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GASTON 'mm HIE itx PUBLISHED ITXST UONDAY, WED NESDAY AND FRIDAY. Vol: xi wo.sa. OAST05IA. X. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 30, 4919. 12.00 A TEAS IN ADVANCE. fc:aijTc::?s . . " revised mum . Ml EETACiS RIGHTS ; YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAPHIC sent immiMQ HEALTH OrC'CE - ran bt co. . EZJt AT HIE START ".Elillii , TO SlUL'ITlKiG FDLIUU i: THE HAILS; . y. '' ",' ..-' ; ' . V ZReW Burke Culpepper Uses Uaiqu Methods to Grip and Hold Hi Hear - ri If aster of Sarcasm, Wit and '" Humor, He Patau the. FaolU and Foi- ' tie 61 .Men and. Women in Language Thai Strike Semcea at Main Street Church Sack Night. , Revivalists of various types have been Aeard in Gastonia but the Rev.. Burke Culpepper, who' began a" meeting at Main Street Methodist church last night,' is of an entirely different type, if one ia to JudgVtum by the character of hi first -sermon. His methods are unique. He is : foil of "action. , He know human nature -' from A lo Z and. he knows just how to -depict in plain but convincing language J the -faults and foibles of men and wo- taeiLi A man of striking , personal ap - 'pearance, he grips the attention of an audience from the time he makes his ap ; pearance and holds it until he has closed. -, ' Co-operation and loyalty was his sub- jeef and bis remarks were based on the wtory of Christ sending Peter out to fl 4 foe the purpose of securing a coin with ' -which to pay tribute to the authorities. Some people can do one thing and others an do other things. Each person is ex pected to co-operate by doing the thing that he is fitted for doing instead of try. ' .nig to do something for which he is not .fitted, iv People who ean sing and wont ' cdng," he said, "are failing to do their -duty.. But the fellow who rant sing and . -will sing ought to be sent to Sing-Sing," . nu the way he put it. "My definition f fool." he said, "is the fisherman -who bait hi hook with the kind of bait 1ms likes himself instead of with the kind f bait the fish likes. " .,',". r i Mr. Culpper comet to Gas ton ia from '.5a month V meeting at Centenary church, 2reensboro. - After be had been there a .few days the church would not hold the vrowda that came to hear him so it was necessary to construct a tabernacle for kirn. On his last night there, Monday sight, h preached to. 4,000 people and bad 50 conversions. ff-'-WC'"' Despite the fact that it was a rainy .wight the church auditorium was com fortably filled last, night Services will fee held each night beginning promptly at 8 o'clock. There will be no afternoon ,rser,vices this week. ' AIL the pastors and people' of other denominations are cor- '-diaiy invited to attend all these services. The singers . of the other churches are especially invited to . come and assist vin , he singing. - . Mr.' Culpepper and Mr. Bobinson, his winger, will visit the Central school to morrow morning. Tbey will later visit the East and West schools. '" CAPT. CHERRY LED IN MONDAY'S PRIMARY. In the city primary here Monday, the frst under the eity manager plan of mu nicipal government, Robert G. Cherry, formerly .captain of Company A, 115th machine gnn battalion, led the ticket - -with 768 TOtes for city council. ' Other candidates nominated were W. D. Ander son 720, W. J. Clifford 723. P. 1 Smyre 746', A. K. Winget 730, There were six candidates in the race and five were to 1m nominated. M. C Thorn received 127 votes and. was eliminated. TODAY'S. COTTON MARKET. (By International News Service.) v NEW YORK April T 30. The cotton market opened with contracts for May welling at 28.50, July at 26.90, October at 24j90, December at 24.38, March at 23.75. : -. ' 'Vv : . '' "UNIFORM BILLS OF LADING . CO INTO EFFECT AUG. STH. v (By international News Servjee.) ' WASHINGTON, April 30. The;uee . f uniform bills, of lading, both -for do - jjwstie and export commerce by all car Tien, was ordered by the Interstate Com merce Commission today. The order, is effective August 8th. ... ' A Series of Talks en the Victory Liberty Loan by Prominent Bankers. By IE. H. Prinfle, President Bank"1 of CharlestoiC Charleston, S. ' C. IMany persons are saying that snbecriptions to ? the forthcoming k Victory' Liberty Loan will be hard .to obtain. I cannot see that this: will be the casc'i I remember the same kind of 'Ulk' for the Fourth Lir , ix erty Loan and see how wrong it was; how unjust to our epople, for that x- loan was a great sueeess and this is sure' tq. be eo, too. . The people . know how necessary it is that the government should Have this money, .' and' then .'this', may be the last opportunity the small investor . will have 7 - to show hia interest int this waly in the govemment, nd it pinst not " be forgotten thaf we have in -this, country now over twenty million in-' vetor. ';r:S-':- " .'The -government need- the vtoney -to complete partieuts foreon- tracts, made prior to the armistice al also to provide for the return of our .soldiers and for the Maintenance -of those who .'will have to re ' : main-in Europe, and also for Vomplethrg our ship-building 4 program. .