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WiU jielp OGcials to Locate
J Grawe 'of One of - Hi Five
I Wire Had LiredVkh
ri 4 Three Wire at Same Time. :.
" .'ioy ANGELES, May 4. Guided J.
Vsly by Walter Andrew Wataoa, alias
, "James B. Huit, alleged bigamist 'and
. murderer, Los Angeles eoB?y officers ex-
pelted 'today to renew the search hi fca
'isolated and desolate portion of 'San Di
eouaty for th grave of Nina Lee
.Dfloney, one. of the five "wives ''Wat.
Wni's said to" have confessed he killed.
;The( start was made from El Ceutro,
' l&if., to which point Watson -wan, taken
Jfeom. hero last flight. - Before boarding
h train Watson issued through bit at
Rowley a. long , statement in which he re--viewed
the aets set forth1 In his alleged
"Confessions to the district attorney, and
.janrladed .with, the ,uTy! ; , 'f i
' Is It reasonablo to . think that my
'-uts are the work of a" sane '-man who
U a position u, control niniHcu. . or
t, jiaderstand the Ttek of exposure. e
-He donrrihed . himself as i ordinary
" Under hearted ,nd .eaeijy moved ; te
nH tThe sight of sadness or distreea
ifi ever readjTto help Telieve oeli eon;
,'; -liions. ; working as nest ho eonld fto
' ' nfik the world, better. '- " ' ; V .
-.He 'said, .he ' had lived with three
wives at the. same time in San Fran
Viwo and risked detetrtion bysoorting
hern to restauranta nd theaters and had
nuhMi
vj yf rase and : Jnsteaa or wamormg ior
revenge give my artion dt BsfV tf
' : . -Kt ion jost consideration." $ i ; ' " .
' X"5nV wry ahow I am to be pitied
' auore than to he blamed 'for having 6V
:vel0pedv IntaithU grange and nneon
, ! tillable ebnditlon, for I am anything else
h)f mf ' aatorat aelfc'W,
v . "'In making,, the statement pimlie, the
' iaJWorney descriled Jt.es hU client ,"nn-
; Aided erbathnjatotempnt,, written in long
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HEAVT VOTE ' EXPECTED
;ti ilN INDIANA
TODAY.
jMANA!X)Us; : Jn'd'..l.5iy ..
V either s(hdlecp-roote.l ,Utret in
, eaaimaiCT Isiexpeetcd toVpTxlwt',
f tienvy'vtfte lHay in the In4inna prefer
.'AirtJal primary,, Siwcjnl Interest' of, the
jjtate and nation natnraHy enters- in the
fnpublicav prei.len1 lal ntf t Ja. ; yhic
fotrf , th ieadir"'jMqlrants' are "ask"
ibg' support-of .Indiana, "VoVr. Major
, enoral Leonard Wood.' tJoTernor'- Frank
Ji diowden.-, of IllinoU, fionator ' Hiram
W. 1 Johnson; of 'Calif orniaaid natdr.
"Vtfamn flv Harding have all 1 had the
5 , vt nupport'of atote-whle organisations
7 ( arid 'iweh hac wanejjot a' eomprebaoaiya
pWhins; tour of the state during the
'j laff two weeks; , AUewept the Illinois
ocutive mairt. their ;inal appeal' to the
'imliaiwi voters (in , addresses last even-
"inc.. . i i .' ,. ' "
;There are no candidates for. the lemo
! vrittie i nominations for president on the
ballot land tlie Indfiina. law 'forhhhrthe
wrtlnk in of nBrneu.' . ' " .
W OF
.done praetieany the1 same tning in owie
tiei. :i----At:r-;i;
' t.'y t wonder' ' Be eontinned, ' if the
V t-annot see' the jogteal position; of
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MODIFY PEANS OF REBELS
f (Bs Associated fress.' ' ,
'WASHINGTON," .Mar - Belief was
yhowa both in government circles and by
xeyolutionary agents, here today 'when it
; became known thai J oar ex, Mexico, where
revolutionary fighting alwayf has been a
potential international danger,' had been
. taken, by the rebels without a fight , While
; preparations'." for theaafeguardiag.1 of
; Americans at.east.poria of Mexico t?y the
dispatch of additional naval units went
1 forward,' and -Qurraaxa 'a 'reply, to the
' hari represenUtiona made by this go
'. rnmeat regarding '. the murder of , two
, more Americans near Mexico City was
.,watfea; the chief interest appeared, to
' be-; in the modified military planar W was
. f aMiiffld tEe- eoupation '6f-the ' border
J town ,ouM cans Ul leader
. iTntn now tta rebels have
taking , trom Jarrana haalf hi. tetritorj
"l"1 JA0ZuV
mhn have .watched the. developments to
who have .watched, the . developments t
the revolutions assume a few . rtjWiorn.
