North Carolina Newspapers

ti X n r o I tlSitete e ui $U 7 LINCOLN COUNTY NEWS LINCOLNTON, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST, 18, 1921. ? l i l r i rrTTT t Sat. Aug, ith Sat. Aug ith LINCOLNTON. N. C, MONDA.Y AFTERNOON. AUGUST 22. 1921. C Cents Per Copy, $2.00 Per Year. -AT- ESTABLISHED 1876 88c 4 4 4 4 t It : -AT- EFIRD'S BIG SHIPMENTS JUST ECEIVED ENABLE US TO SELL THESE ADVERTISED ITEMS IN UN RESTRICTED QUANTITIES. DAY EFIRD'S SATURDAY AUGUST 20, WILL BE BANNER DAYS FOR THRIFTY SHOPPERS. THESE LOW PRICES TELL THE STORY. I I ' " r " 1 TURKISH TOWELS. DRESS GINGHAMS Short Lengths in Dress Ginghams and Percals 12 yards for 8SC YARD-WIDE INDIAN HEAD. Genuine Indian Head with name branded on the sel vedge, 30c values 5 yards for 88c BOY'S PANTS Wool pants for boys, strong ly made for hard service, $1.50 Values, 1 pair for 88c Boy's Khaki Pants 2 pairs for c MUSLIN PETTICOATS Made of fine cambric lace or embroidery trimmed, regu lar $1.25 Values, 1 for.. 88c AMOSKEAG GING HAMS Tast . . Colors . . Amoskeag Dress Ginghams, beautiful patterns, a 25c value, 5 yards for 88c HICKORY SHIRTING Hamilton Stripe Hickory shirting absolutely color fast, the kind you have been paying 35c for, 5 yards for. ic What MEN'S STRAW HATS For one day, Sat., we will sell Men's Straw Hats worth up to $2.50 in all styles and and sizes for 88c MEN'S UNION SUITS Made of checked nainsook, athletic style, cut full, regu lar $1.50 values, Saturday for 88c Do SHOES. One table of women's and children's Pumps, Oxfords and Sandals Saturday one pair for 88c ON ANY PAIR Of SHOES Selling for"$4.00 and over, we offer a special discount of 88c BATHING SUITS. All sizes and colors, regular $1.50 qualities cut good and full, one for .. .... .. 88c BED SPREADS Full size crochet bed spreads Marsailles patterns, an ex traordinary offer Sat., one for .............. 88c It's Yours For 88 cents Giant Hickory Shirting well worth 25c, 6 yards for. .88c Lenoir Hickory shirting a good value for 18c Saturday only, 8 yards for . . . . 88c ROMPER CLOTH 32 inch romper cloth extra heavy quality in all colors, Sat. only 5 yds. for ... 88c GINGHAM DRESSES 88 One rack of ladies' and chil dren's gingham dresses, some sold as high as $1.50, Saturday only 88c BUNGALOW APRONS We have about 25 dozen Bungalow aprons in pretty stripes, plaids and solid col ors, a good $1.50 apron, Sat urday only, .... ... 88c OVERALLS 88c. Blue Buckle Union Made overalls cut full, any size Saturday ...... ... -88 FEATHER-PROOF TICKING A. C. A. Ticking, guaranteed feather proof, 25c value, yards for 88c DRESS GINGHAMS Regular 35c Dress ginghams fast colors, 32 in. wide, 4 yards for 88c PERCALE Yard-wide best grade light and dark patterns 35c values, 4 yds. for 88c DRESS GINGHAMS Scotch plaids and pretty stripes, fast colors, 6 yards for . 88c SEA-ISLAND SHEET ING Yard-wide Sea Island Sheet ing, full pieces 10 yards for 88c VOILE SHIRT WAISTS Well-made in pretty styles, $1.00 values, 2 for .... 88c CORSETS One table of all sizes Corsets Low or medium busts for. . -88c CHILDREN'S SOX. Fancy and plain tops, fade less, all sizes, 5 pairs for 88c BATHING SUITS Women's Bathing Suits $1.50 values, 1 for .. . .88c MEN'S TIES Men's heavy Silk Four-in Hand Ties in a wide range beautiful patterns, $1.50 val ues, 1 for 88c i MEN'S TIES 1'nur-in-hand, all silk Ties, pretty patterns, 75c values, 2 for' 88c ROMPER CLOTH The best grade of Romper Cloth. Lad, Lassie and other standard brands, 4 yards fur . . . . 88c WHITE SHIRTING Yard-Wide Garbedine and Novelty weaves in white Regular 69c quality, 3 yards for 88'- TABLE DAMASK 64-inch linen-finished $1.25 grade, one yard for . . 88c Sheer white Organdy, 45 in. wide, equal to any imported Organdy on the market, 2 yards for ........ 88c FIGURED VOILE Beautifur Figured Voile full yard wide, light or dark col ors, 29c values 8 yards for 88c CONGOLEUM RUGS Size 36x54, good patterns, excellent for bath rooms, worth $1.75, 1 for .... 88c CURTAIN SCRIM One table of fancy curtam scrim worth 12 l-2c a yard. Saturday only, 11 yds. 88c 81 INCH SHEETING 81-inch unbleached .. 88c SILK HOSE Women's pure thread Silk Hose in most all colors $1.50 Values, 1 pair for .... 88c MEN'S SILK SOX Regular $1.00 Sheer quality Silk Sox, Saturday, 2 pairs for .. 88c MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS Best grade of madras and fine Sea Island Shirts, 1 for PAJAMA CHECKS Yard-wide Pajama Checks, 25c quality, 6. yards for 88c 88c off on all rugs over $3.50 CRETONNE Floral, Oriental and rich tapestry effects, full 36-inch, the 25c kind, 6 for .... 88c 2, 59c turkish towels . . 88c 3, 35c turkish towels . . 88c 4, 25c turkish towels . . 88c 6, 18c turkish towels . . 88' 6, 18c ladies gauze vest 88c TALCUM POWDER 6 cans of Colgates Talcum Powder . . . 88c WHITE SKIRTS 88c We have a limited number of white wash skirts that we are going to sell Saturday for .. .. .. .. 88c CROCHET COTTON Saturday you can buy 10 balls crochet cotton any col or, any size, for 88c MEN'S SOX Men's lisle threads Sox, high spliced heels, double sole and toes 59c values, 3 pairs for . . w 88c MEN'S SOX. Regular 50c Sox Knox Knit and other brands 3 pairs for .-88c CURTAIN GOODS Nets, Marquisetts and Scrim echre or white 49c values, 3 yar.ds for 88c 33-INCH INDIAN HEAD Genuine Indian Head fine for pillow, 3 yards for. 88c 44-INCH INDIAN JHEAD Genuine Indian Head fine for Pillow, 3 yards 88c CANNON CLOTH Yard-Wide Cannon Cloth, the kind you've been accus tomed to paying 35c for, 5 yards for . . 