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ATCI1 FZOITI BEAD THE DISPATCH. WBT HOT TOCt if rr Birrzxs its a THE DISPATCH OXLT OTI DOLLAB A TEAS. THB PAPErJ3F TIIE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBEB 22. 1911. VOL. XXX-NO. 27 B ; ID -L JULJL THE BLCl LAWS FIZZLED OCT. , He Stick Hotel Marek for ' ' A trio of crook have been going M-A Battalion ClUsens ltuck tor .J, tt, merry grafter ' Called Before Them, - went on his war rejoicing. He made At a special meeting of the Board JJa next good haul at Concord and of Aldermen In the grand Jury room work there la described by the Trl laat Tuesday night the matter of en-bu5? " ., v " , m. . o acting a Sunday closing law cam up.1 J ??lcJ J KoT and uth Car- Rev. J. T. Jenkins, baring been grant- f""" d numerous cities i th. nrivti nf th. floor. man. .'throughout the south are seeking speech advocating an ordinance for " " t bidding the sale of any merchandise of any kind whatsoever, with the ex ception of food, drugs and funeral supplies, . from midnight '. Saturday night to midnight Sunday night Mr. Jenkins endeavored to impress upon the board that he came before them, not as a preacher, nor as the repre sentative of the minister's association, but as a private citisen of the town of Lexington. He remarked, . however, that the preachers had felt that there . was a dangerous tendency toward the disregard of the Sabbath In Lexing ton, and that they had discussed it more thao once la their meetings. He asserted that in disregarding this growing drift toward desecration of the Lord's Day we are arming ..one , of the strongest enemies of our civi lization. He was making no assault on any individual, nor on any busi ness; and he was raising no outcry about scandalous conditions here, for he believed that 'Lexington was no worse than most towns in this regard. and better than many. But. looking toward the future, he felt it incum bent upon him. not as a minister but as a God-fearing citisen, to endeavor to set up a .signal tor the rising gen eration, and to try to arouse sent! ment against . anything , that ' even looked toward Sabbath-desecration. Alderman Hedrick then Introduced an ordinance," the substance of which is stated above, and moved the sus- - pension of the rules and its passage. He took his' seat, and the silence of the tomb settled over the assemblage; someone snickered, and finally Alder man Varner suggested that somebody second the motion In order to bring It before the Board tor discussion. But the Fathers seemed to feel an ' unwonted delicacy about raising their voices, and after another interval of painful silence, Mayor Moyer, with the remark that he "guessed the ordi nance had died a-borning" ruled that there was nothing before the house and called for other business. Mr. P. V. Critcher appeared before the board In behalf of Mr. Picker and was referred to the street commitee. - Chief Davis' mild request for an ad ditional night policemen -dropped i bomb in the camp, tot It started a dls , cusslon .of that chronically . tender subject, the city's finances.. One thing led to another until It wound' dp by the clerk's being instructed to request . Messrs. W. E. Holt, Baxter Shemwell. E. J. Buchanan, June Michael and the school board to appear before the board of aldermen at their next meet ing to explain points of difference. The Chiefs request was lost in the shu flle. - . The school board were Invited to the . reception on sccount of the startling discovery that the town has been paying Interest on the school's bond ed Indebtedness to the tune of $550 a year, as well as furnishing them with' lights and water free of cost Of course, In the end the school and the town are all one, but the town board has troubles enough of Its own, with out borrowing any from the school board, .v "".'. : "' Then the matter of the Cotton Grove crossing came op. After a lengthy discussion and the rejection of several tentative plans. Alderman Harbin ln- ' troduced an ordinance which provid ed that the trains of the Southern Railway, on and after December 16th, hall nasi that crossing only In the ' form and manner following: After the train has been brought to a full tn. the flaaman shall run ahead and look tip and down the road to see if anyone Is approaching the track; If not h will signal the engineer, who - then may set his train tn motion and pass on. The omission of any (part ' of the programme will be punished with a fine of $50 tor each and every offence; , provided, ' that the railroad shall not be bound by the ordinance If they build a bridge at the crossing, or station a flagman there to warn drivers of the approach of trains, A large bunch .of bills was present- ed and passed and the ..Board ad journed. ' ' v , ;; The Salesmen's Convention, . Handsome . engraved invitations have been Issued by the Lexington Furniture Manufacturers to their first Salesmen's Convention and banquet tn be held here November 29th and 80th. The program is as follows:. WEDNESDAT, NOVEMBEE 29TH. 2:00 p. m. Meeting at Iroquois Club. Address Of Welcome by Hon. J. B, McCrary. ' . 