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Sljc i®otint Aifa lletos ■ST A BUSHED 1 880 MOUNT AIRY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MARCH Slit, 1921. 11.50 PES YEAR Dt ADVANOL IS READY TO BUILD STATE ROAD SYSTEM Mr. P««* Styi Work «f Sur rwymg MOO Mite* Frog unit at Hi«k Rate Kalaigh, Murh IT,—When tit* iUU kifkmy eeauniaaion mMts April III tov tha Induction of htm new mean* hem, Chairman Frank Par* will lay k*bn than* f«m piste plan* for the eeganuatinn of the state malntsnsnca department authorised under tha ftoagbton-Conner-Bowie bill, a com plete aurvey of tha 6,800 mllaa of mW embraced In tha atnto ayetem u4 complata anrlnaar plana for Um eenatrwtion of approximately 10 pat font of that mileage under contract 01 ;n readineaa for tha letting of con tract*. Hardly wna tha Ink dry on tha new road meaaure anaetad by tha general assembly which adjourned a weak ago before Chairman Page had tan partial af engineer* la tha flald making the surrey of tha atate ayatem pre Hmtnary to taking them over by the eammlssto*. This work la progressing at tha rate of about 260 miles per day aw) it ia exported that it will be folly completed when the initial aeaaion of tha commission ia called. Work on 1.M7 Mllea by Summer In readiness to be let at anv time ate projects aggregating 100 miles, and aurveya have been comnleted for 14# miles additional. The detail of oKce work neceaaary to get the latter ia raadlneaa to be auhmitted to con tractor* la being done rapidly, and be fore the beginning of summer, Mr. Page etpacta to have under contract and conatruction a total of 1,267 milea of roads, and several hundred thous and dollars worth of bridges. The total meludeft 728 miles of road now under eeatract or under eonatruction. Under the new road act, the new aammisaion ia to be called together by the governor not later than April 1, aad the additional memhers authoriz ed Installed in ofltca. Afterward tha coauniaaion will meet at the call of tha chairman. llrh(Mix|KjeU^^| Ml detalla oT*tha present atatua of the work, and plana for its expansion and continuance The call for tha Meeting haa not yet been iaaued by the governor, but la expected to be forthcoming within the next few daya. nainvrnnnir dik «(U(nvnin The moit important single matter for consideration at the forthcoming meeting 1a the adoption of a system Aar the maintenance of the roada . taken over by the atate. Mr. Page ia at work on aeveral proposals, hut haa Mt yet determined which of them will boat aerve the purpose in view. The details of organization will be held la abeyance until after the fall meet •I of the commission haa discuaaed ifcem fully. A maintenance depart ment will probably he established un it«r the direction of the chairman. Complete mapping of the system of roads is now In process by the en irlneering staff of the commission. state ia being covered by countlea, and a separate map made of each county Thee* will be kept on record t> the offlce of the pmmlsslon, and eopiea forwarded to the board of com aaiasionera in each county to be posted far public Inspection, in accordancc with the provisions of the act, to en able the people of the counties to flic petitions for changes In the routine ef the road*, if they are dissatisfied irtth the routine of the commissior engineer*. Conditions Mack Better Road building can be done now un der very much more favorable condi tions and circumstances, Mr. Pag« declared yesterday. The coat of stand ■H width concrete road has fallen from 146,000 to $80,000 per mile, ma tarfals are cheaper and mo/* plentiful and there fa an abundant supply of labor to be had. Every available re aOurre that can economically be usee will be called Into service for hard aorface cdnatruction. Acting under the authority confer sed In an act of the general assembly Mr. Pace will within the next fen days begin the addition of three stor tea to the atate warehouse building or the east Morgan street to be used ex daxlvely by the commission for ho us big Ha administrative staff. Th« quarter* ia the Commercial BnnV building, already overcrowded, am much too small to accomodate tlx additional force naceeaitated by th< «■ pans ion of