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Ur.HAUV And Surrounding Counties Ltke Sunshine Vn A Llear Day TH REID TT 1 I "VI REVIEW THIRTY.FOURTH YEAR. REID3VILLE, N. C TUESDAY, MAY 17TH, 1921. ISSUED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY ttkniniXovcrs Rockihghjm like The Morning Dew V J iL,JL 7" GUERILLA WARFARE NEWS IN BRIEF FORM IN W. VA.. VILLAGES : SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE Fighting is still in progress in the West Virginia a"d Kentucky coal district. Battle was renewed tunday at nightfall following a quiet da. Guardsmen have reached the scene. At Washington. official silence was maintained concerning the situation In West Virginia and Pike county, Kentucky, and the possibility oi is suing proclamations declaring a state of martial law along the interstate border because o the coal strike riots. An Associated Press special from Williamson. V. Va.. says: GJorllla warfare with all odds apparently fa voring the forces opposing the State, w;n being waned tonight in the grim mountains of the strike-torn Mingo county coal Held. .. Beginning soon after dawn thi.- morning, at the little mining ioxr of Merrimac, four miles a;) the Tun rivor from this city, a fusillade of 5-ilioU were poured frov.j the moun tainside into Merrimac, . T-iwl, Hming, and Matewan, W. Va., &nd , All available State police and iep lit.. Vmi-ift'tf ftn t.r..l in "V"I1 1 i-i m nn were rushed to the scene b train juul. automobile, hut, according to re ports, they had been unable .it a lato hour to check the r.hootiiir. lurry C. Staton. a . State .:ohili tion agent and merchant at spring, wa.i killed and Noah Philips 'tad a. young man named Calvert, c.iplo en '.of the White. Star Coal Conipanv coniuiisary at Morrlmac. hav-3 teen seriously wounded, Rumors cf other killings and woundings ha 73 been received at headqeu ters of the State polke. here. Te lay's outbreak, the worst since tiie Matewan batUe Iu whlcu ter. ' persons were klllel. including ' the mayor of Matewan, had all the ap pearances of a prearrangod attack. The towns attacked are all withir. seven miles of each other, and lie in a narrow valley on. the banks of the Tu;v river, which separates West Virginia from Keatucky. , Th iiring today and tonight came from the mountains on both side? o the river .according to State police. - -': Captain Brocku.s' force coravnf ra ted in the mountains on the West .Virginia side wliil? county odtcials bote got in touch with the officials vf Pike county, Kentucky,, in nn at temt to obtain "cooperation in root inr the attackers torn the Kentucky fide ' - ' ' . Terror reigned in the towns in the zone of fire as. night, fell and It Was learned the authorities !wd 'failed to : CiU eh any of lb". i'.t:u !;e-s. .Mo it of the shooting heretofore :hai been rinn nlhl whb.. liirht forded easy target?.. Virtuai'y all ligtiu were 'extinguished tonight and residents kept close ander c;-ver. Tli.) outflanking expedition iod SUIT FOR $25,000.00 FILED AGAINST TALLEY E gene V. lebs, famous prisoner, may bo a free man soon through ac tion of the administration. Six persons were klllrd inei oven Injured in a wreck of .1 Texaa and Pacific freight train at K;;l 'Tat si. ling, Texas, Friday night. A rail wage cut of JO pel cent Is more than likely soon. With a cut ( In wages will coiue also a cit m the frifhi iv.'.es. Th- cut 111 wa;tv will be iucepted by the uniouu. ' The British admiralty annuv.ntes bi;t 200 destroyers and 58 ti Misers havfi been dropped from the Jirridi navy list during recent months, all In in? sold to British linns foi br-ak-ing up. A cyclone struck the Lon? M ranch community of Robeson count; Krh.ay , demoting three or more d. veilings and seriously injuring several peo ple. Considerable damage wasjilso done in Sampson county. .Many people were killed in .Satur day's and Sunday's violence m Ire land. They were the worst diys for general violence since the s'ao.'tini;s began two years ago. A woman, a major, two soldiers and nine police men were killed. Mrs. Paul Vincent Southard, wile of a nnvy petty officer, Is heid at Honolulu in connection with the dei.th of her fourth husband, Edward Meyer, who died at Poca'.ello, li; bo last August. An autopsy of 1 lie re