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... . . - TUT rPaper Published in Burke County MSlantoH Jd Consolidated November 29, 190! Subscription Price $1.50 per Year in Advance MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 20, 1919 NO. 23 hTPR0MISES MAY A , orvovflpH As Hav- 1 trur.ienv is i"1" - ftTsiwe Than Even Chance r0r ijiie V VVr 7 Calls r or .r ino.1 -vrfcw r m-von-lse moves to rescue the tl-vtv from a threatened dead- i mat10 suc" Prosiesa j-wccj, f friends declared that it .had Aonfo -fnr nfp. jcie l- an even i-""- - as -;t , had taken definite ror niffht. the comprom- ?Tinpro-rain "called rf or a final vote fv v d pointed toward acceptance v,p reservations 01 luc ix6u fifs committee without the- re-fcipr-t that they must be assent I'i; ofnrmatively by the other pow- to compromise was open- j of I u o-vnnri of mild reservation Lublicans, who served notice on the ipSoIcan and Democratic leaders to thev would not put up the bars welv'to modification of the com ?' reservations, but would stand P'UlIlsu au nsrliamentary program. - With this nnai annouiicemcm, ui ieir deciding strength would be in vp closing stages of the featv contest, the mild reservation It, tired to the background. The iVultWwas that Republican Leader r0dce and Democratic Leader Hitch faced each other and laid all W cards on tne xaDie. iThe conference between the lead- peculiarly maependent. But the pub ! v i,f final derision as to"l he has a paramount interest. s Uiuugm. " - . . ation, but it ma aeverup an agiec- trt that the Democrats would have Ie opportunity for which they have Wtt to secure, a showdown vote on Ie ouestion of unreserved ratifica- tn This vote, Mr. Lodge said, iouM be permitted before the roll til on the committee resolution. it . . , i.i i i mti I nother result of tne comerence las submission to Mr. Lodge of a froup of proposed compromise res- frvations with a view to making tough modification in the committee rosrram already approved by the sen- tie majority to enable the Democrats o support the committee resolution, lf ratification. On this point Senat- I , .i.i. - x. r LOQe was saiu XO De msistenL, as -lmpurtaiict; win . ue uiscusseu aim e desired all compromise efforts to in letters mailed this week Mr. Sig e made before the vote came on the mon urges ? all the teachers . to be ommittee measure. " Aleantime in the senate two more eservations were added to the 13-al- parlv adonted: The. mild reserva- lionists supported them as the final ualifications which they wouia neip fo write into the treaty, but the sen- itfl p-xtPTided its session far into -the I tvening, voting down numerous other proposals m an effort to clear the way before adjournment for work bsterday on the ratification resolu- ioii itself. The two reservations adopted re- ated to the labor provisions in part 3 of the treaty, and to voting equal- ty in the league of nations. The text of the Lenroot reserva- ion follows: . "The United States assumes no ob- ieration to be bound by any election, decision, report or finding of the American intervention, came to light, council or assembly in which any Thursday, when the State depart Jnember of the league and ' is self- meilt let it be known that the gov- Kovernmg dominions, colonies or tiarts of empire, in the aggregate have cast more than one vote, and as- umes no obligation to be oouna Dy States embassy in Brussels has pro ny decision, report or finding of the Upsteri.' under instruction, that shin- puncil or assembly arising out, of ;any dispute between the United .States and any member of the league f such member, or any governing do- r -yjijLij, i Tart of empire united with it polit- ically has voted." , CONTEST FOR NOMINATION BEING ACTIVELY WAGED Congressional Candidates Busy, and Interest Stronger Hoey and McCall Here Yesterday Interest in the Democratic pri mary, which will b hpld next Mon day for the selection of a candidate ed rifles, millions of rounds of ammu to make the race in the congressional nition an3 a large number of machine election to be held December 16th to choose a siicpessmr from the Ninth dstrict to Judge E. Y. Webb, is get- dondo, former ambassador to the ting warm. Since the elimination United States and President Carran