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VOL, XXXV.
GASTONIA, N. C.
FRIDAY AFTKKXOOX, APRIL 10, 1914.
NO. 28.
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MONDAY, APRIL 9 3TIH
First
Section
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GASTONiriS TO HAVE A
OLD FALLSflOUSE, BOUGHT BY LOCAL MEN,
Col. C. it. Armstrong and Mr. It,
Rabiogton. Ruy Falls House from
Mrs.'Clinard Will Probubly Or
ganifee a Stock Company at Once,
Teitr Down the Old Structure und
Erect a Handsome Modern Hotel
on the Site A Dream of Years to
He Realized at Inst.
GastoYiia is to have a new hotel.
It is tbe new from the ground
ui, handsoVae in appearance, mod
ern in designVajid equipment and
centrally located" This news will be
welcomed with loud acclaim by the
entire town and by the traveling pub
lic. A deal has just been consummated
whereby Mayor C. H. Armstrong arc
Mr. R. I!. Babington have become
owners of the old Falls Hous
property on Airline avenue, almost
opposite the passenger station, hav
ing purchased the same from Mrs.
Lucie Montague Clinard through her
attorney and agent, Mr. J. K. Cosby.
The price paid was $20,000.
It is stated, on reliable authority,
that these gentlemen expect to or
ganize a company, composed princi
pally if not entirely of local busi
ness men, and build in the very near
future a handsome 40 or f0 room
hotel to cost ffiO.OOO to JTH.OOO. It
will be convenient and modern in all
its equipment and will be a hostlery
of which Gastonia can be proud.
The probability is that some definite
information as to the plans of th
owners along this line will be made
public within the next few days.
The Falls House was built nearly
HO years ago by the late J. Laban
Falls. Worked in the slate on the
mansard roof at the front is the
date December 21, 188.'), which is
probably the date of the completion
of the building. It is a three-story
brick structure and has an annex
built about 10 years ago. The prop
erty fronts 106 feet on Airline av
enue and runs through the block to
Long; avenue, a distance of 200 feet.
At the back it has a width of 1 1 R
feet. Pome five or six years ago the
heirs of the late .1. Laban Falls sold
this property to Mr. J. E. Montague,
of Hickory, for $1 8,000. and Mr.
Montague operated it until his death
a couple of years ago. He left the
property to his only daughter, Mrs.
Clinard.
Gastonla'8 greatest need for the
past several years has been a mod
ern hotel. Because she has not had
one the town has been "cussed"' by
the traveling public .wherever they
went. As a result Gastonia has re
ceived an enormous amount of very
unwelcome advertising. This condi
tion is now to be remedied. The
town is to have a flrst-class hotel
and the opinion expressed on all
sides is that it would be a,paying
proposition.
Library Hours Changed.
The library committee requests
announcement of a change in the
hours during which the public libra
ry is open. Resinning last Wednes
day, April 8. the library will be
open from 0:.0 a. m. to 12:30 p.
m. and from 3:30 to 0:30 p. m. ev
ery week day until further notice.
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The Falls Howe, Gastonia, Bat It Thirty Years Ago and Bought Yes
terday by Col. C. B. Armstrong and Mr. Mr. R. B. Bablngton. It is to
give way to a modern hotel la the near future.
Day In Gastonia. Clean Up Your Premises Thoroughly
Gastonia A Clean And Heathful Town.
MODERN NEW HOTEL
TO BE TORN DOWN AT AN EARLY DATE
TEX-YKAR-OLD HERO.
Rocky Mount Lad Saves Little
Brother and Sbster from Probable
Death in Runaway.
i The following story of the unusu-
al heroism of a ten-year-old boy Is
taken from the Rocky Mount cor
respondence of Wednesday's Greens
boro News:
, My a display of foresight and cool
ness in a moment of grave danger,
young Mark Ruflin, the 10-year-old
Mn of Paul Muffin, of Nash county,
probably saved his one-year-old sis
ter -aid a five-year-old brother and
' himself from fatal injury, If not
! death, Sunday.
The youth, with his sister' and
brother, was in a buggy drawn by a
, tiery horse, when from some cause a
i break in the harness occurred, and
' the horse started to run. The 10
1 year-old youth crowded brother anil
sister lengthwise across the seat and
sat on top of them, as this was tne
I only possible way they could have
been held in the buggy as it swayed
! from one side of the road to the oth
I er. The youth, appearing in no way
I -dismayed at his perilous position,
I and not in the least affected by the.
