THE
GAZETTE
STOMA
PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUE8D AYS AND FRIDAYS.
VOL. xxxvil
NO. 66.
QAQTON1A, N. C FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 18, 1016.
11.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
ELEGTINC A PRESIDENT
5
Monroe
Triumphed
Over
Rufus King
In
1816.
MONROE.
T:iE Republicans were again
victorious , in 1810. They
Dominated James Monroe
of Virginia, with Daniel D.
Tompkins of New York as his
running mate. The Federalists
supported Rufus King of New
York, but had no candidate for
vice president that year. The
election took place on Nov. 5,
and the vote, counted the follow
ing February, was: Monroe, 183;
King. 34.
The ele"tion of 1820 bad but
one candidate, Monroe and
Tompkins having no opposition.
All of the electors cboseu In
the presidential election except
one voted for Monroe. Twenty
three states voted that year, but
there is no record of the popular
vote.
(Watch for the election of John
Quincy Adams in 1824 in
our nxt issue.)
Personal Mention.
Mr. H. L. Wright, of Clover, S.
C, was a Gaatonia visitor yesterday.
Miss Mae Qiunn 1b spending
some time with friends at Maxton.
Mr. A. A. Armstrong, of the
Stonewall Hotel, Charlotte, was a
visitor in the city today.
Mr. E. L. Campbell, of Kings
Mountain, was in Gastonia on busi
ness today.
Dr. T. X. Dulin, of the Bethel
section of York county. S. C, was
in the city on business yesterday.
Messrs. Joe and Albert Riddle, of
Bethel, were business visitors in the
city yesterday.
Mr. R. B. Riddle, of Bethel, was
in the city on business this morn
ing. Mr. A. G. Myers, of the Citizens
National Bank, spent Wednesday in
Salisbury on business.
Mr. J. H. Huffstetler, of the
I'nlon section, was a Gastonia visitor
yesterday.
Mr. J. B. Beal left yesterday
for Wrlghtsville Beach, where ne
will spend some time.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Pursley. or
Crowders TTreek, were in the city
shopping this morning.
Mr. E. D. Houser left yester
day for Atlantic City. N. J., where
he will spend several days.
Many Gastonians are attending
the annual picnic at Union church
today. ,
Mrs. P. R. Falls left yesterday
for Lenoir, where she wlllJe tne
guest for some time of Mrs. J. H.
Beall.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Davis re
turned today from a visit tq Mrs. Da
vis' mother. Mr. T. M. Benton, of
Winston-Salem.
Mr. W. Newto Glenn, of tne
Bethel section of York County, S.
C. was in the city on business yes
terday. York News, 17th: R. Ernest
Allen returned to his home In Clover
Tuesday afternoon after spending
several days at a house party in
Lowell, N. C.
Mr. F. A. Hewitt, of Birming
ham. Ala., who attended the funeral
of his stepmother, Mrs. Nancy
Hewitt, at Union church yesterday,
left this morning for his home.
Mr. H. B. Pursley, of Crowders
Creek, is In town today. He says
that the corn crop In his section Is
very poor but that cotton promises
a pretty good crop.
Miss Delia Nolen went to Lin
coln county this morning where sne
will assist tonight in the organisa
tion of an Epworth League at one or
Rev. F. W. Cook's churches.
The August term of Gaston
Superior Court tor the trial of crim
inal cases will commence here Mon
day with Judge M. H. Justice, or
Rutherfordton, presiding.
'"Miss Willie Choate. of Hunters
vllle, arrived In the city yesterday
to be the guest for some time of her
school-mate. Miss Mary McLean, at
the latter's home on South. Broad
street.
' Mauney family reunion and pic
nic near Smyrna church on the
Cherryrille-Bessemer road tomorrow.
It is to be a gathering of all the de
scendants of Christian Mauney.
The place where it Is to held Is the
site of the old Tryon county court
"house.
