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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915
HICKORY, If. & MONDAY EVENING MAY 29 1922
?RICE FIVE CENTS
LEfiOIR COLLEGER, uSTPONE
FORTY-EIGHT ARE
PUT ON ROLL
State Wins
GIRL JUMPSFROMIBEGiNWORK NOW FINALS AT HIGH
EiONS ARE
SCHOOL ARE
TRIALS
y
ME
LOGAN COUNTY
CAR, BADLY
INJURED
ON ANOTHER
In
First
NJOYED
HONOR
WA
NOW ON
Bout
With
,u .wo largely attended
,1' vv-nhip yesterday the
tin nicnt at Lenoir
i' aid to In wi'H under
.,: i';;,.ii'.l ly the fine brac
.;. r i lu i at look is bright for
:.ii!v good dose of the col-
vtiw
At
J, in r.
:::
i:t " -:
.HI' tf'1 ";
):'.( H'"1'
f.i'.' t "')
m"niinjj: si-rviee the Rev.
iu.i.lU". l. 0. id' Washing-,i-
I'vrml tlu' sermon to
itmc ilii ss. Tht preacher
.));.; and inspiring message
.tit i i iii
lu trt, " l lien uiiAi sriau
m:h i : from Joshua 1st
iiur.!s" from Johuua
,:ii"a. that had to be 1'ul
h,. children of Israel bc
. , , u ! ! possess the promised
, , ii. lit ions wi'i o that
,d w ! i a ' was lam uown m inu
v! !!! law.
v,i;i!,. si.uur.nK ii'ov 'v
,.t a lnomiseii uwui, uut
1 .1.1!..
cr.ter thai land as
l?y the Associated Press.
Charleston, W. Va., May 29. The
prosecution today upset a tentative
agricmont to postpone the Logan
Jy the Associated Press.
Battle Creek, Mich., May 29
Unguarded, and with but one re
striction, 18 "honor men" from the
county armed cases until late in the i , . , - thcir bitr
IT,
tivng in i tie tK)OK vi mo
vi i in- couragi1.
Tv !''
vnj !h"ii
t...i i.rniniMii lauu iimwj i
jf,. U"th century, with all
. 'Vva-t .irporturtitiei-.; wonderful
'!...',;,., i material advantages'.
a v.-'i. !n ful era an era of
Viv VY ha M-en the rise of
,''vn Uul-iaAism: the dithront
and the dawn of
irtttWn'imliMii. Aim-rica was o poi
nt material opportunity
tp..i! h-r imw as the land
in vv'rt to ma iv i a me.
"Y'U.V" tlif products of the 20th
vn'v Ym.t are well versed in
Jr'vv.iivt.. that were unknown to
v'ir f.i'h'. rs. There are many pnore
irities n. w than there were
vVtv- ;u" and this andues in
'aV r, the educated man of today.
"Yu have a lich heritage. Great
BVeai ve.-mnres are yours' for the
,a;irs opt'-rtutiity, freedom and
av your.,, he met before you
j, must tie met before yovv can
;s t iciti. mere are cerium
K'Yj'ih-s tM be overcome, Your en-
::,x ur tli' f it.dolence and decis
Cr, mibt he nvercuine anl incentive,
arrive in-tiuduaily, and independ
w f ' 1 in their stead. The
ir.'i Hi tifi'ini.M' cannot be had for
. ! . I 1 ....til f'lrtilU 11 1
Zt il-K.l.. 1 Ml 111 ,v.ui iuvv y
:;(.,- t g.; forward over all dii-
Ar.d a- v"ti g" forward, obs'erve
tist is written in the Book of the
Vr, Tin re is a hind of success that
the tr.'lits of others, but 1
mv you will detest that kind of
(l'ii 1 success is the kind
urv,..M;d thv Bible your guide.
