THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 23, 1921?
BIG MOONSHINE
STILL CAPTURED
Negro, Sighting Officers,
Screams Alarm, Leading
Way to the Still.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 23. A giant moon
shine still, producing a pint, of corn
whiskey every sixteen seconds, was cap
tured by . Federal officers in Greene
county Thursday afternoon, it became
known today when they brought it to
Athens headquarters. United States
Marshal Henry Miller stated that he
and Deputies Scott Jackson. E. L. Mc
Candell and Eugene-Miller were driving
through the country on no particular
mission Thursday-afternoon when they
were met by & negro driving a wagon.
On recognizing them, the negro immed
iately jumped from his wagon and ran
toward a wooded tract off the road
screaming at the top of his voice. The
officers, taken by surprise at his un
usual behavior, pursued the negro and
ran upon the still running in full blast.
It appeared to have been hastily de
serted. Theapparatus includes a cnnpor boil
er eight feet high and six feet in diam
eter. Six thousand gallons of beer and
one hundred gallons of whiskey were
confiscated. Xo arrests have been
made but a warrant has been taken for
the negro. Robert Jackson, who is be
ing sought by the authorities.
OFFICIALS OF MINE
WORKERS INDICTED
Charleston. "W. Va.. Sept. 23. Five
officials of District Xo. 29, United Mine
Workers of America, and 28 other men
have been indicted in Fayette county
in connection with the "shooting up"
of coal properties at Willis Branch sev
eral months ago. Governor F. F. Mor
gan was advised yesterday. The 33
indictments charged "attempt to com
mit murder and conspiracy" under a
State law, it was said at the Governor's
obce. n
Officials indicted were John Sprouse.
president of district Xo. 29: James Gil
more, hoard member and former presi
dent: Frank Williams. George Barrett
and Toney Stafford, organizers.
CHAIRMAN PAGE TO
HEAR DELEGATIONS
Chairman Frank Page of the North
Carolina Highway Commission will
come to Charlotte the first of next
week to hear delegations representing
the Derita and Statesville roads present
their claims as to which of these two
roads should be made a part of the
Charlotte-Statesville highway.
Chairman Page will not await the
return to the city of District Commis
sioner Wilkinson of Charlotte, who i3
on the Pacific Coast, to let the con
tract for this stretch of road, embrac
ing 12 miles from Charlote to a point
on this side of Davidson College. H-3
will hold a meeting in this city at
which delegates will appear, represent
ing each of these two roads, and which
ever one of these delegations impress
es him the most favorably, will get the
highway.
The Derita road people have been
pressing the commission to utilize that
highway as a part of the Charlott'
Statesville route, diverting from the
original Statesville road the new hish
way which the State will build. Th'.:
Statesville road property owners have
been insistent, however, that the roufo
taken over by the State, as indicate!
in the map of State highways sent out
and posted several months ago, is the
legal route to be selected, as well as
the most logical and feasible. The
two delegations will have an oppor
tunity, however, to array their forensic
strength and their mass of evidence
before Chairman Page when he comes
next week.
LOCAL CONCERN GOT
POSTOFFICE AWARD
The Northeastern Construction Com
pany of Charlotte submitted the low
bid for ' postoffice work at Greensboro
at the opening of bids Thursday and
has been notified that the contract for
the work was awarded to it.
Wholesale interior changes will be
made in the Greensboro postoffice and
will involve a shifting around of many
offices. The work is to be started at
once and completed with a time period
of 90 days. The department at Wasi-
i ington announced the award of the
contract to the Charlotte concern
Thursday.
B. A. LINGLE D. A. PRESSLY
STONEWALL MARKET
FRESH MEATS THAT ARE
TENDER AND DELICIOUS
STEAKS
BEEF ROASTS
BEEF STEWS
VEAL CUTLETS
VEAL ROASTS
VEAL STEWS
PORK CHOPS
S AJJSAGE
CURED HAM
FRESH HAM
FRESH FISH
In fact
Anything
A Good
Market
Should
Carry in
Its Stock
Our meats, our prices, our
service these three will
please you, for we know the
preferences of Charlotte's
housewives.
