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fx a ONA DAILY a a to Weather Cloudy Local 'Co tic a 2Ql2 Cents ii 11 VOL. XLIH. NO. 236 - GASTONIA, N. C, -TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 3, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENT3 nn tt mmmi IliAlATO 1 1 II t li II I ILiJl 11 l I II 1 . II eat Ml '.-.. . ' : ' -, 100TII TEXTILE IPLANT FOR GASTON COUNTY IS ORGANIZED ATSTANLEY Lola Manufacturing Company, . No. Three Will Turn Out Colored Cloths. TO HAVE 2 5 0 LOOMS. Another Step In Gaston Coun ty In The Diversification Of Industry. . Announcement has been made by tlio Lola Manufacturing Company, of JStunlcy, of the organization of u . . weuve null to bo known as Lola Manufacturing Company, No. 3 Tins uew plant makes the 100th cot ton mill for Gaston county. - The . new mill will have both weaving de partment ami a dye plnt and will . manufacture u high grade of finiNhed colored cotton goods. It will be -equipped with 250 looms with which to begin pc rations. . . The new building will bo 100 X 200 feet, and will be built near tho 1 ! original plant. Tho machinery will I. be delivered in February, 1923. The building will be hurried to eoniple- . tion. Porty residences will be built. , This is the second plant of its kind to be organized recently in Gnu ton county. The Art Cloth "Mill J ' Inc., of GaBtotiiil, being the first to - ; branch out into the manufacture of ' the finished product. '" The officers are Jno. C. Rankin, ' "president; J. A. Bungle, vice-prcsi-deut j 11. F. Craig, treasurer, and A. . ..C. Taylor, secretary. ' ,'--;' Other mills, in this chain, with their officers are; '", Lola Manufacturing Co., Jno. C " Itaiikin, president; Jas. A. Bangle, vice-president; K. F. Craig, treas urer and general manager; A. C. Taylor, secretary. Alba Manufacturing Co., Jno. C Hunkin, president; A. K Woltz, , . vice-president; R. F, Craig, secre- lury-ireanuicr. ... , Catawba .Spinning Co., Jno. 0. llaukiu, presldeut; F.tl. Dunn, vice president ; T. M.-McCoy, viee-presi- , dent ; 11. F. Cru ig; secretary-treasurer. . ' Olobo Yarn Mills, Jno. V. Rankin, president ; 8. M. Robinson, vice- t president; J. W. Holland, secretary; R. F. Craig, treasurer.' ,-;' . .., W. A. PUTNAM IS OUT UNDER $5,000 BOND Cherryville ' Merchant Is Re leased From Jail Trial To Come 'Up At October Term Of Court. Mr. W. A. Putnam, of Cherryville, w ho shot and .killed Andy Carpenter Sat urday afternoon in a quarrel . over a small account owed by one of Carpen ter 's sift, was released under $5,000 bond lit a preliminary Hearing oerore oqu.ro j t.qiialing the complete total of many i Morns Monday veiling, f.he ,1)ust fairg the oUtiook or tlle Bijj Gu8ton bondsmen were Messrs. N. B. Jvendnck, ; County fair liieh oihjiis one week from L. V. McDowell, H. 8. Mauney and J. C. j tma vening at 6 ('clwk bids fair to Lattimore, all of Clierryville Kepre-., reai.h tlle totaj of two tiinj exhibi senting Putnam were Mason & Mason, j torsl lhe Jli;lrk m.t six 1110ths ago by the of tiastoiua, O. Max OArdner, of fahelby, oXecutivc secretary. This is in contrast and M. 'A. 'Btroup, of therryville. As- Uitii :m 1coi,lo maug eiltries three aisting Solicitor tlarkson for the state jears ag0 , were Carpenter Oirpenter, tenia. , Tho testimony as given at the hearing j was essentially tuo same as mat Here tofore reported. Several eye-witnesses to the killing were examined, including Messrs. Hartmnn, a barber who had a Bhop next door to Putnam's store, and . . .. futon, a clerk in his store, and Komon Carpenter, a son of the deceased. The testimony of the latter was to the effect that rutmtm had said to his father, '.Don't "come over that again," refer ring to the curses aud threats of Car jn'iiter. The case will come up for trial at the October term of ccurt. MAKING PLANS FOR A LAYMEN'S MOVEMENT . "A committee from Kings Mountain I'resbytery composed of Kev. T. it. Tate, chairman; Kevs. K. C. Long, V."V. Jkkers. J. T. Dendv. W. A. Murray and aiders J. F. Jackson, K. A. .Mc-eeiy i and P. P.' Murphy, to formulate - plans j for a Presbyterial Laymen's Association, liiet in the First Presbyterian church this morning at 