!r .th the I'uiapiinionfhip of Gou.
hn vi -u wiii pi (..-per and succeed'
N-.t,' li.-s ih'.viestir.g and helpful
Rev. .1. Crigler's beautiful
....... 1 . U.. .l.i'Vit cnl'l.'lf'(t
..a.iui in v. -life aw iiiv iuki'v cv .vV
ti.e I .at her League and the
-iral ..'iiti- icligious organizations
: the n.'.U.ge. The topic was "The
of the inaster' from St. John
IW, H-i'iiat: life and each lndivui-
A litV. t:H' aeh'T said, was a
( t tl-.i. j.?:.i:u lit.v reelected Hi-
i i ii, i i t
summer ana asKeu inai me ivcv. j.
K. Willmrn, charged with mvfrdcr,
be placed on trial June 12.
Prosecution attorneys said they
desired to continue trial of the arm
ed march case as' soon as witnesses
could be gathered. That however, will
prcjably take a week or ten day,
the prosecution stated.
Either Frank Tenney or Fred Moon
ey will be tried on a treason charge
immediately after the murder case
of eight men in jail had been dis
posed of. The trial June 12 was agr-d
to by Judge Woods and defense
counsel.
BOTIOIfEY GIVEN
STIFF SENTENCF
By the Associated Pres.
Londo .May 2'.). Horatio Bottom
ley, former publisher of John Bull,
was found guilty today by a jury
on the charge of misappropriating
funds belonging to the Victory bond
club. He was sentenced to tcvcn
years penal labor.
chance" at Camp Custer, near
here.
The men arc engaged in building
an addition to the American Leg'
ion hospital at Custer. Ihey are to
he engaged there for the remain
der or the summer as workmen, not
as convicts, and if when the work
Cy the Associated Press.
Washington, May 29. Temporary
restraining orders were today denied
by the supreme court in cases brou
ght by the Southern Atlantic Coast
Line Seaboard and Norfolk and Wes
tern Southern railroads which sou
ght to prevent the North Carolina
officials from enforcing certain tax
Contractors today began work on
the Newton-Lincclnton hard surfaced
Mrs. O. E. Jones of Ramsey, Va.,
is in the Richard Baker hospital bad
ly injured and Mrs. E. S- Burke of highway with the purpose of complet
ivir.-,gsport, Tenn., is musing bruises ing the 14.62 miles within eight
a the home of her mother, Mrs. I months. Two shifts of hands will be
William Aiken, in Wiest Hickory, as employed. Hubert K. Setzer of
the result of injuries they sustained Hickory will be superintendent of
Saturday night when they jumped j construction for A. L. Harris of Dills
from an automobile occupied by two boro, co'ntractor.
young men as yet unknown to the John M. Bohannon, contractor, to-
hn.s been iinished they have justi- , ;aWs pending judicial determination
The Bottomley case has been ex
citing intense interest in England
for several months. Since the de
fendant, a former member of parlia
ment, was accused of misappropriat
ing funds of the Victory bond club,
a wartime organization of which he
was the founder and trial. When
Bottomley was placed on trial he
was specifically accused of misap
propriating 0,000 pounds, but the
prosecution alleged that of $300,000
he handled only 323,000 could be ac
counted for. Bottomley swore he
ioos clubs and had never taken a
ions clubs and had nexer taken a
penny.
i J. K
hi:..,- vi'h 'i. i the ciemeni in
ci"it Iuck, U enable man to iui-
ta tiivtir.a'.ul purpose warted by
J";se (if th" free moral agency, was
': lr:v the divine aid infinite
tmn iiin- finite life.delivering
i n h' ipiiii.' to self-discovery,
' ti. li. t,.; mining of life's work
Ti" ma 'it 'alls us' each by name
W hi-.- i ilivirw. fiinilosct-ndintr
"n uii ' 1, m f.nite and personal.
