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TO HAVE GASTOIIIA DAY
IT E& CRiCT EElfilfii KEETIXS
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Next TiwwdJiy, April SOth, Bma Been
r 6t Aside m OmAoaU Day M
, CaMMomaxAletxander Hetlmg la
Charfotte fcpecUT Tt1jui aad
(fpecUl IUUm on the P. A N. IUU
' wr-Dr. Chapman and Mr. Alex-
, ,uder Inrlted to txmie to UMtoma
for Service. ' ';, 'V
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i Tueay, April i to be Ga-
toni Dy.t the- Tt V Chapman
Alexander meeting in Charlotte. ao
It yras decided at a conference of tie
ministers and some leading laymen
' f the city yesterday t ' meeting
lield in the parlor of the First Pres-
; byterlan church. Rev. Dr. J," S. Sift
ley, chairman of the publicity com
f jnittee, and Mr. jiyers., . member of
that committee, came over , from
.Cbariotte yesterday with an hnrlta-
tioa from Dr. Chapman to the mlnts-
' 'ters and churches of Gastonla'to that
.: v After an informal conference of
uch ministers and laymen ae. could
V le hurriedly gathered together, for
the purpose, it was the Judgment of
f those present that the Invitation
.Should be accented and next Tues-
Ait was designated as the day. The
.. ,P, it N. Railway will run extra trains
. 11 to accommodate the large numbers
- x that will doubtless want to take ad'
vantage of the privilege of getting
' some of the good of this great meet
. Ing which.. iy already attracting num
bers of people from Oastonia.. These
cars will leave here about 6 o'clock
' reaching Charlotte in good time Tor
the night service. -Seat will be re
served in a block In the best part of
the tabernacle for the Oastonia del-
, gation.t The round-trfp fare will be
S5 cents. .TlckeU will be on sate
Ttfonday, April 19 th. All ar. urged,
to buy their tickets early. In case
' ny one buys a ticket and finds he
-.cannot go, the money will be refund-
d by the P. N. RaUway. U u
4-onfldently expected that a large deh
gation will attend, anywhere from
five hundred to a. thousand persons.
. i An Invitation will also be given Dr.
Chapman and Mr, Alexander to visit
' Oaetonia and give us.a service here.
' They will be asked to come on Frl
4ay afternoon. April 23rd. .There is
good -reason to think they will ac
cept the invitation, especially If there
. should be a large delegation - go
" Charlotte on Tuesday night.
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V "PAINLESS EDUCATION."
:' . Albuquerque Journal.
- "Attention), of .teacher now is be
ing called to "painless education."
x A .mother writing in one of the cur
' rent magazines tells how her daugh-
ter, now at the age of twelve. Jias
- , achieved a certain "natural educa-
tlon." ' The little girls speaks a num
nor of languages, she Is well along in
'mathematics, having mastered both
algebra and geometry, and has never
.."taken them as studies in the sense
. that they are studied in the high
7 schools. The . little girl learned
v '' without knowing .that she was learn
ing. . '
V V For example, instruction was given
- in addition In the course of shelling
peasl' The game was to find , how
I many peas there were in two pods.
- ;,V ' The two pods had to be added. - Dice
' were added to the game and the little
. ' nir soon became an expert In adding
-' vthe' number of spots on them.
: V In the matter of substraction tin
. aoldiera and marbles were used, and
-whenever a cannot shot toppled over
- a number of soldiers the child soon
-was able to tell how many were left
- standing. There were no quizzes and
the hild was taught to get. results
. without the use of rule. The funny
V;,oing of ."Mr. X" Interested her in
algebra. v ; Cardboard tand .'scissors
; started her in geometry. She. was
able to demonstrate that the square
7 ' on the hypotenuse of a right-angled
v triangle is equal to the sum of tne
s '. aquarea on the other sides before she
v .nrer had heard of the rule, v ,
-. ' In other words, she learned things
. i tiy. dotng them at play. Instead of
. ; having to memorize rules, she did the
'problem and learned the rule after
, ward. If she ever learned it. Many
'"a rule has been glibly recited by a
i-child with no idea of what it was a-
: bouL Certain verbs "take the dative
"" after the analogy of their primttive,-
. -The rule might as well have been tn
the original Latin, so far as ability
j of the average student to comprehend
'.'"It. - . -' ' . :. '
, "a : The world in education as in oth
. . r things is moving along new ana
'C; tter lines. ; i
;: GTVEN $500 DAMAGES, h : v
Llncolnton, April 10.-- Lincoln
' County ; Superior Court ' adjourned
late Thursday afternoon after con
suming most of the ' -week. ; Judge
: Adams presided. v r -"
" , -The most important case on the
" civil docket was the case of - Mrs.
