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Dim Yoar Lights When Necessary—STOP SPEEDlNG~The Law Will Be Enforced.
EXPONENT OF TRAN-
SYLVANIA COUNTY.
B r eva r d
Tha Aim is Frankaass
and Sinceritj.
VOLUME XXVll
BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11. 1922
NUMBER 32
OUR WEEKLY SERMON
Tke World’s SaTiowrt
■Illuminators.*’
Second In Series On S«rmon On The
Mount
By Chas. C. Smith
After Jesus had given in the seren
beautitudes idea of the New T»st-
ent Christian, H^e then, in the suo
cieding statement, §ays that this
ideal person coiwes in contact with
others, and that, in this cont&'ct, he
imtdiates an in&iience that is saving
and healthful. If the one wiho pro
fesses Him does not live up to the
ffTofession, thcJi his influence is not
salutary. The words that He uses to
make this statement are found in
Mat. 5:13—If-, and are *s follows:
“Ye are the salt of the 'earth: but
if the salt have lost his savor, where
with shall it fee salted? It is hence
forth jrood for nothing, but to bfe
cast out, and to be trodden undfr
foot of men. Ye are tlJ'e light of tJie
world. A citv that is set on a hill
can not be Tiid. Neither do men
light a candle and put it under a bush
el, but on «i candlestick; and it ^iv-
eth light tr. all that are in the house.
Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father who is in
heaven.”
The Christian’s relation to the
world as salt and light means that
his influence should act as the world’s
saviours and its illuminators. There
is an old Roman proverb which says,
“Sunshine and salt together keep
the world sweet.” In the seven bea
titudes TKi see wfcat the ^eat Light
has brought to the Christian making
him what he is. According to these
beautitudes, he is poor in spirit, a
mourner because he has no merit in
which to stand before God, but he
is meek—teachable—; ever yearning
for righteousness; he is merciful,
pure in heart, and a peacemaker,
leading souls to Christ. One of this
character is embodied holiness, and it
is embodied htfiiness whhflt is the
light of the world. Reason ig not
that light; eventihe Bible is not; “holi
ness incarnated in the daily life ia
the only manifestation thSi can give
the knowledge of the truth.”
A native Ch'mese, after having
travelled sixtynniles on foot, present
ed himself to a Christian emission for
baptism. A Tr.issibnary asked ’’■'n
whom he had lieard preach th'> '
pel, and his reply was, “Iliave heard
no one preach the gospel, but my
home is next door to a man who
the gospel.” That ig embodied !i( -
ness, and embodied holiness is the
salt of tfat (scrth; embodied holiness
IS the light of the world.
I. EMBODIED HOLINESS IS
THE SALT OF THE EARTH. It
saves. But tu save'' salt must come
in contact with that which needs sav
ing. Aloofness never saves. More
over the service of saving is sacrific
ial, for the sitit 'loses Itself in saving.
Think of the heroes, martyrs, and
those who have voluntarily left high
places and hB»'e gone into obscurity
for Jesus, and made the supreme sac
rifice in His sKrvice, ’but, coming in
contact with that which needed salt,
saved that fos which they gave them
selves. We need not expect to be the
world’s saviours unless we are willing
to lose ourselves in the effort even as
the sat is lost ■when it saves.
IL EMBODIED HOLINESS IS
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. “I
■am the light.” “Ye are the light.”
Here we have Christ’s plan for spread
ing the evangel <of love. The great
light touches one and enkindles him,
and he another, and so on down the
Ions: line. There is a GfreeTc legend
“Which says that ■from their palac on
Olympus the gods looked down on bar
re 1 fieirls, an^ discussed how they
iB^ht be made fmitful. At last they
sent Ceres down, clothing her with
th^ no'ver of touch. She touched the
sarti plain and it ii®came « clover
field. She touched the bog and it be-
canst the spring that widened into a
river. She touched the fallen log and
it ^vas clothed with moss and snow
drops. She touched the thorn bush
and it became an olive, and the brier
ripened into figs. Soon the gods look
ed down and beheld hillsides soft
with the flush of grass and clustered
food. Oh, wonderous i»ow^Pof the
divine touch ,setting forth the power
of His followers upon the souls of
men.
