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TOT1 WEALTH m 132,573,749. Ranks 7tk ta the state. A freat county for former and investor. " Gaston Daily GAZETTE UAOIU.I people, represent las aa increase of 31.3 per cent, a gain unequalled bj any other county in Stat. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PKXSS GASTONIA, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 27, 1920 VOL. XLl. NO. 206. SINGLE COPY 5 CEltTB A" AVAILABLE FORCES General Weygand Says Situation as Regards Poles is Satisfactory - Believes They Should Thoroughly Entrench Themselves; However, for Defense Pending Conclusion of Peace. (By The Associated Press.) PARIS, Aug. 27. bolshevik reaction against Polish armies along the front east of Warsaw ia not expected, at least for the present, by General Weygand, who is credited with having directed the defense of the Polish capital and hurled the so viet armies back from that city, accord ing to the Warsaw correspondent of The Petit Pa mien. General Weygand is -quoted as. saying the Poles should not Advance too far eastward, but should en trench themselves along a line that can 1m easily held, so that they may be able to' resist any effort on the part of soviet Russia to bring overwhelming forces against them in the future. "It is most difficult to be a prophet at this moment," the correspondent quotes the general as saying, "but seeing that General Wrangel, in south Russia, is go ing well, I hope the bolsheviki will not bo able to find any considerable forces to bring against Poland. Russia possesses vast resources, but we can, for the mo ment, feel reassured, for the bolsheviki undoubtedly used everything available to take Warsaw. Those resources were me- J diocre, especially in artillery, a large part of which has been captured by the Poles. At the beginning of their offen sive, however, they had everything in their favor and were beaten. "General Wrangel seems strong and well equipped, and in his progress, wfyich is not haphazard, but systematic, one gets the impression that he is administering skilfully in occupied territories, so that he will not, like General Denikine, leave revolt behind him. We may, then, be op timistic,' and I leave Warsaw with an ex cellent impression of the situation and full of hope, but am convinced that hard work is needed to mak the Polish- army worthy of its task. "If peace is not concluded before win ter, the Poles should establish themselves in positions that would enable them to ive. They 'should not go too far, how ever, but should choose a strong line and build up an organization behind it so as to be prepared for any eventuality. Where that line should be I do not know, and if I did I .would lie very careful not to give any information regarding it." FAILURE TO CAPTURE WARSAW COSTS SOVIET "NAPOLEON' HIS JOB WARSAW, Aug. 26. General Tuchat ochecwski, known as the "soviet Napo leon," has been relieved of his post 'as commander in chicef of' the bolshevik army on the Polish front, because of his failure to take Warsaw, according to in formation given to the press here. Leon Trotsky, bolshevist minister of war and marine, has personally taken command of the army, it is reported by bolshevik of ficers who have been taken prisoner. General Tuchatschecwski has had a re markable career in the Russian army. He is of noble birth and at the outbreak of the world war was captured by the Ger mans. Later he escaped and resumed his place in the army, rising to the rank of lieutenant. When the soviet government was established he was promoted, and rose to high command, being credited with the defeat of Admiral Kolchak. in Siberia, and General Denikine, in south ern Russia. Be is only 28 years old. ADVISES POLAND TO HOLD STRATEGICAL POSITIONS PARIS, Aug. 27. The foreign minis try announced today that France had counseled Poland to attain the best strate gical military position possible until peace is signed, regardless of her ethno graphical frontier, because the military situation will influence the peace terms. CANDIDATE HARDING HAS BUSY DAY MARION, O., Aug. 17 Several im portant conferences, an afternoon auto mobile trip to speak at Galion, O., and as .evening reception here to Marion wo men7 in celebration of the grant of suf frage, were on Senator Harding 's crowd ed engagement list for today. Ameng the callers were Henry P. Davidson, a partner in me Morgan bank ing house, and Fred D. Underwood, president of the Erie railway. The con ference between them and the nominee were understood to concern certain fi nancial problems. At Gallon the senator was to speak to a. picnic of "Erie railway employes, and it waa expected he would make railway labor the subject of his short address. USED ALL AGAINST If KING CONSTANTINE HOPES TO REGAIN THRONE Say He Never Abdicated and Tha Majority of Greeks Still Consider Him the Legal Ruler. (By The Associated Press.) ' PARIS, Aug.' 27 Former King Con stantine, of Greece, still hopes to regain his throne, claiming he never abdicated and that he is still considered the Greek sovereign by a majority of the people of that country, says the Lucerne correspon dent of the Excelsior. In the course of an interview with the dethroned monarch, the correspondent was told that Premier Venixelos would not be able to so con duct affairs in Greece as to give the coun try her true place among the nations. Constantine denied having in any way been involved in dhe attempted as