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THE GASTOICIA GAZETTE MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1920. TUMI TO OIL AS 'FUEL FOR SHIPS Ccal Strike At'ds Impetus to Movement to Change Pro pelling Power. IMHY ADVANTAGES IN OIL Eight American Merchant Lines Con template Installation of New Sys tem Economy of Labor and Space Strong Arguments. New York. For months naval an fiorltles and private steamship com panies have been seriously consider ing the conversion of vessels from coal to oil burners and some buve already made that change. The coal mine strike has quickened plnns to make fuel oil the ship-propelling power of the future, and many companies huve announced their purpose to run tht ir craft with oil instead of coal. OIL It is argued by engineers en Caged in making the change, will cut large slices from the expenses oi op eration, the size of crews, eliminating coal stokers and increasing cargo space by releasing much space now given over to coal. The shipping board Is Investigating the practicability of making the Le Ylathan an oil burner. It Is no secret that she Is considered a failure, from Gaod Soldiers and Gocd Citizens. New York World. l.'y the great mass of veterans of tlu' World War the apperil of National Com mander D'Clier If ll:e Ameri.an Legion ia U'half of law anil order was iu' n' I c.l. It in i uly in widely separated da . a-id .:i-i tialiy, s mietiiiies half i'i f ' i . !!.; . i' i is, we iyr to say, in i it :ne, tint a few dix harged s ldiers m'! t otnsel- al' vc t! e ivil authorities i'i support f liat they are pleased to re gard aH super utriutisin. To s iino extent t'icse) dem iisti .... . reseinlde liaxing. Like hazing, however, they have led to many outrages, no more to be tolerated because their perpetrators on o wore the uniform than are college brutalities because their authors are young and full of animal spirits. Kvery assault by foruiei soldiers upon ti:e riglitH of attxeinblaRe and 8eecli, anil ev ery disorderly attempt to censorize the atrical or iiumi -al performances, can mean nothing but mob law, and, ho championed, can have no final result except the deg- j radation of thne who assume the respon sibility, i ( 'onniander P'Olicr's warning to his eoinpaiiions covers the whole ground, peace as in war. as he points out, Legion is pledged to law and order, wavs in : ordance with competent thi'iitv. which we now realize is civilian and li.it military." That is a sentiment to ul'iih every good soldier should be ;i!.!e tci -.ol. scribe without reservat inn. dinners were dht-ii-nte 1 on 0; r.stnias eve and many teirs of tlri:.kii:.r.( a were shed by these wh. tcund V sti- ley had nut been forgetten, although iliey were poor. A number of t ys were piven u the li'tle i nes, who without this effort, w uld have been toyless. lut more use ful arti Ies, sJ-'h us iter; 1 t1 i.;i and shoes, were given no. t.i the i.ih' uinM aloi.e, but ti fuse (f l --o- ' nvth who were sally in need of such help. We would like j iiic... ' ' '" "' w illiog v-e may be at nil times t extend a beljiing hand to these in need (and t'ie poor .. always with us) we can only do sa by reason of the continue I generos ity of the people of Oast cilia, who we find arc glad of t lit- opportunity t i as sist in the louse of humani y prese'i'ed to t; ,ni l t'e Ameri an Rescue Workers. Again thanking ail and wisliing for all a Happy New Year, AIUT. AND MRS. W. V. SAHMS, American Rescue Home, DJ.i West Airline Avenue. 