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COTTON MARKETING
CAMPAIGN IN INTEREST OF CO
OPERATIVE MARKETING OF
COTTON TO BE PUT ON IN
LINCOLN COUNTY.
(By W. L. Smarr, Agent)
Mr. Homer H. B. Mask, Assistant ! road on the Central highway between
State Agent, Cooperative Extension Newton nnd thc Burke county line, a
Work, Raleigh N. C., and Mr. J. M !distance 0f about 12 miles, and the
Gray, District Agent, Corperatiye Ex- cit of Hickory buiW the connect
tension Work, Asheville, N. G., ad- ; ljnkg at th5 west and emK
dressed a county-wide meeting at tne
Kruueu scnoui uuiiuuir, imUI, "l ,
the past wee-c . w .
mr. ur, much the contract was drawn by the
ities of the Extension Work had been tgte commisgion there is no uncer
directed towards greater production teint here ag to the final outcome.
and a lower cost or production, ureal Under the termg of the contract the
results have been obtained. The aver-1 stgte wi appr0pri8te at $125,
age yield of cotton, corn, wheat and ; m or thig project) the county gUar
many of the other farm products have anteeing to furniah funds for that
been about doubled withm the past H remBining unnlUshed after the ex
ten years, and today farmers are be- j penditure of the state's allotment,
coming more efficient in the produc-, Thjg wi take the form of interest for
tion of farm products. Mr. Gray ( two or three g( or until such time
stressed the point that fanners were ag tho gtate commission w;n be abie to
prouucers, tnat tney wer
this part or their business, ana mat pe0ple of the whole county have
each year they were becoming more worked together for this project. Ca
efflcient in the production of their tawba fc,kg g,so gre intereated in a
crops. But tne tarmers nave not hard surface road from Newton to the
studied the marketing end of their Ljncoln countv line to connect with the
farm problem, and as a class know Gaston-Lincol'n project, and likewise
very little about the marketing of aTe mteregted in the hBrd surfacing of
their products. Their products have the highway through the 30
not been marketed, but dumped on the mileg 5f the county. a large delega
market. Mr. Gray did not think that tion glg0 wi fnm here to Blow.
the present system of marketing of ing to urge the importanee ot the
farmer's products w-.s adequate nor gtateg uki oyer the Lenoir.Blowlng
did he think that thj farmers could Rock turnpikei demolishing the toll
market their products individually gateg and making it the important
profitably. In every other 'business highway that it is due to become,
there is a production end, and a mar- Caldwell county is preSsing this road
ketmg end, and those in charge are vigorously
expert in their businecs. This wasj 6
what he thought that the farmers TWQ LUTHERAN SYNODS
ought to do; to study production side ARE FORMALLY MERGED
of their farm problems sell their pro-j
ducts through cooperative marketing , Synod In Session At Burlington, Re,
associations by marketing experts em-j Ceives Offer Of Gift of Valuable
ployed by the farmers. , A. Land From Mr. D. E. Rhyne.
Mr. Mack discussed the marketing j Burlington, June 10. The United
of cotton. Ho presented his talk in a Evangelical Lutheran synod of North
straight business like manner. Mr. Carolina, recently formed by the
Mask said, "Is there a need for a bet- m,rgjng 0f the Tennessee and North
tcr marketing system for the Grower? Carolina synods was officially and for
"Yes?" Why?" Because he has no mally opened here Thursday at 9 a. m.
voice in making a price. (He may ac- by Rcv j T Morgan, D. D. president,
cent or reject the one made by others) . Committees, authorized by each
"He must sell on a restricted market. gynod jn separate sessions reported to
(He cannot sell' manufacturers, the new body that the educational in
to exporters, etc.) He has no assur-I gtitutions, comprising Lenoir college
ance of production cost much less a at;Hickory North Carolina college anil
profit. "His Fnancial relations asso- Mount Amoena seminary, both located
ciated with this system forces him to at Mount pleasant, and all business
sell when others say no matter what matters were duly transferred by ae
the marketing conditions are. He tion of each svnod to the United Evan
' cannot sell or merchandise hiB pro- helical Lutheran synod of North Caro
ducts to his advantage. "The present jjna
system does not allow him to use the I The United Evangelical Lutheran
commodity as collateral excetm', Uortb. Carolina represents
insoiaieu casea. v-uiiv -
due the commodity so as to allow tne
grower any benefit lhereioro, Va., superintendent of home missions
why should we not have a change?' in the United Lutheran church in
"The cooperative plan wil give a;Americai laconicr.lly said, "the fact
sufficient volumn of business to be a ;
factor on tne market, ne may sen
when, where, and to whom he pleases.
