VOL. XXVI, YAPKINVILLE, YADKIN CO., N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1920 NO. 34
I One Organ, One Pipe, One Piece of Music! |
Qrant K. Hamilton of Juris*.
406 SHIPS FOR SALE
Government Seeks to Dispose of
Wooden Vessels
' 4Dne of‘the Most Difficult Problems
Now Facing the United States
Shipping Board.
Washington.—Disposal of more
■•than 1.500,000 tons of wooden shipping
7—406 vessels of various types—built
sas a part of the government’s war
time merchant marine program, is one
«of the most difficult problems facing
the shipping board.
Twenty-one of the craft, aggregat
ing 82,000 deadweight tons, were of
fered recently, but no buyers were
found.
Only 104 of these wooden craft are
How in operation. Seventy-three
tare tied up at various ports under
managing caretakers and 139 are in
storage yards. One hundred and
seven of those in “storage” are fin
ished hulls, while 32 are converted
barges.
Officials of the board say that when
the serviceability of the wooden fleet
has been demonstrated little difficulty
Will be experienced in turning it over
to private ownership at about $00 a
ton. These vessels were built in an
emergency, many of green timbeh, and
Borne of them made poor showings a
year and two years ago. but now that
they have “seasoned” officers of the
board consider them practicable cargo
carriers.
Because of the bad record of some
Of the vessels, operators have con
demned them all, officials declare,
whereas the records of those now in
operation show very creditable per
formances. One wooden ship out of
six round trips across the Atlantic,
at sea 500 days and in port an equal
number, was laid up for repairs only
22 days.
To date 532 wooden and composite
Shifts, aggregating 1,948.250 dead
weight tons, consisting of 322 cargo
ships, 1 tanker, 115 finished hulls. 10
* sailing craft. 56 hulls converted into
• barks and 20 standard barges, have
been delivered to the board. A total
of 114 of these vessels, aggregating
397,285 deadweight tons, has been sold
and 12 totaling 44,546 tons have been
lost at sea.
The total cost of the construction
of this fleet, estimated by the board
^at $170 a deadweight ton, was approxi
mately $333,000,000. Sale of the 1,500.
000 tons now held by the board at $90
a ton would yield $135,000,000.
Those already sold brought about
$28,000,000, so that if the 406 remain
ing in the government’s possession are
disposed of to private owners the to
tal loss through the wooden ship ven
ture would be something like $170,
000,000.
Textile]Workers Vote
ForJSenator Harding
Cohoes, NJSY.—Warren G.
Hardingjadmimstered a terrific
defeat to James M.jCox in a straw
vote collected tnrought the tex
tile millslofSthe country by the
Star WoolenJCompany of Coho
es. Senator# Harding received
£2.05 per cent.fof the enrire vote
casi; Govenorj Cox received
only 7.95 per cent.
MEMORY LOST FOR 25 YEARS
Mind Restored, Indiana Man Is Now
Seeking Wife Who Has
Remarried.
Terre Haute, Ind.—Alexander Bell’s
memory has been restored to him after
a lapse of twenty-five years. The man
formerly lived in Tell City, Ind.
Out in Haskell, Okla.. the quiet rou
tine of Mrs. A. R. Barr’s life has been
interrupted. She finds herself the wife
of two men. Twenty-five years ago
Alexander Bell left Tell City, Ind.. to
visit his brother at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Ho found his brother had moved to
this county, so the visitor set out
through the woods to seek him. Noth
ing was heard from that"time until he
returned here recently.
After Mr. Bell’s disappearance his
wife went on with their general mer
chandise business. Detectives in many
states and the man’s two sons searched
the country for him. Later they
searched South America, Cuba and Eu
i*rope personally. Mrs. Bell followed a
daughter to Oklahoma, met Mr. Barr
and married him.
Mr. Bell can remember nothing of
his life for the last twenty-five years.
Following a spinal adjustment his
memory returned and he began a
search for his family. Because of poor
health Mr. Bell has not been told of
his wife’s second marriage.
THIRD OF CENSUS DATA OUT
Official Figures for Population of Na
tion Are Expected by
October.
Washington.—Population of nearly a
third of the cities and other incorpo
rated places of the United States has
been announced by the census bureau.
Of the 14,186 cities and incorporated
| places in 1910 the population of 4.07K
hao been made public by the bureau.
Population of a third of the 3,068
counties and subdivisions of the coun
try also has been announced.
