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LY GAZETTE - GASTONIA COTTON 39 CENTS TOD.AY TONIA LAST EDITION MZMBI2 Of THS ASSOCIATED PRESS "VOL.XLL HO. 12. GASTONIA, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 14, 1920. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS THROUGHOUT ALL Da OAS 1MTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED MY PERSONS AND WOUNDED IN MELEE BETWEEN MOD & POLICE TVlob Was Organized By Extremists As Protest Against Industrial Council's Bill Before Reich stag - Gustav Noske, Minister of Defense Is Commander-in-Chief For Greater Berlin District. (By The Associated Press) BERLIN, Jan. 13, Tuesday, proclaimed martial law in all sections of Germany following the mob demonstration this afternoon, in which at least 10 per--sons were killed and many other wounded by machine gun fire from guards in front of the reichstag building. Gustav Noske, the minister of defense, has been appointed commander in chief for the Greater Berlin district and Bran denburg province. Street parades, meetings and demonstra tions of all kinds have been prohibited. Many persons were killed and wounded in a melee be tween members of a mob and police guards in front of the reichstag building here this afternoon. The mob, organized by extremists as a protest against the industrial council's bill now before the reichstag, began to .gather this morning. By noon every street leading to the Tier marten was crowded with masses of people carrying red flags and placards. Anticipating a demonstration before the reich stag building the authorities had surrounded the building with public security guards and machine gunners who barred ap proach to the edifice. As time passd the crowd was joined by striking tram employes and soon inflammatory speeches were begun by agitators. NWh,en the reichstag convened at 3 d'clock the crowd sur rounding the building was estimated at 40,000 and new dele gations of working people carrying red flags and banners in scribed with the words: "All power to the Soviets." continued to arrive. Troop reinforcements in huge motor trucks were -added to the guards on duty, but only one arrest had been made since noon. The man taken into custody is said to have shouted "Down with Noske." Attempts were made by the guards to quietly disperse the mob, but it was heedless of warnings. At last the mob, regard less of the machine gunners and other defenders of the build ing, made a rush against' the police lines, trying to disarm the :guards and disable the machine guns. When it was seen the mob could not be checked in any other way fire was opened on it. The shooting was at close range and the front of the building was littered with dead and wounded. The mose severe casualties were inflicted on the crowd which approached from the Simonstrasse side of the structure. Order was soon restored. The reichstag continued its Bitting un til 5 o'clock, at which time it was an nounced ten bodies of persons killed in the light had been brought into the court of the building. Rifles and machine gun fire was opened on the mob at 3:40 o'clock and lasted five minutes. It was most severe around the west portal of the building. Later, the correspondent of The Associated CHARLES L HUGHES WILL sr-vm w arm w m vn n (By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 14 A speciaPcom mittee of the bar association of New York City headed by Charles Evans Hughes, will go to Albany probably to day to give legal support to the five socialists suspended at the opening ses sion of the assembly. , This course was determined upon early today after a long and stormy session of the bar association at its annual meet ing. The organization adopted a reso lution of Justice Hughes condemning the action of the assembly in susiendin the socialists and pledging them legal aid. The vote was 174 to 11?. Aa a result of the bar association's action the socialists committee of eight, having eharge of the fight for reinstate ment of the suspended men, was prepared today to go ahead with the development of detailed plans for the legal contest. Many decisions have been delayed, it was explained, until the bar association had takes action. ; , It is all very well to think of America as a melting-pot, but one most remem ber that some things won't melt unless vre make it very hot for them. New Orleans State. . v UuItAVultiMi 111 StAI 5ULIALISTS New York 'Bar Association Decides Upon This Course After Long and Stormy Session By Vote of 174 to 177 - Will Make Strong Fight to Seat Socialists. KILLED 8 p. m. The government to-1 Press counted at least twenty men lying in the outskirts of the Tiergarten, ap parently wounded. When the troops be gan firing the crowd ran pell mell in all directions. At the sound of the guns members of the lower house of the reichstag left the (Continued on page 8.) HEAD DELEGATION w era mm m mmm a a MANY PERSONS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOST (By The Associated Press.) LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE, Jan. 