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Gaston County
1 1 4 in Number,
Garrison's Park Scene Of Animation For Three Day County
Agents Altman and Pickens Have Force Of Good Helpers
From All Over CountyBig Farmers' Picnic Friday -Everybody
Is Invited To Come Allen Teaches Swimming.
GARRISON PARK, Aug. 24. Happy
and rested aftera f ooa night sleep,
one hundred and fourteen boys and girls
from all sections of Gaston" county enter
ed into the activities of the second annual
club encampment. By all odds the en
campment is the most successful yet held
and is being thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Play and instruction intermingled, make
the time pass quickly and already many
are wishing that tomorrow with the wind
up of the camp wouldn't come so soon.
The location is ideal. Rising wastward
from the newly built swimming pool is
a high knollgrass covered. On the top
of the knoll and alongside the house on
the property is the camp. The army
tents are pitched la two groups, one for
the boys and one for the girls. Plenty of
oat straw covers the -ground in each and
with the blunkets brought by the campers
they are comfortabls. Cooking is done
in the house. The sBan. n-Armstrong
Furniture Co. and the Rankin-Chandlcr
Furniture Co., loaned ajl sorts of things
for the comfort of the youngsters.
Through the courtesy of Mr. Boucher a
Sims Magneto lighting plant has been
installed and wiring was put in. by B.
O. Craig so that the tents and the swim'
ming pool are electrically ' lighted, at
night." ..Dfiwn on another side the knoll
slojies to a splendid spryig and here be
neath large trees the camp table stands.
Mr. L. B. Altman, county agent, and
Miss Nell Pickens, home demonstration
a gent, are commanders in chief at G. H.
Q. Assisting them "at the start are Miss
Esther Daevnportr of Mount Holly, Miss
. Pearl 6tjwe, of New Hope, Miss Lela
Durham, . of Dallas, Miss Elizabeth
sStroupe.of Cherryville, Sam- Hovia t
Bessemer -City, Boy Eaker, of Bunnyr
aide, Columbus Harmon, of Mount -Bern
lah, Oscar L.-Bhyno, of Mount' Olivet,
tfhe most of these are club leaders. Mr
Altman is of invaluable. aid in the con
duct of the camp too. ,
J. W. Hendricks, county agent of Catawba-county,
ia giving apecial instruc
tion in poultry work of unusual interest
to the club members and he also quiekly
won his wuy info their intense good will
by proving that he is ono of the niftiest
yell leaders in this end of North Caro
lina. He had 'em shaking the leaves off
the trees Wednesday' with both old and
original club yells. ' '
The ' crowd begau gathering rapidly
from all over Gaston Wednesday fore
noon, the work of enrollment keeping up
with the crowd The boys and .girls were
Southern Power Dam At Mtn.
Island Is One-Third Completed
Contract Calls For Completion Of Work In August, 1923
Scene Of Intense Activity At Mountain Island 450 Men,
Of Whom 125 Are State Convicts, Are Employed $5,000
Lost By Importing Labor r From Other States Work On
Power House To Start.
MOUNT HOLLY, Aug. 24. Work on
the Southern Power Company's water
project at Mountain Island has progress
ed very rapidly and is one-third com
pleted, according to P. A. Kee, general
office manager for. Relnhardt & Dennis.
Two coffer dams have been completed
and have been "raised .50 feet or moro
above the river bottom. The dam when
.finished will be one-half mile long and
40 feet higher than the present highest
elevation, and will be 14 feet wide on
top. The contract calls for the comple
tion of the work - at Mountain Island
during August, 1923, when the Southera
Power Company will take, over the pro
ject and operate it. Offices have already
been opened by the Southern Power Com
pany for this purpose in one of the old
buildings left by the flood, formerly used
as a superintendent's residence when the
old mill was operated there.
