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nly Paper Published in Burke County Consolidated November 2 1901 " Subscription Price $1.50 per Year in Advance OL. XXXV. MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 7, 1919 NO. 8 ONGRESS TO DISCUSS HIGH COST OF LIVING esident Wilson Has Decided to Put Situation Before Con- ; 1 gress in Message Recom I mending Legislation. These decisions were reached Tues v by the government agencies jrking to reduce the cost of living d allay the country's unrest: President Wilson decided to ad ess a message to congress recomm ending additional legislation to aid treducing the cost-of living. Agents of the department of justice ire ordered to ferret out all hoard s' of necessaries; and , profiteers roughout the country are to be bsecuted under the food control act. Director Julius H. Barnes, of the ain Corporation, decided to main in the government's guarantee on ieat at $2.26 a bushel, as a "re rve protection against a higher ice later." At the conclusion of Tuesday's ac uities by the President, the sub mmittee of the cabinet, appointee j the cabinet, appointed by Attor y General Palmer, and by the at rney general himself, announce ints were made of these immediate ps to be taken and of the govern Int's wheat policy. In a lengthy statement showing jy the price of wheat would rise t for the government guarantee, iector Barnes promised a readjust nt of flour prices at the expense 'the national treasury as authorized I congress, if later developments m :ated a world price for wheat low Ithan the guarantee basis. Immediate steps will be taken by e grain corporation to sell standard port flour in every community of country in carload lots at a price t greater than $10 a barrel, Mr. irnes announced. This price, he iled, is lower by one dollar a bar- than any price ruling during the it four months. Using figures described as coming 6m the grain corporation's own pri te sources, Mr. Barnes predicted a rinkage of "probably 400,000,000 ihels" in the wheat rpoduction for irth America, 250,000.000 bushels if lich is in the United States, fwnT s Juiie forecast, and a further rinkasre in European wheat and rye pduction of 300,000,000 bushels out ie Russia. -The department of justice agents roughout the country, the attorney ner.il said in leaving the President, ive been ordered to institute a ecial investigation to find evidence f hoarding and profiteering as pro fited under the Lever food control t, and prosecutions will be insti led without delay. Attorney-General Palmer declined disclose what remedial laws were guested to the President or to go to detail as to how the department juld proceed under existing laws yond saying that operating under e Lever act did njt mean the hctions of the food administration uld be assumed by the department ! justice. Doubt was expressed by some legal thorities of the government as to iether a penalty is provided for bfiteering by the food control act, though penalties are provided, hgin gfrom $5,000 to $10,000 or 6m two to four years or both for arding and other violations. At-rney-Genera Palmer without going o this phase of the problem said it is his belief i and hope that immedi a results toward reducing the cost 1 living could be obtained through rsecutions under existing laws. tAR DEPARTMENT WILL J DISTRIBUTE ARMY FOOD roposes to Sell to Municipal ities or Groups of Individuals. The War department has issued Iditiorial information regarding its an for selling food supplies to mu sipalities. The original order for lling food supplies to municipali 3s has been, modified' to include not Jy canne4 and cured meats and getables, but all surplus subsist ce commodities. The prices made hlic "bythe department : cover a mber of sirticles, of which the fol mnsr are reoresentative: Bacon in crates, 34 cents pound; in -pound tins, 36' cents; corned beef, 6. 