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GASTONIA, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 2, 1922
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1AM ROMP
Parly Allegiance is to Blame For
Political Evil, Samuel Gompers
Tells Progressive Conference
Time Has Come When This Blind Adherence to Party Lines
Ought to Be Broken -Control of Government Ought to Be,
Restored to Peoole.
WASniXGTO-V, Dec. . .2. To1 the
"unquestioning allegiances to party by
Vbicli that obligation is placed alov.i
principle unl above county" is to b
attributed "much of the political evil"
of the nation's past and present life",
Samuel . Gompers, ireiiljit of the
American Federation of Labor, declar
ed in an address today before the con
ferencu of iirogressivea from uil parts
of the country meeting here to discuss
a program of 'liberal legislation. The
time has come Mr. Gompers said, when
me are ".entitled to hope" that thin
"blind adherence" to parties is being
broken, for in that, he added, lies the
only hope of "restoring control of our
( government to the people," and abrogat
ing, "those assumptions of power that
Lave cost them so dearly."
Largely because of this "unthinking
loyalty" to pmty, Mr. (Jumpers said, i
"the courts have been able to steal
powers Which it was was never inteude I
they should have," and which; he add
ed, was one of the most important
causes of t lie Joss of government con
trol by the people. Nu matter what may
le the jteopUg will to the attainment of
"progressive, constructive legislation,"
the speaker said, the judiciary, through
its "assumed" power to deelase un
constitutional the 'enactments, of Con
gress, in "direct violation of the consti
tution" exercises t hepower to" annul
that will. Asserting the judiciary ex
ercises the " unwa rra uiably a sspmed
power" to' "curb or prohibit freedom
of speech, -freedom of the press and
freedom of assemblage," Mr. (Jumper
, added:
"I say without the slightest possi
bility of contradiction that the injunc
tive process as used in labor disputes is
the result solely ami entirely of an as
sumption of. power "u the part of the
judiciary.
"If we aim to restore the control of
our government to the people
it is neeesary for the citizenship of the
United Stipes to organize as citizens
without regard to political party nfii
liations or political party obligation?,
faithful to the republic of the I'nitrd
States and determined to carry out the
.restoration of that control. Cou'ribbti
tory to the attainment of their high,
purposes the producers of. the country on
tho farm, in the field, factory, mine or
workkshop must be organized. It is
throiigh organization that we secure ful
lest development of uniform and intel
ligent opinion.
"Also the men of affairs and women,
of affairs, engaged in honest industry
and commerce, and all who are higii
niindi'd, pntriotie, liberty ami humanity-loving
men and women, should fed
called ujion to give their fullest support
to a Inovemcitt "so necessary to the n'r
petuatiou of the ideals of our republic,
" I'nless we can restore control of our
government to the 'people, disaster will
come iipou us."
The Day's News
At A Glance
I'epresentative Keller names Chu f
Justice Taft as anion; witnesses to sup
port cKlhT's demand for impeachment
of Atoriu'y Oiieral Daugherty.
.General Mazarakis at Lausanne de
clares Greek ministers after fair trial
were put to death for criminal betrayal
of nation.
Vcni.elos, inspirited exchange witli
Ismet Pasha, accuses Turks of having
driven a million Greeks from Anatolia.
Tohitcherin, Russian foreign minister,
reached Latisanno after several day
journey from Moscow, y
Negro citizens of St. Louis gi.e
Clemeuceau bouquet of roses for defeiuo
of using black troops on the Ilhine.
British embassy makes public list
16 vessels that are in process of bein
aerappeil as defined by Washington naval
treaty.
Fire destroys more than ,"00 houses,
(Pausing estimated los of about $J,0O,
000 at New Heru, X. C.
Confidential n'ports to fresident Haril
!ng indicate that American delegates .It
Lausanne are making encouraging prog
ress. leaders of unofficial progressive
bio.-. ' in Congress deny tluit third
Iarty niovenient is now ciHitemplatcd.