To the casual observer, a work day at
Mountain Island presents a scene of in
tense activity, with the hum of the elec
trically operated cranes, the tooting of
. the many dinky engines and the hissing
of the steam shovels. The view from the
. hills of the Catawba, where the greatest
t electrical "development at present in the
'state is taking place, shows that the
water passing through the narrow chan
nel in a swirling torrent on the Mecklen
burg County vide, flows swiftly onward,
as if Dame Nature, allowed only a short
time of freedom before she will be put
to work, is taking advantage of this fact.
On the Gaston side, a tranquil lake has
been formed. ,
To further 'narness the stream and
make it useful, toe contractors, Bern
hardt 4 Dennis, have employed at pre
sent 450 jnenj' of this number 125 are
state convicts. All common labor that
can be secured is employed, but only u
to the present, has the supply been able
to fill normally the demand, -according
to the head-office manager, P. A. Kee.
AH skilled labor is eagerly sought for
and hired on the spot, when application,
by such workers is made at fhe head
office of the contractors. Fully $5,000
has been lost bv the company in the im
portation of labor from Georgia, South
Carolina and Pennsylvania, when workers
' (Continued on page 8.)
Boys And Girls,
on Encampment
invited to take part in thepicnie dinner
feature of the Froneberger reunion be
ing held and this started them off with
top-notch eats. .
Rev: J. C Diet z, who was present as
a guest at the reunion, tendered the boys
and girls a greeting that was well recei
ved and was ' followed by Rev. Leonard
Neill of Georgia, whose home place ia
in Pisgah. Mr. Neill knows Gaston boys
and girls as he was raised with them and
his talk waa a real hit. It blended both
humor and inspiration.
E 8. Millsaps, district agent for the
extension service, was next introduced
and delivered an excellent and helpful
address. The boys and girls then divided
Mr. Altman taking the boys one way and
Miss Pickens the girls in another group
to give instructions regarding the camp.
The girls elected Miss Catherine Bnr
bee captain ; of tent No. 1, Miss Maud
Riser of tent No. 2., and Miss Virginia
Stroupe of tent No. 3. Each capturn is
absolute authority in her tent.
John Mauney, of Fairview, Clarence
Froneberger, of Mount Beulah, Mr. O.
L. Rhyne and Mr. Altman are each cap
tain of the boys tents.
. At 4:30 came the swimming hour with
the secretary of the Gestonia Chamber
of Commerce helping out by correcting
strokes and teaching the "waders" how
to swim. The hour stretched out, as It
was hard- to get the crowd out of the
water in time for supper.
" Swimming was followed by some pep
py cheer leading by- Mr. Hendricks after
which a rea, supper was enjoyed. Then
came the evening with fun and instruct
tkm well intermingled. Taps at 10
o'clock brought darkness to the tents
and a sound night's sleep for a tired
and happy bunch.
Tomorrow winds up the camp. Parents
of the: club members and all others in
terested' are invited for the county-wide
picnic featuring the closing day. Each
is asked tbr in g .a basket. A' part of
the program will be brief talks at the
noon hour by representatives of the Gas
tonia luncheon clubs, Dr. D. A. Garrison
speaking for Gastonia Kiwanis, J no. L.
Beal for Qastonia Rotary and E. B Den
ny for Gastonia Civitan.
All feel the camp to be a great thing,
bringing as it does the boys and girls
of the different clubs over the county
in contact. All are appreciative of the
work bf Mr.'; Altman and Miss Pickens,
county' agents; in putting it over.
45,000 MINERS TO
RETURN TO THEIR WORK
Both Miners and Operators
Are Jubilant Over, What
v Appears To Be Agreement
Means 30,000,000 i Tons.
ALTOONA, Pa., Aug, 24. (By the
Associated Press.) Union leaders to
day were notifying their 45,000 miners
in the central Pennsylvania field to re
turn immediately to their posts they
left five months ago while operators
were rushing plans that will mean pro
duction of 30,000,000 tons of coal a
year. This activity followed the sign
ing of an agreement last night.