1 Response by B, W. Beaumont Mem DhlS. ' 2:00 p. m. Visit to Factories and Ehow-Room. : - -.' -- 7 00 n. -m. Business Session. ' 8:30 ofc m --isanquet ' at Hotel March. '. ' My (' j THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 1:00 a. m. Business Session. . Making of contracts and assign ment of territory for 1912. -,' 12:00 m. Final Meeting, and Ad journment. , , - Business Hews Holes. A warning to all and sundry is is sued this week by A. E. Sheets ft lo It has to do with wedding presents and vou had better read It Do you need anything In the line of hats, percales, domestics or ladles' shoes? Fred Thompson Is making fttxx-laltlea of those things this week mi his ad Drlnted elsewhere, an- i: "I'ices. ; Z at grows patrlotlo tonight 1 oy of the Revolution" a fine war i. will be the atfartion. Also no- their offer to furnita music for n Furr ire Co. wt to nl K 1.1 .... , I. ... . lleve to be a' trio of forgers, who have operated in the above named territory with Louisville, Ky., as . their head quarters, their method being , forged checks drawn on a bank in Louisville in the name of the Kentucky Electric Company. One of the supposed trio came to Concord October -20 and stopped at the St Cloud Hotel. He registered as L. G. Zelgler, Louisville, Ky. . He was well above the average . sise man. dressed well 'and had every appear ance of a well known travelling man. After securing his dinner he asked Mr. Charley Cook, who was then clerk ing at the hotel to cash a check on the above-named concern for $75. He said that he was a representative of that .company In this territory and mentioned the' names ot several local dealers in electrical supplies whom he said he had called on while here. To prove his Identity the man produced a letter written on the stationery of the electrical company, which stated that he was -their representative.. The young man s credentials looked to be all right and the check was en dorsed. He left the city and so far no trace of him has been found. The check was returned ln.a few days with several dollars protest fees on it. , It has since developed that he "stuck the Central Hotel In Charlotte for $75, the Hotel March in Lexington for $50, a bank in' Greensboro for $175 and also other hotels in South Boston, Va., Elizabeth City, Edenton and Relds- vllle. v -' :: :fV;-;-.! The Hovember Term. ,; In the November term ot superior court for the trial of civil suits, the following cases were tried and de cided. ' - Brown Mfg. Cc. vs. D. L. Everhart, non-suit-: .vy.,?... ,- A. C. Burgess, admr. vs. North Car olina Railway Co., verdict for defen: dant ' ' Tesh. Admr., vs. C. G. Barrier, et al. Judgment for P. L. Brinkley and oth ; Ludlow vs.. The Town ot Lexington, continued op account of sickness of leadlns: counsel for Diaintiff. In re will of H. R. Berrte, 'Judg mant natnttilnr will.. Hanes vs. Crump, Judgment , for plalnUD. . -...:.-i.'----- ir Bank of Davidson vs. noeu, judg ment for aerenaant - Jordan vs. Jordan, Judgment for Diaintiff.. ; " ;: '.'.'.- Harmon vs. Ferguson contracting Co. and others, verdict for plaintiff in the sum of 12.000. Godfrey vs. Southern and Norfolk & Western Junction Planing Mill Co. action dismissed. '. Lexington's Touthful Cartoonist. Thomas vtlle Davidsonlan, says There Is a little fellow living In Lex ington who, by reason of his genius. places himself In the hall oi lame. The little fellow la only seven years of age but he takes his place In this Dlace Just the same. Those or you who read the Charlotte papers have doubtless seen and read the T. ft B. advertisements. Well, whether you have seen them or not this Is the con cern for which. Master Douthey Mc Millan, of Lexington, drew a cartoon which made him famous His work was Klven more than column space in the Charlotte Chronicle ot November Douthey Is the son of Mr. B. v. McMillan, democratic nominee , for tiAvtfV last A.P f - ' .!. .Mill ,U Fro gram for Teachers' Meeting. The following Is the program for the Meeting of the Teachers' Asso ciation for Saturday Dec. 9, in the court house: 1. What can we do to make our selves better teachers?! A. New- some. - 2. How can ' we interest- the pa trons of our district for local tax? R. C. Harris. ' 3. - How to get the pupils to attend regularly Miss Margie Yarbrougn. 