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VOL. XXXIV.
GASTONIA, X. C.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 20. 1913.
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HON. J. THOMAS HEFLIN ENLARGING LINWOOD BANKS TO CONSOLIDATE STATE WELL ORGANIZED NEWS OF THE COMITY
NO NEW INSTITUTION AT THIS TIME
IN FIGHT FOR BETTER FREIGHT RATES
LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
ALABAMA ' NG K KSSM A WHO IV TO l!K THE PRINCIPAL SPEAK
ER AT THE STANLEY PICNI l it I'RSDA Y.
Stanley i i readiness to entertain I liou-a nils of visitors Thursday,
I lie 31 si, ill the annual picnic and old M.lli'is reunion. There w ill he
itccoininodations to take care of I lie irimd. There will he amusement
t ti rn is.li'! throughout the on tire day. Iioni early morning till late at
ti ii lit . At II o'clock lion. .1. Tlionm . Ilctlin will make an address which
will he a ('cm. The oll etc -a ns wil. I.e served to a siimpt nous free
dinner between l anil 1:30. At o'clock Vr. Walter Kauh will make
an ascension in a Walloon : at 3:30 tlx re will he a league hasehall Kiinif,
ami at intervals there will he lanl concerts of lirst-class orl'r. At
night there will he a dance. In addition to these there will he nicrry-go-rminds,
fakirs in ahuiidance, and oGc. altraclions.
Peonle going from Gastonia. - n take the H:l." liilertirhan car to
Mt. Holly, and make connection with ti e Seaboard there, arriving ar
Stanley ahout 9:30. and spend the whole day returning via the same
route iale in the evening. Thursday hids fair to he the biggest day
Stanley has ev'r had.
UK FUN ROASTS SUFFRAGETTES.
Fires Broadside Into Camp at Wash
ington Church Sunday Night.
Suffragettes and those favorlnp
woman suffrage ha.l best beware a
to how they air their views on thte
subject at Stanley next Thursdar
when Congressman J. Thomas He:
lin is to fpeak. for be it known tha'
the said Congressman is violently
opposed to woman suffrage. as in
shown acrordinir to the following
dispatch of yesterday from Wa.hing
ton: Headquarters of the National
American Woman Suffraee Associa
tion seethed with Indignation toria
when officers and members learned
that Representative J. Thomas Hef
lin. of Alabama, their most bitter
opponent in .congress, had fired an
other broadside into their camp last
night from the pulpit of a local
-hureh. In addition to critlciisng
the "cause'' in vigorous terms Mr.
J-leflin also gave his definition of
suffragists and their male support
ers. Here it is:
"Suffragettes unmarried fen1..-'"
fanatics.
"Suffragettars unhappy and dis
contented marr'ed women.
"Suffragettors he male suffra
gette. A feeble minded, suffrotos
cent creature."
Mr. Heflin explained today that
the vord "6uff rotesoent" was hla
own coinage. After some though'
he said he believed that "wooden
headed" could be substituted for It
without any loss in meaning.
Death at The Loray.
Mr. Joe L. Walker, died at htti
home at the Loray Mill Saturdav
after an illness of some time, aged
3 8 years. The body was taken
through the country to Cherryville
Sunday, where the funeral and bur
ial took place.
An Error.
Under the head of "Extra Specials"
in Eflrd's page advertisement on
page three today there Is an error
which Is "nargeable to the linotype
; and which we hereby correct. The
.sentence reads "15 cents percals. new
patterns 1 3 cents," when it should
read " o cent percals, new patterns.
10 cents." This is one of the at
tractive specials for Friday. Satur
day and Monday and should prove a
leader during those days at this pop
ular itore.
John J. McKinzie. formerly of
Salisbury, but recently employed at
Spartanburg as car Inspector for the
Southern, was killed In the yards at
the latter place Saturday while
coupling cars.
Get one of The Gazette! dlanet
eta free." It's easy.
M A KING IMPROYEMENTS.
