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VOL. XXXVIII.
NO. 17.
GASTONLA K. G, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27, 1917.
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Sailed From New York the 18th
With 100 Passengers, Ten of Them
; Americans Was One of Largest
Linen in Service Survivors Nuin
': beting 270 Landed at Queens town.
Queenstown, Feb. 26. The Cun
ard line steamship Laconia, of 18,
099 tons gross, which sailed from
New York February 18 for Liverpool,
lias been sunk. n
-' The Canard Liner Laconia, sailed
from New York on February 18 with
100 passengers, among whom were
10 or more Americans. . .
The survivors of the Laconia are
said to number 270. They will be
landed tonight.
It Is stated authentically that the
Laconia was torpedoed without
warning.
First cabin' passengers totalled 33
And second cabin 42. The crew num
bered 216. There were no steerage
passengers.
Wesley Frost, American consul at
Queenstown, telegraphed the Amer
ican embassy here today:
"Cunarder Laconia torpedoed 10:
50 Sunday night. Two hundred and
seventy-eight survivors landed. De
tails lacking but known some miss
ing, one dead." y
The Cunard line received confirma
tion from the British Admiralty of
the destruction of the Laconia.
Americans on board were Miss Phyl
lis Barker, New York; Arthur T. Kir
by, Balnbridge. N. J.; Mrs. F. E,. Har
ris, New York; F. P. Gibbons, of
the Chicago Tribune; Mrs. Mary E.
Hoy and Miss Elizabeth Hoy, of Chi
cago, and Bev. James Wareing, of
New York. x
Twenty Americans, all native
born, were members of tne crew of
the Laconia.
Five thousand sacks of United
States mall were carried by the La
conia. The Laconia was one of the larg
est vessels of the Cunard fleet and the
largest thus far sunk since the new
German submarine warfare was com
menced. She registered 18,099 tons,
was 600 feet long, 71 feet bean) and
40 feet depth. She was built in 1911
at Newcastle.
Clara Klbmall Young in "Dark Si
lence" at the Ideal Wednesday.
Miss Bess Thomasson, who for
the past six-years has held a position
with W. T. Sledge at Hickory, has
resigned her position there to ac
cept a position with J. B. Ivey & Co.
In Charlotte. Miss Thomasson is an
experienced saleswoman, having held
a position in Gastonia, some time be
fore going to Hickory. Her many
friends will be glad to know that she
Is to have a position at Lvey's.
Clara Kibmall Young in "Dark 81
lence" at the Ideal Wednesday.
Charlotte Observer, 27: Mr. J.
W. Klrkpatrick, of Greenville, 8. C,
brother of Mrs. W. B. Lindsay, of
this city, arrived in Charlotte Mon
day night and entered the Charlotte
Sanatorium, where he will undergo
an operation this morning for appen
dicitis. Mr. Kirpatrick was accom
panied to the city by his wife, and
-sons, Grier and J. W. Klrkpatrick,
Jr. They are with Mr. and Mrs. W.
' B. Lindsay, at their home on West
Third street.
If It's a White Mountain or Ice
King Refrigerator it's the best. Gas
tonia Furniture Company, Agents.
Old newspapers for sale at Gazette
office, five, cents a bundle.
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THE NEW E.8T AND THE WEST GASTONIA SCHOOLS ARE EXACTLY ALIKE.
MADE FROM THE ARCHITECT'S DRAWINGS, SHOWS THEIR APPEARANCE. ;
ARE READY FOR OCCUPANCY.
The New School Building la East
. and West Gastonia Are Now Ready
for OccupaBcy Delay Is Being
' Occasioned by Conditio. . of toe
Playgrounds.
The new school buildings In East
und West Gastonia have been daring
the. past few weeks put In first-class
condition and are now ready for oc
Mr. and Mrs. J. Leake Carraway,
of Charlotte, were In town Sunday.
Mrs. M. F. Klrby, Jr., spent
yesterday In Charlotte.
Mr. L. D. Proffitt, of Spartan
burg, S. C, spent yesterday in tne
city on business. ' .
