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GASTOXIA. . G, FRIDAY AFTERXA'O.V, XOEicKR 17, 1916.
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91JM A TEAR IX ADVAXC3.
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BEUIir IIEWSiBUDGEI
' . Gazette Bureau,
" : - , v BImont Hotel,".
, . Belmont; Not. 1 s
In a wedding of rare beauty and
. simplicity solemnized last Thursday
night at the Methodist church Miss
Katie Rankin became the bride of
Mr. Oscar O. Armstrong. Rev. A. P.
Ratledge, the -pastor of thechurch
officiating. ' The tows were spoken
before ajeautlf ul bank of greenery
in the thancel, ' ferns . and potted
plants being used in profusion. The
attendants .were Misses Georgia Ran
kin, sister of the bride, maid of hbn-q
or, and Misses Gertrude Kennett and
Gertrude Stowe, bridesmaids. The
: groom's attendants were Mr; C. P.
Lineberger best man and Messrs. W.
D. Crawford and A. A. Armstrong,
groomsmen. Messrs. Ray Armstrong
and George McKee were the ushers.
The' bride., lovely In her wedding
gown of white taffeta trimmed in sil
ver lace with veil worn coronet effect
and caught with a spray of orange
- blossoms entered on tne arm or ner
father, Mr. W. R. Rankin, Miss Edna
Rankin 1 playing Mendelssohn's wed
ding march as the party entered. The
.Church was, used.
After the ceremony the happy
young couple were driven to v Char
lotte whence they left for a Northern
trip. A number or userui ana orna
mental presents attest the universal
' popularity of tbe young couple.
the wedding were Messrs. A. A. Arm
strong, of Charlotte; Ray Armstrong,
of the University;, Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
' R. Rankin, of Gastonla; Mr. and Mrs.
T. p. nankin, or uoweu; miss mei-
ma Armstrong and Mrs. Ed Smith,
of Spencer. v-
Unless unforeseen; complications
arise the. toll bridge over the Cataw-
traffic by Sunday. November 19th. It
may be opened up Saturday. For tne
benefit of Gaston county autolsts it
may be here said that the approach
to the bridge is along the same road
that once led to the concrete bridge.
Just In front of Mr. 81oan s house,
the road goes down into the river
bottom and under tne huge arcnes oi
, Gaston county's part of tbe concrete
bridge left standing. The road is be
ing surfaced and put in excellent
condition and the promoters say it
will be in excellent shape all winter.
-Next .Sunday, the 19th. has been
, designated by the local association or
ministers as Go-to-Ch'urch Sunday
and a strenuous campaign is being
waged to bring out a full attendance
on that date. Special sermons and
music wlllie in order at all the local
hurches.
dnoiuvr iuvu ino uiiuci iaiu u;
the ministers' association is' that
looking to the early closing of the
stores on Saturday nights A cant-vase
of the town has been made and
practically every merchant has
sffi-AAd la close at an earlv hour-o
allow employes to make fuller prep-
Ol Cb WIS U D lui
. Rev. ir T. Dendy. goes to- Kings
.Mountain this afternoon to assist
" Rev. Mr. Berryhill in a meeting.
I nS IflTH IIHHKH IIMH IHH1IIII U1BI
the Dallas high . school quintets
Saturday afternoon on the Dallas
Paramount Pictures ami Good Ms
ic Ideal Today.
. Ladies Free 11 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Thunder Coir Theatre. ' First chap-1
ter Crimson Stain Mystery."
LOVE-XDRMAX WKEDDIXG
XOLKMNIZEIJ LAST NIGHT
In a beautiful wedding solemnized
last night at 8:30 o'clock at the
borne of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Love, on Providence
Road, Myers Park in Charlotte, Miss
Susie Love became the wife of - Mr.
Charles Wilson Norman. Rev. Dr.
