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OASTOJOA. ftf C, WEDNESDAY AFTERXOOX, OCTOBEH SI, 1917.
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MODERATOR
. CHARLOTTE ft'IXISTER HEADS TJiE SYNOD
Hundred" and Fourthvt Annual Se
Ion of Presbyterian Synod of
North Carolina In Session at Fay
etterille Rer. K. I. Slier Tern
poray Clerk Addresses by Drs.
Moore, Lartin and Uradley.
"Charlotte Observer, 3 1st.
'Fayetteville, Oct. 30. 'Rev. D. H
Rolston, D. D., pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Charlotte,
wag unanimously elected moderator
of the Presbyterian Synod of North
-Carolina at the Initial meeting of
the 104 th annual session here today.
Rev. E. L. Siler was elected to suc
ceed Rer. D. I. Craig, of Reidsviile,
as temporary clerk.
The synod convened in the First
Presbyterian church in this city this
.morning. Rev. Dr. Peter Mclntyre,
of Goldsboro, preached . the opening
sermon for the retiring moderator,
Rev. Dr. J. N. Summerell, of New
Bern.
At noon Dr. Summerell formally
convened the synod with impressive
prayer. After roll call Rev. W. E.
Hill, pastor of the First church of
this city, moved that the election of
the new moderator be deferred until
the afternoon session. Recess was
taken until 2:30.
Immediately after the . reassemb
ling of the synod, Rev. J. Leonard
Gill placed in nomination, with a
short but stirring speech, the name
of Dr. D. H. 'Rolston, pastor of the
First church at Charlotte, for mod
erator. The nomination was second
by Dr. W. J. Martin and Dr. J. J.
Hill. It was moved and seconded
that election be made by acclama
tion, and this was done.
Rev.E . L. Siler was nominated
and elected by acclamation to the po
sition of temporary clerk.
Dr. Walter Moore, president of
Union Theological Seminary, at
Richmond, Va., presented the report
of that institution.
Dr. W. S. Martin, president of Da
vidson College, addressed the synod
after Dr. Moore had concluded. Dr.
Martin spoke eloquently and force
fully on the work that is being done
at Davidson, and urged upon his
hearers the importance of continuing
and enlarging their support of the
"foremost Presbyterian educational
institution in the south." Davidson
is the chief source from which is
drawn the material for the ministry
of the Southern Presbyterian church,
he pointed out.
At the night session, Dr. D. Clay
Lilly, of Winston-Salem, presided
over a popular meeting in the inter
est of foreign missions. Gratifying
increase in the number of converts
in foreign fields was reported, the
number being 5,256, 25-larger than
In' any previous year. The endow
ment fund has grown to 9229,303,
and receipts to $586,544. The con
tribution of the North Carolina Syn
od was $117,785.
The change in exchange will add,
$60,000 to the cost of the work this
year. The report recommended that
pastors present this cause frequent
ly from their pulpits. It also rec
ommended that churches In addition
to the support Of undeveloped mis
sion fields take subscriptions for the
second-class appropriations of the
executive committee, which are for
native evangelists, native teachers,
and native medical workers in for
eign work.
Pending the adoption of the re
port. Dr. J. W. Bradley, a medical
missionary returned from China,
addressed the synod.
Members of the local committees
having in charge the work of enter
tainment were looking for an at
tendance of something like 300 dele
gates from the 484 churches of the I
seven presbyteries wnicn compose
the synod.- These presbyteries are
Albemarle, Concord, - Fayetteville,
Kings Mountain, Mecklenburg, Or
ange and Wilmington.
Rev. J. H. Henderlite and Mr. J.
All Bills Against The
Big Gaston County Fair
SHOULD BE PRESENTED .
J. M. HOLLAND,
, Executive Secretary.
T LOCAL ITEM
Where is the man who asked
it hot enough for you?"
is
-'Bout time to "put 'em on" and
that's no joke.
Mr. 'R. T. Ford, of Lowell, was
in the city on business Monday.
Mr. Bismarck Capps left yester
day for Hendersonvllle. where he
will spend a few days on business
Mrs. M. J. Patrick, of the Union
neighborhood, was in the city shop
ping yesterday.
The nutting season is here and
the children are finding much pleas
ure in hunting hickory nuts and wal
nuts. Lieutenant J. Wilson McArver,
of Camp Jackson, spent Sunday in
the city with-his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. R. McArver. iv'
Mrs. A. G. Myers and little son,
A. G., Jr., spent Saturday and Sun
day in Charlotte with relatives. Mr.
