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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 8
Age Does Not Daunt
Spirit of 'Gen.' Coxeyi
May ) .cad "Great Ustwa*hcc!" to Na-J
tion'x Capitol Once More; Uncm- ]
ploy men t Figures Vary
By ROBfoRT FU.M.ER
New York. April 3. (Special) ? j
' Genera! Jacob S. Ccxey, of "Coxev's:
amiy" fame, spent several days mi
New York in the bourse cf a tour of!
the country during which he studied'
unemployment conditions and ati-j
*?AHTl?nr1 +1?*.4- ' * *
kiiuw jsuoii iic may ieun an-jother
army to the nation's capitbh
The march of Coxey's urmv to I
the steps of the capital in 1891 has j
become history. His hair has turned!
- ray, he is well or. in years and;
beads a prosperous stone quarry {
business at Massillon, Ohio, but he!
still animated by the spirit that sent
vjius sohcr ringing through the air as
ids troops of unemployed approached
Washington:
We're coming, Grover Cleveland,
five hundred thousand strong.
We're marching on to Washington
to right the nation's wrong,
By time and distance undismayed,
by hunger unabashed,
For we are Coxey's army of the
great unwashed.'*
"The boys will join me on the
march," General Coxey told the
writer in an exclusive interview.
"They're anxious to come. Just as
we did in 1804?each mother's son
oi them will start from his home
town and get to Washington the!
best way he can.
"I will start from my own Koine;
town, Massiilon, and we'll all get
- her and have a bik demons'era- j
tion at the capitol?there will -he
move of us than in 189 i. because ,
conditions are worse.
"Of Ciii) !>ml It" o-iwAwl'c
? _ ...... V... .... I ... .1
tone became grave?"! want to
avoid the march if possible. If
my bill providing for the loaning of
non-interest bearing bonds to state
governments by the fedorai govern- 1
ment goes through, the march \\ iii '
i unnecessary. The march would
be n lot of trouble, but perhaps it
wilt bo needed to make the people |
wi-.Ho up to the situation.
"The inarch may cause misunder-.
.-tending. When we marched before,.
Browne. .Tones and myself were ar-j
rested for 'trending upon the turf or
grass and injuring the shrubbery.* .
They cast us into prison for 20
!s>; and fined us $500 each.
"But we .ire ready, in spite otj
a!! risks, and as soon as we hear (
.that the bill is not going through, |
"Covey's army' wiil te on the vosdj
again. i am going to print a great!!
number of pamphlets w hich the boys '
can sell on the road to help main- '
tain themselves."
Genera! Cos has for many years; j
been sponsoring the abolition of in-|
teres! as a means for procuring na-j".
, i-J t ., ,inv; ' ' *** >!
ui.!: - V-"1 o r prosperity, "rnc only
people in the country who are iiiiw
making money." he fays, "are ihe .
bin five, ov the five !!'s, who are !
the bankers, hvolcers, bontiow nets,;
bootleggers ami burglars.
"The five or six million Ameri-i-'
vans now unemployed cannot he em- ,
ployed unless the communities that; 1
would employ them have money. !|.
have been trying to get ? measure-'
passed that will provide that con-; >
press coin money for the people at '
no cost to them. Between 1919 and
1322 I was in Washington 'seeking;
to obtain .? hearing for this mens-;
ure, and had conferences with tile I'
late President Harding and others, j ;
"1 think a farmer, a city dweller:
or anyone should he ablo to obtain,!
money at the same rate that a hank!1
obtains it?-from one-half to onej
per cent would be the rate, and it'
would be a service charge rather;
than interest.
'"Conditions are such that in the' ,
past six years two million far piers J
lost their farms and over 58 per cent! i
of the farmers in Oklahoma have be-! "
come tenants although their land',
"Was given to them only ' thirty-five!^
years ago. ~f
"1 have been in Iowa. Nebraska.! .
Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas in:,
"the last three months, and have vis-i"
ited manufacturers between Mih-T
tfcapolis and Boston. Not over 25' '
per cent of the factories ( saw were,
running to their full capacity. I con-'
sider unemployment due to the re-!'
stiiction of bank credits.
