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VOL. XLIII. NO. 246
GASTONIA, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 14, 1922
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Corporation Commission And
Traffic Bureau at v Outs . Over
North Carolina Rates Question
Hearing At Asheville Threatens To End In Big Row More
For Some Of Testimony To Be Stricken Out Womble And
r Griffin Differ.
AbllEVILLE, Oct. 13. Differeu
of opinion as to. tuo proposed frcitut
rate revision from central might' a
ciutiou territory into tuu southeast a it
atlects tins statu, bctewcii tuu NA-ih
Carolina corporation commission uudlhu
North Carolina Xrafiic Association dill
iiiinatcd her today iu J. B. Griffin,
, toruey for the traffic association, im'
iuk (hat a large part ot tiie eviUeu
presented Wtoio tliu interstate toniaier.
commission hearing by W. U. VAoiuOlo,
rate clerk for tliu corporation comuus-
siou, be expunged from tho record. Jo
seph H. .basinum, member of'tne na
tional conuiussion, who was presidium,
overruled tUo motion.
! . The truthc organisation has taken tiw
'position throughout taut North Carolina
is 'satisfied with its present rate struc
ture and ought to be relieved irom any
;; further tinkering with tratlic eiiurges.
' 'i lie corporation commission, assuming
that the omission of tins state trom con
sideration on t lie present probe is au
utter impossibility, has presented docu
ments tending to show tuu present rates
ought to bo uiateriaiy. reduced rathet
than permitted to stand or subjected to
revision inline with carriers" proposals.
Mr. Gritnu questioned the aliiuority
of Mr. Womolo to speuk for this state,
declcariug that ho has not qualified i.
an expert of record. do not know
Who ho represents and we have no way
of .discovering it,' 'Mr. Griffin remark
ed. ';ertntniv.. the lawyer said. -Mr. I
Womble does not present .the views of
02U members of the .North Carolina
Traffic Association, On their behalf,
the-attorney noted an exception to. the
ruling of tae commissioner. .
Mr. Womble is pot the only man whose
testimony ought to come out of the rew
ords, in the opuiuiou of Mr. Griffin. IK'
would have the evidence of B. G. Brown,
presented at Atlanta, removed as well as
tt large share of the testimony of L. E.
Oliphant, rate expert for carriers operat
ing in Central freight "Association ter
ritory. , '.."'
Corporation Commissioner A. J. Jinx
well, who examined Mr. Womble during
the prolonged introduction of his testi
mony, said that he had no extended ar
gument to offer in response to Mr. Grii
hn. lie apparently felt there was no
chuueo of the motlou stalling, taking
the position that nothing from him was
necessary more than the mere statement
that o does not usseat to tat portion of
the motion tatt relates to the Womble
testimony. , . t
Immediately following the close of the
skirmish between th Carolina organiza
tions Mr. Kixey entered upon his cross
examination of Mr. Womble, a task that
consumed ail of the morning. The verbal
sparring match reached such heights as
to lead Mr. Womble to complain of the
length and intrioacv of some of the ques
tions, hypothetical aud otherwise. Both
' jiarties to (ho logomachy got mild warn
ings from Commissioner Eastman, who
told the lawyer nt at one time that it
the witness could get an idea of what
the questioner was driving at. he was
much better able to interpret the Kixey
queries than Mr. Eastman was. 'Later lie
tol.l Mr. Womble that he was-'Sliowing a
'tendency to reply to question in such
manner that ins, answers c
sponsivc to the querist's questions.
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CHARGES STATE WITH
MONUMENTAL INCONSISTENCY
ASHEVILLE, X. C, Oct. 14.
Charles -Kixey, . Jr.. v representing the
rarriers which ure protesting before
the Interstate Commerce Commission the
North Carolina Corporation Commis
sion's recommendations for rate revis
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ions into mis siau: jiui i
tt r:., .r..Uu-ivu (iinl . wfnif iif l
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iMaLm-frli-itiifTnlb. charged the state i
wilt, monumental inconsistency in his
prolonged cross-exauiinatiou of W. G. jley, of Texas, chairman of the legion's
Womble, rate expert of the eommis- commission on Americanization; Joseph
sioner. ; .Thompson, of Pennsylvania, and T.
