MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA. THUR8DAY. JANUARY 6th. 1921
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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;