Mr. J. B. Hall, mayor of Bel
mont, spent several hours in Gasto
nia on business today. '
Mr. R. E. Allen, of Clover, S. C,
was in town yesterday and left for
Buffalo, N. Y., on business.
The Cozy Theater Is showing to
day "The Stolen Triumph" a five
act Metro masterpiece.
Silence." '
Mrs. B. T. Morris will have as
her guests tomorrow her sister,
Mrs. E. L. Pleasants, of Charlotte,
and a cousin, Mrs. A. H. Page, of
Cheraw, S. C.
Miss Lillian A. Ferguson goes
to Charlotte tonight to attend the
Treble Clef Concert to be given at
the Woman's Club Rooms in . tne
Chamber of Commerce quarters.
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. iMioo At nuoi uivai hi ui oyvuk vuv
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weeK-ena wun ner grana parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Chaney, in the
Pisgab section. Miss Ethel Chaney
accompaned her home.
Mr. O. O. Baber went to Char
lotte Sunday and brought back with
him his little nieces, Misses Elizabelle
diet
and Ruby Williams, who will spen
several days here
Miss Louise Connelly, of Con
nelly Springs, arrived in the city
Friday to accept a position as teach
er in the city public schools. She
will have charge of the fifth grade.
Mr. L. F. Groves, of the Flint,
Groves and Arlington' mills, Is .ex
pected home one day this week from
Philadelphia and New York where
ere t,
he has been for the past ten days
business.
Sergeant Ersklne Boyce, son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Boyce, who re
turned home this .month with Com
pany B, from the Mexican border,
left Saturday for West Raleigh where
he goes to re-enter A. & M. College..
Misses Luclle 'Hamilton ana
Vera Fowler, members of the facul
ty of the Clover, S. C, graded
schools, were the guests recently or
Miss Margaret Morris at her home
on West Main Avenue.
Mrs. C. W. Roberts, who has
been quite ill at her rooms at the
Armlngton since her return Satur
day night from a visit to Birming
ham, Ala., is reported today as Do
ing considerably better.
Miss Kate Padgett passed
through the city on No. 37 this morn
ing en route from Baltimore, where
she has been purchasing spring mil
linery, to Laurens, 8. C where she
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DcaDuu iu t..w Ul u. "vBeas. Some Democrats point to tne
miss Annie ixuise wins, oi
Brlnkleyville. has accepted a posi
tion in the faculty of the Gastonia
High School. She has already arriv
ed in the city and entered upon her
new work, having charge of the sev
enth grade. y
Mr. Alex McLean, who has fop
the past several years held a posi
tion with Belk's as cashier and
bookkeeper, has resigned to take a
position as bookkeeper with the
Robinson Shoe Co. He succeeds Mr.
textiles. ' y
Dr. 'R. H. Parker, the veterlnar,
ian, is giving the Pasteur treatment
to a mule belonging to Mr. W. T.
McLean, of the New Hope section.
The mule was bitten last Wednesday
by a dog ofJMr. McLean's which was
rabid. This is the first time a mule
has been given the Pasteur treatment
in this county.
t Buy It' In Gastonia.
cupancy. Neither one of tlie build
ings, however, can be used until theV
playgrounds adjacent to the build
ings are leveled and filled ln This
work has been delayed for a great
while because of the rains, but the
weather has now cleared up and this
work can be done. ; -i
Both of these buildings are mod
ern and np-tdate In every particu
lar. There are 15 class rooms and
President Addressed Joint Session of
' Congress Yesterday and Asked As
sent of That Body to Put Nation
in State of Armed Neutrality Re
publicans Not Willing to Sign a
"Blank Check" so Extra Session
Will Probably be Necessary.
Washington, Feb. 26. President
Wilson today took the inevitable step
and asked Congress for authority to
use the forces of the United States
to protect American ships and lives
against the German submarine men
ace to put the Nation in a state of
armed neutrality;
The immediate response was the
introduction in the House of a bill
empowering him to furnish guns and
gunners to American" merchantmen,
"to employ such 'other instrumentali
ties and methods" as may become
necessary, and providing for a $100,
000,000 bona Issue to be used in his
discretion for war insurance to en
courage American commerce to brave
the submarine peril. The bill may be
brought up in the House tomorrow
with special rules for its immediate
consideration.
