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VOL. 18. NO. 45.
SALISBURY, N. C FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1922
PRICE 2 CENTS
S2.000.000 IS
EXPECTED TO BE
North Carolinians Have
Two Millions On Way
to State Tax Collector
Watts for 1921.
,Bj MAX ABERNRTBTI
Raleigh, March 17. Re vised es
timatei indicate that the State in
come tax return already made or
in the mails will bring two millions
in round number into the State
treasury. V
The tax experts have made their
guesses which are in line with this
high figure. Commisisoner of Rev
enue A. D. Watts has given careful
consideration to the question and
he believes the final accounting
will show two millions for the
year. .This amount is used by him
as a basis even if the judge and
the council of state members won't
pay up. .
i There are, of course, many re
requests for extensions coming in
to the revenue department's office
even at 'this late date, two days
after the books were ordered clos
ed. Under the law the commission
er must grant the extention and
in these cases the money will not
rial A until ftfnu IE J.
y.iu Utlblt AMajT AW. UIIIUUCU III
the extensions granted are some of
the biggest income tax payers
within the state. There are also
some in the individual classes, and
these do not represent any great
amount of the. 2 millions the Mate
Is expecting to collect .
Complete and final checking up
cannot be made for many days yet
and it will be impossible to tell
just what amount has been paid
in. Commissioner Watts is deposi
ting the checks in the banks as
rapidly as the returns can be audi
ted and it is seen that tho amounts
are correct. Federal collector of
revenue Gilliam Grissom estimates
that his department has already
collected three , millions. If the
figures are correct it is very likely
the grand totals will be thrtetmty-
ce i our, times mat amount.
average citiaen csr
prehend such big figures; he is glad
that the worry is over until March
15, 192312 months hence.
State Treasurer Ben Lacy con
tinues to show improvement and he
expects to be able to resume his
work within a short time.
Business requiring his attention
is attended to from his room at his
home. i ',
February fire losses in North
Carolina for February were the
lowest of any month within the
last two years, with the exception
of June and August, 1921, accord
ing to announcement by Insurance
Commissioner Stacey Wade.
The total losses -were only $354,
f85 for February. Compared with
the preceding months which are
charged with over one million each,
it indicates to the insurance de
partment great improvement. This
is especially, true because the na
tional nre loss ior eoruary shows
an increase of three millions over
the enormous January loss.
There were 132 fires in February
(is against 217 for January, and of
these only ten are in the $5,000
plus class. These ten make a to
tal loss of $289,600 against $67,481
fn Via ant.n 1 0H ... I.
viibut; xft uwicr urea.
These 10. fires are reported from
Kihston, 2; Wilson, 2; Monroe,
Charlotte, Concord, White Oak,
Havelock ind Apex. They averag
ed $28,960 each while the average
for all others was only $585. t
Average daily less during the
short month was $11829, against
an average of $35,000 for Decem
ber and January. .
City or urban fires runs the to
tal loss up to $289,600 and of the
rural and suburban losses to $65,
285. The following- towns are on
the department's honor roll for
comjng through the month without
losses by fire; Rocky Mount, Reids
ville, Red Springs, Benson, Belha
ven, Sylva, Mount Olive, Canton
and the counties of Lee and Ashe.
Defective roofs and flues and
unknown are credited with the
majority of the fires. ' . ,
COATS FOUND GUILTY; .
MERCY RECOMMENDED
, (By Tk AMdaU4 Pima) '
; Tolbort, Ga, March 17. The
Jury returned a verdict of guilty
with recommendation of mercy in
the case of Major Lee H. Coats,
who has been on trial here for the
last several days ia Tolbort super
ior court charged with murder last
fall of A. B. McNeice, former su
perintendent of the Tolbort coun
ty schools: Under the laws - of
Georgia, a verdict with a recom
mendation of mercy carries a sen
tence of life imprisonment in the
penitentiary. Major Coata receiv
ed the verdict calmly. Several wo
men members of his family were in
the court room when the verdict
was returned collapsed; arid Coats
tried to fomfort them.
Bread- distributors of Paris are
almost exclusively wome.
English Is the common language
on the island of Jamaica,
Pi 0 HUES
MAT LOSE HIS JOB
j s . V-H:-::
Dzerjinsky. the Soviet's Lord
High Executioner "The Bloodiest
Bolshevist" may soon lose his job.
