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ESTABLISHED 1876 LINCOLNTON. N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 14. 192 J. 5 Cents Per Copy, $2.00 Per Tear. 500 DEBATERS IN CHAPEL HILL Chapel Hill, N. C, April 11. Nearly 500 high school debaters and athletes, their superintendents, princi pals, teachers, chaperones, and well wishers will pour into Chapel Hill April 13, 14, and IB for High School Week at the University of North Car olina when championship contests will be settled in debating, in tennis, and in track. It will be the largest number of high school students that has ever been in Chapel Hill at any one time. Fifty-two schools, the survivors of the state-wide contest in which more that 200 schools all the way from the mountains to the sea fought out the question of collective bargaining through labor unions, will send their winning teams to Chapel Hill for the further eliminating rounds. This means 104 debating teams or 208 de baters, nearly one-half of whom will toe girls. Added to these will be the largest entry list that has ever been reecived for the tennis tournament and the tracks meet, approximately 25 tennis players and 75 track men. The debating cohorts will arrive Wednesday night and Thursday morn ing. A preliminary meeting will be held in Peabody Auditorium at noon Thursday where lots will be drawn for the sections in which the debaters will fight. There will toe 13 different sec tions with four complete debaters in each section. The first elimination round, Thurs day night, April 14, will be in these 13 sections. From each section one team on each side of the question will be chosen. The second elimination round will bring together all the 13 surviving affirmative and the 13 sur viving negative teams Friday morn ing. From these two grouns one af firmative and one negative team will be selected. Friday night these two teams will meet for the final contest, the state championship, and the Aycock Mem orial Cup awarded by former inter colegiate debaters at the university. President Chase will preside, E. R. Rankin will be secretary , and Pro fessors H. M. Wagstaft", L. P. McGhee. W. S. Bernard, L. R. Wilson, and George Howe will be judges. Pro fessor Horace Williams will present the Aycock cup. SOUTHERN METHODIST CHURCH EVERY MEMBER CANVAS The Southern Methodist Church has undertaken this year an extensive movement in the interest of its high schools, colleges and universities the Christian Education Movement, the every member canvass of' which is set for the week of May 29 to June 5. The five special subjects in view are as follows: To develop in the mind of the church an adequate conception of the place of Christain education in the life of the church, the nation nnd the world; to promote the cause ox Chris tian education by tieing the home, the Sunday school and the Christain col lege more closely together; to lead at least 5,000 young men and women to pledge themselves for whole time religious service; to deepen the moral and spiritual life of Methodists and promote the spirit of Christian liber ality; and to raise for the Methodist schools, colleges and universities thirty-three million dollars. The North Carolina Conference has set out to raise $1,322,500, and the Western Conference $1,607,000, a total for North Carolina Methodist of $2,929,500. Rev. H. M. North, of Raleigh, is educational secretary and Wads Marr director of the North Carolina Confer ence; and Rev. T. F. Marr is secretary and Mr. Norwood director of the Western Conference. HIGH COMEDY AND SERIOUS TRAGEDY. The following comic tragedy clipped from an exchange might have been true a few years ago and partly true now but we ate sure it is on the wane in regard to some of the assertions made: "The Southern farmer gets up at the alarm of a Cincinnati clock, but tons Chicago suspender:; to Detroit overalls, washes his face with Cin cinnati soap in a Pennsylvania pan, sits down to a Grand Rapids table, eats Chicago meat and Indiana homin ey fried in lard made in Kansas cook ed on a Kalamazoo range, puts a New York bridle on a Kentucky mule, fed on Iowa corn, plows a farm covered by an Ohio martgage with a Syracuse plow. When bed-time comes he reads a Bible printed in Boston, says a pray er writen in Jerusalem, crawls under a blanket made in New Jersey, to be kept awake by a North Carolina dog, the only home product on the place, and then wondeis why he cannot make money raising cotton and to bacco." DID YOU KNOW THAT NORTH CAROLINA STANDS. First In the production of cotton per acre. In value of tobacco crops. In production of soy beans. In development of home economics, especially woman's woik: Second In amount of cotton goods manufac tured. In value of farm crops, per acre. In value of farm crops per capita, In production of sorghum. Third In production of sweet potatoes. In production of peanuts. In production of buckwheat. Sixth In value of all crops. In amount of money paid into United States Treasury. Community Prog- ffMtt. DEMOCRATS TO NAME TOWN TICKET