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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Thirty-Day Treat
Given Local Men
Veteran Head of American Federation
of Labor Will Be Invited to
Visit High Point

Samuel Gompers, who was Satur-
day reelected president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, may visit
High Point in August and address the
convention of the state labor fedora
ton to be held here, according to
James F. Barrett, of Asheville, who
has been in the city several days
making arrangements for the conven-
tion.
President Gompers, it is understood,
is planning to go to Asheville this
summer for a rest and Mr.. Barrett
said efforts would be made to have
him come to High Point while in this
section.
Mr.. Gompers is well known among
the laboring people of the United
States having served for many years
as head of the national organization.
He is recognized as brilliant orator
and in the vent he consents to speak
here he will attract considerably more
than local interest.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the annual meeting of the
State Federation of Labor which will
be held in High Point on August 8.
9 and TO- Delegates from all sec
tions of North Carolina are planning
to attend and High Point will enter
tain them royalty.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
High Point Leads
Real Estate Mart
Seven Of Twelve Deeds Recorded
Saturday Transfer Local
Property

Seven of the, twelve deeds filed for
record Saturday in the office of Reg
lister of Deeds ~R. H. Wharton in
Greensboro transferred property in
High Point.
|: The largest transaction of the day
was that made between E. D. Steele
and wife and Mrs. Gertrude |. Sapp
for consideration of $4,000. The
deed transferred property on College
street.
Here are the other deeds filed fol
record:
w. A. Watson, Jr., and wife to A
S. johnson, two lots on Ogburn ave
nue.; consideration, $3.50.
C. H. Ferguson to C. B. Crook anc
c.. r. Burgess, lots Ill and 1112 ir
North Park High Point; considera-
tion, about $500.
High Point Insurance and Real Es-
tate Company to T. R Ogburn, two
| lots on Fourth street, High Point:
consideration, $500.
Nelson M. Whipple and wife to c.
M. Crawford, lot on College street
High Point; consideration, $3.50.
Mrs. Alice. N. Charles to w. C.
Idol, lot on Elm street, High Point
consideration, $3,5OO.
A. L Burton to w. F. Burton, land
on Thomasville road in High Point
I,township; consideration, about $500.
J. c.. Delaney to D. w. Love, lot
on Holt avenue; consideration $780,
L.. J. Ingram to Thomas J. Bynum,
lot on Reed street in High Point, con-
sideration, $500.
w. A. Watson and wife to Claude
Mathews, two tracts in Watson sub
division near the Fair grounds; con-
sideration, about $500.
( Charles FARRELL and wife to w. l..
Martin, five lots in Glenwood, for
$40 and other considerations.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Band of Auto Thieves
Now Behind Jail Bars

Columbia, S. c., June 23.-Four
men are behind the Richland county
iail bars and others are to /be ar
rested, and the Richland county au-
thorities believe they have rounded up
what was a regularly organized busl-
ness in automobile thievery. Other ar
rests are to be made and other cars
recovered. So far Is stolen machines
ihave been found belonging to owners
in the two Carolinas.
The four men under arrest here
are Will Burns, Asheboro, N. c.; En-
ory Rickard, Lexington, S. c.; j. E.
WilHems, of Asheville, and Will Glenn,
of Greensboro. Williams, in sign
ed statement, tells how he began the
business of stealing automobiles a
year ago, when he was cigar store
clerk in Spartanburg. The men would
bring their cars to Richards place IN
Lexington county, where large barn
was fitted up as shop and where
! the cars would be disfgured, numbers
erased, bodies changed and where
they would be stored pending initial
searches by the officers.
Cars were stolen from owners In
Columbia, Spartanburg and Bates
burg, S. c., Greensboro, High Point
dIlO 4NdlluICAA1H1 AN' O'1 S"AiSA
places. The operations of the Rich
land officers carried them to points
Throughout the two Carolinas. For
more than a month they have kept up
strenuous search for the thieves.
Under arrest in Florence are Eu'-
gene Miller, L. J. Miller, and Law
renee Tindall, and in Greensboro, Har--
ry Hall and George Reddick are held,
as leaders in another gang of auto
mobile thieves. Requisition papers
have been issued for the return to this
state of two men in Greensboro. These
arrests are believed to be a stigipg
blow to wholesale automobile stealing
in this section, and will probably put
an end to the general disappearance
of automobiles which has been so
common in the Carolinas in recent
months.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Ace of Spades in
Bad Repute inCourt
Gamblers Fined in
Court Monday
Six White Men Arrested Late Sun
day; Other Cases Before
Judge Walter Royal

