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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 18.
GASTONIA, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 6, 1018.
2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
IIDAY STILL HEATLESS
JUDGE CES III CHARGE V
AMERICANS DM OFF
I10RE IIEH H FRAIICE x
HEWS OF THE COUNTY
: OF EXDIPT10N OFFICE
CHAIRMEN
THAN PLAN CALLED FOR
. Ff.ESEMT PR0GRA3 WILL BE C0XT1NQED
LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
At Conference Yesterday Secretary
- '.' McAdoo and Director Garfield De
rided Not to Abandon the Fuel-
Savins , Program--Conditions tn
'- S - the East Are Acute.
t . r-. .. - .
' v A Washington - dispatch dated
Tuesday and appearing In this morn
lng's papers says:
' With the east facing the most ac-
. " ute coal shortage of the winter and
in the grip of the coldest weather of
a generation, the government decid
ed today that the heatless Monday
j program cannot at this time he aban
doned, as had been hoped.
'' ' The conclusion to continue tne
" "closing was reached at a conference
' between Fuel Administrator Gar-
field and Director General McAaoo
attended by a dozen state fuel ad
ministrators. There was. no official
- ' announcement, but a Joint state
. ment probably will be given out to
morrow. There had been every Indication
' up to last night that the Monday hoi-
- ' ' idaya were over, but reports brought
to Washington by the state fuel ad
ministrators that throughout most
of the east there Is on hand but one
day's supply of coal, coupled with the
- weather situation, were accepted as
convincing proof that the present is
, no time to lift the closing order.
Even Mr. McAdoo, who up to this
time-Is understood to have opposed
the closing plan, was said tonight to
have agreed that until the weatner
V permits an Improvement in railroad
-' ' transportation, the order should be
' continued in force.
rs BLIZZARD OUTS PRODUCTION.
' The blizzard has cut coal produc-
" tion and movement to such an ex
'" "i1 tent that officials pointed out to-
sa-r night that even had the Monday
, t '1 , closings been abandoned. Industry
would oe rorcea io ciose aown 10 a
considerable extent because of a
r lacit of fuel supplies. In fact, re
, porta to the fuel administration to-
night showed that in many States
plants already are closing in large
. numbers.
It, was emphasized that the fuel
administration is determined that
. what coal is unloaded and distri
f buted shall go to householders first.
1 tate fuel administrators have been
given almost unlimited authority to
divert coal from other consumers
. to keep the people warm in their
homes. .
For the first? time since coal ne-
gan to run short, fuel administration
' officials admit that the situation is
alarming. Report after report came
during the day telling of cities all
, the way from Mississippi to the At
lantic with but few hours' supply of
fuel on hand and prospects poor for
obtaining anything like the quanti
ties needed.
IN WORST SHAPE YET.
The railroads today were declared
' . to be In the worst shape they have
been in during the winter. Low
temperatures made it impossible in
' some instances for trainmen to work
; and general freight movement was
said to be about 50 per cent of
normal.
There are some indications that if
better weather does not come to im
prove the situation officials will take
up for consideration an amendment
to the closing order prescribing two
' four-day shut-downs, one covering
. the period of Lincoln's-birthday an
niversary and the other Washington's
birthday, ldncoln's birthday, Feb
ruary 12. falls on Tuesday, bringing
a three-day holiday over Sunday,
-Monday and Tuesday.' If Saturday.
- usually, observed as a half-holiday,
y were made a complete holiday, this
would give a four-day-closing.
Washington's Birthday, February
tt, on Friday, offers another oppor-
? ? - tuhity to make Saturday a complete
holiday and thus give another four-
day closing period.
Railroad administration reports to
day said freight movements had been
cut In half, and passenger traffic suf
v fered equally. Cpal formed the buix
iV Tf -the freight- which struggling
roads were able to move througn
cold winds ' and drifting snow, but
' deliveries everywhere were far be
' -, low notmal demands. ; .
