111 G f It FTTH Weather Unsettled Local "Cotton 24V4 Cents VOL. XLIII. NO. 260 GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 31, 1922 SINGLE COPY S CENTS (MS ON A DA E MRS. GIBSON'S PAST IS BEING PROBED BY THE AUTHORITIES 1N CHARGE Reported That Her Husband Is Still Living And Comes Home Daily. SAYS SHE DOESN'T CARE. Reported That She Fired k Shotgun At Three" News paper Reporters. NEW URCXSWICK. X. J., Ott. 31. Tim credibility of Mrs. Jane Gibson, who says she was mi eye witness of tie.' -murders of the Jtev. Edward Wheeler Hall, rector of the Euiscoiial Church of St. John tin Evangelist, iiml his choir IwhUt. Mrs, Eleanor Jtcinhardt Mills, was subjected to criticism again today. -Authorities continued their invest igut ion into her past, following reports that in fitend of being the, widow of n 'clergy -man, she is the wife of William 11.' Eas tou, who works in New Brunswick, and drives to and from her farm in a kiuu'1 automobile. Mrs. (iibson insisted that the reports were untrue. She denied she lias a 1ms baud or that she is the ' Mrs. Gibson whose husband, John, a railroad worker, died some years ago in Kentucky. Eas ton Raid he had "nothing to-May" when asked if she was his wife. ".It's an amazing story,;' ho said, commenting on her eye witness statement, "She has a brilliant mind.'' "You tell, me' the officials are investi gating the story of my life," Mrs. Gib .sou said. "Well, I don't care. 1 know 1 am here in New Hrunswick and I wit nessed the murder of iJr. Hall and Mrs. Mills, what difference does it ''make whether I have a. past or not." Special Attorney Genera! Wilbur A. Molt has made no move to present Mrs. Gibson's story to the grand jury. He Ha'nl, however, that he had found nothing which would tend to discredit her ac count of the murders. , Mrs. Gibson was reported today to have fired a shotgun at three newspaper photographers who appeared at her home. GOV. ALLEN CONTINUES ATTACK ON KU KLUX UK HAT 11 END. pA., Oct. Jit. Governor Henry J. Ailcu( of Kansas, iu au election campaign address, eou tiuued his attack ou the Ku Klux Klau here last night with a plea for truquil ity and tolerance so that the slate might be spared the "horrors of a civil war. " His speech was a scathig ilenuiieia tio of religious bigotry mid community hatred and denounced certai type of Catholics and members of the .Klau iu thw same breath. "Yon are both to Maine," he assert ed. "You Catholic.' who go out and say: 'I don't vote for a. muu who is not a Catholic. I am going to put my political activity behind my religiou. You ought to be ashamed of yoursel ves. And you ineu who join this Klau and say: 'There is an order that ex ists for the protection of white suprem acy ami to save us from the Catholic church.' You ought to be ashamed; . ... .. i i.. ....... i lionostiy, you uugui iu m- nimnK-u. "1 appear here in this beautiful tow which is the best expressio of the courage of Americanism that you could find anywhere, aud I tin J men hating one another, this man tieiug hated because he is a Catholic aud that man because he is u Klansmau, ad your community .is 'torn with the thing our fathers gave their lives to get rid of religious bigotry, together with the quarrels about religious activ ities, "Now, as a fellow American, having the same impulses that you have, I am opposed to the Ktau because it sug gests terrorism uud outlawry. I am not against the organization bceuuse it don't like the Catholic church. 1 am not a Catholic. I am a Methodist ." Atter drowig a comparison between conditions i Kansas and Ireland, and a 11: 6 .... t.ia ..fVt...i linu r,iiuiih cuing ul riw-u- .i.... ,.o i,v. ed from men that 'they be allowed ' to arm themselves, ''because they were frightened,'' the Governor asked: "Do you want turned loose j" this state the horrors of a civil War?" "God forbid such a war. And yet what eau you suggest to the" negroes of the state, in some communities of which there are thousands, when the l.l W.. k'lur k'lui tli:it tprritn.l them viii i . ii . i . ...... ..... u - - - - - .:'.. it .... ........ tm i.1 ntr.iitt riilillir . it " . night? fan you expect I'n n vr in exm-ct them not to i jirotect themselves f "Ireland is lighting over that is M0 years old but we in America when we wrote .i marret curlH-d it into th constitution that all men should have the right . to ' worship God according to their own idea . S " You Catholics should p"t sayig no man may: hold office by your sucrage until he is a Catholic. It isn't worthy of you. It isn't worthy of au Anieri- cau or the American history. M'ts get on the basi of honor, love dececy . " ' - METHODIST PROTESTANTS , . MEETING IN HENDERSON 7tFM)l-rtsnV X t- n.t . llh.NULl.su.!, C., Oct. ..1. - Delegates were arriving here on every tram today to afted the 97th annual Ms.siij of the Xorth Carolina Methodist J'rotestant conference which will cou vene here at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing and coutiuue through next Mon day . . Amog the principal business of in terest to be transacted will bj the election of a successor to Dr. R. M Andrews of Greensboro of the eoferenee, who- as president ; hu completed service of five years in that capacity ; wliich is the limit fixed by church rule, i This vith the election of officers will'! pike jjic-ae loniorroir aiteruoon Lloyd George May Wage Bitter Fight To Finish With Men Who Brought About Co-operative Pact Between Conservatives And Liber als May Be Broken. MAY SPREAD THE WAR. Lloyd George Is Said To Be Indignant And Ready To Bolt. LONDON, Oct. 31.' (By The As sociated Press.) The so culled co operative pact bet wueu .Governmental conservatives and the Lloyd George na tional liberals, which yesterday npintur ed to be gaining strength, today seem, ed near a smash-up that may force Lloyd George to really carry out his threat to ' 'spread the war" and woge"1 a bitter light to the finish with the men who brought about his downfall. One trouble seems to be that con servative candidates have bobbed up against those running under the Lloyd George banner in certain constituencies where the latter had regarded them selves as safe from tory attacks. Lloyd George is represented as being indignant and as contemplating the carrying out of his threat if the conservative party ones not wiumraw some or me candi dates already entered ugainst his fol lowers. Others feel sure that he will really "spread the war" with vigor should the die-hards put up any more candidates agaist the national liberals. At this time the Lloyd Georgians have'nlxiut 161 candidates iu the field, and they are reported to have 250 others in reserve. It is said to bo Lloyd George's intention to let loose the reserves against the conservatives unless his deinada are met. The eo-operative pacts a sort of "you leave us alone in this district and we won't bother you in that dis trict'' understanding first attracted i t timf i .in i Iti-nmrli ilu miiriir tt flit itii. hards at the prospect of a return to ...v.... v.. ....,.. . .... ....j,... w. ..... coalition rule under the egis of a new government ... To combat this dissatisfaction the central conservative association an- ounced that in reality no pact liad been reached but each constituency was at liberty to adopt whatever candidates it chooses. Since that anouncenieut national liberals nnd conservatives have been opposing one another in districts where they were lxlieved to have reach ed a noninterference undrstanding. The Times says that Lloyd George is still trying to come to au understand ing with unionist headquarters but that paper thinks the Unionists will find it impossible to mako the 'arrangement Lloyd George desires even if they wished to do so, because the consti tuencies from which Lloyd George wants conservative candidates with drawn are precisely those which are least likely to respond to an appeal from unionist chieftains. The news- naiHT thinks that a vide bre.