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tUMéHMIIIHHilimil JCBBP YOUR BYE ON IT The Gastonia PUBLISHED TWICB A WEEK—TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. Devoted to the Protcctlo· of Home aod tbe Interest· of the Coooty. GA8TOMA, N.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, Ι90β. J AS. W. ATKINS, Editer and Maaafter. VOL. XXVII. ft- P. SAVKI*. Frttiirmt. C. 31. ITrMra, Victim. A_ O. ynu. Cashier. CAPITAL. «βΟ,ΟΟΟ THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OA8TONIA1 N. C. Accounts of Merchants, Manufacturers, and Farmers Invited. Liberal Dealing along Conservative fanes. 8 A V I Ν Ο » We have added a Savings Department, in which we pay 4 Per cent., compounded every three months. // you have not already opened an account in this department we invite you to do so. SENATOR BURTON'S CASE. EvMhci Afiiiit HI· net Can· clailri Pro β I d Haral Tor· llislt. Nrw York Son. The supreme court of tbe United State* last week denied the application of Senator Bur ton of Kansas for a rehearing io hia case, and he haa now been sent to serve the term of six month*' imprisonment in tbe county jail to which he waa sen tenced by the judgment of the United States circuit court in Miisouri. He was convicted of violating a provision of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which torbids a senator or other officiate of tbe government from receiving or ^agreeing to receive atiy compensation for any serv ices in relation to any proceed ing, contract, claim, controversy or other matter or thing "in which the United States is a party or directly or indirectly in terested/* before any department, bureau or office!. The indict ment charged that a proceeding waa pending in the poatoffice department ro inquire whether a certain corporation known as the Rialto Grain and Securities Company was conducting a acheme for obtaining money by false pretences through tbe mails of tne United States. and whether a fraud order abonld be issued by tbe postmsstef genera] against that corporation. The indictment farther charged that the defendant aa a senator of the «jnucu siaica nniawrauy igrecii lo receive from the said corpora tion $2,500 as compensation for services rendered by him in re lation to snch proceeding: before tbe post office department. Tbe testimony must be regarded as establishing the fact that Sen ator Burton did actually agree to represent the Rial to Grain and Securities Company in the proceeding for the sum mention ed and that he received $2,500 on account of his services. It follows that the conviction was undoubtedly right, if it be true that the United States was "directly or indirectly interest ed" in the proceeding before the post office department. Λ majority of the justices of the supreme coort of tne United States have held that it was. It ia a note-worthy fact, however, to which we desire to call at tention, that three members of that - court, Justices Brewer, White and Peckham, emphatical ly dissented from this view, and held that under the statutory provision upon which the con viction of Senator Burton was based tbe United States could not be deemed to be interested either directly or indirectly in tbe proceeding ia which he acted. The dissenting opinion in the supreme court was written by Mr. Justice Brewer, who declared that it was clear to bis mind that the construction of tbe law adopted by tbe majority of his judicial brethren wrote into tbe statute an offense which congress never placed there "It ta a criminal caae," he said, "and in such a case, above all, indiciel legislation is to be deprecated." No Uwyef will dlaputp that Justices Brewer, White and Peckham are tbe eonala in learn ing and ability of My men on tbe Hipreme court bench; aad it is undoubtedly the fact that U Senator Burton had been tried la · court of first instance pre· sided over by either of those jadgcatbe jury wotild have bee· directed to aconit the deleadast. Of course It la UMe that where opinions aa to the law difcr in a court of last resort, the judg· ment of tbe majority must pre vail; and we do not mean to construction of the law which hu resulted io in affirmancl of Senator Barton'· conviction. It it · matter of simple justice, however, to point out that the case against bin ia not a con clusive demonstration of moral turpitude on his part, and that bis family and friends have reasonable grounds for insistiog thst he was in fact innocent of any intentional wrong-doing. Preacher Kills Baar. AatnllU