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GASTON 1 A IT- 1 li 11 PUBLISHED TWICE A , WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. . . I. - : Devoted to the Protection of Homo and the Interest of this Count. ; glJW A YEAR IN ADVANCE. single oorr s cents. GASTONIA, N. C;f TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1910. NO. 3 VOL. XXXI .. A111im:: BURIED ATLOYELL Body or Mr. R. AJWOo Laid t Rest :There New Meat Mark , Personal Mention. r. ; ' Correspondence of The Gazette. . LOWELL, Jan. 'iQ. The remains of Mr. Robert Wilson who died In the hospital at OattonU Saturday moraine were brought to the home ; of Mr. James Wilson, his son Satur day afternoon and were buried In the cemetery here Sunday afternoon The funeral services were conducted by P Rem R." A. Miller and Robert How ie, of McAdenville. Mr. Reld and v wife, a daughter of the deceased, from Forest . City, attended the fun eral. ' . . . Miss Laura Featherstoa.7 whose ill ness has been noted from time to , time, is still at St Peter' Hospital and is very much Improved. Mr. William Hinson and family, of Cleve land county, have moved here to , live. Mr. Frank Fhllllpa has open- - ed up a meat market In the Teague I building. Mr. James Miller, who -. baa been the guest of his slater, Mrs. M. J. Campbell,- for several days, re 1 turned to hlshome near Plneville Monday. -Mr. T. P. Rankin waa a - Gastonla visitor Friday. Mr. James ' -Wy PJjarr, of Charlotte, wa In town on business' Friday. Mr. Robert Groves was a Dallas visitor Thurs day. Mr. 8. J. Hand visited rela . tives In Gastonla Thursday. Miss t Vemle Funderburk was a Gastonla .,, shopper Thursday. Rev. R. A. M1I ' ler waa in Llncolnton Thursday at a meeting off the trustees of Westmin ster School. Mr. John Hoffman, Sr., . Mr. Lafayette Hoffman . and family, ,of Cooleetnee, are visiting relatives here this week. Mrs,' . M. A. Clonln ger, who has been visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. W. O. Cashion, left; last week for Spartanburg to visit rela tives. Mr. Chappell, of Atlanta. Ga., was In town on business Friday. Miss Ethel Teague gave a party to (her young friends Friday night. I Bays Farm. Mr. J. Frank McArver has bought the Craig place on the Pleasant Ridge road.. It contains 38 acres and the price paid was $2,000, a llt- .. tie more than $52 per acre. In the ' year 1858 this land sold for $2 per , acre and in 1870 for $4 per acre. ; holders of the Morowegg Mill will . - , There was an old-time singing last night at the home of Mr. Boyce Whltesldes in the Plsgah neighbor hood. - THE HONOLULU STUDENTS. " -- Bringing with them the romance ' and melody of the land of tropical -. flowers, the Honolulu Students will appear In the opera house on Wed nesday, January 12, under the aus ,4 pices of the Radcllffe Entertainment . - Bureau and before an audience that ' promises to' be one of the largest of , y the season will present a novel pro- , gram which has scored a tremen ' dous hit in several of the largest cit ies of the North. ' " The Honolulu Students are what their name represents a sextette se lected from the public schools and colleges of the Hawaiian capital, chosen for their marked ability as - vdcal and Instrumental musicians. - Originally organised for home use -the. sextette . was Jnduced two or three years ago to pay a brief visit to the United States and met with - such pronounced success that it has -been here sever since. Following this a new feature was added to the ' , program, and Frank Bean, -mn expert .stereptlcan "operator ; f roar Boston, Jwas engaged to present at the close : of each performance a group of Haw aiian - views, i beautifully colored - by native artists. h;v;.:: CY , ' With this special number, a dis- ' tinct Bovelty in Itself, the students have now for some months been tour Ing the country, changing their' mus ' kal program from time to time and everywhere-enjoying great popularl Vy. The concert, here will be equal . to the best they have produced in any of the big cities. There will be ,. vocal sextettes, quartettes, duets, and .'solos In classical and Hawaiian mu sic together with instrumental selec tions on guitars, violins, fllutes and the : native "Ukulele" and "tara- . patch." 