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Local Cotton
22 Cents
VOL. XLIII. NO. 147
GASTONIA, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21, 1922
SINGLE .COPY 5 CENTS
Weather:
Fair
FOR ROADS ARE SOLD AT
PREMIUM OF $9,000
Interest Rate On Bonds
Fixed At f our and One
Half ter Cent.
N. Y. BANKERS BUYERS
Bond Market Has Been Im
- proving and bonds Were
bold at rrenuum.
EALEIUil, Jimo -'0. Nine millions
more tor rouus, bringing uiu highway
BUit-s to sia.ouu.ouu ami .oicidciitaJiy giv
ing a-u.ouu.uuo worm of salisiacUoii to
Dr. Cam vvlotrittoii, governor, were au
thorized- touuy uuu actually soid vnii
H. J. van lugeu aua company of .New
kork, working turougU tue Caucus ra
tionai bunk o fiuweigu and the, Wuclio
via, of W lustou toaieiu, toon up tuo op
tion on this greatest oi au uonU Ueu.o
iiuvmir y.uou ureiuium lor i.o JSortu
curouua seriaus.
Tuo state' liue trading in its iiaper
lias been possiu.e iu imc ot au iuc
croakers. ..ortn Carolinians more than
iimw linvn written to !New lurK bono
houscsue telling tlicui to beware of Tai
Heels aud tuem bearing bonds. Tuib
ambushing spirit has been met often, but
the state s papers sells stid iu Gotham
even as tlie proverbial not cukc. iu
day's sale is exactly tlie same advan
tageous barteriujj tliat took the $0,ouu,
OUO deal in the spring. At that time the
.New Yorkers ana the North Carolinians
took option on the $U,(l00,UU0 and v.itn
in another fortnight ;'orth turolma will
in all probability be checking on us ac
count.
Money Passes Quickly.
For all the reams written about high
rates of interest the stale has kept
mighty littlo cash on hand and there
fore lias not 'been giving anybody :
chance to get rieh on interest rates paid
in the money markets. On many of the
millions the state has held its hands Ions
enough only to get 'burned by the coin
It all goes out quickly. Governor Mor
rison's road slogan has been "push
things" and the work has been done in
srreat lots and quickly. The materials
have been 'bought when lowest and la
bor has been hired when it was anxious
to work. In addition to these, the stale
has sold its Tinner at top prices.
Bigger premiums bv hundreds of
thousand might have been possible, but
there would have been no 4. per cent
Mtles. Taking psychology and all'things.
else into account, the $10,1100,000 mm
sold at ft.SO a hundred and $l."5,i0i
premium, the regular 101, is the liost sell
ing the state could have done. It
worth much more to tlie state to get l.o
per cent concessions than 4.70.
Incidentally, from hearing Governor
Morrison talk, of fitiant it in a mud:
Higher estimate which New Yorkers put
Ujion North Carolina financing than na
tive do. The tax system, the budget
iug and the building when other states
are back-tracking all have set well wit),
the liik Ikes of Finance..
No Casualties On Front.
Reports from the battlefields of .1. V.
Bailey and John W. Hinsdale today
have no additional casualties and the
town and county are much themselves
again.
It is generally agreed that such humili
ation as Mr. Bailey gave Candidate Hill
lalo a week ago by proclaiming 11 ins
dale a weakling before the .jury and an
easy mark for the lawyers, was lifted
by last night's speech iu which the lie
hot and direct was sent back to Mr.
Bailey. If calling folks things helps tlx
Hinsdale speech has boon rich in results.
It is planned now to print the speech
and to circulate it. The answer to tin
Bailey attack upon Hinsdale as jiractl
tioner was the most effective portion ot
an argument which was intensely person
al both iu it treatment of himself anil
of Bailey. There have been no fight?
either on account of what was said about
Mr. Bailey or Mr. Gulley, Every day
there is a potential scrap between Gul
ley. who is an officer in the department
of Col. A. I). Watts, and Rleigh officer
who stand by their old city attorney.
Which means that Wake politics is in ful1
blossom .
"Whether 'Mr. Bailey will come back
and hire the Jersey City prize fight
stadium in which to assault Tlinsdah
again, nobody seems to know. There b
a possibility that the verbal attacks ir
public will end.
