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LEXINQTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30. 1913.
VOL. XXX1I-NO. 13
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50 TIM SET
Fsr Ford Murder Trial Jiuge Shaw
and Solicitor Bower Dispatch
Business Rapidly.
The July term of superior court be
gan Monday mornlg with Judge T. J.
Bbaw, of Greensboro, the new Judge
-of thta new district, which ii compos
ed of Davidson, Guilford and Stokes,
presiding. Judge Shaw- la an old
band at the game, however, and has
been here before. He was given a
hearty welcome and he went about
the business of clearing the docket
with all of his old time force and
bustle. .
OnKrltnr Rower U making good.
There is no doubt about that There
iwere those who feared tnat ne woum
mAstnr. nn trt the lob but he li
doing fine work, every bit as good as
his predecessor, BoHciior runnmer,
thinwh ,h Ann not take UD ai
much space or make as much noise
... .... kurnn snllpltnr.'
Judge Shaw made a forceful charge
to the grand jury. He went Into a
clear and forcible exposition of the
various crimes against society and In
no uncertain terms laid before the
Jurors their duties and their respon
ihimioa Ha nald esneclal attentlou
to the laws passed by the last legis
lature, lnciuamg searou u
tan, nnnn which he laid oartlou
. crfrou- the cizarette law; the
inn. mavinir it misdemeanor for pa
in uip'o "
rents to allow children under 14 years
of age to have weapons oi any
and several others.
. THE FORD CASE.
mv. .... that rworahoAnva all Oth'
er cases to be tried at this term of
i. , nvirri cxftp. The defen-
dant Is Lee Ford, the man who shot
and killed Policeman Mei uanaua aev
.i mnntha r nn Denot street In
ivt. a. irk, nUnatch aroes to
press nothing has been don toward
r . m at... I
eetting a aay lor we u .
Miniioir them wur a sDlrlted debate
between the opposing attorneys as to
the admission oi ceruuu uoiiui"-"
a.i,. in ,wan Tex., as evidence.
... onnaitinnn were taken among
people with whom Ford worked while
living in Texas ana m uoicuoo
that they tend to show Insanity In a
i j j.. ThA atate protested
against their admission on the ground
that they were not taken properly, the
rvhoT who made the notes .be-
in in the employ of the attorneys
representing tne aeieuuum. m
and further that as no indictment had
i - aim Inst Ford at the
time of the taking of the depositions.
they were not admissiDie. lesvuru...
Ru inii. Shaw rnled with the
... .mi the depositions Will not
' Bgure In ths evidence In the case.
1 Judge Shaw baaed his ruling primarily
on the fact that no Indlotment having
been brought against Ford by tha
grand jury, there was no case against
bim penaing ana uio .u.i"5
.111... .rna nnt ToCQ 1
It was announced yesterday that
the matter of setting a usy ur w
trial would be brougni up an muru
a.- .nA i wa mmored that the at
torneys for the defense would move
to have a Jury arawn iroui uj
er county to try the case. It was
-i .. that thn dnfense WOUla
ask for a continuance. Interesting de
velopments are looted tor mi. mw.u
i.. 4. rAnrMented by Messrs
E. J. Justice, McCrary & McCrary and
W H. Phillips, wnue ooncwor doi
it being aided by Walser & Walser
and Messrs. J. F. Spruill and George
Garland.
THE GRAND JURY.
The following cltteens were drawn
.. ... .f-.i.i inrv: 3. M. Mendenhall,
J. L. Guyer. C. W. Stokes. J. A. Shir
ley. T. 8. wall, i. vioumiioi, .
mil u T Tv.tnarAr. C. A.
: Ktmel, R. V. Newsom, C. A. McGehee,
iD. W. Clodfelter, M. U Feetor, W. E.
Conrad, Ed 1 Green, C. A. tnler, H.
L. Shoaf, John G. Hege.
Mr. T. G. Kindley was appointed or-
.. f... ,Va errand 1urv.
The petit jury is made up of the
following: D. U Sink, D. E. Ader, C
oner, J. E. Williamson, a.ioen ato
' ler, J. It. Mionaei, u. k. veiu,
un.it-h n w Smith. J. E. Link.
Messrs. John H. Smith and Leroy
Miller, summoned for Jury service,
were excused for the term. Mr. J. A.
Fouts failed to appear and be was
fined $40. , tl ,
m. p a Vann presented his law
license in Open court and was duly
, wora to as a practicing aiwrnejr.
To School Committeemen aad Patrons
of the Schools. .
