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Daily Oaette GASTONIA . ... IAIIIIAM READ THE WANT ADS 0N PAGE 6 J 89 CENTS TODAY MXX2X2 or THX ASSOCIATED PSX&S A VOL. XU. NO. 56. GASTONIA, N. C FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 5, 1920 SINGLE COPY 3 CSNTO A V- 7 iiffli on nrornu ATinni r i noro l J til Ml if r ii I I I I 1 1 J I ill lrA If ilLU.1 1ILUL1U n 1 1U11 UilUULU BREAK IN REPUBLICAN RANKS if . . . i r Sharp Political Tilt Marks Debate In Senate - Fight Shifts to Article Ten Reservation. (By Tbe Associated Preaa.) WASHINGTON March 5 Effort wn being made today to take stock of the senate peace treaty situation on the basis of the Walsh reservation, adopted jresterday after a sharp political tilt. Adoption of this reservation providing that American representatives in the league of nations be chosen by congres sional action marked the first break in the solid republican ranks, which had .stood firmly in favor of the so-called Ledge reservation program. During the controversy over the Walsh -reservation the fight shifted to the ar ticle 10 reservation, one of the main ob stacles to ratification of the treaty. Senators of both , parties brought their -eensuitations to a point where the advice of President Wilson was sought indirect ly on proposed changes i nthe republican reservation . No word had come early to day from the white house. As adopted the Walsh reservation (con forms with agreements reached at the re--emit bi-partisan conference. Individuals .senators declared that adoption of the reservation did not indicate a change in sentiment, although Senator Kellogg, re publican, Minnesota, one of the mild res--ervatlonigU, declared that he could not follow the leadershinp of Senator Lodge, -of Massachusetts, in his decision to have .nothing more to do with the compromise .agreements tentatively reached in the bi , partisan conference . - The senate today bad before it the res rretion dealing with t)ie activities of -ibs reparation commission, in so far as it related to 'export trade between the United -States and Germany. The reser -ration follows. r The United States understands that tbe reparation commission will regulate or interfere with exports from the United States to Germany, orrom Germany to the United States only when the United States, by act or joint resolution of eon .gross, approves such regulation or inter ference." JUN TO REFORM MOVING PICTURES (By The Associated Press.) NEW YOBK, March 5. Reform of moving pictures is planned by toe Pres byterian board of temperance and moral welfare, which announced today that s "white" list of approved pictures would "be Issued from time to time in an "effort to condemn pictures characterized as a menace to child welfare sad a cause of juvenile delinquency1. 1 , The Rev. Walter A. Henricts of Torts .mouth, Vs., has been appointed to take charge .of .the' work. ' 'We do not in Sand to crusade widly against motion Dirtures," said Dr. Charles Session, gen oral Secretary of the Presbyterian board. "They are an established force and our nha will be to make them more of a power for good and by s campaign of .education sad activity remove their evil features and tendencies." .' -v A canvass among wardens and chap lains of prisons showed" that most of the juvenile delinquency was due to moving -.pictures which exploited crime, he added, -while another bad feature was that ehil drea were tempted to deceit and theft to '-obtain -money for admission to moving uieture houses. , - The board also appointed William Heurr Mpypr, former warded of the feder "asl prison at Atlanta, of Sing' Sing prison, '.and. the Bev. Edward V, Buskin, of Law- renee, Kas., special oommiasionera ' to work among the inmates of prisons is the united States and Canada, Among the plane of the board are to make pris oners self-sustaining and enable them to erapport their families and to aid dis eharged men so that they eaa establish ' 'themselves in society and business. WILL OPEN NEGOTIATIONS OK WAGB CONDITIONS ' (By The Associated Press! . WASHINGTON, March 5 Prelimi nary arrangements are being made by . representatives of railroad employes and .executives for the opening of negotiations -oa wages