;l" an- ;:. !;... valley of decision.
w. iPiikr the right choice and
, i .... . i r. I
'r li - w-il-heiiivcd son ami nn
' bin. '.'.I. vj wants' of us three
'"'k. ti, our teacher, to be our
:r-fi. to he .,:!( leader. Even as our
"i Hi- : He gi-eat democrat in
'""'Ht, in afliation and in service.
ai.-'.v-r the call we need
'r"" fut f, ,-ight Way to prayer
' "M-i'-e ! t'- ii ct and whole heart-
'':K in ,;i " i"" i-ule to keep from
it. 'i Ik n-ht spirited attitude,
'"'ini ' lie of daily service ana
""''-'lain-! i.f tlie vision of a great
u'c. th- ia'her's will. The world
. "'Hki-ii-.i by th tragedy
' nil:'! !'. ;i'.t try to do the work
''j! :ir" ri..- .'ailed 'to whatever your
111 ' i - whatever activity inl ife,
,N"ilar ini.'lle.'tiisil aesthetic spir
''.''"''''ii v.i'l find him reliable and
hat call! In the right
a! of Jeses Christ is
a! !: -'faction.
fied the confidence placed in them,
they will be paroled and walk for
all time from under the shadow of
the prison, despite the fact many
of them still have several years to
serve according tot their tommi
nient papers.
The plan is an .experiment in
orison honor that is described by
penalogists as one of the remai'ka-
ble on record. Soon the 48 are to be
joined by 40 others from the cell
blocks at Jackson.
These men have been permitted
to come here unattended and to
work their way to freedom merely
bv doing a good day s work every
week day for the remainder of the
summer and by remaining on the
camp revation. To date but one
violation has been recorded aiJLer
nearly a month of the erperiment.
One prisoner violated the parole and
has disappeared. The remaining
men have formed an organization,
with its distinct court system, and
have sworn to each other that they
will not break the faith.
Some of the men at Custer de
clared on their arrival that this
was the first time in years -that
they had slept outside of the cell
blocks. A large percentage of them
are being given an opportunity to
shorten their sentences by years.
Each of the workers receives a
daily Wage, the money being sent
to the prison officials. Men making
good will recive this money when
they have fulfilled their part of the
honor contract.
The experiment is being tried at
the suggestion of Harry L. Hul
bert, warden of Jackson prison.
mi
NEW SMOKE SCREEN
FOR AMERICAN NAVY
of issues raised by the railroad ques
tioning the right of the state to fix
the rates.
Chief Justice Taft announced that
the United States supreme court "is
familiar with the Cases and if it de
sires to grant the restraining order
it could do so.
The cases, five In number, were
advanced fori hearing o-ii the first
Monday in November.
LONGVIEW BOY IS
pc'Iice.
day began work on the Central higii-
The affair occurred on Thirteenth way east of Hickory and will pus"h
avenue. Mrs- Burke jumped from construction on that as rapidly as
the car, described as larger than a conditions will p.Jrmit- Mr. Bchan-
Ford, m iront of the residence of Mr , non has completed the concrete work
V'truck
GERMAN REPLY HAS
NOW REACHED PARIS
'.y the Associatea Ptms.
Paris, May 29. Germany's reply
to the reparations commission on the
demands made by the commission on
vonarations payments was made at
the office at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
MOONLIGHT PICNIC
On Friday evening a
of voung folks, chaperoned by Mr.
d'MrsG. E. Hayes and Miss Ruth
Lawrence, went 10 y ". -
where a moonlight picnic was he d
the trip being made in a large truck.
At the Granite Falls park a de
lightful picnic supper was seiveu
and after an hour or more
partv returned to Hickory. Those go
ing in addition to the chaperones
were Misses Bobbie Foster, Gertrude
Peeler, Frances Newton, Louise
Fritz Mary Herman, Essie Peeler,
Mary and Pearl Bumgarncr, Jo
Bradford, Mrs. Chas Chalker and
Messrs Robert Bell, Lester Flowers,
Bill Miller, Wilfred Weir, Sam Jones,
Babe Seitz, Joby Hahn, Bryan WiJ
fonir. Yates, Everette Whisnant and
Sam Peeler.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, May 29. Having
originated the first smoke screen
ever used by any navy, the Ameri
can navy is now developing a new
smoke screen. Instead of the dense
black smoke, used by the German
navy in escaping the British fleet in
the battle of Jutland, the new-fangled
American screen for ship opera
tions is to be dense fog and made at
a considerable saving of money.
