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VOL. XU. NO. 10.
LONDON: PAPERS REGRET
THAT THE 11.
ALSO
' IBy The Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 12 Regret that the
United States did not participate in rat
ification' of the treaty of Versailles ia
expressed by today's newspapers. Some
editorials strike a doleful note.
' "The omlssipu of America's signature
to the ratifying document," says the Tel
egraph, ' ' stands for the bitter disap
pointment of the hoi t'iat glowed with
promise for humanity a year ago. It
is true the league of natious exists by
the terms of the treaty, but the world
knows that unless itnd until the United
States adheres to the league and partici
pates in its action not a tithe of the
usefulness and moral authority it should
possess will belong to it . "
The Telegraph also cites the nbsence
of Russia from Saturday 's ceremony and
says:
"Until the sky in that direction crows
clearer there can Iks. no world we,
or any hope of it." ('
Doubts of the reality of peuce behind
the formal act of ratification are ex
pressed by the Daily News.
"There is not a nation which cannot,
if it wishes, manufacture new grievances
oot of the settlement to trouble the peace
Of the world," it says. "Occasions of
offense are so numerous they obscure the
very fact of peace."
The News notes that America "which
did so much to make peace, ' ' had no
part in the final act.
In conclusion the News admits the
possibility that the present situation may
lead to, a more real peace "than to the
more loudly heralded millennium."
"Are we near peace!" asks the Grap
hic. It adds that nobody can answer
this question with a hopeful affirmative,
.and cities in proof of this statement the
present industrial unrest, the troubled
state of India, Egypt and Ireland, and
the "socialist conspiracy to destroy by
relentless class warfare the whole ex
isting structure of society. "
The Chronicle, deploring the cause of
the league of nations, says it is "much
weakened by the action of the Ameri
can senate." ' It expresses the hope,
nevertheless, that allied governments will
immediately go ahead with the league,
but questions whether Great Britain,
Prance and Italy, without the support
of Euroie, adding: "America's con
currence would have made a great moral
-difference. ' '
The Manchester Guardian says:
"So far there is cause for rejoicing;
the supreme and overwhelming need of
Europe is for peace."
Characterizing the peace as "largely
formal and leaving the door wide open
for renewed struggle," the Guardian
criticises the enormous indemnities ex
acted and the provision for handling over
men accused of violations of the laws of
war as possible sources of trouble . It
contuses:
"Happily, other torces than those of
international jealousy and hito will now
,ome into play. With the peace with
41ermany, the league of nations will be
born. It is the duty of the president
of the United States to summon the
first meeting of the council of the league
fortnight hence, and there is no reason
to doubt Mr. Wilson will duly perform
that task. It is for each of us to bring
strength and credit to this new and
mighty instrument of international ac
cord. It is the hope of the world. "
PLENTY OF MONEY TO
HELP SEAT SOCIALISTS
Both Democrats and Republi
cans Send Money to Help
Socialists Retain Seat May
Employ Hughes.
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 Money to aid
m the defense of five socialists suspend
d by the state assembly continued to
flow into the socialist party headquar
ters today.
Some ,checks have come from demo
crats and republicans.
It is understood the socialists will
seek to retain -Charles E. Hughes to
plead their cause before the assembly
judiciary committee Wednesday. He
disapproved the assembly's course List
week in a letter to 8ieakeT Sweet. Sam
uel Seabury, former democratic guberna
v jtorial. candidate has volunteered hi ser
if viees.
j- Aa inventor has patented a simple boil
r and condenser to enable automobile
wners to get their own distilled water at
grilling tost. ,
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RATIFY
BIG ROUSD-UP OF CRIM
INALS IN CHICAGO
More than 600 Yeggmen, Po
lice Characters and Vaga
bonds In Toil For First
Time In Many Weeks Not a
Hold-up Is Reported During
Week-end.
(By The Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 12 Mot tlmn 600
alleged criminals, police characters' and
vagabonds today were in jails'' flid: crime
in Chit-ago temporarily had been nullified
by the police department 's two day drive.
Approximately 25 er cent of those ar
rested were identified as "men with
records," the police said.
For the first time in many weeks not
a holdup was reported from noon Sunday
until midnight and only five automobiles
were stolen . The average has been above
25 street robberies and from ten to 45
motor cars stolen.
