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PAGE EIGHT. THE GASTONIA GAZETTE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1919. I I SPECIAL SALE OF WIRTHMORE WAISTS We have about 100 Wirthmore Waists, some slightly soiled, but regular $1.50 val ues, which we will place on sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday at only $1.10 We also have 50 or 60 Wash Skirts to close out at 1-4 to 1-2 off of regular price. McNeely Co. STYLE QUALITY SERVICE Something New Every Day Effective August 1, P.M'.'. the Kipiitnldc inaugurates a new period for the repayment of loans made under tin- Home Punhn-e Plan. Kighty-four monthly installments will now repay your loan. l;iT the ol.l plan of 1 monthly installments is still in foi.e for those who desire it. Loans are uia-le at fi per cent, -imple interest. No crimi ii"iis or other expenses, l.'nique protect ion plan. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY R. H. Lewis, Special Agent Office over Kennedy's Drug Store, Gastonia, N. C. The Best Candy Is Always To Be Found at Our Store We keep the most delicious Chocolates and the Finest Hard Candies and Novelty Goods in Dainty Boxes that you have ever seen. The Candy You Buy from us is Pure and High Grade in every way. It is Always Fresh. If not You Get Your Money Back. PHONE IB is Joppqwz 5 PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS A GASTONIA, N.C.4 SUBSCRIBE TO THE GAZETTE FARMERS' INSTITUTE FRIDAY. Next of Fanners' Picnics to Be Held at Union Sschool House Friday, August 8th Prominent Speakers on Program. The next farmers' institute to be heM in (inston county will lie at I'nion school house Friday of this week. August Mil. County Agent C. l.oe G..van has arrang e'l an attractive program for the occas ion. Wev. G. A. Sparrow, pa-tor of I'nion and ilnev 1 'resl.vtei lan churches will .le liver the addre-- of welcome. Other speaker- will he 1 r . 1 1. A. Harrison ami ."secretary Fred M. Allen, of Gastonia. In addition tliere will he a talk by Mr. .1. C. Phelps, ni.ii.lv demonstration agent for i ntawPa county, who will di-cii-s ''Clo vers, l.m:e. Ktc. " Mr. C. K. Miller, one of tne dcmon-t : ators from Me. klcnluirg com. ty, will taik on I airv ing. Mr. Milh'r is an auti.ori.y on tnis subject. He ha- lieeii instrumental in having shipped i.it i Me. kletiburg county a large number of pure hre.l cattie. Mr. W. V. Shea. State lime agent, ami Mr. Homer II. H. Ma-k. assistant State agent in clui work, will also l.e present :im' ;i! .l:-!is- miM. r ;vv::- thei'- .lepa rt meet. to UNCLE sAM'S POORLY . PAID POSTAL EMPLOYEES Mail Carriers Receive Less Pay Than Stockyard Laborers Congress Being Urged to Increase Their Salaries'. The following editorial article appear e.l in The Atlanta Georgian, of July :rd: "In the vicious vice of the high cost of living few groups are so sa.lly sijuee. e.l as are I'ncle Sam's postal clerks ami mail carriers. The recent Congress nam e. I a committee to impure into the facts as to their conditions. Here are some of the things it w ill learn : '"The man in the Chicago stockyar.ls who wiehl- the si. Ige t hut fells tlie steer le-tine.l for our . I i n 1 1 r tables receives in a year, accor.ling to the latest wage scale, just four .io liars -holt of -.oon. Hi' is a skilled worker to l.e -ure. He knows just how ami where to place the killing Mow. Hut In' is not more skille.l than the man who sorts, or sorts an. I carries our mail. His work is not more useful to society. An. I the highest paid mail sort er now, in this time of soaring prices, gets only .1,."imi a year, while the great majority of mail carriers get between $ 1... i H i ami ,1,iiii0. "The very lowest pa hi a.lult labor in the stockyar.ls, the men ami women who Io work requiring a minimum of skill, receive i.ldL'.-Hi more apiece than the most skille.l employee in this branch of the postal service. "If we carry the comparison into oth er tra.les, we fin. I masons, structural iron setters, plasterers, hoisting engineers ami electrical workers earning, at least avail able wage scales, approximately if2,nn0 a year; steamfitters, tile setters, plumbers, gasfitters, stonecutters, cement layers, or amental iron setters, carpenters ami rfoo ers. approximately $ I, suit, ami a large variety of other useful ami skille.l toilers from l,).")