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THE DAILY GAZETTE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 1 VOL. XL. NO. 125. GASTONIA, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1919. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS fBSTEB, FITZPATRIGK. GARY GALLED BEFORE COMMITTEE Union Leaders to Answer the Charges That Strike Was Forced by Radical Labor Element Will Face Investi gating Committee. (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. Chairman Kenyon, of the Inter-1 state commerce committee of i the Senate, eaid today that Wil-1 liam Foster, organizer of the 1 United Steel and Iron Workers, would be summoned as a wit ness in the probe into the steel strike which is to begin tomor row. John J. Fitzpatrick, of the strikers' committee, tele .graphed that he would be on hand to testify tomorrow. Judge Elbert Gary, head of the United States Steel Corpora tion, which is bitterly fighting the union, is scheduled to tes tify next Wednesday. Union leaders are to answer charges made in the House, that the strike was forced by the radi cal labor element. SHERIFF CARROLL HAS ACCIDENT .Loses One Rear Wheel As Result of Sudden Stop to Aroid Hitting Anoth er Car. While returning from Mayworth yes terday afternoon after the rain, Sheriff Carroll and Deputy Will Cole exper ienced a slight automobile accident, when coming down the hill near the fair grounds. Sheriff Carroll jammed the brakes on too suddenly, the car skidding into the ditch and a broken rear wheel resulting. According to the Sheriff, a car was standing on the right side of the road headed toward Gastonia as he was com ing down the road near the fair grounds. Without looking behind him this man pulled into the road directly in front of Mr. Carroll's car. To avoid hitting iiim, the Sheriff slammed on the brakes rith all force. The car skidded on the ret road with results above mentioned. No one was injured. JtOUMANIA TO EVACUATE BUDAPEST (By The Associated Press.) PARIS .Sept. 24 Boumania, in her reply to the note of the Allies has of fered to evacuate Budapest and to co operate with the Allies there, according to a dispatach published today in Echo do Paris. PROTRACTED MEETING AT SECOND A. R. P. CHURCH. A protracted meeting is being held this week at the Second A. R. P. church, preaching by Rev.ii. F. Griffith, pastor of Chalmers Memorial church, Charlotte. This meeting, which was begun last Monday night, is proving especially in teresting and much good is being accom plished. Song services at 8 and the preaching at 8:.'f0 p. m. The puldic is cordial lv invited. Many Gastonia automobile dealers are in Charlotte today attending the ses sions of the Carolinas Automobile Asso ciation, an assembly of automobile deal era from North and South Carolina. This is the first meeteing of the association. Mrs. H. W. Oates, of Bessemer juy, route two, wno underwent a very serious operation Tuesday at the Gaston Sanatorium is recovering nicely from the effects of the operation. Miss Nell Pickens, wno underwent ai operation for appendicitis at the Gas ton Sanatorium some days ago is recov ering nicely. She may be able to re turn to her home at MraS. W. Patrick's by the last of the week. The County appraisers of property under the new revaluation act; Messrs. Contwell, Belk and Armstrong, who have been working Cherryville township will probably finish this week their work in 'that section and take up the work of val ning the property of Crowders Mountain township. Mr. Earle Brintnail, Dairy Agent of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, is spending a few days in the county assisting County Agent C. Lee Gowan in looking after the dairying industry in the county. All who are interested in the oiat--ter of having their cows tested with the "tuberculin test are asked to remember the test to be gives at Mr. J. L. Alex ander's farm just west of the city Fri day afternoon at four o'clock. f Concord Tribune: Mrs. DA. Gar rison, of Gastonia, is spending several days here with her father, Mr. D. B. Coltrane. Dr. Garrison spent Snnday bere, returning to his home in Gastonia Sunday night. LEADERS OF OPPOSITION FORCES IN WHAT MAY BE GREATEST STRIKE IN HISTORY. ijrjkr A TVtpatxnck ft-Jvcl jjude Elfcar't Gry. John A. Fitzpatrick, leader of the steelworkers ' unions, and Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, who heads the opposition forces' in what may develop into the greatest strike in the world's history. More tiian 2,000,000 men will he involved. The steel workers' unions have refused to postpone the strike until questions involved can he threshed out at the employers employes conference called by President Wilson in Washington on October 2(5. GOVERNMENT IS BEGINNING TO PAY THE WAR DEBT (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON", Sept. 24 Nearly a billion dollars of Liberty bonds have been retired, ami paid off by the govern ment with loans returned by the allied governments and certain taxes which were paid in bonds themselves. The total of all issues of bonds ran to $17,000,000,000. Great Britain already has repaid $:i2, 