TONIA
ZETTE
PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WE DNESDAY AND FRIDAY.
Voi. xxxvm. : ? no. 11a.
OA0TONIA. N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 2, 1M7.
92,00 A .YEAR DT ADTANCZ.
FLORAL FAIRA SUCCESS
CHBYSAXTllEkUMS WERr BEAUTIFUL
PATHFIIJDERSIVERE HERE
HEARTY WELCQmTFbMHEJID PARTf
U. S. TRANSPORT
TO RALEiGHJEXT YEAR
MEANS TRIAL .
TO PROCEED
IS T0RPED0D
PRESBYTERIANS SELECT THE . CAPITAL
ME-OAS
GA
V
Hundreds of People Visited the An
nual Floral Fair, Given Under Bu
" pervlakm of Gastonia Woman's
". ' Betterment Association Yesterday
Mew Feature Was Food Conser
Vatton Booth Complete List of
- Prizes for Mowers. fancy wora
Canned Products and Candy W
Success Financially Also.
0 Estonia's 1917 Floral Fair was
decided success front every sta;
point. Hundreds of Gastonlans a
.many' out-of-town people visited t
v Heath building where the fair w
held between the opening hour, 2:3
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and tn
closing last night about 10:30
o'clock. For several hours the build
ing was so crowded that the visitors
could not be accommodated at the
tables or with seats. The receipts
- totalled $564.20, of which amount
about $350 represents profit, which
igoes to the fund used by the Gasto
nia Woman's Betterment Associa
tion for various public purposes.
The showing of chrysanthemums
was exJellehi and was considered In
every respect the equal of past fairs,
which is saying quite a good deal.
During the eight or ten years since
this fair was established as an an
nual event, it has earned the reputa
tion of making the finest showing or
chrysanthemums that are to be seen
anywhere In this part of the country.
The ladles are proud of this success
along this line, as they have Just
cause to be. A- new feature this year
was the food conservation booth
where were shown a large variety of
jellies, jams, preserves and canned
vegetables of various kinds. It was
an excellent showing and attracted
much attention and favorable com
ment. The fancy work and candy
booths were up to the usual stand
ard. Music by the local orchestra
was a pleasing feature during the
evening. '
Following is a list of the prizes
awarded:
CHRYSANTHEMUMS.
First best collection No. 3, Mrs.
D. M. Jones.
Second best collection No. 2, Mrs.
B. F. Ormand.
Third best collection No. 11, Mrs.
Hanks.
First best vase of chrysanthe
mums, No. 3, Mrs. D. M. Jones.
Second best vase of chrysanthe
mums, No. 3, Mrs. D; M. Jones.
Yellow collection, No. 3, Mrs. D.
M. Jones.
White' collection No. 7, Mrs. H. B.
Moore.
Odd variety, No. '8, Mrs. W. W.
Glenn.
Third best D Appleton No. 5, Miss
Xiowry Shuford.
' Third best yellow No. 12, Mrs. J.
JL. Beal.
Best fern, No. 6, Mrs. Albert Ran
Mln. Third best cream chrysanthemums
.No. 10, Mrs. G. W. Wilson.
Third heat pink No. 8, Mrs. W. fr.
(Glenn.
Third best lavender No. 7, Mrs. H.
,B. Moore.
Best single bloom No. 8, Mrs. W.
W, Glenn.
Second best single bloom No. 12,
Jtfrs. J. L. Beal.
Third best bronze No. 3, Mrs.xD.
M. Jones.
Third best white No. 3 Mrs. D. M.
Jones.
Best vase roses Ho. 17, Mrs. V. E.
ILong.
Best dahlias No. 16. Mrs. Robert
IFord.
FANCY WORK.
est old calico quilt, a prize, Mrs.'
J. P. Reid.
Second best old calico quilt, a rib
bon, Mrs. W. W. Glenn.
Best old counterpane, a prize. Miss
Birdie . Duff.
Second best old counterpane, a
Tibbon. Miss Eula Glenn.
Best coverlet, a prize, Miss Lucy
Wilson.
