North Carolina Newspapers

THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, W, C SATURDAY AtTERNOON. FEBRITARV1. im k- - " - I . mJ . I '. , , ' . J - . ' ' ORLEY LAUDED GERMANY WIT i: HARLES SCHWAB; NOT BE BOSSED ,stifving Before House Committee, He Says Ap pointment Heartened -Al- lies. ' ,-,shinpton. l-ei). iz. jn. Hurley, former chairman . of the ne board, testified today before r On SOU", .,,, at tVir. lioi.l- . liiui. aiyviuiweiu oi ference f KHnvab as director cfnirni he ciix-'E" , . vened the Germans, heartened the i an fr. ii lll'e-1 , . ...I,, mnA tVet rJU - i. rtnit I'll 1 llUDtu cue iji 1L1I1 L'R'Y il-tJFtttltlA kAVie cuts UUIQ- uir.h l'a invpstipatino- -kr- IMi'1" o via- iJ 'i ihn vhinnintr board, to rlpswiho K1, - ..t. !,-.. (.iiimil nf Avnrl in thn vnni '" . .. nf the Erovernmnt mwchant itllMI V " v. . v .UV ', during i'ie war- Chairman Walsh ..inllPU nil'1 v - -o -v bi ocx v - ctiUHtu -- - V rendered by Mr. Schwab. ftr Hurley appeared before the cbm- wriicli is investigating opera l ' liiiininff board, to ilponriim P difficulties l"'aru mo rapid ti011 of the government 'merchant t iW'ms thf war- Chairman Walsh 'wtioned hi mat lenSth as to the serv rendered by Mr. Schwab. Scribing Mr. Schwab as the ireinost cap win ui.. muusiry in the im cnveniment durinir th wn. fS IV l"1' ------ - C ..MA j told the committee that he had been ..-,nta1 in erettinff Mr. Schwah tn TrUiilcl1 ..:U t li ,-i florfit PArnAmftAn IT. Willi - .vijvianuu, ne ;uldone so. ne saia. Decause ne realiz- v that sHtisiaciory ijiogress was not nenwfle m uir uunuuiS ui new yards d in the construction of wooden ;ps." ." viewing the uoaru s worn generally .ring tne war. ir. jiuriey saia mis- nau uvtru umuc, uui iiiiii, tney Not Going to Reparations Congress to be Dictated to, Minister Says. Pr?sSrraiv T1 the Associated i. ress. Germany is not going to the dttd,", ?Parti0 conference to It or nnfnl0' Dri rth' the minister or finance, declared : in a speech in the Bremen Chamber of Commerce t a &rcft economic questions could Avf iVed ln lat h added. , We are prepared to accomplish all we can," continued Dr. Wirth, "be cause We feel under a moral obliga- assist in reconstruction, and we will make reparations proposals oi OUr Own in T.onr.,, -w .ewspaper reports on this sub- r,V vT "-it-ut. ur oner will ' a sma11 one- The nation arn to reali2e that what we shall offer cannot be extracted from national wealth, but must be produced by work. And this raises r- "iitmci jii mese circum- J stances all the. fruits of the revolu- I UOIl Can 1P Rafpinarl . "Work will have to " be organized on a great scale, and what we offer must be made good." "America cannot hold aloof," added the finance minister, "when the eco nomic forces of the entire world shali assemble ; around one table, and all plans' are mere theories unless the whole economic world is prepared to co-operate." 1 v were inherent in the magnitude of the job of expanding many fold the shin construction facilities of the country He declared that in spite of the manv difficulties encountered 'the board was able to turn out ships in numbers great enough to help turn the tide at the most critical period of the war. v CORONER TO INQUIRE INTO WOMAN'S DEATH The death of Mrs. Emma Sharpe, 50, of 908 Mint street, who died frbm injuries sustained when struck by an automo bile driven by C.- S. Alston, 212 Kings ton avenue, last Wednesday night, will be- investigated by a coroner's jury Monday. x Mrs. Shrpe died of internal injuries at St. Peter's hospital Friday morning, where she had been removed immediate ly after being struck. Mr. Alston has stated that he was moving slowly and cautiously on the wet streets Wednesday when Mrs. Sharpe stepped from the curb into the path of his maehin. The fender of the car knocked the woman to the pave ment. . The funeral"" services were to have been conducted in Hiddenite Saturday. : The panel . announced by Coroner Frahk Hovis is as follows: F. S. Conrad, J. W Elliott,. P.. B. Robinson, A. G. EptingVE.JS. peLaney, and R. L. Sing. TO LOOK INTO COTTON SUPPLY. Washington, Feb, 12. The resolu tion of Senator Smith, democrat, South Carolina, for an' investigation by the senate agricultural committee, in to the question of available cotton and wheat supplies still on hand through out the country was reported favor ably today by the' senate expenditures committee but " Senator Jones, republi can. Washington, obiecited tn its iir, . mediate consideration' and