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230 LBS. FISH
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TOKIWANIANS
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Thirty-five Girls Left Thursday
Night, March 27, For A 3 Days
Stay In Capital City. Trip To Be
Conducted By Miss Elliott Lincoln
ton Young Lady In Party.
The Carolinian, the college paper
published at N. C. C. W. at Greens
boro, last week contained the follow
ing item of interest to Lincolnton
people, one of the young ladies of the
party being Miss Oeland Putnam,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. M. A. Put
nam, of Lincolnton:
Thirty-five girls will leave Thurs
day night, March 27, with Miss Har
riett Elliott, of the department of
Political Science of this college, for
a three day's stay in Washington, D.
C. Tljis . sight-seeing trip, which is
personally conducted by Miss Elliott
for the students of her government
classes each year, promises to be the
most interesting and helpful than any
of the previous ones. '
The girls will arrive in WashingtonJ
Friday morning, and will stay at the
Hotel Cario while they 'are in the city.
Friday will be spent in the Senate
and the House of Representatives,
where' the girls will hear the discuss
ions, and meet some of the Congress
men. The party will also visit .the
various departments ' which . are a
round the Capitol.' .
On Saturday morning, the White
House, the Pan-American buildings,
and other interesting places in the
'Vicinity will be visited. Saturday af
ternoon will be spent in a trip to Mt.
Vernon and Arlington, through Rock
Creek Park and the lovely Cathedral
where, Wodrow Wilson is buried.
' A special trip to the Congressional
Library will be made on ' Saturday
night. .4 ., ..',., -Y,'j -.,' ; '
On Sunday the party will visit the
IL S. N. A.rjtt Annapolis, After this
they will return to Washington, and
leave for Greensboro Sunday night.
The girls , who are "going to Wash
ington with Miss Elliott are; Eliza
beth Gasklns, ' Juanita Matthews,
Mary Belo Moore, Wombra McCombs,
Mary Klutz, Ethel Crew, Ethel -Wat-
. son, Sarah Jameteon, Edna Bigham,
Katherine Wolff, Leila Mae Sitterson,
Anna Watson, Lillian r Moore, Elisa
beth Boyd, Frances Hoyle, Lois Wil
liamson, Jula Franck, Hazel -Shepherd,
Johnnie Heilig, Clara Foscue,
Susan Whitaker, Georgia Kirkpatrick,
Elizabeth Crossman, Kathleen Dyer,
Ruby Gibson, Nannie Earl, Naomi
Alexander, Vera Roseman, Annie
. Hornaday, Audrey Brenegar, Oeland
Putnam, Margaret Copeland, Lois
Justice, Evelyn Boyd, Mary Cobb, and
Sara Cowan. -
OFFICER HOUSER CAPTURES
BIG STILL IN LINCOLN
Gastonia Gazette. ;'-.. :
.Federal Prohibition Officer Evan L.
. Houser captured one of the biggest
stills Monday in the history of his
career. It was of 80 gallons capacity,
and ;wa8 a regular steam outfit. An
engine and boiler completely fitted
up was destroyed together with 5,
000 gaUons of beer in 17 boxes each
one 8 1-2 by 3 1-2 feet. ;- (,
The still was found in ' Lincoln
county, on the land of J. L. Abernethy
near Mariposa. Four men were work
ing at the still when Houser and the
Stanley policeman approached, but
they made their get-way.
Mr. Houser said that the still was
one "of the most complete outfits he
had ever seen. ;
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PRINCE DID SOME GOOD WORK
On Wednesday morning Policeman
GabHel had a phone message-from
Sheriff Miller of Alleghany county
for him to come and bring Prince,
the bloodhound of Newton.
Deputy Sheriff Curlee and Police
man Cline took Prince in- car and
started for Laurel Springs in Alle
ghany county. They reached the
place about four o'clock.
