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ESTABLISHED 1882
LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MARCII 22, 191t.
VOL. XXIX-NO. 44
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. BURGLARY COMMITTED,
DsTldsoa Hardware CMIsj's Stow
Entered and a Dosea High-tirade
. Revolvers Taken,
The itora of the Davidson Hardware
Company waa broken Into -Friday night
and one down high-grade plstola were
stolen. They were Colta, 8mlth
Wessons and Savage automatic pistols.
Part of the Colta were of the auto
ma, tic variety sod the total value of
the missing guns la close to f 165. All
of the gun were In a show case dis
played along with about a dosen cheap
er guna. None of the cheaper guns
went disturbed and only one valuable
gun, aa 8. ft W. waa left It waa of a
pattern closely resembling the cheap
er guns In the show case and waa left
It the robbers got anything else there
is no eign of it No cartridges were
- taken, so far as the employes Of the
company were able to tell.
Entrance Into the store was effected
by cutting out a panel In the back
doer. An auger waa used to bore holes
around the edge of the panel and It
wa- hn irtalrnri ont. Across the door
on the inside was a bar Immovable at
one end. The other end had a hole
In it through which went a big nail,
making It Impossible to lift the bar
without removing the nail or breaking
It The clerk who closes pp is positive
that he Disced the bar in position and
the nail was In place when he left the
door late Friday night From the po
sition of the broken panel and the end
of the bar, where It was fastened, It
would seem Impossible tor any man
tn have reached it and a great many
are of the opinion that the clerk made
a mistake and did not secure the end
tf the bar in the ordinary way. It is
always possible for human beings to
be mistaken. Another theory is that
the thief or thieves, brought along
with them a' small boy and that the
boy was sent through the hole to open
ud the door. The hole was entirely
ton small for a man to get through.
The auger used in cutting out the
nanel waa found outside the door. It
afforded no clue to the guilty party,
or Darties. however, although efforts
' were made to find out where it came
from. The bar that was removed from
the door was found on the outside of
the building. The cash registers were
not disturbed in any way and nothing
else was taken. The crime has arous
ed a great deal of interest here and no
little apprehension. It would indicate
that there Is now in Lexington, - or
nearby, a band of well-armed crim
inals, ready for trouble, and life is not
as safe as it was before the robbery.
The depredations of the West gang
at Wilson, and other places in eastern
Carolina, which began with the rob
bery of hardware stores, are recalled,
and there is reason to fear that there
will he an, outbreak of crime some
where in this vicinity. The West gang
' was finally rounded up' after ode of
ficer had been killed and another al
most fatally wounded.
' Wood-Botnrock.
- A marriage that Will be of more than
ordinary Interest to the people of
Lexington and Davidson county is that
announced in the following:
Hr. and Mrs. E. A. Rothrock
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter ,
r -Lena Belle
, .'to '" '
Rev. Clarence Woods
on Wednesday evening April the fifth
at half after seven o'clock
First Reformed Church
. Lexington, North Carolina.
Miss Rothrock, the daughter ol
Mr. Ed Rothrock, the treasurer ot Da
vidson . county, is one of the most
popular as well as one of the most
beautiful young women of Lexington
and the groom Is an able young min
ister of the Reformed church. ' He
is now pastor of the Thomasvllle
charge. -
Southbound Prepares for Business.
A number of box cars for the Win-ston-Salem
Southbound railroad were
- brought Into the city from Hunting
ton, W. Va., over the Norfolk and
Western railroad, preparatory to hand
ling the big freight business which
will be inaugurated April 1, under
the cognomen, "dispatch line from the
central west to the sea."
Mr. S. P. Collier, Jr., general pas
senger and freight agent, ot the South
bound reports that Mr. John R. Brophy
has been appointed commercial agent
at Cincinnati, the appointment to be
effective April 1.
Mr. Brophy has been soliciting
agent tor the Norfolk and Western at
Roanoke, and Is credited as being a
live wire. No arrangements so far
have been made as to bis offices in
Cincinnati, though it is stated several
locations are under consideration.
A commercial agent at Charleston
will be appointed In a day or two ef
fective April 1. Several men are un
der consideration, and the decision
will be rendered In a day or two.
Winston Journal. .,
Ran Down Burglar.
After breaking into the back door
' of Mr. C H. Cartee's residence, cor
ner Fourth and Broad streets, last
night about 11 o'clock and then being
chased several blocks by Mr. Cartee,
'. barefoot and in bis night shirt and
with pistol in hand firing at the flee
ing burglar at every Jump, Will Ham
mond, a big, one-armed, yellow ne
gro, was finally run down by his more
agile pursuer and turned over to the
oillcers,. Policemen Cofer and Toung,
, and brought to the city prison about
midnight ..
