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9RICE FIVE CENTS
ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915
MICK
MUSCLE SHOALS HOT PERSONNEL
OS ARE NOT
p.Y MAX ABERNETIIY)
ii. Feb. 13. Peddling jobs
not exist at Muscle Shoals
1;.
Sith Carolinians out ot. empioy-
i ,me of the quickest and iur-
ways of landing in jail, Commis-
,.' ',,f Lain r ami Printing M. L.
. i i i .. 1 ii m ....
i, i.i utiviM'U i.i y ine u. r.
, . i . t l i service hcar.,
i-everul iit-
vituiiUn havi been aoti.v
in a
,i' , of states offering work to
, an,l women who would like to
t,.' Muscle Shoals with liov.ty
,1 .int; share hi the profits, Ru
, ;:M
tin- UaU'iRh otiue oi int.- ey-
M'vvui' nears, suvtriu cu-
' i ' . ....... imui hwi it, lfinn
hi
IMS Mill' "in i'," "
. preposition similar to l ho one
uhirh thi' WnshbigU'ii officials
v.i III
f ,,m ar and it is nrev,umei i
ar and it is presumed
,,t!vi.i just as ,vci. in j.j.ii -.u-i
i n n i" any other state.
Ihc eniph.'Vnient men' relied up
,., t!. hell) of the cla-y.ificd .vlver
ti'M.iiiit! to bring r-'iuts, having
ii.lii . ( the big developent nroposei?
. t Al l ele Shoals and ii the demand
fV Movers. All that. w:w necessary
t I -ae ones name placed on the
,,,,. which would be sent di-
,,,'t to lli-niy Ford fj- Inn peiu.-n,
, ., f,, stud iTi a dollar bill, stating
i,i!l of wcrk wantJ, .xprH'nce,
i r ... I. Sft'ii,, i.-w it... rm.
.. . ... ii ; at ..... , ..
;i . '
.lll'l - O H'l Wl. ill v..,v M-
,!;i'
wh' 'enclosed neivwiin me
t .11 I III
h:!!. that they would I.and
.-oft position, lucrative and
i.i, " tui,:. in utf iiik ! i . i.'imii..-..-
. 'iiOi'iiiity. , . ,
, -Lmly i" m n poyr.-.un to lnu
u tr men at Muscle Shunls at
tilr," i uue Commissioner Shipman
L, 'advUed by Pirtir Ceneral
i" Jones, of the fod.'r' rployu'.eut
w'tvice at Wasiiir.Rton. A" one off
,nn.' to ilo st is tci'di of inisreprc
vrt7tiiii and should h prosecuted,
Mr
.funis savs. "just a two men
j.iosecuted by cur tiepavtment
or..' soutlielil st..w? or.-y mkhi
v V i!f :ik o simiitr cirlf"
It' tlif ove.".'.ient m.'ikts n eon-
-a-t with H?nrv F'ori o,- r.nb.dv or
f tl.f-re i a dei.vmd f rn- labor. Srtill
,,i unskill'-.l, .r l-oth, 1h. fck-rai
, ., fluvmetit etficiv. rprftt-ti jointly
'v tin" state and cities will plan?
r,H... s;,s ComniisvioiiMr Shipi'-r.n.
i! t.-."adiiM that it will be done
v itl.,;Ut anv expe-i to tUi n.an who
. lookihu' tor won.
Tv the Associated Press,
'iv-ihin.rtun. Fib. 1.3. "Uncle Joe
Caiitioi), olo'est member t-T the house,
I'nrinurifed he would not oe a cm rim
duti" fur reelection from the 18th Illi
,, lu ,i;,'ii u'f
ker announced hi
inf..nfinn to retire in 11 word'.s. They
1. Vil
i am nr,t a candidate for election
Thu lllinnw rt-nresentative. OTie
tuvesmiu and widely
hiovwi figures in the house, is G
vears of age. He is serving his 20tn
t..t t. it. t Iw. IwllUfi.