We are building our busi
ness steadily because our pol
icy is based on the under
standing that a satisfied cus
tomer is far more valuable
than large profits quickly
counted.
Frankly,' we want Char
lotte's housewives to familiar
ize themselves with our meats,
our prices, our service. So do
ing, we know, will be to our
mutual advantage.
STONEWALL MARKET
519 West Trade St. Phone 3540
' W. D. McRAE, Manager
WE DELIVER ANYWHERE IN THE CITY
CLEANUP SQUAD
OPENS CAMPAIGN
More Than 100 Cases Look
ed Into First Day of
Operations.
Aided by a large corps of American
Legion men, vocational officials and
clerical workers, the "clean up squad"
of the veterans' bureau got to work
Friday morning on claims against the
government hekl by disabled war vet
erans of this and adjoining counties and
by noon more than 100 had been han
dled. The squad is using the old courtroom
of the Mint building for the reception
of war veterans and two medical of
ficers have been assigned to an adjoin
ing room in which examinations of men
desiring medical assistance are made.
V. J. Brawley, director of Vocational
training in this division; A. J. Beall,
commander of Hornets Nest Post of
the American Legion; W. M. Jones, a
Legion official, and others were assist'
ing the members of the "clean up
squad" in addition to a score or more
of clerical workers. With the assist
ance of local volunteers the squad mem
bers hope to clear up about 250 cases
Friday, increasing' this number Satur
day and Monday. They will remain in
Charlotte until noon, September 27, and
all ex-service men having claims against
the government are invited to procure
the assistance of the squad.
PURPOSE OF CAMPAIGN.
The veterans' bureau workers arrived
in Charlotte Thursday night from Shel
by where they have been located for the
last few days. The work here was be
gun about 10 o'clock, and all cases of
ex-service men were being handled sys
tematically. The purpose of the campaign being
w.ned throughout the State by the vet
erans' bureau is to cut red tape in
handling claims of war veterans. Th
bureau does not guarantee the collec
tion of all claims filed with the clean
up squau, but it does promise prompt
action on all claims and their consid
eration without the necessity of going
through the endless channels of govern
ment departments.
The rush of war veterans swamped
the workers for a time Friday morning
but bv noon the work was being carried
forward with rapidity, and they expect
to handle all claims filed before Tues
day at noon without unnecessary de
lay. .
The "clean-up squad" is composed of
the following: Dr. J. K. Ross, of Char
lotte, and Dr. W. W. Harvey, of Atlan
ta, medical examiners; E. G. Story, of
Atlanta, insurance and compensation
cases: Frank Capps. vocational training:
Miss Kennings, a Red Cross official of
Atlanta: P. H. Moss and Leroy Parker,
of Charlotte, who handle clerical details.
SUBSTANTIAL SUM IN
RENTALS BEING SAVED
Washington, Sept. 23. Formulation
of a new policv of eliminating arbitrary
cancellation privileges in its rent con
tracts was announced today by the
Postoffice Department.
For years it has been the policy of
the Department in making leases to
have a clause giving the Department
the right to cancel on 90-days' notice
and this resulted, it was explained, in
the lessor fixing the rental to take care
of the cancellation risk. Because th-3
Treasury Department is unable now to
build new Government buildings, the
Postoffice Department is leasing a gsreat
many buildings, the statement said,
and, under the new policy, is saving a
substantial sum in rentals.
DONE NOTHING SINCE
TITANIC WENT DOWN
Recorder Laurence Jones had a dis
tinguished visitor before him Friday
morning, a survivor of the Titanic dis
aster of 10 or 12 years ago. His name
was John Hurley and, despite his claim
to fame by i eason of his exnerience, the
court fined him $5 and the costs for
being intoxicated. Discovery of this
piece of adventure in an otherwise or
dinary life came about as follows:
"What do you do?" the court ques
tioned. "I ain't done anything since the Ti
tanic went down." was the reply.
