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The Lincoln County News LINCOLNTON, N. a THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1921. LINCOLN COUNTY FAIR WILL LAST THRU SATURDAY (Continued from pag one.) Beam, black leghorn; Craid Beam, black leghorn; W. J. Roof, anconas; Marjorie Kate Abernethy, bantas; Forney Link, Anconas; Asbury Mon day, anconas; Virginia Asbury ban tas. Other exhibits of pigeons, rata, a white opossum, rabbits, etc. Out on swine row prospects look good for plenty of meat. Here are shown the best breed of swine boars, sows, and litters of pigs berkshire, hampshire, duroc jersey. The exhibit ors are Mike Riser, W. T. Jonas, T. J. Ramsaur, T. A.-Warlick, T. F. Ab ernethy, Lee Harrell, Odell Hovis, S. L. Carpenter, J. W. Hoover and others. Manager W. C. Riser of the fair and Tom Warlick have herds of sheep on exhibit in the stock section of the grounds. Sheep from whence comes the wool to make clothing, are coming back to this section evidently. W. B. Elam has a Perchion station, on exhibit which was imported from France. L. M. Bollinger a herd of fine jer sey cattle. W. A. Lockman, holsteins. ' Jennings Edwards a herd of hol steins. T. J. Ramsaur a herd of herefords. Manager Riser a herd of jersey cat tle. Van Asbury a fine perchion colt. The Lincoln County Jersey breeders association has five fine bulls on ex hibition. The fair is on now and it is worthy of attention by this entire section of the state. The midway is in full swing arid after seeing the exhibits and meeting friends, a stroll down midway is the place to find other entertainment. The fair management is expecting great crowds for the balance of the week, Saturday is expected to be a big day at the fair also, this being the closing day of the Lincoln County Fair for the year 1921. The fair will be open from 9:30 to 11:30 each day this week, the curtain falling Saturday night at 11:30 . A free Attraction Three time daily is that of Sundown Slim and Mon tana Rose, in Mexican Knife Throw ing and Wall of Death, at 11 a. m., 3:30 p. m., 8:30 p. m. CONFERENCE REPORT ON FEDERAL AID ROAD BILL PASSES IN LOWER HOUSE Washington, Nov. The House today by a vote of 194 to 36, adopt ed the conference report on the fed eral aid roads bill which carries an appropriation of $75,000,000 for high way construction. Col. Bennehan Cameron, of $tag ville, president of the Bankhead Na tional Highway Association and -an ardent advocate of good roads, has been at the national capital for some time in the interest of the fed eral aid roads bill and in a telegram last night expressed his, pleasure over the victory for the measure in the House. Col. Cameron added he was confident of adoption of the con-. ferenee report by the Senate. MAKE AN APPEAL FOR ORPHAN AGES Publicity Committee of State Asso ciation Urges Liberal Contributions A appeal is going out over the State from the publicity committee of the NortH Carolina Orphan Association for a special contribution on Thanks giving for the "One Day for the Or phans' movement inaugurated sever al years ago. The publicity committee which calls upon the people of the State to make a special effort this year to swell the funds of the twenty orphanage insti tutions in the State for more adequate equipment and support, is composed of M. L- Shipman, Stacy W. Wade, W. F. Evans, John' D. Berry, Miss Annie Travis, Rev. Livingston Johnson ,and Miss Daisy Denson. Sunday, November 20, is Ohphanage Sunday in the State and the ministers of the churches, on that day, are re quested to preach special sermons ap propriate to the day. "In order that more adequate equip met and support might be provided for the fatherless and motherless chil dren of the State, the 'One Day for the Orphans Movement was started calling upon all our people to add to the stream of regular contributions a special Thanksgiving offering equal to a day's income,' reads the committee's appeal. "This is a reasonable re quest, fr- anyone can share with the orphans the earnings of one day out of 365. It is practicable, for rich and poor alike can participate in it. It en lists our people of all creeds and clas ses in beautiful co-operation for the support of a needed civic and Chris tian philathropy. While it deposits a handsome aggregate in the orphan age treasuries, "it also depens and enriches the life of our people. "The cry of the orphan who can hear it unmoved? And whose heart does not thrill with joy at the thought of the twenty odd orphanages in North Carolina housing many hun dreds of dependent children and train ing them into individual efficiency and good citizenship? Yet everyone of the splendid institutions needs better equipment and larger support, and everyone of them is beseiged by applicants for admission which must not be denied for lack of means. In this good State of ours there are li terally thousands of orphan children, dependent and deserving, who musr be handicapped for life.unless in their tender years they can have the sheltering care and culture offered in our orphan homes. "Make your offering on or about Thanksgiving Day. Make it on the basis day more, if you will; less if you can do no better. Make it thru your church, or lodge, or send it direct to the orphanage of your choice. Make it with the prayer that our orphan children may be led into the larger life here and the life eternal hereafter." PENROSE PROGRAM HAS FAL LEN DOWN, SIMMONS STATES Pennsylvania Senator Unable To Put Through Tax Bill Without Full Airing. Washington,' Oct. 29. The Pen rose program which had planned to force the tax revision bill through the Senate just as it had been written by the committee with favors abundant for the rich and kicks for the poor has failed in its accomplishment and the country is learning of the injustice planned for the people in that iniqui tous measure. The Pennsylvania Senator had trumpeted the announcement that he would have the bill through by the first of November, but that hope has now disappeared, while the delay caused by the Democratic and agri cultural "bloc' attack upon the bill has opened the eyes of the people of the country of the outrages upon the av erage citizen that are hidden in the measure as it came from the House and as the Republicans of the Senate finance commitee planned to put it over. The country may well rejoice in an announcement made tonight by Senator Simmons, the Democratic leader in revenue legislation, who has this to say: "I am able now to definitely an nounce that the intensive drive of the Republican majority of the flnanace committee led by Senator Penros?, the chairman, to force the revenue bill through the Senate without adequate discussion, has been broken. The drive is not only now broken, but Senators on both sides of the cham ber are now thoroughly convinced that the pending revenue bill is a measure that requires the closest scrutiny and the most careful and pain-taking investigation in order that the interests of the people of the Uni ted State may be safeguarded and protected.' ANOTHER FLEECING GAME WORKED BY TWO HOBOES Lenoir, Oct. 31. Smith Bros. Kir- by Transfer Company was fleeced out of $40 last week by a couple of men whom they had befriended. Mr. Kir- by was on a trip for E. C .Holt, carry ing a truckload of stuff from Blowing Rock to Henderson. Going east out of Greensboro two men asked for a ride which Mr. Kirby readily granted taking them as far as Durham. At Durham they got out, Mr. Kirby con tinuing on his trip, where they wired Smith Kirby Transfer Company here for $40 signing Mr. Kirby's name to the message. The message istated that he had lost what cash he carried in his pocket and needed some money for repairs. No question . as to the truthfulness of the message was rais ed, and the money was immediately wired. The local office or members of the firm asked Mr. Kirby on his re turn how he happened to lose the money. He said that he had not lost any and he had no knowledge of the message having been sent. "Four hundred and sixty three thou sand dollars in bonds in loot mail rob bers got.' Tut, tut, we though Will Hays said he could stop that sort of thing. News and Observer. MOVEMENT FOR PARDON BOARD Asheville Asks For Constitutional Amendment to Relieve The Govern or. Asheville, N. C. Octobel 27th, 1921. A definite movement for a state pardon board has been initiated by the Asheville chamber of commerce, with the view of relieving the Governor from the strain, embarrassment and responsibility of reversing or chang ing the desision of the several state courts, as incident to the famous "Harris' case. It was the extraordinary and unusu al strain and responsibility placed on Governor Morrison during the "Har ris" case that led the Asheville organ ization to take decided action, which it .iopes will result in the creation of a pardon board for North Carolina. The plan put forward provides for a pardon board of five members, the chairman or president to be the Lieut enant Governor; the others, of course, to be selected in such manner as the legislature many think proper. The resolution is presented as a suggested plan. The one idea of the Asheville chamber of commerce, it's officials state, is to secure the initia tion of a' pardon board whether or not this particular plan or some other may be used. DR. L T. MAYS IS EXONERATED Only Doing His Bounden Duty As a Citizen in Testifying in Harris Case Asheville, Oct. 27 The executive committee of the Southern Baptist as sembly which for several weeks ha3 been investigating charges against Rev. Dr. Livingston T. Mays, secre tary, made by Judge Frank Carter, at torney for J. T. Harris, electrocuted for the murder of F. W. Monnish, to day made public its report, and com mended Rev. Dr. Mays for "his ef forts and activities for moral right eousness and to uphold the civil law, and especially to uphold the enforce ment of the prohibition law at Ridge crest, and that he only did his duty as a citizen of the state, and What he was required by law to do, in ans wering the witness summons and giv ing testimony in the murder trial of J. T. Harris, and we are convinced be because of the facts brought out in the investigation, and which developed in the continuation of efforts of Judge Frank Carter to secure the commuta tion of the sentence of J. T. Harris, that the attack orginated in and was instigated by a malicious spirit." In the report of original affidavits introduced by Judge Frank Carter derogatory to the character of Rev. Dr. Mays are presented. Also the evi dence offered by Rev. Dr. Mays to re fute charges by Judge Carter and those making affidavits against him are pre sented in the committees report in full in which Rev. Dr. Mays presented a long fist of testimonials in the form of affidavits from prominent people and old citizens of the towns in which the charges were made against him, which are highly complimentary to the seceratary. ' In so far as the charges against Rev, Dr. Mays are concerned, the exe cutive committee making the inves tigation and report gives the follow ing to the press: "Because of the widespread publicity given to the charges made in the affidavits, and by Judge Frank Carter, against the character' of Dr. Livingston T. Mays, and in order that the brotherhood and public may know the facts of the affidavits against Dr. Mays and of the affidavits and tes timonials presented to the executive committee by Dr. Mays in rebuttal and refutation of the Carter affidavits, we believe it our duty to give them to the brotherhood and public through the press, that an intelligent, truth ful and impartial .judgment may be rendered by them." Lincolnton, which has spent a lot of money in the improvement and beatuifying of the town, looks after its improvements. Mr. L. J. Al bright representing Penny Brothers, land agents, was in Lincolnton last week advertising the sale of the Gard ner lands in Cleveland county and tacked some posters on a tree in Lin colnton and was summoned before the court. Mr. Albright did not appear, but paid his fine and costs, amounting to $13.50 for the violation. Cherry ville Eagle. GENERAL SMITH COMMANDER OF NORTH CAROLINA VETER ANS. Major General William A. Smith, of Ansonville, newly appointed com mander of the North Carolina divi sion, United Confederate Veterans, still wears the Confederate gray and for sixty years has always appeared in public in the uniform of a Confed erate soldier. General Smith, named commander to succeed General James I. Metts, is an "unreconstructed rebel," and tho he left a leg at Malvern Hill, he has never had cause to regret being a Confederate soldier. General Julian S. Carr, as com mander of the Departmet of North ern Virginia, U. C. V., named Gener al Smith to the post a few days ago, but not until yesterday did it "be come known that the Anson soldier of the sixties would accept the honor. Served With Anson Guards. As a boy of 18 he enlisted with the Anson Guards at Wadesboro in June 1861, and served with distinguished gallantry in every battle until July 1, 1862. On that day Malvern Hill was assailed by the 14th North Carolina regiment, which had never before met defeat. In that unavailing charge, General Smith fell, severely wounded. Edmund F. Fenton, a private in the Anson Guards, another "unrecon structed rebel" though born north of Mason and Dixon line, picked up the desparately wounded youth and bore him to the rear. Careful nursing kept him alive, but left him a cripple for life. the late crop in a few of the eastern counties. No further spread of the weevil has been reported although it has made tremendous advance? and done its greatest damage this year. Truck, hay, grass and pasture show no improvement due to the continued drought and are generally short thru out the greater portion of the state. Harvesting sweet potatoes and other late truck crops is well under way. Carolina and Tennessee. The bride has been for several years a successful teacher of the deaf and has held position in the state schools of North Carolina, Florida and Penn sylvania. She is the fourth daughter of the late T. G. Cobb, editor of the Morganton News-Herald and well known throughout the state. Mr. Joyce has been in government employ for a number of years and his The dry soil has greatly reduced the recent appointment to commanding KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TO ENTERTAIN FOCH Chicago, 111., Oct. 31. One hundred thousand Knights of Columbus will parade in honor of Marshal Foch in Chicago next