'.There had been things stolen the
night before, but Mr. Cline soon af
ter .his arrival had Prince on the job
and he traced the stolen - goods for
about two miles and found then in an
old Ford roadster. ' '
They found a five gr'lon can of
oil and other items that bad been
stolen the night before.
The man who did the stealing, it is
thought, saw the men and Prince
trailing him and took to tall timber.
The officers over there knew who
the man is and will likely get him.
Prince, the bloodhound, of New
ton, made good especially good
when the length of time ic consider
ed. Newton News Enterprise.
That critic who says the age of
blind faith is gone should see some
of the entrants in our beauty con
tests. Syracuse Post-Standard.
On account of the ill health of Mr.
J. E. Reinhardt, Mr. and Mrs. Puck
ette of Salisbury, Mrs. Puckette being
a daughter, have moved into the
house with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rein
hardt. One day last week, Wednesday
Mr. Reinhardt wished to visit some
friends in Rutherford and he was
driven in a car through the country
by Mr. r . A. Bernhardt, being ac-
compained by Mrs. J. E.' Reinhardt
After spending a short time in the
home of his parents Mr., and Mrs. S.
D. Dellinger, Mrs Samuel Dellinger
has : returned to his position in
Raleieh. - '." , '
Mr. Beam a member of the Iron
Station Graded School resigned his
position to farm the coming summer
and his position is being filled by
Miss Kate Whitner of Stanley.
AL JENNINGS SAYS JAKE HAM
ON TOLD HIM ONE MILLION
WOULD BRING ABOUT THE
NOMINATION OF WARREN
HARDING - -
Washington, March 27. Al Jen
rings, once a famous train rober ant
now a California real estate dealer,
related today before the oil com
mittee one of the most unusal tales
congressional investigators have ever
heard.
It revolved around a $1,000,000
payment which he said he had been
told figures in the Republican na
tional convention at Chicago in 1920.
He said his only information, how
ever, had come from the late Jake
Hamon, who at the time was the Re-
- i
publican ' national committeeman
from Oklahoma.
In a Chicago hotel oom during the
convention, the' witness said, Hamon
told him that the nomination of
Harding would cost him $1,000,000
that he (Hamon) had "put up" $250,'
000 of this sum to the late Senator
, Penrose, of Pennsylvania; $25,000
te- Harry M. Daugherty; $25,000 to
Will H. Hays, the 'chairman of the
Republican national committee and
another $25,000 to a fourth man from
Ohio" named Manning, or something
similar. ' 1
,- 'Besides, he quoted Hamon as say
ing, "money was used indiscriminate
ly with the Oklahoma delegation and
it cost him like hell to get the New
York delegation." Jennings said he
rould not recall that he had been
tola or any outer ; individual pay
ments of money.
It also was a part of the story that
Daugherty, Hays and others had
agreed to make Hamon secretary of
the interior; that Hamon was to take
over what the Democratic adminis
tration had left of the public lands
and that Hamon expected to make a
great deal of money out of them and
then get himself elected as the next
President.
Hamon Was quoted as saying that
Daugherty at first had wanted
Albert B. Falls as secretary of ..the
interior, but that he had "put it all
over him" on that proposition.. Asked
as to the correctness of Hamon's ex
pectatlons, Jennings . replied that of
course they were- not fulfilled as he
hacT'not lived. Hamon was shot and
killed by Clara Cmith Hamon late n
1920. : -v'-Y v.; -! v;;
Jennings was on the stand less than
half an hour and was scheduled to
only a brief cross-examination. Sen
ator Ppencer, Republican, Missouri,
brought out in each instance as their
names were mentioned that Harding,
Penrose, and Hamon are dead.
Immediately after- Jenings was
excused, Senator Walsh,, the commit
tee ' prosecutor and Senator Spencer,
who only recently was appointed to
the committee, got into a row which
promises many new developments
both within the committee and on the
floor of the senate. ,t ' " '. I
Later in the day Senator Spencer
laid the ground work for an Inquiry
along other lines, causing subpoenas
to be issued for George Whitef or-J
mer chairman of the Democratic!
national commit1 ce; Wilber Marsh,
its former treasurer; Edward L.
