Northcliffe, the son of an Irish barrister, became an editor at 17 years, owned, and publisher of tho Lon don Times and Daily Mail, the-moulder of public' opinion, a man of powerful influence? in the making and unmakig; of British cabinets and who, wth David; Lloyd Geprge, contributed in a great ! measure to arousing .bngianu to more vigorous action in the war. , To Viscount Northcliffe is ascribed the arousing of the" British public to a knowledge of the fact that the HritMi army in France was insufficiently equipped with high explosive shells, that Britishguns on the French front were short of ammunition and that Lord Kitchener, then secretary of state for war, was. sending the British gunners shrapnel while Bir John French, as com mander, was appealing for the same kind of high explosives that Germany O (Continued on page b.) PROSPECTS FOR' ARE THE BEST Big Gaston County Fair Is Only Eight Weeks Away Com munity Fairs To De Feature Of FairFarm Booths, Live stock, Club Work To Be Featured Resume Of Exhibits. With the Big Gaston County Fair only eight weeks away, when tomorrow dawns, prospects are now most excellent , for tho largest in the hbtory of the big exposition. For eight years with the exception of the flu year the record of being larger has been maintained. Prospects are excellent, according to the executive secretary, for a realization of the mark he set this year of two thou sand different people entering' exhibits. Last year a total of 1,350, not counting the poultry exhibitors, took part. Community fuirs will ' be-' held on Wednesday, October 4, at Fairview, Thursday, October 5, at Mount ltculah, Friday, Oetober 6, at Sunnymde, and the big First National Bank corn show at Cherryville on Saturday, October 7. These will all cpme into the big fair. And besides there are four top-notch community fairs coming from Cleveland county. , Community booths will also W a fea ture, one being planned from Crowders Creek and others are being contem plated. This feature was installed at the last minute to take care of com munities desiring representation as com munities but lacking time to get up local fairs. - Farm booths, this year designated "Live at Home Booths," will be a greatly extended feature this year, a large number of entries being assured. This will splendidly portray tho diversi fied resources of the county agricul " turally. With the corn show from Cherryville i as the nu Jeus the corn display, will be probably the best in the state . ; , The First National Bank of Cherry- I- .. Operators Agree'To The Wage Scale In Force When Strike Was First Called, Says Report to Lewis S. D. ' Warriner Heading Anthracite Operators' Scale Com . mittee Offers To End Strike Lewis Replies, VYour Invi tation Augurs Well For Success Of Conference" Predict Opening Of Mines Wednesday. ' Postpone August Payment Of Germany ', PARIS, Aug. 14. (By The Asso ciated Press) The reparations com mission this morning decided to post pone the August 15 payment of 50, 000,000 gold marks by Germany un til a decision has been reached by the allied premiers who are now meeting in London. This action was. taken by the com mission in view of the fact that Ger. many was promised a- decision re garding a moratorium today, which was apparently impossible unless it should be reached by the Allied pre miers at a iate hour. The decision to leave in suspense ths August payment was unanimous ly taken after members of the com mission had been instructed by their respective governments., '-. The impression in commission circles was that the premiers would grant a short moratorium, even though they did not reach a complete under standing and this respite could con tinue until another meeting had ar rived at a comprehensive settlement. SIXTY SOLDIERS GO WITH NEGROES TO THEIR TRIAL CARTHAGE, N. C, Aug. 14. Three negroes, charged with attacking Mr. and Mrs.-A. Ey Ketchen, whilo camping a few miles south of Southern Pines, about ten days ago, will be placed on trial for their lives in Moore courtty superior court here this after noon . , ' Sixty soldiers from the Raleigh and Jinriiam military companies accompa nied the negroes hero today' from the state prison at Raleigh, where they were . taken for safekeeping shortly after; -their arrest. Troops will guard the courthouse during the trial. COTTON MARKET CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET NEW YORK, Aug., 14. Cotton futu res closed barely steady; Spots quiet, 55 points' down. October 20.21; December 20.22; Janu ary 20.12; March 20.16; May 20.00; 8pots 20.50. Reciepts Price . . . 