DIJFATGH. . MM FtOFU Uil THE DISPATCH, WHI IOT IOCI :tr IT HirPESS ITS w THE DISPATCH OUT OXE DOLLAB 1 TEJUL THE PAPER OF PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1911. VOL. XXX-NO. 28 C05TI5T10J BEGINS TODAY. foot err orr bt tbadt. CALD WIU, IS DEAD. THE BSD Of BEATTIE. 1 JuUlL II AJD ABOUT LEXHGT0H. " 1 nWS FROM XTEBIWHIBE.' HUBDEB AT THOMASYTLLE. . C. L. Irerhart l'enaa Dead in th . Weed Shot Threagh the Head B C Leonard in JalL . - The body of Charles Lee Ererhart, of Thomasvllle, m found In the woods Monday; hear Cedar Lodge, tke country place of Mr. Frank H. Fleer, by some 110811 bora who were out hunting. Everhart had been shot from behind with a double-barreled shot-gun -at short ranee. The load had crashed through his skull and torn away his teeth and nose; death, of course was Instantaneous. The dead man la said to have had over one hundred dollars on his per son when he was laat seen, but no sign of the money was found on the body, unless the fact that the victim's pockets had been turned wrong side out may be considered such. Robbery and murder was written plainly over the whole scene. , ' Everhart had been missing since Saturday, and since Sunday morning a large posse of men had been scour ing the country for him; ' His body wss found in a thicket, and from the trail of blood that led to it. It was ev- Ident that he had been murdered and his body dragged Into the bushes. Robert C Leonard, his first cousin, was the last man seen with him, and he was arrested Monday night, and brought here for safe-keeping. 1 The two men had started to a shooting match at Mr. Bob Black's, several miles south of town, and Everhart never arrived. Leonard . states that they "proceeded together as far Workman's store, on the Fish Ferry road, and there Everhart Invited him to go up to the edge of the woods . where he had some liquor conoealed, and have a drink. They had . both been drinking before-, and were 'pret ty well under the influence of Intoxi cants by this time. They started for the woods, but Everhart turned back to get one John Wilson, and never re turned; Leonard, after waiting for some, time, proceeded to the shooting- match and never saw Everhart again, Several witnesses testify that he men tioned Everhart'a absence more than once, saying that he wished that he would Jme 'on, as he wanted to use his gun. - ' Leonard was arrested at his home Monday night - by Officers May and Petree, and brought to Lexington In R. L. Lambeth's automobile, arriving here about midnight . According to custom the prisoner was searched be fore being put Into a cell, and - his watch and pocketbook, ;' containing about two dollars, taken 'from him. But the coroner was not satisfied with this, and suggested that he be search -i again, more thoroughly; this time Mr. Johnson the Jailer, and Officer Petree searched him to the skin, and Inside his took, Jammed down into the ' top of his shoe, they found a roll Of greenbacks containing t about 162. When an explanation was demanded, Leonard said that he had been robbed once, and that ever since he had been in the -habit of carrying his money in his shoe. A story comes from Tbomaaville to the effect that when Leonard arrived at the shooting-matoh there was fresh blood on his face! when he washed It off no sign of Injury ap peared. There is no scratch or wound of any hmd apparent on ms race now, , Everhart and Leonard were first couxlns, and when Leonard first went ' to Thomasvllle he boarded at . the 'home of the dead man's father. The prisoner says that the murdered man always seemed more like a brother than a cousin, toward him; that they had the kindliest feelings toward one another; that he. knew Everhart had had a dram, but supposed that he was nerfectly able to take care of himself, and that If he had had affy other idea he would have gone back after him. Messrs. E. E. Racer and McCrary it McCrary have taken charge of the defense. '. ' Everhart, the dead man,: was a son of Mr. Ed L. Everhart, of Midway township. His mother Is dead. , He leaves a widow but no children. Leonard la a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Leonard-. who live near Wei come, and are well and favorably known in all parts of the county. He married a daughter of Mr. Frank Ev- .h.rf -ma it, twn Ahllnr.n lAnn. ard has been in very had health for .