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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
TO Be All Gone Ger
Again in Detail
Mrs. Warner Gets New
Trial Through Ruling
by Judge BOYD

3, Judge James E. Boyd, of the Unit
ed States district court, Monday set
aside the verdict of the Jury in the
case of Mrs. Florence C.. VarneI.
against her husband, Henry B. Var
ner, wealthy business and newspaper
man, of Lexington. The verdict was
returned on February 26 and was set
aside in Greensboro Monday on the
ground that conditions in formation
OF the jury and the conduct of officers
was not the best.
The decision was reached by Judge
Boyd after he had listened to argu-
ments by attorneys on both sides, the
pleadings having begun on Monday
morning.
E. t. Cansler, chief counsel for the
defendant, made a motion that the
next trial be held in some other di-
vision of the district. Mr.. Cansler
expressed the belief that it would be
impossible to form an impartial jury
because of so much interest having
been shown in the case. Judge Boyd
readily agreed with what Mr.. Cansler
said and Immediately granted the re-
quest. He instructed the attorneys to
get together ON the question and de-
eide upon some place. Salisbury,
Asheville and Charlotte were mention7
ed, but none had been selected as
yet. It appears that Charlotte would
be the most suitable place for con-
Quoting the next trial and it is
thought probably that the Queen City
will be- selected.
After the arguments had been
heard, Judge Boyd discussed the case
and the cloud that had been cast upon
the verdict Of the jury. He said the
vedict was not rendered against the
greater weight of the testimony as
charged by attorneys for the plaintiff.
It was also stated by the jurist
that the letter received from Mr.. Var
neH stating that he was mistaken in
the dates while testifying was of ma
tefial Importance. Mr.. Warner said he
was mistaken when he testified that
his wife had not visited Salt Lake
City since 1906. Mrs. Warner said she
went there in 1917.
The action of Deputy Marshall Gar
her IN permitting c. w. Edwards and
G. G.. Thomas, the latter brother of
Is g. Thomas, member of the jury, to
enter the jury room at the hotel was
also denounced by Judge Boyd, who
said the objectzof locking, the men up
was to prevent pers9IEs from obtain
ing communication with the men.
The jurist next referred to Deputy
Marshall c.. T Roane, man who was
recognized by Judge Boyd as a
man, and an officer
who performed his duties efficiently,
but if he had made the remarks he
was charged with making he was gull
ty of imprudence.
Affidavits were made by three ne
gro BARRIERS that the deputy marshal,
while in their shops with jury, de-
clared that Mrs. Warner was guilty.
Ten jurors signed affidavits that
they did not hear the remark, while
one juror, M. C. Reeves, declared he
heard the statement but that it had
no influence over him.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
Song Leaders
Hold a Meeting

The High Point Song Leaders
class, organized two weeks ago un-
der the auspices Of the local commu-
nifty service bureau, met Saturday in
the recreation basement of Wesley
Memorial church, from 1880 to $3.50
O'Clock. The class was, conducted by
II. H. >Schuller, of Chicago, song dl-
rector.
The song leaders class is one which
meets on Thursday nights of each
week and is organized for the purpose
aof training song leaders in this com
munity. The once-a-Week idea was
adopted, the class choosing Thursday
for it's meetings. However; the course,
after two meetings, proved SO popular
that now at last Saturday. has been
selected for another class period. -,
Enrollments in the. class are still
being made, and more than sixty
men and women are taking advantage
Of the opportunity to conduct an en-
thusiastic community sing. The course
is open to the High Point public and
it is hoped that many new members
will join this week.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
Col. Bruce Craven in
''Seeing North Carolina