-ik between the two would affect jurty relation ships on every front and would pn- luee ehaos in fscontland wherein niank large areas the Unioisfs and national liberals are closely cooperatiner. Still," The Times cintends, "the Lloyd Georgia party, if it is to con- jfiuue to live at all, has no alternative but to spreud tne war." A clash between the conservatives and the Lloyd Georgians would likely result in an alliance between the na tional liberals and the Asmiithiau free I i lie mis in several districts. The two groups of liberals are fare from being i in alliance now in some eonstituencies. tree liberals are attacking national 1 liberals here and there and the cry "Iti isn't fair" is not infreruently heard.' Pay by day in ever' way the situation j grows complicated and more eompli- ' Icated. Out of all the sonabbles the! laliorites ho(K" to have their cause bene-1 fitted. Presenting a solidly united! front themselves, tliev are enjoying the j troubles of the parties whose uims em- brace, hostility ti the labor program. JOHN 6. CARPENTER HEADS Dcn ponce dmi nuir" u',s3 "i"'" xi:iwi " ',," ntU uiiUOd HULL uAlJ.vl'a,lrirVs llity ),,,1,f, (,''ult,S1U,,' .,u" Mr. John i. Carpeir.er has accepted the appointment 'to the chairnmn.hip of the sixth Boll Call of the American Bed r , I-IOH in Gaston county, to be held In-- U........ ,....;.;.... ii..,. .....I Ti u..:..:.... '" iwrM,""i. five plans for the --organization of tic. !l Call are already under way, the t'ol ! How Mib-cliairiiieii ha villi; Ik-cii an pointed:' Mrs. ,ih- fci. YVniy, i:i charg. of woiiii-n solicitors; Mr. A A. Arm stj'ong fur couutv organization: Rev. G. Morris, of the A. M. K. church in Gasionia, will. '.direct the Itoll Call' for colored citizens in the county. . Mr. Pauieron Williams will act as i h.-il rm;i n of a sueeial commiUee .selected from the American Leiion. the Kunnort suli(if the legion throughout the country I having Imtii jdedged "to the Red Cross on J account of the continued need of home isyvice work fr Uibled suldiers. j Mr. (I.ris Leventis has accet.ted th" '-hairmansl,ip of a like -committee of ;r,.,k citizens whose interest in the Roll , ... tIlU tlII10 esi..-i.illv W.. o,. laccoitnt of th relief jvork of the Aineri nm Red Cross among those who are the j latest victi ins of war in their country. - The Pcliiiiint brunch of the Gaston ; comity chapter-will organixe its own Roll ("all this year, their branch having re- cently. secured . the services of a Red I Cross public health nurse-for w ork in . I .i... ..... .. .. r..i.. 111 ""' ' rs"i i. fJOML, t- 31. Twelve persons the re- were reported ieat totiay as suit of attacks yesterday in wliku fas- cisti were involved. His Downfall Back In Prison After 19 Years Of Freedom MEMPHIS, TENN., Oct 31. Jesse Sanderson, Camthersville, Mo., farmer, is on his way back to the Louisiana state penitentiary at Ba ton Rogue today to complete the serving of a life sentence, after en joying 19 years of freedom, follow ig his escape from prison in 1903. Sanderson was turned over to the authorities by his daughter, who, officer stated, was angered when her father drove away a young man who was paying attention to her. She notified the Louisiana prison authorities that her father was an escaped prisoner, and Sanderson was arrested at his home at Caruthers ville yesterday. Sanderson was convicted in 1901 of having killed a man named Kins ley, whom he accused of stealing a plow from him. He was sentenced to life imprisonment but two years later escaped. : After roaming . all over the country, Sanderson went to Caruthersville, married, and has raised a family. IN SIN OF COVETOUSNESS Padrick, Young Minister, Georgia, On Trial For Double Murder.1 Of INSANITY IS DEFENSE. i ...... Will Preach On "Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Neigh bor's Wife." STATLSBOilO, lia.. l t. 31. When the Icv. Klltott I'adrick, on trial for the I alleged murder of his wife and her mother, .Mrs. M. 1J. lixon, took tne stand in his own behalf here today, hu first act was to lead the courtroom ia prayer, utter which he proceeded to de liver a sermon on the text, "Thou ihalt Not " which probably was