Illhiois court orders test to deter
mine sanity of John P. Tiernan, on pe
tition of Mrs. Tiernan 'ft sifter.
Mrs. Alice Dudgeon is coi vii-trd i-i,
Michigan court of having murdered
on iu law", Con.ie HoleIl,
Found Headless
Skeleton of Man
..ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec.
2. County authorities - today were
trying to solve the mystery of the
headless skeleton of a man found
in a kneeling position against a tree
from which dangled a thick r6pe in
tha woods back of Riga, fourteen
miles from this city. The iscovery
was made by three hunters.
T!9 authorities are procM'lir-g on
the theory that the man was taken
to the spot by a band of men several
months'" ago and hanged.
fJISBP! GIRL IS
$100,000 DAMAGES
Miss Birkhead, Stenographer,
Alleges .That Governor
Seduced Her.
HE SAYS
IT'S A PLOT
Finest Legal Talent In State
Will Engage In the
Trial.
JACKSON", Miss., Doe. 2. The scene
in tint Hirkklieail Russell damage suit,
in which a stenographer ia suing tliti
governor of Mississippi, for JlOU.OOO,
will be shifted to Oxford. Miss., wheie
the ease is on the federal court -docket
for the term beginning Monday.
'Frances C. P.irkliead, a Mississippi
giii, former Kteuographer of Governor
Russell, alleges in her petition that t'u
chief executive with the promise of mar
riage, seduced her and later when slo
iK'came ill, connived to an illegal opera
tion which left her an iuvali'L
The governor denies the charges find
hinted that his enemies are behind a
plot to ruin him politically.
Many witnesses have been summoned
by l.'itUi sides and batteries of the finest
h'Hal talent in the state have been .re
tained. . It i snot certain the case will be tried
during the present term as. the judge has
the prerogative of limiting the sessioa
to one W'vek and other cases can sup
plant it on the calendar.
Two hearings have already been hell
in the case. The first was in the federal
coin', here where the suit was originally
filed.' The case was dismissed for 'want
of jurisdiction, the court' holding . that
Governor . Russell was only a temporary
resident of Jaekkson in virtue of his
duties at the capitol. The evecutive
claim that his home, was at Oxford.
IV.fticultv. however, was encountered in
servi'ig-the legal pepares on the gover
nor at Oxford as he did not visit his
home until t lection day in September i
when he leturued to vite. It was then)
he was served with the papers. j
The Mississippi I- gislature during its j
session last summer took kengnizance of j
the case and an inquiry was established
to determine whether the su'iject V.as
one under which inipoat hincut preceed
ings iNiuld be instituted. However, after
much testimony had been introduced the
legislative committee decided the mat
ter would not he brought before the
body at that time h ft it to the courts
and in the event the courts judged th
governor guilty a special session of th"
legislature woifld be called to consider
action to Is? taken.
NEAR EAST GGMMjTTE
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MEETING IN GREENSBORO
GKEIvNSIiORO, Dec. 1 Prepjiratious
are iHin made this week for the an
m;u::l state conference of the Near Last
Iielii f and for Bishop Cannon's ap
pearance here Sunday in connection
SUING GOVERNOR FOR
with the Guilford County campaign for greater development" will result during
this great hrmaiiiteriau organization, j the next to or three years. .
Hishop Cannon's announced appearacre i ;ith the co-operation of the agriciil
ht re is attracting much interest in view jtnral committee, Mr. Kirkpatriek now is
of the -profound imprrssion p made it Jcceniilef Ing his program fur lf2.i. He
the Methodist conference in Raleigh. I has announced it.wil Is- tiiore extensive
Car
ford county, is in
cleiri'e of lirrftnr-'i
meats, lie is pen.
assise.! by Morris
A. IPa'le of K
t!'P N'-ar Ci-I
'eigh, state director for
I.VIirf TJiVigh. rho
I will, cendiii t fV.e state cotiferriice nf tie
ji-oiii'ty ch.'iirm.'Ui Ssi'nrday. Col. Gvorg'
H. IVIiamy, state chairi'.etn in Wilmin
itou has announced that the will be there.
