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B . ,.-wr - 38 1 GAGTOiriA S3 ccnts today 77TrVT7V77V READ THE WANT ADS ON PAGE 5 XC22 CF TSS ASSOCIATED PESS3 ' VCL. XLL f0. CD. GASTONIA, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 10. 1S20 SINGLE COPY 3 CZNT3 Oastok f7 v EilCE TREATY CONTESTED jr tideTen and the Reservations Thereto Fur nish Basis For Hitter Article Ten WKch is (By The Associated Press - ' 'WASHINGTON, Mch 10. The 'Yare treaty ratification fight in the -senate entered its final and most bitter ly contested phase today, with article 30 And the reservations thereto, , the an finished business until disposed of. While ; debate on the much diluted ' -section of the league of nations covenant its hi progress, negotiations looking to ft -compromise on the republican r reserva tions will be' continued, though both side tfrankly are without much .hope than an .agreement will be effected. Several re jpublicaa leaders drafted a substitute res ervation yesterday or which they said they obtained the support of 28 demo irrats, but even that "number is from two "t mix short of the minority votes seeded tby be majority to ratify the . treaty carrying cjuaUfieations ' which ; President Wilson nas declared cut.' .the '.very heart' from the paet ' r; The reservation on toting power In the league,, debating 'that the United States iodines, to be bound' 'by .decisions to which congress has sot assented until voting power is made equal, was re-adopted yesterday, 57 to 30. v . ; Borne democrats favoring trservaiiona xarrangod for a conference today B the office of Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, in iin effort to expedite ratificatioa. w . HEME S THE MUCH-TALKED - ' . V OF ARTICLE TEN. 0 WASHINGTON, March 10. Here U article 10, on which -the fate of the , peace treaty is again suspended - .' just two compact sentences set in the -midst of an eighty thousand word docn .. meat: :;:'.'.'-'' -:;;K;;V- . : , ".The members of the leagoe, under -takej to respect and preserve as against asternal aggression s the territorial inte grity and existing political independence of all members of the league.. In case . of any such aggression or in case of any -threat or danger of such aggression, the onaeil shall advise upon the means by ' which this obligation' shall be fulfilled." MIS PAPERS SPACE TO WILSON S SUnder Caption, 4 Warnings of Wilso ng. The Gau IcU Cornments on President'; Messages tar Sow rater Sityi Daniels I Only Minister in World to Announce Unlimited Arinamenh - . v "(By The Assoclaied Press.) t PAEIS, March 10-rPresident Wilson's ..lettetf to Senator Hitchcock t regarding aesorvatiotis to the. Versailles treaty was given little space and ft minor positios'in ,tBoat.ot tkJs morning' newspapers. " The Gaolois prlnU its eomment on.tbe -jftrst psgs under the eaptloa Warning to ".f,Wflson.1 ;'"' ' ; . t " ' "ttf. Vilsoa,' it says, stakes --wenge for the silence imposed upon bixa "ity iSnea.. Xa less than 24 hours bS Jpreaents W wit two doeumen ' -lis stfinns in ssingtlMly;agSreMiT .. acc that ha has reeoTorod sD possession t Ids masterly fsenlties v 7 "He finishes the weakening,, of gOT crmmental frame-works, of order, and dis .ipliae wnica. ba already has so 'thor ngUy 'shaken . ; ; His snti-impexialist forsaula will bring new encouragement to . international bolaherism, under cover, of -which Germany prepares Iter: future re venge, which Mr. Wilson' denounces, but not with the clearness and energy .we .expected from his fairness, if not from his friendship. l '.