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rflE' DISPATCH Him PEOPLE BEAD STHE DISPATCH, WBT I OT TOCI if it happens rrs n THE DISPATCH ONLT 051 DOLLAB A TEH. THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1911. VOL. XXX-NO. 10 JOT RIDEB9 C0.E TO GBIEF. ARRANGING FOB THE FAIR. GREAT XID-8UXXEB FAIR. THE CONTEST IS ODER WAY. FARMERS l'KIO IX SESSION. MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST. XOELLS BOUND OVER TO COCBT. Probable Caase" Against the Abduc tors of Lexington Children U Basil Shown. The sensational abduction case was . triad - before Mayor Jno. H. Moy - er Monday afternoon before a packed house. The Interest in the caae was unusual and when It began the court house was full of the best citlsena of the city, including some of the ministers. Noel and his wife, toe defendants, were self-possessed and seemingly confident of acquittal. They were represented by General Walser, who defended them as if the case were being tried in the "court of the last resort" and not before a committing magistrate. He used all of his skill and conducted a really brilliant de fense. The Interests of the state were in the hands of Mr. John C. Bower and Solicitor Hammer could not have conducted the case more effectively. The first witness for the state was Mr. H. E. Oibbes, father of Clara Belle Olbbes, one of the abducted girls. He testified as to her age, saying that she was born in 1897 and would be four teen next November. He said that be was away from home when the girl left fend that he did not give his con sent for her going. When he found that she was gone, he came up town and telegraphed to Charlotte to have Noel arrested and be went to Char- lotte next morning. He toM of the finding of. the Klnley girl, as she was going to the station, and the subse- auent discovery of bis daughter. Clara Gibbes was the next witness and she made a good one. She was more than a match for the veteran ex Attorney General, wbo found it im possible to trap her anywhere. She told of meeting the Noells and of their repeated efforts to get her to leave home and go with them to (jnarioue She said that Mrs. Noell, whose maid' en name was Jamie Wolf, told her that if she would go with them they would give her plenty of money, nice clothes and a good time, without any work. When she told them that she could not leave and that her father would object, they told her that her father would know nothing about it and that all she had to do was to meet them at the station and a ticket would be provided. She was to have plenty of clothes when she got to Charlotte. After much urging she consented to go and met Noell and his wife on the evening of May 9th, and took the train to Charlotte, leaving here on No. 35. Noell left the train in Salisbury but went on to Charlotte later in . the night She and Virgle Klnley were placed In the same room to sleep and neither of them slept all night long. "" Virgin cried to go home and she cried too. In . the morning Virgle raised such a disturbance about going home that the couple decided to send her home and Clara begged to go too. Vir gle was warned to say nothing about Clara and Noell told her that it would do no good to tell where she left her, for by the time she (Virgle) got home, "Clara would be so far away that it would cost a dollar and a quarter to send her a nost card." When General Walser asked her why she did not flee from the house in Charlotte, Clara made a most con vincing 'answer. She had been car ried there in the night, she knew not the way to the station and she bad no money. In answer to another question she raised a big laugh, in the court house by her absolute certainty of being put off the train if she board' ed It without money. When General Walser sought to make it appear that her father had beat her several times. she informed blm that ber father didn't give ber any more than she needed and probably not - as much Questioned aa to .certain statements she had made that she was going to Charlotte to get married to Arthur Campbell, she said that she was just joking about that Virgle Klnley, the other abducted child, was not allowed to go far with her testimony. She Is the daughter of W. R. Klnley and Is just past four teen and did not therefore, come un der the statute. She went to Char . lotte on No. 35 with Clara and cor roborated ber statements as to many . facts and told of Clara begging to be alowed to come borne and of the . threat to carry her so far away that It would be a cosily proposition to send postal to her. The state rested here ana the de fense put on a number of witnesses. There was abundant evidence that Clara Belle Glbbea was dissatisfied at home and that ber father had beaten her several times, unmercifully. One witness testified that Clara said hat she was going to run away and get married and that the first fool that offered to pay her. way she wag go ing with himi Mrs. Noell then took the stand and told a tale completely