Both aides today heralded the agree
ment as a victory. The miners consider
it a triumph because they retain the
check-off and are to receive the same
wage scale as that in effect on March
31. The operators are jubilant because
they arranged a- district agreement, a
condition which has been strenuously
opposed by John L. Lewis, president of
the United Mine Workers of America.
The new treaty provides for the con
tinuance until March 31, 1923, of the
wage scale in effect when the men went
on strike. All the provisions of the
old contract with one exception are re
tained. The rule which calls for con
tinuance of work for 30 days after the
scale committees begin deliberations for
a new agreement was abolished.
Talk about , love at first sight, some
of them must fall in love, without look
ing at all.
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy on the coast and local
showers ia the interior tonight or Fri
day; no change in temperature.
SMALL TRUNKS NEEDED FOR
RUSSIAN PAPER CURRENCY
MOSCOW, Aug. 4 j Americans
contemplating visits to. Russia should
bring with them suitcases of ample
proportions in which to carry their
money, , for '. ordinary pocket-books
have long since ceased to be adequate
for carrying the huge quantities of
paper currency that one is required
to have in order to exist. The fol
lowing menu from one of Moscow's
leading resturants indicates that one
can dine rather well for 25,000,000
r 30,000,000 rubles
Beefsteak
5,000,000 rubles
3,500,000 rubles
5,000,000 rubles
4(000,000 rubles
3,500,000 rubles
4,000,000 rubles
6,000,000 rubles
1,250,000 rubles
Soup ..........
Cauliflower . . . . ,
Strawberries
Potatoes
Ham (two slices)
Chops
Coflee .........
CHARLES E GRAHAM, OF
GREENVILLE, PROMINENT
COTTON MILL MAN, DEAD
Prominent Cotton Mill Man
and Distinguished Presbyte
- rian Layman Dies In Ashe
. ville Hotel Of Apoplexy.
ASHE VILLE, N. O., Aug. 24.
Charles ; Edward Graham, aged 68,
wealthy cotton mill oierator of Green
ville, 8. C, died at a local hotel at 1
o'clock this morning from a sudden
attack Of apoplexy. . '
Mr. Graham seemingly had been in
perfect health last night and partook
of a hearty dinner. About midnight he
suffered the attack which soon brought
unconsciousness.' His. brother-in-law,
Dr. C. 8. Jordan, was with him at
the time of death. -
The body will be taken to Greenville
this afternoon, where funeral services
will bp held Saturday morning, probably
at 11 o'clock.
The J deceased was president of the
Camperdown, Enoree and Alice cotton
mills of Greenville county, South Caro
lina, and - was one 'of -the most widely
known textile men in'' the South. -
He had previously resided in Ashe
ville, where- ho was first engaged in tho
wholesale business and -later established
the Asheville Cotton Mills, the first cot
ton manufacturing industry of this city.
For many years he and his family had
spent their summers here, wintering in
Orlando, Flu. At the time of his death
he was building a new summer home at
Montrent, tho Southern Presbyterian
Assembly.
. Mr. Graham was born in Catawba
county, near Hickory, N. C. He was
reared and went to school there, later
enguging'in business. While still a
young man ho came to Asheville, first
entering the wholesale dry good a and
supply business . in partnership with
Henry Redwood. Disposing of his in
terest in the store he organized and
built tho' Asheville Cotton Mills, which
he operated successfully until about
1902, selling to tho Cone interests of
Greeusboro.
At this time lie went to Greenville,
organizing extensive cotton mills.
He was married to. Miss Susan Jor
dan, of Chester, S. C, a sister of Dr.
Ci S. Jordan, of this city.- '
More Tractable. . s
(Columbia Record.)
We surmise that Mr. Harding found
the family mule, a lot easier to" drive
than he finds the G. O. P. elephant.
J0HNBUSH, EX-DEPUTY SHERIFF
OF GASTON, KILLS WILL CLINE
Tragedy Occurred Tuesday Night Near Hudson Bush Said
' To Have Been Drinking His Victim, a Peaceful Man, Was
-Unarmed Bush Escaped But Later Surrendered Was
Fired As Gaston Deputy.