1 horses and Mules I have two car loads Df fine horses and mules for sale or swap at my barn near Mountain Island, N. 1 C. Prices and terms reas onable. A. A. FARRAR, MOUNT HOLLY, N. C. Power Little Utilized. Scotch waterfalls possess a million Uorse power. In the al an- A CARD. Tiie Aineiieaii Kes ue Workers desire j to express their henrtfcJt thanks to f t' kiodliearted pie of fSustonia f'orthei. generous coat ribnti ins to the t'hristnias j fund, which enabled them to give a bountiful feast to over L'."0 of the poor est people of the city. Baskets containing provisions for t ie Stagnation. To rest content with result-: U'hieved ia the Urst sign of buauies lecav. Selected. Music. Mnic, whoa combined vilh a pleas hie idea, is poetry, music without 'be idea is dimply music; the idea ivitiioiit the music is prose from its very delinitetiess. ICdgar Allan Poe, DR. I. H. McKAUGHAN Dentist Office Over Lebovitz De partment Store. GASTONIA, N. C. Phone 676. pr , r 4M Fibiiir is Fuel Two French scientists have fnu'id that X-ray screens made of a compound of tungsten ami cadmium give bot'er re sults than platinum ones at far less cost. W. W. Galloway Aintlliir 'o'.lle Accountant Hank Kxarulnei Hnd nmee siema tl.er fhflrlotte Hnrl Ai'.nnti 'Mo H:4 FLOUK contains the elements that the body turns into heat and euergy. Bread is the fuel that our bodes need to keep them wapu and healthy. The amount of energy and heat tha any food will produce is measured by "ealories." Ten cents worth of "Piedmont," "Puritan" or "Argus Self -Rising" Four contains more calorics than 90 cents worth of beef or mutton, 60 cents worth of milk, or $1.25 worth of eggs . Bread is the cheapest of foods, and it is the healthiest, the most wholesome and the greatest of energy -producers as well. You should use more bread and biscuits on your table. Let them take the place of some of the more expensive dishes. It means bettr health and greater economy . Nothing could be more delicious than the bread, biscuits and cake made with the famous products, of the Piedmont Mills. They have stood the test for more than 50 years. Make their acquaintance today. THE PIEDMONT MILLS, INC. High Grade Winter Wheat Flower LYNCHBURG, - - - - VIRGINIA . 1 IT MWL'j IP J M3 W (9 3 I ri... van 3 Coaling Ship In Modern Style. the point of view of commercial profits, as a coal user, and experts have said that by using oil the expenses of fuel will be enormously cut Converting Merchant Ships. The International Mercantile Ma rine has already perfected plans for conversion into oil burners of the Harrisburg, Plattsburg, St. Paul, 'Man churia, Mongolia, Troy, Kroonland and Finland, all of which played notable war parts as transports. The United Fruit company, which bas found Its experiment with the Uatapan successful. Is preparing to convert Its entire fleet Into an oil-using line. The Panama Railroad Steam ship company, operated by the gov eminent. Is about to Install the sys tem on the Ancon and Cristobal. Fur oess. Withy & Co. are reconstructing the Fort Hamilton and Fort Victoria vlth White oil burners, for service be tween this port and Bermuda. This company already has placed White oil burners on the Achilles and Ulysses. The shipping board has ordered In stallation of oil fuel systems on the Aeolus, DeKalb, Huron, Amphlon, Su wanee and Otsego. The government today operates 486 Teasels that use oil as fuel, with a total deadweight tonnage of 3.79SJ33. In addition there are 4!) oil-burning freighters that have been turned bnck to their pre-war owners by the ship ping board, besides 18 others that have been sold by the shipping board. Of 720 vessels now under construction for the board, 636 are to be oil burn ers, aggregating in deadweight tonnage 4.691.659. Many Advantages in Oil. the advantages of oil over coal a lilnnlnn Av-nnv rnM . Oil requires less bunker space for given steaming radius. It can be carried between double bottoms and In other places where neither coe! nor cargo can be stored. The spuee saved can be used by freight-paying cargo. "Bunkering can be effected with greater dispatch and is not interfered with by darkness or weather. Dirt and other discomforts attending the A , airr inn-nig with olL There Is no need of machin ery such as Is required for handling ashes. Stoking Is eliminated, reduc ing the; number o men necessary. Uniform steam pressure in more eas ily maintained, insuring a steady rate of sp:tl and reducing the degree of deterioration