Second best coverlet, a ribbon,
.Mrs. Albert Rankin.
Best silk or wool quilt, Mrs. R. M.
Johnston. . f
Second best silk or wool quilt' a
ribbon, Mrs. Levehtls, Chris Levent
v Is mother. '',..
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
. Best work by school domestic sci
ence department. Miss Myrtle War
ren. Best piece of embroidery, Mrs. W.
T. Rankin.
' Best piece of crochet,' Mrs. S. H.
. Johnson. ' '
Best piece' baby . apparel, Mrs.
Weir. .. . ... ; . ...
'Best - miscellaneous article, Mrs.
Charles Ford.
' Best towel, Mrs. Estrldge. - v.
Best handkerchief, Mrs. E. O. Jen
. nlnga. "? v..-7v-rC.: Sw
r CANDY. ; v ' ):
Mrs. J. M. Caidwell and Mrs. J.'L.
3eal tied for first prize so two, ate
.(Continued on page .8)
SUING SOUTHERN
' ' V FOR $30,000
Mr.,lsmark Capps returned, Wed
nesday from Ashevllle where, in con
junction with ex-Governor Locke
Craig, of the Ashevlllsr bar, he in
stituted suit in Buncmbe Superior
Court against the Southern Railway
Company for aamages for personal
Injuries suatalqedAecently by Rich
ard Norment, the nine-year-old son
of Mrs. Jane Norment, of Gastonia.
The suit will probably come up for
hearing at the next term of. Bun
combe court for - the trial of civil
causes.
Richard Norment, who is attend
ing a school at Balfour, near Hen
tersonville, lost his right arm and
right foot on October 9th when he
was struck by a train near Balfour.
He was taken to t hospital at Hen
dersonville where for several days
his life hung in the balance. He is
recovering and, though maimed for
life, is getting.along as well as one in
his condition could be expected to.
Papers in the case were filed yes
terday. It is alleged by the plain
tiff's attorneys that the accident in
which young Norment sustained
such fearful injuries was due to the
negligence of the railroad .
CLUB HELD SEMI
ANNUAL MEETING
v
The regular semi-annual meetin
of the Commercial Club was held In
the club rooms on the seventh floor
of the First National Bank building
Tuesday night. The president, Mr.
A. M. Dixon, presided. Five mem
bers of the governing board to serve
for the coming year were chosen.
They were W. T. Grlgg, Lee Johnson,
M. A. Turner, W. T. Rankin and R.
B. Babington. A resolution was
passed to the effect that all members
of the club who have joined the army
have their dues remitted for the
period of the war or their stay in
the army and retain full member
ship without charge. The secretary
was Instructed to notify all of them
to this effect.
A committee composed of W. T.
Rankin, G. B. Mason and Dr. Lee
Johnson was appointed to draft suit
able resolutions of respect to the
memory of the late Dr. R. M. Reid,
for many years a faithful and be
loved member of the club, who re
cently died. These resolutions will
be published in The Gazette and a
copy sent to the family of the de
ceased, v
The constitution and by-laws were
so amended as to "droit, tn member
ship persons who have attained the
age of eighteen instead of twenty
one, which has heretofore been the
age limit. This amendment pro
vides that the application of any per
son of eighteen and under twenty
one must be submitted , to and ap
proved by a majority of the board
of governors before It can be sub
mitted to the club membership for
ballot.
S. A. Robinson was appointed a
committee to request Mrs. Leila S.
Reid, widow -of the late Dr. R. M.
Reid, long a prominent member of
the organization, for permission to
hang a portrait of Dr. Reid in the
club rooms.
A committee composed of W. T.
Love, W. C. Adams and O. B. Car
penter was appointed to have in
stalled In the club rooms a clock.
UNIVERSITY MEN
D1SL0Y
(By International
rvice.)
'champagne,
2,-fFed-
era! Agent Kirckjis
y preparing
to file charges ofuHsIoyalty against
eight members of the facutly and
one ktudent of the University of Illi
nois It is alleged that they opposed
the Liberty Loan and other govern
ment war plans.
