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ESTABLISHED 1876 LINCOLNTON. N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 29, 192 J. 5 Cents Per Copy, $2.00 Per Teat. r WILL BOLL WEEVIL DAMAGE LINCOLN COUNTY FARMS Is Question That Many Discuss Would Tobacco Do As a Substitute for Cotton. THE NEW SANDCLAY ROAD INTO WEBB'S The boll weevil pest is agitating the minds of the southern people a great deal. And while Lincoln coun ty has not been reached by the wee vils advance north, but boll weevil has reached the North Carolina line, and the southern edge of Gaston coun ty has already been reached by the weevil, and it will only be a matter of months until boll weevil will reach Lincoln county This county is not a large cotton producing county, but cotton is produced in this county in considerable quantity, about 5 to 7 thousand bales being the average yearly yield. Many farmers are wise ly thinking of other money crops, es pecially those farmers who produce cotton mainly, and what money crop will best suit Lincoln soil should the weevil make cotton more unprofitable than it is npw, is the corp that cotton farmers will be interested in. Will it be tobacco? Tobacco has been grown in Lincoln county fine tobacco ano there are still to be found a few ol'i tobacco barns about over this county. Or will it be potatoes. If it be to bacco then whether the boll weevil visits Lincoln or not thu county would have two money crops. At any rate adjoining counties are already antici pating the probable visit of boll wee vil and some farmers are discussing and devising means of giving tobacco a try out. The Shelby Star discussing the boll weevil's anticipated visit says: "Tests at raising tobacco in Cleve land countv will probably be made next year by Messrs. C. C. and George Blanton. O. Max Gardner and 0. M. Mull in order to determine if a tobac co crop will be a good substitute for this clime and Boil in the event that the boll weevil invades the county to such an extent that cotton raising will not be profitable as a money crop. These gentlemen have been in com munication with experienced tobacco raisers in central Carolina, having placed advertisements in papers at Oxford and Henderson with a view of getting in touch with one or more men who will come to Cleveland and con duct experiments with ton acre fields on the three fine farms belonging to Blanton Brothers, Gardner and Mull, rjjiese gentlemen have not closed a de with an experienced tobacco flower as yet, but expects to hire a man who is thoroughly familiar with the best seed for this soil and climate, one who has a knowledge of sowing the plant beds, cultivating the plant, cutting, grading and selling. A barn is needed for every eight acres in tobac co so one or two barns will no doubt be built. Tobacco was at one time grown in Cleveland but the venture was aban doned because the market went to pieces and was therefore not profit able. Older people will remember the several barns and fields and recall the fact that the Lineberger shop building was erected as a warehouse. The mar ket is and has been very profitable for tobacco growers in the belt and the Shelby men feel that the same results will be obtained in Cleveland after our farmers once become accustomed to tobacco raising. Should the boll weevil swoop down on Cleveland county and do very con siderable damage to cotton, our farm ers would suffer greatly, consequent ly business would 'become paralized in a measure until our agriculture could hit upon some substitute money crop. These gentlemen feel that tobacco is the next best substitute for cotton and are therefore undertaking the experi ment, perhaps at a great loss for the first yeaf in order to make the neces sary experiments by which other farmers will profit. They are to be commended for their farsighted poli cy. Their modern methods of farming have been a source of great stimulus to agriculture in Cleveland and if they find that tobacco can be grown proflta--J bly in the event the boll weevil cuts cotton, they will have done a, great favor to farming in the county. In the., meantime they are securing all the. in formation possible on tobacco culture before they take the first steps on the: beginning of the new year. . H In the event their tests are . success ful and it is proven ;h&t tobacco ia' profitable in Cleveland, the county should have two good money crops, thus becoming one of the richest ahd' most advanced agricultural counties in the South. Cleveland county farmers are given up to be among the most progressive in the State and Messrs. Blanton, Gardner and Mull are