10:30 a. m. to discuss plans and dtfvise- methods of a general laymen's limveniMit throughout the 1'rcsbytery.' Such plans as this commit tee formulates will be submitted to nn adjourned meeting of Presbytery iu ses sion this ufteruon at the First Presby terian church. JOSEPHUS DANIELS TO SPEAK. MONDAY NIGHT ; ; - Hon. Josephus Daniels will ajldre.n the voters of daston county at the court liiinc Monday, niylit, October 11. Mr. l:inie!s is touring tlie entire utate under the 'direction of the shite chairman, J. ). Norwood. It is especially desired 1!,,; the women of OaMnuia and of lias- t ;i lount e out to Lour ilr. Daniel .' Lamont Pictures America As Moving Foiwrard to Prosperity Despite Many Obstacles In Way Those Bars In Path To Prosperity Are Low Prices For Farm Produce, Labor Strikes, Soldier . Bonus, New Tariff Act, And Foreign Situation With Respect To Reparations, ' Loans, Etc. Morgan's Associate Consoles Farmers For Low ..Prices. ' .:.-' NKW YORK, Oct. 3. A picture of America, recovering from the "rude buffets and deep wounds'' of 1917 to 1921, aud "with characteristic, cpurse, binding up her bruises and slowly mov ing forward to new goals" was drawu today by Thomas W. Lamont, associate of J. 1'. Morgan, in an address before 10,000 delegates of tho American Bank ers' Association convention here. "We have not yet cause for un bounded confidence," he cautioned the bankers. We must not forget that, be- fore the race is won, we still have some liir)t' lnir.ll.ia ir iiittin These bars in the path to full pros perity, lie enumerated us follows; 1, Low prices- prevailing for farm products; 2, labor strikes; 3, the sol diers' bonus; 4, the new tariff net; and 3, tho f6reign situation, with respect to reparations, allied loans and interna tional trade. . Discussing reparations and the inter allied debt, Mr. Lament raised two ques tions: "Do our former allies really owe tis all the debt!" and "Arc we doing our full share to solve 'the tragic ques tions that -ore weighing npon the world! " "One thing is certain," lie declared. "If sme one, ou April 4, 1917, had been able to give us our choice as to whether we should rather give up freely and for all time five billion dollars, or give nji the lives of several hundred thousand of our sons, there would huve been no hesi tation as to our choice. ."Fate,, however, determined that choice; it determined that Great Britain and France should give up the lives dur ing that first year and that we should furnish, not our blood, but our money; taking, however, in place of it the prom ises to, imy fil our, allies. , v. ".no otner policy could nave been Jol lowed at that time, I grant you, but now Total Number Exhibitors At Gaston Fair to Reach 2,000 Big Gaston County Fair Opens One Week , From To day, Oct.. 10. BUILDINGS CROWDED. Field Crops Building Presents . Problem, To Fair Secretary. With entries . already definitely made The woman 'n building is already cer- i turn to be crowded with exhibits from one" end of its vastness to the other. Misg Kell Pickens, "county home demon stration agent, is assisting' in working out plans so us to provide properly for j , ,lu .V."8; 1,K iWoiimiis Club will have a series of . I .1 mi.. .1 . splendid educational booths of real merit. Other women's clubs in the county are also planning some splenUid booths. The Crossmore 'school will have an exhibit in this building. The fancy work and general sewing, iu charge of Mrs. W. i Michael, will as usual be A large and verv attractive ' department! The better babies contest w ill number scores of babies. Michael & Bivens are to erect a liuge radio receiving station in the rest room iu this building and those thronging it - will eujy the treat of music and other feuturcs wafted through the ether. 'That field crops building is some problem," -remarked the fair secretary this morning. Various and sundry re- modeling will have to be done to get everything in attractive' shape. It will la a revelation of the community effort and the agricultural resources of Gaston and surrounding counties. . 