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THE GASTONIA GAZETTE PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVAJTCCfc VOL. XXXIV. GASTONIA, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1013. NO. 29w NEWS OF THE COUNTY DR. GRAHAM IS COMING GASTONIAN IS HONORED 6AST0NIANS IN FLOOD BY DIRECT ELECTION IN SOCIAL CIRCLES LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Newsy Letters from Gazette Corres pondents Here and There Over Good Old Gaston What Our Neighbors Are Doing in the Var ious Sections of the County Per sonal Mention of People You Know and Some You Don't Know. Long Shoals Items. LINCOLNTON, Route 6. April 10. There will be communion service at Bethel Lutheran church Sunday, April 13th. Rev. M. L. Carpenter left last week for Boone, where he has ac cepted a call as pastor. Misses Lizzie, Pearl and Venia Carpenter Bpent Sunday with Miss Ella Riser. Miss Lochie Withers left yester day to spend a few days in Gastonia visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Ransom Carpenter returned Tuesday from Alabama, where he spent several weeks with his aunt, Mrs. Georgia Alexander. While there he went to the Mississippi riv er to see the flood. The Sunday school started at Bethel church last Sunday with a large crowd In attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Klser and family and Mr. Frank Pasour and family spent Sunday with Mr. M. A. Carpenter. Lowell Locals. Correspondence of The Gazette. IX) WELL, April 10. Mr. D. A. Parker, an old Confederate soldier died at the Lowell Cotton Mill last Friday and was buried here Satur day evening. Mr. Parker's was a bout the first family that moved here when the mills were built a bout 12 years ago. lie was 77 years old and leaves two sons and four daughters, all married except one son and one daughter. Mr. S. M. Robinson and family and Mr. Linwood Kobinson have gone down to attend the Robinson Smith marriage at Liberty, P. C. Mr. C. B. Jenkins has bought htm a new Ford runabout. This makes seven owned by Ixiwelites. And just think back, a few years ago one of those best cars would have banK Tupted the whole town. My, but aren't we progressing? Prof, F. I. Hall come over Tues day and took the Lowell school fac ulty in his fine new touring car and gave them an all-day outing. Mr. D. W. Meacham is planting his cotton crop today. The school here will close Friday and Saturday nights, one night late on account of the silver wedding an niversary of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Gas ton. We are expecting a large crowd and hope we will have It, as we do not like empty benches even at a school concert. Mr. J. L. Thompson went down to Greenville, S. C, today. Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Hand spent Sunday In Towell. Lowell and Gastonia continue to 1eep up this swapping of marriage able younk folks. Only a few days ago Sir. Robert Terrell carried off one of our most attractive, young la dies. Miss Nellie Casblon. and from outward signs the end is not -t. NO. 20. PRIMARY CALLED. Citizens Executive Committee Ap points Saturday, April 10th, as Time for Naming Candidates for Municipal Officers. A primary for the purpose of se lecting candidates for the positions of mayor, aldermen and school com mitteemen will be held in the city hall on Saturday, April 19th, be tween the hours of 1 and 7 p. m. This ?s in accordance with a call is sued yesterday by the Citizens Ex ecutive Committee which met Wed nesday rght. At that time a nett tlon Blgned by 117 business men or 'he town was presented to the com mittee bsklng that a primary for this impose be called. Elsewhere In today s Gazette will be found tne official call. At the meeting Wednesday night an organization was perfected by rbo 1ection of Mr. R. B. Bablngton as chairman and Mr. F. L. Smyre as sec-e'aiy. Mr. V. E. Long was elected a member of the committee from- Wbid No. 1 in the place of Mr. C. J. Hubs, removed from town Messrs. V. H. Shuford and B. (J. Bradley were appointed as Judges for the primary and Messrs S. 3. Phufoid and W, W. Glenn as tales men. Any voter who is qualified to vote 5n the regular municipal elec tion on May 6 can vote in the pri mary. All the members of the com mittee were present except Mr. An drew E. Moore, who is absent from the city on business. As jet there have been no an nouncements for the municipal of fices except those of the incumbents "bat it seems altogether probable that a new ticket will appear in the field within the next two or three days. RECORDER'S COURT. f5at Three Hours on False Pretense Case This Mornlnsr Number of Cases Disposed of This Week. This morning's