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GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 1, 1920
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Gastonia
Daily
Gazette
LAST
EDITION
NEW YEAR IS
IK VITII REVELRY THAT
(CONTINUES
(By Tie Associated Proas)
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. Celebration of
the advent of the New Year continued un
til dawn ib the hotels and restaurant a
long the "CJrcat White Way," the rev
elers taking advantage of what they con
sidered the last opportunity to celebrate
a the hilarious manner traditional to
New York. Police and other observer
-Maid the crowds whtah jammed upper
Broadway from midnight until nearly
morning were equal -n size and spirit to
those of former years.
While unnumbered thousands ; paraded
the thoroughfare with all sorts of noise
makers, other thousauds who with 'fore
sightedness had purchased stocks of wines
and liquors before July 1 were making
merry in the hotels ami restaurants. Much
of the liquid refreshment was sent in ad
vame by truck and limousine after reser
vations for the night had been made. A
heavy profit through "corkage" and
' ' cooling ' ' clmrges was reaped..
Crowd on the streets, whife not lack
ing in exuberance, were more orderly than
in former years. Tw,o thousand police of
ficer who lined Broadway from Thirty
third street to Columbus Circle, said they
bad little to do and few arrests were
made.
The celebration was not confined to pla
tm of merriment. The chime's of hun
dreda of churches rang out as of old at
midnight, while thousands of whistles
mhrieked an accompaniment.
Many thousands attended watch night
meetings in the churches. A chorus -of
1800 voice sang at Madison Square
flarden, while a pageant was presented.
CHICAGO HITS 'EM UP
AT HIGH RATE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1 Chicago' husky
jUBg New Year nursed last night on
hip pocket bottles, showed no signs of
being as dry as congreas and the su
preme court bad orecaat .
Cafe became cafeterias Inst night and
erye yourself service proved adequate
to produce all the traditional joys of
tbe new year welcome.
Illinois eearch and seizure law, which
prohibits movement of liquor oven across
the etreet went by the boards, llip-pock-t
lUutks were fafthlonoble, but thirstier
ones translated their select private
etock to downtown eating places in suit
aes, baskets, golf bags, and in one
caM even a trunk was used.
Police throats of enforcements of the
drastic search law failed of execution.
Glum-faced detectives, assigned to watch
the downtown cafes, stood idly by and
with envious eye watched the contra
band liquor disapear. Chief Garrity.
who earlier in the day, had announced
the law would be enforced, made the
rounds at midnight and in a well known
downtown; hotel delivered a short speech
to the revelers.
"I am glad to see ewrylwdy is hav
ing such a good time," he said.
PRODUCTION, ESPECIALLY IN TEXTILES, RESUMED
IN HALF THE FACTORIES OF NORTHERN FRANCE
(By The Associated Press.)
LILLE, Jan. 1 Production has been
resumed in about one half of the factor
ies of northern France, where the out
break of the war paralysed industry afld
irbere battles raged for four years.' Of
this number, however, about thirteen per
ent have been at work only a month.
Figures examined today by the corres
pondent of The Associated Press, who
is visiting the war tone under a special
dispensation of the government, showed
that in this region 30,000 plants employ
ing 800,000 workers, were razed by gun
sire, looted or badily disorganised.
There has been a noticeable increase
in tbe resumption of plants, ecpecially
those turning out textiles, during the
last few weeks, but it is estimated it will
lake three years for the majority of the
principal trades such as glass making,
wood working and sugar refining to re
some production :.on a (normal scale.,
Large mechanical plants such as the lo
comotive works at Valenciennes and the
coal mines about Lens, will be under a
aandicap for a longer time, and it is
believed ten years must elapse before full
peed ahead will be possible.
. Machinery and equipment weighing
about 25,000 tons have been returned
from Germany and the French govern
tent lias advanced to industrial firms
credits totalling approximately 3,000,
000,000 francs. This sum will be ap
. pliej against damage estimated in the
chamber to amount to 50,000,000,000
francs.
A recent patent covers a motor driven
lrd that is propelled by a spiked -drum.
USHERED
TILL DAYLIGHT
TESTIMONY IN AND ARGU
MENTS BEGIN TODAY
In Trial of W. C. Hall, Prohi
bition. "Inspector, Charged
With Killing Lawrence Hud
son Case May Go to Jury
Before Night.
(By The Associated press.)
