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paper Published in Burke County only The .SShSSB Consolidated November 29. 1901 Subscription Price $2.00 per . Year in Advance 1 2 I ! VOL. XXXVII. MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 20TH, 1921 NO. 17 lifLL COUNTVilS ffilETRIPLE TRAGEDY HE'S ON HIS WAY i.ii ... J mi - 117S1-1aM I : AMD AN inf un --.. 4k w - mm .-m w mm m m , JiaDe, A WIFE- AND TftOUgm insane. RJUR, 1 1, V.Qr.Q MVmrlair 1DDI T.a Was UIUUKUV ; a tprrihle tracredv near MWrCh fornoun A " " inland, just across the Burke line n.iArM. Harden Mabe having in iiaiunw., KUieu , ::,i0 MiKa na .ruoi. nf Mr. J. G. Mabe. of a-oq me , , ' .r miiM. 211414. tw UUi fc , T.pnmr erivps thp ft 11CTIHU 11 4.4. V4u v - n - ' following account of the tragedy: 1 pwiin King was shot and fatally and Tom Winkler was shot rT'nWv killed near here this hv Harden Mabe, a promi Sent farmer, who later committed ?:ad off with a 12-gauge shotgun. ' . . 1 MIT a 1 hAtfAn rrv: fnn f KlliiniT OCUUtXCU SCVCU -.;ioa wpst of here on the old Lenoir """- . i n r v i u-i:..,J t tir.'ii tt rt e Morganton roaa. jsiaue i ueiicYcuiu nfym nave Viiarge oi campaign have been. insane, ine nrst snooting Here for Membership in the werv; j . i MR. Wm. GILL AM IS CHAIRMAN ROLL CALL ELECTION BOARD LOST IN MANDAMUS PROCEEDINGS American Red Cross. occurred in the public road where Mabe followed, ana snot ni8 Dnotner Sir on a wagon. The entire -load of The acceptance of the appointment shot entered his back. King's father Roll Call chairman for Morganton was riding with his son at the time of Mh. Wm. Gillam has been an f the tracedy nounced at headquarters of the 0 w.u. AAtroj frnm thA mad nnd Southern division of the American went directly to the home of Winkler Red Cross. Mr. Gillam will immedi j W nV f fitanriinif fin thA uckui ttunvc vyuiiw ui uiKaiu porch After talking with him a few w xvn u.e musi minutes Winkler turned partly around -reaching in the history of Mor- end at this moment MaDe snoi mm in , L.foT,fi- t of the Red Cross make this appoint Mabe then left there going in the UA ""uciiwua iiuuiiiu direction of another neighbor, it is thlf y.ea.f. k-i;. fnv tVia niiTOftso nf ndHino- Activities of the Red Cross are so ..tV. victim frt Vii c fraoroHioe TTio extensively enlarged that a maxi people of the community were' awe Pm membership must be obtained stncKen out many oi mem jomea ine " " f " i, a. j.tt,o mon nffi made on the organization may be v i ' i ii till i.ii i . uiu ,.- rrvm T on ri r voro RimTHfiTi(1 ariH I met. a crowd of men joined them in the 'ine worK oi ine neoiross ior qis co,.n Th Prrhr hvilv Arm- abled veterans of the World war and a .tUrM throntrh thi wnn. Nn members of their families has reach ' - IJaLhaI .1 w MftWM V m MmyAT1 st,o i cen Mh npo ho Inff ho CU auauiuuciy oiaKKCiiiiK muuuiuuuo w,-t,vi hAm. nri if -era ewo,d The numbers of soldiers in hospitals a.j moment that a report of another under ,t?overament care has grown Yictim being added to the death, "0.ra'uuu 111 4U'UU" ;r)if roiv and tne new year is expeciea to see Ttsepms after Mah had disaTinpar- this number increased in even great- ed in the woods following his leaving er proportion 1UC " "u"'cl iu. vuiiic . XTXTTT . T om A rUTTl TT1 A TT to the road, where he traveled near- AIUAU Oiiiiii x-aixv 4 k V W V4t( WW V Tl AIVA W M W J 1 A IT T Mm mmmw mmi . A A V A WPh a Tas found early this evening. He bad blown the entire top of his head Sets Forth Progress in Agricul ture and Industry; Recom mends Commerce Dept. At Lincolnton Hearing Judge Denied Petition For Manda mus Compelling More Tax At a hearing in chambers at Lin colnton court Monday night, Judge Bryson denied the petition of the Burke county board of education for a mandamus to compel the board of county commissioners to levy a county school tax of fifty cents on the hundred dollars. At the same time he stated that if proper author ity was shown him at any time with in ten days for such action, he would reconsider his decision. It will therefore probably be the first of November before the county commissioners can finally fix the tax rate for the current year. . eff, Sheriff Triplett searched his clothing- and found four 12-gauge shells, a six-ounce bottle of carbolic acid arid a pistol carrying: seven loaded car- Formally opened at noon Monday METHODIST CONFERENCE HIGH -POINT THIS WEEK Quite a Number Attending The Conference From Burke County. RAILROAD STRIKE IS SET FOR OCTOBER 30 Unions Plan For Progressive ; Strike; Southern Is in . First Group. LOCAL BRIEFS IN AND AROUND TOWN Short Items of Local and Per sonal Interest Gathered During the Week. . teidees. Until the tragedies of this by Governor Morrison, the North norninj? Mabe was considered