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A bine mark here means that the sub scriber to this copy of The News is be lt hid on subscription. ricn.se make a pay nieat as on a- convenient. .YXY JI0UJV2 AIRY, JVORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. XOVEMDER JS: 1013. AO. 21 MISS OLA WARD Interest in the Contest Great No Trouble for the Girls to Get New Subscribers Citizens Readily Assist the Girls by Renewing and Paying Back Dues The first count in the Mount i j Airy New Popular Ladies vot-: oooitest, own ml! ft in last M( a-! day evening. The gen,thimen ' from Mt. Airy 'who acted as j judlges at this count were Mr. G. C. Welch, Mr. T. (I. Fawcett j ana Mr. i M. Hal.'. The judges worked very fast ami made short work of the inmiien.se pile of the little pastnlioanls. The your.(g ladies have certainly taken a J gnat Interest ui the contest cm-, ducted by the News, and it goes j without saying that the high j stamlani set by this paper sis well as its bright, clean .sheet, lui.s given the people of Mt. Airy confidence- in its ability to do only those things that an v mod ern newspaper would undertake in its endeavors to not only fur ther hi own interests, but to im prove the high standard of per fection, that evry newspaper is striving to attain. Not on.ly is tin News trying to im-reft.se it.s already large cimilation, but it is working this plan in co-cpepation with the- merchants of Mt. Airy, who lieing wideawake to rood things that mean good business, consented to the co-operation, and HkVA' that the contest Ls run ning along very smoothly, sp"aVs a greist deal of the merits of the ; coittesl.-c.Now irirU be sure to! ixxv i i: f ,dc.:id.f ahk " r tfc.t "inerchitatt.s; timpana. This is crav at the sure ways of obtaining v large vote, standing. And before we go anv furtlier let lis state j that Miss' Ola Ward won the 10j in gold arhl probably Miss Ward as one of the happiest young j ladies in Mount Airy this week, j on account of her good luck ai l ability. Miss Maud Sparger ran, ;i cibis second in th" content so ; far and was closely followed by ' Miss Mallie THiaeker who was' third. Miss .Johnnie Mae 1 1 oh- ert.s, Miss Annie Miller and Mi-Sj Mary Johnson oei-upi-d fourth,1 fifth and sixth places, respective- j ly ;!!ul they all did splendid work It is practically certain that a'!; these ladies who do any work at : all in the contest will be aocom- odatcd Avith prizes. It is not ti o i late to start as many a girl h is ! won the elegant Ohernn-er ' Sons piano ly starting rather late! in the contest that liave been i conducted over other parts if; the country. Start today ai:d ' trv for one of the valuable hut- 1 oliautsi prizes or the beautiful up-j right piano, for these prics are worthy of your best efforts. The Second count in the News Popular lad;.-', voting cotitsi t will be held on ISat.urday Dec. 'Jlst. On this date the contestant mak img the greatest gain in. votes, freiii the date of the first eounit ; to the date of the seeoml vount j on Saturday Dec. Hist, will re-: coive a prize of .$10 in gold as a j gift from the editor, Mr. .John-1 noii. Ivememher this prize will not be given to that contestant who has the greatest vote stand ing at the date of the second Nominating Blank Popular Vote Contest I hereby noniniiite or As a lady worthy to become a candidate in your Popular Voting Contttst. I present thia name with the distinct un derstanding and agreement that the editor thali not divulge any name. This don nut obligate me in any way whatever. Signed. WINS THE GOLD! count on, Saturday, Dec. 21st, but only to that young lady contes tant who suo-eeds in making the i rent est (lain bit Votes from the last oonnt to second count Den?. 21st. Nikw kinilly read the follow is ig carefidly, as the n w lonus ol'fei-s are worth your tiime arid a little study. , Mem orize the following New I "onus Offers a this is the most rapid method of obtaining a good vote standing, liring your subserip tioiiis to the office of the Pub lisher in clubs of seveiii. and take advantage of these New lVunus Offers. New Bonus Offers. For every seven nvw subscriptions- 10.0(H) extra votes, making a total of U.L'tH) votes. For every seven renewal sub scriptions, 8,000 extra votes, mak ing u total of ll,."0O votes. For every setji baek snliserip tioi:.s, 0,0(H) extra