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GASTONH, N. C. FRIDAY A FTKIIXOOX, A PHIL 18. 1913.
NO. 31.
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THE SALARY QUESTION'.
An Interesting Article Showing
About What Salaries Other Towns
Pay Their Officers Citizens of
Lexington Interested in the Mat
ter. Lexington Dispatctifl6th.
The board of aldermen held a very
interesting session Monday night.
The livest topic before the board
was the discussion of Aldeman Hed
rick's resolution providing that the
salary of the mayor be reduced from
5500 per year to $250, provided that
lu the future the mayor is chairman
of the street committee and person
ally superintends street work, and
also providing a reduction in the sal
aries of aldermen from $40 per year
to $30 per year.
Alderman Hedrick, in stating his
position, said that he was opposed as
a citizen and as a tax payer to pay
ing the mayor $500 per year. He
culled attention to the establishment
cf the recorder's court and showed
-that since the administration of Jus
tice Is no longer in the hands of tne
mayor, his duties are almost noth
ing. He made the statement that
the mayor had no more to do than
an alderman and Mayor Moyer broke
4n at this point to say that the may
or really did not have as much lo
lo as an alderman.
Mr. Hedrick then took up tti?
question of aldernianic salaries and
taid that $4 0 per year is too much
to pay. With an average of flfteon
meetings per year this is a little leoS
than $3 per meeting. Statesvll'ie.
with an income twice as big as Iex
ingtons. pays her aldermen $24 per
year. Asheboro pays her aldermen
$12 per year, and her mayor $101.
Alderman Charles Young. candi
date for mayor, here broke into the
discussion, oposing the resolution
with mieht and main. He said thai
the resolution was unjust, unfair am!
elrish s.ik! a re'lection on the Int. -llgpnce
of the coming board of al
cVnnen. He said that he was Oj
nosing it rot because he was a can
didate for mayor and hoped for erec
tion nut from the "principle of Cic
thin':."
Then he took a fall out of the
mayors of the past, alleging thar
there are many things a mayor can
flo that, have not been done, that
would add grr.uiy to his duties,
muting that tberp was property no:
on the tfx 1).). i:s that, ought to he
on and other irconalitles. At this
point he brought down upon his
1'ind several very pointed inquiries
from Mayor Moyer and Alderman
Hedrick, who wanted to know why
there Is property in Lexington nor
on the tax books and how come the
tax lister had not attended to all
such cases.
Mr. Young, by virtue of his posi
tion as clerk of the board for the
last four years, has been tax-lister
and the inquiries were pertinent and
timely. He said that he had done
all that lay In his power to get prop
erty properly listed and had placed
on the books hundreds of dollars
worfh of property that had never
been listed and had always checked
bis books against those of the coun
ty. Alderman McCrary said he ravor
ed the resolution. He believed that
the mayor should draw the same sal
ary as an alderman unless he ac
cepted the plac of chairman of the
street committee. He presented a
-substitute resolution stating that it
was the sense of the present board
that the changes in salary as sug
gested by Mr. Hedrick should le
made and leaving it up to the next
board. This met with the approval
of Mr. Young and was passed by
unanimous vote. "
During the course of the debate
Alderman Hedrick took occasion to
swat theman who started the re
port that he was drawing $300 per
year as treasurer of the town. He
stated that his salary as treasurer
was $50 per year, as It always had
been. His salary as alderman Is $40
per year and that is all he draws.
When the present board took charge
he found that the town had been
paying $300 per year for bookkeep
ing. He found that he could make
a saving for the town and he got
the board to let the work to J. F.
Deaderick, whose bid was $250 per
year.
Danville, Va., went "dry" Tues
day by a majority of 68 in the larg
est vote ever cast In such an elec
tion in the city.
vThe four-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ellis, of Smith
field, was burned to death Tuesday
when her clothing caught from a
fire under a washpot in the yard.
In a Democratic primary held in
the. First District of 5outh Carolina
Tuesday R. S. Whaley, of Charles
ton, was nominated to succeed the
late George S. Legare as represent
ative in the United States Congress.
Miss' Isabell Simmons, daughter
of Senator and Mrs. F. M. Sim
mons, was married Wednesday af
ternoon to Dr., J. Patterson, of
Newbern, at Christ Episcopal
Church in Newbern.
Ty Cobb, the famous baseball
player, was suspended Wednesday
from membership In the American
Baseball League by President' Navtn
on account of Cobb's failure to ac
cept the terms of the 1913 contract
offered him by the Detroit team.
