PUBLISHED EVERT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. ;
VOIfc XXXIX. NO. 10.
GASTONIA, N. C WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON? FEBRUARY 18, 1918.
92.00 A YEAR DT ADVANGX
CI AUTO ACCIDENT
yean, the youngest ehlld of Mr. and
Mrs. .'Robert C. McLean, lies In the
City Hospital in a very serious con
dition, as the result of Injuries sus-
, tained yesterday morning about
o'clock when the McLean automobile
-was wrecked on the New Hope road
-x opposite the A. J. Klrby place.' about
. two miles from town.' At first it was
1 eared that her wounds would prove
fatal bat an x-ray examination later
1 In the day revealed the fact that her
Injuries, while very serious, were
not as bad as was first thought by the
physicians. Barring the possibility
, of internal Injuries or other compli
cations, it Is believed that she will
Tecover.
Lean Leslie, aged about 15, and J.
D aged about nine, her brotners
were both painfully injured but their
' .wounds are not of anature to cause
any apprehension as to their condl
" tlon. The former suffered a bad cut
on the chin while the latter suffered
an Injury to one of his legs. All
' three sustained numerous painful
flesh wounds.
The McLean children attend the
v city schools and come In every morn
ing from their home about four miles
south of the city on the New Hop
road in an auto. Lean Leslie was
driving the car. When they reached
a sharp curve near Mr. A. J. Klrby
place the one driving saw a rock in
the road and attempted to dodge It.
by slowing up and steering around
ll. ng uruuauiy uecnuia Buuiewuui
excited, however, and turned the
wheel too quickly; At any rate the
maenine turned a somersault ana
' landed .bottom upwards, pinning all
three of the youthful occupants un
derneath. A negro who works On
the Klrby farm was nearby and ran
: to their assistance, Mr. Klrby .ana
Mr. Ratchford, of the neighborhood
, also arriving quickly on the scene.
The children were brought Immedl
ately to the City Hospital. On ac-
count of their bloody condition they
were apparently more seriously in
jured than they were found to be la
ter. The boys were taken to their
, home later In the day. The little
' girl remains at the hospital where it
la believed today that her chances fdV
recovery are good. The parents or
the unfortunate children have tne
sympathy of many friends In their
distress.
PLANS ARE 1UDE '
FOR WAR GARDENS
Plans for the stimulating of back
yard and vacant lot planting in gar
dens were Inaugurated, J. W. Atkins
. was elected councillor In the United
' States Chamber of Commerce with
J. H. Separk as alternate and other
matters of Importance were taken up
at the meeting of the board of direc
tors of the Gastonia Chamber of
Commerce held Monday afternoon at
, the offices. Present were President
C. B. Armstrong, Vice President J.
H. Kennedy, Directors J. 'W. Atkins,
A. M. Dixon, J. O. Rankin, E. X.
Hahn. D. M. Jones and J. H. Separk.
Owing to the food situation tne
planting of all available space In gar
dens will be advocated. This was re
f erred to the Department of Civic Ar
falrs to work out
Messrs. J. O. White, A. C. Jones
and S. A. Robinson were named a
committee to consider Referendum
No. 23 submitted by the national
. chamber, relating to trading. with
: Germany after the war.
-v Messrs. J. H. Kennedy, J. H. Se
. park and D. M. Jones were named is
special committee to raise a special
fund for publicity and advertising.
A resignations committee was
named .to have a part in the holding
firmly together of the membership.
This committee is composed . or
Messrs. J. O. Rankin, A. M. Dixon
and E. N. Hahn.
- Nineteen new members were elect
ed to membership, including three
Philadelphia firms, one New York
j City firm and 15 Gastonia. business
and professional men.
