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- ASTONI A' - lAlLY; "Cn AZEXTE: GASTONIA COTTON 40 CENTS TODAY READ THE WANT ADS ON PAGE 5 UEXSER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL.XLI. NO. 87. GASTONIA. N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 10, 1920. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS (Ti- u BY SffiEffi THOUSANDS THRO OF VORIt AS EMBARGOES Conditions Improved In Chicago District But Re V ports of New Troubles Come From Other Dis tricts Coal Supply In Chicago Dwindling -Review of Situation Shows 35,000 Railroad . Employes Out - Passenger Service Hampered. '(By The Associated Press) ; -CHICAGO,' April . 10Deepite asser tions by railroad brotherhood officials of a break in the- ranks of insurgent Chicago switchmen and . enginemen pre waging a return to normal, unauthorized Strike throughout the country assumed serious proportions today with reports in--Seating nearly 39,000 men were idle.; In the Chicago district, vhich brother hood heads regard aa the key to the whole situation, improved conditions were re ported with some strikers r turning to work, but- from other sections came re ports of new walkouts and a strengthen ing of the basurgonts forces. - , Railroads across the country from east ta ports to the Pacine coast announced embargoes on freight shipments at var ,. ious points r and in industrial centers thousands of worker! bad been thrown -out of employment as plants restricted 'operations because ef lock of fuel and I raw materials. v 1 1 ''p-Si--Brotherhood officials declared reports th&t 33,000 switchmen and enginemen fwere out,; were exaggerated but admitted that the seceding workers bad gained strength outside Chicago. They asserted the strike soon would be broken in the Chicago district and said with that ae--complished, it was simply a case of allow ing the "strike fever to burn out;" in -other sections. "'s, Officials of the five big railroad brs- therhoods communicated to the Western .Association of Bail ways their intention to support the integrity of bur con -tracts," and asked further time to break -the strikes.'.".,"' r.'l ::VV' V Insurgent leaders, however, claimed the t y.-atrike was unbroken In Chicago and de- . -ciared tiiat,3 per cent of tha switchmen n the district were outT They said twenty charters in the "rump' union, i -with 25,000" actual members, had-been is- : sued throughout the country.- - . - i JS. C.:Esty,,wbo was alleged to bare boasted he. was an IW. W. and urged sabotage at a meeting 'of the strikers, was -expelled from the new organization. Be was arrested by detectives from State' Attorney Hoyne's office. . .- ' ; , The eoal supply in Chicago was report ed to be dwindling, with less than a week's supply on hand'' f . At Gary, Ind., twelve blast furnaces vbad been banked today, throwing 12,000 irteel workers out of employment. ' Railroad officials on the. Pacific- coast struggled today to keep coast and trass--antinenUl 'passenger trains moving while - ..awaiting the result of an ultimatum that ' w.. i mtmmmjrmj OT V. WMV .M..,. (itioas unless , they returned to work by Yardmen ,at; Minneapolis and fit .' Paul, .Minn., and Danville, :Illa voted sot t . join .the insurgents : - ; I. - A review of the situation Joday showed . the number of men out in cities through--out the country, as follows: , Chicago 8,000; fit. Louis 5,000; .Toledo Youngstown 3,000 j" Buffalo 2,000; Kan Aaas City 1,500; Los Angeles 1,400; De-" ; troit 1,500; Pittsburgh 1,000; -Port Worth 500; : Columbus 500;. Ban Fran i . eisco 410 ; Indianapolis .350; Gary, Ind. . 300; Salt Lake City: 300; Syracuse, N. Y 250;-Saginaw, Jtich., 200;,Ogden, . Utah, 150; Pueblo Colo., 159; Decatur, rills.; 105; Milwaukee; Pocatello, Idaho, 100; Springfield, Ills., 50; .Joilet, Hls 50; Scran ton. Pa . , - 50 ; Bloomington, IHa.; 75;:Port Wayne, Ind., 33; ,Pert- jland. Ore., no .estimate.