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THE GASTONIA GAZETTE PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AJTD FRIDAYS. ' i. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. 91. SO A YEAR IN ADVANCE GASTONIA, N. C. TUKSRAY AFTKRXOOX, MARCH 11, 1013. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 20. IO0K HER 01 LIFE SHORT LOCAL ITEMS LATEST EVENTS IN GASTONIA'S SOCIAL CIRCLES NEWS OF THE COUNTY AT REST IN 0AKW00Q AN UNFORTUNAIEJIRL SUICIDES HERE Georgia Crlson, of Newton, Aged About 18, Committed Suicide at Falls House Iiast Xight by Shoot ing Herself With Pistol Had Reen Here Since Friday Ieft Note in Which She Charge! Young Man With Ruining Her Llfei Reputation Said to Have Reen Unsavory. Georgia Crlson, apparently eign teen to twenty years old, killed her self about 5:30 o'clock last night in a room at the Falls House where she had been a guest since last Friday. Beside her body on the bed lay a .? x calibre revolver, purchased only an hour before, with one empty cham ber which told the tale as to how the deed was done. One shot, fired Into her left breast evidently struck the heart and caused instant death. On a table nearby lay a note, written on three sheets of the hotel paper and evidently scribbled just before she tired the. fatal shot, which told of her troubles and her unhappiness. The note was as fol lows: "Trouble is my death. Tell my people not to worry about me for I am better off. I haven't got any home or friends and I am trou bled to death. I don't want anyone to grieve about me for my pleasures are gone and no more good times for nie. .lack Huffstetler promised to be true to me and he is my ruin but don't let him trouble about nie for he don't care anything about me. My borne is in Newton, N. ('. Tell all of my people and my friends to meet nie in heaven for I can't be with them any longer. 1 want every good girl to take a warning from me and never do like I have done. Well, good bye. Write Mr. Herbert House a letter for nie to School field. 1 can't write any more. Don't let .Tack Huffstetler marry nobody. Georgia Crlson. Send me to New ton. I want ; the note broiie off here evidently unfinished. According to information from the hotel authorities the girl regis tered there Saturday and had re mained in her room most of the time since. It is learned, however, that she made one trip to Bessemer City supposedly in search of the young man spoken of in the note above. She came down to the hotel office shortly after 4 o'clock yester day afternoon, trot the clerk to make a telephone call for her, and then came up town. At a hardware store she purchased a revolver and twenty-five cents worth of cartridges. In a short time she returned to the ho tel. A hell boy. called to the room to carry some water, noticed a pistol lying on the mantel and reported it to the office. A moment or two la 1er, while the clerk was pondering whether he should make any effort to get the pistol away from the girl, the report of a pistol was heard. Hotel employes went to the girl's room and knocked. Heceiving no reply they notified the police depart ment and Chief of Police Carroll went immediately to the scene. The door was unlocked and he entered, finding the girl lying dead upon the bed. She had undressed and put on Ik . ' - 'it sr own Following an investigation the of ficials were convinced that the girl met death at her own hafids and an inquest was deemed unnecessary. The body was removed a little later to the Ford 1'ndertaklng Company's establishment and prepared for turial. Georgia Crlson Is known to quite a number of people here. The family at one time resided at the Holland Mill and later at the Trenton, leav ing here for Newton about three years ago. The girl is described as being rather prepossessing in her looks and fairly well dressed. Sat urday night, It is stated, she bought some new clothing at a local store. Her reputation, however, is said to be somewhat unsavory and the po lice court records show that she had on one or two occasions been before the court here. The following item from this morning's Charlotte Ob server Is of Interest in this connec tion: "Georgia Crison, it Is believed, is the same girl who was discovered In a house in the restricted district of this city several weeks ago by Chief Chrlstenbury. The girl was found in the place, and gave her age as 14 years. She also claimed she was taken there by a hackman who had promised to take her to a good home. The girl was taken to the police station, and later turned over to a matron to take care of. The hackman was arrested and charged with the offense. He claimed the girl requested him to take her to the place. The recorder sentenced the man to six months on the county roads. The case was appealed. "The