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One of the moat prominent figures fn tWyounger eef of Waihlnctoa
society is Mibs Elizabeth Woods, daughter of rvm
HALL
Now Joins Famous Crimes Pigeonholed
As "Unsolved"
By NEA Service
N'KW BRUNSWICK, X. J., Dee. 2.
The Hall-Mills murder case has gone int i
the dusty pigeonhole of crimes 's un
solved mysteries. ,
The Rev. Edward 'Wheeler Hall and
his choir singer, Mrs. Kieanor Mills,
murdered here nearly three mouths ac.
have joined the hall of fame along with
such famous figures as Dorothy Arnold,
Joseph Jhvell and William Desmond
Taylor. .
Failure of the grand jury in indie.
anybody in the double murder.' suggest n
to criminologists the .'intention; Is .the
Hall-MilJs case permanently pigeon
holed '
Two other famous cases 'remain un
solved mvsteries
Dorothy Arnold disappeared Dec". 12,"
1 1910. sins was never seen -again after
coming out of a Fifth avenue, book store
in New York that day.
Secret search went on ' 'until January
KilS ATTRACTED ATTENTION
Many Pig and
Have Been
Thousands of Dollars Saved
to Farmers of County.
NEW" KKR.V. X. C, Ie
county 's campaign for the
. 2. Craven
iniprovemeiit
iof agricultural conditions has attracted
J state-w ide interest and has brought man v
inquiries here Jroni other counties rela
tive to the manner iu which the 'campaign
is being conducted and the results achiev-
ied, according to C. C. Kirkpatriek, seu-
j rotary of the agricultural committee.
j During the past year an extensive pro
gram has been Promoted, lncludm"' the
organization of more than twenty pig and
poultry clubs; the erection of sweet po
tato warehouses, the promotion of great
er interest in livestock raising, an educn-
jtional tour with more than 200 farnier.i,
their sons and business liien to Kaleig'i
.and Pineliurst, the staging of community
fairs, estabiishmcnt. of a curb market,
fund the holding of numerous meeting-.
J As a result of this campaign it is esti
I mated that many thousand dollars have
fieen saveil to tlie larmer ot t raven
during the past year, according to Mr.
Kirkpatriek.
The actual work along these lines has
iiust legiin, it was stated, and "far
.than that of the past year.
Harvard observations show that fast
est star R Cepliel travels ut 2,W0ii,oiHI
r;!c an hour.
Olivia Stone, !iciiiitteil flayer "f I
it'Oy Killi-t'd, Cinrimial i lawyer, tries
die by poison at Xew York hotel. .
to
1
Tiwii.il
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CASE
1111, when the case was reported to
police. Since then a fortune has
Ithe
been spent running down thousands of
clues and it is still unknown whether sin)
was murdered, kidnapped or committed
suieMe.
For two and a. half years every effort
has failed to eolve the, mystery (if the
murder of Joseph Howne KKvell, bridge
vjhist expert and turf man.
K I well was found in his New York
ainriment in the early morning of Juna
1.1, 11)20. dying of a bulht wouinl in th:
fon'head. -The . suicide theory was ''dis
carded but his assassin has never been
found. .''
Most recent of other famous unsolved
mysteries, prior to the killing of the
K.n Hall and Mrs. Mills last Septem
ber 14, was the murder of William
Desmond Taylor, motion picture direc
tor, in his Los Angeles home February
2 of this year.
GNE HUNDRED J
, PROGRESSIVE GATHERING
y i
A
Poultry Clubs Nearly 40 Senators and Rep
Organized - f resentatives Meet to Form
Unofficial "Bloc"
gress.
.In Con-
WASH INGTON, Dec . 2. More
than a hundred progressives from all
parts of the country were here- today
to Jmrticipate in open confereuce dis
cussion of progn'sisve legislative aims
and purposes with the. marly two wore
senators and representatives, serving
iiihd elected, who .met yesterday, to
form another unofficial 'bloc'' in '.'on
!k,!'!''s
to further these aims during the
present and the next Congress.
