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and tMwrtiad ay to At bath tab ju»t
I—kU tfco eofl door in ardor to fit it
t^ie hftth tub, thv prioriy pi i
ha a (man'■ rnpo broke, and ho fall to
the floor on Ma ftm and died from
atran filiation.
A number at paoplo weto admitted
hit* the Jail and viewed tko maaina
aa they wora flrat aeon this mom inn,
and it waa decided that no eoroner*a
inqooat waa noodod aa it waa a eiaar
caao at nuieide.
Some time during the night Poaton
made careful preparation for thai deed.
Hi* Kuit on ma neatly packed and
there waa another handle containing
his personal effect* tied up carefully.1
A small testament waa found lying
n^ar hi* bad and another waa found in
his suit rase. Officers made aaauh
for any note or laeeeare written by,
deceased, explaining why the met was'
accomplished, but none waa found. Hia,
bed showed that he oaed It during the
night. His remains will be bu-ied at
Triplett church near hia home.
Poaton was 51 yean of age and sur
vived by his wife and four children.
He was a well-to-do lumber dealer,
merchant and farmer and up to the
time he killed his neighbor last fall
was a respected rititen. Since the
tragedy the widow of Morrow brought
suit against Poaton for Wiling her
husband, in the sum of $10,000, and
for the injury done to their son. suit
was entered for 11,000.
The crime for which W. L. Poaton
waa to be tried next week waa the kill
mg without provocation of hia aaigfc-j
bar. Morrow, at Mrzeppe n«ar Moores
ville, last October. Mr. Morrow and
his son were passing the Poaton home
and Poeton shot and Mortally wound
ed Mr. Morrow and seriously wound-1
ed Mr. Morrow's little boy.
Attorneys for dec eased state that
Poaton sraa mentally unbalanced at
the time he committed the homicide'
and if he had lived to stand trial aj
plea of insanity would hare been en
tered Tot some time Poeton'* health
had been on the decline.
. ASHfcVILLfc MAN HtLL) )
UNDER "DRY" LAW
Athcrilte. Jan. XI.—Otia gtyfaa en
Joji At diatinetion of bain* tka first
man ia tka Aaheville district to ba
arrested by federal officers for viola
tion of tka new national prohibition
act, which want into effaet on mid
night of January 16, Stylaa being ar
rested law night by C. H. Smith. fad
anU agent, and C. J. Ingle, captain
of detec three of the city force.
He ia charged with bringing to,
' Alio tile (area gallon* of whisky in,
▼iaiatioa at the law aad his big Oak
land too ring car was also seised by the'
officer*, who found mm at the
w)|iaky, which Stylaa hi charged with
1*1^1 hare laat llaliiiilaj
Stylaa mad* a bond of $600 far Hie
appearance before Commissioner Von
no L. Oudgar, far a preliminary, al
though ha amid aot at thia Mm make
bead far tfm of the oar
Tm Lom Vetera Carry A
can ba prariM upon by Ma nip-!
portara In North
the primary; and atUl
tion. if Hiram Johnson ram, will ba'
ran u an orthodox Republican or aa
Senator Johnion't telarram to tha
secretary of atata t«-day
followa:
rinut wire mgni lerwr, cnwn,
what ia the final data for candidate! 1
to qualify In preaidantnl primary el
ection tn your state. Pleaee outline
In mm wire what requirements, such
ka filing petition, ate., muat ba fulfill
ed by candidates, in ordar to gat place
on praaidental ballot,"
Holland'! Rafuaal Dmm'I End
London, Jan. 24,—In iiplometic j
quartan tha baliaf wan expressed this i
morning that the Dutch reply refua
ing to surrender tha former Carman
emperor doaa not clone tha incident.,
It ia hald that the allien have aa
strongly committed themselves in the
peace treaty on thia matter that they
cannot withdraw without further con
versation ■ with Holland.
In tha opinion of doaa observers
Great Britain in particular took such
an emphatic itand at the peace con
ference that Down in* street will have
to make soma further aon
At tha Mime time pub °' opinion I
in England regarding the trial of tha
former war lord haa changed con-'
siderably since tha conference. At that
tune tha country appeared vary keen
for bringing tha ex-kaiser to justice. (
In recent days, however, the faeling
seems to have become more or leas
apathetic.
