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JjjL. J Vs Jnly Paper Published in Burke County The Burke County News The Morganton Herald Consolidated November 29, 1901 Subscription Price $1.50 per Year in Advance . XXXV. MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 13, 1919 NO. 22 . ( f0L klL STRIKE HAS BEEN CALLED Urr Terence to Negotiate New fontract With Miners for the final adjustment ! The v.t.y U tb 1 ccntroversy Dexween xne ui 1 J---s coal operators and the Uni- crsv oexween tne m- r, -i:,,e v, orkers oi America, wmcn ..i-1.;;, in a strike of 425,000 union ind action by the government the Federal court, now appears in s;".Tht. P Yhib the representatives of the Lin-'s- ho Tuesday agreed to cora fv v,ith the mandate of United jVe District Judge A. B. Ander tcn'W mailed an order rescinding -nike. were discussing the future Eier of the organization., telegrams LVc' received, from W. B. Wilson, I ,:i?::U-v cf the United States dc IVtnVem of labor, and Thomas T. vg'.vrter. chairman of the operators' live committee, by. John L. Lewis, LtrW president of the miners' invit rr 'the 'miners' representatives into a Conference. I Lewis, on behalf of the mine Workers, accepted the invitation of Secretary Wilson to meet bituminous Operator's of the country in Washing l'on" next Friday morning at- 11 O'clock and replied to Mr. Brewster, kho requested a meeting of the cen tral competitive scale committee with the operators of the district in Wash ington, Monday, November 17, "to Negotiate a contract to be in force Er,on the termination of the contract iow in effect," tha the miners al ready had accepted the invitation of ilv. Wilson. Although the strike has been call d off. court action in the strike case ias not been completed by any Jeans. The miners' attorneys are Preparing their writ of error with a View to appealing the case to the pnited States circuit court of appeals and expect to file their petition for this step within the next two or three cays. j The attorneys stated that they ex pected to carry the case to the high est tribunal of the country if the gov ernment is upheld in all lower courts jn this contention. From the standpoint of the gov ernment the miners themselves are iot absolved from further obedience jo the court's injunction through with drawal of the strike order and unless .the case is dismissed injunction ;writs served on more than 60 of the ,'United Mine Workers' officials are Returnable before December. 2. j Thirty-one officials of the organi sation were served with copies of the temporary restraining order issued October 31, returnable November 20. (About thirty-five others were served Muring a session of the conference jTuesday with copies of the tempo rary restraining order issued last Sat urday. There has been much specu lation as to how the notice of. with drawal of the strike order wrould be received by the miners in the fields. In some quarters it was believed that the men would return almost as a whole on orders from their union heads. However, there were indica tions that in some districts a feeling against obeying the order to resume work existed. Delegates to the con ference who were Questioned on this subject would make no predictions. It was said at the international headquarters of the organization that practically all of the copies of the or der, which call off the nationa-wide bituminous coal strike were in the mails before the time limit set by Judge Anderson, 6 o'clock Tuesday evening. The recall order previously had been submitted to the court, who characterized it as a "good faith ef fort" to comply with the court's man date. This was after the general committee of the miners, composed of international officers, district, presi dents and members of the executive board and scale committee, had been in session approximately 18 hours and at 4:10 Tuesday morning decided to comply with the mandate of the court. Patriotic devotion to the gov ernment and American ideals and institutions caused the United Mine Workers of America to comply with the order of the United States court to withdraw the strike or der, according to a statement made by Ellis Searles, editor of the United Mine Workers' Journal. GETS MEDAL FOR DIS TINGUISHED CONDUCT Burke Boy, Master Engineer Al bert Lee Rust, Honored With British Decoration In addition to his citation for bravery in the American army Mas ter Engineer Albert Lee Rust, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Rust, of Calvin, recently received from General Raw nson, commander of the Fourth British army, notification of his dec oration with the Distinguished Con duct Medal. The order of citation is dated March 6, 1919, from General dwunson's headquarters. In the ni ty or more names on the list it is not ?d that six are Americans. The honor is a coveted one. Burke county should proud of the fact that it has been, stowed upon one of her sons. GET-TOGETHER MEETING AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH AH members of the First Baptist Church and congregation are invited a "Get-together