4. How to gain ana noia ine con fldence of the pupils L IL Weston, 5. Should there be Biblical study in our school course? J. Carl bins. . The Imoortance of keeping tne school room clean Miss flora Keg- later. .' 1 .- : .' 1 : - '.- '' T. Is it estMCIally Important tnat a teacher should be morally qualified for his work? C. W. Rothrock. 8. Whv and how should history oe taught In our pubiw scbooist k. m. Blesiecker. "'.- The teachers named will open the discussion with a short talk or tneme on the subject assigned and the oth er teachers will be expected to take nart In the discussion. All tescners am exnected to be present I will be in KalelKO ail next wee ftr Tuesday noon. . 'attending the meeting of the Superintendents and Teachers Of the State. - r-- - Survey w,rk the' Wlnston-Salem Road. ' City Surveyor June Johnson, who also has charge of the survey won for the new macadam Wlnston-Baiem' HlBh Point road, started to work yes terday at the point on the hill beyond Abbott's Creek, surveying some 15,000 feet of the proposed road, maKin readv for profiles preparatory to let- tlna contract. Mr. Johnson will have the proflloa all ready by next week.- High Point enterprise. The Banford Express says that Pa viii MrNnlll. colored, was shot an 1n)BTi!v klllid by his 15-year-old so Will -Nr.nl, t fc's home ner li on V .rlnss, a few days ago. The b In In i,.ll. The noting wns the rs- . i i t a imarrfc! between father and BAIsTEL BOTHBOCK LEADS. He Wins Davldsea Ceaaty Beys' Corn Centest With Tleld of (14 Baskets, ' The Davidson county boys' corn Contest for 1911 Is over. The win ning yield wsa sixty 'one (614) and three lourtha bushels and it was made by a brightfaced youngster named Samuel Roth rock. Riley Hege ' was second with a yield of fifty eight bushels and two pounds. Hollls Mil ler was third with fifty-five bushels and the remainder of the contestants ranged on down to 134 bushels. ' The following is a list of those re porting, their yields and the, prizes awarded: ' Samuel Rothrock, 61 bushels, $5 In gold, offered by E. A. Rothrock; $1.50 pair pants, offered by Joe Rey nolds. - " - . - Riley Hege. 68 1-28 bushels, $2.60 Safe, offered by Lambeth Furniture Company, Thomasvllle, N. C. Hollis Miller, 65 bushels, $2 In cash, offered by L. E. Ripple; $1.00 hat offered Jule C. Smith. - -.- - Numa A. Leonard, -45 bushels, $2.60 shoes, offered by the Fred Thompson Co. Oltn a Michael, 42 bushels, $3 in merchandise and $1 cash, offered by the Lexington House Furnishing Co, Thurtnan Hedrick, 41 49-56 bush els, $2 hat offered by W. G. Penry. Ray Honbalr, 40.04 bushels, $2 pic ture, Davidson Furniture Company. Albert Owen, 35 -7 bushels, $1 fountain pen, offered by tbe Lexing ton Drug Company. Coy Frank, 27 bushels, riding bri dle. Lexington Hardware Company. Harvey M. Hedrick, 22 48-66 bush els, $2.50 rocker, offered by the Queen Chair Company, Thomasvllle, N. C. Emery Walser, 17 H bushels, 25 pound bag of sugar, Tussey & Koonts. Roy Snider, 134 bushels, $1 cash. I. "Walser, lawyer. YIELDS CUT SHORT BY DROUGHT. Yields this year were cut short by drought and it is no fault of the boys that the record made Is not a better one. Tburman Hedrick, who led the: county last year with a yield ot 85 bushels, dropped to sixth place, with a yield ot less than half . of that ot last year. He cultivated five acres this year on which he made 210 bush els of corn, an average of 42 bushels to the acre. His prize acre was pick ed from this piece ot corn. - Considering the -season the yield of the winner Is as remarkable as that of the winner last yean All of the boys were, hopeful and full of cour age and promise to come again next year. - -. t ;;...