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County it 1 1,611. Popula
tion 51,342; total wealth,
$82,375,749.
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BRITISH GOVERNMENT
EMBARGO ON
LONDON, Oct 13. Unless some wholly unforeseen " Intervention develops,
jnore thn 1,000,000 coal miners throughout the United Kingdom will begin a
r 'strike, on Saturday, and the country's alL Important coal industry will be para
lyaed ' :Vr-,' - . ;'...;?
This decision wan reached this morni hg at a conference of the miners dele-
fates,' who announced that in view of the government's unsatisfactory reply to
the miners r cbtim for an increase in wages, there was .nothing left to do but to
. atrike, , ..t- ,. ' '
It was announced that some of the men in the engineering departments would
oemain at work to keep the mines in order. - - '
Coincident with the strike decision came the announcement that the govern
ment had placed , aban upon the export of coal, which melre win hart far reach--ing
effects upon neighboring countries more or less dependent upon Great Britain
for their supplies. - ' -
- Many of the British industries, notably In the steel and iron branches, and some
f the shipbuilding and. engineering works already are arranging to close down.
The question whether the railwayman
, would unite with the miners was the sub-v
Iject of deep public concern today, but nj
indication as to its course was forthcom
ing from the railway union.
The government has made every prep
aration to cope with the ' situation, to
maintain food supplies andjo provide
for other necessaries. No fear is ex
pressed of a food shortage in the imme
diate future.-
The ministry of transport today issued
statement regarding the railway service
in the event of a coal strike. It says the
passenger services would not be curtailed
the first two or three days of the strike,
full service Jjeing kept.up to allow the
people' to travel home. Alter that pres
sure has subsided, however, there would
be redaction- in passenger service of from
.10 to 20 pr eent '
In connection with the embargo on the
zport of coal the government this after
noon prohibited foreign ships from tak
ing bunker eoaJ. ; ;
EMBARGO ON EXPORTS COAL.
LONDON, Oct. 15. -The British gov
eminent this morale ff put an embargo on
the export of coal from the United -King-lom,
effective immediately. The em
bargo is designed to conserve ' supplies
lor nome use, toe move oeing xne -result
of the threat of a eoal miners strike, be-;
.ginning, next Monday.
The mineral conference today decided,
in view of the unsatisfactory reply made
by the government to the miners' latest
communication, that the mining districts
te informed by telegraph that the only
course was for work in the mines to cease
tomorrow.
COX MAKES SPEECH IN
HARDING'S HOME TOWN
(By The Associated Press.)
EN EOUTE WITH GOVERNOR COX
' Oct. 15 - 'Homefolks" of Ohio today
again were the' objects of Governor Cox 'a
league of nations and other appeals.
t Leaving Columbus early today for a trip
. " through northern Ohio, including a rear
platform date at Marion, the home of
Senator Harding, his republican oppon
. nt, the democratic presidential eandi-
date had another strenuous days work f
laid out. .
- Among the other Ohio cities on the gov
ernor's itinerary today were Delaware,
Upper Sandusky, Carey, Fostoria and
Bowling Green . He was prepared to fol
low up last night's arraignment at
Columbus of the "motley" groups which
he alleged were backing Senator Harding
and also to emphasize the league doe-
trlnes. -r '
; Tonight the governor was to speak at
Detroit, a return engagement following
. his speeches in Michigan early last month
.on the start of his western trip. The
governor tomorrow wiU speak at Sandus-
' ky, .Elyria and Cleveland.
Six thonsand divorces granted in Chi
cago in a year. No wonder the law
' chools are building new dormitories.
:' Paul Djrtly News.
-St.
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS, WOMEN
AND
.t
: , You are respectfully urged to Register for the Election to
be held on Nov. 2nd- The coming election is a most important
one. N ' ,- . , . . '
REGISTER AT ONCE, DO NOT DELAY
The Registration Books close on Oct. 23rd, you MUST
. Register on or before Oct. 23rd. ."
'.. Especial attention is called to the new precinct in Gastonia
known as Gastonia No. 4. The territory which formerly be
longed "to Gastonia No. 1, Wett of. South Streeet and West of
North York Street, in the city of Gastonia has been' placed in
W the new precinct Gastonia fio. 4- The territory West of the
C. & N.-W. Ry., beyond the trestle south of the city limits,
which was formerly in Gastonia No. 1, has also been placed
in this new precinct. An out-and-out New Registration has
been ordered for this new precinct, and ALL WOMEN AND
MEN WHO LIVE IN THIS NEW PRECINCT KNOWN AS
GASTONIA NO. 4, MUST REGISTER FOR THIS ELEC
TION. The votin place for this new precinct is at the
COURTHOUSE-;, Mr. E., B. Denny, the Registrar, will be at
the Courthouse for the next two Saturdays, to Register the
vctsrs. DO NOT OVERLOOK THIS NEW REGISTRATION.