Buy It In Gastonia,
HOLDING
CONFERENCE
WILSON AND THEJAMQAD MANAGERS
Strike Situation Nor Yet Cleared Vp
President Has Formulated Ten
tative Basis For Agreement Be
tween Employers and Employees
But Former Are Unmoved in Op
position to Eight-Hour Day
Will Appeal to Financial Dicta
tors if Negotiations With Kail
road Managers Fall.
An Associated Press dispatch sent
out from Washington last night ana
appearing in this morning's papers
says in part:
President Wilson today had his
plans for averting the threatened
railway strlks before the employes'
committee of 640 and, having found
the managers' demand adamant to
his proposal that they accept the 8
hour day, he appealed to the rail
road presidents and asked them to
come to the White House for a con
ference. There is every Indication
if the railroad presidents sustain
their managers President Wilson will
appeal finally to the financial powers
which control the roads, for it is his
purpose to deal with the ultimate au
thority before he gives up his effort.
The President's plan, which is ex
pected to be formally accepted by the
employes' committee at a meeting at
9 o'clock tomorrow morning, propos
es: An eight-hour day at the basis for
computing wages.
Regular pay at the eight-hour day
rate for overtime.
To refer all other collateral issues
to a small commission to be created
by Congress on which the employes,
the railroads and the public wouid be
represented.
Acceptance of the proposal by the
employes was forecast by expressions
of their leaders' after they left the
President's conference. One of them
declared:
"The men would be fools not to ac
cept It."
The attitude of the railroad presi
dents is not so clear. They began
arriving tonight and all are expected
to be here tomorrow. No one can
say what will be the effect of an ap
peal such as a President of the I'nli
ed States, speaking in the name or
the welfare of a Nation, can make.
But from such information as can
be gathered It appears that the rail
road presidents If the managers'
committee understands them are un
alterably opposed to conceding tae
eight-hour day or anything else out
of hand but are quite ready to arbi
trate anything and everything in al
most any form of arbitration upon
which the employes and the com
mittee may agree.
The railroad presidents. It is un
derstood. Justify, their stand upon
the broad ground of maintaining tne
principle of arbitration, which IT sac
rificed in this instance, they intend
to tell the President will be destroy
ed as a factor in the settlement or in
dustrial disputes.
lf'the railroad presidents persist
in that view and are supported Dy
the financial powers only the future
can tell the outcome.
With this growing seriousness of
the situation. Congress begaii.paylng
more real attention to the crisis to
day and there were many indications
of Intervention to prevent a Nation
wide tie-up.
Orders for the remaining mobi
lized units of the National Guard to
proceed to the border have been sus
pended by the war department. No
official explanation has been made
but It Is known that the delicacy of
the railroad strike situation has been
the moving consideration.
A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SPRING TONIC
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DRUM G0RPSJ.1AKESLHJT
IN FEAST OF LANTERNS AT THE SftCH
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Gastonln Pythian lrum Corp, Par
I ticiatlnjc in Feast of Lanterns at
Wrlxhttiville Beach by Special In
vitation, Make Big Hit Request
ed to Stay Over and JJepeat Drill
in Wilmington Today Will Con
test for Fancy Drilling Prize With
Oack Wilmington Team.
By Max Alernethy
WRIG HTSV1LLE BEACH. Aug.
17. Gastonia's Pythian Drum Corps
made a big hit here and in Wilming
ton today. It was one of the chief
features of the big parade in the
Feast of Lanterns on the beach to
night and attracted much favorable
attention. Earlier in the day the
drum corps paraded the principal
streets of Wilmington and made
such a favorable impression that an
urgent request was made that we
remain over and repeat the drills to
morrow. So classy was the drilling of the
Gastonia boys that they were asked
to enter a fancy drilling contest to
morrow in Wilmington with the
crack Sepa Grotto team of the Veil
ed Prophets, and we are expecting to
win the contest. '
The appearance here of the Drum
Corps has been a splendid advertise
ment for Gastonia.
