The Greensboro patriot [January 10, 1921]

              ESTABLISHED 1821. GREENSBORO, N. C. MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1921 VOL. 100. NO. 3
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FARMERS' UNION WOULD
REPEAL ZONE TAX LAW
AT .MEETING LAST WEEK RESO-iACTIONS
ADOPTED AND REC-OMMENDATIONS
MADE.
At a, meeting1 of the Farmers'
Cnion held Friday' morning tlie
question of good roads was discuss-ed
at length and during the session
* committee Was appointed •■ by
President R. ,W. H. Stone to con-fer
wjth the Farm Bureau commlt-les
an» fornkulate plans relative to
iin equal distribution of the $2,-
noo.000 road fund.
A number of speeches were made
by members of the union on the
-end problem, all of the speakers
-.n. ph as'.zing the fact that better
•oads are needed for the lateral, or
rack roads, so as to permit the pro-
CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING
TO BE OONSIDERKD.
At the meeting of the Tobacco
Growers' Association of North Car-olina,
scheduled to be held at Ral-eigh
on January 12, plans will be
considered ifor the marketing of to-bacco
on the California, or co-oper-ative
plan, according to a letter re-ceived',
by farm demonstration"
Agent J. C. 'Beavers from B. W. Kil-gore,
of Raleigh.
Representatives from Guilford
oounty who will attend this impor-tant
meeting are H. W. Lambeth,
Xohn W. King," S. B. Ooltrane and
J. C. Beavers, these gentlemen hav-ing
been appointed from the local
branch of the State Tobacco Grow-ers'
Association. Following the
LABOR ALL ACCEPT WAGE
" REDOCTIONOF 6 PER CEMT't
OPPOSITION IS OFFERED I TO A
CUT OF 20 PER CENT UNTIL
~\LIVTNG COSTS REDUCE.
At a- joint session Saturday after-noon
of representatives of the
Builders' Association and organiza-tions
composing the Central Labor
Union, heM for the purpose of a
friendly discussion of building prob-
JUDGE BOYD REQUIRES
gpfflj TO BE SPECIFIC
ORDERED TO FURNISH "TIMES
AND PLACES" OF ALLEGED
-MISCONDUCT.
MATTRESS FACTORY DESTROY-ED
BY FIRE SATURDAY.
Following a hearing Saturday
morning in United States Federal
court ori a motion file* "by attorneys
for Mrs. Florence C. Varner in her
action against her husband, H. B.
Varner, of Lexington, Judge James
The two story frame building lo-cated
near McCulloch street on the
tracks of the Atlantic & Yadkln
Valley railroad, owned by W. F.
Clegg and occupied by the Sanitary
Mattress Company, was completely
destroyed by a fire which originated
in the building Saturday afternoon
at 1.30 o'clock. The entire fire de-partment
responded to the alarm
and valiant efforts were made to
save the structure. The mattress
concern was owned by J. V. Qham-blee.
A portion of the building was oc-cupied
by Mr. Clegg as a storage
lews, the labor representatives an-1 E. Boyd ruled with the plaintiff and
uounced their willingness to accept ordered that the attorneys for the
a reduction in wages of 5 per cent j defenisant revise "times and place*"
on the'baais of wagespaM in Decem-1 as to the alleged 'misconduct of
ber, 1»20. At the "same time the Mrs. Varner. The defendant was al-1 room He beilng absent from the
labor representatives declared th«. lowed 15 days in which to revise his! ci,ty it ig not possible to estimate
meeting of tobacco .men a conven-l Kvin* coate nad «* decIlned to a ?MWV *** * doe8 n(* *« con-i the amount of his personal loss,
tion of the cotton growers of the! P0'"1 to ,U8tity a d6crease ot 2» P** fop:n with the ldd3a oS ***** Boyd. The con>lwned 1O88 ot the mattress
state will be held on January 13. I cent' Th« !"*■*•*■ o£ thirdly an- K *in be subjected to further iwl-j e^any and Mr. Clegg will proto-
Mr. Kilgore. who Is" director of nou,M:ed "« »*t«r P**- * Decem- j «ons. , aD,y ^gngg^ ^veral thousand
ducers to convey their product to tf co-operative extension work in agri-j ber ** a K*1«*»<» of 20 per cent j The action in the United States dollars ^oriE,- ot the flre „ un.
