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SPEAKS AT LINCOLNTON
0"J HEXT r.IONDAY NIGHT
Hod W. C. Feimster of Newton To
Make Opening Democratic Speech
In Iincolnton On Next Monday
Night, Oct 9, at Courthouse.
Democratic Chairman, A. L. Quick-
el announces that the opening speech
of 1922 campaign for Lincoln Coun
ty Democracy will be made in Lin
colnton next Monday night, Oct. 9th,
in the Lincolnton temporary court
room on Water street, and Democrats
and the public generally are cordially
invited to hear Mon. Walter C. Feim
ster, who will fire the opening gun of
the campaign for Lincoln Democrats.
The mere announcement that Mr.
Feimster is to apeak here on the text
"Democracy" is the signal for a
crowd of Democrats from town and
. county. It has been two yeaTS since
a Democratic speech has been made
here, and the folks will no doubt turn
out to hear the speaker tell of the
progress made in North Carolina un
der Democratic good government; the
Democratic record in this state is one
that all Democrats are proud of, es
pecially has the record of the past 26
years been one of progress in town,
county and state, and this progress
has grown until today North Carolina
is setting the pace for other states in
forward " movements, and the fact
that Democracy has been , at the
helmn during the great period of
progress is known of all men and
women. Mr. Femister will tell Lin
coln Democracy and the general pub
lic about it next Monday night, Oct
9, at the court house in Lincolnton,
and Chairman Quickel extends a cor
dial invitation to the Democrats and
public, to hoar this matchless orator
irom Catawba.
HONOR ROLL OF ATTENDANCE
ASBURY HIGH SCHOOL
First Grade: Sara Anna Hovis,
Buth Link, Eva ; Lone, Noda Lee
Proctor, Alice Williams, Alice Lee
Goodson, James Combs, John Combs,
TPaul Hovis, Hall Knoles, James Sig-
"mon, BJpVlTOteTr,:V",'rr-"'-I
Second and Third Grade: Pearle
Ballard, Sara Bright Lockmon, Lattie
- McAlister," Anna Smith, Ralph Cash
Mon, Elmore Good9on, Flynn Mullen,
,Webb Royster, Bertha Ballard, Ersie
Brotherton, Annie Caldwell, Inez
Keener, Suatls Lockman, Edith Long,
f Marie Long, Mallie Mullen, Ray
Knowles, Jack Sigr.ion, Theima
.Goodson. -
Fourth Grade: Mary Beal, Laura
j Combs, Lois Davis, Eunice Hovh,
I Jessie Rhyne, Vivian Starr, Clarencs
' Falkenbury, Garmon Goodson, Lattie
Goodson, Teddie McAlister, Alexan
der Proctor, Winf red ProctorDen-
nia Smith. -f .
Fifth ' Grade': Annie Mae Link,
Nellie Proctor, Lucile Rhyne, Paul
, Abernethy, Hoyle - Falkenbury, Go
don Goodson, Bate Huss.
1 Sixth Grade: Audry Cashion, Ge
i neva Gabriel, Jennie Belle v Hovii,
: Xena Hoore, Ruth Withers, Elbert
t Combs, Henry White.
- ' Seventh Grade: Carson Burke,
Deweye Davis, McCall Proctor, Janie
V. Harrill, Mallie Huss, Dartloh
Proctor, Myrtle Starr, Clara Starr.
V,' High School: Frank Davis, Paul
Gabriel, Albert Goodson, Paul Har-
-rill, Robert Harrill, Withrow Joy,
, William Wingate, Beulah Davis Ori-
ana Gabriel, Lettie Goodson, Verona
- Hovis, Mary Joy, Mary Killian, Jau-
nita' Proctor, Zelda Wingate.
" Miss Bettie Coon, Principal.
The Box Supper given at Asbury
Sept 30th, was a great uccoss.
HIGH WATER MARK IS
. REACHED AT UNIVERSITY
Chapel Hill, Oct. 2. Registra
tion is over, ami the enrollment of
students in the university has
crossed the $00 mark.
This not only makes the present
year the greatest in the university's
history, in point of attendance, but
also, as might well ba expected,
makes it a record one in the prob
lems the authorities have to face
Despite the completion of the new
dormitories, some of the students are
having to hustle to And a place to
live. Classes are larger than they
would fee with the ideal ratio of in
structors to students . And the social
life of such a large body of young
men, abuot eight hundred of whom
re new to the campues, constitutes
a problem.
