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The daily times., 1921-07-01
announcement OF
A SCHOOL DEFICIT
Brings ON TALK
REPORT TO BE RIDDLED
1t Is Recalled that DR.. Brooks
Estimate Submitted to the
Legislative Committee Last
August Was Raised so That
the Schools Would Have No
Deficit This Year.
(By Max Abernethy).

Raleigh, July 1.-Publication by
DR.. e. G. Brooks State superintend-
ent of public instruction, that the
State public school fund deficit for
the year ending June 80 would total
approximately 100000 has almost
caused old friends of the State Tax
Commission to issue statement an
swering the Brooks defense as to the
cause of the deficit.
So far the answer has not been put
in circulation. The report goes the
rounds at the capital, however, that
these fniends of the late tax COM
mission are going to collaborate be-
fore issuing their counter. When it
comes from the printers the Brooks
statement is going to be riddled, so
the newspaper boys are told. AS usual,
those who tell it Sdon't want any
thing said in the papers yet"
Where the old tax experts fall out
with the State superintendent is in
his explanation as to the cause of the
six hundred thousand dollar deficit.
DR.. Brooks says the shortage is not
due to the high salaries paid teachers
but to the large incre in well pre-
pared ones and to the Increase in the
total number of teachers employed.
He also thinks that school officials
and patrons demanded better teach
ers, which in dollars and cents lAlg-
uage means higher salary.
Those who disagree with K DIR.
Brooks recall that his estimate sub
mitted to the legislative committee
at the special session of the General
Assembly last August was raised sc
that the schools would not be found
rounding out another year with big
deficit. The estimate was S3,953,27O
The actual cost is $4,71O,59O.
Old Guard members, since the
Brooks statement of facts in which
the leading thought was the $600,00t
deficit in the public school fund, have
about concluded that 'its impossiDl,
to keep up with that department NJ
matter how hard you try. We gev,
them every cent they asked for ant
added a big slice for good measur,
and still a deficit is seem
The fact that more teachers quail
fed for the higher grade certificate
than the State superintendent antici
pated when his estimate was hande,
the special session last August is re
sponsible for the big shortage Il
teachers salaries. The department o
education believes the people ar
willing to pay the price,
There's no doubt but that the Stat
must make good the 100000 def
cit.
The daily times., 1921-07-01
STOCKS.

New York, July Pressure a.
gainst the oils was renewed at the
opening of today's market. Mexican
Petroleum was firm at the outset but
soon reacted to 9S.25. This dupli-
Gates the low record of several years
which was made yesterday. Houston
Oil and Pan American lost 1 IL
points. The popular steels were in
c1ined to ease. Gains were made by
the Chicago and Western Pacific.
The daily times., 1921-07-01
GENERAL PERSHING
CHIEF OF STAFF.

Washington, July L. General
John j.. Pershing became chief OF
staff of the United States army today
relieving Major General Peyton c..
March who has been given a leave
OF absence effective until his retire
men from service in Nov. 1t Was
the first assignment to duty given tlse
general since he relinquished the
command of the armies in France
Maj. General James Harboad who
was his principal staff assistant inn
France is his chief assistant in the
new Office.
The daily times., 1921-07-01
WILL NOT ATTEND FIGHT.

Washington, July AT
torney General Daugherty an
nounced today he would not
attend the Dempsey-Carpen-
tier fight because he had too
much respect for the opinion
of people who disapprOve of
prize fight and of whom / am
in a measure a representative.
The daily times., 1921-07-01
A TRI-PARTITE AGREEMENT.

London, July 1.-Reports that the
Imperial conference is considering a
tri-partite agreement with the u. s..
Great Britain and Japan are given
prominence by the Morning Post and
other papers, here today.
The daily times., 1921-07-01
HARDING TO SPEND
FOURTH WITH
JERSEY FRIENDS.

Washington, July 1.-Pres-
ident Harding accompanied by
Mrs. Harding and a party of
friends left here this after
noon for a vacation outing
at the home of Senator FIRE.
Iingshun i'm New Jersey.
The daily times., 1921-07-01
WEATHER.

For North Carolina, Partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday; probably To-
cal thunderstorms Saturday. Little
change in temperature; moderate
southwest and west winds.
The daily times., 1921-07-01

THE WILSON DAILY TIMES, AN
ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT
GETS DIRECT RESULTS FOR IT'S
USERS, FOREIGN AND LOCAL
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
DEATHS.