and working conditions here arly next week. . Director General nines, who has charge of the conference, planned to issue a call for the meeting ler Tuesday or Wednesday. Railroad executives were expected to select their representatives ' on the eon- '' ference committee at a meeting is New Tork today. ' The employes already have chosen representation througn the. heads '.f the fifteen unions. When the aetual 'task ef working out tbe question of wages And working conditions begins, it is un derstood that the members ef labor's delegation will be changed. ' BUZZARD WILL REACH EAST TONIGHT Unusually Low Temperatun and Freezing Weather P: dieted For Tonight Over At lantic Seaboard and as Far South as Florida. (By The Associated Tress.) WASHINGTON. March 5 The March blizzard, which overspread the middle west yesterday with. snow and low tem peratures, will reach the Atlantic coast tonight, the beaureau predicted today. The strength of the blizzard, it was said had been disseminated in part and al though the rain falling along the eastern seaboard today will "turn to snow, the fall will be light. It will be followed by much colder weather. Snow as far south as northern Alabam a and unusually low temperatures over the entire south was forecast, .below freezing weather was said to be in store for the interior of Georgia and another frost was forecast for Florida. Advisory storm warnings were order ed changed to northwest, 11 a. m. At lantic coast, Jacksonville to Porthsmouth, N. II., and at 4 p. m. from Portland to Eastport, by the weather bureau, Strong northwest winds tonight continu rag eaturaay irora me Virginia capes northward, were forecast. The western storm covers the Atlantic states this morning with principal cen ters of depression over eastern Ontario and North Carolina, the weather bureau r announced today. Snows and rains were-general east of the Mississippi river with snow as far south as the north Alabama line, the re port said, and it is much colder in the south except the Carolinus and southern Florida, with freezing temperature to the miidle gulf coast. With the exception of local snows to night in New York and New England fair weather will prevail tonight and Sat day east of the Mississippi river with 1 temperatures . mere will be a coi wave in the Atlantic statM. Sinn warnings are displayed on the Atlantic coast from Eastport to Jacksonville. MICHIGAN IN GRIP OF MARCH BLIZZARD. DETROIT, Mich., March 5 Michi gan was in the grip of the March bill iard today. Heavy snowfalls, high winds and near zero temperatures were reported from various parts of the state. The lowest temperature recorded was at Muskegeon, where two degrees above zero, was registered'. Heavy, snowfall that par alyzed practically all traffie was also re. ported from other lake. Michigan shore cities. . ' . ; ' " ' x. Bail traffic' was virtually tied up is the eastern part of the upper peninsula. Re ports at Sault Bte Marie were that Cana dian. Pacific and Boo line were running ten hours or more behind schedule while all south shore trains had been cancell ed. - Ct'lfiOT LURRY Oil LESS : ' : THJL'l$125f.:01TH - (By The Associated Press.) ' CHICAGO, March 5 A book of roles for employes ef the federal reserve bank ef Chicago, circulated today, says "No male employee receiving less than $125 s month salary will be permitted to marry in the service of this bank, with out first taking the matter up with the chief clerk. "The sum set in the book is the min imum on. whieh, an employe cad risk s matrimonial venture," said C. B. Mc Kay, vice governor of the bank, who ad ded that the rule was "imperative," "The bank officials believe that is the least sum ea whieh two may live is these days," he said. '- - . h PERFORMS AUTOPSY ON BODY BTJRIXD THREE YEARS. MABKE8AN, WI8., Mar en 3. as autopsy today on the body of Afred Duffies, exhumed yesterday after having been buried S years was a part of the investigation of the case of Dr. J. A. Freudenberg, arrested several weeks ago, charged with the murder of his motner-in law, Mrs. Alfred Duffies. It was alleged Mrs. Duffies died from the effects of an injection of a mustard solution. It was to decide whether Mr. Duffies died under similar drcumstaaees that his body was disinterred. ' ..'