FRIDAY A call has been issued by Chairman Quickel of the Democratc Committee for a mass meeting of all Democrats of Lincolnton to meet in the Court house Friday night of this week to nominate a Town Ticket to be voted on in the City Election in May. A Mayor and four Aldermen are to be nominated and a school trustee also at the Friday night meeting . Every two years a city election 13 held, and this is City election year, and all Democrats in town are asked to assist in selecting a Democratic ticket Friday night. Democratic vo ters generally favor a Democratic ticket in town, County, State and Na tion, as has been the custom, and no doubt there will be a court house full for the meeting Friday night of this week. The city election is to he held on the 4th day of May. T.u registration books open for city election on Satur day, April 16th and close the follow ing Saturday for registration of vo ters who desire to vote in the May election. BE SURE OF YOUR MAN BEFORE GETTING GAY. Greensboro Record. When the Trinity College hazing case came up in court at Durham the only man on hand was the freshman who stood the alleged hazers oft. One of the defendants was in a hospital, one had gone to another college; tho three others were elsewhere. The freshman seems to be holding his own in the case. It looks like ho had made things hot for the other fellovs from the beginning, and that he is well able to take care of himself. Hazers should, before attempting any of their boyish pranks, be sure that they have first picked out the right sort of freshman. In anything of that nature disaster follows wak ing up the wrong passenger. It is a lesson that anybody whith steam roll er propensisties should learn early in life or his natural disposition will cost a lot or humiliation some time. Cau tious inquiries ought to be made re garding .in intended victim. You can tell nothing by looking at a person; his record must be explained. People whp have long boen out of college, or who never were inside the walls of an institution of learning and who have a nature that makes them get gay with other persons everyl once in a while should learn the same lesson that the Trinity freshman has taught the fellows who made, a mis take in judging him. Some folks will just not serve for the purpose of fur nishing gayety for ether people. BULLET MET BULLET IN BAR REL OF A GUN. Bostwick, Ga., A rather serious shooting affray occurred at the Mor gan county convict camp near here when two guards, Moore and Bramiet engaged in a discussion over some tri- vial matter. The argument became so heated both men drew guns and be gan firing at each other from a dis tance of about eight or ten feet. Moore received two wounds in the head and Bramiet two in the right arm. That both were not in stantly killed is perhaps duo to a very unusual occurrence, the like of which was never before heard of here, and is without counterpart, so far as known. One of the belligcrsnts was using a 45-calitore gun carrying a steel jacket bullet, and the other a 38-cali-bre carrying a lead bullet. Both were five shooters and had each been fired four time. When the fifth shots were fired the bullet from the 38 entered the muzzle of the 45 and came in con tact with the bullet of the 45 that had proceeded about three inches in the barrel on its way out. When the bullets met they lodg ed and had to be removed with a punch. It is thought that both men will recover. A NATIONAL CONCERN Tho real concern in America over the movement of rural population to urban centers is whether or not those who remain in agriculture af ter the normal contribution to the city ..re the strong, intelligent, well seasoned families, in which the best traditions of agriculture and citizen ship have been lodged from genera tion to generation. The present un iversal cry of "keep the boy on the farm'' should be expanded into a great public sentiment for making country life more attractive in every way. When farming is made profit able and when the better things of life are brought, in increasing measure, to the rural community, the great motives which lead youth and middle age to leave the country districts will be removed. In order to assure a continuance of the best strains of farm people in agriculture, there can be no relaxation of the present movements for a better country life, economic, social, and educational. E. T. Meredith. O'CALLAHAN MUST DEPART BY JUNE 5TH. Washington, April 11. Unless the courts intervene, Donal O' Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, who came to this country last January as a stowaway without a passport, must depart on or before June 5. Orders that immigration inspectors take O'Callaghan into custody should he be found within the United States after that date were issued today by Secretary Davis, of the department of labor. At the same time it was dis closed that last Wednesday the state department denied the lord mayor's petition contending that he was en- titled to asylum in the United States' I as a political refugee. I BUSINESS