In disclosing the navy Depart
ment's experiments with the new fog
screen, Rear Admiral Robinson,
chief of the bureau of engineering,
told a Senate committee that it was
believed the fog screen would be ev
en more imperetra'ble than the old
black smoke clouds. The latter are
made by feeding too much fuel in the
ship boilers. This, Admiral Robin
son said, was costly, wasting fuel
and fouling boiler tubes. In some
cases it weakened boiler walls and
was dangerous, he said. The en
gineering bureau is pefecting plans
to make the fog screen by feeding
oil above the boilers, just below the
moke outlets, and admiral Robin
son said the experiments so far jus
tify belief that the new fog screen
will be more effective and less cost-
y.
Grayson Burch, aged about 12
years, son c'f Mrs. Jessie Justice of
Longview, was instantly killed on
Ninth avenue by a truck driven by
Carl Sigmon shortly before 3 o'clock
this afternoon. The little fellow, who
delivers Records in Longview, was
on his way to Hickory to get his
papers. He never knew what struck
him.
Corner J. W. Shuford was sum
moned and brought the body to his
undertaking establishment, where the
inquest was to be held at 4 o'clock.
It seems' that Grason was attempt
ing to catch an Afocrnethy Transfer
r.omnanv truck comins1 i east when
. i
the truck driven by Sigmon going
west hit him. Since there was so-'me
doubt as to the responsibility for the
tragedy, Corner Shuford decided on
an investigation by a jury.
News of the little fellow's death
caused sorrow among his friends in
the Record office. He came and asked
fc'r the position several weeks ago
and since he had been carrying the
papers there had not been a single
complaint from that route. ' Grayson
was a splendid little man.
''I:!',' I:'
IB LARGE SUM
rnn nm ni nurnp
rUK DULL rLttluw
': tin
Sir,
""iliii
V-i. dated Press.
';,!' '. May 29. William
a-eman of the San
Frank A Vanderlip telegraphs from
r.eno.-i that Russia "sat down wan
onlv chips' enough to open the iirst
hnni " nrid now has tne nignest sia.
France, however, still has the chip
on its' shoulder Springneiu uepuu
lican.
COTTON
Bv the Associated Press.
New York, May 29. The cotton
market opened firm at an advance
of seven to 27 points with active
months selling 27 to points
hiirher on reports of steady Liver
pool, unfavorable weather and reports
that boll weevil are active in many
parts of the belt.
mini
''' 1 ir-i. in the Pacific Coast
!;,('"M! 'cue, has been sold to the
"f the American league
'' "-',' -,'
i' '".O'Hi
and two players valued
i' was announced today
July
October .
Janurary
December
March . .
Open
21.10
20.70
20.00
20-53
, 20.32
Close
20.9
20.47
20.1
20.30
19.98
AN T DEMAND 1A
GOVERNOR WES
LIFE TERM
Hugh D'Anna and Mrs. Jones either
jumped or was thrown from tn'e mac
hine a hundred yards farther west,
about midway between the residence
of Messrs. M. Loy Bolick and Albert
E. Abernethy. Mrs- Jones' screams
were heard by Mr. D'Anna and he
and Mr. Bascom Blackwelder started
in pursuit of the other car, and nar-!
roiwlf missed running over Mrs.
Jones body. They picked her up and
carried her to the hospital, and by
ithe time the officers could be noti
fied the mysterious car had disap
peared. (' Mrs- Burke was" seen at her moth
er's yesterday afternoon by Chief
Lentz and Serjeant Sigmon and told
them something of the tragedy. They
had been to the picture show when
the young men, strangers to them,
approached them at the postotlice
about 9 o'clock and asked if they
wanted to ride home.
