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4gk roxnt. THZ G ASTORIA GAZXTTX. ) TUESDAY, OCTQBEK 14, ViVt. GASTONIA DAILY GAZETTE teued Every Afternoon in the Week Except Sunday at 236 West Main Avenue, GAZETTE PUBLISHING COMPANY, Publisher! E. D. and J. W. ATKINS, Managers HUGH A. QUERY, Editor MRS. ZOE KINCAID BROCKMAN, Society Editor Admitted into the mails at the Post Office Postage, April SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: I By Mail Outside of I By Carrier or Mail in the City: Om Year $5.00 Ox Months (2.50 Three Months $1.25 On Month 45 Om Week 10 Gastonia : j rw Your i nn i Six Months Three Month One Month Payable Invariably in Advance ESTABLISHED 1880 OFFICE: 236 WEST MAIN AVE., PHONE 50. Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the nee for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise Credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of re publication of special dispatches are also reserved. GASTONIA, THE SOUTH'S CITY OF SPINDLES. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 14, 1919. THE AMERICAN LEGION. Every returned soldier and sailor in Gaston county should resolve now to become a member of the American Legion, the organization of ex-service men, a post of which is being organ ized in Gaston county. This is not a partisan or a political or ganization. Politics has no part in its make-up. The American Legion has used as a slogan "Let's Stick To gether." This may not be the permanent slogan of the legion, but it does typify the feeling of those who served in this war, that they should stick together. The results from this carTnot but be good for our country. These strong, virile young men, largely between 20 and 30 years of age, will not live in the past. They are thinking of the past only as knowledge of it, and experience in it, suggest improvements for the present and for the future. Within the American Legion there are no military ranks. Its members are simply comrades who have served in arms in the world war. It is distinctly a civilian and not a military organization. The honorably discharged private stands shoulder to shoulder with the honorably discharged general. And this applies, within American Legion, to those who are still -in the military service of our country. The national convention of the American Legion at Min neapolis in November of this year will have as its delegates representatives from every state and territory in our country, and these delegates will bear instructions from the members of the American Legion, and put into permanent form a constitu tion correctly representing the ideals of those who served in this war. WHY NOT AN ATHLETIC CLUB? There ought to be some sort of an athletic organization in Gastonia for the benefit of some of those who do not get the proper amount of physical exercise from their work. We note that the young men of Lexington have organized a football team, composed of ex-college and high school stars, and that they have already won one or two games. A basketbajl team will soon be organized also. There are several benefits that accrue to a city from having an athletic club. Not only does it give much needed exercise to the members, but it stimulates activity in high school and college circles. Many college foot ball and basketball teams could be brought to Gastonia for contests if the athletic talent in this town were properly de veloped. It may be too late to think about football, but there is ample time for the organization of tennis and basketball teams. The basketball season runs till February or March. As a game, basketball is very interesting to the spectator, and if we had a good basketball team in Gastonia, a numberoof college games could be booked. This matter of physical exercise is one that ought not to be overlooked. We all think we are too busy to have a care about our body and physical development. Some day when it is too late, we shall regret our apathy in this matter. Properly directed recreation is needed and the physical man must have it or suffer injury and impairment. We would like to see the young men of this town' organize an athletic club. and bring some good college teams to Gastonia this winter. THE CHARLOTTE ELECTION. The situation in Charlotte has certainly reached an acute stage. Never has the city been more strongly stirred. Mass meetings are staged every night. The tfght, from this dis tance, has narrowed to a contest between law and order, on the one hand and rioting and disorder on the other McNinch and the administration against Flowers and the recall ticket. The Charlotte papers, both The Observer and The News, are taking active parts in the fight, on the side of the administra tion. The whole State is watching