Sunday, Edward Houli han, supreme director of the Knights announced today. after a conference here of national executive and mid west district deputies of the organia tion. The war department, he said, had assigned a battalion of infantry and several batteries of artillery and the Navy Department has assigned a battalion of blue jackets with bands for the celebration of Foch day under the auspices of the Knights of Colum bus. Marshal Foch telegraphed the Knights of Columbus thru Supreme Knight Jame's A. Flaherty in Wash ington today: "I am eager to visit Chicago and look forward to spending Sunday with the Knights of Columbus whose pil grimage to France last year will be an ever cherished memory. acreage of fall gardens this year. The harvesting of hays and grasses is practically complete, and much of that cut and stacked earlier in the season is now being baled. The shortage in the grass crops and the generally poor grazing condition of meadows has re sulted in much of the livestock being below normal for this time of the year. Davidson mentions cotton for sale but the demand small. Wilkes, Dur ham and Pasquotank reports a surplus of hogs. Farm work is going full blast and is wen advanced ana me iarmers u whole are in very gopd spirits. The supply of farm labor is ample to meet the demands, but some counties report little extra farm labor being used this year. WILLIAM SUMMEY Mr. William, Summey, an aged and highly esteemed citizen of the county, died Wednesday at the home of his son, Charles S. "Summey, 807 East Second avenue, this city. He was in his seventy-third year, having been born. August 2, 1845, near High Shoals in the northern part of Gaston County. Mr. Summey had been in failing health for the past five or six years and for the past six months had been confined to his room most of the time. Funeral services were held Thurs day morning at 11 o clock at Long Creek Baptist church, of which he was a member, Rev. J. L. Vipperman, the pastor, officiating, assisted by Revs. T. H. King and C. J. Black, of Gastonia. Surviving deceased are three sons, Charles S., of Gastonia; Craig Sum ma, of the county, and Thomas Sum mey of Dallas, two brothers, R. A. Summey of Dallas, and Philo Sum men, of Mariposa, and five sisters, Mrs. D. Summey, Mrs. S. Cloninger and Mrs. Mary Reel, of Lincoln coun ty; Mrs. Frances White, of Hillsboro. Ga., and Mrs. Margaret Clonir.ater, of Gastonia. His wife died about four teen years ag-. Mr. Summey was a I'WW of many sterling qualifies and had a large number of friends to whom his death is a source of great sorrow. Gastonia Gazette. The rose is red, the violet's blue, and so is a man when his rent falls due. Western Christian Advocate. Paris, Oct. 31. Germany has been granted by the reparations commis sion a 15 day's extension on the first installment of 500,000,000 gold marks of the second bil lion of her reparations payments, due November 15, it is announced today. For Sale At Auction November 5, 1921. Two mules, one milk cow, one heifer, three shoats, one drill,, one 2-horse wagon bed, one rubber tire buggy and harness, one set of. 2-horse wagon harness, one 2-horse disc plow, one hay rake, set of blacksmith tools, one 2-horrse plow, one corn and cotton plant er, entire farming tools, some household and kitchin furniture, one hundred bushels of corn, some oats, all roughness, hay fodder and tops. Sale to be at David Keener's place, three miles east of Lincoln ton, on the Denver road. Sale will begin at 10 o'clock. MRS. LILLIE KEENER PREACHER NAMES 1925 AS RESURECTION DATE Springfield Republican. "God's clock of the ages has struc the hour for the setting up of his long promised kingdom on earth is 1925. Many now living in -this city will live to welcome their loved ones as they will be called forth from the tombs ere long, declared W. E. Van Am- burg, of Brooklyn, N. Y. speaking in the interest of the International Bible Students' Association yesterdayv at Odd Fellows hall. He cited many scriptures and facts from current conditions in support of his belief in the reality of the res urrection. His address in part was as follows "Bible chronology gives the date of 1915 as the beginning of the over throw of the Old World, and we are witnesses to that, so it gives 1925 as the date for the inauguration of earth's jubilee, for the -freedom of all people of earth, living and dead, Zac hariah xiii:8-9, and Mathew xxiv.21- 22 show conclusively that many will Mve through this great stress. Rea sonable deduction from the mass of evidence should convince us that many now living in this city will live to see these things completely fulfilled and will be here to welcome their loved ones as they will be called forth from the tombs ere long. "The signs of the approach of 'Thy Kingdom Come' were to be a World war followed by the great pestilences, famines and earthquakes. We are wit nesses that these thing have already come, and that we are still in the throes of distress. Daniel tells us that when Christ shall assume control, knowledge would be vastly increased and there would be much running to and fro. Today knowledge is increas ing along every line of science so rap idly that old dogmas, creeds and theo ries lie around like dead men upon a battle field, unburied and offensive, and people are traveling everywhere in all manner of machines as foretold by Nahum, ii:3-4." officer of the Tarragon was a pro motion for years to service. Asheville.Oct. 27. Hard times and general business depression have ex pressed themselves in the Buncombe county jail, says Jailor Joyce. On ac count of the difficulty in making bond, many defendants awaiting trial from month to month in Superior court are held in the jail. There has been an average of about 40 inmates in the county jail far the past three months. Thefts and petty larceny, committed duririg the past few months, and in ability of defendants to give bond, have kept the jail full. Jailor Joyce says it looks like a lot of folks are go ing to take advantage of the free meals and lodging this winter. GOING At A Real Bargain. A Lot of Good Year Auto Tires 30X3 1-2, 32X3 1-2, 33 X4 34X4 1-2. Don't forget we give a free tube with each Pennsylvania Tire. P. M. Keever. "We Sell It For Less." sl5tf Want Ads 10 cents per line 6 words is a line. WESTON HOUSE BATTERIES We sell, Repair and Recharge all makes. Satisfaction guaranteed. P. M. Keever. sl5tf. FOR SALE Ford Touring Car, self-starter, in good shape. See it' at G. A. Scronce Co. garage. s22-8t 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. Relnhardt, Stanley R. F. D. 1 jly7-tf FOR SALE Residence lot in good section of town, 60x150. Lot has been donated to Baptist church build ing fund, and is for immediate sale. See J. A. Snow. tf STOVE WOOD FOR SALE Sawed and split ready for the stove, at $4.00 per load. Call C. O. Childers' phone. James Smith Lincolnton, R-l a25-tf REWARD OF $110.00 $10 reward will be paid for the re turn of my books in safe stolen from my store, and $100 reward for appre hension or evidence to convict the guilty parties who stole my safe and contents. W. L. Carpenter, ( rouse, N. C. o31-4t Farm for Sale 88 acre farm, 8 miles east of Lincolnton, near Rein hardt old furnace, 12 mile from sand caly road, well