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i Volume XLIV LENOIR, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919 Price, Five Cent the Copy No. 32 UNOFFICIAL RETURNS SHOW A I MAJORITY FOR ROAD BONDS Practically Every Precinct Except Hudson Show Majority for Issuing $250,000 Road Bonds for Building Township Roads Interest at Fever H eat Throughout the Day Bal lots Show a Real Sentiment to Getthe County Out of Mud Unofficial returns at sundown yes- I terday showed that the road bond i election had carried by an over whelming majority. The majority, according to these returns, is es timated at about 611 votes it u hpHpvprl that when the canvass of the official returns is made thisifidence in their county and in the maioritv will be changed very little. At the two precincts here, Lenoir and Lower Creek, it was a battle of ballots from early morning until the last ballot was put in just at sun down, with a majority for the bonds ailways in the lead and growing. At no time during the day was there any question of the results of these two boxes. Telephone messages dur ing the day from other precincts in the county brought the news that a favorable vote for the bonds was leading in almost every precinct in the county. Hudson township was one of the precincts that showed a Jead against the bonds. At noon a telephone message from that place pave the estimate of the township at ten to one against the bonds. How ever, later messages showed a slight The following are the unofficial returns received from the various outside precincts by telephone. The two precincts, Lenoir and Lower Creek, are vouched for as accurate. Precincts Voting for Bonds For Against Majority Lenoir 434 119 315 Lower Creek - 236 110 121 Granite Falls 201 105 96 King's Creek 73 35 38 Little River 146 . 47 99 John's River "'; 22 44 Globe 34 23 11 Patterson 49 32 17 YadkTn Valley .-- 54 23 31 North Catawba, at 5 o'clock 19 Wilson's Creek, estimated 6 Mulberry estimated to break even. Total for bonds Precincts Voting Gamewell, estimated Hudson --- Buffalo, estimated Richland, estimated . Total against bonds Majority for bonds, 611. TREATY OF PEACE STRIPS GERMANY OF HER POWER The treaty of peace, submitted to the German delegates at Versailles Wednesday by the representatives of the fsfociated powers, reduces Ger many to military impotence, deprives her of her colonies, restores Alsace end Lorraine to France and provides for reparation to the nations injured by her in the war. This wa made known in an official summary of the treaty, cabled from the American peace commission to the committee on public information ' year of the sch0ol. Like most other in frew ork. At the same time offi- sMa . h cq cial announcement was made that i J President Wilson had pledged him- tlrP country, we must admit that this self to propose to the Senate an : has not been our best year. But con agreement that the United States, in j sidering unavoidable circumstances, conjunction with Great Britain, ; we are glad to say our work has gone would go to the assistance of France I ahead and progress worthy of men in case of an unprovoked attack by tion has been made. Only five weeks Germany. The announcement ot this proposed agreement was made in a statement supplementing the offi cial summary of the peace treaty, which reads: "In addition to the securities af forded in the treaty of peace, the President of the United States has pledge! himself to propose to the Senate of the United States, and the prime minister of Great Britain has Dleaged himseflf to propose to the parliament of Great Britain an en gagement, subject to the approval of the council of nations, to come im mediately to the assistance of France in case of unprovoked attack by Ger many." CHARLES SPAINHOUR DEAD; TO BE BURIED HERE SATURDAY Hibriten Masonic lodge received a message yesterday notifying them of the death of Mr. Charles Spainhour, son of Dr. and Mrs. Spainhour, and a former resident of Lenoir, whiclj occurred in Washington. The mes sage did not state the time of Mr. Spainhour's death. The body is be ing sent here and interment will take place Saturday afternoon at Belle view cemetery' with Masonic honors. Hibriten lodge requests that all Ma sons hold themselves in readiness for the funeral services and interment. 8,000 MEN ARE WANTED TO SERVE IN SIBERIA Orders were issued Tuesday by the war department for 8,000 men to serve aa replacement, troops for Americans now. In Siberia. ,A re placement detachment will be organ ized In San Francisco and the troops, will be sent forward in, units of 500 each as they are ready. change of heart and brought the esti- mate down to four to one against Yesterday will go down in history as the greatest day of Caldwell coun ty. The people by their ballots showed their aggressiveness and that they were Hooking forward to a greater future; that they have con days to come. Yesterday will mark the turning point for money men, citizens of a county that is endowed with many of the. world's greatest opportunities. Good roads have pre vailed over mud. The canvass of the official returns will be made within a few days and just as soon as this is done the coun ty will make the necessary arrange ments for advertising and selling the bonds. When