A similar bill will be considered
tomorrow by the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee.
The President's long expected ac
tion, while received in the main with
expressions of support, threatens to
force an extra session of Congress. -
The 'Republicans , disinclined to
grant him blanket authority while
Congress is in recess, give evidence
of opposing the legislation the Presi
dent asks, not for the purpose of
withholding It, but to force him to
have Congress in special session to
ake a hand in the next steps, whlcn
they feel will lead to war. The Re
publicans are receiving passive sup
port from the Democratic element
classed as "pacifist."
The President's advisers deplore
this situation for its effect in Germa
ny, where they are convinced it will
feed the official Impression that Con
gress will not support theresldent
if he finds it necessary to go to war,
and that be is not speaking the sen
timents of a united country.
The President's request ror au
thority to "use other Instrumentali
ties" is the principal sticking point.
Even the Republicans ana some of
the Democrats who hesitate to give
him what he asks, say they would be
willing to, give him authority to arm
American ships or act on a definite
proposal, but are reluctant to "sign
a blank check."
'The Administration faces thts di
vision in its own ranks in its effort
to convince the Kaiser that the Unit
ed States .is now preparing to enforce
Uespect for its rights on the high
President's own statement today that
he considered that be had already
implied authority to act, and might
do so without sanction of Congress.
Mr. Wilson himself, however, said he
preferred not to act on Implications,
and did not desire to be left without
specific authority and no Congress to
which to turn. All these things point
toward an extra session, although a
way out may develop at the last mo
ment. Washington, Feb. 26. After con
ferences with Democratic and Re
publican leaders, Chairman Flood, of
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, Introduced late today a bill au
thorizing the President to arm mer
chant ships and use "such other in
strumentalities as necessary" to pro
tect them on the high seas, and pro
viding for a special bond issue of
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THE ABOVE CUT,
an auditorium in each building. An
Indoor playroom has also been pro
vided in the basement of the build
ings. . The auditoriums hare a seat
ing capacityof 500, and are unusual
ly well planned. The new buildings
have their own steam, heating plants.
. 'When the school grounds are put
In shape and .these : buildings are
opened the congestion at the Cen
tral graded school will be greatly re
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WEST EVENTS III lOUTS' WORL
COMPLETED STUDY OF
MISSION BOOK.
At its meeting yesterday afternoo
with Mrs. B. E. Atkins, the Mission. I
Study Class of Main Street Metho-
dist church completed the study of
Our South American Neighbors.
Mrs. T. E. Summerrow was the leader
Following the study refreshments
were served and . a social half hour
enjoyed. The class will next take
up the study of "The Sooth Today".
The study of this book will be car
ried on at home and no meeting will
be held until the home study of the
book hasbeen completed.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MET HERE SATURDAY.
On Saturday, February 17th, the
executive committee of the Kings
Mountain Presbytertal' held an all
day meeting at the home of Mr. D
R. LaFar on South Chester street.
Those present were Mrs. J. 8. Wise
and Mrs. R. S. Abernethy, of Lin-
colnton; Mist Corinne Puett, of Dal
las; Mrs. F. P. Hall and Mrs. R. P
Stowe, of Belmont: Mrs. George Pat
terson, or spencer Mountain; Mrs. s
A. Robinson, Mrs. C. J. McCombs
and Miss Lena Wilson, of Gastonia
The chief business of the meeting
was the arrangement of the program
for the annual meeting of the presDy
terlal which is to be held in Belmont
April 18 to 20.
8CKOGGS-ALLGOOD
MAIUUAGE.