exonerating .Jierself and making It appear , that she was an angel of mercy. She said that Clara came to ber crying, telling of the cruelty of her father and of ber ' desire to get away from him. She al so approached her and her husband with .the same tale and he offered her sympathy and told ber that he did not ' ' blame her for wanting to leave. She aid that she did not try to conoeal the girls and made no attempt to keep theai at iher house in Charlotte. She said that one of them was going to Charlotte to get married and the oth er to go on the stage. Her bouse was located on South Myers street, not in a disreputable end of town and Gen eral Walser managed to testify that It was an eminently respectable sec tion. Noell corroborated his wife 'but brought out nothing new. Said be was a barber by trade and bad work ' ed about a month since March 11, when he married Jamie Wolf. He told of buying the tickets and said that he did not have money enough for all - and had to stop at Salisbury and bor row money to get to Charlotte on. When the defense had rested, the state sprung a surprise by putting on the stand Mrs. LUsle Everhart, a girl of about 20. bright Intelligent and possessed of no little beauty. Her face showed refinement She said that ; Mrs. Noell sought her out while she was at work at the Daootah mill and asked ber to go with her to Char lotte. She asked what for, and Mrs. Noell said at first that she wanted her to cook. Further questioning brought . out Big Machine Shies at Traction En gine and ttoet Into Ditch Six AntolsU Injured. In a big "Winton Blx" six South Carolinians passed through Lexing ton Thursday evening going north ov er the National Highway. Thefe were seven in the car counting the negro chaffeur and the whole party was in a distinctly hilarious mood, not to say drunk. . An hour after they passed through the city they began to trickle back into - town, one or two in automobiles and others in bug gies and the hilarity had gone out of their faces and the joy from their hearts. They were bruised and bat tered and their groans were not hush ed. They had met with disaster. Just north of the city, while coasting down a long smooth bill at a suicidal rate of speed, they encountered a Dig trac tlon engine drawtng a threshing out fit Right at the foot of the hill there is a sharp curve and It was at that curve that it happened. The big engine suddenly poked Its nose out from beblnd the bushes and snort ed at the oncoming monster of speed, but it was too late. To avoid a head on collision the negro chaffeur swung his car toward the side of the road and it crashed over, smashing every spoke out of the rear wheel which was called on to bear the shock. Ev ery member of the party was caught under the wrecked car and securely pinned down. The crew of the thresh er came to the rescue and lifted the bl machine from the. prostrate men Word was sent back to town and In a short time Dr. E. J. Buchanan and Dr. Chas. M. Clodfelter, were on the scene. Dr. Buchanan said that the scene had many of the aspects of a battlefield. On every side the wound ed were stretched out, some of them cuBslna- and all groaning. One man still dazed by the shock, was praying to beat the band. The physicians gave them such treatment as they could on the ground ana ounaiea them into buggies, automobiles, etc, as rapidly as possible and sent them to Hotel March, where they were again InsDected and their wounds given more careful attention. According to the crew oi me thresher and others who saw the oy riders as they dashed down the bill, the speed of .the great machine was almost inconceivable.' One man declared that he believed that the machine was going at the rate of 50 miles an hour. The negro chaffeur frankly said that he had no idea how fast thev were going and a member of the party admitted that the speed was 30 miles an nour. some oi me party were inclined to blame it all on the negro, but others took it philo sophically, as if it were a part of the price that they had to pay for their folly. The negro said that it was not his fault He said that a bolt had been lost out of the brake mechanism and that he could not hold the machine on the down grade. He said that he lost the bolt somewhere down the road, before be reached Lexington, and that when, he got here he sug gested that they stop and have It re paired. His passengers demurred to this and Insisted that they go on and "take a chance" and against bis wishes, he pushed on through. The accident was entirely unavoidable, ac cording to his story. In the tarty were Captain Skipper, owner of the car and a prominent cotton mill man of Lancaster, S. C; Ben Funderberg, Frank W. Hunter. Luther Still and Mr. Moore, of Lan caster, and Dr. Brown, of Rock Hill S. C. They were all able to leave for their South Carolina homes Fri day afternoon, but were not allowed to go without settling wltn tne author ities at SDencer. for having wilfully and maliciously fractured every spaed