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LEXINGTON, N. !., DEC. 18. lS
Bible thought for today
CHRIST'S BENEDICTION:
lr Peace I leave with you,
.nay peace I give unto you:
not as the world giveth, give
I unto you. Let not your Heart be
troubled, neither let it be afreald.
John 14:. 27.
WILSON'S BIRTHDAY
All patrotic Americana, no matter
what their political opinions may be,
can Join today in beat wishes to one
of America's most distinguished citi
zens in the opinion of many the
world's most distinguished private
cltisan-rEx-fresident Wood row Wil
son, who is celebrating quietly his
sixty-sixth birthday at his home on
8 Street In Washington.
Many Washington neighbors and
others who may be in the capital to
day will' journey to that home to pny
their respects to this ex-president who
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pp miiwwiuB ui ... ueirm.imnon oi
showing the world with what dignity
an erx-presldent of the United States
should conduct himself. I
im.it. - v . ,.
Whila Mr. Wilson has never fully
withdrawn from public affairs he has
exerted his influence in a most quiet
and becoming manner. Neverthe
less that influence has been felt
throughout the nation and it Is now
becoming felt with greater force the
world over. Recent developments
in the affair, of nations apparently '
are demonstrating the wisdom of his
position that the nations must act
together if the troubles that have
beset the world in the past are to be
avoided in the future.
This birthday finds Mr. Wilson in
greatly Improved health, although not
yet a strong man,' and tha events at
his home may definitely foretell a
much more active participation in
matters of public interest.
tin policy of carefully avoiding any
act that might embarrass his suc
cessor In the conduct of the duties
of his high office has made a fine Im
pression on the country. Great as
he was in the White House, he is
equally as great in hia quiet home.
AN ARGUMENT REDUCED
TO ABSURDITY
It la reported that the Irish Free
State baa applied for membership in
tha League of Nationa and is to be
promptly admitted.
This action of the Irish puts In
jeopardy some of the most effective
bits of nonsense employed by Repub
lican orators to line up the Irish vote
against the League of Nations. For
tha Irish Free Stats is a member of
tha Btitish Empire, known Just now
as tha British Commonwealth of Na
tions. Therefore, President Hard
ing and Senator Hiram Johnson and
others must now argue that thia gives
tha British Empire aeven votea in the
League. Or they must argue that
the Irish Free State la more lndepend
ant than, Canada, Australia, South
Africa. Or they must admit they
did not know what they were talk
log- about.
. There is also In Jeopardy the argu
iment that the League is death on aav
erelgnty, for . the Irish . having Just
purchased all the sovereignty ' they
could get with theie .blood must be
.euravt-amary ,ifirsBSii tney votun
! tartly add (Immediately . surrender H
to tfe League. .'
; Tba only argument left on this
'point la to say that tba Irish Free
State can afford to take risks that a
weak, recently established and un
stable Government like that of the
United States must at all costs avoid.
-r-New York World.
Matter for Carefal Conaklcralloa
The proposal from Trinity College
and friends of TrinMy in connection
with plans for a medical College for
North Carolina with full four years
course will receive the consideration
from the trustees of tba University,
to whom it has been made, that its
importance demands. The board
has appointed a committee to inves
tigate and report. The consensu
of opinion now seems to be that the
participation of tha State In a de
nominations! enterprise la Im prac
ticable and unwise. But more car
tul Inquiry In the light of the urgent
Med for a first elaaa medical collet
and oi tbe many calls for nubile
lunow for Other purposes poaslbly
will lead to different conclusions. It
It la a matter not ta be disposed of
In haata but worthy of the most care
ful study and reflection. The true
tea ef tbe University will not act
axil every phase of the problem has
hn presented and duly considered
lork World. .
:i MFT AT SALISBURY
TO IK.11T MIL BOIX WEETTL
Haliling Its first meeting on Janu
ary !it and beginnnig the am year
a an intensive flslit an the cotton
, I v . i i, the Division of f-ntomo-I-
v v i r"t. ur ev.ry SMlxlanre at
1 ' i nil to aid farmers ef North
In Ihi-ir war on tbe Weevil
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Cleveland. Catawba. Lincoln. Gaston.
