GAS' FONIA PUBLISHED TWICK A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. (TJASTOXIA, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 4, 1916. VOL. XXJLV1L NO. ea. $1.50 A YEAR IX ADVANCS ELECTING A PRESIDENT i George Washington Elected M First President In 1789. WASHINGTON. THE first presidents were chosen by electors who were chosen by the legis latures of the various states. The person Laving the majority of these electors was declared presideut. The person having the next greatest number was declared vice president. The first election took-place on Jan. 7, 1789, In the states that had ratified the constitution. The electors chose the president on Feo4. 178!). The vote, count ed on April . 1789. was: George Washington. t!9; John Adams. 34; Samuel Huntington. 2; John Jay. 9; John Hancoxk, 4; It. H. Harrison, ; George Clinton. 3; John Rutledge, 0; John Milton. 2; James Arm strong. 1: Edward Telfair. 1; Benjamin Lincoln. 1. Teu states voted, but there Is no record of the Mipular vote. In the election of 17912 Wash ington received 132 votes and Adams 77 (Watch for th election of Adams in 1796 in cur next issue.) IN SOCIAJJIRCLES LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD SOCIAL meeting of PWLATHEA CIiASH. The regular monthly business and social meeting of the Senior Phila thea Class of Main Street Methodist church, Mr. J. M. Holland teacher, will be held next Tuesday night. Following the business session and the carrying out of a special pro gram consisting of readings, recita tions and music, light refreshments will be served on the lawn. All mem bers of the class are urged to be present. CLEAX-IT DAY NEXT WEDNESDAY. The civic committee of the Wo man's Betterment Association an nounces that beginning on Wednes day, August 9, clean-up day, will be observed throughout the remainder of the week. If all cans and waste matter are left at a convenient place the city wagons will call for them. It is suggested that careful attention be given all premises during this wet season and that lime be freely used and sprinkled around the back yards. Also that weeds be cut in vacant lots and along the sidewalks. ENTERTAINED FOR VISITING YOUNG LADIES. At her home on South Broad street Thursday evening Mrs. Chas. T. Brown was hostess at an informal but very enjoyable entertainment in honor of ber house guests, Misses Ola Bush and Mary Gentry, of Spar tanburg, S. C. Some eight or ten couples were present and the even ing was pleasantly spent in various games. The out-of-town guests were Miss Edna Balthis, of Baltimore, Miss Lucy Allen, of Gainesville, Ga., and Miss Annie Brown, of Green ville, 8. C. TO PRESENT THE DISTRICT SCHOOL. The District School will be pre . sented by local talent under the aus pices of Gastonia Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy the last week in August, the exact date to be announced within a few days. A large number of local people are to take. part in the play which prom ises to be a most entertaining affair. The chapter hopes for a most liberal patronage from the public. A great many calls are constantly coming to the chapter for aid for veterans and for other causes and the receipts from this play will go to their gen eral fund. Watch The "Gazette for fuller announcement of the event. Miss Laura Plonk, of Kings Moun tain, has been secured to coach the players. Mrs. Klrby's Mother Dead. Mrs. D. P. Haislip, mother of Mrs. A. J. Kirby, died at her home In Spray Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby wer at ber bedside, having left Gastonia for opray Monday night. No infor mation has been received here as to the funeral and burial. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby are expected to return home some time today. Masters Andy and waitar Kirby have been staying with Mr and Mrs. w. E. Jenkins during the absence of Mr. and Mrs Kirby. ' ' " ' --.' - ' WWmM JO III TEN BIG SHOWS FOR THE COUNTY FAIR, Sex-rotary Holland Clones COntr With Great American Shows Com jwuiy for Midway at the Fair Selected This Line from Eight of Biggest Aggretations in Country 1'nblic A su red of Fine Amused ment Mailing Out Boosters J Secretary J. M. Holland of the Gaston County Fair Association yes terday closed a contract with the Great American Shows Company for a line of attractions for the coming fair and is able to assure the public that the midway this year will not only be thoroughly clean but that it will contain the very best aggre gation of attractions that can be se cured. Realizing that the midway of last year was not up to specifications and that the public generally was dis appointed in the shows, Mr. Hol land has given much time to inves tigating a large number of the lead ing carnival companies in the coun try and signed a contract only after he was convinced that he had got ten the very best that could be se cured in the way of attractions. Mr. Felix Blei, agent for the Great American. Shows, spent yesterday here and the contract was formally signed. This concern is very highly recommended by many large towns they have played as being strictly up to specifications; As a guaran tee of the company's good faith the contract specifies that the secretary of the fair association has the power at any time to close any of the shows If, in his opinion, it is not clean or falls below the promises made for it. This is a protection to the public which gives an absolute guarantee that they will get their money's worth in each show. THE ATTRACTIONS. There are ten shows and this num ber will bo increased by from two to four, the company adding this number as soon as it begins to play tho fair circuits. Following is a list of the attrac tions: Bristol's Society Circus, consist ing of trained horses which can do almost anything a human can do. The Dandy Dixie Minstrels with 1 8 performers. Murphy's Busy City, the mechani cal city. Silddrome, where-tw o daring mo torcycle riders risk their lives do ing spectacular riding. Athletic Show, where boxers and wrestlers meet all comers. Miracle Show, consisting of six illusions one of which, the spider girl, is attracting great attention ev erywhere it is shown. The Circus Side Show. World of Living Wonders, consist ing of many freaks. The Battle in the Sky. Dogs and Monkey Show. Three-abreast merry-go-round. Ferris Wheel. High-class Italian Band. FREE ATTRACTIONS. One of the free acts consists of a daring 75-foot high dive into a ba sin of water by May Quincy, who is said to rank next to Annette Keiier man as America's champion swim mer and diver. She will also give exhibitions of fancy swimming. There will also be one other special free act announcement of which will be made later. , The fair association reserved the exclusive novelty privilege, which covers the sale of conietti, canes, whips, balloons, rubber balls, etc., and this has been assigned to the Pythian Drum Corps of Gastonia. The association also reserved the right to place as many lunch stands as it desires on the gronnds. Ten days before the fair begins the company will send an expert bill poster here who will cover the en tire county with advertising matter concerning the fair and especially the midway. Secretary Holland has had under consideration eight different aggre gations of shows and 'selected the Great American as being the best of the lot. This concern has three dateB with large Georgia fairs and comes to Gastonia straight from a large fair in Virginia. The Gaston County Fair is the only fair with which this company has a contract in North Carolina. FAIR BOOSTERS. Secretary Holland's office is one of the busiest places in town Just at this time. He has two assistants mailing out to every farmer in the county and to every property owner, whether farmer or not, a copy or The Gaston County FaiT Booster, just from the press. This consists of eight pages, the size of The Ga zette, and contains the premium list and general information concerning the fair together with advertising of local firms. In addition to this Sec retory Holland is having printed a handsome premium book which will soon be ready for distribution. If any farmer or other person interest ed fails to receive a copy of The Booster or the premium list Secre tary Holland asks that you drop him a postal card request for same and it will have prompt attention. His mailing list has been compiled with great care but it is impossible to get every name and address correct ly. ' : First episode The Grip of Evil" Ideal Saturday. First Grip of Evil Ideal Tomorrow ElilG PLANS