"He will have the same assurance as
other business for coat of production
and a profit. "His commodity may be
used as collateral. "He can merchan
dist his products as other good busi
ness men does. "He can standardize
the grading, stapling and branding of that he would give to the United Luth
his products. "He will eliminate eran chUrch of North Carolina the
waste, speculation, and stabiize pric- Lythia Springs property near Lincoln
es." All of this means progress. ' So to( wojth $7500, to be used as an
why not market our cotton scientiflcal- orph8ns' home provided the synod
ly-' , , , , . ,, raise an endownment of $100,000 for
After this Mr. Mask explained thethe institution,
agreement and contract as being used j Before an overflowing house Thura
by the North Carolina Cotton Growers day jght Rev. J. T. Morgan, D. D.,
Association. The contract embraces preg4ent of the synod, made an earn
the fundamental principles of market-. est pe8 for the Lutheran church to
ing as found the most practical by the ' behold the open of opportunity that is
cooperative marketing associations of hers.
California. i '-'-Ml The outstanding feature of Dr. Mor-
The association is a nonprofit asso-1 gan.s germon was his emphasis upon
ciation. Is managed entirely by the the open door presented to the church,
growers. I Confronting Lutheranlsm in this state
Ihe State is divided into IV ais-
trlcts. Each county elects Its dele-;
pates to the District meeting at which I
ume a wirecvor mr wn www win
be elected. The marketing is in the
hands of the board of directors
At the conclusion of his talk, lev
ercl questions were asked which were
answered to the satisfaction of every
1 1 iLi. j;
one present. Alter a rounu iboib ui
cussion, they were asked to express
themsclves as to what they thought
of the plan. Every man present rose
to his feet and later expressed them
slvs as being in favor of putting the
campaign on in Lincoln county to get
members in the association.
Cotton Growers' Cooperative Market
ing Association Agreement am)
Contract to be Explained.
It was decided to hold a county wide
meeting on Saturday, June 18, at 2 p.
m. at the graded school building to
have this plan explained to the farm
ers and business men of the town.
inis meeting win De aaaressea oy.iaro 01 nis party ana nis country ana vraiiiuiciiu itci.
Dr. Kilgore, Director of the Extension j he still has the millitant spirit which Four years ago, Dr. Gambrell was
Work, Clarence Poe, Editor of the characterized him as a party leader elected persident of the Southen Bap
Progress Farmer, or some repre-' and a chief eexcutive." tist convention, in which capacity he
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sentativo of the Extension Depart -
ment at Raleigh. We are anxious
for every farmer in the county to hear
thin address.
From three to six men have been ; Carolina are signing up and will nq though more than one third of the
appointed in each of the whoql dis-; doubt go over the tap, i members of the University of North
trlcts as a committee from their re-1 North Carolina quota is 200.000 Carolina teaching staff will carry on
spective districts to at lend this meet- bales. Robeson county has already their work during tho summer school,
ing to become acquainted with the 1 signed about one fourth of this many of the rema;nder will scatter tj
movement. About the last of this' amount, or nearly 50,000 bales. It is the far corners of the earth tq teach
month, we hope to conduct meeting ' expected that Robeson will sign prac- or to study or to work on problems
in practically all of th school districts tically every bale grown. Other coun- connected with their tef ching. Con
to explain this movement and get the ties are coming up with their quotas. (trary to general opinion, the summer
agreement signed. The committee This movement was recently en- season is not a rest period for the
men will be asked to solicit every, dorsed by the North Caroylina Bank- average proi'osEor. It is generally the
farmer in his district. ers Association, endorsed by the lead- time when he does his hardest wqrk,
We want everyone who possibly can ing cotton mill men, the Farm Bureau polishing up his courr.es, finding but
to attend the meeting Saturday. 1 business men, and a large majority of the latest development in his field,
What Other States Are Doing the farmers who have heard the movfl- seeing how other teachers are handl-
The rnnnerstiv marketing of farm- ment explained. ! ing similar problems.
ers' products is being organized thru-
out the United Statesj The grain
growers of the South, and the tobacco
and oeanut srrowers of the East are
signing up contracts for cooperative of
their products.
