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AZJbll 3 f ! PUBLISHED EVERT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FSIDAT. 'VOL XL. NO. 36. . GASTONIA, X. C FRIDAY'AFTERNOON, MAY 9, 1919. 12.00 A TEAR IN ADVANCE. msT Flt i::::it Ghts mLW:fo CER11A7I FRfllffl SAKS ' TRANSATLANTIC SEAPIAKE TO ESTABLISH '('.EliORIAl IIEETING OF RED I1EII ended vec:;esday t;::::i EV.'JICEUST HUGE CROWD iinATu::couiTo:i TREATY TERMS ARE HARSH RETURNS FOR REPAIRS TO LATE CAPT.W.T.R. BELL i - pEvangelist Preaches to .Large Crowds at Tabernacle Last Xlignt--5ermo was , ' ' Masterful Effort Subjects Given for -", " Sunday'a ' Sermons, y . , ' n?v TLe first Jaif night since Rev, Burke Culpepper, the evangelist, began preach' p ing in the tabernacle brought' cut hun- ireds of. people at last night's services, th large teat being filled to every en- Ttrance. It was an Inspiration to the ; -erangelut and he preached a sermon that .. held, hid big v audience . at attention throughout the 43 minutes and they ' were not weary when he elosfid. ' -Daniel 5:30, "In that night was Bel ahazxar, the king .of the Chaldeans r; .alain," was the preacher 's text. , His 1 sermon was built around Belshaxzar 's ,:. impious feast in which' the king" and his prince, his wives and concubines' staged . .a carnival of defamation . and rostitu ' -cioB and . desecration. .The evangelist . '., ' jsummarized Belshauar 's feast as . f ol lows: It was a night of parental disre ; sard; a night of official belittleness; a night .of .revelry, bestiality, desecration nd prostitution; a night of God's writ ing aad Belsbazzar'a weighing. " ' Comparing the king's-feast to thou .. and of his lord 's, the. preacher likened the lessons learned therefrom to . the - present day. ."It Is a day of parental -disregard," he declared. "This is a day. of official belittlement, a day of hip Ireeches politicians in which some bffi rs don't consider their oath of office as aered. Church' officials' belittle... their jobo and pastors belittle their charges." Declaring that the school teachers were the poorest paid class of workers, be paid them a fine tribute as to the xroat work they were doing and urged ; that parents should show their apprecia tion for what these '"makers of Ameri : . an citizens ?. are doing. Be plead with the teachers to be mindful of their wor thy and commendable .work. Closing his sermon by relating the writing of "Mene, mens, tekel, uphars Ta," oa the walls of Belshaxzar 's palace, -' being translated by Daniel as meaning 3a pari; "Thou are weighed in the bal . anoea and art found wanting," be- de clared that now is the time of Ood'a writing: and Oastonia'a weighing. : He -urged his hearers not" to be found want- lag en the great moral and religious is- ... ";;: r;1.'-' ' ' ' :-' Hi sermon, was a masterful effort. - Hisses Jane Morris and Hiss Edmee . Smith delighted the audience with a drtst, "My Faith Looks Up .to Thee." - Tonight -Mr. Culpepper will preach on "CtTle Righteousness, "v At- this after- noon's service he will preach especially -to tha school children of -the eity.. Even ing sjerriceajlaturday at 8 o'clock will be ,Kid Night" His subject -for the8un day morning service will be "Was Jesus ' Christ Divine or Just a Common Manf " ". Sunday afternoon at 3' o'clock the aervi- ' ces Will be for men and boys only, his subject being "Che Four-square Man." ' Those expecting to bear anything border- - Sag on the vulgar were advised to stay - away, , the evangelist -said last night This sermon will be an appeal to red- blooded men and boys. ."The Biggest Fool la Town" will be his theme Sunday night- . ''.; '.'.,' . - i ' -ADVANCES IN PAY OF , v ' . TEACHERS NEXT YEAR. Xaw Kequires Additional Pay Gaston ' . f .County Among First to Report . Raleigh, May 7. Reports are coming In just now to the state department of education of the financial adjustments . that are being made by the county school " boards 'and county commissioners for the " -coming school year and the advances that '-are required by law in teacher salaries and ample budgets for adequate" building budgets. - A typical one comes from Oas- ton county, where increases are provided for Jn -teacher salaries on the basis of from $55 to $75 per month for elementa ry teachers and from $60 to 75 per month for the assistant high school teach ' rs. " - r- . ,: . ' '''-.'' ' ' ': . .. The county levies the full 35 cents school tat that the law allows and then 18 cents f or., incidentals and buildings ' and with the funds that the county will Set from the state school fund will have ' -f 160,806 to spend for the year In school . !malntenance. . ' 'r"v' " k XN JOY ABLE PICNIC - ' r - AT ARMSTRONG PAR8LT; , - On last Friday evenlng'May 2nd, Mrs. Flay Davis' class