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TUB GASTOXIA GAZETTE. ; .. ,
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1010,
The Gastonia Gazette.
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K. D. ATKINS, Editor.
I. W. ATKINH, Business Manager.
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DRUGGISTS-
YOUNG LADY ATTACKED.
In New Orleans the other day a
gentleman (?) forgot that he had a
wife and seven children and pro
ceeded to annex another spouse. He
will doubtless Dlead insanity; it's
the moat successful plea in the
courts these days.
No one was surprised that Powell,
the slayer of Dunn and assailant of
Kitchin and Travis, announced that
lie would plead insanity as his de
fense for the commission of that bar
barous crime. He claims that he
has no recollection whatever of the
affair. Chances are that the Jury
will believe his cock-and-bull insan
ity story. It goes that way accord
ing to history.
The Gazette welcomes to its ex
change table The Highlander, Shel
by's new publication. Mr. B. H. De-
Prlest is the editor and publisher.
It is a six-column eight page sheet
and is neatly printed. It smacks
considerably of the yellow Journal
in its appearance, especially as re
lates to the editorial page. The
leading editorial is set double col
umn and contains no less than half
a dozen or moTe kinds and sizes of
type. We doubt if his style will ap
peal to Cleveland countyltes. Shel
by has already two papers and it
looks to us like a third is crowding
the boards some. However, be that
as it may, here's wishing good luck
to this new bidder for favor in the
Journalistic field.
Unknown White Man Attempts As
sault on Young Girl Will De
IxMtfh Arrested But Later Iteleas
ed for Lack of Evidence.
An attempt to criminally assault
Miss Lillie Morrow, aged about 15
i t j i V
years, was niaae weanesuay mgui
about 8:30 o'clock on West Airline
avenue near the old West End Meth
odist church. In company with a
smaller girl Miss Morrow was walk
ing down the street west when she
was attacked from the rear by a
young white man who made a des
perate effort to silence her cries for
help and to drag her into the shad
ow of the old church building. How
ever, her loud cries for help fright
ened him and he fled before anyone
arrived on the scene.
The police department was Imme
diately notified and Chief Carroll
went to the scene. A short while
after the occurrence he arrested Will
De Loach, a young white man living
on Prvor street, on suspicion. De
Loach denied any knowledge of the
affair. He was arrested and locked
ud until yesterday afternoon when
he was given a hearing before May
or Craig. The evidence was not suf
ficient to hold him and he was giv
en his freedom. He is a marnea
man, having a wife and several
children, and has been here about
two months. His home is in Augus
ta, Ga.
The police officers are still on the
lookout for the criminal but no
further arrests have been made.
Miss Morrow is a sister of Mr.
Charlie Morrow and of -Mrs. T. F.
Carson.
The citizens of that section of
town are greatly Incensed at this at
tempted crime and it is certain that
they will leave no stone unturned to
locate the guilty party. The attack
was made In a thickly settled sec
tion of town and at an hour when
there are usually numbers of peo
ple on the treets.
BECOMING RECKLESS.
An All-Russian Anti-Tuberculosis
Association has been formed, with
headquarters at Moscow.
Iceland has a Society for the Pre
vention of Tuberculosis and is build
ing a $75,000 sanatorium to accom
modate 50 or 60 patients.
Mr. Lewis C. Baker, aged 42, an
insurance man, committed suicide at
his home in Charlotte by drinking
carbolic acid yesterday morning. He
had been on a heavy spree for sev
eral days and was very despondent.
Alderman John L. King of Greens
boro was yesterday exonerated from
the charges lodged against him by a
citizen for alleged violation of the
State law making it unlawful for an
officer of a town to have business
dealings with the town in the mat
ter of selling it supplies.
Present Generation Now Is Said to
Have Foreswron Thrift.
The World Today.
We have ceased to be thrifty. The
nearest approach most of us make to
that virtue is to get our banks to let
us overdraw our accounts.
The fathers have eaten grapes and
the children are eating grapefruit
We used to buy apples by the bar
rel; now we buy them as we would
buy our Jewels, each in its separate
wrapper. We used to eat pot roasts;
now we must have our porterhouse
steaks. Our wives used to help the
general housework girl with the
cooking; now we need two maids, a
laundress, and a man to wash the
windows. When we were boys we
did chores and wore our father's old
clothes; nowadays the American boy
needs an allowance, stockings that
match his neckties, and a tuxedo
Jacket. We used to think it an ex
travagance to keep a hundred and
fifty dollar horse and a hundred dol
lar buggy, now 'we buy an automo
bile and mortgage our house to pay
for it.
"Easy come, easy go," was the
old motto; "Easy come, gone before
it comes," is the modern.
One chief cause of high prices is
trustour creditor's trust. Every
body wants to sell us something and
charge it to our account. So we ac
commodate them and acquire a hab
it of reckless expenditure.
What difference does it make
whether eggs are 35 cents or 80
cents a dozen, if we do not have to
pay cash for them? We are spend
thrifts in the midst of a credit-sys
tem orgy. When we sober up, prl
ces will come down.
FOREST FACTS.
The Citizens National Bank
Gastonia, N. C.
