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Ulntol UNCOLNTON, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 21. 192 J. 5 Cents Per Copy, 12.00 Per Tear. ESTABLISHED 1876 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE FARMERS State Department Sends Letter and Memorandum in Regard to the Con struction of Sweet Potato Storage Houses. The State Department of Agricul ture has sent out a momarandum to county agents as following: "Commercial concerns aro attempt ing to interest growers, bank, civic or ganisations and communities in the construction of large storage houses and in the sale of plans for these houses. We have no competition on with these different concerns but wish the attention of prospective directed to the efficiency and lower cost of houses of more expensive type. We feel that the farmer should not be ask ed to spend a large sum of money for something that he can secure from his own State free of cost The best analysis of any business in vestment considers the efficiency of the results secured and the amount of capital invested. Sweet potatoes have been kept in houses constructed ac cording to our plans with a loss of leas than 3 per cent. These houses can be constructed at a much less cost than those advocated by commercial - interests. Prospective builders of storage houses in your county should be in terviewed and the plans, specification, and assistance available on request from the Division of Horticulture, Extension Service, should be brought to their attention." C. D. Matthews, Acting State Horticulturist In the letter in which I received from Mr. Mathews in reply to letter rela- tive to the claimB that are being madq by promoters of potatoe houses, Mt. Mathews in part says. "To sum up the situation I might say that the Govern ment house will do what any other house will and generally at much less cost. Most of the storage houses in this state built according to our plans had less than 2 per cent loss this vear. We are familiar with the pattened processes and very few of them kent notatoeg as well as the government houses and most all of them are Ifconsiderably more expen sive. "If there is any detailed informa tion with which I can supply you in regard to sweet potato storage, do not hesitate to call on me. 1 trust that it will be possible for you to have at least one demonstra tion house m your county this year.' It has been brought to ray attention ' that a storage sweet potato house was being promoted among the farmers by someone out of the county. According to my information, he claims to have a patented process and guarantees not over 10 per cent loss. Stock is being subscribed. The stock holders are to build the house and pay all other ex senses including supervision of the construction. Farmers are to be paid 60c per bushel for the potatoes this year. After all expenses are paid, the promoter is to be paid one third of all the profit. The promoter claims that by his patented process, he has saved potatoes in counties where the pota toes in the government houses were lost. Yet he claims 10 per cent loss while the Government has less than 3 ner cent loss. Farmers have you not seen enough to know that you are always biting and getting left by promoters, stock selling agents, etc 7 What The State Will Do If farmers are interested in the growing of sweet potatoes, and wish to grow the crop scientifically ,we can secure an expert on the disease of po tatoes. This man will be able to teach us how to know the different diseases, the method of combatting them and such other information as related to his subject. - Then we can get a representative from the State to give us information about the different verities of pota toes, the Browing, fertilization, culti vation, and other such information on the growing and harvesting of pota toes. Plans will be furnished for tha con struction of the Storage house, and when the lumber is secured, a repre Mutative will be here to see that the house is constructed according to nlans They will also give instruct ions in the harvesting of potatoes Their representative will teach us how to rare the potatoes. The Division of Marketing will as sist in the marketing of the,potatoes This department will keep us in touch with the best markets, and assist in the marketing of the crop. There are several of these houres in this State and from all reports they are giving entire satisfaction. What per cent of the profit does this nlan cost? Not a single penny? What does the plan of the promoter cost? One third of all the profit Which do you prefer? I will be triad to meet with any com mtmttv which might be in teres ted in sweet potato storage hous es, or to individuals who are interest ed. W. L. Smarr, Farm Demonstration Agent SODA. "So many housekeepers swear by soda," said a well-known housekeep er yesterday, 'that I believe I'll sub mit the following: " 'If your cream should s ,ur, add a larce nineh of bicarbona'.o of soda .shake, then let stand. Unless entirely "gone," it will sweeten it nicely. " 'Never use soda in sweet milk, It seems to give it an unpleasant flavor. " 'If the gall of a fowl breaks while cleaning it, soak it for an hour in cold water, to which has been previously added a tablespoonful of soda. " 'Soda and broken eggshells with a Httle water cleans glass bottles and cruets quickly. " ' Less sugar