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SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the Gouty. $1,50 A YEAR IX ADVANCE. VOI XXX1L GA3TOMA, N. C. ' TUESDAY, APRIL 25, NO. 83. BESSEMER BEIEF3. Correspondence of The Gazette. . . BESSEMER CITY, April 25.--The infaat child of Mr. and Mrs. Claud T. Boyd, of the Tates Chapel neigh borhood, died Sunday morning and waa burled In the Tate's Chapel cem etery yesterday. .The funeral was conducted by Rev J. F, Armstrong, assisted by Rev, A-T. Lindsay, of Llnwood College, and Rev. R. R. Caldwell, of Bessemer City. The revival meeting' , which hat been tn progress the past week at the Methodist Protestant church closed Sunday night - Rv. W. H. Braawell. of Concord,, did the preach ing. Good interest was manifested. The Osage Mills were closed, down Saturday. It la not certain when they will be operated. The other mills are running day and night. (Miss Macey Oates was carried to a vGautonla hospital Friday afternoon for treatment She is reported , as doing well.-Miss 'Carrie Bell 'and Messrs, Forest Riser, John Williams, Wesley Davis and Grady . Freeman attended the State convention of Ba- races and Philatheas at Greensboro ' last wm1t. "Thev rturnd lRt nlzht 'Mrs. Nellie Mason and Mrs. Paul Wheeler were in Charlotte shopping the latter part of last " week. Rev. pending several days here with hla daughter. Mrs. M. I. Sholar. He will ' leave for his home today. With on -ly four days of work remaining, of .L . - . - . 1. -.Ilj. me present ecnooi term preparations are being rushed for the closing ex- erclses of the Bessemer City graded -schools. The teachers will go to their respective homes next week. . UNION NEWS NOTES. Correspondence of The Gazette. v - uniwj, April . z.-Mis Pearl .Henderson is visiting Miss Katie Cochran at the Presbyterian College, Charlotte. The. Presbyterian choir met for practice with "Miss Lena Wil son Sunday afternoon. Mr. F. D.' ; Harrison was a business visitor, to . r - a. r a ' iri ' 1 v t - vdvvvuiw wvhuiui MiooTS avassjaaaaw and Leila Wilson were Gastonla shoppers Friday. Mrs.' Wary ?' .: Mer ritte and Miss Bryte Crouse,' of Lin colnton, were visitors at the home of Mr. J R. Henderson last week. Mr. andMrs. G. A. Sparrow are guests at the home of 'Mr. and Mrs. J. IB. Swan in .Bethel Presbytery where . Mr. Sparrow has been holding a meeting for Mr. Swan. The school at Union closed Friday. Miss Ruth Patrick visited her sister, Misa Ethel Patrick, at the City Hospital last week. Mount Holly Hatters. , Correspondence of The Gazette. AIT. HOLLY, April 24. Mrs. La ban. Smith, of Gastonla, was called here Saturday on account of the ex - treme Illness of her sister, Mrs. J. F. Jhinn. "Mrs. L. G. Martin,' of Char lotte, has been on a visit to her Bar ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Jenkins.- Dr, RE. Rhyne went to Llncolnton Sunday morning where his wife had gone a week ago on a visit to her parents. Dr.: and Mrs. Yoder. Mr. John T. Welch spent the Sabbath with 'his father who has been In fee ble health' for somo time. Mr.' Eg bert Hutchison was called to Alva Vista, Va., Sunday morning on Im portant business, matters. Rev. W. J. Boger is tn attendance upon a conference heldat Monroe. -. A large delegation from here went to Charlotte Tuesday in the Interest of the Mount Holly bridge. ' The clt zens of this section realize that now is their opportunity to obtain , a bridge, and they are leaving no stone unturned to secure- it But at the same time they are greatly Interest ed in the Sloan bridge enterprise. Mr. R. F. Rankin was a business jlBltor to Gastonla last Monday. - The , recent census shows that Cleveland county has a population of 29,494. . -. ' ; The population of York county. South -Carolina, Gaston's next door neighbor on the South, is given by the recent census as 47,718. Correspondence of The Gazette. . IRON STATION, April 24. The Iron Station school will close Friday night and Saturday. . Prof. Lindsay, of Lin wood College, will be present Saturday and deliver an address, and also Rev. -Mr. .Wagner, .of 'Maiden, Everybody is invited to be present at these exercises. .'', 'Mr. ,R. . C. Goods was called to Rutherford College last Saturday to see his brother; Dr. Goode, who Is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Alt Lineber-' ger and children, of Alexis, spent Sunday with. Mrs. Fannie Long.- Mr. and Mrs. Luther Fjnger," of Lln colnton, spent the week-end : with Mr. and Mrs. James Hallman. 'Mr, Ben Armstrong went ;tq Charlotte Sunday to see hie brother, Mr. Polie Armstrong, who it in the Presbyter ian ' Hospital. 