the most dramatic defense statement ever offered iu a courtroom In this state. During the presentation of his state ment Tadrick became so excited it was necessary for one of his attorneys to call a halt and when instructed to "sit down" the young minister walked delib erately over to a water cooler, drank :. glass of water and returned to his at Itorney s table, where he sit ilown, closeit his eyes and appeared to drop off in sleep. In his prayer I'adrick asked for Divine guidance for the court, the future of the ihurch and the people of Statesboro. He then turned to the jury and delivered a short sermon. He declared the women of today.-were causing the downfa'l of man, enticing them by their daily dress, and playing to them through hcx appeal. He said it was difficult for a young minister to enter the gosiiel because of the tempta tions of modern women. The dramatic part nf the minister's i ileii use sermon was reacnei wnen ne singled out his father-in-law. the father of his dead bride, pointed his linger at him and declared "Von are responsible for me marrying your daughter." He fold the jury that Mr. IMxun had insist ed upon the wedding. Padrick told of the alleged jealoiis'ue.ss of his mol her-in-law, whom he admits he killed. "She won hi often lct her daughter because Aril lie Mae was admired by other men when she went to town," he said. The prosecution biter iu the day pl.ic- dared lie consntercit mm sane, uaving heanl him )ireach. Tmii Jones, another witness, said'-' he had heard him preach, and considered him above the average in intelligence. - Mr. K. I.. Vadrirk. rr., the .iefeud ant's mother, was the lirst witness to lie idaced uim the stand by . t1e defense Her evidence, was counted iijhjii by de fense attnrneys to prove the boy's pern I iiarity sine early boyhood, bite tcstilied i as to his litnnv attacks and sand his men- jtal tondittoa sometimes threw him into Unconsciousness. "He would ofte get up in the night and study the Hible until daylight. H" had queer ideas of religion. He doubted other ministers' sincerity in fact, be often 'declared Hisliop Candler was nut religious man.'' IJev. K. I- Padrick, hr.. aged minister and father of the defendant, tcstiiie. that Ins son "lias always wept over ; lost world." The father went on t tell of sending his boy to Florida- lie cause N')f. his mental condition. He ad mitted utt a contributing ri'ason for sending him there was ttn- fact tliat h- was wanted for forging the name of hisjjde employer on a check, and was about to lw arrested for wife beating. I STATEBORO. iia.. O-l. .11. Klltott I'adrick, former minister,, who . declared that the haiid of God directed him.tii tie , slaying of his -pretty- 'young w ife andj mtither-iu-law. Mrs. M. D." Dixon, and ) ttliat in his ot tense statement to tuc jurv he would attempt to n reach a hcrmou on the eomwaiidment "Thou alia It not covet (Continued u page ix.) Sheriffette - Mi-' t-vj J fl ; I ; L J ! ' Claire Scanlan. Et. Paul, think I she's the world's only ofHoial sheriffette. She's had that tltli I conferred on her by Sheriff John. I lirn....nAi. n r ri oA t" I-. n . t a T 1 1 prove it. She cares tor women prisoners. i Nj.adies A. 0. WHARTON, OF U. S. LABOR BOARD, DISAGREES WITH MAJORITY MEMBERS Declares That Majority Re port On Wage Decisions Is Untrue. FOR HIGHER WAGES. Does Not Say How Laborer Can Live On $51 A Month. CIIICACO, Oct. 31. A. ). Wharton, one of the three members of the United States Itailrorad Labor Hoard whose dis seiitiug o;iinion on the wage decision for uiaintciiaiice of v.ay workers brought forth the "living wage" rejoinder by the majority members Sunday, in '4 statement published today declared the majority opinion was fallacious and con tained untruths. "1 was not permitted to see the ma jority statement ljefoic writing my dis senting opinion," he said. "Now that I have read it I find it is fallacious aud contains untruths. In some jdaces it present alleged arguments which on their face are Impossible. "The majority statement speaks of -!i.