Seattle, Wash. Sept , 28. One of
the most spectacular chapters in the
annals of world wide postal delivery
may be written when Capt Roald
Amundsen, famous Norweigian ex
plorer,wings his way across the top of
the world in his proposed attempt to
fly an airplane from the tip of Alaska
to Northernmost Europe via the
North Pole. With bim in his mono
plane will ride a mail sack containing
letter written by Nome residents for
delivery to frtendi in Europe.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
MEETING IN CHARLOTTE
Mrs. R. S. Reinhardt and Mrs. R.
A. Ramsaur of Lincolnton are in
Charlotte attending the annual meet
ing of the Woman's Auxiliary synodi
pal of the Presbyterian church, synod
of North Carolina, now in session in
the First Presbyterian church, Char
lotte. The meeting continues thru
.Wednesday, and Thursday, October
4th and 5th and there is a large at
tendance from all sections of the
state. "
The North Carolina synodical is
composed of 7 Presbyteiials, 274 lo
cal auxiliaries and 10,403 members,
with the following efficient officers:
Mrs. E. F. Reid, President, Lenoir;
Mrs. E. B. Crow, Secretary, Raleigh;
and Miss Margaret L. Gibson, Trea
surer, Wilmington.
The.' Woman's Auxiliary of the
Southern Presbyterian church, under
the capable leadershp of Mrs. W. C.
Winnsborough, Superintendent, re
presents one of the strongest and
most thoroughly organized depart
ments of the church and during its
short history has established a re
cord of splendid accomplishments.
The theme for this meeting is for
eign missions and on the program are
found the following prominent men
and women of the church: Dr. Eg
bert Smith, Executive Secretary,
foreign missions, will address the sy
nodical, telling of his recent trip to
the mission fields of Africa: Rev. R.
W. Cousar, Craddock, Va., a volun
teer for the foreign field; Mrs. F. L.
Mayes, Greensville, S. C. President of
the South Carolina synodical, speak
ing on "Our Heritage." Other speak
ers are Dr. W. E. Hill, Fayetteville,
N. C, Chairman committee on wo
man's work and Mr. J. B. Spillman,
Secretary of stewardship.
LENOIR CLASSES HAVE
ORGANIZED FOR WORK
Elected Officers, Formed Student
Cabinet and Staff for College Pub
lication. -
HMkorJrr Oct.1 Electio -of f-
ificers of the - various classes and or
ganizations of Lenoir college tea
tured a recent enthusiastic meeting
of the students of that institution. '
. More than 400 have been enrolled
this year and more are arriving as
the term progresses. The new dor
mitory is expected to be completed
loon, ana will provide ior tne aimosi
unanticipated (heavy enrollment
Following is a list of the various
class officers: -
Senior class: J. D. Tickle, presi
dent; E. R. Smith, vice president;
Juanita Mauney, secretary-treasurer,
Junior class: Jennings Moretz,
president; Olin Rudisill, vice presi
dent; Edna Rhodes, secretary . and
Katherine Rudisill, treasurer.
Sophomore class : Frank Davis,
president; Miles Aderholdt, vice
president; Mabel Rudisill, secretary
and treasurer.
Freshman class: Luther Bolick,
president; Charles Roger, vice pres
ident; Mabel Rhodes , secretary
treasurer. Student cabinet! C. K. Wise, presi
dent; Virginia Lee Howard, secre
tary; J. D. Tickle, K. Hirai; Chris
tine Sigmon, J. H. Aderholdt, Olin
Rudisill, Fannie Farris, Fred Brown,
Ava Rudisill, Lena Haass, and Wyke
Lippard. . ;: :
Lenorian staff: Eugene R. Smith,
editor in chief; C. K. Wise, manag
ing editor; James Kern, social edi
tor; Wilkie Paterson, religious edi
tor; Jennings Moretz, athletic edi
tor; Miss Lela Miller, alumna editor;
W. C. Bolick, business msnager; G.
W. Fetzer assistant business mana
ger, Fred Abernethy, advertisting
manager, Paul Fulenwider, circula
tion manager; Junius Coon, assistant
circulation manager. ,':
JOE KEMP TELLS OF '
KILLING OF M'NEILL
He la Married Bat Never Told His
Wife of The Tragedy Will Plead
Self -Defense, v
TLumberton, Oct -1. Sheriff R. E.