of the Associate " Be- formed Presbyterian Sabbath school -went on a picnic to Armstrong Park. The trip was made in automobiles, there being twenty or more in the party. A .delic ious picnie supper with ice cream was served, and the occasion was greatly eu " joyed by all present v v. . r Pigs Bring 'Good Prices. The auction sale of- Duroc -Jersey pigs, which was held by Mr. F.'JL Francum , at his home east of the-city, Thursday afternoon, was, well attended. All 4 of ' the pigs rou'ght good prices, the top ' price being $40 paid by Mr. Jack V. - Harper for 'a nine-weeks-old pig. Twen-ty-twa sales were made. All of 'the pigs were bid in by Gaston eounty men. , 1 i. -'. We sn Red Cross Fett Ksttrstwa. Castoaia Farnitart Ca, '"V ".? ' ' (Reported for -The Gazette.) The-Shelby district" meeting of, .- the Woman 's Missionary societies convened in Lincolnton May. 6th and - 7th. The first service was held Tuesday night In the Methodist church, the devotional ser vices being conducted by Rev. D. M. Lit- aker, pastor. Mrs. W.,A, Newell, con ferenee superintendent of social service, and Mr. W." R Harria, conference super intendent pf young peoples' work, made ad iiesves along their' own particular lines of .work. :An appreciative audience listened as these-women of . God told of the work that had .been done ,ia onr con ference and of tlie bright outlook for larger and- better things this year. v . Wednesday morning -. the - conference was opened with' a very Impressive con secration service led by Mrs. J. K. Dix on, of Gastonia, . The delegates . were given a hearty" welcome through Mrs. D. M. Li takers Mrs. Ri T. Morns, district secretary,' presided over the business "ses sion and gave an encouraging report of the activities of the women ami children of the various societies in the district during 1918.' Despite the many calls for war relief and the epidemic of influenza, more new members were added and a much larger amount of money was con tributed to missions than in any previous year.v - .. , Rev. C A. Wood, of Shelby, made a splendid talk on, "Christian Steward ship," and a discussion of mission study was introduced by -Mrs. T. E. Summer row. Many good suggestions were made for the carrying on of mission y study classes.- ' x ' The model social service meeting led by Mrs. Newell was greatly enjoyed and much good will be gained from it The children's institute was led in a very in teresting way by Mrs. A.' J. Owen, of Bessemer City, and reports were given by the leaders or delegates from children's societies.' A pleasing featute was a solo by Mabel Rankin, president of the chil dren 's society of Main Street, Gastonia. The young people 's work presented by their conference leader, Mrs.' W. R. Har ris," was one of the most encouraging features of the whole meeting.; The in terest manifested and the reports given snow that, the young people of the Shel by district are well organized, and. glad to do their part in, the Master's vine yard. One young lady present express ed her desire to become a missionary. A beautiful duet by Mrs. Hoyle and Miss Gaffney, of Shelby, added much to the pleasure of the occasion. - . There were, more than 50 delegates present at this meeting and each .went away enthused and determined to make this year, 1919,. a better year, than' the one just closed. , . A bountiful and attractive picnie din ner was served on the churchyard by the Lincolnton society and this part of the exercise was entered most heartily into by every one'srejent . There were many expressions of praise and) thanks for the beautiful way in which the Lincolnton people entertained the delegates.. God grant that the good impressions may, be lasting and bear much- fruit in. service for Him this year. 'FATS" AND "LEANS" WILL : - PLAY AGAIN TUESDAY. 'One of the attractions for next week is the second game of baseball between the "Fats" and the "Leans", which is to be played at Loray Park next Tues day afternoon, May 13th, for the benefit of the Public Library. The game will be called at 4:15, and the following is the line-up of the two teams:, . Fats; -Eli Idneberger, Dr, R. H. Parker,. pCharles D. Gray,, s.., Frank Smith, 1 b, O. B. Carpenter, 2 b, E, Thomasson, 3 b, 8. R. Clinton, If, James Holland, cf. Fatty Arbuckle, rf; substi tutes, Lee Bulwinkle, J. O. White, Dr. C J. McCombs, Fred M. Allen; manager, C. B. Armstrong. - V ;' r Leans: -C. 