Each of the cotton growing states
are signing up at leaBt one fourth of
their production in 1920. With this
much signed up, the organization for
the marketing will be put into effect
Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tmb
CATAWBA WILL HAVE
HARD SURFACED ROAD
Commissioner's Plan For Highway A
cross County Accepted by Commis
sioners. Hickory, June 9. Catawba county
commissioners have met the condi
tions of the state highway commission
for the construction of a hard surface
the gtate commission needs oniy to ap-
prove the action of the Catawba board
to make the contract legal, and inas-
make another allotment
4n,ovU members.
Rev a. D. R. Houcher, of Richmond
ward into front ranks of Tori.AZ?vJfr
;bullding In the south, that making
known the highway to heaven to the
on-Christans of the Old North State,
is the golden opportunity for
the
church of today."
The synod by unanimous vote de
cided to give due consideration to the
nffpr nt n li! Rhvnp lt I.lnnnlnfrnn
; the most wonderful onnortunitv of
history From all sections the cry is
coming' in for more gtors and
churches. When it is fully realized
tnat egg than 40 out of every 100 per
An f ioa
sons in this land are connected with
"'"J "W t'"
the Christain church, the fact of the
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nRMftPH ATIP CHAIRMAN WHITR1
CALLS UPON EX-PRESIDENt
'
Washington, June 10. Chairman
George White, of the Democratic na.-
tio.irl committee calWd upon former issippi regiment, serving four years,
President Wilson at Us residence to- being wounded five times. He was in
day and for an hour discussed various the famous charge when General Pick
political matters and the condition of ett led the Virginia and Mississippi
public affairs. Mr. White refused to troops to death assailing the heights
state specifically the matters whh'h at Gettysburg. For vailiantly leading
were taken up, I a company of Mississippians he won
"I can- sav this much however." he his captaincy after he had been
aniH Wilann vatninn Ma Loan in
I terest in all affairs affectinir the wel -
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have already secured their quota.
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
I Georgia. South Carolina and North
Be sure and attend the meeting Sat -
urday at 2 p. m. at the Lincolnton
school house. Come and bring your
friends.
Among those of Lincoln County who
have endorsed the movement are Dr.
W. C. Riser, E. I. Mosteller, G. G.
Goodson, Dave Beam, Dorus Bess, H.
W. Woolley. C. D. Shrum. S. B. Corn -
well, M, L. Finger, J S. Warlirk, V P.
Heedick, and practically every one
who has attended any of the meetings,
NEW ROAD LICENSE
Rate of Charges Are Sent Out By
Secretary of State
A gently reminder that the state au
tomobile license expire June 30 and
must be renewed before that date is
contained in circular letters received
here from J. Bryan Grimes secretary
of state.
Attention is called to tho new rates
for automobile licenses, which are
higher than last year. The minimum
license fee for the next fiscal year will
be $12.50 and the maximum $40 for
pleasure cars. Passenger-carrying
busses must pay 50 per cent more for
their licenses than pleasure cars of the
same power.
Cars of 24 horsepower and less will
be charged $12.50- over 24 and under
30 horsepower, $20;over 30 and less
than 35 horsepower, $30; 35 horse
power or more $40.
The county license fee, or tag is
half what the state is. For example,
the total cost of both the state and
county license tags for a Ford car Is
$18.75. You get your county tag
from the .sheriff.
The method for determining horse
power, as designated by tne state of
ficials, is: Square the diameter of the
cylinder bore in inches; multiply by
the number of cylinders, nnd divide by
2.5. Thus, if the car is four cylinders
and 4-inch bore; 4 squared equals 16,
times 4 cylinders equals G4, divided by
2.5, equals 25.6 horsepower, or 26
horsepower,
THE CHIEF OF HUMBUGS.
"When anger reaches a state of fren
zy, as a result of grievances real or
imaginary, the subject is abormal,
is not hjmsclf. This condition is call
ed "brainstorm" in latter days. It is
not at all uncommon among folks
who make no attempt to control their
temper, and it is frequently indulged
by folks who know they can do things
while in that state and be excused for
it says the Stateaville Landmark.
"In the old and sinful days there
were folks not a few and there are
yet who had a lot of meanness in
them which they lacked the courage
to manifest in their ordinary state; so
they put themselves under the influ
ence of liquor and then said and did
mean things, expecting to be excused,
as they usually were, on the ground
that they were not themselves. Some
times this type met somebody who
didn't excuse them and what they got
usually found them. The fellow who
has "brainstorm" is usually built on
the same lines. He could hold his
temper in check if he wanted to, but
he uses that as an excuse for his
meanness i and after he has killed
somebody,, or done something nearly
as bad, he comes round and says he
dldnt know what he was doing.'
