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m The Morganton Herald f Consolidated November 29, 1901 Subscription Price $1.50 per Year in Advance zmzzzzziizzzzizmir--" . 11 OJC Only Paper Published in Burke County Vol. xxxv. MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 3, 1919 NO. 3 V: f i - TREATY OF PEACE SIGNED SATURDAY Bay of Peace Fifth Anniversary ,. (f Murder of Archduke Cer emony of Signing Treaty Brief and Impressive. 1 Germany and the allied and associ- .bl3. celebration finds arrange ated powers signed the peace terms ! Just about completed for the fr Versailles Saturday in the same I C?T P" to be an Wrial hall where the Germans -.- -r-i 1 " 1 is tne nun aimi ei sai y ui uie mui uur i : - j.1 J of Archduke rrancis Ferdinand -i ' afc ' .jeraito. . . The ceremony of s.gmng- the peace : tevnis was Dnei. jrreimer Lierasn- . ccau called the session to order in; the nail oi mirrors of the chateau of t failles a 3:10 o'clock. Tne sign-: in,; oegau when Dr. Hermann MueUer ; Johannes Bed, the German jig- j r.?:o:;ies, aflixed their names Herr i J u.her signed at 3:12 o clock and Heir BeH at 3:13 o clock. President I ;-on, nrst oi trie allied delegates i K-ned a minute later. At 3:4o o'clock ; the momentous session was concluded ; ' -V1 the diplomats and members of j tneir parties wore conventional civil-j ion clothes. There was a ir.ained lack : great, seal-covered document signed today. 5 A spot of color was made against this sombre background by the French guard?. A few selected members of r, j -i i , - .i , nlbled, 1 isnomimousiy ,tions are if the wheTor- ?Vh1srfo?mallr ended the world war, e the most enjoyable. af- v.-i, iocCr! nct 7 Air iQS:: thr, lau - J'ears. Music will be furnish- which lasted jus,t 3 dajs, leaa thn d b th Morganton- and Valdee fivp rears. Today the day of peace , rtIlu VdlLe-e oi goid lace ami pageamrj. mere ; passenger at a time. In this connec vrere few oi the fanciful uniforms oi ; tion it is interesting to note that a the middle ages, whose traditions and ; number of Asheville people have re praciices are so sternly condemned in;Pprtlv msna f!io-bf wit Mr w.,eoii the cue yuiiiu ncic icsuiciiuciii m tiien ; red plumed silver helmets and red, ! Y-hite and blue uniforms. ; r As a contrast with the j? ranco- j German peace session of 1871 held in j the same hall, there were present . grizzled French veterans of the Fran- j co-Prussian war. They, replaced the j ; ;-Prussian guardsmen of the previous ' : - ceremony and the renchmen today, waucneu ine ceremony wun grim sat isfaction. The conditions of 1871 were exact ly reversed. Saturday the disciples xf Bismarck sat in the seats of the lowly while the white marble statue Of Minerva, the goddess of war, look- , ed on. f Overhead of the frescoed ceiling, j Ttvere scenes from Frar.ro ancient j wars. i Three incidents were emphasized fcy the smoothness with which the - ceremony was conducted. The first cf these wras the failure of the Chi nese delegation to sign. The second was the protest submitted by General Jan Christian Smutts, who declared the peace unsatisfactory. The third, unknown to the general public, came from the Germans. When the pro gram for the ceremony was shown to the German delegation, Herr von Haimhausen, of the German delega tion, went to Colonel Henry, French liaison officer, and protested. He said: j "We cannot admit that the Ger man delegates should enter the hall by a different door than the entente delegates, nor the military honors should be withheld. Had we known there would be such arrangements be fore, the delegates would not have come." M After a conference with the French foreign ministry, it was decided, as a : compromise, to render military hon ors as the Germans left. Otherwise, the program was not changed, j An hour before the signing of the treaty, those assembled in the hall had been urged to take their seats, ibut their eagerness to see the historic ceremony was so keen that they re fused to keep their seats, and crowd ed toward the center of the hall, which is so long that a good view was impossible from the distance. Even with opera glasses, the correspon- , dents and others were unable to ob serve satisfactorily. The seats were , ;r (Continued on seventh page) GERMANY PLANNED TO REFUSE TO SIGN TREATY Purpose Was to Get the Allied