'Burwell, e, G. Logan, p, G. B. Mason, ss, Otto Duncan, lb, Hugh Wray cf , G. O. L. Sawyer, 2b, Dick Huff stetler, 3b, Charles Martin, If, Chas. Parker, rf; substitutes, B. G. Cherry, J. Kl" Dixon, W. - Y. vWarren, Chaa Ford t manager, O. F.' Mason! i ' j s Both teams will be in uniform, and the members are practicing daily with, a view to pulling off a fast and snappy game. w - --r . . .:. Mayworth-Loray dame. . '.j -ji" 1 What promises to be a . hard-fought "baseball game will be played at Loray park tomorrow afternoon between .' the Loray Tigers and the strong team from Mayworth. This is the first gam to be played-since the Loray and Mayworth beys returned home from the" army; and the indications are that the contest will be a classic In the line-op for the Lo ray team will Be Messrs. Charlton "K. Torrenee and Plato Durham. The game wUlbealled at-) 3$ a'dc: , Mr. Durham to Speak..'' ;.' - '- .''; Mr. Stonewall J. Durham, of Bessemer City, is to be the principal speaker . at Memorial Day exercises in Kings Moun tain on May 10th. The services will be held in the Associated Reformed Presby terian church, beginning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Durham is 'recognised as a speaker of ability and wifl doubtless be beard bv large, aumbera. :.v:'-i ; ' ' vT.": (By International News Service.) BERLIN. May 9. Premier Scheide- mana. announced today that the German peace envoys at Versailles have been in structed to present a reply to the Allies pointing out the divergences between the peace treaty and President Wilson 's 1 4 principles and try to start oral negotia Hons. They are also to ask the reason for the hard conditions which are' said here to . be unacceptable to - Germany. Herr Seheidemann said the terms pitiless ly abandon Germany to the deepest fall in history. He, declared the terms are ebntrary to the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth principles enunciated by . Mr. Wil son. He declared the terms were Ger many death sentence. sf We must dis cuss this document of hatred and . mad ness with political sobriety,' said Herr Seheidemann. ".The , mutilated German people are unable to take a heroic posi tion, .but we hope conditions will be so altered that we will be able to sign some of the terms. " He concluded by saying he hoped for a satisfactory ' ablution, stating that it will be necessary "to con sider the treaty with good wilL The na tional assembly meets Monday afternoon ta" begin consideration of the terms. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET. ' (By International News Service.)" NEW YORK, May 9. The cotton market opened with contracts for May selling at 28.20, July 26.65, October 24. 89, December 24.40, January 24.15 and March 23.87. PERSONAL. Mr. O. D. Carpenter, of Worth, was In the city on business yesterday. Mr. R. L. Mundie, formerly of Le noir, has accepted a position as book keeper with Craig k Wilson. 1 i Mr. J. H. Rutledge, of Dallas, route two, was in Gastonia on business yester day. ; Attorney D. P. Dellinger, of Cher- ryville, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Rev. Dr. J. L. Vippermaa and wife, of Dallas,' were the guests yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Shuford.' Mr. James L. Hanna and family spent the week-end with Mr. E. S. Cox and family, at West End, Moore county. While away they also visited Pinehurst and Southern Pines. The local banks will remain open tomorrow as usual. On account of Con federate Memorial Day falling on Satur day it will not be observed as a bank hol iday. " Mr. anuV Mrs. J. F. Shuford and ehild, of Richmond, Va., who have been visiting in the city as the guests of Mr. Shuford 's brothers, Messrs. J. M., T. R. and J. R. Shuford, returned home the first of the week. ' Master Albert McLean, a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. McLean, of Connelly Springs, underwent a successful opera tion at the City Hospital this morning, having had his tonsils removed. He is a nephew of Miss Georgia Connelly. Misses Lena Smith and Ola Morton left this morning on train No. 36 for Greensboro to attend a State meeting of the Baraca-Philathea convention, which is in session there today, Saturday and Sunday. They go as delegates from the First Baptist church of this city. Mr. George Grice, of Mount Holly, passed through the city yesterday en route-to Greenville, S. CU to attend the meeting of the Southern Textile Associa tion. : Mrs. Gnce and children accompa nied him to Gastonia and " are visiting Mr. Grice 's father, Mr. J. L. Grice, on East Franklin avenues ? Mrs. J. P. Boyd, of Rich Square,' is expected to arrive in the city tonight to join Mr. Boyd, who has been here several weeks. .. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd will make their home at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Coon, on West Airline ave nue. ' Mr. Boyd holds a position in the mechanical department of - the" Gazette Publishing Company. ; ' Concord's municipal election Tuesday tilontf atrictlv nartv linen.' The Re publicans' elected three aldermen while the Democrats elected three aldermea and th nunr. A bond iasue of i 40.000 for improvements on school buildings carried by a Urge majority, v , . . ; Judge Joseph T. Johnaon, of the TJ. 8. district court for the. western district of South Carolina, . died at his home in 8partanborg last, night after a brief ill ness. ' - Judge Johnson was ' formerly member of Oangress from the fourth dis trict of South Carolina. -, (By International News Service.) ' CHATHAM, MASS., May 9. The American seaplane NC-4 which has been missing since yesterday, sas forced down 100 miles north of Cape Cod when the oil lq one of ber motors became over heated. She slid 2,000 feet into the wa ter, and is safe on the beach, near the air station here today. All is well aboard and the plane will return to Rockaway Beach for repairs. ' ' HOW TO REDUCE . COTTON ACREAGE. (By C. R. Hudson, Chief, Farm Demon stration Work.) At the recent meeting of the North Carolina Cotton Association in Raleigh, It , was reported by the secretary ' that, according to the beat information he had been able to obtain, the, cotton acreage reduction up to this time amounted to about 21 per cent of the acreage of last year, with about the same per eent de crease in the use of commercial fertili sers. It seems, therefore, that the reduc tion in the use of fertilizers must be a result of the reduction of cotton acreage, and not a reduction of the per acre use of fertilizers. In fact, there should be an x increase, rather thaa a decrease .in the use of fertilizer for cotton, because, when judiciously used, with' good meth ods of farming it is profitable. If southern cotton growers should de crease their-cotton aereage 50 per cent, and yet use sufficient fertiliser to pro duce two-thirds of the normal erop of cotton, we believe the objects of the Cot ton Association would be accomplished. Profitable Cotton Growing. The profit on cotton growing .does not depend on the large acreage planted, but the large yield per acre, with eco nomical methods of production. ' A 00 per cent reduction of acreage would re lease plenty of , - eultivatable . land on which to produce practically all the need ed home supplies, and would also give the farmers sufficient time, outside ' of growing cotton, to handle the other acres planted to corn, peas, - beans, potatoes, pasture crops, or forage crops. Thus, at the end of the year, the farmer would have something to live on, and, if neces sary, could easily hold his eotton for bet ter prices. This is nothing . but safe, sound, sensible, practical, and profitable farming. ' A reduction of 20 per, cent in eotton acreage, under present conditions, is very commendable among farmers , who have been depending so largely npon cot ton, to buy most of their home supplies. It shows that they are interested in the matter, that tbey are determined to win the fight, and tbat bey are largely suc ceeding. But, the question arises, is a 20 per cent reduction of cotton acreage, with about the same reduction of fertill-. erg, sufficient to win a complete victory. It may or it may not be. It is not ab solutely safe. The cotton grower is now in a fight, the results of which,' will, no doubt, largely regulate the price of cot ton for 'several years to come. There fore, nothing that is unsafe, or doubtful should enter into the matter. ' While cotton is worth around 25 cents now (seemingly a high price), yet figures show that the purchasing power of cot ton is hardly as. great as it was before the World War. In fact, from reliable information, cotton at 30 cents now would be on about the same basis with the price of other commodities, as 12 cents a pound cotton was before the war. What to Do. 6 , Since plans for this year's farming are largely made, the question arises as to what could and what should be done by cotton growers to make the present fight victorious and place them on a sur er farming basis hereafter. Fortunately, the land intended fir growing eotton this season has not all been planted. Even if it were planted, it would be an easy matter to plow un some of the cot ton seed and plant .corn, peas, beans and other crops. If every farmer would still make a Httle further cut in his eotton acreage, he might increase the reduced acreage eight or ten per cent more. It is believed by our best judges that this further move would acconfplish the desir ed results. . . . , . Self-Feeding Fanna, ' . What is needed, not only this year, but .every year, is self -feeding farms. This, of itself, will automatically regu late the acreage and, consequently, the price of eotton. This would eventually result in the cotton grower transacting his business on a cash, instead of a cred it basis, thereby, not only getting pur chased commodities cheaper, but ena bling