ThA Rmni nf Education has elect
d the committeemen of the varioua
chools and they have been notified ana
asked to send In their acceptance of
I tinna thAV Will do 80 at OnC9,
MHll. vvv -
and in case of non-acceptance I nope
they will, after consultation with the
patrons of the school, send In the
. nf imm nrood men for the
place. These committees must bo fill
j ... ilia aarlla1 tha batter.
Under the new law the committee
men are appointed for 1, Z ana a years
Afr fhla thA Board Of
Education shall, on the nrst Monday
In July o each auoceedlng year, ap-
. point one member of the school com
mittee In place of the member whose
term of office has lust expired and
who shall -continue" in omce ior
...m v.. ii This ill done in or
VVi v v j v
der that a part of the committee may
. always bo men of experlence-men
Mk. A. . ...irajf a VAAP Or tWO Oil
the committee, and thus preventing
the whole committee irom oema
. . . 1 1 m.M '
posea oi enurwi m.
J. E. HILL, Superintendent
Jadie EdKoadi Flioi the Somtherm.
. The Southern ; Railway Company
was fined ?500 cy Judge w. n. w
tnonds In the city police court of High
Point last Friday morning, after be
ing convicted of tne offense oi run
ii.r frAis-ht trains on Sunday con
trary to the statute and peace and
dimity of the outs. The case was
hroniht and orosecuted by City Pros'
mitin Aitorney I B. Williams for
the offense committed July 13. when
a fnalah It U allMAd. U rUU
through High Point without any live
stock or perlshabls irei on n.
ENGLISH COXYICTED.
Sentenced to S3 Years la th Pen for
Killing John Arastrons- at
Arehdale.
After being out from ( o'clock Fri
day evening, the jury Saturday after-
non at 3 o clock returned a verdict of
second degree murder against Lurton
R. English on trial at Asheboro for
the murder of John Armstrong, at
Archdale, Randolph county, March 24,
and he was sentenced by Judge Long
to twenty-nve years imprisonment
Counsel for defense gave notice of ap
peal and was allowed fifteen days to
prepare papers. Bond of prisoner was
nxed at 315,000 dollars, but the con
census of opinion Is that the appeal
win ne aoanoonea.
The case has been one. of the long
est and hardest fought legal battles In
the history of Randolph county, ana
attracted euch Interest that the court
house was filled with eager listeners
from the time the case was called
Tuesday until It was given to the jury
Friday evening. English was ably de
fended. He was vlorously prosecuted,
both sides being represented by the
best legal talent In this section of the
state.
When the jury was locked ud Fri
day evening it stood six for muider
in the first degree, and elx for mur
der in the second degree, and it was
freely predicted that a mistrial would
result
This is the fourth murder trial for
Randolph county and the second con-
viotlon. The prisoner, who Is a hunt
er by trade, is a man of knightly ap
pearance and his remarkable com'
posure throughout he trying ordeal
was xne ooject or tnucn comment. He
displayed not the slightest emotion In
the case, but looked the part of a dis
interested visitor. The verdict of the
jury mets with the approval of the
people in this community.
The case of State against IU R. Bng
lish, charged with the murder of Jon a
Armstrong, was called for trial Tues
day morning. The defendant asked for
a continuance because the bill of in
dictment was only found on Friday
before; that until recently he had been
unable to secure counsel, he ibelng a
poor man; that his counsel had not
sufficient time to prepare for a proper
defense; that two of his witnesses
were so old that they could not attend
court, and the affidavit showed that
they were very impo-tant wltneses
that defendant's wife was sick and
nervous, unable to attend the trial
the doctor advising that there was
danger, of a nervous collapse If she at
tempted to attend the trial; that the
facts which he expected to prove by
her if proved and believed would be
a complete defense to the charge.
Judge Long promptly : announced
that the case would be tried at this
term, but he would give defendant
time to 'take the deposltiona of the
absent witnesses this week if he saw
fit to do so. Counsel for defense ar
gued that they were not in position to
take depositions during the progress
of the trial; that it was unusual If not
unheard of to take depositions under
such circumstances; that the defend'
ant had a right to have his wife be
fore the jury so It could see that her
statements were true. The judge or
dered the trial to begin. To the
judges refusal to continue the case
the defendant objected and excepted,
Farmers Are Suing. City of Greens
horo.
Complaint has been filed la the ac
tion of James R. Donnell vs. the City
of Greensboro, In which the plaintiff
asks (or 32,500 damages to his prop
erty on Buffalo creek, resulting from
the emptying ot a sewer line into the
stream and also for a permanent In
Junction against the city. This Is one
of more than SO cases which have
been Instituted by the farmers ot the
Buffalo creek section against the city
on account of the emptying ot the
sewer line and aeptalc tank into the
stream.
