THE GASTON I A GAZETTE
PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
VOL. XXXVII.
NO. 70.
GASTONIA, N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 8EITKIBKI. 1, 1916.
91 AO A YEAR TS ADVA5C
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PLANS MADEJfESlEBOAY
FOR GREATER GASTON ASSOCIATION
COMING AND GOING-
ELECTING k PRESIDENT
LATE EVENTS IN TOWN AND COUNTY , CONGRESS MAY PASS EIGHT-HOUR LAW
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Taylor'
V 'S? V Democrat,
TvT 1 Elected
1848.
TAYLOR.
IN this election Zachary Tay
lor of Louisiana was op
ined by Lewis Cass, Whig,
of Michigan. The Democratic
convention was held at Balti
more, and the Whigs met at
rbiladtlphla. The vote was 1G3
to 127. Martin Van Ruren ran
again on the Free Soil ticket
The popular vote was: Taylor.
1.300.101; Cass. 1,220,544: Van
Buren. 21)1.203. Millard Fillmore
was chosen vice president that
year.
In the election of 1852 Frank
lin Pierce was the Democratic
nominee and Wlnneld Scott the
Whig candidate. The former
was elected by a big majority
In the electoral college, but by
a scant popular plurality. Wil
liam R. King of Alabama was
elected vice president that year.
(Watch for th election of Bu
ohanan in 1856 in our noxt issue.)
Ill SOCIAL I RCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
;UIHSOM-HANO.
WEDDING IX JULY.
Belated news has just reached
The Gazette of the marriage of Mr.
J. C. Grissom, of Kings Mountain,
route one, and Miss Belle E. Hanon,
of Cleveland county, which was sol
emnized at the bride s home in
Cleveland county on July 26th by
Rev. C. K. Bell, pastor of the Kings
Mountain Lutheran church. Mr.
Grissom formerly lived near Gasto
nia. MISS CARSON
ENTERTAINS.
An enjoyable lawn party was giv
en Thursday night by Miss Nannie
( arson, of the Fisgah section, at her
home on the Linwood College road
several miles west of Gastonia, in
honor of her attractive guest. Miss
Maud Morris, of St. Iouis, Mo. The
lawn was beautifully decorated with
Japanese lanterns. A large number
attended from this city as well as
from other places nearby. Delight
ful refreshments were served.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
FOR VISITING
IjADIKS.
Complimentary to Mrs. Laura von
Dolcke, of Washington, who la the
bouse guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. F.
Wetzell; Mrs. Joseph Lee Rhodes, of
New Orleans, the house guest of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Page, and Miss Lola
Loftin, of Gibsland, La., the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Loftin and other
relatives. Mrs. W. F. Michael enter
tained delightfully Wednesday af
ternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock at her
home on Third avenue. Progressive
trail was played, there being seven
tables. Following the game a salad
course was served. The Michael
home was moat attractively decorat
ed with cut flowers, roses and dab
lias prevailing. The out-of-town
guests present, in addition to the
honorees. were Misses Llse and Mat
tie McGalliard, of Donaldsonville.
La., the guests of Msr. Lee Brlson,
and Miss Edna Balthls, of Baltimore,
who is the guest here of her broth
ers, Messrs. W. L. and Lewis H. Bal
thls. Dora
To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kluttz, on
Tiinadav. AuKUSt 28. 15It, a son
- 7
ly, a young al
Gastonia Has New Law
Mr stenhen B. Dollev. a young at
tnrnAv nf Xnrth Fork. West Virginia
has decided to locate in Gastonia for
the practice of his profession. He
arrived in the city Wednesday and
has already secured offices on the
second floor of the Realty building.
Mr. Dolley is a native of Virginia
but has heen practicing for the past
several years in North Fork, W. Va.