him, when necessary, to sell his cotton when it suits him, and at a price more or lest in proportion to the cost of production. A self -feeding, and, there fore, independent farmer, is one who produces a full core crib, a full smoke house, a home garden with a variety of vegetables, plenty of feed and forage for livestock with ample supplies, or even a surplus of milk, butter, eggs, peas, beans, potatoes, sorghum and oth er crops. With such a program, well carried out (the cash erop, eotton, could be disposed of at the fanner 's leisure and at a fair profit . Mr. 6. N. Boyce and Mr. J. W. Wat- son attended a meeting Wednesday af ternoon at the Selwyn hotel in Charlotte of the alumni and old students of the old Kings Mountain Military School. As a result of the meeting there was organ bed the W. T. R. Bell Memorial Assocla tlon, the object of which is to establish a memorial to the late Capt W. T. R. Bell, who was for many years the head of that Institution. Mr, John- S. Schenck, of Lawndale, Cleveland county, was elect ed president of the association and Mr. R. L. Kirkwood, of Bennettsviile, S. Cv was chosen secretary and treasurer. Another meeting of the association will be held in August at which time it is expected something definite will be done to perpetuate the memory of Capt BelL Just -what the nature of the me morial will be Is not known at this time. It Is hardly probable that it Will take the shape of a mere monument but that it will in all likelihood take shape in the form of a scholarship in some well known educational institution or that it will at least be something in the line of promot ing education. w :; ,.) There are many old students scattered throughout this section and in many States. The old Kings Mountain Mili tary School, located at Kings Mountain, was for many years a flourishing institu tion and had a large enrollment Not a few of the prominent business and pro fessional men outhe Piedmont section of North and South Carolina obtained their education there and these men after the lapse of many years, are desirous of do ing honor to the memory of the man un der whom they were educated. WILL, NOT TOLERATE BOLSHEVIK SAYS DIXON. Thirtieth Diviaioa Boys Would Not Al low It, Said A. M. Dixon, of Gastonia, Before Southern Textile Association, f Which H is President, in Session at Greeaville, S. C Charlotte Observer. Greenville, 8. C, May 8.-Tbe state ment that the textile industry in the south faces a greater future thaa ever before known, and that the eotton mills of both the south and the east wo"uld soon be reaching out to the markets of South America and Europe, was msde today by A. M. Dixon, of Gastonia, president of the Southern Textile Association, dur ing his annusl address,before the associ ation which lis holding a two-day meet ing at the Southern Textile Exposition. President Dixon paid tribute to the boys of the 30th division, who, he said, were recruited from the most part from the cotton mills of the south and declar ed that so long as these boys who fought so gallantly for democracy were alive, bolshevUm will never gain any headway in the south. . Over 100 textile welfare workers, the most of them from North and South Car olina, gathered here today for the first annual southern textile welfare confer ence. An inspiring talk by Prof. Josiah Morse, of the University of South Caro lina, was the feature of the meeting, al though there were group conferences which proved of much vaiue to all pres ent Postoffice to Observe Holiday. Announcement Is made today that hol iday hours will be observed by the clerks of the postoffice department tomorrow, it being a legal holiday. The office will be open from 8 to 10 o'clock Saturday morning and from 5 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon. City carriers will make an early morning collection and one deliv ery only. Rural carriers will make their rounds as usual. SCOTLAND YARD DETECTIVES UNEARTH DESERTION PLOT. (By International News Service.) LONDON, May 9. A plot for whole sale desertions from the British army was uncovered by Scotland Yard today. Eight military camps are involved. Lit erature was found urging the men to de sert who entered service when Lord Derby was Secretary of War. PEACE TERMS TO BE - GIVEN AUSTRIANS MONDAY. i (By International News Service.) PARIS, ?Iay 9. The peace terms will be banded to the Austrians at St Oer maine castle Monday says a Central news dispatch this afternoon. WASHINGTON, May 7. Secretary of War Baker announced today that practi cally all American expeditionary forces will be out of France before, the end of August ,. , Greensboro's new hotel,' the O. Henry, was leased Wednesday to William Foor and Emmet. E. Robinson, of Duval eoun ty, Florida, for a