timbered and water ed, good house and out buildings. Can give possession this fall; price $35 per acre. Phone 186.; Mrs. LeuH Camp. o31-ltw-4' CABBAGE Plants $1.60- 1000. Special price on 5, or more 1000. R. A. McNeely. n3-tf FOR SALE Cabbage plats. C. Z. Putnam, R-3, a mile south of Good sonvilje. n3-4t STRAIGHT SALARY: $35.00 per week and expenses to man or wornah with rig to introduce Eureka Egg Pro ducer. Eureka Mfg. Co., East St. Louis, 111. It MISS ANNIE COBB AND E. R. JOYCE MARRIED Asheville, Oct. 25. A marriage, of state-wide interest was solemnized to day at noon at Grove Park inn, when Miss Annie Cobb, daughter of Mrs. T. G. Cobb, of Morganton, become the bride of Edward R. Joyce, of St. Au eustine. Fla.. commanding officer of the U. S. S. Tarragon. The ceremony, which was very sim ple, was performed in the palm room of the hotel and was attended only by the bride's mother and sister and Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Seeley. The bride wore a tailored suit-of taupe velour and carried bride roses. The impressive ring service of the Episcopal church was used. Imme diately after the ceremony the wed ding party were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Seeley at a beautiful appointed luncheon. After a week's honeymoon at the inn, Mr. and Mrs. Joyce will visit points of interest in western North NOTICE We will be ready to .x change cotton seed meal for seeds, Nov. 8, 9 and 19th. Farmer's Union Warehouse. n3-2t For Sale 10 acres land, adjoining John Carpenter and Bill Huffstetler. Cheap for quick sale. See Wm. C. Helms, at Laboratory mill. o27-3t NOTICE AFTER NOVEMBER THE'lST. WE WILL ONLY BE AT OUR GIN EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FOR GINNERY PURPOSES Ballard and Painter FOR ALL KIND of Job Printing, Bee Lincoln ranting Co. DR. I. R. SELF, Dentist LINCOLNTON, N. C. Office: Over Lawing & Costner's 4) Drug Store Phone 85 LINCOLNTON INSUR ANCE & REALTY CO. REAL ESTATE-RENTALS Fire Insurance Life Insurance Health and Accident Insurance, Tornado Insurance, Hail Storm Insurance, Automobile Insurance. Liability Insurance. Bonds. V. M. RAMSAUR Manager. J. L. Lincberger. President. LINCOLNTON PLUMBING AND HEATING CO. Don't put oft that Plumbing And Heating Job Until Winter. Call us now and let us attend to it for you PHONE 31. In Postoffice Building. WM. M. SHERRILL. O. D. GRADUATE OPTOMETRIST LINCOLNTON. N. C. Latest Equipment and Methods 22 Years Experience Fitting Glasses V R. F. BEAL FUEL COMPANY WOOD AND COAL PHONE 32 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE The undersigned having this day qualified as the Administrator of the estate of Mrs. Sarah E. Wyant, de ceased, late of Lincoln County, N. C, all persons holding claims against the said estate will please present them, to the undersigned or his attorney ,on or before the first day of November. 1922, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons owing the said estate will please call an 1 settle at once. This the 1st., day of November, WANTED TO HIRE hands to pick 1921. cotton at the Monroe Dellinger Farm Charles M. Yoder, Adm'r. 3 miles West of Lincolnton. James Mrs. Barbara E. Wyant, dee'd. Smith. oct6tf K. B. Nixon, Att'y n3-6w EAGLE "MIKADO" Pencil No. 174 For Sal at your Dealer Made in five trade ASK FOR THE YELLOW PENCIL WITH THE RED BAND EAGLE MIKADO EAGLE PENCIL COMPANY, NEW YORK WEEKLY CROP NOTES (Ending October 26, 1921.) Ideal harvesting weather Cool and dry prevailed over Nort Carolina during the week ending October 26, with no rain of any eonsquence, ex cept for light showers in some locali ties of the Coastal Plains, according to the reports of the County Agents. The Weather Bureau reports less than half an inch of tain for September at Raleigh. The deficiency of soil mois ture is tremendous, causing considera ble delay in the sowing of wheat and small grains, and much of that al ready sown n the drought stricken areas is not germinating. Richmond county expects increased wheat acre age. Most of the cotton has been picked and ginned with marketing proceed ing rapidly. Good progress is being made by the farmers of Pasquotank in signing up the cotton contracts for Cooperative Marketing. Some im provement is noted in the condition of al Betv, in m REGULARITY reen the South and Washington and New York Northbound SCHEDULES BEGINNING AUGUST 14. 121 No.M Wo. 138 No.3i No. 30 f ATLANTA, OA. No. No. 37 No. 137 No. a lI.0Nt 11.30AM 12.30noon T....-,. Iv Terminal Station (Cent. Tim.) ar S.SOPM 4.50PM S.25AM 12.10AM 11.40AM 12.40PM 4.00PM Iv Peachtree Station (Cent. Time) ar 10.SSAM 5.30PM 4.30PM S.05AM C1SAM 4.S0PM 5. 50 I'M 9.35PM ar GREENVILLE, S. C (East. Tim.) I 7.00AM 2.10PM 1.00PM 1.05AM 7.J5AM 5.55PM 6.55PM 10.40PM ar SPARTANBURG, S. C. Iv S.SOAM 1.00PM 11.52AM 11.45PM 10.05AM 8.05PM 9.0SPM 12.55AM ar CHARLOTTE. N. C Iv 3.2SAM 10.40AM 9.30AM 9.05PM 11.45AM 9.20PM 10.20PM 2.20AM ar SALISBURY, N. C. Iv 2.0SAM 9.20AM 8.10AM 7.4SPM 1.0SPM 10.29PM 11.20PM 3.23AM ar High Point, N. C. 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NEW YORK NEW ORLEANS EQU1 LIMITED. Southbound FMENT Solid Pullman train. Drawing nam ataleroom ileeping can between New Orlaani, Montfomery, Atlanta, Waahlnrlon and Nw York. Slaiataa; ear narthnaHwl eel ween Atlanta and Richmond. Dining ear, Club car. Librarv-Obaervatlon. car. Neeoechea. between Ma eqm Columbia, Atlanta, Waihiii j ton and New York. . CeaW ear between Birmingham, Atlanta, WatMnrton and New York. Between Kichmond and Atlanta aouthbuund. Observation car. 15 4 16 NEW YORK. WASHINGTON. ATLANTA A NEW ORLEANS CVPrK rw.l. ... .1 I i, u OrWru.Montfomar,. Blrmineham, Atlanta and W..hin,tor, and NawYorb. Dining car. Coachej. w i nee. a tarn JO uee reaemree street aeaueei onir at. Atlanta. IAL EXPRESS." through train to Boaton via Hell Gate Bridge Route, Nee. 117 A MS. ATLANTA SPECIAL. Brewing room aping car. Waahinrton-San Frandeeo teuriat deepMe ear aouth bound. Dining ear Nee. A 30. BIRMINGHAM SPECIAL. Drawing room aWaning San Francieco-Waahirerton touriat aleeplnx car northbound. Skeoiaeci Dinlna ear. NaT nee. . I entr at Al Note- Train No. 138 conneete at Washington with "COLONIi M 8.1S A. M. eta Panne, sjratem. haWleaafJf VeMtMH fltJIl I m SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM TTm lrlfi Trmr Tnrr I hi fifa-im iltfaatfi. r,m mi WmUnthn. O C. H'mrol ESTABLISHED 187. LINCOLNTON, N. C. MONDAY AFTERN NOVEMBER 7, 192J. S Cents Per Copy, $2.00 Per Tear. SUCCESSFUL COUNTY SOME PRIZE WIN- A CHAMBER OF FAIR CAME TO A NERS AT COUNTY FAIR COMMERCE ORGANIZED CLOSE SATURDAY Lincoln County Boys' and Girls' Poul try Club Members Put on Credit able Poultry Show at Lincoln Coun ty Fair. There was a pleasant surprise to everyone at the fair last week in the display of fine birds, both as to quan tity and quality. , The poultry house was filled to its utmost with some of the very best Past Fairs Eclipsed at Lincolnton This Year Four Big Days Brought Many Visitors to the New Fair Grounds Farm Products in Spite of Drought,. Were Excellent Cur tain Went Down on 1921 Fair At 11 Saturday Night. The 1921 Lincoln County Fair came to a close Saturday night at 11 o'clock. m a.-... t L-J ..!! 