.narket. Mr. Stone declared that the! culture and home economics, has
Partners' Union; was heartily in addressed to the various county
farm agents the following letter:
"There are to be delegates and
would be nradd effective January 1. court was instituted by Mrs. Varner jcno^n.
Their action, they claimed, was several months ago. She is seeking.
favor of good roads and that the or-ganization
would also insist on a
policy that provided for the mate- mass meetings in Raleigh of the To-taken
in order to cope with present a "reasonaibJe allowance" from the TEXAS COMPANY SETTLES FOR
day conditions, and for the purpose estate of her husband, H. B. Varner, I NEWTON, FOX, STONE CASES.
of stimulating building. I for her personal subsistence. ■
■:•,.■ >>■>-,.,■.! • ,.: .-Li-i.-ib mrai !>,,•„, (jn.wprs' Association or. Jan-i The labor, union representatives The motion asking .tor a bill of, Tne Texas Company paid into the
.oaiis. It is planned for the com-! „arv 12 end of the Cotton Grow-' vere °- c *«*> •* tne Drlck la>" Parth5U*r8 ™* argued by O. L offllce ^ the cterk of the Superior
mtttee from the Farm Bureau and!
er8-' Association on the l»th, to con-1 m- J- B Parks- ot tne carpenters. Sapp, of counsel for Mrs. Varner. conrt on :Saturday checks for com-
:he Farmers' Union to prepare blue !
sider, among other things, definite! and W. D. Foust, a negro, of the la- The defendant was rfpresented toy plete satisfaction of judgment and
,riuts of the principal roads in the'plans'for the marheting of tobacco borerSj rb" «"»*•»»' association WadeH. Phillips. E. T. Cansler. J.; coats ln oal5ea at j^cy Newton.
GOVERNOR BldlETT'S LAS
MESSAGE OF BIS: TBMTvl
SLMPLIOITY AND BREVITY
MARKS FINAL WORDS OF
THE EXECUTIVE.
ouuty. showing those that are in and cotton on the commodity, or
most serious need of improvement. ] California plan. A definite plan has Morris. A- K Moore and c J- M«", n°n WalB*r-
The assembly also passed resolu- been worked out for tobacco and the -™lcnae!-
■TioDS urging the repeal of the zone agreement and contracts are .being) - The.nieeting of. Saturday after-tax
law for road purposes, which printed with the view of prese ting noon was harmonious in every re-permlts
the county commissioners' them to the association. a?(\ if j spee*- The ,abor representatives
io levy an additional tax on prop- [ adopted there, to farmers for uiga* *■"* thelr cfalm8 <"> the grounds
nrty owners along the course of an, ing Wjth the view of making the' oi saund reason and S°°<1 logic. In
was represented by President J. C. R. MoCrary, J. F. Spruill. Z. I. and james A. POX and John G. Stone.
OPENING PERFORMANCE OF
CONCERT COURSE ENJOYED.
all against Texas Company. The
Newton judgment was for $3,000.
the Fox for the same amount, while
the Stone judgment was for |808.
The cost in the three oases amount-
As appreciative audience that en- j ^ t0 atoost $800.
tiralfc Hied the Municipal theater, TJle t^ee cases were tried in
improved highway. Another resolu-1 work crt the Tobacco Association' a >eng-thy written statement ad- waslpreaent; Friday night for the 0utttord Superior court last spring,
tion adopted by the meeting calls dennHe 1 believe a similar plan ; dre8sed t0 the ">«nvbers of the g|f*« ■■■** aI the 1,!MW1, and all of them were affirmed toy re-
;or the introduction of a bin in the win be ready for Bhe Cotton Grow- Builders" Association, ft "was pointed «OSOJI of the Greensboro Coircert ■ cent ieoiaionB ot tne supreme court.