FRENCH REINFORCE
THE ITALIANS
'LONDON, Nov. 2. The French re
inforcements have arrived at the
Italian front, according to the offic
ial dispatches today. It Is believed
that most of he decisive battles or
the war will be fought along the Tag
Ugamento river. : . The -British offlcef
found the Italian moral much better
than he expected. .The Germans now
advance and will face a greatly In
tensified artUlery Are. .
Ai advertisement tn' The Gazette
reaches jnore people for the cost
than yoa can reach tn any other pos
sible way. Rates oa application.
AL
News lie
LLLl JioY
Public Reception Held at Court
House for the Pathfinders of the
flank head Highway Association
Short Speeches by Instlnguished
Visitors Gaston County Has
Largest Membership in the Asso
ciation Between Washington and
Atlanta.
Arriving, In Gastonia somewhat
late at 1 J o'clock this moving the
pathflndLftg party of the Bankhead
Highway Association found' a large
and enthusiastic gathering of citi
zens of the cltjf andcounty assem
bled at the court bouse for the in
formal! exercise Aj be held there In
the interest . of securing this great
highway for Gastonia and the coun
ty-
A large number of Gastonia good
roads enthusiasts had met the path
nnaers at ine uatawoa river near
Belmont and accompanied' them to
the city. The speeches were neces
sarily brief, on account of the delay
in reaenmg the city,. Mayor Dixon,
for the city, President J, H. Separk,
for the Gastonia Chamber of Com
merce and Supt. F. P. Hall, for the
county, welcomed yie . visitors.
Chairman, R. K. Davenport, of the
county board of commissioners, pre
sided. Mr. J. A. Rountree, secre
tary of the Bankhead Association,
introduced the president of the as
sociation Mr. T. W. Plowman, who
responded to the addresses of wel
come. The principal speech of the
occasion was by Senator J. H. BanK
head, of Alabama, who was greeted
with great enthusiasm and made a
most splendid address within a brief
compass of a few minutes. Though
75 years young, as he expressed It,
the distinguished senator spoke with
a vigor and forcefulness which
showed his deep interest in the enter
prise for which he stands as the
leading .sponsor, the establishment
of a great national highway from
Washington to Los Angeles, passing
through the most progressive dis
tricts of the South.
Among the other speakers were
Congressman . Y. Webb and Col.
Benehan Cameron. The official path
finders, Mr. J. O. LaGorge, Mr. M.
O. Eldredge and Mr. A. S. Batcheld
er, were merely introduced to the
audience, lack of time making It im
possible for them to make speeches.
The entire party of pathfinders was
constitued as follows:
Senator J. H. Bankhead, Congress
man E. Y. Webb, exCongressman
T. S. Plowman, president of tne
Bankhead 'National Highway associa
tion; Dr. H. M. Rowe, president of
the American Automobile associa
tion; J. A. Rountree, secretary or
the Bankhead National Highway as
sociation; John Olive La Gorce,
chairman of the pathfinders com
mission and editor of the National .
Geographic Journal; M. Q. Eldrige,'
United States office of public roads,
and member of the pathfinders com
mission; A. S. Batchelder, member
executive committee, A. A. A. and
member of pathfinders commission;
C. E. Ireland, assistant secretary of
Bankhead National Highway associa
tion; Mrs. Ruth Kramer, member
woman's board, United States Good
Roads association; Mias Selene Roun
tree, Birmingham; Col. Benehan
Cameron of Raleigh; W S. Fallis,
state . highway engineer; Clarence
Hazelwood, of Washington, and
Mrs. L. Randolph, of Jefferson, Oa.
The enthusiasm of the local audi
ence, which filled the circuit court
room, was greatly aroused by some
of the compliments paid the city of
Gastonia and county of Gaston by
the speakers. Most gratifying to all
was the statement made by Secretary
Rountree that Gaston county had the
largest unit of membership in the as
sociation between Washington and
Atlanta., Senator Bankhead, al
though not one of the official path
finders, declared himself heartily
favorable to the location of the high-"
way through Gastonia. Congress
man, Webb also made the statement
that the audience gathered here to
welcome the party was the largest
they had had at any meeting held In
day time Bince leaving Washington.