- " " BAY SPREAD TO CLERKS. TOLEDO, O, .'April 10. - Pear Is ; growing here today that the strike of in r urgent railway workers will spread - to the ranka of clerks and railroad shopmen, 'j With approximately: five thousand swltcb- men, engineers, firemen and trainmen out, the freight tie up in Toledo terminals ear ' ty today continued practically omplct. Faasenger and mail service still is ualn - terrupted. J' - f. .' J'J : " TW-UP-COMPLETK. " DETBOIT, MICIL, April 10. Al though passenger, mail and milk trains were moving virtually on normal sched-'-Ales, according to railroad officials, the tie up of freight movement, due to the ua authorised strike of switchmen In yards 1 hor Bti in .ther; ITicV.jaa. titles rwa viri-nally cople this morning. - s OUT RESULT W I ON FREIGHT CLAUDE KITGHin IS STRICKEN WITH PARALYSES At Conclusion of Vigorous De - bate With' Republican Lead ' era Mr. Kitchen Is Stricken Condition Regarded asSer ious. By Theodore Tiller in The: Greensboro Iaily News. WASHINGTON, April fl. Within a few minutes after concluding an impas sioned speech against the peace resolu tion in the house today, Beprcsentatire Claude Kitchin, of , North Carolina,, was stricken by paralysis. . . " . .7. Hurriedly-called physieians said his left side was paralyzed and the . mouth was drawn, interfering with articulation, Mr, Kitchin was carried from the capitol building on a stretcher ; and was sent home in an army ambulance. His condi tion is serious, although the full effect of the stroke may not be known for sev eral days. , .I-",.;' -'"T'-" Over-exertion during today's bitter de bate in the house is regarded as primar ily responsible for ' the stroke; It be came known today that Mr. Kitchin suf fered a slight stroke ' of paralysis ' in December, but the attack was ' so slight that news of it did not reach : his col leaguesr ' - " v Beprcsenative Kitchin wa stricken to day under rather dramatic circumstances. He had just finished a 45-mmute speech, in defense of the- President and against the peace resolution. Bepeated applause" n the Democratic side, with now and then a rebel yelL". punctuated, his re marks. He walked to his seat a bit un steadily but arose lor a moment to en gage in "a bi( of repartee with Represen tative Mason, of Illinois.- Then Mr. Kitchin went to the" rear of the ball," his colleagues shaking lands with him as he passed down the aisle. V ;, -, ' . ' i In the rear of the halL Bepreaentative Igoe noticed a peculiar color - in Mr. Kitchin 's face and the latter admitted he was feeling "weak." He waa assisted tb the elevator and to his office on the first floor..? ' " V , , ' t--.u -i Condition Grows 'Worse, n' :; ' .-.V fTlcaehing his office, the aflment became, more, aggravated and Mr. Kitcbin lost the use of his left arm and leg and bad. difficulty in ' talking. Bepreeeotati've Lszcro, of Louisiana, a physiciaa-mera-, ber of the house; was quickly summoned and two army doctors who 'happened to be at - the , capitol were likewise called. Within a few minutes Dr. Lewis J. Bat tie, Mr. Kitchin 's family physician, had raced to the capitol in an automobile and the four doctors worked over Mr. Kitchin to almost van boar Then aa ambulance was-ealled.'-' i X v'v 'V M capitol doorkeeper, William Kenney, was placed at Mr. Kitchin 's ofSce door to keep out curious who bad congregated in the corridors. : Only a 'few members, including Representative Donghtoq and H ted man, and Crisp, of Georgia, were ad mitted. . News of Mr. Kitchin a fflness spread quickly about the capitol and put hamper on the debate on the floor a boe. Republican Leader Mondell and a f?ore of the members were "prewent as Mr. 'KHchin was taken on a - stretcher through the corridor. . -. y-Bepresentative Doughton, showing an fety. and emotion, held one end of the stretcher ' while J- at the v other' was "Harry, negro messenger of the ways and meant committee, who is devoted to the former chairman of that committee. - As the three physicians left the eapitoL Dr. "Battle said: . u..- v : "I am sorry to tell you that ha is quite a sick man; vHis lef t 1IC ur affected also his mouth, ' He bad a. slight stroke in; December,' but this is more serious. Time-will tell the result, but we re hope ful Of bringing him around." Dr.; Battle told The Dally New cor respondent later tonight that Mr. Kitch in ' condition remained serious, although tne physician "does not expect fatal com plications. " " . "", " Dr. Battle's SUtemest' : v . w l'Mel -Kltcflia showed a -little irnprovf ment ffter we took bim home," said Dr. HOLDS THE BIGGEST . JOB IN THE WORLD 1 ; .Lieut. Col. Bobt.E. Olds of St. Paul, Minn., American Bed, Cross Com missioner to Europe. He supervises the relief work in 18 different countries of Europe. ;,...