VOL. XLi. "NO. 16.
GASTONIA, N. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 19, 1920
SINGLE COPY 3 CENT!
S CONFERENCE DISCUSSES
INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS
Leading Financiers and Business Men From 21
Republics of Western Hemisphere Meet to
Consider Problems Arising From War - Pan
America Seeks No Selfish Purpose In Assist
ing World Reconstruction Says Wilson In Mes
sage of Greeting.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1! Marked by
-the. presence of the leading financiers and
business men of the treaty of the twenty
ooe republics of the western lumiiihere
"tli second Pan-American linuueial con
ference opened' here today for the consid
eration of inte-national problems arising
from the retu.n of pence.
President Wilson sent a message of
jgreeting, declaring that the pan-Aiuerieun
ought no seliish purpose in assisting
world roconslrui'tioii and would regard
it a a privilege to fulfill the obligations
imposed by the great advantages, 'enjoy--l
by the people of these republics. Sec
retary Lansing brought out the same
idea in addressing the delegates,-when he"
-eaid the Americans accepted the bur
dens trust upon the new world by the
war and would press forward confidently
to the 1 ;tter days of the future.
Welcoming tho visitors to the building
of the Pan-American Union, John Bar
lett, director-general, spoke of the
Union 'a moral influence in preserving
poaeo and building up -commerce.
Secretary Glass, President-General of
tbe conference, occupied the chair at the
opening session, which was followed by
an informal luncheon given by the feder
ial reserve board and tho United States
-section of tho international high com
mission. This afternoon the group com
nitteea from each eountry met to or
ganize and to meet the financiers and bus
iness men of this country PP iuted to
600 CHICAGO NURSES VOLUNTEER TO CHECK
SPREAD OF INFLUENZA; 1,200 CASESIREPORTED
Health Department Officials Report That Cases
Are Mild and No Serious Results Anticipated
- Five Cases Reported From French Steamer.
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Jan. 19. A corps of 600
volunteer nurses today engaged in the
combat to check the spread of influenza
bere. Operating from eight dispensaries
the ' ' nursing militia ' ' began a survey oj
the city to determine the extent of the ep
idemic, and to aid in relief measures.
While 1,200 cases had b!en reported to
health authorities early today, it was said
fewer cases were reiwrted in the last 24
hours than during the preceding two days.
Health department officials said tbe ma
jority of the cases were mild. Fourteen
deaths from pneumonia and five from ln
fluenza were recorded yesterday.
NOTHING ALARMING.
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Jany 19. Although I lanu LeKe. In a letter to W. H. Ander-
',. . v I son. state superintendent of the league,
there was a slight increase in the number . . , ... .. ,. . .. " '
he said that it was "extraordinary that
of influenza cases, especially U the Chi. j the federal prohibition amendment should
ago district, reported to the public be singled out for particular attention a
halth serviie today, officials said there bove other statutes equally binding."
was nothing alarming in the present sit- "The Catholic Church awaits no such
nation. !
Tbe disease is a mild type and with a
low death rate, they said, while the num
ber of pneumonia cases resulting is small
The outbreak of influenza at Camp Grant
and the. Great Lakes training station is j
subsiding. j
Officials of th service pointed out that
only sbout 1,000 cases throughout the
country were reported last week as com-
pared with more than 4.000,000 cases a
year ago, the spread of the'disease has
hardly reached a stage to cause anxiety.
Public-health service officials said they
kad received no report from their repre-
entatives at Havana of an epidemic of
inflnenza In that city.
FIVE CASES ON SHIP.
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Five influeujia
i were discovered on board the French
line steamer La Lorraine, which arrived from the Lee tounty jail here to an un
here today from Havre. They were taken known destination, a crowd having, gsth
to the isolation hospital on Swinburne is- ered with the apparent intention of harhi-
land - ' . .
Among the passengers were Mare Pe-
ter, the new Swiss minister to Washing-
ton, who will succeed Hans Suher, who
co-operate with them.