1 The soy beau and cotton exhibits will havo to be transferred to the first aisle from the second. The entire west side of the lengthy building will be taken up with community fair and community iKioths. The corn show will occupy many hundreds of feet. The small grain ex hibit, practically already in hand ready 'or entrv. will completely fill a good- '. sized section, thus taking up the western I aisle completely. ( Commercial exhibits will have to be 'almost completely burred from their old j place on the first or eastern aisle. The 'arcal legume show, featuring the soil ; building and improvement which is one 'especially great educational feature of j this fair, will occupy a lengthy section land will crowd it tin to a height of eight . (Continued os page 8.) y" that the waj- ig behind us and we can take a long look back, is it wise for us, is it just, is it generous to make some composition of this' matter " Mr. Lauiout sought to, console the farmers who, he said, complain that "though' this is a big season for crops, our net money will be small. " "I shan't attempt to argue the point of lower prices," continued the finan cier. "But I never knew a country to go broke because of its abundant crops. 6o, even though our farmers suffer dis I appointment, 1 think the low price hur- die the easiest one to iump. The farm crs hud higuprices in 1919 and 1920, but the aftermath, was a serious one for them. ' In the long run they,' like all of fas, will fare better on u moderate price scale, with small fluctuations." Labor strikes rise as one of the most serious obstructions to prosperity, Mr. Lamont' declared, "even though the worst may now seem to be over." He asked his audieuce to "remember that in this, country there are still traces of arrogance among employers, as there are manifest signs of urrogunce in labor. ". President Harding's veto of the bonus bill "with its threat t tax billions more out of the American ieoplc and distrib ute it in such U way that probably no one would receive real benefit,'' tempo rarily leaped that hurdle and "created such a feeling of relief," said Mr. La mont.. , 1 , Of the tariff he ssiid: "W'e shall be fortunate indeed if we do' not find that in practice it protects a tot of industries that do not require protection, and cuts off from our farmers and manufacturers a lot of foreign markets that are ready to buy our commodities.. : . ' "If there js nny oue motto which American producers and legislators , . (Continued on page 8.) , : INVITED TO THE MOUNT BEULAH COMMUNITY FAIR i Gastonia people as well as the. peo ple of the,. entire county are given an urgent invitation by the ieople of the Mount ,Benhih section to utteud their community fair tomorrow. Fifteen or twenty of the officers and directors were busy yesterday getting things in shape at the school house. It's their first community fair and they want to make it a hummer. This thriving community has worked hard and will lieyond a .doubt put over a most creditable fair. It -will bo worth seeing. To get there go to Dallas and take the mad to Cherryville. The school house is on the left side of the road, a brick structure, les than a mile from where the road forks to Lrucolnton. Take the Cherryville or left hand fork at the Best store. GOVERNOR ALLEN WILL BE MASCOT OF KANSAS TEAM TOPKKA, Kan., Oct. 3. Governor Henry J. Allen, of, Kansas, will be the mascot of the Kansas Univentity foot ball team when it play the Army eleven at West Point, next Saturday. "During the time Henry Allen, lias been govrnor, the Kansas University team has wou every game he attended, although doed to lose thenj all," Al fred Hill, secretary of the K. U. Alumni Association explained. "We have, hopes that his mascot qualities will hold at West Point." ; UNCLE JOE IS OFF BY . AUTO TO ILLINOIS WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. With uri old i I slouch hat cocked on the side of his 'head. Uncle Joe Cannon started out by automobile todav for Danville, Ills., traveling over the old Natiual pike his i.rent took K.'t veurs aeo in emicrut nir ' westward 1 The veteran legislator was full of iej us ho stepped into his car at the. capital and told Lester Morris, for ten years his chauffeur and his sole companion oa the trip, to "Give her the