A!I r.:n in this new precinct who hare been voting at the City
: : .11 must Register and vote at the COURTHOUSE. ? .
PLACES
COAL
U. S. 6OY0CTIT.TO
INVESTIGATE PRACTICE OF
PEIMGEIKOALIIIIIES
Coal Mines in Alabama Report
ed to be Surrounded by
High Board Fences and No
One Allowed to Enter' or
Leare Camp Without Per
mission - Guard Houses at
. Openings.
INDIANAPOLIS, , Ind, Oct. 15. The
United States government will be asked
by the United Mine Workers of, America
to make an investigation and ascertain
whether peonage is practiced in Alabama,
coal mines, it was said at the headquar
ters of the organization here today. De
velopments in . the strike of coal miners
in Alabama indicate tha such is the case,
officials of the organization said.
The United Mine Workers, Journal, in
an article published today, says a num-
r of mine in Alabama are surrounded
y high board fences, with small guard
houses at the. openings. At other mines
there are guard houses, it says, although
there is no fence. ' The article points but
that armed guards sire stationed in these
houses to prevent any one. from entering
or leaving the camp without permission.
Not only does the Journal raise the
peonage question, but it also reproduces
copies of what it says are" original black
list letters sent out by the head employ
ment office of the Tennessee Coal aoid
Iron and Railroad Company, a United
States Steel Corporation subsidiary in
Alabama, to the employment clerks at the
various mines and plants in Alabama In
a majority of eases the men were dis
missed for agitation, and the United
Mine Workers say this meant that the
men either joined or sought to Have other
men join the unionT The Journal says it
has the original blacklist letters in its
possession. t
HARDING ON WHIRLWIND
TRIP THROUGH INDIANA
ON BOARD SENATOR HARD-
(By The Associated Press.)
ING '8 SPECIAL TRAIN, Oct. 15 In
a whirlwind trip through southern In
diana today, Senator Harding continued
his warfare against the Versailles league
of nations and asked for ''a return to
the constitution" through the election of
a republican administration and a re
publican congress.
Leaving Louisville, Ky-, this morning
he was to reach Indianapolis during the
afternoon, after numerous short stops for
speeches from the rear. platform of his
private car. Tonight he will speak in
the Indiana capital and tomorrow night
w;ill wind up his trip with a speech in
St. Louis. The places at which his train
was to make stops during today included
New Albany, Jeff ersonville, Seottsburg,
Seymour, Columbus and Franklin.
MEN OF GASTON COUNTY
EXPORTS
E. 0. BELL ARRESTED . .
IN COLORADO SPRINGS
Former Gastonia Express
Agent Arrived in Asheville
,Last Night in Charge of U.
S- Deputy Marshal Will be
Tried in Federal Court No
vember 3.
Special to The Daily Gazette.
ASHEVILLE, Oct. 15. Following his
arrest in Colorado Springs. Colo., while
on his honeymoon, E. O. Bell, wanted
here for white slavery and embezzlement
of American Railway Express funds, ar
rived here last night in'custody of J. M.
Allen,' deputy United States marshal for
the northern district of Texas, with head
quarters at Wichita Falls. Bell is
charged with embezzlement of funds
while employed by the express company
at Gastonia. He was released on $2,000
bond and forfeited his bail on failure to
appear for trial. He will be turned over
to federal authorities to await trial here
during the term of federal court which
begins November 3.
Bell had been in. the custody of author
ities in Wichita Falls for two months
prior to being brought here, , he having
been traced from Wichita Falls to" Pa
ducah, Texas, where he married under
the name of H. H. Johnson and left for
his honeymoon in Colorado Springs, at
which place be was further traced and
finally arrested. '
WILSOli INQUIRES 1,'ITO -
LOV PRICE OF WHEAT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 Presi
dent Wilson has requested Governor Al
len, of Kansas, to forward to the federal
trade commission any information he has
tending to indicate that the recent de
cline in wheat prices was due to unfair
practices or competition or to other arti
ficial causes.
