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VOL. 15. NO. 135.
SALISBURY, N. O, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1921
PRICE 2 CENTS"
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cm URGES
SHOUT BALLOT
AliDMOSEFAY
Also Urges Reformatory
for Negro Boys .. and
More Liberal System of
. ' Teaching Negro .Teach
ers.
(By MAX ABEKNKTHY) .
. Raleigh, Jan. : 6. In his swan
- - song to the General 'Assembly to
day Givernflr Bickett urees the
" short ballot, increase of pay for
me fieaua or an state departments
' the establishment of a sanatorium
' lor the treatment of negroes af
flicted with tuberculosis, a refoiv
"matory for delinquent negro boys
and 1 "a larger and more liberal
system of teachers training far
negroes." -;
""Every' consideration of intelli
.'genco: and efficiency,' says the
governor, "is in favor of the short
. ballot. The men who have given
thought to the "subject all think
f alike. - The only urguments against
the 'proposition are polital argu-
iients utterly unsupported by an
ound business principle. So far
as administrative offices ore con-
: cerned the State is simply a big
' business, corporation, and there is.
- not a big business in . the world
where the heads of the depart
: ments are- elected by thousands of
stockholders ' Theso ? are always
.appointed by-the president or by
an executive board.. This general
assembly would do the State, a
. fine service if H should submit to
: the people a constitutional amend
; ment providing for the appoint
' ment rather, hafc-the election of
administration officers. A primary
,.: properly, safeguarded la ' the , best
.way to select.-the candidate for
governor. Let the people have the
fullest opportunity to declare their
i will in the selection of the candi
date and in the subsequent general
election and then let the governor
' so selected and elected use his own
- judgment in the selection for his
executive staff and hold him rig-
idly responsible fo rresults." A ,
.. In view of the fact that business
conditions have materially chang
ed, since the real estate in North
. Carolina , was revalued under the
Alaw-and Jn view of the resulting
deflation in Ian values, Governor
4-angat-io the legislature that-it
provide i the means for revising
these land values to meet the new
conditions. . ,
The governor thinks that i such
revision could be most economically
nanaiea oy tne men wno made the
original assessments. -
- , r A, Word of Farewell.-.
"This concludes my mesatre and
r marks the end of the last chapter
V of my public service to the state of
) North Carolina," ''the - governor
said. "Before closing the book I
desire to express to you and thru
yqu to the people whose represen-
, tatives you are, my ; grateful ap-"
' preciation of the innumerable cour
tesies and kindnesses shown me
during these- four years. r l want
my everlasting gratitude for be-
. ing. permitted to serve a great
- state and thru her all humanity in
the grandest and most tragic hour I
the World has ever Known. ' Dur-!
ing these years all the tides of life
have been at the flood,' and I have
boxed the compass of humanSmo-1
1 tion. 1
i"It has been a rich and deep ex
perience, i It. is ' today to me a
,, benediction and down thru tld age
will continue a blessed inspiration.
"I shall carry Jwith" me from the
office many sweet and ' glorious
memories, but ; the one memory
that will; forever outshine. them all
is of the- 80,000 sons of Carolina
who at their country's call marched
forth to light and die for God and
humanity; 4 Lest we forget ' I
write it down in this chapter and
.ertify to all the generations that
the one stupendous, immortal thing
connected with. this administration
" is the part North Carolina played
in the world war. Everything done
in the field of taxation, of educa-
tion.vof agriculture, ef mercy "to
the fallen, of the physical and so
cial regeneration ; of our people
a(l of it is but 'a snowflake on the
river,'; in the gigantic and glori
fied presence of. the '80.000 men
who nave plunged into the blood
red tide of war.- Of these 80,000
"men 2,338 'went west'--far beyond
the sunset's radiant glow. I shall
always be grateful that I was
' sometimes their captain and al
. ways their comrade in the great
? adventure; and my fervid prayer
is tnat wnen my summons comes
and for me
'The sunset gates unbar,
I shall see them waiting stand.
And white against the evening
star, . .
v The Welcome of their beckoning
hadn."