the outcome in Charlotte with a great deal of interest. It is somewhat of a test case in court for the rest of the State. Anent the election and the bitter fight being waged, there are many items of interest happening that do not find their way into the Charlotte papers, but leak out elsewhere. Here is one that shows the cheap, underhanded sort of fight that is being waged against Mayor McNinch and the administration. It is from the Charlotte correspondence of The Greensboro Daily News, and reads thus: "Various rumors, threats, reports, etc., are scattered over the city practically every day. The telephone rang in Mayor McNinch's office this morning before he had arrived for the day. Inquiry was made of his secretary as to whether he was in. Upon being informed that the mayor had not arrived, the voice stated that he would not reach the office, or that if he did he would be on a stretcher. The secretary hung up. A few minutes later the ben rang again, and the same voice asked her why she wanted to work in that office for such wages. She was informed that when "my crowd" (meaning, the voice ex plained, the anti-administration forces) were elected she would receive a much better salary. Such occurrences and state ments have been frequent, the indication being that they come from a few unbalanced individuals and do not come from any one representing either of those fighting for the reins of the city government. In the old days, royalty wouldn't trust the people too far. Now it won't trust them too near. Parson Maynard has helped nationally. Men no longer talk of what ;what they can get. at Gastonia, X. C, at the pound rate of 28th, 1902. THE WEEKLY GAZETTE: One Year $1.25 $2.00 $1.00 six Months 75 35 1 to put Wake Forest on the map they can earn, but merely of NOT GROUCHING, BUT Yorkville Enquirer. Relating the fact that the Lockmore tj'otton Mill of Yorkville paid a 50 jier cent, dividt'iitl the other day a former Yorkville 111:111 in talking it over with Here and Tl ere said: "Well that is one rime I didii t liack my judgment. I owned a bunch of that stock one time and let her slide for sixty-two and a half. It didii "t look a bit good to most people then but somehow or other it did to me provided that I could hold on and buy some more on top of it. A triend of mine in Yorkville and my self started to borrow $10,000 from a Yorkville man and buy some more. I was finally talked out of it, however and let what I had go. If I had bor rowed that $10,000 and held on until now I figure I would have cleaned up $14,000 for my part of it. I am not belly aching bud, I am just telling yer. " TO CURE THE LAME. Asheville Citizen. Plans long cherished by R. li. Rabing ton, of Gastonia, for the establishment of an orthopedic hospital appear to lie near realization, according to The (ias tonia (iazette. The contract has been awarded for uf structure to cost oyer i;u.iiiin and work is to start at an early date. Of the works which man may accom plish 011 his sojourn through the world, none can give more enduring satisfac tion than those which have as their mo tive and reason for existence the doing of some lasting good for mankind. The North Carolina Orthopedic hospital is an institution which will give straight and strong limbs to boys and girls who are starting the race of life handicapped by deformities. If, as present plans indi cate. t he hospital soon opens its doors, many hundreds will have reason to blelts the name of K. H. Hahington! THE GASTON COUNTY FAIR. Yorkville Enquirer. Opening 'its gates Tuesday night to an immense crowd the Gaston county fair has been attended this week by the largest crowd in Gaston fair his tory, hundreds of people from not only all sections of (iaston county but from York, Cleveland, Mecklenburg and other counties surrounding being in attendance. Officials connected with the fair and who have devoted untiring energy to make it a success are well peased with the showing made and it is the opinion of Gastonians and people generally that the fair was one of the most successful ever held. A representative of The Enquirer visited the fair Wednesday evening ami spent an hour or two visiting the vari ous exhibit halls. The agricultural ex hibits display the progress of (iaston county fanners and excited the interest of hundreds of people who are not only farmers but people of other professions. The live stock exhibits this year are unusually large and a collection of the most magnificent animals ever seen at a fair in (iaston have been on exhibition. JOHN L. M'LAURIN IN YORK. The Enquirer. Hon. John L. McLaurin was very much pleased with his visit to York ville Wednesday. He came by way of Gastonia. Tuesday evening, spent the night with Mr. W. D. Grist, and went