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IONIA G. ZET PUBLISHED EVERT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY, VOIJJLL, NO. 37. GASTOXIA, 'Jf. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 12, 1919. 2.00 A YEAS IN ADVANCE. CEBtRI ft NAKED MAYOR LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED GERMAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL SIGN THE TREATY OVERFLOW CROWDS HEAR GAI1E WARDENS ARE IIAIiED TOR CASTOil CCU.1TY 'EZED'MG MY AT COUNCIL MEETING BY A BILLION OR MORE CULPEPPER LAST NIGHT : ? " THE GAS TE Mayer Robert G. Cherry Makes Annual Memorial Address to Confederate Vet- erans Says American Soldiers Car ' V ,ried Out Example Set by Veterans . Big Dinner for Warriors of Sixties. -"Wearing the uniform in which lie gave 'tattle to the kaiser's picked soldiers on ; the western battle front while in com . anand of Company A, 115th Machine Gun ; Battalion, Captain Robert G. Cherry, who was elected mayor of the city on Friday night," delivered the annual - ad .dree at the Memorial Pay. exercises Sat- nrday morning at the courthouse, which Twete ibeld under the auspices of the Oas- tenia -Chapter, United Daughters of the 'Confederacy, and the J. D. Moore Chap .rUr, Children of the Confederacy. The 'Speaker told the grim gray warriors of 'the sixties something of modern warfare '.as lie saw it on the western battlefropt isi France and Belgium while in command f the Gaston county hoys of the nin . chine gun company. .'Following the exercises at the court-house the Confederate monument was - wreathed in flowers as were also the , (raves od tlte Gaston county veterans in the cemetery. An elegant dinner was : served the veterans at the Armington ho teL Major Cherry was presented by Prof. W. P. Grier, principal of the city schools, .as "a- man of sterling character and ir reproachable worth." Mr. Cherry's . -opening was devoted to a tribute to these intrepid heroes of the Confederacy who for four long years faced outnumbered oea with undaunted spirits, some of whom had long since crossed over ' the river and were resting under the shade jot the trees. To those Confederate dead, eeesarades of the veterans he was speak ing to, he paid deserved respect in elo quent words. Relating a number of incidents, some rot them amusing, that came under bis observation while on the firing line with ttba 27th and 30th Divisions, he gave the followers of Lee and Jackson an insight i into . modern warfare which resulted in libs '-breaking of the supposedly impreg . liable " Hindenburg line aud the ultimate - resting of the kaiser 's millions. He told f General Pershing's tribute to the .American army who said: "The Ameri can army as it bow stauds is the great . eat in the world if not the greatest that ver existed in the history of mankind. . No army that ever bora arms- was more .inspired by such united national support .f their fellow countrymen." -"Whatever the American soldier ac complished." said Mayor Cheriy, "was' '. ia carrying out the examples set by yon veterans they were guided by your high standard established in the bloody days of '61 aad '65. The soldiers believed .Ma you did: 'That righteousness exalt eth a nation; truth is the strength of a .people and that freedom is the heritage of every man.' ' "But the. soldiers who were on the firing line did not think that they did all ia winning a victory. All who wore the uniform and were willing nnd ready to go helped aa did the civilian population who were making sacrifices and lending their prayers in the great cause. The . spirit and good wishes of . the folks at borne were felt across the waters. That spirit was felt over there on the -firing line and the -returning soldiers will tell yon that without the support given them . at home they could not have been suc cessful. ' They are truly grateful for that support. It the thousands who lie sleep ing beneath a wooden cross in the cold, - tvnp sod of Flanders could speak they, too, would make the earth ring with praises and gratitude for the seal which ' inspired the homefolks to give their un divided support." Contrasting the return of the American .soldiers to the return of the Confederate soldiers, be declared that instead of "re turning as did they to a land of desola tion that had been devastated by war, the American soldiers came back to a suited country. "They came back to their native bind (tetter eitisena than -when they left," he said, "having learn- - d this lesson : That no where the stars -shine quite so bright, that no where the 'God -given air of freedom, religious and - political, reigns so plentiful as in Ameri ca.. They come back determined Jo belp .la making their country a still better -aatios." . . J His address wsa closed with this poem: c- .. 