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TOE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 12, 1921. MARQUETTE JAIL ROAD DETOURS FOR THE WEEK Commission Announces Routes of Travel Where Work is in Progress. REPORTED QUIET Three Men Said to Have I h I & ! ! Op d With Rush RD ene a -4 -4 f I Mi ti 9 a i 1 f I 5 LADI DRESS hi loOOO Bought in New York this past week at one-half and less ihan half prices. Consisting of a hun dred styles in Tricotines, Poiret Twills, French Serges, etc., bead ed, embroidered, braided, etc. If you like good looking dresses at about half price you should come early. Four Prices FIRD 'S Department Store East Trade and College Sts. Led Serious Revolt Are to Be Given Flogging. Marquette, Mich., Dec. 12. Michigan State policemen were standing guard in Marquette prison today following a riot among the prisoners yesterday morning that resulted in the serioua stabbing of Warden T. B. Catlin, the beating of Deputy Warden Fred Men hennit and perhaps fatal wounding of the latter 's son, Arthur. Three inmates of the prison, who are charged with leading the riot, were to be flogged in the institution's bull pen today. Warden Catlin who received nine knife Wounds, is said to be in a se rious condition. Young Menhennit was stabbed in the lung. The outbreak came in the prison chapel while a large number of the prisoners were witnessing a moving picture performance. "Gypsy Bob" Harper, Jasper Perry and Charles Rob erts, all of Detroit, are alleged to have rushed upon Warden Catlin in the darkened room and to have slashed him with knives stolen from the prison kitchen. Arthur Menhennit, who was visiting his father at the prison, inter vened and received a knife thrust. A prison guard, summoned by one of the prisoners, held the revolting inmates at bay with his rifle, and succeeded in marching them to their cells. The three men charged with being ring leaders in the insurrection were aided by several other inmates, while another group came to the defense of the, prison officials. Harper had expressed ill-feeling to ward the warden because his privi leges had been revoked following his capture after an escape three months ago. Inmates at the institution were reported to be quiet today. PRES. HARRISON TO ATTEND MEET Head of Southern Will Par ticipate in Masonic Cere monial Here. A ceremony, said to be unprecedent ed in railway and Masonic circles, will take place Monday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock when a master Mason degree will be conferred upon an employes of the Southern Railway, the ceremony being witnessed by Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern system and other higher officials of the road. President Harrison and party will arrive in the city Monday afternoon at 4:10 o'clock, and will be the chief guests at the dinner at the Masonic temple at 7 o'clock. More than 800 visitors, in cluding prominent railway officials and officials of the Masonic Grand Lodge of North Carolina will be here. All members of the degree team, which will conduct the initiatory cere monies, are master Masons and South ern employes residing in Charlotte. The joint communication of Excessior, Joppa and Phalanx lodges, A. F. and A. M., will be "Southern Railway Night." At least 1.000 Masons, all employes of the Southtern railway, will be present for the ceremonies, it was said. The degree of Master Mason will be conferred on Claude Alexander Simp son, a fellowcraft of Joppa lodge. The dinner will come midway in the ceremonies. Following the close of the ceremony President Harrison and his party are expected to leave for Wash ington on train No. 30. Officials of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina invited to the meeting include the following: J. Bailey Owen, of Hen derson, grand master; George S. Nor fleet, of Winston-Salem, past grand master; J. H. Webb, of Burlington, dep uty grand master; J. Legrande Everett of Rockingham, grand warden, and Thomas J. Harkins, inspector general, southern jurisdiction A. A. S. I. of North Carolina. Raleigh, Dec. 12. The State High way Commission has announced the following detours for the week: Route No. 1, Central Highway: Raleigh-Durham Follow "Leesville" route between Raleigh and Durham, j turning 'to right from Hillsboro street ! into Glenwood avenue and following pavement to corporate limits. East bound traffic take left hard road at I end of concrete road east of Durham, j