In '.effect.' he says. North . Carolina jSommes Walmsley, of New Orleans,
while doubling practically . the- taxesj (Word was received tonight that dele
of its carriers through one of its (gates from seven of the allied nations,
state's departments, is, through an-j coming to New Orleans to participate in
' other, .-trying to put into effect a ! the convention of the Interallied Vet
siheme which will inaterially redueeoraiis organization, which will precede
the income of the roads. Such a posi-,thc legino convention, would .arrive here
tion, he asserts, is unsound but Mr. 'at S:4.j tomorrow night. Klabnrate
Womblo contends that all taxes urephitm for welcomin gthene distinguished
raisi'd in this state and declares, that j guest's have ben made by legion officials
the records should contain no intinia-. and by civic and military auth.orties.
tiou that tho roads ore 'being singled j " .
out for increased payments. i Center-V. P. I.
Mr. Rixey ridiculed the inelusioii .in'
'!. V,tl, f,.,Hn nrnvpr for rpvision !
of statistics relating to the common
wealth's vast hydroelectric develop-:
t. 11., ...- tli Bin a vnu I have
the Interstate Commerce Commission in- j tachmg much importance to the outcome
flueiiced by these collassal - ligures "f the contest becaus. of the game next
when it is a geiierallv recognize.l fact Saturday between Harvard and Cutre.
that hydroelectric developments rob Many sporting writers from lead ins
the carriers of thousands of dollars ' eastern newspapers are here to wat.-h
iu coal tonnage. Mr. Womble sag-; fie Praying Colonels in action and oth
gested the plant of this nature how- ers from the south and central west were
ever, furnished other freight movements , due before game time,
of higher classes, . which assertion wasj .
disputed by te lawyer. I Mr. R. 8. Torrem-e, of PinevilU?,
Mr. Womble declared, iu response to who i svisiting at the home of Mr. Ed
, the carriers' charges that the rate (Torrence, of the Ridffe neighborhool,
structure of North Carolina is approx-jwas struck and rather painfully in.jurel
tinately 40 years of age and is ant i-'t this afternoon by an autonobile driven
ciliated. It was erected before the ' JV a nogro. The accident hapi'ied near
state achieved its present commercial ; tie JidKe Mill on the York road, anil
importance or its niilroad facilities. fr, Toi rem e was brought to the City
Rates to eoinmunities in the western , Hospital where his injuries, consisting
part are declared not to reflect the hi-! of sovere t uts and bruises alwut the
llueneed of . tire" Carolina; i'Hnehfied and hpa)J- -orp treated. The police have not
Ohio road while those affecting eastern : ytt .,r,pM.hcndcd the driver of the car.
jdaces do not refleet the influence of j
the- Virginia Railroad. Koth the j
Clinchfield, Carolina aud Ohio and the i Freight Association territory and Ciu
Virginiau havo been private in ojx ra : . itinati to Nortli Carolina cities iis to
tion since the adoption of the rate Virginia " rites was generally regarded
ttrm-ture. . - - jas secentuntug the differences-fet ween
Mr. Womble 's statement that the co-jthe North Carolina Ckirporotiou Coiuniis
nperation commission doi- not contend ' iun and the North Carolina raffie Ai
ior the sauib rates from - Central sociatiou.
TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY
CHEST FOR GASTONIA
Meeting Planned For Next
Tuesday Night To Make
Plans For Eliminating
Drives, Etc., For Every Sort
Of Fund.
For the purpose of deciding wheth
er it is the proper policy to attempt a
Community Chest for Gastonia, a
meeting ot those who have in the past
few years assisted in various general
drives for funds as solicitors, all oth
ers interested in organizations which
would have to look to the chest for
funds and the public in general inter
ested in one big drive a year, are ask
ed to meet at the Chamber of Com
merce ofiices next Tuesday night. It
is expected that the meeting will def
initely decide whether an attempt
will be made for a chest or whether
it will be dropped.
The matter was some time ago re
ferred to the publicity committee for
investigation. The committee recent
ly reported back to the board of di
rectors with dual recommendations
asking that one be adopted. One rec
ommendation was that inasmuch as
the question involved is largely one
of finances , and whether or not the
people would give as much in one
general drive as in many smaller
ones that a committee representative
of local banks be named to decide the
matter. The second was that instead
solicitors in past drives and those
otherwise interested be asked to meet
and decide the matter. The second
recommendation was adopted.