They say there is no mboney in
North Carolina with which to pro-
duce $1O,O0O,OOO for necessary public
improvements, and hence they have
to go to New York and pay exorbitant
rates of INTEREST," get it. If you be-
Iieve any such boSh as that, just pause
and listen to a few carefully selected
facts North Carolina today has $48,-
100000 invested in United States gov
ernment boids paying per cent in
terest, on which this week 81 ,OCO, 900
in interest will be paid. [ am one OF
these bondholders and | would be glad
to dispose of my liberty bonds at mar
ket prices and take state 6 per cent
bonds in place of them at par. l
would receive the same income from
nv investment and the state bond is
really better, because it is absolutely
free from all taxes; and there are
thousands of others who would be
glad to have this same opportunity.
Fact No. 2: The people of North Caro-
lima, on conservative estimate, in
vested $1O,000,000 in the past year IN
absolutely hopeless fake schemes like
oil stock and worse frauds. Fact No.
3: The banks and individuals of the
state are at this time carrying the
notes of outside industrial corpora
tions in an incalculable amount, but
certainly running, into many millions,
and on which after paying taxes the
net income does not exceed 6 per cent.
Fact No. 4: The people of the state
have not less than $500, 100000 IN
vested in stocks and bonds of other
corporations like banks, ETC., and the
net income from it does not exceed an
average of per cent. Now can you
figure out why the state could not
encourage thrift and safe investment
by placing the state g. per cent bonds
at home? One reason is that the
banks are opposed to tieing up their
depositor's money at the legal rate OF
6 per cent when they could be using
it for nothing. Another is that the
bonds are limited to 5 per cent in
terest, and it is not possible for the
legislature to meet to change 1T; and
about the only other reason is that
this plain, common sense business Just
doesn't sound as big as going to the
w Waldorf- Astoria to sound" the money
money market Whose business IS It
IF they do pay per cent for it and
bring it back and deposit it in a few
select banks at per cent or no per
cent at all l?-Greensboro News.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
Leading Man Run
Even Better Than
Was Expected
Tate and Hedrick
To Make the Race
Primary Names These Two in Tues
days Battle of BalIOts-Large Vote
Cast and Many Surprises Sprung
Election May 3rd.

In one of the most spirited contests
in the primary here Tuesday some
thing close to $500 votes were cast
for the four candidates For maysr,
The councilmen also received a like
number of votes in total.
The successful ones who enter the
election are: f. N Tate, with a total
Of 1,129 votes and j. w. Hedrick
who received 855 votes, o.. Il majority
over Mr. Hedrick Of 274. Messrs. Wal
ter Royal and w. L. StameyO were
eliminated in the primary.
For councilman in the first ward,
c. S. Grayson and A. S. Caldwell
will make the Iirht la the election
from the first ward; w. A. Davis and
Chas. Amos from the second; E. X,
Ingram and Numa Russell from the
third and F. P. Conrad and s. F.
Brown from the 4th ward.
Those eliminated in the primary
Tuesday for councilmen are: First
ward, w. E Herndon, J. J. Hayworth
and c. E. Reitzel; second ward, III. A.
Molfitt; third ward, George A. Ker-
sey; 18th ward, A. N. Greer.
There are many good leaaons why
the primary election resulted as above
and shows that sometimes Overnight
OF within short time things change
for this OF that man and produce off
farent results. But whether this or
that man nominated or elected is The
-, nan, is not always the case, in
fact there are other influences outside
OF merit that often wins elections. Or
SANITATION and a combination of infu-
taces will sweep the best laid plans
aside when directed against morgan
lied influences, etc.
B. the people have spoken and it
is the people that rule and in the final
analysis they are responsible for TIE
way the vote goes, so here the mat
ter rests as far as this paper is con-
ceInad.
We are all citizens of one of the
best cities in the world and as good
c,t.zens must accept the verdict of
the polls and the final results in the
election to come, and stand by those
who are selected to guide the affairs
ct 5ui< 0I6 lioTsle tStevs
two years and this the editor Of this
paper expects to do, because the city
officials certainly need all the encour=
agament and help that the people
served, can give We know this from
experience.
With malice towards none, but with
charity to all, here's TO you, gentle
men!
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
"A Compound Murder
Declares DR.. Kesler