Guided by a purpose to serve one
another and the world to the utmost, the
president said in his message rend at the
opening session, real Americans will re
gard as a privilege the fulfillment of
those obligations imposed by ths great
advantages rtnjoyed by Pnn-AnferiicnH
nation's, which have given to the world
"no small achievement" in eliminating
the idea of conquest from their national
!.... ..,!, VI,., !.... '. . I
l iiuii). ii i . 4 in ii -w 11-11 i n inrriny - nn-
lows: I
"Gentlemen i.f the Americas: I
"I regret more deeply than 1 can well i
express that the condition of my health J
deprives me of the pleasure ami privil
ege of meeting with you and personally
expressing the gratification which every
oflicer of this government feels, because
of your presence at the national capital,
and particularly, because of the friendly
nnd strong mission which brings you to
us.
"It is no small achievement that the
Americas are today able to say to the
world: 'Hore is an important section of
the globe which h'as today eliminated the
idea of conquest from its national thought
and from its international policy.'
"The spirit of mutual helpfulness
which animates this conference supple
ments and strengthens this important
achievement of international policy. I
rejoice with you that we are privileged to
assemble with the sole purpose of as
certaining how we can serve one another,
for in so doing twe. best serve the world.
( Signed ) ' ' Woodrow Wilson. ' '
recently resigned,
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FLU IN HAVANA.
(Ky Tbe Associated Press)
HAVANNA, Jan. 13. Many eases of
influenza have been reported in this city,
but no authoritative statistics are availa
ble. A newspaper report states that 1,
0U0 cases have been found here, but this
assertion has not been corroborated.
ARCHBISHOP HAYES WILL
NOT ATTEND MEETING.
(By The Associated Frees)
NKW YOttK, Jan. 10. Archbishop
Patrick J. Hayes, of the Catholic arch
j diocese of New Yorkle lined to attend
; today 's meeting of the clergymen of the
! city under the auspice of. the Anti-Sa
occasion to lay stress on the plain duty
of obeying 'the htw of the land," tbe
letter continued. "Obedience to author
ity in the church and state is the very
branch of Catholie discipline. The Amen
ican people can be trusted to obey every
constitutional law.
' 4 1 think that the function of the
church is to teach the virtue of ebedience
and then leave the enforcement of the law
to the properly constituted agencies of
the government. ' '
John P. Kramer, federal prohibition
commissioner, was scheduled to address
the meeting.
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RUSHED FROM FOUR JAILS
FOR SAFETY.
(By The Associated Press.)
Tl'PELO, MrW, Jan. 17. -- Tiley
Marsha!! accused slayer of four niem-
.er of the Mitchell familv
nt Atnorv.
Miss., Thursday night, todav was rushed
lf mm, Marshall' was taken from the
jail at Aruory to Aberdeen, from there
to the Chickasaw county jail at Okalohn.
and then brought here.
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Premier GEORGES CLEMENCEAU.
of France. It v;is believed that
France at the election held H.-i t it r. Iny
,i, tli.-' In- !-nl! it-it I" "lt ed.
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RANK) MILL OPERATIVES
OUT ON STRIKE
l'art of the oiHirtiveK at the Kaulo
Manufacturing Company went out on
strike this morning. From all informa
tion available it seems that the weave
room oierntives and a few of those in
the carding and spinning nxiitiM went out.
The mumigi'inciit of the mill anticipates
no seriout. or long-drawn out differences
with the strikers. '
SIMS CRITICIZES CONDUCT
NAVY'S END OF WAR
(Hy The Associated Press)
W AS HI N't i TO X . Jan. I! Whether j
it will broaden the si-ope of itsNubcoin- j
mittee's investigations so as to embrace i
the entire question of naval oerntions j
during the war or confine- its hearings to.
the awards of honor decorations was uu-,
dcr consideration by the senate naval
committee today nnd a decision was ex
pected lei"ore Hear Admiral William S.
Sims resumed his testimony.
Admiral Sims Saturday criticised the
conduct of the navy's end of the war.