A letter to this effect sent today by
Secretary Tumulty was in ansyer to many
appeals for government action looking to
an embargo on Canadian wheat. These
were referred some time ago to the coin
mission and the department of agricul
ture. Mr. Tumulty's letter to Governor
Allen said :
' ' The president has received your tele
gram of October 6, with reference to the
wheat situation, and has received a num
ber of others of similar tenor. He fully
recognizes the importance of the ques
tions you raise, and he has therefore re
quested the federal trade commission and
the department of agriculture to look in
to the matter at the earliest possible mo
ment with a view to determine what, if
anything, can properly be done. In the
meantime he will appreciate it if you will
be good enough to forward to the federal
trade. commission any information in
your possession, whieh, in your opinion,
tends to indicate that the recent decline
in wheat prices is due to unfair prac
tices or competition, or to other artificial
causes. "
WOULD BUILD UP BODY
OF NURSES TO CARE FOR
THOSE IN NEEDY STRAITS.
BOSTON, Oct. 15. A movement to
build up an adequate body of nursing at
tendants to serve at moderate wages in
homes where outside care is needed in
cases of sickness but where means are
lacking to pay trained nurses has been
started In this city. The Household
Nursing Association is offering women
from twenty to forty-five years of age a
carefully planned course which it de
scribes as designed to prepare them for
the care of sickness in the home and the
care of the home during sickness."
New classes are formed every seven
weoks. The expense for the training is
Km.-,1!. The course extends over a period
of seven mouths, beginning with study of
(!:! of tiie house, marketing, cook
in?, .dietetics and nursing. After this
preliminary work the students are sent to
co-operating hospitals for four months,
receiving actual training and experience
in the tare of patients. After care of
a mother and baby is then learned in a
maternity hospital.
When the course is completed the Stu
dents are given case work under super
vision of a trained nurse for five months.
If their work has proved satisfactory
they are then given diplomas and are
permitted to work independently.
Through a registry system the association
is able to provide constant employment
for graduates of the course.
DR. J. STEWART FRENCH TO
HEAD EMORY AND HENRY
, EMORY, Va., Oct. 15 At a meet
ing of the board of trustees of Emory
and Henry College, Dr. C. O. Weaver,
the president for the past 10 years, ten
dered bis resignation to accept work in
tmT Western North Carolina conference.
The trustees have unanimously elected
Dr. 'J; Stewart French, of Knoxville,
to succeed him.
-There would before prosperity if a
lot of folks would quit scolding the rich
and try toTLnd out how they got that way.
-Canton Daily News. s -
THURSDAY'S ATTENDANCE AT COUNTY FAIR
NIGHT WATCHMAN ATTACKED
BY THREE OIIOWH MEN
J. M. Haney Brutally Beaten by
Would - Be Robbers Last
Night at Loray Mill Not
Fatally Injured Two
Negroes Arrested by Police
Officers.
J. M. Haney, night watchman at the
Loray Mills, was brutally beaten about
10 o'clock last night by unknown per
sons whose motive, it is supposed, was
robbery. However, they became fright
ened and ran immediately after attack
ing him. Haney was carried to his home
nearby, where he was given medical at
tention promptly. Reports from his bed
side this morning were to the effect that
he was resting fairly well though .suffer
ing considerably from bruises and
wounds about the head. He suffered no
fracture of the skull, however, and his
wounds are not believed to be of a seri
ous nature.
Details with reference to the assault
are very meager. Haney, in the dis
charge of his duties, was on the grounds
inside the high iron fence whieh encloses
the mill. His attackers evidently slipped
up behind him as he knew nothing of
their presence until he was struck on the
head from behind. ; He uttered a cry
which was heard by a lady living across
the street She saw three men whom she
took to be negroes, climb over the fence
and run. She immediately' notified the
police department and officers soon after
wards arrested two negroes, John Adams
and Bob Heath and committed them
to jail. Search is being made for the
third negro.
There isjitrong belief on the part of
the officers that robbery was the motive
for the assault as it was known thaft
Haney had some money on his person.
Mr. Haney has been with the Loray for
a number of years.
MORE BASEBALL SCANDAL
MAY BE UNEARTHED
President Johnson Declares
That Cook County Grand
Jury May Disclose Facts Yet
Undreamed of in Baseball
Investigation.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. Startling devel
opments in connection with the recon
vened special grand jury's investigation
of baseball gambling next week were in
dicated today by President Ban Johnson,
of the American League, in discussing
his reasons for sending a telegram to
President ' Heydler, of the National
League, opposing as premature the con
ference of the club owners here Monday
to frame a new governing tribunal for
professional baseball. ,
"I do not care to attend any confer
ence to discuss a new baseball tribunal
until the report of the special grand
jury, which reconvenes on Tuesday, is
made, and I know whom it indicts," he
said.
