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,. - ,..? THE GAST , .... . : ' '.-V- PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WE DXESDAY AND FRIDAY. v 1- you xxxnn. ; no. ios.. tlAOTONlA N. C, MONDAY AFTEKXOOX, OCTOBE R, 159 1017. 2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCO. Hi SOCIAL CIRCLES UTEST EVENTS IN WE WORLD MUSIC CLUB . WITH MRS. W. T. RANKIN. - The regular meeting of tbe Music Club will be held at 3:30 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon of this week, October 17, with Mrs. W. T. Rankin at her residence on West Main arc ane. AHOW ALTER-SO WE RS : MARRIAGE. Mrs.. Bessie Sowers, who ha charge of the millinery department of the H. P. Stowe company, was married last Tuesday In Charlotte to : Mr. Claude H. Showalter, of Win chester, Va., the ceremony being performed by Rey. Dr. W M. Vines. The groom is a prominent druggist of Winchester. He will leave to night for his home while Mrs. Showalter s will remain with the Stowe Company through the present season. a IWTHERFORDTON VISITORS AT THE PAIR. Last week's Rutherfordton Sun ' says: "Mr. and Mrs. Llnwood Rob inson, . chaperones. Misses Evelyn Lynch, Laura Abrams, Eater Jor dan, Ocle Wllkie, Nell Hester, Mrs. York Coleman. Misses Staceyf Ben ton and Morris, Messrs. O. C. Proffitt, Frank Mills. Frank Oates, Stewart and Dr. F. W. H. Logan, composed a Jolly auto party to Gastonia last eve ning to attend the Gaston County Fair, returning last night. They re port a splendid fair and delightful trip." LIBERTY' LOAN COMMITTEE. Mrs. Frank P. Hall, of Belmont, chairman of the Woman's Council or National Defense for Gaston County, has appointed the following Liberty Loan Committee for the " county: Mrs. George W. Ragan, of Gastonia, chairman; Mrs. A. A. McLean, of Gastonia, vice-chairman; Mrs. W. C. Barrett, of Gastonia, secretary." Mrs. S. A. Robinson, of Gastonia. Mrs. J. F. Thomson, Gastonia; Miss Muriel Bulwlnkle, Dallas; Mrs. George Gul llck, Belmont; Mrs. S. J. Durham, of Bessemer City; Mrs. P. P. Murpny, Lowell; Miss Mamie Ray, McAden vllle; Mrs. M. L. Mauney, Cherry Tille; Mrs. C. E. Hutchison, Mount Holly; Mrs. Howard R. Thompson, Stanley. This committee will hold a meeting at the Chamber of Com merce at 3 o'clock this afternoon Tor the purpose of making a start upon their work at once. It is hoped to get the people of the county thor oughly Interested In the campaign for tbe Liberty Loan which Is now being conducted throughout the en tire county. A PATRIOTIC WORK FOR WOMEN. The Woman's Liberty Loan Com mittee of Gaston County is making plans to start a campaign for tne sale of the second Issue of Liberty Bonds. This committee works in co-operation with a State committee which is under the direction of the ' National Woman's Liberty Loan Committee appointed by the Secreta ry of the Treasury, and of which Mrs. W. F. McAdoo is chairman. These committees throughout the United States are inaugurating a nation wide campaign for the sale of . these' bonds. It is the aim of eacn local committee to interest every wo man in that community In Liberty Bonds and to sell, If possible, a bond In every home in that community. It la not principally an effort to reacn the woman with means, but every class of women are urged to show their patriotism and faith in our Government and Its policies by in vesting of their means In these bonds. School children also are urged to have their share in this great movement. Women everywhere are wanting and even clamoring to do patriotic service. Here is a great opportuni ty to help in the sale of these bonds. Buy one at least If you possibly can. If you cannot, do the next best thing, get someone else to buy. This will be genuine patriotic service. Re member that when you buy a bond, you are helping to provide food, clothing and shelter for our soldiers .'and sailors. Every bond you buy '. will mean just that much help . in ' : winning this world for freedom. The Liberty Loan is a sacred obligation, patriotism and a promise to those who fight for us and with us in the struggle of right against right. You cannot afford not to "do your bit" in this matter. " Remember that in do 'v tng this for your country, you are also making for yourself a good In vestment, paying as high interest as the usual savings account, and being free of National, State and county ' taxes. Serve your country and yourself In this national crisis by buying these bonds. PoUyanna, Central School Audito rium, Friday Night. Admission 15 and 25 eenta. .J Missionary Address. .. , ' ' At Main Street Methodist church oa Wednesday, night of this week Rev. C. H. Deal. missionary - to Korea, will deliver an address on hli work in that country. .The lecture will be Illustrated with Btereoptlcon views. This will take the place of the usual Wednesday evening prayer errice and the public Is invited to attend.; ,- . '-. . ; V -. ' ' - . .. , . . - . uims oem) 'IS. f,t PROMINENT BUSINESS KAN PASSES Member of Firm of Morris Brother and City Treasurer Succumbs Sud denly After Apparently Slight DJ nees of Few Day Identified With City's Business life for More Thin. Thirty Years Funeral and I Rnrtal This Afternoon. , U I Gastonia was shocked Saturday I night when the news was spread that Mr. S. M. Morris, known to every body as Mack Morris, had died sud denly at his home on West Airline avenue. His death occurred at 6:10 p. m. and was due to an attack of Kapoplexy. 