The Greensboro patriot [December 5, 1921]

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GREENSBORO, N. C. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 1921.
Provides For Horse
Yfindton^Salem, Dec. 1. "Thai
$400 "be placed in the Ibank and that
$40 be drawn out each year lor the
,.,,-, u of GuiUord "»ort ot W bu&ey mare, whlcfc
' ?. « meeting Saturday in Is very °ld •»* Jo which the family
'endorsed the propost- *■ greatly attached" is one provision
e bonds for the establish-' ot "* "& °* *&• late Postmaste,
„vlY I'ABM BUREAU EX
" n0l^KS PROPOSITION TO
Li'ABWSH HOSPITAL.
comity
gteenshoro
., rota bonds tor me owniwr - -_
* .tuberculosis hospital for Frank A- *>»•«. * Clemmons, whc
*°?u A pounty Every person pres- died bw° we<*» ago. the will being
CBlII0,d county. ^e opo8ltlon>l filed today for probate. The de-
Mylnn a word , cea8°* la" «n eBtate valued at
| Korty thousand dollars in real arm*
VOL. ICO. NO. 67
V TOBACCO GROWERS FAVOR
CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING
ENDORSES IT AT .MEETING OF
FARM BUREAU—BIO MAJOR-ITY
SKiXIXG CONTRACTS
The co-operative marketing of to-bacco
'Was unanimously endorsed at
a meeting of the Guilford County
one
tllt was
not ■ riiwH*
(gaiast W.
E. n
nropos.
phi. 'nS tne importance of vot-hu
it" :l>e proposition. He correct-
'"l a n ort that has been in circula-
Broadhurst explained the
,n to the bureau members,
personal property.
Plain Welfare Board.
High Point, Dec. 1.—The Asso
•[ tnat nas own »" i»»«.«»»—-i elated Charities of High Point
, the tax rate in connection »°n8« Unctions as an organlzatio;
110 iV.uk! be five per cent on representatives told members of the
va'uaUon Only 'oity council when they appeared
"H
riih
' - ^-co valuation will Defore that body last night with the
Mr. ' Broadnurst ex- request that the city take action
plained. A man wlin a property
valuation of $1,000 would have to
•ivi cer..: on
be necessary.
pay only 50 cents a year; with |2,-
,a». one dollar a year; fVO.000.
6ve dollars, and so on for the main-tenance
of the Institution. Mr.
Broauhuvst stressed the necessity of
doing this humanitarian work.
looking towards the carrying on ol
relief 'work in High Point. The
council will appoint a board of pub
lie welfare.
Growing Second Crop.
Hickory, Dec. 2.—IFarmers in
Hickory this week state that second
new
and
„IS Dum.n.i.r..u ™. continue to grow,
Inhn \ Young, «nalrman of the , , „. .
jonn A. i« s. whitoitor blossoms appear on the trees, ...
bureau, and Prof. T. fc.. wnl«fer- there u mtle hlnt of wlnter ta some1 Judge R. C. Strudwick. of Greens- stated
recently elected to represent Gun- ^^ rf ^^ orchaxdg Tne Ueeg j DO,.0 and Ned Parkeri of Graham, Or.
ford county in the state general as- _v|->fc fc-w- nnt __ m „„„,, „pnn mtt_m__m for the defendant.
rembly, also spoke in favor of the
TRIAL OF D. B. OAKES IS DR. A. R. WILSON IS NOW
. CONTINUED UNTIL MARCH BEAD OF MEDICAL BODY
EFFORTS OF DEFENSE FOR IM- OFFICERS ELECTED' BY GUIL-j Negroes Are. Flogged
MEDIATE TBIAIi AT GRAHAM i FORD COUNTY MEDICAL Denison, Texas, Dec. 1.—Three
FAIT.. SOCIETY. • negrbes were flogged by a tband
j ' of robed and hooded men Thursday
Trial of D. B. Oakes, former mem- Dr. A. R. Wilson is the new pre*- night, it became known today when
bet ot the Greensiboro police force, ident of the Guilford County Medi- they reported the affair to 'the p'o-charged
with having killed Tommie cal Society, his election having lice. They were told to convey £ a meeung OI lne UUuiora ujumy
Robertson, of Spray, has been or- been one of the leading events at warning to negroes there not to min- Farm Bureau at Greensboro Satur-dered
continued until the March the meeting Thursday afternoon, gle with the whites, according tc dajr> ,t DeIng tne reguiar monthly
term of Alamance Superior court. Dr. J. W. Tankersley was elected reports. • !j J".U
