EIGHT
HAPPENINGS OF A DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA
77rA7"aTDOUGHfON ASSERTS DpRSETT
n,y , Carikan LETTER CARRIES HALF TRUTH
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, MONDAY MORNING APRIL 4, 1921. ',
TOLD BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS
GATAWDA CITIZENS
STATE PROIITK" "
WAN
T
REDUCTION
Seek 33 Per Cent Off Tax
Valuation.
Large Mass Meeting Held
1 1 au k Measured 31 Inches Tip
to Tip A Hot Fight
Was Staged
(Sptclal to the Citizen)
CARTHAGE. April 3 .miii
AND S MISTATEMI'BLUE SKY' SCHEIE
Says Campbell's Campaign;
Manager Seeks Only
Political Probe.
lasting I'll'
men
fa rn
ii few minutes anil witnessed
hy men, her-, of I ' family -r It. I. i y" ; JJJJJ'IJtia JJUKOJ!jH TU
. . . . . mn- - turn,, r to .ling about a n i
Saturday at newion io ,v.,linB,i n mm-ie island v--
t- ml." A Tftow :h blue darter click. .. haw k l-rii ay r,,n
PROVE ALLEGATION
; . 'rrv,o.,,r1:. -tth j
i..iy ru.- ntti.- .-i.i-Kr hk -.".?. ! jjouenLon unaueiureu uu
(Special to Tho Citizen) 1 returned for 1 h.- .x.h - .0 1 . t,.4 . xiT" lkT.
MOWTOy, April .1. - A large mas- an. I gave name. "' OU1U1C1 VUtCB JU1 tllO
meeting of representative citizens I r. .ni n, . astir. .1 .11 m ncs u1"" ' i' ' -
J sections of Catawba county was held wan fully grown and . '"'Inpcd. l''t "P
h! th.' court liou.-o here Saturday aft. r- : game flgM hut was killed l.y the Ion
noon for the purpose of discussing nn.l after 11 few moments.
onsidcrlng the question 01 wnciuci
Payment of Tax.
present hjwspiI vaulatn.n of real estate 1
should !. reduced I Alex Vount was
elected chairman of the nwl iiiK and .1.
Yates Kllllan herniary. The discussion
whs vr rv general 11 ml . v cry citizen pi i s
.-lit Wits deeply I III. rest. (I III everything
lhat was sah I Most of the clti. n .
unfamiliar with the law passed l.y the
le.-ent general assembly providing for.
the machinery to bring shout changes,
or reductions In the prtwnt assessed
valuations of r. Hl property. Practically .
everv land owner win In favor of re.lu.
ins the present high osesacd valuations,
some being In favor of L'rt per cent .-.ml,
others as much an ." per cent.
Mr Kllllan stated that he had inform
ation from other tortious of the
PRESBYTERIAL AUXILIARY
MEETS NEXT IN SHELBY
THE STARVING1N CHINA
Back From Orient, He Tells
of Bartering Babes for
Morsel of Food.
(Special to the Citizen)
HI'TIl KHKOR1 "TON. April 3 Hev.
N. ('aldwell. of Graham, u returned mU-
Wild-Cat Stock Exploiters
Want Spring Drive.
No Licensed Stock Sales-;
men in North Carolina
on April First. ,
(By R. E. POWELL)
P.ALKIOK. April 3 Insurance Com
misnloner Stacy W. WnA Is seeing un
mlstakaMo signs of activity in the ramps
of the "Hlue Sky", wild-cat stock ex
ploiters and looks forward to a bin
Htilne drive on the part of thesfl en
emies of prosperity. His office is re
AT GREENSBORO APRIL 18
MERCHANTS 111?
n . ,vk
i-n sud win Httin HUUVtli rllH SPEB
Want Him to Address th
am 1 M . . "Ul
; Annual uonvention.
Four Senators and Manyi Greensboro MeeJ
Coneressmen Plan to At- frt - - . . . . "l
tend Session. nf Aaaninn 3
Anwrlal in Th Cltliani
o,r, it lV ';, ;UuZV ,i,, -T 1, : i "T ,n,.0;'.w..h VrW ihy-i of ngu.r.,. fromo..
iiiK Matmcnf to.la';
"I ha" seen the article in the (ireens-
l.r.ro I tally News of April
Iiorsett. of Spencer. N.
l!i:i, written !
at Shanghai, and w llo is HpendlnK hm fur- companies, mining companies, oiniimiu
IoiikIi In the 1 nlte.i Mtates, (ictivereu a i promoting paienin aim
rr,,.t i!,.r.tlmr nddresH on "Foreign i schemes, nil BHklng for information as
un -
Missions"
Mountain
at the close of the iings
ITenlivterlal at the KUlllM
Many Interesting Events at
14th Annual Session
Rutherfordton.
I.v .1 I
der date of Man h and wwhirh he signs ,,. ,.rI.h,..,.l'i.n . Lurch Friday nla-it
as manager of ranipaiKi. of the con- , tn lntPreHtlng thlnu's
t. staut. In his statement Mr. 1'or.set (, .,,, recPUon a, Tal Chow hi 1!K
given what h. ( lunns Is only a smal i wnPn (l(t flr,t wf,nt ollt a missionary
part of the evidence, and Mates that . . 0rl..n, lie said that he was un-
any impartial reuner can see. at once , . . -,,, , , live on tne Illn(1
state
(Special to The Cltuesi
IlKTllKHK' UtKTO.N. April
Th
at from the record that T)r. Campbell has . ,ie ,norPfora VP1i n a house-boat
mad.' out a dear rase, and that upon . . v aml a haif years. When he first
the law and evidence, ne win t,e seaten ; W(,nt al)horP no Btated that tlx? people
in congress. Mr. Dorset! evidently not; fron. mm nn1 shtlt tho doors lnjiis
only considers himself manager of the I , d hnrr.i ti1s doors. And eecing ' ,, ,,.. MiP.man in all
him coming inn peopio uum mv..
and counties were unking for reductions - King's Mountain 1'resl.jterlan Auxiliary
ranging from l' to SO p. r cent. olln j n)f., , Hlh nnmN, p.-sslon with the
Voder Hated that the, lands ought ; tn, hrrfordton
Thursday afternoon.