law on the statute book while passing through that nrogresslve city. A SDencer policeman came over, looked the gentlemen up and down and de clared that they were the very ones he wanted. He did not attempt to make any arrest 'here, but said that he would just snatch them off the train when It got to Spencer. After some difficulty ' in securing some one to stand good for the amount wanted, tn, case his check was no good, one of the tiarty paid the bill 157.50, ana the motorists, sadder, sorer and wiser, left for South Carolina. Dates for Farmers Institutes. Some of the leading agricultural ex oerts of the state will be in the coun ty soon holding farmers Institutes and It is hoped that every farmer ana ev ery farmer's wife will attend them, There will be strong discussions of timely topics and the following prem turns will be given: For the best loaf of bread baked and exhibited by a woman or girl llv lng on a farm, f 1. For the best five ears of corn, II. For the best pure bred pig between 8 and 12 weeka old, SI. The following are the times and places:: . Wallburg, July 27th; Enterprise, July 28th; Reeds, July 29th; Thoraas ville, August 17th; Denton, August 24th; Holly Grove, August 25th. Mr. Jake Clodfelter is at home on a furl .ugh. visiting bis parents,-Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Clodfelter. He has boen In the United 8tatee Navy for many year end Is now electrician on the battleship Utah. the-horrible, unvarnished truth and the girl was promised "ten or -fifteen dollars a night" to lead a life of shame, Mrs. Noell told her that she already had two girls for her "bouse" and needed but one more. ' . A few other witnesses were Intro duced, but their testimony was of no great importance, ana tne speecn making was short Both of the speech es were good ones, well delivered and effective. In conclusion Mayor Moyer said that he found "probable cause and he bound the pair over to court under bonds of $200 each. He said that in fixing the amount of the bond be took Into consideration the tact the defendants could not give a large bond, if Indeed, they could give any bond at all, and pending tht giving of bond the two went to Jail. Big Eveat Will be Failed Off Novem- ber 8, h lv Some of the Fea- , tares Planned. The Davidson County Agricultural Association and the Lexington Board of Trade held an interesting meeting oaiurua; ui uie vuun uuuse lor uib 1 purpose of working out the details for the Davidson County Fair. The at tendance was not large but it was enthusiastic and the plans arranged for will, lr carried out properly, result in one of the biggest events that ever happened in this section. The meeting was called to order by President Wilson, who made a little speech in which he reviewed farming conditions at the present and declared that he wan still hopeful over the out look. Corn Is looking good In spite of the dry weather and cotton is not hurt Many sections of the county have had good rains and if there is a rain within a week, the crops will be an ngnt Following Ms short speech the talk became general and there was an In. terestlng discussion of crop conditions and other matters and attention was finally switched to the coming fair. It was announced that the state of North Carolina had promised for the uavmson County Fair the sum of $250 provided that the people here raise a similar amount, making a total of $500 in cash prizes. This amount is read ily assured. The people of Lexington and Davidson county will raise more than $250, if necessary, and the prize list will be a formidable one. The state specifies that $50 of the appro priation Is to go to the woman's de partment of the fair and there will be handsome cash prizes and ribbons for the winners in cakes, pies, canned fruits jellies, etc. It was decided that Home Coming Week would again be celebrated. Last year Home Coming Week brought wanderers back borne from Kansas, Ohio and other states in the west and north. This year it is hoped to reach many others and induce them to come back home, see the progress that has been made, and decide to stay at home. Invitations will be mailed to everybody who has left this country within the last twenty years. If their (addresses can be found, offering them a cordial welcome back home. It was also decided to hold the fair November 8th, 9th and 10th. But for the fact that the following week is court week, the fair would have been held a week later, so that the schools would have had more time in' which to get ready for the event but it is believed that the Ate n.mej win give general satisfaction. Home Com - ins Week will ha from the th tn the 11th inclusive and the "big days" will be as follows: November 8th, Bankers. Merchants and Manufacturers' Day. November 9th, Educational Day. November 10th, Farmers' Day. A number of prominent men will be invjted. Invitations have already been sent to Dr. J. Y. Joyner, state superintendent of public instruction. and a number of other