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GASTONIA
Published Jflondays and Thursda
110 East Airlino Avenue.
BRZJMLEY & CROOKS
Publish2rs.
SUBSCRIPTION;
One Year $1.00
Six Months 50
Three Months 25
Entered as second class mail mat
ter June 3rd, 1915, at the postoffice
at Gastonia, N. C., under the act of
March 3, 1897.
Frank Brumley Editor-Mauager
Roy C. Crooks Associate
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915.
'iO OUR READERS.
With -this issue of the Gastonian
it r.nnounces itself a candidate for
the favors, patronage and good will
of the people of Gastonia and of G^as-
ton county. P: comes feeling that the
field is large enough for it, that it
can succcsd without encroacfe!ng on
anyone, imd that in a small measure
may be of seme service to the people
of this good county.
The G Estonian is issued from the
ofTicje of the old Progress and goes to
the list of ::u!>3criberi5 carried by that
paper at the f.me of its suspension.
The mechanical depai'tment has been
improved by the add tion cf a new
press and other m:ichinery necessary
for the issuing of an up-to-date ^pa
per. 'i'he publishers are practical
men and hr-.ve had many yesrs experi
ence in the newspaper and prir.ting
business, and with the aid of the
cif:7.ens feel that they can issue a pa
per that will not cn'.y hi a cred t tc
the county, b'lt a v^L'ablo ajsct, a-
every wc-i condact^d nt,Wopa'5cr must
be.
The Garstonian will strive to be in
dependent in thought and treat all
alike. Its advertising columns will
be open to both poli'.ical parties at
exactly tlie same rate. Tne editor
ial columns vrill be conducted on the
principle of the greatest good to the
people, regardless cf party, though
the edi’ior has always been a follower
of JefPerson. the principal object of
this paper will bs not to push some
individual to the front on account of
his political or oiher visv/s, but it is
to be run for the upbuilding of Gas-
, tonia and Gas:on county, and to fur-
nioh the necessities cf life to the
publishers.
Its columns will always be open for
the^discu.jsIon of subjects that are
of TnterSf ta’tKe' p“opt^&fT^'^e--vr7r
anxious that the people take advant
age of this priviler^e and help us to
keep G;>r.t?n C'-M'i’t'" '.r. tn:-: piaco'rnT
has carr-.L;d anvor.^- Ih2 c:-untie3 of
North Carolina.
This paper goes as a sample copy
to. hundvcis of people In the county
who are net subscribeis and it is a
personal Invitaiion to them to be
come a member of tlie Gastonian
family. Wo have made the price
wilhin the :-ca:;h of ail. We did this
believing’ that the people would ap
preciate a semi-weekly paper at such
small co-t. It in under the cost of
produc;i(;ii.. coming to its subscribers |
10 i times a year for Sl-00—less than
it v\'ould cjst to mail it, loss than the '
co;>t of a one-cent pcstage stam.p. V\^e ,
sti’-.nd ready to mako this proposition i
on xhe outset; and that is, that ii I
there is anyone in this county that |
v/ill mak3 an afndav't that they are
unable to pay £hOO a year for the
paper tlieli’ name will be added to
our list as a grati^: subscriber. The
lack of one dollar shall not keep chis
paper from going into a home. The
secret of publishing a Sl-OO semi
weekly lies in the fact that “Jones
pays the freight” and in this in
stance “Jones” is the advertiser. This
is the man that supports every news
paper, and on account of this the
subscriber is naturally under obl'ga-
tions to him. Knov/ing that the
people of Gaston and surrounding
counties will meet every obligation,
they should and will patronize the
merchants that make it possible for
them to secure a newspaper at such
a small price.
We will be handicapped for some
time in the m.atter of local news from
the fact that this work will fall to
the lot of a total stranger, and realiz
ing this we ask the citizens to call
us up and give us all the doings of
themselves and friends. Many people
have a delicacy in doing this, thinking
that the local man will think they are
egotistical, but this is not a fact. If
they could realize v.'hat these small
items mean to a man who has work
ed several days to get up a readable
paper they v/ould not hesitate a mo
ment. The tramp at the back door
appreciates the lunch less than the
local man does the item, and surely
you would not thliik of treating a
nev.'spaper with Ic^s chs.rlty tlian the
hobo.
