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LY GAZETTE GASTONIA 'GASTONIA COTTON 88 CENTS TODAY LAST EDITION KJCJCBXB Of THX ASSOCIATED PUSS SINGLE COPY 3 CENTO VOL. XLI. NO. 42. GASTONIA N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 18, 1920. PA V1LL1AM G. M'ADOO DOES NOT WANT HIS NAME USED IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY Thinks That All Delegates Should Go to Demo cratic National Conventions Uninstructed -Says Next National Convention Ought to Be a Place Where Utmost Freedom of Action Should Prevail. (By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. 18 William Gibbs McAdoo announced today that he would not permit his name to be used on pres idential primary ballots in the various states and the he advocated the sending of uninstructed delegates to the demo cratic national convention. The former secretary of the treasury said he be lieved the highest constructiveleadership an best be obtained if, the national in terest ' is not submerged in a contest of individual candidicies- " Personally, ' Mr. McAdoo continued, "I would be delighted if the next nation al convention might actually be a great democratic conference where the utmost freedom of action should prevail, and where the motive of high service alone should control. " The obligations of citizenship in a democracy are supreme, he said, and therefore he Bhould "regard it as the imperative duty of any man to accept a nomination if it should come to him un solicited . .' ' "I am not seeking the nomination," the letter read, "and am relcutant to do anything that would create the appear ance of a candidacy. " Mr. McAdoo 's views were expressed in a letter sent to Miller S. Bell, mayor of llilledgeville, Ga., in response to a tele train saying the citizens of his boyhood home had placed his name on the pres idential preferential ticket. The letter follows: "Your telegram informing me that the citizens of Milledgeville have entered my name in the democratic primary of the state of Georgia for president of the United States duly received. I am deep ly moved by this manifestation of the confidence of my friends who live in the city of my boyhood and in the state of my nativity. It is indeed an honor to be ' considered by them worthy of such high station. I feel, however, that I should candidly state my position. I am not seeking the nomination and am reluctant to do anything that would create the appearance of a candidacy. I cannot help feeling that this is pecul iarly a time when we should fight for principles and not for individuals. "The momentous years through which we have just gone have brought to the fore great human problems which go to the very roots of our social and economic life and insistently demand settlement. The destiny of the human race will be profoundly affected by things we do and by the wisdom we show during the next four years. Patrotism and constructive leadership of the highest order are nec--essary and I am convinced that we are tost likely to secure them if the su preme consideration of the national in terest is not submerged in a contest of Individual candidacies for the presiden tial office. Therefore I should like to see the next democratic national con vention composed of untrammeled men .and women bound to no particular can didate and allowed to express their pref erences freely through the abolition of the unit rule. "While I realize that under the pri mary laws uninstructed delegates from some states are impossible, nevertheless I think it highly desirable that every ef fort should be made to send uninstruct ed delegates from every state where pos sible. Personally, I should be delight ed if the next national convention might actually be a great democratic confer ence where the utmost freedom of ac tion should prevail and where the mo tive of high service alone should con trol. If in such a convention a plat form is adopted and a candidate is se lected representing the great construe tive, progressive and spiritual forces of the day, the favorable opinion of the country would be enlisted at the very outset. The issue then would be sharply drawn between us and the forces of standpatism and reaction which are al ready overreaching themselves and claim ing with presumptions confidence the ictory in November next. "Holding these views, you can readi ly understand why I prefer not to be entered in the Georgia primary and why I must beg of my good friends to with draw my name. I cannot consistently enter the primary in any state when it is my earnest conviction that the dele gates from every state should go to the convention without instructions save to use their power and opportunity for the best service of the country. "No greater honor than a nomination for the presidency can come to any man short of election to the presidency itself In a democracy like ours, the obligations of good citizenship are supreme and I should, therefore, regard it as the im perative duty of any man to accept a nomination if it should come to him un solicited. I say this at the risk of be ing charged with