ASSISTANT fOSTMASTEI
CATCHES NEGKO THIEF
By Original and hgmkut Schama
Detects a ad Captures Tang Ne- _
gra la Act at KabMag Latter
Bo* Sunday.
. Assistant Postmaster Cart Me Loan
Sunday afternoon at 1 :tfi caught Wal
ter Gleaven, a nano youth of about
fifteen yearn. In the act of robbing a
tetter boa at the local poetoftee. The
plan used to foil the efforts of the
perpetrator of a system at potty thiev
ing at ths local office, and which was
anccaaaful in bringing to the bar of
Justice a negro youth suspected of
being the author of a oucoeailon of
thefts at ths postoffice bars, was
clever. ingenious and affective.
Following complaint on the part of
certain patrons of the local office and
the missing of certain packages, let
ters, etc., by the poetoffiee department
hare, it was determined Sunday by Mr.
McLean and others that a special ef
fort bo made to catch the mischief
maker. Accordingly Sunday morning
after the “working* of the morning's
mails, plans scare carefully laid and
put In execution which resulted In the
detection and eapturu at the negro
Walter Gleavea.
A number of packs get and 1 •iters
have been missed,—misplaced or taken
in a mysterious manner from Mr. 0.
T. Blue’s box, aad also from that of
Mr. K. W. Bryant. Thaaa gsntleanan
ware advised Sunday that a plan waa
laid tg. catch the thief or thieves and
■ UtH to open their boxes daring the
day. Then Mr. McLean took a copy
of one of tha Sunday papers aad fold
ed it, fastened inside of It with a
safety pin tha ead of a Mack silken
thread and put the paper with other
pieces of mall in Mr. Blue's box. ‘Then
this thread was carried in roundabout
way to tha rear of the odSeo to a table
on which Mr. .McLean stood a small
battle and fastened the thread around
the neck of the bottle, keeping thread
taut and free from obstruction all the
way back to Mr. Bluo’s box.
with these arrangements complet
ed. Mr. McLean took hie seat la rural
carriers’ booth at the tear of tha of
fice, Just inside the door that opens
from the lobby of the poetnflWw. and
also in does proximity to the magic
bottle, which would aad did give 3m
Brat indication that a trespasser eras
on the premises. Here Mr. McLean
held fort until It o'clock, when he waa
relieved by Mr. J. Lester Payior. At
one p. m. Mr. McLaan returned from
dinner and again took up tha vigil.
At 1:46 the thread tyhtcned aad the
a rev elver which lay dose at hand,
with the other be opened the door and
saw the negro Walter Gteaves with
drawing from Mr. Blue's box. which
was open aad tha key still in it. Sig
nificantly bringing into view the wea
pon, which he held In hia hand, Mr.
McLaan indicated that the negro's
presence was desired on the inside of
the office. The command was obeyed
and after getting the captive safely
inside, Mr. McLean called Chief P. M.
Hubbard over telephone, who went to
tha allies immediately aad took charge
of th« ntsro.
It waa found that the key left in
Mr. Blue's box was on a string with
a key te Mr. Bryant's box aad another
key of commonplace proportions.
Walter stoutly protested hie inno
cence and stated that this was the
Brut time he had ever opened Mr.
Btae’e box, and further that he hud
been given these keys Saturday night
by CUrenoa Roper, another eagre.
Clarence was brought to tha scene aad
stated that ha had not had the keys
end did-not give them to Qleaves.
Beth negroes ware locked up Sunday
and Monday Postmaster 0. H. Russell
before United Statu Commissioner
H. C. Guthrie of Rockingham sworn
out indictments for them. Both wore
placed under bonds of (500 aad will
be given a preliminary hearing Fri
day morning at II o’cloekbefore
Commissioner Guthrie.
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TAX LEVY REDUCED IN SCOT.
LAND COUNTY.
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CMuUtdtMn ip Monthly Samba
Monday Made Reductions la AD
Townships.
A matter of unusual fnteroot and of
much lm porta ace to the cttlaoaa and
voters of Scotland county was ths
action of ths board sf county cosmala
si oners Monday, when a raneral re
duction ad tha tax lavy. affecting all
od tha four township* in ths county
was authorised. The redaction at
this time Is timely and shows tha
county to be ia good condition finan
cially, Following tha action of tha
Stats corporation commission Mat
year, whan an increase nf thirty par
cent In the assessment value of lax*
able rant estate in thta county was
made, It was found that tha old levy
brought in more revenue than waa
needed to carry oe the county’s busi
ness, and hence tha reduction.