000,000 of the billions she owes the United States and France has also made a small payment, In all, the allies owe the United States about $10,000,000,000. GASTONIA WANTS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Strong Talk Here of Thia City's Entering Sally League Cir cuit Next Season. Soon after the close of the local base ball season here when the Loray team had such a sucessful record, there was some talk and discussion among local baseball fans of Gastonia 's chances in the Sally League circuit for next season. It is the opinion here that Gastonia could easily maintain a berth in this class C league. This is a good baseball town anil draws patronage from a number of smal ler towns within a radius of ten and fifteen miles. Some one from Gastonia has been talk ing to the sporting editor of The Char lotte Observer on this subject and he says : Baseball fans of Oastonia have thrown their hats in the ring and are going to fight for a place beneath the sun in or ganized baseball. Several promoters of the Gaston county metropolis, it is re ported, already have garnered enough coin of the realm to back a team for a couple of seasons. mere s to De, so lireensboro writers state, a North Carolina-Virginia league formed next season and it is probable that Gastonia will be invited to join hands with fhe new organization. But this is not what Gastonia fans have in mind. The Sally Class C. league bossed by W. H. Walsh, is their goal, The promoters feel assured that the grand old game will pay in their city if Charlotte is a member of the same leagueT There has been some little talk of en larging the. Sally circuit to eight clubs for 1920. Gastonia, N. C, Florence, and Orangeburg, 8. C, have been men tioned as possible additions to the young but Speedy Sally cdmbinataion. Nothing definite has been accomplish ed as yet and will not be xmtil the next meeting of the league is calledj by Chief Walsh. It is expected, however, that when such conclave takes place that Gas tonia will be (presented by a galaxy of business men with real money in their pockets. Charlotte fans look with glee upon the possibility of their hustling little neigh bor being kin the same company with the Hornets. PACKERS MADE DOUBLE PROFITS DURING WAS ("Bv Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept 24 The Fed eral Trade Commission report just pub lished declares that the profits allowed the "Big Five" packers during the war nnder the food administration's con trol were double those earned by- the packers in pre-war years. . j GERMANY ASKS BIG LOAN i FROM ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (By Associated Press.) BUEXOS AIRES, Tuesday, Sept. 23 Formal negotiations were opened this af ternoon by Germany ror a loan of $100, 000,000 from Argentina to facilitate the purchase of raw materials in this country. Foreign Minister 'ueyrredon, on whom the German delegation called, told the visitors the matter would be referred to President Irigoyen. COURT AT ALBEMARLE IN BAD HUMOR TODAY Judge and Lawyers Wrangle With Each Other Charge Stands As Originally Made. ALBEMARLE, Sept. 24 Court con vened this morning with everybody in a bad humor. Solicitor Brock looked as though he didn't sleep well and the counsel for the defense were not overlly gracious in seeking informataion as to whom the various attorneys were repre senting. Informataion was given by the various counsel assisting in the prosecu tion as follows: Mr. E. T. Cansler, at torney for the town ot, Albemarle, M. L. Reynolds, who heretofore has assisted in the Ritch-Graham trial, on Wednesday morning retained for remainder of the trial. Brown, Sikes and Brown and VV. L. Maun are retained in all phase cf the trial. No statement was made l M. Gooch of the firm, iMiiith and (ioorh. Mi. R. L. Smith, senior member, being out of town. Mr. J.R. Price also made no statement though it is understood that be also is retained by the prose.-ution. .Judge Ingram started the big row when lie asked fie stenographer to read his statement made in adjudication. It fol lovts "I find in this ease etliere is some evidence and I felt it my duty to let a juiy say whether or not it is sufhVient to coi.vict these men of the charges under the statute section :t.4:i7. " When he then read it Solicitor Brock asked if it were the judgment of the court. The judgment of tiie court was that the de fendants be bound over to the court under all the charges set out in the war rants. Judge Ingram assured the general ele ment that he only wished a true record made and though he let them talk all they wanted to and did not reprove Mr. Armfield for calling down the stenog rapher, who volunteered that the counsel for the defense interrupted so noisily that she was not apt to get all the judge's charge. She stated that such Is a part of her record. The new state ment made Wednesday morning is as follows: "After hearing the ease the court finds probable eaase of charge. Each defendent is set out under each count of the warrant and it is ordered that said defendant be bound to the Buperior Court of 8tanley county to answer said eharges. Bond fixed