Attorney p. II. NJ. Patterson. of
bcckieN. died suddenly Wednesday,
me i3th shortly after three O'Clock
al his home in that city. He is sur
vlvcd by his wife and two children
Dorothy and Harry. Lr. Mr.. Pattcr-
son was about ~ years of age. had
hcld Il number Of public positions
ana was lawyer Of prominence.
Al his home ut Pctcrslown. Mon
roe county. on the 10Th inst. Lewis
l.. Galloway for many years after
lhc civil War one of the best known
most prominent and popular public
men Oh Monroe county. passed to
MS reward. in his SOth year. lie
was born at Gray Sulphur Springs.
near Pcterstown in August 1871 and
was man of buOyant spirits and
obliginS disposition and DopuI,,.
manners which he maintained thru
the whole of his long life. lie was
County Clerk of Monroe from 1867
10 1871 at the Same time perform
ing the duties of the Circuit Clerk.
Was also County Recorded. an Office
ionS since abolished. He was Il con-
temporary and warm personal
TREND OF the late lamcntcd NJ. J.
heSler' who came to Monroe short
~ afler the close of the Civil War
ana afterwards served. for man>.
years. as the efficient Clerk of the
Clrcult Court. Mr.. Galloway leaves
i've sons and one daughter. He
Was laid to rcpoSc in the cemetery
at Petcrstown.
Andrew, little four-year-old son
OF MIR. and Mrs. Chas. w. Haroufr.
nicd at the Marlinton Hospital on
Thursday night, April 7, 1921. On
wednesday evening he was run
over by an automobile mt his home
near Hllisboro, and received i'll
Jurlcs at the base of the brian and
elsewhere. The little boy had gone
across The road to the mail box, and
two automobiles came along. The
driver of the first one saw him and
stopped, but the second driver, not
seeing the little boy drove around
inc 1irst car and struck the little
fellow. Doctors were called and
the little boy brought to the Marlin
ton Hospital at once, but he was too
badly. injured to be helped. On
Saturday the little body was buried
at the Mccoy graveyard on Brulfcys
Creek. Andrew was manly little
fellow, the JOY and delight of his
parents, and great sympathy is felt
for thcm.-TimeS.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
MURDER IN HI6H PLACES,

\ few days ago in the Syracuse
| nlvcrSity, i'll the State of New York
Holmes Bcckwith, professor of econ
nlnlcS, went into the office of DR..
j. II. Wharton. Dean of The Uni
rersltN. and shot and killed him,
ana then turned the pistol on him
self and committed suicide. The
trouble was over the fact that Beck
with had been notified to seek an
ether place after the end of the
>cnool year.
This recalls the case Of DR.. Web
Stcr. OF Harvard. :: noted case in
. It's day:
On Friday. November %. 1919,
John w. Webster. professor of
chemistry in Harvard University
struck DR.. George Parknan, of the
medical school Of that university
dead with Il stick of wood i'm the
medical school of which DR.. Park
man was the founder. Parknan
was cndcavoring to collect debt
from Webster and accused him OF
dishonesty, and Webster laid him
out. After the killing, Webster cut
up the body and disposed Of it in
cIsternS and in Il furnace and :,
great case was worked up against
him by detectives. Webster was
hung for the crime on the 3Oth day
OF August, 1850. The trial was z
noted one and lasted for eleven
days before Chief Justice Shaw.
If we are not mistaken Daniel
webster, the great New England
orator, lawyer and statesman ap,
pcarrd as one of the attorneys in
This case.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
NUMBER a.
SEPARATE CAR BILL KILLED.

The bill Of Delegate \. J. Taylor,
Of Faycttc county. providing for
separate cars on railroads for white
and colorcd people in West Virginia
was killed in the House Committee.
Several delegations of colorcd pco-
pie came to protest against tho
measure. The guarantee of furnish
inss, convcnicnceS and comforts in
coaches for their race fully equal
to those provided for the white race
did not appeal to them nj all. They
were unwilling to ride in separate
coaches with their own people. One
argument offered by Mr.. Taylor in
support of his bill was that both
in Virginia and Kentucky through
which the E.. 4 O. runs into West
Virginia Il separate car law was in
force and he maintained that his
bill prevented vcNationS moving
from one car to aiother rs soon as
the State line was crossed. We
leave the reader to determine how
far political considerations in
tlucnccd the voting.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
ANTI:LYNCH LAW BILL PASSED,