- 4 ,,, , ONE BOY'S ACCOUNT OF HIS WORK The following is the record ot Numa A: Leonard, whose good' yield Is noted above.,: The account is In his own words and told in his own: way. He says: y- '; :.. My father cultivated the acre on which ' 1 made my corn before this year, plowing It about 10-in. deep, and he had raised 50-bu. of corn to the acre. It was a good piece of land, had been well cultivated, and has been covered wtth stable manure before. "I took the acre of land on the 12th day of Jan. and broke it with two horses and sub-soiled it with two, an average of 14-ln. deep, I then broad cast the acre with 4 two horse loads of stable manure and harrowed It breaking up all the lumps with a cut a-way harrow. I laid off my rows 4-ft' wide with a single - plow, and sub-soiled it then 1 put 160 pounds of 8-3-3 Guano in the furrow. I planted the corn on May 2nd and used South ern Prolific seed. I thinned the corn out with my hands, leaving the stalks 18-in. apart in the drill. On May 10th I ran the weeder over' It May 18th I ran the weeder over It again and. on June 2nd I Tan the weeder over it again. May 29th I plowed It with a cultivator. June 12th I plowed it again. June 17th I plowed it again, July 4th I put 125 pounds of Nitrate ot Soda on It My corn stalks aver aged two ears to the stalk. I saved 175 bundles ot tops and got 2520 pounds ot corn, averaging or allowing $5.00 for rent of land, and ten cents per hour tor my time and Ic. for horse and $2.00 per load tor stable manure and adding what 8-3-3 and Nitrate of Soda cost me. the entire cost was 40c. per bu. , Home corn is worth $1.00 per bu. I have cleared $21.50 on my acre. And counting tons $1.00 per 100, 1 would have cleared $22.80 net ' COLORED BOYS REPORT. That Interest In growing corn is not confined to white boys was shown by the reports ot John F. find Roby Payne, two colored boys, .who made report Their reports were not made out In the form prescribed by the rules ot the corn contest and were not sworn to, and therefore were not considered. The showing these boys made, however. Is a good one. John F. Payne made 32 bushels on his acre and Roby made 30 bushels ana 32 pounds. Baxter McRary and some ot the other leading colored cltlzena of the county, should see to it that the colored boys of the county get In the game next year.; Chops Dow ; Birth Tree aa Preps ;-, Dead. ' ,'; A tree planted by his father on the day Frank Fttxpatrlck, of summit in. J., was born' seventy-eight years ago recently suffered a blight Fitzgerald reluctantly took an ax to chop down the tree. As he swung the ax he said he felt as if he were destroying some thing that was a part of himself. Just as the last stroke of the ax fell and the tree toppled to the ground Fitzuatrlck staggered and also leu, Men picked him up and found he was dead. "Heart disease, "saia a ooctor, Mr. Fltzpatrlck and his wife recent y celebrated their golden Wedding anm versary. Plans for the distribution of the stocks ot the thirty-four subsidiary comitnntes of the Standard Oil Com nnny hav, been announced and all will be ys'ty lx-oemimr 1 with the ex ceiiti.-n of that f the A m-'-Amrl run O'-.-ney, Limited. H,e f s .1 tavo no (It- tors or 0 iu r- "n.. . WAS If irKDEl! Officers f sable t Ferret Ost tbe Mystery The Case Is Ares slag , ' .. Bets Interest- Yadkin-College is much Interested In the mysterious death of an un known infant and the case is attract ing attention elsewhere. - It came to the ears of Sheriff Delap Monday and ne immediately start ea an investiga tion. Dr. J. W. Peacock,, of Thomas vllle. the coroner, was summoned Monday and went out to Yadkin Col lege to make aa Investigation, but he returned no wiser than he was when he want Up to Xha present, there is not the slightest clue to the mystery and It is one that promises to remain a mystery. y It cannot even be definitely stated that the , dead child teas white, for there was not enouek ot its remains found to telL Last week the small son ot Mr. J. W. Walser, of Yadkin College was picking cotton , and he heard some , dogs ' growl ing at , the end ; of the field among some briars and bushes.' He went to investigate, thinking that they were fighting. over a .possum, or rab bit, and he was horrified to find that they w re eating the body of a baby, He did not tell his parents about it at once,, but told it to some of his boy . friends, who spread the report and Mr. Walser and others started an Investigation. -When '.they went back to tbe place they found but small trace of the body. The dogs had com pleted their work... In .the bushes nearby was found an excavation over which brush and , trash had been spread and plain marks of the work of th (loam -; I . . Coroner Peacock went to the scene of the supposed crime and made I careful Investigation., He found noth ing that would Indicate definitely that a crime had been committed and he summoned no jury. The officers feel that the affair should be investigated further and will, not let the matter drop.--' :.')