" Mamie Mauney and husband against
the Carolina A North-Western - Rall
: way and the Seaboard Air Line RalT
way, the plaintiffs alleging that Mrs.
Mauney was Insulted at the t union
station while en route to Stubb's, a
station on the Seaboard 'Air Line
' from Ca8tonla, a station on the Car
olina & North-Western Railway. The
suit was brought against the , two
roads Jointly for $5,000 damages.
The Jury, after a day and a half con
sumed with the evidence and argn
. raent by counsel, awarded f 50 9 a
. cs.!nst both roads; both' roads ap
' pi.'.lng to the Supreme Court., "
PRFSBYTERY'I
SESSION
SFHjKff CEETiXS EEE1XS EEKETOXISHT
IteUglons Body, CoverlAg flv Oon
tlea, ' to Hold Three-Day Session
Here Opening J fiermon. Ttmih
. by Rev. T. K. P. Woods, Retlrtnff
Moderator fn r ImnOrUnt Com
mittee Renorte to Be Made JTew
y Synod of AppniachU to Be DImcqjmh
;The Presbytery of Kings Mountain.'
I embracing; th counties of Gaston,
Lincoln, Cleveland, Rutherford ; and
Polk, convenes' for Hm spring meet
ing in.the First Presbyterian church
tonight at 7:80. The sessions .will
be opened by a sermon from the rev
tiring . moderator, Rev. T. E. 1 P.
Woods,, principal of .Westminster
School. After , the sermon a 'new
moderator, and, temporary clerks will
be elected to serve at this meeting,
the stated clerk, of the Presbytery is
Rev. S. L. Cathey, of Mount Holly.
The sessions of the Presbytery will
last about three days. Reports from
all the churches wlll be considered
and a number of permanent commit
tees will make their reports. Among
the most Important will be that 'of
home mission, made by. the chair
man. Rev. R. VA. Miller. Foreign
missions will also be considered and
it is expected that Rev. Dr. L. U Lit
tle, of China,, will make an address
on that subject. Christian educa
tion will be considered, the . . report
being made by Rev.' W. S. Lacy. ' of
Belmont. Other, church causes and
a number ot important matters will
be up for discussion. : Among' them
will be the matter of the boundary
lines ofUhe new Synod .of rAppai
achla, the erection of which will no
doubt be ordered fey the General' As
sembly of the Presbyterian Cburcn
which meets in Newport News, ; Va.,
in May, This is of special interest,
as it involves 'certain changes in
Kings Mountain. -It is proposed that
the counties of Rutherford and Polk
be given to, the new Fynod from this
Presbytery 'and that it shall receive
in exchange the two counties of Ca
tawba and Caldwell from the Pres
bytery of Concord.
There will be three sessions pf the
Presbytery dally, morning, after
noon and night. All these meetings
will be open to theTubllc and tne
people of the city are cordially In
vited to be present. The night ses
sions are usually of a more popular
character and will prove of special
Interest. '
What Makes Girl Uopnlar.
Leslie's. ' .
Every girl has the i perfectly natur
al desire to be popular with the other
sex, and every girl is interested in
knowing the. secret of such populari
ty. . Some 'girls have the idea that
the way to have a good time is to
break away from the recognizee
rules of social life. The free-and-easy,
reckless type of girl' may re
ceive a good deal of attention of a
certain kind, but It is safe to say that
men do not really care for such a
glrlw Certainly they do not have any
respect for her. They may enjoy a
summer flirtation with her, but such
a girl never enters seriously Into thetr
thoughts. The girl who is kind and
thoughtful to hsr parents Is the girl
whom they admire. The girl who is'
disrecpectful to her parents will not
long retain the respect, of others.
