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LEXINGTON, N. C. "WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1911.
VOL. XXX-NO. U
.11 H o
H. CLAT GECBBU HOUSE BCB5ED.
DUastroas Fire la Boom Township.
Ban 11m Destroyed Some .
Faraltare Saved.
Yesterday Mr. H. Clay Qrubb lost
lila fine residence in Boon township
by fire. When the fire waa discov
ered, tha flamea bad already eaten
their way to the roof and In places
were bum tine through. It waa dis
covered at :S0 yesterday morn lag.
Ererybbdy In the neighborhood waa
soon on the scene but there waa lit
tle that could be done to check the
flamea. A great deal of the furniture
was saved and his fine library was
also tared. , . - -
The bairn caught fire and a great
deal of teed was destroyed, sloog with
farming utensils, harness, wagons.
etc Part of the machinery was re
moved from the barn, but a great deal
was lost.
; The eotton gin and office were Bar
ed. The lire is supposed to nare
started from a defective flue in the
' kitchen. , Just what the damage is.
, nd how much of it is covered by in
surance, is not known here. The resi
dence is said to have been the finest
country borne in the county and it is
doubtful It there was a better bouse
1n either Thomasvllle or Lexington.
Miss Zola Hedrick Entertains.
Mies Zula Hedrick entertained Fri
day erening in honor of her guests,
the Misses Bryant and Covington ot
Laurinburg. The Hedrick home was
beautifully decorated and electric
lights had been strung among the
trees and in the shrubbery out on the
lawn. At convenient intervals tables
were placed for ; the unique game
which furnished a 'large part of the
amusement ot the evening. The game
was "Travel" and it was played with
dice on which were marked the va
rious letters that go to make up the
word, upon their skill in "rolling"
the dice so as to spell the word "trav
el" depended their progression from
table to table, which, by the way, bore
the names of stations along the
Southern and Seaboard from Lexing
ton to Laurinburg. the home of -the
very charming guests. The tally card
was a ticket, printed to resemble
closely a regular railroad ticket, with
the stations on the -margin. As the
couples moved from one "station" to
the pther the conductor punched the
tickets.
. Miss Nona Thompson and Mr. T. C.
Hlnkle presided at the punch bowl
and Miss Alma Owen undertook to
pilot the guests down the receiving
line.
The ladies prise waa won by Miss
Searles Owen and it was a mlnature
- trunk filled with writing paper. Mr.
Haary- Liak i won-; the. gentlemen's
prlxe, a suit case' tag and the booby
: went to William Pancake. -.
Refreshments consisting ot creamed
cantaloupes were served . after the
game was over and Miss Covington
delighted everyone with a number of
choice songs. She has a very pleas
ing voice. ,-
Br. Terry to Locate Here.
The Orange County Observer 'of last
week had the following:
Dr. Jarvis R. Terry, honor graduate
of the University of Louisville, Louis
ville, Ky., passed through town last
Saturday on his way to visit his fath
er. Mr. Jos. W. Terry, in- Little River
township. After graduating. Dr. Ter
ry was appointed assistant acting sur
geon in the Marine Hospital at Louis
ville. This position be has resigned
and will locate at Lexington, N. C, to'
practice medicine. The Observer pre
dicts that Dr. Terry will make good.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
A telephone message to The Trib
une Thursday afternoon told of the
bursting of the boiler at the sawmill
of Mr, George P. Blackwelder, in No.
T township, by which four persons
-were badly injured. -
Those scalded end injured by flying
machinery were: Mr. Blackwelder,
his son, Martin, aged 24, and his
daughters, Misses Laura and Tina,
aged 18 and 12 respectively.
The girls' had been assisting Mr.
Blackwelder and his son in removing
slabs from the saw. without warn
ing the boiler burst and all four were
badly scalded and also Injured by the
flying pieces of timber and machinery.
The youngest girl, Miss Tina, is so
badly hurt that it is not expected that
she will live.
A telephone- message from Mt
Pleasant this morning at 10 o'clock
says that Miss Tina, the young daugh
ter, died a tew minutes before that
hour. ' , -. ,'-
A message received by phone this
afternoon at 1 o'clock from the scene
of the terrible accident says that Miss
Llsora also Is not expected to live.
All were burned worse than it was
first thought Mr. Blackwelder and
son are also In a very serious condi-
tion. . -' ; -
.This is from the Concord Tribune of
Friday. Saturday the Tribune carried
the following:
Miss Llsora Blackwelder, who was
fatally Injured in a boiler explosion at
her father s saw mill in No. 7 town-
' ship Thursday evenng died Saturday.
