VOL. XXVI._VADKINVILLE, YADKIN CO., N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 1920 Na 39
SUPER-CANNON
WAS PATCHWORK
—
SiantjGun Used for Long-Dis
tance Shelling of Paris No
New Invention.
Was 122 Feet Long, Weighed 318,000
°ounds and Threw Projectile
Weighing 264 Pounds a Die
t&nce of 75 Miles.
Paris. — The super-cannon with
which the Germans began shelling
Paris, March 23, 1918, was just pieces
of old, wornout guns put together, in
stead of a startling new invention, ac
cording to American army officers,
who were permitted recently by the
Germans to visit some of their huge
armories.
It was actually just a neat bit of
patchwork that startled the world
when the terrific explosions began det
esting in the streets of the city of
Paris, although the verdict at that time
was unanimous’that the Germans had
Invented a marvelous new cannon.
Naval Gun Wa* Foundation.
To begin on the super-cannon, the
Germans took a wornout 15-inch naval
ispm, 56 feet in length. It was bored
out and a very heavy tube with an in
aide diameter of 8.3 inches was insert
ed, with about 40 feet of it projecting
beyond the end of the original gun.
■Over that another hoop was shrunk
and locked to the forward hoop. There
also was a patch of 19.7 feet, which
was attached at the muzzle of the
*un.
The bore of the gun was treated to
a uniform rifling, the lanes and
grooves which impart a rotary motion
to the projectile. The six-meter sec
tion of the gun at the muzzle, how
ever, was unrifled, probably designed
to steady the projectile and defeat its
Slight tendency to “tumble” or yaw
and fail to travel directly to its mark.
£?uch “tumbling” is caused by the con
tlict of two forces, one spinning the
projectile to the right, the other send-*,
Sng it forward. Such a force had to be
•obviated as the shell had to travel up
ward 24 miles on its arc in order to
•cover the horizontal distance of 75
kniles.
Clevor Expedient to Prolong Life.
The life of the giant gun, which was
pounds in weight and 122 feet
*long, under the heavy pressure of its
Shigh velocity projectile was very lim
ited. But when the Germans found
*the span of the gun amounted to only
•50 pounds they hit upon a clever ex
pedient. They bored out the 21-centi
taetar tube, wtolch was very thick, to
24 centimeters, and later to 26 centime
ters, giving it just so much more life
at each caliber, with only a change to
larger ammunition required. The shell
hurled by the cannon weighed 264
pounds and was 19 inches in length.
COLLISION BRINGS NEW STAR
Explanation of Recent Phenomenon Is
Given by Prof. Charles C. Conroy
of Los Angeles.
Vallejo, Cal.—The new star in the
(constellation Cygnus, lately reported
through Harvard observatory, was
Ipi educed by a collision in the heav
ens between a large comet and a com
paratively dim sun.
! This is the information given out by
iCapt. Thomas J. J. See of the naval
(observatory at Mare jsland, from Prof.
Charles C. Conroy of Los Angeles.
| The star forms a comer of the par
allelogram 6t Alpha, Gamma and Del
tft Cygnl, Captain See said he had been
pdvised. At present it is of the sec
ond magnitude and the magnitude may
jbe expected to increase for several
days, but will die down in the course
of a few months, he reported.
I Catch Blue Lobster Off ij:
Shore pf Massachusetts •||;
i Nantucket, Mass.—Capt. Syl- ■<«
via of the steamboat Sankaty ;j;
I' was presented with a rarity—a ; j!
bftie* lobster. A fisherman !j!
brought him ashore, much elated ;j;
over his rare find, and handed !
him over with some pomp and j!
ceremony. The freak was a deep, ;
rich navy-blue in color, instead ;j
of the customary green, but, i
boiled, he turned red. just the jj
same as his ordinary brother. \\
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< Choked Girt by “God's Orders.”
\ Moss Point. Miss.—Louis Smith,
<shif'ward worker, billed his four-year*
lold daughter. I.uia, Ivy strangling her
yto death. Passers-by, witnessing the
*tn»"edy from a distance, held him un
til he was placed under arrest,
i Surith told the officers that he had
•been ordered by God to kill his da ugh
*ter. and now that he'had carried out
;Clod*s wish, he was ready to die him
self. The is bollrveil to be men
tally deniH^d. 1
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MEXICO TRIES FARM COLONIES
Government Takes Action to Satisfy
the Land Hunger of the
Peasants.
Mexico City.—To satisfy the land
hunger of the Mexican peasantry, the
government is establishing farm col
onies in the states of San Luis Potosi
and Guanajuato.
Other settlements will be founded
as soon as these first two are com
pletely launched.