This sort of so-called insanity,
isn't reallv insanity at all, is about
the biggest humbug ever injected into
human affairs. The individual who
normal state is not only responsible
for what he does while in that state,
but in 99 per cent, of the cases he
knows perfectly well what he is do
ing and is mentally responsible. He
has the will and the desire to do what
he does, but like the coward that he
is he must reinforce his courage with
an artificial stimulant or by working
himself into a state of frenzy, and
sometime" the frenzy is largely a
matter of acting.'
DR. J. B. GAMBRELL IS
DEAD AT THE AGE OF 79
Dallas, Texas, June 10. Dr. J. B.
Gambrell, retired president of the
Southern Baptist convention, died at
the home of a daughter here today. He
was 79 years old and had been ill since
last February.
Dr. Gambrell was a noted southern
educator, having served as professor
at various Southern Baptist theologi
cal institutions. For many years he
1 was editor of tne BeLfti Standard at
I PuailasHe survivSd by two aons an1
! v"" .,
ut. j. d. uamureii
was president of
I W . !. M lOftO . 1 (I,..
"vwiiy rom w o
wne" "e waitca."e 10 LTT, w"l T-e
Baptists credited him with doing his
General rred runston
Qr. Gambrell was born in Anderson,
and graduated from the Umver
sity of Mississippi.
' When the war between the states
broke out he joined the second Miss
. WOUnd(l(i.
1 After the war, General Pickett mar-
i r 1, ..n.. ,.;.
, served until a month ago
SUMMER SCHOOL
AT U.
June
N. C.
!0. Al
Chapel Hill, N. C.
! thirty-one members of the faculty
wiH teach in the university summer
School, June 21-August 4. The num
ber includes all the members of the
school education and a scattering of
men from every other department in
the university.
I 1
' Find Church Singer Bound and
Gagged. Headline. Looks like somo-
body in the congregation is planning
to nap. Buffalo Express.
HITCHCOCK HOLDS
UP WILSON IDEALS
TO TRINITY FOLKS.
Sengtor From Nebragka Praiges Fg
en Leader in Gifat World Move-
me5rtPrediCte CominK league
Trinity College, June 8 Labelled on
the academic calendar as commence
ment day, it was in reality Woodrow
Wilson day at Trinity College today.
some day this country WW rally
to the ideals which Woodrow Wilson
held up to the world and which the
world was ready to accept," Senator
Gilbert M Hitchcock of Nebraska, pre-
dieted at the close of what was adyer- statement which The New York fcven
tised as a commencement address but!ine World today says Chief of Police
which in truth was a simply worded ,
irmute to a tauen leader, spoken in
the language of rough and tumble de
bate without effort at oratory.
"The public can depend upon this
ancient foundation to hold true to
right ideals in the future as it has
done in the past and to hold tho cam-
pass true," presinent wiiiam Pres
ton Few told the eighty-one graduates
of his parting message to tnem. He
admonished them to thinfe things
through to their right conclusions and
not to be moved by cross currents.
Collapse of Civilization.
Senator Hitchcock was introduced
to the audience that filled Craven
Memorial Hall to its utmost capacity
by President Few as a "distinguished
spokesman for liberal ideals." The
Senator confessed to a feeling that he
was out of place in such an assem
blage, not being a college graduate, as
he declared, though ho fdrgm to say
that he did graduate in law aKthe Uni
versity qf Michigan and, did fen $0 far
afield in his education as to Rudy in
Germany.
The speaker must not have felt very
much r.t home as he pictured the near
collapse of the political fabric of the
whole world and the near anarchy that
prevails in the economic structure all
over the earth today.
"The world is out of joint,? he con
cluded and thqugh the audience un
doubtedly was in thorough acooni with
his conslusion, it could not; applaud
such a statement. It is too hainful a
subject. No need to tell than about
low-priced cotton and that, loo, with
half the world going naked.Jj
"Above all is the universal'fear of
another great war, Senator wtchcock
added and tojd how nation afttr nation
is wqrking day and night to at readv
for it, even the United Stes, the
greatest, the richest and mom intelli
gent country in the world, having just
voted five hundred million dollars for
the maintenance of its navy another
year or four times the amount spent
annually before the world war when
the navy was brought up to"the second
best in the world.
Strikes The Keynote.
"Thc United States is responsible
for that failure," the speaker continu
ed, and declared that America by lean
ing the way coulfj have brought about
a rapid reorganization of the world
not only for peace but for rehabilita
tion and prosperity. The Senator ex
plained the high position that Ameri
ca held in the world at tho close of the
war, enumerating some of the advan
tages.