Cutn^Nnr*. Rev. Joshua Calhoun, min ister of the Gospel in Swain county, killed a bear a few yards from his home une night last week, that was marked with age and the conflict of many battles. The bear's teeth were worn short, there was a alit in the right ear and a piece gone from the left. The bear's foot measured six inches across the ball. Brain was lean and poor and iu search of food bad invaded Mr. Calhoun's apple orchard. The night the bear was «hot Mr. Calhoun'· dogs treed the animal in an apple tree near the house. Fiawar aad Baby Shaw. Port Mill Special to Colombia Kfcord. I The C. I. C. society, of this 1 place, had a flower and baby show yesterday. The town hall ! was a scene of beauty. The ladles commenced Wednesday to go to all the homes for palms, ' feras, pot plants, etc. it was ! enjoyable as well as exciting to ' see their beaming faces at every door, with: "I've come for ' your flowers." The drivers were ' »aalJ * —- ia-. * * *' * ' ——■ ·» ««■«·«· «uw vuw mays soon wended their way from ! different streets with tbeir loads of beauty. A small admission fee was charged at the door for every entrance and the babies ware extra, and such a crowd of babies, nnrsea and (shell I say ' anxious) mothers? The little 1 ones, agea un from three moatha i to three years. It was amusing < to watch some cooing and laugh- ι iog, some few crying—bot very few of that kind, for everone seemed to tbiak "I'll get the prize." The older ' ones had apples and crackers to make tiose seemingly short nntil the judges could make the rounds. After « suspense which seemed ages for the anxious ones. Dr. J. B. TboruWell delivered the prises with suitable remarks. Tbe. first prise was woo by Elisabeth Belk Ardrey: second prise by Tom ICÎrkpetrick Harris. The best collection of flowers was given a berry bowl. The largest single plant, a cat glass dish. Mr. G. D. Thomp son woe the latter, Mrs. Irene Mill for cot flowers. Dinner was served for Κ cents; oyster fry the same price. In fact, I think the ladies were prepared to serve you what you wanted. The buaineaa men all look dinner end preparation was made to serve supper also. Up to snndown quite a snug snm had been realised. A little child of Mr. and Mrs. Blishe Scruggs, while lying is bed at home Monday afternoon, had both bands and arm· eaten and lacerated by * vicious hog. which in aotne manner managed to get into the bed where the child wet lying. The phyaician who attended the ebild, saya that it i« probible he win lose both hands. Tbe child was alone in the house r.< the time, the parents being out looking after something about the yard. The child was a boy abont two years of Mt. The Scruggs' Hv< about twelve miles from Gaftaey. Subscribe for the Ολ«ΤΟ*ΙΑ Qaxstt* I TUE COST ΟΓ BUILDIWO. Pally Three Βηέτ·4 Τla·· aa Hitch la S··· Plica* h la Other*. Once ddod a tiine, ssys · writer in Country Life in Amer ica. there vu a magazine which offered piiaea for plana and photcgraphs of bouses that cost $5.000 lo build. An archi tect in a little bland towu won firat prise. Hia home was finer and larger than thoae of the city architect·. There was some grumbling among the losers, end many readers were skeptical. "That house was never bnilt for $5.000," they said. But it was. Another time a magasine published photogtaphs and plana of a house that cost $10, 900 to bnild in a fashionable luburb of New York. Some people op state sneered, "This magazine is foolish," said they. ' It brags because a man baa built a house for $10, 900 that we could build for *7.500." The» were right. So waa the magasine. It costs less to build in Phila delphia than in Boston or New York; it costs still lea· in cer tain small cities which arc not near large cities and yet poaaess Brst-claas shipping facilities; it costs less still ia small towns in the lumber belt, where labor ind lumber are both cheap. The difference ia not a slight jnc; the difference between the highest and lowest extremes sometimes amounts ta almnat 300 per cent. Many factor* enter into the comparative coat of building, rhe two principal .one· are labor and material. As to the lumber, it is prob ibly unnecessary to state that' it is much cheaper where it is plenty than where it is scarce. It's the freight that runs the »rice up. In pans of Maine, Pennsylvania and Georgia it is :omparatively cbcap—provided ;hc local varieties are used— while in New York city or western Nebraska it is very ex »e naive. Tbe cost of building is in· imately connected with tbe cost >i lumber. In we*tern