1 I ine iair management nau conunueu birdg jn the gtate the fair thru Saturday clue to the fact n mpmhp, TWothv Yount. of that rain prevented the opening of Henry( this C0Untv, had a fine exhibit the fair on Tuesday which had been of her sngle comb Rhode Island Red3 set as the opening day. Throughout on which she has won many state the four days of the fair the weather honor8i as well as nonors at the Madi- was ideal, and many attended tne gon g e Pouitrv show s, New York iair eitner during me aay or ai nignu. city There. were many otller fine The fair management estimated the birds by the poultry club members. crowd that passed through the gates The club mcmbers who had an ex- during the week at between ten and hi, M at the fair were as f0n0ws: T. PF. Abernethy, Ethel Brown, fay Big twelve thousand. The fair was the best ever held gerstaff ( stowe Carpenter, Alton Car- around nere. ine management sur- t John CHck Dorothy Yount, passed itself in its efforts to make Merceders Lct Luzelle Childers, La the week the brightest and best ol tne Hovis. Blanche Hoover. Carlton year, and it was a big week, and the Jetton Elizabeth Killian, Margaret lair a success. Kiseri L. c. Huss, Asbury Mundy, ine iair was neio on new grounas N . . Crfti Be Katherine and considerable money was spent on Warlick Paul childers. Duiidings to nouse tne exniDira,wnin There are about fjve timeg more were the largest and best in the his- mmhprB in the countv. nracticallv all tory of the fair association. The farm of whom havc birds just ajJ fine as products m spite ot the drouth were thoge Qn exhibit The rain and irlcon vc.rui.t ... nun.., ...... o...o.,w . ven,ence 0f getting birds here pra- vaiiety and the livestock display was vmted ma)y from entering the show, very good indeed. The schools of the There ig no doubt but that Lincoln county were well represented, the CQUnty eou,d haye put on even a bet. management issuing rree ucKeis xor t . than tbe fi her last r r them. The fancy work exhibits were abundant, as was the pantry supply exhibits, and the poultry. The de partment of art was not neglected, it speaking well for the cultural side of the people of the county. The fair management deserves much credit for creating such general interest in the fair as to secure coop eration from all parts of the county. The 1921 fair is closed and the man agement has its face turned to the next fair. The directors are composed of J. L. Lineberger, (. B. GOotrson, C. Williams. J. Frank Love, J. Ed Meeting Held Friday Night and Of ficers Named and Committee Ap pointedNext Meeting Next Fri day Night A meeting was held Friday night in the office of the Lincolnton Insurance & Realty Co. at which time the, or ganization of a Chamber of Commerce for Lincolnton was perfected. The of ficers elected are: Dr. I. R. Self, president. Harry Page, vice-president. Milton Tiddy, Secretary. W. W. Crowell, treasurer. A Committee was appointed to draft by-laws consisting of D. Hunter Mauney, W. W. Crowell and Milton Tiddy. The abject of the Lincolnton Cham ber of Commerce organized last Fri day night, is the same as that of any other organization of like nature: To cooperate in any way that it can in the development of the city and coun ty at large, and to seek to aid in se curing worthy enterprises for the city, or county, and to cooperate in any movement for the good of the com munity. The next meeting of the enewly or ganized Chamber will be held next Friday night in the offices of the Lincolnton Insurance & Realty Com pany, week. The prize winners last week were: POULTRY. Barred Plymouth Rocks. Single cockerel, T. F. Abernethy, 1st; Ethel Brown 2d; Fay Bigger staff, 3d; pullet T. F. Abernethy 1st;. Ethel Brown 2d; Fay Biggerstaf, 3d. Pen T. F. Abernethy 1st; Stowe and Alton Carpenter, 2d; John Click, third; S. C. Rhode Island Reds. itiWt(yftinliiirii.1hT Yniint itif Murcedus Lee, second; Hen Dorothy Yount, 1st; Dorothy Yount, 2nd; Mur Kale, Graham Morrison C D. Stroup, d gd HenDorothy Yount M. w ieonnarcn, r. kj. rviscr. iiw 1st; Dorothy Yount, 2d; Murcedus Lee third; cockerel Dorothy Yount, 1st; Dorothy Yount, 2d; Dorothy Yount 3d; pullet Dorothy Yount, first, sec ond, third; Pen Dorothy Yount 1st; Murcedus officers: President, G. B. Goodson; Vice-President, W. C. Riser; Secretary Treasurer, Edgar L. Heavner; Corres ponding secretary, W. L. Smarr; man agers, W. C. Riser and J. L Lineber- U...IJI W P Ificr. Ker; uuuu.B ....n.e . . . . chi,derSi 3d anu Vr. 13. uuuusuil, super im-cimcni, vy. men's department, W. L, Smarr; Sup erintendent of Woman's department, Mrs. Florence R. Winn. The blue ribbons winners, and the list of prize winners generally will be published as soon as it is ready. The list of poultry winners is given in an other column of the News today. THURSDAY'S CROWD LARGE Thursday was the banner day at the fair grounds, when a great throng of humanity packed the exhibit halls and grounds and joined the midway. It was an old time Lincoln crowd with many from Cleveland, Gaston and Ca 3d. Pen Thos. J. Ramsaur, 1st du.i. : , - I uiara lriiiiurvae. the fair management was msu (pann ed with the attendance at night. Be ing open at night gave many who were busy in the day time a chance to see the fair . - CHILDREN AT THE FAIR The school children at the Lincoln fair last Thursday from all over the county ws ... "'"'""7 Beam, 1st; Nellie and Craig Beam Barents of course were along with the children. It was in evidence that Lincoln families are large. It was a sight to see a mother or father work ing their way through the packed ex hibit hall or about the grounds or threading their way down the midway Partridge Wyandottes. Singles Cockerel, Blanche Hoover,- Pullet Blanche Hoover. Pen Blanche Hoover. White Wyandottes. Singles Cockerel, Lavon Hovis, 1st; Elizabeth Killian 2d; Pullet-La-von Hovis; Elizabeth Killian 2d. Partridge Rocks. Hen Rev. W. J. Roof, first and sec ond. Buff Orpingtons. Single Hen Thos. J. Ramsaur, 1st; Cockerel Margarette Kiser, 1st; Pullet Thos. J. Ramsaur, 1st; Mar- ' . I o-aret.tft Kispr. Mnro-nrptip Wiopr tawba counties in the crowd. Ine ' ' ' crowds at night held up all week, and Pen J. V. Asbury, 1st; L. C. Huss 2nd; J. V. Asbury 3rd Anconas. Cockerel Asbury Mundy; Pullet, Asbury Mundy; Pen W. J. Roof. S. C. Black Leghorn. Cockerel Nellie and Craig Beam, first; Pullet Nellie and Craig second. Single Comb White Leghorns. Cockerel W. O. Houser, 1st; Kath erine Warlick, 2d; Hen Katherine Warlick 1st; W. O. Houser, 2d; W. O. Houser, 3rd; Cockerel Katherine w..-i;,.i. tc. n....i "u.;i.i.. 0.1. nr r with a lot of bright children, from 1 ' . t ft in nnmher. The euardmns ot .. . , . . . . . .. " . .r- AuJt h, mll,h Hick. 1st; raul Childers, 2nd and third tneae - -- Pen-Cartlon Jetton 1st; Kathrine money to try ior a " ""j" Warlick, 2nd; W. C. Buff, third. . ta ma turn ana rho wnmPTl I ' ' oao,, 6 Pit Games-Pen-lst, Forney -J .riMir nonnln At' hnVR T.nPir I ' J u mc. - r-t- a x",' Link; 2nd, M. S. Carter; third, M. S I vuiivi. viwnvni a 11.11 CaaiU OVLUHU to M. S. Carter. Cockerel first and GENERAL PERSHING DE NIES WATSON CHARGES Tells Veterans He Wants To Be Thought as a "Buddie." Addresses 30th Division. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 4. "I hope you will think Of me as a buddie and comrade rather than anything else. That would please me most." said Gen. John J. Pershing in talking to veter ans of the Thirtieth division at their reunion hew today. It was this wish Unit the .hosts tHd t carry out for the general, . While at the Hermitage, former home of Andrew Jackson, this after noon, General Pershing was present ed with a hickory walking cane made from a tree planted by Former Pres ident Jackson. The general return ed the gift to the Ladies' Hermitage association, by planting a hickory tree near the tomb of "Old Hickory." The general seemed to find every thing to his liking. Amony those whom he greeted to day were a negro vocational student J at the Tennessee A and I. normal school who lost his sight while serv ing in France, and another student whom "Black Jack" had cited for bravery. Besides his emphatic denial of Sen ator Watson's charge that American soldiers in France were hanged with out court martial or trial, a fervent commendation of the American le gion was issued by the general. "The legion," he said, "has gained a reputation abroad for its patriotism and at home for its patriotism, con servatism and superior udgment in dealing with problems political, ec onomic and social now confront ing the United Strates government. He paid a high tribute also to the Thirtieth division, recounting its work in helping penetrate the Hin denburg line. ARMISTICE DAY TIMEOF PRAYER Governor Issues Proclamation Nam ing Holiday for State Calls on Churches and People to Pray For Armament Reduction Among Nations. Raleigh, Nov. 4, Appealing to the churches and religious people, of the state to assemble November 11 in their respective places ol worship and spend one hour in praylr for the reduction of the armaments of the world," Governor Morrisontoday is sued a proclamation settilig aside Armistice Day as a legal holiday in accordance with legislative , require ment. The governor calls "upon' the peo ple of our state to enter into the spirit and significance of tha day, and on November 11, 1921 to ponder upon the bravery of those whoimade the supreme sacrifice on European bat tlefields, and upon patriotism of those in the homeland, who without mur muring or complaining, sent the best they had, the flower of American man hood, to the field of honor, and to resolve anew to make the..:peaee at tained through blood anfl sacrifice count for all that is noble and good and true in our domestic life". "And further I appeal to the churches and religious people of our state to assemble in itheir res pective houses to worshin on that day, at a time to be appjiinted by their pastors, and to spent! one hour in prayer for the reducttln of the armament of the world and for peace on earth. "And finally, I call upon the edu cational leaders of the state to con duct such exercises as may be deem ed convenient and expedient-" BOLL WEEVIL MAY REACH LINCOLN NEXT In Gaston County Last Year and Traveling North at Rate of 50 to 100 Miles Per Year, task of seeing that the future citizens of Lincoln county, who constitute the . . . V: J liA rv.r. f.,! second t0 J- v- Asbury; Pullet-first Prum.ac v. "7" and second to J. V. Asbury. sieuuy uevciuiiiiicim saw the fair, and they succeeded. Cornish Game Pen 1st, L. C Huss. Turkey Pen First prize to C. M Heafner. Gobbler 1st, C. M. Heafner; 2nd, Mike Kiser; Hen 1st Mike Kiser; FIRST PASSENGER TRAIN IN HISTORY OF HYDB COUNTY Washington, N. C, Nov. For the past two weeks the people of Hyde county have been enjoying the first nassenerer train in their history, A daily train is now runlng from Wen ona, Beaufort county to New Holland, Hyde county. The train lve8,Wen- ona each morning at. 7 o'clock and re turns in the afternoon. This train has already proved to be quite convenient to these good people. Hurrah for old Hyde county. This is something they have long needed. FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OF STATE BONDS SOLD AT PREMIUM OF $5,021 Rnh-ioht. Nov. 4. North Carolina todav sold J5.000.000 of 40-year bonds 2nd- c- M- Heafner. i. .'nUMi..tM rt t IKOI f.. R .1 Villi- Bantams 1st Virtrinia Asburv: ingen, Dtacey and Braun, of New 2nd- Rbert DellinCer; 3d, Jacob Co York city, and turned down a bid of Ny. par for $15,000,000 more. Rabbits Pair, 1st, Hugh Warlick; Thus State Treasurer Lacy con- 2nd. E- M- Lankford; buck, blue rib founded the pessimistic natives who bon. E- M- Lankford; Doe, red ribbon, have been a-saying that nev-e-r would E- M- Lankford; doe and young, Hugh the state be abU to sell that S50.000,- Warlick, blue ribbon; doe and young, 000 and more in bonds designed to get G- E- Crowell, blue ribbon; Robert a hump on North Carolina. uciiinger, rea nooon. wnite opossum j. r, wuuams, As soon as we get through being on blue ribbon. the anxious seat over the trainmen's Pigeons Robt. Dellinger, blue rib strike, a coal miners' strike looms up. bon. , Life is one strike after another. I Owl M. M. Wise. CAROLINA AGAIN IN THIRTIETH 'DIVISION Raleigh, Nov. 3. The North Caro lina national guard, which fought the war as a part of 'the thirtieth division, is replaced in the thirtieth by the war department in making up eighteen infantry divisions from the national guard of the country, Geor gia, Florida, and South Carolina aw the other states making up the thir tieth, while it will also receive detach ments from the Tennessee guard. The New York guard which fought alongside the Tar Heel boys consti tutes the twenty-seventh division again. Major Gordon Smith assistant ad jutant general of the North Carolina guard has started the publication of a monthly bulletin to acquit the various companies with national guard activities and to boost the or ganization. The adjutant general') office has received numerous com plimentary letters from the war de partment on the success met in organ izing and maintaining the military companies in this state, they being recognized as among the strongest of guard companies in the country. ALL LIBERTY BOND ISSUES REACH A HIGHER LEVEL New York, Nov. 3 All liberty bbnd and victory loan issues today reached new high records for the year, pre sumably as the result of the federal reserve board's action in reducing re discounts rates. Odd lots of victory 4 3-4's rose to par during extensive trading in that issue, while substan tial gains were recorded in the liberty issues, notable the 4 1-4 per cent series. The highest previous record for victory 4 3-4's was 99.82, the low est 94.70. FORTY THOUSAND MINERS MAN QUIT WORK ON MONDAY Pittsburg, Nov. 3. Forty thousand union miners in the Pittsburg bitu minous coal district will be called out on strike next Monday morning if the executive board of district No. 5, United Mine Workers of America, to morrow act on the advice of President Robert R. Gibbons. The strike will be confined to the coal companies which have notified Mr. Gibbons that they will no longer observe the "check off" provision in the union scale. Mr. Gibbons' position was outlined in a message sent to John.L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America at Indianapolis late today in which he said: "I have decided to call meeting of the district executive board tomorrow, Friday, November 4, at which time I propose to request the board to issue a general strike order to be effective