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®I)C |Wotmt Prtos. ■BTABLBHCD 1 • S 0 MOUNT AIXY, MOUTH .CAKOI.DVA. THXJB8DAT. JUNE 16th, 19S1. |LM KB YBAB Of ADYAJfOL HEIGHT Or POLLY TO DUAIKM BtrOftEOTHUU hmtirr W«b Takw TM PmWm hi lynA tl Nn York Uafemft, Haw Yarfc, inn* g.—Daalwta* tba II «nU to Um M|M of fafljr for tlk (MM ItotN to tfum, Iniilit] Waaka, hi aa iMiw today t* Um (ndoatln, claaa of Now York Unl iMltr, Hill ho bo pod ta aoo tbia aa Mob prepared to dofaod Ita righta, It) aararairnty and Ha eltiaaoa until tin day tian whan all aationa, bp mutna aaaaant, dlamantlo thoir fortification aad arrap thair navlaa. Tba university ronfarrad upon 800 rotary Week* the honorary dnwi 01 doctor of law*. "I do not love war," tba aaeratar] aaid. "I abhor it. No national bein| Who baa a clear realization of Hi moaning want* to have tbia country become engaged in war, but condition! Map ari*e which make it, with all itl honor*, the only alternative to a dia honorable peace. uf -1_ a »i_l _ •# aa Weeks asserted, "but there are activ< and feverish prepardness among thos« whom we miirht possibly come in con tact and I want to Hay thut I cannot give a moment'* serious con aide rati or to the possibility of wrr with Great Britain " Such a conflict, he declared, would, in hi* opinion, be the end ol civilization "The past is ■history—th« future, mystery," he said. "It would be folly to consider war with oui mother country during these times. "World-wide disarmament must come as the result of an international agreement and must be done soon, Prudence would not permit our dis arming while others hold weapons in their hands " Returning to the possibility of a conflict with other countries, Mr Weeks declared the time had com< when this country must have a defl aite military policy. The national de fense act, which became a law Jun« 4, 1920, Is the policy he thought should govern the army. "If all men were honest," the secre tary concluded, "there would be no Mcessity for maintaining a police force. If all nations were disinterested did not covet that which belongs to others, especially did not seek to pro mote their own selfish advantage at tile expense of other nations, there would he little necessity for main taining an army. But all men are not law-abiding and all nations are not un selfish. and. therefore, we need police men and armies. "In many cases, in some parts of th» world, there are developing large ex cesses of population requiring cxpan •ion of territory. The future can only add to the great mystery. "Time has not lessened the wisdom ef Washington's advise, 'In time of peace, prepare for war.' It is an essen tial in the preservation of the republic in 1921 as it was in 1780." ^ Babe Ruth Given Day In For Speeding New York, June 8.—Babe home run king of the New Yorl Americans, today was sentenced to one day in the city prison and fined $100 in magistrate's court for auto mobile speeding. It was Ruth's second appearand in court here within the last fe* weeks on charges of speeding. At hii first trial, when he escaped with ■ aomina! fine, he promiaed to b« gooc •nd observe the laws. Six days ago however, he waa caught speeding or Kiveraide Drive and arret tad. Babe lost some of his famous ditpo aition when he heard the judge pro nonnce the jail sentence. He came tt court prepared to pay a flne. Then he waa led from the court room by a keeper to begin aervlni hit time. Officially his day in jail endi at four o'clock this afternoon. Aaked if he expected to play to da; against Cleveland, the worried ha! player replied: "How can I and entertain th< jailer." Caruao la Racaived With Jo] By Italians Naplea, June 9.—Enrico Caruso ar rived here today on the stearaahi| Praeident Wtlaon and waa met b] throngs of friends and admirers. Hi ■aid he had coast to Italy to have i perfect net among hta native people Hit voyage acroea the Atlantic hat greatly eoatrflxited toward raeaper atioe of kia strength and vigor, am ha flaelt Completely At. he declared la aald he hoped to retain to Aan iaa ready to ria* again next aa total PEOPLE DEMAND \ ECONOMY POLIC1 la Urged to D* ! • Em* Um BiirJ— « at tfc D. C.