SAN SALVADOR VISITED BTf
ANOTHER 'DISASTROUS STORM
(By The Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY, June 21. Rui Sal
vador, capital of the republic of Salva
lor, was visited by another heavy Morn,
and flood on Monday, a considerable par
tion of the city being inundated, witl
many deaths and much proorty loss
according to wireless advices received t
way of tialina Cruz.
PROHt AGENTS MAKE
BIG HAUL OF LIQUOR
OAKLAND, CALIF, June 21.
Two trucks and twelve large passen
ger automobiles, containing 1,000
cases of Canadian whiskey and seized
after aa armed encounter near Point
Lobos yesterday, was in charge of
prohibition agents here -today. Eight
prisoners, drivers of the trucks ana
cars, onto which the whiskey waa be
ing loaded, according to the Federal
officers, were placed in jail pending
arraignment on charges of violation
of the Volstead act.
The whiskey, valued at around
11 50,000, was part of a consignment
of 2,500 eases from Vancouver, B. C,
ostensibly designed for Mexico.
Veterans Get Down To Business
On Second Day of The Reunion
Three Names Are Mentioned For Post of Commander-in-Chief,
Generals Carr, Haldeman and Freeman Next Meeting
Place Will Be Chosen and Reports Will Be Heard at
Today's Sessions.
RICHMOND, VA,, June 21. (By
The Associated Press.) : 'A lie election
ot olliccrs, choice of tne next reunion
city aud report ot tour important com
mit, lees were, in order when the United
Coniederate V etcraus, on tue second day
of their thirty second annual reunion
got down to 'business here today.
1L0 committees are those on tue Battle
Abbey, the historical committee, the com
mittee on rsolutions aud tue monumental
committee, 'i'lio reports and recommen
dations of these bodies Willi have to do
with the accomplishments of the past
and plans fur tuo future of the veteran
organization in connection with uiemori
ain, uouuuicnts, parks aud provisions lor
needy vterans and widows.
Memorial exercises, in which the old
soldiers and members of tno Confeder
ate toouthern Memorial Association will
participate, will be conducted at noon,
rlie forenoon .program will be concluded
with u business session.
'Ihe election of oflicers and choice of
next year's reuuiou city are scheduled
tor laie today. Three names have been
motioned prominently in connection with
the post of commander-in-chief. Ihey
are General Juliau fc. Carr, incumbent;
colonel William B. liademaii, Louisville,
Ky., commander of the Kentucky or
phans ' brigade; and General William li.
t reeiiiau, Jiictmiuud, commander of the
Virginia division, U . C. V.
While General Haldeman is not an ac
tive candidate, it was understood that
liis name will be presented by admiring
comrades. The Keutuckiau has public
ly announced that he does not care for
the honor; that his greatest ambition is
to bring about the completion of the
Jefferson Davis Monument at Far View,
Ky., upon which $2O,OU0 already has
been expended, and to which Colonel
Haldeman has given much time and in
terest .
Close friends of General Carr de
are ho will be a candidate to succeed
himself. At the, same time it is under
stood unofficially that General Freeman
will not be adverse to having his name
presented. He has been prominntly iden
tified with veteran activities in Virginia
ind is widely known by comrades
throughout the south.
Among the cities which ahe being men
tioned for the next reunion are Jack
sonville and New Orleans. Others are
Nashville, Louisville and Dallas. Dallas
already has put in a bid for the head
quarters of the I'nited Hons of Cnnfed-
rnte Veterans, which will be decided on
today or tomorrow.
The Sons were having their third day's
SHSion today. ejection ot officers and
reports from
important Aommittees were
on their program .
Judge Klgar tScurry, Wieihta Falls,
Tew, last night announced through Ad
jutant General Carl llinton, of tho
oons, that he will decline to stand ror re-
lection to the post of commander in
hief. Among the names being mention
d today for the position are those of W.
McDonald Lee, of Irvingfon, Va., state
omuiissioner of game and inland fish
eries, and Dr. Garntt King, or r reder.
icksbiirg, Va.
Hetween five and seveu o'clock 11. in.,
reception will be given to the Veterans,
sons and maids and sponsors at the
'ountry Olirb of Virginia, one of Rich
mond's show places.
A 'ball tonight in which all veterans,
sons and other organizations will partur
iate, will conclude today's activities.