girl told a pitiful story about the case. Although she maintained she was but 14 years old, she looked to be all of 18 years. She has an unsavory reputation about the city, having lived here for some time, and made her home mostly on the streets. After the trial she was placed In the care of a home and made her es cape one night, and has not been heard from since until the message was deceived of the death In Gasto nia. Those who "are familiar with the case state It Is the same girl. Georgia went tinder the name of Brlson here, but she has told her name was Crlson." THE MOVEMENTS JIFJASTON PEOPLE Personal Items About Gaston Folkt and their Friends Short Item About People and Things That Art of Interest to Gazette Readers Condensed for Their Convenience - Mrs. L. J. Howard Is spending a few days in Charlotte as the guest of Mrs. H. V. Warner. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kennedy left on No. 37 yesterday for Atlanta to spend a few days at the Bible Conference. They expect to return to Gastonia Thursday. Miss Virginia Haynes, of Clifr side, and Miss Elizabeth Susong, or Tennessee, are the guests of Mrs. Robert A. Love at her Lome on East Third avenue. Miss Mary Iewis has gone -o Durham where she has entered tiie Watts Hospital for the purpose or completing her court'? in the nurse's training school. Mr. Lee Weathers, the hustling young editor of The Cleveland Star, at Shelby, was a visitor in Gastonia this morning and paid The Gazette office a pleasant ;i 1 1 . Mr. Weathers is preparing to install a linotype ma chine In his office. -A small tenant house on the farm of Col. H. N. Wilson several miles south of town was destroyed by lire about nine o'clock Sunday night. The loss was about one hun dred dollars with $-5 insurance. The light of the fire could be seen in Gastonia. A new advertiser in The Ga zette's columns to-day is the Howard Royal Selz Blue Shoe Store, of which Mr. L. .1. Howard is the enterpris ing proprietor and manager. Mr. Howardwill have something of inter est to say to readers of The Gazette in his space every week. -I'isgah school, of which Miss Mattie Carson is teacher, will close its session Friday of this wee!. There will lie no formal exercises but the event will be celebrated with an old-time singing Friday night at i'isgah Associate Reformed Presby terian church to which everybody Is cordially invited. Following an illness of several months from tuberculosis Mrs. Min nie E. Groner, aged in, died in Last Gastonia Thursday night. The body was buried in Hollywood cemetery Saturday morning with funeral ser vices at the grave by Rev. .T. E. Abernethy. Deceased is survived by her husband. The Piedmont News Company is the name of a new concern for Gastonia. Mr. G. H. Marvin, mana ger of the Gastonia Coca-Cola Bot tling Co., is president of it. This concern will operate a business on the Interurban between Gastonia and Charlotte, having news hutches on all the cars. They started our Saturday morning. Mr. William Wilson, of the Cn ion section, was operated on for ap pendicitis Friday at the Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. He has been In a precarious condition since thougn reports from his bedside today ate to the effect that he is resting bo. ter today and the physicians have i hopes for his recovery. His many I friends in the county will await anx-' iously for news from him. Mr. .1. B. Heard, the enterpris ing manager of the Theato moving picture theatre, returned Friday night from a ten-days trip to Wasn ington and Philadelphia. At the latter place he visited his daughter. Miss Mamie Beard, who is a student nurse at the Friend's Asylum. He spent three days in Washington, taking in the inauguration cere monies. While away Mr. Heard saw quite a number of excellent pic ture shows and made arrangements to get several fine reels. Among those he saw was "Snow White" and it was such an excellent picture, In his judgment, that he made ar rangements to get it right away and will shew it at the Theato Satur day, as announced elsewhere in the advertising columns of to-day's Gazette. Our Deficit. Everybody knows of the State de ficit. We are $500,000 more in debt now than we were two years ago. This does not necessarily mean dis grace and ruin, as some seem to think. It may mean real progress. This money has been invested in necessary improvements which will save money by more economical and more efficient administration In the future. Rut North Carolina faces an an nual loss of double the treasury de ficit. With calmness, yes. indiffer ence, we see forest fires destroying $500,000 worth of our property a year. We need this property on the tax lists. Our farmers need the tim ber, the fences, the soil: our manu facturers need the lumber and the cordwood, and