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Oastoma Daily Gazette GASTONIA COTTON 41 cents' todAy-a 4 PAGES TODAY XXK2ZX OF THE ASSOCIATED PEXS3 VOL. XLI. NO. 95. GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 20, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS FRANK B. KOYLES DEFENDS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' mmmm sjswa mmam awmsMw j . P 't-- (By The Associated Press.) . ' " NEW .YOKE, April 20 Members of ; The Associated Press met at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here today to elect five di- rectors, four advkory boards, and audit- - tag and , nominating committees. ' - ' At a luncheon Jn connection with the 1 meeting, President Frank B. Noyes, of the Washington Star, proposed a toast to President Wilson, saying 'fin offering a '" toast the formal wish for 'Health' is us ually of little significance. With us this year, In our only toast, it is our custom to offer, the ease is profoundly different, for very earnestly, very hopefully, and - very sincerely, we drink to the health, the full restored health of the president of the United States. "Every season of the year is an open ' season for the 'critics of The Associated Press," said If r. Noyes, beginning his address to his associate officers and di- 11 rectors. "We are accustomed through long ex- perience, to the. railings against our ' service of the uninformed, the .notoriety - seeker and the eommon or garden liar, who charges bias or suppression in the - j l m mi. a i.ij t I - "Every newspaper man,' every inform- I t person, knows how preposterously un- true these charges are whoever may f - ' make them.' To you I need not explain ' that our very organization was in re sponse to the demand of the newspapers that their news service should be owned and controlled by themselves and them selves alone, that it should be their ser - vant tad not their master, that it should , give aa, adequate and truthful record of . the day's world happenings free from tia and from opinion or propaganda. While laying no claim to inerrantcy, our service has been singularly successful in a fvoUSs tw vka AKfaitra SM strut rli attl thai ltRHMMI HIV WJWSV V V WMf line 1 By Associated Press' has become a fc all-mark of accuracy, whether the event m recorded the election of a 'president, the signing of an armistice, a decision of ' the fupmeme souit .orlh death of the pope. : ' Secure in out knowledge that our agency is serving us faithfully and com .potently, we may contemplate the out bursts against us of radicals and re actionaries with good natured tolerance when their attacks are due to ignorance and contempt when due to malice. '"While .at all times this open season continues, every four years comes a spec ial period of tribulation. When the . presidential campaign rolls around, every candidate for the nomination, and the , ,,; resulting presidential; candidates 'and every manager of every such candidate . Cnnda dear evidence in our report of bias against every candidate mentioned ua- til after the election and then all agree ' ; that The Associated Press has been eoa- - spicuously fair. This has beea our ex perience in the past and there is every indication that the present campaign will t as exception.',' -a, . "I say this for there is. a measure of truth ia the; charge, for the theory that 4 Be who is not with us i,agiat , The Associated rress is against every ' -candidate for it surely ia not for any . aaeofthem." " , Mr. Noyes explained that while every t v a of the candidates will have the sup; -v noH sf individual members. The Asso ciated Press will continue serenely indif- mm tm m mmtammm of thjt BOmilllt- . tag convention and elections, eon tenting xtaself U supplying Its members with the . news as it happens, playing ao favorites, - sad punishing ao enemies. - Ta report of The Associated Press 4oea not grow simply come into being without effort," eontinoed Mr. Noyes, vV "every line, every word, is the product of , aa individual workers of whom hundreds nil and adventure daily to supply a fair - ' picture of the world's happenings. ' "'Every one of you" know that at bot 'torn these eharge pf bias are charges ""' jgnUf out anonymous workers who if we are betrayed, are the betrayers, who. If thesa eharret are true, are recreant o the 'trust we have placed ia them. Ysu know them, you know them all, ihisioa chiefs,. bureau chief e, editors, K ' orrespoaeents, ' ' reporters, 1 operators, working tirelessly, faithfully, efficiently, ' intelligently. ; . ; v: ' . ' "Too know that these men are the salt f the earth, the pride of our pro . ' f essioa, and neither . your opinion nxjne can be