WT.il. tVi.. foimer sneaker made
iHVniR'e to his health, it is under
fctm.fl that he feels that he shoul
ii'tite,
'IIIK SCOUTING INSTINCT
.Hiimir liW.ii ?fn rvi-nm. but 6
ilraws the line at turning the freoa
n. One dv.v wnen his mother return
Ml I, i. m.. vhi. wwi noreeablv RUl'PriZ?u
t,. fiml liirn vvnrlfirnr UWIIV at the
era nl: ns thmnrh his life denenu'ei
en it. "I don't see how y u get him
tn turn th.. freezer, she saiu to her
husliunil: "J offered him a dime to
ii.. ii- "
"V.m didn't k at it in the right
wiiv: mv (Viir.' reo bed the nusuf.ru
' I In t him a nickel he couldn't turn
it to, half an hour." The Argonaut
'un Francisco.))
LOOKING HACK WARD
'How did' you get that scar?"
''I got that jumping through
Tilan- via. -is window in London
a
on
that
fcitnistic,. night."
' VVlmt i.n enith did VOU (1(
fur?"
"Oh, T don't know. It seemed a
JfM iea at the time." Tit-Bits,
MAKING LIFE EASIER
Jiurtl'ivil Timrm.
N wrtliclcss, there isn't going to
"if utiv viiL.tiiinr,. r.f tnnri in the white
Lnt. ,,.',. anvwhere else in Old Guard
riffles bi'c.-msi. nl'ieinrr un(,11 the
''ifh ft limn sri eminently fitted to
tlieie, 'fcprives the senate at the
s:tti. tiiiw of the voice, the service
""I the vi,le of Kenyon. Life may be
iMSier s,r. some people now.
The meanest thing yet said about
EU' is that it is "a foot and mouth
"ismivi.." Yon walk all afternoon ana
!';lk iili-mt it all night. New York
"'lt'innr h.
.Th" Montana bachelor tax rm
' "inured unconstitutional. 1 ne re
toes the la:,t of the so-called luxury
t.- Norfolk (Neb.) News, .
READY YET
UNCLE' JOE NOT
TO RUN AGAIN,
HE SAYS
OF 30,000 IS
URGED
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 13. Secretary
Denby appeared before the house
naval committee today to recom
mend that the navy personnel this
year be fixed at 1)0,000 men and ('.,
000 apprentices in place of 100,000
men.
Mr. Denby recommended that there
be no reduction in the existing
strength of line officers; that the
first class at Annapolis be graduat
ed, but that the appointments here
after lie reduced to two or three in
stead of, rive per congressman, as at
present.
The navy secretary recommended
that 100 destroyers be placed out of
commission. He estimated that the
saving would be about $70,000,000
m-xt year.
Secretary Denby's statement point
ed out that since 19 It) the wartime
naval establishment had' been reduc
ed frcni 1,326 vessels in commission
to yoi), the commissioned personnel
from 32.20K to G,10:t and the enlist
ed force from 480,723 to 100,099.
"It is not easy," he said, "to get
back to normalcy from such vast ex
pansion.'' Mr. Denbv said the net result ot
naval limitation would be to give
U-fat Iiiitain 22 battleships. the
United States 18 and Japan 10, there
being no limitation on auxiliary
ombat craft except as to the size ot
future vessels. When the eonlerence
began the. United States had 48
attleships, :5 cruisers, .i78 destroy-
i -. . . . ... in . . i .i . .
ers, arm i4 mosquito neei visnn.
"By the terms of the treaty, ne
said, "The United States will Have
cmaining 18 battleships, ;sio uesiroy
rs, :!" cruisers, 147 submarines, in.
uixiliaries and 1Tj2 small vessels, it
clear th'.t no detinite conclusion
t. tVi fntni strencrth cf tne
United States could be reacheti until
atifieation by the senate ot me
pending thoaty because we cannot
know what we must clo unm ine sen
ate acts.
STAY OFF IRELAND
Bv the Associated Frew.