harboring a candidacy, notwithstanding the explicit statements in this letter, but I am sure that, on the whole, I shall not be misunderstood. ' ' Please accept my warm thanks for your generous support and be good enough to assure my friends of my sin cere gratitude for the honor they have done me. ' ' NO PROGRESS IN PEACE TREATY FIGHT (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 Progress the peace treaty ratification fieht was not visible today after two days of vig orous debate, since the pact was brought back from committee to the floor of the senate. In fact, the situation apparentlv was so muddled that even the most ardent rat- ficationists seemed disheartened over the prospects of settlement, although others professed to see a way out of the wilder ness of original and substitute reserva- lona. After another attempt to eet re publican support for modifying the res ervation to article ten, Minority Leader Hitchcock said it looked as though the jiposing sides "might come out of the same hole ' ' they went in . The alternative reservations to article ten presented by Senator Hitchcock are said to have been pledged he support of forty democrats, with thj possibility of btaining the vote of one or twi D:ne. A majority of forty-niuo is vjuiro! to substitute one of these rcwitvatioiiH :'or hat drawn by the republicans, and mother fifteen votes would be needed o assure final ratification. WOMEN MAY ALIGN WITH POLITICAL PARTIES (By The Associated Press J CHICAGO, Feb. 18 Alignment of women voters with existing political par ties and abandonment of efforts to inau gurate a political organization of their own today had the support of leaders of the League of Women Voters, successor to the National American Woman Suf frage Association. Republican and dem ocratic members of the league and Mrs. Chapman Catt, retiring president of the suffrage association, urged the women to affiliate with their respective parties, but not to become "regulars" and go to the polls as mere endorsers of platforms others had written. The League of Women Voters today discussed methods to increase its mem bership to secure funds for the league's support and to ' ' disseminate information concerning proposed legislation . ' ' The convention will adjourn today. PROHIBITION PREVENTS HIM FROM MAKING LIVING (By The Associated Press.) MINEOLA. N. Y.. Feb. 18 Police Justice George A Little announced today that he had resigned because prohibi tion prevented him "from making a liv ing. " Since the ban went into effect last month his revenues from the office dwindled more than fifty per cent, the justice stated, while there has been not a tingle case of intoxication and only a few minor assault cases to be tried. BELMONT BUDGET Correspondence of The Daily Gazette. BELMONT, Feb. 18. The Wom an 's auxiliary of the Presbyterian church met Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. Haywood Johnston. Plans were made for the coming Spring study classes which they will hold in a short tome. Mrs. OJL Gullick entertained at as elegant dinner Friday evening. The decorations were typical of the Valen tine season, with Valentine place cards. DR. A. C. DIXON SPEAKS HERE TONIGHT Noted Baptist Minister o f World - Wide Reputation to Preach at First Presbyterian Church Tonight Will Preach "Victory" Sermon. Through an arrangement mado last night in Charlotte by Rev. W. C. Barrett, pastor of the First Baptist church, Dr. A. C. Dixon, one of the most noted preachers in the world today, will preach in Gastonia tonight at the First Presby terian church at 7:30 o'clock. The usual prayer meeting services at the several churches will be dispensed with in order that all those who desire to do so may attend the services at the Presbyterian church and hear Dr. Dixon. Dr. Dixon is in Charlotte in attendance on tho Union Bible Conference, and kind ly consented to come to Gastonia and preach tonight. Dr. Dixon is a member of the famous Cleveland county Dixon family anil a brother of Thomas Dixon, the author and playwright. He was for eight years pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle in London. As a divine he ranks with Spurgeon and Moody. Concerning Dr. Dixon, Tho Charlotte News of Sunday snxs: Dr. A. C. Dixon, native of Cleveland county, this state, member of the fam ous Dixon family, for eight years pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle in London and perhaps the uiost widely known Baptist minister of the world, ar rived in Charlotte Saturday night. He came from Columbia to take part in the Union Bible conference, which is to be held this week at the First Baptist church. Dr. Dixon has a conspicuous place on the program. "I recall the first visit I ever made to Charlotte," Dr. Dixon eaid. "I came with my father on a wagon from our home in Cleveland with a load of lime and I remember we crossed the Catawba river somewhere up at a ford, the wagon nearly upset and the water got into the unslacked lime and caused a fire. I think I shall never forget that. At Char lotte I saw my first building four stories in height. It was