—Tto that tto |*Timm*n . atop talking about It, haa reached Con tnii from all part* of the country Aa tto fact Altera through that th< huff* (zponaM. which, during tto cam palgn and bofora tha Republican cam* into power, w*ra laid to th. "waitt and aitravaranca of tto Wil •on Adminiatration," ara not baini 'reduced, and that tha taxation la U continue to bo aa burdanaoma In tim< of peace a* In tima of war, than la i 1 protaat, nation-wlda In extant am without party bound*, except tha tha Republican Adminiatration la be inf held reaponalble for not kaaplni it* pledffee. The cirrumatanca that the army bll I* now before the Senate ifivea ampli ■ ■pportunity for the expreaaion of tlx view* of the aenator* who oppnu enormoua expenditure* at thi* time un>l each day that paaae* rive* addi tional indication of the demand fron the "folk? back borne" that Conffreai »hull >io m. met hi n k to ease the burder of heavy taxi-*. The fact that th« llouxr, which i* held to bo closer U the people, voted in favor of reducing the army to 150.000 ha* xtimulatec the attack upon the Senate, when Jnme* W. Ward*worth (R.), Senatoi from New York, who i* chairman oi the Senate Military Committee, ii making prodig-iou* effort* to hold it U 170,000, When the section providing for $83, 000,000 was under consideration, thil being the appropriation for the larg« army, it was adopted by the narrow margin of four vot#s. Such stancfc partisans a* Reed Smoot, (R.), Sena tor from Utah, voted against it ant! Frank B. Willis (R.) Senator from the President's own state, Ohio, an nounced he would have voted against it if he had not bean paired. . The House, which is taking a posi tion in favor of a smaller army and the consequent saving of at least $11, 000,000, it is being observed by th« Senate, has apparently adopted th« noliry of independent action and in itiative. It is no secret that many members of the House were restiv« under the prominence of the Senat* luring the last Congress to a degree that made the lower body negligibl.- in the public interest. By adopting ar '•conojnic policy the House hopes t« retrieve its standing, shrewdly guess ing that nothing could do more tc establish its prestige before the coun try than such a move. It reduced tht estimates for the Navy over $100,000. <)Q0 below the Senate's figures. From another quarter also, the Sen ate is being put on the witness stand and asked to give testimony as tf what it Is doing to rut down expenses The Republican National Committee ii meeting here this week and the mem ■ *» ""icemed about the tardiness •e redeeming the pledge t<i ^ut the government on a sound eco nomic basis and to lessen taxes. That the Treasury ran behind $130,000,00( in meeting Its expenses in May and foi the first six days in June was $13,000, 000 behind, exclusive of the extraor ilinarv obligations that it has to meet such as interest on the war debt. i> evidence that a huge task devolve) upon Congress to devise some way ol meeting the wishes of the country bj , reducing expenses. As was pointed out by William E Borah and other senators on Monday there are only two places in which anj large cot can be made at present, th< army and the navy. Congress has a) ready gone on record as favoring I 1400,000,000 or $600,000,000 navy. th< program including, eight battleship! and eight cruisers. The Senate is try ing to hold up the array to the flgurm demanded by the Secretary of Wai \ and the high array officials. While there is considerable tall about saving money on the Shippin) Board, no practical way has bee! found without throwing away millioni already expended, which drastic meaa ure few have the courage to advocate Among those who spoke yeaterda; against a large expenditure for' th< 11 the army was Thomas E. Watson (D.) Senator from Georgia, who attache* i the Administration for ita failure U i put into effect an economic program "1 remember that the wise