The iatchstring is always found on
the ouiside of the newspaper office
door, but v/s do not even have a latch-1
string—the door v/ill always be found
open, and if we fail to give you a
hearty welcome it will be because
you do not get in tho right place.
\Vith a strong, steady pull we ire
now ready to go up against the i.*eal
things in the newspaper business and
all we ask is that i;he people will as
sist us by giving us a little shove as
we start over the rise. And if you
have any criticism to make, come to
us, and if you see fit to “boost” pass
that on to your friends, it will help
us more there.
ALL GERMANY IS NO\V
TRUCK GARDEN AND FARM.
MINE SWEEPERS FACE PERIL.
THE RELATION OF THE NEWS
PAPER READER TO THE AD
VERTISER.
This paper is going to 2,000 people
in Gaston county, some are regular
subscribers, while o’thers are not,
but are to regard the receiving of a
sample copy as an invitation to sub
scribe. The price is lov/ enough for
anyone to have the paper. The price
is low because the merchants who
use its columns have made it possible.
Oil this account the readers of this
paper should patronize the business
men who make it possible for
diom to receive it at such a small
cost. They will appreciate the busi
ness and' will no doubt give you value
eceived for your money. In this is
sue we are carrying the advertise
ments cf a number of Gastonia's
:eading firms and they are making
some attractive offers, while others
are announcing their willingness to
serve you in.their special lines. We
wan : to make a small and simple re
quest of our friends, and that is when
you go into a business man’s place
tell him you saw his ad in The Gas-
tcnlan, this cost you nothing and is
worth money to us. Money to us
means a better paper for Gaston
county, and that means a better pa
per to you for the same money, show-
ng that the bread cast upon the wa-
her is returned to you in better value
for your money.
The size of the Gastonian will de
pend from time to time >upon the
amount of advertising. We hope to
keep the amount of reading matter
about the same every issue and not
let the advertisements crowd it, and
have prepared ourselves to print any
size paper that cur advertising pat
ronage will require.
We have in the past heard com
plaint about papers carrying such an
abundance of advercising, but looked
at in the right light it is asplendid
Ihing for the subscriber. A case came
under our observation several months
ago where a gentlem.an dropped into
a store and priced several articless
of a v.’ell knov/n brand of wearing
apparel. Not having the money in
hand he told the merchant he would
ciiUj^some time later and buj^ The
: nexi da^ in looking oveT" tKe" aTl’VR'-'
tii-ements in his local pa^cr he found
of the reduction and saved enougli to
pay more than a year’s subscrip
tion to his paper.
This demonstrates that t!ic adver
tiser is not a nuisance, but a bene
factor.
His advertising’ helps the publish
ers in getti!ig out a better paper;
helps the subscriber to got h's pa
per at a reasonable price; helps the
subscriber also to keep in touch with
the values offered, and to save money
f®i- his family.
With this in viev/ w'e earnestly ask
our readers to co-operate with the
merchant and ’:he newspaper and all
pull together for the upbuilding of
Gastonia ajid Gaston county.
Every Foot cf Land Cultivated to
Keep c.T Siarvaticn.
Berlin, June 1.—Germany is one
immense truck garden and farm this
spring. Not in the eniire history of
the empire has there been such a
wholesale reversion to agriculture.
Within the course of a month a
correspondent had the opportunity
of crossing Germany from the most
remote northeastern Prussian front-
'er at Nimmersatt to the Swiss
boundary in tho southwest cf Leo-
poidshoehe, and traveling through al
most every section of the country ex
cept the southwest.
The story without exception wa?
the same. In unprecedented numbers
Germans have turned out in the
cities as v/ell as the country, and have
plowed and planted every availabk
acre, almost every square yard of
land, in anticipation of a crop that
shall put an end to rumors that the
country can be starved out.
The casual visitor to Germany
leaves invariably with the impression
there are unusual numbers of youn£
men still in civil life v/ho have noi
been called to colors. The impres
sion fades once one gets into thf
country, however, and it is the ex
ception to see men of militr.ry age
working in the fields.
in the r places are lar^e numbers
of wom.en and boys ranging from C
to 16, and old men, all industriously
plowing, planting, or sowing. Ir
place of the horses that have ..loeer
requisicioned for military purposes,
one sees many oxen, and even milch
cows, attached to plows, harrows v.:i\
wagons..