The officers say that when they ar
rived on the scene great crowd had
gathered, most every one in the neigh
borhood having been awakened by the
rapidly firing pistol tn the hand of
Mr. Crate and the heavy thud of the
negro's big feet as he fled with all bis
peed. Winston Journal. , ,
State Expert Bays reacnei Are juuea
1 Mr. 8. B, Shaw, state horticulturist
examined a lot ot peach tiees at the
Iredell test farm yesterday aim an-
nonnced that to far as he observed
that all trees In full bloom Wednes
day night will be minus fruit this
p-enon. Mr. BhaW waa at the farm
Wednesday night and yesterday morn
ing, leaving on the noon traliL
Btatesvllle Landmark.
CITIC LEAGUE SCORES.
Aldermen Grant Permission for Work
on Square Other Details ot
Beard Meeting.
The Lexington Civic League scored
Monday night before the board of al
dermen In their fight to be allowed at
their own expense, to clean up the
south east square diagonally across
from the court house. To the ordi
nary outsider It would seem that there
would be no question about the mat
ter at alL aeelnc that the good wo
men of the league bad raised tne
money themselves and proposed to
see that the work is done without any
cost whatever to the city, but there
was a kick and a hard one. The end
Is not vet provided the property own
ers who own the Duuaings arouna
the square have the nerve to buck
the Civic League. iSome Bay they
have and others say that they have
not Time will tell.
Briefly stated, the casus belli is
something like this: Many years
ago a good citizen died possessed,
among other things, of the land now
known as the city square, which in
cludes the ground on which the court
house stands, the plot m front ot tne
Development Building, the square In
front of the postofflce and the other
bit of land fronting the property or
Grimes Brothers and Mr. R. L. Leon
ard, diagonally across from the court
house. He willed this property to Da
vidson county, stipulating that if the
property was ever used for purposes
other than public7 that It should at
once revert to private ownership. A
short time ago the Lexington Civic
League having already beautified two
of the squares and made them a cred
it to the town, began worn on ine
other, which is Indeed an eye sore.
Rleht here they struck a snag. The
gentlemen owning property fronting
on this unsightly bit of land pro
tested, claiming that the property be
longed to the public, that it had long
been their hitching ground and that
the action of the Civic League tended
to deprive the public of the use of the
property. The mayor was notified
that It bad to stop immediately, at
once, forthwith, etc., and it did Btop.
But the Civic League did not stop.
Monday night the Civic League In
vaded the assembly hall of the Board
of Aldermen, taking that honorable
body entirely unawares and creating
confusion that was only momentary.
There was hurried hustling for
chairs for the ladies, black jimmy
pipes were hidden away and big black
clears thrown into the discard and
the board quickly stood at attention,
while Capt 8. E. Williams, attorney
for the league, stated the purpose of
the Invasion and explained briefly and
succinctly the Jeague's desires as
to beautifying the square. Then fol
lowed the tug of -war. Alderman
CharleS Young'eiflO&Bed thir cause ot
the league and Alderman Grimes op
posed, not because he aid not want
the sauare made presentable, but be
cause he did not believe that the
board had the right to grant tne
league the privilege of doing the work
and keeping the public off of it after
it was done. He was afraid that it
such use was made of the square that
it would revert to some ot the heirs
of the man who gave it. It looked to
him like turning the property over to
private use in delivering It into tne
hands of the Civic League. The or
dinances were drafted, one making it
a misdemeanor to trespass on the
square, placing the penalty for hitch
ing horses on it at i&, ana ror plac
ing machinery on it, $2 and SI per
dav for every day the machinery is
allowed to remain on it This was
sidetracked and will be referred to tne
city attorney, Mr. E. E. Raper. If he
approves, the board stands commit
ted to make it law. The other ordi
nance authorises the Civlo League to
go ahead with the work of Improving
the square and despite all the talk,
It passed without a dissenting vote.
The ladles announced that they would
bear all expenses of any suit anybody
wants to bring about the matter and
will fight any restraining order, in
junction, or other legal entanglement
that any one may have the temerity
to throw in their way. Mr. George
Montcastle, who was present, said
that he would gladly furnish bond to
protect the city against any damage
suit brought because ot the action of
the league. . '
OTHER MATTERS BEFORE BOARD.
Following the departure of the la
dles the board settled down to rou
tine work. The following matters
were attended to:
It was ordered that $50 be allowed
Rev. 8. W. Beck, Mr. J. J. Hedrick,
and others, for the construction of a
sewer line, the total cost ot which win
be 180.' -
To Earl Holmes was refunded $3.90
for a lot bought at a sale of land for
taxes which could not be found list
ed. Mr. Ed L Greene waa refunded
125.90 for the same.