(i(.ill, iMMi iuclease it lias u-iven the maintenance of v.ay men.. On the sapu method of figuring it cut their pay ."". ixm.lMttl in the duly 1 decision, so the railroad are still .jO".,'IM,.,,im to the good. "It speaks of the cost of living, but it docs not explain how a laborer cau support himself ami family on fill a 'month." "It does not explain that tin imita tion pay increase it granted means only Hi cents a day for each man. "It says nothing of the pour men who live in shacks, lxx cars anil boxes set up on four ots. "I openly urge tin- majority to have au unbiased committee sent into the sec tions where those laborers live to lind out the truth about their living. "The majority tries .'to make the pub lic believe that I would have laborers "iven pay on which they could buy an automobile this year and mi airplane next yenr. "I ask only that n man be given pay that brings decency with it ; tliat Americana be enabled to . live as Amer icans and enabled to live in resiiecta bilify in their owu environment and net-online to their ow lights, not in the environments of the wealthy. "The majority says the average wage for these men on southern rail roads is iZt cents an hour and :!7 Tents on other lines. Then it says that, thu 25 cents men get more than the ."7 cent men whe considered in relation to living condition in the n-pective terri tories. ''The 25 cent tuen are mostly negroes and Mexicans so the majority admit that it fives these 'Mexico more than it stives native born Americans. How i can the majority justify that? "The majority dots not di-tinguish laujierisni and opulence. It pretends that what labor terms a living wage means opulence. Labor doesn t ask opulence.- It asks only African de cency, i ''The majority charges than the minorty in a dissenting opinion las't spring had 'advised the employes to strike agaiust the decision of the board and had issued.." incendiary ar- guiiient to the employes. ' Wort ha in- Carnival Company special i "When we wished to make ouritr: ,...ri.. tlt,:iv ,i,.i;".. . I ksiiioii clar puuticiy we were reiusca rigm or oiucuti puoiicauon "iiie majority apreiuiy wisne.i to! j c-F iu?llli nut-.i mirier nun nnaci I ' jth no thought of the' consequence. ! "It i Only lecau.se of the decided 1 stand taken bv labor that any kiiel of, halt at all has been called." THF WFITHFR Fair tonirht; Wednesday partly cloudy, possibly showen in extreme jtouLhwest; little change ia temperature. Princess Hermine Thinks She I Will Be Happiest Woman In World When Wed To Ex-Kaiser Thinks William Is One Of Most Generous, Kind hearted Men That Ever Lived Is Not Marrying Him For His Money Says Other Women Were Mad With Envoy And Jeal WITCHES WALK AS LOCAL CIVITANS ENTERTAIN AT FIRST LADIES' NIGHT Recently Organized Club Gives Hallowe en Party To Their Wi es. DELIGHTFUL OCCASION. Women And Other Visitoi Told What Civitan Means and What it Stands For.) uight of the Civitan '.Club, dinner given by this public stntui its orirnniatioii six .months the first I X 1 . . club ago. was a decided success from PveryM,t the .dd h.les.an castle wh.ch is her standpoint. It was held at the Conn- ! '"" t-stli'1 ,""m'- Hie told him a little try Club Moday evening, beginning at the romance and of her dans tor 7:00 o'clock. About .-event v live weroit''1' future. ifnthered iirimnd the festal "board and throuehout the evening each and every one found etiiovment in the snlendid orchestra music, the witty and whole- some remarks by the several sjieakers, the visit of the Hallowe'en irhosts and, last but not least, in the most excel - lent dinner provided for them. Carrying oat the Hallowe'en idea the banquet room was most attractively de corated with witches' lanterns and the variety of other things which arc so closely connected with this occasion, such as black cats and pumpkins. Thu floral decorations on the tables were chrysanthemums, of which there was a profusion of large and beautiful speci mens. Koswell C. Long, pastor of West Avenue Presbyterian church, was toast master