D. H. Rolston. p4stor of the First
Presbyterian church, officiated and
Mr. Robert-L. Keesler rendered tne
bridal music. -
A roceDtlon was given at the home
immediately after the wedding. An
elaborate salad course with accessor
ies was served. The dining room
was beautifully decorated ror tne oc
casion as were also the spacious
rooms where the ceremony, was per
formed. m .' J m a A h M W A I AMA
- many uiuuouuiu
wedding girts were displayed in the
library of the home.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman left for a
ten-days trip to New Torn city ana
. iv (h.tf will mi
Slier lueir reimu iutj v .
hnmn in - Charlotte. The, bride Is
. w .ij..t jiomrhfAP nf. Mr. and Mrs.
IUQ C U30 W -
Love and is pleasantly remembered
ln-Gastonia, having lived here for a
number of years., Mr. Norman is a
r - j Km I. r Vnvman nf
SUU Ul tur. iuu ! - . -,
"hrlotte. and is held in high es
teem by a host of friend in Cbar
lotte. He holds a position with the
Ford Motor Company. .
Mary Pfckford, Hrfcst Holmes.
Ham and Bad Coxy Saturday. .
iii .
Bis shipment trunks, bas and
suit case Just received at UastonU
Furniture Compaay.
LADIKS AID SOCIKTr V
TO BIEET MOXDAT. "
The Ladles AI3 Society of Main
Street Methodist church will meet tn
Tegular session at the chorch Mon
day afternoon. Nov. 20, at I o'clock.
'All the ladies wno have made fancy
work for the baxaar ate requested to
bring the articles to this meeting.
The bazaar will be held in the R. M.
Johnston building on West Main av
enue, adjoining the Gastonla Furni
ture Co., on Thursday, December 7.,
DEUTGdLAIID RETORIIS
SLIPS CUT FR03 AERICAM : HARBOR
German Merchant Submarine Makes
Getaway tronXew London, Conn..
' Without Trouble Arrived Xo
vember 1st With' Costly Cargo
Now Out on High tieaa n Home
ward Journey. .
New - London, Conn. The Deutsch-
land, the German submarine, which
arrived here 6a November 1, slipped
out of the' harbor at . an early hour
Friday bound for Bremen. She left
her pocket at the state pier at 1:30
o'clock nd was towed down, the har
bor by two tugs.
. Captain" F. . fiinsch and other offi
cials of the Eastern Forwarding Com
pany, were on one of. the tugs. A
launch filled, with" newspaper men
followed the submersible down' the
Thames River to the mouth of the
harbor.
. The Deutschland passed the United
States cruiser Columbia In the lower
harbor at 1:45 o'clock. , Several pass
ing steamers and the Columbia turned
their searchlights on the boat and
blew their whistles,
UnJfsual activity at the state pier
early In the night indicated that the
time was near lor the departure of
the submarine. '
These arrangements were believed
preliminary to turning the Deutsch
land around at her pier. Ever since
her arrival on' November 1 her bow
liad pointed toward shore.
The United States cruiser Colum
bia played her searchlights over the
waters of the lower harbor incessant
ly during the night. In some circles
the theory was advanced that the Co
lumbia's mission wss to see that the
neutrality laws were observed.
While the manifest of the Deutsch
land's cargo has not yet been made
public It Is estimated that its approx
imate value is more than $2,000,000.
The cargo consists largely of crude
rubber, nickel, cine and silver bars.
She also carries several sacks of mall
from the German Embassy at Wash
ington, some of which was said to be
for the German Emperor.
Ladles Free 11 A, L to 5 P. M.
Thursday Cozy Theatre. Flrwt chap
ter "CrlniHon Stain Mystery."
MAW PltOMIXKXT tiPKAKKHK.