Jersey City, N. J., on Tuesday vo
ted to adopt a commission form l of
government favorea by Woodrow
Wilson when Governor. The prop
osition carried by a nfajorlty of 4,
000. Jersey City Is Ihe first large
municipality in the East to adopt
the commission form, which is stead
ily growing In favor In the West.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. J. L. Ferguson left yester
day for Greenville, S. C, to spend
several days with relatives there.
Mr. J.' L. Ferguson, the Ga
zette's efficient linotype operator,
was called to Greenville, 3. C, Wed
nesday on account of the illness or
his mother, who has been visiting
relatives there. He returned yes
terday, his mother being some bet
ter. The Gazette is informed that
the firm of G. M. Gullick Co., of Bel
mont, is one of the largest shippers
of fertilizer in this section. In ad
dition to shipping it in large quanti
ties to various points in Gaston and
York counties, they recently shipped
a lot to a customer in the State of
Arkansas.
Mr. W. B. Morris, of the firm
of Torrence-Morris Company, jewel
ers, spent Wednesday and yesterday
in Durham at a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the North Caro
lina Retail Jewelers Association,
preparing the program for the an
nual meeting of the Association
which is to be held In Wilmington
on June 24th. Mr. Morris is secre
tary of the association.
The many friends of Mrs. J. R.
Fayssoux, who underwent a serious
operation Monday at the hospital of
the Doctors Mayo at Rochester,
Minn., will be glad to learn that sne
stood the operation well and is re
covering in a very satisfactory man
ner. She was accompanied by Or.
L. N. Glenn, who will remain ar
Rochester some time for a speelaj
course of lectures.
The Kings Mountain Herald
states that Rev. B. A. 'ulp, pastor
of Grace M. K. Churcn at that place,
closed a most successful revival
meeting Sunday night at Mountain
View chapel. There were more than
fifty conversions and at the close of
the- meeting a society of the M. K.
Church was organized. Rev. Mr.
Culp was formerly pastor of Hie
Vcs,t Airline avenue M. K. Church
here.
Auction Sale ToOlorrow.
At 1:.10 o'clock tomorrow after
noon there will bo an auction sale
of lots in Wst Gatsopia near the
Gray Mill. This property belonirs to
Mr.'.T. White Ware and the sale is to
bo conducted by the Southern Real
ty & Auction Company, of Greens
boro, of which Mr. K. M. Andrews Is
manager.
TO Ml
: r AT BESSEMER.
district Meeting of Kni'lits of Pyth
ias for the Tenth DiMiict to Me
Held Xevt Monday t Bessemer
City.
Representatives of the various
lodges of the Knights of Pythias In
this, the tenth district, will meet
with Whetstone Ixulge No. 103 In
Ressemer City next Monday after
noon and night, April 21st, for their
semi-annual district meeting. There
will probably be a large number of
Gastonia Knights who will go over
on the noon train and take in botn
the afternoon and night sessions,
and the occasion promises to be a
very enjoyable one for all who at
tend. The program for the occasion is
as follows:
Organization, J. H. Kennedy, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Chancellor.
Address of Welcome, S. J. Dur
ham, Chancellor Commander Whet
stone IOdge.
Response, A. G. Mangum, Gasto
nia Lodge N'o. 53.
Reports of Lodges in District.
New Business.
Good of the Order.
Demonstrating Secret Work.
Second Rank Conferred (Live
Candidate).
At 6:30 p. m., Refreshments.
At 7:30 o'clock public meeting in
opera house when short addresses
will be made by Mr. S. J. Durham,
Prof. J. B. Baird and Dr. D. A. Gar
rison. The numbers on the program
will be interspersed with music.
The tenth district is composed of
the following lodges: Gastonia No.
53; Whetstone Lodge No. 103, Bes
semer City; Kings Mountain Lodge
No. 94. Kings Mountain: Mt. Holly
Lodge No. 68, Mt. Holly; Rathbone
Lodge No. 37, Charlotte; Mecklen
burg Lodge No. 90, Charlotte; Char
lotte Lodge No. 83, Charlotte; Mat
thews Lodge No. 77, Matthews. It
is expected that a large number of
Knights will be In attendance.
Isn't this a jolt for justice-loving
people: A dispatch from Asheville
yesterday states that two medical
experts are to examine W. E. Breese.