This action was taken by Judge W. vice-president, and Dr. F. J. Pate,
A. Devin, of Oxford, presiding over was chosen secretary-treasurer. Six Persons Killed.
Alamance court at Graham Thurs- As delegates to the convention of Portland, Ore., Dec. 1.—Six per-day,
and was in conformity with the the North Carolina Medical society sons were killed in a head-on colll-recommendation
of Solicitor Sam Drs. W. M. Jones, J. W. Long and sion early today .between the fth*
Gattis, of Hillsboro. J. T. Burrus were elected, while bound I'ortland-Spokar.e Um tee
Efforts of the prosecution to have Drs. C. W. Banner, J. A. Williams
the case continued were vigorously and Frederick D. Taylor were se-opposed
by the attorneys for Oakes. lected as alternates.
However, the solicitor s?id that he By unanimous vote the society
was not prepared for the trial. It adopted the report ot the commit
appeared that in the Oakes case he tee developing plans for the pro-1 — -
,had been relying largely upon the posed public diagnostic cMnic for Gets *S.OOO *osv*->c
Rocklngham county lawyers. One the county. Under the proposed Dedham. Dec. 1.-Miss Marlon
' of the prosecuting counsel, A. D. Plan the facilities ot the clinic may Cox, of New York, was awarded $5,
Ivey, informed the court that he be ultilized by anyone in the coun- 000 damages today in a suit against
i was ill. while Powell W. Glidewell. ty. Complete physical examinations Civil Service Commissioner Payson
also of counsel for the prosecution, will be made, although treatment Dana, of Brookline *|0' JW»rfet
was absent. It was satd that he was is not to be given at the clinic suffered when a golf ball struck her
in court elsewhere. Those able to pay for medical treat- in the eye.
Arguments that the trial should ment -will be sent to their physi- - - ~
proceed without further delay -were clans; those unable to pay must be S^TT^
made by Judge W. P. Bynum and provided for by the county, it is Florence. S. C. Dec. i.-Fa>
meeting of the bureau, held in the
farmers' assembly room at the
courthouse.
J. B. Swain was the principal
speaker in favor the co-operative
marketing plan, although other:
made talks In its support, among
and west bound Oregon-Wasbtngtor tnem Jonn A young, chairman o
Limited trains of the Oregon-Wash- tne county bureau, and. Prof. T. E
ington railroad and Navigatior Wnitalcer> o£ oak Ridge, newl>
elected member of the legislature
Jfrom Guilford county. Not one
man raised his voice against the
plan.
I That the farmers know how to
raise tobacco but are hopelessly left
company, two miles west of Celilo
Twenty-two ^persons were injured.
M
Poston, aged 18 years, is dead, bCs
Jones, chairman of the brother, Alger Poston, is mortally
behind when It comes to selling it
was the statement of Mr. Swain. He
pointed out that under the co-oper-ative
marketing plan tobacco will
be standardised amdi sold through I
co-operative agency at Raleigh
Salesmen, always on the alert, the
best men in tbe business, will bi
employed to handle the tobacco foi
movement.
A new registration is necessary
tor voting on the proposition to Is-sue
bond' for the establishment of
the hospital. Registration for for-mer
elections of any Bort is not
ivo-.'.i anything so /ar as this elec-
:!, n i- :■ n-»crne '..
The re?ls ra'ion boc!;s c'.ose next
Saturday. I'nless a person has al-ready
.i-;.-t?red or registers before
the boo'.is are closed at the c'.ose of
Sa'nrday timt verson viTl not vole
in tne eomlra; election. He Tr r'r.r
may be heartily in .avor of the hos-rital
and talk for it and work for.it
but '.hey do not vote unless their
names a.e put on t'.ie bocks for this
cl^ri m..