gas." , Cotton Production Fore Cast Is 10,125,000 Bales WASHINGTON, Oct.' 3. A re duction of 440,000 balea during Septem ber, in prospective eotton production this year, was shown in ' the Depart ment of Agriculture's forecast issued today placing the crop at 10,133,000 equivalent JiOO puiiid hales. The de cline in the condition of the crop from August 2o to September 5 was 7.0 points compared with a ten year aver age decline of 5.8 points. The Toss in prospective ' production during the month was heaviest in Texas Some Family! -v... . "son (below) and hia slater. They compose tho moat famous brother. and I elster literary couple In En- dW,H,UtChAnson 18 author o If Winter Cornea" and mora r.v in beglnnins to crowd him for lit- i erary honors with several books of oer own. . . SOUTHERN BACK TO NORMALCY AGAIN Twelve Days After Strike End ed Freight Congestion Is Relieved, All Trains Restor ed And Embargoes Are Lift ed. . , Just how -big n job" tho Southern Hail way System jierformed in clearing its liuesbf all congestion and returning' to normal freigkht and passenger service iu 12 days after the settlement, of the strike of its shop craft employes is hown in u statement issued by Mr. II, W. Mil ler, (vice president in charge of opera- j lion: . ! "The Southern Railway System had au accumulation of 14,12(5 loaded cars not moving currently ou September 18 when the; strike of the shopmen was set tled," sabl Mr. Miller. "Some of these were frozen in yards and othws were set off on .side tracks out on the line. We had rigiil embargoes outstanding and a number of passenger trains ' had also Ix-en discontinued -as nn '. emergency measure. , , .' "On OctoU'r 1 .tlie entire accumula tion had Itci'ii moved' and iiU yards adu terminaU were fum-tining normally, "All emlHirvvx's for which Jhc South ern was responsible had been lifted and all jiassepgiT' trains had been restored. Tho Sogthern' is today, in a normal con dition and ready to handle all traffic 6f fered by shippers or connections for; all deMtinatioits subject only to outstanding embargoes tif connecting lineup' i, SAYS BABY IS BOY , ; I" INSTEAD' OF GIRL JERSKY CITY, J., Oct. 3. Five weeks ago 'when nurses at the Bergen' sanitarium handed Mrs. Bertha Rich a baby, announcing it was her daughter, slip declined to accept the child, declar mg she had given birth-to a hoy, The labV remained in the rare of the mother's institute while Mrs. Rich and er husband Edward sought legal aid in an effort to prove that a mistake had leeii mado by the hospital. Today Mr. and Mrs. Tlich will aj'pear liefore Poor- . t -i I. u niasver ueorge jiurri.y, ..u - "e yellt Klv Hni n iiuur m hcvcim. mc child r face charges f abandonment. First sfgn of fall is the story about squirrels storing golf balls, thinking they aree nuts. ' where a reduction of 2:12.000 bales was sIiowh. In Oklahoma the reduction was 95,(HX bales; in South Carolina 67,000 bales. Georgia 58,000. North Carolina 'O.IHi'l. Tennesson 10.000 and Louisiana 7 onff An increase in the forecast of pro- diiction was shown for .Mississippi where the prospectivee crop is estimated j at 26,000 T)ales more than in Septem ber. In Alabama there was an in crease of 17,000 bales, while in Arkansas and Missouri there was aa increase of 6,000 baler each. v: ! St 4 ' - f ; : - 7 f , - - Z L ''V ' KEMAL'SIPROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, IS OPINION AMONG , . HIGH ALLIED DIGNITARIES PROHIBITION IS HERE TO STAY SAYS FEDERAL JUDGE E. YATES WEBB Opening Of Federal Court In Charlotte Gives Judge Webb Chance To Express Himself On Liquor Ques tion. CHARLOTTE, Oct. 3. In oiieninir a week's term of federal court here, for the western district of North Carolina, Judge E. Y. Webb took occasion to speak emphatically ou the prohibition question. Judge Webb, while yet a mem- oer of the houso of representatives, him self took nn active part iu tho prohibi tion , acts of the Congress, beinir co- . uuiuui u, iiiu ruu-x'vciij'uii net, among the first national prohibition laws put fintli..M ..tf .1... ' I. I . into eneet. ; , The court became more than usually interested when, in charging the grand jurors for the approuehing