'For some time Mr. Mor- rlrhad been feeling unwell but had been at work at Morris Brothers store up until Wednesday prior to his death. -Wednesday afternoon he went home and, while not confined to his bed, was not at all well. How ever, neither his family nor his pny sician had any apprehension that he was even seriously ill, hence his sudden death came as a great shock to all. Funeral services are being held at Main Street Methodist church this afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock. Rev. H. H. Jordan, pastor of the church, is conducting the services. Interment will be in Oakwood Cem etery. Mr. Morris was a native of Gaston county, having been born near Dal las June 19, 1856, and was nence in his 62nd year. He was the son of Amos Morris. Thirty-three years ago, together with his brother, Mr. B. T. Morris, he, came to Gastonia to go into business. They established the firm of Morris Brothers the oldest mercantile firm in the city. For the larger part of that time their store was at the corner of Main and Soutn, now occupied by Kennedy's. A year or two. ago they sold that property and moved to their present location further east on Main avenue. Prior to coming to Gastonia the Messrs. Morris conducted a mercantile busi ness in Dallas. In addition to his in terest In this business Mr. Morris held considerable cotton mill stock and real estate. He was a business man of ability, as was evidenced by the fact that he had served the city for several years as city treasurer, a position which he held at the time of his death. Altogether he had served the city as a member of the city council for 18 or 20 years. Surviving are his widow and Ave children, W. M., Amos, Frank, Roy and Fred Morris. All of these were at home except Roy Morris, who is a student at the Fishburne Military School in Virginia. He also leaves two brothers, Messrs. B. T. Morns, of Gastonia, and J. A. Morris, of Stanley, and two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Withers, of Gastonia, and Mrs. J. A. Alexander, of Beaverdam. Mr. Morris was a leading member of Main Street Methodist church and had been a member of the board or stewards of that church since its es tablishment about 30 years ago. He was a man of the highest Christian character and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was in terested In his town and everything that tended to its upbuilding and had been closely Identified with ev ery forward move since he came here a third of a century ago. His death brings a keen sense of loss to a large number of people not only In the town but over the country. STORES CLOSE. Out of respect to the memory of Mr. Morris the stores of the city closed at 2 o'clock for the funeral 40,000 VISITED THE BIG FAIR Secretary J. M. Holland of the Gas ton County Fair Association states that the total attendance at the third annual fair, which closed Saturday night was, in round numbers 40,000 or about twice last year's attendance. Of this number about 25,000 were paid admissions and about 15,000 free admissions, mostly school chil dren. Saturday's attendance was the largest of the five days. The oth er days ran in the neighborhood of 6,000 each day. The fair was a de cided success, both financially and from the standpoint of exhibits. It drew to Gastonia thousands of peo ple from other sections, many of whom had never been in Gastonia before. Pollymnna, Central School Audito rium. Friday Night. Admission 15 and 25 cents. PLAN FOR RUSSIAN ELECTION. (By International News Service.) PETROGRAD, Oct- IS.