MACNIDER ISN'T OUT
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
Legion Commander Says Un
der No Circumstances Is He
A Candidate Fpr Re-Election.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 13. Hanford
MacNider, uatiitoal commander of the
Amerieun legion, tonight declared that
under no .circumstances would he be a
candidate to succeed himself as national
commander, and that lie would "bitterly
oppose" any proposal to change the na
tional c oust it ut ion of the legion which
would make possible a second term for
a national head of the legion.
, The announcement was broug-ht forth
by repeated rumors, current iimmig dele
gates here today, that in the event of an
impending deadlock over the national
commuadcrship, friends of McXider
might bring forward a constitutional
amendment which would make it possible
for hi into succeed himself, with a view
jto carrying forward the field for na-
vl tional legislation for adjusted compensa
tion. -
delegates from Missouri today con
ferred, with. William J. Doyle, state com
mander from Massachusetts, and mem
bers of the Massachusetts delegation. It
is understood that delegations from both
states favor the candidacy of William
Dcegan, state commander from New
York, for national head of the legion.
Outstanding among other legionnaires
ivlinno i!tmid urn )uimv Iiiiisafl fur tin
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national eommandershin are Colonel A.'
! A. Spraguo, of Chicago, Alviti M. Ous
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Elf HMOM). a., Oct. 14. irglllli.
I Polytechnic Institute was ready today to
2ve Centre College, of Kentucky, a bat-
I"- l" "'" "'" iUiu.uni .Bni.
PRESIDENT MONROE'S N.
NOW A JUNKSHOP, IS TO BE PRESERVED
it J C ' - S ' V . ?j
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In the heart of the lower New York business district, at Lafayette and
Prince streets is a little ' stone house m which James .Moiirue lived and died.
The ' name" of the purchaser has not been learaed, but it . was , bought re
cently and is to be restored and pre- served for historic: purposes. The
photograph shows how ruined the place is now, after years of neglect. i
GREAT AIR CARNIVAL
FOR LEGION CONVENTION
Roar Of Propellers .And Purr
Of High Powered Motors to
be fart Of Attractions At
Big Gathering Service Men.
(By .the Associated l'ress.)
NEW oltiJiAAto. Oct. IX ri ae roar
of speeding pi openers, the steady purr j bore was selected at the closing session
of Countless higu power motors, the noise i of the silver anniversary convention of
und clamor of all types of uircratt used 'the United Daughters of the Confederal-
tim liiiitcl Khiics ainiv. navv mid i acy here today as the place for the 1923
marine, mollis, will hold the attentrou ot
New Orleans next -week, when some of noou. and delegates are tonight depart
tiie best aviators iu the military service "if? for their homes in all sections of
stage daily, sham battles in tiie air as the state. f . ..
a part or' the program altiuding the! Mrs. It.. P. llolt, of Rocky Mount,
fourth annum national couventiuo of the ! will lead the activities of the divisiou
American Legion, October IU to 2U. j for 11,0 eoauag year, having been elect--i.-oi...
4. 1 ... i,r..- i.,i, .,. ed as president late yesterday after a
owned by tuc United States navy ,vid
..rti.-in.ita i.. the battles. NiHit ilinhts
will be made also during the convention i
week. Headed by Major i rank Urown,
commanding officer of: the Montgomery
U.l..v...i.li.i, n il.xu.t ulii. n-iil liilitf tl
: ;!.... 1 . . .... ..t..,..w .;ii
.1... .......1 An,:Hl,,r for!
.1... ..1 ..:!( !... u.mt
by the 135th aerial observation s.p.adron
i 1, . . I k- . 1 1
of ho Alabama National Ouard 11 ese
will be under the command or Major J.
A l..i,.,r !.. w nil., nf till' uiill'IV
known . American Expeditionary Force
aces. Flying with him will be Cnptaiu
William M. Jtobertson nad Lieutenant J.
r.. jvirgnaui. ,
jrum ASiiy rieiu lex., umier i e .
rection of Commanding OHicer J olm il.
Howard, will conie six IJH-4H iiiachiaes
equipped for battle action as they were
In France .luring tlie active periou o i
the war. These machines will be parked. j
at Fellmau Field and will be on exhibi-
tion at all times when not in flight.
Daily war-lime formations will bo
feature to be staged by the Kelly ichl
aviators. ' I
Three machines will be sent to the f
convention from .asnviiic, leiin., uj me
l:!(5th Aerial Observation squadron of 1
i tilt Tt'lll
the Tennessee National uuarti.
