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PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. ' Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interest of the County. $1.50 A TEAR Ef ADVANCX VOL. XXXL GASTONIA, N. C. FRIDAY, MAT 27, 1010. N O. 42. OYER GASTON COUNTY. AN ATTEMPTED ASSAULT. Unknown White Man Seises Young Woman and Drag Her Into Thick et, bat Farm Hand Come to Her 1 Rescue Posse Scouring Woods and Considerable Excitement Pre- V vailsA Lynching Feared. Special to The Gazette. v .BESSEMER CITY, Mar 26. A posse of one hundred or more armed men with bloodhounds is scouring the country south of here in the neighborhood of Crowders mountain In search of .an unknown white man who attempted to criminally assault Miss Carrie Bell, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. John Bell, telegraph operator at this place, shortly after noon today. . . .. The scene of the dastardly deed '. was about one mile south of town, where Miss Bell and a younger lis ter were at . work on their " father's farm. The girls were returning to the field from a nearby spring when an unknown white man sprang up on them, seizing the older girl and dragging her into a thicket. The screams of the girls reached two men at work in another field some distance away. They hurried to the scene and at their approach the man darted into the woods and made his escape. The young girl, in a pitable condition, was carried to the nearest house 'and a runner sent to town to 'spread the news. Immediately a large posse of citizens headed by Po liceman Rollins and Deputy Sheriff Fuller rushed to the scene. Blood hounds were also brought from the county convict camp and put upon the trail. Dp to a late hour tonight their efforts had been In vain. Considerable excitement prevails here and if the fiend is caught a lynching is probable. It was rumor , ed here tonight that the assailant is a young man by the name of Black wood, a cotton mill operative, but this cannot be stated positively. A phone message from Bessemer City at 2 o'clock this afternoon Is to the effect that the man wanted has not yet been apprehended. The cit izens' search has been abandoned but the officers are still on the look out for him. The young lady is get ting along all . right, having suffered no harm except that she ws badly frightened. MRS. M. A. CALDWELL DEAD. Highly Esteemed Lady of Rlverbend Passes at Advanced Age Young Folks Return from College Oth er Mount Holly Matters. Correspondence of The Gazette. MOUNT HOLLY, May 25. Mr. J. J. Mullis, whose serious illness was reported In a previous communica tion, died last Sunday and was bur ied here -Monday. His funeral was conducted by his pastor, Rev. D. E. Vlpperman. Mrs. Robert Hoffman is quite sick and her friends are exceedingly anx ious about her condition. She is suffering from "fatted heart." Our boys and girls who have been attending schools and colleges In different parts of the State ie re turning home, bringing Joy and gladness to friends and loved ones, Misses Jean and Bain Henderson, Sarah and Christine Rutledge and Fay Davenport of the State Normal Greensboro, and Messrs. Fred How ell. Earl ThomDson anil Tjainh rtav. enport, of the State University, Chapel Hill, all came in this week, all looking their best Mr Lester springs, wno nas Deen taking a post graduate course and also teaching at Davidson College, returned home Tuesday. Rev. and Mrs. David E. Vlpperman and little daughter, Ruth, are spending the week In Gasf tonia on a visit to friends and rela tives. Rev. Mr. Vlpperman Is ex pected to return In time for services in his church here next Sunder. V On Monday evening Miss Essie Rankin gave a "Luna Party" at the home of her sister. Mrs. John Welch. The party watched- the eclipse of the moon and Halley's comet receding, to parts unknown. Games of innocent amusement were enjoyed. Also a prize, a hand painted calendar, was ajrarded to Mr. Hamilton McCorkle, who" suc ceeded. In forming the greater, num ber of words from the phrase, VLu :na Eclipse," Delicious . ices, cakes and ' fruits were . served by the gracious hostess. .' Those ' present were, Misses Velma Springs, Bertha Jenkins, Bess Orice, . Mary Bowles, Ida Rankin, Eva Bowles, Mildred Babington and Messrs. James Hoi land, Ed Jones, Guy Howard, Lee Orice, Hamilton McCorkle, Ivey Rankin and Tom Belk. Mr. Fred Howell has accepted a position with the Home Educational Company, of . Concord, as traveling salesman and has been assigned ter rltory In the Northwestern part of Missouri. He will leave next week to enter upon the duties. Mrs. Martha Caldwell, wife of Mr. Frank Caldwell, living near Rozzell's bridge, died Monday and was burled at Snow Hill M. E church at Lucia. The funeral serv Ices were conducted by Rev. J. A Bowles from Snow Hill church. She was a faithful member of Riverber-d church and had been a devout mem ber of same ' tor sixty years. Her funeral was attended by a large con course of sorrowing friends and rel stives. vMrs. Caldwell was born ia Denver, Lincoln county, May 1? 