COnuH lira u J,-K""" .
Ilium iicicvin.
Mexican agents tew.peysiat. in their as
further dcfecrA. la the federal forces
!.. wa ; mJm - af'imwni-
- wfvi iWliBinir battle wm hasten
' the end of their struggle. V ; : . v H 1 . bw. Yaqui . Indians at Casae
' The occupation of Juaroa makes it poa-T.Grandes, the Sonora revolutionists today
aible in the opinion of American military claimed Tirtual Control of the oUte ; of
' ?fm tJw.Mll leaders to divert their Chihuahua and. that the way; was paved
Sonora fOTeoss to .the ( route southward i ffir an nneMructed advance againat Tor
" m .:v. ...., tarA. Tnmm. Laur en from where- a eamDaign is to be
miUt straleeic twint ia
i northern Mexico. Posseasion of Totreoa
' its holder the advantage of operating
. tkmmrlr th state of C2oahuDaWUr celebration followed. Federal of
to Saltillo and Monterey as wel) as to. ficers unfavorable to the revolution were
' theaouth. ---' ---'" '! superseded. - Abel 8. ; Bodrignex. former
"" .VAi.iJhstVndLia- the ra'r-ilrrgre the .national aeuator.. was' named provisionai
rebels have made, however, lher 5w
Stared on Carrspu ' Monday !
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Ulrlit Exercues Proved Mdt
Interesting Operetta. Giren
at Night. :.--?-:iy
: -hj Mra- Joe Cribble "
jDALLASt May feather Ideal,
training of the little-folksexeellent, 'and
a large and appreciative crowd, were the
three dominant features that marked the
grand success of the "Mayday Fete '
enacted on the eampus of the ' Dallas
graded school by the primary department
Monday evening, ;' Vromptly at 6-0 'clock
the ;varloya' grades yith their; teachers
marched - from .the ichool building and
greupedtfcemaelvea at intervals; ; .Tien,!
came the Queea of the May, , littio Mf
Viola Lineberger," dressed ia i aVro'KJ, of
white with a long flowing train, prece-!-ed
by six little flower girls aeeompautel
by six little pages who stood at attention
while the queen was seated on fh throi'.e
in the center of the scene and the erown
of roses placed on her head.'.-In turn
each grade eamev forward and .rendere4
motion songs that were a delight to the
hearers' ptad a reflection of most careful
training, At the close all sang The,
Stor Spnslpd Banner,' and it certainly
would not , be, giving i juatico ' without
handing4 one- overto, the , Boy Scouts
here and there Injthe audience who im
mediately rose to their feet, doffed their
hats, and stood at attention ' during , the
linging., ,.. A.'i
.Those ' responsible for this new and
most' entertaining feature of school clos
ing, Vere Miss Violet Knox, "first gmde
teacher; Mi$e Lela 1 Durham,: aeeon'd'
grade teacher; Miss Willie Webb, third
grade teacher;, MUw Dixon; fourth grade
teacher. flfXf'tAFC- :f f
Long before the appointed time, 8;30
si 'clock of the same evening; the large
auditorium . was ' filled to overflowing ; te
witness "Mid Hummer Night Eve,',' aa
Operetta i in Xvt6 acts, presented by the
fifth, aixth ahd seventh gradeRj taught
by. Miss Anniej Hoover and Prof Line
berger. ..Pine tops dotted. witn'bits. of
cotton, flowers and ivy. vines-pictured the
stage as a forest and little Ollie Ray as
the child lost in the wood; S The herald
sounded the ugle, the;' lights 'were ex;
tinguished and only the glow from5 the
lanterns if the WiIl-0-the-Wisp could be
neon as jthey 1 fitted. , in . a. (.pretty, drill la
hlack 'creie j paper (dresses and black
hair ribbons ; f The lost child pleaded for
the fairies to take her home. , Then came
the. Queen of ! the Forest, Euth Bummey.