'Mrs. Luther .Long visited relatives at Stanley last week. -Misses gallle HambrickVfrd Flor? ence Carson spent Saturda night at the home of Mr,, and Mra EV' I. Rhyne. Miss Lela lielderman, of Concord, has been visiting her moth er, Mrs. A, F. Harris. iMIss Fannie Mauney, of Gastonla, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Noah Lineberger. Miss Georgia Rendleman Is at home from King's Business College; Charlotte, for a few daya Personals and Local ; Attorney. D. P. Delllnger spent yesterday in Cherryvllle on business. Attorney C. E. Whitney, of Bes semer City, was a business visitor in Gastonla yesterday afternoon. ' Mayor and Mrs. T. L. Craig went ' to Charlotte yesterday after noon on a short visit to friends.- Mr. E. L. Little, of Greenville, S. C, was a business visitor in Gas tonla Saturday. V : T:-.'i-r Mr. J. K. Dixon returned to Gas tonla this morning after an absence of several days. : Mr; D. B. Coltrane, of Concord, hasTrecently resigned Ills position as president and treasurer of the Osage Manufacturing Company, of Besse mer .City, and - will hereafter devote his entire time to his other business Interests. ; j r : ';v-,f,'v';.;: " -Mrs.1 P. B,.; Falls, 'Miss Lucy Boyce an d Miss Lillian J. Atkins will leave tomorrow for Spartanhflrg, 8. C. to attend . the muslct estlvali Miss Atkins will go the lifter part of the week to take in part of the grand opera program at Atlanta. .. At 8:15 o'clock f this evening the Clara Concert Band will give Its second open-air concert ' in the "park." The band's , first concert last week was a "decided success and drew a large crowd. Thftiboys com posing this organization kre to be congratulated on the excellent music the produce.. II Is a credit t Gas tonla. Mr. Kenneth Todd, tWbands leader,; has' been untiring In his ef forts to build up a flrst-class band for- Gastonla and his efforts have proven successful. ' VV'ivV": ." CaHney, ( S. C ) Ledger, 2 5 th : Mr. George Glenn, of Gastonla, N. C, proprietor of the Gaffney Plumbing and Heating Co. of this -city, spent Friday here in the Interest of his business. Mr. Glenn will probably move here soon. Mr. W. M. White, ot Gastonla, was among the (business visitors to the city Friday. Mr. J. J. Jones, of Gaston county, N. C, was in the city Saturday. M;; Garey Huskey spent Friday In Gastonla, N. C, on businesa. I' :, . ; ''. . The Gazette is in receipt of the premium list for the first annual Cow Show and dairy products, exhib it of York county to be held at York vllle, 8. C May 10th and 11th un der the direction of the York County Live-Stock Association. The pamph let' contains many facts of interest Including lists of officers and com mittees, accounts of the inception and purpose of the show, prize lists, etc. Much enthusiasm has been cre ated in York county for this show and the attendance will doubtless be large. It would profit Gaston coun ty farmers to take advantage of the opportunity and attend this exhibit What they will see and learn there will undoubtedly prove of much value to them. r ILLIAM ARROWOOD DEAD. ged Cltizostot the County Passed Away Saturday Funeral and Bnrfal at Long Creek Church Son- day. ne of the county's oldest and most highly respected cltfzens'Vass ed away when Mr.' William 'Arro wood died.Saturday morning at his home about one mile from Besse mer City after an Illness of only few weeks. Mr. Artowood waa born near the place of his death on Jan uary 7, "181 7, and was therefore in his 95th year His wife, who was a Miss Froneberger, died v about 15 years ago. ; The .deceased was the father of ten- children,' three of wftom, Rev. Chalmers Arrowood, Mr.' John Arro wood and M rs. 'Margaret i Lavis, are dead. .' The surviving children . are Messrs. Luther M. and Drury c! Ar rowood, Rev, Butler Arrowood, Rev. Robert Arrowood, Mrs. J. T. R. Dameron, Mrs. Leila Willis and 'Mrs. Lizzie Kiser.. , Mr. Arrowood' Joined the Long Creek Presbyterian church early in life,' probably about 80 years ago, and has been an elder for nearly (0 years. He was also clerk of the ses sion for many years and wae one of the most loyal and influential mem bers of the congregation throughout the whole period of his long connec tion with the church. : y ? ' : y Funeral services were conducted at Long Creek Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock..-'.."The pastor, Rev. 8; S. Oliver, delivered a brief but most appropriate discourse, after which Rev. J. J. Kennedy, of Gastonla, who was Mr, 'Arro wood's pastor from 1871 to 1890, gave an interesting sketch of the life of the deceased. - The - remains were then laid to rest In the Long Creek ceme tery. ' Mr. Arrowood was probably the oldest person ever buried In the Long Creek cemetery in' the memory of any who were present at the bur ial Sunday, There was also present about the largest congregation that ever attended a funeral at that his toric church. ''. Among those who attended . the funeral from Gastonla were Rev. J. J, Kennedy, "Mr. James H. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. White, (Mr. B. F. Ormand, Mr. Thoa. H. White, iMr. T. w; Wilson and Mr. Henry White. Dr. DoBose's Body Found. The bodtof Rev, McNeely ? Dn Bose, laterector of Grace Episcopal Church t Morganton, who was drownedin the' Catawbjf river near that pi e while duckhunting Sat- urday. e 5th, wafound Sunday the ;23rd, about 5j80 afterno o'clock oating on the surface of the. stre Within fifty, feet of the point at ich he had drowned. The discovery ade by a party of searchers. The " body which had been in the water nine days, was in a splendid state of preservation. ' Every day since the terrible trage dy had been enacted the river had been patrolled by Searching parties composed of his friends and parish ioners. ' r ' .-w'",;-y'''v - Mr. DuBose's body was taken' to Aaeville for burial. He was for 19 years rector of Trinity church there. THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS Value ef Suppressing K. - i -"- ' ' - -. : ' " '' ' - By DB. BDf ON IXKXNEB. When It Is recalled that tuber culosis causes about one-third of the deaths that occur between the a gee of twenty and fifty years It becomes at once appar ent what an enormous Influence the suppression of this one dis ease, must exercise upon the de velopment and progreee of socie ty. Tbe eradication of tubercu losis Is among the chief ends to be accomplished by all the agen-. des which are striving to uplift human society and to make it individual units more efficient and self, sustaining. ' Hence the conquest of tuberculosis becomes the proper field of endeavor for . the statesman, legislator, physi cian and layman. CONFESSES TO CRIME. Union Man 'Arrested Charged With ; Blowing Up Los 1 Angeles Times Building Said, to 'Have Confessed , to That and Other Similar Crimes Dastardly Deed Recalled. . . The entire country , was shocked last October when the news waa sent out on the morning ot the 11th that the building of The Times, at Los Angeles, Cat, had been blown up with dynamite and 21 employes kill ed. It was stated then that the gen eral belief was that " the dastardly deed had been committed by a mem ber or members of a union labor or ganization, this belief being strength ened by the fact that The Times had for years been one of the strongest enemies of organized labor in the country. -f Detectives went to work on the case and : the general public had about forgotten the event'" of ; six months ago.' Sunday morning's pa pers Contained an Associated Press dispatch from Indianapolis, Ind., as follows: .. Charged with murder in' "connec tion with the explosion that wrecked the building of The Los Angeles Times on October 11, 1910, causing the death of 21 persons, John J. Me 'Namara, secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, was arrested late today in the headquar ters of the organization in this city. The warrant for hla arrest was bas ed on an indictment found by a grand jury In Los Angeles and was served by William J. Burns, a de tective, accompanied by Indianapolis detectives. Burns said he would start tonight for Los Angeles with McNamara, Governor Marshall hav ing honored requisition papers. .' Responsibility for other destruct ive explosions in different parts of the country would be placed at the result of i an Investigation now ; in 'progress. Burns said. He added that J. B." 'McNamara, brother of John J., McNamara, and Otto McGonlgle, were today detained by the police in Chicago as having knowledge of the circumstances of The Los Angeles Times explosion. This Is the begin ning of one of the greatest criminal prosecutions the country has known. Burns said. 'After the arrest of McNamara. Burns and other detectives searched the offices I of the association of brideTandtreaufartfonwfkerr and detained there other officials ot the association during the examina tion of papers and records. , The i warrant . against; McNamara charges him with murder and com plicity in the dynamiting of The Los Angeles Times building and further alleges that he waa connected with the explosion of the Llewelyn Iron Works, Los Angeles, December 24, 1910. - . ', ' Detective Burns, Superintendent of Police Hyland and Chief of Detec tives Holtae tonight found seventeen sticks of dynamite and two quart cans of nltro-glycerlne in a barn near here owned by T. H. Jones, a struc tural Iron worker, which Jones says was placed there last January by MdNamara. r Jones, the owner of