A wedding of interest to many
Gastonians was solemnized in the
First Baptist church Saturday night
at s:30 ocolck when Miss Irene All
good became the bride of Mr. R. E
Scroggs. No cards had been Issued
and only a few intimate friends of
the contracting persons knew that
the marriage was to take place
Only a few witnessed the ceremony
which was -performed by Rev. W. C
Barrett, pastor of the church. Mr.
and Mrs. Scroggs will make their
home in Wilkes cohnty where the
groom has a position with a con
structlon company. The bride spent
several years in Gastonia and at Lin
wood College where she was educa
ted. She is attractive both in person
and manner and has many friends
here to whom this announcement will
be of more than usual interest.
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CHRISTLVN ENDEAVOR
MEETING:
"Using What We Have" was the
topic for discussion at the first meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor Socie
ty which was held in the Sunday
school room of the First Presbyte
rian church Sunday night at 6:45.
There were about 60 present and
much interest and enthusiasm was
manifested. Each one performed his
part splendidly and so helped to
make the first meeting a success.
Miss Lillian Ferguson, the president,
led the meeting and made a shortcut
very Interesting talk about some of
the things the society wishes to do in
the near future. These meetings
are held every Sunday night in the
Sunday school room at 6:45 and the
programs rendered by the members
are always enjoyable. The public is
most cordially invited to attend.
This is the program for the meet
ing last Sunday night:
Topic, "Using What We Have.",
Song, "As a Volunteer."
Song, "Keep the Heart Singing."
Scripture Reading, Miss May With
ers. Prayer. Mr. Henderlite.
Quartette, "Holy Twilight Hour,"
Misses Armstrong, Thomson, Wilson
and LaFar.
Poem, "Pray for One Another,"
Miss LaFar.
Short Talk, "Using What We
Have," Miss Ferguson.
Poem, "Your Kind of a League,"
Gordon Klncaid.
Song, "Somebody Did a Golden
Deed."
Benediction.
TO GIVE CONCERT
IX CHARLOTTE TONIGHT.
Miss Marie Torrence, of Gastonia,
is to give a concert tonight at Char
lotte. Sunday's Charlotte Observer,
gave the program and other details
as follows:
Music lovers are looking forward
with much pleasure to the appear
ance of Miss Marie Torrence; of Gas
tonia, February 27 at 8:15 o'clock,
at the Chamber of Commerce. Miss
Torrence is a young soprano . wno
has achieved an enviable success in
the line of work her unusual talents
have directed her, her concert rec
ord having placed her in the fore
front of artists in Charlotte and vi
cinity. . Members of the Treble Clef
take pride in presenting Miss Tor
rence; for, in addition to furnishing
a delightful evening, they will live
up to one of their avowed principles,
that of encouraging home musicians
and fostering 'And cultivating a taste
for . the best in music. Miss Sallle
Dixon will accompany Miss Torrence
and Misses Elsie Stokes, Louise Mc
Crae and Helen Foil will assist as pi
anists. '
The program:
1' Duo Two Pianos
Minnet. and Gavotte (Saint Saens)
v Misses Dixon and FoiL .
2 Aria Charmant Oisean ..
La Perle dn Braz'el (David)
3 (a) Spring's Awakening
- (Sanderson)
(b) Staccato Polka (Mulder) .
4 Duo ' ' -
6 Aria Du puis le Joer
BOARD OF ALDERKEM ALSO ENTER RACE
Mayoralty Contest Grows . Wanne
When Mr. Arthur M. Dixon Fling
. His Hat In the Ring He Wan
to He Mayor of the Best City
the State, He Says Ir. J.
Klnan la AAAnA fvnrn VMt tHu
stead of Mr. Klrby and the Present
Aldermea Stand for Re-electlo
'T am In the race for mayor of
Gastonia. My only excuse for enter
ing the race Is that I have an ambl
tion to be mayor of the best city in
N6rth Carolina, declared Mr. Ar
thur M. Dixon to a Gazette represent
atire this morning. His rormal an
nouncement will be found wise mere
In -this issue.
Upon being asked as to his plat
form Mr, Dixon said: "If elected ft
will be my purpose to do anything
and everything in my power for the
further advancement and progress ot
Gastonia."
Mr. Dixon is a son of Mr and Mrs.