required in stewed .WM I-MVU V k f" - .11 THEY FOUND COIN IN THE METROPOLIS But it is Roosting Away up So Gov ernor and Treasurer Tell Council of State. . Raleiirh. April 18. Governor Mor rison's return from New York today was followed by a conference with the council of state. The governor and the treasurer, who had been 10 days, in the north searching for monoy particularly to be employed on the hard surface roads, had the usual trouble getting advantageous sales, but there is coin at a higher rate of interest than the state has authorized the treasurer to pay. The issue before the council to day was whether the state should take the short term loans at the high fi gures. "We can undoubtedly finance the program we have undertaken. It will be proceeded with as rapidly as pos sible and evcy cont act and obligation of the state will be met without a minute's delay,'' declared Governor Morrison tonight at tne cioae oi a council of state meeting in wihch the results of the recent trip to New York were discussed. The state w(ill not bor row any large sum of money for that not necessarv. Assurances nave been given that the state can get all tHe money it needs as it needs it, ac cording to the formal statements giv en out by the governor. This state ment follows: "After full consideration, the coun cil of state came to the conclusion that we should proceed as raidly as we can within sound business principles to enlarge the institutions for our de fective and -unfortunate people and the institutions for higher learning and with the construction of our roads; that there should be no delay what ever on account of any supposed ina bility of the state to promptly and adeauatelv meet our contracts. "There is absolutely no question but that the state can borrow pending the sale of the five Dcr cent bonds pro vided for the under the i.uthority given the treasurer and council of state by the general assembly, all the money it may require upon as good terms as anybody in the Uuited- States can ret it. The credit of the state is above all question, and everywnere we were met with the statement tnat it was only a question of interest. We deem it unwise upon any terms to borrow eight or ten millions of dollars at 6 per cent or above, and redeposit it in banks at three per cent. We would probably draw the money from the banks in such quantities as would result in the money being in the banks half the time . This cannot be ac iMiratelv estimated. We are confident that we can get money as we neeo. h and at such rates of interest as are current to the most responsible bor rowers in the country. Of course, to borrow monev at six ner cent, and use it tn installments, which would resun in half the money being in the banKs durinp the entire period at three per cent, would result in the state paying nine per cent. We all deem sucn a nolicv verv unbusinesslike. We are come ahead witn our nunaing pro gram with absolute confidence and' knowledge that the state can get mon ey as it needs it. "interest rates are mgr in new York now. The rediscount rate of the reginal bank in the New York city dis trict is seven ner cent and the largest banks in the city are rediscounting by the millions at that rate. The Boston regional bank district cut rates last week from seven to six per cent and the general opinion is that the New iorK aiscrici win iuuuw m weeks. This will result m an imme diate drop in interest rates. We can not use much of tie money at once as the contractors will have to get under way we do not warn to pne irK sums of borrowed money in tne Dunns to be used at such indefinite times as wo mav need it. But wo did not want to go on until we had every reason able assurance that the state could get money in largo quantities at the lowest current rates of interest. 'I am satisfied the matter win oe so handled that the interost charges nn.,n the state nendincr the time when we can sell the five per cent bonds will be safety within reason and meet the approbation of the people. I am satis fied that we can now sen me oonr.s on a basis of 6.20. It is only a matter of a few months, in my opinion, when we can easily market the bonds at par "The hi eh rates of interest nave been forced hv the deflation policy of the government. It will not last mucn lnnwer I Hemeceate verv much that there should be any opinion inai me . - . . 1 . T- ... . RtAte of North Carolina is m such a fix that it can have any trouble in bor rowing money upon as favorable terms as it can be had in the country. We owe eleven and one half millions in round numbers. The liquid assest3 which we have in our railroad stocks can be sold for enough to wipe the en tire state debt out. 1 heard the vary handsomest things about the state from the highest sources in the finan cial districts In New York. One great broker said North Carolina was the Ohio of the" south: that he was invest ing heavily in the securities of Nort Carolina towns and counties and mat our progress had attracted the atten tion of the whole country." LOCAL NEWS OF DAVIDSON, R-l Davidson, R-l, April 18. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Mason and Mr. Stepto Ma son. of Alexander county, spent the week-end with their daughter and sis ter. Mrs. J. D. Graham, of Lincoln county. Mrs. and Mrs. T. L. Sprinkle and children of Alexander county, spent the week-end with Mrs. Sprinkle's sister, Mrs R. F. Graham, of Lincoln county. MissJSssie Henkle, teacher of Gra ham school, spent the week -end with home folks at Lowesville. The school will close April 88. THE MONEY LOST FROM SICKNESS (By Ellie C. Nelson, Red Cross Pub- lie Health Nurse.) In all precautions to safeguard health it is veil to consider the actual saving in money which good health means compared to the loss entailed y sickness, f ortunately it is possi- In tr. An tt,io .Wnnen nrnvrflll aati. mates have been made to the economic j or money value of the individual to the state. This valuation begins at the estimate of $90.00 r.t birth to the maximum of $4100.00 at tho age of thirty years which is considered to be the age of the grectest wage-earning j or producing power. Therefore, in any effort to preserve health, we are -at thfe same time pre serving health, and when we are using public money for health education or health preservation, we arc in reality making an economic investment which will bear interest to the State. We hear today a good deal about Public Health this seems a little strange, for we used some time ago to think "Sick Nurses" and clinics for the sick, but out effort today is to pre serve health before it is converted in to7 sickness. It is not death alone which drains the public purse, but long illnesses and recurrent epidemics are even more expensive. For instance for every death that occurs, two per sons at least are ill, hence the saving of three lives means that we have pre sented six' cases of sickness; and if we estimate these causes at the very low cost of one dollar per day for me dical attendance, we will see that the saving to the nation is very great and the saving to a given community is great in the same proportion. This may seem a cold-blooded way to look at sickness but it is a practical way, and if it will make us think about preventive measures, it is a good way; for in saving money loss by keeping our people well we are also doing much to keep them happy too, by preventing tho sorrow, Cistrers, anxi ety and unrest which accompany ill ness and death, and which emotions are in themselves dangerous because they lower the vitality and the resis tance to disease thus paving the way for yet more illness. The Public Health Nurse is always anxious to have these things under stood; for with a proper understand ing of the need for preventive measur es there is bound to be an improve ment in community health and this is exactly what a nurse is always work ing for, and which discourges her if it fail of accomplishment. M DALLAS ROUTE 1 NEWS. Dallas, N. C. April 18 A marriage that came as a surprise to their many friends was solemnized last Saturday evening when Mr. Lee Wyont and Miss Essie Stroupe drove to Dallas, N. C, and were married by Rev. W. S. Hamiter. Only a few friends witness ed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. Forney Stroupe while the room is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. 't, Wyont." The happy young couple left Monday for Caretta W. Va. where they will make their home for the future. We wish for this happy young couple much joy. Mr. and Mrs. Loy Wyont spent bun- day with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wyont. Mr. C. P. Lineberger and daughters. Misses Lillie, Mina and Lillian spent Saturday night with his daughter Mrs G. Ballard of Maiden. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar B. Huffsteller spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Huffsteller. Misses Winnie Thornburg and Blanche Wilson, teachers of Kettle Shoals school spent the week end with Miss Wilson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Wilson of Shelby, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Huffstetler and their attractive little daughter, Mildred, spent Saturday night with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wyont Mr. and Mrs. J. T. W;,ont and Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Huffstetler spent Sun day afternoon at the home of Mr. J D. Huffstetler. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lineberger spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. u P. Lineberger.t Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Huffstetler and Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Huffstetler spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Car penter Mrs. Ha Huss and daughter Jessie, spent Saturday night with her sister Mrs. O. F. Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Dorus Thornburg, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. June Costner. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cloninger visit ed Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wyont Sunday Mr. Pervev Huffstetler of Long Shoals spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Huffstetler. Misses Winnie Thornburg and Blanche Wilson visited Miss Thorn- burg's parents Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Thornburg, near Dallas . A farmer's Wife." LANDERS CHAPEL ITEMS. Landers Chapel School closes Fri day 22. Entertainment Friday night given by the Primary and elementary grades. On Saturday following, there will be a picnic. Everybody invited to come and spend the day, and have good time. ' Saturday night there will be a play given by the High School students. Everybody invited. Quite a lote of people from this sec tion attended the funeral of Bidwell Lftin Sunday at Fis,ah. Mr. and Mrs. David Huffstoler and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Huffsteller spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Car penter. Mr. and Mrs. (J. T. Carpenter spent the week end with Mr. and Mrc. P. S Carpenter and family . Mr. and Mrs. Alex Carpenter spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs Hansom carpenter of Stanley. "Doesn't it give you a terrible feeling when you run over a man? thev asked him. "Well, if he's a large man,1 plied the automobilist, "it does one a pretty rough Jolt" give j'A COMPOUND MURDER' DECLARES DR, KESLER W T;ib"U To J10- ville's Dead Chief at Grave In Wins ton-SalemWinston Police Attend. Winston-Salem, April 17. Funeral services for Chief of Police John E. Tavlor, of Thomasville, who was shot ana mnea in inmuMtuw morninC bv Dr J. W. POaCOCk, a prOm- inent Davidson county physician, were conducted here today. A large crowd attended. The local police force at tended in a bodv. . Dr. M. L. Kesler, general manager of Thomasville Baptist orphanage, de livered a powerful eulogy at the grave of the dead chief. "Friends,' 'said Dr. Kesler, "this is no ordinary funeral your are attend ing today. For ometime the entire country has experienced an epidemic of lawlessness and crime, uur com munitv has not been exempt. The hor rible tragedv which has laid the dead man there has its roots in the lawless ness which he encountered in the town of Thomasville. "You sent him to us oyer a year ago, you gave him a good name and he maintained it until he fell yesterday at the post of duty, a martyr to law enforcement. The splendid thing about him is that he did not confine his ac tivities to the crapshooters and the pet tv offender on till outskirts of the town. No resnector of persotis was he The townsman drunk in fine clothes was led away as promptly as the fel low in rags guilty of a similar offense The gambler and high class bootlegger riding in fine cars were ieenng nis power. He was trailing them to lairs This account for his dead body there Yovr officers of the law pointing to the Winston-Salem policemen) do yourselves credit in doing honor to one of the bravest of your craft. I am learning to appraise your work at its real value. 1 stand witn uncovered head before you brave and true men who do your duty without fear or fa vor. I said this thing grew out oi s condition a community condition The murder was technically commit ted bv one man, but before the awful bor of public opinion-and none es capes its sentence many aye guilty. It is a compound murder. Every man who aided m weakening or neutraliz ine bis wosecutions of bootleggers, etc. every man who critclad the ef fort to break up combines or privileg ed offenders, all who howled for ns riMtnictinn because he dared to tackle these untouchd offenders are jred hand ed murderers before tne ban oi uoa. An awful blot is on our to and our country and a shock -for -e whole state. "I do not hesitate to make these statements in this presence. We are readv to defend his honor. Perhaps a thousand people stood before his home this afternoon to pay their last loving tribute. We bring our chief back lo be buried In your midst. We would gladly have given him a grave with our own dead and covered it with flow ers and tended it with care. Though this tragedy leaves behind it a pall of sorrow that will never wholly lift, it is too much to hope that it will teach a lesson? but at what price!' V. TAYLOR, OF CHARLOTTE DIES SUDDENLY ON TRAIN Mr. Z. V. Taylor, one of Charlotte's most prominent citizens and president of the Southern Public Utilities Lo died suddendly at 10 o'clock Monday morning on board the private car. of Mr. J. 8. Duke as the train neared Fredericksburg, Va. The cause of Mr Taylor's sudden death was given as acute indigestion. In company with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Duke, Mr. Taylor left Charlotte at 5 o'clock Sunday ar ternoon for Washington, D. C, on bu siness for his company. Z. V. Tavlor was bom in Sparta Tenn,. in 1868. Coming to Greensboro as a voung man he read law in the of ficer of Judge Bynum and later began the practice of law in partnership with his brother-in-law. Mr. A. M. Scales He came to Charlotte in 1910 as vice president and general manager of the Southern Public utilities Company Mr. Tavlor was one of the moving spirits in the promotion of the Pied mont & Northern Kaiiway lines and was in complete charge of the con r.truction of the road. Mr. Taylor' wife, who was a sister to Hon. A. M Scales, of Greensboro, died on Novem bor 18, 1920. Deceased is survived by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. U lay lor, of Stokedale, N. U COMMANDER OF OTEEN HOSPI TAL SUSPENDED FOR DRUNKEN NESS. Washington, April 16. Commander Jungman, at Oteen public health hos pital, Asheville, has been suspended, following charges of drunkenness, and will be tried before a beard of inquiry headed bv Dr. B. W. Brown. Dr James A. Miller, stationed at the Marine hos pital at Savannah, Ga., has been or dered to Asheville to take command at Oteen. Public health officers from Washing ton were sent to Oteen to invstigate conditions there and inquire into ru mors of miobehavior on the part of the commanding officer and others. A report made to Surgeon General Cum mings