the barn, said the explosives were placed there laat January and that McNamara and other men made various tlrps to the barn with suit cases, but he did not know the purpose, of their visits. In searching the basement of the building where the union's offices are located tonight, the officers found 64 sticks (about 60 pounds of dynamite, 200 feet of fuse 500 dynamite caps, one dozen small alarm clocks and a leather case made to carry a .ten pound can of nitro-glyeerine. c ' An Associated Press dispatch from Chicago yesterday said:. ' Capt Stephen Wood, chief of the Chicago detective bureau, said , to nlght that a full confession . had been obtained from one of the men arrested in Detroit, in connection with the dynamiting of The Los An geles Times building. . f , ' The. alleged confession is said to cover ninety typewritten pages" and to relate to the movements of the men now under arrest and others sought by detectives. r ,: . ' ' According to Captain Wood It de scribes in detail the dynamiting of buildings, railroad trains, and factor rles where cbnflicts between union, and non-union labor exl&tel. - The loss of, many lives and the destruc tion of property valued at almost! 2, O00.O0P is said to be'det J. He aid the confession; was placed In the possession of attorneys representing the National Erectors'' Association and. has been sent to Los Angeles to be used in the trial of the cases EADY FOR SHOOT. Bnfwinkle Completes Arrange ts for Shooting Ountest for First Regiment Permanent Quar ters Provided. ''.'.' ext Tuesday afternoon and ev ening the teams from the twelve companies of the Firet Regiment North - Carolina National Guards which are to participate in the rifle contests here May 3rd, 4th and 5th, will arrive in the city and repair to the rifle range where they will, pitch their tents for, a three-days stay; Capt A.; L. Bui winkle of the Gaston Guards has had four mess halls and four kitchens erected which will re main as permanent Improvements on the range. This is one of the best ranges in the State' and will be used every year for target practice. It is 850 yards long and has four targets. Capt Bulwlnkle secured an appro priation from the government for the erection of these houses. Prizes will be awarded as follows: To the team making the highest score, 20; to the team making the second highest score, 815; . to the team making the third highest score, 810; to the individual making the highest score; 85; to the officer mak ing the highest score in pistol com petition, handsome loving cup given by the Torrence-Mnrrls Company; to the enlisted man making the highest score in rifle shooting a loving cup given by the Torrence-Morris Com pany; to the member of the Gaston Guards making the highest score in rifle contest a twenty-year guaran teed gold-flllel case watch given by Mr. G. H. Marvin, manager of the Gastonla Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Nobody will be allowed on the ri fle range while the shooting contests are being held. If there are any persons, however, who wish to visit the camps they will be welcomed at any time between reveille and taps. Transfers in Real Estate. Mrs. Thomas Norment his sold to Mr. Thomas L. Allison house and lot on West Airline avenue now oc cupied by Mr. J. D. Moore. - Mr. R. R. Ray has sold to , Mr. Jo seph W. TImberlake, or' Jones A Timberlake.. attorneys, a jracant lot on South York street, wio a lot on South Marietta street fo Mr. A. G. Myers, cashier of the Citizens Na tional Bank. ; V - ."Mr. E. L. Little, until recently of Gastonrrbor now of GreenvTllerS. C, has sold -to 'Mr. J. W. Atkins two lots on East Third avenue. All of the above sales were made by Haithcock; real estate agent. Lincoln county's population is 17, 132 according to the recenf census. Stanley county la among the num ber of counties . asking for ' a farm life school. The Farmers Union Is backing the movement there. ' Representative Shepherd, of Tex as, has Introduced a bill in Congress providing" for the coinage of a two-and-a-half-cent piece. Major Hugh Waddell, aged 73, a Confederate veteran and a member of one of State's most distinguished families, died yesterday at his home in Wilmington.: He was for many years connected with the money or der department of the Postofflce De partment at Washington. As the result of a long conference held yesterday between ' Senator Simmons and Secretary of Agricul ture Wilson, the former gave it out as his opinion that the Department of Agriculture will soon be ready to make the first purchase of land to be Included In the Southern Appalach ian forest reserve with a part of the $2,000,000 appropriated during the closing' hours of the