Merklenburc. Cabarrus, Iredell and
Hoke. These meetings will be la
charge of W. Bruce Mabee of the
Division of Entomology as principal
speaker.
The central series will embrace the
counties of Rowan. - Stanley. Mont
gomery. Moore. Lee and Chatham and
will be in charge of Franklin Sher
man. Chief of the Division of Ento
mology. The Eastern series will embrace the
; counties of Harriett, Cumberland,
Robeson, Bladen. Duplin, Sampson,
Wayne, Johnston. Jones, Lenoir.
Greene and Pitt and will be In charge
of J. o. Taylor, formerly- with tbe
delta laboratory of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
The county agent in each of the
c tun ties will arrange for the meetings
and plans are being made now to
hold one meeting to the county, this
to be In the county courthouse or
some other central gathering place.
Each meeting will begin at eleven
o'clock and will be advertised by the
county agent several days before It
will be held.
Every farmer " intending to grow
cotton this coming year, should make
it a point to attend the meeting in his
county. The meeting for Davidson.
Rowan and Davie counties will be
held at Salisbury at eleven o'clock
January Jrd.
LIQVOR DEALERS HAVE HARD
TIME CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
(Continued from Page 1)
liam went to Willomore Springs to
Investigate the reported presence of
a buggy load of liquor. He found a
buggy, a pint and a half of liquor and
the alleged owner of the buggy drunk
beside the road. Tbe amount did
not constitute a state law violation so
no arrest was made.
Seven of the nine men arrested in
these raids are white.
SOCIAL
The handsome new home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. Austin Finch of Tbom-
lasvllle was the scene of a beautiful!
reception Thursday afternoon when
Mrs. Finch entertained for Miss
Jessie Gray Boggs, bride-elect of
thia week- Tne home with lta lve"
'y furnishings and appointments was
never .,,., ,. ,hl,
which marked Its first social func
tion of a general character. Exqui
site taste and beautiful flowers uni
ted in producing a decorative scheme I
of yellow and white which blended I
harmoniously with the Interior of the i
home. The flowers were Ophelia i
roses nnd white narcissus. The cen- i
uMe' .nVer basket of the roses!
and narcissi. Silver candle sticks tied
with yellow tulle and holding yellow
candles were placed around the bas
ket. Yellow shades were used on all
the lights. At the front door Mrs.
John R. Myers welcomed the guests.
Mrs. Charles Lambeth presented them
to the receiving line which was com
posed of Mrs. Finch, Miss Boggs, Mrs.
R. C. Berr.au. Jr., of Greensboro, Mrs.
Reese Harville, Mrs. J. W. Lambeth,
Mrs. t. J. Finch Mrs. C. J. Clarke,
Mrs. F. S. Lambeth. Miss Kate John,-
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ton, Mrs. R. M. Courtney, and Mrs.
R. L. Lambeth of Greensboro. Mrs.
C. A. Julian invited the guests into
the dining room where Mrs. E. W.
Dixon, Misses Mamie Harris, Odessa
Rice and Male Snell received and
served white cream, individual cakes
and salted almonds. From the din
ing room Mrs. M. B. Hite and Miss
Lillian Yow gave ' the directions to
the sun parlor where Mrs. H. R.
Kyser received. T,he tullis in this
.attractive room was decorated with
ivy. Mrs. J. E. Lambeth and Miss
Annie Yow presided over the coffee
urns. Miss Lucille. Morris and Miss
Blanche Erwin served the coffee and
bon bona. Adleux were spoken by
Mrs. CM. Newby. . Miss Jolla Brown
Jennings presided over tbe Vlctrola
which furnished delightful music for
the happy event. - Among the large
number of callers were ladies from
nearby towns who with tha Thomas
vllle people desired to do honor to
the bride-elect and to accept the hos
pitamy or .one of the city's most
charming young matron.
Mrs. Carroll Wall and Miss Helen
McCrary, of this city, were among the
out-of-town guests.