Men .know very well that a girl who
deceives her mother cannot be trust
ed. A good daughter has in her the
making of a good wife, and a man
remembers this when he begins to
think serjously of matrimony.
DYIX6 MAN . BUNS AVTO.
The New York Times.
A man in whose pockets cards were
found bearing. the. name .of , Charles
Leon Tenny, of Flanders, L. I., drove
an automobile across the Queensboro
bridge last night while he was un
conscious from a stroke of apoplexy.
If the roadway had .been open
Tenny probably would have driven-
the car into Fifty-ninth street, as
his hands were clenched tightly to
the 'steering' wheel and the machine
thus was prevented, from veering to
right or left. He died a few minutes
after policemen lifted him from the
seat.- .
A , horse-drawn truck brought tne
car with its unconscious driver to a
stop' near the Manhattan end of. the
bridge. The driver of the truck be
came angry when he saw the automo
mller approach from the- rear and
when, without,, slowing down or at
tempting to go around either side,
run squarely into the truck, tne
truckman started to express his opin
ion to the driver of the automobile,
but he noticed that the man's head
hung down and that" he- seemed
strangely unconcerned about-the col
lision. He called Motor Cycle Police
man Gougfa," who found that the man
was unconscious and apparently, dy
ing- .- i - -v
His Simple Plan. v V
An exceedingly fat man approached
the Pullman window and asked for a
lower berth He was told that there
were none left. i. ' ' .
"Givmme .an upper, then." .
"Pardon, me," said the ticket
seller, as he took a glance at the
Falstaffian proportions of the man,
but youl! never be able to get in
to an .upper."
The fat person smiled grimly. "
won't have to,' quoth he. "When
the man who has the lower berth has
a look at me he'll ne glad to change."
Chicago Journal. . ' ,. - ,
F
MT10H AGAINST OJJOS A
Rincs National Bank of Washington
Alleges that Secretary of the
Treasury and Comptroller Have
, Conspired to Wreck That Insttta
tlon Sensational incident in Ra
tional Capitol.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington dated yesterday and, ap
pearing In this morning's papers
says: v" . -
. Secretary of the Treasury Mc
Adoo and Comptroller !of : the, Cur
rency Williams were, made defend
ants today In proceedings begun in
the District of Columbia Supreme
Court by the RiggB National Bank - of
Washington. D. C, which allleges
tnat these officials have combined and
conspired to wreck the bank.
Temporary and permanent Inlunc
tlons to halt the alleged conspiracy,
and to prevent the Comptroller from
maxing wnat tne twnk charges are
unlawful demands for special reports
Of various kinds, are sought from the
court. t -
One portion of the prayer seeks
to restrain John Burke, treasurer of
tne united States, from payment in
to the treasury of $5,000 declared to
be due the bank as Interest on $1,
uou.oov or united States bonds de
posited with the Comptroller against
its note circulation.1 This interest
was withheld to cover penalties of
1100 a day for the bank's failure to
make certain reports.
Once paid into the treasury, only
an act of Congress could set the $5,-
uuu out. and Justice McCoy late to
day granted a temporary injunction
on this phase of the case.
The Justice set April 16 as the day
for answer by the defendants to
show, cause why permanent injunc
tions should not issue.
The bank's bill of complaint con
tains 37 specific allegations design
ed to show that theXomptroller has
adopted unusual and legally ques
tionable tactics in dealing with tne
institution. It recites that evidence
of an unusual desire for information
concerning the bank was shown oy
Mr. Williams shortly after he as
sumed the office of Comptroller more
tnan a year ago, and has continued
ever since. Prior to that time, tn
December, 1913,, It saya Mr. McAdoo
charged officers of the bank of re
sponsibility for publications regard
ing the official conduct of the defend
ant Wiltams as Asslsstant Secretary
of the Treasury. When this charge
was denied, the bill asserts, Secretary
McAdoo cursed Milton E. Alles, 4 a
vice president of the bank, and said
to C. C. Glover., its president: .