The greatest reduction was made
ia Btewsrtsvillc township and is
eighteen and a half oenta on tha hun
dred dollars. The old levy whs 101
M, and a reduction of IS 1>S saias
tha new levy SS l-fi cent* on the hun
dnd dollaris
In WUliemson township * fl 1.4 cent
reduction was made. The eld levy in
this township was 116 2*6. The new
levy is 110 1-4. Laurel Hill township
gate a reduction of 6 1.2 cents. Tha
old levy hare amt 106. Tha new one
is 98 1-2. Spring Hill's redaction is
14 1-2 cents on tee hundred dollsrs
The old levy was 121 2-2. The new
one is 107 1-4.
All the members of the board wars
present at' Monday's mooting. They
are Messrs. D. C. McNeill, chairman;
W. G. Buis and W. T. Parker.
Aa an explanation of the Irregulari
ties that occur in all of the four town
ships. it ia stated that this is due to
the fact that each township has Its
own funds for road eonatrucUoa. The
levy for road bonds varies in all the
townships, aa ia evident from an un
derstanding of the situation. This
levy depends entirely upon the am
ount of bonds sold by the township
and the amount of taxable property
to produce the necessary funds. These
two factors cannot be mado to order
and cannot be changed in any town
ship. This ia why each township has
a different rate, or levy.
8tewartsvtl)e township hat the low
est rate, with Laurel Hill second. Aa
an lllastration of how the levy affects
the different townships, it is set forth
that 8tewartsvMe township baa the
lowest tax rate and at the same time
has spent and is apandtng mors money
fur roads than any of the others The
words, the tax rate varies _
with the tax nimmaet A Mg as
sessment give* a low rate and n small
asssssmaet makes a high rate.
It it a compliment to the county
and its splendid officials that such a
reduction is mads possible at this
time. The average rata for the county
figures a fraction lees than 100 cents
on the hundred dollars, which is con
sidered n good blowing.
RIVBRTON NEWS NOTES.
Editor Archibald ~Jdiaoau Now Occu
pying the "House That Jack .
BalU.” ^
Special to The Exchange.
Riverton, August 7.—This morning
Riverton regretted to bid farewell to
Mite Eulie Watson, who .is returning
to bar school at Boiling Springe,
where she hae taught the past two
pears; aad Mias Maud Memory, who
will touch again this peer at Macs
HUl. and Mr. Gerald Johnson of the
editorial staff of the Greensboro Daily
News. The beet wishes for these
young people for the eomtng pear. Is
the "verdict" of this community, as
OM Man Allen Shaw would arprooe
It.
Editor Archibald Johnson aad Mrs.
Johnson of Thomasville am now ban
with their daughters, Miaota Kate and
Ella Johnson, aad are occupying their
cottage, "The house that JaekbuSt”
Mies EasoHa Hamrick has mturaad
to her home at Boiling Spring* after
s few daps' visit hem with Kim Note
McMillan and Him EuUa Watson.
The proprietor of Riverton dairy
farm. Mr. D. W. L. Smith, is greatly
ala tod and his patrons none the leas,
now that Ms hard of sixteen sows anon
official tost hae boa* pronounced free
ef tubercular aflWetkm.
Mrs. W. L. McNeill was sueceauful
Ip operated on at the Charlotte Sani
tarium, and is now mending a* few
at the home of her Mur, Mr.
is a picnic at dm
. Thom is so peat
. year friends
ease that am at this
Rev. S. F. Hawes ef Laxtogtoa, Kp,
has arrived in Leuarinburr and is sup
.ndrCnlghPtrdSS
**■* to the absence ef Dr. i. M. Suae,
the pastor. Mr. Hawse to a gifted
and cultured maa aad Ids airmeaa
Buadap- wan heard with ulessulu by
large conrrvgation* He to a natfm
of mars** Mr. Haweoertn’ftnd a wans
wmmn to LaucMagg aad Praobp
toriaaa and maraberc of other afaurch
■ nv aviiinw nmvw rtvvn nfPt.
out of that box. I am tailing you the
truth that was the tret time 1 had
hsa to the postages sent I had that
key. If you will year cinders will
Moor bo fsrfutten. Flam
Walter Sleeves."
