If IMG Weather Rain Local Cotton 25 Cents VOL. XLIH. NO. 289, GASTONIA, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 4. 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS CRITICA T 'OF- LAU E CONFERENCE. ARRIVES fv A V NAPA H'r' ' "r " " ; M01EN Size Of Federal Budget Will Depend on Amount of Federal Aid Given Outside Activities Government Outlay for 1924 Is Placed at More Than i ' Three Billion. t HALF MILLION CUT President Transmits , Federal Budget i Fiscal Year, Annual for WASHINGTON, Dec 4. President Harding, in trunsmitiug the annual Fed eral budget for the. next fiscal year, frankly told Congress today that whoth- or there was to be any material roduetiou iu government expenditure and in taxes in future years would depend largely on whether there was to be a curtailment of , expansion of Federal aid in lines of re search, improvement and development. Blueing the estimated government out lay in 192-1 at $a,l0,s43,23-l, a decrease of about $500,0011,000 as compared witii estimates for this fiscal year, Mr. Hard ing called attention that two thirds of this total was on account of practically fixed charges, such as the public debt, national -defense, pensions, world war allowances and Federal aid. There was left, he said, only about one billion dol lars iu charges subject to administrative control and against which, he added, the "retrenchment policy of the government liad been directed. While expressing the opinion that some further reduction undoubtedly would re sult from a reorganization ot govern ment establishments on a more scientific basis, the President said this alone would not affeut such. a material cut in operat ing costs as would justify the expression of hope for a : considerable lessening of expenditures in ihe years to come. . Taking up the question of Federal aid, the executive dec la red that this was u rapidly broadening field of expenditure and that there was a question as to how far tho government should participate in it. lie added that this did uut pertain to the normal functions or operations of tlu business of government. "These 'extraneous activities," tie continued, "have flowed from laws en acted pursuant to popular demand, and I take this occasion to refer to them for the purpose of showing that the taxation 'which necessarily results in providng funds to meet this is a necessary incident to the fulfillment of the popular demand. "In the efforts which have been di rected to reducing public expenditures, I have been much concerned in apparent increasing state, county and municipal iu debtedess, and J urn fearful least this condition may be iu part attributable to the expenditures made by the government pursuant to the "Federal-aid laws, as many of these state laws require stale contributions as a prerequisite to the ex tension of the Federal aid.'' The summary of the budget for li-4 Os given to Congress shows an estimated excess of receipts over expenditures 'next year of $lS0,!Jtitl,123 as compared with an estimated deficit of $273,!::s,71 2 fo. this fiscal year. Tho President said, however, that he was hopeful that the estimated deficit for 'could be re duced in tho remaining se(eii months and that the close of the year next June 30 would show a ba laced account. ' Estimated expenditures of f :i,lS0,S4:.!, 2.14 for 1SJ4, which are exclusive of tin Postal service, compare with estimated appropriation of :!,u78,940,:s;Sl for the 1 same period. Mr. Harding explained J that the expenditures would represent ac-! tual cash withdrawals from the Treasury, including some on account ot appropria tions in previous years. Another deficit in postal operations was forecast for this year, but Mr. Hard ing s;iid it was estimated that through jwojht readjustments there would be -a surplus of postal revenues over expend) tures in 1924 amounting to $i','jl,,4:;i. For this year postal costs were placed a f5i)!,t!'o(Ul, or an estimated deficiency ot $31,ri0L',."i70, ns compared with an ac tual deficiency in the last fiscal year- of '. $64,:i4fi.2:l4. Thc 1021 costs are give.i at 5MJ,H.M,1.1.'. The President told Congress that an appropriation of $i:C,rr,7 recom mended for the army would provide for a regular force of .12,000 officers and 325,0(HI enlisted men, exclusive of the l'liilippiiie scouts, -which is tho- .strength .t : i i... j ....... .....1 uinil I . : ,J. t-naoit.