"Were you on the Titanic?"
"Ye-es," the defendant drawled.
"Five and costs," concluded the court.
BAND MOVEMENT
GAINS JtAPIDLY
Musicians Thinking Out
Several Projects to Keep
Nussbaum Here.
The announcement that Conductor
A- H. Nussbaum and the members of
the New York City Band might decide
to remain in Charlote under certain
conditions and become the official "made
in-Carolinas" band and play for all big
events in North Carolina, with head
quarters in Charlotte, has appealed to
the civic consciousness and the imagina
tion of the people of Charlotte, to all
appearances.
Since the matter was announced num
bers of people have approached Mr.
Nussbaum and expressed the hope that
the negotiations can be put over that
will insure his stay here. Both Mr.
Nussbaum and many members of the
band have expressed themselves as be
ing highly pleased with Charlotte and
have said they would like to remain
in Charlotte.
TO HAVE MEETING
It is probable that a meeting will
be held some time Saturday for the
purpose of considering plans for under
writing the band as a permanent Char
lotte institution and insuring its re
maining here as a permanent feature
of the Made-in-Carolinas exposition,
which the directors voted the other day
to make a permanent institution.
One of the considerations in connec
tion with the proposal about the band
is that its service might be extended
to include not only municipal band for
Charlotte but a kind of two-state band,
with headquarters here. Actually, it
would be possible for the band to give
weekly or twice-a-week concerts here
at Independence ark, where concerts
proved so popular during the latter end
of the present summer that as high
as 5,000 people were reported there on
one or two nights. In addition to this
fact, those in favor of undertaking a
campaign for the band are pointing out
that it could be utilized at the next
automobile show, at the State Fair
at Raleigh, perhaps, and also at the
Piedmont Fair at Greensboro and at
many other events of State-wide inter
est, including engagements at the Uni
versity and other tSate colleges.
PLANS SUGGESTED
One of the plans for financing the
band that has been proposed is a sub
scription of $10 apiece donated by 5,000
Citizens Of Charlotte and nprhans nf
adjoining cities and towns. Many who
nave considered the matter believp it
Will be IDOSsible to eet. SftOn tpn-rtnllix-
subscriptions here, hut others thinU that
view is too optimistic and that a smaller
a number of subscriptions with larger
subscriptions would be the more reas-
onaDie view.
Incidentally, those who have taken
an active interest in the matter believe
there will be little trouble in underwrit
ing the band as a permanent Charlotte
institution, or at least as a two-State in
stitution, and there was a rumor abroad
today that a small handful of wpalthv
music lovers of Charlotte might un
dertake in a few days to underwrite
the entire project. In the meantime, the
meeting contemDlated Saturdav tn ran.
sider the matter in all its details is
expected to prove a matter of interest
to a wide group of citizens.
CIVITANS TO ACCEPT
BIG JUNIPER POLE
The big juniper pole on exhibition at
the Made-in-Carolinas Exposition will
be placed on one of the public school
grounds by the Charlotte Civitan Club
as the result of a motion, offered by
Richard L. Young, unanimously en
dorsed by the club members at their
Friday luncheon.
The big pole was shipped here by E.
P. Williams, of the Williams Lumber
Company, Maxton, for exhibition at the
Carolinas event. He offered the pole
to any civic organization wishing it
and the local Civitans have gladly ac
cepted it. Appropriate exercises, un3;r
the direction of the club, will be held
in connection with the erection of the
pole and the raising of an Amerie.xn
flag.
The pole is 68 feet in length unl
averages 28 inches in diameter. The
poie nas oeen on display in front of
the Exposition building. Civitan
Young ia chairman of the committee
in charge of arrangements for placing
the pole.