-. "Don THE DEKI'IS" IS i -SLOGAN l!l BIR"I.'IGHJIM Aa Result . of Mowement ' to Wear Overalls Prices Jump From $2 to $6 Elite of Society Join the Movement. (By The Aaeoewed fress) BIBMINGnAM, ALA., April 10. " " Don the denim " has become the slogan of Birmingham's latest drive. . City ; Hall clerks, ; court attaches and even a judge have enlisted In the city's light against the high cost of clothing and new members are joining the overall club by the scores. Today the membership was estimated at nearly, 3,000 and plans were being completed for the muss meet ing Monday" night, when the new organlsa. tion will elect officers and discuss methods of carrying ou the eampuign. ' . ; Qualification for membership,'' It was explained by' Theodore Lamb, temporary secretary, consists simply and solely In the ownership of one palf of . overalls. Any man is eligible. The club, will in- list upon a strict observance of the by laws, which provide that members shall wear overalls on all occasions. Emphasis will be given this impor tant feature of tjhe program, when every member will wear blue denims to church and keep them on the rest of the day. xSo great has been the demand for, over alls that the supply has been depleted and .reports today were' that dealers -had marked up the ordinary (2 Variety to 0. This caused a storm of protest and mess- ores of reprisal being considered for this new rm of "profiteering". Battle. , His pulse is good, and bis artic ulation is slightly better. However, be is paralysed on the entire left side, sad his ana" and leg- are temporarily,; useless. The facial muscles are also drawn to aa extent."' - ' ' '.: ', -' . Dr. Battle will be in constant attend ance upon Mr. Kitchin until improvement is known. ; V ". . ' ' ' '. . . It is believed here thai Mr. Kitchin is affected. '-nneh Tdje. Presideat .Wilson, whom he was 'defending'' when ; th attack' came. It is generally understood,' de npite the mystery thrown about the Presi dent's illness, that he was paralyzed oa the left aide, which indicates a clot on the brain on the right side-paralysla- go ing' to the opposite side. As to whicn man suffered the more severe attack can not b said. : ' " Even should Mr. Kitchin recover this attack means that his days aa a fiery de hVter ia the house of representatives are over. In future it will be uiuiare for Mr. Kitchin to become unduly exercised and the rough and tumble speeshes fur which hebas beoa noted in Congress must be abandoned if be would safeguard bis health. This was true in the case of "Pitchfork' Ben" Tillman, of Couth Carolina, who seldom spoke in the senate after bis first paralytic stroke. The Presi-d-nt, it is said, was slxo warned against undue excitement. . i ' Aside from' their personal regret ; and eoncera over Mr. Kitchin 's ' condition, members of Congress , feared this after Boon that one of the ablest debaters on fhe Democratic side had been lost because of the peculiar nature of tits disease. Another unfortunate feature of Mr. Kitchin 's sudden" and serious itjness was the absence, from the city of Mrs. Kitch in. 'His, wife is at Wake Fore wbere he was called because of the illness of her" father.' Mrs.-KitcLia is expected to reach her husband's beside tomocrow. oessessssss , WHAT "BOOSTER" KUESTER THINKS . .'ABOUT GASTONIA'S ' GREAT GROWTH. ( ' In a personal note to the editor of . The Gazette Mr.. Clarence 0. Kuester, vice-president , of " the Brady " System Corporation, of Charlotte, and one "of the ivest wires in the State, say: : . , I noticed with delight the popu lation given your town by the new census. I have always been - for Gastonia and I knew that you fel- " lows were going to make a . big . record, which yon have done. ' I hope you will double your popula- ' lation in the next tea years. You've rot a bully good town. ' Watch her i "Booster" Kuester is a walki ; ing, talking advertiser for Gastonia as well as for his own town. - His kind words are appreciated. - s s s ' BEGINS NEXT WEEK Early Saturday Night Closing to Be Inaugurated One Week From Today.- Most of the Merchants Are Lined Up For the Movement. , --.'.,.,- ' . " ' Early Saturday night ' closing has at last been agreed to by practically every merchant on Mala Street, but will not go into effect until next week. . At the merchants' meeting recently held under the auspices of the Depart ment of .Merchantile Affairs of the Gas onia Chamber of Commerce it was de elded to close at 6 o 'clock every week day except . Saturdays and to close - at o 'dock Saturday night. Every merchant at the meeting signed aa agreement to that effect and since then, the signatures of nearly all in the main business section not- present have bees' secured. " However, there was some delay, in this and to give all time to advertise the fact thoroughly it has been decided to begin next Saturday closing at 8 o'clock. This will give the public full time to become familiar with the practice. This does not yet include the grocery stores. The movement for early closing did not originate with the merchants but a de rided sentiment developed among the publie for the early hour and it was in deference to this sentiment that the ac tion boa been taken.