votes makin,g a total of 8,S00 votes. For every bunch of firty (40) merxdiants eoiqxniH. that are brought to the office of the Fiib lisluir and counted, au aMition al Umhis of j(M) Mtcs will be al lowed, making a total of 1,:00 votes. Now girls it is .strictly up to you, as to whether yotg will own one of these valuable prizes or iiot. Decide right now, and istart in today. TIuksc Avho desire jusv further infoniiatioffi in reiranl to person" at the office of the Pub lisher. The following is the standing of the girls at first count, Mon day, Nov. 2.1, 1012. Mi,ss Ola Ward ;U,27o Miss Maud Sparger,.. .. :i0,:!."0 Mks Mallie Thacker 1:!,S7:( Miss .Tohnnie Ma- Roberts, 12.2(H) Miss Annie Miller 7,77o Miss Mary .lohnson 4.('2 Miss 'Nannie Watson.. .. I.IlM Miss (iertnide Ueecc MH) Miss Nina York 47" Mirs Nellie llaymore. . . . 400 Miss Katherijic Willis lM) Miss Isabelle Sauiiiders, .. .") Miss Annie Folger "0 Miss Lilla lleinmiiigs. . .. 2.' Miss (irace Hmullev. . . . 2.1 Gct3 $50,000 for Turkey Crop. Tazewell, Va., Nov, 2:!rd. (Ihange of tariff is not worrying the farmers in this iieinit . This fall a largi r amount than usual was realized from the sale of cat tle. Imiuedvitely fillowijig this industry, turkey loners appear ed, and on Wednesday twenty one ear tools of fine turkeys were .di'ipped to Northern marl;- Is, the market value of which is estimated to be about ifoO.000 One turkey in the hA from Taz wt 11 was said to weigh forty-five p runds. To-night. Tonight, if you feel dull and stupid or bilious and constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets, and you will feel all right tomorrow. Sold by All Dealers. .1912 suggest the liaiiie of Address. FIFTEEN YEAR3 FOR SIDNA ALLEN. Carrcll Ccciity Outlaw Guilty c.t Murder in Found Second DegTee. Wjthnille. Yiu Nov. 22. At one o'clock, the jury in the Allen ease gave a verdict again-t Sidna Allen of murder in the second degree, fixing his- t-rm at fiftet n years in the peniti ntiary. The ,j ; r y was in consultation, idiogitl.tr. abi ut six hours iw.d a half. Sidna Alleui an I his wife wept treoly 'when the -announcement was made by Foreman .1. W. Neikirk. Mrs. AH -n set-me.l to lose her .sel.f-eontro'l for the first time, and half an hour after the verdict had betju given, was yet sollbing and wailing so that she could be heard throughout the room. It is nil lers-tood that tho jurors 8t first stoixl six for acquit al, five for first degree and one for sec ond degree. All gradually went to the viov of the cue man. The verdict was given by eleven men. This morning Juror Dusic received news that his child w::is dying at his home and was releas ed by consent, of both sides, after a consultation of jmlge and law yers, at which S'uln Allen him self was present. The State will begin preparations immediately for iinother trial of Sidna Allen. I'n ibahly he will be arriiigmd next for the murder of Sheriff Webb. It will be remeimbered that Ola iid e Alien m his first trial for the murder of Judge Massie was convicted of murder in the seeoml degree and sentenced to fifteen years by a Wythe coun ty jury. On his second trial for killiry Foster, a Washington eoujnt.v jury hung, eight for mur der in d,he first and four for sec- also by a, 'jushugton oiiaiy jury, h was oiivicted of first de gree murder. This present trial, is the first of the Allen cases ko far as is known in whidi asiy jurors have favored acquittal. There is sme doubt whether Weley Kthvanls or Sidna Allen will h trit4l next, but the pro bability is that it will be Allen. It is a coincidence that this date, on which Sidna Allen is e: icted, is the s;Miie that was fixed for the electrocution f his brother Floyd. It is b lievtd here that the ex-e.