session of the re corder's court lasted about three hours, that period being consumed la the trial of the State against J. UNIVERSITY DEAN TO SPEAK HERE Dr. E. K. Graham, Dean of the Uni versity of North Carolina, to De liver Literary Address at Closing of City Schools May 4-5 Sermon by Rev. J. If. Henderlite Three Graduates. Gastonia's city Bchools will close tbe session of 1912-13 May 4th and 5th. Supt. Wray has been exceed ingly fortunate in securing Dr. E. K. Graham, of Chapel Hill, dean of the University of North Carolina, to de liver the annual literary address on Monday night, May r.th. Ur. Gra ham is one of the State's best-known educators and is in great demand as a commencement speaker. The commencement exercises will be ushered in by the annual sermon before the schools which will be de livered by Rev. .1. II. Henderlite, pastor of the First Presbyterian church on Sunday night, May 4tn. AT. of the pastors of the city ( hurdl es have been asked not to have their regular services on that night and ail of them have been invited to honor the occasion by having places on the rostrum with the minister who is to deliver the sermon. The 'members of the choirs of the various churches have been invited to assist with the music on that occasion. Following the address by Dr. Gra ham Monday night the graduating exercises will take place. The full graduates this year are Kennetn Lewis, Elma Rankin and Raymond Ratchford. Those who complete part of the course are Craig Groves and Major Whltesides. On next Saturday the teachers will conduit the Oral Story Contesr. This contest is to decide who is to get the beautiful gold medal offered j each year by the Torrence-Morris I Company for the best oral reproduc tion of a story. On Saturday the best pupil from ea h room will come to the Central si hool for the final contest, after having been declared first in a contest in his own room. In the three years of the county contests Gastonia si bonis have won three of the six events. No other school has won more than one event. Gastonia has won the declalmers medal twice and the debater's medal once. REGIMENTAL SHOOT. National Guard to Compete for Pri.es at Regimental Shoot at Camp Holland May flth, 7th and th Over 200 Expected to At tend Mr. A. G. Myers Commis sioned as Captain. The date for the annual ride shoot to be held at Camp Holland In this city has been fixed for May Cth, 7tn and Sth this year. Captain A. L. Bulwinkle, commanding officer of Company B, the local military com pany, is already busy with plans and preparations for making this the most successful of these annual gatherings yet held here. Participating In the cor.teFt will be twelve teams from various com panies of the First Regiment Infan try, two teams from the Fifth and Sixth Coast Artillery and two teams from the Lincolnton and Ashevilie cavalry troops. Troops A and Troop B. Each team will consist of nine men and an officer and altogether there will probably be about 200 members of the State Guard in at tendance. Of Interest In this connection Is the recent commissioning of -Mr. A. G. Myers, cashier of the Citizens Na tional Bank of this city, as a cap tain of the North Carolina National Guard. Mr. Myers was appointed on the staff of Quartermaster General L. B. Bristol, of Statesville, and his duties will ie in the disbursing de partment of the quartermaster gen eral's office. Mr. Myers will go to the encampment at Morehead as a disbursing officer. The annual encampment of the First Regiment will be held' at Camp Glenn, Morehead City, July 21 to 20th. All the members of Company "li" will go In a body as usual. Get one of The Gazette's dinner sets free. It's easy. II. Jollev, who was indicted on a charge of false pretense. The case was hard fought by the attorneys on both sides, the trial resulting in a verdict of not guilty. The only oth er case th ie morning was one against Star Brown, white, for being drunk. He wae fined $2.50 and the costs. Since Tuesday the following cases havo been disposed of: John Lawrence, colored, affray, fined $2.50 and costs. Henry Miller, colored, affray, 30 days on the roads. Van Dover, white, drunk and dis orderly, Judgment suspended on payment of costs. Bessie Dover, white, drunk and disorderly, judgment suspended on payment of costs. Virgle McKinney, white, retailing-, fined $10 and costs. George Short, white, retailing, fined $25 and costs. Robert Reinhardt, colored, larce ny, three months on the roads. A. J. Huff, white, drunk and dis orderly, fined $3.50 and costs. John Rockholdt, white, assault, fined $10 and costs. Sam Floyd, colored, assault, fined $10 and costs. COL ARMSTRONG