Among other things ' the plaintiff
says In his complaint that "all ani
mal life, including fish, In the stream
haa been killed and that apparently
nothing can thrive In it, except mos
quitoes." The matter has been in the
courts for some time and the city has
kept promising relief, but relief satis
factory to the farmers has not been
given.
High Point Sells Bonds.
The 3100,000 Issue of bonds of High
Point has been sold at par. The Na
tional Travelers Protective Association
through C. F. Tomllnson took 35,000
worth. I. G. Lawrence, a High Point
contractor, 320,000, and the rest was
sold to the Commercial National Banc
of High Point
Fifty thousand dollars ot the pro
ceeds is to be spent for a new and
Improved water and .sewerage system
and $50,000 tor school buildings. Work
has already begun on the improve
ments, and the school buildings are
neartng completion.
Another Improvement of public in
terest Is the extension of the building
and equipment of the High Point Ho
pltal. There will be 85 comfortable
rooms, with the 'best, arrangements for
the operating room and the other
necessary adjuncts ot at hlgh-clasi
hospital. : , i .
. Llghtalnr Kills Two. ,
While services were being held
church at Highlands, Macon county,
few days ago a bolt of lightning
struck the church, killing outright
Mliis Ella Wright and a Mrs. Turner.
Five were knocked senseless among
them being Mrs. R. J. Phillips, wife of
County Commissioner Phillips. Sev
oral others wer knocked down, burn
ed and otherwise injured.
It Is reported that aU the Injured
are improving.
Hosiery Mills at SUtesvfllo Biraed.
The Steele Hosiery Mill was burned
at Stabesvlllo Monday. The plant was
tbs property of H. O. Steele and was
valued at 121,000. There was 313,000
Insurance on the plant and 3C00 on
the building, which Is owned by J. L
Steele ft Sons. Of the (0 persons em
ployed In the plant about 60 were wo
men and girls.
OPEXING SEPTEXBEB L
Coler Boat Will Bo Doing Baslness at
That Time High Point WV
Celebrate.
September 1 Is the time set for thi
final completion of the Carolina anl
Yadkin River railroad, commonly
known as the Coler road, on account
of the fact that the chief promoter of
it is the W. N. Coler company, of New
York. When the road Is ready for
regular business, there will be a big
celebration in High Point and this
will probably take place the last week
in August.
The Importance of the new road can
hardly be overestimated. The road
from Thomasvllle to Denton, which
was built by the late Milt Jones, was
sold June 1, 1912, to the Coler compa
ny, and the name changed to what It
Is now. The length of the road was
then 21 miles and it opened for devel
opment a splendid country at the end
of which was the enterprising and
growing town of Denton. The new
company promptly began the exten
slon from Denton to High Rock, at
which place connection is made with
the Southbound and Indirectly with
the Norfolk and Western and Seaboard
systems. The extension from Thom
asvllle to High Point was then begun
and Is just now being completed.
This gives High Point for the first
time a competing railway line and the
eood effects are expected to be great
Besides this, it opens a rich section of
timber -and producing lands that win
be seneraly and mutually beneficial.
The equipment is being improved and
will be made in every way nrst-ciass
and the road will afford the best ser
ice that Is possible.
People interested in this new devel
opment in a section which needed rail
road facilities but where there wers
not on the surface sufficient resources
to justify the expense, are citing the
facts that local enterprise started the
development and then outside capital
took hold and extended it to Its pres
ent high prospects.
Congress Anxious to Adjourn.
SteDs were taken in both houses ot
Congress Saturday looking to an ad
journment Immediately following the
passage of the tariff bin. lAeaoers ot
both parties are disposed personally
to quit as soon as the tariff bill is
out of tha way. putting banking leg
islation over until the December ses
sion. The democrat will make no
promises In this regara so ions
President Wilson stands out for cur
rency legislation.
PnllB in the house ana senate
AetArmlnA the attitude of the unem
hers a-enerally are expected to show
that Senators and Representatives, re
gardless ot party, favor an aojourn
mnt as aoon as President Wilson has
approved the tariff hill.. The Initia
tive in the negotiations was taken by
republican leaders la the senate, xney
snerasted that it the democrats would
agree to an early aojournmeni iuey
would co-operate with them In pass
ing the tariff bill In the last week in
Aueust. The democrats . saw may
were agreeable, but could not com
mlt themselves until they had sound
ed the president.
Lutherans meeting; at Rockwell
Church.
The Salisbury Post ot the 25th said
The Southern Conference ot the
Evangelical Lutheran Synod ot North
Carolina convened yesterday in? St.
Peter's Church, near Rockwell. The
opening sermon was preached by Rev.
R. S. Patterson, general secretary ot
Home Missions for the United Synod.