i Troops Into Germany For ) Strong German Attack. i ' The German government, headed by :. . Philip Scheideman, had planned to re s fuse to sign the peace treaty and to ; permit the allied troops to march into Germany as far as the Elbe, where it would be attacked by strong Ger man forces, the Danzig correspondent of the Tagleblatt declares in a dis- - patch describing the details of secret plan to creat a separate state in northeastern Germany. J The plan failed because of jealous- ' les and differences of opinion between the government and the army lead ers, the correspondent says. 5 (A report from Geneva Thursday night said Herr Scheidemann had ar rived in Switzerland after crossing the frontier on foot.) The last proposal made by the con "Spirators planning to oppose the al lies, it is said, was to ask Poland to ; ; combine with eastern Germany in the formation of an independent republic. The offer, it is declared, was rebuffed : "by the Poles, who asked why it had not been offered 10 years ago. " The Embroidery Club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. J. R. Ander- son. Guests beside the club members will be Mesdames Moss, C. P. Greyer, T3 V, n ii TTT-n 1 i T xwuuey viayweii, win vnnKscaies, ue Shaw Parker, and Miss Musa Mar but. Mrs. Parker will assist the hos ess in serving refreshments. EVERYTHING READY FOR CELEBRATION Big Crowd Expected in Town and Day of Festivity Expect ed Notes on Celebration Every committee has been hard at work this week and the dav before ! T'", "f.raf.m.Derea; A.D1S " - ..w ' t Vli Ull vmyj uuc- ui iiie iiiusl attractive iea- turpc nf th Aw win k ;u; tion ; - u0 j tt, . , ltUrT h 1 a! S8rvice having been engaged for these flights. b Mr. Westell was in Morganton Monday and signed a con- tract with th confmitte e to the effect that unless providentially hindered he would make several flights on the day of the celebration. He will take as passengers those who desire to fiy th him the , per n in? S15. Those who wish to arrange for flightg Ieaye names t The News-Herald office to be given to JIr. Westall. He can take only one m this machine. On Tuesday after noon of this week his wife went with him on a tri over Asheville. Mr. Hidden Ramsey commissioner of pub lic Safpfv nf Asbpvillo wnc e noscnn- ' ..w . ... " . M JUOOvU- ger a tew uays ao Very few changes have bepn m-dp in the original plans for the order of events for the dav. The prop-ram a given in last week's News-Herald and herewith reproduced, is as fol- lows: 10 a. m. Band concert on Court square. 11 a. m. Grand parade. 11:30 a. rn. Speaking at school au ditorium. Speaker, Dr. John Kestler, dean of Baylor University, Baylor, Texas. 1:00 p. m. Dinner. 2:00 p. m. Special street attrac- lions, t,ourt square. o:00 t. m. Lnen air minstrp . Court square. 4:00 p. m. Athletic contests be tween soldiers. Every man, woman and child in the (Continued on fifth page) FORMATION OF THE PARADE TOMORROW Order in Which the Fourth of July Parade Will Be Formed Many Floats Are to Be in the Line. The Fourth of July parade will start on West Union street at exactly eleven o'clock, and those who take part should be in line immediately af ter 10:30 o'clock. Floats will be ar ranged by numbers and positions can not be held after 10:50. Each float should have its number given in laree letters in order to save time in taking positions. The numbers should be as given below. Cars should follow each other apart twice the distance of the expansion joints in the conciete pavement in order to have a good ef fect. The parade will start on West Union street in front of the residence of Mr. P. W. Patton, will pass down Mam street to Green street, down Green street to the crossing in front of the residence of Mr. R. F. Good- son, and then return to the graded school. The following- will be the or der by number: 1. Uncle Sam. 2. Official Morganton the May or and Board of Aldermen. 3. Morganton Concert Band. 4. World War soldiers. 5. Red Cross float followed by members of the Red Cross. 6. Colored World War soldiers. 7. Colored members of Red Cross. 8. 9. Confederate Veterans. United Daughters of the Con federacy s float. 10. Junior Order -float followed by members. 11. Betsy Ross and Our Flag First. 12. Burke Garage. 13. Catawba Valley Light & Pow er Company. 14. Kibler Drug Company. 15. 16. 