- The proceeds of -each,, loan have been anticipated by the Treasury - Department by, the. issue of Certificates1 of Indebtedness, So that the government baa. spent each hah in advance of its receipt. This i was done as a matter of economy, so that the money should not be idle for a moment. Our financing has teen handled with great skill by Mr -McAdod,'nd there i no Soubt that Hr. Glass, whose reputation is - very great, wijl do equally ,well, so .that we may feel that everything ; is being done with great- foresight and wisdom, and it is up to u now - to get to work and subseribe,each' one of us, for all the Victory bonds we can., , ,' . . -::..... ...........'. . . : -: : . j Japan's Ambitions for Racial Equality and Desires of France for Intonation -' al : Police. Force' and Limitations of Armament Not Fulfilled Both With- draw Their Amendment Kaiser to Be Tried by Internatioaal Court '-. Peace Treaty; New Virtually Complete, Pari, April. 28. The covenant. of the league of nations in revised form, moved by President Wilson, was adopted today by the peace 'conference in plenary sen. son without a dissenting vdte and with out amendment The President 's i motion, also named Sir James Erie Drummond :'as. secretary- general of the league and provided for a . . i . . il. i . mu..- commiiiee ut uwugurBni mo Rgu, iuu one of the .notable works of the confer ence passes its final stage and is incor porated in the peace treaty. . 1 The French and Japanese amendments after a brief discussion were not pressed. and the way was thus cleared for unani mous acceptance of the league. Italy was not represented at the session but the name of Italy appears as one of the members of the league in the coven ant as finally adopted. insertion in the treaty. ' Kaiser to Be Tried. The session adjourned without consid ering the report on responsibilities, pro vhliug for the trial of the former Ger man emperor, by five. judges from the great powers."" This report was handed in by the council of four and embodies in the peace treaty a provision for -the for mfr, emrternr nroiiecntion. This. hoWev er, has not as yet been adopted by the plenary conference. The plenary session of the peace con ference opened at 3 o'clock this after noon in the French foreign office under. circumstances ' of 1 unusual interest be cause of the fact that it was to be one of the last sessions before the meeting with the German delegates at Versailles; that final action was to be taken on some of the main features of the peace treaty, notably the league of nations, responsibil ity for the war and the trial of the form er German emperor and others, and be- auee important 'labor Clauses were to be inserted in the treaty. For the first time at the conference- sessions Italy- was not represented,' .and the five seats of Premier Orlando and his colleagues at the right of M. Clemeneeau, the presiding officer remained - vacant. The other delegations presented full ranks, and the scene was stirring as the French premier opened the session. Wilson Explains Covenant. , President Wilson was recognized at the outset for a detailed explanation of the new covenant of the league. His speech was without oratorical effect and confirmed the explanation of the textual changes, most of which have already beei noted, and named Belgium, Brazil, Spam and Greece on the league council und al so on the conimittee to prepare plans for the first meeting of the league. Baron-Makino, head of the Japanese delegation, in a brief speech called re newed "attention to the Japanese amend ment on racial equality. He said that the race -question was a standing griev ance, which might become a dangerous issue ai any uiiu. xne Japanese govern ment and people, Baron Makino declared, felt poignant Vegret that the amendment had not been, incorporated in the coven ant, and announced that an effort would be made to have the principle of racial equality adopted as part of the docu ment ; '.