-ution of Claude Allen will be postponed until ultimate dceisi mi in the case of Sidna. The State lias Sidna for fifttcn veins, bid t.hi feeling of the officials is that the ends of justice will not be served until the prosocutit-n has been continued to the end and final verdict i f juries are ob tained. Kidna Allm, 'win was found guilty of second degree murder at Wytheville yt-stcrtlay and whose punishment was fixed at fifteen years in the Statf p'tii tentiary was brought to 'ioanoke hist, night under it heavy guard of JiaJdwin detectives. Wesley Kl wards, the other prisoner captur ed with Sidna Allen in Dcs Moines, lowa, iilso was brought bae.k to the jail in this city. The two prisoners will remain in RoanoJce until Sidna again w put on trial, poccmber 2. Wytheville, Va., Nov. 21. The ease against Sidna Allen, for the murder of Judge Thorton L. Mas-j sic, at Hillsville, March 14, was; given to the jury at 4 :".") thisj evening, as soon as the court: room could le jartly cleared, af-j ter the conclusion of Mr. Wysor's. closiuMg sjx'ceh for the prosecu-! tion. At &ix o'clock the jury signaled its desire to ctane in and, amid I breathless silerwe, went to its seats. In resjKuise to Judge! Staples' calm and measured en quiries, "(imtlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?' the foreman stolidly replied, "No, sir, we have mt ' Then after a brief conference with the sheriff, the judge ai nounced adjournment until 7:30. The jury went to the hotel and had sitplper, returned to the court ruu and, went hnmediateVv to its own room where it was locked up Locked up for Nigfct. At nine oVlod; it i&ked through iU foreman to be atow ed until tomorrow morning and wa.sj ts(!orted to its rooms. It will report at 9 o'clock in- the morn ing. During thu morning session ami until Mr. Wysor liegan to speak, Sidrri Allien, and his wife and his1 elder tlauglitt r sa.t tog'-iher with a space clean d behind thdm atul the little daughter !yin!'' stretched acre s their hips mst of thf day. fast iwleejj. Allen's general HppejiriU'o was that of patient, careful attention. Om-e or twice during the morning he and Mrs. Allen yawned distinctly atwC part of the time both of them and a woman friend, wluo sat by them, wire munching carudy or chewing grm with a j r; n rit en joyment. At one point in Mr. I'.u-xtoii's sp"edi where he said that if Sid mi Allen had not h"en arnted at the- court house his body would be lyiriig now lneath the turf on the slopes of the Blue Kidige, the defemlunt and his wife and tlw elder daughter all put handkerchiefs or haiwLs to their eyes ai;d seemed to we- ping. Of coiirs, the worst and most trying time was the forty-five minutes after the jury went out. It was kin wn by counsel, pris oner and everybody who under stood conditions that the jury would re pi ire at leiust thirty miniutts to go over the iustrnc tions of Judge Staples and that then the first ballot would Ik taken to d-eide whether the prisoner at the bar should be sent to the electric, chair to be killtnl or given a further hope for continued life. Indicted fcr Fcur Murders. T hese cases are not like most criminal trials. It was kept in min I that the defendant was not to be released to go smiling and free amnng his friends and fam ily on a verdict of acquittal or to.be- cK?ar cf the deadly fear ''M i iVi' irftl-l!i-'..--.-ir-. dicyp.'a4 secci d degree 'niiuruer. The best issibk1 verdict for the deEenulant V'ould be but tem porary relief and one sttp gain ed. Kach of the l"t'endauts in these cas s is iihlictisl for four murders, these of Judge Massie, Sheriff WYbb, Mr. Foster ami Juror Fowler. According to the roeuutly rendered decision of tin state court of appeals, sustaiuir-g Judge Staples, in the case of Claude Allen, a defendant con victed of second degree murder for the killing of one jM-rson may be tried for the killing of anoth er pcr-Kin in the same affray. The precedent is an obi one, poinir back to the time when a man in this S;ate shot a woman with it child in her arm.s, wounding both, was acquitted of the wounding of the child and afterward in d'e!e,i, convicted and punished for wounding the v man, id thoiigh both the p rsons luit been hit by the same shot. ' Mrs. Allen was with her hus band throughout the first hour, but gave evident indieatiens of o.luiiist iiiii in ' this critical trial. 'I he n.iidwin men, headed by W. i. Il.ddwin and Thomas Felts, theuiM'lve.s, cluster' d elo.se behind the formidable prisoner. Tluy were taking in; chances. Jasper find V'jrtor Allen were in and about the court and behaving themselves like any of the hun dreds of peaceful citizens, but it wsa thought best to guard against any povs.hle sudden outbreak of temper. Sidna. Allen spent the first minutes after the jury went out chatting with his wife, cither on so-met hi rig pleasant not connected with the trial or reassuring her. for he smiled frequently ami broadly. It was evident that she did not share his apparent good spirit.'