doing pioneer work which twill no doubt serve as a great blessing to agricul ture in the year to come. , The Lincoln county road force has recently completed a two mile stretch of sandclay road leading from Webbs in Catawba Springs township to the main Sandclay road. The people along the new road were pleased, to get this road as it gives them an outlet from that section to the sandclay "roads leading to all points and they celebrat ed the completion of the road by giving an oyster supper. The fact that the State Highway commission has taken over the maintenance of 20 odd miles of Lincoln sandclay roads made it pos sible for the county to build the Webb road. The Lincoln road force is limit ed and the road money is limited, and in the past the force was kept busy on the main county highways. By the state maintaining some of the roads the county force is enabled to give a portion of its time to building an oc cassional stretch of new road in some section of the county: The county board has ordered a 2 mile stretch built in North Brook-3-county section which, when completed will give an outlet all the way from Lincolnton to the Buike countv line, and leading to Morganton. One town ship in Burke it is understood is with out improved road, and if Burke fills in this missing link there will then be a much nearer route from Lincolnton by way of three-county corners to Morganton. Of course when the state highway builds the hardsurface road from Hickory to Morganton and on to Lin colnton there will be another outlet to the north and into the mountain coun ties; and then to the south to Gaston ia will be another through road con necting Gastonia, Lincolnton and Newton. The state highway com mission has not as yet ordered the hardsurface road built across Lincoln from Gaston to Catawba County line but in all probability this will be built if the state carries out its pro gram of road building. This stretch across Lincoln is included in the 5 year program of the state, and will be built sometime within the next four years.it is supposed whether Lin coln loans the state the money or not. Some of the counties in the state are loaning the state money in order to eet hardsurfaced roads built immedia tely. Many of the counties have re cently issued road bonds running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and loaned a portion of it to the state without interest. Discussing the sandclay road, how ever, mentioned above in Burke coun ty, and in Lincoln vi the thite couii ty corner section the Morganton News-Herald thinks this Morganton Lincolnton sandclay road is worth the effort, especially if the state can be induced to take it over and keep it up, and this would be an advantage to both counties. The M rganton News- Herald says: While in Raleigh last week Mor ganton men talked to Road Commis sioner McBee of the proposed Lin colnton road and found him very fa vorable to the proposition He prom ised to make a further investigation of the route and to make an effort to put it on the list of Highways to be constructed by the State. He also promised to give consideration to the road from Morganton to Avery coun ty by way of Jonas Ridge. The main thing in the way of the State's con sidering this last named road would be the private road known at Loven's pike If arrangements could be made to present this free of entail ments to the State there might be a chance to put the road across. Going.back, however, to the Lin colnton road proposition, we want to keep in tftind that this road can be built.bf the people of Morganton and Lincolnton want it enough to keep pulling-'fot it. It would mean much to both towns, as well as to all this section. A man who has thought about the matter a great deal said to The News'Herald the other day that this, is the logical outlet south ward for this county. Through Lin colnton connection can be made with highways to Shelby, Gastonia, Ruth- erfordton. Charlotte. otc. It means so much to us that. we cannot afford to sit still and sav nothing about it. "On to Lincolnton", should be- our slo gan until we get it accomplished. COL. WATTERSON DIES IN FLORIDA 'Marse Henry" Died at a Hotel in Jacksonville Was an Editor of the "Old School." Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 22. Col. Henry Watterson, known to the Ame rican people as one of the last surviv ing members of the old school ot jour nalism, to his friends as "Marse Hen ry," died early today at a hotel here. Death came peacefully, the venera ble editor retained consciousness al most to the end and conversing during his last half hour with his wife, son, and daughter. Col. Watterson came to Jacksonville several weeks ago in ac cordance with his annual custom of spending the winter in Florida, us ually at Fort Myers. He contracted a slight cold Tuesday and while seated in a chair yesterday morning soon af ter breakfast he suffered an acute bronchial attack and was ordered to his bed by his physician. His condition grew worse during the day and night, and the end came at 6:15 o'clock this morning. The immediate cause of his death, his physician said, was heart failure superinduced ty congestion or the bronchial tubes. Thus "Marse Henry" passed to "that beautiful shore" where he, last Octo ber wrote his comrades of the Con federate army he was sure "the bonnie blue flag will be flying at the fore and the bands will be playing 'Dixie' on parade and the oretty girls will be distributing. "The Chattanooga Rebel' (the newspaper published by him dur ing the war between the States) to groups of ragged red-nosed angles who had not forgotten the rebel yell BODY OF CLUB MAN" FOUND IN MITCHELL Detective Thinks He Has Solved Mys tery of Death of Club Man Asheville, Dec. 26. Mystery which for months, surrounded the disappear ance of B. L. Harsell,, wealthy club and sportman of New York, who has been mismg since last April, is believ ed to have been solved with the identi fication of a body found in the woods of Mitchell County, N. C, as that of the missing clubman, lbVbV,l, W ' " . ,,11111. , V(W1.,, Va.. reports having- tracked the club man over 1,500 miles, 240 of which ne made on foot through the Appalachian mountains and claims to have infor mation that Harsell was murdered bv parties m the Pigeon Roost Creek sec tion of Mitchell county. upon leaving New York Mr. Har sell announced he would walk from Roanoke, V., to Not ill Georgia lor the purpose ot hardening his muscles and. preparing for a big game hunt in a foreign country which he contem plated with other New York club men. He was to write his brother each 30 days of his whereabouts, and after more than a month had elapned and no word had been received a hunt was started. Detectives arrived here about six- weeks ago and began work upon the new clue which led them over Mount Mitchell, highest peak east of the Rockies, through the mountainous sec tions of Yancey county and into a re mote section of Mitchell, where the body was found. BIG REWARD FAILS TO BRING MAN BACK TO PEN Hickory, Dec. 26. Although re wards aggregating $176 have bees offered for the capture of Charlie Helton. Rhodhiss man with a ben' itentiary record, the man is still- at lerge. according to reports reaching Hickory today. Holton was one of six prisoners to break away from the state convict camp near Raleigh several weeks ago and it is believed that he and a pal made for his old home, where a few nights after bis escaoe there were several big rob beries. Loot amounting to several hundred dollars were rarried off. The postofnee at RhodhisV awi was entered and stamps stolen, and the oostoffice department had offered reward of $150 for his capture. The state lias offered the usual $25. Per sons from Rhodhiss say Helton un doubtedly is hanging around the vil lage, he having been seen two or three times recently. He is familiar with every cave and woods in radius of half a dosen miles and ras no trouble In keeping out of the way. DR. WILSON INVITED TO ATLANTA CHURCH From Atlanta Journal, Dec, 27th. The members of the West End Pres byterian church, at a meeting Sunday voted unanimously to invite Dr. Willis S. Wilson, of Lincolnton, N. C, to the pastorate of the West End church. Dfv Wilson has been a prominent figure in Presbyterian circles in North Carolina for a number of years and has filled several important pulpits. He has been pastor of the Lincolnton church for the past six yearn. Dr. Wilson was graduated from the Hampden-Sidney college and the Uni on Theological seminary. Davidson college recently conferred the honor ary degree of bachelor of Divinity on him. The West End Presbyterian church has been without a permanent pastor since last June, when Dr. R. F. Pits patrick moved to Anderso S. C, af ter having served the West !,nd chur ch for four years. It is anticipated by the membership of the West End Presbyterian church that Dr. Wilson will send his accept ance at an early date and probably will take charge of the church about the middle of January. DELLINGER.SM1TH WEDDING Gastonia Gazette 27th, Handsomely engraved cards reading as follows were received in the city to day: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Franklin Smith announce the marriage of their daugh ter Helen