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I C IT HAPPENS its nr THE DISPATCH OXLT ONE DOLLAR A TEAS. OTE PATCH, MOM PEOPLE MAD THE DISPATCH, mi koi Teoi THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1913. VOL. XXX1I-NO. 17 CITY SCHOOLS TO OPES. BIG CELEBRATION. FOB NEWJ HIGHWAY. LYNCHING 15 CHABLOTTE. IX AND ABOUT LEXINGTON. NEW ENTERPRISE. BIS i Kaperintendent O. T. Wooder Issnes - Import it Statement FnU. Lit of, the Teachers. Prof. O. V. Woosley. superintendent of the city schools, has issued the following statement: The next session of Lexington Gra ded Schools will begin Monday Sep tember 15th. The white school will . ierln at nine o'clock in the morning and the colored schools at two la the afternoon. The work of the Bret ay win he that of enrollment of students in proper grades, presentment of cards stating names and prices of text books and the assignment of lessons for the following day'e work. School win he in session lust half the day on Monday, the first day. No text .books will be changed except the Eng lish grammar In the eighth grade whirth rhnnen comDletes the state adoption that has been in contempla- Inn 11 ttw while. Bv irdpr of the county 'board of health all students must present i vaccination scar before they can' en . hnni. in case the superintend dent la In doubt regarding the value of the scar he will aek the child to present blmseir to nis lamiiy pujr clan who will in turn pass on the vac inatlnn. All children, white and col nrIH mimt .have been vaccinated sue- nufiiiiv Rome time In their lives be fore they will be permitted to be en rolled. The following splendidly teachers will be In charge First grade Mrs. Daisy Walker and Mrs. H. S. Radcllffe. Second grade Mies Norma Page Third crrarie Mlas Ida Hedrlck. Lower fourth- grade Miss Marjorie Yarbrough. Higher fourth ,grade . Miss Ripple. ' Fifth grade Miss Roxie Sheets, sivth erade Miss Edna McCrary. Seventh grade 'Miss Allle Hutchl son. . High school Misses Alma Owen, Margaret Davis, Laura Bflrd, Mary Pritchard and Mrs. Anna Turnley. Miss Louise Hill will have charge of the music department. The following colored teachers have been chOBen to direct the colored stu dents: Principal, J. A. Mumford; as sistants, Rosa Hargrave and Nellie Rftnn All white students above the first grade who will enter school here for the first time are requested to present themselves at the graded scnooi building at nine o'clock Friday morn ing Sept. 12 for the purpose of toeing classified. fitted at the Ollle High Point Will Give New Railroad Biff Send OR Xext Satsrdaj Some of the Features. The people of High Point never do thing by halves. When they pull off a stunt it is some ttunt and don't you forget It. Their furniture exposition was an eye-opener and a record breaker. Now they come forward with something else. On Saturday, August 30th, they will celebrate the completion of the Car olina and Yadkin . River Railroad which now connects High Point with High Rock on the Southbound and gives High Point railroad competition for the first time In Its history. The completion of this road means great things to High Point and on Saturday the people of that fine, crowing city are going to give fuH and free ex pression to the Joy that Is in them Among other things they have se cured a real airstrip, a 75-horse pow er, Curtis bl-plane. The aviator who 111 manage the ship Is named John Kaminskl and he is already in' High Point, ready for the Job. The Wln- ston-fSalem concert band, the best In this section of the state, will furnish music for the occasion. When the first train over the new road pulls in a -salute of twelve big guns will be fired. Immediately af terward Judge Boyd will deliver the address of the occasion. Nearly all of the leading officials of the Atlantic Coast Line, the Norfolk & Western the Southbound and the Carolina and Yadkin River, will be present. There will be two of the aeroplane flights. The first will be at 11:30 In the morning and the second at 3 p. m. Among other features planned art: An automobile parade, In which the motorists of Lexington and Thomas ville are Invited to take part A .mil itary parade, in which companies from adjacent towns are expected to take part and compete for a cash prize. Everything is free and all of the people of Davidson county are invited to attend. Business News Notes. If you are in need of a horee, read Mr. John Smith's ad. dance over the J. B. Smith Com nnnv'a "ffeneral mixture." There Is cure to be something In it you need. iMr. George W. Crouse advertises his grain drills. Get his prices. There Is horse sense in the Bank of TxlnEtnn'a ad. Read it right now before you forget it. Note the business opportunity offer ed by Feezor & Feezor, of Southmont Hunt up the ad of the Salisbury . Post. They want a boy to sell It In TvInB-tnn. The Manning Hardware Company Is making cut prices on disc harrows. Tionrl their ad In this Issue. Buy your wedding present from the "Leading Jewelers," A. E. Sheets & Co. They advertise their fine line this in thplr bis ad this week the Lex ington Drug Company outlines the advertising campaign recenuy insu tuted by the United Drug Company the famous "Rexair company, ot bob ton, Mass. The company was organ Ized 11 years ago, with 40 retail drug it. an it has spread until now 7, Oft druggists are part