1 bale 21 cents COUNTY FAIR IN ITS HISTORY villo will combine with the corn show a soil improvement exhibit, including soy beans and other legumes. This will be one of-tho great educational ' features of the fair agriculturally. There is strong probability that the fruit department will be led off by an apple show placed by the North Caro lina Horticultural Society. This will not be in comiietition but will be highly educational in picturing the possible de velopment of fruit growing. Miss Nell Pickens, county home dem onstrator, has everything lined up well for the woman's building and it will be the usual splendid success. Many lending women over the county are now working to - make this an unusual suc cess. All departments will be full up, judging by present promises.' The live stock show will be the best yet. The choicest from Mecklenburg, Catawba and Cleveland will be in com petition and there will be unusually ne entries from Gaston. The beef cattle exhibit will be led off by a prize herd from Rowan and will have scores of local entries. Earl McLean, in particu lar,( is going after the big premiums in this' class against all comers. dub work wid make a phenomenal display. County Agent L. B. Alt man and Miss Pickens are working hard to moke up lost time in this department and the boys and girls are goiug to be represented by extensive exhibits reflect ing splendid credit upon themselves and the county. . All la all indications point to a fair highly creditable to the farmers of this entire section and one that will be a stioug argument in favor of cropping the '-'county"' from the name hereafter. A 1 GASTONIA, N. H FAB WEST PARALYZED: UNION HEADS COAL STRIKE SUMMARY Developments in the coal strike situation today included: Anthracite operators and miners arrange conference at Philadelphia, Wednesday, at which the union will consider an offer from the operators to resume work at ths wage scale in force when the strike was called. Cleveland conference nearing a f showdown in its peace efffforts and definite decision is expected shortly. Arbitration still declared to be the stumbling block. CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 14. An offer to eud the anthracite strike by agreeing to the wage scale in force when the strike was called, was received today by President John L. Lewis, of the miners. It came from 8. D. War riner, beading the anthracite operators' scale committee. Accepting Mr. Warriner 's invitation to meet the operators in conference at Philadelphia, on Wednesday, Mr. Lewis said: "The broad premise upon which you have based your invitation is com mendable and augurs well for the suc cess of the conference.' PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14. Sam uel D. Warriner, president of the Lc high Coal and Navigation Company, and spokesman for tbe anthracite coal operators, announced today that he had notified John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, that the mine owners were willing to resume opera tions in the bard coal fields at tbe old wage scale pending the appointment of a commission to investigate the situa tion. Mr. Warriner said he had tele graphed Mr. Lewis last night suggest ing that a conference of anthracite op erators and representatives of the min ers be held in this city Wednesday. Mr. Warriner's action followed a conference yesterday with United Btatcs Senator, George Wharton Pepper, Gov ernor Bproul, W. J. Richards, president of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company, and William A. Glasgow, Jr., counsel for the United Mine Work ers. At this meeting, it became known to day, Senator Pepper read a letter from President Harding in which the presi dent declared that further delay in the resumption, of mining would mean "danger of nothing short of nation wide disaster." ' The presidet said that no time was to be lost in getting the men back in the mines and that if mining was rc sumed at - oce, the future consequence of past delays must necessarily be Ben ous., iiut, if there is any further delay we shall be in danger of nothing short of nation-wide disaster." President Harding suggested that the operators take the men buck to the wage scale in effect on March 31, 1922, when the suspension began, "until a commission or other agency has had an opportunity to examine into the whole situation. " Mr. Warriner, in his telegram' to Mr. Lewis, said that the operators had been moved to extend the invitation for a conference, "not merely by our own desires, but because the president of the United States has communicated an expression both of his wish that we should do so and of his hope that you will accept. " LEWIS OPTIMISTIC AS TO SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. 14. (By the Associated Press.) After a week siient in preliminaries, the joint confer ence of miners and soft coal operators controlling an annual production of 40,000,000 tons, today was near a show down In its negotiations for peace. On the heels of the soft coal meeting the miners were preparing to resume nego tiations with the hard coal operators, who employ 155,000 men in Pennsyl vania. President John L. Lewis, of the min ers, was optimistic as to the peace pos sibilities of both coferences, expecting the end of the soft coal parley to come by tomorrow evening. Some operators also forecast opening of some mines on Wednesday. 12 Killed In Wreck. MOOSE JAW, 8ask., Aug. 14. Soo train No. 144 was wrecked last night just south of Portal, killing twelve per sons and injuring others, said reports reaching here today. Detailed informa tion was unavailable here. LONDON, Aug. 14. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Although this morn ing's session of the Allied Premiers was adjourned without their having reached an agreement on the German repara tions question or having arranged for another meeting, it was announced shortly before four o'clock this after noon that a plenary session would be held at five o'clock.. BAILY C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, f : COAL STRIKE WILL END IN A VERY FEW DAYS "Lay ingest" Hen Here's a hen that laid its first egg when seven months old and In the (61 days that followed laid 505 egg. If you know of any hen that can equal that record you'll sur prise Mrs. J. J. Skinner of San Diego, Cal., the owner shown here with the "layingest hen that evr laid.- - RESIDENTS OF RALEIGH ARE TOLD OF ATTEMPT TO LIBERATE PEACOCK Tom Bost Declares Movement Is On Foot To Free Lex - ington Man. v NO LEGISLATIVE MOVE Decision Of Supreme Court Knocks That Out; May Ask Habeas Corpus Writ. RALEIGH, Aug. 14. Lexington and Davidson know nothing of un effort to get Dr. James Walter Peacock out of the state prison here; but Raleigh does. The story in these columns a week ago stands up with additional props. Then a simple hint of an organized effort, "a Inve so as to Bnenk. was Kiven. Caro not to connect the visit of Dr. J. K Cathell, ancient resident of Davidson, with tlie propaganda was taken. , The article wns written just us a politi cal excursion in the making would huve been written. Indeed, there is a dash if politics in it. Everybody here knows that the "drive" is going on and has gone oil. It is no insidious lobby; it is in open enterprise which newspapers compelled to observe some of the perso nal amenities, have been forced to ig nore. But inside stuff has been breaking. Here is some of it. Field men in the department have ben up west anil come back telling what the Peacock men arc doing. Residents here have ben told categorically that the Pea cock release is being sought. How much progress has been made can be learned from this item vouchsafed bv a Peacock partisan to the Greensboro Daily News correspondent. The prison physician, so the Peacock friend says has declared that peacock is sane. There is a legislative act which makes necessary another legis lative enactment before the prisoner in the criminal insane deparement can bo released. Statute Is Unconstitutional But lo, and behold, when the Peaso:-k partisans look at the wise saws and mod ern instances, they find in the 140th North Carolina a Supreme Court divi sion declaring that statute unconstitutio nal and invalid. 8o the legislative en terprise is not necessary; likewise it abandoned. The next stop, the Peacock men say, is to take the affidavit to tho prison physician or one setting out his opinion, carry it before a judge and ap ply for a writ of ha wns corpus. That is the procedure necesnary to get Pea cock before a tribunal. It is the course in mind now. For a fortnight people here have .beea expecting a commission to whom will be delegated the duty of in quiring into Peacock's condition. The Daily News Dureau did not invent any of this stuff; it was not advertant to any of it until Peacock men sought its own offices in getting Peacock before some competent board of inquiry. Once before a court in de lunatica inquirendo, tbe Peacock folks would have a real. battle on their hands. It would drive them and their resourceful attor neys to the utmost to convince the court Ihui a man rnnnili? moiitrh to execute the Taylor killing was not playing out of position in the bughouse. Similarly, having turned up there via the petit jury; it would be hard to prove out Yet that is the program ana everybody outsiae i Lexington seems to know it. rN, ' '' i.. !.y - I , - ' K ... ' JXl MIL x AUGUST 14, 1922 FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN CALIFORNIA IS DEMORALIZED; FRUIT GROWERS' LOSS RUNS INTO THE MILLIONS Seventh Week By Rail Tie-up And Instances Northern and Central Califor nia Are Without Trans portation To East. BLOW TO FRUIT GROWERS President Harding Offers Fed eral Aid To Those Strand ed On Trains. . ' . .(': CHICAGO, Aug. 14. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Further paralysis of rail transportation in the fur west and ut least two instnees of serious violence against railroad property marked the opening hours of tho seventh week of the striko of rail shop crafts workers. Northern and central California today were without fast freight transportation east, and indications we're the sole re maining passenger route also would be abandoned. Upwards of 1,700 passen gers' were marooned on nineteen trains abandoned 1n Arizoa, New Mexico, Cali fornia deserts by members of the op erating brotherhoods. Many-ities of California's San Joa quin valley were without mail service as a result of cessation of transportation, and eastern mail, halted in southern California Thursday, still was unmoved Fruit growers estimated their accruing losses at a million dollars a day and ono shipper professed his loss reached $500,000 daily. t'resicient Harding's proffer of un stinted federal aid for passengers suf fering on trains stalled in the humid Arizona wastes baa