oua.that iowwages mean a lowering Course, when Etreny Zimbalist. vio- &x more casc3 against the Texas
of the physical, moral and educa- '™*j| rendered a program that com-! company are.calendared «for trial a*
Raleigh, Jan. 6.—Governor Btck-ett
in his final message to the gen-eral
assembly to-day recommends
that the salaries otf all state o«-
cers be increased from $3,600 to
$5,000; that the short ballot toe sub-stituted
'for tbe present primary
law. and that there be established
a sanatorium for the treatment, of
negroes affrtatedi with tuberculosis,
a reformatory for delinquent negro
boys, and a larger and more Us-eral
system of teacher training for
negroes.
The governor delivered the men-aage^
in person and at the close of
his recommendations said a fare-well
to the legislators.
In line with the recommendations
of the state tax commission, the
governor urged that valuations
made under the revaluation act be
revised to conform to the present
deflated land values. He recom-mended
that the county boards of
appraisers be authorized to do this
work, since they were familiar with
tbe valuations as originally made.
His message In full follows:
The Message.
"L.ady, and Gentlemen of the Gen-eral
Assembly:
"l£ would be a violation of the
proprieties of this occasion for me
to attempt any discussion of the big
problems that confront this general
assembly. That is at once the right
and the responsibility of the gover-nor-
elect. I do not propose to re-view
my own administration. What
is written is written, and will, in
:■
legislature which would return .75 erg- meet inc.
per cent of the automobile tax to1 -Mr. Aaron Sapiro, of California. , , ..
he county from which the money U tc. address these meetings. I tional «***"«>■ »t the Working peo- Pletely sustained his reputation as tbe tenm ot court beginning Janu-is
paid. This money would be ap- consider them the most Important Ple ot tne nallon- w wa9 alBO DOin,t- being one of tne forerao8t ^••'ollnl»t8 ary 17. Al! of the actions grew out
;.Wed torthe road fund. I meetings from the standpoint of tar- ed out N»« the costs of living took of «» present day. The technique of the espJoson which occurred at, the fullness of time, be fairly as>-
The committee appointed to meet mers' organizations which have a nl8n ««ht beSore wages were ma- ot-Uw-tKift aroused the highest ad-! the plant of the Texas Company in praised toy the calm Judgment ^f
with representatives from the Farm been held in the state in any time. terlaIly "r*** and that in ,the ~^"' - "'■■ *"•-— '" "" ■
thireau is composed of W. M. Clark, They should be strictly busltfJSs rwaaitostTOent wages shtoulfl not be
tijm o: his hearers and the ex-; ^prij X919.
Ve b>auVy^fTKr^mrre-:pTOgramJ
history. The sole claim that I make
for myseli' and for the woman who
• :. E>Ch-ir-pel and C. T. Wfatherly. meetings I forced down before food, fuel, shel- elicited constant applause. | IJARGK REGISTRATION FOR has walked and worked by my side
The committees will meet at the -i 8h0uld be glad to see' as many ter an,d clothing are reduced in pro-, The concert course was inaugu SCHOOL BOND ELECTION. I is that in peace and in war we have
«ourt house on Saturday. January of you as can come w these meet- P°rt<ion. , rated last year by Mrs. Lessie Lind-^ J I diligently endeavorey, to use our po-
15. | ings d0 so but j reRret tbat on ac.: Members of the Builders' Assooia-, *ey Wharton, a Guilford county mu-; A total ol 1307 nien and women sition as a lever to lift the state to
The automotive tax resolution is fi0unt of shortage of funds we will tion *■*•* Saturday afternoon that sician of rare talent, and the un-1 OI areensboft> were registered for! higher levels, and as a light to lead
as follows: !