The Christian’s first business is to
kindle others with the touch of his
lighted torch. Social reform is not
his first business, though he should
f^ngage in it. Great is the power of
the law, and the Christian citizen
should exercise his pregrogatives of
citizenship and do his best to have
enforced. But that is not Ms
-york. The Christian’s first
^sinesg is to touch men with
the roi^h of divine light.
III. WHEN THESE FAIL. When
the salt has lost its savor, it is cast
out. “When the light that is in you
becomes darkness, how great is that
darkness.” The great ofl'ense is to
break down where you are most need
ed and where you entrusted with re
sponsibility. Uusavory salt failed
just where is was most needed and
the meat was spoiled. The lighthouse
was "^et for guidance of ships, but on
a dark night it did not burn and ves
sels were lost. Ilji failed in the pur
pose for which it was erected. Kais
er Wilhelm, Emperor of Germany,
was set to rule the Germans and to
elad that wonderful peope to be the
word’s servants and the b^^nefactors
of the race ia their wonderful genius.
NEW STORES
GREAT EVENT.
Alderman Ranson Sajr* They Show
Prosperity On Its Way — Be.
lieves In BoMting.
, Con^atu'ation to the “News” and
I its Progressive Editor in landing two
' new department stores in our hust
ling little town. The shopping pub-
^ lic_ who heretofore journeyed to Hen
' dersonville Or Asheville to get their
necessary wearing apparel will wel-
' come these tw» new up-to-date de
partment stores. It will at least
save them an all day trip and travel
ing expenses 'as well as Winging into
the town thousands of dollars in
trade from •ther points in the coun
try such as Rosman, Lake Toxaway,
etc.
It is tn» that some of our present
merchants will not look with favor
upon these new stores as it will take
away some of their trade. However
as you know they only have them
selves t» blame for the writer of this
article as yourself have tried time
and a.c^in to get them to carry a com
plete Tine of goods and avoid having
some over that come in from the out
side.
I Again I heard the remark that they
I were “Jew Stores”, as if that was a
great ca^mity to the town. T^e
Jew» Treed no defense at either ymirs
or my handg as their record will
; prove; however, I want to enlighten
j the author of this unjust remark':
, If Tie will study the history of t>ie
Jew and compare it to that of the
GcTitile he wn'find much thought for
reflection that will prove decidely re
freshing. We regret that Brevard
and Transylvania County has so few
Jews; otherwise we might bave other
I industries in addition to our large
iirillion dollar lumber plant, exhaajrt
plant, and tanneries that have "a
i monthly payroll of many thousands
oT dollars in addition to furnishing
, the farmeTja market for his raw pro
ducts. Suppose we should take the
Jewish interest out of the countv,
what would we have left? Take it
out of the State and what would we
^Yiave left? Take it out of the nation
and what would we have left? You
woud in all three instances paralylze
Tndustry axij create a panic sucli "as
, was never known before.
I am witTi ^o '^or in the
been making for n
bi'rcrer an/^ better BreVard and Tran-
•sylvania Gaunty and "want to shar<"
part the “Knocks” you have lyeen
receiving in bringing the “Jew Stor-
<^es” to town. I wish we could find
I 5-ome more “Jews” who woxild^pen
p wholesale grocery house and give
th<^ housekeeoers a reduction in the
'^r oe of foodstuffs. Is the Gentile
rroing to let this opportunity go
glimmering also? And are we go
ng to always talk tourist town and
^et new industries locate elsewhere
on account of our indifference? We
meed more payrolls — Let’s fight for
“The Land of Waterfalls”.
* H. C. HANSON.
A. B. RILEY SUPT. OF STATE IN-
DIAN NORMAL SCHOOL:
TKE PRAYER CORMER
THE HOME
As the divine life is the life of the
association of love,,such is the ideal
of the life of the Christian family.
How fair a creation of God it is when
it is conformed to His will! How
noble a sphere of life and ministry,
since in it one can initiate the life of
God, and reveal Him as He is to men!