"And now, my friends, farewell,
. . goodbye," and may He give His
angels charge concerning you and
Carolina."
CHADWICK-HOSKINS
MILLS TO OPEN
(Bf Tha Associated Preu) .
Charlotte, Jan. 6.--The manage
ment, of the 1 Chadwick-Hoskins
Mills comnanv which operated a
chain of five mills, four in the vici
nity of Chartatte and one m Mir-
itinsburg, V., announced that they
would resume operations Monday
after an idleness of six weeks. The
. mill employs approximately 2,000
! persons. - . 1,
$200,000 TO BE EXPENDED IN
: , BUSINESS HOUSES AND ARCADE
Mr. E. P. Wharton Accepts Plans of Architect for
Same and Tenants of Present Houses Notified to
, Vacate Other Improvements to Follow.
, Salisbury, is. starting off the new
year in . fine shape in the 'matter
of plans for building operations
and eoon activities will begin on
the improvement of one of the most
unsightly sections in -the immedi
ate business section of the city and
one that will call for an outlay of
several hundred thousand dollars,
this to be followed by other im
provementt, all' of which are to be
made by Mr. E.: P. Wharton' of
Greensboro, one of the largest hol
ders of Salisbury business proper
ty, who is very ontimistic regard
ing the future of this, city and who
is to back up his faith in Salisbury
bv the expenditure of large sums
of money for the erection, of bus
iness houses. -. --V .
Mr. Wharton was here yesterday
afternoon and was in conference
for some time with his arehute-'H
relative to plans for the improve
ment of the north half of .the block
bounded by Main, Council, Lee and
Liberty streets, and the ncrtn nail
of the adjoining block on the east,
facing Lee, Liberty -and Railroad
streets. For some months Mr.
Wharton has contemplated - the
erection of blocks of modern busi
ness houses on the property and the
building of an arcade through the
center of these blocks from Main
street to the Southern passenger
station. Thp plans of the archi
tect were accepted Yesterday and
initial steps have been .taken look
ing to the beginning of work. The
arcade will begin et Main street,
almost directly opposite the court
house and run through the block to
Lee street and 'then continue on
through the adjoining block to the
passenger, station. . It will be ai
walkway with a
COMMITTEE Q
Senate Bill Introduced to
. Lessen Crime of Lynch
"TngFirit .- Pers o n. a 1
Privilege. ' f
(Br MAX ABERNETHT)
; Raleigh, ; Jan, 6. The . appoint
ment of an inaugural committee,
the passage of a joint resolution
to open the! election - returns for
state1 officers at noon Tuesday Jan
uary 11th and the introduction of
a bill to .define and punish bribery
of baseball players managers, and,
umpires by Everett, of . Durham
featured trie short session of the
house today.-.- "-;-; -1
1 Representative Everett, of Rich
mond, introduced a resolution pro
viding an appropriation of $1,2.00
to cover the expenses of the inau
gural committee of the house, com
posed of Representatives, Everett.
of Richmond, Pharr, of Mecklen
burg, and Hill, of Duplin.
The senate session developed the
first personal privilege statement
when Senator McCoin, of Hender
son, denied a report in the Raleigh
News and Observer that he headed
an ' insurrection against lieuten
ant Governor Cooper over com
mittee appointments.' ' ; " v ;
The only work of importance in
the Senate was the introduction
of a bifl by Taylor, of Goldsboro,
intended to lessen the crime of
lynching. The bill provides that
when a true bill 4s returned against
person the judge with the con
sent of the defendant may remove
the - trial to an adjacent county
without the presence of the defen
dant in the court room at the
time.' v
DANIELS TO APPEAR
BEFORE NAVAL COM.