-' - , Paul Hymans, representing Belgium, expressed the regret of the Belgian peo ple at the selection of Geneva as the seat of the league'of nations, while approving the high aims of the league. . The tJrguayan delegate announced the" adhesion of his country to the league. French' Amendments Renewed. . Leon Bourgeois, forTrance, j-anewed two amendments tending to give France A :; (By International News 8ervice.V PARIS, April 30.-Japan win retain her rights to the Shantung' peninsula. That is the only result seen from the conference on the Japanese and Chinese dispute over Ksie Chau. It ia under stood a' decision was reached to insert clause in the treaty demanding renuncia Hon by Germany of her rights, in- the Shantung -peninsula and these rights 'are i to revert to the Japanese. The Japan ese expect pledges to demolish the forts defending Kiao Chau, allowing the Chi nese to control the peninsula and city so far' as local affairs are concerned and re tain the railways and other rights. BATTLESfflP tb;:me LAUNCHED THIS tiORI.Ti'G - (By International Newf Service.) NEW YORK April 30. The battle ship Tennessee, the largest fighting ship in the world, was launched this morning. Hundreds of whistles and the cheers of iii.uuo spectators accompanied the splash as the Leviathan took to water. Miss Helen, daughter of Governor Roberts, of Tennessee, christened the vessel using a bottle of champagne. ' MR. BELL'S MOTHER. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Bell left on a late train last night for Gainesville, Ga.,. in response to a telephone message announc ing the sudden death of Mr. Bell's moth er. Mrs.' Bell was about 60 years of age and it is presumed she had been in her usual good health, no news of her. illness having been received , here previous to the announcement of her death. MRS. MARY BRUMFIELD. The following from Monday's Char lotte Observer will be of interest to many of our readers, as the deceased was for merly a resident of Gastonia: 'The funeral of Mrs. Mary Brumfield. wife of J. D. Brumfield,. was held at the late residence, 305 West Seventh street, esterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and was attended by a large number of friends. Dr. Luther Little. Dastor of the First Baptist church, conducted the serv- ices, The body was taken to Gastonia following the funeral and interred in the cemetery there. The floral tributes re ceived by the family from friends of Mrs. Brumfield and organisations with which she was affiliated were numerous. The following were the announced pall bearers: W. C. Dowd. LL. Hackney. Wallace Smith, H. A. Cook, J. A. Ya- brough and Willjs Brown." A window display of war relies from overseas at the Gastonia Hardware Com pany's store is attracting considerable attention. It contains many articles, in- luding helmets, bayonets,' gas masks, maps, sighting instruments, etc. On item of more than usual interest is the brass nose of a shell from the Big Ber tha which shelled Paris. The collection is made up of articles belonging to Capt R. G. Cherry, Sg. R. & McLean and others. v additional security. One providing for the creation of a committee to ascertain and exchange military and navaf pro grams, 1 information regarding ' arma ments and similar matters. The other provided for "a permanent organization for the purpose of considering and pro viding for naval and - military measures to enforce obligations arising for; the high contracting parties under the cov enant, making it immediately operative in all cases of emergency."-, j M. Bourgeois argued that sueh securi ty was essential to France because 'of the- extended frontiers of that country, which as President Wilson had declared in the French senate were the frontiers qfvthe world's liberties, r ;l .j" ---' Amendments. Not Pressed. ? . The amendments of M. Bourgeois, rep resenting France, were not pressed.- M. Clemeneeau then put the question of the adoption of President Wilson s motion, which prevailed without a formal vote. The covenant was declared adopted and the session proceeded to the labor repdrt, reciting nine principles for inclusion in the treaty which were also accepted. -'-';' After setting aside the report on war responsibilities for - ' later consideration, the session adjourned. "if 1" - - The South ' American representatives xpressed approval at great length before the covenant was adopted. During this part of the afternoon a distinct. restless ness was noticeable, President Wilson walking over to a friend, and Premier Lloyd George disappearing from, the room.,'.,- H ".; " -". .'