Registrars wi'.i be at t'ci- 'ior-e-to
enrol! voters every day this weo* |
until Saturday, whsc^they will be at
Ira rr-!«ry ?^d voting pl8".83 a''
day. The oprortu'"v i> n"°n tr
•r:i-- In the establishment »t the
hospital but it can be very easily
neslecteJ. Times jurries by and
Efter Saturday it will be too late.
The election will be helfi en Tues-iay,
December 20. Having reg'ster-
<''. i: i= no-e'siry io vote for :• to
' at'• •'.-r f'p hosrital. A rerson
;,-..:,-,,,.j,,r and not voting is exactly
!i:"- one registering and voting
::.i'!=t the proposition. A regis-
■";:"-.' n;; matched by a vote is a
v-e against the ::ospital. Recis-
■ne and voting a.e Doth essential.
Dr. W
which, have put on a second crop attorneys for the defendant. clinical »«-™. '"T'""kVn are »aid to be wounded as a result
generally, are ot the early variety. M-. Oakes is alleged^ to have shot some of the advantages of such an a e sad * be vrounded^ . ««»
It is said here that in forty years of and killed Tommie Robertson in the institution. It w, s,aui that
M. joues, tuaii man ui im —-.—-. —«-- the farmers. They will be expert.-
committee, pointed out wounded and three other persons ,n tabacco -ening.Having a .knowl-
-—*-- •• -" •— •»** »" *»• wounded as a result e(Jge nQt on]y of home marketg fcut
all sorts of winters, none has been
observed that was milder nor more
open than the present.
Tomlinson 1^ Elected.
Hl^h Point, Dec. 2.—Electing
Charles F. Tomlinson. of Hlgt
Point, president for another yeai
and adopting a resolution seeking
to have courses of study dealing
with home decorating taught in the
publie schools, the Southern Furni
tare Manufacturers' association, li
session since yesterday, adjourned
late this afternoon. It was the an
nual meeting of the organizatior
and the meetings were held in the
new Sheraton hotel.
Ship Blackwell Bodies..
Durham, Dec. 2.—.Remains of J
W. Blackwell. Jr.. and his wife, for
merly Miss Mona Whitehouse. both
murdered last Friday in Gallup. N
M., will probably arrive in Durham
early Sunday. Presein plans afe for
funeral services at Maplewood cem-etery,
the cortege to proceed ilreC
to the cemetery from the station.
ehuse which followed the murder usually large number ot GuiHord ville, 35 miles from here, late this
o! Patrolman W! T. Mccuiston county people are physically den- ^-^SJETtfiLSu
Greensboro .policeman. The Roc. clent a «£ of wh.h many « -V*—*^^ \
[Tn::rz^^7orZr0tt.^.^^^ PoSSe 0,^»»«««»***
^r chafing mwUh coTd de- the physical condition ot those ex- are seeking Benton » connection
Tree murder The defendant was amlned. it was suggested. It ie with the sbooving.
sliowed his liberty under $2,500 thought that the clhvic will become
bond. Change of venue was secur- a reality about the first of March.
ed hv the defense after Rocking- Unusually interesting papers were
ham officers testified that they di->Md by Dr. Addison Brentser of
not believe Mr. Oakes could secure Charrotte, Dr. J. W. Long and Dr.
H. L. Brockmann.
Resolutions »f sympathy for Dr.
J. A. Williams In the death of Mrs.
Williams, which occurred on Octo- chair at state's prison
UPON ROBWY CHARGE *er 10, were adopted alter be*:, the WWfe of January 16.
J Tead by Dr. J. W. Tankersley. Dr no derense. i>,
Wilson. Dec. 2.-Detective W. W W. J. Meadows, Dr. D. W. Holt and _. _-fr". " -
Dr D R. Wolff were appointed Strike Is oraereo.
members of a committee to -prepare Chicago, Dec. t.—A strike of
a fair and impartial trial in Rock-inghanf
county. • •
ARREST TWO NEGROES
Sentenced to Dead0*.