- The sec ond meeting of a. special legislative conference for the purpose of work ing out plans for the election! ended today. The plana formulated win not be published until Kerensky re turns from the front His return may be delayed by illness. -An advertisement ta The Gnsette reaches more people for the cost than yon can reach la any oUmt pos fble way. Rates on appUoatlon. TACTQ HVTP V MERCHANT SHIPS (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Oct. 15. Ameri can merchant ships were conscript ed for war .work by order of the ship ping board which this morning re quisitioned all privately owned ves sels of 2,500 tons and over. Approx imately 450 ships are affected. An order reuisitionlng all vessels of 2, 000 tons will be Issued soon and this will be followed by a third order taking over all vessels of 1,500 tons. Most of the ships will be turned back to their owners to be operated under freight rates fixed by the Na tional Shipping Board. MUNITION PLANT BLOWN UP (By International News Service.) CAMDEN, N. J Oct. 16. The ni troglycerine plant of the DuPont Co. at Glbbston blew up this morning. KNOWS NOTHING OF KIDNAPPING (By International News Service.) MARSHFIELD, MO., Oct. 13. Claude Piersol, testifying In his own behalf today denied all Knowledge of the Baby Keet kidnapping. Ques tions asked by Peirsol's attorneys were calculated to show that "Scar face" Riley, who has disappeared since Piersol's arest, was the princi pal In the kidnapping. PoUyanna, Central School Audito rium, Friday Night Admission 15 and 23 cents. Highway Committee Meeting. For the purpose of planning work In Gastonia for the widening of the membership of the Gaston County Bankhead Highway Association the city executive committeemen recent ly named will meet at the chamber of commerce Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock, and not tonight, as previous ly announced. All are asked to be present promptly tomorrow night as the meeting Is one of great import ance. Page In Nashville Tennesseean. FINE WEATHER FOR TODAY'S GAME (By International News Service.) NEW YORK, Oct. 16. The weath er is ideal for the sixth game in the world's series. It Is clear and warm. TO HELP US SOLVE LABOR PROBLEM (By International Newt Service.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Eng land's mistakes with labor in tne early stages of the war will be laid before American employees and la bor leaders by British officials in an effort to end the nation-wide labor unrest. Four members of the Brit ish munitions ministry will leave Washington early next week to tour the middle Western and - Eastern States. Many Informal conferences will be held with employers, and workmen on the tour under the aus pices of Secretary of War Baker as head of the Council of National De fense. $5,000 FOR BOMB IN BERLIN (By International News Service.) MANCHESTER, ENG., Oct. 13. W. H. Veno, a wealthy local man, to day offered $5,000 to the first Brit ish aviator who drops a bomb on Berlin. MAY EXCEED V THE FIVE BILLIONS (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. With thirteen days to go on, the Liberty Loan is hitting a stride that is ex pected to take it well over the five billions. Not more than, a third of the subscriptions are accounted for in tbe figures given out by Secretary of the Treasury last night. The re turns show that all conditions of people are Investing heavily. Pollyanna, Central School Audi to ri urn, Friday Night Admission 15 and 25 cents. The Senate committee has notified LaFollette that he may appear be fore them Tuesday In his own de fense. CAMOUFLAGE J0FFRE REVIEWS U. S. TROOPS JOFFRE REVIEWS (By International News Service.) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Oct 15. Marshal Joffre reviewed the American troops today, The weather was cold. Four days or rain has turned the lowlands into lakes but the American barracks are on high ground and the health of the soldiers is good. TO FILL UP GUARD QUOTAS (By International News Service.) ATLANTA, Oct. 13. Gen. Swift has received orders to send as many men from Camp Gordon as necessa ry to Greenville and Macon to fill out the guard quotas. The balance here will go to Columbia. Their pla ces will be taken by select men from Camp Ayer, Mass., Yaphank, N. Y., WrlghtBtown, N. H., Admiral, Mo., and Petersburg, Va. GERMANY ADMITS LUXBURG CHARGE (By International News Service.) -STOCKHOLM, Oct. 13. Admis sion that Germany received the Lux burg telegrams through our Swedish diplomatic channels is contained in the German reply to Sweden's pro teat. Germany charges, however, that Important sentences were changed. Germany expresses regret and says that the Incident will not be repeated. , FILLING GAPS IN NATIONAL GUARDS. (By International News Service.) ATLANTA, Oct. 13. The move ment of select men to the National Guard camps to fill out guard regi ments will begin tomorrow. Tbe se lect men are packing up today. At the same time the Influx of Northern men to Southern cantonments will commence. It is expected' that . a bout 75 per cent of the drafted men in the southeastern camps will be needed to fill gaps in the National Guards. There must be more than war mu nitions in the hands we stretch a cross the sea. The cause of democ racy must be fed as well