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LINCOLNTON. N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 7. 1921.
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THE -LEGISLATURE
THE GOOD ROADS ADVOCATES
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GIVE IMPETUS TO HIGHWAY
LEGISLATION
Raleigh, Feb. 3. Doughton-Connor,
road bill advocates rally support- j
erg from tin to tip of the state, staged
their remonstration so effectively in
the hall of the house of representa
tives this afternoon that the road leg
islation lacks apparently only tho for
malities to become law..
As a climax to three hoursof ad
vocacy , Representativse Everett, of
Durham, pledged his support if the
committee passing on his bill cannot
see what he regards the greater mer
its of his own. Representative Mag
uire, of Surry, followed suit with at
pledge to push the general assembly
as far toward the $100,000,000 provid
ed in the Maguire bill as it will be
possible to make the body go. All
other voices this afternoon were un
reservedly raised in behalf of the
Doughton-Connor bill.
The hearing began with the assembly
hall and the galleries overrun. Car
loads of far-away visitors had come
here to speak for the bill. In the
morning a preliminary conference cen
tered on the measure offered by the
two house members. It is the bill
which was prepared, in -sentiment at
least, by the North Carolina Good j
Roads association and backed by the
Citizens Highway association. Chair
man Bowie of the bouse committee
on roads and turnpikes and Senator
Cameron, of the senate committee,
presided jointly, and Heriot Clarkson,
of Charlotte, presented the speakers.
And T. J. Finch, big business man,
came up to say this $50,000,000 bond
issue would cost nobody anything. It
would save 20 per cent in gasoline and
40 to 50 on the machines. This was
a quod erat demonstrandum which de
monstrated. Dr. Sloop's advice to those who have
amendments "to sleep on them, then
keep them in your system," and to the
committee which will entertain these
suggestions to sleep on them, dream
on them, and then stop, was heartily
chered. Amendments had ruined the
rc ... law two years ago.
Nevertheless.it was generally aere?d
after the hearing that there will be
amendments to tho Doughton-Connor
bill. The farmers made a capital con
cession to Governor Morrison on fiis ad
valorem tax ideas, but they romped i
all over him on county maintenance.
It was almost universal opinion to
night that the bill will be so amended
as to provide the ad valorem tax when
that becomes necessary, as everybody
expects the necessity to arise. Gov
ernor Morrison's strictures against
the bill early after inauguration and
characterization of it as a measure to
perpetuate mud roads, were recalled
today, but not seriously. Indeed, it
seems that much of his hostility has
been overcome. Irrespective of poli
tics the visitors today were believers
in the hill. Even the young Turks
seems to be satisfied with it.
SECRETARY DANIELS IS IN FULL
ACCORD WITH GOV.'S PROGRAM
Instead Of Dynamiting Governor He
Gives Him A Boost
Raleigh, Feb. 3. Retiring Secre
tary Joe Daniels, advance announced
to be on the way to Raleigh with a ton
of dynamite to blow up his excellency,
Governor Cam Morrison, camo to town
today, and before the general assem
bly employed his high, explossivc tr
blast out the Morrison right of way.
The secretary was en rapport with
the gov. on roads, schools, authority,
responsibility, and the short ballot.
Caught up and carried before the gen
eral assembly with a quarter-hour
I t .... . ,1.,, ,,nt.nl .i'vn
Ury Kyed thi fact thai he has!
been reading some North Carolina
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newspaper, h not nis own, aim .s
sticking a pin where Morrison has
trod. In the scant time ft which to I
gather himself together and to counsel
the lawmakers he could not speak too
orcularly. But he "wants" out of the
mud. out of the ruts of legislation, out
Of the labyrinthian and sinuous con-
volutions o'f current politics.
Incidentally the secretary desires to
perpetuate the memory of his chief.