After the noon recess the first bus!
ness session was held at 1:30. The
topic for discussion at- the afternoon
meeting was "Reverence for the sane
tury," led by Rev. L. B. Spracher, of
Union Church.
This morning the conference open'
ed with devotional service led by Rev
J. B. Moose, after which there fas
discussion of the subject: "How Can
a Layman Aid His Pastor. In His
Work?" Rev. George H. cox, O. v., or
Spencer, opened the discussion. At
11 o ciock a sermon was preacnea oy
Rev. R. R. Sowers of Granite Quarry.
The afternoon session was occupied
with discussion of two topics, Th
Snirltual Facta Concerning SancUflca'
tlon," by Rev. .Charles P. McLaughlin,
of Concord, and "Education ot wo
men" by He v. k. a. uooaman.
Business News Notes.
The J. B. Smith Company points
out the fact' that it Is Important to
use good stationery In writing to your
friends. See their ad.
Note the ad of Catawba College. It
Is a great school.
E. H. C. Field, ot High Point, ad
vertlges an auction sale of horses and
mares at his stables August 2.
There Is quality In Michaels-Stern
clothing. The Fred Thompson com
pany sells It
The Lexington House Furnishing Co.
has bought a big line ot Iron beds at
rock-bottom prices. Go see them.
The annual clearance sale of the
3. F. Ward Co. Is now on and dry
goods, clothing and shoes are going at
very low prices. It will last for 80
days and It you want to save money,
get In on It
. The Leading Jewelers, A. E. Sheets
It Co., advertise their repair depart'
ment this week. Read their ad.
Money begets aelf-oonfldence. That
Is the lesson the Bank ot Lexington
is trying to teach In Its ad this week.
Keaa il . : -
Swore Falsely Against Their Fathe
Rev. Martin Capps, ot White Bluff,
Ark., was convicted and sentenced
hang, on a charge that he burned
death his daughters, Prlscllla, four
years old, and Rose, two years old.
The Supreme Court reversed the case
and remanded it for new trial. The
prosecution was forced to dismiss th
case because the strongest witnesses,
Bertha Capps, 15 years old, and Ella
Capps, 14, children of the defendant
repudiated their former stories and
would testify In favor of their father
at a second trial. Tbs oldest daugh
ter said she swore falsely against
father because ho opposed her mar
riage.
So Complete Atreement Beached as
to freight Bates.
Returning to Ralelsh Saturday eve
ning from the four days' conference
with railroad traffic managers at Old
Point Comfort the members of the cor
poration commission gave out a atate-
iment Saturday night to the effect that
tne conference had not resulted in
such complete agreement as to freight
raie reduction as that the proposed
adjustment will be presented to Gov
ernor Craig with recommendation that
It be accepted, but did result In such
concessions that the commission will
present the result to the governor for
nis consideration.
The commissions statement says
"At the last conference In the offic
of the governor the commission Insist
ed that the proportion of through rates
represented by the rate from the Vir
ginia cities should be reduced 25 per
cent and presented a basis for work
ing out the new rates that would ap-
proacn tnat average.
At the conference this week this
basis was finally accepted by the car
riers with some modifications, result
ing In a scale of proposed rates to the
Winston, New Bern sone 20 per cent
less than present rates as a general
average of the class rates and with the
larger percentage of reductions of
the class In which the heaviest traf
fic Is handled, -so that It is expected
that the reductions as applied to ac
tual moving will closely approach 23
per cent.
The most Important commodities in
volume handled from the west are
grain and grain products and under
the scale now agreed to by the car
riers the classes under which they
are handled would be reduced 28 per
cent.
The same reduction in cents per
100 pounds would apply to other zones
except right near the northern an!
southern state lines and west of
Statesvllle, rates to these points be'
ing worked on a somewhat different
basis.
The railroads did not concede the
position of the commission that
Statesvllle rates should be the maxi
mum for all points west ot States
vllle.
The results In detail will not be
announced until they are presented In
formal report to the governor and as
there are a number ot Important mat
ters connected with it yet to be work
ed out It will be some days before It
can be rounded out as a whole for the
final report"
Democrats Pat in Office In North Car
olina.
While the seekers after patronage
continue to bemoan the alleged slow
ness ot the administration In turning
over all the positions In the govern
ment service to democrats, never' giv
ing a thought to the great responsibil
ities ot other kinds resting on the
president, the facts are that Mr. Wil
son has made a pretty good patron
age record to date. A compilation of
offices already filled by him shows
that between the date of bis inaugu
ration and up to July 20, he signed ap
proximately 2,800 nominations. Of
these a great many were ot officers In
the army and navy who were given
promotions out tne president must
know personally and attach his signa
ture to each of these.
