ISPA 4MM FEOFLE RIAD THE DISPATCH, , TTHT HOT T0C1 IF IT BlPriKS ITS IS THE DISPATCH OXLI OSK DOLLAR A TEAR. D TC THE PAPER OF lPEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 ' -"v LEXINQTON, 2i. C. WEDNESDAY, SIAY JO.' 1911. VOL. XXX NO. 1 I I. , I I I I ! I " ' " ' ' ' 1 " " ..l-l . ' ' -I. ' - " 1 I - - ,- ,. . , - - I I. . . I- FIBST JTEETLAG OF BOARD. THE GREATEST BASEBALL CASE. ROAD TAX CARRIES 15 BOOSE. CENTRAL HIGHWAY WEEK. EQIIPXEM FOR I5TERCRBAH. Hew City Fatten the Job Soe ' ef the Offices Filled DeUIU ' " ' l of tie Keeling. The board of aldermen met Monday night and waa In aeaslon nearly three hours. It la late to say that Lexing ton never had a board of aldermen more fully alive to the high responsi bilities of their office than those who met. In the assembly hall In the court house Monday night Every man showed a deep Interest in the city's affairs and the work was taken up with real seal and enthusiasm. There were a score of applications for job of one kind and another, but -all were left over nntll the next meet ing Monday night with the exception of those offices which had to be filled at once. At the meeting : Monday night a chief of police, two assistants, a tax collector and other officers will be named and there are not a few on the anxious seat : The new aldermen were sworn In by the' new mayor, "Squire John H. Mover, who had already taken the oath of office before Judge Godwin, clerk of court. ' All of the aldermen were present - with the exception of Mr. H. B. Varner. ' -- Following the swearing-in process the old rules were read and adopted on motion of Alderman Harbin. AJ derman Hedrlck called for a state' meat of the financial standing of the town and said that it was the business of the retiring board to furnish statement of some kind showing just bow things stand, as It would be un wise for the new board to take charge of the finances without knowing any thing about the town's assets and 11a - bllltiea. On motion of Alderman J. R. McCrary a special committee compos ed of Aldermen Hedrlck ana uar bin was appointed to make settle ment with the outgoing officials. Alderman Charles Young was elect ed clerk to the board, a position that he held under the old board. ,, Then followed the reading of ap plications tor various positions from chief of police down. There has been some talk of 'Combining the jobs of chief of police and city tax collector and some of these applications were for the combined jobs and others for the places separately. One applicant for a place on the police force raised a laugh by the very magnitude of the pledge that he offered to take' upon - himself if elected. He promised to "rid the town of blind tigers, lawless ness of all kinds whatsoever and ev ery form of vice," or words to that glittering effect. On motion Early Holmes was nam ed aa tax collector pro tempore. He will proceed with his work nntll the matter of combining the offices of .chief and tax collector is settled, which will be done next v.Monday night. No polled officers were named and the old ones will serve until Mon day night D. M. Michael was named . for street foreman tor one month and it it probable that there will be changes in this job. Alderman Har bin said that be was in favor of buy ing a horse for the street work, in stead of having a man trying to clean no the streets with a shovel and a Dush cart, and to use the horse to run the hose wagon. Under his plan the . street foreman would be a paid fire man and this plan would add much to the efficiency .of the fire depart ment ' Attention was called to the fact that certain committees were heeded every day, and Mayor Moyer appointed the following: ' Street Committee. J. Raymond Mc Crary. L. L. Barbee and T. H. Lamb. Audit Committee, of which the may or is ex-offlcio chairman, Charles Young and D. F. Conrad. Water and light J. T. Hedrick. W. U Harbin and H. B. Varner. . Health Committee. T. H. Lamb, J. H. McCrarv and Dr. D. Hill. Mr. J. T. Hedrick was elected xity treasurer and bond was fixed at $5,- - 000. n appropriation of $250 . was ' made for the work of keeping the hooka of the town for the coming year and the expenditure of this amount waa pnt in the hands ok Treasurer . Hedrick. Alderman Harbin called attention to the necessity of electing a super . intendent ot the water and light de partments and he placed In nomlna natlon for the place Mr. A. L Couch, the present incumbent Alderman Toung called attention to the good i work that Mfc" Couch baa done since he haa held the place and said that he had done twice as much work as any other superintendent the town ' ever had. Alderman Harbin suggest i ed tbat the salary of the superinten dent be increased to $1200 per year and that the work of wiring houses and selling electrical fixtures be tak , en over by the town and placed In Mr. Couch's hands and