HIGH POINT CASHIER ;
IS GIVEN THREE YEARS
B. H. Hedgecock, former cashier of
tne Home Savings Bank of High
Point. , waa sentenced at Greensboro
Thursday by Judge W. F. Harding to
serve three years In tha state prison.
following bis con vlct Ipn In Guilford
superior court on a charge ef making
a false entry In the books of the
bank. ' '
The Jury reached a verdict only
with great difficulty, eighteen hours
after It got the case. It Was learn
ed that on Mw Brst v-batlot. taken
shortly after tha 1nry got -tha esse
Wednesday afternoon, the vote 'stood
ten for conviction, two against, and
the two were pulled Into line for
conviction only when It waa decided
to accompany tha verdict of guilt
with a recommendation for mercy.
The Jury waa composed of eleven far
mers and one brick mason.
When the verdict waa announced
counsel for tha defense mada a mo
tlon to arrest Judgment on tbe ground
mat tne mil of Indictment on char
ge of misappropriating over one hun
dred thousand dollars of the funds
of the bank and tried on a charge of
making a raise entry of ten thousand
dollars. Tha court overruled the de
fense. Then a motion was mada for
new trial, which waa also denied and
the defense then gave notice of ap
peal to tha atate supreme etrort
Judge Harding allowed the original
bond of twenty-five thousand dol
lars to stand until tba appeal la
heard.
Hedgecock received tha sentence na-
snoved. Hla wife, who broke down
in conrt Wednesday waa not areeeat
or their little child, wha had keen
a the court roam during wis trial.
It la not considered likely that tha
other falsa entry ehargea against
Hedgecock will be tried. the state hav
ing secured a eoavlctloa with tbree-
yeav aeatene. However. In Jaaa-
ary, there coal re up a eaaa Jointly
((Inst Hedgeeock and Will Swltier,
former merchant f High Point.
charred with conspiracy to defraud
the bank.
"BOOTLEGGERS' TERROR"
WHO HAS FILLED JAILS
WITH DRY LAW VIOLATORS
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Federal Judge Page Morris, of
Duluth, Minn., who has Just open
ed his session of U. S. Court in St.
Paul. Coming from Minneapolis
where he earned the title of
"Bootleggers' terror." as the re
sult of severe sentences on dry
law violators, Judge Morris
brought the total of jails which
he has filled up to 13.
MOTION PICTURE THEATRE
OWNERS OPOSE ARBI CKLE
n
If
;Even Georgia is improving on the road
The following statement issued last ! question nnd for the first time in
week by the national headquarters jour travels we made Waycross to
of the Motion Picture Theatre Own-! Jacksonville in three hours. The
ers of America, of which the Lyric, first forty miles out is like a boule
of this city, Is a member and of which jvard. the last forty miles beginning
H. B. Vainer, of Lexington, is an about five miles north of Callahnm,
officer. Is of interest: is detour and some of It bad. But a
"We at the National Headquarters (detour always means a good road next
oi me Motion riciure l nentre uwn -
ers or America were much surprised
to learn of Will II. Hays' move to
reinstate Roscne ("Katty") Arbuckle
aa a motion picture actor, as the
same was revealeit in Ihe articles
from Los Angeles in the newspapers
today.
"As theatre owners, having the
only direct contact with the public,
we know of no new develoument to
i-ituufsv me miiiun ii me ieuiie- on
the Arbuckle situation. A. the pub
lic alone constitute the judges of what
should or should not appear on the
ar.. .v.. Am..i ... ., .
termlne whether or not they want
Arbuckle films. No act of any of
ficial can make up the public mind
in this matter. J t '
"Telegrams coming to the Nation
al office of the Motion Picture Theatre
Owners of America Indicate general
opposition to the return of Arbuckle
to the Screen. We are now await
ing a more general expression of
opinion In this relation aa the same
la being obtained from the public by
Theatre Owners In different states
and districts."