the commission's work TIm building wiTI be completed withil M days. The headquarter* of the machanica dtviakm of Urn i— faefcia, where i fleot of 800 motor tracks and otfcm ; road mar binary U mainUlnad, U nearing oomplation four milaa eat an | tha C*ry highway, and Frank P«n'i , truck patch" will ha movad thai* ha fnra tha middle of April. Met* than thraa Million dollar* worth of equlp mant will ha kapt tn working condi tion thara, with Gaorga Farmer aa mechanloal auparvlaor of thla work. SERIOUS SITUATIONS IN BRITISH INDUSTRY Far-Roaclting Raaulta to Loaaoa in Coal Trade—Unemploy I moat Incraaaaa. London, England,—So far rroro any *lgn of general racovery In Biitieh trade having yet appeared, the iltu atlon la growing worae In leveral 1m l>ortant induatridb. Lateat unemploy ment return*, laiuad by the Mlnlatry of Labor, ihow that there are 1,816, 300 peraona on the llat reglatera of l the employment exchangee In the kingdom, an increase of 80,628 over | the previoua week. The flgurea are ax ' rluel^e of abort-time claimant*, who j number about 721.800. In the Rriatol boot trade, which ha* an m portent place In the city, leveral firm* arc doling their factorie* In definitely. A* *hort time ha* been worked, there I* already much die-' trm* and arrangement* are being made to feed children. I>i*tre** I* »l*r , increaaing in South Wale*, and thi* ia i 'explained by figure*. Juat publiahed. ! ihowlng the *tat«'»f the coal trade 'there during February. The output; fell from 8,188,000 ton* In January, to| j ? W9.000 ton*. In the cotton trade, manufacturer* have decided that ihort-time working ,rannot be modified. Spinner* of; I American cotton arr working only 24 hour* per week, and of Egyptian, four ; 'lay* per week. In the weaving *ec I tion condition* are worae, and many ■ more operative* are totally unemploy | «>d. The number receiving whole or part-time unemployment benefit ia 200.000. A repreaentative of the Roaaiar trade delegation ia In Cardiff diacuia hu^jfth^th^Lord Mayor and com ing trade. Little relief In thla direc tion ia likely at preaent, however., and the *ame appllea to wool and cotton text Ilea, becauae two other ca*ea of attachment of Ru**ian good* have to he. decided in the court* before any interchange of commoditie* between Great Britain and Ru»*i* can begin. I Upper Silesia Will Remain With Germany j A Berlin cnhloeram says: Germany j won an overwhelming victory in the | plebiscite hold yesterday to determine I the future national status of that re , irion, according to official returns re ceived here. The count, with only two districts missing, showed that *76. 000 votes had been cast for Germany any 389,000 for Poland. Palm Sunday, the day of the voting in Upp*r Silesia, seems likely to go down in history as one of the most momentous days in the adjustment of ■ European boundaries growing out of i the recent war. The day had been looked forward to with intense inter est by all Germany and Poland as well, while evidence of world-wide at : tention upon the balloting were not i lacking in advices coming from a hroad. The area involved, comprising some 5,000 square milea, was the largest section of territory to have its fate submitted to a plebiscite under the peace treaty, but even more important , than the siia of the district was the 1 material wealth contained in ita vari I ous mineral resources, mainly coal, , but also including iron, line snd lead. A notable feature of the plebiscite j was the influi of both Germans and Poles, former residents of the district, who were entitled to cast their ballots. It is not known here how large a num ber of Poles were thus enabled to vote at yesterday's election, bat it is estimated that not leas than 140,000 Germans entered Upper Silesia for the casting of their ballots, special trains for them being provided by the German government. Allied troops sent to the district were distributed throughout the area at suitable points to Insure order and the proper conduct of the balloting. $100 Reward, 9100 Catarrh is a local disease crsatly laflo ; •aeed by constitutional conditions. > 1 tteretore requires constitutional treat I ■sat. halLb catarrh mkdicini ■ tahea internally