- several months and had been unable to do active work for some time. - At the inquest held at Thomasvllle . yesterday afternoon the coroner's Jury . returned the following verdict: "We, the coroner's Jury, find by the evi dence given at the Inquest, . that Charles Lee Everhart came to his death by a gunshot wound : inflicted by one Bob Leonard." . .,' A reporter called on Leonard at the lall here yesterday morning. He Is - a slightly-built man of medium height, with the pasty faoe of a chron- - 1o hookworm victim; his eyes sre large, light and rather vacant; his gnarled, knotted hands are blacken ed by the oak stain mat marts tne workmen In chair factories. He seem ed restless and ill at ease, but anx ious to have his stde of the case put . before the public; as the interview proceeded, he unconsciously gripped the heavy stel bars with both hands and pressed his face close against them, as be reiterated his statement - rain and stain, that he had never seen Everhart after leaving bhn at Workman's store. "Feeling" pretty good this 'mora lngr sal Mr. Harvey Johnson, ths jailer, ss he entered. "No, sir, not much," snswered the ..i.a. with fiitnt am lie. "I wish I was with my kids" he added simply. Perhaos If the truth were known, those oak-stained hands ought to be dred red with the blooa or their own . er's kinsman, but nevertheless any one who vimts the Jail cannot but leej a twinge of sympathy Tor the yonn husband and father behind the bars. '' EarWae snl ft.ool'rf S"akn, A big "sho-.-'Ing trnV-y Is s'lnnnn 1 to t " i I nfe on l I : h ba ; v tfce ! ...rn I ... y A :t to- r t, f f t.ri..--ue w'.'.l b , u 1 a 1 ' t i h r is . . . ;i l... i frogrsai for Big Babqaet at Hotel March To-KIght-Mn Gee. L. Hackney Toast-Master. The Indications are now that there will be aixty or more salesman and visitors here for the first annual con vention of the Lexington Furniture Manufacturers' salesmen. The con vention opens today at 1:00 o'clock with a meeting at the Iroquois Club, when Mr. J. Raymond McCrary will deliver the address-of welcome. - Mr. W. Beaumont, of Memphis, Tenn, will respond for ths visitors. . The afternoon will be taken np with a visit to the furniture factories snd show rooms and nothing will be left undone to give the visitors a good time. - ; - , There will be a business session at 00 o'clock and at 8:89 tonight there will be spread one of Manager Buggs wonderful banquets. The toast-master Is Mr. George L. Hackney, of the Lexington , Chair Company and the following Is the list of toasts which he has prepared and the speakers who will respond to them: Lexington Advantage Hon. J. R. McCrary. .' -... '- B. F. O. E. D, F. Conrad, Elk Fur niture Co. " i In Dixie Plant I Take My Stand W. H. Walker, Dixie Furniture Co. The Prettiest Bird n Lexington W. F. Sparger, Peacock Couch ft Fur niture Co. ' Another Bird of Plumage I J. Peacock, Lexington upholstery Co. The New Baby Geo. w. Montcas- tle. Lexington Chair Co. The Advantaged of an understand ing F. 8. Lambeth. Manufacturer, W. A. Fewell. Salesman. - How to Sell Pool ft Combination rrT V. Ttorlntar. The Price of Success Henry Kos- endale. - !. ' Our Opinion of the Lexington Lines J. U Spencer,- B. W. Beaumont, O. B. Lipscomb , and others. The convention win end tomorrow with a final meeting at noon, me morning session will be taken up with business. Territory wiu db uaigueu to the various salesmen and contracts will be made for 1912. Mrs. M. C pnsenserry Dead. , Mrs! Mary C. Dusenberry. of Con cord, died suddenly at the Whitehead- Stokef sanatorium at Salisbury Fri day night.- She bad been suffering from periodic heart trouble for some time and had been in the sanatorium for - several weeks. Apparently she was Improving in health rapidly, but the end -came -with unexpected sudr A.nnttia.'.? .' '. ''.v .. i . '.j. The burial took place here Sunday and funeral services were held at, the Episcopal.,-church. The fallowing were the pall-bearefs: Messrs. O. W. Moritcastle, C. A. Hunt. Jr., H. B. Varner, T. E. McCrary, W. E. Holt Jr., John T. Lowe. With the body, which came on 36. were several prominent., citizens of.' Concord who acted as honorary pan oearers. Among the out-of-town people here for the funeral Werer: Messrs. w. u. Means; J. U CrowelU Frank Smith and L. Smith. M Concord, Col. and Mrs. Al Fsirbrother, of Greensboro, Mr. Rose, Jklr. and Mrs. Gowaa Dusenber ry and Mr. Gowan Dusenberry Jr., of Concord, Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Daniel, of Denton. Mr. J. W. Daniel and Miss Minnie Daniel, of High Rock and Dr. H. C. Daniel, of Salisbury. . : - Mrs. Dusenberry was VI years oin and was born and reared in Healing Bnrlnrs township. Davidson county. Before her marriage she was Miss Mary Cameron. She married H. B. Dusenberry shortly after the war and lived in Lexington. For several years she was postmistress here and though she left Lexington in 1575, snortiy after the death of her husband, she never lost Interest in .Lexington and In Lexington people. . She moved to Concord In 1875 and resided there until her death. She Is survived by one eon, Mr. Gowan Dusenberry, pres ident of the Gowan Medical Company, of -Durham.. Concerning her the Concord Tri bune of Saturday had the following: For a number of years during her residence here Mrs. Dusenberry con ducted a hotel, being manager : of both the old Si James and the St Cloud and by her marked business ability and - courteous treatment of every one, won a place of high regard with the traveling public in every section. .: - .