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sslTHE GASTONIA O—toQ Cwwty - -;_Published Twice a Week—Tuesdays W. r. MA1SHAUU Mtkr u* ProprUtor. DEVOTED TO THE PROTBCTIOH OF HOME VOL. XXIV. _ ^ ^ ____GASTONIA, N.C., TIJESDAY^NOVBMBER 3, RIGHT NOW at THOMSON COMPANY’S EVERYTHING at ITS BEST Right now In the heart of the season when fashions are at their prettiest Is when this store Is at Its best. There Is a certainty that what we sell Is correct and what you buy will please. The foundation of our store-keeping Is to have the right thing at the right price at the right time. If you will drop In our big store you will see that we are head>quarters. A A A A (t would be a difficult task to adequately describe the great possibilities for advan* tageous buying that await you in this store these days. Every Item even to the small* est detail that goes to make our stock complete and our store service perfect has received the most careful attention. Nothing useful has been omlttedt the new est and the best of the season are here In the widest varieties at the lowest prices possible. The shopping centre of the people. Thomson Co. The People’s Store :::: Phone 46 A 1ATTLEF1 ELDJIEM EMBE1ED. Cmgramun Witt Will Aik br • National Manorial lar Difi Maaatala. CkuMlOtamt. ISth. Congressman E. Y. Webb, of Shelby, who ia in tbe city at tending the Mecklenburg Pair in discussing the approaching term of Congress with an Observer re porter yesterday said that among the smaller matters that would come before Congress would be a bill providing for the proper care of the battleground at Kings Mbuntain by the national government. "It is a burning ritame,”/Said Mr. Wel>b, "that this battleground has been so neglected. Here was (ought one of the most important, though not one of the largest battles of the Revolution. The American patriots had become disheartened, gloom had settled over the country as a pall. Tbe victory here made poasible the later victory at Yorktown, for it brake tke British forces in the Sooth by cutting tbe forces of Ferguson off from Cornwallis who was waiting in Charlotte for hla re-enforcements." The ooly interest ever taken' in regard to this battleground was by the King’s Mountain Battleground Association, which purchased 50 acres of land on the summit of the monutain and erected a small monument. The greater part of the ground is grown up into * jungle. It is proposed to turn over to the na tional government the ground already acquired and ask for an appropriation for its proper cere end decoration. The Telephone leered. Ctartott* CkiMtn*. M«h. Th* Gastonia Gazkttk uyi: "!■ ordering the telephones re movtd from iti office end premises In GastobU, the South ern Railway denis harshly with those oi its local patrons who are telephone subscribers— which designation jnst shoot In cludes the entire business, in dustrial, end traveling commu nity. The Southern virtually auys to k* patrons, (I yon want to know unytbioc f*t out and walk to oar often end inquire * At other points the 800them oses the loo*J telephone service, nod there appears to an unin itiated public 00 good reason why it should not keep itself in communication with its local patrons at Gastonia.” The railroad officials in this instance appear to have about the aame idea of the ’phone as that harbored by Col. A! Pair b rot hers, editor of Everything, who will not allow one of the things on his premises. It is, however, cause for surprise that and least of all a railroad, should rule out so necessary an ad junct as the telephone. The cause of the discontinuance of the service may be found in the fact that the repeated nse of the phone annoyed the railroad people. If that it the case they probably fail to realize that it la a part of their business to give information to the pnblic. Be cause useless questions are asked by some is no excuse for inconveniencing a whole com munity. If the facts ate all stated in the above extract the Southern or some of its repre sentatives has aeted very shab bily indeed. It Is such things as these that cause people to "have it in for" railroads on all occasions. The Psrtlen •! (fee Walla Law Hal la Cmilml Illegal. wwwrfctoa Dlwatcfc. Saloon men in Raleigh and other chiea in the State that have voted for dispensaries have retained able attorneys with the view of testing ft the eoorts the ConutiOiiipnalTty of the Watto law. One of the attorneys was here to-day. He said that it bad not been folly decided to bring ati action testing tbe Watts law, but that some decision would be reached in a lew days by the at torneys who have been engaged to make an investigation of the matter. Tbe saloontnen base their hopes for tbe annullment of the Watts law on the provi sion which makes eligible for dispensary commissioner only those persons who have voted for the dispensary. The