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.'The Columbus County LnJL Twenty-Fourth Year VOL. XIX. Ex-President Woodrow Wilson Falls on Everlasting Sleep . Nations Great War ' and Peace President Sinks Peacefully Away to Rest With His Ideals; Great Crowd Attend Funeral WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. (By the (was not a crusading throng come to MH-iated Press) Former Pres-; mecca in pilgrimage to attest their idem W oodrow Wilson died at 11.15, faith in the ideals he personified 0-;Uck ii-is morning. it was a group of men and women The p!'e f ms entombment and J kneeling on the pavement in silent v, utile'-" his funeral will be public or prayer. Small paper slips, bearing pi v .ie will be determined later. i the inscription, "Peace on earth, The end was peaceful. Life eb- j good will toward men," held in bid awaf while he slept. j their hands, fluttered in the chill A tired man, he closed his eyes J wind which swirled up the debris anj, "sustained and soothed by an j and liter left there by the watchers unfaltering trust,'' passed on to the j engaged in the solemnity of the Great Hereafter "like ,one who death watch that the world might .i - J - C 1 - u : 1 wracs ine uiauciv ui ms cuuca.&auw about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." Dr. Grayson, his friend and physi cian, announced the end of the great u-ar president in his bulletin: "Mr. Wilson died at 11:15 o'clock i His heart's action became feebler ! and feebler, and the heart muscle ! was so fatigued that it refused to act anv longer. The end came peace fully. " "The remote cause of death lie in his ill health, which began more than four years ago, najne4y: Gen eral arteriosclerosis with haemopli gia. The immediate cause of death was exhaustion following a digestive disturbance which began in thevearly part of last week, but did not reach an acute stage until the early morning hours of February 1." Last Friday the grim reaper had forced his vwy into the house after waiting on the doorstep more than four years. Saturday he had ad vanced to the landing on th stair case, and stood counting off the ticks of the great clock. Saturday night he knocked on the chamber door, A faithful physician and a loyal wife stood with their backs against it. At 9 o'clock he rattled the knob and called to the peaceful, prostrate figure on the bed al great bed, long and wide, a replica of the bed in which Abraham Lin coln slept in the white house, with a golden American eagle and a tiny silk American flag just over the headboard. The watchers knew the battle was lost. Af v, open, the faithful' ni servant'. But it's better that I should ffo hovered. On the bed, sitting be-. s'de her husband, sustained with all the fortitude and composure of a Ionian facing a crisis, was Mrs. Wilson, holding the wan, withered ri'ri't Uov,l 1 J I 1L. .n r i .-7 i 1 1 i t r i j i r i -i 11 nmirufi iiife.iiff-.il nvtrntier than tVi cwnrd isipfli. the rv r, i ,r:. if i of the bed was his eldest daugh Margaret, resigned to the in-c-yitabIo.Clo.se by.tears welling from h s eve, coursing down, his cheeks, c' Dr. Gravson, taking the measure f the fluttering pulses, weaker and fainter with each effort. Death advanced and beckoned the last time. Tho tired, worn out man drew a long breath, there was a slicrht flutter of the eye lids, an almost imperceptible twitch of the nostrils. . Woodrow Wilson's soul had drift ed out on the great dark tide that runs around all the world. Pulpit. Talk of Wilson Out through a city stilled in a Sab tatn morning's reverential calm, his Jjame was being spoken from a hun reJ pulpits. In the Central Presby terian church, where he faithfully went to worship while the flesh was oie, a choked-un t-oninwation had &unj -The Son of God Goes Forth to Jlar," HoW Firm a Foundation" and "Onward Christian Soldiers,1' i fTTte hymns in which he loved to voice in a happier, better (1fy- Over a great land that had ac laimed him chief, and in lands hC1-'i0S. c seas' wherc' had been nailed rts a God of Peace, prayers -ouT r'Slr' for the rePS3 of his -s memories. hi hAna nA hi re-! 'Ps. his hflTKs anH his re yv.- 'L.l r v ;" another scee. There :i feathering of people there. It Paper Everybody Reads "Mr. Wilson is attaining the 'peace that passeth all understand ing,' " Said their leader, while the throng sank to its knees and remain ed in silence for a minute. Then a sickly sun broke through a cloud bank. A little native warbler, a pilgrim venturing north in search of early sun. and spring, stopped for a moment, ana irom nis Lwig aioii. uttered a happy k.note. Almost at thjt moment Mr. Wil son was passings on. Government shows Respect Immediately the great govern ment over which he presided for eight years began taking steps to give marks of its respect. Presi dent Coolidge heard the words of Mr. Wilson's death while in church with Mrs. Coolidge. Immediately at ! number of Clarendon folks, the at the conclusion of the services, he j traction being in a case arising from drove