owners in the w n-tprnrlm The ad will be of ln- terlkt to you. You will find It on page fltt'' , Xarder and Suicide at LeaksvMe. The town of Leaksvllle "was thrown into a fever of excitement Friday morning about 10:30 o'clock by the news that Sam Harris, near that place had shot and killed his wife and then committed suicide. Officers who hurried to the scene of . the kil ling found that Harris had shot his wife twice In the breast with ahoteun and then, reloading the weap on, had turned It on himself, sending the entire load into his throat, the shot coming out through the top ot his head. 1 Harris had been a sufferer for some time from pellagra, and the general opinion is that Ms mind had become affected. It is also said that there bad been domestlo trouble and that Harris and his wife had not been on . -tood terms for some time. The tragedy presented a sickening scene. The murder and suicide oc curred at the Harris home and In the presence of the four small children of Harris ana ma whs. s ; i tYIU Call Second Extra Session If Nee essary. Governor Craig has received from Captain Thorn, general counsel tor the Southern (Railway uompany, s note to the effect that President Fin ley of the Southern la abroad Just now snd will not be back In the Unit ed 8tatea nntll September 1, and that he Is sure that on. his return presi dent Flnley will be glsd to take BP with the governor any matters bear ins on the differences between the state authorities and the railroad offi cials as to interstate freight rates. Governor Craig says that, while he Is very much In hopes that the legis lature can dispose ot both the freight rata and the constitutional amena ment matters during the 20-days llm it of the extraordinary session called tor September 34. still hs has .the authority to eall an additional special session of. 20 days to Immediately suo '. ceed the one already called, and that be will not hesitate to do this In the vent he nods It Is necessary In order to give ample tkroe tor attending to the Important business to come up. Mr. Jess Kepler, who fell off his J fvole and broke his collar bone j:o, la out again. " Mr. J. W. Sechrlest Elected. . The State Council of the Junior Or der United American Mechanics, which convened in annual session at Wrlghtsville Beach Wednesday morn ing elected officers for the ensuing year -and selected Durham as the place of next meeting, the "Bull City winning over Charlotte and Gastonla. which made bids for the meeting. J. W. Sechrlest of High Point was elected from vice councilor to the of fice of state councilor. Other officers elected' were; Vice councilor, Paul Jones, Tarborot seeretarjy. San F. Vance,",' Winston-Salem; ' treasurer, George V. Fulp, Kernersville; assist ant secretary, A. M. Noble, Smlthfleld: conductor, G. C. Bobbins, Rocky Mount: warden. J. W. East. SDrav: Inside sentinel, C. L. Sands, Reids- ville; outside sentinel. H. O. Sapp, Winston-Salem; chaplain, Rev. w. B Duttera, Salisbury. At the closing session Thursday, there was considerable discussion on resolution introduced by John W. Gulledge, of Wadesbdro, asking that Juniors endorse the proposed amend ment to the state constitution provid ing that reading ot the Bible in pub lic schools shall not be prohibited. J. R. Jovce. of Reids ville. offered an amendment to the resolution asking that the legislature be-jnemoriallzeu tp add to the proposed amendment the wonjs: "Sectarianism shall not be taught"' As finally adopted the reso lution asks that the amendment to the constitution read: "The reading of the Bible in jhe public schools shall not be prohibited, but sectarianism shall not be taught." Gastonla council. No. 68, was given the prize for the largest gain In mem bershlp for the year, having increased from 178 to 297. 'South Statesville council, No. 399, was given the prize for the largest percentage of increase, its membership having Increased from 25 to 110 In one year or a gala of. nearly 450 per cent. The 12th dis trict was awarded the prize for the largest increase In membership, and the -fifth district for the largest per centage ot gain. : The executive board was. authorized to set aside from funds of the state council the sum of $1,500 for taking care of the organization as a whole. and for helping the weaker councils The Junior Order is now in point of numbers the largest fraternal or ganisation in the - state, and North Carolina is the second largest state stronghold of Junlorlsm in the Union, being outranked only by Ohio. The membership In North Carolina on June 30, 1913, was 31,413, a gain of 3,484 for the year. The order is very strong financially, there being a sur plus of 132,0850 Jn the state trees urer s bands. Movement Started to Connect A she- bo ro, Salisbury and Lexington With Sand Clay Read. There is a proposition on toot to build a first-class sand clay or top soli road from Asheboro to Salisbury and Lexington on the co-operative plan, and in that way connect that section of country with the Central and National Highway at Salisbury and Lexington. The Asheboro end ot the road now connects with the Cap ital Highway at Plnehurst. Mr. Tufts great winter resort. The county com missioners of Randolph havw agreed to contribute $250 per mile for that part of the road that runs through Randolph and the citizens along the road will put up