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- ' fc- T fc. : c. -' 1 jr. usufa. ; c ' r of l e LjuUx, row i:r,s fo ia America; 1.025.922 i:n21es. MEMBER OF, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ;-y :-i' y '.; VOLl XLI. NO. 183. GASTONIA, N. O, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 3, 1920 i If: FflLISHsAtlllllES PIECES BY BOLSHEVIK HORDES: BREST LI American .'inlWwwRcmwnere atTheir Own Risk - Resistance 1 of Polish Armies Re- ' laxet JNew Soviet GoVernment Has Been Set .t...U: . - . ,. 'i -. - y . . ''4.- ?WAR8AW;ij. S.-Brest Litovsky the '3at great fortress' guarding- Warsaw from P 7r the. east;' has, apparently .fallen before - ; tremendou assault by the Russian- bel- sihevik. North of that placed soviet force 1 have smashed their way forward in their ."riTe westward, t A PMt only sixty niilee , 'Mt it thi dtr.-lV- .' -y Over 4 front of 120 miles, Polish armies' .are-being pounded to piece before' the rush ot bolshesik horde which are being buried into the battle in a -desperate at tempt t capture Warsaw before the eoa , ,lsioa , of ' the ' armistice - conference - at ' vJKobrjrnJfTteinforeementa are everywhere -being harried to the front by the Russians ; to eottplete the defeat of.the Pole before - .hostilities are halted'',: ' . An official atatement issued ' late last .; alight showed the soviet armies had reach d a line funning from Koeaakl to CLecha ' oiowka, -which is only 60 mile from this , 4city, with which H Sa connected by n e eileat automobile highway. '' ' Great masses of bolsheriki hare been Hung against the Polish breastworks de fending the part of Brest Iitorsk eaat of the river Bug. Fugitives 'who arrived here last night from that city reported .. the soviet forces were in control of the 'eastern half of the town. , It is officially ; Admitted the Bussiane have , reached Jiielniksv northeast of Brest Litovsk. V'jf. Far; to '.the southeast, near Brody,' the ; , bolshevihl have rushed reinforcements into the1 line and it is expected a terrific at- tick .will" be launched there for the pur 'pese of capturing Lemberg before an ar nxistiee ia declared, -'r On the northern sector, soviet troops 'have advanced,. nd have reached the ,e - gion of Ostrolensk,. which is but 6 miles v'. frcm Warsaw,' Cavalry regiments form .' the, extreme tip of the right wing of the , advancing bolshevik -line, and here, too, f reah forces are being brought up. Ap parently it is planned, to carry the drive much, nearer thisity before Wednesday, " , potelti&ries for reaching a dciaion Tela ,,$j, tive to an armistice with Poland. 1 CaOWDS LEAVIITO WARSAW -BY THE THOUSANDS WARSAW Aug. 2. Applications for . passport vises by persons wishing to mave v Warsaw have more than doubled at the Ataerican. consulate since' the beginning -J" , ;,f the soviet offensive which now is ham- mering at . the gates of Poland. Con 'eulate employes worked all,' day Sunday - and did not leave their desks until late ' at night, and today it was ' stated that sipward of 3,000 vises are passed upon .v'Bfteh-wwk.v'M6st'Of the applicants are .'V; -; women and children who have friends in '- America. - ' , v .;'.. Crowds jammed the streets near the i.-' consulate on Sunday, and extra gen darmes "were stationed there to maintain 'rorder and to divert traffic to other streets. As a war itneaeyre the military author!--ties have prohibiteti the sale of alcoholic C Leverages, with the exception of beer, in "th Warsaw district ; - Meanwhile at various" distances to the r north, northeast and east of the Vistula, in great semi-circle, the work of bufld- "ing trenches and erecting barbed wire de K f enses is being carried on. with great : . baste, - ' . .;'It is estimated already about 120 Amer ,Vcan women and children have left War- saw,' moat of them proceeding to Dansig. SENATOR HARDING SHOWS .y- ' !..' V : 'EM HOW IT'S DONE !, ' MARION, O, Aug. 3. Senator Hard-'"- ing, the republican presidential nominee, - is going to prove to the public that be ia '-a zeal printer, Today he threw aside his ,. coat; rolled up bit sleeves and "made - up" - the first page ' of bis . paper while motibh" ' picture machine recorded his 1 action. -t, '- - . : . ' AH, work at the uewspaper plant sus V peaded while the pictures .were being . made and employes garnered about to see their boss workiaf while they loafed. The senator kept up rapid fire ef conversa- ', tion with hi iareman while at work. ; ' ' - ,. i NATIONAL DEBT REDUCED. .- WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. The groes ' national debt was reduced a total of ?8,- 40;453 during July jlccording to the treasury statement today. This leaves the publie debt at $2422,91 1, Q13. The reduction was accomplished through the ' retirement of that amount " of . treasury eertificates' of indebtedness. V . ",- '' ' "-yi. y. -r V .. t ' Mrs.. J. V." Miller is expecting her Imother, Mrs, W. W. Jenkins, of Lynch- " burg, Virginia, to arrive in Gastonia to day to spend some time as her guest . at her home on West Third avenue. POiDED TO TO VS Ki HASj FALLEN 1 WILL ENTERTAIN . - GAROUIU CUI3 BOYS Prospects'- Are Tht Gastonia ; Will Have Sixty Farm Club . Boys Durinf Bis Fair Week v in October WU1 be Part ' of Lire Stock judging' Team tn Route to Atlanta. Gastonia will entertain sixty ' of the livest of the club boy of North Caro lina for two nights and a day during the Bis Gaston County Fair, it is believed from present prospect, ' At a special meeting of the board of directors of , the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce held Monday afternoon to eon aider various matters ' ft' cordial invita tion was extended . the state club work officials to .follow this plan . It is understood that the place attained by the Live Stock show of the Big Gas ton County Fair ; has won its special recognition on this regard. The plan is for the elub boys who will try -put for the team to represent North Carolina at the International Stock Judging Contest at the Great Southeastern Fair at Atlan ta the week after the Big Gaston Coun ty Fair to come? to Gastonia and for a team to be selected from the boys of the state, based upon the merit of their work la a stock, judging contest at the fair here. Theteam selected will go on to Atlanta for the International Contest thero. , County Agent Go wan had already been planning td jet the Gaston County boys into the list for the world content and it is expected tlkt the coming of the boys here will arouw greater interest among the boys of tliesouuty in going after the places of high bnor. - COX SHAPING AFFAIRS . FOR EI6 DAY SATURDAY DAYTON, O., Aug. 3. Another ap peal for aid to secure ratification of the woman suffrage amendment in Tennessee was made today to Governor Cox, demo cratic presidential candidate. Mrs. Abbie Scott Baker, political chairman of the na tional woman's party, brought him re ports that unless efforts are increased Tennessee's legislature would refuse rati fication. , Mrs. Baker said that after weeks of work" of a careful canvass of Tennessee legislator! rejection of the amendment appeared certain. She came here to ex change information on the Tennessee situ ation with Govrnor Cox and to ask him to press the suffrage causue more vigor ously. 'She will go on a similar mission to Senator Harding, the republican can didate, today or tomorrow. DAYTON, O., Aug. 3. State and per sonal affairs had precedence today before Governor Cox, following completion of ar rangements for next Saturday'a ceremo nies to notify him formally of his demo cratic presidential 'nomination. No visi tors had engagements before the latter part of the week and by that time the governor hoped to have all state and per soual business out of the way, to devote himself to completion of th democratic campaign organization and to conferences with many democratic leaders coming for the notification. Ttanklin D. Roosevelt, the vice presi dential nominee, is to be Governor Cox's Juest for the notification.. Although the overnor had hoped to attend Mr. Roose velt's