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GAZ IT TT :ASTONM. ETTE; PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. 6LNGLE COPY 8 CENTS. Devoted to the Protectloa. of. Bom and th Interecta of tb County. 91.50 A YEAR IN ADVANd, . ' VOL. XXXII. ' GA8TONIA. N.'C. FRIDAY-AUGUST-11, 1011. t NO BOOGERTOWN'S BIG DAY. GTY COUNCIL MEETING. , XIRDY-NEWTOX. 7 . Hxarriage of Popular Young Couple ' n West Gastonfii Sunday After. -. noon Other Loray Newt. Correspondence of The Gazette. ' WEST GASTONIA, Aug. 10. A Yery pretty wedding, and one of - much 'Interest to the, people of West Gastonla was solemnized at the home r ; of ,Mr. Isaac Newton onWest Alr-i i line street Sunday afternoon, Au ! xust 6th, at 3 o'clock; when his daughter. Miss Mamie.- was united la marriage to Mr. J.x W Klrby, of 4v-- Anderson, 8; C. . -'. " " ' The room was very- attractively ... arranged and decorated with flow I ' -ers and (ems. The bridal couple entered -the room preceded by- Mr. 1 0..W. Mayfleld, of Spartanburg, 8. C. the groom's best man, and Miss ' Annlne itewton, maldNpf honor. All stood in the center of the room while the Impressive ceremony, was per , formed in the presence . of a large number of friends and relatives by Rev. C. M. IJtfbinson, pastor of the -Loray Baptist church.. . Mr, and Mrs.-Newton have gone to Anderson. S. C, to spend a few days with his parents, after which ' .. ' they will go to Charlotte, where they expect to make their future , home. Mrs. Klrby is one of ..West Gastonia a prettiest and most at i tractive young ladies, and is very popular and held in high esteem by a large number of friends and ac quaintances. . Mr. ' Klrby Is In the employ of the Dixie Frame and Fly er Co., of Charlotte. ' He recently came here to overhaul some . ma- ' ;. chlnery, and while here he met and won his bride. We extend to Mr v ' and Mrs.', Klrby our congratulations and best 'wishes for a long and; hap' .: py life.- -' :5 ..- (' . ' : The. Loray Mills has closed down for two weeks to give the operatives a vacation and a much needed rest. A good number are taking advant age of the opportunity to visit rela ' : lives and friends at other places. ); .x Mr.; T. M. McEntlre Is spending the week in Gretnville ' and other South Carolina towns. Mr. W. F " k Riddle has gone to Johnson City, Tenn., to spend a couple of weeks with his grandfather.-. C. L. Chandler Is . visKing relatives in Spartanburg county. Misses Gaith- er and Blanche Turner,, of Gaffney, .. S. C, were West Gastonla visitors " week. Miss Delia and little Dewey Pettlt, of Clifton, S. C; are visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. Settlemyer. Miss Myrtle Willis, of Bennettsville, S. C, is spending Several weeks with Mr. and. Mrs. George Pearson. Mr. A. B. McAllister spent Tuesday in V Spartanburg. -Mr. W. V. West-has gone to Waynesvllle to bring Mr. A. E Moore's touring car back to ' Gastonla. -- ' n '''. "vi Mrs. R. E. HarrQl celebrated -her 64th birthday Sunday, August 6th. jv- st her home on West Franklin av enue. Five - surviving children, Messrs. F. D., J. F. C. B. and R. F. ; Harrill, and Mrs. H. A. Beard, with V their bpsbands and wives, and IS ,j - grandchildren were present. Prayer .:. was otTered by Rev. J. . D. Moose, , most delicious dinner was served and all enjoyed the occasion. ? ' ; -f ; ' Mr". A. K. Sennhad charge'of the .v Loray drug store last Saturday while Dr. Morrow was attending the big celebration at Cherryville. Miss ' Eliza. Crawford is spending her va ; V cation with homefolks In Spartan J r burg and vicinity. Mrs. Ada Dunn, -of ft. Paul, is spending two weeks j la West Gastonla as the guest oM m 4 her sister, Mrs. F. W. Bradley. ' '' '- Mr. - Bruce - Parker is spending - a fortnight with his parents at Old 1 Fort. Misses Irene and Gertie GU- .' Ham have gone tovOld Fort to en ; , ter schooL Miss Janie Thomas left "Thursday for Clinton, S. C, where ' slvs will visit relatives for a few s days. Mr. J. L. Jenkins and family a ; are attending campmeeting at Rock Springs this week. Mr. A. B. El- . llott and family will be present for r''" the home-comings at -( St.. Mark's , Lutheran church; near' Cherryville, 'V; Friday. Misa Eunice Barhee is vls Itlner her friends Miss Eula Gayle, at - Win gate. Mr. J. S. Boyce, of the " ; Loray office force, went on the ' Johnson City excursion today. : ' Miss Gertrude Barbee hAs gone to - Charlotte where she will, " take a " V" business course in Kings Business , College.