Zeke Gurley, George Britain, Dew
ey Jones, Ector Jones, F. A. Boden-
he1mer and Vernon jackson, white
men. were tried and found guilty by
Juhge Walter Royal in municipal
court Monday on charges of gambling.
Gurley was fined $25 and the costs
out gave notice of appeal and bond
OF S5O was named. Britain, Boden-
heimer and Jackson paid fines of $40
each, while Jones was discharged upon
payment of a SIS fine.
The defendants 'were arrested late
Sunday afternoon in that section of
the city known as Santiago by Dep
uty Sheriffs D. w. Martin, Earl Ce-
Gil and II. D. Stout and Police Off
GERS w. G. Friddle and E. w: Noah.
The officers found $7.40 on the
grounds, where the men are said to
have been indulging in game of
cards.
Blame +Guyer faced Judge Royal in
court Monday on, a charge of having
threatened bodily harm to o. A.
Kirkman, ex-judge of the police court
here. Judge Royal ordered the de-
fendant placed under a peace bond of
500 for a period of six months.
The prosecuting witness in the case,
Of Vic Brown, charged with assault
with deadly weapon, withdrew the
warrant and the defendant paid the
costs in the case.
Sam Thompson, white,. was found
not guilty Of charge of larceny.
Several defendants faced the court
on charges of being intoxicated.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Power
Wins Out in Case

Judge James E. Boyd, presiding
over federal court in. Greensb boro,
ruled Thursday that the Southern
Power Company should not be COM
Delled to continue furnishing current
for distribution in the cities of High
Point and Greensboro.
Judge Boyd has been presiding
over the trial Of the case since it be.
gan in Greensboro on Thursday of
last week. After considering the
law and the facts presented in the
case that he knows of no law whereby
the Southern Power. company may be
compelled to continue furnishing cur
rent to the North Carolina Public Ser
vice company for distribution IN the
two Guilford cities.
The formal decree, carrying the
Judgment of the court, was signed
Friday.
i In announcing his decision Judge
Boyd declared that residents Of the
cities of Greensboro and High Point
have no reason to fear that they will
be thrown into darkness. He has
SIX STAMEY
been thinking over ways and means
of arriving at satisfactory ADJUST
ment, of the situation in such man
ner that the people of the two cities
involved will not be affected by the
litigation between the two companies.
The formal decree, carrying the
judgment of the court, was signed
Friday.
Greensboro and High Point named
in the suit as co-plaintiffs win and
the defendant Southern Power COM
pany wins in accordance with the
statement made by Judge Boyd. I'M
mediately after E. T Cansler, of the
| legal staff of the Southern Power
company, had completed the final ar
gument in the case. j..
The federal jurist does not feel tat
! the North Carolina Public Service
company should be caused to lose all
it's property by the decree of the
court. He belieevs that some plan
may be decided whereby the Public
Service company may in some man
ner been protected.
In rendering his opinion which was
in rather informal way, Judge Boyo
discussed all of the issues that have
been presented.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Prominent Labor
May Visit This City
GOmpers May Be
Heard Here Soon
Several High Pointers Expected at the
Citizens Military Training
Camp