., tw. FMi'd on a bafls of value
agree with the returns of production or .HM Vailed to order by the
from rents therefrom. Mr Voder was ofMHS c.rnnne rrnett. of li
the opinion mat tne lanon
at a tlmo when values were very much
FYeHl.ytrrian c u u r c ... ,.. olnlon verv freelv.
at 3 o clock. n. ' " , '
president
nntestant but also attorney, funds col
lector and witness in the case, as he
testified at length for tho contestant In
the hearing at Salisbury, and gave his
backs on him
After tho people had remained in thfdr
houses for awhile, he sat outside waiting
for them and tilowly ona by one some of
them ventured to take a look at the
"Foreign Devil." One old woman look
ing him over said, "What is It?" and a
man Baid It must he one of the "Foreign
rievita ' Mr Caldwell told them that
he was a man and they did not believe
This Is the second voluminous state-
lmllas, who 1 men l irom ir. norseti inc me ne-
"fl!. ',!;, '!:"::',."";: were M.!tH.trK and I should Ignore It entirely
r.i ,..,,1 .hot h(, real values of n-al ...,., ' ,,, .,,. nil visitors hv were It not for the gross mls-state-
,,,,.., ,.- nH , .hi. IT"" .. . . .u. i, mraii. false deductions and half truths
nreient ime wee much less than i$uZsmZ. and the r.'spons,, wasUlth which this communication Is filled j , he had to prove It to them hy
the time when the aasessmenis were , . Mlj( ,;,.rK,. i.r,i i imm .......... re
made. Ho was In favor of a horizontal f,r th. reading of the minutes of. Referring to the evidence in Iredell
reduction of at hast one-third. Sena- tht. nirili,IK ,, o,,. executive committee, 1 county he states: Some registrars ad
tor W. A. Ilf ltihanll explained some of t ( . I r i it t. took place v. hldi showed mltted that they did not intend to give
the arguments for and against the ( i ,.rf,, iii . of nine pr sl.yt. rlal officers I Pr. Campbell a square deal, and they
hanging of the present valuations wlul- ( :,, ,,., .K;,tes. ! siarted out to elect Mr. Poiighton by
In Kaleigh riiirlng tne r ct in .-j..j.. - h,. r, ,,rta of the pre.fient. .mm iilr or. foul means. 1 uety Mr. norsen
the general assembly. c.irrlnne 1'iuett. of
1 1 -iui,.,i mrmeis came to liaieign oj secretary. Airs, i: .i
Dallas; recording or any one else, to show In the record
Iteld. of (jastonla; i this statement or anything like It.
the hundred? and appealed to the m.-m- ,i ireasnrer. Mrs. '. V. Murphy, of "Next he says: 'The absentee votes
... rHi assembly for relief. jOWel. w ere read .and approved, after ; were destroyed although the law re-
'illflll'll Ilie M'lHIl l U 111,. .,.,,1,.,..... u..u,,.n ...Ml. ....
rad.
amended and
,..,nnijitlv the. farmers from the eastern ; 1,1,1, the
part of the state lie stated he en-t constitution
. n Awn I nuunrtlhtl If. 1 ...l..n,...l
davored to gel inc. urun.. ...... - u.x.i'.. ...
uass a law leaving the question of val- The I'l eshyterlal re-convened at 8
nations to each county Inasmuch as ! viock p. in., and the devotional exer
t here was no state ad valorem. Thlrs(,s were conducted by the Hev. J. (..
was not provided for and tho machinery Oner, pustor of tho local Treshyterlan
set tip for changing assessed valuations
requires that citizens petition the board
of county commissioners and county
hoard of appraisers to either reduce
the assessed valuations so much hori
zontally in each township or county or
take up each caso Individually, they In
ulrn submitting their decisions and
recommendations to the state tux com
mission at Halelgh for flna PPrmal.
Senator Reinhardt was In favor of
reduction of about one-third on real
property. Representative J. A. ropt
also spoke In favor of a reduction . f
about the same amount and expl; lined
That a farmer with thousand do.la.a
worth of cotton on hnddast year aid
still on hnnd this year would give It in
at a reduction of the decrease in vali.c
which would bu-about two-thrrds and
il It would be just to pay tx on
real property without uliowlni: for
aim lar reduction In the vilue th'rcof.
Ex-Representatlve J. Yates Kll an. of
thhl county, moved that a petition be
presented to the county ?
on next Monday, It being tho first M. ii
L i. Arit calling for a horizontal
church, after wheh tho meering was
called to order by the president.
The speaker of the evening, Mrs. N.
nuckner. of Ashovllle, general secretary
of tho North Carolina Baraca-I'hllathea
union, was introduced to the I'resby
terlal and delivered a splendid address
on "Personal Evangelism."
In her appeal. Mrs. Buckner empha
sized the words of Christ spoken to the
faithful women who were last at the
cross and the flsrt at the tomb "(Jo
quickly and tell my disciples."
She told touching Incidents occurring
durlne the World war relative to the
makes no fiuch requirement unless in
cases where the voter has written his
name on the back or margin of the bal
lot for Identification, and it was not
shown that any of the ballots were so
marked.
Next he says:
toiling them to look at his eyes, ears.
hands and feet. And continuing he told
them that he had thirty-two teeth but
the old woman with her soiled harlds had
to put her fingers In his mouth and feel
and count them before she was satisfied.
Gradually he won their confidence until
the people flocked out to hear him tell
the wonderful story of Jesus and his lovo
to the lost of the world. They heard
him not only on the Sabhath day hut.
for hours In the forenoon and afternoon
for 365 days In the year they came and
came, and came to h;ar the glad tidings
from God to the children of men.
hmu to iret Into the state. The old
companies that were suspending in Jan
uary are also deslrious. of returning to
the field where they won so many .vic
tories and their oftlcers are getting busy
In person, or by attorney, all along the
""commissioner Wade desires to call the
attention of the people of the state to
the fact that no "Blue Sky' company
is now licensed to do business in North
Carolina. Further, there Is not a single
an oi vi. t-
state of North tjarouna. vm ivo, ...
191. all licenses expired by operation
of law and on that date not one has
been renewed. If any of these are op
erating without license, they are oper
ating In open violation of the law and
the commissioner will take pleasure In
prosecuting them when their activities
are reported to him.
When these companies apply for
license, or for the rental of license,
they are going to 2nd the states de
fenses considerably strengthened, borne
of the things which the applicant will
have to do arc: .