He Pays Warm Tribute to Thomas
viTle's Dead Chiefat Grave in Win
stOn- n-Salem-Winston Police Attend.
Winston-Salem, April 17.-Funeral
services for Chief of Police John E.
Taylor, of Thomasville, who was shot
and killed in Thomasville Saturday
morning by DR.. j. w. Peacock, a
prominent DavidsG''l county physician,
were conducted hele today. A large
crowd attended. The local police force
attended in a body.
DR.. NJ. L. Kesler, general manager
Of Thomasville Baptist orphanage, de-
livered a powerful eulogy at the grave
of the dead chief.
"Friends," said DR.. Kesler, "this is
no ordinary funeral you are attending
today. For sometime the entire coun-
ty has experienced an epidemic of law
lessness and crime. Our community
has not been exempt. The horrible
tragedy which has laid the dead man
there has it's roots in the lawlessness
which he encountered in the town of
Thomasville.
"You sent him to US over a year
ago, you gave him good name and
he maintained it until he fell yester-
day at the post of duty, martyr to
law enforcement The splendid thing
about him is that he did not confine
his activities to the crapshooters and
the petty offender on the outskirts
Of the town. No respector of persons
was he. The toWnsman drunk in tine
clothes was led away as promptly as
the fellow in rags guilty of similar
ofense. The gambler and high class
bootlegger riding in fine cars were
feeling his power. He was trailing
them to lairs. This accounts for his
dead body there. You officers OF the
law (pointing to Winston-Salem po-
licenen) do yourselves credit IN DONG
honor to one of the bravest OF your
craft. I am learning to appralse your
work at it's real value. I'stand with
uncovered head before you brave ana
true men who do your duty WlthouC
fear or favor. I said this thing grew
ont IF q condition. community con-
dition. The murder was technically
committed by one man, but before the
awful bar of public opinion-and none
escapes it's sentence-many are guilty.
IT is a compound murder. Every man
who aided in weakening or neutral1z-
mo his prosecutions of bootleggers,
efc.-eyery man who criticized the e!-
fort to break up combines Of pflvl-'
legged offenders, all who hoWled Tor
bis obstruction because he dared to
tickle these untouched offenders are
red-handed murderers before the bar bar
of God. An awful blot is on our town w
and our country and a shock Tor the
whole state. 80 +,aso
"T do not hesitate to make THESE
statements in his presence we are
ready to defend his honor. Fernaps
q thousand people stood oefote ms ms
loving hS tribute. We bring our chief +
Ioai becK fo he buried in your midst. We
Would U1S1 s gladly have given him grave We
Nth w o11r own dead and covered 1T
With W it flowers and tended it with care; e
Though the tragedy leaves behind bel md ~ +
a pail of sorrow that will never w Wnoit =
iyi fit, is it too much to hope tnat u
will teach lesson? But at Wnat
price!"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
Fly Your Flags and
Bunting Thursday for
Good Roads Visitors
Committees Making Elaborate Prepa-
ratiOns for Entertainment Here
Thursday.

Meeting in called session in the
chamber of commerce building Satur-
day afternoon, Gilbert w. Clark's
committee on reception and entertain
ment for good roads delegates when
they come to High Point from Green's
boro next Thursday afternoon, discuss
ed plans for showing the visitors they
are welcome to the city.
Mr.. Clark divided his committee
and gave each member something to
do, Members of the bodies are very
enthusiastic over the idea and they
believe High Point will entertain the
delegates royalty.
The chairman of the entertainment
is making the request that
every High Pointer decorate his place
Of business or home on Thursday.
Greensboro is floating the colors and
those in charge of the movement are
of the opinion that High, Point cannot
afford to fail. It is pointed out that
the visit of the good roads enthusl-
asts from all parts of the United
States will be a great advertisement
for sthe Furniture City.
Souvenirs are to be given eacn
visitor, sit was announced. A commit
Tee was named by Mr.. Clark to pre-
sent the ornaments.
Following are the committees:
ssouyenirs-Mrs. o. b. Mendenhall,
chairman; Mrs. Herbert Newbold,
Miss Louise Ingram, Miss Lucille Hol-
ton, Miss Thelma Wineskie, Mrs; v.
A. J. Idol, Mrs. j. S. Welborn. Mrs.
G. w. Clark, Miss Avery KlrLman'
Miss Katherine Raymond, Miss Doro-
thy Henley, Miss Valette Jones, Mrs.
Carter Dalton and Mrs. Robert Amos;
Committee to decorate band stand
Mrs. w. II. Plummer, chairman;
Mrs. E. M. Shipman, T. d: Gillian,
Mrs. J., J. Farriss, Mrs Ed: Mills,
Mrs A. S. Caldwell, Mrs. Kenneth
Denny and Mrs. J. d. Cox
Committee to decorate ladies, stand
robert Sechrest, chairman; Mrs: w.
G. Shipman; Mrs. Grace Ford, Mrs.
r I. Coffeld, Miss Helen Brockett,
Miss Mary Alexander and Mrs. Z. =.
Prince.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
J. G. ClOdfeiter Died
Here Sunday Night

J. c. Clodfelter, II, we'll knownn
High Pointer, died Sunday night at his
I jSle n this city, following an i'll
res Of only a short duration
frr. Clodfelter is survived by the
widow and three sons and four
daughters. The sons are w. A. Clod-
felter and the daughters are Mrs. Wal
ter Henderson, Mrs. Maurel Kennedy
and Mrs. Odis Albright, all of High
Point
The funeral was conducted at the
home Tuesday morning at II o'clock
by Rev. J. NJ. Hilliard. The inter
ment followed in Oakwood cemetery.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
Unique Still is
Taken Near City