The first half of his address was a
soon crawled from off their knees in
prayer to the assumption of a pose of
renunciation and definance. In his ex
temporaneous speech he left entirely
unfinished a reference to cnaries u
Dawes, whose tong-lashing of his
country's detractors furnished the, nunarcds ol persons early this after
Democratic newspapers their besnoen when many laymtn witnessed
Story this morning. Mr. Daniels, for the 'first time an illicit still in full ,
brought the Democrats to their figurn-1 operation near the heart of the city, I
tive feet. The Republicans glued their . following discovery of a complete out-'
cushions. fit buried in the basement of a little
The second portion of his speech , dwelling on Biltmore avenue. I
was dedictated to home issues. He did J. H. McC'ully, 35 years of age, and
not minimize the difficulties of win- Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Williams, 50 years
ning a p-reat peace, infinitely harder, of age, alleged owners of the stil, are
he thought, than winning a great war. now in jail awaiting preliminary trial
He would come home to aid people j before Magistrate Creasman.
who never lost their faith. The folks j Sheriff Lyerly, leading a group of
here brought peace and prosperity county raiders, walked about five feet
from their own fratricdal strffe, he do-'down an alley leading off from South
clared; they will not fail the world Biltmore avenue, opened a door under
now. the side steps, accidentlly causing a
He besought the general assembly i secret trap door to be opened and a
not to settle its problems in fear.' sliding head foremost down a tunnel,
"There is one thing that the people bumping into a blockader as he fired
back home will tolerate," he declared: the furnace. Here the sheriff and his
"they will forgive anything but pes-!"epuues lounu tne most complete out
simism and looking backward." And j fit they have yet found during their
his forward look was to the time
when "neither in Washington nor in
Stthlut Uxaliom''1'6 Md b,ld" SPKAINED LITTLE FINGER IN 16-
He championed a great trusteeship STORY FALL
for public servants. He would have
the state's institutions of higher learn-1 New York, Feb. 3. Nathan Go
ing brought under one head and called t hen, structural iron worker who
the state university. He would have plunged from the top of a 16-story
the proper agency for all ther in-j building in Broadway yesterday, re
stitutions. He would give the gover- ported for work this morning. His fall
nor power to choose his own cabinet through space was broken by a heavy
and electjonly governor and auditor canvass debris receptacle stretched
by popular vote. He would make the from the fifth tier. His little finger
auditor comptroller. was sprained.
DRESSMAKING DEMONSTRATIONS.
First Lesson in Course of Work on
Dressmaking to Groups of Enthus
iastic Women and Girls.
Mrs. Florence R. Winn, Lincoln
Home Demonstration Agent hail with
her last week Miss Maude E. Wallace,
who is assistant to Mrs. Jane S. Mc
Kimmon, State Home Demonstration
Agt. The work in Dressmaking was
given at two centers gathering
in girls and women from other sec
tions. Mrs. Winn plans to put this
tame course of tessons on in other sec
tions since she i9 rinding so much in
terest shown in the home work on
clothing. The people in one section
were so interested in getting the work
in their community, after reading the
announcement in the county papers,
that a representative came to Lin
colnton early Wednesday morning to
ask that the work be given in his
community.
The first lesson covered a discussion
on the figure and the use of commer
cial patterns, also how to alter pat
terns properly in order to (it the
body. In this way it is hoped to make
the home-made garments look better
and at the same time make the work
easier.
Use of Commercial Patterns.
A Buying commercial patterns
1 Buy only standard makes; 2 Buv
waists according to bust measure; 8
nuy sKiris acoraing to nip measure.
B To interpret pattern 1 Read
directions carefully; 2 Study guide
chart in order to become familiar with
parts;3 Select parts you wish to use
and put rest back in envelope; 4
Note seam allowance and how indicat
edalso hems. 5 Note marks to in
dicate correct placing on material; G
Note marking for tucks, plaits, and
trimmings; 7 Have the following
measures taken by which to test and
alter pattern before cutting into ma
terial. C Measure of Shirt Waist and
Skirt.
1 Bust Around fullest part of
hust; 2 Length of back from bone
in shoulder to bottom of tape at waist
Placed around waist to mark waist
line); 3 Length of front from hol
low of neck to bottom of tape at
waist; 4 Sleeve length inside
length taken from muscle where arm
join bdy to waist bone;5 Shirt waist
around waist line Comfortable.
snug measure; 6 Hin 5 to 7 inches
below , waist tape drawn straight
around figure-
easv
measure ;7
Length Center
front.
hip, center
i l ack from bottom of tape at waist to
noor; s lest pattern measure pat
tern and compare with the individual
measure of the person then alter.
Alteration of Patterns.
1 Shirt waist pattern
(A) To increase bust measure draw
a st-line down from the center of
shoulder then waist line on both
pieces of pattern. Cut, seperatc piece;
enough to give 1-4 of whole amt.
needed on both front and back."
