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--V 4 . ' THE GASTON! A GAZETTE PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY8 ASH FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 3 CEXTS. $1.30 A YEAH IX ADVANCE. OASTOXIA, N. C. VOL. XXXV. Fill DA Y AFTEHXOOX. APRIL 21, 1911. XO. SS. TWELVE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS ARE KILLED SHORT LUIJAl ITEM.- MORE BIG REALTY DEALS IN SOCIAL CIRCLES FINALS OF CITY SCHOOLS ACTUALIFIGHTIN8 BETWEEN FORCES OF UNCLE SAM AND MEXICO, SITUATION SERIOUS LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD Twelve United States Soldiers Killed and Thirty Wounded m Far in En. Basements With Mexicans About 200 Mexicans Slain Hear Admiral Fletcher Taken Complete Charge ot Yera Cruz President Wilson Says no Offensive Steps Will be Taken at lresent Against TerritorleM Held by Constitution allsts Xo Startling Development To-Day. Special to The Gazette. WASHINGTON, April 24, 1:25 p. m. President Wilson says that the United States will not take offensive steps against the Mexican territories now controlled by the Constitution alists at present. Washington offi cials are busy making preparations for withstanding further attacks on Vera Cruz. Bulletin 11:10 A. M. Riotous mobs thronged the streets of Mexico City !ast night and the condition of 'American citizens there is said to be critical. As late as o'clock this looming gangs tramped the street sii.ging 'Mexican anthems, tramping ;!. Stars and Stripes un der foot .;)(! shouting "Ueaih to Americans." FIRST FIRING TUESDAY. Marines and bluejackets of the American Navy Tuesday took the customs house and a large section of Vera Cruz with a loss of four kill ed and 20 wounded. The loss of tne Mexican garrison was not officially known here tonight, but was esti mated at 200 killed. This was the first step in the program of repri sal by the United States against trie Huerta Government for the arrest of American bluejackets at Tampico and other offenses "against the rights and dignity of the United States.' At 3:21 o'clock Wednesday morn ing the Senate by a vote of "2 to 13 passed the Administration resolution bill declaring that "the President is justified in the employment of the armed forces of the United states to enforce his demands for unequiv ocal amends for the affronts and In dignities committed against the United States in Mexico." The resolution, disclaimed on the part of the United States any hos tilities toward the Mexican people or any intention to make war against them. SIX KILLED, 30 WOUNDED. A dispatch from Vera Cruz, sent out Wednesday night and appear ing in yesterday morning's papers, says: Six Americans killed and about 30 wounded marked the complete investment of Vera Cruz at noon to day by the United States forces. This morning Mexican eharpsooters on the roofs put up a stubborn re sistance. There was one brisk ac tion, guns of the Prairie and Ches ter assisting in silencing a heavy fire from the naval college. Shells from the Prairie finally shattered its walls. The number of Mexicans killed yesterday is estimated at 150 with many wounded. The Mexican loss today is not known, but Is thought to be heavy. PROCLAMATION IN VERA CRUZ. Vera Cruz, April 23. The first proclamation issued in this city by Americans since the war between the United States and Mexico ended in 1 848, was posted today and read with interest by tho Mexican inhabi tants. 7 The proclamation was issued by Rear Admiral Fletcher addressed to the. "People of Vera Cruz" and read : "To tho People of Vera Cruz: "Tho naval forces of the United States that are under my command have occupied temporarily the city of Vera Cruz to supervise the public administration on account of the dis turbed conditions which at present prevail in Mexico. "All employes of the municipality of this port are invited to continue ia the discharge of their offices as they have done up to the present. "The military authorities will not Intervene in civil and administrative affairs so long as good order and peace in the town are not Impaired. "All peaceful citizens may confi dently continue in their usual occu pations certain that they will be protected. "The commander signing gives as surances that there wttl be no inter ference with the civil authorities, except in case of absolute necessirv and guided always by the obser vance of the law and order. "The taxes due and the use of them will continue being made in tne earn form as up to the present time ' and in conformity with law. "Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher." ' The proclamation was printed In Bpanish and posted throughout the .