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1 - - AVI ,4 PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AMO THURSDAY. ESTABLISHED 1821 GREENSBORO, N. C. THURSDAY, blAY 12, 1921. VOL. 100. NO. 38 t-" ..... " " yy k - " j-' T"w ' HAX GARDNER DELIVERED : MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS WERE ATTENDED BY I AKGE CROVD AND 3MANY VETERANS PRESENT. Memorial day was appropriately, observed in Guilford county Tues day and the exercises held in the main auditorium R-ere especially impressive. . 19. Max, Gardner, of Shelby, an tjrator at great fame, was never more elo quent and he lauded in splendfci manner the followers of Lee and Jackson. The program of the day began -with a business meeting of the Guil ford Car.;? of the Confederate Vete r,c th beinsr held in the smaller auditor, a n. The meeting waa call ed by Commander J. Y. Whitter, prayer being offered hy Chaplain dEt. Murphy Williams. A call of the roll showed that about 75 members "were "present. The roll call also showed the gratifying fact that the deaths reported during the past year -were only eight, as compared with 12 during the year "previous. Officers elected for the ensuing year were as follows: Commander, J. Y.. "Whit ted; adjutant, Walter Greene; chap lain, R. Murphy Williams; lieuten ant commander, J. M. Burton; color bearer, William Elliott; -assistant to commander, John S. Mich aux, and secretary, Andrew Joyner, Jr. The business meeting adjourn ed at 10.30 o'clock in order to join the crowds that were 'gathering in the main court room for the exer cises. Charles A. Hines presided over the exercises and presented the speakers of the occasion. He first presented Rev. W. O. Goode, who offered invocation. Dan Smifch ren dered a solo and E. If. Broadhurst was presented. Mr. Broadhurst in troduced Mr. Gardner, the speaker of the day. . "We love you for what you are and honor you for what you did," the speaker declared. Continuing, he said: N "It is true Xorth Carolina did not distinguish herself in the 'Civil war by great generals and leaders. Other states had them. But North Carolina had more privates in the ranks the bulwarks of the war than any other three southern states combin ed," he declared. The speaker scorned the idea of military training. He said: it ha,i been the downfall of Germany and the cause of an incalculable amount of suffering tor the entire wortd. "What we need are men like you are, he said; men who fought inconceiv able hardships and made this south land of ours. Jr. Gardner could not say too mch for the immortal Robert E. Lee. "I have visited the tomb of' iNa Polean in France, expensive, beau tlful, elaborate; I have visited the tomb of Robert E. Lee, in Lexing ton' Va simple, unassuming, sacred'. And I have studied the lives of both. 0ne is the direct antithesis of the ther. You can read it in theiiv tombs. Robert E. Lee is iNapoleon thout his tyranny; Gaesar minus ;s ambition and Alexander witbout hls arrogance." He in en told of Lee's opportunity reflisal to lead the Unon army en the Civil war began and of his oiHifcHui work and foresight. r AiV' no women, Joan of Arc, -the great women lead and after have excelled er- be 1 org the Patriotic work of the United D ?hti e"3 Of thp Prm forlorcnr " TVTf Gardner declared. GRADU ATING EXERCISES OF POMONA SCHOOL TUESDAY. Gradi bating exercises Af th Po. a school were held Tuesday mornmg in tn educational agsem- tii f the court n-oujse, at which me aix graduates receivedl diplo- as Members of the graduating ss were 'Miss Frances Gregg, n Boren, Inez Johnson; SwaZ- oser and (Nellie Johnson and 'Stratton. The commencement address was deli lvered by Dr. "W t. tw.o aent Of VakP pft;a ti- T-A "A cot VUUCgO.. XX, . j pat . -j.- j- v iimae a torceful imnresslon ! on his hearpr v, .jj..'': higher order. The diinloiVifls -wra rniett Prof. . W.'j. Sloan. J X I Ti.. . V . J aiOall. ' TOH.ROBERTSOH'S GOTIH iffiDS 0F;1CAL POLICE WEAJPraOp IAN SLAIN BY OF- FICBR OAKES WAS FOUND - 4f KEPT SECRET. A -Z Colt automatic pistol, al leged to 'ave Ibeen the weapon car ried -by Tom Robertson when he -was Wiled' .last weekw by Policeman Oakes, of the Greensboro force, is anidis of the Greenshoro chief of police, its discovery toeing considered as extremely unusual. OfltettRankin, while engaged In conversation Tuesday afternoon with a strange woman in & local garage, was Informed that Robertson didJ xwve weapon wnen he was killed and