- - MERCHANTS PLAN TO ' -; ' NOLO DOLLAR DAY Plans, for a Dollar Day will be formu lated by a special committee at a meet ing to be held Monday by the committee named from the Department of Merchan tile Affairs si the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce.' Members of the committee named by j Director. Jno. B. Bankia of I the department -.are. J, Hi Matthews, chairman, M. Ft Kirby; Jr., and H. Schneider.' , ,.: ,.'-'. - '. -' -' .v Exfc::G eczies of- ; siLfLc.is Ann ijir!::es ' ' ' (By The Associated- rress, .; f , , PABI April ; iO. . Exhumation, or ie V,.'' - TTnited. States marines 4Ud Sailors who died outside the tattle cones In this country during the war has been pnjmenced by, the American naval de- Sartaient v There- are sow;; 200 flag raped coffins st Brest ' awaiting ship ment to the United States, and the first shipment will be made late In ApriL There are about 600 American navy men la this category buried in F ranee, -mostly at base ports, and of these 400 will 'be sent' to America. Bdativee 'of the ; re mainder have expressed a desire that their dead be left in France. " ' i ' - -. V t More than ,8,000 marines were killed or died in the battle tones, and these will be exhumed by army units when they begin to remove these dead next November. 9,000 AT T0TJHGST0WN.:: (By The Associated PresO TOUKG8TOWN, O-i April 10. -r6trlk-Isg switchmen and engiaemrn aeW-to the number of 3,000 today were awaiting re sponse to their telegram to leaders of the "outlaw" union af Chicago asking for aa organiser to establish beadquaters of sew unions here, to embrace the Cleve land and Newcastle, Ti, workers. Mean while the men remained idle aad not a round ef freight was "being moved ia the district . . eteel nulls employing. 35j000 men are expected to elose by tonight ea account of lack of fuel aad yard congestion. - i r ir ji j i "if"-!! r SATURDAY NIGHT G; ' ' ' : rririnuT Tn wonnnT iTinm iiitLiuiu yiiimioruuiAiiuiv AT STANDSTILL IN NEW r YORK A! SUBURBS City's Food Supply Is Threatened - Manhattan ; - Is Isolated From New Jersey By Strike of Em : plpyes on Tubes Thousands oi Commuters Are Stranded Unable to Reach Their Busi ness - Milk Supply Greatly Curtailed; NEW YQRK; April 10 An embargo on express matter was ordered today as the railroad strike gained ground in New York, further tying up freight and crippling passenger service 1 on many lines. Reports were current that a pasaenger embargo ' might be required before tfie day ended, ; " ' 1 ;; The express embargo was made elf ectiv to all but New Eng land and New York state points, Syracuse and Buffalo except- ed. Thus far the strike has not affected parcel post or other mail matter. f This morning New York city found it was .facing not only the threats of a fuel and food famine, but an actual shortage of workers. Many thousand men and women who daily commute , from New Jersey were unable to run the strike blockade. - Those who were able to reach the Jersey shore Jrom the ' interior of the state' found that workers on the Hudson tubes , had fulfilled their threat to strike this morning and that the only ' means of reaching Manhattan lay in ferries irregularly onerat- i ed because of the strike of railroad marine workers called last week. . These strikers redoubled their efforts to call out more crews and complete isolation of Manhattan island. , NEW YORK, Apri 10 New York today was in the throes of a aeries of strikes that nearly throttled .vast transportation systems. ... -', x, , , The unauthorized strike of . radical railroad , workers Sa Chicago, which spread rapidly over the vicinity yesterday, grew to alarming proportion during the morning hours , . f Freight transportation , was at a standstill, threatening the city's food supply, ferries ran spasmodically as the, result of the walkout of harbor workmen, and to cap the climax, Man hattan was nearly isolated from New Jersey by the strike. this morning of employes of the "tubes" running under the Hudson river; Thousands of commuters were stranded, unable to reach their places of business here. , - i - v "t" . More than 10,000 men employed at railroad terminals and on the harbor have struck, according to estimates by union of ficials. ; Each hour brought a fresh crop of rumors of mother ttrikes impending. Railroad officials, working desperately. In ;he face of odds to relieve the situation, admitted that condi ions werd "chaotic," although they, did not 'admit the claims of mion leaders:-, -y s.