IlinroltaKeutsk
ESTABLISHED 1876
LINCOLNTON. N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 17. 192J.
5 Cents Per Copy, $2.00 Per Year.
YOUNG MAN DIES
ON THE ROAD
Pinned Under His Car When It "turn
ed Over In Effort To Escape Po
liceman Farries Injured When He
Jumped From Car In Effort to Cap
ture Fleeing Car. 50 Gallons Li
quor on Board New High Powered
Stephens Roadster Sheriff Aber
nethy Held Companion of Dead Man
For Hearing Esq. Shields Bound
Him Over to Court in $800 Bond
Wrecked Car and Whiskey Held
For Court. .
In a desperate effort to outrun and i
escape sneriii n. d. nuwucwj
Policeman Z. W. Faries, in hot pur
suit, T. A. Yarborough of Columbia,
Ti S. C, was almost instantly killed last
Tuesday morning about 11 o'clock
when an automobile in which he and
a companion named Alley, also of
Columbia, were speeding turned a
somersault at Alexis.
Alley was taken in charge by the
sheriff, and held on the charge of
transporting liquor. Sheriff Aber
nethy has in his possession or in the
whiskey warehouse (?) or the jail,
50 gallons of liquor found in the au
tomobile and what remains of the ma
chine itself.
Yarborough and Allay had passed
through Lincolnton Tuesday morning
and inquired here the way to Char
lotte. A farmer coming into town
from the west behind them reported
to the sheriff that they had liquor
in the machine, s he had seen and
smelled it oozing from the car ahead
of him. Sheriff Abernethy and Po
liceman Faries engaged Carlos Rudi
for them and started in
pursuit in the direction of Charlotte
by way oi iron niauon. jusl ucivic
reaching Alexis the officers carcass
ed around the fleeing car and an at
tempt was made to stop the whiskey
laden car. Policeman Faries bounded
from his car which was still in mo
tion and intended to get aboard of
the car with the liquor which had
slowed down somewhat. The driver
of the whiskey car seeing that he was
nf' being caDtured took to
the feild and passed around the offi
cers. The chase Was again taken up,
the officers following the hif-hpowerpd
buH mnidlv escanine whiskey car.
which was then making perhaps 60
miles an hour. Passing through Alexis
the fleeing car was , gaining, and the
Sheriff had about concluded to phone
ahead and have the car stopped, when
the car ahead was seen to turn a,
somersault. The officers approach
ed and found the men pinned under
the car. Thev were extricated and it
was soon seen that Yarborough was
mortally injured. Medical aid was
summoned to attend to the wounds of
Yarborough, and he died half hour
later, before it was possible to remove
him to the hospital. Alley was brought
to Lincolnton and held until Wednes
day morning, when he was tried be
fore Esq. Shields, who bound him over
to Superior Court in the sum of $800,
which he had not given yesterday but
expected to make bond shortly. The
officers took 30 gallons of whiskey
from the comnartment in the rear of
the car, the whiskey being ki 5 gallon
cans. Later upon search 20 gallons
more was found when a side door was
opened. The liquor was brought to
town and jailed. ,
A brother of the .dead man who was
about 28 years of age, came up from
Columbia and accompanied the body
to Columbia for burial Wednesday
morning.
The dead man wore a diamond ring
and a diamond stick pin, which were
turned over to his brother by the
sheriff. The car captured is a roads
ter, of the Stephens varietv and i3
brand new, having cost $2600. Front
and real wheels on the righthand side
were completely wrecked, the stearing
wheel waB was broken, it being evi
dent that the stearing wheel caught
"Vnrhnrr.iwh and Dinned him down
.Alley escaped unhurt except a few
scratches. The wrecuca car uure n
TWlprs number S. C. The officers
think $200 will repairAhe car and put
it in good shape for sale.
Alley claims that he was picked up,
by Yarborough and that hp did not
know the car was loaded with whiskey.
He said he knew Yarborough but did
not know much about him.
PoMceman Faries was injured when
he jumped from the officers car this
i side of Alexis in an attempt to inter
cept the whiskey car. He had been
riding very fast and when the car
glowed down he jumped off and was
thrown to the ground, or rather after
running a few steps became overbal
anced fell striking his head and right
shoulder on the ground, bruising his
forehead and dislocating ms snoui. er.