the woman added "I know who has Tom(Rtfbertsons pistoL" The woman appeared to repent of her rash statement, however, lor.she re fused to give the offleer further in formation. ' The policeman learned that she was from Reidsrille, took a mind's eye photograph, and with other officers-made a hasty trip to Reidsville. . By describing 'her to the neighboring officers he learned the woman's name and the place of her residence. When the several officers called on the woman she broke down and told them the name of the man who had Robertson's pistol., V The police next located the man referred to and after a vigorous ide nral by him of any knowledge of the affair, he is reported to have ad mitted to the officers that he did have the gun. 'He returped to the woman's home ancL showed them where t was' concealed in her house. The man informed the offi cers that he happened oa the scene near where Robertson 'was killed shortly after the affair occurred, that. Robertson, before passing away, haidi evidently tossed his pistol in nearbybrugh, and that he .discover ed the' '"pistol" and earried ft home with him, keeping the discovery a well guarded secret. Policeman .MoCuiston was killed by a .38 caliber steel bullet. Lewis Edwards, who was caught and Is now in the county jail, told Sheriff Stafford that each of the three men in the whiskey car carried .38 re volvers. If the pistol discovered ind alleged to have been carried by Robertson is definitely established as havingbeen his gun, he will have been absolved of MoCuiston's mur der. and the crime will be charge able to Edwards and Carl Talley alone. The officers declined to reveal the names of the Reidsville man and- woman involved in the bringing to light of the recently discovered evidence. MRS. MARTHA CAUSEY DEED TUESDAY AT AGE OF 84. - -Mrs. Martha A. Causey, aged 84 years, died Tuesday afternoon at her home, 447 East Whittington street, following an illness of two weeks duration. A short funeral ser vice, was -conducted from thehome Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, followed by the regular service at Tabernacle church, 12 miles, south of the city, at 3 o'clock. Rev.-.R. C. Stubbins, ipastor of Grace 'Methodist Protestant 'church, assisted by Rev. G. iF. iMillpway, conducted the ser vices. Interment fallowed In the church grave yard. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. J. H. Heath, of Pleasan Garden; three sons, .A. 'R. Causey of York, Ala.; H. O. Causey, of Norfolk, Va., and A. E. Causey, of this city. For a long number, of years Mrs. Causey was a" faltb'ful amd! devoted member of the Grace Methodist Protestant church of Greensboro. BASCOM FIELDS TO BE BURIED SUNDAY AT BETHLEHEM. FuneraV services. :f or Capt. Bascom L Fields who was killed in France on -September 2d, IMS, during an attack on the Hindenburg line, will be condticted. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Bethlehem church, near Climax. .The body will be buried -in .4he church cemetery Captain Fields J iai f 1915:5, uieS -No arol&am.Hel was 4 ft,Hn n,nnnM nd hia KSSSiri; UCa L1X Vr u o u e-- w ! - : . - . i - CARL TALLEY -DECLARED " -. AH OUTLAW MONDAY REWARDS OF $500 OFFERED BY STATE, COUNTY AND CITT FOR HIS ARREST. Carl Talley, young white man charged with being implicated in the murder of Policeman W. T. Mc Cuiston, was formally outlawed Monday, afternoon, and -rewards to taling $500 have been offered for his capture. .The city of Greensboro and Guilford county each offered $125, While the governor has dup licated! the combined offers of- the city and county. The proclamation declaring Tal ley Ito be an outlaw was signed by D. H. Collins and J. R. Caffey, jus tices of the peace, and was based on an affidavit signed by M. D. Caffey. The proclamation was as follows: Whereas affidavit having been made before us by iM. D. Caffey, that Carl Talley, a .fugitive from justice has committed a felony, flees from justice, conceals himself and evades arrest and service of the usual pro cess of law, cannot be had upon him, we, D. H. Collins anidi J. R. Caffey, two justices of the peace of Guilford county, North Carolina, hereby issue this our proclamation requiring the said Carl Talley forth with to surrender himself , and : :we, hereby empower and require the shej-iff of Guilford, county, North Carolina, to take sueh power with him as he shall think fit and neces sary for the going in search and pursuit of the said Carl