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Entered at the Post Office at Louis
ftnrg, N. C., as second class matter.
Tha way inaav high officials oper
ate public business there seems to be
no need of laws. Lets hope the lime
will soon come when all will bq dealt
with alike. - , ^
News reports say that President
Herding will ask Congress to modify
the Volstead Act, and let ships come
into our i.arts carrying whiskey.
Another discrimination.
The now Cotton Standards Inw of
the United States has been agreed to
ly international representatives and
is likely to become universal. Good
One more move iu iavor ot the farm
er.
A Raleigh Correspondent says that
*vith Democratic State Chairman Nor
woods financial collapse, corses a gen
eral stir up in the machinery. Lets
hope not. Other good men can be
found.
Possibly the influence of the Busi
ntss Men, of Louisburg together with
Mr. Cannady's might cause the half
mile of road near Lvnch's Creek to
lie worked, thereby connecting the
roads iu Franklinton and Louisburg
townships. ?
The Tonsil and Adenoid Clinic be
ing conducted at the College by the
Slate Board of Health, and under the
supervision of Dr. ? . ? . Faueetto
and Miss Eirdie Dunn, is doing a big
work, (julte a large number of oper
ations have been performed, and much
has been accomplished for the child
ren.
Franklin Countv seems to be satis,
tied with the State highways given it
ly the Highway Commission. It is a
settled tact, fully demonstrated, that
unless you demand a thing you will
r.ot get it. Franklin has no hard sur
laced roads. It might be 'well for the
business men to look into the reason
why.
The Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee o t the Town of Loujsburg has
issued a statement in circular form
which shows the expenses for the
town lrom July 1st. ltel to June 30th,
11*22 to be $20,263.47. It also shews
that for the year 1V?22-2J an itemized
budget for $47,366.75 is necessary
Vhere evidently must be something
?wrong in these figures. The budget
however, is not given credit for the
receipts from the light and water
l'lant. Assuming this to be equal to
last year, and applying such credit,
which should havo been tak^n int-.? ac
count in the budget, the coming year
will still cost the tax pavers $8,931.02
more t!:nn last yeer. I: the receipts
of the light and water plant have
been figured into ihe budget and the
budget is complete as sent out, then
the new government will cost the tax
layers $27,043.28. We would suggest
that these figures be gone over again
aud when corruc-ted be published to1
the world. It they art light, then
there U nothing to keep from the
whole public It would be a crime to
keep the information closed within
the limits of the town and allow the.
outside world mak" investments or
come into our town blindfolded. (Jive
the facts to everybody, but lets make
these facts the strongest arguments
that can be produced, why Loufsburg
is the best town in the world to live
In. You can't do this by hiding your
information within the town limits.
A Drama From Real Life
To a cIoro student of the law the
decisions of our Supreme Court re
ports 1b a true and correct history of
our delevopment from decade to de
cade. Instead of being dry and mus
ty, and unread too often, even by law
yers, they are full of the real dramas
and tragedies of life.
Perhaps none are more realistic
and thrilling than State vs. Wingler
reported in 184 N. C. Reports at Page
747. The facta are as follows, In J
18^1 the defendant Vea Wlngler mar
ried Candlce Miller, the daughter of |
Nathan Miller, of Wilkes County.]
These two people lived together as
man and wife for two years and seven I
days. At first they lived with de
fendant's mother; then they moved to,
themselves and lived in a log cabin,
situated on the mountain side about
17 or 18 miles from North Wllkesboro,
N. C. At that time the only way of
Setting In and out of this country was
by a wagon road and "by walkways
across ridges, hollows and creeks."
Here a child was born to this union,
and apparently they were contented,
If not happy, In their poor and hum
tola home.