So keen has the agricultural con
test become that plots of ground tha-
formerly went to waste are now be
ing prepared for gardens. Fcr mile,'
and miles che plov/'ng extends righi
up to the railroad tracks, and ir
places, especially in the ccntral and
southern parts of Germany, miniature
truck gardens lie between the rails—
the gardens of crossing watchm.en and
minor railroad ofnc-ials.
The approach to every city of any
?ize in the land is heralded by acres
of tiny gardens, planned and carec
fcr by city residents, who in everj
spare moment malce for tho suburb:
and spend their time in v/crking. Tc
maintain at least a small plot o:'
ground has become almost a patriotic
duty.
Great Berlin, in common with doz
en^ of o;her cities, today presents ar
unprecedented appeaiance. Tenni'
courts by the dozen have boon rip
ped up and transformed into gar
dens. A trip through the suburbs or
any afternoon reveals hundreds o^
persons over their w^ork.
_Gg^.^n Jhor__^
oughness, the /’gardening inlpulse has
been carefully fostered for mon:hs
■•1 tl'.e were -I’o:
:is!:iucMnr; v.'o.'^.cn in the a;^'ricultura
arts, and nov/ that spring has arrivec
the female relatives of men in field
are more than doing their share to-
words raising a record-breaking crop
Their Task One of the Mast Danger^
CHS of Modsrn Warfare.
Tit Bits.
The iloe!: of mine sv/eepers is clear
ing a path through thfe Dardanelles
for liie great battleships which are
batter'ng down the forts with their
oowerful guns. These little vessels
'.re engaged in hauling to the sur-
'ace che deadly mines which bar the
?ath to Constantinople. The vessels
engaged in this task work in pairs.
A strong cable is stretched across
'rom one boat to another, and a huge
riangular weight, known as “kite”
keeps the line well down in the water
'.s it is dragged across the mine field.
The purpos^ of the cable is to snap
;he mooring rope which holds the
•nines 16 to 18 feet below the surface,
•vhcre, if exploded, they can do great
lamage to the. vital parts of a ship;
;uch as the engine room, coal bunk-
:;rs or magazines.
As the tv/o mine-sweeping vessels
dowly steam apart sailors at each end
'.f the cable watch for the connecting
ine to t'ghten. When a mine is lo
cated the cable vibraies and no longer
■ags. Then slowly above the watei
i.ppoars the glisteiiing sphere whose
'OO-pound charge cf explosive mater-
al could sink a d:cadn;-\’£-ht in 1C
ninutos. •, ’
A blast of a sir:n w?.r:r^3 a wa;tlni
'orpedo boat that a mine has been dis-
'overod. Then tnc vessel speed?
A^ithin a shore distance of the floatini
netal case, the trav/Iers fall away
,\nd a well-placed shell explodes thf
n'ne, whose purpose has been frus
trated.
Someties a mine explodes when ii
' - caught in a dragging cable, and
he vessels on either side run grave
■isk of being sv/amped.. The pluckj
nine sweepers, however, are mostlj
North Sea fishermen,- have from boy-
‘lood been schooled to face danger, and
take huge risks with a light heart.
While maneuvering over mine
lelds their crafts may at any momon'
•trike a death-dealing sphere, and
hen—there is a vacancy at one enc
■>f the drag tackle. The British au
horities prepared North Sea fisher
nen for mine sweeping by forming
'ome years ago, the trav/ler reserve
nombers of which signed on five
/''ars, and in peace time went through
\ fortnight’s training every year.
SPIES ROAMED AT WILL
OVER PUGET SOUND FORT.
Tl'.e decision of tho Chamber of
Commerce to hold a county fair this
fall means' much to Gaston county.