1 cans, $3.60 a dozen? Np. 2 cans, .96 dozen: baked beans, No. 1 cans, cents dozen; No. .2 cans, $1.62; can- d corn, No. 2 cans, $1.44 dozen; nned tomatoes. No. 2 cans, $1.28; ast beef, 1-pound cans, $4.92 doz ; 2-pound' cans, $7.92 dozen; corn ei hash, 1-pound cans $z.o aoze It has devehmed that charter re- rictions prevent some of the cities ! the emmtrv from purchasing in 3 maner prescribed ' by the War de rtment in its orieinal offer of the rplus subsistence to municipalities. a municipality or other local gov nment, owing to. its charter or oth- laws. is unable to buy and sell, the ar department will ship to it upon nsignment subsistence stores' in not 3s than case orV carton lots, the ods to be naid for or returned wjth- 30 days from the date of receipt, iinments of this character are to be ade only when the mayor : of the iy or the head of the local, govern snt either acts as the government's :ent and supervises the distribution the food, or appoints some one to f act. - - . Subsistence stores ' will be sold to 7ic bodies, groups of citizens or in- TOWN HAS BOUGHT NEW FIRE TRUCK Handsome American LaFrance Truck and Hose Purchased Fire Alarm Installed. The town council took a decidedly progressive step at their regular monthly meeting Monday night by ordering the purchase of an Ameri can LaFrance fire truck and 1000 feet of new hose. The truck has been here for some time, but pending the granting of insurance rate reductions the formal purchase had not " been made. A concession of a 10 per cent reduction on business housejrates had been obtained and the matter of re ducing other rates is before the re rating bureau of the State depart ment. A large fire alarm with switch in town office and in fireman's quarters upstairs was recently installed. The big bell Can be heard all over town. Our fire department is now in good shape ready to rank with the best in the State. When objection to paving was en tered by property owners on White street, which has been included in the improvement area, the matter was continued until the next meeting of the board. SUPERIOR COURT HAS HAD A BUSY WEEK Two Weeks' Session Began Mon- daxr Big Docket Judge Harding Presiding. The August term of Burke Supe rior court opened Monday for a two weeks' session, Judge W. F. Harding, of Charlotte, presiding. The docket is a full one, and it will take rapid work to clear it up during the term. Affray, retailing, carrying concealed weapon ana manuiactunng liquor make up the greater number of the cases. Two murder cases are sche duled for trial, the defendants in each being negroes. The grand jury is composed of the following: B .S. Gaither, foreman; Stanley Berry, Sampson Smith, P. A. Franklin, R. A. Smith, John Propst, A, L. Heavner, Bryson Hoyle, W. L. Lowman, F. P. Saunders, M. L. Chif ders,. L: G. Stacey. W. A. Denton, J. A. McNeely; H; ; H. Walton, F. E. Bowers, J. H. Giles and J. A.Lackey. Judge Harding's charge to the grand . jury is pronounced by those who heard it as one of the most prac tical charges ever delivered here. ,He did. not take up a long exposition of the law but asked the jurymen to use common sense in making their re turns. Besides those cases which have been actually heard and disposed of during the week many have been continued and nol prossed. Following are the proceedings to Wednesday noon, at which time a jury was out in the case of State vs. R. E. Coleman: State vs. Tillman Duckworth; se duction; judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. State vs. Gordon Whitener; c. c. w.; fined $50 and costs. State vs. Charlie Caldwell; a. d. w.; guilty; ' judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. ' H. H. Speagle vs. Minnie Speagle; absolute divorce granted. State vs. J. Frank Dees; bigamy; ury after hanging for day and half unable to reach verdict was with drawn and new trial ordered. State vs. Sam Morgan and others; a. d. w.; found guilty by jury; Mor gan and McKinley Fullbright pay fine and costs. State vs. Leonard' Church; submit ted; judgment suspended on payment of costs. State vs. Walter Abernethy, Bob Winkler, Henry Cody; judgment that Winkler and Cody pay $100 fine and costs. State vs. Jim McGalliard; a. ,d. w.; guilty; $100 and costs. State vs. . F. R. Mull and Howard Roper; affray; guilty; Mull $25 fine; Roper $15; each pay one-half costs. State vs. None Michaux; two cases carrying concealed weapon; seven months each on McDowelK county roads. . . The two murder cases on