this is done the town ships will be called upon to name their road commissioners and a pro gram for road work will be put in motion. It is hoped that it wild be possible to get these preliminary matters over as quickly as possible and that actual road-building may be started before many more weeks pass. 797 Against Majority 25 Against Bonds For 33 134 101 25 35 186 AT Address Delivered by Dr. J. B. Cra ven and Sermon by Rev. W. R. Bradshaw Debaters to the State University Oak Hill commencement April 27 29 marked the closing of the tenth were lost on account of lnfluenzaa and the greater par tof this has been made up. Practically all students have been promoted, some, however, with conditions which they will be easily able to get off. Despite the fact that we have had a smaller number of pupils this year to draw from, the school has been successful in winning all contests with other schools and communities, both in debating and in athletics. The school most and does recognize these features as a strong card in playing tne game of school development. The closing exercises were attend ed by large crowds. Notable inter est was taken in a number of the programs. The sermon on Sunday by ivev. w. a. uraasnaw ana tne aa-of 100 seaplanes for use in search dresses by Dr. J. B. Craven and Gov. . ing for mines. After that date she W. C. Newland on Tuesday were all 'will not be allowed to have any mili on a high plane, and those who heard j tary or naval air forces. No air them were undoubtedly benefited. : dromes will be permitted within 150 The contest for medals on Tuesday . kilometers (93) miles of her fron- was a splendid program, the girds es-1 pecially deserving honorable men- (Continued on page four) tion. The winners were, of the girls, ; Bertha Andrews of Brodnax, Va.( MAYOR LENOIR AND TWO and Horace Haas of Route 1. ( COMMISSIONERS RE-ELECTED On Wednesday following the com-1 Mayor W. J. Lenoir and two com mencement the principal, with Oak i missioners, E. F. Allen and H. W. Hill's debaters, Misses Lucy Austin ! Courtney, were re-eflectedi, and and Amy Fox, and James Andrews Messrs. T. C. Robbins, T. H. Eroyhill, and Horace Haas, and also Mr. and ; L. Ei Rabb, B. L. Stone and J. W. Mrs. John McLeod, Ralph McRary Self wera elected to serve as the and Misses Amy Tolbert and Bertha : town officials for the current year at Andrews, left for Chapel Hill in cars , th eelection held Monday, to attend the debating finals of the A mass meeting was held Friday High Schooll Debating Union. They , night for the selection of candidates, returned on Saturday, followinir. A sham fichl devoid nf norannnlitiai ith reports of an enjoyable, trip," , , . ,, , , ,, Frank Munday says tell the ladies that the monument lights are now burning again.. . OUTUHE OF THE TERMS OF THEM TREATY Special Tribunal to Try Kaiser; Ger many to Pay Five Billions Pend ing Full Determination; Make Compensation for Damage In opening the session of the peace congress, according to a dispatch from Versailles, M. Clemanceau, the presiding officer, speaking to the Ger man plenipotentiaries, said: "It is unnecessary to express needless words. You have before you the plenipotetiaries of the small and great powers united in this most cruel war, which was imposed upon them. The hour has arrived for a heavy settlement of the account." raui uutasta, secretary general oi the peace conference, delivered a copy of th treaty to Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the German delegation, who made a brief reply. He said : Count von Brockshrdlupshdrulpu "We declare that we do not deny the extent of our defeat. We know the power of the German armies is broken." The following are the terms of the peace treaty as outlined for the Lon don Times-Public Ledger service and sent as a special cable to the Char lotte Observer: The allies publicly arraign the ex kaiser, not for an offense against criminal law, but for a supreme of fense against international morality and the sanctity of treaties. A spe cial tribunal wiCl be constituted to try him. The decision to arraign the ex-kaiser must have been taken at the ple nary session of the peace council Monday, for at the last previous ple nary, session, April 28, the plenipo tentiaries failed to take action on the question. Persons accused of violations of the laws and customs of war will be brought before allied military tribu nals. Pending fuffi determination of the allied claims, Germany is to pay 1,- 000,000,000 pounds ($5, 000, 000, 000). Germany is to make compensation for all damage done to allied civilians and their property. Alsace and Lorraine are to. be re turned to France, who is also given the coal fields of the Saar valley. The government of the Saar district will be carried on by a commission of five appointed by the league of nations. At the end of 15 years the people will decide whether they wish to be governed by the league, France or Germany. If Germany is chosen she will have to buy the coal fields from France at a price to be arranged. Poland will have a corridor run ning down to Danzig which will be turned into a free city. A plebiscite will be taken in Schleswig. Germany will be called upon to renounce "in favor of the five allied and associated powers all