The anti-lynch law, carryin with
it Il provision making any county
liable to the extent Of $4,000, pay
able to the estate of any person
lynchcd within It's borders, was
passed by the Legislature last week
by vote Of 6l TO -. The measure
is now in The Senate.
This bill had for its strongcs.
supporters, Delegates Gapcharl. o.
Mcdowell. its arthur, and .Nutlcr,
OF kanaWha, colorcd members. An
agreement on amendments to the
blll, one which reduced the Iiabil-
ily OF counties from $4,000 to So
600 was finally reached after pro-
iongcd debate.
Delegate BivcnS. Of Grccnbricr,
fought the passage of this bill. but
being Il Democrat his fight was in
vain.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
MING0 RIPPER BILL,

The House of Delegates put a
crImp in Mingo county's chance of
having Democratic Judge for the
next four years at least when it was
voted Monday the 11th that the Gov
crnor shall have the power to az
point Judge for that county until
an election can be held in 1924.
Delegate McClintic offered and
secured the passage of an amend
ment to the criminal assault bill
which will provide the death
penalty.
Several teeth have been added to
The McClintic fire arm bill which
Will make it possible for express
messengers, baggage men, railroad
conductors, mail clerks, engineers.
hrcmen, and brakemcn to carry
guns while on duty. The new bill
makes ii an olrcnse to sell Il fire arm
TO an unnaturalizcd citizen.
Senator Stewards municipal home
rule bill which provides for cities
changing their charters without
having TO 80 to the Legislature has
been advanced TO its third reading.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
A SAD ACCIDENT.

As briefly stated last week, Mrs.
T.lr liinklc Morrison, wife Of $.
Morrison. and second daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. J. a. llinklc, Of this
|lniIy. was accidentally ran down
b Killed by an automobile in the
.> o! al inexperienced driver.
! nj lOth, 1921, at Overland Parkc.
|n>a>. We learn this week that
+ survived the accident about
fiy minutes. Mrs. Morrison was
r. April l2th, 1882. and was 3S
pr. ii months and IS days old at
time of her death. She had been
consistent member and an active
|rNrr in The NJ. L. Church, South
many years. protesting faith in
|FISi when about the age Of .four-
p years. She leaves Il husband
jhrrc childrcn-1 boy and 2
20 father and mother, six broth
i"o sisters, and many loving
t" mourn her unlimcly death.
"r'>rd are the dead who die in
Lord for lhcy shall inherit
FNai Life"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
TO ARM RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS,

Postal employees will hereafter
be armed and rewards given for
the apprehension of mail robbers.
Postmaster General Hays recently
sent out an order posting standing &
reward of $4,000 to any employee
or other person who brings lin a
mail robbcr. The order further pro
videS Tor the armin9 Of essential
men in the service and gives no
iicc that 'evcry man is expected to
uphold the honor OF the scrvicc."
Mail robbcricS must STOP" Mr..
Hays says. I'VE are going to use
every power available to do lhiS,
no matter how drastic. The west
knows how to handle these crimi-
mails. Just as they used to in the days
of Wcll-fargO."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
FARM BUREAUS DISSATISFIED.

On Wednesday,, March 3Oth the
Executive Committee of the West
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
together with representatives from
twenty county farm farm bureaus
appeared before the two Legislative
committees on Agriculture. and told
the Committees:
CD That the farmers were OD-
posed to the Commissioner of Ayri-
cultures having any official con
nccti0n with the extension work.
or i'll any WAY having politics enter
such work.
(2) That the farmers were re-
celvlnS real service from the EN-
tension Division and little or no
service from the State Department
at Charleston.
CD That they believed that prob
ably 100000 of the State money
was being spent by the Commission
crS Otlicc for which the people of
the State received no service.
CD That they expected this Leg,
ISlaturc at least to define clearly
the duty of the State Department
and the College, placing all cduca-
tlonal work with the College and
all regulatory work with the Com
missioner rs outlined in the agricuI
tural code; and that it was the be-
lief of Il great many of our farmers
that there would be better service
by abolishing the office of Commits.
Sionrr of Agriculture and placing
all OF the work ut the COLLEGE.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
TWO COMETS ON VISIT,

Wo comets arc approaching the
earth. say the aSlrOEcmrrs OF liar-
YARD Observatory. One. Rcid's
comet. discovered by Il Soulh Afri
can astronomer on March ISL. last.
is increasing in brightness so rap-
IdiN that it will be visible TO the
naked eye soon. On April 2Sth it
VIII be seven and onc-haIf times
brighter than now. AT present il
Is situated just to The east OF the
star Gamma in the constellation
cySnuS. 1t will be nearest the sun
On May 10th.
The other comet, Winncckc'S.
has been sighted by Prof. lIarnard
of the icrkcs Observatory, Wiscon-
SIN. Discovered in 1888. Win
nrckc,S comet completes lis clip
TIC orbll around the sun in five
years and eight months. On It's
periodic visits This comet has never
come within several million miles
of the earth.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
CUT COST OF COMMODITIES.