one of Carolina State fair has cotten sue the most peaceful and law-abiding cesefully under way in th greatest tens of that, section of the county. and xnogt mtffniricent sewion of the f. W: 1 7? v 60 J" of its existence. a the enforcement of the prohibition TJ, o .oe .caOTTlM nf hf in. lumber of threatening anonvmous ltlal d m the history of the f&ir letters. It is also said that Mabe had witnessed the gracious introduction trouble with King, and Winkler of the chief executive by Mrs. George ver boundary lines between their W. Vanderbilt, president oi the Worth farms. It is believed that worry over Carolina Agricultural society, and fte threatenins letters and the trou- the brilliant oddress of the governor He which arose over the boundary conciSely setting forth the State's Sf? t0 fV, ,n8ne- forward position agriculturally and abe was a married man with a fam- . , . lnuustriaiij. The mistress of Biltmore declared it her ambition that the North Caro lina fair should become among the best in any State of the Union, ex nressiner satisfaction that with the support accorded her during her term as president it was destined to as- . i i ;x; i sume tnat position soon. PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF MOON. A nartial eclipse of the moon, the second this year, was observed here Sunday night. When the moon rose, only a slender crescent, about one tenth of its entire surface, was clear ly visible. The eclipse began at 4:14 ly. King and Winkler were unmar- THREE OTHERS HELD The Western North Carolina Con ference which assembled Wednesday morning at 9 o clock m the Wesley Memorial church, High Point, is com posed of two hundred and ninety-one clerical members and eighty-eight lay delegates. To these three hundred and seventy-nine . names may be added the names of twenty-nine young preachers who are on trial and a very large, -though indefinite, num ber of visitors who invariably attend the annual meeting of the conference. The Advocate says: "This host of militant Methodists, the big majority of whom hail from that part of teh Old North State which lies west of the counties of Caswell, Granville, Montgomery and te Peedee river, will take the Fur niture City a willing captive. The Methodists ordinarily - figure largely in the life of High Point, but next in the life of High Point, but this week that good town will learn, if never before, what complete Metho dist denomination is like. Presbvte rians, Friends, Baptists, and all the rest had as well run up the white flag" Rev. C. M. Pickens, Rev. J. C. ; Gentry, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Clodf el- ter, Mrs. E. McK. Goodwin and Mr. S.M. Asbury are among those from this county attending the conference. FDR LIPPARD MURDER At Conclusion of All-Day Hear ing Saturday Lafone, Sipe and Spencer Bound Over to Court. The . effort to solve the mystery of tte Glenn Lippard murder, which oc curred On last. Nnvomlwu. 9ft inat the Burke county line from Hickory, as reopened in court hero last Sat urday before Justice of the Peace jattle. The State refused to intro duce any evidence, following a re jpest for removal, and Justice R. J. wallyburton was called to the chair. Alter hearing the case to a finish, the hearing lasting until 7:45 that JJRht, the defendants Vernon Lafone, sipe and Cecil Spencer were &OUnd Over until iht TWomtiPr fprm court. Dck Hefner, the star witness for , , ? 1 c - VA 41 4143 CWli 1V.V that Baxter Hildebrand and Lone ces for the murder of Lippard, are innocent men. Youno- Hefner de- "ares that Lafone, Sipe and Spen ;Jr are the ones guiltv of the plan- . - v MLiiLiai iv 1 1 1 1 1 iv in iiiciiu wppard, declaring that Lafone did snooting. All of these boys are ttnder 18 years of age. in.at he and the three defendants took HPpard out toward Rhodhiss be- 5?een 9 and-10 o'clock the night of November 20, and as they stopped .ont while he, Dock, beat him "J the head with a stick from be- nind. Whn ncVofl uof n-r not. Ml -j.,v TV 11V UJt V A w r rl 51? LiPPard was his friend, Dock i l,11 answered in the affirmative. ine tate called Mrs. Bright, wife 01 the T?l-T-L-o o?1 1 A T "Drvrfl - JtlllCl. ClUU 4V. J-J. 4. VJfJ'-1 lormer office of Hickory, who testi ( Continued on seventh page) p. m. MR, 0. B. LACKEY IS HEW TOIMSGER Elected Monday Night to Suc ceed Mr. T. O. Cannon, Re signed; Mr. Lackey is a Native of Morganton. and ended at 7:34. Only the middle and ending of the eclipse were visible here, as the moon, at its fuli stage, rose shortly after tne shadow and began to recede. lhe ending of the eclipse was visible as far west as Denver, Colo., according to the World Almanac. The ,hrst eclinse of the moon this year occur red in the early morning of April 22. This was a total