. She did not answer with a smile to any of his smiles and her eyes seen through the spec tacles she wears always, were rewUesB. She could not take her attention from the door of the jury riom, knocks on which, sig nalling a demand for the com ing of the sheriff and admission to the court, might be like the falling of the clods on her hus Iwutd's coffin lid. Dramatic Incidents. Dramatic incidents of the day were the coueliislou of Mr. l.ux ton'a speech with a recitation from the book of common prayer of a petition used especially lfy the KpiacotixaJiaiiii in the office of institutions of the minister- into pariihea but frequently adapted in the ordinary services: "Direct us, on Ioini, in Jill our ooings, with Thy mot grioioiis favor, anul further us with Thy contin ual help; that in all our works begun, continued and ended in Thte we may glorify Thy holy name." ;nd bv the retdtarion lv Mr. lage of the following verses his argunniut to pay a high tri to the meinorv of Sheriff WeNb'bute to J-ielge lloleii. of Hillsville. ui i. anvil, niiM'i! ii'oii a joruiu raagiuine : . e i .. it -.. i i' .. l "Cruel were the od Is against him, but the odds were naught to him, For his bullet found Floyd Alh-n ere the sight of his eyes grow dim. Then down with Massie and Fos ter, on the growing heap on the floor, In his clutch the empty wea.on that his hand should use no more. . Hi dreamed that he still pro tect d the dead that round Ir.ni lay, Till the thirst for murder slack ened and th? (mountain rode a wav. Mtis',1 iuvd AVcl'b ami Fo.ster- iong may tin ir no m'ry live Who had naught to give but their life bb-od aJid gave what they had to give. Ti.t .v died for thy laws, Virginia- -n thy hysteric breast, N; bravir sons have fallen, lto tnn r herws rest. "t in th roar of battb , when,; , the bhjt.it runs strong high, In the stiller paths ("f dutv, tlu-v laid thorn down to die And the with nation, that is waiting, half averted ear, For the low and distant murmur! that the future has to har,j should make tlu ir names the! slogan of the cause their vis ion saw The sanctity of human life and the niaje&tv of law, Tie e ' .g ui- that shall echa till it lhe cause our lives muse cherush lest our great republic die." MT I 1 i 1 l- r. J. C. loLXton. leailmg coun - sel for the tlefeiise, began witlt I courteous exjress!oii ot his 'thanks to Judge Staples, to the dfieials of the court, and his , brethren f the bar on both sides lh, case After his disclaim 1 1 r of purpose to r"fle't on the il..tl.i't(ll'..L' ,.,,.1 ,,.. C..., ........ 1. .1 .. . ,. 1 ' . ,, . j p lai it warm com pi wiiem io toe eh;, liieter f the jury ami spoke .. i i i :. .....I ; ... ...... , tadslnp .-f irgnui.ns jtnd North ; aroluuans. lie quotedjrivm the , n-,oi; 01 neviiu'tis as (iivrining tut jdntv i I' the jurv. "In righteous- i'ts shalt thou judge thy neigh-! bor. He asserted that it is not;,,.. M . .' .-. .'. ,.,.r..;,.. . fair to try Sidna Allen by the ! threats proved a'gaiiwt his broth i er Floyd. There was m evidence tluit Sitlna kenw of anv ivf tln-se i expressions t md anv sym- nathv with them. lie explained ithat the wife and children of j Sidna Allen had not been brought i into court for any .scenic effect I hut that it was necessary for the j children to be wi'h theie m ther; I that the family was so hard press ed that no arrangements could be 'made ai d that the mother natur : idly insisted on being with her husband in this time of his su- pivme trial. At this reference both Sidna ! Alh-n and his wife, the second time in the day, bceuietl to be weeping violentlv. Mr liuxtou alluded severoly to ! Mr. Campbell's comparison ofj j Sidna Allen's affection for his: 111 . . . eSi jfinuiren 10 rue love tn a tiger j for his whelps ami walked over j and dramatically put his hand 1 on the head of Allen's iN-atitiftU younger e hildren ami quo ,;d he flml ,m.n fn, Wlmin words c.t the Savior, Mi ter ,uU it 1iniU!l,tl. He thought bttle chddren to co,ne nuto .no , wli, Mf 1(llxt((n wWnrxw. He demanded that the State be stat(.m,llfs lie niijfht )iaVe held ot its own pisqtion arid j Wltll,lr;uvu il)ls(V ,lis ,..hi,rjre t.hflt that if the juiy couhl m,t ind be-j a , ftt si(ll(a AH( ( mA vvl yond a nvistmable d.bt that this; w hl:ismu0l ns dele.Hlantvas guilty of murder hot, ,uul ,(tVU pved abso ui the first degree by