- uic iniiiii.i iuii .i t" .......... . .. ... , . . iri,iiu,ii ,,; the national guard front b.wi oru- i .11-. iu,,. ,.;...., ...,., ,i. 1' - 4i . '....;., -.mi ;., ! v air M-rvice 12.71..-.uo is 23.3.iO less'than appro-ria- r! Mr. Harding said tl.is rn.it the w.rvice to ,rate ,,. will, nistin,- proposed, or $ ted this year, sum would iwrmit nA:..intl.. i l. ...... ni)l. nviclilu I " Fo'r the X.-.vy 2il.Sn.w:; in asked . j This amount, the I resident asserte.t. the President asserted. . ... 1UI ,m. r"; ,V1' .'corri-sMindent at'K-doniki. on ti. D.irilc- i Of ?h.lMKI men: IlUlllltam ail uresrilT ships ill comniissinn ami make provision j for continuing all new ship const ruction r ' in privaaely owned yards, except for re - dui tlmi in v'cd of construction on three light cruisers. . Provision is made 111 the budget for j -f fSXt.ftOO.'M'O in iiensions. M'WM.oJH in:.,,";', mT Mr "V1";. j world war allonw.in.-es, and jO,:;x),;m ! " in retirement a.v. Other items include J41.7i; J.5."0 fnr.rfiTM nod b.rh"rs-, SO.II'iO fur oo.l roads- -").7is. !' f"i t 1 ' nOSOliai eon rwriopii hum i.oi'ui'.n 1. 1 ; mm f,.r ,,i'r,.i i,,,' (Coatinued on pasrs six.) MR. G. VV. RAGANTO GUILD NEW COTTON MILL; WILL BE NO. 103 FOR COUNTY Ten Thousand Spindle Fine Combed Yarn Plant Planned. RAGAN SPINNING CO. Prominent enters Textile Business Man Re After .Lapse of Years. Announcement of Gaston ' county 8 103rd cotton mill was made today. Mr. U. W. Kagnn and associates will build u 10,000 spindle mill to be known as tlit? Kngau apinning loin puny, it will manufacture lini' conilieil yarns. Tlie authorized capital stock will be $500,000. The organization will be perfected and a charter secured this week, it was uniiouuccd today by Mr. Lagan from his Main street office. Those signing the application for a charter ore Messrs. G. W. Itugan, E. IL. and 8. P. Stowe, of Belmont, A. G. ! Myers n Caldwell Ragaii. The Mes-rs. Stowe are two of the foremost cotton' mill men in Myers is president National Bank and Myers cotton mill. . a the South. Mr. of the Citizens president of the As soon as all preliminary -.arrangements' are com pleted, work on the plant will' begin. It is.-proposed to have it' in ojieration by -September '1, 1923. The reentry of Mr. Kagnn into the textile businesW is hailed as a :igniri cant step iu the history of Gaston county textiles. Bince the disposal of bis Arlington interests in 191- he has cknoted most of his time to his large realty nnd: investments holdings iu Gastonia. Mr. Hagan was a stock holder in' the old Gastoaia Cotton Manufacturing 'Co., the first citton mill built in Gastonia. In lH9:t, he helped, together with the late Messrs. G. A. Gray, T. C. lVgrnm and Mr. L. Ij. Jenkins to buihl the Tn'iitou mill, another old and successful cotton mill. TI.O fir.'A real attention drawn to Gnstnii county textiles wa-i occa sioned by the ..Trent oil's payment of a ;:o jier cent dividend one ye.ir. .Uis- linguished financial experts declared it : liii'.st, impossible. . In jftoo Mr. Ragan orgnnixed thj Arlington mill and continued at its bead as president and treasurer for 12. vear Many of the original Trenton (stockholders came with Mr. IJagan to man of God that he was called on to the Arlington. After a most successful i officiate at the funeral of nearly every period, Mr. Rag'an disposed of his man of prominence who died in Gas Arliugton interests to the present own-;tohia, irrespective of denomination, ers. 1 during the past fifteen years. The Ragan Spinning' Co. will repre-( Dr. Galloway is survived by his wife, "iit the last word in cotton mill design ! who was Miss Blanche Mclxeiny, of and architecture. The plans as being '. Monmouth, Va. His first wife was i.rawn call for one of the best equip ed ! Miss Josie Brice, of Hopcwvil, IS. C. mills in the South. The authorized' capacity is 10,0nj spindles. t Announcement of this nciy r.,V. along with the Groves mil; No. 2 a few days fpo, the Cramer weave mill at Cramer ton and presorts of one or two niorr in the near future mark a renaissance n the textile business in Gaston county A. P. MAN AND WIFE VISIT GASTONIA Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hayes, of Charlotte, Spend Sunday Afternoon In City Visit Orthopaedic Hospital Mr. Hayes Was War Corre spondent In Europe for London Times. Mr. YY. E. Hive, night editor of the , . i i l Associated l'reisa, Charlotte bureau, re- . ... .'