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THE NEWS AND OBSLKVLK TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1920. V11AII KILLED BY ! MAN IN CHARLOTTE Body Left In Pantry of Deserted Home By Chauffeur For Mr. Z. V. Taylor Charlotte. Feb. Id While Mr. ami Mm. Z. V. Taylor wer abseat from tha tity, Li Richmond, Nellie Price, a -Creole maid Jhcy had had for ten Tears, as ahot anfl killed In the Tay lor home Sunday afternoon at 3 oVloi-k by the colored chauffeur, Tom Kelly, who had alio been iu Tavlors employ for ten year. The Iwxly of the woman waa found thia lorning, lorkeil in the butler's pantry ot the house, Kelly lunk- iuf tho flud. He ran to houn-t in tiro miglitOrhood, tolling the woman had been niBrderrd and placed iu there lie aid not know hy whum. The Taylor, selling llit-ir boiiio in' Myers Park, have been occupying lie home of Mr. and Mr. Charles Lam beth, alto in Mvers Turk, immediately opposite tha new home nf II. M. Mi' " Aden. The police suspected the chnnffeiir from the first, but friends ,of Taylor would not hear to it, u he had been with Mr. rind Mr. Taylor for no long. Tha chief of police," suspecting the aetro, had him make foot prints by ' those around the houoe, und they till Had. The neirro then eonfemed; saying that he and the noinnn had a quarrel "nd she came at him with a kjiife. The pistol with which she killed be longed to Mr. Taylor. The negro had Rotten it out of the drawer where Mr Taylor kept if. Sr The Momnn was shot iIitoiikIi the lung). Jeilousv. is supposed to have eaused it. After killing her, Kelly Mint hor up in the pnntiy. Kelly is in jail, and ilr. and Mrs. Taylor are expected tioine I ix silny morning. M. '. fhiuoll, owner of Met Brevard place in Lincoln county, tin sold 2,4nd acres of his estate, rotniniiia onlv th homestead and l'.iKi sens. The sulo represents ().,.; and the Isud was bought by citizens' of Lincoln eolint.V. The Brevard estate has been in the family ine Hevnii'.iniar.v da.i s. Old People Who Are Feeble and Children Who Are Tale and Weak Would lie greatly benefited by tin: lien ral NtrenKlheuing Tonic Kffift of OBOVK'a TASTK1.KKS chill TONIC. It purifies and curichea the blood and builds lip the whole system. A Gen eral Strengthening Touic for Adults and Children. 6nv. A. Iv. INFLUENZA SWEEPS OUT ENTIRE FAMILY OF THREE Funeral of Husband and Wife and Only Child Will Be Held Today Greensboro, Feb. ID. One of the tragic eircunintnnees in connect ion vrltu the epidemic of influenza, snd pneu monia here is the death of all of the members of a family of three within three days of each other, all of the three dying, following a short illness with influenza and pneunionin. This was the caw of Charles Pressley and hi wife of Revolution, one of the suburbs of (ireensboro, Mr, Pressley ad his wife dying within a few hours of each other ou Baturday morning. The funeral services over the remains of tha man and wife were to have been held thia afternoon hot after the death of the ehlld arrangements were changed nnd all three will he burie" in Oreen Mill eemetery nt 1ft o'clock tomorrow morning, this being the first triple fun eral and burial in which all of the members of family had succiimhcd to tha attacks of disease, in the memory of tha oldest inhabitant of the city. - r mw Sweet Pure Clean i Swifts Premium OlsWBiwgariM ia prepared in cool spotless rootna. Only tho boat and purest materiala are used it la newer , touched by bands in making or pocking.. I Swift' Premium Oleomargarine cootaina tha growth-creatinc siomecta that al childrsn need- they like k toe. It Savor ia delidooa. Beaidea, it sKortonucai- tnOSi fcr'cooking too. ' C4 pmekmg fnm jwa grocer today. . . v Swift & Company, U. S. A. REPORTATTaCKS AIRCRAFT BUREAU Republicans Characterize Pro gram As "A Riot of Waste"; Democrats Differ Washington, Kel). It- Iteports on the long eontinucd investigation of the air craft production program were present ed today-in the llnuse from the special committee inquiring into war expendi tures. ' ( J1 Representative Xrcar nnd Magee, Hie two Kepulilicans of tho suh-couiuiittee. which conducted the luvestination char- aeterized the aviutinn program in their remit! ss "a riot of waste, and Kepre- seiitntivs In, the-Democrat! member of the suli-cumniittcc, declared in his report that the Republican members hud sacrificed facta for sensationalism in nn effort