' . . . ,, ,V ., 1 1 1.1
He was given medical attention, the
dislocated shoulder was replaced and
hewas f.8.61? yef W ,,,
The Columbia State of Wednesday
mnvnmfv narnoi nn 5irpftlinT. in rPP-ftr'i
tn the dead man as follows:
luw v.; -
News of the death of "Tull' Yar
borough was received in Columbia
yesterday morning, the first message
telling of tne accident oeing loiiowea
short y afterwards with word that he
.
was dead. The telegrams did not give
any details but a telephone message
received m Columbia yesteraay iron,
the sheriff of Lincoln county W.
Abernethy, told of the officers nuf -
suing the machine driven by
hnrniiirh and of the misnan.
Sheriff Abernethy said that he and
Police Farris of Lincolnton and their
driver, Carlos Rudisill chased the au
tomibile for about 13 miles, and that
in crossing a culvert Yarborough lot
control of his machine, me message
said that Alley was not injured and
i- tv. t ;in .minv iail nn
, charge of transporting. The officers
were about 400 yards behind when
the accident occurred.
It is understood Yarborough was
teen in Columbia Monday.
The accident occurred near Alexis,
xt r ..,k;.i, i. nn tka v.rvrHor linp l,p-
tween Gaston and Lincoln counties.
According to Sheriff Abernethy,
Yarborough lived about 30 minutes
after the accident, medical aid being
given.
Mr. Yarborough had been living in
Columbia intermittently for the past
three or four years. He was at one
time engaged in construction work at
Camp Jackson and just prior to leav
ing the city was connected with a
cafe He is survived by a wife, two
brothers, J. S. Yarborough of Colum
bia and John Yarborough of Perry,
Fla., and two sisters, Mrs. Sallie T.ake
tand Mrs. Mary Sheppard, both of Mc-
Rae, Ga
J. S. Yarborou"h left yesterday aft
ernoon for North Carolina to nuke
funeral arrangements.
The only information received at
the home of J. S. Yarborough here at
908 1-2 Main street was that "Tull"
Yarborough died at 11:30 o'clock yes
terday morning as the result of an
automobile accident. "Tull" Yarbor
ough stayed with his brother while
in this city
Alley, said to 'have been YarboT
ough's companion in the wrecked au
tomobile, could not be identified last
night as a resident of Columbia.
BURKE NEEDS ACTION
Iftokory Record.
Judge Lane and Solicitor Huffman
will have their hands full in Burke
superior court for the next four weeks
and Burke county ought to feel the
effects of the house-cle-ning that is
sure to result. It is the biggest docket
any county has had in many years,
and it is doubtful if any of the larger
counties like Wake, Mecklenburg and
Forsyth, have provided the number of
liquor cases at any one term.
, If the law-abiding people of Burke
county could be made to realize that
they are being sinned against by the
blockaders and bootleggers, some
steps would be taken to rid certain
sections of lawlessness. The court
costs in the murder trials will be large
but that is a small item.
The foundations of the state are
being undertermined with impunity by
persons who know no other restraint
than that imposed by force. The
people can exert that force in a law
ful manner.
WILSON TO VETO FORDNEY
TARIFF.
Washington, Feb. 14. Developments
centering around tariff legislation
came fast in Congress today. They
included:
Declaration by Minority Leader
Underwood in the senate that he
had received assurance that President
Wilson would veto the Fordncy emer
gency tariff bill, not by a mere with
holding of his signature but with a
comprehensive statement giving his
reasons coupled with a hnal attack on
republican congressional politics.
GEO CATHEY KILLED IN
A HOTEL AT ASHEVILLE
Asheville, Feb.' 14. George Cathey,
one of the most widely known and
dangerous men in Buncombe county,
was shot and almost instantly killej
here tonigtht at 10 o'clock in the lob
by of the Langren hotel by the house
detective, J. V. Reily, who is under
guard pending the coroner's inquest.
Cathey is said to have registered at
noon and was drinking. The occupant
of the room next to his complained to
the clerk that Cathey was creating a
disturbance and Cathey was ordered
out. The detective says that he went
to Cathey in the lobby and asked Mm
to leave quietly. He claimed that Cat
hey reached for his gun and the shoot
ing started. Each fired three time, and
despite that fact that 30 or more
guests were in the lobby at the time
no one was hurt and only one shot
took effect in Cathey, this bullet en
tering his body over the righ lung.
LOWER END OF WRIGHTSVILLE
IS IN DANGER OF BEING CUT
OFF BY EROSION OF WATER.
(By H. E. C. Bryan, in Charlotte Ob
server.)
Washington, Feb. 9. Senator Sim
mons has been advised that Wrights
ville Beach, located in Wrightsville
Island, near Wilmington, is in danger
of being cut in two and the lower end
of it isolated by the erosion of the
water there. It is said that there is
some danger, if another storm should
come similar to the one in January,
that the lower end of the island will
be entirely cut off at a point nearthe
cottage of Dr. James Sprunt.