It v/IIl bring the people together in
competition along the I’nes of agri
culture and live stock. This is a great
incentive to people to do better. Let
some farmer bring in an extra good
animal, raised in Gaston county. His-
neighbor knows that he has no ad-
^•antages over him and next year he
Vv'ill have an animal to compete with
the first man. It will be that way
all the way through, with farm prod
ucts, fancy work, etc. Every citizen
should get behind the--movemenc, not
for the purpose of seeing v/hat ho can
get out of it, but v/.iai, he, can put
into it for the good of the fair. No
doubt there will be large crowds here
on these days and naturally they v/ill
spend a large amount of money, but
that is not the object of the men be
hind the project. The prime object
is to get the people to mingle to-
•gether, sv/ap ideas and see what can i
be done in the way of live stock rais-1
ing and agriculture. Let every man |
give the Gaston County Fair a boost i
and if you have occasion to knock ■
take a hammer and go out behind the|
vvoodshed and enjoy yourself, don’t;
“knock” where anyone can heav you. |
Visitors Barred Nov/ After Discovery
cf Attempt to Ruin Big Gnns.
Port Townsend, V/ash., June 1.—
An attempt to put out of commissior
tlie big- guns a: Fort V/orden and
Fort Flagler, g-uarding the entrance
to Puget Sound, was made today, and
as a result all visitors have been bar
red from the forts in this district. H
is reported broech locks of four guns
were removed and the loading mech
anism damaged.
The discovery followed a repor:
that Fort Worden had been photo
graphed in detail by persons who had
surrep’titlousliy entered the grounds.
The photographs gave the relative
locations of the big guns and the
hidden batteries.
Up to the time of these discoveries
automobiles with sightseers were per
mitted to' visit the elevation where
the batteries are located, but new
orders have been issued forbidding
any person to visit the batteries
without a special permit from the
cornnianding officer, and those who re
ceive them must be accompanied by
a guard.
Few Japanese Can Vote.
'a:urday Evening Post.
The population of Japan, exclusive
f colonies, in 1909 was 50,225,000 and
it the present time is probably 53,-
00,000 or 53,000,500,000, as the an-
iur-1 rate of increase is about 650,000
Figuring, as we do, that one ir
:ve is a male of voting age, there
hcul'.I be a j^^jjng population in Ja-
3ast 10,000,000. Instead, suffrage is
•lot imIvGr?rJ; Ii: i?? Ir.rgoly rostrictod.
tn Twund numbers about 1,500,000
)f the Japanese have the franchise;
and of these at a general electior
dke the one held in March of thi:
year, about 80 per cent. vote. Before
a Japanese can vote he must be al
least 25 years of age and pay
yen a year or $5 of d'rect taxation
There are other restrictions also; bul
these are the general terms.
British Women Making War Muni
tions Now.
Barrow, Eng., June 1.—At the Vick-
er Sons and Maxim works 600 wo
men employed in the manufacture of
munitions have given such satisfac
tion that the firm has decided imme
diately to employ an additional thou
sand.
It is expected that the example of
Vicker Sons and Maxim will be ex
tensively followed by other firms.
Cliest PaksI
Sprairag
Sloan's Liniment is an ex
cellent remedy for chest and
throat affections. It quickly
: relieves congestion and in-
^ flammation. A few drops
in water used as a gargle is
antiseptic and healing.
Here’s Proof
“ I havu used Sloan’s Liniment for
yer.rs and can testify to its wonderful
efficiency. 1 liave used it for sore throat,
croup, lame back aud rheumatism and
in every case it gave instant relief.”
REUKCCA JANE ISAACS,
Lucy, Kentucky.
SIOAM’S
LINIMENT
is excellent for sprains and
bruises. It stops the pain
at once and reduces swell
ing very quickly.
Sold by all dealers.
PpSgq, 250.., 50o., $H,QQ
Here’s hoping that the “old vets” i
will enjoy every minute of their stay j
in Richmond. The men who marched ;
tlirough four years of privations will
not let rain interfere with their plans. {
Many will never get to another ro- j
union anad they are having the time
of their lives.
German Note Irresponsive and In
conclusive”—Taft.
New Haven, Conn., June 1.—For
mer President William H. Taft, when
asked to comment upon the German
reply to the American note said:
“I think the reply of the German
government is irresponsive and incon
clusive.”
Sloan ii
Treatise
on the
Horse
sent free.
Addr
Dr.
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
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AH Counterfeits, Imitations a:id “ Jnst-as-good ” are but
Kxpcriiucnts that trifle w'ith and endanger tl-.e health of
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