Four months have elapsed since tab
ulation of enumerators’ schedules be
gan and the first population announce
ment made. Orders have been issued
to speed up this work in order to com
plete the country’s fourteenth census
within seven months and to peifnit an
nouncement of the country’s'total pop
' ulation in October.
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Deer Become Nuisance.
Hazleton, Pa.—State troopers were
notified here recently that deer have
become a virtual nuisance in the vi
cinity of Wetherly and other Carbon
county towns and that they are de
stroying the crops of farmers. The
animals are no longer a «priosity to
the people of that section and graze
in the fields with impunity. They have
n peculiar liking for vegetables and
coroe close to farm houses.
LIONESS CARESSES 41 ST CUB
Helen of New York Zoo Shows Affec
tion for Her Latest
Offspring.
New York.—Helen, a lioness caged In
Central park, licked her forty-first off
spring as affectionately as if the cub
were ter first born.
Her keepers explained this unend
ing maternal affection by saying that
her other children, save two, which
died in infancy, have all been sent
away to populate other zoos.
Ackbar, the father, roared fiercely
when the youngster was born, but
later looked upOnPthe event as simply
representing one more lion in the
world.
CATTLE RANGES
FASTDISAPPEAR
For More Than Year Average
Raiser Has Been Losing
Money in Middle West.
HERDS ARE BEING DIMINISHED
Everywhere Feeders Are Quitting Op
erations in Discouragement—Land
Over Which Cattle Roamed
Being Turned Into Wheat.
Sioux Falls.—The cattle industry is
admittedly in a bad way. For more
than a year ,tlie average raiser has
been losing money. The herds are be
ing diminished. More beef is sent to
market direct from the grass, corn be
ing too costly for fattening at the pres
ent live stock quotations, which means
more waste and less meat per toead.
More land over which the cattle
roamed is being turned into wheat, and
this also adds to the depopulation of
America’s herds. But in the butcher
shops of the hamTets and villages, ihe
smaller cities and the great centers
h the consumer finds Old Doc High Cost
has as strong a clutch as ever. Oul
here in regions where the raw mu
terial is raised the traveler finds the
price of beefsteak and pork chops over
the counter is as much a prob.em for
| the family budget as it is In the big
cities.
Cattle Question Important.
Sortie gloomy prophets say if the re
duction of the herds continues at the
present rate steak may jump to 0<
cents or $1 a pound within a year
They may prove wrong or they may
I prove right, but in any event the cat
tie question is one of deep concern
At every stop that has been made
; .n six states, the farmers have talked
with emphasis.
Everywhere evidence was presented
that feeders are quitting operatmns
in sheer discouragement.
During the last year after buying
cattle from the grass, then feeding
ihem corn at $1,50 to $1.80 and tip
ward a bushel, thev^hnve svnt their
-stock to market, only to receive for the
,'lnished product far less than it cost
■hetn.
In Nebraska the state authorities say
mndivds of men are sending cattle
' o market direct from pasture heat use
eedar-s will not buy.
in Kansas one-l'ourth of the pas
tires this year are without herds, sc
the state Uve stock association at To
peka reported a few days ago.
They are marketing them light thes<
days at 2 or 3 years old. The associa
: u’s experts say that last year tin
average market weight of steers a
Kansas City slumped 100 pounds
earing a greater percentage of waste
me! a smaller proportion of beef,
Everywhere on the trip stories o.
losses have been retailed to the tour
ists. At first they appeared to be high
ly exaggerated, but after bearing the
same type of complaint for 1,200 miles
one takes a different view. Here are
a-few random instances:
Farmer Reports Loss.
At Monmouth a 1,000 acre fanner
said he had a prime herd on which
his loss amounts more than $100
per head.
At Chill icothe, Mo., three farmers
said their losses during the year ran
between SICK) and $125 a head and that
some raisers had fared even worse.
At Topeka a state official in all seri
ottsness reported one case where a
raieer had sold a bunch on which his
loss had run to $1S5 per head.
At Fremont, Neb., a former con
gressman. in close touch with farmers,
said losses of $150 to $1S0 per head
had not been at all uncommon during
the last year.
One comment is heard in every vil
lage. The only difference is in the
► words, but the tune runs like this:
“I bought a bit of meat and the
butcher charged me 60 cents a pound.
I asked him what my cattle would
bring and he said about 9 to 10 cents.
They dress one-half, which would make
meal on the hoof worth 20 cents.
Where does the other 40 cents go?”—
Arthur M. Evans in Chicago Tribune.