(By Tha Associated -Praaa)
Washington, Jan. 6 Secretary
Daniels was asked today by Repre
sentative Bwtleit, Republican, ef
Pennsylvania, chairman ' of the
house naval committee, to appear
before the committee next Tues
day and state his opinion as to
whether v the " naval .,, inducement
movement of the various nations
was " real one, a sincere one." : N
The naval secretary will also be
called, upon to give details on the
construction program recommend
ed to round out existing or author
ized fleets. '
WANT CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT AGAIN
,
fBr Tha Astoeiatcd Preaa) V
Pierre. S. D, Jan. 6 A bill was
introduced in the Senate of tho
Sduth Dakota legislature today to
restore capital punishment for first
degree murder'which was abolished
by last legislature. The bill was
.referred to the, judiciary commit
tee. '-"A ':.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 6. Rein
sti&tement of capital punishment in
Minnissota for first regree murder
is sought in a bill introduced in the
twenty loot woiKway witn a cm-1 ana progress or Salisbury.
IIOOSEI1PP0IS A PREAGHO? "DIES"
HO
Iday by a representative from Minneapolis.
ttantly . illuminated white ay on
either side, and will form o splen
did and beautiful - approach from
the station to Main street as well
as a convenient avenue to the busi
ness houses to be1 erected.
Mr. Wharton yesterday notified
the occupants of the two frame
residences facing on Main street
the old Goodman and Howell homes
to vacate by February Jst and al
so served a like notice on the oc
cupants of three houses, on Lee
street to move by the same date,
and a) soon as these places are
made vacant the work of improv
ing tne property win begin. The
first business houses to be erected
will feetwo two-sitory modem store
buildings to face on Main street,
beginning at the arcade and one on
Railroad street facing the passen
ger station and adjoining that end
if the arcade. . ;.
L This is the work to be begun at
the earliest possible date and will
be followed later by the erection of
othei; business houses on the two
diockj mentioned above.
Ths total outlay for the work al
ready mapped out will run upwards
of $200,000 or more and will trans
form one of the most unsightly sec
tions of the business part of the
city into modern business Weeks,
with a .well lighted arcade, one of
the longest and best to be found in
nyk southern city. Mr. Wharton
has other big .things in mind and
will put these into execution after
the work now mapped out is com
pleted. The present plans when
carried out will constitute one of
the biggest business building pro
grams in the history of Salisbury
and shows .the faith the Greensboro
man. has in the future prosperity
ana progress or
Ai COMES TO LITE
Rev. R. P. Fain, of South
'l Georgia, Laid Out for
; Dead and Son Goes to
. Notify Relatives
' (Br Tha Aaaoelatad Fraaa)
- Valdosta, . Ga., Jan. 6. Rev. R.
P. Fain, a well known preacher of
South Georgia, fell in a state of
unconsciousness while attending a
ministers meeting at Sahira yes
terday and. was pronounced dead.1
He was laid out in the church about
fif teen Minutes and ft son, Rev. E.
B,' .Fain.4 had gone to inform rela
tives of the, ministers death,. when L1
aqoiner .preacqer, ivev. jonn Man
ford, entered the church and im
mediately v ' pounced upon the
"corpse", with his knees and at the
same time worked - the -arms . vio
lently' rA short while later Rev.
Mr. Fain was restore! sufficiently
to return to his home where it
was stated he had suffered from an
attack of acute indigestion.
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SHERMAN-BEVERIDGE
CALL ON HARDING
V (By Tha Aasoelated Preaa)
Marion, Ohio., Jan. 6 Another
senate irreconcilable, Senator
Sherman of Illinois, was among
those whom president-elect Hard
ing had an engagement today to
discuss plans' for an association of
nations. It is understood various
domestic problems, including far
mer relief, were also up for con
sideration at the conference.
Albert J. Beveridge, former sen
ator from Indiana and one of the
leaders of the Rosevelt progres
sive party in 1912, also was on the
ipresident-efoct's engaement list. It
was said Mr. Harding sought his
advice also regarding international
and domestic questions.