Moscow workers are protesting
against the "Cheka," the Extraor
dinary Commission over which he
presides. The Cheka has . shot
thousands of supposed enemies of
the Soviet-
THEATRE
BEINGffffilED
Chicago Paper Says Lead
ing Theatrical Produc
er Will Combine to
Avoid Overlapping.
Cmcagoy March 17vA number
if WAdinCT. theatres and theatrical
nroWuptkini tf the", United StAtti
will ha tni-r&eA -nhder one Central
management, according to 'the! Chi
cago Herald Examiner which today
printed wnat it terms pians ior a
million dollar combine.
According to the newspaper, A.
K ,Fnlmr and J. J. and Lee Sfau-
bere who negotiated the. merger of
their respective interests here last
week, are negotiating1 with Chas.
G. Dillingham, A. H. Woods, Flor
ence Zeigleld. fiam Harris, ueorge
M. Cohen and the SelWvns and
others to join them. '
The proposed merger, it was
said, specifically aims at the elim
ination of needless building of new
thitrp. overlaoDinar of e'xistinsr
ones, and the exhibiting? in the same
city similar types of attractions
simultaneously. The thatres will
ha booked under a central manage
ment to avoid such conflicts and re
sulting in heavy losses.
Small cities will be allowed only
one high class theatre, it is said.
OFFICERS BOUNDING UP
GANG STORE ROBBERS
Messrs. Harry and Bernhardt
and other. representative of the
Belkv Harry store' and Salisbury
Hardware i Furniture Company
returned last night from High
Point where they were called yes
terday for the purpose of .identify
ing some stolen goods found in that
eity. The High Point officers had
arrested a negro man in connec
tion with the finding of the stolen
goods. Some of the loot was identi
fied as part of that stolen from the
Belk-Harry and hardware ' stores
some days ago. The man arrested
was Charlie Johnson, of Salisbury.
The prisoner was brought to Salis
bury by a High Point, officer and
this morning this officer in com
pany with representatives of the
Salisbury stores went to States
ville, taking Johnson along, for the
purpose of locating and identify
ing stolen good there. -
Bud Barnes, another Salisbury,
negro, was arrested last night in
connection with the robberies nd
this morninc (Buddie Brown, a third
nerro, was locked up here.
It is said the negroes had dis
posed of some of their loot in
Statesville. It is also believed thi3
same gang robbed a store in Con
cord some time ago. There is be
lieved to be at least one other ne
gro -man connected with the garlg
and the officers are endeavoring to
locate him.
BANK OF ENGLAND PAYS
AN UNUSUAL DIVIDENL
Bt Th AMeat4 Ptw
New York, March 17-The Bank
of England which has distributed
a 5 per cent dividend semi-annually
since 1914 has increased the rate
to 6 oer cent,' a cablegram to a
financial agency here said tiv.
Bividends at an annual rate ef 12
r cent has net been paid by the
Bank ef England in a whole year
since 180$.
coin
I I5HS
Son of General Julian
Can,, of Durham; Who
?is Also III Was "Hosi
erf King."
Durham',' March 17. Julian S.
Carr, Junior, president of the. Dur
ham hosiery mills and known as
the "Hosiery King," died at the
Pennsylvania hotel in New York
city at 7:30 this morning, accord
ing" to a telegram received by his
family here. He has been in failing
health for several months or more
as a result of a nervous break
down suffered about a year ago.
.Mr. Carr was a son of Julian S.
Carr, commander-in-chief of the
lUnjted Confederate Veterans and
whom himself has been very ill
with pleuracy at his home in this,
city. Mr.' Carr's, wife and brother
are said to have been with him
when he died. . .
Mr. Carr was 45 years old and is
survived by a widow, who was a
daughter of the late James W. Can
non, cotton manufacturer of Con
cord, four children, two brothers
and his father , ,
Julian S; Carr, Junior, eldest son
of General Julian S. Carr, who is
hifeself very ill at his home in Dur
ham, died suddenly in New York
City this morning.-The information
first reached Salisbury through a
private telephone message from
the private secretary to General
Carr to Mr. A." H. Boyden. Young
Carr was the head of a large chain
of knitting mills and a very able
business man. He married Marga
ret Cannon, second daughter of the
late J.' W Cannon of Concord, and
is survived by his widow and four
children. He resided at Durham,
where he had large businis sintr
est and was one of the . leading
spirits of that progressive business
community. ...