On May 10th, IBM. Candace Wlng
ler, Jrlfe of the defendant, died under
rather peculiar and auaplcloua clr
enmatancea. ? Ooroner'i Jury waa
held six dajra thereafter, and again on
Mar Mrd. ISM, the Coroner's Jury
?U rtinafabled, additional evidence
?waa offered tor 1U consideration; the
.frody of the defeated waa exhumed
and an examination by Dr J. M
Turner was made In the presence o(
the Jury. The Coroner's Jury Anally
rendered a verdict that the deceased
met her death by falling out o: the
ioit of the defendant's cabin and strik
ing her h6ad against the stone hearth
and hitting her shoulder and neck
acainst the ear and sharp wire bail
of a pot in the fire place. This was
tile defendant's version, given at the
trial, as to how she received her fa
tal injuries. In 1894, about ten months
after Candace Wfngler's death, the
defendant married Melvina Wingler.
the 16-vear 9UI daughter of John
Wingler. With his second wife, the
defendant has since lived in the same
community and raised another fata-'
ily. The child by the first wife was
cared for largely by her grandmoth
er. Mrs. Ann Miller.
In April. 1922. Ves Wingler swore
out a warrant against one of John
Shepherd's boys, charging him with
an assault upon his 9-year-old datrgh
ter bv striking her in the face and
knocking out some of her teeth. He
was not arrested, but is now a fugi
tive from Justice. Two days thereaf
ter, John Shepherd made an affidavit
before a Justice of the Peace, upon
which the warrant and subsequent in
dictment of the defendant were based,
charging that the defendant had ad
mitted to him. in the presence of oth
ers, at the time of the first wife's
death, that he the defendant, had
killed her. After his conviction In
the second degree, defendant appeal
ed to the Supreme Court, which af
firmed the judgment of the lower
Court. There is nothing finer In our
literature than a portion of the decis
ion written by Mr. Justice Stacy, and
equals anything written by that great
master of expression. Victor Hugo.
After stating the law and denying
the contentions of defendant, the ex
act and scholarly Justice, says:
This is a remarkable case in many
respects. Its opening scene is one of
romance, it then moves on from sug
gested intrigue to ultimate tragedy.
So far as our records disclose, It is
without a parallel In the Judicial hls
~tt>Ty t>f the State. It seems to stand
alone and apparently is sul generis.
Three decades ago. Yes Wingler,
with axe in hand, cut from the virgin
forest of Wilkes County the logs and
the timbers with which he built upon
the mountain side a crude and hum
ble hut for himself and Candace Wing
k>r. his wife. Here this couple start
ed life together in a rough, tugged,
mountain home? a log cabin, in fact ?
but to the deceased it was at least a
stable and a manger. The only
means of getting In and out of this
country at that time was by a wagon
road and by walkways .which led
across ridges and hollows aud creeks.
In winter there was a scene o? leaf
less branches, snow-covered peaks,
and frozen brooks; and that was pov
erty. But the defendant and his wife
were not daunted by the dangers of
the. inaccessible hills, nor by' the
frightful stories of the mor. itain cov
es They started life with high hop
es and with a faith that knew no fears,
wailing and praying for the dawn of
a bettor day.
It matters not on what plane ot life
one labors, nor how large or small
the number cf his acquaintances, the
man who tolls and yet knows that In
the circle of his influence there is at
least one life in which there is sun
shine where but for him there would
hfcve been shadow; that there is at
least one home in which there is cheer
where but for him there would have
been gloom: that there is at least one
I eart in which there is hope w here
but for him there would have been
c'espair, that man carries with him as
hb goes one of the richest treasures 1
cn this earth. This was the goal for
which Ves Wlngler was- striving flTir
jty years ago. But, alas, another story
lis told. He soon grew weary of his
wife, and for some reason, not clear
ly disclosed by the record, he took
I her iire in a cruel and heartless man
ner. Evidence of the crime was con
cealed at the time; he married again,
raised another family, and. alter the
Itpse of twenty-nine years was, ar
! rested, tried, convicted, and sentenced
to the State's Prison. Though justice
fccmetimes treads with leaden feet, if
need be, she strikes with au ?ron
hand. Verily, the wages of sin is
drath, and sin pays its wages.
