The Greensboro patriot [February 13, 1922]

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ESTABLISHED 1821. GREENSBORd; H C, M0i%AY, FEBRUARY 13, 1922. VOL 101. NO.-13
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According to wordi received 6un
-day night In GreeBsborp bom Thom-atvii(
a..J. I* ArmSeld, president or
the Bank of Thojnasvlile, wanted on
a charge ot embeizlement, has been-arrested
at Laredo, Tex., G. B. Wlm-berley,
police chief at Thomasville,
has been on the Mexican border
hunting tor Airnrfleld more than two
weeks, and the messages from Thom-asville
indicate that he has his man.
He is supposed to be bringing him
back no-v. " * %
The t ip of Chief Whnberley to. . Raleigh,
Texas w a known to only a few peo-ple.
_• Convicted of Bfwrtter.- . __ -
Wilson, Feb.. 10.—IW. P. Evans, s
white man,'tried for the murder o*
tAsa Keen, in Superior court here,
.was convicted Thursday of murder
In the second degree.
Suspect Firebug.
Kinston, Feb. 10.—Belief an on-identified
firebug started the blase
at the Norfolk Southern railway
platform here' Wednesday, destroy
'TAH
FROM THREE COUN-TIES
ATTEND CD-OPERATTX K
- MARKETING RALLY.
'Farine**. from oJniUOTd. Pavideo*
and Randolph counties' met in the
Chamber. *Jj! Cetnmerce rooms at
High Point asrtjurday? beginning *
little after noon, the occasion being
« Tobacco Co-operative Marketing
association rally. A large" hutnbe?
of tobacco growers from the three
COJiTRACFAWARDED FOR .
HARD SURFACE HIGHWAY
WILL HK BUILT BETWEEN GD3-
: SOWILLE AND KKRKODLE'S .
MILL—NEARLY 9IX MILES.
ing 200 bales of cotton, with a logs j oounties heard the-co-operative plan
ot $"18,000 was 'expressed by Fire Presented. .
Chief Tom Moseley today. P County IFarm Demonstration
. Agent <E. B. Garret* was one of the
Rich Coal Field. I speakers, making clear, the necessity
(Feb. 1«—Following ot co-operation in marketing and
a Joint examination made by United also explaining the contract. He
Quietly departing from Them- States Geological Survey and- the pointed out Chat the comprehensive
NEWS OF THE NATION
GREENSBORO MERCHANTS
HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET
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MUSIC, SPEECHES AND BUSINESS
MIXED—IHRBOTOR8 ELECT-ED,
REPORTS MADE.
asville, few people knew that he was North Carolina Geological survey, it plans of the association would elim-huntihg
the fugitive banker. I Is. reported that coal beds contain- \ inate "dumping" and allow the to-
' ing not less than 15,000,000 tons of bacco crop to be market*! .graau-excellent
steam and cooking coal ally, with lair returns to the grow
have been found in Chatham, Lee ers. .
and Moore counties, known as the. It was pointed out -that in Can-
Deep River Coal fl*ld>. fornU, where co-operative marketing
of products ot farmers has been test-ed
and proved profitable? prices of
the crops so marketed have risen
year after year, not being subject to
the tremendous slumps that other
crops, not so marketed, have gone
through.- :.j«_
. A strictly business* pian was wha:
tie co-operative marketing plan was
Raleigh, Feb. LI.—Dr. J. 'R. Low- ] «h .-acterised by the speakers, well
others who were depositors ot the rey. prominent physician, tried ln-orgsnize*^and well carried ont, mar-bank
followed its failure. The ar-, .Federal district court here . on . a ketlng experts long experienced in
charge of violating the anti-nareotts snch work being employed to work
Armfleld, who formerly lived in
Greensboro, left Thoniasville soon
after state bank examiners closed
I he Bank of .Tbomasvllle. He is ac-cused
of embezzling more than
?100,000 from the bank.
The cashier of the bank, Zed Grif-| Railroad Shops Reopen,
nth, was arrested on a charge of em-! New Bern, Feb. 11.—The Norfolk
bezzlement shortly after the closing Southern railroad sbops opened here
of the bank. He will probably be this morning with a full force ot
tried at the next term of Davidson workmen. The shops have been on
Superior court, which convenes at-part time.
Lexington on February 27. —r—-
A great deal of indignation oh the Acquittal and Mistrial.
part of Thomasville people ana
rest of Armfleld has been demanded.
