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Pol. 28, No. 29
Primary Tuesday,
Register at OnceI
Stamey Expresses
Views As Candidate
$or Mayor
The primary is only a few days
off, Tuesday, April 19th, being the day
when the voters of High Point -will
eliminate, as far as their particular
choice is concerned, all candidates but
one mayor and four councilmen. How
ever, as each of the several candi
dates will receive a number of votes
from their supporters and according1
lo the primary law as it affects High
Point, the two receiving the highest
vote for mayor and two councilmen
trom each of the four wards, who re
ceive the highest vote, will be the
nominees to enter the election on May
3rd. The election will, of course, de
cide who is to beoliayor as well as the
four councilmen.
It is imperative that every one reg
ister before the primary on April 19
(and as this is an entirely hew regis
tration you cannot vote without reg
istering.) N
The real battle is the primary and
here's where I'm counting on my
friends and supporters to do their best
there are four candidates, for the
mayorship in the field, and only two ,
i . v- ffl 1T1 T -4-V v -m-I -w n - f'PU J? I
can survive the primary. Then of
coarse the same good work must be
done on election day. The payment of
poll tax or any other tax is not re
quired as heretofore to be eligible to
vote in the primary or election. In
the primary as woll as the election,
you vote for only one mayor and one
councilman from each ward.
I have and will continue to conduct
my campaign in a clean, straightfor-;
urd manner, speaking not unkindly i
or unjust of my opponents, knowing
that my fellowman is the best judge
of all and that in so doing I'm in ac- i
cord with his views, and feeling- that j
I can safely place my case in his j
hands.
I have always tried to be true to '
every trust imposed in me and have
endeavored at all times to faithfully 1
represent the people and give every
man and woman, black and white,
conscientious and courteous considera
tion. Thousands of dollars have been
saved the city over contracts that ex
isted at the time I took office in get
ting better prices from public utilities,
etc. '.'--rT hljfjP'-
I have jealously guarded the good
name of High Point as one of its pub
'ic servants and have always stood
for what I thought was just, fair and
equitable to all the people, even at
some little sacrifice. It is humanely
impossible to please every one, from
ihe fact there is almost invariably
two sides and sometimes three to al
most every matter up for considera
tion, but there is always ONE best
road and this I have tried to follow
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r r-nveniences so long denied them, to i
spread the gospel of brotherly love
by a united and contented people
through a practical application of
what has been preached so often, but
denied the many so long. My heart
has always been and will ever be
with the great masses who merit
every just consideration we can show
them. Herein lies the secret of peace,
Happiness and plenty in the differ
ences and struggles that beset indi
viduals and organizations.
I want to still be a friend to all
mankind after the election, hence I
hall not canker my heart with sores
of hate, envy, ridicule and slander to
gain any unjust advantage. I would
ather not have any office than do
this. After the turmoil I want to sit
around my family hearthstone among
my loved ones with a clear conscience
and peace in my heart, and I would
i-ather have the love and respect of
my fellowman than all the purple
I'obes of office.
I felt like I wanted to say this
much
The past two years of my service j
x . " . ii i
to the people is m evidence all over tne
city, tnrougn lmproveiiienth uv j
veniences, given and provided for and
mentioned before by me.
As you know the Free School Book
resolution was introduced by me and
passed the council unanimously, but
as it took an amendment to the char
ter to provide a fund for this, all
that is needed now is for the city
council to pass the measure. I have
not presented the matter for final con
sideration on account of the fact that
the proper time to do this is the first
of June when the new tax vote is fixed
and the budget for the year made out
and for other good reasons. I shall
mmediately push the matter if Im
"lected mayor and I feel confident
free school books will be a reality be
cause public opinion would force ac-1
non on sucn a spienu.u n---sv"
sooner or later, in fact I do not be
Heve any council would dare turn it
down if they did the next election no
loubt would find a council who would
be pledged to it. The law for the
beautifying and maintenance of the
cemetery was also my resolution.
Trusting all my friends and sup
porters will do all they can for me
and to cret the people to register and
assuring one and all of my heartiest
apreciation, cordially andncerely,
W. L. STAMEY,
() Candidate for Mayor.
snrp to, register so you caJi
My whole service and ambition nasci who was in action in
oeen to give the very best m me for . prace on 0ctober 17 1918 arrived in
the city which has been so good to, New York last. week and is expected
me and mine To give to those who . m point hMote Saturday wnen
needed and had not the blessings and, . ntloH , militarv fu-
. A 1 Iftfh tne IlObUliai wua ai.-vi""-" -
vote in the primary April ltn. Burtons condition was not regarded
Don't put this important matter as serious. The automobile was bad
0ff m ly damaged.