$, One of the most unique illicit liquor
stills ever taken in this sect1on o.. o.
the state was brought into the~ city
Saturday night by Deputy sherlHs Sc :,
E. Wagner and W: D; marfin, fa,,r the miles IL
fit having been captured Tour nlles7
southwest of the city.
A hot water tank, similar 20 a1nose sls
attached to ranges IN many I1fell
Point homes, had been placed IN +1a q
eJge edere Of the wooded area, According
~ eos fbe - sheriff. it had been 4cased in a
b1;cL ~ II furnace and was ready for use
for f. - the first time, the mud having not
g In addition to the tank the officers
eantl1red three cocoa-cola syrup par
reIs. est each of SO gallons capacity.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
Have Narrow Fs-
Cape From Death
Bad Accident at High
Point Steam Laundry
John Sartain Suffers Broken .aa :,
Explosion Monday Which Parfiailv =
Wrecked Builflinp

ID az IL
Explosion Monday Which Parfiailv
Wrecked Building.
John Saltin suffered broken leo
Joseph roMder received painful inin.
res ana several employees had mirsc-
ulous escapes from death Monday aft
efnoon when a dry-cleaning machine
exploded IN the plant of the Hiph
/ 5olnt Ie Steam laundry, No. 2O3 East
w ashlngton street, shatte1ino tbe
plate glass windows and damaging the
building to the extent Of several hun-
dred dollars - = = i's'li-
s Inc cause of the explosion was due
to the gasoline dry. cleaning machine
exploding and the loss incurred to the
building, machine, ete., will amount to
around two thousand dollars
Persons employed in the laundry
said they had never known such a
machine to explode before.
Sartain was injured when standing
beside the machine. The front of the
cleaner struck him on the right leg.
he was hurried to the Guilford Gen
eral hospital and was resting well at
3 o'clock. Mr.. Crowder received burns
on the face, but his condition was not
regarded as serious.
Several suits of clothes were burr
ed as a result of the explosion, which
was heard for several blocks away.
A fire alarm signal was given and
members of the Northside station
house responded. The blaze was ex-
tinguished, but not until several val.
liable suits of clothes had been dam.
aged beyond repair.
; Several young ladies were in the
front office of the laundry and, escap-
ed injury. According to those ac-I
with the circumstances, it is
remarkable that any occupant of the
building escaped instant death. The
entire front of the building was dam
aged, the force being so great that it
made a cleaa shave of the plate win
dow glass and other small glass.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
High Point Sells
Bonds Monday
New York Company Buys Funding
Bonds Here at a Premium
of SITS
at tChautauqua

Bids: for s175,00O High Point six
per cent funding bonds were opened
at noon Monday and sold to William
r. Compton company, of New Y ork,
highest bidders at premium of SITS.
81 Four bidswe re received, the other
I Three represented person being Sea-
songood and Mayer, of Cincinnati; j.
c. Mayer and company, Of Cincinna-
ii, and Prudden and company, of To
ledo.
Bruce Craven, Of Trinity, represent
ed the successful bidders and the
price paid is considered a record
breaker.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21

"a thousand cases of cruelty can
be prevented by HUMANE EDOCA-
TION for every one than can De pre-
vented by prosecution. Far oetter tne
fence at the top of the prec1plce tnan
the ambulance at the bottom. -6eot
T. Angel.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
Well known Man
Killed

Nerius Welborn, living at Mechan-
icsville, was killed Wednesday after
noon when his horse ran away and
threw him violently to the ground.
Deceased was well known in this sec
ton. ssssls.. :.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
Several Cases Heard
in Court Monday