convention in Charlotte last Saturday, za's nephew. m which Mr. Johnson D. McCall, of the Charlotte bar, was chosen as Mecklenburg's candidate, there are nly two Democratic candidates in the race Mr. MrCall and Mr- Clvde R. Hoey, of Shelby. YesterHav hoth Mr TTopv and Mr. McCall were in Morganton, the lat- ter accompanied by Mayor Frank R. McNinch, of Charlotte. vVnile the contest next Monday promises to be sharply contested, a survey of the local situation would indicate that Mr. Hoey, who is better KnoWTI nnrl Viae montr -ff art A c Viorp is very rrnnnr.iv i in . The News-Herald was favored last Friday with a call from our good "lend, Mr. Jackie Miller, of Route Mr. Miller is getting up in years Dut his mind is as active as that of a young man and his interest in cur rent events as keen as ever. He was accompanied by his neighbor, Mr. W. d- Aiullt There wag a gathering of friends JJ-Q relatives Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hawkins, Route in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jirn Hawkins, of Toppenish, Wash., who are nere on a visit of several months. PEOPLE NOT TO BE DENIED COAL TO USE Garfield Demands That Speedy Action Be, Taken in the Coal Mine Tie - Up. Speaking with the authority of President Wilson's cabinet, Fuel Ad ministrator Garfield told representa tives of the bituminous coal operat ors and miners in Washington yes terday that "the people of the Uni ted States need, mut have and will have coal, and as long as the gov ernment stands they will not be pre vented from getting it by anything the operators or miners may do." "I represent the people of the Uni ted States in a different sense from the secretary of labor," Dr. Garfield said. "It is part of Mr. Wilson's function to effect conciliation. It is my sole function to exercise those ! powers conferred on the fuel adminis j trator to see that an adequate supply coal is furnished the .people of the umieu states, ana to see mat m times of stress, such as we are still unhappily in the midst of, the prices asked and received for coal are not excessive. "The people of the United States are willing to pay sufficient to main tain American standards, but the question is, what are American stan dards? The people want the operat ors to have a just return, but what is a just return? ' "We all realize now that in the great coal industry the public is an 1 TW n i-i 4- r 1.4-" Visi r- n i ,1 A 4- Aift i time the operators and mine workers, like farmers considered themselves Tn, vi1 -F TT;J C4-r.4-c, "rv T xr ii j 1 Pce for coal. We are all agreed to that, but the question now is, 'What is an excessive price?' Nor will the public agree to go without this com- modity. - . The people of the United States need, must have and will have coal, nnr crniBonT rr nav an ovcoooivo wu wcj nm ue lucveuwu uji our thing the operators, and miners may ao, . unless tne government is aissoiv- ed into a chaotic condition." 4TT0, TXTin airrTTDnAV ivnivo iur-r-nnu xuiviiAi -' County Superintendent T. L. Sig- mon has called a meeting of the coun- ty teachers here Saturday. Matters - i. :n i j: i J present. :-. It is probable that Mr. K. t. iieas- ley, State Superintendent of . Public Welfare, will behere that day' ahd if so will make a short talk to the teach- ers ana any oiners wno are in terested m welfare work. . 1 . . MEXICO' IS PLACING ORDERS FOR ARMS Large Orders Placed With Bel gium and Spain Govern ment Trying to Prevent. An Associated Press dspatch frm Washington states that large orders for arms and ammunition, placed by Mexico in . Belgium and Spain, in nrenaration for the Dossibilitv of eminent had taken steps to prevent their shipment. The charge d'affairs of the United ment of the munitions would be in violation of the international arms rnnvpntion. As Snain is not nartv to the agreement which was designed to aiu in K.t;t;piiig txie peace ui tne w ui iu HnrW the after-the-war transition neriod no such direct action is proba- Vila of TVfa fl-rirl The order in Belgium was placed with the Fabrique National Arms at L.iege, probably unaer tne airection of Candido Aguilar, Mexican minister of foreign affairs and President Car- ranza's son-in-law, who went to Eu rope recently after stoppng here and