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; : , - ' " ; V, . ;. , ' ' 1 1 -t'Vv:rJ"r-JPJ'"'" r"u-:,Mi , -rr- 4 - GASTONIA ; . .COTTOK ; , ' 40 CENTS TODAY READ THE WANT ADS ON PAGE 5 t . VOL. OLL Ha 71. GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 23, 1920 : SINGLE COPY, 3 CEKTl -r -tA FATE OF SUFFRAGE ; AliltWUMtW I Kt5 1 5 WI I H no AiifA ni: i ECiciitiiDt JLLrt LLUIdLn 1 U11L i Atsoeiat4 )VER, Del., March Whether the mea or .Aineric articipate in M ronncominff iresia tial - primariei ini in the Nowabet ational election provided in ameodmeat the federal cn8tiuUon ; apparently Tetted today with 1 Delaware legisla ture in extraordinarjr session here. Thir- t ty-fiTO of the thirtjr-eLx states noectBary for the .ratification of the amendment hvn acted favorably and should the ac- ' tion of the Delaware b ea gainst it the ' suffragists would have bu slight chance of winnim before next winter as no ; other legislature wilt convene in regular eemiojB until that tune. , , 'rTl i am 1 1 : . i iotn ine suuragisu aau mose oppuu 9d to the ratification of the amendment . have made a bard fight , in Delaware and both sides today appeared, confident of " victory. Notwithstanding the support teeeived by the suffragists from the na tional leaders of both the democratic and - republican parties, the anti-suffragists de clare the amendment will be defeated. SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT WILL BE SELF-EXECUTING .NEW YOEK, March 23 Claims of ati-suffragists that the Anthony amend Btent to the constitution, if ratified, would be ineffective in states where state con stitutions restrict suffrage to V male' ' itisens until such constitutions had been amended, are erroneous, according to an -option obtained from Charles E. Ilughee, former justice of the United States su preme court, by the National American romaa Suffrage Association. Judge hughes also advised the association that la his opinion claims that the amend ment 'in any case would confer only the right to vote for senators and represent tativee was equally erroneous. " Pointing to the similarity in verbiage -f the Anthony amendment and the fif teenth amendment extending suffrage to aegroes, Mr. Hughes said; "If the suffrage amendment is duly ratified so bs to become a part of the federal constitution, I am of the opinion that the amendment will be immediately elf -executing and will render invalid atad , therefore ineffective any existing provision : in any state constitution or statute establishing a suffrage disquali fication solely on the ground of sex. . Farther, the amendment, in my judg ment, will apply to all elections and not ' simply to the election of senators and Mmbers of the house of representa tives."' STATE TROOPS L!0YL'i6 AGADST C0""OSTS 23 be irc)0ed LONDON. March 22 Latest reports rrom Germany show that state and gov mment troops are concentrating near .Wcsel to more against the extensive dis tricts now occupied by communists, says s Bottordam despatch - to the London Times' On the other band, the eom kaunisW are mobilising after the method of the Hussions with great speed, and it Is impossible to prophecy the issue of the coming battle, or when it will be fought. The communists are hampered - by a lack of food, one report saying they fcave supplies for only three days, aad that - when this is consumed it is anti cipated they will proceed to rob the coun try districts. "y ' . The despatch quotes a message from a correspondent of the Telegraaf deeerib lag the eonquest of Essen by the eom xnnsts.As far back as Thursday, he says, there were fights between: the reds and government soldiers la the suburbs of Essen, but the city itself continued quiet and normal. The strike had been declared off,' and everybody there had resumed work. : ' '' . Oa Friday morning there were ru saors of an advance by the workers' army from Bochum and Gelsenkirchen and the government troops were draws ap on the outskirts of the town visiting for the advance.' Spartaeist units, at a prearranged signal, overcame the sen tinels aad heavy fighting .ensued, a num- 'ber being killed, some estimate placing : the losses at-160. . One section of govern neat troops became panie stricken and threw away its arms, but retreated ia good order to Wesel. At one 'dock the red flag was hoisted ever the town hall. Xksea is now menaced by famine, the correspondent