The police, dressed in civilian clothes,
today continued the work of gathering
in suspects and it was announced the
wholesale arrests would continue in
definitely. "We are going to show
the crooks they can not live in Chicago,"
said John H. Alcock, first deputy super
intendent of police.
Two suspects were killed while resist
ing arrest and two others were wounded.
On the whole, little resistance was offer
ed, however, to the policemen's searches
of saloons , hotels, gambling houses,
cabarets and pool rooms. "
NOT MUCH INTEREST IN
- BIG BOXING MATCH
(By The Associated Press..)
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 12 Little
promotion of the proponed Jack Dempsey
Carpentier boxing match for the world 'h
heavyweight championship has been done
California, saitl James W. (Uoffroth, who
offered a purse of $400,000 for the bout,
in commenting today upon opposition of
Governor William D. Stephens, of Cali
fornia, to staging the meeting at Tijuana,
Lower California. Coffroth said he was
"not greatly concerned" over the an
ouncement last night of gubernatorial
opposition.
"I have been up against the same
thing practically every time I have pro
: rize ring match in the last 13
or 20 years," he said. "As for the
fight being promoted in California, that
is wrong. The work of promotion has
gone on in almost all other parts of the
world, but little of it has been done in
California."
Governor Stephens said that he would
feel obliged, if necessary, to request the
federal government through control of
the international border to prevent the
contest being held.
SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTI
GATES BOLSHEVIK
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. The senate
foreign relations sub-committee named to
inquire into bolshevik propaganda in this
country met today to discuss a method of
procedure. Ludwig C. A. K. Martens,
who claims to be ambassador to the Unit
ed States from the Russian soviet gov
ernment and whose testimony is expected
to be a feature of the investigation, will
not be called as a witness before tomor
row or perhaps even later, according to
Chairman Moses. Other members of the
' ' embassy staff ' ' also are expected to lie
called.
artens first was summoned to appear
today but Ms request for delay in order
that he might secure eounsel was grant
ed. It was said here that former Sena
tor Thomas Hardwitk, of Georgia, and
A. E. Pfllsbury, former attorney general
of Massachusetts, had been asked by the
Russians to represent them.
Santeri Nuorteva, Marten's secretary,
in -ft statement several days ago, promis
ed that the "ambassador" would have
some 'sensational" facts to lay before
the senate committee ia his testimony.
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TREATY
RANKIN MILL OFFICIALS
BANQUET IN CHARLOTTE
Superintendent, arid
Overseers Enjoy Barlqiiei
and Minstrel Show Ridge
Mills Soon to Be Completed
Employes Share in Big
Distribution of Profits.
The superintendent, bosses and over
seers of the Pinkne.yy Rankin and Ridge
mills, were the guests Saturday night of
President K. Grady Rankin at a banquet
and theater party in Charlotte. Tliere
were .'10 persons in the party and they
first enjoyed a banquet at the Mecklen
burg Hotel at 6:30, repeairing later to
the auditorium where they witnessed tlie
performance of Neil O'Brien's min
strels. The party was composed as follows:
R. G., Henry, L. S. and l'ink Rankin, H.
M. Childers, who has recently been pro
moted from overseer of spinning at the
Pinkuey Mill to the superintendent-)- of
the Ridge Mills, soon to be completed, VV.
0. Lockrage, L. J. Ilenson, L. C. Lip
pard, A. A. McSwain, George Michael,
W, A. Marley, A. M. liarvelJ, J. L. Har
ris, E. R. Holder, S. F. Keller, W. II.
Morrow, S. L. Babcr, G. H. Missiek, .1.
O. Epps, J. W. Bridges, C. H. Tarney, J.
E. Hoyle, Joe Michael, L. T. Hoffman,
Less Spencer, W. L. Jiankin and W. B.
Lee, general superintendent. Other guests
were Attorney George B. Mason, Rev. E.
B. Peck, minister and community worker,
and Amos L. Smith, contractor, in charge
of the building of the Ridge Mill.
The party went to Charlotte in auto
mobiles, returning to Gaston ia at mid
night Saturday. Mr. Rankin, speaking
of the work on the Ridge Mill said that
this week would see the work practically
completed, that the roof would be put on
the mill within the next few days. Mr.