to the Wilson home and left theschool marm of the colored school cards. Later he sent his secretary ; here, trying to walk over some of to offer any aid whatever. I the white children, and getting in Flags on government buildings j a fight with one of the small white and government property every-! boys, and later committing an as where were lowered to half mast, j sault upon him with intent tokill. The news went to army posts ev- After hearing the evidence of part erywhere and to the ships at s. i ' A 30-day period of official mourn- r-.1; was ordered as trv government j other former presidents. j nish justified bond in the sum of two j j Congress arranged to adjourn to-1 hundred dollars for her appearance Announcement was made two I morrow; executive departments i to answer to the charge. j weeks ago that the Texas Oil Corn- were ordered closed on the day of: ye decline with thanks our friend Pany had purchased a lot here and !the funeral; social activities atjBoswell's invitation to take a trip;wou.ld immediately build a supply the white house coming within the period of mourning were ordered abandoned. Official teleWms were dispatch- ed to the embassies and legislations abroad for the information of for eign governments. One cablegram going to faroff Siam carried the news to Mr. Wilson's daughter Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre. She is with her husband at Bangkok, where he is adviser to the Siamese government. Another telegram was dispatched to Mr. Wilson's other daughter, Mrs. William G. Mc Adoo, who, with her husband and children, is speeding to Washington on a train from California. Last Word Spoken Mr. Wilson's last words of sus tained meaning were spoken Friday. They were: "I am ready." Realizing fully that he could not hope to rally from the onslaught of the digestive disorder which sapped his strength, weakened his heart and accentuated the condition which followed his first stroke of paralysis, he watched for a moment when all except Dr. Grayson were out of his bed chamber. Drawing his friend and physician close, he murmured with some difficulty of articula tion, "The old machine has broken .Mown. You've done vour best lor int. juiy " t - than to live on a helpless invalid. t Let Mrs. Wilson know I want her. i I'm ready." I All this was without a snow oi emotion but in his usual measured habit of SDeaking. - . Mrs. Wilson came at the pnysi-1 cian's call, and spoke for several ; moments with her nusoana, aurmg which he communicated ner some Inst wishes From that time on, Mr Wilson lived out his fast fleeting life, with the full knowledge that he was on the threshold of the great beyond. If in his dying moments, he bar bored any feeling at all of the men in public life who prevented the ful fn.TY.pnt of the ideals for which he repeatedly had said he would naveLirht neen giaa to give ma mc, nC gave any indication of them. He never spoke a complete sen tence after that and merely was able to whisper "Yes" and "No" to gen tle inquiries of how he might be made more comfortable. When he no longer had strength to do that, he gave his answers by making a motion with his head. Conscious Saturday Even then and until Saturday night ho was able to recognize those about him. With the last smkinig spell Saturday night, however, he fell into a state oi corapicw viy d fitful slumber in which Srtalitv slowly but surely ebbed h.laSyiJnL found his nulses fluttering more feebly and feebly unt;l the end. Tf. is cerfan that ne win not pc buried in Rome,. Ga., which is the 'y mat ne w 1. Dd bjr ea m.w (Continued on page five) It" FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUMBUS AND HER WHITEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY General News of Clarendon Community By J. D. Frink j CLARENDON, Feb. 5. Mr. W. i M. Stephens, left for Baltimore last Sunday afternoon to buy his spring stock or his large store here. Mr. W. M. Hinson returned from Charlotte Sunday afternoon where he went to see his father, Mr. D. J. Hinson, who underwent an opera- tion at the New Sanatorium in the above named city, a few weeks ago. He reports the condition of his father as unfavorable. All the members of Clarendon Lo-1 cal Cotton and Tobacco Growers, Co-operative Association are re quested to meet at the high school building Saturday afternoon, Feb. 9, at 3 o'clock. It is very important that every member attend this meet ing. You just as well make your ar rangements for forty more days of winter weather. The ground hog could see his sliadow all day long last Saturday, so he went back in his hole for six weeks. Mr. J. B. Long, who has been con fined to his room for the past few weeks with a severe case of measles, is again able to be out. If Whiteville wants the next county fair, it's up to her business men to get busy at once. Unless more interest is shown within next few days, another town that is very anxious for the next fair, will prob ably be selected. Judge McPherson's court last Saturday was attended bv a larsre of the