First, secure a license for every sales
man that it puts in the field, and ar
range a bond of $1,000. in a, reputable
bonding company for each mli-Bitwri.
Heretofore, a bond with personal securi
ties was all that, was required and no
justification was"requlred on sucn noun.
' . nan anil afrtfli
(Spectil to Th Cltllsn)
GREFNSBORO. April J.-rJ. A. ,""
tree, director general of the l.nl,a
States Oood Roads aasoclatlons and the
Ilankhead National highway association,
and C M. Vanatory, member of the
board of directors of the Ilankhead
Highway association, returned from
Washington yesterday, after an absence
of two days, where they went on a
mission to Invite a number of. notables
to attend the meeting of the I nlted
States (lood Roads highway association,
which jnects In Greensboro April 18-23.
Coloifl Cameron, president of the
Bankhead National Highway association,
was In Washington and assisted In ex
tending Invitations to the distinguished
guests. The connlttee called upon Gen
eral Pershing and In the name of the
two associations, of the city of Greens
boro, and the state of North Carollnn.
extended to him a cordial Invitation to
attend the convention. General Per
shing received the commltee most gra
ciously, and assured them that If It was
possible for him to attend that he would
do so. He has taken the Invitation un
der advisement and on a later date will
give his positive reply. .
Calls were made on two of the cabi
net officers that were desired at tho
convention. Both of them were anxious
to attend the convention, but on account
of congress meeting on April 11th, and
being the beginning of tho session they
expressed themselves as fearful tnat
they could not attend, but would give
positive answers on a later date In re
gard to the same.
Positive acceptances were received from
Senators Charles K. Townsend, of Mich
igan; Simmons, of North Carolina; hef
lln. of -Alabama: Broussard, of Louis
iana, and Congressmen W. B.
head of Alabama, and Ward of ff-irth
Carolina. Major Stedman has certain
special engagements ano u pobhm.ic ..c
Second, the company can sell stock, w(1 nrran(to to attend. Thomas H. Mc-
dozen, can invalidate the law by agree
ment." Perhaps this is true, but both
Dr. Campbell and myself, If we so elect,
can refrain from challenging .for selfish
purposes, the votes that were cast under
a solemn agreement entered into by
the leaders of the two respective parties.
The men who voted under these condi
tions, both democrats and republicans,
considered that If their votes were not
challenged on election day that they had
r. luul rlvht In i-fito- nnrl evldentlv no
work of distributing the testaments ton i)r. Campbell and those apeak-
He told of one Chinaman who came
to hear him. .clothed in rags, and later
on montlw aftd months afterward, lie
Dr. Campbell did not learned of the Christ as his savior ami
agree to the poll tax agreement In IrcAIn the meantime the missionary naa
doll county, ami that no two men. orTleft the city and gone, to the famine
striken districts where ne remained tor
t ineiion oi - j, .
from h" present assessed valuation on
real property, which was seconded and
cabled unanimously. Practical - every
citizen present signed a petition and
the following committee was named to
Preset the petition before the count j
commissioners on Monday: I. Al.x
Yount. D. K. Sigmon. Caleb Setzer. CSIIn
M Yoder M M. Smyre. Jonas Hun
Hu'cker, A. Shuford. a. W Wilson.
J,. Shuford, J. vwnons.
h. Arndy and J. Y. Kllllan.
R.
II.
T
tRBORO GIRL IS MAKING
Dicie Howell Has Received
Greatest "Merit for Her
Operatic Work.
(Special to The Cltlien) -
RALEIGH, April 3. Hide Howell,
tl voung Ameriran soprano who
w..o has made such rapid strides since
her deput about a year ago In New
Yrk city at Aeolian hall, is a native
of the south. She was born In Tarboro.
and received most of her early ''''"
". southern schools. She att"lfhoSle'"
college, well-known Moravian school at
Wlnston-Solem. which Is a branch of I s
main settlement n Bethlehem, Pa. It s
one of tho only two Moravian schools
extant in the United States.
Miss Howell received not only her ele
mentary studies io the regular curl -Hum
at Salem, but her early musi
cal education was likewise started there.
The sopran "s sound musical bask .comes
not onlv from her devotion to her vo 1
work for a numberof years s""""'"-
the soldiers on the troop trains en route
to the war and mentioning the eager
ness In which the soldiers received the
testaments, and receiving leiiera irom
numbers of the boys etlllng of their re
ceiving so much help and comfort from
the little books and of their apprecia
tion of this work of kindness.
She urged that the followers of-Chrlst.
not onlv ministers of the Gospel, but
that men and women go quickly and tell
the story of God's love.
An appeal was made to study the
Bible and pray asking God that he lead
and direct In personal work for Christ
and that we listen to 'the stillimall
voice' and follow him."
The Presbyterial took a recess to meet
at 9:45 h. m., Friday morning. After
the benediction, the ladles of the church
held a social get-acqualnted meeting In
the Sunday school rooms where not only
the delegates and visitors were Invited,
hut an invitation was extended to the
cogregalion, men and women to remain.
Refreshments were served consisting of
punch and wafers.
The Presbyterial re-convened Friday
morning at 9:15 and the devotional ex
ercises were held by Mrs. Edward r.
Held, of Inolr. president of the North
Carolina Synodlcst Auxiliary.
After The reading of the minutes or
the. preceding day. he roll was called
and the additional delegates were en
rolled making a total, Including dele
gates, officers, an synomcai oiuceia ui
36.
Then followed the president s message
urging each member 'of the auxiliary to
go forward, heed the Lord s command:
"Go Ye" do more personal work and
win souls for Christ.
The president s message was followed
bv the reports of Presbyterial secretaries
of the various causes which they rep
resented and were approved.
After the report of Mrs. C. E. Nelsler.
secretary of Barium Springs orphanage,
the following resolutions were adopted:
"That the funds donated by the wom
en for dining room and kitchen building
be placed In the hands of the building
committee to bo used to the best ad
vantage of our work at the orphanage. 1
Delegates' hour was taken up with the
.in r tlve renorts of the local auxiliaries.