PROSPECTS GLOOMY-
1 Prospects for material improve
. . ment In the "next few, days were
J , gloomy, V- Railroad administration
' - officials seized eagerly on forecasts or
' - slightly higher-temperatures moving
eastward from the west, but tney
, -" pointed out that it will take days
f for the railroads to recover from the
r: demoralizing Influence of today' low
V'.' record temperatures, with their ac
companiment of high winds which
; blew. accumulated snow in deep
- rtrlfta nr trartra 'which Anlv a few
days ago had been shovelled clear.
Of the hundreds of factories which
' Probably will ihave to suspend opera-!
mowing to lack of coal, the first to be
affected will ; he those standing low.
on the fuel administration's list of
preferred Industries.- , ;.Coal dealers
selling' to domestic consumers, pub
. llo institutions, - ships . and manu
.facturers of food, and .war supplies
' will get the coal delivered - by - the
: crippled , railroads under priority
orders. Even some of these may
suffer, however as a - result of the
. complete stoppage of traffic in many
localities. today.'' '
Jnage A. c. Jones has been ap
pointed chief clerk, to the local ex
emptlon board and assumed his new
duties the first of the week. He sue
ceeds Mr. W. Lyle Smith resigned.
The clerical force and all records
have been moved from the Craig &
Wilson building to room 201 on tne
second floor of the Realty building,
Judge -Jones will spend most of tne
time in this office. When not there
he can be" found In his own office on
the same floor.
Assisting Judge Jones are Mr. H."
P. Llneberger, Mr. Bismarck Capps,'
Miss Mary Ratchford and Miss Ruth
Morris. : Mr. Stephen B. Dolley,
whose office Is on the same floor, has
taken over the occupational classifi
cations. He hi assisted by Profs.
Wray and Sisk and a number of city
school teachers.
Notices have been mailed to 96
registrants to appear for physical ex
amination next Monday between the
hours of 9:30 a. m. and 5 p. nn. The
examinations will be held on the sec
ond floor of the Realty building.
NEWS FROM ALEXIS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
ALEXIS, Feb. 4. Mr. E. E. Mc-
Allster spent the week-end with rela
tives In Gastonia.
Miss Edna Black spent the week
end at her home In Lucia.
Miss Carrie Emma Stroup, princi
pal of the Rutledge school, spent tbe
week-end in Mount. Holly.
Miss Virginia Moore, principal of
Zion school, was a week-end visitor
at home here.
Mr. J. W. Abernetby was a week
end visitor here.
Miss Lula Belle Black, of tbe iron
graded school faculty, spent, tbe
week-end at her home In Lucia.
Last 'Friday night the Antonlon
Literary Society debated the sub
ject. Resolved, That character
wields a greater Influence than mon
ey." The affirmative won the decis
ion. Rev. W. W. RImmer, of Lincoln-
ton, fills his usual appointment at
the Alexis 'Baptist church Sunday. 1
Mr. D. T. Ferrell attended tbe
teachers meeting in Gastonia Satur
day. The people around Alexis nave
made many sacrifices on account of
the war. Some have bought Liberty
bonds; others have bought Thrift
Stamps. Many a. lather and mother
within the bounds of Alexis are send
ing up their prayers for their sons.
Some of .whom are In the training
camps; others in the navy, and by
this time it may be possible that
some boy from Alexis has sailed for
France to carry "Old Glory" to tbe
battle front. At present there are
possibly 25 boys from this communi
ty wearing the uniform. Quite a
number of these have been volun
teers. That is a good record Tor
Alexis community, when one consid
ers that the population of the com
munity is relatively small in com
parison with other districts, as a
matter of fact, Alexis is making as
great sacrifices as other sections or
Gaston county, if not greater.
Robert Delllnger, of Alexis. Join
ed the Navy Friday.
Dairy School Postponed.
The dairy school that was to be
held in Stanley next Tuesday has
been postponed because of the meet
ing called by Governor Bickett to
be held in Raleigh next week. Those
scheduled to conduct the school
were asked to attend the Raleigh
meeting. This meeting will be held
later on. The date will be well ad
vertised. Cash-Kister.