THE
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Here's a Man Who
Kept His Counsel
Negro Carries to His
Grave Secret of the
Seal of Confederacy
James Jones Dies Without Revealing
Where He Hid It Jeff Davis' Body
Guard Obeys Confederate Presi
dent's Request to the Last To Be
Buried hi Raleigh.
Washington, April 8 Taking with
him to the grave the secret of the
whereabouts of the great seal of the
confederacy, which he hid when Jef
ferson Davis was captured, James
Jones, the negro bodyguard of the
president of the confederacy, died here
today.
Jones was a North Carolina negro
and his body will be taken to Raleigh
tomorrow ior burial. The aged col
ored man had been failing for some
time, but even as death approached he
kept silent about the Confederate seal.
Throughout his long life, with his
latter years spent in the government
service in Washington, James Jones
would never reveal what became of the
confederate seal. "Marse Jeff" had
bidden that he never - tell and he
never did. Veterans of the union and
confederate armies, newspaper writ
ers, curiositv seekers and curio hnnr.-
ers from time to time urged Jones to
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icveai wnere ne euriea tne great seal.
They argued that the civil war was
far in the past and the seal should be
produced for the inspection of the
younger generation of today and the
generations that are to follow in a
reunited country. Always James shook
his head and to the end he maintained
his silence.
The negro bodyguard was with
Jefferson Davis when his -capture was.
affected in fact, he is said to have
warned his master of the approaching
enemy, but President Davis did noti
escape in time. Jones accompanied
President Davis to Fort Monroe,
where he was placed in prison,
Jones was born in Warren county,
North Carolina. After the war he
headed a negro-fire department in Ral-
eigh and became a minor city olri
cial. He turned Republican in politics,
but always voted for Representative
William Ruffin Cox, of North Caro
lina, who represented the state in the
house in the 48th and 49th Congress.
Later when Mi?. Cox became secretary
of the Unitect 3totest senate fl-3U
him and gave him a messenger's job
in the senate. That was in 1893.
Since that time he has had several
jobs about the capitol and was a mes
senger in the senate stationery room
until a short time before his death.
Body of Soldier
Expected in City
The body of John Henry Grant, son
-f ir TUIc T? T nn- vf tVlic
iii ivii- aiiu lui j. ii. x. iimiivi v . '
neral
Mr. Grant was 19 years of age. He
was a membef of the 30th division,
serving in the machineigun company
of the 118th infantry 59th brigade.
He trained at Camp Sevier and went
overseas with members of his com
pany. Be sure to register so you can
vote in the primary April 19th.
Don't put this important matter
off.
Ann Meredith
it j flprA!
IS .Tinea pOU
Ann Meredith, white woman, who
was arrested last week on a charge
of the larceny of $295 from Fred
Holt, of this city, was found guilty of
the charge when arraigned before
Judge Kirkman in municipal court
Saturday ' afternoon. She was fined
fcRO arrl Ohe costs
Soi J.Ties and Roosevelt Murray
were tried Satuiay afternoon and
wcic mcu .-v.-.v.jr
foun(j not guiity of charges of mail
ciously trespassing on the property of
the Normal school, on wasningum
street.
Nearly $400 Raid,
Court Here Monday
Nearly $400 were paid in fines and !
costs by defendants appearing before
Judge O. A. Kirkman in municipal
court Monday. More cases were dock
eted for trial Monday than have been
recorded during any session of court
for the past several months. None
of the cases created more than passing
interest. .
Sib Burton Hurt
In Auto Accident
Sib Burton, of this city, is a pa
tient at the Guilford General hospi
tal suffering from injuries received
Saturday night when an automobile in
which he was riding was struck by
a machine driven by Mrs. Charles
Hamlin, of Asheboro. The accident
occurred at the intersection of South
Main and Taylor street.
Mr. Burton was in the act of turn
ing his .automobile around after hav
ing driven down South Mam street
when Mrs. Hamlin drove her car into
Mr. Burton's machine. He received
several cuts and bruises about the
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fATTi,r:L "firiT Tkfc
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large body of people
High Paint, N.
Mercer Company
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Kedpath Chautauqua Feature
HARftY YEAZELLE MERCER.
On the third day of the coming Redfmth Chautauqua the management of
fers an unusually interesting recital by the artists of the Mercer Company.