Lewis arrived here lata last night
with Joe B. Kemp, who was arrested
in St Augustine, Florida, Wednes-
day of last week on the charge of
killing Daniel E. McNeill near Red (
Springs, Robeson county, on August
15, 187844 years ago. v J
Kempt admits killing McNeill and j
talked freely about the affair to the
correspondent He is now about 64
years old and though he married and
has four married children, he never
broke the news to his wife, or any
other person about the killing, untying scientists George Otis Smith,
after his arrest, he says. Be says scienter of tfie geoligical survey, to
that he was identified by a man day told a correspondent that te
inamed Sinclair who moved to Florida
from this county several years ago.
He will plead self defense when
tried at the November term of Su-
perlor court.
UNCOLITTON FOLKS
IN CHARLOTTE TODAY
Automobile Parties by The Dozens
Journey to Mecklenburg Capital to
See Made-In-Carolinaa Exposition
Saturday Closing Day of Exposi-
;; tion " '.
Today, Thursday is Lincoln Coun
ty Day at the exposition in Charlotte,
and a large number of au:omobiles
from all over Lincoln are in Charlotte
loaded with Lincoln folks, who will
enjoy the Lincoln Day program, and
hear the exposition music, returning
home late Thursday evening. A large
number of Lincolnton school children
are in the crowd. The cars loaded with
school children left at 12:30 today for
Charlotte, and of course they were
happy and enthusiasm ran high in an
ticipation of the trip to th-3 home
state exposition. : The Observer com
menting on Lincoln Day says:
Lincoln and Lincoln county will
take over the exposition Thursday
and the city as well, for citizens of
that busy section have been ac
corded a day all their own Lincoln
county day.
The Kiwanis club of Lincolnton
tried to get a special train to bring
the school children and others to the
exposition but the railroad was un
able to furnish them with an engine.
Fortunately, a large number of
Lincoln county people have engines
of their own, so Thursday 'between
75 and 100 automobiles will come
buzzing' into town with the Lincoln
delegation.' This is the cheering
word received from J .T. Mangum by
phone yesterday. ;
Lincolnton has an ambitious ex
hibit at the exposition a wonder
ful display of farm and kitchen pro
ducts and an interesting array of
a part of the textile products of the
county. The booths are under the
auspices of the active Chamber of
Commerce of the Lincoln capital.
"We believe in diversified farming
in Lincoln county," it is proclaimed
by placard over canned fruits and
vegetables and almost every farm
product one can imagine a most
excellent showing.
The Melville Manufacturing ' com
pany shows its yarns and the shirt
ings into which the yarns are
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woven, tne nnisning process Deing
done . by the Catherine mill at
Shelby, which is also true of the
Saxony Spinning company's yarns,
displayed in the booth. The Ander
son mill has ratine and ducking in
the exhibit and the Laboratory mill
presents elastic, tapes and satin into
which its yarns go, these finished
products being made by mills north.
The Cochrane Hardware Manufac
turing company shows mantels and
E. N. Rudisill cedar chests . There
are home-made coverlets made by
women of Lincoln county, and Lin
coln lithia water is free to all. The
Eureka Iron Works shows its grate
bars and Are backs.
The industrial and agricultural
activities of the county are very
nicely indexed and Lincoln visitors
Thursday have- no reason to feel
ashamed of their showing at the
Made-In-Crolinas exposition. Al
though their various activities are
not all covered by the presentation
of products.
The program for the day, under
direction of the Lincolnton Kiwan-
ns, J. J. Mangum, presweni, cans
for the arrival of the delegation at
the exposition at 2:30 Thursday.
Professor Berge Beam will deliver
an address on the subject of Lincoln
county and Mr. Mangum is to speak
for the town of Lincolnton.
A royal welcome was given the peo
ple from the historic county of Lin
coln.'' '' ::!,;;::':: .