term, ho came to the 18th amendment. The court ex plained the laws as apssed by Congress, showing why they were necessary and plained the Inw-o as passed by Congress, should pass laws that were of greatest good for the nation, against the indi vidual, npiarently, at times. He went through the recital of those laws most frequently violated and when he enmo'to the 18th amendment, took occasion to go into the matter u little further than hp did on the others; nuch as robbery of the mails, counterfeiting, etc. ? Proiiibitiou, the eourt declared, is pro hibiting and ho laughed at those who said otherwise. The records of th courts of tc country show, lw declared, that prohibition is working. "The United States has never lost, a war," said the court, -"sad-the United States has declared war on whiskey. " He went on to show how ou land and on tho tiea-shore the government Is ac tively engaged in fighting the whiskey traffic. He also declared that tho state of North Carolina is also doing its duty along this line and said that it, in con nection with the government, would otNlfin wtiolrA.. mi. ........ ' . Judge Webb was particularly empliutic in expressing his contempt for tho man who believes in prohibition for the poorer people, it may be the labor of the man iu question, while himself has his whiskey in "his palace" and there goes to drink, believing, bo long as he keeps it away from Ins help, and thereby makes them more efficient so that' his dividends will be larger. . "No," said the court, "the law must be enforced alike towards all, rich and poor, prominent and obscure." The courts ought, to take cognizance of each case as it comes up, ho said, re membering that for more than 100 years the fathers of the present generation Save made whiskey nn.f have drunk it whenever it suited them. Ho showed that the American 'people sprang from a stock that drinks whiskey ami believes it is all right, and declared the belief thnt the American people , inherited a taste for it. 4 The court went buck in history for a few years and showed that there , was first a sentiment for prohibition in North Carolina and then the passage of laws and he declared that no state in the union is making the progress that this state is . making aud he further pointed out that the progress and up building of North Carolftii dated almost from the time that the people voted the stafe dry. Prohibition, he declared, has meant more to North Carolina thau almost any other one thing. The court spoke of the Sorrow that has ben caused by whiskey, and. Stutod that this was one of the reasons why the people had arisen and decided that they would banish it forever from their midst. I am no fanatic," saul the court, "but I Ixdievc, and the facts warrant me in believing, that fully JH) per cent of the crime in this country, fully W jkTt cent of the suicides and almost all tho heartaches and misery in this natiou have been traceable to whiskey. "It is the iicople who believe these things who have arisen and have thrown it , off. They hold that whiskey is the greatest enemy of the American republic ami it is these jH'ople "who want to see prohibition enforced." w . Judge Webb stated that thoe people who believe that whiskey will come back again to this country, are hugging u vain delusion. It is gone, and gone for ever, the court said. A ir rent tli ron tr heard Juilio Webb's charge to the grand jury and his talk was listened to intently. John 8. Hunt, of Cleveland cuiity, the home county of the court, was made foreman, of the grand jury. " Court, which convened at 10:30 o 'clock,' spent the reniainiler of the morn ing and the afternoon session in getting ready for the heavy docket which faces it this week. Next week and the week following; there will be a term of civil eourt, and "''Bf " Vou 8,Blr" 10 ,,m a" . .i j'",,T t,,:,t "' wante.i to get tnem igpuier arrange a ruiiim.tr. ,, -r it r n " THE II t A 1 H C H Partly cloudy tonigt and Wednesday; little change in temperature. .... r " The French Envoy, However, Thinks That An Agreement Will Be Reached London Is All Agog Over The Situation -No Way To Estimate How Long Conference May Con tinue Some Of The Turkish Proposals. LONDON, Oct. ?,.