On Saturday evening, February 2,
Mr. Claud Cash, of LaGrange, Ga.,
and Miss Eula Kister, of Lincolnton,
were united In marriage by Rev. W.
G. Moore, pastor of the Mount Hol
ly Baptist church, at the residence
of Mr. J. L. Thomas in Mount Holly.
The groom Is stationed at Camp
Greene and has the rank of First
Sergeant.
SAVE THE HENS.
Special to The Gazette. '
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Every
laying hen sold from the farms be
fore tbe first of May means a loss of
about 30 eggs to the food supply or
the Nation. These eggs are valuable
food,' manufactured largely from In
sects, weeds and grass, garbage and
waste. The eggs,' therefore, are al
most wholly a net gain In Inman
food. Moreover, the hen. is lust as
good "meat after she has laid these
eggs as before. , - . -
Save the hens Is the message that
the United States Department of
Agriculture Is - sending - broadcast
v d tn-o,,,- .onnt- -,-,.. Mnm.
and through Its county agents, espe
cially in -the southern poultry-raising
sections. , l , : .
Branner Gilmer," of Waynesvllie.
son of former Attorney General Rob
ert is. Gilmer, has been appointed
special attorney in the department of
Justice, He will make his headquar
ters in New York and work under A."
Bruce Blelaskl, chief of the division
of investigations. . : . ...
(By International News Service.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARY IN
FRANCE, Feb. 6. Throughout
Tuesday, afternoon German airmen
tried to fight their way through the
-American barrage fire to observe ob-
erations in the rear of the American
lines. Each time they were driven
back and the success of the American
gunners caused much elation. The
first two German plants which tried
to cross the lines, wnen they were
driven back, took to the air, but
they, too, met defeat. Barrage fir
ing was active all day Tuesday, but
the firing suddenly ceased at sunset.
CIVIL S1FE NOW
THREATENS RUSSIA
(By International News Service.)
COPENHAGEN. Feb. 6. There
has been a great spread of civil strire
in -Russia during the last 48 hours.
The Bolshevik I government probably"
will face its gravest trials within tne
course of the next week. Polisn
troops are reported to have captured
the Bolshevik! commander-in-chief.
Krylenko, with his entire staff. Near
ly a half million armed men are in
the field against the 'Bolshevlki in
South Russia. Hard fighting is re
ported from Sebastopol. Kiev is re
ported captured by the Ukrainians.
The Finns have won victories over
the rear guard in recent fighting. ,
END OF WAR NOT IN
SHDSWORTH
(By International Naws Service.) 1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Warning
the nations that the end of the war,
is not in sight. Senator Wadswortn,
Republican member of the military
committee, called on Congress this
afternoon to order a reorganization
of the war management to safeguard
against further mistakes. He urged
the passage of the war cabinet and
munitions dictator bills. He stated
that red tape is causing serious de
lays and that team work is impossi
ble with the present system. He
charged that a million three hundred
thousand tons of munitions and sup
plies has been rushed helter-skeller
to Atlantic sea ports where it Is piled
up without ships to move it.
Charlotte Extends Quarantine.
This morning's Charlotte Observ
er states that at a conference of the
Charlotte city commissioners and
health officials held last night it was
decided to continue the present quar
antine in force until February 14,
one week longer than originally or
dered. Health officers reported that
conditions were steadily Improving,
but recommended the extension or a
week as a measure of precaution.
Private W. J. Smith, of the ser
vice school. Post Headquarters De
partment, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.,
is here on a 15-day furlough whicn
he is spending with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Smith, and his brotn
er. Mr. W. Lyle Smith, at the latter'e
home on South street.
use more corn
and
us. food Administration
By International N s Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. -"Amerl
oa had more men in France January
first than the original schedule call
ed for. Secretary Baker told the
Senate during his cross examination
today. He said that about 40 per
cent, were non-combatants. : Secre
tary Baker was extremely cautious
in his replies to the volleys of ques
tions from committeemen. He de
clined to answer many questions in
open session. He said he did not
know how much shipping was re
quired per man to maintain a force
in France, nor did he know now
much tonnage was available for the
movement of, the army. His sugges
tion that the committee go into se
cret session brought on a heated ar
gument among the committeemen
Senator Hitchcock Insisted that Sec
retary Baker give the basis for his
statement that the United States will
have a million men in France this
year, but the Secretary declined to
answer the question.