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S. G.-Irwin aud " Daredevil Mason,
two stunt fliers, will turuish the exliiln- i
tion thrills. . . 'land offered General Lee the old Lec
Mason is to make a parachute drop j ,oiiiest eaI for tho rest of his life with
nnd is planning to land as near the m-'jOHt cost, but this offer, as was the com
tersection of Canal and St. Charles : mu'nderihip of the armies of Egypt, . of
street as possible. Leroy Carlson, of the j ft.rt., ),v tue Khedive of Egypt, was
Carlson Aerial Advertising Company, j turned down,
will be another stunt flyer here during j The Great Opportunity,
the convention. j Next, said. Dr. Smith, there came to
For the first time iu history, accord- the southern fighter au offer of $.j0,0O(J
ing to those making arrangements forljK,r j-car to accept . the chairmanship
the. event, an aerial derby is to be held ' cf u. hoard of directors of an insur
in New Orleans, Thursday, October l!, J ance 'company, but this also was re
on the next to the last day of the Legion j jet ted. Lee also refused to accept the
convention. J presidency of a eollege because it was
All airplanes in the city are eligible to governed ,y a legislature, he said,
enter the race which will I rlomi over ? Finally ' there came the offer of the
a triangular course of IS miles. The president of the; Washington college of
planes "wilt fly the course five times, ; Lexington, endowed by General George
I starting from the center of lellman 1
j t)len t() rain elevator at West
wego. taen to ine nag.poie ai .
Sotithern Yacht Club and kick to the
field,- making five laps over this course. !
-ft.. ....:.., ...... ,r.L.i;r flu. five l.ins in
i. .i...J..- t;... 1- Mw:ir.le.l a lov- 1
: . i I... vr nrl.v.n. le-1
gionniires
The' flights will idart at 2 o'clock on i
lerbv day, ami the contestants liavejwere made more . practical, ana every-
agreed to tiy
low ns iiossili e. just
.i;m,;. i, mn that i-tators !
inn., hare Letter oi.nortiinit V to view the !
nice and distinguish nie pnois.
North Carolina vs. South Carolina.
. CHAPEL HILL, X. C, Oct. 14.-i
Coach Fetzer announced that his eleven i
was in the best condition for the gume
hero this afternoon l -ee North Caro-!
lina Mild South Carolina. Supporters ol
tho Tar Heel expected that the full
To defeat South Carolina The two teams 22.42 Mah
plaved to a 7-7 tie in Columbia last year, j;--; ."tnTe 5nU
THE WEATHER uy
North Carolina, rain tonight and Sun- GASTONIA COTTON.
day; warmer in west and central to-' odsys Receipts......... .62 Bales
night. .. jPrice., ,....22 Cents
Y. RESIDENCE,
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GREENSBORO GETS NEXT
CONVENTION OF U. D.C.
j Dr. Henry Louis Smith Deliv-
ers Lecture Eulogizing Robt.
E. Lee Will Preserve
Lee's Chapel At Lexington.
VlCMIXUTOX, Oct 13.
Greens-
I meeting.- The convention adjourned at
! warm contest between supiairters of her
"J '.M. James M. Gudger, Jr., of
Asheville.
The latter'g
supporters,
afterwards
however, paid her tribute
Asheville chapter and a corsage by -the
Aslievilel chapter and a corsage by the
AVaynesvillc chapter.
The lauKhters agreed to ra.se a por
tiou of the -funds necessary to make
j fireproof ami - to preserve the
chapel at Washington and Ia'o uii
. I General Lee worshipped
j prsjjej of tlie institution.
little
universi-
whilo
' 1 ,,ra,u
Dr. Smith's Address.
The feature of last night's session
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' c. ... ..a e a. l
iv.io .in fifl.lr.iaa li' I Jr tli.lirv l.ntllM
oliuili, resineni. 01 asnuigioii aim
rn
t.dll).atiomtl ork dom. at tho 0,i
. . Washington College ' ' by " General
... . T . n,. Si.,itl. tw
jt ja Roill to colIllt oT ni(e than all
the Kl,)riug unitary career of the
...,,,.,.. ..l.inftnin n.l linm. I5v
L, - , , . k , : , G,K.rai
!, famrht ; pvitvoiip of the irreat south-
a:,lllt .,.f ronnii-intiiii. at the call of
jutv ,
U'l f.,i,nr:, 1 ritlirin.,1 til his
nith,.iif
profesHiou ; iraetic
8tatc, said Dr.
cally in
a destitute
Smith.