-':' " : ; ' - ... -, ; One evening last weelt while tak ing his automobile to the Gaston ."Iron Works for some repairs,1 Mr. '" C. L. Chandler butted into one end of the building-while going at a flf j teen mile per hour clip. Those who " were in the car with him say that he lost control of "the machine jand let It run away with him, but we think Mr. Chandler, was only testing ; the durability of his car. , - v Mr. J. Lee Watson, Southern man ager of the Allls-Chambers Co., and for a number of years a resident of Charlotte, was found dead , in, his voom in apartment house In -.Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday morning. At first it was believed he had commit ted suicide but the, coroner's jury returned a verdict to the effect that death-was due to accidental shoot ing. ; Mr. Watson was ; a' .native o Raleigh and his body wss taken to his old home town for burial. : ? - t . . ' ' . , - Gaston County Bfble Society Holds -Regular r Meeting ; at Dallas Ber. ; nHn by Re v. Dr. J. C. ' Galloway,' V'- of GiMtonla Record of the Year's Work. V- j ( p.i, The Gaston County : Bible Society held its sixty-first annual session in (he Lutheran church at DaHas yes terday. The annual sermon . was preacheS by Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway; pastor, of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church here. His sub ject was "The Indlstructlblllty of Revealed Truth" and he was beard with pleasure and Interest' by the congregation. . , v Following the sermon the society held a business session at which . a number of business matters were disposed of. Dr. Frank . Robinson, of Lowell, presided. 'After the read lng of the minutes 'of .last year's session the chair appointed Mr. L. M. Hoffman and Mr. C. K. Rhodes a committee to solicit members " and the following were enrolled: L M Hoffman, - Mrs. L. M. Hoffman. L. M. Hoffman, Jr., Sarah J Hoffman, J. M. Hanna, Rev. Dr. J. C. Gallo way Dr. Frank Robinson, W. L. C. Klllfan, F. O. Davt, Mrs. F. O. Da vis, M. E. Hanna, Miss Mabel Bui winkle, C. K. Rhodes, Dr. C. E. Adams. Membership fees were col lected to the amount of $5.75. Dr. C. E. Adams, treasurer, made his annual report, which was re ceived and adopted. The report was as follows: . , , RECEIVED. ' : Books on 'hand last report... f4. 53 Bocks reed, since last report. 61.83 Cash received from Dr. Ad ams for Bible for Poor- 1 House hnd Jail ........ 6.20 Cash, from Lowell S. S. . . . . ?.73 ' Totals . . . ' .$135.29 DISBURSEMENTS. BooVs donated to Daniels , MM School $2.40 Book-t4onated to Mr. Jones. . .25 Books donated to Holland . ' , Mill Sunday - School .... .' . 2.20 Books donated to Jail . . . . v.: 1.50 Rooks donated "to ebalngang.. 3.00 Books donated to Miss Daniels .80 Bocks donated to County Home .... 1.80 Cash paid out ....... 1.05 Books on hand ..79.95 Total . ,;.$92.95 Balance on band ...... .$42.34 TREASURER'S REPORT. To membership feesiv1910. ,.$6.80 To amt. from Dr. Robinson.. .50 To check from 3. A. Hunter 40.00 Total . , . ..$47.30 -By check to parent society $47.30 Rev. Dr. Galloway and J. M. Han na were appointed . a committee to prepare memorials to be read at the next annual meeting ta Brothers R. W.sCarson, and John B. Carson, who havfe died during the past year. ' Mr. L. M.; Hoffman '.was chosen vice president to fill out; the,ea- pired term of office made' vacant by the death of. Mr. R. W. Carson. The society tendered It thanks to the good people, of Dallas and to the members of the Lutheran church for their splendid hospitality. , v -f Following some remarks by . Dr. Galloway,- Dr. Adams and others. the society adjourned. to meet the firsjt Thursday la August, 1912, the place of meeting to be selected by the "committee having that matter in charge. The benediction was pro nounced by, Rev. Dr. Galloway. ' ; Dallas, Eoute 1, News. .- Correspondence of The Gazetted DALLAS, Route 1. Auar. 9. Miss Lila, Clemmer spent last week at Llncolnton, Ihe guest of her brother, Mr. Rupert r Cleumer.