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THE GASTONIA GAZETTE PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WE DXESDAY AND FRIDAY. VOL. XXXVIII. XO.TC. GASTONIA. N. C, WEDXKSDY AFTKRXOOX, .U GI ST 13, 11)11 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCB. DHL MJEID PASSES BOARD CALLS MORE MEN GASTONIA AND GASTON FIXED CITY TAX RATE WILL SEND SOLDIERS ABROAD TO STOP TRADING IN WHEAT FUTURES THE END CAME SUDDENLY YESTERDAY LATE EVENTS IN TOWN AND COUNTY V Well-Known Physician Succumbs to Attack of Acute Heart Disease Had Keen Unwell for Ten Days But Death Came Unexpectedly Had Iracticed Here for More Than 20 Years and Was Greatly Beloved Funeral This Afternoon. J y T , , W 1t .IJ JnJ .. 4,lr.x 1 IT ri Vita ur. iv. ai. rveiu uieu suuucuij t home, corner of Franklin avenue and South street, yesterday morning a bout 9:30 o'clock from an attack of angina pectoris. Though confined to nis nome ana inosi oi me nmc iu u - rt inn v.i I iirt 1 1' tna irn htoi though his physicians knew that ne waaln a serious condition, his death was entirely unexpected. He had passed a restful night and just a short time before the brittle thread of life snapped one of his physicians was with him and found him appar ently as well as he had been for some days. There was no indication that death was so near. The end came Tor him with shocking suddenness. The news of his death spread rapidly and on the streets and in the stores, everywhere, one heard expressions of deep sorrow. On Saturday, the 4th, while en route to Charlotte on the P. fc N. to s,ee a patient in the Presbyterian Hospital, he was stricken with a sud den attack of the disease which caused his death. Beaching har lotte he was taken at once to the hos pital and was given treatment. He was anxious to get back home and, upon his insistence, he was brought back to Gastonia the next day. Since that time he had suffered several severe attacks from a diseased heart. He had, however, gotten to the point where he could sit up part of the time and his friends were hoping that soon he would be able to be out. He realized himself that his condition was of a serious nature. Robert McDowell Reid was born In the Steel Creek section of Mecklen burg county on August 2, 1865, and was hence in his .'.3rd year. He was a son of S. Watson and Jane Pressley Reid. He attended the common and high school at Pineville, receiving there all his education prior to taking up the study of medicine. He spent two years in the medical department of the I'niversity of Maryland at Bal timore and completed his medical education at one of the New York medical colleges. He also did post graduate work at the New York Polyclinic College. Immediately af ter graduation he settled at Stanley, this' county, for the practice of his profession He remained there a bout five years and moved to Gas tonia -1 years ago. Since then he has practiced continuously here, hav ing established a very large practice in Gastonia and the county. In May. 1 s!T . he married Miss Lelia Shufoid, a daughter or the late Sheriff Martin H. Shuford. To them were born three children, who sur vive. These are Aileen, Robert McDowell, Jr., and Martin Shuford. In addition to his widow and chil dren, the deceased is survived by four brothers, namely: Jonathan Reid, of VVInnebo; J. P. Keid. of Gastonia; V. L. Reid. of Woodward, S. C, and Rev. S. W. Reid, pastor of the A R. P. church in Atlanta. He also leaves a step-mother. A sister, Mrs. John W. Moore, who with her husband did missionary work in Japan, died sev eral years ago. Funeral services are being held this afternoon, beginning at three o'clock, at the late home of the de ceased. Rev. .1. H. Henderlite, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, or which he was a member is officiating, assisted by Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway, pastor of the First Associate Re formed Presbyterian church, and Rev. W. C. Barrett, pastor of the First Baptist church. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery. Dr. Reid was not only an able phy-. sician but was always identified with every forward movement in the com munity of which he was an important part. He was an active member of the State and county medical socle- tes. The active pall-bearers are J. iee Robinson, S. X. Boyce, W . 