- town. . w ' NOT WAR. SAYS WILSON. Washington, April 23. President Wilson told the Washington cor respondents toda that so far as his authority was concerned the I'nited States was not in a state of war with Mexico. The President said that while Charge O'Shaughnessy had been given his passports and Charge Al gara had been granted his in re turn, such a step, while always pro ceding war, did not always result In war. Mr. Wilson explained that the American Government was taken somewhat by surprise when Mr. O'Shaughnessy was given his pass ports and therefore no arrangements yet had been made for taking over by other foreign Governments of American interests in 'Mexico. The President referred to the crisis as very serious and said he thought It was his duty in discussing it at present to confine himself to facts, not revealing what several steps of policy would be taken in the future, as it was not desirous that every one should know them. No notification up to tonight had gone to the Powers of any inten tions of the American Government, communication being confined sole ly to facts as they have occurred. Referring to the statement made in answer to the note of General Car ranza the President said he intended it as a clarification or re-statenient of his position that there was no quarrel with the Mexican people as a whole. When asked if it was a warning to Carranza that if he sided with Huerta, the I'nited States would continue to enforce its de mands for reparation froiu the unit fid 'Mexican forces, the Presldenr smiling declined to Interpret it. An Associated Press dispatch sent out from Washington last night says : Admiral Badger tonight reported to the Navy Department that three more men had been killed and 2 5 wounded in the fighting at Vera Cruz. Secretary Daniels tonight gave the news in this statement: "Admiral Badger wires tonight that he landed the battalion from the Minnesota, Michigan, South Car olina, yesterday afternoon and that the landing forces now ashore to tals about 5,400 men. The Minne sota, Chester, Prairie and San Fran cisco are lying in the inner harbor. "Admiral Badger reports that as a result of desultory firing which continued about the city last night and this morning three more sailors were killed and about 52 wounded. "The landing party now occupies all the city and outposts have been stationed on the sandhills in the rear who have been engaged in con structing defensive works. "Admiral Badger in command on shore, is making every effort to in duce 'Mexictfn municipal authorities to resume their duties and take up the early administration of the city. He reports negotiation, fairly suc cessful. "All work in the city is still stop ped and no business is being trans acted. The public service utilities have stopped because the employes refuse to run the eventual risk to themselves of resuming employment. "Very little food supply has been coming into the city and it is thought that in a few days the question of feeding the people of the city will become paramount and that it is pos sible the United States will be called on to Furnish food. The water sup ply is causing anxiety. "The Mexican forces are disposed along the railroad and while Admir al Badger reports the rumor that they are preparing to attack, he adds that it Is doubted that this is true, and expresses his belief that any attack can be successfully re sisted. "The tugs Patapsco and Patuxen: arrived today at 11 a. m. The Nashville arrived at the same time but proceeded down the coast la ter." The addresses and next of kin of the Americans killed and wounded today at Vera Cruz were announced by the Navy Department late to night in a revised list as follows: Dean: Dennis .1. Lane, seaman. New York. E. H. Frohlichstein. ordinary sea man, 4 56 Consti street. Mobile, Ala. next of kin, John Frohlichstein, same address. Elsie C. Fisher, ordinary seaman, Hayes, Miss., next of kin, father, J. D.. Fisher, same address. Wounded: George