-.,. f 'R. L. F. 6R0YES DIED THURSDAY AFTERU One of Gaston!' Prominent Business Men nd ' Leading Church at 3:30 Member I Funeral. T o'Clock Been in Fail- Health. In the death Mr. Laban Fores) .droves which oc rred Thursday aft loon at his horn on East Franklin k f nue in this city, astonla lost one of hi mont prominentbusiness men and cotto manufacturWsand the First Bapti church suffered a blow equal only that occasioned by the death of the la Boeler Moore. Mr. Groves was one the most prominent men in the Baptist church and was the most liberal contri- Duior oi tno congregation to the cause of the proposed new church building r. Grove had been in venr bad health for the past two or three years. Early hi 1918 he retired from tbe active man agvnent of his business interests, and spent a great deal of time thereafter la hospitals and under the care of physi cians in the effort to regain his health. He had spent the wiuter in Florida, hav ing gone to St. Petersburg in November, Bevoraiug somewhat worse he decided to return, home and was met lu Augusta, Ga., last Saturday by Mr. Henry Groves and Dr. R. S. Clinton. They arrived home Sunday night. Wednesday his con dition became critical when pneumonia with serious complications developed. He gradually grew worse until the end came Thursday afternoon at 3:08 o'clock. Mr. Groves was bou August 25, 1S70 on the Groves farm a short distance south of Gastonia, His early life was spent there. In November, 1SS7 he was married to Mibs Sarah Elizabeth Martin who survives In 1900 Mr. Oroves moved to Gastonia and engaged in the real es tate and' mercantile business for a few years. In 1907 he enured the cotton manufacturing business and with Mr. L. L. Jenkins was actively engaged with the Flint and Arlington Mills. In 1916 be built the (Groves Mill, of Whieh he was president at tho time of his death. Mr. Groves was one of the pioneer cotton mtil men tii the county and early saw the v5t possibilitiesthat lay in the textile busnacss jn Ganfon, county. He was sig nallyV sufcofMul from tho beginning. IjatelAhjf had disposed of his interests in the'fint andjirffngton Mills to the Sepurk-Urey interests. Mr. Groves was also a director in the First National Surviving Mr. Grove are his wire, his father, Mr. John Groves, one brother, R. Lee liraves, one sister, Mrs. N.'S. Ford and lCur sons. Forest, Henry, Craig anu fvp and Earl. Funeral services were conducted Fri day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the First Baptist church by Rev. W. C. Bar-' rett, pastor. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery. Mr. Groves was a member of the Masonic fraternity and he was buried with full Masonic honors. The pall bearers were the following named men: T. G. E. I. J. d. B. B. A. Wilkins, R. Spencer, R. Warren, H. Gaatt, W. Walters, B. Newton, G. Cherry. Capps. crrrnc rirccn'S RESIDENCE READY (By The Associated Press.) THE HAGUE, March 4. Holland's answer to tbe second allied note relative to the extradition or internment of form er Emperor William of Germany will probably . 4 be 5 handed " Premier Lloyd George by the Dutch niinhrter "in Lbndon this week. ' Intimations have been given that the Netherlands government will ex- oresa its willinsness to ruard the erst while monarch and prevent anything that might threaten the peace of Europe. Night and day shifts are working on the kaiser's new residence at Doom, and it is reported he will move there from Amerongen on May 12. A high fence about the house at Doom, to which objection was made at first because it obstructed s public road, is now sear completion, the authorities having waived opposition to the work. A trsinload of furniture arrived at Doorn from Berlin several months ago and recently fiva ad ditional truckloads were received there. The building has been radically remodel led, half of the first floor being prepared for Count Hohenxollern's oeeopanej', while one of the"' wings will be given over to the former empress. . While unprotected by high walls or s moat, the Doom estate is now in reanty a 200 sere cage that can be saUy guarded and within whieh the Dutch government expects William of Hohenzollera