ATE LUNCH AT SCHOOL,
PUPILS ARE POISONED
Birmingham, Ala., Sept27 Sev
eral hundred students of the Wood
lawn high school here were. stricken
with ptomaine poisoning as a result
of food eaten at the school's lunch
room at noon today, according to au
thorities. A number are eaid to be
seriously ill, but no fatalities had
been reported early tonight
According to information received
from a number of pupils and their
parents, the children were stricken
immediately after, the lunch hour,
gome during classes and others on
the way home after school. '
All the physicians in the suburb
were called upon to administer first
aid treatment
Washington, Oct 2. Once more
the Brown mountain light is perplex-
jwas having a map made to show all
the Jonas ridge country, and the light
or lights. He is determined to clear
up this North Carolina .mystery if
fe wn, '.f
UNPAID ACCOUNT WAS
THE CAUSOFKnXCi'G
With Open Knife Andy Carpenter
Was Advancing on W. A. Putnam
At Cherryville When Putnam
Shoots Carpenter Dead, According
To Eye Witnesses.' r
(Gastonia Gazette.)
Acting in self-defense, W. A. Put
nam, a merchant of Cherryville, shot
and killed Andy Carpenter, an era
playe of the Howell Mills late Satur
day.afternon. Carpenter was advan
cing on Putnam with an open knife,
according to witnesses, threatening to
"cut his heart out," and cut his throat
from ear to ear punctuating each
threat with oaths and curses. .
The tragedy occurred late Satur
day afternoon in front of Putnam's
store. It appears that Cromwell Car
penter, a son of Andy Carpenter ow
ed a small amount to Putnam, and
Saturday afternoon the latter had
respectfully requested., a setlement.
Young Carpenter was not in position
to pay up, and so told Putnam. This
was satisfactory to the latter, and the
affair was passed up. Later in the
day the elder Carpenter, who was
drinking came to the store and began
cursing and abusing Putnam. Car
penter was a giant of a man, weigh
ing over 200 pounds. Putnam is a
small man, of slight build and weigh
ing less than 140 pounds. Putnam
tried to get Carpenter to desist
did several bystanders, who held Car
penter away from the store. Final
ly he broke away and started for the
store and was within a few feet of the
door when Putnam fired, using a .38
pistol, which he said had not been
fired in months. One shot, struck
Carpenter in the right shoulder, but
he kept advancing. Putnam said he
did not know that he had hit and fired
a second time, the ball entering his
forhead and causing instant death.
Mr. Putnam immediately surren
dered to the officers and was brought
to the Gaston county jail
Carpenter was described by Cher
ryville folks as being What is known
as a bad man, having in his time cut
up two or three men JHe ia native
of that section or the county-coming
from the Crouse neighborhood. He ia
survived bv his wife and several
children, some of whom are married.
He -was about 60 years of age.
Mr. Putnam is also a native of that
section. When seen a a newspaper
man at the courthouse this morning
he talked freely of the killing. He
said that prior to the tragedy he and
the Carpenters had been the best of
friends, that he and the elder Carpen
ter had played and hunted together
as boys and that even as late as Sat
urday morning he had let one of Car
penter's sons have his horse to do
some haulingnot charging him a
cent. He ascribed Carpenter's ac
tion in threatening him to liquor, say
ing that his boy had told him of the
conversation about the account at the
store and this had inflamed him to a
state of madness.
: Putnam's reputation is considered
above reproach in Cherryville.
Mr. W. A. Putnam, of Cherryville,
who shot and killed Andy Carpenter
Saturday aftemon in a qua;-rel over
a small account owed by one of Car
penter's sons, was released under $ 5,
000 bond in a preliminary hearing be
fore "Squire S. S. Morris Monday
evening. The bondsmen were Messrs
N. R. Kendrick. L .C. McDowell, S. S.
Mauney and J. C. Lattimore all
Cherryville. "
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SOUTHERN NOW NORMAL;
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
TRAINS ON OLD SCHEDULES
Washington, D. C., October 4 The
Southern Railway System is now
operating all its freight -and passen
ger trains on normal schedules and
accepting all business offered, having
cleared its lines of all congestion in
twelve days after the settlement of
the strike of its shopcraft employees,
according to a statement from H. W.
Miller, vice president in charge of
operation.
"The Southern Railway System
had an accumulation of 14,126 loaded
cars, not moving currently, on Sep
tember 18th when the strike of the
shopmen was settled," said Mr Miller.
