THE GASTONIA GAZETTE
PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.
VOL. XL. NO. 84.
GASTOXIA, X. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 14, 1919.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
WOMEN EVADE JAIL TERM
BY DEPARTING THE CITY
WILL START ACROSS
ATLANTIC TODAY
TWO NEW INDUSTRIES
FOR BESSEMER CITV
GREAT VICTORY PARADE
IN PARIS TODAY
KAISER IS NOT BOWED
DOWN WITH WORRY
IN SOCIAL CIRCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S W0RL8
Lonie Cunningham, Min Morrow and De
lia Estridge, White Women, Given Jail
Sentences on Charges of Vagrancy and
Disorderly Conduct Charged With
Conducting Houses of 111 Fame Po
lice Court Remedies Bad Condition.
On charges of vagrancy and disorderly
conduct, Louie ( uiihlhgham, Min Morrow
and Delia llskridge, three white women
of alleged shady character, were sentenc
ed by Judge A. C. Jones in Recorder'
court Saturday to llu days in jail mi each
charge with the privilege of escaping the
aen truce by leaving the city before In
o'clock Sunday morning. The women ev
idently considered the latter punishment
the easier of the two. having made their
departure Satin. lay night early.
Numerous complaint- had been made
ti) ti.e police as to the ( 'nn ,i ing ham M"r
row -Kskridgc houses on North Rhyue
street. The three women together with
another woman, who hull icily left the
city When she lea rind that an investiga
tion W.'lri being made, occupied two holls
rs. t hief Orr soon had the women and
the houses they occupied under iiiesti
ution. So well established were the facts a
gainst. the three offenders that when
their cases were called by Solicitor (I. R.
Mason Saturday morning they plead
guilty without attempting to disprove
the charges of whic h they were accused.
While the women were only convicted
of vagrancy and disorderly conduct it
was generally believed by the police that
they were violating the prostitution laws
of the State. All of the evidence against
the women on this charge was indirect as
it always is in such cases. Reports made
to the police by trustworthy men and
women living on Rhyne street were migh
ty black. And it was a neighborhood
complaint; the people were up in arms
and were determined that the Cunning-ham-Murniw-Kstridge
houses should be
cleaned out.
The three women, it was charged, re
ceived men callers nt all hours of the day
aa well as the night. They were loud and
boisterous while in company with men,
and their actions and mode of living con
vinced the good people of the neighbor
hood that the women wen' lewd and were
conducting bawdy houses. There was no
question in the minds of the several fam
ilies who were in the city court room
ready to give evidence which would have
convicted the three women had they not
plead guilty to the vagrancy and disor
derly conduot charges.
Chief Orr slated this morning that it
was the purpose of the police department
to rid the city of any and all lewd wo
men. In this campaign he has the sup
port of the city council and Mayor Cher
ry, who expressed himself as being well
pleased with the work of the police and
the sentence of Judge Jones.
All three of the women are familiar
characters to the police. Their records
are bad, it is said, the Cunningham wo
man having frequently appeared in the
city court in the past.
DEATHS
MISS MARY HAY.NKS.
Miss Mary Haynes, aged 7S years, who
died in Lincoln county last "Friday, at
the home of her niece, Mrs. Kva Hollo
well, was buried in Union cemetery Sat
urday morning at 11 o'clock. In the ab
sence of the pastor. Rev. G. A. Sparrow,
the funeral service was conducted by
Rev. G. R. Gillespie, of the First Presby
terian church. The body was brought to
Gastonia by the firm of Harrelson 4 Del
linger and was accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Ilollowell ami other relatives. Miss
Haynes was an aunt of Mr. Ed Prather,
who formerly lived in the Union neighbor
hood, and although her membership was
in the Methodist church, she had for 15
years been an attendant at the services
of the L'nion church.
Miss Minnie Prather, of Charlotte, a
grand niece of the deceased and daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Prather, attended
the funeral and renewed old acquaint
ance at Union, where she spent the major
part of her life, removing to Cherryville
after the death of her father and then to
Charlotte last September, where she is in
the accounting departmentof the Suoth
ern Belt Company.