says. , , : ' ; COLBY IS SWORN IN.!? . WASHINGTON, Mareh 23. Baln bridge Colby was sworn la today as seers tary of state, succeeding Booert Lansing ho resigned six weeks ago. r l '" - s fQsrdeaing tlM agaia, r M j . ry ' i i aeire AMERICAN LEGION READY - . FOR "FRIEliDLY ATTACK" , WASHINGTON, March 23. Mem bers of. the executive eommittee of the American Legion were, concentrating forces today for a "friendly attack" on congress in behalf of pending soldier re lief measures. , The committee yesterday adopted composite bill it UI present to the house ways and means committee tomorrow car rying a proposal to pay adjusted compen sation to former service men and women at the rate of $1J5Q for each day of ser vice and embodying provisions for pnvi leged land settlement, home ouilding aid and vocational training. AMEBIC AN LEGION FOS $1.50 FOR EVERT DAY , OF SERVICE DURING WAR Compensation Proposal Put Up to Con- gress by Executive Committee Pre vious Vote Reversed. . WASHINGTON, March 22 The ex ecutive eommjttee of the American legion tonight put up to Congress the proposal to pay adjusted compensation to form er service men and women at the rate of 1.50 for every da of service. This action reversed a previous vote taken by the committee which record ed 37 state representatives in favor 'of the legislative committees plan for cash relief at $1 a day, which was adopted as a substitute for the original proposal of t50 a month. The committee's determ ination to boost relief followed a gen eral review of a composite bill which the legion will present to the house ways and means committee Wednesday, in cluding privileged land settlement, home building aid and extension of vocational training. - 1 All provisions of the bill, except the award of cash based on the period of ser vice, were adopted unanimously. Strong opposition developed tonight, however, to the $50 a month plan, and by a vote of 35, to 14, the demand was fixed at tl.50 a day. 70,000 HEAR ATTACKS ON "PUSSY F0OTISM." CARPIFF, WALES, March 23. Sev enty thousand persons gathered at Porth, near here, yesterday, and listened to at tacks by five speakers on 'Pussy Foot ism," according to the Westminster Ga zette. To the sound of the bugie, a reso lution was passed, threatening direct ac tion if the government attempted to con tinue war time liquor restrictions. '. One speaker, a unionist candidate for parliament, said that Lady Astor, wao re cently made an address in the house of eommons in favor of prohibition, was a prohibition missionary. . COMMUNIST ARMY NUMBER 10,000. t COPENHAGEN, March 22. A des patch to the Berlinske Tidende from Ber lin says the communist army in West phalia aggregates fully 10,000 men, who are equipped with mine throwers, armored ears and machine guns. The army ts be ing constantly ; reinforced, i It " already holds -about a dosen towns... ' ' SOCIALISTS STRENGTHXnVoRCES. : DUSSELDOBF, March 13. Small squads of independent socialists,' wearing red brassards and having army rtioes slung over their shoulders,' are arriving here to strengthen the forces, numbering sev eral thousand men which are holding this city, . whilev .awaiting a threatened at tack from government. troops. The red army, in which many communists have enlisted, is now drilling near the town. Socialist forces are patrolling the streets, but are not molesting the public No dis orders were reported today. t ' ' The people of Dusseldorf, expect gov ernment troops, which were forced to re tire to Wesel, 32 miles northwest of here, to be reinforced sufficiently, to recapture the city within a week. . - . " WASHINGTON, March 23. .The public, represented by shippers and state railroad commissioners, had their Inning today before the interstate commerce commission, considering methods to be seed in valuing the railroads of the coun try for the purpose of computing the an nual 5 1-2 per cent net return authorised by the transportation set. Representa tives of railroad executives aad railroad anions were heard today. . ; , FIGHTING CONTINUES. V; , COPENHAGEN, March 23; . A Leip. sie telegram received here last night says that fighting at Halle and in the neigh borhood of that place continues with un diminished violence, both the troops and the workers forces using artillery. Halle has been completely cut off from the out side world. " GIVE ATTEKTIOri TO c' GOOa-READIHG Dr. J. H '-Hem r Stron&r