It was thought that he was in Mext-
. The Guilford highway commission
awarded.the contract, for the ton-struction
of five and'Bix-tenthi,mller
Ot road between Gibsonville ane
Kernodle's mill to R. G, Lasslter
and company, of Oxford, at a meet-ing
of the commission in Greensboro
Friday afternoon. The road will be
of concrete and topeka, five ttfehee
of concrete bases and two inches ot
topeka surfacing. -
The total cost of the stretch ot
highway will he $116,644.97, $20,-
838.30 a mile. Lassiter's was the
lpwest of flye bids submitted. Bi-llot
and Sholes company, of.Durham,"
came next, with an offer to build
ike road for $120,900.19. Other
bidders were Rogers-Ferguson com-pany,
ot High Point, $132,990.21,
which made the tlhird lowest bid, aftfi
HedTlck Construction company, ot
Lexington, and F. J. MoGuire, o;
Richmond.
Work will begin on the road a:-
soon as possible. It was stated at the
meeting.
The commission, after the appear-ance
ot the good roads committee
ot the Greensboro Chamber ot Com-merce,
asking that the roads already
constructed be kept up, stated that
rt thinks they should be. The dele-gation
called attention to the law
allowing the commission to levy t
special tax for the maintenance or
roads. The commission did not
Sheet Into Strert Can. .
Richmond, Va., Feb. 10.—Auto-mobile
gunmen began a mysterious
reign of terror last night in Rich-mond
and its suburbs, firing revol-, More than ISO merchants, their
rers point blank at motormen and wives and friends met at the an-conductors
on trollay cars on ton; nnal banquet of the Greensboro Re-llnee
operated by the Virginia Rail- tall Merchants'- association, held at
way and Power company. No one was the O. Henry' hotel In (Jreenaboro
injured but passengere were panic Thursday night. Music and speeoh-etrlcken
as bullets crashed) through es enlivened the banquet; reports
the windows, sniftering glass among were made and directors elected, a
them. Employee of- the,; company short business session preceding the
are on a strike. —*'" i social part ot the meeting.
' ■ I The following directors, nomlnat-
Short Murder Trial. ed by a committee, were unanimous-
Anderson, 8. C, Fob. 10—In what ly elected:
is thought to he the shortest case! J. M. Hendrlx, C. H. 'McKnlght,
on record In South Carolina courts, B. T. Baynee? T. B. Brown, Phil
Barney Barney, 16-year-old youth, Oarlton, W^ IF. Morrison, G. L.
was acquitted of a charge of mnr- Stansbury, A. A. Schlffman, Harold
der. The trial of the case lasted 22 Andrews, Lee Walker, G. O. Fowler,
minutes, ..including the drawing 'or J. W. Simpson, M. S. Tounts, Joseph
the Jury. Toung iRame* shot anc J. Stone, J. W. Trimble, Roger Mc-killed
J. Tom Hays, ..a member of t Duffle, Charles Irvin and Clarence
party of five men who came to his Andrews.
father's home last July and attacker The report of Miss Bessie Hack-his'
father. Tom Ramey was killed ney, secretary of the association,
by bullet wounds and being_clubbed showed gratifying growth. During
by members of the party. Young the year 1,8*5 credit reports were
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WELFARE REPORT.
law, was acquitted on one count in the interests ot the growers, men
and a mistrial resulted in another, whose only business it will be to se- | state whether It would levy « tax
| cure the best prices possible for the for that purpose, but announced it*
Judge Lyons To Retire. farmer, men who will know how to j intention to maintain the roads.
Raleigh, Feb. 11.—Accorto. -a to
RBnoaaWrdl MMeeeettss aannda Djjiissccuuhsbseess, his friends here. Judige C. C.. L> • ?. - EHzaDethtown> wlll ,retlre at the Business—Part in Big
Conference.
end of his present term, immediate-do
that. !
The farmers for whom this meet- •
•ing was called have not been can-!
vassed as thoroughly as those ot
-
Ramey. with a high powered rifle
stood at a distance and shot and
killed! Tom Hays while Hays was
shooting at the lad's father. ,
furnished the members ot toe-asso-ciation.
Several new members were
added. The report of the auditing
committee showed that a balance or
$191.63 'was in the treasury.
'Rev. R. C. Stubbins made the In-vocation,
music by the high school
Fire Death Liat Seven.