state witnesses, the judge ' sent the case up to the April term of Columbus county superior court,1 rtUDv f Vwi rrQl m C.nTyn CZrfrr r Pa' Mill or, .r nS had s hP fpnrpsents Tt t hP. ! We have been given credit with'now bem m.ade, Place them on ,;r, oii omQ Ko Co,. tions of roads, but his road simp-1 ly "takes the cake." We would sug- j gest that he turn the road over or pull it up and set it out somewhere else, as the fellow did his potato sprouts when they became grassy. What has xbecome of "the little boy" that looks after the Tabor Whiteville highway? If "he is un der the hay-stack, fast asleep," we , - . n .,i . v hope "little boy BlueV will blow his horn and remind him . that this beautiful highway is going to the : bad" very rapidly m certain places, , and is in great need of attention. To Hear of Conditions in Bible Lands Church goers of Columbus county will have a rare opportunity to hear of conditions in the Bible lands and the reconstruction work the Near East Relief is doing among 110,000 children of that stricken spot on the globe. Rev. A. J. Howell of Whiteville,; is Thairman for toiumbus county ia ciiaiiiiiau jlwi vuiumuuu nriri . 0y.r,T(T(i nf raisincr funds re qujre(j to feed, clothe, shelter and educate the fifty-four children now in North Carolina orphanages, and assigned to this county for support at $5 ner month each. The entire v cfnx to- rare of 3.334 of these tots Col. George H. Bellamy of Wilmington is state chairman Professor H. V. Mouradian of.iound anywnere in laiumns town Marash, Asia Minor, will speak at a Union service of the churches of Bolton Sunday morning. Mrs. R. W. Scott. Jr.. is chairman for Bol ton. In the afternoon he will speak at Hallsboro, W. A. Thompson being , farming implements Included in chairman at that place. He will ad-1 this purchase amounting to approx j v, on.o,-Ar, rvp fV,0 Wp5t. lmately two thousand dollars, is a minster church of Whiteville at M w.. c -II. Henrv M. White of China, a mm- . . , , . i-w 'j -in isterial student at Davidson College will sDeak in the Whiteville Metho dist church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning, the Western Prong Bap tist church at 3 p. m., and at aUnion service in Boardman at night. Mrs. W. E. Stone is chairman for Board man. L. A. Guiton, another ministerial student at Davidson, will speak at Fair Bluff in the morning. Cerro uordo at 3 o'clock, and at Chad bourn irithe Methodist church at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. R. C. Tucker is chairman at Fair Bluff; J. L. Wil Uamson at Cerro uorao, a P. T. Wooten at Chadboum. liamson at Cerro Gordo, and Mrs. Mr. Howell requests that funds for this cause be sent either to him ot nne of thes2 community chairman t the earliest possible date in order is that ne may iorwara cm i, nuai- lotte at once.- Jonn jm. acozz, pn-n - v -m r n tt ,Vd"t Charlotte banker, is state treasurer. "The jwLu v-y L U Ed FEBRUARY 7, 1924. Commissioners to Issue an Official Statement Declaring that he thought it only fair that all the parties to the coun- ty audit should have an opportunity to fully examine the detailed report from the State Auditors and point out any errors that may exist, and setting forth that any and all tax j payers of the county are welcome ! . , . . !to come and examine the ful1 rePort ! m the office of the county auditor, Mr. K. B. Council, chairman of the board of commissioners, in the in- terview given below, declared the intention of the board to publish a condensed statement covering the state audit just as soon as practi cal. Mr. Council is quoted in full be low; "The statement of the commis sioners in reference to the finan cial condition of the county, as developed bv the State Auditors re port, will be furnished for publica tion just as soon as Mr. Hickman's bofidsmen and Sheriff Araraons have had reasonable time to look over the auditor's report and have had an opportunity to point out any thing that may be wrong in this report. I think all the parties to the audit ought to have a chance and a little time to investigate it." ' "The only reason that the audit has not been given out for publica tion is as set forth above. However, the full report is to volumnious to print in full and too costly. There fore, any tax payer is welcome to come to the county auditors office at any time In fact all good citizens are urged to do so and see the full report, which is now avail able for the public." K. B.Council. Texas Company to Wiadk County Station The big tanks that are to be used have already arrived and plans are tne company s iot, wrucn is juii i i 1 1 eastt of the new lumber plant in the western part of town on the tracks 'the Atlantic Coast Line railroad The Whiteville service station, which was built last summer, is understood to have contracted to handle Texas Oils and Gas, exclusively in the down town section: This station has two pumps. In the up-town section a new brick -filling and service sta LIUil Will vc ouin lumiv-uiunvi v M" tH , wiJ algQ handle the exas