Rankin also announced that on Saturday
afternoon occurred the regular semi-annual
distribution of profits to the em
ployees of the three mills. The Rankin
mills are operated on the profit-sharing
plan, and regularly every six months, the
operatives receive a certain per ceutage
of the earnings of the mill, the amount
being distributed according to the
earnings of the operatives. The money
paid out Saturday to each employe repre
sented an amount equal to 10 2-3 per
cent of his earnings for the past six
mouths.
HOME is ENGULFED IN
CHASM IN EARTH
Earthquake Opens Up Big
Hole In Which House of
Mexican Family Is Engulfed.
(By The Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 12. Unique In
the annals of the earthquake is the ex
periencd of the family of Professor
Francisco Riveros, of Barranca Nueva.
The quake opened a great chasm in the
earth in which their home was engulfed.
For more than a week members of the
family have heen living in the bottom of
the 'abyss at least one hundred and forty
feet below the surface of the earth.
Surviving neighbors have been lowering
them food afid water at the imminent
risk of dislodging rocks which might fall
and crush those beneath . Belief is ex
pressed that rain or new shocks will mean
the deaths of those imprisoned in the
abyss.
Reports from the San Miguel district
indicate the eruption of the new crater
which opened th;re as a result of the
earthquake on the night of January 3 is
decreasing in violence. A telegram from
the mayor of Chalchicomula, state of
Puebla, however, states that shocks have
been numerous there since the first earth
quake and that he has received informa
tion that the towns of Saltillo, Lafragua,
and Chichotla, nearby, have been des
troyed. Investigators rewrt that in Jalapa
fifty persons were killed and 200 injured
by the earthquake.
PRESIDENT DISCUSSES WITH
GLASS HIS SUCCESSOR.
(By Associated Proas.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. President
Wilson today summoned Secretary Glass
to the White House for a conference a;
which it was understood a successor' ia
Mr. Glass was to be discussed. An ap
pointment is expected soon, so Mr. Glass
can take his seat in the senate, to which
he was appointed to succeed the late Sen
ator Martin, of Virginia.
Mr. Glass is known to favor the selec
tion of Assistant Secretary Leffingwell
to succeed him, and other administration
officials have urged Mr. Leffingwell 's ap
pointment. . "
Armstrong mill employes
share in profits
Mors Than $40,000 Paid Out
Saturday to Operatives of
Seven tiastori County Mills
in Armstrong Chain Not a
' Bonus Btfi Share of Profits.
Saturday was a buy day with many
Gaston county banks, EVery day, for
that matter, is a busy one, bUi Saturday
wbh unusually busy, because of the fact
that every employe of the Armstrong
chain of mills in Gaston county was cash
ing a check, a check which represented
to him just so much "net" over and a
bove his regular yearly earnings.
These checks to the employes of the
Armstrong chain of mills represent "the
policy of the management in its profit
sharing plan, by which each and every
employe shares in the profits of the mills.
A total of $41,51)4.65 was distributed a-
mong the employes of the seven mills In
Gaston county.
This policy on the part of the Arm
strong mills is but in line with the far
reaching vision of the management in Us
efforts to have their employes share in
the unusual prosperity enjoyed by the
textile industry in this county. It is also
the secret to a murked degree, of the un
usual success which attends these mills.
Kach employe is made to feel that he is
an integral part of the mill and its work
ings, and that upon his individual ef
forts and industry depends the success
of the mill. He is also made to feel that
in direct proportion to his work and the
amount of his weekly pay envelope will
be his share of the profits distributed at
the end of every six months, which distri
bution is not a bonus, or free-will gift on
the part of the management, but a certain
dividend or per centage on each man's
earnings. The more he earns, by that
much more will bo his share of the profit
distribution.
AT PIEDMONT MILL.