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
x REPORTED IMPROVED
! " . . ..
Washington; March 17. Reports
from wifly separate state Jrera
Michigan to Texas, New York to
Kansas show an improvement in
the employment situation, accord
ing to Colonel Arthur Wood, chair
man of the emergency committee
of President Harding's conference
on unemployment. ,
Referring to the "unprecedented"
amount of winter outdoor work
and added improvements to be ex
pected with the approach of spring,
Colonel Wood said:
"There seems to be a slight fall
ing off in the number of applicants
for .work at the employment bu
reaus with a corresponding in
crease In the number for whom
workmen are sought by the bu
reaus. ; ,
Reports of Department of
- Labor Indicate Cheaper
Living Some Things
Advance. .
. Br TW AiMriat Preu)
Washington, March 17.Retail
food rontn fnr th vrir familv
in the United States during Febru-J
ary -were u.a per cent less than
during January, according to com
pilations made by the United
States' department of lalhnr tivriav
This decrease, combined with oth
ers since t ehruary 15, 1921, made
a total reduction a year for the
average family of 11 oer cent.
Of 37 articles of food entering
into the average diet the reduc
tions ranged from 28 per cent dur
ing the year on granulated sugar
down to 2 per cent on canned peas.
Increases were found to have been
made in the prices of seven other
articles , included in the general
diet,, amounting to as much as 179
per cent for onions and 1 per cent
for fresh eggs.
"Wholesale prices in February,
however, showed a tendency to in
crease and the weighted indeSt
number which the department has
prepared 'to indicate the general
Drlce level wan nlnrH at IK nv
cent, a gain of 2 per cent over lev
els in January, i
CARLOAD OF WHISKEY V
1 , . SEIZED IN FLORIDA
Miami, March 17. -A carload of
liquor camouflaged, by grape fruit
packed around it was seised this
afternoon 26 miles South of Ft.
Pierce by, J. D. Lockridge, special
agent of the Florida East Coast
Railroad. There were 437 cases of
American whiskey in the shipment
which wag billed from Dausling,
Fla., to Chicago. The whiskey was
bi aught in from Nassau in the
Bahamas, Mr. Lockridge said. The
car was taken to West Palm Beach
end turned over to Sheriff Baker.
RETAIL FOOD COST
WEDUCMN
R. R. COMMISSIONERS
AND I. C. 0. CONFER
(Br Th AmcUI4 PrM)
Washington, March, 17; State
railroad commisioners and mem
bers of the inter-state commerce
commUibn today entered on a con
ference to consider what changes
in railroad regulative polities shall
be made in view of the recent desi
sion of the supreme qourt in the
Wisconsin case holding states rates
to be within the Jurisdiction of the
federal commission.
Chairman McCord and Commit
loners Hall, Each, Lewis and East
land represented the federal com
mission while among the state
commissioners present were Carl
D. Jackson, of Wisconsin, presi
Association
of JRailroad and Utilities Commis
sion, and Alexander Howard, of
Virginia. .
Will Deal With Demand
of the United States
That Army of Occupa
tion Bill Be Paid.
(fir Th AmocUM Prtiv)
Washington March 17. Secre
tary Hughes was engaged today in
drafting the identical notes to bs
sent to the allied governments set
ting forth he views of the United
States on its deTnasd for payment
of the $241,000,000 costs, of the
army of occupation in Germany.
While no intimation was given
concerning the text of the notes it
is said at the state department the
forthcoming communication will
show that the United States ex
pected its rights to payment to be
fully recognized. It also was said
the notes set forth that American
is willing, to a reasonable settle
ment of its claims and that the
American government was -endeavoring
to act without . undue
harshness in the matter of pay-
ment.
The notes it was said would
go forward at the, earnest possible
ii ta Kilt T Atlrt f fk4 'smtinrtniam4ti t
HUGHES
NOTES TO ALLIES
of thehr.tramjmi2i5r Wti1'?? 5r ;hf, T?nld. bV!? 1
or
ment could - add nothing to . what
had alraatfv been reported.