Senator Simmons is asking the chief
of engineers, war department, to send
an engineer to Wrightsville beach to
inspect the situation there and to ad
vise the mayor and the city govern
ment as to the best means of pro
tecting the island from erosion.
THE RUSH IS OVER
Chicago. Feb. 14. The office boy
is going back to school. Fourteen, 15
. lfi.vear.oH ;-, stenorranhers are
re.entermg high school. Falling wages
. . the mdustri, and commercial world
'are sending boys and girls, thousand
Qn thougand of- th into the claS9.
! .. ... , . - i
rooms tnev eit wncn war-eievnteu
salaries lured them away.
Increase in school membership in
,the United States during 1920-'21 is
1 DDroximatelv 1,500,000 over 1919-20
a-ording to a survey just completed
h(jre b "he BeUer Schoola Service, a
licit; uy tne Liciici kjviiwwio "
bureau'of the America Federation of
Teaehers in the iaree cjties the sur-
. inreas.e has averaee(
H. ,.n li-U.,.U f,,
1 the whole nation is nearer 7.5 per cent
I owing to the decline in efficiency of
' lL 1 --1 1
tne rural scnooi.
WOODROW WILSON GOES TO
CABINET ROOM.
Washington, Feb. 15. .President
Wilson today for the first time since
illness went to the cabinet room
in- the White House executive office
for the weekly cabinet meeting. Since
be ahs been unable to attend,, weekly
(session tne president nas me, tne
cabinet members aU the executive
i mansion. The meeting was held at
the executive offices today for the
Dumose of permitting a fast photo-
, graph to be made of the president
with hm cabinet.
NEGRO DERR RECEIVES
46 SHOT IN LEG
Sheriff Abernethy had a call Col
East Lincoln Tuesday morning to quell
a rucus on the farm of Mr. Percival
Hall.
Two negro tenants were making it
exciting for the neighbors. They were
engaged in a family row it is said, and
had cotten to the.shotgun stage when
Deputy Huffman and the Sheriff were
called on to quell the disturbance. It
is saidthat the two negro named Derr
and Sid Giboson had three guns be-,
tween them in the melee, and that
Derr was shot by Gibson, 46 shot tak
ing effect in his leg, which put him
out of commission for the time. The
guns and ammunition was taken, as
was also Gibson, who is in jail await
in recovery of Derr, when a trial will
be held. Gibson is in jail. By examina
tion it was found that one of the
Shells in the possession of Gibson
was filled by buckshot, which no doubt
vould have told a different tale had
they been used.
A second disturbance among ne
groes in East Lincoln came on Wed
nesday when Sam Huet and Lee Nixon
had a bout with guns as weapons.
Neither received wounds, though Huet
had a narrow escape when Nixon put
bullet through Huet s hat, accord
ing to Deputy Huffman. Nixon left
for parts unknown folldwing the bat
tle. Huet was arrested by Deputy
W. E. Huffman and was tried before
Esq. Shields and bonded in the sum
of $100 which he made, and was re-
eased.
MILK AS FOOD
(By Miss Ellie C. Nelson, Public
Health Nure, Red. Cross Chapter.)
When we say that" every child who is
underweight for his height should be
given at least a quart of rood whole
milk a day and that all children wh
ther up to weight standard or not
should be given at least a pint, we
have only stated a fact that cannot be
disputed. Milk is the ideal- food for
aduljs also and yet it is only within
the comparatively recent past that
the subject of food has been given the)
caretul attention which it demands.
Experiments with animals have, dis
closed certain physical deficiences due
to improper food which . can be cor
rected in no other way as rapidly or
as effectually as by the addition of
certain foods to the diet.
This was determined by feeding
young animals on certain kinds of
food and then carefully watching their
growth and development; when but
ter fat was added to this diet a mark
ed increase in growth was noted;
when it was taken away this growth
ceased immediately and the animal
became weak, inefficient and would
from all indications, soon have died
had not the butter fat been returned
to their diets.
Butter fat, of the kind needed by
the body for growth and development
is found in its best form in milk and
for this reason Nature provides milk
as 'an ideal body building food.
Milks, being a liquid is often class
ed as a "beverage'' and is thought of
in the same class with tea and coffee;
this however, is a mistake for if the
water were drawn off from tea or
coffee there would be practically noth
ing left but if the water were taken
from a quart of whole milk there
would still remain a halt cupful of
solid matter of the very best food
substances we have, the butter fat,
already mentioned being one of these
substances. In addition there would
be milk, sugar and certain chemical
elements which are needed to make
bones, muscle, teeth and other parts
of the body.