MEN ON 1151 MILES TOUR A laree number of Lincolnton busi-1 ncss men made a tour of the section i jection of the Versailles league of around Lincolnton last Tuesday, all nations by the American government lines of business being reprer-ented in was proclaimed to the world today by the party, which made the trip by au- President Harding in a solemn pro tomobiles. The brass band accompain- nouncement of the foreign policies of ed the party of Lincolnton boosters and about 15 stops wore made during the day and the band made music and enlivened the folks along the route. Lincolnton's boosters were well re ceived wherever they stopped and many as far away as 15 or 20 miles said they were going to return the visit on Thursday of this week Lin colnton's Dollar Day. The trip covered about 115 miles, beginning at 8:30 Tuesday morning and ending about 6:45 p. m.. A com plete circuit of the county metropolis was made by the boosters, beginning at the court square the autos took to the South Fork and visited Long Shoals, Alexis, Stanley, Mariposa, Lowesville, Triangle, Denver, Punch ville, Maiden, Newton for dinner; Startown, Plateau, Henry, Beam's, Flay, Cherryville, Crousc. Dust was fierce but the boosters were cheerful all day and returned home in s good rmublican senators and representa Aliafifl as when they lef -ban ing uves led while most of their domoera- loo There was p- ii han - n uie trip .nC grav i!a: and en the br ,s ' .-. ,". t tie con I on lb i ire in routing ,;V tiifongh a boostes tour for Doi.'ar i" ay. MESSAGE MAKES LITTLE IM PRESSION IN WASHINGTON (By H. E. C. Bryant, in Charlotte Ob server.) Washington, April 12. Presi dent Harding's message did not make much of an impression here today, for it is not clear on important ques tions. Democrats were interested in the fact that Mr. Harding followed the lead of Mr. Wilson and read what he had to say. For appearing in person Mr. Wilson was called "King" by G. 0 P. leaders. Democrats are preparing to give the Harding recommendations fair consideration, but they see no good in the emergency tariff bill, and will fight it to a finish. Representative Kitchin, if he is able, will lead the assault in the house, and Senator Simmons in the senate. The plan for peace is considered weak and asburd. - DemoaraU on the wajts. meana J commmee pum insue a warning that Dassacre of the tariff bill as pro posed by the republicans, will add upwards of three-quarters of a bil lion dollars a year or more to the cost of living tf the American peo ple. A report is being drafted by the minority for submission before the end of the week on the effects of the proposed legislation. Experts have been preparing in formation as to the operation of the various duties. It is contended that the tariff rates on wheat products, meats and wool will make the ex pense of living mount into hundreds nf millions of dollars additional and that $100,000,000 alone will be added to the nation's sugar bill. The dollar valuation plan will amount to an embargo on products from Germany and Austria, accord ing to a democratic view. Witnesses of the federal tariff commission be fore the ways and means committee are said to have admitted that rates would be raised 2,000 per cent on some products from Central Europe. This is through the proposed equali zation plan, applying the American dollar standard. With Europe's de preciated currency, the effect will be a wall that cannot be bridged, if the democratic contention be true. Simmons Comments. Senator Simmons, discussing the message, said: "I was very much pleased with much of the President's address, but the democrats will dissent from his views on the tariff and taxation. Es pecially do I disagree with his views on internal taxes. His foreign policy must be very startling to the allies and confusing to his party. I had pxnected that he would scrap the league of nations, but thought he would offer in its stead something more than mere platitudes." Weaver Talks. Representative Weaver said: "With some of his domestic poli cies I would agree. I do not agree with him on the tariff question. When it conies to ;j!-is for interna tional affiairs think he would get us into a decided tangle. I do not believe that the United States can demand the rights of a victor and participate in the settling of ques tions affecting Europe without ac cepting responsibilities along with the allies. I regard it as an impos sible plan that would lead to long diplomatic entanglement and great injury to American trade and pres tige." THE PRICE OF COTTON NEXT FALL. Monroe Enquirer. The Enquirer man spends very lit tle time telling farmers how to run their business, what to plant and what not to plant Dut ne does try to Keep we shall not entirely discard our agen informed as to conditions and from the cies for defense until there is remov '.!st information he can get and from ed the need to defend. We are ready what he gathers by observation he to co-operate with other nations to ap wants to go on record as saying that j proximate disarmament, but