It was ordered that Drs. Hill and
C. M. Clodfelter be paid $55 for ser
vices rendered to one Dave Slick, col
ored, who was hurt at the city light
plant last tall. Tne pnysicians rouno
It necessary to amputate his hand and
it was their work that aaved bis life.
Slick is suing the town tor the in
jury.
In view of the tact that the days
of this administration la numbered,
the mayor suggested that committees
be appointed to aettle with, the tax
collector and to audit the books ot
the city treasurer. For the first nam
ed purpose the following . were ap
pointed: . T. F. Grimes, v. l anna
ley and Chaa. Young. For the audit
ing committee the following: Alder
men McCrary. Oalllmore and Lindsay,
It waa ordered that as are light be
placed at the corner of Salisbury
street and Second avenue. This is
to replace a (0 candle power Incan
descent
An order was made that the lower
Southbound bridge be Inspected as
It has been reported unsafe. -
Aa order was made to condemn a
right of way for an over head bridge
across the Cotton Grove road where
It crosses the Southern.
Several entries were ordered made
on the books ot the clerk relative to
the final settlement and adjustment
of claims against the town In the
matter of the Southbound rights of
way. All of the returns from arbitra
tor! were handed in, the last being
(Continued on Page Four.)
JURORS FOB APRIL TERM.
One Week ot Civil Court to Begin
April 24th Jsdre C C. Lyon
WM Preside.
There Is to be another effort to
clear the congested civil dockets ot
Davidson county superior court next
month. The session which closed
Friday, March 10. devoted but tour
daya to the civil issue docket, owing
to the tact that it took longer to
clear the criminal docket than was
expected. The Ross murder trial took
up lour days ot court
Judge C. C. Lyon, of Bladen county.
who presided at the last term, will be
in charge again. He is a first-class
presiding officer and he knows the
law. He does not shove things along
as fast aa some of the judges, but he
allows no loafing and handles things
to the satisfaction of everybody.
Jurors have been drawn for the
term as follows: Alleghany township.
J. J. Cooh; Abbotts Creek, J. O.
Reece; Arcadia, A. L. Tesh; Boone,
W. P. Broadway; Cotton Grove, J. H.
Cross; Conrad Hill, T. G. Kindley and
E. C. Young; Emmons, R. C. Wall and
A. M. Surratt; Healing Springs, J. E.
Carrlck; Hampton, W. L. Davis;
Jackson Hill, J. L. Kinney; Lexing
ton, D. L. Everhart, T. H. Lamb and
W. F. Sink; Midway, D. A. Whitley
and Joseph Brlnkley; Reedy Creek,
R. P. Hoffman; Silver Hill, J. F. Leon
ard; Tyro, A. L. Walser; Thomas
vllle, E. B. Kennedy, C. F. Hepler and
S. F. Welborn; Yadkin College, J. B.
Snider.
Boy KHed by Automobile.
Never regaining consciousness af
ter being struck by a big touring car
driven by Garland Cathey on Philip
street at 3:30 yesterday afternoon lit
tle Carey Lyerly, the four and a half
year-old son of Capt W. R. Lyerly,
conductor on the Southern railway,
died at the Merrlwether hospital yes
terday evening at 6:45 in the pres
ence of his father and mother and
professional nurses, who wept as the
soul ot the little child winged its
flight.
The accident, which stirred the en
tire city last night, was witnessed by
Mrs. A. Dukes and Mrs. Conyers,
Driven by Garland Cathey, accompan
ied by Thomas Denton, the car was
coming from Grove street on Phillip
when at a point half way between
French Broad and Grove the child at
tempted to cross the stret. He was
struck by the car which crossed over
the little fellows abdomen. Ashe-
ville Citizen.
Were Playing With I'lstoL.
James Mayo, aged twenty years, was
shot by Pearlie Lloyd Saturday night
about 9 o'clock in a negro pressing
olub on Gladden street, from which
he" ojed' -Monday.; ; rue shooting was
accidental so the boy that was shot
and others said. . They were both col
ored and were playing with the pis
tol. The ball entered near the navel,
penetrated the lower Intestines and
lodged In the backbone. He was taken
to the Washington hospital where an
examination was made and the wound
dressed. The boy who did the shoot
ing is the son of Dr. Lloyd. He was
surrendered to the sheriff, but waa re
leased upon the statement ot the
wounded boy. Washington Progress.
$20,000 of Shoes Sold in a Single Day.
Twenty thousand dollars for a sin
gle day's work Is a record set by a
Lynchburg salesman, according to re
ports at the home office here.