Mt. HoUy. N. J., Dec. 1.—Loui
Lilly, a negro, today was (found
guilty of murdering seven-year-o'.<
Matilda Russo, of .Moorestown. Su
preme Court Justice Kali»h sect
enced Lively to die in the electri
m Trer.tor.
He offerer',
Next Reunion m. Richmond.
Durham, Dec. 2.—The .next gen
eral reunion of Confederate veterans
will be held in Richmond. Va., June
21-22, 1922, General Julian S. Carr,
commander-in-chief of the U. C. Y.
announced today. General Carr is
Benderman brought two negroes tc
Wilson tonight from Lucama. The
1 prisoners James Gale and T. Perry,
are charged with robbing the ex-press
office at Lucama on November
30, taking av.iy goods to the
amount of $-1,400. They waived ex
amination and in default of heavy-bonds
were placed in jail.
Last night the bank at Lucama
and every store in the town was
broken into by auknewn parties
who left no clue behind.
all
resolutions of sympathy for Dr. C. union .packing house employes in
E Moore in the death of Ms little all plants where wage reductions
son The boy died last Wednesday, were put into effect last Monday
. was ordered, for December 5 by the
DC.« „„„« ■>itvi>titi--s ' executive committee of the Amal
RED tR°SSOVER^r.SHIP>U5N1 samated Meat Cutters and Butch-
_____ ' ers' workmen of North America to-day.
• ■• * ,
' •--,-:, i. being ex-plani?lng t? „i;ik0
Art Loctui'er to Speak
Miss Bonnie E. Snow, of Mll-burne.
N. J.. fs ivi Oreensboro to
give lectures in its schools on the constructed.
The department of volunteers for
eign relief service of the Greensbor.
chapter, American Red Cross, ha:
just packed for overseas snipment ;
case of infants' and children's cloth
ing. This shipment includes 17:
articles for layettes and. 83 article
of children's clothing new and re
pressed by those
this reunion one relationship of cclor-an-d designing
Conspicuous among' those making
r planning to make this reunion onf; relationship ot cc:or-aiw oesisnmg -- ' . garments are Circl'
.upporting^ th.,J the
g
reatest in the Btstory oI the t0 tU h0me and industry. In addi- and^^^^1^
DronosHon to establish the hos"i- . .. . __j .„ .iMj. onthn. M— tr. -iwin^ ><■<.» talks in Breens- ™°- ">• "lr81 Bap.i»i «»»™* »
in that the proposition is meet-
'"= with general
tal
favor. Nearly
eve-.ybody seems to be supporting it.
11 is a huainnitai'.-in proposition,
""'• tliiit affects thjse who are not
afflicted with tuberculosis and. those
*ho are It
lion. The
a community
of the greatest in tne a.sror, m «« to ^ nome a..a ~-»~> - -" Ba tlst <shurcB> Greens
organization, and is already enthu- tlon to giving these alks in Greens- J* «• » D ^ p.rs
siastically at work making prepara- b0ro. Miss Snow will speak be.ore D°^' cnurch_ Burlington;
lions for the event. The last Rich- ,the teachers of Guilford county and ^i
r_e_sb^erl^n
mond reunion was held a decade ago
Watermelon in December.
to the teachers of the High Point
schools and the business men these.
is a : uslness proposi-amount
of money let t"
because of tubercu'.o-
Ellzabeth City. Dec. 2.—Jordan
Warren, colored, who lives on Speed
, , , street, pulled a seven-pound water
61s. money lost in wages, which melon on the first day of December
means leas spending money, and and brought it around to the Bux
"'oney spent In carint for iwMwrt ton-White Seed company,#where a*
« distant manitariums la not cal-ul- bad bought the seed to show hi:
>ble All disease is a burden upon treasure. The watermelon did not
'«« whole community, not only on look so big. but it was heavy and
those who are diseased and their healthy looking and Warren handlec
relatives, and the sensible thing is it with great care.