placing a wreath on George Washing ton's tomb at Mount Vernon. The orders in Spain, which includ guns, were negotiated tnrougn tne Mexican minister there. Eleseo Arre- The United States has been deny- ing shipments of arms and ammuni- tion into Mexico for many months for the reason that they generally fell into the hands of bandits and often were used against Americans. Soon after the end of the war the Mexican government asked for the release of munitions bought in this country in 1917, but it was refused. Such information as has now come into the hands of the goy- ernment shows that Mexico7 already was turning to European manu- faeturers for her supply and has since Dlaced. enormous orders. There will be a Thanksgiving ser vice at Oak Hill church November 27, at 11 a. m. An offering will be taken for the children's home. On the 29th and 30th, the first quarterly meeting for Table Kock circuit will be held at Oak Hill church. This seems to have been a most favorable year for sweet potatoes Mr. 'C. A. Harbison brought us two white yams last week, one weighing 8 pounds and the other 6. Town Manager Will Patton was displaying one of his raising, of the Nancy Hal variety, that weighed 4 pounds. j ; . . - NEGLEfTFD ORPHANS 'EN I WUZ H5 ( ft aJ7 I I I v y r . 1 THE RAILROAD BILL IS , THROUGH THE HOUSE Measure Passes Providing That Railroads 60 Back to Private Ownership. The railroad bill providing for pri vate ownership and operation of rail carriers under broad Federal super vision has passed the House, 203 to 159. The measure, says a Washing ton dispatch, goes to the Senate, but it will not be taken up there until the regular session in December. A majority of the Democratic members opposed the bill after their failure to eliminate the provision for government guarantee of revenues of the carriers, for the first six months of renewed private , operation. MRSi W.'M. BAGBY DEAD f Friends here have 'been pained to learn of the death of " Mrs. W. M. Bagby, which occurred Friday morning the. 14th at the home" of her daughter, Mrs. W. - H. . Swift, in Greensboro. '' Mrs. Bagby, who had been visiting in the Swift home for a period of three weeks, became ill during Thurs day night. Medical aid was summort- ed, but she was unable to withstand the attack, which was attributed to heart trouble, and passed away early Friday morning. She was 66 years old. The remains were taken to Monte zuma, where the funeral was. held Sunday the 15th. The Bagby family once lived m Morganton, Mr. Bagby being pastor of the Methodist church here. For several years they have been living at Montezumaf Mrs. Bagby is remem bered as a quiet, renned woman, de voted to her family and church. Much sympathy is felt for the be reaved family. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS R. A. Clark and wife to John I. Clark, 20 acres in Morganton town ship. W. P. Corpening, W. A. Kincaid, M. M. Bost, commissioners for the es tate of W. C. Henderson, to Zalia Henderson, Frances Amelia Hender son, Mrs. Willie C. McDowell, Law son Pinkney Henderson, James Au gustus Henderson, Hannie Glenn Ed monson, Charles C. Henderson and Martha Robinson Michaux, the Hen derson plantation on Upper creek. C. . C. Moore to Mrs. Emma Berry and children, 10 acres near Ruther ford College. G, W. Henry and wife toMrs. Em ma Berry and children, house and lot at Rutherford College. James A. Harper to Mrs. Emma Berry and children, 6 acres at Ruth erford College. B. F. Davis to United States of America, 46 acres in Upper Creek township. G. F. Brittain to D. A. Johnson, 10 acres in Morganton township. ,Joel Clark to John Ivey Clark, 40 acres in Morganton township. f '"Dr. 