1776. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Kirksey & Company. The Formation of the Union Alpine Cotton Mills. C. A. Poteet. Standard Motor Company. The New Theatre. E. A. Green. Burke Tannery. B. F. Davis & Son. Valdese Band. Josiah and Samantha at Mor ganton. 26. Morganton Hardware Co. 27. Morganton Grocery Co. 28. E. P. Ervin. 29. W. A: Ross. 30. Morganton Cafe. 31. Mr. Clown and his mule. 32. The News-Herald. 33. A real league of nations. 34. R. L. Wagner. 35. Morganton Plumbing Co. 36. Lazarus Brothers. 37. P. F. Newton. 38. Morganton Fire Department. 39. Decorated automobiles. 40. Horsemen riding four abreast. v.iunu is cx.iiniri.H.fi in rnvn nnr l n m ro l z m MOURNING PRE-WAR POSTAGE IN EFFECT AGAIN! Lower Rate Became Effective Again on Tuesday, July 1, Effective at Midnight. The reduction in ordinary letter postage from three to two cents, which became effective throughout the United States of July 1, was wel comed by all classes of the people. When on November 2, 1917, the rate was increased to three cents it ex tracted pennies and dollars from the pockets of mere people than any oth er provision of the war revenue act, but it is only fair to add that the bur den has been willingly and patriotical ly borne, so long as additional rev enue has been necessary to meet the nation's extraordinary expenses of the war. When the three-cent rate came into effect a whole generation had elapsed since it had cost three cents to send a letter through the mails, outside lo cal limits. In restoring the two-cent rate Uncle Sam is pursuing a policy that is almost as old as the Govern ment itself, and which had been in terrupted only in cases of greatest emergency. From the time of the original establishment of the Post office Department, more than a cen tury and a quarter ago, the tendency has been toward decreasing rather than increasing rates. Only once before in the history of the country had the Government found it necessary to increase the postage rate. This was in 1812, to meet the expenses of the second war with Great Britain. In that year the ordinary letter postage was doubled, the increased rate continuing for a period of four years before the for mer rate was restored. Then, as in 1917 the increase was purely an emer gency measure to help the Govern ment in defraying the expenses of the war. The United States postal service was still in a very primitive state of development in those early days, and rates, even in times of peace, were high. Communication by mail was chiefly confined to the few. (Continued on fourth page) PLAN TO STOP THE SALE OF STRONG BEER Congress and the Department of Justice Are After 2 3-4 Per Cent Article. Congress and the Department of Justice moved Tuesday to stop the sale of two and three-quarters per cent beer under the wartime prohi bition act. Prohibition leaders of the House, after a series of conferences, obtain ed a call for a meeting Monday of the Judiciary committee, which is ex pected to agree promptly on an inde pendent bill for enforcement of the wartime law, defining intoxicating liquors, as containing more than one-' half of one per cent alcohol, and to recommend passage of such a bill by the House at the earliest possible mo ment. At the same time the Depart ment of Justice made it plain its agents would enforce the act accord ing to its interpretation that any thing containing more than one-half of one per cent alcohol cannot be le gally manufactured or sold. Decisions of Federal Judge Rose at Baltimore, in favor of the brewers and two and three-quarters per cent beer and of Federal Judge Sawtelle at San Francisco, against the brew ers and such beer, threw the entire legal status of low alcoholic beer into uncertainty. Either the Baltimore, the San Francisco or one of the many oth er cases expected to arise soon will be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. However, action by Congress .within a few weeks at the most, is expected to render a decision by the Supreme Court un uncessary so far as stopping the man ufacture and sale is concerned. The third quarterly meeting for Table Rock circuit will be at Fair view Saturday and Sunday. There will be preaching at Arney's Sunday at 3 p. m. by Rev. Parker Holmes. DIRIGIBLE EXPLODES, 75 PERSONS BURNED j In Instant Big Baloon Became ! Great Mass