Veteran J. F. Beasley, who gave his
home as Alabama, was overcome by the
heat yesterday and taken to a local hospi-
il, it wag learned todny. His
coiull-
Hon is said to be not serious.
JIM AND REMUS BRYANT
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Charlei Little Killed and Obe Hefner
Seriously Injured In Affray.
HICKORY, dune 20. Jim and l!e
mus Hryanf, ot Lincoln county, were
jailed at Aewton today following an
affray on the Arnot place, in Catawba
county, which resulted in the death by
lifting of Charles Little and the prob
able fatal injury of Obe Hefner. The
rouble occurred last night, but word
of it reached Hickory todav.
Little and Hefner, who live near the
'atawba river, had accused the Lincoln
...nn t.-l.n ......... . a !
fish, of stealing finh that tho Catawba
tnnn lmil (atirvlir i 11 imitti If .1
known how the affair started, but Little
received slashes on bis head and face
that caused him to bleed to death almost!
mstantly, and Hefner was also badly cut '
ibout the heaiL face and hands
Both Little and Hefner were married
and have large families.
Sheriff Mauser and his deputies cap
tured both the Bryant men in Lincoln
county just across the Catawba line.
The place where tho fatal cutting oc
curred is in a moonshine sectiou.
FATE OF MRS SAGGUS
DEPENDSON CHEMIST'S EXAM.
WAKKENTON, Ga., June 21. Xo
chrages have been made against Mrs.
C. J. Sagguss, wife of Dr. Naggus, of
Harlem, Oh., who is held in Wilkes
county jail at Washington, Ua., charged
with the murder of Mrs. Mary Willbank
Saggus, his first wife and Charles Will
banks, husband of his present wife, and
any charges will depend upon the chem
ist's examination of the vital organs of
the dead man and woman, according to
M. L. Felts, solicitor of the Toombs
judicial circuit. Mr. Felts made the
announcement
here. '
today from his home
BELFAST, June 21. Two 'B"
special constables were shot and killed
from ambush last night while on their
wa to join the patrol en the Armagh-
'Monaghan trJr. '
HOME-COMING DREW
.1,000 TO LUTHERAN CHAPEL
Former Members Came From
Distant Sections to Historic
Church Sunday Kev. G. H.
C. Park New Pastor.
(Boported for The Gazette.)
Attendance at the home coming and
installation services at Lutheran Cuapei,
bunday, June lstu, exceeded an expect
tious. The crowd began to assemble as
early as U o'clock and 'by li o'clock,
conservatively estimating, probably
1,000 people had assembled. Jiuny ol
Cnapel s former members and mend
came J'roui all parts of the state
The day's exercises opened with Sun
day school at lo:uu a. m The 11:00
o'clock service was conducted by two
former pastors, Kev. John Hall, now
chaplain in the United folates Army aud
just lately returned from the Army ot
Occupation in Germany, and liev. W. J.
lioger, of Newton. Mr. Hall conducted
the liturgical service and Mr. Bogei
preached the sermon, in delivering; the
cnarge to tlie pastor, he too for his text
Acts 20:23. lie emphasized the fact
that the minister is called of God 10
his work, "Over whom the Holy Ghost
hath called you, ' ' and that being called
of God the busincess of the pastor .'a
greater than any other business, namely,
the salvation of the souls of men. And
yet, although called by God, the minister
is still a human being with temptations
like unto other men and therefore ho
must take heed unto himself first that he
may the better discharge his calling in
taking heed to all of the flock 'of God.
This last thought was strongly present
ed by charging the new pastor that ho
must not spend all his time among those
with whom it is pleasant for him to a,
sociate but to go out after the indiffer
ent, cold-hearted and lost as well.
tftiecial music was rendered by the
choir.
Dinner was serveit on tho grounds pic
nic fashion. The long tables were load
ed with many good things; in fact,
everything good the appetite craved was
there. The dinner whs characteristic f
tho Chapel people. The gerat crowd
partook of tiie edibles ami alter ail had
eaten to their satisfaction the proverbial
twelve baskets were taken up.
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vmigicguiiuii jiaicueu iu a lliuai CAceiieiii
discourse upon the duties of the con
Igregation to the pastor, the sermon be
j ing preached by Kev. J. L. Morgan, D.