the Central hotel and a wonderful building I thought it was. I do not suppose the place had more than 3,000 or 5,000 people in it at that time. My first preaching in a town was at the small Baptist church here soon af ter I entered the ministry." Dr. Dixon was in London through out the war period and was in the city dur ing every air raid made by the German Zeppelin. One raid resulted iu 140 pupils being killed in one school build ing and half of the damage done, both in the casualties and of material nature was not published in the papers. Speaking of Dr. Dixon's services Sun day in Charlotte, Mrs. J. P. Caldwell in Monday's Observer says: The coming to Charlotte of Dr. A. C. Dixon, always marks an epoch in the re ligious world of tho city, for Dr. Dixon is esteemed here, as throughout the world as one of the greatest men and preach en. of his day. He belongs to this section of North Carolina, being a native of Shelby. He is here to take part in the big Bible conference which began yes terday . He was heard twice yesterday, in the morning at the First Baptist church, and in the evening at the First Presbyterian church. His subject in the morning was ' ' Victory . ' ' His text was, ' ' God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble; therefore will we not fear. " There were six distinctive points elab orated by Dr. Dixon: "Victory Over Things that Pursue." "Victory Over Thinirs that Weaken. " "Victory Over Things that Trouble." ' ' Victory Over Things that Threaten . ' ' "Victory Over Things that Hinder." "Victory Over Things that Destroy. " and the enjoyable meal was served In five courses. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stowe, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Puctt, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Howe, Miss Melva Gullick and Mr. Floyd Gullic. One of the most enjoyable affairs given here recently took place Saturday eve ning, when Miss Melva Gullick was hos tess to the three newly married couples at sn elaborate Valentine dinner. Tbe table was lovely with its red and white decorations and Valentines. Those who enjoyed this happy occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fite, Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Crenshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gul lick and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hall. All of the teachers have returned with the exception of Miss Aycock, Miss Trollinger and Miss Cobb. Miss Ay- cock is detained on account of all of her family being ill with influenza, and she is nuraing them. Miss Trollinger is al so detained at home by illness in the family. Miss Cobb is herself sick with influenza but is improving and expects to be here by the last of the week. The third death from influenza in Bel mont and the second one in the same family from flu occurred here this morn ing when Mr. Leo FerstI, 19-year-old-son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe FerstI died. A sister. Miss Annie FerstI, died a week ago today. Besides the parents there survive a sister, Miss Walburga and a brother, Joe. Mr. FerstI was a member of Belmont Abbey Cathedral. Funeral and interment willtake place Thursday morning st 9 o'clock. FRENCH WAR MEMORIALS TO BE PRESENTED At Memorial Service to be Held Sunday Afternoon at First Presbyterian Church Hero Memorial Diplomas Will Be Presented From French Gov ernment. On next Sunday, February 22, which has been designated as American Legion Day in the United States, at 3 p. m. in the First Presbyterian church in Gas tonia the local post of the American Legion will present a French Memorial Diploma to the nearest surviving rela tive of every Gaston county man who died in the service in France. The de tails of the program to be followed will be published in a later issue of The Ga zette. Post Commander Stephen B. Dolley of Gaston Post, American Legion, re quests that if there are any names omit ted from the appended list, the proper person notify him before Sunday, so that due correction might be made. The list to whom memorials are to be presented is as follows: George Bowen, McAdenville, brother. E. E. Sununey, Route 1, Dallas, fath er. Pink Petty, Bessemer City, not speci fied . John T. Oats, Bessemer City, father. I). J. Stroup, Dallas, father. Carrie Macking, R. F. D. Kings Mountain, sister. J. W. McFadden, Dallas, brother. Mrs. Matilda Parker, Route 3, Kings Mountain, mother. John Johnson, McAdenville, father. Mrs. Maggie A. McArver, 616 Frank lin avenue, Gastonia, mother. J. A. Auten, Belmont, father. C. Mooney, Gastonia, father. Lydia Merrill, 224 E. Long avenue, Gastonia, mother. Beulah Rainey Miller, Gastonia. wife. Florence Terry, Bessemer City, wife. Sidney C. H inkle, Mount Holly, fath er, t Benjamin W. Spratt, Belmont, not specified . Joshua M. Teague, Lowell, father. Lydia Jenkins, Belmont, mother by adoption. J. M. Allen, Bessemer City, not speci fied. Mr. Andrew K. Falls, Box Cm, Kings Mountain, father. Thomas Green, Kings Mountain, fath er. Neal B. Bess, Lowell, father. J. A. Johnson, Mt. Holly, father. Mark