dreMed In a white crepe paper robe with
gold trimmings, and carrying. a long wand
tipped "with a gold arrow head and, was
seated on the throne at the center, pre
eeeded by the little princesses of the for
get-me-ota, . dropping flowers in her
pathway and ( accompanied by two little
pages and ten pretty airiea in vartons
colored creje paper dresses and carrying
wands wonn4 whh" the colors of tlie dress
and tipped with flowers, .With, them alap
were eight little greeA mischievous '.'elves.
The songs and drills of all were greatly
enjoyedand puly the appehrance of the
dawn,, in a white robe and silver crown,
disburaed thene beautiful : fairies of
'Mid- Summer Night, Eve. " .
Tonight at ;30m V)ock the graduating
exercises willl.take place
JAUItEZ m
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been nothing in the reports received here
that has caused American officers to be
lieve Carranxa will be forced to surrender
pr run for a considerable period of time
An increased restriction of his zone of
operations waa regarded a not unlikely
through '.the , cutting , of all his lines of
communication both to the nwrtlr and to
the- Seacoast, but even ' then' they Vindi
cated, a loyal though .reduced army eould
hold its own for many weeks "on account
of orgaaixation and 'greater supplies
The greatest 1 immediate 'daager- that
official aad unofficial observen here pro-
leased, to see, in - U actuation so. lar
as it affected Carranxa,'. was that men
aeing him in the, eouth. The hmg hook
whose making the rebels began when Oiey
f
pfwmpt oi
. . J Jaliac0 n
starteu down too west coast, has - now
k" troug"h the states of Col una,
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uiunoacjin, uu-Trro luu v .moreios .s " .
CLAIM,STATE OF CHIHUAHUA
1 rtiintw 1 1 . m ,
- . - JUA8LZ, Mexico, ?Iay- t.r-Through
xue oioohcs8 rpvmuuon 01 unares mo
' eapitulation f General Francisco Lrbal
launcbel against Mexico City-
'.. EvenU moved rapidly here today. At
2- 'clock the garrison revolted land ' a
governor, ,'. ' v- ' - . . ' ; .' - "
Dallas Paitor, Dewailinj Enor
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moua Growth of Divorce ia
This Ccuaty, PleacfslFor Hs
"eatablahment of PUinj Vir
tues of the Old-faahioned
,fiome .'- '.,. '. , ..-:: ' f
',' ' Mrsvoe Oribble
PALLAS. -May SEeading'ihe Jedi-
torlals of The Gastonia Daily Gasc tie! in
Saturday V jasue concerning the many di
vorce cases in Gaston county prompted
Eev.' W; 8.' Hamiterpaator of the Dal
las Presbyterian church,, to deliver n most
forceful aermon Sabbath morning with
the peculiar 'subject of VKeligion ia the
five fo6 of. thp house. 7, a brief snm
mary of which is as ; follows ,' ';''
-if. First I stating that-a' family religion
campaign should be put on . having the
one aim to : put Christ and religion 1 in
every home? - As the home goes so goes
the community, church, state and country.
Beginning first with the kitchen,' a place
that should be the most cheerful and in
viting for here is" prepared the nourish
ment of the body that houses the soul;
but too often it Is a place" of toil and
drudgery, closed to'the eyes, of visitors;
Hero ia the place where mother loses her
health under the 'daily- grind - without
co-operation or word of encouragement or
cheer from the members of the family
who think that she is in the place she-
ought to j be,: an awful.1 ptrain, that 'the
strongest inaa: wonld go down ."under.
The body' most assuredly effects the soul,
bo for the text here; I would say, " What'
soever you do, do it heartily as unto the
The dining room,' ' Whether ye eat' or
drink dd it. nnto the Lord,' ' advised the
Apostle lauK unto his churches i. How
can you expect the children to be. thank
ful - when, the fatner, mother and mem
bers of the family sit down to the food
God has .' given them and many times
grumble because 'of this or that and
never return thanks to Himwho gave t.