Mr. Glover, you know what this
means to tbe Rlggs National Bank."
Meaning thereby." the bill ladda,
that from that time on the power
of the Treasury Department would be
aggressively used for the rutnatlon
and destruction of the plaintiff, bank
in order to satisfy the personal
malice and ill-will of said defend
ants, Williams and McAdoo, and
shortly afterwards the said defend
ants Williams and McAdoo' began a
series of persecutions against tne
plaintiff bank for the purpose of im
pairing or destroying Its said busi
ness, thereby prostituting their oaths
in order to vent their personal vin
dlctivenesB against the officers of tne
plaintiff bank."
A few months later the bill sets
forth, the plaintiff bank was notified
by C. S. Hamlin, now governor of the
Federal Reserve Board, but then As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury in
charge of the fiscal bureau that Se
cretary McAdoo purposed to exclude
the Rlggs from a share of deposits to
cover the District of Columbia tax
withdrawals, which deposits by cus
tom are divided among the National
banks of the District, ,
' Mry-McAdoo later 'wrote to3. Mr.
Glover, the complainant states, de
clining to explain why such action
should be taken and announcing at
the same time his Intention of with
drawing all Government funds from
that. bank. Subsequently, it Is al
leged. Government deposits amount
ing to more than $1,200,000 were
withdrawn from the bank Including
Panama deposits amounting at one
time to $1,158,479.
These withdrawals were brought
about by Secretary McAdoo, It Is
charged, at a time when the Europe
an war and the business depression
in the United States had made banks
husband their resources, and "In a
deliberate attempt to. wreck the
plaintiff, bank, in the execution of tne
conspiracy existing between, him and
the defendant Williams for that pur
pose." -S .
''GpmitttoUer of the Currency Wil
liams is quoted in a lengthy Inter
view in which he sets forth that "re
cent Investigations of the affairs of
the Rlggs National Bank disclosed Ir
regularities and unlawful practices
on the part of certain officers of suf
ficient Importance to merit their, ref
erence to the Department of Justice
and that department engaged the ser
vices of Louis D. Brandeis of Boston
some weeks ago as special counsel
in the case, and it is consistent with
the attitude of those officers to at
tempt by unwarranted and untrue
statements to place themselves and
the bank la a position of martyrdom
at the hands of the Administration.
CHARGES 0
0SP1CY
. Final Kpisode "Million ; Dollar
Mystery' Ideal Theatre Wednesday.
Mr. T. M. Pearson, whose ill
ness with typhod fever was noted
last week, continues desperately ill
at his home on West-Airline a ventre.
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THE LATEST NEWS OF GAST0NIA AND VICINITY
Personal Pickup, Short Paragraphs, Social Newt Gathered By The Gazette Report-
v -: er And Put In Condensed Form For Busy Readers. X' "
Personals and Local.
Mr. Robert Knuckley, of I Lln
colnton, was In the city oa business
yesterday. - ;
"v The city council wllfjneet in
regular session for April at the city
hall at. 8 o'clock tonight ,
Hon. D. P. Delllflgen of Cherry
vllle, was a Gastonla visitor yester
day. . ? :
Mr. T..R. E. .Oates, of Bessemer
City, route two. was in the city on
business Saturday. "T--
--Gaston Chapter No, ; R. A.
M., will hold its regular meeting to
night, with installation of officers,
beginning at 7:30 o'clock.'.;
Mr. J. F. Llneberger has "re
turned from Kansas City. Mo,, where
he has been since last September
taking a course of .study at tbe Kan
sas city veterinary College.
-Miss Maude Wllkins,. of tbe city
school faculty. Is recovering from
an attack of grip which has kept her
from her class room for the past two
weeks. ...
In this Issue of The Gazette
Messrs. A, B. Elliott and T. M. Mc
Entire make formal announcement
of their candidacy for re-election as
aldermen from the third and, fourth
warns respectively. ;
-Mr. Frank Stockton, after
spending three or four weeks Here
with homefolks, left today for Co
lumbia, S. C, to resume his work as
salesman for the Palmer-Mattock
uanoy company.