SKRIOUS CAR STRIKE
IN ST. LOUIS.
'By International Mews 8rvlce.l
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6. Violence
characterized the local street car
strike situation today. Police guards
shot three switchmen who stoned a
car. The switchmen were injured by
the fire of tbe police.
III NOT APPOINT
A SUPREME COMMANDER.
(By International News Service.)
'LONDON, Feb. 6. Premier Lloyd
George is expected to make a state
ment in the House of Commons next
week. The war council's report was
followed by an announcement that
the council did not appoint a su
preme commander for the front.
HOOVER STOPS
SPECULATION IN COFFEE.
(By' International News Service.!
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 Food Ad
ministrator Hoover issued a rule
prohibiting speculation in green cof
fee -on the New York coffee exchange
at a price above 8 1-2 cents per
pound for tne number seven grade.
This action was taken after a confer
ence' with the representatives of the
exchange in which they volunteered
to put this rule into effect.
GERMAN RAID FAILED.
(BY International Hews Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 6. German raid
ers attempted to penetrate the Brit
ish trenches on the Merrlcourt Sec
tor last night but were driven off:
Some prisoners were taken.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET.
(By international News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 6. The cotton
market opened this morning wltn
March contracts selling at 30.62;
May 28.10.
We are asked to announce that
Rev. J. H. Henderlite, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will
preach at New Hope Presbyterian
church next Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Tbe Bank of Gastonia has a
large display advertisement In this
Issue which should prove of especial
interest to the farmers. If you wlsn
to borrow money with which to put
in your crop, use the coupon. There
is absolutely no obligation m tbe
matter. You may get information
that will be worth money to you.
usq morejish & beans
use just enough
use syrup
Dallas Dots.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
. DALLAS, Feb. 5. A new move
ment concerning Thrift Stamps nas
been started by Prof. J. B. Henson
in the local schools. When ten
members of a grade buy stamps they
are allowed to form a company. This
company is also allowed to have
captain, lieutenant, etc., the officers
winning their positions by selling
stamps to the most people. At tne
present time the faculty of this
school la entitled to have a company
and company A has been organized
oy tne students, no doubt more
companies will be organized.
The Boy Scouts held their regular
meeting last Thursday night. Three
new -members were taken in and
two boys passed their tenderfoot
tests. The scoutmaster explained to
tbe boys about the "Point and Hon
or System," which will be Installed
at the next meeting.
The teachers of the graded school
are planning to give a negro mm
strel or something along that line
next Saturday night to raise money
enough to buy a flag to place on the
school building. The teachers have
been very successful in the past and
there is no doubt but that we shall
see "Old Glory" floating over the
graded school building soon.
Hughes Durham, of Camp Sevier,
was at home Saturday and Sunday.
He reports that this is his last time
at home.
It is rumored that Joe Taylor, of
this place, Is In France. It is thought
he- Joined, the army in Cincinnati, or
else went across in a boat and joined
over there. He was formerly a mem
ber of Company B.
Rev. Mr. White, of Charlotte,
preached at the Presbyterian churcn
Sunday night. He preached a very
interesting sermon.
8ome of the friends of Miss Katn
ryn Rudisill were entertained at a
birthday party at her home, two
miles out of town Friday night. Many
highly enjoyable contests were held
and rook was played.
Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Fritz have
been visiting out of town for tne
past week.
In the meeting of the Vance Liter
ary Society Friday morning tbe
Washington birthday program was
outlined and adopted by the society.
This will be given Friday morning,
February 22nd. in the graded school
auditorium. The members of tne
Glenn Literary Society have been In
vited to attend.
During the past few days the Jit
neys which have heretofore plied be
tween Gastonia and Dallas have
stopped running on account of the
bad condition of the roads. Few au
tomobiles at all dare to try to make
the trip.