of Flames Crew Uninjured. The big navy dirigible C-8, com manded by Lieutenant N. J. Learned jwith a crew of six men and two pas i sengers bound from Cape May, N. J., to Washington, exploded with terrific I force just after landing at Camp Hol 1 abird, near Baltimore, Tuesday, to ad gust rudder trouble. The big balloon instantly became a mass of flames i and seventy-five persons, mostly wo j men and children of the 200 spectat ! ors who had gathered on the field .rto see the monster flyer, were burned : or otherwise injured as a result of the flames and bits of blazing frag ments which were scattered in every direction i None of the officers or the crew of the C-8 were hurt though several of them sustained severe shock. They when the explosion occurred. According to the commander, the explosion was due to rapid expansion caused by heat. The bag contained more gas than was required after de scending from a colder altitude tem perature. BUSINESS CHANGES. Messrs. A. W. Hobbie and W. Mc Dowell Walton have purchased the book store belonging to Mr. B. S. Gaither, the deal effective July 1st. The new firm will be known as Hobbie & Walton. By the trade the business conducted on the opposite side of the street by Mr. Hobbie and Gaither's Book Store are consolidated. Mr. Hobbie expects to move his stock shortly, as soon as stock-taking has been accomplished at both places. Be sides books and stationery the new firm proposes to carry an extensive line of sporting goods and the better grade of toys. Gaither's Book Store, which by this deal has become a name of the past, was established in 1897, and has more than a local reputation. Mr. Gaither will devote his time ex clusively to the rapidly increasing business of the Burke Garage Co., of which he is a stockholder. REV. C. A. CALDWELL AND FAMILY HAVE ACCIDENT Auto Collides With Another Ma chine Above Marion; Occu pants Both Cars Injured. When the automobile of Rev. C. A. Caldwell collided with an Asheville machine at a sharp turn in the road about five miles above Marion on Tuesday morning the occupants of both cars were more or less painfully injured, though not seriously. Their escape from one or more fatalities is considered miraculous. The Asheville car was driven by a Mr. Grady, who was accompanied by his daughter. Mr. Caldwell and family and Rev. and Mrs. M. I. Harris were on their way to the Baptist assembly at Ridgecrest, Mr. Caldwell driving the car, a Ford. Both cars were badly wrecked. Mrs. Caldwell received the most serious in juries of any of the party, rendered unconscious for a time and her face cut in several places. All were brought back to Marion to receive medical attention. The Caldwell fam ily have been with Mr. and Mrs. Ja cob Smith since the accident, but ex pect to return home today. Rev. and Mrs. Harris returned yesterday. TALKS TO TEACHERS. Miss Kate Herring, representing the War Loan Organization of the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank District. with headquarters in Richmond, Va., was in Morganton last Thursday and talked to the teachers attending the summer school on the subject of thrift and the organization of savings soci eties. 30 of the 33 teachers present for the afternoon session pledged to organize savings societies and to en courage thrift in their schools. Miss Herring was much encouraged by this and also by the fact that the move ment was given hearty endorsement by County Superintendent T. L. Sig mon and Prof. A. C. Kerley, superin tendent of the Morganton schools. AMERICAN CASUALTIES AGGREGATE 120,000 The Total Battle Deaths For All Belligerents Placed at 7,450,200. American casualties during the 47 day Meuse-Argonne offensive aggre gated 120,000 men, or 10 per cent of the total of 1,200,000 engaged, ac cording to a "statistical summary of war wun Germany, prepared by Col onel Leonard P. Ayies chief of the statistical branch of the general staff, and published by the war department. "Of every 100 American soldiers and sailors who tok part in the war with Germany," the report said, "two were killed or died of disease during the period of hostilities. In the north ern army during the civil war the number was about 10. Among the other great nations in this war, be tween 20 and 25 in each 100 called to the colors were killed or died. Best information obtainable by the general staff places the total battle deaths for all belligerents at 7,450, 200, divided as follows: Russia, 1,700,000; Germany, 1,600, 000; France, 1,285,300; Italy, 330, 000; Turkey, 250,000; Serbia and Montenegro, 125,000; Belgium 102, 000; Rumania, 100,000; Bulgaria 100, 000; United States. 