The supreme tragedy of life is the
immolation of woman. With a heavy
han't, nature exacts from her a high
tax of blood and tears. The age of
knighthood has passed and Is gone,
hut let us hope that trie spirit of
chivalry may never die. No civiliza
tion can last where women are per
mitted to be butchered like sheep in
the shambles. Surely there is no
pleasure to be derived from the pun
jlshment of the wicked, but it would
seem that thin ?1?*f ?*nclant ought to wel
come an opportunity to expiate his
crime and to make some atonement
for It. No doubt, In his own con
science, he has already suffered the
agony of remorse. How, through the
many years, has It been passible for
him to banish from his mind the vis
Ion of the woman who, In the days of
her youth, put her hand In his, *ith
a promise to forsake all other* and to
follow him? At the altar she vowed,
in substance, that "whither thou goest
I will go; and where thou lodgest, I
will lodge; thy people shAll be my
reople. and thy flod my God." Can
the defendant ever forget that momen
tous hour when this woman, with he
roic courage, took immortality by the
hfnd and went down tnio the valley
of the shadow of death that his child
might live? And then, can he for a
moment cease to hear her screams of
terror as she fled from bin murderous
tanfl?
The fates decreed for Caudace Mil
ler a hard lot and a cruel death, but ?
"Oh, can it be the gates ajar
Walt not her hurrblo quest?"
There Is no error appearing on the
record, except the great error of the
defendant in murdering his wife,'' but
this Is a mistake which is beyond our
province and power to correct.
"Repose upon her soulless face,
Dig the grave and leave her;
But breathe ft prayer that, Id His
grace,
He who so loved this totting racc
To endless ren receive tier."
?McNeill.
The trial Hnd judgment of the Sup
erior Court will be uyhelil.
No error.
Respectfully subtrltted.
PERSON.
VESTEKN FLUOOS TAKE 1IEATU
TOLL, MAN V 1'EKSON'S MISS
im;, damage ovek
.1 .MILLIONS
Kansas City. Mo., June il.? Seven
dead, many reported inissrtig, thou
scnds homeless and property loss ex
ceeding $5,000,000 was the known toll
tonight of floods which have sent
virtually every stream in Kansas and
northern Oklahoma to th^ highest
stage in years.
The Kansas river and tributaries
tonight was reported {ailing, thus
removing the immediate danger in
northern Kansas.
In southern Kansas, however, the
valleys of the Verdigris, Neosho, Wal
nut and other streams were -inun
dated.
Arkansas City and Winfield, ir.
south-central Kansas, the cities hard
est hit, tonight were uncier patrol
of American Legion and Kansas
rational guardsmeu. Red Cross and
other agemicj were endeavoring to
care for the homeless.
The chamber of commerce at Ar
kansas City appealed for $500,000 to
aid the flood -sufferers. The chamber
estimated the damage at Arkansas
City at more than $3,00?,000. At Win
field the damage was estimated be
tween one and one and a half rail
lions.
Wichita, which suffered heavy dam
age Saturday, the situation was_ re
ported generally improved tonigft.
Hundreds of American l?gion men
find city employes were working to
night to prevent further breaks in
the dikes.
The Big Arkansas, which converges
with the Little Arkansas north of
Wichita, was reported as about sta
tionary.
In Winfield the scenes of havoc and
those of any other disaster in the
city's 50 years of existence.
The Kansas river stood at 19.3
feet tonight at Topeka and was slow
ly falling. This is a fall of 2 5 feet
since Sunday. There now seems no
danger of a flood in Topeka.
Although many were reported miss
ing a* Arkansas City and three thou
sand were homeless, only one per
son is known to have lost his life.
Damage running into millions was
reported from northern Oklahoma as
a rush of water swept down from
southern K:tn.-.v;
Hundreds of persons have been
tendered homeless hut there were no
confirmed reports of loss of life.
Train service throughout the state
has been interrupted and damage to
state highways will run to nearly
$1 ,000.000, State Highway Commis
sioner Nesbitt estimated.
Schloss News
Messrs. C. H. and W. C. Stalling?
and families, of Justice, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. K- Brewer and children of
tliis place, spent last Wednesday on
Little Shocco fishing, seining and
cooking. They report a big catch of
the tastiest fish ever caught.
Miss Alma Ball, of Greensboro, is
spending her vacation with her sis
ter, Mrs. Annie Burnette.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Brewer took
their little daughter, Juantta, to Hen
derson Monday for treatment.