"a"J mercer, wen-Known
ry, possesses a voice of remarkable
pany, possesses a voice of remarkable pweetness, clarity and power. His
among .whether in ballads or operatf arias, displays intelligence, art and
a sympathetic warmth that completely captures the hearts of his hearers
Even the Country
People Realize the
Work of Stamey
Fiom Route 4 News
We sincerely trust that W. L. Sta
mey will be elected mayor of High
Point, as he has been so faithful in
his duties as councilman for the past
two years, always the same every da
itn atev&h'-Mtd-prfti aTfeeTTnt
is the kind of man who should rule in
n n vth i n cr st man who does not feel his
nnvtnr, oH nna wirt vnn nam rfe
O
nend on at any and" all times. Even
the neoDle out of tovn can see all
this man has done for the good of
High Point.
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION
FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN
FOR THE CITY OF HIGH POINT:
For Mayor
W. L. Stamey.
John W. Hedrick .
Fred N. Tate.
Walter Royal.
(Vote for one.)
For Councilman From the First Ward
W. E. Herndon.
J. J. Hayworth.
A .S. Caldwell.
C. S. Grayson.
C. E. Reitzel.
(Vote for one.)
For Councilman from Second Ward
Chas. L. Amos.
W. A. Davis.
H. A. Moffitt.
(Vote for one.)
For Councilman from Third Ward
E. K. Ingram.
N. E. Russell.
Geo. A. Kersey.
(vote ior one.;
por Councilman from -Fourtjft Ward
F. P. Coiirad. WM
A. N. Greer.
S. F. Brown.
(Vote for one.); r
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Attest: R. L. PICKETT,
() City Manager.
N. B. Put a X mark opposite the
person you wish to vote for.
Farriss to Give
Up His Position
Postmaster J. J. Farriss, while in
Washington last week, called at the
postoffice departmnet and gave no-f,-
fVint. he would retire from ser-
vice as Postmast" - at High Pointy
V10 H of the fiscal year on June 30
He said he expected to engage in the
printing business and would continue
as editor of the High Point News.
For more than five years Mr. Far
riss has served as postmaster here,
succeeding the late Dr. W. G. Brad
shaw. He was appointed during the
Wilson administration.
Who Mr. Farriss' successor will
to be seen. C. C
Pnhhins and O: R. York are candi-
dates for the office and it is not un
likely that one of the two will b
nominated by President Harding.
Exhibition at Boston
School April 20th
There will be an exhibition -at the
Boston School Wednesday, April 20.
The exercise will begin at 10 o clack.
The address will be delivered by Rev.
J. S. Hiatt, of Winston-Salem.
Music for the occasion will be fur
nished, by the Enterprise Cornet band.
The teachers at this fine school are:
Misses Lizzie Ripple, Pearl Ripple,
and Maie Carroll.
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Eggs for Setting the best stock.
Apply to L. B. Williams.
EVIEWg
our-fifths of thz
U Thursday, April
Will Be a
tenor and feature artist of the cora-
iiweerness riiHf onA
Community Sing
Proves Big Event
A thousand voices made great mu
sic at the school auditorium Sunday
afternoon when High Point citizens
gathered to give expression to the
community spirit, in an Jiour's pro
gram of song. It was a community
sing in which the community really
ana tne occasion points to a
sfpmt of co-operation and Tel-
.
HsSTKndd
lowship through the medium of music, j olinion, Zebulon B. Vance, war gover
J. Oliver Brison, national community : nor and for 25 vears senator from
1 1 1 1 T J?
service soiiK leauer, leu iiis iorces witn
i vigor and precision and his enthusiasm
All joined in singing; such selections
as "Nearer My God to Thee," 'Old
Black Joe," "Long, Long Trail,"
"Dixie," "The Star Spangled Banner"
and others equally well known. It was
a performance in which the chorus
"starred."
The presence of the Elks' band, un
der Dr. J. Fred Tesh's direction, con
tributed largely to the success of the
sing. Band selections opened and
closed the program and the music fitt
ed in well with the singing of the
huge community chorus. The band
accompaniment to the national an
them was indeed a fitting conclusion
to the afternoon's program.
Mr. Brison delighted his hearers
with a solo, 'The Voice of the Wil
derness," by John Prindle Scott. The
song served to display the fine quality
and range of Mr. Brison's wonderfully
musical tenor.
Rotarians to Norfolk
Leave on Special Train Monday Night
to Attend District Conference.