This pace was set in Atlanta for
Lynchburg-manufactured . goods the
other day by George Haugh, a rep
resentative of the Craddock-Terry
Company.
When asked today about this record
day's work, C. O. Craddock, the sales
manager of the company, confirmed
the statement and added that he
thought It was due to the extensive
advertising campaign In the southern
territory. "Our patrons are increasing
their business in this same city," said
Mr. Craddock, "for I find that some of
our largest customers have this year
doubled their last year's orders and
it is in my opinion, due to bigger
advertising." Lynchburg Advance.
Bobbed Spring Hope Bank.
The Merchants and Farmers bank
here was robbed and John Sample,
colored, a former janitor. Is charged
with the crime and la in Jail at Nash
ville awaiting trial at the next term
of Nash court
Sample, It seems, broke in the win
dow of the bank while the cashier was
at dinner and secured $213 in cash.
He then put out through the country
for Morneger, intending to take the
train for Rocky Mount at that point
He was apprehended by Mr. Will
Clark and carried to Spring Hope,
where he was given a preliminary
hearing.. They recovered $192.15.
Spring Hope special to News and Ob
server, v . '..-; '
Lewis West Sentenced.
A special from Wilson Saturday has
the following:
At the opening of the special term
of Wilson county court to-day sen
tence was passed upon Lewis West
and his accomplices for the murder
of Deputy Sheriff George Mumtord in
this city on the night ot February 8.
West was sentenced to death tn the
electric chair in the state's prison at
Raletgh on May S. Ed Purcell, alias
Stetson, received a sentence ot thirty
years in the penitentiary at hard la
bor under his conviction of murder
In the second degree.
Dave Young, Will Lane, Matthew
Mebane, Tom Smith and Mary Young,
all considered members of West's
gang, were given minor sentences,
. Dirt Firm All Along.
As noted in our Belmont letter to
day the first dirt moved by the con
struction forces ot the Piedmont ft
Northern Railway waa thrown near
the town of Belmont Our Mount Hol
ly correspondent states that work is
progressing actively at that point
Workmen are engaged now clearing
the right ot way near the Osark Mill
In Gastonla, preparatory to beginning
grading. A force Is also at work be
tween Mount Holly and Charlotte.
The contractors seem to be moving
things with a view to completing their
work aa quickly aa possible. Oas
tonla Qasette. - ", .
Messrs. Chris man and Bargees Please,
Dr. W. O. Chrisman, state veterin
arian and Mr. J. L. Burgess, state
agronomist, were in the county last
week according to announcement
and their speeches were all that had
been claimed for them. Dr. Chris-
man spoke on the live stock question.
nandling it witn an i understanding
and a thoroughness that showed his
wonderful familiarity with the sub
ject He aroused new Interest in live
stock growing in the county and put
a number ot tne county's best farm
era to thinking. - M. Burgess handled
the subject of corn culture and the
preparation of the seed bed admira
bly and those who-heard these talent
ed speakers were- unanimous In de
claring that the speeches were the
best that have been delivered in the
county in many years;. .- They were
sound and practical, ; from every
standpoint and there was nothing too
bard or technical tor tne man of av
erage intelligence to understand.
Speeches were made at three places.
They had been advertised to. speak at
four places,'' but Soathmont much
tooted, far-famed Southmont fell
down completely. - The meeting had
been duly advertised, but there was
not a man present to1 bear the two
leading experts ot the North Carolina
department of agriculture. The speak
ers and the gentlemen- who accompa
nied them, were greatly disappointed
They had heard much of the progres
sive new town and its up-to-date citi
zens, but none of them were in evi
dence Friday. The failure ot these
good people to come out and hear the
speeches would seem to Indicate that
they are not interested in better meth
ods ot farming and want to know
nothing more about the raising of
live stock, but such la uot really the
case.
-Good crowds greeted the speakers
at Newsome, In Alleghany township
Thursday morning and - at . Arcadia
Thursday night. The speakers were
listened to attentively and everybody
went away delighted with the speech
es and "chock full" of new ideas. At
Welcome Friday night the speakers
received another ' enthusiastic wel
come and repeated their successes at
Newsome and Arcadia. The enthus
iasm and Interest manifested at these
three places more than made up for
the indifference of the , people ,of
Southmont, and vicinity;' and the
speakers went back to Raleigh Satur
day pleased with the reception- ac
corded' them and with the good that
they had been able to do.-
Army Ready for Action.