Sermi lite Preaches on Value of Good Printed I Wordla M e Effective Than Spoken jWrd Sermon Ar propria Connection With 1 Library Movement, t gly appropriate sermon was red Supnday morning at the First Presbyterian church by the pastor,1' Dr. J. H. Heivlerlite, on the subject of read ing. ; In connection with the campaign now being waged in Gastonia for bette library, facilities for Hhe reading pub! of. Gastonia and Gaston county, the se raon was very timely and fitting. ; "Tl printed word is more appealing than tl spoken word," declared Dr. Hcndci lite, ' ' and the editor, 'author and t writer of books wield a powerful infl ence in the world." Taking as his text Paul 'a injunction Timothy to "give attention to reading, Dr. Hendcrlite pointed out the pleasu: and benefit that are to be gotten out o books. According to the inscriptio; over the library at Thebes, books ar mecucine. 10 me boui. Milton says ' ' A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treas ured up on purpose to a life beyond life. " Books, magazines and tbe daily press render one independent of time and space. His life is lengthened out to cover all the past, and instead of being tied to one spot he can roam over the whole earth. Lowell said, "Have you ever rightly considered what the mere ability to read means f That it is the key which Admits us to the whole realm of thought and fancy and imagination 1 To the company of saint and sage, of the wisest and wittiest at their wisest and wittiest moment f That it enables us to see with the keenest eyes, hear with the finest ears, and listen to the sweetest voices of all timet More than that, it annihilates time and space for us." Herbert Spencer, "Reading is seeing by books enable us to call up the shades of the greatest and wisest men that ever ex isted and compel them to convene with us on the most interesting 1 9 pics. "In books we have the choicest thoughts of the ablest men in their best dress." Carlyle styled a collection of books the true university for these days. The printed page wields a tremendous influence. It enables a man to multiply himself a million fold and speak to great audiences a thousand years after he has left the earth . Public opinion is molded by the product of the printing-press. Character-is formed by what we read. Hence we roust give attention to our reading. There is a subtle danger in books. Printer's ink is often a deadly poison. Books and magazines may spread rank errors and cater to vice. Against this evil every man has to be his own de-j tective and policeman, and the guardian of his own house. But there is another side to this. Great as is the possibility of harm, the opportunity for doing and receiving good through the printing-press is even great er. It sends Bibles over the earth and brings wholesome and uplifting thought and teaching into the home and with in the reach of all. Every home should be supplied with good literature aad every person have easy-access to good books. Children and young people should be encouraged to read wholesome litera ture. - There is no habit that -can . be formed in ; youth . with greater benefit, both to strengthen and enrich' all the af ter life, than a love of good reading and a discernment in the choice, of books. Above all, exalt the Bible,' which is the very best of good reading! and by per sonal interest encourage them to read the right things.'-; v .' .. , Gastonia Baptist Messenger: At' a called meeting Jast Wednesday night the Church decided on the recommendation of the Board of Deacons .to elect , a church treasurer and an ..assistant, and a treasurer of the buildings fund. Mr. J. D. Moore was elected ehurch treas urer to fill the puce made vacant by the death of his brother, H. B. Moore, who was one of the very best church work ers in the State. Miss Alma Bostick was elected assistant to the church treasurer. Mr. W. Ljle Smith was elected treas urer of the building fund. These officers will take charge the first of April im mediately : after Brother J. p. Moore makes his report to the ehureh as active church treasurer., We will have month ly reports t from the two- church tree urers to read on Wednesday night after the first 8unday in each month, and their books will be audited at. the end of the year. .t i ; A ::.