The membership In the past few
months has grown from slightly over
10"0 to 182, and will soon pass the
200 mark. ' -
I, . SOME BIRD
" "Now, children," said' the new
teacher, "for your lesson this morn
ing' I want each one of you to write
"a little composition about something
you have at home. You. may cnoose
anything you please." v
Little James went busily to work,
. and at the end of the hour handed in
his result, with an air of proud satis--faction:
. v :". v
- A Chicken- A chicken is a very
large bird. It can't fly because it has
so many feathers. : It baa three toes
to the East and one to the "West, 1 It
-has a point on its face which it eats
with. Progreslve Farmer. ;
North Carolina coal deposits will
, be developed by the Cumnock . Coal
- Mining Co., Cumnock, N. C, whlcn
has been Incorporated with $1,000,
fc000. capital by officials o"f the- -Norfolk
Southern Railroad to furnish
the Cumnock- coal as fuel for the
railway mentioned. This new" cor
poration is supplemental to the Pied
. mont-Cumnock Company which -tne
same ' officials recently chartered
with $500,000 capital and later in
. creased to $1,000,000. Norfolk and
New York capitalists control the two
enterprises. ; . . , -
W TODAY IS
WHEATLESS DAY
TOMORROW
One Wheatless and
One Meatless Meal
A. B. HORD TEMPORARY
CHIEF OF POLICE
V
. Policeman Adam B. Hord was chos
en by the city council, in regular
monthly session last night, to act as
chief of the police department tem
porarily. Chief J. W. Carroll beln
granted a temporary leave of ab
sence In order that he might make
the race for sheriff in the coming
campaign. Mr. C. L. Hord was elect
ed policeman to serve in Mr. A. B.
Hord's place during the latter's term
as chief.
The council took final action on
the ordinance drawn up last montn
allowing an increase In the price of
gas from $1.40 to $1.75 for one
year. The ordinance was passed, the
new rate becoming effective for Feb
ruary service.
The committee appointed some
time ago to Investigate the cost of
installing a sewage disposal plant re
ported that it had not yet completed
its investigations and was continued.
There was some discussion of a
proposition recently agitated Tor a
change In the hog-raising ordinance
that would permit people In some of
the restricted districts to raise nigs.
No . action was taken. From what
can be learned as to the personal
views of the councilmen It is hardly
probable, that there will be any let
ting down of the bars in this matter.
BRITTAIN HEADS LUTHERAN
WAR WORK COMMISSION
I The National Lutheran Commis
sion for soldiers and sailors welfare
has, planned to raise $750, 000- to
care, for the spiritual welfare of the
more than 190,000 boys now In tne
United States service. This move
ment has the hearty approval and en
dorsement of President Wilson, Sec
retary "Baker and many State gover
nors and other high officials tnrogu
out the nation.
The amount to be raised Is appor
tioned to the several States In pro-,
portion to the Lutheran population'
and the States are subdivided Into
districts, each having a chairman to
look after the work. Mr. E. B. Brlt-
taln, of Gastonia, has been appointed
chairman for that part of the .work
included in Gaston, Cleveland and
Lincoln counties. Mr. Brittaln call
ed all the pastors included in this
terrltory to meet in Mt. Holly last
Monday. All were present except
two. .Tne iKev. W. H. Lauer who is
now at Camp Greene, as camp pas
tor, was also present and gave muca
useful Information. It was decided
to appoint a local chairman In 'each
congregation who. together with the
pastor, will appoint a committee to
make the canvass at once to raise
the amount expected from this terri
tory.
Following are the local chairmen
appointed: Mt. Holly, Rev. E. H.
Kohn, pastor Church of the Good
Shepherd, and J. A. Costner; Gasto
nia, Rev. J. C. Dietz, pastor Holy
Trinity church, and C. E. Carpenter;
Stanley, Rev. A. L. Boliek. pastor
Christ Church, and John Smith; Lu
theran Chapel, J. O. McArver; Dal
las. Rev.- Cv E. Fritzs pastor Holy
Communion Church, and J. B. Hen-
son; Philadelphia, Thomas Rhyne;
Antioch, SylvanuB Thornburg; St.
Paul's, H. A. Costner; Kings Moun
tain, Rev. C. K. Bell. D. D., pastor
St. .Matthew's, and S. A. Mauney;
Cherryvllle, 'Rev. B. D. Wessinger,
pastor St. John's, and D. A. Rudlslll;
St. James', C. W. Beam: Crouse. Rev.