I shouts to him, stuck to the reins and
; astride of his human seat, and held
I the horse in the road until it was
j finally stopped after a mad run of
more than three miles.
j It costs nothing to enter your
I name lor the solid gold linn on dis
, piny in our Kast Wimloy. Inquire at
: our Jewelry store. Torrence-Morrls
Co.
The Southern Rail way Company
has just contracted for (iO locomo
tives, 54 all-steel passenger cars and
I 4,075 freight cars. Five million
dollars in equipment trust notes has
been issued to finance this addition
al equipment.
Torrence-Morris "o.. Jewelers, are
going to give some boy or girl under
twelve years of age a solid gold ring
Monday. Ixxk up their advertise
ment on local pae.
Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt and
daughter. Miss Cornelia, arrived
Sunday at Biltmore house, this be
ing the first visit they have paid
their country estate since the deatn
of Mr. Vanderbilt some weeks ago.
In Tuesday's municipal election
In Milwaukee, Wis., Emil Sidel, So
cialist Democrat, was defeated for
mayor by the incumbent. Mayor G.
A. Bading, a non-partisan.
Have you seen Oakwood I'ark?
Mr. Woltz Seech.
In its account of the Caldwell
county commencement held at Le
noir last Friday, Tuesday's Ienoir
News says:
Mr. A. E. Woltz, of Gastonia, one
of the leading speakers, made a
forceful address on the "advance
ment of Education in Caldwell."
His speech was heard with much In
terest and was delivered in clear and
eloquent language.
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DIXON FOR THE SENATE,
A POPULAR Y0UN3 6AST0NIAN IS OUT
Mr. Arthur M. Dixon, Superintendent
of Trenton Cotton Mills, Knters
Rare for State Senate Was
Irominent in light for Just
.I-Yeight Rates Has Served as
City Councilman and Precinct
Chairman Has Strong Supxrt
and Expects to Win.
The announcement yesterday ar
te: noon by .Mr. Arthur M. Dixon that
h(j would make the race for tho Dem
otratic nomination for the State
Senate in the approaching county
primaries added impetus to the lo
cal political situation and served ;o
stimulate interest in tho legislative
contest. Mr. Dixon decided to run
foi this oll'u e only after being
sl.ongly urged by a large number or
friends from all sections of t lie
county who believe that ho is trie
logical man to make the race Tor
the Senate at this time. lie is op
posing Mr. David 1'. Dellinger, who
recently entered the lists for this
position.
Though only 32 years of age Mr.
Dixon has for quite a while been
closely identified with the political
and public life of the county. He
served four years, prior to last May,
as city councilman from his ward
and is now precinct chairman of tne
Democratic county executive com
mittee. During the last General Assembly,
when the entire State was stirred
as never before on the subject o."
securing just freight rates Tor
North Carolina, Gaston county or
ganized a county branch of tne
North Carolina Just Freight Kate
Association and Mr. Dixon was one
of its leading and most active mem
bers. As one of the prime movers
he joined in ithe work of soliciting
members for the association and In
many other ways aided in the fight.
Mr. Dixon is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. K. Dixon and is superintendent or
the Trenton Cotton Mills, in whicfi
capacity he has demonstrated his
unusual business ability. He was
educated at the University of Geor
gia at Athens, Ga., and the A. and
M. College at Raleigh.
Now that he has entered the
arena Mr. Dixon says he is In to win
and his hosts of friends over the
county are onanimouB in their be
lief that he will carry the county Dy
a handsome majority.
Have you seen Oakwood Park?
The following from Wednes
day's Charlotte Observer will be of in
terest to many Gastonians as Miss
Cooper, who is related to the Gallant
family, has visited here frequently:
"Miss Hattie Cooper, who has been
in charge of the Sub. Postoffice at
the Tryon Drug Store for the past
six years, is confined to the Presby
terian Hospital suffering with a
nervous breakdown. Miss Cooper
has a wide circle of friends who
wish for her a speedy restoration to
health. Misa Annie Henderson has
charge of the Postoffice during Miss
Cooper's illness.