-. ;::; 'I HISTORIC KENTUCKY DERBY -; ' HAS 46th ANNUAL RENEWAL. LOUISVILLE, EX, March 23. The historic Kentucky derby with its new (30,000 added value, and. for which 107 nominations hav been made, will have its 46th renewal at ChurchDl Downs here on Saturday, May fl,; the opening day. of the Down's meeting" 'the Ken tucky Jockey Club anWaneed today, fol lowing receipt. of information ' that the state racing commission had sanctioned the date ' - - ORGANIZATION MEETING 0FCHO0II LULLS basmpion uotcon ranis iyr&ran ), ized With Capital Stock of ? $600,000 'Will have 10 ) AAA D I 11 1 . . . a ... a w rrouucmg . opinaies - ymcer ,- Elected and Purchased, Correspondent' 1 , March o , complete was the organisation ght 's meet ing, that if a had been given to the imnginat ie could almost hear the whistle bio big Champion Cot ton Mill at pnllaa; . The business men of th town turned out in mass and a goodly representation from other towns was alo present. As Col. C. B. Armstrong rose he made the remark that he didn't remember of ever having a minister attend a meeting of this sort although they were not barred from such, and before proceeding Itev. Vf. . Ilamiter pastor of the Presbyterian church, was esked to lead in prayer and such an impressive one wn offered it will no doubt be remembered in the transaction of all future business in con nection with this enterprise. "rW-imnde having been made up previ ously it was a matter of only short dura tion until the organization of the mill was complete with 10,000 spindles capi talized at $600,000, this carrying by a unanimous vote. The following directors were elected ; L. D. Gribble, R.- 8. Lewis, L, M. Hoffman, Jr., J. F. Puett, Dr S. A. Wilkins, CoL C. B. Armstrong, A. K. Wingate, C. C. Armstrong and A. G. Myers. Tbe annual meeting of the stock holders is to be held the Srd Tuesday in January unless jotherwise notified. " A directors' meeting was held imme diately following the organization with Dr. S. A. Wilkins as chairman and the following officers were elected: CoL C. B. Armstrong, president; L. M. Hoffman, Jr., vice-president ; A. K. Winget, Sec. Treas, ; with C. C. Armstrong as assrstant. A suggestion was made to select a committee to look after a suitable site, but by the forethought of Dr. S. A. Wilkins, J, F. Puett and B. 8, Lewis, a tract of land lying one mile north of the center of Dallas, consisting of 132 acres was already purchased and offered to the, mill at tlOO per acre. This met with the approval of all iuid this mat ter was then settled. Th president and treasurer were authorized to take Imme diate steps toward a ybvetnnlng. This rially marks an epochlu the history of Dallas and with just little letting loose f some Of the hoardd up land about the own it will have toe opportunity to be- oiiio U Utv-iw"4eJiear future. iASTON COUNTY LADY GIVES 100 TO HOSPITAL Cathey. of Southl (ownshiD. Who Was1 In a Philadelphia Or-1 The Daily Gtt. 3. -yn 1 . fcttle rJay IpnyBn thoAedic HospiuC Giveil There. ""tch can be held either in Handgome Donation. ' lAmenca or Europe," he added. . AcSe? for $100 for the North Caro lina Orthopaedic Hospital' was received Saturday by the treasurer, Mr. J. Lee Bobinson, from Miss . Edna Cathey, of Oxford, Pa. Miss Cathey is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cathey. of South Point township,, and a- sister of Miss Margaret Cathey, primary supervisor of schools in Dallas township. ' Miss Cathey, it was stated fhla morn ing by Mr. B. B.' Babiogtoh, knows, the needs and ambitions of the sort of, work that the Orthopaedic hospital proposes to do.. Seventeen years ago she entered an orthopaedic hospital in Philadelphia for treatment,- At the expiration of ten months she left the hospital practically cured. ' y4.,-.. r..T - , Miss Cathey spendsltie "greater part of her time in Oxford where she has busi ness interests, ner vacation periods are spent with her parents in South Point. . ,;,:.s. ,J y,i ,. O. . c urn 1 nn Tn rvM 1 vn . TO STUDY DIRIGIBLES NEW TORKr March 23" Thirty en-J ustea men or tne- Lultea Btates navy now stationed at the Bockaway naval air station will leave within a few days for London to study at an English dirigible school, preparatory to attempting a trans Atlantis flight with the B-38, sister ship of the B-34, it was announced at naval recruiting headquarters. ' r Commander Louis H.'Maxfield, until re cently in charge of llghter-than-alr work in Washington, but who now is in Eng land, is named as tbe probable comman der of the aD-Americaa crew of the B 38. .British observers, however, will ac company the crew. V ' ,.