1. war ren. S. R. Clinton, H. B. Moore. L. T. McLean. A. G. Mangum and N'or man Morrow. The honorary pall-bearers are It. B. Bagington, R. M. Johnston, J. O. White. A. E. Moore. R. R. Ray. O. F. Mason. John C. Rankin and W. T. Love. RUSSIANS ARE PUSHED BACK (By International News Service.) GENEVA, Aug. 14. Following the capture of the Roumanian town Pontsha, Mackensens Teutonic troops are pressing the Russo-Roumanlan troops across the Fokshant Adjuba kat railway toward the Sereth river, says the Berlin advices, The Teu tons are 70 miles from Jassy, the Roumanian temporary capital. HIGH PRICE FOR HOGS. (By International News Service.) CHICAGO, Aug. 14. The hog market established a new high rec ord today when It reached 17.76. The local exemption board is busy today examining men wnose notices toippear were put in the mails Sat urday night, and whose liability numbers, given below, run from 629 to 72 8 inclusive. Notices were mail ed at the same time to still another hundred to appear tomorrow. In Friday's Gazette will be pub lished the names of those accepted for service on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, as well as the names of those called for Thursday. Figures are not available today, but It is report ed that a larger percentage are be ing accepted on the physical tests than was the case In the first two or three hundred men called up.' 629 642, T A Melton, Gastonia. 630 3673, Henry Harrison, col ored, Mt. Holly. 631 939, Grover C. Henderson, Gastonia. 632 1639, William Henderson Herns, Mount Holly. 633 222, Aiiios Morris, Gastonia. 6342364, Arthur Hansel, Lowell 6u."i H216, .lack Linear, colored, Gastonia. 636171 ",. Walter Arthur Slg mon, Mt. Holly. 637 906, Robt. G. Fisher, Gasto nia. 638 1 337, James Clyde Arro wood, Bessemer City. 639 368 1, Karl Owens, colored. Mount Holly. 640 2226, James Scott, Belmont. 64 1700, Wm. Rudisill, Gastonia. 642 1 2T.0. James Austin Gannt. Kings Mountain. 643 1 1 9.1, Roby Thomas Sides, Lowell. 64 4 3 23 6, Sam Mason, colored, Gastonia. 64.1 2406, George W. Michaels, May worth. 646 297, Marshall Ernest Smith, Gastonia. 647 321, Lake Erie Terrell, Gas tonia. 648 2994, Rowland Lane. Dallas. 649 1 628, Ivy Alexander Fisher, Mount Holly. 6.10 2611, Junius Clarence Del linger, Cherryville. 6.113043, Albert Ruhertis Iiudl- sill. Dallas. 6.12 28.13, Luther Wince Avery, Dallas. 6.13 707, Clarence A. Rhyne. Gas tonia. 6.14 3707, Henry McDowell, col ored. Stanley. 6.1.1 LM.19. David Dow Black, Cherryville. 6.16 ::!!79, Buford Ralney, Gas tonia. 6,17 302.1, Walter Lloyd Pasour. Dallas. ti.ls 142.1. Forest Webb Kiser. Bessemer City. t;;,9 1 002, Clarence ( reed Mor row. Gastonia. 660 29S7, Tom W. Lynch. High Hioals. 66 1 -3712, Giles Froneberger, colored. Stanley. 661' 11.11, Walter Lee Aberne- tliv. Lowell. 63 llol. Clay Walls. Gastonia. 664 :!68, James Lutiier Allen. Gastonia. 66.1 Benjamin Lieber, New York City. 666 1 698. James Ieroy Patter son, Mount Holly. 667 320, Guy K. Terrell, Gastonia. 668--9.10. George Thomas Hutch ison. Gastonia. 669 3396, Bidney Woodruff. Gas tonia. 670 3.4 11, Robt. Antrum, Lowell. 671- 31 82. John Knox Hickman, colored. Gastonia. 672 3 179. Brady Lee Hoffman. colored, Gastonia. 673 926. Luther lleafner. Gasto nia. i'.74- lol(i. Abb P. Nolen. Gastonia 67.1 2827. Hansom Grider Kiser, Bessemer ( it v. 676 1 8.17. Collette L. Kite. Mc- Adenville. 677 3.148. William Armstrong.. colored, Gastonia. 67 8 377, Will Elmas, colored. Belmont. 679919, Crawley M. Huskins. Gastonia. 680 6.16, Samuel Martin Howell. Gastonia. 681 1919, George Oscar fal lings. McAdenville. 682 2476, Dory Indwell Teague. May worth. 6831339. Milton Fife Arrowood. Bessemer City. 684 240.1. Allen Messer. Lowell. 685 81 4, Texas Sidney Wellman. Gastonia. 686 117.1, Joseph Franklin Haw kins, Lowell. 687 1070. Charles Talmage Set- tlemyre, Gastonia. 68S 738, Ieonard H. Smith. Gas tonia. 689 1 167. John Thomas Flowers, Lowell. 690 26.12, George Henry Heafulf Crouse. 691 3.149. James Edward Big ger, colored. Gastonia. 692 1097, James Alonro WolTe, Gastonia. 693 3308. Joseph WestbrooK. colored, Gastonia. 694 1191, Simon Horson Privett, Lowell. 