-'': v ,', ". vv. Speculation is rife. In Yjgdkin Col lege and vicinity.', Madame Rumor is on the Job and working over time and there are those v. ho "have their sus picions." . The names of certain par ties are even being called In some quarters, quite confidentially : of course, and something may come from the rumors and the talk. Sheriff De lap is not hoping to convict some un fortunate of capital crime, but is only desirous of vindicating the good name of Davidson county and to that end he will spare no effort to unravel the mystery. , ; , . - MR. JAMES A. MYERS. The Confederate veteran who rais ed 107 bushels of corn on one acr with 60 cents worth of fertilizer, win ning second prize in the corn con test The story of Mr. Myers achieve ment will be found on page 3. Chicle Company Indicted. , Tbe American Chicle Co. was in dicted on ten counts in New Orleans recently, for alleged violation of the interstate commerce act through false valuations placed on shipments of gum, by which the company got a lower rate than it deserved. The con cern is the manufacturer ot Chlcklets, the candy-covered chewing gum on which Mr. Frank H. Fleer, of David son county, made his fortune. We understand, however,' that Mr. Fleer sold out his interest some time ago. Printing Bore Money) Small Denonv s Inatlon Bills. Rush orders have been given the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, says a dispatch from Washington. It will put on an extra force and add an hour to the working day in order to fill a pressing demands on the treas ury for notes of small denominations. The demand Is for $1, $2 and $5 notes., increase In population and in business, the demand for sanitary notes, the approach ot the holidays and other reasons are given tor tbe shortage of . small notes In the. coun try- - - ' ' ' ' '' - Because ot the situation congress will be asked for a deficiency appro priation tor the bureau and to appro priate tor 100,000,000 : additional "sheets' of notes for the current fis cal year. Even this may not fill the gap. ' 14 Vlneri Killed. In an explosion caused by coal dust In the Bottom Creek mine at Vivian, JV. Va- last Saturday, fourteen min ers are believed to have been killed, That particular mine was thought safe because it had a steam Jet system for dampening the coal-dust - and clay was used for tamping. Nevertheless the explosion occurred, and only four of the eighteen men employed In the place got out ' MIps Fadle Shoaf, who has been v !i.s relatives here, returned to Fi! :i r Monday. She was sccom- Pni, 1 by f us Lettle Bhoaf, who will v t 1 1 V. mtiton before retui .ug BOAD BEETIXS BEGISS. Handreds ef Delegates in Blchsteni President Taft Fails to Bake Opealag Speech. Mr. H. B. Varner left Runriiv nlrM for Richmond. Vs., to attend the first annual meeting of the American As sociation for Highway Improvement This association is the greatest or ganization of Its kind In the world and Is backed by the leading citizens of America. .. A disappointment of the first dav of the convention was the inability of president Taft to make the opening address, as announced, on account of a severe cold which keeps him con- nned to bis room. - The president tel egraphed his regrets, saying: ' l am in sympathy with the move ment which la gaining strength in every state in the nation, for the con struction of permanent good . roads. The effect they will have in making the lives of farmers and their fami lies much more full of comfort and in the general benefit conferred by ease of Intercommunication in the coun try cannot be exaggerated. , I wish I could be there to utter my approval and encouragement Secretary of Agriculture Wilson at tended as the president's special rep resentative. About three hundred del egates settled down to the first day's work, much disappointed by Mr. Taft's absence. The program included ad- .dresses by Secretary Wilson, wel come by Governor Mann, of Virginia; and addresses by Senators Martin and Swanson, of Virginia; Logan W. Page, government director of good roads; President Finley, of the Southern Railway; Representative Lamb, of Virginia; J. Hampton Moore, of Penn sylvania, and others. Interest in the congress is Intense, especially among the delegates from the southern states which sent large delegations. Governor Mannpledged Virginia to policy of highway development and announced he would send a special message to the legislature. He favor ed convict labor and declared it the solution of ' the road-building prob lem.