D,, of Salisbury, president -of the United
I Kvangelical Lutheran fey nod of North
1 Carolina. Dr. Morgan npoke from
I Romans 12:3. He said that the con
Igregation was made up of many members
but as the members of a human body all I
must work together for 1he good and
advancement of each and all, and that,
.just as all the individual memliers of
congregation are one boily in hrist
I so all the separate congregations unite
in forming the Synod one body in
Christ.
Immediately after Dr. Morgan's ad
dress he., as president of t-vnod, using
the impressive service of the Lutheran
church, installed Rev. G. H. C. Park as
pastor of Lutheran Chapel church.
Lutheran Chapel has recently become
a pastorate of its own and since March
1st has received the whole-time service
of its new pastor. Already much pro.
gress is noticed along all lines of church
activity. Every member seems to have
caught the vision and spirit of a new
day .
"PUSSYFOOT" JOHNSON SAYS
AMERICAN SHIPS BOOTLEGGERS
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, June 21. When Wil
liam E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson sails for
; Liverpool tomorrow to resume his prohi
bition drive overseas, it will be on the
jUritish stamer Kcythia.
i "I will not ride on American booties
1 scows, " he said, today, announcing his
u 1 regara mien snips as
.1.... ot .1... '4 1 . 1 t-
111 ft" U Udtl (III
"The managers of the United State
Shipping Hoard spend much money ad-
ait anil "'" Ji J'li rt
pealing to Americans to ritlo on their
j ships for patriotic reasons, awl then
nr(enIino. to K,,mn ' tn ri( OK
American ships because there is plenty
of "booze" on board. I don't know
whnt these Shipping Board folks could
do to mak America more rediculous in
the eyes of the world."
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING
SGT. KIMBALL CASE.
(By The Associated Press.)
COLUMBUS. C.A.. June 21. Kxact
ly one month after the bombing of the
residence of Mayor J. Homer Dimoii".
the Muscogee county grand jury this af
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock will begin thft
investigation of the cases of Sergeant
J. B. Kimball,-of Fort Benning and
Bryant Toole, taxi driver, charged with
complicity in connection with the out
rage. ,
Solicitor General C. Frank McLaugh
lin, whp has charge of the prosecution,
has re-iterated hin1 declaration that every
phaseof the bom him: will le taken op
'br the inquisitorial body and that they
will meet from day to day until the prole
is completed.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina, fair ' tonight and
Thursday, no-change in im'ojrin.i
Lieutenant Charles J. Barrett. A.
E. F. hero, is this year's honor
graduate at West Point. Ho waa
picked for tho military academy
froirl 1S5 A. E. F. applicants.
TO DISCUSS QUESTION
'CAN A PRIEST FORGIVE SINS?'
Father Reginald to Answer
This Query at St. Michael's
Tonight "A Message From
the Dead" Last Night.
The mission in the Catho'i
rhurch
was conuuiieu iasi nigni wiin .1 M-rmoii
on a message trom the deal, that has
often been written upon a tombstone.
"Remember this as you pass bv :
As you are now so once was 1;
As 1 am now so you must be;
Bo ready then to follow me."
Father Reginald amplified the differ
cut parts of this message and applieil
them with illustrations to tie1 Jiving
present. The warning, ho seiid, was a
repetition of the warning which Christ
gave when He said: "He ye ali ready,
for at what hour yo know not, the bun
of Man will come. ' '
Christ told ns that death would come
not when we expected it; but when we I
least expected it, like a thief iu the!
night. He did not spare His Apostles, I
best friends, and greatest saints.; and
sinners were very foolish if they thought
that He would sjiare them. He knew
the time, place, and manner of our
death; but He did not give us that
knowledge because He did not wish ;n
to delay our preparation until the end,
but to make every day of life a prepara
tion for death by sorrow and repentance
for sin,, by works of penitance, by keep -
ing His commandments, and by the de
vout practice of our. religion.
A Bermon in answer to the question,
l an a J'nest rorgive Sins," was an
nounced for tonight.