merest the best grades of cotton will be sold ; prudence forbids that we disarm away below ten cents a pound next fall if anything like the average num ber of bales of cotton are grown in the South this year. Maybe the writer is mistaken, but it is his honest opin ion that this will cause the price to be so low that it will mean financial ruin to those who put their trust in cotton. j I "Wood alchol is not aged in the wood hut thp pnnalimr la i It is better to be praised than to be blamed: it is better to be blamed than to be nothing at all. PRESIDENT AGAINST LEAGUE OF NATIONS Washington, April 12. Final re- his administration Speaking before the new Congress, assembled to write a program of poli tical and economic reconstruction, the President declared acceptance of the league would be nothing short of a betrayal of the mandate of the Nov ember elections. Instead, he asked for a congressional declaration of peace and for ratification of those sec tions of the Versailles treaty which protect specifically American rights and interests in the wnr settlement. "In the existing league of nations, world government with its super pow ers, this republic will have no part," he said. "It is only fair to say to the world in general, and to our associa tes in war in particular, that the lea gue covenants have no sanction by us." The declaration was answered by a tremendous demonstration in which tic colleagues sat silent and unsmil ing. After weighing the words of the chief executive, the senatorial group of treaty irreconciliables tonight was claiming a complete victory, predict ing that even the parts of the treaty endorsed by Mr. Harding never would receive senate approval. Main Points of The Message. President Harding's principal recommendations to Congress, in his first annual address delivered Tues day, included the following: Foreign Relations. No separate peace with Germany "on the assumption alone that this would be adequate." "The wiser course would seem to be to en gage under the existing treaty, as suming, of course, that this can be satisfactorily accomplished by such explicit reservations and modifica tions as will secure our absolute freedom of inadvisable committments and safeguard all our essential in terests. No helpful socity of nations can be founded on justice and committed to peace until the covenants re-establishing peace are sealed by the nations which were at war." Taxation. Readjustment of internal taxes and revision or repeal se tax es which have become unproductive ana are so artificial and burdensome as to defeat their own purpose.'' Tariff. Instant tariff enactment "emer gency in character and understood by our people that it is for the emergency only." Railroads. Efficient operation "at a cost within that which the traffic can bear . Railway rates and costs of operation must be reduced." "The remaining obstacles which are the heritance of capitalistic exploita tion must be removed and labor must join management in understanding that the public, which pays, is the pub lic to he saved and simple justice is the right and will continue to be the right of all the people. Good Roads. The strengthening of laws govern ing federal aid. Merchant marine. "The United States means to estab lish and mantain a great merchant marine." , Communications. "Private monopolies tending to pre vent the development of needed facili ties should be prohibited. Government owned facilities wherever possible without unduly interfering with pri vate enterprise or government needs, should be made available for general usages." Aviation. Regulation by the federal govern ment and encouragement of aviation for development for military and civil purposes. Service Men. "The American people expect Cong ress unfailingly to voice the gratitude of the republic in a generous and practical way to its defenders in the world war.'' The immediate extension and utilization of government hospi tal facilities to "bring relief to the acute conditions most eomplaL.ed of." Public Welfare. Co-ordinization of various govern ment agencies now working on the subject and endorsement of the pend ing maternity bill. Lynching. "Congress ought to wipe the stain of barbaric lynching from the banners of a free and orderly representative democracy. A proposal for a commis sion with representatives of white and black races to studv a report on the subject," the President said, "has real merit. Army and Navy. Early consideration of pending ap propriation bills was urged. "The gov ernment is in accord with the wish to eliminate the burdens of heavy armament", said the President. "The United States will ever be in har mony with such a movement toward the higher attainments of peace. But alone. AFTER 35 YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE. Lenoir News Topic A separation agreement was filed recently at the office of the clerk of the court by Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Par- sons. For a consideration of $1,600 Mrs, Parsons relinquishes all further inrprnatc at nirht. it, nrnnAprv