Doheny, and John Walsh, a brother
of Senator Walsh, and a Washington
lawyer.
Through the former Democratic
committee officials Senator Spencer
will go into Democratic campaign
contributions in 1920, but the reasons
for summoning! the other witnesses
remained obscure. Senator Spencer
eharactterized as an "improper"
question at to why Senator Walsh's
brother had been summoned.
After the subpoena was issued,
Senator Walsh stated that as was
well known hit brother had boen
under investigation for two months
or more. He previously had stated
that ft full investigation of both
himself and his brother was court
ed. .-
Giant Sturgeon Caught In Cape
Fear River Creates Whale Like
Excitement.
During the spring season fancy
turns to angling, and possibly Lin
colnton people who go afishing or
who desire to sit on the banks will
be interested to know that the big
fellows are; being caught this year.
Down at Wilmington, the N. C. Sea-
coat town, according to a Wilming
ton dispatch. Mr. Acipenser Sturio,
of Richards, arrived in the city last
night &nd his coming created a wee
bit of excitement about the offices
of the American Railway Express
Company,
Mr. Sturio, let it be known is a
fish, and a whopper of a fish at that.
He is eight feet long from tip to tail
and weighs just 230 pounds.
Notwithstanding the fact that he
was dragged from his native element
in the Cape Fear yesterday after
noon and brought to Wilmington on
the A. and Y. train suffering from
a severe wound in the head, and the
humiliation of having been caught in
an ordinary fish net, Mr. Sturio, or
sturgeon, as he is commonly known,
was still very much alive when he
was bundled unceremoniously into
baggage truck at the station, and
showed how he felt by it, by bowling
over a negro workman ; with one
sweep of his mighty tail.
He attracted considerable atten
tion for several hours, a number of
people ' calling at the express office
to view the piscatorial monster.
The big fish wa caught in the
river, near Richards and acebmpani
ed to the city by L. R. Stuckey. It
was consigned to J. B. Fales and
Company, fish dealers.
The sturgeon is common to ,: the
waters of the north temperate zone
and is at home in either fresh or salt
water. It usually enters fresh water
streams to spawn. It has a long,
toothless mouth, and is covered by a
thick tough skin. The flesh is edible,
and the toe is made into, -cavier.
Isinglass is manufactured from the
sturgeon's bladder.
MAN IN LINCOLN
JAILENJOVSiVISnORS
Keeper ' of the County Jail W. J.
Summey hands' the News the follow
ing note from one of his prisoners,
with request to print: "To the Edi
tor of the News: Will you allow me
space in the' News;' as I am a pris
oner. I saw a piece in- the News
about us prisoners having such good
mu8ic..We surly do have it and our
good people' and' officers; do love to
hear it; but that don't get us out of
jail; so if any one' wants to see us,
come in, the welcome string hangs on
the outside of the jail door, pull and
come in. Mr. Hoover and Mr. Leath
erman visited us at the jail last Mon
day,' and enjoyed the music. Deputy
Charles Hinson goes all : over the
county and brings .people-in here to
hear the music and he gets jealous
and comes and takes them out; he
wants to hear it all himsef. Print
and oblige a prisoner.; ; O. F. King.
Pj S. Mr. Ed Mace was a jail visi
tor Tuesday. He is good company.'.
Washington, March ' 28. Having
disposed of Attorney General Daugh
erty, as well as Secretary Denby, the
coalition senate attack on the admin
istration today turned on Secretary
Mellon, with indications that more
cabinet officers might come under
the bombardment. No spner had the
attorney general's resignation been
submitted than Senator.' McKellar,
democrat, ; Tennessee, introduced a
resolution directing the judiciary
committee to investigate whether
Secretary Mellon is holding office
in violation of the law which forbids
the treasury head to be engaged in
trade or commerce. , ,
J CONDRUMS BY FIRE FIEND
Why is the man with a crucked
chimney in hii house like a parson
who has been exposed to influenza?