Talley and effectually apprehending the said fugitive from justice. This the 9th day of May, 1921. D. H. COLLINS, J. R. CAFFEY, Justices of the Peace of Guilford County. THO&IAS'H. .OVERMAN DIED AT : w HIS HOME IN GIBSON VILXE; Thomas H. Overman- prominent citizen of Gibsonville, died Monday night following a second stroke of paralysis which he suffered erly Monday night. Mr. Overman was in his 66th year and had been in good health until he suffered a stroke of paralysis about a year ago. Funeral senices were conducted yesterday morning at 11 o'clock from Frieden's church, the service being held by Rev. S. E. Morton. Burial followed in the church cem etery. The deceased) is survived by his widow and one son, C. W. Over man, of Gibsonville. Mr. Overman was engaged in the tanning and chair manufacturing business for many years. During the past 16 years he had resided in I Gibsonville and during that resi dence he had cultivated many strong and loyal friends, who mourn his passing from their midst. C. W. ROBERTS IS RE-ELECTED SECRETARY. At a meeting of the directors of the chamber of commerce, held Tuesday night, C. W. Roberts was re-elected secretary of 'the associa tion for the ensuing year. Mr. (Rob erts will be paid a salary of $'5, 000 per year. The directors expressed gratification at the work the cham ber has accomplished during . the past twelve months under the lead ership of Mr. Roberts. Various committee reports were made at the meeting, progress being reported by the chairmen of the to bacco market committee, the Meth odist Protestant College committee and the good roads committee." Cates-Groome Marriage. Miss Annie. Louise Gates, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs.' J. M. Gates, was united in marriage Tuesday morn- j ing- to Robert Edwin Groome, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Groome, ot. Grooinetown. The wedding was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, on (Summit ayetfue, and. was performed by Rev, J. Clyde Turner, pastor of the First Baptist chureh. s pnlTywine the wedtTins Mr, and Mrs. Groome left for an automobile trip Western North CaroUna. Onrecomized It f home t Burlington wnere :MT i connect .the H. . - - ,; ,, HARDWARE DEALERS MET ' , " 1 HERE THIS WEEK X: S CONVENTION OF DEALKKS F&OM NORTH AJNI niiith rnvtf. IN SESSION HERE. V The seventeenth annual1 4 conven tion . of thje Hardware Dealers 61 vthe Carolines V convened in V this city Tuesday 'and the "mVtiags will ,'con- rtinue until tonight. Over 200 deal- ers, asy well, as large representation of manucturers, ; are : present ..for the.ga.tjfeHog and the meetings have beenjwelL attended -s"ince the open ing of th convention Tuesday. The , convention was formally openeiCat 3. o'clock Tuesday after noon vhen.the .meeting was called to' order in the ball room of the O. HenryN' hotel by President Wv K. Holt, of ' BWiington. An address of welcome on behalf of the city of Greensboro was r delivered by C. W. Gold, which was followed by a wel come on behalf of local hardware dealers, tendered by Charles H. Ire land, president of Odell ' Handiware Company. A response was made by E. C. Dyvjali, of Cheraw, S. C. Yesterday was the big day of the convention and the program of events kept the dealers busy. Ad dresses were made by W. K. Holt, A. R. Craig, of Charlotte, and R. W, latcber, of 'Middltou, Ga. : Diiring the afternoon. the visitors were given automobile rides over the city and they were later entertained at" a barbecue supper at the Guilford Battle Ground. A hardware show is being given at the Farmers' warehouse and hun dreds of interested visitors have in spected; the' displays. The latest in ventions in all kinds of tools and hardware have been arranged in at tractive displays and the show is a most creditable affair, proving of interest to men andi women of all vocatfins , JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES CLOSED TUESDAY Commencement exercises of the Jamestown high school were con cluded Tuesday night with the play presented by the graduating class and entitled "The Dust of. the Earth." The performance was grsatly enjoyed by those present. The commencement address was delivered Tuesday morning by Frank Graham, dean of the University of North Carolina. Mr. Graham made a forceful impression and his ad dress was a stirring appeal to the young men and women of the senior class. Dr. J. Clyde .Turner, pastor of the First Baptist