Maaoetic Gram! Lodge W
bUi la RaWigh
lUMfk, Jan. 20.—The grand U|«
of North Carolina Mason* assemble.!
in Raleigh tonight far the 133rd ann
ual communication, teak immediate
action on a suggestion in Grand Maat
ar Henry A. Grady's report, and ap
pointed a committee to investigate the
feasibility of a Masonic mountain re
treat and summer resort in western
North Carolina.
Six hundred or more Maseru from
all parts of the state are in attend-.
a nee apon the seesiort of the grand,
lodge. The first night** sessions wet*
largely given arm to the reading of |
i ones to of the offWvn
A net gain ef 1,768 members fori
the state daring tte la»t eight months'
eras rsportsd by the grand secretory
while the grand treasurer reported
a total receipt ef tSMM, • gain of
approximately $15,000 ever the re
ceipt* for last year.
CWtfcW la Chmrfd WHk Prwi
it—rimg *
Chattanooga. Jan. M. Charged
with makinz a profit ef IOJ* en an
erereaat costing Mm flMO, Otto
Qui proprietor of the Hone Credit
federal grand Jury fey United State*
•» the iifiihsl had MtofM to
jw*tif> the *ale en Ike greeads that
make epf«k*7dekto to tftliaway.
^TM* is the^fkret enee to^e^enrd a*
■orris waa arraatod laat Ml st a
local Hub. whan ha antorad tkcn wWl
easa waa cnllad bate* Judga J. L.
Wabb In iipala. eavt, it waa bald
that Morria. amWr tba old law. had
t*a liquor for Ms private oas and ho
was found aat guilty. Daairin* to m>
eon) th« whisky aftin. ha aahad tha
court for an ordar to tha poUco ta
This was (irsa and ta make it
doubly aaf* Morris app salad ta Jode
R. M. Wall of police court ta alaa gtrs
him an ordar. Armad with tbaaa ord
ers ho spproachad tha pollca dash
sergeant and da-nandad Ms liquor. It
was r<vcn to him upon propar racaipt,,
and picking up tha nuitcaae, ha start-!
sd to walk out of »«a station. Ha had
taksn only a faw stops howavar. until
Psdaral A rant Smith appsarad and)
arrastad him.
A Iibi—iMi Profit On Sugar
U Allowed
Washington, Jan. 23.—Senator Sim
mon*' office today made public a copy
at a letter from the United States
•agar equalization beard, written to a
correspondent dsetrlnr to knew the
"legal price" of sugar. With the sugar
price situation acute in Nvrth Caro
lina the letter la of general interest
and reads:
"Please note that there is no legal
pries now, as the sugar market has
gone back to the normal basis of sup
ply and demand and prices are reg
ulated by such.
"The law, however, provides that
the buyer of sugar, when /-selling to
the jobber or the con-wi-. must ram
fine himself to a fair and reasonable
profit ever his purchase price, llie
price of refined sugar at seaboard re
fining points rv>-r-» today from IS
to 1SH cents per pound. To this is
added freight to destination and the
fair and rmvishie profit provided
for in the for I control act.
"If you feci that you are being
charged an inordinate price for sugar
you havs a perfect right to turn the
matter "-r to your United States at
torney n h«i will sea that the public is
not mulct by being jhargnd a price
that if unreasonable or unjust."
NEWSPAPER AT SHELBY
IN HANDS QT RECEIVER
1 h« Shelby News, a weakly news-|
•per, thi» week asked for • tern
porary receivership through Judge
Allan, who ii presiding over • tons of
court It Lincoln ton. The reeeiverahip
being granted. Horace W.
mm of |Im it<M lrkot4><Ti. VII
•reiver. A hearing wfU be
)ms>y 2*. at which time it
wfll be decided whether to
publication No prweing
•re to be mot, it la statod, hot J. T. |
who haa been editor
of W. H. lOller, haa
the step was taken to clear op
plant
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A Hick Flint Hm Mm IWw
Nm* AmI Jaw
High Point, Jan. l»._ Hie face
terribly disfigured, BfWe blown away,
jaw-bone and teeth deatroyad whan
a ahall exploded near him during the
last fJerman drive ia Franca. Private
John Hiatt, of Lexington, who waa
with the .10th division, to-day wears
a face "just as good aa the ana ha had
before the war."