Legislation to eliminate unncccS-
NarN brokerage transactions, to IA
ciliatc Il wide distribution of infor-
nation regarding market conditions
and To strengthen the powers Of
The Federal Government in it's price
investigations is rcCoIn,mcndru by
the federal trade commission in a
report ON the general industrial!
situation. drawn up on request of
President Harding and made pub
lie April 11th at the White House.
III Is suggested that means must
De found to reduce costs OF ncccs-
SIiicS. such aS fuel and housing. be.
tore other commodities can come
back to normal
1T should be said" the report
concludes, that following. the dis
ordered condition of the worlds af-
fairs. a shrinkagc in values is inc
vltablc and that normal conditions
Will be the more quickly restored
IT the produccr, the laborcr. the
manufacturer, the iobber. and the
retailer will each share at once i'm
the unavoidable loss, and that fur
ther that any effort by any element
TO place It's share Of the common
Loss on the shoulders Of ohcrs. and
particularly OH the consumer. can
but result in a continuation of the
conditions under which the coun-
Try Is now Suffering."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
FIVE BROTHERS, VETERANS.

Adolph Moore, S3 years of age.
of Spanishburg, Mercer county, was
one of five brothers, all of whom
served in the Confederate army,
and who recently attended a re-
union Of their comrades at Christ
lanSburg. Va. The other Brothers
are Mansfield NJ. Moore. so. of Cam
brla, Va; o. VI. Moore. rs, of Eli
ion, Va; T.. L. Moore. -, of Brad
shaw. Va: and Bcnjaminc Moore,
13. Of Shawvillc, Va. The two old
est of The Moore brothers have a.
bout seventy descendants each, and
ihe third is childlcss. They are
probably the only five brothers in
The United States still living who
served in the Civil War.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
MCNAMARA TO Be LIBERATED.

John J. Mcnamara. who has been
serving 4 l3-ycar sentence in San
Quentin. CAL, pcnitcntiary, for mur-
der i'll connection with the dyna-
milling of The Los Angeles Times
building, October 1910, will com.
plcte his sentence and leave the
penilentiary OH May 10Th.
Mcnamara has been Il model pris-
oncr and earned all the credit al
lowanccs of his sentence. Adviccs
from Los Angeles said other charges
mat had been preferred against
Mcnamara at the time he was sen
ienccu have been outlawcd. His
brother, James ID. Mcnamara, is
serving 4 life sentence also in con-
ncctlon with the murder charge.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
COLONEL PATRICK AT Y, N, l.

Col. Mason NJ. Patrick of the
corps of engineers. United States
ARMY, addressed the faculty and
cadets in the Jackson Memorial
Hall a few nights ago. During the
war Colonel Patrick had charge of
numerous engineering and aerial
operations in France. His lecture
dealt largely with his work and
was illustrated with Il large number
OF pictures taken in the field.
Col. Patrick is native of Lewis
burg first cousin of Col. Mason,
{. G.. and Henry \. Mathews, of
LewiSburG, and. Of course. we'll
known here. lie graduated among
the first in his class at West Point
and was assigned to the Engineer
Corps in the regular army where
the cadets who graduate highest
are usually placed. In the Worlds
War he rose TO the rank of Major
General.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
W0hEH CANNOT SERVE ON JURlES,

IN all HE bills introduced durinr
The present session Of the West Vir-
8inla Legislature not one has been
found which gives 10 the women of
the State The right to serve on iurirs
DINER measures comforting equal
rights upon the women have been
proposed and are pending, such as
the equal guardianship bill and
other bills of a like nature but moi,
one removes the inhibition, for such
ii is, as to the service of women on
jurics.
That it will require legislation to
make women eligible for jury scr
vice is the informal opinion Of At
torncy General L. r. England
given.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
MARRIED..