A very Interesting and Instructive talk land
OI1 yilOOlcJII union ...i.-ir-
ninde by -Miss Margaret Rnnkiii. of
Charlotte, secretary of synodical presby
terial and congregational hrune missions.
iitr ( v. Keen. president oi i ne
North Carolina Synodical auxiliary, gave crats ruled out
ing for him, either democrat or repurj
iicj.n has ever ouestloned the moral
right at least of those who have voted
under these conditions. He states 'that
In Iredell county some 60 voted with
out paying poll tax. and of course they
voted illegally.' It has been clearly
been shown in the hearings In Iredell
that fls many, If not more, votes were
cast for Dr. Campbell by men who had
not paid their poll tax, and who were
liable for same, than were cast for tne
under similar coniktions, and Dr. Camp
bell's own witness has testified that Dr.
Campbell In the election actually gained
votes, or profited by this, and I do not
believe that even one of Ir. Campbell s
attorneys who has conducted the tfoar
ings in Iredell county, will dispute this
statement.
"Mr Dorsett also says that one 19
year old boy voted, and was promised
protection from the law by my friends.
This statement has been denied by as
creditable witnesses as there are In
North Carolina. However, It has been
shown that votes were cast for Dr.
Campbell by men who were under 21
years of age. and also lly men who
were debarred from tho legal right to
vote on account of having commlttced
a felonv. and who had not been restored
to citizenship. It has also heen shown
that in one or more cases that deserters
one especially who had been convicted
and punished, for desertion during the
late war, and who had not puid his
poll taxvoted for Dr. Campbell.
"In regard to the Harding picture, no
testimony has been given, or can be
glverr; to show that I had any connec
tion whatever with the production or
circulation of It. or that Dr. Campbell
had sutalned any loss on account of the
same, except the opinion of Mr. Donsett
given In his testimony in Salisbury.
"Another Instance of the misrepresen
tations contained in the article dr Mr.
Dorsett Is the state 'that tinder tho ab
.n,u tan.- a ravins' maniac voted the
democratic ticket In Ashe county. In ,
regard to this the testimony given by j
the republican judge at the precinct
where the vote was cast, the evidence
shows that this was an aged Confeder- ,
ate soldier: that he voted the same way,
for the same party ne nun oc.-i.
voting for 50 years, and the witness
said that he would not swear thai U.'s !
voter was not mentally capable of ptvn-
erly casting his own vote.
"Mr Dorsett also states tn.u m nio-
more than six months, returning the man
who had come to him many monins ago,
was so changed that Mr. Caldwell did
not recognize him. And he inquired of
the great change, and the Chinaman
said "My Jesus now," meaning that ho
had found the Christ as his savior and
had learned also to clean his body and
his clothing.
He spoke at some length of the famine
now slaying the tlmusands and thousands
of the people, men, women and childron.
Mention was made of the dogs that eat
the flesh of the people that died, so many
of them that were not even burled, and
would some times scratch them out of
the ground when not burled deeply. The
childron are thrown Into the canals diad
and" to die. because they have nothing
to eat.
One child was burled alive by the
mother who could not get food for the
babe and In despair took such fatal atops
to destroy the Innocent soul however
some one' discovered the deed and the
child was rescued and Its life was spared.
Children are sold for 20 cents or some
times 35 cents hoping to get something
to eat in tills way, some of the poor un
fortunate in the famine striken country.
In order to try to live, eat grass, bark on
the trees, sweet-potato leaves, only to
perish and die. In givingn relief some
times the starving people were too weak
to carrv a bug of 50 jiounds of flour home
when given them and would fall dead by
the way. The pitiful story was told of
the skeleton humans yet alive who said,
you "come too late" and they soon left
their bodies and their soul took its
flight.
Mr. Caldwell urged that the Christian
people of the I'nlted States contribute
to the relief of tbeso striken souls, and
the amount of the collection can be
cabled to China and begin immediately
to help the unfortunate and even if do
nations have already heen made, make
another, and another and hasten to help
while you may savo some of the starving
millions. A man can live a whole month
on the small sum of J3.00 end today
and some day when you are called to
stand before the great throne, may you
hear the savior say, "In as muPh as e
have done it to one of the least of my
brethren ye have done it unto me."
NEW APARTMENT HOUSE
TO GO UP IN GREENSBORO
W. W. Dickto Construct
Building With Eighteen!
Apartments
. .... l, nr rnr noies niituv inlj
able to the company and the old stunt of
endorsing such notes "without course
..(. k. ....r-miiierl The last legis
lature passed a law prohibiting this
practice and it will no longer be possible
for a -slick salesman to load a man up
with fvorthless stocks, take his note for
It and then let his company stand from
under by endorsing the notes without
recourse." , , ,.
Third, the company making applica
tion will receive the closest scrutiny.
Under the law- the commissioner ha3 au
thority to make an investigation of ete.iy
company making application to sell
stock at the company's expense, and
the commissioner proposes to do this
very thing. He believes that a personal
investigation by a jpendable represen
tative of the insurance department, will
be worth more than all of the" recom
mendations and affidavits ever collected
and filed by one of these "Blue Sky
companies.
Commissioner Wade Is a friend of
legitimate business and would put noth
ing In the way of any genuine, bona
fide proposition with the right sort of
backing and management and with the
right sort of motives. He is the eternal
foe of all stock promotion schemes that
have but scant porspect of enriching
anvhodv excent the promoters and he is
going to use every means at his com-1
flo-ht timm. To this end he
asks the co-operation of all good citi
zens. Investors are warned to be on the
lookout for stock and bond salesmen of
the crooked variety. Theja should Insist
that all salesmen show their license
from the state department of Insurance
and should never purchase unless such
license is shwn. Commissioner Wade
can do nothing with the promoters who
use the malls further than to say this
word of warning:
These mail order sales companies
violate the law of the state but there
Is no way of reaching the criminals un
til the federal government takes a hand
In It and stops such campaigns in
states where they are illegal. The use
of the malls In this way Is prima facie
evidence that the companies are afraid
to submit their propositions to the state
deparemnt of insurance and that their
business would not bear close examina
tion. Nine-tenths of these mall order
promotion schemes are fakes and "who
soever is deceived thereby It not wise."
n hi.f nt the nubile roads, ac
cepted the Invitation, and will delivtr
an address at the convention on April
20 He expects to drive ov.fr th.; bank
head highway in an aulimoblle to :ce
convention.
The bureau of public to: U also agreed
to furnish the best exhibit of road
scenes, road models and it moving pic
ture outfit for the occasion. Their ex
hibit will occupy two thousand sauare
feet, and will be shipped at once to
Greensboro, so as to comnmc j installa
tion of the same on April io.