not -be able to meet your expenses. «*•* could not accept a 5 per cent dertaking has met with splendid tne 9pe0iai elecUon to be held in
"We the undersigned citizens of i hope you will do what you can to reduction, as offered by the labor- success. Three other renowned ar-, thl8 ^y j, January 18, at which
(iuilford county reapeotfirily ask, as get your county represented by a in'B men- The,>' declared that unless lists are scheduled to appear dur.ng Ume the people will vote on the
a matter of justice, that at least 75 rew g0otl farmers And business, BOme drastic action is taken to en- the approaching morXhs aad.Greens- question at the issuance of a $1,-
courage building in this city that a boro music lovsrs are antic'pating 000,000 w-orth of bonds for the im-good
many men will be without em- tbe dates with much pleasure. j provement of city schools. The reg-ployment
at all, and that it is up- to ' —————^————•— j Oration books closed Saturday af-per
cent of the automotive tax col-lected
in each county toe returned .
io the read fund of the county pay-ins
same."
The zone tux resolution:
"We, the undersigned citizens oi
Guitfoid county aslc for the road
zone tax to be- repealed." i
men.
V. W. WESTRROOK. OP
the people into more excellent ways.
"There are a few subjects to in-timately
connected with my admin-istration
that a last word from me
with reference to these would seem
to be entirely in order.
Worthy of His Hire. »■""-
WIIJMTNGTON, DIED HERR. a" 8'des to accept decreased wages MEYER'S DEPARTMENT STORM | tefnoon after a last hour rush that
' I and profits in order to keep at Bl'YS STOCK OF H. I.. GILMER. kopt the Pegistrars extremely busy.
Cite:- W. Wi-rJbrook, a native of, work. It is exjpected that a meet-1 •■ | In Gilmer precinct, where E. E.
this c*ty but for many years past a inS of the builders will be held to- The entire stock of S. L. Gilmer PnnHps ,was registrar, 563 persons
resident </i Wilmington, died here ttl&ht at which time tbe proposal "f Company, estimated to -toe worth(.were registered, while in MMMMM,
Saturday night at ».30 o'clock, his the laborers will be discussed. '$10,000. was purchased by the Mey- where Mis9 Louj8e Alexander pre- j wage- Tne °^a„ 8*'ary •"■
ceuth cco.urrir.g at the home of Mr.i An invWation hxs been extended er's department store in a trade gMed over the y^k, 744 were reg- 8tate °™cera ■ *->,500. We -wirl ss-
"I think you will all .agree that
North Carolina is too big and too
rich to ask or allow men to work
I tor the state-tor tees than a living
K1WANIS CLUB BANQUET
A DKUCHTPII, EVENT. ana Mrs. Ralph J. Sykes, on North' D>' the Rotary club ot Greensboro consummated Saturday. The. trans- jstered. It is stated that the num-
Edgf..vorih "street. Mr. Westbrook for committees from the Central La- fer of this stock of merchandise, ber ot women registering slightly
The Greens-boro Kiwanis club eel- catme to Greensboro about two, hor Union and the Builders' Asso- marks the conclusion of business of exCpeded the number of men.
abratod "Ladies night" in tremen- weeks ago for a visit with friends' ciatton to meet with the organiza- one of the oldest dry goods firms in
■Sous bis style Thui-sday* night, the ami r&Utives and while at the Sykes Uon-sft- its regular meeting Tues- the city. The buUding occupied by
ooeftslon being dedicated to the con- home he contracted pneumonia,' day noon. At this meeting the Ro- Mr. Gilmer was leased to another
summation o! a banquet served in wnjch resulted in his death. j tary olub will be guests of Wade firm last year and Mr. Gilmer de-true
O. Henry style. Each member. The'body was sent to Wilmington ■ Low-ry, manager of the O. Henry cided to close out.
*-as entitled to bring his wffe or yesterday where the funeral will hotel, at the christening of the new
grill room ait the O. Henry.
sumc that such an officer has a wife
and three children. Certainly it
would be against public policy to
encourage him to have fewer.
"Such an officer would toe fortu-nate
if he could find a comfortable
I home In tbe city of Raleigh for a
A beautiful service dedicated to rental of $1,000 a year. His bills
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR COL.
OSBORN HELD YESTERDAY.
yweetbeart and the fair sex was
firesent In large numbers. About
-'00 places were occupied.