J. K. Dixon, 8r., of this city and is
one of Gastonia 's prominent young
mill men, being superintendent of
the Trenton Cotton Mills. He has
figured in local politics to some ex
tent heretofore, having been chosen
as alderman from the Fifth Ward for
two successive terms several years
ago. Two years ago he represented
Gaston county in the upper house of
the General Assembly.
Because of the great length of time
until the primary Mr. Dixon stat
ed at this time that he would make
no detailed statement of the policies
of his platform. He stated, however,
that such a statement would be
made by him within the near future
in order that the voters of Gastonia
might be acquainted with his plat
form.
thus tne mayoralty race -is con
verted into a three-cornered fight.
the 'candidates being Messrs. V. E
Long, A. E. Wolts and A. M. Dixon
in the order announced. There are
rumors to the effect that there will
be other entrances ere long but none
of the rumors can be vouched for.
ALDERMEN ENTER RACE.
The present members of the board
of aldermen, with one exception,
have announced themselves as candl
dates for re-election in today's Issue
of The Gazette. The new candidate
is Dr. J. M. Sloan from Ward Fire,
who is making the race Instead of the
present alderman, Mr. A. J. Kirby
Mr. Klrby will within a short time
move to his new home on the New
Hope road east of the city and will,
therefore, not be eligible to make
the race.
Following are the aldermen who
have announced: B. F. 8. Austin, 8
M Morris, A. B. Elliott, T. M. Mc-
Entire, J. M Sloan. W. F. Klncaid
and R. Cr Patrick. '
Is Able to He' Out.
His many friends in Gastonia will
be glad to learn that Mr. Clyde Mc
Lean is able to be up again alter a
long illness with typhoid fever. He
was on the streets this afternoon for
the first time in eleven weeks. -
I) rings Good Price.
A lot on South Broad street be
longing to the estate of the late Mr.
Lamar C. Pegram was sold at public
auction this morning by Messrs. A. G.
Mangum and Mark Squires commis
sioners appointed in a special pro
ceeding in the Superior Court. Ve
lost was purchased by Mr. A. E.
Woltz for $3,500.
Days Controlling Interest.
A deal has been made whereby
Mr. G. R. Spencer has sold bis entire
holdings in the Price Real Estate &
Insurance Co., of this city, to Messrs.
A. E. Woltz and A. E. Moore. These
last two gentlemen have therefore
secured the controlling Interest in
the company. Mr. Moore, It is un
derstood, will be made president
when the company is re-organized.
No change in the management of the
company has been made at this time.
Car of Stoves snd Iron Beds at old
prices. Gastonia Furniture Co.
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Addition to Church;
The addition to the Loray Bap
tist church which has been in course
of construction for several weeks
will be completed this week and will
be putin use next Sunday for tne
first time. The addition consists of
eight Sunday school class rooms, all
of which, by means of folding doors,
can be opened into the auditorium,
giving the church a seating capacity
of 1,000. The new addition, whlcn
fs 28 by 42 feet and two stories
high, represents an outlay of $1,500.
The work was done by Mr. W. 8.
Quinn, contractor. The enlargement,
of the seating capacity of the church
will be of very great benefit during
the revival meeting which is to begin
March 11th.
Clara Klbmall Young In "Dark Si
lence" at the Ideal Wednesday. '
' Louise (Carpenter)
6 Ensemble Piano
The Bride of the Valkyr
(Wagner)
Misses Stokes, McCrae, Dixon
' - and FoiL
7 (a) Ala die alte-mutter (Dvorak)
(b) Sandmuchen (Brahms)
(c) Ungeduld (Schubert)
8 Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark .
, (Bishop)
LATE EVENTS IN. TO ;D CCL'XT
To Preach at St. Mark's. . I ' - -.
Rev. Warren W.f Way, rector of
St. Luke's Episcopal church at Salis
bury, will preach at St. Mark's
church Wednesday night at eight
o'clock. The public Is cordially in
vited to hear him.
Lenten Services.
'Week-day Lenten services will be
held at St. Mark's Episcopal church.