am I clear-viatoned man from Ohio, dia - tinctly promised that ha would lot I mediately urge on Congrsas peace wit 1 . Germany by the resolution whicl • President Wilson had vetoed," aak the Administration and Senator Wataon, "I that h. * three Mirth and the friiKint fcaa I mm Mai toiling «■ fM day to (toy, flow mm n>i< oration to anothar 1 proad ovation; frwai one good little •peach to another good littla ■ pooch, and wo are almoat on tho point of diacovering that tho Tan Comiaad monta aro In forro and that It tteaa IS atlt) make 144 "What havo wo dona? Tho Knox peace raaolation paoaod tho Sonata without tho aid of tho dlatHignlahad author, whlo ha waa abaont, and wo aont it otot to I ha Houae of Repre aontatlvoa, confidently ox parting ita •peedy paaaago; and tharo It haa hang In auapenoe. Why? Tharo aooma to ha la myaterloua connection between tho fallura to paaa tho peace reeolution and the retention of tho a* troopa on the Rhine. "A» to economy what have wt done? t have heard the expreaaion 'overhead charge*' until it begin* to pall on me. It ia two year* ami »ix month* aincr the armiatice, and we are atill preparing for war. Ha* their riot been time to ^'duoe 'overhead i liargv*?' "There miyt hi mihh* object in view in Ihe maintenance of this huge atari'I in If army. Name after name ha* bet n mentiuned here of nations who are our rival* or might be our enemies. Hy •» proce** of elimination let us see against whom this army is being pre-, pared. Take the case of Great Hritain. , What possible danger have wu to ap ' prehend from her, • loose-jointed em pire, held together by uncertainties which indicate that the members ate about to fall from it? "How Is It with Japan? Japan is staggering under • burden of taxation.' She also has her impedimenta. They endeavored to gain a foothold and ter ritorial increase in Siberia, but the I latest nm is that Japan cannot afford j the and la withdrawing tmti WKSnF ff>w*7an Japan be" a menace to us? With our fleet as it now stands, with the fleet as it aiood before the war, how could-Japan do anything1 ngainst us, so many thousand mile* away ? Where could she get her naval coaling station? Where could *he land her troop*? What would we !>e doing, while *he wii* trying to land thorn thousands of mile* from bet base of supplies ? "Japan i* nothing but a bugaboo with which imperialist* endeavor to scare civilization into adopting a rnillf tarintic policy. "What other danger have we? I* it with France? Trance i* xpread out in her imperial d.xign* that it is all she cnn«Io to muster her army at home, with another in Syria and another in Cilicia and another in Silesia. "Wc need not apprehend any attack I from Great Britain or France or Japan I or arty other country. "When are we going to reach the point where we can say economy and practice it ? One of the slogans of Candidate Harding was 'Back to the ;Constitution and away from the league,' but today we are closer to the league than we are fo the Con stitution. "It is no good to talk to an invul-' nerable, inflexible majority, but back of these immovable men who'are de termined not to give the people relief are the people, and hack of them are the independent newspapers of the country." Lumber Price* Have Hit The Bottom S*y Lumbermen Philadelphia, June 10.—Lumber price* are at rock bottom, according to the annual report read at the opening session of the national hardwood lum ber association convention here by Frank F. Fl*h, of Chicago, secretary 1 treasurer of the organization. Transportation and labor are the chiif item* keeping building coat* above normal level, according to Mr.! Fish. "I desire that the word go out to tha country from this convention," he said, "that th* price of lumber ha* been fully and completely liquidated. , So much cannot be taid of other fac I tors in the situation." Transportation and labor, he said, j"still tenaciously cling to th* price*] only made poaaible -by condition* of] war." I» Learning la learning, ag* and youth g* nothing; th* b**t Informed take SLAYER Of TM0HASY1LLX OFFICE* GOES UN PUNISHED Deetere Cwrhwe Jery Tkel He Wu Crujr Wkmm Crim. w-c~Hua. Lexington, June 11.