MANASSAS, Va., Jan. 1 With all
testimony completed, arguments of the
attorneys will begin today in the trial
of W. C. Hall, prohibition inspector
charged with killing Lawrence Hudson,
last March. There is a possibility that
the case will be submitted to the jury be
fore night .
Hall took tlie stand in his own defense
yesterday and testified that he believed
both Hudson and his companion, Ray
mond Shackleford, were killed1 by bul
lets fired from his revolver. lie de
clared, however, that Shackleford fired
the first shot and that he did not shoot
until after he had beeu struck over the
head with a whiskey bottle by Hudson.
Joe Williams, chauffeur of the officer's
car, completed his testimony in which
he said he had taken no part in the shoot
ing and was unarmed at the time. The
court ruled irrevelant the attempts of the
prosecution to draw from Williams tes
timony which the prosecution believed
would incriminate one of the officers in
the violation of the prohibition law.
RHINE RIVER FLOODS
JLMEBIC4N ARMY PROPERTY
(ily Tbe Jjseclated Press)
COBLKNZ, Tuesday, Dee. 30 Lower
parts of this city are flooded by the ris
ing water of the Rhine, the river being at
the highest stage in the past 40 years.
A number of army units have been mov
ed to higher ground, but the loss of
American army property is small, units
alorg the river banks being warned in
time to move their supplies. The city
is temporarily without gas and water,
while cellars of hotels and homes along
the Rhine boulevard, including the man
sion occupied by General Allen, are flood
ed. SEINE RIVER RISING.
PARIS, Jan. 1. The flood in the Seiire
has risen nearly three feet more and the
depth of the river at present exceeds that
fixed in official estimates.
AMERICAN BARRACKS BURNED.
NANTES, FRANCE, Jan. 1. Bar
racks containing large stocks of Ameri
can army munitions were destroyed, by
fire here last night.
SUMMONS ISSUED FOR
BETURH MISS SUMMIT
Lady, Who Implicated Mrs.
Cecil Vester Is Recalled- as
Witness Camp Caster Sol
dier .May Testify.
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., Jan. 1
A summons was issued today for the re
turn here of Miss Gladys Summit, of
Battle Creek, whose story to authori
ties implicating her room mate, Mrs.
Cecil Vester, caused a warrant to be is
sued for the latter charging complicity
in the murder of J. Stanley Brown.
Miss Summit is being recalled, it was a
nouneed, as a witness atthe hearing to
be given Mrs. Vester on Saturday, the
accused woman having been arraigned
late yesterday and entering a plea of
not guilty.
Officers said Ben Sorenson, a soldier
at Camp Custer; might also be requested
to testify at the hearing . Storenson,
Mrs. Vester declared, could support the
alibi she. had set up claiming she was
in' Battle Creek on December 23, the
night Brown was shot, to death .
Lloyd Prevost, cousin of the slain
man's widow, who has several times
been questioned by the authorities, was
taketl into custody this nforning. No
charge has been made against him, the
officers said, but he will be questioned
again as the result of further informa
tion obtained, particularly that given by
Mrs. Vester- " . .
CAROLINA ALUMHI HAD
SMOXER LAST NIGHT
Annual Holiday Event Well
Attended and Highly En
joyed Prof. Frank P .
Graham Principal Speaker
To hold Semi - Annual Meet
ings Hereafter New Of
ficers Chosen.
The annual get-together meeting of
the Gaston County Club and the Gaston
County Alumni Association of the 1'ni
versity of North Carolina was held last
night in the lobby of the Central graded
school. The meeting was in the form
of a smoker in place of the banquet
which is usually given during tho Christ
mas holidays. About fifty alumni, stu
dents and prospective students were pres
ent from different parts of the county.
Prof. Joe 8. Wray, president of the
association, acted as toast muster. After
a brief speech of welcome Messrs. Ray
Armstrong, David Houser, A. C. Line
berger, Jr., and C. T. Boyd wer-' cull
ed uion for a lew words In a hort
talk Mr. A. G. Mangum described the
service that the University is rendering
the State at - large. He pointed out the
fact that several of the more important
measures passed by the last legislature
were the result of University agitation.
Mr. E. R. Rankin, of the bureau of ex
tension, traced the phenomenal growth of
the University during the past decade.
The attendance this year is the largest
in the history of the institution, there
being an enrollment of 1,350.
The principal talk of the evening was
made by Mr. Frank I'. Graham, dean
of the student body and a member of
the department of history. "Mr. Gra
ham did not confine himself to any one
topic but spoke rather informally on
several subjects of University interest.