- ;' When the decision was taken President Wilson was surrounded by delegate and friends who congratulated him on the constitution of the league which "he had steered past many quicksaids." DEATHS (By International Newt Service.) PARIS, April 29. Just before th Italian parliament convened ia Rome to day to consider the momentous Fium proposition. King Victor Emmanuel ' de clared that be was heart and soul with the Italian people in whatever they want ed, according to dispatches from Borne to Le Matin. It is apparent that Paris and London are not informed as to the real feeling In Italy, says a Rome di patch to Le Petit Journal, which adds that all Italy ia a solid as a block and impervious, it; appears,, to conciliation. The Italians are prepared for isolation. battle or death from starvation. PARIS, April 29. The Italian situa tion was further aggravated today by the report of the action of Italian residents of Fiume voluntarily announcing the an nexation of that city to Italy. WASrUMUTUiN, April UJJ. A com plete showdown on the amended League of Nations covenant by Senator Lodge and other old guard Republican leaders of the Senate was demanded today by Republican senators like Borah, of Ida ho, who announced that they found th modified document as bhjeAionable as the original one. LONDON, April 9. A clash between a party of Americans recently serving in the British srmy anl south African ne groes today at Winchester, in southwest London, resulted in the death of three Americans. Thirty were injuretL The (rouble started when the 'negroes began paying attention to white girls. The Am ericana interfered. British troops quell ed the riot. A court martial has been ordered. WASHINGTON, April 29. Fears that the Victory loan might prove a-failure were openly expressed by Treasury oflU cials today. It Is estimated that the re turns now total $914,500,000, less than one-fourth the quota with over a third of the' campaign time elapsed. Returns are running far behind the fourth Liberty loan, which lagged until the closing days. Workers everywhere are urged to. speed up. ROME, April 29. The session of the Italian parliament to decide upon Ita ly's course as to Fiume and territorial an nexations in the Adriatic littoral opened this afternoon. Four hundred deputies have arrived and- were given a mighty ovation. ATLANTA, April 29. The American Railway Express has adopted an eight- hour working day for all employees, ef fective May 1, 1919, with no reduction in wages. BERLIN, April 29. Government roopH captured several villages near Mu nich and a bloody siege of Munich threaten unless the communists flee. The RIm 'me noir negotiating with the governmenSr. PARIS, April 29. Mr. Wilson, Prem-, ier Lloyd George rind Premier C'lemen- cenu are thin afternoon ex)iecting to have a final hearing on the Japanese territor ial claims in Oliina. This and the Italian claims are the last big .obstacles facing the conference. The entire German del egation is expected to reach Versailles by tonight. PARIS, April 29. The President has cabled his approval of Mr. Burleson's recommendati u that the cables lie re turned to private ownership by the 10th of May and that the government relin quish control of the wires as soon as Congress saftwaards tiie interext of the owners. 'r CAPE MAV. X. .1.. April 29. Lieut Merger ami l.nMgn Barron, naval avia tors, were drv. n today when their sea plane fell into t!-e harbor. WASHINGTON. April 29. Seven troop ships including the George Wash ington, left French ports today carrying nearly 20,000 AtterKan soldiers home Want ." WASHINGTON, April 29. Practical ly- the same principles- that governed the awards of the National War Labor Board were adopted at the plenary ses sion of the peace conference in . Paris yesterday to be Included in the peace treaty. These principle call upon the nation composing the league to adopt as far as possible th eight-hour day, and one day of rest in seven, the payment of a living wage, equal pay for men and women doing the same work, the right of collective bargaining and the' abolition of child labor The guiding principle, it ia set forth, should be that labor is not merely a commodity or article of com merce. fjThe principles were 'adopted unanimously. y '? 'v '? T AMSTERDAM, April 29. The entire Statcof Bavaria has bees placed under martial law as a result of the conflict raging; near Munich." t ; ; Game between the Fats and the Leans at Loray Park this afternoon at 4 oVJock. . '..