The army division under command
of General Carter la in a condition for
actual warfare and none of the offi-
oers or men would be surprised at
any time it an order came to move to
the Mexican border. ,t&ports receiv
ed at San Antonio, lT.T., ot the situa
tion in Mexico show that it Is grow
ing worse dally. :The insurrection is
spreading, through the states of Ta-
maullpas, Coabuila, Nuevo Leon and
Sonora. The Yaqul Indians have ris
en in Sonora and done considerable
damage to American and other prop
erty. There Is much American money
invested in that state, especially in
irrigation and cower projects. -
Bloody battles have been fought
near SaltUlo. Monte Moreless, Duron-
go and at various point i Cohuila
and Tamaulipas.
This snread of activity' of the Insur-
rectoa from California to the Gulf of
Mexico. In many instances the rebels
have been successful.
Under the guise of an Innocent rou
tine order, Major General Carter has
put his division on a footing ror lm
mediate service.
Southport Votes Bonds.
By a substantial ma'ority over the
total qualified vote of the town, yes
terday's election was carried by the
voters in favor of a bond subscrip
tion to the amount of $15,000, to the
stock of the Wilmington, Brunswick
ft Southern railroad company, every
ward giving a majority for the bonds.
Thus Southport lends a helping
hand to an enterprise which is to
open the way for great development
at tbls port. Not a vote was cast
against bonds. Under the . proposition
connected with the vote the road must
be constructed to the town by the
30th of next June. Southport Stand
ard. School Honse Burned.
A long distance message came over
the wire at half past two o'clock this
morning from Stokesdale that early
last night the school house was set
alight, but the flames were extin
guished,' and later the school bouse
was again set afire, this time being
burned down.
The desire was that blood hounda
be sent at once to trace the mis
creants, but this was impossible,
When asked ir there was anyone
suspected the reply was evasive,
though it seemed as if someone was
under suspicion. Winston Journal.
Wen MedaL ' . 'i '
Mr." J. M. Franks, of Richland, has
just received a handsome gold medal
won by him at the national horticul
tural congress held laat year at Coun
cil Bluffs, Iowa. The medal was won
for the best plate or pecans exhibited
at the congress. It is of Roman gold
and to worth about $70. On one aide
Is a beautiful colored design repre
senting' a pecan in a branch and on
the other is Mr. Frank's name and an
inscription . showing - for what ' the
award waa made- Klnaton Free Press.
Chicken Bale at Taylorsrllle. '
Some daya ago Mr. Eeno Deal noti
fied his neighbor, Mr. York, to keep
his chickens off his wheat The no
tice not being observed, Mr. Deal
caught and Impounded one chicken.
The sale will take place Friday and
It Is up to somebody to . make bla
chlckenshlp bring enough to pay the
cost Tayloraville scout '
Work is to begin immediately on the
Greenville-Charlotte Interurban trol
ley line. A contract for the construc
tion of the first link was let to Capt
W. 1. Oliver, of Kaoxvllle, Tenn, at a
price ranging between $900,000 and
1 1.000,000. Other contracts have been
let and work has begun.. It ia expect
ed that the line will be in operation
within the next two years. ;
DR, WALTER HeHEXBY SPEAKS.
Crowd Siot Large But Composed of
Interested Farmers He Vis.
easses Cattle.
Dr. Walter McHenry spoke at the
court house Saturday afternoon to a
small crowd ot deeply interested far
mers. His speech waa worth travel
ling to Lexington to hear even from
the regions ot Jackson Hill and Wall
burg and those who had the pleas
ure of bearing him will tell any one
so who cares to inquire about It
Dr. McHenry Is a quiet, unassum
ing- young man, earnest in speech and
manner, and he Impressed his bearers
as a man with a real message to de
liver. He thoroughly convinced his
hearers that North Carolina has it on
every state of the west and north as
a cattle-raising and dairying state so
far as natural advantages In the way
of climate, grass growing and other
features are concerned. He snowed
that the farmers of this country had
been depending on the west for mules
and Horses and for cattle and sheep
buying from the people of the west at
outrageously high prices, horses
mules and cattle that could have been
produced at home, of a much better
quality and better suited for this cli
mate, at less than half the prices paid
in some instances. His discussion of
the possibilities of this section for
dairying and cattle raising opened the
eyes of bis hearers, who, while they
bad realized all the time that we have
a great country for all lines of in
dustry, had never realized lust what
sort of a favored spot we have been
living In all these years.
Dr. McHenry discussed at length
the various breeds of cattle and fi
nally declared that it is his opinion
that the Polled Hereford is the -best
beef cattle, considering them all round.
The horned Herefords, he said, are
going out. Their horns are a nuis
ance. It Is always best, he declared,
for the individual breeder to select the
breed that suits his fancy best but it
is important that be should always
be sure that his fancy is right A
man makes better progres with the
breed that he admires most and likes
best, provided it is a good breed. In
beef cattle of the standard breeds
there is little to choose between them.