Monday, November 7, at the properi- ties of all coal companies who refuse to comply with section 26 of our dis trict agreement." This section referr ed to is that reading with the "check off." While Lincoln county is a diversi fied farming section, still there is con siderable cotton produced in Lincoln, enough to take note of the boll weevil which has invaded Gaston county our neighbor to the south and has travel ed up to a line which begins at Bel mont and swings up to Spencer Moun tain back by way of Pleasant Ridge and Linwood and out at Kings Moun tain. It usually travels from 50 to 100 miles per year depending upon the severeness of the winter. The follow ing letter from District Agent, E. S. Millsaps, gives some valuable infor mation in combating this pest as no time should be lost in putting into ef fect this advice. "The menace of the cotton boll wee vil is something to which the county agents must give their immediate and direct attention. I would like to call your attention to Extension Circular No, 104, U. S. Department, Farmers' Bulletins No. 501, 512, and 731. The agents should keep themselves thoroughly informed upon cotton boll weevil literature, and be able to ad vise as to methods of control, and best varieties of cotton grow under boll weevil conditions, and in every way to be well informed and able to give au thorotive advice at any time. "There are a few things which I be lieve the agents should advise at this time. W. D. Hunter, in charge of the Southern Field Crop Insect Investiga tor, states that careful experimenta have' shown that the average winter survival of the adult weqvH was 7 to 8 per c?nt. In same experiments which have been made the winter survival has ranged from less than 1 per cent to as higs as 20 per cent. The most effective contrail measures are those whichncrease winter mortality. The greater the winter mortality the less destructive is the summer ravages. The best means at the command of farmers for increasinit winter mortali ty is through the up-rooting or burir ing, or burial of the stalks at an early date in the fall. It must be remem bered that the boll weevil, so far as is known, feeds only on cotton, and the earlier the insect can be deprived of cotton as feed, the greater will be the mortality of the Insect. In many experiments i:i Texas it was found that burning or plowing under the stalks ii1 September resulted in the survival of 2 per cent; two weeks later showed a surviva". of 2.3 per cent. The last half of October shows 5.6 per cent and the first half of November showed 15.4 per cent. Experiments in Louis ana showed similarresults. According to Hunter a very strik ing expjtiment was performed in Cal houn county, Texas. In this experi ment an isolated area of only 40D acres of cotton was utilized. There was no other cotton within a distance SALES TAX SCHEME KILLED BY 43 TO 25 Washington, Nov. 3. The sales tax was rejected tonight by the senate. The vote, 43 against and 25 for, was on a proposal by Senator Smoot, Re publican, Utah, for a one per cent levy, with exceptions provided in the case of sales by farmers of the pro ducts of their farms, sales by public utilities and those by the United States or any foreign government or any state or territory, the army and naVy and hospitals. The Democrats voted solidly against the sales tax and were joined by sev enteen Republicans. HANFORD MAGNIDER IS NATIONAL COMMANDER BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE N. l egion Chief Has Distinguished War Record. SHORTFTEMS Portsmouth, Va., Nov. 3. Over 100 acres of farm land is reported to have been burned up by fires which have been raging in the neighborhood of Mayock, N. C, within the last two months. Fire from the swamps got into the peat field soil, eating down in many places to the clay subsoil which is ten feet below. Lexington, Va., Nov. 3. Marshal Foch today accepted, in a telegram to officials of Washington and Lee uni versity, an invitation to visit Lexing ton and lay a wreath on the tomb of Robert E. Lee. Presentation to the marshal of the degree of doctor of laws, confered on him by the univer sity, will take place at the same time, it was announced. The date of the visit has not been fixed. The Federal Reserve Board reports that times are better and attributes the improvement to higher prices for farm products. The feountry can never be on a permanent basis of prosperity Conventio.. Hall, Kansas City, Mo., unless the farmers are prosperous. Nov. 2, The national convention of They constitute the r.ost rumerou the American let -n adjourned here class of l? pni and when they tonight after eleeti.H, anford Mac- have ..'.' nylnj power business Nider, of Mason City, I.-.-, natior , , " 1 j i.-.nguishes. commander; selecting ok. o.p Chimney Rock, Nov. 4. A pack of wild dogs along the old Indian trail have been making the nights hideous. Several of the pupies have been killed and hunters are "out gunning" for the others. ROAD BILL WITH $75,000,000 APPROPRIATION IS ENACTED Washington, Nov. 3. The $75,000, 000 good roads bill for federal aid in highway construction was enacted fin ally today and now goes to President Harding for approval. The senate to night adopted the conference report which previously had been approved by the house. As final approved the measure con tinues the practice of giving federal aid to the states which undertake road construction projects. The house at tempted to have the appropriation made as a straight authorization of funds, but receded in conference. MORNING TONIC ii (Cloton.) Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fir;ht fur it; die for it; any thing but live for it. jieveand, Nov. 2. Charges of Sen ator Thomas Watson that American soldiers in France were hanged with out trial and were subjected to barbar ous treatment were declared to be "preposterous and incredable by Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War, tonight. Danville, Va., Nov. 3. Accounts reached here today of the shooting on Tuesday evening in Halifax county of Lacy Newby by Robert Saunders when the latter surprised Newby, it is al leged, in the midst of operating an illicit still in the News Ferry section. Saunders has been exonerated of the killing by the coroner's jury which was satisfied (with Saunders' story that he shot in defense of his own life after Newby had fired at him several timet. ' Asheville, Nov. 3. Russia will tak its place among the democracies of the world and. en6r upon- a. new national career, Count Ilya Tolstory, Russian nobleman and man of letters, speaking at the high school here in connection with the lyceum course, said last night. Layer by layer, Count Tolstory unfolded the past of the na- and adopting resolutions co t'.ig a wide range of subjects. T.;? ivir.vt a tion had been in session without a re cess since early this morning. Rev, Earl Blackman, of Chanute, Kansas, a minister of the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, was elect ed national chaplain. The election of Mr. MacNider to succeed John G, Emery, "of Grand Rapids, was made unanimous after more than half of the state delega tions had seconed his nomination, and three other candidates nominated, Roy Hoffman, of Oklahoma City, Earl M. Cline, of Nebraska