695 1234, Clarence Floyd Cobb, Kings Mountain. 696 1781. Frank Tlsdale Hovls. Stanley. 697 1360, Clyde Carpenter, Bes semer City. 698 848, Harry A. Bradley, Gas tonia. 699 2323, Arthur E. Clemmer, Mr. Kirk to Preach. Rev. John P. Kirk, of Shelby, pre siding elder of the Shelby district, will preach at -Main Street Methodist church Sunday morning in the ab sence of the pastor. Rev. 11. H. Jor dan, who is away on his vacation. Dr. Bedford to Speak. We are requested to announce that Dr. H. C. Bedford, president of the Wesleyan Methodist College at Central, S. ('., will deliver an address at 7:4,1 on Friday night of this week at the Loray Wesleyan Methodise church. The public is cordially in vited to attend this service and hear Dr. Bedford. To Teach in Charlotte. In the list of city school teachers for the coming term published in this morning's Charlotte Observer appear the names of two popular Gastonia teachers, who will be mem bers of Charlotte's city school facul ty. Miss Carrie Morris is assigned to Second Grade in the First Ward school, and Miss Lucy Jordan to Fifth Grade in the Elizabeth school. Attended Brother's Funeral. V Mrs. W. C. Abernethy, Mr. and Mis. Frank C. Abernethy and Mr. O. B. Carpenter went to Forest City Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Abernethy's brother, Rev. Campbell Smith, who died at a nospital in Hickory Sunday. Mr. Smith was 70 years old and lived at Newton. He is survived by two brothers, Mr. J. C. Smith, of Shelby, and Mr. S. O. Smith, of Asheville. and one sister, Mrs. W. C. Abernethy. of Gastonia. I let urns to Charlotte. Mr. Draper B. Ward, wiio lias held a position with the Harry-Baber Co. since taking an interest in the linn a year ago, has returned to Charlotte and resumed the position wiilch lie had held for seven years in the offi ces of the General Superintendent or the Southern Railway. Mr. and Mrs. Ward will reside on Cedar street in Charlotte. Mr. Ward entered upon his duties yesterday. He retains his interest in the iirm of Harry-Baber Company. Miws Jamison Coming. We are asked by Mrs. M. P. Shet ley. home demonstration agent, to state that Miss Jamison was unable to meet her appointments Tuesday and today on account of being called back to Raleigh from Blue Ridge on official business. Miss Jamison will arrive here tonight. however, and will meet the ladies of Dallas, Cost ner's and Landers chapel at Miss l-.i-la Mae Pasotir's Thursday, also at Mrs. J. D. P.. McLean's in South Point Friday. Miss Jamison will be at the picnic at Lin wood Saturday and will talk on "Conservation.'' Ev orybody is invited to attend the Lin wood picnic and bring basket dinner. ISllilK'SS iO'S Oil. Philadelphia Record. Business does not seem to be pros trated by the war. its shifting of ac tivities, its large bond sales and its prospective imposition of heavy tax es. The amount of the authorized capital of concerns in the Eastern States, capitalized at $ loo, con and over, formed in July, was $ 193, nun, -ooo, according to The New York Journal of Commerce. This amount has not been reached for several ears. In July. 1916, the amount was $32n.nnn,iMHi. ;1IU jn 1 ; l , only $ 1 3.7, (ton, iiim. Business is uoins.' on in this country, and will keep going on in spite of war. Low ell. 7(Hi ii8. Edwin Roy Petty. Bow ling Green, S. C. 7nl 2938, Paile llolllfuld. Iliii Shoals. 7 n2- 121. John Allen Hunter. Jr. Gastonia. To;: 2136. Benjamin Ellis Brady. Cherryville. "04 - 22 1. Alberta , Mooro. Gastonia. 7t.1 - 26.1.1, Cordus Haliman. Cherryville. 7n6 3.262. John Pursley Partlo, Gastonia. 7(i7 3H8II, David White. Besse mer Cit . 708 1.13,7, Hall Eddlenian Kellv, Mourit Holly. 7('9 2"48. Melvin Webb Brown. Cherryville. 71 0 1 4 74. Ernest Ramsey. Bes semer Citv. 711 1414. William Jesse Hol land. Bessemer City. 712 3806. Charlie Nicholson, colored. Kings Mountain. 713 2283. Worth Armstrong, lowell. 71 4 2300. Fred Bridges. Lowell. 71.1 2732. Spurgeon I-ee Stroup, Cherryville. 716 lfilf,, Richard K. Davenport, Jr.. Mount Holly. 717 292. Plato Swink. Gastonia. 718 822. George Robert Allred. Gastonia. 720 1064. Reid Sherrill. Gasto nia. 721 3.19o. Robt. Falls. Iowell. 722 2.1.17, Arnle Click Beam, Cherryville. 723 3092, William Scott Wood. Dallas. 