rf M. Parsons, and after 35 years of married life the counle aeees to cro their .ways separately. LONG SHOALS LOCAL ITEMS Farmers and Truckers have all been busy planting. Rev C. A. Hendrix filled his pulpit for the first time since he underwent an operation four weeks ago. He is improving nicely Mrs. Thurman Rhyne and little daughter, Jessie, visited Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Hendrix Sunday. Mr. R. E. Sigman was a . Lincolnton business visitor Saturday. Mr. J. S. Rhyne and family of Goodsonville spent the week end, visit ing Mrs. J. E. Rhyne. Miss Violet Friday spent the week end at Salisbury visiting Miss Edna Roberts. Mr. Sid Abernethy was a week end visitor in Hickory. Furman, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carpenter fell last week and cracked his shoulder blade. The little fellow is doing nicely. Loueise, the little twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Johnson had the misfortune of falling at school and re ceived a bad gash on her lip, but is better now. Miss Adline Cooper is on the giok list. Mrs. C. G. Rhyne and her mother spent the week end visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Coffey at Lincolnton. Mr. and Mrs. Dorace Thornburg of Laboratory visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Queen Sunday. Mr. Dock Anthony was a business visitor in Lincolnton Saturday. Miss Irene Klser visited Miss Mabel Roberts in Salisbury Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Leonard spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Leonard's mother, Mrs. W. S. Cauble. Mr. D. L. Abernethy has been on the sick list, but he is out again. Miss Mildred Lay visited her grand father recently. , . Our school will soon close. We have had a fine term. The school has been under the supervision of Mr. R. E. Sigman assisted by Miss Sallie Hoover. Miss Hoover certainly wins the hearts of the children. Miss Stella Royster another one of the teachers fills her place well and Miss Lucy Carpenter another teacher is the right one. Wheat in this section is looking fine. We have good prospects of a bumper fruit crop. Mrs. Fannie Wren has been sick but is improving at this writing, Mr. Jim Garland and family and Mr. Garland's -father of Gastonia, visited Mr. ohd Mrs. S. A. Caldwell Sunday. Mr. Thurman Rhyne visited his mother Sunday. Miss Bessie Huffsteller and Carrie Queen visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Lof tin recently. Mrs. Charlie Carpenter of the Bea vor Dam section visited Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rhyne recently. Mr. Taylor Smith and family of Worth visited friends and relatives Sunday . Mr. Ed. Parker of Southside moved to our little village recently. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Connie Schronce, a fine girl, Andy. ARE WE BABIES? OR ARE MEN? WE We hoped and prayed that the cost of living would come down. Our hopes and prayers are being fulfilled. Are we offering up thanks? No; we are whining louder than ever. We were all sure and certain that if prices kept on soaring, disaster would overtake us. Now that prices have ceased soar ing, we are sure and certain that still worse disacter will befall us. The truth is that what is happening now b the best thing that could have happened both for our pockets and our souls. We were indulging in rio tous living. We are now sobering up. Of course, the process is not pleasant. But are we not acting like babies rather than like men? Let's quit acting the part of spoiled child ren and conduct ourselves as full grown adults. Foster Magazine. (N. Y.) A PRAYER. From trouble and the noise of strifewe turn, O Lord, to Thee, our refuge and our strength. Let peace rule in our hearts amid the cries of world unrest. We know that love peace and joy are fruits of Thine Own Spirit. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, and along with love comes peace, which passeth understanding, and joy unspoken. Help us to realize that these blessings so greatly needed by all are not of human inven tion but of divine origin. We pray for all men everywhere in this stern time through which we are being called to pass. Grant us to be more faithful to what cannot be touched by any earthly vicissitude.to believe earnestly in the best things and to live what we believe. Give to us to our whole civilization a new spiritual quicken ing, a desire for the eternal. And to this end, O God, sanctify the pres.;, and may those who direct it aim at the true good of the community and seek to raise their country higher in the Christian scale. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. A Murray Porter. Nashville, Tenn., April 11. This vicinity suffered a visitation of frost and ice during the night, the- former being heavy and the damage wide spread. Thin ice formed on shallow iwr, THE 67TH SESSION OF CONGRESS ASSEMBLED Washington, April 11. The 67th. congress assembled promptly at noon today at the call of President Hard ing for its first session, expected now to continue probably until fall. Except for the reorganization of the house and the usual flood of bills there.today's meetings were somewhat perfunctory, the congress marking time until the receipt of President Harding's first message outlining his views as to the many important prob lems before the national law mak ers. This congress is the first controlled by the republicans to meet under a republican administration in a decade. The senate previously had been organ ized at its special session, which be gan last March 4, but Qui house pro ceeded to its organization by re-electing Frederick H. Gillett, of Massachu setts, over Claude Kitchin, North Car olina, the democratic candidste. The vote was on strictly party lines and Mr. Gillett was elected by an over whelming majority. Frank W. Mondell, Wyoming, was re-elected republican leader, while Representative Kitchin became the democratic leader by virtue of his nomination for the speakership. He suceeds the late Champ Clark. Nearly all of the 435 members were present for the opening. The crowd ed house galleries broke into applause when Miss Alice M. Robertson, re publican, of second Oklahoma district, the only women member of congress, came on the floor. She carried a bunch of red roses. Miss Robertson was one of the more than 100 new members, most of them republicans, who ansv.-ered the first roll call. Most of them stood in groups behind Speaker Gillett when he took his place to be sworn in. Fully a thousand bills and resolu tions, many of which failed to get through the last session, were thrown into the hopper long before the house got under way. There was no peace resolution in the lot, this being held back to await the views of President Haiding. Right at the top of the list of bills was the Fordney emergency tariff vetoed by Mr. Wilson, but brought in under a new name, precisely in Its old form expect with a stipulation making it effective six months instead of ten. It will be called up Wednesday under a republican program providing for its passage, probably by Wednesday night Ualike the opening of the last con gress, there were few investigation resolutions. The Kahn Resolution for investigating the escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the Philadelphia draft evader, now in Germany, was in the hopper at noon. ANNUAL U. D. C. PEACE PRIZE A MEMORIAL TO MRS. JOHN O. BROWN. A prize of $100, is given annually by Mr. John C. Brown of Nashville in memory of his mother, who was the second president-general of the Unit ed Daughters of the Confederacy, and at all times interested in the work of this organization. The rules of the contest are as fol lows : 1. Amount of prize $100. 2 Only pupils in last year of high school and preparatory (for college) schools are eligible to complete for prize. 3. Papers must be typewritten, double-spaced on best quality typewriting paper. Sheets must we put together between heavy paper commonly used for covers to typewritten papers, and caught together at side so as to open like the ordinary pamphlet. 4. Length of paper not over 2,500 words. 5 Bibliography must be attached at end of paper. 6 Two copies of paper must be sent and these may be carbon, if distinct, and need not be bound. 7. All papers must be sent to the state chairman of committee to han dle them not later than June 1, 1921, which committee shall have them pass ed by a competent committee of edu cation, sending paper receiving best mark to the chairman of the U. D. C. peace committee, Miss Mollie Kavan augh, 712 Cedar St. Chattanooga, Tenn., or her successor, not later tha" Sent. 1. 1921, who will turn them over to a committee for re-examination nnd awarding of prize. 8. Each state appoints its own com mittee for handling this work in its jurisdiction. Dear Madam President: I enclose a copy of the rules for the contest to be held annually for the memorial prize given by Mr. John C. Brown of Nashville, Tenn. It is with distinct pleasure that I send this out; the girl or boy winning this prize con fers honor not only upon his or her state but also gains personally from study of such an exalted subject as "Peace". Kindly have your local paper publish this; also arouse the interest of the High schools. With best wishes for the success of your Chapter, I am. , Yours faithfully Laura P. Bridges. Mrs. John L Bridgers, State Historian. A 1921 MODEL STILL Lumberton. The baby whiskev still was recently captured in the southern part of Lumberton.) The plant is a one gallon capacity 1921 model outfit. The still proper was made of a small powder can, and cap off the hub of a Chevrolet auto being used as a cap for the still, a Ford feed pipe for a worm and a small Karo syrup bucket for a cooler. It is thought that the nlant was used in connection with a cook stove. The still was located beside Lumber river by a local citizen . It is a dandy outfit and nas mo smell of whiskey on it . SHORT ITEMS Hickory, April 12. Frost and tem perature of 29 degrees damaged gar dens, fruit and berries last night. Asheville, April 12. Total destruc tion of the