North Carolina Newspapers

Moore's Creek Baffle Ground Given to U. S. Govmnent i ;?? Many FrogMHgBt Speakers At teod Formal Presentation To (forornment. President Gen* eral of Dr A. R, Takes -Part ia Exercises. f* X/Jv? vV..?:\% .-...v.** :^2 I Moore's Creek Bridge* Pender Co.., ? Aug. 24.?Upwards of 15,000 people! from all sections of North Carolina and raanv ftora oat of the state gath ered here today for the Ses^oi-Ccn tennial celebration of the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, at which the 30 acre tract of land comprising the 1' Revolutionary battleground was trans ferred by the state of North Caroli na to the United States government V for the establishment of a National i military park. - E&borate exerciser, were presented in the crowded pavilion under the di rection of the" Moore's Creek" Battle ground Association, of which George J. Moore is president, and the North Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution, with Mrs. E. C. . Gregory, state regent, presiding. Representing the federal govern ment were Major General Johnson Ha good, of South Carolina, commanding - the Fourth corps' area at Atlanta, and Brigadier General A. J. Bowley, com- \ manding at Fort Bragg. . ^ AUjong' uic jmm m ? tioc - to General Hagood were Repre- ; ser.tativeC. L. Abernethy,'New Bern, ! who tendered the property to- General [ Hagood, the representative 6? the ' United States government; Senator Lee S. Overman, Salisbury, who .se- i| cuttd its passage in the Senate;. Mrs. A. Jc Brffieeao, of' Greenwich, Conn., president general of the Rational So ciety Daughters of the American Hev oiption. which aided materially in se- f curing, passage of the bill, and Mrs. W. O. Specter, of Winstxqp; - Saem, vies president .general of the D. M R. Givipg a historical background of the battle and section, Judge J. D. ; ? Murphy, of AshevJfte, but formerly a ; acted as program chairman. "About 95 soldiers fiom Fort Bragg were present, funning **? color squad, ghidon squad, bugle corps and a Band. Mr A basket lunch was provided for sev eral thousand persons by the Mary Slocumb club of Atkinson and the Progress club of Bugaw. ? ??" .1 "To rob the young of hero worship is just as ereel as t* wantonly de stfcoy the beautifnl myth of Santa Claus,declared Mttfc: Bresseaa.-' ? i ? *?~Ti The speaker flayed tS^Mnodern I realists who maintain that-the heroes | of the past axe being eto&ed with &he sentimentality and who insist uion "debunking Aroertepb history." '"Truth never has and never bill be submerged beneath any halo of ro mance or the ghtmer of golden deeds, to ttitiraateiy experience teaches lifers . i ? . jf T\ . ' - fine; distinctions," she declared;,-,^ ? v ??r^Moath Carolina was the alpha and qtaegft dr the American Revolution," Mrs.* Brosseap stated in bringtegout - the - historical significance of " the Moor^bcCrodt hatffi^y afca-char J tSte'begfaniBg of the colonies' stJUg ? ^ peTolatiDn -"^:-s* fc^?50?8 .?tv. Gttp$Ul?7S .. -? -? l rt^riWtTl ililiMii^tanliw^ I I fitting" time to Impress upon young I fc?*~ the importance of the great ' '. ' - ? V " , "k ?ie WW . WBT memotateH, for, she., declared, "toe ? j$ ffimcrriMff,*- - ->??& ?. s Ch"8?? Vrr Le?e^ 1 flHBHVPPPPHHi 1 Representative George Holden Tinkham of Massachusetts de- | rnanctef that Attorney, G'enefal ! Sargent prosecute the Anti-Salocn League for violation of Federal Corrupt Practices Act He claims they spent hqgjy' sums to bring ? about prohibition. brinof aid to wounded soldiers. ? Mrs. Brosseau pleaded for; the un divided support of the American gov ernment, and assailed members-of a socalled intettrgentsiii who would al- ; ter it ? i Harking back to the hardship and" prvation endured by .women of the colonies during the revolutionary days she declared we would be rebegade to the spirit of. our mothers if we failed to help keep intact that for which they paid so great a priee. -1 i In conclusion the sneaker stated that another revolution would never be necessary in the United . jStates because we shall, guard against the only forces that-could create it, tad that until something better, and equal ly well proved is offered as a sabsti tute, there* will be no ackapwledge Declaring that with the establish ment of Moores Creek Bridge Battle ground as a national military park, North Carolinas work has just begun, Congressman Abenwthy told the audi ence, they mutt cherish these sacred memories talked _about today, and continue to gather here each year to make the sentiments of these ceremo nies more deep and more lasting: ? Atr. Abernethy pointed out that to day's ceremonies wil lmean much to the present and