t0 attack the problem sensibly. ' " ~—~_ mtt_
B«t no matter how much support Ho»e Cseto ^^ »,w
,here is for the proposition-that sup- luisigb. Dec. *.—WegHgencs ir
Mr> Is entirely wasted unless It its yml\_m angardsd n hols about twe
'•ansUted Into votes for the hosal- fe-t dag in the sM«nr*lk on Bss',
'»' All the hoping sad the- wish- .]_„_*^street ysstSTdsT cost the _clt»
"* and tbe good intentions count Q{ lUielgh fllfe, "*■* boari Of com-
'* absolutely nothing unless backed ml„|0nsrs allfflwfn* * claim pn-ssntsd
by R. P. Upehnrch. who W,
iu the hols an* cut Ms MM on r
piece of glass on Octo«er% Inat.
** »otes. Thsre will be. no: chance
,0 vote unless registered for this
*'*cllon. A person may have his or
s«r names on the hooks for the last
election and the one nefore that and
!or all in the last twenty yews'but
"new legislation «■ necessary for
•b|s election.
Shrtners to Charlotte.
Shriners from
the 'iclnlty,
Greensboro ant*
several hundrbd ir
■™*ber, win attend the annual bua
™e&s meeting and ceremonies of
W« temple, to be held In CBmr-lotte
December « end 7. -
Landru Uh§t Bfe *_£'__$
V■:..'■ ^iHSf^plBit
Versailles, Dec 1.—Henri Lin
dm. who has been oat trfal for mefe
than three ■weeks hi the Assizes
court here, ehnrged -win. the- m«r-der
of ten -women and s *oti' ***
found guilty it ««■««■ t> the •»»
degree here. XfUtl-Xm ilfW^
to dls*y __% gwtnotfne. ,
ORDER MISTRIAL
IN ARBUCKLE CASE
San Francisco, Dec. 4.—Af
ter 41 hours of deltberations
the Jury composed of sevei
men and flve women whicr
tried Roscoe Arbuckle on a
charge ot manslaughter ir
connection with tbe death of
Virginia tRappe.was ddschsrgec'
■--. today when it was unable tc
sgree upon a verdict.
The jury was brought Intc
court at ita own request at
noon, reported a dissgreemeni
and ashed that it be discharg-ed.
, August Frltse, foremsn of
the Arbuckle Jury. Issued i
Signed statement tonight, say-ing
that one of the women Jur-ors,
who wss in the minority
refused! to consider the evl
deuce from the beginning, an«
declared that "she would cast
her ballot and would aoi
change It until hell trot-over."
There were two Jureis who
voted for eenvlctloa. accord-ing
to rrttno.
Mrs. W.. F. Lamlbbrt, Cole's store
and -Mrs. G. S. Hunter for Route No
6 community.
Many of the women of Greensborc
chapter knitted sweaters and stock
ings. Others have contributed quan
titles of warm used clothing in gooc
condition which will be shipped in '
few days.
Alleged Corruption Attempts ■
Springfield, Dec. 2.—Reports o'.
alleged attempts to corrupt tt^
grand jury which indicted Gov. Le:i
Small last July will probably be laid
before a future Sangamon county
grand jury for Investigation, State's
Attorney Mortimer said, tonight
William D. "Buck" Evans,' rnembei
of tbe July grand jury, was accused
today by C. H. Jenkins, director of
public welfare, of offering to trade
damaging information against tie
prosecution for a job under the
Small administration.
of the markets of the world.
The system is already assured foi
North Carolina, he said, stating th^l
over 50 per cent of the growers o
the state have signed) up for 19M,
In Guilford county over 80 per
cent, of the tobacco growers have
signed the contract. In Virginia
more than 75 per ctn-.. of the grow,
ers have signed up; la North Caro-line
52 per cent; in South Carolina
about 40 per cent. Work Is beinc
done to secure more of the growers
of the Carolinas.
Next Saturday a big rally of the
farmers will be held at Greensborc
In order that every grower be giver
a chance to sign. The rally wil
start business at 1 p. m. In add!