to spend the rest of his days. , Though its area Is equal to " that of Texas sad two thirds ef it is tillable, Morocco has less than tea per cent of Hs soil under even tbe simplest cultivation. ar A KH1V Hid i man realty raur JTO DEVELOP SUBURBS Has Bought Ten Acres From J. F. McAnrer Estate South of Town- Will Make ImrjroTe- ments For Residential Sec- J The Rankii ine itanain tceaityyuorapany announces the purebas from M. l McArver of ap proximately 10 aCres of the land tie- longing to the estate of tbe late J. Frank MkArver lying on the York road and directV iA front of the home of R. Urady Ranli, on the opposite side of tbe road. This property was obtained by the Ran kin Realty Company for tbe purpose of developing a suburban and residential district. It will eventually, be divided in to building lots and sold Certain iru- s are io do made, however. De- fore this is done. Shade and ornamental trees and shrubheri- r in tw &nf and streets laid off through the propei A small water course runs through t tract and it is the intention of tbe Mesa Rmkin to use this as the nucleus of park and playground development. Wate sewernge atd lights are already availabl on this property. WALTER CLARK, JR., IS TALKED OF FOR CONGRESS Member of Charlotte Bar Sug gested by American Legion Members as Candidate. Th. Charlotte Observer. That Walter Clark, Jr., promiuent young lawyer of Charlotte, may be put forward by friends as a candidate for Congress to succeed Clyde R. Hoey, who has announced that he will not stand for re-election, was the report that was going hc rounds yestcrdny among members of tho American legion, Mr. Clark being a member of the state executive committer of thin after-war organisation. Friends of Mr. Clark stated yesterday that he would make an ideal successor to Mr. Hoey, combining civil, military and legal qualifications and having ability to look after the interests of the veterans of the world wnr. As to hinv legal ability, his friends re call that he whs city attorney in Raleigh, following his admission to the bar, his license having been held up because he was not 21 years old when he took the ex amination and made a round 100 per cent before the North Carolina supreme court and that for two months lie was acting attorney general. During this time Gover noj Glenn sent him to argue a case before the United States supreme court, which he won by a unanimous vote of the high est judicial body in the United States. His military service is also givenas a reason why he should make the race, his friends recallbig that he served on tbe Mexican border for several months as lieutenant and captain in tho old Third North Carolina infantry, and then was a captain in the 120th infantry for almost two years, half of the time having been spent in overseas service as a part of the 30th division of the 4th British army. Mr. Clark has been a resident of Char lotte since getting out of the service and was one of the chief figures in the1 organi sation of the Charlotte Kiwanls club, of which he is secretary. MURDEfiS FAfiVEX AND THREE V : MEMBERS OP FAMILY. ABERDEEN, MISS., March 5. Chaa Marshall, charged with, the murder, of Robert Miller, .a farmer, and three mem bers of his family, who were snot sad killed st the Miller home near Amory en the night of January 15 last, was brought here early today under military guard for trial.-.-, -.V. v, - ' ' A detachment of 100 state troops un dereommand of Colonel CL R. Dalbey, ac companied Marshall aboard tbe special train on which he was brought from Jack son, whore he has been held for safe keeping; and will guard twe eournouse and jail while the trial is is progress. ' . About twenty witnesses have ' 'been summoned by attorneys for Marshall to testify in support of their motion tor change of venue which, it was announced, will be taken up immediately after he is arraigned today. In advance of, the hearing today it was announced that only those persons direct ly interested is the ease will be allowed in the court room during the trial. OTHER CITIES DOE ' CFJISUS FIGURES (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON March 5 Popula tion announcements for 1020 issued today by the census bureau included: , , Joilet, Ills., 38,372 and increase of 3,702, or 10,7 per eent over 1910; An derson, Ind., 29,767, sad increase of 7, 291, .or 32.4 per cent; Muncie, Ind., 36,521, an increase of 12,519, or 52.2 per cent.; Lexington, Ky., 41,534, an increase of 6,435, or 18.3 per eent. 8hreveport, La., 43,874, sa increase of 15,859, or 54.6 per eentr Kingston, N. T., 5,884, a decrease ef 24, or 0.1 per cent - . - TO GIVE GASTONIA BETTER PASSEWGER TRAIN SERVICE Plans Are Adopted Looking Toward Improved Railroad Service, Improvements at Southern Passenger Station - Will Ask For Additional Train Service Between Gastonia and Lenoir- City Beautincation Conmjttee Appointed. 'OMAN TO RID. Whippet Tank Which Sa Overseas SensTce at St Mihidl and lnltheArgonne Is GastonsV 16 Interest of Re cruits For Tank Corps Mrs. Joe Cribble. City E tor Gazette First Woman North Carolina to Ride Tank. center of attraction on the Gss tonia streets this morning was the para' - il . I. i . . . i . . oj me wmppei tanx, mo coming o; whieh was announced in yesterday's Ga sette. Corp. William Robinson, Corp. Bernard E. Sosky, and l'vt. Bert G. Med ling, all of whom saw service overseas, arrived this morning from Winston-Salem and expect to be here for four or five days in the interest of the tank corps and to enlist those who will join this part of the army. The tank is a most inter esting piece of machinery, although lack ing in what might be considered the beau ty quality. This one in Gastonia is tbe smallest size, known as tbe two-man tank, one to manipulate the revolving gun at the top and the other to steer her aright The speed limit is seldom exceeded as tbe tank tan travel only 12 miles per hour Ihis tank was brought over from France where it withstood the hard fight ing at St. Mihiel and in tne Argonne, and arrived here from Camp Meade, Md. Judglug from the iron belts on each side corrugated by iron ridges, that move the wheels, one would think it rough riding, but aside from the nuisance of the 'terri ble noise, it is very easy sailing, much more so, by far, than a jitney drive be tween Dallas and Gastonia. To those who have never seen a tank, it will be of great interest to visit this one and if you have a chance tako a riie. CHERRYYILLE HIGH SCHOOL PICNIC AT HIGH SHOALS Correspondence of Tbe Daily Gazette. CHERRY VILLE, March 5. The high school pupils enjoyed a picnic lat High Shoals Wednesday afternoon after school. They were accompanied by Supt. J. D. Rankin, Misses Grace Gaither and Ha Dixon and Mr. Hugh Hearner. The party left Cherryville in automobiles a bout 3 o'clock, The young people took well-filled baskets and supper was spread upon the rocks along the river., .The weather was ideal and they returned to their duties Thursday morning very much refreshed. Mr. And Mrs. Vernon Harrelson re turned from Baltimore tbe first of the week. Mrs. Harrelson, who is. milliner for the Bolt-Hobbs Co., went north sev eral weeks, ago in the interest of the firm and while gone contracted influenza. Mr. Harrelson joined her in Baltimore. She is now very much improved, but is not yet able to be at work. Mr. Forrest Davis is out again after suffering a very severe attack of tonsili tis. . Messrs. L. C. McDowell, II. C. Harrel son and J. D. Hobbs returned from the northern markets last week. The Viro Music Club will meet this afternoon in the music room at Mr. M. U RudisiU's. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Craig Harrel son, on Tuesday, March 2nd, s son. Mrs. Harrelson and little son are at the Lin eolnton Hospital ant are getting along nicely. The many friends of Mrs. Etta Stroup will be sorry to learn that she has lost the sight of one eye. She has bees to quite s number of specialist In various places, but none of them encourage her to hope for the recovery of her sight. Mr. N. B. Kendrick was a business visitor to Gastonia Tuesday."' r- ' V The Woman's" Missionary Society of the First Baptist church met with Mrs. L. CL McDowell Sunday afternoon. After the meeting adjourned 'Mrs. X)."S. Jones played several beautiful violin" selections, Mrs. George 8. Falls playing the piano aeeompanimeat. " la Germany a process has bees patent ed, for making an artificial wool frost wool scraps that cannot be otherwise at Used, the prod act resembling paper yarn. FIRS PIN TAN . 