Thev said they did and got in the
car. They ' thought those in it were
two of the neighbors who frequently
pick them up on their way to and
from town and had no hesitancy in
entering, they said. They had been
in West Hickory since Tuesday, com
ing here after Mrs. Jones house was
burned at Ramsey, Va., last Monday
to get their mother to assist them
in making clothes- lhey lost every
thing in the fire.
Mrs- Burke s'aid she thought tney
were going in the direction of home
until s"he noticed that the nouses
were not familiar. She leaned over
to whisoer to her sister, she said.
and smelt chloroform or ether. She
jumped out c'f the car, and was
found on the righ(t hand sine .01 xne
avenue a few minutes later
Mrs. Jones has" been unconscious
most of the time she has been in
the hosDital. but Mr. Blackwelder
told Chief Lentz that he noticed the
nrlor of chlo'rform on her when he
and Mr. D'Anna picked her off the
street. The small car was running
very rapidly, it was- said, and Mrs.
Jones veiled "Murder, lviuraer, as.
it passed the D'Anna home. It is
not known whether she jumped or
from the machine, which
continued un the avenue at a terrific
vjito nf sneed
r.Wf T,fnt.7. was in S&'uth Hickory
when the call for help came, but
Deputy Sheriff Pink Campbell ana
Mv M a- Setzer set out in pursuit.
They trailed the other car for s'ome
time, but were not able to locate ti.
The cruel saia mv. if""i
started in pursuit of the racing car,
would have overtaken it had he not
neaiuv strucK me yiuug w..
ing on the side ot tne street, -xie
stopped his machine and by the time
u oni o-pf. to the hospital and
back, it was useless to attempt to
eive chase. .
It is not believed that the automo
bile in which the voung women were
riding carried a license numoei.
Burke did net seem able to give a
good description of it. and : the oftic-
" . r i i: 1it vn tho Hark-
ers are jworKinK wisj J" v
from Hickoiv to the Burke county
line and it is waiting now for the
asphaYt binder: The Ufoion Paving
Company of Philadelphia, it is said,
does not want to lay the binder un
til there are ,four or five miles' of
concrete to begin with.
With the completion of the New-ton-Lincolnton
highway, work on
which was begun today, there will
be a hard-surfaced drive trom llick-
o'ry all the way to Lancomton. ine
Lincolnton road should be ready for
traffic by early next vear.
GOODYEAR DEALERS
HAVE GOOD MEETING
Some thirty representatives of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
of Akron, O., were guests oi ivir j.
B. Everett, local representative, at
luncheon at Hotel Huffry Friday
afternoon, at which addresses were
made bv Messrs. Hanaver and Chas.
L. Jones of Akron, Henry G. Harper
Jr., of Charlotte, assistant to Branch
Manager James E. Taylor, and Mr.
Taylor of Charlotte.
'The talks were all instructive
and the dealers got much valuable
information from them. Mr. Everett
presided over the businesh session.
Following the addresses three reels
of pictures were displayed, showing
the .manufa.cturer of tires from the
time the rubber left the plantations
until it was converted into casings
and tubes.
It is also interesting to note that
the Goodyear company buvs its own
lcng staple cotton from Arizona and
has it made into cord and fabric in
North Carolina mills, the output of
cora and tabnc being valued at sev
eral million dollars.
The towns' represented at the
meeting were Hickorv. Mm
Newton, Grouse, Ch'erryville, Shel
oy, Gastonia, Statesville and Lenoir.
L
IN CIVIL COURTS
By the Associated Press.
Washington, May 29. Deciding
a matter which has been disputed
in army circles since the war the
supreme court held that it is not neef-
ccssary for the president to review
and approve personally each individ
ual case to make effective the work
of the retirement of officers under
the national defense acts.