!tlon all this week a vigorous cam-paign
will be waged.
Mr. Swain pointed, out the five
fundamental principles of t!*e plan
They are: >^
1. No one but a grower can be-come
a member.
- 2. It will be a permanant organ-ization.
3. It will be legally organized.
4. It will handle a commodity—
I In Guilford county it is tobacco—
which will be pooled.
5. It .will have one thing to do:
sell the tobacco to the best advant-age
of the grower.
At the conclusion of Mr. Swain":
address the members of the bureai
unanimously went on record, as fav-oring
the plan.
County Farm Demonstrator E. B
Garrett announces the following
schedule of meetings to be held this
week in Guilford county in the In-terest
of co-operative crop market-ing:
Washington School, 3.30 p. m.
SHOOTS WD7E AND
ENDS HIS
Richmond, Va., Dec.
Pinas. confectioner. 45 years old
originally from New York, early to-day
fatally shot his wife. Mrs! Mary
Plans. 8* years old. formerly Miss,
Mary OTeenberg. of J>urnam. Ml C.
sad thsn blew, out his brsins with
the earns revolver. Flosnclal trou-bles,
relatives said, were responsible
for Pinss* set.
Ths theory that the couple hod
been murdered by robbers was flrst.
entertained when it developed that
Plnss, In buying th pistol yesterday
from a pawn broker stated he Vfaot-e*
to .protect himself against bur-glars.
The double tragedy nas en-acted
in a bed-room of a flat ocou-r-
fed by the couple at 106 A North
Robinson street.- "Mrs. Plnss was
sT^jrently shot while ssleep. for
«wHen .found she wss lying in bed
'with her eyes closed. «he wss'shoi
through the hesd. Pittas" body was
on the-floor.
Monday.
Bum Corn For Fuel. McLeansvllle School, 7 p. m
O'Neill, Neb., Dec. 2>—The O'Neill Monday.
Electric Light and Power company Blackmon's Store. Hlllsdale, 11
today began to burn corn for fue! a_ m, Tuesday.
instead of coal In its light plant, Clayton's Store, Scalesvllle, 3.3C
one of the largest of its kind in this p. m, Tuesday.
section of the county. The com- Summerfleld School, 7 p. m. Tnes-
»WK LIFE Pany toundi com wss cheaper and d^y.
that ita heating quality was satis- Alba School, $.30 p. m. Wednes
2.—Norrl* factory. day.
Sandy Ridge
Wednesday.
Stokesdsle School, 7 p. m. Thurs
IN
School, 7 p. m
SOUTH GATK OLUB OF
MASONS FORMED HERE I
any.
Organisation of the South Oate, Pleasant Ridge School. 3.JO
efub. of Greenbsoro. -composed of m. -»rldsy.
Master Masons employed by the j Oolfsx School, 7 p. m. jTridsy.
Southern Railway company,* was ef-l
fee ted at a meeting held in the city !OBW ^"°^^J^a^
edmlnlstrstloa building Saturday
evening. The following oncers wsre
elected: A. D. Shelton. president:
GOING OT A* BTAUnr
- - I * -•
At StaJey, ' Chatham count/, f
E B Fowler, vice-president; D. large and modem new school build
G. Wbltehead, marshy.«-A. Ingle Jag Is being erected. The structure
chaplain: A. B. Wsynlck. sentinel is ot brick stucco type. Ths eon
and B: G! Gilmer,' secretsry-tress- trsct for ths sheet metal pert of th<
urer Mr. Shelton Is eenerM suner construction has been swarded tc
intendent of the northern district ot the New System Heating and Ve»
the Southern reilwJy. with head- Misting coaypsny, of Greensboro. L
quarter, st Danville. R. E. Simp- M. Sulllven, msasger of the com
son, genersl manner of the South pany. *mm**^^**_
Bra railway lines esst, with head- whsre hs conferred with officials o.
' tuarterTsfcbsrTo:,.. wss th. chief th. school bo.rd regarding th. pro-
J speaker. . J*6*' .... -
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