PRIMARIES MAY 16THj$25F000 BOYS' SCHOOL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES RULES
Democratic Executive Committee Met
j Here Yesterday and Completed
Plans for County Primaries and
Convention Poll Holders Select-
ed Primaries to He Held May Hi
and Convention on May 2: Ire I
The Rules and Regulations.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee met in the court house
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, a
majority of the 2j precinct commit
teemen being present and Col. T. L.
Craig, county chairman, presiding.
'ihe date set for the holding of
the county primaries was Saturday,
May lt!th, between the hours of
12 noon and ii p. in., this being tlie
same date set lor the State and con
gressional primaries. The precinct
committeemen are to meet at tn
comt house on Monday, the lsth, to
canvass the vote and to see if a
second primary is necessary for any
ot the offices. Should a second pri
mary be necessary it will bo held on
May 23rd, the same poll holders,
hours and rules and regulations ob
taining as were adopted for the Ilrst
primary.
'ihe county convention will be held
on May 3oth at 2 o'clock p. m., m
the court house.
Following is a list of the poll
holders selected:
Mountain Island: A. Hender
son, Max Reep, Ira Davenport.
South Point: T. T. Craig, A. L.
Guy, T. L. Allison.
Gastonia No. 2: K. M. .Johnston, J.
M. Kendrick, Marshall Dilling.
Dilling's: J. I. Mauney, C. E.
Neisler, Jim Robinson,
Bessemer City: J. T. Gates, C. A.
Mitchell, I). L. Payne.
Gastonia No. 1 : E. H. itankin, M.
H. Shuford, T. A. Katchford.
Riser's: II. S. Sellars, M. C. Ar
rowood, It. R. Mauney.
Carpenter's: W. H. Carpenter,
Henry Kiser, P. S. Carpenter.
Cherryville: T. B. Leonnardt, J.
H. Trott, .1. C. Ballard.
Baker's: J. R. Carson, S. T.
Whitesides, Joe Pearson.
McAdenville: I. F. Mabry. G. L.
Wright, Henry Fisher.
Alexis: Jake Stowe, Lee Hoover,
Jim Stroup.
Lucia: J. R. Rogers, J. II. Under
wood, U. A. Broadaway.
Mount Holly: J. W. Patterson. J.
A. Patterson, Noah Finger.
Stanley: C. F. Smith, H. A. Line
berger, M. C. Kirksey.
Lowell, R. B. Shields, P. W. Hand.
J. M. Gaston.
Union: W. C. Wilson, W. H.
Pursley, R. C. Ratchford.
Belmont: J. .M. Sloan. J. E. Ford,
W. A. Leeper, Sr.
Glenn's: E. Hope Adams, J. A.
Crawforrd, L. H. Jackson.
Robinson: R. Lee Falls, C. P.
Robinson, J. C. Robinson.
Gastonia No. 3: J. W. Howe, J.
W. Aycock. W. V. West.
Spencer Mountain: W. G. Rhyne.
J. R. Dellinger, W. T. Love.
The following rules and regula
tions were adopted, being the same
as adopted by the State with excep
tion of the provision as to the elec
tion of precinct committeemen and
delegates to the conventions, these
to lie done in the same manner as
heretofore in the county:
The committee adopted the plan
which- the Democratic Executive
Committee provides for the holding
of primary elections. The following
is a brief outline of the duties of
the candidates. poll-holders and
electors who participate in the pri
maries and convention.
At least five days preceding the
first primary, any Democrat desiring
to become a candidate for any coun
ty or legislative office, except town
ship offices, shall siunifv his inten
tion in writing to the Chairman or
the County Democratic Executive
Committee: and he shall also depos
it a fee of $ . his pro raa part
of the expense of printing and dis
tributing tickets: and every candi
date Bhall also file a rdedee with tne
Chairman that he will abide by the
result of the primary election.
Three poll-holders were appointee?
at each precinct in the county, ono
of whom hall be the secretary and
record the names of all persons vot
ing at any precinct.
The poll-holders shall provide the
following boxes to be used in the
primary:
Candidates for true ?tate, Con
gressional and Judicial offices shall
be voted for in one box.
Candidates for the General As
sembly and all County Offices in one
box.
Candidates for all Township offi
ces in one box.
The names of all candidates for
(Continued on page 4.)