(Hy the Associated Press.) -The TukisU nationalists today will lay before the representatives of the allies at Mudaniii the terms on which they ore willing to agree to a suspension of military movements. ' Constantinople dispatches say tho Kemalist proposals, au outline of which has reacheU the allied headquarters there, were denied "discussable, but not acceptable" by a council yesterday of the allied high commissioner, umbussa dors, generals, ami ' admirals. Franklin-Bouillon, the French envoy, whose personal conversations with Mus tapha Kciuai Pasha made t lie armistice conference possible, however, expressed the belief that an agreement will be reached. Tho Turkish proposals aro said to in clude formal guarantees concerning the evacuation of Thrace by' the Greek army, occupation of the territory by al lied troops an dtrunsfer of the civil ad ininistratiii to Kemalist, functionaries. ' If. tho amount of space given by tho press can be regarded as nn' index of popular concern, this country is on the tip toe of expectancy and curiosity con cerning the result of tho meeting. Every London newspaper devotes its principal column to the subject aud furnishes its readers' with its own version of what is likely 'to happen, the main feature of rlie numerous forecasts aud speculations be ing their infinite variety. It is not yet definitely known how many delegates will attend the confer ence, but it is stated from some sources, that, in addition te the allied and Turk ish generals, the conference will include franklin-Bouillon and two Greek mil itary representatives. , " . Estimates of the jrobablc duration of the meeting differ considerably, some be lieving it may over in a few hours and otliers suggesting that days may Giants And Yankees Are Tuned To Final Pitch For The Crucial Series Beginning Wednesday Even Bable Ruth Could Not Get A Ticket Delegations From All Over, United States Are In New York 500 Newspaper Men On Hand Both Teams Are Confident Of Victory, ; NEW YORK, Oct. .1. (By Tho Associated Press.) The New York Giants and Yankees, standard bearers of the National and American Leagues, were' tuned to eoiievrt pilo'a today in final workouts in preparation for the opening tomorrow-' of their second suc cessive . struggle for premier baseball honors. The Giants were .victors last year in a tensely f ought v. orl I 'a series that lasted eight games. The laurel this year will go to the team winning four out of seven. With a shorter series, attendance rec ords were not expected to exceed last year's high mark 269,977 paid ad missions for eight games, but indica tions ---pointed, to ..capacity demands. Club officials today announced a sell out in reserved seats for tiuv, first ix games, with thousands of unfilled ap plications. . This is exclusive however. og 2,000 unreserved seats in the bleachers and upper tier of tho grand stand, which will go- ou sale each at 10 a. in. Even Ruth was unable to satisfy a list - minute desire for tickets. The Yankee aluinrer appeared at the Giants' offices in his quest. "Sorry, Babe, biif " there isu't even a 'hope left,' he was told. Ue was but one of many. Advance guards of delegations from all parts of the United States, Canada and outlying points were oil baud early today. The' influx was expected . to reach its height tonight. Close to. SOU newspajer men from all parts of the country were ou hand to supply millions of newspaper readers with first hand accounts of the series. Two hundred additional press applica tions could not be granted because of i the limited facilities. Promise of fair weather, with ideal temperatures, not only for the opening game, but probably for the rest of the week, checkmated any untoward moves by rain. But above and beyond the cold and material facts, the scramble for tickets and the preparations of the faithful who will start thot bleacherites vigil tonight in the lee of Coogau's Bluff, fans in tho highways and byways were absorbed in the battle of "ifs" and "auds the pro aud -con, that wages back and-forth over tho merits of the eoI,tcuders. i Tllos, wlu) a.SSlrrtd vehemently that ; the predominating pitching