notification August 9 at Hyde Park, N. Y., conferences next week with party leaders on campaign plans and ar ranging his. own speaking itinerary may preclude the trip to the Roosevelt event. The presidential nominee plans to spend most of next week here cleaning up party and personal affairs, to start his first ex tensive speaking trip week after next, probably in northern New York and New England, after addressing the Ohio demo, cratie convention at Columbus, August if. Today -was the first registration day for the Ohio primary elections August 10, but having a residency in a Country tTwn ship where Trail 'a End is situated, Gov ernor Cox is tot required to register. - ---y ' ..-'-.y " .-Mrs. , Maud .Beatty, .who has been spending her four weeks vacation at Lin eolnton and" bther places, returned to her work at Schneider's Monday morning.' ;.; . y ' y Miss Ella Ratchford, of the Pleasant Ridge .section, was among' the visitors ia the city Monday afternoon.' 7y;V - 'y y- :yy:'i';7i'' PIG BCOGXADE STILL : ; ; DISCOVERED AND CAPTURED NEAR GHERRYVILLE Mayor John J. George, of Cher Srille, With ' Assistance of ton County Deputies Un earths Big Moonshine Plant '' in Underground Pit 48 Feet . Long and 16 Feet . Wide ' How it Was Uone Ueacnp , , tion of Distillery. xne article appearing Herewith was preparedTfor The " Daily Gazette by Mayor'' John 'J.' George, of Cherry vUlet who has been especially active since' be assumed office' in" breaking" up la-lees-, ness in Cherryville township. He has plana on foot now to bring together the sheriffs, mayors and police officials of the towns and cities of. Gaston. . Cleve land, Burke, Lincoln and Catawba coun ties, for a conference as to the best means of' breaking up the illegal-whiskey traf fic coming out of - the South; Mountain section. . .V :" f The story as told by Mr. George be low . is a graphic 'account, of the events leading up to the eapture of . a mam' moth moonshine, still. It is reported that McGinnas, a few years ago, had a simi lar pit constructed ia a cornfield, and that eorn was cultivated over it. so successful was the camouflage . Mr., McGinns wa aeleased under a $1,000 bond, and the preliminary trial will be held next Monday,-August 9, be fore 'Squire S. S. Morris. L Mr. George's account is a follow: Charley McGinnas; the subject of this sketch, was born and raised on Little Beaverdam Creek, near St. Mark's Lu theran church, and ia about 35 year eld. His father, John Moses McGinnas, lived near where his son Charley aow liver. The old homestead is a fine tract of land to thin day and ia rather, air ideal location for blockading. Tears ago when I first came to this eounty numerous still were found on this tract ef land and the land of Jacob Baker adjoining. Luther Baker, the son of Jacob Baker, has been in no. menus' distilling escapades and served on the county roads tot his misdeeds. These old neighbors lived right near each, other and were regular attendants at old St. Mark's church. Jacob Baker had a long white beard like the patriarchs of old and was the xton of the church, rang the bell and made the fires in the winter. He never talked much and never knew anything about any stills, but there were in those days, 20 to 25 years ago, stills always doing business on his lands. MoBes McGinnas had a long, white beard too and a heavy mustache, a strong body, and a keen eye, and it was rumored that stills could be found on his premises. Ho liked a dram and on big occasions or elec tion day he would occasionally take toe much and then he was rather insulting aud talkative. Both McGinnas and Baker were, Democrats and Lutherans, and regu lar attendants at church Both men lived to a considerable ago and have been deixl for several years. - Charley McGinuas is a smooth article, has a keen eye, is cunning, resourceful, and takes pride in doing unusual distilling stunts. Some years ago the officers found a distillery on his place in a deep hole in the , ground and dug up whiskey in the cornfield. Charley was punished