God is love, and He reveals His love
b^ revealing to us His life in The
Blessed Trinity, and there is no
sphere of life where God’s life of love
can be more truly imitated and pos
sessed; where His service of love can
be more fnlly shared; where union
with Him can be more completely
realised than in the home. “Seek
ever to grasp the thought of its high
dignity, und its exceeding opportun
ities. Look at home as it is trans
figured bv the light of t^e glory of
God. Think from the sacrilege of
desecrating this consecrated spot
SeeTc to rise up through self sacrifice
to its great and holy joys. Then will
you know how home life has a sacra-
rn^'tal character'for us in love. You
will sacrifice yourself to God in minis
tenpg to those who dwell with you
within its walls. God will make
every duty a means of grace, every
sorrow to become a joy and every
■anxiety will He turn into neace!—
GEORGE BODY.
A PRAYER:
Dear Christ, bless our home. Come
T^nd be our guest, for where Thou art,
there must be Peace. Help us to
make our house a sanctuary whe*'e
Thr>u art lovingly worshipped. Mako
its influence felt that men and women
may be better when they com«
our roof and le*" ?»11 the pweet I’ld
tender things of life centre 'here,
make us true in a’l the SPcred assoc
iations of our full of gentle
ness and last’ng affection. If we
have strength. n-so it to help
the weak: if wea\ ourself, mav
we loyally tmst the s^^rDn^, ^nd out
of our saer'»'l wi+h Thee
r>->ay "’•e fo'-nn feTiowship with
Thv rhiV’r''T\ cvcr^v’here, lovine
p’l. knovir!'" '-V.
we ■He for tT'o ^reat home
'"'^ore all sho'1 -he '^aty^pyed about
Thee, and v/h'-r- all sTiall live with
Thee forever. Ainen. C. D. C.
DR.HEMPHU1
Prominent Southern Preacher Well
Known In Brevard Having Spent
Several Summers Here.
Rev. Charles Hemphill, D. D., of
Louisville, Ky., wi|l preach next Sun
day morning, August 13, at the Preg
byterian church. The service will
begin at 11 o’clock.
Dr. Hemphill, who has spent sever
al summers in Brevard, is well known
in this community. His name is a
familiar one also in all parts of the
South, as being one of the leading
ministers in the Southern church.
All visitors, as well as the public at
large, have a ^ cordial invitation to
attend the service next Sunday morn
ing.
CiiKfflNS FACTORY
69
Mr. Bell Says Possibilities For First
, Class Canning Factory of Un
told Value For County.
, SAPPHIRE NEWSPAPER
I ADVERTISERS GUESTS
I Business Men of Brevarc^ Pad Sup-
per at Camn Sapphire
I Monday
A. R. Riley has accepted -the
•position of Superintendent of the N.
Carolina Indian Normal School. "5tr.
miey takes the place of T. C. Render
st>n who resigned recently. Mr. T.
C. Henderson ha-3 been Suporinten-
dent for about four yearj? and his ro-
s'lgnation came as <t «^urpriso. but *n
Mr. A. B. Riley the school will fmd
qualified succc-s.sor.
PENROSE CLUB NEWS:
Tlie Penrose Club was called to
^rder Tuesdav, August 1, by the Pres
ident. The Secretary called the roH
^vith twenty members present. We
also had three visitors.
After singing some fongs, we had
' intere.'‘*ing fnlkv on nursing and fr.'t
; aid bv Miss Smith.
A picture was taken of the ‘lub and
we adjourned to meet August 15, to
■ can tomatoes and beans.
Everyone felt that this was an ex
traordinarily interesting meeting.
i FLORA LYDAY, Pres,
j HELEN TOWNSEND. Sec.
Hov/ "vpritiy could the Germans have
served their fellows in other nations!
But the Kaiser chose a different
course, and. sought to make them the
world’s masters. He lost one of the
PTe^t'^st opnortunities that any ruler
ever had. He plunged them into the
Great War, with the result that the
Germans are despised among the na
tions. The Kaiser failed in the very
place where he was expected to suc
ceed. He is cast out of men.
