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LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1911.
VOL. XXX-NO. 17
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MRS. 30ELLS CASE TODAY.
' .
Ska Is to Hava Hearisg in Salisbury
Attorneys Agree to BeaMval ,
- iltti Case.
Mr. Charles Noell, formerly J ami
Wolf, is to be triad today In Salisbury
for the abduction of Clara Bella
Gibbea, tba crime for which her hus
band, Charlea Noell, was tried and
conTlcted and sentenced to fifteen
Tears In the atate prison at hard Ja
bor. ' "
The woman was arrested In Spar
tanburg, a C. last week and Deputy
Sheriff Fred C. 81nk went to that city
(or her Tuesday of last week. She
did not object to coming with the offi
cer and made no fight. . They arrived
here Wednesday at noon and when
court convened at 1:00 o'clock she
was arraigned before Judge Daniel.
Apparently, she was In the best of
health and spirits, and she has as
much nerve as ever.
General Walser, her attorney, at
once asked for a continuance, on the
grounds that the 'people of the county
were very much roused and that she
could not get a fair trial here at this
time. : He mentioned the fact that The
Dispatch had just gone out to every
part of the county, carrying full de-
tails of the crime and editorial con
demnation of the criminals and that
he did not believe that it would be
possible to find a competent jury In
the county that could give the woman
a fair trial. He spoke of the extraor
dinary circulation of The Dispatch,
saying that It was unequalled by any
paper of its class In the United
States. He told the Judge that there
was hardly a family in the county that
does not read The Dispatch, av state
ment that evidently pleased Judge
Daniels. The Judge remarked that
that was a fine record for Davidson
county.
- Capt Wade H. Phillips, who with
his 'partner, Mr. John C. Bqwer, aided
solicitor Hammer in tne prosecution
of the woman's male partner In crime,
protested against continuance and
asked that' the case be set for last
Friday. He said that he did not be-
lieve that It would be impossible to
get a fair trial in Davidson county,
even though the people had read The
Dispatch. He gave a number of rea
sons why the woman should be
brought to trial, saying that the wel
fare of the public demanded action.
General Walser came back with the
plea that the woman was entitled to
a fair trial and the best services of
her lawyers and that he would not
be in shape to give the case the at
tention It ' should - have, ow
ing to the fact that he would be en
gaged In court every day -of hast week.
Judas. Daniel . soifl,y. that .he . thought
more of that plea than of the other,
as he did not -believe for a minute
: that the citizens of Davidson county
could not give the woman a fair trial.
He said that she was entitled to the
best efforts of her lawyers and that
it might not be fair to force her at
torneys to trial on such short notice.
Captain Phillips suggested that the
case be ''removed to Rowan county
and set for Wednesday of the first
week of court, thus giving General
Walser time to prepare her defense,
and this met with favor. Judge Dan
iels set the case for today, in Rowan
county, and prisoner, attorneys and
witnesses went over to Salisbury this
morning for the" trial.
Tate Held on Other Charges.
Rev. D. P. Tate, who was bound ov
er to court on several charges some
time ago, was given a hearing on oth
er charges Saturday, according to the
iouowmg aispaicn irom uanvme, va:
Rev. D. P. Tate, the former member
of the Western North Carolina con
ference,' real estate and Insurance
; man, arrested recently In Knoxvllle,
Tenn., on several charges of forgery,
was given a preliminary hearing be
, fore the mayor today. In one case
he was bound over to Corporation
court This Is a case of alleged for
gery In a real estate transaction with
Mlntte Holland, a negro woman, ln
. volvlug property on Dover street es
timated to be worth $750. Tate is al
leged to have got the money on a
note for. $1,150. The woman claimed
that she did not sign the deed or note.
Of the nine charges against Tate, be
haa been bound over to court on two
different cases. Representing the de
fendant today were Judge Shaw, of
Greensboro and R. W. Peatross. -
Aa Appreciation by the Ladles Aid
. Society, .i '
We are pleased to announce that
by the hearty support and patronage
of our many friends, we realized
about seven hundred and fifty dol-
, lars ($750) from our fair. It was a
great success in every way and we
are sincerely grateful for the many
favors shown us. .
To . the merchants, ' manufacturers,
. other business men and private clti
sens, we extend our hearty apprecla-
, tioa. .v
To The Dispatch, we beg to say
" " that our vocabulary Is inadequate to
' express our gratitude. Without It's
v columns we could not possibly havs
had such success. ,
The publlo will be Interested to
learn that the object of our fair was
- to raise funds to purchase a carpet
for our handsome church, now about
completed and wear pleased beyond
) expression that we can soon have the
carpet on the floor and the church
ready for services.