for this and put under five years' good behavior bond, and now he is in trouble again- before the five years have expired.. Officers, I understand, searched his prem ise all along the past year but nothing could be found. Charley would come to CherryrUle and often he appeared to be under the influence of whixkey and was suspected of selling and delivering whis key to con Burners in town, but no positive evidence could be had against him. His was a clear case where, you positively knew he was guilty and yet lacked evi dence. He drve his automobile recklessly- and had many accidents and wild times. About two weeks ago I got word that his distillery was located in his hog pas-1 ture and had been. running at that very place for about a year and was in full blast. Last Monday morning I took Chief Painter, Gowan, and Deputy Sheriff Clay Kiser and we decided we would try our best to locate H. ,We started down on Little Beaverdam and, followed up a small stream that headed near the east side of his hog "pasture. This is the stream that has .been looked over dosens of times. It has" high, round banks, thick timber, briars and underbrush all along the stream for nearly half a mile and ends abruptly right near' the hog-- pasture. When -we. reached the' source of this bright frisky stream We were momentarily nonplussed. Then T.neard children talk ing and I went aroond carefully and I saw they were picking"' blackberries. I also -crept along hmcmg the briars and X saw sit large fat hogs' that would easily average'; 300 -pounUT eachv Then we -all concluded, the distillery must be' in that pasture and soon xheiMeGinna -children moved towards tne "nous ;and we'moved up farther and searcned in different direc tions Separately. I" soon 'wmelled the wbiskey, but I could not locate-the diree tioa.' After considerable tranfping we all got up to within a few hundred yards of the barn yand I observed Painter Sad Kiser wave' at me? I) went to themand they said: "We have ound It There H is." Kiser said: Bever saw ftny. (Continued ea page's.)? C0U3TY COZIISSIOIIERS TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARD TUBERCULAR HOSPITAL Take Formal Action Backing up General - Committee . Ap pointed Some,. Weeks Ago Commissioners' Are in Favor of Tubercular Hospital. At the meeting of the county commis sioners Monday morning nterest center ed in the action of the board on the re quest for a bond election for the pur pose of getting money to build a eounty tubercular hospital. Under a new statute the board' of county commissioners may order such an election, which ' was not formerly possible. A number of prom; inent citizens of the eounty were present and asked the board to autrorize the election . Each presented strong reason why Gaston should have the hospital. Miss Alice Ward red cross nurse, stated on authority that 40 per cent of the colored people in the county have' tuberculosis. Although such a large num ber of white people do not have the dis ease, nevertheless, since the negroe come into such close contact with the white people, it would be advisable to have not only a hospital for whites but a division nearby -for the colored people a well. It was stated that at the very lowest esti mate tuberculosis costs Gaston eounty $400,000 a year. , And consequently 1 lanltorium, costing '$10d4)W, is a good financial preposition. ' Mr. John George, of Cherryville, and Mr. W. B. Puett, of Belmont, each expressed' their desire to-have the proposed sanitorium in the county and ' stated that '" the people in their sections of the eounty were unani mously la' favor ef H, ' Colonel Armstrong stated that a coun ty whielPhaa' returned $85,000,000 in taxable property will assuredly find it easy to build a $100,000 hospital . After traveling over practically all of the United States, Colonel Armstrong say that he has seen no place more, live and more progressive than Gaston eounty and he expects to see the eounty show Its pro gressive spirit specifically by building the hospital for those in