Tliis resulted in a division by the sub
committee to request the full committee
for authority to extend tbe hearings t.
matters of a general suit.
Secretary iJnn'els. in a letter receivi"d
today by Chairman I 'age of the eoir.icit
tee, declared it was not lie who hail told
Admiral Hi nut before the hitter's de
partureof London in March, 1!17, ''uot
to let the British pull the wool over your
eyes," 'and that the I'nited States
"would as soon right the British as the
Germans." In .his testimony Satur
day the admiral stated fmh an admoni
tion had lecn given liim ' ' by a high of
ficial." The seeitary wrote tur.v "at the
proHr time any fair-minded investiga
tor will be convinced that the allega
tions reflecting upon the vigorous, effec
tive and successful proaocution of the
wai. so far as the navy department
and
the entire navy are concerned, are based
on opinions which are without justifica
tion. " lie further advised Chairman
Page that Admiral Sims' letters to him
entitled "certain nnva lessons of the
great war" had leen referred to the
genera! board of the navy fo; action.
EFFORTS AT MEDIATION
HAVE FAILED.
(By The Associated Press )
STOCKHOLM. Jan. 17. Efforts to
mediate between employer and workers
in Sweden have failed, and a lockout, to
begin January was dec lared today. As
a result 9sO,000 men in engineering
shops, iron works and other plants will
lie thrown out of employment. The Em
ployer' Association may later extend tfce
locluuit t.) all skillet! lalntr. A commis
sion appointed by the government will
legin work on Monday in the interest of
conciliation.
Through an oversight the name of
the Myrtle Mills, Inc., was omitted from
the list of mills in Gaston teounty publish
ed in Saturday's Oasette. This plant ts
J,part of the Gray-Separk chain.
Familiarly known ns tli riger "
he wtmld be elected president of
but he withdrew after it became
I'niil Dcschnucl was !(! '. ' in
MR. J.L. KEY STRUCK AND
KILLD OY AUTO
Mr Ivey Caviness, Seventeen
Year Old Boy at Wheel of
Machine Mr. Key Only
Recently Married Was
Preparing to Rent Sheriff
McLean's Farm.
Mr. .1. 1.. Key, who had recently moved
I i (instoii county from Omaha', Neb., was
hi -nek and almost instantly killed Matur
ity afternoon about . o'clock near the
l.indsay-McArver sti"'e by an automobile
. driven by Mr. Ivey Caviness. The tragc
I ly occurred on the new stretch of bitu-
iitliic rond south of town near the Victo-
iy Mill, and accoording to witnesses was
the direct result of reckless driving,
Mr. Key was married only a few weeks
ago to a Miss Featherstone, of Gaston in.
II,. l,ad made arrangements with Mr. .).
i, . - vii M. l
farm in South Point towuship and was
preparing to move to the farm today.
After hitting "the man, young Cavi
ness drove ou down the road, but later
returned and was arrested. He was re
leased under a $1,000 bond. A prelimin
ary hearing will he held this afternoon
at .1:.".0 o'clock.
It was stated that both Mr. Key's
legs, on arm and his neck were broken
when the automobile hit him,
POWHATAN'S PASSEN6ERS
WILL BE TRANSFERRED
i By Too Associated I'ress.
XKW YOHK. Jan. lit -The aiiny
transport Powhatan, in distress nlniut
70l miles east of New York, reported by
wireless to the army transport offices
here at four a. m. today that although
M!IS 'caking and her boiler room
flooded
she was in "no immediate dan
ger. " The 000 iwssengers were "calm
and comfortable." the message said.
When the sea becomes smoother, the pas
sengers will be transferred to the White
Star liner Cedrie, which is standing by.
The 'transport will keep afloat several
days. Captain Kandall wirelessed.
The I'nited States shipping board
steamer Western Comet, which is among
the vessels nearby, will attempt to tow
the Powhatan to Halifax, the nearest
jtirt, after the passengers have been
transferred to the Cedric. The Britisli
ste-nncr Bardi C. bound from London to
Xew York, is another vessel standing by.