Rev. E. N, Le Blanc rector, as fol
lows: Tuesday at 10: SO a. m.; Wed
nesday at 8 p. m; Friday at 5:30 p.
m. Visiting clergymen will preaca
every Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
Plant Nesting Completion. y
The plant of the Gastonia Ice ft
Coal Company, which was burned In
November, has been entirely rebuilt
and is now very near ; completion.
Unless there-is further delay la get
ting material . and " machinery the
plant will be ready for. the manu
facture of Ice within two or three
weeks. In rebuilding the plant Its
capacity, was greatly increased. .
Meeting of Elders and Deacons. .
The Gazette has been requested
by Rev. George A. Sparrow, pastor
of Olney and Union Presbyterian
churches, to make the announcement
that there will be .a meet
ing of the deacons and elders of Olney-
church at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, March 8th, at the church.
All members of the official board?
ooaras
are urged to be present.
Improving Postoffice Grounds.
Landscape Architect Leigh Colyer,
of Charlotte, is doing some work on
the postoffice grounds which will no
doubt Increase the attractiveness of
the appearance of that property. Two
of the trees on the western lawn are)
to be transferred to the eastern lawn
next to the new bank building and a
hedge is to be set all around the
three open sides of the yard. On the
Main avenue front flower plats will
be planted. ; ' ,
Death of Mrs. George Moore. ,
Following an illness of many
months with tuberculosis Mrs. Geo.
Moore died at her home at the Ozark
Mill Sunday morning at' 4 o'clock.
She was 28 years of age, and ts sur
vived by several small children. Fun
eral services were held - yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock from the home.
Rev. O. J. Jones, pastor of the Ozark
Methodist church, conducted the
services. Interment was in Holly
wood Cemetery.
Musical Entertainment Thursday.
A national and folk song enter
tainment will be given at the Cen
tral school auditorium Thursday ev
ening, March 1st, at 8 o'clock by the
music department of the high schooL
The entertainment will be under the
direction of Miss Mary Frew, of the
high school faculty. Besides Inspir
ing national songs there will be folk
songs, tableaux, fancy drills and nu
merous other Interesting features.
An admission ot 10 cents will ne
charged, the proceeds to be used for
the benefit of the music department
ment
Moves to Lincolnton.
Mr. S. E. McArthur, ' one of Gas-
tonia's pioneer citizens and mer-.
chants, left yesterday with his family
for Lincolnton, where they - will
make their home in the future. Mr.
McArthur has leased from Mr. J. L.
Lineberger the Eureka Foundry and
Machine Shops and will have charge
of that enterprise. He will? occupy
the Bob Reinhart residence. Mr.
McArthur has been in the mercan-.
tile business in Gastonia for nearly
thirty years until a few. months ago
when he sold his stock of merchan
dise. His many friends wish for hint-,
great success in his new location.
New Ice Plant.
Within the next 30 days Messrs.'
R. Hope Brison & Company expect
to have their new ice manufacturing
plant on East Franklin avenue and
Columbia street complete and ready
to operate. The building, which, is -some
42 by 108 feet, of brick and
corrugated iron construction, is now
finished, and all that remains to be
done is the Installation of machinery,
which Is all to be of the latest and
most approved type, - The plant will ..
have a capacity of thirty tons of Ice
dally. The coal chute has. also been
completed and within the next few
days the firm will begin delivering
coal from their new location. A -
To Play Ban.
Mr. J. F. Whitney left Sunday for
Fayette, Ala., where he will spend a
few days before going to Fort Worth,
Texas, to train with one of the West-.
ern league baseball teams. Whitney
is the left-handed. pitcher who play
ed on Gastonla's crack team two
years ago. Jimmle Hickman, anoth
er former Oastonlan, left Saturday
for his home In Johnson City, Tenn.,
from which place he goes In a few
days 'to Hot Springs, Ark.,: to train
with the Brooklyn team. Oscar Jen
kins also leaves today for Hot
Springs to go into training with the
Boston team which bought him last
yean Gastonians will watch the fu
ture of these , players with great ; in
terest.' J: - " "-: '
Gastonia Fttmitare Co- the only
One-Price Fund tare Store la the
county. .