He graduated from Randolph-Macon
College and later received the degree
of L. L. B., at Washington and Lee
University. A. year ago be also at
tended the summer session of Wake
Forest College. Mr. Dolley selected
Gastonia from the other towns of the
State because of the good impres
sions he received while here about
six weeks ago. The Gazette joins
the local bar in welcoming Mr.
Dolley to Gastonia.
Buy It In Gastonia.
Born
To Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Craig, on
August IK, 1916, a daughter.
To Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Torrence,
August 24. 1916. a daughter.
.Monday a Holiday.
Next Monday, September 4, is La
bor Day, a legal holiday. Postoffice
windows will be open from S to 10
a. in., and from 5 to 6 p. m. City
carriers will make one collection and
one delivery of mail Monday morn
ing. All the local banks will be
closed and the rural mail carriers
will take a "day off."
(Quarterly Conference.
The fourth quarterly conference
of the Wesleyan Methodist churcn
will be held tomorrow night at tne
First Wesleyan Methodist churcn,
corner Curch street and Franklin
avenue. Rev. J. A. Clement, presi
dent of the Conference, will be pres
ent and preside, and will also con
duct the communion service on Sun
day at 1 1 a. m.
Busy Month in Court.
During the month of August all
previous records were broken in the
number of cases disposed of by the
officers of the municipal court of tne
city of Gastonia. In this month
there were 110 warrants read by so
licitor J. W. Timberlake charging
offenders with almost every crime
that is usually encountered by a
court of this nature.
Goes to Texas. y
Messrs. Sam Falls and J. X. Y.
Love, who have been spending sev
eral weeks in the county with rela
tives, left Wednesday night for their
homes at Caviness, Texas. They
were accompanied by Mr. J. L. Fer
guson son of Mr. T. M. Ferguson, a
well-known farmer of route four,
Gastonia, who will make his home at
Caviness.
Statesvillo Wins First.
The Statesvllle Red Caps, avowed
amateur champions of Western
North Carolina, won the first of a
three-game Beries from Luniberton
In Charlotte yesterday by a score of
4 to 1. The game was a pitching
duel between Zachary and Stone,
with tho honors in favor of the for
mer, who allowed but ii hits. They
lla again today and tomorrow.
Mae Murry in "The Dream Girl"
Paramount Ideal today.
The following note containing a
check for $:i."t was received by tho
mayor of Darlington. S. ('.. several
days ago: "Have discovered that,
owing to a mistake made long ago.
$3."0 belongs to the town. Just use
with ordinary taxes." The letter
was mailed at the Darlington post
office. The Edison Cement Company has
announced a voluntary increase or
one cent an hour in the pay of em
ployees of the cement department at
Alpha. Pa.
In Peensburg, Pa., several days
ago a strutting peacock saw a reflec
tion of his own proud self In the body
of a handsome automobile and think
ing it was another of his kind pro
ceeded to give battle He gave a
series of mad rushes against tne
side of the car with bill and claw
until the paint and woodwork were
ruined.
"THAT SILVER-TONGUED CITY FELLER"
IjJl WELL LIVE IN THE. WMW.
T CITY AND YOU U. HAVE (Wf s
FINE D&CSSES , AUTOS.Ww
fPSEfcVANTS.THE.ATRE $mJiS's
PARTIES AMP
If Congress Enact This legislation
by Saturday Brotherhoods Say
Strike Will Ik Called Oh Bill
Culls Also for Commission to
Study the Situation.
An Associated Press dispatch
from Washington to this morning s
papers says:
Belief grew in all quarters here
tonight that the great railroad strike
called for next Monday morning
would be averted. At the close of a
day of conferences and hearings,
Congress apparently was prepared to
pass tomorrow or Saturday the 8
hour dav legislation which heads oi
I the em moves' brotherhoods have de-
c la red olhcially will cause them to
telegraph the code message necessary
to revoke the strike order.