O. W. Adderholdt; Bethpage. A. J.
Heavener; St. Mark's, M. L. Rudlsln;
Bethel, J. E. Carpenter; St. Paul's,
L. L. Reynolds: Lincolnton. . Rev.
Enoch Hite: Emanuel's. C. S. Little;
St. Luke's, G. R. Shook; Reepaville,
Rev. L. I Lohr, D. D.; Daniel's. Jes
se Coon; Grace, Enloe Yoder.
. . THE FIRST CHANCE
Washington Post.
When tactinrn. nlnw-ananktnr Tnm
Blxby lost his wife. In 1915. Kn wont
to live with his son, Jim, whose wire
talked at the rate of 30 wnrdt mm-
ute practically all the time she was
awake.; After a few attempts Tom
quit trying to say anything. There
never was an oDeninr in th Mnnr.
sation wide enough to get in a word.
m laia Mrs. Jim went away for a
visit - . - - . . ;.
"Pa." ichncklftif Jim tirwin
turn from the station, "what waa it
you started to Bay last spring?". ;
According to' fnfnrmnflnfl muuIm
in Washington, butter Is selling , in
Berlin at -$2.2 5 a pound, sugar at S
cents a pound, ham and bacon at
$2.11 a Dound. vand iTorr nan a r
five bars for $1.12. ' . -
' Interned Germans nnmharlni,' A n
from the .Philippine Islands have
Deen seni io tne internment camp at
Hot Springs, this State. Wives and
children of hatha nt th r.nrm.i..
were sent to Ellis Island, N. Y. .
GREENWOOD BOO OYER
TO FEDERAL COURT
On Friday of last week under in
structions from the Local Exemption
Board. Will Armstrong was arrested
at Mayworth as a' deserter, having
been Inducted Into the military ser
vice, and having ' failed to perform
required duties under the selective
service law. On certificate from tne
local board he was taken to Camp
Greene, the nearest military post,
and at once turned over to the mili
tary authorities.
Another arrest on the same day,
iormeny rererred to in this paper,
was that of Nat Greenwood, a white
man who was one of the registrars
In Buncombe county and also a
registrant, but became delinquent
under the selective service law, in
that he left Buncombe codnty and
went to parts unknown, without
leaving any address to the local
authorities, and In this way did not
make out his questlonaire or respond
to other required duties. According
to his own statement he came to Gas
ton county about a month ago and
assumed the alias "Cap Carter", In
order to conceal his Identity and
enable him to evade the draft. At
the time of his arrest, which was by
Gaston officers, at the Instance of
the local board, acting under the In
structions of United State Marshal,
Charles A. Webb, he was staying with
a brother-in-law and a brother here.
After his arrest under the Instruc
tions of the local board, he was
taken from the custody of the local
board by Deputy Marshal Williams,
acting under the authority of a war
rant sworn out by a Secret Service
agent, charging him with desertion,
and he is now in the custody of the
Federal government, bound over to
the April term of the Federal court
in Charlotte. '
TWENTY-SEVEN BECAME
DOXIES HERE LAST NIGf
Last night was Dokle night in Gas
tonia, twenty-seven Tyros crossing
the hot sands by the aid of the brig
ands and officers' composing the de
gree team of Suez Temple No. 73 of
Charlotte. Of the 27, candidates for
initiation Into the mysteries of the
Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras-
ean all but two or three were Gas
tQnians. Preceding the ceremonial, which
commenced at 7:30 in tha K. of P.
'hall on West Long avenue, the mem
bers and candidates enjoyed a sump
tuous banquet served in the armory
by the ladies' guild of SL Mark's
Episcopal church. This was preced
ed by a parade headed by the Gasto
nia f ytnlan Drum Corps and consist
ing of the degree team, tyros and
Dokies. There was a goodly crowd
on the streets to witness -the parade.
Much amusement was also occasion
ed by the performance of various
stunts on Main avenue by the candi
dates. "
A good 'many Charlotte Dokies at
tended the ceremonial last night, re
turning home on a special car over
the P. & N. shortly after midnight.
The Department of Agriculture es
timates that only one-third of tne
marketable surplus of the potato
crop had been moved toy January l,
1918. Last year's potato crop was
the largest ever produced in the Uni
ted States.
DAILY FOOD AND FUEL CON
SERVATION PROGRAM
SUNDAY
One wheatless and one rneatless meal.