IT WILL BE KNOWN AS 6AST0N HALL
Announced at Chamler of Commerce
Meeting lst Night That Rev. .
T. Lindsay Would Build Hoys'
School at Linwood Financed
Through the Chamber Will be
Ready by Septemler First Other
Business Transacted by Chamler.
By far the most interesting de
velopment at tho first quarterly
meeting of the Gastonia Chamber or
Commerce held in the court house
!at night wa.s the announcement
that Rev. A. I'. Lindsay had, througn
ihe efforts of . lie Chamber, secured
fthe sum of i2...omi with which tie
wi.i tieel
once a modern build
ing at LinvM)od tt house a boys'
P eparatory A i.yM. The school is
to be know u yliaston Hall. Work
on the building, it was announced.
would lie cou.menicd al an early
dale und I'.e s,-hool would open
tember 1st. on the 3 2nd anni-
isary of tut establishment or Lin-
GVstonla is (o be congratulated o;i
tb l?Kt that its Chamber or Com
:im rco secured the location of this
school on the Lindsay property,
hich is only r. short distance we
if the city. Several other towns, in
cluding Mount Holly. Kings Moun
tain, Charlotte and others, had been
making strenuous efforts to secu.r
this Institution and had mado in
viMng p; opoi-ii tons. President Line
say did not leach a definite conciii
;ion till late yesterday afternoo..
Just before the meeting of tbe Cham
ber last night Secretary Lloyd went
j to Linwood, Dr. D. A. Garrison tak
ing him in his auto, and secure
I from Vr. Lindsay the definite u ,
siiiiince that the proposition of the
Gastonia Chamber of Com r..ei .
would ' accepted and that I :i 1
si h( el uoulil bu located at L'nwoja.
'I b-e ,'i n :i )ii ncemeti t was greeted wlHi
joy !c all those present.
N x' i; m e the announcement Ci.r
Giis'or.1 was to have a modem
hole!. President Craig, of th
Cliiimtur. stated that a definite pro
posal would be put before the peo
ple of thf town by Saturday. There
upon Col. C. B. Armstrong made
public the fact that he and Mr. R. B.
Babington had purchased the Faiij
house and expected to build a mo
dern hotel on that site. The newj
that the town is to have a modem
hotel was welcomed with delight, it
j is hardly probable that two hoteU
will be hiiiii, however.
Reports were heard from the offi
cers and tho chairman of several of
I the committees. Mr. A. C. Jones made
a report co.'img the work of the
Chainbe:- i:p to the time or die ele' -Hon
of a secretary and Secretary A.
O. Lloyd made a report covering n;x
incumbency up to the end of t;ie
first (jiiarter. Treasurer J. yT."llol
land made his report covering ail
receipts and expenditures up to date.
The auditing committee reported
that the books of the chamber had
been audited ;irid found i ctrrei t and
in good shape.
FOU MAY 20T1I.
A com in it i ee of five, compose
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I ('apt. A. L. Itiilwlnklo and Mesr.
' i I. Marvin. Ii. B. Babington.
1 I !:i ? k lev :illil .1 S U'rav vi:iw
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J pointed to formulate plans for Gas- ! mendment giving some form of inl
! toiiiri's participation in Chariot t es 1 iat ive and referendum aid putting
: big Twentieth of May i clebrat Ion . ; a ban on those who would hold pass
1 T!i it; lummitico will meet nct. week ' cs or other rem ur era t ion from cor
j and outline plans for that o i-asioti. I porat ioDR itpd at the s;"iie tiine hold
j CO I 'NT Y TEACHER'.-'. I NSTI Tl TK. ! public ofll'-e- as letishrors or in Ju
1 Mr. S. N. lioyce. chairman of theldicial capacity.
I'ounty board of education, announc- AS TO ATTENDANCE.
I ed that the county teachers' inst; -
tute would bo held in Gastonia In
August. This will bring something
like 20(1 teachers to town for two
weeks or more. The matter of mak
ing adequate provision for entertain
ing these teachers will be taken up
in ample time by the chamber. Mr.
Babington announced that whii
here the teachers would be given
free phone service to their respect
ive homes.