Although President Wilson still
desires strongly to see his whole leg
islative program accepted and Dem
ocratic leaders in the Senate have
ideas of their own what should be
done. Administration spokesmen vir
tually conceded tonight that the bill
finally passed would provide only
for:
An eight-hour day for trainmen in
interstate commerce, effective De
cember 1 or January 1, with the
present 10-hour rate of pay and pro
rata overtime; and
A small commission appointed by
the President to Investigate the
working of the law for from six to
nine months and report to Congress.
This, in substance, is the Adam
son bill, revised by Representative
Adamson and Democratic Leader
Kltchin after conferring with Presi
dent Wilson, which A. ,B Garretson,
spokesman for the brotherhoods,
stated formally late today would be
considered a satisfactory settle
ment" and prevent the walkout.
Tonight the Interstate Commerce
Committee agreed to report out a
similar bill with the date January
1 and roads under 100 miles in
length and electric street railway and
interurban lines exempted.
The Houso will meet at 1 1 o'clock
tomorrow morning to take up the
Adumson measure and the majority
leaders have agreed upon a special
rule providing for a vote by 4:30
o'clock in the afternoon. The Senate
meets at 10 o'clock to begin consid
eration of a bill to be reported by
the interstate and foreign commerce
committee with the Administration
leaders determined to keep the body
in continuous session until it is
passed.
Only long speeches in the Senate
can prevent prompt action and t:ie
Administration is confident that mi
nority Senators will not carry their
opposition so far as to make it im
possible to get the necessary legrs
lation through both houses liy mid
night Saturday.
Throughout the entire country.
I savs a disDatch from Chicago. the
greatest railroad center in this coun
try, the railroads, great and small,
are gathering their forces to oppose
the strike set for next Monday.
The undercurrent of feeling re
ported at Washington that the catas
trophe would yet be averted was not
reflected here among railroad men.
A summary of the situation made by
E. P. Ripley, president of the Atchi
son. Topeka and Santa Fe, who was
a member of the committee which
conferred with President Wilson, as
spokesman for railroad presdients.
who returned this afternoon from
the conferences at the national capi
tal intensified the pessimism felt
(Continued on page 8.)
Tentative Arrangements Were Made
at Knthusiastic Meeting ester. !.,
Aitout Fllty Men Present r roiu
Keiy Swtioii ol the ounty .
1. Iiall Was .selected as iciii.w
raiy President Kinjisiey Mos
Made Principal Address Vssoiiu
tlon to Serte All of Guston.
With the idea of co-operation as
the keynote of a meeting of about
fifty represeiitatix e business men
from every section of the county
held yesterday morning in the assem
bly room ol the Aruiiiigtou iiotei.
tentative plans were lormuiated and
the Greater Gaston Association .
iormally launched under tne muat
favorable conditions.
Mr. Kingley Moses, the well
known organizer of commercial bo4
ies was present and was the principal
speaker of the hour, tie taUed m
a general way of commercial organi
zations, their work, advantages and
possibilities as viewed by him a.ier
a study of the subject for a number
of years in all parts of the i in tea
Mates. An organization such as iiio
Greater Gaston Association, to be s.
success, Mrs t of all must be ol nue -est
to its members, stated Mr. Moses.
And in order to lnteiest its niemueis
the association should be classiiied
into departments, each department
working around a central head and
for the same end.
In his discourse Mr. Moses paid a
tribute to the South saying that un
like a number of states in the norm
and northwest, which had at one
time found that they were bankrupt
in an agricultural way. the Southern
States had always been prosperous
and had never gone backward. This,
he stated, was significant in that the
greatest handicap a section ever had
was that of once knowing prosperity
and then to lose it.
Following Mr. Moses' talk, Mr. F.