"Jtiy my Bill the gpvernnient would i
issue money on bonds to be offered!
by states, to he used to push for-j
ward or complete municipal con-i
struction, such as roads or buildings.'
This would give employment to!
praet it-ally all the unemployed in thejs
country. The states would be rc-i 1
quired to recall the bonds at the j
end of twenty-five years, hut would j.
not have to pay interest on them."
Figures on the amount of unem-|"
ployment in the country vary. Some j J
estimate the number as high as 4,'>00,000,
and a few place it as highj '
a< does General Coxcy, who thinks,
there are about 0.000,000 nnen>-'
ployed.
' : . j
"What's so artiscic about that old;"
pipe of yours?"
"It draws well."
MAX
A Non-Partisan Ne
BOON
P?LraCAL EVENTSi
OF THE PAST WEEK |
HitrWighLs of Political Activity ofBoth
Major Parties Suiam*ri/.ed
From Recent News Dispatches \
From Over the Country I
Shipman Will Oppose Grsst 1 ,
Formal announcement was nvadeji
Tuesday of the candidacy of M. L.
Shipman of Raleigh for the position!
of commissioner of- I ah or and print- |
iriff to succeed Frank L. Grist. Mr.!
Shipman filled the office for a num.'
ber of ycarV. in a most satisfactory
manner and is desirous^ of again giving
the state "the class of service to
which it is entitled." In making the ,
decision, Mr. Shipman is influenced .
hugely by Democrats who did not '
support him four years ago and by
the large numbers, self-satisfied that {
he would win. stayed away from the I '
polls on the day the second pri-j ,
inary and did not vote at ail. Mr.!
Shipman is president of the Com- j
inertia! Printing Company of Ra-j
leigh. I (
Michigan for Hoover and Smith
Herbert Hoover, Republican and ,
Governor Smith, Democrat, were \
given indorsement as presidential j
nominees by Michigan voters in a
preferential primary Monday. | .
i
Maine for Hoover I ]
Imuistructed but later pledging in I i
a telegram to Herbert Hoover their
"loyal and unswerving support" in! 1
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for president. 15 dele- t
gates to the national convention in i
I une wejre chosen by the Republicans I
of Maine last Thursday. i
I
April Will Largely Determine ; '
Who's Who | <
Washington, April L?Off to a IJ
rather slow start, the national po-;:
litical campaign is gathering speed |
that during the. next fo weeks Willi
show the running qualities of Re- >
publican and Democratic presidential'
aspirants who arc actively bidding:! I
Cor convention delegates. j 1
April is here and the make;ip gil i
ilia Kansas City and Houston con- r'
ventionx, both of them less than | I
three months away, still is very much j t
in the making. I,ess than one-fifth |<
of the Republican delegates and less | '
than one-sixth of the Democrats who | '
ivil? have voting credentials at Hous-1 i
.or, have been chosen. I i
April, however, will be n month ofi i
ictivity with eight state primaries!>
tnd party conventions in more than <
1 score of states on its political calsndar.
During the month Cf>5 Re !
Ptblicah delegates, or more thanj'
talf the number who will be at Kan-i s
las City will he designated. Slightly ess
thr.n haif the totai of Democrat-1
c delegates?472?-will he selected.:
There will he 1,080 delegate votes'
n the Kansas City convention; J.-|
100 "i the Democratic gathering. Up I :o
this time 215 Republican* ami ;
164 Democrats have been named. j"v
"Slice April is out of the way, Sl.O'!:
Republican delegates and -IG-1 Democrats
will remain to be seleethd in 1
May and early .lone.