Myers Joined them Sunday.
'Rev. John W. Moore, pastor or
Trinity Methodist church, Charlotte,
was in the' city Monday and yester
day. Mrs. Nettle Bostlck returned
yesterday to her home In Asheville
after being the guest for a week or
Mrs. H. B. Moore.
Mrs. C. M. Moore and little
daughters, Nancy and Dorothy, re
turned yesterday from Dallas, where
they spent some time as the guests
of Mrs. J. W. Summey.
Miss Jane Morris, who was re
cently called home from New YorK
on account of the death of her uncle,
the late S. M. Morris, has returned
to that city to resume her study of
vocal music. A
iui . Aiucu ii. uouniu uas yux-
chased from Mr. C. L. Chandler the
Alexander house on West Fourth av-
jBnue which the latter recently
bought from Mr. T. J: Alexander.
Mr. Rankin and family will occudt
the residence at an early date. A
Mr. E. Price Rankin is Wilding
. i
a modern seven-room residence On
the York road near the Frank,. Mc
Arver place. Mr. J. F. Clemmer has
the contract. Mr: Rankin and family
will occupy this residence as soon as
it is completed. lsS-
-Friends of Mr. E. Hope Adams
will regret to learn. that he is very
critically 111 at his home on Crowders
Creek. He has been in an unconsci
ous condition for the past two days
and his physicians hold out no hope
for his recovery.
-Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Adams
and two little sons, Gordon and
Jack, will arrive tomorrow from
Fort Wayne, Ind., to spend some
time here as the guests of Mr. Ad
ams parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Adams. Mr. Adams is linotype ma
chinist on The Fort Wayne Journal-
Gazette. s Y
-"Speaking of potatoes," said
Mrs. Wiley Hanna to The Gazette
man the other day, "I have some
Poto Ricos which take the cake. My
bother. C. M. Faires, raised them on
is farm oif "" 1116 Union" road and
rought them to me a few days ago.
here were four in the lot and they
eighed 28 pounds. If anybody can
at that for sweet potatoes I'd like
to" know it."
JR. D. Craver, son-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Jenkins, of this city
and well-known in the moving pict
ure business in this State, yesterday
leased from the city of Charlotte the
municipal auditorium in which he
will present the regular run of the
atricals which were formerly pre
sented at the Academy of Music. The
latter was recently leased to the
Keith vaudeville circuit. Mr. Craver
is proprietor of moving picture hous
es In several towns in the State.
H. Kennedy ' are representing the
First Presbyterian church of Gas
tonia and Rev. W. J. Roach and Mr.
C. A. Spencer the Loray Presbyterian
church.
SHOR
Ounce
BIG AUTOMOBILE
TO GREET THE BANKHEHO PATHFINDERS
Local CoftMOittee Met Ltutt Night to
Form Plans for Receiving IiUn
Arulshed Party Which Will Visit
GastonU Friday In Their Trip
J Orer Proposed I lank head National
I Highway Autoists Asked to Join
I Reception Committee In Trip to
I Sloan's Ferry Party Will Reach
I Gastonla About 9:30 Friday
l Morning.
At a meeting of the Bankhead
Highway Committee of" the Chamber
of Commerce held in the rooms of
the chamber last night final plana
were made for entertaining the path
finder party which will pass through
Gastonla Friday morning. As noted
in these columns previously, this
party is composed of Senators and
Representatives through whose ter
ritory the proposed Bankhead High
way the coast-to-coast concrete
road will run, officials of the Bank
head National Highway Commission
and expert road engineers.
The plans outlined by the com
mittee last night contemplate the
meeting of the party at Sloan's Fer
ry, Belmont, the county line, Friday
morning with a large number of au
tomobiles and piloting them into
Gastonla. It is desired that every
Gastonian who has an auto and who
can possibly go join in this party.
Every auto owner will be expected to
fill his own machine with friends.
They are asked to gather on Main
avenue in the vicinity of the South
street crossing at 8:15 at which time
gong will be sounded. At 8:30
theparty will leav for Belmont. It
18 expected that the party will reach
Gastonla about 9:30 o'clock and
that the pathfinders will spend about
30 minutes here. During their stay
several of the distinguished members
of the party will probably make
open air talks if the weather per
mits. All of the city schools will
have their pupils out to greet the
party. The East Gastonla graded
school children will greet them as
they enter the city; the Central
school children will greet them in a
body uptown and the West Gastonla
graded school pupils will bid them
adieu as they leave the city.