Should Irsist On Payment. '
Washington, March 17. Docla
ration that - the United States '
should insist on the payment of its
bill for $241,000,000 in keeping
American soldiers in Germany
were made in the senate, today by
both party leaders Senator Lodge,
of Massachusetts, and Senator Un
derwood, of Alabama and also
Senator Borah of Idaho, Republi
can. Senator Underwood also urg
ed the appointment of an Ameri
can representative on . the allied
reparations commission. .Both
Senators Lodge and Underwood
charged the allies with attempting
"by technicalities" to oppose the
payment of the bill for the Ameri
can troops, while Senator Borah
said the allies attitude was "entire
ly unwarranted." i .
Senator Underwood assertecflhat
the Republicans were responsible
for not having a member on the
reparations commission. This, the
Democratic leader asserted, was
the only way by which the occupa
tion claim Could be collected.
Senator Lodge and Senator Poin
dexter, Republicanof Washington,
denied this , contention, 7 declaring
that the obligation to pay for
American soldiers rested on the ar
mistice agreement and not either
the treaty or Berlin or that of Ver
sailles. ' ;
Senator Borah brought up the
question in the senate. He called
ttention to reports that Premier
Poincare of France had declared
that America has no legal right to
collect for the keeping of Ameri
can troops in Germany,
HANGED FOR MURDER
IN WASHINGTON, L. C.
(By Th Anciatrd PrM
Washington, March 17. John
MdHenry, aged 24, former New
London, Connecticutt youth, was
hanged in the District of Colum
bia jail today for the murder of a
Washington city detective and an
automobile dealer. Efforts to ob
tain commutation to life imprisn
ment for the youth continued up to
the last but failed. President Hard
ing having failed to intervene.
ing ine auiomoDiie aeaier wnue at
tempting to rob him and killing
the detective in an endeavor to es
cape. ' :
A BASEBALL LOTTERY.
v (Br Th AMclat4 Prw) -
St. Louis, March 17. The crea
tion of a nation wide baseball lat
tery with headquarters in Cleve
land is indicated, police said today,
by the arrest of man believed by
the police to be a local agent. .
Tourniquet was invented by a
French surgeon. Morel, in 1674.
Mount Vesuvius is the. only ac
tive volcano in Europe.
Sun dial is supposed to- have
been invented about 556 B. C.
To combat the wave of crime all
Paris is being thumb-printed.
2 WOMEN LEGALLY
ED TO
First Wife Shows Up and
Claims Husband After
Three Years, Number
Two After Him.
Cleveland, March 17. Two
wo.
! men both leKaly married to the
same man, are fighting each other
for the possession of a husband!
Manuel- Levine, common pleas
judge, faces a modern judicial
tangle equal to that which con
fronted Solomon of old. ,
The man for whose name the
two women are struggling is Rus
sell McFailand, Washington writer.
The women are Mrs. Rose Mc
Farland and Mrs. Beside McFar
land. McFarland married Rose in De
troit in 1916, according to testi
mony. Later McFarland applied for
a divorce, declaring he had not seen
his wife in three years.
Weds After Decree
Having received a decree, Mc
Farland married Bessie, wife No.
2, according to court testimony.
Meanwhile Rose, wife No. 1, ap
peared before Judge Levine and ap
plied for a setting aside of McFar
larid's decree, declaring it had been
obtained without : her knowledge
though McFarland knew where she
was.
Judge Levine set the decree
aside. And that's why McFarland
hni two legally wedded wives.
Bessie, McFarland's second wife,
has made a strong plea for her un
born babe, declaring the child will
he nameless if Judge Levine ad
heres to his earlier action in set
ting the divorce aside.
V V, .First Wife's Plea
.! f 'want t home," pleads Rose,
McFrlanda first wife. "I've been
wandering about the country like a
gycsv because of this trouble.
"My husband and I loved each
each other. He always talked of the
his mbition.
' "Then when success was near, he
divorced me without waminer."
But Besie, second Mrs. McFar
land, pleads that her husband'r
first marriage was the outgrowth of
a vouthful love affair and that Mc
Fpand really loves her.