prominent men in the state. Representative Page and Senators Simmons and Overman have been instructed to invite President Taft to deliver the main address of the occasion and these gentlemen may be depended on to do what they can toward securing him. It was pointed out that the fair this year Is to be no "ore man business." It is for everybody and everybody Is expected to get out and help make it a success. The interest this year must be more general than it was last year and one speaker declared that of the $50 offered last year by the state to the women not a cent went to a wo man living south of the Southern rail road. He said that the women of the southern end of the county know as much about domestic science as the women of the upper end end can make as fine a showing. ! OFFICERS ELECTED. The matter of electing officers of the Davidson County Fair was taken up and the following were chosen: Mr. H. B. Varner, president; Mr. Z. I. Walser, vice president; Mr. D. F. Con rad, secretary; Mr. J. F. Sprulll, as sistant secretary; Mr. J. Tilden Hed- rlck, treasurer. The following were named as directors: Mr. J. D. Grimes, of Lexington; Mr. Walter G. Fitzger ald, of Thomasville R. F. D. No. 2; Mr. L. E. Ripple, of Lexington R. F. D. No. 4; Rev. J. F. Deal, of Holly Grove. On motion the officers were also made directors of the fair and mem bers of the executive commute of the Davidson County Agricultural Asso ciation for the various townships, were made township directors of the fair. The township directors are as follows: John D. Grimes, Lexington; H. J. Conrad, Thomasville, R. 1; Grov er Palmer, Silver Hill; T. M. Sheets, Lexington, R. 6; R. K. Williams, Lin wood, R. 1; Charles H. Fritts, Lex ington, R. 8; J. Wesley Walser, Lex ington, R. 3; H. M. Skeen, Denton, R. 1; C. L. Badgett, Jackson Hill; P. E. Whicker, Wallburg, R. 1; C. A. Davis. Kernersville R. 1; M. M. Swing, Lex ington, R. 2; Frank Hudson, Com mons, R. 2; W. S. Anderson, Silver Hill, R. 1; J. L. Doby, Jackson Hill; John 8. Hexe. Lexington, R. 4; L. E. Ripple, Lexington R. 4. MEETINO OF DIRECTORS TODAY. Before the meeting adjourned the directors got together and agreed on a date for a meeting and appointed this afternoon at two o'clock. Every member ot the board of directors and every officer, aa- well as every town hlp director wbo can -possibly do so, is urged to attend the meeting. It Is the plan of those behind the fair to push things from tbe beginning and get things in shape so that there will be no confusion later. OTHER DETAILS' OF THE ' MEET ING. Vf Awtttn V. T a t wiwl.n tbe Farmers Union, asked permission to address the association. He said' that the Farmers .Union had just passed a resolution praising the denv onstratlon work in the county and asking the board of county commie- sloners to continue the appropriation for the work. Ha offered the follow lng resolution: "Be It resolved that we, the mem- hers Of tne uaviason uoumy Agncui- tural Association, do hereby urge our (Continued on Page Eight) Ladies Aid Society of First BapUst Church Are Behind Big Projert Details ef Plan. The ladies of the Pastor's Aid So ciety of the First Baptist church are planning a big fair to begin August 21 ana It Will -OS the Dlggest thing Of its kind ever attempted by a church society in this state, it win be mod eled after a state or county fair and nothing will be left undone to add to its attractiveness. There will be a handsome line of exhibits and many thousands of visitors! will be attract ed to the city. 1 The project has nfet with Instant favor and approval. iThe plan is for exhibits to be secured from friend 3 and pbilanthorplc people all over the country, the exhibitors donating the gooas to tae society, a big building nas been secured and will be fitted up properly so as to display th) goods to the best advantage. Therj win be a dry goods department, a do mestic department, a furniture de partment, a hardware department, a grocery department a notion depart ment and a floral department The goods offered will be on display for a week. In a statement outlining the advan tages to the exhibitor from this fair, the Society says : "Every contributor's name, business, and place of business will be adver tised for at least three weeks in The Dispatch, Lexington, N. C, which has the largest circulation of any local weekly in the United States, going as it does Into the homes of more than 10,000 of the best and most prosper ous people in this section of the south. And a large placard containing the name or firm of each contributor will be placed In the booth just over the articles contributed. This will afford the very best line of advertising for our friends who help us, as the Fair will be visited by thousands of our representative citizens from the town and county." Refreshments will be served daily and there will be musical entertain ments during the week. An effort is being made to secure several attrac tive lecturers and their names will