XeiVHpaper Institute at the Culver!-
t), Iterember 7-tt, 1m to lie a Itijc
Sucre KX'PreNirient Tuft Wiil
lVe One of the Principal Speaker.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CHAPEL HILL. Nov. lti. The
coming Newspaper Institute at llio
I'niversity, Dec. 7-9, is already being
jnuch discussed by the newspaper
men of the State, and there are many
indications that this gathering will
be a big success both in numbers at
tending and the value of the discus
sions te all professional journalinti.
The first session will be held on
Thursday, Dec. 7, and the conven
tion will close on Saturday morning.
Out-of-State speakers will be Wal
ter Williams, of Missouri; Talcott
Williams, of New York; Don iteitz,
business manager of The New York
World, and ex-President William
Howard Taft. Such general prob
lems will be given attention as The
Newspaper and the Community.
News and Editorials, Business and
Advertising. Some" of the- State
newspaper men who will appear on
the program are W. H. Bagley, of
The News and Observer; II. B. Var
ner, of The Lexington Dispatch; Mrs.
Al Fairbrotber, of "Everything"; O.
J. Coffin, of The Raleigh Times, and
Roger Steaffn, of The Durham Sun.
This meeting is for all newspaper
men in the State, not merely mem
bers of the State Press Association.
The University will provide enter
tainment and look after arrange
ments for the meeting. In doing this
It Is merely carrying out in a new
field, the work of its extension . de
partment already begun In pther di
rection. The meeting will incident
ally give an Opportunity to many of
the editors of the State to visit their
State I'niversity for the first time.
Helen Glbwon, Gertrude Glover
and Harry Ueaumont Cozy ToGay.
XKW CHURCH COMPLETED.
Concord MethodiMt Church, . New
Brick Structure Xear allecwemer
City, to be Formally Opened Sun-
: ,
Bessemer City Journal. r
The new Concord M. E. Churcn,
South, or which W. B. Shinn is pas
tor, will be formally opened ror
worship Sunday, November 19. 191 e.
This church is a modern brick build
ing built at "a cost of about $9,000.
Perhaps there is not a .better coun
try church in the State than this one
and' the pastor and congregation de
serve much credit for their splendid
achievement." Sunday November 19,
promises to. be a big day for the
Concord congregation, and the com
munity. Dr. W. E. Abernethy, pas
tor of Shelby, will preach at 11 a.
m., and the sermon win be followed
by communion service. There will
be dinner on the ground. In ' the
afternoon there will be addresses by
Rev. H. H. Jordan.' Hons. S. J. Dur
ham and Geo. W. "Wilson, of Gas
tonla. A record crowd: will attend
that will tax the seating capacity of
the new church. '
fpiiGoraciiTS
BATHER HERE FROM CYEB COUMTY
Merchants from All Towns and Ha
nd Sections t of Gattton to He
. ; CJaents of Gastonla Merchant ie
eember 3th- Will DImcus Topics
of Interest to tle Trade.
Gastonla merchants will entertain
Gaston county merchants on Tues
day, December ; 5th, on which date,
will be held the first Gaston County
Merchants Convention.
At a meeting of the Gastonla mer
chants yesterday afternoon it was
decided to give a luncheon to the vis
iting merchants and Mr., Z. B. Har
ry, chairman, appointed the' follow
ing to serve as a Teceptlon and en
tertainment committee for the oc
casion: F. D. Barkley, chairman, K.
Hope Brison, J. M.iShuford, W. J.
Clifford. W. L. C. -KllllaO;. The fol'
lowing commute to prepare a pro
gram was appointed: J. H. Kenne
dy, chairman; . A. Robinson and J.
F. Thomson. '"
The purpose of the meeting Is to
discuss matters of interest to the
merchants throughout the county.
The date was changed, from No
vember 28th to December 5th' In or
der to have more time in which to
prepare for the merchants." It id be
lieved that 150 or more merchants
will attend the convention and the
Gastonla merchants will spare no ex
pense or time to make the occasion
one of enjoyment as well as one or
profit. y
The merchants of Belmont, Cher
ryvllle. Bessemer City, Dallas, Stan
ley, Monnt Holly, and the rural sec
tions will attend this meeting.
