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CjTpaper Published in Burke County ; - " The Burke County News ) n , , , x. T ZTTZ : ; '. 7T ' . - - -., . The Morganton Herald f Cocsolldated November 29, 1901 Subscription Price 2.00 per Year in Advance oL. XXXVII. MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, JUNE 29, 1922. NO.. 47 CHAUTAUQUA WELL ATTENDED ent Well Filled for Each Per- fcrniante; uuanuucc uaRtu Jut Small Amount ; High ' Class and Enjoyable. Th MiviMtiton Chautauciua for "year closed last night with an ting lecture, lhe Wonders ot Kir Tli' Npnrv A AHrirm 'tt'lV- .;, i i ture was just one of many 4 I'l-.tei'tainments on this year's ,o, t nuiua program. There was .. variety as to please all; ,;vp1 more favorable comment than -v other was ur. n.awara a. uit in famous lecture "Sour Grapes" on ''inlay night. The National Male Quartette ; on' 'onday night was aiso a top liner particularly enjoyed. "Friendly cmies," the play on this year's pro am was given by a company of iisuallv good actors ana was seen . j lnrtre audience. Other enjoyable features on the oeiam were tne rsevin concert jaipany, uaveny, me crayon aim iv modeller ,the Gretchen Cox Com r'v in concert, Schutze, the "wizard Her of tales, Sidney Ureenbie in a tare on - Pacific subjects and the fjViiek company. The entire program was nrst-ciass pvt i v resnect. The '$1250 guarantee lacked about L of being sold in season tickets. TAHILITY IN INDUSTRIAL WORLD SEEMS NEARER .ai, fMrvoot. in A f tiintn fnt During Past 30 Days Than At Any Time Since 1914 Industrial stability has been more arly attained in the past thirty v than at any time since the be- ".r.incr of the World war. Some m- Lstnes have shown moderate gains, other vonditions have altered but i i 1 tie ana m a lew lines a seasonal Illness has occurred. The unfavor- factors in the situation are the ntinued deadlock in the coal strike, i in the textile mills of New Eng nd and threats of strikes by those i i i.i ce i J u asses oi ranroaa iaDor euecueu uy le nt decisions . of the United States k . t t i i a laiiroaa juaoor Doaru. Iron and steel output for May i ii. ... ; j nwprt iurtner trains, ami . me uuuu- 1 orders of the United States Steel brnoration have inceased -Auto bile production during .Mayestat"fMiller-,-who is a student at V. M. I hed new high records. The rub ;r manufacturing industry is snar-- in the activity in automobile anufacturing. Conditions in tne ide market are not yet satisfactory at stocks are not large and both anners and manufacturing consum es of leather feel reasonably sure hat prices of hides and skins will not ;o lower. Stocks of leather are ;avy but the market is becoming ore active for all classes. In the :oe industry there is evidence of a owly improving demand which is fplt. not onlv in the Middle Test but in New England, where eretofore the industry has been es ecially depressed. ICKORY PLANS TO CELEBRATE loriranton Band Will Take Part in Exercises, and Walter L. Green is On Program; A Big Day Is Expected. is making big plans for e celebration of the Fourth next "ue'day. By an agreement reacnea between Morganton, iickory and Lenoir, it is Hickory s r.me lor the ceieoranon anu aauiu to nil rpnorts the Catawba town ill carrv it off in. great fashion. doubtless many Morganton people hiH be "among those present. The Morganton Concert Band has en engaged to turnisn music iui ip rifpjwir.n nnrl nil the advertise- sents indicate that there will be all ie attractions usually expected on e'.ebration days. Walter Green, Morganton's famous JZdor. will furnish-a juggling act, pJ will give a perfomance with his 'amen cat. A big day is expected by those who re nlanninf? to attend. 1 tr ATE COUNCIL WILL BE IN VITED TO MORGANTON Port Will Be Made to Bring 192.) Meeting Here; Would Be Big Gathering. ,Burkemont Council No. 44, Jr. O. .A. M., will make, every effort to to Morganton the 1923 meeting the State council. Letters are be- i ? written bv a local committee, Imposed of Messrs. John1 M. Nelson, I'. V fv : tt: ,n-rtn ia -din"- out letters of invitation to rminont Juniors over the State and s confidently expected that at the feting at Wrightsville in August Ronton yill be selected as the , iss Marjorie Gordon is visiting aunt, Mrs. R. T. Madden in Ashe- FOURTH BIG FRUIT GROWER INTERESTED IN BURKE Mr. Kandle of New Jersey, Sees Big Possibilities For Fruit Growing in This Section Mr. V. B. Kandle, of Glassboro, N. J., who with his wife has been the guest , of Mr. and Mrs. S. Frisard, has . expressed himself as being most favorably impressed with the fruit possibilities of this section of North Carolina. Mr. Kanclle is a big fruit grower of New Jersey. His 100 acre fruit farm is sixteen miles from Philadelphia and he raises fine ap ples, peaches, pears and grapes