Even the dumb, anlmajs are tnanuut to
their masters for the food they receive.
-Next the bed' room, a room of quiet,
a room of meditation , aa we lie pon our
beds, Come ye apart and rest. "v Be-,
fore closing our eyea u' sleep, , prayer
should be-offered j as sleep w a type of
death from which! we know not whether
we ar to .wake . " i f ' 1 , P ;' . f
The living room, 'Be ye kind and af
fectionate toward tone another. ', ilere
the - influence - of . 4 his room , tends-' to
mold eharaeteri Many boys and, girls
break loose fromvthls room because of the
unattractiyeness and thoughtless actions
of the . members,- of the family toward
'each other.'. f'-- '.- ! -vi
t;: The,rficeptieiL room ' ' V not forgetful
to entertain strangers vherebjr en
a strangers whereby ;y '
tertain. angels uuawai j ."J Just Why. the
.old' fhjpbjonedyospiyHlii. i'paaaing away j
J am " itiiaiji. to answer 5 nere is me
room wlierB-ftvo iufluence Others and others
influence us, either lor good jr . bad.:
Tell me the company you entertain and
I , will tell you what .you are. . Is your
nature, of entertainment 'gotwip or of a
questtonable character f ! Ifemeinberithis
in of a molding nature! A Story waa
told of a 'hardened gambler. - who rev
ceiyed hia first taste for sue hi ui, the re
ception room df,;a re8iHWtallffamHy,
playing gajiies for prizes. , Vhat kind of
a homo; have youf Yt need -religion
more than wealth. I The future merufcr
ship of the church depends upon jtbe
home. Take time , to serve God in the
home. To make j everj' member of . Hhe
home happy Jesus Must be the rguest in
every room., .When religion, cornea into
the homes divorce eases w ill cease.
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OVb VETERANS WOULD . ':'..'
STAND GUARD IF NECESSARY
' V (By The Associated Press) 1 '
GREENVILLE, 8. C., May 4. Con
federate veterans !who have declared
they would get out their old muskets and
stand guard f , necessary, today won
their eontentiori Vhen he United Daugh
ters of, the : Confederacy ; announced the
outcome of its ref erendum against- the
removal of the. Confederate, monument
which, city ' eouncibnen -claimed, ob
structe: traffic in, the heart of the busi
ness iection,- f' t-
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PROGRAM FOR OPENING
- DAY A. R . P. SYNOD, MAY, 3
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10:30 a. m. Sermon by Rer.
J. W Carsea, ;D,, D.,,of .New'i
berry, S C;'.v5r- '" !"!
-'11:30 a. m. Synod convenes,
AJl . uVi w. r - , . ' -
1 i noon ailourn for dinner '..i -'
a
2:00 Pi
m Devotional exer-
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cisei led hyJDr, H. M. Henry
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; 2:1S
m, Announcement 01
committtees. ;; ' " -'
- 3:00 p. m. Synodical com
munion. Presided over by Rrr.'.
'J.-R. Edwarda; .V', 'i
v :00 p. m. iwouonai cxer
cisea, led by Cr. H. M. Heary.
- : IS p. nu Addresa f Wel
come, by Mayor pf Gastoaia, Capt.,
R G. Cherry. Reply by moder.
ator, Rev. Jt. F.,Bradleyv.i, , .. ;.
i-g-43 ;v m: Coaf ertace ; aa '
Edacatioa.'r'
a l
List of Conferences and Where
They , Are to , be Held -i
Wordi "Holy Catholic
, Church" in Creed Iletamea. -
, Bv Tre Associated. Press. V, . -t .