This Is an average ot 700 nomina
tions a month, counting up to July 6.
or about twenty-three a day. This
would indicate that he is distributing
the loaves and the fishes fairly well.
Of the positions outside of the army
and navy the postmaetershlps natur
ally rank first.
In North Carolina sixty-eight presi
dential postoffices were filled before
July 20. North Carolina bad received
.more than her quota up to that time
as compared with other states of sim
ilar size. P. J. Caudell enjoys the dis
tinction ot having been the first post
master named in North Carolina un
der the Wilson administration. He
was appointed to the office at St.
Pauls' April 1, and confirmed May 26.
Later It was discovered that an error
naa Deen maae in sending in tne
name ot the town the "8 ' having been
omitted and, as a precaution, Mr.
Caudell was confirmed a second time,
on June 23. He thus enjoys an added
distinction.
Pinned Under Wreck Engineer Com
mlts Snlclde.
Caught under on overturned loco -
motive in the Louisville ft Nashville
yards at Decatur, Alabama, Wednes
day night Houston G. Fleming, a 28-year-old
engineer whose wedding
date was set within the week, killed
himself by cutting his throat with his
pocket knife to bring relief from the
agony he was suffering. With his
legs crushed and steam rainy cook
ing his body, the young man begged
the fellow workmen to kill blm. The
men refused, though they could not
rescue him from the wreck.
"For God's sake," the young man
cried, "put me out ot this living bell;
kill me."
Beneath the tangled mass ot ma
chinery the man's white face was
seen by the crowd. Then, with half-
paralyzed hands, be managed to gropo
toward a pocket of his coat. Out ot
It he brought a penknife. He open
ed a blade ot It with his teeth.
"Well," he sobbed, "If nono ot you
men have the nerve, I'll do it my
self."
Without hesitation bs drew the
blade across bis throat Ho made a
deep Wound that severed tbo jug lar
vein, and that Instant the suffering
man escaped his agony.
Prominent Physician a 8skkle.
Dr. John McPherson, a prominent
physician of Haw River, committed
suicide by slashing bis throat with a
rasor at the horns of bis father In
Guilford county, .Sunday night Dr.
McPherson was at his old home at
tending a family reunion, and so far
as is known bs gave no Indication
Sunday that bs wss thinking of put'
ting an end to his existence. Ho was
40 years of ago and lived at Haw Riv
er. Ho enjoyed a largo practdoo In
Alamance county and spent three days
weekly In special practice at (Dur
ham. He was 'well liked fay a large
acquaintance. A few weeks ago he
and his wits separated and this prob
ably bad something to do with his
suicide.
TBCAJtT OFFICERS KAXED.
Xen Named to Enforce Cempalserj
School Atteadaaeo Law Ose
For Each Township.
The compulsory school attendance
law passed by the last legislature
goes Into effect this year. The law. If
property eniorcea, win result in great
good for Davidson county as It will
place in school hundreds ot children
who, through the Indifference or av
arice of their parents, have been
worked in the mills, on the farms, or
allowed to spend their time In Idle
ness.
The officers named, technically
known as "Attendance Officers," will
also he charged with the duty of sup
ervising the taking of the school cen
sus in their townships. Copies of
the new school law will be placed in
their hands at an early date so that
iney may familiarize themselves with
tneir duties. They are as follows:
Cotton Grove, Walter Yow.
Boone, J. 'L. Beall.
Tyro, Charles Koonts.
Yadkin College, J. A. Hartley.
Reedy Creek, Walter Warner.
Hampton, J. L. iNelson.
Arcadia, Henry Perryman.
Midway, Frank 'Lindsay.
Abbotts Creek, C. M. Hammer.
Thomasvllle, J. W. Lambeth.
Conrad Hill, T. G. Kindley.
Silver Hill, E. A. Hedrick.
Emmons, Arthur Galllmore.
Alleghany, J. W. Newson.
Jackson Hill, A. B. Loftin.
Healing Springs, W. B. Cross.
Lexington, J. H. Yokeley.
o Pardon for Ex-Bepresentatlve
n ens.
At a hearing held Saturday at Ashe'
viille, Governor Locke Craig refused to
grant a pardon to Lon Wells, a form'
er member of the General Assembly
and Elector-at-Large for North Caro
lina when Cleveland was elected
President who was convicted at a re
cent session of tha Swain county
court of larceny.
It is charged that Wells, who was
moving from Murphy to Bryson City.
in receiving his house goods shipped
by the Southern Railway, received a
box of clothing which did not belong
to him and that he and his wife kep:
It Both Wells and his wife were
found guilty of larceny and the man
was sentenced to serve two years in
the penitentiary. An appeal was tak
en to the supreme court and the Judg
ment of the lower court was affirmed.