to Mr. Floyd Arthur Dellinger on Sunday, December twenty-fifth One thousand nine hundred and twenty-one Gastonia, North Carolina Mrs. Dellinger is a young lady of exceptional charm of manner and per sonality. She has been for some time a member of the clerical force of Mat-thews-Belk's. Mr. Dellinger is engag ed in the automobile business. LONG-TILLMAN WEDDING LOWESVILLE LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Misses Ruth and Tazzie Parham ar2 spending the Christmas holidays with their mother, Mrs. Margaret Parham. Mr. Loyd Henkle of Rutherford college is spending the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs C. M. Henkle, Misses Jessie Lowe, Jean Andrews and Chester Dellinger were Charlotte visitors Tuesday, Miss Patsy Lowe of Guilford col lege is spending the Christmas holi days at home. Misses Jean Andrews and lola White, teachers of the Lowesville school left Friday for their homes. Miss Andrews to Bostic and Miss White to Dallas. Miss Mary Ella Lowe is spending the Christmas holidays at home. Mr. Chester Dellinger and Mr. Lloyd Henkle were Mt. Holly visitors Saturday. Mrs. Mandy Robinson is visiting her son, Mr Bruce Robinson of Lowesville. Messrs. Alby Dellinger and E. M. Lowe were Charlotte visitors Saturday. Miss Lairnie Edwards Is ill with lagrlppe, - ' Mr. John Barlce-Pfnd Miss Laura Bryant were haDpflv'married Thurs day afternoon at the Methodist par sonage, by Rev. R. K. Brady. A very interesting, program, was iven at the Lowesville school house by the primary and intermediate grades Friday morning. They also had a Christmas tree. Miss Tazzie Parham made a short talk which was greatly enjoyed by all. The teachers gave the pupils a marshmallaw toast Mr. tree Henkle, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Henkle Is expected home for a few davs during Christmas. Miss Lois Nixon, teacher at Henry, IN. U, is spending the Christmas holi days at home. Mr. Freeman Howard was a Lowes ville visitor Sunday. Lowesville Dec. 26, 1021. Miss of JUDGE WEBB WOULD HAVE THE YOUNG TO SEE BAD CASE Would Do Danger In Cleveland, Dec. 24. Three hundred and fiftv tenants of a downtown ar- 'cade building received Christmas prejH ents in the form 0 .rent reductions pi ten to fifteen per cent. The reduction i$ effective "January 1 and will con tinue in force until April"!; when pres ent leases expire. SAYS WATSON'S GALLOWS ONLY A LOADING CRANE A. E. F. OKicer Declared He Erected . It to Unload Gasoline Tanks From The Railroad Cars. Minneapolis. 'De& 19. William P. Cowes, a bcal engineer, who served as a major &f Engineer in tno Amer ican JSxjMnJitionarv ForcesJn a state rrent last night sid he recognised a nictureof a 'goifow-'" furnished to Senator Thomas Watson in sunport of the latter1-charge of wholesale exe cutions In the American Expedition Force, as that of a crane he had con structed while in " Franc. "We had to haye some means, of unloading nsolWJ tanks from Pats." said Mr. Cowles "I constructed this beam by Thinks the Shame of it Them Good and Show Such Life. Following the evidence and argu ment of lawyers speaking in regard to clemency for the defendant in a particular sordid case in Guilford Superior court, Judge James L. Webb, presiding, spoke briefly but not the less convincingly concerning the im morality and the connection between it and automobile "joy" rides and oth er things he considers demoralizing for the young. The case was the state vs. John T. Marshburn, a married man, charged with seduction. Marshburn pleaded guilty to violation of the law against prostitution and was sentenced to six months on the roads. Several witnesses took the stand all of them, with the exception of the father of the chief prosecuting wit ness, Edith Stanley, being young peo ple. Three of them, including Miss Stanley ,are girls. The evidence, while contradictory in some respect, waa al'V in that it showed Marshburn had left his wife and children and gone with the girl to Durham, where they stayed about three weeks, living as man a wife. There was a split in the testimony as to whether Miss Stanley had been told that Marsh burn was a married man; she stating that she had told Miss Stanley who said in reply that she didn't care. Judge Webb expressed the wish that all the boys and girls in North Carolina at about the age of 15 ,could see just such case as had been laid oare in an its details, just once; come in, hear the evidence and see the prin cipals paying the penalty of having their shame put before all who might see, and then go back home. The judge thought that it would have powerful effect for good on the lives of the young people. The case brought out the fact of an automobile ride, two girls and three boys. Judge Webb -.poke quiet ly, not raising his voice beyond a con versational tone, but his strictures Bessie Long Becomes Bride C. Tillman, Goldston. Greensboro News, A wedding, beautiful in Ut simplic. ity, waa solemnised fit the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Long, on Arl ington street, last evening at 6 o'clock when their sister, Miss Hess Long, be came the bride ot w. Goldston. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. C. Sprinkle, of Centenary church, pastor of the bride, beore a beautiful altar of trvsm, r-al-iis u. -; tail cathedral candles. To the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march little Misses Ruth Clapp and Elizabeth Goodman entered from the reception hall, holding white chrysanthemums and wide satin ribbon to form the aslle to the unattended. The ring ceremony of the Methodist Episcopal church was used. The home was beautifully decorated and in the dining room where an ice course was served, a color scheme of white and pink was artistically car ried out with chrysanthemums" and candles. Mrs. Tillman has made her home in the city for the past two years be ing a popular trained nurse, and has a wide circle of friends who will re gret that her marriage will take her away from Greensboro. Mr. Tillman is a prosperous young farmer of Golds- ton, where the young couple will make their home. mens of which the Tanks were lifted j against the "joy" rid were unreserv from th cars bv a rorje and deposited on a platform., I.recoqnied the crane at once when I saw H in the paper, which called it a 'railows.' The struc ture was ten bv eight feet and stood across the road from the depot at Gievres, south of our office. "I think Senator Watson's charge, will be traced down to incidents of thisjttad. The judge advocate gen ial said there "were eleven hangings ii France and I think thst it will be ed. He referred to the case, a girl destroyed, a home destroyed, a father and mother heartbroken. Judge Webb spoke of heavy-hearted mothers and-i fathers who sit at home while their children are out, dreading, fearing that each day may bring some ugly report against their own children. Quiet held the courtroom as Judge Webb talked. Strange tides with strange persons, outings at night, late picture shows he ran over what found that that was all. I was urtsi he condemned as- harmful to the dent of a court martial over there and . young. There should be a crufew law, I want to sav that I would rather one that would requir e all persons take mv chances with swh a tribunM under i to o oir ti streets and than a-ctVic tmtrot Justice." J home after 8:M every night. DAVIDSON, R. F. D. 3 NEWS There waa a Christmas tree at Mc Lean's school last Friday evening. Miss Jannie Beatty, principal of Mc Lean s school has gone to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Beatty ol' J.u cia. -I'liman, oJ.our part of the counlrv. Miss Edna Hager, teacher of Kil lian's school has gone home to spend the holidays with her parents. Mis mv yell Siftord ot Cnarwte came home to spend a few days with her people, Miss Sarah Bryant and Mr, John Barker were united in marriage Wed nesday the 21st at Lowesville parson age, by Rev. R. K. Brady. There was preaching at Mother's Chapel Sunday evening by Rev. Ira nager. Miss Alma Womack and Mr. Jim EUGENE DEBS PASSES THROUGH CHARLOTTE alls Upon President and Daughtery Wenl to Washington Upon "Re quest," Socialist Says. Eugena V. Debs, former candidate for President on the socialist ticket, released from Atlanta federal prison Christmas day, passed through Onar latte that night on his way to Wash ington. He was traveling on S nth era train No. 38, which passes Char lotte about 9 p. m. leaves Atlanta at 12:30 p. m., and arrives at Was1 ng ton next morning about 9 o'clock. Few, if any, persons in Charlotte knew Debs was passing through, an.l none here saw him so far as reported, says the Observer. Washington, Dee. 2ti. Eugene Debs, the socialist leader whose ten-year prison sentence for viola- on of the espionage act was com muted on Christmas day, came here oday direct from the Atlanta fed eral penitentiary and called upon President Harding and Attorney General Daughtery. Mr. Daughterly said that Debs came of his own "voilition," while Debs declared his visit to Washing ton was at the "request" of the at torney general and that he was given railroad ticket to the capital by the warden of the penitentiary- without hoice of destinatintm , although he had planned to go immediately to his home at