This morning's Wilmington Star
carried the following complimentarv
reference to the organization:
Gastonia's prize Pythian Drum
Corps, which will take part tonight
in the big parade in celebration of
the Feast of the Lanterns at Wrlghts
ville Beach, arrived today at 12:20
a. in. via the Seaboard, at the union
station. The members of the corps,
consisting of 25 men. were met Dy
Mr. J. W. Smith, chairman of the
reception committee from the local
Pythian lodges, who escorted them
to a special Beach car. and they were
soon happy on their way to the Oce
anic Hotel, where they will be guests
during the entire celebration. Fol
lowing the parade tonight, the mem
bers of the corps will give a special
drill at Lumina.
The members of the corps are ex
pected to give a fancy drill in the
business section of Wilmington this
mornisg. probably about 11 o'clock.
In view of the fact that the members
will wear hussar uniform of rich
maroon and white, they present a
most attractive appearance on pa
rade. The members of the corps, all of
whom are Dokies, participated in
the big celebration at Charlotte May
2jKh. and took first prize. The corps
also had the honor of leading tr-e 1).
O. O. K. ceremonial at Waynesvllle,
at the recent Grand Lodge meeting
of the Knights of Pythias. The corps
was only organized about eight
months ago, but has already become
well and favorably known through
out the state.
The officers and members of the
corps follow: Durm Major, J. Hol
land Morrow; president. R. G. Cher
ry; vice-president. Kenneth Todd;
secretary-treasurer. F. C. Abernethy;
Geo. B. Mason, Hunter Morrow, J.
C. Loughridge, John L. Page. F. A.
Whitesides, Ben. Douglass. M. D.
Abernethy, W. S. Morris. A. M. Spen
cer, J. F. Bess, C. M. Robinson, R.
L. Spencer, W. T. McArver, Amos
Morris, W. L. Pursley. Kenneth
Ward, Hendrix Palmer. C. C. Mc
1ean. Henry Rankin. J. G. Carpen
ter, Iamar Rankin, D. S. Rhyne and
R. G. Rankin.
ltlanche Sweet and Thomas Melg
tian in Paramount Pictures Ideal to
day. TfMS WOttDCRFUU
TONIC Villi TAKE.
PFF MORTGAGES .CURE
POVERTY AI10 FATTEN
ThC POT KrTnnnwr
y
WORK AT Fl GROUNDS
BUILDING A URGE NHlVTNTBANCE
Capacity of Hntrance Gates Quadru
pledConvenient Entrance Pro
vided for Vehicles Midway Will
Start at Entrance and Extend Hack
2.."MM Feet or More New Cattle,
and Pig Barns to lie Built Many
Improvements Xow Heinz Maile
Thursday to He liome-Coiiilng
Day.
Secretary Holland of the Gaston
County Fair Association has a force
of carpenters busy this week chang
ing the entrance to the fair grounds
and re-arranging It In mucb more
convenient shape than 1' was last
year. The location of the entrance
Is being moved about 200 feet east
of its previous location to a point
where pedestrians and vehicles may
enter the grounds on a level and not
be forced to go upgrade as has been
the case heretofore.
The entrance itself is 250 feet
wide. In the center of this space is
the office and ticket window. At tne
right of the office will be four turn
stile gates for pedestrians instead of
only one as before. On the left of
the office building will be two turn
stile gates for outgoing pedestrians
This enlargement is a guarantee
against congestion and will enable
the public to get Inside without any
undue delay.
To the left of the exit gates will
be the entrance and exit gates tor
vehicles. These have been so placed
as to enable vehicles to enter at a
point near the auto-Darklng section
and also to have access to an open
road around the midway and exhibit
tents to tbe cattle, horse and pii
barns. No vehicles of any kind will
be allowed on the midway. Consid
erable inconvenience was experienc
ed last year because of the promiscu
ous intermingling of pedestrians. and
vehicles on the midway. There will
be none of this at tbe approaching
fair. . -
THE MIDWAY.