14. More than 400 persons are believed te hav lost their lives in the wreck of the steamer Afrique on Lome Bonne shoal. oay or Hiseay. Only 57 survivors are" known to have been landed. Hope for the rest of the passengers ami crew fad ed during the night as hour after hour passed without cheering tidings and 72 I - Mi . nours siier ui vessel foundered many feared one off the greatest marine trage dies of modern times was enacted oft" the coast before dawn Sunday morning. Sailors and French colonial soldiers are the only persons from the ship known to have reached land safely. "It was impossible to approach the Afrique," said Captain Jouan, of the steamer Ceylan, which was summoned to the scene of the wreck by wireless on Saturday and which attempted to rescue those on board the doomed vessel. "I re- 1 mained in wireless communication with . the ship, however, and received the f ol , lowing message: "I am drifting and CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK TO BUILD NEW HOME Stockholders Authorize Direc tors to Make Plans For Mod ern Five or Ten-Story Office Building Details to Be Announced Soon Work to Begin at Early Date. At the regular annual stockholders meeting of the Citizens National Bank hold yesterday, the officers and directors of the bank reported the best year In the history of the bank. Mr. R. G. Rankin was added to the list of the directors of the bank. The directors were authorized to sell $200,000 worth of additional stock at $200 a share, thus adding the sum of $400,000 to the capital stock and increas ing the capital stock and surplus fund of the bank to $640,000. Plans were also discussed looking to the building of a new home for the bauk. Tentative plans from Mowbray & Uffln- ger, architects, of New York, were snown and discussed. It is the plan of the offi cials to erect a modern five or ten-story building on the present site, work to le tfhi at an early dute. The mutter of de ciding upon the details of the building ami other kindred matters was left to the discretion of the directors with pow er to act. However, it was stated today by high officials of the bank that a decis ion would be reached in a few days, and that actual work on the building would begin soon. It is understood that during the period of dismantling and tearing down of the building now occupied by the bank and erection of the new home the force and officials will have their quarters iu the Armstrong mill offices in the Realty building. DENY CHARGES THAT DEMPSEY DODGED DRAFT Jack Kearns Says That Jack Dempsey Had Mother, In valid Brother and Sister to Support Appeared in Charity Fights. (By The Associated Press) LOS AXGEE8, Calif., Jan. 14 De nial of charges that Jack Dempsey, heavyweight pugilistic champion, was n "draft dodger" and "slacker" and do fense of his conduct during the war was made by Jack Kearns, Dempsey 's man ager, in a signed statement issued here today. "Dempsey was not a 'draft dodger' during the war," Kearns' statement said. ' ' Anyone who makes such a charge cannot support it with facts." "When the draft came Dempsey was placed in class four-A, because be was married, and, in addition, was supporting his mother, an invalid brother and a sis ter. Dempsey made no claims for Ex emption. "Some time later the draft board, readjusting the claasifictions, placed Dempsey in class A-l, but almost im mediately afterwards put him in class 2-B. He remained there during the rest of the war. If the conflict had lasted a few weeks longer, it seems a certainty be would have been performing service." Kearns recounted Dempsey 's services as s riveter in Ijiladclphia and Seattle shipyards, and added: "He also was appearing in fistic con tests at benefits for the different war charities. By this means approximately $100,000 was raised for the various war funds." Dempsey paid travelling expenses and fought without remuneration, Kearns said, and "frequently was 'broke' as a consequence. ' ' "Those who are charging Dempsey with being s 'slacker' because he worked- in the shipyards and helped to raise nearly $100,000 for the various charities." the statement concluded, "are smudging the reputation of every other exempted man who scrveVl the nation in the army at home." The great national exposition of South American manufactures and products which was planned for Pretoria in March and April has been postponed until 1922. fear the ship will go ashore." Later came another message: 'We are, sink ing." That is all I know about tae loss of the Afrique. " Some of the rescued sailors declared that when, with great difficulty the boatt were swung out. passengers "were afraid to jump for them, seeing they were al ready half fu'.l of water, LAW ENFORCEMENT CON FERENCE TO BE HELD Massmeeting and Conference In Interest of Law Enforce ment and Worjd Prohibition to Be Held in Central School Auditorium Friday Aftrnoon and Evening Banquet to Be Served. There will be held Friday afternoon in the Central graded school auditorium at .'1:30 