Miss Haynes made her home for many
years with Mr. and Mrs. Prather and is
held in loving remembrance by the peo
ple of Union church.
Picnic Saturday at Mt. Olivet.
The Gazette is requested to announce
that there will be an all-day picnic next
Saturday, July 19th, at Mt, Olivet school
house. Mr. W. R. Dixon, of Wilson,
State organizer of the Farmers' Union,
will make an address during the morning,
and in the afternoon the regular quarter
ly meeting of the Gaston County Farm
era' Union will be held. Everybody is
invited to come and bring a well-filled
basket
1 By Ilier..a'!'h.'ii News Set vice.
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Ji.iy 1 - :,; tal:: ?;. v .: w: e :it-
teiiij !s to -'a't a t ra A ! la u 1 1. :u: plane
flight yes'-. 'day w, :v ptevrnted by ;h. ac
cident, experts to tait I:.,- a ! te; : .
ALLIED COMMISSION
MEETS GERMAN ENVOYS.
By luteruntional News Service.)
PARIS. July 11. The first conference
betweeu the new German envoys at Ver
sailles and the Allied commission ap
pointed to deal with rhclii is scheduled
for this afternoon. They will discus thn
future of the Rhineland territory. T h e
Allied commission is cmpus'l of Amer
ican, British, Krencli and Belgian leprc
sentat l vi s.
TO RELEASE HUNTER NEGRO.
Solicitor Wilson of Opinion That Ernest
Hunter Is Not Guilty of Murder of
Harry Montgomery.
The follow ing !' .., Ti..- 1 ' .i . iol'e
News with reference to t:ie 1 1 : l . : . : l.i-t
May nf Many I.. Montgomery wili be of
interest to ( .astou'ia a- laiinliar with the
history of the case;
An intimation that ."solicitor George
W. Wilson will order that Krnest Hunter,
colored, identified bv Miss l.oiaine Owen
as the slayer of Hariv I.. Montgomery,
be dismissed from custody was heard to
day at the court house. Asked pointedly
whether he had given such an order. So
licitor Wilson said he had not j(iveu such
an order. Asked further if he contem
plated such a step, the solicitor said that
he had nothing to say on the subject.
Coroner Z. A. Ilovis and a member of
the coroner's jury which committed Hun
ter to jail on the assertion of Miss Owen
that she was positive he was the man who
shut Montgomery in Myers Park, on
Friday night a few weeks ago, were in
the court house shortly before court ad
journed at 1:2") o'clock and were waiting
to see Mr. Wilson, who was detained in
the court room in the trial of a case and
who found the coroner and the member
of the jury had gone to dinner when he
finally got through with the court cases
ami came out into the lobby.
Sheriff Wallace was authority for the
statement that Mr. Wilson intimated he
was going to order that Hunter he dis
missed. This, in fact, has not been an
unexpected step on the part of many per
sons who have been interested in the case
and the opinion has been freely express
ed that there is little likelihood of the
grand jury finding a true bill against
Hunter. The grand jury at the June
term of court, after an examination of
witnesses during a part of two days, ad
journed without making a report of any
kind. The present grand jury, which is a
new one. has so far made no report on
the case, though whether it is investigat
ing the case or not is not known.
MOUNT HOLLY MATTERS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
MT. HOLLY. July The town
election was held on Monday and the fol
lowing men were elected to serve the
coming year: Mayor, J. W. Holland, al
dermen, M. L. Rarne, C. E. Hutchison,
Jr.. W. F. Holland, Jr., and George
Nanzz.
Miss Mary Lee Gallop, of Fayetteville,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. B. I). Moore.
Misses Rose and Sarah Hawkins ami
Mr. Wade Thomas, of Charlotte, spent
the past Sunday with Miss Dorothy Nims.
