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r- GASTON COUNTY'S SECOND ANNUAL FAIR, OCTOBER 3rd. 4th, 5th, 6th. 7th ON I A PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. VOL.- XXXVII. NO. 79. OADTONIA, N. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER S, 1818. 91.80 A YEAR IX ADVANCO. THE GAST .ISSUE IS PEACE OR WAR HEPUBUCAN SUCCESS WILL KEAN WAR SAys President Wilson in First Po HticaT Speech to Young Men of New York Saturday More Than 2,500 People Heard the Address at ' Shadow Lawn His Utterances Are Wildly Cheered by His Audi once Kays the End of the Hepub- an Party is Foreshadowed. President Wilson addressed 2, 500 young men from New York and New Jersey from the porch of his summer home at Long- Branch, X. J., Saturday and defined the para mount issue of this Campaign as peace or war, declaring that the suc cess of the Republicans in November will draw this country into the em broilment of the European war. His address was broken in ou several times by his hearers, who shouted: "We want peace'" What the President said constitut ed his first political speech of the campaign. He paid his respects to both the Republican and the Pro gressive Parties, with warm praise for the warm blooded men who first formed the latter and scathing de nunciation of the attorneys of special privilege endeavoring to lead the former. He defended the Democrat ic Party and its progressive admin istration and designated himself as a Progressive. Without mentioning any names, the President deplored the feeble ness of the Hughes campaign, re gretting the intellectual contest to which he had looked forward had not developed, and asserting that the "good old days" of Mark Hanna had returned, with Wall Street more anxious than ever to resume control of the United States reasury. Folfowing are some of the strik ing sentences of the President's ad dress: "The certain prospects of the suc cess of the Republican Party that we shall be drawn. In one form or an other, into the embroilment of the European war and that to the south of us the force of the United States will be used to produce in Mexico the kind of law and order which some American investors in Mexico consid er most to their advantage." "This is a most singular cam paign. I happen to remember that other parties have tried to get into power by saying nothing whatever, and I also remember, with interest, that they never succeeded." "The Democratic Party is the only party whose life has persisted and whose vigor has continued through out all the history of this Nation, and that has not happened by acci dent." "The Republican Party, as now constituted and led. believes in Gov ernment by the attorneys of special interests the end of such a party was foreshadowed." "The interesting thing for all pol iticians to remember is that the pro gressive voters -of this country all put together outnumber either party. I venture to say they outnumber both parties put together." "I am a progressive. I do not spell it with a capital P, but 1 think my pace is just as fast as those who do." "Look over the ranks of the sup porters of the Republican Party. Did you ever see a more motley company in your life? Did you ever see ele ments so absolutely contradictory to eaoh other as the elements in that party?" Charlie Chaplain, Ideal Thursday. Mr. J. R. Rogers, of Lucia, was a business visitor in th? ,,y vester day. Paramount at Ideal Today. "Francis Ford and Grace Cunard in "The Princely Bandit," Broadway, Today. Rev. John W. Moore, pastor or Trinity Methodist church, Charlotte, was a business visitor in the city yes terday. Ladles admitted FREE Monday at the Broadway.. "Scarlet Runner," -12 Episodes. Each finished Story. ' The Gaston County Roads. Charlotte Observer. Talk about good roads building, the commissioners of Gaston county are going at it right. They are not only building new roads but are tearing up old roads that had here tofore been considered good enough -and converting them into the real thing. Two squads are kept at work v and the county is scoring a record in mileage. The top soil used out of Gastonla and for miles Into the coun ty is perhaps the best In the country a white, hard gravel that makes a sand-clay of the finest quality. The good roads of the county reduce the discomforts entailed by the absent bridges materially. and Gastonla peo ple coming to Charlotte find the "route toy Stanley Creek a popular one. While it is the long way around It Is the shortest way here. 