TWICE WOUNDED FOR U. 8-
BARRED FROM COUNTRY
New York, Jan. 6. Because he
could not read 40 words in any
language, Demetrius Robos, twice
wounded while fighting in France
as a corporal in the United States
Army, today was 'denied readmis
sion to AmeHca. ' ; Ai
Failing in the literacy test at El
lis Island and asked if he "under
stood' the English language, he
replied:
"I understand ' orders in the
army."
i Robos came to America in 1910
and was drafted in Philadelphia in
1918. He could have re-entered
this .country without examination
if he had returned within six
months after obtaining his dis
charge overseas. - But he went to
his old home in Albania and re
mained 15 months. His case has
been appealed to the Secretary of
Labor. ; :...'-":?'.
RUN ON LEXINGTON,
KENTUCKY BANK
' (By Tha Associated Prata.
, i Lexington, Ky Jan 6. Frleh
tened by rumors that the Bank of
Commerce of Lexington, an insti-
kution with a capital stock of $300,-
000, was overloaded with tobacco
notes and paper depositors started
a run on the bank this morning. A
crowd cf several hundred people
were fn front of the bank at noon
and tellers were paying out money
as fast as they could count it,
HESfflHEY
CASE BEFORE THE
SUPREME HOT
Ky. Attorney General Ar
gues for Tax on Wnis
key Drawn From Bond
ed Warehouses There.
Washington, Jan. 6 There is
no competition in the whiskey
business and the special . ou-cenc
tax assessed against each gallon
of whiskey drawn from a bonded
warehouse in Kentucky is not con
fiscatory, Charles 1. Dawson, at
tornev general of Kentucky, ar
rued before the United States Su
preme Court in an effort to obtain
vacation of an injunction forbid
ding collection of the tax. The
injunction was -granted by the Un
ited States court of eastern district
of Kentucky, which held that the
law violated the state and feder
al constitutions that it provided
no adequate remedy at taw and
'that it was confiscatory. '
The law nrovided that the funds
derived from the tax should be us
ed to build roads. More than 2,
000,000, assessed during the ' per
iod since the law was passed, are
at stake. , '.-' '
Two suits were involved In "to
day's argument. In one f the
state and the Louisville Public
Warehouse Company - appealed
from an injunction granted toy the
J. & A. Freiburg Company of Cin
cinnati and in the other state, ao-
pealed ' from a similar injunction
granted to the Kentu:ky imtu-
teries and warehouse company.
The Freiburg Company attempt
ed to remove its whiskey to Mass
achusetts for storage without pay
ing the tax. The warehouse com
pany refused to release it and the
suit resulted. j-
Attorney General Dawson con
testing allegations that the law is
confiscatory and thus violates the
f ourteenth Amendment, cited af
fidavits of distillers to the effect
that from $1 to $1.25 a gallon for
Kentucky whliskey was a good
price when sold in bond and with
out taxes paid, while distilleries
in other states were getting $1.60
to $1.75 a gallon, This be held.
snowed ' that there wta no real
competition in the v business, : and
that the 50-cent tax would not put
Kentucky distillers at a disadvan
tage since they would not be com
pelled to v increase their , pnee
above that charged. by distillers in
other states.
He also cited examples to show
that a sale price of $18.50 a three-
gallon case for wihskey,; all taxes
paid, allowed distillers alblg' pro
fit.
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DR DUNLAP.THOMPSON,
..OF MORVEN, A SUICIDE
.-Charlotte, Jan.' 6.Dr. ADunlap
Thompson, 42, 'physician 1 of Mor
ven, committed ' sucide in his hoom
at t he Seiwyn hotel Wednesday
morning abou 83:0 o'clock by
shooting himself in the right
temple with a 32 calibre pistol.
Despondency over his inability to
procure certain drugs to the use of
which he was addicted, is accepted
as the reason for him taking, his
life. '. A - .
Dr. Thompson's bodv. lvine with
feet under the edge of the .bureau,
nis neaa in a pool oi oioou ana tne
pistol near his right hand, was dis
covered by a negro maid. The en
trants of the room found a nearly
written note lying on the bureau
and addressed to Dr. A. C. Neves,
federal narcotic agent of North
Carolina, with offices in the feder
al building here. The note read:
"Dr. Neve3, please, for my chil
dren's sake, do not publish "my pre
dicament. Just say I was despon
dent front diabetes, which is true.
