The Lincoln County Sews
LINCOLNTON. N. C.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1921
WHY MEN GET BALD
Women Lecturer On Hygiene Says
t t. iwhuhc of Lack of Good
Food.
the time will come
when we shall live to be 1,000,"
declared Dr. Charlotte De Golliere
Devenport mother of seven aom,
Ann nf whom is seventy-five years
the Umana
FORCES THAT UNDERMINE LAW
Statesville Landmark.
Attorney General Daugherty de
serves the thanks of the country for
and denunciation of the
disloval who did their best to ob
struct the government during the war
with Germany and who now seek re
lif under general amnesty on the
ground that their offences were poli
tical. Speaking before the American
Bar Association the Attorney General
said.
"There is now being disseminated
extensive propaganda to dignify the
crimes committed by many persons
now in prison for disloyal conduct or
.hetvnet intr the e-overnment in the
TRACTOR SPILL COST BRIDE.
old. speaKing uwuic u.s -
1. ' TT . Omw war with Germany by a general doc
rheosopnicai jwkjvj - - . . .
Neb. last week. Dr. Davenport is trine of political offenses recognized
. . a fnit .. has been' as Dart ot our aomesuc me, wic vul
Minanr.nvi nnu tvi .w
Wife Deserted When Farmer, Pinned
Under Tractor. Didnt Come Home.
Nebraska State Journal.
To have his wife desert him while
he lay pinned under a gasoline trac
tor, was the fortune of Howard C.
Edwards, 52, a nox county, Nebras-i
ka, farmer, living along the Niobrara
river, near Santee,
Shortly after Edwards went to work
in the morning, the tractor he was
riding turned over on its. side in a cor
ner of the field. Both of his legs and
one arm were pinned under the raa-
.hinp He was found, conscious and
uninhired. the . cxt morning, bv
neighbor, who happened to cut acrjss
the Edwards place
When Edwards arrived home he
f niinri the house deserted and a note
If Grover Bertdoll has. to keep on
traveling around in Europe it won't
be long until he needs that pot of
gold. Nashville Banner.
It '
Want Ads :.
STOVE WOOD FOR SALE Sawed
and split ready for the stove, at $4.00
per load. Call J. U. unuuers pnoue.
James Smith Lincolnton, R-l a25-tf
10 cents per line 6 words is a
FOR Cement see Arrowood Bros, tf
DR. I. R. SELF,
Dentist
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Office: Over La wing & Costner's
Drug Store
Phone 85
4
, Ui vwl viv.w v- 7 a IUUI1U LUC UVUD
a lecturer on personal hygiene. pose being N allow such criminal from nis second wlfe a uriae or two
Fitting youthful actions with w.iss and those in sympathy with them to ks.
.J! the doctor kept the continue such opposition to law and "Howard: Yesterday you wouldn t
audience in a riot of applause.
"They talk about Socialism, Commun
ism and other "isms," when what they
really want is good food. Bald-headed
men wouldn't be hald if they had good
tr., There would be no revolutions
iwuu. -
it were washed and scrubbed
,i fivf.
and taken care of,' she declared.
itui. ........ A 't pdiip&te the men
TT Ullic ii w w . -
right. A woman came to me the
other day and said she wanted her
bust developed. I asked her why
she didn't have her mind developed,
and her reply was, "I can make a
better go of it with a good bust than
good mind."
SO MUCH MARRIED HE
ACTUALLY EVADES LAW
order with impunity. This propagan- j wipe tne dishes for me and today you
da has been waged by persons mam- didn't come home for dinner or sup
ly hostile to American institutions per ym tired 0f living on a farm and
for purpose of educating the public, im going right back to Chicago and
as they term it, to me iunuarair.ij nun(; me a jod in a aime siurc. i-vw.
Death of One Wife Saves W. C. Dick
son From Conviction. He Has Dis
appeared. Carthage, Sept. 6.-News from
Whiteville is to the effect that W. C.
Dickson, who was tried there tor
bigamy last week, was acquitted and
has since disappeared. It appears
that Dickson, while wife No 1 was liv
ing, married wife No 2, while living
with No 2 No 1 died. Later he mar
vied Nn. 3 who was Miss Sadie Spivey
18 year-old daughter of the jailor of
Columbus county. When No rounu
Dickson had married Miss Spivey, she
had him arrested, and his father-m
law had the pleasure of locking him in
hp ia.il.
When the case came to trial Dick-
snn's attorneys proved that he was
already married to No 1 when he mar
riad No. 2, No 2, had no legal claim
as his wife, and that, as wife No. 1 was
dead when he married Miss Spivey,
No 2 had no grounds for the charge
of bigamy, as he had the legal right
to marry Miss Spivey. The court con
curred that No 2 had no legal claim,
on the bigamy charge, as the allegation
was that he committed the offense Dy
marrying Miss Spivey. Wife No 2
had a three-year-old child by the mar
riage. filVING THE SHIPS AWAY
A trreat fleet of wooden ships was
ordered built during the war at
a cost of $300,000 to $800,000
ea.h. in order that we might
,, "hi-idip of ships across the
" " " - : '
pa" in accordance with General Per
renuest. The sudden
of the war made the ships val
neless to the government and they
hnv been lvimr idle awaiting some
disposition. Chairman Lasker, of the
Shipping Board, received an offer of
9inn paeh for the whole fleet less
than one-half of one per cent of their
cost and ordered their
in a lump to the corporation making
this munificent offer.
Tf there were no other possible dis
posal of the ships, their sale thus for
less than their value as kindling wooj
might be justified, but it appears that
hetter offers were received and rejec
ted. One firm made known us wn
lingnesf to purchase 15 or 20 of the
ships at a price not less than $5000
each, but was informed that the
whole fleet would go to the $2100 bid
der. It is reported that the machin
ery alone in the 205 ships can be sal
vaged for more than the purchase
nrice of vessels, machinery and all.
Whv should millions of dollars
worth of government property be
practically given away to oe favor
ed corporation and all other offers for
the oroDertv ruled out of order? Here
is something really worthy of an in
vestigation by Congress when it reconvenes.
NEW YORK CLOSES WEAKER
WEDNESDAY.
distinction between political offenses
and common crimes. These propagan
dists term all the anarchists, I. W.