A. G Batchelor, executive chairman
of the automobile association, also ac
cepted an invitation to atteti l the con
vention, and deliver an address Mr.
Bachelor is deeply Int-srotcd in the
Bankhoad highway. The headquarters
of the American Automobile association
at Washington, New York nnd Phila
delphia, are constantly roiitimr tourist.!
over this great highway, an1 it is their
pleasure from time to time to recom
mend the same. He has been and is
of valuable service to tne highway and
the association.
rl
1 IV;
Me,
'0.
'if
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" "W
im-
(Special to the Citizen;
STATES VI LLK. April 3 - .
the North Carolina Merclanis
tlon. through their secretary.
Leonard of Statesville. today
an Invitation to Herbert llo..v.
tary of commerce, to address
annual convention of the uwt,,eiati
w urn. ni low iivttiy nuiei 111 I ,rp.n
boro Jtine 21. 22 and 23. Mi iw
will be asked to discuss th,
ment's relation to business in,.,,'
en. s commercial oiiiiook. in t . I ! 1 1 ion
tne formal invitation extendei n Wl
milled i-iuiipuse'l OI neiiaiors Mm
ana uvrrman ann one or tin.
men will be asked to call on M
ano urge sbs acucpin nee. .at i, am
other speaker of national repui:in0B
UB (H. (.lie IHIKTIIU.,11 IMUKIMIII. I , f Btj
UI -.. IHAH l ..J. ...... .
a.JIIHJ. Ul WU.ri ,l. n.Mj.lPeT (a.
Hoover aireaay naving neen at- rd
name to be announced later v.m!
r (. ( ...IK ..--.a un
lunillllM iH.riiv ... UK uneu I'.i lc
gram, as neretotore.
J ne arraugeiiieniH ior llie a.jr.)ac!l'iir
convention, which promises to tx (t
best In the association's hisn.M. vin u
maun uy u vuiivtM.l.uu ( uilllllll 1 i f 90l.tr
ed from tho otate directorate l.y prw
dent R. B. Peters of Tarboro. . " H, u,
Knight, of Greensboro, is chalrm m of ,y.
committee, and the other t-ik -n , t rs j
Elmer A. Pettlnger of Wilson an ,
Frank Morris, of Wlnslon-Sni. in. n',
last two named are ex-pei.lei ts nf nj
state association, ami .nr. .Morns i ii,
president of the Merchants Mnniai r,.J
insurance company 01 norm t urolim
which will have Its annual m i inp t;,
second day of the convention. The ta'
preiwuciii. Hi.u srcirittij iin t'.'-operi..
with the committee, which is. .-xprctj
IO meet in urernmioru at an eni.v ifoN
A state-wide organization ami ninitii
ship campaign Is to he mur.iI hy n,;
association prior to the convn tinn. J
associations are to ne lorme.i m .1 nunl
of towns and individual nn mhrrn f..
the state association will also he solii-i
ed by the state officers. wit .he rfr
operation of the organization , '.immio.j-.
of the state and local associations, v;,
state organization commutes an as u
lows: ,
western Carolina: win. I 'ot 1st .-in.
v.narioiie. (j. . (..un n. 01 iii:n roiR'
W. R. Sellers of Burlington; A. M. y!
of Hickory: J. w. Neeiy or Asneviiie: J
M. Hale of Xlt. Airy; V. H. MurrlsoiK!
Statesville; J. E. Davis of Concord; M
G. Jlc ;urdy of Salisbury. Eastern r"at
Una A. A. Joseph of Geldshe, ,j E. a
Buekman of Washington: G. .1. Starr I:
Wilson; W. C. Owens of Warsaw: J. t
Sneed of Durham C. J. Shields of Soji.
land Neck; S. D. Broadhurst of Mi. Oiiv.i
J. T. McCabc of Elizabeth (it v.
IS SHOT BY WATCH
WESLEY BIBLE CLASS TO
MEET IN G0L0S6HR0 FOR
Classes of North Carolina
Conference J?lan to Hold
Most Interesting Session.
COMPLETE 20 MILES OF
L
soldiers who voK-d
both'the vio"ln.kd ptaSo and only JTr"rf repor 'of -he "Laymen's ills- simply on the ground that Mho nor ray
b Mh.2 .'. r ln.Menta studies when 'innarv Movement." recently held at ment of poll tax made them Illegal f
led
she developed a remarkable dramatic,
sonrnno voice. Tho last two years at
coK". being 1910 and 1911 she finally
devoTed exclusively to vocal wort.
After, leaving Salem .h ,r ; w e, to Be
...n onri rrifll imieu Iiei
Greenville. S. C. where about 1.200 men
and 800 women attended the conven
tion. The president, called the meeting to
order at 2 n. m., and after (he ilovn
tif.iiHl hv Rev. 15. '. Long, an Interest -
IIl.I (initii. -,u.,..lrt Wliite ill j...- (Ii Vnimp len(,lt-H Work.
der the direction ""'"",,,,.,. ' V" V 'K VV , "i. ...or,.:
(Iia v.w h nirland oile.i'"W , w is given l,.i ........ ....n...., . -
the .xe r.ll(,(.e. .. . h i,,..,l v.ii-U nnrl Snn-
11. it .- ... . " - IHly (.1 M'lll'n - -
.-fT. two cars.
.unip tn New York
production as w
i.f song melanin-,
t- and their singing diet on.
than a month after her arrival in
Vork. she obtained a chute h P
veil as to make a study
oratorios aim ut.i-
l.ess
111 New
position.
lork. sue twimiim " ;:'., ...-
, .h n i. st tn tne .mo.ihi
Is Baptist church on Fifth avenuf . un
der the direction of the well known A.
Y-VoVnelh A mtle later she became
terlall
. unipofei -.lii'ei
man. '
M.-s Howell had two years of "'" '
iing before she made lvr New ...k
deh-lft in November of last season ,r I
....( iunv InterestlllK recitals, on
to continue voice (l(V 0(Jiuw, extension. Miss Jennie Sane.
made
thev were republicans. This Is anothe
Instance of tho gross ignorance, or wil
ful perversion, on the part of ..Mi'. Dor
sett as to what has heen proven in the
case As to the voting of the soldiers.