rights an uues appertaining to ner in regarii II " r' "7r: : T ..J those possessions will be administer ed under a mandate from the league of nations by one of the great colo nizing powers. In Morocco Germany abandons all rights and privileges derived from the act of Algeciras of 1906 and from the Franco-German agreements of 1909 and 1811. All treaties be tween Germany and the sherefian empire are abrogated Within tWO months Of the Slgna- ture of the treaty German military forces sha'd be reduced to not more than 70,000 infantry and 30,000 cav - airy. The total strength of officers must not exceed 4,000. Voluntary ici-iuiniif; aiuuc will uc pel III 1 lnu German armaments will also be strictly limited. All fortified works fifty miles east of the Rhine will be disarmed and dismantled. At the end of two months after the signing of the peace treaty the Ger man naval forces must not indude any submarines and must not exceed six battleships, six light cruisers, 12 destroyers, 12 torpedo boats. All other warships must be placed in re serve or converted into merchant men. The ratings must not exceed 15,000, of whom 1,500 may be offi cers and warrant officers. All military and naval works on Heligoland are to be. destroyed tv,o K-ioi i j.ii v. ...v. v-.o. man uc cc ano open to the merchant sniomne I of all nations at peace with Germany 'on terms of complete equality. Until Oct. 1 next Germany will be . allowed to keep a maximum number j was stage?, , wMj-aST. breaking vwa. . r ocioticu seems to have been very satisfactory, as very little seratchingoccurred at the election Monday. 8- Issues Proclamation Proclaiming Sunday and Next Week as Time to be Devoted to Study of Infant Problems Mayor Lenoir is urging the people of Lenoir to observe Sunday and next week as devoted to the study of the needs of the infant and to plan for activities that will put the com munity on a higher plane with regard to child welfare. All ministers are asked to call attention to this special study at their regular meetings Sun day morning and evening, and all mothers and fathers are urged to ook carefully to the betterment of conditions surrounding infant Cife. During this same- time, or week, all other cities and towns of North Carolina are requested by State au thorities to take up and work on the same problems. To better get the people of Lenoir interested in the movement Mayor Lenoir has issued the following proc lamation: "Whereas, his excellency, Thomas Walter Bickett, Governor of North Carolina, has proclaimed the week beginning May 11, 1919, as Baby Welfare Week, and in a proclama tion issued from the Governor's office in Raleigh has asked all public agen cies and private citizens to co-operate with the State board of health in carrying out its plans for the re duction of infant mortality and in increasing health conditions in the State, "Now, therefore, I, in accord with the proclamation of the Governor of the State, do proclaim Sunday, May 11th, and the week following to be devoted by the people of this town to the study of the needs of the in fant and the planning for such ac tivities as will put our community on a higher plane with regard to child welfare; and "I do hereby urge every minister to caill to the attention of his con gregation necessity for constructive study of infant life; all teachers to inaugurate study of sanitation in the home as it will affect infants, all or- ganized societies to specialize during i i - e i. i : -i . - mis vreeK on imam u-vj-r-ik- prgmeins and all fathers and mothers to looK into the health conditions surround- ng their homes, find particularly as to the habits and health of babies "Done this 5th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1919. "W. J. LENOIR, Mayor." PRIVATE MYLES FINDS HIS MOTHER AT LAST Through the aid of the State dai lies and several weekly newspapers Private Robert H. My'les has located his mother, Mrs. Harriet Myles, whom he had lost trace of since 1916. Private Myles found his mother near Siler City, to which place she had moved several months ago. Private Myles has asked that his apprecia tion be expressed to every newspaper Itnat carr:ea tne story oi. us searcn and to every person who became in- terested and aided him in any way. Private MvJes was a member of the 119th infantry. "Old Hickory" di vision. Prior to the time he entered the service he had spent several years in the west. It was during that time tha this mother moved away from their old home in Caldwell. When he returned to North Carolina he failed to locate her, as she had chano-eH hor nlnpp nf rosiffpnr-P 8PV. I era,i t.;mf,s. He entered the army and , served wjth the 30th division during 1 jts camm,ie;n along the Hindenburg ! ine When he returned to the States , he ae-ain took ud the search. Friends sent the story of his misfortune to a number of daily and weekly papers and in less than two weeks he had re- ceived letters from the readers of these, nanera that directed mm to Siler City. NOTHING BUT ROUTINE WORK ENGAGED THE COMMISSIONERS ' Nothing but regular or routine work cameup before the county com missioners Monday. The proposition of putting on another anti-typhoid . the superintendent that the summer , legislature the report of the State campaign was discussed