'John McCampbell to Jefferson Nelson and sister, Margaret A. Nel son, house and lot in Morganton. J. H. Coffey to W. E. Hauss,' 4 acres-at Rutherford College. Peter Piccus to Stephen C. Guigou, house" and lot at Valdese. J. H. Mullis and wife to Everett Clontz, lot in Morganton. A. C. Avery and wife to Realty Loan & Guaranty Co., 15 acres in Morganton township. Mrs. Ella Abeel to trustees of Abee's chapel, lot on which the church stands. . A. L. Brittain tat M. D. Brittain, 13 acres in Morganton township. Jamie Perrou to Peter E. Mounett, lot at Valdese. , Arthur Crump to S. D. Franklin, 14 acres in Jonas Ridge township. Buy more War Savings Stamps. : ' i ... DEATH AT DREXEL OF MRS JACOB ABEE Mrs. Jacob Abee died Sunday night at her home in Drexel after an ill ness of several months. About two months ago she underwent an opera tion and had never been able to re- gain her strensrth. The funeral was held Tuesday af- I m- - - " ternoon at Enon, conducted by Rev. W. Li. Uarrs. Mrs. Abee, whowas 60-odd years of age, is survived by her .husband and the following children, Messrs. Tom,. John, Wade and Ernest Abee, of Drexel; Dan Abee. of Winston-Salem; Mrs. John Gross and Miss Rosa Abee, of Drexel, and Mrs. J. C.: Laughridge, of Mount Airy. Mr. and Mrs. Laughridge arrived Monday night from Mount Airy to attend the funeral. Mrs. Abee was a. good woman de voted to 'her: church and family, to whom her passing is a sore bereave ment. LOUISIANA SUGAR MEN FIX PRICE AT 17 CENTS A dispatch from New Orleans says that the price for this season's yel low clarified sugar was fixed at 17 cents a pound at a meeting there last week of Louisiana planters, the price subiect to t.ViP nnnrnvnl vF Afnmow General Palmer. An additional cent a pound for choice plantation eranu lated was set and the scale of prices arranged. . The sugar shortage which has been acute since the strike of the long shoremen is beginning to break. The release of 500 tons, or 1,000,000 pounds of the British royal commis sion's huge supply held up in storage there because of the strike, has be gun. Already one refinery had begun the distribution of 500 barrels a day for a period of five days, the2,500 barrels being taken as a loan placed later. A shipment of 5,627 bags of sugar from Honduras reached there on the steamship Tegucigalpa, and,, accord ing to steamship agents, will be un loaded. The first large shipment of Louisiana sugar arrived from Plau quemine. It consisted of 250 barrels and will be unloaded, it was an nounced. CHINA PROHIBITS CIGARETTES The following circular has been telegraphed all over China according to instructions by the Ministry of the. Interior: "It has been noticed that almost everybody in the country has in dulged in the use of cigars or cigar ettes, which will become a worse curse to the nation than opium in former days, unless some restrictions are Nimposed. Tt is hp.rp.nv AepAeA I that before taking up any measure for the total prohibition of its use, the following restrictions shall be imposed: 1. No boy or girl under 18 years of age shall be allowed to smoke cigars or cigarettes. 2. Any military or naval man using it shall be punished. 3. The use of cigars and cigarettes in all government schools and colleges shal be stricty prohib ited." DR. McCAMPBELL SELLS HOME Dr. and Mrs. John McCampbell have sold their pretty home on King street to Mr. Jeff L. Nelson, of Ashe ville. Mr. Nelson, who is a Masonic lecturer, has spent some time recent ly in Morganton and was so impress ed with the town that he decided to locate here permanently. His sister, Miss Margaret Nelson, lives with him. They expect to move to Mor ganton next week. BEARS ON SHORTOFF. Mr. J. P. Parks, of Fonta Flora, is spending the week with relatives here. Mr. Parks reports that last week his W r aft T T-fc 1 . 11 1 son, Mr. J. j. rarKs, Kinea a Dig bear on Shortoff mountain. It is said that the hunters at one time on 1 the- trip .herded four bears. LOCAL BRIEFS IN AND AROUND TOWN Short Items of Local and Per sonal Interest Gathered During the Week. The ladies of the Methodist church will have a" fancy work sale and, oys ter and salad supper in the ladies' parlor of the church on December 4th. Mr. L. S. Spurlmg, who teaches at the North Carolina School for the Deaf, was called to Shelby Tuesday on account of the illriess of his fath er. . - Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Craven of Greensboro a daughter, Mary Rob inson. Mrs. Craven was formerly Miss Henry Peeler, of Rutherford College. Mr. Ernest Walker, who recently underwent at Grace Hospital an op eration for appendicitis, has been able to return to his home and to get out on the street. Mr. J. Homer Oulla, representing the. Miller Saw-Trimmer Co., Pitts burgh, Pa., is here for several days to erect a feeder on one of the job presses of