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VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 109,
GAfiTONIA. N. C FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 38, 1017.
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"PAIHFIIIDERS" C0I.1III6
ARE E01XC OVER BAMKHEADjtJSHWA
Tbe.Pthflndin Party ofohe Bank
head Highway. Association to
,, Start from Washington Next Tues-
day Trip to Atlanta Will Take
. Five Days.
Special to The Gazette.
- BIRMNGHAM. ALA., Oct. 25.
The, details (or the Pathfllndlng par-
-ty that will leave Washington en
route to Atlanta to inspect and con
alder the (Eastern Route of the
Washington-Atlanta Division of the
Bankhead National Highway which
traverses from Washington to Los
Angeles, ' Cal. are rapidly being
worked out at the headquarters or
the Association. It is definitely de
cided that the Pathfindlng party and
their distinguished guests will as
semble at the Capitol steps at the
head of Pennsylvania avenue on
Tuesday morning, October 30th, at
9 o'clock.
President Wilson has been invited
and is expected to deliver a short
speech of greetings and good wishes
for the success of the party that will
start on their journey to Atlanta.
Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker
and Secretary of Agriculture, D. S,
Houston are both expected to deliver
short addresses. After these speech
es, short responses will be made by
United States Senator John H. Bank
head and ex-Congressman T. S. Plow
man, president of the Bankhead Na
tional Highway Association.
A large number of prominent men
in official life in Washington and a
number of United States Senators
and Congressmen, prominent good
roads advocates and automobile rep
resentatives will be present at the
start of the Pathfinders. It is also
understood that a number of pro
gressive cities in Virginia, . North
and South Carolina will send special
decorated cars to Washington to
join in escorting the Pathfinders
through their respective states.
The official scout car in charge of
Mr. J. A. Rountree, Secretary of the
Bankhead National Highway Associ
ation, who will have charge of the
party and master of ceremonies of
the Pathfinders and distinguished
guests, will lead the Pathfinders
down Pennsylvania avenue on their
journey to the South. The start will
be made promptly at 9:30- a. m.
Short stops at all the important cit
ies and towns between Washington
and Atlanta via Fredericksburg, Pe
tersburg, Richmond, South Hill,
Boydton, Clarksville, Virginia; Ox
ford, Henderson, Durham, Raleigh,
Hillsboro, Burlington, Greensboro,
High Point, Thomasville, Lexington,
Salisbury, Anderson, S. C, Hartwell,
Athens, Winder, Lawrencevllle, De
catur, Stone Mountain, on to Atlan
ta. It will-take the Pathfinders five
days to make the trip from Wash
ington to Atlanta where they will
reach Saturday night. Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock the party will
board the Birmingham Special over
the Southern Railway arriving at
Greensboro, N. C, Monday morning
where they will be met by automo
biles and escorted over the Western
Route of the proposed Bankhead
National Highway from Greensboro
to Washington, Charlottesville on to
Washington where Pathfinders will
disband.
'REACH HERE NOVEMBER 2ND.
United States senators, engineers
representing the War Department, a
representative of the American Au
tomobile Association .and metropoli
tan newspaper correspondents, com
prising the Bankhead National High
way pathfindlng party, will arrive in
.00
Every Bank
Be A Liberty Bond Owner
r.0l;LAGKSJUST$2f,3Q0
NEARLY 900 SUBSCRIBERS SO FAR
Up to Present Gaston County People
Have Subscribed for 5G8,iOO
Worth of Liberty Bonds, Leaving
Only 931.SOO to be liaised by To
morrow A tent -Committee Gratl
fled at Large Number of Individual
Subscriber Expect Total Num
ber to Go to 1,100.
,Up to 11 o'clock this morning
Gaston countlana had subscribed for
Liberty Bonds of the second issue to
the extent of $568,100. The actual
assessment against Gaston county
for this issue is $589,400, which
leaves $21,300 yet to be taken. The
time within which subscriptions to
this Issue can be made expires to
morrow night. The above figures are
given out by Manager J. M. Holland
of the Central Liberty Loan Commit
tee of the county who received re
ports from every township by phone
this morning.
It is interesting to note that so far
there are 864 subscribers in tne
county and the committee believes
that by tomorrow nigBt this number
will reach 1,000. The committee is
especially proud of the fact that such
a large number of people have taken
bonds. Emphasis has been laid from
the start on the sale of the $50 and
$100 denominations.
