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(Sastoni a Daily Gazetrj GASTONIA COTTON 39 CENTS TODAY LAST EDITION MEMBER OF THJC ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XLL KO.SL GASTONIA, N. C, SATURPAY AFTERNOON, FEif. 28, 1920 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTI VILL GO THE LIMIT OF THE LAW AGAINST VIOLATORS All Persons Guilty of .-Violating ProhibitionEn forcement Will Be Prosecuted to Fullest Ex , : tent of Law, So Commissioner Roper Reports. J - (Bv The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. ,'28 All per xns found violating the federal prohi bition enforcement act will . be . proceed ed against to the "limit of the law" ir respective oi any state statutes legaiu . ing the sale of liquor,' it was announced ' today by Commissioner Roper, of the in ,ternal revenue bureau. . Mr. Roper's ruling resulted from the 'bill now pending before the New Jersey . legislature legalizing' the sale and manu facture of beer containing 3 1-2 per cent "The bureau of internal revenue is of alcohol. ' ' harged with the enforcement of the na tional prohibition act,", he said. "It . ..definitely nrohibita the manuf actum and sale' for beverage purposes of all liquors containing one half per cent or more of alcohol by volume. , This being the ease, the manufacture and sale of 3 1-2 per eot beer beer, whieh is permitted by the bill in the New Jersey legislatures, is in -direct violation of the federal statute. ' All persons, therefore, who are found g-uilty of this violation of the federal statute will be proceeded against to the limit of the law - JOEL C. ROPER RESIGNS LURCH 15 (Br The Anaoe.inttd Praia) ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Resiraa- lioa of Daniel C. Roper as commissioner ot internal revenue will leavevacant one of the most important posts in the gov ernment, ' Mr. Roper's intention to leave the bu reau of internal revenue, which he has expanded for the collection of war taxes until it is perhaps the greatest tax col lecting agency in the world, has been smade known to officials here, but his formal resignation will not be tendered -nntil after the first installment of excess profit and income taxes for 1919 is paid, "March 15. He has not announced his fu ture plans. The man who succeeds Mr. Roper will nave the task, not only of collecting $0, 000,000,000 in taxes this year, but also of enforcing the nation-wide prohibi tion, law. While President Wilson Is known to have the prospective appoint ment under consideration, there has been no Intimation of who will be named for -the post TODAY'S GOTTOTI (MET f G ASTORIA COTTON. - (Corrected Daily fa B. It Parker Co.) Oood Middling s . ... ....... 39c -Cotton Seed . . ... . 91. 20 KKW YORK COTTON. , I ? (By The AseoaUted Praaa NEW YORK, Febu S Cotton futures opened barely steady March 37:70; "W 4J.AK.I T..1- tt.O'i) rint 90.II&. aaaj r;w v www - - oa.oa '". ' ' -' 'hi m "' NEW YORK, Feb. 28 Following a .rather quiet opening in1 which December old six points lower and other months - unchanged to 8 points higher .than last might, the eotton market developed in creased activity and strength this morn ing n a demand from March shorts whieh carriedthat deHyery op to 37:96 or a poiat aWve yeeferday" record for .i ir j i oR.nl A uonuun, . na uybucvu hi uk.va iuu October to 30 cents, or ten to 13 points above the previous , close. The news was somewhat mixed, a reported strike at Fall' River which ' threatens to close all mills unless apedily adjusted, being off net by bullish weekly statistics, a atroag etoek market and steadiness of exchange. Vw OrWna was . 'a ' moderate seller warily. . : NEW ORLEANS COTTON. (By The Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28 Cotton oiuul .t; Virrk 38;80 Mat J WfVUW V ' KJ . i F 85:45; July 32:70; October 29:75; De--eember 29:10. NEW ORLEANS, Teb. 28 Overnight selling orders caused a drop of live to 18 points around the opening of the eotton market today, but .good support appear ed immediately and a reatioif followed whieh carried the trading months 8 to 23 points over yesterday's close. March xraded down to 38:70 and back np to 38:98.- Buying was 'based mainly on rains in south Texas and the fear that they would spread to other sections of the belt, although some traders were in alined to think that the rainfall was so light it would be beneficial than other-; vine: v-a. --.. WARRANTS ISSUED FOR JACK DEMPSEY (by The Associated Press.) 8AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28. War rants for the arrest of William Harrison (Jack Dempsey), heavyweight pugilistic champion of the world, and Jack Kearns, his manager, were in the hands of the United States marshal today. An indict ment charging Dempsey and Kearns with conspiring to evade the selective draft law was returned by the federal grand jury , yesterday. A second indictment returned at the same time, charged that Dempsey actually evaded the law. When and where the warrants would be served had not been announced early to day. Dempsey and Kearns were in Los Angeles last night and Kearns was quoted as saying they had made no plans for com ing to San Francisco. '"I am glad the indictments have been filed, because it neans Jack and I will have an opportunity to vindicate oursel ves and put an end to the gossip about us, which has been in circulation for the last few weeks," Kearns said. Dempsey was charged with having falsely stated to the draft board that his wife had lived with him for 18 months previous to his appearance before the board and that his parents and a widowed sister had made their home with him for four years. KENT GREER BOUND TO UNITED STATES COURT High Point Man Held In Sum of $1,000 On Alleged -Viola-tion of Mann Act. ROCKING HAM,. Feb. 27. J. Kent Greer, of High Point, was th:s afternoon given a , hearing before United States Commissioner Henry L. Guthrie, the charge being violation of the Maun .act. The federal warrant charged that Greer "did unlawfully carry certain females from North Carolina into South Caro lina for immoral purposes, in violation of an act of Congress, known as the Mann act.' ' Representing the government in the hearing were Messrs. Stack, Lockhart, Thomas and Phillips. For the defense were Messrs. Gold, Williams and Jones. J. R. Long, of High Point, testified that Kent Greer is a married man, having married bis daughter, that Mrs. Greer was sick about February 13, at which time Kent was out of town for three days. J. G-Felder testified that he Is clerk at the Covington hotel at Cheraw, S. C, that on the night of February 12, W. R. Clinard and Kent Greer registered there with two women, giving their names as R. Brown and C F. Daily and wives. Three negro bell boys testified to toe two couples spending the night at the hotel and that each of the bell boys be cams drank from whiskey given them by Greer and Clinard. " - Other witnesses testified to the two men and women passing through Richmond county in a green speedster. , ' ' The defense put on no evidence and Commissioner Guthrie thereupon held that probable cause existed and bound Greer to the March term of federal court at Lauriaburg, under 81,000 bond which U. 8. Greer and W. F, Taylor at once gave.. - ' The hearing is in eonaeeties with the sensational alleged highway robbery and consequent homicide that occurred near Rochingham, February 13, W. R. Clinard having been killed by a posse in the pur suit that followed the robbery of a ear from Robert Steel, Jr. Rcfberjt Greer, a brother of Kent Greer, is held for April 5 term of Superior court under 10,000 bond for highway robbery,' and Kent Greer is held under $3,000 bond on charge of eonspiraey'to commit highway robbery. READY FOB BIG AUTOMOBILE RACE. LOS ANGELES, CALIF, Feb. 28. Eighteen drivers, most of thesm national ly known, were ready to start today In the 250 mile automobile race on the new speedway here. Time recorded in elimi nation trials, which reduced the field from twenty four, indicated that sensational speed might be expected. Three drivers, covered the mile and a quarter oval In less than 40 seconds. The weather forecast indicated show ers during the dsy, but the speedway man agement announced that only a heavy downpour would interfere with the race, already twice postponed. ... A Minnesota farmer has developed method for burning only the roots of stumps when land is cleared, saving the upper part for firewood. V " - MODENA AND MOROWEBB ' MILL CHANGES Mr.' J. D. Moore Becomes Sec retary and Assistant Treas urer Modena Mills I s Elected to Directorate of Both. At a recent meeting of the directors of the Morowebb Cotton Mills Mr. J. D. Moore was elected a director in the mill. He was also elected secretary and treas urer, succeeding the late H. B. Moore. Mr. Moore was also elected to the di rectorate of the Modena mills and to the posjtiqn of secretary and assistant treasurer. Mr. J. O. White, who has been president and general manager was made president, and treasurer. Mr. J . Andrew Webb, of Philadelphia, was elected vice-president and the name of Mr. J. Lee Robinson was added to the directorate. , FALLS FIVE MILES TO LAND SAFELY All - Attitude Records Are 'Smashed in Sky "Drama Flyer. 36,000 Feet in Air, Weather 67 Below Zero. Loses Control, Falls, Still Alive. (By The. Assiiciatod Press.) . DAYTON, O., Feb. 28 Major R. W. Schroder, chief test pilot at McCook field, who yesterday fell more than five miles in two minutes after shattering the world's altitude record, miraculously es caping death, is today in the army post hospital near here, recovering from par tial blindness, and determined to make another ascent at the first opportunity' Major Schroeder climbed yesterday to a height of 36,020 feet, then plunged downward more than five miles when he lost control of his machine after his oxygen supply was exhausted. While still 2,000 feet above the ground, the avi ator regaining his presence of mind, righted the plane and sailed down to make a graceful landing on McCook field. When attendants rushed to the flyer's machine after he had Li.ided they found him sitting erect in the plane blinded and