FURTHER MEETINGS TO
CONSIDER STRIXE ACTION
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CIXCINXATI, ()., June
the Associated Press.) Further meet
ings to consider joint strike action were1
being planned today between leaders of
the striking coal miners and the rail
unions that are threatening ;l nation -.
wide rail walkout next month. The'
union chiefs indicated that they ex ,
pocted to hold conferences here this
week to be followed by a later meeting j
in Chicago, wher the rail leaders will j
canvass the strike vole next neck.
A unanimity of sentiment as to the
necessity of the rail strike was shown ;
by a joint statement of President John :
L. Lewis, of the miners, and li . M.
Jewell, head of the rail unions, issued j
last night after the first formal discus--
sion ot the proposed joint strike action
A policy of silen-e also was adopted , wils rl(. ",al,y" -lub of the state, and
by the union men who attended la.-t ; ;,s mll., a.s given a most cordial rccep
night's meeting, and alter it had "lis- ' tion .
banded Mr. Jewell went into conference1 The Castonia Club had for its chief
with lawyers. ' or.ler of business on yesterday the ailon-
The
men s
.jonit statement,
which the union
id they regard as
important lie
men said they
regard as important on
account of its dual authorship, declared
a "common crisis" fa.ed both the rail
road men and the miners, and added "It
is only natural that these workers
should decide to do vrything neces
sary to protect then separate inter
ests. ' '
DISAPPOINTED OVER
RETURNS OF VOTE
CHICAGO, June Jl. (By the Asso
(dated I'ress.) Although expressing
hope for a rush of ballots the rest
of the week, union headquarters where
the strike voto' of railway employes is
being tabulated today expressed disap
pointment over tho volume of returns
in the nationwide referendum of shop
mil and other rail workers on the ques- j
tion or a walkout m protest against
wage cuts ordered by the Railroad La
bor Board.
Reports on the balloting at the Burn
side shops of the Illinois Central were
to the effect that the boilermakers there
had voted overwhlmingly against a
strike.
But five days remain before the gen
eral committee of u representing the
rail workers meet in Chicago to canvass
the returns. The general chairmen are
exjiocted to arrive Friday aud Saturday,
intending to begin the ballot count ou
Sunday.
GEORGIA R. R. TAFFIC
BLOCKED SEVERAL HOURS
AUGUSTA, Ga., June 21. Four box
cars on Georgia Railroad freight train
Xo.. 212 were derailed near Wheeler
station early this morning. No one
was injured. Traffic on the
road wj!)
blocked for sefj hour?,
RIO GRANDE ON RAMPAGE
FLOODS THOUSANDS ACRES
AND MAROONS MEXICANS
Flood Unique In History of
This Smal River In
Southwest.
RESULT OF CLOUDBURST
Red Cross Is On the Job, Sup
plies Being Carried By
Aeroplanes. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., June L'l.
(Hy the Associated I'ress.) Tho criti
eal stage in the lower Itio Urande valley
nooa, wlmli has inundated nearly 16,000
acres in Starr, Hidalgo and Cumerou
counties, marooned nearly 1,000 Mexi
cans in small border towns, and covered
tho roads leading west of Mercedes, is
expected between midnight tonight and
dawn Thursday, when the crest of the
upper flood is due to reach tho edge of
Starr county.
This Hood, the result of a cloudburst
in the hills of Terrell county, Texas,
last Saturday, is remarkable iu the his
tory of the river, not only because it
has exceeded all previous records but
also because of its slow movement and
sustained volume.
From a stream normally 200 to .100
yards wide and Is inches to six feet
deep, the Rio tirunde has become fifty
feet deep at tlie flood crest aud from
three quarters to a mil wide.
The flood crest appears to be moving
at bye miles an hour which will bring
it to the lower valley after midnight
tonight .
Those familiar with the lower Rio
(iramie valley, much of which is barely
above sea level, fear that the upper
llood will spread far beyond all previous
overflow marks. Great damage is
feared for the growing crops. The sec
tion now is supplying many cantaloupes
to northern markets anil iu recent years
I has developed into a large producer of
i early vegetables. The truck farms are
j irrigated by canals supplied by pump
! iug from the Rio Grande and in time of
! llood these canals become a menace.
I Areas jnundated by districts, accord
! ing to estimate, follow; Mission-Sharry
districts, l,")'o acres; McAllcn, 4,o00
acres; I'arry, San Juan and Alaina,
12,000 ai res. Land near Donna, Wcs
laco and Laferia had escaped inunda
tion thus far.