Several High. Point yourg men are
expected to be numbered among the
500 Tar Heels who will be. given a
30 days vacation with all expenses
paid at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S.
c., in the first Citizens Military
camp held in the south. The camp
bbegins July 18 and breaks up Au-
gust 18. North Carolina has been
allotted 500 men and anybody who
wants to go should write the camp
adjutant.
The army takes over every respon-
slbility from the time the student
signs up, pays his way to the camp,
issues him clothing, feeds him, teaches
him the rudiments of soldering, pro-
;yides him with every amusement, and
when the 80 days have run, puts him
on the train again with ticket back
ito his home town.
Already many young men have
signed up, it is learned in High Point,
and it is expected that entire quota
will be filled before the end of the
week.
Athl. etics, physical training, drills,
and target practice will make up the
day in camp. Three courses are Of
fered the Red for those who have
neevr had military training, the White
for organized reserves with a mini
mum age limit of 19, and the Blue,
providing advanced training for war
rant and nOn-commssioned officers of
the army.
Men between the ages of 16 and
80 years are accepted for the camp.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Davis is Seized
in Mecklenburg
Heis Alleged to Have Securely Money
: Falsely for Consumers Tire and
Supply Company

Heis Alleged to Have Securely Money
: Falsely for Consumers Tire and
Supply Company
Charged with false pretense- in So
liciting stock for the Consumers Tire
and Supply company when the Char
lotte corporation established a branch
house in this city in 1920, Harry K.
Davis, white man, was arrested this
week in Charlotte and brought back to
High Point for trial Thursday morn
ing before Judge Waiter Royal in
Municipal court.
The arrest of Davis was made by
the Mecklenburgz= county a0ti5s zs8Ss
after warrant had been issued in
High Point. Recently an investiga-
tion was conducted by the North Car
olina Insurance department and the
investigation disclosed that Davis
should be indicted for alleged false
pretense.
Davis came to High Point the, latter
part of 1920 as representative of the
Consumers Tire and Supply company
Of Charlotte, having been sent here
to organize branch establishment in
this city. He is said to have called
upon large number of High Point
business men in an effort to secure
stock subscriptions in the corporation
It is said that about 35 or 40 local
citizens became stockholders in the
company which was several months
ago adjudged bankrupt. AS a result
the stockholders are said to have lost
no inconsiderable amount OF money.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Marriage Laws See m
to Be Misunderstood

Persons preparing to venture upon
the sea of matrimony are experience
ing no little trouble and inconvenience
in securing licenses and all on account
Of their unfamiilarity with the new
marriage laws of North Carolina, says
r. III. Wharton, register of deeds OF
Guilford county.
The law requires all health certifi-
Gates be executed within seven days
from the time of the presentation to
the register of deeds and they must
be signed by physician residing
within the county in which the license
to marry shall be applied for. Any
number of prospective benedlcts ap-
plying for license, present certifi-
Gates two or three weeks old and IN
many cases signed by physicians of
nearby counties.
Several marriage ceremonies have
been postponed of late on account of
the ignorance Of the law-but lgnor-
ance of the law is no excuse, says
the legal department. So if any alien
wishes to come to Guilford to be we'd
de-, he would do we'll to peruse the
first two sections Of the law passed
by the general assembly March 3,
1921:
"Section 1. No license to marry
shall be issued by the register OF
deeds of any county to male appl1-
cant therefor except upon the presen..
tation by the said male applicant OF
certificate executed within seven
davs from the time of the presenta..
ton of said cerfcate to the register OF
I'deeds as hereinafter provided show,
ING the non-existence of any veneral
disease, the non-existence of tubercu,,
losis in the infectious stages, and
that the applicant has not been ad-
Judged by a court of competent Jurls-
diction, an idiot, imbecile, or OF un-
sound mind. No license shall be IS
sued to any female applicant VINO
shall not present certificate showing
| the non-existence of tuberculosis In
the infectious stages and that she
has not been adiudged by a court OF
competent jurisdiction to be OF un-
sound mind.
asetcion 2. Such certificate to be
executed by any reputable physician
| licensed to practice medicine and sur
gerv in the state and who shall reside 9!
within the county in which SAID n
cense to marry shall mbe applied tor'
hv certificate of the county health OF
fcer of such county, whose duty It
shall be to examine such applicants
and issue each certificate w1tho'
charge"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Has Passed All Ex-
pectations, Glory !
Second Week of
Furniture Show.
Many Big Sales Made-Estimated
That S1,2OO,OOO Worth of Furniture
Was Sold Last Week.