. , ' cently established, and Mrs. Hayes N1! fc"'j''.v n"' ti. r,ty with Atkll.W "f, Tb palette, Ass.ciate, ' rt' lfmUr f"r " r .,d i,rS" . ""-V ' ''re . "l,"tI M- l'.rosA ith Gastolna and e..(yial!y with "ix'ut Sunday afternoon in the citv with the .North tarohna ( Irthnpaedic bospila jij - " 1,1 u' hour inspecting the '-."b i.o p.n n-i.is. i)tairinK the wiir"ir. Haves was war ! j i'm. rui g uic war i r. iiaycs was war j correspondent :t t ' tvi !on iki, on the Dnrde- Indies, for The London Times and Tiio - - . " I 1 V'!,..,.; v 1! . ! , 1 ' , ' . 'l V. . . 1 ", - :,:ii-v cxeriem-es as a :"! if orr.-.,p"n.lent. Jle bas worKcl on lias worKO't tin Sin Fraiici.Hco, At- ' , .". '. ' 1 l.inta ami oilier large cities. .Mrs. Haves, " -'-ti"' -". iiewspaT woman, having" lioen ron- iiecici lor som iiuu- wiui 1 ne anverus- ing department of The Age Herald at ' b.i i'ingli:jin, 1 s'i-i;o. tltev Ala. Nrwcoincrs to t'iij,,!iPi oa (n Apnl. I 7, h si -ent . ' i;o. tue.v are in t favoral-'y im-jfor of cntcriirise nnd . .. - , . . ' ' U" V r-vi.-Mis.fwi ouu ju lae iieynion- touairy. Daddy Wanted Hpr a Boy ; pi-' 'V 1 I f . V.- 1 IP ,, . v- J- Fredcrlcao Sarno of Nen-ir't J . v.-9 "o dU ippointed when Angelina, ehown here, was brm u cii I and not a boy that, he left his wile ana went back to July, Mrs. Sai no charges in suing him for a divorce. 'Dr. J. C. Galloway, Veteran Pastor Of Local A. R. P. Church, Passed Away Today Oldest and Most Beloved Pastor In Gastonia Passes Away After Long Illness Had Preached Here Nearly 30 Years Was Beloved of All Denominations President of .Minis terial Association. Dr. J. C. Galloway, for 29 years pa.'-tor of the First A. H. I', church of this city, died at his home here this afternoon at 1:10 oVIock after an ill ness extending over the past six months. For the . past twt or three weeks he has been iu a critical condi tion, and death was not unexiiccted. Iate Sunday he nuffered a relapse and gradually sank into a coma from which ho never recovered. Dr. Galloway was the J.de t and most beloved minister in Gastonia. For nearly 30 years be had labored among the people here. Men and women of every denomination, every class ami creed, loved nml respected hiui. He was the dean of ministers iu the city.. He bad seen dozens come and go. It is a notable tribute to this saintly Two daughters, Misses Mary and Annie iiaiioway, or Washington, D. ., sur vive. One brother,. Mr. K. S. Gallo- way, of Due West, S. C, and a sister, who lives in Newnan, Ga., als) survive. Funeral servic-s will he held here Tuesday afternoon at-3:.'i0 o 'clock at the First A. R. P. church.. It is ex pected that the largest gathering of eopie who ever attended a funeral in Gastonia will be present. Drs. II. (I. Miller, W. W. Orr and (i. Jt. White, of Charlotte, will be in charge of the funeral services. Born in the stormy days just pre- ceding the :it Between .the 'States, ' he like thousands of other yonng South erners struggle dlhroiigh t lie still stormier days of the sixties and the bitter years of the Reconstruction with that heroic manliness and determination to overcome all difficulties that marked them as men of genuine and. real worth. He was horn. July 7, l!sol, in Ncwlierry county, South Carolina, the son of Rev. Jonathan Galloway His Father was. one and M;wy .Speer. i of tho founders of ! Due West College, established '30 and for a long period in the ! one of 1 the most prominent ministers of the 'As sociate Keformed Presbyterian church. He spent several years of his boyhood on a farm in. that county and received his preparatory training in the Due Wet Female College. He was gnidu-' atcd in 1S71 from Frskine .CoMejre, at DiifjWcst, and in August of the same ear wns rcceiveil as a stii-tent of mooiogy oy ine cocomi i resiiyiery in session at Kings Creek! S. C. lie ,u,,i'J r"r ,h(l r"i"istrv at Erskine , lu'oiogicai oeminary ami was iicei.sea j to lircm-li hv tlll SpchikI l'rp-.vtrv in "C!M,'on t GencrosU-e, S. C." in the 'all of 173. He was ordained in the Thompson Street church. Ncwlerrv, in -'useiiiblics of the ' lrebyterian cuiirches April 1876, and immeiliateiy tr-.k worklof the t'uited States met in Atiaula, a of KI-nt-.