unconscious. His eyeballs had been frozen, the temperature to which be had ascended being 67 degrees ' below sero, Farenheit . i At the hospital last night Major Schroeder told of the climb to heights never before attained, of his battle against cold, wind and lack of air, and of his determination to mount 40,000 feet above thel ground, his objective when he took the air yesterday. "I was thinking only of my desire to climb 40,000 feet when suddenly my ox ygen stopped flowing," he said. "Then all at once it seemed an explosion took place inside my head. My eyes hurt so that I could not open them and I knew I was falling. I guess I pulled hard on the stick for I knew I must straighten out for a glide. The plane rode easy, I saw McCook field and came down. " Major Schroeder took the air yester day afternoon. He climbed above the clouds,' but the exhaust gas from his plane, freezing in the frigid temperature caused s cloudlike formation resembling the tail of a comet to bang in the sky. As the plane was not risible from the earth, thousands of Dayton eitiiens who stood gaxing at the formation during the noon hour believed it to be the tail of a comet. Thousands of persons massed in the streets saw the airplane Appear, s mere black speck against the blue sky. They saw it become larger, and larger, and leaving a long white tail In its wake an it fell. When the machine was about 2,000 feet above the ground, the watch ere saw the outlines of the plane as it hurtled downward in a tail spin. Then they saw the machine suddenly righted. It was at this time that Major Schroe der pulled the control stick. The mark' set by Major Schr'oeder again gives him the record which Roland Roplfs won from hint July 30, 1919, witb. an official altitude of 30,300 feet, and rater increased in a second flight to 31, 000 feet. It also breaks the record of Adjutant Casale; S French pilot, who was credited with an unofficial record of 33,137 feet. Modern inventions, largely resulting from the war, made Major Schroeder 's feat possible. Through the Moss su perchartner, hh was able to get full 400 horsepower from his Liberty motor, des pit the high altitude. LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES x 1 FOR TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT. NEW YORK, Feb. 28; Contest of ficials of the Aero Club of America is sued today a "last call" for entries for the 50,000 prise offered by Thomas H. Ince, for the first 'trans Pacific air flight. To date not a single entrynas been re ceived, it was stated, owing to the in ability of would-be contestants to ob tain suitable seaplanes. The time limit for entries expiree on March 1. WILL INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK BY TWO MILLION Arlington, Arrow, Myrtle and Parkdale Will Increase Cap ital Stock By Approximately $2,000,000 Charters Are Amended. As was noted in. The Gazette some weeks ago at a meeting of the stock holders of some of the Separk-Gray chain of mills, it was voted to ask for an a mendment to their charters so as to al low an increase in capital stock. The names of the mills and the amount of in crease asked are, given in the following Raleigh dispatch: Textile activity so notable in the early weeks of 1920 was revived yesterday when five eotton mills in Gastonia In creased their capital and amended their charters by increasing their capital stock by approximately (2,000,000. Mills In volved in the increased capitalization are Arlington Cotton mills, from $750,000 to $l,Ot0OO; the Myrtle mills, incorporated from 8500,000 to (750,000; Arrow mills, incorporated, from (300,000 to (750,000; Parkdale mills, from (600,000 to (1,000,-000. MATTHEWS-BELK COMPANY DISTRIBUTES CHECKS At the close of the day's work Friday the management of the Matthews-Belk Company distributed among the 21 em ployes of the firm bonus checks ranging in ize from (10 to (100. Thetie checks were given out as a mark of appreciation for meritorious services rendered. Those who had been in the employ of the firm the longest received the largest checks. All who have been with the store since November shared in me ditrisbution of the checks. The affair was a distinct surprise to all, no one having an inkling as to its happening. GERMAN GOVERNMENT TO y HAND OYER 120 SHIPS (By The Associated Press.) BERLIN, Friday, Feb. 27 One hun dred and twenty vessels, including eight battleships and a number of cruisers, will be handed over to the allies Jieit week by the German government inder the terms of the treaty of Versailles, accord ing to an announcement made at a meet ing of the Association of German Fisher men at Hamburg today. These vessels, the announcement said, would be manned by officers of the German mercantile marine. Excitement prevails at German sea ports as the time approaches for delivery of the last German commercial ships, and several unions have appealed to the gov ernment, advocating flic retention of the boats. ' It is pointed out that re-construction of the industry may be impos sible and that new disturbances in the labor market are inevitable. BOTH