period of tea years at an annual rental of $24,000 Revenue agenta are already at work rounding np all the private stills proba bly operating oa the theory that the ear ly bird catches the worm. Nashville Southern Lumberman. ' !. ; : Stats Convention Adjourns to Meet Next. Year In Henderson John G. Carpen ter Elected Great Junior Sagamore : Resolutions of Warriors Hits Stagger ing Blow to Bolshevik! Following the election of officers and the selection of Henderson as the 1929 meeting place, the 21st annual session of the great council of Tar Heel Red Men came to an end Wednesday night Officers for the ensuing year ..were elected, Gastonia securing one in the per son of Mr. John G. Carpenter, of Clar aaaaknow Tribe Np, 128, who was chosen great junior sagamore. . Other officers elected werei iy ' A. C Garrett, of Pasquotank tribe No. 8, Elizabeth City, great sachem; E. Q. West, of Minnesota tribe No. 52, Greens boro, great senior sagamore; R. F. Tut- tie, Chowan tribe No. 12, Eden ton, great prophet; W. Ben Goodwin, Pasquotank tribe No. 8, Elizabeth City, great chief of records ; E. P. H.; Strunek, Eyota tribe No. 8, Elizabeth City, great keeper wampum. , V: .'..''V : ' The financial report showed assets of the great council of the state as being ' $48,669.01, and the Pocahontas council $2,107.72. -;-W;vv;vv - :' Prior to adjourning the Bed Men ' adopted a resolution calling nppn" its true and loyal members, wherever in the forest of life .their footsteps may trail. to seek by precept and example to bring , about, as quickly as possible, a return of those happy and peaceful conditions that adorned out land prior to the war." Thia resolution gave the LIT, W. and the Bol- ' sheviki a staggering blow .when it urged the Bed Men to listen not, to "the voice of the tempter who seeks to instill the . venom of dissatisfaction in the mincta of true American citizens, as it may be ha serves . an enemy . mora dangerous than waran enemy whose greatest hope U the destruction of the glorious government for which our father 'a fought and which . it is the duty of every true Red Man to' sustain." V''';; ovr " A resolution of thanks to the city of Gastonia, the press, the Anniagton So-: tel. to the two local tribes and to Past Great Incohonee J. W Cherry was adopt-' ed. The Oastonia convention was declared by the members as being the most har- monlous of any yet held. BOY SCOUT MINSTRELS r GO TO LINCOLNTON. ' A number of the members of Boy , Scout Troop No. 3,' assisted by Messrs. Warren Gardner, Herbert Glenn and -Shirley, will go to Lincolnton tonight, where they will irive a minstrel perform ance. The name program will be given in Gastonia at a later date, probably a bout May 23rd. The proceeds, of these -performances are to he used toward pay ing the expenses of the big hike which : the troop will take to Charleston, 8. Cv in June. ,""'.. Memorial Exercises. The public generally, as well as all Confederate veterans, are cordially in vited to attend the Confederate Memo rial Day exercises to be given at the , courthouse Saturday morning at 10:30 by the Gastonia Chapter, United Daughter of the Confederacy. Captain R. Gregg Cherry is to be the orator of the day. DURHAM VOTERS DEFEATED ' MEASURE FOR PARKS. In addition to voting for city officials in Tuesday's municipal election, the peo ple of Durham also voted on a proposition to appropriate money for the establish-. ment of public parks as a memorial to Durham's soldiers. The measure -. was defeated. ,; ' ' :;-J' . Referring to the matter the Durham correspondent to The Greensboro news says : ',-"' .. - "The greatest surprise of the election was the defeat of the memorial park , bonds. They lacked 71 votes of having the required number to be a majority of the qualified voters on the registration, books. This was a great disappointment . t those who favored establishing memo rial parks in the city to our soldiers and -, sailors. The defeat was probably caused : by the people not thoroughly understand ing the question, together with ranch speculation as to the property to be pur-' chased for this purpose." ; ; . , 7 PARIS, May 7. The eleventh hour de-. elsioa to admit to the Versailles session , ' with the German delegates the represen tatives of all the smaller nations which ' declared war on Germany was another, victory for President Wilson. The Ger- , man delegates have arranged to send a copy of the peace treaty to Weimar, a distance of 400 miles, by airplane imme diately upon receipt of the text - Fifteen persons were killed by-a tor- nado which swept the lower Rio Grande . valley In 8outhwest Texas Wednesday. GASTONIA LODGE NO. 869 A.F. a a. m. A ' '" Cegalar Meeting CV Tti&Mj, May 9,
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