yesterday resulted in the actidn indicated here. Dr. Cummings said to day that a full hearing would be had at Asheville, and all the facts brought out. Mr. Brown was named to direct the inquiry, and he and his associates will go to North Carolina at once. MORNING TONIC. (Abraham Lincoln.) I am not bound to win, but I .am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have. I must stand with re- anybody that stands right; stand with I mm while he is right, and part with I him when ae goes wrong. COURT HOUSE LOCATION TALK "Considerable interest has devel oped in the location of the new court house. Many citizens are satisfied with the desision of the commission ers in deciding at their last meeting to go ahead and tear down the old courthouse and build the new one where the old one now stands, believ ing the present location to be the most convenient place for all of the people especially in, view of the fact that the new courthouse is to be htted up with rest rooms and other conven iences for the benefit of visitors from the county while in town on business and these believe that the center of the square is the most convenient place to get to from all parts of town and county. Some of those owning property in the square and in the bu siness district are of course interested in the location of the new court house because if the new building had been located by the commissioners in ano ther section or away from the center of the square thr.t it would have depreciated the value of some of the property it is claimed. Talk on the street is heard frequently on this subject and there are also others who are talking of asking the commission ers to re-locate tne new building on one end of the square or to put it on K,ast or West Main street or some side street. Some want the county to maintain or keep the old courthouse standing where it is. Others want it torn away and the street run through both ways some want the new build ing on one end of the square and the old one left standing; others want the new one on either end and the old one torn away and Main street run thru Some don t care except that they want a new court house with the provision as now made in it for conveniences for country people who come to town; f-il 1 !i J T some joKingiy say move n re iron or Crouse, or Denver, or Reepsville, or Flay, Henry, or down on the South Fork; some don't want any court house at all. One man seized it up thus: I am not vitally Interested ex cept that I want a new courthouse a? it is proposed to build with conven iences for our good friends who visit us from the eoanty, I think these conveniences irest rooms, toilets, as. sembly rooms for farmer etc., are the best things about the new court house. I do however , think that the commissioners and the late represen tative showed wisdom in locating the new courthouse where the old one stands, because that is where it has always been and the town has grown around it without ever giving a thought as to it ever being located I elsewhere. I hope this agitation will not delay work beginning in earnest. It is my honest belief that if the new courthouse had been located in anoth er part of town it would mean the ul ¬ timate removal of the old building anyway and opening up the street as the commissioners would not deem the county able to keep two courthouse buildings, and if the old one was left to take care of itself it would become an eyesore and surely then down she would go. I believe if I had to favor anv of these varied ideas I would side with the commissioners and put the new one where the old one is, because that's' where it has always been, and the new one would make a dandy ap pearance from all four sides and would be seen and appreciated by all citizens and visitors and the present location is the most convenient for everybody." Another 'The commissioners have perhaps considered it better than I have, and since they have the respon sibility I am willing to leave it as they have decided, in the center of square. because that will perhaps interfere with those interested financially the least." ' "I favor," said one, "since the de cussion is going on, building a street under the square, botTf ways, and building the new court house where the old one now stands, so that when street cars come to Lincolnton they will have a straight shoot, "I favor," said another, "putting- the new courthouse in a quiet section of town on some side street, if it is to be located other than where the old one stands." Another, "I understand there are two kinds of petitions being circulated for signatures, and I can't express myself until I see both, because I thought the location had been settled already. I am not vitally interested except that since it is to be built 1 want to see the dirt fly." Said another: "I dont know if it would be wise or fair to do so, but I would like to see the new courthouse on one end and a postofficc building on the other end of the square and the old courthouse torn awr.y and a foun tain placed where it stands, but this is just a dream of mine., because 1 know the board has nothing to spend for a postofflce or fountain. Their big job no tr Is a courthouse, and they '.iave settled the location and work has begun.' "Put it where the old one is." The commissioners suited me very well We need but one temple of justice, and no better location