and he handled his job like a veteran in the business. At the begin ning of the program he introduced Kniery I). Denny, president of the club, in an address entitled "How I Love the Ladies," which proved to be un usually 'mirth-provoking.. Following this the toastmaster read the annual club poem club were in which the members Of mentioned and briefly scribed. . "Why I am u Civitan'' was Dr. C. II. 1'ugh's subject. Adverting to the fact that the Civitan International Club is only five years old, the speaker call ed attention to the fact that its prin ciples fter as old as civilization and the Christian religion. Civitan, he said, means Citizenship and the club's motto is "Huilders of Citizenship. " There are two things which Civitan particular ly seeks to do, he said, namely to create a better educated citizenship nnd to make a more law-abiding citizenship. The several principal features of the Civitan creeii were then nrieny men tioned bv the following: i Marshall Dilling: "My Hands" to do the work of the world una to keep its market plat-en clean. ! I'ruest H. 'Warren: "My Kars" I to hear the call of our fellowmen fo U; help and companionship. ' Frank C. Abcrnefhy: "My to search for good men and to bk for ways in which to help them. Kay liixon: "My Mouth -Ho sieak my f the cheering wort! and i-llouman with warning to aud vice. ' Jim Iliair: "My Mind" to thin the higher tilings of life with a vie being of benefit to my fellows. C. Highsmith: "My Heart send out a fellow feeling and to pathize with those around me. Major Whiteside: "Mv Soul harbor those ambitions which will make mi: ti Itcttcr citizen. C. J. M,-Coml)s: "My Hope " to make myself and my fellowinaa better citizens. . . 1ies Rankin: "My Cried "the golden rule. W. (i. Oaston: "My Pledge '"to uphold ami propagate the ideals an 1 teachings of Civitanism. j Several telegrams. received during the dinner' aud read bv the secretary, i. Frank C. Abenethy, caused iiiiu lt mcr- j rimeut Some of them were as fol- ; low : Washington. I) Oct. ad. lil.'J " j F. C. Abernethy, Civitan Club, tiastonia, N'. C. The birds are singing sweetly, flower were never so .beautiful. (Continued on p 5.) It FOUR KILLED AND FIVE ll1jUltI.U 111 1AAIH SKL(,& - NKW ORLEANS, La., ikt. :n. Southern Pai i.tif. . Railroad passenger train No. I"J. westbound, from .New Xlr- I l..4tia vMjwIii .I ittt1 tti,. mil. r.n.1 etf tl... ,. oriIj , r.i.ort r-achimf b.re. Four - ,,.mm, w,.re reported killed and ..... Hofh trains were moving in the same , direction. The scene of tho- accident was ; ou a 15 mile stretch of double tracked : I system where the block system was not j installed, it was reported from Adeline. ' The fast passenger smashed a number i of uleepiiig cars ou the carnival train joccui'ied tiv the show folks. .- nmnfier i of them were killed and iujured - while asleep. TIm--accident uccurred about ,: o'clock tui morning. llelp ! Hi V--to i A III- ! I.(lMiil.V, Oct. :tl. I'riitcess Her- i mine, or lieuss, tiiinKs lu r nance, tne ior-, iiier German .Kaiser, is one of the most j eucrotis, kiiulhearted men that ever; I, ami she is sure she is going to he : hapjiiest woman in the world after j ir marriage next Biimluy. iliar, ul Lst. is what she told the correspondent i tlr. Daily Kxprcss today. '1 know I love the Kai.ser," nhe said. iirciv lie i.s not so rich that it can lie that 1 am marrying him for his Mie.v. The I'riiiccxH said a ht of other .1 omen were anxious lor the heart ot tnei, ormer ticnnan emperor and oeserilH'il iow mini some or them were wirii envy ."lid jealousy when her engagement to William was noised around the world by i lolegrnph ami table. I "They did their .liest to hinder our (engagement by intrigue," she said. "I had a hard hht. All of my friends and Jso called friends had their own dans. 1 ou know, several prominent women in cluding the widow of Colonel Von Dyr ibow thought of marrying the Kaiser." In her most (harming manner th'( I Princess conversed with the correspond- It was like this." she nan she said, "borne