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'..1 liliili PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. VOL. XXXDL: Na-12. ' ; GASTONIA N. C MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY SS8 1918. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVAXCH, -"V.: : . City Council Puts Into Effect Ordi nance Forbidding Any Soldier to . Come Inside City Limits Wltnout t a Clean Wll of Health Also En acts Law Requiring Drug Stores and Restaurants to Use Sanitary 1 Cups Barbers Must Sterelise In struments Action Followed In. veetigation by City Physician An ' derson., " Following a report from City.Phy alclan J. A. Anderson, who was sent to Charlotte Friday afternoon to in vestigate the meningitis situation. the city council, in called session Friday night, enacted an ordinance Quarantining . : against ..-all., soldiers front camps where contagious dis eases are prevalent, except tboee whose homes are here. The ordi nance, which is given in full below, requires that every -soldier entering the- city limits must present a clean ' bill of health in the shape of a cer tlflcate from a reputable pathologist stating that said soldier has been ; given . microscopical examination within 24 hours and has been found free of contagious disease germs. This ordinance became effective Sat urday morning at 7 : 30 o'cIock. Following is the text of the ordi ', nance: ' - v . A HEALTH ORDINANCE. . Whereas it appears that the health of the citizens of the City of Gastonia are endangered by reason of the epidemic of cerebrospinal meningitis now prevailing among, tne various military camps adjacent to aald city: Now - therefore, in order to pre serve and safeguard, as far as pos sible, the health of the general pub lic, the Board of Aldermen of the ity of Gastonia do ordain and en act: f. - " '-'V - Sec; 1. That it shall be unlaw ful for any officer or enlisted man to come within the city limits of Gas tonia unless he shall be a resident of said city, and except thosewho shall have official business within the said . clty or shall have and present health certificate from a competent pathologist, that such pathologist has , within twenty four hours made a mi croscopical examination of such per . son and that he is free from any con- , taglous or infectious disease. Sec. 2. That any person violating lany of the provisions of the above -ordinance shall be -guilty of a mis demeanor and shall be fined or im prisoned in the discretion of the court. - ' ' Sec 3. That this ordinance shall be. in full Torce and effect on ana After 7:30 o'clock - P. M., January t 6th;-19918, and shall remain in er feet until repealed. v - It Us understood that General Dlckraan, . commander of Camp Oreene, has Issued an order forbid ding soldiers to come to Gastonia un less sent on special official business Dr. Anderson conferred with the city officials of Charlotte. Just how many 'cases of meningitis there are at Camp Greene is not known, but the , "health? officials of Gastonia and ' Charlotte both believe that the situ ation la of such a serious nature that these quarantine measures are abso lutely, necessary.' SERVICE- MUST BE SANITARY. Another ordinance, of almost equal . Importance, -was enacted requiring all soda fountains and restaurants to use Individual sanitary cups, etc., And requiring all barbers to steril ize their Instruments after each use of same on . a patron. . Following is the text of this ordinance: . AX ORDINANCE. , The Boardh of Aldermen of the City t of Gastonia Do Ordain and Enact. Sec. 1. That all persons, firms or corporations either owning. ' opera ting, or both, any public soda foun- - tain,: restaurant, or otherwise serv- -. Ing soft drinkg or lunches, to the public, shall use individual sanitary drinking cups and vessels, or shall sterilize such drinking cups, vessels, dishes and other articles of- glass, -china orcatlery.used for eatln and drinking by.-boiling in hot water for V not less than .five ' minutes, after each and every use, thereof by any ln- . dividual, -u; Sec. 2.-VThat each and every bar- - ber or tonsorialist engaged in his "business or ' prof easion. within . the , -city of Gastonia. shall sterilize or -. disinfect each and every instrument v After its use upon each and every in dividual, and , shall not .use any ' towel on more than one person, ana V not more than one time on each per son, without first bavlng the same laundered. V'"- '-' - Sec. 3. ' Any person or persons vio lating any provision of., this . ordi nance shall be guilty of a misda- - meanor and shall pay a fine of $10 . for each any every offense. - Sec. 4. This ordinance shall be in 4ull force and effect on and after . January 29th. ,1918. ; .. . . r T0 PREVENT THE piSEASE. ' ' City Physician J. AT Anderson f ur-' nishes The Gazette with the follow .,. ing: - -r- - .; Meningitis is due to a specific erm.