could be found in Lincoh:ton. I hope to see the new one open for business and more attention given to keeping it in shape and the park kept in better shr.pe. The court square is tne most, oeauuiui spot in Lincolnton, and I hope it will never be abandoned as the home for the county courthouse. I know where to find it now, and as Lincolnton is growing and is destined to be a city, its most important building should be the most consplcious in town, in the center of the court square and center of business district. Seem to me it would be unfair to many to put it else where, and I don't care to damage other people's property by seeing it moved. Since we are to have it let's keep the work going till finished." Said another: "Don't see any use baying real estate elsewhere for a courthouse when the county has the LONG SHOALS ITEMS Mr. C. R. Rhyne is having an elec tric lighting system installed in his residence. Mr. John Rhyne, has been critical ly ill for some time, but is some better at this writing. Mrs. George Willis of Charlotte, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rhyne. Mr. Miller Rhyne, of Asheville was home on a visit last week. Mrs. Jim Gates, has been very sick, but we are glad to say she is out again. Mr. Lawson Rhyne, was a business visitor in Lincolnton Saturday. s Mr. Pink Caldwell was a Lincolnton Mrs. Lester Harwell is seriov. at this writing. ly ill There is being a series of services conducted at the Long Shoals Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. Blackburn. He has b en doing some fine preaching, which seems to put men and women thinking. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Riser, and sis ter, Callie, were among the Lincolnton shoppers Saturday. The Lincolnton township prelimin ary contest of the Elementary schools was held In the Lincolnton Graded school auditorium last Wednesday night The representative:; of the Long Shoals School were as follows: Recitation Nancy Rhyne, Story-telling C. A. Rhyne, SpellingGrace Rhyne, and Bennette Williams. Miss Grace Rhyne and Mr. Bennetto Wil liams were winners. They ar? to be congratulated In their work. Master C. A. Rhyne also won in the story telling. It will he hard to find a boy of his size and age who can do as well as he did in his storv telling. There fore he is to be congratulated. Miss Nancy Rhyne lost in the recitation, but she is to be congratulated also be cause she hr.d a very stror.g opponent. uwing to the outcome of the m-e- liminary contest, the teachers are to be congratulated on their tiaining and emciency. As the school is nearing the close. It has made great progress under the management of R. E. Sigmon. as Drin cipal and Miss Stella Roystcr assist ant principal, assisted by the two pri mary teachers, Misses Lucy Carpenter and Sallio Hoover. Our section was viuted by a severe frost last Sunday night, which did a considerably amount of damage to the truck growers and killing moct of the fruit. Mrs. Ed. Riser and children visited visited her parents in Catawba county last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Kiser were among the business visitors in Ltrt-. colnton Saturday afternoon. Messrs. C. G. and C. S. Rhyne were Lincolnton business visitors Friday nignt. Miss Maggie Michael of High Shoals visiteaV hor sister Mrs. Thurnjan Rhyne Saturday afternoon . Mr. Thurman Rhyne visited, Mr. J. P. Rhyne Sunday. Mr. P. S. Rhyne, of Goodsonville, was down Saturday afternoon to see his mother Mrs. J. E. Rhvne. The bodv of Pvt. Bidwell Loftin ar rived in Lincolnton, Saturday after noon, and was met at the train bv his father O. C. Loftin. The funeral" ser vice was conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at Pisgah church, by his pastor, Rev. C. A. Hendrix. There was a large crowd present at the funeral, because Bidwell was known, and loved by the people of our little village. Pvt. Bidwell was a member of company M. 120 Regiment, 30th Divi sion. He was killed in action August 10, 1918. He was among the first boys from Lincoln county to give his lite in the service of his countrv. Miss bailie Hoover spent the week end, in Lincolnton, visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoover. Mr. D. L. Abernethy who has been on the sick li3t for some time is not improving very fast. Andy "Cooperative marketing" Sounds lot better than "economic slavery' doesn't it? Even fertilizers can't overcome the handicaps of poor seed bed and poor seed. best site in town right where the old one stands, (and I believe the com missioners have decided wisely in using the old site and removing the old building for the new one. I like the idea of the conveniences for coun try people to be in the new courthouse and think the new courthouse should be where the old one is, so that the people can get to it easily from the business district when they are in town shopping or sightseeing. Said one: "I'll sign all petitions, es pecially the one that has for its aim moving dirt the quickest. Some how I feel good when I see a new building rcoing up." Another. "Favor the site where the old one stands provided the commis sioners can find a location and protec tion ior tne records while the new one is going up. The lew one will make a pretty apearance there and will add much to the appearance of Lincolnton business district. I hate to see that old one go down, but that is offset