Meeting" Friday evening ,beginning at 7:30 o'clock. dered0rt musca PSrain will be ren- ANNIVERSARY MESSAGES FROM PRES. AND PERSHING Both Address Statements to then American People on First An niversary Signing Armistice President Wilson and General Pershing Monday issued statements to the American people on the occa sion of the first anniversary of the signing of the armistice. .The President said to Americans the reflections of Armistice Day would be filled with solemn pride in the he roism of those who died in the coun try's service and with gratitude for the victory both because of "the thing, from which it has freed us, and because of the opportunity it has giv en America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations." Tie exercise by the American peo ple of practical patriotism during the war, Geneial Pershing said, was an a vowal oi their firm adherence to the principles of free government that will continue to have great influence upon the progressive thought throughout the world. , Wilson's Greeting to Countrymen. President .Wrilson's message fol lows : To My Fellow-countrymen: A year ago today our enemies laid down their arms in accordance with an armistice which rendered them im potent to renew hostilities, ,and gave to the world an assured opportunity to reconstruct its shattered order and to work out in peace a new and juster set of international relations. The soldiers and people of the European Allies had fought and endured for more than four years to uphold the barrier of civilization against the ag gression of armed force. We our selves had been in the conflict some thing more than a year and a half. With splendid forgetfulness of mere personal concerns we remodeled our industries, concentrated our financial resources, increased our agricultural output, and assembled a great army, so that at the last our power was a decisive factor in the victory. We were able to bringthe vast resources, material and moratof a great and free people to the assistance of our associates in Europe who had suffer ed and sacrificed without limit in the cause for -which we fought. Out of this victory there arose new possibilities of political freedom and economic concert. The war showed us the strength of great nations act ing together for high purposes, and the victory of arms foretells the en during conquests which can be made in peace when nations act justly and in furtherance of the common inter ests of men. To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the hero ism of those who died in the coun ( Continued on sixth page) SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. A. M. KISTLER 111 Less Than Hour, Beloved Lady and Wife of Promi nent Citizen Passed Away At Her Home Here. Seldom has the community been so shocked as when the news spread quickly around last Thursday night that Mrs. A. M. Kistler, wife of one of the town's most prominent citi zens, had passed away suddenly at her home here. Although since her illness last winter it was known that she was not as strong as formerly, she was apparently in her usual health that day and just before her death had been out in her car. Short ly after seven o'clock she and Miss Mamie Collett had driven to the home of a mutual friend, Miss May Mills. Before leaving the Collett home she became ill and before reach ing her own home she was breathing with difficulty. However she walked without assistance to her room, hut within 15 minutes, before a doctor could reach her, she had died. Mr. Kistler, who was m Asheville, was summoned by telephone, and return ed home as hurriedly as possible by automobile. Her elder son. Mr. Charles Kistler, a student at the State University, reached home ear ly the next morning. When the end came none of her immediate family were " with her, her other son, Master Fred Kistler, being in school at Bethlehem; Pa. Accompanied by Mr, Kistler, Mr. W. C. Ervin and Mr. .Charles Kist ler, the body left on No.. 16 the next afternoon for Bethlehem, Mrs. Kist ler's old home and the home of her only sister, Mrs. F, W. Detterer. There she was buried by the side of her mother at sunset Saturday even ing. A short service was held at the home Friday afternoon just before train time. Mrs. Kistler was the daughter of a Moravian minister and was a most devout church member. In the ab sence of a Moravian church here the familv has been identified with the Presbyterian church, its loyai sup porters and attendants. In her death tho rhnrch has lost a faithful and . . -. . i i consecrated member. The Kistler home was ideal in its relationships and noted for its hospi tality and the graciousness of its mistress. Her kindly interest in children brought many of them there for happy play hours, particularly children from the School for the Deaf, deprived of the influences of their own homes. The family have the deep sympathy . ... j ji vi- OI tne community in meir irreparaoic loss.v THE NEXT PRESIDENT? LOCAL BRIEFS IN AND AROUND TOWN Short Items of Local and Per sonal Interest Gathered During the Week. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Austin have moved to Black Mountain to make their home. Mr. and Mr. Charlie Bristol and children will leave for McKinney, Tex., today, where they will make their home. Next Sunday there will be evening service at Saint Stephen's (colored) church at 4 p. m. All the 'members are urged to be present. The rector and a considerable num ber of the members of Grace church are in Hickory today attending a con ference on the nation-wide campaign. Last Thursday Pitts & Giles closed a deal with Mr. J. L. Anderson where by they became owners of tho build ing occupjed by Lane & C. on Sterl ing street. Mr. W. A. Speasrle is building a pretty new home, constructed of con crete blocks, on the Asheville road in the suburb which has been named "Brookside." The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church met Monday after noon in the church parlors, with Mesdames J. H. Wilson and G. C. Denton hostesses. The graded school received about $30 of the proceeds of an entertain ment Saturday night by a troupe of Hawaiian singers arid dancers. Those who attended spoke in high terms of the entertainment. Quarterly meeting will be held Sat urday, November loth, at balem church. There will be 'preaching at 11 o'clock by Presiding Elder Parker Holmes. Dinner will be served on the errounds and in the afternoon quar- terly conierence win De neia. The board of stewards of the Meth odist church will be installed at the morning service next Sunday. The board this year includes tour wo men Mesdames J. M. Mull, M. B. Kibler, A. A. Connelly and M. B. Goodwin. Rev. J. A. Fry newly appointed pastor of the Morganton circuit has moved his family from Nebo his for mer charere to Morganton and they are now domiciled at the Morganton circuit parsonage. Rev. N. M. Mod lin and family have moved to Denton. Mr. P. F. Newton brought a bunch of peach blooms to The News-Herald office the other day. In some of the buds new peaches had been formed. He also had a cluster ot ripe straw berries from his ever-bearing vines. Several of the peach trees at Grace Hospital were in bloom last week. It is said that the trees which have bloomed this fall will not bear next year. ROLL CALL TIME EXTENDED In order to give everybody who has not already joined the Red Cross an opportunity to do so Chairman John H. Pearson has extended the period of the Roll Call through this week., Burke county's quota has not- yet' been reached. If you have not yet done your duty, you still have a change. NSUGAR FAMINE The scarcity of sugar in Morgan ton has about reached the famine stage. Here, as elsewhere, it seems that there is little hope that the situ ation will be materially relieved any time soon. , ' ALDERMAN MILLNER RESIGNS FROM BOARD Mr. C. L. Davis Appointed to Fill Vacancy Caused By Mr. Millner's Resignation At the last regular meeting of the board , of town aldermen Mr. H. L. Millner, who , last spring began his second term as a member of the board .tendered his resignation to take effect immediately and at the same meeting- Mr. C. L. Davis was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Millner's resignation. In the following: letter, addressed 'to Mayor Bristol Mr. Miller gave his reason for resigning: I herewith tender my resignation as alderman from Ward No. 4 to take effect immediately. Certain dis satisfied persons having raised the question of my legal right to serve on the board while being interested in the contract under which the town of Morganton is served with -electric power and light, I consider it con trary to the principles of good gov ernment to attempt to maintain my self in a position which might be construed as a false one. Until recently I was advised and believed that as the light and power contract was executed a year or more before my election to the board, it would in itself offer no bar to my serving, but it would appear that the matter is at least open to serious question. I regret leaving the town govern ment before the expiration of the time for which . I was elected, and wish to thank you, Mr. Mayor, the Board of Aldermen, as well as each member of the town administration for the unfailing courtesy and co-operation I have received during my term of service. MR. RECTOR DIED AT DREXEL Mr. J. L. Rector died at his home near Drexel Saturday, November 8. He was a member of Enon Baptist church and the leader of the Enon choir. He was a member of the Jun ior Order at Valdese and took much interest in the order. Burial was made at Enon church Sunday at 2 p. m., the services con ducted by Rev. F. A. Bower with the Junior Order taking part. Mr. Rector was recognized as one of the leading young men of his sec tion and will be greatly missed in the. communty and in his church. ASHEVILLE WHOLESALE GROCERY WIPED OUT Fire believed to have been caused by crossed wires on the second floor Monday afternoon completely gutted the Asheville Wholesale Grocery Co., in the depot section. The loss is esti mated at about 100,000, partially covered by insurance. H. C. Johnson, the owner, is