This 'year's midway will not only
contain a much higher class of at
tractions than last year but will be
so placed and arranged as to be a
great deal more convenient for the
public. Instead of starting a thou
sand feet from the entrance it will
begin right at the entrance and will
extend 2,500 feet straight througn
the fair grounds. It will be 140
feet in width and the lunch stands
and other concessions will occupy
positions in the very center of tn
midway. There will he frequenr
openings along the way so that easv
access may be had from one side or
the midway to the other.
At the southern end of the mid
way, after one passes the line of at
tractions, will be found the various
exhibit tents arranged in a uniform
line on eacn side. Everything wiP
be compact and so arranged as to en
able one to see tbe most in tbe short
est length of time and at the same
time nothing will pe crowded.
Down the center of the midway
there will be a row of brilliant elec
tric lights. The entrance will also
be brilliantly lighted.
Secretary Holland has worked out
this arrangement of entrance and
shows after inspecting the arrange
ment of several other fair grounds
and believes that he has Improved on
the best that he has so far seen.
In the livestock section two more
barns are to be built, one for cattle
and another for pigs. The capacity
of these will be double that of last
year.
A new feature added this year
which will prove a great boon to tne
public Is the free check room. This
Is to be located at the right of tfe
entrances for pedestrians and win
have windows opening on the out
side and inside. Here those who at
tend the fair may check, free o
charge, their lunch baskets, umbre'
las. coats or anything desired. This
may be done before entering or af
ter and access to the room can be
had either from the inside or out
side. HOME-COMING DAY.
It has been decided by tbe fair
management to make Thursday of
fair week, the 5th. Home-Coming
Day. It is hoped that on that day
every son and daughter of Gaston
living elsewhere who can possibly do
so will be in Gastonia and at th-j
fair grounds. A special program
will be arranged for that day and
everything possible will be done to
make all former Gastonians feel at
home and have a good time. Xs
soon as completed the special pro
gram for this day will he published.
At present Secretary Holland is com
piling as complete a list as possible
of people who have gone from Gas
ton to other parts and to each of
these will be sent a special invita
tion to be here. Mr. Holland re
quests that every person In the coun
ty who has relatives or friends living
outside the county or State send him
the names of such persons for this
list. They will be given special in
vitations to come and will be fur
nished with literature about the fan
and about Gaston. This will require
only the. writing of a postal card or
a short list by any one person and
will greatly assist Secretary Hollamr
in reaching former Gastonians.
Blanche Sweet and Thoma Melg
nan In Paramount Pictures Ideal to
day. Broadway Friday Herbert Bawlin
ton and Agnes Vernon.
Trade With Gazette Advertisers.
COMING AND GOING-
BRIEF ITEMS ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
Mr. J. A. Page and family, of
Clover, S. C, were in town yesterday.
Mr. Harry Shuford has returned
from a trip to Waynesvllle.
Mr. Henderson Davidson, of
Charlotte, spent Sunday in Gastonia.
Mr. H, W. Counts has been HI
at the City Hospital with typhoid re
ver for the past week.
-Mr. C. F. Harry, of Blacksburg,
S. C, was In Gastonia on business
yesterday.
Rev. H. H. Jordan made a bus
iness trip to Rutherford College the
first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Clinton are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Mel
In Rock Hill. S. C.
Regular meeting of Piedmont
Encampment, I. 6. O. F., tonight at
8 o'clock. All members are urged to
be present.
Mlay Mildred Canutt, of Salis
bury, lathe guest of Miss Thelma
Brfyrifey at her home on South
street.
Mr. J. M. Holland returned
Tuesday from a brief visit to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. It. M. Holland, at
Liberty. S. C.
Have you gotten a copy of The
Gazette's "Presidency Book"? It's
worth many times its cost, namely
ten cents.
Mr. J. H. Matthews, manager of
J. M. Belk Co., left Wednesday for
New York to join -the Belk buyers.
He will be away about two weeks.
Mr. Max Abernethy, of Ifie Ga
zette s local force, hasbeen at
Wrlghtsville Beach the past two
days with the Pythian Drum Corps
of which he is a member.