TO BE MADE FOR BRIDGES Gaston and Mecklenburg ComniU sioneis Met at Mount Holly Wed nesday State Highway Engineers Met With CommUfcionere and WU1 Submit liana for Three bridge To lie Replaced First. j ' The commissioners " of Mecklen- burg and Gaston counties met in joint session together with highway engineers and others interested in bridge building at Mount Holly Wed nesday to consider plans for the erection of the bridges across the Catawbr. river. State highway engineers agreed to submit plans within the next wees or ten days for the three bridges that were destroyed in the recent floods. When this information is available the commissioners will proceed at once with the awarding of contracts, and the construction work will begin immediately. As previously agreed by the commis sioners at a recent meeting, two bridges are to be rebuilt at once, one at Sloan's Ferry and the other at Mt. Holly, while the plans for the Kozelle' Kerry bridge will be con sidered at a later date and after the work on the tirst two has been start ed. Engineer Fallis suggested to the com in isalouers that as much of the steel bridge work as possible be sal vaged from the river and used in the erection of the new bridges. This will mean a great saving to both counties and will materially aid in erecting both bridges as the cost or steel has advanced to a great ex tent during the past two yearB since the European war began. ' Concrete will not be used in the erection of the new bridges, it being thought by the engineers that steel work at both points would be sulii cient for all demands. The cost of the concrete work is one of the main reasons against the use of this ma terial, it being almost prohibitive as compared with other materials, al though it wag admitted that concrete was superior. The entire membership of botn the Mecklenburg and Gaston county commissioners were present at this meeting as was also W. S. Fallis, state highway engineer, and W. L. Craven, state bridge engineer, and V. M. Peyton, highway engineer, with headquarters at Raleigh. "The Clown," Paramount, today. Ideal Road to Blowing Rock Ls All Right. Concord Times. Messrs. J. . Cannon and C. A. Cannon arrived in Concord yesterday afternoon, in the latter's car, from Blowing Rock. Mr. C. A. Cani.on had been marooned at Lenoir aince the flood unable to reach home. The state that the turnpike from leiUHr to Blowing Rock, which had been badly damaged by the waters of the flood, has been put in good condition, and that one can get through to the mnnniain without anv trouble. They crossed the Catawba river five miles west of Hickory and also at Mount Hnllv on the ferries, both of which am in eYrllnt condition. Thev came through without accident and experienced no trouble whatever. "A Youth of Fortune" Theater today. Broadway BUMPER BABY CROP. 75,612 Babies Reported Born in North Carolina Last Year.. (State Board of Health Bulletin.) According to preliminary statis tics compiled by the Bureau of Vital Statistics, there were 75,612 babies born in North Carolina in 1915. This is equivalent to a birth rate of ap proximately 81 per thousand of pop ulation. This birth rate is consider ably above the average birth rate re ported in the United States and is particularly gratifying when we note that during the same period, 1915, there were only 6.807 deaths report ed from babies less than one year of age, or approximately 9 per cent of the babies born during the year. While ordinarily this is a much low er percentage of deaths than would be expected in a state with a mixed population, and while it is much low er than that reported by the average in the registration area, we believe that the greater number of these deaths were preventable and as health condtiions improve in North Carolina we may confidently expect a corresponding reduction in the per centage of baby deaths reported. Baseball Saturday. Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Clara Mill team and the Loray Tigers will cross bats at Loray Park, en in an up-to-the-minute college HAVE YOU BEEN SICK? Tiieu you realize the utter weakness that robs ambition, destroys appetite, and makes work a burden. To restore that strength and stamina that is so essential, nothing baa ever equaled or compared with Scott's Emulsion, be cause its strength - sustaining nourish ment invigorates the blood to distribute energy throughout the body while its tonic value sharpens the appetite and restores r-aUb in a natural, permanent way. if you are run down, tired, nervous, overworked or lack strength, get Scott's SmnlsioQ to-day. It is free from alcohol. Scott St Bowaa. BJoomfiekL N. J. ARE TO HOLO MEETING GASTON FARKERS TO GATHER AT OALUS Program for the Institute for G ton County Farmer and Their Families to be Held at the Farm Life School at Dallas, Tuesday and Wednesday, August 8 and 9. Meeting for all club members and those interested in club work. Tues day, August 8. 10.30. Address of Welcome, by S. J. Kirby, County Supervisor of Agricultural Education. 1 BOYS' SECTION. 11:30, Improved Methods of Corn Culture, by A. K. Robertson, assist ant in charge of Boys Corn CluD Work. 11:45. Practice of Seed Improve ment, by James M. Gray. 12:30, Dinner on the campus. 2:00, Economic Poultry Produc tion, by A. G. Olliver. assistant in charge of Poultry Work. 3:00, Crop Rotations for Club Members, by James M. Gray. 3:45, Excursion to Farm Life School Fields. 8:30, Club Work In North Caro lina, an Illustrated lecture, by A. K. Robertson. GIRLS' SECTION. 11:00, Report from each club. 11:30. Canning Club Work in North Carolina, by Miss Minnie Ja mison, assistant in Canning Clubs. 12:30, Dinner on the campus. 2:00, Canning Demonstration, by Mrs. M. P. Shetley. 3:30, Garden Hints, by James M. Gray, County Agent. Wednesday, Aug. li. College Audi torium. 10:00, Address of Welcome, by F. P. Hall, Supt. of Schools. MEN'S MEETING. lit: 30, Address, by E. S. Millsaps. 11:30, Dairying in Western North Carolina, by J. A. Arey. 12:30, Dinner on campus. 2:00, Address by T. B. Parker, director Farmers' Institutes. 3:00, Hay and Pasture Crops for Gaston County, by Jas. M. Gray. 3:45, Excursion to Farm Life School fields. WOMEN'S MEETING. 10:30, Health Talk, by Dr. D. A. Garrison. 11:15, The Fireless Cooker, by Miss Ruth Thoniasson. 11:45, Home Demonstration Clubs, by Mrs. M. P. Shetley. 12:30, Dinner on the campus. 2:00. Farm Butter Making, by S. J. Kirby. 2:4 5. Demonstration in Bread Making, etc.. by Miss Minnie Jami son. "The Clown," Paramount, today. Idea! FORD AUTO RUNS AMUCK. Negro Boy Swies Car and Tries Hand at Speeding Tar Gets from Under Hfet Control and lKen Dam age Negro (iets Road Sentence. When Sam Kennedy, colored, drove a Ford automobile from the back of the Ideal grocery store on Marietta street to a point on Main avenue in front of the First National Bank, he paved the way for a road sentence of four months duration of time. The sentence came the morn ing after the afternoon before, which was Wednesday in recorder's court. A conditional sentence was made which allowed 6am his freedom pro vided he raised a fine of several dol lars and reimbursed the owner of a bicycle which he partially demolish ed. Just before his short trip ended. Sam testified that inasmuch as he was out of work and had nothing in particular to do. he thought he would try his hand at running a Ford. So he took charge of one in front of the Ideal Welding Compa ny's establishment and proceeded up Main avenue. Being a novice at the art of steering autos, he experienced considerable difficulty about the time he reached Harry-Baber Company's store in keeping out of the way of several other moving vehicles. The result was that the Ford became un ruly and dashed on the sidewalk in front of the First National Bank, de molished a bicycle and stopped on ly when it crashed into another Ford owned by Mr. A. E. Woltz. No damage was done in Sam's wild ride save the destruction wrought upon the bicycle, which was to the extent of about $20. Sunday's Preacher Irtes in Chicago. Chicago, July 31. Harry Mon roe, the man who converted Billy Sunday, is dead. Monroe died after a long illness, caused by a nervous breakdown over a year ago. Mon roe was assistant director of the Pa cific Garden mission at No. 67 West Monroe stfeet. He was instrumental in persuading hundreds of human derelicts to reform. He had preach ed at the mission every Sunday pighusince 1877 until his last ill ness kept him away. A widow and three children survive him. Special 5-part feature Broadway