NORTHERN MILITIA DAZED BT
VA6TNB88 OF TEXAS.
Maay of Thom Btfu to Look for
HootUfUsa h 8oaa ** They Com
od Iolo tho Lmi Star State.
Hidalgo (Tex.) Dispatch.
“The Moiling of the—dg of yoaag
■ton from Northern iud Eastern
states to the rough frontier region
bordering on Mexico is gulag to be
productive of much good in more way*
than oou.- remarked a veteran regular
army oncer while here on an impac
tion trip. "Besides the benefit to the
maa themselves, it will help the folks
ba«h borne to e better undemanding
of the frontier country and the Mexico
situation."
Thousands of the guardsmen of the
northern and eastern states believed
that they would ran into trouble the
moment they crossed the Texas boun
dary They had liUJs conception of
the great arc* of Texaa It is related
that a commissioned officer of the
Guard of one of the New England
?U,UVwb? »*• »■ charge of a troop
train lined hU man up at a point in
Oklahoma, a short distance beyond
the Texas line, and ia a fervid sddrees
told them they would man cress into
Texas, where they might expect at
any minute to bo attacked by Maxi
.H* f»ve Kr*‘ order* ns to bow
they should bear thamaalvee. He for
bade them leaving the oosshei at sta
tions. and guards were posted to en
force the order.
The train crossed the Bed River
and rtnrted its tourney southward
through Texas. Not a Maxicaa waa
to be seen. The people seemed to bo
no different from those of other parts
of the country. Form work waa go
ing os The its miles to Dellas waa
tripped off without an untoward inci
dent. The journey continued south
ward—still southward. The town of
Waco, 100 miles frem Dallas waa
raacbed; then came Austin, 206 miles
from Dallas and 326 miles frem the
pout oe the Bed River where the
crossing into Texaa was made.
The bigness ef Texas was begin
ning to grate upon the nerves of both
officers and privates. Another thing
that many ci th*a> maid not under
stand was the weeeefulnoea of the
country. In the cities and towns the
people were going about their busi
ness as though such a thing as war
had never been thought of.
"How much farther is it to Mexi
co!" a chorus of voteaa asked-on*
train stop pad et Austin for orders.
“To what point on the border ate
you goingT“
The officer in command of the train
to
had'about 394 mils* mace to travai to
reach Brownsville. The safety or
ders wore then relayed
The daily hikes that are made by
the soldiers on tho border are a big
Mlbf til thffi moHiitfuitf ftl aamti An j
Ua*. Notwithstandiag tha high tom
pastures, the marches of Ave to t«M
miles each day art greatly enjoyed
by both Bum and officers. In the low
er border ragiga the hikes often lead
alow dim and narrow trails through
a wilderness of c ha para], where nature
has many surprises for the stranger*
from far-off porta of the chantry.
Burro riding ii a favorite amusement
among many of the young soldi* rs.
They alas catch and make pots of rat
tlesnakes, tarantulas, centipede*, coy
otes, horned toads and a variety at
other wild things of tha border reg
ion. In ovary camp are boxes con
taining those captives.
Mmciaan life on this side of the Rio
Grands is going on pretty ipaeh as
K always has. Urn presence of ao
many American troops is an assur
ance that they will give no trouble.
It was remarked by a ranchman of
this section, who was a leading par
t let pert in tha bant for Mexican ban
dits in the lower valley more than' a
year ago, but alt the Mexicans pew
raiding oo this aids of tb* Rio Grande
are "goad Mexicans.” During tha
bandit hunt the region was thorough
ly combed for badsfntcaas and ban
a reds of them were Idlled, according
to unofficial hut reliable accounts.
J. MANNING WRIGHT.
Dto^Baur^ MeadaTMond*^ at^Max
Mr. J. Manning Wright, a
known citizen of Laurinburg,
Monday morning at t o’clock at
ton, whom bo want about two
ago to visit relatives. Tbs_
was held bard Monday evening at A
o'clock. Rev. R. r. Magna, Kw. N.
H. D. Wflaon and RmTAumnn of
Maxton officiating.
Mr. Wright was about M years of
ags and had beau in ill health fbr
nearly four yaara, suffering from
paralysis. Hs is aurvfrad by a
widow.
few FARM CREDIT ACT PARSED
BY C0NCRE88.