1 did not challenge any one on account
of the non-payment of poll tax, as the
record In many places will show. How
ever, it is an undisputed fact thai in
Iredell, and other counties. Dr. Camp
1...11 has challenged the votes of the
ion oy i:ie
the
L, l Kroi.k Ytl lino
i-liiu .. . s
ctor. K. .iiuniiiiBioii "
ipte
.....i.mUsl.iners. after having R. no
t..l.. ii, II, I i-..(inr( rif the ollllfcr
Peonle's Icactie. of Klncs .Mountain soiniers w no n.i- o.-.
! Preshyterlul." , ,
! The presidenl. Miss Pruett read a tel
egram from Dr. Byrd, asking the aid
and co-operation of the presbyterial for
the work in the national capital, at
Washington.
The speaker of the hour was Intro
duced by Rev. .1. C. drier, and the Key.
R. ( '. hone, pastor Of uu wni) iie-
hyterla n
lif,n- the coiTim HSloners oi ins own
county. Stanly, and urged that such ex
emption be made.
"To show how renicuious ami umkui.j i ot,,,osi,r
tho article oi .nr. i,ii.-.-.i
to what took place in Cabarrus county
where he says, "by certain methods
(iir.ii;.nili( ..f republican voters were cut
"I uirw..; . .... .-. ,-, j, ,,. ,.,ilnr
hurch of Gastonia, delivered out. ano i. our .....-i y. ...... - -
(Special to The Citizen)
GREENSBORO, April 3 W. W. Dick
is advertising this morning for a lot of
framing and some scores of thousands
of brick. Mindful of Greensboro.'s r.eed
of apartment houses, the average citizen
will be cheered by the announcement
that that is what Mr. Dick means to put
those materials into.
It is to be a hoti!. of 18 apartments,
and all is in readiness to begin work.
It is expected the" place will be ready
for occupancy within four months, which
means, of course, that no time is to be
lost.
The site is admirable a southern ex
posure within two or three minutes' walk
of tho postofflce. half a block west of the
O. Henrv hotel, on Bellemeadc street, just
the. Southern Heal Estate dc-
lonmcnts that have Interested 'he
realty tnatkot of late, and opposite
where the extension of library plucc will
join Brlh tneade.
Mr. Dick has gone thoroughly into the
apartment house proposition from all nl1" i tainuskeet
lorlo appearance. s
well as
ti tine a (l 1 1 ress on i nc woui.iiei e.j .... .. " .. j .... -r..
Her Young People." ; 1 anipi.ell. alter a t noi o "" ''"; ,Mi :in,, ,.,ny with a view to making
Mr Long was given the privilege of mx esuKa.ioii. . - l .. i . .. , h r,,.. ,,rlse profitable; he will have a
the- floor and presented to the preshy- ! of contest . one single G" " n as Set of apartments modern in every detail
a (iflSTOHH. I.V (lie lll-'l "
special en- . ss Children
and In o'li.r
.. W
,.-....,.( with nrchastras
She has sung with th
Haven Symphony orchestra
CLEVENrTcOUNTY
IS OUT OF MONEY; ,
JURORS GO UNPAID
(Special to the Citizen) ,
.,..-! ov a (.,-n :iAn abrasion of tls
ain.er hv cross cut saw caused ,,,p;next annual meeting
pa i t
emphasize.
tliat
that
it will be clear-
...ii ftf Tte ion treen.
this week. A short time ago Green was
-suing vood nnd w hen
tree tell, tne
.(.,. ..l,.,, i s firmer Wltu wo-
result th.U ll.o.l poison developed. H
was taken to a hospital and the lend
was amputated. Later the arm was i.ni-t-utaierl
and he died following the second
J.n.r.tln. Mc. Green was 33 years of -.go
and leaves me w " ' " . ' wer
j i ,i
,i,...or,n's am reuiie.sie.i in
....a .HA (Yinvcn.ctit and
. t .1...... .rt L-u1-n .,M (h lll.Uril ill OlllV
I.?'".,. ,,rl also asked that the i trict-.Rowan-ii.id only
nresbvterial approve the establishment 1 county.
pre. o.. i ''J , ,,. rsi.,Prv i state again, and
oi a cin.o... .. . ;.. . , . ,f,
ProKresshe Program'" on the eight oh. lv shown that while th-rr have Heen
lecHves i n c I tI I n K "Spiritual I.if. " some illegal votes nift uml some tr
"F angelism " nd "Stewardship." was regularities on l oth shies. some ,n
taken ui ar i followed l.y the reports of I stances in which partisan denwMtj. and
!he committees, on those objects. , J Sli , itlS
Shelby was chosen as tne piace o tiiP;M f ' ..X... -i it .i7,- ,n !,',.
r. 'siogati: I'.very ; n ""i on..--. .....i- ..... , . . ,
woman a sou winner i ne i nrist is m in i ".'.''"," 'V, V;:j,.i;
home to thy trienus. aim ten tor it. . ni.. n .....
things he halli done , than were casi ior io. u i ... r.......
:an.l mvself. Mr. Dorsett s evident pur-
..f llianks 'ii given' pose is to make this a political Investi-....-.
i ...i.iii.rv- f,,r th.n cation, and to have me citeil from;
his nrticl. ' is mnking of arrangement and equipment, of a va
his am. I. in maKing iplv h H8 experience ha:
""" .1" ii"s.i lKh. ,n i, ,h, mnKt desirable, hut nil
nrAei,'.-(r.ri... i .utement.s almost entirely or
il appoint a , testimony, as ne nas ... euneu . n fc o( a q.U:,v to Httract tlie most desir.thle
(Special to The Citizen)
RALEIGH. April 3. The fifth annual
session of the Wesley Bible Class fed
eration of the North Carolina confer
ence, Methodist Episcopal church, South
will be held in Ooldsboro on the 8th,
9th and 10th of April. Representatives
from all organized Wesley Bible classes
in the North Carolina conference will
attend.
Speakers of prominence throughout
the south will address the federation.
Goldshoro is preparing to entertain the
federation with her usual southern hos
pitality. It is estimated that from three
to five" hundred Wesley Bible class mem
bers will be in attendance.
The meeting of the federation was
held last year at Trinity college, being
a joint meetisjg with the Western North
Carolina conference federation.
rr.(. .. .11 n ilio f oil pr:A on are: D.
ROad tO COnneCt Hydel". Dixon. Goldsboro, president; R E.