"And above all qui' great moral
leadership under Woodrow Wilson."
the Senator added. This was the sig
nal for the first ovation from the au
dience. "We faltered; we disagreed among
ourselves; we lost the opportunity: we
failed civilization in its crisis," he con
tinued. We refused to go into a
covenant with the other nations of the
world to put an end to war and to
bring about disarmament.
"We are almost like a derelict at
sea without a pilot," he declared. "We
ire doing nothing, absolutely nothing,
financially, economically, politically or
morally, to help stabiize and rehabili
tate the world after the wrecks qf war,
We are doing nothing even' to prevent
future wars.
. ."We are experimenting with isola
tion long after isolation has become
impossible.
It Cannot Continue.
"Such a condition as we are now in
cannot long continue" the Senator em
phasized. "Before Ion? the United
States will be compelled to adopt a
policy of cq-operation with other na
tions. We may noWo it from altru
istic motives.
"We may not do it in the pursuit of
a great ideal. That would have been
better. That would have been far
nobler. That was the high purpose of
our rormer President, Woodrow Wil
son.
"But though this nation refused to
adopt his proposal when it would hnve
saved the world from years of doubt
nnd disorder we shall be compelled to
adopt the same policy. It may be un
der a different name and it may b.3
from different motives, but it will
come.
"What we failed to do from altru
istic motives will be done eventually.
if for no other reason than that our
pocketbooks compel us to. America
cannot let Europe go to smash.
America has too much at stake.
How Wilson Failed,
"I should like to have seen the Uni
ted States, under the leadership of
Woodrow W'Uon, enter tho League of
Nations," Senator Hitchcock continu
ed. "But it was not to be; fate de
creed otherwise. Like Moses, Wilson
made mistakes which cost him his
leadership.
"Like Moses of old he smote the
rock in arrogant assertion of his own
power to bring forth tho saving waters
Wilson in over-confidence of his own
strength as the champion of new
ideals and in over-confidence in the
people of America charged upon the
age-old mountain of prejudice and ma
terialism that barred the path and
sacrificed himself.
"Like Moses he was to lead human
ity out of bondage, and like Moses he
was to be taken to a mountain top
where he could look into the promised
land, but like Moses he was to be de
nied the glory of leading the people in
to it Spirtnal leadership was to give
way to material leadership as Moses
gave way to Joshua."
The Pathetic Spectacle.
With no effort at oratory, Senator
GHOST KILL MAN
IN HIS HOME
Qan F Kaber was Kined by Two For.
eigners Posing As Spirit Hired By
Wife Wanted to Frighten Him In
to Better Attitude Toward Her.
New York, June 10. Dan F. Kaber,
wealthy Lakewood, U., publisher, met
'death after attacking two foreigners
engaged by Mrs. Baber to pose as
spirits to frighten him into a better
attitude toward her, according to a
Christensen obtained from Mrs. Kaber
here.
The newspaper quotes Chief Chris
tensen as saying that Mrs. Kaber had
consulted a woman medium for advice
as to how to change her husband's
feeling toward her. The publisher's
surly manner after an illness was
said to have occasioned the visit.
By advice of this medium Mrs. Ka
ber was said to have employed two
foreigners to appear at her husband's
bedside in the night as ghosts and as
she expressed it, to try and shake .1
little civility into him.
Aroused from his slumber, Mr. Ka
ber was alleged to have attacked the
two men and have been stabbed to
death by them in the struggle . Ac
cording to the newspaper Chief Chris
tensen said Mrs. Kaber had declared
that she had refused to pay the two
foreigners when they reappeared after
the funeral, asserting they had not
fulfilled the rqle of ghosts as she has
intended and that she would not in
volve herself by paying for murder.
Mrs. Kaber then was said to have
fled to New York to escape the foreign
ers without advising the Cleveland po
lice for fear of involving herself.
Mrs. Kaber Confesses.
Cleveland, O., June 1.0 Mm. Eve
Catherine Kaber has confessed that
her husband, Dan F. Kaber, was mur
dered with her knowledge In their
Lakewood home home two years ago
and Marian McArdcl, Mrs. Kabers
daughter, has confirmed much of her
mother's story, The Cleveland News
announces this morning on informa
tion telephoned from New York by
Police Chief Christensen, of Lakewoo.l
to County Prosecutor Stanton.