Because these elements are found
in milk it means that they are just
that much more easily digested in
the dissolved state and are thus taken
up by the human body the more quickly-
It is necessary that milk must be
clean; it is a substance in which
germs multiply rapidly and it should
therefore be protected from flies r
unclean vessels, or contact of any
kind with germ infested matter.
If the choice must be made between
clean milk and whole milk it is better
to take clean milk if it is not "whole",
for skim milk contains about a third
of -a cup of solkl food to the quart and
if it is clean it is safer for the user.
LANDERS CHAPEL ITEMS
Mrs. C. G. Carpenter tpent a few
dayc last week in Lincolnton with her
mother Mrs. Annie Biiff, v.iio is ill.
The young people of this section
entertained thenisc'.vet Saturday
night at the home of Mr. Christy
Kiser.'where they volentccred in mak
ing up a surprise party. Evory one
reported a very pleasant time indeed
Mrs. David Huffsttller spent Fri
day with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Carpenter.
Miss Audrey Kiser spc.t the week
end widi Miss Eula Gf.rpenter.
Mr. T. C. Clark and family moved
from this soetion to Lincolnton last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kiser spent Fri
day with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ader
holdt. CENTER OF POPULATION IN
OWEN COUNTY, INDIANA
Washington, Feb. 14. The "center
of population" as disclosed by the
1920 census is located in the extrcame
southeast corner of Owen county, In
diana, 8.3 miles southeast of the town
of Spencer, the census bureau an
nounced today.
During the last decade the center
of population continued to move west
ward, advancing 9.8 miles in that di
rection about one-fifth of a mile north
from Bloomington, Ind., where it wa3
located by the sensus'of 1910.
The bureau attributed the westward
movement in the last decade "prin -
cipally to the increase of more than 1. -
000,000 in the population of the state
of California."
PRECIOUS LAMP
Kid How old is that lamp, Ma?
Ma Oh, about three years .
Kid Turn it down. It's too young
to smoke. Philadelphia Watchman-
Examiner.
HOME DEMONSTRATOR GIVES
MORE LESSONS IN DRESSMAKING.
Enthusiastic
Meetings
Were
Held
Over The County; Great Demand
For More Work on Clothing.
Mrs. Florence R. Winn, Lincoln
County Home Demonstration Agent
and Miss Maude E. Wallace, who is
assistant to Mrs. Jane b. McKimmon,
State Home Demonstration Agent, arc
verv much encouraged ovet the inter
est shown by the girls and; women of
the county in this special worn on
clothing. Regardless of bad roads
and weather, the attendance was
splendid extra calls were filled and
more work planned.
Many more requests for this work
have come in from other sections of
the county, and it is hoped that it
will be possible to answer these calls
the latter part of Marcn.
The first lesson covered1 a discus
sion ojj the .figure, and the use of
commercial patterns also how to alter
patterns properly in order to fit the
body: This was given in an earlier
issue of this paper
The 2nd lesson was on Designs and
Material also color in Dress. (I'ollow
ing is an outline of the work given:)
Harmonious dress depends upon a
number of factors two of which are
the choosing of a style that suits the
lines of the figures and then the selec
tion of material which will carry out
the lines of the chosen style.
The size and shape of the body may
be apparently changed by the lines of
the clothing. An attempt should be
made in the selection of material
which will carry out the lines of the
chosen styles
The size and shape of the body may
be apparently changed by the lines
of the clothing. An attempt should
be made in the selection of clothing
to emphasize the good points in the
figure and as far as it is possible to
conceal any defects. If a person is
short and stout she may appear to be
much taller and more slender if she
chooses garments which have length
wise lines predominating. When lin
es are unbroken from shoulder to foot
the suggestion is one of height. This
up and down effect may be obtained
by the use of tucks, plaits, folds or
pipings, by rows of buttoms or braid,
but the lines should be kent toward
the center of body rather than out at
the sides. For a very stout figure,
however, avoid very narrow panels as
they tend,' by consrast, to emphasize
the width of the body. Diagonal lines
from shoulder to waist suggest
height. Material should be chosen
which will be in soft fltiUa. rather
than that : whicn will standout from
the body. Especially if there is full
ness in the design, the clinging effect
obtained by soft fabrics is desirable
If figured material is to be used, small
figures or checks are preferable to
large one and narrow stripes to wide
ones.
The person who is very slender usu
ally wants to appear a little broader.