4 rtnvrmm m. - lf.'i. A ' km
meeting of the Southern Methodist .col
lege of bishops this 1 morning : when announcement-wan
madeof bishops ' eon-
ferehee atsfgumenta, ' it !, was also an
nounod that a proposoit change la we
wording from the creed from the "Holy
Catholic ChurehM. to the.'! Holy Cliureh
of Christ had been, defeated.- Six an
nual coufereaees ; voted agaiast the
change;? fMt P :
The bishops were-' assigned to hold the
annual - eonf erencW aa follows ) ;
J Bishop E. B. Hendrix, Western Vir
ginia. September -t I i Virginia ;Novem-
rer 4, Baltimore April , 1921. - vt
Bishop ; W, A. Candler North Geor
gia,";Novemler 10; South " Goorgla at
Moultrie, November'-''1I7 Florida,' at
Tallahassee," , Doeenber : 8 . , V ' ,t -'',
'.Bishop t James ; ; Atkins, 'i Tennessee,
Shelbyville, ; October; 13; Memphis t" at
Mayfield, Ky. f November 17; Cuba,
Santa Clara, April , W2r Europe;
Bishop" Collins Denny, Illinois, Odin',
August' lfl I;" Kentucky,'---; Bept ember
18; Ivoulsviile at: Bussellyille, Ky., Sep
tember 22 ; - Holston, Chattanooga,. Octo
ber fl.1 ' ' '.t!' J"1"1' : - i:;;,:
4 Bishop il B MurrahiDeaver Far
mington. N . M . . August 19 1 . Missouri.
Liberty, September '2 ; 1 Southwest Mia-
souri, Joplin,' September. 16; St Louis,
Poplar Bluff, Jtfo. September 29. '
Bishop ' Wi H,. Lambuth, Japan,
Kobe,', August 18 Korea, Choon Chun,
September 81 Clna. Shanghi.. October
lis Afr?caj Congo Mission, Wambonia
ma," December ''15. t:i.1v..-'v "'" f''A
I Bishop Edwin jD. Mouzon, ri Indian
Mission, : near Idabei, Okla., September
10; .yTest Oklahoma, Ardmore, October
27 i North I Arkansas,- Sogers, November
10 1 Little : Bdek; . Camden, Ark. ; No
vember 17.' -v, ff;.::'-f-vH
' Bishop .Toha Moore, Braxil. Catagautai
Brasil ieptember 1, Central Braxil, Bib
eirao Preto eptember 15r South , Brasil,
CmaAlta, September 304 ! ::''u'i
Texas; CVvuu October 2 ; . Louisiana,
Da BWder; La-.oveiubr 3f orth Mia,
issippU Cliarh'ston, Novemher-16 Miav
hwlppC at Brook Jlavent December'l ;h ?
Bishop" tT . V , W : Darlingfain Western
North Carolina, ot Salisbury. OrtuW 80;
apper South Carolina, at I Union, Novem
tirr 3 ; North. Carolina, iai Bcky Mount,
November. 17 South Carolina,. George
town, November 24. : ; r j ,
Bishop II ,,M . Dubose; Northwest, at
Spokane. Washn, Septjomber l;.;New
Mexico4, Lns'Croe. Septemlier 29; Pacific,
OaklnmV t?liforn'ia, October 13 j Ios
Angeles at Los Angelesi pctober 20. ,
Binhop 3V..N. Alnsworth, Went Texas,
an Marcoa. OctoWr. ft; North' Texas,
ilcKiniiev.' October 27if Central Texas,
Fort' Worth,' November ! 10 ! Texas, at
llouxton. November ,8. ; f
BishoV James Cannon. .'Jr.", .North
Alalmma, a't .Gadsden,' ', November 10;
Alabama, at Panaom J (Ity. Fla Ie-
eeuiber ,1 ; .T.exas Mexican Mission, at
o.vU..a1rn .WiMtMn fjviiAn miuinn.
iii Aniviuu, "m."". - - .
El iW, Texas- ; Mexico, it Dut
ango, Mexico, '-il
Owine "lo : ill health Bishop John C.
Kilgo was relieved of , the presidency of
th colloee of biahoi but will continue,
it .was anmninced, to exercise such duties
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as Bis iieaun ,wui j;rfiui. . - ,
CLEVELAND CARMEN REJECT.
OFFER 75 CENTS AN HOUR
'':rl-'7;:? .' - ' '; '.'
Three Thousand Motormen and
r Canductora Will Strike Ke
fuse Six-Hour Day Minimum.