Mebane-Graham Westbound traffic ' turn to left at depot in Mebane and . follow macadam road towards Swop-! sonville, coming back into main high-. way at Graham. Eastbound traffic ; turn south from courthouse in Graham and take macadam road towards Swep-; sonville. ! Alternate route Westbound traffic : may go from Durham to Chapel Hill ana via aaxapanam io uranam. This is the better route. Lexington Southbound traffic turn to right at northern corporate limits of Lexington and go one-half block to paved street; turn to left, then left j ! again at nrst paved street to Main stret. Route No. 6, Gastonia-Lincolnton-Newton Highway: Gastonia-Dallas Northbound traffic follow route No. 20 to one-half mile ' east of corporate limits of Gastonia; thence north, crossing P. & n. Rail way on overhead bridge. Follow top soil road to Dallas, closing Long ' Creek on steel bridge. j Southbound traffic follow Main street ' in Dallas, crossing C. & N. W. Rail-1 way; thence Southbright, following top- j soil road. At junction with route No. 20 turn left for Charlotte, or right for ' Charlotte. Detour is about four miles long and is good in dry weather; it is ; passable in wet weather. j Route No. 26, Charlotte-Statesville ' Highway: i Charlotte-Statesville Turn lofi- n ' Fairview church about one-quarter mile l north of town of Mt. Mourne; cross Southern Railway and turn right at firt fnrlrcj nf r riM rl tVmnrc nnnimnn three miles to cross roads at Braw- J -m i- rmt i ley s iarm. l urn to rignt and follow May hew road (Wilson avenue) two : miles into Mooresville. Detour in fair j condition and plainly marked. Route No. 40, Wilmington-Goldsboro Highway: Rocky Mount-Whitakers New road open to traffic between Rocky Mount and Battleboro; use old road Battleboro . to Whitakers. Route No. 77, Winston-Salem-Ran- dleman Highway: Winsvon-Salem-High Point Detour via Thomasville. Detour on Route No. 74 discontinued: Swift Island Ferry It is no longer necessary to cross Yadkin River on ferry I etween Troy and Albemarle as the new concrete bridge was opened to traffic on December 9. CHARLOTTE COPS HELPEDMONROE Traffic Experts Were on the Job at Monroe Friday Night. Among the factors that helped the clock-like work of the arrangements for handling the big crowd that greeted Mnrsha.1 Foch and rarty at Monroe Fri- I day night, when many North Carolini ans gathered there to welcome the distin guished visitor, was a contingent o the Charlotte police force, according to Mayor J. C. M. Vann, of Monroe, and others there. To assist the chief of police and spe cial officers at Monroe in handling the crowds and in directing traffic during the biggest event ever staged in Monroe Chief Walter B. Orr of Charlotte was invited to attend and take a force of "Charlotte's finest with him". There were about sixteen officers from Char lotte, including Chief Orr, Sergeants W. H. Pitts, R. H. Gardner, and E. F. Black. All the eight men of Sergeant Gardner's squad were in the party. Plain clothes men Dan Bradley, Mack Reilley and Tom Gribble and Detective Carl Johnson of the Seaboard Air line system also were in the party. The case and skill with which the big crowd was handled was remarked upon by all visitors and Chief Orr and his men were given much credit for splendid work. Most of them are experts at handling traffic from long training n Charlotte. The full list of Charlotte officers at Monroe follows: Chief W. B. Orr. Ser geants R. C. Gardner, W. H. Pitts, E. F. Black; W. H. Graham, E. T. McLam, -ir- a - ripwosp. W. H. Hunneycutt, S. M Willis, A. L. Sturgis, JVM. Hender son; and Plain clothes officers Dan Bradley, Mack Reilley, Tom Gribble and Carl Johnson. COLONEL STANTON TAKES CIVIL JOB HOWARD FIXES OWN 'STARTER" Assistant Traffic Man Tells Man Who Sent Him Bill How He Does It. J. L. Howard, assistant traffic man ager of the Charlotte Shippers and Manufacturers' Association, is a candi date for the job of "Sunny Jim." The young gentleman, who assists in figuring freight charges for members of the association, looks on the bright side of life and, even though he is held accountable for the debts of any other man, he smiles. The other day he received a bill from a storage battery concern in the city setting forth that he was debtor to the company in the stun of $2.25. Now $2.25 is a nuge sum these days and to any other with less ability to see the bright side, the invoice would have cast a shadow across the face. But not