Gaston suffering from tuberculosis. Upon Motion by Mr. R. Grady Rankin that the board of county commis sioners authorise Mr. A. U. Mangum to draw up a bill which would make avail able not more than $150,000 for the pur pose of building the county tubercular hospital the board voted without a dis senting voice in favor of the motion. While it is the purpose of the board to build a $100,000 hospital, it was con sidered only prudent to make the larger amount available at this time of uncer tain prices. The commissiouers desired to avoid such delay as was experienced in -Hy ''vase of another hospital in the county . MR. HENDRICKS BADLY HURT IN FALL FROM POLE Mr. John Odus Hendricks, son of Mr. W. A. Hendricks, of Gastouia, route four, was seriously aud perhaps fatally injured Monday afternoon when he fell from a Southern Power line pole 40 feet to the ground at Mayworth, sustaining injuries to his skull and a ladly injured hip and back. Mr. Hendricks was engaged in repaii work at the tap of th$, pole and was just in the act of strapping himself to ttu pole when bis hand struck a live wire. This canned him to lose his balance aud he fell to the ground. He was brought to the city hospital' where his iujuries were attended to. His skull is fractured in several places, and physicians are doubtful as to his recovery. ' FARMERS' INSTITUTE AT ; SUBSIDE SATURDAY Dr. R. E. Brookbank, Richmond Va has been secured to make an address at the annual Fanner's Institute which Will be held at Sunnyside school house next Saturday, August. 7. Dr. Brookbank is chief inspector of ' Tuberculosis eradica tion among cattle for North Carolina and Virginia, which is Conducted by the U. S. Bureau of Animal Indnnstry. This insti tution has become ah annual occasion with the Sunnyside community and quite an at tractive program has-been prepared this year ith the' following speakers from Gaston eounty addition to the above named speaker: Messrs. M. L. Mauney, Fred M.. Allen, C. B. Armstrong, ..Carl Carpenter, Dri D. "A. Garrison, Miss Alice Ward, Red Cross .nurse, ,. "S. The program rill begin promptly at 10 e 'clock. At noon a .basket dinner will be served, after which there wilt be an after noon program. - - ' Everybody is invited. Come, bring well filled baskets and have a good time, ' . . ' ROOSEVELT'i ITINERARY. ' NEW' YORK, Aug. 3. The; complete itinerary of the western.' speaking tour of Franklin- -D. -Roosevelt, democratic ' vice presi J-tial candidate, beginning in Chi cap" ust .11, and easing in Indiana p- 21, wa4u atonal headqni . x- win be made t "d at demo- lere? today, dal ear. t . ... --' -, ALLIED s7,:: .FASfLT Over Front Jof 120 I.:!1 Driven Back by Boh! tempt to Capture Varcc of Armistice, y K d-" All advices today indicate that t from the Polish allied tandpoxr.t, h j The -Polish delegation which : tiate an armistice not only fail-J t j sians,' but was sentHback to YV; ' who demanded that the er-!;:,; , ' up peace negotiations. . TI J s v. Ill . ' the armistice, negotiations v. .'.21 tc Meanwhile the, resistant s cf t! 1 parently had been stMFenL-, ! i e-- mendous pressure. of the L.' which the Russians now are c-!; ; ' ly menaced, if not doomed, ts c there hare received official i.-.! own risk... V . v yV,y.;:- Coincident With the serious rs.'.V.: announcement from Moscow lh 1 1: set up in the portions of PcUr. J v! run. " , ; v'V :V y. p. c. u. cc:rirrnc:i : AT HlflTEfiSfiliE T(0 Much interest here Is centering ia the convention of the Korth Carolina Young People's Christian Union of the Asso ciate Reformed Presbyterian church, which, begins at Huntersviile this evening and continues through Wednesday, eve ning. A Gastonia' young man Mrl. Wil- liai.i J. Whitekides, ap(ears a one ot the speakers on the prugrani at this coavea tion. 'I' lie fncrul theme tor the meeting is '-The Apu-oved Wyiluuau,". The text wiJ: be 'd 'linioth.. , 2:15. The .program follows: ' ? TUESDAY EVENING. ' "4 '-r I'evoti tnal excr-ises. "The Appivwl Workman" (To be supplied.) "TKe 0;t'ii Door at Uillcrest '.'