today. Fords Take a Drop. Ford automobiles dropped $80 in price" Tuesday. The prices of that well-known,machine, which went in to effect Tuesday, are: Ford chas sis, -325; Ford runabout. $345: Ford touring car. 430; Ford coupe let, $505: Ford town car, $595, and Ford Sedan. $6-45. Messrs. J. A. Blackwood & Co. are local agents for the Ford.', Flrrt Grip of Evil Ideal Tomorrow COMING AND GOING- BRIEF ITEMS ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE Mr. E. E. Groves was a Shelby visitor Tuesday. Mr. Lacy Adams was a Spartan burg visitor Sunday. Mr. R. F. Robinson, of Bowling Green, route one, was a visitor in ( Estonia yesterday. Mr. C. K. Torrence spent the week-end in Salisbury on a pleasure trip. Miss Marie Sasser, of Chester, spent several hours in the city Wed nesday. Mrs. J. B. Thoniasson left yes terday for York, S. C. to visit her brother, Mr. J. M. Bryan. Mr. J. E. Simpson is expected to return today from a brief business trip to Lexington. Mrs. W. C. Davis left today for Winston-Salem on a visit to her mother, Mrs. T. M. Benton. Mrs. W. C. Abernethy went to Charlotte yesterday afternoon to spend several days with relatives. Mr. Burwell Tretwell, of Spar tanburg, S. C, spent several hours in the city yesterday on business. Messrs. W. M. Nolen, Jr., and George L. Rawlings spent several hours in York, S. C. Tuesday after noon. Next Thursday, August 10, Is the date of the annual Sunday school picnic at Crowders school house. The public Is cordially invited. Mr. Charles Thoniasson left Sun day for Kinston, where he will sepnd some time with his sister. Mrs. J. M. Meacham. Miss Ruby Spencer left last week for Wilmington and Wrights ville Beach where she will spend several weeks. The Gazette is requested to an nounce that there will be preaching at the Lutheran Chapel Sunday af ternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. .1. C. Dietz, of Gastonia. Miss Essie Robinson, of Hicko ry. Is spending several days in the c ity as the guest of Misses Susie and Mary Rawlings on South Chester street. Mrs. L. P. Iwis and children, of Mount Holly, have returned to their lionie after spending two weeKs with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Littlejohn. here. -Misses Louise and Raboteau Pase. who have been the guests of their aunt, Mrs. B. T. Morris, ror several weeks, will return tomorrow to their home in Raleigh. There will be Bpec lal services at St. Michael's Catholic church on Sunday, August 6. at 10 a. m. Holy Mass. Communion and sermon by the pastor. Rev. Father Melchior, O. S. B. IAb auto party composed of Misses Bertie Duff, Iouisa Reid, Gaynelle Boone and Messrs. Frank L. and Henry Wilson went to Blow- Inu Rrfb TiianHnu In Mr T W Wilson's machine. iT Mrs. W. D. Barringer and daughters. Misses Irene and Willie D.. went to Charlotte this morning to spend several days with Mrs. Bar ringer's daughter, Mrs. Lester Tlm mons. WMrs. J. L. Rhodes and children. Annie Page, Joseph Clyde and J. Ie, Jr., of New Orleans, arirved in the city last night on train No. 38 to spend some time with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Page. Mrs. D. K. Jackson has as her guests Mrs. N. L. Cranford and Miss Carrie Click, both of Winston-Salem. Mrs. Jackson met her guests in Charlotte yesterday and accompani ed them to the city. Mr. C. E. Baldwin, of the De partment of ltbor at Washington, was in the city yesterday compiling labor statistics from the various manufacturing industries in this section. Miss Annie Brown, of Green ville, S. C, Is spending some time In the city as the guest of Miss Emily Adams. She will also be the guest for a few days while here of Miss Johnsie Adams at her home on South Broad street. Prof, and Mrs. W. P Grier and little son, W. P., Jr.. returned this week from Mecklenburg county, where they spent some time visiting relatives, and are at home again at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. 