-::T: The Paris Midi says the accusation of - France as militaristic . is ' ' impudent" -and iVrefers to Mr. Wilson's gratuitous intmlt to this country. " " -It adds:' 11 '. "I't J' Wilson accuses France of be ing f xristie, and at the. same time . -Jos Daniels, secretary of the Amer- - iesa navy, is the only minister in the world whs announces an unlimited pro- . gram of armament. jv'.'Af i. L Information says: ' "Today there are men conscious of the .evident necessities of France but there is .as longer s, militarist party, properly rjrrakiBI. - v . FIGHT ST BITTERLY PHASE TODAY -1 Fight in Senate - Text o Causing All the' Trouble. ASTo:;iJt is r.!.xi::G . A VIOE "PRESSIOrl ' North Carolina cities in goodly num ber are taking off their hats to Gastonia for the new'showing mode in the figures compiled showing Gaston county 'snew rank as fourth in America la the textile industry. A letter received today'by the Gastonia Chamber of Commereerom the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce in one of North Carolina to largest eities says in part: "We thought ebad build ing io do and when we got reaqr to start we found that Gastonia had a rWnopoly on all' the building material in therorld and the total of over 110,000,000 in bulky I Ing contemplated is going some, buped I bla- thins- that has been done is in Taking I away the spindle, .supremacy from South Carolina and placing it in North Caro lina and ranking fourth with the New England states and its seems to mo that every paper I pick up I find that another (1,000,000 mill has been chartered for Gastonia, so I am not going to bo a .bit surprised soon to see your town and coun ty stand -first in the number of spindl In operation in this country. " BASEBALL ASSOCIATION ' N ?? " . - ORGANIZED AT LORAl At a meeting of those interested in tie national game held last; Thursday nig! t the Loray Mill the Loray Baseball Association was organized for the season. "Mr. D. TV Short was 'elected president ud. Mr. Grady Gilbert Secretary. It "a expected that all the players who-were n the Loray team last season will be ack this year, and already several hew ilayers have been signed. It is evident that there will bomusual Interest this -eason in the game hero. , "- GIVE STREET KISTQE HATULTTA . CBr Ths,Assoeisted Press.) 'ATLANTA, OA.', March 10 AtlsaU'f street ' ear system is indefinitely para lysed this morning ss a result of a strike vote of 499 to 149 takes by toe conduc tors and motoraen of the Georgia Bail way A Power Company early this morn ing. The strike follows the deeiaionof the arbitration board - yesterday afteV spon hiea ' ruled thai, the men should -be granted a wage Increase of IS per cent over- the old scale. The carmen disagreed with the finding of the arbitration board, which was com posed of a representative of the street r company, another representing f the employes, and a neutral umpire, on the ground that the raise given does not yet bring their pay to a living wage. - Hardy, O. Teat, business agent for the street carmen's union, said that the reas on for the decision of the men was that they could no" longer bear the pressure of the high cost of living, and that they felt they bad not been given a square deal. k CHICAGO DOCTOKS GO UP f . - ; ON THEIS PRICES CHICAGO, ! March. 1 The Chicago medical society v today announced -fees charged by its 7,00p members would . be kcreased fsonv$3 to $5 for calls to 5 and $10 and from . $150 ' to $200 snd from $250 for 'appendicitis operations. inner , zees would, be increased propor tionately, the announcement said.'' ' The society's executive council adopt ed resolutions urging "relentless ware-' fare against quackery, impostors,, char latans sad faddists" is the medical pro fession. - v - - . ' ,. .:;; LITTLE LETTER cu."iL':wj::.:sTEc::3 vi ED-MI . oae:.:loaffali Miss Ethelda Armstrong Be . comes Bride of Mr. Plato Durham Ceremony Wit. nessed by Immense Crowd of sr mends and - KsLativa K. ception at Home of Col. and B. Armstrong'.' (Mrs. Zoe Kincaid Brockman.) , The First Presbyterian churrh Tuesday evening was the scene of one of the most brilliant nnd beautiful weddings' ever solemnized here when Miss Mary Ethclda Armstrong and Mr. Plato Durham were united in marriage, the' ceremony taking place at eight o'clock. The bride's pas tor, Dr J, H. Henderlite, and Dr. Tlato f. Durham of Atlanta, an tincle or tue groom, were the officiating muueters. " 5e church was lovely in s setting of rainbow, shaded lights with a decorative packground of southern smilax starred who pin roses, xne altar . rail was twined