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Pi r Pour LENOIR NEWSTOPIC. FEBRUARY 24, 1921 THE LENOIR NEWS-TOPIC Iuni Tkary by CALDWELL PUBUSHING CO. FRED H. MAY, Editor Miuftr Entered at the Postoffice at Lenoir, N. C, as second-class mail matter GOING TO BE SAD DAYS FOR THE MOONSHINER (Raleigh News and Observer) A score of Federal prohibition aeents under the command of Chief H. G. Gulley left Raleigh secretly last night for an unnamed destina tion, and th:s morning they will Subscription Rates One rear J2.00 he capital. Six months 1.00 Iree months .50 SOLOMON MISTAKEN (Raleigh News and Observer) "Solomon was wrong in saying there is nothing new under the son," said C. H. Mebane of Newton.-who was here last night in the interest of the liquor law enforcement bilL "The reason I know it was that I uw I pounce unawares upon the unsuspect- ! something absolutely new on Capt. ing moonsmner ;n some secacn 01 v itnerspoon s tra:n between here the Sute within a night's journey of and Greensboro this afternoon. A litue woman, up in years, asked Advertising rates on application Telephone No. 54 THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 1921 STATEMENTS AGAIN Exception has beer, taker, by Mr. Wakefield to the el. tor. a! reference that he said that there was "no com mittee" w::h which he could take up the matter of the famous "22" and the reference that he had taken the matter up w:th Dr. Campbell's "agents or attorneys " Regard. r.g the "committee." Mr Wakefield says that he sa.-i he 3 d not know "what committee" r.e could take the matter up w.th. and reearo r.z Ir Camp- atto: i v.. i'r i'jt.v ca-e Tea ore bell's "ai'ets tisted that he Campbrll h m We see r.o the reference agents or at to course th-re so far a- the la is no -i rf r- r. . ing. Tr.-y aw author y r-jh - I'r ''ar'.pb-ll'-cIa:n.-;. A-.-t'-r " I'r ...... him--!: - . . f . K gar-::- a ag.i. to ' V. . sever:.' the n. r j; :. . ; ':-.: " Aff)da."- -u-t.i :r. - . ;: .- ducc!. !..'-.- v- - -t.it'- ment by - iv r j tr it : : r.- t r.'.j.v "what r.j-urr. h- -i : r- - ferred U- r.g exa.- w-,r: .r a p-r- ... -n .... t , . tor, he -.i i V- : : ,t - f ' ,r y comm 'ti -." Gett.ng b.; '-; to Mr V ,..-'. ftatemer.t-. p'j-.:..hd y.er h. r. signature, we rind that or. J,,n. 27 he said, referr.r to :h !: of "22" and g)v:ng in- n;o;.-- .,f F. T. A Wrvht ar.-i r.-h-r-are errors mad bv the ; ties who ,r:v-st. g&tcl th polls filed .n the office of the Superior Court " following the patjl.ca Statement Mr Vak-f:-ld persons that Mr Sum", list. Affidavit.- to th:- furni-h-d Th--t- -tati-m maac vn..- ,vr Mar from the c:ty, and on i when askeii about it, hi- sa. knew nothing of the l.-t of that he did get up the poll Dr. Campbell, wh.m -a i- -r,; n-Iv within a mar.'- rijrV.. With the-i- fa-ts arj with Mr. Wakefield's .statement over his own Signature, we an- unable to get at anything else other than a d.rect ac cusation tht Mr. Starni-s did furnish the li.st referred to. No further m-n'.on f Mr Wake field's reference to Mr. Starnes Would have been made if it hail not been for Mr. Wakefield's insinuations regarding the veracity of the News Topic's statements. It is mentioned now with no intention of beginning a controversy between them, but to show the fallacy and connect inns l f Wakefield's published and verbal It :s tne beginning or an intensive campaign to wipe out the ill.cit man ufacture of liquor in North Caro lina. Special officers, two from each Sute in the southern division, have been assembled in Raleigh during the past few days, and the campaign carefully mapped out. Full arrange ments have been made, and by to night, it is thought, that the first re ports will be coming in. Po.r.ts of attack will be widely i scattered. Today the general raids j will be prosecuted in one county and tomorrow the agents may rest or they i may go to some ect.or. remote from the scene of t.le.r n.tial ra.ds and .n--t.tute a new ur.ve. Secrecy, it is understood, w-.li veil their move ment;, ana every precaution .s De.ng ta.-ve.n t-j foresta.. warnings that m.ght Oe sent to tne moonr. .ner. Tne growth of the ii;uor mK.ng .niu-try .n North ( aro.ina uur.r.g ..'e p-a-t twelve .T.ontn- na- b--en of er .. jj cuncern to tne ; rur..b.t;on f ..r ---, iiiii tne cuir.pla .nts tnat have '-er. -..Ti.r.g .n to he-dij jarters here lrj:: eery -ect.on of tne State have niuv-rj tr.e ch.t-f of agents lj action. 