She may do so if she chooses cross
wise lines such as are given by yokes,
broad collars, ruffles and horizontal
tucks
Loose full skirts are more be-
coming to her, also shirts which have
yokes or flounces. If she is quite tall
the effect may be .more pleasing if the
skirt length is broken by horizontal
lines which may be obtained by ruffles
or tucks or a series of flounces. She
must avoid narrow pannels and
lengthwise tucks. Materials should
be chosen which lie in soft round folds
rather than in straight flat lines.
Narrow vertical stripes are not so be
coming as plain cloth or figured ma
terial, which suggests cross lines. A
large plaid may be effectively worn
by a tall slender girl.
Decide the styles or general line of
your different garments. Have a high
er ideal than mere fashion. Make
your clothes simple, individual and ar
tistic. Avoid extremes. Consider the
following:
The styles of any garment should
always be comfortable and healthful.
It should be suited to the person wear
ing it and to the occasion for which it
is worn. It should be considered in
connection with the material of which
the garment is made, because a de
sign suitable for light weight mater
ial would never do for a heavy mater
ial, like serge. The style of garments
worn at the same time should be suit
ed to each other so that there is un
ity and balance in the whole cos
tume. A small or- medium tailored
hat for instance gives a better balance
than a fancy one, when worn with a
tailored suit or a short close fitting
skirt.
To be well dresced, each girl or wo
man should study her figure and se
lect lines for her clothes which are
most becoming to her.
A demonstration was given to ex
plain colors in dress as follows:
Color in Dress.
1 Importance: Color one of hrst
things which attracts or repels in a
costume. Color expresses rennemeni
and culture or the lack or it. There
fore select colors very carefully. Be
sure they are becoming to you and
suited to purpose for which they are
to be used. Choose soft rich colors
instead of bright, gaudy colors.
Most children can wear all colors
Why? Because they have a clear
skin and have color in their faces.
As we grow older we realiie that we
have some good features and others
which, not being so good, we want to
conceal or at least not try to em
phasize. We should select the best
feiture whether it be hair, eyes, nr
complexion and strive to emphasize
it by choosing the most becoming col-
I or.
Becomingness Before buying rea
dy-made garments try them on before
buying material for any garment, hold
1 it up to face and note, effect. The
j color should clear the complexion and
bring out to advantage the colorinc
ol hair and eyes. It should be dull
enough to form a back ground, to
show face to good advantage. If
garment is to be worn in the day
I time note effect or1 color in good day-
light. If to be worn at night, try it
by artificial light. A color which is
i becoming to one material may not be
THE LEGISLATURE
RESOLUTION TO PROBE PROPER
TY REDUCTION
Raleigh, Feb. 15. Republicans and
Democrats in the lower House of the
General Assembly at last night s
session staged the most bitter parti
san fight of the session over two in
troductions and after prolonged de
bate finally passed a resolution calling
upon the State Tax Commissions to
furnish a report of all reductions of
corporate and real property in the
State since the 1920 tax books were
complied.
Representative Bryant, of Yadkin
county, succeeded in getting his res
olution inviting Thomas Dixon, noted
preacher, author, lecturer and play
wright, to address a joint session of
the Legislature on next Thursday
through before the House finally ad
journed late in the night. There was
some opposition to tne measure by
Tobe Connor, of Wilson, who said that
the State's business should be attend
ed to and that "addresses ought to be
barred."
The Old Soldiers Home at Raleigh
will be investigated by a joint com
mittee of the House and senate, a bill
providing for this having been passed!
wie required ruauiiiK ut iwkii'- a-
session which was introduced by Rep
resentatives Neal and Connor.
The bill authorizes the committee to
proceed with the investigation at once
into tho buildings, condition of the
veterans, their food, clothing and care.
Following this investigation the com
mittee is to make its report to the as
sembly nt once with such recommen
dations as its members see tit.
The Senate last night sounded what
is regarded by leaders in that body as
a deathknell to the bill granting a
bonus of $200 to members of the Gen
eral Assembly, which is said to be fav
ored by a "round robin bearintr the
signature of a majority of the House
membership, and is also said to have
been decalared constitutional by mem
bers of the Supreme court and the At
torney General. Opportunity to test
the sentiment of the Senate came on
another bill, already passed by the
House, giving to each member of tho
General Assembly, who was not a
member at the 1919 session, a copy of
the annotated edition of the Consoli
dated Statutes. With the voice of
Senator Swain the only one raised in
direct defense of the measure, the bill
was laid on the table by an over
whelming vote.