eclipse. v, ' REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Thomas Puett and wife to J. R. Braswell, house and lot in Bobtown. A. C. Avery and others to rranic Miller, lot in Linville Lodge property. J. B. Holloway to Lallie noiioway, 1-6 undivided interest 270 acres in Lower Creek township. R. Williams to P. F. Moses, lot at old fair ground. G. H. Battle, commissioner, to J. L. Anderson, house and lot in Mdrgan-ton. R. J. Hallvburton. commissioner, to Texas Oil Company, lot of land in Morganton. MARRIAGE LICENSES ' Hugh Taylor and George Ann Ka- nipe Clvde Church and Guylan iiart. W. H. Knox and Edith Aiken. J. A. Brinkley and Emma J. Brady. Ernest Barber and Gertrude Berry. BOX SUPPER AT GLEN ALPINE The ladies of the Methodist church of Glen Alpine will give a box sup ner Saturday night. Ice cream and Icake will be sold. At a meeting of the town council on Monday night Mr. O. B. Lackey, of Washington, D. C, was elected town manager to succeed Mr. T. O. Can non, who resigned recently to take a position with the State Highway commission. Mr. Lackey needs no introduction to the people of Morganton, being a native son the eldest son of the late J. A. Lackey. He is an energetic, capable young man of wide experi ence as ivil engineer and a thor oughly practical construction engin eer. For years ne nas Deen in tne employ of the Southern Railway, j rising from an humble position, with the company to one of responsibility. When the flood of 1916 washed away much of the road bed on this division he was entrusted with the work of rebuilding te concrete culverts and bridge foundations, located for a time at Old Fort. - Recently he has had Washington for headquarters, work ing under the directsupervision of (Thipf Fnenneer Gatling. I Mr. Cannon'"? time expires today or rather today is the date on which he has asked that his resignation take effect. It is not known just when Mr. Lackey will arrive to begin on his new duties, but it will probably be around the first of the month. The Associated Press in Sunday's dispatches said that more than half a million railroad men nave Deen or dered to initiate a strike October 30, while other unions, whose member ship brings the. total to about two million, announced officially that they were preparing to follow suit and make the walkout general on the same date. Under this program the ' tie - up would be complete, according to un ion predictions, by November 2. The hour was fixed for 6 a. m., Oc tober 30, except for one Texas line, whose trainmen were authorized to go out October 22. The railroads listed in the first group on which the strike is to be come effective touched 22 of the 48 States with a trackage of 73,000 miles out of the total United States trackage of approximately 200,000. The New England States comprise the group that is virtually untouch ed m the first walkout. The strike orders ' were issued to the "Big Five" brotherhoods, oldest and most powerful of the railway un ions, and they specifically included mail trains m the walkout. Their provisions instructed strikers to keep away from railroad property with a warning that "violence of any nature will not be tolerated by the organizations." The strike was announced follow ing an overwhelming vote, said to be upwards of 90 per cent, favoring a Btrike because of a 12 per cent wage reduction authorized by the United States Railroad Labor board of July 1 and after it was declared by the Association of Railway Executives, in session in Chicago Friday, that a the railroads. It was said that the strike decision was made before the announcement of this further intend ed cut. Printed instructions as to con dust the etrike, issued in Chicago, were dated October 14th. "I far it will be one of the most serious strikes in American trans portation history," said W. G. Lee, president of the Railroad Trainmen, who druing recent weeks, has sent circulars to his men warning them of the critical nature of the steps they contemplated. The country was divided into four I groups, in which the men were auth orized to walk out progressively, one group every 24 hours. :The names of the groups were not made public, but unofficially the identity of reads in the first group to go was learned subject to changes, which union offi cial said would be few. The first group included some of the coun try's greatest rail systems, from coast to coast and from Canada to the Gulf. These were Chicago & North Western, Texas & Pacific, Kansas City Southern, Pennsylvania, Mis souri Pacific, International, Great Northern. Southern Pacific (Atlantic and Pacific lines). Southern Railway, Louisville and ' Nashville, St. Louis South-Western (whether Texas lines included not stated), Chicago, Mil waukee and St Paul (lines