- A tiny micro-organism whicn gains admission to the human or ganisn through the. nose and throat It would therefore seem advisable to keep the nasal mouth and throat car itles as nearly disinfected as possl 1 hie and for this purpose the follow ' lng formula' is recommended by the , U S. 'Public Health Service: - v Chlorazene. crams 1 : ' - i Oil Eucalyptus, ten drops, : r - - Liq. Aliolens, su "clant qusatlty ' IMMOVELM" SCHOOL CH1LCRIN ARE TO DO THEIR BIT Two Thousand Gastonia School Chil dren, Organized Into Companies, : Will Tax AH the Cityy Wednesday r Afternoon lhirpose I to Impress Public (With Necessity of Saving rFueL:V.. ; K Prof. W. P. Grier. principal of the Central graded -school, has received from State Fuel Administrator A. W. McAlister at Greensboro a 'supply of tags for use by the school. children ou "Tag-Your-Shovel Day," January 30th -7, On, that day, school .children will tie tags bearing instructions for coal saving to practically every coal shov el in the United States, the purpose of "this being to' remind each man, woman and child wo uses . a coal shovel that a shovel full of oal is equal to half a loaf of bread, an1 that every shovel full of coal 'saved means Just so much additional pow er and health and support for the American soldier and. Bailor on the Firing Line. The tags bear these hints on sav ing coal: 1 1.. Cover furnace and pipes with asbestos, or other Insulation;- also weather strip your windows, or stuff cracks with cotton. 2. Keep your rooms at 68 de grees (best heat for health). " . . ' 3. Test your ashes by sifting. If you, find much good coal, there is sometmng wrong with your neater. See a furnace expert. 4. Heat only the rooms-you use all the time. 5. Write-to the maker of your furnace or stove for practical direc tlons for running economically. 6. Save gas and electric light as much as possible this will save coal for the nation. The -city has been divided into three. major districts for this work. Principal.W. P. Grier is In charge or the. central district which has been subdivided Into sixteen smaller dis tricts. Principal H. C. Slsk of tne East school is in charge of the dis trict embracing the eastern part of the city and Principal B. M. Weir of the West school is in charge of tne district embracing the western sec tion of the city. These sections have also been subdivided into smaller districts. v At 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon squads or companies of school chil dren will start out on this worn, which will be completed during the afternoon. -Practically all of the 2, 000 school children, will engage in this patriotic work. These children, who are thus "do ing their bit" in the great task of helping win the war; will no doubt as they should receive a warm welcome in the business houses and homes of the city. AI1ERICAN PATROL BOAT GOES OS THE ROGK f (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. An Am erican patrol vessel struck a rock in European waters Friday and will probably be total loss. Several members of tne 'crew were injured. The accident was caused by fog. "Find Inspiration In Sheep. In the highest of fine art, in the most appealing of poetry, sheep have been the inspiration for innumerable of the greatest attainments of prose, rhythmic and canvas. The immense horse , pictures of Rosa Bonheur, the cattle pictures of Paul Potter, have never had the tender consideration that' is given by the populace to small canvases by Jacaue and Mauve, al ways dominant in Bheep. Exchang'e. . If They Could Set Us Now. The other day in re-reading a book by John Burroughs, first 'published In 1873, I was Interested id this para graph In chapter on the Joy of walk ing: Tt ts said that Englishmen when they first come to this Country are tor eome.time under the impression that American women all have deformed feet tbey are so coy of them and so studiously careful to keep them hid." Anne Sherrlll Balrd, In Southern Wom an's Jiagazlne. . ' ; x f A Far-Seelna Voice. "A voice' is waiting - to see you, -f ma am, is the way a new maid called her mistress. to the telephone. Boston. Transcript,'. :- Gastonia Lodge No. S3 Knights of Pythias will hold its regular meet ing tonight and wOl do work In the first rank. Meeting in the assembly room of the Armington MoteL ; - to make 1 ounce. ? ? Mix and spray nose and throat ev ery four hours or four or five times a day. ' - This Is as near the Carrell-Daklns solution as can be procured- - around here and is said to be fatal to the germ of meningitis.