The News-Herald. Mr. Billy Walton spent several days last week in Asheville, where he had an operation to relieve an eye trouble. He was accompanied by his mother, Mrs. W. E. Walton. Pastors of all churches and super intendents of all Sunday schools are j requested to direct attention to the Thanksgiving offering at their ser vices on Sunday, November 23rd. Mrs. I. R. Keller, of Route 1, has a fine second crop of Irish potatoes, grown since July. She brought sev eral specimen to The News-Herald the other day that were as fine pota- J toes as we have ever seen." Members 01 uurKemont council, No. 44. Jr. O. U. A. M., will attend a special Thanksgiving 'service at the Presbyterian church November 30th at 7:30 p. m. All members are re quested to meet at the hall at 7 o'clock. Rev.. E. deF. Heald, formerly Episcopal rector m Hickory, has sold "is home m tnat place ana it is un- 1 I 1 1 1 1 TIM- XT 1-1 Jl ' 1- - derstood that Mr. Heald and his mother will come to Morganton for several months, before making defi nite plans. They -will stay with Mrs. M. A. Gordon. Rev. James L. Shinn, who for ten or twelve years in the 80's and 90's preached at almost every Baptist church in the Catawba River associ ation, and who is now located at Mad ison, will preach at Mt. Home church, four miles south of Morganton, -on November 30th at 11 o'clock and at East Morganton at1 7 o'clock that nights Everybody is invited. to these services.. CLOITURE RULE IS ADOPTED BY SENATE For the First Time in the His tory of Congress This Acition is Adopted. : Republicans and Democrats joined Saturday to shut off debate on the peace treaty and put it into effect. For the first time in the history of the American congress a cloture rule was adopted in the senate that probr ably will bring action early next week Republican and Democratic leaders voted together for the cloture which means that until the treaty vote is reached, no senator may speak more j than one hour m all on the peace treaty. The vote adopting 'the cloture was 78 to 16. The action invoking cloture for the first time . in the senate's his tory resulted in an immediate speed ing up of the reservation program, the net reservaton on the commit tee list being adopted with on min ute and without roll call. It related to mandates. The text of the reservation follows: No mandate shall be accepted by the Unted States under x article 22, part one, or under any probusion of the treaty of peace with Germany, exfcept by action of the congress of the United States." In taking: up the committee res ervation relative to control over do mestic problems, the senate adopted it by a large vote. EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES Last Thursday a nation-wide cam paign conference was held at the Church of the Ascension, Hickory, and a large delegation from Grace church attended. The conference was con ducted by the Rev. W. G. Clark, rec tor of Trinity church, Asheville, and was most inspiring throughout. Bishop Horner has requested that a similar conference be held in Mor ganton so as to give an opportunity for all the Episcopal congregations in Burke county to be present. This has been arranged for Tuesday next, November 25th, which will be observ ed as a Big Church Rally day. The bishop and the Rev. Mr. Clark and Mr. Havwood Parker and other good I speakers will be there. It is hoped particularly that an tne people irom Saint George's and Saint Paul's and Saint Mary's and The Cross Mission will come in. To make this conven ient the meetings have been arranged for 11 o'clock' a. m. and 2:30 p. m. The ladies of Grace church congrega tion will serve to all comers a com plimentary lunch in the Walton House at. 1 o'clock. Everybody will be heartily welcomed. Help by being present. Don't forget the date, next Tuesday at 11 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. Make an effort to put nrst imngs first and come and nave a gooa cnurcn day. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER BURKE Items of 'Interest Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News- Herald Correspondents VALDESE Dr. J. M. Clark, of Statesvlle, held revival services in the Waldensian Presbyterian church from Monday to Friday night. He met the young peo ple on Saturday afternoon and organ ized a Christian Endeavor society, i The church has been greatly benefit ted by the services and all hope he will return often. Dr. J. M. Clark was a visitor at Rutherford - College on Friday the 14th, where he spoke to the students. Rev. John Pons has announced a new departure in the evening ser vices. Beginning with Sunday, the 1 13th, the evening services will be neid in Lnglish on the first and third Sundays of each month. The church services are held at 7:30. The Chris tian Endeavor services at 6:30. Vis-, itors are welcomed at both services. The band boys are showing unusu al interest in the work. The boys speak very highly of Mr. Queen, their leader, and wish they could all play s well as he. machinery to heir already well equip ped plant. The students of Rutherford Col lege have shown a very loyal spirit in digging the holes for the electric line that is to be built from Valdese to the college for the purpose of ob taining lights and power. The col lege needs the line. This will be a fgood addition to the college plant. moving picture establishment. They have good shows Wednesdays and Saturdays. Mr. and Mrs.,. Albert Garrou are moving to Valdese. Their friends are -delighted to see them make their home here. Mr. Garrou is secretary and treasurer of the Waldensian Ho siery Mills. Miss Esther Tron, of White Pine, Tenn., formerly of Valdese, spent the week in Valdese. She came especial ly to help with the music in connec tion with the meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Garrou and family made a quick trip to Glen Al pine Monday on business. ( Contracts for ten more houses have been let. This means prosper ity for Valdese. -Misses Ila and Lena Oxentine, of Asheville, were' visiting their f riends and relatives this week, the Pons family. , The Lovelady township road crew are working on the McGalliard bridge and road east of the creek. The faculty of the Valdese school have organized a literary society in their school with the following of ficers: , President, Miss E. Ramsey; vice president, Miss Winnie Simpson; treasurer, Mrs. Hennessee: general director, Prof. Lefever. The meet ings are held on Friday afternoon. The exercises consist of debates, reci tations, songs, etc. The first subject debated was, "Resolved, That fire has been more destructive thar water. The student judges gave the decision to the negative. The school enroll ment for the week was 187. CONNELLY SPRINGS. The public school at Connelly Springs opened Monday morning. Miss Era Cline, of Catawba county, is teaching. Rev. A. W. Setzer of Maiden, filled his regular appointment at the Bap tist church Sunday morning. He preached an nteresting sermon taken from Epresians. 4th chapter, "Fitness for the Work of the Kingdom." Miss Mamie Hudson, who has been holding a position as telegraph op ( Continued on fourth page) MUST THEY PROCEED MINUS UNITED STATES? Great Britain and France Con sider the Status of jthe League of Nations. - Great Britain and France are con sidering whether they are not com pelled to carry, out the German peace treaty and operate the league of na tions indpendently of the United States, pending the decision of the American gdvernment o'nits course. It is said that the opinion strongly prevails in London that Great Brit ain will not accept any reservations made by the United States Senate which would necessitate the negotia tion of a new treaty, as the British government, it is declared, has every present intention of abiding by the decision of the Paris conference. The belief still exists that the American government will ultimately take its place with the allies. Mean while, there appears to be a possibil ity that Great Britain and the others will proceed without the United States An important meeting of the Odd Fellows will be held tonight at Fra ternity-Hall, beginning at i:6i o'clock. For several weeks people living on West Union street had been disturb ed from time to time by the grue some noises made by some wild ani mal. Some said it sounded like a wild cat, others were sure it was a panther. The mystery was solved the other nighfc-when a crowd of boys '-illed a large owl. '
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