to discredit tlm government. IJi'ith, reports contain thousands of words.' They differ entirely in the record of achievement in shipping American airplane abroad and in the performance of the aircraft production generally. A prominent pnrt of 1o!li reports H given In the eoniroversy over nn neetioh of John I). Kyan, former direc tor of aircraft production with the con struction of a government built roil-' roud, whii'li, it Ims been charged, re dounded- to the benefit of Hie lncagrt and St. Paul' road of nhicli Mr. Rvan is a director. ' ; Disclniniiiia any attempts to deter mine motives, the majority report on that point says: . Jf Mr. Jivan s statement or (lis-i interestiilncfs is true be has been inoxt ) unfortunate in handling a public that i the judgment of your committee covered a lliiiif.v effort to promote larR-i private business Hnterests snd was nc- eonuMinled ftv bluprtwring eiiilanations ! I i -..J ! irom lr)(iliiiiiiK i vim. Ill contrast the minoritv report by I Hcpresentattre Lea says: ' The eyideneo shows that Mr. Ilvsn practically abandoned bis ox a business affairs and devoted himself unremitt ingly to the service of hi official duties. Heside Mr. Ryan the majority report attacks his assistant, William C. Potter, Colonel Kilnurd A. I Veils, who preceded Mr. Hysa in aircraft production, and Heeretnry-Huker as repnsible head of aircraft production program. It liseribes the program as "an appalling record of orders and counter orders. ignorance und dickering, waste and ei-! ravagnnce, evidence of , self-interest and improper practices." It is not the provinro of this earn- j in it tee,"' snys the majority report, "to i ii-elare tho measure of responsibility of any official, but we would be derelict j n our duty if we railed to present what we believed to be the causes of Amer ica's avistion failure and the resulting j lack of confidence in a present War i Department aviation plan. John 1). Ryan tonight issued the following statement: I have not seen the renort nor have I been apprised of its contents. I am, however, familiar and no is the public with' the character of the investigation conducted and the bias and partisanship that marked the endeavor of the two majority members of the sub-committee to capitalize for petty political purposes the unwarranted and unjustified attack upon men who did their best to help win the war and do whatever work they were called upon to do. "The chairman of the sub-committee having, g, shown by his record in Con gress, assumed a position hostile, to the assertion of American right during the pre-war period and having voted against the declaration of war with Germany, cannot now, I am sure, Influence public opinion hy submitting a report based upon an investigation so thonooghly dis credited) us the, one which he aunducUd." TRADE INSTRUCTION PROGRESSES IN STATE City Classes Have Been Organ ized and Are at Work WfifltT Two Mills Are Interested Sixty classes for instruction in trade and industry under tlie direction of the Division of Vocational Education of the btate Deportment of Public Instruction are now hi ..operation and twenty-two industrial plants have interested them selves in the work. The first report of the work sontained in th mid-winter lettor prepared by Forest T. SeJby, director of teacher training, and George W. Coggin, State supervisor, contain a comprehensive statement of the work that is being done along with reports from the field. "Owing to tho fact that both member of this division were new men in thia State and did Hot start thi work nntil about the first of October, the organi sation of classes and the selection of teachers waa done hurriedly,' aays the letter. "The demand for evening trade ca tension classes has been quite large during the winter and the classes organised are widely scattered. Thia made it difficult to supervise the work in an efficient manner. For the coming year a definite program of organization fur both classes and courses has been planned. j' ' "The members, of the staff1 appreciate the help given by the city and county superintendents mid the industrial and jiiill people. It is necessary to have th co operation of both public school anil industrial forces to make trade in struction eotint for the most good." WAKE FOREST FIVE WINS FROM ELON I'.lon College, Feb. lfl. ETon College lost to Wake Forest tonight in a poor ly