Each member brought a present
for a lady, the gifts being number-ed
and the ladies required to diraw.
prctoably be he'd to-day.
Mr. Westbrook was 61 years of
age. He is survived by his wMow,
one. son, Richard G. Westbrook, and
one daughter, Mrs. Doi.ald Parsley,
all pf Wilmington. One brother, J.
PYTHIAXS WILL INITIATE
CANDIDATES TONIGHT
The store formerly occupied by the memory of the late Col. W. H. for fuel, water, lights un'J. telephone
Thacker & Brockmann, and the site Qsborn was held yesterday after- will easily amount to $2-5 a month.
leased by S. L. Gilmer Company, noon at the Keeley Institute, of He ought to be allowed one servant
will be joined into a single Store to wnich Col. Osborn was the president and the minimum sum for which a
be remodelled for the McLellan for about 3.5 years. The service was servant can be employed is $7.60 a
Company. After a new front has conducted by Rev. R. Murphy Wil- week. The head of a state depart-
At the meeting to be held tonight heen given to the combined stores uams> piag-or of the Presbyterian ment is called on to pay at least
•Silk hose, perfumery, flour, coal, _\ Westbrook, of Mt. Olive, a.md one! ot Greensboro Lodge No. 80, and various alterations made, the rjimrcu of the Covenant. $300 a year for the support of re-eondensed
milk, etc., were among sister. Mrs. CteudU Newborn?, of At-; Knights of Pythias, the rank of es- McLellan Company will open a 5. 10 short talks were made by A. M. liglon and charity. He cannot look
rhe prizes, and the drawing afford- i,auto. also survive.
nd no little amusement. A ton ot —
>oal ti.or.aied by H. E. Cartland. was- jjE|> jiANCE USED AN" AXE ON
drawn by Mrs. Cartland. while the B- ygt WARD, HIS STEP-FATHER, nual reports made.
quire will be conferred on 10 can-didates.
Last Tuesday night new
officers were Installed and semi-an-
The local lodge
has a .membership of 350 ami. made
a net gain during the past Six
months of 74 members.
The officers installed last week 15,000 pounds with prices for the
were: John Lamibert. C.-Ci N. H. better grades a trifle more flavor- j^g OE&TROYED HOME OF
.sift ot Dr. W. J. Meadows, a ther-mometer,
was drawn toy a lady hold- B. W. Ward, of Gu'lford College
ing number 98. station. was painfully injured
Former president W. B. Merri- Thursday night as the result of De-mon
turned over his office to C. W. ing struck with an axe by his step-
Gold, recently elected president for Boni Ke«* Nance. Mr. Ward was '■ Durham. \*- C.; W. W. Alderman, able. The average price received at
the ensuing year. Other officers of brought to a local hospital late prelate; C. C. McLean. K. of R*! and the other house was practically the
iheclub are W. Y. Preyer. first vice Thursday night and is reported to; S.; P. D. Kerner. M ot F.; A. M. same. The highest price paid] Pri- j
uresldent: A. W. Fetter, second vice be recovering. Nance was arrested Johnson. M. of Ex.; K. C. Clenden- day wt« 50 cents,
president: W. ■!». Merrimon. trustee; Dy sheriff Stafford Thursday night in. M. at M.; R. E, Jabe. I. G.; H.
v.. o. Harrison, secretary-treasurer. aud the young man -was lodged in L. Hanes. O. G.
ntreotora; M. W. Gant,. R. C. Kelly. tne county jail. • ^
and 25 cent store. Scales and J. H. Roane. while the his neighbors or himself in the lace
_- j prjncipai address of the afternoon and pay less. His flre and life hi-
TORACCO PRICES SHOWED j was delivered by Col. Al Falrbroth- surance will cost him $300 a year.
' SLIGHT INCREASE FRIDAY, er. A musical program was also To maintain the health of himself
! rendered during the afternoon, a and family he ought to be allonred
At the local warehouses total .feature of which was a solo by Mrs. a two weeks vacation, and this will
gales for Friday amounted to about jf B. Stroud. cost at least $200.