London. Feb. 13 Michael Collins,
head o the Irish proviMonan
eminent, ha?, sent a cablegram warn
ing the American association for re
cognition of the Irish republic not to
tcic-f pnnntpiianee a coup d etat.
which he declared was being planned
...-.-inst the Irish provisional ,
ernment, says a i;uuun msiui.
' i; .i: ,V.
o fho Asnpfated Press.
1 The evacuation
bv the British troops and other mill-
-Fvnnc r T I IIIOII II VVilS UllCApvvv
edly abandoned te'd'ay. The sailing of
the steamers due to ier.ve lor iur
hosxl and Liverpool, with contingents
thought the cancellations were due
to troubles in Ulster.
SOLDIER IS KILLED
BY GREAT EAGLE
i. i moo .nrirftufi- it
. rl
A
By the Associated Press,
Santiago, Chile, Feb. 13.-A story
of a adtfer'a fatal struggle with a
huge eagle in a mountain pass is re
. . , , . .. nn.i.onnnii' nere.
The soldier jumped the aJ'e
and thinking he hail killed it ap
proached, but the bird had its wing
broken. , , . . iirt.oli the
In the struggle wmtu y- -
eatr e s ciaws " ,y,a
m i i,.,tAnan i r 1 1 ' i. il: cvt w-
the soldier's gun, whi.n yr ;
Vinve-ed the DUiiet einci"H '
narjeu, -a omnan-
. ueti in wiv ihf Picle
i who carried him and the eaye
off.
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. unri auvuvnvv
.11.. mnl.nilV S
He was proDaniy "- 7 -
Birmingham Age-neia.u
To
quart
into a
pint
Rluu":"iM Possibility, but
cup is ? P"-. 1 to use its
to use
r, ,rt that the Demo
jimmy Vu..!":; ,hrp it was
"?tic Pua!, LJw re counted. Gra
wnen --y; . rP1,ained consci
cious! iiaa..-o- T,.,,umnnA Times
7 " s3 yet?
'nc,.Se y
Dispatch.
WARNS AMERICANS
fMiiiiiiCoi
i s ijra i f jiji
L 'MtlJtlTTll..,iW VgisiiStaS:ffi J
MafGen.TolarfljC&leiine
wonjasCyearlbytheIfle tew.irf tb-corps " . -J: ),,'.:.
ARIIELD
ENROUTETO
STATE
By the Associated Press.
High PorI nt, N. C, Feb. 13.
Jesse L. Armfield, wante in Dav
idson county on charges of cnibezzle-
p-ent in connection with the failure
of the Bank 0f Thomas":!!-, hr.s been
arrested m Mexico City, denvcred t3
American authorities in Texas and
is now on his way aek to North
Carolina, according to to!e:iaphic
iiiV'ct'S received in T homasville y
toruviy. Thomasvil'e authorities re
e.ved a message from the sheriff
of Wlebb county. I exas. of wmch
I eredo is the county seat, staring
that he had turned Armfield over to"
CI. B. Wimberly, chiet of pnhce o'
Thomasville.
The bank closed August 22, Arm-
field's alhged sho''tv.e being S1.50,-
000. Armfield iisapnoared a lew days
later.
Armfield was seen on the streets
of Mexico City by a fu: r.'.t u'e agent f
of High Point and recognized.
RAYMOND BISCHOFF IS
ANOTHER CHAS. PONZI
Chicago, Feb. 13. Raymond J.
Bischoff, taken into custody ai'ier in
voluntary proceedings in bankruptcy
had been instituted ae;ainst him by
creditors, has admitted that he owes
about $1,000,000, representing the
savings of G.000 Chicagoans mostly
foreigners. Less than one million dol
lars' worth of oil and .gas stock of
doubtful value is available to meet
the obligations, it was announced.
Bischoff, whose financial opera
tions apparently rival those of Char
les Ponzi, the Boston "wizard," ex
pressed relief when taken into cus
tody by deputy marshals. He had re
ceived threats from those he is al
leged to have fleeced, he said', and
was afraid to venture into me soum
and westside districts where most of
his victims live.