The Powhatan left Xew York last Fri
day for Antwerp. First news of the ac
cident was received Sunday afternoon,
when P.O. S.alls were sent out.
PASSENGERS UNCOMFORTABLE.
BOSTON', Jan. 19. An intercepted
message from the disabled trausort Pow
hattan it 9:45 a. in. today was at vari
ance with earlier reports as to the com
fort of ihe passengers. The message said :
"We are o. k., water practically stopped,
but passengers were very uncomfortable
with not heat or light."
MAY INDUCE KAISER
TO PLACE HIMSELF
DISPOSAL OF
Allied Demand Causes
land - Note Tells Holland That She Will, Not
Fulfill Her International Duty If She Refuses
to Associate With Entente In PViafiInr
Crimes Committed By
(By Tim Associated l'ress.j ,
IlllfiLlL.m ii , li. l. .' I
uiu.ocMiD, Jan. m'eji emotion i Buuiiijr oj. uuuons, au or
has been caused in Holland by the allied j whirh are equally interested in preyent
demand for the extradition of former J '"R" tlle return of a similar catastrophe.
Emperor William, of Germany, accord " is highest interest of the
ing to a despatch. Belief is expressed flitch people not to appear to protect the
at The Hague that measures will be tak - principal author f this-catastrophe, by
en with a view to inducing him to volun- allowing him shelter on her territory, and
tarily place himself at the disposal of the I
allies.
TEXT OF NOTE SENT
TO THE HAGUE.
(By The Associated Presa)
PARIS, Jan. 19. Holland is told in
the allied note demanding the extradi
tion of former Kiupemr William that she
will "not fillill her international duty"
j if she refuses to associate herself with the
I entente powers in chastising crimes com
, mitted by Germans during the war. The
I text of the note sent to The Hague was
made public tod.iy.
i i .-..ii
"III notifying by these presents The
Netherlands government and Queen of
the text of article. 227 6f the treaty of
Versailles a certified copy of which is an
nounced, which came into force January
10, the powers have the honor to make
known at the same time that they have
decided to put into' execution without de
lay this article (article 227 'publicly ar
raigns William 11 of Germany for a su
preme offense against international mor
ality ami the sanctity of treaties'), nnd
declares the allied and associated powers
will address a request to The Netherlninis
government fur his surrender in order
that he may lie placed on trial).
"Consequently the powers address to
the government of The Netherlands an
official demand to deliver into their hands
William of llohen.olleru, former emper
or (lermaiiy, in oidei that he may be
judged.
"Individuals residing in Germany a
gainst whom the allied and associated
powers have brought charges are to be de
livered to them under article of the
pence treaty, and the former emperor, if
he had remained in Germany, would have
been delivered under the same conditions
by the German government.
"The Netherlands government is con
versant with the incontrovertible reasons
which imperiously exact that premeditat
ed violations of international trcttics, as
well as systematic disregard of the most
sacred rules and rights of nations should
receive as regards every one, including
the highest placed personalities, special
punishment provided by the peace con
gress. The powers briefly recall, among
so many crimes, the cynical violation of
the neutrality of Belgium and Luxem
bourg, the barbarious and pitiless system
of hostages, deportation en masse, the
carrying off of young girls, from the city
of i iille, who were torn from their families
and delivered defenseless to' the worst
promiscuity, the systematic devastation
of entire regions without military utili
ty, the submarine war without restric
tion, iin Imling inhuman abandonment of
victms on the high seas, and innumerable
acts against iiou-comhataiiats, committed
by German authority in violation of the
laws of war. !
"Responsibility, at least moral, for all
these acts reaches up to the supreme head
who ordered them, or made abusive use
of his full powers to infringe, or to a!
low infringement upon the most sacred
regulations of human conscience.
"The lowers cannot concefre that the
government of The Netherlands can re
gard with less reprobation than them
selves the immense responsibility of the
fi rmer emperor.