This is. best for all concerned.
God only knows the effort I have
made. . You know only the amount
of success I had. I believe you
have a heart. Think of my family
and in giving out news, think of
them all you can. A. G. Thomp
son, ef Charlotte, is my brother.
'J. iE. Thompson, of Wilmington, is
my other brother. Death is pre
ferable to dishonor. My feeling
toward every man on earth is good
1 went believing that I should have
had some consideration, but I am
only one among a mililon. I want
Charles to have my shotgun, Joe
my pictol and Frank my watch. D.
Thompson." v t '
Dr,. Neves, to whom the note was
addressed, said Dr. Thompson come
to him Tuesday afternoon, and in
the presence of several narcotic in
spectors who were here sought per
mission to use his own forms as a
physician to obtain narcotics for
his own use. They told him that
he would have to obtain-his nar
cotics from Dr. Ross, his physician
living near Wadesboro. and that
he would he virltlno th law if
he obtained the drugs in any other
than the regular way. Dr. Thomp
son registered at the Seiwyn Tues
day afternoon.- He had not noti
fled A. G. Tompson, his brother
living here, of his presence in the
city. .The funeral likely will be
held at the old home near Lumber
ton Thursday r ,
Dr. Thompson i married ; Miss
Frances Graeber, of Anson coun
ty, who, with three sons, survives
him. , : .
Great Britain iait 484,143 ani
mals during the world war.
SOCIALISTS FAVOR
FRANCE MEASURE
oiiiRPion
Is Proposal for Release of
Persons 'Convicted of
Having Violated the
Espionage Act.
(By Tha Associated Praia)
Washington, Jan. 6. Senator
trance's resolution, proposing the
release of persons convicted of hav
ing violated the espionage act was
endorsed before the senate com
mittee today by representatives of
tne socialist party.
Attorney General Palmer has
been asked' to appear before the
committee tomorrow to present his
views and discuss charges that a
committee of lawyers acting under
the auspices of the Popular Gov
ernment League that the war laws
were improperly administered. ,
Socialist ' spokesmen before the
committee today included Algernon
I-ee, of New York, a member of
the executive committee of the Na
tionai Socialist party, and Jacob
Panken and Mi83 Francis WJther-
spoon, also of New York. Mr. Lee
said civil war had not brought
such severe espionage laws or pen
alties as the recent war and declar
ed in many cases 'prosecuted under
the law there wos no charge of
sympathy with the German govern
ment.1:.'..'. a-v v , . :
MEDICAL ADVICE I
BY RADIO TO SHIP
New York, Jan. 5 Medical ad
vice, by radio, designed to save
life, in event of sickness or acci
dent at sea by applying proper
treatment until personal service of
a physician or surgeon can be ob
tained, is now possiDie. , -i'
A new emergency radio call the
letters "KDKE" has been estab
lished, planned to take its place
with Tthe international S. 0. S. call
of vessels in distress.
This call is intended to (take nre-
cedence in the ever increasing ra
dio service over all other busihess
except the distress signal jfor ft
means that individual lifa--ia j. in
danger and assistance 4 Ming ask
ed ior.:,;... 1--.. -
A recent arrangement Between
the Seamen's Church Institute of
Mew York and the Navy Depart
ment established here a school of
medical instruction if called unon
to treat a serious illness or acci
dent case at sea can communicate
by radio to the physician at the
Seaman's institute and . receive
from him instructions to be fol
lowed by until the ship reached a
harbor or obtains assistance from
another-vessel, s ti-i . X'l .r.H
The medical officer in New York
is "oh watch" from 2. to 10 w. m.
for; this service. : vA-
COWLESS DAIRY
HAS KICK OF COWS,
OWNER ARRESTED
(By Tha Associated, Press)
Chicago, Jan. 6i A raid on a
cowlewi dairy on ths outskirts of
the city yesterday resulted in the
arrest of the owner and the seizure
of a dozen regular milk cans which,
according to members of the posse,
contained alcoholic liquors.