(B) To decrease bust measure lay a
fold from center of shoulder straight
through waist line on both pieces'of
pattern fold to take un 1-4 of entire
amt. pattern needs to be decreased
(C) To increase length back and
front when pattern' it too short wait
ed cut thru pattern about 2 inches
above waist line: separate pieces
enough to give added length, bejna
careful to straighten under arm seam
line which is broken by the separa
tion of the part of the pattern.
(D) To shorten back and front
when nattern is too 1 onr U-.M. I. ,l
l-Lay fold thru patern about 2 in. above
waist line. Both back and front the
fold taking up the extra length.
.Straighten under arm seam line bv
x,lnme e(,s;e of Pattem back on itself
When figure is extremely long and
full in the bust it is sometimes nec
esjayy t" lenghten in nlaces Perots
chest and back as well as at the front
above the waist line.
(.) to alter sleeve Aonlv
mc principle as suggested for waist.
,A n.Pm'n at,(n w ,s K Ven to ,ix'
Plain tne above instnin,.ns pc foi..,..
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A ?,"",wTt pa,tte,;n altered,
'nJ' ' .d back an.i eev- ,o show,
tHiLX8 THe 'l6 i
as a'ter. the J" making it fit
'h,e.fiKure before cutting into material.
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f of fit w(ht'ch i
t?;L? Pl"i wh!'.'0
necessary. PT""1 Wilh
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ASHEVILLE OFFICERS SLIDE
HEAD FOREMOST INTO
COMPLETE OUTFIT.
Asheville, Feb. 1. A little "under-1
' was explored thoroughly by
'onK career as officers.
LINCOLN MAN DIES
IN CHARLOTTE
R. J. Sifford, One of Oldest and Most
Prominent Charlotte Citizens End
Came Suddenly.
Friday morning's Charlotte Obser
ver, contained an account cf the death
of Mr. R. J. Sifford, who was born
and reared in Lincoln county, the old
hoinstead being in East Lincoln:
"Robert J. Sifford, one of the best
known and most prominent citizens of
Charlotte for many years, died almost
suddenly at his home, 205 Mint street,
Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. His
age was 84 years.
Mr. Sifford -had been up street and
visited several stores and shops dur
ing the morning. He returned home
and, not feeling well, laid down on the
lounge, death coming a few minutes
later. He had .suffered with high
blood pressure and heart trouble at
times and had not been feeling well
for a few days.
Death came unexpectedly and as a
shock to the entire community, in
which Mr. Sifford had been a promi
nent and important figure for so many
years.
The funeral services will be con
ducted at the home this afternoon at
4 o'clock, in charge of Rev. Henry
Grady Hardin, pastor of the Tryon
Street Methodist church. He will be
buried with Masonic honors. The ser
vice will be conducted by members of
Excelsior lodge, who are asked by of
ficials to meet at the Masonic temple
at 3 o'clock to attend the service in
a body. ...
Mr. Sifford was born in Lincoln
county, April 25, 1837, the youngest
and last survivor of a family of 14
children, the son of the late John Sif
ford and Elizabeth Berr Sifford. He
moved to Charlotte as a young man
and since made this city his home. He
was married to Miss Louise Reodigcr
of Charlotte, who survives him.
Many and varied have been the ac
tivities of Mr. Sifford over a period
of more than half a century in this
city. For manv ;-ears he was a mem
ber of the board of aldermen of the
city and was active and progressive in
all matters pertaining to the life an
development of the city. .
Many years ago he was engaged in
the wholesale grocerv business, asso
ciated with J. S. Walker. Later he
was one of the organizers of the sec
ond building and loan association, the
old Peoples; and for a number of
years was secretary and treasurer of
the association. ..... u
He was also connected with the old
Mecklenburg Ice and Coal company
one of the first organizations to op
erate an ice plant in this city. During
all of this time he was active in local
politics and was looked on for many
years as the leader of the democratic
forces in Ward 3. He has been regis
trar in this ward for the past several
years, having held that position at the
time 'of his death.
Mr. Sifford was one of the oldest
ami most active members of the Ma
sonic order in the city and was a past
master of Excelsior lodge. He was
also an active member of the Tryon
Street Methodist church.