'The singers all have splen did voices and appear very effectively in stage settings typical of tropical ' moonlight and ' other scenes. , The contralto, solo work of Mme. Anehl- la deserves special mention In this connection. ' . " "' -. MILL MEETINGS Stockholders " of Nmnber ; of Local Cotton t. Mill . Corporations ' Hold Their Annual 'Sessions,' Electing Officers, Declaring Dfrtdends and Transacting -Othetr Bnslness. A Urge majority off the local cot ton mill corporations hold their an nual meetings in' January and sev eral of these come off this week. A partial list of the meetings of this kind scheduled for the Immediate future are mentioned below. Yesterday the stockholders and dl rectors of the Modena Mills met in annual session In the uptown offices when reports were heard from the Various officers and routine business was transacted. Mr. D. M. Jones was elected a s member of the board of directors to succeed Mr. L. L. Jenkins. Mr. T. L. Craig was chos en vice president to succeed Mr. L. L. Jenkins. With these exceptions the old officers were elected, vis President, Mr. J. O. White; vice president, Mr. T. L. Craig; secretary and treasurer,: Mr. H. B. Moore. Wednesday, . (tomorrow) stock holders of the Morowebb Mill mill hold their annual meeting as will those of the Trenton Mill, the latter being appointed for 2 p. tn. Thursday the Arlington Mill's stockholders and directors will meet in annual session. Next Monday, the- 17th, the stock holders and directors of the Flint Mill will hold their annual meeting. On the first of January this mill paid a semi-annual dividend .of five per cent. During the year. 1909 two thousand spindles were added to the equipment of the Flint and it has had a very satisfactory year. The Gray Manufacturing Company holds its annual stockholders and directors' meetings next Tuesday, the 18th. Yesterday the Clara Manufactur ing Company's stockholders and di rectors held their annual meeting in their np-town offices. The old offlc ers were re-elected as follows: Pres ident and treasurer, C. B. Arm strong; vice president, C. M. Dunn; secretary, W. H, Rankin; directors. C. B. Armstrong, C. M. Dunn,, W. T. Rankin, V. E. Long and R. P. Ran kin. A fire per cent semi-annual divl dend was declared.- This mill has had a very satisfactory year. It has been In operation for three years and has paid regularly a semi-annual dividend of five per cent. The Dunn Manufacturing Company holds its meeting in September. In October It paid a semi-annual dividend of five per cent. This factory has been in operation Just a year this month. Major W. T. Patterson Dead. Major Wylle Thomas iPatterson, for 27 years bursar of the Universi ty, died yesterday morning at Chapel Hill after a lingering Illness. He was retired, from active work last summer on a Carnegie foundation pension.: He was born in Orange county, near Chapel Hill, in 1841. He served with distinction in the Confederate army. . -'-.Mr. Michael Plonk Dead. Sunday night at his home near Newton Mr. Michael Plonk died . at the age of 80 years. He had been in declining health for some time.' Mr. Plonk was a native of Lincoln coun ty, near Crouse, and waa the last of his family. He moved to Florida early In life and married there, leav ing several children living in that State. Later he returned to North Carolina and married a second time, his wife being Miss Sallle Carpenter, of Lincoln county. . In 1883 she died and later Mr. Plonk married a third time, his wife being Miss Jane Cres- simore, who survives htm. r-Mr- L. L. Jenkins who, with Mrs. Jenkins, Is spending the wjnter In New York city, is here for a short time attending the annual meetings of the stockholders and. directors of a number of cotton mills with which he Is connected and looking after other : business matters. ' He will probably be here for two weeks or more. . " ':""'"".'' Messrs. Griffin A Beatty is the name of a new firm' that will open a retail and wholesale grocery business In a- few. days In the store room In j the Jenkins block Just vacated -by Mr Joserh Adams, who now occu pies. a room In the Davis block on the opposite side of the street. PRAYING GROUND Rev. O. D. Herman Preaches Strong Sermon on Religious Topic of Vi tal Interest Conditions That Most be Met fa Order to be on Praying Ground. At main Street Methodist church Sunday night the pastor, Rev. O. D. Herman, preached a strong sermon on the subject "Praying Ground and Pleading Terms," a phrase which he had, be said, often heard men open their petitions when praying in pub lic. He was heard by a rather small but thoroughly Interested congrega tion. The discourse was a logical effort to define praying ground and to determine when and under what conditions one Is on that ground. Mr. Herman said, In part: "Prayer will make a man quit sinning or sin will make a man quit praying." Sin and prayer will not mix. They are mutually exclusive. Prayer Implies a God to give. The God-consciousness is world-wide and age-long universal. It is Innate and abiding. It is found in the civi lised, and the savage. The supersti tions and idolatries of the heathen are but the misdirected and pervert ed manifestations of this inbred God consciouBnesB. Unless nature has told a monumental He, there is an Almighty God, good, able, and will ing to hear and answer prayer. Now, let it be understood, prayer does not change God. He has al- ways beenr-oow Is, and