He't in danger from the flu.'
Why la tht man with no firii in
artnee like a dish of ice-cream? : K
fire would ruin him.
Why is a house with chlnglt roof
like a worthless employee? It get
lired quickly and then' it loon has no
means of support. '
Why is s man with adequate fire
insurance like a cigar dealer? It docs
not worrk him to smell smoke.
Sometimes we despair of seeing
the world made safe for democracy,
and would be content if only the high
ways could be made so.--San Deigo
Union.
A. L. Quickel, member of the legis
lature from Lincoln county, and a
prominent local attorney,' was the
principal speaker .at the ' regular
Kiwanis supper at the club rooms on
East Main street last Friday night.
Mr. Quiokel's subject was "Parlia-J
mentary law" whicn subject he han
dled ably, and gave a clear insight
into parliamentary usages which was
very helpful to the lay mind. His ad
dress was enjoyable as well as help
ful, and he was given rapt atten
tion throughout. .,".
President Beam presided and the
program was in charge of A. W.'
Webber, of the Good Cheer commit
tee, his program consisting of a song
"America by the club at the begining
and the. singing of two others dur
ing the evening these being "Smile"
and "Old McDonaL" The attend
ance trophy given by Cashier M. H.
Cline was awarded to Rev. Walter B.
West.
A communication read by Secre
tary Anderson was referred to Dr.
Self of the public affairs committee.
This letter has reference to the visit
of the Second Field Artillery, of Ft.
Bragg to Lincolnton on April 23. In
this command there will be 28 men
and 35 horses, and the Artillery com
pany has included Lincolnton in its
tour of this state, in quest of recruits.
Local organizations and officials,
have been asked to make necessary
prepartions for taking care of' the
Artillerymen during their stay of 3
days at Lincolnton for the purpose of
interesting young men in military
service, Local organizations are ask
ed to see that a suitable place for
the three days camp is provided, that
water be hanJy, etc., and the Klwan-,
is committee is cooperating with oth
ers in this matter.: . ir
Out of town guests of the club in
cluded Prof. Curtis Weathers : and
Supt. I. C. Griffin of the ; Shelby
sehodls. ; Mr. LJ. PadgJltwas aWL
a gui!.U.. .
RESIGNS AND FIGHTS
BACK AT PRESIDENT
Daugherty Fights Back at Coolidge
In an Open Letter Attacks Pres
ident's Reason for Asking for Res'
igriation. ' ....
Washington, March 28. Harry M.
Daugherty passed out of public life
today in a tempest that terminated
befittingly his three stormy years as
attorney general.
His appointment to the cabinet by
President Harding was the subject
of criticism, and his resignation came
at the virtual demand of President
Cooildge and in the midst of ensa-tion-producing
senate investigation
I of his official acts.; , '
President' Coolidge asked for the
resignation because he felt he could
not depend on Mr. Daughertv for
! disinterested advice and because he
believed the attorney general could
I not perform sufficiently the1 duties
of his office under the conditions re
sulting from .the senate inquiry. :
Mr. Daugherty tendered his resig
nation "solely out of deference" to
the President's request and asked
that it be effective at once. '"" .
-Then as a private citizen he ad
dressed an open letter to the Presi
dent scathingly denouncing those
who had advocated his retirement
and declaring . Mr. Coolidge't stated
reasons for asking for his resigna
tion were "hardly warranted by the
facts." The letter bristled with
declarations that the President's
"suggestion that an attack ' upon a
cabinet officer disqualifies him for
further service is a dangerous doc
trine" and that "cowardice and sur
render of principle are never, ex
pedient" .r'.' "'' -.' ;t;-t r"irr
Before this letter was received at
the White House, Mr. Daugherty
cleared his desk, left the department
of justice and soon was aboard a
train en route to Atlantic City. He
plans to return to Washington next
week for the purpose only of closing
up his private affairs.