Mrs. Wells left the state, forfeiting
her bond, but her husband stayed here.
At the hearing it was contended by
lawyers for the defendant that Mrs.
Wells was guilty of the theft although
Wells refused to take this view of It
claiming that he was as guilty as bis
wife. He will be taken to Raleigh
today.
To Settle Virginia-West Virginia Debt
Question.
To settle the long standing mone
tary dispute between Virginia and
West Virginia, commissioners repre
senting those commonwealths met In
joint session Friday at Washington fol
lowing out the suggestion of the Su
preme Court which, In October, 1910,
awarded Virginia judgment ot 37,182,
607 as the amount West Virginia
should pay as her part of the public
debt of the original comonwealth.
The amount of Interest alone Is now
in dispute.
Virginias commissioners entered
the conference empowered to take ac
tlon for that state, but West Virgin'
la's representatives were merely au
thorized to report to their governor
the results of the conference. The
commissioners were reticent as to the
proposals which will form the basis
of the discussions and they were slow
to indicate bow soon an adjustment
may be reached. The conference may
be prolonged by disagreement and by
a possible reopening of the whole con
troversy. ,
. Thirty Babies Die Every Minute.
Of the 65,000,000 babies born every
year, 15,000,000 of them die before
they are a year old, according to the
statement of Edward B. Phelps at the
International Congress on Hygiene
and Demography in Washington last
fall. This means that 40,000 babies
die every day, and the United States
contributed 1,000. In Sweden and
1 Norway, where nearly all babies are
breast-fed, the infant mortality Is the
smallest
Dr. William H. Davis, of Boston,
said that the death ot Infants would
be decreased 60 per cent if no babies
were fed from a bottle. Other speak
ers said that half ot the Infant mor
tallty Is preventable.
Raskin Back From Panama.
Or. W. S. Rankin, secretary ot the
State Board of Health, Is just back
from an official trip to Panama for
the purpose of examining Into the
methods ot the united States govern'
ment In the sanitation of the canal
zone, his trip being under the dlreC'
tlon ot the state board for the special
purpose of getting Ideas that may be
applied In North Carolina for the 1m
provement of sanitary and health con
dltlons. iDr. iRankln expresses the
hlxhest satisfaction at the results of
his trip and believes that ho has gattt
ered Information and Ideas from this
first band Inspection that will be ot
great benefit in the work of the State
Board ot Health in North Carolina.
Ante Saves Bull's Victim,
Tbs following Is from the Engln,
111., correspondence New York Times
Matadors may be succeeded by au
tomoblles as bull fighters. That was
shown today when Peter Breon, o
years old, a farmer ot Huntley, was
being gored by a bull when In one
of his pastures. His shouts attracted
sn automobile party of three men.
The men cased at the attack for a
moment then the driver ot the big
touring car made a dash Into the
pssturo after the bulL The auto horn
was tooted and the bull was driven
away from the helpless farmer. Three
ot Breen's ribs were broken, but bs
will recover.
A. B. Saleeby, a well known Syrian
realdent ot Salisbury, baa made ap
plication for appointment as United
States consul to oyna.
BETENrE AND TAXATION.
Text ot Proposed Amendment to the
i Bsutauos oi ue state oi
North Carolina.
Following is the proposed amend-
ment to the state constitution relet- visit friends at her old home in Vis
ing to revenue and taxation: gin la.
Section 1. Taxes shall be imposed n
only tor public purposes by and with . . 0rge H. Coggins has accept
.... ....... . .u. ,1 . ed a place with th Pan-, n
representatives In the general assem-i
o'y.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly, may
Minol.lBn( vjUVi nn.i.rnt Inatlna .hIDa. HI. .
WUOlBtClll " l.U U.IUI.I JUDUVQ U'A .
equity, classify subjects of taxation;
and all taxes shall be uniform upon;
the same class of property within the
territorial limits of the authority
levying the tax; provided that no In
come shall be taxed when the prop
erty from which the income Is to be
derived Is taxed, and, consistent with
natural Justice and equity, the gen
eral assembly may separate subjects
of taxation for state and local pur
poses.
Sec. 3. If the subject of taxation
be separated for state and local pur
poses, in a manner not allowed by
law. immediately prior to the adoption
of this amendment, no part of the ad
valorem tax on real estate, except the
real eBtate of public service corpor
ations, shall be applied to state pur
poses. Sec. 4. The power to tax shall not
be surrendered, suspended or con
tracted away, but property belonging
to the state, a county or a municipal
ity shall be exempt from taxation;
and the general assembly may ex
empt cemeteries, properties held and
used for educational, scientific, liter'
ary, charitable or religious purposes;
and also personal property of a nat
ural person of a value not exceeding
three hundred dollars (3300.00).