A change for the worse has - taken
place with Mr. Blackwelder and son
who were also In the explosion, and
their recovery Is considered doubtful,
. - Elsewhere In The Dispatch today
are given the new assessments ot rail
roads. - The Southbound has 43 miles
of road In Davidson county, or nearly
half of its entire mileage. Assessed
at $22,600 per mile it will Increase the
taxable values of the county by $946r
000. It will be noted that the assess
ment ot the North Carolina railroad,
which is leased by the Southern, is ln-
- creased 60 per cent Under the old
assessment, the Southern paid tax on
It at the rate of 148,600 per mile. With
the fifty per cent added the road will
be assessed at close 'to $70,000 per
mile. There are 24 miles of road In
the county and there will be an in
crease In taxable . values therefrom
amounting to nearly half a million dol
lars. Added to the value ot the
Southbound the taxable values of the
county will feel an Increase ot at least
1 1.600,000 from Its railroads, and the
totnl of taxable ralues for the county
will exceed 111,000,000.
. A RETT POSTMASTEB.
Mr. D. F. Conrad Sets the BeauaatJea.
General Walser geeks Far
ther Belay. .
It was announced last week that
President Taft had nominated Mr.
David F. Conrad to be postmaster at
this place and there was rejoicing In
the camp ot a certain faction or
the Q. O. P. of Davidson county. This
comes after many reverses and is a
genuine surprise to many.
It is thought that the nomination
will be confirmed this week, but that
is not at ail certain. The News and
Observer said Sunday that General
Walser had wired to have the nomi
nation held np until he -could have
time to present charges." Just wnat
sort ot charges he has to present
against Mr. Conrad is not known. It
ia aald that the more was made to
delay and hinder confirmation, so that
the matter would bare to go over un
til next fall at the regular session.
Mr. Conrad the new appointee, is
very popular here.' He is a member
of the board of aldermen and led the
ticket in the municipal election in
May. He will make a worthy Suc
cessor of Postmaster Walser.
: Everything 0. K. in Panama.
Mr. Walter F. Doby, a native of
Jackson Hill township, who has been
working for Unole Sam in the Pana
ma Canal Zone, writes interestingly
to the editor ot The Dispatch in re
gard to life in Panama. , He has
been promising for some time to
write The Dispatch a long letter and
in his few lines to the editor he
promises to prepare this letter at
once. It is awaited with interest
Mr. Doby is in the detective divis
ion of Uncle Sam's forces and he has
20,000 people, mostly negroes in his
division. .It is his task to maintain
peace and order among all ot those
blacks. ,
With all of the responsibilities ot
his position Mr. Doby still retains an
Interest in things at home as is
shown by the following extract from
his letter:
"I have been trying to find time to
write that "Canal Letter" for The
Dispatch, but I have a. certain line of
work in this district to look after and
it keeps me awfully busy. I am in
the Detective Division and have about
twenty thousand, inhabitants In my
district the majority of whom are ne
groes, so you can imagine what I am
up against; however, I swear by all
that Is good and holy that it will be
coming up in the near future and I
will try to make it such that it will
be worth the while that I have kept
the readers waiting.
"I note with pleasure the progress
roa are making In -you fight tor coed
roads, aud-aoi glad to -notice, .that at'
least a part ot the people ot my na
tive county have at last woke up and
are in favor ot progress and public
improvements. Let the good work go
on.
'Everything is moving smoothly
down here;' the health ot the people
is good and the work on the canal
moves steadily on and Is so tar ad
vanced that it might be considered
on tha home stretch. Compare
these figures: When the Americans
took charge of the work the amount
of excavation necessary to complete
the canal was 182,537,766 cubic
yards; of this amount on July 1, 1911
there had been excavated 142,967,554
cubic yards, leaving a balance of 39
670,212 cubic yards yet to be exca
vated. Over 56 W cent of all the
concrete work in the locks and dams
is alBo complete. During the month
of June, 1911, there was excavated
from the canal 2,646,442 cubic yards,
and this Is the rainy season too. By
these figures you can see that the
work is nearing completion at
rapid rate. It is a great work and
something for all Americans to be
proud of, but even at that, I cannot
close without mentioning the wonder
ful progress "at home." ,
- "Since I came to work on the ca
nal the Southbound Railroad has
been ' built; Lexington has secured a
public building which is now under
construction; Good Roads for David
son county are in sight; the cine
League has beautified the public
squares of Lexington; Ray McCrary
has established a Daniel Boone Me
morial Association, also erected
hitching posts for the farmers; and
there has been 6 democrats elected
to office in Davidson county. Really
the world does more. . .
' Where Slaves Were Sold.
Mark McCrary, an aged colored
man of this city, is a very interesting
old fellow. He is full of Interesting
reminiscences and can- tell tales of
happenings before the war that are
not only entertaining but are worth
remembering. Last week in conver
sation with Mr. J. Ray McCrary, and
others, he explained the old time use
of the two stone platforms that pro
tect at each side of the court-house.