Justice Clark in delivering the op
inion of the court stated that
those in the military service are sub
ject to military law and due process
of law does not entitle them to civil
courts. The court found in the two
cases that the military courts had
been lawful constituted and that
the casses were not subject to review
by civil courts.
BISHOP
KiLGO
HAS
COMFORTABLE
NIGH
T
WIENOFF
Rv the Associated Press.
Raleigh, N. C, May 29. The death
sentence of Wright Rouse, aged
negro, convicted of murder m con
iection with the death of William
Whitley, wealthy Waltonsburg mer
chant, today was commuted by Gov
ernor Morrison after alienists had
submitted a report that the negro
was not mentally responsible.
Mrs. (Srah Whitjey, wife of the
slain man, and Thomas Hayes arc
now serving lift terms in the peni
tentary in connection with the mur
der.
MR. HEFNER LOSES
HOME BY FIRE
'The home of Mr. J .A. Hefner who
lives on route 2 was destroyed by
fire yesterday morning about 11 o'
clock, the flames originating from
a defective flue it is thought.
Part of the furniture and cloth
ing was removed from the house and
tiaved. There was no insurance on
the dwelling. Mr. Hefner expects to
rebuild on the same site and work
will be started right away.
kory Cotton 19 1-4 cts. -j
Dr. E. J. McCoy killed a dog said
to be mad yesterday near the Aber
nethy tanyard. The dcg was owned
by Mr. Ed Price. , ,
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Webb will ge glad to know that
their sonj Waverly, who has been
ill for two weeks with pneumonia,
GENERAL SE
iW REMAIN HERE
By the Associated Press
wvWton. May 29. General
Semenoff, Russian Cossack leader
whose deportation has been demand
ed by Senator Borah, of idano, ioi
alleged brutalities prepetrated on
American soldiers in Russia, cannot
ur, JonnrtfiH from the United States,
according to decision of the com
missioner of immigration to the
secretaary of labor. The general has
been legally admitted to the United
States and cannot be deported un
less he commits some illegal act.
rrn TAKE TREATMENT
TO TAKHi 1Kr mTE
Serum for the treatment of Rufus
Brvan Hall, s6n of Mrs. W. Alex
Hall, arrived bunaay aim i
administered by Dr. Menzies. A tel
egram from the state laboratory ot
hygiene Saturday afternoon brought
the bad . news that the ' dog which
bit the lad was mad and Pasteur
serum was sent here from Raleigh.
The case will be more difficult to
treat becausfe Master Rufus Bryan
was bitten in the mouth and nose,
but it is expected that the little man
By tha Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn., May 29. Bishop
ovnn . jvngo oi tne Methodist Epis
copal church, south, who has been il
at a local hospital last fc'r severa
days pass-ed a fairly comfortabl
flight and was somewhat better today-
according to his physicians.
HICKORY TO HAVE BIG
FOURTH OF JULY
will eet alone- all right. The treat
ment was taken promptly and no Morganton and lenoir
Hickory is busy getting ready for
the biggest Fourth of July celebra
tion ever attempted in North Car
olina. Every club and business or
ganization in the city has joined to
gether to make this year's Fourth
a day that will lone: be remembered
by more than twenty thousand peo
ple as the safest and sanest, but
snappiest, holiday of their remem
brance. A large amount of money has been
appropriated for decorations, music
land free acts. There will be acrobat
ic stunts, races, athletic contests,
wire walking and high diving.
The American Legion, Community
club, Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. Cav
alry troop fraternal organizations,
beautiful floats, clowns, bands and
many, other bodies will constitute
one of the most magnificent parades
ever formed.
Concessions for refreshment
stands peanut and sandwich count
ers, have been awarded to the com
munity club and balloon and flag
booths will be installed. There will
be such a variety of entertainment,
every man, woman and child who at
tends the celebration will be sorry
.when the fire works are going off
after dark, that the day is over.
From the time the stm comees up
until the time when the moon comes
up, on the fourth of July, Hickory
will amuse more people than it has
ever been host to before.