Among the prominent men in the
party will be Senators Hoke Smith,
of Georgia:; Lee S. Overman, of
North Carolina; T. S. Martin, of Vir
ginia; T. W. Hardwick, of Georgia;
E. D. Smith,, of South Carolina, to
gether with a number of Represent
atives. It will comprise the largest
number of distinguished national
legislators ever in Gastonla at one i
time.
Chairman V. E. Long of the local !
committee states that the Gaston
County Bankhead Highway Com
mission now has over 500 members
and the campaign has Just commenc
ed. New Medical Marvel.
Of all the remarkable medical in
novations, probubly the most marvel
ous is a new -antiseptic solution per
fected aflpr ten years' work by Dr.
Wilfred Fralick of New York ; Dr. Os
car Eckstein of the University of Ber
lin, and Dr. A. C. Allen of the Univer
sity of Chicago.
It is superior to the famous Carrel
Dakln solution because, in addition to
everything that preparation can do, it
can be used on the brain and In the
abdominal cavity and can be injected
directly Into the blood without dan
SCer. The last named quality makes It of
startling significance In the treatment
of blood poisoning.
While to put the Carrel-Dakln solu
tion Into the veins of a patient would
mean certain death, the new prepara
tion, a chlorinated solution of per
manganate of potash, can be run di
rectly into the blood stream without
disturbing anything there except the
evil elements meant to be attacked.
The Grouches.
Two men sat glaring and glowering
at each other In a provincial Y. M.
C A.
"Who are the two grouches V a
salesman asked. "
"One is our hotel proprietor," a na
tive answered, "and the other is the
editor of the local paper."
"What's got their goatr
Well," said the native, "It seems
that at our school treat last evening
the magician asked for the loan of a
handkerchief, and somebody Lauded
him up a big square of muslin.
; "The magician unfolded the square
and said: r
" Thank goodness there's at least
one clean sheet In this town.'" . :
And ever since then the editor has
Insisted that the magician was allud
ing to. thehotel bedclothes, and the
hotel man has Insisted that It was the
editor's paper was being knocked
Washington Star. -
Want ads bring result. Bare
yo tried 'em? If not, bow's the
time.. One cent word each laser
Uon, cash wlUi order. v
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LATEST FROM OUR J CORRESPONDENTS
NEWS FEOM CHOUSE.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CROUSE, Oct. 30. Miss Annie
Mae Alexander spent Sunady with
Misses Iva Lee and Hazel Carpenter.
Miss Audrey Kiser spent Sunday
with Miss Cora Lee Carpenter.
Mrs. P, S. Carpenter spent Sunday
and Monday near Hickory with her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter,
who is very sick.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Carpenter,
or Hickory, spent Sunday with Mr. J
T. Carpenter.
Rev. Luther Carpenter has return
ed home from Virginia where he has
been taking treatment for cancer.
He doesn't seem to improve any.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Kiser spent
Sunday with Mr. M. D. Clemmer.
Prof. J. L. Webb is teaching the
second 10-days singing school at
Lander's Chapel.
Mr. Leonard Alexander left Tues
day for Camp Jackson, Columbia, S.
C.
OHERRYVILLE ROUTE 2 NEWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CHERRYVILLE, Route 2, Oct. 30.
Mrs. Grier Bellinger is spending
some time with her brother at Ashe
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Rudislll spent
Sunday in Charlotte.
Mrs. W. R. Carpenter returned
home Friday after spending some
time with her daughter at Rogue
mont. Mrs. G. W. Stroup and daughter,
Ethel, spent Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Carpenter.
Mr. Espey Plonk and Miss Alda
Deal, of Kings Mountain, were the
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Carpenter Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Long, of Shel
by, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. C. Stroup.
Misses Ferrie and Ora Froneber-
g'er, of Bessemer City,-route one,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Miss Maggie Lee Carpenter.
Miss Annie Stroup and little sis
ter, Pauline, spent Sunday with Miss
Pearl Lackey near Cherryville.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stroup spent
Sunday In Bessemer City.
WITHERS NEWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
GROVES, Oct. 29. Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Teague, of Lowell, spent Sun
day here with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. N'oles were Mt.
Holly visitors Sunday.
Miss Rosa Williams spent Sunday
in Lowell.
Mr. Vance Angsley and Miss Eliza
beth Hendrlx were married Saturday
night and left Sunday for Lenoir to
spend a week with Mrs. Angsley's
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kincald spent
Sunday in Lowell with Mr. and Mrs.
Turner Wallace.