"The men with the cap," now in cus
tody here, is the man who drove the
knife 24 times into Kabers body, ac
cording to Mrs. Kabers confession,
Mrs. Kaber said "two foreigners did
the murder, and declared" that a wo
man arrested by Cleveland officers in
Sandusky, O., Wednesday, and now
held in jail here, procured the actual
slayers.
"The man with the cap,' was arrest
ed here Wednesday and his companion,
a cousin, who, according to Mrs. Ka-
ber's confession, sat at Kabers head to
stifle his cries is being sought by po-
e.
Mrs Kaber's confession declares, ac
cording to Prosecutor Stanton's in
formation that these two foreigners
went to the home of Kaber to "beat
up" Kaber. Instead they stabbed htm
to death.
Mrs. Kaber and her daughter broke
down and confessed, after being ques
tioned for several hours by detectives
set to their cells during the night.
Mrs. Kaber, it is said, implicated
her daughter, her aged mother, Mrs.
Marv Bnckled, now in jail hero on a
charge of first degree murder and the
woman who was taken into custody
early today.
Wrighisville Beach, June 8. E. J.
Yates and C. H. McBride, of Washing
ton, D. C, were drowned at Wrights-
ville Beach this morning. They had
come down to Wilmington on business
and went to the beach to go in
swimming- At a short distancee from
the shore they lost control of them
selves and were drowned before any
assistance could be given them.
Hitchcock pictured the dramatic spec
tacle of the change in authority in
Washington last March. As the clock
in the Senate chamber ticked away tne
hours toward noon of March 4th, there
was a growing tenseness.
Presently the sergeant-at-arms an
nounces the coming of thc Speaker and
members of the House of Representa
tives. Then thc general of the army
then the admiral of the navy then the
diplomatic represetatives then the
vice-president-elect, then the presi
dent elect.
Then came a pause.
Next on the program would be an
nouncement in the usual order of
things of the coming of "the President
of the United States."
Few in the audience that waited in
silence in the Senate chamber knew
-whether or not it was to be made.
They waited in vain to hear it.
Over in an adjoining room was a poor
broken down man, who, supported by
his physician and another friend,
passed down the hall and away to hlsj
home unable to make tho short jour
ney to the Senate chamber,
ne raneo to urnr in
This, then, was the climax of a great
career. This was the end 01 a man
who as leader of a great people had
for four years shown himself to be a
constructive statesman of surpassing
vision. Gloriously and victoriously, he
had led them through a world war to
save civilization from ruin. With un
failing courage he had made a great
fight for altruism and hi.h ideals at
Paris.
'Ladies and gentlemen, it impressed
mo painfully as a most pathetic clos-.able to turn until relief in finan
ing of what ought to have been a glor-! cial matter is obtained by a legisla
ious triumph, concluded Senator;
Hitchcock as he wiped threatening
tears mm his eves. During tlie reel-
tal of the winding up of Woodrow Wil-1 session of the legislature has been val
son's notab'.e career, the Senator hadjidated, therefore the only hope now Is
frequently stopped to keep the tears ; for Governor Morrison to call on extra
away, but they were the tears ot
fighter and not of a weakling.
"Some day this country will rally to
the ideals Woodrow Wilson held up to
the word and whieh the world was
ready to, accept," he added and sat!
down amidst the silence. There was , dium, madam, is a large ball park with
vigorous applause but it wasn't voci-'a university attached. Boston Tran
ferous. The occasion didnt call for it script
DR. PEACOCK NOT
SANE WHEN HE SHOT
TAYLOR JURY FINDS
Lexington June 11. A verdict of
not guilty was returned here tonight
at 10 oclock in the case of Dr. J. W.
Peacock, of Thomasville, charged with
the murder of Chief of Police J. E.
Taylor, also of Thomasville. The jury
accepted the evidence of experts, who
testified that Peacock was not mental
ly responisble at the time of tragedy.
Immediately after the verdict was
announced by the foreman, W. T. R.
Jenkins, Judge T. B. Finley ordered
Ur. Peacock into the custody of the
sheriff. According to the laws of
North Carolina, where a person is
found not guilty of a crime on the
grounds of mental irresponsibility at
the time of the commission of the act,
the presiding judge may hold the
prisoner for investigation as to the
person's mind. Judge Fjnley set Tues
day, June 28, as the date on which
the hearing will take place, and Dr.
Peacock is ordred held in jail until the
hearing.