Shall you break down a^ the salt
v,rhosc busines-5 is to save? Shall you
f^ ’il as thp bVht whose business is to
?hine? Shall you not seek, by sac
rificial service and close personal con
tact, to be indeed the salt of the
earth? ^ Shall you not let the light
that is in you shine out in the dark
r>b.ces an,i lie-ht men walking therein
to your Saviour? It is your privi
lege to be a saviour; it is your privi-
'‘^■'Te to be an illuminator. The secret
of so being is embodying in your life
the seven characteristics of the seven
beautitude'!, and this is embodied
holiness; and embodied holiness is
the salt of thf* earth: cmbo'^iod holi
ness io tho light of iho ’.vorld.
On Monday evenin'? the manage-
of Camp Sanphire entertained
at supper the hxtslness men of Pro.
vard who hnve been advertising this
rummer in the Csimn new=’iap»r. th**
SAF-FIRE-CRA CTTER. The invited
•jTiests included on^ representative
TT*oTn Gscli cT "fliro©
yidua^s and business concerns who
have been taV>n«r -soace in the SAF-
FIRE-CRACKER. *
The gentlemen hegan ar'rving at
Camp soon after >nx and most <^f
^hem took a ta<?te aenin of the Vfo
that a man eniovc; as well as .-x bov.
A number of th®”-' “shu/'i.-orf’’ -^heir
eoats ?ind cooi«-^ o^>)v n o-> D««r
Park Lake. Mr. Fmnk C’ement in-
^isted th’^t ^ bo?it .Tnd
thoise he had with him won’t say any
thing to the contrary. Barber Smith
■shoved Banker STiioman off in a '-ow-
boat fro^i wli’Vh he had taken the
oqr«! but Mr. Shioman v’as fi*iillv “re«;
eued” after several other boat? hnd
joined in shovifti? him back to shore.
The “first call” qnd “last r-all’ for
supper and then “doors onen” sound
ed and the guests filed in and took
.'eats with the staff and reporters of
the naner at t^o front of the bi? ’in-
ing room. W. A. Gamble. ,.Tr., editor
an^ business manager of the paper,
explained the idea in having the bu
siness men at the Camp; to show the
appreciation of the paper manage-
me»>t and the ^amp personnel general-
Iv for the business men’s sunnort and
to get the camners and business men
in closer touch with each other. Coa'-h
Fetzer camn director, then spoke in
his own way a sincere welcome to the
visitors.
Further on during the supper per
iod. Mr, ShinjTian cnoke on behalf
^he advertisers their appreciation of
the inv tation to Camp and their en
joyment of the occasion. He con-
PTatulated the paper management on
tho paper beir*r gotten ont this sum
mer, saying that after the business
n’^natr^'r had been in to collect for an
ad and gone out th» business men
C still ovved him money and
Jhat next summer it will be hard to
keep the business men from taking
t^v:ce as much space as this summer.
The councillor^ and campers then
heartily in fifteen “rahs” fo^-
SAF-FIRE-CRACKER Advertisers”
and then all loined ,iust as heartily in
-onf^iiminer the dessert which had been
brought in.
The SAF-FIRE-CRACKER this
summer has been pushed more than
ever before. A board of editors
known as the “Chief Igniters,” and
r' <"'onn of renorter-; known as “Oth
er Igniters,” have been getting out
the paper. Two six-page papers
hav'' bee’i ffotten out, one every two
weeks. Thie week’s issu« is an eight-
na<-« one. The fourth issue will be
gotten out soon and will bp a special
issue devoted to singing the praises
of Brevard. The Brevard News
office does the printing.
J. M. HAMLIN REMINISCENCES
Mr. Editor:
The State grew rapidly in popula
tion. spreading up and down the At
lantic coast, covering comparatively
soon the low^nds with county divi
sions making Clarendon compared
with her former self but a small spot,
and, so far as Transylvania i^ con
cerned, a last name. The more fer-
tie soil of the Piedmont hills wa^. dis
covered and that, with the love of
the chase, led to the penetration of
the near-by western frontiers. From
Clarendon the western trend of emi
gration began. Settlements were
made by squads or colonies for pro
tection from the Indians. These set
tlements reaching far into the fron
tiers felt the need of local govern
ment; to thi<5 end ^^ew counties were
almost continuously formed—large
counties with few inhabitants was v:he
order in those organizing days. Three
.sides of these counties weere definite
ly defined, but the western side was
supposed to reach the western limits
of the State, whether that be the Pa
cific Ocean or Mississippi River.