attor ney here to-day said: "This section it nndoubte lly la violation of the constitution, but whether it will destroy (he whole act is a question. This J* kh} point which we an inves tigating. If H Is tbe opinion o( the attorney retained that this nctlon destroys the act the suit will be instituted at once. We hope to have a conference to de ELECTIONS TO-DAY. Ciottati la Eleven States—Tfce Candidates li Be Chosen. N*w Tart DiaMtck. Elections will be held in eleven States Tnesday, November 3. Pul] State tickets are to be voted for in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Marylam., Ohio, Ken tncky,. Iowa and Mississippi, while in New York, Pennsyl vania, Nebraska and .Colorado, a justice of the upper courts, re gents of the State UDiversity, or minor State officials are to be chosen. Municipal officials are to be selected in Greater New York, San Francisco and Salt Lake. The Prohibitionists have a ticket in all the States except Colorado, the Socialists in all except Nebraska and Colorado, the Populists in two States—Iowa and Colorado; and the Socialists Labor party In three—New York, Massachusetts and Ohio. Fu sion was eflected in only one State — Nebraska, though the Republicans of New York en dorsed the Democratic nominee for judge of the Court of Ap peals. * The most interesting contests in the East are the State elec tions in Maryland and Rhode Island, and the municipal and county contests in New York city. In Maryland the offices of Governor, Comptroller and At torney General will be filled. Ed win Warfield, the Democratic candidate, is fighting the issue with Stevenson A. Williams, the Republican nominee. The offices of Governor, Lieu tenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General aud Treasurer will be selected in Rhode Island. Samuel P. Colt heads the Republican ticket and Lucins Garvin, the present ex ecutive, occupies the same po sition on the Democratic ticket. Last year Garvin upset the plans of the Republicans by securing an election, although every other successful candidate was a Re publican. Massachusetts wrl chose a full State ticket. Ail tbe Republi can candidates were renomina ted. Bates, besides having been Governor this year, was pre viously Lieutenant Governor for three years. Gaston the Demo cratic candidate was last year's nominee for Governor. Pennsylvania will elect an Auditor General, Treasurer and two judges of the Supreme Court. In tbe West tbe liveliest con test ia in Ohio where Myron T. Herrick and Tom L- Johnson, both of Cleveland, are the lead en on the Republican and Dem ocratic ticket, and Marcus A. Hanna and John H. Clark are ling for members of the ature which will elect a I States Senator. In Iowa Albert B. Cummins is making his second race for Gov ernor, his opponent being Jere miah B. Sullivan, who is depend ing on the Democratic vote, the populists having their own State ticket in the field. Governor Beckham is seeking re-election in- Kentucky, the Re publican candidate being Morris B. Belknap, *ho ia making a very active canvass. The Democrats will have a walkover in Mississippi, neither the Republicans nor any other opposition party having pnt a ticket in the field. Tbe contest in Nebraska is for a justice of the Supreme Coart. The Republican candidate ia John D. Barnes, the Dements and Populists fuming on John D. Sullivan. Two regents of tbe State University are also to be chose m In Colorado the Democrats made a straight nomination for judge of the Snpreme Court, the Populists patting up one of their own party. N THEOLD RELIABLE 1 imatammmarm HOMICIDES in MUTED STATES. There la aa Avaraia at Over II. *M Every Taar—M e ■ Weald Mol be ae brick (a Take LUe U Their Own was le Day ths Forfeit. Iiltlnwt 8ao. In bit charge to the grand jury of Montgomery county, Ala.,last week Judge William H. Thomas spoke strongly of the increase in the number of homicides not on ly in the South, but throughout the country.' According to the judge there is an average of 10, 465 homicides in the United States every year, or twice as many deaths from that cause as from appendicitis or smallpox. Every year homicidal mania claims more victims than scar let fever. "If,” observed Judge Thomas, "scarlet fever was near our homes we would hasten to remove our children from its contagion. Do we appreciate and do our duty in (tying (o put down a disregard for bnuian tile that takes on aunually a (bird more of the citirenskip of the United States than this dread scourge?” Then the indge add ed: "It is no defense for Alabam ians that other sections are equal ly guilty. The duty upon us is that we meet its responsibility oromptly, fearlessly and honest ly. What we most need is to condemn and punish that silly sentiment that avenges wounded honor or fmneied insult with the life of its victim. To condone it is