-.: ': -: : Quite unexpectedly the question of federal aid for road-building came to the front in the Drat day s session. Congressman J. Hampton 'Moore, of Pennsylvania, opposed it but half a dozen -other members of congress championed the cause. Senators Martin and Swanson and Senator Bankhead of Alabama tacit ly pledged themselves to ask the com ing congress to pass a national high way bill carrying an- appropriation of at least $50,000,000. - ; Senator Martin declared that It the highways ot, the country and . partic ulars those of the southern . states could be improved in no other way, he would vote to cut down the annual appropriations tor the improvement of rivers and harbors or favor reduc ing the appropriations for the, army and navy to permit a good roads ap propriation. If this plan were not feasible, Senator Martin declared, he would favor having the federal treas ury issue bonds at the rate of $50, 000.000 a year for good roads work and let posterity pay tor the improve ment ,A -!: - y",y: --.y- Resolutlons asking President Taft to mention tbe. subject In his message to congress were referred to a com- mittee of which T. Coleman Dupont of Wilmington. Del.; Jesse Taylor president of the i Ohio Good ROads federation, and ' Leonard Tufts of Plnehurst N. C, president of the Capital Highways Association, were named members. The declared Intention of the con gress is tor a good roaos improve ment " movement, wholly within - the states. The boom for federal aid took the delegates by surprise, though many seemed to favor it, Senator Swanson declared that the American people, particularly those of the south, were paying a mud tax of $250,000,000 a year because of the in creased cost of living, which he de clared could be traced directly to poor roads and tbe resultant difficulty In getting food to market Closlug- l'p Business of A. T. Co. The directors of the American To bacco company adopted "resolutions providing tor the closing of the trans fer books for both the preferred and common stocks on December , A special meeting ot the stockholders was called for December zs to act up on an amendment to tbe charter to give the preferred stockholders the right to vote as provided for in tbe disintegration plan. . The transfer books for the prefer red stocks are to remain closed until January 3 for the payment of the reg ular quarterly dividend January z. The common stock books will remain dosed from December 1 until March 14 tor the purpose of the regular annual meeting of the stockholders on March 13, as well as for tbe special meeting December 26. Under the degree of the Circuit court the company Is given until Feb ruary 28-to carry out the provisions of- the disintegration plan and conse quently It has been, thought best to keep the common stock books closed until after the annual meeting of the stockholders.. . - .. . Taft Disappoints Richmond. ' President Taft received orders from his doctor Sunday to stay in the White House, on account of a bad cold under which the president Is suf fering. This knocked out the trip to Richmond where the president was scheduled to address tbe first Road Congress ot the National Association for Highway Improvement much to the disappointment ot Mr. Taft, as well as the Virginians. ; One hundred and forty-nine chair men In as many Texas counties have been appointed by Gov. O. B. Colquitt to aHlt In spreading th gnupel of "Hold your cotton." T! ' Brut be came known when Mr. ol'iultt bsd written to Governor 0''-- .1. of Ala Ijtmi ur '.ng him to follow h i lead. Five 8 tills Destroyed. The most successful revenue raids ever pulled off In the eastern part of the state In a single week were re ported at Raleigh Saturday by Deputy Collector K. W. Merritt Deputy Mar shal J. B. Jordan and Posseman S. W. Knight .who raided from Franklin to Durham counties since Tuesday. In addition to destroying five stills, they arrested three negroes and destroyed many gallons of liquor. An 80-gallon still was destroyed near Louisburg Tuesday, together with a quantity of liquor and a lot of beer; a 76 gallon still was destroyed Wednesday three miles from university Station, and two negroes, Charles and Alex Mc Dougald, were placed in Durham Jail; a 90 gallon still, the largest of ail was captured near Bahama, Durham eounty. and a 36-gallon still was found near the larger one; a large still was destroyed Friday three miles from Chapel Hill, 50 gallons of liquor was poured out together with a quantity ot beer, and Tom Hayes, a negro, was arrested. - This would seem to indicate that not all ot the blockading now going, on In North Carolina is connned to the western part ot the state as some people would have it There is, at present, more illicit distilling going on in the eastern part of the state than in any other section, and it Is good that some of it is being stopped. 