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Gastonia Da Gazette TOTLWEMH m tM.375,749. Banks 7th in the state A gnt county f 01 fanner and investor. WOlUil people, represent-, ing an Increase of 38.3 per cent, a gala unequalled by any other county in State MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XLI. HO. 205. GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 26, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTZ LY GEN WRANGEL TELLS ' -y v- I . - .. HOW WAR IN RUSSIA COULD BE STOPPED Head of South Russian Government, Recognized by France, Says Russians Would Stop Their Civil War at Once if They Had Freedom to Organize Their Own Government. (By The Associated Press,) 8EBASTOPOL, Crimea, Aug. 22 Civil war in Russia would cease im mediately the Russian people were free or organize a government, according to their own wishes, General Baron Wrang , who was recognized as head of the south Russian government by France a few days ago, declared here today. They are not able to do this at present, how ver, because of the domination of the soviet leaders, and the fight must go on until Russians are free to take matteri in their own hands, he continued. General Wraagel expressed the. grati fication he felt over the note sent to Italy by he United States government relative to the Russian 'situation and declared recognition of the south Russian government by France was the ''just ex pression of one ally's appreciation of smother 's sacrifice in the common cause-" He asserted his forces on all fronts are tell equipped and that the naval arm of the service was at last able to assist in the struggle aginst the bolaheviki. General Wrangel, who leaves' tomorrow to personally direct the organization of forces rallying against the bolaheviki received the correspondent of The Asso ciated Press at his home in this city and gave him an exclusive interview. While he talked aides and ministers grouped about his desk with telegrams and ra porta requiring his consideration. "Ever since the south Russian army honored me by placing itself under mj command, leaders of various Cossack r ganizatioiw have been urging us to send expeditions into the Caucasus and Kuban regions to assist in throwing off th tvrannv of the bolsheviki, " he said. i o..it ,ifi.ai;nnt iiu Ima nlwnvH been UVTICl uuwiiinvmii ... hateful to the Cossacks, but it was not un til the last fortnight that it was io8si Lie to meet their appeals. We have been too busy organizing here and establish ing our northern fronts to do anything else. "Various Cossack expeditions we have sent to Wisk and other points in Kuban and the Don territory are advancing east ward being supported and joined by loc al Cossacks. Our navy is now being re stored to a point where it can effectively support our troops in any possible sen action, and consequently, the time is pro pitous for giving the Don, Kubun, Astre kan and Terek Cossacks the organization needed for utilizing their unlimited re sources against their oppressors. The Cossacks have men, foodstuffs and ani mala sufficient for a long fight, and the spirit with which they have joined the expeditious sent 'to help them indicates they will soon hold all important ports and railways to the Georgian horded. Ad vices received three days ago showed the south Russian forces were advancing rap idly near Novorossyk and driving the bolaheviki out of that country." (Dispatches received since the datf of this interview with General Wrangel state that Novorossyk has been captur ed bv the south Russian troops.) "What effect will recognition by France have on the Crimean govern tnentt" he was asked. General Wrangel 's eyes brightened as he responded promptly: "The note of France was a chivalrous and just ex pression of one ally's recognition of anothers self-sacrifice in the common cause." "I cannot conceal my surprise," he continued, after a moment's hesitation "that other allies have not given the same generous recognition of bloodshed, not for Russia alone, but to protect the entire civilized world against plunder murder and despotism. It is not only Busaia's battle which is being fought in South Russia. " . "Hay I ask," said the correspondent, "what impression the American note to Italy on the attitude of the United States toward bolshevism created I " "It was most favorable," he replied. 'It was very gratifying to me person ally, and I am jure to all right minded Bussians, that the United States should thus officially' express its disapproval of the murder and rapine committed by a Croup of desperates, which is .trying to rob the Russian people of all liberty. If it were possible for the Russian people to organize a government today accord ing to their own will, I should be willing . to conclude this civil war instantly, but a great majority is dominated by tyrants, .and this war must continue until Rus sians are free to organize a government expressing the popular will." Asked as to the economic future of couth Russia,' General Wrangel said: . -"Control of some surplus grain has already been gained -by bur government. and we will soon be able to export it as transportation conditions are improv ing. When we control' the Kuban and Don territories, Russia 's richest grain sections, we will be able to export large quantities of