thia was ' agreed to. Mr. Couch was then re . elected for a term of one year and his - election was entirely unanimous. The board then adjourned to meet Monday night of next week. , Tonng-Smltk, Wednesday evening at the home Of Rev. V. Y. Booser, pastor of the Lu theran . Church, Mr. - Baxter , Young and Miss Emma Lee Smith were mar ried. Rev. Mr. Booser officiating. The marriage came as a distinct surprise tn hA friends of the young people. No announcement had been made of the happy event and only a tew of the closest friends and relatives of the bride and (room were present The bride and groom are very poj ular in Lexington and have scores ot friends. The bride Is a daughter of Mr. Jul C. Smith and the groom is vfea-nrealdant of the Davidson Hard ware Company and an exceptionally able young business man. ( Held lor Ban Barnlng. Sam Kennedy, colored; 4s under a $300 bond for his appearance at the n.Tt term of criminal court on a phm nf hurnlna the barn ot Mr. W, J, Craig in the Mint Hill community on the night of April -11. The case was tried this morning before '8qulre S. H. Hilton, who af ter hearing ull ot the evidence held that there was probable. Solicitor Ooorsa W. Wilson, of Oastonla, ar rived lu Charlotte on the 11 o'clock train to conduct the case of the state Mr. Plummer Btewart appeared for the dofonilant. Charlotte Chronicle. Bankers Detest Lawyers la Came larked ky Thrilling C 11 amirs . - and Terrific Slugging. The much-talked ot game between the lawyers and the bankers waa pulled oft on schedule time Friday af ternoon and it waa up to the expecta tions of the fans and that is saying a plenty for it The game abounded in spectacular plays, humorous happen ings and great good humor. For the lawyers Wade Phillips caught a splendid game. - He played ball from the word go and played it in big league style. Once npon a time he was a -star catcher and be proved Friday that he has it In him to "come back." He was hampered by having to catch the offerings of every brand of pitcher known to the game, but he stood the strain well. He "opined on the morning attea, however, that if the Southern Rairway or oth er octopus had damaged his personal pulchritude . and - general physical make-up as much as the game had done, that it would take at least $15 000 to satisfy bim about it. Of the other, players on the law yer's side ot the argument it is safe to say that General Walser was the bright particular star. His pitching was gilt-edged. His delivery seemed to be a cross between wringing chicken s neck and the gyrations of a contortionist and it puzzled the bat ters not a little. He not only haa mystifying delivery, but he . . speeded them up in Cy Young style and smok ed them over so fast that they were dazed. He r was terribly, effective. When not pitching he played second base and be didastuuts around the key-stone sack that would make Nap Lajoie turn green with envy. In his palmiest .days Nap Lajoie never! dreamed of using his pedal extremi ties to Impede the progress of the ball, much less to stop it, bat this is exactly what the interpid second-1 acker of the lawyers did Friday. When a speedy grass-cutter happen ed to come his way, out shot bis trus ty right foot and Jhe ball stopped. Anybody can stop a ball with their hands but it takes an artist to stop shin-breaker with one foot There was some class ' to his performance and the crowd howled with apprecia tion, v. ' "" ' The lawyers' outfield fell down In more ways than one. One- of the fielders, who shall be nameless here. fell down every time he started after a ball and another' had almost as much trouble dn keeping on his feet. Scores ot beautiful files were knock ed to the out-field, but nary a one was corralled. The infield played good ball throughout, and, with ; General Walser'a performances, furnished nearly as much amusement as the outfield. -- r--si-rw-i"-?!'. The ; other side furnished less amusement' but far better base ball and - when the smoke -had cleared away the score stood 24 to 4 in their favor. Dermot Shemwell, J. E. Foy, E. B. Craven George Montcastle and almost the whole bunch played star baseball. An amusing feature of the game was the unusual mix-up that occurred at the end of an inning along about the middle ot the session. Two men were down and Deaderlck got a clean single. .The next man up struck out and Deaderlck, not knowing that the batter had struck out and not keep ing up with the balls and striro, "lit a ra; tor secona base, intending to purloin It. Catcher Phillips saw him, caught the third strike and heaved the ball to General Walser at second base who gracefully blocked its way with his agile right foot When he picked it up he found that he was off his. base ten or twelve feet Every' body was yelling "put it on him," nail him," "tag him" and all sorts or other admonitions and Deaderlck was