LADIES' AID SOCIETT,
First Baptist Church.
Internal revenue officers In search
of Illicit distilleries have discovered
that a new weapon Is being used to
discourage their Investigations. It was
admitted last week by two revenue
, officers that they had just missed
stepping into a large steel trap pre
sumably set for them by "moonsnin
ers" In Iredell county. The officers
had destroyed an Illicit still recently
and were pursuing their investigations
Thursday night In the same neighbor
hood when one of them happened to
see the trap Just In time to avoid
their being caught lu it
15 THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Tansy . Carries, Colored, Gets $10
Front Soathera Fewer Company
Other Cases.
After the completion of the criminal
docket the civil Issue docket was tak
en up and things moved slowly. Very
tew oases were tried, though a num
ber of cases went off the docket by
the non suit And compromise routes.
A surprise of the week was the ver
dict in favor of Vansy Carrick, color
ed, against the Southern Power Com
pany, tor 11200 for personal injuries.
Carrick was represented by Phillips
& Bower and HcCrary 4k HcCrary, and
the Southern Power Company was
represented by Walser Walser and
Judge F. A. Osborn, of Charlotte. The
case was hard-fought and took up the
better part of two days in the trial.
Carrick was badly Injured by falling
Into a hole In the edge of the sidewalk
on Salisbury street, which the South
ern Power Company had left unguard
ed and unmarked. There was not
even a red light over it, and Carrick
stumbled into It unawares. He was
bruised and crippled end injured in
ternally.
Dave Peterson, colored, . who sued
the town of Lexington for the loss of
his hand at the electric light plant,
got nothing. The jury's verdict was in
favor of the town. It was shown that I
Dave had so business there ana that
it was no part of his duties to be
meddling with the machinery of the
plant
' Other cases were disposed of as fol
lows: - Hedrlck vs. Berrler, et al., non suit
Wilson vs. D. C. Cox, judgment tor
the plaintiff,
Henry Headen vs. Southern Rail
way, non suit This was one of the
cases that was moved from Rowan
for trial.
Amanda Ingram vs. L. F. Smith,
Judgment tor the defendant This
was a case that .was carried up from
the court of a Justice of the peace on
appearand the amount Involved was
$25.
Charles Young vs. J. B. Palmer,
mistrial. It was reported that the
Jury stood seven for the plaintiff and
five for the defendant
Laura LookabllL administratrix, vs
Southern Railway, non suit
Copple vs. Piedmont Railway Com
pany, Judgment for the plaintiff.
R. B, McCrary vs. Western Union
Telegraph Company, judgment for the
plaintiff. ,-?r.-.' ' - ? -
F. J. Cook, administratrix, vs. N.
Railroad, judgment for the plaln-
tiff.
F. P. Myers, administratrix, vs. N.
C Railroad Judgment for the plaln-
Patterson vs. . Southern .Railway.
Judgment for the plaintiff. ,
Amos Miller vs. Town of Lexington.
an action for damages to property,
Judgment for the plaintiff for $25.
A score or more of cases of minor
importance were continued and the
court adjourned at a late hour Sat
urday afternoon. ,
Ran to Fire and Fell Dead.
The Statesville Landmark says:
Hyman Harrison, 15-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. Harrison, became
overheated running to the fire of the
Statesville Lumber Company Satur
day and died from the effects.
Young Harrison was up town when
the fire alarm was turned in about
11 oclock. He ran all the way to the
depot, a little over a half mile. A lit
tle boy saw Harrison run Into the
freight depot and fall. The boy call
ed Dr. J. F. Carlton, who was pass
ing. Dr. -Carlton saw at once that
Harrison was in a critical condition
from being overheated and began try
ing to revive him. Other doctors were
summoned and reached there In a
few minutes. For nearly an hour all
worked hard and fast but .toothing
conld be done to save the boy. The
opinion prevails that be was dead a
few minutes after he fell and that
nothing could have saved him.
Haa Who Shot Officer Henry Has
Bank Account Attached.
The money of Code Lane, who is
charged with the shooting of Reve
nue Officer Henry and generally be
lieved to be the man, was attached
In the bank of North Wilkesboro a
few days ago by J. D. Hall; livery
man, for the shooting of two horses.