By reason of Mr. Daugherty's re
tirement President Coolidge for the
second time within tlx weekt it fac
ed with selection of a new cabinet
officer. Immediately Mr. Daugh
erty's resignation became known
there arose a discussion of many
names. . ,
"Is the motor-car an asset to the
church?" skt a weekly paper. One
theory is that it brings a good deal
f business to the churchyard.
Punch (London).
., If the Lincoln Fair is to continue
it will be necessary for the stock
holders to take some action in regard
to continuing that institution here. A
letter has recently been sent to all
Stockholders, which will be of inter
est to the people of the county gen
er8lly. The letter mailed to stock-
holders reads:
"Lincolnton, March 28, 1924.
"Dear Stockholder: Mr. J. L.
Lineberger, president of the Lincoln
ton Amusement Co. has called a
special meeting of said company to
be held in J. G. Morrison's office at
courthouse on Tuesday, April 1, at'L.
two o'clock p. m, to discuss and agree
what is to be done in regard to pay
ing off notes of Lincolnton Amuse
ment Co. as this property is now ad
vertised to be sold under mortgage
by the endorsers of said notes on
Monday, April 7, 1924. Your pres
ence Is. desired at this meeting,,.; &
Yours very truly.
Edgar L. Heavner, Secy.,'
Lincolnton Amusement Co., Inc.
THINK DAUGHERTY SHOULD..
HAVE BEEN OUT LONG AGO
''.-VT!
Washington, March 28. Demo
crats generally believe that President
Coolidge should have forced At
torney General Daugherty out of the
cabinet months ago. They believe
that the only reason he kept him was
to capitalize his political influence.
Many of them doubt if h was fair
to him today. But there is no doubt
that Mr. Daugherty was hurting the
administration. Mr. Coolidge and his
intimate Dolitical advisers have seen
that for some time,
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas.
democratic leader, today said:
"It has been apparent that the de
partment of justice was notfunction
ing, particularly with respect to the
recovery of the naval ou reserves
m'xanl'fhS'ti!tSaaKj
and corruption as it relates to that
department
"The President should have asked
the attorney general to give place to
another when he charges against
him were firs made, and indeed when
he became so discredited before the
public that his usefulness terminated.
That was during the Harding admin.
istration. The effort of the. attorney
general to commit the President to
his refusal to furnish ! Information
against hlmsoU shows how absurd
it hat been to keep the department of
justice undflr the control of Mr.
Daugherty while the latter is being
investigated. , . . ,
"The country will sustain the
President and it would have justifi
ed him in demanding Mr. Daugh
erty 's resignation : when he first be
came President but he could not have
done this and capitalized the Harding
strength." .
Senator Overman said: ;
"The President should have taken
that step two months ago. He ought
to have acted on the advice of his
friends in the senate. Nobody has had
any confidence in Mr.' Daugherty. He
has done nothing to bring the guilty
to the bar of justice. While ho evi
dence of actual corruption has been
found, it it plain that he has shielded
men who should have been tried and
convicted. Mr. Harding put him in
to pay a political debt. He was never
considered a great la-wyer. He had
no great cases. His associates have
been men of doubtful character."
DR. GAMBLE IS KICKED
WAS THE REPORT
In quest of news a certain fellow
on the street asked the reporter if he
had heard about Dr. Gamble being
serously injured; as that looked like
a news item, it concerning the ex-
mayor, and a "promt ent 'physician,
we asked about it and was informed
that spark plug kicked the lnduitrious
doctor. We i left the ' scene, , anid a
phorous of laughter extending clear
down Llncolnton's gold plated white
way district. Boys and girlt'this news
gathering game has its Kazsards,
But keep on telling it to us.
Washington, March 28. Presenta
tion of the senate's contempt charge
against Harry F. Sinclair to the Dis
trict of Columbia grand jury and
another spirited row between Sena
tor Walsh, the oil committee prose
cutor, and Senator Spencer, republi
can, Missouri, were the major hap
penings today in the oil matter.