Two hours of political log
rolling, with the remaining 40 minut
es devoted to the introduction of near
ly thirty bills and the passage of a
measure designed to punish persons
who turn in false fire alarms, consti
tuted the opening of the legislative
week in the House.
Senator Walker last night had his
bill providing for the submission of a
Constitutional Amendment creating
a Board of Pardons, recommitted to
the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances for amendments. Last
week the bill was made a special or
der for Thursday.
so in another. There is so many
shades and tones of the same color
that vou can not depend any color as
blue always bein" becoming to you
because one shade oi it is.
Suitability to Purpose For school,
street and business clothes, dark,
mixed, or grayed clothes are always
in good taste. A touch of bright col
or may be used in trimming. For so
cial affairs, light and bright colors are
appropriate.
Samples of all the chief colors
were secured from Merchants. Three
types were called up before the
groups to act as models, a white sheet
was thrown over their garments an.l
the colors were tried out, first on one
then on the others. The groups told
which were good and which were not
and why.
1st Person Dark brown or black
hair, eves brown.
Black, good, especially with colors,
white good, especially cream white,
Gray, some shades good particularly
with sallow eomnlexion, blue, when
one has rosy cheeks all blues are
good, if sallow, deep blue only, Green,
Avoid except clear tones. Blue green
and hunter's green good. Yellow,
Avoid if sallow. If color in face,
soft yellow may be becoming, brown,
If rich color in face, warm browni
are good. Use neutral or grayish
brown if sallow. Red, If complexion
is pale, red is usually very becoming,
Pink, Avoid pale pink, Rose or flame
pink is good. Purple. Avoid violet,
but deeper purples may De worn.
2nd. Person, Hair, light, Eyes, blue
or gray.
Black, verv becoming. White,
good. Gray, warm grays if fair skin
with delicate color. Blue, Very good
in nearly all shades, Light blue de
mands color in face. Green, both
light and dark are good. Yellow,
Pale is good if hair is very yellow.
Brown, Only very dark browns. Red
If pale, dark red is good. Pink, Good
if cheeks are pink, but pale pink an.l
old rose are especially good. Purple,
Heliotrope, wistaria and violet may be
worn.
3rd. Person, Hair red or auburn,
eyes, blue, gray, brown.
Black, Good in combination with
white or colors. White, Cream and
Ivory especially good. Gray good. Blue
Dark or gray blue only, Avoid all
others. Green, Dark shades arc irood,
Avoid all light and bright shades of
green. Yellow, If fair, gold and am
her are erood. Avoid others. Browi,
Warm browns are good. Red, Avoid
all, perhaps might use some dull
tones. Pink, a touch of rose may be
worn, not particularly good. Purplo,
Avoid except in combination of other
colors. All types, A line of some shade
of white on the neck costume makes
color of garment more soft and be
coming. TransDarent materials such
as chiffon and net used on neck of cos
tunie nre becoming. Mixed colors are
worif more easih' than pure intense
colors. Verv light or very dark shad
es are usually more becoming than
the intermediate shades of any color.
Yellow, neutralized or softened, is
becoming to mixed types. The color
of hair and eyes can be emphasized
by a touch of some color in the cos-
tame.
UNION HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Honor Roll For First Month
First Grade, John Barns and Lois
Hoover; Second Grde, Fred Lewis;
Third Grade, Pauline Mostella; Fourth
Grade, Fred Carpenter and John
Goins; Fifth Grade, Tommy Elmore;
Sixth Grade, Eva Holly and Albert
Hoyle; Eighth grade, Bettie Goins and
Farrell Holly; Ninth Grade, Locia
Carpenter and Thomas Hoover.
School is progressing nicely enroll
ment of one hundred twenty two.
Supt. L. B. Beam was a pleasant
visitor at the school Friday afternoon.
Program for Chapel exercise fn-
daw morning was as follows:
T r ll.Jj fTl
LiincoiD 3 noy nooa, uy i nomas
Hoover; Essay on Lincoln's life by
Cletus Spegal; Poem. "The Name of
Lincoln" by Darrell Lewis; Lincoln's
Courtship, by Locie Carpenter; Select
ions from Lincoln's Speeches, by Edna
Rhyne; Lincoln's Willy Sayings by
Nick Lynn; Lincoln as President, by
Dan Hosteller; Penpicture of Lincoln,
by Eunice Goodnight.
A faculty meeting vas held at the
home of the Misses Lewis' Tuesday
night. Many interesting subjects
were discussed.