-r and Flemings- Ga., this being- a high tribute to hi, oui - g rUurcla-s 111. Kentucky. 1 11c fof-; lowing year he tM.k a post graduate (course at t.r.-kine Seminary ami for at ilort lH.r0,i af(er r(,metiiiS it was . ,.rfor at Lndiuio;.. S. '.. ud L..- - a. few months to Louisville, Kv., to cet together the remnants of a cnurcn ;uere. Jus next work was in Kieorgia, where, iln lbiS, be took charge 4. i s St." of tho Bethel and Louisville churches, remaining there for eight years. Ju October, 18S4, ho was placed in.chargo of the mission at Charlotte, in which pastorate he remained for a year. From Charlotte he went to York county. I South Carolina, where he was pastor of j i irzah aiid lorkville tor nine years. I From there he came, iu December, 1S94, to Gastonia and for the twenty five years ince has been constantly iu charge of the work here. Until Jan uary, 1901., the pastorate included Pisgah church, six miles west of Gas toaia. The work at both places became so heavy, however, that the Gastonia church demanded' all of his tinie. About two years ago his congregation here erected a handsome new house of worship at a cost of $30,000. Dr.. Galloway wa twice married. His first wife was Miss Josie Brice, a daughter of Hew It. W. Brice, of Hopewell. S. C. They were married on the 23rd of January, JS79. She died July 23, 1H87, leaving three chil dren. His second wife, who is living, w:ls Mig Blanche McKemy, of Mon mouth, a.; to whom 'he was married June 6, J ss'.t . Dr. Galloway has served his denomi nation with conspicuous ability in nu merous responsible capacities. He was chosen editor-in-chief of the "Centen nial History of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church," which was issued in J90j under direction of the Synod. It is a volume of t"0 pages and con tains biographical r ketches of the lead ing ministers and missionaries of the denomination an, I historical sketches of many of the leading congregations. It was -prepared with great care ami is a valuable contribution to the 'religious historv of the South. IIe'.al( com- ' piled the "Life and Letters of Mrs. TM.irv GallowaV C.iffen . mi sister ami the first missionary of tne . i . church to a foreign a loieign. couniry. inis volum which contains many interesting letters from foreign lands, was issued in iS2, the year following Mrs. Gif fen's death. She died amlis buried at Cairo, Kgypt. Mrs. Giffeii whs 'a ver' gifted woman and did a wonderful work as a missionary. Other books and booklets 'written by Dr. Galloway are "Two Days mid Nights in the Mammoth Cave." "Historical Sketch of the Woman's College at Due West," Historical Sketch of the Adminlstra- 1 ion and Presidency of DrD. W. M. jGrier, President of Erskine 'College, j Dr.' Galloway served as moderator of j the Synod of the South at its meeting iu Chester, S. '. He was cho-teil dele gate to represetit the general Synod ! of the Church to the United Presby iterian General Assembly which met in i Philadelphia. He served for ts years i as chairman of the board of trustees of the I'rskiiie Theological Seminary. For ! more than twenty years he has been chairman of the board of home missions j ,r tne A mte ueiormea I'resoyienan l,,,r..l, II u -.u .l.v,.tr..l ..huirnmn nf 'the commission of forty to represent tire Synod of the South when the four abibtv and character as a man of broad news and constructive statesmanship. THE WEATHER Ncrth Carolina, ra:n tonight and Tues- day, warmer tonight; colder in extreme (west Tii.cHav llornAAn' i-rtmor QUESTION OF OPENING STRAITS OF DARDNELLES IS BIG ITEM THE FARMER IS THE MAN WHO ENJOYS LIFE TO THE FULLEST SAYS PARKER Agricultural Statistician Praises of Rural Man. Sings NOTHING IS ARTIFICIAL Dr. Van Dyke's Lecture . Makes Parker Homesick . for Country. RALEIGH, Dec. 4. "The average spotless city persou depends upon arti fical life for entertainment, but this is uo life at 'all w hen compared with that of the farmer, who lives closu, to nature, cannot be hired to sit up until tea o'clock at night but is up at the crack of dawn drink in tie real beauty of a new day." Frank Parker, agricultural st.it is ticau of the Forth Carolina and United States departments of agriculture, wa3 speaking. He was homesick today he said he was and had been