A man of careful business deal
ings, Mr. Sifford had accumulated
through his long vears of work a val
uable estate. He was active and ener
getic in all political and civic move
ments for manv years continued his
interest and was still active in such
affairs un to the time of his death.
He was known as a straightforward,
honorable, four-square man in all of
his dealings and has proven one of
the citv's most valuable citizens.
In addition to Mrs. Sifford, he is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. E. B.
Littlefield, and one son, Ernest J.
Sifford. both of this city. Mr. and
Mrs. Littlefield had dropped into the
Sifford home for a call yesterday
morning when Mr. Sifford became
pick and were there at the time of his
death.''
(Mr. R. J. Sifford, of Lincolnton. is
a nephew of the deceased above men
tioned.)
WILSON CALLS SPECIAL
SESSION OF THE SENATE
Washington, Feb. 3 President Wil
son, acting on the recently communi
cated request of President-elect Hard
ing, todav issued a proclamation call
ing a special session of the senate to
convene March 4.
Request that the special session be
called was made to the President sev
eral days ago by Senator Underwood,
of Alabama, minority leader of the
senate, who received the request of
the President-elect thru Senator
Lodge, of Massachussetts.the majority
leader. The session will act on cabinet
and other appointments by Mr. Hard
ing, and probably will last only a
short time.
At a conference of representatives
of the allied nations in Paris a few
days ago the amount of cash Germa
ny should pay in the way of war costs
was fixed and for the first time ther?
appeared to be real unity and har
mony among the allies. Germany,
however, cooly, informs the allies that
she will not een consider the decision
on the basis of the amount fixed but
will make counter proposals. While
the allied representatives dispute
among themselves some more about
what they will do about it. Germany
waits, confident of her ability to prac
tically name her own terms in the end.
The historian of the future, writing I
of the famous world contest, may hnd
it necessary to put in the record, in
the light of history, that while the
Teuton was defeated on the field of
batt e he won the war in the end. !
Statesville Landmark.
Birmingham, Ala.. Feb. 4. The
families of 500 miners were this week
housed in tents and within the next 10
days 7,500 other household will be es
tablished under canvass, acording to
announcement today at headquarters
of the Unked Mine Workers of Amer
ica here.
The mine workers officers estimate
that 10,000 miners w;'i need homes
as a result of court deckis ejecting
strikers from coal property.
BROADSIDE IS TURNED
LOOSE BY GEN. DAWES
AGAINST ARMY CRITICS
Bitterly Attacks the Congressional
Investigations. Is A Partisan At
tempt Declares It An Effort to
Blacken The Name of The Whole
American Army.
Washington, Feb. 3 Another broad
side was let loose by Charles G.
Dawes today against the congressien
al methods of investigating the con
duct of the war.
Attacking what he characterized as
a partisian attempt to blacken the
name of the whole American army be
cause of the blunders of a few, the
former brigadier general in charge of
supply procurement in France, de
clared house committee could serve a
more useful public service by turning
the searchlight upon the waste of mil
lions of government dollars right un
der their nose.
A group of women in the crowded
committee room failed to prevent Mr.
Dawes from swearing like a "buck"'
private. He strode around the com
mittee room, hitting harder than he
was hit, and swearing madly every
time he construed the quitioning as
a reflection on any part or parcel of
the fighting outfit of which he was a
part. Chairman Johnson, himself a
former service man at the front, told
Mr. Dawes at the end of the hearing
he wishes there had been! other wit
nesses as truthful and as Unafraid to
speak out in meeting.
Mr. Dawes made no attempt to con
ceal the feeling that he was having
a very good time. At times the room
was in an uproar of mertiment, and
the echo of oaths swept down the long
corridor of the big building as he
turned his wrathful language upon
critics of the war who stajfed at home.
Referring to numerous' investiga
tions by the house. Mr. Dawes said he
thought the people were sk of them.
"Why, there is no longer any, news
in it," he shouted. 'If I wasn't here,
strutting around and swearing, there
would be no news in thisvf-Don't for
get that it was an American war, not
a Republican or a Democratic war,
and the record of th'e glorilus work of
our army will live hundreds of years
after your committee is dead and
gone and forgotten."
When the name of General Perish
ing was brought into the discussion
Mr. Dawes could scarcely "control his
anger.