The celebration will be under aus
i pices of the American" legion and
posts will
An audience that completely fillt l
the large auditorium and balcony:
at the municipal building heard the
baccalaureate sermon preached last
night before the graduating class ol
the Hickory high school by Rev. S.
B. fcroup, recton of the Church of
the Ascension.
Union services were held, all th )
cnurcnes ot tne own giving way anu
the choirs of the churches were unit ¬
ed en the platform and lead i" if.
amiliar hymn which the " audience
Joined in with vim. Mr. V. k. ivea -
er directed the songs and Mrs. J. II
Cilley played the piano accofpani-
ment. h
The ministers of the different
churches, who were in the city last
night, joined in the service and oc
cupied the stage with Mr btroup.
Rev. Y. R. Braadshaw lead in pray
er and Rev C. R. W. Kegley read th
scriDture lessson. The graduating
class, forty two in number and one
of the largest to complete the nigh.
school course in the Hickory schools.
occupied seats with the faculty at
the front of the auditorium.
Mr Stroup selected his text from
the book of Psalms and had as his
subject "The Soul of a Man is the
Candle of the Lord." At the outset ox
his remarks Mr. Stroup gave the
material basis of man. Quoting a not
ed scientist, he gave the money value
of man as about 98 cents; enough moa
for a small nail, enough lime to
whitewash a henhouse. Going furth
er Mr. Stroup said as a giving thing
man's mind could be made worth a
million dollars. Coming up to the
spiritual side of man he gave devel
opments from three points of view:
that he may be an improved and
highly polished candle but unhgh,ted
and doing nothing fos nfankmd, os
he could be an improved and highly
polis'hed candle but lighted from the
fires below, or yet, he could be an
mproved and highly polished candle
and lighted from the fires of heaven.
Mr Stroup s address before the
graduating class was bore Weight
and his message, though simple, was
strong and forcible aiTU he was fol
lowed with interest he delivered
his message to the young men and
women who are just entering upon
another stage of life. Thought Dr.
J. C. Peery will deliver an address
before the seniors.
Tomorrow night the graduating
exercises of the high school will be
given in the auditorium at 8 o'clock.
AKKAiyit.ivMENTS COMPLETED
Yesterday afternoon marked the
completion of all the final details
for the Firemen's Exposition which
opens next Monday in the big tent
auditorium on the vacant lot back
of the postoffice. Besides the con
cert band and orchestra and the
high class vaudeville acts that will
furnish the entertainment ;for the
week there will be a number of
booths and displays put on by the
local merchants to demonstrate
their wares. Space does not allow
us to tell of the many attractive
decorations and electrical effect;
that will greet the eye of the seek
er of entertainment when they en
ter the large tent, but we can say
this much; that it will be one big
blaze of multi-colored lights thrown
On the many flags and pennants
ot every color and hue presenting
to the eye a spectacle dazzling in
effect to that of the Aurora Boreali s
or Northern Lights. Don't tah
our word for it. Go and see your
self then you will see why they
have been so busy for the past sev
eral days.
Get your season tickets now from
anv member of the Firemen.
the
TWO BEAUTIFUL FLAGS
A handsome silk flag of bright
yellow has arrived in the city and
will be placed in , squadron head
quarters of the North Carolina cav
alry here The flag is the standard of
the 109th regiment and is a beauty.
It was sent by the war department
Accompanying it was a beautiful
American flag with yellow border.
is improving, omplicatwns are expected, ,MML
join hands in making it a success,
LOST BOAT RETURNS
WITH ALL. ABOARD
By the Associated Press.
Pensacola, Fla., May 29. The
pleasure boat Swan with, about 50
persons aboard which was missing
all last night returned to port this
morning.
The vessel ran into a gulf storm
late yesterday, but tied up on the
Other side of the. bay until it wa$
possible . to. proceed across, the bay4j
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1 'iy of the club.