foodstuffs in exchange for needed manufactured articles. We havi already given France permission to ex port ,300 tons of grain, this permission was given as an expression of our ap preciation of the gracious action of France in extending recognition to oui government . "I wish to make it plain, however that France did not grant recognition in exchange for commercial advantages, but it was the least we could do after France had been so magnanimous in her treat ment of us . " General Wrangel insisted the bolaheviki military and political strength was great ly overestimated. Even when working as a subordinate to General Denikine, he urged that an undemocratic gqvernment, such as that led by Nikolai Lenme, could not live in Russia, because the peasants would not tolerate it indefinitely, and he declare dtoday he was still of the same opinion. Scoffers who predicted General Wrang el would not last a fortnight when he took over the fragments of General Denikine 's fleeing government last March, now givt him great credit, especially since the suc cessful movements of troops into the Don and Kuban regions, as these promised to consolidate the Cossacks strength with that of the Crimea. Many of the peopK here are already discussing with uneasi ness reports that Novorossyk or Ekater inador may claim to be the capital of south Russia. General Wrangel, how ever, is not busying himself with rival ries over the future capital of the coun try. In his discussion of the situation and fundamental problems with the eorres pendent today, he made no prophecy ex cept that Russia ultimately would be reunited under a government expressing the will of the majority of the people. Like nearly all Russian officers, Gen eral Wrangel has his hair clipped short for summer comfort and this accentuates the length of his slender, sensitive face. He wears his moustache cut extremely short, and his alert blue eyes alne mark him as an effective executive rather than an artist. He is six feet tall. 'and looks even taller in the skirts, skirted gray Coccasks tunic falling to his boot tops belted tight at his slight waist and orna mented with horizontal rows of ivory cartridge cases across his chest . When standing he typifies action, and despite his extreme slenderness, carries himself very erect. He talks French ami Rus sian with equal fluency and greets visi tors with such a manner that they under stand the confidence placed in his judg ment by t lie south Russians. GOVERNOR COX SPEAKS IN PITTSBURG TONIGHT EN ROUTE WITH GOVERNOR COX, Aug. 26. Governor Cox today was trav eling toward Pittsburgh to deliver an ad dress there tonight in which he promises to disclose ample evidence proving his charges of a republican "corruption fund" exceeding $15,000,000. No speeches were scheduled by the democratic presidential candidate while en route to Pittsburgh from Evansville, Ind., where he made three addresses yes terday reiterating and amplifying his campaign fund charges and declaring he had "the goods to convict every mother's son" of the republican leaders. On his special car today the governor planned & prepare tonight's address from his breast pocket collection of pa pers said to contain convincing proQf of his charges. The governor was due at Pittsburgh at 6:50" o'clock this evening, and after his address, set for about 8:30 p. m., he was to leave at midnight for New Haven, Conn., where he will attend a shore -dinner tomorrow afternoon and make another evening address. The governor's route today took him through Indianapolis, Dayton, 'his home, and Columbus, the Ohio capital, where additional friends were to join the train. To accommodate the enlarging party of the candidate, a second private compart ment car was added to the train. HEW YORK COTTON. .NEW YORK, Aug. 26.--Cotton fu tures opened barely steady. October, 27.10; 'December, 25.45; January, 24.90; March 240; May, 24.45. T. STATE CONVENTION OF AMERICAN LEGION Will Meet in Wilmington Sep tember 3 and 4 Prominent Speakers to Hare Place on the Program. Special to The Daily Gazette. RALEIGH, Aug. 26 The American Legion, Department of North Carolina, consisting of 112 posts and 6,000 ex service men, will hold its second annual State Convention in Wilmington, Septem ber 3 and 4. The 'first session of the meeting pre sided over by Department Commander John Beasley, of Monroe, will be held at one o'clock in the afternoon Friday at which time the convention will ap point the various committees and register the delegates. The addresses on the first day of the session will be by R. G. (Jholmely-Jones, director of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D.' C, nnd C. O. Schultz, director of Vo cational Training, Atlanta, Ga. Saturday's session will begin at nine thirty o'clock in the morning. At this meeting an election of officers for the coming year and delegates to the Nation al Convention at Cleveland, Ohio, will be held; also a place will be voted on as to where , the third annual convention will meet. ' The department desires every post of the Legion in North Carolina to be re presented by delegates as questions of importance will be decided upon at this convention. Among them the matter of electing a whole time Department Adju tant and Finance Officer at a salary that; nill justify a man to devote