Tcfre Haute, Ind. After his conference with Debs, the attorney general declared in a statement that there were no un usual circumstances attached to the limitation of the socialist leader s sentence, that no advice was ottered Debs nor was anv requested, and hat he hoped Debs would direct his talents to a useful purpose. No statement was made at the White House after the conference here, but upon reaching his hotel Mr. Debs, broke the silence he had maintained from the moment of quitting the penitentiary and de- lared he would devote his time to he freedom of all prisoners. He ad- led that he had discussed his opin ions with President Harding in order hat there might be no misunder standing as to his principles ani leals. -. ;,' Debs reached Washington at ft Vclock this morning. He left At anta m a dav coach giving the ex tra tare to Russia relief hut about 10 o'clock last night according to riehds who accompanied him he hanged to a sleeper. With him on journey were his brother, Theo dore, Miss Celia Rotter, of the Dobs freedom conference, Miss Lucy Rob nns, of the American federation of abor, and a number of newspaper men. PREACHING TIME CHANGED Rev. J. A. Snow will preach at Ami ty Baptist church on the third Sunday at 3 p. m. instead of the second Sunday. This change is made so as not to conflict with the preaching at Ore Bank church. Also Rev. Claude Abernethy will preach at Amity the second Sunday in January at 11 a. m. All are cordially invited to come out at these appointments. The members of Amity church are especially asked to come out at both of these meetings as there is import ant business to transact. TEN TROOP "A" BOYS WERE TRIED BY COURT MARTIAL Thursday night, ten members of the Lincolnton cavalry were hailed before Court Martial and tried tor violat ing the 61st article of war, failure to attend drills when ordered. In all of the cases a fine was imposed upon the member and i one instance a non com was reduced to a 'buck.' The reason of this Court Mart.al was because of the fact that the drill attendance was falling below that required by War Department. The Officers tak ing a great interest in the boys and are striving to make the troop the best m the Old North State and this will easily be accomplished if every mem ber ot the troop does his duty. Dellinger were to see Miss Maude Jones Sunday night. Mr. Lams Hager, our superintend ent, has been sick for several days out is lots better. Brown Eyes. DEBS. A correspondent in today's Gazette waxes somewhat ireful over the Deb episode. There will be no doubt a wave of resentment and protest sweeping the country from shore to shore at the clemency granted the socialist leader Most of this protest will come from former soldiers and other who were zealous in their country's behalf the days of war. And it is perhaps right that loyal patriotic citizens should feel aggrieved at this apparent flaunt of. power in the hands of' the Federal authorities. Debs was a dangerous man when we were at war with Ger many. He was-the direct cause of many seditious acts and utterances and it is right that he should be con fined. It was -owerful demonstra tion of the majesty of the law that nailed this arch traitor and socialist presidehtal candidate and slapped him behind the bars However, it must be remembered by those who are prone to rage that Debs has not been pardoned. His sentence has only been commuted. His offense against the government has not beer condoned. He is still without the risrht of citizenship. Should he be restored to the full estate of a citizen of the Uni ted States, and a government say to him by a full and free pardon that he has done no wrong, then indeed will there be occasion for righteous indig nation. Uastoma Gazette NORTH BROOK 11 REEPSVILLE 10 The statement published in the last issue of the Lincoln County News re fering to the boy's basket ball game between Reepsville and North Brook was wrong. The score was 11 to 10 in favor of North Brook instead of 18 to 10 as was reported. RURAL CARRIERS PATRONS. THANK We, The rural carriers at Lincoln ton desire to extend our thanks to the patrons of our routes for the nice cake fruits, and other good things received during the holidays We assure you these gifts- were very much appreciated and We" will endeav or to serve you to the best of our ability during the coming year. Wishing you a happy and "pirdsper 6ns New Year. W. M. Yoder, ' D. A. Seagle Claude Warlick, J. D. Mitehum, -R. A. McNeeley( 1 H. G. Crowell. CLERGY ORGANIZE TO HONOR WOODROW WILSON New York, Dec . 