with - white satin ribbon, smilax and pink roses end on either side of the steps leading to the pulpit 'were white columns twined with smilax and uDDed with graceful ferns. At either side and n the- center of-the pulpit were white arches twined with smilax and showered with sweet peas and rosebuds.' Around the altar rail -were tall ivory floor vases uued with pink roses and drooping smSax ni closing the center aisle was a double gate fashioned" of white satin ' ribbon. smilax and roses. Above the altar arch ad a rainbow1 fashioned of tiny electric Ugllip shaded with rainbow tinted tulle. Prior to the ceremony Miss Mary Bam- y rendered s program of bridal music uid Miss Ruth Mason, srowned in TfLrh olored brocaded satin and wearing a olonial corsage, very . beautifully sansr Bid Me To Love". The bridal Dartv hen entered to the strains of Mendels sohn's wedding march. First came the gate girl, Miss Mildred Armsasong, wear ing a lovely colonial frock of pink taf feta sod lace with bonnet shaped hat of pbk tulle, and carrying a lace frilled colonial . bouquet 'The ushers. Messrs. Lawrence Rankin,' Lewis Moore and W. L. WetzelL then entered down separate aisi hese were followed by the bride maids, who entered two and two down the center aisle, and the groomsmen, who entered .down the left and ria-h't aisles. ,'be bridesmaids1 wore wonderful colonial gowns of taffeta and lace, made fcoop ef fect, with tight bodices Snd lace fischus. ;ud carried ivory .colonial staffs shower- d with - colonial bouquets. ' Their hats were of tulle with ribbon streamers, and were made in bonnet shape. First came Miss Fay Lampton, of Jackson, M?., in blue taffeta with clusters of yellow forget-me-nots, and Mrs. fialeigh Arm strong in yellow taffeta with touches of blue, with Mr. Lee Nelson and Mr. Raleigh Armstrong, then came Miss Mar garet Durham, of Buena Vista, Vs.; in blue taffeta with pink rosebuds snd Miss Burney Boyee in pink taffeta with touch 's of blue, with Messrs. Clinton and Wat ion Smoot; Miss Lois Torrenee in orchid taffeta with blue forget-me-nots snd Miss Mary LaFar In green taffeta with ink-rosebuds, with Mrv Burton Mitchell ,md Mr. William Julian. The dame of Honor, Mrs. Lawrence Rankin, in pink taffeta snd lace carrying a colonial non- net, entered down the center aisle.- fol lowed by the matron of honor, Mrs. W. U WetselL' ia Wue taffeta snd silver 'see with colonial bouquet The maid if honor, Miss Faith Priee, of Charlotte. ia green satin end "rVenis .lace with trimmings of rosebud showers follow ed by the flower girls, little Misses Elizabeth Odellof Concord, in white net .nd Uee ever pink satin with colonial dob iet of pink georgetto, sad Mary Glenn net sad lace over blue satis with harming blue bonnet' ' then entered. Vfter these tame the ring bearer, Master Arthur Odell, of Concord, UV . white utin suit carrying the ring' on s white -ttin pillow.' . : -.' . The bride then entered down the ten tor, aisle with her father, CoL CL'B. Arm strong and was met at the alUr ' by the groom with his best man, Mr. John Dor- Her gown was an exquisite ereation of white Duchess satin made with hoop ef 'ect and embroidered in gold snd silver es. A court train was held la place with silver roses sad her tulle veil was becomingly arranged under a coronet of range blossoms. Her 'ornament was a handsome string of pearls, the -groom s Hridal gift and she carried a bouquet qf nde's roses and orchids showered with valley lilies. - - The marriage service was impressively roken by Rev. Dr. Henderlite using the ring ceremony, snd prayer was offered by Or. Plato Durham. The bride is the second daughter of 7aL snd Mrs. . C. B. .Armstrong and assesses unusual beauty and charm. She rs educated at Converse college, 8par- lnborg, 8. C, and is especially talented musically.7." '-V-'-.T'-'-' .''i t - Rie is socially prominent and the an -uneeroenk of her engagement was the sniration or many, brilliant social at . .'