J. Sodden, gunner's mate. Warren, Mich. t Fred H. Fridth, ordinary sea mat: . W. O. Keas, chief turret captati. Hillsdale. Mich. R. E. Lee. ordinary seaman. New York City. Edward Carlwater, Burlingto Iowa. R. O. Jans, 907 Iowa avenue, Mus catine. Iowa. Walter L. Hawk, boatswain's mate, first class, St. Louis, Alien. T. A. Biskup, boatswain's mate, Winona, Minn. J. L. Harris, seaman, Tracey City. Tenn. Claude C. Wilcox, ordinary sea man, Irving, Mich. S. J. Everett, 2331 St. Cloud St., New Orleans. Henry P. Xagorowski, private IT. S. M. C, Baltimore. Ensign Paul Augustus Stevens. Crisfleld, Md. THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE Mr. Grover C. Moss went to Shelby Tuesday. Read the half-page real estate advertisement on page six. Mr. T. R. E. Oates. of iDesse mer City, route two, was in tne city on business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. K'Lapp re turned Monday from a visit to rela tives in Charlotte and Monroe. 'Mrs. 3. A. Kindley went to Con cord this morning to be the guest of Miss Jenn Coltrane for the day. Mr. Erwin Robinson, of Rock Hill. S. C, is the guest of Mr. J. P. Saunders and family. Misses Florence Clemmer and Daisy Coker were visitors to Char lotte last Friday. Mr. R. T. Hinson. of Lls'eolnton, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Jen nings. Mr. Hinson is a brother of Mrs. Jennings- Miss Bettie Campbell apd Mrs. Howard Campbell, of Bethef; were among Wednesday's shoppers in the city. Mrs. Minnie Holland Curry has been the guest since .Monday of Mrs. H. M. 'Eddleman at her hoiiie on West Main avenue. Read the advertisement of ioy nc's studio on page three today. Free photos of babies will be ien on Friday of next week only. Miss Ida May Hinson, of I.in colnton. spent Wednesday in the city as the guest of her sister. Mrs. K. O. Jennings. --Postmaster E. Grant Pasfur re turned Wednesday from a t weeks trip to New York and other North ern cities. Mr. W. Y. Warren moved yes terday from West Third avenue to the house on South Marietta street which he recently purchased from Mr. O. M. Boyd. --.Mrs. B. H. Winget audMrs. G. C. Killian were guests lasiyfeaturday and Sunday at a family reunion of the Fisher family held at the home of Mrs. Winget's brother. Mr. J. C. Fisher, in Pineville. Friends of Mr. and 'Mrs. J. R. Shuford will be glad to tirn that their little daughter Helen, who has been quite ill for the past two weeks, is reported as being considerably better today. -Mr. Benjamin Lewis and Mlsa Do vie Iiookout, both of East Ga.to nia, were united in marriage Wed nesday evening by Squire Thomas II. White at his residence on East 's'ij avenue. - '.Mr. and Mrs. Andrew hJ. Moore, Messrs. J. H. Separk, Ji LyGray and L. F. Groves will leagr tomorrow night for New York to attend the annual meeting of the American Cot ton Manufacturers' Association. Free to all the reading room ol the Gastonia Public Library upstair in V. M. C. A. building. Use It. BELMONT BUDGET. Correspondence of The Gazette. BELMONT, April 24. Mr. A. J. Sanders, of the Belmont Drug Co., is at the Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte w here he was operated on Tuesday for appendicitis. Mr. Zan ders was stricken Monday night with an acute attack. His many friends in and around Belmont hope for him a speedy recovery. His con dition this morning is somewhat Ira proved and with no complications, he will be up in two weeks. The operetta "Cinderella" to be presented tonight by the fourth and fifth grades of the local schools Is attracting much interest and a large crowd will doubtless witness the en tertainment. The fact that the chil dren are being trained by Mrs. F. P. Hall is enough to say that the per formance will be of a high standard. Rev. W. S. Iacy, pastor of tbe Presbyterian church, has accepted an invitation to preach the bacca laureate sermon before the graduat ing class of the Southern Presbyte rian College and Conservatory of .Music at Red Springs on Sunday, "May 17. Mr. Iacy will leave short ly afterward for Kansas City to at tend the meeting of the General As sembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church, as a commissioner from Kings Mountain Presbytery. The Belmont High School second team defeated a similar team from Gastonia Wednesday in a good fast game of baseball by the score