88c" CURTAIN GOODS 36-inch Curtain Scrim beau tiful qualities, 4 yards for. . 88c SHEETING Yard-wide unbleached sheet ing, smooth, quality, 10c val ue, 10 yards for 88 WOMEN GOWNS One lot of Gowns in all sty les and sizes, values up to $2.00, 1 for 88c tt Many Other 88c Specials Not Mentioned On Account Of Lack of Space. EFIRD'S DEPARTMENT STORE LINCONTON, N. C. !ttiiii i KINCAID IS SENTENCED TO TERM 0FJ 8 YEARS Notice of Appeal Is Given and He Goes to Jail While Bond is Arrang edJury Out Over and Hour. CAVALRY UNITS EN JOYING CAMP GLENN Camp Glenn, Aug. 17. The fifteen day camp of instruction for the Cav alry, N. C. N. G., under the command of Maior Wade V. Bowman, started Morganton, Aug. 20. Eighteen' Sunday and will last until the 28th. years at hard labor in the state pris-j There are about two hundred and eigh on was sentence pronounced by Judge ty officers and men present in camp Bryson this morning for Sidney A. 'and each of the troops brought thir Kincaid, Burke county commissioner, j ty-two horses which they have for whose trial on the charge of wife1 permanent use at their home stations, murder had been in progress since The squadron and camp commander is Tuesday. Attorney for the defendant' Major Wade V. Bowman, who served immediately gave notice of appeal and in the 113th F. A. during the war as aA nnnimi hnnd captain and shortly after his return of $250 and an appearance bond of re-entered National Guard service as $10 000 la cavalry officer. He has recently kincaid is still in jail but it is said graduated with honors from the Fort that the bond is being arranged, anu.nuey avairy ucnuoi. llv u ;,.;,! Ko o fro mnn rlnrinv t.h 1 colnton. is commanded by Captain W three months requested for the pre-'C. Motz; Troop B. Asheville, Captain preparation of his appeal to the' E. F. Jones Troop C, Hickory, Captain Supreme court. I W. C. Taylor and Troop D, Andrews, The Lincoln county jury which Captain F W. Swan. The Andrews heard the case deliberated for a little! troop brought several Cherokee In mmr on hnnr kst. niohh announcing dians and thev are good soldiers and its verdict of second degree murder seem to be enjoying their stay at the at exactly midnight. They left early' seashore. The first real work day this morning for their homes. Be-1 started yesterday with revelle at 5:15 fore dismissing them last night Judge a. m. and the schedule goes on thru Bryson took occassion to commend I until 4.00 in the afternoon when the them and thank them for their patient men arc free to do as they please for DECLARES LOWER RATES NECESSARY KINCAID TELLS MY HOW HE KILLS WIFE Tar Heel Banker Says Federal serve Interest Rates Are Too High. Washington, Aug. 16. That there is absolute need for a lowering of the interest races beinir charged by the Weeps and Halts oiory v-an i members He Hand and "Playing" Kincaid. wife. It seemed like I could feel her defendant was calling, "Charlie, come beginning to sink.' Again he remark- here quick,' and Mrs. Davis was call ed, "I didn't know what was said or ing to him when he arrived. iKn done. The next thing it is all kinder caid and his wife were lying on the like a dream. I remember seeing sev- floor together, Kincaid screaming and eral DeoDle around. Dr. Riddle. Char- crying a: the top of his voice. . ,. He Rader, one of the Conley boys and: He ske-1, :Wliat i'oef. this me.in, gnakes as North Carolina did out of nut:.. Mr Krioht Nnmphnrtv said snmetmne a ' nev : anu niraam was crying su . fD ynnW ,..-,. iicmcuuc. r- about tne snenn ana someDoay saiu, ne hv. nut uiitswe!. ne awi sr. .i, Had Something Iq jje-g nere or nes coming now. I re;"What in tin world did you do lips call leaving home but don't remem- .:r r and the cc-rencml repli bcr anybody in the car except Mr. ieu you laier, v,narne. j last monin was remarKame. jno. 3o Bright.' On cross examination he would not made 100 per cent, going into At- aamu to me solicitor mai ne was loia lama irom wasmnRton, a distance ot anything later but said he had visited more than 600 miles, on ; the minute With Mrs. SHORT ITEMS South Carolina is getting nearly as much amusement out of its horned The record of the Southern Rail- Til way as to keeping on its schedules Morganton, Aug 18 The outstand- Federal Reserve banks if the country "g and dramatic feature of the Sid.; " J is to be lifted out of the hard times "e n..w.iu ,"u"c " . ZZZ there was an old knife but it was the prisoner several times in jail. He every day. All the other trains which now beset it. is the view of A. M V"? appearance on "if"""" U8Uaiiv kent in the kitchen, not on the admitted sending word to Morgan surpassed their 11 1 ...i ii l A 1.1.