. The groom Is a son of Mr. snd Mrs. 8. f Durham, formerly of Gastonia Tnn now .Bessemer Gty. He was educated at t Continued oa page l.t p-r- :i jj::esi.vji::ceto . -: Fheiiciiiiereto:::ght Noted Diriae of NashTille, Tenn., Will Preach at First Presbyterian Church Tonight at Union Service. , There will be a union serrlco at trie First Presbyterian church tonight r at which the Rev! James L Vanes, p. of Nashville, Tenn., will preach. Dr. Vance will coate from Charlotte, where he bas iwen in attendance upon the In ier-Chureh conference this week, at which be is one of the leading speakers. He has kindly consented to stop over here tonight on his way to Atlanta and preach. This is s rare opportunity for the people of Gastonia to bear one of the . . .. ,. most brilliant and popular preachers of the south, and the mid-week . prayer- meetings at the various up-town churches will be dispensed with in order tnat all our. people may hear Dr. Vance,' who has never risited Gastonia before, H does not come in the interests or i special cause but simply in response an earnest request mat no give our jo ple this opportunity to hear him. lit was only last night that it was foiLd that Dr. Vance would be able to s over here and preach. Despite the fi that his coming is unexpected and there has been little opportunity to advertise It, there will no doubt be a very large congregation out to hear this distin guished . preacher, whose , visit to Gas tonia is an event of unusual interest. Dr. Vance is pastor of the. largest Presbyterian church in the south and sn author and public speaker of note. He is in great demand at the famous sum mer 'conferences at Northfield, ' Mass., and similar religious gatherings., H; rendered very influential service m . be half .of the soldiers during the war and spent some time working among them in France; proving a prime favorite with the doughboys as a preacher, ami iec. turer. ' . ,-..i v, . . , . i V ,;- The various churches unite in ths service and the general public is most cordially invited to come out and hear Dr. Vance. . The hour will be 7:30. COMES 3,000 MILES TO : .. BREAK DEADLOCK (Bv The Associated Press) nirpQWw hit "r i- in f I vniui rwj mi, , ,, ta., iuucu US I State Senator Jesse A. Block, of Wheel across the continent from California fo Charleston early this morning in ordlr to vote on the federal suffrage ameul ment in the senate of the West Virginia legislature. : ' - ' I Senate forces favoring ratification isi- ticipated immediate action upon ' tie amendment when it Convened this aftel- noon snd with Senator Bloeh 's vote ropefa to break the deadlock which has exist between pro and anti-suffrage ', f oicm since the special session of the" legisla ture was called. -. : ----; r.V'. " ' I Anti-suffragists secording to thr leaders' declarations last night, we still fighting to .defeat ratification there was some talk among them testing jthe seat of iSenatof. Raymond podson, who is listed on the side of the suffragists. Opponent of ratification claim that Senator Dodson, while repre senting. Spencer, Boaae county, has his residence snd business in Charleston. His supporters assert that his' official residence if at 8penoer. y,: ... If Benator Dodson opponents are sue- eessfnl is contesting the seat, it is point ed out the deadlock would continue, Sen ator Block's vote fading to ' make the necessary majority, ' :i SAYS FilEU LESSER . : v ' KILLED HERSELF -r. - (By The Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, CALIFS Marca 10.-- Freda Lesser, for whose murder Harry New is serving a prison' sentence- of from ten years to life, killed herself, said m affidavit by Mies Edna Clancy. Mew 's half sister, made publie today. rhe document set forth whst Miss Clancy termed the truth told by ' New for the Irst time.'. Its appearance followed by i' few hours the filing in appellate court ere of s petition to obtain a new trial or New; ' ' "V,-.