MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA. THUR8DAY. JANUARY 6th. 1921 * • * T:'JJSJi1 f&etos •I.M PD YEAR 09 ADVANCE. INAUGURAL COST DISTURBS Lara* Sum Par C And Propo— A T Limit Washington, Dec. 81. Cohimhta The Monomjr ts i«Npli| CtKfrm yeate ed the time-honored expe toe inaugural ceremonies. Borah (R.) Senator from if In hit Mat In the Uit tanate to demand by wha ar by what proceas of imi van In the habit of targe mm* for the t aaMaonlen The 8eiu Am view that theae "were more honored In the k the observance" I backing from several i who would hark bark' alan •tmpMeKy." It la eatlmatad that the «Ma yaar wfll eoat In the of »100.000. Sena rote to appropriate of 110 to pay the work, hat the pay goes on al 'Mr Borah—Well, so far as I hav« en able to aaeertaln, there la re Iky of determining how much we art o| to spend. We shall hare to de nine that the flrat of next weak. GOES %PTIST HOSPITAL TO WINSTON '/inston Worn Orer Number of C OtKar Cities which Wanted Institution. Winston-Salem, Dec. 30. 1920- The "iptlat hospital to be erected If) this ate by the Southern Baptists under * direction of Baptist State Con re n •a. will be located In Winston -Salem, to the Ardmore residential velopment la the western part of the _,y, located on Ardmere avenue and Auren street, having been approved hr the committee. Mi The dec la ion to locate the hospital •a this city was reported to the state listen board at ita meeting at Ral h today. Juat when work will be rted on the development is to be B>'rmalned. The mi as ion board , will m*i>bably confer with the local hospital „ r_, ^ af mmlttoe at an early -date about <wPr*aidant's automobile to the »»ns for the future. toi and back". When the .announcement was made "1 desire to learn by what anat a hospital was to be built in "khto'Tth Carolina aa a part of the plans Mr. if expending the 975,000,000 exten Son and educational fund of the outhern Baptist ceavsntiea. the — — . tht'hamher of Commerce, Baptist Men a angursl Committee sees fit to g.'nion and other bodies in Winston and then the Approprlatlona Cof»rtl»«» got behind the propoaition and toe takes care to it. Four ftnrr'^errd the committee charged with we appropriated 170,000. sn^l ntlng the Inatltution a rite and stand this year the expenses Mil <100,000 If brought to this city. The •i aa aaa w ..nuaittoe of the Baptist state conven on rweeived propositions from many Hies in the state, making competi oa keen wa appropriate money for ration of the Prealdent," sai sh. "I am unable to find tovrstigatlon any other p that of expending whate 1100,000." Private Fund*, v'ontri Reed Smoot (R.>, Senator Utah, iiaid newspaper report* *f ntf fund* contributed by D—uf ^ ® # Mills, Inc., Taken r<.|MM.ki. .til La i .» • 4 Ovat Ru Prarl a t n ■-■ 11 Or* By (Mitori . LjnMlbiri, Va., Dec. >0.—Creditor* ^mmlttee of N«w York, Lynchbur* JlfcataM Nuilvw h» »* b« n wn take qt«c tke Jobber* Overall _ .-h'ompany, Inc., Lynchbunrr and Blue ■wtter which doean't eonoefr Viuckle Mill*. Ittc.. of Rock JiiU. 3. O, an rt*<1 to »ee them eon Mill J <ohaldlarv company. T%«account ■nt'i report* liabilities of Iff,5*0,000 Columbia clttcrns, which wc pended. not aronnd the C lor all other activities of ■r. Borah—I am not rr< oney cltiww arc runlrtf tfcey want t o,ln any amouflt. •Ion. Ia the money offered Hate, or doc* the committer ahead and make the expend, then OonRTcs. pay the aumn —t nil ■ ivpirw iwnmiH * I am interested In i* to find out,n(j *aset« of tbe name amount, but Coagrr** appropriates for tile .mong the aaaets are manufactured node on ha ail. valued on the boob* t 14.600,000, tbe coat price, but which 'u preeent market price* are fixed by - - t ■ -he creditor* committee's report at »r. Smoot—Always In tho pa«(,(50©I000 lesa thaw that amount work haa proceeded, and when sck of mar|iet,>8,000,000 apent In Wlla were In. the .i,propr*|on lIU,tnlctlon W(>rW and d,uy ln R-_K t .11 ♦, ,-A . ,™e0on of th* B,u® Buckle P'"nt tT* Mr. Borah_ -I call attent,.* to ^ „ the chief canae St to L l T' t f>' *• Th< editor* hope to ntntt to the amount wc are Ito * . . at the bejrlnnlnjr of tMa eco*,ml. "n,en" c°n,p*ny wh'ch h<>P" * mlniatration. and if aomeon- En "'»"* ^ ■ot take chante of the matt* Jt* ("V°7! ■£« atet better fitted to do so. and who '• plal,t* whlrh ®mp ![* *bou • ' nacted with the Appropriation <l"wn *bout * a*°' — til T _!