-i-Mesdames Cv P. and Crown Ratchford t er the guests one day last week; at the home of Mr Christie 4enkins.vf-.Mr. and Mr.. Jonas Rhyne and , "little daughter,. Mae, of Bessemer City,' spent Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Sarah Pasour. Mr. William Har mon was a business, visitor, on Bes semer City, route, qne, Saturday. Miss Winnie ThornbUrg, of Cherry ville, spent last week at. the home of her grandfather, Mr. L. A, Thorn- burg.-! Mr. and Mrs.. J.it. O. Pa sour visited "at 'the home' of Mrs. M. E. Hager on Bessemer City, route twr, Monday. Miss Nellie Clonln- ger is the guest this week of Misses Cora and .Bertha Best. Mrs. Mat tie Jenkins, of Dallas, was the guest last week at the home of her sister, Mrs. Etta White. Miss Elliott' Fri- day visited Misses Etta - and Flor ence Pasour Sunday. Mesdames Ell Llneberger, Elizabeth . Qolnn, C. R.- Pasour and 'Miss r Carrie. Dixon were guests Tuesday at the home of G. B. C.. Pasour - . General C Vlrvine" Walker, of Charleston, S. C.," succeeds the late Gen. G. W. Gordon at commander of the United Confederate Veterans. J 'Yhomas Settle Sharp, aged 23, of Greensboro, was mashed to . death Wednesday afternoon while attempt ing to couple cars on the Southern at Rural Hali I , '-; ? - ? SERVICES AT MONTREAT, A Thousand People Heard Dr. Cur. ' ry's Sermon Sunday morning . ' Dr. Phillips DeUvers Able Address on Sabbath School Work3Iany prominent Speakers for Remain der of Conference. , -c ? Special to The Gazette. - ;iv:;V.. . iiu.-M i kkat, Aug. . The con gregatlon which heard the able ser mon of" Rev. A. B. Curry, D. D.. of Memphis, Sunday morning was com posed of not less than one. thousand people : and almost as . many . heard Kev. A. U Phillips, D. D., of Rich mond. when he delivered the ad dress which opened . the conference on Sabbath Schools and Young Peo ple's Wcrk During ; the course of his address. Dr. Phillips spoke of the great work which the Sabbath school l doing in connection with the great reform movements of the day as well as In its "special realm rff sidririial development. " He -cited the awakening of the sentiment in favor or prohibition. He then said be had a great desire to see the Sabbath school exert a great influence against the spirit of gambling which is so prevalent throughout the country today. He wanted tbe time to hast en, he said, when boys and girls will be taught to know when their. moth ers come home with a vase won at bridge whist, that these mothers are as much gamblers as are the fathers who wjn twentydollar-gold pieces at draw poker. . , ; : .. ' " This conference will -present' number of prominent speakers among them -being Dr, Phillips, Dr. Curry, Rev. R. C. Anderson, of Gas tonla; fcev. , L. G. Henderson, of Knoxvllle; Bev. Tllden Scherer, of Richmond; Rev. Eugene Slier,' of Montreat, and others. Rerr Theron H. Rice. D. D.. of Richmond will CQlttlnue to conduct the Bible hour each day this weej. Hels beard by a large number of people, and this feature of the Summer Assembly i one or the most popular or the en tire program-- , - A. The conference in the Interest of Foreign Missions will open en Tours day; and will continue ' through J5un day. It la expected that twejve .or more roreigpi missionaries, , in addl tlon to the other speakers on the program, wilt address this confer ence, Rer.S H. Chester. D. D. and Rev. Egbert W, Smithy D. D secre taries ofFdrelgn Missions, will be in charge of this conference.. ' r The large Crowd at Montreat con tinues.- and before every vacancy in the hotels occurs.the rooms are en gaged in advance. . Much of the suc cess of Montreat is due to the excel lent management of F. L." Jackson, wnose . eapaDiuty ana courteous manner give him special fitness" for the place beholds. - f.,,vr '. ' The "Children's Dlayground" is being conducted each tfay under the direction of an efficient kindergarten teacher.' s .. v--.; -i-- . News From Route Three.