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GASTONIA, N. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1911.
NO. 29.
OYER GASTON COUNTY.
Crouse Boute One News.
V Correspondence of The Gazette. '
OROUSEy Route lTApril 8. "Mr.
John Carpenter cut a . poplar tree
near Landers Chapel church the oth
er day which made 2,100 v feet of
lumber and the top made three cords
of vood. 'Mr. Clay Kiser haa apop-
; iar tree on his place which It 4s
thought would make more lumber
. than this one. .. Mr. Elahxe Huffstet-
;ler has a chestnut tree' on his place
that measures 20 feet around at the
ground, v "' '"V".-''
-Mr, William Huffstetler and fami
ly visited at Mr. B. G. Carpenter's
Sunday, Mr. F. P. Pasour and fam
ily spent Sunday ,wlth Mr. J. A. Kls
erf Mr. Alex KJfeer and family vis-
k lted Mr. G..B. Carpenter .Sunday
Mr. M. P. "Withers and children vis
ited 'Mr. Julius Alexander Sunday.
We are glad to learn that we have a
' Justice of the peace In our nelghbor
. hood, Mr. J. A. Klser. Messrs, Dor
as and Lawrence Pasour visited Mr.
; ; W R. Carpenter fiatu rday. Silases
JVenla and Emma Lee Carpenter and
Cletus Pasour visited at (Mr. J. P. Ad
derhoMt's Sunday, Mr. Bickie Car
penter gave the young people of our
, section a pound party Saturday night
Mr. and 'Mrs. J. S. Abernethy vla-
lted his 'brother, Mr. Daniel Aberne
thy, in Catawba county Saturday and
Sunday. Mr. Ephrlam Carpenter
was in Gastonia on business 'Monday.
-Messrs. John and Clay Kiser were
In Llncolnton Tuesday on business.
'Mr. Henry Klse'r was In Gastonia
Monday on business.
CHERRYVILLE MOVING.
Town Hall Being Built Street
' Lights and Building & Loan As
sociation Possibilities of the Near
Future.
; The Eagle, 6th.
The town hall Is now being con
structed. Messrs. Kendrlck Bros,
have the contract which goes to say
that the work will be pushed to an
" early completion. Cherry vllle needs
many more public improvements
' which will probably come slowly hut
. surely. We understand that street
lights are the next. thing on deck,'
which will be another needed Im
provement for our town. Some ot
our progressive citizens are discuss
ing the merits of organizing a build
ing and loan association which
wpuld be a great auxiliary In build
ing up the town. All together now
- for. a Greater Cherryvillel '
DOINGS OP CONGRESS.
Senator Martin of Virginia Chosen
to Lead Minority in the Senate
fjong Expected Contest Falls to
, Develop.
At the Democratic Senate caucus
Friday Senator Thomas 3. Martin, of
. Virginia, was chosen as permanent
caucus chairman and minority lead
er during the present Congress. He
received 21 out of the 37 votes cast,
,16 going to Senator Benjamin F.
.Shively, of Indiana, who was then
elected Vice chairman. Senator W.
'E. Chilton, of West Virginia, was
elected seceretary of. the caucus.
' Kings Mountain Presbytery.
. '
The regular spring, meeting of
Kings Mountain Presbytery convenes
this evening at 8 o'clock at Olney
- Presbyterian church south of Gasto
. nla and will continue In session until
Friday. Among the delegates who
' are In town today en route to Olney
were Rev. T. C. Croker, of 'Forest
City; Mr, J. M. Glverof Ellenboro;
" "Rev. W. R. Mlnter, .of .Llncolnton;
Rev. S. L. Ca they, Cdt. Holly; Rev. O.
L. Cook, Brittain ; Mr. W. P. Wat
' son, Brittain, and Rev. James Thom-
as. of Shelby. ;
-- Rev.' J. J. Beach, pastor of East
Baptist church, left yesterday after
noon for Concord, where he is con
ducting a meeting this week at, the
McGillv Street Baptist church, of
which, Rev. D. F. Helms is pastor.