Sec. 5. The ad valorem taxes on
real estate or personal property
shall not exceed for all state and
county purposes fifty cents (50c.) per
annum on the one hundred dollars
(3100.00) assessed valuation of such
property, unless a greater rate be aP'
proved by a majority of those who
shall vote at an election held thereon.
The ad valorem taxes collected on
real estate and personal property by
cities and towns shall not exceed, for
all purposes, seventy-five cents (75c.)
per annum on the one hundred dol
lar (3100.00) assessed valuation, un
less a greater rate be approved by a
majority ot those who shall vote at an
election held thereon. Provided, that
these limitations on the rate of tax
atlon shall not apply to taxes neces
sary to pay debts contracted prior ts
the adoption of this amendment, nor
to taxes heretofore authorized by
vote of the people.
Sec. 6. The general assembly may
provide -for a capitation tax on every
male inhabitant of the state over
twenty-one and under fifty years of
age, but not exceeding two dollars
(32.00) per annum for all purposes.
The general assembly may also pro
vide, by general law, for the exemp
tion from payment of said capitation
tax in special cases on account of
poverty and infirmity.
Sec. 7. The general assembly shall
have no power to contract any new
debt or pecuniary obligation in behalf
of the state, except to supply a casual
deficit or for suppressing invasion
or insurrection, unless it shall In the
same bill levy a special tax to pay
interest annually, and provide there
in for the levying of tax for the pay
ment ot the principal by the date such
debt matures. The general assembly
shall have no power to give or lend
the credit of the state In aid of any
person, association or corporation.
unless the subject be submitted to a
direct vote of the people of the state
and 'be approved by a majority of
those who shall vote thereon.
Will Settle Tariff Question First
It Is announced from Washington
that -Senator Simmons has made up
his mind that he will give little, if
any, attention to patronage matters
before the tariff bill is well out of the
way. This he has emphasized In
numerous talks with interested per'
sons. Neither will he permit himself
to be drawn Into any statement as ta
his position in the senatorial Tace.
The political speculators or gossips
may gossip as much as they care to,
in the opinion of friends of -Mr. Sim
mons, he will not for a time at least
take a hand In patronage matters o
senatorial candidacies.
The tariff bill, as far as Senator
Simmons is concerned, need not wor
ry him much longer, it seems. With
the exception of occasional attacks
from different democratic senators
who are displeased with different see
tions of the measure, it promises to
move along pretty smoothly and fin
ally pass. There may be a fight made
on some of the provisions as to the
cotton business, especially that as to
traders In futures, but It will requlra
some mighty tall hustling to change
the cotton sections.
Secretary Daniels Says Women Will
Vote,
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels told the women of the San
Francisco Civic League Friday night
that whatever the opinion of individ
uals about ths wisdom of woman suf
frage, "we may as well get ready fo;
the Inevitable, for women are going
to vote."
"Only last month, be continued
"Illinois gave them the ballot for all
except constitutional offices, and the
present generation will witness com
plete woman suffrage in every state
In the union. And when it comes, ths
constitution will not bs broken and
the home will not be dethroned."
Prominent Lutheran Minister Bead.
Rev. H. M. Brown, a native of Row
an county, who spent tbo whole of
his ministerial life In ths service of
the Lutheran churches in this Section
until a tew years ago, died at Colum
bla, S. C Tuesday of last week after
a short illness. Ho was prominent
In the Lutheran denomination in this
state and In 1912 accepted a call to a
pastorate near Columbia. Ho had
been In usual health until recently.
Surviving is a wlfs and several grown
children. One daughter is the wife
ot Rev, R. R. Sowers, a well known
Lutheran minister at Granite Quar
ry.
IN AND ABOUT LEXINGTON.
Personal Mention Xovomeats of the)
People Small Keen ot
Interest
Miss Janie Spencer Ip.va.
Mrs- George Feezor. of win..
Salem, will arrive to-dav t iri.i u...
AtVAJC DUCdl,
Little Miss JennlA t
Dr. and Mrs. C. M. r.nAu -
'rom a visit to rela-
in Virginia.
Mrs. J. B. Smith
w-S?. Sbter, Hilda, 'are at
Mrs. G. V.
leave Saturday for Tennessee to visit
relatives and friends.
Mr. Ralph M. Pratt nt -an .
.1Pen. .Satuay 'and Sunday ta
the city visiting friends.
Mrs. H. B. Vnrnoi- i...
for Morehead C!it 'JT .
days at the Atlantic Hotel leW
Miss Roxie Sheets
fo Charlotte. whVe she wastoa
guest of Mrs. W. A. Smith.