The Hustler says:
Code Lane sent a check to town
from the mountains, but failed . to
change the name of the blank check
of a Statesville bank to that of the
North Wilkesboro bank, and .hence It
was sent back. Before the check was
returned the second time Mr. Hall
had attached the account He had
an account of several hundred dol
lars In the bank on returning from
the West, It is said. He and his
brother came In on the night train
several weeks ago and stopped in
Wilkesboro that night calling oh a
party - or parties for some Informa
tion about a .warrant that might be
out for them. They did, not get the
desired Information and sent to town
for It after getting out on the moun
tain. Twin City 8entlneL : ,
Site for Hew University BuUdlag.
The building committee, which went
over to Chapel Hill from Durham
Friday to select a site for the erec
tion of the new educational building
at the University, completed the pre
liminary work and returned to Dur
ham Friday afternoon. The site se
lected Is what Is known as the
Gore lot situated near the west en
trance to the campus. This lot Is
occupied by the residence of Profes
sor Patterson at tbe present time.
The Frank P. Mllburn Company, of
Washington, was selected as architect
for the building. Tbe plans submit
ted by the Mllburn company were
more In accord with tbe Ideas of ths
committee then any of the other plans
submitted.
Work will be commence on tbe
new building as soon as possible and
pushed to Immediate completion.
Durham Bun.
BASKS CONSOLIDATE.
The Bank of Davidson is Absorbed by .
Ue Commercial ass Savings
Bank.
A financial deal of much Interest
to the people of Lexington and Dav
idson county was consummated Fri
day When arrangements were com
pleted for the combination of the
Commercial ft Savings Bank and the
Bank of Davidson. The Commercial
ft Savings Bank takes over the small
er Institution, thereby largely In
creasing its strength. There will be
no change of name and the old offi
cers will retain their places. They
are: Mr. J. W. McCrary, president:
Dr. E. J. Buchanan, vice president;
Mr. J. F. Deaderick, cashier: Mr. E.
B. Craven, manager Insurance De
partment The officers of the Bank of
Davidson, which loses its Iden
tity In this deal, were: Mr.
J. B. Smith, president; Messrs. J.
L. Michael and C. L. Leonard, vice
presidents; Mr. James Adderton,
cashier; Walser ft Walser, aU
torneys. Mr. Adderton becomes as
sistant cashier of the Commercial &
Savings Bank, succeeding Mr. H. T,
Link, who left several days ago for
New York to take a position In the
auditing department of the City Na
tlonal Bank.
The Commercial & Savings
Bank has been in business about
five years and is a prosperous insti
tution. It has a paid In capital stock
of 125,000. The Bank of Davidson has
been In business for about two years
and had a captal stock of $10,000.
Both banks were In a very prosper
ous condition at the time of consol
idation. The Commercial & Savings
Bank in its five years of existence,
has set aside about $7,000 in the way
of a surplus and the Bank of DavldV
son, on a much smaller capital had
about $1,000 in surplus.
Panic Brings Death to 26.
From Cannonsburg, Pa., comes the
following tragic story under date of
August 27th:
Twenty-six dead from suffocation,
twenty-five seriously injured, thirty
suffering from minor hurts, Is the hu
man toll exacted last night during an
Inexcusable panic at a moving picture
show in the Cannonsburg opera house.
The moving picture machine develop
ed a slight defect. A small boy
shouted "Fire," at the Bame time
starting for the narrow exit. Bolus
Dubro weki, a foreign miner, one of
the dead, a giant in proportions,
jumped from his seat and ran wildly
for the same exit. In a moment there
was a fighting, struggling mass after
him. At the head of a narrow stair-
f way, which led to the street,, the for
eigner tripped. As he rolled down
the stairs be swept others before him
who were waiting their turn to enter
the theater and Boon there was an In
describable pile of human beings at
the foot of the steps, battling like
mad. With the exception of three
persons all of the dead are local peo
ple.
It was all over within a short time.
Volunteer firemen, several policemen
and a few level-headed citizens un
tangled the human mass. The un
hurt and those slightly Injured were
pulled from the top of the pile. As
they gained the street, they ran
screaming like maniacs to all parts
of the small town. Next came the
more seriously Injured, and these
were sent home or taken to nearby
houses, while a few were rushed, un
conscious, to the hospitals.
Then the rescuers came to the si
lent forms of those who had reached
the fatal stairway first One after
another, the victims, many of them
women and small children, were car
ried to the sidewalk. All had been
suffocated and the faces showed ter
ror. . .