Sr., the convicted bank wrecker of
Asheville, to ascertain whether he
is physically able to stand the Im
prisonment in a Federal penitentia
ry to which he has been sentenced
by the highest court in the land af
ter a fifteen-vears fight to save him
self. Even the trieks and technical
ities of the smartest lawyers have
proved of no avail in securing h!s
acqultal on the charge of wrecking
the bank of which he was president
and incidentally ruining the fortunes
and lives of many people. He has
been declared guilty by the courts
from the lowest to the highest. Then
why should he go free; even if he
isn't able physically to stand the im
prisonment? If he had been a com
mon thief and had stolen a suit of
clothes to warm his body or a ham
to satisfy a gnawing hunger he would
long ago have been behind the bars,
well or unwell. It is instances oi I
this kind that almost make a Ilberty-and-ju8tice-loving
American lose
heart and also confidence in our institutions.
I LOCAL ITEMS
THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
Personal Items About Gaston Folk
and their Friends Short Item
About Peonle and Things That Ar
of Interest to Gazette Reader
Condensed for The' Convenience
Have you muzzled your dog?
Mr. G. M. Gullick, of Belmont,
was a business visitor in the city
this morning.
Mrs. E. N. Hahn is spending
some time in Lenoir as the guest or
her sister, Mrs. W. L. Minish.
Mrs. M. C. Thorn will leave to
morrow on a visit to friends at
Greenville and Piedmont, S. C.
Gastonia Lodge No. 369, A. F.
& A. M., will hold regular meeting
tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Andrew K. Moore returned
this morning from a business trip
to New York and other northern
cities.
Mrs. A. L. Perdue left Wednes
day afternoon for Lincolnton, where
she is spending a few days with her
son, Mr. French Perdue.
Miss Ola llerron, of Charlotte,
arrived yr-s'erd-iy to spend a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. .S A. Robin
son. Registration books for the city
election will be open for four Satur
days ending May 3rd at the City
Hall. Mr. E. II. Rankin Is registrar.
Messrs. W. P. Boyd and W. W.
Boyd, of the Point section of York
county, were among Wednesday's
business visitors in Gastonia.
Miss May Withers of the Cen
tral School faculty, has as her guesr
this week her sister, Miss Gene Witn
ers. of Lillington.
Mr. Hampton Charles, of Lin
colnton, spent Tuesday night in (Tie
city as the guest of Mr. George IV
Mason.
Mr. Kenneth Todd returned
Wednesday from Hot Springs, Ark.,
wherXhe spent several weeks taMnc
treatment for rheumatism. He ts
very much improved.
There are five prisoners In the
county jail awaiting trial at the May
term of Superior court, which con
venes on May 10th. Four of these
are colored and one white.
Mr. E. .1. Marvin, who has been
spending the winter here with his
son, Mr. G. H. Marvin, of the Coca
Cola Bottling Company, left Wednes
day for hir, home at Saranac, N. Y.
Several dogs have been taken
up and shot since the new muzzle
ordinance went into effect Tuesday
morning. The law is being enforced
as it should be.
Mr. Charles M. Glenn, of Rich
mond, Va., is in the city today shak
ing hands with old friends. Mr.
Glenn is a former Gastonian and has
many friends in the city who are
glad to see him.
At 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon the Aderholdt lands near
(.'rouse will be re-sold at auction. An
nouncement of this sale has appear
ed in several former issues of Tne
Gazette.
The baseball team of the Gas
tonia High School is playing at
Yorkville tr.!s afternoon against the
crkvilie Wish School team, the
ramc havn; been called at four
" : ( k on tiio school grounds at
York viile.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Utley, or
Apex, are spending a few days In
the city as the guests of their daugh
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H.
H. Parker, at their home on West
Second avenue. -'
Miss Marie Hardin, of Salisbury,
arrived Wednesday and is the guest
of Mrs. C. K. Marshall. She will
be here for several days. Miss Har
din formerly lived in Gastonia and
has a large number of friends in the
city who are delighted to see her.
The protracted meeting which
is being conducted this week at
West End Methodist church by Rev.
Scott L. Owen, of New London, has
been quite well attended and much
interest has been manifested in the
services. The meeting will continue
through next Sunday.
We are requested to announce
that Rev. D. H. Reinhardt, pastor of
Beskemer City circuit, will preach at
Tates Chapel next Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. This is aspecial ap
pointment, Mr. Tate's regular day at
Tate's Chapel being the first Sunday
in each month.
--Mrs. H. C. Metcalf, of LocK
port, N. Y., who has been the guest
for several weeks of her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Balthis, left this morning for
Charlotte, where she will visit
friends before returning to her
home.