future generations. This ceremony otdav is not pomp, mere show^ mere 'splendor, 'assured the congressman. TheTO is profound Aig nificaaee ia it all. We arg planting deep , into the hearts of atrr people lefoe~of cotatryjNr^bf Ift>ert5f;^(ia,j patriotism. We most cherish these sacred memories for those who are to succeed us. '</. ' . Blunging into a history of. .the fight tp secure passage of a bill establish ing the military park,TMr. Absmetit^ declared that only through the untir ing efforts of the Daughter of the American the Moore's Creek Batfhyjl|gVl association, a number of individnate and North Caro lina's representatives in cfeignTOs had thf hattl ttiul into a nation01 1 'j'nA TTmlft v/rf ATlTlfl^ifJATl 'p|l wp^kjM? ? ?? i ' Jj | r,rnim ? fc fa<w* ia i v aiT Hi Captures 50?od 150 Mile Fvent Coopers Sets Interna tional Record | IT?I'.V r* ? wr* ? ?? "? ?*?.'.J*- -V ?? ;%*' .? r. ? - Charlotte. Aug. 23.?Frank Lock hart today sped his way into the ^af fection' of Carolina fans when he emerged with the major share of glvrjrlu the ~ semi-annual races at the local speedway. . i ' ? ; Driving before i gathering of 20, 0:0 pqople, Lockhart won both the 50 and 150 mile races, the latter befog the feature of .the'day. His average ?for the long rac* was 129.54 miles an hour and his time was 1 hour, 14 minutes and 27 second*: Frank El liott was second, with Eddie Hearn third. * Matching Lockhart's daring howev er, was Earl Cooper's establishment of an international record when he negotiated 25 miles in an average speed of 128.9 miles per hour. His time was 11 minutes, 38.5 seconds. Lockhart was runner up in this event Robert McDonough being third. Coop er's record "was for mounts having a 91 cubic inch motor ave Lewis .pro ceeded to grab the second race on the card. . { for the injured and dying patriots; "after the battle. That graceful marble shaft 'is greater in its symbolism than In its glistening marble, asserted the speak er. * ? ' ? ? A-.I ..., The state regent puuiveu today is a crowning one, in that (t marks the accomplishment of the state of Nqrth" Carolina and the Daughters of the American Revolu tion in its laoor to have tho Moo res Creek Bridge' Battleground converted' into a national park, maridriganoth ler successful effort to-justify honor North Carolina's heroes. Expressing the gratitude of the ?of the most historic spots not.dnly in North Carottn^ irainftrica, I deda^;-Mns- Gregory ^beginning hsr addrmg.- Uoon tllis sacred ground, ? I ^. .*T ?- ' ? - -- JP*? V<L?- V FU'JW.1,. -f ? hf&bwed and" christened by ^ blood of immortal heroes, was foOght that momentous revolutionary battle which [went far in making possible the sucf 'ressful caippjHgoin the'south ?w|, Lt^us paving the way for the ultimate American triumph at victorious York: town. $ I -vrfeing ? the swtimenfc^i^v the "Several thousand loyal Daughters of the American Revolution," Mjts. Greg ory tHatdl^ Representative Gririss ;:4bernetty Senator Lee S. Overman, President George Mobro and all those bill intrtddced^eongrS^I 'Abernethy making vMoo?'s Creek Battleground a national park. . Con tinuing she paid a tribute to the spir it .^chivalry and , gallantry of . Mri Abernethy in asking the state regent and a committee of'#* society to ac- I company - him when ?peered- b<* fore the military committee <rf^ the; house of representatives hi the inter-'u est of the I an abaence weeks. ^ ^ the Pitt Coun^bioardJof comnussiojjfj ers, who chajfflw irregular handling a full statemei^^^the press within to Be Follftwed : j^Vwho?wL in SaJday ! Mr. UaieLb?r4evl reports that his organj^atlonwould give up the fight in North CawliW . as false. He told of fho pjfljia of^the .associaiton rat'1 of the gn**t things they were just before doing. It seems, according to his report, thai; various tygai matters and conferences of learned counsel mast be completed before the Ashe viile moundsmen hurls the untimely-j 'pill to His sinful mate behind the plate but it'll come about in time. *1 ? ? * W ? . .TV i. >? ?. , V ?? I In, the meantime reports from the mountain city are the effect th% all is quiet along the blue law front and what ripple has been caused by the association has. been swamped "by the more sordid waves havpig to dp ?with wobbly real estate. r ?* ^ ?* , < ? >?*?* \ t v.*- H ? ? : 1 Wt -'..-X ?-*-rf. V* .-J..; V ? ! Thousands Jam Streets to See Valentino Dead Body ^ -- L-- ' 111 *1 RftwwwaIt, of ductgo, was un ffttflSw 2it <j*?'or ?od'-gtud!ed"tt homt j ? e?cn. lufiit . . . . a .. - ... ? -? * > ? ? ?. 