1641, ana was tnerefore 69 years and' six days old. Deceased was a daughter of Osborn and Eliza Munday. She is survived by her husband, four sons and four daugh ters, viz: William, Robert, Frank lin and Foy and Mesdames Rena Morris, Emma White, Nora Coda and Lena Harkey. Her brothers, Messrs. Rufus, Osborn, and Pinkney Mun day live in Denver. Lincoln county. Deceased had been an invalid for years. There was no better woman in all the community in which she lived than Mrs. Caldwell. FORBES-SMITH. Mr. Edison Forbes, of Crowders Creek, and Miss Ludia Smith, of Bethel, Married Clover Young Folks Home from College Site Selected for New School Building lAuction Sale of Lots. Correspondence of The Gazette. CLOVER, S. C, May 26. Now that the weather is warmer and the season fine, the growing crops are doing better and begin to give evl dence that there is going to be something made. Jhe following young people are at home from the different colleges for the summer: Drs. Joe Thomas, and Robert Miller, from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ross Clinton from Charleston Medical Colleee. Misses Mary and Carrie Adams from Chl- cora Female College. . Greenville. Miss Emily Wright from Elizabeth College, Charlotte, Messrs. Sam Jackson and Clyde Ford from West minster School, Rutherfordton, Miss Annie Williams from Converse, Mr. Millard Williams from Wofford Flu ting School and Miss Ethel Pierce from Due Wedt Female College are expected home in a few days. We are glad to welcome these young people home and hope Clover will afford each one a pleasant vacation Mrs. Thomas T. B. Williams left last Saturday for a short visit to her old home, Baltimore, Md. She is expected to return home next Sat urday. Mr. Edwin Forbes, of Crowders Creek, and Miss Ludia Smith, of the Bethel section of York county, were married at 'Bowling Green manse by Rev. W. J. Wyley yesterday morn ing, leaving Immediately after the ceremony, via the Carolina & North western, for Ashevilte, Henderson- ville and other points of Interest In the mountains of North Carolina. The trustees of the Clover High School have selected as a site for the new school building a lot near the Old Myles Smith" homestead, con sisting of 3 1-2 acres of ground. Work on the building will begin as soon as the preliminary arrange ments can be perfected. The Chester Realty Company pur chased about 20 acres of the S. M. Falres land, laid the same off into lots and streets, and conducted an auction sale of lots last Saturday. They sold quite a number of lots, the most of which were bought by people of the surrounding country and we hnoe to see many new and vs'oable additions to our town b ought about by this enterprising company. . Gen." William F. Draper, of Hope- dale, Mass., father of Mr. Arthur J. Draper, of Charlotte, and who died recently at an advanced age left an estate valued at $6,358,487. . as shown by his will which, was jro-1 bated recently. - - . - 1 til TAKES A DROP. Independent Company Enters Field in Competition With Standard and Oil Drops Three Cents Immediate ly F. D. Rarkley A Co. Local Agents for New Concern. Gastonia people are getting thei kerosene oil three cents a gallo. cheaper than they were a few weeks ago. It is, barely possible, too, that it may be still cheaper, though this is mere guess work. From 11 1-2 cents a gallon this household article has dropped at one clip to 8 1-2, a difference of three cents. This drop in the pr.ce of oil here is due to the entrance into the local field of the Indian Refining Compa ny, with main headquarters at Cin cinnati, Ohio. Messrs. F. D. Bark ley & Co., wholesale grocers, are the agents for Gastonia and this terri tory. some weeks ago this concern, which is an independent one, leased property Just north of town, near the plant of the Gaston Plaster Fac tory and the Standard Oil Company, and erected two large tanks and warehouses. It is understood that the lease 1b for a period of years. When two car loads of oil arrived a few days ago and were emptied into the company's tanks the Standard cut the price three cents. Mr. Barkley Informs The Gazette that he expects to start his tank wagons June 1st. Refined oils, gasolene and lubricating oils will be handled. The Indian Refining Company owns its own tank car lines and has over 1800 cars in operation. It