Like all other educational institutions the
University was hard pressed during the
war but she has come back stronger
than ever. The "Carolina spirit" hs
survived the period of military discipline
and today permeates the very life of the
institution. It is this spirit that keeps
Carolina to the front in every line of ac
tivity. Mr. Graham is a very entertain
ing ,iHaker and his talk was greatly
enjoyed .
At tlie conclusion of the smoker a
short business meeting of the association
was held . Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
President, A. E. Wolta; vice-president,
C. II. Sloan; secretary-treasurer,
E. R. R:uikiu. It was voted to make tlie
meetings semi annual rather than an
nual and in the future similar occasions
will be held at some time immediately
after commencement as well as at the
regular time during the -holidays. Mr.
E. R. Rankin was instructed to draw up
unit a.iul tr.iilant fMintui n upt if !
olutions expressing the loyalty of the
Gaston County Alumni Association to
their alma mater and their most hearty
support in all matters pertaining to the
University's welfare.
82 LYNCHINGS IN U. S.
DURING PAST YEAR
Annual Summary From Tuske
gee Institute Shows 7.7
Lynching in Southern States
. .Seven Whites Among
Number.
(By The Associated Press.)
TUSKEGEE, Ala.. Jan. 1 Lynehings
iu the United States during the last year
numbered 82, of which 77 were in the
southern states, according to Tuskegee
.University's annual summary published
today. Seven white people were among
those lynched.
Twienty-one ersons were lynched in
Georgia, according to the summary,
twelve each in Mississippi and. Arkan
sas; seven each u Alabama and Louis
iana; five in Florida; four in Texas;'
threw in North Carolina; two each in
West Virginia, Colorado and Missouri,
and one each in Nebraska, South Caro
lina, Tennessee, Washington and Kan
sas. 6AST0NIA YOUNG MEN
FORM YARN AGENCY
Earl E. Groves leaves tonight for
Philadelphia, Pa., where lie and Ma.
Fred S. Wetzell will form a yarn agency
early in January for handling all kinds
of cotton yarns. They will act as east
ern representatives for the Groves mills,
of this city, and will also very likely re
present other Gaston county spinners.
Mr. Wetzell hs heretofore been asso
ciated with the. Lowell Cotton Tarn Co.,
of New York City. Mr. Groves is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Groves, of
Gastonia, and Mr. Wetzell is a son of
Mr. and Mrs: L. F. Wetsell, also of
this city,
AWAITING REPORTS DF DEATHS
FROM WOOD ALCOHOL
Authorities Throughout United
States Expect to Hear o f
Wave of Deaths From Drink
ing Poisonous Whiskey.
(By The Associated Press)
C H I C A G O, Jan. 1. Authorities
throughout the country today gravely a-
waited reports from new year 's eve-revels
for confirmation or refutation of their
predictions that the wave of deaths from
wood alcohol poisoning which took a toll
of approximately 125 lives during the
Christmas holidays, would be repeated.
Early todny there was slight evidence
thnt celebrator of the airival of tlie
uew year had profited by knowledge gain
ed of the effects of drinking outlawed li
quor. The more pessimistic officials
pointed out, however, that it probably
would require a full day for the serious
consequences generally to become appar
ent. Chicopee, Mass., and the Connecticut
valley, with 50 deaths, today still led all
localities that suffered from the Christ
mas flood of fake whiskey. In Chicago,
32 deaths attributable to wood alcohol
poisoning had occurred since December 1,
according to J'eter M. Hoffman, Cook
county coroner.
Fully awakened to the dangers of con
suming the poisonous beverage, city, state
and federal officers from 'New York to
San Francisco today were directing their
efforts toward eliminating sales of the li
quid. Several states attorneys announced
their intention to ask the death penalty
for vendors of the poison, if murder in
dictments were obtained.
In New York, San Francisco, Chicago,
Memphis, Tenn., New Haven, Conn., and
a number of other citieB alleged sellers of
the poisonous liquors were under arrest.
Whiskey substitutes intended for new
year's celebrators at San Francisco con
tained crude oil, embalming fluid, oil of
peppermint and oil of carmine, chemical
analysis revealed.
LORAY MOONLIGHT SCHOOL
DE6INS MONDAY
i
A ' ' moonlight school ' ' will open Mon
day, the 5th, in the West graded school
building. It will be operated under the
joint auspices of the State and the Loray
Mill management and will be supervised
by Miss Idalia Provan. There will be
four sessions each week, the hour leing
7:30 p. m.