Mr. Roy Spratt ha returned from Al
ta Pass and Spruce Pine, where he spent
the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Alonzo Aberenthy and
son, James, of LincolntoiL, spent Tuesday
with Mrs. A. P. Rhyne.
Miss Inez Abernethy has returned
from Lenoir, where she has been visiting
'relatives. She was accompanied home by
her nephew, Charles Sfimson.
Miss Catherine Dnnlap, of Bock Hill,
S. C, is visiting Mrs. M. D. Haney.
Misses Ethel Osment and Vera Corn
well, of Kings Mountain, are visiting
Mrs. Will Gardner.
Miss Helen West, of Charlotte, is vis
iting Miss Pauline Lenfz.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Moore have return
ed from an extended trip through the
mountains of Western North Carolina.
Messrs. Bert Stroup and Lester
Springs are on a motor trip to Asheville.
TO RESUME TRADE WITH
GERMANY AT ONCE.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, July 11. Trade re
lations with Germany will be resumed
immediately, it was officially announced
today following a conference of an hour
between Acting Secretary of State Polk
and Presideut Wilson. Blanket licenses
will be issued permitting the importation
of practically all products from Germa
ny except potash, chemicals and dyes.
Communication will also be reestablished
immediately.
The Fourth of July was the 400th an
niversary of the founding of the city of
San Juan, making it the oldest city un
der the American bag.
Mes-ts. A. A. McLean, .Ji., and Atlanta
Man Organize Sp.ndie Ya:n Mill
Metal and Waste Company Mjvt-s
Plant from Columbia, S. C, to B.-sse-mer
City.
M. ws. A. A. M !.;,- . .1 . . f ti.is , ;: .
.in i I" .ink toi.i'.e g. of At.ai.ta. I :(..
have a w aided the eonttat for tin' coo-
t: 'h of a I. sj,o,.,,. , ottoii mill at
Bessemer I lty, a -ife having already been
secured at that pho e m-ai the lluss Man
ufacturing Company. The 'daiit is capi
talized at -17.. ,, Messrs. McLean and
.dlbeig taking the entire amount of
stock. Piled yams N ,s. s t . 1 4 will be
main , fart , iied. An o-.ie. f..i t::c machin
ery nas already i pla.-e 1 ami uotk is
to begin at once t . bmid.iig. A name
for the nd 1 !.;. no! at this ! ine been .L
I .-Med Up. il..
A i o . ire: ! i. ; n :i v eft i
'oval nl ti..- waste p-,. t or' t American
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s. 1 '., I . I:. -sere.-: ' i'v, w . a wa-te
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SIMMONS WILL BACK MORRISON.
Says Chailotte Man Is Fitt?d for Office
He Seeks.
Washington, . I ; ; ! v 1". If there has
been any .loiint a- , wln-ie Senator Sim
mons stood in the gubernatorial race, it
is cleared today. Mi. Sinin s is for
Cameron .Morrison, ami will do his very
best to nominate him oer all comers.
It has been reported here recently that
Mr. Simmons and Mr. Morrison had be
come estranged. When this report was
brought to the attention of the senator
he asserted that there was no truth in it.
It has been evident for some time that
the Simmons working forces were lining
up behind Mr. Morrison. The well known
Simmons lieutenants are busy. Put not
until today did the senator make a state
ment on the subject.
The action of Senator Simmons
brings new life to the contest in the
state. The friends of Max O. Gardner
become more active.
From different sources reports have
reached Washington to the effect that
there has been a breach in the friendly
relations between Mr. Simmons ami Mr.
Morrison and that, while the senator
would vote for Mr. Morrison, be would do
so reluctantly and only because of Mr.
Morrison 's long years of support and
friendship for him.
Senators Simmons declared emphatical
ly today that there has been neither a
breach nor cause for breach in the warm
friendship that has for I'll years existed
between Mr. Morrison and himself.
The senator said that his support of
Mr. Morrison, ami his candidacy for gov
ernor, had been and would continue to be
wholehearted, not only because of Mr.