P. Hall, temporary chairman of the
meeting, called on representatives
from every section of the county
for the purpose of getting the
sentiment of the meeting as to
the advisability of forming a
Greater Gaston Association. In
every Instance the speaker stated
that the Idea of an association for the
closer uniting of the towns and com
munities in the county was a capital
Idea. Mr. J. H. Separk, a director of
the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce,
outlined a plan for the formation or
the association which he thought
feasible, being the township plan in
which every township the the county
should form an organization headeu
by a vice-president and a steering
committee to be governed by a genei
al president. This plan met with
favorable consideration. A commit
tee was appointed in which every
township was represented to meet
and form a definite plan of organiza
tion. 'I his committee met at I
o'clock and the following o.Iicers
were appointed to serve temporarily:
President. F. P. Hall: Joe R. Nixon,
and J. W. Summey, vice-presidents;
C. W. Roberts, secretary.
Two committeemen in each town
ship were named by the president to
arrange for meetings in the respect
ive townships at the earliest possi
ble date, as follows: Dallas town
ship. J. W. Summey and E. L. Ilous
er: South Point township, A. J. Kan
kin and M. J. Kay; Cherryvllle town
ship, M. L. Mauney and X. B. Ken
drick; Crowders Mountain township,
R. C. Kennedy and J. T. Oates; Gas
tonia township. S. X. Boyce and J.
F. McArver; Riverbend township,
R. K. Davenport and J. A. Costner.
The following commute was named
to prepare a constitution and -bylaws
for the association: J. H. ne
park. M. L. Mauney and C. W. Rod
erts. It was the opinion of the entire
body of men that the Greater Gaston
Association should not serve any one
town or section but should assist
every part of Gaston county in an
equal manner.
Before the meeting ended Mayor
C. B. Armstrong inivted all of the
out-of-town representatives to dine
with him at the Armington.
Mae Murry In "The Dream Girl"
Paramount Ideal today.
iOF.S TO LOXCi BRANCH.
Col. C. K. Armstrong Attending No
tification Ceremonies at President
Wilson's Summer Homo In Xew
Jersey.
Col. C. B. Armstrong left yester
day for Long Branch, X. J., where on
tomorrow he will be present at the
formal notification to President Wil
son of his nomination as the Demo
cratic candidate for election to the
presidency.
. Col. Armstrong received a few
days ago a handsomely engraved in
vitation reading as follows:
The
Democratic Xational Committee
cordially invites you to attend
the formal notiiflcation of
President Woodrow Wilson
of bis renominatlon
at Shadow Lawn, West End.
Long Branch, Xew Jersey
Saturday afternoon. September sec
ond nineteen hundred and sixteen
at four o'clock.
Col. Armstrong was one of .North
Carolinas delegates to the National
Democratic Convention in St. Louis.
Ira Trexler. a farmer living near
Salisbury, was instantly killed Tues
day when his horse ran away, thrpw
lng him from hia buggy.
Buy It la Gastonia
BRIEF ITEMS ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
Mr. arl Webb, of Hieiby. was
"ae-tonlu visitor vesteruay.
- Mr. It. C. Huipson was a Lowell
..itor yesterday o: business.
- Miss .Nell "Jit :iimi. o:' i.owell.
w is sl:o:iing in the city yesterday.
Kerorder A. '. .J one spent sev
e.ui hours in i hurlotte yesterday
--Judge A. r Jones was a busi
ness visitor to 4'harloitA Wednesday.
M Moraoe Nlnis, of Mt. Holly,
spent Wednesday in tho city.
-Miss Moen;' Hand o.' I.owell,
was a Castonii shopper Wednesday.
-Mi. Georgn i Masop returned
to the city yesterday after spending
seera! day . in I enoi.' or business.
-Attorney P. . Garland left last
night for Baltimore where he wiil
spend several day:; on business.
Mrs S. Ross Clinton left yester
Jay for Atlantic City where she will
spend ten days or more.
Miss Annie Pearl Proffltt, of
Spartanbug. S. C, is the guest of
Miss Agnes Lindsay.
Mr .1. Meek Smith, of Clover. S.
('.. was a business visitor in the city
yesterday.