Some of these were 'frozen' In yards
and others were set off on side tracks
out on the line. We had rigid embar
goes oustanding and a number of
passenger trains had also been dis-
'continued as an emergency measure.
On October 1st, the entire accumula
tion had been moved and all yards
and terminals were functioning nor
mally. All embargoes for which the
Southern was responsible had been
lifted and all passenger trains had
been restored. ' . .. .
"The Southern ia today in a normal
condition and ready to "handle all
traffic offered by shippers or connec
tions for all destinations, subject on-
Jv to outatendintr ' embarroea of con
necting lines."
JENKINS SENTENCED TO
2 YEARS IN COUNTY JAIL
Greensboro, Sept 29. The culmina
tion of about two years of wrong liv
ing, during which time at various in
tervals he had Immoral relations with
Margaret Jones, with whom he trav
eled throughout various states, de
spite the fact that he was married
and had four children,, was reached in
Superior court here yesterday after
non when Judge W. F. Harding up
held the judgment of the municipal
court of this city in pronouncing a
two years' entence upon S. L. Jen
kins, merchant of Winston-Salem.
The only meaness and wickedness
done by the punishment meted out to
him was that his legal wi'a and son,
who were in court, evidenced by their
sobs that their hearts were broken.
It was a pathetic climax to his life of
shame. As Jenkins was passing out
of the courtroom to start his sentence
he bowed down to kiss his wife and
was later consoled by her while he
was in his cell.
CRIES OF CHRISTIAN REFUGEES
FOR FOOD AND WATER ARE
MET BY LASH OF TURKS AT
SMYRNA
Dr. Esther Lovejoy Tells Of Horror
Through Which The Christians Are
Passing Women Pushed into Sea.
Constantinople, pet 2. "The
cries of the ' Christian refugees of
Smyrna for water and food are met
by a Turkish lash," said Dr. Esther
Lovejoy, of New York, president of
the women's hospital, who have just
returned here after a week's survey
in the stricken city. Dr. Lovejoy de
clared that the world has not been
told the real story of fire and horror.
"There are still several hundred
thousand Christians in Smyrna and
the interior, whose lives are in
nerii. for the time limit of their
evacuation has expired," said she.
"Only Providence knows what their
fate will be. The crowds . on the
quay are so great that some of them
are pushed into the sea. Women
Utaad waist deep in the water, hold-
bis their babies... aloft in JCheir-fms
to save them from drowning. -
"Turkish soldiers are systematical
ly robbing the men and wrenching
rings from women's fingers. The
wretched sufferers are willing to be
robbed if the robbing can purchase
life.
"At night, the Turkish soldiers
commit excesses against women and
girls b Only when searchlights from
the Ships in the harbor re turned
on them do they desist. In terror
of Turks, the refugees are packed in
thousands in front of the American
consulate .
"There are more than 100 mothers
Who gave birth to babies. Some
were delivered while standing. I
attended many. Some of the infants
died within a few hours from exposure,-
but the mothers clung
pitifully to the bodies of the little
things."
Dr. Lovejoy said that a Turkish
soldier, mistaking her for a Greek
woman, struck her heavily with the
butt end of a rifle and left a mark.
This soldier was about to strike
her again when an American of
ficer intervened. She declared she
saw two men attempting to escape
by swimming out .to a boat . They
were discovered by Turkish soldiers
who fired on them. The shots went
wild and American blujackets in a
motorboat were able to pick up the
two men.
One of the doctors, asserted Dr.
Lovejoy, witnessed a Greek woman
cut her throat and then hurl her
self into the water and drown
Americans at home could not begin
to visualize the terrible anguish of
the refugees as their loved ones
were torn from' them children be
ing separated from their mothers
and the fathers sent into the in
terior, declared the relief workers.
Dr. Lovejoy described the sanitary
conditions in Smyrna as unspeak
able. The whole city, she said, , was
befouled. She thought that the
Turkish officers were doubtless un
aware of the misbehavior of their
soldiers . In many cases officers
showed real compassion for the
refugees, she said. She mentioned
one instance in which a Turk threw
himself acorss the body of a child
in order to save it from being trampl
ed to death. ;
Durham, Sept 28. James B. Duke
has again made large gifts of Trin
ity college. President Few announced
today that Mr. Duke has given $25,
000 to the new gymnasium; that he
will give $50,000 toward a $100,000
law building; that he will give $50,
000 towards a $100,000 building for
ihe new school of religious training;
and that in addition to these gifts he
Is adding $1,000,000 to the endow
ment of tht college..