Eighteen High Point Rotarians, sev
eral of them accompanied by their
wives, left last Monday night at 11
o'clock on a special train for Norfolk
to attend the seventh district confer
ence, which will be held Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this
Between 1,500 and 2,000 Rotarians,
representing 48 clubs in North Caro
lina, South Carolina and Virginia are
present at the meeting, which is ex
pected to be not only the largest at
tended gathering ever .held in the
! Virginia city, but one of the most en
joyable Kotary conventions ever neiu
in this district. In the opinion of
Rogers W. Davis, of Charlotte, for
mer district governor, it will be the
greatest gathering of Rotarians ever
held in the southeast.
High Point Rotarians have secured
a compartment car and left on the
"Rotary Special. The local club mem
bers carried with them descriptive lit,
erature of High Point and expect to
give the Fijpniture City no little ad
vertising. ... ,
The following attended trom man
Point: Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Terry, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hauser, Mr. and
Mrs. S. H. Tomlinson, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Wineskie, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Raymond, Mr and Mrs. J. J. Farriss,
Ed. Millis, J. H. Adams, John Peacock,
arter Dalton, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Cox, W. C. Idol, J. T. Ryan, ' Robert
Ragan, Rev. W. A. Lambeth, Randall
Mann, Dr. W A. Hayes and Robert
Walker.
The registrars are First ward,
Irof. C. A. Smith; 2nTward, J.
T,. Sechrest : 3rd ward, -T. W. Sto
ner; 4th ward, David Yow and
W. W. Ellington.
Farm Wanted Wanted to hear
from owner of farm or good
land for sale reasonable. L.
Jones, Box 551, tUftey, HI.
goods sold in High Point the laboring teoth
13, 1921 :
High Point Looks
Good to Preachers
M. P. Committee
Attends Meeting
Canvassers Here
Educational Workers Shown Local
Sites and Served Supper
. . Dr. R. M. Andrews, of Greensboro,
president of the North Carolina con
erence of the Methodist Protestant
church; Rev. L. W. Gerringer, of
Ashboro; Rev. J. E. Pritchard, of
Henderson, and R. F. Williams, of
Burlington, all members of an educa
tional committee of the conference
were m High Point Monday night and
attended a meetine of canvassers -urhn
have been endeavoring to secure funds
with which to have the proposed Meth
odist Protestant college established
m mgn romt. They were served
supper in the Commercial club at
6:30 o'clock. The committee was
shown several sites while here.
Several interesting speeches were
made at the meeting and High Point's
chances for obtaining the college are
good
The committee will meet in this city
at noon on April 20 and will at that
time announce a definite decision con
cerning the location of the college.
Elaborate preparations are to be
made for the event.
The committee on entertainment
consists of R. H. Sechrest, chairman;
A. Sherrod, J. C. Siceloff and Frank
Ford.
Judge Pritchard is Dead
Asheville, April 13. With a procla
mation from Mayor Roberts request
ing all business in Asheville to sus
pend for ten minutes at 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, this city, together
with several smaller cities in western
North Carolina and eastern' Tennessee
Jeter C. Pritchard, of the United!
States district court for the fourth
district, who died here Monday morn
ing. Promient ncitizens from Greens
boro, Raleigh, Richmond, Va., Char
leston, W. Va., Washington and New
York, attended the funeral Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First
Baptist church in this city, of which
the deceased was long a prominent
member.
Interment jp?as in. Riverside Ceme-
mfest the
i remains'of a distinguished North Car
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jvmth Carolina. Jurte-e Jntcnara sue-
ceeded Mr.. Vance as United States
CONVIS TO SPEAK ON
RUSSIA AND SIBERIA
Chautauqua Audiences Will Hear
Masterly Address.
Lecturer Telfs of Personal Experiences
With the Bolshevike, Giving a Deep
I ns i g ft t i n to Russia of Today.
Lewis A, Convis, at the coming Red
path Chautauqua, will present a sig
nificant, informative address on Bol
shevism in Russia and Siberia.
In 1918, Mr. Convis was assigned
as a civilian worker to the Polish
LEWIS A. CONVIS.
Legion of Siberia. He remained with
the Legion through varying fortunes
and vicissitudes until its total collanse.
wnen only gf0 meQ surviVed.
Mr. Convis was peculiarly fitted to
serve f mong Slavic peoples because
of his long study of Polish as well as
Russian peasants and upper classes,
both in America and in Europe. Their
ambitions, impulses and reactions he
intsrorets with fidelity and sympathy.
This is an entirely new regis
tration and every one must reg
ister to be enttiled . to vote, in
the primay April U9th and the
election May 3rd. Don't put this
i important matter off but regis
ter today, while you think of it.
Found Pair spectacles in old case.
Owner can get same by calling at
Review office and paying for this
notice.