It will be remembered that on each
side there are two stone platforms.
extending out from the side ot the
building, about three teet wide and
four feet long. Many bare wondered
what they were placed there for, and
the old negro explained it by saying
that they were built for auction
blocks and were need to dispose of
negrces before the war. On the vorth
side, negroes were sold outright and
on the sooth aide they were rented
out or hired for a season at a time.
He said that he had seen hundreds of
darkles so disposed of. The big day
for selling them and renting them out
was January 1st, and on that day
hundreds of them changed handa here
In Darldson county every year. . Com
paratively few were bought the ma
jority being hired out
Mr. H. B. Varner left for Newborn
Sunday night to spend a week fishing
in eastern waters. He will be the
guest ot Mr. William Dunn on his
handsome yacht "The Spartan." Dr,
Pratt Col. R. M. Phillips, Mr. X
Wellons and another good roads
crank or two, will make np the party.
Mr. K. El Surratt of The Dispatch
force, Is spending a few weeks
Jackson Springs, Moore county. ,
at
Mrs. J. W. Robertson will leare this
afternoon for Burlington to spend a
week or two with restive.
MI5ISTEB IX TROUBLE.
D. P. Tate, Formerly Pastor ef Lla-
wood Clrealt, Is Arrested en
Serloas Charge.
Ot Interest to hundreds of people!
in Davidson county will be the fol-'""' Thursday morning on time
lowing advertisement, which was sent',na Pnt several hours In the city,
broad-cast over the land by the po-iTh lecture was given in The Star by
lice department ot the city ot Dan courtesy of Manager 8 haw, -who turn-
rille. Va.:
WANTED For Fraudulently Ob
taining Money. Look out for and ar
rest D. P. Tate, aged about 60 to 65
years, will weigh 160 pounds, 6 feet
1 or z inches high, very slender, wore
beard when- here, wears glasses, just
little stooi) shouldered, usually
wears a long cut coat He had been
in the real estate business here in
Danville for the past 2 years and
has defrauded a number ot people in
and around town. He was at one
time a Methodist 'preacher in North
Carolina, and did some preaching
while here. We bold several war
rants for him, and any Information
you can give in regard to htm will
be appreciated and rewarded, it
found, arrest and wire J. R. Bell,
Chief of Police, Danville, Virginia.'
D. P. Tate was at one time a mem
ber of the Western North Carolina
conference and he had charge ot the
Llnwood circuit, now served by Rer.
A. R. Surratt He Is well known in
that section and had many -friends
there. Before leaving the Linwood
circuit he had financial troubles of
vtrious kinds. He had many admir
able traits ot character, however, and
stood out as a sworn foe to blind
tigers and other forma of lawlessness
In his community. '
"REVEREND" TATE ARRESTED.
A dispatch from Danville, Va., to the
News and Observer Sunday told of the
arrest of Rev. Mr. Tate and also gave
details that will be interesting to the
former members of his congregation.
who looked to him for spiritual guid
ance: ".- :.
A telegram, received this afternoon
from Knoxvllle, Tenn., states that Rev.
D. P. Tate, former prominent Metho
dist minister and more recently an In
surance, real estate and rental agent
of this city, had been arrested on a
number of charges of fraud in this
city.
The former minister, after securing
thousands ot dollars by questionable
methods, skipped from Danville about
two months ago. He had been gone
several days before Mr victims thor
oughly awoke to the fact that they had
been swindled end notified the police,
Since that time Tate has been on, the
dodge.
The Rer. Tate came to Danville in
the fall ot 1909. He had formerly
been a member of the Western North
Carolina conference, and the fact that
be , Btfll ' masqueraded as a Methodist
minister gave him a standing and a
credit that he would otherwise have
had a hard task in securing.-
He wore his clerical garb here, and
was very active in Sunday school and
church work. He experienced little
trouble in entering the insurance, real
estate and rental business. He passed
numerous worthless checks, and ap
pears to have borrowed from any one
who would loan him.
Among those who endorsed for him
at the banks and who loaned him mon
ey are quite a number of his associ
ates in church work here. It ia alleg
ed that many of his real estate trans
actions here were criminal, and that
he sold property to which he had no
title. The police have five warrants
against Tate, two of which are for fel
onies. It is expected that numerous
other warrants will be iBsued in a few
days.
The amount ot money secured by
Tate Is variously estimated at from
fifteen to twenty-five thousand dollars.
It Is not known whether he will con
sent to return to Danville without
requisition.
90 Children at Methodist Home.
The Methodist Children's Home
is
rapidly becoming one ot the greatest
agencies in North Carolina In the con
servation of the unfortunate children
of the state.