in California, having just arrived there to visit a sick daughter. The stock of goods is es timated at $80,000 by a member, of the firm and the building owned by the company is valued at $20,000. CROSSING SIGNAL AT DEPOT A lone felt need at the Southern station has been supplied this week in the form of a warning bell at the crossiner. This crossing: is very dan gerous a steep approach from the south side makine it almarmingly so. The bell that has been installed works automatically beginning to ring whenever a train comes on the rails at a certain distance in either direc tion, ;. WASHINGTON CELEBRATES THE FIRST YEAR OF PEACE Prince of Wales) Arrives, Presi dent Wilson Gets Up and Coal Strike is Ended. Two events of national importance not on the arranged program the arrival of the Prince of Wales as the guest of the nation and President Wilson leaving his bed for the first time since illness forced him to aban don his speaking tour last month marked the celebration of Armistice day in Washington. A general feeling of relief in Washington over the decision of the soft coal miners to rescind the strike order was another high point in the day set apart to commemorate the ending of hostilities in the war. 1 Rain fell almost continuously dur ing the day, forcing many cf the ar ranged events of celebration to be held inside in departments and bu reaus. The rain, however, could not dampen the ardor of those participat ing in the ceremonies connected with the planting of two memorial Cali fornia redwood trees in LaFayette square, opposite the White House. At the anniversary hour, 11 o'clock in the mornin, the rattle of musketry from the army firing platoon, formal ly announced that the trees were in placed, banked by earth brought from many States for the purpose and with memorial documents to be sheltered for years to come beneath their roots. At night a chorus of community singers gathered on the steps of the treasury across from the White House to serenade Mr. Wilson. The President had planned some days in advance to leave his sick bed that day as in some measure his" own commemoration of the significance of Armistice day and reposing in a wheel chair was able to hear a part of the program arranged by the singers "in his honor. BY AUTO FROM CALIFORNIA. Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins, of Tappenish, Wash., are visiting the former's parents,, Mr, and Mrs. J. P. Hawkins. They were married in August in Oakland, Cal., the home of the bride, Miss Delia Cassey, and started at once by automobile for Morganton. At St. Louis Mrs. Haw kins took the train and arrived here last week, and while awaiting Mr. Hawkins visited his sister, Mrs. A. S. Mull. Mr. Hawkins completed the trip through the country this week. CHANGES IN SCHEDULE Effective last Sunday the schedules of, trains Nos. 12 and 16, both east bound, were changed. No. 12 is now due to arrive at 5 o'clock instead of 3:45 p. m., as formerly, and No. 16 is scheduled at 7:15 p. m., instead of 5:20. PLANS FOR NEW HOTEL ACCEPTED Four-Story Building Will Be Built of Tapestry Brick; Will Contain 53 Bedrooms Extension Provisions The board of directors of the new hotel company met with the build ing committee of the company on Wednesday afternoon of last week to consider the architect's plans for the new building. Architect Asbury, of- Charlotte, was present and went into minute details with the commit tee. With slight revisions his plans were accepted unanimously. The new hotel will face Green street, the frdntage of the buildhig being 120 feet. In front of the building will be a grass plot 50 feet in width and on either side provision is made for grass plots of 20 feet wide. On Union street it will extend back 62 feet with provision made for extension on this street when such becomes necessary. - The, building will be four stories high, in addition to the basement. The first floor will contain the lobby, dining room, kitchens, etc. The oth er three floors will have 53 bedrooms, each with Dath. " The building is to be constructed of dark gray tapestry brick with sandstone trimmings and will cost around $100,000. Every member of the board of di rectors and of the building commit tee was most enthusiastic over the plans, which were accepted without a dissenting vote. Mr. Asbury was in structed to have made a water color perspective of the building. Orders for material will be placed shortly and as soon as the old build ing on the site shall have been torn away excavating will be begun. . The building committee is compos ed of the following gentlemen: Messrs. F. P. Tate, J. A. Dickson, J. H. Giles, H. L. Millner, W. I. Davis. DEATH OF CHILD. Little Ruth York Harbison, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Harbison, died last Friday afternoon at the home of her parents here. The child had had diphtheria but had re covered and was thought to be com pletely out of danger when she be came suddenly ill and died before the doctor could reach her. Funeral and burial services were held Saturday afternoon at Oak Hill, conducted by Rev. C. M. Pickens. RED CROSS CHRISTMAS SEALS. Red Cross Christmas seals will be nn sale acain this vear. Miss Ma rion Miller has been appointed chair man of the committee in charge of selling the seals. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER BURKE Items of Interest Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News Herald Correspondents TABLE ROCK That long looked for frost came last week. It seems from all appear ances that a snow is" soon to follow. Most of the farmers have finished sowing wheat and gathereiog corn. Wood getting is the order of the day. Mr. John Patton is carrying the mail a few days for Mr. Winters. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cox spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Har ris. Mr. Max Ramsour was the guest Sunday of Mrs. S. C. Golloway. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wakefield spent the week-end with their son, Mr. A. C. Wakefield on Linville. Mrs. John Patton was the guest of Miss Lela Williams Monday. Miss Josie Harris returned Satur day to the State Hospital after spend ing several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Tom Kincaid, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Harris. Friends and relatives of little Miss Belva Kincaid are glad to know that she is rapidly recovering from her re cent illness. Her mother, who has been quite sick also, is better. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kincaid and two small children spent Thursday after noon at the home of Mr. W. A. Kin caid. Mrs. Parks McGimsey has been sick but is some better. Mr. J. A. Fleming is also on the sick list: He is suffering from rheu matism. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sa'nders spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Amos Page. Miss Frances McGimsey was the guest bunday of Miss Pansy Kincaid. Misses Hannie Cowan and Pansv Kincaid spent Thursday "night at the home of Mr. Ben Kincaid. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McGimsey and little Miss Anna Sue spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Grace Hood, at Joy. Messrs. Logan Wakefield and Hamp Branch and Miss Ophelia Branch were guests Sunday of Miss Mary Jane Harris and her brother. A corn shucking at Mr. D. A. Wakefield's was much enjoyed ' last Monday afternoon. Friday night there was one at the home of Mr. Tom Whisenant, and '.Friday after noon Mr. Randall Beck also had ' a shucking. Mr. Bee A. Sisk, of Rutherford College, came home Monday. We un derstand that the school there was suspended on account of deficient heating facilities. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McFalls spent the week-end with Mr. Stroup, near Enola. We are in receipt of a letter sign ed "A Morganton Friend" in which we are severely criticized for the man ner in which we have been "writing up the paper," as they -termed it. The fault they mention was a sup posed misuse of "Mr." and "Miss." Evidently the author of the letter has never been introduced to the use of "Messrs." to mean more than one gentleman and "Misses" to refer to more than one lady. GLEN ALPINE. Mrs. Julius Powell, living near here, had for dinner the 7th of this month new bunch beans. Frost came this year on the 6th, the latest I ex pect in several years. Protracted meeting at the Baptist church is still holding over. Consid erable interest is manifested, but as yet no conversions. Rev. J. Elmer Lacy, of Washington City, has been doing most of the preaching assisted by Rev. F. A. Bower and Rev. A. P. Brantley, of the Methodist church. The meeting will continue possibly for a few days. , There will be services at the Pres byterian church next Sunday at 11 o'clock by Rev. John L. Ray, of Kenley, arid at the Methodist church at 7 o'clock p. m. by Rev. Parker Holmes, presiding elder of this cir cuit. Rev. A. P. Brantley, resident min ister of the Methodist church here, (Continued on third page) COX'S STORE HAS BEEN MUCH ENLARGED Floor Space Has Been More Than Doubled Business on Departmental Plan. Last Saturday marked the opening of the addition to Mr. X. H. Cox's new store of Sterling street. The new building adjoins the old stand and the two have been connected, thus forming a large double building that gives this popular store more than twice the floor space formerly occupied. The new section, which is the" former Boger building remodel led and enlarged, is being used as the dry goods and ladies' department. In the other Section are the shoes and men's department. ' Having started several years ago on a small scale the present propor tions to which the Cox store has grown demonstrate in no small way what good management, energy and advertising on a big scale will ac complish. Mr. Cox believes in news paper advertising and attributes his business growth largely to his un stinted use of newspaper space. Cox's store now is a credit to the town. The firm deserves congratula tions on their recent expansion and I on their progressive spirit.
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