- olmiftnH cnnHirwv. t..Ar,l M nrn dnv-nn nnsA ,I,, 1 m j. M : .u usually Kept in tne KiLcneii. nut me oumintu '"""k 'i w iuui(;aii oui.paoow nicn picvious i.ecurus jviubhvc in we . v , Smith not tn tll that, mpnniniy th thnntrh nnno Hirl niiifa no woll ic QR nV nek th PUitn alien. . . . ' . ---o . n Evidence in Rebuttal. As rebutting evidence the state in- i i i i i tti: j tu usuitiiv n.vm m vc iium,ii, nvv vi v.. 1 i -n - - t - r Dumav. of Washinirton. North Caro- uetemm.u mmse u. lina, Ae president of the North Caro- cae was comPlet. k .In The moon was shining, he said, 1 shooting incident, again but claimed lina Bankers Association, who came " but thev were on the dark side of the that he did it as Smith's friend. to Washington . to appear before the ' J'X' : house and there is a clump of trees joint investigating committee which , t. , tnB rtfenHftnt is now inves ed with the President Dumav . . . . .. - thnt ha . u. a ftWWI T.O I f- ' " . , , i ... . . . . , - m . , . tr: nc neai-d mncatf curse ris wile. Un me ciuds were tne Virginia ware, another occasion he swore he had' Julia Ifathmder. Rhrihtian Rpid. Sot-- . . . .w- '.. ------ :7 Concord, Aug . 15. Six Women's clubs in Concord this afternoon wired : Governor Morrison their appreciation ;igaung committee wmcn r . . dpfen()ttn near. s eviuence tne state ln-overnor Morrison their appreciation stigating matters connect- Jecture as to whether the defendan. to the question "When1 troduced Ernest Arvey, who was in'd latitude for his sendin thP Federal Reserve system. wuld . lfy ,n hl r ? 0eBh0H did it occur to you that you must have the Kincaid store three or four weeks 1 8 M latitude for his send ng the umay found it impossible Though it was more or less expected f Aft- befor3 this happened and who said two companies of the National guard. i resilient uumay iuuiiu it impuasiute . v . n,j t n u- nao tne Kn'ie nis ; to have come with him other officers that he would be al owed to tell he Dav,s ke of the association, for they were either 01 l" l" ""V" wc" "c The witness wept for several min i. ii ' .: ed his wife, since it was Known that . . , :5u ...u..4.u- uut ux te NLaw uit vuLauiMis ui wcic , - . i 4-n An n utes ueiore ne luuiu answer wueniei ..v ..n oj so engaged as not to be able to be in - " ? - - he had any purpose or intent of hurt- damn .mart.". heard him say to her, "You are too .i t 11 inor nis wne ami tiien uttween wiieu ot it v, . j., tt v. . o'clock he was called as the next !" "c "cycl "b- - - wifnoea for thfl Hpfpna. tning, Broken and Meek. He walked unsteTdly "to the witness ' nextmornin, to see him he rement- chair, the effects of grief and confine- " T v. "Za hearinsr of the case. It is understood that on first ballot the jury stood three for first de gree verdict and nine for a second. In the judge's charge, which is the subject hete today of much favorable comment, they were instructed on the elements in the evidence which should guide them in returning first or sec ond degree murder, manslaughter or acquital. In passing sentence this moning Judee Brvson departed from what he said was his usual custom and com mented to the throng gathered in the courtroom on the lesson the tragedy should bring to the effects of blockade liquor, making the statement that on the conscience of the man who sold Sidney Kincaid the liquor should rest much of the blame for the death of his wife. OPEN BREAK BETWEEN GOV ERNOR MORRISON AND FOR MER SECRETARY JOSEPHUS DANIELS. Raleigh, Aug. 18. The open break between Josephus Daniels, for- men secretary of the Navy, and Gov. ernor Cameron Morrison, occurred to day when the governor was called up on in an editorial in The News and Observer, Mr. Daniel's paper here, to "come home and take the helm. Action of Commissioner of Revenue A. D. Watts who this week reduced the tax assessment of the American Tobacco Company and the Legget Myers Company for 1920, "by 13 mil lion dollars,', brings forth the Daniels' attack on the Morrison administra- tion. The editorial is addressed "To Governor Morrison" who is spending the summer at Asheville and Mr. Dan iels says: "It is a critical situation, Governor. The ship of State is rolling between Scylla and Charjlbids.' Mr. Daniels charges Commissioner Watts with "usurpation of authority" in authoriz ing the reductions to the tobacco companies and adds: "It is favoritism that is indenfensible Asheville, N C. Aug. 1. Gov. ernor Morrison, advised of the dispat ches quoting, formerly secretary of the Navy, and editor of the Raleigh News and Observer, in which Mr Daniels attacked Governor Morrison and his administration, said that as to the reduction of taxation by Com missioner Watts that Commissioner Watts had no rights to make a reduc tion and had not done so, the govern or was satisfied: that the power vested in the tax board composed of Attorney General J. S. Manning, W. T. Lee, and A. D. Watts; that he sup posed any action taken as to legal advice of J S. Manning, the Attorney General of North Carolina, who, though he is not as good a lawyer as Mr. Josephus Daniels, who seems to wish to dictate to the Supreme Court, all boards in the state clothed with judicial power, as well as to the Attorney General of North Carolina, is yet head of the State s legal department." "Of course, I have known for some time,' said Governor Morrison, "that Mr. Daniels was eagerly looking for some excuse to attack the present democratic state administration. He exacts from every democrat in North Carolina the most abject obedience and loyalty to his national organiza tion, but when it comes to any loyal ty to a state democratic administra tion, it depends entirely upon whether it will do the bidding ol the imperial boss and would be dicator of all of ficials in North Carolina, even those exercising judicial power under oath.'' THE MOUNTAIN OZONE Raleigh, Aug 18. "The ozone of the mountains has gone to the gov ernor's head," Editor