Tomorrow will witness the final
round-up and the committee will put
forth every effort to run the total
amount up as high as possible. They
feel confident that the entire quota
will be raised and that the amount
subscribed will, in reality, go above
the required figure. As yet very few
of the farmers have subscribed for
Liberty Bonds and the committee is
hoping that a large number of Gas
ton farmers while in town tomorrow
will subscribe and thus manifest
their interest in their goverment and
its activities.
GARFIELD URGES
SAVING OF COAL
(By International -News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. "Make
every piece of coal do its bit." Fuel
dictator Garfield thus charged twenty
State fuel administrators today.
'There must be no huge coal piles
in the possession of any person or
corporation while others lack fuel",
he declared. He also counselled
that drastic action be taken against
any person found with more than
enough coal for immediate needs.
Misses Sara Alexander, of Hun-
tersville, and Hattie Gibson have
been employed as teachers for the
New Hope school.
Gastonla Friday, November 2nd, and
will make a 20-minute stop Here,
according to advices just received
from headquarters by Fred M. Al
len, secretary of the Gaston County
Bankhead National Highway Associ
ation.
Over three hundred members have
been secured in Gaston county for
the association but it is highly im
portant that more join at once as it
is through the number of members
secured that most influence can be
brought to bear to secure the hign
way. (Not only is Columbia endeav
oring to get the highway routed that
way but a movament is now on foot.
It has beenv learned, to route the
highway by another way in North
Carolina which would miss Gastonla.
in Gaston
EVERY ONE IS
DOWN
FOR FULL INFORMATION CALL ON ANY
T LOCAL ITEMS
Last call for Liberty Bonds.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Carpenter
are spending several days in Char
lotte as the guests of Mrs. Carpen
ter's aunt, Mrs. C. C. Kennedy.
Mrs. Fred Seagle, of Asheville,
and Miss Grace Eaton, of Salisbury,
are the guests of Miss Ethel Pierce
for the week at her home on South
Oakland street.
Mrs. Thomas B. McNeely, of
Charlotte, is spending some time
here with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McNeely
and is assisting the sales force at
McNeely's during the busy season.
Mr. J. B. Steele, county farm
demonstration agent, left Wednesday
night for Monroe, where he will be
one of the judges at the Union Coun
ty Fair which Is being held this
week.
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Gastonla was well represented
in Charlotte yesterday. Everybody,
of course, wen to hear Secretary or
the Treasury McAdoo. It was just
an accident, you know, that Barnum
alley s circus was on the boards.
flWunv noldinra bta raati nn the
Btreets dally. Most of them are from
the rifle range near Mount Holly. All
are Northwestern troops. They are
splendidly behaved fellows and have
made a splendid impression on Gas
tonla people.
Mr. R. B. Babineton went to
w - . j -
Charlotte this morning to attend a
rally in the interest of a fund being
raised for the maintenance of Y. M.
C. A. work in the various army
camps. Governor Bickett is one of
the principal speakers at the rally.
Charles A. Long and Thomas
VanDyke have bought the tinning
business of VanDyke Brothers and
will continue it under the firm name
of VanDyke & Long. They will con
tinue to occupy the quarters occupied
by the old firm.
-Mjohn H. Williams, of Ope
lika, &la., was in the city a short
while Tuesday shaking hands witn
old friends. John was formerly in
the furniture business here but has
been gone some eight or ten years.
He is now a knight of the grip, sell
ing furniture.
and Mrs. Grover C. Page
left Wednesday night for Little
Mountain, S. C, to spend a day or
two with Mrs. Page's relatives be
fore returning to their home at
Nashville, Tenn. They were here
two or three days. Mr. Page lias
just completed a round of the mili
tary camps where Tennessee boys are
in training, for the purpose of mak
ing sketches from life for his paper.
Mr. C. L. Chandler, who recent
ly returned to Gastonla from Rhod
hiss, has purchased the residence of
Mr. T. J. Alexander at 115 West
Fourth avenue and is occupying it,
Mrs. Chandler having joined him
here this week. Mr. Chandler was
formerly connected with the Loray
Mill here and went a year or more
ago to Rhodhiss to superintend a
mill. He resigned his position
there, however, to return to Gastonla
and enter the real estate field. Their
many friends will "extend them a
warm welcome back to the city.
Mr. Charlie Dunn received last
night frojp hjjson, "Bill" Dunn,
who is a member of the Ninety-First
Aero Squadron of the United States
Army, a group photograph of his
squadron. It was taken in front of
the squadron's barracks on Long
Island, New York. The picture show
ed them to be a fine looking set of
men. Bill writes that they are flying
day and night and that there are
hardly ever less than 15 machines In
the air at a time. He says he is the
oldest man in the squadron except
the officers, and he is only 24. His
friends here will be delighted to
know that he is pleased with the avi
ation work. They expect to go to
France about the first of the year.