724 120.1. Henry Vandon Fnder wood. Lowell. 72.1 2286, Arthur Brafford. Low ell. 726 268J, Ira Preston Long, Ccerryville. 727 2370. John Bejamfn Hawk ins. Mayworth. 728 2152, Milas Franklin Lynch, Belmont. REMAINS $1.40 SAME AS HERETOFORE (it) Council Decides Finally and Definitely tj Discontinue Street Paving, Having Already SMnt $lMi,04M More Than Was Origin ally Contemplated Only Two More Connecting Blocks to Imj Put In August Meeting of Hoard Last Night Devoid of ttccial Interest. A final and definite decision to dis continue all paving work was reach ed by the city council last night at its regular meeting for the month of August after the construction of two more blocks had been decided upon. The whole board voted on the prop osition as to whether any more pav ing would be considered and the vote showed that it was the unanimous opinion of the board that this work would have to top and so they went on record. The fact was again brought out that the city had already siient more than $ loo. (too more in paving than had been originally con ten: plated. The two additional blocks ordered paved were the block on Third ave nue between Oakland and Marietta stieets and the block on Churcii street between Franklin avenue and the Southern Railway. The residents of Third avenue contended that their petition for the construction of this block bad been put before tlie board some time before some others which had been granted, notably Fourth avenue. It was shown that tills block, connecting Oakland and Marietta, was in bad condition and that In bad weather it was almost impassable. The Church street block is regarded as one of the most important stretcii es of street in town as it is a con necting link between Franklin ave nue on the south of the Southern Railway and Airline avenue on tlie North. It is traveled a great deal and last winter was almost impassa ble. Petitions for lights at the corner of Sixth avenue and JacKson street and on Second avenue near the West Gastonia graded school were pre sented and referred to the water and light committee with power to act. A petition was presented signed by unite a number of citizens asking for a stricter enforcement of tlie Blue Laws and the enactment of addition al blue laws, if it should .develop that the present ones are insufficient. The petition asked especially Tor reg ulation of Sundav hours for restau rants and drug stores and for the prohibition of (lie sale of gasoline on Sundav A committee composed of Aldermen Patrick and Austin was ap pointed to investigate the conditions and report to the next meeting of tlie board An ordinance was adopted fixing the tax rate for the (dining year. The rate determined upon is the same a last y ear and b a follow s : Gen City Purposes " I nt . on Bonds 1 .1 Schools 30 $1.40 The poll tax was fixed at $2 and divided as follows: General city purpose?. $1.17, schools 4 3, cents. Mayor Dixon presided at the meet ing and all of the coiincilmen were present. STROUP IS STILL MISSING Mr A C. St.'nii,,. who ;, -terioil. I disappeared !ro:i; hi home at Kan l(i last Thursday niuht. i-. still mi-s-iiiL. Neither his family nor the or ti ers have an tangible ilue as to his w herealiMiits. From various report -that have drifted in Irmii different Hiarters to the effect that he lias been seen, there has de eloped a "rett strong conviction that he ; living and either purposely or he cause of a temporary mental aberra tion is Ice; ling his whereabouts se cret. Mr. W. F Lewis, of Belmont, is very positive that he saw Mr. Stroup at Rock Sprincs camp ground. Lin coln county. Sunday. At that time Mr. Lewis had not heard of his dis appearance Mr R. K. Davenport, of Mount Holly, is pretty confident that lie saw Mr. Stroup in an auto be tween Mount Holly and lowell Fri day Mr. E. T. James believes that he saw Mr Stroup at fakewood Park. Charlotte. Saturday and it is rumored tha he slept Saturday nleht in the vicinity of Camp Greene. Char lotte. So far. howewer, these ru mors have not resulted In enabling his family to locate him. The tneo ries that he met foul play or that he committed suicide have about been abandoned. C hildren to Meet. The Junior division of the Chil dren's Missionary' Society of Main Street Methodist church will meet in the Epworth League room of the church at 4 o'clock Thursday after noon to begin preparations ror tne 1Ve Box Opening exercises which are to be given soon. All the mem bers are urged to be present prompt ly on the hour. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. The national guard units from 26 States designated by the War Department today, from second division will soon be sent abroad. Among the States designated are Ixiuisiana, Georgia. Alabama. North Carolina, Virginia. Texas and Tennessee, and 18 north ern and western states. First form ed of the national guardsmen is the 84th infantry brigade, including the 1.11st machine battalion, which is composed of companies B and F of the second Georgia. The engineer regiment include the battalion of the South Carolina engineers headquar ters. The train and the police are selected from coast artillery of Vir ginia. The engineer train will be tho North Carolina national guards. The sanitary train including the am bulances will be companies of Ten nessee and three other states. 700 MEN GIVEN COMMISSIONS (By International News Service.) ATLANTA. Ga.. Aug. 14. - Ap proximately 7nu commissioned offi cers were added to I'nclo Sam's army today, when commissions were a warded at the Fort McPherson offi cers' training camp. The commis sions ranged from second lieutenant to major. The recipients were the survivors of more than 2, .loo stu dent who entered the school April 1 .1. Through a rigid weeding out sys tem carried on throughout the dura tion of the camp, nearly all except the chosen few had been already dis missed. The new officers were de serving and fit. if looks count for anything. Heads up, chock full of health and hard as nails, they looked like anything but the pale, hleached out clerks, lawyers and business men who entered the camp three months ago. They look like regulars. I'ncle Sam's schools give his officers a look and bearing that make a rellow know they are "there'' without giving them a second once over. Three majors, fifteen captains, six teen lirst lieutenants and sixteen sec ond lieutenants were selected from each of the tliirteeti nai ia n;es ill l r ,i in iii. A few other men wcie commis sioned lir.-t and second lieutenants. Several candidates from cadi com pany were assigned to the quarter master's dpailment and will receive commissions, and about 200 were se lected Iroip the camp with the rank of second lieutenant and sent to a quartermaster's school In some part of the 1 'lilted States. About twenty men were chosen trout the camp for duty in the ord nance department Tw enty-six more men were sent from the camp to the Georgia Tech aviation school. A few were taken from each com pany and recommended for the sec ond officers' camp, which opens at the post August 27. These were the young men of the camp, those ;m had practically no military experi ence before they entered training at (he post The camp authorities feci certain that more training would be tlie cry thing lor promising andi d.l t e- who lac i ex , 'el ience POPE MAKES PEACE PROPOSALS i By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Aug it. All tin participant in tlm European war. im hiding tin I'nited States, are In b plaied on reiord according to c proposal tor peace, fathered by Pop Benedict, who has addressed identical proposals to all tho belligerents- ol such nature as to require an answer. The proposals have not rear bed the I'nited States and Secre tary l-ansing today stated that he know s of them informally. hut he can not take action on them. A decision, however, will be reached when the Secretary and the President receive the suggestions. Informal exchang es are likely necessary before tho fi nal action by the I'nited States and the Kntente Allies. It indicates that the suggestion provides for the res toration of independence to Belgium and' Serbia, and also an independent Poland. The big question affecting France is the restoration of Alsace Ixjraine. Italy's claim for territory is held open. Diplomats and officials, who would discuss the matter, do not believe that it "vrH-result in any positive action but a general discus sion of peace might follow. TOOAY'S COTTON MAKKKT. (By International News Service.) NEW YORK, Aug. 11. The cot ton market opened today with Octo ber contracts selling at 21.30; Janu ary 25.08. A very interesting item telling of a surprise wedding is omitted from today's paper because the communi cation accompanying same was not signed. (By International News Service.) CHICAGO, Aug. 15v Tne Chicago Board of Trade has Issued an order that trading in wheat future on tne Chicago Board of Trade will cease August 25th. This action was taken at the request of Herbert Hoover, food administrator. WHEAT CORPORATION OPENS OFFICE .