in my mind s eye by that beau tiful new one to go there in its place Another "I always did want the street opened up through the court square, but I know it would destroy its peauty as a park. I am not worrying about that since the commissioners have already made their decision to tear the old one away and locate the new one at tne same nhice . "I hope, said one, "that only one building will be put on the square and that a new cdurt house where the old one ctands, for there is no room on the square for anything else. That court square should always be main tained, it is pretty, and useful, and how many men will be miserable when there is none too much of it as it is.: I WwyT'' mused. Di rt is too high ate however. here now to mo SHORT ITEMS Postmaster General Hays has de-. clared war on mail bandits. Hereafter all postal employes engaged in hand ling valuable mail will go armed and will shot to kill. Announcement of a fighting policy came last Saturday after Mr. Hays had confered with ser vice inspectors on the subject of last weeks sensational robbery in Chicago when four men got away with regis tered mail whose value may top $600, 000. Greensboro, April 18. Judge James E. Boyd, of Federal Court, set aside the verdict against Mrs. Florance C. Varner at 6:15 o'clock this afternoon, declaring that certain circumstances revealed concerning the formation and conduct of the jury while with the case, clouded the justice of the issue and verdict. Fayetteville, April 17. A" de liberating 16 hours, the jury trying Thomas R. Clayton, of New York, for the killing of Deputy Sheriff M. N. Blue, in this city on January 28, re turned a verdict of murder in the sec one degree this morning, and Clayton was sentenced by Judge H. P. Lane to serve 20 years in the State prison. His counsel gave notice of appeal and his appearance bond was fixed at $12,000. New York, Apr. 18. The American Legion has adopted the poppy as its Memorial Day flower. On May 30 thousands of tiny red silk flowers will be distributed throughout America by the Legion and other patriotic organi zations. m Rocky Mount, April 14 Aware that feeling was running high and fearing that violence might be attempted, special officers last night rushed Jess,; Nines, white farmer, about 35 years of age and unmarried, to the Nash county jail at Nashville, after they had arrested him near Webb's mill, three miles from Springhope, upon charges of having criminally assault ed the five-year-old daughter of a far mer, on whose place he was employed. The child is alleged to have told the story which led to Niles' arrest, while it is stated thai there is other evidence to bear out heF statements. WARNS AGAINST FAKE MASON! Cspt. H. M. Lowrance," Remember ed in Iredel, Exposed as a Faker in Greenville and Caused to Catch the First Train. Wilson, April 10. O. A. Glover, secretary of Mt. Lebanon Lodge, No. 117, A. F. and A. M. this city, on the 9th inst., received from H. E. Aus tin, D. D., G. M., Fifth district of Greenville, the following warning: A party claiming to be Capt. H. M. Lawrence, a 33d degree Mason and member of Hiram Lodge No. 89 Cape Town, Africa, jurisdiction, Grand Lodge of England has been working thia, territory this week. I understand that he was recently in Wilson, and may reappear among you. He is a fake; he is listed m the March 21 Bulletin sent out by the Ma sonic Relief Society of the United States and Canada, , under name Mon- tresser. A fluent talker, claims to be looking for traces of his family, claims also to have been a slave and prisoner for 18 years in a Turkish prison, etc. By referring to the list of regular lodges issued by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, there is no lodge by name of Hiram Lodge No. 89, Cape Town, Africa. I exposed him today through the papers and by word of mouth and he left Greenville by 4 p. , Norfolk-Southern tram. Mr. Glover says the party above re ferred to has visited this city on sev eral occasions but has never attempt ed to gain entrance to Mt. Lebanon lodge. The old gentleman is tall, a fluent talker, wears long hair and seems to delight in telling of the ordeals he passed through while in a Turkish prison for a period of 18 years. On his last visit here he was in pos session of many rare coins which he "hocked'' for 15 American dollars. The decision of the Supreme Court, a case from Forsyth county, may interest parents whose automobiles are operated by minor children. In this case a youth, running his Vther'a automobile with the latter'-; csnsent drove recklessly, the machine was wrecked and a young lady riding with the boy was killed. Her relatives brought suit for $50,000 damages against the father of the boy. In the court below Judge Finley dismissed the action, holding that it could not be prosecuted against the father. The Supreme Court overrules this decis ion, declaring that it is a question for a jury to determine. Parents will therefore take notice that they are li able to damage in such cases; and where a minor under 16 is allowed to operate the car in express violation of law, as is common, the verdict would be more certain and the amount of damages probably larger. Statesville Landmark. IT ALL DEPENDS. Ethel was surveying herself in the mirror with satisfaction. "I wonder buy' nat 'n depends on how many men you intend to marry," rejoined Wet euer brother. i