fitly expressed, en aa oc casion of this sort of the ignoramus, the blatherskite .or theJiar who defame Sem." ; ' IZl 4eat Marshall, the principal speaker at - the lancheon, said: - ' ' Some men shrink in stature on f urth - r "aiuaiatanee, while a few grow. Aa the people of the United SUtes have ob , served one of the chief of their servants Mm Am to dir. and from year, to year. ' xna 'vj vw w there has been aa increasing apprecia w,with each day and each year set only of his delightful personality and of kis great tact in a very xrying ana an- ficult osiuon. but OS ma Tesorow cneev " fulness and sturdy good senseand .that ta savint a groat de a these oays, and specially, of a a who ha beea ia his PICKUPS rROM THE WEEK-END ROUNDUP 07 INTERESTING NEWS Scoutmaster D. B. Stroup and a patrol of scouts from Troop No. assisted in or ganizing a new troop at the Piedmont mill ehapel Saturday night. Mr. Chai. L. Khyne was elected Scoutmaster, Mr, John Seteer, assistant and , Mr. Loyd Rhyne, scribe. The new troop will join Troop No. 2 and Ranlo No. 1 on a hike to the river, in South Point township, next Saturday. k A mass meeting for Boy Scouts of Gas ton ia and Gaston county has been called for Saturday afternoon May 1, at the county court house. At this meeting a Scout League wil Ibe formed by the base bull teams of the several troops, a sched ule of games arranged for the season, and a pennant decided upon for the winning team. Now is the time for eligible boys to enlist in the Scout movement, not merely for the pleasure to be derived, but for the great opportunity for ser vice offered, and the opoprtunity afforded of doing "A daily good turn" to the irther fellow. Hhe Bluebird girls enjoyed a delightful trip to the home and farm of Mr. J. C. Robinson, on the Union road, Friday af ternoon. Despite threatening weather, the afternoon proved ideal, and a genuine good time was had by alL Twelve young ladies of the Fiedmont mill community were organized as Camp Fire Girls Saturday afternoon, and Miss Addie May Brawley has been unanlmous--y chosen and cordially invited to become their leader. The Boy Scouts and Camp tiire Girls long ag decided . for themselves the " Overall " JUrobkm, by (loaning khaki costume that ' are Inexpensive. Two or three boy scout Suit ean b purchased for he pries of one civilian spit and always look neat, on duty" and" offT "The same is true of the natty, khaki skirts and blouse for the Camp Fire gir& All csn be worn n all occasions.' Miss Marian Harvey, wh came to Gas Unia February 1 a church secretary of the First Presbyterian chureh, consenting to a throe months' trial of the newly es tablished position, we are glad to state will remain indefinitely as secretary of the church. . She having demonstrated the church's need of the office and her jwn ability and capability aa a most effi cient secretary and leader of .the young people, the executive committee of the session cheerfuly and unanimously decid ed, at a meeting held with Dr. Henderlite last vjgek, to cotninue the relations. There is very little being said or thought about the new "Overall" fad la Gastonia'a many mill communities. Over alls, instead of being a fad with mill op eratives, unfortunately for . them at tits tnme, are very much of. a necessity, and the greater , tit demand for them by "faddists, " the shorter wm become the supply and the higher will soar the prices f blue denim and khaki. Mea who must work for a living are sot eager to sang iit for which they paid $35.00 last ipring or fall on ths hooks and buy new overs! for ths sake of boosting the pries of the slothing esesatial to them'' and their work. A judge of a court or presi dent of a trust company ean easily afford to give their hut year V 75 suit to a tramp and pay $ 6 for a new sui of over alls, effecting a taring of $89, but it ia different story to ths man working-for 915.00 a week and paying $6 for a suit of overalls, for which he formerly paid $2.50 and $3. A tailor who formerly received from eight to twelve dollars for making a eoat sow gets thirty dollars for a single coat When as received $10 or the lams work she mads . mare, eoat and clothing ws ereapeT to : ths trade and patrons. Where formerly It required ths making of four or five coat for the weekly stipend, two win now bring fine wages and the public, aot the merchant, pay the differ ence in the wages of. the tailor. Xa clothing, a in all other lines, prices to the public depend on the production of the manufacturing interests, and these tn turn upon the production of operatives. DEATH LIST FROM TORNADO REACHES 22 (By The Asssemed rress). LITTLE ROCK, ! ArkI, April 20. Ths death list as a