strength of J the Yanks would be the decisive factor 'were as emphatically answered by those jwhi U-11 t the hard hitting, r uJ aggressive attack elapse before a settlement is reached clearing the way for a subsequent peace coiuerencu, invitation io wmcn u la con fidently expected the Turks will accept. The optimistic view of the situation, taken in Paris is not entirely ahared here, but hope seems to predominate. In anti-Greek quarters the activities of former Premier Venizelos in Paris and London continue to be viewed with the greatest suspicion. The Daily Presa says tluit Venizelos has advised the revo. lutionary group in Athens to agree n principle to the evacuation of eastern Thrace, but to tell tho allies that Greece will not evacuate the territory until the powers have decided to do so aa the final peace terms. ''', The newspaper says the effect of this plan, if adopted, would to that the Greek army would remain in Thrace for many weeks longer, and that tho condi tions arising from this inevitably would bring war between the British and Turks. It calls upon the British govern ment and public to put a stop to the dan gerous intrigue. The report that tint Washington administration had pro posed to intervene in the near eastern ' situation is given conspicuous publicity ami attracts general attention. None cf the papers comment editorially upon it, but any development from the American side is followed here with, the keenest interest and. there is a large section cf opinion which would henrtily wclcotw any action by the L'nited States which might help unravel the tangle. . Strong doubts are expressed in official quarters as to the t justification of the Russian soviet note of protest against a blockade of tho Dardanelles, as the Brit-, ish government has heard of no block- ' ade. , It is possible, however, that the measures taken aeainst the Turks in thn straits by the allied commanders may have the operative effect of an avtaal blockade. . ' ' ' . , of the Giants would overcome any dis advantage on the mound. Neither Manager had committed, him self to a prediction of vfctory. Not that neither John McGraw or, Miller Hoggin lucks confidence in his team. But the fact remains that after all has been said both clubs are fortified oo hlose to an even basis, with the breaks of the game likely to swing the tide to ward either camp, t "I look for a higher grade of, batse ball this year than we had a year ago McGraw declared. "This niay be con trary to general opinions, but its my story. A year ago both teams were a bit keyed up, and it took somo tinm for the. tension to lessen. This year poth-have goue through another - in naut winning eaepaigu and this added to the experience they got in the series of 1921, should result in an. absence of 'nerves.' Both shodld play at their best." . - '.- . , ' -. Huggins was perliups a little uiorg outspoken. "We have a great lot of pitchers,'. he said "we have a. temhc hitter m game, hard hitting, -'fighting Rath a ball club a far better team thau tin one the Giants beat last year. , Ail the men are physically fit, mentally primed. Wo have just come out of the toughest fight ever waged for a pennant.' On pair we look stronger than the Giants, but the series is not wou on paper. '.' Pitching has been the oustamliiig fac tor iu world's series triumphs over a span of two decades. Records reveal an unusual proportion of . shut out twirling close to a third of the games ending wfth one team scoreless, wifi tho high mark in .1903 when the Gijntj blanked the Athletics four times to win wliilo the Mackuieu turned tuti shutout tables once. Six of the eight games last year rem pitching duels, with Waite Hoyt, I'h.l Douglas. Jess Barnes aud Art K'ehf iu the spotlight. This year Huggins has five stars Hoyt, Mays, Bu.sh, Shawkey and J , to oppose Scott, N'chf, Mt-Q , Barucn and Evan, of the Giants. Bush' aud Slmwkcy stand head frhouldeft above the rest in formaiicesr Hovt will have r j fideuee gained by the brill' mg no mu'ltf last ye;ir ;. Giants. McGraw's staff, falter; the hitter part of ft,. : parently has rouudf I : - sistout form and n;y t which have given t "i (Coiiiiiii.' I