the dock- ( Continued on fifth page) THE WISEMAN CASE IS STILL UNSETTLED Supreme Court Will Pass 11 VlJ' Il on tne Lase in iovemoer. " Some misunderstanding has arisen regarding the present status of the Wiseman case ana to answer in quiries that are being made Solicitor Huffman has given' out the statement that a new trial has not been granted. Judge 'Long just .settled the . case "on anneal to Sunreme court, which means that case is ready to be' oocKetea there and Jthat the Supreme court will riot rass on it until the 3econd Week r x . , ii. in- WovemDer-' 01 -mis year. - mean . .i. . . . -i.. ... r time the prisoner is m the btate s prison,. .JMlieigll, ftWiiiUUg ayuvu V" his appeal by - the supreme court. : c : : : AT ; TABLE ROCK. 1 ; School onened last Monday with Miss- Hannie Cowan as teacher. The attendance has been fairly good, this week" " :- - i - Mrs. V. E. Warlick was laid to rest at Mountain Grove Sunday in the nresence of a large number of rela tives 1 and friends. Rev. J; B. Tabor conducted the services ' after, the I regular church: service -; : ( ' : ? Kg 7 lJ,v RATIFICATIONS PROPOSED ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS Seven Republican Senators Set Forth Cnanges That Would tie Accepted in Covenant. Seven Republican Senators have agreeeLQ-a reservation proposed as a basis for the ratification of the cove nant of the "league of nations. The reservations are embodied in a pro posed ratification resolution, reading as follows: "That the Senate of the United States advise and consent. to the rati fication of said, treaty with jthe fol lowing reservations and understands, to be . made a part , of the treaty by the instrument of ratification: "1. That whenever the two years notice' of withdrawal from the league of nations shall have been given by the United States as provided in ar ticle 1, the United States shall be the sole judge whether all its interna tional obligations and all its obliga tiqns under this covenant shall have been fulfilled at the time of with drawal. ' '2. That .the suggestions of the council of the league of nations" as to he means of carrying the obliga- ions of article X into effect are only advisory ,'and that any undertaking under the provisions, of article A, tne execution of ' which" may. require the use of American military ' or naval brces or economic measures, can un der the constitution be carried ' out only by the action of the Congress, and that the failure of the Congress, and that the v failure, of the Congress o adopt the suggestions of the coun cil or of the league, or to provide such military .. or naval forces or eco- nomic measures, snail not constitute a violation of the treaty. "3. The United ; States reserves to itself the righttq decide what ques tions are within 'its domestic juris diction and declares that all domestic and political affairs, including immi- graton, coastwise train c, the tanm, commerce and all other purely domes tic Questions, are solely .within the jurisdiction of 4 the United States and are not by this covenant submitted in any way either to arbitration or to 4ihe consideration , of :the council or the assembly of he . league of nations , or to the decision Or recommendation of any other power. , . V4. The '.United States does not bind itself, t'o-.submit for arbitration or inquiry by thfcssembly or the council any question which m the judgment- of th .United States depends jipon.-vpr involves its long established policy' commonly known as the Monroe doctrine, and it is preserved unaffected ; by any pro vision in the 'said .'.treaty contained. ICE CREAM SUPPER AT VALDESE The Valdese , Jnion Order will give an ice cream supper on August 9th, beginning at 8:30 A'CJock. Everybody is invited. Mr. 4... JU.. Nelson, of Mor ganton, and others will be the speak ers of the evenmg.f ? v MARRIAGE ; LICENSES ISSUED. Charles W.; Harbison and Katie P. Abernethy. ; v; ' . ' Claywell Burns 'and Betsy Hally burton. ' o ' ' , Tillman Duckworth dnd Lula Denton- , ; y y "' v a " v . J. R. Morris ahd Uia Shuford. Mr. and Mrs: J.E. Erwin and chil dren and Miss "Eugenia Clark have returned from a week's mountain trip m the western part of, the btate. 