be announced later. Those who would help along this good work should see or write to Mrs. H. S. Radcliffe, president of the La dles Aid Society, and all Invoices and shipments should be made to Rev. John T. Jenkins, pastor of the church. The following are the committees in charge of the various departments: Domestic Committee Miss Eliza rimyara, Mrs. p. a. vann, Mrs. a. : !fe - Mrs- D- L- 0wn' Mrs- Minnie I oiun, Hardware CooiinttJeo Mrs. J. K. Hankins, Mrs. Mary Yarbro, Miss Al ma Owen. Grocery Committee Mrs. S. L. Owen, Miss Aline Trice, Miss Nora Hendron. Furniture Committee Mrs. L. F. Barr, Mrs. D. F. Conrad, Mrs. W. J. Lancaster, Miss Mabel Tucker.. Dry Goods Committee Mrs. H. B. Varner, Mrs. John T. Jenkins, Miss Nellie Trice. FloraT Committee Mrs. C. W. Trice, Mrs. G. W. Miller, Miss Beulah Conrad, Miss Ola Miller. , Mr. R. L. Davis Here. Mr. R. L. Davis, the superintendent and general organizer of the Nortn Carolina Anti-Saloon League, spent Sunday and Monday In the city. Ho preached two Bermons Sunday, occu pying the pulpit ot the First Reform ed church Sunday morning and of th- First Baptist Sunday night At both churches he was greeted by good con gregations and was heard attentively. Mr. Davis told of the work th league is doing in the state in the way of enforcing the prohibition law, men tioning one Instance in wbtih move than a score ot blind tigers were sent to the roads for violating the law. He said that the blind tigers were not sent to the pen In Davidson county because we think too much of them, but that we would come to it after a wlille. When selling whiskey gets to be a felony, as it is in some counties the selling ot liquor will cease. He mentioned also the value of co operation In running down lawless ness and said that officers could not catch and convict tigers without the aid of the citizens themselves and he urged every citizen to stand by the officers and help to secure rigid law enforcement He said that national legislation was needed to curb the Jug trade and that it la coming just as sure as fate. and he quoted an associated press dis patch in the Sunday papers telling of the introduction in congress of a law that forbids the use of the malls to whiskey houses In advertising their oroducts in orohlbltion territory. While here Mr. Davis received no little encouragement. He secured goodly amount of money In cash and subscriptions and the assurance that Lexington will do even more for the cause In the future. Interesting Program Arranged. A "silver tea" Is to be rvvon tomor row night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hankins, on Main street Ev erybody in Lexington la Invited to at tend and bring a silver offering for the building fund of tbe First Baptist church. Tbe following Interesting program has been arranged: Who Killed Cock Robin, Watson-Scott, Messrs. Hankins, Deaderlck, Grimes and Sink. In the Garden of My Heart ... Ball. Mr. G. F. Hankins. Reading Turn Over the Leaf Miss Zula Hedrlck. Carjnena Mr. Deaderlck. Because Tou're You .... Herbert. Miss Radcliffe, Mr. Sink. My Hero .. Btrous. Mrs. Bhemweu. Violin Angel's Serenade.. .. Braga. Miai Lois Williams, My Dreams . .. Tosti. .Mr. Oscar Sink. ( Absent Missel Radcliffe, Trice, and Hamner. ' Good Night Dear .. .'. .. Anderson, Miss Radcliffe. flon Bird of Night ..' Vevin. Mrs. Shemwell, Misses Radcliffe, Trice and Hamner, Accompanists Misses Trie and Bad . enne. Host Progressive Farmers of the County Are In the Hen's Corn Contest for 191L The men's corn contest is starting off well. The number of entries this year exceeds that of last year and the interest is greater, especially in Lex ington, Silver Hill, Tyro and Em mons townships. The prize list Is al so growing very rapidly and will be even more attractive than last year. Another feature of the contest that will please everybody Is the announce ment that there will be a more equal distribution of the prizes this year and more people will have chances at prizes. Last year too much was offered to the man who led the coun ty. This year the man who stands second; third, fourth and so one down the line, will stand a show to win something worth while. The following Is a complete list of the entries to date: Lexington Township Lawrence A. Everhart, R. 1; W. T. Everhart, R. 2; Isaac G. Yarbrough, R. 6; S. F. Clodfelter, R. 1; S. J. Sink, R. 1; A L. Yarbrough, R. 6; F. A. Wilson, R. 4; A. C. Tussey, R. 4; P. D. Finch; C. C. Leonard, R. 1; John Ham Leon ard R. 4; A. A. Yarbrough, R. 6; J. C. Leonard, R. 1. Silver Hill Township M. W. Ty- slnger, Ijexlngton R. 6; J. H. Beck R. 2; J. D. Beck, R. 2; W. J. Beck, R. 6; Crawford Lee Swing, R. 6; G. C, Palmer, Silver Hill R. 1. Tyro Township James A. Myers, Lexington, R. 3; H. L. Leonard, R. 8; E. M. Michael, R. 3; C. H. Fritts, R. 3; Arthur L. Leonard, R. 3. Emmons Township Edgar R. Gar ner, Denton; John Skeen, Denton; W. Cockreham, Cid; J. W. Frank, Den ton;. R. 1: J. R. Crouse, Cid; D. A Leach, Denton, R. 