Mrs. H. G. Bassett, of Asheville,
who is spending some time with
friends in Charlotte, spent Thursday
afternoon here as the guest of Mrs.
B. E. Atkins. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Ed F. Wolfe, of Charlotte,
who was the guest while here of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Baber.
There were only two cases in
recorder's court yesterday morning.
Mr, F. L. Wilson and Mr. Sam Corn
well were before the court on
charges of violating the new ordi
nance prohibiting owners of dogs
from letting these animals run loose
unmuzzled,
Judgment was sus-
suspended In both cases. Warrants
were issued this morning for one or
two other dog owners on the same
charge. " J
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PRIMARY IS TO-MORROW
TWO TICKETS ARE IN THE FIELD
Voters of City of Gastonia Will
Choose Men to Govern Them for
Next Two Years Executive Com
mlttee Turns Down Request for
Boxes in East and West Gastonia
All Voting at City Hall Hours
w a. ji. to 7 1'. M. Herorm or
Progressive Ticket Apparently
Strongly in the Lead.
Between the hours of 9 a. m. and
7 p. m. tomorrow the qualified vot
ers of the city of Gastonia will
choose the men who are to govern
them for the next two years. A prl
mary was called for this purpose by
the properly constituted body and
its decision will, as usual, settle the
matter. The municipal election on
May 6th will simply ratify the choice
made in tomorrow's primary.
All voting will be odne at the city
hall. At a meeting of the Citizens
Executive committee last night petl
tions were presented signed by near
ly 300 voters asking that boxes Tor
voting in this primary be established
at the Ixray, In West Gastonia, and
in East Gastonia. The committee
voted to refuse the request but
changed the hours for voting at the
city hall to" 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. In
stead of from 1 p. m. to 7 p. m. as
previously decided upon and formal
notice to this effect will be found
elsewhere in this Issue of The Ga
zette.
THE TICKETS.
There are two tickets in the field
The first given below is composed
of the present mayor and board of
aldermen and the second Is a new
"reform" or "progressive" ticket
composed of an entirely new set To
men :
For Mayor Thomas L. Craig.
For Aldermen:
Ward 1 .1. O. White.
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
2-S. M. Morris.
3 A . B. Elliott.
4 C. L. Chandler.
". A. M. Dixon.
Ward 6
Ward 7-
.1. H. Separk.
J. O. Rankin.
The new ticket is as fellows:
For Mayor--4'. B. Armstrong.
For Aldermen :
Ward 1 V. E. Long.
Wnrd
Ward
.1. L. Heal.
S. Settlemeyer.
Ward 4 T. M. McEntlre.
Ward "i A . E. Moore.
Ward 6 S. 3. Shuford.
Ward 7 Marshall Dilling.
As yet wo have seen no school
hoard slated. The Gazette Is in
formed on the best of authority
that Mr. .1. P. Reld In the seventh
ward and Mr. S. N. fioyce In the
fifth ward, members of the present
school board, have declined to stand
for re-election. It Is understood
that in ward five Dr. D. A. Garrison
has been suggested by a large num
ber of the voters In that ward to
stand for election to succeed Mr.
Boyce and that he has agreed to do
so. In ward seven Mr. A. E. Woltz,
of the local bar and who was for a
number of years eneaeed In public
school work as a teacher and prin
cipal. Is beinc strongly talked of to
succeed Mr. Reid. If any changes
are contemplated on the school board
In the other wards The Gazette has
not learned of them.
NEW TICKET LEADS.
The general concensus of opinion,
so far as The Gazette is able to judge
is undoubtedly that the new ticket
is strongly in the lead and that It
will be electM by a large majority.
Its' platform, published In Tuesday's
Gazette and republished again to
day, has won friends on every hand.
Its nledge of publicity, economy and
efficiency has found great favor with
the people. In the advertisement
appearing on the first page of to
day's Gazette from the Publicity
Committee of the new ticket also
pledges the new board. If elected, to
place in the hands of the people
copies of the new charter, which was
nased by the recent General Assem
bly a!
never
hlv and which has. up to this time.
been put before the people
either in pamphlet form or in the
newspapers. Of the planks in the
reform platform, that one pledging
the board to conduct open meetings
is perhaps the most popular, as It
apparently appeals to a very large
majority of the people.
BESSEMER BRIEFS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BESSEMER CITY. April IS.