Mrs. John Blum, of Liberty, S.
C, who has been the guest for some
time of her sister, Mrs. W. T. Love,
left this morning for Lenoir, where
she will visit relatives.
Mr. R. H. Ratchford, who has
been doing Sunday School Extension
work in Eastern Kentucky during
the past two months, returned to
the city yesterday.
Misses LIse and Mattie McGal
llard. of Donaldsonville, la., are ex
pected to arrive In the city tonight
for a month's visit to their cousin,
Mrs. I.. L. Brlson. at her home on
West Main avenue.
Baseball game at Ixiray Park
tomorrow afternoon at 3:0. Loray
Tigers against High Shoals. Also
ice cream supper in front of the mill
tomorrow evening. Music by tne
band.
-First Lieutenant C. ('. Craig, of
Company B, First N. C. Infantry,
returned , to Camp Glenn last night
after spending a short leave of ab
sence with his family at his home
near Dallas,,
An ice cream supper will be giv
en tomorrow night from 6 to II
o'clock in the Arlington Grove, West
Gastonia, under the auspices of the
Sunday school of the West Airline
M. E. church. The public Is cordial
ly Invited to attend.
--Those who are to take part In
the presentation of the play "The
District School", which Is to be giv
en under the auspices of the Gasto
nia Chapter, 1'. IJ. C. on September
tlrst. are asked to remember thai
they are to meet Miss Plonk at the
Central school auditorium at eight
o'clock tonight for a rehearsal.
Mr. A. B. O'Neil, Mrs. Janle
Dunn. Miss Lattice Shelton, Mr. and
Mrs. K. O. Jennings, Miss Lola Da
vis. Miss Ruth Knight, Mr. Russell
Shelton, Mr. J. W. Spargo and Mr.
Roscoe Queen were among the Gas
tonians who attended Rock Springs
Camp meeting last Sunday. They
made the trip in autos.
New Hope Presbyterian ynucrh
has recently been treated to a new
coat of white paint. The trimming
is in green, tbe combination of col
ors making a splendid appearance.
This work was done through the ef
forts of the ladies of the congrega
tion who deserve much praise for
their work. New Hope is one of the
very best congregations in the coun
ty. A handsome new truck has Just
been put into service by the Gasto
nia Transfer Company, o" which Mr.
G. H. Mai via U manager. It Is a
four-ton Chase of the latest mode!
and Is considerably larger than any
other truck here. This company al
ready had a large truck In service
but their business had reached sues I
proportions that a new and larger
machine was needed.
Charlotte Observer. 17th: Mrs
Earle 8. Pegram returned to the city
Wednesday night after spending sev
eral days at Lenoir with Mr. and
Mrs. Lamar Pegram. Mrs. Pegram
went especially to see Mr. Pegram
who recently returned home from
Baltimore where he underwent treat
ment. Mrs. Earle S. Pegram and
little daughters. Martha Craig anC
Vireinia. and Florence Yarbrougn.
tbe latter a niece, who are spending
a nmrth here with Mr. and Mrs. s.
C. Withers, the latter ber sister, will
return to Charleston, S. C. the last
of the month.
Gaffney (S, C.) Ledger. 15tni.
Mr. F. P. Sessions, who was formerly
connected with the Insurance Trust
Co. here, but Is now handling tne .'
life Insurance business for the Hol
land Realty t Insurance Co., at Gaa
tonia, X. C, spent Friday and Sat-"
urday In Gaffney. Mr. Sessions ts
making good In Gastonia, Just - as
he did In Gaffney. He is an excel
lent young gentleman, and did mucB
service for Gaffney and Cherokee
county when living here. It It had
not been for the efforts of Mr. Ses
sions, it is very probable that W "
should have had no Chamber of
Commerce and Agriculture today.
Mr. Sessions returned to Gastonia
Saturday afternoon.