The bank that is not so large or old as
to be forgetful of its customers' wants and
needs, and is as strong as any of them.
Is the designated depository of the great
state of North Carolina.
It makes loans at the legal rate of interest
when satisfactory balances are maintained,
and every accommodation and courtesy ex
tended customers in keeping with sound
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We invite you to open an account
IL P. Rankin, Pres. A. G. Myers, Cashier.
Capitaland:SurpIus,?.$75,000
Death of Mrs. M. C. Arrowood.
News and Observer.
Albemarle, 'March 8. Mrs. Clay
Allen Arrowood died at her home in
West Albermarle this morning at 2
o clock. Two or three weeks ago
Mrs. Arrowood contracted a case of
measles. This was followed by ionic
poison and nervous collapse.
Mrs. Arrowood was the widow of
the late Rev. M. C. Arrowood, wbo
was the founder of the Presbyterian
church at this place, and pastor of
the same during the years 1901-02.
Soon after the death of Rev. Mr.
Arrowood on last November, Mrs.
Arrowood moved her three children
to this place to be with her stepson,
Stacy D. Arrowood. She had hardly
got in shape for housekeeping when
she was taken sick. Mrs. Arrowood
was a daughter of Mr. .and Mrs.
Thomas Allen, of Anson county. In
which county she was born and rear
ed. She was 35 years of age. Mrs.
Arrowood leaves surviving her a
mother, Mrs. Thomas Allen, of Peach
land, three children, aged 10 and 4
years and 10 months, and their rel
atives. The remains left ' on the north
bound train this afternoon for Peach
land, where the Interment will take
place tomorrow. The funeral exer
cises being conducted by Rev. Geo.
H. Atkinson, pastor of the Presby
terian church here.
Consolidation of large auto Inter
ests are being considered In Detroit
and New York, J. P. Morgan & Co.
and Studebaker Bros, buying the
Everltt-Mitzger-Flanders Co., of De
troit. The sum of $4,800,000 is
said to have been paid by the Mor
gan firm.
Gastonia Cotton.
These figures represent the prices:
paid to wagons, March 11th:
Good middling .... .... ..14 J-8
Strict middling ...U 1-4
Middling .;. 14 1-8
Cotton seed
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Another Hearing on . the Appalacb
' laa-Whlte Mountain Project.
(By John II. Finney, Secretary Ap
palachian National Forest Assoc!
tlon.)
, There was held on Wednesday, be
fore the House Committee on Agri
culture, another public hearing on
the Weeks BUI providing for the
purchase of forest lands at the head
waters of navigable streams (the Ap
palachlan-Whlte iMountain project),
at which, before the full committee,
appeared some distinguished acien
tists In advocacy of this legislation
The bearing was In charge of Repre
sentatlves Currier and Weeks, the
latter being the author of the bill
under consideration, and developed
several interesting and Important
matters during a discussion extend
ing over two sessions.
Three expert witnesses were In at
tendance, as well as representatives
from New England and the South,
officials of the American Forestry
Association, Appalachian National
Forest Association, Southern Com
mercial Congress, etc., and great in
terest was apparent In the learned
and earnest presentation of the mer
its of the project and the, urgency of
prompt remedial action by the Na
tional Government.
Geo. F. Swain, professor of civil
engineering at Harvard University;
L. C. Glenn, professor of geology at
Vanderbilt University, and Fillbert
Roth, the head of the Forest School
at Michigan University, speaking re
spectively from their view points as
Civil Engineer, Geologist and For
ester, were unanimous in agreeing
that forests influence the flow and
navigability of streams, and refuted
in no uncertain terms and on indis
putable scientific bases the erone-
ous and unscientific conclusions re
cently reached and widely promul
gated by the Chief of the Weather
Bureau, Willis L. Moore,
Mr. Moore's contentions briefly
summed up, to quote his own words,
are tnat, Forests should be pre
served for themselves alone or not
at all" whatever that may mean
and that "the runoff of our rivers is
not materially affected by any other
factor than the precipitation."
The three gentlemen mentioned
said that the conclusions of Mr.
Moore are not substantiated and that
some of them are ridiculous. Rep
resentative Peters, of Boston, earn
esty presented a plea for the estab
lishment of the area, citing the great
and overwhelming demand that ex
isted In New England and elsewhere
for prompt action; Mr. G. Grosvenor
Dawe, Managing Director of the
Southern Commercial Congress, set
forth in an eloquent appeal the
Gouth's concern and the South's in
terest in the constructive legislation
which this project represents; Mr
Weeks closed the hearing with a
ringing speech advocating bis bill,
which, as he well put it, Is a start
toward doing something which the
nation must finally do. An excellent
point was also made by him that as
the bill had passed the House at the
last session It should not be consid
ered by the Committee as new legis
lation, and should not therefore be
bottled up by non-action on the part
of the Committee that it was a
most Important matter on which the
entire membership of the House
should have a chance, to act, through
Its being reported out of committee
In time for enactment Into law at
this session.