back home by way of Rock Hill and Charlotte. He said he did not expect a very large audience, considering how busy the farmers generally are at this season, and he was surprised to find the audience as large as it was, notwith standing the fact that he has many per sonal friends throughout the county. "It did not suit me very well to come," he said, "and I hardly believe I could have been induced to go anywhere else than to York county just at this particu lar time; but I decided that if I could do any good. I would strain a point and come anyway." Mr. McLaurin is not farming this year. He has his farm rented out for a fixed rent, and is not worrying about it; but he has many other interests that keep him quite busy. He was offered $4ihi an acre for his l.oiio acre farm not long ago; but lie would not sell, mainly because he is very much attached to the place and is un willing to part with it for any price. "Hut I would hate to be the man who would undertake to pay for that place by digging the money out of the ground tiiese times. I am" afraid I would never make it." Hut he did sell another plan tation of several hundred acres he owned a few miles away. It was sold at auc tion on the day he was in Yorkville, and he had not heard the price realiz ed at the time he left, though he was expecting to receive a report during the day. STOCKHOLM, Monday, Oct. 13 The American steamer Governor John Lind, with a cargo of phosphate, has gone aground among the Nidingarna islands, in the Cattegat off Gothenburg. Salvage is doubtful, as a gale is blowing. Two steamers are attempting to float her. The Governor John Lind, 2,039 tons, left Baltimore for Reval, September 17. She was reported off Cape Henry Septem ber 18. Janus Stucky Says, "Rat Cost Me $125 For Plumbini Bills." "We couldn't tell what was flogging up our toilet and drains. We had to tear up floor, pipes, etc., found a rat's nest in basement. They had choked the pipes with refuse. The plumber's bill was $125. RAT-SNAP cleaned the rodent out." Three sires, 25e, 50c, $1. Sold and guaranteed by: Standard Hardware Co., J. H. Ken nedy & Co., Gastonia; Mt. Holly Hard ware Furniture Co., Mt. Holly; J. R. Lewis Co., Dallas; W. H. & D. P. Stowe, Belmont. We Are Responsible for All Damages to Foreigners in Mexico Since 1910 By SENATOR A. B. RALL Debate in Congrea The Cairo doctrine, as acknowledged and accepted I by Latin-American countries, provides simply this, in M effect: PIjTv I No government shall be responsible for damages interfered diplomatically in Mexico to recover damages for any of our citi zens, either for death or otherwise. In 1913, prior to the reco.nition of Carranza when he proclaimed himself first chk'f of the revolutionary forces, and whon he was seeking recognition, he istv.ed a decree known as the Calvo decree, and in that decree he pledged himself to us. because he filed it in the state department of the United States government, that immediately upon the sui-cess of his molution he would p. k. k to the year 1910, to the inception of tli? Madro revolution, and that he would, iy a joint commission, ascertai.i all damages done to any U n iu'ner or to h:s property up to the im?. th.it he founded his jro-.rrr.nvnt s.ib.-tnn'.i'..Ily in the City of Mexico, no matter from what source, whether In- revolution or by riot; in other words, that he would not do as they hud rontiuuousdy don put in a defense that the damage had occurred by revolution. But the decree of l!)!", which the president sent to the senate, as the foundation of his recognition of Carranza, repudiated the decree of 1913 and adopted the Calvo rule and we recognized him upon it; and what is the consequence today? That we are bound by every rule not only oi morality but of international law to every government under the sun foi every dollar of damage done to any foreigner in the Republic of Mexicc from the time the revolution occurred in 1910 down to date, because tht secretary of 6tate and the president of the United States called upoD France and Germany and Great Britain to yield to us m handling Mex ican affaire, as was announced by the state department, and they yielded. When they yielded Carranza's decree agreeing to pay damages waf in full force and effect. We handled Mexican affairs, and when we recog nized Carranza we recognized him under an absolute repudiation of that decree. Have we not placed the Monroe doctripe at least in pawn to every foreign government? PLUMBING ORDINANCE. City Commissioners Passed Ordinance Last Night Placing All Plumbers Un der City License Regulations Adopted Covering Every Detail. The most important business transacted I iy t lie city commissioners at their regu lar monthly meeting held in the city hall hist night was