However, tliu!
1 "I V - v - -T " " - -
all outpouring1 of sympathy from all!
BHyiVL T UI.TMIIH, llllllli lll.lll l,f miiv nan
ov(,r ,), W01.,l. The nobility of Eng
Washington, and it was accepted by the
great Virginian, because the great sol-
out saw in ini uuer .i hoik1"1" cm oi-
irtunity to aid in the work of recon
structiiig the southland, which at that
time w.-is rnvacct bv war.
At Washington rollece. said Dr. Smith,
tl... eilni-.itinii-i I activities nt tlm trrent
fighter reads like a fairy tale. New)
departments were created the studies
thing issiilc was aone oy uencrai
to teach the young men of the south to
live the life of p aee. This work went
ion until the great chieftain was strick-
I ened down iu his home.
COTTON MARKET
ncmr mrxi fiN THF
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
NKW YOKK. Oct. 14. Cotton fa-
a. 1 i i r a. I T . f k .
AMERICA'S GREAT AIR
CLASSIC ON TODAY AT
SELFRIDGE FIELD, MICH.
Planes Represent Most Ad
. vanced Ideas In Aircraft
Construction Racing For
Pulitzer Trophy.
MOUNT CLF.M EN8, MICH., Oct. 14.
Twenty four of the best pilots of
tho army and navy, assigned to planes
that represented the most advanced
ideas in ' aircraft construction were
scheduled to hurtle through the air over
8elfridge field and Lake Kt. Clair to
day in the Pulitzer trophy race the
air elassie of America.
The one thought of the builders of
tho powerful craft entered in tho race
was to produce the maximum of speedk
aud only human endurance, it. seemed,
would limit the speed attained. From
the result, tlie army will determine tho
standard type of machine to be adopt
ed for its pursuit group, which is term
ed tho basis of aerial defense. Cou
CL'rued over the pussiblc effect upon,
the pilots, of tho terrific speed ' expected,-
officials decided to divide; the
race into four sections to lessen the
number of planes iu tliu air at Ono time
and to provide for u cluiugo in the
rules, if it was found necessary. The
first group was slated to start at 11
o'clock and the last at 3:30 p. in.
Tho planes entered, all carrying the
honor of the rumy, nad navy, ranged nil
the way from a light bomas-Morse M
1J .T, with 300 horsepower motors, to tho
"Mystery Ship," with a 0"0 horse
power Wright engine.
Several of the planes have previously
beeu timed at 200 miles an hour or bet
ter and race officials were confident a
new world's record for a closed rourse
would be established. A speed of 187
miles au hour would equal tho record
held in France.
In the list of pilots, one familiar
name was missing that of Hert Acos
ta, who wen tho event at Omaha last
year. The veteran spood king was
ruled out a week iigo when objection
was raised to the ''fact Jio was not a
regular navy officer .but hail been
especially commissioned for tho ulitzer
race. . , , .'
Pilots deiHared eligible, however, in
cluded soinc.twho have made aeronauti
cal history toth in this country and
on the western front. Liieuteuant Law
son II. Sauderson, assigned to tho
"Mystery Ship" of the navy, aud who
was timed at 209 miles uu hour iu the
machine several days( ago, was one of
the foremost fliers in tho PuliUer race
of 1U-0; Lieut. CorlUs C Mosely, who
wou tho 1920 event, was slated to start
in a Vervill Packard, similar to his win
uing craft at Mitchell field and Lieuten-
jnnt It. L. Maughun, named to drive an
Army-urtiss, wisirs tho W. K. C, ac
counting for four enemy planes over
seas. Captain St. Clair Streett, pilot of
an Army-Vervill Sperry, was the com
mander of the 31st aero squadron in
France. His most notable performance
was achieved in IBID, when ho com
manded the flying expedition from
New York to Nome, Alaska, and return.
Lieut. Stephen W. 'Callaway, L, H.
N., well known as. aeronautical engi
neers, as pilot.