ever will be supremely good. He does the best possible for every man whether that man prays or not. But God cannot give the best gifts to those who do not pray. Prayer does not change God, but it does change men and conditions . and events. Prayer makes it possible for God to do for us what would otherwise be impos sible. AH things are possible to real faith, but faith is begotten by the Holy Spirit in the 'praying heart. Theuefore, "men ought always to pray." PRATING GROUND. When a boy I used to hear certain men begin their prayers in public on this fashion: "We thank Thee, O God, that we are still on praying ground." But knowing some of those men as I did, I have seriously doubted their being on "praying ground and pleading terms." When is a man on "praying ground?" This Is an important matter. I want to answer it correctly. 1. No man is on praying ground until he is willing and anxious to do right, which means that he is will ing to obey God. The deep, abiding. purpose to do right lifts a' man out of the miry clay, and above the ma larial fogs of sin and unbelief, and places him on praying ground. The Book says: "Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purify, your. hearts, ye double-minded; draw nigh unto Me and I will draw nigh unto you." The prayer that Is not born of the pur pose to be right and to do right Is tainted with sin, and will not bring an answer of peace. 2. No man is on praying ground until he Is willing for God to do for his enemy that which he wants God to do for (him. You must be willing andanxlous for God to give your en emy the good things that you ask for yourself. This Is necessary be cause your enemy may 'be God's rriend. In fact God is as much In- terested In your enemy as He Is in you. Jesus died for all; and He is not "willing that any should perish. Do you pray for health? Then pray for-your enemy's health. Do you pray for a pure heart? Then pray as earnestly that God give your ene my a pure heart. This is loving your enemy. S. No man Is on praying ground, unless he would do for his enemy (supposing he had the power) glad ly. Joyfully, the very thing he is ask ing God to do for him, provided that was the thing his enemy wanted and needed. God deals wlth'us very much like we would deal with our enemies,, if we had the power. Some would use God's power for nothing hut lightning to blast their enemies. With .what measure ye mete It shall be measured to von again." Blessed are the merciful for they hall obtain mercy." Pray for your enemies as earnestly as you ought to pray for yourself, and then you are J on "praying ground and pleading I terms." I 4. Thus It is clear that prayer Im-1 DESERTS FAMILY Woman Deserts Husband, Children and Home to Go With "Unknown Tongue CrowdOthers Have Al so Been Led Astray A Bad State of Affairs. Another desertion of home, family and friends to run after strange gods came to light a few days ago when it became publicly known that a woman who lived near the Arllng ton Mill, had departed from Gasto nla in company with some of the "Unknown Tongue" crowd. This Is one Instance of quite number that have occurred In Gas tonla and suburbB since this strange religious (7) sect made its appear ance here a year or more ago. Men tlon of at least one instance has been previously made in these columns and The Gazette has It on good au thority that the baneful influence of these people has led numbers of per sons astray, mostly young girls and occasionally married women. The woman's whereabouts are not known and It only leaked out that she had disappeared the latter part of last week. That she had for some time been showing a growing Inter est In "unknown tongueism" was known, however, and there is no doubt that it was through the influ ence of some of the preachers of this sect that she was induced to forsake those who were nearest and dearest to her and who were dependent in no small degree iipon her. That the "unknown tongue" sect has corrupted the morals of numbers of people here and that it .has actual ly ruined the lives of several young girls Is vouched for by substantial and influential citizens who have in a quiet way waged warfare against them. Two or three mill sections in Gastonla have barred the represent atives of this so-called religious body from their premises and It would un doubtedly be better for the town and the people if they were given march, ing orders. Gen. 1. S. Carr. Statesvllle Landmark. The most liberal man In North Carolina Is General Julian S. Carr, of Durham. His liberality is not cir cumscribed by race or creed; neither does he try to buy public opinion for a purpose. A few times he has asked ed for political honors and has been turned down. He is not soured but he goes on giving with an open hand for the love of giving and the love of his fellowman. A few years