the resolu tion went over. WANTS CONCILIATOR REMO VP, Washington, Feb. 12. A telegram from Governor Kilby of Alabama, ask ing for the removal of William C. Liillar, labor department conciliator in the Ala bama coal strike, on the ground of bias, was received today at the white house and referred- to Secretary Wilson. .Mr. Lillar . is now. in Washington, and con: ferred today with labor department of ficials. ' - arker Gard. net Do "Carolinas Greatest Furniture House" ave lie Half the Cost OUR GREAT HALF PRICE SALE NOW ON We have a half million stock of the finest furniture on the American market which we must sell at once and the prices we have placed on every article means a 1 price to sell it You can't buy better furniture at double its price except in this sale which is the most sensation al furniture selling ever held in the South. 1 Every Piece of Furniture In !ouse Is Reduced ONE HA Our H araiaei? "Carolinas Greatest. Furniture House" a DEATHSj-FUNERALS - DR. CHARLES II. FISHER. Dr. Charles H. Fisher, aged 69 vet erinary surgeon, of208 1-2 N. College street died at his home early Saturday morning. He had been, in ill health for several weeks. "The funeral services-will be conduct ed by Dr.1 Bunyan McLeod at the home of Dr. Adam Fisher, son of the de ceased, Sunday afternoon at 3 'clock The body will be laid to rest in the retainer's valut at Oaklawn rnnoM Dr. Fisher came to Charlotte 16 years ago from New Orleans, and has been practicing his profession in this city since. lie was born in Zanesville Ohio Feb. .18, 185.1.; His. father and mother! Adam and Catherine Fisher, were ihe first settlers of Leavenworth, Kas., and his mother was called "The God-mother of Leavenworth." Dr. Fisher's life in Kansas was marked by many incidents taking , place when he was a. United States scout in the days of the Indian. He witnessed the time when vast hordes of the now almost extinct buffa lo swarmed the prairies, and partici pated in numbers of buffalo hunts. Af ter taking up veterinary surgery, he made hia home first in New Orleans the nin Charlotte. Dr. Fisher was married twice. He leaves one son by his first wife" Dr Adam Fisher of Charlotte. His second wife survives him. He leaves no broth ers or sisters, he being the last of hia generation. - The pallbearers wil lbe Dr. I. T Lewis, Dr.. J.K. Lewis, Dr. Roy Wolfe Dr. Ray and John Lowry. ' THOMAS J. JEROME. Thomas J. Jerome, agod 61, member of the Guilford Bar association died at his home in Greensboro Friday' after noon at 3:45 o'clock, following a long illness. Mr. Jerome, was a brother of Johir E. Jerome, of the Cole Manufacturing Co., of Charlotte.- He is also survived by other brothers and sisters, as fol lows: .Dr. J. R. Jerome, of Wingate, Union county; Mrs. John Henry, Anson ville. and Mrs. Hugh McWhirter, Win gate. In 1891 he married Miss Cora Ross, of Albemarle, and is survived by his widow and three children; Edward C. and Vance Jerome anj Miss Mary Kirk Jerome. Mr. Jerome was born in Union county October 3, 1859, being the son of the late Captain and Mrs. A. E. Jerome. In 1883 he started practicing his profes sion in Albemarle, thence in Monroe. Atlanta and Salisbury. He finally went to Greensboro and formed the partner ship of Jerome and Scales. Mr. Jerome also wrote extensively, being the author of Jerome's Criminal Court and Digest, of North Carolina, of which four editions ' were published. He was author of two novels: "Klu Klux Klan No. 40,", and "The Christ, the Evidence of. His Divinity Reviewed from the Standpoint; of a lawper," STEPHEN BURTS. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. - 12. Stephen Latimer Buts, division traffiic super intendent of the Western Union Tele graph Company here, died early today as the result of an attack of apoplexy suffered yesterday. He was 51 years old. . U. S. Depvtaeat of Agricuites. Weather Bureau. CHARLES F. MARVIN, Chief. DAILY, WEATHER AiAI. DETECTIVES SPOIL CAPTURE OF BANDIT Philadelphia, Feb. 12. Detectives early today inadvertently spoiled the capture of a man alleged to have at tempted to extort money from E. T. Stotesbury, widely known banker aho; member of J. P. Morgan & Co., New York, on a threat of harm to him and his family. , A letter had been sent to Mr. Stotes bury instructing him to place a sum of money in a black box at the . en trance of a certain church. Detectiv carried out the -instructions - and hid in a dark -corner. .When a man came along and picked, up the box he ivas covered with pistols by the detectives. Thinking he Was being held- up by bandits the man started to hand over his money and watch. He claimed he was on his way to work when he saw the box. . . The police after an investigation found his story true and released him. There is no clue to the writer of the letter.. Detectives said a number of persons socially . prominent have recently re ceived similar letters. Mr, Stotesbuiy is in Florida. . , - U CHARLES F. MARVIN, Chief. ' ; Z9?