of furnaces and boilers resulting from uneven temperatures. MAKE YOUR CALLING CARD a box of our chocolates and you'll eret the sweet est New Year greeting you ever received. The girl who gets such a sweet card can justly consider herself mi'jh'y j lucky and will naturally reward the thoughtful giver with her sweet st favors. SWEET L AND Confectionery and Ice Cream Parlor Phone 197 113 VV. Main Avenue Notice o Telephone Subscribers Reminder This notice is respectfully given to all subscribers that your Telephone bills are payable on or before the 15th day of each month, at the Company's Office, in person or by mail. Many do this, hundreds of others do not, causing us much inconvenience and expense to collect. In the future please be advised that if your bill is not paid by 5 o'clock on the last day of the month, at the office of the Company, your service will be dis continued without further notice. If you des're the service you should pay for it. If not, many others are on the waiting list, and will take your l'ne and pay us promptly on receipt of their statement from us. It is our pleasure to serve you if you pay us by the 15th. If you will not, we would rather serve others who will pay promptly. We are making less than 6 per cent on our Gastonia Exchange investment. Any business man knows this is an insufficient return, and certainly we should not have to be compelled to run after and beg 300 to 500 sub scribers every month to send in their rent. Pay your bill by. December 31st, 1919. In case of a discontinuance of service the regular charge of $1.00 will be added to the bill before service will be restored. The above applies to all rural and farmer subscribers same as to town subscribers. Respectfully, PIEDMONT TELEPHONE & TELECRAPH COMPANY By W. C. ADAMS, Commercial Mgr. and Cashier Gastonia, N. C December 3Cth, 1919. CHAS. C. WILSON F. A. I. A. Member Am. Soc. C. E. Architect Home Office 804-5-6-7 Palmetto Building Columbia, S. C. Branch Office: H-j"h E. White, Mgr., M m. A. I. A. 104 First National Bank Building. Gastonia, N. C. R'-rik a j - i i ma mki mot m PIEDMONT MIUS ffffi fa fa PATnrrriDua G AZETTE WANT ADS PAY TRY 'EM l'-U-.:J8''!lll)'l''"."",",lS'i""' 11 i mim i BUY YOUR FORDSON TRACTOR NOW I Now is the logical and safe time to buy your Fordson Tractor. Farm tractor man ufacturers know that more machines will be wanted during this coming year than can be supplied. This is particularly true in regard to the Fordson. Its popularity has created a demand that makes it certain that some farm owners, desirous of obtaining the Fordson, must be disappointed. Get your order in now. Make sure of getting the Fordson on your farm quickly so that you may become thoroughly familiar with its operation and be able to use it to the best advantage right at the beginning of your Spring work. We advise you to buy now let the FORDSON help you with the Winter's work. On account of the heavy demand for the FORDSON you should place your order now. 80,000 FORDSONS NOW IN USE The following is a list of prominent an who are SATISFIED FORDSON owners W. T. Rankin, Gastonia, N. C. A .A. McLean, Gastonia, N. C L. A. Lineberger, Dallas, N. C. John Falls, Pleasant Ridge, N. C. O. J. Rhyne, Dallas, N. C. Clay Harrelson, Cherryville, N. C. O. D. Carpenter, Worth, N. C. C. B. Armstrong, Gastonia, N. C. J. W. Harrison, Lowell, N. C. John W. Stroupe & Sons Belmont Abbey Farm, Belmont, N. C. W. M. Crawford, Gastonia, N. C. d progressive farmers in Gaston county We refer you to them : J. A. Crawford, Gastonia, N. C. P. I. Thornburg, High Shoals, N. C. W. L. Lineberger, Gastonia, N. C. R. A. Jackson, Gastonia, N. C. R. L. Ferguson, Bowling Green, S. C. S. O. Murphy, Crouse, N. C. Willis Wilson, Gastonia. N. C. J. L. Connel, Mount Holly, N. C. G. D. Hambright, Kings Mountain, N. C. H .L. Lineberger, Gastonia, N. C. E. D. Kelley, Mount Holly, N. C. B. H. Parker Gastonia, N. C. 'it ill ! i
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