ComJanys products. ' iwo deliery trucks will be put soQn J the tankg are laced d Mr A F PoWell Jr.f the rep tion will be built immediately and resentative of the Texas Company states that in addition to supplying Whiteville they will secure stations at Chadboum, Fair Bluff. Tabor, Hallsboro and other points in the county, and will maintain a suffi cient force of trucks to properly handle all business. Whiteville gas users may look to be able to get Texas gas within about forty days. Much Local News Around Cerro Gordo By T. C. Boswell. CERRO GORDO, Feb. 4. Mr. Owen Williamson, a resident of the Williamsons Cross Roads section, one of the finest and most ferti e farming sections of Columbus coun tv. Is one of the most progressive and productive farmers that can be ship. Mr. Williamson s fine farm is well equipped with up-to-date and labor-saving machinery. Quite re cently Mr. Williamson has purchased a huge tractor and some additional gn Yt i ana sneiiing macniuwiy. itn UQC Ul 1111B will liuoaci a"" "-uw tuf ,-c. an lYli. vv lillaiiiouii aiyduco uiiai v i " ' q tn hn(tV nnd shpll out tour hundred bushels of com m single day with the assistance of one or two helpers. Mr. William son is a regular reader of The News Reporter, The Robesonian, antl The Progressive Farmer and he thereby keeps well posted and in formed along the lines of successful farming and producing -a good living from his labors as a farmer Mr. Frank Grantham, an aged gentleman, whose serious illness v as mentioned in last week's News Reporter, responded to the final roll call of the Supreme Ruler of h? Un' verse Thursday evening, af ter having remained in an uncon scious state of m'nd for three or four days. His pass ng came as. no great shock to neighbors and ac quaintances as he had remained in ti i 'a- l il a ieeDie conuition ior several mtnins (Continued on page" nine) Columbus County Paper PEOPLE Last Week's Court Broke Records in Business Transacted and Road Sentences Twenty-Three Men Drew Road Sentences; Utter Absence of Fines and Costs; Session Marked by Many Unusual Features. In last week's session of Criminal court for Columbus county several records were broken, not the least of which was the volume of work transacted during the weeks time. I he number, oi actual witnesses in j attendance, the time consumed by! the grand jury and the number of) convictions urawmg cnain gang i sentences" were also noticable. From the time when it convened early Monday morning, until it was dis missed shortly before noon Satur aay the grand jury was in contin uous session and hundreds of wit nesses were examined and true bills returned against offenders. From the time when Judge Cal vert convened court early Monday morning until he adjourned it at noon Saturday, there was not a single recess of even a few minutes duration, aside from those taken for dinner. Court opened at 8:30 each morning and adjourned at dark. When the jury would bring in a verdict, after being out on a case they invara'bly found another jury and court officials busy on the next case in line. On receiving the verdicts Judge Calvert would depart from the usual proceedure and instead of sentenc ing the prisoner, if he was guilty, he promptly remanded him into the custody of the sheriff. One result of this proceedure was that the end of the session of court found the jail overflowing with convicted men who had not received sentence. These were called up in a body Sat urday morning and sentence was passed upon them. It is remarkable that out of the entire number of convictions secured, not one of the guilty parties-got off with a- fine. It was a chain gang sentence for all. In one or two cases short terms on the gang were imposed and a small fine and the costs added. Fifteen white men and seven ne groes received chain gang sen tences. One white woman was sent to the New Hanover county farm for one year. The road sentences aggregate 26 years and four months and this gives each of the cinvicted men an average of something over a year to serve. Following is each case, in which convictions was go cured, and the sentence: Von Watts, operating automobile while intoxicated, six months on the roads Von Watts, false pretense, six months on the roads. G. W. Spivey. fornification and adultry, eighteen months on the roads, appealed, to supreme court. appeal bond fixed at fifteen hun dred dollars Elbert Watts, assault with deadly weapon, thirty days on roads and costs. L. J. Duncan, aiding in assault with deadly weapon, eighteen months on roads. Bud Norris, assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, eighteen months on the roads. Rov Carter, driving automobile while intoxicated and without lights nine months on the road, if county physician advises his health will A. K. Lytton Killed in Automobile Wreck Mr. A. K. Lytton, traveling State Auditor and well known in this county through his having had charge of the recent county audit, was fatally injured in an auto mobile accident near Apex. Wake county, Tuesday evening. His