Red Cross relief for the flood district
already is under way. Hundreds of
! -Mexicans living 111 l'.agle I'ass lowlands
1 have lost all belongings, while at i'iedras
N'egras, across the river, the food situa
tion is admittedly serious.
; Three aviators have been despatched
j from Kelly field, Antonio, to the lower
I valley for llood relief work. Their iu-
! struct ions are to drop bags of food to
niarooneii armers vino may ue iounu 111
the flood areas. Kighth corps area
headquarters was expected today to
despatch a company o engineers with
i pontoons to Kagle Pass and help re
; store communication there with Piedras
, Negras, both railroad and highway
' bridges having been washed out.
! .Nil figures are available ou loss of
' ... ... . .1 1 1. :.. 1 ...!'....,... 1
I llli' in 1 ne noun. 11 in i iiiihi nun.
j .Mexicans living in the lowlands were
' caught and swept away.
CIVITAN CLOB HOLDS
INTERESTING MEETING
The regular bi-weekly meeting of the
li'iulan Club of tiastonia was held tt
; the Haptisl Annex Tuesday noon with
I President Kmery H. Denny in the chair.
Mr. Kay Dixon, as delegate to the
; convention of tlie iState Association ot
M'ivitan "litlis held at Ashevillo on Juno
."tit, made report as to the activities ot
llhat lneetiiiL' (iastonia. at. that time.
tion of a constitution and by-laws, f his
was tinaMy ae.oinplished after varying
amendments had been accepted or reject
ed. Jack King's seven piece orchestra wan
the special Kin-'t of the Club, and inter
spersed its program with two vocal selec
tions, -which were enthusiastically re
ceived. The music was the "jazziest'
the local club has encountered, and it
hel;e. very materially in giving snap
and in 11 to the luncheon
NEW LEAGUE OPENS.
Cl!i:i;.NV(iOn, S. C, June 21 The
Carolina Base ha' I League, composed of
the towns of ; enwooil, Laurens, Abbe
ville and An i. r-"ii, will open tomorrow
with (.reetiwooi 1. laying at Laurens and
AMievilie at Ati lerson. A two months
season has been arrangd.
AUiil'STA
blow sky, 1". ."
Ca.. June 21. B. Cra
.-. I merchant, was acquitted
of arson by a jury in Su
here 'ate yesterday. (Ira
ii.re was destroyed in April
r under circumstances that
nest on a charge of arson.
of a chari;
perior Cos
! blawsky 's
Of this e
led to his
COTTON MARKET
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
yoiJK June 21. Cotton fu
., ,i ..!. : ly, 10 points down. j
N Fu
tures c!os
Janaar.
22.4" ;
.. ; March 22.1 H; July
t-,!,i r 22.4D; December 28.00;
iiipots -:; 1
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Receipts
., 55 Bales
22 Cents
Price
City Council Grants License To
Some
Drivers;
MT. VESUVIUS IS
AGAIN IN ACTIVE STATE
ROME June 21. The activity of
Mount Vesuvius for several days past
has caused sonsiderable alarm in the
surrounding villages, but experts con
aider that the alarm is groundless.
An eruptive cone within the crater on
the northern side is gradually de
creasing. A thick smoke with mattei
swirling upward to an altitude 01
about 1,200 feet is creating a magni
ficent spectacle.
The experts attribute the reawak
ening of Vesuvius to the aboundant
rain, which always increases the ac
tivity of the mountain, but believe
there is no special danger to the Veau
vian villages or the visitors crowding
them to enjoy the picturesque sights.
CURB MARKET SALES
DAYS ARE CHANGED
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays Are the Market
Days Beginning Next Week.
Big Day For Saturday.
The city curb market, like all other
propositions sponsored by tho Woman's
Club, has proved a success. Born on
June 7, it is today three weeks young.
It swayed back and forth for tho first
fortnight; sometimes the country folk
were blamed, and sometimes the city
consumers were, said ti be unworthy.
Now today, a happy medium has been
reached and all is well, the sea is calm,
and a bright future is predicted for all
parties concerned. The city ' 'progres
sive housekeepers have been howling for
several summers for 11 curb market
where they would be ablo to buy fresh
produce direct from the growers. The
gentry have been asking for the same
where they may meet the consumer and
dispose of their wares instead of ped
dling them from one end of the city to
the other.