"There were hounds in. this coun
try," he declared, "who tried to spread
the false news that Perishing was at a
theater the night of the drmistice. He
was there like hell. He, at his
office, starting the work of cancellinT
vast war contracts to save money. It
will take 25 or 50 years for Perishing
to get his place in history,- but let
me tell you the time will come when
every doughboy overseas will be proud
to say he was one of Perishing's men.
"You can try to give me all the hell
you want I like it. You kick because
I sold a lot of second-hand junk to
the French government for $400,000,
000, instead of keeping 40,000 soldiers
there to guard it while we tried t
peddle it. My conscience hurts me
sometimes when I think we charged
them too much.' '
Mr. Dawes said he was a Republican
but was broad enough to give the war
department full credit for its work
in getting more men to the front than
France and Great Britain put there in
the same period. Then he jumped
upon the department and denounced
it for its refusal to permit promotion
of men in the ranks for privates and
sergeants who had the grit of gen
erals. The rule by which men, eager
to go overseas but kept at home, were
required to wear silver stripes was
characterized as one of the most dis
graceful acts of the war.
Turning sharply upon house war in
vestigating committees as a whole,
General Dawes said that the value of
their work had been rendered useless
through injection of partisan politics.
"I bitterly resent this effort to -reflect
upon the entire army because
some poor devil blundered in Switzer
land,'' he shouted. "You can not put
a, blotch on the army. What the hell
did we go in for to steal money? It
was not a Republican or a Democratic
war. It was an American war and yet
as a rule these committees try to
bring in partisan politics.
"You could use your time invesi
gating to a better advantage right
here trying to save disgraceful gov
ernment waste. You could save more
money for the people. But as to.
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r ranee you naven t got eviaence to
make a case, if one existed, and I don't
believe it does."
Representative Flood, Democrat,
Virginia, told General Dawes his idea
of investigation was to draw a lesson
for the future; if bad administration
was shown to say so and if there was
fraud and graft, to find it and see that
the guilty were punished.
"Yes," General Dawes replied, "but
don't let this thing go before the peo
ple as a partisan fight. Everybody
wants to hear something bad about
somebody else. I am not here to make
charges that would blacken the name
of a soldier who cannot come in to be
heard.''
There Were Grafters.
Asked about grafters who followed
the American army to France, Mr.
Dawes said:
"Yes, they were there, some of the
most despicable characters on earth,
trying to help the army by selling it
things itjBeeded at exoribitant figu
ures. There was one man we caught
and deported. What's his name? Oh,
what's the use? I am not a muck
raker. He was a traitor and I wish we
could have shot him."
General Dawes praised the men in
the army, saying it ,vas the fashion
now a day to condemn them.
"Considering everything." he do- j
clared, "the record of accomplishment
of the war department in getting,
ready for war was a greater accom-1
plishment than that of France or '
Great Britain in the same period of
time. I don't believe you can pick
flaws there, and I am not apeaking as
BILL FOR THE
SCHOOL BONDS
Representative Quickel Thursday
introduced a bill in the legislature
authorizing the town of Lincolnton to
vote of the proposed school bond is
sue for improvement of Lincolnton's
public school system. This is in lino
with the movement started by thi
meeting of the Parent-Teachers' as-f-
'ciation at their last meeting when
that body endorsed the proposition
as presented by Lincolnton school
Trustees for a bond issue of $200,000
to be used in erecting a new High
school building and equipment for
same and to buy land for the building,
and make other improvements of the
city schools, now badly needed. As
soon as the bill is passed through the
legislature which will require about
10 days, the election on school bonds
will be ordered and the people of Lin
colnton given an opportunity to vote
on the matter of school improvements.
It is supposed the election will be held
early in March, though the exact date
has not been made known as yet.
At any rate it will be put up to the
voters as to whether the school trus
tees shall be given the money needed
for schools for growing Lincolnton.
Three men killed and one seriously
injured when a railway train ran down
an automobile near G-reenville, S. C.,
Sunday. It appears that there is really
no way to get all automobile drivers
to be reasonably careful of their lives
and the lives of those accompanying
them. But it is desirable that all ac
cidents be widely reported as these
are impressive warnings. What the
Legislature will do about the grade
crossing problem in North Carolina
remains to be seen. That some con
servative legislation calculated to re
duce the menace of grade crossings
should be enacted is clear. News and
Observer,
Mr. Dawes, who denounced the
smelling committee so vigorously in
Washington Wednesday, is distinctly
of the "you-tell-em'' type.