1 '' ' - " I have many times stood ia sixty -one When I was a child of nine Aad watched, with thrill that was never . . done. . The Confederate soldiers in a -long gray line . . . . Marching away to a glorious strife Where American valor won eternal life. And as they marched the bands burst .' forth, -s -. " ' - With that stirring song of war:' . ' Harrah,hurrah, for the Bonny Blue Flag -r That bears a single atari Z , Those times bare long since passed away, The Confederate -star has oagset; ' nry memory today sees the - soldier iia : gray ' : . The be aad his tag -tars liriag yet Captain Robert G. Cherry is Officially Placed in Charge of City's Allans at Friday Night's Meeting A. K. Win get Chosen as Mayor Pro Tem City Officials named. Captain Robert G. Cherry was on Fri day night unanimously elected mayor of Gastoula at an adjourned meeting o'f the City Council by the- newly elected ?,oun cilia!, who have assumed charge of the city's affairs under the city manager plan of municipal government. Other eitv oflhials electe I live: Mayor Pro Tem, A. K. Winger; recorder. A'. C. Jones: nssistant recorder, Bismarck Capiis; prosecuting attorney, G. B. Ma sou: assistant proseeuiinir attorney, E. R. Warren j city attorney, P. W. Garlund; city 'physician. Dr. C,. J. McCoinhs; city clerk, a (!. Fry; city tax collector. V. G. Grier, who was also appointed tax list CAPTAIN ROBERT G. CHERRY who was unanimously elected msyor of the city of Gastonia on Friday night, be- iug the first chief executive under the new city manager plan of municipal gov ernment. taker for the city. Realizing that the success or failure of the new form of government depends largely on the city manager the matter of his election was left open until the councillors could make further investiga tion. A number of applications for the place was before the council and were considered at last night's meeting. The members of the council expressed them selves as being anxious and determined to secure a capable and fit man for the place. Preference will be given to a lo cal man if practicable, otherwise they ill secure the services of a man from another city. The mstter of naming the employees of the city police and fire -department was not gone into as this comes under the jurisdiction of the city manager. Instructions were given the city attor ney to collect and publish the city or- dinances. This has not been done since 1910, so the new council learned, and it was their opiniuu that the laws of the city should be codified at an early date. Meetings of the council are to be held on the second and fourth Monday nights of every month, all of which will be open to the public. v SEAPLANES NOT LIKELY" TO START TODAY. By International News Service.) TREPA6SY, May 12. It is extremely unlikely that the American seaplanes will start across the Atlantic today. The weather reports are unencouraging. CHATHAM. May 12. Rain, fog and a high wind today prevented the NC4 from continuing. ira flight to Halifax. HAVE JfOT ATTEMPTED TO INTERVIEW WILSON. (By International News Seqyice.) PABI8, May 12. The American dele gation denied the report that Count Brockdorff-Rantxau had attempeted to secure an in interview with Mr. Wilson. ' To know . wfaat't going oa ia Gastoi yea most read The Gazette. On the Island of Long Ago. Aad the winds will take to that beau tiful iale As sure as the winds do blow The voices of the sons of the Blue and the Gray United at last and nnited for aye-r As they mingle and blend in that grand 'snout sf irars -. "Hurrah, hurrah, for the good service flag. . r . ' ... -- Tho it bear .but s single' start " Another special feature. of the program was the presentation to the City schools of a portrait of General Daniel Harvey HilL The speech of presentation was made by Mrs. J. F. Thomson, who gave aa interesting sketch of the life of Gen end HilL and the speech sf acceptance was made by Miss Sarah Warrea, a high . V " r .ak. .-,.