"It was not cow milk at all. said
deputy sheriff Griffin, 'it was po
tato mux and it packed a kick like
twenty cows. We found a still
and some potato mash in the shed
where the cows should nave been.
So Tony Yucas was arrested and
peopie on his delivery route waited
today in vain for their milk."
$349,500,000 EXPENDED
BY ROADS FOR EQUIPMENT
Washington,, Jan. 6. During the
year 1920 the railroads of , ' the
country 'spent $349,500,000 for new
equipment, according to figures an
nounced today by Robert S. Bin
kerd, of the Association of Rail
way Executives.'1 The largest item
of expenditure was $135,000,000,
for 45,000 freight cars, and the
railroads, Mr. Binkerd said, now
are trying to make . financial ar
rangements to secure an addition
al total of 60,000 can Purchase of
15,000 refrigerator cars, at a cost
of $67,500,000, and 1,500 new loco
motives, at a cost of $105,000,000,
is planned, and contracts already
have been made for 1,200 passenger
cars, to cost Z4Z,uw,wu, he said.
In addition to equipment ' con
tracted for by .the . railroads, the
Pullman Company, Mr. Bankerd
said, d building 500 new cars, none
having been built during Federal
control. v'.-vA'-: '. - "
Mr. Binkerd declared it would be
impossible for' the ' railroads; to
make large capital expenditures
even if the new freight and passen
ger rates bring the roads a 6 per
cent return, as they would be forc
ed to go nto a 7 and 8 per cent,
money market - to secure needed
funds.
Advances to the carriers author
ized by the Interstate Commerce
Commission from the revolving
fund created by the Transportation
act had totaled $189352,787 at the
end of last year, it was teamed to
day. The advances in : December
totaled $64,279,923, the largest dur
ing any single month.
Bones Roll
0 A
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Chicago society's roiUng the bones! Down on its knea ft
: lake . shore mansions. the Tour Hundred snoots its dice. Of
course these are "society dies' displayed la the big Jewelry stores
Tiny little cube of moonetoae and agate with points inlaid with s!l
ver, platinum or pearl. How Uny they are la shown above Ave ol
them alongside ordinary poker dice. The Jewelers say they are sell
Ing like hot cakes. ISiss J4a lUber la, sub-dab devotee Is shows
rolling the-gallopers.
OB EXCLini
OF OMLAGIIAU
Board in Inquiry , Makes
Report rr Sec, - Wilson
'Grants ' Parr1- Until
State Dept Rules. '
4 V (Br Tha Aaaociated J-ra) A ;, A
Washington, Jan. 6. The exclu
sion of Daniel J. O'Oallaghan,
.t KHMk rv. S
yesterday at Norfolk ra Jwud
of special inquiry. O'Oauajrhan
appealed from the ruling and the
case "Will eventually be referred to
the State Department for a deci
sion s to whether it will waive
the special passport ruling. ' ;
In the meantime, O'CallagharW
himself has made. an appeal direct
ly to the State Department in the
hopes that the absence of a pass
port might not debar him from, the
United States. - :
Secretary Wilson of the labor
department announced today that
he bad granted a parole to uora
Mayor O'Ctfltaghan of Cotk, de4
tained at Newport Ntfws "by im
migration aithbtitles; -on tiis ?own
recognizance', pendind decision: a
to his!admission to, this country,
t Under Secretary Davis said .the
state department was considering
the appeal of the lord mayor that
the passport.' restrictions imposed
on entry of ah alien into the Uni-
leu oiatea uc irancu iir iu.oc
and ithat jthe 'dciaidn of th de
partment mighty be transmitted: to
Secretary Wilson today. Pinal ac
tion -will then be taken by the La-
dot aecreiary. , ',' , ' V ,
ENGLISH BANK , ; J
STOPS PAYMENT
London, Jan; A6.-Th Britlsfh
American Continent enal bank' sus
pended Daymeht today. In finan-
ciai circles the suspension is" at
tributed to the general financial
situation. It is believed the bank
hae advanced money on products.
chiefly Canadian, and is- unable to
realize' on them during the present
cmae stagnation, i ne - nanx was
formerly the Hannevig's bank, lim-
ited. The bank has an authorized
capital of 2,500,000 pounds. The
failure had no effect on the situa
tion here. . . - .,
SOUTHERN R.R.