Wo nd socialists convicted of law
violation, idealists and heroes of con
science, and demand their release on
the ground that their acts are poli
tical offenses merely.
"Many well-meaning persons feel
that it is sufficient reason for the re
lease of these people to say that they
are political prisoners. Men have of
ten been taken off their guard by
catch-phrases and slogans that seem
to exDress an idea. It is one ot tne
most dangerous cloaks that has yet
been devised by enemies of our con
stitutional system of government to
lomloaanpsa and disrespect for
law. A man may have certain relig
ions or Dolitical opinions, but if he
uses his full powers to induce others
to violate the law, he is going too far
to excuse himself."
That is a clear and succinct expos
ure of the designs of a very largo
class of people in this country who
aw nuhlic enemies: who would over
turn the government and destroy ex
isting institutions by violence; who
teach disrespect for law, incite ani
encourage rebellion against lawnu
authority. And when brought to ac
count, as too few of them are, they
seek refuge under the camouflage of
offenders and insist that
t-Kpi,. nffpncps should be obliterated
under general amnesty, although they
will not promise that they will not of
fend again.
Manv well-meaning persons, as the
Attorney General says, who have not
given serious thought to this matter ,
have been carried off their feet by
this Dronaganda and are ready to ask
for the pardon of Debs and his kind
on the ground that they were political
offenders. Industrious effort is Deing
made not only to free, the disloyalists
who preached disloyalty during the
war, but to hold up every 1. w. w.
anarchist and others who advocate the
overturning by violence of existing
institutions as a "hero of conscience
and a "political prisoner;' common
bootleggers and violators of prohibi
tion laws as exponents of "personal
liberty," and the employes who seek
to force their will on employers by
force as upholders of "human rights
against property rights.''
These demands, the Attorney gen
eral declared, simply challen the su
premacy of the law. Tnat suprema
cy is not undermined by ordinary
;minoU urhn commit murder, rob
bery and like offences. These of
fences tend to impress on society the
profound importance of the law and
its vigorous enforcement for the pro
tection of society. The supremacy of
the law is challenged mainly in that
class of legislation where there ex
ists a difference of opinion as to gov
ernmental policy. At the present
time this is conspicuously exemplified
in the propaganda with reference to
so-called political offences, which
would make disloyalty and open rebel
lion against the government practical
ly excusable as a matter of conscience
or individual liberty; the forces
which give aid and comfort to the vi
olators of prohibition laws, which
entourage open defiance to an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States, enacted and promulgated by
the sovereign will of the majority of
the people of this country on plea of
personal liberty; and the false doc
trines as to the rights of individuals
and minorities . This is especially
exemplified in the attitude of large
corporations of persons and capi
tal, in resentment against laws reg
ulating them. On the one hand is
the contention that property rights
Edwards came to Nebraska recent
ly from the East. His first wife was
killed several years ago in a railway
accident in Ohio.
BANKERS AND BUSINESS MEN
AT MADE IN CAROLINA SHOH
Charlotte, N. C, Sept 7 At least
one day of the Made-in-Carolinas Ex
position will be of great interest par
ticular to the bankers and business
men of the Carolinas. The day will
be Thursday, -September 22, when
Governor W. P. G. Harding, of the
federal reserve board, Chairman Mc
Lean of the war finance corporation,
and Senator F. M. Simmons, of this
state, an important figure in taxation
matters before Congress, will deliver
addresses on financial ayd commer
cial problems of the present time.
WANTED Salesman with car for
low priced 10,000 mile cord tires.
S100.00 and expenses guaranteed with
extra commission. TraJers Hyiro
Vulcan Tire Company, Traders Bldg.,
Chicago. It
WANTED Married man over 25
years of age to represent Metropoli
tan Life Insurance Company in High
Shoals and vicinity J. Will Proctor,
Deputy Manager. It
A NICE Good Farm For Sale 103
acre farm, 2 miles northwest of Den
ver, N. C, good high school and good
neighborhood. This farm will sell
cheap and on terms if so desired. Also
one 25 acre farm in Goodsonville. This
farm fronts S. A. L. Ry. and is suit
able for anything and can be bought
on terms or cash. Also 4 town lots
near Goodsonville. fine building sites.
For further information see of write,
W. M. McConnell, Lincolnton, N. C
R-3, 3 miles east of Lincolnton s8-2t
4 R. F. BEAL
FUEL COMPANY
4 WOOD AND COAL
4 PHONE 32
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REAL ESTATE-RENTALS
Fire Insurance, Life Insurance
Hearth and Accident Insurance,
Tornado Insurance, Hail Storm
Insurance, Automobile Insurance,
Liability Insurance. Bonds.
V. M. RAMSAUR Manager.
J. L. Lineberger, President.
LINCOLNTON PLUMBING AND
HEATING CO.
Don't put off that Plumbing
And Heating Job Until
Winter. Call us now and
let us attend to it for you
PHONE 31.
In Postoffice Building.
FOR SALE 14 H. P. Gasoline en
gine, one 10 H. P. Traction engine.
Svond hand. Eureki Iron Works.
sepl-4t
1000 ACRES of Land for Sale. Ap
ply P. A. Thompson, Denver N. C.
sepl-8t
SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains at Lincolnton. in. i
Lv. No.l Between
PREVENTS HIGHWAYMAN
FROM ROBBING FATHER
Spartanburg, S. C, Sept. 5. Boyce
Holder, a lad of 15 years, saved his
father.E. R. HoMer, the manager of a
store in the suburbs of the town, from
being held up and robbed of $300 late
Saturdav night by drawing a pistol
from his father's back pocket and fir
ing upon the man who had forced his
i'ither to throw up his hands, ine ooy
,o api'i-imnanvinir his father when
the wouul-'e highwayman came upon
them in the road and demanded that
he storekeeper stand and deliver. Th-.
man fired ,;pon by the boy escaped in
the darkness. According to Mr.
Holder he was carrying with him
.Wii ssmv which would have been
taken but for the action of his son.
8.27a 34
10.10a 15.
6.47p 16
4.57p 31
wip SAT.F Mv Jitnev line busi
ness, good will and two jitneys ana
nn'a nor flnp !R n.tsspne-er bus at
$2,600; one 10 passenger bus at $500.