Central ScIimI Building lleinsj Over
hauled anil Beautified for the
0KMiiiij; uf the Fall Term.
A force of twelve or fifteen work
men have been busy for the past
week or more at the Central school
building under the supervision of
Superintendent Joe S. Wray making
improvements on the building in trie
way of plastering and painting witn
a view to putting the building inio
first class condition for the opening
of the school in September. In sev
eral of the class rooms new ivory
cement plaster is being put on tne
overhead ceiling, taking the place or
the ordinary plaster which has giv
en much trouble in the past by
cracking and falling off. When the
work is completed practically all
the class rooms, and all the hall
ways as well, will have overhead
ceiiing of cement plaster which ts
perfectly safe. The walls and wood
work in all the hall-ways and in a
number of the rooms are also being
painted, which will add very greatly
to the attractive appearance of the
interior of the building. The paint
ing is being done by a force of
iiiinters working under Mr. M. B.
Owen.
Additional improvements are con
templated and will be made before
tli. opening of school, all looking to
ward the end of making the build
ing thoroughly safe, comfortable
and attractive in appearance, so that
the aching force may do their
wori under the most favorable con
ditions possible. These Improve
ments were authorized by the board
of aldermen, and are being made by
a committee of which Alderman V.
E. Long is chairman.
ROOM FOR ABOUT FIFTY MORE GIRLS
Popular Girls' College is Preparing
to Increase Its Capalty Nearly
Fifty Per Cent Doi mitories Be
ing Remodeled aul Enlarged
Putting ia Lighting Plant Pres
ident Lindsay to Build Residence.
When additions now being con
structed to the dormitories at Lin
wood College are completed tbar
popular school for young ladies will
be able to accommodate from 4 0 to
.'. (i more boarding pupils than it has
been able to care for In the past.
For the past several years the dor
mitories have been practically full
all the time and some years the col
lege has been unable, to take all
those who wished to enter because
of the lack of room. The capacity
l as been 123 boarding pupils and
this will be increased to 173 for trie
coming session which begins .Sep
tember Kith. President A. T. Lind
say states tha' the prospects for trie
coming scholastic year are very
bright and he expects the school to
be taxed to its capacity. In addi
tion to enlarging the dormitories
additional por lies are being con
structed, thus affording the young
' ladies more facilities for exercise
and fresh air during rainy weather.
Another addition to the equip
ment of the college, which is to in
completed before school opens, is an
electric light plant. The contract
for the installation of this plant has
been let to the Anbury Company, or
Charlotte, and work will probably tie
commenced on it this week. Tins
will afford electricity for lighting all
the buildings and grounds and pow
er to operate the pumps.
President Lindsay has let the con
tract to Mr. Charles Ormand, or
Kings Mountain, for the erection of
a handsome nine-room residence for
himself. Work is to be commenced
on it next Monday. It is to be lo
cated on the brow of the hill jusr
west of the spring house and near
the new macadam road. It will :
o.npleted an.' ready for occupancy
some time in the fall.
S.nce the construction of a flii"
which is a top-soil road pan ,r
way and ri'ttcadam moo', ot t'-e
Linwocti - easy o' ac'.'-w fi mi;
(.,i::cnla. Tint is ono ol tr. . tu -.- i
populai roads in this sec'L" I'.'r :ui
oi j, inan whom are a'tr:i''t.d
by the scenery around Crowders
Mountain, at the foot of which stand
;!ie college buildings.
EFIRD'S ENLARGING.
Sunday's Charlotte Observer says:
Contracts were let yesterday By
the Merchants and Farmers' Nation
al Bank and the owners of tne
White property on East Trade street
for the erection of a two-story brick
building on the ground. 50x90 feet,
in the rear of their property with an
entrance through to College street.
The Charlotte Mercantile Company,
jobbers of dry goods, notions and
shoes have taken a long lease on
this new building. The Charlotte
Mercantile Company, a corporation
with J. B. Eflrd, president and E. L.
