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THE GASTON I A GAZETTE PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. VOL. XL. NO. 91. GASTOXIA, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 30, 1919. $100 A YEAR I If ADVANCE. COUNCIL ELECTS MANAGER FOR CITY MONDAY NIGHT TRAINMEN Of WEST ASK INCREASE IN WAGES FARMERS INSTITUTE AT SUNNYSIDE SATURDAY BRITISH SOLDIERS WILL SOON LEAVE RUSSIA PLANS TOR HOSPITAL ARE NOW COMPLETE GASTONIA COUNTRY CLUB CITY'S LATEST ENTERPRISE Mr. W. J. Alexander, of St. Augustine, Florida, Chosen as City Manager at Salary of $3,600 Has Had Long Ex perience in Light, Water, Sewerage and Street Work Will Assume Duties Not Later Than August 16th. At the regular bi-monthly meeting of the city council Monday night Mr. W. J. Alexaueler, of !St. Augustine. Fla.. was lOnaniinoasly elccteel city manager for the city of (iatonia. His telegraphic ac ceptance is now in the hands of Mayor Robert G. Cherry, having leen received .yesterday. Mr. Alexander has been eonnecteel with the city government of St. Augustine for the past six years in the capacity of mi perintendent of the water works, streets and sewers ami in addition has hal charge of all street improvements. He conies to this city with the recommenda tion of the present city manager of St. Augustine and number of leading busi ness men as being a hard worker, indus trious and is technically educated along the lines of municipal government. In a letter to Mayor Cherry the city manager of St. Augustine says of Mr. Alexuider : '"He has a thorough knowl edge of the work of this fei in of govern ment, splendid ability, would suggest new things and ideas for your city that you will reap a benefit from. He is a stud ent, and is ever posting himself of all that is new ami progressive.'' Mr. Alexander has had long and valu able experience in the construction and j control of gas and electric light, water, i sewerage and street work and the city council considers him the proper man for the position. He is employed at an annual salary of $3,f00, and will assume his duties not later than August 16th. UNION ORGANIZER IN BAD. John J. Dean, General Organizer of Unit ed Textile Workers, Charged With Beating Board Bill. The following from The Charlotte News will be of interest here inasmuch as it is believed that Dean is the man who spoke in this city recently when a local union was formed in West Gastonia : A warrant charging him with beating a board bill of $40 was sworn out Mon day against John J. Dean, general or ganizer of the United Textile Workers of America, by Z. B. Graint, who states that he was the landlord who was taken ad vantage of by the union organizer. ' The police of the city were at once put in possession of the warrant and went out in search for Dean and they arc making every effort to locate him. Dean came here several months ago from Chicago to organize the textile workers and lias succeeded in organizing several locals in Charlotte. In some parts of the state the efforts at organization failed, though in others it was successful. Three Trucks For Gaston. Gaston county has received from the state highway commission at Raleigh three government auto trucks. These trucks are to be used in the construction of roads in the county, the Federal gov ernment making the use of them possible through the state highway commission. The trucks are of three-ton capacity, are adapted for heavy use and will be of great -value to the road working forces. Mrs. A. C. Jones, Miss Martha Latti more, Miss Lois Cheney and Miss Willie B. Otey were Charlotte visitors Monday. Miss Margaret Dover, of Shelby, was a visitor in the city yesterday. ' Miss Olive Abernethy, of Monroe, who was the guest for several days of Mrs. W. C. Davis, returned home yester day. A BAD WRECK ON THE SOUTHERN. Special to The Gazette. SPENCER, July 30. Second No. 12, a peach train, was derailed last Monday afternoon, July 21st, about 4 o'clock three miles north of Cowpens, S. C. A heavily loaded car of meat jumped the track, rolling down a 20 foot embank ment, and the calioose also left the rails. The train was in charge of Conductor Zack Ellis and Engineer Homer Laugh lin. Conductor Ellis and Flagman E. B. Crowson were both thrown from the top of the caboose. Captain Ellis being quite painfully injured by receiving several bad cuts about the head and his body being badly bruised as he was thrown between the caboose and the cars, falling across the drawhead. Mr. Crowson was luckily thrown elear of the track and his only in jury consisted in a slightly sprained an kle. Mr. Crowson is well known in Gas tonia, where he has many friends. He was formerly employed as conductor on the Carolina & Northwestern running out of Gastonia. Captain Ellis was carried to his home at Greenville, S. C, and Mr. Crowson to hit home at Gaff ney, 8. C. The cause of the wreck could not be determine.! at the time. Traffic was delayed for several tours. The wrecking crew was called from, Greenville and cleared the main fine about 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. (By International News Service.) CHICAGO, July 30. An increase in wages has been asked for by l(i(l,(i(lil rail road trainmen, shop mechanics and track workers employed on lines in the Middle West, it became known here today. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET. (By International News Service.) NEW YORK, July .In. The cotton market opened with future contracts sell ing as follows: August .".2. .id, October :;:;.lo, December January 4o. RACE RIOTS TAKE ON NEW FURY IN CHICAGO Seven Persons Killed and Two Score Wounded Battle Lasts Five Hours National Guards Called Out Chicago Scene of Orgy of Crime. Chicago, July L'v Seven persons were killed and more than two score wounded, many of them seriously, in a renewal of race riots in the Chicago '"black belt" tonight. l-'oi more than live hours the five-mile area on the south side was a battle ground of scattered fights between whites and blacks and between policemen and negroes, who fired from house tops, from dark alleys and other points of vantage. The call for troops to (piell the out breaks resulted in four regiments of na tional guardmen being mobilized, but at a late hour tonight they had not been dispatched to the disturbed district ami Chief of Police Garrity expressed the be lief that the worst of the disorder had passed. Five of the dead are negroes and two are whites. The wounded in most cases were hur ried to hospitals, after which they were removed to their homes when conditions permitted. There was no concerted battle by the blacks, the outbreaks dotting a large area. Every police station in the south side was flooded with reports of deaths and injuries. The riots, which started yesterday on the south side beaches were renewed when negro laborers began leaving the big in dustrial plants and by dusk more than a score of separate outbreaks had occur red. Whites began dragging negroes from street cars, the negroes retaliated with stones and knives. Street cars in the heart of the "'black belt" were tied up and the windows smashed. A ''flying siiindrou ' ' of nlacks in ' n ii tcl on a turning car and riding at full speed through the section .sent a vol ley of shuts at a group of whites. One woman was injured but not fatally. The negroes were overtaken after a long chase and placed under arrest. Shortly afterward a mob of several hundred blacks formed at .'!."th street ami began stoning a policeman. Gunfire was opened and four negroes fell, all mortally wounded. A white man in the same neighborhood was dragged from a truck and stubbed to death. A negro chauffeur was killed by whites a few minutes later in the same block. Scores of arrests were made but where the rioters were found to 1' unarmed they were released. Negroes began looting stores of whites in one district shortly after the firing of revolvers by a squad of policemen in an effort to break up a fight over a small purchase of groceries. The looting con tinued until a special guard of police, armed with rifles, arrived. They fired low, felling half a dozen black. A white woman was pulled from a street car by a negro. He was soon lying unconscious against the curb. The angry whites left him for dead. Groups of blacks formed in football fashion and charged against whites with razors and clubs. On one corner the scene was like a miniature battleground. I'nconscious negroes and whites dotted the street. As they regained conscious ness they were arrested or permitted to leave the neighborhood. While the main battles were in progress, women, blacks and whites, battled away in front yards with brooms and missiles. In one of these fights a white woman was knocked unconscious and taken to a hospital. In one fracas on 34th street negroes knocked two policemen unconscious and were drawing pistols when a group of discharged negro soldiers came to the rescue of the whites. In another battle soon after three policemen were shot. One may die. In an effort to prevent quick dispatch of rifle-bearing policemen from one sec tion to another, the negToes began cut ting telephone lines. The blacks began firing on street car conductors and motormen when they re fused to allow negro passengers to board their cars because of threats made by white passengers. One conductor was re ported shot in the leg. Damage to the extent of more than $100,000 has been done to crops in the vicinity of Kinston by the overflow of the Xeuse river. Thousands f acres of cultivated land was inundated. At Sunnyside school house on the its-senier-A'herrville road there will be held Saturday the first of a series of fanners' institutes to be conducted under the direc tion of County Farm Demonstration Agent C. Lee Gowan. It will be an till day affair, commencing at !:.'