east and west). Northern Pacific, Chicago; Rock Island and Pacific, Seaboard Air Line, Erie, Chicago, Great West ern and Virginian Railway. Mr. W. A. Fowler, of Fayetteville, has taken a position with the Stan dar4 Motor Co. Fourteen were baptized in the Ca tawba river by Rev. G. P. Abernethy Sunday afternoon. Mr. J. F. Bowers and hia mother moved Saturday from Bridgewater mto their home on Lenoir street re cently purchased from Mr. Albert Wilson. Miss Mittye Parman, of London, Ky., arrived Sunday to be manager of the Western Union telegraph office in Morganton, succeeding Mr. J. Arthur Beach, resigned. - i,-T'v". The new wing to 1 the old school building is nearing completion.' wIt contains six large, well lighted rooms. The work, under the supervision of Mr. J. M. McGalliard, has been well done.- . v- - A team of Dokeys froni the Mor ganton lodge, possibly forty or fifty, went to Lenoir yesterday for an ini tiation service there last night. Twelve local candidates were put through the initial degree. A copy of "The Nome Nugget,"" from Nome, Alaska has been sent us byJMr. Tolbejrt Scott, a Burke county man who lives in Solomon, Alaska. It is an interesting paper and compares well with weeklies published here. Among the patients at Dr. Long's hospital in Statesville the Statesville papers note, the following in whom Morganton people feel a personal in terest: Mrs. H. F. Elliott, of Ca tawba, and Mr. Frank Kincaid, of Morganton. The following were the members of a camping party that went to Table Rock Saturday: Mrs. L. E. Webb, chaperone; Misses Fannie Whitley, Minnie Butler and Gladys Spencer,- and Messrs. Horace Hally burton and Albert Spencer. Robert . Lentz celebrated his sixth birthday last Wednesday by enter taining a number of his friends at the home of his parents. Wilson McCall very much amused the chil dren with his actions as a clown and each one received a prize box. After tne games cream and cake served. were HEW STORE TO BE pPHEJLP WEEK Bryson & Snyder Announce Next Wednesday As the Opening Date of Their New Store Here. MR. W. IL PATTON IS BUILDING NEW HOME Work has begun on the new home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Patton on Morehead street. It will be located on the lot between 'Mr.-R. W. Pipkin and Mr. M. S. Arney. The house will be brick veneer, of the colonial bun galow type. Mr. and Mrs. S. Huffman snent the week-end in Charlotte with their daughter, Mrs. W, H. Reddish, who is in the hospital at that place. Frionds will be elad to learn that Mrs. Reddish is very much improved MEETING AT VALDESE. A meeting which is attracting large crowds is in progress at the Baptist church at Valdese," conducted by Rev. G. P. Abernethy. It began Saturday night and will continue through the week and probably longer. - NEW STEWARDS OF METHODIST :, CHURCH At the quarterly meeting of the Methodist church held last , Friday night the following new members of the board of stewards were elected: Messrs. H. L. Wilson, W. M. Shuford, J. S. Rogers, W. K. Houk, Bonner Lane, Mrs. H. L. Millner and Mrs. S. R. Collett. Messrs. Holmes Bryson, of Ashe ville, and Fred Bryson, of Marion, were here Tuesday making further arrangements for the opening next week of their new store here. In a page advertisements in this . issue they announce next Wednesday, Octo ber zbth, as their opening date. The firm of Bryson & Snyder is well known throughout this section of the State. They operate about a dozen stores in Western North Caro lina, these stores . located in all the principal towns from Bryson City to Hickory. For several years, Mr. Bry son stated to The News-Herald, they have been planning to, come to Mor ganton but had been unable until now to find a suitable location. They have rented the Pitts & Giles building for merly occupied by the Howard Elec trical Company. For the present the store will be in charge fo Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Sher rill, specialists in ready-to-wear, and Air. L.awrence Crouch, who has been in the employ of the company for j i tt-i some time at uranite r ails. Mr. Holmes Bryson," of Asheville. is president; Mr. Fred Bryson, of Marion, treasurer, and Mr. C. A. Snyder, of Hickory, secretary. Mr. Fred Bryson will have personal over sight of the. Morganton store. mr. Mcdowell returns Mr. and Mrs. John H. McDowell, of beatttle, Washington, arrived this week for a visit to relatives here. Mr. McDowell left Morganton about nine teen years ago and this is hi3 first visit to his native town. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER BURKE Items . of Interest r Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News Herald Correspondents - GLEN ALPINE. ' ' The protracted meeting at the Bap- tist church "conducted by the pastor, assisted . by Rev. M. A. Adams, closed Sunday morning. The meeting has been of great benefit to the church. The sermons by Mr. Adams were well delivered and made a serious impres sion on the large crowds who attend ed the meetings. A collection was taken Sunday morning as an appreci ation of the labors of Mr. Adams, re sulting in $38.80. Mr. George London was taken t Grace Hospital last week for treat ment. He was watering his cow when she jerked loose from him, . throwing him down, breaking , his thigh. Mr. London is over 80 years old and has been very feeble for scrms time. Atlast accounts he is getting along as well as could be expected under the circumstances. Miss Thelma Powell went to Con nelly Springs where she will teack school. . -a , Mr. J. D.1 Pitts is moving his stock of goods to ankins, on the C. C. & O. He will -also put in a mill plant at that placed". Mrs. J. G,; Parker and Miss Louis Landes left last week for a visit t Hickory, Salisbury and Lexington for several days.v . Rev. J," A. MacLean held services with the Presbyterian church Sunday night. No , services at the Methodist church. - . The Catawba River Singing Con vention composed of six or mors churches will pieet at Glen Alpine at . the Baptist church the first Sunday ia , .November. There will be an all-day bid-fashion singing. Those that etm do so are requested to bring baskets, as there will be dinner on the ground. Everybody invited. CHESTERFIELD. Mr. Bee Sisk and Miss Belle M4 Gimsey, of Table Rock, were guest Tuesday'night of Mr. and Mrs. Khr- jath McCall. - Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kennedy and. children and Mr. A.- T. Epley and - daughter, Mrs. John .Pearson" spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. R.T. WalU- -- : ' . '; - Mr. Walter Hood, Misses Bertsia and Grace Hood and Mr. and Mrs. Walter James, of Catawba Vally, and Mr. and Mrs. J, A. McGimssy spent Saturday on Table Rock. Th scenery was beautiful and they spent the day very pleasantly. Rev. J. A. Fry preached at Mt. Pleasant Sunday for the last time be fore going to conference. He wai accompanied by Mrs. Fry and Miss Mary Esther Fry. They were dinner ' guests in the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hensley. We are hoping to have him as our pastor an other year. ' Mr. Joe Lamberth had a corn shucking Friday night on the Sparkf farm on Lower creek. It was tne first one in this community this year. Mrs. T. E. Puett and Mrs. Thomas Puett spent Tuesday with Mrs. Mary bmith. - v Mr. and Mrs. Herndon Kincaid and son, Ned, of Asheville, and Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Clark and children, of the btate Hospital, are on a visit t Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Clark. Mr. Marshall Cooper has purchased the home of Mrs. F. M. Hensley. Mrs. lensley and daughter, Miss Salhe Hensley will move to Morganton to make their home, and Mr'. Cooper and family will move to the Hensley home as soon as it- is vacated. Mr. Will Berry and family, of Al bemarle, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Duckworth. Master John Smith has been on a visit to his cousin, Master Pat Smith. Mr. J. C. Hallvburton and little Miss Nellie Hallyburton visited his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Powell, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gaither Harmon were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thornburg. Miss Louise Hood spent the past week in Morganton. She had . her tonsils removed at Grace Hospital. Mr. Louis Crump and mother. Mrs. J. M. Crump, and his three children, 01 uameweii, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Fincannon and son, Hensley, and Mrs. Sidney Scott, of Morganton, attended the services here Sunday and were dinner guests 0 A 1 1 ... - .. 01 tneir motner, ana tney all visited Mr. Charlie Hensley in the afternoon. Mr. C. T. Rader has been visitinr Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Baird. Mr. J. N. Parks, of Morganton. spent Wednesday night with his moth- er-m-law, Mrs. Nora Miller. He was accompanied home by his wife whe had been spending several days with her mother. Mrs. Mary Wall and son Earl, were recent guests in the Smith home. Miss Rata Thornburg spent Sunday with Miss Lexie Duckworths and Miss Amy Thornburg visited Miss Annie May Conley. They with Mr. Jodie Duckworth motored to the State Hospital. . Mrs- J..R. Brown, of Durham, came home Sunday. She and her husband will make their home here this win ter. . . Mr. Gaither Harmon was a busi ness visitor at Lenoir Saturday. The home of a worthy colored citi zen, S. Corpening, was burned Sunday (Continued on eighth page) I n -j r
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