'Meantime, the Gaston road-builders -are now constructing a short cat from McAdenville to Mount Holly and this, it is said, will establish a new and shorter route to Charlotte. The Gaston type ot construction Is ' of the most approved character and when the bridges are replaced the motor trip from Charlotte to Its en terprising neighbor of Gastonla will be materially reduced. ! BELMONT NEWS BUDGET AGED LADY DEAD. Mm. Elizabeth Wiley Passes at Bel mont at Advanced Age of H7 Hurled at (Voft Today. Gazette Bureau Belmont Hotel Belmont. Oct. 2 Mrs. Elizabeth R. Wiley, a highly esteemed resident of Belmont, died this morning at 2 o'clock following a serious illness of about four weeks She was 87 years old and death , was due to the ills Incident to old age For the past four years she had been practically an Invalid. Funeral services were conducted at the residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock by 'Rev. F. M. Huggins, pas tor of the Baptist church, of wblcn she was a loyal and consistent mem ber. The body will be taken Tues day mornings to Croft for burial Mrs. Wiley is survived by six chil dren, namely: Mrs. R. M. Gaston and Mrs. Sue Mitchell, of Belmont; Mrs. D. W. Thomasson, of Rock Hill, S. C; B. F. Wiley, of Thomas vine: J. W. Wiley, of Bryan, Texas, and C. L. Wiley, of Corsicana, Texas. Her husband died about 14 years ago. She leaves also 23 grand children and 43 great grand children. ORGAN RECITAL. I. Cliarles R. Fisher Rettered Splendid Program at First Presby terian Church Friday Night. One of the most enjoyable must cal events which the citizens of Gas tonia have ever had the pleasure of attending was the organ recital given in the First Presbyterian church lasi Friday night by Dr. Charles R. Flsn er, assisted by Mrs. Fisher, who ren dered a violin and also a piano num ber, and by Mrs. J. Holland Morrow, who sang "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice," by Saint-Saens. Every number on the program was thoroughly enjoyed by all the music- lovers present, and included selec tions of such a wide variety that ev ery taste was pleased. No organ program is complete without a selection from Bach, and Dr. Fisher chose to open his recital with the Toccata and Fugue in D Mi nor, which with its central theme and many variations brings out in both beauty and grandeur all tlia possibilities of the organ. Possibly the three numbers on the program which appealed most strongly to tae audience were Gottschalk s "last Hope," "The Storm," by Lemniens, and "Prayer," by Callaerts, the last two compositions being by authors oi the Belgian school. In her rendition of Chopin's Scherzo in B Flat Minor on the pi ano and her violin solo, Romance in F by Beethoven. Mrs. Fisher gave evidence of her very high ability both as a violinist and a pianist. Both numbers were greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Morrow's vocal solo, rendered with great ease and fluency and in Bplendid voice, was among the most enjoyable features of the program. There was present a large and repre sentative audience who were deeply appreciative of the splendid even ing's entertainment for which they were indebted to Dr. Fisher and his assistants on the program. TUBERCULOSIS WEEK. North Carolina Will Observe Nation al Tuberculosis Week leceniber 3-10, Inclusive. Tuberculosis Week will be obser ved in North Carolina the week of December 3-10. This week has been set apart by the National As sociation for the Study and Preven tion of Tuberculosis in which special attention shall be given this all im portant subject in every State in the Union. Through the Tuberculosis Bureau of this State, of which Dr. L. B. McBrayer of the State Sanatorium Is at the head, efforts will be maae to enlist the co-operation of tne churches, the schools, and all anti tuberculosis and public health or ganizations in bringing tuberculosis to the attention of the people. During the week three special feature days will be held. On Wednesday, December 6, which Is National Medical Examination Day. an effort will be made to get every body, men. women, and ' children, whether sick or well, to have an ex amination to find out if they have any Impairments or defects of their bodies that need attention. On Fri day, December 8, known as Chil dren's Health Crusade Day, It is hoped that the schools will pay spec ial attention to fighting tuberculosis, and on Sunday. December 3, which will be observed in this State as Tuberculosis Sunday, . special ser mons will be preached and exercises held in the churches featuring this grave and timely subject. THE GAZETTE f 2.00. On and alter January 1, 1917, the subscription price of The Gazette will be f2 the year In- stead, of $1.50 as at present. Until that date new subscrip- tions and renewals will be taken at the old price. All subscrip- tions