Miss Lola Jenkins; who is a
student at the Southern Conservabry
of Music at Durham,-is expecYn - to
arrive in Gastonia Friday or this
week to spend .some days with (Miss
Mary Knight.;
All members of Gastonia Lodge,
No. 188, ti'O O. F. are urgently re--qjsted;
to he present at the regular
meeting on Thursday night of this
week. ' Important degree work is to
be done. ; '-' ' .
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Gastonia Boys Wln.v
'i The .baseball teams of the Shelby
and Gastonlafhlgh schools crossed
bats on the local diamond Friday af
ternoon and the home boys won to
the tune of 10 to 0. The batteries
were: Gastonia Pearson ynd 'Mc
Lean; Shelby Wilson anfc Anthony.
The second game bet wee if these two
teams will be played at Shelby Eas
ter .Monday.
A Gretna Green Affair.
Mr. George Lee Groner and Miss.
Anna Freeze, oth of Belmont, gave
their families and friends a stTrpriBe
Saturday afternoon when they play
ed the principal roles in a runaway
marriage. Mr. Groner carne. out
from" Charlotte In an auto and was
met at Sloan's ferry by his finance.
They motored across the line into
South Carolina where Esquire Bailes
tied the knot, making them husband
and wife. They will make their
home at Belmont. The groom is a
son of Mr. N. L. Groner and is a
prosperous young farmer. The bride
is a daughter of Mr. R. A. Freeze.
Both have many friends who con
gratulate them on the consummation
of their fond hope.
Receives Good Appointment.
State Bank Examiner B. J. Rhame,
of South Carolina, has appointed as
his second assistant 'Mr. J. K. Dixon,
Jr., of Gastonia, who will assume the
duties of his office about the first of
May. 'Mr. Dixon Is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Dixon, of Gastonia, and Is
teller of the First National Bank, a
position he has filled most accepta
bly for the past several years. His
successor in this position has not as
yet been named. He Is a thoroughly
equipped young business man and
the ability he has shown In his pres
ent position has won for him this ap
pointment, which comes in the na
ture of a promotion. His hosts of
friends will congratulate him on his
appointment. That he will make
good goes without saying.
MlsaAtkfns' ReoiUl.
A good sized audience was pres
ent Friday night at the Central
school auditorium to hear the recit
al given by the piano and violin pu
pils of Miss Lillian J. Atkins, assist
ed by her orchestra, the program of
which appeared in Friday's Gazette.
The young ladies and young men ac
quitted) themselves Splendidly and
every number was heartily encored.
The orchestra played several num
bers and was heartily encored each
time. It is composed of the follow
ing, viz: 'Miss Atkins, director, vio
lin; Miss Lucy Boyce, pianist; Mr.
Kenneth Todd," flute; Mr. Fred
Stowe, cornet; Mr. Erskine Boyce
and. Mr. Robert McLean, viofin; Mr.
Hunt 'Morrow, snare drum. The pi
ano used was a Kimball, loaned by
Messrs. A. J. KirbjMsA Co., local
agents for this well-known instru
ment. "Miss Atkins next recital will
be in June when she will close her
classes for the summer months. -
Prof. D. S. L. Johnson DeggL
News of the death of Prof. David
S. L. Johnson, formerly a resident of
this place, reached Gastonia Staur
TdaVln a letter to 'Mr. J. F. Deeafrom
Mr. James E. Sill, of Savannah, Ga.
Prof. Johnson died Wednesday, the
5th, at- the Catholic Home for the
Aged in Savannah, where he; had
been for the past two years, . ever
since he left Gastonia. ' He had teen
in' failing health for some time hat
had just recently returned to Savan
nah from a visit to friends in Colum
bia, S.' C, and was planning to come
to Gastonia in the near future to
make his home with the family of
Mr. Dees. At mass on the morning
of the 6th Father (Mitchell pronounc
ed a rery touching euology on the
deceased and his body was laid to
rest in the Catholic cemetery In Sa
vannah at 10 a. m. Thursday." Prof.