The Central Trust company xvai
yesterday appointed receiver for Bisc
hoff. Felix StreycKmans, attimey
for the creditors, saiu he nenevea
Bischoff's liabilities will run near
0.00.000. and that the receiver win
Uf lnckv to realize half of the face
v.ilue of the stock held by him. Bis
choff is 25 years old. uy paying
arge returns on money rjorroweu m
, fmv nnvtieular instances, he gain
ed a reputation as a financial wizard
amomr the pec'pie wun wnom uxz
dealt according tn federal agents.
Profits of 40 per cent on snort
term loans were said to be common
and Bischoff is said to have pam as
high as 10U per cent mteresiu
AnnwY.nv U Mr. Streyckmans,
onlv the creditors that objected to
ong waits were pam m auuai v...
The rest, he said, wer content to ac
cept their alleged earnings m more
notes. Some ot tne peoui wm
most all they owned xc give cisciioj-i
v,,r Mr Sr.revckmans said. One
uiui.vj., , f a r.nn
man he said soia nis nome i. .p.,"
and turned over $G,200 to Bischon.
Tloa .T Kellv. attorney for Bis
choff, today asserted that his client
iiad violated no law uuc uas auuyiy
of mr.mpv bv speculation.
nAinra mfiv receive ten cents on
u .itio,- Mr. Kellv saio', when Bis-
CIlUAi o rr, - ... , i.i
u'a nninintr.s are iiuuiuwvu
Federal authorities lntirnaieu men;
was no basis for prosecution.
jWRADICALSTO
By the Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 13. Ellis Island
einia la todav were arranging for
Ulliv.... v - . - 0 ,
the deportation this weeic ot 00 uk"
and women just released from west
ern prisons. , . .
In the group were avowed anarchists,
I W W. s and otner radicals.
" Fourteen of the deportees are
women, two them fraying infants,
BE DEPORTED SOON
Rifle Team Won Hots
srsv r&c-merrr ' .....
m.mmm., es t-sm uvuji 's1' n
trophies
NOWPIEDINT
prosperou:
The piedmont section of North
Carolina today is the most prosper
ous area in the United St ite? was
one of the emphatic declarations
made bv Dr. Charles Aubrey E::ton
during his address he. re o Saturday
afternoon to the marrif :ic. urcis of
Hickory and their suparmtwjent.-s.
Comparing ibi: people of this area
with the populace f,f the larger cities
and sections of the north, and con
trasting their large percentages of
foreigners of many breed. and raeas
with the pure Anglo Saxon strain of
the inhabitants of West.un North-
Carolina he prophesiei f ir greater
nrcsneritv for the pkrlmonts in the
years to come. "With rhe tremendous I
strides you have made in the J.ist ten
or fifteen years in sgricvdtur&l pros
perity, in developing your water
power resc'urccs, and in your won
derful achievements in every field
of industrial endeavor you cannot es
cape being the most envied section
of the whole country." Tha purest
Americans, he also stated, are found
here, and it is up to the people of
this glorious state to pi'cserve to
posterity the great heritage of Am
ericanism charging the people of
North Carolina with the solemn duty
of being the pole star of American
freedom.
"America's Greatest Need" was
ine text 01 nis uuuress wiuca hk ;.uu
ed is education. We need, Dr. Eatcm
l .1 -.11 .l.io.f 5ilv.
the text of his address which he stat
saiu, ueyooa an eiair, n cuu.l.h.i;. .
that teaches men to think, judge and
act according to eternal standard o
truth, an education that will train
and inspire every man to a maximum
of initiative and production; an edu
cation that makes each man a mas
ter of his own powers and a man
superior to his jo'b; an education that
cultivates loyalty and cooperatior,
and akes work a sacrament of ? task.