At 11:40 the party left for Kings
Mountain and Shelby, from which
point they go to Spartanburg, and
then to Greenville, where.they are to
spend the night.
THAW HEADS
FLYING SQUADRON
(By International News Service.)
JPARIS, Nov. 2. Lieut. William
Thaw, of Pittsburg, is now in com
mand of the'-LaFayette Escadrille
and Lieut. Verdier has been placed
second in command.
Winding Up Tear,
Presiding: Elder J. F. Kirk of tne
Shelby District will be here Sunday
for the. purpose of holding the fourth
quarterly conference of Main Street
Methodist church at o'clock Sun
day afternoon. , Mr.' Kirk will preach
at this church 8unday night at the
usual hour, this service. marking the
close of the ! protracted meeting
which has been In progress here for
the past two weeks.
-The Gasette goes all over Gaston
ad then some. Only thrice a
week paper fa the State. Two dollars
the year, and cheap at that.
. (By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. The
American transport Finland was tor
pedoed by a German submarine while
on Its way home from France, the
Navy Department announced today.
The Finland was only slightly1 dam
aged and returned to port under her
own steam. No mention is made of
casualties, in the brief report from
Admiral 61ms.
EIGHT KILLED
21 INJURED
(By International News Service.)'
LONDON, Nov. 1. Eight peo
ple were killed and 21 Injured in the
air raids on London last night.
ANOTHER BIG '
LOAN TO ENGLAND
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. The
United States today loaned Great
Britain 1435,000,000.
NEW DEVICE OF
FRIGHTFULNESS
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Nov. JL A relay hell
and a bouncing aeroplane bomb are
the latest German Inventions of
f rightfulness. The shell Is fired from
a big naval gun. When it explodes
it puts forth fifty small bombs which
themselves go a great distance and
then burst. The "bouncing" bomb,
dropped from an aeroplane, bounces
six feet into the air before exploding
and thus does great damage Instead
of just making a hole in the ground.
NEGROES ARE
NOW ON TRIAL
(By International News Service.)
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 1. Inaugu
rating what promises to be one of
the most notable trials in the United
States military'hlstory, 63 negro sol
diers of the 24th Infantry went on
trial before a courtmartial here this
morning for murder and mutiny for
participating in the Houston raid.
Death by banging or before a firing
squad is regarded as almost certain
for those convicted. Seventy-five
others went on trial at El Paso oh
lesser charges In connection with
the same raid. The trial court will
fix the punishment.
Fires.
The city fire department was call
ed to the Loray Mill at 2:30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon to extinguish
a blaze in the picker room on the
fourth floor of the mill. The fire
was confined to that room and tne
resultant damage was small, the
damage being practically altogether
to cotton in the room. At 2 o'clock
Sunday morning the department was
called to West Gastonia but was una
ble to reach with Its hose a house be
longing to the Gray Mill and located
well outside the city limits and out
side the range of the city's water
system. The chemical extinguishers
were used to protect adjoining hous
es. The burned house was a four
room structure. Tuesday -night about
6 o'clock the department was called
to the Realty building where an
awning had caught fire. The dam
age was confined to the awning.
MILLS DAMAGED BY FIRE.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 2. The Cham
plain silk mills, making gunpowder
bags for the government, were seri
ously damaged by fire, .the origin 'of
which Is unknown.
DfPROVE THEIR POSITIONS.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Nov. . 2.The British
have Improved their positions South
and West of Paschaendele and south
east of Poelcahelle, as a result of
the minor operations, the war office
announced.
TODAY'S COTTOX.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 2. Cotton
opened January, 28.45, May 26.10.
B. 1. Brawley, formerly a travel"
ing salesman, was yesterday electee
chief of police of Charlotte to suc
ceed Chief Horace Moore.
Synod Transacts Much Business at
Fayetterllle Dr. James Sprout
. Gives $30,000 for New Church at
Chapel Hill Interesting Reports
From Home Mission Workers
'Memorial Services for Ministers
Who Have Died During the Year.