the balance. It Is thought this road can be graded and surfaced with good top soil at a cost of $500 per smile. It Is proposed to run this road from Asheboro via Farmer or Bombay to Denton, whichever route takes the most interest and is willing to put up the most money, or labor to assist in the construction of the road. From Denton the road will run via Healing Springs and on to Lexington, via Sil ver Hill or Southmont, whichever route shows the most interest. The route to Salisbury will .go via High Rock or Southmont and cross the Yadkin River at Brlngle's or Long's Ferry and on to Salisbury. There is also considerable interest in the pro posed road being extended from Den ton to Thomasville. The men back of this movement are Hon. W. C. Hammer, Mr. Arthur Ross and others of Asheboro; G. Dan Mor gan, J. Frank Cameron and others of Denton. Hon. Bird S. Coler and Mr. Leonard Tufts are very much inter ested. There is no question 4ut that the road can be built at a'very lov cost, and the money can be raised if the citizens along the route will get busy and organize and get together. The commissioners of Davidson coun ty will be requested, to help build Da- vidsons link of this Important road. The road would be a great blessing to that entire section of country. A meet ing will be called and organization perfected at some central point Ilk Denton soon. Joe XeNeely Thrown from Hospital Personal Mention Xovements of the and Riddled WKa Ballets Tester- . People Small Items of day Morning. Interest The' most astounding thing that has Mr. William Raoei Is vialtlnar rel- happened In North Carolina In many atlves In Mt. Airy. years was the lynching of Joe McNee-, .... T ... lyiln the staid old ity of Charlotte u: ' yenterday morning. McNeely was the lne cu' S reiauves. coolne-crazed negro who shot andl .Miss Pearl Hege left Monday for a seriously wounded . Policeman L. L. visit to relatives In Spencer. wnson last rrmay, August ziira. oi- ftnpld Progress Mude On Tariff hi Senate. ' , Tired of HarryV Harry Thaw made a dash for liberty Sunday and succeeded in escaping from the Mattewan prison for the in ve. This will no doubt be a very serious embarrassment to the officials, for lust recently there was a great muss made over the discovery ot plot to get Thaw liberated, a bribe having- been offered to further the de sire of the-man and His friends. Tns first mistake that was made in the Thaw case was adjudging him Insane. He ought to have been convicted and either sent to the chair or given a life imprisonment The only thing ever displayed' to the credit ot Thaw was a huge bank account, ana this what saved his eok. If there ever was a ease to make the world tired It Is this Harrr Thaw business, snd his escape will end It here Is hoping that he trill never be heard oi again, 6alhbury Post The officials ot 17 Western rail roads have sent s telegram to Post master General Burleson, urging government Increase in compensation ot ths roads for handling the man The Increass Is demanded on the grounds that the volume ot mail was greatly enlarged by the establishment of the parcel post and will wither in crease nnder the new weight limit A conrmltne named by the roads has been Investigating. Ths telegram asks if the government considers dealing fairly with ths railroads. Rapid progress on the tariff bill was made last week in the senate. The ool Bcliedule was disposed of so far as it will he considered by the senate in committee of the whole and a deep inroad was made Into the free list. Though no vote was taken on free raw. wool, the- decisive showing '-on that having been deferred until the bill comes from the committee of the whole', the finance committee rates on wool manufactures were agreed to without amendment', and there was every indication that raw wool would remain, free. The Penrose, La Fol lette, Smoot and Catron substitutes for the schedule will come up when the bill anoeara In the senate nroner (With only a parr of the free list, a portion of the paper schedule and the sundries schedule remaining to be be considered in committee, demo cratlc leaders expressed confidence that the income tax would be disposed of before the end of this week It was their hope to have the bill ready for the final vote In the senate within two weeks. Among the articles on the free list ratified Saturday were agricultural Implements and sugar cane machin ery, alcohol, horses and mules and an lmals for breeding, apatite, asbestos, bauxite, Bibles, bread, biscuits and many others. The Greensboro News quotes Sena tor Simmons as saying: When next Saturday night roll around the tariff bill will be very near to the final vote. We have only three schedules left and 7 do not anticipat- much debate on the remaining sec tions. Should we fall to reach a vote by Saturday the final test will oe reached either Monday or Tuesday of the following week. I have had a con ference with Representative Oscar Underwood and I -find that our differ ences on the bill can be easily .and quickly arranged In conference." L .. Reunion and Revival Services at Den ton. iDenton, August 19. The reunion at the Baptist church at Denton was a big success In every respect. There was a big crowd present snd the fine picnic dinner provided by the good people of Denton for their guests was greatly enjoyed. It was of excellent quality snd In quantity it even ex ceeded the needs of the multitude. (The speech-making was above the average. Mr. Shuford Tyslnger's ad dress ot welcome was a heart-warming effort and pleased everybody. Mr. A. C. Reid made a splendid address and Mr. Charlie Snlder's speech on the "Church of the Future" -was un usually good. The young men ac quitted themselves well and the whole community is proud of them. . A series of meetings were held at the Baptist church the week follow ing, Rev. JT. A. Summey assisting the pastor and doing the most ot the preaching. The meeting resulted In twenty nrofesaioni of relhrion and the pastor, Rev, J. 