The town today voted on the matter
of Issuing bonds for the purpose of
school improvements. Polls opened
this morning at 8 o'clock and closed
this afternoon. When the votes
were counted there were found to be
152 favoring and 23 against the Is
sue. Believing the bond issue would
carry, the committee, seeing that It
would be necessary to vote a school
tax, prepared a ticket and the school
tax vote stood 148 for and 23 a
gainst. The site for the new building will
be selected at a mass-meeting, to be
held Wednesday night.
Rev. Mr. Helms, pastor of the
Baptist Church. Is being assisted In
a protracted meeting by Rev. Mr.
Pruitt, of Charlotte. The meeting
will run at least one week.
IN SOCIAL CIRCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
LINEN SHOWER
Vim MISS Hit VAN.
Mrs. B. W. Craig will give a linen
shower tomorrow afternoon from 3
to 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs. L.
C. Davis on East Main avenue In
honor of Miss Eunice Bryan, of the
Central graded school, whose mar
riage to Mr. W. Y. Warren has been
announced to take place in June.
IN HONOR
OF VISITING LADIES.
At her home on South Oakland
street Tuesday night Miss Katherlne
Mason gave an informal entertain
ment, Inviting a number of her
young friends to meet Miss Hattie
Lou Littlejohn, of Gaffney, S. "C.
and Miss Inez McCraw, of Spartan
burg, S. C, who. were her house
guests Tuesday and Wednesday. The
evening was very greatly enjoyed by
all present.
IN HONOR OF
BRIDE AM) GROOM.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Robinson
gave a dinner at their home In
Lowell last evening in honor of Mr.
Colt M. Robinson and his bride, who
returned Wednesday night from
New Orleans, where they went on a
bridal trip following their marriage
at liberty, S. C on Wednesday of
last week. Among the out-of-town
guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Balthis and Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Rankin, of Gastonia and Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Hand.
FRIENDLY MATRONS
WITH MRS. Dl'RII AM.
From four to six o'clock yester
day afternoon Mrs. S. J. Durham
gave a most enjoyable reception at
the home of Mrs. W. L. Balthis on
Chester street In honor of the
Friendly Matrons Club and a num
ber of guests from out of the city.
Assisting Mrs. Durham were Mrs.
D. A. Garrison and Mrs. Walter
Rainsaur, who received the guests
at the door and Mrs. W. L. Balthis
who presented the guestR to the re
ceiving line in the parlor. In the
receiving line were the hostesR, the
members of the Friendly Matrons
Club, Mrs. W. R. Odcll and Miss
Branson, of Concord, Miss Grlpple
and Miss Wright, of Durham,
Mrs. D. C. Johnson, of Bessemer
City, and Mrs. Metcalf, of Lockport,
N.. Y. After being presented to trie
receiving line the guests were shown
Into the dining room by Mrs. J. K.
Dixon, Mrs. J. J. Simpson and Miss
lxwry Shuford. Delicious refresh
ments were served In the dining
room by Mrs. E. W. Gilliam, Mrs. F.
P. Rockett and Misses Ruth Knight,
Lottie Blake and Lillian Watson.
Punch was served In the hall by Mrs.
Stella Scofield, Miss Maud Wllklns
and Miss Katherlne Mason. During
the evening a large number of la
dies called, Including a number from
Bessemer City, from which place
Mrs. Durham only recently moved to
Gastonia to reside, and the occasion
was a delightful one In every re
spect. ENJOYABLE RECEITION
AT MRS. B. II. PARKER'S.
At the home of Mrs. B. H. Par
ker on West Second avenue Tuesday
afternoon from four to six o'clock
Mrs. Parker and Mrs. M. F. Klrby,
Jr., gave a most delightful reception
In honor of the members of the
Tuesday Afternoon Club. During
the hours about one hundred and
seventy-five ladles called, including a
number of invited guests from out
of the city. The guests were greet
ed at the front door by Miss Lowry
Shuford and the cards were received
by little Misses Elizabeth and Editn
Parker and Wilma Klrby, daughters
of the hostesses. Mrs. J. M. Sloan
conducted the guests into the library
and presented them to the receiving
line there, which Included members
of the Tuesday afternoon club. In
the hall they were presented to Mrs.
J. K. Dixon, Mrs. W. F. Utley, of
Apex, Mrs. Parker's mother, who is
her house-guest, and Mrs. J. E. Aber
nethy. Mrs. G. W.' Wilson and Mrs.
C. K. Marshall then showed the
guests Into the dining room, where
a salad course wras served by Mrs.
O. F. Mason and Mrs. H B. Moore,
assisted by Misses Jennie Pegram.