A morning session of the 'conference
i
jw.is railed a, an " oi!i forum" for
jtiie exposition of progressive opinion,
(with speakers for the occasion including
President 'Gompers. of the American
i Federation of Lebor, Governor lilaine.
of V'is.-onsiu, anil Senator LaFol'ette,
of Wisconsin, ' who, with ..Representative
Huddlesto.ii,;' democ rat, of Alabama, is
Jaed the call for the general conference
ns well as the preliminary congressional
lieetiiig of yesterd.ay. The general ses
sions, which are Iteing held under .th
auspices of th , people lgislative srv
ic, will close with a dinner tonight for
which oceommoiLitions had been made
for as iiiMiiy. nt MM.V Speakers au
nouiieed for the dinner iiicuhled Sam
i el UnN-rmyer, Ntw York attorney,
Senator Laililletto. and former Sena
tor Piistov, f.f Kansas.
s a basis for the
-.
iof progressive views
today participants;
; in he sessions
la-ceei-al pro'cr.im
had before them the I
of spliierts ft.r -ibcr.il I.
jl'-vini.-itio-i. i.iloptid liiiai.imous!.
at the
ci.i-i;iessioiial me ting "yesterday, " in !
i which republicans, democrats, and a
ifarijivr laborite . j-jiucd. ,
FIRE STARTING IN NEGRO QUARTERS
S WEEPS RESIDENTIAL SECTION-
HUNDREDS
Famous Football Stars
Meet In Charily Game
COLUMBUS, Dec. 2. Football
fans ware here : today to partici
pate in Columbus' annual all star
charity football game at Ohio Sta
dium this afternoon. Former east
ern colege players will.be pitted
agiinst former western men.
Players of all-American fame who
will play with the east include:
Mceely, Yale; Fargo, Dartmouth;
Cttey, Harvard, and McLaren, Pitt.
Thoce who will appear tor the west
include;'' Muller, California; Mo.
hardt, Notre Dame; Trott, Ohio
State; Vick, Michigan; Eichenlaub,
Notre "Dame; Crengle, Illinois, and
Nemacek, Ohio State.
Other stars include Joes, Yale:
Witmer, Princeton; Ihuiman, Penn;
HeliJt and Mintdck, Iowa; Yerges
and Slyker, Ohio State; Fletcher,
Illinois; and "Bo" McMillan and
"Red" Roberts, Centre.
ESSI1
KELLER
OF
Alleges That Attorney Gen
eral Is Guilty of Mis- .
demeanors.
ON FOURTEEN POINTS
Mi Statement of Formal Charges
Submitted to House
Committee.
WASIII.VGTON'. Dec. 2. A state
ment of formal charges by Reprcsentta
tive Keller, republican, of Minnesota,
setting forth 1 specific, grounds o:i
which he seeks the impeachment of At
toruey cGncral Daugherty has been sub
mitod to the house judiciary committee,
which meets next Monday to consider
the charges. Transmitted to the com
mitee late yesterday. Mr. Keller's state
ment was accompanied by a leter to
Chairman Volstead in which he declared
tho specifications on "set out iujd I am
prepared to prove that the said Daiig!;'
erty is guilty of serious -misconduct in
office. " a lid 'Miidi crimes and mis
demeanors in 1 -t part iculars. " j
'- If any of the grounds set forth "can i
be said to Ik- more important than any j
other," Mr. Keller said in his state
ment, it was that group relating to the
" refusal and neglect of the said' Harry
M. Daugherty to enforce the .anti-trust
laws of the Cnited I Kates of America."
Alleging as another (rouiid that the at
torney ..general had appointed "un
trustworthy, corrupt and ilnngerous
men," to high ollice, Mr. Keller mimed
Chief Justice Taft as a witness to -be
.. .. . - . i : . . ... ..I,
jcalle.l in supporr oi litis jkiuhui.h
legafion. with (Iriirjii '.V. ickcrsham,
former attorney general, Samuel Goiup
ers, president of tlu' American Febta
tion of Labor, nnd (iny Oyster, Mr.