Mr. J. L. Gray, superintendence
the Gray Manufacturing Company,
left Sunday night for Memphis,
Tenn., to attend the meeting of the
American Cotton Manufacturers As
sociation. ' : .
A. game of baseball la being ar
ranged between tbe postoffice force
and the city hall force. The clerks
and carriers have challenged tfre po
lice and firemen and the challenge
has been accepted. J
Rev. H. II. Jordatf. pastor of
Main Street Methodist church, left
yesterday to attend a meeting of the
board of trustees of Rutherford Col
lege,, of which he Is chairman. He
will' return to the city Wednesday
afternoon.
Supt. Joe S. Wray. of the city
schools, was one of the judges in tne
oratorical contest . held Friday night
at Rock Hill, S. C. between repre
sentatives of the several schools - in
the Catawba Inter&holastlc Oratori
cal Association.
Gaston Superior Court, whicn
was to nave convened yesterday
morning, was delayed one day on ac
count of the Illness of Attorney S. J.
.Durham, who was to appear in sev
eral cases scheduled for yesterday.
Court convened this 'morning wltn
Judge H. P. Lane presiding and pro
ceeded to the trial of cases on Mie
calendar for today.
It is understood from a private
letter received from the Rev. A. S.
Anderson, of Waynesville, that he
has declined the call recently ten
dered him by the Loray Presbyterian
Church to become its pastor. This
will. cause general regret. Mr. An
derson was formerly pastor of the
Loray church and made a host of
friends throughout tbe city general
ly. It was earnestly hoped that he
might accept the call and come back
to Gastonla.
RIFLE CLUB MEETS.
At Called Meeting Held Friday NUrht
Arrangement Were Made to Be
srin Practice at Aa Early Date -Anns
aad Ammanition Expected
la a Few Days. 1
The Gastonla, N. C, Government
Rifle Club met in the armory at a
called meeting Friday night and had
a very good attendance of members
present.
The meeting was called to order
by the president. Dr. D. E. McCon
nell, and after the regular routine of
business was gone through with, all
enjoyed a talk from Capt. A. L Bui
winkle as to the handling of guns,
their mechanism and care. He also
gave outlined Instruction as to shoot
ing on the long range.
- Capt. Buiwinkle s talk was appre
ciated very much by those present
and he also offered this club the use
of the armory for. Indoor practice
and -the Government range for out
door practice.
- It was moved and seconded that
all members would have to make 90
out of a possible 130 on tbe indoor
range before they would be allowed
to shoot on the long range.
Mr. H. M. .Van Sleen. the execu
tive man." would like for all mem
bers to see him and tell him when
It will suit tbem to qualify on the
short range andbe will furnish them
Lwith the guns and ammunition and
record, tnelr snots. -
. The bond for the safe keeping of
the; guns and a p pan Sages waa ar
ranged Monday and the guns will ar
rive in a few days. The long range
Is being put in condition and tbe
members expect to commence the
out door practice the first of May.
The president urged that all men
hers qualify on the indoor range just
as soon as they can so that all wUI
be ready the first of May to go 4m the
long range. . . '
Town and County.
Spring Communion Service.
Spring communion service will be
held at the First Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning. Preliminary services will
commence Wednesday night at 7:43
o'clock. Services will be held Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday at 4 p. m.
and 7:45 p. m. The pastor. Rev. Dr.
J. C. Galloway, will be assisted, by
Rev. R. C. Davidson, of Mooresvllle.
Died at Spartanburg.
Mr. Andrew E. Moore received . a
message this morning from Spartan
burg, S. C, advising him of the deatn
at her home there of his sister-m
law, Mrs. S. L. Moore, who succumb
ed to tbe effects-of , a recent opera
tlon. Mr. Moor will go to Spartan
burg this evening to attend the tun
eral and burial which will take place
tomorrow at Nazareth church . in
Spartanburg county. Mrs. Moore was
about 38 years old and Is survived by
her husband and four children, one
of them an infant.
Cora Club Enrollment.