Our folks met Monday night and
elected Mr. Wm. Tharrington to rep
resent Schloss in the selection of a
high school site.
The Schloss Woman's CluU hold its
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Wm. Tharrington. The
program was as follows: Reading.
Mrs. Annie Burnette. Reading. Mrs.
Isabella Woodard Duet. Mrs. M. E.
Watkins and Mrs J K. Brewer. Miss
Bordeaux demonstrated cooking in a
steam pressure cooker. Mrs. nYr.i.
Tharrington who won firs* prize cu
her biscuits in the bread contest last
>ear demonstrated biscuit making anl
after the cooking a real feast was
served which is needless to say was
the best part of all. "We -adjourned
to meet with Mrs. Tharrington again
Tuesday P. M. after the fourth Sun
day in June. Members present, Mrs.
Wm. Tharrington. Mrs M. E. ^VarKins
Mrs. B. P. Harris, Mtb. J. K. Brew
er, Mrs. .Annie Burnette, Mrs. Isa
bella Woodard, Mrs. I^eslicr Twigg.
Miss Sarah Tharrington. Visitors,
John Foster, Mrs. Annie Fuller. li.
Whittier on The Home Paper
The Division of Publication of the
North Carolina Eytenslon Service be
lieves that the home papers of
this State are rendering a re?l ser
vice to their readers by Riving them
news about other farmery and facts
about the world In which farmers
are always interested. With all tha;
ha* been written about country news
papers, thou#?'*, it seems curious
that it wag only recently attention i
was called to the fact that one of the
most loved American poets years ago I
paid a tribute to the country weekly
which, for coloT and vividness, per- 1
haps has not been excelled by any
of the modern writers.
It is not known Just who is entitled
to credH^ for bringing the poem to
light; it tn several weeks now since
it first began appearing In the ex
changes and the Editor of the State
College and Department of Agrlcul
ture Is indebted td the Editor of Cor
nell University for bringing It to his
attention. The poem Is part of Whlt
tler's longer poem "Snowbound" and
is as follows:
At last the floundering carrier bore
The village paper to our door.
Lo! broadening outward as we read
To warmer zones the horizon spread,
In panoramic length unrolled
We saw the marvels that it told.
Welcome to u? Itl week-old news.
Its corner for the rattle Muse,
Its monthly gauge for snow and rain,
Its record mingling In a breath
The wedding bell and dirge of death;
Jest, anecdote, and love-lorn tale-;
The latest culprit sent to jail;
Its hue and cry of stolen and lost.
Its vendue sale* and goods at cost,
And traffic calling loud for gain.
We felt the stir of hall and street,
The pulse of life that round us beat.
The chill embaigu of tin* slow
Was melted in the genial glow.
Wide swung again our ice locked
door,
A::d all the world was ours once
more.
Club Girls Attend Short
Course
| Raleigh, N". C. June 5. One hundred
, i'tid seventy-five young ladies. lead-|
ers in club work in their respective!
| communities, gathered from 2S coun
ties last week to attend the Fourth
! Annual Short Course (or club pirls
j held by the Home Demonstration
workers of the Agricultural Extens
ion Servicc. The short cuurte was held
at Peace Institute this ~ycar. Four
teen members of the Home Demon
s'.! at inn Division of the State College
and State Department of Agriculture
under the direction of M'ss Maude K
Wallace, as Dean, gave Instructions
to the girls during the week.
Three lines of instruction were
given. The first was with clothing
and had to do with a study of tex
tiles and the different clothing ma
terials. The six girls making the
highest grades In these classes were
awarUed gin* ham dresses made from
cloth donated by the Pomona Mills,
of Guilford County. Miss Wallace
stated that the instruction in this
course was so tedious and exacting
that it was decided to make it more
interesting by means of this contest.
The second course was in canning.
They were given demonstrations by
their instructors and in turn gave
demonstrations with both fruit and
vegetables. Both the commercial and
tcme use of canned materials were
stressed In this course.
The third course was in Jelly mak
ing A number of the young ladies
v.ho attended last year's short course
v on many prizes with their jelly at
the various fairs of the State and
some sold their Jelly at good prices.