Gompers' secretary, as other desired wit
ness in this connection.'
Another specification alleged against
siMiirtiev oe!tcr:i IlV tilt1
AlHincsoia
1 ....... , .
retire sentativ
wis that he had Mac-,
"franil 'and deceit" Oil Mr. Tai't
while president, fo obtain the releas"
from prison of Charh's V. Morse and
that because of Morse's failure to. pay
to Daugherty s associates in the jiardou
proceedings an agreed fee he had "pros
tituted" the ollice of attorney general
for "purposes of personal revenge" by
securing an indictment of Morse. (
MOTORISTS' QUARREL
LNDb 1 JilULlftU
BCFFAI.O, X. Y., Dec 2. A
oiialri l betwee lnotoris-ts over .right of J
'.. ' .,' a ' -irr.il 1 1 near the citv line is !
ii'.t l.tr u-1tiiiHH'!t to ! the sole reason i
for ji" double sltootinir early today in
which one of the victims was killed
and the other probably mortally
wounded. ' ' - - j
The
dead man is Ralph II. llahn.
Joseph J. Tuchots. a M-rgeant of police
on the Now York Central raiifoal
force, is ill a hospital with a bullet in
his abdomen. A deputy .sheriff .is. o.i
guard at his bedside.
The version of the shooting given by
the girls who were in TuchoU's machine
is that Halm's machine was blocking
the road find that he refused to make
way when Tucholz drove np. A wordy
i riuai rel eii -uei and then both men drew
: . . . . 1 1 t
revolvers Ami tiegan to snoot. ' Jiami
died at the wheel of his machine with
four bullets iu bis body. TuhcoU fell
with a bullet in his alHlomen.
I A deputy .sheriff, who heard the tir-
bro.ight Turholz to a hospital.
THE WEATHEB
Mostly cloudy tonight
?nd Sunday:
much chrtiiie
local rains tonight; rot
temperature. -
IPEACRra
DAUGHERTY
MHO
HOMELESS AND JOBLESS
One Negro Woman Dead Is Only Fatality Negro Section
Practically Wiped Out, Together With Warehouses, Stores
and Churches Great Roper Lumber Mill, One of Largest
In South, Destroyed; Cemetery Acts as Barrier and Saves
Principal Business Section.
Ni:V 1U:UN, lee. 2. Hundred of
! New Hern's more fortuuato citizens
jwho escaped the ravages of yesterday 'i
.destructive fire gathered in a mas mect
jing at the courthouse this morning to
(net plans in motion for the relief of the
jlJ.StM) of more whito and negro citicus
! i ho have lieeu rendered homeless,
i " I'uf me down for $1,000."
" I '11 also give a thousand."
i " Put me down for ."()(."
i The calls caaie from all .sections o.'
M'.ie crowded court room and in mich 'vol
, time anil with Htn h rapidity, that ttiair
loan Harry -M. Jacobs, had to plead with
Ithe assembly for more than five minut''s
order to get the pcole to quiet down
I si ud nia Ue it possible to record the. in
j dividual gifts.
I Among the donations made were. $1,
liuio from the city ami like amounts
! from the county and tiudan Temple, A.
A. O. X. M. H. It is estimated that
I n.ooo already has been subscribed for
the relief ' work and that as much or
more can be wciiii d without making any
slM'cial effort.
. In addition to the cash contribhutioii,
wholesale concerns, of the city closed
their doors at noon today and turned
over their trucks for use in moving fur
nituri) ami other household goods which
are out in the open to a dozen or more
warehouses which have been net aside
for tis purpose.
N F.W P.HUN, Dec. 2. (By the As
sociated Press.) A total property loss
estimated at more than $2,000,000, the
destruction of from five . hundred to six
hundred residences, small business
houses, werehoiiM'S, two negro churches
and a factory, in
approximately ."00
jddition to throwing
nieu out of cmpbiy-
incut, was the tot nitllcteU upon .ew
lieru yesterday by the fire which swept
more than a, score oi uiocks.