so with the "figger shark," for he sat himself down at the type writer and produced a letter, which brought results, the transfer of the ac count to the right man. Here's the letter: "Gentlemen: "I am today in receipt of your in voice under date of November 2, 'To recharge and rental $2.25.' "In this connection, would say that I was charged on the evening of No vember 1 and the following morning, finding that my starter wouldn't turn over my engine, did receive a recharge. Unless my memory fails me, however, I administered this service to myself by merely reaching over to a table be side the bed where I maintain a com plete outfit for this kind of work. "So much for the 'recharge' item. I don't get you at all on 'rental' unless you labor under the delusion that I have one of your fruit jars in my pos session. This, I assure you, is an er ror. I know because all mine are monogramed and there could be no mistake. "Adding to this evidence the fact that, I have been decorated by J. B. Duke as one of his mpst reliable and trustworthy street car patrons. I am sure that you will agree that this is a case of mistaken identity." DANIELS WILL COME WEEK FROM TUESDAY San Francisco, Dec. 12. Colonel Charles E. Stanton, veteran army offi cer, who sprang into fame when, dur ing the war, he uttered at. the tomb of Lafayette in Paris the words, 'Lafay ette we are here," recently became commissioner of the board of public works of San Francisco. Colonel Stanton retired from active service in the army recently after be iner in the uniform for nearly 25 years. Several years were spent wtih Gen eral Pershing in the Pilippines and when Pershing went to France he took with him Colonel Stanton as disbursing 0for'his excellence in handling the fi nancial affairs of the American Expedi tionary Forces, Colonel Stanton was awarded the Distinguished Service Med al, the highest decoration the nation trives the men in its sciv. Hon. Josephus Daniels will adress the Charlotte Rotary Club at its meeting a week from Tuesday, William Perl stein announced Monday. Mr. Perl stein will have charge of the program and it has been announced that Mr. Dan iels would be present at the meeting of the Rotary Tuesday. Mr. Daniels found that he was so engaged in con nection with important matters com ing up before the special session of the Legislature this week that he could not get away, promising, however, to come a week later. Mr. Ferlstem will post pone his'special program until that date. The preparation of a program was given Mr. Perlstein as a special honor before his departure from the city early in the year. He has resigned the gen eral management of the Little-Long Company to return to the mercantile busiuess in Raleigh and so prominently has he been connected with the local club that the program committee ac corded him this hnoor of engineering a day's meeting before he leaves the city. INDIANS BUY AUTOS WITH FIRST MONEY Washington Dec. 12. The automo bile "seems to possess the same irresis tible fascination for the Indian that it does for many of his white brethren," says the annual report of the Board of Indian Commissioners, made public to day. Agents in all parts of the Indian country, the report said, have stated that in many cases the first proceeds of the sale of tribal lands go "to pur chase a high-powered automobile and a full complement of accessories." The report recommends that citizen shin be conferred on all non-citizen Army officers nei " Indians, but that the Government con Stanton as tne mosi cnac 'WnWive annerviatnn ovei vJUtP,' in the service. He went onto I tinue its "protective supervision over Our Carload Sale of Colutnhia Grufonohts Columbia F-2 i The Greatest Value Ever Offered for Special "Carload Sale." Terms $5.00 Cash and $2 week. This elegant instrument is equippedwith full three spring motor, patent tone control and automatic rec ord ejector features found on no other make of in strument at any price. Columbia F-2 was $140.00, now $100.00. You Save $40. This Genuine Columbia at . Terms $1.00 cash and $1.00 per week. For "Carload Sale Week" only. These pre-war prices on the finest music instru ments on the market coupled with our special "Car load Sale" terms is the music lovers' opportunity. Get your orders in while you can secure the type of instrument you want. O & "tUT n (0) p "Get It at McCoy's" the retired list sls a colonel.
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