o'clock a conference in the Interest of the nation-wide movement for Law Enforcement and World Prohibition. This aniioumement was made by Prof. V. P. Grier, county director for Uaston county. Following this conference at which two speakers of national import ance .will spenk there will be a banquet served by the Woman 's Club. After the banquet there will be a mass meeting of citizens. Those iu charge wish it stated that there will be no soliciting for funds at this meeting. Invitations have been extended to several hundred of the leading oitizem, of the county and a large attendance is requested. On the Sunday following, January 18, which has been designated by Governor Bic-kett as Law Enforcement Day, this subject will be presented throughout the State from all the pulpits. Extracts from Prof. Gricr's letter are as follows: "We have planned to have a confer ence in the interests of Law Enforcement and World Prohibition to be held in the Auditorium of the Central graded school building in Gastonia on the afternoon of January 16th, beginning at .t:.'iu. "It is very urgent that you be present or send some one as a substitute to this conference. There will be a speaker and worker of national importance here to tell us just what and how we should go about the work, and also to explain what the movement really means, j Immediately following this conference there will be a supper served in the building free of cit. Your expenses to and from this conference will be borne. After supper we will re-assemble iu the auditorium for a mass meeting, to which the public of the county is invited to hear a spenacr of national reputation. Please Insist on your community being well represented." ST. MARK'S CHURCH HAS HAD GOOD YEAR The yearly congregational meeting of St Mark's Episcopal church was held Monday night. Reports fruui tiie vari ous acticities of the church to the vestry showed that the membership and finan ces of the church were in good shape. This church is without a pastor, but Rev. E. N. Joyner supplies twice a month. The pledges to missions were increased over 400 per cent for the next three years. The quota for the endowment of Sewanee was oversubscribed and pledges for local purposes were increased over $1,000. The newly elected vestry is constituted as follows: A. G. Mangum, Senior War den; 8. G. Fry, Junior Warden; W. D. Anderson, Secretary; W. E. Haynes, A. M. Hunnicutt. E. Mszyck, J. A. Price, P. T. Withers, W. L. Balthis, Treasurer. Reports were heard from the secretary to the Vestry, church treasurer, Sunday school treasurer, officers of Woman's Auxiliary, Altar Guild, Junior Auxiliary, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Daughters of the King. Delegates to the Diocesan Convention which meets iu Asheville February 11th were elected as follows: W. L. Balthis, P. T. Withers, J. A. Price; alternates, A. G. Mangum, Richard Fayssoux, W. D. Anderson. Special Sermon. On Sunday, January 18, Rev. F. M. Hugghis, pastor of the First Baptist church of Belmont, will preach a special sermon on the subject, "Family Wor ship in the Home, ".and the entire mem bership is urged to be present Fathers and mothers are especially asked to be present if possible. At the conclusion of the service a called meeting of the group captains of the church will remain for s conference looking toward the canvass to be. made os January. 25th for the local expenses of the church. An evangelistic campaign will soon start in the chnren and the membership is urgently requested to te praying for its success. r NO CHANCE OF CATION BY NEXT FRIDAY Hope Abandoned by Leaders erf all Factions In volved In Controversy - Democratic Senators Feel That Next Week Might Bring An Agree ment on Reservations Both Sides Must Make Concessions. (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON', Jan. 14. Prospects of ratification of the peace treaty with German3' by the senate before Friday, the date of the initial meeting of the league of nations council, had been aban doned today by lenders of all factious la the controversy. William Jennings Bry mi, in telegrams to a n umber of members of the senate a few days ago, urged that the treaty be ratified before the league coun il met so that the United States might participate. Among democratic senators, however, there was a well defined feeling that next week might bring an agreement on reser vations which soon thereafter would re sult in another ratification vote. Bepub lican leaders, particularly those of the mild reservation group, viewed the com promise negotiations of the last few days as promising. Statements of Senators Lodge and Hitchcock, republican and acting demo cratic leaders respectively, given separ ately to a delegation representing organ, izations seeking early ratification through compromise, were pointed to as indicating that republicans and democrats bad pre pared the way for reaching a common ground. Both leaders emphasized in their statements that each side would have to make nnd was willing to make