the adoption of a plumb ing ordinance. This ordinance, which will be published in full within the next few days, places all plumbers, both mast er plumbers and journeymen, under a city license, which is issued only after the applicant has passed a rigid examination. It also provider regulations and specifi cations covering all the details of plumb ing of every kind, which must pass a rigid inspection by the city plumbing board, which is a body created by the ordinance. Mr. W. W. I'iat, of Durham, engineer in charge of the plans for the city's sewage disposal plant, was present at the meeting last night and reported progress being made on the plans. Work is ex pected to begin at once on the actual in stallation of this plant. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 25 Since the coup that resulted in Zapata's death, rebel leaders are not taking chances with deserters from the government ranks, if a story published by Excelsior is well founded. Some time ago, the paper says, about 300 members of the lfith infantry, stationed at Esperanza, Veracruz, joined the forces of Celso Zepeda, operating in the state of I'uebla. Zepeda has placed his recruits in the front line whenever there was necessity fo'r fighting. Federal forces have been pushing an active cam paign against Zepeda and, of the 500 de serters, there now are about 150 left. r "Good Furniture In The Dining-Room" Will Whet The Appetite How much more refreshing and appetizing is a meal when served in a room which contains all the elements of beauty in its attractive dining room furniture. We invite you. Our prices are reasonable. GASTONIA FURNITURE CO. The Home Of Good Furniture to any of its citizens occurring during a revolution, or by virtue of a riot No citizen of a foreign country 6hall be entitled to collect damages against this government except as a citiren of this country would be entitled to collect dam ages. Under the Calvo doctrine, as it was presented at The Hague tribunal and refused, we could not have RALPH BINGHAM IS FIRST LYCEUM ATTRACTION Noted Humorist and Lecturer Opens Lyceum Course Mon day Night, October 20th Tickets On Sale at Library. The first number on the Lyceum course offered to the people of Gastonia this winter is Kalph Bingham, humorist and lecturer, who appears here next Monday night, October liuth at the high school auditorium. Kalph Bingham has given more than 7,000 performances and has tilled more return dates, in more towns, than any other humorist. He has missed but two engagements in 20 years and has been with the Kedpath Bureau for 15 years. Opie Read says of him: "If humor be a gift of the gods, there was on high Olympus a mighty deal of tittering when Bingham was liorn. There are 'funny' men and they make us groan; there are 'humorists' that make us weep. But there are philosophers of creative mirth, and for them we are grate ful. A mere jest may be of flimsy qual ity, but true humor is Nature's economics set to an inspiring tune. Bingham is a humorist of the highest order, because your soul laughs with his own. In his mind are all the bright colors of universal fancy; in his heart is the glow of the cherished fireside. His evenings on the platform are as clean as ney leaves in the forest; and you come away as from an Arden of rest, where brooks have sweetly sung. ' ' Miss Lottie Blake requests all those who want season tickets to see her at the library as soon as possible. Good to the last drop! KIDS think it's great; It Mothers say it builds their health; it does! Tb Summer's but brrmf Dr. H. C. White, Chair of Chemistry, University of Georgia, says: "In an ex tremely careful analysis of Bludwine no trace of caffetn or other narcotic or of objec tionable coloring matter or dye, was discovered." The Bludtvine formula is owned, protected and guaranteed by Bludwine Company Athens, Ga. Telephone your grocer for cue today BLUDWINE BOTTLING CO., Gastonia, N. C. NOTICE All accounts against the Big Gaston County Fair must be rendered not later than Saturday, October IS, 11 , as the boi.ks will then be closed. F. M. ALLEN', Executive Secretary, (iaston County Fair Association. Oct 13 e ? NOTICE. There will be a meeting of Gastonia Chapter No. till Royal Arch Maw its at :-'- o 'chirk tonight. Work will be done in the Mark Master degree. All member? are urged to be present. IDEAL WILLIAM DESMOND In "THE MINTS OF HELL" Margurite Marsh and Herbert Rawlinson In "THE CARTER CASE" A Craig Kennedy Story And "ALL BOUND AROUND" Comedy COMING FRIDAY NAZIMOVA In "TOYS OF FATE" Johnson's statement that we re the only going national concern wonld be more interesting if he would tell us where we are going. Greenville (8. C.) Piedmont.
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