City, Neb., and John F. Williams, of JopHn, Mo., had withdrawn in his favor. The . new commander was brought to the platform amid cheers and a big Iowa standard was raised over his head. He thanked the delegates an1 declared he realized his responsibility as chief of the jegion. . A fight for the removal of the na tional legion headquarters from In dianapolis to Kansas City,, which the Missouri delegation promised in pre convention campaigning to bring on the floor, did not develop. The election of officers concluded an tion, interpreted the present and forc- all-day session marked by debate and wrangling over certain sections of the resolutions committee report. Par ticularly heated was the discussion of a resolution criticising severely the speech delivered by George Harvey, American ambassador to Great Bri tain, before the Pilgrims' club in Lon don, upon his arrival in England to as sume his duties as ambassador, in which Mr. Harvey discussed the rea sons why the United States entered the war. The original resolution was thrown out of the report on a roll call vote and later a substitute was adopted. The substitute was written of 15 miles. As a check against this m less sharp terms and expressed the . v t . aa ., . ' . U-J il. r . i . . . area, cotton lands about au miles , ueuei mat me amoussaaor s remarKS away were used. Here the stalks did not represent the true feeling for were not destroyed in the fall, and the wnicn the American legion stands. It next May careful search revealed j directed that a copy of the resolutions only one weevil in the experimental i be sent to President Harding. area, in tne cnecx, nowever, me wee-1 iv icsu.uuuna uearu.g upon ieu vils were so numerous at this time eral compensation for soldiers were that practically all the squares had i among the mass adopted. Both ' de been destroyed. The last examina- j clared in favor of immediate compen tion was made on August 20th. At ' sation legislation. One submitted by this time there were 10 sound bolls the legion's legislative committee de- per plant on the experimental area, only 3 per plant in the check area. From this it would seem that the clared that after careful consideration of all of the arguments advanced" in opposition to the measure, including destruction of cotton stalks, old bolls, the letter of the secretary of the trea- etc, by burning or plowing under was sury and the address of the President very effective. I believe it will be a l visable for the county agents to make statements similar to these in their county papers, and urge every cotton farmer to plow under at the earliest possible date all of his cotton stalks. It would be advisable of course to to Congress, "we will still firmly be lieve in the justice, fairness and im mediate necessity of the adjusted com pensation measure." The resolution declares "that the le gion affirms its stand on adjusted compensation and asks that the Con- plant something on the land after gress of the United States pass this plowing, either a grain crop or some, measure without futher equivocation green manure crop to Le turned in the or delay. spring. You should be very frank to The other compensation resolution advise your farmers of the destruc-1 adopted was offered by the resolutions tive ravages of the boll weevil is not ; committee. It asserted that the Ameri- something we merely read about, but can legion "reiterates its position in it is a every present menace to the favor of the adjusted compensation growing of cotton here. I believe we for discharged soldiers and deplors cannot do a better thing than to urge the request of President Harding to them to plow under the cotton stalks delay passage by Congress of a meas at the earliest possible date, and to ure or the same and the acquiescence burn the grass and weeds around the of Congress in the request." edges of the fields where it is practica- Statistician Austin, of the National cast the future. Russia, he said,, will be, with America, a real democracy. Rutherfordton, Nov. 3. Arthur Get tys, of Caroleen, a negro, died at the hospital yesterday as a result of a stab in the heart with a knife by John Pet ty, known as "Peg Leg Petty," be cause of his wooden leg. It is report ed that they were in a crap game and fell out and begun fussing when Petty drew his knife on Gettys. Petty was gives a hearing before Recorder Erwin yesterday and was placed in jail to wait his fate from the Superior court. Lenoir, Nov. 2. Contract for the erection of Lenoir's new graded and high school building has been award ed to Harbin Construction company, of Lexington, for $94,798. The con tract was let yesterday and specifies that the building must be completed within nine months and 15 days. Raleigh, Nov. 2. Unless some one wants to make the race against Chairman Tom Lee, of the corpora tion commission, or Judge W. J. Ad ams, newly appointed associate justice of the Supreme court, or unless the special session of the legislature amends the bill creating the depart -of revenue and puts Colonel Watts in the primary in 1922, there will be no state-wide primary in 1922. The chairmanship of the corporation com mission is the only office whose term repularly expires next year. Judge Adams, however, will have to run next yer, since he was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Judge W. R. Allen, and under the law, an appointee ha: to run in the next gen eral election following his appoint ment. ble to do so. This course I believe is the best for us to pursue now, and City Bank of New Yark has recently we may undertake to advise as to made the statement that the debts of methods of control at the , the entire world in 1921 are nearly at It proper time.' 10 times larger than they were the outbreak of the war in 1914, does look like that by the time civilia Washington, Nov. 2. Reductions of .tion is through paying up the present one per cent in rediscount rates of fe- war debt that the nations of the deral reserve banks at Chicago, St. world should be satisfied with wars Louis and Kansas City and of one-half and that they would be willing to per cent at the reserve banks at New adopt the League of Nations or any HICKORY'S TOWN HALL OPENING Hickory, Nov. 4. The formal open ing of the handsome new $121,000 municiple building here yesterday af ternoon and last night was one of the biggest events in Hickory in many months. Hundreds of visitors joined the people of Hickory in making the celebration memorable, it was Mayor J. D. Elliott's happy day more than it was any other one person, for it was he who put the municipal building and auditorium in his platform two years ago, and carried it through in a year and a half. Two bands and an orchestra, half a dozen speakers, a score of vocalists, a chorus by 200 Hickory school children open house with refreshments by Hickory commandery and dinner by the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs in Le- York, Philadelphia, Richmond, Atlan- other method in the least calculated to and San Francisco were announced to reduce or prevent future wan. gion Hall were high lights in a day ot today by the federal reserve beard. Stanley News-Herald. good cheer. 'aHH lliHHBi.llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllH