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f 4 ... PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEKTUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY' TOWN. 91.50 A YEAR IX ADVANCS ' FRIDAL AF'i'iiRXOOX, OCTO BER 17, 1913. VOL. XXXTV. , , GASTONLA, N. C. NO. 83. FOR A BOARD QFJRADE imm MOVEMENT IS START, At Meeting Held Last Xlght Ball - Waa' Started to Rolling Volunteer Committee Now Has Matter tn Charge and It Will be Pushed Gastonla' s Great Need of a Live V Commercial Body is Being Real lied by Local, Business Men. j If a movement which had lrsln ceptlon last night In an informal meeting held in the rooms of the Commercial Club following the semi-annual meeting of that body . materializes, Gastonla will soon nave a live board of. trade. At the invi tation of the clttb quite a number of business .men gathered at the club room to discuss the proposition of organzfng a commercial body. After quite a lengthy discussion ' of the proposition pro and con, the conduction, was finally reached It s being the practically unanimous op inion of all present that it was - not feasible to attain the desired re sults by attempting to convert the ." Commercial Club into a business or ganization. The Commercial Club is a social organization and has been generally so recognized, all along. As such it fills a large place in the social life of the business men of the city and has been a success in that ' line. At this Juncture Alderman J. L. Beal Btated that he would be one of five volunteers to constitute a com .' 'nyttee to lay the matter before tne business men of the city. Within a , moment four others had volunteered their services to' serve on this com v, mittee namely. Messrs. .1. 11. Separk, J. M. Holland, G. H. Marvin! and F. L. Smyre. At the close of the puh- lic meeting this committee met in formally and appointed tonight to hold a meeting to outline a cam paign. . It is the purpose of this com- . mittee, after putting the matter ; plainly before all the business men ! of the city, to hold a mass meeting, I at which all the business men of Gastonla are expected, when a per manent organization will be effected. At that meeting1 one or more secre taries of live boards of trade in oth er cities will be present 'and assist in the organization. The committee expects to secure for this purpose one or more of the livest wires m the South in commercial organlza- tion work. ' '. At last night's meeting there was .- In evidence a spirit of enthusiasm and earnestness which spells suc cess. It was the general consensus ol opinion that Gastonla has lost a great deal by not having an up-to-the-minute board of -trade and thai, if the town stays at the forefront and makes the progress she should, sucn an organization must be bad and must be had without further dilly dallying or delay. Bis line of guaranteed Ranges, ' Stoves anL Heaters at Gastonla Fur niture company. Mr. Dewese Resigns. - superintendent of the Southern Pow- er Company's sub-station here for several years, has resigned his posi tion and left Wednesday for Clarks ville, Tenn., where he has accepted ' a position as switch-board man in a large generating plant. -Mr.. De- ' wese's family will go to Clarkaville wimiu iu ueii uajo. .... Vese is succeeded here by Mr Olin Carothers, who has been connected . with the Southern Power Company's - "plant here in various capacities for several years. - See Gastonla Furniture Co. for House Mantels, grates and tiling. An Associated Press dispatch from Washington appearing in this morn ing's papers says in part: President . Wilson Indicated todsy to those who discussed the Mexican situation with him that he was irrevocably- determined to deal no lon- ". ger with the Huerta regime but that further steps toward bringing peace to Mexico were being considered. No move is expected, however, until af ter October 26. the date set for the Mexican election. - " ' ' Just what the Washlngt6n Gov ernment will do Is yet a-matter of speculation among high officials; but , the trend of events tbev sav is un mistakably 'toward conducting nego tiations in, some form or - another with the Constitutionalists.".,- "'.. T:. 7'-' - 5 Special prices on Furniture, Stoves and House-furnishings - at Gastonla .Furniture Company. -MIs Ethel Pierce n In Char lotte today, attending ab announce ment rty given ferMlss Louise Orr. who is soon to M marnsa. LOCALITEMS THE MOVEMENTS OF' EASTON PECPU tl Items About Gaston Folks and Their Friends Short Items . About People and Things That Are of Interest to Gazette Read ers. . jfi. Mrs. H. W. Counts spent Tues day in Charlotte. Mrs. E. Price, Rankin was a visitor to Charlotte Wednesday. Mr. H. L. Moore of Mayeswortn, was in the city on business yester day. Mr. Grizzell Aldrlch. of Char lotte, spent. Sunday ' "here with friends. Mrs Walter Wallcott, of Salis bury, Is the guest of Mrs. J. D. Moore. Esquire G..B. Stowe, of Bel mont, was a visitor In the city yes terday. Mrs. L. F. Wetzell spent Tues day In Charlotte with Mrs. W". H. Reddish, of Wadesboro. Mrs. A. B. O'Neill and Mr. Alfred O'Neill were business visitors to Charlotte yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hinson, of Llncolnton, spent Sunday nere with Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. JennlngB. Mrs. M. A. McElwee, of Kings Creek, York county, Is visiting at the home of Mr. R. A. Caldwell. Mrs. C. C. Beam and Miss Myrtle Stroup returned yesterday from a visit to their sister Mrs. Metcalf, at Bessemer City. Miss Margaret Rudislll, of Dal las, is the guest ofVUfls Eliza Scott Lindsay, at her Rome on East Franklin avenue. Col. T. L. Craig, who was con fined to his home by illness for sey eral days, is now able to be out aralii. Mrs. P. D. Hinson and Miss Ida May Hinson, of Llncolntonton, are the guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Jennings. Mr. Walter Savory, of New York, traveling repi'Jjenitatlve of The Merganthaler Linotype Compa ny, was In the clty(- on business Wednesday. Mr. H. A. Costner, manager of the Harden Manufacturing Compa ny's store at Harden, was in the city Wednesday attending Superior Court. Gastonla Lodge No. 369, A. F. and A. M., will hold regular com munication tonight, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, and will do work in the third degree. Mrs. J. D. Lindsay left Wednes day for Spartanburg. S. C to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. L. u. Proffltt. She will return the first or next week. Rev. Neill C. Williams leaves tomorrow for Rockingham to preach Sunday for Rev. E. H. Davis, who ts conducting a protracted meeting at West End Methodist church here ror Rev. Mr. Williams. ) Miss Clara Patrickand Mrs. P. D. Summey, of Dallas left yester day afternoon on a vnit to Miss Sa rah Hoffman, qf luf York City, and Miss Patrick's coWsln, Mr. R. M. Patrick, of Washington City. ' To-morrow afternoon ' at " o'clock the regular mpnthly meeting of the directors of the Home Build ing & Loan Association will be held in the association's offices In the Realty building. Mrs. Z. R. Proctor and daugh ter. Miss Eula, of Shelby, were the guests from Saturday uatll Wednes day of Mrs. Proctor's son, Mr. F. C. Proctor, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Spencer on West Long avenue. Next Monday, the 20th, at noon the property on North Marietta street consisting of a lot and stx room house, belonging to the. late Missouri Burt, colored, defeased, will be offered at public-sale as pre viously advertised by Mr. - J. W. Timberlake, commissioner. . There will be an oyster supper at the Falls House 'next Tuesday ev ening from 6 to 10 o'clock for tne benefit of the organ fund of St. Mark's Episcopal church. The charge for supper will be only 2' cents. Everybody Is invited to come and patronize a worthy cause. Joseph Knuckley & Company have sold their fruit itaad adjoining the Gastonla FuraltuiC Company to P. P. Leventis, wco already con ducts two similar - stands. Mr, Knuckley will leave in a few davs for. Winston-Salem to make bis home there. . Mr. C.'VrPalmer, general pas senger agent af the P. & N. was sere on business yesterday. - He stated that the large electric sign . which had been shipped here to be swung in front of the passenger' station would be shipped to Greenwood, S. C, as objection w-as raised to Its Installation here.' ' Last Saturday night while a party of possam- hunters, were ont near Long.'Sho.'.ls, in the upper part of the county, the 10-year-old son of Mr. Ik Lynch fell a distance or a bout 30 feet from a tree and suffer ed a broken limb. He was earned home and gives medical; attention promptly. ' - , . . - J Mr. Audle TV"im Is The Gazette's subsrriptloa solicitor. He would like to write yon receipt and can do ft on the street i r i m anywhere. See him if be t .a't s yon fir. 5W WILL SOON HAVE GAS CONTRACTS LET THE PLANT Gaston County Gal Company Has Let Contracts and Material lias Been Shipped Tract of Five Acres Acquired for Plant Dig. ging Machine to be Shipped at Once Messrs. Bacliman & Co., Owners, Open General Offices tn Charlotte. V According to official information just received the Gaston CountyGas Company, which .has a franchise to install a gas plant in Gastonla, will commence work on the plant ana on the pipe lines at once. Three car loads of piping have been shipped already and are expected to arrive within the next few 'days. A dig ging machine to be used in making ditches for the laying of the pipe lines has been secured.and will be shipped to Gastonla at once. Con struction of the plant on the compa ny's property, consisting of five acres On North Marietta street near the Gaston Plaster Company's -plant re cently-acquired from Messrs. J. B. I ana j. u. oeai ana .Mrs. s. a. Barn well, is expected to be commenced within the next few weeks. Recently Mr John P. Connelly, of Philadelphia, attorney for Messrs. Bachman & Co., the principal stock holders in the Gaston County Gas Company, was In the city conferring with the company's local attorney, Mr. J. W. Timberlake, with refer ence to certain legal matters In con nection" with the local enterprise. Mr. J. F. Jones, of Concord, mana ger of the plant being constructed in that town by the same firm, has been In the city within the past few days, as have also Mr. W. W. Heln del, manager of the branch office of Bachman & Co., just opened in Charlotte, and Mr. Sege, who is to have charge of the construction of the pipe lines. Definite information has been received in Gastonla wltn in the past day or two to the ef fect that work is to commence at once and that1 the company expects to have gas in Gastonla before very long. All of which sounds mighty good to Gastonians. The officers of the Gaston County Gas Company are A. H. NMssiey, president; Clawson Bachman, vice president; J. T. Hay den, secretary end treasurer. These, together with Caleb Pitts, of Concord, constitute the board of directors. FLORAL FAIR. Woman's Betterment Association Will Hold Annual Chrysantne. muni and Flower Show October 31 and November 1 A List of Prizes Offered. The annual floral fair will be held tnis year oh Friday, October 3st and Saturday, Noverber 1st. The fair v III probably be held in the Kagan tulluing on East Main avenua, but definite announcement as to this will be made next week. Announce ment will also be made next week of the prizes to be offered for the vari ous collections as listed below. Ladies who wish to enter flowers in the contest for the various prizes are requested to call Mrs. D. E. Me Connell, who will give each contest ant a number under which the en tries must be made. Below is the list of prizes to be given : First, second and third best coT Jections of ten and only ten varieties, three blooms of each variety. First, second and third hest col lections of ten varieties, one bloom of each variety. Special attraction to growers: Three best bronze blooms of name variety. Three best white blooms of same variety. ' Three best cream blooms of same variety. Three best red blooms of same variety. Three best lavender blooms o same variety. Three best pink blooms of same variety. Three best yellow blooms of same variety. Three' best D. Appleton's blooms. Best single bloom of sny variety. Second best single bloom of any variety. Best single bloom of odd variety. FANCY WORK. Prizes will also be given for: Best centerpiece in white. Best article of baby apparel. ' Best miscellaneous article of hand work. , Hand-made guest towel. Best dressed doll. All chrysanthemums exhibited are presented - to the association 'and sold, the money going Into the treas ury of the Woman's Betterment As sociation and being usedas the as sociation sees fit. No .flowers under any circumstances can be brought into the bolldln? after 8 o'clock the day preceding the fair. Who kjlled George Lambert?- adv. Gastonla Lodge -No. 369, A. F. A A.- M., will hold renlar commun !catn tft-nlght at 7:30. Work will be done la thethlrd degree. Gastonla Cotton. Cotton Seed . . . . Good Middling' . ....35c 13c IN SOCIAJJIRCLES LATEST FVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD The Gazette desires to make this column a full and complete mir ror of Gaston la's social life. In order to at tain this end it is nec essary for us to have the co-operation of the ladies of the town and we invite them to fur nish us information concerning any events of a social nature in Gastonla or the coun ty. If you know of anything that ought to go in this column, call Phone No. 50 and give us the details. We will appreciate It. When sending written communications d not fail to sign your name not for use but that we may know the source. FOR VISITING LADY. Complimentary to Mrs. B. T. Falls, of Shelby, who Is the house- guest of her sister, Mrs. Walter Ramseur, here, Mrs. r. A. wnxins entertained a number of her friends yesterday afternoon at her home on Franklin avenue. A popular game was played and refreshments were served In two courses, the event be ing a most delightful one. U. I). C. MEETING NEXT FRIDAY. The regular monthly meeting 'oT tha r.aRtonia OhaDter United Daugn- ters of the Confederacy will be held In the chapter room in tne iid rarv next Frldav afternoon, the 21, at 3 p." m. At this meeting Mrs. T. L. Craig, who represented tne cnap ter at the annual State Convention at Tarhnro last week, will make her report, which will be of much inter est to the members. As this is tne last meeting of the local chapter be fnro thA dnlpenten leave for New Orleans to attend the national con vention, which convenes on Novem ber 12th. a number of important matters are to be taken up and every member is urged to be present. i - TUCKER-CANNON ANNOUNCEMENTS. Friends In Gastonla have received announcements reading as follows; Mrs. Julia A. Cannon . announces the marriage of her daughter Aubrey to Mr. John D. Tucker' Weddnesday afternoon, October fif teenth nineteen hundred and thirteen at half after two o'clock , Three thirty-four West Front Street Statesvllle, North Carolina. At Home after October 25th at Mt. Holly, N. C. This announcement came as a pleasant surprise to the many friends of the groom in Gastonla. Mr. Tucker formerly lived here for a number of years and during his res idence made a large number of friendB. For the past several years he has been living In Mount Holly where he is prominently Identified with the business and social life of the town. He is a member of the firm of Tucker & Springs. The bride and groom will have the best wishes of a wide circle of friends. a JAOKSON-CRAWFORD WEDDING. A quiet but beautiful home wed ding was solemnized Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock at the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Craw ford In the Plsgah neighborhood when their daughter Miss Belle, be came the bride of 'Mr. Lucius H. Jackson, of Bowling Green. The ceremony took placed in the parior under an arch of ivy. The bridal party entered to the strains of Mendelssohn b wedding March, ren dered by Miss Ida Pursier. In the following order. Messrs. Ed Craw ford ond Ruf us Jackson, ushers: Miss Marie Crawford, niece of the bride, dressed in white and carrying pink roses. The bride and groom entered to-gether, the bride's costume being a handsome taupe coat suit with hat to match. The bride's bouquet was of bride's roses. The parlor was decorated in green and white and lighted with candles. During the ceremony, which was impressrveiy pronounced by Rev. A. T, Lindsay, president of Llnwood" College, Traumerei was rendered softly by Miss Pursley. and the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin was used as a re cessional. After the ceremony a pleasant re ception was given. Refreshments were served In two courses in the dining room, which 'was prettily decorated in pink and white. The wedding cake, which formed the center-piece was decorated in roses and simlax. There were present a number of friends and and relatives ff the bride and groom to . witness the ceremony. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. 7. Jackson and Mrs. C, I. Loftln, of Gastonla, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Jackson, of Clover. - . MR. SULZER IS REMOVED NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR FOUND GUILTY William Sulzer, Impeached Governor of New York, is Found Guilty of Three Charge lreferred Against Him and Will be Removed To-lay Glynn, Lieutenant Governor, Takes Charge Sulzer not Bar ml from Holding Office in Future. An Associated Press dispatch from Albany, N. Y., dated yesterday and appearing In this morning's papers says In part: Gov. William Sulzer was today found guilty by the high court of impeachment on three of the articles preferred against him. They were articles numbers 1, 2 and 4. He was declared