of 5 to 4. The game wars clean and in teresting and waenybody's till the last of the ninth. Gullick and Aber nethy for Belmont and Abernetny and Morris for Gastonia were the batteries. The features were the fielding of Forbes and hitting or Mauney for Belmont and the field ing of Fayssoux and Hanna for Gas tonia. . The girls' basket ball team of the Ideal high school defeated the team from the Charlotte high school yes terday by the score of 25 to 20. An enthusiastic crowd of rooters from Charlotte accompanied the team who catre to alt Holly and were convey ed thence to Belmont in autos through the courtesy of Messrs. Frank Hall and Floyd Gullfck. Tbe Xew.Tork World, three times week (almost the same as dally) and The Gazette both for one rear tor S2.0O H-Narx-ih- today VALUABLE PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS Messrs. Ilalin and Suituiierrow Buy Half of Warren Property Adjoin ing Realty! Iluildlpf;- Mr. G. W. Itagan Huyfc Valuable Vacant Ixt on Main Avenue from Mr. Hush Torrence A Number of Other In teresting Ite.nl Kstate Deals Made During the Past Few Days. A real estate deal of unusual In terest has just been concluded by which Messrs. E. N. Hahn and T. E. Sunimerrow have bought from Messrs. J. Iee Robinson and J. O. White the western half of the va cant Warren property on West Main avenue lying between the Realty building and the G. W. Ragan office buildings. The property just pur chased by Messrs. Hahn and Sum merrow has a frontage of 50 feet on 'Main avenue and runs back 110 feet, and the purchase price was $12,000. Their purchase covers ex actly one-half of the 100 foot front age which changed hands only a few weeks ago at a price of $22,000. The deal was made through G. E. Haithcoi k, real estate agent. The plans of the purchasers with refer ence' to the property are not known. Another especially desirable piece of Main avenue property has also changed hands, Mr. G. W. Ra gan having purchased from Mr. Rush Torrence the vacant lot front ing 4 ." feet on .Main avenue, with a depth of lid feet, lying between the Jenkins block and the residence prop erty occupied by Capt. C. M. Xolen. This lot lies practically opposite tne handsome new block of business buildings only recently completed by Mr. Ragan. Though tho purchase price of this property is not given out, it is known to have brought a good price, as its location is excel lent for business purposes. Mrs. Rebecca C. Bryan has sold her residence property on West Long avenue, adjoining the Colonial Ho tel and the residence of Mr. J. M. Shuford, to Miss Bessie Thomasson, formerly of Gastonia, but now living in Hickory. Mr. J. W. Timberlake has sold to Or. T. C. Quickie a vacant lot 73 by 17.") feet on South street adjoining Dr. Quickie's residence. All of me above transactions were made through Mr. G. K. Haithcock, real estate agent. Mr. P. W. Garland has recently sold his residence property on South York street to Mr. R. A. Caldweii, whose property it adjoins, and has purchased the B. S. Kassel residence at .rl6 South York street which for merly belonged to City Clerk John R. Rankin. Mr. J. B. Beal has sold to Mr. James Peareon the house and lot on South Marietta street occupied by Dr. A. Stovall and family. Mr. Beal Is building a new five-room house on the adjoining lot which will be oc cupied by Dr. Stovall when complet ed. Mr. A. C. Jones has sold to Mrs. I R. E. Johnson a lot fifi by 180 feet at the corner of Oakland street and Second avenue. The consideration was $2,000. R. G. Rankin has bought from J. Frank McArver five acres just south of the city adjoining Mr. McArver's residence. Give Lot to V. D. C. Messrs. J. White Ware, A. C. Lit tle and C. L. Chandler, whose Oak wood Park property In West Gasto nia is to be sold at auction tomor row afternoon at 1:20 o'clock, have riven a lot to the Gastonia Chanter, I'nited Daughters of the Confedera. cy. This lot is 71 by 100 feet, is No. 74 on the map of the tract and will be sold in due course of the sale tomorrow and the entire proceeds donated to the chanter. Members or the chapter are advertising the above fact in a snecial caninaien this af ternoon and feel confident that the lot will be bid in at a handsome price. Debate at Linwood. On next Monday evening. April 27th. there will be a public debate in the chapel of