Johnson was a native of New York
State and was about 84 years old.
He"eame to Gastonia about nine
years ago' and made his home .here
nntll he went to Savannah two years
ago. He was a music teacher and
during his residence her was organ
ist. at St. Michael's Catholic church.
He was well liked by all w ho knew
him and has many friends here who
will regret to learn of his death. , ,
RETRENCHMENT RIGiT.
Deonocratio House Abolishes Useless
- Offices Thus Saving Over $188,000
' Yearly Some Interesting . Rev el a-
V -tVlrvnsi 4f T? Ann ttl Vvt vst water am M
-J (By Clyde H. Tavenner.)
Special to The Gazette.
. WASHINGTON, D. C, April 10.
That the doorkeeper of the House 04
Representatives has his ' thirteen
year-old daughter on the payroll as
"clerk to the doorkeeper" at a sala
ry ofr $1,200 a year with an extra
month's pay, was one of many unique
discoveries made by Congressman A.
Mitchell Palmer of the. Ways and
Means committee while investigating
useless positions on the House pay
roll. Palmer's retrenchment pro
gram was unanimously adopted by
the Democratic membership, reflect
ing Jthe greatest of credit upon the
young Pennsylvania member who has
come to be one of the strong leaders
of the House. The position of
"clerk to doorkeeper" will be abol
ished. " -
Although the clerks' ' document
room and all the offices therein was
abolished by statute in 18S5, the
salaries aggregating $6,260 went
right on. The Republican machine
needed"- the patronage, and 'why be
discouraged by a little thing rike a
statute!
Six useless but expensive house
committees will be abolished. Sav
ing $12,000 a year.
" A saving of $3,000 a year wUl be
effected through dispensing with the
services of two attendants to the old
Ifbrary space. These positions were
created when the library was in the
Capitol. The library was removed
many years ago. Since then the two
attendants have had nothing to at
tend to but blank space. It was an
easy job.
Two night watchmen charged to
the folding room will be dropped.
Seveny-four policeman are on duty at
the Capitol, and unless the two stal
wart Republican night watchmen
watched the police, it is difficult to
understand how they put in their
time. - ,
Here is another illustration of
wastefulness In running the-government:
'Before the telephone was in
vented a telegraph wire was con
structed between the capltol and war
department for quick communica
tion. Since the telephone has come
Into existence it has been used ex
clusively. But the jobs of the two
telegraphers remained. At last they
are to be abolished. Saving $2,800
annually.
"During the Spanish war," Bays
Mr. Palmer, "somebody's friend told
somebody's cousin that somebody's
aunt had heard someone say that a
plot was on foot, to dynamite the
capltol. Thirty-eight extra, police
men were added. They have re
mained ever since." The Palmer
committee believes the danger Is
now over, and will have thirty-four
private policemen and one lieuten
ant given a permanent leave of ab
sence. Saving $39,000 .annually.
Retrenchment In the House alone
sums up as follows:
Saving under Speaker .
Saving under clerk . . .
Saving under Sergeant A
at Arms .......
.$ 2,320.00
, 39.970.00
47,050.00
Saving under Doorkeeper 31,340.00
Saving through abolish
ing extra month's, pay, 50,000.00
Saving through abolish
ing six useless Com.
Saving through abolish
lng Speaker's -auto.
12,000.00
6,000.00
Total annual saving.. $188, 680. 00
"Economy in public expense, that
labor may be lightly burdened," has
but just begun In Washington. One
department after another will be ta
ken up by the Democrats, and wher
ever they have the power, they will
abolish useless offices and substitute
a business administration for waste
fulness and extravagance.