innocent of the charges contained tn article 3. Tomorrow he will be removed from office, but not disqualified from holding offlee in this State in the fu ture unless there is a substantial change In the Informal vote report ed to have been taken by the court on these questions in secret session today. For the same reason it was ex pected that he will be found not guilty on the other four articles still remaining to be voted on when tne court adjourned tonight. GLYNN ASSUMES OFFICE. Lieut. Gov. Martin H. Glynn, who has been acting (Tovernor since the impeachment of Sulzer, will become Chief Executive of the State. He Is an Albany newspaper owner. Rot ert F. Wagner, a New York attorney, will become Lieutenant povernor. He Is the majority leader in the Senate. The vote on articles 1 and 2 was 39 to 18, a bare two-thirds majori ty. The, former article charges that the Governor falsified his statement of campaign contributions: the lat ter charges that he committed per- Jurv in so doing. The vote on Articles, which cnar- ges the Governor bribed witnesses to withhold testimony from tne Frawley Investigating Committee, was unanimous in favor of the Gov ernor. The vote onArticle 3, which char 14, six members changing their votes on Articles 1 and 2 from "not guilty" to "guilty" and two from guilty" to "not guilty." This arti cle charges that the Governor sup pressed evidence by means of threats to keep witnesses from testifying be fore the Frawley committee. Among these was Duncan W. Peck, State Superintendent of Public Works, who testified at the trial that the Governor had asked him to commit perjury. CULLEN VOTES NOT GUILTY. Presiding Judge Edgar M. CuIIen, voted "not guilty" on every arttcit and rendered a long opinion in ex plaining his votes. The other elgnt Judge? oi the Court c! Appeal wore divided. On Articles 1 and 2 Judges Wlllard Bartlett, Emory A. Chase, and William B. Werner voted for tne Governor and against him voted Judges Frederick Collin. William H. Cuddeback, John W. Hogan, Frank H. Hlscock and Nathan L. Miller, making a division among In em of five to four against the Governor. On Article 4, Judges Bartlett, Chase and Werner changed their votes from "not guilty" to "guilty and Judges Hiscock and Miner changed from "guilty" to "not guil ty," making against him a division of six to three. Presiding Judge Cullen held that the offenses charged In Articles I and 2 were not impeachable and that the Governor had not falsified his statement under the provision of the electiton law nor committed "le gal perjury." EXPRESS HARSH OPINIONS. Several of the Senators also ex pressed harsh opinions of Governor Sulzer. Senator Sage declared that the $10,000 of Thomas F. Ryan was given to the Governor because he was "useful" In Congress and as a retainer "for services to be render ed In his new position." Senator Wagner, Democratic lead er of the Senate, rendered a long le gal opinion, in whlck he sought to refute the contention that the of fenses charged in Articles 1 and 2 were not impeachable because they are acts committed before the Gov ernor took office. Senator Elon R. Brown, Republi can leader, read a similar lengtny opinion, in which he defended his vote In connection with the fact that he had been politically opposed to the Governor. STAUNCH SUPPORTERS. Senators Wende and DuhameF, staunch supporters of the Governor ever since he was impeached, spoke briefly. Senator Duhamel announc ed that he might file a statement of his position at some future day. Senator Frawley, chairman or tne legislative Investigating committee, which first brought the charges against Governor Sulzer, announced that he would attempt to pass no opinions as to the rights of the com mittee to Impeach or not. T Und'that the Court of Appeals is divided on the question of Im peachment v themselves," - he said. "Therefore upon the facts I cast my vote 'guilty "Who killed George Lambert?" Find ant by attending the Ideal Theatre Saturday. Three reels.