and il will ; school would begin June 4 instead of tax commission as to the work of re probably be put on just as soon as. June 3, as had been announced a , valuation will be submitted, the the necessary information is secured week ago. quadrennial re-assessment following, from the State board of heaflth Two The exercises Thursday evening by , Then, too, it is contemplated that vears ntrn r.hp cnmm.ss. oners nan tne 1 tV,o nu,antni, HQrQtrv,onf mora ! - A ,, r . . ' r" - -- r - , campaign put on Dy tne orate Doara i nf honlth hut. in j it as a local proposition. Now they I Ufa intraotifTQtinn trt laarn xtTnm n m paign was the most successful and iiiio,i6vni6 v iviu ....I,.,, vuin- the most economical from the stand point of people served. BLOWING ROCK WOMAN RETURNS FROM OVEREAS Miss Josie Watt, daughter of Mr. G. S. Watt, of Blowing Rock, has re - turned from overseas service and will spena in enext two weeKs at ner homo. Miss Watt left the States with the Brenizer hospital unit, with which she served as .1 nurse until the unit was ordered home after the ar- misticewas signed. She was then transferred to the field hospital ser vice, where she remained until com- ing home. Miss Watt spent fourteen In a recent letter from the "Dop months In France and arrived home er" in Washington, he stated that April 17. , I Roy Johnson stopped over to see him. On request. Of the board Of Com- missioners of Catawba county, Gov. of rt Tom GwiCtt. tiiargeu witn commuting a criminal ' assauCt on a high school girl west of Hickory last week. The term will be ; held May 26. E ACT OFA CATAWBA NEGHO Held Meeting and Passed Resolu tions in No Uncertain Tterms; Entrie Race Must Suffer for Such Cowardly Acts At a public meeting held in the Presbyterian church, colored, Mon day night resolutions were passed by the colored people, of Lenoir con demning in no uncertain terms the dastardly act of Tom Gwin, the negro charged with outraging the 16-year-old daughter of Mr. John Hildebrand, a prominent Catawba county farmer, one Tuesday evening of last week. The resolutions are couched in no uncertain terms and show the real feelings of the average class of col ored citizens of Lenoir. A statement bv one of the colored men connected with the meeting also shows the feeling among the colored people here. He says: "We wish to makeit known to the public that we as a whole do regret and condemn in the highest terms the low and cow ardly act, the treacherous crime that was committed Dy a memDer oi our race, and we want the people to Calllwell county ig placed in the know how we feel about it. ninth districtj with Mr. j. A. Bush The following resolutions were ,j as count tax supervisor. The drawn and adopted by the meeting: other counties m district are A1 "Be it resolved I by the colored pec- , lcKhany Ashe Avery Burke Ca pfle of Lenoir, N. C, and Caldwell tawb McDowell Mitchell, Ruther county, in a public meeting held in ford and Y Mr D. M. Buck of Lenoir, this the 5th day of May, Bald Mountain ia district supervisor, ll"'. ., . , . Following the appointment of dis- first, mat we ao nereoy regret and condemn in the highest degree the low and contemptible crime which was committed by an ignorant member of our race in Catawba county April 30, 1919. "Second, that we wish the white people to know that we are not in sympathy with any such lawlessness and criminals, and hereby ask that the law ot justice take its course arm mete out the pumsnment mat tne'dny The conference will be opened criminal deserves. with an addreSs by Gov. Bickett. "Third, that we are working every , lt is made the duty of the district day to lift our people above this and countv supervisors and of the trait, which brings disgrace to our ) members of the county boards of ap race as a whole, and do ask for bet- ipnliser3 and review to attend these ler aim lunger stnuui?, aau iui me aid of the white people in this, our i 1 nam ia. "fourth, that we ao nereoy ex- tend our profound regret and heart- felt sympathy to Mr. Hildebrand, his tamiiy ana relatives. fitth, that a copy ot tnese reso lutions be sent to the Lenoir News Topic and to the Hickory Daily Rec ord for publication. "Dene this the 5th day of May, 1919, by the colored people of Le noir, N. C." CHILD LABOR PROVISION HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL In the Federal court at Greens boro Judge Boyd held that the pro vision tf the 1918 Federal revenue act, taxing at the rate of 10 per cent th enitrv? net profits received or ac- , crued in any year by any company employing emu ren unaer i years u J age or employing children under 16 years afo age more than eight hours in a day is unconstitutional. AT THING SCHOOL FRIDAY; Summer School Opens June 4 Instead of June 3; Landscape Artist Ex pected; Will Improve the School Grounds (By J. M. Downum) Boone, May 8. Amid general graification the AppaCachian Training School closed at noon rnday, the i cause of gratification being that the school was enabled by careful and painstaking effort to run all the year ; without being compelled to stop on account of the plague of influenza getting hold of the student body. I ho superintendent and several teachers and students made interesting and helpful talks. It was announced bv ... W'"' j """"'" ."wiin t.ie greatly increased values witnessed by a large crowd ot stu- 1 cises consisted of the usuafl class ' . . 