sassination of the Gaeek premier in this city oh August 12. "I await here," the former king said to the correspondent,'-4 with resignation for the day when, by the will of my peo ple and the force of Traditions, I will resume the throne which undeservedly lost. I never abdicated, and the greater part of my people still consider me king. " "Do you consider the presen' policy of Greece to be in conformity with her national aspirations? " he nsned. ''Our aspirations have been understood by the powers," Constantine answered. "The prosperity of my country is indispensa ble to great Mediterranean interests. I may be jU'rinitted, however, to regret the division of Greece, cuused by the too individualistic policy of Premivr Veui zelos. Notwithstanding his undoubted statesmanlike abilities, he has been un able to maintain in Greece the amity necessary to her growth and prestige." Asked what he thought about the re cent attack on the Greek premier, the former king replied: "1 regret deeply that two of my sub jects committed that cowardly deed. To pretend that I was the instigator of that crime is monstrous. I have never main tained in Lucerne or elsewhere a center of repression against the new regime. "I hope soon to be allowed to retini to Athens. The entente undertook not to oppose my return, if after the war the people of Greece expressed a desire to see me again on the throne of my fathers. I would then resume without passion, rancor or hate the noble duties of my crow n . ' ' "What would become of Venizelos then" he was nsked. "If Greece still accords him her favor," replied Constantine, "I shall not hesitate to accept him hs premier." "What would be your attitude toward neighboring countries !" "It would not, perhaps, be different from that of M. Venizelos. " WARRING NATIONS LOST 35,320,000 IN POPULATION WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Due to war influences, ten European nations en gaged in the. world war show a potential loss in population of 35,320,000 persons since 1914, according to a statistical re search conducted by the Society for Studying -the Social Consequences of the War, of Copenhagen, made public -today by the American Red Cross. At the end of 1913, the society reports, these nations had a population of 400, 850,000, and under normal conditions this population should have increased, by thev middle of 1919, to 424,210,000. However, it had fallen by that time to 389,030,000, which" led to the conclusion by Danish statistical experts that the loss of actual and potential human life in the nations approximated 40 millions. Causes of the" abnormal falling off in population were attributed in the soci ety's report as follows: Killed in war, 9,819,000; deaths due to augmentation of mortality, economic blockades, war epi demics, 5,301,000; fall in birth rate due to mobilization of fifty-six million men between 20 and 45 years of age, 20.200, 000. N. Y. COTTON. (By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Aug. 27 Cotton futures opened firm. October 28:25; December 26:40; January 25:65; March 25:45 H May 25:25. - ARSA 6AST0NIA MJUI HEAD ' OF BAKKHEAD DIVISION Col. C. B. Armstrong Elected President of the Ea tern Di vision of the Bankhead High way Association - Directors Met in Raleigh Tuesday. Col. 0. B. Armstrong, of Gastonia, al though not himself present at the meeting of the directors of the Bankhead High way Association in Raleigh Tuesday, was heir unanimous choice' for president of the Eastern division of the highway. In keeping with the plans made at the last annual meeting of the association, five main divisions, which will cover the 5,500 miles of the system, are being organized. The Eastern is the Atlantic division. It extends from Washington, D. C, to At lanta, Ga. Four states are included in the division, namely, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina' and Georgia. The importance of the honor done. Col. Armstrong will be realized when it is learned that he is now president of a division comprising seven hundred miles of highway. Said Dr. C. W. Kelly, general field man ager of the Bankhead highway, in the city yesterday, after a complete tour of the road from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, "Col. Armstrong is recognized as a man who gets things done. He was the unanimous choice of the directors for president of the Eastern division." While Col. Armstrong's consummate ability, progressiveness and public spirit have long been a matter of common knowledge in this city and the county, where he has been peculiarly successful as an organizer and administrator of cotton mills and a promoter of many enterprises for the public good, it is with especial pride that we learn of his recognition throughout such broad territory. At the meeting in Raleigh called into session by national president Bennehan Cameron, in addition to Col. Arrtrong, president, other officers were elected as fololws: M. J. Abney, of Athens, Ga., vice president; C. M. Vanstory and Gar land Daniel, both of Greensboro, treas urer and secretary, respectively. Day . Trailer and C. S. Webb, both of Char lotte, were elected members at large of the executive committee. The purpose of the divisional organiza tion of the Bankhead HiuWay Assoeia' tion is to assist individual counties and states in securing adequate legislation for federal and state aid in order to advance construction of highway within division territory. A chairman