coming down the quarter stretch smoking like a house afire and burn ing the wind. Right here the Gener al got rattled. Some old recollection of boy-hood days when round town. "one old cat" and like games were played, got the better of him and be drew himself up, put , his twlst-the- chlcken's-neck .delivery on the ball and let drive at the on-coming hefty banker, striking him- square amid ships. The runner sat down -with a suddenness, not to say abruptness, denoting dased astonishment The ump yelled "side out" just at this Juncture and Deaderlck, think ing that he had been called out wax ed exceedingly wroth tor a few min utes, paying his compliments to the General in terms that sizzled and crackled. The proceeds of the game went to the Lexington Civic League ana win be usea to ouy garnage -cans ior use on the corners around the square la which waste paper, banana peelings and other debris must be deposited. Nearly three hundred were in atten dance and the net proceeds, after all expenaes had been met, amounted to 129.25. Aside from the amusement afforded the game has served to awaken base ball interest and several other con testa are coming. The railway clerks. of whom there are about 14 in the city, have organized a team and will be out for business. - The printers have "scraped up" a nine and will be led hv Mr. Cecil Little. - . ,1 Next week the merchants and man ufacturers will- get together tor game and ether games will follow un til some team Is crowned champion of the city league. This put six team in.. the field. A Smart Do. Mr. W. W. Crowder has a water spaniel that he will back against anybody's dog for smartness and the finer dog feelings. Yesterday, Mrs. Crowder had a ben to "come off" with 13 Plymouth rock biddies and ' one Diddle ot another breed. . Every one who haa had experience with chick ens knows that Plymouth rocks, when first hatched, are dark. The chick of a different strain was yellow and the hen rot it into her bead tbat It dia not belong to her and set about peck ing the poor little thing to death. The water spaniel was standing near ana after the hen had pecked the chick viciously two or three times the dog drove the hen away and gently pick ed up the biddy in his mouth and car ried it In the bouse ana arojipea 11 in Mrs. Crowder's lap. Wsdesboro Mes senger and Intelligencer. The Xajorlty for Road Tax aid Pro gress is 78 Comparatively Light , Tote Felled, The people of Boone township did themselves proud Thursday by voting a special tax ot 20 cents on the $100 and cents on the poll for road work in that township, thereby lining up with Cotton Grove, Silver Hill and Lexing ton townships in the fight for better roads. - ' The vote polled was not heavy'. At noon the message went out by tele phone to all parts of the township that the tax had been carried with all ease and many of good farmers who favored it did not take the time to go to the polls, for Thursday was a busy day with the tillers of the soil. As it happened the measure carried any way, only 27 votes being recorded against it 105 votes were cast for it Boone is to be congratulated. . This good township .has taken a step that will . mean increased prosperity and added happiness and she has set a worthy example for Alleghany, Em mons, Healing Springs Jackson Hill and Reedy Creek, who vote later in the month. It is believed that every one of these townships will fall in line on May 31, "Good Roads Day,' and be found standing with Boone and the other progressive townships. Sunday School Excursion and Picnic. The Methodist Sunday School will go on an excursion and picnic from Lexington to Southmoat on Thurs day, May 25th, this being Ascension Day. The excursion and picnic is un der the management of the Baraca class of the Methodist church. The train will leave Lexington about nine o'clock and return about five o'clock In the afternoon. ' Reduced rates have been arranged for and the fare will be announced later. Col. Patrick, promoter of the new and flourishing town of Southmont, has arranged for the entertainment of the crowd by way of furnishing the best of old time string music, and games of various kinds. These will Include basket-ball, potato races, walking the pole, climbing the greasy pole, running broad jump and high jump, throwing weights and an am ateur game of base-ball between the junior and senior Baraca Classes of the Methodist church. Any visitor present of any church can take part in the games. There will be talks by local pastors of various denomina tions and by Col. H. E. Fries, presi dent of the Southbound. Scholars of all churches are given cordial invitation and as many of their friends as desire to go. In or der to keep from getting left Jt Is suggested that those who Intend to go will let it be known to Mr. L. E. Miller, local secretary of the South mont "Realty Company, at his