—A i«<lrt «f not guilty m rttum<4 km lontght at 10 a'ebck la tlM case of Dr. J. W. Peacock, of Thomas rtlle, charged «Hk the murder of CkM of Police J, E. Taylor, alio of Thomaavitle. The Jury accepted the evidence of experta, who teatifled that Paaeoek waa not BMtital ly naponaible at the time of tragady. Immadiataly aftar tha verdict waa announca<i by tha foranian, W. T. R. Jenkins, Judge T. B. Flnley ordered Dr. Paaeoek into tha cwUdy of tha sheriff. According to tha law* of North Carolina, where a person la found not guilty of a crime on tha grounds of mental irraaponaihility at tha time of tha commission of tha act, tha presid ing judge may hold the prisoner for investigation as to the person's mind. Judge Finley sat Tuesday, June 28, as the date on which the faring will take place.. Dr. Peacock, standing erect, receiv ed the verdict very calmly, showing not the slightest sign of an outburst of joy. Hi* family wan present at the time, he and hi* wife embracing. Pea cock made no attempt to shake hands with the 12 men who pronounced him irresponsible for the homicide. E. E. Raper, leading counsel for the defense, asked the judge to order the doctor sent to the insane asylum in Morganton for the summer, stating that he is suffering with tuberculosis and that the Morganton climate would be much better for him during the hot weather. Solicitor Bower objected and Judge Finley ruled against the request promptly. At 9 o'clock tonight the Jury took it* seat in the courtroom and li*tened U> the reading of the testimony of the alieniats for 4ft minutes. At 9:45 o'clock the 12 men returned to their room. After 16 minutes of deliberation Ikv returned and a—awnred that the Thomasviile physician was not guilty of the murder, declaring that he was insane at the time of the commission nf the terrible tragedy, a tragedy that the defense admitted during the trial wa* m«*t brutal. A large crowd of spectators entered the courtroom at the beginning of the rending of the testimony at 9 o>lock. and when the jury left for further de liberation not a soul left the room. It was learned here after the jurv 1 .id been dismi^s^d be ' (id"" Finlev that two men V:-' ' i V . *r.r' ' u i »<nity plea. M.. Jink In. i: it .!, '.i have been one of ihe i«vo. ii«wuv> . a'ter the readirf <-f the tes timony these two men ji'ne ! tV e raf'c of the majority. The jury received the case at 6:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, being out for about 28 hour*. The trial of Dr. Peacock, owing to the extraordinary brutality of the murder, ha* created unusual interest not only in North Carolina but thruout the southeast. It was desperately fought, both the state and the defense being ably represented by some of the he*t legal talent in the state. Approx-, imately 40 witnesses testified during the trial which started la*t Monday morning. New Banking System Credited To Wilton Roanoke, V»., June 9.—"For fifty year* before Wilson's administration our country had condemned itaelf to endure • barbarous banking system which, because of ita two radical de fects, necessarily resulted in panics," said Senator Carter Glass in speaking at the seventy-eighth commencement exercises of Hollins College "There two defect*, a fictitious re serve and a rigid currency, placed the smaller banks of the country in a state of servitude to the banks in the targe financial center," Mr. Glass said. "Everyone admitted the defect%of the old system, everyone knew that cur rency should be based on business, not bonds, snd should be elsstic, but for) years until the country obtained the leadership of Wilson, no one was found with the courage to attack these Siamese twins." Mrs. Bergdoll Pays Big Fiats Philadelphia, June lflL—His. Emma C. Bergdoll, mother of the Bergdoll brothers, convicted army deserters, j saved herself and her four eo-4efeu-i dants, charged wtth conspiracy to aM, 0rover C. and Erwtn