ago General Carr was at Montreat (PreS' byterian headquarters) on business for his denomination (the. Metho dists). While he was there the Pres byterians were trying to raise mon ey to send a number of missionaries abroad. Many volunteers were ready to go and the means were lacking. It was announced that the cost of equipment and passage mon ey for each missionary was $400. When subscriptions were being call ed for Gen. Carr announced that he would pay for one $400. "You're a Methodist, General," said one of his acquaintances. "Oh, that doesn't matter," was the reply; and it didn't. The other day when a canvass was being made among the Presbyterians of Durham for the Davidson College endowment fund. Gen. Carr sub scribed $1,000 to endow a minister ial scholarship in honor of his form- r cjirade-in-arms, Col. W. J. Mar- tin, long a member of the Davidson faculty. These Instances could be multiplied by the hundred and his help of the poor by the thousand. plies world-wide sympathies and high moral purposes. Our God Is too good and too great to become a partner in a selfish and sinful enter prise. Some men are so depraved that they would use God as they would use a slave, that Is, for self interest. If you would have God hear and answer your prayers, link yourself by faith a faith that ena bles you to do right to God's etern al purpose In Christ Jesus to save a ruined race, from sin and helL 5. Prayer is an infaltieble Index to our Inner life, to our moral char acter, our spiritual manhood. No man can live higher or broader or deeper, or better than he . prays. Seal prayer Is communion and un- ion with God. and so Illuminates our spirits that we can see thinrs from God's view-point. ' SERIOUSLY SHOT Operative of Anna Cotton Mill Badly Wounded in Pistol Fight. News reached Gastonla yesterday of a serious shooting scrape which took place at the Anna Cotton Mill, formerly known as Baker's Mill, near Crowders Mountain, Saturday, when Bob Todd, one of the mill op eratives, was badly wounded by a bullet fired from a pistol In the hands of Hugh Jackson, another white man. , It is said that the difficulty arose over a poker game. Jackson escaped to South Carolina soon after the shooting and diligent search is now being made for him at the instance of the Gaston county authorities Todd is about 30 years old and un married, while Jackson is somewhat older and has a family. The wound. ed man was attended by Dr. J. G Hord, of Kings Mountain, who states that the wound is quite ser lous and that there are only slim chances of his recovery. Leaiies Shelby Plant. Mr. O. H. Marvin, the "Coca-Cola" man, has leased the plant of the Co ca-Cola Bottling Company at Shelby and will operate It in the future un der the name of the Shelby Coca-Co la Bottling Works. He took charge of it the first of January. Mr. Mar vin will divide his time between the Gastonla plant and the one at Shel by. His many friends will be glad, to know that this move does not mean that Mr. Marvin is to be lost to Gas tonla. He will continue to reside here. He has made a very decided success with the Gastonla plant and that he will do the same with this new venture is assured. With long experience in this field of work he knows it thoroughly and to his knowledge he adds that quality which always makes for success, namely "hustle." He has at Shelby an excellent territory and that he will, to paraphrase the slogan of a well-known Southern paper publish ed in Mr. Marvin's home town, "cov er Cleveland like the dew" with Co ca-Cola, is not to be doubted. PINCHOT DISMISSED. President Taft Summarily Discharges Chief Foreoter and Associates from Government Service Politl cal Situation Tenae Insurgents Win a Victory Over Cannon. Saturday's papers carried to the reading public the details of a se ries of events transpiring in Wash ington which border on the sensa tional. Friday night Gilford Pin chot, chief forester and Intimate friend of Roosevelt, was dismissed from the government service as were Associate Forester Overton W, Price and Assistant Law Officer Alexander C. Shaw. The latter Is a North Carolinian. The President's action followed the reading -in the Senate on Friday by Senator Dolli- ver of a letter from Mr. Plnchot and Mr. Taft declined to listen to his ad visors who counseled that he over look the forester's violation of exu- tive orders pending the outcome of the Investigation of the Plnchot-Bal linger contest which has just been inaugurated. A notable happening .of Friday In the House of Representatives was the defeat of a resolution giving Speaker Cannon power to appoint the House members of the commltte to investigate the Department of the Interior, the defeat being accomplish ed by a combination of Democrats, insurgent Republican and friends among the regular Republicans of Mr. Pinchot. The measure