E. E. Raper, leading counsel for the
defense, aske dthe judge to order the
doctor sent to the insane asylum in
Morganton for the summer, stating
that he is suffering with tuberculosis
an dthat the Morganton climate would
he much better for him during the
hot weather. Solicitor Bower ob
jected and Judge Fihley ruled against
the rsquest pwimptly,
FATE OF DR. PEACOCK
GIVEN TO THE JURY
Lexington, June 10. The fate of Dr
J. W. Peacock, the Thomasville phy
sician, charged with slaying on April
16 chief of Pqljce James E. Taylor, of
Thomasville, was placed in the hands
qf the Rowan county jury here this
evening at 6:30 o'clock by Judge T. B.
Klnley. The jury immediately retired
and commenced its deliberating.
At a late hour tonight there were no
signs of an immediate decision. Large
crowds of people remainded in or near
the courtroom until a late hour, hop
ing to hear the verdict.
The fifth day of the sensational
trial was consumed in arguments by
the attorneys. Clyde Hoey, for the
state, and John Parker, of Monroe, foi
the defense delivered the principal ad
dresses. Both men held the attention
of the audience throughout the four
hqurs they held forth. Mr. Hoey prob
ably never delivered a more eloquent
address in his long career as an attor
ney. Veterans of the bar declared
after the Shelby man sat down that it
was one of the most powerful speeches
they had ever listened to. Mr. Parker
made a magnificent appeal in behalf
or his client,
Judge Finley in his charge, told
the jury it could return a verdict of
first degree murder, second degree
murder or acquittal. He impressed up
on the jurors the supreme importance
of arriving at their verdict solely
through the evidence offered during
the trial and not by any sympathy or
other extraneous matter that might
have worked into the trial.
A verdict of first degree murder
mean3 electrocution; second degree,
term in the state penitentiary from 2
to 30 years. Throughout the trial very
little has been said about second de
gree murder and the judge made men
tion of the fact.
JOHN SLATON, WHO CONDUCTS
STORE AT END OF SLOAN'S
FERRY BRIDGE IS TAKEN IN
TOILS BY FEDERAL AGENTS.
Gastonia Gazette.
Twenty gallons of pure juice of the
corn, commonly referred to as "blind
tiger likker, probably of the South
Mountain brand, which was reposing
quietly underneath the floor in John
Slaton s chicken house, near tne JViecK
lenburg end of the concrete bridge at
Belmont, was uneeremonionsly yanked
from its bed in the soft earth this
morning by Federal Agent Boo Rhyne
and Deputy Clerk C. A. Moser, of Gas-
tonia. rive gallone more was found in
Slayton's house. Slaton himself was
brought to Gatsonia and shortly after
noon today was given a preliminary
hearing before Magistrate S. S. Mor
ris, who held him under a bond of $2,
OOO for his appearance at the next
term of Federal court in Charlotte
next October. Slaton promptly gave
the bond
Slaton has for several months past
conducted a small general merchan
dise sto.-e right at the end of the
bridge on the Mecklenburg side. He
lives at the old club house on the hill
v. . j:,iA..i . u.l.
which rises prectpitiously at the bank
r fv, -), Tn n nnnrn,.p ho
of the river. To all appearance he was
doing a thriving business, especially
in drinks which, as it turns out, were
not all of the soft variety and things
to eat. There is a large amount of
traffic over the bridge which is on the
national highway. Sunday is usually
a big business day at this point. Re
cently Federal agents have had an idea
that liquor was being sold by Slaton,
but until today they had been unable to
get the proof. Slaton came to Char
uotte from Virginia about a year atfo.
Probably six months ago he opened a
store at the bridge end.
ONLY HOPE OFJOWNS
IS AN EXTRA SESSION
Winsto-Salem, June 10. Mayor
James Hanes, after returning from a
business trip to New York, declared
that the wheels of progress in this
city, with respect to street improve
ment, school building etc., win be un
ttve enactment. Mayor Hanes says
that many North Carolina cities will
remain helpless until the act of the Til
a session for the purpose of correcting
the alleged error of a journal clerk
during the regular session.
"An old-fashioned woman" writes
in to ask,' What is a stadium?" A sta-
SHORT ITEMS
The worst sign of the times is the
increase in child suicides, 707 children
between 5 and 16 years of aire killed
themselves last year.
Germany has boueht 300.000 bales
of cotton during the last three months
as against 40,000 in the same three
months last year. Foreign purchase
of American cotton is the only hope
for cotton farmers. All else is but
poultices.
Which kills most people, war or
automobiles? In the nineteen months
we were at war the United States lost
70,000 men killed and wounded. In the
last nineteen months 91.000 have been
killed by automobiles says Capper's
Weekly.