-- i.. . Vr . (Br Internationa! News Service.) ATLANTA. April SO. The wife, of former Senator Hardwick. who wa in jured by an infernal' machine mailed In New .York, addressed with a typewriter to - the former senator, is Testing com fortably today though, showing signs of I nervous shock. The negro servant who opened the package had his hands blown I off, and was otherwise eut about th face - ntt arms. Senator Hardwick believes I the infernal machine was mailed by . )er sons affected by the law introduced by him and passed by the last Congress for the purpose of keeping anarchists and other-Undesirables from' coming into th United State. FIRST SECRETARY ? 1 GENERAL NAMED. Sir Eric, Drammond High Official , of League f Nations Belgium,- Braiil, Greece and Spain to B Represented on Executive Council. - Paris, April 28. President Wilson, io his Biteeeh explaining the revised coven ant of the league of nations, said that Sir Eric Drummond, of. Great Britain, had been named as ' the first secretary general of the league. ' ' Regarding the composition of- the ex- exutive council, the President stfid that Belgium, Greece, Braril anl Spain would be represented on the council in addi tion to the five great powers until '. a permanent choice had been made. Sir (James) Erie Drummond has been private secretary to A. J, Balfour, the British foreign secretary, since De- i iai , r, f i L. - i. - i' .1 ceniiirr, mis, rrvtwuair no nan marvvu Sir Edward (now Viscount) Orey in the ...! -kiu a:, VAmm.A -.. same capacity while ir bdward was -- foreign seefetary. From March 1912 to June 1915 he wat private secretary to Herbert II. Asquith, then the British premier. Hi. !-: hy... m t IT 1 G7H i j i v- t- h w, u minus. 1 1 1 in, v, a son of the eighth viscount ptrathallan and is a half-brother of and heir pre- sumptive to-th earl of Perth. He be- came a clerk in the foreign office ia 1900 and from 190& to 1908 was nrivate sec retary to Lord Fitjtniaurlce, parliamen tary under eet-retary of state for foreign affairs, and continued under various un der secretaries until. 1912, when he be came private secretary to Premier As quith. ' Sir Eric accompanied Foreign Mini' ter Balfour to the United Stales In 1917 as a member or a British high commis sion. In 1904 Sir Eric wss msrried to An gela ' Mary, .youngest daughter of th eleventh Baron Herries. They have two daughters anil one son. Captain Maid- win Drummond,' who married the widow of Marshall r irlu, Jr., of I hicago, is a distant relative'of Sir Eric. . Officers of Preabyterial. Officers of the Kings Mountain i'res- byterial elected at the Gaxtonia meeting Wetlneailav are as follows: Miss Corrin- ae Puett", of Dallas, president; Mrs. F. I P. Hall, of Belmont, vice president r Mrs. R. M. Reid, of Gastonia, recording secre tary; Mrs. P. P. Murphy, of Lowell, treasurer; Mrs. . Frank Jenkins, of Shel by, secretary of literature; Mrs. R. M. Hall, of Shelby, secretary of synodical, presbyterial and congregational mis sions; Mis r.drtii Hsmiright, or U ro ver, secretary of assembly and home missions; Miss Ruby Costner, of Dallas, secretary of foreign missions; Miss Ma ry Ragan, of Gastonia,' secretary of the young people's work"; Mrs. H. M Eddie man, of Gastonia, secretary of orphans work. Weather Forecast: Showern Wed nesday and probably Thursday. -All members of Gastonia Lodge No. 188. I. O. O. F., are urgently requested to be present at the regular meeting Thursday night at 8:30. -Mr. Louis M. White, has accep (Vd a position with the Groner Grocery Com pany at Baltimore, Md. His wife will i. : t . .1.... juiu nun in icn tiaj -j ., r -Miss Mary lie ter w tison nas reiurn- el from Atlanta, Ga., where she hasbeea attending grand opera. While there ah was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Nolen and Miss Titmam . 3 Friend's of Mrs. D. M. Jones, who underwent an operation for tonsilitis at the City Hospital this morning,, wilt be glad to learn that she is getting along well since the operation. ; V" ? '-f-Miss Roberta' Mcllhaney will ' re turn to her home in Washington City to morrow after a .very pleasant visit ' of some time to her. aunt, Mrs. 8. A. Kind ley, at th latter 's home on 8outh Broad street.. ''C'-. f -' " ' - S Miss Ethel Pierce ha as her gvsts at her home on : South Ookland street Mrs. W. M. Hunter and son, W. M. Hun ter, Jr.fr wh are en route from their for mer home at Augusta, Ga., to Jackson, Tenn. where they will reside in the future,-- ...v ,? .. .. " ' " V . ; Th Qaiame That Dses Not ASect The Bead Bnraas tf Its tnnle nd faxatlv enact, tAXA TtVC bXQHO QbL.il . (TabieU) ean be taJiea by ayaoa without enwtns a ui jmuiu or ttatmt mthehtwd. &W.CkuVSiCDatBtoabss. Mc Stat