One 5 passenger automomie at ooo.
All in good running shape ana entirt
business is a Dargain. oee r.. -v.
Huffstetler, Lincolnton sepl-31'
FOR SALE A farm of 166 acres,
opvpn mi ps north ot L,nerrwiue.
Good house, barn and necessary out
buildings. About 1UU acres in culti
vation, well watered and timbered.
Church and school in sight. Call or
write, Mrs. J. T. Hull Cherryville, N.
C. R-3 " ; -; v ; sepl
FOR SALE 91 acre farm in Lin
colnton townshiD 3 1-2 miles north-
past of Lincolnton. on Dublic road. 45
T. 1. . ....
acres m cultivation, rienty young
second growth timber. 6 room house,
newly painted, Darns anu otner oui
hnildincs. Terms. Passession this
vpftr. Sep or write H. C. Harrill. Lin
colnton R. F. U. 4. augzy-i'
Rutherfordton-
Rnleitrh and
Wilmington . .
Monroe-Ruther-
fordton
Rutherfordton-
Monroe
Wilmington-Raleigh-Buth-erfordton
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No. Ar.
34 8.27a
15 10.10a
16 6.47p
31 4.57p
All trains daily. ;
No. 16 connects at Monroe with No.
6 for Norfolk, Richmond, Washington
and New York, and No. 11 for Atlanta
and Points West.
Schpdolps nuhlished as information
and are not guaranteed.
E. W. Long, D. P. A., Charlotte, N. C,
G. W. Clark, Agent, Lincolnton, N. U
FOR ALL KIND of Job Printing,
see Lincoln ranting w.
BANK IS CLOSED AT JACKSON
V1LLE.
.Taiksonville. Fla., Sept. 6. The
Guaranty Bank & Trust Company of
this citv fai'td to open its roois to
day, action being taken at the request
of directors.
w M Hr.sturiflt nresident of the
institution, said the bank was placed
in the hands of the comptroller be
cause withdrawal of disposits due to
indictment of several of its officials
in connection with the federal investi
gation of the liquor situation and
that withdrawals had exceeded depos
its. ' -V' .
News readers whose subscriptions
have expired are asked to send in a
renewal. If not cdnvenient to send a
year's renewal, send 6 months. The
circulation department of the News
office will appreciate compliance with
this request.
FOR SALE 300 acres of farm land
or will cut in smaller tracts. On sand
clay road in East Lincoln. Apply to or
write J. F. Reinhardt, Stanley R. F.
D. 1 jiy7-tf
THREE BAD NOTES ARE PUT ON
MARKET.
Washington, Sept. C. Detection of
three additional counterfeit federal
reserve notes was announced by the
treasury department today and the
Dublic was warned to be on guard.
The first described was that of a $50
note of a federal reserve bank at
Kansas City.
The second was a $20 note on the
Richmond, Va., federal bank, which
...oo laoyiKod as the work of ama-
turs.
tv,p tViird was a S10 reserve note
on the federal reserve bank of Boston
and was so poor that anybody could
detect it.
The Richmond counterfeit bears a
portrait of Cleveland and the signa
tures of B. F. Houser aid John
Burke.
FOR ANY KIND of cement work,
i !,,,,,. Arrnumod Rrothpds. 303. "Ser
vice and Satisfaction" is our motto tf
WANTED You to know that I have
purchased one of the latest up-to-date
nnr surfacing machines and am
ready at all time to surface your new
or old floors. AH work done first
class. D. E. Clemmer. so-t
DON'T FAIL TO GET
Clean-O-Clean
The Wonder Cleaner from the
"Land of the Sky"
UNEQUALED FOR CLEANING
Carpets, Rugs, Clothing, Silk Waists,
Silk Hose, Laces, KibOons, lies,
Canvas Shoos
Anything that is marred by dirt,
grease or stains.
Greatest preparation known for re
moving, grease, printers ink, tresh
paint, etc., from the hands.
For Sale in Lincolnton by
THE LADIES AID
First Baptist Church.
Tonight-
Tomorrow Ai right
Nil Tablet atop sick haadach,
relieve bilious atiuks, tone and
reculato the ellmlntive organa.
mako you leal fins,
"latter Than Pills Far liver ilia"
TT? TT IS Pininc fnr wells or road
tile you want to see Arrowood Bro
thers. s5-tf
VfV SAt.V Twn fine onnosum
hounds can be seen at my home two
miles nortn 01 Lincoinion on sanu
clay road leading to Maiden. Harris
I). Shuford, Lincolnton . Kj. sepo-t
Lawing & Costner.
WM. M. SHERRILL. O.D.
GRADUATE OPTOMETRIST
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Latest Equipment and Methods
22 Years Experience Fitting
Glasses
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II HUNT'S GUARANTEED
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(Hunt's salre ana aoap, wu
the treatment of Itch, Beaema,
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treatment at our risk.
LINCOLN DRUG COMPANY.
New York, Sept. 7. Closing bids
were as follows: October 19.50; De
cember, 19.80; January 19.75; March
oat). U.u 9( 5 annta 1975.
New York, Sept. 7. The cotton are destroyed; on the other that nu
M.rltPt showed continued activity and man rights have priority over prop
excitement at the opening today, first jetty rights and that individuals are
prices being 130 to 172 points higher justified in defying the law in pro-
in response to the further big advance tcctmg wnat mey conce.ve w
In Liverpool. December contracts man rights, personal liberty and con
j t oi nf r nenrlv 5 S-4 cents i acientious scruples.
-i v, i ,;,. tmiphed on the Cominsr down to conservative
tof wr the omvernment' common sense, the logic ot all tnat
report of last week, and spring ( is that every individual should be
nth8 sold well through the 22-cent allowed to do whatever seems to him
COTTON OPENS AT
$5.00 A BALE ADVANCE
New York. Sept. . 6 A wild buy-
. . . . . i jn..
ing movement in cotton nere
advanced prices at the opening prac
tically $5 to $7.50 a bale over the
close of last Friday. All months
crossed the 19-cent level. The ad
vance was precipitated by bullish
Liverpool cables. The heaviest buy
ing for continental and trade account,
reflecting a scare among mill interests
over future supplies. Private advices
from the belt reported further crop
deterioration over the holidays.