Coroner James Hefran has begun a
rigid Investigation. He arrived at the
-
scene early today and within a short
ume uau seiecieu m jury.
The moving picture machine opera-
ior was bdoui u concmae me nrsin Greensboro last April, twenty-sev-
perrormance wnen a mm panea. Borne
Ot tne auuience already Dad Com-
mewea me uuimmg, auu
other persons were on the stairway
coming up.
A Dangeroas Sort of a Joke.
Thursday afternoon, just after the
train had blown for Roaring River,
Miss Roxie Ray, a grown young wo-
man, stepped off of the train while it
was running. She was to get off at
Roaring River and when the porter
T. ,v .T' s. u,
walked to the back door, and before
any one realized what she was doing,
she stepped off. 8he was thrown
down and Jostled pretty lively but not
vuicrwiwi uurw ll vuuuuuwr auu
a nuiUDer oi we pwseogera weni
back after her. She walked with
them to the depot and seemed to en
joy the matter as a huge Joke. Wil
kesboro Chronicle,
Chirch Bow Eads In Death. .
The following dispatch from Ash-
burn. Ga.. dated Ausust 26th. tells of
the tragic ending of a church row:
R. G. Whldden, a well-to-do farm -
ef and a church deacon, living near
here, today shot and killed J. M,
Lawson. a neighbor and also a dea
con, at a -church on the Whldden
farm, aod then committed suicide.
Whldden, It Is stated, bad quarreled
with other members of the church
and the pastor, the Rev. Duncan Mas
sey, over a trivial matter, and had
sworn that the pastor should not
preach In tbe church again. Today
was the regular day for services at
the church. Whldden Is said to have
armed himself with a shotgun, pro
ceeded to the church, where tha Rev.
Mr. Massey bad not arrived. Seeing
Lawson, Whldden ojJened Ore on htm,
killing 1 him instantly. . Returning
home he locked himself In a room
and killed himself.
Whldden. was In Ashburn y ester-
day and bought a coffin. 8everal
years ago be built a vault near bis
home to receive his body when he
died. ; . , y
I3TERESTI56 CEBEM03Y.
Fast Office Changes Hand, and Fes-
tal Employe Give Three Hani,
sens Presents.
The work of checking up the re
tiring postmaster, Mr. . Q. Walser,
was completed Thursday and the of
fice turned over to Mr. D. F. Conrad.
Mr. J. W. Bulla, chief postoffice In-
sepector for the southern states, offi
ciated. As stated in The Dispatch last
week Mr. Walser has not yet decided
what he will da He says that he In
tends to continue a cttlxen of Lexlng-
LEXINGTON'S NEW PpSTMASTER.
MR. D. F. QONRAD.
ton and It Is probable that he will go
Into business of ' some sort, after he
takes a short vacation. He has held
the post office longer than any other
man who has had the job since the
civil war. ' .
Just before the post office
was turned over to Mr. D. F,
Conrad there was r an interest
ing little ceremony.! When retir
ing post master Mr. 3. G. Walser, ar
rived, he found every member of the
postoffice force lined up to meet htm
and as he entered the room that be
had been the "boss" of for ten years-
clerks, carriers and all gathered
around him and Mr. James H. Alex
ander, assistant 'postmaster, made a
neat little apeech, expressing the feel
ings of the boys-toward the retiring
postmaster and In their behalf pre
senting a handsome gold-headed eb
ony cane, a fine Mssonifr ring' .hd a
beautiful stick- pin SH'inx cn -was
valued at $40 and -'the enure out at
was worth $100 or more:-.-; On the
head of the cane was the inscription
"J. G. Walseri from the Post Office
Force, August 1911." Every member
of the force has the kindliest feel
ings toward Mr. Walser and the rela
tion that has existed between htm and
those under him has always been close
and friendly.
State
Baraca-Phllathea Convention
In Salisbury.
The executive committees of the
North Carolina Baraca - Association
and the State Phllathea Union met in
Greensboro Wednesday night Dr. J.
S. Betts, Baraca Chairman, presiding,
After considering carefully and thor
oughly the Invitations of Durham,
Ashevllle, Goldsboro and Salisbury,
the committee unanimously voted to
accept the' Invitation of Salisbury for
the State Baraca-Phllathea Conven
tion of 1912. Salisbury Is the home
of the Baraca president Mr. A. L.
Smoot, who Is teacher of one of tbe
leading classes In the state the First
M. E. church this class having or
ganized, during the past few years,
43 other Phllathea and Baraca class
es.
f me rcyurc ui inure j iubhib a. lj iu,
general secretary, showed the work
OTl. A . . . , , m 1 . T.