(i to -T 1 , 1 1 1 1 ami not overpaid at that. "Moreover when these workers toil overtime, or on Sundays, they get pai.l at the rate of time ami a half to double time. Hut the postal clerk or carrier works as directed an. I his envelope never contains any bonus. "The actual cost of a years living in a city like Atlanta, or Macon or Augus ta for a family of four, inclu.liiig two chihlren of school age, figure. 1 to as low a scale as most Americans wool. I consider tolerable, today exceeds the highest wage paid by I'ncle Sam to his postal clerks and carriers. "Thus the postal clerk and carrier, to keep out of debt, must either not mar ry, or marry a woman capable of supple menting his earnings. It is not to the Coi eminent 's credit to keep the pay of these faithful workers -o low. There will have to be readjustment. - Mi-s Gladys City. Mi-s., i- p K. Marvin. .lohn-on, of M.-Comb guo-t of M's. George Habitual Constipation Cured in 14 to 2 1 Days "LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c per bottle. TREATY SHOULD NOT BE RATIFI- I ED TILL JAPAN WITHDRAWS, j (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Aug. .".." The trea- I ty of Versailles should not be ratified until Japan either withdraws from Shantung or gives a pledge in unequivocal terms that she will withdraw," Senator Wat son, of Indiana, declared in a speech in the Senate this afternoon. ROUMANIAN TROOPS ASKED TO VACATE BUDAPEST. (Iiy International News Service.) I 'A WIS, Aug. .".. Wumanian troop that occupy tne suburbs of Budapest were today a-ked by the peace confer ence to withdraw. In the event they re fuse to do -o. it is understood the Allie. are prepared to take economic measure that will compel them to comply with their teque-t. NO IMMEDIATE RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR H. C. L. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, A,.g. .".. The hearing oil the K-'V " 1 Ket.d-i.-k Mils to leg August lMh, the Senate comndt'ee on I agriculture decided this afternoon. The various causes of the high cost of Using were dis.-ufj.' I ;;i. I it was the general consensus of opinion among senators that there is no immediate relief in sight. "I believe we will have to work on thi matter from (io to ;io days," said Sena tor Gronna, chairman of the committee. Areyou domyowr JPUTIf If not b&Jin now ro pur money in OUR BAfJIt for their . protection. PRINCE OF WALES HAS SAILED FOR AMERICA. (By International News Service. 1 LONDON, Aug. o. The Prime ot Wales, heir to the Briti-h t roiie. de parted for America today. WAGE DEMANDS PLACED BEFORE DIRECTOR HINES. 'By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Aug. .".--Wage de mands of I'jH.iiini lailvva.v clerk-, freight handler- and oxpiv-- and -tatioii employ ees on rail ion. I- under federal control were placed before Waihvav Director Mines today by President Forrester, of the I'.iotnci) I of Wail way Pnipli.yeo-. DEATH STRUGGLE ON OCEAN BED SCENE IN "THE WHITE HEATHER." Superb Photographic Effects Are Feat ures of Tourneur's Latest Production. A scene of tremendous dramatic power is that in which two men engage in a death struggle on the tloor of the ocean in Maurice Tollmen's latest Parainount Adtcraft special picture, "The White Heather,'' which will be displayed at the Gastonian Theatre Friday. This is said by New York critics to be the most thrill ing and novel scene ever pictured. "The White Heather" is adapted from the Drury Lane melodrama. Indirectly, the title comes from the good luck flower of the Scotch Highlands, the white heath er. Vet Scotland is the background for but a part and a minor part of the mel odrama. The action centers around the recovery of a marriage record from the hulk of a destroyed yacht, called "The White Heather.'' The big scene of the melodrama takes ilace at the bottom of the sea, where the hero and the villian, in the weird costumes of deep sea divers, fight to the death. C. & N.-W. SHOPMEN ALSO QUIT WORK. Monday's Hickory Record Says; Between and 40 employes of the C. & N.-W. shops here were called out on -tiike at noon to enforce the demands of the Atlanta . .inference. The Wecord was reipn -fed to publish the following notice: ' ' To the People ,,f Hickory: "We the employes of the '. A. N.-W. -ho;.