Supreme Court Upholds Superior , Court ia Cast of S. A. Satchford .Against City . of Gastonia Jadge - Clark Writes Opinion aad Severely Ar . ralgns Those Who Seek to Hinder San--: iUxj Wtrk of Cities. . , , i .The following from the Raleigh cor-, respondence of The Greensboro News of this morning will be of Interest to Ga- I sett reader ;-;'-:T.t .';... I i The validity of an ordinance adopted - 1 ia the interest of public health is upheld by the Supreme Court in one of five opin ions delivered this afternoon, this being the case of R. A, JRatchford versus Gas- tonia et nL" Chief Justice Clark Write , the opinion, part of which is a fierce ar raignment of . those who would ;. defeat : sanitary measur. v;'' ..-;-. ' rJ-t- r - Jt ."' In this case the plaintiff had sought an' Injunction agalpst the" sale of s lot under a Gastonia ordinance which pre- -; scribed thst every surface closet in the ' city should be cleaned and inspected tm ' -der . municipal supervision. The ordin- ' ance imposed a charge of 30 1 cents month, collectible from the owner of the projierty. Failure to pay the assessment resulted in making the charge a lien tip- . on tli property. Hearing the case in Gaston Superior Court, Judge W. J, Ad-, ams dissolved the restraining order and, the plaintiff appealed. Decision of low er court ia affirmed.. ' . 11 ' Chief Justice Clark find ample au thority, for the ordinance in the publia laws, of 1917. He then proceeds ta dis cuss sanitationi "It appears from the;: affidavit of Dr. C. J, McCombs, the city physician, and ht appear to be an estab- lished scientific fact 1 that any surface closet Is a nuisance and that all eases of I , ,, ..... i- Jrph?W iewr r Isu,t of hrinf WJ: lowed a germ from human excrement" I rr,, - . . , , . iiit-rv Htm t cihi i lypavw in uamv nla, be significantly point' out, front-', July 15, 1918, to January 1, 1019. Doubtless," writes the. eblef justice, "thA flmA iu tint dtannf ,hn hv i . . . ti. , , "'. " "- " w.- . tain number f people will be require.1 to t Institute,, sewerage In , their tenement houses, even when located outside town limits, in order to protect the health of the employes anil of the neighborhood as- well."- J' v Mrs. J. L, Shirley, of May worth, has rweived Information from hut husband. Lieut Jesse L. Shirley, of Co. A, 1-IOth Machine. Gun Battalion, 35th Division, that he has arrived at Newport News. - Va., from overseas and expects to reach home within a few days. '; .' ; -; - 1 K !. ..... .1-'' k r!.. I ton Chapter, United Daughter of the. (.onfwlerary, that Captain R. Gregg Cherry, who recently ' returned" from. France, having been in command of Com. pany A, liotn Machine uunitattauou,. will be the speaker at the celebration of Confederate Memorial Day to be held at the court house on Saturday of next week, May 10th. ; . Little Miss Martha Underwood, daughter of Mr. and Mr. J. M. Under-, wood, who has been quite M at nernome on UaKiami street rrom pneumonia, - is convalescing. Her brother, J," Mack Un-' derwood, who was called home on account of her illness, returned yesterday to Westminster . School, Butherfordton, where he is a student.;. Miss McElrojcof Charlotte, sister of Mrs. Underwood and trained nurse, is with ber, Five )ersoiis were drowned at Birth- island in Contentena ereek, near Kin-, ston, Sunday when a boat capsixed. They were V. E, Car ring ton and wife, A. B. Carrington and two daughters of Zena L. Briley. . - PARIS. April 29. A flat refusal to give up their, demands to Chinese terri tory on the ,. Shantung Peninsula - wa made by the Japanese delegates to Pres ¬ ident Wilson tolay in a conference held just before the meeting of the Big Three They urged President Wilson lo agretf to their claims. . , ' " -; :)' .1 Why suffer with Headache- fro a - eye strain wheat Morris' scientifically fitted glasses will prevent it? Office at . Tor-rence-Morris C'. Jewelry Store. 1 , ANNUAL MEETING STOCXHOLD-':--: ERS GASTON COUNTY FAIR t ASSOCIATION. , The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Gsston County Fair Association will be held Friday afternoon,. May 2. 1919. at 5 o'clock at the office of the. Gastonia Chamber of Commerce. At this . meeting the report of THE BIG GAS- -TON COUNTY FAIR for 1918 will be made,' officers for the ensuing year wfll. be elected, and any other bueiness that may be brought before the meeting w0)" be transacted. ' ' ' - ; T, L. CRAIG, president, r Fred M.; Allen, Executive Secretary., v t GASTONIA LODGE NO. 309 A. F. & A. SI. Called Kestigz Friday, May 2,. - 8:00 p. m. . - Work ia 2nd ... ? Degree