New Ifork State hemlocks coat $7 a housand three years ago. Lao· >er bas become more scarce hi hat section and hemlock now :o»ts $29 a thousand. Tbe cost >f buildisg has increased in ike proportions. In sections where the supply >f lumber is steady, the cost »f building has not greatly in· :reased. Poor shipping facul ties, which effect tbe cost of >uilding in like proportion. Subscribe for Thr Gazbttk. The Cleveland Star says: rhe Democracy of Rutherford bounty is in fine fighting trim ιηβ every -man oa tbe Demo cratic ticket will be elected by a rood majority. —ee= fstB· ni ι ΤβΚΚ ARB YOtiraV. Yortrilli Kawlnt. The open ituoa for put ride*· doe· not commence antl November 15. It is well foi tbe public (o keep that fact it mind. Tbe Young People'» Mission ary societies of Clover, Crowdcr'a Creek end Bet ban) had ■ miaaionary rally at Bethany Saturday, the oc cation of the lame being th< annual joint meeting. Devotional exercises were condocted by Rev R. M. Stevenaon, and Rev. W. C. Β wart delivered an wl· drew. Tbe three vrgaafkationi are working together to the partial support of Miaa Macie Stevenaon aa miaaionary ia Mexico. The Bethany coptri butiona came partly is tbe abape of procecda from miaaionary cotton, and a partial report laat Saturday abowed about a bale. Tbe day waa «petit qnite pleaaaatly. It ia remarkable that tbia aec· tion haa not yet developed an enterprising promoter who will aeek to make nee of aome apleu did trolley opportunities that arc offered by existing condition·. A trolley line from Yorkvllle to aome point in Bethel township for instance, could be con· structcd without very great ex· pense aud it would be of much advantage in developing busi nets that is not now anything like what it should be. Trolley lines have been tremendous developers of other sections thst bad leaa to begin with than tbia section haa. There is a petition in circula· tion in Clover and vicinity ask ing the postoffice department to cotnpeaMte trains No·. 7 and 8 on the C. & N.-W. for canning the mails. Tbe petition is based on knowledge of tbe practical certainty that tbe trains will be taken off other wise. Tbe trains were put on in tbe bope of developing tbe passenger traffic and were break· ing about even unti} the post office départirent forced tbe ad dition oi mail cars without com pensation. The postoDiee de partment is in position whefe it can say to the railroad that it ibaM not run trains No. 7. and S unless they haul mail cars, *nd as experience baa proved that tbe mail can cannot be hauled except at more expense than the railroad feel warranted incurring, it ta up to tbe poat office department to help foot the bill. Otherwise tbe public will be deprived of tbe splendid tervice it ΠΜ been getting. Rev. J. M. Bridges, a well known and prominent miniater of tbe Baptist denomination, died Priday at his home at New tils in Mecklenburg County ifter an illness of one week with meoingitia of tbe brain. The deceased waa 59 years and lis months of age and bad been pastor of tbe Baptist cbnrch at Newells for tbe past two years. He was a native of Cleveland Connty. COTTON MOWERS AT W9ÊL· ftûMiol Mmt fpûki ι Altrtt taé flri til lit Ctab— llBIBlXf Cottaa Bfawnn NmOiI la Bella·, Bav. JK Pekllc Baade Νμ4 AfteaHeo. Γ» U» Editor at Qm Oh···! Dallas. K. Cm Oct. 27.—Mr C. C. Moore «et bi· appoint aient at Alexia oo the 27th, tnl bad a good crpwd to talk to, Hi· apeecb. aa usual, was fall of instruction, advice and e* couregetneut. He «bowed tb« people how cottoa could b« ataxic to bring a good, fair prica aad thereby not only belt) tba farmer to get pay for raialng It, bot bow it wonld belp bi* to meet bia obligation· to tbe mer cbaat, doctor, preacher, aad lawyer too—if ka aboqld happen to need one—and conaeqnently keep bnaineas of all kinda flour ishing, and batting no one. After a talk of aoont an boar, Mr. Moore wound op by oriranis· Ine a dob, who elected Mr. ft. L. McAliater, collector, whoee baaineaa it is to collect tbe bale·, aad levy tea centa on each. Wa believe Mr. McAliater will collect tbe ten centa per bale if any body can. Tbe dnb then ad· joanied to meet again on Satur day night, Oct. 10, at 7 o'clock. Please call attention again to tbe maaa meeting of tbe cotton grower» on Tneaday of ooort, Nov. 20, at the noon receaa, for the pvrpoae of elective · Secre tary and Traaanrer. Tbe new clubs at Lncia and Alexis are •pecially invited to lead repre sentatives. Everybody come! Mr. Moore aaid be might be I tn Ml «Mua th(«aa Wa learned at the sUlc marting at Rilti|h last wttk. Then u · gitat deal more power Mag placed behind tie Southern cotton grown thia year than waa last year cow and hear a boot it. The public roads of oar county arc ai a aeaeral tbiog hi « very bad coaaitioa. Men here bees waiting to aee il the toads would get better before they would do much hauling, but the conditions seem to grow worse. There must be something done, the people are very much diaaatisfted over the matter. Why not work the roads again?