TO ISSUE BONDS
w .u?,Jb Alfc,,t5 Tu.
Washmtrton. Jan. 6 Authority
to htwed $5,900,000 in development
VJE2nJ:
pany today by the Inter-Ma to' com -
merce commission.
U.S. MAIL BOAT
BELIEVED LOST
(Br Tha Aaaoelatad Fnii
Washington,' Jan. 6. The Un
ited States mail boat Pulizer, with
at least seven men aboard, has been
missing since December 15th and
may have been lost in the Straits
ofShelokof, Alaska, Secretary
Payne, Secretary was advised to
day by Governor Riggs of Alaska.
In Mansions
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SPEIffl ffil 10
Delegation to Attend Fun
' eral of Late Vice Presl-
i-ccat jUd
lMlm.
(By A. W. Hicks.) . '
Spencer Jan.! 6. Headed by
Supt. J. H Rickmond, a goodly
sized company of railway em
ployes from Spencer, representing
the transportation and mechanical
idepartmeirts will Heave tonight fot
)whln fton to ,ttend th- imenl
of the late Vice ( President E. H.,
uoanman wno onea at ius nome
.there early ? Wednesday morning.
Mr. Uoapman was well .known to
the employes and was greatly
liked by all. He was regarded as
a strong friend of t the workers in
adi'ideDartments and the news of
his death brought sadness to thou
sands In the service. Joining the
party here for Washington were
numibers of' Southern Railway of
ficials from Atlanta, Greenville,
Charlotte, Knoxville, St. Louis and
other- pednts. ' making the; trip , in
prrVate'catsJ v r;"'" 'Ah
Tha annual stockholders' 'arid di
rectors meeting 'ofjtthe.'j Spencer
Hardware Company; Inc, was held
in-the; office of the opmpany.-qn
January oth. - The ' ntire ?tosk,
was represenieap oy- me ... wree
stockholders of the ' company,
namely, S- F. Harris, 0 C' Godr
f rey, and D. C. Young. . The foU
iowing oflteens iwere electedt'for
the year' ,1921s ;y S. P. v Harri,
president; ? O. C Godfrey, vice
president; D. C Young, secretary
and (treasurer. , After a general
discussion of the condEtion of' the
business, a dividend was declared
and checks for same were.presenj;-
edto the stockholders oy. the
treasurer. During the past year
this company has- increased its
capita stock f consadenably. Mff.
Young having bought more stock.
Under the direction of the Re
ligllous Work Committee of the Y.
M. C. A. a large Bible class will
be organized here tonight among
the .railroad men. A number of
short talks will be made by various
speakers. The class which is open
to ail men will study the Sunday
cnooi lesson eacn week under a
capable teacher.
Target Range for Bank Employes.
(Br Tha Aaaoeiatcd Praaa) '
Cincinnati, Jan. 6w Robbers
will find the employes prepared to
receive them should- they decide to
visit the 'Union Savings Bank &
Trust company in this city. "For
the benefit at bandits." said Kd-
ward G. Stark, vice-president of
'.. tuil u.
a . ,f
. stalled in the basement of
! - ,
Would Stop Charleston Work.
- (Br The Aaaoelatad PnaaV .
Washington, Jan ,- 6nSenator
Ball, Republican, of Delaware, to
day . called . up the senate bill to
stop work on the Charleston, S. C.
channel project which contem
plates the construction of naval
dry docks. Senator Smith, Dem
ocrat, of Sooth Carolina, opposed
immediate consideration of the
bill and induced Representative
Ball to defer action tomorrow to
give time for securing information
from the; navy department.