The record of these former sudents
i'i<l much to popularize this phase of
the short course.
3ut it was not a P. worn. Col. Fred
OUls took them around on tilps of in
spection to various -parts of the Capi
tal City; there were songs, stunts,
gsnies and friendly contests between
counties and there was the fun of
being together as recognized leaders
in a line of work that has demon
strated its value to the North Caro
lira farm home.
Catawba leads in so many things
pertaining the_ agriculture of North
Carolina that it was no supprisfc to
know that she led in attendance at
thi* meeting. The 16 "Catawba Bread
makers" as they styled themselves
comprised the largest representation
fio:n any county and braved the hard
ships of travel in a school truck for
an tire day to be on time. Mecklen
burg, Cumberland and Washington
counties were next, eearh with 15
girls, all of whom were prize win
ners in some contest put on in those
counties by the home agent. The other
counties were represented with only
two or three each. Mrs. McKimmon
so appointed the representation that
as many counties as possible could
have representatives to take part in
the short course. Only four skirls were
present who had attended former
short courses and one of the young
women has attended each of the three
held previously. This veteran is Miss
Cornelia Pleasants of Davidson Coun
ty and a leader in the club work of
her community.
In the opinion of Miss Wallace.
Dean of the School, this short course
"?as one of the mo3t successful yet
held. All of the girls took an interest
in their work and seeirei to onjoy
the privillge of being selected to at
K-nd. It is planned to make provis
ions for a greater number next year
und it is probable that one of the
larger girls Colleges of the State will
lit asked to care for the girts. Lack
| cf dormitory room at Peace Institute
'lias been a limiting factor in the size
Made-In-Carolinas Exposition
The Directors of the Made-In-Caro
linaa Association have designated
?Sept. 24 to October 6th as thedates
for the third Annual Made-In-Caro
llnas Exposlttbn to be held at Char
lotte.
Last year over eighty thousand
l> ople attended the Exposition, and
entire program met with the ap
;,roval of those attending. Mr. John
li Dabba, President of the Associ
ation, states tjial plana have been
made to surpass all previous ecorta
In regard to exhibits, attendance and
entertainment. From the mount of
interest manifested by the mapufac
turers of the two Carolinas in this
yfar'a exposition, a display of exhib
its is now assured beyond expectat
ions. Already over twenty thousand
st;uare feet of space has been sold
for exhibiting purposes. A number of
secured space for the purpose of ex
ploiting their present manufacturing
advantages and assets.
The building in which the exposi
tion will be held Is new and Are proof.
100 feet wide and 300 feet long, con
futing of two doors, having an audi
torium on the second floor with a
seating capacity of three thousand
people. In which dally musical con
certs will be held offering artists of
the highest type. The building Is in
the heart of Charlotte and possesses'
every convenience and Railroad facil
ity essential to a building of this
nature.
The Made-In-Carollnas Association
Is not a money making organization,
but was organized for the purpose of
"Telling Tne World About Carolina
Products" and to sell the Carolinas
to Carolina people. The Directors of
the Association is composed of sixty
of the leading bnsinsss raen of North
and Soyth Carolina.
Get Your
Ice at A. S. Wi^gs. Always prompt
and^courteous in attention and price
always right. ^ FA full line ot heavy
and fancy'groceries at most reasona
ble prices. Give me a call. I will
appreciate your trade.
A. S. WIGGS
NASH STREET LOUISBURG, N. C.
To My Friends
and the Public
I am going to close out what Casings and Tubes I
have on hand, 30x3 and 3Cx3V2 at cost. They have
advanced about 20 per cent since I bought so come
and get yours before they are gone. A full line of
feed and provisions on baud all the time. Am still
selling shoes cheap. Come to see me when in town.
An: always glad to see you.
Yours truiy,
J. W. PERRY
NASH STREET LOT'ISBURGh N 0.
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THE OLD HOME TOWN
BY STANLEY
.One thing about & porch swing U
you never have to figure |iow many
mil?* per gallon, . . ,
Our entlmate that many tall men
are getting etoop-shouldyred trying
to dance fbeek to sfceek. - i a