The number of children sent to the
institution- is increasing all the time
and has outgrown the present capacity
ot the home until the new buildngs
are completed. -
In order to accommodate the addi
tional children, however, Supt H. A
Hayes has had two large tents erected
on the grounds and sixteen of the boys
will be given accommodations in the
tents during the summer and the new
building wilt be completed by fait
There are now. ninety children at
the home.
Work is progressing 'nicely on the
new cottage and it will add very much
to the facilities of the home. Other
buildings will be erected as required
and as the subscriptions to the build
ing fund are paid. Winston Sentinel
Ten Per Cent Dividend In Bankruptcy
Case. .
A. ten per cent dividend waa de
clared In the bankruptcy case ot the
Eureka Trouser Company, of Lexing
ton, at the bearing here before Major
J. E. Alexander, referee in bank
ruptcy. This company went under in
1909 and it is alleged that one of the
creditors took over all the assets and
suit was brought by the other credi
tors to recover. Present at the hear
ing in this city were: Mr. J. I. Scales,
ot Greensboro, trustee; ex-Judge T.
J. Shaw, ot Greensboro counsel for
the trustee, and McCrary St McCrary,
of Lexington, counsel for the credi
tors. Winston Journal.
- Washington was visited by another
costly fire which broke out In the Mor
ton building on Main street right In
the heart of the- business section,
about 4 o'clock Wednesday morning,
and In a tew hours the entire build
ing was completely gutted by the
flames. Among the building destroy
ed was that in which was installed the
plant ot the local paper. Losses $30,
000, with only $10,000 insurance. The
fire originated in the press-room of
the Tidewater Printing Company, sit
uated tn the rear of the building and
headway before they were discovered,
It was rumored on the streets that it
was the work of an Incendiary but as
yet there Is but little evidence. ,
SOCTHEBX GOOD B0AD9 TBAIX.
Interesting Letters at The Star-Ex-
Train We tester ef
Attraction, j
Tne Southorn's. Good Roads Train
lshed the necessary current plenty ot
neip to operate the siereoptlcon. elec
tric fans and everything else neces
sary to make thai lecture a success.
He also ran a reel or two of first
class pictures for the entertainment
of the crowd before the lecture start
ed. . ,. .
The meeting was- called to order br
Mr. H. B. Varner, who Introduced Mr.
W. J. Hurlbut of the Land and In
dustrial Department of the Southern.
Mr. Hurlbut made a short speech in
which he spoke of his admiration for
Southern Good RoaJs and said that
it is taking high frank among the
good roads publications of the nation.
In his journeys ots the south he said
that be found Southern Good Roads
always present with him
He then launched out into a short
discussion ot good 'roads and declared
that good roads mean cheaper hauling.
ess wear ana teat on teams, harness.
wagon aud driver, higher land values,
more profitable crops, 'better schools
and churches, bettef conditions gen
erally for every phase of rural life.
. A good road brings prosperity and
happiness. It is one of the best in
vestments.
The south, declared Mr. Hurlbut, is
awakening to the vast importance of
gooa roaas. it means to -nave better
highways throughout its great agri
cultural sections. t Rs farmers, mer
chants and manufacturers are alive to
the necessity., end tire seeking ways
and means for the Improvement ot its
roans. - . v
He said that the Southern Railway
Company, deeply interested at all
times in the material advancement of
the south, which advancement It is
ever striving to promote; has grasped
the situation. It has thrown Itself
heartily into the -movement for bet
ter highways In the- south, not simply
oy- an attitude ot approval or com
mendation, but in a thorough, effici
ent, and practical manner.
In conjunction with the United
States Department of Agriculture,
through its Office- of Public Roada.
the Southern Railway has equipped a
special train which is now .touring its
entire system in the Interest of bet
ter roads.
Mr. Hurlbut told of, the work- done
by the. Southern nine years ago in op
erating a good roads train. At that
time the Southern did the work alone,
without the co-operation of anybody.
In. this tour of at eathbeDnltea
States government, With the weight of
its experience -in road bnlldinc and
tne emciency of its organization, Is in
direct co-operation with the Southern
Railway for the improvement ot the
highways of the south
The United States Office of Public
Roads collects information in regard
to systems of road management in
vestigates the best methods of road
making and the best kinds of road
making materials throughout the
United States, investigates the chem
ical and physical character of road
materials, co-opera tea- -with schools
and colleges in highway engineering
instruction, and publishes bulletins
wnicn contain descriptions and re
sults of Its Investigations and exper
iments for free distribution. It also
furnishes engineers, free of cost, to
advise In regard to road Improvement
and to superintend construction of
model roads.