MONDAY
Wheatless Day "One Meatless Meal
TUESDAY
Meatless-Porkless. One wheatless meal.
WEDNESDAY
All day wheatless.- One meatless meal.
THURSDAY
One wheatless and. one" meatless meal.
FRIDAY
One wheatless and one meatless meal.
. .' SATURDAY
; ,Porkless day. ; One wheatless and one
meatless meal. . . .
7 HELP WIN THE YaR BY SAVING
:" FOOD AND FUEL ! v
FARIIERS EXEMPTED Ml
CORN MEAL PROYISIOil
.Nona Carolina, fanners are now.
exempted from the recent order, cf
the Food Administration which re
quired them to purchase corn meal
in equal quantities with flour, that
is provided they have the meal at
home and furnish the merchant from
whom they purchase the flour a
statement to that eyect in writing.
This information is contained in the
following: letter which County Food
Administrator Armstrong: received
this morning from State Food Ad
ministrator H. A. Page:
As a result of pressure brought to
bear upon the Food Admmstratlon
at Washington by the Food Admin
istrators of other Southern States
Mr. Hoover has granted an excep
tion to the recent combination sales
order of the Food Administration
for the benefit of the farmer who
has liis own cereal substitutes and
is using them.
Without discussing the wisdom or
the ruling we have to announce that
in order to pursue a uniform policy
throughout the Southern States the
same exception will be granted for
the benefit of North Carolina farm
ers who produce and are using their
own cereal substitutes. In order to
keep this exception from destroying
the effectiveness of the order of the
Food Administration the following
formal ruling Is announced:
Retail merchants are hereby au
thorlzed to sell flour alone in quan
tities not exceeding 24 pounds to
farmer customers who sign a formal
certificate stating that they have
produced and are using corn meal,
grits, hominy or other cereal sub
stitutes contained in the list included
In the recent order of the Food Ad
ministration to the same extent as
they use flour.
Wholesalers, jobbers, millers and
brokers are hereby authorized to sell
to retailers flour alone In such quan
tities as said retailers have sold to
farmers under the ruling above
stated, balancing against such sale
of flour the certificates received by
the retailer from the farmer. These
certificates in turn may be used by
the wholsaler or other dealer to
balance against purchases of flour
from mills.
We also desire to call your atten
tion to the fact that, as announced
by the Food Administration yester
day, retail feed dealers doing a busi
ness of less than $100,000 are not
subject to license Feb. 15th when
such license becomes effective for all
manufacturers and jobbers and for
those retailers who do a business of
$100,000 per year.
Yours very truly,
HENRY A. PAGE,
Food Administrator.
RIGHT BADLY SHOT
New York World.
The old soldier was telling of his
thrilling adventures on the field or
battle to a party of young reliows.
one or two of whom were skeptical
as to his veracity,
"Then," he said, "the surgeons took
me up and laid me In tne ammuni
tion wagon and "
" Look here," interrupted one of
the doubtful listeners; "you don't
mean the ammunition wagon: you
mean the ambulance wagon."
But the old man shook his head.
"No," he Insisted, "I was so full
of bullets that they decided I ought
to go In the ammunition wagon."
Want ads bring results. Have
yon tried 'em? If not, now's the
time.. One cent word each Inser
tion, cash with order.
BREACH WIDENS BETWEEN
PRESIDENT AKD COiiGRESS
(H International News Service.)
Washington, Feb. 13. The breach
between President Wehon and the
Congress over the conduct of the war
still remained wide open todayNe
gotiations with a view to bringing
about a reconciliation between the ad.
ministration and its critics In both
parties have failed to date. Every in
dication points to an early and vigor.
ous renewal of hostilities. Meanwhile
the President continues to. summon
Senators to the White House for. fre
quent conferences.
GASTON BOY MAKES
GOOD IN ARIZONA
The following item taken from a
recent issue of The Phoenix (Arizona)
Gazette sent to "Mrs. S. W, Bradley
by her daughter. Miss Martha Brad
ley, who is spending the winter there
with relatives and attending school,
will be of interest to many Gazette
readers:
"Sam Robinson, one of the Gazette
news carriers, has earned the 100 per
cent button, offered carriers for two
months consecutive service without a
sincle comnlaint beintr registered
against them. .Robinson delivers the
Gazette in the district between Grand
avenue and Van Buren street, just
west of Five Points.