- Correspondence of The Gazette. - GASTONIA, Route 3, Aug. 3 The meeting at Sandy Plains Baptist church closed Saturday with sixteen new members added to the church. Mrs. Raymond : Robinson t spent Thursday as the guest, of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Robinson. Misses El la andFlorence Wright, of Lowell, spent Wednesday at the home . of Mr. W. F. Wtfrren and attended the meeting at Sandy ' Plains. Miss Amanda Johnson,' of Dallas, spent Saturday with Mrs: John Warren. Mrs. Springs Parks, of Fort Mill, S. C, is visiting her Sister. Mrs. Wil liam Moton. Mrs. John -Warren was tbe guest Friday of Misa Essie Robinson.- Miss Essie Robinson was the guest Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Warren. Miss Eva Jane Carothers has gone to Cherry- vllle after; a .pleasant visit to Miss Minnie Pratrer and other friends in this section. - After a few days visit at Cherryville she will return to her home in Rook Hill, S, C Dallas Route Two Items. Correspondence of The Gazette " DALLAS, Route 2, Aug. 9. Miss Winnie,' Odell, who v has been'' the guest of the Misses Maxwell, Is vis iting -relatives; la Stanley. Miss Nannie 'Pasour. has been , the guest for several days of Mist Myrtle Llne berger. Misa Winnie White,- of Charlotte, is spending some ' time here visiting friends ano relatives: -irs. Laura Llneberger was the guest Wednesday ! of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. -A Wallace, near StanTey. Mr, R. C. Nantx la ' right sick at this writing. Mr.Conly Set zer has returned home after a visit in .. andVaround ewten; Mr, and Mrs. M-r A; Linebereer' were the guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Gratt Smith. The showers In., this section have been very refreshing. Some of the farmers, say a lot "of ."nubbins" have been spoilt. ' - A Mrs.. John Hooreof Gastonla, Is a LIncolntom visitor, the guest of her Irlend,' Mrs. Minale- TarneT.- Lincoln County News, 8th.- s v.; OLD SOLDIERS.REUNIOft " . Pleasant Annual Event at Dallas ; Yesterday Crowd Was Small Eleven Veterans . Reported ; Dead for Past ; Twelve Months Reun ions to be Held la Gastonla in the . Future. ' " Sixty-five of Gaston's 200-pdd Confederate veterans gathered , at Dallas yesterday to participate in the annual reunion of William Gam ble Camp of Confederate .Veterans. Owing to the fact that very short notice bad been . given of the, date of the meeting and the further fact that there was a large Farmers Un ion picnic on the same day at Bbog ertown the attendance was smaller than usual, only about 65 members of the camp being present; There was great regret on the part of all the veterans that . their comnlander, Capt. J. Q. Holland, was detained at home, on account of illness and all of them hope for his early recovery. In his absence Mr. J. T. R. Dameron, lieutenant com mander, of Bessemer City, presided over the meeting. Mr. J. L Grice, of Gastonla, opened tbe meeting with prayer after which Mr. Dam eron made a few remarks. He then called on Mr. Grice who made an excellent address which his fellow veterans heard with great interest and pleasure. Mr. Grice's address was an Impromptu one, no regular speaker having been chosen for the occasion. Following the business session and speaking, the ladies of Dallas spread a very tempting dinner for the veterans on the old court house lawn. There was an abundance and more for all. Officers for the ensuing year were chosen as follws: Commander, Capt. J. Q. HollanlGastonia; Lieu tenant Commander, Mr. J. T. R. Dameron, Bessemer City; Surgeon, Mr. R. M. Gaston, of Belmont; Sec retary and Treasurer, Mr. T. H. White. Gastonla; Chaplain, Mr. Jno. L. Grice, Gastonla. Gastonla was selected as the place of meeting In the future. The vote on the ques tion of a meeting place stood as fol lows: Gastonla 19, Dallas 7, Bes semer City 6. The 'following members of the camp have died during the year: T. L. Sanders, W. H. Rumfelt, Luther Beam; J. W. Costner, J. P. Shelton, J. B. Carson, A. J. Gamble, R. W. Carson, J. W, Friday, John C. Car penter and C. H. Lay, eleven in ail. Secretary T. H.