Morrison 's great and conspicuous service
to the democratic party and State, ren
dered in every campaign during the last
.'!( years, as well as because of his recog
nized fitness for the position which he
seeks.
The senator said he regretted the ne
cessity of making this statement, but
thought it was due Mr. Morrison, and
that he made it not with any view of
getting the gubernatorial contest or of
disparaging, in aliy way, the claims nf
other candidates.
JONES NEGRO HELD
FOR SUPERIOR COURT.
Arraigned in Recorder's court Satur
day morning on five charges of house
breaking and larceny and another charge
of the theft of a bicycle, Acey Jones, col
ored, who escaped from the county chain
gang on July 4th. was remanded to jail
to await trial in superior court.
Plainclothes officers Hor.l and Adder
holdt broke up a game of "craps'' and
''skin" Friday afternoon when they
walked into one of the shanty cars on the
tracks near the Trenton Mills. Partici
pating in the two games of chance were
Karl Owens, J. T. Odum. Joe Jones. T.
J. Howard and Will Perry, all colored,
who are workmen on the Southern double
track force, The offenders were fined
il" and the costs.
Returning to the shanty cars Sunday
afternoon Mr. A lderhohlt placed James
Kelly. Booke Taylor and Silas Elliott, all
colored, under arrest for gambling. They
paid tines in Recorder's court this morn
ing. A number of other cases were disposed
of at both the Saturday and today's ses
sion of court im hiding affrays assaults,
etc.
Mr. R. R. Rahington, general mana
ger of the Piedmont Telephone & Tele
graph Company, and Miss Isalel Babing
ton will leave tonight for Atlanta, where
they will spend several days.
Rev. J. R. Hood, pastor of Pisgah
Associate Reformed Presbyterian church,
left today for Ora, S. C, where he will
spend a week conducting a protracted
meeting for Rev. I. X. Kennedy, pastor
of the Ora church.
Weather Forecast: Generally fair
Monday and Tuesday with gentle south
and southwest winds.
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e s. M:i' '..',: I'... -h. ,.H h. is seb:i. k . I. d
With Gen. ,l..ffve tiding beshle l,im. Rid
in; at tic hea I of ti.e unions conting
ents coining in alphabetical order Weie
'icne.'.ils Peishing. Halo. I'etain. Iiaz,
' as'lenaii. and otinr great child's. Rep
resell tat ics of nearly cveiy civiiitd na
tion cheered themselves hoarse.
COASTWISE SAILORS
THREATEN TO STRIKE.
: I'.v I lite: na t i.nia I News Service, i
NilW (I;K. ,l,.!y 11. The t aten
ed st'lke ,.' n, oo, i :,ols employed oh
coast wis,, vessels today hii.ges upon the
on'e'iii,,. in asji i i,o; , mi between !li
nils of tin- I'liite.l St,,'.-- shipping board
."i. i union i, in. i;,,.. i :,r lead.-i s .e
.: t t ,. st'lke w . aid -a : a I;, e
ro.-.st w is,. pi-. o i i.Mii Maine I i l'e:i-.
alleitihg i.v.o .a 1 1 . i .-1 : 1 . i ol a n:nl...n men
PRESIDENT MAY VETO
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION.
(I.y International .News Service.)
WASHINGTON, July II. -Reports
current todav indicate that the President
intends to veto the agricultural appro
priation bill on account of the rider' re
pealing the 'lav light saving law. The
measure is as yet unsigned.
MAYOR ROBERT G. CHERRY
MADE MEMORIAL ADDRESS.
Mayor Hubert G. Cherry delivered the
memorial address at Hill's Chapel Meth
odist church, I.owysv ille, Sunday after
noon at which timet exercises were held
for Freeman Isaac II inkle, a Gaston
county boy, who was killed in action in
the Argonne forest on October L'li, l!Hs.
He was a member of Company !, lOL'nd
I n fa n try.
A picnic dinner was served on the
church grounds at noon following a Sun
day school rally in the morning.