PREPARING FOR ROUND
? THE WORLD FLIGHT
Photo Is of Sir Keith Smith
famous British aviator, who Is In
San Francisco preparing the de
tails -for hia round the world
flight. He Is arranging for gas
oline supply, aa he will need Moe
gallons to complete the trip, which
wfll begin esrly next spring. Sir
Keith will take off from England,
make his way to Egypt and Mes
opotanla. I hence tooths East and
Orient, across the Parlflo to Van
couver and across the continent to
Newfoundland. The last Up of
the flight wll be tha long end
dangerous hop across the Atlan
tic. '. ,
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tt small dosazc
brlnga quick relief to acratcly,
IrtUeted threasa. Coafh tins.
' pblegnt dear away, (pSamed
tiaanaateaootlM4 Maw be.
e a slight coogh hMeasee a
doaasllni i bs k h s with
k-'y
TOM McCVISTOX'S KLATKR
I NOW IN GflLFORD JAIL.
Carl Talley. wanted since May 4.
1921, in connection with tbd death of
Policeman Tom McCuiston, of Greens
boro, who was shot dead from a li
quor car. la in Guilford county Jail
in a hospital celirwtth a bullet wound
in his neck, inflicted. It is said, by
his cousin John Cook, near South
Boston, Va.
Talley was brought to Greensboro
from South Boeton. ' He was arrest
ed Sunday morning after he was car
ried to a hospital at South Boston
Two guards remained with the man
until he was. turned over to the sher
iff of Guilford. r
Two anen dead and another In the
tate penitentiary M the result of
the tragedy. Tom Robertson, one of
the three men in the liquor car, was
killed in the chase on the May after
noon, and Lewis Edwards, the other
rum runner, is serving a ten-year sen
tence following conviction for the
second degree mucder of McCuiston.
D. B. Oal:s, former policeman, was
acquitted in Alamance for the kill
ing of Robertson. '
It is hot clear Just wh.it charge
Talley will be tried on, as Edwards
was convicted for the murder. Ii
Is said that Talley was thy third in
ice car. .
Tii( slain officer was a brother of
Mrs. J. D. Redwine, of Lexington.
TOITIISTS COMMENT ON
STATE'S GOOD ROADS
A communication from T. H. Flem
ing, a resilent of Raleigh now In
Miami. f!)a had enclosed an a,rtlcle
from the Miami Herald, telling of a
motor trip from Vermont to Florida,
which lib part was as follows:
"On the whole we found the roads
much improved over a year ago.
North Carolina has some roads worth
talking about. Their system of build
ing their .roads and then letting them
on contract for upkeep is working out
well. The man who has the contract
for any length of road goes over it
every day like the section gang on the
railroad with the result that wear
nnd tear, and rains are all discounted
1 time. The weather was also in
our
favor as
we saw no rain
from New
England, to Florldn.'V
BIXDERTWINE CUTTER
AIDS GRAIN THRESHING
A novel device for cutting the
twine with which bundles of grain
are bauHd. described and illustrated
In the January Popular . Mechanics
Mjimiilnli i ln,.n.l.J V.
i the worTer
fr's left hand. It consists
ot a leather sheath to which is at-
.hi. .. . 11 J
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' edge so shnn.d
that thetwine is cut with little ef-
rort. V
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uparh In lta appolnt-
Haenellka in the
fulMaa and ajulat ala
f lta uaat
Te have May rw
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at IA hurVC eeesf
la New York
A rare comefaatlon a
comert ana ecosemj
yy day anal upward
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To THOSE '
who have never used CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH
SERVICE and wouid like to KNOW can do aa ty
coming to my office, 711 South Maia Street, Tueniy,
January 2nd, 1923. At thia time and date I will hold
a f REE HEALTH CLINIC, make aU neceuary txtm
inationa without cost or obligation. After the ex?r. v
tion to each penton ho accepta-jny Chlroprr.ic
Health Service will be fiven a card good for I ual
Adjustment. Come early and avoid the rush. . Open
from A.M. to 4 P. M.
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man to be appointed foreman of
a Minnesota Grand Jury. ; At
nine In the morning she was ap
pointed In the District Court, St.