Stanley Happenings.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
STANLEY. Route 1, Feb. 5. Tbe
home of Mr. J. K. Rogers was made
sad Sunday when the news came or
the death of their son, Mr. William
Rogers, of Thomasboro. Mr. Wil
liam Rogers was 29 years, 9 montUs
and 1 1 days old. He was sick only
one week with pneumonia. . He was
willing and ready to go when tne
summons came. He joined the Meth
odist church when 14 years old, and
was highly esteemed and much loved
by every one in this community,
where he was raised. He Is survived
by his wife, who was Miss Zettie Slf
ford, and four children. Also his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Rogers, and seven brothers and
three sisters, viz.: Messrs. Thomas,
James and Samuel Rogers, of Char
lotte; Mr. Walter Rogers, of Chica
go; Mr. Richard Rogers, of Newport
News. Va., and Edward and Charlie
Rogers, of Lucia. The sisters are
Misses Maggie, Hattle May and Rosa
Belle Rogers, of Lucia. The remains
were laid to rest in the cemetery at
Castanla, near here, yesterday af
ternoon. Rev. J. A. Sharpe preach
ed the funeral. The Jr. O. U. A. M.
held a very impressive burial service
at the grave. May they all trust tne
same guiding hand so that they may
be able to leave tbe same comforting
words behind them that he left: "I
am willing and ready to go.
Miss Wilma Beatty has pneumonia.
Miss Velma Mcintosh returned to
her work in Charlotte yesterday.
Miss Gladys Delllnger, teacher at
Kllllan's Chapel, spent tfe week-end
with Mrs. T. S. Mcintosh.
Misses Lula Belle and Edna Black
spent the week-end at home. They
alBO visited Mrs. T. S. Mclntosb.
Lloyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. V.
Black, has been sick the past few
days.
There was a mistake In the "Lucia
Locals" last week. It should have
been "Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grice, or
Lowesville. spent Tuesday with Mrs.
N. A. Mcintosh." instead of Mr. and
Mrs. 8. V. Black, v
Mr. Amzl Harbey has moved to
Mr. J. A. Kelly's for another year.
Mr. T. S. Mcintosh and Miss Glad
ys Delllnger went to Gastonia on bus
iness Saturday. .
Clerk of the Court Cornwell has
gotten all but ten of the 1917 pen
sion' checks Into" the hands of th
veterans and widows to whom tlrey
belong. Of the ten still held one
belongs to a veteran who has gone
West, and the other nlne,; totalling
$405, will be returned to the State
treasurer, these pensioners - having
died daring the year. " ' . ,
NEGRO FACES CHARGE Ot A: 1
LARCENY AND ARSCT
i t
Waddell Wilson, a negro who Jives
on West Franklin avenue, wa ar- T
rested Monday afternoon on ,
charge of larceny and arson, Jt being V
charged that be stole a wagon load
of corn from Mr. John R. Rankin's
farm on the New Hope road a couple '
of weeks ago and then set lire to'
the house where the corn was stored. V
He. was given a preliminary hearinjg
before Esquire S. 8. Morris Monday;
afternoon and was bound over to
court in the sum of $500. In default'
of bond he was committed to jail to -await
trial. .ViVfi;:
Wilson. Who is a hrnthor.ln.U l -;
JOS ThOn Won h norm artist lr. V '
on the Rankin farm, sold the corn,
fifty bushels or mom. tn W h nii,.
ers, a drayman living in East Gasto-
ma. vn me piea tbat he couldn't
get off until night he rot Rndn m :
take his wagon to the Rankin farm,
after dark to get the corn. After It v
was loaded, the evidence showed,' -the
negro remained behtad. t ttia
house afire and caught up with to ,
waKUU niter it naa gone abont ;
mile. Rogers saw tha nhf tmm t
fire but did not know what it wu i
is stated that Wilson was mad athts
brother-in-law and trnhM th
he WOUld kill two hlrrla with n.iV
stone by stealing the corn and de
stroying wnat was lert In the house. ;
This moraine Wilson ..mm. .
ed before Judge Jones tn municipal
court on a charge of stealing wood
from the city .and was given 10 days m
on the roads. After eomnutinr ibt
sentence he will be tried In Superior
Court on the more serious chargs.