SIDES CLAIM 6REATER STRENGTH ?By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 Both sides in the treaty fight . claimed greater strength today, as the result of informal conferences concerning acceptance of the reservation to article ten, admittedly the greatest stumbling block in the path of ratification. Republicans went so far as to say that only a few more demo cratic votes were needed for the requisite two thirds, but this was contested by democratic - leaders, who declared ratifi cation would fail unless the article ten reservation were modified, t While the informal conferences have been"' in progress, debate ea the floor has continued without disposal of the domestic questions reservation, which still was the unfinished business when the senate convened today. NEW KIND OF AIR. PLANE MOTOR ACCEPTED. NEW YORK, Feb. 28., Acceptance by the amy-air service of an airplane motor, which while driving a plane in flight automatically shoots a rapid suc cession of shells one and one half inches in diameter, weighing one pound, was an nounced here today by the Manufacturers' Aircraft Association. The airplane can non, which is of Wright-Hispano design, J was built to pierce armored airplanes, tanks, submarines and dirigibles. The motor is a modification of those nsed in the war. Unlike the airplane machine guns which shoot through the propellor blades, the airplane cannon is arranged inside the propellor 'shaft and shoots through the hub of the propellor. Two machine guns are attached to and synchronized with the motor for use in cases where the heavier shots would be unnecessary. , To enable two persons to see the same object at the same time a telescope with two parallel barrels has been constructed by s Swiss optician. PRESIDENT WILL MAKE , EARLY REPLY TO NOTE '"'' : - ; "v',' London Newspapers Give Much Prominence to Correspondence Between Allied Premiers and President Wilson. T FINAL PHASE OF r WHISKEY REBELLION TODAY (By The Associated Press.) IRON RIVER, MICH., Feb. 28. The final phase of "the bloodless liquor re bellion" in Iron county was begun today in the office of Martin 8. McDonough, state 's attorney, where J. E. Converse,as- sistant attorney general of Michigan, opened the state inquiry into the clash of autiiority between, rival forces of county and federal agents. Mr. Converse telegraphed the attorney general at Lansing last night for permis sion to hold the investigation in publie "to give Iron county the same publicity received by Major A. V. Dalrymple," author of the phrases "whiskey rebel lion" and "open revolt", applied when McDonough and other city officials took from a federal prohibition aggnt sever al barrels of confiscated wine. Upon Attorney General Groesbeck's answer depended Iron River's chance of a final thrill to cap a week of startling events. This little hill-locked mining vil lage, hich never bad seen so much ex citement in so short a time, was eager for a public hearing, because there were many here who had not been able to fig ure out what all the excitement was about. A federal investigation of the ''re volt ' ' was condurtM yesterday by George F. Cumnierow, special agent of the de partment of juotice who examined a num ber of witnesses behind closed doors. DEATHS W. ED WHITE8IDES. Mr. Edward Whitesides received a tele gram today announcing the death this mornin in the Baptist Sanatorium at Dallas, Tt ias of hi 'sou, Mr. W. Ed Whites'des, of Athena, iVxas. As was stated in The Gazette a few days ago Mr. A. F. Vliitesilen, a brother of the decease 1, left M.'iiulay to be with him. Mr. W! itt'niin body will be taken from Dallas to his home at Athens, Texas, for burial, but no details in regard to the funeral arrangements have been received here. A fuller sketch of MV Whitesides will be published in Monday 's Gazette. MRS! JEMIMA PLAXICO. News has been received here of the death of Mrs. Jemima Plaxico, which oc curred at her home at Sharon, 8. C, but Wednesday, of heart trouble. Deceased was a mother of Mrs. J. Harrison Jen kins, of Gastonia. Mrs. Plaxico was a woman of beautiful Christian character, and was beloved by all who knew her. She had been a loyal and faithful mem ber of the Presbyterian ehureh for more than thirty years. Her six sons, Messrs. George, Luther, Clyde, Bratton, John and Lee Plaxico, were the pall-bearers at her funeral, DEATHS AT CROUSE. Mr. Freddie Carpenter and Mr. Will Bol inger Have Recently Paased Away. Correspondence of The Daily Gazette. CROUSE, Feb. 28. Mr. Freddie Car penter died Thursday night of last week, February 19, andPwas buried on Friday at Bethel Lutheran church, the funeral service being conducted by his pastor, Rev. Ray Adderholdt. Deceased was a bout 85 years old and was a member of Bethel church. He leaves to mourn his loss six daughters and one son. These are Mrs. Dora Setzer, Mrs. John Mauney, Mrs. Mike Friday, Mrs. Luther Carpen ter, Mrs. Venia Carpenter, Mrs. Alice Black and Mr. Sidney Carpenter. Mr. Will Bolinger died at bis home near Long Shoals m Monday of this week. He had been suffering from