and acts threusfct* | Metroys the fu— anion or Ike liieeaa i ►',"SS the patient strength by lmprovlni fsaeral health and aaststa nature I* Msg IU wort, fioftw tor any esse el CARDINAL GIBBONS PASS ES AWAY AT AGE OF S7 Distinguished Catholic Prelate Had Um in "Failing Health for Past Six Moo tha—Had Lone Boon Prominent Fituro in Amorican Public Life. Baltimore, Md., March 24. James Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Bal tlmore. and primate of tha American Catholic hierarchy, diad at tha arch lepiacopal residence hare today after a prolonged illneal, which mainly af fected hla heart. Ha waa in hla R7th year. Tha end came peacefully at lt:S> o'clock. Cardinal Gibbons, who haa bean ■bowing pronounred signs of im provement in health aver ainca hla return homa about January 1 laat from Union Mllla, Md., where he waa taken seriously 111 earlier In Decem ber, suffered a relapaa Palm Sunday ■oon after returning from an a > to mo bile ride. The audden change of weath er had a depreaaing effect upon him. Hia fainting spelts returned and when he was put to bed from which. It wan realised by those closest to him he prohably never again would ariae. Cardinal Gibbons' physicians aaid repeatedly in the earlier stages of hla illneaa that he w*s sound, organically, ss could be expected In a person of hi* year*, but that he suffered from the effecta of his age and from fatigue lhat resulted from the prodigal ex penditure of hia energiea in the per formance of hia duties aa senior pre late of the Catholic church In thla -ountry. Although not of robuat build, the •ardinal enjoyed remarakhly good health and his close associates often marvelled at his capacity for work, Sis tireless industry and recuperative flowers. But about six months ago • change began to be noticeable. He trrew thinner, became leaa active In (lis movements, and other aigns indi rative of a breaking up appeared. Aa >ne of hia household expressed it, "the eminence teemed to (row old suri Ncvertheless the cardinal continued his dally routine, interrupted only by ifiaita away from home to church func tions, the moat notable of theae being the Pan-American mass at Waahing ton on Thanksgiving day. He waa Buf fering from a cold, but apparently felt no ill effecta from the trip and a short time afterwards went to Em mettsbnrg, Md.. to participate in a religious celebration, whore he again exhibited symptoms of weakness. Then, in pursuance of n plan for reat, (he cardinal went to the home of his life-long friends, the Shriven, at j Union Mills. Carrdl county, where he had spent many of his holidays, particularly his birthdaya. Instead of staying there only a few days as he had originally intended, it was a full month before his medical sdviae-s deemed it prudent to permit the journey home. Twice during his \ stay at Union Mills, he collapsed and so grave was the crisis that the last! sacraments were administered during, the first spell. TV... „» I h i brought realisation to the cardinal's household that he wag dying began with cold. While preaching at Havre dc Grace on Sunday, last November •,; fifter having confirmed 150 children, he suddenly became faint, but was able to continue his discourse in a few. moments. These scisures became more frequent as time went on and usually, followed some overexertion in the line of his doicesian duties. The cardinal's mental faculties were no wise impaired by his physical in-1 firmities; on the contrary, his mind! seemed to become keener as his body grew weaker. He realized that his end was approaching and prepared for it fearlessly. Beside the cardinal's bed stood every member of his household, and when it was seen that the distinguish ed prelate had passed away the priest* fell to their knees and began reciting the prayers for the dead. As it is expected that most of the rhurrh dignitaries in the United States will attend, H Is probable that the funeral will not take place much mside of a week. A mass meeting of women voters attended by 200 women in Durham recently showing that they intend to have a hand In the home affairs at the coming election. Miss Louise Alexan der, attorney of Greensboro, was pres ent and spoke to the women about the government of a city along butneas principles rather than along political tinea. The doty of registration and voting waa urged on A* women. FARM MACHINERY PRICES REDUCED RtfuHl of Farmers to Bay >1 Adeancad Flgwraa and Com (mmkm With Manufactur er* Bring* Cut* of • to >0 Far Cant. Chicago, Til.