Fayetteville, Nov. 1. Raleigh was
selected as next year's meeting place
of the North Carolina Presbyterian
Synod this afternoon, by a vote that
indicated a large majority over. Red
Springs until the vote was made
unanimous, wnen Dr. v..v. varaeu,
who Invited the synod to Red Spring!
voted for the capital city when he
saw Raleigh would win. State Treas
urer B. R. Lacy Invited the body, to
Raleigh,
The date of the meeting will be
left to the selection of, the modera
tor, stated clerk and the minister of
the First church of Raleigh, and will
be governed by the date of the State
fair. The synod finished up Its work
at the night session and adjourned.
The synod this afternoon placed
itself on record as endorsing the ac
tion of Dr. J. M. Wells, as moderator
of the general assembly, in appoint
ing committees In each synod to co
operate with the national govern
ment in the food conservation cam
paign. The synod listened to an Interest
ing talk by Dr. W. T. Elmore, ot
Hamilton, N. Y., in charge of Y. M.
C. A. work at Camp Greene, Char
lotte. The report of the Barium Springs
Orphanage was made by Dr. H. G.
Hill, president of the board of reg
ents. The orphanage supports 231
children. Dr. Hill reported an in
crease of $5,000 in the endowment
fund, and that Institution has a bal
ance of $440 on hand, despite the in
creased cost of maintenance.
Fayetteville, Oct. 31. The an
nouncement of a donation of $30,000
by Dr. James Sprunt, of Wilmington,
for the erection or equipment ' of a
new church building at Chapel Hill,
where the Presbyterian church,
serving the Presbyterian element a
mong the student body of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, is sup
ported by the synod, was made by
Dr. R. M. Williamson, of Greensbo
ro, at the morning session of the
second day of the Presbyterian syn
od of North Carolina here. Dr. Wil
liamson represented the committee
having in charge the work at educa
tional Institutions owned by the state
and spoke particularly of work being
conducted in the university commun
ity. An endowment of $25,000 had
been contemplated, but owing to tne
unsettled condition of affairs at the
present time, the raising of this en
dowment has been indefinitely de
ferred, he announced. Work on tne
new church edifice made possible by
Dr. Sprunt's generous benefaction
would begin within a short time,
said Dr. Williamson.
At the night session, Rev. A. W.
Crawford, of Greensboro, presented
the work of the home mUslon com
mittee. This committee had In Its
employ for the year 33 men, includ
ing the superintendent, Rev. Mr.
Crawford; ths general evangelists
of the synod, Dr. William Black, of
Charlotte; Dr. O. G. Jones, Greens
boro, and Rev. A. J. Crane, of Tar
boro. These men, supported wholly
or In part by the synod's committee,
supplied 84 weak churches, 65 mis
sion stations, reported 2,291 profes
sions of faith and 1,056 additions to
the Presbyterian church, besides
hundreds of additions to churches of
other denominations. The synod
spent for this work $13,210.19 and
received for its support $15,416.85
The surplus reduced the indebted
ness carried over from former years
to $2,000.
Each of the seven presbyteries
constituting the synod has its own
particular mission work, and theirs
and the syond's work combined show
the following condition' in the state,
&8 men employed:
Two hundred and forty-one weak
organized churches.
One hundred and thirty-one other
mission stations supplied.
One thousand seven hundred and
forty-two additions to the Presbyte
rian church.
Presbyteries expended In this mis
sion work, $31,708. The congrega
tions also did extensive mission
work in their bounds at a cost of
$33,457, making a total expended
for home mission work, in one year
of $80,687.' Short talks by various
pastors of churches where meetings
were held followed the presentation
of Dr. Crawford's report.
Following the observance of com
munion, a memorial service for mem
bers of the synod who have died dur
ing the year was held. The eulogy
of Dr. John W. Davis, a veteran mis
sionary to China, was delivered by
Dr. Byron Clarke, of Salisbury; the
eulogy of Dr.' John M. Rose, was
spoken by Dr. H. O. Hill, his life
long friend and co-laborer; that of
RerJC A. McLeod, of Fayetteville,
by Dr. K. J,-Hill, of Red Springs,
and that of Rev. W. M. . Shaw, of
South port, by Dr. A. D. McClure. N of
WUmiiffeton. v -r -
Stephane Lousanne, editor of Le
Matin, of Paris, one of France's "best
known papers, was the guest yester
day of Durham where he - delivered
an "address last night ' on "Fighting
France.". , : . .