There is not much difference among
them. The most important thing to
do is to see that the Individual has
stamina. The animal must have the
strength to do proper work. If the
farmer cannot afford to buy all the
stock he needs, the best thing for him
to do Is to buy a good sire and im
prove his scrub stock. The speaker
then told of an experiment which he
saw tried on Berkshire hogs. A man
who had nothing but ordinary scrub
stock bought a fine boar and breed
ing in line to the fourth generation
the offsnrlng could hardly, be distin
guished from the full blooded Berk
shire. Every trait and characteristic
of the scrub had been bred out. This
holds equally well with cattle and re
sults may be obtained as quickly.
In selecting a breed for dairy pur
pose Dr. Mitchell again declared that
the fancy of the individual must rule
In order that the best results may be
obtained. If the dairyman wants milk
with a large per centage of butter fat
the Jersey and Guernsey breeds are
best for him. Their milk shows 5 to
7 per cent butter fat The milk of
the Jersey and Guernsey Is ot a rich
yellow color and in most markets sell
to better advantage than the whiter
milk of other catle. Of the two
breeds, the Guernsey has more stam
ina. The Holstetn has the advantage
over the other breeds In that they take
more roughness and give more milk.
The cow must be considered an ani
mated machine into which is fed the
raw product which will later be turn
ed out as the finished product ready
for the market. The milk of the Hol
stein is better for infants and invalids,
aa it does not contain so much but
ter fat, the percentage being 34. Near
ly all of the big hospitals and sani
tariums ot the country use Holstein
milk, because It is more satisfactory
in every way. Its whiteness Is against
it, however, with a certain class of
buyers, who prefer 'the yellow milk
of the Jersey or Guernsey.
' For the mountain regions no breed
surpasses the Ayreshlre. This breed
came from Ayreshlre, Scotland and
has been bred for generations In
that mountainous region. They find
oonditions exactly suited to them In
our own mountainous and semi-mountainous
country and can bo kept for
much less than other breeds. . On the
whole, he thought, the people of this
section should breed Holsteins, as this
breed comes the nearest to being the
Ideal breed all round: It furnishes
milk of the very finest quality and
more of It than any other breed and
they rank high as beef cattle. They
are the most gentle and the most eas
ily handled of all cattle, due to the
fact that the breed originated in Ger
many and has been bred by the fru
gal Germane for more than 8,000
years. For thirty centuries they have
been tethered out on the hills of Ger
many and tended by small children.
Aa to stock diseases, Dr. McHenry
said that the one most to be feared
is tuberculosis. He said that Invest!
gations had shown that approximately
two per cent of the cattle of North
Carolina have tuberculosis. The only
way to determine this is by the tuber
culin teet perfected by the United
States Department of Agriculture. The
bureau ot animal industry ot this de
partment la working to produce an
antitoxin that , will render cattle im
mune from the disease. This has not
been discovered, but there . is every
reason to believe that It is coming In
the near future. Few other states in
the union are aa free from the dis
ease as North Carolina and with ordi
nary precautions It may be kept out
He urged upon his hearers the ne
cessity of feeding well and of taking
good care of cattle. He aald that
thoroughbred cattle were not able to
stand rough treatment just the same
aa the people ot today are not able to
stand the hardships that their ances
tors underwent without Injury. The
farmer will find that unless he takes
Sood care of his thoroughbred cattle
3at they will. In time, revert to scrubs
strain and he went on to tell ot the
difficulties that confronted the eow
that had to fight disease under unfa
vorable circumstances. With the cow
that has to live In a badly ventilated,
wet and filthy barn, the battle ot the
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I AKD ABOUT LEXINGTON.
Personal Mention Movements ef the
People Small Items of In
terest. Mr. D. A. Shoaf spent Sunday here
with his family.
George F. Morefleld. Esq.. went to
Salisbury Monday.
Mr. John Ham Leonard was In the
city Monday on business.
Prof. S. C. Kells, of Thomasvllle.
was in the city Monday.
Mr. Jode Leonard has a position as
salesman with the Davidson Hardware
Co.
Mr. P. S. Carlton, attorney at law.
of Salisbury, waa In the city yester
day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Burkhead snent
Sunday with Mrs. Mary Evans at En
terprise.
Mr. John C. Bower spent Dart of
last week in Danville, Va., on legal
ousiness.
Miss E. G. Hilllard, who has been
spending some time in Richmond, Va.
has returned home.
Mrs. J. K. Hankins and sister, Mrs.
Willoughby Lynch, are spending the
day in Winston-Salem.
Rev. J. F. Deal, of Holly Grove, was
in tne city Saturday to hear Dr. Wal
ter McHenry's address.