In these colonies, the small proprie- I
tors will live like the Mormons in |
Chihuahua and Sonora—each commun
ity having its own streets, market,
garden, mixed school and moving pic- j
ture theater. Apportionment of the -
adjacent farm lands will be made so :
that each petty landholder will literal- ]
ly have his own “row to hoe,” thus j
obviating one of the greatest causes i
for the many recent uprisings that ;
have occurred in Mexico. Each farm- 1
er will he furnished with agricultural j
implements and seed.
These farms will be nontransferable
in any form, whether by mortgage,
sale or exchange. They may be in
herited, however, and are to be free
from taxation.
It is planned to establish the pro
posed communities near railroad
lines, so that the products will find
ready markets.
THIS TOWN LIKES AMERICA
All Men in Spanish Village P??~i
Emigrate to the United
States.
Madrid.—Every man in the village
of Huerta Pelayo. in the province of
Guadalajaro, has decided to emigrate
to the United States, according to Pe
dro Martinez Embil.^e town clerk
who appeared at the American consul
ate with 25 companions to secure vises
for passports.
He declared the mayor of the town
would have decided to go to America
had he not been aged and infirm. The
families of the emigrants will follow
as soon as the men are settled in
America.
The number of emigrants from
every village and township of the prov
ince of Salamanca Is increasing daily,
recent strikes in the mining district*
having caused large parties of work
ers to decide to leave the country.
$ Separated for 41 Years,
Then Kiss and Make Up
• When Mrs. Mary Walrad and li
ft Charles L. Walrad, each seven- ;j:
» ty-six years old, met at the Sol- j J
H diers’ home at Leavenworth, ;j;
8 Kan., recently, it was the first ;j:
g time they had seen each other.in j I
S 41 years. It was also the first < ;
$ time Walrad * had seen his
,5 daughter ski^e she was five i||
r months old. Mrs. Walrad lives ■
$1 at North Miami, Okla. She and j ;
j her husband separated In Joplin. ! ;
| Mo., in 1879. Three weeks ago <!•
! 8 Walrad located his wife, the ;|'
; ;{ meeting was arranged, they !
| i kissed and made ap and will live ;|
' ; ’Odr.her again.
MONEY PROBLEM IS UNSOLVED
German Reichsbank Director Says No
body Can Predict When Improve
ment May Be Expected.
Berlin.—All the currency theorists
In the world would be unable to give
a definite, positive, answer to the ques
tion when an improvement might be
expected in Germany’s huge paper cir
culation, Director Von Glasenapp of
the Rpichsbank has told the Associat
ed Press correspondent.
The bank statement showed that the
paper in circulation July 15 totaled
53,447,000.000 marks. This was a de
cline of 198.000,000 marks as com
pared with the previous week.
“We shall certainly do all in our
power to prevent further undue infla
tion of currency.” he said. “As for
Germany, there are only two ways
and none other will avail. They are
expressible in two words—work and
thrift. Increased production will
benefit both exchange and exportation.
From that and a nation-wide return to
frugal habits alone is an improvement
in thg paper money situation expect
able."
HELD DEAD, RETURNS RICH
Dentist Surprises His Maryland Rela
tives After 23 Years* Absence
In Alaska.
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Cumberland, Md.—Dr. Thomas McEl
flsb, dentist, who left for Alaska 23
years ago artd wns r-’ven up for dead,
surprised relatives by appearing, a vig
orous, wealthy man.
Doctor McElflsh at one time prac
ticed in Martinsburg, W. Va. He went
to Alaska with Mr. and Mrs. C. Gilpin
Lashley in search of gold. The Lash
leys soon returned.
Doctor McElflsh prospected aDd ac
cumulated wealth, which was lost in
an investment. Since then he has ac
quired a fortune in trapping. He Is 1
so enamored of outdoor life that he
has pitched a tent near Flintstine,
where he will remain several weeks
before returning to Alaska.
One Shot Was Enough.
Stearns, Ky.—Scott Tate, substantial
citizen, surrendered to authorities at
Whitely City, telling them he had
killed Bill Calhoun at Indian Head.
Tate was released on his own recogni
zance. Reports from Indian Head say
that Calhoun appeared at a mine tip
ple, commanding every one to shell oat
all their belongings. He is said to have
emphasized his demands by promiscu
ous shooting. Tate fired once, the ball
striking Calhoun in the temple.
Butted Into Pigsty.