The Pulitzer event represented a
race within tho race, the drivers or
homns-Morse planes comicting for a
trophy offered by . Bridgadier General
William Mitchell, .assistant clef of the
army air service. icu of these ma
chines were entered,
Secretary of the N'avy Denby and
high officers in thtr army and navy, in
cluding Reur Admiral Moflfett and
Major General Patrick, thief of the
service air forces, were bore to witness
the race.
Mayor James Couzens, proclaimed the
day a holiday in Detroit to permit the
tousands of workers who produced air
craft and the famous Liberty motor
uiduring the war, to attend.
CHICAGO TOM BOY IS
BACK HOME
AGAIN
CHICAGO, Oct. Li. By the Associat
ed Press.) Margaret lavis, the 14-year-old
tomboy who gave her parents a
four-duy scare and wus almost given up
by the police as "robbed, slain ami bodi
ly disposed of," came back to immune
dish cloths and school books today, con
vinced that all roads of destiny do not
lead to treasure islands and lluck Finn
rafts and caves.
Margaret's road took her. briefly by
automobile and at length afoot into u'
rural village and finally led to stables,
j pitch forks and hungry cows, bho pitch
ed straw one tlay with lervor, tiion vwtn
disgust ami admitted on her return t
home that it was the third day's straw j
that broke the camel's back and took all
the romance out of life.
After leaving home curly Monday and
making her way to Roselle, Ills., attired
"iin khaki knickers, the girl hacked off her
I i hair, had a barber give it a professional
turn, bought cigarettes and overalls and
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as Dick Davis, utt.ilicd 'herself
tn the
stable staff of a dairy farm liar by.
Although Dicks pretty swagger was
econtemplatcd to ward .off prying
. - -iw "
,i", ,UUB- - " "-
sHf from cigarettes to a corn cob pipe
and plug of tobacco. Ine snspn-mns
were not allayed, and when, on tho third
day she found that straw pitching was
to be her. routine, she gave iu and con
fessed her identity.
Hie will return to her classes at high
school next Monday, by which time her
parents figure her aching muscles will
have recovered.
N. C. State-Roanoke.
RALEIGH. N. C.Oct. 14. Football ;
f ,lli.ner look iiper the North Carolina 1
tsiate Koaiinke game as more of a prac-j
f ice exhibition than a gridiron test, but ;
the Techs will Is? sent at full tilt against
the Virginians as a final preparation for j
the North Carolina - game here next j
Thursday.
HAD THE COURAGE TO
FIGHT AFTER HE HEARD
OF HIS FATHER'S DEATH
Tom Gibbons Hears of Fathers
Death But Keeps The Fight
Going Until A Foul Blow
Stops It.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14. (By the Asso
ciated l'ress.) They tell stories about
actors sometimes goint out on the stago
after they have received new of the
death -of a husband or wife, reciting
their regular lines and making many in
different folk feel happy and laugh.
Probably those stories aro true.
They must be true. Any one of the
crowd that filled Madison Square Garden
last night ami -saw Tommy Gibbons, of
St. Paul, lose on a foul to Hilly Miske,
his fello n townsman, in the tenth round
of their bout that was to go fifteen
rounds probably will believe so today.
They looked upon tho sort of courage a
fighting man is rarely called upon to
show, but few of them knew of it then.
Only a few of that howling crowd saw a
uniformed messenger byo crep up to
Gibbons' corner during the seventh
round anil, cautiously getting his signa
ture of receipt,: first slip a yellow en
velope into the hand of Eddie Kane,
Gibbons' manager. Gibbous saw it out
of the corner of his eye as he slashed
ami slugged he knew.
When Tommy came to his corner at
the end of the seventh round, he sunk
calmly .no his stool au dusked Kane,
"What does it sayf"
"What does what sayf" countered
the manager, his face Hushing. ;
"Oh, all right," answered Gibbon,
'but I. know." ,
The detailed account of the next
round shows that' Gibbons " rained rights
and lefts to tho body and slammed sev
eral tooth out of Miske 's mouth," and
that "Gibbons. Tocked Miske with rights
and lefts to the head," and that "they
were excaaging when the bell rang."
The remainder of the details don't
matter much. Tommy kept on slamming
away, fighting cleverly, craftily, feinting
his opponent into leads that led ouly to
punishment' until a twist of fate iu tho
tenth caused Gibbons' right fist to fall
below Miske 'm belt und Miske to fall
upon the floor aud tho battle to end.