Eflrd, secretary and treasurer, has
been doing a Jobbing business Tor
several years on the second floor or
TSSrd's department store and the
business has grown so rapidly that
It has compelled them to seek more
room. In the new building all floors
will be used for strictly jobbing pur
poses and many new lines will he
added, together with more road
salesmen. This will make them rank
as one of the leading dry goods Jot
bers in the Carolina.
Citizens' National Bank and ProMs
ed New Banking Firm to Consoli
date Interests Before 1arter
Mas Gotten by New Firm Officials
of Citizens Bank Made ProiMisitlon
for Joining of Interests.
Since the last Issue of The Gazette
in which was carried the story oT
the new banking firm which, as ts
generally known now was backed by
Mayor C. B. Armstrong, and associ
ates, situations and developments
have been presenting themselves wltn
kaleidoscopic rapidity and withy equal
swiftness have been disposed or.
Pet w een the time The Oazette was
issued last Friday and yesterday,
practically all of the stock necessary
for the launching of the new venture
had been subscribed, a total of $33,
0(i() or more. The store-room oc
cupied by Moore's Royal Blue felz
shoe-store had practically been de
cidod upon as the location. All was
in readiness for the election of offi
cers and directors and a charter was
about to be applied for when a new
and unlooked-for situation arose,
viz : a proposition from the officers
of the Citizens' National Hank that
the interests of the two concerns le
consolidated. Conferences wern
held this morning between those
interested In the two firms with tne
result that The dnzette was author
ized to publish the above Informa
tion as being the most probable
method of procedure. Fuller de
tails are promised the public later.
The first information about trie
n w bank furnished some of the
most interesting news matter The
Ci'Zette has given its reach's In a
long time. Since Fiii;.'s (.-sup the
public has bet ii on tli ipu " ive for
more information. This ia:est nit
ol' news ---which" In t'.e pa: ance ofl
new spaperdom is de -ogi. 1 1 ",1 a s -ooi
and the desideratum of all newspa
pers is even more Interesting.
RAILROADS COMING ACKOSS?
PELLAGRA SPREADING.
Disease Increasing in Many States
and Physicians Have as Yet Found
no Cur' Statistics Given,
Washington, July 26. Pellagra,
for which physicians have found no
cure, is spreading beyond the zonr
to which it previously has been con
fined and is invading new territory,
according to officials of the I'nited
States Public Health Service, who
based their belief upon statistics on
the prevalence of the disease in Ok
lahoma, Arkansas and Texas, from
mo? to 1912, which were made pub
lic today.
Reports from these three States,
bordering on the area In which pel
lagra has most extensively existed in
this country, show, says Surgeon
H. Lavinder, the prevalence of the
disease "to no inconsiderable de
gree." "This suggests rather strongly,"
he adds, "that pellagra is increasing
in the area in which It was preva
lent, and Invading new territory.
Further inqury is needed to deter
mine this with any degree of accur
acy." The figures indicated an In
crease in the disease during 1912.
The total number of cases in Okla
homa during the six years was 472,
with a death rate per 100 cases of
3 4.91; in Texas as 2,62 8 cases,
death rate 46.61 and in Arkansas
943, death rate 41.90. The figures
for Arkansas for 1912 were incomplete.
ANNUAL BIBLE CONFERENCE.
To Be Held at Red Springs Angusut
7-1 7th Inclusive.
Local Presbyterians are in receipt
of an attractive folder giving tne
program for the second annual Bi
ble Conference of the Synod or
North Carolina which will be held at
Red Springs August 7-1 7th inclus
ive. Red Springs has been for years
the place for great gatherings, easily
accessible from all points. Thous
ands of people have come to the Ei
ders' and Deacons' Institutes and
Chatauquas th it have been held
here. The College has twice enter
tained the entire Synod of Xorlo
Carolina, and the Synod is ready to
be entertained there again. Num
bers of people ait much benefitted
Lj drinking the v&ter of the rea
sulphur springs.