John Byi, of the Flint-Groves com
munity here, a former deputy sheriff of
Gaston "county and well known to many
poople here, shot anil killed Will Clinc,
a Caldwell county farmer, near Hudson
Tuesday night. Hush - escaped at the
time but later surrendered himself to
the sheriff of Caldwell county and is
in jail at Lenoir.
Yesterday 'afternoon's Hickory Rec
ord has fhe following account of the
tragedy:
Will Clinc, Caldwell county farmer
shot Monday evening by John Bush, of
Gastonia, died in the Richard Baker
hospital last night and his' body was
carried to his home -near Hudsou last
night.
It was said here last night that Cline,
who was about 40 years old, was a good
farmer, never picked a o,narrcl and was
harmless. Bush, on the other hand,
was said to be ugly when driuking and
on this occasion shot his victim without
giving him a chance. Cline was not
armed.
They were in the public road, it was
said, and had been in a dispute over
the boundary line of their lauds.- Bush
got in his Ford roadster and left the
scene.
Information obtained today from a
Hickory man who talked with Mr. Cline
ai' the . hospital yesterday shows that
some years ago Mr. Cline bought a
The "Beer Mayor"
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.
Introducing Joseph Caufflel, the
mayor who caused "the second
Johnstown flood" when he said bs
loons of the Pennsylvania city 1
ought to sell beer rather than have'
the citizens drink bugs la the city '
vater. . - .
SHOPMEN'S STRIKE HAS .
V ENTERED THE 55TH DAY
Situation At . Many Centers
Remains Acute and Disor
ders .Are Reported Flog
gmg and Dynamiting
ported.
Re-
CHICAGO, Aug. 24. With the New
York peace cohference still holding tho
center of the railroad strike stugoloday,
situations at many railroad centers re
mained acute and disorders continued as
the shopmen 's strike entered its fifty
fifth day. r
At Waco, Texas, R. T. Campbell chair
man of the striking shopmen and two
other men were arrested by State Ran
gers charged with violation of the Texas
open port law in connection with tho flog
ging of a railroad employee. Two ar
rests in the case previously had been
made.
The victim of the flogging W. T. Har
ris, said he was taken from the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Kail road yards at- Hills
bo ro and beaten with wet ropes.
A railroad guard at . Roscburgr Ore.,
broke up a fight between guards and
strikers by firing a shot over their heads.
One of the guards was badly beaten ia
the fight.
Railroad officials at Fresno, Calif.,
were investigating , clues which might
throw'light on tho identity of the jwrson
who placed a fifty pound box of dyna
mite under a string of box curs oil a
siding at Sau Bcrnardiino. .
POLICEMAN ROPER DYING
Reports from the bedside of Foliecinan
Tress Roper, who suffered a stroke cf
paralysis about a week ago, were to the
effect that at 3 o 'clock this afternoon
he was in a 'dyinur condition. Fhysneiuns
in attendance stated that he could not
live more than a few hours at the most.
tract of land from Bush, the deed call
ing for an old line. When the land
was delivered Mr.' Cline was short about
two acres. He cultivated the land up
to the old line, telling Bush that the
courts would be able- to settle the ques
tion. On Monday Bush went to Caldwell
county from Gastonia. Mr. Cline had
a very sick child and had gone to Hud
son to see a physician. He was return
ing home and passed through -the Bush
place. Bush was there, got down from
the porch and wanted to talk. Mr.
Cline told bim his child was sick and
he had to hurry home. He went on his
way. Hearing a noise behind him, Mr.
Cline turned and was shot in the stom
ach with a pistol.
He -was brought to' the hospital here
mortally wounded and died about 7:iS0
last night. - Bush got in his Ford road
ster and hurriedly left.
Solicitor Huffman is at Lenoir and
is at work on the rase.