Paramount Pictures and Good Mu
sic Ideal Today.
HUGH M. D0RSEY
The fJtwIy elected Democratic" Gov
ernor of Georgia.
BANDITS MASSACRE 100
ZAPATISTAS SLAY MEN, WOMEN
AND CHILDREN WITHOUT
MERCY.
Attack Train in Wilderness cf Stats
of Moreloa. Leave the Slaughtered
in H aps Besides Cars. Attack Oc
curred Nov. Z.
El Paso Tex. An Indiscriminate
massacr) 6f nearly 100 women and
children and Carranza soldiers who
were traveling on a train near Con
treras state of Morelos, which was at
tacked by Zapata foI!owers, Is report
ed Mexico City newspapers received
here.' After the attack on the train
the djad lay in piles besides the cara.
the papers state. '
Only, one person, so far as known,
escaped death al the hands' of the
bant its. He was Captain 'Antonio
Priegos. . . . . -, ,;.
.The attack occurred November 1.
Xie pasenger train, covered by a mili
tary train, eight kilometers was halt
ed in A-mountaln wilderness after the
military train hai been allowed to pass
unmolested. For IS minutes the Zapa
tista kept up the slaughter, slaying
men and women who prayed for mercy
and killed Ire babies who accompan
ied their tnnthara 'ttia iunn AaffaM
Soldiers abroad the nassensrsr traln.1
were without their a'coutremenU and
Unable to offer anyreslatance. Among
the list of dead given In the Mexico
City papers Is the .name' of CoL.
Gsrido Alfaro, two majors and three
captains. .
When a releaf train y reached , the
scene of the attack several hours after
it occurred the Zapatistas had sattar
ed into the hills. .
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VlRELESSiflOVi TO JAPAIi
TRANSPACIFIC TELEGRAPHIC UKE
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lreldent Wilson and Emperor To
, lUnto KxchasiKO Messages First
. Commercial Trans-I'acflc Service
Inaugurated Is a Hnccens 1 Many
McmtageJ Kent. ;
San Francisco. Commercial trans
Pacific wireless service via Honolulu
to Japan was Inaugurated by the Mar
coni Wlfelese Telegraph . Company,
with messages' sent by President Wil
son and ' other j prominent men from
Bolinas Ridge, near here, to the Em
peror of Japan and, other dignitaries
in that country. ; '
Aimaro Sato, Japanese Ambassador
to the United States, sent a message
to' George W. Guthrie. American Am-,
bassador to .Japan. From London was
flashed -by cable and thence by the
new wireless route - the congratula
tions of Gugleilmo Marconi, the In
ventor, to the 'director of post and
telegraph of the Japan Government. '
A message from Melville E. Stone,
general manager; of the . Associated
Press, to the Japanese Minister of
Foreign Affairs, said:' '. ' v
"Geetlngs. and sincere congratula
tions on this new bond of union be-'
tween Japan and. the United States."
Emperor Yoshihlto of Japan re
plied by wireless to the message of
President Wilson, relayed from Boll
nasCal. - Che Emperor's message
said:
"It affords, me mu h pleasure that
the first use of ' the installation of
wireless telegraphy batween Japan
and the United States has been to
transmit your cordial message. In re
turn I send this expression bf my
thanks for the good wishes exhibited
towards me and mv people and of the
hearty desire entertained throughout
Japan for the continued prosperity
and welfare of the United States.
"YOSHIHITO."
The message "from President Wil
son to the Emperor read:
"The Government and people of the
United States of America send greet
ings to your Imperial Majesty and to
the people of Japan and rejoice in this
triumph of science which enables the ;
voice America from the Far West
to cross the silent spaces of the world
and speak to Japan In the Far East,
hailing the dawn of a new day. May
this wonderful event confirm the un
broken friendship of our two nations
and give assurance of a never-ending
Interchange of messages of good will.