to place a premium on bru tal courage and cheapen human (He. Tbe law of Alabama aaya the doctrine of retreat is no cowardly doctrine, and if this rule be learned and observed it must diminish the rate of homi cide." The comment* of our South ern contemporaries on the re cent acquittal of ex-Lieutenant Governor Tillman by a South Carolina jury indicated that the people of that section were as tonished and shocked at the ver dict. Prom Virginia to Louis iana the press condemned the action of the jury aa discreditable not only to the members of that body, but to the Palmetto State. Upon the assumption that the Southern newspapers reflect the sentiment of then readers there should be little difficulty in the future in cresting an overwhelm ing public opinion in the South against the settlement of private quarrels by tanrdcr. A few con victions by the courts of prom iueot persons who give way to homicidal mania would have a wholesome effect. There was a time when dueling was in vogue in the Sooth and the man who did not accept a challenge was regarded aa lacking in peraonal courage. To-day the duello baa fallen into "innocuous desue tude." In some Southern States no man who sands or accepts a challenge cmi. hold office. The man who should kill soother on " the teld of hooor" would not now be regarded aa a hero. If io every case of homicide Juries would return verdicts according to the law and the evidence human life would be much safer. “Let us do our duties fearlessly," advises the Alabama Judge, ’’and not make examples alone of the poor, the ignorant, the unfor tunate, ^nd the unknown.” If juries were always guided by this principle homicide would cease to be a crime of daily oc currence. Men would not be so "quick on the trigger" if they felt that the taking of human life would inevitably be followed by puaishment com mensnrate with the crime. Creatans to he Separ.to. 8ooUu4 N«ck C«noOT«h!(k. The Croataa Indians to Robe •on conatjr are a distinct race of their own, and to the new {all which is to be built at Lumber too there will be diflereat apart ments for the- three races— whites, croataua aad negroes. The new Jail will be the largest county prison in the State, will be thfee stories high, heated by steam and modern to every re spect. This will be the first time, asys the Charlotte Ob server, that the Croatan have beeu respected in their wish for vrparstion from the negroes. Says oar contemporary: "The Croatans like fall-blooded Indians, consider themselves greatly above the colomfrecpte. In Robeson county are practical ly all of -the Croatan Indiana, numbering several handled. They live to themselves and have their own towns." , a Subscribe for Tkb Gaz£Ttb. , MILLINERY .. . Onr line of Headwear tfona far drew attw*. Price. 50c, 75c, $1, $1.25, $1.50. $1.75, Dress Goods 3® to 58 iuche. wide. AH newel and WOW np f rifle ft nil. Price* 25c. 30c, 50c, TSe, $L. $1.25, $1 JO, and $1 per yard. Vesting for Waists Mereortsod site, sMte Sod Msrfr^ sod colors in all tfae new ^:«•«*■ •• : v- v ;-'••■ iv'" Hosiery and Underwear "HBSaBBr.yrS^g JAS. F. YEAGER. Gastonia Banking Co. Gastonia, N. C. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $75,000.00 ■ State Bank Incorporated May IS, IMS STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY OFFICERS ♦ ♦♦ JNO. P. LOVE, PmiiMt R.C.G. LOVE, Vice Pres. IO. A. PAPE, DIRECTORS ♦♦♦ *. C. O. LOVE 4M. 9. LOVE LOVE . ■ ••V. Am l«V| Ita Clothing. t - i ====E=SS It is with pleasure we announce to the people of Gas tonia sod vicinity, that on Saturday, Nov. 7th, we shall open « new Clothing and Men's Furnishing store In the building formerly occupied by The Gazette, corner South and Main Streets. We extend a cordial Invitation to all to visit us and see for yourselves the high grade goods which are to bo offered at prices that will be a revelation to every one. Purchasing our stock for a nr two stores, the one la Durham and the one is Gastonia, enables us to buy at the best advantage and at prices that permit us to offer bet ter goods for the least money. We Carry a fall line of the hand-tailored rlnthlBgjaiiQ hy Schloee Brea. A CoM “The Beet Clothes Makers”. ?he high quality of whose apparel la kaowa the conn try ovdr where quality good* find purchasers. The lllaetratlons la this advertise areat show sobm of the* latest and most pspalsr styles which we shaft after during the opening week at exceedingly moderate prices* ranging from gS to tag. It Is not our object la this annouseemeat ts eater In to details covering the amalfeld merits of ear tlr^^g preferring to have yen call la parson sad malts your own careful Inspection. A wslcomd aad a revelation await yea. ■iLEJ^-eg-.lLiL»_V',-.. -- w. A. SLATER CO. Wholesale and Retail Clothiers and Fcrakherl I DUBHAM GASTONIA
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