sick since he heard Dr. Henry Van Dyke llast week declared 'There's No poetry without God." and described nature's beauty.. Parker is "from the couutry. " Some how lie could not get interested in tho great mass of statistics on tho desk iu his Usual manlier. Finally he showed aside the papers and "warmed up" to his subject. "Now for this city person's entertain ment,' he said" today it is an expensive, dinner party, followed by tho theater. Tomorrow, it is an automobile ride over smooth roads, ili liner at tho plaza; then motion-pictures; a party to be attended, some visits to be made,' hoping no one wilt bo at home. " "Tho specialty doctor makes his $2."0 by an hour's operation; the con sulting attorney $lu,oii for an innvesti gatiou the total capital of equipment being tools, hooks, fuurniture and so forth, amounting to $1,000 or more. "What about the samo class of conn- try menf" he asked after a 111111'. 'One of them has his $."ill,000 equipinc!!' ami by working from dawn 'till dark makes enough to pay up his debts. Then he discovers that winter repairs -will ea': up the rest. His college education helps him produce better stuff than his neigh bor; but his additional equipment and the increased valuation of his proicrtics seems to be liablith's. He got the farm only by inheritance. "Let me. draw-' u true picture. "In traveling into every county of the state, this farm stands one as one of the semt 1 have seen. Kver.v mem ber of the family of seven was educated in colleges. I have a lawyer, a doctor and a farmer in mind- the farmer hav ing the best natural ability. "The pro fessional brothers live sumptuously. The farmer barely makes 'more than enough to make ends meet, biit when asked hoc town life would appeal to him, he re plied. " 'The country for me. Out at tho crack of a day anl ydu feel lit tor any job,' while if you sleep until seven, yo.i are almost lueless. At oreaKlasr tunc, everything tastes good. You know we it three meals a day. After breaktas', there is work until noon: then a big din ner; more hard work ami dirty wors until late, when another big meal awaits destruction. 'Several chores around the house ,, barn follow,' then comes a peeK at the paper just before ma s;ns 'Better get to bed, Henrv. ' Insomnia is foreign to us. j (rillk t,. titllf,s the water that my i-oiildn 't. hire hie to ii'clock at night; for help. jjr(,l0rg ,o. You ., ttn i. ;,, 1 "This is the life, perfe.-t heaTHT-hn I . contentment. Kven though the farmers j many privations, vexations, poor finan- j ciai remumeraiioii iiijs is ine iuu uuu living. I "This is as good as we should live', 1 for bv the sweat of our brow we arre j kent healthe and by heavy toil and scai 'eiiiunerutii.il we appreciate what o ir dollars buy, leaving us full opportunity to think of our neihobirs' problems and friendships, as well as enjoy the full 1 fruits of our toil. Lvery day, despite its problems, is one great, sweet soil!? j filled with nature's poetry' and art," said the statistician.' v "M.-ivIk' his picture of farm life is all ; of the bright. Ride. There is always a I dark side. P.Ot. anyway I would like to try this farm life for "a while." And; with this loint remark, a couple of news- I tin Tier met! who had been lisfenmir am bled away to grind out cony and to plan n week-end trip to the country. , t-k-x.cirtT criTr -j-11-ncnc i ?il.l.lt.OWI.l ,11 rtl Ui llj.1V IIIjU.) j COLLEGE IS BURNED Vinona, Minn., Dec. 4 Fire yes-! terdav destroyd the main building of the Winona State teachers' collets j here, and damaged the library build-: ing and central heating plant. The j loss is estimated at S500.000. j The eaupo cf the fire ha? rot boen ' learned. Fcveral fmall explosions fol-! 1 j j: . f v. n . i school officials believed thev were th '.Tfuu It of the fire and not the muse of 5 :. ' Is of Vital Importance to All Nations Including United States Russian Delegates to Make Their First Appearance at Conference This Session Feeling Runs High Between Moslem and Greek Delegations. GRAY-SEPARK MILLS HEAD Other Mills and Business Houses Make Good Sub scriptions P. T. & T. Co. Registers ICO Per Cent. The Gray-S-epark group of mills, the executives and employes head the list of subscriptions to the Salvation Army Fund, giving 20 per cent of the total sum of ifl,4ii0 turned iu up to Saturday night. F.very mill iu the group made a subscript ion and the total sum given by employes has not yet been turned in. This splendid report has brought congratula tions to the personnel and management of this organ.ntion from various sources. Added to this report was the spleudi.l shouing made by the employes of Avon Mills ami the Piedmont Spinning Com pany. The highest average fur euiploes made by any establishment up town was the Citizens National Bank. Theirs was ail unusually good reoprt. The liankin Ariustroug Company employes turned iu $.