CIVITANS HEARD
MAJ. BULWINKLE
Congressman Says He is In
terested in Southern Port
Developments.
The opening of foreign ports so that
southern textile goods may go into all
parts of the world will be the hobby of
Congressman A. L. Bui winkle while
he is in the House of Representatives,
he told Charlotte Civitans in address
ing them at their Friday luncheon in
the Chamber of Commerce assembly
room.
Congressman Bulwinkle was a guest
of the club with Mayor R. G. Cherry,
of Gastonia. Mayor Walker, of Char
lotte, and Thaddeus A. Adams, of the
local bar. Dr. John R- Pharr was pro
gram chairman for the luncheon.
Congressman Bulwinkle, in a brief
speech, stressed the necessity for de
veloping western North Carolina throug
the utilization of products mined in the
mountainous sections.." Opportunities
which, if accepted by the people, will
be of vast benefit to the state, lie in
the mountains of North Carolina.
MAYOR CHERRY HEARD
Preceding the representative's talk,
Mayor Cherry spoke, expressing grati
fication at the friendly spirit existing
between Mecklenburg and Gaston peo
ple in connection with the keen spirit
of friendly rivalry which has made the
two counties among the greatest in the
State. He appealed for a close spirit
of co-operation between the counties
for the civic betterment of their citi
zens. The visitors were warmly received by
the Civitans who gave each a vigorous
round of applause as hewas introduced.
Civitan W. R. Shelton introduced Mayor
Cherry, taking the opportunity to refer
to the many cotton mills which have
replaced the distilleries once flooding the
county- Congressman Bulwinkle was
introduced by Mr. Adams as a leader
of soldiers in France and a congressman
loved by the people of this district.
Dr. Pharr, the presiding officer, drew
the attendance prize, which elicited
from numerous Civitans the charge of
a frame-up in the selection of names.
In honor of the arrival of a daughter.
Dr. R. M. Kimbroupgh was presented
with a pair of baby's socks. Henry
Benoit performed xis usual stunt of
leading in songs, bringing the singing
program to a climax by smashing a
straw hat which Civitan Querry Pharr
claimed as his. The Civitan orchestra
was in action for the first time and
rendered several selections for the en
tertainment of the members.
STUART PRAISES
PLACE OF TABLE
Look A
IlliS Dig f
iber
Suit
Large Arm Chair, Rocker and seven-foot Sofa at the special
price of
$9512
; We received only a limited number of these big suits that
we can sell at this price, so come early.
W. I. McCoy & Company
v 1 Get It at McCoy's
LANDIS WILL UNKINK
TANGLE IN VIRGINIA
Chicago, Sept. 23. Judge Kennesaw
M. Laadis, Commissioner of Baseball,
today agreed to straighten out the
championship tangle in the Virginfa
League.
Until recently, the Wilson, N- C,
club led the league. Several garr.es
were protested because the Wilson
club was alleged to have paid players
salaries in violation of the salary lim
it. President Bradley, of the league,
threw the protested games out, alow
ing Portsmouth, Va., to take first
place.
Merchants of Wilson, irritated at tlM
loss of the championship, agreed not
to trade with any Virginia firms.
Norman Y. Chambliss, business man
ager of the Rocky Mount, N. C, N
C, club which won the championship
for the first half of the season, appeal
ed before Judge Landis with a request
for an investigation. Several clubs
are involved in charges of violating th-3
salary limit and the illegal transfer o;'
high salaried players.
SALVATORE GALA IS
GIVEN A LIFE TERM
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 23. Salvatore
Cala, confessed slayer of Daniel Ka
ber, wealthy publisher, in his Lake
wood home two years ago, was found
guilty of first: degree murder with i
recommendation of mercy by a jury in
Judge Dan B. Cull sentenced him to
life imprisonment.
Cala is the second person placed ;n
trial for Kaber's murder, Mrs. Eva
Catherine TfnK
iuwvi , W IUU Ul tlXC OlUi.l
man, having been found guilty of first
degree murder and sentenced to Ufa
imprisonment.