we all need cheaper building material, furniture, and other everyday necessities made of wood. Yet -we refuse to spend a cent In an attempt to stop this tremendous drain on our resources. Is that economy? Is It not rather short sightedness amounting- almost to blindness? Five thousand dollars would inaugurate a State fire war den system which In a very few years would stop a large proportion of this waste. Would not that be money well spent? RECORD OF LOCAL SOCIETY HAPPENINGS R. A. R. WITH MRS. RAGAX. The William Gaston Chapter, D. A. R., will meet Friday afternoon of this week at 4 o'clock with Mrs. George W. Ragan at her home on West Franklin avenue. TCKSRAY AFTKRXOOX CLCR WITH MRS. J. S. WRAY. The Tuesday afternoon Club Is being entertained this afternoon by Mrs. Joe S. Wray at her home on Third avenue. The hour is three o'clock. MRS. FALKS GIVES COril.SK RIXXF.R. At their home on York street last Friday evening Dr. and Mrs. I'. K. Falls gave a most delightful seven o'clock dinner for several friends. Covers were laid for eight and trie guests were Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Boyce, Mr. and Mrs. R. Grady Ran kin and Col. and Mrs. T. L. Craig. MISS RANK IX GIVKS IHNXhlt. At her home on South Tiroad street Saturday evening Miss Estelle ! Rankin was hostess to a number of her young friends at a most enjoya ble course dinner. The center piece was a huee vase of jonquils and tho place cards were hand painted in the same flower. Miss Louisa Reid assisted in serving. The invited guests were Misses Eleanor Peid, Bessie Pegrani, Clara Sloan, Cora Hart and Maude Wilkins. s. o. AMI it.ikxdlv MATRONS I : X T 1 : 1 1 T A I X K I ). On last Wednesday afternoon the S. & O. Club and the Friendly Ma trons were charmingly entertained by Mrs. S. R. Clinton at her home on South Oakland street. Jonquils were used in profusion in the decor ations, which were especially pret ty. Baskets of jonquils were sus pended from the chandelier and the score cards were dainty hand-painted jonquils. A pleasant game of trail was played, there being thir teen tables. after which a salad course with coffee was served. He sides the club members a number of invited guests were present. Punch was served by Mrs. Leon Adams. The affair was one of the most de lightful of recent social events in local club circles. MISSIOX STl'RV CLASS WITH MRS. AXDRlSw. The Mission Study Class of Main Street Methodist church met wltn Mrs. G. C. Andrews on West Airline avenuo yesterday afternoon. The study was led by Mrs. J. W. At kins. At this meeting the study of "China's New Day" was completed and the class will next take up the study of "Mormonism: the Islam or America." At the conclusion of the program Mrs. H. T. Morris delighted the members with a solo "God Will Take Care of You." A salad course with coffee was served. The next meeting, two weeks hence, will be with Mrs. .1. I). Moore. Jr.. at her home on West Airline avenue. LXPIIK WILL GO TO CHARLOTTE. Gastonia will be well represented at the celebration of "Reciprocity Day" by the women's clubs of Char lotte next Wednesday. Thirty or more members of the local Woman's Betterment Association and the V.C. Club will attend. Mrs. J. Y. Miller, president of the betterment associa tion, a6ks The Gazette to state that a committee of Charlotte ladies is to meet the Gastonia delegation at the Interurban station in Charlotte at 11:44 a. m., Wednesday. The car arriving there at that time leaves Gastonia at 10:50 a. m., and it is de sired that as many of the ladies as can possibly do so arrange to go on that car. Any who may go earlier In the day are asked to meet the others at the Interurban station in Charlotte at 11:44. Quite an ela borate program has been outlined for the entertainment of the visiting ladles who wil be there from Gaston ia, Wadesboro, Lincolnton, David son and perhaps one or two other places. The Advertiser and the Subscriber. Gaffney (S. O Ledger. Every farmer who takes a paper that admits advertising to Its col umns, receives the equivalent of a cash contribution, for were it not for the advertising to help pay for the cost of publishing the paper, the subscription price would necessarily be two or three times as much. A paper whose subscription price is $2 would at least be $6 if it had no advertising patronage, hence every subscriber virtually get four dollars from the advertisers. It follows, then, that subscribers should have a kindly feeling for. the advertisers tn their paper, and give them the pref erence in the bestowal of their pat ronage, for the reason that one good turn deserves another. Rev. Dr. J. C. Rowe, pastor of Central Methodist church at Ashe villle, ha3 been quite ill at his home in the mountain city for sever al days. AND DOIKGS OF GENERAL