Johnson admitted having wired Presi
dent Heydler his belief that the con
ference of major league club owners
scheduled for Monday, would be a mis
take in view of the incompleted work of
the Cook county grand jury, ne said:
"This grand jury has accomplished
alren,dy what no other agency has been
I able to do, and has done it with a celerity
thnt astonished ererybody. Its work is
not finished. In fact, it is my informa
ti.in that elcxs are now in hand which
may lertd to the disclosure of more facts
than Kave yet been dreamed of. I be
lieve thai all attempts to reform baseball
by new tribunals should be deferred until
we know 'who's who in baseball.'
"Some people have been made sore by
the exposures already made. More may
be made sore when the information likely
to come before the grand jury next week
is known.
"No otEer investigating body, in
capable of summoning witnesses and ex
amining them under oath, could " have
turned up the crookedness that lias
alreadyJbeen uncovered by the grand
jury in the short space of time in which
it was done. I believe the developments
of the coming week will be even more
surprising to the public.
." Judge" MeDonald is honest in his de
termination to expose all dishonesty, in
baseball, and t am . willing to give him
all the aid in my power." ;,
- The Ideal Theater is showing again to
day "The Eio Grande, from the story
by Augustus V Thomas,1 and "Bringing
Up Father', Maggie and Jiggs in "So
ciety," two reel comedy featuring
Johnnie "Ray.
.
Revised Estimate of Attendance Figures Place
. Number of Visitors to Gaston County Fair
Grounds 14,000, RaAer Than 10,000 r-One ct
Biggest Gatherings in History of Gaston Coun
ty - Today York and. Cleveland Day Hun
' dreds of School Children Come From Neich
boring Counties. ) .
CHJJ- CHO, HEALTH CLOWN,
AT THE (MITY FAIR
Children of the City and Coun
ty Were Captivated by Fun
ny Antics of Chb-Cho Thurs
day Valuable Health In
struction Under the Guise of
Fun.
Cho-Cho, the Health Clown, appeared
at the big Gaston County. Fair Thursday
afternoon and night and thousands of
children at both performances laughed
with him and at him and followed . his
talk so closely that at the end they had
mastered the various rules of the health
game which he had outlined.' .
Cho-Cho is traveling under the auspices
of the Child Health organization, and
during the year and a half Vhat he has
been with this organisation he has been
seen in many states, before audiences in
many schools and it is estimated that
over a million children have been benefit
ted by his performance, in addition to
the hour of enjoyment which he affords
them. .' ,' '
The trick of dropping two articles
when picking up one is always enjoyed
by old and young alike, and every one
was in a most hilarious humor when he
finished his introductory jokes and in his
inimitable way began the health talk,
which was so cleverly woven with funny
stories, that one scarcely realized when
the "instructive" lesson was given.
He began by telling them how and
why they should clean their teeth at least
once a day; twice a day better, and three
tim(i a day better still" and then he
told Oiem how much nourishment there is
in whol milk, and urged that all boys
and girls drink milk, at least a pint a
day; and found that a large percentage
of those present drink milk regularly. He
explained they must not drink tea and
coffee, but should have cocoa in winter,
and this should be made with cow's milk.
In continuing bis talk on foods, he
told why oatmeal is an ideal breakfast
dish and why they must eat eggs, and
lots of them; boiled cabbage was recom
mended, but this vegetable never to be
eaten raw by children; tomatoes, prunes,
potatoes, mustard greens, spinach, car
rots, onions (cooked), lettuce, chocolate
candy (that is, after meals), beets, ap
ples, oranges, while he also taught them
that certain vegetables have no nourish
ment, and so should not be eaten, includ
ing radishes, peppers, cucumbers.
The Cho-Cho sandwich will doubtless
become a popular dish with the children
now. This sandwich is to be' made of
whole wheat bread, grabam bread, corn
bread, any of the dark breads, spread
with peanut butter, with a -lettuce leaf
between.
Hhe showed the children why they
should not eat things prepared in a fry
ing pan, whieh he would have discarded
entirely from every home.
In his talk about diet, he told a lot of
jokes connected with the farm, and gave
imitations of eowsj chickens, and roosters
which completely captivated the children.
In an irresistibly funny way ho de
scribed the proper way to bathe, how to
eat, and sleep, and gave the rules, which,
if followed, will make strong and healthy
boys and"girls of today, and with ' ' health
habits automatio in youth" .they will
make strong men and women in the years
to come.
The health rules are:
A full bath more than once a week,
i Brushing the teeth at least once a day.
Sleeping long hours with windows open.
Drinking as much milk as possible, but
no coffee or tea.
Eating some vegetables or fruit every
day.
Prinking at least four glasses of
water a day.
, ; Playing part of every day out of doors.