EAGLE "MIKADO"
encUNo.174
For Sale at year Daalar Made in t Ira grade
ASK FOR THE YELLOW PENCIL WITH THE RED BAND
EAGLE MIKADO
EAGLE PENCIL COMPANY, NEW YORK
level, or up to 22.38 for May. ThiB ad
vance met enorm.ius realizing, how
ever, and was followed by quick reac
good, and that all laws to the con
trary are an unjust interference
with human rights, etc. And yet there
.. ..j J an i m mYiuro tho in manv n(onle Of Standing in tn IS
lions 01 u w yvHivo, .... r--r-- , ,
market was steadied by the heavy country who advocate this doctrine,
buying of international houses here and very many more vho sympathize
against sales in Liverpool because of i with it without giving a thought to
tha wider differences. Private cable? what it all means
reported a wild market at Liverpool,
where the spot sales amounted to
"Sambo I don't understand how you
1 Uti t vare ,.mmm . . Ottlll UU 1 UXJll V UliUVlOMMiu aw j
15.000 bales and the spot quotation was can do all your work go quickly, and so
. . s . I-. U.U.. Ontna Ural I"
Amertean pu..... M h how boSa, I sticks
of the spot houses were sellers of the cnthusiamn to de fuge 0f
advance here but southwestern spc yenergy and jes natthurally ex plod -
. .nllh hnvtnir '1. 1 J ' U..w;iU TamuuMn.
HKSresvs were creuifcwi ana, a uuoe, ..... . ....
BETTER DAYS FOR THE TEACH
ERS.
(From The Philadelphia Record.)
From the Federal Bureau of Educa
tion comes word that the shortage in
the supply of public school teachers,
which became so alarming a couple
vears ago, has now disappeared, and
that the pedagogues are flocking back
to their old jobs in a way ,that is high
ly gratifying to the school authorities
Increases in the salaries paid to
teachers and a reduction in the wages
of those who turned to commercial
pursuits are said to be responsible for
this turn in the tide. For the first
time in the history of the country the
teaching profession now receives
something like adequate compensa
tion. When to the salaries paid is
added the provision of a pension, now
in effect in many of the States, the re
muneration of a teacher becomes
much more attractive than it was s
few years ago.
1920 Taxes
Long Past Dm
Taxpayers of Town and County who have not paic
their 1920 taxeB are hereby notified that this matt
should now be attended to soon. We are nearin
the time when we are compeled to make settlement
with the County for these taxes. Please come for
ward and settle. Dont put this important matter
off longer.
YOURS SINCELELY
W. B. Abernethy,
SHER FF LINCOLN COUNTY
Have you rea
lized School Days I
were near at
hand and the
boys will have
to have suits and
extra pants. We g
have them and i
the price is lower J
than it has been I
in years. See
our window for
boys pants only
98c
MIDDY
SUITS
And the girls 1
will have to go
to school too,
and a nice
white middy
suit will be the
very thing for
these early fall
days.
See our window for
middy suits only
S2.98
EFIRD'S
ESTABLISHED 187.
LINCOLNTON. N.C.. MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 12. 1921.
SEPTEMBER 15TH TO
OCTOBER 15TH IS
SIGN-UP MONTH
1
Co-operative Marketing Already
"Over the Top'' in Cotton and Two
Thirds Over on Tobacco.
Through a special committee con
sisting of Dr. J. Y. Joyner, Dr. B. W.
Kilgore, A. W. Swain and Clarencs
Poe, the North Carolina organization
committee for co-operative market
ing of cotton and tobacco announces
that the cotton organization has al
ready reached its minimum sign-up
and that tobacco is already two-
thirds on the way.
The month from September IB to
"October IB has been named by the
organization committee as "Sign-Up
Month " and during this thirty-day
period work will go forward with re
doubled energy all over the State.
Following is the appeal to farmers
and landowners:
To the Cotton and Tobacco Growers
of North Carolina
Four months ahead of time you
have reached and passed the goal you
set for January 1, 1921, in the mat
ter of co-operative marketing of cot
ton. Setting out to get 200,000 bales
signed up by next January 1, over
240,000 bales have been signed up be
fore September 1, with every indka
tion that 400,000 bales rather than
200,000 may be the New Year figure
In the tobacco sign-up you have
made equally gratifying progress and
while you decided on a much larger
per cent of "the State's tobacco crop
than was required for cotton, there
is every indication that the goal for
tobacco will also be reached weeks be
fore the date named in the contract.
"Sign-Up Month
Such is the great, good news that
your campaign committee is glad to
report to you as September begins,
and we wish to appeal to farmers, one
and all, to join in one great united
drive to make the month of Septem-Jer-16
October-IB "Sign-Up Month"
for buth cotton and tobacco. As these
co-operative mai deling organizations
are to be "of the farmers, by the far
mers, and for the farmers,'' the work
of the organizing must be done large
ly by the farmers for themselves and
their neighbors.
Every farmer who has signed a
contract should make himself a mis
sionary during "Sigh-Up Month" to
JUSTICE ALLEN OF
G0LDSB0R0 DIES
Member of N. C. Supreme Court Vic
tim of Apoplexy
Goldsboro, Sept. 8. William R. Al
len, associate justice of the supremo
count of North Carolina and junio
member of that body passed away at
his home in this city at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. He suffered a stroke of
apoplexy and, although several phy
sicians quickly rushed to the home, he
passed away without regaining con
sciousness.
Judge Allen was apparently in the
best of health shortly before he was
stricken.
Judge Allen was born in Kenans-
villc, N. C. He attended Trinity col
lege at Durham and studied law un
der his father, being admitted to the
bar in 1881. He represented Wayne
countv in the lower house of the
North Carolina legislature in 1893
1899 and 1901. He was elected on
the democratic ticket associate jus
tice of the state supreme court in
1910, and was re-elected in 1918.
Judge Allen was 64 years of age.
He was one of Goldsboro's best be
loved citizens and highly honored
among all classes of the people.