INTEREST ERADICATION' OF CATTLE TICKS. Over 10,000 Square Miles in South Released from Quarantine as a Result of Recent Progress. Special to The Gazette. WASHINGTON, March 5. Hy an order issued recently, to take effect March 1st, ex-oecrctary Wilson re leased from quarantine 19,4 90 square miles In the Southern States as a result of t he good progress that has been made during the past year in the eradication of the ticks which spread the disease of cattle known as Texas fever or tick fever. Addi tional areas amounting to 5,493 square miles have already been re leased since last spring, making a total of 24,983 square miles released during the past year. The total ter ritory released from quarantine since the work of tick eradication was begun in 1906 now amounts to more than 187,000 square miles, be in greater in size tliu:: Hie combined areas of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. This work is carried on by the Bu reau of Animal Industry of the I'nit ed States Department of Agriculture in co-operation with State and local authorities in the affected States. The territory released by the Sec retary's recent order is as follows: In Alabama, Madison county, SI I square miles. In California, the re mainder of San Luis Obispo county, 1.K34 square miles. In Georgia, 1,i 5:! 5 square miles, including the counties of Fannin, Hall, Banks, Clarke and Putnam. In Mississippi, ti,tI47 square miles, including the counties of Hinds, Coahoma and Is saquena, and parts of Noxubee, Jef ferson, Monroe, Madison, Rankin, Chickasaw, Attala and Leake coun ties. In Missouri the remainder of McDonald, New ton and Oregon coun ties, amounting to 1K5 square miles. In North Carolina, Edgecombe coun ty. 5(t: square miles. In Oklahoma, 1,554 square miles, being the re mainder of Lincoln and Comanche counties and parts of Grady and Pottawatomie counties. In Soutn Carolina, 1,015 square miles, includ ing Darlington and Marlboro coun ties, the remainder of York county, and parts of Lancaster and Chester counties. In Tennessee, l.Otii square miles, including tho remain der of Polk and Hamilton counties and parts of McNairy, Decatur, Har deman and Wayno counties. In Texas, 3,7119 square miles, including Stonewall and Reagan counties, the remainder of Howard County and parts of Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell and Terrell counties. The Secretary's order continues the quarantine against the removal of cattle except uuder certain con ditions from the territory which has not yet been freed of ticks, as fol lows: All of Florida and Louisiana, the greater portions of Alabama, Ar kansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Okla homa. South Carolina and Texas, less than half of North Carolina, a few counties In Virginia, one county (San Diego) in California, and a small area in Ripley county, Mo. Cattle from this quarantined teirl tory may be removed to non-quarantined territory only under certain conditions w hic h ;, : e prescribe' m the regulations. They may be ship ped in quarantine to certain large Northern slaughtering centers for immediate slaughter, but they may be moved for other purposes only under official certificate after they have been inspected and dipped either once or twice, according to circumstances, in a prescribed arsen ical solution. Copies of the new regulations, which are designated as Order 194 and Amendment 7 to Order 14:!, may be obtained on application to the Chief of the Bureau of Animal In dustry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, I). C. A map showing the quarantined territory and Indi cating the areas that have been re leased has been prepared and copies will be furnished to interested per sons on application. - Mr. K. L. Froneberger, of the Bessemer City Mercantile Company, was a business visitor in Gastonia this morning. Gastonia Chapter No. KG Royal Arch Masons will hold regular com munication tonight and will elect or ficers for the ensuing term. A full attendance of members is desired. In an interesting game of bas ket ball at Kines Mountain Saturday afternoon the Ixiwell team tinder Miss Ora Lee Brown defeated Miss Plonk's team hy a score of 25 to 21. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Durham, Mrs. D. A. Garrison and Mrs. Stella Pco field went to Bessemer City Satur day night to attend the play given by the Bessemer City Dramatic Club. The district meeting of the Odd Fellows of the Twelfth district will be held next Wednesday and Thurs day in Concord. Messrs. G. H. Mar vin and E. D. Atkins have been elect ed delegates to represent Gastonia Lodge No. 1SS with Messrs. R. T. Padgett and J. E.. McAllister alter nates. Mrs. Kerr Foy, of the Pisgan neighborhood, had quite a narrow escape Sunday afternoon when, the mule she was driving became fright ened at an automobile and jumped down an embankment. The buggy was overturned and the occupant thrown out, but fortunately she wm not seriously Injured. LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Newsy Letter from Gazette Corres pondents Here and There Over Good Old Gaston What Our Neighbors Are Doing In the Var ious Sections of the County Per sonal Mention of People Yon Know and Some You Don't Know. An Auto Accident. A two-seated automobile, carry ing five or six passengers and driven by its owner, Mr. C. L. Bumgard ner, superintendent of the Imperial Mill at Belmont, turned turtle down an embankment on the Spencer Mountain road near Ranlo Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock and scat tered the occupants considerably. The accident was due to a punctured tire. All of them were slightly In jured, their wounds consisting how ever of bruises and scratches. Mr. lawrence Stone, brother-in-law of Mr. Bumgardner, and his bride, who was Miss Baldwin, were in the tar and the groom was more severely in jured than any of the others. They were married earlier In the after noon at Belmont and were out for a Joy-ride. Mr. Bumgardner's machine was damaged to the extent of $7 5 or $100. Mrs. C. L. Clemmer Rend. Mrs. Clemmer, wife of Mr. C. L. Clemmer, died Sunday morning early at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. W. E. Clemmer, west of Gasto nia, following an illness of nearly a year from tuberculosis. Funeral servics were held Sunday afternoon at I o'clock at I'isgah Associate Re former 'Presbyterian church. Rev. R. R. Caldwell, of Bessemer City, and Rev. J. A. aattertleld. pastor of tiie Loray Presbyterian church, perform ing the services. Interment was in the i'isgah Cemetery. Deceased was a daughter of tho late Mrs. Lizzie Carson, who died recently, and is survived by five brothers and oiin sister, namely Messrs, Lagree, Tom, John Cyrus and Walter Carson and Miss Inez Carson, her husband and three children. She was about 2S years of age. Deceased was a young woman of Stirling character and was a loyal and consistent member of the Loray Presbyterian church. She will be sadly missed in the home and her death brought sorrow to many friends. The bereaved hus band, children and other relatives have the sympathy of many frieryjs In their sorrow. Xot Available for Ten Years Rok Hill Record. Mr. W. J. Roddey returned Satur day morning from Chester, where he attended a meeting Friday night of the executive committee of the board of trustees of Ersklne College, held to consider some matters pertaining to the interests of that Institution. This college has lately become the beneficiary to the extent of $20, nun in the will of the late J S. Archer, of Steuben ville. Ohio, and the execu tive committee was called together to Inspect the document. Mr. Archer willed about v5.non of his estate to various colleges and In addition to the bequest civen Ersklne, (Tie Woman's College of Due West also received $5. firm. It is stipulated In the testament. however, that the money will not be available for about ten years. It consists of large landed interests In West Virginia, just across the line from Ohio. RKCORRF.R'S COI RT. Monday Morning Session Was Large ly Attended Three IWendants This Morning. When Judge A. C. Jones convened the recorder's court yesterday morn ing the room was crowded to Its ca pacity as was the case on the first sitting the Monday morning previ ous. The following cases were disposed of: Zack Melton, white, affray, fined $5 and costs. Will Weaver, white, affray, not guilty. Bert Weaver, white, affray, fined $5 and costs. Heter Mulllnax. white, drunk and disorderly. Judgment suspended on payment of costs. Iiu Bridees, wflite, conducting house of ill fame, not guilty. Txu Bridees. white, vaeramy. HO days In jail to be released on pay ment of $?5 fine and costs. Canias to Issue Wednesday morning at r o'clock. Eva Roddey, white, conversing with man on streets and using abus ive laneuaee. thirty days in jail to be released on payment of $25 fine and costs. Capias to issue Wednes day morning at 9 o'clock. Lem Halsley, colored, abduction, nol nros. The following cases were disposed of this morning: $ Earl Carpenter, white, reckless driving of automobile, fined $3 and costs. Earl Carpenter, carrying conceal ed weanons, fined $25 and costs. Frank Thornburg, white, drunk and staggering, fined $2.50 and costs. Will Glenn, colored, larceny, nol proa. BUUJ Ur AnlnUn BAMnlHbtn DUKItll Remains of Young Gastonian WbO Was Killed in the Philippines Ar rived Yesterday and Were Laid to Rest in Family Plot In Oakwood fVinelflrv This Mornlnir Foil owl BP ' Rrief Service Had Been Member of Hospital Corps in Army for Six Years. Following a brief prayer by ReT. .1. E. Abernethy, pastor of Mala St.rppt Methodist church, the boW ; of the late Arthur J. Barringer, the young Gastonian who was killed in Manila, Philippine Islands, January 2 3rd. was laid to rest in the family plot In Oakwood cemetery at 10:3 . o'clock this morning. The regu lar funeral services under mili tary supervision were held In Ma- i ..II.. V. V. V. n .1 ., n,nH l,l,tnkJ 1 1 , . L. W , I V, I u I llll W I. 11 J . hence formal services were dispells ed with here. A large number of former friends of the young man to- ..,' Kfiiici wiiii itriaiivrn nuu iiicuub v& the family accompanied the remain from the residence on West Airline. 