office in the rear of the court house. By this means the railroad company will be able to approximate the number of cars necesary to send for . the occa sion. ' . Let everybody take their dinners with them, as only cold refreshments will be sold on the grounds. Let ev erybody go out and enjoy the occa sion. ' We have been shut up all win ter and should go to the country and get some fresh air and sunshine. The children will enjoy it as well as the grown folks. Commeucement at Arcadia, Arcadia commencement was large ly attended and everybody seemed to enjoy the occasion. The exercises In general were successful. Hon. G. T. Stevenson ot Winston-Salem, deliver ed the annual address on Thursday, May the 4, at 2 p. m., on the aubiect of "The true gentleman and the true gentle woman," and it was highly en joyed by every one. . Presentations of medals by Rev. P. E. Parker, Rev. J. T. Ratledge and Prof. P. S. Vann were Interesting and worthy of note. The sale of refreshments . which was controlled and managed by the faculty of the school, was, quite a success. After paying the expenses of band, medals and speakers, there was left a balance of about $20 to be used for Improvement of school build ing. - - Sink-Conrad. Invitations reading as follows have been received by friends in this city: Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Conrad request the honor of your presence at the marriage or their daughter Sadie Anna to Mr. WHMe Sink On Thursday evening, May eighteenth. - nineteen hundred and eleven "; . At Home, ,v ' Route One, Lexington, North Carolina Oil Painting of the Foander. Mr. Zeb V; Turlington has accepted an Invitation to deliver an adddress to the students of the agricultural and mechanical collage in Raleigh oa May 27, when the Leazar Literary Society will present to the Institution a handsome , oil painting of our illus trious and lamented Atgustus Leazar, the founder of the , great institution. Mr. Turlington's subject will' be "The Life and Character ot Mr, Leazar." Mooresvl lie Enterprise. ....... The couhty commissioners ot Gull- ford have set the pace for other coun ties In the state by the appropriation of $2500 for a board ot health. A competent physician will be employ. ed to devote all of his time to the work and it will be his business to see that the county health Is good at all times and to teach sanitation and cleanliness wherever and whenever needed. Mr. H. O. Bannister, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany, at Raleigh, dropped dead In a hotel lobby at Richmond Wednesday. Bannister lost his wife and baby three months ago In Raleigh. They were asphyxiated while taking bath and Bannister has never been the same since. ' He grieved ever the death of bis loved ones and his end was the result .. ... . Reunion of Confederate Veterans Today Git my old knapsack, Mary, and my uniform of Gray, Git my battered helmet Mary, for I'll need them all today. Git my canteen an' my leggins; reach me down my rusty gun. For I'm goln' out paradln' with the boys of '61. '.-' Never mind them "bloodstains, Mary; never mind that ragged hole; It was left there by a bullet that . was seekin' for my soul; Just brush off them cobwebs, Mary; git the bonny flag of blue, For I'm going out paradln' with the boys ot '62. These old clothes don't fit me, Mary, like they did when I was young, Don't you remember how neatly to my manly form they clung? Never mind that sleeve that's empty; let it dangle loose and free, For I'm goln' out paradln' with the boys of '63. Pull my sword bolt tighter, Mary, fix that strap beneath my chin; I've grown old and threadbare Mary, like my uniform and thin. But I reckon HI pass muster as I did In days of yore, For I'm goln' out paradln' with the boys of '64. Now I'm ready;-kiss me; kiss your old sweetheart good-bye; Brush aside them wilful teardrops Lord, I didn't think you'd cry; I ain't goln' forth to battle, cheer up, Mary, sakes alive. For I'm goln' out paradln' with the boys of '65. 4i iti itt ltt sTt itt iiTa iitt itt i i"ti jjti iti k fyiTCriimiTCmmMfmmsM Lutheran Synod This Week. " ! Rev. V. Y. Boozer, pastor of the Lu theran church, left this week for Wil mington to attend the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church to be held in Wilmington this week beginning today. The sessions of the synod will be held in St. Paul's Lutheran church of which Rev. W. A. Snyder is pastor. " Much Interest is being felt in Wil mington and throughout the state In the gathering and Wilmington has made arrangements tq entertain roy ally the visitors. The gathering . is one of no small Importance, represent ing as It does the. North Carolina di vision of the largest protestant de nomination in the world. It has a numerical strength of 66,000,000, near ly 2,000,000 of which Is In the United States. " ' The synod of North Carolina, ac