1 a- It M D . '4 LOCAL BRIEFS IN AND AROUND TOWN Short Items of Local and Per sonal Interest Gathered During the gek. Mrs. E. L. Edwards, who has been ill at Grace Hospital for a week or I ; more, nas recoveiuu buuicientiy tu ic- turn h6me. Mrs. T. R. Glass has been ill at her home for more than a month and even yet her recovery is not so rapid as her friends would wish. Many Burke people always attend the annual soldiers' reunion' in Au gust each year at .Newton. . It will be held- this year on next Thursday, the 14th. Protracted meeting will begin at Zion Baptist church Monday, August 11, at 10 o'clock. The pastor, Rev. C. A. Caldwell, will be assisted by Rev. J. G. Murry. Dr. Alfred W. Dula, of Lenoir, who recently underwent a very serious op eration for appendicitis at Lincoln hospital, was able to return to his home August 2nd. Mr. Thurman Brinkley has pur- charsed the home of Mr. R. L. Bailey on East Union street. The Bailey family is planning to move to Hay, Washington, at an early date. A meeting will begin at Mt. Home church the 2nd Sunday in August. Rev. C..A. Lineberger, of Wylisburg, Va., formerly of Morganton, will preach. The street paver is busy this week on "Broadway," one half of the street getting well along toward completion. The sidewalks have been widened on each side, the four sections of cement making them the widest in town. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Barry and fam ily, of Norfolk, who bought 'the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. I. Lazarus on West Union street as a summer home, arrived, last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lazarus are boarding at the Patton house. " Mr. John Morris and Miss Eula Shuford wefe married Thursday, Rev. C.,A. Caldwell officiating. After a wedding trip to Asheyille they will make their, home in-Morganton. Mrs. Morris is the daughter of Mr. A. A. Shuford., .. Campmeeting begins today at Rock Springs, Lincoln county, and will continue for 10 days. For-the preaching Rev. A. L. , Stanford, of Gastonia, and : Rev.' i Lqy ' . D? Thomp son, of Statesvillehave' been engaged. Mr. Robert Milam, a . gospel singer. of Atlanta, will .lead the 'singing. The . NeWs-Heraldr has" been boun tifully supplied' with fine peaches this season by thoughtful friends. To Mr. S. M. Asbury. Mr. J. M. McGalliard. Mrs. J. W. Winters. Mr. Arthur Beach we are indebted for some as large and' delicious peaches as-were ever grown. We get the pick of the crop, you see. Another friend left a generous supply last week but the writer was out of town and failed to get either a sample of them or to learn nis name. Mr. J. C. McDowell has sold his stock of groceries to Mr. McK. Kin caid, and, Mr. Kincaid and Mr. H. L. Whitley, who occupied the building next door on 'Broadway' have moved into the store occupied by Mr. McDowell. The building occupied by Mr. Kincaid and Mr. Whitley as a grocery store and shoe shop has been purchased by Mr. X. H. Cox, who will use it in enlarging his present busi ness. The work of remodelling pre paratory to occupancy will be begun at once. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEES APPOINTED Working Organization Now in ShapeBoard of Governors Has First Meeting. Preparatory to active service, for the community and county the follow ing committees have been appointed: Roads and Transportation: W. C. Ervin, J. H. Pearson, F. P. Tate. Finance and Membership: W. I. Davis, J. F. McGimsey, W. A; Harbi son. . ' Civic Improvements: Dr. I. Taylor J. A. Claywell, Rev. F. Bower. Industrial Development: H. M. A. L. Millner, N. Lazarus, X. H. Cox. Publicity: ' Miss Beatrice Cobb, H. C. Caviness. (Another to be ap pointed.) Farm Extension Work: H. Erwin. Dr. L. W. Alston, and J. R. Patton. The first meeting of the board of governors was Jield Monday night, the board composed of the president, vice-presidents and treasurer of the chamber and the chairmen of the above named committees. NOW AFTER PROFITEERS AND HOARDERS OF FOOD Department of Justice Will Carry Our Orders of the Attorney General. Agents of the department of jus tice throughout the country are ai work to carry out the order of