The figures sent out by tbe State
Department of Agriculture on the en
rollment In the Boys Corn Clubs up
to April 1 show that Gaston county,
with an enrollment so far of 78 mem
bers, stands eighth among the coun
ties of the State, only seven counties
having a larger enrollment, and only
two of these are very far abeajd of
Gaston. The figures are as follows:
Wake 152, Buncombe 141, Robeson
93, Johnston 93, Sampson 82, Cum
beland 80, Surrey 80, Gaston 78. At
the meeting to be held in the court
bouse next Saturday it if hoped that
enough new members will be enroll
ed to set Gaston considerably higher
up in the list.
T. I. A. Meeting.
Post P of the Travelers Protect
ive Association .held its regular
meeting Saturday night In tbe offices
of The Ehuford Company. There
was a good attendsnce and the meet
ing was a very pleasant occasion. Of
ficers were elected as follows: Q. H.
Marvin, president; C. T. Brown, first
vice-president; W. L. Dunagan, sec
ond vice-president; C. K. Marshall,
third vice-president; J. .R Shuford.
secretary and treasurer. The follow
ing committee chairmen were ap
pointed: W. H. Wray, railroad; O,
E. Marvin, press;. W. J. Clifford, ho
tel; J. O. Raskin, legislative; J. M.
Shuford, employment; C. B. Arm
strong, good roads and public utili
ties; H. B. Moore, sick aad 'relief.
Rev. W. C. Barrett was elected cnap
lain, and Messrs. J. R. Shuford and
G. H. Marvin delegates to the State
convention to be held in May, wltn
Messrs. C. K. Marshall and W. H.
Wray as alternates. During the year
since tbe organization of tbe local
poet the association has Increased in
membership and has had a very suc
cessful year. Only one member dar
ing the year has suffered any acci
dental Injury, that being Mr. J. o.
White, whose arm was broken by s
fall In Philadelphia during tbe big
Easter snow.
DEATH OF YOUNG GIRL.
Kathleen. Daughter of Mr.' and Mrs.
S. S. Morris, Died 1 eNterday Morn
ing After Illaeiw of Only a Few
Day Funeral aad Burial Thin
Afternoon. J
A peculiarly sad death was that of
Miss Jennie Kathleen Morris, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. 3. 8. Morris,. who
passed away Monday at noon after a
brief but desperate Illness of hard
ly a week with rheumatism. Had she
lived until next month, tbe deceased
would have been fifteen years of age,
and was a favorite with both old and
young.
Kathleen was a member of the
First Presbyterian church1, a faithful
and loyal member of the Sabbatn
school, and president of the Band of
Hope. Both these organizations
showed their love and appreciation
for tbe bright young life so suddenly
cut off by sending beautiful floral of
ferings. She was also a favorite in
Central graded school, being a mem
ber of the seventh grade, one of tne
most beautiful floral designs being
the one sent by tbe members of her
grade. She was a loved member of
Miss Atkln's. music class, and the
class sent a beautiful harp of carna
tions. Other designs of exquisite
beauty testified to the love and es
teem. In which she was held. ,
The funeral was conducted from
the borne on South Broad street at 3
o'clock this afternoon by Rev. J. IL
Henderlite. pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, and the pall-bearers
were the Six uncles of the deceased,
Messrs. J. Lee. Samuel A... Banks,
Marshall. Charles' and Raymond
Robinson. Interment was In the
family plot at Hollywood cemetery.
In their deep sorrow at the almost
sudden loss of their bright : young
daughter.' Mr. and Mrs. Morris have
the heartfelt sympathy ot a large cir
cle of friends.
Read the adiw tiacweuu tn
The
Gazette. They are aa Interesting as
news aad ace frequently more prof-
ttahle reading tnaa use
SOCIAL
MRS. CARTER TO V . ' V " Vi
GIT5 KTOItV -IIOUR.V ;"'S V: V:
On Friday afternoon of this week
from 2 to 3 o'clock Mrs. J. 8. Car
ter will give a story hour at the li
brary for the first grade pupils of the
Loray schools. ; - -; :a
MR AND MRS. GEORGE GRAY
TO GIVE DINNER,
Mr. and Mrs. George AVGray will
entertain a few of their friends with
a course dinner at their home this
evening at 6 o'clock. , Their guest
will be Mr. and Mrs. George B. Ma
son, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Rankin ana
Mr, and Mrs. J. V. Harper,
:: s V'V-.;: .'!'",';,
MRS. JORDAN ENTERTAINS .