-. ... "The truth", aeeording to the affida- that Miss Lesser shot snd killed her 3lf because New told her he was not go ;g to have anything more to do with ver after she had told him she had been unfaithful as his affianced wife, x Hiss lancy declared New asserted he made 1 ' statement because he believed ' he ' old die within a month la the Baa uen tin 'prison jute mill, where he was 'igned to work and fce" wanted the mth known before be died. '"s Leaser was shot to oeath while -fltomobilt riding wi'h New.' He drove , er body to the'p-lW station 'and said -t V6 had killed her. ' - ' WAR BIGHT HAVE ENDED SL SOONER SAYS SB If Navy Had Co-operated in the War During First Six v Months - Prevented Victory Over Ger many by July, 1918 and Cost United States .V Millions of Dollars. SPECIAL GOr'.!inEESMJF CHOER OPu0r."'ERCE Additional cowuittee appointments made by President Fred L. Snryre, of the Gastonia Chaner of Commerce today, with the apiwvarvof the board of direc torv)re nollows: , 1 ?' ' - CivV iieautiflcation Committee: .. LauderGray, chairman," W. D. Ander son, Dr." D. A, Garrison, J . M. Hol land, iRev. J. H. Henderlite, A. C. Jones, Henry Groves. ;- . - ' pecial committee to report on con stitutional amendment on income tax: A. G. Mangum, chairman, Jno. G. Car penter, 8. B. Dolley. ' Special committee to cooperate with Boy Scouts Committee t Rev., A. L. Stanford, chairman, W. P. Grier, E. Maryck.. . ! ni; 1 Special committee to report on effect of proposed state bond issue for good roads on Gaston county - B. Grady Rankin, chairman, B. T. Morris and P. W. Garland. . . ' ... U- I..K. JUc nULiAalJ lilltS TO CHATTAIiOOGA Will Open Tennessee Storage Battery Company Ex clusive Agency for Chatta nooga ' and 22 Counties -: J. Mack Holland Severs Con nection With Standard v-and i - - ivuoy miiis. " vr' : V I Mr. Joe It Holland, jrfo, since the , .. OOatU Ot UlS lather M)B. M, Holland, charge of the local henf i Willard rejrvistation, has gone to OiattonoSgtl; Tenn., where he and bis brother, Mr J Mack Holland have or ganized the Tennessee Storage Battery Company. Mr. Joe Holland, will hare active management of the .' enterprise which has the exclusive contract for the sale of Willard . Storage batteries in Chattanooga and .22 adjacent counties in Tennessee, North Georgia snd Alabama. Mr. J. , Mack Holland has severed " his connection with the Standard Knitting Mills and the Ruby Cotton mills in Gas tonia and will, in the future, devote his time to his Teal estate holdings in Gas- on . aldltonia and to the Willard service business, of wn-T"" The Tennessee Storage Battery Co. will open a large service station in Chat tanooga. They will cater to the auto mobile public of Chattanooga, a city of 130,000 people. They will also handle batteries for dealers. ; They are tak ing over the Willard business already es tablished in Chattanooga, and have leased S - most desirable - location on Market street in' Chattanooga between the retail section and the automobile district of Chattanooga. :, :U' -'.' V 1 Mr. J. Mack Holland returned Mon day from Chattanooga where he ass been for the past few days helping to perfect preliminary details. . Mr Jos Holland leaves in a few days for Cleveland, Ohio, to take s practical course for service sta tion men, after which he returns to Chat tanooga. It is expected that the new business will be open by May 1. WILL OPPOSE ALL FOES ' - ' OF ORGANIZED LABOR. ' V (By Ths Associated Press.; . PHILADELPHIA, March 10. De islon of American Federation of Labor ifficials, reached in Washington . two . veeks, ago, 'to oppose all candidates for rablie offiee who are regarded as toes f organised labor, bore fruit here to lay in the ' opening of a campaign a ainst 25 Pennsylvania and seven New rersey members of the house of repre entatives. v'---v- ''''V. "n a bulletin issued by the Philadel-'lia-Camden Advisory Board of the Fe 'era tion, attention is called to the raflt- nd bill recently passed by congress snd proved by the president, and the de 'eat of all congressmen voting for it urged. , ' 'lo advisory board," says the buHe- 1, "feels it is its duty to name those , voted to 'slap labor .Jn the face, 'r also those who voted to grant labor - ice. Now, therefore, see that neither n-r your friends and acquaintances again vqto -for those whs gave la- 'slap