1IDER PLANS Improved railroad service, a hard push for. those long-needed and much-sought improvements at the local station of the Southern Railway, plaasf or the stimula ting of interest intaaklng of Gastonia. sn even more attractive city in whieh to live, and marty other important matters, besidd Jm usual grist of routine busi ness, (coupled the time of the board ef directors of the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce at the first Mares meeting ' held in the offices Thursday aftemoesv. Present were President Fred L. Smyre, Treasurer 8. N. Boyce and Directors CL C. Armstrong, C. D. Gray. Jao. R. Ras kin, J. O. White and A. E. Wolta. he department of traffie and trans portation affairs was asked to take steps' to secure additional train service frost Lenoir to Gastonia over the Carolina sad North-Western Railway, the neslre betsg to get a southbound train in the morn ing, returning north in the evening. Action was taken asking the fmf g-: ' partment to4ake necessary steps aft once to secure the stopping of all trains at Gastonia, as was the practice before . the war and also to get No. il sod No. 40 reinstated, the latter being suggested by Mr. White. The chairman of the de partment was also authorised to name a special committee to do anything neees sary to push through to reallzatioa the need of sheds and other improvements St the local railway station. The Cham ber of Commerce has worked for many months on this but met with a stalemate during government control. 'Now, how ever, it is hoped that results may be at last attained. i v , " , . President Smyre announced -.the ap pointment on tbe traffie'' department of R. Hope Brlson, elected director, P. IL Spurrier, J. L. Kendrick, S. Elmer Spea cer, P. R. Huffstetler, D. A. Page, P, P. . Leventjs, J. O. Rankin, E. N. iiaha, J. Flem Johnson and L. W. Kellnar. ' It was decided to name a committee . of -seven to be known as s Civic Beautifl cation Committee. This committee is ex pected to give especial consideration to keeping interest aroused In keenins Gas tonia an attractive city and will be ef a seperate nature from the parks sad play grounds . jeommittee and the - civic eonv mittee of the Chamber. ; Attention having been called to the fact that few.kaow eaythinz of the eon- sMtutional amendment to be voted ea in November relative to income tax, it was decided to name a special eonunktee to investigate the matter sad to report back to the chamber its findings with rec ommendations. It was also decided to name a eoaoxii-' tea to make reeommendatioas recardlns? the attitude ef the Chamber ea the pro posed bond issue of fifty milHou dollars for good roads. - A committee will be named to ' eo -' operate with the Boy Scouts Committee. A ,L. . ..... ... .. n mo request oi taas committee, too Chamber having originally launched tho Boy Scout movement in Gastonia a few years sgo. .. . ; Approval was given the setloa of tho secretary in filing protest against the se- tion of the Railway Mail Berries la die- continuing dispatching' f mail on rtaia no. us. mis actios seriously delays tho northbound mall from Gastonia 1 smtea has always gone on this train. WILL IN VESTIGATE SUGAR PRICES WASHINGTON. March 5. Charw. ing that President Wilson and Attorney General Palmer were directry responsible for prevailing high ngu prices, . the republicans, by a strict psrty vote, have pot through the house a resolution author izing investigation by the Judidarr un.. mititee of the sets of Attorney General Palmer in connection with prices fixed for Louisiana .sugar, Democrats charged the republican" with an attempt to curb the "growing popularity" of s democratic presidential aspirant. " Th republicans replied that Mr. Palmer had ao authority to recog nise the high figures st whieh Louisiana sugar sold sad that he had failed, to press action against profiteers. I A new phonograph motor increases the speed of rotation as the nee !!e nears tie eenter ef a record so that t' 9 "t rJ wsys is swing at the sar.. jr. v ducing a uniform range f varoes, . - , 7J
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