!to be moving forward in a very aatis-
twtnrv muiiur. SItica th ennvnntlnn
u new classes (16 Phllathea and 11
TUT-anul hva twwn ronnrtad tn the
secretary and there are no doubt oth-
eri that have not reported. Every
thing indicates that the 1912 conven
tion in Salisbury will bo the greatest
in Baraca-Phllathea history. :
Lady Asks Jar Law License.
ti,at tnere wlll be at ,eaat one ,ftdy
, -.in ..., hrif tn tha an.
. preme court Monoay t0 undertake the
examination for license to practice
i.w oh i m. a m svv f swain
tcounty 8ne wlli De tne .ecoDI wo.
jmMl t0 ever apply to the Nortn Caro.
na guprenw court for Hcense. The
flrgt wa Mu- Holton Blgter Of Mr.
A. E. Hnltnn TTnltai) fitntea illfltrlnt
attorney for the western North Car
olina district This was In 1878.
was at this time that the supreme
court ot the state decided that wo
men have as much right to tbe license
to practice law as men In this state,
Miss Holton was licensed.
.Rev. Dr. Cos Retires From Ministry.
1 Rev. Dr. George H. Cox. who for
I twenty-five years has served tbe dif-
ferent congregations of the North
Carolina Lutheran Synod and the
Hoist on synod, and Is at present pas
tor of the St Enoch and Trinity con
gregatlons in Rowan county, has ten
dered his resignation to take effect
September 30. Dr. Cox will give up
active ministerial work and wlll make
his home with his son, Rev. C. Brown
Cox, who was recently called and ac
eepted the pastorate from the Bur
lington church to tbe First Lutheran
church at Norfolk, Va. Dr. Cox has
served several terms as president of
the North Carolina Synod. Concord
i nouns.
Right Sort ef Good Beads Man.
T. J. Byerly. cashier of the Bank
of Davie. Is a good roads advocate
and says ha will give $100 a year for
. five years towards the building of
' good roads In Davie county. Mocks-
(vllle Herald.
WI3ST0X-SALEM KIGHT C05TB0L
Clldden Tearists May Spend Sight In
Twia City Scent Car Expected
, Tata Week.
Answering a telegram from the
secretary of the Winston-Sal em Board
of Trade In regard to making that city
a "night control" for the big tour
that is to bo run over the Nadoaal
Highway, a high official of the Ameri
can Automobile Association writes as
follows:
"Mr. Batchelder handed us for at
tention your telegram and letter to
him of August &rd and 4th to whic!i
we have been nnable to reply sooner
on account of the details In connec
tion with the launching of the GUd
den tour.
"We received yesterday your letter
of the 19th and wish to express to
you our appreciation of your kind In
vitation to make your good city a
night control. We are fully aware of
the excellent facilities afforded by
Winston-Salem for accommodating the
tourists, and note with Interest your
advices in reference to road condi
tions, and that you are going up In
Franklin county In an endeavor to
have a bridge built over the stream.
We enclose herewith tentative
route of the tour which you will no
tice offers a choice of two routes be
tween Madison and Lexington, and
you must appreciate that until the of
ficial pathflnding. car has been over
the roads we cannot definitely select
the noon or night controls.
'-"The pathfindlng car Is expected to
leave New York sometime next week
In charge of Mr. A. L. Westgard, to
whom we will turn over your letter,
and who will get In touch with you
upon his arrival at your good city.
The Board of Trade has also receiv
ed a number of entry blanks which In
terested, parties may secure.
THE ROUTE.
The tour will start at New York
City, on Saturday, October 14th, 1911,
and nnlah at Jacksonville, on Wed
nesday, October 25, 1911.
The dally mileage will be approxi
mately, as follows:
First day, 90; Second day, 116;
Third day, 184; Fourth day, 148;
Fifth day, 145; Sixth day, 166; Sev
enth day, 138; Eighth day (Saturday.)
Ninth day (Sunday); Tenth day, 100;
Eleventh day, 150; Twelfth day, 142.
Approximately, 1,369.
Homicide In Ashevllle Uncle Ellis.
Kephew.
Four pistol shots rang sharply on
the midnight air, and a mother's wild
shriek as she saw her first-born fall,
pierced with tour bullets, fired by her
own brother's , hand, ' presaged the
death of Allen " Trlvett, - familiarly
known as "Buck" Trlvett last night
at the home of his uncle, W. Pitt Bal-
lew, who shot him at 12:30 this morn
ing, at 174 Park avenue. Trlvett died
two hours later, while his slayer, a
freight engineer on, the Southern
railway, was being taken to the po
lice station by the police.