IN MILL CIRCLES Col. C. B. Armstrong, of Gastonia, Chosen Member of Board of Gov ernors of American Cotton Manu facturers Association in Session at Washington This Week Mr. Stu art W. Cramer is President Be lieve Proposed Cotton Schedule In New Tariff Bill Would Work Great Injury. A Gastonian has again won hign honors, Col. C. B. Armstrong belnv, the ieclpient of a signal compliment yesterday at the hands of the Amer ican Cotton Manufacturers Associa tion in session at Washington when he was chosen a member of tne board of directors. Another man who Is greatly Interested in Gasto nia's chief industry was chosen pres ule-nt of that organization In the per son of Mr. Stuart W. Cramer, or Charlotte, president of the Loray Mill, of this city. His friends are congratulating Colonel Armstrong on this unsought evidence of esteem and confidence which his fellow manufacturers of America have bestowed upon him. That he is a thorough-going mill man and is as conversant with con ditions in the cotton goods in d.isiry as any man in the South, per haps, is a matter of common knowl edge and it is by no means surpris ing that bis associates have thus rec ognized him. Col. Armstrong is at the head or the Dunn, Clara and Armstrong mills of this city and the Monartn Mills at Dallas and is more or les. directly interested in other enter prises. He has served the county a a sheriff, the town as mayor, the State as a member of the Governor's staff and in all the positions he has held has made good. The following Associated Press dispatch from Washington appeared in yesterday afternoon's papers: The final session of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association ended today with the election of of I'ners. The nominations committee, appointed on the lirst day of the con vention, has prepared a slate. Reports of the secretary and treasurer and of t ho committee on resolutions and the committee on tariff and other legislation were read. The following officers and mem bers of the board of governors were elected : President, S. W. Cramer, of Char lotte, N. ('.; vice president, T. L. Hickman, Augusta, Ga.; secretary and treasurer, C. B. Bryant, Char lotte, N. C. The new board members are: G. H. Lanier. Georgia; F. E. Calloway, Georgia; J. D. Hammett, South Car olina: A. A. Thompson, North Caro lina; Scott Maxwell, Alabama; Ar thur R. Sharp, Massachusetts, and C. B. Armstrong, North Carolina. During the discussion of the pro posed reduction in cotton tariff rates, Retiring President Erwin took issue with Secretary Redfield, who de clared that if the cotton industry needed protection, its members "would be industrial cowards." Mr. Erwin declared that Secreta ry Redfield knew little or nothing regarding the cotton Industry and that he would not have made bis remark if he had been familiar with conditions. "I am satisfied," continued Mr. Erwin, "that President Wilson will insist that certain measures be en acted in conformity with party pledges, possibly free wool, free steel and free sugar. But I have never seen any pledge regarding free or nearly free cotton. If there had been such a party pledge, Mr. Wil son would not be President of the United States today." The report of the committee on tariff declared that if the proposed tariff op cotton becomes law, it will "do iirepaiable Injury to the Indus try because a condition of depres sion in cotton manufacturing that will be appalling." TEACHERS MET. Pertinent Topics Dicussed by Gaston Educators at Meeting Here Ijist Saturday. The monthly meeting of the Gas tonia township public school teach ers was held at Central graded school, Saturday, April 5th. Miss Carrie Roddy discussed "Indoor Games for Children"; Prof. W. P. Grler, "Outdoor Games and Athle tics"; Miss Louise Yeadon, "Nature Study": Miss Eleanor Reid gave a recitation. Miss Pearl Gallant pre sided over a round table discussion at which quite a number of questions were answered. All the teachers of Gaston county had been Invited to meet with us and quite a number from all the other townships were present. Supt. F. P. Hall outlined the new school legislation. He then called on the presidents of the various township associations to report for the year now closing. Supt. D. C. Johnson responded for Crowders Vounraln township, Supt. H. S. Moseby for Cherryville township, Supt. M. S. Beam for Dallas town ship, Supt. Ray Funderburk for River Btnd township, Supt. H. A. vjucry. for South Point townshtp, Supt. J. b. Wray for Gastonia town shir. ' The officers of the various town ship associations were requested to serve until Mrst meeting next fall. JOHN P. BRADLEY, See. WERE MAROONED FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK Messrs. Mack and Forest Cloninger, of Dallas, Went to Illinois to Stay But When the Hoods Came They He.uled Pack Home Were ! rooncd Whole Week at Richmond, Ind. Some of the Things They Kxperienctd Enroute Home. Gaston county had at least twj natives who were eye witnesses or the havoc and devastation wrought by the storms and floods in tne .Middle West within the past two or thiee weeks end who were them selves u;ai'ooned for a whole ween In an Indiana town. They were -Mr. Mack L. Cloninger, son of "Big An dy" Clonlngci, and Mr. Forest Clon inger, eon of "Little Andy" Clonln ger, both of whom reside near Dal las. The young men landed back in Gaston last Saturday night, tho 5tn, and do not .or.ceal their pleasure at escaping with their lives and living to see again the sunny skies and In viting hills cT the Old North Stats. They were In Gastonia yesterday af ternoon and t.t The Gazette man Mr. Mack Cloninger gave a running account of their trip which will prove, interesting reading to our sub scribers. He said: "We left Gastonia March 14th for Illinois where it was our Intention to go to work on the farm. After arriving at Wu'nut, Ills., we went t,o work in the ccuntry six miles from that town and worked one week. We were in the Green River Valley and liked it first rate. When the rlver3 began to rib however, and reports began coming in from tne flooded districts we ilei ided to return n North Carolina. We went to Chlca uo and started ftoni there home. Tho first place we stopped was I.ogans port, Ind., where the water was then up in the streets and where a few days later considerable damage re sulted. We left l.ogansport headed for Richmond. Ind., but when we got within 1 'i miles of that place our train was halted five or six hours be cause of water over the tracks and damage to a trestle. We finally got to Richmond and were compelled to stay there one week on account of the water. The town itself did not suffer very much but railroad tracks were under water and we could not get away. After a week's waiting we started for Cincinnati. We got safely as far as Camden, Ohio. Leav ing that town our train had gone on ly a mile when we encountered a gap caused by the washing away of a trestle. We left the train and. shouldering our suit cases, walked a mile. Securing a hack we rode about five miles and caught a work train at Hamilton, Ohio. From there we managed to get to Cincin nati all right. "After spending a day or so tn Cincinnati, where the water was also pretty high, being up In some of the streets, we crossed the Ohio river to Ludlow, Ky., where my brother, B. A. Cloninger, lives. The river at this point, or rather at Cincinnati, was 69.8 feet, the highest it has been 6ince 1 S S 4. We stayed with my brother two days and thre nights and left for Gastonia, coming via Nashville, Chattanooga, Ashe ville and Spartanburg, reaching here on No. 40 Saturday night. "At Hamilton. Ohio, many people were drowned and they were using the court house as a morgue, many dead bodies being placed there awaiting Identification. "Along the line, until we lett Ludlow, we saw houses which had been washed from their foundations ana many of them had been carried some distance. We saw the dead bodies of many cows, horses and ether animals which lost their lives In the floods. "Just before we left Walnut, Ills., ihe Blorni which did considerable damage at Omaha, Chicago and else where gave us a sideswipe and con siderable damatre was done to prop erty, though no lives were lost "We aie glad to be back in go.-1 .!;! North Carolina. Some otiT time v. o r.iay go back to that co in try bnt excuse mo when tho wa'- ,h his!1 rs- it was when wo ver :h"-e Y. e were glad to get away without being injured." Play Next Friday. On Friday evening, April IRth. tHe pri nary department of the Central g-ar,ed school will present "?no White" In the auditorium. The puD iic Is invited to be present. Presbytery at Charlotte. The spring meeting of the First Presbytery of the Associate Re formed Presbyterian Church wil' he held at Villa Heights church, Char lotte, of which Rev. E. G. Carson is pastor, beginning at 11 a. m. Satur day, April 26th. !rotracted Meeting. A very successful rrotracted rrrfr ".ig I& boii.g conducted this we? - pt West End Methodist church by Rev. Scott L. Owen, of New Ixndon. Services are being conducted every n'aht it 7:30 o'clock and will pr us ably continue through next wcev. On Sunday morning at 11 o'clocK Rer. Mr. Owen will preach on 'Heaven." Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock Rev. J. E. Abernethy, pastor of Main Street Methodist churcn, will preach on "The Tragedy of 3In, and there will be preaching at nignt by Rev. a. L, Owen.. THE PEOBLE WILL CHOOSE SENATORS Ratification Tuesday hy Connecti cut of Proposed Seventeenth Amendment to Constitution of the United States Assures Direct Elec tion of Senators by the People in the Future Secretary Bryan to Announce Final Ratification. Washington, D. C, April 8. Di rect election of United States sena tors by the people was authorized and made compulsory today when the Connecticut legislature ratified the constitutional amendment sub mitted by Congress less than a year ago. Ratification already had been given by 3 5 States. The Bltuatlon that results through out the country where many legisla tures have adjourned until 1915 is such as to leave confusion In the minds of members of tho senate, as to how the early steps toward direct election of senators will be carried out. While the proclamation of the sec retary of state announcing final rar iflcation of the amendment by 36 States is required by law, Senators Bristow and Borah, leaders In the direct elections fight In Congress, ex pressed the opinion today that the amendment is for all practical pur poses now a part of the constitution. "Any man who may be elected to the senate hereafter must be elected directly," said Senator Borah. The new enactment gives to the State legislatures, however, the right to prescribe the methods for elect ing senators. Many legislatures have adjourn'ed and will not recon vene until early In 191 r,, a few weeks before the terms of over 2T) senators expire. It Is stated that In many states tho legislatures will adopt the plan authorized In the new amendment and direct the gov ernors to aopoint senators tempor arily, until the people can elect men at regularly called elections. Special sessions of the legislatures will be urged in many States, so that the necessary laws can be passed before the general elections of 1911. In some States action has already been taken or will be before the legisla tures end their present sessions, au thorizing the people to vote for sen ators at next vear's election. The choice of a senator in Mary land for the place now held hy Sena tor Jackson, would have been made by the legislature next year tinder the old system. A special session of the Maryland legislature would be necessary to provide laws by which a popular election could occur next year. In the opinion of members of the senate no successor can be appoint ed by the governor under the new provision when Senator Jackson's term expires unless the legislature shall have especially directed such action. For more than sixty years propo sals have been made to change the constitution so as to provide for the direct election of senators. It was not, however, until June 24, 1911, that the senate was induced for the first time In its history to give Its consent to the change. On that day It voted to submit to the states the proposed amendment. The resolu tion to submit had already passed the House in a somewhat different form. Before adjournment of the session, both houses agreed to the language to be employed, and the resolution was deposited with the secretary of State May 1 fi. 1912, for distribution among the States. THE FIRST THEORY. The original theory In establish ing the choice of senators was that they represented the states, where as the members of the house repre sented the people of their districts. It was because of this theory of the state as a unit that all states, large and small, were given equal repre sentation In the senate, Rhode Isl and having the same number as New York or Pennsylvania. , In the theo ry of the constitution framers this entity of the state was thus made more distinct under the federal sys tem, and the state legislature was re garded as the suitable medium for expressing this state entity. Iter it was contended that state entity would still be preserved if the peo ple of the entire state, instead of the legislature, chose tho senators, and this view has now been accepted as the basis of the new system. In 1S2fi the first action was taken in congress looking to a change. In that year Representative Stoors, or New York, Introduced a resolution making senators elective by the peo ple. Another resolution of similar import was Introduced bv Represen tative Wright, of Ohio, in 1S29. In 1850 Senator Clemens, of Alabama, Introduced the first senatorial direct election resolution in the senate. Nothing Resulted from these move ments. It was Andrew Johnson who re vived congressional agitation for the direct election of senators. As a member of the house of