mains revealed traces of poison, ac cording to an official report forward ed to Honolulu. She denies ail the charges. Fifty persons were killed d?il a score wounded in Moreiia, Mexico when the police, aided by unrso'iJted j htli) from radicals, charged a iarge I group of Catholics, who were much incensed when radicals enter jc sev eral churches, broke imager:. and eventually raised the red flag o;; the cathedral. Intense bitterness ;s be ing manifested against the police chief. Wife and Brother Make a Trip to Greensboro But Fail -.0 Got Out law's Money From thj Bank The Fcg.'tive is Said to Be Worth at Least $23,000. A Puit for ?25,000 against Carl Talley has been fled in Guilford Su perior ccurt by S. S. Mitchell, admin istrator of the estate of W. Thomas McCuision, murdered policeman. charging that Talley was the party, or one of the parties, guilty of ihi murder of McCuiston. Simultaneous ly a writ of attachment Issued by Cirri; Mason W. Grant. of Superior court, yas served on between 3,000 and ?4,0uti. which Is reported to be on deposit to the credit of Carl Talley at the Greensboro MaMoOal Hai.k. A bpocial from (Jre.inrboro sayst The suit . for $2". ,000 damages against Talley, or his estate, wa3 tiled by Mr. Mitchell, who has (juali led as administrator of the estate, through the law firm of Kins, bapn and King. In discussing the case R . K. Kin? stated that the writ of atticlimert was served to keep the mon.e from being removed from the Institution, and if the- estate wins in its suit against Talley, the sum of money held subject to the ordera of the court will be here on which the judgment of the court may he levied. BROTHER OF CARL I "THE MICROBE OF LOVE" I TALLEY IS IN CHASE Ik lU!'itoTIU KElDbVlLLE , JleitUvllle police Thursday night engaged In an exciting chiue after alleged whiskey runners, salJ by the police to have Included "Cooky" Talley, brother of Carl Talley, charged with being one or the slay era of Policeman W. Thomas Mc Cuiston. According to the pollco "Cooky" Talley and four either men were en route to Greensboro with an automo bile load of whiskey. The offi ers first noticed the car near the Holds vl'le city limits and went in pjrsuit. When quite a distance, the oillcers succeeded In getting in hearing dls tance of the alleged whiskey run ners. Refusing to stop when com manded (o, the officers shot down the two rear tires of the car. When capture of the car and Its In the town of anywhere trfie lives a number of charming young spinsters. There belns only the eligible bachelors Iu the pl.ve- und these five determined o reuiuin un wed the spinsters Beo but l.ttle chance for them to overcome tiielr husbandless condition. At length they organize a club, for the ' jole purpose of devising ways and moans by which they may secure uiaiei foi their lonely hearts. The performance opens with a meeting of this band. Among thi many schemes offered where!. ihev may secure husbands, is that of get ting them from various mall THE DEATH RECORD IN i THE PAST FEW DAYfJ Wm. L. Knowles. '! Wni. I Knowles, a well known farmer, died at his lioma neap Young's hprlng, five mllei Rou'Uoas of Heldsvllle, Thursday at noo.i aged. 5ti years. Ills death was uue t paralysis. 'He U survived by hi s widow and nine children. Ki.aeral services were conducted from New Hope Baptist church KrMay r.fter. roon by Klder G. M. Trent a.iU Rev. W. L. Wells, and burial followed a', the church cemetery. The pal! bearers were B. A. Williams, J. . Walker, Jl. W. Scott, C. K. Diiv order 1 Dlont- Earle I'ickrell anj W L pick. houses by means of tracing stamps Upon reading the descriptions or the men given as premiums with the u rlous household articles quoted, how ever, the hearts of the spinsters are occupants seemed only a matter of a 1 saddened to find them but a tu.rgiii Captain Brockua, despite its ex tremely hazardou.) character, was de clared., by the authorities ' to lit vir- tualiy the only hope of "rout leg 7 or capturing the attackers. Tr- : State polios were . virtu illy helpless during the day, as the at tacking forces ia the mountains were completely Screened by foliage am! tioulders, white the polica ."or a direct attack woiiTt have' beea pblig ed to cross the open valley ana Cmb the rugged