met no response early today, as Governor Campbell, of Arizona, to whom the chief executive's telegram was sent, was travelling and the message had not reached him. Pas sengers marooned at Albuquerque tele graphed President Harding, urging he tiike commanil of the situation. Reports of instances of personal vio lence to non-union workers who have re placed the men who went on strike , wcre fe' hllt. for the 6nt time at tacks of mugnitude wero made against railroad property. Lives of passengers were endangered and ten persons were injured when a passenger train loaded principally with week-end excursionists was bombed at Uranton Junction, N. J. Steel coaches, which were marked visibly by the ex plosions served as veritable bombproofs in protecting the passengers. At Ash Grove, Mo., the St. Louis and San Francisco's 4000foot bridge over the Sao river was dynamited. The north abutment was destroyed, accord ing to early and fragmentary reports, and for quite a distance tho tracks were raised a foot. Fire of undetermined origin early to day destroyed tho Wichita Falls -and Northwestern Railway's shops at Wich ita Falls, Tex. Three locomotives, nu merous coaches and box cars were lost. It was only with difficulty that several loaded oil trains were saved. Trainmen who tied up traffic on the St. Louis and San Francisco out of Birmingham, Ala., returned to their jobs and officials announced immediate rcsumptio of train service. Mails which were delayed were rerouted over other lines. "Big Four" brotherhood men at Memphis, Tenn., deferred action regard ing a su8icnsion of . work because of alleged crippled rolling stock. Members of the "Big Four" at Par sons, Kas., decided to continue work until after union officials conferred with rail heads at St. Louis today. Bombs were thrown into the Southern Pacific yards at Roscville, Calif., early today. . , Members of the "Big Four" brother hoods at Topcka, Has., were said to be unable to agree on strike action. Officials of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway announced at Wichita, Kas., that any attempt to tie up trf tic by striking rain crews would result in immediate suspension or all operations on the Orient. Troops patrolled the Santa Fe shops at Newton. Kas., where several depu ties and shop workers were beaten by a crowd Saturday night. Something Wrong. "T tioar J null that vpr hired man is sometbin or a Tool. ep. He does do considerable ("work -American Legion Weekly. THE WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Tuesday, HOLD KEY of Strike Marked In The Far West Serious Violence RAIL STRIKE SUMMARY Developments in the rail strike situation today included: Union chiefs resumed meting in Washington. No reply made to President Harding's proposals for ending .the strike. Cessation of work by train ser vice men in scattered sections, es pecially the west, continues on, ground that equipment is defective. United States District Attorney for Southern California institutes in vestigation to determine if walkout of operating crews which left west ern trains stranded in the deserts was a conspiracy. General outbreaks of violence, in cluding bombing pf traina and equi pment, reported in verious sections of the South. PASSENGERS TELL HARROWING STORY OF SUFFERING IN v . TORRID ARIZONA DESERT . SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Aug. 11. (By The Associated Press) A Santa Fe relief train carrying approximately 125 passengers many of whom are stilt suffering the effects of the terriffie heat of the desert, arriced here from Needles last night after four days delay, when train service men refused to proceed. Santa Fe officials manned the relief train. A physician and a nurso boarded tho train, here to treat J. M. Norris, aged 91 years, Los Angeles, who was over come by the bent at Needles Saturday. "Grandma" Malissa Wooden, aged tM years, and travelling alone from tho east to her , home in Berkeley, Calif., was smiling when the train arrived here, al though so weak she could hardly talk. A pitiful story of how a mother and father fought death for teir enghteen months old baby was told by Mr. and Mrs. Hebree of Denver, Colo., traveling to San Diego. Mrs". Hebree slept but a few hours in three days, working nearly all the time with her husband over the shild, Robert, overcome by the heat. "For three days we were unablo to procure any fresh milk' for the baby," Mrs. - Hebree said, "A woman's or ganization finally secured the milk. I om sure their action saved Rolwrt's life. The temperature in the Pullman cars registered 130 degrees during tho day." UNION HEADS STILL HOLD THE PRESIDENTS PROPOSAL Real Key To Situation Is Held and Attitude Of Their Officials Will Determine Action. Of Striking Crafts Government Is Marking Time. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 The exe cutives having submitted their conditio nal acceptance to President Hardin'; and departed and with the government outwardly marking time without havinfi indicated whether it would attempt to further eouiproxyise, developments today in the rail strike setlement parley lay In the hands of the Union organizations who still had before them the proposal of the President that the railroad labor board bo permitted to settle the seniority question, the principal "remaining bone ol" contention in the dispute. In many quarters it was believed tlr; real key to the situation was .held by the four railway brotherhoods and that the attitude of their officials and the extent of their support would determine in a large measure the action of tho striking crafts. Though it had been said the striking shopmen's chiefs had pre pared a statement rejecting the Presi dent's proposal the fact this statement had been withheld from publication up to the time tho conferences of union leaders reassembled this morning, was taken as an indication there still was a possibility they might reconsider. There also was seen a possibility that no decision would be forthcoming for a day or two and in this connection some significance was attached to the state ment of L E. Sheppard, president of tha Order of Railway Conductors, last nigut that the four brotherhood chairmen would continue to act as a committee of media- tTbn "until Congress gets back into I session. " The executive's answer to President Harding was submitted by T. DeVYiit Cuyler, chairman of the Association of Railway Executives, who with others of the committee representing the executives Local Cpltcn 21 GENTS SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS TOST RAILROADS DECLARE AN EMBARGO ON ALL KINDS 0 F PERISHABLE FREIGHT Nineteen West Bound Trains With 1,700 Passengers Are Marooned In Desert. U. S. MAILS ARE TIED UP Attorney General Daughertyv Makes Investigation To De termine If Conspiracy. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. (By Tho Associated Press) Northern anl central California today were without . fast freight transportation . east and seemed in a fair way to lose the remain ing route for passenger traflie as a re sult of tho spread of the transportation brotherhoods walkouts at Roseville and Sacramento .Calif. The principal line north also was lost to fast freight traffic , A number of Southern Pacific lines yard employes- at Roseville quit work yesterday and at midnight the railroad officials declaring un embargo on all perishable freight, including livestock, for points "north of Gerber and east of Roseville." It was cxrilained this meant traffic was impossible at present over the company's Ogden routo east and its Shasta route to Portland, Oregon, and north, and created an admittedly serious situation for fruit growers of northern California. Crews of two passenger trains aban doned them nt Sacramento-, and the trains wero still there early today. Should . other t rews follow their example, the on ly route remaining over which passenger traffic could flow east and west would be tho Southern Pacific's line from ' Los Angeles. ' ' . Tho Santa Fo system virtuully i Sna. paralysed by walkout of Brotherhood men at Needles, Calif., Seligman, Ariz., Ash Fork, Williams and Winslow, Ariz., and there was ono in prospect at Albcr querque, N. M. . . Tho Union Pacific's line from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles was blocked solidly by refusal of Brotherhood men .it several points chiefly Las Vegas, Nev., to move trams. .,... Tho Western Pacific, operating Jbe- tvtreen San Frunriseo and Salt Lake City was blocked completely by walkouts at Orovillo, Oakland and Stockton , Calif., and announced traffic was "suspended ndi'hnitely." - - On the iSiinta Fc 19 west bound trains (Continued on. pngo six.) By Four Railway Brotherhoods was in a long conference with the Presl dent. In a statement later Mr. Cuyler said the executives at 'their meeting in New York ' Friday had "with practical unanimity responded favorably to tha President's call." ', Approximately three quarters of the, maleage represented, Mr. Cuyler said vo ted favorably for a resolution providing that all striking shopmen be Te-employd while the remainder desired that the strikers be re employed "as far as prac ticable." The chief condition upon which the jorify voted acceptance as shown in his fit&teinct was that such acceptance in volves no surrender of tho principals with respect to seniority adopted by tho carriers August 1, 123i.', also there was insistant-o that the labor board! pasa upon the relative seniority of loynl em ployes who remained at work and neir employes who havo been accepted ser vice with the strikers, who may reenter the servft'O. The majority acceptance further pro vided that sinking employes be assigned their former positions where vacancies exist and that where thp'ir formpr posi tions have been filled other employment of the same class be found for them. Th-i minority resolution provided for rc-.tir-ing former positions to strikers ouly, when vacancies exist. When the 'executives left the impres sion prevailed among them thnt the ntr:k would be fousbt out to a finish and t'.-'it the government would not attempt fur ther effort at compromises Union Ica.lri, however, said mediation and rmnj.fo'rt ise efforts would b continual. T!ut ; ,t no statement from, the White '' administration svurtt-.