Judge Allen was the younger son of
the late Col. Wm. A. Allen, and only
brother of Judge Oliver H. Allen, of
Kinston, and is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Mattie Moore, of
Duplin county, and five children, two
sons Wm. R. and Oliver, and three
daughters, Misses Mary Moore, Eliz
abeth and Dorothy.
SOME FARM AND
C0FAIR NOTES
MEETING TO BE HELD IN INTER
EST OF COOPERATIVE MAR
KETING.
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TION CLUB NEWS
TWO NEGROES LYNCHED BY
AIKEN COUNTY, S. C, MOB
Aiken, S. C, Sept. 8. Mansfield
Butler and Charlie Thompson, neg
roes, were lynched by art Aiken coun
ty mob tonight about 7 o'clock follow
ing an attack on the wife of a promin
ent Aiken coanty farmer.
The Woman was struck about the
head with an axe and a hoe, and will
probably die. She regained conscious
ness a few minutes after the attack
and implicated Butler, who, when
caught in his cabin on the farni, is
said to have made a full confession
implicating Thompson. Both negroes
were taken out in a cornfield and shot
to death, being tied with ropes about
the waists.
Sheriff H. H. Howard, of Aiken,
immoHinf-iil v An lpurninp of tht fit
get other farmers to sign Every far- Governor qt ag
mer who has not signed, but wishes
to stand with his brother farmers in
this momentous movement, should ap
ply for a contract, sign it, and enlist
as a worker.
Pick Able Men for Directors
Immediately after October IS the
State Organization Committee for
cctton will meet in Raleigh and dis
trict the State. Each county or group
of eounties that has signed up approx-1
imately ten per cent of the total bale- HALF OF SEIZED LIQUOR
age will be made a separate district,
and as such will be entitled to elect a
director of its own choosing, for there
sistance, but upon his arrival at the
scene found the negroes were dead
and the mob had dispersed.
Aiken tonight is quiet and no futher
disorder is anticipated
The attack occurred on a farm -near
Mont Morenci. Both negroes were
employed on the farm operated by the
victim's husband. Both negroes are
said to be from Georgia.
COMES FROM THREE STATES
Washington, Sept. 7 Half of the
will be ten elective directors. Every liquor siezed by the government for
county should strive to get the largest violation of the prohibition laws is in
possible sign-up before October 16, so three states New York, Pennsyl
as to have the largest possible voice Vania and Maryland according to In
in choosing directors. The signers ternational Revenue Commissioner
will then meet, nominate in each dis- Blair.
tret two or more of the ablest, most Mr. Blair said today that he had no
capable and most trusted men, anl accurate estimate of the amount of
Chen elect by majority vote by mail liquor seized by the government
one of the two nominees as their di- throughout the country.
rector to represent them
A representative of the Cooperative
Extension Work will be in this coun
ty during next week in interest of
putting on the campaign for coopera
tive marketing in this county. Town
ship meetings will be held as follows:
Lincolnton township At old Bap
tist church, Lincolnton, Monday night,
Sept. 19.
Howard's Creek township Union
School House, Reepsville, Tuesday
night, Sept. 20.
North Brook Township, Junior Hall,
Flay, Wednesday night, September 21.
Ironton Township Iron Station
school house, Thursday night, Sept. 22.
Catawba Springs Township Trian
gle, Friday night, Sept. 23.
We are anxious for every farmer to
attend the meeting in his township,
or in any of the others if it be more
convenient. Business men of Lin
colnton are invited to attend the meet
ing in town.
Committeemen who were appointed
in each school district are urged to
get a good representative from their
ranective district to attend these
meetings.
Meeting at Reepsville.
There will be an important meeting
at Union school house on Wednesday
ight of this week. Every .one in the
community is- urged to be present
Important business' to come before
the meeting.
Meeting at Daniels.
There will be an important commu
nity meeting at Daniels on Thursday
night of this week. Every one is urg
ed to be present. Import nt business
to come before the meeting.
Meeting at M. S. RudisiU's.
Mr. C. L. Sams, specialist in Bee
Keeping, Raleigh, will hold a meeting
at the home of Mr. M. S. Rudislll on
Monday morning, Sept. 19, at 9:30
M. This meeting will be held in the
interest of bee keeping. EVeryehe
mhn hs bees or is interested, is
urged to be present.
Free Ticket To Lincoln Cuonty air.
There is a fifty-two pound water
melon on exhibit at Childs-Wolfe Drug
store. A complimentary seasons tick
et tn the Lncoln County raj" wov.n
, 2, 3, 4, will be given to the person
who guesses the nearest number of
seed that are In the melon. Call and
put in your estimate at the store, or
send your estimate to box 68, Lincoln
ton, on or before 7:30 Friday night,
Sept 16. .
Fair Plans Progressing.
Lumber is being put on the ground
for the buildings for the Lincoln Coun
ty Fair, the premium list has been
completed and will be out from the
printer within a few days. Get ready
an exhibit so that the fair will be one
of the best in the south. There will
be a place for every farm product.
All together for a big fair.
We hope as soon as we organize to tion, -but the declaration of disinter
help arrange for suitable financial ad-' ested sources. "You may not realize
vances to those who wish to hold cot-! it," said a noted warehouseman a few
ton. Futhermore, the elected direc- days ago, "but already tobacco prices
tors, if they wish to do so, may ar- are being bettered because of the co
range for selling cotton now on hand operative marketing movement," and
for members who wish to sell this Associated Press Dispatches, Monday
year's crop through the organization j in describing the advance of nearly 3
but it must be clearly understood that cents a pound in cotton prices last
nobody will be compelled to sell cot-, week, declared that one of the con
ton through the organization in 1921 .spicious causes was" the work of thf
and that at most there will be this co-operative marketing association in
year only a tentative selling arrange- several States of the belt. In financ
ment, limited to those who ask for it. ' ing co-operative marketing associa
The tobacco sign-up is proceeding tions in the South the most gratify
handsomely in both Virginia and ing progress has been made and there
North Carolina, Virginia expecting is no longer reason for critics to as
soon to reach 76 per cent of that sert that this is an insurmountable
State's total production, and North obstacle.
Carolina will not be content with Free Bulletin and Contract.
reaching less than 60 per cent of the In conclusion, we again appeal to
North Carolina crop in the next every farmer to enlist in this "Sign
sixty days. I Up Month" drive, September 16-Oe
, In practically every county in North , tober 16.