Mr. Webster M. Koonts spent a few
days in Washington, D. C, last week
returning home Thursday. -,
Mr. C. E. McCrary, travelling sales
man for Bailey Brothers, Winston-
Salem, spent Sunday at home.' '
Mrs. W. B. Mcllwalne, . of Peters
burg, Va., is in the city visiting her
daughter, Mrs. W. T. Thompson, Jr.
Mrs. P. S. Vann is attending the
meeting of the North Carolina Wo
man s Missionary society a,t Wilming
ton. 1
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Robertson spent
Sunday in High Point with Mr. Rob
ertson's sister, Miss Florlne Robert
son.
i
Mrs. Ellen P. Jarrett, of Yadkin
county, who has been visiting her son,
Prof. A. H. Jarratt, returned home
Monday.
Mr. Charles S. Pltzer, of Red Shoals,
Stokes county, spent Saturday and
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. A. L.
Fletcher.
Friday at the home of Mr. Walter
Harris, on Center street, Mrs. Effle
Harris Doby was married to Mr. Wil
liam F. Sink. Squire George F. More
fleld officiated.
Mr. H.- B. Varner went to Asheboro
yesterday where he made a speech at
a good roads rally. Messrs. Clem G.
Wright and R. D. Douglass, of Greens
boro were also on the program and
made good speeches.
Mrs. J. W. Sexton returned last
week from a visit to her brother, Mr.
Andrew Harris in Randolph county.
Sunday, Misses Minnie and Lillle
Sexton, of High Point, visited their
uncle, Mr. J. W. Sexton.
Mr, D. C. Moffltt, of Thomasvllle,
brother ot Mr. W. H. Moffltt who has
been 111 for a long time, does not seem
to improve." It was learned yesterday
that his condition is worse than it has
been for some time.
Mr. W. C. Llsk, of Richfield. Stanly
county, spent Monday night here on
business. Mr. Llsk says Newsom, the
new town on the Southbound, is grow
ing rapidly and that it will eventually
be the llvest point between Lexington
and Wadesboro.
Mr. D. F. Conrad left this week for
Memphis, Tenn., Little Rock, Ark.,
Paris, Tex., and other points in the
south and southwest in the interests
of the Elk Furniture Company. He
expects to be away from the city for
a week or ten days.
Miss Elsie Hlnkle, sister ot Mr. A.
H. Hlnkle, underwent an operation
for appendicitis In a Greensboro hos
pital Thursday. Mrs. A. H. Hlnkle
has been with her since the opera
tion and Mr. Hlnkle spent Sunday
with her. She stood the 'operation
well and will recover.
Messrs. J. E. Everhardt, J. G. Bor
der and 8. T. Berrler, all of the Ebe
nezer school district, were In the city
Monday preparing for a local tax cam
paign in their school district There
are no better people in the county
than the people ot the Ebenezer set
tlement and It Is confidently believed
that they will vote the tax readily.
Rev. James R. Jones, who has
been living with his son-in-law, Mr.
L. L. Barbee, left last week for Ken
ly, N. C, to take charge of the
Friends church at that place as pas
tor. Mr. Jones Is popular in Lex-
ngton and has many trends here who
regret to see him leave. Everybody
wishes him well in bis new field.
Capt. Ruby D. Garrett, a member
of the signal corps, Missouri Nation
al Guard, a practicing attorney of
Kansas City, Mo., and formerly a res
ident of Yadkin College, writes
friends in Lexington that he haa been
ordered to report for duty on the
Mexican frontier and will leave for
Texas soon. . ,.. . '
The decision of the supreme court
of the United States, by which - the
constitutionality ot the - corporation
tax measure is upheld, will add 125,-
000,000 annually to the revenues ot
the government The court, in anoth
er decision, Interpreted the law reg
ulating the hours ot service of rail
road telegraph operators to mean that
the operator shall not be required to
put In his nine hours consecutively,
The executive committee ot the
board ot trustees of the state univers
ity will award the contract at once
for the erection of a $30,000 building
on the campus for the schools ot
medicine and pharmacy. It will be
known as the Caldwell In honor ot
Dr. Joseph Caldwell, the first presi
dent ot the university. President Ven
able is expecting the next commence
ment to be the best in the history of
the institution. The annual ad ln
will be delivered by Gov. Woodrow
Wilson, of New Jersey, and lmnimae
crowds are expected to attend.
KEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
Current Events In The United State
and the World at Large Briefly
Set Forth. .
Governor Marshall, ot Indiana and
Mrs. Marshall are spending a few
days at Hot Springs, in this state. .