slopes ii full view of the hidden marksmen, Serjeant i David Peterson,' "of the State police, who 11 a squad of men to Spring this afternoon, tonight to! J of. -the .plight In which soveial Lun dree' passengers on a noon train fount!, themselves .'when they :earhed the battle zone. "Vv'omen and children ran al;out screaming ana crying .wlnte men frantically tried to quiet' them. None of the passengers were injured.' Sergeant Peterson who alighloJ a Spring with his s.iuaJ said his mer. wer subjected to a hail of hullets before they could guin shelter In a nearby cabin. BUY COAL NOW AND ESCAPE THE POSSIBLE SHORTAGE The coal consuming p jblic, both family and industrial, is endangering jts ability to secure coal by not buy ing and having it delivered ;l)W. ' The production of coal at present is running on a very low ba-, be cause buyers are not in the market. When the tide turns and buyers un dertake to fill their needs they will find very low stocks anl a possible danger of inability to jet coal, such as the-country had to endure last winter and the winter before. It is especially important, there fore, that those who know in advance that they will need coal later on in the year should buy it now and have it delivered now. It would be a very dangerous, ex periment to postpone until next fall or next winter transportation of coal by or other products which must oi ne- Kor some time the institutija of a suit had been contemplated a' P was known that Talley possesses considerable property and Ute yes terday afternoon it was discovered that he had a large sum of money on deposit here. The suit was rush ed in order to have the noney nere attached before it had been removed. The writ of attachment was served by Deputy Sheriff Joe Phij-iu this morning. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Cafl Tal ley, accompanied by Talley's broth er, motored to Grecnsboio Irom Spray and Is understood to have made an effort to withdraw ai. of minute or so. the officers' cir was ditched and they were l)i"t bc-hiil by the crippled car which, although go ing rather slowly, went too iast for the officers ,to catch. ;. Many automobiles were st.pned along the road and examined and their occupants quizzed by tho p"ss which was spread out alo:i;; the Heidsvllle-Greensboro highway 'I Talley's brother and his co-partners have not been apprehended de spite efforts of the police. counter lot, and not a mod)I one among them ! Realizing that the in dicatlons are that they will b3 iorced to remain hanging on the parent stem for years to come, the spinster.- ureni ali res,enta uf taj, rell. Wm. A. Re-id. Wm. A. RelJ, one of Reldsville oldest citizens and a well known Confederate veteran, died at his home on Franklin, streot Sunday onirning, aged 81 ears. His death was due to heart trouble and ihe in i.rmlties of old age. He is ourviveJ by five daughters and 19 grindohll- MOVEMENTS OF THE PASSING THRONGS Mrs. K. M. Redd has been spudlng a few days In Baltimore. Mrs. D. L. Turpin has reamed from a Greensboro hospital. T. J. Penn, tf Buffalo, X. T.. is here to spend several days. .; Mrs. C. H. Siddle has entered a (Jreensboro hospital for an operation. ' W. A. Trotter has returned f;om a Greensboro hospital greatly Unprov ed in health. - Mrs. Sue Gamewell has returned to Danville after a visit to friends and relatives here. Attorney P. W. Glidewell "spent several -days the past waen in New Talley's funds at the bank. It 1, un derstood that his bank balance ari.vlt.oa 'legal business, protlmates J4.0to:. , - --aj 5 Tor "lack of proper papei s, tLe tank ofilciais refused to Cii.sU the. checks or to recognize : the appli cants. They returned to "Spray last -taturjlfed from a Greensboro hospital greatly improved in her condition. Mrs. Nuina H. Reid, of Went wnrtti Is visit inu her sster, ...Mrs. A cessity be used next winter. Moreover, everyone who at the present time buys coal for domestic or industrial purposes will heip to turn the tide' of business improve, ment and while helping themselves will help the country at large. SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY HAS P.U -1 AWAY NO LESS THAN 45 TIMES FORSYTH DEPUTY CAPTURED FIFTEEN WHISKEY PLA.NTS , W . II. Waggoner. 1 ?puty she riff of Xwl -ville townsltlp, was h?.