1; E. G. Leach, Denton, R. 1. Yadkin College Township C. A. Walser. Lexington, R. 3; J. W. Wal ser. R. 3; J. E. Snider, R. 3. Thomasville Township J. E. Mere dith. Thomasville, R. 2; H. J. Con rad R. 1 ; Crawford Conrad, R. 1. Conrad Hill Township W. A Beck Lexington, R. 2; C. A Swing, R. 2; M. M. Swing, R. 2. Cotton Grove Township Marcellus Gallimore. Lexington, R. 6. Arcadia Township L. E. Ripple, Lexington, R. 4. Meeting ot the Aldermen. The aldermen were In session Mon day night for three hours and but few ru.atter3 of importance were attended to. Routine business tor the most part took up the time of the board. Blind tigers came in lor some spir ited discussion but no special action was taken in regard to them. It is generally conceded that there are a dozen or more operating here in open and flagrant violation of the law, but it seems to be a bard proposition to land them. Mr. J. F. Welch tendered his resig nation as second officer and a vote of thanks was tendered him for his ef ficient services while a member of the force. Mr. Welch has accepted a po sition with the Glencoe Mills, at Bur lington, and will move to that city at an early date. His resignation be comes effective Saturday night Mr. T. S. Eanes, fire, chief and build ing inspector, appeared before the board for the purpose of defending his record as building Inspector and he declared that Insurance Com missioner Young, or some of his sub ordinates had been guilty of neglect of duty In furnishing copies of the fire laws and in giving him advice on intricate questions and he also point ed out certain defects and uncertain ties in the law. Two applications for fire chief was read but were passed over and it was ordered that the firemen themselves choose the officer, if they can come to an agreement and report at tbe next meeting. A city census was ordered and Mr, D. A. Shoaf was appointed chief enum erator with power to appoint assis tants. Alderman McCrary offered a reso lution providing for a vote ot thanks to the ladles of the Civic League and Mr. J. F. Sprulll for their interest ii keeping the city clean. The board also passed a resoluton unanimously Inviting President Taft to visit this city during the fair next fall and deliver an address. Business News Notes. - Tbe Fred Thompson Company's big summer reduction sale shows no signs of a let-up. It is going on right now and he who hesitates is lost They are offering reductions on clothes that should never, nave a pen ny clipped from their prices. Read their ad. The Davidson Hardware Company, "The Store That Treats You Right advertise buggies and bicycles this week also Studebaker wagons. Their line is second to none in the county and those who are Interested in such things should go there before buying elsewhere. The Lexington Hardware Company this weeks admonishes everybody "root for the home team," and that is sound baseball wisdom It Is also sound common sense. The High Point buggy has few equals any where. Buy one. J. Di OIUIIU, A III VIU IWIIOUIO. calls attention this week to Prexlti combs, the latest tn comb material They last for an unlimited time and are all to the good. Will G. Penry, the "One Price Store," offers this week some real bargains in men's pants. See his ad. His reduction sale Is still on and mon ey may be saved on a number things you need. . . There la a big ad on page three, telling ot a land sale In Thomaavllle. The Chair City Is growing by leaps and bounds now and money put in Thomasville dirt will pay big divi dends. A H. Hi nil e, tba Shoe Man, has an unusual special offer In this Issue. Hunt It un. Shepard Son make a seasonable announcement In their aa wis weex. Read what they have to say about summer comforts. The J. F. Ward Company Is offer ing their tremendous stock to the buying public at cut .prices. They have on a big reduction sale. Endorses Demonstration Work Nauues Delegates to the State Meeting In Salisbury. Tbe Davidson County Farmers' Un ion met Saturday at 10 o'clock In the county court house and held an im portant session. The Union went on record as favoring the demonstration work that has been done in the coun ty during the past year under the su pervision of Mr. W. C. Wilson, county demonstrator, and asked that it be continued. The union passed unani mously the following resolution: Resolved, That It Is the opinion of the Davidson County Farmers' Union that the Demonstration work that is now being conducted In this county in co-operation with the United Slates Agricultural Department is of great benefit to our agricultural classes. which is the foundation of all our prosperity. We hereby urge our Honorable Board of County Commissioners to continue the appropriation for this great educational work in Davidson county. The work has met with favor In Davidson county and has already been worth thousands of dollars to the far mers. What it will do in the future can only be guessed at To keep it up It will be necessary for the board of