Oh April 10 Illinois and Nebiaskn '
irimr.ri.rs will be held, and two 1
weeks lath'" will come those in Ohio. '
vhotc the sudden death of Senator
Willis has upset calculations and s
lampaign plans of Republicans, and
n Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. 1
3n April 24, Alaska which will have 1
roo delegates at Kansas City and six \
it Houston, will hold a primary. 1
In all, through primaries SCO Re - \ 1
rubiican delegates, and 252 Demo- ;;
:rats will be chosen during the s
nontjj. a
Party conventions will account fur a
ISIS Republican delegates from Kansas,
Kentucky. Rhode Island, Idaho, 1
X'ortii Carolina. New Mexico, Colo ?
rado. Connecticut, Delaware, Ne- o
atia, Oklahoma, Michigan arid Ari- *
;ona. In eight states?Maine, Utah, t
Jklnhoma, Washington. New York, fe
owa, Rhode Island and Kansas? t
ind in Porto Rjco, 120 Democratic h
seiegates win t>,] selected by the <1
ante method. 1'
i
Jranmer Favored ax G. O. P. Can- V
didalc for Governor
William Giles Mebane. Beaufort
diior, thinks that eiter Elwoori Cox n
?haries J. Hams or Stuart W. C.raner
should receive the Itepubiican 1
lomination for governor of North ^
Carolina Mr. Mebane believes that c
>ne of these days the Republicans s
ire going to huvc a huge accident
inri elect a governor. Already there 0
lave been too many lawyers govor-? v
tors, ho thinks. North Carolina be- v
ng an industrial state, therefore it v
hould have a business man for gov- r
mor, and therefore, he believes Mr. '
Cramer would mrke an ideal candi-i, 8
late. ; ^
Morrison Ad v ines Democrats, to
Keep Cool ^
Charlotte, April 1.?An appvol to '
Jorth Carolina Democrats to "keep h
on!" was "made in a formal slate- t
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(Continued on Page Eight) j b
"JGA "
vvspaper, Devoted to the E
:k, vatauga county, north ca
The Grand Jury j j
Makes Its Report j
Inquisitorial Body .Passes on All
l'rcscntn^entit and Finds County |
Affairs in Good Shape j jWorkiinjc
diligently the grand'jury if
which completed its business just)
ahead of the criminal court here iast|
Thursday, passed upon a number of!
htlle ?* ? ?'-*
f<. wcuniiciu^, auii Jiiaut? its |
investigations into many matters of I S
importance. David P. Wyke was g
foreman of the inquisitorial body. | I
The report of the gland jury i?l v
eis follows: p
Vo the Honorable Judge of the Superior
Court:
We, the grand juVy for the spring? ^
term of the superior court of Wat- js
!iuga county make the following re- (
port: r
First: We have given due- ton- v>
sidevation and passed upon ati bills
presentments thai have come before
US' \ * a
Second: >Ve find the clerk's anduj
register's offices in good condition^ 1 f
Third: The jail is new and in ex-i ji
cclient condition, with the exception j n
jf nine window lights beging broken j jj
yut. The prisoners were interview- t;
id and said they could not ask for j ^
better treatment. There arc nine |
prisoners.
FouHh. In toe county home theVe ^
ire nine white and one colored in- ^
males. There are some leaks in the ^
roof that need repairing: and the ^
liunibing needs to be repaired also. ^
We also recommend that the county lj
to j we have electric lights installed.
The grand jury was composed of frl
he following citizens: I). P. W'yke.
foreman; B. D. Claivson, Everett
Pitts* R. F. Miller, E. R. Hagaman,
II. \V. Clark, G. C Wilcox, Solomon
Eggej!Lec Minton, C. C. Farthing,'
?, C. Kodges, Jeff Hampton^ G. W\ v
^ar,fioUT Sr., G. W. Oaumjl. Sherman l'
-laird. M. 0. Coffey, II. ft. LockabiUi n
md .!. K, Clawson.
3AME AND FISH CLUB t!