!0 in the morning. At noon a dinner will be spread under the trees and this will be' followed by an afternoon session. The program is a varied one and in cludes talks by E. S. Millsaps, distric t de monstration agent, of Statesville; C. Lee Gowan, Dr. D. A. Garrison, Thomas Spar row. E. D. Atkins, Fred M. Allen and per haps others. A feature which promises to be of un usual interest will be an old-time singing. Singers from that section will be assisted by others from (iastonia and vicinity and it is expec ted that the old-time songs will prove highly enjoyable to the large audi ence whic h is expected to be there. Agent Gowan is anxious that all the farmers in the Sunnyside section attend this institute. Topics of vital interest to them will be discussed ami the day's events will be altogether worth while. JOHN CARPENTER "NOMINATED" CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS At Fish Fry on Banks of Catawba River Yesterday Mount Holly Citizens Pledge Support to Gastonia Lawyer. A number of Gastonians attended the annual fish fry given by the business and professional men of Mount Holly yester day afternoon on the banks of the Ca tawba river. In addition to the bounte ous supply of fried fish, chicken and oth er delightful things to eat several im promptu talks were enjoyed. Following a pleasing talk by Mr. John (i. Carpenter, of this city, Mr. R. K. Dav enport, a prominent Mount Holly citizen, took a straw vote of the 204 men present as to their congressional leanings. With out a dissenting vote Mr. Carpenter was declared "nominated" and urged to make the race from Gaston county. Rev. Mrs. Thomas, pastor of the Bap tist church at Mount Holly, made a happy speech, boosted the town, urged the for mation of a chamber of commerce and suggested improvements for the Mount Holly town. The following were among the number from Gastonia who attended: W. B. Mor ris, J. W. Carroll. J. W. Cole, Dr. J. M. Sloan, Dr. F. G. Wilson. W. Tom Ran kin, J. G. Carpenter, and Chief Joe Orr. Dr. R. M. Buie, formerly of William ston, has located in Iastonia for the prac tice of bis profession, that of a physi cian. Dr. Buie returned in April from overseas service with the Britisli medical corps, in which he attained the rank of Captain. Dr. Buie has offices over Ken nedy's Drug Store. JAPAN WANTS RIGHT OF WAY IN CHINA (By International News Service.) LONDON, July 29. Japan is now inanouevering to obtain recognition from the great powers of a Monroe Doctrine in the East, recognizing her priority of interest in China, according to The Tokio correspondent of The Morning Post. ELECTRICAL STRIKE TIES UP SCRANTON'S INDUSTRIES. (By International News Service.) SCR AN TON, PENX.. July 29. Thou sands of persons are idle, street cars are not running and newspapers are unable to publish here today as the result of a strike of the electrical workers employee by the Scranton Electrical Company. CHARTER IS ISSUED FOR GASTONIA MILLING COMPANY. A charter was issued Monday by the secretary of State for the Piedmont Mill ing Company, of (iastonia. The company is capitalize.! at to.ooo, authorized and subscribed by Messrs. R. H. Kennedy, J. White Ware and W. G. Shumnker. DEATHS JOHX HOWELL. Mr. John Howell died on Tuesday, July 29. 1919, at the home of his son, Mr. W. M. Howell, near Crowders Creek. Mr. Howell was born June 1, 1Ho4. Fun eral services were conducted at Tate's Chapel Methodist church by Rev. George A. Sparrow, pastor of Olney and Union Presbyterian churches. Mr. Howell was for many years a member of Olney Pres byterian church and from that church moved his membership to the First Pres byterian church of Gastonia. A large number of the friends of the deceased at tendee the funeral services. The pall bearers were Messrs. James L. Hanna, L. G. Ramsey, C. Blaine Dickson and C. L. Goble. Mr. Howell .is survived by the follow ing children: Mr. C. L. Howell, Mrs. Thomas Dilling, Mrs. W. B. Arthurs, Mrs. D. T. Davis, Mr. I. G. Howell, Mr. R. L. Howell, Miss Lillie Howell, Mr. W. M. Howell, and the following children by a second marriage: Clarice, Vera, H. Grady and Jeanette Howell (By International News Service.) LONDON, July .in. Many newspapers today hailed as welcome news the an nouncement made by War Secretary Win ston Churc hill in the House of Commons that all British soldiers will be out of Russia within the next few months. TEXT OF THE MESSAGE ACCOMPANYING TREATY. Washington. July 29.