Linwood College by the young ladies of the Adelphian and Calathenian literary societies. The query for discussion will be "Resolved that Linwood College should be co-educational." On the next Monday evening. May 4th, an operetta will be given by the stu dents of the college. Gastonia and Shelbv high school baseball teams are playing this af ternoon at Loray park, the game having been called at 3:30 o'clock Read The Want Ads On Page 5 TI'KSDAY AFTERNOON CLlll WITH MISS. EDDLEMAN. At her home on West Main ave nue Tuesday afternoon Mrs. H. M. Eddleman was hostess to the mem bers of the Tuesday Afternoon Club and a few invited guests. After a pleasant social hour delicious re freshments were served, and the oc casion was greatly enjoyed by all present. TO ATTKXD GRAND OPKKA IX ATLANTA. A party of Gastonia ladles will leave next Monday morning on No. 37 for Atlanta to attend the series of grand opera concerts to be given in that ,clty beginning Monday night and closing Saturday afternoon and night. In the Jparty will be Misses Lucy Boyce, Mjar Torrence, Clara Armstrong, JohVsle Adams, Hattle Howell, Jane Morris. Carrie Morris, Margaret Morris and Lillian Atkins. They will remain through the entire series of concerts. DISTRICT MEETING AT SIIKIJtY YESTERDAY. The district meeting of the I'nit ed Daughters of the Confederacy held yesterday at Shelby was at tended by about 7." delegates from the five chapters in tho district. Charlotte, Lincolnton. Shelby, Kings Mountain and Gnstnnia. Tbe Gas'onla delegates who attended were Mrs. S. A. Kindley, Mrs. J. F. Thomson. Mrs. If. M. Eddleman. Mrs. L. F. Wpfell. Miss Lowry Shuford, Mrs. W. T. Rankin, Mrs. W. J. Clifford and Mrs. S. A. Robin son. Mrs. E II. Held, of Lincolnton. the district uresident, presided and Mrs. C. R. Iloev delivered th ad dress of welcome. After the busi ness session a beautifully appointed luncheon was served, and this was followed by an automobile ride a round the city of Shelbv. The next meeting will bo held with Gastonia Chapter in the soring of 1915. TO PRESENT INDIAN PAGEANT. Preliminary arrangements are go ing forward with the view of giving a big spectacular production of the popular and instructive Indian ope ra and pageant, "Powhatan," with local talent of Gastonia. "Powhat an" has for its principal theme trie capture of John Smith by the In dians and his rescue by Pocahontas, the beautiful Indian princess, the favorite daughter of the famoiiit chieftain. Powhatan. The represen tation is to utilize about 15 0 per sons. In the choruses of Indian maids, warriors, papooses, Indian feather girls. arrow girls, little braves and squaws, of the tribe of Pow hatan. The idealistic notion of the red men, such as exploited by the Fen nimoore Cooper works, prevails and the whole production of this beauti ful and unique offering is one or ar tistic merit and worthy the support of all good citizens, as In the direc tion of cultivating a taste for the beautiful. The full cast of charac ters and entire personnel of the com pany being assembled, will be given in the next issue. The entertain ment is to be given in the auditori um Tuesday, May 5th. PLAN'S FOR HOTEL. Messrs. Hook & Rogers Busily En gaged on Tliein Work to I'egtn Within Sixty Days To Have ty Room and All Modern Con venience. "You can say that work will he commenced on our new hotel within the next sixty dayssaid Mr. R. 15. Rabingtou to The Gazette man yes terday. Plans ami specifications for the building are now being prepared by Messrs. Hook & Rogers, of Char lotte, added Mr. Mabington. Mr. ('. C. Hook, of that firm, was in town Monday and a rough sketch of tne proposed building was made. It is to be four stories high and will con tain f.o rooms. The old hotel will he torn down entirely but the new addition to the Falls House, erected a few years ago, will be utilized in the construction of the new hotel. The new part will contain 4 0 bed rooms besides dining rooms, lobby, writing rooms, etc. There will be 20 rooms in the new part of the old hoteL Every room will have a con necting bath, lavatory with hot and cold water and phone. As outlined the plans for this building call for a most attractive structure. It is to stand back from the street so that a considerable por tion of the porch will be 16 feet wide with a section at each end