for the northern markets. Each year he spends, approximately $1000 for spraying, $10,000 for labor and $3, 000 for fertilizer. He estimates his present crop at $30,000. Mr. Kandle expects to visit North Carolina again this fall at the time of the apple show in Asheville and he intimated that at that time he mighfr be interested in making investments in Burke - county land that is best adapted for fruit. He thinks that this county has wonderful possibili ties along this line. - In New Jersey he sprays his trees six times a year. To produce fine fruit here it is likely that not more than two or three sprayings would be necessary. LOCAL BRIEFS IN AND AROUND TOWN Short Items of Local and Per sonal Interest Gathered . During the Week. Married at the residence of Rev. W5 K.r Houk, on June 17th, Mack Le fever.and Miss Maggie Brittain, both of Burke. Messrs.' Louis Short and James Massenberg are clerks at "The Cald well," Mr. Short serving during the day and Mr. Massenburg at night. Mr. Lockaby will preach at St. Mary's Mission next -Sunday-at 3:30 p. m. Rev. C. R. Cody will help in a protracted meeting "at the mission in August. All are invited. Era Leigh is .the name of a daugh ter born last week to Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Mcintosh of Rockingham. Mrs. Mcintosh' is a daughter of Mrs. Brent Rhynef Morganton. Mr. W. C. Erwin spent Saturday in Statesville with his daughter, Mrs. L. S. Coburn. Many friends will be glad to learn that Mrs. Coburn is get ting along nicely since her recent op eration and expects to return home this! wppk. Mr. and Mrs. John Miller received a I telegram from their son, Mr. Hugh Lexington, Va., last week saying that he had successfully passed all his examinations and was made a lieu tenant of his company. Mr. Bert L. Chipman, who travels for a type and printers' supply house in Washington, spent Monday night and Tuesday in Morganton. Hereto fore Mr. Chipman has been coming here between trains, but the "Cald well" was the attraction which kept him longer this time. The Epworth league annual confer ence which closed its session at North Wilkesboro Saturday re-elected Miss Louise Wilson recording secretary. Mr. Wycliff Woodward, also of Mor ganton, was appointed by Mr. W. W. Edwards president of the conference, assistant district secretary of the Marion district. Mr. B. L. Lunsford, of Marion, is district secretary. SOUTHERN RAILWAY STARTS SUMMER TOURIST SERVICE The summer tourist season has been opened by the Southern Railway System with the inauguration of the "Land of the Sky Special," giving over-night service between Asheville and the southeast with through sleep ing cars from Wilmington, Charles ton. Savannah. Atlanta and Macon. Through car service to Asheville for this season covers a broader ter ritory than ever before and all the Western North Carolina resorts are expecting record crowds. Though sleeping car lines have been establish ed to Asheville from Chicago and St. Louis in addition to which the lines from New Orleans, Mobile, Mont gomery, Birmingham and Chattan ooga have been re-established for the summer. Sleeping car lines have also been established between Memphis, Tenn., and Richmond, Va., via Asheville and between Cincinnati, O., and Golds- boro, N. C, via Asheville. In addition to the service in effect tho vpar round, these new lines give through sleeping car facilities to Asheville from all sections of the South and from practically every im: portant city east of the Mississippi river. MRS. J. MATT LONDON DIES IN MORGANTON HOSPITAL Cleveland Star. Mrs. Elizabeth London, widow of the late J. Matt London, died Wed nesday of last week at the State Hos pital. Mrs. London before marriage was Miss Elizabeth Lattimore who is survived by two brothers, lviins and Frank Lattimore; one sister, Mrs. Cobb Horn, one half-brother, Chalie Cold, of Los Angeles, Calif., and one half-sister, Mrs. W. C. Whisnant, of Shelby. Mrs. London was about 72 years old. Before her mental afflic tion she was a most notable Christian influence in her community aruuuu Fallston and the devoted companion ofJ. Matt London who died about a year ago, leaving his estate for Pied mont school to educate worthy boys and girls. Her funeral was peached by Revf John W. Suttle and the inter ment was at New Bethel churchy I : : I AN APPEAL TO j N - iv rod - r?AMv . 7 n. O- 1 f FOR.'