WILL MEF.T FRIDAY P. 1W. h
The Watauga < ci'Jnty Game ami
'ish Club will meet, at the Daniel '
Boone hotel Friday night, April tith v
it S (('clock- State Game ami Fish y
;N>:hm|Ssil>ner Dixon ami others In.crested
in the pis! rogation of fish ?
mil game in the county will be pros- ..
nt and make discuss the idea of os- ''
ablishing a deer park in the jr
ounty. All members and others ^
ntcrextod in this work are cordially 0l
nvitcd and urged to attend this ..
peeking. F. A. Linney is president, ?
tnd Richard R. Johnson is secretary
if the local club,
"Business is fine." said the sets-j a)
;ors grinder. "I've never seen things? ?
o dull." I
Easter Iliiv
By BISHOP JOSE
j
With glad he-arts we bid Easter ai
celcome! Easter i? the doxology ~
mong all the festivals of the Chris
ian eh arch. n|
Christmas is a happy day. It M
>jou^ht the angels from the sky. jgj
nul caused then; to chant a song $,
hat has echoed aroumy the world. w
'Onto ns a chihl is bom, ivnto us a aj
on is given." j fc
Good Friday is qj day that stirs all j
ieavtsy On that day we remember jf,
he uplifted .cross, and the suffering i h,
ictjnr; and the darkened sky. and j
ho rocking earth, and the wounded j
ody oi bur Lord -placed in the new J
epulrher. On that day the sun i th
< ems u? hide his golden brilliance, t-[
!id the earth to shiver in the damp
.rid cold oi an unutterable gloom. \
But Faster is a day of gladness. It '[']
ursts upon the world like a flood n>
f light ami ho^. It is the evangel 0{
f life. It reminds us that the Dime
Christ could not be kept within!
he confines of Joseph's torn. The fa
Teat stone and the komaii seal and j ,]?j
he watching soldiers could not keepl \n
i'!m rliiii-j +-V.. -c * '? '
vi>v-> W ? 1UIU mc. pitfire UJ tllCj IU
eat! he came forth alive. He ap-lfr
icnrctj' unto! the astonished women, file
stood in the presence of the be- pC
,'ildered disciples. Death lost its in
tine that day. The grave surren- al
ered its victory. ' Innnortaility was
tade sure, and may now be pro- gt
Inimed in all the earth as an un- to
uestioner reality. "And now is T1
!hrist risen front the dead, and he- jrj
omc the first fruits of them that in
lept. bs
No wonder the church hells ring H<
ut joyfully on Easter morning. No en
ronder saints on earth rejoice. No be
ronder heaven becomes jubilant. No T1
ronder devils grind their teeth in is
age. Be superlatively glad. O Chris- fo
ion worshipers! "Enter into hisjw,
atus with thanksgiving, and into j th
is courts with praise." ) tr
"All hail!" ar
The words were spoken to' the ru
rendering women by 1 their risen ni
ord.- He did not command thejiri
eavens to open that he might shout Bi
he greeting into the ears of angels, i us
Ic spoke them to the yearning, Je
c.'irts of those for whom he died
DEM*
>est Interests of Northw
KOMNA. THCKSDAY, APitlL 5,
rV ATAiJGA O F
THF.jli* AGO
lapr .it the Town and County
rive to Tbirty-nine Years
as Chronicled in the Columns
of the Watauga Democrat
August 22, 1889
The fhst issue of the Alleghany
tar has been received by us. and is
ladsv entered on our exchange list.
I is an ably edited sheet and is
'Orthy of the support of the pnolo,
which it is sure to receive.
- $ #
Col. Folk and his brother, Gapt..
am Folk arrived in Boone Thursday
ist on their way to Ashe court,
'apt. Sam Folk lives in Sumter, S.
'.T has been there since the Civil
n, . We were glad to meet our old
far friends for over three, years we
ore together: Capt. Sam was a geniI
good fellow and was a favorite of
iie camps. He was then in his youth,
ine looking and in full manhood,
fe is now reduced by disease so
inch that, we did not recognize him.
le goes to the spring in Ashe county
;> recuperate. Hope he will regain
is Wealth again.
ft 4=
A little daughter of -I. W. White-ead
of Banner Rik was burned to
oath the ISth inst., by falling into
kettle of boiling water. She only
ved about fifteen minutes. She was
sweet child of three summers and
ie idle of the, household. To the behaved
we send our jqfeepesi sympaiy.-.
. -J.
.V;. Smith has located in our
iHyn with his renovating view for
Hi purpose of cleansing the feather
eds of Watauga. We bespeak for
lein success for they Oc.me well retmimended
from their iust placi of
usiiiess.