MISSION STUDY CLAHS. .
At the parsonage of Main Street
Methodist church . yesterday after
noon Mrs. H. H. Jordan was hostess
at a very enjoyable meeting of tne
mission study class ; of the church.
Devotional exercises ware led by
Mrs. B. E. Atkins, and Mrs. J. 8. Car
ter was leader of the lesson study.
The second chapter of "In Red Man's
Land" was the subject of study. At
the close of the study period re- -freshments-were
served.
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MISSION STUDY CLASS ' V y,
WITH MISS RANKIN.'
The Mission Study Class of the
First Presbyterian church held a
very pleasant meeting Monday after- .
noon with Miss Estelle Rankin at her
Jiome on South Broad street. : The .
subject for study was Missions In Af
rica ' and " several Interesting papers
were read. ' At the close of tbe study
hour" delicious refreshments -' were
served by tbe hostess. -; -
At , tbe Cozy Theater today
Francis - X. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne are presented 1n "Thirteen
Down," a thrilling detective story tn '
two parts See , announcement on
page four of further attractions this
week.-,.;' ,,v : ., -'.:'
HANDS OF AfERCY, ORGANIZED.
Several Haadred School "Children Kn.
listed fa, Work of Hamane Society.
" ' " (Contributed.) ':- S
At the last annual meeting of the
Gastonla S. P. C. A: it was decided to
form Bands of Mercy among ' the
School children, provided Prof. Wray
would give permission to do so. When,
the subject was mentionend Prof.
Wray gladly gave his consent and
each room up to the eighth grade in
the Central school, the : Loray and
Clara Mill schools, and the' colored
schools were visited and we ; found
children and teachers .deeply inter
ested in the work. Nearly every
child became a member, taking tbts -pledge,
"1 will try to be kind to all
living creatures and try to protect
them from cruel usage." V
There are no dues connected with
tbese Bands of Mercy. The object ts
to educate our children to be thought
ful and kind to our dumb . friends.
And surely, with several hundred or '
our boys and girls pledged to be
humane to our animals, it augurs bet
ter days for our faithful friends.
These Bands of Mercy may be organ- -ized
In the high school and the other
mill schools, but all could not toe
reached In one week. v?;,.'
.. While speaking of humane work
we will again mention the check. ,
rein. Why not discard tbe overhead
check rein, using the side check re;a
instead? Or. if we will use the over
head rein, lengthen it so it will cause
no pain. Surely, surely owners and '
drivers do not think, else they would '
not cau-e this needless suffering
Some of our dray horses .are; driven
all day long with their heads reigned
up so high. Will not each merchant,
livery man and all owners of horses '
J think of this in regard to his ? own
norses ana speak to others about itT
May we all become so interested m
humane work that we can truly say
with the poet Cowper.
"I would not enter on my list or
friends. v ,
Though graced with polished msn
ners and fine sense, . J
Yet wanting sensibility, the man
Who needlessly sets foot upon a
- worm."
Final Kpinode "Million Dollaf
Mystery" Ideal Theatre Wednesday.
NO REASON FOR RUMORS.
Holland Not on the Verge of War Af
ter All. It Appears. : .
London; April' 9. Closest Inquiry
today In diplomatic, ministerial and
military circles failed to discover tne
reason for alarming rumors printed .
yesterday in London relative to . the
possibilities of hostilities - between
Holland and Germany, or for tne
charging of high Insurance premiums.-
Nothing appears to have aris
en recently along the frontier whicn
would cause Holland to , cease to ,
maintain strictest neutrality.
Join the library Only fl.Ct C
year does. Gives yoa the advar'- j
of a good reading room and st
to large number of books la all
partzneats of literature. ;
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