county commissioners to appropri ate $40 per month to pay half of the salary of the demonstrator. A number of Important matters were taken up, discussed and acted on, one of them being the question of estab lishing a co-operative store some where In the courty. A number have subscribed for stock in the enterprise and all who are interested are asked to meet in Lexington July 22 to take final action of the matter. Only mem bers of the union will be allowed to take stock. The following gentlemen were elec ted delegates to tbe state meeting of the union at Salisbury, which Is to be held July 26 and 27 Messrs. C. C. Weaver, of Arcadia; J. M. Easter, oi Liberty; M. M. Swing, of Holly Grove; E. Meredith, of Thomasville. More Pay for Bural Carriers. The 40,000 000 rural free delivery carriers tn the United States are to receive salary increases as a result of an order Issued Saturday by Postmas ter eneral Hitchcock. The order pro vides for the disbursement during the current fiscal year of $4,000,000, which will mean an Increase of $100 over the present salary of $900 lor all carriers on standard routes, with proportion ate increases In shorter routes. Congress provided last session for th-e expenditure of this extra $4,000,- 000 but left It to the discretion of the Postmaster General as to how much of It should be expended. Mr. Hitch cock decided to authorize the expendi ture of the full amount. His desire to compensate the car riers for any additional burden which maybe placed on them If the parcel posts system he has recommended for rural routes Is approved by congress, was the Important consideration, Mr. Hitchcock declared Saturday, which led him to make the authorization. The rural delivery system was start ed fifteen years ago with 83 carriers who were paid only $200 a year. On July 1 there were 41,562 carriers their aggregate salaries being $35,793, 000. Sawmill Destroyed by Fire. Fayettevllle dispatch 8. The saw mill plant of the Racoarda Lumber company at Lane, 13 miles north of this city, was destroyed by fire yes terday afternoon. The plant Is situa ted near the line of the Raleigh and Southport railway and the fire being discovered just after the passing of a southbound, Raleigh and Southport train the owners of the mill claim that sparks from the railway engine started the flames. The loss Is estimated to be between $15,000 and $20,000, with no insurance. The fire delayed a northbound train on the Raleigh and Southport for an hour, as It carried a carload of match es and the conductor was afraid to pass In close proximity to the burn ing mill. Three hundred thousand feet of lumber was destroyed. Drastic Liquor Laws Proposed. A Washington dispatch in the Sun day papers bad the following: Two bills aimed at the traolc In In toxicants into "dry" states from other states were Introduced today by Rep resentative Roddenbery of Georgia. One ot them would prohibit the use of the malls for the purpose of advertising, soliciting or offering for sale intoxi eating liquors in communities where state or local laws forbid the sale or such liquors." The other bill would make It un lawful "to collect or receipt for a spe cial tax for carrying on wholesale or retail liquor business in states where the laws forbid tbe sale of intoxi cants." Awful Beat Wate Rolls On. Last week brought a great deal ot suffering to the people ot the crowded cities of the North. In Washington Saturday, driven insane by the In torse heat of the past week, fifty persons, twenty of them women, were beln held in the Washington asylum hospi tal for observation. Dr. D. Percy Hlckling, chief consulting physician at the hospital, expressed the belief that most ot the patients will recover, Little Girl Fell oa Iler Bead. Mr. Pete Cline's 8-year-old girl fell out ot an oak tree last Saturday, and up to Monday had remained In an unconscious state. But since that time she has been improving, and It is now believed that she Is out of dan ger. The little girl had carried drinlt Ing water to her brother who waa plowing, and on the way back to the house climbed a tree It ts supposed to get a bird's nest It is about ten feet to the first limb, and this Is supposed to be the distance she fell. She struck oa her bead and was knocked sense less. Newton Enterprise. Fine repairing done at A. E. Sheets k Co., tbe leading jeweler. Read their ad in this issue. Interesting Letter From Washington The High Standing of Bepre. sentatire Page. The Washington correspondent of the Greensboro News Friday sent his paper the following leter which will interest many in this section: While a delegation of Wllkea coun ty citizens were in Washington last week they assured Representative R. N. Page that he would get the 32 votes which will be cast at the next con vention. They told the popular North Carolinian that Wilkes would like to give him more, but as 32 was all that she was allowed by law they would have to be satisfied with that num ber. Mr. Page is a mighty .popular man with the democratic leaders of the house. There are few conferences of importance held in the house that Mr Page is not invited to attend. Hla judgment goes a long ways with Champ Clark, Oscar Underwood and the others who are foremost in im portant matters here. When President Taft sent hta reci procity pact to the house during the sixty-first congress, when "Uncle Joe" Cannon waa speaker and the ronn hit- cans had a working majority in that -bo was sitting next to Champ- Chamn, I think tor..lt; ltB sood democratic politics," wu representative rage. And Champ Clark agreed that It was and the dem ocrats did vote for the measure in the house as also did 24 republicans air. rage believes that not only will the Canadian pact pass the senate, but InV t,h,?Jree li8t bllL ana the wool bill will be passed and that p.m. Taft will sign all of them. waae H. Phillips and bride, of Lex ington, are spending their honeymoon in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Phil lips were visitors at the capital today and watched the proceedings of the house and senate from the private gal leries. Representative Charles M. steHmon spent the Fourth at Atlanta City with Mrs. Stedman and his daughter and nine grunacniia. Herbert Sink, nrlvate BAfPatoiv a Congressman Page, returned from his noma at Liexmgton, today. SIMMONS PLEASED WITH STATE'S PROGRESS. The Charlote Observer's Woohino-. ton correspondent had the following story Friday: Senator Simmons returned today from Winston-Salem, where yesterday he addressed the convention of rural inner earners ana was paid the grat ifying compliment of having Mb bill for federal aid in building good roads en--dorsed by the carriers by a rising vote. ... . I was delighted at the meeting ..i the splendid receDtion given ma " ha said. "Especially was I pleased with the endorsement given my bill." ine aaaress of Senator Simmons was directed along the line tif resliv opening the eyes of the people of the state to just how much we are now receiving from the federal govern ment In the shape of appropriations for waterway improvements, for pro moting the navigability of streams ana conserving the valuable water, powers of the state, for the mainten ance of the rural free delivery ser- viko buu ior tne acquiring of forest reserves in the Appalachian range. "We have had many 'handicaps to overcome" he said. "There was the handicap of emigration from the state, and after that was overcome, there was the handicap of negro suf frage, and, thirdly, there was the li quor traffic. Having removed these several handicaps, the state has mov ed forward more rapidly in the past ten years than ever before in her history." The passage of the Weeks hill, mak ing available $8,000,000 to be emend ed In the next four years for the ac quirement of land on the watersheds of streams, was adverted to by Sena tor Simmons as promising much for North Carolina In the way of conserv ing her forest lands as a protection to the streams and as a pleasure '. ground ton the people. He referred to the enormous sums now being spent by the government to Improve and develop the eastern waterway system. Coming to the discussion of highway improvement, he said more has been spent by the state of North Carolina in the past seven years for good roads than in any score of years in her his tory. He insisted that the time hd now come for the government to as sist In the Improvement and mainten ance of the highways over which the rural delivery carrier must travel In carrying the United States mails. Senator Simmons said he was en listed in the last-named campaign with all the vigor that was in him and ex pected to stay in the fight until the crusade had been carried to success and until the federal government co-operates with the various states ot tbe Union in helping to gridiron the nation with splendidly-paved high ways. Senators Will Harry Co. Washington, dispatch. 7th. A mora general sentiment for expeditions ac tion on Canadian reciprocity, wool re vision and tbe free list billa Is ap parent in the superheated aenate chamber. An Informal discussion among the senators indicated that the senate may be brought to an end within ten days, and that when the reciprocity bill la passed that the democrats will be willing to vote on the wool and tree list bills without an extended debate and - will adjourn almost immediately. The Insurgent republicans are still holding out, however, for other legis lation. Senator Grenna ot North Da kota, Insurgent republican, made the only get speech ot today In opposition to reciprocity. - - . At Waycross, Ga., Mrs. R. L. Rob blna shot and killed Mrs. Belle Smith and Is now In jail without ball. The two women lived near each other and had been at outs for sometime. Re cently Mrs. Robblns bad Mrs. Smith arrested for breaking some city ordi nance and at the trial tbe case was dismissed, Mrs. Robblns paying coxts. The quarrel that had such a fatal end- lng resulted from this trial.