-" OCItim J" Of FIJ"H - s Fdz - ' R.ifS O a b l R.AT E N G---T Foe- C-eu ifR o-JvS PEOPLE- A is Foa aj e thatJ" coolx- J u for. " fsi OT if o SCE NER.Y - for-" TOLR.iTJ- ZBSt2 O-li -'OPEN - OOOfZ. m Wl N -15 For. -' NOW- THE CALDWELL" IS WELL PATRONIZED Practically Full Every Night; Much Praise Given It; Good Advertisement For Town "The Caldwell" is justifying in ev ery way the highest hopes of its boosters. Almost every night prac- tically every room is taken, frequent- ily the registration running to sixty- five guests. Mr. Louis Short, wTho is day clerk at the hotel, tells The News-Herald that during the past week the regis ter shows that twenty-three different States have been represented. Every one who stops at the new hotel is enthusiastic in its praise. It is one- of the best advertisements Morganton has ever had. Travelling men who have been "passing up" the town heretofore are beginning to "make" Morganton for the night and express delight that they are able to come here, Vio voof "commercial day" in the history of Morganton. TOWN WATER BONDS SOLD AT PRE Bought by Cincinnati Bank at 104.04, the Issue Bringing Town Profit of $10,025; Let Contract Friday. There were nine bidders for the $250,000 in bonds sold Monday for the. purpose of providing money for the construction of Morganton's gravity water system. The Provi dence Saving Bank & Trust Co,, of Cincinnati, O ., was the successful bidder, paying a premium of $10,025 for the issue, each bond of $100 de nomination bringing $104.04. This is considered a good profit and should be very gratifying to the citizens of the town. According to notice heretofore giv en bids for the construction of the new water system will be opened Fri day of this week and, it satisfactory, the contract will be let, at that time. RUTHERFORD COLLEGE TO BE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY PLAJJH At the recent meeting of the Ep- I worth league in Wilkesboro a decis- , ion was virtually reached to maKe Rutherford College the permanent assembly place for the annual con- ventions. Charlotte was selected as Lilt; IltJAb jcai o v-un v t n "v" " time -the plans "for Rutherford Col lege as the permanent meeting place will be definitely worked out. The league met last year in Mor ganton. DIRECTORIES READY The Burke County Directories pre pared by Mrs. Rose L. Godley, who recently spent some time here, are ready for delivery and may be had at The News-Herald. Each advertiser is requested to call-and get the num be he thinks he can use. JAMES RALPH SATTERFIELD, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Satterfield an nounce the birth of their son, James Ralph Satterfield, Jr., born the twenty-fourth day of June, nineteen hun dred and twenty-two. t I'M LOOKING J for i a , y Hv MOM THE TOURIST Good QmoS- THtT TIME.! THERE'S STILL A BIG ARMY IN EUROPE Nearly Five Million "Are Still Bearing Arms In, Various Countries! Germany laid before the Genoa conference figures showing that there are today under arms in Europe nearly a million more soldiers than there were when it was on the verge of the World war in 1913. According to the German statement which has just reached Washington there are now in Europe a grand total of 4, 736,000 men under arms compared with 3,726,641 in the year 1913. While the mighty German army of 760,000 men of 1913 shrunk to the 100,000 soldiers allowed by the Ver sailles treaty, the French army which in that year number 883,000, this year stands at 880,000. Greece's ar my has increased from 40,000 to 300,000 and Belgium's from 54,641 to 113,400, the statement shows. Rus sia's vast army which in 1913 num ibered 1,845,000, now is rated at 1,- ,600 000 men uEng iud I shows . shght increase from 248,000 -'while Italy reduced her forces from 275,000 to 264,000. New armies appear in the German statement. Poland, for instance, an unknown power in 1913, 'is now ap pearing with an army of 300,000 men. Then there is Esthonia with 25,000, Finland with 28,000, Lettonia with 25,000, Lithuania with 25,000 and Szecho-Slovakia with 250,000, all un known as military forces before the World war. Finally it wTas shown to the Genoa conference that while in the year 1913 the German army comprised 20 per cent of the total armies of Europe compared with Z6 l-o per cent for France, at present the Ger man percentage is but' 2 against 18 1-2 per cent for France. A BIG CABBAGE Mr. W. N. Darby "takes the cake" for raising big cabbage. He brought a head to The News-Herald the other day that was 'way ahead of anything we ' have ever seen. It weighed 27 pounds and, with the outside leaves, was nearly a yard in diameter. To prove to Mr. John Paul Lucas that his "Live-at-Home" and "Better Gardens" campaign this spring has been effective we have shipped the monster cabbasre to Charlotte to him. We think he will agree with us that SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY AT MOUNTAIN GROVE Invitation: To Sunday schools of e Rock Ag previousiy aim0unc- Pd. all schools of Table Rock charge will meet at Mt. Grove next Sunday to render joint exercises. Noted speakers will also address the congre gation. Perhaps the most rapid, and full of Sunday school, Mr.vO. V. Wool sey, our faithful field