One life, that of an aged negress, was
the only fatality, although, a score or
more persons suffered from burns.
The blaze swept a wide path almost
through the center of the city. It start
ed on K Harmonic street and swept east
ward nl most in a straight lino until it
reached George street, being bounded oil
one side by Onccn street and oh the
other by Court and streets. On the
southsido of the Cedar Grove cemetiry
it swept
long for a block on' .New street,
On the opposite
side it roared niito
Pasteiir street, sweeping throuijli t Hat j sura nee. .Mayor r.iivvara larn reiurn
distri. t as far as Crescent street. Leap-! in here last night from Raleigh has us
ing over the Cnioii Sthteiun and tiei sued a call for the leaders of the negroes
block of houses on Grillith street, tlw 'to meet nt the city hall at It o'clock a;
tlaines d'stroved considerable iroert,v i w hich t ime matters pertaining tore
oil the water front, including three large lieving their distress will l5 taken up.
warehouses and one residence. j All of the church societies of the city
The fire was brought under control on including every denomination, bot.l
(V. scent street wheiithe win I, whii n ; w hite and black, the Salvation army, tho
i,.,.i t.i...., l.iowin.r eale-likc throughout
the day, died, down .
The -approach of .'iiwn today saw pit
iful groups of shivering individuals ren
dered homeless by yesterday's disas
trous lire prodding among the ftiil
smouldering embers, finding here and
LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS
IN BAEY SHOW AT FAIR
Awards in the P.etter Dabies' Contest
at the Dig 'Gust on County fair were au
uouncid today by fair oiiiciuls. . t'nder
...... it: : i,...
lie,' direction i Airs. ir. . oirnmigu.nn,
j.Uiss Mabel Potts , and Miss Gretc hen
' Fiegeiishiich this feature of the fair wa-i
contests
! most successfttl tlds year. The
lin each class were close. The score cards
'showing the detailed results of exaini
' nation are being mailed to 'parents for
! their information. The winner of the
(two to three yen r old class was winner
j last year of the one to two year old
j class with the same score of 100 percent,
f The awards are as fellows:
lj.,.v siv mouths to one vcar firs
rtclen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
ravi-, .Lttay sub-station, ts-ore . I"0 li r
ree.t second. Thomas K., .lr., son of
Mr ni. Mrs. Thomas F.. Carson. Gas-
it,, nia. Route I. score !'J 1-2 per cent
third. Margaret F.. daughter of Mr. 'an 1 ;
Mr. W. W. Dome , Kast (iastouia ; j
Thomas V, sou of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. j
.lexaiider. G.istoida. Route ."J: David, !
Jr., so.i of Mr. and Mrs. lsivid Bum-
gairfjo-r. of Belmont ;' Fred, sen. of Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. St roup, of ltessemcr j
City, -Route 1, all tying for third p'aee j
wih the hi:'h score of '.! per cent each. J
llii'iy one
Charles Otto
I X. Rhyne of
score loo
daughter of
year to two years I irst,
, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thus.
52ti Rankin street, Gastnia,
?mT cem ; second. Vera.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Huff
stetler, Gastcmia, Route .!, !'! 1-2 per
'cent: thord. D. A. .1 r., son of Mr. and
Airs. Alexander - Mirrow. Btssemer
; City, Route 2, and N'edia May. ilaugh-
ter of Mr. ami Mrs. .1: i. Harmon. 4--West
Franklin avenue, (iastouia, tying
for third place with a score of i9 per
cent each.
Baby tvo lc three -years First, .1. If.
dr.. ou of Mr. and Mts. J." U. l-tivins, j
7i;u South Cluster strevt. sc-ore D'O ih r i
cent: mvoihI. Conrad, son of Mr. and
Mis. G. 11 C J'urks, Kast
Gas1..rii.i,
there some metal objects which hail es
caped destruction and gazing hopelessly
ut the scene utter desolation about thcuu
Throughout the long hours of the
night many of thVm walked the streets
refusing offers of aid from utber citi
zens, although the greater number had
beeu provided sleeping quarters in pub
lie buildings and private homes.