church of Greensboro, delivered the baccalaureate sermon Sunday afternoon. It was described as being one of the best sermons ever preached at Jamestown. LOCAL POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS REACH HIGH WATER MARK. Receipts at the Greensboro posNJ 1921 reached a new high v water mark and exceeded the income for the first three months of 1920 by almost $10,000. If the postomce business is any indication of a com munity prosperity, Greensboro does not appear to be suffering from the slump or any other cause. The to tal receipts for the first quarter of this year amounted to $70,850.29, atcording to statement made yester day by Postmaster A. Wayland Cooke. Scott-Garrett Announcement. Miss Leola B. Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi C. Scott, of Wash ington, D. C, and C. C. Garrett, of High Point, were married in Wash ington city on Saturday, May 7. Announcements of the marriage wcire received by friends of Mr. Gar- rett in the city this week Mr. Garrett is engaged in the manufacturing' business at High Point and be w1ir.make his home in that city after a weddihg trip to northern cities. HeOived in Greens boro several yeaTS and is a native of Julian. A graduate: of the-. Univer sity of North Carolina, where he was a varsity football star,' he is a young man c ftiie wttainment and - ini roumy w . w- - .. - I . - - - - - r DAYE COLLINS IS NEW CITY C0ORTU0DGE PROMINENT J. P. ELEVATED TO RANK OF SURE ENOUGH -JUDGE NOW. David H. Collins, , one of the lore most and y most prominent justices of the ipeace of Guilford .county," Was elected yesterday afternooii by the board of city councilmen ;. to be judge of the iMunicipal -court of Greensboro. The squire has eater tained . aspirations to preside , over the municipal court bench' for some time and hie ambitions materialized in short order after the task of se lecting a goodi man to fill- the diffi cult place was undertaken by the city board. There' were four candi dates for this office, "the other, ap plicants being iE. D. KuykendaTlT. R. Wall and H. L. Koon&s. Mr. Col lins received five votes on the first ballot, Kuykendall was favored by two, while Koontz and Wall re ceived none." ' Foftowing the selection of a judge the board voted on the office of city court prosecutor andi E. D. Kuyken dall was selected to fill, the posi tion. O. C. Cox, iNorman Boren and Hines A. Jones filed applications for the position. IMr. Kuykendall , re ceived four votes,, Boren two, Cox one. and Jones . none. The city judge and the prosecu tor each receive a salary of $d2'5 per month. Squire Collins has been presiding over his own -courts in the old frame building on West Market street for many and many a year. So many years has the squire been 'holding courts that the memory of few men runneth to the 'contrary. JHe has conducted more trials, both civil and criminal, than any other J. P. in Guilford county, possibly more- than all of the other present jus tices combined.. i;iHis friends have often-suggested that be was quali fied in legal "laming" and judicial temperament to hold down the job of iSuperior court, judge and they are highly gratified over ' his ap pointment as judge of. the city court. 3Ieinorial Service at Tabernacle Sunday. A memorial service is to be held at Tabernacle M. P. church, 10 miles southeast of the city, Sunday. Those having relatives or , friends buried there are requested to bring flow ers to decorate the graves. Dr. H. L. Elderdice, president of Westminster M. P. College, West minster, Md., is to be present dndi speak at 11 A. M. and at 2 P. M. " Dr. Eledrdice is a fine scholar and pleasant speaker and it is expected that a large number of people will avail themselves of the opportunity of bearing him. , "He if also expect ed to speak in the church at-Julian Sunday night. A Son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. N.. Horsford. Mr. Robert N. Horsford, formerly of Summerfield, now residing in San Diega, Cal., has sent the follow ing announcement to friends in Guilford: "Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Horsford, 4340 Van Dyke street, a son, Robert N. Horsford, Jrf, April 20, 1921, at St. Joseph hospital." Mr. Horsford went 'west six years ago. He served in France two years in U. S. army. He is a son of Mr. D. S. Horsford, of Guilford! county, and was married to Miss Caro Nail last June in Montana. ...Death of a Young Man. . Joe Gregg, the sfxteen-year-old son of iMrs. W. T. Gregg,, died al his home on West Lee street, Monday morning at 4 o'clock. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the interment taking place at .Greene, Hill cemetery. Young Gregg was a promising young man, and will belmissed by his numerous friends and associates. . 3Iorton CbadDies. James William Morton, the two and one half year old son of .Mr. and Mrs. Jackson iMorton, died at. the home oihis Jparentsearly .Monday mOrningXllHe is survivelabis pa rents and one sister, "Margaret Mbf- ton's Fnireraf services. con-' ducted .Tuesday" afternoon ?by Dr.1 . UUU w.-r, - -r- ; - . , . , -w CLAUDE KISER ELECTED ; .; MAYOR OF: GREENSBORO t: v NEW BOARD ASSUMED OFFiqE : TUESDAjfe? AFTERNOON . AND ," WENT TO WORK. -j Claude Riser, president of the South Atlantic Lumber Company,.1 was elected vtoayor; of Greesbord; by . the city "council board shortly after the oath of office had; been adlmin istered to the seven members by retiring? (Mayor E. J. IStafrord. The?; ceremony was held at 2.30 o'clock : Tuesday afternoon and the - board adjourned after formal organization had been perfected. Mr. Kiser and George A. Grims ley were the only candidates nomi nated for the office of mayor. Mr. Grimsley was nominated! by David- White, while the nomination of Mr. Kiser was made, by Julian Price. -The vote stood 4 to 3 and Mr. Ker was declared; the f choice of the board. In the election Frank Brooks headed the' lisV Mr. Kiser came second and M. Grimsley third. Mr. Brooks announced (Saturday that he wofild not consider being" a can didate .for mayor, as hi$ " business would no .perjnit. IMr. Brooks was elected mayor pro. tern and he will preside over board meetings in 'the absence of Mayor Kiser. The seven men composing the board are Claude Kiser, mayor; Frank Brooks, mayor pro tern; David White; George A. Grimsley, R. G. Hiat, E. J. Mendennall and Julian Price. "J . . RETIRING CITY; OFFICERS ARE RONORPD RY EMPLOYES. At the last regular meeting of the board of commissioners held Mon day afternoon, Charles A. Hines, city attorney, presented each city commissioner and - Mayor, Stafford with apairio cuff links in: behalf of : the city employes. 'Mr. Hines stated that all employes of the city felt very grateful to the commissioners for the consideration given them. JVTayor (Stafford stated that -the board appreciated the gifts from the city employes but they appreciated even more the hearty co-operation that had been given them, during the past two years by the men mak ing the gifts. Commissioners Bpyles and" Donavant stated that the men in their departments had shown great Interest in the.ir work' and hadl labored conscientiously in their ef forts to co-operate with the tooard. BOY KILLED. BY "DUD" CAPS USED AS HAMMER. Columbia, S. C, May 9. iRufus Roberts, of Likesland, .a. 14-year-old boy was almost instantly killed and . Edmund 'Roberts, the boy's father, seriously injured this afternoon when the cap of a "dud," picked up . on the,-, ICamp Jackson artillery range, accidentally exploded. Mr. Roberts was,brought to the Colum bia hospital immediately after the accident where . physicians think that blood transfusion may save .his life. The large projectile, which bad failed to explode when fired on 'the camp range, had been brought to the house nearly a year ago and the cap taken off. The boy, who was seated beside his father on bench near his home, attempted to use the cap as a hammer to drive a nafl and evidently struck the primer to set off the charge of high explosive used as a detonater. The . bench : was completely demolished and Ahe boy almostjnstantly killed, his body being literally torn to pieces, while 0 Mr. (Roberts had his left side severe ly torn, by the explosion, vbis flsft arm lacerated and his right hand painfully cut, . - r. Dongnton, Ls Confident. Washington, Iay . 1 0.- Democrats here are very enthusiastic over the . results of ,the tCampbell-Dougbton contest in ine eignxn ; congressional , district. They. -see nothing in .the, testimony . to furnish cause for the removal of Representative Dough- Ion and the seating of (Dr. J. Rce Campbell. '. Ofr. JDbnghton who is here now vr for the remainder of the' session, is yeiry confident "that - he will bold oil unless the Republicans jshould 4is-r;.j regard; the lacts far the .case and eat , sons; ! if m ' i "If 4 ( t I -.it 'v 1 . d 4 -
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