CLEVELAND, , O ., May 4 -r' Union
motormei$ aad conductors employed .by
the . Cleveland Kaiiway, vmpany, ai
mass meetings . last night and early- to
day rejected the company's maximum
offer' of ! seveuty five cents an hour, an
increase of IT" cents, with a minimum
six; hour, day and 4 voted overwhelmingly
to strike' at midnight tomorrow,. .' Ap
proximately 3,000. men will be affected
Union officers were inslractea to wait
until aeon 'tomorrow for , further .pro
posals on complete eoncesains from' the
company. If none are received they are
to issue orders for the strike " , C
When informed , of . the action .of the
men; John J.; Stanley, president of the
ebmpany. aaid: t ' . '
'.'There will be no more proposals from
the Cleveland Bailway .Company. We
have gonf the limlt. That's final, " ,
More' than 100 ' Cleveiaad ; , taxieab
driver comprising mora than oae third
of. the membership of the uvery chauf
feurs rmions went on strike this morn
ing following passage by city council
last' night of a new . taxieab ordinance
providing strict police Testations of driv
ers, reducing fare rates and a finger prist
identification- for 'drivers before licenses
are fawned.", '
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PEKSHING TO HUNT ALLIGATORS
i PANAMA, May 3. President Xmes
to. Tisel Let evre, of Panama, tendered
a dinner to General .Pershing tonlgKtt
Twenty-three guests, all men, atteadel.
'General Pershing will hunt alliptors
tomerrow. : . " ' ' .-' f -".' , ' "' '
First Cargairt Event of its Kind
Ewer Held m Castonia Will
v Attract Hundreds of .Visitora
The merchants of Gastonia are prepar
ing for 'the first 'Dollar Day,; Thursday
May 6th, ever held in Jaatonla ;Not
.only will there be unusual advantages and
bargains Offered in ; exchange ; for ' the
silver dollar, but there will be extraor J
dinary discounts from other purchases . .
'. The bargain aay u oeing wiaeiy aaver- j
tiaed and local merchants are looking for
ward-to one' of the biggest shopping daya
in thejdstory of the city I ft is felt that
by Thursday of. this week, if. the elear j
weather oat luues, : the fa rniera will be
well up -with -the bigger-part 'of their;
spring plowing and planting, sad that j
tbey and their families"1 will . be here in !
full force. , Visitors from all ' the sur
rounding towns and communities are-ex
neeted: some; who 1 have never made a
habit 'of! shopping in Gastonia,' are com
ing to give local "merchants the ouce-over.
Gaatonia merchants say that they can of
fer 'just aa attractive bargains as do' the
CharlotU merchants on their Dollar Daya,
Clover days and other special salesdays.
Thrifty housewives are expected in Gas
tonia from Clover to Cherry-villa, ' from
Belmont to- Bessemer City, from Lucia
to LowelL from Baalo to Bidge, front
Bowling f Green to Bethesiia,'. from Dal
las to Denver, front Stanley to Bunnyslde,
from Mtr Holrytd MayworthPisgah to
Panhandle and all Intermediate points.
hoover Sisraf W
IN CAUFOZIA TODAY
' (By The Associated. Press.) A
SAN EANaBCO, May4--Whetheir
Culifornia's delegation "of 26 loathe ire-
pubilcaa national convention next June
will be pledged to the candidacy of .Sen
ator HiranV W. Johnaon,'or. Herbert C
Hoover was the chief issues and the prin
cipal point of interest, in. today's preai-
dential primary.' ';J; -..',','". f''7,,,'v'V- '.