- ,.:-,( .. t ..n i Keeaool papiL ; - , WASHINGTON,' May 12. Oversub scriptions to the Victor' loan will total over a billion dollars. Treasury officials reported today. It i nt likely that the exact total will lie known before Friday. It is estimated that 13 millions of Amer icons bought bonds. NEW CHURCH Will BE BUILT BY PRESBYTERIANS First Presbyterian Church Will Build 930,000 Addition to Sunday School Rooms New Church for Sooth Gasto nia Held Meeting Yesterday. Recommendations made by tiie officers of the church were approved at a eongre gational meeting of the First . Presbyte rian church at the 11 o'clock hour Suo- dny morning, wliich includes the erection of an addition to the Htuulav school biiildhig of the First Presbyterian church ami the erection of a new Presbvterian church in South Castonia. The addition will lie built at an estimated cost of $.M,(HI0 while the new edifice will cost approximately $10,000-. A suitable location for the South Gas- tonia church ha been obtained at Eighth street ou the Union road. The building will lie modern in every respect, the de tailed 'plans, however, have not at this time lieen completed. Mr. C. C. Wilson, of Columbia, 8. ('.. the architect, will ar rive in the city tomorrow and confer with the members of the building committee and obtain the necesnary data for both buildings. The addition to the First church will be-inade directly back of and adjoining the Sunday school rooms and will be two stories high. The following officers of the church have been named on the building com mittee: Messrs. J. Lee Robinson, W. T. Love, G. W. Regan, C. B. Armstrong. J. W. Timbeilake, J. O. Rankin, H. Rutter, T. L. Craig, and Dr. H. M. Eddleman. At an early date this committee will meet and elect a chairman. Constituting the finance committee is the board of deacons. FIFTEEN MILLION BOUGHT VICTORY BONDS DUTCH NOT WILLING TO SURRENDER THE KAISER. Do Not Consider a Tribunal Composed of His Eenemies as Impartial Assert It Is Not LegaL The Hague, May S. Holland's pride in protecting refugees may carry the Dutch government to a refusal to sur render the kaiser for trial by interna tional judges. The Amsterdam Handels blad, which expresses the sentiments of the mass of Dutch people, says: "Holland cannot possibly regard a tribunal exclusively composed of the kaiser's enemies as impartial, however high those componing it. We equally are unable to agree with prosecution for a deed for wliich no legal punishment has been apportioned in advance, while so far no single description of the nature or extent of the punishment is given but this is left entirely to the judges. "The kaiser's personality would thus lack the protection which for more than a century has been considered an iodis pensible requirement of . civilieed penal jurisprudence. We shall thus have to refuse to give assent to the eventual re quest for extradition. They will not force us to do it, but will make us feel their vexation in another way. We shall bear it in the conviction that history will do us justice." Messrs. J. Sid Winget and W. Y. Warren and Rev. W. J. Roach leave to mororw for Greensboro to attend the Grand Lodge of the Royal Arch Masons. They will invite the body to hold its next annual meeting in Gastonia. Fifty thousand employees of the Inter national Paper Co., the largest news print manufacturing firm in the country, struck Sunday for higher wagee. They refused to accept an offer of 10 per cent increase in wages made by the manage ment Secretary of the Navy Daniels sailed from France for home 8unday. Some of the Huns act as if .they had invited the army of occupation to come over aad visit them. Toledo Blade. The trouble ia aot so much with the fourteen points as it is with the four teen interpretations. Washington Poet, German naval officers maintain . that their fleet was. sever defeated. Neither was the. Chinese fleet Iadiaaapolis News. . . . (By International News Service.) LONDON, May 12. Premier Scheid matin today told the secretsession of the peace committee that the German N ac tional Assembly will sign the peace trea ty, says a Berlin dispatch. The Nation, al Assembly will confirm this decinion. says the dispatch. BOLSHEVIK DELEGATES MAY BE INVITED TO PARIS (By International News Service.) PARIS, May 12. It ia more than probable that the Bolshevik peace dele gates will be invited to Pari before the end of the mouth, states