An important change has been made
in the affairs of the market. Begin
ning the week of Monday, June -li, the
market's opening days will bo moved
up. Instead of being open for business
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays,
it will be opened on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays. It was inconven
ient for the venders to get to market
ou Monday morning and tho housewives
also found that it did not suit them
to come to market on Monday. All are
requested fo fix this change in their
minds aud help to keen tho curb market
up to a high rating.
Wednesday's business was well at
tended. There' was pleuty of produce i
on hand and consumers bought heavily
New Irish potatoes and cucumbers made
their initial appearance tpday. Apples
and berries were plentiful and other
fresh products were for sale in large
quantities.
Saturday promises to 1)0 a record
breaking day in every respect.
HUNDREDS TO AVENGE
"DINNIE" SULLIVAN'S DEATH
(By The Associated Press.)
XKW YORK, June 21. Hundreds
of residents on the lower East Side to
day joined in the search for the hold
up men whose! blackjacks caused the
death of "Dinnie" Sullivan, of the
powerful Sullivan clan, political rulers
of the Bowery for Tammany Hall.
" Dinnie"' was found some time ago
lying unconscious a few doors from the
home of his brother, Representative
" Florric" Sullivan, just off the Bowery.
The shock of the assault resulted in the
death of the elderly political leader.
"Dinnie" Sullivan, 40 years ago was
one of the advisers of John MeCane,
political iboss of Coney Island, whose ca
reer ended iu Sing Sing, and was captain
of detectives there. He was a member of
the powerful group led by "Big Tim"
Sullivan, that once ruled the old eighth
assembly district, from City Hall lo
Fourfenth stmt, and even made Tam
many Hall bow to the dictates of the
Sullivans .
He was yars old and many of those
who paid hin. tribute told tales of for
tunes made for friends in tho old Jays
when politics were rougher than. they arc
now, but when friendships seemed strong,
er because of more strenuous times.
"Dinnie" will lie buried today and be
hind his coffin will walk men of all races
and creels paying a final tribute to one
of the last of the old time political lead
ers. ARRESTED HERE CHARGED
WIT HSTEALING AUTO
Three young men charged with steal
ing a Hudson sedan from a
man in
Danville. Va.. soent Monday night be
hind the bars at the city hall. Tho
youths gave their names as Charles Jor
dan, Witcher Smith and Robert Dau
that. They were taken in by four
Crastonia policemen at Lowell when
s.. . -.1 v.:i- ..-:4.
Uiey were ... an .... ... -. .
garage man The stolen car lad broken
down beyond Lowell and ' "
were employing the me, hanic to go with
them to fix same Meanwhile of hcers
from Charlotte had overtaken the car
and were taking it back to Charlotte.
The youths were brought back to Gas-
toiiia for the night and sent to ; Char -
lotte Tuesday morning. It is saiil that
the three young men were students at
Fishburne Military School during the
past year and one of the party was
a classmate of a Gastonia boy attend
ing Fishburne. The car belonged to
Mr. Henry Roediger, cotton broker, of
Danville. The boys are now in Char-
lotte awaiting action from the Virginia I
Refuses Others
impends inree Hours Hearing?
Complaints, Reports and
Discussions.
WATERSHED UNGUARDED
Council Disposes of Mass
Business In Long Three
Hour Meeting.
J
For upwards of three hours Tuesday
evening the city council wrestled with
divers and sundry problems, chief of
which was tho jitney license iirnnoi.
jtion, the matter of adjusting the trash
; naming wagons m the city, and th
j proper patrolling of tho city's water
I shed along Long Creek. .A small sited,
ripple was created by the rumor that the-
proposed paving of Columbia street from ;
Franklin to Third was to bo-modified.
Council assured Columbia street real,
dents that the street would be paved a
originally ordered.
The board went carefully and -slowly
....u im; jimcy proposition, ine name
of each applicant was carefully consij.
dered .together with his references and
vouchers. An effort was made to hava
present every man who signed an appli
cation. .Many, however, failed to show
up to prove in person the characters o
those for whom they had signed. Aa
a consequence, a number of applications
were held over for further investigation
and the applications of six were denied,'
Those who were .efnsed license to drive '
jitneys were the following: . " '
T. B. Heinhardt, T. C. Ingram, C. L.
Johnson, W. B. Blackwell, C. L. Lewis
and F. W. Marshall.