__•» - 11 1 Allowed to mlttee, I ahall week to put to Pen attempt early limit on the ecpMennonitea Not JSlZlLJwSZ*TL*" Waahington, Dec. 31.—The colony Men to hark h.T°t j"/* fcl ",f Memo"'4®* fromCanada which pro ->~ to to the UBiud suu Fit. ity a little. at thin time? d ,n jn^^pi, wm he re Ten Dollar I.fmit Propo«e«l ,aed admission to the United States Mr. Borah—I should like to I" «**• it waa saidtoday at the state the amount to be spent to II*. w!. pertment. but if the individual mem would be enough to pay t4 IV* P™*«nt themselves at the border dent's automobile far.- to tha fcat w®u,d difflcult ,or the —" ' ,%n authorities to turn them back. diviaion of the It developed in the disriaQfen Missiaaippi >*■> ^-'^t, ^ ^ tween Senator Smoot and KneN 1'''.gminat admission •on (R.), Senator from Mianet *t* . rH,0lution recent %>t the bid for the Capitol ^~ ^ MiHt(sippi divlaion pUtfonn is SO per cert hiite ■* unde.irahle year than for the 191« W11«m Man •'* «• * £jj r„milin(M, Ht home ' * * . _ c , ..ui, r.n.H» was being "Med whit^* Irvine L. Lenroo* (R). Ssnatfr ftvlul* Wisconsin -Will Illation fe " the tm>che. in Franc quired to permit the uae of the £ Office for the inaurural l^y| Ceel PrieM At Aaheville >t®IK - " Ob Decline Dec. 30.—Retail coal Knute Nelson—We ha<e n'>t *> with it The Commute.- na fl|B has no more to do witl it thgB i AahawUto, ™ ' -T~ Rmperor of China. It U whefly tea. to private affair of th* cftkana of Wa» eaata par !••*>$. p® • teuton ' mt pctea bataf for nm of mlna, the Mr. Smoot said the bell woaM •* 1 ander the JuriwHctioe cf the tM en Diatriet of Cthmthia. iwaHy asked Con^raa) for leiridrtK the Laeroot—That hell haa coal aa they need. 61 LYNCHINGS IN U. S. IN 1» 20; N. C. HAD THREE South Had 82 mmI North nd W«ii »; Fifty-Thro* Black* I and Eight White* Victim* Tuskeegae, Ala, Dee. SI.— Lynch ing* war* leas numerous in 1920 tkan in ltltf, records compiled at Tuskagee Institute show Sixty-one person*, including eight whit* Man, war* put to death by mob* this y*ar aa com par c-d with M laat y«ar and 64 In lili. | Thr report show* M inatanea* in which officer* of the law prevented lynching* during 19S0 and that 46 of thaaa Instance* were In Southern states. Armed force was used to re pel would-be lyncher* on 14 occasions, and in four of theae the mob* were fired upon and seven of the attackers were kilted and numerous wounded. In 42 case* priaonera were removed or the guards were augmented or other precaution* taken. Of thr 81 person lynched, the fa port says R2 were in the South and nine in the North and Weat. One of thoac put to death was a negro woman. Eighteen of those lynched were charged with attack on women; three were burned to death, one ot whom waa charged with attacking and murdering a woman, and two for kill-. ing landlords during disputes, the re port say*. The offenses charged a gainst white men were: Murder, 5; Insulting women, 1; "no charge except being a foreigner." 1; killings of of. ficer of the law. i. Offenses charged against the or proes lynchcd. the report lists as fol low*;. Murder, fi; attempted murder, 4;i killing of officers of thr law, B; kilt ing landlords during disputes, 6; at tack upon women, 16; attempted at tack, 3; assisting fugitive to eacape, wounding another, 2; insulting women, 2; knocking down guard "e* ciiping from chain gang and then re turning, surrendering," 2 and t each of the following; Jumping labor contract», threatening to kill man, cutting man In fight, "for receiving stay of death sentence hn ««Mr~ auoW*r- . ton"WrSW*4 "peeping thru window at woman," and insisting upon voting. The lynching by the stales were; Texas 10, Georgia 9. Mississippi and Alabama and Florida, 7 each, Minnes ota, North Carolina, Oklahoma and California, 3 each, Arkansas. Kansas. Illnois. Kentucky, Missouri. Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia nml West irginia, 1 each 'FIERY CROSS' IS ONCE MORE RAISED IN DURHAM Secret Meeting of Prospective | Member* of Ku Klux Held Last Night Durham, Dec. 30.