SMALL IXOREARE IN MERCHANT
rj(,LB HllUW.H IN TEN YEARS.
By VICTOR ELLIOTT. International
news service Btan correspondent..
WASHINGTON. Fh ; n,r.
were 37.894 Amerlcan-owna''' mer
chant vessels of five tons net register'
or over, or an classes, operating dar
ing jto on in coast or inland wa
ters Of the 'U<ed Rtata ' Inrlnltna-
Alaska, or between Dons of ' tna
United Stataa and fnrAla-n .nnxirt..
These. figures were brought out in
compilation made by Eugene F.
Hartleyi chief statistician in hhitf
of a water transportation Inquiry,
and made public todav h th ri
al Census Bureau. TRese vessels
had a gross tonnage of 12,250,00-0.
The geoeranhlcal riiatrthntinn nt
this gross tonnage was a s follows r
Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico,
6,509,000; Mississippi River and its
tributaries. 1.821.000? Pans
Including Alaska, 1,186,000; Great
leases ana St. Lawrence River, x.-
738,000: canals and other inland
waters. 196,000. The distribution,
according to method of propulsion,
was: Steam and other nnvnr 09 -
000: sail. 1.089.000: nnrirrArf R -
063.000. ' ;
The figures bring out th fa-t
tbat the Increase in numbtr of . .
sels as compared with 1906 was
equal to only 1 1-2 per cent, and turn
gross tonnage shows a decrease a
mountlng to 5 per cent. This Is ac
counted for by the , marked falling :
off in the number and tonnage of.
sailing vessels and In tonnage of un
rigged craft.
The proportional Increase during
the ten-year period in number of
vessels was most pronounced on the,
Pacific coast, where It amounted to
61 per cent, but the greatest rate
of increase In tonnage, 34 per cent. x
appears for the Atlantic coast and
the Gulf of Mexico, as against 21.
per cent for the Pacific coast. For
the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
River the Increase In tonnage was
14 per cent. On the other hand, a
great decrease In tonnage, from
412,000 to 1.621,000 or 63 per cent
took place on the Mississippi River
and its tributaries, and a decrease
of 24 per cent appears ror canals
and other Inland waters.
Despite the very small Increase in
number of vessels and the falling
off In total gross tonnage througn-,
out the country as a whole during
the ten-year period, the figures Tor
value of vessels, gross income, wages
paid and freight carried show marked
increases, amounting to 89 per cent,
91 per cent, 4 4 per rent and 4 2 per
cent, respectively. The number or
employes, however, increased by less
than 9 per cent and the number or
passengers carried ahowa a rion-oaoa
of not quite 10 per cent. The de- ':k
crease in number of passengers car- -i f
ried is due to the reduction in ferry 1
traffic resulting from the establish-. ? ; !
ment of the "tube" service In Great-
er New York. t
Hon. William Jennings Aryan de
livered his famous lecture. "The
Prince of Peace." before a large au
dience at Burlington Saturday alghCv
He was Introduced by Hon. " A. I
Brooks, of Greensboro.
Secretary Baker's cross-examination
before the Sdhate military com- '.
mlttee. which was scheduled ror yes
terday, was postponed Until today. .
All manufacturers and dealers In
mixed feeding staffs mast secure li
cense from the U. S. Food Adminis--tratlon
before February 15th. - r-
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"SaaaBBaaaai Baaaaaaa-aaaaaaa-tfaaaBaaBBk- " .-
Bet He's Not A-rannin'. "
Shelby Highlander. ' ' ; . 'V
' Gaston county finds Itself In the -throes
of a Palmetto-style Democrat
ic primary campaign. The woods are
full of candidates, end they are moec
avid and numerous in their pursuit"
of the shrievalty. --But when the pri
mary ballots are counted we have a
hunch- that that princely gentleman.
W. Neal Davis, the present sherllf.
will have copped the coveted prtze.