Bush has been living in and around
Gastonia for the wist several years. He
was for a time a deputy sheriff in Gas
tonia township doing duty in the Flint
Groves section. Some months ago, how
ever, he was discharged from that isi
tin by the sheriff Ucause he used un
due force and language in a case in
which ' some, ladies were involved-
EXECUTIVES REFUSE SENIORITY
DEMANDS OF THE UNION STRIKERS;
CONFERENCE
AERIAL TICKET, ENGLAND
TO INDIA, TO COSE $300
LONDON, Aug. 7. Trips to In
dia by air in three days, at a cost of
$300 first-clats and $173 secand-clasa,
may soon be offered British travelers.
A number of large technical corpora
tions have made a proposal to the
government to run a mail and pas
senger service from London to Bom
bay. The airships would have a capa
city of 5,000,000 cubic feet, and
would be capable of flying at $0 miles
an hour with 200 passengers.
The proposal has been put forward
in order to develop the communica
tions of the British Empire in speed
and cheapness, and thereby assist the
development of trade. No promotion
profits would be taken by any party,
and all the promoters ask is a sub
sidy from the government sufficient
to. pay the public investor a dividend
of four and one-half per cent.
BARRETT TELLS ABOUT
THE SALISBURY EPISODE
Will Go To Salisbury To An
swer Charges Warrants
Not Sent To Charlotte,
Charging Him With Being
Drunk and Disorderly.
CHARLOTTE, Aug. 24. James F.
Barrett, former president of the North
Carolina Federation of Labor and pub
lisher of the Charlotte Herald, labor
paper, told something last night of the
charges of being drunk and disorderly
and currying a concealed weapon, which
have been preferred against bim by Ben
B. McCubbius, Rowan county prosecut
ing attorney, in connection with his
presence in Salisbury Tuesday night.
Mr. Barrett said he communicuted
with Mr. McCubbius over long distance
telephone last night and whs informed
that thfi warrauts for his arrest hud not
been sent to Charlotte, as dispatches
had previously said. Mr. Barrett said
he told Mr. McCubbius that he would
report to Salisbury any time he waa
wanted and asked the county attorney
to notify his (Barrett's) lawyer, J.
Frank Flowers, when he was wanted, to
which he said the county attorney
agreed. -
A telegram signed by "J. W. Kesler,
chief of police," and dated at Salisbury
last night at 8:15 p. in., was exhibited
by Mr.' Barrett last night, reading as
follows:
"No warrant has been given for
your arrest. Need not appear hero for
trial tomorrow. Will wire you when
needed . "
The former state labor president ,said,
with reference to carrying a concealed
weapon, that' he had taken a pistol
away from a man who was bent on
doing some damage with it, kept it for
about an hour and then gave it to a
man at the hotel to whom the man
he took it away from askedhim to
deliver it. . , "I ,
Why At Poatoffice.
His reason for going to the post
office whs to see R. H. Kohloss, federal
prohibition enforcement officer, with
whom he had an appointment, mado on
the streets in the afternoon, Mr, Bar
rett said, adding that ho went into
Postmaster A. II. Boyden's office and
had a very pleasant conversation with
Colonel Boyden, who showed him every
courtesy, told him he was glad to hear
his views on law and order, offered to
take him back and introduce bim to
John Sloop, postal clerk, who assaulted
Rev. Tom P., Jimison that day, and
invited bim to come back again to see,
him .
While he was in Colonel Boyden's
office Colonel Don Scott, in command
of the troops at Bulisbury, came in and
wanted to have a private conversation
with General Mctts, Mr. Barrett said,
stating that he and Colonel Boyden left
the office during the conversation.'
It 'was while he was in Mr. Koh
loss' office upstairs in the postoffiee,
cr federal building, that the troops
came in for him, telling him he had
told the captain he was a deputy mar
shal, he said. He went before the cap
tain and told him he had evidently mis
understood, the captain saying it was
possible, and apologized. The captain,
whose name he did not know, was very
nice to and considerate of him, treating
him very courteously, Mr. Barrett said.