The Southern Railway Good Roads
Train is equipped with models illus
trating all types of modern highway
construction, and working models of
road machinery operated by electric
ity. Exhibits and views of fine high
ways are arranged in one of the cars,
The other car is fitted up tor the giv
ing of lectures, and is used where
the speakers have not access to
suitable building.
He told of the journey of the train,
starting May 1. 1911 at Mobile. Ala,
Tom North Carolina it will go to Vir
ginia and later double back to Geor
gia and Florida. The tour will end
at Richmond, Va., October 29th. in
time for the meeting of the American
Association- for Highway Improve
ment which is to be neid In that city
beginning October 30th and ending
November 3rd.
The speaker gave some good ad
vice as to spending good roads funds
ana advised the - employment every
time of a competent highway engi
neer to map out a system -of highways
and superintend their construction.
He gave two examples which had come
under his own personal observation.
He said that two counties in Alabama
voted bonds for $200,000 each. One
county hired a competent engineer
and today has a system of fine roads
all over the county. The other coun
ty did not want to go to the expense
of hiring a competent engineer and
divided the $200,000 np among eight
supervisors. They spent the money
and the county is today in debt with
out a single mile of good roads to
show tor It The other county that
spent wisely, has reduced its tax rate,
farming land has gone up In value
and the population haa . largely in
creased.
Mr. Hurlbut concluded his address
by Inviting the audience to go to the
Southern station and see the good
roads train and introduced Mr. L. E.
Boykln, ot the United States Office
of Public Roads, who gave the Illus
trated lecture. He waa assisted by
Mr. H. 8. Fairbanks, also of the Of
fice ot Public Roads, who handled the
slides. Both of there gentlemen are
skilled highway engineers and know
how to build roads.
Mr. Boykln has a good voice and
his lecture waa heard -with great in
terest The pictures were Intensely
Interesting. They showed good roads
and bad roads from all over the Unit
ed States. They showed how physi
cians are held up by bad roads on
their way to see patients and the dif
ference In the hauling power ot teams
over good roads and over bad roads.
Kt ... f V.i Jfi
Children were pictured going to
matches for Davidson county roads
in the winter time, and contrasted this
with bands ot happy children walk
(Continued on Pag , Eight)
WATER FAMI3E IX CHARLOTTE.
Water Actually Cat Off and City Face
Great Danger The Measares
for Relief.
As cheap and plentiful as water is
in this vicinity, it U hard to believe
that only a few miles away people are
actually in want of it and are suffer
ing greatly for the lack ot it Char
lotte has been threatened with a wa
ter famine for many days, but last
week it really arrived. A news dis
patch from Charlotte Saturday tells
the story as follows:
Charlotte la facing the most serious
water famine in the history ot the
city. All sources of supply have failed,
practically, and today the board of al
dermen passed an ordinance ordertag
tne mains cut off, necessitating all
those who use the city water for
drinking, bath and sewer purposes to
look elsewhere for their supply.
Tne action of the board ot aldermen
as necesasry because they realized
that if fire broke out the city would
be helpless to stem its course and it
could burn whether It would without
hindrance. Irwin's creek and Stew
art's creek, the two streams from
which the supply has been derived
heretofore, are but tiny branches of
but one-tenth their usual size.
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad
cotripany has offered to loan the city a
ZOO.UOO-gallon capacity pump, and the
Southern Cotton Oil company will
loan them one ot 300,000 gallons ca
pacity. These two pumps will be in
stalled at once on the banks of the
Catawba river and the supply derived
from them will be hauled to the city
daily In Southern Cotton Oil cars, over
the Seaboard, free of anything above
actual cost of transportation.
Briar Creek, which It has been found
will yield 700,000 gallons dally, will be
connected . with the old settling basin
soon as possible, though It will
take several weeks to do this and will
not, therefore, afford any relief at
present The waterworks pond, con
taining a tract of 25 acres ot land, Is
nothing r tonight but a big mudhole,
without a drop of water In it and from
all appearances is filled with conta
gion and filth, the mud being two feet
deep.
With no prospect of a sufficient
supply of water, the people ot Char
lotte are, inded, facing a serious crisis,
and realizing the danger from fire the
Insurance companies are refusing
risks. The Charlotte Ministerial asso
ciation will offer up special prayer
next Sunday, July 30, for a supply of
water from, the Heavens.
The End ot the Albemarle Swindle.
A special from Wilson Saturday told
ot the last chapter tn the famous Al
bemarle swindle as follows: Him-
dredr of'-men1 and TvonioniiiBny 4bf
the latter poor working girls all over
tne country nave been fleeced on
false representations made to them by
the Albemarle Land Company. The
affairs of this gigantic swindle is in
the hands of a receiver, and he is do
ing the best he can to reimburse those
who were easily "gulled."