The tumultuous applause evoked In
the General Assembly Friday by the
mention of the name of Woodrow Wil
son shows that the President has lost
none of his popularity with represen
tative North Carolinians , says the
News and Observer.
Italy wants to know what sort of
immigrants we want in this country.
The answer is the same sort she wants
to keep at home. Cincinnati Times
Star.
Lexington, Va., Feb . 4. Wash
ington and Lee's quint defeated
Davidson college here tonight, 31 tc
28, in a game marked by the in
ferior shooting of both teams.
a Democrat.
"Long after this committee is dead
and gone the achievement of the
American army will stand as an ever
lasting blaze of glory. You have
tried to make a mountain out of a
molehill, but thank God, the army was
American, not Republican nor Demo
cratic." Asserting that the people were tired
of war talk and fault-finding, General
Dawes, banging the table, said:
. "It will be 25 or 50 years before
Pershing's place in history Is fixed,"
he said. "He could not have won the
war had he sought ti put popularity
above duty. And let me tell you the
doughboys now complaining will live
to see the day when they will lie proud
that they fought under him.''
Declaring authority and responsibil
ity in the armv should be centralized
in peace times as well as during war,
General Dawes said the American
army was "deterorating again into a
bureaucracy which is bound to prove
inefficient."
"You members of Congress who lis
ten to every whipper-snapping bureau
chief who comes running to you with
a tale of woe are largely responsible,"
the witness shouted.
The general pleaded , t)at the army
and its officers be "protected from
muckrakers who pick fly specks."
"Look at the pin-headed politicians
who are raising hell about promotions
for men who earned them in France."
he declared. "They're doing it for pet
ty reasons. It's a dirty shame. I
wasn't in the regular army, but I can
be fair."
The committee was told that the
"next war" would "break out over
night" and that the army and navy
probably would get into a row as to
which was to boss the affair.
General Dawes declared the United
States aviation program had been a
"terrible failure" largely because of
"over-confidence and inexperience."
"Even if we didn't have the planes,
we had the aviators the best in the
world," he added.
General Dawes declared the govern
ment was purchasing its supplies "in
the same wasteful and disgraceful
manner" as the army did when the
United States entered the war. The
president has authority, he continued,
to create centralized business control,
Heavy taxation and a desire for econ
omy has put the public in a frame of
mind favorable to such a change. Gen
earl Dawes said, adding that it might
be inaugurated "during the next ad
ministration," if "pin-heads who would
be afected" were not permitted to
"slab it in the back."
General Dawes said the question of
distinguished service medals "was the
greatest mistake of the war, and it
plaved hell with the service."
"You opened a Pandora's box and
satisfied nobody," he said. "It was a
ne wtop and the man wearing one on
his chest wanted to lord it over some
poor devil who deserved it, but who
was not eligible because Congress lim
ited the award to men in high positions
of responsibility."
General Dawes said he did not "be
lieve a damned word" of charges that
General Pershing permitted unneces
sary loss of life after the armistice.
VERDICT OF GUILTY
AGAINST WESTMORELAND
Statesville, Feb. 4. The jury in
the case of Will Westmoreland whose
trial has been in progress since yes
terday morning charged with the mur
der of James H. Nantz on October 20,
took the case this afternoon at 6
o'clock. At 8:30 tonignt the jury
came into the court room and an
nounced a verdict of first degree mur
der. Westmoreland received the ver
dict without apparent emotion or
concern. Judge Bryson will pass sen
tence on the prisoner tomorrow.
Yesterday Westmoreland testified
that the state's star witness, Ivey
Sims, fired the shots that killed the
jitney driver in self-defense and that
he himself was an innocent on-look-er.
This story of the defendant, in
tended to save himself, was contra
dicted this morning by Percy A.
Sherrill, a young man from Tro.ut
man( who told of driving out on
the night of October 20 and saw
Nantz's car with three other men i n
it pass St. Michael's graveyard , the
place where Westmoreland swore
that Nantz was killed by Sims. Sher
rill proved a good character.
CHANGE VIEWS ON
TARIFF MEASURE
Senator Simmons Receiving Many
Letters From All Sections of the
Country.