The London Ex press correspondent today who adds that, it in said, a way. nmy be found to partially recognize Lenine in the region of Moscow and probably also the Turks. It is also stated that the International Socialists are planning to issue a mani festo recommending that Germany sign the peace treaty and thus avert further bloodshed. Mr. Wilson is reported to be emphatic in his stand that the peace of Europe needs the co-operation of Rus sia. LORAY MILL IS SOLD . TO NEW DIGLANDERS Gastonia's Largest Cotton Mill, the Sec ond Largest in South, ia Bought by Rhode Island Corporation No Change in Management Expected. . Announcement is made of one of the largest. textile deals that has been nego tiated in this section of the South in many years and one that is of particular interest throughout textile circles which results in the transfer of the ownership of the Loray Mills, Inc., to the Jenckes Spinning Company, of Pa'wtucket, B. I. Messrs. F. S. Jenckes and I. B. Merrhnan own the controlling interest in the Jenckes Spinning Company. It is estimated that the worth of the Loray Mill is something like two and a quarter Million of dollars. No announce ment has been made of the price paid in the recent transfer. Until the erection of the Woodside Mill at Greenville, 8. C, the Loray was considered the largest mill in point of number of spindles under one roof in the South. At this tinie the Loray, with 57,0(1(1 npiiidles, is conceded to be the second largest. Stuart W. Cramer, of Charlotte, is president of the mill and W. D. Ander son, of this city is treasurer. It was erected in 1!H by John F. Love, now of Charlotte, and the late. George A. Gray, of this city. It ' manufactures sheets, drills, and print clothes. The Jenckes' Spinning Co., the new purchasers, are said to be one of the old est and most firmly established textile firms in New England, with unlimited capital liehiml them. There is to be no change in the man agement of the mill, or if any change Is to be made no announcement has been made here. TODAY'S CASUALTY LISTS CONTAIN 1,079 NAMES. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, May 12. The fol lowing army casualties are reported by tho commanding general of the American Expeditionary Pones: Killed in action 7; died of wounds, 4; died of aeroplane accident, 2; died of ac cident or otiier csuse, 18; died of dis ease. 25; wounded severply, 36; wounded degree undetermined, 145; wounded slightlv, M:t;i ; missing in action, 9 ; total, 1,079. ' The following North Carolinians are among those listed above: Killed in Action: Corp. George W. Hastings, of Shelby. Died of Accident or Other Cause: Pri vate Joe Cathey, of Mecklenburg. Died of Disease: Private Robert L. Spam hour, of King. Wounded Severely: Privates Cecil W. Hinnant, Fremont, and George Andrew Tanner, of Henrietta. Wounded, Degree Undetermined: Me chanic Win f red C Carroll, . of High Point; Privates Wilburs Cloer, Alaska, and Fleet Sessoms, of Haynea. Wounded 81ightly: Lieut William F. Brown, Charlotte; Bugler Lytton J. Proctor, Forest City; Corporals Durant C Davis, South Mills, Johnnie D. Bur sett. Scaly, and William P. -Hornbnrkle, Gibson viUe; Privates Thomas EL Clark, Jonesboro, Matthew Joyner, Rocky Mt, John W. Corbet t, Ivanaoe. William A. Griffin, Nashville, James F. Scott, Wil son, Soy J. Walker, East Durham.' Tur ner E. Breedlove, Etna, Lewis C Bureh, Goldiboro, William B. Jones, Edeaton, Willie Stud errant, Monroe, anf Monroe Surlea, Coats. ' Big Tented Tabernacle Crowded With People Anxious to Hear Sunday Night's Sermon Hundreds Stood on Outside Subject Was the "Biggest Fool in Town.' Rev. Burke Culpepper preached to the largest number of ieople since his series of revival meetings began in Gastonia at Suuday night's service, the big tented tabernacle being packed to overflowing while hundreds stood on the outside throughout the sermon. ' Large crowds aS so heard his morning and afternoon ser mons Sunday. At last night's service the evangelist's subject was. "The Biggest Fool in Town," his text being taken from 8t Luke 12:20, "But God said unto bim, Thou foot, this night ' thy" soul, shall lie required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided." Telling of the parable of the rich young mail whose ground brought forth plenti fully and because there was no room in his barns to store his fruits purposed in his heart