1 A bowd movement every morning.
H urged a monthly weighing of all
. children, as the normal gain, following
the health rules, is a half pound a month.
i When he had finished the health talk,
Cho-Cho gave a clown dance, and some
sleight of hand tricks, and as he left the
stage, the children crowded around him
to shake hands, and talk, and try and
get another story from the funny man
who eould not g?t out of te auditorium
until the cTiuir:a 1.1 l - n 6 " !.
i
14,000 PEOP
L
That the estimate of 10,000 visitors to
the Big Gaston County Fair Thursday
was too conservative ia the opinion of of
ficials and directors of 'the fair. After
the final check had been made late Thars
day night, Secretary Allen: announced
that in his opinion and that of others
connected with the fair, no less than 14,
000 people were on the fair ground
Thursday. - Never before baa there been
such a gathering of humanity in Gas
tonia. Paid admissions -at . the gate
totalled 8,500. . In addition to these there
were thousands of school children frees
Gaston and Lincoln counties admitted
on .special school tickets as well ar the
hundreds who came in on season ticket
sad .privilege passes. : fao similar gather-.
ing in Gaston county has ever attracted
so- many ,. people. i -Tiowed' front a
neighboring hill, the entire expanse
the fair grounds was. black with ha
manity "and automobiles,'; " Every avail
able square . foot of space in the fair
grounds not occupied by buildings and
people was taken up with automobile.
The line of machines outside the gate
sanostretched for blocks toward the
eity. i. , .
Today was Cleveland and York eoon
ty day and hundreds of children and
parents from these two counties are ia -attendance'.
. , , '
The work of the judges was finished
bite jWerday and their decisions will b
made public in a few days. -
Interest centered yesterday in the keen
competition among the several mill eonv
munity exhibits. Despite the faet that 1
this was the first year that these exhibit ;
had been staged, the displays were re
markably well staged and created favor-'
able comment from the thousands of vis
itors . The Osceola mill exhibit from '
Gastonia and that of the Morowebb mill,
of Dallas, tied for first place in the es
timate of the make-up by the judges. The
Loray mill, of Gastonia, won second
place and the Trenton mill was third.'
The judges made up their decision on
the basis of the following schedule: Ar
rangement, 30 points; variety, 20 point;
home industries, 30 points; flowers, 15
and garden products 5.
In the farm exhibit booths, the first
prize for the best collective exhibit went
to Mr. A. P. Deck, of Bessemer City
second prize to W. 8 .Deck, of Bessemer
City, third to John Frank Jackson, of
Gastonia a nd fourth to Mr. TV. A.
Falls, Jr., of Pisgah. The Sunnysid
Community Fair exhibit also took every
prize in its class . -
First prize in the Woman Club ex
hibits went to the civics booth, depicting'
a clean and sanitary home in contrast
with the opposite kind. This booth was
in charge of Mesdames Frost Torrenee,
A .A. McLean, J. W. Atkins, G. C. An
drews, H . M . Eddleman .
Second prize was won by the physical
education booth! showing a system of
Lparks and playgrounds for the city of
Gastonia. This booth was in charge of'
Mrs. V. E. Long Mrs. D ..E. Me
Connell, Mrs. J. R. Bankin, Mia EUa
Bradley, Mr. J'. S. Wray, Mr. V. p.
drier. - -
The Eed Cross booth in charge of Miss
Georgia Copelaiui, Miss Frances Atkin
son, Mesdames J. A. Estridge, D. Lebo
vitz, B. O. Harbin, J. H. Kennedy and
Miss Lowry Shuford, and the flower
booth arranged by Mesdames A. G.
Myers, B. B. Babington, J. M. Shu
rord, Lester Kellner, Bertie Duff, M. F.
Kirby, won third prizes. The doll booth
was also a third prize, winner. Thia
booth was arranged by Mesdames. S. B.
Clinton, W. H. Adams, E. V. Gilliam,'
Lean Adams and Miss Mary Bagan . "
CARRYING YOUNG ARSENAL '. !
AROUND WITH HIM :
(By The Associated Press.1 ; J
NEW YORE:, Oct. 15. Aroused try V
52 burglaries in the Forest Hill section
of Queens, the police today arrested on
the street two dapper young men, one of I
whom, was carrying a neat package tied
up with Vaby-blue ribbon. "
"What have, yon got there, sportt"
asked one policeman. ' .
"A present for my girL'
"Qpen it." ; ' ' . . ,
The paekage contained two loade 1 re
volvers, extra ammunition, 15 ? ' s
key, a piece of , pipe, t :.
glass cutter and to j--';- ,-'
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