Johnsie Adams and Hallie Torrence.
The dining table was beautifully
decorated with apple blossoms In a
mahogany basket tied with a pin
tulle bow. The room was lighted
with green candles shaded in green
and green and white mints were
served. From the dining room the
guests were shown to the hall, where
punch was served by Mrs. S. A. Roo-
lnson and Mrs. Stella Scofield, as
sisted by Misses Marie Torrence and
Mary Ragan. The punch table was
tastefully decorated In wisteria,
while potted plants were used with
pretty effect in all the rooms. Sev
eral pleasing piano selections were
rendered by Miss Loie Fry and Mrs.
Lewis H. Balthis, and the Vlctrola,
in charge of Mrs. W. B. Morris and
Mrs. Charles D. Gray, was used for
a number of popular selections.
It costs the railroads 1100,000 to
write train bulletins, says a news
item. If they would write them
right it wonld cost them still more.
In some places they are changed
semi-weekly Instead of several
times daily as the case may be.
OLD BOARD WITH
E
To the Citizens of the City of Ga
tonla: ,
Some days ago we gave notice to
you that subject to your will wo'
would offer ourselves for re-election,
at the May municipal election.
We frankly say that it was our
personal desire not to stand for re
election. The decision to make such,
announcement was reluctantly reach,
ed after long and serious consideration-
of impending conditions, and
after being importuned by friend.
The announcement was made for thW
one purpose of thwarting, so we wens
advised and believed, a foreshadow
ed contest that invited factional
spirit and ruinous prejudice to every
community interest. Subsequent to
our announcement the Executive
Committee ordered a primary, and
following the call another ticket for
municipal officers was published. A
situation is now presented, as w
believe, graver, if possible, than the
first, threatening, as every con
servative mind and patriotic spirit
must confess, an ultimate condition
resulting in the best interests of th
individual and public generally be
ing prejudicially affected for years.'
The Intimate and complex relations
of our inter-dependent and united
community must inevitably suffer
deep and lasting embarasBtnent If
the conflict is waged, regardless of
the outcome. A friendly and co
operative spirit is essential to our
growth, development, prosperity and
happiness. Discord and faction
stagnates and destroys common
progress. Conscious that a situa
tion has been projected which place
our community on the verge of m
conflict whose issue means disaster
and ruin to the community, we feel
that a true sense of public duty re
quires us to rise above more narrow
limitations, and in the Interest of
harmony and permit public progrea
to go forward unimpeded, to declare
that we will not precipitate a condi
tion so unfortunate to our commun
ity, friends and fellow-citizens who
have heretofore honored and trusted
us. To this end we hereby with
draw our candidacy from both the
primary and general election.
We take this opportunity of again
expressing publicly our appreciation
of your confidence, support and co
operation in the past.
We desire to state that the rec
ords and books showing the course
of our administration and official
acts "during the terms served are at
the City Hall, open to your inspec
tion, and your inspection is respect
fully invited.
This the 18th day of April, 191.
Faithfully yours,
THOS. L. CRAIG, Mayor.
J. O. WHITE, Ward 1.
S. M. MORRIS, Ward 2.
A. B. ELLIOTT, Ward 3.
C. L. CHANDLER, Ward 4.
A. M. DIXON, Ward 5.
J. H. SEPARK, Ward 6.
JOHN O. RANKIN, Ward 7,
Commissioner.
Charlotte Election.
At 1 o'clock this artemoon only
669 votes, according to The Chroni
cle's canvass, had been cast for the
commission form and a very small
number for the aldermanic form.
This would Indicate that commission
form Is likely to lose, although ita
advocates claim to be confident of a
majority after the registration book
are purged of names which they
claim should not be registered.
The new announcement on page
one from the mayor and board of
aldermen takes the place of the one
on page seven which had already
been printed when the new copy was
furnished us this afternoon.
Rev. J. H. Henderlite, pastor ot
the First Presbyterian church, who
has been confined to his home for
week or more with a slight Illness,
expects to be able to fill his regular
appointments for preaching Sunday
morning and night.
Communion services next Sab
bath at the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church will be conducted
by Rev. G. R. White, of Mecklen
burg county, who is expected to ar
rive in the city this afternoon In
time to conduct the preparatory ser- t
vices this afternoon and tonight, a
well as Saturday afternoon and
night.
WANTEDj Good solicitors for
Southern Life Insurance. Stat
Insurance Co. 29e4
WANTED: Good second hand flat
or roller top office desk. DelllnJ"
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