cording to its last published report, has a membership of 8,977, and, in cluding members not yet confirmed, 11,385. One year ago there was re ported to synod a net gain of 619 members for the year just closed. The total membbershlp ' of the Sunday schools is 7,091. ' '" The churches hi the synod ot North Carolina are valued at $318,462 and the total amount recelred.ror the. vav rious benenclences of the church in this synod waa $21,962.80, the increase over what -was contributed the -year before being- $12,702.35. The amount contributed to all causes last year was $71,086.60. an increase of $24,- 644 over that of the year before. The following named are the offi cers ot synod: President, Rev. V. Y. Boozer, Lexington; vice-president Rev. J. E.. Shenk, Greensboro: secre tary, Rev. H. A. McCullou,gh,,. Albe marle; treasurer, J. D. Heillg, Salis bury. ' . - Company B. Wing Trophy. The members of the Lexington Ri fles, Co. A. Third Regiment N. O. N. O., will be Interested in the following Raleigh dispatch to the : Greensboro News Sunday: Announcement was made today Dy Adjutant General Lleuster that the Dupont trophy goes to the team of Company B. Third regiment, Raleigh, which made a total score of 1090 points. This trophy is awarded each year by the Dupont powder people to that company of toe North Carolina National guard which makes the high est score. The trophy is now held by Company L of the Second Infantry, of Lumber Bridge. This team scored 1080 points and thereby takes the sec ond place. The third honors go to Company B, Second Infantry, of Golds- boro, scoring 1071 points, while tne fourth place la held by Company K, of the First regiment of Ashevllle, this conlpany scoring 1068 points. The highest possible was 1500 points. The highest Individual score was made by Private J. H. Brown of Ashevllle, a member of Company. He scored 127 shots out of a possible 150. He waa awarded the Royster medal, a gold medical given by General B. 8. Royster for the highest Individual score made .by any member of the North Carolina National guard. The McGhee medal, for the second highest individual score goes to Corporal Wade, of Company D, of Goldsboro. He scored 125 points. . c- , Shooting in North Wflkesboro. Tonight at 8:30 o'clock Goldston Smith, one of the policemen here, and John Upchurch, a township constable met on the street, near the Bram Drug company, and exchanged a few wards, when. It is - said, Upchurch drew his gun and shot Smith In the hip, causing a slight flesh wound. Smith also hit Upchurch over the head with his billet. Each man claims the other was the aggressor. . Both men 1 displayed wonderful nerve and seemed to be not at all. excited when friends rushed between them. Sev eral men were near when the shoot ing occurred. The affair created a great deal of excitement North Wil kesboro special to Charlotte Obser ver. '' - - . v 1 , " Xr. B. L. Salt Dead. 5 : The following associated press dis patch from Ashevllle tells of the sud den death of a former citizen 01 Ju bilee: - -' . Becoming unconscious on a South ern train about twenty minutes t fore its arrival here yesterday after noon, R. L. Bmlth, a traveling man ot Memphis, Tenn., was taken from the train to the Mission hospital where be died at 4::!0 yesterday afternoon. the attending physicians giving the causa of death as Bright's disease. The deceased la survived by his ife and eon who were accompanying h m to the home -of his parents at Jubilee, this state The body will be hipped to Jubilee this afternoon for burial. 4 4 4 lf 1 iitt itit iitL iitt ikt itt i"tt itit itit aire ti, ifr An Aldermanlc Blind Tiger. The Greensboro News Sunday morn ing carried a sensational story tell lng of the arrest of a newly elected Salisbury alderman, John Ludwig, on the charge of operating a blind tiger. An unusual feature of the arrest was that the tiger was carrying the goods In an automobile his own machine and . he was trying to dispense the stuff outside ot his own bailiwick. He was caught in Mooresville. The story is as follows: This morning the Mooresville offi cers got wind that a Salisbury man was to bring a lot of liquor to Moores ville and they Immediately got on the. lookout During the afternoon they beard that an automobile loaded with booze was in a certain tract of woods near the cotton mill and the officers left for the scene at once. As they went' Into the woods they met the auto coming and when the occu pants of the machine observed the officers, they made an attempt to speed away, but the road was rough and they were forced to stop the ma chine. Before doing this, however. It is said they threw about 20 pint bot tles of liquor from the machine. Lud wig and Logan Cook, of Mooresville, were in the machine, and Ludwig was Immediately placed nnder arrest and the big auto searched,-with the result that 72 pint bottles filled