- Those who are employed where they" come in con tact with the public are advised to m the Toregclnr precautions. PR B O ORATORS TWO PRESSES HERE YESTERDAY Lewis R. ffortoa and Dr. Louis Al bert Banks peax in Interest of ' Anti-Saloon Leaicue Tell of Pro gress Made in Fight Against Ll- ' quor Traffic and Believe That Next Five Years Will See the Na tion Entirely Dry Ir. Banks and - Rev. W. K. Jordan rreach. : Gastonlans had the rare opportunity of hearing three well-known and ex cellent speakers in one day yester- -'. day. Despite the Inclement weatber each speaker was heard by a large audience. They were Lewis R. Hor ton, of Spokane, Wash.; Dr. Louis Albert Banks, of Boston, and Rev. W, E. Jordan, of Philadelphia. . Mr. Horton spoke, at 11 o'clock yesterday morning at Mam Street Methodist church. His address had been announced for Sunday night but this arrangement was changed for his convenience Sunday morning. Mr. Horton is one of the neld-worK-ers for the American Anti-Saloon League and spoke in behalf of the great fight now being waged by that organization to make America dry. He is a most pleasing speaker. His style' is entertaining and he drives his strong points home with vigor and emphasis that clinches tbem. The speaker told ofxthe wonderful progress which has been made re cently in the fight to rid, America or the saloons and pleaded for a great final effort on the part of Hhe people to finish the Job now. Much empha sis was laid by the speaker on tne fact that, while this country is fac ing a shortage of - bread because of the export to- our Allies of immense quantities of grain, and while the President and the food administra tion 4b calling on the people to econ omize in the use of bread, the brew eries of this country are using every day In the week 280,000 bushels or grain for the manufacture of beer. While the fuel administration is closing the industries and the busi ness houses of the country one day In the week in order to save coal, the big breweries are running full tilt every day. ' Mr. Horton made a most convincing-plea for the support of the peo ple in the great and, as he predicted, final battle with thetdrlnk evil. At the teame hour Rev. W. E. Jor dan, co-pastor of Bethany Presbyte rian church ( Wannamaker's) in Philadelphia, preached at the First Presbyterian church. Mr. Jordan is at present acting as camp pastor at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C, under the auspices of the Xortn ern Presbyterian church. He came to Gastonia at the invitation of Rev. J. H. Henderlite, to tell .the people something of w the work which tne camp pastors are doing. These men. said Mr. Jordan, are doing a kind or wrk which the' chaplains and the Y. iM. C. A. workers have but little opportunity to do. He referred to the close personal work among tne men. The chaplains are handicapped to a certain extent by reason of tne fact that they are regular officers in the army. The Y. M. C. A. workers have their time. largely taken up with the task of providing the men with conveniences and entertainment at the camp Y. M. C. A. buildings. The camp pastor has more time and a better opportunity to touch tne men in their tents and on the out side as well.- As showing what a large task, however, the camp pas tor has undertaken he cited the fact that at Camp Wadsworth there are about 5,000 men who are either members of the Presbyterian churcn (Continued on page 5.) use more corn use ftxnf enough use CxrupS 4 A US. TOCD ADMINISTHAnorJ THE THRIFT GAMPAIGfi inn organim mora Chairman Georee W, Wilson An nounces Temporary County Organ isation of the War Savings stamp Campaign Active Canvass of the County Will Begin at Once - Dates for Mass Meetings - In the Various Townships Will Be An nounced Soon. The county campaign for the sale of War Savings Sumps and Certifi cates, and for Thrift Stamps, whicn has been delayed on account of the unfavorable weather and by reason of accumulated work In connection with the questlonaires and other war activities which many citizens have had to do, will begin with vigor and determination at once. County Chairman, George W. Wilson an nounces the following temporary county organization, all of whom will take notice that they are ex pected to begin active work in, tne campaign: Chairman: Solicitor George W. Wilson. First VIce-Chairman, in charge or Gastonia township, Hon. John G. Carpenter. Second Vice-Chairmen: F. P. Hall, South Point township;. R. C. Kennedy, Crowders Mountain town ship; C. E. Hutchison, River Bend township; Evon L. Houser, Dallas township; D. P. McLurd. Cherry- vllle township. Secretary, County Treasurer Carl Finger. Executive Committee: Joe S. Wray, J. D. Rankin, M. L. Barnes. Joe R. Nixonr J. B. Henson, R. A. Marsh, John B. .Steele, S. Jr. !rby, S. P. Stowe, S. M. Robinson,, J. Lee Robinson, W. H. Adams, M. A. Car penter, M. A. Turner", M. L. Mauney, J. A. Costner, L. M. Hoffman, Jr., R. R. Ray, W. T. Rankin, W. T. Love, C. D. Welch, T. M. McEntire. Dr. S. A. Wilklns. J. W. Summev. A. Q. Kale, J. O. Rutledge, Dr. Frank Robinson, T. 8. Royster. 