The two women, f sees drawn
with anxiety, sit onoosite each oth
v in court here. McFarland is in
Wnshington where, his. second
wife says, he is ill with influenza.
11I0N1E SON
John - Duval Dodge to
Spend Five Days in
House of Correction,
- Paniage Suit.
. Detroit, Mich., March 16. John
Duval Dodge, millionaire son . of
(he late John F. Dodge, the Detroit
automobile manufacturer, was sen
tenced to five days in the house, of
correction and fined $100 by Judge
Charles H. Barlett, in recorder's
court here today when he admitted
driving his automobile '23 miles an
hourthree miles in excess of the
speed limit. He was immediately
itaken to jail.
W , Y-. I... 1 1 J
JUage oaneti aiso recornmenaeu
that Dodge's driver's license be re
voked for a year. Mrs, Dodge wept
when sentence was passed.
Start Damage Suit
As Dodge was.being escorted 'to
the county jail to spend the night,
preparatory to being transferred to
the house of correction tomorrow;
he as served with a summons in a
damage suit for $10,000 instituted
in behalf of Edwin Schultz, 12-year-old
newsboy, who is said -to
have been run down by Dodge's au
tomabile several weeks ago.
The soeeding charge was filed
arainst Dodsre March 5. His coun
sel todsv asked for a continuance,
saying his client was unavoidably
detained in Kalamasoo, where. he
was arrested Monday charsred with
driving an automobile while intoxi
cated and " illegally transporting
lio-ior. : -' , - - ;-
Judge Bartlett refused, announc
ing a bench warrant would be is
sued for Dodge if he failed to ap
pear. : ' ' 7 . ..
Fes Another Charge
The Klamazoo case is the out
growth of a ride following a dance
rlv Sunday in which Dodge, Rex
Earl, of Kalamazoo, and three girls
students of Western State -Normal
nartieieated and which resulted in
Emmeline Kwskerheck, one of the
girls, jumping from the automobile
and sustaining serious" iniuries.
Dodge is under $7 000 bond for
hearing there. March 21.
ii n --ir-i - i-i n- ""
Maize is cultivated bv the Peru
vians 7000 feet above the sea.
MAR
MAN
........
FICD1C FOR M
JUDGE SENTENCES
Army Banks on New Balloon to
Clear Dirigibles' Name
i"-- ' :.: .. i , .
A
NEW ARMY BAL1XH)N WHICH EXPERTS HOPE WILL SAVE
REPUTATION OF DIRIGIBLES, v ' . .
Dayton, O March 17.--Army
experts hope that a new army bal
loon, not yet christened, will not
only escape the fate of the Roma
but will prove the practical value
of the dirigible balloon, given a
great setback by the Roma disas
ter. The new balloon was built at Ak-
ron, O., for the War Department. It j bid, to drive the big ship forward
soon will be brought to McCook I or backward.
Field here to be put through Its I In the cabin are sleeping quar
paces. - On a short trip recently ters for the crew and a kitchenette
the ship lived up to all expecta- j from which a lunch or a regular
tions
This new craft has many new
features not found in any other
aircraft in the United States.
Cigar-Shaped Bag
The silken bag is cigar-shaped
and has a gas rapacity of 108 000
Jwo Isolated Schools in
Ky. Bear Striking Re
semblance to ; vona
" tions Cities. - '.v
(By Hal Cochan) , . '
Kentenia Kjt-i March- 17
Buried in a hollow of the Big
Black Mountains of Kentucky are
two . isolated schools which were
surprisingly similar, in conditions
and methods, to the centralized
schools to be found all over the
United States.
These two schools are where
miners' children learn their read in',
'ritin' and 'rithmetic. , - ;
They are far above the ordinary
hill schools in Kentucky, which is
due, mainly, to their being located
at the two mine camps that Henry
Ford owns.
They are Kentucky , county
schools located two . miles apart;
one at each Ford camp. The daily
attendance in each school is 97
pupils.
Attendance Picks Up
A year ago it was far below
that. This because the compulsory
school law was lax in enforcement
and because, so Ford mine officials
state, the grade of teachers wqs
low because of small state pay. .
When Ford took over his two
mines, one of the main outside in
terests was turned to the children
of miners. Pressure was brought
to make every child attend class. '
To the $50 a month, for a six
months term, allowed by the state,
the mine added another hundred
and hired a first, class superinten
dent. Then another S100 was put
up by the mine for an. assistant J
leacner.