The hearing was of an impressive
character probably the clearest ex
position that has ever been given of
the project in the four hearings
granted by the Committee, though a
candid review of the situation does
not permit the view that the open
antagonism of Chairman Scott and
other members who oppose this leg
islation, has been In, the least abat
ed, or that the bill will be reported
if Its antagonists can succeed in pre
venting It.
The open advocacy on the part of
the opposition of the views express
ed by Mr. Moore was apparent
that these views were ridiculous and
absolutely refuted made small . Im
pression on men who are blind be
cause they do not want to see.
This much will result, bowever,
for "the man who can sing the birds
out of the trees" fas Chairman
Scott recently characterized the
charms of Chief Moore) will bave to
defend bis views and fantastic con
clusions, not only before a special
session of the Agricultural Commit
tee planed to be granted to him on
March 1st. but before the scientific
bodies and common, sense of tbe
country as well.
The net result may
GET THE HABIT
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Of putting your money in the bank, in small or large
amounts, as may be most convenient Like all habits,
the habit of saving money becomes easy once it it ac
quired.' Make a weekly deposit, however small, and
you will be surprised to find how rapidly it grows.
All accounts will receive courteous and accurate at
tention at i" ' 1
The First National Bank
Gastonia, N. C
Gaston County's Oldest and Largest Bank,
L. L. JENKINS. PRESIDENT.
R. R. RAY. 2ND V. PRESIDENT.
J. LEE ROBINSON. 1ST V. PRES.
S. N. BOYCE. CASHIER.
The Thomson Merc. Cas
Spring Showing
Of New Merchandise
Our buyers have- Just returned from Eastern markets and every
train brings quantities of new Spring merchandise. Every counter in oar
, store room Is loaded with the best of this seasons high-class merchandise.
Visit our store and let us show yon. Shop early and yon. get the best of
everything. Make our store your headquarters for everything in Dry
Goods, Clothing, Shoes and Millinery for this season.
Coat Suits v
Big showing of Ladies' Wool Spring Coat Suits, all new styles, Price. . .
,$16, $18 and $20.
Ladies' Wool Skirts
We are displaying a big line of Ladies' Wool Skirts in Panama. Voil and
Serges in Black and Navy, on sale at $3.50, $5, $8.50 and $10
Ladies' Wash Suits
Big values here in Ladies' wash Coat Suits in Tan, Blue and White
Price $5.48, $6.48 and $7.48
Ladies' Braided Dresses
We are showing our new Spring line of Ladies Braided Wash Dresses in
all Shades, Price $3, $4 and $5
Ladies' Wash Skirts
Big line of Ladies'. Spring Wash Skirts in White, Tan and Blue, on sale
at $1.00 and $125 Each
Children's Wash Dresses
Here you'll And a big selection of Children's Wash Dresses, nicely made.
Price 50c, $1 and $1.25 Ea. .
Ladies' Shirt Waists
We are showing at this store the largest line of Ladies' White Tailored
Shirt Waists ever shown by us. All styles found here, well made and
nicely trimmed, on sale at .. . .$1,' $1.25, $1.50 and $2 Ea.
We are showing a new line of Silks, Satins and Foulards.
Big line of Spring Wool Dress Goods to select from.
New line of the best Spring styles in Dress Ginghams.
New line of. wash Beltings.
New line of Ladies' Collars and Jabots now on sale.
Large line of good Pearl Buttons, all sizes.
You'll find all kinds of Braids arid D. M. C. Cotton at
Thomson's
Big line of Ladies' Hair Switches now no sale at
Thomson Merc. Co.
Gastonia, N. C.
Dry Goods, Gothing, Shoes and Millinery.
not be, at
present, in sight, tut there can be
no doubt that the bearing greatly
heartens the advocates of this legis
lation lit the hope that national san
ity will yet prevail over specious
arguments and prejudiced and nar
row opinions, by whomever made or
by whomever held. "
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The Newfoundland Society for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis Is carry
ing on a vigorous and necessary cam
paign this year in the Island. The
death rate from the disease In New
foundland is very large. About one
in every live of the total population
dies of it, and, what Is worse, In the
last six years the death rate, which
is stationary or decreasing elsewhere
has Increased about 50 per cent.
This Is due largely to the native hor
ror of fresh air In the house.
The death rate per 10,000 from
tuberculosis in Victoria, Australia,
has fallen from 14.58 In 1890 to 9.-
68 In 1907, and in Melbourne and
suburbs from 20 In 1890 to 11.08 In
1907. The fall Is attributed to the
aggressive campaign against this
disease. Including the registration
of tuberculosis cases, the erection of
Institutions for treatment and the
general Improvement of sanitary
and working conditions.'
A bill will be brought before the
new British Parliament, calling for
steps to be taken to prevent the.
high mortality from tuberculosis in
Ireland. The biir will demand the
compulsory notification and registra
tion of tuberculosis cases, the estab
lishment of special Institutions for
consumptive patients, the Instruc
tion of the public about this disease,
and Improved control over the meat
and milk supplies.
Mr. Chas Ford, of the Ford Un
dertaking Company, has accepted the
local agency far tbe Queen City Mar
ble & Granite Co., of Charlotte. This
firm carries an advertisement In The
Gazette. ' ' .
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