HARRISON SENDS CHECK FOR
1,000 TO RELIEVE SUFFERING
SALISBURY, N, C, Aug. 24.
Fairfax Harrison, president of the
, Southern Railway, has sent his per
sonal check for $1,000 as s contri
bution to a fund to relieve any
suffering and want upon the part of
women and children of the striking
shop crafts workers of the railroad
at Spencer and Salisbury. In a
letter accompanying the check,
which was received by Stahle Linn,
special counsel for the Southern
here, Mr. Harrison declared he was
"acutely conscious of the plight of
women and children of the shop,
men."
HAS ENDED
COMMUNISTS ARE
ARRAIGNED FOR TRIAL
IN MIDNIGHT COURT
Extradition For William Z.
Foster, Former Steel
Strike Leader.
70 OTHERS SUSPECTED
Literature . Advocated Over
throw Of Government and
Establish Sovietism.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Aug. 24. The
Michigan statute against criminal syn
dicalism fussed by the legislature in 1919
was to be invoked for the first time to
day, with 17 alleged communists, arrested
near Bridgeman, Tuesday, docketed for
arraingment in justice court, here.
Coincident with the court proceedings
Piarles W. Gore, prosecuting attorney
for Berrien county, announced extradi
tion would be sought for William Z.
Foster, former. steel strike ' leader, ar
rested in Chicago lafe yesterday, and
with 17 others charged with criminal
syndicalism in a warrant issued by Jus
tice Bay W. Davis. Federal investiga
tors, whose operations led to the. raid,
piannnji also, tit was indicated to dm
formal charges against more than 70
other persons who they say had gathered
at Bridgman for the meeting, but either
left, on receiving a "iip" that the raid
was planned, or else were in tho crowd
that escaped when the raid was made.
The identity of tho Bridgman con
fereesj it was said, was disclosed in
papers. uncovered after the raid. A list
of the radical leaders in the United
States as well as hundreds of pamphlets
advocating the overthrow 'of this go
vernment, and the establishment of a
soviet form, also wis included in the
literature the office? seized, much of
whicUJwus printed both in English and
HustUjyi. - ;
AIRPLANES COLLIDE;
FOUR ARE KILLED
PISA, Italy, Aug. 23. (By The Asso
ciated Press) Two military ariplanes
collided, in mid-aid near here late today
at a height h of 1,000. The two pilots
and two observers were crushed to deatii
under the wreckuge of the machines.
COTTON MARKET
Receipts
Price . ; ,
... 27 bales
. . 22 cents
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YORK, Aug. 24. Cotton fu
tures closed barely steady j spots quiet,
20 point. down. October 22.44 ; De
cember 23; 41 ; January 22.26;' March
22.27; Mair 22.13; spots 22.70.
THE TALE BOOTLEGGERS
TELL TO THE COURTS
Trial Of Case In Superior
Court Shows How Far
They Go.
MANY DEVIOUS TALES
:
Two Belmont Young Men
Claim Liquor Was An
other Man's.
Thursday morning's session of Su
perior court was featured by the report
of the grand jury, which is' given in full
below, -and the trial of a typical case
of a violation of the prohibition laws.
The grand jury, after their report was
received and' read to the court and after
being commended by the judge for their
exemplary services, was discharged un
til the next -criminal term of eourt in
October, at which the same grand jury
will serve again.
The casese against Dwight Farris and
Thomas- Green, two seventeen-yeur-old
white boys of Belmont, which came up
for trial at this morning's session was
of especial interest to those present in
the caurt room as showiing the devious
ways of the class of persons who are
arrainged for trafficking in intoxicating
liquors, in these days of c-tate and Fede
ral prohibition of such traffic. The de
fendants were represented by- Messrs.
Carpenter and Warren, of the local bar.
who pleaded not guilty for their clients
when the. case was called, but upon com
pletioir 'of the evidence accepted a' ver
dict pfguilty . without asking that the
case gt to the juryv . .