was lost by a- narrow margin of three votes but for once Cannon failed to carry the day. " " ' . Mr. Plnchot was silent on the sub ject, reserving what he had to say, If anything, to a later date. In taking his departure from his office, Mr. Pinchot told his associates In the for estry work to hold to the standards that have been set and never forget that they are serving a much greater master than the department of agri culture or the administration. He declared that the conservation of our forests. is his life-work and that he will not abandon It He still declin ed to discuss the President's action In dismissing him. - The dismissal of Plnchot and the investigation of the Plnchot-Balllnger controversy threat en serious developments In the ranks of the administration and the' Repub lican party as a whole. Its ultimate outcome will be 'watched with Inter est I r Mr. Jake Rudislll, of Shelby, is here to help conduct the sale at the Thomson Mercantile Go's, store. Miss Myrtle Nolen left yester day for Newborn on a visit to her sister, Mrs. N. W. Lumpkin. Messrs. R. C. Kennedy and W. M. Froneberger, of Bessemer City, were in Gastonla on business yester day. . Miss Annie Belle Finger, of Charlotte, spent Sunday In Gastonla as the guest of her sister, Mrs. R. C. Williams, at the Pegram House. Mrs. Theodore Pegram, of Char lotte, spent Sunday in Gastonla with her sister, Mrs. W. L. Gallant, and went to Yorkvllle yesterday on a vis it to other relatives. Wednesday night at the opera house the "Honolulu Students." This Is one of the lyceum attractions and Is highly recommended by the ad vance press notices. Dr. Mc. G. Anders leaves to night for New York c.ity where he will spend several weeks attending a special course of lectures on medi cine. Mr. C. A. Blanton, of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, left yes terday morning on a business trip to Shelby, Rutherfordton and other points. Miss Mary Marshall Martin, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has been vis iting her aunt, Mrs. J. G. McLean, on West Third avenue, leit Satur day afternoon for Charlotte. Dr. W. H. Hoffman has quali fied as administrator of the estate of his wife, the late Mrs. E. B'. Hoff man, and gives notice of the fact in the legal advertisement department of the Gazette. Miss Tillle Baber, of Shelby, who spent several days last week with Mrs. W. N. Davis, left Satur day on a visit to friends in Yorkvllle. She was accompanied to Yorkvllle by Mrs. T. M. Smrthe. Messrs. E. Whltesldes and J. J. Gamble having qualified as execu tors of the estate of the late A. J. Gamble, give notice to those having claims against the estate or who are indebted to Bame in the legal ads of The Gazette, beginning today. 'In the auditorium at the Cen tral school building Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Woman's Better ment Association will hold its reg- . ular meeting. At this time the an nual election of officers will be held and a full attendance of members Is desired. j' 'Mr. Robert Alexander Wilson died at the City Hospital early Sat urday morning after a brief Illness, death being due to heart failure. He was taken to the hospital Friday af ternoon in a critical condition. Mr. Wilson conducted a small store In East Gastonla and was 111 In his room there when found by friends. He was 60 years old. The body was taken to Lowell Saturday for burial.' Deceased was the father of Mr. J. M. Wilson, of Lowell, and Mr. R. A. Wilson, Jr., of McAdenvIlle. Workmen are busily engaged In rearranging the Interior of the store roms of Mr. H. Schneider. The up stairs Is being fitted up to accommo date the clothing department and the dry goods and ladies' furnishing de partment will occupy the downstairs. , A portion of the second floor Is oc cupied by offices, among the number being those of Dr. R, M. Reid, Dr. A. Stovall, Magistrate T. H. White and the Catawba Mutual Life Insurance Co. All the wood work Is being re- ' painted, skylights have been put in and other improvements made. The Gazette is In receipt of the program for the unveiling of the bust of William A. Graham in the ball of the House of Representatives at the State Capitol Wednesday. January 12th, at 8 p. m.. by the North Carolina Historical Commis sion. Following Is the program: Address. "William A. Graham." by Frank Nash; "The Value of Histori cal Memorials In a Democratic State," Thomas W. Mason; presenta tion of the bust by the chairman of the ; Historical Commission, " T. Bryan Grimes; acceptance ' by the Governor of North Carolina W. W.,. Kitchln; un Telling. The commission Is composed of the following gentle- men: J. Bryan Grimes, chairman, Raleigh; W. J. Peele.,; Raleigh; Thomas W. Blount, Roper; "M. C. 8. Noble, Chapel Hill; D.1H. nill. Ral eigh; R. D. WV Connor, secretary. Raleigh..:':. " I ."V X.