Washington, Feb. 3. Senator Sim
mons is receiving many letters of con
gratulations on his recent speech
against the Fordncv, so-called emer
gency tariff bill. While a good many
of them are from North Carolina, they
are not confined to that State by any
means, many of them coming from
Northern and Eastern Str.tes, the
stronghold of protection.
Senator Simmons is impressed by
the change of sentiment toward the
Fordney bill. It has been particulary
demonstrated by the change in the
attitude of North Carolinians who
have expressed themselves to the
Senator on the matter. A few months
ago. many North Carolinians who
spoke to him thought the bi'.l was
really an emergency measure in th"
interest of the farmers, and should
be passed. But as time has passed,
and it has become more clear that the
bill would not be what it was con
tended by its sponsors it would do,
manv of his constituents have told
the Senator that they have changed
their opinion, and that he was right.
The bill, Senator Simmons believes,
would really bring no relief to the
farmers, and on the other hand, would
serve to keep living costs up and in
jure a great many rao.e people than
it would help.
If political considerations, alone
were allowed to govern, the Democrat
in the Senate would probably do well
to allow the bil to pass, for it is daily
growing in unpopularity, and if the
rates it contains were put into effect,
they would not likelv react against
the party responsible for making
them. After the vote on the cloture
Wednesday, it does not appear that
the bill can do anything but fail.
SENATE REVERSES ACTION.
PASSING SALARY MEASURE!
Raleigh Feb. 5.
Reversing its action of the previous
dav, the Senate yesterday passed the
bill increasing the salaries of heads of
State Departments and judges by a
vote of 27 to 21.
The bill places the salaries of the
Commissioner of Insurance, Commis
sioner of Agriculture, Commissione r
of Labor and Printing and the mem
bers of the Corporation Commission
at 4,500 a. year each: and increases
the compensation of Justices of the
Supreme Court and Judges of hf Su
perior Court to $6,000 and $5,000 a
year, respectively. The bill substitut
es a flat allowance of $1,250 a year
to Judres of the Superior Court in
lieu of the existing provision which al
lows them actual traveling expenses,
not to exceed $1,500 a year.
HOUSE PROVIDES FOR
ARMY OF ONLY 150,000
Washington, Feb. 3 A definite sten
toward reduction of the regular army
to 150,000 men was taken today when
the houes approved an appropriation
sufficient only for the maintenance for
a force that size for the fiscal year
beginning Julv 1.
The action was taken after at
tempts had failed to amend the army
appropriation bill to provide for 175,
000 enlisted men, and to decrease the
number of officers from 14,000 to ap
proximately 9,000.
The instant the section of the bill
appropriating funds for the pay of en
listed men during the coming fiscal
year was reached a dozen representa
tives were on their feet clamoring for
recognition. Amendments came pour
ing in, and for an hour members re
vived the small army versus large
armv debate that has enlivened many
a session of congress.
The net result, however, was suc
cess for the efforts of the appropia
tions committee to keep the measure
practically intact, all amendments be
ing voted down except one by Repre
sentative Johnson, Republican, South
Dakota, authorizing the discharging
from the army of youth under 18 year
of age on their application or at the
request of their parents or guardians.
At the request of Representative
tit: rv . , , ., , I
r ingu, lyemocrat. Amansas, tne nouse
voted to grant such lads hororable dis
charges. The appropriation bill carries as
amended $72,678,659 for the pay of en
listed men during the 12 months be
ginning July 71. This amount is suf
ficient for a force of 150,000, accord
ing to Representative Anthony, Kan
sas, chairman of the appropriations
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sure.
Fifty millions for roads, without
any ad valorem tax, but a system of
state maintenance and control, ap-
! pears to be the best guess on the
i work of the legislature on the roadi
' question.
SHORT ITEMS
Graham White, negro, convicted
of killing Grover Henderson last
September, is sentenced to death in
the electric chair, by Judge Hard
ing, in Mecklenburg superior court.
Senator Overman and Simmons re
ceived hundreds of telegrams, mostly
from the Charlotte section, protest
ing against passage of the Smith
Towner bill.
Hearings on all the road bills thus
far introduced in the legislature be
gin before a joint committee; the
Doughton-Connor bill seems the fav
orite. ,
Will Westmoreland, on trial in Ire
dell court for the murder of J. H.
Nantz, charges the state's chief wi
ness with having committed the crime.