Richmond, Va.. Feb. 11—With the
toll of known deaths In tbe Lexlng- orchestra following, then the reports
ton hotel disaster seven, work of ot tbe various officers, after which
exploring the ruins of the hostelry directors were elected. _ ,
in search ot the bodies of seven J. W. Simpson, cashier ot the At-ly
suD*wueA.UqJ&e»&«lft**««iM^o^
Holding its regular monthly
meeting at the courthouse Friday,
the Guilford county welfore boaid
heard reports, discussed what pa::
i; would take in the sta^e welfare
conference to be held in Greensboro
March 2S-30 and transacted routine
business.
The report submitted by Mrs.
Blanche Carr Sterne, county welfare
officer, showed that 23 cases were
tried in the juvenile court in Janu-ary,
those of 10 white boys, four
white girls, seven negro boys and
two nego girls. Five White boys
were sent to Jackson Training school
at Concord, one white girl was sent
to Samarcand, the state institutton
for delinquent young women in
Moore county, through the juvenile
court and one through the city
court. Three white boys were placed
in orphanages. Two negro boys were
placed in orphanages, one in the
county bome, one under the care of
the county probation officer.
Eight of the 23 delinquents ap-peared
before the court because
they were homeless. Seven way-maries
in June. He will have com-pleted
16 years on the bench of the
ninth judicial circuit.
Holds Up Miiilnvin.
Kinston, Feb. 11.—J. B. Herring,
a rural mail carrier of the Seven
Springs section of Duplin county,
was held up by a negro while on his
route, according to reports reaching iplans made to finance the proposi-here
today. The carrier, was wound- tlon.
held following a request for it. * •
great deal of enthusiasm was dis-played',
especially when It was point-ed
out that the organization meet-ings,
both for the state of Nbrth Car-olina
and for the three states or
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Virginia, were held last week in
Raleigh, officers being elected and
FAIR DATES FIXED.
jr 10, 11, 12 and_13—
remitmr~
Increased.
others who still are unaccounted for
and who are believed to have met
death in the fire continues.
Tried to Bribe Attorney.
Bristol, Va.-Tenn.. Feb. 10.—
Pleading guilty to having attempted.
1 antic Bank and Trust company, J.
Norman Wills, treasurer of Odell's,
lac, and H. S. Baker delivered ad-.
dresses. Dr. W. C. Smith, of tb
North Carolina College for Women,
acted as toastmaster.
Dr. Smith told of Job, the mer-it
wne^aja*
'camels and
ed' when he attempted to knock the
pistol frorn^ the hand of the high-wayman.
The negro approached
Herring and asked him to make ont
a money order. While he was writ-ing
the receipt, the^ negro drew hio
pistol and Herring was unable to
A considerable number of con-tracts
were signed by farmers Join-ing
the organization.
IDENTIFIES NEGRO.
secure his,' it being out of reach. R# R# Motley SayS_Mail Held
Is One Who Assaulted
Him.
The bla.ck secured $15 in govern-ment
money. When Herring tried
to knock the pistol out the negro's
hand, it was dischargeid', the bullet
striking him in the arm. The negro
backed into the woods and fled. Her-ring
shooting at bim several time*.
The time for holding the Central
Carolina fair, at Greensboro, was
set for October 10, 11, 12 and 13 at
the annual meeting of the stock-holders
in Greensboro Friday night.
Stockholders and officers declared
their intention to complete plans to
make it tbe biggest and best fair
ever held In Greensboro.
The premium list will tie Increas-ed
from 30 to SO per cent over that
of-1921. It was. stated after tbe
meeting. Another cow barn will be
built and' the swine quarters will be
enlarged, along with other improve-ments
before next October. The
horse -racing will be Improved by
bringing faster horses here.
The following officers were re-elected:
Garland Daniel, president;
Herman Cone, first vice-president;
John A. Toung, second vice-presi-dent;
W. M. Ridenhour. third vlce-
Lexington Masonic Temple.
Lexington, Feb. 11.—Subscribers
- -- —•-•• -•«, to the proposed Masonic temple tor ... ,.„,,„- „,,,,
ward girls were dealt with, three MxllHCton met Thursday night and **?. <*»»» » *fjgfjgl
sent to Samarcand, three to rescue formed a temporary organisation tor him°»°a "a3
homes. Two cases of violation of the purpose ot applying to the secre-the
compulsory school attendance ( t*ry of atate tor a charter for tbe
I company that it is expected to build
a handsome flve-story structure.