- have I. ecu called on strike by our federated committee at Spencer. Being under the - in o management as the Spen cer -hop-, we arc under obligation- t . do a- they do. We tru-t that our gr ievu u e vviil be settled -..on by our committee- at W.i-!iiiigt..n and mat we will all be at work at an earlv .iate." Misses Mildred Stafford, Anna Wil liams and Pearl Wainey, of Greenboro, are attending theOaston county tea. -hers' institute. 1 "THF SALT OF THE EARTH" JS THE MAN WHO BRINGS A FAMILY INTO THIS WORLD AND TAKES CARE OF THEM. HE DOES HIS DUTY. HOW ABOUT YOU? ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR SPARE MONEY IN OUR BANK SO THAT SHOULD SICKNESS OR AD VERSITY OVERTAKE YOU; YOUR FAMILY WILL NOT SUFFER. THINK IT OVER. THEN COME IN AND OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN OUR BANK. 5 PER CENT. INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. The Citizens Natl Bank Officers: C. B. ARMSTRONG, President W. H. ADAMS, Cashier A. G. MYERS, ( Active 1 V ice- President C. C. MYERS, Asst. Cashier Depositary: State of North Carolina City of Gastonia Gaston County. TO PERSUADE STRIKING SHOPMEN TO RETURN TO WORK. (Ry International News Service.) CHICAGO. Aug. ... Representatives of the Grand Lodge of the Railway De partment of the American Federation of Labor today visited railroad shops in and around Chicago in an effort to per suade the shopmen who are out on strike to return to their places. It is hoped the men will return to work at least until the official strike call ballots have been issu- AMERICAN CITIZEN ROBBED BY MEXICAN BANDITS. (Ry International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Aug. ... Mexican bandits on July lL'th robbed George Mc Donald, an American citizen, near his res idence at Pueblo Viko, six miles south of Tampico, the State Department announc ed this afternoon. Secretary Lansing tel egraphed instructions rT the American embassy at Mexico City to urge upon the Mexican government that prompt meas ures be taken for the apprehension and punishment of the robbers, it was stated. FIRE ON BOARD STEAMER. ny International News Serviced GKN'OA. Aug. ... - Five persons were injured and seven million dollars damagi was doio' by file which broke out on board the .steamer Dallas here to. lav .iu-t as -he was preparing to sail for Norfolk. ALL FREIGHT TRAINS STOPPED ON ACCOUNT OF STRIKE. (By International News Service.) MO.NTi.OMFWV. ALA.. Aug. All freight trains running out of Mont gomery have stopped due to the strike of railroad shopmen. PRICES OF WAR DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES TOO HIGH. (Ry International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Aug. .".. The prices announced last week by the War Depart ment at which army supplies may be pur chased by the public are too high, in the opinion of the committee of the Postof fice Department charged with the distri biition of food. This committee will confer tomorrow with officials of the War Department with a view to obtain ing a revision downward of the price schedules, it was announced at the Post ollice Department today. SENATOR CUMMINS URGES INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. (By International News Service, i WASH I NG TON, Aug. ."..--An inde pendent investigation of railway wages by the Senate before responding to Pre-i lent Wil-on's re.piest for the appoint mi nt of a railway adjustment board was urged today by Senator Cummins, ch:r man of the interstate commerce commit tee. EVERYTHING SIDETRACKED FOR STRIKES AND H. C. L. (.By International News Service.') WASHINGTON. Aug. .".. President Wilson today concentrated his entire at tention noon the threatened strike of railway -l.oprnen and the high .o-t of liv ing problem, receiving no visitors at all. i It was announced at the White House that even the peace treaty and discussions of the league of nations would take sec ond place bet'ole tlle-e vital domestic pi obiell s. BRITISH AND FRENCH WARSHIPS SENT TO SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN By International News Service.) PA IMS, Aug. .".. British and French warships today were ordered to the coast of Schlesvv ig Ilol-tein to prevent trouble between the Germans and the Danes dur j ing the plebiscite in that district. BROADWAY SAMPLE SHOE STOR Will Be Open For Business About Sept. 1st With A Complete Line of Sample Shoes of Every Description for Men, Women & Children. Broadway Sample Seoe Store Old Broadway Theatre Building Opposite City Hospital
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