The Piedmont Spinning Mill, situated
at the northern extremity of Gastonia,
numbering 25 families with its borders,
was on Saturday morning paid a second
visit by a very generous Santa Claus, In
the person of the president of the mill,
Col. C. B. Armstrong. The operatives of
the little mill thought they hud enjoyed
the first visit of the dispenser of good
cheer and gifts at Christmas time, aud
while they were told to expect a return
trip during January, they never for a
moment thought they would 'receive any
thing like the individual amounts that
had accrued to their credit in the form of
a profit-sharing dividend. A mill of 2,
500 spindles and working about 40 or 50
operatives, regularly employed, would
never be expected to earn more on pro
duction than other mills with thousands
of spindles and hundreds of operatives
and yet, that is just what happened, for
this small number of working men and
women, in six months, had earned a divi
dend of $6,000, many of them receiving
ehecks for as much as $180 and few, if
any, below $100.
The event was celebrated Saturday
night with an oyster supper served by the
ladies of the village and the sum of $23,
to be used for community purposes, the
result of the supper. That the dividends
was appreciated is evidenced by the fact
that, almost to a man, the full amount or
largest portion of the check received was
deposited in bank, and further, by the
volunteer offer of all operatives to In
crease the production of the mill, com
mencing Monday morning, 1,000 pounds
per week, by not allowing the spindles to
stand idle at any time during the regular
working hours.
BIG PACKERS PREPARE TO
GIVE UP SIDE LINES
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Final de
tails of the agreement by which five big
Chicago packing firms will confine their
business to that of meat packers and
dealers in eggs, poultry and cheese were
expeceted to be completed today at a
conference here between representatives
of the industries and Attorney General
Palmer.
Under terms of the agreement, the
packers will not contest the government's
action in securing an injunction decree
restraining them from engaging in any
business other than those named ami on
the other hand the government will, it
was said, abandon proposed prosecutions
of the concerns involved. After the con
ference, Mr. Palmer, it was said, proba:
bly will announce the federal court to
which he will apply for , the injunction
decree.
SECRETARY GLASS WANTS
BIO
CREDIT LOAN FOR EURO-
PEAN
COAL JitNERSTILL AC-
j CEPT ANY DECISION". I
I WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 Bi-
j tuminoua coal miners will accept j
j unreservedly any decision made by j
j the president's coal commission in j
j Settlement of the coal strike. John j
j L. Lswii, acting president si the
j United Mine Workers of America j
declared at the opening today sf j
j the first public hearings of the conv j
j mission. Mr. Lewis added that the
miners' representatives would as- j
sist the commission's inquiry. ,
PRESIDENT CALLS SECOND
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
(Br Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jai:. P' President
Wilson's .second industrial conference re
assembled today after several weeks re
cess to consider the mass of suggestions
and proposals for stabilization of the
nation's industrial situation. These ac
cumulated during the holiday adjourn
ment and came in response to a re
quest to the public for constructive crit
icism of the conference's tentative plan
made public December 29. Several of
those who had suggestions to make of
fered to appear in person and the pro
gram for hearing these probably will be
announced late today or tomorrow.
The plan for settling industrial dis
putes favored by the conference provid
ed a national conciliation tribunal at
Washington and regional boards of in
quiry and adjustment. Home of its sug
gestions have been adversely criticised
by officials of the American Federation
of Labor and representatives of other
union labor organizations.
, Announcement of the plan President
Wilson 's commission will follow in its in
vestigation into wages, working condi
tions and prices in the bituminous coal
industry was expected ufter the commis
sion's first formal session today at which
the inquiry was confined to the central
competitive district.
A one-week's term of criminal court
for Gaston county began this morning
with Judge W. P. Harding, of Charlotte,
presiding. A two-weeks term of civil
court begins next Monday.
An inventor lias concentrated ink, pack
ing it in tubes from which it is squeezed
and mixed with water for use.
REPRESENTATIVE ROSS WANTS BIG APPROPRIATION
FOR RECLAMATION OF SWAMP LANDS IN SOUTH
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 legislation
authorizing an appropriation of $25,
000.000 for use in reclaiming swamp,
overflow and irrigatne lands, was pro
posed today by D. W. Ross,, of
Louisiana, at a conference of represen
tatives of southern governors, held here
under the joint auspices of the Southern
House of Governors and Southern Com
mercial Congress.
This capital sum, the plan provided,
would be jre.paid over a period of 25
years through a sinking fund created by
the sale of collateral bonds issued ou
the reclaimed lands by the federal farm
loan board . The amount is one -half of
the appropriation authorized for reclam
matioti projects by the Sinoot-Moudell
bill, introduced at the last session of con
gress.