"He is a lucky man if his politi-cal
expenses, inherentNin the office,
WASH BOXNELL LAST NIGHT, are not more than $100 a year. Tks
expenses above enumerated amount'
to $2,690 a year. This leaves to a
state officer $910 a year with which
to pay for food, clothing, furniture.
W. Edwards.
The home of Wash Donnell, a ne-
Both of the Tvarehouses are expect-: gro. who resided at 3-28 Percy
ing increased sales this week, orwing *^"ZJ^"!£*?^' doctors bills, and the education f
! to the improvement offered In prices ed last night b> a flrej^hUh was Such a policy is as u^
• and the further fact that the season discovered at 7.30 o clock. For a
will scon be drawing to a close. j while it appeared that neighboring
j houses would be caught by the con-wise
M it is unjust.
"A state officer cannot do con-
H. H. Fe4der. .1. E. Hardln. E. C. The young man claimed that Mr.' ^R^ IN CITV maum WEEK
Michaels. John W Sfmpeon and C. Wurd had been. drinking excessive-j w XEVYEAR SET RECORD.
ty during the previous several days,
'and that he struck his Step-father j ' *
Cnpiured Still in Greene. on ac<!ount of abusive language ap-! Th« Wths in the city of Greens- *• <•• Pl
1 coooer distilling outfit of 25 plied at him. I Doro during the first week of 1921. Manslaughter. ) ftames under control. The reflec-. there is in him when every morn-
; numbering 25. established! a new j v'. Price, of Rockingham coun- tion from the burning building Vit ing he is tormented with the pros-record
and if the opening seven ty. y,vi indicted. Frrday toy the grand the entire eastern skies over this lem of how to make buckle and^tos-days
can be regarded as an indica- jUry at Martinsvtlle, Va.. on a city and gave the impression that gu» on accoun[ of abusive language ap- \
copper distilling outfit of 25 plied at him. •
captured in ,
t fiagration but a strong stream of structtve thinking, he cantot give tn
i*iicX Indicted on t%arge of wa^€r from the flre hose kept the the people the most and" the best
gallons capacity was
'Jreene township* Thursday after-noon.
The officers in Che raiding
party was J. F. Brown, and J. H.
Johnson. Two men disappeared
. R. J. Harrison Indicted.
R. J. 'Harrison, of Burlington,
was arrested Friday morning "by
United States Marshal C. T. Roane,
from the vicinity when the officers a c'aarge or retailing being lodged
made their appearance and they against Mr. Harrison. A bond of
•fere not apprehended. .Several bar- $300 was furnished pending a bear-
Ms of beer >were emptied asd the ing -before United -"States Csmmls-
Mill was brought to town to.await sloner Hill, of Burlington, on Jan-destruction.
. '. uarjr It-.. ...
■j^^i^,.
meet. I respectfully
submit
tion for the year, the population of charge of manslaughter. "Mr. Price' half of the town was on fire for a that the salaries of the beads ot
'the city WHJ be very materia'ly in- is ascased of the kilUng of C. C. brief while. state defsrtments should toe increas-creased
during the approaching 12 jone«, of Rldgeway. On Christmas Donnell and his family were at ed to $4,000 s y«sr. I have felt
months. day at automobile driven by Mr. | c'aurch when the fire occurred and impelled to discuss this question toe-
Durlng the
were nine deaths, _ . ,
ot 18. Of the *5 WthsJs were white bond ntudiog trial at the February-, bora. Only a small amount of bouse- be done during my admin 1st rat io«.
oay ai- ttuiuonwiac U»»»CM U/ .«*.. ~-—~— — --— — -— —«-—-— —
same period there Price ran ow Mr. Jones with dead- j they knew nothing about the affair cause .whatever is done with respsK
hs, -giving a net gals ly results. The defendant is out on until Informed by, one of his neigh- to our constitutional officers murt
children and six negroes. /.,->
term of «o«rt in--Henry county. Vs. hold effects were saved. hut the facts given, apply w«h