to build bigger barns, but his soul was required of him because he had left God out of his plaus, the evangelist drew these conclusions from the parable: The rich man made four monumental blunders in that he left God out of his plans, was a base materialist, he thought his money was for his use only and he thought he had a lease on life. Men of today are making the same monumental blunders, the preacher de clared, when they leave God out of their (dans. He saw no harm but great good in making money if God was taken into oue's plans. "The money you make is (iod's first and then yours," he said. "He tlint stores up great treasures for himself snd is not rich in God's gifts is eternally lost." At the close of his sermon iu response to his first proposition n Urge number went forward and gave the evangelist their hand, saying that they were in the market for a better life. A change in this afternoon's sermon to women only sas announced, this ser mon is to be preached Tuesday afternoon at ."to 'clock. ATTEMPT TO TAKE LIFE OF DEPUTY J. W. COLE George Ross, of Hoskins, Mecklen burg county, was given a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace S. S. Morris Saturday night and remanded to jail under a $1,000 bond on the charge of attempting to assault Deputy Sheriff J. W. Cole with a Colts .45 calibre pistol and a gig, used in spearing frogs. With Ross was his young brother, Lon n ie Ross, who ' was placed in jail also under a $:!00 bond, having more whiskey than the law allows, his suit case he car ried containing nine quarts and one pint of the devilish stuff. The arrests were made by Mr. (Vie and Deputy Ed Thompson, of Mount Holly, while the two men were leaving the P. A N. car at McAdenville junction. Mr. Thompson placed Lounie Ross under ar rest. When the elder Ross saw this he struck at Mr. Cole with the Tung-handled gig but missed. He then drew the pistol but was overpowered by Mr. Cole and Motorman S. H. Johnson while Mr. John L. Ferguson, The Gazette's linotyie op erator, who was pressed into service, placed the handcuffs on Ross. The. men were brought to the city on the 7 o'clock car and placet! in jail. After being tried and convicted in (iaston Superior Court some eight years ago on a charge of assault, George Ross slipped out of the court room and since that time has been evading the officers of the law. He will answer to both charges at the May term of superior court. To Remodel Church Interior. Extensive improvements for the inte rior of the Loray Baptist church were decided upon at a church conference held yesterday morning. A new bowl-shaped floor will replace the present level floor and the walls of the entire interior, in cluding the vestibules, will be done over in beaver board. A new lighting system will also be installed. Two thousand dol lars or more will be expended on ' this, work, which is to be commenced at once. The conference also gave the pastor" a substantial increase in salary. Born To Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Currie, formerly of Gaston ia. now of Greenville, S. L, on Tuesday, May , 1919, a son, C. T., Jr. Mrs. Thoa. L. Craig and niece, Jen nie Craig Watson, returned home Sunday morning after a. week's stay in New Bern, where they were called to the bed side of Jennie Craig's father, Mr. Wm. M. Watson, who ia critically ill ia St Luke 'a Hospital there. Mrs. Fred H. Aberly, who will be pleasantly remem bered as Miss Nancy Watson, when she spent some time here with her anat, Mrs. Craig, ia also seriously 111 is the name hospital with 'complications . resulting from "flu.' Both were slightly improv ed when Mrs. Craig left. , Board of Commissioners Now In Capxci. ty ef Game Protection Commission ia Gaston County Jack Rabbits aad Brer 'Possum Get Protection The Law. . GaQn county now has a Game Pro tection Commission, the board of county commissioners constituting the personnel . thereof. This commission is named for the better protection and preservation of game and to secure the better enforce uient of the recently enacted game law in Gaston county. ? Game wardens for each of the v six townships in the county have been ap pointed by the commission whose duty it is to assist the game protection rommit 1 sion to enforce the taw. These wardens are appointed for a term of two years.. ' They are: Gastonia township,' J. M. . Kendrick; Crowdera , Mountain