48,900; Greece, 7,000; Portugal, 2,000. American participation is summar ized in the report in the following table: Total armed forces, including army, navy, marine corps, 4,800,000. Total men in the army, 4,000,000. Men who went overseas, 2.060,000. Men who fought in France', 1,390, 000. Tns of supplied shipped from America to France, 7,500,000. Total registered in draft, 24.234, 021. Total draft inductions, 2,810,296. Cost of war to April 30, 1919, $21,- oov,vuo,vvv. Battles fought by American forces, 13 Days of battle. 200. Days of duration of Meuse-Argonne battle, 47. American battle deaths in war, 50,- uuu.. . American wounded in war, 236,000. American deaths from disease, 56, 991. Total deaths in the army, 112,422. Under the head of "Sources of the Army," the report shows thai 13 per cent came from th rgular anny, 10 per cent from the national guard and 77 per cent from the draft. AIR PLANE TO BE HERE ONj'FOURTH Asheville Aviator, Formerly in Service, Will Make Trip Over the Blue Ridge in Plane The Chief Attraction. Burke neonle who have npvr sapti an air plane will be given that priv ilege on the Fourth. On Mnnrinv th celebration committee completed ar rangements ior demonstrations and flights with Mr. Henry Westall, of Asheville, formerly in the air service. He will leave Asheville this (Thurs day) afternoon, probably about five o'clock and, barring accidents, will reach Morganton about an hour later. He has promised to wire The News- iieram tne nour oi his departure. As soon as we receive the message it will be posted in a conspicuous place on Main street in order that those who wish to do so may see him come into town. The old fair srround site will probably be his landinsr nlace. hut Mr. Westall stated when he was here Monday that when he came the di rection of the wind might cause him to decide to select another place. In that event the landing may be made near tne upper bridge in the open stretch of bottom land along the river However, Mr. Westall was inclinged to think the first mentioned nlare would be used for landing. He will spend the night here and begin mak ing exhibition flights the next morn ing, if the weather permits, his plans being to make quite a number at dif ferent hours during the day. Mr. Westall has a Wright machine, ca pable of carrying one passenger in addition to the aviator. It belongs to an Asheville corporation, of which Mr. Westall is one of the stockholders. He has been makinsr most successful flights over Asheville and vicinity and if the weather is favorable he sees no reason why he should not be even more successful here, the alti tude being lower than Asheville. His trip from Asheville here will be the first flight over the Blue Ridge and will be an event of momentous inter est. The celebration committee con siders itself most fortunate in being able to secure his services for the occasion. While air plane flights are nothing new to the soldiers and sailors, many folks at home have never even seen a plane and will doubtless appreciate this opportunity. AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. Services are "being held regularly at Calvary Lutheran church during alterations. Sunday school at 10 o'clock; Divine worship one hour later. Meditation Sunday morning on the subject: "Lost or Found." You are cordially invited to come and wor ship with us. Real Estate Transfers During Week. Martha Williams to E. A. Mitchell, 17 acres in Morganton township. A. D. Butler to W. R. Deaton, 1 lot in Morganton. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER BURKE Items of Interest Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News Herald Correspondents CHESTERFIELD. Mr. Billie Bristol arrivprf lnf xxr00.i- from Galveston, Tex., to spend some time with his sick sister, Mrs. S. A. Johnson and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Alben Seitz and chil dren, of Morganton, were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Knowl and Rader. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hood, after visiting relatives, have returned to their home in Raleigh. , Miss Ruth Holloway, of Morganton, nas been visiting her cousin, Miss Annie Laura Cassels. Mr. Conley McGimsey, of North Dakota, has been on a visit to his uncle, Mr. H. M. Conley and family. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Sipe have sold their farm to' the Western Carolina Power Company and have moved back to Catawba tounty. Mrs. P. L. Threlkeld and Mrs. T. O. Cannon, of Hartland, were bus iness visitors here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Clav, of Caldwell, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Rader. Mr. R. F. Goodson. of Morganton, visited Mr. J. V. Powell Thursday. Mr. Elam Whisenant, who has been in France, was a welcome visitor to his home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Arney, of Hartland, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Baird. Mrs. Earl Hood and children, of Marysville, Tenn.,'ars at the heme of her father-in-law, Mr. W. A. Hood, for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Pink Herman, of j guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thome- ourg. Miss Effie Williams and Miss Liz. zie Rader spent Sunday with Miss Minnie Rader. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Courtney and Mrs. Polly Courtney, of Hartland, vis ited in the Johnson home recently. ivxaster .tan wall visited Master Elbert Powell Sunday. Miss Annie May Conley has been visiting Misses Stella and May Rader. Miss Annie Epley, of Norristown, Pa., is spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Robert Wall. Mr. John Baird, who has been vis iting Mr. Horace Burns at Worry, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wall and little Miss Hal Wall of Morganton, visited Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith Sunday. Mrs. Knowland Rader and Mrs. Al ben Seitz have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Setzer, in Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. James, of Ca tawba Valley, Mrs. E. B. Hood, Mr. Walter and Mr. and Mrs. John Hood were visitors Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hood. The threshers are in our midst. They report the wheat crop very light Miss Ann Cannon, an aged lady, died Tuesday at the Jiome of Mr. J. N. Baird. The funeral was held at Antioch Wednesday by Rev. J. M. Harris, and she was laid to rest by the side of loved ones. She was a kind hearted, industrious woman, and we trust it is well with her soul. BRIDGEWATER. Mr. Albert Haskins, son of Mr. Mike Haskins, of this place, and Miss Bertha Wise daughter of Mr. John Wise, of Longtown, were quietly married last Wednesday and left Monday for Winston-Salem, where Mr. Haskins is engaged in bridge con struction work. Bert Hunter, son of Mr. A. P. Hun ter, who has been overseas for the oast eleven months, has landed at Newport News. Miss Norah Ballew, who is in train ( Continued on sixth page) PAID DEATH PENALTY FRIDAY FOR CRIME Tom Gwin Electrocuted at Ral eigh, Goes to the Death Chair With Composure. Tow Gwynn, Catawba county negro, paid the death penalty last Friday for criminal assault on a school girl in Catawba some months ago. While he made no special confes sion to the orison authorities he al ways admitted his guilt. lhe electrocution took place with out a hitch of any sort. Gwynn went to the death chair with comnosure and in the presence of the usual group oi a score or more ot witnesses. Secretary Daniels to Naval Ships. Secretarv Daniels has sent this message to all naval ships and sta tions: "The sisrnincr of the treatv of near e at Versailles ushers in the best dav in the history of the world since the angels sang in .Bethlehem 'Glory to r i at. tt; i j. -rn 1 1. -r- uuu in uie niguest. un XLiartn, .reace, good will toward men.' "We are living the fulfillment of that prophecy. As a republic we are grateful to have borne a part in mak ing straight and plain the path of permanent peace with justice to the world. Upon the receipt of news of signing of the treaty of peace, the most important document in the his tory ot the world, every ship and shore station will fire a salute of 21 guns with national ensign at each masthead. Mr. R. L. Crawley of Dalton, was a Morganton visitor Saturday.
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