SHQR
FOR 49 WEEKS BUYS
County Offers This and Other Liberal Plans
BUYING ONE OR
POSTAGE RATES
UP NOV. 1ST
Postmaster John R. Rankin asks
The Gazette to again call the atten
tion of the public to the change in
rate of. postage which becomes effec
tive November 2nd. First-class mail
will be 3 cents for each ounce or
fraction thereof; this meaning, of
course, that all letters will require 3
cents where they have heretofore re
quired 2 cents. Drop letters that
is letters for persons served by this.
postoffice or on the rural route
emanating from this postoffice will
remain as heretofore, namely 2
cents per ounce or fraction thereof.
There is no change in the rate on
third-class matter.
HERE FROM VIR
GINIA ON VISIT
Rev. L. L. Huffman, pastor of a
group of Lutheran churches at Toms
Brook, Va., In the Shenandoah Val
ley, arrived in Gastonla Wednesday
and will spend three or four weeks
in the county with Mrs. Huffman's
relatives and friends. He was ac
companied by Mrs. Huffman and
their little ten-weeks-old son. Mrs.
Huffman is a daughter of Mr. C. W.
Beam, of Cherryville. Mr. Huff
man was formerly pastor of a group
of Lutheran churches In this county
and left here about a year ago ror
Virginia. He has a host of friends
who are delighted to see him and
his wife again.
Asked as to the roads, Mr. Huff
man sald'that they were good most
of the way but that he hit some
mighty bad roads in places. They
made the trip in 25 hours.
YOUR LAI) AND MY LAD.
Randall Parrish, In The Chicago Tri
bune. Down toward the deep blue water,
marching to throb of drum,
From city, street and country lane
the lines of khaki come;
The rumbling guns, the sturdy tread,
are full of grim appeal,
While rays of western sunshine flash
back from burnished steel;
With eager eyes and cheeks aflame
the serried ranks advance;
And your dear lad, and my dear lad,
are on their way to France.
A sob clings choking in the throat,
as file on file sweeps by,
Between those cheering multitudes,
to where the great ships lie;
The batteries halt, the columns
wheel, to clear-toned bugle call,
With shoulders squared and faces
front they stand a khaki wall.
Tears shine on every watcher's
cheeks, love speaks in every
glance;
For your dear lad, and my dear lad,
are on their way to France.
Before them, through a mist of years
In soldier buff or blue,
Brave comrades from a thousand
fields watch now in proud re
view; The same old Flag, the same old
Faith the Freedom of the
World
Spells Duty in those flapping folds
above long ranks unfurled.
Strong are the hearts which bear a-
long Democracy's advance,
As your dear lad, and my dear lad,
go on their way to France.
The word rings out; a million feet
tramp forward on the road,
Along that path of sacrifice o'er
which their fathers strode.
With eager eyes and cheeks aflame,
with cheers on-smiling lips,
These fighting men of 17 move on
ward to their ships.
Nor even love may hold them back,
or halt that stern advance,
As your dear lad, and my dear lad,
go on their way to France.
$1
A LIBERTY BOND
No Excuse For Any
MORE BONDS. WHY NOT YOU?
GASTON COUNTY BANK OR ON
KNITTING MILL V
CHANGES HANDS
'By the terms of a business deal
consummated yesterday the Standard
Knitting Mills, Gaatonla's newest en
typriae, passed to the control and
management of a new group of men.
Messrs. W. H. Adams, G. R. Spencer,
'm. A? TUrneX'and J." White Ware
purcfytsedjme interest of Mr. A. B.
Coolr and assumed charge of the
plant. At an organization meeting
held yesterday W. H. Adams waa
elected president, M. A. Turner vice
president, and G. R. Spencer secrets
rVand treasurer.
The plant of the Standard Knitting
Mills has just been completed and
operations were commenced yester
day morning with 25 machines run
ning. Another 25 machines have
been purchased and will be Installed
and put into operation as soon ' as
they arrive. With its present equip
ment the mill is turning out about
3,500 men s sox per day. This, of
course, will be doubled as soon as
the other machines arrive. The pro
duct is a sock that retails at 35 cents
and is made entirely from yarns
manufactured in Gastonia. It is un
officially stated that the mill has its
product sold ahead Tor some months
DR. STAIR
HERE SUNDAY
Rev. George D. Stair, D. D., of
Boston, Mass., will fill the pulpit of
the First Presbyterian church Sun
day morning at 1 1 o'clock In the ah
sence of the pabtor, Rev. J. H. Hen-
derlite, who has gone to Henderson
to deliver an address on that day at a
rally of all the Sunday schools in
Vance county. From Henderson Mr
Henderllte will go to Fayetteville to
attend the annual meeting of the
North Carolina Presbyterian Synod
which convenes on October 30th.