played game of basket ball, the scor being US to 14. Both teams showed laek of practice, some of th local squad having been waiting on the sick at home during the epidemic. Elon was further handicapped by McCanlley be iug out of the game on account of in fluenza. Line up: Wake'Fortt Elon College Position ft. F. Mt ringlii-ld Atkinson L.F. Carlyle Newman C. Freezor Parry L. 0. Heekiiiuu . Sides H. 0. Mol'owell Johnson To Heal a Cough. Take HAYES' HEALING HONEY, 33. -Adv. BIG NEW BERN MEETING WAITS ON INFLUENZA New Bern, Feb. 16. The re-organization meeting of tha New Bern Chamber of Commerce at which Secretary of War Newton D. linker, and Senator F. M. Simmon had been scheduled to speak will not be held tomorrow night. It ha been feared for some time that the influenza situation here would be come such as to make it inadvisable to hold the meeting. It was detinitely de cided this morning to postpone it. It ia hoped to hold it just aa soon ss tho In fluenza epidemic abates. Forty four new cases of the disease were reported here today, making a total of about 600 cases here to date. For aver half a ecatwv DR. TVTTS LIVE rnXS karekesai tM tar Um Uvtr. Bead the failowtag trow a wsmaa taf lorty-4gtitl "I have Bsc! OR. TTJTTS riLLS for Bewei re gala ttoa Hairy year. I an sjow cosv vfcscetl tkat tbeyaroolsa tka host kaowa regulator for otfcstr retard ed tenuis f nctJoaut, I bar told Mary of gtrjr Meads asmI bow mom wsaoid bo wttlsomt taosa, A few ays Iseforo, aaWyoa are all rigaL" I Tilt- Automobiles For Hire DAT OB NIGHT Moving Vans. W. F. SMITH Transfer Heavy Hauling Phono 11 is a question of su preme importanca to older and younger members' of the fam ily alike Here you will find shoes smartly graceful for femi- ; nine wearers, and splen didly serviceable ones for men. Footwear Guess &Ward '' 11 I. Mania Street Several Letters To Boost Max well For Commission . (Continued from Pag One.) for Ashevllle to .investigate- the ebtfrges of cruel treatment patients there. Offietala nt th department, following receipt of -an Informal statement of the episode out of whirh th complaint grew, were inclined today to bellev that th two soldiers, Marshal Webb and Mrs. Rogers were making a "mountain out of a mole hill. Burgeon General Ireland had received from Colonel Lyster, com manding Oteen, a statement regarding th charge that be had been abrupt to newspapermen and the Colonel excused hi iharp manner with th statement that be had not been able to get at the faet ia the mess hall fight and, there for, wa not in a position to be inter viewed. The inspector can recommend a. court martial and the soldiers will be tried According to the department officials. who are relying upon the statements made in letters from Colonel Lyster, there waa nothing la the mess hall figJit beside an altercation between the guard and the patient who. had been placed under arrest for "foul language'' used in the mesa hall. There 1 no Infor mation here regarding the charge that Lieutenant William threatened to "open fire unleaa the general row, which fol lowed the fight between th patient and the guard, stunned. No previous complaints have- been re ceived bore against Colonel Lysttir or regarding the treatment of patients. WILSON'S ACTION CAUSES SURPRISE (Continued from Page One.) in rntifv tpAstv which eonflrmefl bnun ilarv lines hevond readjustment which it alreaJv had declared to be wrong. And furthermore it was recalled mat inn latest move had been made by the pre miers without consultation or advice from tho Washington government, though thia country would be bound to abide by the result Should it ranry tne treaty. Again Urge Danger From Pres ence of Kaiser In Holland (Contlaaed from Pag One.) rible reult of that war of which Wil liam II was the author. Allies Express Surprise. "The Allies eannot conceal their sur prise at finding in tha Dstoh reply ao single word of disapproval of the crimes committed by th Emperor, crime which outrage the most elemen tary sentiments of humanity and civili zation and of which, in particular, so many Dutch nationals themselves have been the innocent victim on th high seas. To help bring to justice the au thor of such crime plainly assorts with the aims of th League of Nations. "How can anyone fall to be Impressed hy the reactionary manifestations which have followed therefusal of Holland, and. the dangerous encouragement