-0 being .another high average. The (Vast mi Iron Works, the Robinson Shoe Co., Le vent is & Co., D. M. Jones & Co., Saunders Dry Cleaning Company, Ideal Roller Shop, Spurrier & Co., Gazette Publishing Co., and Piedmont Telephone & Telegraph Company also made good re ports, the latter registering Kill per cent, and making tin unusually fine report. The employes of the Southern Railway office also made splendid showing. Among the others showing up high averages on the subscription books ares Oueil & Co., Kfird Company, Boshatner 4c Co,,. Newburger .Rankin At Co., (la stun Loa ' n& Trust Company, and First Naj fional Bank. It was stated that a mini- be rof firms lire yel to turn in their col- lections and blanks to Mr. Love, th- chairman, or Mr. Caldwell of-t lie First National Bank who is treasurer. KR; R. L. STOWE ELECTED CHAIRMAN COUNTY BOARD I South Point Commissioner Heads Board of County Commissioners, Succeeding R. K. Davenport John L. Deal Vice-Chairman. Mr. K. L. Stowe, of Belmont, was elected chairman of the Gaston county board of commissioners this morning at the regular December meeting, to suc ceed Mr. H. K. Davenport, who has resigned on uccount of ill health. M tubers of the board tru-d to persuade Mr. Davenport to continue ns-chairman 1 in the hope that a few months' vaca tion would ,restore him to health. He refused 'to consider this, and is leaving with his family Tuesday for Florida where he expects to spend the High tribute was paid Mr. port by members of the board, served .since ll'O;;, succeeding winter. has to the chairmanship iiome four or ftve vears 1 ago when Dr. O, t. rails resignei. . Beal, of Gastonia, was sworn commissioner from Gastonia succeeding It. G.' Balikiil. elected vi e chairman of the J John L in as the township, ne was board. , ONLY $1,400 RAISED OF $5,000 ASKED FOR Salvation Army Quota Is Far From Being v Subscribed Local Post Has Had to Bor row Money. J In 'a. ' Statement given the Oiuctt? this morning Captain Max Ha'lblay, of the local corps of the Salvation Army, exposed regret -that only about $1, )"'' ci.5 mix I Hlil tili'itiros had been raised ,,)nii.h. ti... r..itin. vr T,i j I he said was ill hi-fa f 'f heavy tiemanuS j lea.ie by people of Gastonia who, jerforc j of l iri anistaiiccs. arc unable to narchuse ! .,..! in;,.,... ..i. ...- L.. tr:iv.. ns 1 the "reason f.r the condition of those in ulxi ...lit im.in liliii Tin i'.niit.-iiii ..vi.i.inA.i !. if l.r. ,.,,1,1,1 ... -lr.. 1.11b ' ' ' ' . - ! one instance of charity work lie dot Cvit- , '".,; ...w..i.Li I lliruav UV "ouciK'i i" ,,, ... the Army work . 1 in this city for the en Miing year. Il stated tha the .''ad ls'cn coiujh lied to lmrrinv money iiuriug ti.e )'.isr six ( ilays an l was now heavily in debt for j son. e coal and some clto'iiug for children i who were needing help' to get in .school. ! Boxes for deKit of dou: t':ons are to j be distributed throiigbuvit the city iu va-i to m:ito' ;i ihuiatioH fti his Christina work which consists in eiving a goo.) Christmas dinner to the poor in Gastnoia WliO mi, ;ht not enjoy tl,tf hulidays other- wise. LA US AN NK, Dee. 4. (By the Asso iated Press.) All delegates to tha Near Last conference approached to ady's session with the conviction thui the critical moment of the disc ussioiu was at hand. . Tho great problem of today that of the Dardennelles 'is vitally interesting to all tho powers including the. United States. The Russian delegates were to make their first appearance at the cou furence at this session. Foreign Minis ter Tchitcheiiii ; and M. Rakvosky havo been iu close consultation with the Turks for the last two days and there is evi dence of great uneasiness among the other delegations as to what may coma out of today's session