at one thousand dollars each." Counsel for the defense demanded that a record of the indictment be made. Judge Ingram told them that he would see that they got it but they did not have the satisfaction of hearing him dictate it. They then demanded that their exception to the new judgment be entered on the formal record. This was done. Court was ready once more for the trial of the 27 defendants. Their coun sel asked for them through assigned pe tition of the 37 that they have a different magistrate to hear the triaL This was granted and Judge Ingram appointed W. K. Littleton, a farmer magistrate who appears to be in Troy on business. He has been sent for and will at the '.a test arrive Thursday morning. NATION-WIDE STEEL STRIKE ENTERS THIRD DAY WITH BOTH SIDES MAKING CLAIMS Union Men Declare That Thousands of Workers Are Joining Ranks of Strikers Employers Counter With the Statement That They Are Pleased With Conditions Disor ders Continue in Pittsburg District. .' K By A.is.n iated Press.) ITrTSBUii;, Sept. 2 Interest in the nation-wide steel strike, which has been in progress shire last Monday, centered today in the meeting here of the national committee for organizing iron and steel workers Those in close touch with the strike are of the opinion that the ses-sn-i., called by William Z. Foster, secre tary treasurer of the committee, will bring out important facts relating to the walkout of the thousands of workers who heeded the call of their leaders. Mr. F.ier declares that the committee iviil not iiusider" peace plans, ' ' but Will discos tb advisability of extending the si' ike to includj teamen on Great Lakes cjrritr 'os.cis and union traiii i.en. Tho iUcs:;on 01 financing the strike will cnu lip, km! Mi. Foster says he w''!l iii'ing to the eitdition of the committee t'i "nr. provoked assaults" by state troopers on strikers. According ito the secretary the union is preparing for a long struggle, and he declares the workers will "fight to the bitter end. " The strike situation in the Pittsburg district remains practically unchanged with employers and union leaders issuing conflicting statements as to the number of men involved in the walkout. The union men declare that thousands of workers are joining the ranks of the strikers daily, and that scores of mills have been crippled. Employers say that they are pleased with present conditions, which, it is announced by a representative of the Carnegie Steel Company, are im proving and encouraging. Despite the conflicting statements from the contend ing parties it is known that many mills in the district are shut down entirely, some are working with short forces while others are operating at almost 100 per cent Union activity in the district today was marked for the first time since the strike opened by the placing of pickets near plants, this action being taken on in structions from the strike committee. Meetings of strikers throughout the dis trict will lie held during the day, accord ing to announcement from Secretary Fos ter. Disorders incident to the strike con tinued in the Pittsburg district yester day and last night. The most serious out breaks occured at Fnrrell, Pa., where two men were killed during a clash be tween strikers and their sympathizers anS state troopers. In the disorders of Mon day ami Tuesday at Farrell, Newcastle and other points, four persons have been killed, more than a score shot, many others have been slightly Wounded ami hundreds of arrests have been made. TROUBLE LAST NIGHT AT INDIANA HARBOR (By The Associated Press.) CHICAGO, III.. Sept. 2.3. While lead ers of the striking steel workers in the Chicago district and heads of steel mills each claimed gains, there appeared little change today in the number of plants in operation. A majority of the mills were still closed and one in operation worked with a reduced force. The only disorder in this district since inception of the strike occured at In diana Harbor, Ind., last night, when strike sympathizers outside the coke plant of the Mark Manufacturing Com pany attacked about 25 men as they left . i fati.SItM Ktt.y,...t ,. .,. , ' j'j-nrr M ft Mm Mill III MIU.JL BETHLEHEM STEEL PLANT, WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED BY, GREAT STRIKE. A view of the Bethlehem Steel Works, in the eity of Bethel eh em, Pa., which is affected by the nation-wide strike of the steelworkers. The strike involves more than 2,000,000 men and may develop into the biggest strike in the world's history. OIK. Eight or ten men were badly beaten mid were taken to an emergency hos pital after Indiana Harbor police stop ped the fighting. A number of shots were tired at the police but none was hit. A negro striker who carried a rifle was arrested. The liien who were attacked had re mained to pull fires and prepare the plant for an extended shutdown, it was stated. Eleven steamers carrying 100,000 tons of iron ore today were tied up in the outer harbor at South Chicago by the refusal of the crews to dock the vessels. Federal officers at Gary arrested Mich ael Yelovitch, charged with making sedi tious utterances. EVERY MILL CLOSED