to all .those who art opposing the just ehas tlwmcnt Of the eulprit and their ex emplary condemnation, whatever their social position. Holland's Long Mrsggle. ''Holland, whose history tell of long struggles for liberty, who haa aufferod so grisviously through disregard for justice could not plae herself by such Sore Throat, Coughs and Colds Symptoms of Influenza. The first symptoms of ore throt er cold may mean an attack of the dread ed disease known a influenza. Do not ever trifle with a sore throat or a silght cold. It may lead to Influ enza, era r let fever or diphtheria , as well aa many throat diseases. Muco Solvent is the one bodyguard that aids th body in throwing off these deadly germs and if for nothing else should be uaed as a precautionary measure. Mueo-Solvent is the Ideal home treat ment, preventive and precautionary measure against Coughs, Colds, Sore Throats, Whooping Cough, Croup, Ton silitis and Quinsy and all diseases at tacking the delicate-mucous membrane lining of the throat. Th prompt ne of Muco-SolVent will prevent the deadly germ from taking effect and is s precautionary measure against developments of even the slightest throat troubles. It is harm less, vegetable compound, possessed of unusual properties,, destroys Infections instantly, cleanses and soothes the in flamed membrane, dissolves and clears away the accumulated mucous. Do not attempt to be without this splendid household medicine. Arm yourself with a remedy tha'. prevent as well a cures throat disease. ' - Get a bottle today of any druggist er write Loewy Drag Co., Baltimore, Md. Price 75 cent and $1.50 Adv. The Main Traveled -ROAD-. There is one highway to success and competency. -1 It is the old main - traveled road of spending less than you make. ; This Bank stands for the purpose of helping you to reach your goal, not by any new-fangled way, but by the main-traveled road. t Citizens National Bank - r k "Service Wi'th'Safety"' a narrow conception of Her -duties out aide of the comity of nations. A duty, which none eaa avoid for national rea son, however, weighty they my bo i to unite ia order to mete out exemplary punishment to responsible authors of th disaster and abomination of tho war and endeavor to revive conceptions of solidarity and humanity in the Ger man nation, which is, still hnconvineed of the falsity of the tenet of it gov ernment, who professed that might tlior of such crimes plainly accords with made right and sueeess condoned crime. "It wa from thi point of view and not exclusively from a national stand point that the powers requested the government of the Queen to hand qvr William of Hohonrullern, Had , from this point of view they now renew that request. The powers desire to remind the government . of th Netherlands that if It should persist ia its attitude of detachment towards the ptt;nce of the Imperial family on its tcrriTbry so elo.ie to Germnny, it would assume di rect responsibility, both for sheltering from the claims of justice and for that propaganda which is so dangerous to Kurooe and the whole world. Presence Constitute Menace. ''It i indisputable that the permanent presence of the ex-tmperor nnder in effectual supervision a few kilometers distance from the German frontier, where he continues the center of active and increasing Intrigue, constitute for Sure Death to Corns "Gats-It" Makea 'Em Lose Their Crip and Lift OsT Painlessly. Th tint thins "OU-It" 4um whtn It Undi on a corn or cslhw i to snuff out the pain. Th-h It shrivels th corn er sallus and loos ens it. Soon. It U ftlitKNt -rsjmdr to fmi off. Ton hlp it jtttt littl by lifting it off 'twiit thumb and dnvtr. Yon don't ovra feel it. bcauM tboro to no hurt toft In it. Milliona novo proved It Um eleanoat, turtMt, Mfoat and most plvosjant method. ' Get-It. the never failinc Bruoroateed money-bock eern remover eoeU hot a trifle at any drasj etoro. Manofartored by K. La- ronco Co., Cbieacos Adv.) Have you seen World ALMANAC FOR 1920 - Brimful of information, 50c Postpaid We shall be glad to take care of your orders for Blank Books and office supplies generally. Largest stock In the state to select from. HERE SINCE 1867 Alfred Williams & Company Raleigh, N. C. I I HJ-If kv J I I r!mwl sV J - ' Coesss the poAfcoM, vt'ha have made supcrhup4n sacrifices to destroy this mortal ilnnucl, a. .menace which thfj cannot be called upon to accept; The