-e to day. Mr. Wagoner states' . that" be bas t;iKcn 13 Illicit distilling plants In ;' ix-isville. Clemmons and Little Ta-'Kiu towasWpo since Christmas. "He hi a been assijtf I by other depu ties o: Sheriff Flynt and Fed?ral .er erne Dicers In tLese raids. Si a it the 15 plants were taken I". Ta:!!''i with the aid of Federal offi-ce-s "?."ir.ston-Sj.Ieni Sentinel. The Parent-Teachers Association of the Franklin SLr?t School will bo7d its last mee.ia5 of the yea on TrursQay. afternoon at S.15. An in terest! g proeram has been planned and a ull attendance Ij desired. A special from Xew .'Yori 3ays-Six-year-old Michael Glementi, the hop-a-wagon, sleal-a-ride aaJ 1 r-a-away champion, was hack homo to day after having been rescued l-oin his-4uth spasm of wanderlust. In ten months, Mike ha's Uisap peared from home at laast ; once' " ft week, his father told police, tiunday afternoon Mike was absent at: i.ien! time and Papa Clement! ...notified po lice headquarters. " Mike turned up yesterday morning in the Coney Island police station. He was claimed by his fat'nr and mother, taken homo and then ;,te.L-ted to school. He hopped a wagon, rode to a subway station, elided the ticket agent, rode to Manhattan, ciimbed atop a Fifth avenue bus and hid him self under a seat. A policeman hauled Mike frira the bus and the closing scenes of the Fifth avenue episode were a. police station and woodshed. Mi';e answered roll call at hool today. DEAD MOLE IN COFFIN STARTLES LIQUOR SEEKERS Actng on a tip that a freshly-made grave In the woods near Soutn Rich mond. Va., might possibly contain contraband whiskey, a squad of city and county police opened the grave and were startled upon finding the carcass of a mule in a coffin. Inquiry disclosed that the animal was a pet of some children and had been given' a ccffln and a formal burial. night, stating as they departed tha'. ! u. Goodwyn, in. Columbia, S. C; they would return today for the money with additional identlficat.on. This morning, however, their p.ans were nipped! In compliance .'with, the order of Clerk Grant, ''Deputy. She-riff Joe Phipps) served attachment iter's- on whatever funds Talley might have in the baak. This means that the money can 1:0 1 be taken, out by any one u.itil the case has been settled in t'.;e civi' courts of Guilford county. It is stated that Talley ; is consid ered a wealthy man. Persons from Leaksville and Spray anl alsv Reidsville value his estate at easily $25,000. - . Besides about $10,000 in ev.sh, it was stated that Talley is the owner of a number of automobiles. A current report here today was to the effect that the day foUryviii;: the tragedy, Mrs. Talley drew o.it a large bank account in Spray, credited to her husband and herself. Bank officials here today rtlused to give out. any information . what ever. ,. -v- Mrs. Talley's 1sit in Greonsl oro yesterday was unheralded. Talley's younger brother brought her here in an automobile. They went to P.?ids ville last night, it is stated. Officers are of the opinion that Talley has in some way been com municating with his family 4nd that. Mrs. Talley's visit to Greensboro yes terday was in consequence of infor mation conveyed by Talley or the friends of Talley to his wife. Thomas Butler, of August, Ga.. has returned to Reidsville to ;ive and will 'be 'connected with the new bakery li,is father, : C. V . I'-U'ie :, is now equipping. Sergt. Jos. U. Knowles, of Rich; inond, sergeant-instructor ..Virginia. National Guard, was called here to attend the funeral and Duri-il of his father Friday. He will return to Richmond today. Misses Nelle Alcoa ami kathiyn Martin have gone on a visit to Wash ington, Baltimore, rhiladr'.p'U'i and Niagra Falls, after which t he y will spend somejime wdth their rela tives at Ell wood City, Pa. Mrs. C. F. Sherrill, M-s. D. R. Al len, Mrs. M. W. Pleasants r.nd Mis. Paul Snead were delegaVis. hut week from Main -Street M. E. church to the annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Conference at Lenoir. large delegation attended and the conference was one of -im best. have grown very despondent, when Madam Hymen Cupid appea-i with an officer to secure husbands for the husbandless by means of her remark abl5 scientific discovery, the microbe of love. Her services are n-oepted and plans laid for the capture of those masculine belonging to the hated Bachelor's Club. 