chest was crusnea ana ne uitu a icw hours after the accident without hav- i j i - j- j ing regained consciousness Mr. Lytton and four companions were trading in a car at high speed and the driver, ollie Glover; a taxi driver of Raleigh, lost control of his machine which turned, over. One of the occupants of the car escaped without injury, Glover and another man received slight "injuries . and Lytton's chest was crushed and he sustained other injuries. He was rushed to the Rex hospital in Ral eigh and died shortly after arrival. Mr. Lytton was about thirty-five years of age and came to this state from Kansas. For the past eigh teen months he had been traveling State Auditor and was rated as an expert in this work. He resided in Whiteville from early last spring until late in December when he completed the work of auditing the books of Columbus county. Many friends here heard of his untimely death with deep regret. Mr. J. W. Davis, who is lookea unon as Chadbourn's c hampion - T berry grower, was in town Tuesa and gave jX as his opinion that ber- J IZZ 1 V r ps wre in juuu cun filuii aim m promises of a good crop vrere ex- i Everybody Needs It" Two Dollars Per Year NUMBER FORTY--FIVE permit, otherwise to work out sen- tence at county home, appealed to supreme court and appeal bond fixed at fifteen hundred dollars. Liillie Norris. formfication and adultry, twelve months Hanover county farm. in New H. B. Clark, retailing, six months on roads. James Norris, assault with deadly weapon, three months on roads. Reader Arp, manufacturing, six months on roads. T. M. Smith, manufacturing, six months on roads. Joe Watts, manufacturing, six months on roads. Reader Arp, retailing, six months on roads. T. M. Smith, retailing, six months on roads. Joe Watts, retailing, six months on roads. J ohn Weatherf ord, transporting, eighteen months on roads. John Clinton, assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, six months on the roads. Waitus Carter, assault on female, twelve months on roadsr" appealed and appeal bond fixed at fifteen hundred dollars. Levi Hilburn, assault on female, twelve months on roads, appealed and bond fixed at fifteen hundred dollars. J. A. Hemmingway, assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, two years and six months on roads. Kelly Shaw, murder, not more than six years and not less than four years on roads. (This negro shot and killed another negro in Bug Hill township during the holidays, Magistrate Cox before whom the grounds of it beinr an accident. Residents of the neighborhood did not agree with the magistr.it - and the negro was re-arrestd r.nd held for trial.) Luther Hardee, forgery, six months on roads. George Faircloth, having liquor, three months on roads, appealed to supreme court and appeal bind fix ed at five hundred dollars. (This defendant was convicted in the re corders court and fined ten dol lars and costs, not satisfied with that he appealed to superior court and got three months. The outcome of his second appeal is yet to be de termined.) Alex Page, retailing, nine months 9 on the roads. Adolphus Coleman, retailing, nine months on roads. Adolphus Coleman, resisting of ficer, four months on roads. Adolphus Coleman, carrying con cealed weapons, two months on roads. Luther Hardee, biggamy, twenty four months on roads. Six of the above cases were ap pealed from the county court and carried to this. It is worthy of re mark to state that the sentence of the lower court was upheld in each instance. In one case the defend ant got a three months on the roads in place of the ten dollar fine im posed in the county court. Former Auditor Issues Statement Tabor, Feb. 5. During the tme that I served the people of Colum bus county in the office of the audi- tor, I learned to love more thin ever the people of this county. Their interests were mine and I w sh to I fh t T nrVpj fnT. -n , KPSf i . ' ----- - could, and this is written with a thankful heart for the spirit of the people twords me. I do not justify all my work as auditor as being perfect. I am satis fied that I made, some errors. I have often heard that the man who never makes an error is dead. When the experts began their work I asked them to please call my attention to all errors they found in my work and thev agreed to this willingly. If my memory serves me right they called my attention to five errors and I corrected these. The last time that I said anything to the state auditor about my work, he said that there was no errors that he could call to mind at that time, that my books were well kept. Now I see in their report that they say my errors were too numer ous to mention, and this assertion does not agree with what they toTd me. If it" can be shown me that the statement made in the report is correct I am wiling to bo-r dr, o the people I served and acknowledge that T fa;led them. T have viewed the report partially and find that it is a incorrect report for experts to mak. c. w. zr: V. -r'-.
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