- ' The date of the start has not been de finitely set, but will be sometime in early summer, it is said,' and expectations are that the voyage will be made tinder the time set by the B-34. r :-: . . , Tie B-38 is slightly larger than the B-34, which negotiated the distance- be tween England and America last Octo ber in 10S hears, and was purchased by the United States from Great Britain for 200,000. - t) , ... GOVERNMENT 11 KENTUCKY COUNTY STAGES WHOLESALE FIG) " I II ' ' MIDDLE8BORO,' KY, Mareh 23. Harlan county. Kentucky, on the Ken tucky-West Virginia border, was the scene of much excitement today. Bands of miners were searching tbe counry for operatives of a detective agency wno are alleged to have started a fight at Wal- lins Creek Saturday., night with miners, which resulted la the killing of three per sons and wounding of several others. The clash was the outgrowth of ill feeling said to have existed in the Ilarlan county coal fields because of importa tion last week of a group 6f detectives by the Kentucky Steam Coal Company, where a strike is on. The dead ere: Bud Taylor, miner; Deputy: Sheriff John Burkes, and ,Jamvs uau, detective. Tbe names or the sever al wounded could not be ascertained. An attempt by detective nail to arrest a son of Bud Taylor at a Wallins Creek mining camp precipitated the battle, it was said. When Hall tried to take the boy into tustody, the i elder Taylor inter f erred. In a duel following, nail and the elder Taylor were . killod. Other miners and guards rushed to the scene and a general fight ensued during which Deputy Sheriff Burke was killed. More than a hundred shots were fired. Tbe fighting stopped when the do tec tires re treated. The guards later were sent back to West Virginia by the mining company. Miners of the county, numbering sever al hundred, are reported srnwjft rifles and pistols and searching f&r nnf of the guardsmen remaining in the soiinty. CARPENTIER READ FOR DEMPSEY NEW YORll March 3 4 1 am an xious to box Jack Dofhpscy for , the world's heavy whghtbampionship as soon as the matcftcim be arranged.", This was the Rt statement made by Georges Carpentier, the French . heavy weight, on his arrival here this morn ing. "I can get into condition on reas onably short notice and am willing to meet the holder of the rjremier title anv- 1 rncse siarements, maae urougn an -in terpreter, were the answers given to a host of newspaper and moving picture operators,, who boarded the French Iiaer La Savoie to obtain their first view of the holder of the European heavyweight championship." ' Of , apparently . slight qhysique and weighing, according to his own statement, but 176 pounds, the conqueror of a long line of French aad English heavyweights resembles a bank clerk oa a vacation far more than be did a pugilist whom , box ing enthusiasts in all parts o fthe world are eager to. see match skill aad power against the American fighter. , f CAftPENTIER IS GIVEN ' i - v A BOYAL WELCOME KEW ;Y0BK;' C Meh 23 Georges Carpentier, heavyweight bating cham pion of Europe, who served France la the world war as an aviator, arrived here today pn .the steaniship La Savoie. aad was cordially welcomed by a throng of sporting' enthusiasts and and an enthusias tic delegation from the French colony. He was accompanied by his 17-year old bride and his manager; Francois Des- eamps, ; J ;i i .:j . .. It is expected that Carpentier will sign a contract to meet Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight championship of the world daring his stay ia this country. Many promoters have made tempting offers but Manager Deecamps has not yet indicat ed his probable action. Carpentier will be entertained hers for several days and then he will make a trip to the Pacific coast. ! Fire List night about 11 o'clock de stroyed one of the Pinkney Mill houses south of. the city. "" The city fire depart ment responded but the firehad gained such' headway that H was Impossible to save the building. Most of the household goods of the occupants, aowever, were saved. The family occupying the resi dence were employes of the Pinkney MUL V ' Mr. and Mrs. Bichard T. Ferguson have taken rooms at the Franklin Hotel on West Airline avenue. Mr.TFerguson ins one of The Daily Gazette's eScieat linotype operators. CONTROL! Ml