"This is a remarkable record, con
sidering that during that period there
was one week of muddy delivery,
when a DaDer thrown into a puddle
of water would cause a complaint
to be registered.
, "Robinson is one of the carriers in
the emolov of the Gazette who owns
hU route, therebv sharing to a largo
extent in the collections from his sub
scribers. This system i3 in use on
ever route in the eity, and a large
nortion of the country route of tho
Gazette."
LONG BROTHERS TO ERECT
NEW $12,000 BUILDING
Ground was broken this morning
for a new business structure which
Long Brothers will erect at once on
South street between Kennedy's and
the Gastonia Plumbing & Heating
Co. It Is to be 40 by 90 feet, two,
stories and basement. The ground
floor will consist of two store rooms,
one of which it is understood, will
house a new and up-to-date care.
The second floor will be used as a
rooming house. It will contain four
teen rooms, each with hot and cold
water, steam heat and all modern
conveniences. It is to cost $10,000
to $12,000.
'Plans for this building are being
prepared by J. S. Zimmerman, archi
tect, and a contract will probably be
let for the construction within a few
days. The front will be of pressed
brick, with plate glass windows, mar
ble' base and tile entrances.
Messrs. Michael & Bivens are the
lessees of this building, which will be
ready for occupancy within the next
two or three months.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
WILL BE THRIFT DAY.
Over 600,000 School Children Will
Learn Leoaon of Thrift War-Saving
Stamp Will be Sold Socie
ties Organized.
Washington's Birthday, Tebruary
22, will be celebrated this year in
Jhe Schools of North Carolina as
War-Savings Day. The usual pro
gram of patriotic songs and speech
es will be turned Into a program of
concrete patriotic service and defin
ite action. At every school on that
day will be a representative of the
State War-Savings Committee nor
only to explain the War-Savings
plan, but to sell Thrift Stamps and
War-Savings Certificates. Anotber
feature of the program will be or
ganizing War-Savings Societies botn
In the schools and in the school com
munities. Superintendent J. Y. Joyner an
nounces that Thrift Day in the
schools is only one of a series of
"Make. Save. Serve" Days that .will
be observed once a month for the re
mainder of the term. The public
school army enrolled Is 649,246
children commanded by 14,550
teachers. To teach this number of
North Carolinians the lesson or
Thrift and Economy-, Dr. Joyner be
lieves, will be a long step toward
saving the State ana providing ror
future prosperity. To this work tie
has called all superintnadents. prin
cipals and teachers in the name of
their country and for the life of free
dom. ' His request to his co-workers
is: - . - : ' -: ,
"Superintendents, principals and
teachers. In the name of. your coun
try. I call upon you, one and all, to
respond to her call In this hour of
need, and to marshal and to lead
for the purpose of selling War-Savings
8 tamps and Certificates. Fol
low It up unremittingly until North
Carolina's quota of $50,000,000 has
been sold. In a time like this, every
school should be. a patriotic assocra-
Ill SOCIAIL CIRCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN lu'0"XTS
MISS LlFAU WIXS 1 - -
HIGH COLLEGE HONOR.
It will be of Interest to the friends
of Miss Mary LaFar to know that me
was recently selected for member
ship in the Mathematics Club of ITre
nau College, of Gainesville, Ga. The
honor of membership In this club is .
reserved for those students doing ex-
ceptional and advanced work m
mathematics. '
SUKPIUSfl PARTY AT
MISS OARRIK PEARSON'S HOME.
A surprise party at the home of
Miss Carrie Pearson on West Air
line avenue last night' was a 'most '
enjoyable affair to the forty or more
young people who gathered there.
Various games were played and de
licious refreshments were served.
Among the guests were the following
from out of town: Mr. , Walter
Clark. Mr. Vernon Davis ' and Mr,
Harrell, of Charlotte, and Mr. 'Jas
per Robinson, of Pallas. .
MUSIC CLUB TO MEKT :-
WITH MRS. PARKER,
The regular meeting' of the Music
Club for 'February will be held on.'