8. W. Patrick on East Franklin avenue. V Miss Margaret Morris and little Miss Ellen Morris left this morning for an extended visit to Siler City and Bynum. At the latter place they will visit their aunt. Mrs. J. B. Atwater. At Bynum Miss Margaret Morris will be the guest of former school friends. Miss Margaret Willis, who has been the gueBt for several days of Miss Annie Glenn, left yesterday for Waynesville where she will spend the remainder of the summer. Miss Willis was a classmate of Miss Glenn at the State Normal College ia Greensboro. Misses Lavinia Hunter and Hel en. Potts returned to the city Wed nesday night from Fletcher where they have been for the past month. They were members of a camping party near Fletcher during tha heavy rains but experienced no un usual happenings because of the lo cation of their camp. Mr. J. W. West returned to the city Saturday from Baltimore. Md., and Elizabeth City. N. J., where has been for the past ten weeks do ing special work for tha Chemical Construction Company, of Charlotte. Mr. West was called home on ac count of the Illness of his child which Is some better now. Mr. G. W? Ragan came down irom Montreal Tuesday and Is spend ing a few days In the city on busi ness. Mr. Ragan reports that every thing at Montreat Is entirely normal au iar as noiaing the conferences and other gatherings is concerned. The roads In the vicinity which wera damaged by the recent floods ara being rapidly rebuilt and repaired. First eplMxlo "The Grip of KiT Ideal Saturday. Vital Statistics for July. Register of Vital Statistics WV Meek Adams' records show the fol lowing figures for the month of July: Gastonia township, births, white, 10, deaths, 6; colored, births. 7, deatss, 2; Gastonia, births, white. 32. deaths' 13; colored, births 4, deaths 4. r Firrt i.'rlp of Kvll Ideal Tomorrow A dispatch dated Tuesday from Washington, N. C. says: David Blow, Bcalded by his wife after she had discovered his infatuation for another woman, ls dead after weeks of horrible suffering. Deatn afforded relief prayed for by Blow. The angry wife poured a tubful or boiling water on him while he slept. She Is In jail. It Iron Claw Ideal Tomorrow. Goldsboro is considering the adop tion of the commission form of gov ernment. A committee of citizens appointed some time ago is investi gating the subject and will make a report soon. MHt Iron Claw Ideal Tomorrow. THK ONLY UF.IGMNU QUEEN. Ruler of Holland, Woman Who Spurned Crown Prince On the Throne. The London Ideas. The Queen of the Netherlands, as Wilhelmlna, Queen of Holland, is commonly called, ls one of the most interesting women in the world. h is also the only woman who is a reigning sovereign, and has been such since her tenth year, in 1890, upon the death of her father, the former king. She was the only child, therefor her education had to be particularly broad and comprehensive. The sys tem adopted was naturally a metho- uicai one ana severe. The different professors engaged to Instruct the little Queen on special subjects were experts In their chosen fields, and Wilhelmlna proved to be not a bril liant student at all. but one of those steady plodders who get there all over, as a small boy would say. The great idea in systematizing the course of study of the Queen was that the greatest possible amount or work should be accomplished within the smallest space of time. The Queen's first official publio appearance was at Amsterdam, when she was but 10 years old. The coun try round was wild with excitement, and great preparations were made by the people to render meek hom age to their queen, to the two queens. In fact, for Queen Emma, was reigning sovereign during the minority of little Wilhelmlna. liNMt Iron Claw Ideal Tomorrow. A Fact As to Editors. l Collier's Weekly. On rainy days, and also on other occasions which are not unconnected with the postman's visit, we find. the whole truth In this from The Thom asville, Ga., Times: "If yon see an editor, who pleases everybody there will be & glass plate over bis face jjtnd he will not be standing up." . Doing IIU Best. "Tommy Tucker is the worst boy In school, Harry, and I want yon to keep just as far away from him as you possibly can." "I do. ma. He stays at the bead of the class most all the time." Life. Gastonia retail merchants have large and varied stocks and always ell at the very lowest prices. - The hair's best friend Is Parisian" Sage. Get a bottle from. J. H. Ken nedy Co. and see how quickly ft wilLcure dandruff and Itching calp and stop the hair from falling out Adv. y - : 6 1 1

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