May the day soon come when the
voice of( peace carried by these silent
messengers Bhall go into all the world
and its words to the end of the world.
"WOODROW WILSON."
Toilet Mt and mid Itowel and
pitchers at Gastonta Furniture Co.
l.ulle Free 11 A. M. to S P. M.
Thurwlay Cozy Theatre. Flrwt chap
ter "Crimson Htaln Mystery."
See our big Mock of druKKettn and
rugM. Gastonla Furniture Company.
HA IIACAS BAXCJl'KTKD.
IliiKinegH and Social Meeting of CIskk
if Methodist Church Held Lat
Xlght Created a Ixtan Fund for
Helping Worthy Students and Laid
llan for the Year.
At a business meeting of the Ha
raca Clae of Main Street Methodist
church last night in the Epworth
League room of the church, officers
were elected and plans made for the
class for the coming year. After the
business session a banquet was
served, there being about 40 mem
bers present.
One of the things tbat the class
did was to create a loan fund, whlcn
is to be used in helping some worthy
young man who is preparing for the
ministry or other church work to ob
tain an education. At last night's
meeting a considerable sum was
pledged byNthe members present, tne
amount to be paid monthly. Addi
tional sums are to be raised during
the next 12 months by various
means that tbe class has decided on.
The loan fund will be bandied by an
executive committee composed or
three members of the class and will
be loaned to one or more deserving
yonng men on good security, at a
very .low rate of interest"" and on
long time notes.
While no steps were taken last
night toward placing 'any of. the
funds, plans were put under wsy and
some definite action will probably be
made along this line within the nest
feSaeeks. It Is likely that the fund
will be put on interest and allowed
to accumulate for several months
before aay of the principal is loaned.
This work is being done In addition
to the regular work , of the class Is
doing along other lines of Christian
endeavor.- - '-' "
Mary - Plekford, , Helen Holmes.
Ham and Bad Cory Saturday. '
Gastomx aton
Good Middlings... .... .... 20c
Cotton Seed ............ ... 93c
Special price in bed room furni
ture at Gastonla Furniture Company.
Just received ear load stoves and
ranges. Gastonla Fnndtnre Co.
GASTGIi A
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GASTON
LATE EVENTS ' IN TOWN AKO ; COUXTI
Preaching at Pittgah.
Rev. T. B. Stewart, of Monitor, W.
Va.. will preach at Plsgab A. R. P,
church Sabbath morning ror the
pastor, Rev. J. B. Hood, who la at
tending Synod at York.
lloard Meeting Tonlaht.'
President T. L. Craig Saa called a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Chamber of Commerce for to
night at 8 o'clock in the office of tne
chamber. Some Important work is
iu cume ueiure ids uireciora. .
To Preach tiunday. .
Rev. George V, Tllley, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Coneord,
will preach next Sunday t morning
and evening at the - First Baptist
church for the pastor? Rev. W. C.
Barrett, who Is out of the city for a
few days.
Holiday ppenlnK Day,
At a meeting of the Gastonla mer
chants yesterday arternoon it was
decided to name Thursday, December
7th, as Holiday Opening Day. Prep
arations will be made to make It the
largest and most complete opening
ever held In Gastonla. All merchants
have agreed to ' co-operate to make
the opening a success. .
Bought Valuable Property
Messrs. Eflrd Brothers, who own
a chain of stores in North and Soutn
Carolina, have just' purchaaed a very
valuable piece of corner property in
the heart of the business section of
Columbia. 8. C. Tbe building Is a
handsome two-story brick structure
with a frontage of &9 feet 8 inches on
Main street and a depth on Taylor
street of 1 63 feet. Mr. Paul H. Ef-
Ird. formerly of this city, has charge
of the Columbia store.
ChriNtciied Xew Tyll Bridge.