'A tn on.y ij nun to cov,-r tr.e State Mr. i j..ey ,i o-en '-er.uu-l;. hanu.- . K.c: thorit me ;f the smoer was crowded. I told her it was not. She arose and walked calmly into the smoker. "She sat down withoutt he slightest evi dence of embarrassment, produced a clay pipe with a 4ong reed stem and proceeded to fill it wtth tobacco which she carried in a small pouch. She struck a match and soon made the men smokers look like thirty cents m the making of clouds and rings of smoke. Two pipefuls were diSDOSed Of. "Capt. Witherspoon has been run ning trains for 3s years. He said tr.is was tne first time he ever saw anything of the sort." rTmim "J HORRID MEN THEN LAUGHED ! How many women walked into the ' trap when they registered, into j wh.ch Mr. Gelatine Travers fell?! asiis Cad Thompson. Mrs. Travers i itive her name ar.d .:di a rei i . .J. ti e . plei ir-. Traver 'Born? ' "In Missour. have "( ne v-.-.r-. VOJ :vei in V-i-i T1 rami. 1 uver l,o, 1 cautiously. I "How long j : precinct?"; :?" "Ten " "Th-.rtv-l IN EVERY CEMETERY re are to be seen apparently neg lected graves. Possibly your hus band, w fe or child lies under an un marked mound. If you neglect your duty toward them can you expect others to do d.tferently for you? Attend to this important matter :ut further delay. We will be to t-ilk the matter over with s REINS BROS. Lenoir, N. C. ROCKEFELLER AND MRS. HARRI MAN STILL RICHEST R- port- published by the United v -''- interna, revenue bureau ind - UNIVERSAL THEATRE t j Ie-t 111 I t Mr- lb R PROGRAM What rou earn is not the sign of your success; it is what you have left at the end of the year. What you spend is gone without further influence on your life. What you save remains and increases to make your future happier, better, more useful. A Bank account adds immeasurably to one's stand ing and success. rrr-mmmm Sfefi.2 NATIONAL nvTTvv -gc ete.ier is sti.l i r. the I'r. ted States ; H. Karr.T.an is the j Mr-. Harnman, it is 1 - tax on J 4.0d0,000 i John 1 1 's wealth out a r,....i.n. Names I 'i n tr...- report, but ! i-ice tr.e persons THURSDAY, FEB 24 "The Cure" Charley Chaplin "PaltMnd Petticoats" Two-Reel Sunshine Comedy Pathe Newt Matinee 4 p. m. cS3HSHS3BSZ5HSZ5ESBSiSHSSESZSHStlSZSHSH5aSHS2Sa5aSHSHSHSH5aSHSHS2S 1- e; . .ze I 0' -. w.th r.y -i c-,-evrral nst.tuted as- whe'l r.and g.t ..cup.- .A MR. SPENCER OUT AGAIN Tine fr end; of Mr. J. T. Spencer, r . who i vi- :,r Coiiett-ville, are '"" ' .o see n.m out to. .owing vere spell of ...Kness. Mr. Spen rr wa in town o: e day last week. FRIDAY "He Come Uy Smiling" Douglas Fairbanks Matinee 4 p. m. H Hoover. that "thi-r" I'arty or par- i.-t of pa d of the '-lerk Prior to and lion of thi-toi-1 -everal got up the fact '-an be ; More North '' I tne h.st. ..qjor ar.ji na than ry uf the Su (.v.-.f. ! .n IV nia.ie .n t.Il.e m te, accord. r.g to There is more he trartic than Km ai- ha a hat tnat women t Thompson Seton ays mor- no relation tu liress, but worrying the mortalists is ion t seem to, either. SATURDAY "Double Danger" Two-Reel Western "Fresh From the Farm" Two-Reel Century Comedy Pathe News Matinee 2 p. m. 4 Philadelph.a North Amer.can. I S '.Va- arr v: t.o-ent here. Hit he ." but ts for '' out.a'Aeii ! .r year- tn.m was ever .nve.-t-d m the bu-.nes, when t v.a- a leg. t. mate. i.re:i-ed .r.ilustry. I.i'jjor manufacture was ban shed from the State after the plebiscite .'. I'.'Oti, ar.d fur the pa-t 1-' years tne State has been tecnii.ca.ly free if li'juor. K-itimate- of the number of stills actually at work m the State run as mi;h a- la. ooo, and the estimated eekiy output of wh.-key of variou -or'- ,- piar. -d at upwards of loo 000 .'alior.