It was more than tho mere disappoint
ment of losing a fight that ho had vir
tually Malted away for keeps that came
to Tom Gibbons-, when he, left the ring.
Kami shoved the crumpled telegram into
the boxer's hands... "-Head it, Tom," he
said. "Let's hurry and dress. I'm aw"
fully sorry "
"All right," said Gibbons, tears
streaming down his sweaty face. "I
know what j'ou mean. "
But those who crowded the arena and
lined the aisle down which the loser
strode didn't know. They had seen
fighters lose on fouls before, but they
ha never seen one cry even when he had
lost his fighting reputation. ,.. 1 hey 'did
not know about the telegram hadu 't
seen tho messenger boy creep back into
the crowd after delivering the message
that told of the death of Tom's father
iu St. Paul, -of a father proud of his
fighting sons, who had taught them much
of the fighting that toy knew and taught
tem from his Irish blood.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 14. Arrange
ments were being made here today for
the. funeral of Thomas Gibbons. Sr.,
father of Tommy Gibbons, light heavy
weight pugilist, and Mike Gibbons, mid
dleweight. Gibbons, senior, died about noou yes
terday, but the news was withheld until
last night after the hour for tommy to
enter the ring in New York for his bout
with Hilly Miske.
According do Mike, Tommy was hesi
tant about, leaving W. Paul for New-
York Sunday. He knew that Ins ta-
ther's condition was serious, but he alsa
knew, Mike said, the skepticism with
which boxing fans receive the announ-e-meut
of a cancelled fight. Tommy be
lieved his father would, rather have him
fill is engagement than to risk being sih
pected of "trying to run out."
Altough he watched with great inter
est his boys' progress in the ' boxing
game-Mr. Gibbons never attended any of
their fights. He always promised to
"see the next oiie," but when tlie tima
came he begged off. He assisted with
advice and occasionally worked out wilh
the boys.
Mr. Gibbons was 7i years old.
MRS. HALL REQUESTS
A STATE INVETIGATIOS
NKW" BIU'NSWICK, N. J., Oct. 1 L
IuvcKtigatioirof clues to the murder of
the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, rector of
the Episcopal Church of St.. John the
Evangelists, and Mrs. Eleanor Ilineluirdt
r;n. ..I...;, i. ...,i,t ..i tij.. ...
'Mills, choir leader, continued today nn
der three separate agencies, pending
word from Governor Edwards.
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, wealthy
widow of the slain rector, requested yes
ter.lav that the governor designate a . ' 11 liariottc's lml and but
state Official to direct the inqnirv. Msr. ! "'" yaT,U ttMn Oio goal. A clean cut
Hall's re.uet, forwarded to the state ! forward pas, gave them 20 more au l
capital-at Trenton, was in the form ofjtue -stouia youngsters found theml.
a letter bv her attorney, Timothy N. I Tw ,lh ,,H k tu ihe fa", fightr
Pfeifer. Tlie activities of officials eon-j'". (or ehes tinder, the shadow of
ducting the investigation were criticised i thclr, 0VU "-'0;'l" Tosts. Tho frenzied
severelv l.v.Mr. Pfeiffer. .'crowds surged upon th,. field and thm
Both Prosecutor Jos,-pli yiri. ker, of . c:,Ik''1 ',,',' h''.v were driveu buck.
Middlesex, and Prosecutor Heekmau. of j 1 .la.v,r "n bf,lh "i'l -trablod this bricfj
Somerset count v. expreis'd w iMinsuess l"; or aud dropped exhausted on
to give wav to a state official, should .
the governor name a man to ham e the.
; lniinirv. 1 tie state triMioers. who have .
been on th scene for two wcks. have been i
1 ... - 1- . -i, .. -,.
niiiltv f hupxling stupillv,'
Mrs
'"
Hall's counsel wrote the governor,
. Her. A. T. Lindsay leaves tonight
to be at the Vdside pf his brother. Mr.
D. P. Linls.-iv, whOLs critically ill at
his home in Memphis, Tewi,
LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM
HOLDS GHARLOTTEANS
TO CLOSE SCORE, 13-12
Great Game Of Football
Staged At Fair Grounds -Saturday,
j
1 WO TOUCHDOWNS EACH,
Gastonia Team Shows Wonder
ful Improvement Over
Past Form.