-adv. Subscribe foe The Gaaette. Tl 0 S CITY COUNCIL JAS BUSY SESSIQX ' Electric Cars Not to Stand on Soutik ' Street Longer Than Ten Minutes) No Parsing of Cars by Vehicles on That Street Empty Freight Can Must be Removed from SldV ' v ings Within 24 Hours City's Ft -nancial Status to be Investigated; -by Finance Committee $2,000 for Repairs at Central School Sanitary Ordinances Held , Over for Adjourned Meeting Other Matters. ' In session till a late hour Tuesday night, the city council did not reach the consideration of the pro posed sanitary and health regula tions and this Important matter wan set aside to be taken up at a called meeting of the council which will be held at an early date. Adjournment was taken subject to the call of the mayor. Chairman Moore of the committee appointed to draw the proposed sanitary ordi-' nances, stated that the committee had performed its duty and wan ready to submit the ordinances to the council. When this matter.waa reached the hour was late 'ana, realizing that some time would be re- .. quired to take the proposed ordi nances up one at a time and con sider them, it was deemed best to call an adjourned meeting or tne council for this purpose, This was the regular meeting of ,, the council for the month of Octo ber. Mayor Armstrong presided and all the members were present.. The following Hems of business were transacted: J. D. Huff was refunded poll tax on account of being over the age limit. Ed Webb was released from pay ing poll tax on account of physical . Infirmities. City Attorney Mangum reported for the committee, composed of,' himself and Aldermen Beat ana" DUUng, appointed to investigate the probability of securing from tne , Postofflce Department an extension of the free city delivery of "mail in certain sections of the city. He re- ported that .the committee haa taken the matter up with Post master Pasour and that the latter had assured them that he would at once make a personal investigation , of the conditions prevalent in those sections of town in which the exten sions are desired and furnish the re- . quired information to the Postofflc Department which It has to have be fore any definite steps can be taken toward the establishment of free de livery service. Chairman Moore of the street com- ' mittee asked for authority to con demn certain property on Second ' avenue which was needed for wide ning and straightening that street. The coancil passed a resolution giv ing him the authority asked. The request was made following the re ceipt of a letter from an out-of-town property owner forbidding any encroachment on his property on Second avenue. In this connection ' Mr. Moore stated that he wanted to compliment the people of Gastonla on the spirit of co-operation they . had manifested in assisting the city in widening and straightening streets and putting down sidewalks. In only a very few Instances had tne city been unable to make satisfactory arrangements with property owners and forced to condemn property. Compromise on reasonable terms with property owners had been the rule and not the exception, ne sal a. and added that the street committee was pleased with the success it had met In dealing with the people on an amicable basis. The .committee appointed to se cure. a site for a oubllc school build ing In West Gastonla stated, througnt its chairman. Mr. Beal, that it was not yet ready to report. The com mittee was continued. After considerable dlscusston ant ordinance was. passed prohibiting all automobiles, motorcycles, bicyciew or other vehicles from passing Be tween the lnterurban cars and the sidewalk on South street on tne West side of fcald thorougaiare be tween the Southern denot and Franklin avenue while said lnterur ban cars are standing for the pur pose of discharging or takng on -passengers. Violation of this ordi nance was made punishable by a fin of $10 for each offence. Two other ordinances were paus ed, each after a more or less lengthy discission. One wis an arrtrnanre prohibiting electric cars from stand ing at any point on South street be tween the Southern depot and Fran-, lln avenue for a period or longer' , than 10 minutes at a time. The fine -' for violation of this ordinance was -made $10. The third ordinance was one requiring all railway companies and common carriers to remove alt cars from si dines located between -Marietta, and York streets wtlnm 24 hours after sid cars are unlosd- , -ed. . Penalty $10 for each viola-, tlon. County Superintendent of Publfo Instruction F. P. Hall, of Beliront, , aopeared before the board snd iws In advocacy of a raise In the salary of Suotv Joe S. Wray of the city schools. He reviewed briefly the work accomplished by Mr. Wray dnr- . Ing the 12 years he had been at the head of the Gastonla schools. ' He also called attention to the ad-' - (Continued on page 8.)
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