8. L. Kiser. John J. George. Publicity Committee: L. H. J. Houser, E. L. Tate, James W. At kins, E. D. Atkins. The above organization Is only temporary, and as the work prog resses will be made more nearly com plete, the object being to enlist ev ery man, woman and qhild in the county in the important work of raising Gaston's quota of S 800,000 of the war savings. One agency which will doubtless .be most effect ive in the campaign is the public schools, which will be thoroughly and systematically organized. War Savings Stamps In their vari ous forms are already on sale at all the postofflces and banks In tbe coun ty, and each mail-carrier, both rural and city, carries a stock of the stamps on his rounds, for sale. Among the mall carriers there is a commendable rivalry in this work, ech trying to out-sell the others. A white horse belonging to Mr. George W. Howell fell on the Ice one day last week and was so badly In jured that he had to be killed. J. M. Belk Company are using two full pages in today's Gazette to advertise their annual January sale which begins on Thursday of this week. It will pay economical buy ers to read pages six and seven close ly. Mr" Mr. T. C. Smith, rural earner on route one, fell on the Icy pave ment as he came out of the postof ffce this morning to start on his round, and sustained two or three broken ribs, due probably to the fact that he had several Heavy par cels In his arms. He will be unable to carry bis route for several days. " i - uso mbrejish d beans (itw D REGULATIONS PRESIDENT ISSUES PROCli uAIIUl1 Mr. Wilson Calls for Still Further Reduction in Consuroptioa of Food . stuffs in Order That More May be Sent to Our Allien Bakers to Use Substitutes for White Flour "Victory Bread"the Latest The Proclamation. f Washington, Jan. 26. The Amer ican people will go on a war bread diet Monday as part of a war ration ing system prescribed by President Wilson and the food administration. "Victory Bread," the admlnstration calls It. The reduced rations are asked for the purpose of creating a larger ex port surplus of food for the Euro pean Allies. Curtailment of con sumption will be accomplished large ly by voluntary effortbut force will be employed wherever, permitted un der the food control act. The rationing system, as present ed by the President In proclamation and. by Food Administrator Hoover in a list of regulations, forms the food administration's 1918 food con servation program, of which the chief features are: A baker's bread of mixed Hours. beginning Monday with a five ..per. cent substitution of other cereals for wheat until a 20 per cenfsubstitu tlon is reached February 24. Sale by retailers to householders of an equal amount of substitute flours for every pound of -wheat flour purchased at the time the wheat flour is bought. Sale by millers to wholesalers and wholesalers to retailers of only 70 per cent of the amount of wheat flour sold last year. Two wheatless days a week Mon day and Wednesday and one wheat- less meal a day. One meatless day a week Tues day and one meatless meal a day. Two porkless days a week Tues day and Saturday. Tbe text of President Wilson's proclamation follows: A Proclamation. Many causes have contributed to create the necessity for a more in tensive ffort on the part of our peo ple to save, food in order that we may supply our associates In the war with the sustenance vitally necessa ry to them In these days of privation and stress. The reduced productivi ty' of Eprope because of the arge di version of man power to the war, tae partial failure of harvests and the elimination of the more distant mar kets for foodstuffs through the de struction of shipping, places the bur den of their subsistence very largely on our shoulders. The food administration has form ulated suggestions which, if follow ed, will enable us to meet this great responsibility, without any real In convenience on our part. In order that wet- may reduce our consumption of wheat and wheat products by 30 per cent a reduction imperatively necessary to provide the supply for overseas wholesal ers, jobbers and retailers should pur chase and resell to their customers only 70 per cent of the amounts used In 1917. All manufacturers of all-! meittary pastes, biscuits, crackers, pastry and breakfast cereals should reduce their purchases and consump tion of wheat and wheat flour to 70 per cent of their 1917 requirements, and all bakers of bread and rolls to 80 per cent of their current require ments. Consumers should reduce their purchases of wheat products for home preparation to almost 70 per cent 9 of those of last year, or, when buying bread, should ptirchase mixed cereal breads from' the bak ers. To provide sufficient cereal food, homes, public eating, places, dealers and manufacturers should substitute potatoes, vegetables, corn, barley, oats and rice products, and tbe mix ed cereal bread and other products of the bakers which contain an ad mixture, of other cereals. In both homes and public eating places, in order