It required but 31 years after the
formation of Clarendon for the po
pulation to reach the Yadkin river,
a distance of 125 miles west of the
centre^ of the State and more than
250 miles from the starting point.
In 1753, Rowan county was form
ed. “This county,” says Wheeler,
comprehended the most of the wes
tern part of the state of North Caro
lina and Tennessee.*’
Had a wandering press correspon
dent in 17G9 been seated on the
rocks (Dunn’s) on the east side of
the rivej^. it would bave been current
news to have written Benjiman
Franklin’s paper, that fine intreped
young men under the leadership of
Daniel Boone, age 23, departed this
county for the “dark and bloody
grounds of Kentucky,” dated Teehee-
oskee Valley, Rowan county, N. C.
j But had be written from the same
I place in 1775, he might have stated,
at the request of Judge Henderson
I Boone, became a member of the
j council of the Cherokees,’ by which
I they ceded their lands south of the
, Kentucky river and expressed the
! hope that this section might apply
I to the land of brooks and "wild cherry
trees; it would have been dated Sur-
ry county, N. C.
1 Surry was erected in 1770; but
through ignorance of her firm inher-
itence and in the disturbance of po
litical affairs, did rio more for her
extentions than her predecessors.
True, she was a silent witness in
f’hristenin" one of her principal riv
ers.
The commission appointed !n 1772
to locate the divisional line betv.'een
North Carolina and South Cnror'-i
ran the line from the coast to 'jts
western terminal (for the time
being) where it intersected the Blue
Kidge at a point between the waters
of two rivers. Strange the commis
sion called them both “Broad.” The
one on the east side flowing throu<rh
friendly lands into the Atlantic need
ed no explanitory prefix. This could
not be said of the one on the west
side, for at that time it flowed ip+o
the claims of the unlovable French;
sO, perhaps, with a sneer it was daub
ed French Broad,” and has ever
been.
Surrv, however, seems a little more
home-hke. being a little more recent
m her c’aims. a little nearer in dis
tance and still nearer in some distnnt
touches. Thomas L. Clingnan. -.vho
tor fourteen years represented this
district in the House, then becnm-
Senator and finallv commanded a bri-
in the War between the States,
was a citizen of Surry and represent
ed It in the House of Commons 1835.
i-rom his sister Iredell, we have some
pod bloo^ in the person of the Clay-
ton^ Kitchens, Loftis, perhaps others.
J ‘^'^^^’"ham. a new neighbor, re
sided the Hamb'nc; and Reagans pa-
ternal and maternal progenerators of
this scribbler,
J. M. HAMLIN
SPECIAL BREVARD ISSUr.:
A he fourth issue of the Saflk-s
tracker will be a special Brevard is
sue, devoted larc-ely to presenting the
a .vantage of this hustling citv “In
the land of Waterfalls”. Every boy
will be taking this paner home with
nim^and we want the homefolks who
don’t already know Brevard to be-/
come acquainted with what it offers
to visitors. Arrangements are being
made vnth the Secretary of the Bre
vard Club aiTd with other business
men to make this a real live issue of
our paper.
Editor Erevard News:—
I have been very much interested
in an article I read recently in the
“Newport Plain Talk”, handed me by
Mr. Allen Glenn — It gives an ac
count of Stokely Brothers Canning
Factory at Newport, Tenn. They
can twenty-five tons kraut per day —
One thousand bushels beets; two thou
sand bushe’s of tomatoes; one thous
and bushels of beans; besides other
vegetables, and they manufacture
their own cans.
Now remember Stokely Brothers
did not do this at the beginning.