his en tire time to the work of a semi-monthly magazine by the North Carolina De partment, the Fordney extra compensa tion bill, which is expected to come up in the next session of congress, univer sal military training, education and good roads. Dr E. C. Brooks, state superinten dent of public instruction, has accepted an invitation to address the convention on Saturday, September 4. National! Commander Franklin D'Olier. of I'hil: adelphia, and Hon. James H. Pou, of Raleigh, have also been invited to speak to the State meeting of ex-service men. The present officers of the North Car olina department of the American Legion are: John Beasley, commander, Monroe; Walter Clark, Jr., vice commander Charlotte; Cale K. Burgess, acting adju tant and finance officer, Raleigh; Daniel W. Terry, publicity officer, Raleigh; and F. O. Clarkson, historian, Charlotte. MURDERED WOMAN IS IDENTIFIED BY HUSBAND Victim of New Jersey Homicide Evidently Engaged in Fierce j Struggle With Her Slayer. (By The Associated Press.) GIIANTWOOD, N. J., Aug. 26. The body of the young woman found slain in the Grantwood woods yesterday, today was identified as that of Mrs. Blanche Schulz. of East l.Vith street, Manhattan. The identification was made by the woman's husband, Frank S luilz, at a Hackansack morgue. Schulz, who is an employe i f the Inter borough Rapid Transit Company, imme diately identified the clothing worn by the dead woman. He would not 4ook at the body, but told the police that his wife had a mole on her back, which they found as described. Mrs. Schulz, according to her husband, had been employed in a Manhattan de partment store, but hail been missing from home since last Saturday night, when she left for a visit with a sister at Keyport. He said she had with her $50 and wore'five diamond rings and a wed ding ring, which were missing when the body was found. I Marks on the body led to the assump tion that tne victim had engaged in a vio lent struggle with her assailant. Her hands were covered with bloo'', two teeth were missing from her upper jaw and the body showed other signs of having suf fered violence. An autopsy performed by Comity Phy sician Ogden showed that the woman's throat had been eut from ear to ear and that this caused her death. She also had been struck a heavy blow on the left temple, Dr. Ogden said. VANCE ARANT IS KILLED BY TRAIN AT CHARLOTTE The following is from this morning's Greensboro Daily News: CHARLOTTE, Aug. "25. Vance Arant, a well known white man of Charlotte, was killed by Seaboard Air Line train No. 58, westbound, this afternoon about 4:30 o'clock at a railroad crossing in Paw Creek township. He was driving it a Ford car. The train struck the car on the crossing, completely demolishing it and killing Arant instantly. The body was brought to Charlotte tonight. Arant was unmarried and 40 years of age. A mother and several brothers survive. Mr. Arant was formerly employed in Gastonia by Mr. James A. Walker at the belting repair shop and was well known here. He, was returning to Charlotte from a business trip to this city when he was killed. ,J -; ! - TEXANS WERE GUESTS OF ROTARY CLUB Heard of Gaston's Wonderfu! Growth from Local Speakerr Were Welcomed by May or Cherry Each Visitor Given Attractive Souvenirs -Music by Local Talent a Feature. Gaston's rise from tlw old days of distilleries and little wealth to her premier place in the textile industry and attendant prosperity formed the keynote of the interesting program at the regular luncheon of the Gastonia Rotary Club at the Loray cafeteria Wed nesday noon when the Waco, Texas, dele gation of business men, the city's guests for the day, were guests of the club. S. A. Robinson was at President A. G. Myers' side at the head of the table as chairman of the day's program. The at tendance was large. Blessing was offered by J . H . Separk. That Gastonia offers her visitors no keys to her gates because there is no no wall around this city and no gates was the statement of Mayor R. G. Cherry in a well chosen address of welcome to. the visitors. Tire mayor gave a most hear ty welcome to the guests. Able and elo quent response to his address was given by Judge W. M. Sleeper, of Waco, who paid 'high tributes and praise to the hos pitality of the Carolinas and of Gastonia in particular and to the wonderful spirit of advancement found here. Miss Marie Torrence, accompanied by Mrs. F. C. Michael on the piano de lighted the audience with a vocal solo. Continuous and insistent applause caused her to graciously respond to an encore. Mrs. Michael on the violin and Miss Pickens on the banjo rendered de lightful musical numbers, winning much applause and responding to encores. Tiie musical features of the program proved a decided hit with the visitors as well as with the members of the club and their local guests. The educational progress of Gaston county and of Gastouui was ably pic tured by County Superintendent ot Pub lie Instruction F. P. Hall, who also dwelt upon the wonderful advance of Gas ton from the old days of a brief genera tion ago. He also eloquently stressed the needs yet to be met in educational lines. J. H. Separk interestingly told of the industrial development of Gaston, pre seuting latest statistics 'showing the standing of the county in the textile in