Daniels said to night, referring to Governor Morri sons attack on him today, 'or he would not have called ire an "imperial boss'.' because I urged the governor to come home to Raleigh and prevent his reve nue commissioner giving a rebate of S127.000 to two ot Ihe Duke tobacco concerns in Durham. "I shall criticize any such action by any public official end I am sure that the people of ftorth Uaroiir-a wu. not approve of n rebate of $127,000 to the Dukes. Thi issue is not whether I am trying to be an "imperial boss," but whether the gtvernor of North Carolina elected and paid to serve the whole people is going to be silent while his commissioner of revenue hands over $127,000 gratis to the to bacco trust corporations without au thority of law or any justification whatever. the remainder of the day. The sche dule is strenuous but everybody is tak ing the instruction in good spirit and things are moving fine. Preliminary firing on the rifle range was started yesterday and the boys from the west are going to do some real shooting from present indications. The most interesting work is mounted drill, and it is a great sight to see the full troops mounted on the drill field going through various exercises. Mr. Hunt and Mr. Morris, of the Y. M. C. A., are on hand and have opened up for business with moving pictures, maga zines and other things that make for the comfort of the men The weather has been ideal with the exception Of two davs when the wind has been from the land which was accompanied by an armv of mosquitoes. The cam.i is most successful in every way and the cavalry is going to make a record equal to the infantry camp held in July. TT Main i ik IAS it tvua J. i c wraa ovvuui- , t panied to the hearing by Congress cT,wied. c!urotr0"m Mallet S. Ward, who had made the engagement. Dr. Dumay puts the case plan. His declaration is that with the high rates for money being charged by the Fed- cna,' ?IJ"i2."e: inouest were necessary and he said eral Reserve banks it is not possible raem n.avln8 Tn. w. u I that he did not think so. He did not for member banks to secure funds to eJ LLTr, Tood clothe reca" that Claude Clontz was there or 1mm tn formo-n onH nfhora wl nV of fine appearance, Wears gOOd Clothes -nnv.rt.nt.inn whnt- nlr t V". L C ;7 A.,iiand is much above the average tarm- - T," -7 er. In fact he would appear well any-! ' , ... .. where. His manner of meekness and 5 humility doubtless elicited smypathy Ves tef . " for him, and as he talked there could ?'n he had shot at his wife he stated be seen here and there over the court-" at he i remembered I the incident to room tears in the eyes of many who . i .f weremerely spectators. He is a manof rdI ,1S fwas '"tt! more than ordinary intelligence, and 1916 elect.on.and that he hadsome his answers to attorney's questions ' "jf "'"V"' . . . tvor. iv.n with Holih.rfttinn hut. with. ! ienaant is a itepuoitcu..; wmc. ..c n.,t witatinn Wv.n nn m..v.m. ! passed around the group of men, WW, in.ntlttiwii. im. wwuu tit.il ; T .1 W O Zi-U , 1 iiitu.iuii nc Was nuu uiiuunni. ni tt- . nHA rt Vi 1,.,., SIUIV OlIlCLSi UIS WUC VOU1C w euire Ol tne woous hiiu caneu. n.s inc : i ;Aii.. u men went on puiieu out ma u tiuiuitv aim utiasiunati v aa 11c ouuivc . , . .1 .j Ai 1 nf hi if. h. WOO nn nvor-nm. thnt nrea 11110 lne alr a,m u,e" JUIIIeu he had to wait to compose himself be-; w,"r . ... t- w i u nan lie v vi omvu l" 11 " v " sobs! Frank Garrison, rural mail carrier by Chesterfield, visited the prisoner on Wednesday after the tragedy. Gar- Of the party that came to the jail ' "son swore that Kincaid told him mat ne rememoereu uarrison tena HOME DEMONSTRATION NEWS (Florence R. Winn Agt.) Just Received New Bulletins. New and up-to-date bulletins have just been received from our state Agent, Mrs. Jane B. McKimmons. n you wish instructions in the making of Jellv. Preserves, Jam and Pickle, secure one of these bulletins from the home Demonstration Agent; State Fair Exhibits. The Premium List for the State Fair has just been received. Some special exhibits are offered this year and it is hoped that Lincoln County Club members will try to exhibit one of these special exhibits in the Home Department. The Kxhilnt of fickles has been suggested, and if this is not possible then we will have to consi der the general exhibit the same as last years. Let us have a campaign. Now For better ftckies. Here is the State Fair List for Pickle Exhibit. No. 1142 Cucumbers, small, whole and not more than 2 1-2 inches in length in No. 5042 jars, 6 jars first prize, $3.00; second $2.00. No. 1143 Cucumber , sliced, in square quart jars, 3 jars, first $3.00; second $2.00. No. 1144. Onion pickle 1-2 inch diameter in No. 5042 jars, 3 jars, first $3.00, second $2.00. No. 1145 Stuffed pepper pickle in square jars, 3 jars; first $3.00, second $2.00. No. 1146. Sliced tomato pickle in sqpare quart jars, 3 jars; first $3.00, second $2.00 . No. 1147. Dixie relish in No. 5042 jars, 3 jars; $first $3.00, second $2.00. No. 1148 Sweet pickle peaches in square quart jars, 3 jars; first $3.00, second $2.00. No. 1149. Sweet pickle watermelon rind in square quart jars, 3 jars; first $3.00, second $2.00. No. 1150. Tomato ketchup in N 5042 jars, 3 jars, first $3.00 second $2.00. No. 1151. Best county exhibits of 18 square and 18 No. 5042 jars; first ?1U.U0, second $5.00. six per cent, for