While the plan was designed to be na
tional in its scope, Mr. Ross declared it
to be of especial interest to the south in
that about 70,000,000 of the 80,000,000
acres of swamp and overflow land in the
United States are located in southern
states.
"The south now contains the nation's
great reserve of agricultural lands," Mr.
Ross said. "The hundreds of millions
of acres of free agricultural land of our
western domain has all been appropriated
and utilized and is today worth from
150 to $500 per acre. The great western
frontiers, the development of which dur
ing the past fifty years has established
our national wealth and tower, is no
longer a frontier. That frontier has
shifted to the south. "
In the settlement of the lands under
the projwsal. preference would be given
those who served in the military and
naval forces during the great war and
responsibility for the administration of
the plan would devolve upon the secretary
of the interior. .Owners pi. land to be
F
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RELIEF
(By The Associated" Pr'em)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-A request
by Secretary of the Treasury Glass thai
fugresB grant airfhnrit fn ifT.i.-;.i
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cTCdit Joans for European food relief,
amounting to' $150,000, today was be
fore the house ways and means com
mittee. Before taking action, the com
inittee tailed Herbert Hoover for a dis
cussion of the general food situatioa
abroad.
The money sought would be used for.
rof.ef chiefly iin Austria find, Poland
where many thousands of jwrsons are re
ported to be facing death from starva
tion. Both Secretary Glass and Mr.
Hoover have expressed belief that speedy
relief was absolutely necessary in order
to prevent a complete social breakdown,
particularly in Austria, where the situa
tion is reported as most serious.
France. England and Italy, these of
ficial said, have helped to the limit of
their resources, but their efforts have
been insufficient. Serious conseouencea
of a political upheaval in central Europe
for western Europe and the United States
were pointed to, outside of humanitarian
ism, as justification for the requested
loan.
Under Secretary Glass' plan, the loans
would be advanced by the grain corpora
tion out of the billion dollar wheat
guaranty fund and would be used to
establish credits in this country. Borne
form of securities would be obtained
from the borrowing countries.
PLAN TO MEMORIALIZE
ROOSEVELT'S BIRTHDAY
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. A reeolntioa
urging that January 6,' anniversary of
the death of Colonel Theodore Boose
velt, be observed nationally for empha
sizing the need of forest conservation,
will be introduced here tomorrow at the
annual meeting of the American Forestry
Association.
P. S. Ridsdale, secretary of the organi
zation, said today: "We plan to ask
schools and civic, organizations in every
state to include in their exercises state
ments in regard to our forests for the
saving of which Colonel Roosevelt issued
the first clarion call.
Violated Prohibition Law.
(By The Associated Press.)
MOBILE, ALA., Jan. 12. The United
States shipping board steamer Lake Lin
den was seized by Sheriff W. H. Hol-
(combe, Jr., today and Captain William
11. uoidsoorough, master of the vessel,
and 13 members of the crew were arrest
ed charged with violating the prohibition
law.
reclaimed would make petition to the
secretary of the interior through the
governor of their state, and in ease the
project were approved by the secretary,
a district would be organised and a eon
tract entered. .. ..
LAST OF A. E. F. AT BREST
REACHES NEW YORK.
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. The last con
tingent of troops quartered at the milita
ry camp at Brest arrived here today on
the transport George Washington. She
brought 237 officers, war workers and
civilians, and 615 troops.
The George Washington will be turned
over to the United States shipping board
and will be allotted to some steamship
Company.
HOLD REQUIEMS OVER BODT
OF JOHN BARLEYCORN.
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. In donble
celebration of the approaching birth of
America's first saloonless year, and the
quarter century anniversary of the inter
national reform bureau, the annual con
vention of various national reform socle
ties, which was inaugurated yesterday by
special "requiems" over the bqdy of
"John Barleycorn", today formally con
vened in session.
Advocacy of world prohibition by ; a
powerful campaign of propaganda, it la -expected,
will be pressed by leading re
formers before the convention". Formula
tion of a program' of future reform, in
cluding revision of existing divorce laws,
censorship of motion pictures and sup
pression of the interstate transmissioa of
horse racing odds, also were anneuncsd.
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