the attorney general issued late Tuesday that profiteers and hoarders of food and other necessities be tracked down and prosecuted under the Lever food control act. Recommendations for additional legislation necessary to ef fect a reduction in the cost of living, formulated by the special ' sub-committee of the cabinet, were in Presi dent Wilson's hands, and he was ex pected to make these recommenda tions the subject of an early message to congress. Their nature has not l j: l J ua uibciuu. , , The country faced the definite promise pi some cut m bread prices following the announcement Tues- day by Director. Julms H... Barnes of the grain corporation that , an imme diate effort-wpujd.be jnade, tp place on sale in every community T where prices are found improperly high standard export 'flour at $10 a barrel. The ruling price during the last four months, he said, has been at least a dollar above that' figure. The an nouncement was made at the same time, however, that the grain corpor ation had decided to maintain the government's buarantee on wheat at $2.25 a bushel. The prospective world wheat supply, Mr. Barnes said, dictated this action at a "reserve pro tection against a higher price later." "In a statement contending that the price of wheat would rise if the guar antee price were not maintained, Mr. Barnes predicted a shrinkage in North American wheat rpoduction from the June forecast of "probably 400,000, 000 bushels," with 200,000,000 bush els applying to the United States crop and' also a shrinkage of 300,000,000 bushels in European rye and wheat production outside of Russia. The grain director, however, promised a readjustment in flour prices in later developments hold promise of a world price for wheat below the guarantee figure, with the national treasury to ?bear the expense. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS W. H. Crawley to T. T. Berryj 82 acres in Morganton township No. 1. John Long to John Marauda, house and lot in Valdese. M. L. Propst to T. W. Ward, 26 acres in Silver Creek township. R. S. Icard to Ben Glass, one-half undivided interest in house and lot in Icard township. R. L. Huffman: commissioner, to M. K. Cline, house and .lot in Morganton. Isaac Lazarus to C. Moran Barry, house and lot in Morganton. W. B. Faulkner , to Mrs. W. B. Faulkner, several tracts of land in and near Morganton.. BURKE FARMERS' AND WOMEN'S INSTITUTES To Be . Held at Valdese and Hickory Grove Aug. 15 and 16 Farmers' and women's institutes. in cooperation with the State v De partment of Agriculture the expe riment station and extension service, will be held in Burke county, at Val, dese, on Friday, August 15 and at Hickory Grove Saturday, August 16. The institute will open at 10:30 o'clock a. m. sharp, new time. Economical soil improvement, food and feed crops, live stock, pastures, insect pests and their ocntrol and marketing will be discussed by M. J. Hendricks, farmer, Davie county, Franklin Sherman, Entimologist, State Department of Agriculture and others. At the same places and dates men tioned the women's institutes will be conducted by representatives of home demonstration work. .All wo men are invited to come. Some of the topics for discussion will be: Good recipes for tireless cookery, how to prepare food for the sick, balanc ing meals on a small income, up-to-date laundry methods, convenient ar rangement of kitchen with ome made labor saving devices, discussions on beautifying of the home grounds, community building, etc. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM? OYER BURKE ., ,!, ' ' ' Items of Inierest Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News Herald Correspondents CHESTERFIELD. Mrs. Phons McGimsey and children, of Table .Rock, are spending some ; time with, her mother, Mrs. E. B. Hood and family.. . - Mr. and Mrs ' Thomas Piiett, of -Morganton, spent the week-end with relatives here. Miss Mattie Wall, of Norristown, Pa., is spending her vacation with her mother, Mrs.,B. ,W. Wall. Mr. and Mrs. .Edgar Harris spent Saturday night with Mrl and Mrs. Bill Kincaid near Hartland. : Mr. Jay Baird has gone to work for the .Southern Power, Co., near Ruth erford College. ,7 . ' Mr. Horace Conley has returned home after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Bill McGimsey on Linville, and Mr. John Benfield . at Bridgewater. Mr. Van Miller, of Morganton, spent Wednesday with his home folks. Mr. S. A. McCall, of Marion, was a guest at the home 'of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Kincaid Monday night. Mr. J. V. Powell and, Master Elbert Powell left Saturday' to visit rela tives, and will go to Wilkesboro on a business trip. , Mr. George Houk and daughter, Miss Ruth Houk, Mr. and Mrs. Grov er Houk, of Bishopyille, S. C, Mr. H. B. Houk and daughter, Miss Eth el Houk, of Topeka, Kahl,' and Mr. and Mrs. Berts and Mr. Tom Houk, of Caldwell, spent Monday with their uncle, Mr. W. A. Hood and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Rhodes spent Sunday at Morganton visiting Mr and Mrs. Frank Stroup.5 . ,! Mr. and Mrs. James Kincaid, Mrs. Edgar Puett, Mrs. Hardie Snderth and Mr. Joseph Duckworth left last week .to visit relatives iVand friends at Newland. Mr. Robert Smith.' Jr., 'of Catawba Valley, spent Saturday nigl n,-s Uncle. Mr. R. M. Smith., night with Mr Mrs. Sam. Byrd. of Glen Alpme were Sunday visitors of Mr. ,an Mrs c a Hensley: : ; r , , ; Misses -Birdie - and Essie Johnson and Annie Laura Cassels. .visited .-Mrs. Nora Miller last Sunday. . : Miss Ruth Hood was a guest of her friend. Miss Lexie . Duckworth, Saturday night. Miss Agnes Powell and Mr. Mar shall Cline, Miss Sophia Powell and Mr. Hobart Logan, of the State Hos pital, visited at the home - of Mr. Vance Powell Sunday. A crowd from Caldwell was here for the ball game Saturday afternoon between Chesterfield and Johns river, among them being Miss Ruth Boyd of Lenoir and the Misses Corpening of Gamewell. The score was 8 to 7 in favor of Chesterfield. - - Mr. Sam Branch, of Gastonia, is spending a few days at his home here. Miss Augusta Smith, who is teach ing near Icard, spent the week-end at her home here. Mr. Finley Rader, Master Ine and Virgil Rader and Miss Minnie Rader, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Will Crouch, in Quaker Meadows, have returned home. Miss Elvie Harris and Miss Helen Hogan, of Morganton, were guests for the week-end of Miss Ruby Baird. Miss Louise Hood and Mr. Eugene Wagner spent Sunday af terhoon with the Misses Morrow. ' ' - -. Mr. R. W. Sudderth made a busi--(Continued on second page) . COL. BOWERS' TALE JOF HIDDEN TREASURE Aged Man Who Once Held Forth Here is Spinning -Yarns in Washington. Burke county folks will be more or less interested in a story sent, from Washington by Theodore Tiller, cor respondent of the Greensboro -News, which unfolds a regular ; "Captain Kidd" tale with Col. Chas. M., Bower as principal. It will be remembered that Col. Bower operated ; ...in V this county some fifteen or twenty years ago and due to his activities many a Burke farmer dreamed of gold mines and fabulous wealth when the "rich vein" on his "place" should be de veloped. The colonel's, fees for "dis covering" the veins differed - accord ing to what he judged" to be the "owner's" ability " to : pay. ' Numbers of them are sadder but wiser to the tune of amounts ranging from i ten dollars to several hundred. vv -Mr. Tiller's story follows: j ' .... -. A story of South Sea pirates; hid den treasure and a ship that probab ly never will sail on the questo f or buried ; gold is unfolded here V tway with the arrest of an octogenarian who gives his address as Statesville, N. C. The aged Tar Heel is 'in l A po lice station awaiting arraignment in the police court on a charge jl false pretenses, but he sticks to his thrill ing story of the hidden treasure and has little patience with the Washing tonians who invested in his V enter prise and now seem to have an idea that they have been buncoed. .;i Rnth of the Washington natters this afternoon devote considerable space to 'the modern, story of the hidden gold as told to "the.police by Charles M. Bower, 81 years old, and of rath er distinguished appearance. Two Washington bankers are said to have (Continued on fifth page.) ; (Continued on "fourth page);
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