Secretary Lloyd reported that tiie
matter of getting the .'cithern to !
stop all trains in Gastonia was still j ocrats here from out in the State,
under consideration and that noth- ; other than Raleish and Wake coun
ing of a definite nature was readv to i ty. It is also notable that many of
be given out. It is ejec ted thar : those here when button-holed as to
something in this line will be made
public shortly. He reported that
the additional cars on the Interur
ban asked for by the chamber had
been put on by the officers of that
road.
The treasurer's report is crowded
out of this issue but will be publish
ed Tuesday.
There will be special services at
St. Michael's Catholic church, con
sisting of holy mass, sermon and
first holy communion, on Easter
Sunday morning at 8:30 o'clock, by
the pastor, F. iMelchior, O. S. B.
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A SUCCESS, SAYS POE
CONVENTION ALL THAT WAS HOPED FOR
Progressive Meeting at Raleigh,
Says Clarence Poe, Exceeded Ex
lectatton of the Most Ardent
The Voakers Were Baffled
Prophecies of Evil Fell Flat
Committee to Present ReMOlu
tions to State Convention.
The Raleigh correspondent of
The Charlotte Observer, under date
oi yesterday, says:
hen asked today regarding the
Democratic mass-meeting yesterday,
Mr. Clarence Poe said: "It equaled
our hopes and surpassed our expec
tations. Of course with Bryan as
! leaker 1,000 more people away
liom Raleigh would have come.
That, despite his failure, more than
1 .linn of the best Democrats in
North Carolina from the mountains
to the sea came together at tills
busy season, with no purpose to help
iUl '"dividual or any tact ion or any
other purpose except to advance Is-
! 81108 Ior lne upbuilding or me Maie
signs of progress North Carolina has
had.
"And all the prophets of evil have
been confounded. No new faction
has been started or even thought of;
party differences have been notably
diminished instead of accentuated by
this common conference of all fac
tions: and no boom for any individ
ual or advantage for any faction nas
come to anybody's attention. The
thought of people all over the State
I has simply been Blgnally directed to
a few big issues -legalized prima
ries, juster taxation, tho Constitu
tional amendments, child labor leg
islation, convicts on roads and a re
vised penal system, direct legisla
tion, rural credits, and definite ad-
i vances with regard to education.
agriculture, health and morals: and
this Is all that we have ever wished.
The meeting has simply put these
(uestionn up to the thinking people
of the State, and the matter Is now
with them.
HAD ITS DANGERS.
"I am very frank to say that af
ter being unexpectedly put on the
committee on call, I did see very
clearly that there were two sides to
the question of the meeting. The
Idea had Its dangers as well as its
advantages, and I know that some
of the best men in North Carolina
men whom I respect and admire
feared the dangers outweighed the
advantages. It is a matter of great
gratification to me the men who
came, by their loyalty, patriotism
and freedom from all factionalism
have justified the faith of Craig.
Daniels. Glenn. Carr. Webb and hun
dreds of others who have believed
the party has nothing to fear from a
mass-meeting of its rank and file.'
NOT YET ANNOUNCED.
Governor Craig has not yet an
nounced the committee of five mem
bers of the progressive Democratic
convention whose duty it will be to
present to the State Democratic Con
vention when it meets here in .lune
I the series of resolutions that the
' progressive convention adopted in
! the "wee sma' hpurs" today after a
stirring midnight debate nver the
' merits of the features declaring Tor
i l. l. ...I 1 . .;...: ,
, lilt- BU 1)111 IHSIOI1 O I a COllSll'llllOMill il-
i The attendance upon the conven-
Hon was nor so lart:e as many had
anticipated but it made up in stren
uousness when the loaders locked
horns in tl.e last moments over ini
tiative and referendum, with Gover
nor 'rail leading the opposition and
E. P ilehi.'ond, Jr. o- Greensboro,
and J. W. B.uley. of Haleleh. the ad
wicates. In the end the r-olutions
ere adopted just as they came from
the resolution committee".
It, is conservatively estimated that,
there were something like 200 Dem-
the convention insisted that they
came to Raleigh on other business
and incidentally dropped in on the
convention.
Have you een Oakwood Park?
Vital Statistics.
Vital Statistics Officer W. Meet
Adams of Gastonia township makes
the following report for the monUi
of March : Deaths, white, 9 : births,
white, 23; deaths, colored. 4; births,
colored. 6. For the quarter ending
March 31st there were In the town
ship 46 deaths and 89 births.