also owns it own oil fields, principally in Illinois and has four large . refiner ies, the largest being located at Georgetown, Ky. Though a com paratively new . organization it is rapidly pushing out and 1b now competing with its only rival, the Standard Oil Company, In many cit ies and towns. It has now agencies in twelve of the larger towns of North Carolina. This reduction in the price of oil will be welcomed in Gastonia, as it has been wherever the entrance of this new company has brought It about. Despite the fact that we are in the heart of a section that is lit erally covered with wires transmit ting electric power ana lights an immense quantity of oil is used and hence a drop of three cents a gal Ion will mean thousands of dollars yearly to our people. ALL ABOUT THE COMET. The Following in Brief, is all Sci en re Can Tell Us About the Com et. First Identified by Edmund Hal ley, an English astronomer, in 1862. Returns to view in cycles of a bout seventy-five years. First known observation 1,921 years ago. Next visit 1985. Diameter of head, 200,000 miles. Length of tall (estimaled), 20, 000,000 miles. iiiiimcoo ui mii wnere eann en- tered, 1,000,000 miles Distance from head to point of contact, 14TO0O.OOO miles. Speed of comet per second, 40 miles. Estimated consistency of tail, one molecule to one cubic yard. Solid matter could be placed in woman's handbag." Estimated weight of matter where earth entered, one-half ounce. Earth will encounter about 265,- 000,000,000,000,000,000 ' molecules. Time of transit through the tail about six hours. Burned Herself to Death. Resorting to three different meth ods to kill herself while her family was asleep around her, Mrs. J. H. Deal, who lives a little over a mile from Maiden, Catawba county, com mitted suicide Thursday morning before day, .saturating herself, with kerosene oil and setting herself on fire. Her husband was awakened by the flames from her tress and ran to her rescue but too late to save her. A razor and axe were lying near. She tried first . to cut her throat and then . to cut her head with the axe. Ill health was the cause. She was 27 years of age and two children survive her. The C. C. & O. Railway has ar- ranged to carry mail from Bostlc to Spartanburg. I GENERAL CONFERENCE CLOSES. Bishop Denny Chosen Secretary of College of Bishops Board Of Ap peals Established. . The sixteenth quadrennial ses sion of the General Conference came to a close Saturday night. The closing exercises were conducted by Bishop A. W. Wilson, who as senior bishop of the Church expressed the belief that in his opinion safe, sane and conservative measures had been adopted and that in his opinion the Church would in the next four years go forward by leaps and bounds. The afternoon session was presided over by Bishop Morrison. The col lege of bishops elected Bishop Col lins Denny secretary of their body The discussion on the endowment fund for wornout preachers was taT ken up and by vote of the confer ence was lost. A resolution was passed asking the colleee of bishoDS to appoint a committee, consisting of one bishop, two preachers, and two laymen, to consider a plan for increased activi ties of the laymen and for larger representation In the annual confer ences. The pages were presented with a purse for their services. The committee on missions recom mended that the general board of missions appoint a committee on evangelism to operate under the home department of said board to provide for the evangelistic move ments throughout the Church. Af ter some discussion the measure was adopted. The most confusion during the conference came when the question came up as to whether the confer ence strike out the words "the Holy Catholic Church" in the creed and substitute the words "the Church of God." Points of order, amend ments, personal privileges and sub stitutes were offered thick and fast. Rev. J. W. Perry finally made the point of order that the question had not been properly put before the conference and the point was sus tained. The salary of the secretary of the board of education was increased to 13,600. The report of the commit tee on the statement of faith for world-wide Methodism showed that their work failed on account of an other Church declining to co-operate in the effort. An appropriation of $ 12,000 was voted for the Pacific Method iBt Ad- vocate ior tne next rour years, ine . . . .a mi report of the committee on church extension was adopted, which leaves the question of moving the head quarters from Louisville with the board, which is to report at the next conference. The report of the committee on episcopacy regarding the semi-an nual meeting of the college of