Mr. W. T. Burton returned from
Albemarle yesterday where he sold by
order of the court one hundred and ten
acres ot land for. $10,000. This land is
a part of the land owned by the Albe
marle Land Company, which sold
$32g,ooo worth of lots from the same
tract, and Its members were Indicted
In the Federal Court for fraud. Three
of the promoters are In the Atlanta
penitentiary, and the other, a man by
the name of Marsden, Is a fugitive
trom justice.
Some of these lots were sold by the
promoters several times over, and
therefore, it Is difficult to find the
rightful owners.
They would Bell a lot and "throw
in" a free trip. Their plan was to Is
sue a certificate with a number cor
responding to a number on a plot, and
when they sold out the land they had
would issue more certificates against
the same land and have another sale.
Of course the receiver can only di
vide out of the $10,000 among those
who paid $323,000 for their experi
ence, which will be about three cents
on the dollar.
Erring Minister Captured,
A special from Shelby Friday told
of the arrest and detention ot one B. L.
Padgett, a Holiness minister, who Is
not unknown in this section, it said:
A charge of kidnapping will be In
stituted against Rev. B. L. Padgett
who is under arrest in Atlanta, having
been found in a hotel, occupying an
adjoining room to that ot Miss Carrie
Stockton, a pretty young girl of Kings
Mountain. Padgett Is a Holiness
preacher and claims to be the girl's
spiritual adviser." Attorney N F.
McMillan ot this county is in Atlanta,
having been sent there by Mr. A J,
Stockton,, father of - the girl and t
prominent cotton mill superintendent
at Kings Mountain. There has been
bad blood between the Holiness
preacher and the Stockton family for
some time. In 1910 Stockton separat
ed from his wife and two daughters,
at the same time attributing his do
mestic trouble to the Influence exerted
over Mrs. Stockton and the girls by
Padgett while he was boarding in the
family. It is said they were almost re
ligious fanatics and the teacher and
expounder of the doctrine in which
they believed gained a great influ
ence over them. Attorney McMillan
will charge that by the action ot the
"spiritual advsler" over the feminine
members of the family, Padgett made
himself obnoxious. -The
Atlanta officers raided a Madl-
eon avenue hotel and found Padgett
and the 16-year-old Stockton girl and
he Is being held on a $1,000 bond for
Immoral conduct and kidnapping. In
view of the fact that Padgett Is a na
tive of Burke county, has operated In
this section ot the state and the young
girl belongs to a prominent family at
Kings Mountain, there is quite a good
deal of Interest manifested here In the
outcome ot the case. Attorney McMil
lan will bring the girl back to, her
father where she will remain until the
Padgett trial.
Meeting at Taylor's Greve.
Chandler July 28. The protracted
meeting at Taylor's Grove will com
mence the second Sunday In August
There will be two services In the
day, and on at night
BAILBOADS ASSESSED.
Southbound Assessed at ISSOtt Per
Mile Hostile rs Assessateats
Are Raised.
The North Carolina Corporation
Commission Saturday gave out its re
port as to the assesment of railroads
for taxation. The Southbound, eight
seven miles long, is assessed at $22,500
per mile and the assessment of thj
Southern is largely increased. A Kal
eigh dispatch outlines the report of the
commission as follows:
The tax valuation of railroad prop
erty in -North Carolina is raised by the
Corporation Commission through the
quadrennial reassessment just com
pleted, from $36,780,116 to $115,229,684.
The total mileage Is 4,576 as compar
ing with 4,424 Included in the previous
assessments.
The Atlantic Coast Line assesmeut
Is raised from $28,434,900 to $32,995.
567, the assessment to the mile being
$34,821, whereas it was formerly $30,-
ooo. -rue mileage is 947.57.
The Seaboard Air Line assessment Is
raised from $12,500,000 to $17,500,000,
this being $29,075.56 a mile on 601.88
miles. The former assessment was
$20,268.84.
The Southern Railway assessment on
owned and leased lines Is advanced
from $34,073,201 to $46,641,696, the
mileage being 1,333.08.
ine southern owns 530 miles on
which the assesment is raised from
$17,701,800 to $23,602,400, the assess
ment to the mile being Increased from
$30,000 to $40,004.06. The Southern op
erates 743.08 miles of leased lines and
the assessments of these are raised
from $16,371,401 to $23,039,296. Espe
cially notable among these lines are
the North Carolina Railroad, assess
ment raised from $10,573,762 to $15,
636.703; Atlantic & Yadkin, increase
from $1,610,800 to $1,800,000; Atlanta
Charlotte Air Line, Increased from
$1,443,787 to $2,000,000; North Caro
lina Midland, from $883,080 to $1,100
000; Asheville & Southern, Tallulah
Falls & Yadkin Railroads retain for
mer assessments unadvanced; State
University road increased from $25,-
049 to $30,420.