"Holland would not fulfill her interna
tional duty if she refused to associate
herself with other nations as far as her
means allow in undertaking or at least
not hindering, chastisement of the crimes
committed.
"In addressing this demand to the
Dutch government, the nnwers lielieve It
their duty to emphasize its siMfial char
acter. It is their duty to insure the exe
cution of article 227 without allowing
themselves to 1 stopped by arguments.
Itecause i$ is not a question of public ac
cusation with judicial character as re
gards its basis, but an act of high inter
national policy imposed by the universal
conscience, in which legal forms hav
lieen provided solely to assure to the ac
cused such guarantees as were never be
fore recognised in public law. The pow
ers are convinced Holland, which has al
ways shown resect forPteTnght and Iqye
of justice-having been on of the first to
claim. a Tl.ice in the soeipty of nation-.,
will not be willing to cover by her moral
AT
ALLIES
Deep Emotion In Hol
Germans.
authority the violation of principles cs-
IUI I fin 1 1 1 anl! .In M . ! , ,
also to facilitate his trial which is chum-
which is
ns or vie
el by the voices of millions of victims.
(Signed) ' ' CLEMEN'JEAU.". '
LONDON TIMES ATTACKS'
PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON. Jan. 19 The Times, which
ascribes the decision to reopen trade re
lations with soviet Russia entirely to
Premier Lloyd George attacks him severe- r
ly and says:
"The statement that this decision "
leaves unchanged the attitude of the I-
l. ...
nes lownru me uoishevu government i
regarded as a palpable and insolent US
truth. " .
The Chronicle, which is a firm np
orter of the premier, attributes the de
cision to the supreme council at Paris,
and says: .
' ' The pretense that the council is deal-
ing only with the co-operative societies
and not the soviet government is canton
tlage. "
I Definite peace Is coming, says the
Daily News, which adds that starvation
in Furore is forcing the allies to end
hostilities.
"The truth which this deviation into
sense and humanity brings home," says
the News, "is that force has failed, as
it always does fail, when employed in
conflict with an idea."
Details of how the allien are to finance
trade with Russia have not been an
nounced. It is contended in' some quar
ters the decision of the supreme council
to reopen trade relatious had been the
subject for negotiations for months past,
and that the initiative in thoqe. negotia-y
tions was taken by Russian co-operative '
societies. ;; . '
These societies, according to the Hr
ald, have maintained a difficult neutrali
ty ever since the allies assisted Russian
factions hostile to Lenine. and Trotiky.
The newspaper adds thafaRussian pur
chases will not be limited to lees than
40,000,000 pounds sterling, which, it is
understood, the soviet government is
prepared to place in foreign banks as
soon as trade relations are established.
It maintains that facilities for shipping
goods can be obtained easily.
MARTENS FIRST WITNESS
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Self-Styled Russian Soviet Am
bassador Appears Before
Senate Investigating Com
mittee. ( By The Associated Press.)
WASHIXUTON. Jan. 19 Ludwig C.
A. K. Martens, self-styled soviet am
bassador to the United States, was the
first on the list of witnesses today at
the opening of the senate foreign rela
tions subcommittee's investigation into
Russian bolshevik proiiaganda in this
country. His iersonal secretary and
"chief of staff," Gregory Weinstein,
who was one of those recently arrested
in the department of justice round Up of
alleged radicals, and Santeri Nuorteva,
secretary of the soviet bureau, were ex
Iected to follow Martens on tbe stand.
Additional interest was lent Martens'
testimony as a result of his statement -several
days ago that he would have some
sensational facts to lay before the. com
mittee in which would be allegations that
department of justice agents were eon
ueeied with the eommuuiat party's af
fairs. Weinstein recently was released on bail
from Ellis Island, where he was waiting
a deportation hearing. A warrant also
is said to have been issued for the ar
rest of MartenS but its execution was
held in" abeyance pending his appearance
before the investigating committee.
The officers of the Wesley BiL!o
Class will meet at the home of 5 Ly-
dia C. Davis tonight at 7:30 ins' 1 of
Ihe league room as originally ann. ?.