Speaker Champ Clark made an Im
portant speech recently that has not
as yet been printed In any newspa
per. It was made in caucus, at which
bo newspaper men were present. It
was a private, heart-to-heart talk be
tween Clark and his Democratic par
ty fellows.. Here is what Mr. Clark
said, not for the public, but for the
ears of the Democratic members of
Congress: "
"I congratulate"' Mr. Palmer and
his associates upon their retrench
ment program.'; 1 congratulate them
with all my strength and heart. '
"There Is only one way to econo
mize, and that is for each man of us
to "begin economizing at home. To
start the ball rolling I propose to do
a little economizing on my own hook.
I am going to cut down my office
II
ERECT BUILDING..
'eriph
elephone & T
any Lets Contract for Hand
some Three Story Building for
Qwn Use Ground Broken To-liny
.Will be Modernly Construcled
and Equipped New 6 witchbaurd
to be Installed. , .
" General 'Manager. R. B. Babington
of the Piedmont Telephone ft Tele-,
fcrgph Co. yesterday let the contracts
foa handsome three-story office
building to be constructed on the lot
on South Marietta. Street adiiolninjr
the Torrence pro'perty occupied"" by
Mrs. C. V. Blake and just a step off
of Main avenue, being Immediately
south of the property belonging to
(Mr. L. F. Groves.
Mr. H. F. Oakley, of Gastonia, was
awarded the contract for the build
ing and the Gastonia Plumbing &
Heating Co. was awarded the con
tract for the installation of the heat
ing plant and the plumbing. When
completed the structure will repre
sent a cost of about $9,000. It is to
be of red brick, trimmed with stone,
two stories above and a complete
basement story.
Thisj building will be equipped
throughout with all modern appli
ances and nothing will be omitted
which could In any way contribute to
the conveniences or pleasure of the
company's employes. The general
offices will be on the second, or
ground, floor and the exchange on the
pilrd floor. The building will be
heated by steam and will have hard
wood floors. The size Is 25x60 feet.
Excavating for the foundation was to
have begun today, This to be a com
plefe exchange building witb,all the
latest advantages for the operators,
one of which will be a cozy rest
room with chairs, lounges, tables,
etc., where the young lady operators
may rest when off duty.
As soon as the building is com
pleted, which will be within seventy
two days according to contract, a
common battery switchboard, the
latest thing In this line, will be in
stalled. This will do away with the
necessity of ringing your bell. This
outfit has already been ordered and
will cost $8,000. All the cables con
taining wires will.enter the building
underground. '
The erection of this building will
add to the attractiveness of the bus
iness section of Gastonia. It will be
occupied entirely by the telephone
company, which needs additional
space on account of Increased busi
ness. The commission form of govern
ment was inaugurated yesterday in
Birmingham and (Montgomery, the
two chief titles of Alabama.
staff. Then I shall go further. I am
going to save the people $6,000 by
doing away with the Speaker's auto
mobile. If I cannot legally get rid
of it, I will run It into the Potomac.
The Republicans will say it Is cheese
paring and peanut politics, but the
people have some -sense, and they
will know that if we begin by giving
up our own little grafts that we will
then be morally fortified to go after
the bigger ones. And I don't care
what the Republicans say, I will co
operate with any man in this House
who can find a place for sensible
economy. I don't care whether It is
a little economy or a big economy
that Is proposed,' I will work ' with
any member to bring It about if It Is
a sensible one."
"The legislative program outlined
by Speaker Clark will meet with
public approval. It is progressive
and only radical to those who hold
that legislation in the interest of
the. general public is radical and
should be opposed." Philadelphia
North American, (Republican.)
Toe Maine legislature. Democratic
in both branches, has just adjourned,
after a session lasting thirteen weeks
during which every pledge that had
been made by the Democrats In last
fall's campaign was substantially
kept.' '.' '
The extra session of Congress of
fers the progressive Republicans of
the Senate an opportunity to make
the mistake of their political lives.
If they oppose Canadian reciprocity
it will surely revise their popularity
downward. This Is particularly true
as a nation-wide proposition. The
progressives cannot notf oppose re
ciprocity on the ground that it does
not revise ''the , tariff downward ' cn
things the farmer must buy, because
bills will accompany the reciprocity
measure which will revise the tariff
downward en manufactured articles.