result of a series of tor nadoes which swept northwestern Ar kansas Sunday night today was raised to 22, and a Urge strip of country still was unheard from. , Mors , than one hundred persons were injured and tremendous property damage caused, according to ths Information trickling in over storm impaired wires. Efforts were 'being made to confirm a rumor that twenty persona had been kill ed near Blaine, Logaa eounty '? A- precise geographical positisa. "It eives m rreat pleasure ta nr. sent to you ths Ties, president 'of ths .UuKsa states, Thomas E. Manuall. " GEORGIA DEMOCRATS -: ARE HOLDING PRIMARY Result Is Retarded aa Exprea : ; sion of Sentiment .Toward League of Nations and Wil son Administration! (By Mas Aaaortt4 fress.) ATLANTA, April 20- With the rcsuls generally regarded as an expression of sentiment toward th league of nations and the Wilson administration, Georgia democrats.' today were balloting in the statewide presidential' preference pri mary. Candidates for support of the state delegation at the Kan Francisco convention were Attorney General Par mer, a suporter of the Wilson adminis tration and an avowed proponent of the league of nations, and Senator Hoke Smith aud Thomas E. Watson. Senator Smith supported the Ttepun lican reservations tp the league covenant, while Mr. Watson is opposed to the league in any form. Tubercular Clinic. D. W. B. Ilunter, county superinten dent of public welfare, announces that he has completed arrangements for a tu bercular clinic to be held in Gaston coun ty beginning the second Monday in June. A physician from the staff of the State Hospital nt Sanitariuii, will be here to' examine for symptoms of tuber. eulosis all who wish such an examination. These examination will be by appoint ment and those who wish an appoint ment can aee Dr. Ilunter or any of the community nurses. BIG OVERALL PARADE. (By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK, April 20. Headquarters for the organization of a mammoth over all parade to be held next Saturday, were opened today by the Cheese Club, local leaders ' of the backt-o-overalls move ment. , The club sued invitations to all or ganizations and . individuals in the city to register for the protest parade, which will invade the clothing manufacturers' district in lower Fifth aveau. It was announced that persons who preferred to wear old, patched clothing, instead of committing the "extrava gance" of baying new overalls, would be welcome in the line of marcn. Fancy,- a well as plain, overalls, win appear in the parade. One firm inserted advertisements itf Vsjjtfptrs today offer ing denims" "custom-tailored in stylish spring and summer models at $10 and denim tuxedos for evening wear at $12.50." It also offered "modish even ing, wedding and afternoon gowns" or calico and gingham at $15. DETROIT BUSINESS WOMEN HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA. (By The Associated Press.) DETROIT, April 20. Business wo men's organizations here have taken their fling at the high cost of wearing apparel. One thousand stenographers, bookkeepers, and other office workers pledged them selves not to exceed these maximum prices : Hats and shoe $10; suit and coats $50; dresses $35; hosiery $2.50 and gloves $2. The United States district attorney's offioe was asked to investigate the ."un justified advance in the price of women 's clothing. : ; ' . . .. , r ): ' ' His wife goes' by at forty miles Ia his new ear but mine just smiles ; Our house has pipes sad everything His wife totes water from the spring. SPREADS TO CANADA. (By The Associated frssa) ST. THOMAS. Ontario. ArI2 19. Ths overall crusade ia the raited States has spread -ever the border to Canada and clubs have ben , organized her ana at several nearby towns.', More than 300 em ployes .of the Michigan Central Railroad have joined the local dub. The Wallace burg, Out,' club was organised today wife a urge membership. THE PAPER SHORTAGE. The Gasett regret very mack that it is forced to cot dews the sin of ths paper today frem eight t f sat paces, bat whea it ia a matter either of iasuinr a , smaller paper every say sr eventually discontinuing oa ac V cssat f th lack af paper, the former, alternative is better, we thiak. .