Montgomery, Pa.—While gazing
with pride at his pen of Test-fattening
bogs and dreaming fond dreams
o4 Juicy hams during the coming win
ter season, Gustav Stoney of near
Montgomeryville was awakened from
his reverie when a goat batted him
ever the rail of the pigsty among the
pigs. The porkers crawled all over
him sjb<1 Stoney and the pigs gave
grants, squeals and yells. Finally
Stoney’s son came to his father’s res
cue. He ’chased off the pigs and
Stoney, the elder, emerged from ttw
pigsty- Be was cut and braised.
Large Barn Destroyed
Loss Above $5,000
One of the worst fires of re**
cent years was the destruction
Monday morning of the feed
and storage barn of Mr. Winfield
Hoots of near Enon when three
horses, one mule and two cows
were burned to death,
The fire was discovered about
three o’clock Monday morning
by a young son of Mr. Hoots and
when they arrived at the barn
the top was ready to tumble in
and it was impossible to save a
single thing from the burning
structure.
Besides the live stock which
lost their lives in the flames Mr.
Hoots and his son Guy Hoots
had in the barn a Republic truck,
five and a half barns of tobacco,
one reaper, one drill, two two
horse wagons and harness, a
harrow, some ray and feed and
several large stacks of wheat
straw stacked in the rear of the
barn was burned. The loss is
around $5,000 with no insurance.
Mr. Hoots is almost certain
his barn was set on fire but is at
a loss to understand who did the
dirty work. He says the straw
was set aj the back end first and
then the east end ignited. The
fact that the wind was favorable
saved his granery and large
touriug car and pernaps his
house and stoie.
The friends of Mr. Hoots sym
pathise with him and his son in
their heavy loss, aud it is hoped
that the culprits who caused it
will be brought to justice for
their crime.
In Memoriani.
Many were the hearts that
were saddened when the news
came that on Aug. 23. God in
his ail-wise Providence ient his
death angel and removed from
his earthly home our beloved
brother, Paul Brown, beloved
son of Mr. Frank Brown. He
was a devoted Christian, a loving
son and brother, a true and
faithful friend and none knew
him but. to love him. He will
be sadly missed in his home,
h<s church, Sunday School and
Young People’s Union, but we
must all bow to the will of our
Heavenly Father and say, “God’s
Wiilbeiicat. Cui loss is his
eternal gain. We must not
grieve for him, knowing that his
earthly cares art over und he is
safe on that other shore where
there is neither sickness nor sor
row. Therefore be it resolved:
That we tfcaak our Heavenly
Father for this exemplary life so
deserving of competition; for
this lovely Christian life to this
church and Sunday school which
is commended to all as one wor
thy to follow and for his Chris
tian character so resplendent in
its beauty. Arid be it further re
solved: That a copy of these
resolutions be placed upon the
records of thi$ church, a copy be
furnished the family ot the de
ceased also a copy be published
in the county paper.
Edgar Bell
' Tom Miller
Rnby Steelman
Leora Burgess
Esther Fleming
advt. Committee.
One Retort Sarcastical.
| Marion, Ind.—Mrs. Charles Berna In
serted an advertisement (diering to
ttrade her five children foi poodle dogs,
so that she will not be compelled to
leave the dwelling In which she lives.
The honse was sold to a bachelor, who
Informed Mrs. Bevan she mnst leant
•r ge* kid of the children.
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New York Explosion
Is Yet A Mystery
New York, Sept. 21.—The
explosion in front of J. P.
Morgan & Co., office last
Thursday 57 seconds after 12
o’clock is still a mystery.
The total dead now stands at
35 and the number injured
300.
Kxperts examing the entire
situation say that it was un
doubtedly the work of Red
Anarchist, and that the dead
ly bomb was carried to the
spot on an old rusty red wag
on, drawn by an old brown
horse. Parts of the horse and
wagon were picked up over
the street.
■ A mass of human debris
has been cleared' from the
street, including several pair
of shoes, some containing hu
man feet as the leg was blown
away by the force of the ex
plosion, a number of hats,
coats, etc.
Several clues lia^e been
traced down but none have
netted any criminal to date.
The loss to the Morgan office,
the sub-treasury, the assay
office and other buildings
will be about, three million
dollars.
Mrs. W. L. Kelly Dies.
I Mr^. Charlotte J. Kqlly. wife of
; ex-Sheriff W. L. Kelly died at
! her home Monday afternoon, |
j after an illness of several months,
j Mrs Kelly was 70 years and 3j
j days old. Before her marriage I
| she was Miss Stimpson, daughter |
' of the late Thomas Stimpson
| Besides her husband the de-}
| ceased is survived by one aau-j
! ghter Miss Hemans Kelly, twoj
! brothers Mr. Pleas Stimpson of j
jP/afftown and Rev. Hamp
j Stimpson of Virginia and one
| half brother Mr. J. B. Stimpson
; of Smithtown, and one sister I
| M r s. Rebecca Simmons oi
| Courtney, n
I The tuneral was conducted
I from the home Tuesday after
noon, followed by services in
the Baptist church weie conduct
ed by her pastor Rev. A. L. JUc
Clenden of VYmston, assisted by
Revs. Robinson and Gentry of
this place. The body was laid
to rest in the town cemetery.