58 Indictments for Murder In Robe- Judge Frank Carter, who held Robeson county court last week, found that in the past five years, fifty-eight indictments tor murder In Robeson had been returned by the grand jury. Speaking On tbe grand Jury s re port, he said as quoted in the Robe sonlan, this condition is attributable to the failure ot Juries to do their du ty and convict persons charged with murder in a proper cause. He urged that in the trial of capital felonies it was the duty of the jury to take a common sense view of the evidence and that if they were morally satis fied from the evidence ot the guilt of the prisoner they should not hesitate to convict leaving the question of the punishment with the court. Five Jurors In Six Weeks. The sixth week of the McNamara trial at Los Angeles, Cal., came to an end laBt Saturday, with only five ju rors agreed on. The union i men of the country are fighting the case des perately, for they know that if the McNamaras are convicted it will deal a staggering blow to organized labor In this country. At the recent meet ing of the American Federation of Labor at Atlanta, a resolution was in troduced to appropriate $50,000 of the federation's funds to the defense. The resolution was finally ' killed by the desperate efforts of the leaders, who realized that such action would look to the country like the federation was trying to Clear me men woetner iney. were guilty or Innocent a conclusion, by the way, that a large number of people have come to anyhow, y. Furmer Killed In Peculiar Accident . A horrible tragedy in which Mr. James Irvin, one of the leading far mers of tbe county, is dead, occurred Monday near Hollis. From the best information we could get over the telephone yesterday, Mr. Irvin was in the woods hauling pine needles lor his stables. He was driving two mules to a wagon loaded with needles when one of the wagon hubs caught against a small sapling. He got down to work the wheel by when tlie mules jerked and caught his head against a tree, tearing off an ear and crushing the lower part of his skull. Somehow he managed to scramble on the wagon and the mules, accustomed to tbe road, took htm home in an unconscious condition. He never regained con sciousness to tell the story. Cleve land Star. Fell in Fire Place and Burned te Death. While alone at her home in Diamond Hill, in Burnsville township, Monday afternoon, Mrs. W. L. Wlnfield fell in to the fireplace and was so badly burned that she died early yesterday morning from injuries received. She has been subject to these spells for a number of years and the family was not In the habit ot leaving her alone. As soon as she was found Dr. Boyce, of Polkton, was called and did every thing possible to save her life. He had decided to carry her to a hospital at Charlotte Tuesday, but death came and relieved her of the awful agony. Wadesboro Ansonian. Murders In Moore and Lee Ceantles. The Moore - County - News says, counting the one of two weeks ago-, there are now slayers of six of their fellow beings In that eounty unwhlp ped of justice, and that within the last few months there have been four murders In the county, . or one month. Four people have been mur dered In Lee county, ot which their slayers are unwhipped ot justice. The first of these murders was committed some two years ago. One of these prisoners, js now in jail awaiting the next -term of court The other three are still at large. Santord Express, Wholesale Arrest ef Pawnbrokers. As the result of the arrest at W1I mlngton a few days ago ot Barney Lehr, a white man, on a charge oi larceny, six pawnshop men and one negro barber have been arrested and any quantity of property alleged to have been stolen has been recovered, Ihr made a full confession and fur nlsbed the county officers a list of that property which had not been found by the officers. The articles were subsequently found at different houses. The pawn shop men an barber are charged with recelvli stolen goods knowing them to hfv been stolen. Lehr recently con;' ted a four years' term on tVe r for a similar wholesale rou. y a l,oi,es of d: rr!rent people of t y. .News fe Observer. Df JJTD ABOUT LEXUGTOX. Personal Mention BeveraeaU ef tho People Small Itenu ef In terest Mrs. Lee Phillips spent Tuesday In Salisbury. Mr. T. H. Spencer, who has been 111 for some time. Is improving. Mr. Merritt Peacock went to Ral eigh yesterday to visit