as armed, rv. HEWS OF THE COW I lMS m..m.m - " Correspondence of The Gazette. graded school opened last Monday, October 8, with an enrollment v of ninety-one. Owing to the vast a mount of late cotton in the com munity the opening was not so large as it might have been; however u surpassed the opening of. last sea son considerably. Farmers In this section of Gaston county are using every effort possi ble to save all the late .feed and roughness on their farms. Dont you think that la a bright : Idea? People on the farm are picking cot ton very largely, too. Since king cotton is selling exceedingly ' well, farmers are striving to gather their cotton crops as soon as possible so that they can have a few nickels and dimes for pocket change. The teachers of the graded school faculty, Professor D. T. Ferrell. Misses Mary A. Ferrell, Edna Roberts and Edna Black, were visit ors at the big Gaston County Pair last Wednesday. A large part of the school children also ; attended the fair. Commenting on the fair, the teachers of the school faculty were favorably Impressed by the farm ex hibits, canning club exhibits, the community fair exhibits and the edu cational exhibits. The mid-way at tractions also added much to the ; success of the fair, the teachers stated. Mr. Walter Abernethy, wife r and children from Spencer Mountain were visitors at Alexis, Friday. They were In town to spend the week-end with relatives and friends.' " Mrs. F. L, Howard of Alexis was a visitor at the big Gaston County Fair, Friday. Miss Edna Roberts of the srraded school faculty goes home Friday af ternoon to spend the week-end. She' A'it AAIT .1. Cm .... T f 1 . . ..-. Mr. jasper Hager. rural letter car rier, from Alexis and Profenanr D. T. Ferrell. m-lncioal of thi A!nt graded school spent a short time at Stanley Creek Thursday afternoon ' on business. 1 ., v J The Literary Society of Alexis' graded school has re-orranixed for wMwi.Mv. nuviMUU m ,UU tiil AIM, lowing omcers were Installed: Loy a.. . m . . . oiruup, president, earn Aoernetnr. vice-president. Ruby Abernethy. secretary, Lottie Abernethy, assis tant secretary, Sue Banah fitroup, , chaplain, Frank Abernethy, critic. Blain Clonlnger. censor and Lor Llneberger, Frank Abernethy :: and fl T7 J T I. . ' ouw uuu ngucru, program commit tee. v,, Mr. S. L. McAlister. postmaster'; at aioua, wm TIBllur II lUf UH, a A U.I. . ton County Fair last Wednesday. v me Antonion literary ana ueDei-' ing Society of Alexis meets Friday ,. night, October 13, for the purpose ol ; re-orsanuing again. This society did much and lasting good during 1 ..L 1 J j . . 1 bi kiiuvi year, buu 11 i tor ins pur- pose of improving the ir. of public; nAB 1r t n (7 thai lia iilatu A(tM again. The society In held apart from thu uhinlwnrk ntfhnur1i th j---iiib uoya ana young men o iav , cchco. are expected to take an ac- tlve part In its activities. The older men or tne community,- m fant oil ttlA. Kav. a n A man a! tlra community are Invited to rooit - out Friday night and to take part in the work of the society. Parmitri arnnnil Alavla am tna' In? rrait nron.nHnna fn- tha tmU grain crop. They have realized that ' tnat is an excellent way to neip tne united states uovernment whip the v KnlaAr Dnn't vnu think that fa m' varv Krlfffit M.dY Tf ti n.Aiil. Avanrnih... utaiiM n.t. iVmi Ik.l. Vt, J. Ikl. ... -1 . .... - . I. .1 . A. Kaiser would soon be sealed. GASTON MAN DIES IN WEST . A message was received Friday by Mr. J. R. Baber telling of the death" on that day at his home In Pueblo, ; Col., of his brother, Mr. Sam Baber..' No particulars were given. Deceased was 50-odd years old and went West fifteen or twenty years ago. He was ; engaged In railroad work. He leaves a widow. Surviving him are also his mother, Mrs. Eugenia Baber, who makes her home here, and the" following brothers, vix: W. JUV Baber, of York; J. R. Baber. of Gastonia; Robert Baber, of Lyons,; Col.; J. D. Baber, of Ira. S. C; John Baber, In the West, and one sister, Mrs. Barbara Smythe, of Fort Mill, S. C. ,' Deceased was a native of York county and is remembered by many" friends in this section who will hear.: with regret of his death. i BRITISH CONSOLIDATE POSI TIONS. (By International News Service.) -LONDON, Oct., 13. The British remain in undisputed possession of ; the ground gained. yesterday on tne West Flanders front. The Germans have attempted ho counter attacks,' the war office announces. The Brit ish have consolidated their positions. The work was made . difficult - by heavy rains. Bad weather and de- morallzatlon combined to prevent, the Germans from striking back. , . GOT COLD RECEPTION. (By International xvewa Servl:e.Y BUENOS AIRES. Oct.' IS. A ra- ciflst parade yesterday was coldly re ceived by the populace.