The Union High School base ball
oujte over-whelmed the Daniel's team
here Tuesday afternoon to the tune of
20-12. The game was a feature of en
joyment for all. The two teams will
meet at Daniel's soon.
TO THE FATHERS AND MOTHERS
OF RURAL NORTH CAROLINA
We, your sons, students of Agri
culture in North Carolina State Col
lege heartily indorse the plan of Co
operative Commodity Marketing of
Farm Products as adopted by the
Cotton and Tobacco Grower's Asso
ciation in their recent meetings in
Raleigh. We earnestly beseech, .that
for the present and future interests
of Southern Agriculture and for the
development of a richer Rural Civili
zation in the South, that you join and
support this movement and see your
selves that it is made a success.
We, your sons after careful study
of the present system of Marketing of
Farm Products recently held in Ral
eigh, and after having carefully studi
ed the plan of Cooperative Commodity
Marketing as adapted by them, do
hereby subscribe to the following:
1. Our present system of Market
ing of Farm Products has proved a
failure because our farmers operating
individually have not been able to
compete with organized business in
the worlds markets. This is shown by
the disastrous prices received by our
farm products in the last season. As
usual the farmers have suffered more
from a fall in prices than has any
other class of business men.
2. We advocate acreage reduction
and formation of export companies to
give immediate relief but we pray
that you do not forget that the only
permanent relief will come thru Co
operative Commodity Marketing.
3. Futhermore we believe it is to-
the interest of the farmers of Nort"
Carolina and the entire South to raise
more of their own food crops.
Taking these facts into considera
tion, we the Agricultural Students of
North Carolina State College, do ear
nestly indorse this movement and ask
that you, our fathers and mothers,
back this present Commodity Market
ing Movement of I arm Products in
order that the South may once more
come to the front as a leader in great
American enterprises and that we as
future farmers of the South may be
assured a return for our labor that
will enable us to live on an equal
plane with any other class in Ameri
can Civilization.
Agricultural Club, North Carolina
State College, Raleigh, N. C.
BOTH SIDES VOTED MEN WHO
HAD NOT PAID THEIR POOLS
Statesville, Feb. 14 Contest pro
ceedings in which Dr. J. Ike Campbell.
Repu' lican, of Norwood, ia attempting
to obtain the seat of Representative
R. L. Doughton, Democrr.t, of the
eigth North Carolina district in the
67th Congress, opened here today be
fore a notary and commissioner of
testimony.
Witnesses testified that absentee
voters and those who had not paid
their poll taxes prior to May 1, ha3
been allowed to vote and the chairman
of both the Republican and Democra
tic parties bad agreed to waive tho
payment of p'oll taxes as a cause for
challenging votes. Dr. Campbell did
not approve of the agreement, it was
said.
Chester, S. C. Feb. 34. Associate
Justice George W. Gage, of the Su
preme court died at his home here
at 6 o'clock last evening after a
long illness. Justice Gage is the sec
ond associate justice of the South
Carolina Supreme court to die in less
than one month. Associate Justice
Daniel E. Hydrick having died Jan
uary 15.
OPERATES UPON SELF
Surgeon Has only Nurse to Assist
Him
Kane, Pa., Feb. 15. Dr. O. Kane,
chief surgeon at a hospital here, op
erated upon himself today for chronic
appendicitis. He applied local an
aesthetics durinc the operation and
h;s only assistant was a nurse, who
held his head forward that he rrug-M
see. lne doctor was propped up on
the operating table with pillows. He
dissected the tissues and closed the
blood vessels as the knife penetrated
the abdominal wall an d when the ap
pendicitis was located he pulled it up
and cut it otf.
Dr. Kane is 60 years of age. He
has been a surgeon 37 years. Several
years ago the doctor amputated ono
of his own nngers.
Charlotte, Feb, 12. Mrs. Emma E.
Sharp, aged 50, who was struck by
automobile Wednesday night, died
from her injuries yesterday morn
ing. The car was driven by Skinner
Alston, president of the Southern Mo
tors corporation, and prominent citi
zen of Charlotte. It was dark, and
rainine and Mrs. Sharp, it is said,
stepped from the sidewalk to tho
street directly in front of Mr. Al
ston's car. Tne woman suffered I
fractured skull and internal injuries.
SHORT ITEMS
Lumberton, Feb. 13. A Robeson
couple were maried twice in three
days' time. The couple ran away and
were married in Dillon county. South
Carolina, on Saturday. When they re
turned as husband and wife the bride's
father insisted that they be remarried
and they were. The second marriage
was solemnized here Monday after
noon, license having been bought in
the usual manner.