FATAL: DISTURBANCES
OCCUR AT ROME.
( Py International News Service.)
LONDON, July 11. The mystery over
what is actually happening in liome in
the labor troubles wan heightened today
by a brief Renter cable reporting that all
shops in Rome except those selling food
stuffs were closed. Only one newspaper,
I'opulo Romano, is publishing accounts
of disturbances in which many were kill
ed and injured. Trouble is general
throughout Italy. For several days the
Italian government has exercised a strict
censorship.
POLES STILL FIGHTING.
(lty International News Service.)
PARIS, July 1 1. -Marshal F,.ch to
day was instructed by the council of five
to send a note to Poland demanding ces
sation of hostilities.
REASONS FOR VETO.
( Ry International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, July lL The civil
service bill was vetoed because its pro
vision intervered with plans for rehab
ilitation of disabled soldiers by limiting
funds for this work.
SHIPPING TIED UP
BY STRIKE OF WORKERS.
(Ry International News Service.)
NEW YORK. July 12. All shipping
flying the American flag from the port
of New York was tied up today when
thousands of waterfront workers struck.
Union officials declare 1v",imhi men were
affected and every port along the Atlan
tic coast Hill be tied up unless their de
mands are met.
SEVERE STORM IN ALABAMA.
(Ry International News Service.)
HI'NTKIiSYI LLE, ALA., July 11.
A severe windstorm visited this section
last night, uprooting trees, prostrating
wires and blocking the roadways with
debris.
WILL EVACUATE SCHLESWIG-H0L-STEIN.
(Ry International News Service.)
GOPENHAGKN. July Germany
is preparing to evacuate Schleswig Hoi
stein on account of Spartarist activity.
ROSTOX. July !). Frederick Dyer,
New York capitalist, president, and four
other officers of the Ray State Fishing
Company today were sentenced to one
year in the house of correction and fined
Jl.oiMi for conspiring fc raise the price
of fish and to establish a monopoly of
fish on the Atlantic Seaboard. Eleven
other officers were sentenced to six
months and fines of $j00. They appeal
ed to the state supreme court.
Mr. and Mrs. J. White Ware, Misses
Ruby Falls and Lucy Wilson and Mr. F.
H. Cunningham left by automobile today
for Wrightsville Bea.-h, where they will
spend a. week or more.
I:-. ! '.- at; X.-Ws Set V i e.
AM 1.111' iNi.i.N. Hid. LANK .1 ..v I I.
Wiin.iiii 1 1 : ci.oln i n is I,..; ::o o:..keu
Hud! e : os b. el; pli tilted ,'s being. Ilnl
is l.e a I ; atei-tly vv.otvii.g over the pros
pect el' i.iiiug trial for his war clime-,
aic.idi'.g to I, is appearance. The funnel
Kaiser and -luipres walk in the castle
grounds o. . asionallv , laughing gaily and
talking, Ui.iiam swinging his cane. His
figuie is sinking, eieit. though rather
stout, and skulls no sign of being bowed
down by the weight of worrv.
FORD STOCK BRINGS
$12,500 PER SHARE.
I'.v I htei national News SeivHe.'1
I'l! I'lii l I'. July 11. It was ,,li, inlK
announced todav that lldsel Ford has
bough' i . 1 1 1 the mihoiitv stockholders ol
the I'.u d Mot-.i I ',,. all their holdings, . s
timated at 7 "i million .h.llais, m flL'.ooo
per sha e. James ( onens did not si i J
his -to. k. Ti.e coin. an will be leoignn
ii 1. The ei. Ire pn.peitv is valued at
ovi i . on i:,, ; :,,. j ,,ivv owned In the
Cud t amilv . ev a bl .. k of st u k
. iiv lie-i ! v James i i iiieu s.
SERIOUS RACE RIOT
AT L0NGVIEW, TEXAS.
(Ry International News Service. I
I A I.I. AS. TUN.. July II. ( ne negro
was killed and ten whites were wounded
ill a race riot at I.ongvrevv early today.