- ' .Oar normal and regular vp- pry sf paper lor th year 1920 was contracted for last fall to be delivered ia quarterly shipment, ; bat the jobbers teO ao that it is impossible to get th paper aow. Th decreased sis interfere seriously with . the plans and. if- alms sf the management f The Gasett which ia just aow ' em- 1 barking upon a program of is 1 creased activity and asefomeas. Wa hone, however, that this ar rangement wm be accessary saly twies sr tares times a week, sad that with th coming sf prfar, sad epeaing up of traffic, the paper . mills . will - resoms ship meat. ' v1 ' ' ' . MEXICAN TROOPS CON- TINUE PREPARATIONS Sonora and Mexican Federal Leaders Continue Prepara tions For Expected Clash. - 1 iir Tbt Associated i'resal , AGUA PRIETA, Sonora, " April 20. Sonora and Mexican federal leader today continued preparations for the clash ex pected as a result of Sonora 's withdrawal of allegiance to the Carranza government. Heartened by reports that Francisco Vil la definitely had aligned himself with their movement, Sonorans went ahou.t placing troops, to prevent an incursion from Chihuahua, while at Juarez and Casas Grande federal officers prepared an invading force. No more news from Sonora forces ad vancing against federal garrisons in Sinaloa was at hand. These forces hoped to take Haxatlan and Tepic, the latter the capital of the state of Nayarlt, this week. Sonora leaders "declared they had num erous reports of a rimng against Cararnza in Chihuahua, one, to which they attach ed considerable significance until it was convincingly denied, being that General Francisco Urbalejo had transferred his allegiance from the Carranza to the Sono ra government. , General Francisco Serrano, formerly president of the chamber of deputies m Mexico City, and for some time military secretary to General Alvare Obregon, reached Nogales yesterday and gave out k statement apparently definitely allying General Obregon with the Sonora rising. Obregon, General Serrano declared, was In a "safe place," whence he could di rect Sonora activities by radio and other means. ) Sonora leaders are putting large reli ance upon Yaqui and Mayo Indians In planning their defense. Military expert here commented on the fact that Genera Urbalejo reported, at Juarez with troops destined for the march on Sonora, Is a Yaqui. General Urbalejo, the Juarez reports said, brought word that Carranza planned to send 65,000 men against Sonora, in stead of 60,000 a reported some days ago. HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONS RECEIVED. The Gazette acknowledges the receipt 'ram Supt. and Mrs. B, G. Fitzgerald, of aa invitation to th comemncement ex- ereWrV 16 rfelmont 'IfoHaCschooIs, Ma'T to 11. The program:- Friday, May 7, 8 p. m. Operetta The Isle of Jewels, by grades 1-6. Saturday, May 8 at 8 p. m. Reciters and Re claimers ' Contest by High School Sunday, May ft at 11 a. m. annual sermon by Rev. J. H. Henderlite, I. D., of Gaartonla. Monday, May 10, at 8 p. m. play. Home Ties, by high school. Tuesday, May ll, S p. m. literary address by Hon. R. N. Page, of Biseoe. Class exercises and pre sentation of diplomas. Motto: Ijabor omnia vincit. Colors Green and white. Flower White carnation. Mascot Margaret Suggs. Officers Joseph Price Leper, president. Ruth Shannon Cox, vice-president, An- netta Irene Harris, secretary, Robert Leo Stowe, Jr., treasurer. Members Abee, Florence Leona ; Arm strong; Kdna; Armstrong, Mary Ida; Dndy,' Lucy Elizabeth ; Hand, Flonnl Idelle; Hoffman, Jessie Clarinda; How, Miry Olive ; Leeper, Mary Emma.. . BLUEBIRDS ENJOY PLEASANT OUTING. Perfectly natural for the Blue Birds to have a "bam party' and especially to seek shelter oa .such a rainy aiteraooa a was last Friday. Donned tn. thenr cos tume wtu aa. inviting little lunch 40 Slue Birds assembled at ths Hirst Prea- byteriaa chureh anxious to try their youag wing ia sn afternoon outurg ana suca a twitter over their disappointmsnt, . oe- esus of th rain, one would imagine them to be English sparrows, but through the kindness of Dr.. J. H. Henderlite, Messrs. Archie Means and Wj T. Love, their corn were used to convey th birds to the beau tiful farm of Mr. J. C. Robinson, about .. . 1 i t: tnre mues out on us umun nwu, the iolliest time was spent romping in the hay, performing relay. race sad various stunts between shower and greatly ad miring the baby' mule which- wii the cen ter of attraction with his long ears and legs. Finally the sun shows tong enougn for ths appetising, lunch to be spread tn the orchard and partaken of tefor re turning home. . Keenest Interest in stead ily growing in this organization. ANOTHER CABINET MEETING IS HELD (By Ths Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 20. President Wilson met with hi cabinet today for the second time since his illness interrupt ed ths Tegular schedule of the meetings last fall. As oa last Wednesday, when a pedal meeting was called to consider the railroad strike, cabinet members went to the president ' study in the white .house instead - of the regular cabinet room In the executive office. It was said that va rious matters,' more or less of a routine nature, were considered. The meeting lasted for an hour and a quarter. It was aaui that ths railroad strike ' situation and international prob lem affecting Mexico and Germany were mentioned only ia a general way in the discussion of th variety sf topic sailed ta ths president's attention by his sec retary. 