Policeman Bankin, only witness Tor tn t
IN FAILURE
Big Five 'and Few Other Rep
resentatives Try To Agree
On Terms.
EXACT STATUS CLOUDED
Minority' Pulls Away From
Majority, But Agree On
Seniority Question.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24. (By the
Associated Press.) Representatives of
a score of railroads and the Big Five
Brotherhood chiefs conferred at the
Yale Club for about three hours today
on the possibility of effecting separate
agreements between individual lines and
their striking shopmen . - .
"We are still mediating," said War
rcn 8. Stone, spokesman for the brother
hood men, when tho meeting adjourned
at U25 p. rn. without announcing
whether another session would be held
today.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24. (By the
Associated Press. ) Members of the Big
Five brotherhood group of rail strike
mediators met today at an. Uptown hotel
and then left hurriedly .for a secret con
ference at an undisclosed place with
representatives of the small group of
rail executives who yesterday were ready
to fake up as individual roads further
negotiations.
NEW YORK Aug. 24. (By The As.
sociated Press) The big fivo brother
hood chiefs and representatives of a
score of railroads today prepared to
threslTout the possibility of individual
lineg settling with their striking shop
men. The possibility was raised by leaders
of the running trades appearing as me
diators, at a conference yesterday wit a
the entire membership of the Association
of Railway , executives, which rejected
the proposal of the brotherhood men that
the railheads yield on the disputed ques
tion of 'seuiority rights. Encouraged by
a belief That individual settlement might
yet prove tho busis for peace the big
five leaders confered until midnight with
heads of a score or more of executives
who, when the general conference ad
journed, expressed a willingness to con
tinue negotiations, although reaffirming
their Vommon stand against the union's
seniority proposals. Then when the exe
cutives left, agreeing to renew their peace
efforts todav. the hi fivft mt.iirnl tr.
their headquarters where they remained
until l :aa A. Ai closeted with B. M.
Jewell, president of the striking crafts,
and eleven other heads of stationary
trades. Wrhat developed at this sessioa
wa not disclosed.
Daniel Wilhtrd, spokesmnir for the
group of executives, had previously an
nounced that they would meet the bro-
therhood chiefs again .early today, but
without disclosing where or when the
session would take place. ' It was re
ported unofficially, however, that the
Yale CI ub, scene of yesterday's major
developments again would be the seat of
negotiations.
The exact status of the renewed ne,
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State, testified that about three o'clock
one morning in June, being stationed
near the western limits of the city, he
attempted to stop a car by throwing
his flashlight on it. The driver, after
wards identified as Farris, speeded up
still faster and three different containers
a five-gallon demijohn and two haif
gallon jars, containing liquor, were
thrown from the car as it sped along,
being broken on the pavement. Nearinx
the center of the city the officers finally
succeeded in stopping the car and noti--ed
that a man escaped from the rear
seat. Farris and. Green were arrested
when the car stopped both being on th.j
front seat. When asked what became
of the two buys on the rear scat they
claimed there were no two boys on the
rear seat. When asked if there was
not one boy on the rear seat they sai l
uo. They were locked up to await trial
and some hours later confessed to the
officer that one Auten, white man about
21 years old, had been on the back seat
and hail been She owner of the liquor
in the car. They offered to go with th
officer ami assist him to search for and
identify Auten.
The defense plaeed the two defendant
themselves on the stnniL Farris state!
that he was approached by one Auten
who asked him to take him to his un
cle's somewhere above or beyond Cherry
ville, where he said they could get some
wine to drink and otherwise have a good
time. Farris consented and made use
of a car belonging to his brother, whirh
he acknowledged. Creen merely went
along to take a ride and get some- of tho
wine. They passed through Gastonia
along about nine or ten o'clock at niijiit
going up the country. When they arrive.!
at the home of Auten s uncle, locjitini
of which witness could r.ot givt-. !! ;
remained some time drunk a li!'!,- v
had a good time and -then '
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