-Whlte does not think this list' is complete and requests The Gazette to urge the members of the camp", as soon as they learn of the death of a member, to notify him so a complete and accurate record can be kept. LACK ACCOMMODATIONS. Deaths from 'Consumption in Insane Hospitals Double Ordinary Rate :: Only One-Third Provide - for ' Disease. Out of more than 225 public hos pitals for the Insane, with a popula tion of fully' 150,000, only 70, or less than one-third of them, make any provision for their tuberculosis Inmates, and this too, when the per centage of deaths from this diseasw is very high. This is the substance of a statement made today by thej National Association for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. - Seventy hospitals in twenty-eight States, providing all told about 3, 350 beds for tuberculous Insane pa tients, sums up the provision made for this class of sufferers. "When it is consideied," the Na tional Association says, "that the percentage of deaths from tubercu losis among the Insane is from 60 te 200 per cent higher than among the general population, according to the institution, the need for special provision is apparent." Autopsies made in New York State Hospitals and elsewhere show that tuberculosis Is an active disease in about 20 per cent of the cases, as compared with about one-half that percentage In unnormal population. Superintendents of various hospitals in all parts of the United States tes tify that among the Insane in insti tutions, tuberculosis is manifest in from 20 to 38 cases In every thou sand. In the country as a whole about 10 to 15 people per 1000 are afflicted with the disease. Because of the habits of the in sane, and the difficulty 1 teaching many of them the rules of cleanli ness, the National Association says that separate buildings for the tu berculous should be provided in ev ery hospital (or the Insane where tuberculosis is at all prevalent. In many cases, where insane persons through outdoor . sanatorium - life have been cured of tuberculosis their minds have also been helped, ' and some have been discharged as men tally sound, who would otherwise have "died, botbv Insane and tuber culous..' ' " Handsome1 Residence on Catawba. Charlotte Observer, 10 Or. It has been announced that the contract for the erection of a $5, 000 bungalow has recently been let by. Mr, John Bass Brown. The site of the residence will overlook the Catawba . rtver, near ' Sloan's ferry. some' 11 miles from trie- city: The structure, will be equipped with' wa terworks, and all modern Improve ments, and promise to be one of the handsomest In ' the vicinity . of the city. ,7 The contract .was secured by Mr. J. E. Solomon, and work will commence .at once.'. It is thought that the bungalow will her completed at some time In'lhe falU Good Crowd .Attends Fanners Un- - Ion Picnic and . Hears Excellent ; Addresses by President ' Hill, of ! the A. and M. College, and State ' Organiser Nunn Dinner Spread on Tables under the Trees. A crowd conservatively estimated at fifteen hundred was present yes terday at the Farmers' Union picnic given 1 at Boogertown, three miles south of Gastonla on the Union road by Chapel Local No. 47, Tanyard Local No. 69 and Mountain Local no. " e. committees on arrange ment from these locals were, ap pointed some time ago and they had done their work well. Ample pro vision In tbe way of seats, tables, water, etc., had been made. Tbe speakers' stand was especially at tractive, being decorated with bun dles of wheat and oats, stalks of corn and the first open cotton in the county, tbe latter being furnished by Mr. W. W. Mendenhall, of route three. Music was furnished by the Farmers union Band. At 10:30 o'clock Mr. Ell P. Llne berger called the crowd to order and Rev. G. A. Sparrow invoked a divine blessing upon the audience. Mr. R L. Nunn. of Stokes county, State or ganiser for the Farmers Union, was then introduced and spoke for near ly an hour. He devoted his time largely to telling his hearers of the things the union has done or the farmers of the country, paying es pecial attention to what has been accomplished in the fight against tbe fertilizer trust and the tobacco trust. With the last mentioned top ic he is more especially familiar as he resides in a tobacco-growing sec tion of the State and is well-posted on the fight which the tobacco grow ers of the South have had and are still waging against the greedy to bacco trust. He reviewed briefly the history of the marvelous growth of the order since it was organized in Texas in 1902. Mr. Nunn s ad' dress abounded in good hard com mon sense