TQ
I Piedmont T
I ComB
The program of Easter services at
St. Mark's Episcopal church wlll'be
gin with morning prayer and sermon
at 10:30 o'clock on Good Friday
morning. On Easter Sunday there
will be the sunrise service at 6
o'clock, which will consist of a cele
bration of Holy Communion and a
carol service. Morning prayer and
sermon at 10:45 and the Children's
service at 8 p. m. For . the latter
service a very attractive program
has 'been arranged and the public Is
cordially invited to attend. Special
music will.be rendered at all the ser
vices and the high standard which
has been set by former Easter cele
brations at St. Mark's will doubtless
be fully maintained.
MAIN STREET.
At Main Street Methodist church
this week a series of special services
is being conducted by the presiding
elder, 'Rev. Dr. S. B. Turrentine, of
Shelby. Services are held every ev
ening at 7:45 o'clock. Dr. Turren
tine will preach every evening this
week and Easter Sunday morning.
The second quarterly. conference will
tfe held in the pastor's study tonight
immediately following the preaching
service.
On Easter Sunday night the Light
Bearers, the juvenile missionary so
ciety, will give an Easter entertain
ment to whch all the members of
the church 'are especially Invited. An
interesting program of songs and
recitations has been prepared.
SEiRMON TO JUNIORS."
Rer. S. L. Owen, of Charlotte,
preached a special sermon Sunday at
the Loray Presbyterian church be
fore the members of Gastonia Coun
cil No. 68 Junior Order United Amer
ican Mechanics who attended in a
body. Mr. Owen is a student at the
Southern Industrial Institute at
Charlotte and recently conducted a
series of services at the West End
M. E. church. His sermon Sunday
was an earnest presentation of the
Gospel and he was heard with pleas
ure and profit by a .large congrega
tion. '
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The protracted meeting in pro
gress at the First Baptist church is
still going on, services being held
daily at 3 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev.
J. D. Harte, of Hickory, Is doing the
preaching. The congregations are
good and much Interest la being man
ifested. -
WEST END.
A successful protracted meeting
has been In progress for the past
week or more at 'West End 'Mehodlst
church. The pastor, Rev. J. A. Peel
er, was assisted last week by Rev.
George D. Herman, of Main 6treet
church. Services will continue
through the remainder of this week.
HOLY WEEK.
Holy week is being appropriately
celebrated at the Gastonia Evangeli
cal Lutheran church this week, ser
vices being held every evening ex
cept Saturday evening by the pastor.
Rev. John Hall. '
Gaston Boy on Winning Side.
Gaston county was well represent
ed at the fourth anniversary celebra
tion of the Kalgathian Literary So
ciety of the Boiling Springs High
School, Shelby, Saturday night. Mr.
George S. Falls, of Gaston, is secre
tary of the society; Mr. Wilbur J.
Smith, of Gastonia, was orator and
Mr. Matthew A. Stroup, of Cherry
vllle, this county, was one of the de
baters and on the winning side. The
question for debate was: "Resolved,
That the postal savings bank will
prove more beneficial to our country
than the bank guarantee would."
The affirmative speakers were ' Mr.
Ferman Bowling, of Rutherford and
Mr. Samuel C. Lattimore, of Cleve
land, while the negative was' upheld
by Mr. Esper V. Hudson, of Ruther
ford, and Mr. Matthew C. Stroup, of
Gaston. The negative side won. The
judges were Mr. If. P. Dellinger, of
Gastonia; ; County Superintendent
Bridges, of Cleveland, 'and Editor
Lee B. Weathers of The Cleveland
Star, Shelby, Mr. Stroup graduates
from-this school at the coming com
menpement. uaston is .well repre
sented at he Boiling Springs High
School this year. ;
COMMITTEE STANDS PAT.