'I he Bachelor's Club numbers six or eight determined young gc;;tle men who have decided to maintain their liberty at all hazards. The reg ular meeting of this club Is not de void of interest, and the Initiation of the new members, Mr. Heupeck'' speech on "The Evils of I.iarried Life," and other occurrences serve to make the assembly profitable as well as entertaining. ' The last scene Is a garden party, and where, the hapless, hopeless, helpless bachelors - become more In oculated with the awful germ, or mi crobe of love. The story "f the wrecking of this club, and it-i virtual kidnapping of its members is too sad for expression. Since the microbe has immediate effect and the bachel ors tall in love with the first woman tbe-K see after v.beinis Inoculated. things get somewhat complicate'd be fore each and every member of the Bachelor's Club is taken in hand by some gloating spinsters. : ; This brief scenario gives ycu an idea what your home talent will do for your enjoyment. Coma and en joy this melange of wit, humor, mu sic and philosophy in fine propor tions, for truly the plot Is .'daft, the lines and lyrics are as bright as spangles and as refreshing as pivter ing showers on a hot, dry dav. ft is the kind audiences cheer and cheer and go to see again and again PIGS IS PIGS, BUT HOOCH WAS HOOCH AT H ARTrORD GOVERNOR ALSO OFFERS V REWARD FOR CARL T LIEY A special from Raleigh says: The Governor's office today announced the offer of a reward of $250 for the capture of the slayer of Po.lefman McCuiston, of Greensboro, w 10 was killed in a street battle wita boot leggers several days ago. Although the offer Is fo s'iuulat-J efforts to get Carl Talley, sjpp.is'' I to be the slayer of the polio-man the reward Is made for the sl.yer and the money will be paid oniy in case of conviction or satislaitory evidence that the man delive ed did the shooting. Alice Joyce will be seen at the Co lonial on Tuesday in another big special production entitled ' Do'lars and the Woman." This is an adap. tation from the widelr real msta line stonr by Albert Payson Ter'aune. A special from Hartford &ays: State policemen and Windsor town constables today discovered -he. big gest still' yet in the pigsty of John Strong, who indignantly protested that somebody must have - i.-'Mlet' on him. The officers assured him it was not the pigs. The seuchine sleuths were about to abandon their Durin Investigation of the Strong farm when IJeut. Bridgeman, who is a hog expert, scented an alcoholic odor and noticed near the pig pen a bar rel of water with a small outlet pipe, which, he declared, had nothiu.j to do with fattening porkers. The hooch hounds entered the pig house and found it par:iu ned and only partially tenanted by pigs. I'nder a trap door eight foot down in a cellar they came upon a still with an oil stove heating the cop per tank and with a coil of pipes through which a gallon of wild whiskey dripped every ho'tr. S'ven hogshead of mash were foun 1. Th refuse from the distillation was fd to the hogs, which apparently thriv ed on it. The episode cost Strong $10") and costs of $48.SS before Justice J. 1 Ties A. MiCann. besides the confl nation of the seven hogshead.? anl ihfir contents, which the court refu.-e 1 to trust to Strong to feed to Ihe res without chemical changes. LOCAL C. & A. SECRETARY IS TO MARRY IN JUNE Review readers will be -.interested in the following from the Graanihoro Daily News: The teachers of Proximity school gave a lovely party on Tuesday af ternoon in the woods laehiud tiie scliool building, at which time the engagement and approaching rr ar riage of their superintendent, Miss Nettie Dixon, to M. T. Smith, of Reidsville, was announcel. The wed ding will take place the latter part of June. After a delightful afternoon snent in various games, contests, ; etc:, lit -tie Miss Rachael Thigpen entered, dancing. She carried an armful of balloons, each tearing a caid with "Dixon-Smith June," upon it. Tnese she threw to each' guest, 1 id thus the announcement was made. Following this tiny fairie y.ppear ed, bringing with them man;- prettj