-' r.v ;: Mrs. Dusenberry was a woman of high culture and attainments and In her home life she was gentle, kind and considerate, possessing a nature that took delight in doing things for the happiness and comfort of others. She wss a life long member ot tne Episcopal church and slnoe her resi dence here held her membership at All Saints church. Her church and home were twin objects of her love snd affections and to the former she was equally as devotedly attached as to the latter. Seldom did she ever miss a service and always responded to the needs ot her church in every way with a readiness and cheerful ness that made-value to it both as a member and an.example of inestima ble value. .V, -: ,; ' -;' Small Fire Thursday. ' The house of Savannah Goes, a col ored woman who lived on Plnnlx street, wss burned to the ground Thursday afternoon. About two-thirds of her household furnishings, valued at $150 waa saved. The fire is thought to have originated from a spark on the roof; It was valued at (600 with 400 Insurance. The If. C Conferee. The North Carolina Conference which met last wek at Klnston was a very lntrt!ng gathering. Illshop loss pronided. Among the appoint mortts of Interest to the people of this nwtlon may be notd the fullowlng: I IS. T '"ispson to Hay Btreet church i vi- ; J. B. liurley to Centen- srr. 1 t-w 1 nrne....' il rf t a l I i ministers are. w Ir. Samael L. Smith Tktlai of Patav fal Aeddent-Jr. Bacaaaaa Performed Operatiea. . Wednesday evening Samuel L. Smith, a young white man of Tack ertown was brought to Lexington on the Southbound and turned over- to Dr. E. J. Buchanan for treatment His right foot was found to be horribly crushed and mangled and an -operas uoa waa necessary. Though suffer ing terribly, the young man kept his nerve and stood the operation well. tie lert it ne Known that ae was a member of the Tackertown Camp of tne Modern Woodmen of America- and the local members of that order came to his aid In a hurry. Messrs. W. F. Tussey and N.'A. Beck, of the Lex ington camp, have been especially at tentive to the injured man. The accident occurred at Tucker town. . Mr. Smith was walking along the tracks as the train was pulling in to the station, going in the same .di rection as the train. A cinder struck him in the eye, blinding him for - a moment and he stumbled' and fell. His right foot slipped under the grinding wheels and was crushed off. A number of friends ran to the young man a assistance and he was picked up. His leg was bound tightly and a cot waa secured. He was then placed In a baggage car and brought to Lexington. After the operation he was carried to Central Hotel, where he Is being cared tor. He hopes to be able to re turn to his home in Tuckertown in a few days. ,v :,,.,.-.. . v The Had Printer and the Merry Con Tict. Mr. Charles Noell, at one 'time t very prominent citizen ot this city, has taken up his residence at Ral igh. Deputy Sheriff . Fred Sink saw him safely to his new home last week. It so happened that a certain mad prtnterman, forever nameless in these columns, was on the same train, journeying down toward the wilds of Burlington. Our unfortunate fellow- citizen waa In a wondrous merry mood, considering the -fact that he faced fifteen years 'of labor, for the good of his state a sentence, by the way, that it almost broke the judge s heart to impose, because that was all the law would allow. The ex-whlte slaver talked Incessantly to his at tentive escort, and the printer heard and. meditated In silence. "In five years I'll write you from Spain", confided the convict to the officer. . The printer brooded. . '. "This is my third trip W 'Raleli guess it's three times and out." -. The printer woke from his revery, No. Charley," he said , reflectively, shifting his cigar to the northwest corner of his mouth, "no, Charley, for you it's three times and in. And golden silence settled down to lay. .. . ..