"VMW j d-i- i) . h vlce-nresident Daniel
W Terry. Raleigh, vice-president; J. T.
Jerome. Durham, field secretary: E. J.
Cheatham, Frankllnton. treasurer. The
executive committo Is composed of one
layman from each district. They as as
follows: K. E. Prince, Raleigh: J. C.
Lent. St. Paul; W. C. Chad wick. New
Bern- W. I. Halstead. South Mills; J.
If Wcstbrook, Rocky Mount: D. H.
Hood. Dunn;' Dr. M. Bolton, Rich
Square.
The first meeting will be at 3 o'clock
Friday afternoon. April 8, in St. Taul's
church. Goldsboro. Tho sessions will
continue through Sunday evening, April
10.
Friday evening the children's choir of
the Methodist orphanage at Raleigh will
give a sacred concert, and be enter
tained by the federation.
The Wesley Bible classes of the North
Carolina conference are supporlng many
of the orphans at Kaleigh, through reg
ular contributions. Saturday morning
during the federation the representatives
of the various Btnie classes win give
their reports on the various activities.
Saturday morning and afternoon the
sessions will be devoted to a practical
discussion of the work of the various
departments (n Sunday school. The- de
partment of young people and adults
will be discussed by Rev. W. C. Owen,
superintendent of Young People's and
Adult Work, General Sunday School
Board. Nashville. The department of in
termediate and senior work will be dis
cussed by Prof. R. N. Wilson, superin
tendent of Intermediate and Senior
Work. North Carolina conference. The
Private Capital Building
Road to Conne
and Washington
(Special to The Citizen)
i KINSTON. April 3. At least one piece
I of railroad construction in eastern Car
1 ollna is progressing toward completion.
1 This is the Do-mile line from Wonona. in
Washington county, to New Holland, In
Hyde. It will open up an agricultural
country so fertile and rich in possibil
ities that another amazing development,
as in the country around Belhaven, Is a
certaintv. Private capital Is interested
in the road, which will have a connec
tion with the Norfolk Southern at Its
northern terminus, it is understood. Its
construction will mean the most impor
tant step yet toward the "opening up"
of the low lands of the country border
ing the sounds.
Reports say 20 miles of the. new line
have been completed and that a few
months will see regular service insti
tuted. The railroad will bring settlers
into tho country served and in future
years carry out immense quantities of
farm produce to tho northern markets.
Manv northern and middle western
farmers have located In Hyde. Bertie
Washington and Beaufort counties, and
many more are expected to come to the
countrv between Wonona and New Holland.
New Holland Is virtually in l-bkb ,ui-
A hotel ano omces are sam
r. ii
Wound Expeed to Prove
Fatal Officer Surrenders
After Shooting. j
(Special to The Citizen )
REIDSVILLE, April S. l:..i. Jamil!
the 17-year-old son of Mrs. Jeff Jamil
who lives in thesouthern part of Igwn
was shot through the stomach ami or
ahjy fatally wounded Thursday afternon
; about 12:30 o'clock, near the s.mther)
I depot. James Slate, a watchman i
the Edna Cotton mills, did the shootll-!
It seems that Mate had a warrant
young Jarrell. charging him with tj
paBs Slate was out looking for 1
younar man ana fonoweu mm tokl
rtanvit whpplt It ifl aulH .tarri-l Tens !
to board a passing ' freight. Just
brought on the shooting has not
learned.
Young Jarrell was carried to Dr
Oehews rflce. .where atl examination ol
the wound was made. It was found that
the pistol ball passed through the
young man's stomach and made a yen
serious wound". It Is doubtful if lis will
survive the injury. He w as carried Ii
a Danville hospital on train
Slate gave himself up and is now in
the custody of the town authorities.
The local tobacco market clojed fo'
the season Thursday with fairly pxl
sized breaks of very common tobac
But not all the tobacco In farmer'
hands has been disposed of, and an tuv
sually large amount of the weed wn.
be carried over to next selling scaron.
The Reidsvllle market sold somethJn
over 8,000.000 pounds this season and
established a new high record on quan
tity sold, though tho preceding crop oH
for more money.
A heavy frost visited this sectitw
Tuesday night, and ' it Is tliought did
considerable damage, to the fruit cm
and early vegetation. ,
NINTH DISTRICT OF
ODD FELLOWS NAME
OFFICERS FOR YEAE
i class of t . nants.
A h-ating contractor himself, thorough
ly familiar with the building mate-ials
market. Mr. Dick's decision that now is
1 the time to undertake so extensive a
construction enterprise as this is sig-
i niflcant.
to be located on the drained bed of the
lake. Hyde county soil generally is so
fertile that corn trows to proportions
undreamed of in the middle west, and
that grain is a crop staple. The stock
-Tcs. nd 'natVve raised -tary be discussed
dbuc, 'S Tfre?Uirl0cLrahrrffner; ST- r,h !Sl!fitcV Sunday
in the climate from that of the central ,schoor board.
and northern parts of the stale and all- Special music will be furnished by tlie
1-r.iai trl-Qni.. IS nil! Oil V K KOB.IIOIUIJ. CnOlT OI CJ I . . n U . .1 V...U.V... v,-."-.
I but a fact.
great
s-H.vniK, go
them how
for three".
A rising vote
members of the
L
riag was Mies Maude Jomf.
i 'ildren.
ri-v,,iand conntv is out .,,
well as the state of Nort'i v. "
J-ors and witnesses here tor tne spring
term of Superior court can not be paid
off until the county commissioners au
thorize the county treasurer. Hush St roup,
to borrow. All of the tax money has uf t
been collected, as collections have l.-en
slow on account of the depressed condi
tions and the time for settlement has
been extended until May 1. Tlmne who
have not paid their taxes by May 1 will
have their lan.ls advertised and - sold.
Ijist month the i-ounty commission, .'s
borrowed U0. (Mia and tlris was spent in
a week's time for steel bridges conercie
abutments, and bridge work and bond
interest.
kind hospl.airtv an. I also a vote of thanks congress on tne son- grounu ..... .
" .i,.'-,i,ir wr i-v,iin I,,.-. democrat rather than let the as- be
lection or the new pincers, i ney ..i-.. ... ., .-. -
ca'led torw ard and duly installed, ' elded upon Its merits, a shown by the
the riraver being made t.y Mrs. Reni. , u-pinno.., i
The presbyterial adjourned with prayer
lhe
v, V. N. Caldwell.