- President Wil son's message to the senate today, accom panyiifg the Franco-American treaty fol lows : Gentlemen of the Senate: I take pleasure in laying before you a treaty with the republic of France, the object of which is to secure that republic of the immediate aid of the I'nited States of America in case of any unprovoked movement or aggression against her on the' part of Germany. I earnestly hope that this treaty will meet with your cor dial approval and will receive an earlv ratification at your haiols. along with the treaty of pence with tiermany. Now that you have had an opportunity to examine the gre'at document I presented to you two wicks ago, it seems opportune to lay before von this treaty which is meant to be in effect a part of it. It was signed on the same day with the treaty of peace and is intended as a tem porary supplement to it. It is believed that the treaty of peace with Germany it self provides adequate protection to France against nggress'ion from her re cent enemy on the east; but the years im mediately ahead of us contain many in calculable possibilities. The leage of 'nations provides for military action for the protection of its members only upon advice of the council of the league ad vice given, it is to be presumed, only up on deliberation ami acted upon by each of the governments of the member states only if its own judgment justifies such action. The object of the special treaty with France which I now submit to you, is to provide for immediate military as sistance to France by the I'nited States in case of any unprovoked movement of aggression against her by Germany with out waiting for the advice of the council of the league of nations that such action be taken. It is to be an arrangement, not independent of the league of nations, but uneh'r it. It is, therefore, expressly provieel that this treaty shall be made1 the subject of consideration at the same time with the treaty of peace with Germany; that this special arrangement shall receive' the ap proval of the council of the league; and that this special provision for the safety of France shall remain in force until, up on application of one of the parties to it, j the council of 1 1 1 - league, ac ting if neces sary by a majority vote, shall agree that the provisions of the covenant of the league afford her sufficient protection. I was moved to sign this tieaty by enn sielerntions which will, I hope', seem as persuasive and as irresistible' to you as they seemed to me. We are bouml to France by ties of friendship which we have always regarded, ami shall alw.iys regard, as peculiarly sac reel She nsiist eel us to win our fredom as a nation. It is seriously to be doubted whether we coubl have won it without her gallan' and timely aiel. We have recently had the privilege of assisting in ilriving enemies, who were also enemies of the world, from her soil; but that clues not pav one- debt to her. Nothing can pay such a debt She now desired that we should prom ise to lenel our great force to keep her safe against the power she has hael most reason to fear. Another great nation vol unteers the same promise. It is one of the fine reversals of history that that oth er nation should be the very power from whom France fought to set us free. The common cause of freedom and enlighten ment has treat eel new eonira'leships and a new perception of what it is wise and necessary for great nations to eo to free the world of intolerable fear. Two gov ernments who wish to be members of the league of rmtions ask leave of the council of the league to be permitted to go to the assistance of a frieml whose situation has been found to lieone of peculiar peril, without waiting the advice of the league to act. It is by taking such ple.lges as this that we prove ourselves faithful to the utmost to the high obligations of gratitude and tested friendship. Such an act as this seems to be one of the proofs that we are a people that sees the true heart of eluty ami prefers honor to its own separate course of peace (Signe.ll WOODROW WILSON. The White House. Julv 29, 1919. Born On Monday. July 2. 