- .. , , 'Big Livery Deal. A business deal of more than or dinary Interest was put through last week when Messrs. E, I. Bugg, S. W. Finch, J. B. Hayworth and W- F. Thomason purchased the livery busi ness ot J. F..Hedrick. The business will be incorporated and run under the name of the Hotel March Livery Company-' i Mr. .Hedrlck has been in the livery business here for. several years and has prospered at It He has accumulated : so : many di verse business Interests that he finds it necessary to turn some ot them adrift and he starts the process by getting out ot the livery business. He will hereafter devote himself to run ning his farm and selling farm ma chinery. He will be assisted in the maohinery business by bis son, Mr. Harvey Hedrick, who has been with him in the livery business. ..The new livery concern will probably operate at Mr. Hedrlck's old stand, but this has not been definitely determined They may use the stables on Third avenue, where Hayworth ft McMillan bave been doing business, . , , The Ghosts of Abbott's Creek. Dr. J. C. Leonard will deliver, his usual Thanksgiving lecture tomorrow night on "The Ghosts of Abbott i Creek." The subject of the lecture will be tne legends : and - irauiuons connected with the time Lord Corn wallls crossed the stream at what Is now. known as Crott's Bridge. The folk tales of the neighborhood say that he burled a considerable sum of money In the bed ot the little creek and .that the spot Is guarded -to this day by unseen sentinels. Also he will tell the story of Old Sorrel, the war- horse of Stonewall Jackson. : No ad mission fee will be charged and every one will be welcomed) an offering will be taken ae the conclusion of the lecture for the Nazareth, .. Orphans Home, at Crescent N. C. . V-.v,:, - The M. P. Conference, -v.- The North 'Carolina Methodist Protestant Conference closed a very Interesting and profitable session at Henderson Monday eight. Tot na ture of the closing dsy was an appeal to the congress of the United States tn nasa a national prohibition law The following eoDoidtmenta will be of Interest to many readers ot, The tMsnatch: ' Albemarle. A. H. Bryan; Asbeboro. T. M. Johnson; Concord, A. A. und- lev. Davidson. J. W. Hulln; Denton. D. A. Braswells Forsyth. T. W. Wil liams: Greensboro. T. - O. Oghurn Guilford. T. A. Plyler; High Point A. n. Dixon: Mocksvtlle. B. A. Hignnu Randleman. J. O. O'Brien; Randolph, w r Laislter: Baxanabaw. O. - W, Holmes: SUnlv. O. F. Reynolds Thomasvllle. Edward Suits; TJwhar- rie. Joel Trogden; Whynot J. H. Btoeve', Winston, 8. W. Taylor; rt Winston. 8. N. Needham; ..Yadkin College, IL L. Powell. i , - v Chas. R. Thomas, the well-known Thomasvllle drurfst Is prepared to oi-t. t'' r ' ..c !h bis famo"S I murine bun.. for 191. Eee I i la a.,c -er t .aain. Spirit ef the Gnat Jearnallst Has Takea IU right-XerU Car. elina Beans. Mr.' Joseph Pearson CaldwelL for nineteen years' editor of the Char- totte Observer, died Wednesday mora-l'" ing at ue noma of bis friend Dr.'10 John McCampbell,' superintendent of. the state hospital at Vorgantoa. He nad been HI sine March 8, 1909, when he suffered a stroke ot paraly sis in his office at .Charlotte, and his death was not a surprise. To his mends the news . or his death came rather as a relief, since for a long time absolutely no hope had " been held out by the attending physicians, and the sick nun was suffering in tensely. ... l. Mr. Caldwell's -body .waa laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery at 8tates vllle. his boyhood ' home. Thursday. Friends from far. and near gathered to pay me last tribute or. respect to North Carolina's illustrious son. Men notable in all the walks -of life pourr en into matesvuie on every train; a special from Charlotte . brought 75. The casket burled ander a .veritable wilderness of flowers, rested before the altar in . the first Praahvteriaii church until- the hour for the funer al; it might be said that J. P. Cald well lay In state for a constant stream ot friends passed by for a last look at nis lace...-, .':y At lour o'oiook tne funeral was conducted by Rev. C. E.' Raynal, pas tor oi the . church; 'Rev. Dr. P. R. Law of Charlotte, editor ot the Pres byterian Standard, made the opening prayer; short talks were made by Rev.. Plato. Durham, presiding elder or the Winston District of the Meth odist church, and Mr- Archibald John son, of Thomasvllle, editor of Charity and unuaren, , oetn ot whom were close personal friends of Mr. Cald well. A short "bat impressive. ser vice at tne grave tended the funeral The following, sketch of Mr. Cald well's life Is taken from the Charlotte Observer, of the, morning after his death: - vi- .1.: Joseph Pearson Caldwell was a son oi tne late Hon. Joseph Pearson Cald well and Amanda McCulloufch Cald Well and was bora In States vllle, Ire dell county, juneiis, 1853. The early years Of his Ufa Were spent in his na tive village, where he was educated by his slBter, Miss Janle A. Caldwell. He also at, times attended a night scnooi. . t ' ; At 14 years of age Mr. Caldwell. then nothing more, than a lad, went to work as a printer in the office of the Iredell Express, a weekly news paper, wnose Bame..: was ' ishanged 'Uhoaiy ; after th jft-niw cam Soon after' this, Mr. Charles R. Jones located in StatesviHe and es tablished the States vllle Intelligen cer.