(BY International Tt'ews Service.) '
CONCORD, Not. 2. Gaston B.
Means won the first tilt in his fight
for life Is Cabarrus Superior Court
when Judge E. B. Cline this morning
overruled a motion of the prosecu
tion for a change of venue. The trial
will proceed Immediately.
CLEMENT WANTS
CHANGE OF VEIIU2
(By International News Service.)
CONCORD, Not. 1 Gaston B.
Means, against whom the grand jury
this morning returned a true bill for
the murder of Mrs. Mary A. Kins,
the widow of a Chicago millionaire,
whose death near here on August 9
Is still shrouded in mystery, prompt
ly entered a plea of not guilty In Ca
barrus Superior Court today. Solic
itor Hayden Clement Immediately
began a fight for a change of Venue, '
declaring that it la impossible to se
cure a fair trial here because of the
great prominence of the Means fami
ly in this community for the past 100 '
years. ; ,
RUSSIA WILL "
STAY TO THE END
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. T h
statement of certain morning papers
that Russia has quit the war Is
branded as "almost criminal" by
Secretary of State Lansing. Russia
has no intention of quitting or let
ting the allies shoulder the burden
of the conflict, it is officially stated.
Kerensky has always maintained
that aid from the allies was necessa-'
ry and this aid Is being furnished. It
may be some time before the effects
are felt, but Russia will remain m
the war.
4,000,000 WOMEN SIGN PLEDGE.
(By International News Service.)' -
WASHINGTON. Nov. t Orir
4,000,000 women throughout . the
country have signed food pledge
cards, it Is officially announced.
Eight states as yet not heard from.
GERMAN INFLUENCE FELT
IX RUSSIAN ELECTIONS.
(By International News Sgrvice.)
PETROGRAD, Nov. 2. The Oer-,
man intelligence bureau Is spending
large sums and exerting all possible
Influence In the elections to the Rus
sian constituent assembly. The Ger
mans are backing the extremists wno
favor an immediate peace, as reveal
ed in information received here to-
V. 8. CONGRKOSMKX
LAND SAFE IN FRANCE.
( By International News Service.) I
LONDON, Nov. 2. American con
gressmen here to visit the war cone
left for France today. They will
visit the American and British for
ces In the trenches.
ITALIAN SITUATION CLEARING.
(By International News Service.)
ROME, Nov. 1. Italy's army la
no longer retreating, dispatches from
the front today declared. They state
that the Austrc-German advance Is
being halted at every point. Gener-
el Cadorna has effected his move-,
ment of troops with very small loss.
Reserves have been brought up to
the Tagliamento river line and a
great struggle is impending there. "
RENEWED FIGHTING '
ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
(By International News Service.)
PETROGRAD, Nov. 2. The -renewal
of fighting on the southwest
front is reported today near Popeia
vy. The Germans captured . some
Russian positions, ut were driven
out by counter-attacks. The Rus
sian artillery silenced the guns of
their opponents. Russian . airmen
bombarded Tarnopol.
NEW CHANCELLOR - - - .
PROMISES BALLOT REFORM.
(By International News Service.) '
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 2. Chancel
lor Von Hertllng Is reported to have
accepted the demands of. the Relcn
stag for a reform in the Prussian
ballot, v As-vice-chancellor. It Is stat
ed that Helferich will be succeeded
by Von Bayer, a progressive, but this
is not confirmed. .
Rer.-Barlus Cade, inventor of the
Cade typesetting machine, ' has re
signed the pastorate of - the . First
Baptist church of Lenoir and will go
to Philadelphia to -make his home.
He will devote his time to lookizi?
after the manufacture of the. ma
chine which bears his "name and
which is now being de. ready for
th market ,. ;. . ,
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