NJ. Booty liouchins and Miss Gar
net Patterson, of Dawson, this coun-
ty, were united in marriage ut the
I-cwiSburs Hotel on Wednesday,
April 20. 1921, Rev. l.. Il. Bobbitt
officiating.
AT the residence of the officiating
minister, Rev. Franklin Anderson,
on April 18. 1921. Mr.. John Perhey
and Miss Villa Grace Byrd, both of
Grecnkricr, were united in the holy
bonds Of wedlock.
MIR. Nc. l.. Law, of Cashmere,
Monroe county, was united in mar
riasc to Miss Euby Egglcston of
Spring Greek. Greenbricr county,
on Saturday. April 0, 1921. The
ceremony was performed in the
Presbyterian mansc at Ronccvcrtc.
Rev. Robert l.. Kinnaird officiating.
The friends in Grecnbricr and
Monroe join in congratulations and
best wishes for the happy pair. Mr..
and Mrs. Law for the present are
making their home at Spring Greek.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
BARBER HiT HARD,

In New York on the 10Th Magis-
iralc CorriSan dccrccd that a
barber who presented a bill of &6.l5
to Il customer desiring only Il shave
Should spend five days in The work
house.
Harry Rose, the barber, tried TO
Justify his charge by saying he had
gwen The complainant Il hair cul,
shave, shampoo, massage and
"stcamS' and had literally anoint-
cd him with tonics and aromatic
waters. mo more fines for YOU fel-
lows" broke in the Court. "Thc
limit Of the law is what you'll get"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
RAILROAD INVESTIGATION ORDERED.

\ general investigation of the
railroad situation was ordered ON
The l9th by The Senate. \ rrSOlu-
ton offered by Chairman Gum
minis Of the Interstate Commerce
Committee WAS adopted without de-
or division.
Senator CumminS plans to begin
Inc inquiry about May |, with rail
road executives as the first Witness
cS. His committee is authorized by
The resolution to investigate rail
road maintenance costs, efficiency
OF operation, reduction Of traffic
ana the best way to effect reduction
oi freight and passenger rates.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
GAME LAW VIOLATIONS.

A Game Warden asked us to call
the attention of those who are in
clined to break the game laws by
fishing out of season and by spring
hunting turkeys to two thinss-thc
penalties they are laying themselves
liable to, and the mean advantage
they are taking of those who do OBJ
serve the law. In other words, if
you.cant be Il good citizen, why be
Il sport any, way. In certain parts
OF the county, particularly along
thc AllcShanics. large numbers Of
turkeys came through the winter.
The penalty for killing il turkey is
not less than six months in the pcni-
tenliary. There Is an open season
ior turkeys this fall. The trout
season opens May 1st and the bass
season is June lst. Trout 6 inches
and bass s inches can be legally
caught.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22

Contracts have been closed for
the erection of CharlcS!on's new
city building, which, when com
plctcd, will be the finest building in
the State.
Designed in a classic style of ar
chitccturc, after the manner of the
renaissance, with exterior Of Indian
limestone, it will present dignili-
cd and imposing appearance.
The building will be fireproof
throughout, fronting one hundred
and !our feet on Virginia street, cx-
tending back one hundred and
eighty feet on Court street, and will
house the entire city governmen.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
CASHIER WINS IN PISTOL BATTLE.

). b. Witowski. cashier of the
State Bank of Cicero, a suburb OF
Chicago, successfully defended the
bank against a band Of six aulomo-
bile bandits on The 10Th. killing one
wounding Two and capturing two
others. Only the driver Of the car.
who remained outside of the bank.
escaped. The six men drove lID TO
The bank soon after it opened that
mcrnlnS and five of them entered
with drawn pistols. The leader ap-
preached the cage occupied by
Witowski and ordered him TO the
rear of the bank. The other bandits
compelled ten other persons who
were iii the bank TO follow Wi
towSki. Opening the vault the. rob.
bers forced their captivcs to enter.
While two bandits stood guard
three others scoopcd up the money
III the Cashiers cage into bag. As
they turned 10 escape, Wilowski
pushed The door Of the vault ajal
and fired through the aperture.
One bandit fell with Il bullet thru
his head and two others were ser
iouSly wounded. Meanwhile Ibc
Cicero police had responded to the
banks burglar alarm. arrivin. iusi
in time to fire upon the nccino
banIt who had waited outside in
The automobile. The other two rob-
bcrS were captured in Il running
pistol fight of Two blocks and the
money recovered.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-22
PROPERLY PUNISHED,

William ID. Haywood, and seven
LYNNE other Industrial Workers OF
the World who were convicted be-
fore Federal Judge Landis at Chica-
go in 1918 of attempting TO obstruct
the governments prosecution Of the
war, must return TO Federal prison
as Il result of the refusal of the Su
prcnc Court To review their con-
viciIon. haywood. Il former Sec
rciarN OF Inc |. W. W.. and If others
were sentenced to 20 years each,
ana lined sums ranging from. $50
600 10 S3J 900.