- Mr. Caldwell was offered a po sition on this paper at S6 a week with raise of SI s week, which be ac cepted. . It was while setting type In this office that he tried out his prent lee hand, -offering his service at nights to do a little writing in the local de partment : After working for several years in the office of the StatesviHe Intelli gencer, Mr. Caldwell decided to pay Visit to Charlotte. He came down to one of the old Carolina, fairs and while here paid a -visit to all' of the newspaper offices in the city. Drop ping hi at the office of the old Char lotte Observer, Mr. Caldwell met Mr. Johnson - Jones, the -editor at that time, i Mr. Jones questioned Mr. Cald well as to what line of work' he was engaged In and on being told that he worked In a newspaper office, of fered him $35 a month to become Its local editor. This 'tender was accept ed. Mr. Caldwell moving to Char lotte' In November, . 1872. " Many of the older ; i residents will remember Mr.1 Jones, who is now residing In Los Angeles, CaL i : i , v GOES TO RALEIGH. A few months after the arrival of Mr. Caldwell in Charlotte to work on the' Charlotte Observer, Mr. Jones, of the . StatesviHe 1 Intelligencer, came down and purchased the Observer. The two worked together until 1875, when Mr. Caldwell was seized with rheumatism and returned to States viHe, remaining In bed six weeks. While In bed, Mr. Caldwell received an offer from Mr. William, H. Bern ard, editor- of the Wilmington Star, at 820 a week and was about to ac cept It when he was offered a better position in Charlotte. After working here about a year he was offered f 1, 000 a year and the position ot city editor of the Raleigh News. He went there and lived about a year. When he left he recommended Mr. J. 4 notr Chambers of StatesviHe to suc ceed him ss city editor. Mr. Cham bers came to Charlotte and ras con nected with the paper for some time. Soon after this Mr. F. Brevard Mo Dowel I purchased a halt Interest' in the Observer and Mr. Caldwell sent tor and offered 11,100 to serve as assistant editorial writer. He accepted, returned to Charlotte and waa wedded to Miss Margaret Spratt Surviving as the result of this mar riage are three children, namely, Mrs. D. H. McCullougb of Empire, Panama, Mrs. Julian H. Taliaferro , ' ot New York and Mr. Frank M. Caldwell of Charlotte, Miss Janle1 A. Caldwell, Mr. Caldwell's sister, also survives.' BUYS 8TATE8VILLK LANDMARK. In 1880 Mr. Caldwell purchased the StatesviHe Landmark and went there to edit It From the beginning the paper was a success and Mr. Cald well often said that those years lived In StatesviHe were the happiest of his life. The Charlotte Observer went to the bad financially and waa suspended. The Evening Chronicle waa then es tablished and on February 1, 1892, It was purchased by Messrs. J. P. Cald well and D. A. Tompkins. Its name was chsnged to The Charlotte Dally Observer. Mr. Caldwell became edi tor snd general manager and ooo tinned la active control of the paper ..,i ..i,.w. in M.n h i ir v i,n- Hvin In fttatoavttU Mr. Ci ' lwell was elected n- -or of the ton. He served In tis cfi ' r four years. In 1SSB or U- ha t. t Bfeameng Wife ' Xarderer dees ts Death Qaletly-H Makes Fall Coafessioa ef His Crime. Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., went to his death Friday morning at 7:19. He strong to ths very end and went nis a earn witn a smile on nis race. Apparently he did not fear the end and even helped the attendants fasten the straps to his body. Beattle, from the beginning, affect ed an iron nerve. He delighted to pose in the eyes of the world as a hero. He seemed to take Inordinate delight In being applauded as a man of Iron nerve and Spartan fortitude. Even after his confession, which wss made November 9,' be kept up the pose. It is alleged that even his old, broken father did not know of the confession until after his death, Fri day, as tne worm saw it Beattle died without making a confession, game to the last Thursday night which was his last on earth, Beattle slept well and it was necessary for bis guards to arouse him from his slumbers Just ss the light of dawn began to creep into the grim passageways of the prison, Holding1 a little prayerbook which was given him by his spiritual advis er, Rev. Mr. Fix, the condemned man walked' to the death chamber between the ministers and guards. Even the sudden flash of electrical globes fail ed to have any visible effect on him and he walked to the chair with aJ faint smile and almost an air of in difference. He calmly shook hands with the ministers, murmured a few words of prayer and stepped into the death ' chair. The powerful switch that held back the death dealing