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JUMgh. N. 6, July 31.—The far
atn oi the United States have at last
'Jehad a long-tought goal. Their
rt edge security l* no longer to go
Wnteg or perhipi ho aaeri/leed to
Ohlaeal money lender. The povern
■hnt of the United State* i* to any
tlfct hie note and mortgage are gift
•we w a way that all shall knew >L
Tie eavings of orphans mod widows
f*3es Maine to California may safely
hr invested in tha farmer's mortgage,
“ough ha may he thoaeands of mass
■ray, and do thoaght need bo given
m to qoallty nf the land ar of the
character of the owner.
The government le to maintain a
•totem to take all of this burden off
ftom lender* and giro them tha kind
•4 security they wish for permanent
[•vestment. The farmer's note is to
m truly aa good as hie bond. The
•fvtacs deposited in the banka af tha
United States are said to amount to
£,•60,000,000, and those of New
Yetk, Massachusetts and Connectl
«tt alone to $2,500,000<000. These
Jhnde may now mote and more rsark
Urmers through their own organise
Man solder government regularise -
. Many laws have bran passed which
hive directly helped in the develop
ment of industry and trade, but there
“♦ver ha* bean legialatioa more im
portant to the development of agri
culture than the Federal Farm Loan
Wt Kora than any part of tha
united States the Sooth is a* siting
development upon obtaining now cepT
*JU. Aftsr may lose by this opera
tion of this Act, bet only temporari
ly, All arc bound to sharv sooner or
Uter in the new prosperity which
Plenty of reasonable priced capital
will (ring to farmers. Lands will be
drained, farms will be cleared, farm
•fa, new and old, will prosper through
aji interest rate reduced to at least
•fn per cent, sod the value of farm
% bad will rise generally.
Qeur a Farmer May IIarrow Under
the Now Law.
Lib* great question farmers will
■(Mr aak will be: Bow are we to meka
of the privilegm grunted by tha
Mai Rural Credit Act just paasad by
Qjpgruaa and what aru to ho our farsl
33L nouTtow opes to d’SSkrilitl
•P& Aafarmar^eboaow cuHlvsta
^Nfhasi a farmer borrows a thonsaad
doUars. wiT ho hava to nay H hack at
tha and of one, two or throe years, as
aowT No, ho is allowed to pay it in
each email amonsto that ha will not
feat tt- Foreclosure aa a fearful pos
sibmty will not bound him night and
daw. If the borrower of a thousand
dollar* pays 1&024 each year ha would
have Ms bstorest and principal all
paid in twenty years. He would then
he paying six per cent interna* and
two pascal toward the principal: and
the amount paid on his debt mod the
interest together weald not bo erne
than bo frequently has paid in intar
sat alone under the old syetem. aad
Ms dote has rssoalned aa Mg aa over.
This tipay aat ef the loan hi amall
yearly doss la oo* or tha boat feature*
of the new law.
, . Will * loss be made to an individual
farmer by oim Demon or aconey aa
now? No. tha few provides that the
he rawer —be application for a leas
to a National Para Loan Aaaociation,
of which ha Meat become a member,
aSon* with an tha others to hla neigh
borhood who aaay wish to borrow to
tibia way. This association of bor
rowers, who know each other from
livinrtn £ aa— neighborhood. will
toi the first instance approve tf the
Utnd and laaprsv—enta which the sp
at leant offers aa security for a loan.
Kan tha application will bo passed
<A> to the Federal Land Bank of that
district tor final approval,
i If tha farmer's note is approved by
the Federal Land Bank, dean so—
ohm lead msnsy to tkJe farmer T No,
the I—d Bank takes bia mnrtpags
■tote alone wtth similar nataa raw
TO 1MWCTIOTB.I NEXT
But. Board at Health gloria Near
Feature af Health Week.
Raleigh. August ♦.—Announcement
waa ask niterdav at the oAcea at
the State Board at Health fiat in
spect! au af the hotels of the State
will begta Monday, August 7. The
Inspectors doing the work will be Drs.
Jr.'S: Rankin. 0. M. Cooper, and J.
R. Gordon, all of the State health de
partment. While their tour ad in
spection wit) not ha made public, it
ia understood that they wfU visit
within the next several weeks practi
cally every hotel ia the State.
while tala inspection service hi op
tional on the part of hotel managers,
there seams to bo a general demand
from tho aiaaagais themselves for
this particular service. Numerous
requests are being received by the
Board, one at which is from oae af
the largest railroads of the country,
asking Tor this inspection service for
all thalr dining can operating la the
Bute end for their terminal hotels
also.