Dr. Eaton's address was arranged
for the manufacturers by the Cham
ber of Commerce and Secretary Van
Hervie introduced the speaker to ine
gathered members. The audience was
receptive and after the talk all pres
ent were enthusiastic in their expres
sions of appreciation, and ar. one
man stepped forward to grasp the
hand of this singular man ot wonder
ful physique and Ciceronian .elo
quence. '
Dr. Eaton left Saturday nignt ror
Raleigh to be the guest of Uovernor
Morrison over Sunday. Tuesday he
will address the Chamber of Com
merce of New York City at their an
nual meeting. Dr. Eaton is president
of the Aerican Association of Phila
delphia. During the world war ne
made nossible the wondrous results
achieved in the ship yards, creating
a new mei-ehant marine in unDenev-
able short time.
ANYTHING TO OBLIGE
"Are you sure you can prove my
client is crazy?"
"Why, certainly, replied the emi
nent alienist. "And what is more, it
you are ever in trouble and neeu my
services I'll do the same thing for
you." Birmingham Age-Herald.
A New York couple, afer waiting
forty years, are to be married. That s
one way of avoiding a lifetime of
marital unhappmess. Washington
Post. '
BRITAIN'S BALMY CLIMATE
Syracuse Herald. .
"Her hair is always exquisite
dressed and her shoes in perfect
shape. No more in the way of dress
is required of any woman.
-. . . 1 1 ' t Vv.
London
balmy ch-
Daily jviirror. cnw.i" a
mate.
What big stories of prosperity you
hear from other towns! The fur
ther away an oil well is located the
bigger the flow. Atchison Globe,
TIE KNOWS
nnief "Ts there such a thing as
eternal love?" Perry "Ask the man
who's stuck on Jumseii. wie
IN SOUTH
of Trophies
W 1 u
j
By the Associated Press.
Boston, Mass. ,Feb. 13.-
-Cotton
mills' in New HampsTiire and in
Lowell, Mass., employing about 25,
000 operatives were affected by
strikes which became effective to
day. The walkouts were in protest
against wa-ge reductions in most
cases of 20 per cent. In New
Hampshire the mills put in new
working hours increasing from 48 to
54 hours a week.
wage reductions Le'came effective
at the same time in Maine Vermont
and a few of the Massachusetts mills
without strike protest.
THE BOY
St
ii" i
ANM1VFR"
SAliV
Springfield F.cnui; 'can.
F'olks of all ag;s will rejoice with
the Boy Scouts of America in their
attainment of 12 years of history
? ih such a te- -id of accompush
mt i.t and ut'i prospects f c the fu
ture as they ;?.'.: a bio to noi.nl to.
Their anniver7".',y celebration week
now in progress should win now sup-
1 porters fc
j nr0p-T-
lc I11'"
for th 1 r organization, ana
The Boy iiyi'i'. n rt'vetnf 1 1, based
on a keen
rf"-iat:r, r.
ov psy
chology anJ wisely i.rwil t,, util
ize the pl'J sr-irii I.eaitLf jl carios
ity and love -f advent cr? In build
ing up cha"-;'o.? and r. irtining for
g-od citize .i V rat Ms effect. ve
start, as is well known in the faith
imagination i;i:i oxtEtr-e ability of
Gen. Sir JRc t-eri i.i Jev f'o? ell th?
British war nt:i. Its hfv-in-n
ng in America s l iv ;t f irt
but soon begun its rsp'd p''gr?s to
voi'd its pv.seir; e bowing of in enrol
ed nienibCih' r.f 4' .t 2 with an
'alumni" 1 s1- thre lines es large.
The scouts have done more than
keep boys -ot if inv;c'v:ef, ix-nrr.'
:.a that sevv.ce has been During
tie war ihey wei a ti'jicl iy-mar-
sbaied bo-W fo: nany emergencies
wnich th?"c were n.t crov-'ips
enough tp, m t'. in peace t'me they
:-f-ve stool for c.varto.'ng -j helpful
public service sue'.1, as health preser
vation, 'ir-? p-e-'i'..tin :.r.J cjnsor
'atitfn of wi'.J :fe. !ati ss tliey
'.ave mad' es it hnv rec ,rd
:s quite r.ri-.".x:s'y fie? frm them
'ihey havi ?ik":0o .l i -y passed their
probationary pe : .-c1.