(By International News Service.) NEW YORK. Aug. 1 .1. America' wheat supply will be controlled from New York offices. The '"Food Ad ministration Wheat Corporation" has opened offices here in charge of Julius Barnes, who Is chief assistant to Herbert Hoover, food administra tor. Branch offices w ill be opened at many Important cities In all parts or the I'nited States. SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON GERMAN LINES (By International News Service.) LONDON, Aug. 1.1. (Official.) Another powerful thrust at the Ger man positions around Lens was made by the British forces today. All ob jectives along the first line were car ried by storm. The attack followed a terrific bombardment or the Ger man trenches along a w ide front' in the lens-Loos sector. The Frencn, making a simultaneous attack on tne West Flanders Tront advanced a con siderable distance along the Dlx munde road, says a Paris dispatch. British aeroplanes in swarms located the location of the German artillery and reserves. MAY ACCEPT PEACE PROPOSALS (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.1. Intima tions that Germany and Austria will accept the Vatican peace proposals and place the burden of their rejec tion, if rejected, on the I'nited States and the Entente Allies, reached Washington today. The information came through .confidential diplomatic (circles, causing some anxiety on tne part of the administration, which view s with deepest" concern the in jection Into the war of this new con c rete proposition at this time. Uy specific direction or the President all officials refrained from any public discussion' of the Vatican's propos als. It was emphasized at the While House and the State Department, however, that the suggestion! of the Pope will receive the utmost consid eration Acceptance of the Vatican's proposals by Germany and Her allies, it is thought In some quarters, mar result in counter propositions being made by the I'nited States and the Kntente MEN WHO WILL FIX WHEAT PRICES 'By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Am-. ! ." -Food Administrator Hoover today annonnc ed the personnel of the c ommittee to fix the price of wheat for the I nlteu States. The chairman will be ('resi dent Garfield, of Williams College. Other members of the committee are Vice-President I 'oak. of the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen; Presi dent Funk, or the National Corn As sociation; President I.add. of the North Dakota Agricultural College; President Khett. of the Cnainber or Commerce of the t'nlted States; Secretary Short hill, of the National Council of the Farmers Co-Operative Association. James Sullivan, of tne American Federation of Iabor; Mas ter Taber. of the Ohio State Grange; Chairman Taussig!, of the Federal Tariff Commission: President Vail, or tne American leleplione & Tele graph Co.. President Waters, of tne. Kansas Agricultural College. Judge Gary See no Sinn of Karly Peace. Tacoma. Wash., Aug. U. Judge K. H. Gary, head of the I'nited States Steel c ornoratinn nn signs of an "early peace." In speaking of the war situation Judge Gary said here today: "I don't believe there are inr siens of an early peace from the ln- luiiuaiiuii am auie 10 get. T.. . I , i aw icaia agu IUU1U UBTB been a settlement on a pretty fair ba sisone wdiich Vi ould have secured the intferltv nf all thn innirln ., .. -1 v. r . i u- . . - . mm iMocui aiij me same geograpni cal lines which existed when the war portant the establishment of a basis for the prevention of future wars. I bare some information which.' leads me to that conclusion. T - m. - in any event u is only a question of time when the allies must be suc cessful. ,