The following were held for a more
complete investigation:
J. W. Wood, I). P. Hoyle, L. P
l'earson, (ien. Dixon, O. V. Veitch. W.
H. Lynn, W. M. Mcintosh, E. C. Hen
dricks and Ceo. W. Gamble. . .; '
The following men were granted 11
cense: . -,
B. It. Sellnr, K. A. Armstrong. H.
T. Smith. Floyd C. Linnard. Cash Ed-.
dleinan, C. T. Webb, J. A. Garland,,
Z. V. Harmon, V. L. Lankford, Ivcy :
Coley, 8. '. Stewart, Earl Jarrctt, O."
". Fowler, Luther Robinson, Sam Tar
rott, M. F. Lippard, II. W. taunts,
Hagood Noleu, Henry Bass, J. E. Ed
wards, W. J. Swift and W. J. Eng
land. The final action of the council with
respect to the jitney drivers was taken
only after tho most careful considera
tion of every applicant and his moral '
character. The council is determined to
put a stop to the indiscriminate hauling
of liquor and immoral women' by jitney
drivers. It expressed itself in no this- '
taken tones as to tho result j'if any
drivers should be so taken in this fault.;
The report of Dr. C. J. 'McCombSi
city physician, showed that 311 persons
were inoculated against typhoid .last 8at?
1 unlay. Ho criticized the. root method!
'of patrolling the city watershed alfjnrf
Long Creek and tributaries, saying thai
it had not 'been adequately-patrolled thi
year, that frequnntly carcasses of ani'
nmls were found on the property and
that boys often went in swimming i0.
the creek from which the city's water
was drawn. He was sharply answered
by the city manager who elaimed that
the watershed had been effectively
watched. Dr. McCombgi had the word of
military officer Craig that they had not
lieen out, there this year. Councilman
Parker wanted to know why this had
not 1een brought to the attention of tha '
board before, to which the city physician
replied that he had brought the mattef
repeatedly before the mayor and the
city manager.
The matter of collecting trash from
stores and residences in the city also '
came in for discussion. The so-called
card system was criticized by some anil
upheld by others. In the end it was de
cided to purchase an additional vehicle,
to help in the hauling of trash. ,
A. V. Jones, municipal judge, brought
to the council's attention Samarcani
Manor, the home for wayward girls, anil
asked the memliers to try to visit the
borne on June 28 when they have a field
day. He said that such visits would
go a long way toward getting entrance,
to the homo for girls and women from
Cinston county. He also said he wool
make the same appeal to the county
commi ssioners.
Mr. W1. I. Davis asked for license
to re-open a cafo and cold drink stand
; on f.ast Airline avenue, in xne section -i
recently' closed up by the city authorities
as -being a nuisance. He promised; to 5
run a clean joint and not to keep open
! on Sundays. One or two citizens back- . ,
j'ed him in his plea and the chances aro
j that he will lie given license. The board
! wanted a day or two to investigate. This . :;
J section has been notorious 'in jtoliee ree
I ords for furnishing a number of drunks
'and affrays. - ' -
I The city manager was Instructed ta
have plans and speeificationsr drawn .
whereby the perennial overflow troubtn
at South street and Fourth avenue shall
be forever settled. It will cost the eity .
a good sized bit of money, but it was
thought advisable to bave it done right
and over with for all time. Arrange!
1 nieIlfs wiI,be made to handle yx an ada,
permanent way throverflow '
f food water which comes .wecpinff
fr(m pntire
. M
; heavy rsin
The mat(er of C0W9 nnd cowpens wa
b ht too. and discussed Dr. D.
; A 0arrism tol(1 0f rfain instances
- .. ,, -.Wro th An
ty of cow pens was positively dangerous
to health, and- certainty highly nnde
lizhly
sirahle from the" standpoint of bvinj
conditions. "Some folks keep cows tna
close to their neighbors," vehement'
declared the doctor, asserting that tiitr v
was a sick cima in me nome ne rner.e 1
ftni that It was mighty bad
on vr. ;