—they need it more now than when they were last worked. Subscribe for the Gazctt*. The total number of dead in the appalling wreck of the elec tric train is Atlantic City, N. J., which on Sunday afternoon, loaded with paaaengera, pluaged into the waterway separatiag that city from the mainland ia now placed at 53. Of these. 49 bodies have been identified, two bodies remain ac claimed in the temporary mor tuary, and two people are known to have been drowaed, bat their bodies as yet have not been re covered. Two of the killed, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ilill, were the parents of Ilia. B. Id. Darling too, wife of the Char· lotte Obeerver*a foreman. Some MothertFtineonsciotM of the injurious ■ effect» of Alum, are (fatly giving -it. to their Children by the use of so-called Cheap Baking Powcftr. Hyhtt Mother wotttd do uf It she only knew? Alum's Worst Work is its early harmful influente on the child's digestive organs. Po»itively Never, should Children of tender years be required to eat it in thek food. Secure your Childsen against Alow in. their food. AVOIÛ ALVM < " * Say plainly— FURS AND COATS COATS* COATS; COATS: Hi wt a Bay MM *i Mantt <1 trill il1. Miaa St»att<a row Chart·· Boyd, Be· Coo·. Harold Fogle. Cert Hinaon, Brdmaa Love. Archie Loo Alexander, Anale Clifford, Conk Pearson, Btaie Ratckfard. TitHk Todd, Mary Wither*, Jaoette Dirt». Claud Craig, Kenneth Croat, Rhea Fayiaonz, Page Morrta. Henry WlleoB, Barney Boyce, Ovella Dover, Helen Raeao, Katie Spencer. Myrtle wiirb, May Welter·, Alice Biaghaa. iii»e Sandifcr's room—Blanche Cottaer, Mary Coataer, Regina Coon, Bditli Gurtaoo, Moitié Lee Hone, Charlie Boa·. Vista Liodaay, Rehekah McLean, Mollie Snider, Margurite Soen cer, Grace Strickland. LoiaTodd, Bertie Lee Whi te»ide«, Till«n an Bee·. McCay DûHog. Richard Paynotn, Wesley Oleaa, Re fa» Johaftoe, Moore Morrow, Raloh Padgett, Caldwell Ran·, Malcolm Rhyoe, Leonard Smith, George . Terrell, Leonard' Thon a*. Harry Walker, Bryaa Walter». Mia· Sparrow'» room—Ethel Craig. Bardie Dover, Levi nie Grigg, Sue Ramiey Johnston, Lena Linebergor. Roth Morris. Made Parham, Maggie PeriMO, Aline Reid, Lecy Adam», Mack Dilliag, Pied Da en. Jane· Hanter, Lewis McDowell, Henry Rankin Lawrence Rankin, Theo dore Rankin. Miaa Glen·'· room—Fair Al#v«n<1ar lie·* TVihh Wan Hicks, LU It· Morrow, Harlee Todd. Wilmot Wbiteaides, Myrtle Gray, Ocoric Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, Willie Dane, Irwin Gallant, Ralph Griffin, Sari Grove·, Bnkid Hancock, Ralph Mclean. Plato Pearson, Bart 8tewert, Emit Warren. Misa Galloway'* room—Otto Rhyne, Burne Caldwell, Harry Cobb, Charley Lhiebergtr, Albert Lytle. Da rwood Morrow, Prcd Tbotnpaon, Gray Rankin, Harvey Svm, Wilton Mo Arm, Clsnde Terrel, Mabel Rofstetkr, Stella WbUAeM, Ajrnea Lindsay. Eslber Bai·,' Miry Bawling*. Maude Gray, Ran da Connell, G a* tie Boyd, Bessia Beam, Haselliaa Love, Pauline McPadden, Mary DU* mm Hortoo'a room—Paal Caldwell, Dana Caldwell, Thome. Flock, Loyd Hick·, Bverette Jenkina, Carl Longb ridKr, J alio* Lioeberger, Keith land. Anderson Hick*, Loniae Boyd, Locy Carry, Maty Dick* aon, Mary Dilllng, Lola Dam, Pauline Payssonx, Ada Harper, KUen' McClaln, Bessie Parkam, Elma Rankin. Lochia WHkcta, Sbelton Wilson. Misa Bni Det'a room—James Baie, Newtoa Pargasoe. Walter f'osrie, GMflB Grove*, Oaear WÊÊ**&M Tbomaa Padgett, Kendall Parker, Robert Tenait, Èai'jjMmStL Welter Wilaon, Lacy Boyce, Jennie g. Culo. J an is PayaaMt£/JBfl| Sotkett, Loi· Loag. Nellie Sloan. Loi* Terrene·, Itara Wilton. Mis· Barrel room Mw Aberaetky, Ckarky Ada*», Potter cilntoa*: Alary· Glen·, George Hicks, TollU jBE Will MoLasn, Pierce Ragaa, Boye«. Tbiid Clinton. A· McU«d, Charter wmhj Clinton, Forest Otovw, Î"îd***^ *.mie oc w*hinteiek,««. M ·. Tbe directioni for ukinrttl*: ,<■· «-M rapbdn tb· <Hfare»ce btlwttxt thi* retoedy ud tbe er.> \ 8. C·) Oct· ϊβ,— I». *3»w>«»io«ot bout** inav ««*1» ktlkdVy fki*··** Jl boo*. frfiRnBrsr ^asusu.1 Sha%„WI?t
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