and useful gifts which they ijestow ed upon the bride-elect. . the afternooq- a tempting salad course and Ice cream were served. About 25 teachers were present. THREE GENERATIONS GUESTS AT A FAMILY REUNION A reunion of the Angel family and relatives was held at Gideon's urove church, about two miles Noun of Stokesdale, Sunday, May S. The meeting was opened at : .10:20 with a speech by Dr. C. W" TayRir. of Stokesdale. Dr. Taylor in his speech traced the Angel 'amily back many generations. Following Dr. Taylor's spoeeh other talks were made by J. C. PrestonAV. P. An gel. and A G. Midd'.eton. Music was furnished by a choir of the "Angel men" that sang together when they were boys, Vn old-fashioned basket dinner was enjoyed la the grove. After dinner the crowd reassembled and listened to fi;ither speeches. About 330 people were ou'Uy, Mr. Reid was a member of Company C, 45th N. C. regiment, and served nearly the whole period of ".La wa? between the States. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. E. N. Jihn son, R. D. Sherrill and C. F. fc'l.cirlll at the residence Monday afternoon, followed by interment at Giesuvlew cemetery. Walter A. Washburn. Walter A.' Washburn, aged 39, a highly respected and prosperous farmer of New Bethel township, died on May 14 at his home. He was re cently taken to' a hospital in Balti more for an operaUon and it was found that his condition was hope less. About 13 years ago ha w. married tc Miss Stella .Toyner, and since that time he rapidly accumu lated property and was one of the most prosperous farmers of hla lo cality. He was a pillar In the Kal luni Grove church and took a great deal of interest in educational affairs In his section. He leaves a wife and five children, the youngest ben? ona year old. The funeral services were held at Kallam'a Grove church and ' interment followed Sunday,, coaduct "-.'', ed ly T(eVTJorrn Knight. ' ' " ' Mrs. William Stephens. . Mrs. Jessie Ljyda Stephens, t 'oveel U wife of our towttAnalu Will Sieyiions, died suddenly at her home' on SpHn kle street Friday nighL. ated 3i years. Her death was quite sudden, due to heart trouble, and sbe ha4 been up about her household duties a few minutes before she wa? strick en. She is survived by her uashand and three small childrf'n. Mrs. Ste phens was formerly a Miss JiJkias, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and moved to Reidsville about eight montns ago She was held in very h'sh nateem by all who knew her. Funeral ser vices wero conducted at the resi dence Sunday afternoon by Rev. R D. Sherrill and Interment fallowed, at Greenview cemetery. Tuj pallv bearers were C.--L-. Tesh, C. il. Pet tigrew, Wm. Nichols. Jas. D. Worn ack, E. R. Ware and A. P. Khellds. Geo. T. Smith. Geo. T. Smith, a well knowu. citi zen and Confederate veteran, died at his home on Sharp street Saturday afternoon, aged 82 years. Hi had been in feeble condition Tor 3 year or more past. He Is suhvived by his widow and a number, of grown chil dren. Mr. Smith was an upright, Christian gentleman and held in hich esteem by all who knew him. Ha was a member of Company G, 14th , N. C. regiment. Of the 116 members of Company G, only two now survive E. R. Harris, of Reidsville. and J. P. Leftwich, of Easion, Mo. The deceased ."was a life-long metubfr o the Primitive Baptist church. Funer al services were conducted at Wolf Isiiind church Mondays afternoon by Elder O. J. Denny, and Interment followed at the church camerery. The pall bearers were E. R. Hfrria P. H. Williamson. J. F. DIxoa Will Williams, Walker Williams and D. Crockett Jones. LEAKSVILLE TOWNSHIP TAKES A FORWARD STEP The election which was halS la Leak3ville township Tuesday was carried by the overwhelming Liajor ity of .105 to 14. By this election carrying taa town ship. Leaksville ha3 all its fivj school districts consolidated into onu main township district nnder on school board of five members la stead of five boards with 17 m.?inbn as heretofore. The new board will meet soon and elect a general su perintendent to have charge . all the schools la the whole twnshlo present, including-three generations 1 mafcd plans for k greater jT'ted and their relatives. of schools.
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