With booze were found. - ; --.. Ludwig was taken before Justice Verles. He said 'that the liquor be longed to another party and asked that the case be continued until Tuesday. The magistrate required a $400 bond, which was given, and Lud wig left on the next train for Char lotte, leaving the liquor and his ma chine with the Mooresville officers. Sheriff Deaton went to Mooresville tonight to help work up the case and see that it Is properly prosecuted. Ludwig was recently elected an al derman ot Salisbury. . Long Trestle at Sfa'ddy Creek Burned. About sixty feet of the long trestle across Muddy Creek, near Clemmons, on the Mocksville-Mooresvllle road, was burned about 2:30 this mornln? The fire was discovered by a farmer living near the trestle. Ho was awakened and looking out of his room window he saw a very bright light. Getting up to investigate he discov ered that the trestle, which Is 800 feet long, was ablaze. He promptly tele. phoned to a party at Clemmons sta tlon who went to the home of the rail road operator and notified him cf the fire. The dispatcher went to bis in strument and notified the dispatcher's office In Winston-Salem. The yard engine, with a force ot men, were rushed to the scene of the fire and soon had the flames extingu ished. The fire Is supposed to have originated from sparks from one "of the engines passing over yesterday afternoon or last night The discovery of the fire jusat the time it was may have saved a freight train due here early this morning from Spencer from a disastrous wreck. A special train with three bridge forces were rushed to Muddy Creek early this morning and they hope to have the damage repaired by tonight. Until the work is completed passen gers, baggage and mall will have to be transferred at the trestle and on account of Its length this will cause considerable delay. Winston-Sentinel Postal Savings Bank at Concord. Washington dispatch, 8th Postmas ter Hitchcock today designated thir ty-six additional postofflces as postal savings depositaries which, Including those previously selected, win make a total of one hundred ana twenty- nine depositaries established since January 1. The work or rurnismng the necessary equipment to the offices and having the postmasters and their assistants thoroughly , instructed in the operation, of the system will be rushed so as to permit receiving de posits on June 1. - Mr. Hitchcock is well pleased with the reports received from the offices that have been estaD llshed. and expects to extend the sys tern aa rapidly aa possible nntll he has a postal savings bank In every money order office in the United States. The offices la southern states designated today follow: Ensley, Ala.;" Miami, Fla.; Hopklns- v lie. Ky.: Natchez, Miss.; Concord N. C: DartletsvUle. Okla.: Sumter. 8. C; Jelllco Tenn.; and Staunton, Va. There is a bribery Investigation go ing on in Florida now. The legisla ture Is In aesslon and Is Investigating. Recently one legislator received package containing $100 In money, He did not know where It came from but he kaew tbat he had not earned It and he reported the occurrence This sUrted all ot the trouble and it Is rumored that certain high state or flciala will be called on to explain some of their doings.. Impeachment proceedings are threatened. . . Big Tosr Starts In Eastern Carolina Big Celebrations all Along the Line. Mr. H. B. Varner left Sunday for Morehead City to begin the eastern part of the journey through the state in the interests of the great Central Highway. He is president of the Cen tral Highway Association and chair man ot the executive committee that has in charge the work of laying off the road. For the use of President Varner and the other official mem bers of the party the J. I. Case Com pany tendered the use of one of their big touring cars, which is known as the "Official Scout Car." A telegram from the Case company Saturday an nounced that the car would be on hand at Morehead City Monday, ready for the run, and in charge of one of the company's expert mechanicians. Eastern North Carolina is profound ly stirred over the road. No great amount of interest is being manifest ed here, but it is believed that there will be. something doing before the tour is over, because there is a prob ability of the road taking the "ridge" route further south and cutting out Lexington altogether. The News and Observer Sunday bad the following announcement of the doings of the week: This is "Central Highway Week" In North Carolina, for during the entire week officers and members of the board of trustees of the Central High way will make an automobile trip ov er the suggested route through the counties of Carteret, Jones, Craven, Lenoir, Wayne, Johnston and Wake. The tour begins Monday at Morehead City and ends Saturday in Raleigh. The purpose of this tour is both to inspect the condition of