COLLEGE STUDENTS TO
HOLD BIG MEETING
"This is mv last statement through
the press, or otherwise, so far -as Mr.
IVirsett is concerned, as what is said in
the newspapers will be no factor w-hftt
(Special to the Citizen)
MOL'NT AIRY. April 3 There are
three aspirants in the race for the may- I
orship of this city. It. II Lewellyn. ('. i
A. Shelton. and A. V. West. Mr. West
however, states that he will not
in a campaign hnt. if elected, will ..ei ve
the peopha) faithfully. Mr. Shelton. the
last man to ente:- xie race, is at present
a city commissioner. The race is ex
pected to he ri-se.
The Sunday school of the First bap
tist chun-h has planned an attractive
program for next Sunday morning to
in (h.. rietormination of the matter welcome their pastor, Kev. h.ugene uuve,
a to whether Dr. Campbell or myself formerly or Dunn. ias Sundays ot
was elected to congress
Each Sundav school superintendent is
requested to send the names of the
representatives from his Sunday school
to Mr. D., H. Dixon. Goldsboro.
Among the prominent speakers, . who
have a place on the program are: Rev.
W C. Owen, superintendent Young Peo
pic's and Adult Department. Nashville,
Tenn.; Rev. H. E. Spence, Department
of Religious Education. Trinity college.
Durham; Rev. Glloeri i . ttowe. eaunr
i vnrth Carolina Christian Advocate: Rev.
rati Believed to Shot Himself im-
Whila Plaoniner TTia Po.,leigh; Rev. A S. Barnes, superintendent
wivu,u6 " j Methodist orphsnage, Raleigh; Prof. K.
I x. Wilson, professor of chemistry. Trln
: ity college: Mr. J. T. Jerome, field sec-iretarv.-
Sundav School Board. Durham:
i Mr. D. H. Hood. Wesley Bible class
teacher. Dunn: Rev. o. T. Adams, pasior
St. Faul's church. Goldsboro.
volver at His Home.
(Special to The Citizen)
BURLINGTON, April 3. District offi
cers were elected at a meeting of ti
Odd Fellows of the. ninth district ft
North Carolina held here last nigW
Those elected were as follows: K. t
Hamilton. Greensboro, president: U
Allen, Burlington, vice-president; L. i
Davis, High Point, secretary-treasurer.
This dlstict comprises the cnuties
Alamance, Caswell. Guilford. Randolph
and Rockipgham. J. L. Kriddle.
Greensboro, presided over the n'"
and enthusiastic speeches conwrnnw
the work of the ord were m -j
John D. Berry, S. l7 Wlutmore.
Greenoboro; H. E. Brlggs. of Ore
boro; Dr. R. L. Stone, of Spray, a1
George I. aPtton. of Greensboro.
The next dlstric convent loi i w
In Greensboro. Tbeate of't' con
has not been 4eoWe upon, but tw
vention wlH meet at the call of tne
trict supervisor; S. U W hitmo re J
After the business ""!'"nllr,ai ef
- jit-Virfnt anrlal hour Uft
Joyed.
RUSHING WORK Ojn
HOTEL CHERK'V
GOING UP AT
(Speolsl to The ' C'.""' 0 ,w
WILSON. April 3--" " rk "
number of 5ft are rusWM (t , yP,
seven-story Hotel U""- wy ntJ
when tho whole world , T n, lal or
Wnd the cost of mater i ,am
W L" . :a:?Irkeeph Taee with 5
mXnds" orders all work s.ispenn-
.hD. materials and labor re
(Staned) R. L. DOUGHTON.",
(Special to the Citizen)
ROCKY MOI'NT. April 3 At a meet
ing of former Louishii'g College stu
dents held at the First Methodist church
yesterday afternoon, plans were outlined hf.vllle Services
and perfected for a meeting of all tu- I 11
dent of that mstn tit ion who reside in ' tt" - "
the Wasirir.gton district. The meetfog. ' ' .
which will have a banquet s a social 1 Attend thei Green
Come and hear Kev. Raymond
Browning preach in the revival at
Balm Grove Methodist church. Westi announced et that time; this snnounce-
tendance was 381 with an enrollment of
42. The contest between the bachelors
and benedicts which has been funning
for the past three months In the Ba
raca class, closed last Sunday, but was
so close that tho winners could not be
at 10 a. m., and ment will be made Sunday morning and
tf. :the losing side wltf have to entertain
i the winners. In the evening the Friends
Furniture i church and the Methodist church will
- ... . I .. n , n Hh(ah (w( n ..
. i o.- . , ... 1. 1 -. c tuni nun v ui if. i -- '
Tag
. durins! tie first week of May .Furniture Co., 5-5T Broadway tf j wolcomins their new pastor . .
(Special to The Citizen)
WILSON. April. 3. J. O. Lassiter,
aged 3". vice pfesldent of the R. G. Las
siter Contracting company, of Norfolk.
Va., died at 2.30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing from a bullet wound said by rela
tives to have been accidentally self-Inflicted.
Mr. JLassiter was found In an
unconscious condition about 11 o'clocj
last night In his room at the home of
C. E. Blount with a bullet wound In his
forehead. His pistol was found nearby.
From the position of the body and the
wound, physicians and police, expressed
the belief that Mr. Isslter accidentally
shot himself while cleaning his revolver.
The body will be shifped today to Ox
ford, his home, for burial.
ROCKY MOUNT TO
VOTE FOR MANAGER
(Special to tho Citizen)
ROCKY MOFNT April 1 At the reg
ular city, election In May the people of
Rockv Mount will pass upon the question
of whether the city shall have the city
managed form of "government. The les
olutlon submitting the question was pass- J
ed by tho board of aldermen unanimous
ly, f -
n(1 unptioB
mal he has ""teci i..- . be
operations. "The ;JnUCtJZi contai" &
stone and brick and win
r-ru-iirtJI
WILLIAM GERALD ' IS.
tkst A.NTLY KILLP
. Soec... MCjU'--'
MONROE. April -Vittfng f"np"fi
mechanic at Iceman Knitting ,
was insianuy - - M wa -r.
rying m - .
L- B ni,inr the
He waa Lrv"r - -wWk.-".i:l,.Ide6
at an
wire
'to "X
attempt
near the celling
Ueraia
here last
winter
Chattanooga nl
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