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; Made to Eat With Dog, ;
J Husband Gets Divorce J
* San Francisco.—A mother-in- J
* law with a bad temper and a *
t dog with fleas that slept in bis #
■J bed and took breakfast off. the *
t same plate with him wrecked
* the home life of Joseph R. Pro- ‘
t da, 525 Twenty-fourth avenue, he <
J told Superior Judge Ceorge H. [
* Cabaniss. He was granted a d? *
J vorce from Mrs. Lillian M. Pra- *
$ da. who, he said, insisted that *
\ the dog sleep in her husband’s J
* bed. Prada’s mothe/ testified '
t she had seen breakfast served '
* to her son and to his wife’s dog. *
3 horb in bed. off die same tray. \
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Spencer McNeil Arrested
And Dewey Baity Also
Deputy Marshall Ogburn, of
ficers Dunnagan and Shugart
and Sheriff Moxley arrested
young Spencer McNeil Monday
night at the home of his grand
father Frank Shoaf, on a govern
ment warrant charging him with
blockading. McNeil it will be
remembered, was tried here in
May for complicity in the mur
der of Sheriff Zachary and ac
P^eat^ ffuilty at the
timejp& blockading and was sen
tenced to the roads for a year,
sentence to begin if he was not
of good behavior. *
It is said the government offi
cers thought the lightness ot the
sentence in the state courts was
insufficient and he has been tak
en with a federal warrant and
will be tried in lederal courts.
He gave bond.
Officers stated that they found
McNeil in bed and a bottle with
a small amount of whiskey by
the bedside. McNeil was asked
if he was drinking again and he
remarked that he guessed he
would do any thing. McNeil,
wo understand, has been work
ing regular for some railroad
company since the sensational
trial here in May.
At the same time Sherilf Mox
ley had an instarter capias for
one Dewey Bain, said to be
aboui 17 years oic, and son of
Mr. F. H. Baity, whicn capias
was issued ny J udge Adams Mon
day, after the grand jury had
found a true bid against him for
attempted rape. The victom ot
the young man was a daughter
of Mr. Jim Norman of that neigh
borbood, whose name we could
net learn, buf who is less »han
14 years of age. He was also
charged with assaulting Miss
Dixon a young lady about 20
years old of the same neighbor
hood. He will be tried at the
next term ot court. He was re
leased under t-ond. .
Rev. Chas. H* Johnson
Dies Almost Suddenly
; East Bend and community was
severely shocked Sunday morn
jing when they arose to find one
! of their best loved neighbors had
died almost, suddenly the night,
before Rev. Charlie H. John
son, perhaps better known as
Prof. Johnson, passed away Sat
urday idgat after being ill only
a short nine. Mr. Johnson was
51 years md.
Saturday night he was prepar
10 retire and was taken ill. His
wife hastily sent for a doctor but
he diee oefore medical aid reach
ed him. Mr, Johnson was mar
ried o ly a tew years ago to Miss
Mery Myers of Yadkinville.
They have n o children. Mr.
John ion was a man of steerlingj
character and loved b\ all who
kne w him. He was a minister
but did not preach regular. For
a long time he was Supt. of
schools of Yadkin county. He
wiil be greatly missed by his
neighbors and friends through
out the county.
Funeral services w ere conduct
ed at the Baptist church Sunday
■Ly Rev. V. M. Swaim of Wins
'On* after which interment was
a the church cemetary.
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[ Tobacco $10 A Hundred
Higher At Luirberton Now
Lumber ton. Aug, Ifc. —Tobacco
prices lb* ilO-bight r on
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Market Opens 14th
Winston-Salem, Aug. 24—The
Winston Salem tobacco market
will open on September 14, and
the warehousemen of the city are
arranging for sales to start at that
ttme. Atlhe recent meetiug of
the board the matter was discus
sed. On account of delay in re
ceiving information from buyers
as to when their represenatives
will be ready to go on the mark
et, definite action was deferred"
As yet ail the buyers have not
been heard from, but assurance
is given that some ot them will
be ready by that time.
In this connection it will also
be of interest to the planters to
know that warehousemen advise
against any effort to rush t h e
weed in for the opening. It is
understood that there will be no
effort at a big demonstration on
the fourteenth. The whole idea
is t o open at that time for the
convenience o f those planters
who are unable to take care of
the early part of their crop at
home. It is suggestet that a 11
who can do should sell slowly
pending the arrival o f m 11 the
buyers for large dealers.
The crop this year is late and
weather conditions have also
been such as to retard ripening.
However there is said to be much
tobacco ready for market now
and with good weather that is
expected to fellow for the next
few weeks the crop will develop
in fine shape.