are strictly cash in ad- vance. This .Increase in the price of the paper Is rendered imperative because of the nn . precedented Increase la the cost off print paper and all other ma- terlals which eater into the snaking of a aewspaper. Esquire i. p. Mabry, of McAden ville, was a Gastonla . visitor Satur day. y DEATH'S RICH HARVEST PROMINENT MENJNSWER LAST CALL Mr. Jame H. Soutgate, Durham's Foremost Citizen, J Hen Suddenly Mr. John C. Ih-ewry, Prominent in Masonic Circles, Dead at Hal elgli Alter Long I linens Senator Clark, of Arkansas, Passes Sud denly Ex-Judge Duls Succumbs to Long Illness, 'j. . SOUTHGATE DEAD, i One of State's Most Prominent Citi zens Passe Suddenly Had Held Many Positions of Honor. Durham. Sept. 29. Hon. James Haywood Southgate, 5 7 yearB of age, president of the North Carolina Peace Society, president of the board of trustees of Trinity College in this city, former president of the .Nation al Association of Insurance Agents, and at one time vice-presidential nominee of the Prohibition party, died this afternoon at 1 o'clock at his cabin near University Station, Or ange county. Death is believed to have been due to an attack of heart failure. Leaving here as has been his cus tom for more than 20 years, Mr. Southgate went to his cabin yester day afternoon in his usual good health, and in fine spirits. Arriving at the cabin he partook of supper and retired without complaining or ill health. This morning he be came ill and died without the knowl edge of his Illness having reached the people of this city. Nowhere in North Carolina was there a man of greater prominenae than Mr. Southgate. He was known in every section of the United States, his oratory time and again having, held audiences with rapt attention. For four years Mr. Southgate was president of the Durham chamber of commerce. At the time of his death he was president of the Durham fair, and was elected president of the North Carolina Peace Society at its convention held in this city in June. In the death of the president of Its board of trustees Trinity College has lost one of its greatest support ers. On numerous occasions he had secured large gifts for the institu tion, and had always worked for its success. He had been closely asso ciated for many years with Messrs. B. N. and J. B. Duke The funeral services for air. Southgate will in all probability take place Sunday afternoon, and inter ment is expected to take place at Ma plewood cemetery. Tho services will be conducted .at the Trinity Methodist church, it Is said, and Bishop John C. Kilgo. of Charlotte. former president of Trinity College and a close friend of the deceased, is expected to preach the funeral ser mon. JOHN C. DREWRV DEAD. Former Secretary of Grand liodge of Masons Passes Away. Raleigh, Oct. 2. John C. Drewry, aged 56, grand secretary of the North Carolina Grand Lodge of Ma sons for 24 years, and former puo lisher of The Raleigh Times, died here today. He leaves his wife and two children, a son and a daughter. Mr. Drewry had been prominent in business and civic affairs for many years, and widely known throughout Southern insurance circles. He was a 33rd degree Mason and was Grand High Priest of Royal Arch Masons of North Carolina and Grand Comman der of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar, in 1 902. He was born at Drewryville, Va., and was a graduate of the University of Vir ginia. He came to North Carolina in 1888. In 1903 he was elected to the general assembly. The funeral will be held Wednes day morning at 11:30 o'clock at Christ's church, of which he was a vestryman, and will be conducted by the Orand Lodge of Masons of Nortn Carolina. SENATOR CLARK DEAD. President Pro Tern of Senate Passes After Very Brief Illness. Little Rock. Ark.. Oct. 1. Sena tor James P. Clarke, or Arkansas, president pro tempore of the United States Senate, died at his home here at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Senator Clarke suffered a stroke of apoplexy Friday and never regained conscious ness. News of bis death came as a shock, as it was not generally known until today that his condition was serious. Senator Clarke was born in Yazoo City, Miss.. August 18, 1854. He was educated in the schools of bis native state and in 1878 graduated from the law department of the Uni versity of Virginia. He began tne practice of law in Helena. Ark., tn 1879; he served several terms in the Arkansas legislature, and later was elected attorney general of the state and governor. In 1903 he was elected United States senator and re elected last year for his third term. His present term as senator would not have expired until March 4. 1921. FORMER JUDGE DUL8 DEAD. Prominent Member' Charlotte Bar Succumbs After .-. Long Illness Burial Today. . Former Judge Charles H. Duls. for 28 years a member of the law firm of Clarkson Dnls. of Char lotte. dled Sunday at his summer home st Little Switzerland. Hiss Ill ness had extended over a period ot several years, dstlng back to the time he was appointed to a Superior THE FAIR OPENS TDfJIGHT EVERYTHING IS NOW IN READINESS Exhibitor Have Iteen Coming in To day in lh-oves Management Highly Pleased With Quantity and Quality of Exhibits Public Mar riage Tomorrow Night Tickets on Sale Uptown 4ates to be . Thrown Open at Six O'clock. Gaston county's second annual fair will be In full blast this even ing when the gates will be thrown open to the public at 6 o'clock. The midway will be going at full tilt. bright lights will illuminate the entire grounds, confetti will be in the air and the big crowds will be gin to enjoy the event which has been looked forward to for weeks and months past. All day yesterday and again today the sound of the hammer and the saw, the voice of the tentman and the honk-honk of the autos coming and going lent a lively air to the place. Exhibitors began to bring tn their livestock and agricultural ar ticles yesterday but the big rush of these things began this morning. Secretary Holland and his office force, which transferred headquar ters yesterday from uptown to the fair grounds, has been kept busy all day making entries. That the barns and pens will all be full by six o'clock this evening, the limit for making entries, seems altogether likely. Secretary Holland expressed him self this morning as being highly pleased with the manner In which ex hibits were coming In. With a con tinuance of fair weather such as is being experienced today, it Is ex pected that by tomorrow the crowd wil be immense. The midway is ready for business. The ladles tn charge of the fancy work, education al and other departments have been hard at work since early morning ar ranging the displays in those de partments. THE WEDDING. An event of interest tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock will be the public marriage on the band stand which occupies the most conspicu ous spot on the midway. The bride will be Miss Pearl Morrison, of ttherryville, and the groom will be Mr. C. C. Guiton, of Bessemer C'ltv. The name of the officiating minister has not been given out. License for the marriage has been secured and all the details have been arranged. A large number of merchants have already donated wedding presents for this couple. Any other firms that desire to contribute articles to te added to the list of wedding presents as It now stands should notify tne secretary. Evervbody is cordially invited to witness this ceremony. TICKETS. Admission tickets to the grounds may be secured uptown ot any of the drug stores. This arrangement has been made for the benefit of the pub- i lie. By purchasing tickets uptown delay and Inconvenience at the ticket window at the grounds will be obvi ated. Season tickets will be sold only at the grounds. Round-trip jitney tickets may be bought either at the booth on the square or at the office at the grounds. A round-trip ticket costs 15 cents) and Is good on any of the public cars, of which there are in the neigh borhood of twenty. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Southern Railway's Annual Meeting to lie Held In Richmond October 10. Special to The Gazette. RICHMOND, VA., Oct. 2. The twenty-third meeting of the stock holders of the Southern Railway Co. will be held in Richmond at the principal office of the company, on Tuesday, October 10, 1916. at 10a m. Following the policy InauguatOu by President Fairfax Harrison in 1914, the meeting will be open to the public and the report of the op erations of the company for the Cs cal year ended June 30th will oe put before the meeting for discussion. All the principal officers of tne company will be present in order that questions asked by any stock holders may be answered and that any information desired concerning the affairs of the company or the ter ritory It serves may be supplied. A large attendance of Individual stockholders is expected. (Adv.) Charlie Chaplain, Ideal Thursday. Court judeship. He was never able to take up the duties of that office except for perhaps a few weeks. Judge Duls was 55 years old and was born and reared in Charlotte, being the son of Jacob Duls. He was educated at the University. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Louise D. Davis, of Camden, S. C, and five children. Mr. Duls was treasurer of the Southern Lutheran Synod for years, treasurer of Elizabeth College, a member of the North Carolina Leg islature of 1 0 1 -and of the State Sen ate in 1903 and in addition held oth er offices of trust and responsibility in church and business life. In his practice he was noted for. his scrupu lous and painstaking attention to the Interests of his clients and It was often said that this attention to de tails In ail his manifold activities brought on his ill health. He was genuinely esteemed by the bar and public alike. -.- : -v:: . .:r:-.- IIISOCIALJIRCLES LATEST EVENTS IN WOKAN'S WORLD CHORAL PRACTICE. ' The members of the chorus of tne Gastonla Music Club are requested to meet In the Central school audi torlum Friday evening at 7:3 o'clock to practice for the chorus to be given next week complimentary to the delegates to the annual conven ftlon of the United Daughters of tne Confederacy. LUNCHEON mSTPOXED. The Gazette Is requested to state that the luncheon to be given at tne Armlngton Hotel by the Gastonta Woman's Betterment Association to the State convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy whlcn is to be in annual session here next week, has been postponed from 1:30 o'clock next Thursday to the same hour on Friday. This luncheon will be served at the Armlngton Hotel PLYLEH-BRADLEY WEDDING LAST WEDNESDAY. A quiet home wedding was sol' emnlzed last Wednesday night, Sep tember 27th, at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride's father, Rev. F, W. Bradley, in West Gastonla, when Miss Ester Jeanette Bradley became the bride of Mr. K. C. Plyler. The ceremony was pronounced in the presence of only a few relatives and close friends by Rev. H. M. Well- man, pastor of West End and Franx Hn Avenue Methodist churches. Im mediately after the ceremony Mr and Mrs. Plyler left for Statesville, where they will spend a few days visiting relatives, and on their re turn they will make their home for the present with the groom's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Plyler, of West Gastonla. Both bride and groom have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances who will be inter ested In the news of their marriage. EVERYBODY URGED TO PKCOHATK. The committee of ladies who have charge of the matter of decorating the city for the annual meeting of the State Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which meets here next Tuesday, October 10, for a ten days session, are very deslrious that the business houses and residences of the city should be appropriately decorated for the oc casion. With this in view they have purchased and placed on sale at the J. 1-ean Adams Drug Store and J M. Belk Company's a large number of X. C. and Confederate Flags, of which they hope good use will be made. At a very small cost material may be purchased for decorating stores, offices, factories and residen ces, and visitors from all parts of the State, who attend the convention, will carry away a good Impression of the interest taken by the citizens of Gastonla in their meeting here The committee suggests that large buildings like mills, where It would be quite an undertaking to decorate on a large scale, might fly one large Confederate or N. C. flag. M'KEXZIE-M'LEAX INVITATIONS ISSUED. Handsome engraved invitations have been received In the city read ing as follows: Mr. and Mrs. John Davidson Bre vard Mclean request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Hariet Nell to Mr. William Locke McKenzie on Thursday evening, October the nineteenth at eight o'clock McLean's Chapel near Gastonla, North Carolina. The bride-elect is one of Gaston county's most attractive and popu lar young women and until a few months ago was a resident of this city, having moved with her parents to Seven Oaks, their country home, several miles southeast of the city. A series of entertainments have been held recently In honor of the bride elect. Mr. McKenzie is well-known tn Gastonla having visited here fre quently. He is in the hardware bus iness at Salisbury and is one of that city's-prominent young business men. 7 ... WnX-HUiTOTETLER WEDDING LAST NIGHT. Last night at the residence of Mr. P. R. Huffstetler on South York street his sister, Miss Mabel Huff stetler. was married to Mr, Albert Wilson, of Morganton. Rev. H. H. Jordan, pastor of Main Street Meth odist church and a life-long friend of the groom, performed the ceremony in the presence of a few close per sonal friends. The bride wore a coat suit of navy blue trimmed In silver with hat and shoes and gloves of grey. Her cor sage bouquet was of bride's roses. - Miss Eunice Craig st the piano played Mendelssohn's wedding march accompanied by Mrs. Lee Clemmer on the violin. The cere mony was performed in the parlor where a bank of ferns had been ar ranged. 