Raleigh, June 8. Governor Morri
son, by long distance from Asheville,
today authorized the offer by thc state
of a reward of $100 each for the two
murderers of George Keller, of Char
lotte, who was killed on the night of
May 14.
Raleigh, June 9. Col. Wallace B.
Scales who has been inspector of cav
arly units, North Carolina national
guard, has been relieved of duty at
Asheville and assigned to duty at
the general staff college in Washing
ton. Two Cleveland county bovs were
graduated in medicine at Jefferson
Medical college in PhiladelDhia this
week. Dr. Onslow Nolan is the son of
B. Nolan, of Lawndale. while Dr.
Maurice Baker is the son of Mike Ba
ker, of Fallston. Neither of these
young men have decided where they
will locate for the practice of their
profession.
The letter of Rucker and comnanv.
Greensboro cotton merchants, concern
ing the June cotton outlook, is one
of optimism and confidence. It be
lieves "there are sufficient elements
in all lines of business which make
us consider all of the adversities and
depression as a thing of the past." It
believes, futhermore. that "the south
in particular has weathered the storm
splendidly."
Burlington. June 8. The North
Carolina and Tennessee Lutheran
synods, meeting in separate churches
here today, finished business matters,
merging the two Lutheran bodies of
this state, as was decided upon at
Salisbury. Rev J. L. Morgan, D. D.
presided over the deliberations of the
North Carolina synod. Rev. J. M. Sen
tor was the chief executive of the
Tennessee conference.
Chicago, June 8. Warning that th
acceptance of wage raduction was in
the hands of the rank and file of em
ployes, railroad brotherhood ehiefs to
day disclaimed responsibility if the
men refused to accept a cut and "a
stoppage of traffic" resulted. Tha
strike suggestion was made by L. E.
Sheppard, head of the conductors, ami
W. G. Lee, president of the trainmn,
in opening the big four testimony be
fore the railroad lr.bor board's wage
nearing today.
Indianapolis, ' Ind., June 9. F.
W. Galbraith, Jr., national commander
of the American Legion, was killed.
and Henry J. Ryan, of Indianapolis,
national director ot the Legion s
Americanism commission, and Milton
J. Foreman, of Chicago, national com
mitteeman of the legion from Illin
ois, were injured , when an automobile
in which they were riding went over
a steep embankment here early this
morning The three men were return
ing to this city from the country club
in Mr. Ryan's car. The car failed to
make a slight turn in the road and ran
over the curbing, acoss the sidewalk
and turned over several times, landing
at the foot of a twenty-foot embank
ment. All three men were thrown
clear of the car as it went down.
If plans carry, Piedmont high school
at Lawndale, which is the largest high
school in the state in point of enroll
ment, will be converted into a state
high school. Petitions are being cir
culated in which it is proposed to
Merge Lawndale, Palm Tree and Dou
ble Shoals school district and vote a
special tax which will iun the school
two months longer than than the six
months it would be maintained by the
state as a state high school. Prof. W
D. Burns founded Piedmont 25 years
ago and has done a wonderful work in
schooling deserving young men and
women who did not have large means
w secure ail euueauon. 1 ne scnooi
,,v - ,,
n.umbeM some of the. leading men in
to secure an education. The school
the state among its alumni.
SIMS SAYS HE'LL STICK
BY EVERYTHING HE SAID
London, June 9. Rear Admiril
William S. Sims, United States Navy,
is quoted by the Press Association to
day as saying this morning with re
gard to the ipeech he delivered on the
Irish question here Thursday:
"1 stand by all 1 said, every word of
it. I shant repudiate a single word I
said, and I see nothing un-American in
it, even if senator MeCormick does.
Admiral Sims, who this mornine said
he had not received the cablegram
reported to have been sent him by
Cecretary of the Navy Denby inquirthg
if the Admiral was correctly quoted
in the press reports of his speech, has
arranged to have the cable message
delivered to him as soon is it reach- -i
London.
Speaking at a luncheon given by the
English-Speaking Union at London on
Tuesday, Admiral Sims was reported
to have declared "they are like zebras
either black horses with white
stripes or white horses with black
stripes. But we know they are not
horses they are asses. Each of these
asses however, has a vote and there
are lots of them. He delcared that
the persons he assailed were Ameri
cans "when they want money, but Sinn
Feiners when on the platform," and
added "they are making war on
America today," according to cabled
versions of the Admiral's remarks.
The busy man doesn't figure much
in the police court news.