Prof. Joe Nixon and Mr. M. L.
Mauney. of Cherryvllle. were visitors
in Gastonia yesterday.
Mr. W. T. Rankin spent several
hours in Belmont. W ednesday on bus
iness. Rev. J. II. Henderlite. pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, wlil
preach next Sunday night at the un
ion service in the tabernacle
Itev. E. V. Black, the pastor.
will begin a series of special evangel-1
lstlc services Sunday night at tne
Loray Wesleyan Methodist church.
Mrs. L. A. States and sons, Wil
liams and L. A., Jr.. returned Wed
nesday from a month s stay at Con
nelley Springs.
Mrs. Oliver Anthony, Mrs. J. 0.
Gardner and Mrs. C. It. Iloey, of
Shelby, spent yesterday in the city
as the guests of Mrs. B. B. Gardner.
-Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Robinson and
children returned yesterday from
Davis Springs, lliddenite. where Mrs.
Robinson and children spent some
time.
- Misses Mary Ellen and Minerva
Jenkins, Miss Imogene Garrison and
Mrs. M. L. I'asour left Thursday for
Gaffney, S. C, to upend several days
with Mrs. Fletcher Smith.
KXTHl S1ASTIC OVER FAIR.
Cleveland County People Tell Swre
tary Holland That They Are Com
ing; In Force -Cleveland Cunning
Clult (drls May Have Special Fx
hll.it. Secretary Holland of the Gaston
County Fair Association spent Wed
nesday in Shelby talking fair to
many of the leading business men
and citizens of that town and of
Cleveland county. He met with a
very cordial reception and was given
the assurance by all with whom he
talked that Cleveland county would
again send a large delegation to tiie
(aston fair, which is to be held Oc
tober ;;rd to 7th inclusive. Last
year there was a large number of
Shelby and Cleveland county people
here and a much larger number Is
expected this year.
it is very probable that the Cleve
land County Girls Canning Club will
have a special exhibit. Secretary
Holland has tendered that club a
special exhibit space and a special
premium list as he had already done
for the Lincoln County Canning
Club.
"Nowhere that I have been since
we began boosting the fair in other
counties." remarked Secretary Hol
land, "have I received a more cor
dial welcome than I did In Shelby.
The people of that good town make
a fellow feel at home and they are
genuinely interested In our fair. I
believe we will have an unusually
large attendance this year from
Cleveland county."
It will be of interest to the public
to know that the city council at a
called meeting Tuesday night in
structed Street Superintendent
Johnston to drop paving work on all
side streets and concentrate the en
tire paving, force on Franklin ave
nue. This was done in order to in
sure the completion of the paving on
that thoroughfare before the time
for the fair arrives. Practically all
of the traffic between up-town points
and the fair grounds is over Frank
lin avenue. Wednesday morning the
paving company got busy with its en
tire force on this street and the
work on it is being pushed rapidly.
Hardy Wiggins under sentence to
be electrocuted for the murder or
Philip Phillips in Graham county,
was allowed to be taken from tne
State prison under heavy guard
Tuesday to Pullen Memorial Baptist
church, wehre he received the ordi
nance of Baptism by the pastor. Rev.
M. L. Dilt. Special permission of tne
governor was obtained for this un
usual proceeding, which was witness
ed by the condemned man's wife and
pastor and a few other witnesses.
Bur It In Gastonia.
Mr. A. A. Morris, of r,rinwnruf
s. C, who has been spending some
time here as the guest of his brother,
liuiiulra C Q Af ...... I .. . 1 1 1 . A.
fu,it, j . o. wui us, win reiuru lu
his home tomorrow.
Mr. J. M. Gray, county farm de
monstrator, returned last night from
Raleigh where he attended the fctace
meeting of farm demonstrators and
the Farmers Convention.
Miss Sue Ramsey Johnston has
is
J.
as her attractive guests Miss Hele:
Fewell. of Rock Hill, S. C. and Mlsa
Laura Alexander, of Charlotte. They
arrived In the city yesterday and
will spend ten days or two weeks.