Will Simpson, a 24 year old ne-gro,
taken before R. R. Motley.
Greensboro grocer, was positively
identified aa the negro -who on ttie pred^t; D. R. Hufflne, fourth vtee-nlght
ot December 27 assaulted and prcta-enl. J. L. King, who has been
robbed Mr. Motley at his store on secret*ry tor several years, was
Lee street, Mt. Motley was sure ti«.tta tnmmnri and F. K. Taylor.
law were tried.
There are several feeble-minded
persons. Mrs. Sterne said, who
should be placed in the.state insti-tution,
Caswell Training school, at
Kinston, but they cannot be admit-ted
because of crowded conditions.
Community committees are being
organized in the county to assist in
welfare' work. Miss Nell Hosklns Is
chairman of a committee which has
been organized at Summerfleld
other members of the committee be-ing
Mrs. Guy Britton, Miss Leila
Wilson, Mrs. R. .O. Gamble ' and
Mrs. J. A. Robinson. Mrs. J. A.
Summers is chairman of the Monroe
township committee and others will
be appointed soon.
Woman In Politics.
Raleigh, Feb. 11.—Mrs. Chloe P.
Blalock, of iRaleigh, has been inform-ed
by Congressman D. A. 'Rouse, or
Kentucky, chairman of the Demo-cratic
national congressional com-mittee,
of her appointment as a wo-man
member' of the committee for
the state of North Carolina.
Find Still on Island.
Taylorsvllle, Feb. 11.—County of-ficers
destroyed a small still lae^
Thursday located in the Catawba
river on a small island. The officers
were forced to-roll up their trousers
Simpson was arrested - Thursday
by Policeman J. H. Wolfe and S. B.
Jeffriea,wbo have been working care-fully
on the case ever since Mr. Mot-ley
was assaulted. Strong circum-stantial
evidence in addition to Mr.
Motley's Identification rests against
Simpson.
The assailant, entering the store
at closing time, asked for some
cakes, and while Mr. Motley was
bending over to get them, struck him
In the back ot the head with a 12-
lnch Jron bolt, with two nuts on'It.
IMt. Motley was found' by his wife
and his injuries were' so serlou3 that
it was feared he would die.
Simpson lives near on oaic streec,
just beyond the city limits.
former treasurer and assistant sec-retary,
was madeaneretary.
CONSIDERING 8TTE FOR
*" TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL.
Several sites for the location o
the Guilford county tuberculosis
hospital were Inspected by T. *B. KW-der,
of the National Tuberculosis as-sociation,
who was here Saturday in
conference with the Guilford county
hospital board, discussing with it
plans for the erection of the hospi-tal.
No site was selected but it is
understood that one between Greens-boro
and High Point is being con-sidered.
Moore, aged 64 years, mountaineer, other, beasts of burden in his deliv-was
today sentenced to a term o" ery service. ,
two years in the penitentiary when Mr. Simpson spoke on business
tried before Judge Preston W. conditions, his subject being "Th»
Campbell in the circuit court or Financial Condition of the Country.'-.
Abington.
Muscle Shoal Delay.
Washington, Feb. 11.—Delays es-timated'
from six months to a year
or more probably will be encounter- be used in enabling the farmer
Equalization of prices Is important,
he said, declaring that the farmer's
buying power has a great deal to do
with the business of the whole coun-try.
Every possible agency should
to
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ed by government officials before
they are in a position to turn over
the nitrate plants, power stations
and water dams at Muscle Shoals.
Ala., to Henry Ford, should his pro-posed
contract for their purchase
and lease for a period of 100 years
be accepted.
recover his buying power, he said-.
He urged the merchants to co-oper.
ate in bringing the country back to.
normal conditions, stating that he
thinks the return will be gradual,
but sure.
IMT. "Wills spoke on the "Value ot
the Association to the Merchant."
The association does not destroy
competition but makes tor fair com-petition,
he said. He called the asso-ciation
a brotherhood and pointed
Seeks Proof of "Savings."
Washington, Feb. 11.—A resolu-tion
"respectfully" requesting 'Pres-ident
Harding to inform the house out (U benefits.
in detail Just what savings have been H. 8. Baker spoke on the subject
effected by the budget system was 0f keeping money at home, daclar-offered
today by (Representative ing that wherever possible people.