— After 45 years the Ku Klux klan is returning to Durham With a secret meeting to night of prospective numbvrs who have been informed of the place of j meeting by special mysterious invita tion, the "Kiery Cross" will again be | raised in this city with the forming of ' h Durham Man as a part of the great [organization movement through the | state and the south, also some parts of the north. C'ol. Joseph Simmons, imperial wis : 11 ixl, who has hix home in Atlanta, Ga., I,as organisers in the city, one of whom consented to be interviewed to day, although refusing to divulge the place of the meeting tonight. The purpose of the Duriiam klan will, of course, be identical with the purposes of the great organization. One hundred leading Durham eiti s havp placed their names to the rter to be issued here, it was stat ed by the organiser today, an<J county membership of between l.fiOO and 2, 000 is anticipated. Klans are being organised at this time in five other North Carolina cit ies, according to the organiser, the cit ies being: Raleigh, Oxford, Hender son, Wilson and Rocky Meant. Invi tations have been sent to hundreds of citizen* in Durham and the other five cities sdrifting the recipient to get in touch with the organisers Wilson Refuse. an Offer Of $180,000. Washington, Dec».—President W{1 'son has refused an offer of 1180/MM from • syndicate to write an article •f his own selection, en the ground that no articW was worth sack an amount, it was teamed today at the White Haws. Details ef the effer whieh was on* at the many the Prull—t has re ceived lately, wars not aaade pehHe. 4 PROGRESS MADE IN DYE INDUSTRY Ltf|« Amount CM Capital Hu Iimi Iwiitwl la Th» Ixiiw try A»d Much Study Cim To It Waahmgton. Jan. A raport mad* today by tiu> United State* tariff com mission shows decided progrsas in the manufacture of dyaa and coal tar chemicals in thU country. The 1919 output waa vary encouraging, and the raport on 1920 will ahow markad Im provement. Tha outlook for 19X1 I* Ana. Southern cotton manufacturer* arc koanly interested in tha develop mcnt of the dyeatuffn induatry. Rafora the world war they went to (iannany for their supplies, and aoma of the North Carolina mills wara threatened with a dye famine. Soma of tha « couraging declamations of the report made public today are: Marked progress in tha development of tha American dye induatry is shown in the raport juat issued by tha United Stataa tariff commission on the caoaus of dyaa and coal tar chemicals, 1919. The production of the various claaaes of dyes during 1919 was equal to or in exceaa of our pre-war imports, with the exception of vat dyea other than indigo. The manufacture of theee vat dyes have required the higheat tech nical skill, long research and a large investment of capital, and much pro Kress was made in their manufacture in 1819. The domestic production of indigo, which exceeded the 19141 imports, ia one of the notable achieve ments in the production of dyea during 1919. Indigo ranks second in consumption in the United States, and ia first in the world consumption, on account of ita large use In China. "Although the average price per l>ound of dyes during tha year 1919 was the same as that for 191S, the consumer received batter value for his money, aa the dyea produced during 1919 were of a higher quality and In many instances wars of a faster type liflhr'the dyes available uuriflg the pre vious year. "There is no question that, with the possible exception of anthracanc, adequate auppMea of fundamental raw materials are now available from an thracene. "In discussing the development of the dyes Industry III Germany the re port shows the monthly stocks of dyea reserved from Kelmary to October 1920. by the German manufacturers for optional purchases of the allied undassociated governments under the terms of the |>ence treaty. These figur es indicate that the rate of production ' in Germany since July has been about one-third the pre-war output." A President Who Smokes. t For the first time in nearly 20 years we are going to have a 1'resident who smokes. This fact may not be in it self of anjr significance, although there aVe those who firmly believe that smokers, as a class, are much less irritable than those who find no solace in the fragrant weed. McKin ley was a user of tobacco in modera tion, and few men in high public office have ever displayed a more equable temperament, even under the strain of great responsibilities Roosevelt avoided tobacco altogether; his critics were unkind enough