They commenced in a small way and
developed their business by degrees
to their profit and the advantage of
the surrounding country. The bulk
of the work is done by the women. I
feel some such an enterprise would
be profitable here if enough of capi
tal could be enlisted to put it on a
business basis, undertaken by men
who propose to make it a business;
and not a temporary experiment. No
country in the world can raise more:
cabbage, beans, beets, tomatoes and
potatoes per acre than can be grov;n
in Transylvania County, and our
people would raise them if they had
a market for their vegetables. Be
sides we have all the labor necessary
to manufacture the products with
good roads and trucks, the transpor
tation of the raw material to the fac
tory v/ould be an ea^sy matter. What
a (-ifff!rence it wouM make in the ‘lin-
ancisl condition of this countv, if
ever:’ farmer had a few acres in
bears, beets, cabbage, tomatoes, etc..
to p’ace on the market at this season
of ■»h'3 vear, A little affair of thi-
l-'nd would not secure the re-.m’t de
sired, but if enough capita! could be
i’lterested to assure the farmer that
he would have a market for his veg
etables, the farmers would raise them.
Stok€^y Brothers offer a fair price at
planting time for all the vegetables
brought them and they get them —
A factory here would do the same
thing. It does seem to me that no
better place could be found for ?uch
an enterprise than here in BrevarJ.
Viewing the situation as I do, I
venture to suggest to the Brevard
Club that they investigate the subjec-
and ascertain if it is practicably and
desirable. The investigation will cost
btit little. I will further add chat
the market for canned goods is un
limited. and the products of the fac
tory need not be limited to the veget
ables I have mentioned — Let poms
of our enterprising young men think
about it. J. L. BELL.
R. R. FISHER APPOINTED
SECTIONAL CHAIRMAN
The following letter was received
by Ralph R. Fisher from Charles J.
Glidden, president of the World’s
Board of Aeonutical Commission
ers, which is organized to advance
aernuatics and encourage the use of
aircraft throughout the world:
Mr. Ralph R. Fisher,
Brevard, N. C.
Dear Sir:
The Governors of the World’s
Board of Aeronautical Commission
ers, Inc,, have appointed you Section
al Chairman of the Board for the
cornty of Transylvania, state of
North Carolina, on the nomination
of Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt of North
Carolina Division Chairman for
your state.
The Governors contemplate setting
up a National Organization in all the
countries and colonies in which they
are represented at present and may
be hereafter.
The National Organization for the
United States is headed by a group
of forty-eight Divisional Chairmen,
one for each state .
The work of the Sectional Chair
man will be light, ag it is intended
for him to serve the organization in
an advisory capacity in the advance
ment of aeronautics in the county he
represents.
The sole object of the movement i^
for the purpose of advancing aero
nautics and encouraging the use of
aircraft in transportation of passeng
er?, mail and merchandise to and *ii-
all parts of the world.
An early acceptance of this po
sition is resilectfully requested.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES J. GLIDDEN, President
Mr, Fisher says plans are now
under way to secure an aeral land
ing place in rear of the Court House.
ASSURED OF THE LYCEUM FOR
THIS SEASON:
At a meeting of the executive and
Lyceum committees of the Better
ment Society on Friday, definite
plans were laid for providing four en
tertainments r- i usual at the high
school Auditorium during the coming
winter. They will be of the same
high class the Lyceum series of
previous years, and will probably in
clude a magician, a popular concert,
an illustrated lecture, and a Home
Talent entertainment. The ladies
bespeak the hearty support and co
operation of the whole town. That
of the Institute is already assured.
ODRRAIBGH
COMMUNICATION
RALEIGH, N. C., August 7.— A
high state of excitement hag existed
here since Friday afternoon when
Sheriff Blue of Moore county arriv
ed in Raleigh with three negroes,
charged with assault on camping tour
i ists near Southern Pines the night pre
! vious, which he placed in the State
! prison for safe keeping. Scarcely
had the Moore sheriff passed the pri-
■ son “portals” with his prisoners be-
, fore several autom.obileg loaded with
^ outraged and agnry citizens appear
ed at the gate and inquired if that
I official had arrived. Receiving infor-
j mation that the accused negroes had
} been given into the custody Warden
Busbee, the party, after expressing
keen disappointment on account of
their failure to overtake the sheriff,
^ turned and quietly drove away,
i The three negroes ^re charged with
one of the most atrocious crimes in
the annals of the State. The story
related is that Thursday night A. B.