'V;:-' '"'h-. V '" SIIKE.FEVER SUFFERS s SETBACK IN CHICAGO SIDE LIGHTS FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL (By Mrs. George A. Sparrow) WASHINGTON, p. C, April 16 Before we arrived in Washington we heard that the strike would be on, and that we would have to take cabs or walk to our destination, but when we ar rived, and a friend- was standing at the iron grill work in the station, she said with delight, "The cars are running," and a pieasunt faced traction manager at the car stop, grinned with delight a he put us on a car, both the conductor and motorinan looked happy too, for the night before, April 14th, the employees of both electrie light and other electric companies, hud given up their strike and settled the differences. The only grim thing was that a large, powerful looking policeman, with a billet in hi hand was sitting on the car. If they had struck the city would have been in darkness, ex cept for a few old city gas lamps, left there by an old contract. The utilities board has ordered that all ear fares will be raised to Scents with 30 cents for four tickets to begin May 1st. This will perhaps, prevent a future strike. The women are coming at the right time, car tickets are four for 25 cents now and they will save car fare. Yesterday afternoon, after 2 p. m.-, 250 conductors and switchmen of the Potomac freight yards, walked out. This top bringing food into the city, and the passage of all freight train north or south; these yards being an eastern centre through which they pass. All residents of Washington know Congress has absolute control of the cap ital, and local municipal official have very little authority over Washington. , Government is not intimidated by threat from either individual, or or ganizations, and back of civil authority is military force, easily invoked by Con gress. Non resident individuals in authority in the labor organizations, do not seem to know the situation, and run grave risks by forgetting that they are involv ing the United State by this strike There is no law that can prevent the district being plunged into darkness and tying up the government works by stop ping the car lines, but Congress can enact a law immediately and the strikes ac complish nothing, for the United States would take it out of the hands of the strikers. The government will help settle dif ferences, and the employe of the light and electric companies did wisely -Wednesday night, when they avoided a strike and gained much sympathy for their cause. A conductor said to us, ' 4 We were go ing out, but the President wouldn 't let ua, M but they all look happy . The delegates to' the National p. A. R. Congress are arriving by every, train, and by tomorrow the city will bo full of women beat oa preserving history. I went last night to a reception given by the "Scion of Colonial Cavaliers," there Were- 'many notables there. It was presided over by.-Daniel Smith Gordon", Palatine of Maryland, he called on Mr. Whitehead Khitta, who was! present, to make a speech and as I told him afterwards, I was proud of our tar heeL he was witty a possible and very changing.. I met Mrs. Noma, ex-regent of the Raleigh chapter of D. A. R.' also. As I entered the room the first per son I saw was Mia Jessica Smith, whose father designed the Stars and ban of our loved South-land. She leaned over and recognized me at once and asked all about Gastoaia. She' ha sever forgot ten the time when our U. X. C. ' en tertained the State organisation; and we will never forget her. ' Before! close this,' I must tell of a bequest left in a will lately. I do not know the name of the man, but he left an annual income of $12,000 a year for the private purse of the President' wive o long as the husband is in office. This is so that my first lady of the land may have pocket money enough, for her fur belows and her other little expenses, aa well aa her private charities; for there are no end of call on the President's wife to contributions for all sort of ba raars and charities. AMERICAN DEAD TO BE MOVED AFTER SEPT. IS WASHINGTON', April 20 Removal of the American dead from within the fighting none in France for transporta tion to the United State will begin after September 15 under an agreement be tween the American and French govern ments. Bodies of men b ruied outside those sones aow are being moved to this country.":,..'; '".'vf1 "",:?