Railroad Officials Want to Lop Off
feheds tot. Proposed New Passes- I -ger
Station Attitude of Soiftbea-al
Becoming Exasperating Ctonunlt .,
tee Declines to Accede to Unrea- : r
' sonable Demands.-
It may yet be necessary for th
town of Gastonia to lnvoKe the in
terventlon of the State Corporatloi
Commission in order to secure from
the Southern Railway anything lle
just 'and reasonable recognition In
the matter of a new passenger depot.
For twelve month the Southern f
Railway officials have been haggling .
over details and repeatedly delaying 'V
the matter and there Is apparently
no end in sight yet. The railroad's
play for time has become exasperat- '
ing almost to the last degree and the
town has grown aweary trying to j f
reach an agreement with them. The "
trouble is that the railroad wants all 3 '.
the concessions and is willing to v:
grant practically nothing.
About two weeks ago (Messrs. Fora- "
acre and 4Jungerford were here In .
conference with the local committee ;
having the matter in charge, com- ,
posed of members of the city coun- .
cil and Commercial Club, and tha "
Gastonlans were under the impres
sion, when the railroad men left, that ''.
their plans would be recommended
and that work would commence
soon. At that time tney made soma ,.
material concessions as to the sheds v
which now constitute the bone of -A
contention. . .
Yesterday Mr. Hungerford re- ,
turned to Gastonia, after having tak ' ,
en the matter up with the Washing '
ton offices, and asked the local com s
mittee to agree to eliminate. th .
sheds entirely. This, of course, the ..
committee refused to consider i and .':
in so doing they have the hearty en .
dorsement, we believe, of the entlrw
town. Unless the railroad is willing; ;
to adopt the plans as recommended. .
by the committee, it is believed that
the Corporation Commission will ba
Invited to Gastonia to Investigate .
conditions and to take Immediate .
action against the railroad. t Y
The plans as they stand now, so :
the railroad officials claim, will call
for an expenditure of . $27,000.
though a member of the committee
Is reported U have told Mr. Hunger
ford yesterday that he would give ;
bond to build it according to speo
locations for $20,000. However, the ,
fact remains that, should it cost $30, - -000
it would take less than, two ,
weeks receipts at this point to foot
the entire bill.
At points where the Southern has m
competition it does not hesitate to
expend large sums to erect com mod
ious depots. At Orange, Vs., a town
of 800 people without a factory, this, '
road recently erected a handsome lit
tle depot of white brick at a cost ot
several thousand dollars. At Ath
ens, Ga., on a small branch line of
the Southern with two short local
trains each way per day, they haTw
recently erected a passenger station,
of brick at a cost of from $12,000 to
$15,000 and have expended two or
three times that amount for freight ' .'
depot, grading, sidetracks, etc. ; At. ,
many points where there are compel
ing lines the Southern has expended-
considerable sums for passenger de -,
pots. Yet Gastonia, which gives the ;
road $65,000 worth of business e-
ery month in the yearand 300 pas-.
sengers or more every day in the ;
year, with about fourteen passenger
trains, is asked to put up with a de
pot that costs less than $30,000,
Dixon-Craig.
Mr. George G. Dixon, of Belmont
and 'Miss Fannie ECralg, of Lowell,
route one, were married last Tues
day night at the manse of the New
Hope Presbyterian church by Rev. R
S. Burwell, the ceremony being wit- s
nessed by a few friends and relatives '
of the contracting parties After the
wedding they drove to the home ot
the groom's father, Mr. J. Nell Dts- .
on, on route one. Lowell, where a re- ',
ceptlon was tendered them. The
groom is connected with the' firm ot
Stowe Brothers, at Belmont, where
they wUl make Jheir home-
Governor Kitchia on Saturday an
nounced the appointment of Frank.
A. Carter, of Asheville, as Judge ot
the Superior Court for the Fifteenth
District to succeedjthe late Judge J..
6. Adams. Judge Carter wlll take
the oath of office in time to convene
his first term of Court at Hertford on.
April 24th. ';'V' - ' '