Greensboro, Feb. 3. John C. In
gram, a contractor and builder fell 35
feet from a scaffold on an apartment
house here today, crushing the top of
his skull. He was still living at a
late hour tonight, but it is thought his
injuries prove fatal His body turned
completely over during his fail and he
landed on his head. He came to this
city from Hickory. He is 50 years old.
Greensboro, Feb. 8. M. L. Low
den, white, tried and convicted here
today on a charge of being implicated
in the theft of about $12,000 worth of
whiskey from a sanatorium here last
summer, was sentenced to four years
in the state penitentiary. He entered
an appeal.
Greenville, S. C, Feb. 3. That
Greenville South Carolina is the best
known of the 31 cities of this name
in the United States is the theory ad
vanced here when it became known
that a letter from Egypt to a locai
physician and addressed simply,
"Greenville, Amerique," reached its
destination without delay.
Washington Feb. 2. Doors of dis
tileries and bonded warehouses in
every State in the Union. Hawaii and
Porto Rico were ordered indefinitely
closed against liquor withdrawals tn'
day by Prohibition Commissioner
Kramer at the same time wholesale
liouor dealers were ruled out of fur
ther participation in the sale of in
toxicating beverages by Attorney Gen.
Palmer.
Belvin W. Mavnard. the "Flying
Parson," is to speak in Gharlotte
this month under the auspices of the
Junior Order councils.
The N. C. senate spends most of
the Friday session in warm debate
over various bills.
At the regular meeting of ihe Cher- .
ryville board of aldermen last Tues
day evening it was oredred that all
the principal sidewalks in Cherryville
be paved, and that Main street be hard
surfaced. The hard surfacing of
Mountain street will be dune by the
county next summer. It was also
ordered that a bill-be prepared for in
troduction in the legislature to extend
the corporate limits of the town. If
this bill is passed, the Howell &,
Rhyne-Houser cotton Mills and addi
tional territory north of town will be
within the corporate limits.
Saturday a party of 18 men and
women in New Jersey, on their way
home from a country club dinner, were
held up and robbed by three bandits.
Mrs. A. T. Summey, one her way
to Sunday afternoon service at the
Alexander home for children in Char
lotte, runs down and kills four year
old David Snvder, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Snyder. The aceiednt is declar
ed to have been unavoidable.
SHALL WE SLEEP ON?
Unless the people most directly in
terested show an active interest in the
mountain counties to the north of here
they will be "lost provinces" indeed so
far as Hickory, Lenoir, Newton and
the other town in this section are con
cerned. A vigorous effort is being made to
connect these counties up with Winston-Salem
by means of a bard-surface
road which would stretch from the
tobacco city to Boone by way of Yad
kinville or Elkin, Wilkesboro, Sparta
and Jefferson, and then leaves about
a 25 mile gap of dirt road for Hickory
and the other towns to contemplate.
Trade for 200 miles would he pulled in
a direction that it had not been accus
tomed to going by means of a good
hard pavement.
If we stand here idle, and let Winston-Salem
get awav with its proposi
tion, we have nobodv to blame but our
selves. The question is. Are we going to let
Winston-Salem put it over? Hickory
Record.
If the proposed proiect goes through,
the Blowing Rock Highway in whicb
Gastonia, and all this section, is keen
ly interested will be abandoned. The
hardsurfaced highway from Gaston
and Mecklenburg and South Carolina
to the mountains of the Blowing Rock,
Linville and Edgemont country will he
deflected toward Winston-Salem.
That bunch of Winston-Salem busi
ness men have a habit of getting what
ever they start after. It's a good thing
for Winston-Salem, but hard on other
Carolina cities. They took the leader
ship in population for Charlotte. They
sieppen in ann took the Baptist hos
pital from Raleigh, Charlotte, Greens
boro and Salisbury. Thev beat out
Salisbury, Concord and all other ci
ties on the main line in the matter of
the Asheville-Goldsboro train. First
thing you know, they are going to
have everything in North Carolina
worth having.
This road
Winston-Salem will effectuallv kill all
future attempts at a hard-surface
road to the mountains from this ra.
tion of the Carolinas. It is up to the
citizens of the adjacent counties to
speak out. Already has the Gastonia
Chamber of Commerce pointed out tho
advantages that lie in the choice of the
route to be known as the Blowing
Rock Highway up through Lincoln and
Catawba counties Gastonia Gazete.