-. Kvery variety of liquor is b-ing made, ag(-nt find on their raol-, ranging from a good quality of apple brandy to the vilest of con-eoct.on- of uncertain or. gin. The plants in operation range from mod- rn copper stills of a high capacity to crude makeshifts with nothing more than an oil can and a few feet of iron piping. Officials have been unable to trace the source of -manufacture of the better class of -ti.'N which are being shipped into Stiit'-. but it i- easily recognized that the nurn-h ner- have access to "' v '" '"St of equipment if th nav the money to pay for it with W e are buoyed up by the state ment that the profiteers, somewhere, I some day, will get what is coming to j them, for they have already got what I is coming to us. Charleston Gazette. I Did MONDAY "Beautifully Trimmed" Carmel Myers you eer "fall' for a fake? It will do your heart food to tee the fakers trimmed in "Beautifully Trimmed" READ OUR WANT AD PAGE. I I lev Mr statements. The News-Topic has been oughly honest in this matter care nothing about it. thor-We i NATIONAL j aFEB8-MAR-5.c The NW Stilt Styles on dis- I play commenc- I ing Monday. I j BIRTHDAY DINNER Rev. and Mrs. Fl. R. Welch, Mis lliizabeth Welch, Rev. ami Mrs. Charles Crane and son were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. ('. Soagle at their home on Bernhardt Hill on Tuesday at a dinner party which Mrs. Seagle gave for Mr. Seagle, it being his birthday. The guests were pro fuse in their expressions of the de licious meal. TUEDAY "39 East" Constance Binney Don't miss this one it's great WEDNESDAY "Footlights and Shadows" Olive Thomas Broadway at its best and worst. Oiie Thomas throws a new light on the Great White Way Douglas Fairbanks in "He Comes Up Smiling" Friday, Feb. 25. A big picture at regular price i If This Were Your Home-What? What would it mean to you? Could you rebuild or repair it? Of cour-e you would be happy if all your family escaped the seething flames without injury, but have you somewhere, at the office or the bank, a policy of insurance indemnifying you against the property loss? Fires very often are mysterious in 'their origin, and even though precautions are taken they cannot always be prevented. BE SAFE provide insurance protection for your property. We devote our entire tume to the insurance business and will be glad to have you consult us. Todd Insurance Agency LENOIR, N. C. BIRD-HUNTING HOG HAS A NER VOUS COLLAPSE ine famous bird-hunting hog wncu uy iucKer uibson, widely known Louisiana huntsman, has suf fered "nervous prostration," and is in a serious condition, accordirg to its owner, who recently took the hoe iv Halting, miss., io train for the Springfield trials. According to Mr Gibson, after the field trials, in which he felt sure his hog would make good with the does entered, he had intend ed exhibiting the porker in vaude ville, ana with this end in view had secured a number of birds to be em ployee in tne act. Mr. Gibson left nyme tor several days, leaving the birds in a cage. On his return he found the porker had located the birds and had been "pointing" them continuously for three days and nights. The intense mental strain, tog-ether with the fact that the hog had not eaten during that time he said, brought on a "general 'collapse. NEGRO COUPLE, EACH AGED 83 HAVE A NEW BABY Reports of the birth of a child to a negro couple in Pollocksville, both aged 83, were confirmed last week, when persons acquainted with the couple added also that both the moth er and faiher were white-haired and showed every evidence of the age they claimed, according to a dispatch from New Bern. A Full jrr "Jim DR. HIS OWN KANE REMOVES APPENDIX Dr. Evan O'Neill Kane, the 60-year-old surgeon of Kane, Pa., who last-week removed his own appendix in one of the most remarkable surgi cal operations on record, says that he Js further on the road to recovery Your own market basket can bring you and all of these supplies and you will get only the highest quality products. You can buy more economically from us, for you will get bigger values for your money. We invite you to our store, where you will find ev erything you need in groceries at most reasonable prices. Come n today. BRANNON'S s Make BIGGER YIELDS and BETTER GRADES on FEWER ACRES with LESS LABOR F. S. Royster Guano Co. Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. Lynchburg, Va. Tarboro, N.C. Charlotte, N. C. Washington, N. C. Columbia, S. C. Spartanburg, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. Macon, Ga. Columbus, Ca. Montgomery, Ala. Baltimore, Md. Toledo, Ohio. iuan is usuai i oiio wing an operation tot the removal of the appendix. X SZS2S2S2SE5Z5Z5E5ZSE52S2SZS252S2Sai 52?2SZ5ZSZ5E5Z52SZ525Z5Z5ZSZ52SZ5Z5
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