Coming from aefeis tho Catawba,
doied to win by six touchdowns over the
Gastonia high football team, the Char
lotte high school lads went home in tha
gathering dusk Friday afternoon thank
ful that tho score was uo worse than
13 to 12. Clearly outplayed save in tha
last iiuarter they were lucky to escape
without biug at the short end of a
12 0 score. That's what it would hava
been had not ono of Gastonia 's backs,
who had a few minutes before pulled a
beautiful-forward pass out of the air
for Gastonia, 'a first touchdown, fumbled
a punt and gave the ball to Charlotte
in G.-istonia territory on the 30 yard
line. ,. A forward pass netted the Char-
lotteaus another 2U yurds and the
plunged the remaining distance to the
goal. The extra point that beat tha
locals came from a drop kick.
Hoth teams scored two touchdowns.
Charlotte scored in the first quarter,
Gastonia scored one each ia the second
and third quarters. Ratehford counting
the first on a forward pass from Hord
and Hill Glenn taking the second in
like manner while, surrounded by Char
lotte, players. He was standing under
tho cross bars when ho took it, and fell
smothered under a muss of grey-jedsey-ed
Charlotte tacklers.
It was a great exhibition of the great
American game the 22 . husky young
athletes displayed, the gray elad Char
lotto lads and the blne-jerseyed young
sters of Gastonia. Playing before a
crowd that would have done credit to a
big college) game, they wero spurred on
by the rival eheeriug of the two elaus
Tho Charlotte folks came over stronger -for
the football game than they did for
the fair on the proceeding day. There
were hundreds of them and their liYely,
cheering and rooting kpt things lively.'
It is to b noted, too, that their cheer
ing and rooting was of a igh order.
Their yells .were new ami -snappy and
given with eclat Hiat was lacking
in the Gastonia seats. Hundreds of fair
visitors left the attractions of the mid
way and joined the cheering side lino
rooters. Most of them, of course, were
for Gastouia. Tho afternoon was cool
and brisk, made to order for a football
game. A light cloud overspread the
sky and a brisk breeze played up and
down the field.
Charlotte, getting the ball on the kick.
off, returned a good distaneo in , the
person of young Schlita, tho best running-,
youngster on the field. He is a
veritable streak of lightening, good for
a gain every time and hard to atop.
After a series of punts, one of which,
wus fumbled by Gastouia, the Charlotte
lads were within a few yards of the
Gastonia goal, when tho only thing to
mar the beauty of a fine afternoon ot
sKrt occurred. Both sides say the
other started it, but tho side lines saw
two youngsters rise from scrimmage
and go to each other with their fists.
The officials trying to separate them
were set upon by some of the more
rabid of the side lino fans and the game
was stopped while a general brawl cu
sued. It might bo interjected here, that
more trouble was caused by outsiders
horning iu where they have no business
than by the players. They acted in
the heat of the game mid after quiet
was restored shook hands ami apologia
ed. It comes dangerously near hoodlum
stuff when the crowd rushes on the field
and tries to settle an argument, that
ought to be left to the officials and
players.
!Soon after this mix-up Charlotte
wore. i us nrst tout-down;
.In weight ami general playing ability
the two teams were about evenly match
ed. There were few Hiilfitutin.,
injuries, Bigger for Gastonia. going out
early in the game from injujries suffer-
ed
in w riminuge a Jew days ago. In
Schlitf, the Charlotte uuarfer tha M..l,
lenbuiger's jmssfss a fine young player
and one who will mako hia mark in
higher football circles. For Gastonia.
th work of the two ends. Sparrow and
Oleiin, Jacobs and Frederick ia the back
field was outstanding. Time after time,
young Sorrow went in behind the line
of scrimmage, aud got his man.
Toward the close of the game dusk'
descended aud the closing plays were,
run off in senii-darkncss..
One of the most beautiful and sjee
tacular moments in the hard fm.crlit
j B' eame , the fourth quarter w
i Gastouia vns leading 12 to 6. Most
i'"1; "ltators thought it ; all 0
out tne slioutinif. tl.inkinir i'Koi.
fourth quarter when
of
ori
the shoiitinif. thinking 4'Kori..n..
would not wore again. Alack and alas
for their hopes! Came here tho break
of tho game, a fumbled punt, and a
grey jerseyed Charlotte i.larer fell u
"I'-an's or uom team
"'"""I "u lor
: final
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