1 avenue to the cemetery and wlt- nessea tne interment. i nere wer e numerous floral tributes from friends. The body, which was shipped i . i . i ... . i w orn nun r rain ihcu j uesuay, rencu- ' ed Gastonia on No. 3 6 yesterday .'. morning and was taken to the Ford I'ndertaking Company's establish ment. Later In the day the casket wns removed to the residence ot Mrs. Barringer and during the day and this morning, prior to the hour of departure for the cemetery, 10:- ,;, 30 o'clock, many friends called to ' view the remains. The body wsa tn an excellent state of preservation the corpse being very natural. Arthur Barringer was 23 years old ann naa neen in tne army tor a little more than five years. His sec ond enlistment of three years would ( have expired December 18th;, 1913. It was his expressed Intention, when he had completed his enlistment, to take the prescribed two-year course for the completion of instruction tn tho hospital service. He was a sergeant of Ambulance Company No. 4, Cnlted States Hospital Corps, sta tioned at Manila. The certificate o III, WUA Biutt-u lildl lit? uiru HO IU9 result of hemorrhages from a stab wound In the heart inflicted In the yard at No. 1 442 Cnlle Leverlia, Malate, Manila. Beyond this fact fhe family has no Information as to the manner In which his death came about. He had not been homo since he enlisted a little more than flvOr j years ago. Surviving deceased are his mother, Mrs. Delia J. Barringer, and three sisters, Mrs. L. I. Tlmmons, of Char lotte, and Misses Irene and Willie D. Barringer, of Gastonia. Many Gastonlans remember Ar thur Barrlneer as an excellent young man, attractive In his personality and full of life and energy. He waa only seventeen years of arp when he left here and for a year or more be fore his enlistment was away from Gastonia much of the time, being In the.emplov of the StlelT Piano Com pany, of Charlotte. His death haa brought sorrow to a larce number of friends whose sympathy goes out to tho bereaved loved ones. Two Thousand Lives Saved. North Carolina moved up a peg last year. She reduced her death, rate from per l.uiiO population in 1911 to 17.:! per 1,000 In 191L'. "Well," you say, "that doesn't look like much." But let'a see what it means. Those figures are based on the deaths reported In all towns of the State having a popu lation of l.noo or more. Our total population living In such towns last year was only about 38fi,000, or one sixth of the population of the State. This decrease In the death rata means that there were some 388 fewer funerals In these towns last year than the year before. But, since our present limited vital sta tistics law covers only about one sixth of the State, and since health, work has been combating prevent able diseases all over the State, It is safe to assume that the actual saving In lives has been six times 386, or. In round numbers, 2,000 or over. Now, let us carry this just a bit further and see what the State saved last year In dollars and cents by fighting preventable diseases. We will take $1,700, the lowest estimate we can find as to the value of the average human life ffew of us would take that for ours, but let it go at that), and multiply that by the 2.000 lives saved and we have $3,400,000. That is a rieht snug little sum to save by public health work which cost the State onlv a little over $100,non. in other words, does It not look like a pretty good business that will save $3,400,000 by expend ing $ion.r,nn? That is 34 to 1, but it was done right here in this State last year. Play at Ressemer. A large and appreciative audience witnessed the play "Tempest and Sunshine" given In the opera house at Bessemer City Saturday night for the benefit of the Methodist chorea by the Bessemer City Dramatic Club. The Play was well acted throughout 4 all the actors rendering their pana; , most creditably. Music for the oeH casion was furnished by the Atkins t Orchestra, of Gastonia, Mr. Ke.v; nerly Glass, a member of the orches- : i tra, rendered two enjoyable vocal I solos. About $70 was realized from 1 the sale of seats. w
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