1 . I l .. . ; C ..-. t,:c numuers. uie ureseuuiuuu ui cerwii- cates of promotion and a play of un- usual interest. The large crowd was well entertained for about tow hours. The brick-makers are preparing to make brick enough to hnish the new boys' dormitory. Mr. Leigh Colyer, an expert land- ! scape artist, is expected to be here this week to plan the entire campus that it may be the more beautified, We were glad to see the many i friends of the school who came after I their sons and daughters at the close of school. Such good friends encour age to better efforts. One on Blister on his return to New York frnm I,o. nnir n ffw wnpka ncrn. Thou vara J sitting in Lafayette Park, opposite ttJe way?' laid Blister," "where's Woodv live! ' .""You re lookin' ritrht at the President's ma" ion " rd the Doner ''O '-e I see WV' where'Pe. J. A. BUSH IS APPOINTED E Counties Divided Into Ten Districts Caldwell County in Ninth Dis trict To Organize and Be gin Work at Once The State tax commission has made public the complete list of the district supervisors for the ten new tax districts and the names of the county supervisors on the part of the State for the complete re-assessment of all real estate in North Carolina at its actual value, as provided by the assessment act of the recent legisla ture. These appointees begin work at once, and it is expected that it wiCl require a y. ar or longer to com plete the work of putting all the real property of the State on the tax books at its full value. After this is done it is the purpose to assemble the legislature in special session, probably some time next summer or fall, and lower the tax rates in proportion to the increases shown in the tax assessment, the be lief being that the present rates can then be cut probably in half and r mnrB.jn for nmnip revenue. ;trict and count supervisors under the revaluation act, the State tax commission has announced a schedule of tax conferences for general dis cussion and instruction of district and county officials who are to have in charge the administration of this act. For the western district the conference wilO be held at Asheville Monday and Tuesday, May 19 and 2o, beginning at 2 o'clock on Mon canforuncos rind thp pnmmissinn i , m ilin invitations to the members i . . . . . . i ot the-general assembly "and to the , (.h,irman of the board of cnuntv commissioners in each county to at- Unj the COI1feronce to be held near- est to them It is expected that a two-day con ference will be held at each point, ;.rid that in addition to the address by the governor, and instructions to be given by the members of the com mission, there will be general discus sion, particularly by the district and county supervisor?, with general in terchange ijf questions and answers, etc. The counties assigned to attend the conference at Asheville are as fol lows: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, A'ery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell. Catawba, Cheroqkee, Clay, Davidson, navi Forsvth firakam HmwnnH Henderson, redell. Jackson. Macon. Madison, McDowell, MitcheM, Polk, Rowan, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin and Yancey. Following these meetings, the su pervisors will begin the immense task of revaluing all taxable property state in accordance with the lions of the Gray-Doughlon re- on bill. It is contemplated that all property is to be assessed at its real worth as nearly as that can be determined. This will mean an increase in values ranging from 200 to 300 per cent, it is estimated. However, the assessments for 1919 rre to be made upon the old basis, inasmuch as the limitations of time will not permit a re-assessment upon the real value principle this year. The work of revaluation is to be completed within the next 'twelve months, it is anticipated. Then in the summer of 1920 a special session ! of the general assembly is to be or- dered by Gov Bjckett in order that the legal machinery may be provided for mainsr the re-assessment upon . there will be a downward revision nf dens .will 'Ltaws Monfttf-tSl . 1 . ! navpra nf thp Statu Tha vntrleiAn to be effected by the legislature in j extraordinary -session next year. "As , a matter of fact, the act provides , that the revenue to be derived shall . not be more than 10 Der cent erejiter than existing taxable revenue. In each county, in addition to tha county supervisor, there will be two other members of the board of ap praisers, selection of the latter be ing made by the county commission subject to the confirmation of the State tax commission. Like the dis trict heads, the county supervisors are to devote their entire tme to the work. Other members of the county board of apprasers will meet with the county supervisors when meetings are called by the latter. At such meetings the ' boards are to agree upon the revaluation of property, re ports of the findings of the super visors to be submitted at the time. ."Each district supervinor is to re ceive $250 per month nlus actual and nece$-rry expenses incurred while "; -(Continued 'on page four)-''5' '
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