While the main purpose of moonlight
schools is to afford educational ad
vantages to the adult illiterate it is al
so a night school for young jeople who
work in the day time and would otherwise
he denied school advantages.
HARVARD-OREGON CONTEST
THIS AFTERNOON
Both Crimson and Lemon Play
ers Confident of Victory
Immense Crowd Will See
Game.
(By The Associated Pi ess.)
PASADENA, CAL.. Jan. 1. Neither
the Harvard eleven nor the lemon-clad
players from Oregon lacked backers, mor
ally or financially, today before their
clash at 2:30 o'clock at Tournament
Park, but for several neutral -minded per
sons to decide on a probable winner ap
parently had proved an impossible effort.
In the marked shift iiu the weather
frpm warm to cool some saw certain aug
ury of a crimson success in the great
East-West football classic. Big men are
more affected by heat than smaller ones,
they said, agreeing that Harvard plnvers
from end to end of the line outweighed
the Pacific coast team.
On one point all apparently were a
greed, that both elevens would enter the
game "full of fighting spirit." The
Crimson warriors expressed confidence
that they would win. The Oregonlans
seemed grimly determined to do their
best.
Ticket speculators were up and doing
early, although their activities were check
ed somewhat by the rapid depletion of
their wares and the vigilance of federal
agents waiting to arrest - any . unwary
enough to ply their trade without turning
over to the government the full amount
of tbe tax exacted on all amusement tick
ets. Prevailing prices here and at the down
town hotels in Los Angeles were $12.50
for $3.50 tickets. All of these today were
believed to have been sold, however, and
$20, $25 andyeven $50 for the choicest
was dcmandedHhis morning by some.
Big Haul Jewelry.
DETROIT, Jan. 1 Jewelry valued at
more than $25,000 was stolen from the
home of Griffith O. Ellis, in the fashion
able Indian Village section last night,
according to a report to the police to
day. The jewelry, stolen during the ab
sence of the family at a new year party.
included a necklace valued at $20,000.
1920 VILL BE
FOR BOLSHEVISTS
QUARTER VILL BE SHOWN
DR. SCHOTT IS OUT
UNDER $8,000 DOND
Louisville ' Physician, Charged
With Murder Miss Griffith,
Enjoys Freedom Grand
Jury Will Investigate Jan. 9.
(Bv The Associated I'ress.)
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Juu. 1 Christop
her G. Schott, local physician who is
charged with murder of Miss Elizabeth
Ford Griflith, his office assistant, enjoyed
freedom today. He was released from
jail last night on $8,000 bond, provided
by friends, pending investigation by a
grand jury ou January 9. Preliminary
trial yesterday in police court was most
ly to hearing testimony of witnesses for
the prosecutiou . They, testified chiefly
to the effect that they saw Dr. Hchott
emerge from his office about 2:30 o'clock
of the afternoon of Docemler 24, Coro
ner Carter has held that Miss Griffith, a
former fiancee of Dr. Hchott, but en
gaged to be married to Captain George
K. Jordan, of the first division, today,
was killed between 1 and 3 o'clock that
afternoon. The physician and his chief
witness, Laurene Gardner, a girl of 12,
who has assorted that she and Dr.
Schott were delivering Christmas Gifts
in another part of the city during tlie
afternoon of the shooting, did not tes
tify. Police announced last night that they
were guarding the home of William J.
Ryan, principal witness for the prosecu
tiou, following receipt of a letter threat
ening death for his participation in the
trial.
Committee Meeting.
A very important meeting of the gen
eral committee in charge of the Forward
Movement of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian 8ynod is leing held here
today. Those present are Dr. J. W. Car
son, of Newberry, S. C, general chair
mini ; Kev. W. B. Lindsay, of Charlotte,
general secretary, and Rev. J. L. Oates,
of York, 8. C.
REMARKABLE SOUTH CAR
OLINA WOMAN DEAD
Both Husband and Wife Illiter
ate Manage to Educate AH of
18 Children One a Pro
fessor, Another a Minister.
(By Associated Prs.)
ANDERSON, h. O., Jan. 1 Eighty
'four years old, mother of 18 children,
all of whom reached maturity and 12 of
whom survive her, Mrs. Harriet Vaughn
Vermilion, of Donalds, Abbeville coun
ty. droped dead Christmas day, accord
ing to news just received here. Al
though she and her husband both were
comparatively illiterate, thev mauaced to
educate all their children, one son being
a college professor and another a min
ister.