Art advertisement of this firm in
i-.- aam? issue reads: I have located
e:<- with the latest improved Ceaxh
r renovator. With our process we.
ixmove all had odors, feather moths,
rid make them as fresh as new ones.
'Q charge five rents per pound, or
nn! seventh of the feathers, and
linrantce satisfaction. I have beer
i business seven years, and have
^commendations from nearly every
lj|ce i have been. Among: the rceornleridations
referred to are- Judge
vt :y cif Morganton, Dr. .\I<?rphew
f Marion, Dr. Warding and Dr.
ordwick of Marshal, Drs. May and
.'hittingUm of Buvnavillc.
-frit-* >: v
The University fo North Carolina
rmoiinces the opening of the session
'^vr' , __ />, , -
(Continued on Page Eigne)
-AlFHaH!
PH F. BERRY
iu rose agsui.
"A)l hail!" With what sweetnesii
id inspiration the Masters greetig
comes to the wondering, troubled
id son-owing:There will he oiariv
itch souls on this iL'astor morning,
ime are facing fierce temptations.
i>'me ave fighting ah uneven battle
ith poverty. Some are siahdir.g
hid the wreckage of business r/ns>vtu:ie.
Some are objects of cruel
>pression. Some /eel loisnken and
ier.dlc.ss. Some are broken iu
iaUh- Still others arc almost cultivated
with human grief., because
iose whom they love have been
ken away. How cold and selfish
e world appears. How murky the
out];: which hang- upon the sky!
nd death, how cruel the monster'
nd tin- grave, how deep and davk!
iie fires, of faith and hope have alost
died out upon the hearthstone
the heart.
But Jesus says. "All Hail/*'
Recall once more the stupendous
cts which give birth to Eastev day.
sus had yielded to death's enlace.
He had rested for three days
the new sepulcher of his devoted,
iend. His disiipte and personal
iends were in the depths of disap(intnient
and despair. His enemies'
ocKed and laughed. The end of it
I ha<l come.
No, no. no. The end had not come,
vmothing occurred at Joseph's
mb?something tragic and vast,
in Unman sea! was broken. The
eat stone was jarred from its restg
place. The watching guard fell
;ck in terror. The dead was alive!
e is alive forever more. And that
npt.v sepulcher in the garden has
icome the symbol of immortality,
tat empty sepulcher in the garden
a prophecy of an empty sepulcher
r me. "\Vu shall not all sleep, but
e shall be changed, in a moment, in
e twinkling of any eve at the last
amp; for the trumpet shall sound,
id the 'dead shall l>e raised ineorrptihle
. . . For this corruptible
ust put on ineorruption and this
octal must put on immortality . . .
at thanks be to God which giveth
: the victory through our Lord
sus Christ."
All hail!
OCR A
esfc North Carolina
192S
| Blowing Rock Bulletin j
1 To Appear Next Week
i - I
Copy, Advertising Matter. Etc.. of1
Chamber of Commerce Monthly i
Publication Ready for Printer
,j Blowing Rock, April ?The iirst
issue of the Blowing Rock Bulletin,
j monthly publication of the Blowing j
j Koek Chamber hi' Commerce, will be?
published some time next week, it;
f was decided at a meeting of the oxe-;
, cutivir committee Monday night. Al-j
most enough advertisements ttr fill i
the issue have already been received,
but more will be received until this!
(Thursday) afternoon. All business j
men and owners of rooming houses',
and cnttages should leave their ad- \
veriisenients with some member of',
the executive committee before .
o'clock Thursday evening. Mr. Mar-;
tin, the president, said. The coinmlttee
is composed of Mr. MartiJ. |
A. Paiielja, Lloyd Robbins, -Mrs. Gil-,
| let! and C. S. Prevefcte^ The Bulletin I
will contain news of nil develop-;
ments in Blowing' Rock since the last i
summer season and will outline the
advantages of the town as a summer;
resort. It will be mailed to all pros-1
pectivc visitors and will be put on;
display in the chambers of commerce }
of cities all over the south.