Hutchens-Suliivan Wedding
at Winston Last Night
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A very quite but romantic
wedding was solemized at Cen
tenary Methodist church, Wins
ton, yesterday afternoon at 5:30
when Miss Elizabeth Hutchens
of Yadkinville was united in
marriage to Prof. Ralph Sullivan
of Leaksvillle, Rev, W. L. Hut
chens performing the ceremonv.
Only a i.e v near relatives and
friends were present, these being
Mr. Roy Sullivan, brother of the
groom and two sisters MissElma
and Mary Sullivan of Pinnacle;
Mrs. Dallas Martin, sister of the
bride and her husbard, and Mr,
and Mrs. A. B. Somerville
The bride is a very attractive
young lady, a talenated school
teacher and numbers her friends
by her acquaintences. She is
a daughter of the late Mr- and
Mrs. Henry Hutchens, and was
educated at Oxford. Mr. Sulli
van is a bright young man with
a sterling character. He come
from one of the best families in
Surry county and was reared
near Pinnacle. For some time
he has taught as principal oi Pi
lot Mountain school, but was re
cently elected Supt. of the school
at Leaksville.
After an extended honeymoon
trip the happy young couple will j
make their home at Leaksville.
Their many friends extend (heir
best wishes for a long and 1: appy
life.
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Made Whiskey*in Prison
Fifteen men serving terms in
the Bibb Ountv Jail, at Macon
Ga., for ‘ moonshining2-’ were
caught in the act of making
whisky in iheit cells. The still
consisted of a feed pipe from an
automobile used as a worm, with
two fruit jars as boilers. A small
alcohol lamp furnished the heat.
The men had been saving mo
lasses from their me?Ts and a
trusty had secured some corm
meal for them. The mixture of
syrup and meal made the beer
mash from which me whiskey
v> uiauiiiaciuu u
Yadkin Superior Gourt
Lasted Only One Day
One of the shortest terms of
court ever held in Yadkin county
begun here Monday morning
and ended Monday afternoon
trying a few criminal cases, im-*
posing a couple of road senten
ces, adjourning and the court
leaving town before night, con
tinuing the entire civil docket
and most of the criminal docket.
It had been expected that court
would last until Thursday or Fri
day but the court officials, when
they arrived, seemed to be in a
hurry and things were disposed
of thick and fast. The grand
jury was continued in session
until Tuesday morning, hut were
instructed they need not make
the usual round of inspection
at the county home, jail, etc.
The Judge and Solicitor both
left Monday afternoon, Judge
Adams going t o his home in
Carthage and Mr. Haves going
to Raleigh. '
Considerable criticism has been
heard in many quarters of this
manner of holding courts, and
i scores of people dissapointed in
one way or another. Merchants
had laid in supplies of perishable
goods, hotels had prepared for
at least four days court, witness
es from other states and counties
subpoenaed to appear up t o
j Thursday and Friday will per
haps continue to arrive and the
people generally expecting a
longer term. For pur part it
seems that the farmers ate very
i busy, in fact the most so we have
ever seen them, and those of
them who were compelled to at
tend court will tegard it as a
biessing ?o them, which it is
The shortest grand jury charge
on record was delivered by jud
ge Adams it lasting about three
minutes and consisted mainly in
‘‘Co to work.” A number of
casts were disposed of during
the day in one way or another,
given below:
he Roy Martin, assault, nol pi os
with leave.
Sanford Wooten, transporting
and concealing whiskey, plead
guilt V and sentenced to six mon- -
tbs on county aoads.
Mansfield Carter, colored, steal
ing pistol, six months on county
roads.
Harrison rinmx, Driving an
automobile while intoxicated,
given four months on.county
roads.
Dallas Chamberlain, manufac
turing and retailing, pleads guilty
required to pay costs and show
good behavior for two years. He
had already been tried in federal
court.
Wm, Crawford, colored, char
ged with stealing a dog irom Bud
Prim. Judgement suspended on -
payment of costs and pay $18.
expenses incurred in finding the
dog.
Laura and Vance Gadberry
and Furman Carter, al colored,
aflray Judgement suspended on
payment of one third the costs
each, after the crowd had kissed
and made up.
The case against John Gray,
colored of Jonesville, was con
tinued. He is charged with en
tering the store of Gregory and
taking $140 in money. He was
placed in jail last week.
Julius Lynch, changed with
being an accomplice of Roe
cummiugs when his skeeter was
captured last week with with 15
gallons of whiskey, was arrested
Monday by Bob Lovelace. He
will be given a preliminary hear
ing some time soon. He gave
bond.