attendance to the . friends, who were in Kaiser and who know of our childhood 'attachment invited me to his home a Doom. The crown prince came to Doom 'also and iu the friendliest of ways he 1 chatted with me about With a laugh the he affair said: of the ' You heart. I know mv father is a very good iiian, but sometime lie is hard to get along with.' "A few weeks later the crown prince came to talk to me again. He said: 'Now I have watched you all this time, and I feel it my duty to tell you my warnings were all wrong. You surely know how to manage people anil the whole situation here.' " The Princess told the correspondent !that the house at Doom was being '""" I ducted along very economical lines. In jdeed, she explained, the meals t upon the former emperor's table were occa sionally so scanty Hint fncy inmost looked Is'ggarly. : Nevertheless ,- the Princess -declared she would adhere to the strict principle of economy which ! 'ave U'en, in force since the former Kaiser took up nif residence in Holland, you will miss your tire correspondent "Do you think iSilt'sian home J asked. "Dh, no." replied the Princess. "I jbavc a signed agreement with the Kaiser allowing me to stay twice a year for i tight weeks each time at fnlwr mill my j tit her estates in order to keep in touch iwith my children who are going to re ! main in Ucrmaiiy. Hesides, I have to 'manage the estates. They are to be kept ! separate from the impi-rial-property'. j "As a matter of fact the ecoiiomli; a rraiigeetniit for the marriage lirst f rigiiteiii'.t some pt-'iple, but now every Ithing is settled and nobody will coin I plain. " I The Prim-ess said all tif the former Kaiser's children were going to attend the weddinir. Field Marshall "von Hiii- iicrbiirr and t.enenil LudeHilorfrKivo not liecit invited, she declcarcd. $150,000 SCHOOL BONDS SOLD AT A PREMIUM Stacy and Braun. Of Toledo, Get Newest Issue Of Cit School Bonds Many Bi ding For Bonds. ! "Tty and Brnmi. of Toled.i amf the j ! Northern Trust Company, of Chicago,; ; ,.n ,(,,, mi.cessful bidders fur the' 1 r,vc,it 150,oim issue of tiastonia city' , school lmrids. Their bid was on a fivt i per cent basis, and was for par and ! accrued interest plus a. premium of: ! 7 . I The following were the bids: , Stacy and iiraun. Toledo & Northern: Trust Company, Chicago, joint bid, . j per cent t.asis. premium tv..O". A. T. Pell & Co., Toledo, 5 s.-r cent basis, premium !1.."0. W. L. Slaytou & Co.. Toh In, 5 H,r cent basis, premium l,0.t0-. ! First Natl. Co., St. Louis, cent basis, premium 40j.Otl. Kauffman Smith-Em mitt & Co er i Inc., St . Louis, 5 jM'r rent basis, premium : 1 , s,!.-,.(!ll. ! Pruddt-ii & ('.. Toledo, . 5 per i . jm; iih cent i oasis, premium thw.'.. ' l...n r. IV V..-I.. :n.. Tenn., 1-4 per cent tasis. prcniiiun $.,Vt.0U. X. S. Hill ii Co., Cincinnati, 51-4 er cent basis, iremium $.!.205.0O. Sipitzer Korit k & Co., Toledo, 5 14 ht cent basis, premium tl.66fi.tiC. Woil.-noth i Co., Cincinnati, 514 tier cent hrtsis, premium' $1-5.00. . . . - . . ... , .Scasongoofl & -Mayer, Cincinnati, ; 1-4 ier cent basis, tiremium tjlo.OO. i I Comnierchil National Bank. High .11.4 ix-r rent biisis. l.relniinn , . , l:()MK (i,t. ?.!. iltv the Asso-itnns ciated Press.) Benito Mussolini, the) fastisti head of Italy's new govern j ment, was iu his office at ft o'clock thi! morning to begin 'his active work as j ireinier. An hour later he and Li. colleagues iii the cabinet were received j bv Kinir victor Emmauel and imuvidu l-ii'i' took the oath of office !" BULWINKLE EXPOSES FAILURE OF DO-NOTHING REPUBLICAN CONGRESS Congressman In Fine Speech At Loray Takes ' Up National Issues. TAKES RAP AT SHUFORD. Closes With Appeal For Sup port Of Judicial And County Ticket. Discussing the campaign Issues in a calm nnd uiainpassioued mannwr, aud presenting the failures of the Republi can Congress, Representative A. I Hulwinklo addressed the largest crowd that lias heard n political icech in (lust on this -year at . the, Loray mill f 1 1 ! f aniniiiir I'll. ... nr