last session of Congress for that purpose. " against the men under arrest. The confession was made at the home of Detective Reed, of the Chi cago police department in South Chicago, said Captain Wood. ."More arrests in the case are expected and any disclosure of the details of the confession at this time would make them almost impossible. While here the men under arrest were .never in communication with each other and neither knew that his companion was a prisoner in the same 'house. They were questioned incessantly and finally a confession was obtained from one of them. , The 'plants' of dynamite, found since the Indianapolis arrests, were told of In the confession and the names and whereabouts ot other men now being sought are known to the detectives. Cant PROPOSITION IS PLAIN. ' ';;.' -'; ' ii i v' ( '..-.'V-i--- Connty Snperlntendent Hall Issues Open Letter to Mr. E. L. Wilson ' Giving Plain Facts as to Farm Life School and the Special Tax Elec tion. - Belmont, N. C, April 24, 1911. ? Mr. ,E. L; Wilson, Dallas, N. C. Dear Sir: ' At the meeting ot the . county board ot education on April 3 the - 1UUU vv lUfj mu5 ueas v nvsav suvyww the board in regard ' to the farm school: " ' "If the twelve cents for tax put ting the country schools . upon ; a proper basis Is endorsed the county board will Interpret this as an en dorsement : also of the farm school idea and will proceed to establish : this school along with an efficient county school system. ' This is a positive pledge on . the, part of the county board. It Is re corded In the minutes ot the meet ing. It Is as binding as a human promise can be. There is simply no question about this matter at all. It has already been decided and : the farm school secured In case the tax, carries. ; Respectfully, ' v F. P. HALL, , ! ; vCounty Superintendent of Schools. ' Dfnner to Ex-Slaves, ' ' The ladies of Gastonla Chapter, United Daughters of the Confedera cy, are planning quite a unique event for the celebration of Memorial Day on May 10th in the form of a dinner . which they will give on the afternoon of that day to all ex-slaves of the county. It Is Intended to have ev ery colored man and woman in th county who was born a slave in at tendance upon this dinner. Admis sion will be by ticket' and appllca tlon should be made to Mayor T. L. Craig as soon as possible, so that the ladles may know apprpxlmately how many to prepare for.' . Abernethy- Wilson. 'Mr. Frank Abernethy1 and Miss Shelton Wilson took ' their ; many friends by surprise Sunday af ternoon when they went to Grovei and were married. The trip . ,wa made in' an auto, several friends companytng them. Mr. Abernetl depot agent here and a son of Mr. andrs.jW.C.lAbernethyt The bride Is a daughter of Mrs. J. X Nelll and has been making her home here with her sister, Mrs. J, Whit She is a handsome "" and " popular young lady and has many friends here as has also ' the groom. They will make their home with his par enta, Mr. and Mra W. C. Abernethy; on South street "'," ?t .. j " v-' -; - - .. Memorial Day Celebration. ' ; - . The ladles of Gastonla Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederal cy, are preparing to mall Invitational within the next few days to every. Confederate veteran In the county to. attend the Memorial Day celebration; In Gastonla on Wednesday, May 10 The special feature of the day :wlIC be an address by Representative l&v Yates Webb, of Shelby, who will, come direct from Washington, where) congress is now in session, especial ly to deliver this address. The usual dinner will also be served to the vet erana. Great r&r will ha axeretaatl' to get a full and correct list of thai veterans for the purpose of mailing:' the invitations, but In case any vet eran falls to receive an lnvltatiom through the mall, he Is requested to consider this announcement throngs. tne papers as a personal lnntauoa to attend and enjoy all the features; of the day. . .- Lincoln Wants One, Too. V-a a a- m m. . n a i ss m yibv vn t nss wm rw t n r im arr n nia Is soon to have a canning fao tory, .The Lincoln. County News oC . u - ... . We are glad to note this new in dustry In our sister county. The. News believes It would pay some. Lincoln county citizen to take holi of a like proposition. Each year thousands of dollars worth of apples, peaches, pears, etc., besides a larg amount of vegetables could be savei iff this way. Right here in Lined:--ton some party with a email amoctt. of capital could make good money ! : this business; It will bear lnre. J gatlon at any rate. During" the-past year the mer l -ship of the Daughters of the At ' can Revolution has increased 5.C", '.. thr present membership bel;j C.