—A* • mnlt of the re fusal of fanaer* to bay agricultural implement* and machinery at advane rd price*. and the consultation* held with manufacturer* by official* of the American Farm Bureau Federation, ruta in,prim of between 6 and 20 por cant ara being announced. According to a statement by the federation, some; 20 manufacturers hava reduced their prices, wherea* at the beginning of the year they claimed that prices had to go up and stay up. Answering the complaint of the Im-, plement manufacturera that the price of their warea were advsncsd during the war period at the same rata ss ag ricultural product*. Ewin Etifle, mem ber of the executive committee of the Illinois Agricultural Aaaoctation. of fers the following comparison: "Ten year* ago. when corn wan sell ing for 50 centa a bushel, It took 160 bushel* to buy a wagon. Until the Im plement pftce cut* of a few day* ago. it took 2A8 buihel* to buy the same wagon, with corn at the same price." According to the statement by the American Farm Bureau Federation the International Harvester Company ha* made reductions of IS per cent on plows, (ceding machines wagon*, and miscellaneous tools; 1100 on threah ' r« and combines, from $160 to 1880 on tractors, and from |!0 to $25 on iraaoline engine*; J. I. Caae Plow Worka Company, approximately 15 per cent on all its lines; Emeiaon Rrantingham Company, 15 per cent on wagon* and gears, vehiclea, trac tor plow*, hay preases. grain drills, and ga* engines, from tl 50 to f 155 on tractors; Bates Machine and Tractor Company, 1225 on ita tractor; Vulean Plow Company, 20 per cent on plows, with the am opt tun of timtar plow* and pulverisers; Sampson Tractor Company, 20 per cent on tractor* and 10 per cent on tractor drills and trac tor discs. "It is stated." continue* the feder ation's announcement, "that the new mntrarta with the American Seeding Machine Company on certain line* have been renewed at 10 per cent de dine under the price list of March, 1920; the Ford tractor pebple an nounce a cut of $166; the first twine quotationa of the *eaaon were iasued by the Wisconsin state priaon. The price* represent a reduction of 1 % cents on standard and 214 on (100-foot twine." ' $50,000 Worth of Bond* Are Found By Farmer Pnnvillo, V*., March 2S.—Another echo of the robbery of the hank of Halifax at Houston reached here early this afternoon, when Ion* distance telephone advice* received from Gret nn in this county brought word that W W. Edmunds, a fanner, had discov ered negotiable paper worth J50,000 stolen from the bank, secreted under a straw stack. A good deal of other commercial paper worthless to anyone save the bank was also found. This cache was found about Ave miles from where about three months ago anoth er farmer named T.ampkins found a steel box containing many thousand dollars worth of loot, also taken from the Halifax bank, which was blown by veggmen, one of whom was captured not long since, tried and sentenced. The farmer was removing straw from the stack this morning when his pitchfork revealed a large pile of pa per. He lost no time in discovering where It had come from because of the name of the bank being on some of the paper. Edmunds guarded the And until he had sent another man to a telephone. He called the People's! Bank of Elba and F. Q. Smith, the cashier, hastened to the spot, about nine miles from Gretna and lost no time in making full identification. The loot included: Registered liberty bonds $18,4R0; bonds In South Boston Power company, $23,000; real estate bonds1 and coupons, $3,000; 50 certificates of oil and hank stock and various enter-1 prizes, 46 wills, liberty bond coupons,! total value $800; three bushels of pri-1 vate papers such as deeds of trusts, notes and checks. As soon as the loot bad bean Identi fied word was sent to Houston and re presentatives of the bank went to Gretna this afternoon and claimed