influ enza and pneumonia for the past two weeks, but was thought to be better un til a short time before his death. He is survived by his widow and eight chil dren. He was twice married,-his first wife having been Miss Ada Hoffman. To this union were born six children. His second wife, who survives, was Miss Mae Soothers. ' After funeral services at the home, burial took' place at Landers' Chap el Tuesday afternoon. Rev. J. B. B. Houser officiating. BIG FIRE IN DANVILLE. DANVILLE, VA, Feb. 28. Fire de stroyed the'plant of the Westbrook Eleva tor Company and the Greenberg abattoir here early today, with a combined loss of approximately $150,00t. , 5 While the fire department was occupied with the elevator fire, which resulted in a loss of $60,000, the abattoir, on the outskirts of the city, was destroyed. (By The Associated Press) , -' wABmtUTU.N, Feb. 28. An early reply is expected to be made by President Wilson to the British and French pre miers' latest note on the Adriatic sitoa-' tion. Official circles expressed no surprise that the premiers, as indicated in press summaries of the communication,, had asked President Wilson to join them in suggesting that Italy and Jugo Slavia attempt to reach an agreement between themselves on the basis of the withdrawal of all previous understandings. This in vitation, according to belief here, win be accepted, for President Wilson ia hie last communication to the premiers,' an nounced he adhered i6 the agreement of December 9, but would not oppose a set tlement agreeable to Italy ami Jnga Slavia which was not unfair to a third -state. v LONDON PAPERS FEATURE IT. LONDON, Feb. 28. Correspondence between the allied premiers and President Wilson relative to the Adriatic settlement is given much prominence in this morn ing's London newspapers, but several re frain from commenting on the situation. "So ends the attempt of Premiere . Lloyd George and Clemenceau to eoeree the Jugo-Slavs," says The Times, which throughout has supported President Wil-' son. "Neither of . them, has reason to be proud of bis effort to bully this small people, which Mr. Wilson has virtually forced them to drop. Mr. Lloyd George and Premier Millerand have rushed into the true path Into which the American president has driven thera. We imagine lie will continue to shepherd them along it, perhaps with a somewhat grim smile," Mr. Lloyd George and M. Millerand are" credited by The Express with "frank sincerity" in conceding! Mr. Wilson's point and the newspaper thinks "the beat hope and the best guarantee of peace lies in Italy and ugo-Slavia reaching s 'Set tlement by mutual agreement" The Chronicle sharply scores President Wilson and declares his original note was -scarcely less than violence." "V Against Resumption Relations. ROME, Friday, Feb. 27 Resumption of direct negotiations between Italy and Jugo Klavia concerning the Adriatic ques tion is strongly condemned by the Gior nale I) 'Italia, which says: N ''Such a step would only compromise Italian prestige and force this country to further renunciation, while those made by Premier Nitti in the last compromise are already excessive. FARMERS AND LABORERS VILL ELECT COBSS WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 Formation of a "farmer-labor congressional com mittee," whieh will assist ia electing congress "responsible to the people. which will make the transportation trust, the food trust, and the money trust the a . a . . - ' . wa mmmm aw nW tMavvau SsSannf masters of the people," and restore the "constitutional rights of freedom of dis cussion," was announced here today by ' George P. Hampton, managing director of the Farmer's National Council. Mr. Hampton is chairman and Warren 8., Stone, grand chief of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers, is vice chairman of the committee. The personnel of the committee, the ap pointment of which was authorised at the recent farmer-labor meeting in Chicago, has not been selected in full, but will be announced soon, Mr. Hampton said. Among those already selected are a ma jority of the beads of various railway employes ' organizations and the beads ef national and states farmers' and labor i organizations. Headquarters have been established here. itrvflri t m nr wnas taasivMaa innrAOi tt OTHER 'CITIES ANNOUNCE . 1920 POPULATION WASHINGTON. Feb. 28 Pooulatioa statistics for 1920 announced by the cen sus bureau today included: Lima, O., 42,308, an increase of 10, 798, or 35.4 per cent over 1910. Hazelton, Pa., 32,267, an increase of 6,815, or 8.7 per cent. The announcement was the second is sue of statistics of the fourteenth cen sus, the enumeration of which, began Jan nary 2. Washington and Cincinnati were the first cities to complete the work, their population having been, announced a week SgO.. , ' 1 Of, the cities announced today, Hasel ton shown the largest .growth in the thirteenth census with an increase sf 78.9 per cent from 1900 to 1910 j Lima's increase was 40.4 per sent and Paducah'e 17.0 per cent.
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