No tragedy In local history ever had
a more dramatic setting. The shoot
ing occurred in a sick room of the
Ballew home, on the first floor, where
lay Mrs. Martha Ballew, grandmother
of the dead boy and mother of his
slayer. Sitting In a rocking chair
near the door was Mrs. Laura Trlvett,
while near the sick woman's bed
stood Miss Sallle Stlnes, a nurse who
has had charge of Mrs. Ballew for
several weeks. The principals In the
midnight tragedy, Ballew and Triv-
vett, the latter Mrs. Laura Trlvett's
son, were facing each other when the
fatal shots, four In all, were fired,
Ballew, It is said, was sitting, while
Trlvett was standing.
Young Trlvett, who bore a bad rep
utation, persisted In staying at the
Ballew home while his mother was
there. Ballew had ordered him to
stay away but he gave no heed to the
order. Tuesday night when he ap
peared the two began quarreling, with
the result stated. After the shooting
Ballew stated that Trlvett had lm
posed on him and he could stand It no
longer, Ballew was released on $1
500 bond. Ashevllle Citizen.
Raleigh Man Held for Murder.
Raleigh dispatch, 25th: L. J. Norris,
charged with the murder of J. B. Bis-
sett on the night of August 12, was
bound over to court late this after
noon by Police Justice Walter L. Wat
son, following an all-day preliminary
hearing. While the evidence waa suf
ficient for a committing magistrate to
hold the prisoner, many are of the
opinion that the state will never se
cure a conviction by a Jury on the
evidence presented today.
Blssett was killed Saturday night,
August 12, while he was in company
with a disreputable white woman, Ada
Yerby, a mile and a half from the
center of Raleigh. Suspicion at once
'pointed to Norris as the murderer, he
was arrested and held for an exami
nation. As a motive for the crime. It
was alleged that Norris and Blssett
were enamoured of the same woman
snd that both men were drinking on
the night of the tragedy. Norris rode
with the couple to a point on Davie
street this city, and there left the
carriage, . From that time on there
was no positive evidence that he was
present at the killing. ;
The shooting was done with a .82
caliber pistol, but the weapon that
Morris umed over to tbe officers was
ot 38 caliber, and here is another ob
stacle that the prosecution haa been
endeavoring to overcome.
A score ot witnesses, Including the
woman, were Introduced by the pros
ecution, the defense declining to offer
any testimony. The defense Is confi
dent of an acquittal and the prosecn
tton must know that the present case
against Norris Is not strong .enough
for a Jury to convict him. Unless
soms new evidence Is produced. It Is
believed that the state will . "fall
down."
City Attorney W, H. Pace, Solicitor
Herbert E. Norris and Col. J. C L.
Harris appeared for the state and Bart
M. Catling and William C. Harris
represented the defendant . , ,
XA5T DEAD 15 WRECK.
Thirty-Seven Killed Oatrlgkt and
More Thaa Sixty Iajared en
Lehigh Talley Read.
Associated Press dispatches from
Manchester, N. Y tell of a terrible
wreck on the Lehigh Valley road near
that city Friday. The story Is as
follows:
Speeding eastward behind time, the
Lehigh Valley passenger train No. 4
ran Into spread rails on a trestle near
here today and two coaches from the
rear section of the train plunged
downward a distance ot forty feet
At least 37 persons tonight are be
lieved to have been killed and 60 In
jured. Several of the injured will
proDaoiy aie. inis wreca is tne
worst in the history of the Lehigh
Valley line In this state.
The train had fourteen cars crowd
ed with excursionists war veterans
returning from an. encampment at Ro
chester.
Cars went down filled with passen
gers snd In a few minutes lay a mass
of crumbled wood, metal and glass,
under which 100 men, women and
children many of whom were killed
instantly were buried.
Indescribable pandemonium follow
ed. Passengers who were unhurt rush
ed to aid Ihe victims. As tbe cars
had not caught fire, axes- were se
cured, the mass torn away and body
after body removed and carried by
rescuers, knee-deep in the river bed,
to the bank on the west side of the
trestle.
There the dead and Injured were
laid out and a field hospital establlsh
Speclal trains from Geneva and Ro
chester brought physicians, nurses
and medical supplies. Some of the
dead were removed and brought to
Shortaville at nine o'clock tonight
numbering 23. Two others died at
Rochester from injuries.