/ Opening of the second week of the
Southern Furniture exposition, which
got underway June 10th in High
Points mammoth ten-story building,
was again marked by large attendance
the first day of this week. Shortly
after noon mre than so buyers had
registered. Sales in the big building
were being made in large numbers
and the management was highly
! elated over the results.
The past week was indeed great.
| success and everyone is satisfied, ex-
cepting the companies who did not
have an exhibit in the local building.
Estimates made Monday were large
and larger as to the amount of bust
ness done during the past week. How
ever, conservative estimate from
those heard would lead one to the de-
cision that business equals in amount
the total cost Of the building, $780,
900, was transacted in the local mar
,ket. One manufacturer was heard to.
state about four days ago that he be-
lieved the total was starting on the
second million dollars and all esti-
mates the writer had heard were as
big as the first million.
Compared with tho figures given by
visitors to the other markets during
their recent shows make the pas
week a history making one in the fur
niture industry in the south.
A. total of close to five hundred
buyers registered in the local marke
during the past week. Everything
taken into consideration, High Point,
the Southern Furniture Market asso-
citation and all others involved should
feel especially gratified that buying
buyers to this number should visit the
local market for it's first show. What
does the future promise to market
that has started at such a pace and
is finishing strong. m
Those who have visited the city for
the first time have commended those
in charge of accommodating them and
have expressed it as their intention
to come againand bring others along.
The new Sheraton hotel has attracted
much attention because Of the acco-
mediation it offers to those attending
the next show in November.
ooh, Boy, This is Furniture's Home
Town Now" has proved to be more
than slogan to many who little
dreamed just how a large proposition
the Southern Furniture Market is.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Residents Asked
to Hang Out Flag
High Pointers Requested to Deco
rate for Celebration Here on
i July 4.

Request that flag be placed il
front of every residence in High
Point for independence Day celebra-
tion here on July A was made by
Frederic A. Cummings, local executive
for community service. Mr.. Cum
n1ings said it was the wish of the
committee on arrangements that High
Point be elaborately DECORATED for
observance Of the 145th anniversary
of the independence of America.
I. Plans for the celebration, which
promises to eclipse any similar event
in the history of the city, are going
forward rapidlyand the program of
events will be announced during the
next few days.
Featuring the elaborate program
will be street parade and an ad-
dress by United States Senator Lee
OveFman.
. The street parade is expected to be
one of the longest ever held in High
Point. Scores of beautifully decorat-
ed automobiles are to be entered.
E. w. Freeze, chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements, stated that
there had been many volunteers for
floats and that nearly every frater-
nal organization, many industrial es-
Establishments and individuals would be
represented in the procession. The
route of the parade has not yet been
mapped out. twenty-five prizes are to
, In making arrangements for the
great celebration here on July 4, the
committees make the request that
every High Pointer lend a helping
hand to make It gaia day for the Fur
niture City.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
kzgh P0L0t.N c., THURSDAY. luue 51 1921
The Best and Only
Way Stop Nuisance
Auto Thieves Get
Terms in Prison
William Wade, of High Point, Draws
Seven Years; Other Sentences
Imposed

A superior court jury irrs Greens.
boro Saturday returned a verdict OF
guilty in the cases. of William Wade
Robert Wade, w. E.. WooteIL Bessie
Logan and Dora Matthew'S all OF
near High Point, charged with the lar
ceny of an automobile. William Wade
was sentenced by Judge Finley to
serve seven years in the state peni-
tentiary at Raleigh, while other mem
bers of the party drew .sentehees of
four years each.
Robert Wade failed to appear in
court when the verdict of the Jury
was returned and a capias was, is
sued for his arrest. Robeft look
leave of absence Friday night and
has not yet been seen or hard of.
Each Of the four defendants SEN
fenced gave notice of appeal. William
Wade's bond was fixed at S5, 900.
Bonds of $4,000 were named for the
other three neither of whom was
able to give bail at the time
The defendants were convieted of
the larceny of an automobile OF Jerry
Corbett, negro, who lives near this
city.
Clay Welborne, charged with as
sault with a deadly weapor was
discharged by Judge Finley upon pay
ment of the costs in the cases We'll
borne had first been given q SEN
tence of 30.days on the county, roads,,
but itdeevloped that he had made a
satisfactory settlement with the pros
ecuing witness. Welborne was driv-
ing an automobile that struck the
machine driven by two Greensboro
ladies near this city several nnonths
ago,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30