This ve is ood time for re
cruiting not oily the biy rocks of
the Scouts tit th rks nt corope
tent leads tirf.dunt'i scouts 6ipec
ially should re all ih; ged fan and
'.ne good trmr. ng that they got out
01 their ex v
r'ays and iv; e.
-ea:e ir the ptoneer
list O beip the gaod
work along.
RaleioTi. N. C. Feb. 13. Judge W.
A Twin held with Judge E. F. Long
today, and the Iredeii jurist will not
Hfi his lucerne tor VvH un.css :ne
supreme court reverses a i rmc-r
or-r.ion holding that state officers
were not liable to incor.ro tax
A. L. Brooks argr: i Judge Longs
case before Judge W. A. Devin and
Attornew General Planning aeiena
ed the commissioner of revenue.
Judge Devin announced that he
bad paid his income tax,
1ST Mm THOUSANDS
LONG IS UPHELD
IN LIME TAX
rrRinp tbui nn
00 UULUn
ii!j!l!JL
By the Associated Press.
I Los Angeles, Feb. 13. Mary Miles
j M inter, motion picture actress, is
sued a statement here today in which
she said she. told investigators all
that, she knew if the life of William
Desmond Taylor, motion picture di
rector, slain mysteriously ten days
'go. ii sam sue coma not conceive
row anybody would harm Mr. Tay
lor."
The statement follows:
"There is no personal c.T financial
sacrifice that 1 would not gladly
make to bring the ylayer of William
Desmond Taylor to justice. Mr.
Taylor was one of my best friends.
El is death was a great blow to me.
met Mr. Taylor first in 1919, when
he became my director? I was tlien
17 years cf age. and his inspiration,
his unfailing courtesy and consider
ation not only to me, but to all with
whom he came in contact.
"From 1'JID until t're. day of his
death, Mr. Taylor was to me the svm
bol of honor and manliness, and in
spiration, friend, guide anc counsel
lor the symbol of ail a girl admires
in a man.
"His friendship was uplifting and
his aid valuable. It would be nothing
less than veritable ingratitude, now
that he is deaC. it 1 dtd not raise my
voice to proclaim what he was and
repudiate those whe would besmirch
his character. I have told the author
ities here all tha-t I know of his life
here and in the east x x x
"1 cannot conceive cf a person who
would voluntarily wrong Mr. Taylor
or cause his heath.
r itll
DIXON OPPOSES CENSORSHIP
By the Associated Press.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 13.-Tho-mas
Dixon, author of
cf boks today was the
-The Rev.
a number
principal ,
sneaker before the state senate com
mittee Cn general laws considering
a measure to establish a state cen
sorship on moving pictures.
By tlie Associated Press.
San Francisco, Feb. 13. Chinese
Tong men throughout the west
were reported under cover or on
their guard today as the result of a
Tong outbreak last night in Pacific
coast states in Seattle, San Jose,
Cal. In every instance the shootings
were done in characteristic Tong
fashion.
While San Francisco has life
largest China town and is headquar
ters for most of the Tongs, no troub
le lias been reported here early to
day. By the Associated Press.
St. Louis, Feb. 13. Jewelry esti
mated by the hotel management to be
valued at $100,000 was obtained by
bandits early tcSday who looted safety
deposit boxes in a hotel in the west
ern part of the city.
A. F. Crofton, night clerk, was
forced to open the safe. The jewelry
was the property of guests and the
exact value canont be determined un
til the guests check up their losses.
. 3 ill l.
01 EXPORTS
SHOW DIG DECREASE
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 13. Exports in
January totaled only $279,000,000,
the lowest in seven months and
amounted to a decrease of about $15,
000.000 under December.
Imports for January totaled $216,
000,000. as against $237,000,000 the
previous month and $209,000,000 In
January last year.
THE JILT
Charlotte "Saw Joe at the mov
ies with Mabef Saturday night.
Aren't you keeping company with
him now?"
Gladys-f"No. I asked him if he
liked her better than me, and he
said yes so I threw him over."
Life.