-'!:-vV'. V'" ' The war department, ia announcing the agreement, said the term of the under standing limited the return of bodie to those whose removal to America j had beea specifically requested by the next of Ha - (By Associated Pre.) CHICAGO, April 20. Strike fever among employes suffered a eetbact today when 30,000 railway clerks and 8,000 freight handler in the Chicago distrka announced their decision to permit hear- ing of their wage demands by th raO road labor board at Washington. Aa aa authorized strike to attempt to enf ores' granting of increased wages wa voted down last night after an appeal wa re ceived from James J. Forrester, head of the Brotherhood and member of the labor board. Freight movement in the Chicago dis trict, hampered by the unauthorized yard man s strike, continued today to .In crease, and elsewhere in the middle west -truflie conditions were returning to nor mal. Four Chicago strike leaders, including John Grunau, president of the Chicago- Yardman 's Association, were in jail pead ing hearing on charges of violating the Lever act United State Distrelct Attor ney Clyne announced that warrants would Iw issued for striker who asumed the place of 25 arrested leaders Warrants were out for 27 person indiet ey yesterday by the federal grand jury In Los Angeles in connection with the strike. Possibility of another serious blow to the railroads in the Chicago district loom- . ed with a threat that 100,000 members of the Brotherhood .of Maintenance or Way Employes and Railroad Shop Labor ers would leave their work on April 28, unless demands for a temporary increase of $1 a day and time and a half for over time after eight hours were granted.1, RAILROAD LABOR BOARD HEARS MEN'S DEMANDS Formal written demand that th rail-' road labor board give assurance of the award of a "living wage" to railroad men and that the employes bow on strike would be returned to work, without was of seniority or prejudice were filed with the hoard today by Edward McHugh. rep resenting the strikers in the metropoli tan district of New York, and James En banks, of the St. Louis yardmen' asso ciation . .Spokesmen for the railroad brother hood objected to the filing of th de mands, but Chairman Barton said any body of me nhad the right to file com plaints with the board, but it was for the board to decide whether they wers such as the board was authorized ta hear. The St. Louis yardmen' association asked a sepacate recognition before, ths board as a distinct organization, claim ing that its members were not property represented by the reorganized unions. Mr. Eubanks said that if the board would assure him that th men' de mands would be acted upon speedily he would put' S message on the wire which would send the mea in the St.! Louis. district - back to work . ia three' hour.. Mr McHodgh'rtiterated that the mea of the New'' YTk; district 'would aot re turn to work until word wa received from him that the board would act oa" their complaints. , Ths boar i Mrmitted ths af tk complaint after it bad held s short . entire sesaioa. With ths complaints ia the hand of ths secretary the board pre- . seeded with its first publia hearing oa ths general wags demands sf ths 2,000, 000 railroad worker over ths country. MARCH, 1920, SHOWS BIO i -INC1EASE IN EMPLOYMENT (By The Aovtated Pre.) WASHINGTON, April 20 Improved industrial conditions sad a revival of business activities following ths. caasel latioa of government ' contracts last year, were responsible for the largo ia erease in the volume of employment ia March, 1920, aa compared with March, 1919, according to a statement today sf the department of labor. Greatest increases were shown is the woolea, mea' ready made clothing, cot ton finishing and automobile manufactur ing industries. All industries reported ' increase in their pay rools for last March a compared with March, 1919. MAKING PLANS TOE NATIONAL CONVENTION ' (By The Associated Pros) ; Chicago, April 20. Final . plan for the Democratic national convention as San Francisco were under formulatioa at a meeting here today of tie arrange ments committee of the Democratic aa tional committee," headed by Homer' Ot Cummings, national chairman. , , v Housing of delegates and visitors' dur ing the convention and provisions for ade quate . transportation facilities were'' ths principal problem being worked out' The committe also considered plan for appor tionment of gallery reservation to . pro vide equal transportation mang upport er of each candidate for the presidential nominaiioa, ' : - . Mr. W. Y. Warren i in Charle!' today a business visitor . ; " rut' e . . 1 . t