1 ? .. ? t I" ??!??? ? mmtmmmfmrnm?mmmtmrn?fcajf filKffi IH LAW .... Young Wilson Mn Says Wtf| Better o? Pesj Than^ Livjcg killing occurred early Ti'T iTT" iiiin mm in nJ 'it ? Qtrt ? I, ,m i ? a?! v%<?r3 sppnaing^ in$ ruifnt ^nw ' v'ntie ua joativeftr tfce afojrfhf has kie^B iwln fittwed- byrtiir fapilyv the prisoner contords that liis wife's infidelity piwiptetf.fcis' action find that vrben he attempted to flee from the house her father attacked him and he shot iMm dbtfaC-^r / ?.? ??? V. ? *-jj | Ajreta :ai^'1$g{ttife had* been ?*r ; rieit hdt and have; had nwmerouailihnljy disturbance^, ofv^idii:iS6ritetg to him, have been; [caused by her infidelity. Two w*eks ago vf^wfth Jive men and , f !ater- ?Va.^'torf ra&iiPSfiil j - r^ ??~9'*?:i ???' -J* -f inirwiiei ^iCT mouiet ar?d sister were * '? I r '?? ' \ j> C$^i ? ,tf^- J; _ALlX^ j I'lS-i ?~ ? fe, A H-l ^1 #1 B iW^* Ty- \ '/: A ^ * :4(-" ~-A; ' i uci oss tfi^ body of bis wifd snd mfld6 i fiiddlitfr hi^ jkhfliffun oo ho * WfeniL * ' i' . rOt^c^uof^w^x* _? | I i*'-._ ~Vj'.'' _?nJt Jt^ >*^ v .I .IrJ" L -j ? ?? ?' . ?- | I * /?, *j. | 1 A, ? > " * i ?" I ' t* M - 1 - , j , Rainfall Does Not Defer Throngs | From Determination to See Cier. Plate Glass Broken in Funerai Parlor. Funeral Ser vices to Be Held Monday. . / ' V VV \.\y. New York, Aug. 24.?Rudolph Val entino today attracted to his bier suc'.i crowds as gather to pay tribute to a dead president or a king. Thousands of men, women and chil dren throughout the day jammed the streets outside the Broadway funeral parlors where the body of the actor lay in state; following his death yes terday at the height of a meteoric ca reer which lifted him from an hum ble position to stardom as the orig inal movie sheik. A rainfall that set in shortly after boon did not deter the milling crowd in its determination to view the body of its dead idol. Women wearing fashionable clothes vied with pooriyy dressed women, of the tenement dis tricts in the strdggle to gain advan tageous .position .to be among the first to view- the body. ^f By 4 oclock, the time set for the opening of the funeral parlor doors to the public, more than 12,000 per sons were, gathered on the damp streets outside. rlAAM fn Ko ' uv^vtv mv uw*o (tvaw w opened, a large plate glass window of the funeral parlor was crashed by the on surging ranks. Three women were- cut" when they were shoved, through the gap of jagged glass and another woman was injured under the hoofs of a policeman's horse and sev eral fainted In the scrambling mv* of. humanity. Three policemen were cat & trying to prevent serious in juries to the people who were forced toward the broken glass. / Many other persons were injured in thfr rush that marked the opening of the doors. - Some of them were ta ken to hospitals, but most of thorn > suffered only minor injurieS and Www ?; m the confusion men and women tore at one another, with tbeh- hands, Idflk^ with their ftet and even at te/njj^id to climh to the shoulders of btfctr*.;t '> Before the doors of the funeral pariore/were opened all pieces of stat uary, paintings and inrie a brio were removed from the lower floors of the establishment Valentino alive Wver drew such a crowd ds did Valentino dead. Some Of the women wept as they waited hours in the street ; While the crowd stood outside, the actor's body was placed in a simple silver bronzed casket in the ornate gold room of tho fur^rat parlors. The coffin was surrounded by yellow gad iolas and surmounted by a single red cose.: -The body was dieesed in for mal evening attire. The body was to lie in state until midnight tonight -.Thereafter the public was to be al lowed.tq view the body tomorrow and Thursday from P a. m. to midnight Funeral Services will be held at II o'clock Monday moroing;. ta^t Mala chy's church, Father Edwenf F. Leon ard, ^bo heard Valentino's confession beforo hejwied, vriU officiate. <>? - AJWjIPfnueral the body will bo placed ii\ a reception vault in Weod awn cemetery, unless Alherte Gug? iemi, the actor'y brother who is on his way to New York from Paris, has arrived by that time He is to - de cide the place of burial. " ' - - * - n G??W^?ofs -y - ' t Whiteville, Aug. f^Over half a ??.?? ? WhitevUrt-tnarket in the first two day't this wedt ;: have avenge# sHghtly hetow 80 ^fc ; ?lee trough* on average of 80.51 for ovefr a quarter Of a miltfon pound *hile today the aferage wu only. % grades o^ttjjsr^^e^arc holdij^ 'J^^ ?n*-li9t year's average awi are r<^ RpOiiding well to the tetter grades of %r ? 1 | S t. .W' A M A^ \ y ^ jjonf North Carolina section ,of Aroericait * Water Works Association 7E T* Tg'fy'j ?LV ? v ii I i i i*i 'mail i .i i i nr'i i i'i i k.i n ?, ???'? ^<^y^^rtTlhekSiaJ jiS *vH^wi TvjCT*vtifly vicu 1 THINGS.THAT MAKE YOU SORE ' > ?