rights they possess ia virtus of tha most express principles of the law of aations entitle them and make it their duty to take such measure aa are required for their own security. "The powers eannot eonceal the pain ful Impression mad npoa them by the refusal of the Dutch government to hand over the ex-Emperor to them, without any consideration of the possi bility of' reconciling the scruples of Holland with an me effectual precaution ary measures to lie taken on the spot, or by holding the.. ex-Emperor at a distance from the scene of hi crimes, making it impossible for him to exert hi disastrous influence in Germany in the future. Proof of Feelings. "Although a proposal of this nature would not correspond fully to the re The Fiftieth Anniversary Just fifty yean ago this winter Dr. Pierce gave to the world his famous "Favorite Prescription" for the distressing weaknesses and complaint! of women. - For many years bs had been in the active practice of medicine and hw BSBaaasjaaM aar w w w 1 1, i, . mm 11 C rwm ft. rrvxi fflTI kit VII mm MX. t - y ii in II IUI m wm called his "Golden Medical Dis covery," which he had prescribed many years for the stomach, liver and blood. Both these medicines met with instant success, and during the past half century have sold in greater quantities than any other proprietary medicines. Neither of Dr. Pierce's medicines contains alcohol and both are herbal extracts of native medicinal plants. For the past fifty years forty-eight million bottles have been used by the American public, and they are today the standard tonics for men and women. They are now put up in tablet as well aa liquid form, and sold by every druggist in the land. A trial package can be obtained by sending 10 cents to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y. Write Dr. Pierce's if vou want free confidential medical advice, or a free booklet on any chronio disease. MILE FROM Handsome FOR Silver really fine, beautifully patleraed, ex pertly wrought Silver, is generally uppermost in thnfiod of tha man or woman in quest of gift for a bride. And it is Silver of just such character that we hav here ia splendid assortment 8ilver bought expressly to meet tha demand for dis cerning wedding-gift buyer. Knives, forks, spoons, seta of all kinds, rom hinatlon and complete service at guaran teed fairest price. Watch, Clock and cwmm iobc distance cau5 RECEIVED DURD;G YOUR ABSGICE ? ; , Re words "LONG DISTANCE" describe 'Ir- -a class of service but do not denote any . --j-particular place. THEREFORE f - . -' . ; .. - " V.- ' - ' ' r ; " Our operators are trained always to give the name of the point at which a "Long Distance" call originates,' thus: . "GREENSBORO is calling Mr. John Doe." If the person called is not in and the call is to be completed later, the operator says to the person answering the telephone: " "Please have Mr. Doe call the GREENS BORO operator." ,-.- , . When asking the operator to complete the call made for you during your absence NEVER say "Long Distance is calling" but definitely identify the place calling you . by its name, thus: v , . 1 GREENSBORO is bailing Mr. John Doe at Telephone No. 123." r- .With YOUR help, we can improve' the . service. . SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE sD TELEGRAPH COMPANY quest of the powers it would at least havs afforded proof of those laeliag which IloIIaad cannot but poccs. ' . "The power urge opoa 'the' Dutch government in the most solemn and pressing manner '.the importance at tar It ing to fresh consideration of the ques tion rut before her. The desir that it may bs clearly undrtooLhow grat the situation might become if the Neth erlands government were not ia Posi tion to give those assurance wbieh th safety of Europe so jmperstively ds niands.'' ' specialty was the diseases of women, Later he desired to give this to the public, and he received a trade-mark protec tion from the United States patent office for this medicine which is an herbal, "temper ance " prescription with all the ingredients printed on the bottle wrapper. In his every day prac tice in the early days he also used a tonio and alterative for the blood, which was sq univer sally beneficial that he deter mined to place this medicine in the drug stores of the United 1 States, where it could be readily procured by the public. 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