Many beautiful flowers were
offered which were carried by
six little girls. The pall bearers
were Messrs. W. A. Haii, Isaac
Shore, W. E. Rutledge, M. W.
Mackie, C. E. xVjoxley and J. T.
Reece,
Mrs. Kelly had been a mem
ber of, the baptist church for
many years aDd was a good
Christian woman. She was lov
ed by all who knew her and
| will be greatly missed in this
S town.
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A Complete Plantation For
Sale
150 acres sandy loam, clay sub
soil all under wire fence, nearly
one million feet of pine and oak
limber, four horse farm under
cultivation and especially adapt
for tobacco, cotton and corn, one
eightroom dwelling, two temant
houses, good barn, good new to
bacco barn, telephone, daily mail
^nd on a gravel road.
Owner leaving on account of
sage A wonderful opportunity
and a close price if sold scon. If'
interested wpe, phone, or write j
immediately
) J 1- Knight,
1 Carthage, N Car.
Mr. Linney Issues
Statement
To Republican Voters and
Law Respecting Citizens of
North Carolina.
It is the opinion of competent
legal authority that the Ab
sentee Voter Law is in violation
of the constitution of the State
and will be so declared by the
courts before the election
It is a known and sworn-to
fact thai under this law brazen
frauds have nullified dud de
stroyed the integrity and purity
of the ballot and thousands of
our soldier boys and other citi
zens were defrauded of their
votes by forging their names
without their knowledge.
The Republican State Execu
tive Committee has employed
counsel in the persons of: Judge
W. P. Bynum, Judge R. C. Strud
wick, and Attorney Sidney S.
Alderman.
These Tawyers have been au
thorized and directed to proceed
immediately, and to the court of
final appeal if necessary, to have '
removed from the books this il
legal and iniquitous provision of
the present Election Law.
The expense of this litigation
will be heavy and will not be
less than $3,500.00 by conserva
tive and competent estimate.
This is a mere pittance in com
parison with the beneiit accru
ing to every law respecting citi
zen and to the fair name of our
Sra’e.
The Republican State Com
mittee appeals to the Republi
cans and to those citizens of the
State who believe that the sanc
tity of the ballot is the only
guarantee of a free, lasting and
economical government of and
by the people to make possible
this ail important undertaking
and to carry it on to successful
conclusion.
The suit has been institut
ed and ihe Republican State
Committee most earnestly asks
you to aid in carrying it on.
Will you send at Ouce to
Prank A. Linney, State Chair
man, Greensboro, N. C., just as
large a contribution as me im
portance of the undertaking
merits? One subscription of
$500.t0 irom a patriotic State
Republican is already in hand.
Immediate response is all-impor
tant and it is believed your co*
opeatioo will have vital beariog
on iuv. result, and place in oiiice
honest officials honestly elected.
Toms very tiuly,
F. A. LINNEY, Chaiiman.
GIRL SAVES PREACHER’S LIFE
University Student Sucks Blood From
His ,Leg After Attack of
Rattlesnake.
Chicago.—Mis Frances B. Holstein,
♦ student at the University cf Illi
nois. earned her scholarship and a
Carnegie medal by methods quite out
of the ordinary. She saved the life of
Rev. Benjamin W. Soper, pastor of a
small church in Florida, by qoiclS
thought and action after he had been
bitten in the ankle by a large rarrle
snake. one of the lazy, highly venom
ous type so frequently met with in
Florida.
MNs Holstein was one of a party
which included Rev. Mr. Soper, Bishop
Cameron Mann of the Episcopal dio
cese of Florida, and others who were
enjoy irfjf a picnic near Coroanut
Grove. Rev. Mr. Soper was bringing
a pail of water from an adjacent
spring when he was struck by the rat
tlesnake. Bishop Mann immediately
killed the snake, bnt Miss Holstein
gave her attention to the wonnded
man. whose ankle was swelling enor
mously.
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Twin Pastors Puztfe. ’
Greenst»urg. Ind.—For the good of
the church. Rev. Ovis Martin and Rev.
iPis Martin, twins, hereafter will
pre::"b in different conferences. Bo
cae-- rl?“« • congregations were imams
to 'eP i..em apart, they have been scp
sra.ed I y order of the presiduqi bishop)
aJ the 3L B. church.