for each county will be named to serve as divisional board manager in order to further facilitate the construction of the projected highway. In the session at Raleigh preparations were discussed looking toward the annual national convention in Greensboro in April, l!21. ''The military convoy,'' states Dr. Kelly, "which recently passed through Gastonia. is at present, in southwest Texas an. I should reach the Pacific- coast during the latter part of October. Great enthusiasm has greeted the convoy all along the route. Of interest to Gastonia and to North Carolina people is the pros pect of the national highway's being made a military highway." Having just returned from the Pacific coast, where he completed inspection of the entire system, Dr. Kelly reports that interest in the coming eiuivention at Greensboro shown throughout -the country is the largest yet known since the organi zation of tlie association. All along the route to the Pacific, Dr. Kelly found many stretches of hard surface road al ready completed, the longest ones in the West. He is confident that the entire 5,500 miles of hard surfaced road will be completed within five yens, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Plans are already being made by women's clubs, various local organiza tions and the Boy Scouts for properly marking the highway and beautifying it in every way possible, so that, when this work is completed, it will be not only a road connecting the two oceans, conven iently marked for tourists, and fully able to bear the great volume of traffic expect ed, but it will also be ore of the most heautifu scenic drives in America. RETAIL PRICES TO SHOW SLIGHT DECLINE IN FALL (By the Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Retail prices, in the opinion of the federal re serve board, will decline slightly during the coming fall and winter months and will slump next spring -to still lower lev els. Summarizing recent changes in prices of various commodities, the board in a report last night said that "saving af forded by manufacturers through lessened cost of materials and increased efficiency of labor must eventually be reflected in a downward movement of retail prices." Although a general slight slump in re tail prices during the next few months was forecast, the board was of the opin ion that in some lines higher prices were probable, "due to the fact that pur chases for the autumn and winter trade had already been contracted for at the old level of prices." Changes in the prices of raw materials,which were re ported to have been sharp during the past few weeks, will not show thein effect, ac cording to the board, in retail prices until FORMER SECRETARY WILSON DEAD AT ADVANCED AGE James' Wilson, for Fifteen Years Head of U. S. Depart- . ment of Agriculture, Did Country Great Service. (By The Associated Press.) TRAERr Iowa, Aug. 26. James Wil sou, former secretary of agriculture, died at his home here today. James Wilson was head of the Depart ment of Agriculture for fifteen years, during which he contributed largely to the phenomenal agricultural development of the United States. His long service in the cabinet constituted a record. Albert Gallatin, once Secretary of the Treasury, had previously held the record with ser vice of nearly thirteen years. Mr. Wilson 's service, however, was more notable for the constructive work which it included, rather than for the re markably long time which he held the portfolio, with complete acceptability un der three presidents of diverse tempera ments McKinley, Roosevelt and Tft. Mr. Wilson was an Iowa farmer. Born August 16, 1835, he was the son of a Scotchman, who left Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1852 to settle with his family in the United States. Near the present town of Traer, Ia., the family founded the new home, and in that neighborhood the son James began farming on his own account as early as 1861, and at the same time egan his political career with election to the Iowa State Legislature. In 1872 he was sent to Congress and served in all three terms. He was regent of the Iowa State University from 1870 to 1874, and for six years prior to becoming Secretary of Agriculture, he was director of the State Experiment Station and Professor of Agriculture at the Iowa State College. His application of science to agricultural practice brought him to such national prominence that President McKinley made him Secretary of Agriculture March 4. 1897. When Mr. Wilson took office the agri cultural develotnent of the country was already remarkable, but in the years dur ing which he was at the helm of its in terests so far as the federal government was concerned this development was in creased far beyond the boundaries of nat ural promise which mere land and work afforded. The increasing helpfulness which the federal government exercised in this development is indicated to some ex fent by the fact that when Mr. Wilson be came Secretary there were 2,444 employes in the department, and that when he left it there were approximately 12,00(1. This increase, involving altogether larger and larger appropriations, Mr. Wilson ob tained on the merits of one achievement after another, until it became a universal belief among tiie farmers that the De partment of Agriculture was working with a single-minded purpose for their benefit. Secretary Wilson introduced into the Cnited States a great number of valuable . rops which