H. Rhyne, R-2, Gastonia, father. Mrs. Armanda Mauney, Leader St., GaHtonia, mother. Osborne P. Stowe, Belmont, father. James L. Bynuui, McAdenville, uncle. Willie Lineberger, 408 Sullivan St., Gastonia, brother. Sidney Wray, R. F. I)., Kings Moun tain, father. Julia Beam, R-l, Bessemer City, nother. Ida Huffstetler, R-.'i, Gastonia, mother. Mrs. B. F. Dixon, Gastonia, mother. O. J. Houser, Cherry ville, brother. Carrie Good, R. F. D., Grover, moth er. Alfred Johnston, R. I. Stanley, fath er. WILL GIVE MEMORIALS TO DEAD HEROE'S FAMILIES. The government of France, as a mark of its deep gratitude to those who gave their lives that democracy might live and as an expressing of sympathy toward those who have been bereaved, is distri buting to tbe next of kin of each soldier who made tbe supreme sacrifice during the World War an engraved memorial diploma bearing the name of - the de ceased and an inscription of which the following is a translation : To the memory of (name) of the United States of America who died for liberty during the great war the homage of France the President of the Republic R. Poincare The diplomas, properly engrossed, have already been received by the Army Re cruiting Officer for the State of North Carolina and are now being distributed. It is the intention, wherever practicable to have the actual delivery of each di ploma effected by the nearest post of The American Legion and it has been deemed most fitting that religious ser vices signalizing not only our own re spects but those of our sister republic be held on Washington Birthday which ap propriately falls this year on Sunday, February 22nd. It is quite possible that with the thou sands of names that adorn the honor roll of our country, there being 2,370 in Nortn Carolina alone, clerical errors may arise and mistakes made in addresses. All those entitled will however eventually be furnished with diplomas. The plan of distribution followed by the War Depart ment is to sward the diploma to the per son named by the soldier as the one to be notified in the event of an emergency Where no post of The American Legion exists within a reasonable distance the diploma will be mailed direct. Colonel Anderson, recruiting officer for North Carolina, requests that he be in formed (addressing army recruiting of ficer, Greensboro, N. C.) in case any IS EMMELI NOTED SUFFRAGE LEADER, COMES TO CITY FRIDAY Famous English Suffrage Leader Will Speak Under Auspices of Gaston County Woman Suffrage League "The Woman Voter Versus Bolshevism" Is Subject of Her Address. WOMAN SOCIALIST ANNOUNCES FOR CONGRESS (By The Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Feb. 18 Mrs. Rose Pas tor Stokes, brought here from New York to answer a charge of "advocating the overthrow of the United States govern ment by force or other unlawful means" today announced her candidacy for con gress to Bucceed Representative F. II. a Guardia, republican, of the fourteenth New York district. Mrs. Stokes, form er socialibt, and now a member of ihe communist party, was indicted on Janu ary 2H with 166 other communislM mid radicals. She is at large on bond pend ing appeal from a sentence t serv-j tn years iu a federal prison for ibbiiuoliiig the draft. "Not only do I intend to be a can didate to succeed Representative La Guardia, but I think there is a great like lihood that I will win," said Mrs. Stokes. "There is a great constituency of my people there." DESCHANEL BECOMES 10TH PRESIDENT FRANCE (By The Associated Press.) PARIS, Feb. 18. Paul Deschanel today became tenth president of the French republic, succeeding Raymond Poincare, who laid aside the robes of of fices after one of the most critical periods in the history of the country. The form al transfer of the old to the new regime occurred at the palace of the Klysee this afternoon. The inauguration of the French presi dent is a formal ceremony, arrangements for which are made long in advance of tho event. Precedents having historic approval are closely followed and the number permitted to witness the trans fer of authority ib limited to the presi dents of the senate and the chamber of deputies, committees from each house and members of the cabinet. Premier Millerand offered President Deschanel the resignation of the cabinet as is customary upon the accession of a new president. M. Deschanel refused to accept the resignation and asked the pre mier to remain in office. The ceremony was favored by brilliant, spring-like weather and Paris whole heartedly improved the occasion Ur pay homage to both the incoming and out going executives, between whom to all appearances the honors were impartially divided A sweenine erant of amnesty will be granted by Paul Deschanel upon assum ing the functions of president of the French republic today Civil and mili tary offenders will be included, the only exceptions being persons convicted of treason against the State. GASTONIA BUICK COMPANY BUYS NEW HOME Throuah F. M. Francum, real estate dealer, the Gastonia Buick Company has Durchased from Mrs. Jennie I. Boyce, of Due West, S. C, the vacant lot