Byrnes. South Carolina, a Democrat- including merchants, should buy at
ic member of the house approprta- homo and heap their money, in clr-
-•
cuiation at home.
Mrs. B. C. Caldwell and Fred
Phipps rendered vocal selections.
The Guilford board' will'take its in wndUng out to-this island. The.
part on the program at the state -worm and cap were found buried in
welfare convention at Greensboro the sand near by.
on the last day of the convention,
March 30.
TEACHERS OF COUNTY' HOLD
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
Find Butchered Body.
Miami, Fla., Feb. 11,—The" po-lice
tonight were trying to find some
tangible clue on which to base their
investigation in probably the moss
mysterious murder ever uncovered
here, following the finding this after-noon
of a butchered, body_ floating
in the Miami river.
The regular monthly meeting ot
the teachers of Guilford county was
Moore Political Pot. held at the courthouse Saturday.
Carthage Feh 13^—TheTpolitical Thomas R, Fouat. superintendent o- ,ogton;
ptft is beginning to boil in Moore tne county schools, presided,
county, three candidates having an-1 Speakers Included Mr*. J. S. Cun-
..pouneed ' for state senator, G. H., ningham,. talking on the importance
Hum'DBT, $N. Rv Clegg and W. ft;'of.fire prevention and-clean-up day;
McNeill. . D.-A, Blue, *herltf, has; 'Miss Settle Aiken. Land" and Sure-annonncad
Oat he will pot run thtendent . Foust, who discussed
-again'and^nunteTohs eandWates art. school problems, and M. B. Bro^k
Cut, those mestyfrotneptly mention- who. talked on Jewish relief. De-
Tnrned Down and Sore.
. Hickory, Feb. 11.—Horace H.
Abee, prominent local Republican
and secretary of the-county Re-publican
executive committee, fail-ing
to get action from county and
state Republicans, has carried his
Hickory postofflce fight to Wash-
Two Antos Stolen.
*n automobile-belonging to Thorn-
«s Cribfree and another, the prop-ertv
of George A. Forsyth,. were
st«len In Greensboro Thursday
niebt, tlfe first taken while it was
tlons committee. Mr. Byrnes stated
that according' to press reports the
President recently had announces
that as a result ot the work of tbe
budget bureau a direct saving ot
$32,000,000 and an indirect saving COUNCIL OF WELFARE.
of $104,000,000 had. been etfectec
during, the last six months. John A. Young Heads Guil-ford
Organization—
Aetive Body.
The Guilford County Council of
Welfare was organised at the court-house
Friday morning. John A.
Toung being elected president;-- B.
B. Garrett, county farm agent, vice,
president, and Mrs. Ola S. Wells.
Try to Bribe Judge.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb. 11.—
County Judge J.' B. Shippey, who
conducted a preliminary hearing o'
12 alleged commence men and order-ed
them held in bonds ranging"from
$7,000 to $16,000, tonight stated
that he had been approached .in
what he considered was an attempt «—fr home demonstration agent,
to bribe him in connection with the «ecretary.
case. Judge Shippey declared, how- Meeting. 0* the council WO. ha
ever, that he bad first been ap
proacbed" before the hearing
gan and later during a recess of his
court.
held monthly and problems affecting
Talk Aid For Railroads.
y^_ the people of the bounty will be dis-cussed.
It is requested by the mem-bers
of the council that the peoni*
keep in touch with the officers and
assist them in every way possible. It
Is their purpose to make the new or-ganization
an active one.
- Eligible for membership In tbe
ed being*T. F. Coles', R. G. Fry.'-and partment meetings were held at the warked near the poetbffica and, the
H. H. Fry. . : "• close of the jener«l..m«ptlng._.-- second 4*ear tha poMf?*, itatipn.
Washington, Feb. 11.—Means of
lending the aid of the government's
credit to the, railroads of the conn- eouncil are the chairman of county
try are under consideration In adu commtosloners, oBpertbteadent ot
ministration circles, It was indica't- echooja. superintendent of roads,
ed hereby high government offlcia**. oonnty welfare and health officer*.
Any such plan, Jhowaver, it' wa* eounty nurea, rural school supervis-stated,
would not involve the use of or, farm-agent, home agent, pra«-
government money for- rendering dent of the farm bureau, preside-,
financial asmstace to the. carriers, et t»e farmer.' union and commua-nnt
th.t»e^ federal credit; . . Ity^eluh pieaidenta ^
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