dustry of. the world. His address was replete with interesting tacts and was eloquent as well. "Irish linen" damask napkins manu factured by the Spencer Mountain mill from Texas cotton were presented the vis itors, a dozen to each as a souvenir, by the Chamber of Commerce, through tin secretary, Fred M. Allen. Another sou venir was presented upon behalf of tht .Standard Knitting Mill by G. Rush Silencer, a couple of pairs of the half hose manufactured by that mill, in a neat box to each visitor. Several members of the Texas delega tion were called on for brief talks, and without exception they expressed them selves as highly pleased with ilieir recep tion in Gastonia and with the informa tion obtained in the "center of the tex tile industry of the South, " a distinc tion Gastonia holds without question from any quarter. G. 11. l'euland, an attorney of Waco, said that the party was most favorably impressed rarfher astonished at the proportions attained by the textile indus try in the Piedmont section as they had found it. if Texas, he said, with its wonderful natural resources, could de velop the textile industry in a similar manlier, his State would be an empire indeed. Mr. PenlanTi, by the way, is a native of Clay county, North Carolina, as is his brother, Mr. James I'enland, president of the Waco Drug Co. and also a member of the party. The latter also made a shorttalk much along the same line. W. V. Crawford, president of the Texas Cotton 'Palace Association, gave an interesting description of the great cot ton show which is held in Waco annually under the direction of his association. It is the biggest thing of its kind in the entire southwest and is visited each year by upwards of 500,000 people. H. E. Childs, president of the First National Bank of Itasca, Texas, and W. H. McCullough, president of the Central Texas National Bank of Waco, talked of the banking resources of Texas. A. J. Bush, general manager of the Texas Traction Company, voiced the ap preciation of the entire party for the courtesies extended them here. Mr. Hugh Williams, president of the Williams Dry Goods Co., a large whole sale house of Waco, spoke of the manu facturing and wholesale business of Texas, and spoke in appreciative terms of the party's cordial welcome in the Carolinas. Mr. J. Perrin Quarles, president of the Charlotte Rotary Club, was called on and made a few appropriate remarks. Among the club's guests for luncheon were many local business men. The first' all-steel steamship eve built in Argentina was launched a few weeks ago." TAR HEELS MAKE PLEA i THAT COAL BE DIVERTED TO NORTH CAROLINA uk for Modification of Priority Orders That Would Allow Fuel to be Shipped into This State - No Wood to be Had - Situation De scribed as Serious. SUFFRAGISTS SWARM AROUND COLBY'S OFFICE J Await Secretary of State'a Proclamation Based on Ten nesaee's Certification. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. The proc lamation announcing officially that the suffrage amendment to the constitution had been ratified was signed today by Secretary Colby of the state department. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 Declaring they had information that the certificate of ratification from Governor Roberts, of Tennessee, hail been received at the state department, suffragists began gathering at the department early today to await the signing by Secretary Colby of the proclamation declaring the federal suf frage amendment ratified. The women preceded the secretary to the building. Officials present would not say . whether the certificate had been re ceived. The suffragists declared, how ever, that they knew it had reached Washington on a late train last night. They expected to be present in the sec retary's office when he attached his sig nature to the proclamation. The announcement disappointed a group of suffrage workers from head quarters of the National Woman's party who had gathered at the state department hoping to be present when Mr. Colby at tached his signature to the proclamation. Miss Alite Paul, chairman of the party, was among the number. a "We are confident that the signature of Secretary Colby completes the suffrage struggle in this country," she said. "In spite of every obstacle that our opponents could put in our way, women have won the right to an equal voice in tne affairs of this government. The Woman's Party will not relax iis vigilance, however, until it is saisfie.( that no further attempt will be made to wrest from the women of the I'nitcd states the political equality which they have won."' Miss I'aul planned to go today to New tork to call a meeting of the executive committee of the party at which the date for the national convention to fi future policy will be decided. DEATHS PKTKR MARSHALL RHVXK. At seven o'clock this morning Mr. Peter Marshall Rhyne, one of the best known of the county's oldest citizens died at his home in Dallas, aged about 60 years. Mr. Rhyne had been in feeble health for the past two or three years but until yesterday was able to be up a par! of the time. This morning he arose Jas usual and went out into the yard, and fell down a step. He was carried into the house, but died'within a few minutes. Mr. Rhyne is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Mary .Jenk ins, and is