AMERICAN BUSINESS FEELS
PRICES, HIGH LIVING
WASHINGTON OBSERVES
NEW YEAR'S DAY QUIETLY
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 New Year's
day was quietly observed here today. In
official circle there was the usual round
of social functions although at the white
house there was no formal celebration
because of the illness of the president.
Secretary of State Lansing and Mrs.
Lansing were the hosts at a luncheon for
the diplomatic corps and receptions were
held by Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels, Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker and Assistant Secretary of Wax
and Mrs. Crowell.
The New Year received a noisy wel
come last night from crowds on tbe
streets but there were no public or formal
celebrations other than the church and
Lhome watch parties and balls. The
customary watch party at the white house
was dispensed with because of President
Wilson's condition. Messagea to the
nation were issued by Vice-President
Marshall nd several members 'of the
cabinet, in all of which was expressed a
note of, optimum for the coming year.
OPEN SEASON
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. The year
1920 will be an "open season" for bol
shevists, anarchists and kindred radicals,
who are in this country with the idea of
overthrowing the government. In a state- .
ment published today, Attorney General
Palmer announced that the policy of the
department of justice in dealing with the
"red" menace during the coming year
will le one of "Unflinching, persistent
and aggressive warfare" against this
class of offenders. No quarter will be
shown, he declared, every movement aim
ed at the government, no matter how it is
cloaked, will be dealt with sternly."
The attorney general declared that a
gents of the department had traced di
rectly to this element 75 per cent of the
unrest iu the country. Acquaintance with
the doctrines of the "reds", Mr. Pal
mer said, was the most forcible method '
of ending their activities and he urged '
the American people in the interest of
law ami order, peace and happiness and
the maintenance of national solidarity to
study the full 'meaning of the radical
idea and to counteract it through the
teaching of Americanism in the press, the
church, the school and labor organita- -tions.
' 1
The bolshevist movement does not rep
resent the radicalism of progress, Mr. '
Palmer declared, but introduces dictator
ships by force and violence and is dis
tinctly a criminal anil dishonest scheme y
instead of a movement of liberty -loving
persons.
WILSON'S NAME WILL HOT
APPEAR ON BALLOT
( Bv The Associated Press.)
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 1 -The name of
President Wilson will not appear on the (
March primary ballot of South Dakota
with party indorsement, according to an
nouncement from the secretary of state 'a
office today. Neither the President nor
Governor Lynn J. Frazier, of North
Dakota, who was endorsed by the Non-
Partisan League proposal convention, ,
filed their acceptances of convention .en- , "
dorsement up to midnight last night, a
requirement necessary in order to en
sure placing their names on the ballots.
PASTOR-PRESENTED
WITH AUTOMOBILE.
At the prayer service held at the First
Baptist church on Christmas eve the pas
tor, Rev. W. C. Barrett, was presented
with an Essex automobile, the gift of
members of his congregation. The pre-'
seutation speech was mace by Mr. James
D. Moore. The funds for this handsome
gift were all subscribed by members of
Mr. Barrett's congregation with the ex
ception of a generous subscription from
Mr. L. L. Jenkins, of Asheville, a former
unmter of tlie Gustonia First church. .
A City (?) Captured.
LONDON, Jan. 1 The capture of
Yetkaterinoslav, on the southern Rus
sian front, and Novomoskovsk, 15 miles
of Yekaterineslav, is announced ii I
bolshevik official statement issued today.
MENACE IN HIGH
AND REDUCED PRODUCTION
! By The Associated Press.)
, WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. American
business feels anxious over what the fu
ture holds, the federal reserve board an
nounced in its review of December busi
ness conditions. The continued advance
in prices, the reduction in production and
the high cost of living are regarded as a
commercial menace.
Although the retail trade showed great
activity and wholesalers and manufac
turers are piled with orders, the growth
in business, the report said, was in tenn
of dollars and not in production. High
priced labor refuses to work regularly
and demands short hours with the conse
quent falling off ia production. r
Uncertainty as to the developments of
the next three months in retarding ex
pansion in trade, the report added, as
cautious manufacturers were said to be
inclined not to commit themselves far into
the futpre, J" I
Labor unrest showed some abatement1
during the month, but the idleness of
, workmen was considered a greater prob-
; lem than systematic strikes.
The housing congestion was expected t
be relieved by the increase in cor--- -tion,
which the report predicted w ' M
stimulated by a decrease In t i t ,r
f raw Bites.