1919, to Mr. an.l Mrs. Walter C. Lineberper a daughter. On Tuesday, July 22, 1919, to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Queen a son. Col. and Mrs. Thomas L. Craig were visitors in Charlotte yesterday affernoon. Mr. and Mrs. L. Craig Groves re turned to the city last night from an ex tended trip to New York and Atlantic City. They are residing for the present at the home of Mrs. Groves' parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson, on West Airline avenue. Bids for Construction of North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital to Be Opened in Charlotte August 14th To Be Passed on by State Building Commission. The Gazette learns today, through Mr. R. B. Bnhington. that the plans, specific-! tions and blue prints for the building of tfce North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospit al, two miles east of (iastonia on the New Hope- road, have been completeel by the architect, Mr. William H. Peeps, of Charlotte. Contractors desiring to sub in it sealed bids are requesteel to call at the ollie-e of the architect in Charlotte. The bids will be openeel at 11 o'clock August 14th at which time the executive committee of this institution, together with the architect, the State architect and the State's building commission will he present. The beginning of the construction of this charitable institution for the con servation of crippled, eleformed c hildren is of great interest to the people of North Carolina as well as a great for ward movement along a philanthropic line that lias heretofore been sadly lie glected. As yet there have not been sullirient funds appicepriatcl aiol subscribed to complete the- institution in a manner nec essary e , en for a small beginning. How ever it i believed that the big hearted, philanthropic people of the State will re spocd to its neeels along a financial line when they realize the possibilities of curing thousands of crippled children that are fortunate enough to be taken under the care of its administration and receive practical benefit by reconstruct ive surgery. Sixty to 9" per cent of ap parently hopeless crippled children, if treati'd while young, and who are of mental fitness can be made active pro ducers and an asset to the county ami State insteaet of becoming dead weight consumers, condemned to live out a life of pain ami idleness ami to be a burden upon their community. Mr. .1. Lee Robinson, active vice-president of the. First National Bank, is treas urer of this fund. Any one inclined to help further this charity in North Caro lina will confer a favor upon this class of dependents by mailing a check to the treasurer for such amount as lie can spare toward establishing this institution. RACE RIOTS IN CHICAGO'S BLACK BELT (By In'ernatioiial News r i.e. t CHICAGO. ILLS.. July 29. Twenty four persons are believed to be den I and more than ."ion wounded, many fatally, when killing and rioting between white men ami negroes broke out in new fury today ami made its way into the heart of Chicng'.'s business itistri' t. Before s o'clock this morning four new cleat lis ami a score of wounde d have' been ndtcd t.: the grim toll wide h the rioting of the past 1'4 hours line I already taken, with the sit nation admittedly growing worse. Gov ernor Lowelen returned hurriedly to the city and offeree I the inavnr ami chief of police the services of 4.0HO militiamen for instant military eluty. Veterans of the police department 'leedare that the militia will have to bo calleel out before nightfall. VENUS TO BE VERY BRILLIANT SOON. (By International News Service.) LONDON, July .'.0. Even eople who regarel astronomy as an unattractive sci ence must be interested for the next few weeks in Venus. The planet is rapidly overtaking the earth and nightly increasing in brilliance as it lessens the elistance between us. At present, rather less than 1 iiil.00il.OOii miles away, it will be most brilliant in the first week of August when distant 4 1 .1100,1111(1 miles. Its phase then, seen in a a small tele scope, will be a slender crescent similar to the moon when about four clays obi, ami it will outshine more than a hundred stars of the first magnitude. Just now Venus is seven times brighter than Jupiter, -it times brighter than Sa turn, V! times brighter than Pollux, anil 170 times brighter than Castor. When most brilliant, on August 7th, Venus will le to the left of Regulus, the first magnituele star in the Sickle, ami ex ceed that tar in brilliance 160 times. TEXT OF AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE SUBMITTED. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 29. President Wilson today submitted to the Senate the text of the French-British-American pact. In the message accompanying it he urged its early ratification for the reason that "America's debt to France has not yet been fully paiel for the assistance offered America in the days of the Revolution." The president declared that ' ' nothing can repay such a debt." In submitting the pact the president explained its object which is to provide immediate military as sistance to France by the Uniteei States in case any unprovoked movement of ag gression is made against her by Germany. Prominent Gastonia Business and Pro fessional Men Backing Country .Club Will Offer Attractive Social and Rec reational Advantages Charter Haa Been Applied For To Buy Large Tract of Land. Announcement of considerable interest locally is made this morning by Mr. C. D. Gray of the formation of a country club by a number of leading business men of the city of a club to be known as the (iastonia Country Club. Tentative plans have been made which includes the erection of a modern and spacious club house, golf links, tennis courts, bathing pool ami other attractive features. An experienced caterer will be employed by the club who will have charge of the luncheons and banquet! served at the club house, and a profession al man will look after the golf course. It is the- purpose of the backers of the club, which includes influential business men of the city, to purchase 100 acres of land as a site in clos"e proximity to the city so that it will be easily accessible to the members. At this time no definite decision has been made as to a location but Mr. Gray ami associates have several desirable sites under consideration. A chnrter for the club has alreudy been applied for. When it is received in the city an organization meeting will be held and officers electee. Application for membership to the club should be made to Mr. Gray, who stated this morning that it was the purpose of the promoters of the club to enroll ns members iK't only the men but their wives and daughters. It is expected that the membership will reach 200. The social and recreational features of the club will be unusually attractive and will fill a want that haa long been felt in Gastonia. CHICAGO POLICEMEN DISPERSED MOB TODAY ( By International News Service.) CHICAGO, July HO. One more dead ami six more injures! were added to the toll of four days of race rioting here to day. The police quickly broke up the only attempt at mob violence today when they dispersed a throng that hael gather eel at the intersection of &tate with Fif ty first street. OMSK GOVERNMENT THANKS RED CROSS. The thanks of the Omsk Government for the work of the American Red Cross in lie-halt' of the Russian people has been formally tendereel through the State De partment. Addressing the acting secre tary of State, S. I'ghet, charge d affair ad interim of Russia, sent this letter: 'It is of great satisfaction to me to be in receipt today of a cable from the Min istry of Foreign Affairs, Omsk, request ing me to express to the American Reel Cross Admiral Kolcluik's eleep gratitude for its activities in Siberia. The unself ish and ilevoted work of the the American Heel Cross has greatlv relieved the suffer ings of the people in Siberia and I am convinced has been an, important factor in strengthening ties of friendship be tween the 1'nited States and Russia." Ice Cream Supper at Beaverdam. Correspomlence of The Gazette. CHOUSE. July 29 Tnere will be an ice cream supper Saturelay night, August 2nd, at the Beavenlam Roller Mill for the benefit of Lander's Chape church. Ev erybody is invited. Says Newspaper Wields Greatest Public Force. 'The newspaper is the greatest single force that is influencing the bieas and ideals of the American people at the present time," saie Prof. Willard G. Bkyer, elirector of the Course in Jour nalism at the University of Wisconsin, in aeblressing the stuelents in the Summer Session last we.k. "Ah our 'information in rgard to cur rent events is gleaned from the papers that we rea.l and practically all of our. opinions are baseel on this information," he continued. "Public opinion, the rul ing force in government, is only the com posite of the inelividual citizen's opinion. It is not too much to say that the success of this government as a democracy de pends on the character of our newspapers. "It is the patriotic eluty of every Am erican citizen to read regularly a good newspaper in oreler to inform himself on all the various political and -economic questions upon which he must vote di rertlv or inelirectly. Mrs. D. A. Garrison has returned to the city from a stay of several weeks at Green Park Hotel, near Blowing Rock. Mr. James H. Walters, proprietor, onnnIn.e. in this issue of The Garette the opening of the Carolina Auto Service Company at its new station just west of the Armington Hotel on West Airline av enue. Largest Plrteappl Canntrl-, Tbe largest pineapple canneries la Ike world are located In Honolulu.
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