to reduce the con sumption of beef, pork and sheep products, Tuesday should be observ ed as meatless day In each week; one meatless meal should be observ ed In each day; while, in addition, Saturday in each week should furth er be observed as a day upon' which there should be no consumption of pork products. A continued economy in the use of sugar will be necessary until later in the year. It is Imperative that all waste and unnecessary consumption of all sorts of foodstuffs should be rigidly elim inated. ,The maintenance of the health and strength of our own people Is vitally necessary at this time, and there should be no dangerous restriction of the food supply; but the elimina tion of every sort of waste and the substitution of other commodities of which we have more abundant sup plies for those which we need to save, will In no way. impair - the strength of our people and will en able us to meet one of the most pres sing obligations of the war. I, therefore, in the national inter est, take the liberty of calling upon every loyal American to take fully to heart the suggestions which are be ing circulated by the food adminis tration and of begging that they be followed. I am confident that the great body, of our women who have labored o loyally In co-operation with the food administration for the success of food conservation will strengthen their efforts and will take it as a part ef their burden In this WORST SHOW ST0.UI . u. OF WCfTER 1,7,7 (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Jan! 28. The worst sleet and snow, storm of the winter practically paralyzed the East and Middle West today. Traffic and wire service from the capital is al most at a standstill. V: t -t ' u -J 1 New York reports Wat the storm there has reached the proportions of a blizzard and that an traffic across the North river is stopped, The har bor Is cfogged with Ice. , , i Heavy snow again threatens traf fic about Chicago and as far South as the Ohio river. " AIIERICAN AYIATORS SRAID'CERIiri SCI (By International News Serried) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN -' FRANCE, , Jan, 28. Five American pilots attached to tbe French army toSk part In a daylight raid over German soil Saturday. Good results were obtained. There was a thick mist which caused many of them to , lose their way In returning to camp. All succeeded in landing behind the French lines. iiany worm somis v ' WOOED III r.USSLl (By International Newt Service.) f STOCKHOLM. Jan. 28. -Many wo men soldiers were wounded in a' bat tie between the Bolshevik! guards and forces? of the Finnish republic; 1 according to advices received here today. ' The women were members or '' the Bolsheviki. It is reported from the same ' source that ' dlssentions : have broken out among the Bolshevi ki at Petrograd in the peace negotia tions with Germany. "' NATION BUYS 10.000 ' ACRE FOREST IN AIAO (By International News Service.) -WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. A pro- ' lamatlon creatine; the Alabama Na- -tional Forest has been signed by President Wilson. The reservation ' consists of 10,600 acres In Lawrence and Winston counties on the head waters of the Liosev river. The cot- ' ' eminent has also purchased 12,000 acres additional and has an option on 13,000 acres more. SENATOR ASKS CHANGE V TO EMI (By International News Service.) , WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Senator Thompson, of Kansas, who was men tioned in the confidential files ; . of ,. Swift & Co. as one "with whom the packers would make no mistake in keeping in touch with" today asked v the Federal Trade Commission for . permission to take the stand and make a statement. The request will be granted, probably tomorrow. BAKER COMES BACK ; : FIGHTING HARD .- U I . ' 'By International News Service;) WASHINGTON, "Jan. 28. Secreta ry of War Baker came back fighting hard today.? Taking the stand before the Senate military7 committee, he praised the work of Crozler, Sharpe and the civilian committees of tbe War Department and declared that the Impression that the War Depart-' ment has fallen 'down la due to the ! natural Impatience' of the American people to get Into the fight. Mr Baker confessed his error when he read letters made public by Senator Chamberlain telling of the mis-treatment of wounded and dying men In cantonment hospitals and declared that they were exceptional cases. Chamberlain had promised to give him the names of aome of those re sponsible, said Mr. Baker, in order that they - might be punished. . i: said that - the country Is passtng through period of suspicions Uit accompanies all great enterpn - and added that It la a "peyeolog: ' crisis." period of national service to see the above suggestions are obs:rrc throughout the land. woodrow wiirc: :. The White House. 18 Jan.. 181?.
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