bish ops In New Orleans was approved The last measure adopted by the conference was the adopting of a report that a committee of five be appointed to co-operate with the na tional committee on uniform divorce laws. It is thought that one of the Desi provisions enacted at mis ses- aiou wb iub eomuiiBuuis a court of appeals which will enable a min ister under charges of his confer ence to appeal his case and not cause him to wait until a session of the General Conference. This court will have full power to either sus tain the action of the annual confer ence or to reverse its findings, thus placing the man under charges, if acquitted, in full possession again of all his prerogatives as a preacher. Entertainment Monday Night. Under the auspices of the Wo- men s Betterment Association the Zanton's peerless necromantic com edians, will give an entertainment Monday night at the Central school auditorium, presenting among other acts a marvelous blindfolded feat on the typewriter, the East India cab inet mystery and laugh-provoking stunts. This company comes with excellent ' recommendations and those who go out will no doubt re ceive their money's worth. The ad- mission fee will be 35 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. A per centage of the .proceeds will go to the Woman's Betterment Associa tion and the 'ladies hope that the town will give them a good house. Governor . Kitchin . Wednesday commuted to life Imprisonment the death sentence of Cobb Withers, the Mecklenburg negro, who was to have been electrocuted today.. I GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Southern Presbyterian Assembly" In Session at Lewisbnrg, Vs., Passes on Matters of Grave Importam Body Adjourned Thursday. Almost revolutionary changes in the organization of the Southern Presbyterian Church were recom mended at Friday's session of the General Assembly. One of the greatest changes recommended , was the reduction of the executive com mittee to four members. According to the report there would be an ex ecutive committee on home mis sions, ministerial education and re lief, schools and colleges, foreign missions, publication and Sabbath schools. Thes recommendation was based on the complaint that the work of the Church was confused. At the same time the assembly's stand ing committee on benevolence was recommended to be made perman ent with enlarged powers. Some changes In the method of raising money for assembly causes were recommended. It was urged that the stated ben eficlaries of the Church be separated from its current expense and local work for charity and that special committees by the Church be ap pointed to canvass the congrega tions for subscriptions to benevolent causes. It was also recommended that the number of special collec tlons be reduced to eight, two each for foreign missions, home mis sions, ministerial education and re lief, one each for Sabbath school missions and publication for Bible cause. Dr. W. E. Boggs, of Atlan ta, is chairman of the committee on bills and overtures and Dr. Russell Cecil, of Richmond, chairman of that on judicial business. After a two-day's argument the Presbyterians agreed on a thorough re-organlzation of the Church work, during Saturday's session. The great changes are grouped under three heads. These are the consoli dation of executive committees, or boards, which carry on the work of the Church; the conversion of the standing committee of the Church on systematic benevolence, into a permanent committee with enlarged powers, and a new Bystem of gather ing funds for assembly work. The orpnanage nome at Fredericksburg, va., was placed under control of the committee on ministerial education and relief. In regard to collections, I 11. . 1 I me cnurcnes are urged to adopt the so-called budget system. The cnurcnes will take only eight collec lions a year Instead of nineteen. During the day the "assembly agreed to make the first Sabbath in Novem ber "reformation dav." Sunday all the pulpits of Lewis- burg were filled by prominent Pres byterian divines. The principal event of the day was the sermon of Dr. J. W. Bachman, the moderator of the assembly, on the subject, "Loving God with the mind.' The honor of having the next as sembly is sought after eagerly by nousion, Texas; unattanooga, Tenn., iiouiHviue, vy. i uesuay was aevotea to evangel- istic work, publications and Sab bath schools. At night home mis sions was the subject. Wednesday was devoted to constitutional amend ments and the elect infant clause in the confession of Faith. At night missions was the topic. Despite the protest that the ac tion brought the-General Assmbly Monday adopted an optional form of conveyance, whereby