This was for a six months period.
The schools run nine months, how
ever, and the mine pays all of the
salary for the other three months.
Now both mine schools have a
superintendent and an assistant.
Teaches Four Grades
W. D. Wilson superintendent at
the school at mine camp Number
One, teaches the top four grades.
Miss Myrtle Bennett, his assistant,
teaches the first four. The same
plan is worked at Camp Number
Two.
"I i the aim of Henry Ford to
see that the miners' children get an
education," says Abner Lunsford.
general manager of 'the Ford
mines. , ...
"We do not want to contribute to
the already swollen ranks of illi
terates in this state."
And the kids themselves? Con
ditions have been made such that
a truant officer has a soft job down
here, The kids really enjoy their
school now.
HARDING HAS EYE
ON THE GOLF BALL
(Br Th AstprUUd Pr)
St Augustine, Fia., March 17.
President Harding who is showing
much improvement in his game
planned today to devote the fore
noon to golf and recreation. Despite
a strong wind yesterday, the pres
ident turned in a good score os evi
dence that the practice he has had
since he came to Florida has teen
'beneficial.
FORD CAUSES TV0 DOCTORS RENT !N
SCHOOLS TQ BOOM i WRIGHT BUILDING
- ':y
cublc feet It is 170 feet long and
48 feet In diameter.
Attached to the envelope is an
entirely enclosed cabin, equipped
with windows. In it is the power
plant, consisting' of two aero-ma-rine
engines, connected with the
propellers by means of gears.
I his innovation makes it possi-
meal may be served.
Within the cabin also are stor
age tanks for fuel and oil of suffi
cient capacity to carry the ship a
distance of 6000 mites.
The two motors can drive the
ship at a soeed of 50 miles an hour.
Pr Edwin Clement is Lo
' eating in . Salisbury
other5: jvws.n in New
Building on fiines'SC
A number of doctors are taking
rooms in the New Wright build
ing on West Innes street, on the
second floor which is given over to
office rooms entirety.' Dr. Edwin
Clement, who ' is to return to his
home town, is to locate In the
Wright building and do a special
practice of the eye, ear, nose and
throat. Drs. Newman, Ellis and
Spencer will also be on the same
floor. .
The third floor of the new Wright
building Is leased to the Pythians
and it is being built to their spe
:fal order, a club room, a lodge
room,., while ample other depart
ments needed with club and lodge
rooms' are to be included in the
sub-division. .
The first floor is divided into two
store rooms. The uoper room will
be used by the Wright undertaking
department and the other is to be
occupied by some other tenant not
vet arranged for. The Wright
building is nearing completion and
far enough along to give one an
dca as to what it is and will be.
From the outside it is easily one of
he most attractive buildings in the
nty. The inside is going to be fin
'shed in modern manner.
20. NATIVES KILLED
London, March 17. Twenty na
tives were killed and thirty wound
ed at Nairobi, British East Africa,
yesterday in fighting which fol
lowed demonstrations over the ar
rest of the Indian agitator Thuku,
says a Central News dispatch.
COTTON MARKET
Cotton Market Opens at Decline
New York, March 17. The cot
ton market opened at a decline of
6 points to an advance of 2 points
today, active months soon selling
8 to 13 points net lower under
scattered liquidation and Southern
selling, accompanied by reports
of better weather in the belt.
Liverpool was a buyer, however,
and the market steadied right
after the call on more numerous
reports of improved 'British trade
conditions and New Orleans ad
vices stating that foreign spinners
were seeking credits there to
finance purchases, of cotton for
forward shipment. May contracts
sold off from 17.95 to 17.80 and
ralied to 178 with active months
a-oing 4 to 5 points net lower be
fore the end of the first hour.
Opening Steady.
New York, March 17.Cotton
futures opened steady.
March 18.03
May ......... 17.93
July ............. 17.85
October 16.90
December ...... U 173
- Concord Market
Coneord, March 17 Cotton sold
for 17.00 cents on the local mar
ket . '
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A'SSEIIISILLIOi
MEMBERS K. K. K.