Carolina there is now a leader who is If a farmer has not signed, let him
in cnarge oi lorces cnargea witn tne wrue io mi. n. ownm, owibioiji
duty of carrying on this extensive Raleigh, North Carolina, and ask for
whirlwind drive during "Sign-Up , a contract
Month,' September IB-October IB. In 1 If a farmer has signed and is will
most counties that leader is the coun- ing to help get others to sign, let him
tv agent: see him. In some counties ask Mr. Swain for as many contracts
some other individual is in charge.
Already Boosting Pruts
A remarkable and encouraging fact
as he thinks he can possible get sign
ed; they are free.
A lso, everybody is asked to write
Gainsville Home Demonstration Club.
The Gainsville Home Demonstration
Club met twice in the past two weeks.
A meeting once a week was suggested
by the club while they were not so
busy.
The club met at the home of Mrs.
J. D. Payseur on September 2nd. This
was a very enjoyable meeting and the
lesson on the staining of floors was
much appreciated. Several of th
members have already made the stain
from the green walnuts, have it on
their floors and now ready to apply
the Paraffin oil.
On Friday September 9th the club
wet vith Mrs. G. P. Baxter, The les
son was "Bread, the staff of Life".
Potato rolls were made and served by
the Home Demonstration Agent.
The social program which was en
joyed at the close of the lesson wi
splendid. Many decided it was the
best the club had ever had. All took
part in the Community Sneege, and in
the Cracker Eating contests TSulu
Baxter was the winner. Everyone en
joyed the inpromptu Performances,
and all decided that Mrs. J. D. Pay
saur was the charming one.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. M. M. Canipe on Fri
day September 23rd. The lesson will
be cold process Soap and the social
program will bo one worth whilf.
Every member is urged to be present,
Laboratory Home Demonstration
Club Meeting.
The Laboratory Home Domonstra
tion club held its last meeting at the
home of Mrs. Paul Rhyne. The les
son was Tomato Ketchup, which
was made and served. A base ball
contest was conducted by Mrs. Rhyne
but the remainder of the social pro
gram was postponed until next
meeting on account of a storm,
The next meeting Will be held
Thursday, September 15th , at tho
home of Mrs, Amanda Heavner. The
OUTGO FOR GOVERN
MENT EXCEEDS INCOME
Net Deficit For First Two Months Of
Fiscal Year N $161,464,774 Offer
Securities.
Washington, Sept. 8. A net defic
it of 161,464,774 in the current ex
penses of the government for the
first two months of the present fiscal
year was announced tonight by Sec
retary Mellon in a letter to banking
institutions offering for subscriptior
combined issues of treasury obliga
tions of about $600,000,000 dated
September 16.
"With the payment of income and
profits taxes in September, however,"
Mr. Mellon said, "there should be, ac
cording to the best information now
available a small net current surplus
for the quarter."
The treasury, he explained, has ma
twrities of principal and interest
amounting to $635,000,000 falling due
September 15, and similarly $572,000,
000 due October 15. Against the pay
ments, he said, the treasury expect3
to receive during September about.
$525,000,000 from income and profits
taxes, in addition to ordinary reveune
from other sources.
WOMAN SWIMS 135
MILES IN 64 HOURS
New York, Sept. 8. Completing a
135 miles swim began at Albany, Miss
Nellie Gays, 22 years old, a swimm
ing instructor, arrived at Battery
Park at 10:67 this morning. A launch
and a rowboat accompained her down
the Hudson and she slep and ate
aboard the launch. She left Auburn
last Friday morning. She was in the
water 63 hours and 36 minutes.
'LET HEN ROOSTS ALONE."
CIRCUS ELEPHANT
MAKES 'EM SCATTER
I
LOOSE ELEPHANT STARTS PAN
IC AMONG SPECTATORS IN
WILSON.
Wilson, Sept. 7. Excitement reign
ed supreme this morning just after a
mother elephant had been unloaded
from a circus train. Something caus
ed the baby elephant to send up a pip
ing shriek and the monstrous mother
broke the chains that bound her,
threw her trunk and began a furious
trumpeting which caused the thous
ands or more by-standers to seek cov
er in every direction.
Robert Ellis, wife and children, who
never miss seeing a circus unload,
were thrown into a panic. Mrs. Ellis,
thinking she was holding to the hand
of her husband, ran off with a Strang
er, pleading at every step: "Run, Bob,
run." Bob, Jr., climbed on top of a
Box car, while his twin sisttr hid in a
clump of dog fennels. Old man Bob
climbed, over a high fence and hid in a
ditch; a big fat negro woman fell in
on top of him and he lay low and yell
ed: "Hoo-ey, lion, hoo-ey."
The cry, "The elephant is loose!
caused the stampede. No one was
hurt.
lewon will be "Green Tomato' Pickle"
Mttcperah Home Demonstration 'Club
- Meeting.
The Macpeiah Home Demonstra
tion club held its regular meeting at
the home of the secretary of the club,
Mrs. C.v R. Canipe. The lesson was
Apple Cake, which was made and
served. The value of the ingredients
used, their place in the diet, and uses
in the body- were given by the Home
Agent,
The next and regular meeting will
be held Saturday, Sept. 17th at the
home of Mrs. Morris Finger, The
lesson will be Dixie Relish.
Meeting At Lowesville.
A splendid meeting was held Wed
nesday lcet, at the home of Dr. Shel
lem. Delicious Rolls were made by
Miss Phoebe Shellem, and also by the
Home Demonstration Agent. All of
the women were interested in organiz
ing and holding regular meeting, The
purpose of such a club is to make
and work for "Better Homec." The
social features were a big success,
and were enjoyed by all. Something
even better planned for next meeting.
The women decided to bejjin the study
of school lunches Wednesday, Sept
ember 21st. This meeting will be
held at the home of Miss Fannie Ed
wards, and the social program will be
conducted by Miss Probe Shellem.
Meetings will probablv be held at
Asbury and at Mt. Vernon, with the
colored women, this week, if arrange
ments can be made.
McLendon Tells Negro That Sin Is
Rl.rk. Hell Hot. Life Short and
Death Sure.