conces sions. Because of its possible effect on the treaty controversy, senators on both sides of the chamber showed great interest to CJLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT COUNTRY FAVOR IMMEDIATE RATIFICATION TREATY' New England Colleges. Show Decided Preference For Compromise Proposition Western Col leges About Evenly Divided on Ratification With and Without Reservations - Southern Colleges Back Wilson. (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 14. Incomplete re turns from 53 of nearly 400 colleges and universities Whose students and faculty members voted yesterday on four ques tions concerning the peace treaty and league of nations, showed that out of a total of 41,889 votes cast, 22,643 favored any compromise) which would make possi ble immediate ratification. The wording of the proposition, which was generally favored, follows: "I favor a compromise between the Lodge and the democratic reservations in order to facilitate ratification of the treaty. ' ' The proposition favoring ratification of the league and treaty without reserva tions got 8,979 votea that opposing rat ification in any form 2,923, and that fa voring ratification, but only with the Lodge reservations, 7,344. In New England there was a decided preference for the compromise proposi tion, which was shared generally by the eastern colleges. In the middle west the early returns showed a preference ror the same proposition, while the votes were quite evenly distributed between ratifica tion without reservstions and ratification with the Lodge . reservations for second place. In the south reports from 12 universi ties and colleges showed a large plurality for ratification without amendments. Those favoring the compromise plan came next. The intercollegiate treaty referendum committee received telegraphic returns here from sQ the colleges and complete results were expected to be announced before midnight. : . - .- MAJORITY WITH WILSON". . "(Br The Associated Press.) ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 14. Reports RATIFI- OF PEACE TREATY day in the democratic leadership caucus, set for tomorrow. Senators Underwood and Hitchcock are candidates for party leader to succeed the late Senator Mar tin, of Virginia. BRYAN URGES CONCESSIONS. DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 14 If un able to effect an acceptable agreement with republican senators on the peace treaty and league of nations, William J. Bryan, here last night, urged demo crats to permit and possibly assist re publican senators exercising their ma jority power. Then, if the republicans did not leave . in the treaty and the league covenant what the democrats thought should be there, Mr. Bryan said he would favor taking the whole matter before the peo ple in the campaign, discussing it slong with domestic issues. He would have his party ask the people for ' authority to replace what the republicans had tak en out, Mr. Bryan declared, and by that plan the democratic party could not be held responsible for delay in final de claration of peace. SOVIET ASK LEAVES KIEL FOR UNKNOWN POST. KIEL, Tuesday, Jan. 13 The United States army transport Buford, carrying 249 Russiang depored from the United States, left Kiel for an unamed Rus sian port at 7 o'clock this evening. Previous advices indicated that the Bu ford might land her passengers at Han go, on the southern Finnish coast, whence the party might probably go by rail to the Russian frontier, a twelve hour journey. today from 12 universities and colleges throughout the south which participated in the intercollegiate referendum showed a large plurality for ratification without' amendment or reservation of the peace treaty with its entwined league of nations covenant. Those favoring reservations with s compromise of the reservations of feree! by the opposing sides came next. The vote against ratification in any form was small as was the vote on s pro posal to postpone action on the league of nations until after peace had been estab lished. Views of the students and facul ty members were divided in abont the same proportion. Among the institutions that had re ported were the Universities of Norta Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Pur man, Tulane, Vanderbilt and tbe North Carolina A. 4 E. College, Trinity. David son, Sophie Newcombe College for Wo men, Salem College for Women and WI1- 1 liam and Mary. IN THE WEST. (By Associsted Press.; CHICAGO, Jan. 14. Eight of 20 mid dle western colleges in the intercollegiate referendum yesterday voted in favor of any compromise which would make possi ble immediate ratification of the peace treaty, and eight were in favor of ratification without reservations or amendments, according to incom plete returns compiled today. Three fa vored ratification with the reservations proposed by Senator Lodge and one voted in favor of a separate peace. , . The voting generally was light, asi so divided that not any one of th foor propositions voted on received a largo plurality.