the roads and to impress upon the different sections through which the Central Highway is to pass the importance or the movement and there will be meetings held In each county in order to have a concerted move ment developed in the work, and to arouse enthusiasm for it. In the Barty will be Chairman H. B. Varner, of Lexington, of the Central High way Trustees; Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geloglst and a number of the trustees of the Central Highway, and there will be big meetings at More head City on Monday. New Bern on Tuesday, Kinston on Wednesday, Goldsboro on Thursday, Smlthfleld on Friday and Raleigh on Saturday. The meetings occur at one o'clock eacn day. , A telegram last night Irom More- head City gives the following concern ing the meeting to be held there Mon day: 'Good Roads Day at Morehead Gity will be observed at the Central High way meeting on Monday, May Btn. The official party and invited guests will arrive In New Bern by Norfolk Southern at nine thirty o'clock Sun day morning, where they will be met by automobile and proceed to More head City, arriving there in time for lunch, after which they will be given a sail through the new Inland Water way. Monday morning a fishing par ty will be given. At 1 o'clock there will be a number of speecnes on gooa roads, and how to build them. After the speaking a sea food banquet will be given. A good time awaits an wno come. That means a splendid start off in the work of the Central Highway. At New Bern the visitors will be taken in charge by Mr. William Dunn, the Craven county member of the Cen tral Highway Board of Trustees, and a trio both to Beaufort and Morehead City will be made In automobiles, of which there will be a number in ser vice. On Tuesday morning the party will leave for New Bern and the ar rangements are for a big meeting and a bis time at tbat place. The reports from eastern wortn Carolina are bright for the Central Hlehwav. The county boards of com missioners have endorsed the plan and have made donations of $25 each for preliminary work In the lnaugu ration of the movement Indications are that there will be a substantial support given to the movement that the funds allowed by the act will be voted, and that In each county the road forces will be used In construct Inar the Central Htahway. There Is enthusiasm In central ana western North Carolina on the propo sition for the Central Highway, and a tour ot tnat section 01 me state will be made early In June, beginning in Madison county and extending to Raletah. In the weat the county com missioners are endorsing the plan ana it is exnected that the Interest will increase as the result of the tour of that section. The Central Highway is to extend from Beaufort harbor to the Tennessee line and will be 460 miles Ions. t The nineteen counties tnrougn which the Central Highway Is to paBS and the members of the Board ot Trustees from these counties are O. D. Cantleld, or Carteret; wiinam Dunn, of Craven: J. H. Bell, ot Jones J. F. Hooker, ot Lenoir; G. C. Royall, of Wayne; James A. Wellons, ot John ston; Dr. -J. M. Templeton, or wake; Dr. A. Cheatham, ot Durham ; h. m Mclver. of Orange: Capt S. H. Webb of Alamance: Clem G. Wright, of Uuil ford: H. B. Varner. of Davidson; Y, B. Beard, ot Rowan; R. R Clark, of Iredell: R. L. Shuford. of Catawba; W. K. Walton, of Burke; W. T. Mor gan, of McDowell; E. C Chambers, of Buncombe, and Thomas J. Murray, of Madison. The chairman or tne rtoara la Mr. H. B. Varner, of Lexington, the secretary, Mr. Edward E. Brltton, Ot Raleigh, and the treasurer. Mr. Geo. C Royall, ot Goldsboro. Stricken While Bathing. Stricken with an epileptic spasm while In a bath tub in the barber shop of C. E. Hayes, No. 32 North Tryon street this morning, a young man who rave his name as Coleman, and his address aa Roanoke, was rescued from drowninc by the proprietor wno heard his moana and the sounds of his strangulation." Taken Immediately to the Mercy General hospital he received treat ment bat was not out ot danger at the time of going to press. He was unconscious until after 1 o'clock, when ha revived long enough to In form the nurse in charge that hi name was Coleman and his home wa In Roanoke. Charlotte News. Orders Placed for $300,000 Worth el Machinery and Electrical Appliances. The Charlotte Observer Saturday carried the following interesting story: The Piedmont Traction Company - promoting the interurban through the Carolinas yesterday signed contracts with the Westlnghouse Electrical and Manufacturing Company for the en tire electrical equipment ot the road between Charlotte and Kings Moun tain, Spartanburg and Greenwood, 8. C, the deal involving an expenditure of $300,000. The contract calla for the deliver ance of all of the numerous electrical appliances for the cars, eight loco motives of motor type, transformers, etc., which