HMITII-HABEH WEDDING y"
AT HICKORY GIIOVK. '
The following Is from today'
Yorkville Enquirer:
In the presence of a large number
of relatives, friends and acquaint
ances from all over the county and
other points, Miss Maude Smith was
married at her home at Hickory
Grove at 7:30 last evening to Mr.
Luther G. Baber, of Yorkville. Tha
ceremony was performed by tne
bride's pastor, the Rer. H. B. Hardy.
After the ceremony an Informal' re
ception was tendered the youns
couple and refreshments were served.
Later in the evening they left on a
short wedding trip and expect to re
turn to Yorkville next week. Mrs.
Baber Is tbe daughter of Magistrate
and Mrs. R. L. Smith, of Hickory
Grove. Mr. Baber Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Baber, of Yorkville.
The many beautiful wedding pres
ents that the young couple received
attested their popularity.
Broadway Monday "The Grip of
Jealousy", A Bluebird.
Mount. Holly Matters.
Correspondence of The Gazette
MT. HOLLY. Aug. 17. Since the
freshet and the disaster our people
have set themselves to tbe work of
reconstruction. While conditions
are bad. much more damage could
have been done. The mills are go
ing again and men are busy. Nd
time to talk or the ill effects of the
high water. To be busy is a Hne an
tidote for talking hard itmes.
The following persons have been
visiting In our midst the past few
days: Mrs. Ed Love and children.
Mary Spencer and Edgar, of Lincoln
ton, with her brothers. Messrs. A. P.
R. G. and J. A. Khyne; Mrs. E. R.
Cannon and children, of Charlotte,
with her mother, Mrs. A. P. Rhyne;
Miss Arabella Johnson, of Charlotte,
with Misses Eunice and Mary Hutch
ison; Miss Alva Black welder, of Con
cord, with her college chum, Miss
Grace K. Kohn. Miss Blackwelder
left yesterday for Cherryville to Visit
Miss Jessie Kudislll.
Miss Gertrude Kohn visited ia
Belmont last week at the home of
Mrs. A. C. Llnebenrer.
Mr. Theodore Blackwelder, elec
trician for the Southern Power Co.,
has been brought here from Nitrolee,
S. C, to put in condition the plant of
the Electro-Chemical Company here.
The machinery was submerged and
damaged during the flood. Mrs.
Blackwelder Is with him.
Mrs. Earl Thompson and sisters.
Misses Jean and Frances McGuire.
are visiting in Asheville.
Mr. R. L. Jenkins Bold a 11T
model Ford to Mr. R. G. Rhyne this
week.
Dr. and Mrs. Errett and children,
Helen and William, Jr., of Greens
burg, Pa., who spent a week here
with Rev. E. H. Kohn and family,
returned to their home this week.
They made the trip In three days by
automobile. The doctor was pleased
with this section and promised to
come again. He is a successful phy
sician and enjoys a large practice.
Rev. 8. L. Cathey is having servi
ces this week morning and night. He
is assisted by Rer. W. J. Roach, pas
tor of the Loray Presbyterian church,
at Gastonia, who Is doing the preach
ing. Rev. W. G. Moore, the newly elect
ed pastor of the Baptist church, Is
on the ground. Regular services
will be held from now on.
Our graded school opens Septem
ber 4th. which br the wsv. ! labor
day.
Broadway Fridar Herbert ICawlta.
ston and Agnes Vernon.
Aged Lady Dead.
Miss Amanda Patterson, aged 79,
died at her home In the Plsgah sec
tion Wednesday and was buried yes
terday at Plsgah church, the funeral
being conducted by Rev. JU" B. Hood,
the pastor. Deceased lived by her-,
self. She was the youngest of six
sisters, the others having preceded
her to the grave. The only near rel
ative left is a niece, Mrs. Fester, wno
live In the Bethany section of York
county. All of the sisters lived to
old age and were all single. ' They :
were held in high esteem by all ,wao
knew them. - 5 v
Broadway Monday "The Grip " of
Jealousy", A Bluebird.
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