The Dark Ages have returned to
Washington. They are're boiling em
in iL Kansas City Star.
It is doubtless true that no man in
the State is more familiar with the
agricultural conditions and the agri
cultural needs of North Carolina than
William A. Graham, the present Com
missioner of Agriculture. Born and
reared on his father's farm, the most
of which he now owns, he has made
farming and its allied interests his
life work. He has travelled the State
from end to end and side to side, and
has observed and studied with great
care her economic and agricultural
requirements and opportunities.
During the incumbency of Hon. S
Patterson, he was Chief Clerk to
the Department of Agriculture, and,
during the absence of. Mr. Patterson
caused by protracted illness, William
Graham was Acting-Commissioner
and filled the position in a manner
entirely satisfactory not only to his
associates in the Department but' to'
the people of the State.
During his father's term of office,
Mr. Graham kept in close touch with
the details of the work and was of
great assistance to his father who
had great confidence in his business
judgment and acumen, and conferred
with him upon nearly all questions
relating to the promotion of the
agricultural interests of the State.
Mr Graham has always been a
staunch . advocate organization as
a means of protection and advance
ment of the farmer. In the days of
the Farmers Alliance he was Presi
dent of the Lincoln County Alliance
and one of its locul lecturers'; Earn
estingly desiring to promote the
growth of cotton and to secure a bet
ter price for the staple, he Joined the
Cotton Grower's Cooperative : As
sociation and pooled the product of
his farm with this Association.;
In 1921 he was elected a delegate
to the Southern Cotton Association
Convention at Montgomery, Ala.
In. 1922 he was dominated and
elecje4wby.n wejwheimiiqr majority;
as one of the State . Senators from
Lincoln, Iredell and Catawba Count-
lea
At the session of the Legislature
of 1923, in recognition of his ability
and his familiarity with the subject
he was made Chairman of the Com
mittee on Agriculture, one of the
moat Important positions In the
Senate, and by his judicious handling
of all matters relating to agriculture
that came before his committee, dem
onstratted the wisdom of his appoint-
ment
Difficult indeed will be the task of
any man to fill the chair so accept
ably as the illustrious father of the
subject of our sketch, whose inaugur
al motto "It Shall Be Mv Task T
See That This Department Of The
State Government la Known Outside
The Walls Of The Building In WBiich
It Is Housed," he lived to see it ful
filled to the utmost in the projection
of the activities of the department
into practically every walk of : life
in the advancement of the ' State
from twenty-third to fourth place in
the value of its agricultural products,
in the development of the institution
into a model of its kind and in the
erection of the present magnificent
temple of agriculture in the city of
Kaieigh.
Difficult, indeed, as that task will
be, we doubt if there is another man
in the State better qualified for it
than the Major's eldest son. William
who will bring to the performance of
his duties a pleasing personality,
consumated state pride, inherent
ability, mature judgement, vision and
patriotic ambition.
Mr, Graham, since his earliest
map'Hood, has been active in the af
fairs of his county. He has been
member of the Executive Committee
oi nis precinct since he became 21
years old and is now chairman,
also a member of the Democratic
Executive Committee of hit county,
as well as a member of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
from his Diatrict.,.; ,;:; ..
D. CHERRY.
Lincolnton, N. C. R. F. D.
DAUGHERTY REFUSES TO. .
TALK IN PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, Mjarch 28. Former
Attorney General Harry M. Daugh
erty spent 20 minute between trains
in Philadelphia on his way to Alantic
City this afternoon nd had nothing
to say regarding his resignation.
mere has been too much said
already," Mr. Daughtery remarked
MY I. - . . . .
i nave oeen a private citizen too
short a time to be used to it,'
added.
., Posing for photographers, one
he
of
them asked him to step down from
the train, and he remarked with
smile. "I don't step down for any-
Doay."