wil be necessary in the operation of the road. The promot ers of the Interurban, Messrsr J. B. and B. N. Duke together with the lo cal representatives, Messrs. W. S. Lee and L. C. Harrison, have been in con ference nearly all week with the rep resentatives of the Westinghouse, con cern of Pittsburg, the General Elec tric Company of New York and the Western Electric Company of Chica go, running over the endless details of the contract The deal involves many electrical appliances which may seem unimpor tant, but which, nevertheless, piay an important and necessary function in the complete equipment of the road with fixtures and appliances, laying , aside the matter of securing the prop er transformers and the motor en gines to pull the trains, both freight and passenger. The award of tnis important con tract, considered the most vital since the grading deals were closed some time ago, and calling for an expendi ture second to that necessary In build ing the roadbed itself, clears the way for the immediate building and equipping of the road. While the promoters of the interurban will con tinue to be absorbed in many mat ters relating to this monumental en terprise, they can go about their further tasks with greater delibera tion and less haste owing to the fact that the most stupendous contracts have been closed and the successful bidders are already, or will be In a few days, beginning to ship the ma terials to be used. . . Th contracts so far awaraea ior .mntorffilii necessary' ifor the opera tion of the road and the work that ia to be done in laying off the route, es publlshlng all grades and building the bridges, aggregating an expendi ture of $2,000,000 or more. The fleures embracea in au uw contracts that have up to the present been awarded bear out tne original estimates ot the promoters that tt would require an expenditure of $25, 000 a mile for the building and the operation of the road. By the time the freight ana passenger cam " contracted for, many ' other smaller details are cleared out of the way, and the operating expenses are taken into consideration, it will be evident that the early estimates were not greatly wide of the mark. The road in distance oeiween unar- lotte and Kings Mountain Is 84 miles and between Spartanburg ana uren wood about 90 miles. The contract of an Important nature that remains under consideration is ior me kw to be used In the building of the bridKes between Bpartanmirg auu Greenville which will, perhaps, ag gregate as much as mat to De usou in hririirinff the atreama between the other terminals owing to the several rivers and large streams mat mui be crossed between these points and the contour of the approaches which demand an unusually large amoum of steel. Coart Room Sensation. Vantnrdnv morning upon the recon vening of the superior court the Jury In the case of F. C. Watkins filed into the court room and announced that It had reached a decision tne loreman announcing the verdlrt of the Jury aa manslaughter. . At 12:30 a sensation was spnin iu . the court room when Mr. Locke Crals the senior counsel for Mr. Watklna, arose and presented an affidavit al leging that a member of the Jury had been prejudiced againet the defen dant, that this member ot the jury bad both formed and expressed aa opinlpn regarding the guilt ot the de fendant, and upon the strength of this affidavit moving that the verdict of the Jury Be set aside by the presid ing Judge. Ashevllle citizen. (Watkins was sentenced to eighteen months m the penitentiary Saturday. Judge Webb refused to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial.) Failure at Kannapolla. News was received here yesterday ftovnnnn that M. M. Furr. a mer chant of Kannapolla, had filed a peti tion In bankruptcy. There are ta or 40 creditors, a number ot them in Concord. The debts amount to sever al thousand dollars. Mr. Furr did a general merchandise business, hav ing a grocery etore -in one side and dry goods in the other. It is stated that his brother, Mr. J. W. Furr, Is till runnina the grocery store, it having been turned over to him to sat isfy a note he neia against no. m. Furr. A number of the creditors were in Kannapolla yesterday to look after their Interests. concora innuue. LflB5?fij,i'naiual Shooting Scrape. The following story - comes from Pennington Gap. Va.: con.tauie John Hax came down from Bt Charles county yesterday to neip Town Marshal George Hlnkle keep- order In Pennington while a circus was in town. - Hax arreated an unknown man ior some trivial offense and started with him to the lock-up. Hlnkle declared that being town marshal he would do the arresting himself. (While the the prisoner got away, Hax shot Hln kle and Hlnkle shot liax. uuia. men almost instantly. Hlnkle leaves a widow and family. A Clevelnnl county k li,ut a t ie liorne i 1 i e hnip. s r 1 w-i t lit turn-'