that is the rate that is being charged in the Richmond Dis trict, as the legal rate in North Caro lina is six per cent. Money, he said, should be fluid in order to be of ser vice, but the rates of the federal sys tem are so high as to tie up funds, and keep money away from the producers and industries. He advocates a lower rate, of Liberty Loan bonds show that this is the absolute need. He says that when the Fourth Liberty Loan was launched the interest was put down by the reserve system to four per cent in order to push the sales of Liberty bonds, that with the rates made higher parties buying bonds have been obliged to sell them at a big sacrifice , that with rates up, business is stagnated. He holds that the need now is for people to regain confidence and that the way to lead in this is for the federal Banks tr make it possible to secure money on low rates of interest, that the very knowledge of this will buoy up the peopie. time3 his voice dropped so he had to be asked to repeat his tes- fore proceeding. There was not a foot of vacant CONCORD STRIKE HAS ENDED IN FAILURE Concord, Aug. 17. The giant Can non mills at KannaDolis fluns widp their gates today exactly 11 weeks from the time they were closed by the tcAtue HtriKt! ana, witn i.apt. jjen Gray's Winston - Salem National guard silently patrolline the extend ed limits of the mills, 760 operatives wanted in for work without the s herht- est semblance of disorder, without even so much as one voice raised in public protest. With the starting of the Cannon machinery at 7 o'clock this morning went the last chance that the United Textile Workers of America had of winning the strike that has involved since June 1 some 8,000 operatives and as many more of their depend ents in the score of mills in Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties. For all practical purposes, and un less a higher grace intervenes, the strike is ended, finished, busted higher man a Kite and victory lies m the hands of the mill owners. There may be details yet to be worked out and there may be mills that will not open ior aays or weeks or possibly months. But, with three companies of the nn. tional guard on duty, whenever a mill in. concord or Kannapolis wants to open, it can open and operatives will report for work; and what goes for concord and Kannapolis must inevita bly go in the end for Charlotte and the adjoining territory where tho strike still holds. his wife nor locked her in as Lester Smith ! tu. -' naa testineu, nincaiu saiu. uitcu vuey Kincaid gave his testimony, and dur-jPV with each other, sometimes ing the two hours he was on the ' Rowing a little water or dodging stand there was a deathlike stillness , frm one TuV?wf w i over the ereat crowd, so marked that' Mor8a" Smith had left his employ except fof the voices of the witness ' because ,he would not give him more and examining attorneys there was nol money; he sald- "n sa,.d h.e h Md sound distinguishable except the whir r X ? 3 " Ti ln" of a small electric fan over the'father- These were two of the state s leauing witnesses. with the sheriff when the defendant was brought to jail, that he told him he had had a drink or two but that he remembered everything. Garrison said he remarked, "It's the after thought'" and that Kincaid replied, "No, 'it's the forethought." Coroner M. L. Clark testified that when he went to the iail on the morn ing following the murder todetermine , . ... , i w newer an inquest was necessary Kincaid told him it would not be; that he killed his wife and that in reply tn V.io ..H. 'n . U-... . - w mo -iui.iiii.it, w yuu iiate any ree- collection of it?" he said "Yes, I recollect." The coroner said he asked, "How did you happen to do it?' and the prisoner replied, "I stabbed her in the neck with a knife," the coroner said. Arguments were made this after noon by J. M. Mull, and S. J. Ervin Jr. There are five .attorneys to speak to morrow, S. J. Ervin. W. A. Self and C. A. Jonas and Solicitor Huffman, for the state. clerk's desk. W. A. Self conducted the direct ex amination, doing it in such a way as to give the story told by the defend- Denies Abusing Wife. On cross examination Mr. Spain- hour made a point of the fact that the ant connection and Sequence. He was dpf.nHant. hnrf such a snlsndid mem- 53 years of age, he testified, and ex- ory for recalling all the incidents of cept for a short period had lived at the day and night of the killing up to Chesterfield all his life. He married Miss Lillie Davis in 1906 .the cere mony having been performed in Ashe ville. He had built a new home at Chesterfield, and for about six years had conducted a store there. First Drink In Long Time. He had been in the habit of drink ing, he admitted, until four years ago, wnen he had tried to quit. He had HALF-BILLION LESS TAXES AGREED UPON TAKES HIS LIFE BEFORE BRIDE. Lieutenant Rudasill Dies From Wounds Sell -Inflicted. Shelby, Aug 18. Victor ARuda sill, superintendent of the Shelbv Water and Lighe plants and a first lieutenant in the 115th machine gun battalion of the 30 division in the World war, died at 1:20 oclock this afternoon from a self inflicted pistol wound in the forehead, fired at his home in Shelby Monday night Rudasill was a young man in his early thirties, courteous and genial Washington, Aug. 9. Reductions and 0ne of the most popular men in of approximately $600,000,000 in Shelby. For two years he had been taxes and $520,000,000 in govern ment expenditures this fiscal year connected with the city, and had filled his position acceptably and well When he went home to his bride were agreeo. upon late toaay at a who was Misg Bessie Caldwell of - 1 T J t TT 11 mm. - . - coniercnce petween rresiaent nara- Bessemer City, for supper, she notic ing, Secretary Mellon and Republican' ed that he had been drinking. When leaders of the house, including mem bers of the v.ays and means commit tee. Special tax reductions on which it was announced agreement reached included: he returned to the city hall after sup per she telephoned to Chief of Police Hamrick to tell him to come home giving as an excuse that she was alone. He returned home promptly wna'Upon arrival he reminded his wife I that she had sent for him, pulled the I nflMPf! nut nf thp tftlAnhnno nnH tul.l Repeal ot tne excess iirunia ia, m. wife tnat he was goin tQ retroactive to last January 1, $4,50,-; himself. OOO.ono. Before she could intervene he pick Repeal of one half of the trans-1 edP a -32 calibre Colt's automatic . , . . , . i and fired a shot into his right temple portation tax, effective next January which ran(?ed acrogg the front of the 1, $130,000,000. skull and bulged the skin on the left Repeal of the so-called nuisance and temple, clothing luxury taxes, $50,000,000. j As an offset against this cut of THE CATAWBA CONFEDERATE $720,000,000 it was agreed to in crease the income tax on corpora tions by probably 2 1-2 per cent, VETERANS HOLD A REUNION Newton, Aug. 18. The 19th Con federate Veterans reunion of the Ca the time when he met his wife on the porch and then his memory had failed him. He had recounted in detail the drinks he had taken, everything he had- done at the store, etc., and yet could not remember, the prosecuting attorney brought out, that he had laid his glasses on the shelf or why he had THE INFLUENCE NOT THE : Ui .jn osis, Study club and the War Mothers, Washington, Aug. 16. Best esti mates available at this time show that 5,735,000 persons are out of employ ment in the United States, Secretary of Labor Davis reported to the Sen ate today in response to a resolution calling for figures. The administration's revenue bill is called a bill to reduce and equalize taxation. It ought to be called a bill to reduce and equalize taxation for the very rich. Winston-Salem,Aug. 16, Evangel ist McLendon, who closed a four weeks meeting at North Wilkesboro last night, received a purse of five thousand dollars. In addition $3,600 was raised for expenses. Hundreds made profession of religion and thou sands of church members were re claimed. Many allaged blockaders destroyed their stills following their conversion. Salisbury, Aug. 5. James Smith, aged twenty-two; car driver for Kirke's transfer, was almost instantly killed late today when his car left the road near Dunn's mountain and turned over. His neck was broken. Anna Pel -berton, negro woman, passenger, was also killed and another negro woman and a negro man was badly injured. With Linney pledged to prosecute registrars and a threatened congres sional investigation of -the negro ques tion in the- South the Republicans seem resolved to raise the race issue i again. It can serve no good purpose A portion of the State Federation of Labor which might be called the Moody faction, is said to entertain the conclusion that it cannot main tain a hospitable attitude toward the textile union methods of fighting. The Observer believes that statement, in its better sense, would read that the Federation of Labor is not in sym pathy with the methods of the New England agitators in stirring up the leei ng or swire among the textile ' ad opens a Pandora's box of evils for workers. It is our firm belief that ifikt. . UiAmu. i.i Al. i.J..l 1- . . WtH itniT.T, liun un iiiuiimj t..e iMtne u.non naa oeen as iree terms. The negroes, who are forcing around his wife's neck there on the porch until several days, about two he thought, after the tragedy. Ha told Mr. Spainhour he was at least two days getting over that d runk. "With the liquor and grief and bur den I didn't know what was going on' He bitterly denied ever abusing hi. wife. He admitted having been con victed once of the crime of seduction but his attorneys brought out on re thrown his knife away. He did not re ' mpmhpr hnvino- his hnnrlft nrnnnH hia often used liquor to excess. During I wjfe's neck or why he had them there the past few years he had been "full" and protested that he did not remem- ui.iy two or mree times, witn tne her definitely anything that was said exception of a pint which he had in nr nnna frnm thp timit hp nut hin arm June ne cuuiu not recall tnat ne naa been drinking at all this year until the Sunday before his wife's death. He got a supply on Saturday nieht. July 16, secreted it in an old shop near the store and made frequent visits to it on Sunday and MorJay. He and his wife were together in the store near ly all day Monday but he was not too drunk then to know what was going on, who were in the store dur ing tne day and to run his car to a turn tn nirprt pvuminntinn that, that neighboring farm, where he had a matter had been settled bv money A! T T. T.