Work Resumed on Street Paving
With the surveying completed, j
work on Blowing Rock's sidewalks
was resumed Monday by a large1
crew of men under the direction of j
i>. W; W onion, the contractor: The j
walks are to be complete;! from the j
service filling station in N wvaPs
Hill, from Holshouser's store > the
Standard filling station, from Manvj
;street to the new schoojhpusb, and
from Main street along the YbnaI
hlossec road 100 yank;.
New Roof on Church
Workmen this week began work!
of repairing the Presbyterian church.1
A new slate roof is I" be put on the 1
building and other repairs are to be
made.
Fir^ Adda Thtrd Alarm
The Blowing ROek fire department
has installed a now signal.
alarm station, located at the tele-;
j phone exchange oji Boone street.
J This makes the third, others being.
located at fire department head-1
, quarters and the othcv on Main
, street wear the Carolina store.
Mnrtin Cottage Opens
The Martin cottage, summer hotel,J
i\yas opened Monday. Mr. Martin j
says that thouse will be open i
for guests from now until the end
of the summer. Mr. Martin has also
opened his store and novelty shop
on Main street.
Club Ho Give Play
Rehearsals for the play "Sunshine,"
which is being prepared by
the Tuesday After noon Club under j
the direction of Mrs. E. G. U'mier- '
down, aye beipg held frequently in
pre par a lion for :i peHofmancc to be
j given at an 'early date. The play is a
three ;? t comedy, with spany ludi-'I
1 crous. as "vyoH as :r,i-tragic scenes. }
The Blowing Rock Band is expected j
to assist in the performance.
Social and Persona!
Miss Pucijfe Rcid was hostess to a j
group of her friends on the eyon'mg j
of her birthday, March 31. An
Easter color scheme of yellow rtrul;
white was carried out in the decora-r
I t ions and re. fresh men is. The evening
opened with a contest, ''Eskt^iv;-!
j which was won by Doris White and
1 Fred Sp-ann. Other- games followed '
J and at trie co.se ol the evening; the]
r candles on the large fcirth'dhy cake;
' were sighted by the guests, each
j making a wish. A salad course,:
j cake and coffee wove served by the; ,
I hostess, assisted Elizabeth Sudierth.
Guests were Misses Eliza-?
| heth, Margaret ajid Helen Sudd erth,
1 Edith and Doris White, Lois Khu/..'
I i'emm Bobbins and Lucile Coffey;!
i Roscoe. Roy and Philo Hartley. j
[ Harry and Frank Klutz, Fred SpafnV,j
j William Lentz. Glenn Coffey, Don-:
| aid Greene and Steward Bolide.
Miss Lucy Williams entertained a;
small group of friends lasV Wednes- j j
day evening. A delightful supper,:
served at her home, included a salad'
course, ice cream topped with whip-"'
ped cream and nuts, and following j
these refreshments the party motor-!'
led to Boone to see a popular film j,
; there. Guests were Mr. Henry Con- j
[ rad. in honor of whose birthday Miss;
; Williams entertained, Mi>se? Mary!
j Bobbins and Comic Moody ami Fred]
i Church and Harry Thivnsngton.
I Miss Anne Wani has returned j
! from Lenoir where f<-?? (
i a number of weeks.
1 M iss Marjovie Coffey returned j
! last week from an extended. visit
with relatives and friends m 1 inville.
Mrs. J. A. Panella das had as a
guest j-r the past wee : a friend
[ from Stelesville, Mrs. Joint's. vh->
j returned to Statesvi'.le ';u?.sda>.
I Harry' Cooper went to btatc.vjile
Sunday for a last examination of
his hand which has ;\ive r hitil con!
tinned trouble since he received a!
j severe cut. before Christmas, but j
which is now pronounced almost
: well.
Mrs. Blanche Ward had as guests j
! Monday her mother and sister. Miss (
' Carrie Miller of Lenoir.