Forty-nine miscellaneous railroadB
having 1,694 miles of track are ad
vanced in assessment from $11,772,014
to $18,092,421. The Norfolk Southern
Is advanced from $4,021,015 to $5,303
250, the Atlantic & North Carolina di
vision from $1,223,600 to $1,479,055:
Norfolk & Western from $1,534,544 to
$1,959,633; Winston-Salem Southbound
assessed as $1,973,700 with 87.72 miles
at $22,500 a mile; Rolelgt & Southport
advanced from $?02,500 to $375 000;
Durham & Charlotte, unchanged, $128,-
885; Durham & Southern advanced
from $475,000 to $1,217,899; Ashe and
East Tennessee, unchanged, $23,850
TVnrhnTn A Smith f!.ro1fnA rnihftnitofl
id,tuu; uruieviite & ivasnvine, nn
changed, $79,260; C. C. & O. from $18
760. to $33,000; Carolina & Northwest
ern, from $591,000 to $837,769.
Bis; Time at Albemarle.
The big Masonic picnic at Albe
marle was a grand success. A num
ber of Lexington people attended and
everybody had a fine time. The cor
respondent of the Greensboro News
estimates the crowd at 6,000 to 8,000.
The Southbound Railway company
ran excursion trains from Winston
Salem and Wadesboro carrying more
than 1,000 excursionists. - The capacity
of the passenger coaches on the train
from Wadesboro was Inadequate to ac
oomomdate the crowds gathered along
the line, and at Norwood, ten miles be
low Albemarle, two box cars 'were
thrown open and when the train pulled
into Albemarle both were loaded with
people to the fullest capacity. A train
loaded with ten coaches of people
came In from Wlnston-SalemL
One ot the features of the day was
a uniform drill by the degree team of
the Woodmen of the World. All the
orders of the county joined the Masons
in making the occasion one of the most
successful ever held In Albemarle,
which shows the friendly feeling exist
ing among the members of the various
fraternities.
The . receipts from the various
sources amounted to more than $500,
which was turned over to the superin
tendent of the orphanage.
Lntberan In Reunion.
Hagerstown, Md., dispatch, 30th.
The twenty-fifth annual reunion ot the
Lutheran churches of Maryland, Vir
ginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
and the District ot Columbia was held
at Pen-Mar Park today, and the crowd
was variously' estimated at from 12,000
to 15,000. It was one ot the largest
church reunions ever held at the Pen-
Mar mountain resort
Rev. Dr, J. B. Retmensnyder, of New
York, president of the General Synod
of the Lutheran Church of the United
States, presided.
Rer. Dr. H. H. Weber, of New York,
made a historical address reviewing
the history of the Lutheran reunions
at Pen-Mar. For 25 years in the
month of July the Lutherans of Mary
land and adjoining states have been
rathortnff annnallv her.
The leading oration was delivered
by former United States Senator
George L. Wellington, of Cumberland,
who spoke on Martin Luther s influ
ence in the sixteenth and twentieth
centuries.
A feature ot the reunion was the
singing by the congregation ot Mar
tin Luther s famous battle hymn,
Ein Feats Burg," which was render
ed by 6,000 voices, led by the choir
and orchestra.
It waa decided to hold the next re
union at Pen-Mar in July, 1912.
waa announced that the money above
expenses derived from the reunion
would be given In equal proportions
t the Lutheran pastor' fund and
the Tabttha Home, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Direct lineal descendants ot Mar
tin Luther In the elehth generation
were present
Marriage licenses hare been is
sued to the following: "Walter war
ren and Miss Loula Hughes; Brady
Everhardt and Miss Nannie Mayab
J. R. Sink and Miss Sadie Leonard,
Prof. A H. Jarrett Paul Hlnkle,
Roawell Robblns, Willis Vestal and
Frank Hill left for Boone's Cabin yes
terday afternoon to spend a week
camping out
WHAT OF BECTPBOCmr
ransaal CoatbiaatloBi A Glance
Both Side ef the Question.
Abeat the Fanner.
The Washington correspondent . ot
the
ureenBooro news naa an lnterest-
communicAtlon In him miu, flam-
lng
day :
in regard to reciprocity, and otiior
things concerning congress. Among;
other things he says:
The Canadian reciprocity bill passed
both houses. It will soon be In ooera-
The newananora 11 to this hill
They will get paper cheaper. It ia es
timated that William R. Hearst will
save more than $400,000 on his annual
paper bills. A 10 or 12-page daUy
should be able to save at least $300 a
year. Nobody seems to doubt that the
papers will profit Therefore, most of
i newspapers are pleased with the
I. and those who naaaort It Pni.
dent Taft is golns to set moat ot Hi
credit
What about tha fnrmsr? A atnth...
paper boasted the other day that every
good housewife wnilld Minn fool tha
benefits of the reciprocity bill. Chick
ens, turkeys and many other things
xept Dy tne corner grocer would be
reduced in price.