cur rent was raised and quick as a flash the body ot Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., grew tense and suddenly crumbled. The attending physician raised his hand' which was a silent signal that the condemned man had paid the law's toll for the murder of his young wife. - Four hours after Henry Beattle's death Rev. Dr. J. J. Fix, one of the young man's spiritual advisers, made public Beattle's confession, which-had been made to Dr. Fix and other min isters on November 9. The confes sion reads as follows: "I, Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., desirous of standing right before God and man, do on this the 24th day of. No vember, 1911, confess my guilt -of the crime charged against me. Much that was published concerning the details was- not true, but the awful fact with out harrowing circumstances re mains. For this action, I am truly sorry and believing that I am at peace with God and man and will soon pass made. (SlgnedJ Henry Clay Beattle, Jr.' This confession came as a great relief to Governor Mann, who refused to commute Beattle's sentence or to grant him. a respite, and to the jury of farmers who found him guilty. He was convicted on circumstantial evi dence alone and if the confession had not been made there would always have been some who would have doubted Beattle's guilt . ... , Fighting In Tripoli Grows Fiercer. The Italians In Tripoli have again taken the offensive, after having had all they could do for , the past few weeks to keep the Turks out of the city itself. The Italian front is be ing extended and the plan is to drive the Turks from the oasis immediate ly south of the city. If this were done they ..would have nothing but the Sa hara to tall back on, and organized resistance to the Italian occupation ot Tripoli would be practically ended. The tales of atrocities committed by the Italian soldiers have been con firmed so strongly that there is no longer any doubt that they are true. The world has for so many years been hearing of barbarities practiced by the Turks that the general feeling is that the Trlpolitans are getting no more than their Just deserts. . ' Stephenson Whitewashed. It is reported In Washington that the senatorial committee that has been Investigating the election of Isaac Stephenson to the United States sen ate from Wisconsin, will report short ly after the assembling of congress that they ' discovered no evidence ot vote-buying, notwithstanding the fact that Stephenson spent over $100,000 in his campaign. All" the country1 is morally certain ot Stephenson's guilt but the senate committee refuses to convict and there is no way for ths people to reach him. . It la anoth er strong argument tor direct election of senators by the people. . , , I Bams' Witnesses Threatened. William J. Burns, the detective through whose efforts the McNamara brothers were arrested charged with blowing up the Los Angeles Times building some months ago, stated In a -speech recently that some of his witnesses had been threatened witn death In case they testified against the McNamarss. It baa been neces sary to conceal some of the prosecu tion's witnesses to protect them irom bodily harm. i Mr. Burns'- also de nounced Mr. Samuel Gompers, pros! dent ot the American Federation ot Labor, for an article Mr. Gompers wrote for ths Appeal to Reason, in which he suggested that Messrs. Mor- an. Guggenheim, Otis and Burns should be removed from off the earth, "If they get me," he said with feel Line, "there will be somebody else to take up tne worn ana tuouuu. iue flrht for the protection ot society, 1 have a consciousness of having per formed my full duty with the observ ance of an absolute regard at all times for the rights of every indivi dual affected and prompted only by a desire to see that justice is done.' became a member ot the board ot directors of the 8tate Inaane Asylum. In 189t Mr. Caldwell was elected delegate to the natlrmM democratic pnnvntlon and Wns cl rmea Of he - T-orth Carolina d. i. Mr. Cald- nil's swid r arr . , " He . WIi.'nis of iJi one t. . 