We recommend oar Uutii
ers to oar readers and org
them tf to save mooy b? trading
uur utiTcrxiser
$r en Y,t
r m.
Auto and Big Truck
Are Badly Damaged
Injured Men Able
to Leave Hospital
G. H. Raper and H. Poteat Painfully
Injured in Automobile Accident.
G. H. Raper and H. Poteat. whio
men, who were taken to the Guilford
General hospital Sundav nio-hf: nc
result of injuries received when an
automobile m which they were riding
collided with a motor truck on the
Greehsbpro road, were able to leave
the institution Monday.
The automobile truck.
Briscoe Pitts, son of Dr. H. C. Pitts,
of No. 502 Broad street, was driven
by Robert Fox, who had with him in
the machine Edward Hill, of this city.
The automobile occupied by Raper
and Poteat was being- driven towards
Greensboro, while the truck was head
ed this way. The car, an Oldsmo
bile, was demolished and the truck
was also badly damaged. Mr. Hill
was the only occupant of the truck
injured, he having suffered only slight
bruises.
The accident occurred about three
miles from High Point.
Stamey Heard At
Capital Grocery
Continuing his speech making in
the interests of his candidacy for
mayor of High Point, W. L. Stamey
was heard by a splendid audience Fri
day night at the store of the Capital
Grocery company, No. 800 South Main
street. Mr. Stamey made a speech
similar to the ones he has delivered
since beginning his campaign several
days ago. He said he stood for
amusements of the right kind and did
not believe in closinar everything. Mr.
Stamey also advocated modern build-
J?$s foriH c? faring that he
beloved High Point should have a Y.
M. C. A., modern city hall, library and
soldiers quarters incorporated into one
up-to-date building.
Mr. Stamey spoke at the following
places this week:
Monday night Nance's store, on
Commerce street, at 7:15 o'clock;
Greer's old store on Russell street at
8 o'elock.
Tuesday night J. W. Kennedy's
storecojner Chestnut and English
streets, at 7il5 o'clock; Elm Street
Grocery store, corner Elm and Howell
streets, at 8 o'clock.
Wednesday night McLeod's store,
East Washington street, at 7:15
o'ciock; Ed. Wills store, Leonard
street, at 8 o'clock.
Aid for Home for
Helpless Girls
.
Miss Biggs,' National Field Worker, in
High Point in Interest of Home
at Charlotte.
Miss Elizabeth C. Biggs, national
field secretary, is in High Point in
the interest of the Florence Critten
ton inrustrial home of North Caro
lina, at Charlotte, an institution that
is a branch of the national organiza
tion for rescue work among young
girls. This is Miss 9ififgs' first visit
to High Point since 1914 in behalf of
the institution.
The Florence Crittenton industrial
homes were founded in 1883 by Char
les N. Crittenton, a wealthy New York
business man, who established a res
cue home in the East Side of New
York for caring for girls of the street.
The institution was named in memory
of Mr Crittenton's daughter, Flor
ence. Since hen nearly one hundred
homes have been established in the
United States which care for thou
sands of helpless girls each year.
The home at Charlotte was organ
ized by a group from the Protestapt
I churches of that city in February,
1903, interest having been aroused in .
the work at hat ime by Mr. Critten
ton and Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. In
1905 a home was built and equipped
and that it has accomplished great
good since its establishment- is a fact
beyond dispute. The aim ,afed object
of ',the home is to bring about the,,,,
reformation of young girls who hftve
been led astray for the first time.
'Statistics kept at the home show
that very fw girls haye returned to
lives of sin after leaving the -institution.
Many have married, while oth
ers have returned to their fathers
and mothers and are ' living -respectable
lives.
Miss Biggs, in talking with a news
paper man, pointed out some of the
urgent needs of the institution atw
Charlotte, which is conducted solely
for the girls of North Carolina. At
present there are twenty-six girls in.
the home and seventeen babies. Two
of the girls, ages 13 and 14 respect
ively, are expectant mothers. Two
are feeble minded girls, mothers of
feetfle-minde babies. It is to meet
such conditions as this that the home
was founded.
The home needs everything a large
family need's. It has been in existence
sixteen years in North Carolina and.
has helped over 700 girls and babies.
The institution, Miss Biggs pointed
out, is 4'close to home to High Point"
as an average of one girl a year has -been
sent from this city to the home.
Among: some of the urgent needs at
the institution are a $1,200 maternity
room, Deas, sneeting, roweis. cnairs,
furniture etc. A cow given the home
is cared for by a friend of the insti
tution because there are no facilties
for its care there.
Stamey repairs your watch or
jewelry to give service.