Paul, and by noon of the same
day seventeen gangsters, '. bank -robbers
and bandits had . been in
dicted by the Grand Jury tinder
her direction. ; : C '" ;
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is a Prescription for Colds,
Fever and LaGrippe. . It' the
most speedy remedy we know,
preventing Pneumonia.
"Who will I take this tire toT It
has a big hole In It." "Well, take
it as a whole, they say that tha best
work In town is done at Leonard
Wagner .Vutcdnlzlng Co:" '. "''
If you wish to have a good watch
ion hand, always buy a wrist watch.
We carry a complete line. A. E.
I Sheets, Leading Jeweler.
Boys,, I love to. eat, that'a true, but
It want it understood, tbe place that
you'll enjoy your meals, is where the
gravy is always good at Leonard Cafe.
A party coming into town the other
right with their tents to ramp for the
night. Oettlng ready to put up the
tents, they called to a small boy who
was standing near by, and asked,
"son, where can we get soma good
stakes?" His reply was, ''the best In
the world at Conrad Hlnkle, phone
341. . '
To drive a car upon a trip.
And keep your car from wearing.
Watch your Oil Uuaje use good oil,
And you w,on't wear out yeur Bearing
Tou can always get It at pavidson
Motor Co."
Cleanliness Is next to ; Godlinese
and cleaning la one of our specialties,
with equipment that does It right,
Ideal Steam Laundry, phone I J 4.
Jess Wll lard waa champion of the
world at one time, but Willard Bat
teries still hold the. title.. The best
made.1 ' old by Beck Bros Battery
Station, phone 18.
On you, way home tonight now
this Is what she said, be aura to bring
me something good, so. 1 brought a
loaf of bsead. That Veaaey'a Bak
ery;, phone til, - '
(Ooatloned 3?et MoDdnj)
Greeiins
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Chiropractic has mada
it posaible for many to '
enjoy Chriatmaa -.thta
year that could not be
fore they taken Chiro
practic Spinal Adjust
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Our many friends ;and
customers for their ' pa
tronage during 1922lan,d
wish for all a
Happy and Prosperous New Year
May we continue to serve you in 1923 and always
Our Aim
At!
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As in the past is to better serve you by handling
nothing but Fresh Groceries of the highest quality
with courteous treatment and prompt delivery. '
Fritts Burton
"everything to Eat"
Phone' 852
ALSO GAS "A N p' OIL
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Season's.; Greetings
We extend J to you our best
wishes for a New Year filled with
prosperity and happiness.
! We thank you for your past v
j patronage and Jiope to be allow-
I ed to sen e you in the future.
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P R O F E S S I O
I W. H. Phillips J. C. Botrar
PHILLIPS BOWER
Attorneys -a t-Ijiw )
LEXINGTON, N. 0. ' .
Prompt Attention to All Legal
Business Collections a ', u:
, Specialty v
H. Hoyle Sink
W. T. Brlnkley
SINK BRIKKLKs ;
Lawyer . .
CoUectlons and Internal t .
Revenue Work a Specialtl;.,''?
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B. A. DELAP -
Attorney at Law . . 'i,
Laxlngtoat, N. O. ' s ''-,,
Office tnd Floor, Development Bldf ;
WHAT HE NEEDED
A sfump speaker snbiited: "I want
tax ref onn," I . Wint .land reform, J
vvant dress refor?tV-v arid thefi some
fellow in the crowd retorted ; 'Yes,
&nd wha.t you really need is chloro
form." . tff , : .
That's what the'man'iot for talking
too much. ' Possibly spme one will
yet suggest chlproform for us be
cause we keep telling about the ad
vantage of oUr Banjc, but we have
:. such a good bank we can't help talk
vng about it. Wet are not trying to
'. . reform anyone. We ARE trying ta
. . be of. service to everyone by offering
the facilities of strong, reliable, ac
commodating bank, If you are not
; already a patrpniiJve invite you now. .
- You'll be welcomed. '
Tho Banhf Lctcn
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DH.R.B. DAVIS
CHIROPRACTOR
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