a daughter of Mr. Rufus M. Jenkins, of Mt. Holly, and the follow ing children: Louis Dan Rhyne, now liv ing in Florida, Mrs.. Setzer, of Newton, Mrs. Robert Dorton, of Salisbury, Mr. Esli Rhyne, Mr. Loy Rhyne, Mr. George White Rhyne and Miss Lena Rhyne, all of Dallas . Arrangements for the funeral service have not been completed this afternoon; awaiting word from Mr. Louis Dan Rhyne, in Florida, but the funeral will probably take place some time Friday at the home. Mr. Rhyne was a life long member of the Lutheran church. He was born and read in the county, and had made his home in Dallas for many years. His passing brings sorrow, not only to his immediate family, but to a wide cir cle of friends throughout the county. EARL JOHNSON. The burial of an ex-service man, Mr. Earl Johnson, will take place at MeAden ville this afternoon at 3:00 p. m. Mr. Johnson died on ship board and his body was brought back to McAdenville for in terment. He will be buried with military honors by the American legion at the Methodist church. A squad of American Legion members from Gastonia will go over to McAdenville this afternoon to tender Mr. Johnson due honor at his funeral. For ocean, travelers a new suit case can be emptied and inflated, with an air pump with which it is equipped to serve as a , Ufa preserver. . .. ; ,- 7 (By The Associated Press.) ' r. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Modifica tion of priority orders for cars transport ! ing coal to lake porta and "certain tissi. tatiocs on exportation of coal' ' were sug gested today to the interstate commerce commission as means of relieving the-coal " situation in North Carolina. - The present situation and the OBtleek for the winter "is serious," Judge R. H. Sykes, of Durham, told the commission, Lack of labor to cut wood for fuel, mak ing almost total dependency on coal, ha created a situation which the witness de clared would put North Carolina "in ail bad shape as New England and the upper lakes district," if the existing orders ars Dot modified. Judge Sykes alao suggested that part s of the present coal car supply be divertsd for transportation of coal to North Caro-. Una. Only IS per tent of the Borstal supply had been received in that state up to last week, while prices range frees 111 to 13 a ton, he said. Other members of the delegation were E. B. Hobgood, secretary of the chamber of commerce; A. A. Murdock, and B. S. McGee, of Durham, and W. A. Shore and A. L. Butner, of Winston-Salem.. DROP IN PRICE OF COAL IS FORECAST (By the Associated Pres.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 Forecast of a tumble in coal prices was made by the department of justice officials today coincident with the announcement of "renewed activity" in the campaign . against coal profiteers. With production on the increase prediction was made that the coal market would follow sugar prices in a break in the near future. Prices already have dropped at Balti more where the federal agent started yesterday to gather evidence against an alleged combination of dealers who were declared to have boosted prices through repeated resales. A similar attack on profiteers has been ordered at Hampton Roads, one of the largest bunkering sta-, tions on the eastern Seaboard. Com plaints have come frequently from there and from Baltimore it was said. Although interior points have report ed exhorbitant coal prices in many in stances, it was stated that the flagrant violations" of the Lever law were ccrh h'ned largely to the Atlantic coast. The department will press its investigations at a 'I points; however. Federal Reserve board officials report ed indications aire of an impending drop in the coal market. Their informa tion was that transiKtrtation conditions with respect to coal had improved and a better distribution, therefore, was be ing had. The reserve board officials said the empty -bins, made so by the bituminous miners strike and later by the railroad walkout and freight jam, were agaiu stocked. INCREASED RATES EFFECTIVE WASHINGTON, Aug. 36. Increased freight rates and passenger fares authorized- by the interstate commerce commis sion went into effect today on practically all railroads of the country. A number of steamship companies operating along, the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and on the great lakes made corresponding advances in their rates. Railroads which did not advance their rates today were those that had not filed the required blanket schedules in time for them to become effective. In such ease, the higher rates will go into effect later. For railroads the general increase allowed -was approximately 33 1-3 per cent in freight rates, 20 peP cent in passenger fares and excess tiaggage and milk charges for Pullman space. Similar in creases were authorized by the commis sion for water carriers on joint rail and water traffic. The shipping board ruled, in approving the higher freight and passenger all water rates for companies under its juris diction, that they could be put into effect any time before January 1 on one day's notice from' the companies. Invented by a Massachusetts man, a new coupling device enables tt motor truck to be backed against a wgon and convert h into a trailer ;V , , . .
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