18. Leading clergymen ot many denomination and from all parts of the country have accepted membership on the church committee of the Woodrbw Wilson foundation according plans announced here today for th cooperation of the churches in national movement to raise a fund of $1,000,000 or more to endov awards for meriorious service democracy, public welfare, liberal thought or peace though justice mi... i. i t t, . ... . ine neau oi me committee, is an nounced from the headquarters executive director, is Dr. Frederick Lynch, secretary of the Church Peace union. SHORT ITEMS Washington, Dec. 27. Attorney General Daughterty today wrote the attorney general of North Caro lina asking him to call conferences of state prosecuting attorneys and District Attorneys Linney and Tuck er to secure a more harmonious en forcement of the prohibition, fuel and food laws. Chicago, Dec. 20. Counterfeit in ternal revenue stamps of a face value of $3,000,000 and 00,000 counterfeit labels of well known brands of whiskey were seized today by federal agents in a raid on South State street shop. Emil Carlonie and his wife, owners of the place, were arrested. Washington, Dec. 26. The reas sembling of Congress promises to bring to the forefront the nation-wide problem of the high cost of railroad travel, which adds to the high cost of living. Transportation taxes, to he removed at the beginning of the new year, will afford some relief, but both freight and passenger rates are re garded as demanding the attention of Congress and the Interstate Com merce commission. Washington, Dec. 27 The Ameri can people spend from seven hundred and Mty million dollars to one billion dollars a year to see moving picture shows, the senate finance committtee was told today in the course of argu ents for and against a high tariff on foreign made pictures. The invest ment in the industry totals about $250,000,000 and employment is giv en to about $250,000 persons. His appeal having been dismissed bv the Supreme court, Young Lee Hallman member of a prominent fam ily of Marshville, will go to the peni tentiary during the first week in Jan uary to begin serving the fifteen year sentence imposed upon him by Judge T. B. Fineley at the August term of court after a jury had declared him guilty of a criminal assault upon Miss Louise Tolbirth a Cabarrus county school teacher. Cherryville Eagle: Mr. Lester Housr son of Mr. Luther Houscr of Cherryville R-l arrived here from Cal ifonia last week to spend the holidays with homefolks. Lester left here three "ears ago and has made good. This is his first visit back since he left. He will spend about a month here before returning. Gastonia. rehee, of slaughtered weighed 545 pounds. only Vo montns old. Dec. 27. L. E. Gastonia, route a hog Mondav The hog it was Tor three that was )f the tho of THOS. BICKET IS UNCONSCIOUS FROM STROKE OF PARALYSIS Raleigh, Dec. 27. Former Governor Thomas Walter Bickett, 52 years of a?e, suffered a stroke of paralysis at his home here this evening and his ;onditioti was such at 10 o clock that his physicians entertained but slight hope for his recovery. The ioriner governor nas peen un onscious since he was striken, but at tendants said he showed a slight rally jfter strong restoratives had been ad ministered. Mr. Bickett served one term as governor and two terms as attorney general of North Carolina. Seemingly in the best ot health and spirits, Governor Hickett prepared supper for Mrs. Bickett, who was con fined to her room by illness, ne nau aten his supper and returned to Mrs. Bickett's room and was sitting beside her bed when he suffered a violent headache. A few moments later he went to his room to lie down. Within five minutes Mrs. Bickett heard him scream that his head was almost killing me.' He returned to her room, fell across the bed and lapsed into unconsciousness. A physician was summoned and an ex amination revealed no outward signs of life, but he soon developed a slight pulse, and the former governor began breathing perceptibly, alter nan an hour. His entire rjght side is paralyzed. Physicians tonight were skeptical ot any real gain in strength except through the use ot stimulants, nis breathing was regular, but heavily la bored. His pulse was weak and uncertain. As soon as the news of the former governor's illness became known, For mer Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. .Tnsenhus Daniels, with numerous oth er friends, hastened to the Bickett home. Mr. Bickett was elected attorney ereneral of North Carolina in 1908 and served two terms, retiring in 1917 to become governor. He was succeeded as governor by Cameron Morrison, last January. Duroc type. It will be seen that hog put on more than one pound meat per day during its life. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 24. Thirty six persons, two white men and 34 negroes, were killed and more than 100 injured in a tornado which struck Crittenden county, Ark., late yester day and dipped into Quitman, Coaho ma, Carroll, Leflore and Yazoo coun ties in northern Missessippi earl y to day before passing to the southwest, leaving in its wake a trail of wreck ed farm buildings. In-a recent issue The Washington Evening Star comments on the rob bery of an eccentric herb doctor at ueita, Ohio, of $29,000 which he car ried in a pocketbook in nrcfere investing in government securities or depositing his money in a bank. This sum represented his lifetime savings. Raleigh, Dec. 26. R. H. Hamilton. 30 years old, railroad section foreman, was shot and killed in his automobile on a highway one mile from Raleigh shortly after 8 o'clock tonight as he was driving into the city, with Miss Irene Guess, a young woman of Ral eigh. According to Miss Guess, two negroes, whom she is unable to de scribe, fired three shots i ntn thp pnr just after it had pasr.cd them on the road. The Christmas business everywhere showed big improvement over last year. In spite of everything, we have turned the corner. We can face the JNew Year with confidence nnr) dence. LOUISIANA'S FORMER NEGRO GOVERNOR DEAD DIAMOND AND RUBLES BURIED IN BLACK BREAD Berlin, Dec. 23. Russian smugglers are taxing the resources ot the cus toms officials and guards on Ger many's eastern frontiers. Large quan tines of precious stones and gold rubles recently have been taken from shabby looking individuals seekine entrance into Germany. One of the smugglers had a black bread sandwich studded with dia monds, valued at millions of marks Another had a large diamond buried in the - heel of his boot. Yet another was munching a loaf of bread, which was discovered to be filled with gold rubles. pru- Pickney Benton Stewart Pinchback Dies in Washington at Age of 84. Washington, Dec. 21. Pinckney Ben ton Stewart Pinchback, negro gover nor of Louisiana from December 6, 1872, to January 18, 1873, died here tonight. He was 84 years old and had lived in Washington the past 30 years. Until his retirement several years ago, the former governor has practic ed law here. Deatlncame after a lin gering illness. He succeeded to governorship from Lieutenant-governor as a result of the impeachment of Governor Warmoth. He also had served as state senator, as delegate at large to many republi can national conventions, and in sever al local offices in New Orleans. He was owner and publisher of The New Or leans Louisianian for 11 years. Dur ing the civil war he was a captain in the Louisiana native guards. He was born in Macon, Ga. Surviving him are a widow and two Cherryville Eagle: Mr. Chester Black left lest week for Townsand, Ga where he has a contract to survey a drainage district of 18,000 acres. A canal will be cut through this vast area, most of it swamp land, Which will be reclaimed. Mr. Blr.ck has surveyed within the Ir.st year or so drainage districts in North Carolina and Georgia reclaiming about 100,000 r.cres. Asheville, Dec. 26.--Not one of the near a thousand veterans of the World War at Oteen hospital where they are waging the battle for restored health failed to receive an abundant supply of seasonable delicacies, several in dividual gifts and good cheer in un measurnble quantities, during the Christmas season. Thomas Wells, Jr., some 12 years ago married Stasia Welch, known in Youngstown, Ohio, as "The most beautiful girl in town." There were marital disagreements. Tom went to war and was forgotten. With the war over the young million aire returned and decided to lead a quiet life, his better half refused, so Tom Wells got himself a divorce. Eight days after he got his divorce he was married to Marian Povie, Red Cross nurse. But wife number one could not get along on $300 monthly allowance, so she went back into court and the court of appeals reversed the decision leaving him with two legal wives. Washington, Dec. 22. Federai investigation of retail prices charged in various parts of the country for food, fuel, shoes and clothing was initiated today by Attorney General Daughterty. He gave orders to Di rector Burns of the bureau of in vestigation of the justice department to assign a force of men at once to the duty of obtaining data on re- :. .i : or . i i : . sons. Burial will be in New Orleans. Hail prices in different localities.
The Lincoln Times (Lincolnton, N.C.)
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