At 5: 4 " o'clock yesterday after
noon the new "loll bridge across tne
Catawba river at Sloans Ferry was
completed and two Gastonians,
Messrs. J. Holland Morrow and P.
R. Huffstetler, were the first to make
the trip across, thereby having the
honor of christening the new struc
ture. Mr. Morrow stated this morn
ing that the new bridge is now open
to the public and is in excellent con-
dftion.
Has (lone to lleMemer City.
Mr. M. C. McXeely. of Mooresvllle.
.has accepted a position with J. II.
Kennedy & Company to succeed, Mr.
Howard Florsley. who has resigned.
Mr. Ilorsley has gone to Bessemer
City where he will go into business
for himself, having purchased the
Th I g pen Drug Company. Mr. McXee
ly arrived in the city yesterday and
has already taken up his new worn.
He Is a registered pharmacist and
will have charge of the prescription
department.
Paramount Pictures and Good Mu
sic Ideal TortaY
Hickory Grove News.
Corsespondence of The Gazette.
HICKORY GROVE. Nov. 15.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. C, Payseur spent
Sunday with Mr. and. Mrs. Sylvanus
Clark.
Mrs. E. II. Clark spent Saturday
in Dallas, the guest of her father,
Mr. Moses Rhyne. .
Mr.' and Mrs. C. II. Blackburn and)
son, Oscar, spent Sunday with Mr.
Brison Davis.
, Mr. and Mrs. Joe McKinsey spent
one day this week with Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Klnley.
Miss Pearl Ftroup spent Sunday
with Miss Vivian Mauney.
Mr. ana Mrs. P. P. Richards spent
Paturday with her parents, Mr. snd
Mrs B. R. Biggerstaff.
,Mrs. M. L. I'ayneur and son. Clyde,
were the guests Saturday of her
mother, Mrs. G. W. Clark.
Misses Ftirie and Ora Fronebei
ger spent Sunday with bomefplks.
Miss Mary Hager was the guest
Saturday of her aunt, Mrs. Xorah
Bayfield.
Mrs. G. W. Clark was the guest
one day this week of Mrs. Sylvanus
Payseur. w
Mrs. J. L. Farrls spent Sunday
will' Mrs. J. D. Froneberger.
T.iere will be communion services
tit llo.vlbah church the fourth Sun
day. Services will also be beld Fri
day uigaf and Saturday morning and
niht. Everybody is invited.
relen . (ibson. fiertrnde Glover
and Harry Beaumont Cozy Today.
- We have a few heaters at close-out
prices. x Gastoaia Fnraltnre Co. .
THE GAZETTE $2.00.
On and after January 1, 117,
the snbttcriptloa price of . Tbe
Gazette will be 93 the year la-
stead of tl.50 as at present.
' CntU that . date new aabscrlp- "
lions and renewals win be taken
at the old price. An aabserip-
tkas are strictly rash la ad-
vance. This Increase in the
price of the paper Is rendered
Imperative because of the ' an-
preredented Increase la theeowt
of print paper and all other ma-
tertals which enter Into the
making of a newspaper 7 '.
Itaga, Unoleuns matting and car
pet at Gastonla Furniture Company.
T LOCAL ITEI.18
-Mr, W. L. Pursleyis spending:
the day at York attending Synod.
Mr. Major Wbltesldes left last
night for Chattanooga, Tenn., on a
pleasure trip. . - ." . :
Mr. W. S.' Loughrldge, pf Kinga '
Creek, S. C, is spending a few days
here with relatives. . ,
Mr. Matt Crawford, of Crow--ders
Creek, Is a business .'visitor in
thecity today. 4. ,: , v,.;;,,;;;;;:-,.'",
Mrs. C C. Armstrong is spend-'
Ing the week with her mother. Mrs.
R. B. Bass, at Semora. V
Messrs. W. YV Warren, M. F. ,
Klrby, S. A. Robinson and Harry
Schneider., were . Charlotte visitors
yesterday, v;; ,: -i ' ; '- ;,;. -. -.v- :
Eflrd Company offers some es
pecially attractive prices on seasons- ,
ble merchandise in their half-page'
advertisement on page six.
Mrs. Ellen. C. Bryan, who has
been spending some time here with .
her daughter, Mrs, W. . Y. Warren,
returned; to her home' in Durham,
yesterday. ' "; .
. Eaaleys three-piece orchestra is .
aipeclal attraction at the Ideal thea
tre this week. AH of the musicians
are blind but they furnish excellent
music. ; ,-,;."..', . :
V There will be an Important .
meeting of Piedmont Encampment
No, 6, 1. 0. O. F in the hall onsWest
Long avenue at 7: Sir o'clock tonight. '
All members are urged to be present,
Rev. J.. B. Hood, pastor, of Pis
gab. A. R. P.' church who la attend
ing Synod at York, was called to Gas- :
.tonla this morning on account of the '
serious Illness of . Mrs. William -WMtesides.
bf his congregation, who
is at the City Hospital. She under
went a serious operation shortly be
fore noon. Mr, Hood expects to re-'
turn to York this evening. :,; v--
Marx . Plekford, ! Helen Holmeav
Ham and Hnd Cosy Saturday. :i.
: We are displaying tlie' MggeeS
stork of furniture, tovee-and lioase
furnishings la Ciastonla. - Gastonta
Fjirnltare Company. - : , .
RAIL STRIKE NEW DANGER
UNITED STATES IS AGAIN fACINO
PROBLEMS WITH RAILROAD
MEN. -. .'. i
Application of Eight-Hour Law Still
Unsolved Aftsr Important Confer
net. See v Different Meaning of
Provisions. r ' ' , ,
' Washington. Danger of a nation
wide railroad strike, which was be
lieved to have been averted by the
passage of the Adamson eight-hour
law, has , not entirely disappeared, it
developed here when representatives
of the railroads and the four brother-?,
hoods, comprising 400,000 employes,
failed to reach an agreement as to the''
proper application of the new law.
The stumbling block, both sides ad
mitted, was the existing mileage sys-1.
tern of compensation. :- : , . V
"We met,- said Elisha Lee. 'chair
man of the railroad . managers and
the conference, "for the purpose of
exchanging ideas on the application
and operation of the Adamson law..
We failed to reach an agreement and
we are not certafn that another meet
ing will take place." ' '
William G. Lee, president- of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainman, -spokesmen
for the employes in the
absence of A. B. Garretson, of the
Order of Railway Conductors, declar
ed In a statement that in the event,
of evasion by the railroads of the
Adamson law. summary action would :
be taken by the brotherhoods. He -said
tbat the strike order which was
directly responsible for the law, was
still In effect and the brotherhoods
would not hesitate to enforce It If the
occasion warranted IL
"The brotherhoods asked for thl
conference," said Mr. Lee. "At the
morning session we discussed the ap
plication of tbe law and found that
there was no basis upon which we.
could possibly agree. Another set
back, besides the elimination of the
mileage system, was the deteermlna
tion of the railroads to continue their
suits to determine the constitution
ality of the la wn" , -.
lleacl
Cotton
hen SO CVnta.
For the first time In the history or
the Gastonla market cotton today
reached the high market price of zo
cents. Not since the years following
the close of the Civil War has cotton
brought such a high price. Predic
tions are being made . by several
prominent cotton mill men (that the
price will continue to rise until 23
cents Is reached. ' .
Death of Aged Man. . . -
At his home at the Armstrong Cot- ,
ton Mill yesterday afternoon at 1 : t o
o'clock occured the death of Mr.
John Barnes, age 9. white, follow
ing an Illness of several weeks time.
Deceased was a native of South Car
olina and was for many years a far
mer. Funeral and burial services
will be held at ML Vernon church to
morrow morning.
SHOR