MIXED VERDICT IN
HAYES MURDER CASE
Anderson, S. C, Sept. 13. The jury
--..j .wj UIUU511I. ill A VCIUICL
of manslaiierVitQ.- -nrifVi
0vt YV 1 kll A. VVVllllllClkUailWil
to mercy for Walter Hayes and Alla
Emerson and a verdict of guilty of
carrying concealed weapons , as to
vWi6 "iiu .cawm vvnson. xne ver
dict was brought in at 2:21 p. m. Sen-
tctnna hoe 1 -
"" iivl oeen pronounced.
REAL ESTATE COMPANY
cnandizing company, a new corporation
wiciujue, niea its cnarter, just re
ceived from the secretary of state's of-
111 we cierK of the court's office
Friday morning. The authorized, cap
italization is $100,00ii and the incorpo
rators are Richard Moore. Lercy Wat
son, B. J. Campbell and James Fumble
ton all well known colored men of '-bar-1
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Commends Civic Organiza
tions, for Restoring it to
Its Prestige.
Dr. George Stuart, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Birmingham, Ala ,
told Charlotte Kiwanians Friday that
they, the Rotarians and members of
similar organizations had taken one nf
the primary functions of the church
and put it to its best use. Dr. Stuart
was referring to the table.
'The table was used in many ways
in the old daj's to carry out the idea of
its real purpose, that of bringing
about fellowship," said Dr. Stuact.
"More than half of hCrist's talks end
sermons were made at the table? and
the Bible tells us of many important
things that took place at the table.
"I am sorry to see the passing of the
table from so many homes. It is nov
the cafe. Large families and the table
used to mean more than they mean
now. A friend of mine told me recent
ly that some of the greatest sermons
he ever heard were at the family table
when the father, with several sons and
daughters to be fed, always helped
their plates first to the chicken, then
took the neck over into his plate."
Dr. Stuart said he wanted to con
gratulate the luncheon organizations
for restoring the table to its proper
place in the fellowship of man.
Dr. Stuart, with Mrs. Stuart, were
guests by special arrangements with It.
F. Simpson, general manager of the
Southern Railway Lines East. Dr.
Stuart has been under the care f
physicians for six months and he said j
in his address to the Kiwanians that :
it was the second public address he
had mads in the time.
Artists here in connection with the
Exposition rendered a musical program
following the address of Dr. Stuart.
Artists taking part were Signor Ma
ganini, flutist; Bert Brown, cornetis:;
Miss Marie Caslova, violinist, and Miss
Marion Corley, accompanist.
LOCAL FISHERMAN IS
SECOND IN CONTEST
C. C. Bates, Charlotte fisherman anl
one of the best known sportsmen m
this section, is standing second in tno
Field and Stream national contest in
this division for the size of small
mouth black bass. The September n.
sue of this publication gives Mr. J?at-
second place on his record eaten a
Everett's Lake, near Rockingham, Jul
21 of this year. . So.v,f
Mr. Bates' bass weighed eight
pounds, according to the official rec
ords, and Mr. Bates' standing cn
the basis of the first eight months c
the year. Four months are yet to f;o
but local fishermen believe Mr. Bates
will be able to hold his position.
The bass was caught from a boat in
about five feet of water with the angler
using nn underwater wooden minnow.
It required about 15 minutes to land
the big bass after he had been hooked.
HOUSING SHORTAGE
IS BEING OVERCOME
t
"Charlotte nee$s 1,000 new homes,"
said F. C. Abbott Friday, "and from
the way new residences are being start
ed, we are going to have that num
ber pretty soon." Mr. Abbott comment
ed upon the great revival in the build
ing trades industry, reciting the fait
that, whereas a few months ago, hard
ly any work at all was being done in
this community along this line, now
everywhere over Charlotte the sour.d
of the hammer may be heard. Mr. Ab
bott predicted that the building revival
would be continuous and that it would
probably gain momentum as the Fall
months come along.