. O. Willuuns. . 4-. I'le OjMli Door in India" Rev. Ji W. Ransom., . - WEDNEbUAY MORNING. . " The Y. Y. C. U, is, Working Forcse." 1. How it l.owt.. the spiritual Life S8 Evelyn Douglas. 2. How It Trains for (Service Mr. Cal vin Keid. . 3. An Effectual Agency for Service Mr. W. J. Whitesides. :r 4. Essentials of Success ia Y. P. C.-U Work Miss Catherine Pressiey, j- "How Can I Meet My Responsibility to t..e Whole Worldt"Rv, F. T. Me Gill. . , .. ... V-..-.- WEDNESDAY AFTEBNOON. Devotional toerviie Uev. J. M.. Big ham. ; "Four P's in Y. P. C. U. Work" Rev. J. A. Cosbj. D. D. Open meetiyt:, Business meeting. WEDNESDAY EVENING. "Soldiers or S!a kers " Dr. J. A. Cos'.y. ' l. hi . ratiou aud 1'losing tiTvice" Rev. J. W. Carson, D. D. . Those from Gastonia who will attend the convention are Mr. Lowry Miller, Miss Blanche Carsun, Miss Margaret Spencer and Mr. William Whitesides, who left this morning, and also Mrs. J. Y. Miller, Miss ituth Hanua, Miss Grace Henry and Mr R. N, Baird, assistant pastor of the First A; R. P.church, who mill leave tomorrow morning. The local organisation of the Y. P. C, U. has held the banner of excellence, which is awarded every year to the class making the highest mark la a standard system of grading adopted by the state organization. Only once siace the banner has been offered has it gone to any other class. The Y. P.. C. U. of the Gastonia church will try again this year to take the prite,1 although others are running it a close raee. - y . '' Accompanied as far . as ' Chimney Rock by Messrs. Albert Milmow and H. G. Kincaid, Mr. and Mrs, R. P. Washam and Misses Lula and .Bertie Stowe left 8unday to spend a week's va cation in the mountains. While awy they will stop at Chimney tRock, Asbe ville. and Lake Junaluaka. V? Miss Ruth Bonx, who has been vis iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, H. 8chneider on East Long avenue for the past month, returned to her home in Atlanta. Miss Boas was accompanied by her friend.- Mis ; Dora Schneider, who will probably be her' guest for'a month. A Chicago man has designed a body to be bolted to the frame ef a motorcycle and .side car to convert It -into" a two seatid roadster. '- J tely Ie . . '. c wat: . gr-i t : IV i : ' tiici y saw t Oi... ... j eeiveJ. I froi.t v had L , . eigners t city i i t! ,f turf( v t' Word v here, .upon ; those des ii! Should ft m take the c.i j . . Own risk. J It v, thorities would i which will le rti dividuals reijuest, ' the indications v Amerlcuns would, i naturalized fitizon5 iir -Warsaw: . .. .Armistice Ne- iiBlLeAo- . . LONDON,; A i an armistice t t v Russia have 'boen.i. wireless. dcsjiatdh rc cow, y It says the J'. Baranovitchi for Wai present :to its govern mand that the roll. :, en mandates for sis:' ' armistice agreement, I setting forth. fundauieu. peace. : . " i "Without this." the i '.'it will be impossible armistice. " : v -.. ; Preyiaional Soviet ' ;;'-:', By the Assoc ia. LONix)N. Aug. soviet has been formed i Poland' thrt have been bork't troops, accordin messaga received here : flU.y. . :-, Julian Maakievsky- Ls i newly -fornied body, ad-U A Tlie new soviet has i to the laborers of i'olai. !, to rise ''against 1'iku land owner government The manifesto, dec b peace between Russia ; possible through sovit '-. Reports C : . " , (By .The Assoc:. . ' PARIS, Aug. 3 The 1 ceived by iho French f v : . ' firm the reports that the J captured the defect of I but state that the t v i more than three mil. s i. ; . : t been 'taken. ''.Tie d fe.niv captured Monday.-".: The first To), i arn;y, d saw, is retreat.., notr.V'.- Bug and Narew rivers, t: e i The fourth Polish armv, v;, occupied Enrsr i ' ' ' (By the As-'oc: ; LONDON, Aug. 3.' pied Brest Litovsk Ai nouneed in Monday's from Moscow, rec- i.o progress of tbe sov-: t t saw on the roa i fr iS ed'ln the communi ; "In the Loni7a 1 t-)'.- occupied Szcrucryn (v c!oe to tbe Cerr..u; t ""&uthwc?t cf ' tanc:.:g ca jr-1 miles BDrtl.- ::4 cf .y-''r
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