IN MAHONING VALLEY (By Associated Press.) YOUNGSTOWN, O., Sept. Ohio 's greatest steel center, the Mahoning valley, with the city of Youngstown as its axis, is completely paralyzed. The steel strike which began last Mon day morning, has resulted in- the closing of every mill in the valley. F Forty four thousand men are idle and weekly wages ngg'Pfrating approximately $2,500,000 are unearned and unpaid. Throughout the valley, the same peace fulness which marked the walkout of the first men Monday morning continues. Picketing is almost nil at the plant and the crowd upon the streets are good na tured. Today is pay day at the Youngstown sheet and tube company, but in view of the past peaceful attitude neither com pany nor city officials anticipate any trouble. NEGROES USED AS DEPUTIES IN PENNYSLVANIA TOWN. (By The Associated Press) FARRELL, Pa., Sept. 24. Although all was quiet today here, following last night's outbreak in which one man was killed and several persons were wounded, the situation was tense. State police and a large number of deputy sheriffs were patrolling the streets within the riot zone. Thirty or more of the constabulary have arrived. Among the armed deputy sheriffs put on the streets were about fifty negroes. Their presence has aroused the feeling of tie foreign element and race riotinir is ' now feared. lwo men were arrested early to. lay at the' h one of H'iEess Moody. One had a pistol, the police said. The police be lieve they were planning to make mi at tempt on Moody's life. Burgess Moody lias received many anonymous letters. A special guard has been placed a bent t''c Moody home. FOUR MEN STABBED IN NEWBERRY RIOT (By The Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, ().. Sept. 24 Four men were stabbed, two probably fatally, ami two others wre badly beaten near the entrance of the American Steel and Wire Company, Newburg plant, this morning in the first serious local disorders of the steel strike. The trouble broke out when astreet car stopped near the plant to let off men bound for work at the mills. INTEREST REVIVED IN THE RUSSIAN SITUATE! PARI!?, Tuesday, 8ept. 23, (By The Associated Press). The attempt fey the bolsheviki to negotiate peace with E- thonia and Let via and indications that, the Poles and the forces of General Deal kine, the anti-bolshevik leader in south ern Russia, soon may establish eommunl-' cation and co-ordinate their efforts In fighting the bolshevik in the Ukraine, have revived interest in the Russian sit uation among the peace conference dele- gates. v The refusal of the German General von Der Goltz to obey the orders of the peace conference, that he evacuate the Baltic provinces of Russia and Ger many 's declaration that she cannot ha resonsible for his movements, leaves the conference for the moment in a helpless ' i position, as there is no disposition to ask the Poles, who already are engaged to expel von der Goltz and no other na tion has forces available. The Poles already are so busy with the bolsheviki and so unsettled at home that the great powers apparently are unwill ing to impose more military burdens on ' them. American officers recently returned from Let via express the belief that von der Goltz soon will retire. Reports received from Kolehak by the Russian committee in Paris give hope that the anti-bolshevik leader in the Omsk region has greatly improved hie position on both lines of the trans-Siberian railway and that his armies again are well organized and moving westward against the bolsheviki. Reports received from the Denikine forces also a, re favor-, able. While the attempts of Nikolai Lenfne, the bolshevik premier, to negotiate a peace with Esthonia, Let via and Lith unia aparently have failed because Lenine insisted that all three states should join in the negotiations, it is ex pected that he will renew his efforts. DEATHS. ROBERT MINTER FAIRES. Robert Minter Faires, fifteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Faires, form erly of Gastonia, died at the home of his parents in Greensboro Sunday morning, the cause of death being diphtheria) Young Mr. Faires had been suffering with a complication of troubles following an attack of influenza umlthese finally developed into diptheria. Funeral ser vices were conducted at the home on Aslieij.oo street, Greensboro, Monday af ternoon at two o'clock by Rev. Charles E. Iloilgiii, pastor of Westminster Pres byterhui church, and interment was made in Grfen Hill cemetery. Attend ing the funeral from Gastonia were Mr. (',. M. Faires, uncle of the deceased, ami Mrs. Will Lineberger and Mrs. Wiley Hanna, his aunts. The bereaved family have the sympathy of many friends here in their sorrow. TUSKEGEE GETS 130,000. NEW YORK, Sept. 23 Tuskegee In stitute will receive $30,000 in bequests from the e state of the late General Horace W. Carpenter, world traveler and one-time mayor of Oakland, Calif., ac cording to an apprisal of his will filed here. The estate, most of which is be queathed to public and educational in stitution, is valued at 3,377,627. i hi m mil iissiii'''
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