-'y':i;'"': ' .-I ?..'' 'y: v; No disorder has attended the strikes so far,, but heavy po ice guards have been stationed ther points. :-'v;'y v vv.:.'.-'-;'"v-v'.:'i:, ?";.-i:Yv'v,.:';:v. ; With an embargo in force bri all freight traffic entering the , ity, the only perishable food received this morning was by rucks. The milk supply was greatly curtailed. " EXPSESS TSAINS CANCELLED, ... (By The Associated Pressi :t NKW Vf)RK Anril 10kxoress trains r - .. to Philadelphia scheduled to leave at 0' and 9:20 o'clock were cancelled because crews failed to appear. The eight o'clock and. i: 10 local crews, reported, however, and these trains left lor Phila- dephia oa time. . - Notices were posted is the Pennsylvan ia station that until further notice tick ets to all points will be sold subject to delay, due to labor disturbances. '! . . ' '' ; CSEWS FAIL TO SHOW UP, ' i (Itj The Associated Press.) 5EW YORK, April 10. The series of unauthorised railroad strikes Which virtually 'paralysed the freight transpor tation system in New York and vicinity yesterday, early today spread to passen ger lines. ' '-. - - ' ''-' - Firemen oa outgoing trains on the Erie railroad at Jersey City suit" this morning, causing the withdrawal of some trains and the delay of others until new urcmea could be fonnd. r '' '.The crew of a Philadelphia local train at ' the Pennsylvania station here did not appear at 6:30 o'clock. A second train, however, left on time half an hour later. IN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. . t (By The Associated Press) " : : '-'.' 8IIAB0NX, "PA.i April 10. ' Rail road switchmen throughout the Shenaa doah valley , went on strike this morning, completely tying up the yards at Sharon, Farrell BharpsviDe and ether points In the region.- '-.j. ' '.v V ' ADtf STRIKED : -l-n - : - '.X FEDERAL GOVERN KENT ... . WILL-INTERVENE. ; WASIUXGTON', April 10 Ehoul l the strike of railroad employes threaten a paraJysta of tmnsportitloa the Xilorhl govern went would tnve to I-.t-r-rvor.e It was said tojy by t!:j t ' ' - at all railway terminals and officials. ' The strike Is hot regarded as having reached that ' stage, however, and government officers who are keeping ta lose touch with the 'situation are of the . opinion that the authorized leaders of die unions, will be able to control with- ut government interference. , -' 'Home officials said they would not be ' surprised if the rapidly spreading strikes resulted ia . a showdown between tne onion outcers ana pose leaaing me stnae. v officials' declared that this was as good 4 time ss'any for the test of screngta. . y President Wilson is being ; kept ad- ' vised as to developments. lie is still at work en the appointments to the railroad labor board, but white house officials said it was difficult to and the right men . to represent the publie who would give ' up their (resent business te devote their -time to the board's work.- COMPERS COKING TO NEW YORK. . ' (By The AssecUted Press. ) . ' WASHINOTON, April 10. Ssmuel ' Gempers, president of the American Feder ation of Labor,' is en route jfrom New; York for Cleveland, headquarters of the Brotherhood of Trainmen.' Federation of Scials here would not discuss the purpose . of bis trip,' but it was understood that be' would confer with the - brotherhood -chiefs oa the unauthoriaed strike of rail- -rtoud employes. ,- . . . ",.... 'steel plants closed. ; fiHARON, PA April 10. The strike was so complete that a number of steel, plants were closed while others were com peDed to eurtaU operations, ;It was de clared by the strikers that unless a set- " ttement was reached within 24 hours mills employing no less thaa 10,000 men would be idle. - .' AKRON SWITCHMEN OUT. - i -'AKRON, O, April 10. e-iu-V-ea on the Pennyslvania lins ia V ' district Iwere Teportl c-, morning.' ticlaj. up. yaia . rosd. r YarwM"! ri c - v t 5 1 t' f ' -