Three details of Battery D, 117trt
field artillery did patrol service during
the night, watching tltc hundreds of
piles of households goods heaped on the
streets in various sections of tho city.
There was no disorder of any kind unl
no theft of any nature had been report
ed Up to this morning.
One person, u negro wouiau, lost her
life in the fire, according to iu formation
available today. This woman, whom
neighbors say, was 100 years of age, re
sided on Ceder Street, near George, and
when the on-sweeping flumes reached
that section of the city she was evidently
forgotten by those about her and was
left to her fate. After the flames had
passed over that block the charred body
of the victim was found.
Fire departments from Washington
and Ki nst ou. which without question
prevented considerable more damage
from being done returned to their homes
l ite last night.
A mass meeting ut tho courthouse has
teen called for this morning ut 10
o'clock at which the citizens of the
town have been risked to gather in order
that plans may be made fur relieving the
distressed of the two thousand or mora
persons whose homes were destroyed.
Senator F. M. Simmons, wa in touch
last night with General Bowley, com-
j Marnier at J-ort Braggl t ayetteviile, and
j iinuoiniecd this morning that the com
manding ojheer of the camp had inform
ed him that a large supply of tents, cots,
ii i fi t cnuujiy 1 iln it If i f u uvi.l ilIIioii cmnTi.
, ment ami woul.l arrive tiere tietoro night.
It is iiIko understood that similar sup-
plies will be brought to the city today
t'loin Camp Glenn, Morehead City, near
j here.
j The negro population of Xew Bern
.differed to a greater extent than t!i
j whites and it is estimated, that 1,400. of
I them have lost their homes and all their
j possessions. Near tho .one where , the
i fire started most of the houses destroyed
j were owneil ly t lie . negroes tliemseivea
i iimr very lew onnem carnen uay m-
i bs al chapter of the lied Cross
nnd othe.
organizations are furuishiiig the victims
of yesterday's devastation with food.
Many visitors from neighboring citic-J
flocked into New P.ern today to view tha
ruins anl see the terrible havie that had
been wrought.
si-ore fs' -per. cent ; third Sara AHc3
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. I). Orniand,
Kings Mountain, Route 1, score 7 per
cent.
NEXT WEEK'S WEATHER.
WASHINGTON", Dec. 2. Weekly,
weather outlook beginning Monday:
Middle Atlantic Ktates: Considerable.
j loiidi'ness temi-eratnre near or slightly
iieiow normal; occasional ugnt rains or
snows.
South Atlantic' nnd Fast Gulf States:
C on;idenible cloudiness, scattered local
rains; temperature normal.
West Gulf States: Generally, fair
with ten.js-rature nenr normal.
Ohio alley and Tennessee: Consid
erable ch udiness : temperature near or
.slightly below normal. Occasional light
rains or miows.
i HAYJJES ON TOUR
TO SOUTHERN CITIES
.WASHINGTON. Dee. 2, Federal
prohibition Commissioner Hayues left
Washiucton this morning for a personal
surv.-y of enforcement conditions in the
South, which will take him as far ns
Xew Orleans and will include Tisifs to
practically every important southern.
city. He is expected to take . np with
directors of several soutlieru. states the
ijiiestiou of prosertivo clinuges in or
ganiiitiou. to carry out the program
which has resulted recently in the wn
ration of --ores of dry agents from" tin
service nnd the replacement of several
state executives. . 5
COTTON MARKET
N l-.'W YORK. IVc.
Cotton fu
tures fli 'ed feadv. IViember it.!!;
I imoirv 2l.!": Marrh 2-"! . " : May
i. '.:; July 21.31'. Sp!s 2-1.73.
GASTONIA COTTON,
Todsv'i receipts 30 bales
jprici. , ..25 cat