R. Bergdoll to evade army servioe, from going to Jail by paying today tSSjOOO to Ansa, recently imposed by the Usited States! district court here. I The (iBnlig la a Nat of ftUi «h aMda aa mvmmgf of S a» tha fwVi work, aad in III■■■#■■■ «MIM t honor gutoi Mary LaaHa Powafl, Margaret fa M, Poeetby Cnvaikf, Ethel Mi Agaaa QalV way, Virginia Bookei Maria Balrd, Verona Hamia, faehai Mara hall. May Viifta, Hugh Merriti Dick Martin. EWra Smith. Eloia Sparser, Lots Banner, Kaaip Eaac< Moaalla Owsn, Mary Binder, Eliaabetl l.umaden. Lydo Burr ham, Wlnon. William#, Andrew Dumin, Cahrfi Gravea, Thamar Klrer, Virginia Mar tin, Clarice Bowman, Edith Normar Nellie Rote, Mary Kapp, Kathle«< Herman, Virginia Burke, Le'.tw Mel line, OU Steele, Susie Tinag, Mar; Margaret Holllngsworth, Valeri Jackson, William Taylor, Edna Ellii Nina Hoffman, Julius Jeffries, Edit Walker, Eugfne Whitman, Mami Btngman, Frances Spain, Fannie Folk George Pariah, William Taylor, Ma: Brannock, William Simpaon,' Car Martin. Wallace Shalton, Ruth Booker Sarah Walker Kathrrine Fawcett Vfrooa West, I.illiun Johnson, Geortfi )|artin. Leonard Spangler. Mary Mr bane Midkiff, Ruth Walker, Mnrini Felt*. Marc»r>'t Coble, Irena Cundiff Dorothy Jonce, Rebecca Mines, Ludux Westmoreland. Edith Smith. Rarhai' ("allloway, Alice Patterson, Lurili Simmons, Kenneth Marshall. France! I'ool, Myrtle Freeman. Dora bell# Craves, Mildred Wolfe, Eaala Martin Paul Stewart, Jack Warren, Nora Wil <on, Virginia Marshall. I,ennis Wilson lx>nie Joyce, Iria Helton, Annie Pear Tluti, Gladys Mays, Mary Taylor Grace Scales, Hugh Sawyers, Bentoi foe, Merritt Lawson, Carrie Badgett Virginia Reamer, Iria Clifton, Viol«M Critchton, Blanche Edwards, Minni* Hicks, Mary Perkina, Louise Tilley Ethel Hall, Clunnett Creed. Jay Har ria, Ruth Jarrell, Cecil Pruitt, Mar raret Riddle. Roy Starling, Lnthei lyrd, Annie Bundy, Frances Foy Danna Binder, Maude Gwyn, Robert ■Smith. Edna Beck, Bertha Bingman Sora McKnight, Robert Perietal, Irent ioott. Helen Worrril. Vehwa Mtk. Honor Roll For till Month 10 Grade: France* Foy, 8 Grade: Mary Binder, Elinbetl, f um*don. Winona Williams. 7 Grade: Agnes Galloway, Mary Edwards, Virginia Booker, Maria liaird, Verona Hennis, Raphael Mar -hall. May Vang1 n, Richard Martin, Stewart Lowry, Henry Folger, Elber* I'artridge, Hugh Merritt, James 8tra ■han, France* Shelton, Virginia Saui lers. 6 Grade: Calvin Grave*, Thamar kiirer, Clarice Bowman, Kdith Nor -nan, Kathrine Herman, Mary Kapp 5 Grade: Annie Fawcett, Lillian luhnson, Verona West, Katheririf Pawcett. Sarah Walker. Pearl Wright, Ruth Dobbins. Max Brannock. Ruth Booker, Myrtle Adam*, Clnnnett freed. Jay Harris, Glenn Hatcher I ifliy Marshall, Claude Monday, Lil ian Moore, Margaret Riddle, tannic William*. 4 Grade: William Barnard, Harry Binder, Robert Foy, William Patter ion. Lcona Beck, Mary Booker, Willie Taylor Burke, Emma Dix, lienors 'ioard. Sarah Grave*, Edith C. I.eake Leslie Roth rock, Davis Stewart, Fran 's* Fawcett. Paul Stewart, Jack War ren, Nora Wilson, Lenni* Wilson Vir trinia Marshall, Gladyi Maya, Mary Taylor, Hugh Sawyers, Louise Ttlley, 3 Grade: Hallie Moore, Charll« Husick, William Taylor, Francei Booker, Edith Walker, Ruth Johnaon, Fannie Fulk, Nettie Griffin, Loi* Gwyr Mora McKnight, Irene Scott, Robert Perkins, Endora Lowry. Grace Wit iam*. Connie Jacob*. 2 Grade: Edward Allred. James C-ombs, Miles Foy, P. A. George, Ralph Herman, Cleve Jarvis, Wade McKinney, Wood row Thompson, Hale fokley, Cora Beamer, Martha Binder, lUchael, Bray, Lessie Cook, Mary Zilla Carter, Aline Jones, Julia Lundy, Elsie Lambe, Laura Neil Leonard, Florence Mathews, Reoa Pendleton, Lacy Shelton, Claje Belle Welch, Roberta York, Mildred Wol/e, Mary Bowman, Dorabelle Graves, Georgia "hildress, Nola Martin, Essie Maitin, Dorsie Smith, Nellie Gwyn, Locke Webb, Bruce Davis, K*nneth Marshall Loftin Moatgoo**ry, Marvin Poors, Moselle Brannock, Rachaal Calloway Lillian McCoy, A ice Patterson, Locile Simmons. 