1, wss to rtrlotte who survives. Feneaal Mention HevemenU at tiM People Small Itsau sf la- --;-. terest Mr. John Bower spent Monday in Winston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCrary spent Thursday night in Thomasvllle. Miss Ola Horner spent the week end at her home In High Point Rev. Thomas Carrkk, of High Point was a visitor to Lexington Monday. Miss Julia Wilson, of Winston-Sa lem, spent Thursday with friends In the city. Mrs. James Adderton , spent some time with home-folks at Matthews last week. Mn C A. Hanns anent last week in Charlotte as the guests of Mrs. w. W. Overman. . Mrs. S. W. Finch returned last week from a visit to Mrs. Fred Springs at Charlotte. JnAaa M.rtln. of the Thomasvllle Recorder's court, spent Sunday after noon in the city. , Mrs. Kemp Alexander, of Ashebc- ro, Is visiting at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. J. F, Deaderick. - Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Robertson went to Burlington Saturday. Mrs. Rob ertson wlU spend some time with rel atives in that city. Mr. John M. Harkey, who has been 111 for several months, does not Im prove. His condition for the past week has been very serious. ' Dr. and Mrs. Sinclair, of Asheville, will arrive in Lexington this after noon to spend Thanksgiving as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Boger, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mendenhall, and daughter, Dorothy, and Messrs. Cliff Thompson and W. F. Welborn, are attending the Lowe-Lindsay wedding at Madison today. Mr.' H. B. Varner .returned Friday from Richmond where he had been attending the sessions of the - Road Congress of the American Association for Highway Improvement .- x Mrs. A. W. Plyler is expected to ar rive in the city from Charlotte today. Mr. and Mrs. Plyler will at once oc cupy the parsonage which has been repaired and refurbished against their coming. ; .. ; ; ; Miss Maude Kendall, who has spent the past week in Asheville, will re turn to Lexington today. She win be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Allan Kendau. -of Asheville, who will spend Thanksgiving With Mr. and Mr, w- Boger. Miss Kendall will remain in the city for some time.' r Miss Vera Lee Price, who was re cently called to her home in West Virginia by the death of her mother, has returned to take up her work in the graded school here. During the three years of her residence here Miss Price has made - a host of friends whose sympathy will go out to her in her sad bereavement Friends of Mr. J. T. Thomason were much alarmed by the reports coming here last week that he had fallen from a building in Sumter, S. C, where lie has, been working for Mr. W. L. Harbin, and was seriously injured. A later mesage contained the information that "there were no bones broken." Mr. Thomason was able to come home and is "up and about," apparently as well as ever, except for a little soreness. His in juries were received on account of a fall from a wagon. Caesar Cene Will Give Thanksgiving '". Turkeys, In keeping with a custom well es tablished by Caesar Cone he will on next Thursday give a delicious tur key to each of the families connected with his mills. The remembrance by Mr. Cone every Thanksgiving is one ot his many kind offices during the year in behalf of those who work tor him. Between 1,000 and 1,500 turkeys will be required to go the rounds and the cost wlU be -approximately 15 cents per pound, the sum total run ning uo to $2,000 or 3,uou. These turkeys so tar as possible will be pur chased at home, Mr. Cone being a believer at all times in keeping money in circulation at borne. Greensboro News. . - Kindergarten Association. Miss Meta Elolse Beall, of Greens boro, state seceretary for North Car olina of the Southern Kindergarten Association, asks The Dispatch Dubllsh the following notice: A State Kindergarten Association will be formed during the Teachers' Assembly In Raleigh, Nov. 29th, Dec. 2nd. Such an organization will do much to further the growth of the kindergarten movement throughout North Carolina. Every kindergarten teacher of the state Is urged to lend her hearty co- o Deration In this matter and to at tend the Teachers' Assembly m ttai- ' " The Ornhais Remembered. W.i.n Will W HoHanlaw- went to Conference he took with him to tne depot at Lenoir a full wagon load of canned fruit a donation from - the .nnrf tuinnle of Hanson's chaoel and community to the Methodist orphan age at Winston-Salem. He said that there waa much more prepared, but be was nnaoie to nam iu iruiy w was a magnificent gift from those Muni, .ml nn. (bat . will - be highly appreciated by the manage ment ss well as tne inmates or we asylum. Watauga Democrat : Baslaess Xews Holes, - Fred Thompson complains that be has too many Ladles' Sweaters on hand for his peace ot mind, and to relieve the burden be has simp knocked ths prices ot thmn all nieces. It may pay to investigate. Carreat Events la The United States and ths Werld at Large Briefly , Set Forth. . Plans tor the inauguration of Gov ernor-elect J. B. McCreary were per- ' fected at a meeting held by the com mittee in charge of the exercises at' the home ot Senator McCreary - In Richmond recently. Gen. Joseph M, Duncan command er ot the Department of Texas, made personal investigation of the Mex- lean filibustering situation at Laredo ' last week, and stationed troops of. cavalry at Laredo and Brownsville. Former Senator Aldrlch mMi-mmaI - the American