tnpgUg. '! ,llt,,lv. Hr MiuhJ to the pres a eons-pu-ncy to munler by aiding ,,,., f Mrs AlllMl ai, chA. and abetting m murder or by t, , aih, M u hal Kuuog .,u. ge .uas.s e mtu n h:innl, he b equittisl and sent home to his family. Fired in Defense of Rights. TW evkbiee sJtoAvtsl, Mr. ronton insisted, that the onJy idiots firel by Sjlna Allen were in defense of hits own rights, whitJt, umler the instructions of the court, the jury must find he had the right to fire. The as sumption that the Allenj were engaged in conspiracy rt. destroy the court wars the visumpti- n that all of them were fools. They were intelligent men and ki;: -w perfect ly well the terrtblo con.se pie rm:es to themselves cf such iu act. II- t: Mr. Diixtur: turi-fd asid a little from the main course of Mr. liiixton. i- a t rem colons man. 6 feet : or 4 inches high, weigh ing probably 2G0 pounds, with conviji'. it.ig and p'rsu'i.sive dark t yes, black, overshadowing1 eye brows, gray mustache ;uid iron irraev luiir .n ;i leonine head, and he has a va.t a.i:d povverfu!. voJce and a o t sweep of gotnre. As he get on in his speech, he seem ed to j)er-v:ule the entire room a: id held th bnathb'., attention l an iitlrnce wliieli t:!!c -v-! ery seat anl pa,eked every aisle .i rut inch of standing rm m biin-'k to the furthest wall. 11 . s;iid this whoile affair was just, a court house fight. That was all there was to it. The officers would v.' t have been shooting at Floyd Alien before he got his pistol ami while others were shooting at 'hem unless they were bent on d'-st loving h';n. He v.,s th,- man ! th'y were nfter. The officers of i the court win, were kil'.-d died from th-- wi' l .Oiooti.-g of their j own fricjikls. ! ' Here a gneera! lainrh w;is j caused when Mr. Duxton thrust his hard into his trousers- picket aiKi'.uni tiniv out a little silver mi i plemeiit which he a-inut! as illus- jtrating the w;iv in which th tie au- tomatic. pis!r,s were i.m- by I those unaxMvt intd t than. It j was scot that 'what th jm had was a patent corks -n-w. The women in the audience held their sides and aiipeand to.be nearly smellMid with their mt rriment. Th? guffaiws in some places and titters in others increa-scd when soinetxKly s-u'ggt st txl that Mr. 1 1 I'ux.t el; ca-nio fr!':u a . tmm'MtiAn raopuig" !y .the '-'fchentt and a stern warning from Jmfsre ps'ntdes Il els lie OH U M i . . 1 ' .... ...... ... i. . ... i.:.. ' ii uii' i ' f & - ae , a i i i 1 1 1 iti n er;! vitv. Air. I'uxton j uud good natundly in the lauhter at his own expense. lb- said the State h.a. 1 made much of SMna Allen ordi ring one t ho. isand cartridges for sab in his si-re but had tried to ignore the ! im '-el1ii.se ot (o;id, months be tot". tlu tragedy, of K0 his own p,-rso,-i;d us. artrd-jes for Th,- State" ,!)i-ition, lie siiul, was a de-spcrate n ( t ti) ,m. u ( pnv,.t ,U1 .nht'hl It ' .. ami prevent an a really had no Iiojh' tt anything more s rious tlian a verdict of I. ..,,!.... ii, ll,. ......li.l .!. "If foil it il. ! 1 t.t.teo, 10 oinc ruin Mian , jit 'lad failed to prove that Si fna ' Alb n Wiis aiding or abitting in ; murder: it had contradietcd its own witm-osis hi an attempt to prove that he had killed Judge i Massie with his own hand. The 'man was entitled to his acquittal ;but in any case the worst that ; possibly could be found ag.iinst him was a verdict of involuntary manslaughter. Then Mr. I'oixton brought 'Irs speech to an intense 'climax by repeating the prayer fn u the book ef ci'iiimoii prayer .and it was a curious th" g to see that the Kpi-vopaliaiis seattt-nd I through the audience bowed their 'heads as they heard the familiar : words just as if they were in ; church. Mr. Wysor's Closing- Speech. Mr. J. C. AVysor, leading eoun 1 for the commonwealth, ch-sod in a s'M'ieh of two houis. In his opening remarks he said thia crime at Hillsville has- shocked it..-. ...I : -7...1 n',.i.i tm.i ttisit 11 Wu lmult there for a purposv, to get the sympathy of the jury ami practice on their feelings. Really it was the prisoiMT putting up the white flag ami begging for mercy, not because of his own iiuu-ccie and tlic fctn-ixgth of hi a di-fejue, but trinr 1 hide him- If beMnd h'yt wife ami chiklren and take refuge in their inno cence. But nearly every crim- CoDtiuued to Page 5. '
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