The whites were reported to be burning
the houses of the negroes. The governor
was asked to rush rangers to the scene,
and the national guard may be sent.
PICNIC AT 0LNEY.
People- from Southern Part of County
Gather in Force at Home Coming and
Welcome Celebration.
A number of Gastonians together with
a goodly portion of Gaston county helped
the people of Olncy congregation and
community Saturday to welcome home
the soldiers and sailors and to greet old
residents who came back to spend the
day with childhood friends. The annual
Sunday school picnic was combined with
the two above named features making it
il niomentoiis day for the Olnev people.
Prominent and successful business men
of Gastonia and other cities foregathered
there Saturday with their wives and fam
ilies to revisit the haunts of their bov
hood davs and to renew old nniuaintan
cei.
I'nder the direction of Rev. G. A.
Sparrow, pastor of the church, a pro
gram of songs and short speeches in the
church occupied the attention of the
crowd -in the forenoon. Following the
speech of welcome by Mr. (Sparrow, short
addresses were delivered by Mayor Rob
ert G. Cherry, of Gastonia; Rev. John W.
Moore. pastor of Trinity Methodist
church, of Charlotte; Major A. L. Rul
winkle and Lieut. Hugh A. Query.
Following this program a bounteous
picnic dinner was spread on a long ta
ble on the church lawn ami the crowd did
ample justice to the good eatables there
displayed. Music was furnished through
out the day by the Flint Rand.
IS TOURING THE SOUTH
FOR BANKHEAD HIGHWAY.
Special to The Gazette.
RIRMIXGHAM. ALA.. July 11.-Mr.
J. A. Rountree, director-general of the
Pnited States Good Roads Association,
left today to tour the States of Georgia,
North and South Carolina in the interest
of good roads and the Bankhead National
Highway. He goes by invitation. He
will visit numbers of towns and cities in
these states and address the people on
good roads and arouse enthusiasm for
the Rankhead National Highway, which
is being so rapidly built from Washing
ton to the Pacific coast.
Director-General Rountree will attend
the annual meetings of the South Caro
lina Road Supervisors Association, also
South Carolina Automobile Association
that meets in Greenville, S. '., July 14th
and loth. He will also attend the South
Eastern flood Roads Exposition, as the
guest of Mr. F. M. Rurn.ett. the General
Manager of the same. During Mr. Roun
tree "s absence, he will visit Washington
and assist in pushing good roads legisla
tion and help to secure the passage of
the National Highway Commission bill
that is known as the Towiiseml Rankhead
bill.
Director General Rountree will return
to Alabama the latter part of July and
assist in road legislation that is now
pending before the Alabama Legislature.
Mrs. Thomas G. Hyman, of New
Rem. is expected to arrive in the city to
morrow on a short visit to Mrs. Thomas
L. Craig. Col. and Mrs. Craig and Miss
Jennie Watson will motor to Asheville
and Henderson ville for the week-end. At
Hendersonville they will visit Mrs.
Craig's niece, Mrs. Fred Abberly, who is
in Hendersonville recovering from a very
serious illness.
MISSES -ST0WE GAVE
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT.
Last V e.ia. i. iv , vchii.g at their home
near l...v II Mis,.., Jl.ittie and Eliza
stoue -I. .igi.t t inly entertained a tiumber
"' then li hi, .Is at a card party. The
h was beautifully decoiated with cut
llowers, the color scheme being pink and
white. Musi, was furnished throughout
the evening by Misses Katherine Mc
Lean and Iv'ita I.owrv. After several en
.lovable games of K,,uk a delicious ice
coins.' was served.
The guest- present were Misses Kath
eiine M. l.ean, Rita Low i y, Laura Tit
man, Pauline (tvenasli, Thelma Titinan.