SIEGEL BILL TO
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4811
North Carolina Will Get
Two More Congressmen
and No State Win Lose
Any Member. I
(Bjr Tha Aaaoelatad Praa) ;
Washington, 'Jan. 6The kousi
census committee today agreed to
report to congress the Sigel bill
fixing the membership of the house
at 483, an increase of 43 over the
present membership. It also ..rec
ommended a constitutions) amend
ment limiting membership In. fu
ture houses at 500. The ba3i for
reapportionment was fixed at fine
member for every 218,979 inhabi
tants.' Under the bill North Caro
lina would gain two congressmen.
No state would Hose any represen
tation. :. .'VA
Representative Blanton, Demo
crat of Texas, appeared in support
of his bill which reduces the house
membership to 304 v i r
After questioning representative
Aswell, Democtat of Louisiana, Mr.
Pinkham said, between three and
four negroes in his district.' He
estimated number of voters "dis
franchised" in Massachusetts under
the literacy test as between four
and five per cent. '
Kepreseneative Bnnion, Demo
crat, of North Carolina, reading
from a Copy. of a brief -of- 1.
Campbell, republican, who is con
testing the election of Congress
man R. L. Doughton, which said the
republican party in North Carolina
takes practically ths sumo posi
tion on the Question of the necro
participating in the elections -as
the Democratic party and had dh
couraged them an the interest of
tranquility between the races...
.Before the committee closed
public hearing and went into execa
tivei session reDresentative Pir.k-
Mianj Republican, of Massachusetts,
appeared oeiore the committee an '
urged the application of the f
teenth amendment to those ....
in whKch .alleged disfranchisomw,.
has taken place. .
PENROSE SUPrO?.T
EMERGENCY nij
. if ABt Th Aaaoaiatad fna)
- Washington, Jan. 6 Senator
Penrose, chairman of the sen:,'
finance committee, announced to
day that ha would support -t'
house emerarency; tariff bill. Al
though he hoped for certain nwxl.A
: The senator'a announcement v;
bpen hearing on the measure by t:
committee, in a formal states
he said he desired to correct "t
misunderstanding that seem: 1 tj
be general concerning the si. ' i
of the so-called emergency tar; .A"
He denied there was any difference
of opinion among Republicans v -on
this measure. A f
The Senator said there also wr s
an unwarranted impression of Riv
alry between the East .with iu
manufacturing industries and 'the
.agricultural south and west as re
gards'- the emergency, bill, v Th3
east, he declared, was in favor cf
adequate protection for the fam
ing interests as any other indus
try, he eald. ;A ;::;a ::'. f J -
DEATH OPS. C. "
BANKER A PUZZLD
(Br Tht 'Aaaoeiatadl Frcn) A ' '
Laurens', S. C Jan. 6.TL1
theory of foul play in the death of
Dr. H. K. Aiken, which ; occurr- !
here yesterday, .was dispersed t -day
by a statement from her;.r
Re id that .the doctor's pistol con
taining an empty cartridge A t"i
been found in the bath room where
the body lay. A note left in his
room clearly indicated suicide.,
Laurens, S. C, Jan. 6. City an.l
county : officers are invbsticatir-r
today the mysterious circumstances
surrounding the death of Hugh k.
Aiken, president of the Laurens
National. Bank, who,, was' found
dead late yesterday at his home
with a bullet wound in his head.
The police said today no atnrest bad
been made. No clew has been; dis
covered to indicate that " he ; was
shot by a burglar which supposi
tion was advanced by officers soon
after Mr. Aiken's body was discov
ered an his bath room.
Mr. Aiken went home shortly af
ter 4 o'clock and when his son ar
rived -two hours later an old ne"-
cook told him something vai
wrong in the bath room for she h a I
heard a gurgling noise in there.
Young Aiken burst into the room
and found his father in a dying con
dition, .
U. S. TREASURER RESIGN:
Washington, . Jan, . 6- .
Burke, Treasurer of the U:
States, today announced hii
ignation, effective upon the
pointment of his successor.
Mir. Burke was eppoir- T
urer in March, 1913. l'r. "
time he served three tern
ernor cf North Dakoti t
memter cf I "S IS '
IIOU-3 f t' t w. - . .
the tanAi-T t.r"i '
ef Nav v- k, t '
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