NOW HE'LL BE
ABLE TO TELL 'EM
City Youth What's that the calf
is licking.
Cow Farmer That's rock salt, my
boy.
City Youth Go lion! I've often
wondered how corn-beef was made.
Sydney Bulletin. . .....
T OUT 2iH 1 WEST
S . LOUIS HOTEL
1
HOME GARDEN IS
GIVEN START
T
(BY MAX ABERNETIIY)
Raleigh, Feb. 13. Committees
representing the deuartnient of agri
culture, the board of health and the
state department of e'tication an
nounce the formal opening of Gov
ernor Morrison's "Home Gardening"
campaign in Nortn Carolina today.
The first work w:U be done by the
department of agriculure through its
home economics depariert and which,
Commissioner W. A. Graham says,
has been preaching better gardens
for years. Governor Morrison's pro
clamation was issued sever?! days
ago :n which he point -d cut the
urgency of raising enough food
stuffs to feed e'ery North Carolin
ian, the various stae ueparirnenis
will back up the agriculturist and the
gcvernor by empnasizimr me value.
.of proper diet as it applies to their
work.
Commercial gardening in North
Carolina has always been a paying
proposition, it is pointea out, but it
is not of this that the governor is
interested in. He is urging home
gardens, and by that he means a
garden for every family to get its
own food from. The program is four
fold in the order named: "Gardens,
poultry, hogs and cows."
From time to time the departments
will issue information intended to in
spire Tar Heels to greater activity
along the line suggested by the gov
ernor in his proclaation.
Prosecution of the officers of the
defunct Central Bank and Trust
Company is daily looked for, the
state banking department having up
hope cf a successful termination of
negotiations for a settlement with
R. G. Allen, former president, J. H.
Hightower and H. H. Massey, presi-
e'ent and casnier.
The latest move towards liquidat
ing the assets of the bank was the
taking over of the Superba Theatre
by the bank's receivers which was
owned by Hightower and Massey,
they having acquired it from Mr.
Allen only a short time before the
bank was closed.
Assets of the bank are greatly in
volved and there is little reason to
believe the institution will be given a
flofin hill of health without consid
erable litigation and probably crimi
nal prosecution.
SAW VISIONS OF
E
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. lo- Raymond J.
Bischoff, under detention in con
nection with an admitted shortage
of $4,500,000 in connection with the
Chicago "back to the yards district
claimed a lucky deal with a friend's
$260, which had been intrusted to
him.
Dabblings in oil led to his pres
ent status, he is quoted as having
stated, after visions of big financial
deals arose. Bischoff's attorney
.1 i
claims that the ? 0-year-oia waru
has violated no law ana cannot u
prosecuted.
Bischoff gave promissiory note
for the money invested with him,
adding "a man cannot be prosecuted
for the non-payment of promissory
notes if he has not the money."
MESSAGES INDICATE
AKItEST OF ARMFIELD
Messages received at Thomasville
last night indicate that J. L. Arm
field, former president of the Bank
of Thomasville, wanted on a charge
of embezzlement, has been arrested
at Laredo, Texas. Armfield is re
ported to be in the custody of Geo.
B. Wimbley, chief of polcce of
Thomasville, who was expected to
leave Lerodo last night, returning
to North Carolina with the prisoner.
Details of the arrest of the form
er bank president were lacking last
night, but "Chief Wimley is said
to have left Thomasville recently or
Texas. Whether Armfield was ar
rested by Chief Wimbley or the
Texas" authorities could not be learn
ed. Armfield is a former resident or
Greensboro and is well known in
this city and throughout the piedmont
section of North Carolina. His wife
now makes her home here.
The former bank president disap
peared from Thomasville a few days
after the state bank examiners
closed the doors of the Thomasville
institution. His whereabouts were
apparently unknown to Davids'on
couhty citizens, but many Thomas
ville people were of, the opinion that
he had gone to Mexico.
The absence of Chief Wimberly
from Thomasville had caused consid
erable comment, but few people of
the town, it is said, knew the chief
had gone to Texas Greensboro
News. r . , tl
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