&$ v , EXPLANATORY" NOTRS.' ' Observations Ukevt at S a. ra.. 75th meridian time. Air pressure reduced to sea level. Isobar (contlBneia lln Mtin,.-Mt. rain; shqw; report missinr. Arrows fly with the wind. Shd.dareaashowi,rciBitaUOBfnn-.i., T..w ' .v. ...v v wvi v (u past uuun --------- 1 1 Ull ! nrpwro iiiw w lllWIM(P I'liiiiiin n I Bacon MENU HINTS. Breakfast. Oranges Cereal and Cream " Fruit Fritters -' ' Coffee Luncheon Cream of Tomato Soup" Toasted Lettuce - Sandwiches Fruit Gelatine Hot Chocolate Dinner . Sirloin Steak Mashed Potatoes Kicney Beans v Lettuce Salad Rolls Apple. Pic Coffee - JAPS FIRED UPON - FIVE BLUEJACKETS Tokio; Feb. 12. Five American blue jackets were fired upon by unknown persons in Vladivoostok at il o'clock Tuesday night, . one " of them being wounded, says the Asahi Shimbun's Vladivostok correspondent today. The Amerocaris, reinforced by Rus sian policemen, arrested three Russian officers formerly under the late General Kappel, once commander Of the western armies of the Omsk government, the correspondents adds. The impression in Vladivostok, according to the corres pondent, is that the attack was arrenged by communists with the object of straining relations between Japan and the United States. ; . . BREADS. White Bread Take four medium potatoes, mash them: three table spoons of lard, put in the hot pota toes; two tablespoons sugar in the hot potatoes; one-half tablespoon salt in the ... hot potatoes. Mash them al up good, adding the hot potato water; if not enough, take hot water till you have a half gallon crockful. Take one-half cup warm water, add one-half teaspoon salt. Break your compressed yeast cake in small pieces, or take ' one and one-half cakes of dried yeast, when it is light (it takes just a little while) stir it in the lukewarm potato mixture Have ready your bread tin with three big flour sifters full of sifted flour which is warmed. Take a saucer and make a hole in the flour;, press it to side of bread tin, then stir your yeast mixture in till it is like cake mixture. Put away in a warm place over night. 'In -the morning, mix it in a stiff loaf with the flour that is in the tin; work it till it is like an elastic ball 'and will not stick, to your fingers. Rub the top with lard and put away in warm place till real light ! Put a little flour on the board and shape dough into loaves. Rub a little lard on top and when it has raised over one-half size of the bulk bake 'One hour in not too hot an oven the, first fifteen minutes. Rub the top with butter or lard. This makes four big loaves. - GOOD ' SOUP RECIPES. - ' Brown Soup Stock Shin bone br neck of beef (six pounds), three . quarts ccld water, six cloves, six pepper corns, one bay leaf, two sprigs thyme, one tablespoon salt, one sprig mar joram, two sprigs parsley, one-half cup dicod tin i:ip, one-half cap diced carrot, one-half cup diced onion, one-half cup diced celery. , Cut the lean meat into inch cubes and brown a few of them' in a frying pan in marrow ' f rom; the bone. .Put the rest of the meat with bone and fat into kettle, add cold water and Jet stand for twenty minutes. Place over low flame, add browned meat and heat slowly to boiling point. Re move scum as it rises. , Cover and cook very slowly (below boiling point) for six hours. Strain and cool. Some of the seasonings given may be omit ted if desired. When cold, remove fat. . ' , . , ' . ; - ' . : Cream ' of Tomato . Soup One-half can tomatoes, one small tablesppon sugar, one-quarter teaspoon' soda, one quarter cup butter, one ' quart milk, one slice orflon,; four, tablespoons flour, one teaspoon salt, one-egihh teaspoon pepper. y ."'Scald ; milk with onion; remove on ion and thicken with flour , mixed with told water until smooth enough to pour. Cook twenty minutes, stirring constantly at first., Cook tomatoes and sugar fifteen, minutes; add soda and rub through a strainer. Combine mix tures and ...strain, into a' heated dish over butter, salt and pepper. WEEKLY WALL