hitherto had been successful only in foreign countries. Among these was Ihmim wheat, which came to yield nearly $50,000,000 a year to the farmers of the. Northwest. He thus extended the possibilities of wheat growing far beyond the former c limatic limits. Uader his ad ministration the beet sugar industry was also featured, a serum for hog-cholera was discovered, the whole country was aroused on the subject of tuberculosis in cattle, ami the care and handling of milk was systematized and improved. Sample sections of good roads were built in almost every state, and communities were instructed how 1o build good roads with their local material. The forests were studied and remarkable advances made toward the conservation of them, and the re-planting of the deforested areas. In conection with the Department's active work, the official agricultural literature was developed to the end that depart mental bulletins became of great value among the fanners, presented as they were in simple language along practical lines. As an octogenarian, Mr. Wilson was still erect and vigorous, a man six feet tall, all bone and muscle. In Iowa his old friends and associates knew him af fectionately as "Tama Jim." Of the Presbyterian faith, he was, as a boy, made familiar with the old metrical ver sion of the Psalms from which he fre quently quoted in a quaint way with re markable effect. No formalities ever hedged about him; the plainest farmer who visited his office in Washington re ceived the same grasp of the hand and courteous attention that was given to leaders in official life. Mrs. Henry Jordan and son, Howard, of Brevard, arrived in Gastonia Thursday night to spend some time with Mrs. Jor dan's sisters, Mrs. B. H. Craig and Mrs. Dorie Smith. early next spring. The board stated that an "important downward tendency ' ' in prices of all com modities except food had been evidenced throughout the country, the reduction in prices of raw products having been espe cially marked. This general lowering of the price level, it was believed, indicated a probable drop in food prices during the coming months. - COX EXPOSES IMMENSE REPUBLICAN SLUSH FUND TO ELECT CANDIDATE Democratic Nominee Presents Information to Support His Charge of Republican Conspiracy to Buy the Presidency- Reads Quotas Imposed on Principal Cities Totalling $8,145,000 - Say Names of Individual Subscribers Were Order ed Kept Secret. (By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Aug. 27 Governor Cox. democratic presidential nominee, in dicated here today that he would make further "exposures" of republican cam paign funds within a week. Governor Cox, democratic presidential nominee, arrived here from Pittsburgh at 10:35 o'clock today, pausing for only a short time before proceeding to New Haven, where he is to deliver another ad dress. Mr. Cox was eating breakfast when his private car rolled into the Pennsyl vania station. George White, chairman of the democratic national committee. Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, head of the speakers' bureau, and other dern ocratic leader, stepped aboard the traiu to greet the standard bearer of their party and to accompany him to New Haven . Repetition, in part, of the evidenae he presented last night at Pittsburgh to substantiate his charges of a $15,0(10,000 republican "corruption fund'' was plan ned today by the democratic presidential candidate at New Haven, Conn., and also tomorrow at New York. Satisfaction with information given to back up his declarations of a "con spiracy to buy the presidency," aided to funds from big business interests, was expressed by Governor Cox and his nil visors today. That he would stand for the time being on the evidence and subse quent developments in the senate commit tee's investigation, was indicated by the governor. He said he did not expect to present further evidence in New Haven today, but ersons close in his councils declared that he ha. I mi flic-ient additional matter for a score of speeches, includ ing information regarding individual re publican subscriptions. When this is to be forthcoming was not indicated, but was expected soon . The governor planned to make two ad dresses today, one to the Young Voters' League of New Haven, ami another at a night public meeting. Kntertainment at a shore dinner this afternoon also on the program. It was the governor's first vis it into New Kngland ami lie looked for ward to it with pleasurable anticipation. Later in the campaign he expects to tour all New Kngland. Among democratic leaders at the sta tion to greet Mr. Cox, who did not leave his car, were Homer ,S. Cunimings, for mer chairman of the democratic commit tee; Oswald West, former governor of Oregon; and Thomas L. Heilley, former representative from Connecticut and now sheriff of New Haven, who has c harge of plans for the reception in that city today of the presidential' candidate. Mr. Cun.mings and Sheriff Heilley will ac company Governor Cox to New Haven but Mr. White and Senator Ha rriscm were unable,to make the trip ami for that reason Mr. Cox devoted all his time here to a conference with them. Hut it was not a wholly political re ception that awaited Governor Cox here. At the station too were James M. Cox, Jr-, now a student in a military academy, and Dan Mahoney, son-in-law of Gover nor Cox and editor in-charge of his papers during his absence in Dayton . James, Jr., sprang a sensation of his own when he announced to newspaper men that he was planning to accompany his father on his western campaign trip. Mr. Mahoney, however, broke in on the youngster to announce that his father had not been informed of his plans and that tha announcement of James, Jr., "was considerably an error as he was go ing back to school September 15. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 27. Infor mation to support his charges that a re publican campaign fund exceeding $15, 000,000 was being raised "in a con spiracy to buy the presidency" was pre sented by Governor Cox, of Ohio, demo cratic presidential candidate, in address ing a public meeting here last night. Governor Cox's data consisted almost entirely of matter taken from the official bulletin of Fred W. Upham, of Chicago, treasurer of the republican national com mittee, but his chief exhibit was a type written list purporting to show republican campaign quotas imposed on 51 principal cities in 27 states and aggregating $S, 145.000. Names of local subscribers. Governor Cox said, Were ordered kept secret. f These quotas, given as $2,000,000 for New York city, $750,000 for Chicago, $500,000 for Philadelphia and ranging down to $25,000 for smaller cities like Atlanta, Ga., were said by Governor Co to have been announced about the middle of July. That Senator Harding, his republican opponent, "was acquainted with tha de tails ' ' of the quota plan and that it waa also approved by Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, waa charged by the democratic candidate. Many Reports Quoted. From subsequent issues of the official bulletin, Governor Cox quoted many re ports from republican workers throughout the country, reporting going "over tha top'-' and In excess of the alleged quota. Announcement of the $8,145,000 metro politan quotas, Governor Cox said, waa made by Harry M. Blair, assistant to Treasurer Upham. A meeting waa held in Chicago, Governor Cox said, at which Will H. Hays, chairman of the republi can national committee, "spoke his bless ings. ' ' The governor charged that typewritten sheets bearing the 51 cities ' quotas were "distributed to those assembled" and ho produced one of the alleged quota lists, but did not state how it was acquired. That the reputed attempt to raise $8,- 145,000 from 51 cities in 27 of the 48 states is fair evidence that the total na tional fund will be much larger waa de clared by Governor Cox, who said big business men were prominent on the xe publican ways and means committee and that the raising of funds was on a busi ness "salesmanship" basis. Governor Cox also quoted from state ments in the republican bulletin that state and county organizations were not to be disturbed or retarded in their activities. Back to Mark Hanna Days. Governor Cox, standing stauhchly by his charges that an attempt to purehaese the presidency was Iwing made, declared that, "the senatorial oligarchy and their friends are harking back to the days of Mark Hanna," stating that in the 1896 campaign, which r. Hai'na managed. $16,500,000 was spent. "It was this foul thing," said Gover nor Cox, "which Theodore Roosevelt brought to an end when he reformed the republican party. When he was doing it. Warren (j. Harding branded him aa an 'Aaron Burr.' "I cliaige again an assault on the electorate,-' said Governor Cox. "It can't be hidden; the hosts are mar shalled; the money ammunition is pre pared, but it will not succeed. The net is spread in sight of the quarry." The typewritten list of cities and quo tas presented by Governor Cox included: ' ' Offic ial quotas: "New York city, $2,000,000; Chicago, $750,000; Philadelphia, 500,000; Detroit, $450,000; Cleveland, $400,000; Boston, $300,000; Cincinnati, $260,000; St. Louis, $250.000 ; San Francisco, $150,000; Min neapolis, $100,000; Providence, $100,000; Newark. $100,000; Akron, $SO,000; Mil waukee, $75,000; Daytou, $60,000; Balti more'. $5(1,000; New Orleans, $50,000; Denver, $50,000; New Haven, $50,000; Washington, $50,000; Louisville. $50, 000; Birmingham, $50,000; Atlanta, $25,000; Memphis, $25,000." Governor Cox added that he "intended to pass this evidence" to the senate cam paign investigating committee. On the question of keeping secret all local subscriptions, Governor Cox quoted from the official bulletin of August 16 aa follows: "The names and amounts sub scribed by local donors should not be made public locally." Why Keep Them Secret? "I hereby give it wide and non-ex si a sive publicity," Governor Cox continued. "Why were the names of local contribu tors not to be made known f Waa it be cause each contribution would carry its own meaning to the voters in the local communities? Certainly there is sons reason. What is itf The public ia SB titled to know. I ""if Mr. Hays and Mr. Upham, do not ! come forward with the information, the j republican national committee ought io remove them both. Furthermore, there should be some explanation of this being made purely a business affair, participat ed in by business men and business mem ' only. - Unexplained, it carries its own eesw I demnation and exposes the purpose of the i whole shameful business. It. means that I the quota is to be aasessed against those who are to benefit, and that the captains of industry who have answered Mr. Hays' roll-call are submitting to taxation with the understanding that they will hare rep- resen on.' (Continued on page 8.)
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