A harrowing aftermath of the wreck
Is the scantiness of the means of iden
tifying the victims. The rescuers in
their haste to remove clothing from
the victims neglected to keep the va
rious articles near the bodies. Many
of the dead were found laid at the
morgue, where careless visitors mix-
ed-up the garments and things which
might have served for Identification.
As a result In many cases identifica
tion will be difficult
A number of miraculous escapes
are reported. In one family just one
member, a 'woman, was all that re
mained. Two mem Jumped through
the window of their car and escaped
with slight cuts.
Threw Sweetheart Into Lake.
Holland, lilotu-disatctuiBth;-- Av
gered, he says, because Grace Lyons,
ot Chicago, his sweetheart, broke her
promise of marriage, Walter Hoppe:,
of Chicago and Philadelphia, attacked
her on board the steamer Puritan in
mid-lake tonight and tossed her ov
erboard. Her body has not been re
covered.
The steamer was about forty miles
from Holland when the woman was
thrown overboard. News of the mur
der was flashed here by wireless and
officers were waiting for Hopper when
the boat reached the dock. Several
people witnessed his deed and he im
mediately made a full confession.
According to Hopper the couple had
been living together for a short time
as man and wife and were to have
been married in a few weeks. Learn
ing that Miss Lyons was leaving Chi
cago on the Puritan today, Hopper
caught the boat and accosted her
shortly afterwards. She claimed he
had been drinking. A quarrel follow
ed and then, Hopper claims she de
clared the marriage could not take
place. They were seated on a box ot
freight on the lower deck. Suddenly
Hopper grabbed ier in his arms,
rushed to the side of the steamer and
dropped her overboard. As he was
taken in custody boats were lowered,
but it is believed that the body was
drawn down by the suction of wheel
Hopper is 31 years old and Miss Ly
ons was 26. The prisoner will be ar
raigned here on a murder charge
Monday.
Anto Races Claim Two Victims.
Elgin, 111., dispatch 26th: Elgin's
305-aJle cup race today, which was
won by Len Zengel In a National, with
Harry Grant second and Hugh Hujhes
third, was not run without its toll ot
death and injuries.
Dave Buck, the veteran Chicago au
to racer, was within eleven laps of
the finish, going 64 miles an hour,
when the rim ot one ot the forward
wheels threw a tire and the machine
turned a somersault Sam . Jacobs,
mechanician, was killed . instantly,
his neck being broken. Buck's back
was broken and he died this even
ing. - .
At 11 o clock this morning a section
of seats In the grandstand gave way
and tour spectators were injured in
cluding the daughter ot Senator Lo
rimer, whose leg was broken.
Atwoed Completes Flight
New York, dispatch 25th: Sailing
serenely over New York's myriad wa
ter craft its ferry boats and ocean
liners, Harry. N. Atwood, the Boston
aviator, arrived In New York on his
aeroplane today, the first man In his
tory to travel as far as from St Louis
to New York by way of Chicago, In a
heavier than air machine.
Atwood's safe landing on Govern
or's Island, after flying down from
Nyack, N. Y., above the Hudson river,
through a fog which made him only
dlmbly visible to the million eyes that
watched him, waa a notable Incident
In the annals of aeronautics. He not
only broke the world's recordt cover
ing 1,265 mile In an airline, or per
haps, 100 more miles with his de
tours, but he flew all the way In the
same biplane and with no Important
mishaps.
Atwood's flight Is comparable only
to that made by fast trains, for he
covered the distance In an actual fly
ing time of twenty-eight hours and
thirty-one minutes.
DT A5D ABOUT LEH5GT0X.
Ferseaal Meattea MeTesseata of tha
People 8suH Iteau ef In
terest Miss May Kinney has returned
home from a visit to relatives in Vir
ginia. Mr. Paul Snelz, of Hopedale, I1L.
is in the city visiting his ancle. Mr.
Lee v. Phillips.
Mr. A. E. Sheets returned yesterday '
from New York, where he went on a
business trip.
Mrs. Wade H. Phillips has returned
home, after spending two weeks with
her parents In Albemarle.
Mr. John C. Bower left Sunday for
Ashe county to spend two weeks rest
ing and visiting old friends and rel
atives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Deal, of Holly
Grove, left Monday for Stanly, Gas
ton county, to visit Mrs. Deal's rel
atives. MIsb Mamie Peterson, of Stanly,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. F. Deal, at Holly Grove, has re
turned home.