Ilvelyn Over. ash. Ilva Gaston. Florie
Pains, M.uv (,l,ver. Peal Stowe. Ethel
leathei stone ami Mrs. A. V. Titman;
M' ssi s YVhits in ()veicash. J. W. Lowry,
I'laik Gaston, Rob Lewis. Rob Jackson,
arlisle Itagaii, Kelly lllmoie, Tom Glov
er. I!g,'iei! and Vance lliflinan and E. H.
1 1 ii , t long.
CHARLESTON TRIP OFF;
SCOUTS GO TO MOUNTAINS.
Due to ei.ut inii.-d rains and unfavora
ble repiuts of road conditions in the vi
linity of iniisboi o. S. I'., the Gastonia
Transfer ('..mpaiiv cameled its contract
with Roy Si out Troop .1 for its truck to
make their proposed trip to Charleston,
S. ('., beginning last Friday. Mr. Mar
vin of the Transfer Company, notified
Scoutmaster Rahington to this affect
Wednesday night. As the scouts had
planned to pack the truck Thursday and
leave at .1 o'clock Friday morning it wa
entirely too late to make other arrange
ments. The troop of boys were very
much disappointed.
Scoutmaster Rabington left Friday
morning in a private car for Charleston
taking a patrol of scouts. Assistant
Scoutmaster Duncan left this morning
with two patrols of boys. for Rutherford
ton and Chimney Rock going on the train.
TELEPHONE IMPROVEMENTS.
Shelby, N. C, and Gaffney, S. C, to Hare
Latest Common Battery Telephone
System.
Mr. R. R. Rahington, general manager
of the Piedmont Telephone & Telegraph
Company, spent last week in Shelby and
(laffney, ami upon his return in forma
The Gazette that the town councils of
Shelby and Gaffney, S. 0., unanimously
passed a resolution requesting the tele
phone company to install the latest com
mon battery telephone service in these
towns. This was done upon the petition
signed by a majority of the telephone
subscribers.
Mr. Rabington feels that this was a
step in a forward movement in these
towns and will lead to greater improve
ments along other lines, as it will put
Shelby and Gaffney on the map from a
telephone standpoint, and give them an
up-to-date system, as good as enjoyed by
the larger cities.
L0RAY TEAM CONTINUES
ITS WINNING STREAK.
Loray added two additional scalps to
its belt last week, defeating Ranlo on
Friday and I 'aroleen on Saturday. Caro
leen was easily defeated by a score of 12
to .". Murray doing the pitching for Lo
ray. The game with Ranlo Friday was one
of the closest of the season. Singles by
Mallonay and Friday in the tenth inning
scored the winning run, the score having
been tied by Loray in the ninth on an
error, a sac rifice and a perfectly executed
squeeze play.
Ratteries: Mc-Cnllum, Friday and
Gurley; Costlier and Lutz.
First Watermelon.
Mr. Frank Rrumley, of the firm of
Rrumley & Walters, has demonstrated
that a printer can do more than print.
Mr. Rrumley reports a ripe watermelon
from his patch Sunday. As far as has
come to the knowledge of this office this
is the first of the home-grown variety for
the season.
Scouts at Charleston.
A card from Scoutmaster Kenneth
Rabington, who is in Charleston with a
patrol of boy scouts from troop three,
says: ''We arrived here, boys, car and
roads, o. k. We had only one puncture,
11! miles from Charleston. We camped
about fiO miles from here." The card
was mailed Saturday afternoon.
Dr. R. J. I.indley, of the Rureati of
Animal Industry, arrived in Gastonia this
morning to begin the work of testing cat
tle for tuberculosis. He will begin his
work this afternoon at Mr. C. C. Kisor'e
farm.
Mrs. S. A. Robinson and children,
Frances and S. A., Jr., Miss Sue Robin
son and Mrs. F. P. Hall, of Belmont, left
this morning in Mrs. Robinson's ear for
Montreat where they will spend several
days.
Sgt. Grover P. White, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. White, is at home on a
30-days furlough from Ft Oglethorpe,
Ga., where he is stationed with the U. S.
Cavalry.