friends. Mrs. H. L. Propst and Miss Kath- erine Propst spent Monday in Char lotte. - Miss Carrie Beall, of with , Miss Llnwood, Gertrude spent Friday Hamner. Mrs. Kemp Alexander, of Asheboro. was the guest of Mrs. J. F. Deadertck last week. Mr. and Mrs. Otis E. MendenhalL of High Point, Were visitors to Lex ington Sunday. ; y Mr. H. F. Williams, an aged con federate soldier, of Yadkin Cbllere. attended court last week. Mr. Paul Barnhardt went to Salis bury yesterday to attend the aviation meet and visit home folks. Mr. j. O. Walser left Monday night for Florida,' accompanied by his son, ' Joe., Jr., to spend several weeks. County Superintendent of Schools, P. S. Vann. nnttrA nv., tt Oolinv,.. with Mr. J. W. Lambeth Monday. Deputy Sheriff Fred C. Sink left Monday for the lower part of the , county on a tax-collecting expedition. Attorney Sapp, of; Winston-Salem, attended court here last week and vis ited at the home of Mr. J. A, Lindsay. Mrs. J. D. Heilig, of Salisbury, spent a few days here last week as the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Men denhalL Miss Maude Kindel went to Ant.- ville yesterday to visit frlenda. She win not return to the city until after . Thanksgiving. , . Mrs. C. W. Trice, Mrs. G. W. Mnht- castle, Mrs. C. A. Hunt, Jr. Miss Mary Trice and Miss Camllle Hunt went to Charlotte Tuesday. Mr. Robert L. Jordan and son. Rob ert J., spent last week in the city. Mr. joraan is a Davidsonlan who has made good in Winston-Salem. His friends will regret to hear that the condition of Mr. J. B. Smith who has been ill for some time, is but lit tle changed. Mr. 8mlth ia suffering a good deal with neuralgia. , Miss Marietta Wriaht Miss TWH Brewer and MrsT Moilie Enochs, and 1 little daughter, Mildred, of Winston Salem, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. 8. Eanes last week. The many friends of Mr. Jeff Smith. : the painter, will be Interested to know tnat ne has quit the business of spreading paint and has gone to At lanta, Ga. to learn the barber's trade. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCrary will Ko to .Thomasvllle tomorrow to attend the reception to be given by Mr. and Mrs. John- R. Myers in honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lambeth and Mr. and Mrs. Zed Griffith. . , , Mr. w. Q. Penry. the merchant who . has been ill for some time, is so far recovered as to be able to resume his duties in the store. His many friends will be glad to learn that his health is improving rapidly. . Mr. F. M. Hunter, former nronrie- tor of Hunter's Variety Store, left Monday for Winston-Salem to take a position with the White Star Grocery Company, the leading dealers in fancy groceries in thn Twin City. Rev. A. L. Stanford, former naator ' ot the First Methodist church, went to Winston-Salem yesterday to visit nis orotner. He win return to the city the last of the week and will go to Hendersonvllle next week to take up his work there. Hon. Cyrus B. Watson, of Winston- Salem, was one ot the most notable figures tn the court room last week. Mr. Watson was on one side or the other of almost every case tried and seems to be as good a lawyer as be was twenty years ago. ' Moravian Synod Meets. The Moravian Synod of the South ern Province, which meets tri-annual-ly, held Its sessions in Winston-Salem last week. Reports show a rain of 394 souls since the last Synod, and a gain in tbe Sunday schools of 766. The Synod went on record as advocat ing more decided church activity, and to this end recommended the estab lishment ot a Provincial Sunday school committee. More organisations In the churches, also were recommended; the Foreign' and Bohemian mission board advised that the churches take under serious consideration the pro posal for each congregation to sup port its own representative on the field. The Committee on Church Gov ernment strongly supported the adop tion of the personal canvass among the members ot each church. A new ruling was made, providing that the Synod could be called together by the Provincial Elders' Conference, or by the written request of fifty members. Among the rules and regulations read it was stated that to organize a new congregation not less than forty -active members must be available. . Making Aoney Bight and Left. Mr; Roy Croom. von of our county man, Mr. R T. Croom, of Hook -ton township, cultivated four acres 1 1 to bacco for whleti be received a r check for f '1I7.40! 8 sere n c i. 2,000 pounds of lint "!; 1 " I els of cotton corn, 15 lnrp S ) - 1 t to, a, 7 I I. ! ,; 3 ' I i i . u : 1 a-,,