NEWS OF ALEXIS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
ALEXIS, Oct. 29. People around
Alexis are getting up corn in a hur
ry these fine days. Many of them
are having corn shuckings. Last
Friday night, Mr. Cllppard had a
corn shucking and many were pres
ent. He made 58 barrels of corn.
Last Saturday night Mr. J. W. Ab
ernethy, of Alexis, gave a candy
shucking. He also gave pies and
cake. After the corn had been shuck
ed the crowd of young people played
"snap" and "ring." Everyone seem
ed to enjoy the games and also tne
corn shucking.
Mr. J. W. Abernethy was a busi
ness visitor to Lincolnton Friday.
Mr. D. T. Ferrell spent Friday in
Lincolnton, baring gone after the
close of school.
Miss Edna Black, of the Alexis
school faculty, spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends and relatives at
her home in Lucia.
Mr. Lewis Ballard was a visitor
here Sunday.
Mr. Leroy Ballard spent sojiie
time here Sunday. '
Misses. Maude Ballard and Mary
Agnes Ferrell and Prof. D. T. Fer
rell were visitors at Spencer Moun
tain Sunday.
Mr. E. E. McAllister, of Alexis,
spent Sunday in Gastonla with rela
tives. Mr. S. L. McAllister and family
were visitors at Camp Oreene Sun
day. On account of a corn shucking at
Mr. Cllppard's Friday night, tne
meeting of the Antonian Literary So
ciety was called off. The subject,
"Resolved, That the Education or
Girls is More Important Than the
Education of Boys," was to have
been discussed last Friday night, but
the meeting was postponed until Fri
day night, November 2. On this
date the. above question will be de
bated. Mr. D. T. Ferrell conducted prayer
meeting at the Baptist church Sun
day night- The scripture lesson was
taken from the fifth chapter of Ro
mans. ' His subject was "The Good
ness of God." ,A large crowd attend
ed these services. - 7
r. J. Ross Katcntord, of Bel
mont, was a Gastonla visitor Sunday.
Mrs. J. Holland Morrow has re
turned from a week's visit to home
folks at Darlington, JC. .
FIRST SAMMIE
TO BE INJURED
(By International News Service.)
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Oct. 30. An American
lieutenant attached to the signal
corps was the first United States sol
dler to be wounded by the Germans
in France. He was struck on the leg
by a shell splinter while working in
a communication trench. He was
treated at a field hospital. . His
wound is not serious.
Rain is the worst enemy the Amer
ican soldiers have had to fight so far
in the first line trenches Five war
correspondents visited the first line
trenches Sunday. The Americans
are well prepared for winter. The
trenches are well drained and the
dugouts are warm and comfortable.
There has been little rifle firing but
the batteries' have kept up an inter
mittent bombardment. The Germans
reply only occasionally with a fire
of shrapnel which cover the boys but
they keep their helmets on. At this
point the German trenches are 300
yards away and things are very qui
et. SENSATION IN
MEANS CASE?
(By International News Service.)
CONCORD, Oct. 30. Persistent
reports to the effect that Captain
Bingham will testify against Gaston
Means created a sensation today.
Capt. Bingham, it is said, will show
that the fatal target shooting trip
was planned and was not the casual
trip that Means claims it was. About
half of the witnesses have testified
before the grand Jury.
ADMITTED HE
KNEW BERNST0RFF
(BY International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 30. "If the Unit
ed States believes I have done any
thing to harm her, I want to be hung
publicly in Michigan avenue," declar
ed Count Minotton. son-in-law of
Louis Swift today. He admitted
knowing Bernstorff and Luxburg but
only in a business way. He denies
knowing Ensign' Dunbar who is ac
cused of spying.
600,000 SIGN FOOD
PLEDGE CARD
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. A huge
enrollment of American families in
the food conservation campaign is re
ported today. Over 600,000 cards
were signed on the first day of food
conservation week. The number is
expected to reach 10,000,000. Mr.
Hoover states that tne campaign will
undoubtedly be a big success.
BIGEL'OW FORGIVES
HIS KIDNAPPERS
(By International News Service.)
CINCINNATI, Oct. 30. While
Herbert H. BIgelow, the pacifist ora
tor who was kidnapped a few days
ago, was under the influence of opi
ates in a local hospital today, he
sent out a statement declaring his
forgiveness of his kidnappers. "I,
too, am near the savage," the state
ment said, "as near as Germany. But
I would not retaliate in mind. I for
give."