'; Tlie "democrats and prohibitionists also
wprelect ai eqnairumbr of . delegates .:
The democratie list js unpleiged,w)41e
the prohibition .delegate wiil, adtoaaU
tlie nomination of Henry Clay Needhaiii,
of Lor Angeles, as that party 's1 standard
bearer;; SVA'
' Weather Conditions wert favorable for
a, heary voti. .'. The1' registered vote of
the state Is 1,11.192 of which 693,707 are
republicans; 247,737 , demoerats1ftndl8j
215 prohibitionists. ,..The remainder are
listed as progressives; socialist and scat
teriaf..'. ' .''?. r;,f.:?i.i-fc.;r
-The democratic hallot . contains 27
names, from wliich twenty-six ? will be
elected. Henry II. , Childers, of Loa
Angeles, who has doclaretl himself in
favor of a more lilieral interpretation of
the national prohibition liiw, 'is running
as tlie Independent candidate ' on this
ticket. . . ;,''; , f
' Voters were permitted to deiniuid any
jArty ballot today, regardless of. party
affiliation at the time of registration. -
' Kstucky'Msy Go for Cox '
(By The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Msy 4-rApproxl-matcly
2500 democratic leatlerp ofK
tucky a'sembled at their state -eoiiybu
today to elect at large and dwtrivTfeJe
gptem to the democratic national, con
vention, a national cominitteemau from
Kentucky, auP formulate plans in prei
rntiou for the November elections. '1 ' . '
".A niajority of the delegates to today's
oouventioni "wiio were i elected ; Saturday
at county mans conventions, are pledged
to support th candidacy for tne'preei
ihintial nominal iou Of Governor James
M.V Cox, of Ohio. 4 r s ,
'; Tarty leabnw' said this . .would mean
that tlie ''big four.',' delegation, and 22
district redrew en tativeos probably -would
le sent, to the national eonvention, in-'
strseted 'for. Ooju-J,'. '' ) ' ' if'-' 4
' Wood Defeats Johnson, f ,:' .
- (By The Associated Press.) i
BALTIMOKE, May 4. Major General
Leonard Wood ' defeated Senator Hiram
WV Johnson, of .California, in an unusu
ally light vote yesterday in the primarien
for Mar-bjnd s preference ' for the re
publican nomination for president -by a
majority of 7,481, according 1 practi
cally complete returns today. 1The few
Aliasing precincts are scattered- and art
not expeciea u materially nnfr.,nw tv
SUltS.;- '-.-. ' , ! f!rtr!:''?..'
- The 1 vote Was Wood ISfiO J oh neon
s,n59. --- ' . - - . ... --.2
According . to the, returns General
Mootl will have II of the!29 delegate.
t the state conventions which win .name
10 delegates to the national convention.
These win tie instroeted, in f accordance
with the - state .election laws, to - vote ;a
. . . 1- . , : .1 t
a unit ior . vtooci aa long s iw
'pnnwientioua jadgment" he has a. rea
sonable " chance of winning the nomina
tion. . - . . . . . - - ; -1 ' ' '. -'There
was no democratio content for
the presidential aomiaatioa .and .- the
stntealelegatioa wiH go to Baa Fv"
cWo uniastrncted. .. . v . ' - .- - - .
: '- Mr Fred M. Allen, of 'Oaamhev of
Commerce ; left Monday night for Ifew
Orleaaa U attend a meeting f Comxner
eial SefreUriea of the Southern States:
ccu:rnrviaHAVE
glJiini-TifFi;c:rc:::;::
''"; 1' 1 ! ' ' ' ' '
County Commissioners . Accept v
':.- Orfer of . State Board of
Health For- Free Treatment ri
-Ag ainst.Typhoid Fewer Thi :
It At the regular monthly meeting of tha--
board of county commissioners held Mon
day, Dr. C. 8. Maagum; special ' agent
or tn state rioara or Heaitn, appearea ; , ,;. ;;
before the . commissioners to ' urge . tnsj's'K ,v
adoption "by them" ot the anti-typhoid' ; V
treatment in the county this summer, Tha ,,, '
only Condition is that the county pay syj. .: Q'"';"
nominal sum for the 'material used in' - :'
the treatment, f physicians 'sent by-the '7 i n
state Board of Health will administer : the-' :r
treatment which consists of prophylaetia , ?'"
inoculation. V--,'.'. .':, .'.- . :i i ' . .'-
The eomnvsaioners accepted the props- . '-. .
sition and during the month of July the-; ' v v
treatment will be given free of charge toV 4 ,
every citiaen ff the county' -who wishes -'V'v'-"
itThat- the anti-typhoid jUwtBint--nf'-p''-
efficacious ' ia' the prevention of typhoid ' '.
fever has been demonstrated on numer- ,! '
ons occasions and particularly in - the? ; ; -army:.
- ,H ui;.
, t Gaston county, together with ,Wse ;-;' :i -,'
county had the highest death rata irw.,
typhoid, fever last year in "North Oaiw-',' ': V..
Una. ,Tbere wets 13 deaths in. each at V . ;
these counties and the next highest :waa y';. ,v '
nine In Mecklenburg county, 1 Based en ',',' . :
the' auinber of deaths, im Is' estimated I A ''l;
there were 130 cases of typhoid fever int v
th county;
Ey:LD;::GFFi:.:iTS F03 ' :- ;
4 ? 4.