Washington March 27. Reassur
ing advice were given out tonight at
the residence of Senator LaFollette,
of Wisconsin, who is ill with pneu
monia. ' '
The new concrete bridge on the
highway between Morganton and
Glen Alpine, which has been under
construction for the last six months
or more, wat opened Monday. This
bridge is over the rajlroad and cuts
out a dangerous crossing. The news
that it had been opened to the public
will be of much interest as rainy
weather always put the detour in
bad shape. It opens tip a stretch of
concrete road all the way from Mor
ganton to Glen Alpine. Morganton
News Herald.
Shawnee, Okla., March 28. Seven
persons are known to have been kill
ed, a score or more seriously injured
and approximately 100 others slighty
injured, when a tornado struck the
northwest of this city late today. The
tornado swept a path several blocks
wide, demolishing the Jefferson
graded school and wrecking between
150 and 200 hundred residences. The
property damage is estimated at
several hundered thousand dollars.
Moorseville, March 28. Rev. W.
Wilson, ID. D., pastor of the West
End Presbyterian church of Atlanta,
Ga., left this morning .- for Black
Mountain,; where he will visit rela
tives and then go on to his home. He
just cosed a ten days meeting at the
First Presbyterian church, of which
he was formerly pastor for a period
of 10 years.
Moorseville, March ' 28. Farmers
living along the Sandy Ridge and
Lincolnton roads from this city have
reconstructed then telephone lines,
which were practically destroyed by
the recent heavy freeze and cold snap
late in. -February.-,. These '-farmers'
have also built an electric line, have
organized a corporate company for
the establishment of an electrical '
company which will furnish electri
city to all the homes along the route'
of the road mentioned above.
Shelby, March 28. Davy Thacker-
son, 16-year-old orphant mill boy of
Double Shoals, in Superior court
Wednesday was adjudged not guilty
of any deliberate connection with the
death of his chum, Lorin Cook, who
son, 16-year-old orphan mill floy of
Thackerson at Double Shoals on Dec
ember 12.
Mount Holly, ,-. March 27. Last
week's issue of the Manufacturers
Record, a business publication of Bal
timore carried a very interesting
story of the Southern Power's plant
at Mountain Island two miles above
here. The Record is a booster and
publicity periodical giving advertise
ment especially to all progressive
business and organizations .every
where in the South, It never fails to
hold up the great forward move
ments and business happenings from
the Potomac to the Rio Grande. Its
story of Mountain Island is accom
panied by pictures of the plant show
ing, the rapid development of this
section of the Piedmont. Mountain
Island . has become a source of big
advertisement to Mt. Holly and this
section. .
SPARKS CIRCUS TO BE IN
GASTONIA MONDAY APRIL 7
April 7th, afternoon and evenine
under huge masses of canvass, the
finest circus ever made by the in
genuity and courage of men, will
parade and show in Gastonia on Mon
day April 7th to make the young
folks hapy and the old folks young.
The great parade is on Monday morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock. First of all, a
real wild animal circus is a 1923 ac
quisition, having been imported from
the worlds greatest wild animal
training quarters at Stellinghen, Ger
many. Included in these displays will
be found Hons tigers, leopards, polar
and grizzly bears even trained os
trich will be teen in addition to the
Sparks group of sixteen "Rotation"
horses, the two elephant herdsancy
gaited and posing horses, the Bibb
county Pig Circus, Captain Tiebor's
sealt, and hosts of others of a novel
nature. The circus proper opens with,
an elaborately etaged spectacle,
"Echoes from the Rein of King Tut1
In which all of the animals, perform
ers, premier dancers and a large chor
us particiapte. As a fititng finish to
the all-feature performance, a genu
ine English Fpx-Hunt, introducing
real Irish-bred high Jumpers, broad
jumpers and perfectly schooled fox
hounds, will replace the old-time and
very dangerous chariot races usually
to be found with other circuses. Don't
forget the date, Gastonia, Monday.
April 7th. ai