Mr. and Mr*, matt Have he«n visit
ing in High Point Mora Mr. Hiatt
return* to th» Walter Rani hoapital,
in Waahinirton, to undergo further
treatment.
The maturation of the man's jaw
bone, teeth and face is conoidared
one of the *urgieal marvels at the
war. Bite of akin and gristle from
hi* body ware oaad in building up a
new noea. while a silver plate wan'
made into a jaw bone, with a hinge.'
which enable* him to chew Ma food
with the name ease aa he did before
the ahell exploded. ,
Mora Tractors for North Caro
Weat Raleigh, Jan. M—-There are
2,400 tractor* in North Carolina, ac
cording to estimate* made by the Agr
icultural Engineering Department of
the North Carolina State Callage. The
firuree ware *ecured from eight or ffn
of the leading companies.
The rate of increase of porver farm
ing in the State ia shown by the fact
that previous to 1919 there was a total
las* than 1.000 of tractors. Oaring the
year just cloaad 1,000 machines wart
•old.
Manufacturer* eel naete aalaa of ap
proximately 3,500 tractors in 1920.
The most common siae of tractor*
in use are thoae ranging from IS to 2a
horsepower at the halt. The risa. how
ever, depends upon the use to which
the machine is to be oat. There is vary
little call for a machine at less thaa
16 h or*o power, and the largest siaaa
rid in any qoanlty are Tt to SO horse
INCOME TAX DODGERS
PAY OVER f1,600,000
From Ma early youth, Mr. ("hatha*
chareh. Foe
••art of
•i CIVin ami • ■■ ■—li ■■ n# »lu DasmI Qf
in tlM
fit* paepla of Elk in and the *ur
rounding country mourn tha loaa of!
ana of tha haat cititena whoee Ufa
wa» an open book raad of all man.
Tha funeral mi »ltn will be con
ducted on Tkanday by Bar. G. C.
Rrinkman, paator of tha
church.
Pilot Miifi. Tmrm Auctxm
m* At 914J00
Pilot Mounta.n, Jan. 23.—P. W.
Lawrence juat aaat of town, told Wa
farm to the highest bidder Saturday.
The land wan cut into sections and
•old to several different partiaa. Tie
farm contained about 172 acrea, ar.d
brought from IN to $100 an acre, the
entire amount being about! 14.600.
Mr. Lawrence ha* purchased a fine
farm near Hig+i Point and will move
hie family there in the near future.
Tha many friend* of Mr. Lawrence
and family will regret to Jooae thi-m.
The place recently aoid •« one of the
old land marka of tha community.
Wal Go To Rood* For
Tobocco TWta
Reidsrille, Jan. 23.—Superior court
at Wentworth has bean in ssasion thia
week and Jodie B. P. Loaf ha* Men to
it that much business haa bean trans
acted. Tha Caldwell*, at Madiaon.
chaned with purloining leaf tobacco
and disposing of it an the Re-dsville
and Madison market*, ware given
road nantancea.
The old man. who wa* sentenced for
throe year* far receiving stolen food*,
appealed. The other* plead fiOtjr to
the charge. "Slim" Cardwell was sen
tenced far thraa and a half years, |
while the others will nerve three years, j
To PniMl bflwii'*.
Ovtaf to Um fact that inflwnu
i* a«a>n abroad in mu land, and while
M has not yat gotten a boM in tmr
town it U in
a>my strike as at any
w» < rWiiM that on and aftai
»ry is. 1K0, no hags will ba
city. Daring th«
Amy Of To AHhmI
Senator's Trial
Grand Rapid*. Mich., Jan. 28.—
Venirmen, defendants, witnesses and
* small legal army baga" aiilslng
here today for the trial which open* in
federal mart Tuesday at United
State* Senator Truman H. Newberry
and 130 other* charged with corrup
tion conspiracy and fraud in the 1918
senatorial election.
Hearty 700 witnesses, it has hew
estimated, will he called by both sides
and the trial is expected to extend into
March. In an effort to speed op the
proceedings two Ten ires consisting at
360 nasi en were drawn and a question
- s . »■ —S a - *- I I I e a ^
iiTf circulated uy uit ronrr ifmu «o
eliminate all but IK, who were order
ed to leptn t tomorrow. *•