GEORGIA WO'IAN, 87,
IS FIRST U. SENATOR
Appointed To Fill Out Unexpired
Term of Senator Watson, Deceased
of Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct 3. A woman
from Georgia today won the distinc
tion of being the first of her sex to
obtain appointment to the United
States senate, when" Mrs. W. H. Fel
ton, of Cartesville, Ga., long known
as the "grand old woman or Georgia"
was appointed by Governor Thomas
W. Hardwick as senator to succeed
the late Thomas E. Watson until
the Nevember elections, when a suc
cessor will be chosen at the polls.
Mrs. Felton is 87 years of age and
has been prominent in state politics
for nearly half century.
Mrs. Felton has accepted the of
fice and in expressing her gratitude
for the honor stated that it was go
ing to thrill the nation when the
news is conveyed from the lakes to
the gulf that a woman has been
chosen to become a member of the
United States senate.
"England borrowed an American
born woman," said Mrs. Felton, "to
accept a seat in the British parlia
ment, but noble old Georgia ex
perienced no need to borrow, and
she alone of the forty-eight states
in the United States had a governor
with courage to say so, and to con
firm the saying by an executive pro-
claimation."
Before tendering the appointment
to Mrs. Felton, Governor Hardwick
through mutual friends offered the
office to Mrs. Thomas E. Watson,
widow of Senator Watson, who, the
governor said, declined it because of
ill health.
Simultaneously in announcing the
appointment of Mrs. Felton, Gover
nor Hardwick announced himself a
candidate for the unexpired term of
the late Senator Watson.
J. SIDNEY BLACK DIES AT
STANLY CREEK
Stanley, N. C, Oct 4. The com
munity was deeply grieved last Sun
day in the death of Mr. J. Sidney
Black, one of our best citizens.. He
had been very ilLf qr over two months
and his death was not unexnected. but
the news of hTs deaHTgavr imiw
grief to all of his many friends
He was born May 16th, 1857 and
died October 1st, 1922, this making '
his 65 years 5 months and 15 days
old. He was a splendid business man,
a good husband, a fine neighbor and a
consistent christian gentleman. He
had been a member of the Methodist
church at 'Stanley Creek for quite a
number of years and hh funeral ser
vices were conducted by his pastor,
Rev. Albert Sherrill, assisted by Rev.
R. F. Brady, pastor of the Lowesville
circuit, at Snow Hill Methodist
church, near Lucia. A great con
course of people were present to give
a last tribute of respect to their
friend and brother. He leaves a wife
and an adopted son, along with a
brother Mr. Samuel Black and two
sisters, Mrs. John Allen and Mrs.
Richard Hart, to mourn his depar
ture from them.
Misses Fannie May and Birdie
Abernethy have returned from a visit
to her daughter's Mrs. R. E. Rabbing
ton, of Gastonia. -
The ground is feeing cleared of
rees etc., for the erection of our new
mill.
Mr. James Kirbey has returned
from the Lincoln hospital where he
under went a serious operation, from
which he is making a fine recovery.
The road builders will finish the
hard surfaced road, from here to Mi-
Holly, tomorrow, and then we will
have a fine road all the way into
Charlotte.
Mrs. Gus Stroupe is at the Char
lotte Sanitorium for a few weeks
treatment.
Rally Day was observed by all the
Sunday schools in town and a splend
id program was rendered at the
Presbyterian church.
Mr. R. F. Craig is back from a
business trip to New York city, in
connection with the mill work.
Mr. Dave Lyerly, wife and daugh-
teh Hellen, will spend Sunday at the
Methodist parsonage and attend the
communion services at the Methodist
church. - ..? -
Miss Julia Abernethy' who is teach
ing at Democrat, in Buncombe eounty
is at home for a week on account of
menigietis in her school.
Mr. W. C. Murphey, who has been
spending some time at Broad Oaks
Sanitorium, at Morganton, is now at
home again.