1 Grade: Jeaae Creed, Edd. Creed, tfetin Hall, James Sprinkle, Elmer Watts, Iris Collins, Era Overby, Ida Brannock, Myrtle Doss, Alma Har rison, Hattia Loo Scott, EvW May Wagoner, Edith Smith, Lodine Wost Borsknd, Gladys Hawka, Mary Ke tone MidkifT, Leo is* Short, Both Wallnr, Casus Mhrlhi. t shims Mines, Dorothy Jeaet, Iisae (Ml, Margaret Ostll, MeRea Byri W«Mh nMm.tarTrrj^M'1pw eUlTteM m two aubjocta or laaa dotal Ik* roar, ho will km an opportunity to make op thia work by attending thfc •umm«r school. Soma of oar teachers will have ckarp of thia work. Ton dollar* tuition will bo charred for the Mitlro aix wooka, and M of tHi amount moat bo paid In >|»mi I I am t.iking up thla mattar wtth I'araata wtaeea children need to attoad, and If I miaa jtm ploaaa call ma at onca about It. If you will took at row child'* report card you cm raadfly determine whathar or not be naada to take advantage of thia extra work. Your* truly, L. M Eppa, 8lft i WOULD DESTROY G. O. P, IN NORTH CAROLINA That la Opinion Expreaeed If Senate Fail* to Confirm Raleigh, June 10.—The United Stat 1 ea Senate'* failure to confirm I'rea Kl-' t Harding'* nomination of Prank I.inney a* district attorney will vir tually mean the destruction of tka Republican party in North Carolina. This i* the consensus of opinion of white Republican* who have journey ed to the capital since the pro teat of the Boone lawyer reached auch na tional proportions. Democrats who are en joy in r "thia pretty mesa" the Re publicans find themselves in likewiae believe that if the Senate turns down Mr. Linney there will be a G. O. P. funeral needed in every county in North Carolina. The protect coming a* it does from negroes in the staU, aided and abetted by negroes in four «r Are of the north ern states, i« considered by G. O. P. follower* at th* capital who have been interviewed aa a stupendous blunder: the white Repubicans mait suffer for the action of their black neighbors. But the negro protest of Linney'i confirmation is not directed partic ularly at Mr Linney, chairman of tSi» Republican party in North Carolina, but at the minority party as an or ion ization Any Republican, were he white, whom President Hardintr might have named would have been opposed by the North Carolina negroes ju»t as religiously as they have been opposing Mr. Linney. The fact thai Mr. Linney is liked by both Republi can and Denim rats in this state, is only another reason why the negroes should oppose him. "Turn down Linney and the Repub lican party in North Carolina is dead forever." Thus writes a state political observer who is considered indepen dent in all things. It is believed by some that the ne , groes who are now leading the fight against the confirmation of Mr. Lin ney really want a totally black party in North Carolina; they would divorc* the negro element from the Republi can party. If this be what is wanted there is no better way of creating such an organization than by forcing the Senate to turn down Mr. Linney. Help will be needed to find the re mains of the 243.000 voters who on the last general election voted the Repub fican ticket in North Carolina, how ever. Dr. Gambrill, Noted Baptiat Diviac, Dead Dallas, T«x., June 10.—Dr. J. B. Gambrill, retired president of the Southern Baptist convention, died at the hone of a daughter here today. He was 79 years old and had been ill since last February. Dr. Gambrill was a noted southern , educator, having aerved as profeaaor of various Southern Baptiat theologi cal institutions. For many years he | was editor of the Baptist Standard , at Dallas. He is survived by two son* and three daughters. | Hanee Roller Mill At Stale Road Burned Elkin, June 10.—Last Sunday morn ing at 4 o'clock the Haynea roller mills at State Road waa completely destroy - ed by Ate. Whan the fire waa dicover ed it had mad# such headway that It was impossible to ears anythiag. About four hundred buahala of earn, seventy-Ave buahels of wheat and a lot of flour aad faad ate* weiw beraad. The law waa about IK.OOO. with H. ftre s^last.l la the UBsr w— mi
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