on tne front eight feet wide. A large din ing room will occupy the front cor ner on the Falls Btreet side. There will be no bed rooms on the ground floor that entire floor being devoted to the dining room, lobby, wrltmg: rooms, etc. Access to the floors above will be had by means of an electric passenger elevator. It Is expected that the building will be completed and ready to open to the public by November 1st. The deed to the Falls House prop erty was signed and delivered tc Messrs. Babington and Armstron Wednesday. MAY I0IUO 12TH ARE CLOSING DAYS Annual Sermon Sunday Night, May loth, by ISev. J. K. Ahernethy Exercise by Intermediate Grades Monday Night, the 11th Class Day Exercises Tuesday Morning Ann nal Address by Dr. E. W. Knight, of Trinity Fifteen in the Graduating Class. This year's commencement ezei cisea of the Gastonia city schools' will take place on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, May 10th, 11th and 12th. The graduating class num bers fifteen, of which number foul teen will receive full diplomas ufd one a certificate. The first event on the commence ment program will be the annual sermon before the schools which will be preached Sunday night, May 10th, in the auditorium of Central school by Rev. J. E. Abernethy, pastor of Main Street Methodist church. All of the other pastors of the city have been asked to cancel their services for that night and bj present at the auditorium. 'Monday night, the 12th. In the auditorium will be held the exercises by the elementary grades and all grades below the hith school. The reading of the essays in competition for the gold medal given annually by the (iustonia Chapter I'nited Daugh ters of the Confederacy on some phase of tho Civil War and the es say on sanitation for which the Wo man's Betterment Association offers annually a $5 gold piece will be features of Monday night's exercis es. In the first mentioned the mem bers of the graduating (lass partici pate and In the last named the pupils in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Another interesting' feature of Monday night's exercises will be the awarding of the several prizes, including the gold medal given annually by the Torrence-AIor-ris Company for the best, oral, repro duction of a story, the prizes given by the same Arm for the best kept room In the Central school and for the best kept building and grounds among the smaller schools and the superintendent's prize for leader ship in tho high school department. Class day exercises will be her Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Th class is composed of Messrs. Earl Groves, Robert Iewls, Fred Pear son, Ernest Warren, MisseB Ganelle Boone, Mary Dickson, Elva Gaston, Margaret IxniiBe IaFar, Ruth Mason, Bailie (Morton, Bessie Parham, Lou isa Reld, Etta Saunders and Made line Thomson. Mr. Judson Shan non will be awarded a certificate. Tuesday night the annual address ? will be delivered by Dr. E. W. Knight, professor of education at? Trinity College. Other features off the exercises will be the delivery of the salutatory, the valedictory, de livery of diplomas and prizes foJ grade leadership. The session now drawing to a close has been in every respect on e of the. best in the history of the Ga s tonia city schools. The enrollme nt has been the largest in its histoi -y, running to more than 1,500. It w as found necessary to add several m re teachers during the session. Park to )en Saturday. Riverside Park at Mount H 0liy will opej for the summer seasoi i to- morroW'J This pleasure resort w" a popular place with Gastonia pecZ pie last summer and promise a f Krow in popularity this sun imi. nie raie on xne inieruroan wn the gamie as last year. The r trip fare from Gastonia will b ountf. ttjiiiB eerj anernoon uunng j week arier .5 p. m. and ail an; . g, day. la order to accommoda te crowds Identy of cars will fc e vlded. SicaIt tales for Hall Game Beginning Monday. Apr' the Piedmont & Northern will give the same spe ia' ball games at Charlotte a For every game of tb League tickets will be Gastonia to Charlotte including local car fr lotte to and from th mission to the gro stand seat for $1.1 will po on sale aft on days when ga ed. Special Car fo We are re H. White, w in securing Confederat sonvflle r rangeme- special leaving day, tachf lotf da' ca