to suggest that ha never sat quiet long enough to en joy a pipe. His successor, President Taft, was a smoker until shortly be fore he went to the White House. But he was induced to give up the habit in the Interest of increased physical efficiency, and some people believe that he never was the same man after ward. Roosvelt certainly noted a change in the temperament of the man whom he helped to elect In 1908 and was at a loss to account for K. Any ardent smoker would have been able to give him the right tip to a com plete explanation. As for President Wilson, need any one venture more than a single guess ? He has no partiality for either smoke or smokers The atmosphere of the executive offices has been clear aa the air on a mountaintop during (he post seven years, and about as frigid also Callers who want to confer about the nation"1 business rarely found then selves entirely at mm- The proffer of a fat cigar, or even the sight of an ssnptfy p<ps lying Idle on the mhsg any dssk-top might hare usaanni some of than. Anyhow, ws era due tor • change In this matter, whether It he ef sesne significance or none at and he Woks the part —Bootee Her sU. MANY PEOPLE TO URGE BLUE SKY LEGISLATION What U Wasted U a Law That Will Protect thm Paopla Again*! Fraud. Raleigh, Dec 29..—Blue iky legisla tion which w4U make exceedingly kas ardoua the nailing of soap hubbies la carta In to take a prominant piaca la the leglalative program which begina next waak wltk tha organisation of tha two kouaes ami tha opening of the <0 <!ay session. Tha meeting here yeeterday of tha vlrtima of tka Cumberland Railway and Power company with thatr story of methodi employed In selling th»« stocks not only snded wltk roulaMowa calling on tha attorney general and tha atata Insurance dapartaait ta write an act that will pro tact parehaa era rather than victimise them la tha first move. Tha Cumberland company baa not kaaa writtan down by any body In autkority aa an outlaw. It came armed with credential! It had the state's imprimateur In the shape of license. The commission la need much in the sale of thaee stocks. A, purchaser whose mind doee not move easily In the direction of a food akia-. ninjr has only to read tka state's lic ense. Of course the state does not countenance frauds; It merely makae all companies pay the lleenae. Some of them are so patently and transpar ently fraudulent in their purposes that the state will not licenae. The com panies are then in the position of the old-time blockadera. „ Tha distreaa of the country people is found on examination to have been1 greatly aggravated by these worth, less storks. Thus far nobody has call-! •■d the Cumberland company abao lutely valueleas though an inventory' shows that in the palmieat, craxibjit days of the orgy of extravagance, the< holdings of this company could not have been worth 40 per cent of bonds outstanding. J. Melville Broughtnn, of Raleigh, j represents many of these luckless fel-1 lows. He could write a book on thai psychology of salesmanship. On* farmer took 9R.OOO in one of Die great elect rlcnl projects. There was a branch I trge enough to float a small duck running through the farmer'* land. That was to be a great hydro-electric oowvr. A surveyor would go out there and look through something knowing-! !y. The old man was impressed withi 'lie business like way of the company in making his lands a (lam site There have l»eon no dividends on his invest-. ment. Another only paid In a thous and of his big note. When he went j to snread his respects over the coupon which (ruaranteed dividends enough to, pay the face of the note, there was no such paper writing. Nobody hns the slightest idea how much of this money has been taken from the state or in held by the banks In Wake county one farmer alone tied himself up to 1120,000 A half million would be a safe guem. but it would not start toward the actual amount The corporation commission warned the banks against taking1 this sort of paper. Very little of It la held by the national banks. Governor Blckett cried out against the blue sky dealer. But literally thousands of the fanners | ■who made money one, two. three and; four years ago, have lost much of their normal savings and they feel the pinch all the more in time* like these.' Many banks will resist payment of' these notes, but for a grvat many of, the victims there is no hope. 1,000 PEOPLE PAY $1,000 EACH FOR BEEF STEW New York, Dec. 2$.