represen tatives, he Introduced two resolu tions for the change, and in 1860 re newed the agitation as a member or the senate. In 1868, as president, he sent a special message to con gress advocating the measure, and then repeated his recommendations in his annual message. The snblect was revived In 1873, 1876, 1886 and 1888. bnt without success. In 1893 the house agreed to the proposition, as It did in the succeeding congress, and still again LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD MRS. HOLLAND'S VISITORS. Mrs. J. Mack Holland is expect ing her grandmother, Mrs. Alice M. Council), of Hickory, to arrive thn afternoon to be her guest for soma time. Miss Marie Hardin, of falls bury, will also arrive this afternoon to be Mrs. Holland's guest for sev eral days. COMPLIMENTARY TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB. Invitations reading as follows) were Imbued yesterday: Mrs. Burke Hubert Parker Mrs. Millard Fred Klrby, Jr. will receive Tuesday afternoon, April fifteenth five to six 210 West Second avenue TuesJay Afternoon Club. U. C. CLUB WITH MRS. BALTHIS. The U. C. Club was entertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. William; L. Balthl8 at her home on Chester btreet. Character sketches of Jams Lane Allen, John Fox, Jr., and John Trotwood Moore were read by Miss) Ragan, Miss Pursley and Mrs. Tlm berlake. Selections from the writ ings of these authors were also read as a part of the program. Mrs. H. C. Metcalf. of lyockport, N. Y.. was the guest, of honor. The hostess, Mrs. W. L. Balthis and Mrs. B. H. Parker were elected delegates to the State Federation of Women's Club which Is to meet at Newbern in May. Sixteen Companies of North Carolina MRS. WOLTZ ENTERTAINS. At her home on South Broad street Wednesday afternoon Mrs. A. E. Woltz entertained a number of her friends at a most pleasant Pro gressive Trail party. There were five tables and the score was kept by little MIsb Elizabeth Woltz. After the game a delicious salad course and coffeo and cakes were served, the hostess being assisted by Mrs. Rufus M. Johnston and Mrs. A. Q. Mangtim. The house was beautiful ly decorated in violets and Iris, the score cards also being hand-painted violets. Mrs. H. C. Metcalf, of Iockport, N. Y., and Mrs. J. W. Moore, of Spencer Mountain, were guests from out of the city. MISS BOYCE'S GRADUATING RECITAL. Invitations have been received here to the graduating recital in pi ano of Miss Lucy Boyce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Boyce, of Gasto nia, which Is to take place at tho Presbyterian College Conservatory of Music, Charlotte, on Monday ev ening, April 14th, at 8:30 o'clock. She Is to be assisted by Mr. Erskine Boyce, of Gastonia, as violinist, and Miss Lillian Atkins, of Gastonia, as) accompanist. The program Is as follows: Piano fa) Prelude and Fugue (Bach): (b) Sonata in F. Minor, Op. 2 (Beethoven). Violin, Legende ( Wlenlawski), Ersklne Boyce. Piano (a) Norwegian War Dance, (b) Bird's Song, (c) Bwarf Dance (Neil pert); (d) Etude in T Flat (Pirkhert). (e) Staccato Caprice ( Vogrich ) . Violin, Mazurka de Concert (Ovlda Musin), Erskino Boyce. Piano, Rlgoletto Paraphrase (Verdi-Liszt). MUSIC CLUB WITH MRS. JONES. The regular meeting of the Music Club for April will be held next Wednesday afternoon at -3:30 o'clock with Mrs. A. C. Jones at her residence on Dallas street. The top ic for study Is "Rubinstein," and the program Is as follows: Chorus, "Melody In F". Round Table Discussion, led hy Mrs W. L. Balthis. Instrumental Solo, Mrs. A. C. Jones. Voral Duet, Mrs. B. H. Parker and ilss Ix)wry Shuford. Im-'n'mental Duet, "Meloly In F". Vis.-,rs Gallant and Pnrsl2 Vr-'al Duet, Mesdames Rut.er and B'lfon. Vc-al Quartette, Mesdames Vor rls. Lewfs Balthis, Rankin and Hol land. Instrumental Solo, Mrs. F. D. Bat 1 ley. Vocal Solo, Miss Marie Torrenr. Violin olo. Miss Lillian Attln Vocal Duet. Mrs. II. B. Moore and Miss Jane Morris. Chorus Fractlce. City Council Meeting. Only routine matters were dis posed of Iiy the city council at Its. regular mcnlhly meeting for April, Tuesday night. J. R. Johnson was. relieved of tax on $300 solvent cred its discovered to be insolvent. City Physician Anders report for th month of March was read arid re ceived. Bills amounting to $2,879. 86 were referred to the finance com mittee together with paid accounts amounting to $6,603.24 for then approval. The water and light com mittee was authorized to purphase necessary pumping machinery for the Long Creek pumping station. inlS98. 1900 and 1902. The pro posed change on none of these oe- casions won a favorable report from' committees in the senate.