Bankers' Association in session at New Orleans, explaining in detail the revised nlan adonted bv ' the National Monetary Commission for the reform of the monetary sys tem of the United States. The will of H. V. Newcomb, form er resident of Louisville and president . of the L. ft N. railroad, made no pro vision for his wife and son, settle ment having been previously made. The bulk of his estate -was left in trust tor his nurse, Jeanne La Foe., Several smaller bequests were made. The German Foreign Minister Von Kiderlln-Waechter, made . an official report to the Reichstag a few days ago- on the Anglo-German relations as affected by the Moroccan dispute with France. The report showed that the language used on both sides was -so sharp that a peaceful outcome of the affair was- considered fortunate. The annual report of the hospitals ot New York issued recently shows that the hospitals gave to the poor of New York 1,235,524 days of free ser vice during the past twelve months. New York churches gave to - assist this Work $116,000.45 hospitals are In this association and' their expenses annually exceed their Incomes from paying patients, $1,500,000. President Gompers and other labor - leaders In the American Federation ' of Labor may continue to. associate with Andrew Carnegie, August Bel mont and other so-called "enemies of organized labor" as members of the National Civic Federation. a the la bor convention defeated the . resolu tion "respectfully, requesting" its ot- 1 fleers to -resign from the civic federa tion. - -'- , Thursday evening about 8:30, while Mr. James Barker, son of M. T. Bark- ' er, grocer, of High Point, waa driving his father's dray,' the team was - run i into and pretty badly injured by Mr. E. Jacob MsatteMle -en West-- Broad - street near the Brlggs' residence. The horsey which is quite valuable one had a leg broken and the wagon-was.: dragged about 25 feet Young Barker saved his life by jumping out-r , Barnett P. Moore, a prosperous and nromlnent farmer of , Rockinsrham county met a tragic death Wednesday morning while returning from, town. where he had marketed a load of tobacco.- The team of mules which Mr. Moore was driving became frightened ' and ran away. The farmer in his ef- ions 10 cneca tne maaneneo animate was thrown from the wagon, the wag on passing over his body, and inflict--ing injuries from which he died with in a tew hours. Mr. Moore was the 1 father of a large family, f- " Two empty wood wagons were re sponsible for serious lnlury inflicted upon Walter Webb, the 8-year-old son of Walter A. Webb of Forsyth, Thurs day; It seems that the two wagons were passing down a street In . that . place when the first of the two wag- . ons struck ths child and knocked him down and the other wagon passed ov er the little body. . Neither , ot the drivers of the wagons stopped to In quire as to the child's injuries but continued at a reckless speed on down the street ' It Is not known how se riously the little fellow is Injured as yet though his face was badly lacer- -ated. : A true bill has been returned by the grand Jury of Gaston county against Chief of Police Christy 8. Ha- ger, of Bessemer City, who shot E. E. Lockman, ot that town Sunday after noon, Lockman dying from the ef fects of the wound Monday evening in the Charlotte Sanitarium. He was said ' to have been drunk at the time and was alleged to have been interfering with the officer In the attempt to make an arrest Chief Hager was allowed bail by Judge Adams In the sum of $2,500, which he promptly , executed . 1 t.L 1) Un k.. resigned his position as chief of po itea. -. - -x--A-'6aP The promnt action of the operator in the switch tower at the crossing ot the Coast JJne and Norfolk Southern tracks on thsV outskirts of Wilson. Thursday morning saved the Norfolk Southern train for Raleigh, due there at 6:05, and probably a number - ot lives. By throwing his derail on the. Coast Line train the engine ot that train went off the track about the time the engineer, Tamper, one ot the oldest men In the Coast Line services applied the emergency brakes, i or tunately the engine and tender only left the tracks and the passengers re ceived a slight shaking up and the other train was saved. Pickpockets got In a good day's work at the South port celebration and It Is Intimated that probably several hundred persons were relieved of va rious sums during the day. Besl,; s R. T. Cox, Who was relieved of nearly $20 before the train left Wllminr ,u. the following are among t e touched at Bouthport later in the f y: W. I. Worth, $n0 dln'-tid scarf i n; Frtltor Thonms W. "'i. or - e Wilmington Morning linr, r it containing small e"'"t I T end valuable pspm ; I 'if the old V iim'i : : J. E. G. r-own, S ; , i $3 H r i n. v, . ,i, i it