The sessions will be held in the
spacious and comfortable auditori
um of the Red Springs College.
Extra seatlngs will be arranged bo
that all will b assured of hearing
the addresses ucei Le most favor
able circumstances.
Reduced round trip rates are
available from all points. A num-
iber of prominent ministers and lay
men from the Southern Presbyterian
Church are on the program.
Very Nearly Meet Demands of the
Slate Agr to Modified 'J." Per
Cent Reduction in Freight Rules
Plan to 1) Submitted to Gover
nor. A special from Raleigh dated Sat
urday says:
Returning to Raleieh this evening
from the four-days conference wltn
railroad traffic managers at Old
Point Comfort, the members of tle
Corporation Commission gave out a
statement tonight to the effect that
the conference has not resulted In
such complete agreement as to
freight rate reduction as that tne
proposed adjustment will be present
ed to Ciovernor Craig with recom
mendation that it be accepted, bu:
that it did result in such concessions
that the commission will present tne
result to the Governor for his con
sideration. The commission's state
ment says:
"At the last conference In the of
fice of the Covernor the commission
insisted that the proportion or
through rates represented by the
rate from the Virginia cities should
be reduced 23 per cent, and pre
sented a basis for working out tne
new rates that would approach that
average.
"At the conference this week this
basis was finally accepted by the
carriers with some modifications, re
suming in a scale of proposed rates
'.') the Winston and Newbern zone
of 20 per cent less than present
i.tes as a general average of tne
ciass rates and with the larger per
centage of reductions on the classes
in which the heaviest traffic Is han
dled, so that it Is expected that tae
reductions as applied to actual traf
fic moving will closely approach 2.
per cent. The most Important com
modities in volume handled Trcm
tv- West are grain and grain pro
duel and under the scale now a
g red by the carriers the classes un
der which they are handled would
be reduced 28 per cent.
"The same reduction in cents on
the ICO pounds would apply to other
zones except right near the northern
and Southern State lines and west
of Statesville, rates to these points
being worked on a somewhat differ
ent basis. The railroads did not
cede the position of the commission
that Statesvllle rates should be the
maximum for all points west or
Statesville.
"The results In detail will not he
announced until they are presented
in formal report to the Governor
and as there are a number of Im
portant matters connected with It
yet to be worked out, it will be some
days before it can be rounded out as
a whole for the final report."
A dispatch from Washington Sat
urday says that if the wishes of At
torney General McReynolds are re
garded, no change in the Attorney
of the Western District will he
made until the conclusion of tne
Asheville bank case, which comes to
trial In Asheville next week. A. E.
Holton. having worked up the case,
is believed by theDepartment of
Justice to be more competent to car
ry It on than would be a new man.
IVesident Tate Congratulates (ins.
ton County on .1 iimeg in the
Fight No on to .secure .Jusi
Rates from the llailroir!' n.rer-
l'ourlhs of State Organized and
the Work Goes Merrily On.
The officers of the Gaston county
branch of the North Carolina Jusr
Freight Kate sso iat ion receiv 1
thit. ii'ornlng the following le 'e'
from Presiden Tate which is self
explanatory :
High Point, July 2S, 19K1.
Gentlemen : -
You may be t.irit I a in 1e
lighted to lear.i i the ' i .. '.Ur
browing made it yi:r w a f
n!giits ago wlu'.i oiir l-ianih -'f tre
.lust Freight R.itt s.-.i. i:i ; i n en
North Carolina .is ouaci-' l.
It is very gratifying to me, I as
sure you. to note the great interest
Iieing manifested by every live, in
telligent, progressive community In
the State. The movement lias now
spread until It embraces nearly
three-fourths of the entire State,
and before the special session con
venes. I believe w e will have at
least seventy-five counties In line to
work intelligently and enthusiasti
cally for the same purpose.
We have a great work before us
and we need the united support and
co-operation of every farmer, every
professional man. every manufactur
er and every other business man In
the Stat-, and the assistance we ex
pect to get from your organization
will be valuable to us indeed.