as a concrete re mit of the confabulations between tb- lepreseutatives of these two countries who have come to Lausanne iu the guiso of allies. Tuikey wants tho struits open to Tur kish warships alone, but Furo) and America desire the waterway free to tha naval craft of .the entire world. Tho treaty of Sevres, for which Lausauno iuu.it find a substitute, open the straits to the merchantmen and warships of alt the powers in peaco and war but no blockade iu time of war is pcrmissablle unless authorized by the league of na tions. The treaty also provides for au international coiumissiou of control. A hot controversy is being waged as to whether the Greeks in Asia Minor have been ordered out by the Turks anl whether it is really nccesa'ry that they leave Turkish soil. Ismet l'asha con tends that the Angora government never ' ordered the Greeks to leave and dial! leuges tho production of official proof that such orders were ever issued. M. Venizelos and his associates on tho Greek delegation usserte it is impossible for the Greeks to live in Asia Minor, saying the Christian population is fore- led by circumstances t uleave regardless j of whether official orders are issued, in is much ns there, is tie placo or shelter for the Grceko if they depart, j Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, oue oi the American observer,' at the coufer- lence, and American High commissioner at Constantinople, together with many j oilier foreign officials in Turkey, has en-' j deavored to dischourago a helter-skelter j emigration of the ;!0,000 Greek refugees j who are now gathered at Samson ami . 1 other Black sea ports clamoring for ships j to carry them to Greesce. Greek officials j apparently want these nationals to leave ami rrnijoi Hansen lias askeu America to convoy the Greek ships which will Oo sent to' them. This request has not lieeu complied with by the United States.' I .-reeling runs so high between the Mos lem and the Greek delegates that it i'i difficult to -accept the, statements of either side without lilerall allowances, because of the bitterness of the charges and counter charges. The Turks insist that the (ireek are unnecessarily panicky while the latter, retort that wholesalo massacres and persecution make llifc ab solutely insupportable to Christiana in Moslem territories. " Six hiindre thousand Greeks have al ready fled to their native shores from Asia Minor ami Nansen estimates that there are at least as many more in Tur- I kish territory. Ismet Pa slut regards this I estimate as too high. Nausea is persuad ed, alter extensive investigation ot con ditions i Turkey that the Greeks caanot remain there. "life is so diflicuult for the Greeks In Asia Minor that it docs nto take any official mandate to move them; they simply couuot stay." Nanscu told tho Associated' Press. The Tuiks on their part, charge that Mosllems in Greek territory and life in supportable. They have apparently agreed to plans which Nansen is work ing out - for the exchange of 430.00J ' Moslems in Greece for 000,000 Greeks in Aia Minor. More than lOo.ot'O Greeks are Turks are also held as prisouers of war or hostages; thus there are well over 1, omyxMi persons whom Hanseu is striv ing to trauspplant in the interests of peace 'in Ihe Near Last. These figures do not include lietweeu 31)0,000 and 40(1, Greeks in Constantinople whom the Turks want to expel. Many Greeks in Moslem territory are hundreds of miles inland and for the railways. The Turks are anxious that all ex change lie made at once so that trail- . pollution will not bo hampered indefi nitely by a disorganized movement v. liii h t hey i usi-t wouhl iniike recoastrum tton work diflicult 111 Asia Minor. The anger of great hardships tlirougli a food shortage exists if the exchange I population lire not put 'on. the new Iambi bv February in time for the planting. Meantime there is no money available n-ti'T mii great lass, nnu ine iiausir ui - - .! . . L 1. .... 1 .1 . .1 ropmri of the negotiations at Lau sanne tlircateus executions or mc emir Fcheaie. . COTTON MARKET GASTONIA nen-'jds today I lice closing pips orr COITON. bales cents ..25 THK YORK MARKETS. . t. Coffoii fiitufi'S NF.W VOIIK. IV jcosiil ouict 1 poi'its doa; Jail. L' .!'.' ; M:.V -i.-s; July .'.!.; . i't -i'"ts - -I. Hi, M;m li U !7 w'l.