SDencer. N. C, Sept. 6. "Cyclone
Mack" featured the religious ct
paign now under way in Spencer by
Rrman to the colored folkB Mon
day night, In addition to several
thousand negroes present there were
also manv thousand of white peo
ple, and the crowd was estimated
r ' . ,. . AAA 1IU.4.1.I1
at no lees tnan lu.uuu inncn.
preached old time hen house Chris
tianity to the negroes. He told
them that the white man steals
such things as banks, railroads, seats
in Congress, etc., but that it is just
as wrong for the negro to steal a
fat hen or a crowing rooster or
of the wearing apparel from
the family wash, or to take too
much of the ham, coffee, sugar or
other things from the family lar
der. He Impressed his hearers with
the fact that sin is black, hell is
hot, life is short and death sure
"Mack" made his meaning so plain
that it did not take a half wit to
understand what he was saying, No
better singing has eyer been heard
in Spencer that was furnished by
the colored folks, the leader being
Rev. W. H. Moore, of East Spencer.
A dozen or more could't resist the
temptation to shout, and "Mack
told them to "go to it" just so they
live up to the shouting.
SHUFORD FAMILY REUNION
ENJOYED BY ALL PRESENT
Is that, although not yet one-fourth Mr. Swain for one or more free copies
ompleted, the co-operative market- of the exhaustive and informing new
I ing associations, with their program 28-nage bnlletm on "Co-operative
if gradual marketing instead of Marketing oi Karm urops," contain-
wholesale dumping ,are helping crop mg questions and answers fully ex
jrices. This is not merely our asser- plaining the whale idea.
JOHNSTON'S FIRST BALE
BRINGS TWENTY CENTS
Smithneld, Sept. 9. The first bale
of new cotton was brought here and
ginned this week. It weighed 508
pounds and belonged to Ben Casey,
who lives four miles west of here. W.
M. Sanders, a local cotton buyer,
bought the bale at 20 cents per pound.
The seed were sold at the gin for 40
cents a bushel.
The tax rate for Johnston county
for general purposes for 1921 is 82
cents on the $100 worth of property
instead of the 39 cents levied last
w . .1 -1 It... -t i.tl
year. LAgt year tne valuation tu an
property was $63,000,000 and on a ba
sis of 89 cents made the total general
taxes $846,700. This ye on a basis
of 82 cents the $43,000,000 of valua
tion will make the total taxes $352,
600. The valuation of real estate in
this county was cut one third.
SUMMER RESORT HOTEL
AT CHIMNEY ROCK BURNS
Ashevillo, Sept. 7. Mystery sur
rounds the burning of Silick Rock Inn
near Chimney Rock, about 2 o'clock
yesterday morning. A full lnvestiga
tion as to the circumstances surround
ing the origin of the fire is now being
conducted by Sheriff Grant, of Hen
derson county.' It was stated by Mr.
Grant last night that although he has
not completed his investigation, so fat
he has not learned just where the fire
started.
COTTON BULGE BREATH
OF LIFE TO THE SOUTH
Every Indication That the Corner Has
Been Turned Says Southern
Railway President
New York, Sept. 8. After a meet
ing of the directors of the Soluthern
railway today President Fairfax Har
rison issued the following statement
in regard to the recent advance in cot
ton:
"As to the situation in the south
there is every indication that the cor
ner has been turned. The advance in
cotton was the breath of wind for
which the southern states have been
waiting. It has been true in the past
that good cotton prices affect all in
dustries and increase buying power
which means improved business
Goods purchased by the south will
mean better earnings for the roads
Improvement will of course, be grad
ual, but much is gained when sent!
ment changes."
No action was taken by the direc
tors regarding the semi-annual divi
dend of 2 1-2 per cent on preferred
stock, Ordinarily paid June 30.
France has the best wheat yield
since 1914. France has suffered much
All the world save that part of it
poisoned, with race hate will rejoice to
get this good news about France.
NORTH CAOLINA COTTON
CROP 62 P. C.
Raleiclr, Sept. 9. North Carolina's
cotton crop average is set oown ai
per cent normal, according to
Frank Parker, director of the North
Carolina Cooperative crop reporting
service.
The southern piedmont section and
the central coastal districts show the
best condition with 66 per cent each.
The central piedmont section is next
with 64 per cent normal. The nortn-
ern piedmant, composed of the coun
tio nf Vance. Warren. Orange and
Franklin, is only 54 per cent normal
and is four points under the north
eastern coastal sections, composed of
Bertie. Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford
Martin, hfash, Northampton, asquo-
tank, Perquinmas, Tyrrell and wasn
ington.
Counties in the southern coast
al section of the State uiauea,
Burnswick, Columbus, Cumberland
Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, New Hanov
er Onslow, Ponder, Robeson, Scotland
have an average of 60 per cent nor
mal.
The central piedmont section n
composed of Alexander Catawba
Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Iredell
Lee, Randolph, Rowan and Wake
counties. The average is b4 per cent
as against 80 per cent thirty days ago
The southern piedmont section
composed of Anson, CabarniB, Cleve
land, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg
Montgomery, Moore Polk, Richmond
Rutherford, Stanly and Unoin coun
ties; the average is 65 per cent as
against 76 per cent thirty days ago
Beaufort, Carteret Craven, Greene
Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Pam
lico Pitt, Wayne and Wilson coun
ties composed the central coastal sec
tion, and have an average percent
age of 65 against 76 a month ago.
Hickory Record,
The historic R. L, Shuford farm
which . has been in the Shuford family
since 1700 was the scene of the com
ing together of the Shuford clan yes
terday for a family reunion, the first
to be held in two years. There were
about 300 of the Shiford family and
their connections present and the day
was happily spent together. There
were representatives from a number
of counties in the state with the ma
jority from Catawba county. There
were also good attendance' from Lin
coln, Gaston Cleveland, Mecklenburg
Buncombe, Davidson and Cumberlani
counties.
Mr. Jones W. Shuford, president,
opened the meeting which was presid
ed over by Mrs. E. L. Shuford, secre
tary. Brief addresses were made by
Mr. J. H. Shuford, Mr. W. J. Shuford
and Capt A. Nixon of Lincolnton, Rev
W. W. Rowe, pastor of Corinth Re
formed church read a memorial trib
ute from tho Asheville Citizen to the
late Judge George Shuford of Ashe
ville and also called attention to the
death of Mrs. A. A. Chuford.
At noon a long table was loaded with
an abundance of good things to eat
and the dinner, which was one of the
most elaborate seen at a picnic, was
enjoyed to the utmost by the large as
semblage which partook of it.
No afternoon program was arrang
ed and the time was given over entire
ly in getting together, meeting each
other and in pleasant reminiscences
of other davs.
The Ramseur family, which is close
ly connected by blood and marriage to
the Shuford family, were invited to
attend the Shuford reunion yesterday
and a number of families participated
in the occasion.
The next meeting of the Shuford
family will be held next year at the
home of Mr. Thos. Ramseur in Lin
coin county.
SHORT ITEMS
A message from Cherryville says
the seventeen year old son of Claude
Mullin was drowned in a swimming
hole while out with a few boys taking
a swim.
"The one great factor behind the
advance of cotton was the government
report showing poor condition of the
crop." Give us markets for our cot
ton and we won't have to depend on
a poor crop to get living prices.
Just three billions loss in foreign
trade during the past year. Chalk
down a good part of this to the United
States Senate which refused to do
anything to put the world on a peace
basis.
Hickory, Sept. 8. Citizens of West
Hickory are receiving congratulations
over the result of the election held
there for the purpose of issuing $60,
000 in bonds to erect a new graded
and high school buliding. The ma
jority for the bonds was 204, only 3
voters actually casting ballots against
the issue, though 78 remained away
from the polls and had their votes
counted against it.
Raleigh, Sept. 8. Following a 15
inch rise of water in Raleigh's reser
voir, Mayor T. Elderidge announced
this afternoon that effective tomorrow
the city will resume temporary nor
mal water pressure. If consumers of
water do not violate the conservation
measures put in force on August 24,
the resumption of normal pressure
will be permanent, he stated.
SENATOR SIMMONS PAYS A
TRIBUTE TO LATE JURIST
Asheville, Sept. 9. The movement
for memorial chimes in every city of
the United States, plsying the na
tional anthem at sundown, will be
strongly championed by North Caro
lina delegates to the American legion
national convention in Kansas City
October 31, November 12, state Com
mander Thomas W
hare.
Washington, Sept. 9. News of th
death of Judge Wm. R. Allen, asso
ciate justice of the Supreme court of
North Carolina, was a shock to Tar
Heels here, all of them joining in la
menting the loss thus occasioned to
his family, his state and the court.
"The state and the nation have sus
tained a great loss in the death of
Judge W. R. Allen,' said Senator Sim
mons. "He was not only an exemplary
citizen profoundly interested in every
thing that pertained to the public
welfare of the state and the people
but he was a great leader, a great
lawyer and a great judge. For the
last 25 years he has been prominent
in the affairs of the state. In matters
pertaining to political and legislation
his advice was always sought and
highly valued.
"He was naturally of a conserve
tlve and judicial temperament. His
mind was analytical and judicial. His
opinions whether at the bar, upon the
bench or in the domain of politics
were always, the result of calm reftec
tion and analysis.
"His social qualities were of the
highest. He loved his friends and they
loved him. In his death we have lost
a great citizen and his friends have
lost an always congenial and delight
ful companion."
Raleigh, Sept. 8. Fifty-eight cotj
ton mills dependent upon the Carolina
Power and Light company's current.
for their motive power were today put.
on short consumption by the parent
company, which has its chief office:;
here, the hydro-electric concern beinh'
forced to shut off its current three
days in each week on account of low
water in Raleigh and on the Yadkin
and Cape Fear rivers, where its plants
are fed.
Belmont, Sept. 8. Work on the ad
dition to the Acme mill has been
started and is progressing nicely. The
mill authorities expect to have the
building complete in sixty days. The
addition will be large enough to have
10,000 spindles giving the Acme when
mplete a capacity of 15,000 spin
dles. The Acme has been in opert-
tion since the first of last year. A. C.
Lineberger is president and R. B.
Suggs is treasurer.
The water in the big lakes of the
Southern Power Company at Bridge
water is down from ten to twelve
feet, the lowest it has been since the
immense restrvior was first filled. Due
to the exceedingly dry weath-
alone, the course of the Catawba,
of which these lakes are a feeder, a
great quantity of water i-, Deing re
leased daily and the flow of the river
has been kept almost normal in spite
of the drought .
New Orleans Sept 9. Better cables
and fear that the hurricane in the
West Indies might take a course for
the gulf cost, put the price of cotton
strongly higher on the opening today.
but after advances of 55 to 73 points,
heavy realizing by longs was met and
reaction ensued. At the end of the
first hour business prices were 8 to
22 points over yesterday's close. Octo
ber traded up to 18.50 and fell back
to 18.10.
Raleigh, Sept. 9. After being post
poned a week on account of the
threatened water famine in Raleigh
State college will open for the fall
term Tuesday, September 13, Presi
Bird announced dent W. C. Riddick announced today
after a conference with city officials, dropped lower than half a million.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
ON A KINSTON WOMAN
Kinston, Sept. 10. George Hack
ney, Jr., of Washington, N .C, a
young business man of a prominent
family, is in jail here tonight in de
fault of bond in the sum of $1,000 on
a charge of assault with attempt to
commit rape on a young married wo
man from the Caswell section near
here. The alleged attempt is said to
hava occurred in the office of a doctor
here. The woman was in the hall up
stairs when it is alleged that young
Hickney attempted to drag her into
the office but was seen from the street
and several men rushed upstairs and
later had him arrested. He was first
charged with simple assault but the
warrant was later amended and the
bond enlarged. Young Hackney is
said to have been drinking today.
REAL ESTATE VALUED AT
$6,000,000 CHANGED HANDS
Charlotte, Sept. 9. The realty
world of the city is interested in the
report complied at the office of the
register of deeds showing that real
estate property in the county valued
at $6,632,046 has changed hands in
the past nine months. In the month of
March alone the valuation of real es
tate transferred from one owner to
another was $1,146,144. Anothe in
teresting fact is that in only one
month since last December, has the
total valuation of real estate sold.
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