and. facts. He was given a good hearing. Dr. D. H. Hill, the able president of the North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College, Raleigh, was next Introduced and for forty five minutes held the closest atten tion of the entire crowd. Dr. Hill's address was in the main a plea to the farmers to make life on the farm so attractive that tbe young people will choose to re main there in pre'erence to rushing to the overcrowded cities,' - He be gan by saying that he felt at home, having in his early life resided for a number of years at Mount Holly, this county, or rather at "Hard- scrabble'' which was later Mt. Hoi ly. ' He pictured conditions as he knew them there in tbe days of re construction and compared them with conditions as he found them existing today. 'He referred in pass ing to the complaint he heard that the crops in this section had' been practically ruined by the long drought and added that, if the meth ods of farming which prevailed wheu he was a boy still prevailed, we would have no crops at all here. It is only the modern method oaf deep plowing and the consequent con servation of the moisture, in the soil that has saved the crops at all. It is one or the striking evidences or the progress made in the art of farming. The speaker plead for an applica tion of scientific methods to farm ing and showedhls. hearers the fol- - ij bi Biipiiug Bcience iu every win ter branch of industry and endeavor and neglecting to apply it to the floost important avocation of all, farming. In this connection he cit ttd the fact that last' year '3.500 Horth Carolina boys, organized into corn clubs, raised an average of 50 bushels of corn to the acre by the application of modern scientific methods and said that. If all the men farmers In the State had done the same thlnr th corn crnn In thta State last . year would - have bee worth $84,000,000 more than it was. The average yield for the State the speaker said he was ashamed to mention it is only 18 bushels of corn per acre. Tbe speaker gave three reasons why the farmers should use scien tific methods in their farming, and also why they should endeavor to make farm life so attractive that their sons would remain on tbe farm: First, because of the great annual Increase in our population, which enlarges the demand every year for farm products; second, be cause the land has deteriorated and must be reclaimed and built up to a larger degree of productivity; third, because farm labor is getting scarce and hence larger crops must be grown on smaller areas of land and our farm boys must be brought up to know how to farm right and to want to stay on the farm. The model farmer he described as the one who makes an aboundant crop at the-least expense and wh oH2 markets that crop forxthe best price at the least cost. h? . Dr. Hill, In passing?- made a plea for the conservation of our forests. The United States, he said, is con suming its timber three times. - as fast as it Is growing. Germany once did. this hut saw her error and began to conserve her timber with tbe result, that today .that country grows timber at. the same -rate she nses It. - . . "Another plea made by the speak er was for more conveniences about the farm home. In this day of cheap gasoline engines and abund ant electric power there is no ex cuse for a farmer not hating many conveniences around the house to lighten the' burdens of the wives and mothers. ". v: '. Dr. - Hill's entire address was a1 Number of Matters Referred to Wa ter and Light committee ' Street i - Grades of Surveyor Cornwell Ao cepted TreasurerVN Quarterly ; Report Accepted Other Matte. The city council met - in ' regular )K monthly session for August at th : city hall Tuesday night and disposed, of the fallowings matters: VTr;'? ; ' 1. The matter of placing. a light o North Broad street at tbe intersec tion of Long avenue was referred to j the water and light committee with , power to act.. The matter of fur- nishing J. D. Ragan with lights, waar referred to the water and light com mittee for investigation and report. . The matter of placing water audi lights on North Falls street waa re- ' f erred to the water and light com- r mittee with power to act.. Tbe nat ter of allowing