worker. Din ner on grounds. Replenish supply by bringing a basket. J. C. Gentry. MARRIAGE LICENSES Clarence E. Mosteller and Ada Shu ford. , , Peter Marcus Buff and Zula M. Hurley. . . l . finv Fnv fltiri Mamie nart. Aubrey Anthony and Mrs. Esther Yates. . , Claude M. Harrell and Lena im. D Clarence Lowman and Edith Franklin. STATE RESTRAINED FROM COLLECTING FRANCHISE Decision Means State Cannot Collect Railroad Taxes in Question Before Next Year I The State of North Carolina has j been restrained from proceeding with the collection of the State franchise tax from the Southern Railway, the Seaboard Air Line, the Atlantic Coast Line, and the Norfolk & South ern railways, by Judge James E. Boyd in federal court until the case has been finally passed by the United States Supreme court. ' The stay order granted by Judge pieveiitjx me oiaie irom collect ing taxes in the sum of approximate ly $210,000 from the roads pending the decision of the supreme court. The highest tribunal will hear the case on the first Monday in Novem ber and its decision can be expected at any time six weeks after that, so it appears that the State will not col lect the tax before 1923. ' The case has been in federal court for several months. The five roads argued in January for an injunction restraining the collection of ad va lorem taxes held by them to be ex cessive and of the franchise tax held by the roads to be unconstitutional. The federal judges denied the injunc tion. The case was carried to the United States Supreme court. The roads then asked that collec tion of the taxes be stopped until the United States Supreme court has passed upon the case. Judges Wad dill and Connor recently decided up on granting a stay as to ad valorem taxes, but divided on the franchise tax question. Judge Boyd's decision broke a tie between Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr., of Richmond, of the United States circuit court of appeals, and Judge H. G. Connor, of Wilson, of the east ern North Carolina federal district. Judge Waddill held at a hearing be fore him and Judge Connor at Ral eigh on June 10 in favor of a stay; Judge Connor against. Judge Boyd's ruling makes the stay effective. The consideration that' moved Judge Boyd to grant the request of the railroads for a stay were: That the matter of an adequate remedy to recover taxes paid to the State of North Carolina is not plain. That if the taxes are paid before the suit against their collection is heard in November, it might become a moot case and as such be dismissed withjout,ahearing-by-.the -Supreme cotirir'"":''- ". I '.:-..,v Further he pointed out that Judges Waddill and Connor were unanimous in granting a stay in the collection of the disputed amount of ad valorem taxes with which he said he would have concurred, and the matter of the franchise tax is closely bound up with the ad valorem. A sharp legal battle preceded the decision, participated in by Judge George Brown, formerly of the North Carolina supreme cout; Judge W. P. Bynum, of Greensboro; and Thomas D. Warren of New Bern ,for the State, fighting the stay, and W. M. i Hendren and Col. W. B. Rodman of Norfolk, representing the railroads. triplfMIeting BEGAN LAST NIGHT Evangelistic Services Under Auspices o f East Baptist Church to Be Held For Three Weeks in Tent. The big Triplett Evangelistic Cam paign began last night. Announce ment of this meeting has been made heretofore in these columns. The big tent has been placed ' opposite the court house, on the lot next to "the Caldwell. The meeting is being held under the auspices of the East Bap- tist church and Rev. O. W. Triplett, ot unesnee, a. l;., wno nas a wiae reputation as a successful evangelist, is preaching. Mr. B. A. Small has charge of the choir and the music. This wTeek, on account of the bun-J day school convention at the i irst Baptist church, there will be no ai- ternoon services only night sec vices. On Sunday there will be three at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 7:45 p. m. Beginning next Tuesday afternoon there will be services each afternoon at 3 o'clock with the regular evening service at 7:45. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. JUNIOR ORDER NOW HAS OFFICIAL STATE ORGAN The first issue, of the Junior Or der Journal has just come from the press , of , the Commercial Printers, of Winston-Salem. J. H. Gilley is -business manager of the new publication, which will be issued monthly by the State council of the order as its offi cial oreran. The various councils over the State rallied nobly to the proposition to publish a paper and about 40,00.0 cop ies of the first issue have been circu lated. Sam F. Vance, of Winston-Salem, State secretary, will assist Mr. Gilley in collecting matter and in getting out the paper. In an appeal in the first issue, Mr. Vance urges every Junior in the State to stand back of the new naner. State Councilor u. u. Mendenhall also urges loyal .support NT every individual and council. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER BURKE Items of Interest Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News Herald Correspondents CHESTERFIELD. Mr. Joe Kincaid, of Griffin, Ga., had the Bristol graveyard enclosed with an iron fence last week. Messrs. Gilbert and Lloyd Puett, of Morganton, were visitors of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Puett Sunday. Ms, Etta Arney, Mrs. Bill Kin- . caid, Mr. Albert Arney of Hartland, and Mr. Ellis Arney, of Lenoir, af ter visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jay Clark, have returned to their homes. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lenoir and Miss Ada Horton, of Happy Valley, and Mrs. NGame Coffey and two daughters, of "Caldwell, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hood Thurs day. Quite a number of our people are attending the Chautauqua in Mor ganton. Mr. Will Kincaid was taken to Grace Hospital last Friday. We are glad to know he is improving. ' Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hensley and Master Charles Hensley have been on a visit to Mrs. Hensley's sister, Mrs. John Nelson in Morganton. Mrs. H. M. Conley, after spending a few days in Hickory with her sis ter, Mrs. A. F. Wagner, returned home Tuesday. Mr. Pink Corpening, of Worry, visited Mr. Vance Powell Sunday afternoon. He had been visiting .his mother, Mrs. Mary Corpening, in Caldwell. Miss Emma Corpening spent several days last week with hi3 family. Rev. J. A. Fry visited the sick in this section Monday. Misses Rata and Amy Thornburg were guests of Misses May and Stel la Rader Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Herndon Arney have been visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Arney. Misses Louise, Beatrice and Ruth Hood are spending a few days in Morganton with their cousin, Mrs. Grover Denton. Messrs. Lawrence Miller and John Smith motored to Lake James Sunday- .. Mr;.-; Jeter Harris was a week-end guest; of" Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harris. , Mf. and Mrs. Will Crouch of Quak er Meadows, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Rader. -;Mrs. MAj-Smith and Master Jer- ,' ree Smith were guests of Mrs. John Lowdemilk and, Mrs. Robert Sides Thursdays Mrs, Bertha Hood and son, Ray, spent Sunday in Morganton with Mrs. Frank Garrison. Miss Lexie Duckworth visited Miss Maye Rader Sunday. Messrs. Ransom and Paul Corpen ing, of Lenour Route 5, were pleasant visitors here Saturday. Mr. James Moore and little Billy Smith spent Sunday with Mr .and Mrs. M.A. Smith. Miss Blanche Cottrell, of Morgan ton, was a recent visitors in the Duckworth home. Mr. M. A. Smith as been visiting his . brother Mr. S. A. Smith and family in Lenoir. Mr. J. V. Powell was a dinner guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Sta mey at Drexel. Mr. Albert Corpening, of Caldwell, was a recent visitor here. Misses Celia and Sallie Burns, of Smoky Creek, were guests of little Miss Gena Rader Saturday. STATE HOSPITAL. Mrs. Smith Scruggs and children returned Sunday, the 18th',15 to their heme in Spindale after spending several weeks visiting her mother, Mrs. M. E. -Williams and other rela tives in Morganton Mr. Smith Scruggs, ofSpindale, spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. James B. Williams, in Morgan- ton and ieft Saturday for Asheville I on business. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Larson were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Beach. Mr. Tillman Roper and Miss Nattie Cowan were .Tuesday evening guests of her sister and family, Mr .and Mrs. James B. Williams, in Morgan ton. Mrs. Walter Whisenant and Miss Fannie England were Wednesday guests of their sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tolbert. Miss Mattie Phillips, of Colum bus, is a recent new nurse at the Hospital. Messrs. Charlie and Ben Houk, of Lenoir, visited the Hospital Sunday. Miss Ethel Honeycutt has resign ed her position as nurse and leaves the 28th. Mr. Dewel Alwran and Miss Ma mie Grigg, nurse, visited her home near Shelby Sunday. Mr. E. L. Williams, of Rollins-, has recently taken a position as an attendant. Mrs. J. Max Ramsey, who has been quite ill, is now somewhat im proved. Mr. V. M. Moose, of the kitchen de partment, met with an accident last week and left for his home at Hick ory. Mr. Willie Stephens, of kitchen department, spent the week-end at his home at Hickory. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon W. Hoyle spent Sunday at their farm near Sil ver Creek. Mr. James Tolbert spent Sunday (Continued on sixth page) i