■ Ketchen, his wife and year-old daugh
ter, returning to their home in Con
necticut, by automobile, from Miami,
Florida, pitched their camp a short
distance from Southern Pines, At
about one o’clock in the morning a
pistol shot awakened Mrs, Ketchen
who was mortified to find that her
husband had been shot through the
left breast as he lay asleep on big cot,
the bullet having barely missed their
baby’s head. Rushing to the side of
her husband, Mrs. Ketchen wag seiz--
ed by the three negroes, dragi^oj'
away and outraged by two of vhern,
I Following their fiendish crime the
negroes stripped their victims cf
money, jewelry, and Mr, Ket*hen’.'>
j pistol and left them on the roadside
' to die. But Mrs; Ketchen managed
to drag herself to a neighboi'ing house
and gave the alarm. Her husband
was taken to Sou:her»i Finer, v her?
he received first aid and later carried
to a hospital in Carthage. It is be
lieved that he has only a bare chance
of recovery.
Search was immediately institut
ed for the three negroes by officials
and civilians and were finallv discov
ered in a passing freight train at Ab
erdeen about seven o’clock Friday
morning. On them was found all of
the ppperty taken from their vic
tims, i^j^cluding a monogramed watch
^ain taken from the wrist of Mrs
Ketchen, who later identified them
the three who attacked the Ketchen
camp. John Lee, age sixteen and the
youngest of the three, confessed that
he was in the party, but at first den
ied participation in the actual crimes.
The other two, at the State Prison
gave their names as Angus Murphv!
36, and Joseph Thomas, South Caro
lina, 20. Both maintained their in
nocence, while Lee declared the‘.1
, equally guilty with himself. ,
^i^niors that an attein^it to 3to?-~i
the State Prison by an angrv me j.
after the departure of the pa~ty tb^^
pursued Sheriff Blue, Governor Mor
rison ordered two machine guns sta
tioned at the entrance and placed a
detachment of soldiers to pa^tol the
pounds during the night. But no
thing happened and the guard was
later withdrawn. While Raleigh peo
ple generally were in no peaceful
frame of mind, they realized that an
attempt to take the three vile wrotch-
es out of the State Prison would not
be wise. The Governor decided not
to order a special term of court for
the trial of the negroes on account of
the fact that the regular term of
Moore county superior court will con
vene on the 14th., to be presided over
by Judge B. F. Long. Two weeks
notice IS required in the order for a
special term of court anyway.
Governor Morrison on Saturday of
fered a reward of $400 each for the
arrest and conviction of each mem
ber of the mob of twenty-five masked
men who, on the da.v previous, kid
napped and severely iflogged f*ve men
employed by the Seabord Air Line
Railway who were at work on a dis
abled engine two miles north of
Southern Pines. None of the men
were seriously injured and, after re
ceiving medical attention, all return
ed to Raleigh. They .are said to be
members of the strike-breaking crew
imported by the Seaboard to do ser
vice in its shops here.
Efforts are still being made to ad
just the differences between the rail
roads and the shop’^ 'n who did not
return to work on y 1, because of
a fourth cut in wa within a year,
although the road -lecutives turned
down the proposal o' President Hard
ing, which the shopmen head^ voted
to <accepi,. The Southern Railway is
•trying to effect a separate agreement
^t hits former employees, the con
tending parties having held a con
ference in Washington with this end
in view.
Coal rafoning is the order of the
Self, clerk to
the JNorth Carolina Corporation Com
mission is distributor for the State,
under the direction of the Federal go
vernment. The machinery for obtain
ing coal is practically the same 'n
force during the late war. Every
one is asked to conserve fuel and the
time seems at hand when coal may
be had only for absolute necessities,
that trouble in the coal fields is still
unsettled with itte hope of more
favorable conditions anywayg noon.
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