the United States, , government to connect the poatot flee property with the drainage new:' er was referred to the water 1 andt . : light committee for investigations and report. v ; v .;it Aldermen J. H. Separk and John . O. Rankin and City Attorney AC.!" Jones were constituted a committee1 to prescribe the duties of the'etty physician. fc The profile showing the grades off : the various streets of the city aa. surveyed and established hy Ctty V Surveyor S. C. Cornwell was adopted and the profile was ordered filed la. the city archives. t : ,-;..' : City Physician Anders" monthly v v. report was presented and accepted, v Treasurer John O. Rankin made "'' . his quarterly report and the same - ' was accented and ordered ouhlishedL J in one of the local papers. .The treasurer was authorized to borrow ? $3,000 with which to meet current , expenses. Bills amounting) to $1,182.94 I were referred to the finance eon mittee for payment. f': NEW STARS FOR FLAG. ; Senate Passes Bill Admitting Neva Mexico and Arizona to Statehood Nelson Amendment Defeated President May Use Veto. ' Washington, Aug. 8. The bill granting statehood to.. New Mexico, and Arizona, legislation that has been for many years the dream . 1 the people of these Territories, vast passed by the Senate tonight, 63 to 18, after . rejection of the Nelsoa amendment which proposed striking out of the Arizona constitution Its' judiciary recairpro vision. The bill as passed by the Senate differs only slightly from the Hons measure, and it is said may be un satisfactory to President Taft. Be has contended all along that he would be glad to sign the statehood bill if the Nelson amendment pre vailed, but that It was a grave anas-' tion whether he would be willing to . sign It if the amendment were de- ' feated, as it was 43 to 26. The In dications tonight are that the hill ; will become a law without his sig nature, -.t, rh, .Practically all of the debate est the bill centered around the Nelsoa. ', amendment. Even some v Senators who declared their opposition to the-; recall of Judges voted against the ; amendment .-on the ground that ' it the, people of Arizona desired recall ' as. part of their system of govern ment It was far them and not t for '. Congress to say whether they should have it. " V' -' ' 'y : The bill as passed compels Ari zona as a condition precedent to en try into the Union, to submit .'.the. recall proposition io the voters for ' flnaj decision as to whether It ahaU remain in their constitution.' . . New Mexico must vote on a prop- : sltion . embodied in the bill whjeh. N would tnake the constitution ot the State .easier of amendment. . . A tremendous decline in the eon- 4Y ditlon of crops, general throughout f the country and traceable to drought V- : and Intense heat, occurred during ;, the past month as Indicated by ot-. ,:, flcial - figures and estimates . made Wednesday , in the monthly crop re -port of the Department of Agrlcutt- -ure. The country mostly affected was westward from New York audi , Pennsylvania to the "Rockies, all the eorn and wheat country being sort -ously affected. The South, with the exception of North Carolina and! Virginia, fared better, having more - rains. . ' . . ' . Cabarrus county Is to - try aa as phaltbinder on macadam roads. The board of comlmssloners of that county at their meeting this week let a contract to the Indian Refining: Company for- the placing of its asphalt binder on five miles of the .' fine- stretch of macadam road froze - Concord. to Kannapolls. The work - Is to be begun within two weeks rushed, to completion. The coat 11.238 ner mile. - Tula road built three years ago' and is one of he finest stretches of road on the National Highway.. : Subscribe to The Gazette. thoughtful,' logical , T and convinclss's, plea for progress and he was gives. . a splendid hearing.; His visit to Gaston will undoubtedly -result la so small amount of good. s Following the addresses a susan-, '. uous dinner was spread on the loss Improvised tables under .the shaii of the trees and It was enjoyed a mensely by the large Crowd prer -S. The members of these- three Far- erT Union locals are. due the tha&,l3 fof all; for a most pleasant and prN I table day. ' , r