—One thousand of New York's men and women of wealth paid $1,000 or more each here tonight to sit at a plain board table and eat beef stew. The "banquet" was a testimonial arranged by Herbert Hoover, chair man of the European re lie* council, of America's effort to sncoor the $£00, 000 starring children of Europe. The stow, accompanied by white bread and a cup of cocoa, was the I same as served to starving at relief stations throughout at a cost of leas thaa a cent and • half. General John J. Perishing, Mr. Hoov er, John D. Rockfeller, Jr., Mia. Aa at $$8,000,000 was head of the "UNCLE JOE- BREAKS MEMBERSHIP RECORD Paaaaa Mark Sat far Laaftk «f Sarrica by JiMth Smith Mar , rail, af Varmat. 43 Yaara, 9 MontKa, M Days. Washington. Dm. Jo*" Cannon, war horaa of tha hoaaa af la praaantativaa, today aatabliahad a new American natri With tha cloae of a dull houae eva sion ha paaard tha aiark for laaf th of ■arvlca aat by Jaatin Smith Morrall, of Vermont, who aa aan^tor and ra praaan«»»'ve. served 4S yaara, nine montha, and <4 day*. Tha former apeaker will tMftn to morrow adding naw tlaaa to Ma owa racord. with tha ho pa of reaching tha ripe old age of 100 and heath* 0M atoaa'i racord af U yaara In tha M tlah houaa of rnmme— "Uncle Joe'e" achievement will ha celebrated In tha hooaa tomorrow, with Champ Clark, ktmulf a ratal aa. who ratlraa March 4. leading tha •peaking ceremoniee. Mr. Cannon al> ao will apaak. and atany of tha old* membera will aak thne for a faw re. marka. Walking aboat tha aorridora of tha eapltol today chewing hia long black cigar, Mr. Cannon told a friend there wax no uae offering a little advice ta younger repreaentativea. becaaaa somebody elae alwaya waa thinking up smart things and attributing them to him, The remark, charged to Mr. Cannon, that they put apura on the haela of itrmy officers to keep their feet from ■lipping off the deek, waa never at tered by him. "But what's the use?" ht- saked. Counting hia victory in tha recant landslide. Mr. Cannon haa bean elect jd to Congreaa 23 iimea. He I* now 'nding the 44th year of aervtae Firat elected in 1872, ha haa jart kept coming to Congreaa ever alow with the exception of two bad Na< •mbara. when hia people failed ta ra il rn him. On Msv t. next.. b« arfll he h'R yetrs oW. Kew of hi« Meada re member that he was bom a' Guilford. N. C. He aerved eight vea a aa apeak er, and has been doing committee work so long he hac forgotten when if started. "Gladsonte served 5S years in the Uritlsh house of commons and with rood ' lection luck I hope to beat that," :h«- former speaker said. "I have had Tour years of absence I didnt aak for »nd hope to reach the (HI. but then irou can never tell." Reception to be Tendered First Woman Legislator Aaheville. Dec. SO.—Much interest •-nt« • in the went tn the reception to be given Mis* L. Rxam Clement, North Carolina'* only woman repre sentative to the state legislsture, when she arrives in Ralelrh. Mis* Dement h a lawyer by profession, secured her license to practice in this itate several years ago. Miss Clement will not go to'Ral sigh as a reformer, but simply to re present her people and the stats of North Carolina in irenernl. She hae no preconceived ideas that she plana to tell the experienced legislators of the state how to run the asacsiUy. She is going to work and all who knew her feel that she will work and WOT* hard. Her companions in misery, as »ne mountaineer legislator several v»ar* aro called those who worked with him in the general assembly, will he I.uke ' H. Young. live No. 1 of this county and Senator Marcus Erwin Erwta no ioubt will prove to be the wtt of the upper hody. as he has proven htosetf to be every place he has gone. ' ' £ (MR Turkey Leads All Other Coil trios la Holidays There will be only M days. ihre of Sundays, during the year lft !1 when some country smsewtieie hi the world is not celebrating a holiday if one sort or another. Even this imall nusber of world-wids smiting lays srill be rsdneed by sd^suss to jther days of celebrations wbk srshsU. Ss^lsnd wither ly ih» hilKayn, is the roentty thrifty <rf Ms thML ifji-i-rr vf;

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