Dr. Stair Is pastor of a Baptist
church in Boston and is temporarily
engaged in Y. M. C, A. work at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, having been given
leave of absence for a short period
of time by his congregation that he
might engage in this army work.
LAND SOLD AT
PUBLIC AUCTION
A. C. Jones and O. F. Mason, com
missioners, yesterday sold the Pink
Moss farm, situated four miles
south of Gastonla on the Union road.
The sale was at public auction and
was cried at noon at the court house
by Mr. Jones. This was a re-sale.
At the first sale the land, consisting
of 78 acres, went at $25 per acre.
This was raised to $27.50 at which
figure bidding began yesterday. It
was knocked down to A. E. Woltz at
$80 per acre.
Following this sale Mr. Jones re
sold two tracts of land belonging to
the estate of the late J. W. Moore,
of Spencer Mountain. The first tract
offered was one in River Bend town
ship, consisting of 167 1-2 acres. It
was bid in by R. A. McArver at $38
per acre. The second tract, con
sisting of 101 acres and located at
Ranlo, between Gastonla and Low
ell, was also bid in by R. A. McArver
at $40 per acre.
Mr. aid Mrs. H. Schneider, Miss
Rosa Schneider, Miss Mamie Aiken,
Mrs. J. L. Suggs, Mrs. E. Frohman
and Messrs. A. R. and Myer Sherman
attended the presentation of Ben
Hur at the Academy of Music In
Charlotte Wednesday night.
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CLEVELAND SUFFERS
. FROM BIG FIRE,
(By International Newa Service.)
CLEVELAND. O., Oct. 26. Fire
this morning swept the Euclid Ave
nue district In the vicinity of tn
(News-Leader and the old Arcade
buildings. The property loss will to
tal more than hal a million dollars.
Three of Cleveland's largest clothing
tores were burned.
SOUTHERN TRAINS
COLLIDE IN GEORGIA.
(By International Newt Service.)
MACON, OA., Oct. 26.- Southern
Railway trains No. 11 and No. 8 col
lided this morning near Reld station.
One negro fireman was killed ' and
several trainmen were seriously in
jured. The collision is reported : to '
have probably been due to a heavy
log wnicn caused the trainmen to rail
to see the signal lights.
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KRITAIN TO VOTE
TWO BILLION DOLLARS.
(By International Newt Service)
LONDON, Oct. 26. Chancellor of
the Exchequer Bonar-Law will move -a
credit of two billion dollars Id the
House of Common next , Tuesday
This amount will finance Britain'
war operations until December. ..;
ITALIAN CABINET
MAY RESIGN.
(By International News Service.) .
ROME. Oct. 25. Tha"res!rnation
of the Italian cabinet '4a considered .
as being Imminent today,'as,a result
or the Chamber of Deputes, by v a
maJoritv of 200. having rlAttt a
resolution expressing confidence In '
the present ministry. -
SINN FEIN SITUATION ' '
HAS GROWN SERIOUS. .
(By International Newt eSrrice.)
situation Ir under consideration by
the cabinet. It Is generally conceded
that either force or conciliation must
be used immediately to prevent rev
olutionary outbreaks,
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POTATOT8 SELLING AT
THREE CENTS A POUND).
(By International Newa Service.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 26. By ar
rangements with the State Food Ad
ministrator potatoes were placed oa
sale today at 3 cents a pound. Ar
rangements are being made for food
regulation, including two meatless
and two wheatless days each week. ,
GERMANS ON DEFENSIVE
ON THE WEST FRONT.!
(By International News Service.)
BERNE, Oct 26. Germany will
concentrate against Russia and Italy
from now on, according to the belief
of diplomatic circles. It is expected
that on the Western front Germany
will content herself with defensive
warfare and will retire from lime to
time in the face of the increasing
pressure being exerted by the Allies.
NEARLY EVERY SOLDIER
OWNS A LIBERTY BOND.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. When
the Liberty Loan campaign closes ap
proximately every soldier in the Uni
ted States, will be the owner of at
least a $50 'Liberty Bond. This In
cludes regulars, militia men and se
lect men at the various camps. They
have subscribed $65,000,000 to date.
The total of all subscriptions Is ap
proximately four billon dollars, fut
incomplet returns make a definite
timate Impossible today.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET. V-V
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 26. The cotton
market opened with January con
tracts selling at 27.10, May 26.50.
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