W. F. Stroud, former consrasaman
from the Fourth Distrik, died at his
home at Chapel HiU last week attar
a long illness. ,.w
The legislature nassed
duclng the number of oil Inspectors
in the state from ten to five. The
act ia effective June 1st ;
The supreme court has ifflrmtwi h
lower court in case of Norman Lewis,
colored, sentenced to death for killing
the chief of police at Spring Hope, :
Nash county.
The finishing touches are now be
ing made on Statesvllle's new pas-
senger station, and the Landmark .
says it will be some days before it la
ready lor occupancy, , -
Gov. Kitchin grants a nardon to
Joe Banner, of Surry countr. sen
tenced November term. 1910. for an '
assault with a deadly weapon to six
months on the roads.
In Columbus county, a few days ago.
a negro school teacher killed one of
his pupils, a boy, by striking him oa
the side of the head with a stick. The
boy had violated the school rules.
Mrs. H. E. C. Bryant and little
daughter, Betty, arrived here Wed
nesday from Missoula, Montana, ' to
spend some time with Mrs. P. L. Mur
phy. Special from Morganton, N. C. 1
The Chatham Record says Mr. S. P.
Hatch, of Sanford, has offered to give
$100 to the farmer of Lee county who
would produce the most corn on a
five-acre lot That ought to put some
activity in farming in Lee. '
Mr. John Joyce, an excellent young
man, 28 years old, was found dead
in bed at his home, in Keraersville,
Forsyth county, Wednesday morning.
Heart disease. Mr. Joyce was to
have been married in two weeks.
Congressman E. Y. Webb has ac
cepted an invitation to deliver the
alumni address at the commencement
exercises of Wake Forest College,
May 18. Mr. Webb is a graduate of -this
Institution of the class of 1893.
Rev. A. G. Klrkman, aged 65, died
last week at his home In Guilford
county. He was a local Methodist
minister and was register of deeds ot
Guilford county tor near 20 years, re
tiring from office last December. . He
Mr. Charles L. Eason, of Smithfleld. "
was thrown from his buggy at Selma,
Johnston county, last week, sustaining .
Injuries from which he died in a short
time. Horse 'took fright at a train.
Mr. Eason was 64 years old and a con
federate veteran.
Booker T. Washington, the noted
negro educator; was assaulted by a
big German named Albert Ulrtch In
New York Monday. He waa struck
on the head with a club and serious
ly injured. The German claimed that
Washington insulted his wife.
President Venable of the University
ot North Carolina, expects the next
commencement to be the most notable
in the history of the University. The
annual address will be delivered by
Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey, and special trains will be run
to Chapel Hill to accommodate the
crowds.
J. M. Putman, who lives in No. S
township is a progressive farmer who
raises pigs and cattle for sale. He
sold in one day $50 worth of pigs.
Sold also this winter two head ot reg
istered young Jersey cattle for $100
also two smaller ones for $65. On
four acres of pea stubble he scattered .
22 loads of stable manure : and his
wheat crop looks promising. Shelby
Highlander. " , , .
In addition to the regular appropri
ation for the maintenance ot the Deaf
and Dump School here and two thou
sand dollars to finish up the new
building begun in 1909, ten thousand
dollars a year for two yeara has been '
appropriated by the legislature for a
water system for this institution. The
appropriation for the state hospital
here for the next two years is $190,-
000. Morganton Herald.
Last week at Chattanooga, Tenn-
Dr. John W. Sherman, who is In Jail -awaiting
trial for murder, was mar
ried to the chief witness against him,
Miss Cleo Lucas, thereby depriving
the state of the evidence necessary to
convict him, as a wife is not allowed
to testify against ber husband in Ten
nessee. The girl entered the jail dis
guised as a negro boy carrying deli
cacies for the prisoner and accom
panied by a friend of Sherman who
waa a Justice ot the peace.
The Raleigh Newa and . Observer
says: This Is to be a big year for
building in Raleigh: The $135,000
Municipal Building and Auditorium:
the $250,000 state building; the Good
Shepherd church; the Edenton Street
Methodist 8unday school building;
the new Ricks hotel and. big Improve
ments at the Yarborough ; two new
buildings at the A. ft M. College; new
building at Peace; new hospital . at
Shaw and a dozen other big business
and residence buildings. And last
but by no means least this Is the year
to begin the construction ot a band
some Y. M. C. A. building.
Warden T. P. 8ale, of the state pris
on, returned Friday night from Lex
ington, Ky., having in his custody T.
B. Whitson, who escaped from the
prison fifteen yeara ago and has since
made his home in Ixlnrton, whore
he amassed a considerable fortune.
Whitson talks quite freely about him
self, and soys he fcopns to sncure a
pardon oa tlm f"uii that l I -
lived aa upr!i;U l t -.' l' t
while serving a t v-yi.nr f
for murder. I - ? ! l
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