the paper after identifying It. He And means much to tha bank, which after the robbery, made gno4 all teaeaa to Its customers UNION EVANGELISTIC MEETING Rot. Tfcarston B. Pric Will Pmck At 1>—>r War* l»n fin Oiurrh.. Will Unit* la TW Price—Stent* MmI;K| B*»jinnint( April 17. RcpTMMlUtWM of (In of QUI churches mat at ('antral Methodist church to plan for • series of evan gelistic services to bo hold at Banner warehouse beginning April 17th A. V. Wnl wu unanimously sleet rd chairman of tho executive commit tee, those composing the commit*'— aro Contra! Methodist B. F .sparger. W. M. Jordan, C. C. Foys Friend*, W R Saunders. S. E. Marshall, W. S. C.entry; First Baptist, J. W. Lovlll, A. 0. Webb, A. V. Woat; First Pres byterian, W. F. Carter. Dr. C. ~TL. Halrd, D. E. Hoffman, Tabernacle Methodist, J. B. Jarrell, J. W Barker, J. W Badgett. The pastors of tho Ave churches will serve as ex-officio members of all com mittees A. fi. Webb was elected to the office of treasurer. The publicity committee is composed of J. H. Carter, Rev. J. R. Booth and Miaa Earp. E. C. Foy, C. B. Tilley, C. W Williams, (i. C Welch and John Sobotta com pose n committee to look after Beat ing. lighting, heating, if necessary building a platform in the warehouse and everything else necessary to make the placo comfortable and convenient for tho largo crowds that are expect ed to attend. C. C. Croveling, J. W. Badgett and Misses Kate Hpaugh, Nellie Saunders ■id Anna Rooca compose the music committee. Four ushers from each church mak-. ing twenty In all havo been appointed,I these will be announced later as well as a cottage prayer mooting com mi t •ee which will plan for fonr cottage prayer meetings to bo hold each Tues day and Friday of the two weeks prior '■-> the opening servioa. Asphalt Thrown Up In Gulf of Mexico Velaaco, Toxas—Fishermen return ing from Quintans Beach yesterday reported tho arrival upon tho coast of thousands of tons of fresh asphalt, tame upon tho waves of the gulf. Blanket-like strips of 26 to 60 foot in length and varying in thickness up to several feet have been cast up along several miles of the beach. The tem perature of the asphalt indicated its urigin was close to the coalfl. The sur mise has been advanced that the as phalt originated from some section of the bottom of the gulf through an earth disturbance causing emmissions from an underlying deposit. Obituary Elder C. B. Denny »■ born Jan uary 23, 1846, died January 21 and was buried on the 28rd, hii 75th birth day. He served in the Civil war about ■ix months. Serve* one term in the Legislature, was a member of Ararat Primitive Baptist church, was highly esteemed as a gospel minister, believ ing that every person has the right to worship God according to his own i conscience. He was Arm in hia con victions as to what he believed to be right, but as gentle as the morning dew in his criticism of those who did not agree with him. Truly a great man in Israel has fallen. But the memory of his life will live in the minds of those who knew him because he waa a devoted father a loving husband, a true friend and a most worthy christian gentleman. Notice of Election Be it entered and ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the Town ef Mount Airy: 1. That an election be held on the first Monday in May, it being the 2nd day of May, 1921, for the elec tion of a Mayor and Aldermen for the : 1st and 2nd Wards of the Town of Mount Airy, and an Alderman at' "Trhat J. E. Monday be and is hereby appointed Register for the Ward of No.l, and that Martin Ben nett and C. D. Jarvis be and they are hereby appointed Judges of election' for Ward No. 1; that B. Y. Graves be and is hereby appointed Registrar for Ward No. 2 and tnat N. C. Marion and | Mai Davis be and they are hereby ap pointed Judges of election for Ward No. 2. That at such election there shall be voted for a Mayor, Commis sioner at large and two Commission er* for the 1st 2nd Wards. 8. That the registration books he opened on the 2nd day of April, 1921, and remain open until the 23rd day of April, 1921 for the registration of new voters. By order of the Board of Coasmia atewers. this the Wi day of M+isfc, 1921. Atteat: T. U^POOIuFuL** TW debs confers with ATTORNEY GENERAL Socialist Priaomt Parmittod l» Co to Waakiactoa A lotto to Cow#or About Ptnloa Frw Hard lag. Washington, March 28.