WANT BULLOCK
Lecturer of Klan in Ad
dress at Hickory Says
He Will Be Brought.to
U. S, in 90 Days. ;A:
tBy. Th AmcUtc4 Tr '
Hickory, March 17. One million
members of the order of Ku Klux
Klan, from Mains to Texas,' are
pledged to see that Matthew Bul
lock, negro wanted at Norlina, N.
C, on a charge of attempted mur
dcr growing out a race riot, is
brought back to North Carolina for
trial, Dr. Arthur Talmage Abfr.r
nethy, of Asheville, lecturer of the
klan, declared in an address at a
public meeting here last night. He
said that Bullock would be brought
back to North Carolina within 90
days but did not say how this was
to be accomplished.
, Bullock, who escaped to Canada
after the trouble at Norlina, was
arested at Hamilton, Ontario, some
weeks ago. North Carolina author
ities, through the state department
t Washington, attempted to have
the ne?ro brought back to this state .
but he was released unconditionally,
bv Judge Snider ofvHmilton when
Governor Morrison refused to send
witnesses to Canada to testify at
hiB extradition hearing.
LIQUOR AND SCHOONER
CAPTURED AFTER Fir "IT
(By Thi Auocbtr Fr
New York, March 17. Fifteen 1
special agents today arrested . 24
men after a pistol battle aboard
a two-masted schooner in East
river this morning. The schooner
was loaded with contraband liquor.
More than thirty shots were ex
changed. The schooner with- her
1! 1 . 1 . l
curgu vi liquor sum 10 e , worm
nearly a half million dollars was
seized tnimthpp with torn nnfrw srw!
a large moving- an, b ! ' "V a u-
tttortties said. - hadielrr wd" in
According to federal agents the
schooner originally Vas the Vik
ing, of Gloucester, Mass., but the
name had been painted out Land
"Clara" substituted.' The caain
gave bis name as John Johnsonof
New York, but papers found in 4iia
possession bore the name of Iteff
ner. The raid, which ' was made
shortly before dawn, was specta
cular.. Customs men. commanded
by Inspector Hokoner left head
quarters in a lance motor boat and
the launch moved up the East riv
en Reaching the -Bronx they spied
movements on the shadowed shoro
and then flashes from automobile
lights. - Outposts were assigned
and the rpBt'nf the aimntst twnnn..
ed down on the suspected rum , run
ner. Firing immediately started
and pistol flashes pierced the
darkness, i
PftTP.a awn wrcnrAWTC .
TO PLAY BASEBALL
The Kiwanis Club at its weekly
luncheon today accepted a chal
lenge oi me notary ior a oaseoau
game and an invitation of iMjsa
Edna Edwards to hold a meetit
at Mill Bridge -with the residents
of that community. ,--.. "
Miss Edwards told the club of
the work of the home demonstra
tion in the county and then 'ex
tended the invitation to bepne
acquainted with the good people pf
Mill Bridge. The Kiwanis 'scout
drum and bugle corp will, be -invited
to attend. . The date was not
fixed. A-. , ' - .v-,-.r-' .
In accepting the challenge of the
Rotary club, club refused several
conditions to the challenge, , one
that no curve balls be allowed and
one that Stahle Linn, the unrival
ed second baseman of the Rotar-
tans, be allowed an assistant. The
fame according to the rules of
ondon, was suggested by Walter
mui uiiy. uui me uuseuuii ruiu IW'JK.
was finally suggested ana adopted
as the method of settling mooted
points.1--' 'j.-'.':v-f v
Ur. S. O. Holland and Walter
Murphy made talks to the club, th?
former urging support for the Y.
M. c A. and the latter on topics ot
interest were discussed during the
SENATORS TO START ON I
MUSCLE SHOALS TRIP
(By Th AmocUImI Pru
Washington, March 17r The
senate agricultural committee' de-
AaA tAn atav? ntt A twin r4 '.
inspection of the Muscle Shoals,
Alabama, water power and nitrate
project March 25. The tour, Chair
man Norris said, probably would
occupy five or six days. It has not
been ascertained by Mr. Norris herw
many senators will make the trip
hut David Barry, sergeant-at-arm
if the senate who is in charge ef
arrangements, stated that "twi
thousand dollars worth of
tors" would go. there having be-
that- amount of money set as: ;
for expenses. 1