town . ship, H. C. Fronebergerj Dallas town-, ship, J. H. White; Biverbend township, h, L. Thompson ; Cherryville township. C. A. Witherspoon; South Point town ship. John W. Gaston. , . " The bill to protect game in Gaston county, which was enacted by the last, General Assembly, Is as follows: v i V ' Section 1. That It shall be Unlawful for any person or persons to shoot, kill. capture or destroy any quaiL partridge, -squirrel or dove in the county of Oaston, except between the 15th day of Novem- ber, and the 25th day of Jaaaary of each year. , ; . ; ' See. 2. That It shall beunlawf ul for - any person or persons to ruu with dogs, shoot, kill, rapture or destroy any rab- . , bits in Gaston county except between the r 25th day of November and the 1st day - of February of each year. That it shall ' oe uniawiut tor any person to set doxm for the- purpose of catching rabbita and killing rabbits in Gaston county, except . between the 25th day of November aad the 1st day of January of each year, v u . vk esti tv v. ' i i a . i m . : oec. mat w saau ue uniawiut xer any person or persona to 'run with dogs. capture, kill or destroy any opossum in Gaston county, except between the 15th . lay of October and the 1st day of Jann- - ery of each year. ' -' Sec. 4. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to cut down or de stroy any tree in Gaston county known to be, or supposed to be a den for squir rel or opossums, except when desiring to clear the land for agricultural purposes. Ser. 5. That the Board of County Commissioners of Gaston county is here? ' by constituted Game Protection Commis sion for the better protection, and pres ervation of game in the said county, aad to secure the better enforcement of the game law of said eouaty. V . ? v See. 0. That the county board sf -commissioners, on the first Monday in ' May one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and biennially thereafter, shall appoint a chief game warden for sack township in Gaston county, who shall -f hold office for a term of two years, and . it shall be the duty of such commission and of said game wardens to diligently enforce the game law of the county. .. , ' Sec. 7. That the said game warden v in each township of Gaston county, shell appoint such deputy game wardens as he thinks best. That each game warden, . ; shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath, ' by some oflial qualified to administer oaths, to perform the duties of said of fice; and it shall be the duty of - said ' game waruen, ami deputy game - war dens to enforce the game law of the county, and to prosecute all persons vio- : lating said game law. ' '.". Section . That in every trial : re sulting in a conviction in any court in . the county, for the violation of any of the provisions of this law, that In all aueb" . cases the sum of Ave ($5.00) ; dollars -shall be taxed as costs, for each ease, for the game warden or deputy game warden, v as the case may be for his services in enforcing the law, which cost shall be in addition to the other costs allowed by law, and it shall be paid to the said game " warden or depnty game warden, as the . case may be. ' Sec. 9. That said game warden or deputy game warden shall bare all the . powers given to similar officers, and to sheriff and constables by the general law ' of the state. ' - ; See. 10. That aay person violating -any provision of this act, shall be guilty v of a misdemeanor, and fined aot exceed ing fifty ($50) dollars, or imprisoned ' not exceeding 30 days, or both. Sec. 11. That all laws aad clauses of laws in conflict herewith are hereby rc pealed. Sec. 12. s That this act shalT be in force from and after its ratification. ,-; Family Reunion. Rev. Frank W. Bradley aad his family of eleven children held a reunion nt his ' home on West Franklin avenue oa Frl- -day. May 9, for the f rat time in about 20 years. A bountiful dinner was served . and th'e day was greatly enjoyed by all present. 1 The children present from out ef town were Mrs. S. J.'Jurney and Mrs. . C A. Tomilia, of Olia; Mr. Francis J,, Bradley, of Charlotte; Mrs. & F. Man ney.'of Old Fort, nnd Mrs. L G. Hooper, ' f Kannapolia. Those living is Gasto nia are Messrs.' W. J Wesley T Simp soa EL. Edgar R-. and Lessie A. Bradley . and Mrs. UL C. Plyler. v .-; . . ' Vr - ; - v. ."-'v-
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