—Uuttarf ed and without th« knawM|« of Ik* public, Eugan* [Mm, Imprisoned S»> ciallst l«-adrr, ram* to WashingtM yesterday from Atlanta p*nlt*ntla^ and for thro* hour* diacuaaed hla caaa with Attorney C*n»ral D«ugh*r%. Th* unprecedented trip of Mr. Dak* wa» mad* with th* approval of Fraat d*nt IVsrJ'ng, who recantl-- i>qooeteg Mr. Danghcrty to review the caao of tha Socialist leader and maka a re commendation on it. The attoriney general In annonuciar lata yesterday that Dcba had viaitad Washington and waa on hla way baak to th« Atlanta penitentiary, aaid that while th*r* waa no pracadont for cal In* a prisoner to Washington withoot a iruard. it had boon decided in earn ference with President Hardin* that inaamuch aa Deb* had defended Ma ■elf at hla trial he ahould com* hove to annw-r In person su*h inquiries aa th* (rovemment desired to aak. Mr. Paaghrrtv added that he believed h* had the authority to plac* th* priaoa er on hla honor and that he had as sumed full responsibility. Deb* arrived in Washington early in the dav, went to the department of justice about 9:45 o'clock, conferred with Mr. Dougherty and Guy D. GoK, assistant to the attorney general, from aboot 10:80 to 1:S0 o'clock, and left Washington at 3:30 o'clock on the return trip to priaon. Hla movemaata from the time he left Atlanta. Wed readay were kept strictly secret •* cept to a few officials of the depart ment of justice. For that reaaon new* rwper men who gathered late in th* day for the attorney general's weak ly conference, (rasped and refused for a minute or two to believe their ears when they heard Mr. Daugherty aay: "I dont believe I have much newa for jt>®, gentlemen, but regarding D«1 V visit T have had a statement prepar ed." With a brief explanation Mr Daugherty gave out the following statement: "Tn connection with the investiga tion of the Debs case and after con ference with the Preaident an! with hla approval, I had Debs come !iere for the purpose of makln? certain ta quiries of him. He haa returned to Atlanta. I have aaked him to *efraln from saying anything for publication or otherwise regarding the subject of the Inquiries made I am sure no well meaning persons wil urge him to dis cuaa this matter or anything that took place on his journey or during hia stav here. Deba presented his owa rase to the trial court and Jury. Ho was permitted to do so here. The Deba case, as I have said before, standi alone. I could not of course, go to hiar. What took place and the informatioa t have acquired will be reported In due time only to the President, and that in connection with any recom mendations that may be made whaa the investigation is concluded. Deba came here without guard and so re turned to Atlanta. Colonel Guy D. Guff, assistant to the attorney general was present during the conference." More Murder* in Ireland Cork, Ireland, March 19.— soldier* and policemen were killed and wounded and seven raemb ra of the attacking party were killed in the am bush of military and police near Kin sale early today, according to the latest reports received here. The fa talities to the crown forces were caus ed by the blowing up of a bridge while three lorries were crossing it. Twenty sinn feiners were captured, of whom seven were wounded, ami the military took a large quantity of am munition. A reign of terror prevails ta county Cork and the crown forces are reported to have burned farm houaee and produce in reprisal for the ass hush. Search for the members of the ambushing party, who escaped, la be fng continued. BOO Employee Strike Durhaa Hosiery Mills Durham, March 23—Following an nouncement yesterday by the DarliaaI Hosiery Mills ef a ItH per cant re daction in the wages of its mors tksa 8,000 employes, approximately Nt employes In the local plant wait aa strike tills morning. TV managsmswt ef the mills stat ed today that there was a mutual aa derstanding between the mills sad the workers whs walked eat that the esat peny weald rs mmpUy thsm If th*
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