Newark, N. J., Oct. 1Offlcials of
radio station WOR here, today an
nounced receipt of a wireless mes
sage declaring that the voice of a
woman singing and the strains of an
orchaestra that were broadcast from
New ark last night in an attempt at
trans-Atlantic comraunacation
been heard in London.
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SHORT NEWS ITEFJS
Barbering is most numerous of
professions in Raleigh, the Capital
of North Carolina. The professions
run thus in that town, 108 barbers, 77
lawyers, 64 insurance agents, 56 no
taries, 50 doctors, 33 preachers, 83
policemen, 24 shoe fixters, 19 dentists
16 newspaper men and 7 justice of
the peace. (Commencement orators
may file the figures.
Hon. Josephus Daniels will address
the voters of Gaston .county . at
Gastonia "Monday night, October 9.
Mr. Daniels is touring the entire
state under the direction of the state
chairman, J.D.Norwood.
Announcement has been made by
the Lola Manufacturing Company,
of Stanley, of the organization of a
weave mill to be known as Lola
Manufacturing Company, No. 3.
This new plant makes the 100th cot
ton mill for Gaston county. Tha
new mill will have both weaving de
partment and a dye plant and will
manufacture a high grade of finished
colored cotton goods. It will bo
equipped with 250 looms with which
to 'begin perations.
Hickory, Oct. S.Horance H.
Abee, prominent Hickory republican,
and last campaign president of the
Hickory township republican club,
was one of the speakers at a demo
cratic rally at Brookford last night.
Mr. Abee is giving his support to tha
county Democratic ticket, but an
nounced that he would support the
republican congressional and state
tickets. Other speakers at the meet
ing included Chairman Cas. W. Bag
by, Mayor M, H. Yount and Dr. W.
A. Deaton, candidate for the house.
The problem of fire prevention is
largely the problem of securing one
hundred per cent efficiency. If we
were all as careful as we ought to be
and could be if we tried hard enough,
the number of fires would be greatly
reduced. Some fires are set but the
great majority of thein result from
carelessness or sheer neglect Care
lessly thrown cigar and cigarette
stubs, carelessness in dealing with in
flammables, carelessness or improvi
dence in cities in not using non-inflammable
roofing and in many other
ways cause the numerous and, costly
state.
JUDGE WEBB AND THE LIQUOR"
TRAFFICKERS.
Gastonia Gazette.
Federal Judge Yates Webbs gave
the liquor folks and their friends
something to think about Monday in
opening court in Charlotte. In one
pf the most fearless and scathing de
nunciations of the liquor traffic ever
heard in Charlotte he let it be known,
that he was going after the liquor law
violators in no uncertain terms.
This court," he said, "believes in
the enforcement of the laws which
have been enacted to govern the sale
and use of whiskey. I am no fanatic
on the subject, but I do have the con
viction that 90 per cent of the crimes
that have been committed in this na
tion,: 90 per cent of all the suicides,
the hearts breaks, the wreckel
homes and the destroyed wealth and
property and life of this republic, is
distinctly traceable to the whiskey
traffic. You men know that I am
supported in this opinion by all the
intelligent sentiment of " the times."
One of the most forceful of the
Judge's uterances was that against
the man higher up, the man who has
his whiskey and drinks it, but hides
the fact behind closed doors. It is
the higher class of citizen, the main
street business man, the man above
reproach among his neighbors, who is
guilty of this sort of thing. Said
Judge Webb: "It is surprising to me
how many high-class citizens are do
ing this very thing, men who are res
pectable in their communities, who
otherwise are above reproach, . but
who go out and buy liquor that has
been sold in violation of the law and
think they have a perfect right to do
it. They do not have that right.
When they buy liquor, somebody else
violates the law in order that they
may possess it, and to that extent,
they are aiding in this lawlessness,
not merely lending their counte
nance to it, but actually are partners
in the. crimes being committed. It is
not a mark of good citizenship." That
conduct is the brgining of anarchy, of
class privileges and of disrespect for
law."
A very bad stutterer on board a
ship went to the Captain and tried to
tell him something. The Captain not
understanding him, asked him to sing
what he was trying to say, so he be
gan singing to the tune of "Auld
Lang Syne" 'Should auld acquain
tance be forgot and never bro't to
mind, the blooming cook has fell over
board and is fifty miks behind."
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