Mr. Goode at Mercers.
Rev. W. K. Qaeda, pastor af Urn
Spring Hill Baptist church near Wag
ram, sras la the city Thursday, re
turning hems frees Morvrn, when ha
conducted k tan days’ protracted mart
lag at the Baptist church. The Mor
ven Sentinel says:
"The meeting which has heap m
pro great at the Baptist ifaurch the
nest tea days will done tonight. Rev.
W. E Goode who has been doing the
preaching ia aa interest lag speaker
and has delivered a series of epteadtd
sermons. The interest and attend
ance throughout the meeting has keen
good."
tot otW people** debt* by bscomlax
o member of • Notional Pan* Loon
Associativa T No. in tha firm place
every debt is amply secured by mort
gage. Tbe mortgage can osihr cover
fifty par cent ef th7v*lus ef the lend,
and twenty per cant at tbe veins of
the Insured improvement*. Tbe stork
Is additions! sorority which makas tha
owner liable tar anly twice the par
value of the stack; that ia, for five
dollars in addition to sacb five dollar
share of stock or. all together, ton dol
lar* for ovary hundred dollar* bor
rowed. Tbo liability of tba farmer aa
a stockholder in a National Perm
Lean Association ia tha asms aa if ha
wsrc a stock bolder ia a national bank
Money can only ha hemmed for
productive puipasm, suck as to
slrsady or „ etsss cultivate.
It iatke duty of the National Farm
y^n Aiiociitioo t• im tkftt all Imm
its expanded for the purposes stated
in the application for the loans.
Tbe West of National Farm'Uan Aa
nod stive* aad Credit Unions
The work of • National Farm Loon
Association is in no way in conflict
srfth that of tkt Credit Union as in
corporated onder the law* of North
Carolina. A National Farm Lean
Association loads for not less than fire
years time nor mors than forty, srhila
the credit anion hotter make its loans
for aboat • year. They both may load
for oqulpmoat and fertiliser, bat Aa
loans for equipment and supplies
made by a National Farm Loan As
sociation would bn for starting a farm
and for its operation during the first
year; while a credit anion would fi
nance the ewerutioa of a farm daring
off year*. It would bo needless for a
farmer to bsnwur a hundred dollars
from a National Farm-Loon Associa
tion for fire 7 sot* for fertiliser or for
Ana marhlnery which bo might bo
expected to pay for ia six months or
n year. _
enough to buy flsencc the
ope rattan of Aa farm foe, the first
year might be able to got along all
right for that year and aa loag thare
aftar aa crops should bo good and
ffasra-^JsstScs
to resort to supply atom credit bo
might thou gut MtM and darner In
to debt unless An credit of Me ftstkm
a) Farm Loan Aaeartation should be
aepplsaaanted by that of a Credit Un
LAlltINMJK IRK
TIE FLWD SUFFERS
Li«rlib«f| haa 4mm tba lrniif a
Tuckar, who had HrrS.t.d taV. dtr
^{yhSrussriJitt
•tan and th*> uumta 1
A~ L. Jxm**
R. L. Hammond
A. A. Lcilch
Caah
i.vva&
Mra^sSjurVcKaiq
H. O. Covington
Angua Fair?*
Kaah FiaJda
nfJSnL
fciS*
E. W. Bryant
E. X. Heater
C. D. ^Magarmlck
W. T. Deaton
M. X. Bitch
B. E. Gibson
*. R. Covington
fetCrS^vari^tm.
J. t. riAST
X. X. McCormick
W. X. Robertson
X. F. Gilfeethar.
z. V. W right
E H. Gibaan
T. C. Everett
X. L. John
G. F. Aviacar
P. B. Brown
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X. __
X. L. Harrell
C. Beach am
Caah
L. P. Smith
W. L. Bojnmn
Roland Cavtngtoa
Tom Dixon
X. F. Doaroa
E Inw
E. L. Smith
W. A. Jordan
Miaa LUy B.
W. L. Field*
W. D. Wright
C. B. Tyacr
D. C. Odom
Bdgartoa
Ba^xfff Dixon
~ Anthony
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Miaa Ulan la
J. A. Fern aR
Anqs Maynst (aaL)
Sam Alford (eoL)