-l Al- . . ' . - '. . - tnresner operating, j. w. uucKwortn consideration. went, with him part of the way, Mr.: The defendant, was on the stand ex Duckworth testified yesterday that he actly two hours, court adjourned for jiueueu uquur uu min uut urn not , the noon recess immediately follow judge him to be drunk. , . I ing his testimony. Returning between sundown and , dark he found his wife in the store. No Bad Feeling. As he drove un she came out on the1 Lick Whistnant, the first witness north and thev talked toe-ether. His called by the defense this morning brother-in-law, Charlie Rader, came had know the prisoner and his wife p as they were talking and Mrs. Kin- practically all nis me and nis testi caid went on to the house. He and mny as to the kindly relations be Rader had had a drink together and tween Kincaid and his wife was in when Rader would not take a second line that given by many witness- he drank as?ain. He heard his wife call- es yesterday afternoon. ne. "Come on. let's eo.' At this point1 me aeiense caneti leu Britain, who the witness was on the verge of a Went to the Jail the morning follow breakdown onenlv weening. He ing Kincaid's incarceration with Coro though he said his wife was sittine ner Clark. Mr. Brittain testified that n the car wa t ne- for him. Kader tne coroner asKea jvincaia tne direct went on home. He ran in the shop question "Did you kill your wife,' and for another drink and went to the that his reply was, "Yes, 1 killed her." ;ar expecting to find his wife. Fail- Brittain asked, "Sidney, were you ing to get the car started he walked drunk.' I had been drinking," he on to the house joined by John Low- told the witness, weeping bitterly. He dermilk. He couldn't remember he naa toia tne witness mat it dion t said what he and Lowdermilk talk-' seem like a khif e but like a play. ed about. I What Happened at Jail. Here the witness was proceeding bheritf u. A, Johnson was also one 3lowly and deliberately his voice of the party that went to the jail breaking at time and tears in his the following morning to see the pris- He appeared to dread to reach oner, ne related tne conversation from the influences of outside agita tors, as, lor instance, the typographi cal union, the State would have been up to this time stranger to the man ner of strikes into which the textile- people have been forced. The home people are all right and have been all along. It is the evil influences of the outside agitators that is to blame for not only the troubles of the recent past, but those of two years ago. The main trouble with the home textile union is that it had been Russianized and out of that circumstnaces or ganized labor in general has been made to suffer. Charlotte Observer. this so-called investigation are playing with fire News and Observer . CLEVELAND POSTMASTER CHARGED WITH SHORTAGE The Republicans were severe in de nunciation of keping soldiers in Ger many. But they still stay, though the resolution of peace with Germany has been ratified and the reports are that 98 per cent cf the soldiers over there like the service and wish to stay. Sidney Lee, in Charge of Officer At Boiling; Springs, Held for Court. Alleged Shortage $3,000. Shelby, Aug. 19. Sidney Lee, post master at Boiling Springs, this coun ty, was placed under arrest here this week by Deputy Marshal C. W. Rus sell, charged with a shortage in his money order account of $3,000. He waived an examination before United SCHOOL BONDS VOTED Laurinburg, July 19. The Laur inburg high school district voted a $150,000 bond issue here today to be used in building a high school and pay ing for the teacherage. There was only one vote against, with 15 not vot- This country's oil supply is in grave danger of exhaustion and the State Department is vigorously insisting with other Powers that America must have its rights to oil grants in foreign territories recognized along with those of European nations which claim first States Commissioner W. B. Newton ! privileges. Meanwhile, Congressman . . ., ' M , I.. 1A f and is in tne jail nere in ueiaun ui $2,000 bond which his friends are try ing to raise for him. Lee has been postmaster as Boiling Springs for two years, was the adopted son of the late D. S. Lovelace, former member of the general assembly and member of the county board of commissioners. He has a wife and six children, the oldest of whom is only 15 years of age. He has many friends in the county wno are coming to his rescue and hoping that he can make good the shortage in order to iret back to his dependant wife and children. It is understood that while the shortage from the books as checked hv Postoffice Inspector B. B. Webb is $3,000, Mr. Lee says it will rot be over $1,800, He claims that he was operating a gs filling station, paying for his gas by postoffice money order issued by him in his own office, selling the gas on a credit and ex Fordney and his associates in tariff tinkering have sought to throw a monkey wrench in the machinery by putting a tax or im ported oil. One branch of government strives to make importation of oil possible and another branch of govern ment calmly builds a tariff dam to keep oil out. That is the sort of gov ernment efficiency we get when tho "best minds" of the G. O. P. are on the job. tho 1,(11.) nf tho ninrv nf events inst between the Coroner and Kincaid tell. 1 nectino- to use the funds only tern following. ling of the prisoner's admission that ' porarily, returning the money