Even though the railroads finally
come to terms before the special ses
sion of the Legislature meets, we
are still going to have a great deal
of hard work to do in figuring our
all of the details and in handling
certain other discriminations, which
will doubtless be contested before
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion. We have gone too deep into
this proposition to turn back or to
concede anything which we are en
titled to it ii (I I believe if we stand
out for our just rights, we will come
verv near getting what we are enti
tled to.
On account of the heavy expense
involved, it is very necessary that
each county promptly raise Its as
sessment, which is $100 for each
member in the Lower House of the
General Assembly, and forward the
same to the Treasurer. Col. Alf. A.
Thompson, Raleigh, X. C.
I certainly hope you will not lose
any time In doing this and if you
can arrange to secure contributions
in small amounts from a good large
number of your citizens. I bellve
this would be a better plan, as this
would enlist their active support
and interest quicker than almost
any other way.
Thanking you sincerely for the
splendid co-operation and support
you are giving In the work, and as
suring you of my sincere desire to
serve your town and county in every
reasonable way. 1 beg to remain,
Yours truly,
FUKI) X. TATE.
President.
Newsy 1-ettern from Gazette Oorree
pondents Here and There Ore
Good Old Gaston What Ou
Neighbors Are Doing In the Var
Ions Sections of the County- Pe
tonal Mention of People Yon
Know and Some You Don't Know.
KDITOR AtVlTTTFD.
W. O. Saunders, of Flizabeth City,
Rests F. F. Aydlett in Libel Case.
KlUabeth City, July 27. W. O.
Saunders, editor of The Independ
ent, a weekly newspaper published
here, was acciuitted of the charge of
criminal libel Friday afternoon be
for Magistrates M. 11. Dixon, Jr.,
and R. F. Tuttle, in Kdenton.
Mr. Saunders was arrested sever
al days ago and taken to Kdenton
upon a warrant sworn out by Mr.
K. F. Avdlett of this city, charging
him with libelling Mr. Aydlett in a
certain article which appeared in
The Indeiendent several weeks ago.
The case was continued on account
of a witness who was to testify for
Mr. Saunders, being absent.
He was given a hearing and the
case required several hours to dis
pose of It. Mr. Saunders was rep
resented by Attorney McMullan or
Hertford and Cohoon of F.lUabetn
City. The State was represented by
Attorneys Ronds, Pruden, and Vann
of Kdenton.
After the evidence had been intro
duced and the argument made, the
magistrates decided that there was
not enough evidence to warrant them
in. holding the defendant and the
case was dismissed.
A special from Greenville, S. C,
under date of the 2fith says that 3n
miles of steel rails will begin to ar
rive In Greenville within the next
few days to be laid along the line ot
thci Interurban between , here anfl
Spartanburg. Thewjaying of these
rails is to be commenced immedi
ately. The officials of the road ex
pect to have cars running into Greer
by October 1, and hone to have the
entire line open to Spartanburg bv
the end of the year.
Work on Mr. J. P. Reid's new
residence on South Broad street is
Hearing completion, and It will proh
ahiy be ready for occupancy wihtln
the next few days. It will present
aulre a handsome appearance when
ti ri shed.
Mr. P. Woods Garlana returned
Friday rcm a visit to reiativen a?
Chariot' stille, Va. ; He was accom
panied by his sister. Miss Sarai
Garland, who will spend some flae
here, tu tne guest of Mr. aad Mrr.
Garland.
Mount. Holly Matters.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
MT. HOLLY, July 28. Prof. J.
II. Henson and family have moved
to Dallas where Prof. Henson goes
to take charge of the Dallas High
School.
Mrs. J. A. Howies and little An
nie Mae have gone to Greensboro to
sixnd some time with Mrs. Howies'
mot her.
Prof. William K. St rider stopped
over on his way from the summer
school at Chapel Hill and spent a
few days with his parents at Lowes
ville. Miss Ress Grlce. of Charlotte, Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. l-.