Miss Laura Rldenhour, of Concord,
arrived yesterday m
day with Miss LettTe Shoal ;
Miss Margaret Hall, of B.rf, ...
returned home after a short visit to
her aunt, Mrs. Lee V. Phillips.
Rev. J. D. Andrew fnmu,.i. .a n
Hngton, now Dresident jT
College, was in the city Saturday.
Misses Ola Horney and Mary Trios
returned Sunday nteht m ...
Mrs. K E. Jones at Walterboro. S. a
Rev. J. M. Hamrlfdr
Junior Order picnic at Reeds Saturday
afternoon and reports a very delight-
Mesdames Chas. and Baxter Youne
and Fred O. Sink netimo,! wa.Z
from a four weeks' stay at Healing
Miss Lola Male Holland
. a DIU1 UCU
her home in Greensboro yesterday af-
vw j,B lue pBS weeK wltn MlM
Mary Hunter.
Rev. J. M. HilHard and M- t u
Sechriest, of High Point were visitors
- oi Mrs. T. H, Spencer
Saturday afternoon.
flaMriff ,W!aver went to Chester
field, 8. C, last week, at which place
ho is engaged in erecting several
brick store buildings. "
Mr. and Mrs. Kerney E. Sun-att
spent several days of last week visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C
Surratt at Southmont
Mrs. 3 H. Alexander and children
returned last week from a visit to
relatives and frienila vrt w
Springs and Red Springs.
Mr. P. Spanolla left
Clnoiimatl, Ohio, where he goes on a
"""" 11 v in tne interest of bis
tailoring establishment
Mi88 Florence Rrrewn f ar..v i
rtf .... u, ui Aura
City, returned home last week after
n. tended visit to Mr. and Mrs. '
uowe m tnis city.
Mrs. J. R. McCnrw ini .uuu.
have gone to Critz, Va,, to spend sev
eral weeks with Mrs. McCrarVs Ba
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Tatum.
Mr. Charles Fas ami u cj.
Fagg, of Chrlstlansburg, Va., spent
several days of last week here visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Shoaf.
Mrs. S. N. Judd anri ioo.Kt.
Misses E. M. and A. V. Judd, and Mrs!
S. E. Yarbroueh have Pftna tn UIA
denite to spend a week or two.
Miss Lois Williams. Whil Igf Bn&nil.
ing the summer at Black Mountain,
is in town this week. She leaves Fri
day for Clarksville, Va., for a house
party. .
Rev. J. Ed Thompson, of Ashahnnt
was in the city Monday
South Carolina. Mr. Thompson ia
pastor ot the Methodist thnivh .
Asheboro. . "
Mr. Eccles Hedrick. who -raiiiat
In textile engineering at Philadelphia
last spring, has accepted a position
with the Cones at Greensboro and will
begin work there soon.
Dr. Thurman Mann. Mr. Randall
Mann, Miss Llnnle Mann. Miss Bessie
Pitts, of High Point and Miss Helen
Creech, of Goldsboro, visited Misses
Janle and Mabel Spencer Saturday.
Mrs. A. L. Clodfelter returned Sat- .
urday from Virginia, where she has ,
been spending some time at her old
home. She was accompanied to Lex
ington by her little niece. Eloise Bran.
don.. , ; .- ,
r Hon. E. J. Justice, of Greensboro. (
Is here attending court. Mr. Justice
Is an avowed candidate for the U. S.
Senate to succeed Senator Overman .
and be has many fnjends and well-
wusners in uavKiaon.
Messrs. J. La Galllmore. A A.
Neese, W. F. Sparger and W. J. Lan
caster returned lsst week from a very
pieasant ana prontable business trip
to New York City In the Interest of .
their furniture factories.
Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson, of
St Louis, Mo., ars at Morehead City
tnis weeg. They will accompany Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Varner to Lexington
the latter part of this week and spend
several days hero as -their guests.'
in ths city Wednesday en route ta .
Enterprise and other points In ths '
county to bold Farmers Institutes
were-.. Mrs. W. R. Hollowell, of
Goldsboro; Miss C. B. Phelps, ot Ral
eigh; J. R. Reeves, of Santord; Prof.
v;. i. newman, oi ttaieign. ,
Messrs. James Spruill, J. T. Saw7r,
of Oriental, and A. W. Spruill and W.
D. Eastwood, of Merritt, were in ths
olty Wedsesday enroiite ' to A!iesi;ls
In Mr. James Bprulll's touri cur.
Mr. Spruill wss the yuosit of s hi,
Mr. J. F. Spruill, while m t .e t.-y.