after Killing A Wank. I ne Kinea nis wue ana tnat ne said lt.ne naa conecieu irom ins cmuuucis. "When Lowdermilk went on I went didn't seem like a knife he had but on home around by the back way as something like a stick. was my custom. My wife met me just uorrouoraung tne sninn s testi off the back porch. As I recall she mony, Jailer Bright told of going with said, "Sidney, you are going to keep the party to the jail; that when they on until you get too much. enterea tne ctu tne prisoner began "I threw mv arm around Met neck," crying. Asxeu ny tne .coroner ii ne re the witness related, "and said, 'Oh, no, membered killing his wife he replied, I'm nil rirht ' i"Yes. I killed her." "T romemher wnlkinp in on the C. T. Rader. a witness, married a leader in the House, today sent from nnrch nnd thnt. T wnfl nlaving with her sister of Mr. Kincaid. He recalled the his home in Scotland Neck a ringing and there was something in my hand occasion when he and the Smiths and , call of the Democrats of the South to Washington, Aug. 17. Declaring that the Republican plan with their "monstrous scheme" in the new reve nue hill, is to make the tax burdens of the millionaires and multi-milion-aires lighter and the individuals and small and weak corporation heavier Congressman Kitchin, the Democratic The imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, Col. W. J. Simmons of Atlanta, deposeth and sayeth that Maj. Bruce Craven was not grand dragon ot North Carolina and never had been. He takes a crack at Bruce, who is declared to have sought the job, which was refused because he was too active in his own behalf. Major Craven, however, is headed towards Raleigh, it is said, with a view of turning over his evidence to the at torney general. (Hickory Record. stand firm, and not to be led in to any endorsement of the Republican pro gram. His was a can to arms in ae instead of 5 per cent, as heretofore tawba soldiers was held in Newton to proposed, effective as of last January day and early morning saw machines 1, to yield an additional $126,000,000.! full of people arriving to enjoy the Decision was had. it was said, to1 7 n.d honorih heoe8 ln -m "I have been fighting bosses all mvnV . . t ' bopa, t ia veterans, tne.r wives ana w mows life and never aspired to be a boss. If " T " , , "iI. " ,f i01 vTlTi We - I &i T V 1 were disposed to answer the govern- the Secretory Mellon, including a li- awarded badges which entitled them or by recrimination. I would say that cense tax on nutomobiles, a bank to a most sumptuous dinner. Actual I have no more ambitions to be an check stamp tax, itd an increase of count f0 2f me" nd women imperial boss' than he covet, the one ccnt in the first cia8a postage n A 12" royal, traprng. of the Duke of Dur-j , LSSTiJFW'' and I was coddling her about the Kincaid were together near one elec shoulders. i tion but they did not remember that "The next thine I remember was a shot was fired. He had been in the hearing Mrs. Davis speak something. Kincaid home afterwards and they fense not alone of Democratic prlncl I don't, rempmber hist what she said.' had been in his home and his observa- pies, but in the defense of the peopli Drawing a deeD sigh and apparently tion was that they were on the best to construct a revenue bill that would laboring under an effort to proceed of terms like any other man and his . against the Republican purpose take care of the interests of profiteer ing corporations and further distress the witness said. "It all seems li ke a wife. dream. It is not clear in my mind "Pretty Full." what was said or what happened. On the afternoon of the tragedy he the average people of America When Mra finwio anid something that was at the store, talked with Kincaid I i annnded like. 'whnt. have vou done?' , and took a drink with him. He tes-i Erwin. Tenn., Aug. 17 R. F. Wil I seemed to realize that something fined that when he left the defen- Hams, a North Carolina salesman had happened though I didn't know dant was "pretty full." . The next was killed instantly here yesterday what it was. I saw something on the time he saw Kincaid (was just after as a result of an embankment over shelf that looked like a knife. I pick- the killing. He heard the cries of dis- which he was riding giving ed it un and threw it away. tress at the Kincaid home. He lives Williams' back was broken GATLING AGAIN HEADS POSTMASTERS LEAliUE Hickory. Aug. 18. Bart M. Gatling postmaster at Raleigh, was re-elected president of the State League of Postmasters at its closing session here today. The question of next year's meeting place was left with the executive committee. Other officers elected are: James R. Warren, of Putnam, first vice president; Mrs. J. A. Taylor, of Mai den, second vice president; John r. Stockton, of Ellenboro, third vice-vice-president. Mrs. M. C. Olive, of Goldston, secretary O. F. Crowson, of Burlington .and Grover C Phillips, of Bear Creek, were chosen members of the executive committee, other mem bers being the president vice-president and secretary. The postmasters were givena trip ta Bridgewater this afternoon, and away, through the courtesy of the Southern rower company enjoyed a lb-mile I remember laving down with my not more than 100 yards away. The Col. John Martin, of Florida, the hoot ride on the lake. last surviving member of the Con federate Congress, is dead.