Washington, June 27.-By vote of
$50 to 90 the house tonight passed the
Willis Campbell bill to prevent the
sale of beer to the sick and sent it to
the senate with expectation of it's fl
nal enactment before the end of the
week.
The vote, which was 21 more than
the necessary two-thirds, was taken
after four hours of stormy debate,
interrupted frequently with shouts to
stop the talk and pass the bill.De-
spite the sweltering weather, however
the measure refused to yield to an ev-
er growing demand for an end of the
discussion.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Official Report Shows
$2,264,84O Sales of
Furniture i'm Week

One of the most interesting bits of
information that has emanated from
the Southern Furniture Exposition
building since the>big show got under
way last Monday was conveyed in
the report issued this week from the
office of Harry Raymond.
The report, which covers the first
nine days of the expositions, shows
that the total amount involved in the
sales of the commodity on exhibition,
is $2,264,84O.
The largest quantity of furniture
sold to any one buyer was 100 car
loads, while the second largest was
40 car loads.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
High Points New
Swimming Pool to
Be Ready Soon

These warm days ones thoughts
turn naturally to High Points new
swimming pool and the progress that
is being made on it. Construction is
temporarily held up awaiting ship
ment of steel reinforcement material,
the pool is finished and ready for the
public.
The outdoor tank will be 80 feet
long and 40 feet wide, with a sloping
bottom and when filled the waters
depth will vary from 2 1-2 to 10 feet.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Head of Organization to Speak in the
City of Greensboro Friday.

City Of Greensboro Friday.
Atlanta, Ca, June 28.-Thousands
of members fthe Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan from North Carolina,
South Carolina and Virginia will as
semble in Greensboor, N. c., Friday,
July 1, for one of the largest celebra-
tions ever held since the organization
was founded six years ago.
The announcement that the meeting
had been authorized was made from
the office of Colonel w. J. Simmons,
Imperial Wizard of the Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan.
The principal feature of the meet
ing will be an address by Colonel
Simmons, which will be delivered Fri
day evening, July 1, at the Central
Carolina fair grounds, which are said
to be capable of seating $4,000 per-
sons Colonel Simmons will discuss
the Ku Klux Klan of the reconstruc-
tion period and will give the history
of the organization of the modern
and purposes.
All the members of the organization
from North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia have been especially in
vited to attend the meeting.
According to present plans there
will be a mammoth parade through
the streets of Greensboro in the after
non at 4 o'clock. There will be a
moving picture made Of the gathering
on the Guilford battle-ground, the
scene of one of the most historic con-
flicts of the Revolutionary war. While
the Klansmen are marching and while
the picture is being made several air
planes will fly over Greensboro, High
Point and Winston-Salem, neighboring
cities, distributing literature for the
Klan Arrangements are being made
for spectacular electrical effects at
the fair grounds.
The membership in the Greensboro
Kan Includes eleven members of the
original organization and these gentle
men will act as an honorary escort to
Colonel Simmons from the time Of his
arrival in Greensboro until his de
.parture.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
White Population of
Country as Revealed
By Census 94,822,43

Increase For the Past Decade Was
Only Is Per nCent-The Negro 6.5
Per Cent-JMnanese Race Exceeds
By Far Rat of Growth OF All
Other Classss
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-30
Wedding Surrounded
by SplendOr

The s'free" wedding Tuesday night
in the booth of the Giant Furniture
company at the Exposition building
attracted a large crowd. Rev. C. P.
Coble performed the ceremony, which
united Miss Eva Long to Jack Bur
rus.