Tucker at the Central Hotel.
Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Dunn, a daughter. Hob is wearing
a new hat and chewing his tobacco
with renewed vigor.
Mr. .1. L. Slpes'ls erecting a ten
room residence on Catawba street,
near the Albion Mills.
Mrs. I'ral Johnston, who has been
1 1 ii i t sick for some mouths, is much
Improved.
Miss Miriam Harris of Kannapo
lis. Is visiting the family of her un
cle. Mr. Joe K. Harris. She will al
so spend some time with her aunt,
Mrs. A. H. Cobb, at .Mountain Island.
Mr. George McGlnnis had the mis
fortune ono day last, week to get his
left hand badly torn up while un
loading some freight at the S. A. L.
depot.
The Mount Holly Developing Co.,
composed of some of our most pro
gressive citizens, Is having a num
ber of cottage homes erected on lots
bought at the Greensboro Realty
Company sale here last April.
Prof. Karl A. Thompson, accom
panied by hfs mother, went to Lln
colnton last Saturday to spend a
week with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Whlsnant have
removed to Spartanburg. S. C,
where Mr. Whlsnant goeB to take
employment with the Southern Rail
way. Mr. William L. Edwards, of
Lowesvllle, showed us a few days
ago a kitten with two perfectly de
veloped heads, otherwise with a
naturally formed body. Kach head
to the one body had two yes, two
ears, and a nose and mouth. The
mouth bad a full H-t of teeth It
lived only a short time. The moth
er cat found this strange freak of
nature on a back porch where she
Immediately left this double-headed
off-spring to die.
Rev. S. F. Cathcy went to Henri
etta to nRslst In a series of meetings
but was taken violently 111 on Run
day night and had to bo brought
homo Monday.
Rev. D. K. Vlpperman and family
have gone to High Point to spend
their vacation with Rev. Mr. Vlp
lerman's father.
Miss Christine Rutledge returned
from Relmont Monday where she
nad been the house guest of Misses
Annie and KHzabeth Hall.
Misses Ada and Sunle Smith, of
Relmont visited tho Dunn family
Sundav.
CAPITALISTS HKRE.
Party of Pennsyl vanlnns Visit Gas
Ion in on lrosMcting Tour Inter
ested in (ins Plant.
A party of Pennsylvania capital
ists, composed of Mr. J. T. Haydea,
Mr. Walter Whetstone and Mr. J. 3.
Kennedy, of Philadelphia; Mr. A. H.
Xissley and Mr. W. A. Alell, of Steel
ton. Ia.; Mr. Edwin Badman, of
Shamokln, Pa., and Mr. J. F. Jones,
of Concord, spent an hour or two in
Gastonia Saturday afternoon looR
ing over the town. They arrived
about .") o'clock in a special car on
the Interurban and were driven over
the city In automobiles In company
with a number of local business
men. In the party accompanying
them on their tour of inspection
were Mayor Armstrong, Col. T. L.
Craig, Messrs. W. T. Rankin, V. E.
Iong, J. L. Heal, J. K. Dixon, J, W.
Tlmberlake and others.
These gentlemen are Interested In
the International Gas & Electric Co.,
of Philadelphia, and a part of their
business in Gastonia was to take a
look at proposed sites for the gas
plant which is to be installed here
within the near future. Mr. Jones
is in charge of the installation of a
similar plant at Concord and ex
pects to commence work here with
in two or three weeks on the Gas
tonia plant.
In the course of their tour of In
spection of the town these gentle
men were shown all the cotton mills
and took a look at the magnificent
cotton growing on Messrs. Craig ft
Wilson's fine farm just east of town.
They left over the Interurban about
8 o'clock, each member of the par
ty having expressed himself as being
most favorably impressed with Gas
tonia as a busy, hustling, up-to-date,
tewn.
Read the advertisements la TTk
Gazette. They are as interesting as ,
news and are frequently more prof.
liable reading than tae news.
i.