future donors may be assured that their gifts will remain forever in that organization. The fight over the proposal was led by Judge Frank B. Hutton, of Ab ingdon, Va., and was stoutly oppos ed by Rev. C. R. Nesbitt, of Nash- vine, ienn. ine discussion was like court room fashion, with coat sleeves pulled up, but finally the re port was adopted by a vote of 100 to 76. During the day Rev. J. D. Leslie, or i exa8, was elected permanent clerk. The committee on marriae-A and ,"rorc "ubmltted their report. out no action was taken. Whether a church may take ac- miiiouw iu yruuiomon in a popular election, must, be acted up- on by the assembly. Upon recom-1 mendatlon of the Judicial commit- tee, the assembly organized a com- I mission of twenty-seven to hear the complaint of Rev. W. Sr Smoot asamui me .-Northern Alabama Pr- I - - I bytery. That presbytery Is charged SOCIAL AFFAIRS. Mrs. John'L. Bryan delightfully" entertained the Friendly Matron Club at her ' home yesterday after noon. Tne game or "Travel wan played and refreshments were serv ed in a dainty manner, the' event proving a delightful . one for ' all present. , . ' " At her home on Franklin avnue Tuesday, the 10th, Mrs. M. F. Kir. by delightfully entertained the Tues day Afternoon Club and a number of invited guests. She was assisted in receiving and entertaining by . Miss Hattie Klrby, of Charlotte; Mrs. Will Warren and Mm. John L. Bryan. For the occasion the . par lors were thrown together and werej . attractively decorated with crimson ramblers. Forty-two was played.' there being quite a number of ta bles, and delicious refreshments were served. Mrs. D. A. Garrison was Lbstess to the Tuesday Afternoon Club in her rooms at the Falls House on Tuesday of this week. Little Miss Gertrude Clinard received , the guests at the hotel entrance and conducted them to Mrs. Garrison's rooms where they were greeted by. the hostess. Assisting her in re ceiving were Mrs. D. B. Coltrane, of Concord, and Mrs. W. H. Leith, of Knoxville, Tenn. Lillies and sweet peas were used most effectively In decorating for the occasion. : A game of progressive 42 was played in the hotel parlors and Mrs. W. 1. Balthis and the Misses Ruddock served punch. The afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by all who werej so fortunate as to be Mrs. Garri son's guests. Complimentary to her guests. Miss Elizabeth Harry, of Greens boro, and Miss Evelyn Pyle, of Charlotte, Miss Willie Jenkins en tertalned at her handsome home on Marietta street last evening. The) guests were greeted at the front door by Miss Lottie Blake and were shown Into the parlors by Miss Myr tle Nolen. Cream and cake were served by Miss Honoree Banks and Miss Nell Mauney. Punch was ; served by Miss Harvle and Miss Lowry ShufoVa on the front porch. The Jenkins home was handsomely decorated for this occasion, the par- lor in oxeye daisies, pink roses In the library and red ramblers and red candles in the dining room. Dur ing the evening Miss Pyle delighted the guests with a number of read, lngs, skilfully executed,' and a num ber of the guests rendered musical selections which were greatly en- Joyed. Free for All Wednesday. Everybody will be admitted free I of charge to the Loray park ball grounds next Wednesday afternoon to witness the last of the series of three games between the married men and the single men. the line up for the married men will be as fnllnvra Poarann n mall T.h. berger, Eli lb; Moore J. D, 2b" Rnanrar- Rim., a.. t.,t- ss; 3b; Stowe, rf; Workman, cfiBeal, The line-up for the single menwill be practically the same as in the previous games. The married, men say they are going to do their best and there will be an Interesting game. Last Wednesday's game wss a poor one, the score being 10 to 1 in favor of the single men. Th crowd was very small. - . . j Germany's yearly output of paper stands second only to that of tha United States. ' with having taken action undent such circumstances. , The assembly Is deeply chagrined " at a mistake which Is said to have .'. crept Into the greetings sent to the Southern Methodist Conference at - Asheville. In the message the as sembly referred to Isaiah 52:7 as , expressing its'' sentiments. ' .. Instead. ; of this brotherly passage, it Is on derfitood the reference, when lt'ar . rived was to Isaiah 53:7. This pas- sage tells about "lambs led to thej : slaughter." "Coming Just after ths election of seven bishops'! the Rer, C. R: Hyde,! of Little Rockv .'told the assembly .. that our . Methodist brethren "may think " us offlciousM He suggested no more references b Included IS greetings. There Is firnhahtmv nf th ttunMr nnr. - rf -v- bin siiaviii sv Ing today.