LAKE WOOD POOL IS
CONTINUING OPEN
Owing to the continuance of th" y.
weather the Lakewood Park swi!nmsJ
pool will be kept open throng a
Including Sunday, according to fin .;;
nouncement of Chitf W. S. Orr, ()-.V),.,
of the park.
The announcement came as the. rr
suit of numerous requests to this
feet. During the hot spell many p, '
pie are frequenting the pool, and
reluctant to give it up.
Members of the New lork City c0,
cert Band, which has been pl;iyins
the Exposition learned of the Po;:
Thursday and went out for ;i riip ,;
oninvprt to such an extrm
they especially pleaded with Chbf 0,
to keep the pool open a few days 0:1..
er.
DEATHS FUNERALS
CHARLES R. HOLTZHAYF.R.
Following an operation for ani ,
dicitis at the Charlotte Sanarori
Thursday, Charles R. Holtzhavtr, i,
years old, failed to recover
Funeral services will te held n
napolis Friday afternoon, the body
ing been taken to that place ThlUS(a.,
afternoon. '
The deceased was a son of Mr 3V
Airs A. J. Holtzhaver of Knna;,'
He is survived by his parents,
brothers and two sisters. He ha l i,;s:
recently been discharged front h
army, having been a private in Coi,.
pany G, 28th infantry.
If half the world would only gjv.
their tongues a rest, it would enaWe
much needed vacation.
PURCELL'S Women's Garments of Quality PURCELL'S
T. T. COLE, INC. HAS
RECEIVED CHARTER
T. T. Cole, Inc., is the official name
of a new corporation that has been
chartered by the Secretary of State. A
copy of the charter was filed today jr.
the clerk of the court's office. The
thorized capitalization is $125,000 and
the, incorporators are T. T. Cole, H.
C. Dockery, F. E. Robinson and Paul
R. Younts.
The new corporation has opened of
fices on West Trade street in the Wade
building, adjoining ths Smith book
store. The company will be the sell
inging agent for the Dilworth Building
Company, which T T. Cole organised
and headed for some time and whieli
still owns valuable real estate on Tr?
mont, Worthington, Park Road and
other streets in Dilworth, now in prog
ress of development.
air. Cole about two years ago or
ganized the Progressive Realty Com
pany, which acquired realty holdings
from the Charlotte Consolidated Con
struction Company and which later
was merged into the Dilworth Build
ing Company.
Mr. Cole explained today that the
Dilworth Building Company, which has
offices on East Trade street will re
main as the holding company for the
Dilworth realty holdings of the Dil
worth company and that the new cor
poration, bearing his name, will be the
selling agency, giving itself exclusive
ly to that function.
PROVIDE BREAKFAST
FOR EVERY SOLDIER
New York, Sept. 23. A movement to
provide "breakfast for every soldier
every morning" was started yesterday
when representatives of business, pro
fessional, educational, social and civic
interests met at the Bankers' Club to
consider the question of relief for for
mer service men who are out of work.
Commissioner of Immigration Fred
erick A. WaUis, who called the con
ference, declared that, while present
efforts would be concentrated in New
York City, where there are said to bj
100,000 former soldiers out of work, thi
campaign would be carried throughout
the nation.
. Letters sponsoring . the movement
were received from Secretary of Labor
Davis; Secretary of War Weeks; Com
mander Emery, of the American Le
gion; Governor .Miller, of New York,
and many other prominent citizens. A
committee on organization comprises
Mr. Wallis as chairman. Rodman
I Wannamaker, - treasurer, and William
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of cut and niceness of shape.
The mesh is of finest strands of human hair
but double which is why the wear is equal to f our
times that of an ordinary Hair Net.
We've this new Double-Mesh Kleanet in both
cap and fringe shape in colors to match all coif
fures and we're selling them for
acft
Other Hair Nets, single mesh ones, two for 25c
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