STREET REVIEW. BISHOP'S RECOVERY ' NOW DESPAIRED OF . Knxovllle,1 Tenn., Feb. 12. Hope for the recovery of Bishop - John P. Far relly, head- of the Catholic diocese of Cleveland, was abandoned this morn ing. The ' bishop- has been ill pneumonio since last Sunday. His case was considered serious, but not hopeless, until late .yesterday when he suffered a collapse ot the heart. Dr. W. ,E. Merrick, the . bishop's Cleveland physician, ; arrived in Knox villo last night and a consultation between himself and Knoxville doc tors were held. The bishop has been i signs ...New York, Feb. 12. Trading in the stock market this -week dwindled to slender dimensions, the turnover for the five full sessions being the lightest for any corresponding period in almost half a year. - The price movements were of a piece with these stagnant conditions, honly a few of the speculative favorr ites recording more than nominal changes. Investment rails were al most entirely neglected, but developed moderate r?avine8s later on the refusal of . the Urrt:ed States Railroad Labor Board to redTice wages. Similar conditions prevailed in thi bond market, many ; old time or pre war issues cancelling much if not all of their recent gain, while most of the new bnderwritings, including the Pennsylvania railroad 6 l-2s fell be low. their subscription prices. ' . Surface-wise, the money market was easier but this ostensible relaxation applied only to call or demand loans. Rates for time money remained firm, thereby confirming the opinion of well informed banking interests thatf no perceptible change is probable in the year's first quarter. Foreign exchange was again subject ed to the bewildering cross currents resulting from latest aspects of the German indemnity agreement British approximated its recent high level, but taking international remittances as a whole, . little progress towards Stability was made. Railroad returns and the , tonnage and financial statenfents of companies engaged, in important lines of manu facture testify that business and in dustry are reviving slowly and unevfcn- fromlly- These conditions were exemplified m tnO; smaller earning or "transporta tion systems and reduced bookings of the United ' States Steel Corporation. General industrial conditions contin ued to be governed by additional re Vision of commodity prices and4ower wage scales. These factors were es pecially potent in the oil trade, with of a pronounced readjustment GEORGIA BASEBALL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED Noon THE WEATHER, , it 41 M -& February 12. The coast disturbance has increased in intensity and is now central in the vicinity of Nova Scotia. It has been attended by moderate gales at points on the Atlantic coast, and by light to moderate rain or snow from northern Tennessee northward to the Lakes nad northeastward to northern New England. . "- Except for moderate to heavy rains on the Washington coast, the weather las been fair in all. other sections. It is from 10 to 22 degrees colder in . Florida (except the northwestern portion), and from 2 to 14 degrees in all other Atlantic states. It is also slightly colder, in the Lake dis district and the central Plain states, but ellewhere the tendency has been to rising temperatures. This is spe cially the case in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, due to a ""low" of moderate . intensity, which has ad vanced from the Pacific to Alberta. A maximum "of 64 .degrees is reported from Havre, Mont., which is the high est ever recorded there in any February- ' . Fair weather is indicated for this vicinity for several days, with a mini mum tonight of about 34 degrees, followed by, slowly rising temperature on Sunday and Monday. THE WEATHER. . Weather Bureau Office. . . ... , Charlotte, Feb Sunrise Sunset . . .7. . '. ..... Moonrise 9:29 Moonset ... . ... . . ... ; 10:38 p. m. Moon phase . . First quarter on loth 12. 7:12 6:03 a. m. 8 a. m. . 