Mr. Caldwell Ragan came down
Monday from Montreat, where be
has been spending the summer, and
left yesterday morning for Westmin
ster School, Rutherford county, to
resume his studies for the coming
year.
Mr. Edmund Mazyck, represent
ing McGee Dean & Co., of Leland,
Miss., and McUee Dean & Jones, of
Memphis. Tenn.', cotton brokers, has)
opened an office in rooms over the
offices of D. M. Jones & Co. on West
Main avenue.
At a regular meeting of Gasto
nia Lodge Xo. 53, Knights of Pyth
ias on Monday night, September 4ta.
the third rank will be conferred In
amplified form. Music will be fur-,
nished by the Pythian orchestra. A-
delegation of Pythlans is expected
from the Mt. Holly lodge.
Yorkvllle Enquirer. 1st: Mlsa
Statla Phillips, of Chester, has been
elected to teach in the Clover school
during the ensuing year. Miss
Maggie Barnett, of Gastonia, was
taken to the Fennell Infirmary yes
terday where she was operated on
for appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Deaver Caldwell
and little daughter, Anna Katherine,
of Xew Orleans, La., are expected to
arrive in the city tonight to spend
some time here with Mr. Caldwell's
parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Caldwell,
and his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell holds
a responsible position with the Ar
mour Packing Company, being bead
chemist In the firm's Xew Orleans
plant. i .-7
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COTTOX TAX DKKEATF.ll.
Southern (senators Win Flgbt
Against Tax on Cotton I'sed la
Munitions.
Washington, Aug. 2'.K Senators
Overman and I'nderwood and other
Southern Senators have won out in
their opposition to the "proposed tax
in the munitions section of the reve
nue bill of five per cent on cotton
that entered Into the manufacture of
high explosives.
Anticipating the strong tight to be
made by the Southern Senators, led
by i'nderwood and Overman, against
this tax, the finance committee to
day made overtures to I'nderwood
and promised that tomorrow an a
mendment would be offered by the
commute striking this proposed tax
from the bill. Senator Overman of
fered an amendment several days
ago to strike this item from the bill.
During his speech in the Senate
last Saturday, in which he criticised
the finance cohimittee for adopting
the Republican policy of protection,
in w riting the revenue bill, saying it
w as contrary to all Democratic prin
ciples. I'nderwood served notice ne
would speak later against the tax on
cotton and dyestuffs tariff. Under
wood was scheduled to speak at 11
o'clock this morning. Anticipating
the rumpus that might follow Un
derwood's denunciation of these sec
tions. "Chairman Simmons approacn
ed the Alabamian today and promis
ed to strike th cotton tax from the
bill.
Several million bales of cotton of
low grade are now being used an
nually In the manufacture of high
explosives.
Why Grow More Beef Cattle?
West Raleigh. Aug. 28. Few peo
ple realize the Importance of the
beef-cattle industry in North Caro
lina. Coupled with the possibilities
for the growing of more and better
beef cattle. It seems reasonable to
suppose that a greater interest would
be taken in this industry. The Im
portance also of beef as a nutritious
food lends itself to th rievelnnmont
of this industry. Through the erad
ication or the cattle tick, thus leav
ing free three-fourths of the coun
ties In the State, this portion of
North Carolina has been placed ad
jacent to the open territory of tne
whole United States as a market for
the products produced in this State.
Apparently little significance has
been attached to the fact that North
Carolina depends for the major por
tion of its beef supply on outside
States. Even the products which
are shipped In are not of the highest ,
quality, although usually the prica
paid for these products should pur
chase a high-grade article.
Capt. John T. Brown, a breeder or
bloodhounds and a trailer of crimin
als, has moved from Chattanooga.
Tenn.. to Aahevllle where " he win
make his headquarters in the future.