in the face.'" liTHS i (By The Associated Press.) WA8HINQT0N March 10. i- Failure of the navy department to give prompt and full co-operation in the war during the first six months after the United States entered the struggle, prevented a victory over Germany by July, f 1918, Rear Admiral William 6, Sims told the nate investigating committee today xa supporting his charges of delay hgarass the department 1 . " ' "It is no light matter that cost then cause with which we were allied hair a million lives, 15,000,000,000 of dollars and 2,500,000 tons of shipping", ne said. -; ' ' Xbe officer first read to' the. .committee recommendations he had made to tne de- . part men t immediately upon his arrival la undon in 3917. tThey were long and full of technicalities, but sharply brought eat hi conclusion that victory or defeat was to be determined by the German sub marine campaign which was concentrated la the eastern Atlantic where all shipping ' routes 6? England and Franc converged. Failure of the navy department lo th row the' full force of the navy into the struggle at that, point, he said, resulted in the unnecessary Joss of 1,500,000 tone of shipping by submarine attack Jn 1917 4ud 1,000,000 tons in 1918,' , . .'If the tonnage lost in 19lf had been saved by the prompt eo-operation of tue uavy,',V he said, f America jeould have ; ad a million men in France at. the be- ginning of 1918 instead of 300,000." ' Admiral Sims said that the German of Vnsive of 1918 was 'due 'to thrf failure df the German submarine campaign snd tat in all probability it never would have been undertaken and . the morale of the Perinaa people would have broken if the A mericau troops had been more promptly ' dispatched to Franc --4 .. ( - He estimated on the basis of what hap- . vied when the American forces aid ar rive that victory could have been achieved . jy July, 1918,- if the tonnage . had been preserved, ..'"..','' Cross-examination of Rear Admiral Wil i::ra 8. Sims by members of the senate Investigating committee' wns expected to , Se completed today after', the '.witness finishes his direct statement dealing with barges that the savy ' department our g the first months of the United States participation in, the war had failed" to co-operate fully with, the allies. 1 r,- : ; f r- -- r:o BffciTS gc::get:::::: .J. . GCIFLXEiT CFriO ' (B The Assnetated Tresi. ';'. ' 4 NOG ALES, ARIZ, March W . ing concerning reports that James IX, Arthur, ' manager of the Mexican Con solidated Mining vOorapany,, i; held by Mexican bandits for ransom, had been made publie here today by military - er Ivil authoritie ' .s-Ks . tint information thst the--widely knows mlniag maa and former United" 3tates army officer was a prisoner' be-" 'ow the border came in newt despatches from Columbus, O. '. Mrs.' Arthur could not be found sere mrly -today. The reports said aha had notified her father, F, E. Avery, of Co lumbus, vO, that Mr. .Arthur was' held, for ransom and asked that 2,000 be ppt.. isa.edistely.'s. ,-' H..''n- J EL PASO, TEX, March 10. - Joseph ' Williams, former United' States soldier, reported held by Francisco Vil la for 450,000 ransom, had been tatea 'nto the Durahgo mountains, seeoromg so information reaching here today. ' Wil liams, an employs of the American Smel-, tinag k Refining Company, was tasea from a. Mexican Central Railroad train last Thursday when it was wrecked, looted and burned by bandits under Vil la 's personal , direction, persons arriv-. inng st the border stated. He was re turning to the United States for further treatment for German gas poisoning. FOEMSS CROWN PRINCE 2-1: 15 1001 SCSAPPES. WIEBINGEN, March 10. Jfned rieh Wilhelm,'' former German . erown prince, ia now a i"pretty good scrap per," says W. La Croix, a Dutch 1: -it-weight who for 'the past four months as been coming here twice each week veek from Amsterdam to give WULc!m mesons. ; They box in a room of the par sonage where TTl!!.f' i l' "The former ero Slow ia an'rprcr r n Associate 1 I is learf!-- '
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