AFHIL $337,269X3 ;
vf
Pace Set by First Quarter ;.of;
;i-'-; Year Beinf Maintained ' ia
-'. Buildins; Operation ' Fire
Loss 'Small. For MonllK'-'ir.?' "i
- There' is no. let-up whatever ia build-
lag operations in Gastonia,
Previous re-t "
liorts , showed that the permits for Jan- j .... .
nary, February and March reached large,
total and. noY. comes the report of ' City -.'
Manager Alexander f or th : month' j of j
April showing Jthati bsilJlng permits , to I ' '
tiUlng, 33760 ere iBsud,dnring thof V
month. jlediction'a made by Th Ga-1'
sett the first 'of , the . year that 1029 J
would show the lafgesarnount of buiUH,
ingf operations for any single yeof n ,tl-' , 4
town's history bid fait to be verified . j ;
- Following ia tUty Manager Alexander
reiMirt!
aiue 01 ouiiiiing pennita lseueo ,s.ifft-i
2G0. MUAj AAXJ.:Ay'l.ii i
Value
. of electcic installation ; pirait V
1,721
Value of plumbing installatiijui, jWrniita, . . '
$3,050. .-A.. - :''- v s
Loss" by ; fire in . .the . city, d unrig; jthof ',
mrihtlt -of April ' '. tosaiiet:,''., only 24 11 ' ; . '.
which ia a. splendid ahowina.-cFolldwiae ' '
is a complete report of the fire 4eiartc';
ment for the month l";'! ;., ; f . '
Nuhiber of alarms, 7; number of 'fjibje ,
a"la nns, 1 ' number of fires,' J. . ': f .i f .
i;
Caiwes --Shingle roof fires froin-. fiiiesij ,.
2:' oil stoves,: Is .startbig fir .by..rar)- .".
sene; Defective j electric wiring, lfc!1
value of contents at risk, $3,82;' .total (
value buildings ami contents. $22,32$.; '
Values' of buiWii.gs.tat .risk 18,500; ' ; '
Insurance en contents 'at rink." $10,W0;?;4.
total insurance at, riskj $15,700. y i , ;
- Iti xu ran t-e loss- a' bwiliDngs and oa-,
tents, $14128; tatal loss insured and'unl x
insured buildiugs . aud contents, $153f.t
$25,000 RANLO SCHOOL
BONDS CO TO TOLEDO :
Quite s number of important bnsiaess
matters were cleared at the regular meet-; :
big of the "county board of educatioa
'The' '4ZHfi0b Bank. school . building
1. v-, . - . v . .- .--7
mds were awarded at par to Prudden (
t- f Toledo'ohW i : ljt
htm
t
. Plans were " agreed upon whereby Gas- .;
ton county 'receive state aid for a ' pn-t
mary county supervisor. - r . . '
- , A committee from Dallas composed ot
Dr. a A. .Wilkina, Messrs., B. & Lewis,
F. 1L Bobineon and E. L. . Hoiwer. was ;
received aad presented the arrangements '
made to gain poasession of two acres of V
Uud for the new school building, i;Thi ;
was aecepte.1 and, Hwtion taken author ts-
W.- Trof. F.P Hall, roimtyyiiperiB
tendent, to take ImenvliaU steps toward
the erection of the' building in order t i
be i readiness" for . the fall term of
school. . s. , -1 - ' ' ' ''. j '.' -. '
N0KTH CAROLINA CITIZENS
AT GEEINSB0K0 CONFERENCE.
i .toy The Assoctated press. -
GBEENSBOBO, N. C, May 4.
Educators and leaders in ! all walks of
life la North Carolina, r. ; rrst utati
citiseha from aQ over the rt.ne, tax pay
ers and experts in educati.a.nl j r.l ' .
from other: states, .are here to. toy i
the openinsr of the eiticti' enr, f, r
on edocation. clled to nwt ly V
States Commiwioner of Pti:ic I
tioa F, t'. l.laztos, to , eoi.
'crisis in education and f
program for future t.lua'-
meati is Nerth Carolina..
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