Wednesday afternoon of next week.
February zo, with Mrs. B. H. Parker,
at her home on West Second avenue.
Following is the program: Patriot
ic Music. Roll Call, Musical Events ;
Descriptive Sketch. "Battle Hymn of
The Republic." by Mrs. E. T. Mor
ris; Chorus, "Battle Hymn of tne
Republic," by the Clubj Vocal solo
and descriptive sketch. "The. Vacant
Chair," by Miss Mary Ramsey; PI-,
ano solo and descriptive sketch.
"Hull's Victory," by Mrs. J. A. Page;
Descriptive sketch, "Columbia, The r
Gem of the Ocean." by Mrs. W. T. ,
Rankin; Vocal quartet, "Columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean," by Miss Har
ris, Miss Sloan, Miss 8huford and
Mrs. (Frost Torrence; Piano solo, se- v
lected, by Mrs. F. D. Berkley; Vocal
solo, selected, by Miss Jane Morris.
MR. ERIC HOOVER WEDS
COLORADO GIRL. ,
The Gazette has received a hand
somely engraved announcement card
reading as follows: .
Mrs. Mary Louise Bunker,
. announces -
' the marriage of her daughter .
Miriam Louise
tO "
, Mr. Eric R. Hoover
Thursday, 'January thirty-first -nineteen
hundred and eighteen '
Greeley, Colorado.
Accompanying the announcement
was a clipping from The Greeley
Tribune-Republican " giving an ac-'
count of the wedding. It Is as fol
lows: i
Charming in Us simplicity was the
wedding of Miss Miriam Bunker, the
elder daughter of Mrs. M. A. Bunker,
of 1226 Tenth street.. to Mr. Erie
Hoover, formerly of Greeley, now .
living in Akron, O., whicti was sol
emnized Thursday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock in Park Congregational
church. ' "r-:-"
About 75 friends and relatives wit-1
nessed the ceremony which was per'
formed by the Rev. Paul McReynolds.
The church had been beautifully dec
orated and made a pleasing setting,
with the feathery ferns and festoons
of smilax intermingled with daisies,
fuchsias and other choice flowers.
The soft light from a myriad of
gleaming candles which were used
about the chancel and thruout tne
church added a pretty touch to tne
decorative scheme.
Misses Carolyn Edwards, Viola
Otoupalik, .Henrietta Woolf and VIr-"
ginia Watson, as ushers, were dainti
ly gowned in dresses of filmy white.
As the guests were assembling Mrs.,
F. P. Matthews played "Romance
by Phome. Just preceding the en
trance of the bridal party. Mrs. J. M.
B. Petrikin sang "At Dawning" by
Cadman, in her usual artistic man
ner. As the first notes of the Lonen
grin bridal chorus were heard, play
ed by Mrs. Matthews and Miss Lucy
Delbridge. little Valla Bliss and Eliz
abeth Moody, dressed in dainty white
and carrying baskets of sweetpeas,
entered and preceded the bridal cou
ple, who were unattended, to the al
tar. During the simple ring ceremo
ny. Miss Lucy Delbridge played fchu- .
bert's Serenade, and at Its conclu
sion as Mr. and Mrs. Hoover received
the congratulations of their friends.
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played.
The bride was becomingly gowned
in her traveling suit of brown chit-
fon broadcloth, with chic hat to
match, and carried a lovely bouquet
of Ophelia roses. Mrs. Hoover, wOo
is a talented pianist, will be greatly
missed In musical and social circles,
being a member of the Fortnightly
Musical Club, the Billiken Club and
other social clubs.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover left on .the
late afternoon train for Denver and
Akron. O., where they will mako
tneir home.
r Sgts. William Day and J. W, Hall
of the British array will arrive tomor
row night to be the guests through
Sunday of Mr. and -Mrs. ..Arthur
-Thorpe. - . ' : , V
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tlon. ready to respond to every tall
of the Government for. such service
as It can render. If we lose- this war.
government of -the ipeople, - by - tne
people and for the people will perisa .
from the earth. If Democracy dies,
who lives! If Democracy lives, who
dies!" - - '
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