PRICE OF LSIlfJ 5 rhe Anelaied Tress.) WASHINGTON, March 23 Govern ment control over the maximum price of bitummolisoal was withdrawn today by PresidentWilson, effective April 1 V same time the President wrote operators sad miners transmitting the majority report of the coal commisstoa and informing them that this report was "the basis upon which the wage . schedule agreements between the saine workers and operators 'shall be made.' , April 1 is the date oa which these -agreements normally .would become ef fective and by removing government cos trot of prices effective that day the pres ident paves the way for Increased coal prices to absorb the average 27 per eeat increase recommended ia the majority report. ' ''.-',v The president wrote the operators aad miners that' it was 'essential to the pub lic welfare that the agreements be con cluded at the earliest date practicable so that, the uncertainty as to the fuel swp ply may be ended aad that the consum ers may be able to make contracts for their coal supply." , r-v ; - . The president said be assumed that neither party would raise any question and that he was sure that no question . could properly be raised as to the bind ing character of the award by the majori ty;, of. the commission, notwithstanding the fact that it was not unanimous. ' . - The executive order withdrawing gov- erament control or prices removes virtually-all government control of coaL placing the fuel administration ia the status that it was before its , authority 1 was restored when the miners struck ' last November 1, t.i,.p, v ;','-" The president said there- was no pro- 1 vision of law for. fixing new coal prices for peace time purposes and that ".on- , less and until some grave emergency shall . arise, which in my judgment has a rela tion to the emergency purposes of the Lever act, I would not feel justified in fixing coal prices with reference to fu ture conditions of production."- - ' ' The majority report of the commis- ( s ion said the 27 per cent increase ab ' sorbed the 14 per cent increase allowed ' when the miners returned to work and that ia dollars - it would approximate ; $200,000,000 a year. f ? Ia refusing the demand of the miners for . a 30-hour week, the majority of the commission said that if the work day , were shortened by one hour it would be equivalent to aa additional cost of more than $100,000,000. s ' ; ' 'i, ,, The majority report of John P; White, the miners' representative, bold out for a higher increase for all day labor and monthly .men than were granted by the majority, but he concurred ia the recom mendation for a 24 per cent per ton. in- v crease on picks and machine mining. Bis report was transmitted to the operators and miners by the president for their in formation SIMS FACES HEAVY " ,v- barxagx of orasriows r WASHINGTON, March 23 Bear Ad miral William 8. Sims faced a heavy barrage of questions from Senator Pitt man, democrat, Nevada, when he took tas stand today for resumption of the eroea examination by the senate sub-conunitto investigating the navy department's eoa duct of the war; Senator Pittmaa, for tified by volumnious records from the navy's historical section and a mass of official correspondence, was. prepared to attempt to break down the presentation of the admiral's esse against the de portment, which he made ia his direct testimony last week -r - The resignation of 8enator MeCormiek, republican, DJinois, from ths eommittee wss accepted aad Senator Keyes, re publican, New Hampshire, was appoint ed ia his place. STBJEX WOT YET SETTLED. r COBLENZ. March r23. Negotia-' tions between the government and leaders of workers were going oa ia Berlin yes-'' terday, according to ad vices received here, but the general strike had not been set- tied, as the larger labor elements and the independent socialists were ; demanding guarantees against militarists and mora concessions from the government. Some trains were moving oa suburban lines oat of Berlin yesterday. ' Baltie troops and nnits of the volun teer brigades withdrawn from BerUa when Dr. Wolfgang Kapp left the city, are now ia camp IS miles west Of Berlin. it is said. 7 Mrs. L. Loyd Quian, whose home is just east of the city underwent aa opew atioa for appendicitis at the Carton Can, torium today. Her many frfen v ! hope for her speedy recovery.
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