ITALIAN' SITUATION IMPROVED.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. - The
new Italian line along the Tag Lla
mento river will bold. Tbis state
ment practically summarizes all dis
patches from Rome to the Italian
Embassy. The German claim of one
hundred thousand prisoners is gross
ly eggarerated, the Italians, claim.
French and British reinforcements
with heavy guns have . arrived, to
gether with rifles ' for the Italians.
Gen. Cadorna's retreat Is now being
carried out without severe losses.
BRITISH BIOYE FORWARD.
(By International News Service)
LONDON, Oct. 80. The British a-
gain swept forward today in an at
tack north of Tpres near the Hom
ers railroad. . Theofflclal. statement
says that good progress Is being
made. :.
ORDERED TO ;
' CAMP NOV. 2
ORDERED TO CAMP .... sleJF 1
(By International News Service.)
. WASH I NGTON, Oct. 3 0. General
Crowder today ordered the 'Gover
nors of Pennsylvania, Washington,
Idaho, California, Nevada, Montana,
Oregon, Wyoming. Utah and Mary
land to send the remaining incre
ments of their National Army to can
tonments on November 2nd. This
will about complete the first army of
687,000 men.
SOLDIER JUMPED
TO HIS DEATH
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-CorperaI
Berney Loveman, of Birmingham,
Ala., Jumped to death . from the
eighth story of a Broadway hotel
this morning. He was to have been
married yesterday to Miss Reglna
Glancoff, but the girl's parents re
fused to permit the wedding. Love
man was one of the most prominent
young business men in Alabama.
OPPOSITION TO
VON HERTLIKG
(By International News Service) '
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 31. A storm
of opposition has already developed
In Germany to the appointment or
Count Von Hertling as Chancellor.
The Socialists and Liberals are v a
galnst him because he opposed par
liamentary government, The : fact
that the Kaiser consulted no mem
bers of the Reichstag about the ap
pointment has added to the antag
olsm, Oermany Is using very avail
able man in the war. Women and
children do the work formerly per
formed by old men.
AT THE MOVIES
COZY THEATER.
TODAY: "The Midnight Man,"
5-act Butterfly.
TOMORROW: Last chapter "The
Grey Ghost", Hearst-Pathe News.
FRIDAY: "The Clean-Up", 5-act
Bluebird.
IDEAL THEATER. v
TODAY: Julian Ettinge in 'The'
Countess Charming."
TOMORROW: Jack PIckford and
Louise Huff In "The Varmint." '
BROADWAY THEATRE.
TODAY: Red Cross Day, "Do
Children Count," title. "The Oaid
lng Hand," also "The Star Spangled
Banner." ;
No war tax charged. .
"THK COUNTESS CHARMING,
In his initial photodramatic pro
duction for parmount, "The Coun
tess Charming," Julian Eltlnge. the
noted feminine impersonator Is sup-,
ported by a cast of more than ordi
nary excellence and including sucn
well-known screen personages as
Tully Marshall, Edythe Chapman,
Florence Vldor, Mabel Van Buren,
Billy Elmer and others. The produc
tion was made for Paramount under
the direction of Donald Crisp. "The
Countess Charming" will appear at
the Ideal theater today. ' r: 1
TWENTY PERSON'S INJURED -IX
WRECK IX GEORGIA,
(By International News Service.) ,
COLl'MBt'S, GA , Oct. 31. Twen
ty persons were more or less serious
ly injured early this morning when'
threo cars or train No. ? on the
Central of Georgia Railroad rolled
down a 15 foot embankment. The
wreck ia thought to have been caus
ed by a broken rail. R. D. Lye,- of
Atlanta, is so seriously hurt that he '
will probably die from his injuries. - -
AMERICAN MAY COIfAXD
LAFAYETTE KNCIiADRILLK.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Oct. 31. Lieutenant Wil
liam Thaw, of Pittsburg, may sue-
ce'ed Captain Thenault as command- ,
er of the LaFayette Escradrille. The
Frenchman is now in need of rest.
It is expected that Raoal Lufberry,
of .Wallingford, Conn., will be pro-
nioted to second In command.
GERMAN' SUSPECTED OP ' "
sTAitnxq two fire.
(By international lews Service.)
s BALTMOR, OcL 31. Convinced
that German agents were responsi
ble for the I5.0Q0.000 fire which de
stroyed two piers , and the'' British ;
steamship Kerrlyange here -early to
day, the Department of Justice threw
Its full force into the search for tie
guilty' parties. Chief Gunner Brown
ly and two sailors from the Kerrl
yange are dead and 30 members of
the crew are missing, It is feared are
lost. '
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