on East Franklin Avenue between the resi dences of Dr. T. A. Wilkins and Mr. W. T. Love. The consideration was ap proximately $10,500. Ultimately it is the intention of the Gastonia Buick Company to erect a modern automobile display room and show place on this property. For the nresent. however, a huge tent is to be utilized for this purpose. Within a very short time The Gastonia Buics com nanv. Jno. C. Rankin. President, W. P. Moore, secretary and treasurer and F. L. Wilson, manager, will move from tne quarters they are now occupying, Hol ton's Garage on West Main Avenue to their new location. family entitled threto, has not received a hv March 1st. 1920. Colonel Anderson also requests that Posts of The snd the clergy of the state eall upon the representatives of his office, who are scattered throughout the state, for any assistance they may be able to give in connection with the solemn ceremonial of February ano. PAN HURST Tbe stellar attraction for this week la the lecture "The Woman Voter Versos Bolshevism " to be given by Mrs. Eis meline Pankhurst, of Manchester, Eng land, Friday evening at the Central school auditorium under the auspices of the Gaston County Woman Suffrage League. Tickets will go on sale Thurs day afternoon at Kennedy's drug store, admission being 75 cents for adults and .'!; cents for children. Tickets will be reserved as for the lyceum attractions. Those who have already bought tickets can have them reserved by presenting them at Kennedy's. The P. and N. car will be held until after the lecture for the benefit of out of town po.ple. To miss what Emmeline Pankhurst has to say on Bolshevism as she saw It iu Russia, as she has seen its hadow crossing Great Britain and the United States, is to miss hearing one of tbe greatest speakers of the time, and one of the few real orators living in the world. To call Mrs. Pankhurst an orator is by no means to describe her manner in speaking. She is not grandiloquent. 8he is gentle, appealing, logical, and beyond words convincing. Hundreds who hai gone out of curiosity to bear tbe "mili tant Mrs. Pankhurst" have been won to r. life-long allegiance to her, not only as a great speaker but as a woman, in the tiiest sense, fascinating and enthralling. Her speaking tours have been highly successful from every standpoint and this, perhaps her last lecture tour sit America, will surpass them aJ in the amount of territory covered and the r umber of people addressed. The subjects of Mrs. Pankhurst 's ad dresses are: 'The Woman Voter Ver sus Bolshevism," "What I Saw In Rns sia," "How Women Helped To Wra The War, " " Woman 's Part In Politics" "Civilization In Danger; ILnv Women Can Help To Save It", "Class Co operation Versus Class War," "Women And Post War Problems". Previous to 1914 Mrs. Pankhurst might fairly enough have been Intro dined to an American audience as the "English Suffragette Leader," the woman who, when all constitutional means had been denied the suffragists of Great Britain, had again and again stormed the historic House of Commons at the head of an army of women de manding votes. This description of Mrs. Pankhurst, even previous to August, 1914, would have been incomplete, to those who know her best. For many years before the suffragette agitation be gan Mrs. Pankhurst was a striking Agar in the social and political life of her na tive city of Manchester. In national politics, Mrs. Pankhurst was well known before she had passed her first youth, her sympathies with tiie masses at first leading her to join the Labor Party on the executive board of which she served for several years. In her maturity Mrs. Pankhurst became a member of the Liberal Party, but al ways a critical member, preaching a practical democracy to which the majori ty of the voters of her party had never attained. ALLIED COUNCIL'S REPLY TO WILSON RECEIVED (Bv The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The repry of the allied supreme council at London to President Wilson 's note on the Adria tic situation was received today at the state department from Ambassador Davis and was decoded as fast as it came In. It was announced officially that ttm reply would not be made public at this time and it was indicated that not wen a summary of it would be given out. Publication of the reply has been left by the council to President Wilson, ac cording to London despatches, but the council expected to give the press a summary of its contents. While waiting for the note to be de coded officials noted from the London despatches that the reply was prepared last Saturday. ATLANTA, GA., Feb. 18. Because of the limited number of articles and a mounts of surplus property now avail able, sales over the counter and through parcels post will be discontinued at the army sone supply stores in Atlanta and Charleston on February 28. In making this announcement today, Colonel Jack Hayes, assistant sone supply officer, stated that municipal sales and sale to state, county and charitable institutions would be continued until further aottea.
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