mi. . ., , ... " ,. , uci'i ut tan; uett jioray win niinex, which had lieen comfortably heuted and scat" ed for the occasion ment . by the manage- Declaring that he intended no bitter partisan . allusions, the! Congressinau j stated iu the outset that he did not I menu to offend any .Republican but was simply going to give an inside view of the Republican party a "took by itself." In support of this statement he tptoted from .Secretary of War Weeks the assertion that UongreM ' was' nt the lowest ebb it had rcatbed in year and that it had almost be come n. habit with the public to Uis p H rage Congress . Hepreseutativu Wood, n Iienibliciiu memlier of Con gress from Indiana, was tpioted as Hay ing that everywhere peopletwere giving Congress hell, that it had done nothing to restore business, had done nothing for the farmer ami the price of farm products, etc. - In a brief nnd forceful manner, Congressman Hulwinkle discussed the tariff, the Newberry scandal and the litmus fiasco, touching at the last for a few minutes upon Congressional ' and county issues. He explained how the tariff bill had relieved a great many wealthy men of excess jirofits taxes, and had , placed the burden upon the common people by reason of the higher price they must pay for all kinds of necessities. The Standard Oil Compnny itself was re lieved of .$540,000,000 in taxes by the measure. It is true the tariff adds $;!OO,OOO,OO0 in revenue to Oaremment funds, but it. fakes i,250,OOO,()00 out of the pockets of American jieople and nit the money into the profiteers' coffers. . Taking up the Ford Newberry sena torial sciindal in Michigan, the con gressman went-into the history of-thi affair nix thoroughly exposed it. He read the resolution .which seated New berry. Charging that the Uepubliean Con gress had used the soldier an a. politi cal football. Major Uiilwiiikle exposed the real reason for tho veto of the Holilier - htinilil.t.hv.-. Prt-MilMl.L .. llnrtVintr It was in answer to the dictate of the predatory. Wall Street interest. Hard ing paid it was class legislation nnd a lierversion of public funds. He forgot that tho tariff bill was the worst sort of class legislation, and that three bil lion dollars had beeu given to war eon tractors for cancelled war contracts. In conclusion he declared that hot many of his Republican friends in the Ninth district knew the name of hi opponent. The Major asked his audi ence at Loray if any one knew the name of hi opponent. No one ans wered. He has failed to file notice of hi candidacy with the Hat board of elections had failed to file cipeiiso ac counts, etc. Come over to us and help make it mammon, - concluded Major IJul- i inkle, "and elect the whole ticket bis luding Hob Khyrin find all the eouu- y candidates. " At tiie conclusion of Major Btil- w-inkle'M address, John O. Carpenter addressed the crowd for a few minute. Musi.- for the occasion was furnished by the Loray band. COUNTY TEACHERS TO MEET HERE SATURDAY A coiiiity-widt' teiu-hers nieetinjf will be held iii the Gastou county court house Saturday November 4. Every teacher in the county is expected to be iresent. This is tha first general coun ty teachers' meeting of the year. The following call has leen issued from the office of County Siiieriiitentlent F. 1. Hall: "Ou Saturday, November 4th, from H to 12, we expert - to hold at th court house in Oastoni.n the most in spiring teacher's meeting ever held ia 'the eouuty. Af,ll u r liii.k ... .r.tl II v hiiiIaI In , v . attend. "The proceedings will l Important but short and snappy. No Oastuti teacher can affortl to miss this occasion. Come at all cost and come on time.' COTTON MARKET, GASTONIA COTTON. CI J . .1 e.ipis ivaay Price .... ..93 1-4 balei cent .24 CLOSING BIDS ON THE ! .. . NEW YORK MARKET NFW ()SK, t-t. 31. C.tto fu- cloed uteadv. Uecemlier 24. 1; Jantiarv l".tt; March 24. on; May SS.lMt; July -1..W; July 2.1. f.7; Spots closed ifea.fy an t uncluiuired at 24.30, . .-- Teniie.te ii-a yt shot lu:n.' "i' .an t ln:nl'I. it w.is na .a. wit. U.e,