If this Is true somebody is going to
get hit The man who produces the ar
ticles that drop because of the reci
procity aernement imir) Buffer If tha
newspaper editor's view is correct
ine advocates of the bill argue that
the farmer will not be hurt Those
who opposed the bill argue that he
will. There you have it Time will
SuddIv and demand will hm
much to do with it
But after all la aalil. thsra in i.
sides to the question. Senator Dixon,
oi Montana; Senator Simmons, of
North Carolina, and Senator LaFol
lette. of Wisconsin holiava that th
did right to protest against the pas
sage of the bill President Taft Sena
tor Penrose and Oscar Underwood
think that they were right in favoring
It Reciprocity bills makes strange
bed-fellows. The very thought ot '
Leader Underwood, of the house, going
to bed With Senator Ppnrneo nt Pann.
sylvan-la, seems absurd. That Is no
worse tnan senator Simmons and La
Follette going hand in hand.
What 8trans;A thlnmi Mm. tn noaaf
The muckrakers praise LaFoIlette day 1
in ana aay out for having the courage
to be an insurgent They damn Sim-
mons for being a Democratic insur
gent ; .
The Canadian reciprocity bill may
prove a great blessing. I hope that It
will and somehow, I believe that it
will, but the argument ia not nil 'nn
one side. .,
Some neonle (horn anv that Ronotm-
ain.n,nnal 1 i. .1. -
kuuimwu. ,uw3 a0ajiioi me measure
will be the cause of his defeat for re-
fit MR Srmmons Is defeated ro rent, rxn i
OTunruiiy say mat us opposition to.
rroBiuem l aii s treaty old it.
it is a signincant tact that Dr. Hen
ry Q. Alexander, president, of the -
North fnrnllne hni1i rf tha -. .-
mars' union, aernna with Mr. Rlmmnm
There may be others. The sentiment '
is not all one way.
The house has nassed soma . rnnd
bills. The leaders have worked as one
man, and the country at large seems
to think well of the legislative meas
ures passed by the house. Messrs.
Clark and Underwood havn dnnn hlr
work well.
Nation to Hare Airship Fleet
Washington Dispatch, 28. An ap
propriation of $125,000 in the military
budget for the purchase and malnte-
nance of aeroplanes means that the
United States will have a formidable
aerial fleet for coast defense before
another year has passed.
i ne program of the Signal Corps is
ambitious. The co-operation of Con
gress having been gained, all that now
remains is to buy the machines and
train the aviators. It is figured that
at least twenty aeroplanes can be pur
chased this year, with sufficient funds
left of the appropriation for upkeep of
hangars and other necessary appurte
nances. General James Allen, chief of the Sla
nal Corps, is quoted as saying that
within a year the United States will
have a fleet of twenty aerial warships,
manned by forty officers, giving the
United States a lead In aero strength.
At the present rate ot progress this
prediction will unquestionably come
true, for the aviation work of the army
is now progressing by leapa and
bounds. ,
Since April 1 four aeroplanes have
been purchased by the Signal Corps
two Wrights, one Burgiss-Wright and
a Curtiss. Two ot these are now at
College Park, one Wright is in San
Antonio, supplanting the 1909 model.
wnicn nas just been presented to the
National . Museum, and one Burgess
Wright machine, as substitute for that
recently wrecked at College Park, is
on its way here. .
An Injunction te Stop Prayer.
From Florence. 8, C. comes the
following very unusual story: Be
cause his prayers for rain during the
recent dry spell were followed by
such a copious and prolonged down
pour that their cotton crop was dam
aged, neighbors of the Rev. Mr.
Moore, a Methodist minister, threat
ened to get out an injunction re
straining him. from offering such
prayers in the future. After much
talk the proposed proceedings have
been dropped. :
Mr. Moore Is the father ot "Jerry"
Moore, the 16-year-old champion corn
grower.
Guilford county will probably In
stitute an action at an early date
against the city ot Greensboro to test
the right ot the municipal court in
sentencing prisoners convicted in the
court to work on the city streets la-
stead of the county roads. When the
commission form of government we'it
Into enact the commlslBoners decided
to start a city chalngang and request
ed the court to send men convicted In
the court to the city streets. In re
sponse to this request Judge Euro tms
been (ending all able-bodied men to
the street force end the -county road
force Is being depleted. Heretofore
the men convicted In the muntcli itl
court had been going to the roMs and
the county cornnilBRioners are o - '
to have the present syste:n d . 1
Illegal.