Misses Bertie and Alice SpruIU, of
Oriental, were here Friday and Sat
urday on a visit to their brother, Mr.
J. F. SpruIU.
Miss Zula Hedrlck and Salisbury
visitors are spending this week in
Washington, Baltimore and other
northern cities.
Mr. C. E. Foy, cashier of the Na
tional Bank of Lexington, has been
on the sick list for several days, but
is now on duty again at his bank.
Mrs. J. A. TuBsey, of this township,
was carried to High Point last week
for an operation in the hospital there.
She stood the operation well and is
recovering rapidly.
Mrs. J. W. Lee, of Light and Miss
Thelma Lee, daughter of Mr. B. F.
Lee, of Lexington, left Monday fo?
Springfield, Mo., where they will vis
it relatives for several weeks.
Mrs. V. Y. Boozer and Mrs. Charles
Young went to St John's,, Cabarrus
county, Sunday to attend the meet
ing of the woman's missionary socie
ty of the Lutheran church. They re
port a very interesting time.
Mr. Jim ThomasoDi and daughter.
Miss Addle, of Rosemont Tenn., are
here visiting Mr. Thomason's broth ,
ers, Messrs. G. A. and W. F. Thom
ason, and other relatives lu the coun
ty. '
Mr. H. S. Radcllffe, the Insurance
man,, who has vbeen confined to his
room for several day on atcotmtvof
a fall, is out again. He had the mis
fortune to fall and seriously Injure
his knee about three weeks ago, Just -as
he was moving Into his new quar
ters In the- Bank of Davidson Build
ing. In the city- this week visiting rel
atives are Mr. and Mrs. J, H. Sink
and Mrs. Ellen E. Flannlgan, of Mem
phis, Tenn. Mr. Sink Is a native of
Davidson county, a brother of Mr.
David Sink. He left ths section in
1857 and has been back but one time
six years ago. Times has made
many changes since he left and there
are only four men, living now in Lex
ington who were grown at the time
Mr. Sink left They are Messrs. F.
Robbins, C. A. Hunt, Sr., W. B.
Hamner and W. C B. Leonard. Mr.
Sink is a farmer and lives tm Shelby
county, Tenn., near Memphis. .
Arson Trust Conspirators Arrested.
The discovery of an alleged arson
ring whose Incendiary work during
the past year has caused a property
loss of $1,000,000 led to the arrest in
Chicago Saturday of six men, while
the arrest of a seventh man has been .
ordered. Three other, men, Including
a former policeman, are being sought -by
the police In connection with the
alleged conspiracy. The men under
arrest are: . .'.;.-.
David Kor8hack. former saloon
keeper and leader of the alleged ar
son ring, who is said to have set fire
to fifty buildings in Chicago within a
year; recently brought back to Chi
cago from Vancouver, B. C; Charles
Bloom; a merchant; Max Feilschmidt,
a fire insurance adjuster; Isaac Shaff-
ner, a real estate dealer; Ellis Duber
steln, a shirt waist manufacturer, and
Lazard Dreyfus, wholesale clothing
manufacturer.
The man whose arrest has been or
dered by Fire Attorney Sullivan Is
Benjamin F. Fink, said to be an offi
cial ot tbe Northwestern . Can com
pany, who Is wanted for arson ln con
nection with the fire at the company's
plant May 6. .
The arrests were made by the po
lice after Korshack had made a state
ment Implicating a number of busi
ness men In the alleged conspiracy.
It is alleged that a number ot arrests
will be made before the Investigation
Is concluded.
Bad Fire at Rocky Meant ,
A Rocky Mount dispatch of the
26th, says that fire, broke out In the
planing mill of the Rocky Mount
Sash ft Blind Co. plant there at 11
o'clock Friday night and destroyed
the entire plant, entailing a lss of
about $45,000. Insurance ot $12,000
was carried. The plant waa valued
at $25,000 aod there was eutllclcnt
material and stock on hand to bring
the tota! np to about the fig ire first
nmed. The plant covers tlu-ee acres
of ground."'"
Starting tn the planing room In the
most Inflammable of materials, the
flames spread with great rapidity and
made a spectacular scene. A groat
crowd gathered and watched the fork
ed tongues of flames light up the
night . The , firemen did their, bolt
and several were overcome by the
heat and smoke, but shortly recov
ered. The Are will throw about
skilled artisans out of eii'i :
It cannot be definitely e .-
whether the plant will be r.
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