'White roses were used on the piano and mantel and golden rod and cosmos in the ball. Immediately after the ceremony and while congratulations were be ing given an Informal reception was held and an Ice course was served. Mr. and, Mrs. Wilson left on No. 40 for Charlotte to visit relatives. Their future home will be in Lenoir where Mr. Wilson has a successful business. The bride is a daughter HEWS OFJHE GQUIJ1Y LATEST FROM OUR COHRESPOXEEHS CherryviUe Chat. Correspondence of The Gazette. - CHERRY VILLE, Oct. 2. Hobbs & Co., who have been carrying '. a general line of dry goods, notions and shoes have added millinery to their line and Miss Bertha McCalL of Matthews, has charge as head milliner. ;.- v----v, Mr. S. S. Mauney has bought the property of Cora Carpenter, deceas ed, which lies east of the Cherryvllle Manufacturing Co. and will at once build another house on the lot. ' ' Mr. D. R. Mauney, secretary, and treasurer of the Vivian Cotton Mills, who has had bis office uptown for . the past two years, will in the next few dsys move the office to the mllL The steps In the mill tower have been taken out and steps have been made to lead up to the second story of the tower on the outside, which will give more office room by coming la from the outside Instead of the in side as heretofore. r u Mr. V. M. Ham, of Kings Moun tain has accepted the position ' of overseer of spinning at the Cherry viUe Manufacturing Co.. 'and has been on the Job for the past two weeks. Mr. J. 8. Klser, who 1 was formerly overseer of spinning has ae- ' cepted a similar position with the Carolina Mills at Maiden. Mrs. Hoyle Miller is today arrang ing to move to Godfrey, Ga., where she will Join ber husband who Is ma chinist there for the Beam Lumber . Company. , . Miss Pearl Beam has accepted a' position in the dry goods depart ment with Stamey Brothers, of Fall ston. Mr. W. C. Hicks, city clerk, is keeping books for Kendrick Mercan tile Co. and the Model Ginning 'Co. during the busy fall season. Mr. Jesse Trott, of Charlotte. spent Sunday in town with his broth er, Mr. J. H. Trott. EAST KINGS MOUNTAIN ITEMS. Correspondence of The Gazette. KINGS MOUNTAIN Oct. 2, Summer wanes, leaves turning ' brown, golden rod in bloom, birds singing as autumn months are here. Farmers in this section are busy gathering In their crops and getting ready for seeding small grain. - The people of Kings Mountain are planning for a big celebration on the 7 th. the anniversary of the battle of Kings Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Coy Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Dorus Pasour returned : home from Albemarle, Concord, Ba den and Mlsenhelmer, where they have been visiting relatives and looking after some business for the past week. Mr. Jason O. Fry returned home Wednesday from .the border where he has been for the past few months. Mr. D. D. Klmbrell, of East Kings Mountain, left yesterday for, his home In Stanley county, where he will be gone for several days to gather his crop. -. K The contractor, Mr. Kennedy, Is . getting along fine with Grace M. E. church, which is being built where the old one stood. Charlie Chaplain, Ideal Thursday. Mr. N. A. Morris returned Sat urday from Lawndale, where he spent a week visiting his uncle, Mr. J. M. Morris. Paramount at Ideal Today. A party of Kings oMuntam boosters are expected to arrive in Gastonla tomorrow afternoon to ad- : vertlse the celebration to be held there on next Saturday, October 7, which is the 1 4 6th anniversary or the battle of Kings Mountain. Paramount at Ideal Today. "Francis Ford and Grace Canard la "The Princely Bandit," Broadway, Today. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Estrldge and Mrs. Estridge's mother, Mrs. Minnie Sea bock, motored to Hickory Sunday. Ladles admitted FREE Monday at the Broadway.. "Scarlet Banner 12 Episodes. Each finished Story. Only five weeks until election day. . Try our new automatic ginning system and get more and better lint. Southern Cotton Oil Company. . Oe Beginning the first of next week the Democratic nominees . for the various county officers will stump tne ' county in the Interest of the Democ racy and their cause. A schedule is being arranged and r every pre cinct will be visited. . . of Mr. and Mrs. E. H'. Huffstetler and Is a pretty brunette with a sweet personality. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson, of ilor- gsnton. : '..' 'Among tne out-of-town gus-i- were Miss Mary Wilson and Ur. r- -to 'Wilson, sister and brother cf t groom and Messrs. Gardaer c . :. Green-, all ot Morganton. '