fruit crop in western North Carolina, at a loss estimated to be in the millions, was wrought by killing frosts and freezing weather that pre vailed Monday night, according to re ports received by farm authorities in the city today. C. C. Proffitt, county farm demonstrator, says apples and peaches of the entire western section have been killed completely without hope of saving more than a very small fragment of the normal crop. Cincinnati, O., April 7. Four men in an automobile tonight held up and robbed a United States postofflce mail truck near the West End station of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad here. Several pounches of registered mail were taken from the truck and carried away by the robbers. For ferrying automobiles acress rivers a Massachusetts man has de signed a flat boat upon which a car can be run and connected to a pro peller and rudder to navigate the craft. Republicans are reported to be not so enthusiastic about the Campbell Doughton contest as thev were earlier in the game. Doorn, Holland, April 11. Former EmpreBs Augusta Victoria, of Ger many, died here at 6 o'clock this morning. By a strange coincidence and the end came jv.st one year after she suffered her first serious attack of heart disease. Washington, April 11. Representa tive William A, Oldfield, of Arkansas has been appointed whip and Repre sentative Box, of Texas, asisted for the house Democratic organization. The selections, which were announced by Representative Kitchin, of North Carolina minirity leader, complete the organization of the party for this session of congress. Charlotte, April 11. Plans for the erection of a handsome Methodist church in Dilworth, to cost between $75,000 r.nd $100,000, one that will take its place as among the nicest and largest churches in the city, have practically been completed, according to announcements made in some of the Methodist churches of the city yesterday. President Harying and President Menocal exchange greetings over telephone between Washington and the capital of Cuba. TEACHERAGE PREACHERAGE?' Folks are begining to realize that homes for teachers are as necessary as homes for preachers. Since the days when the teachers "boarded among the scholars" up to now that most important part of human affairs has been left to do as best he could for himself, with little to do with. For some years it has been a problem to get homes for the teachers for our town schools, and with lengthening school terms the same problem is af fecting the country. Homes for the teacher is the modern solution a home for the teachers to be a part of the school buildings just as a "par sonage,' a "manse" or whatever they may call it, is a necessary part of the church. Lumberton the other day vot ed $30,000 for a site and a teachers" home. So far so good; but this paper takes opportunity now to tender protest against the name tacked on to the teachers' home. "Teacherage" may be fitting but it isn't euphonious; the word somehow doesn't sound good and doesn't appeal. But is nothing else will do if no other word than "teacherage" can be found for the teachers homo then by the same token he nrcarher's hnmn chr.nlrl Ka railed preachernge. We have manses, oileii wnen tne Duilomgs are a paro dy on the name; we have p?.isor.ages, rectories and -ihut nnt r. 11 where the preachers stay. If teach erage must De tne name for the olace where thp teacher lives, thin preach erace should ho thp nniv,.rti c - ... .in iiauir for all preacher'. homes; and by and uy u mey f.noui(! determine I) make an instution out of editors and build homes for them the kihit. newspaper man will be tho tditoraeo Oi. 4 Ml T , , ooaiesvuie janumarK. GOV. MORRISON IN NEW YORK. Governor Cameron Mnrri companied by the State treasurer, left ureensooro last night at 10:30 for New York on one of the biggest mis sions of recent historv tn a fair rate of interest Insn. to ...... forwards North Carolina's progressive program ot institutional development and road-building. Speaking to the membership of the Greensboro Merchants' association. immediately nreeeeH ture, the Governor expressed his con viction that the mission will be suc cessful. The State, he declared, has nquia assets sumcient to meet more than all its obligations; behind these it has Unlimited rpannrro. o-F tmlfk and its credit is untarnished. Since tne days of Keconstruction when the State repudiated fraud, not debts no single obligation has rested for a day 'past due", wherefore the Governor is convinced that the money for pres ent projected large undertakings will be immediately forthcoming and ur.-mc me ueairt: in me restrict ed nearts and minds of certain reac tionaries that the Governor's mission of New York will hp r fnilni-o S ho expressed himself in the closing re- mams oi nis adddess to the local mer chants. The Fayetteville Observer diag noses that "The chief trouble with the cotton farmer is that he won't stay scared." and "tha ( farming that we hear se much about seems 10 De more nonored in the preach than in the observance."