Washington, Feb. 14. Qotton con
sumed during January amounted to
235,232 bales of line and 23,549 bales
of linters, the Census Bureau an
nounced today.
Washington, Feb. 15. After heated
debate the house late today adopted
a resolution calling upon President
Wilson for an itemized statement
showing disbursement, and allot
ments of the $150,000,000 war fund
voted by congress. The resolution,
which was adopted, 211 to 79, was at
tacked by Democrats at this time
defame and malign President Wilson
in the closing days of his administra
tion. Reference ' to commission at
Paris fanned the flames on the Demo
cratic side and turned the debate in
to strictly partisan channels.
New York, Feb. 15. The cotton
market was more active today with
prices higher on reports of an im
provement in Liverpool and reduced
figures on the world's available sup
ply of all kinds for the season. May
contracts sold up to 14:50, or Cil points
net higher and 73 points above the re
cent low level. That month closed at
14:40 with the general market clos
44 to 01 points.
New York, Feb. 14. The cotton
market was extremely quite today
with fluctuations corresponding nar
row and irregular. An opening de
cline was followed bv rallies with May
selling up from 13.77 to 14.01, or 4
points net higher, but the improve
ment was not fully maintained, May
dossing at. 13.89, with the general
list quiet and steady at a net decline
of 8 to 22 points.
Asheville, Feb. 14.- Judffe J. C.
Pritchard, presiding officer of the
fourth circuit of the United States
court of appeals is reported to be cri
tically ill at his home here. Judge
Pritchard has been ill for. several
months but had recovered sufficiently
to be able to be out, when he is re
ported to have suffered a relapse.
His condition is said to be causing his
family and friends here much con
cern. He was former United States
senator for -this state, having been de
feated . for re-election by Senator
Overman.
Durham, Feb. 14. Pleading guilty
to a charge of assa ilt, Mrs Lula Mark
ham was fined $50 and cost in the
record's court here today, when child-
i en of ages between 10 and 12 testified
on the witness stand that the women
held 10-year-old John Gray Murry
down with her foot while she whipped
him with a switch. Accord
ing to the child witness
es the Murray boy became en
gaged in a fight with Albert Markham
a son of the woman, who was said by
the witnesses to be a larger boy than
Murray when the mother took part,
thrashing the 10-year-old child and,
according to the testimony, losing a
stream of obscene language as she administered-
the whipping. Mrs. Mark
ham is a resident of East Durham.
She did not take the star.d. She paid
the fine.
Gastonia. Feb. 14. Dr. Wil
liam Evans, who has been in Gas
tonia the past week, conducting a
Bible conference, closed his stay
here with two powerful addresses
Sunday. In the afternoon at Main
Street Methodist church he preach
ed on the subject of "The Christian
and His Amusement."
An announcement of more than
passing interest was made Sunday
morning at the First Presbyterian
church in connection with the under
taking by that congregation to pay
off an indebtedness of practically
$100,000 for the new church in the
southern part of the city and the Sun
day school annex to the First church
recently completed. Announcement
was made that Mrs. C. B. Armstrong
and children had offered to donate to
the congregation the Broad Street
Presbyterian church free of debt, on
the provision that its name hereafter
be the Charles B. Armstrong Memor
ial Church. The offer was accepted,
and a rising vote of thanks extended
the donators for the generous gift
and the spirit which prompted it.
Gastonia Gazette.
Newton, Feb. 14. Capt. Peter M.'
Mull, one of Newton's oldent and
mostly highly respected citizens,
died last night at 11 o'clock at his
home in North Newton after an ill
ness of only a few weeks. Cant.
Mull was nearly 90 years of age. The
funeral services were conducted
from his residence at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, bv his pastor, Rev . Mr.
Howell, of the First Baptist church,
assisted by Rev. S. A. Ewart, of the
Presbyterian church. The interment
took place in Eastview cemetery,
this city.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 14. A
mob of negroes tonight captured a
negro at Pembroke, charged with
an attack on a negro school girl late .
today. At a late hour the mob was
reported taking the negro to the
victim for identification.-
Statesville, Feb. 14. C. D. Douglas,
the colored proprietor of the Union
Bloodhound Detective agency, of
Mooresville, who was placed in jail
here charged with the fraudulent use
of the mails, in a preliminary hearing
before Commissioner W. J. Lazenhy,
was placed under $l,ij00 bond for his
appearance in the federal court. A
number of Mooresville citizen were
called in to testify in the case. Doug
las had been opreating the agency for
several months, and it was brought
out that he had received (400 through
the Mooresville postoffice, besides,
money received in other ways.