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FIVE CENTS A COPY
EMERGENCY JUDGE
HERE THIS WEEK
Judge Hcyle Sinlr. Relieves Judge
Schciick Who Became 111 Friday
Afternoon; Minor Civil Cases Being
Heard
The seenno week of Watauga superior
court convened Monday morning
with Kmergency Judge Hoyle
Sink of Lexington providing, vice
Judge Michael Schcnek, who became
ill last Friday afternoon, when ne
adjourned court until Monday. Judge
Schenck left Friday for StatesviUe
to take treatment in the Davis hospital.
The criminal docket was completed
last Thursday afternoon and
since that time the court has been
engaged in the trial of civil cases.
Following is the criminal cases
disposed of since last Wednesday
morning:
cmucic Payne, liquor; re telling
$500 aiicl costh; possession prayer
for judgment continued upon good
behavior.
Lee Presheli, licjuor. six months
on the county roads.
Frank Shore, disturbing; public
.leathering, $50 and costs; carrying'
concealed voaiion, prayer for judgment
continued.
Yxiucc Harmon, assault with deadly
weapon. $25 aiui costs.
Oscar Aut liquor, faxed with
costs; rcsistir.fi an officer, judgment
suspended upon payment of costs:
operating ca while drunk, S50 and
costs. . - -1 ' ' 3 1
Henry Greene, possessing liquor,
$100 and *
Dean Asii'e\ llqudlr, S2.~> and
costs.
J. P?. Rated, possession of liquor.
$250 and costs; transporting, prayer
for judgment Continued for 12
months.
Walter Hicks, liquor, two mnnthh
.oil the roads.
Watte! Hicks, driving car while
drunk, four months on the roads.
Arthur Mbretz, liquor.' fun d 825.Q
and costs am; given four months suspended
sentence.
Dewey Harmon, forgery, p ray o r
fg.r judgment continued.
Wesley P'vsr.el;. abandonment, to
pay Beatrice Pi eh n ell $iV>0 per
mouth for IS: months.
Carl Osborne, assault with
weapon, $o5 ;inrl rusts.
Fre<j Harmon, carving concealed
weanprt, $50 anil costs.
n-d Harmon, assault with ileaully
weapon, $300 and costs.
Charlie Critchcr and Ralph t'ritrh
!;, affray, each to par ono-half the
costs; Charles to fill $2,000 bond to
keep the peace and Ralph $1,000
bond for same purpose; Charlie
Oriteher deeds one-half of property
to his wife during: her lifetime;
Charlie Critchcr. assault with
Rendu weapon, judgment suspended
upon payment of the costs.
Albert Hampton, assault with
deadly weapon. $100 and costs.
Henry Regan, liquor, $25 -and
costs.
Ruck Oldham, larceny of car,
three years i" the state prison.
Thus. -McGui'f and Arthur Smith,
storelireakinp, transferred to federal
court.
Jack Greene, housebreaking. not
guilty.
Enoch Ohtiych. tiijv.or, $25 and
cysts.
lion Bingham, violating motor iehide
law; $50 and costs.
Don butson, litiuor, four 'months
ost the roads
METHODISM ASSAILED AS
POLITICAL MACHINE
Charlotte, March >0.?Brevard
prominent "lawyer, former
representative of Mecklehborg county
in the state senate and leader in
Mecklenburg county politics for
many years, has asked that his name
be taken off the rolls of the First
Methodist church here, alleging- that
the Methodist church has become a
political machine, instead of an organization,
with Bishop Edwin Moui'.on
ot North Carolina, and Bishop
.James G. Cannon of Virginia as the
directors of the machine's political
activities.
Although the letter does not specifically
advert .to the burning issue
of whether A1 Smith, a Catholic,
shall be nominated as Democratic
candidate for the presidency of the
United States, the writer has dis- 4 ;?
cussed adversely some of the recent
pronouncements of Bishop Mouzon
as to his attitude to this subject.
GOVERNOR SMITH TO VISIT
ASHEVlLLE NEXT TUESDAY
Asheville. April 3.? Governor A1
Smith will arrive in Asheville next
Tuesday for a short vacation, it was i
announced tonight. Reservations
have beer, made .at Bilttnore Forest'
Country club for a Inrtre party, including
the New York executive,
"How late did you sit in that
poker game?"
'"Till about *12.30.
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