Cine Pickett was found guilty in
municipal court Monday on a charge
o. receiving more than quart of
Nhlskey within Is days. He was SEN
vehced to six months on the roads, but
gave notice of appeal and Judge
Alfkman named a 81 900 bond.
i, RoScoe Anthony was indicted on a
ehaFge of assaultings Marion Western
Tth q brick. Judge Kirkman ruled
Ina tHat clyde Norman be included in
llle warrant. Norman and Anthony
were fned $25 and a third of I the
roStS each, while Western was dis
IliSSe1 IL. upon payment of the other
'iilLG 1I!,, OF the costs in the case.
H. 1lllIaFd Hendrix was fined .$5 and
me costs for speeding.
of nuo barley" was found not guilty
VI interfering with an officer in the
performance of his duty.
fon P!I9li Pressonal paid half the costs
a0r parking his automobile too near
water hydrant.
no rof violating a city traffic ordi-
,oilce uoa one half the costs in each case
,na ~aS pad by w B. Windsor, w. Sea-
Hayes. 1''iio"S anu D'e
OWL VIII Rankin and Lucy Leak, ne
Snots' cnot were fined SIS and half the
costs each. I"--sss.
ino 10Y C Griffin paid the costs for beat
my ride on train.
;o'3 ot33mey repairs your watch or
EVERY to give service.
oOuhd-Pair o spectacles in old case.
RoM;nef can get same by calling at
notioe ile" office and paying for this
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21
Stolen Automobile
Still UnrecOVered

The Ford touring car of Reuben
Davis, stolen Sunday night, had not
been recovered today.
The automobile, which. was practi-
c(%alIy new, was taken from in front of
The Friends church on South Main
street.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-21

01t costs far less said Cayour, the
erroat1Italian statesman, ttto give good
Erection to hundred boys than TO re re-
1,air the ills of a single man not nav Ne
no no the benefits of education ana IN
st,.,,etion. rtl Humane Education Press
RI Bureau, Box1 IA Copley So, Boston,
Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-26
WANTS HEARING RE-oPENED.
Montpelier & Barr Light & Power Co.
to Get Hearing Tuesday.

Barre granite manufacturers are
looking forward with keen interest TO
the hearing TO be held before the pub
lie service commission at the State
House Tuesday afternoon on the petit
tion Of the Montpelier & Barre Light
& Power Co. to have re-opened the
hearing on the request for increased
rates. The hearing will be in the Sen
ate chamber and viii be started at .
O'Clock. Many Barre manufacturers
are planning on attending a. the man
ufacturers will be the ones affected by
any increase in rates
During the dry season when the riv-
ers are low. the company is compelled
10 use It's auxiliary power plants using
steam. During these times the manu-
facturers were assessed certain
amount each. nominally &c pay for the
fuel used. An appeal was made 70 the
public service commission and last
spring the fuel assessment was aboi-
ished. The company still claims the
revenue i too low and requests that
the hearing be re-opened that il may
seek permission 10 raise the rates or
use some such means Of making up
the deficit
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-26
MoToRIsT sPEEDED AWAY.
After Dragging and Running Over a
Pedestrian.

Rutland, Nov. 26. Everett f. Stevens
OF West Rutland. who conducts wood
business in this city, was struck and
perhaps fatally injured late Thursday
night bv an automobile which ap-
preached behind him while he was
passing through covered bridge with
In the city limits Mr. Stevens is at
the Rutland hospital suffering from a
fractured shoulder, two broken ribs,
facial cuts and internal injuries. The
fact that he wore a heavy fur coat
probably prevented him from being in
stantly killed doctors say, as the heavy
touring ear passed over him.
Mr.. Stevens says that he saw the
light of the approaching machine and
crowded against the side of the bridge.
which is wide one. The machine was
going at terrific speed and he was drag
ped about 60 feet he thinks. When he
was struck the car driver turned off the
lights and sped away. The police are
investigating. but have no clue as to
whose machine injured Mr.. Stevens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-26
RUTLAND YOUTH
WOUNDED. IN HEAD
Lawrence Russell, l6, Was Victim OF
Shotgun in Hands Of Another
Young Hunter.

Rutland, Nov 26Iawrence Rus
sell. I6-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Russell Of 90 Woodstock ave-
nue.. was wounded in the back Of the
head by charge from a shotgun in
me hands of Perciyal Davis. young
man who lives on Woodstock avenue
and to whom no blame has I'm at
tached.
Another boy named Mclaughlin was
with the party yesterday afternoon.
According 10 the story of one OF the
boys they were all seated on some
rocks near the woods, the Russell boy
a few feet in front of the other two.
As the Davis boy started 70 get 70
his feet his shotgun accidentally dis,
charged itself, the charge striking the
Russell boy in the back Of the head.
The other boys realized the serious
ness of the accident and hurried TO
the Devlin farm, where an emergency
telephone call was dispatched for med
ical assistance. DIR. d. j. Carroll re-
sponded and arrived at the scene of
the accident in short time.
He dressed the wounds Of the in
iured boy and brought him to the Rut-
land hospital. where 1t was possible 20
determine more OF the nature Of the
injuries and il was decided to operate.