10 a. m. TEMPERATURE. Dry Bulb. Athens, Ga., Feb: 12. The 1921 base ball schedule of , the "University of Georgia, , as announced today, is as follows: " - ... .. . . March 23-24, University of Cincin nati at Athens. March 25-26, Clemson ' at Clemson.' March "28, Yale at Macon, Ga. March 29, Oglethorpe at Atlanta. ' March 30-31, Camp Benning at Camp Benning. April 2, Yale at Athens.' April ' 6-7, Furman at . Athens. April 8-9, Mercer at Macon. April 13-14, Alabama at Athens." April 15-16, University of Michigan at Athens. April 21, Oglethorpe at Athens. April 22-23, Alabama at Tuscaloosa, April 25. Auburn at Auburn. . April 26, Auburn at Columbus. April 27-28, .Vanderbilt at Nashville. April 29-30, Kentucky at Lexington. May 6-7, Auburn at Athens. . May 11-12, Washington . and Lee at Athens. May 13-14, Mercer-at Athens. ' S a. m. Noon . W et Bulb. 31 41 -43 33 S3 Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean yesterday Normal . . . . aiean same date last year Excess for month Excess for year 53 32 45 43 44 54 110 Highest of record for Feb., 79 in 1K90 Lowest of record forFeb.ti :5 in 1C99 PRECIPITATION.' Total for 24 hours to 8 a. m..,.. Total for month to 8 a. m. ....... Normal for February Excess for year ..... .00 3.6V 4.30 2.61 8 a. m. Noon . G. HUMIDITY. 87 72 S. LINDGREN,-Meteorologist. HOLIDAY. IX NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Feb. 12. Holiday cotton market.- in in Knoxville' since last week. Lakes and northeastward to northern MINISTER WILL BE CALLED TO TESTIFY Winston-Salem, N. . C, Feb. 12, As a result of assertions made in a state ment printed in a local paper, making. charges relative to violations of the prohibition law, the Reverend T. V. Crouse, Methodist minister of Stocks- dale, N. C, will be requested to appear in court here and testify as to vwhat he knows. One of the charges by Mr. Crouse In the published statement was that he knew of - "a man in Winston Salem who lias boasted that he actually cleared fifty thousand dollars last year in the liquor business." A capias issued by the municipal court, has been for warded to the sheriff of Guilfor county for service on Mr. - Crouse. . of existinj iron. . ' schedules for steel and , OREGON GIVES BONUS. Salem, .Ore.", "Feb. 12. Tne' Oregon house today passed a, bill proriding.a bonus of $15 a month for each month served in the world war. The bill also provides an alternative of farm or home loans, not exceeding $3,000. -If passed by the senate and approved by the gov ernor it would be. submitted to the peo ple. . , - ' ' SPECIAL MUSIC SUNDAY. A special musical, program will be rendered Sunday night at the' First As sociate Reformed Presbyterian .church, preceding the regular evening sermon. Special selections by the choir and con gregational singing will be the features. The organ of the church has been under going repairs arid a thorough overhaul ingo It is now ready for use ugain. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. Chicago, Feb. 12. Cattle: , Compared With week ago, better grades beef steers and feeder stock 25 to 50 cents higher; plainer grades steady; top steers 10.25; canners and cutters and bulls 25 cents lower; calves and stock ers and feeders 25 to 50 cents higher. Hogs: Light 'and light lights 10 to 20. cents higher, butchers strong to 10 cents higher than yesterday's average; top 10.10; bulk 220 pound down 9.75 to 10.00; bulk 200 pounds up 8.90 to 9.25; . pigs steady. " Sheep: ' For '. week, fat lambs gen erally $1 lower; yearlings 75 cent3 lower; wethers' 25 lower; ewes 50 cents lower; feeding lambs "75 cents lower. NESBET VOLLEYBALL : TEAM LEADS IN RACE The Fivve-fifteen Business Men's Vol leyball League Is well into the strug gle for the championship honors. In Friday's contests, Watt's, battlers- de feated Kerr's outfiet, while" voc Nes bet's team slashed Its way to victory over the Jones crowd. . Doc Nesbet's .- team now stands in the lead with a . total of two ' games won and none lost, while the Jones bunch lags behind with two games lost and none won. . f The league schedule ends March 21, at which time the victorious team will be given a banquet by the three other members of the-league. Much inter est -is , being shown in the struggle for supremacy, and the final" outcome will be the result of hard fighting. It, Modern Methods and.Equipment it's silly to bathe in a bathroomv that is enable, speed to be a chief; feature of banking service, without sacrificing accuracy or any other detail of satisfactory attention. ' ; ' Z A business man has few more valuable as sets than his . time and that is why we make a point to handle details .with the. greatest dispatch so that there shall Zbe ho unnecessary delays of any -kind. ' ' ' 'As a customer of The Charlotte National Bank, you always get whatever service you need PROMPTLY: z THE CHARLOTTE NATIONAL BANK - . - ' : . . t - . , .. '. t. . . j- . - , -.. - t . ... ... South Tryon and Fourth Streets. U. S. Depository. . . z Resources . more than;$6,oflO,M V V