'F. Fletcher, bap tised IS In the waters -of Lick Creek last Sunday. This makes a total of 34 additions to the membership of the church during Mr. Fletcher's pastor ate, which began last October) On Sunday night the pastor preach ed a special sermon to the young peo ple and the nous was crowded. We will not forget the things he sald-Ja many years. A. B. U. (This letter should nave been pub lished last week but was resetted s little too latev-aj , ..-,, . ' L 1'' - lowing the shooting he was carried to the Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment for the wounds Inflicted by the officer. Yesterday morning a mob formed and stormed the hospital. The wounded negro was thrown from a window and riddled with bullets.' Two officers were on guard but were caught unawares and surrendered to the mob, which numbered about 35 persons. The negro, despite his many wounds, lived until 6 o'clock yester day morning. fi Judge Shaw, who Is holding court in Charlotte this week, immediately called a special meeting of the grand jury and set about the task of run ning down the guilty men. He or dered the grand jury- to lay aside ev erything else, and devote all of their time to aiding the officers in running down the men who composed the mob. It Is rumored In Charlote that mem bers of the police force connived at the crime and sensational develop ments are expected. Policeman Wileon Is still in a pre carious condition. At last accounts his recovery was not hoped for. HOW THE SHOOTING OCCURRED Friday morning word was receive! at police 'headquarters in Charlotte that Joe McNeely was shooting up the town In a negro section and a squad of police officers started to the scene at once. Officer Wilson, on his mo torcycle, outdistanced his companions na was on uie scene first. Before ihe officer knew that he was in reach of I is man, he was shot from his ma chine, the bullet striking him In the jaw. He fell with the motorcycle on top of him and McNeely advanced, fir ing again. The officer managed to draw his pistol and he shot tie ne gro three times, finally crawling to him and clubbing him into Insensibil ity to prevent bis escape. BUI McNeely was "doped" with cocaine and before the arrival of the olflcer had fired twenty shots at people in his neighborhood. Mr. C. F. Lowe, of Winston-Salem, was here Monday on business. Miss Annie Fitzgerald is In Rock ingham, visiting Miss Annie Davis. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dew left yester day' for Hiddenite for a short vacation 'Miss Dodson of Thomasville is the guest of the Mjsaes Hutchinson this week. -Miss Elizabeth Lazenby, of Greens boro, is visiting Miss Clara Bell Swaim. iMr. and Mrs. Lee V. Phillips left Friday for Buffalo. N. Y., to be away ten days. Miss Janie Leonard, of Statesville, is spending a few days in the city with friends. Mrs. L. B. Wheeler, of Ashevtlle, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Shemwell, in Tyro township. Mrs. L. F. Weaver and daughter Miss Josephine, are visiting relatives in Chesterfield; S. C. Misses Lucile and Marie Reld Buch anan are visiting their grandmother in Concord this week. Miss Nona Leonard returned last week from a visit to Dr. and Mrs. J B. Hurley In New Berne. Mrs. W. F. Sparger left yesterday for Turnersburg, Iredell county, to visit Miss Nora Hendren. Mrs. W. iS. Jennings, of New York City, is in the city visiting her broth er, Mr. Victor Humphreys. Mrs. W. E. Holt, Jr., has returned home after spending several weeks in Aeheville ,and Blowing Rock. Mrs. P. S. Vann is attending the Woman's Missionary Societies con vention at Denton this week. Mrs. Anna Turnley returned last week from an extended visit to rela tives and friends in Virginia. Acting Governor ' GWun Practically Controls N. 1. Shve Machinery. The close of the sejknd week of riv al governorship cart at the New York--capitol finds WSrtn - Governor Martin H. Glynn in practical posses sion of most of the machinery of state, so far as surface indications go. Ma Glynn has adhered rigidly to his program of quietly isolating Gov ternor Sulzer. He has niade .no spec tacular attack upon the Slzer for tress, but all the while has been en trenching himself behind the legal ramparts furnished by the attorney general's office, fby means of which some of the main state departments avowedly and others tacitly, have ac knowledged allegiance to his authori ty. According to the Glynn adherents, the state prison department is the on ly big wheel In the commonwealth's machinery that is turning openly for Governor Sulzer. So careful has Acting Governor Glynn been to avoid anything savor ing of a physical contest, or which might precipitate an appeal to the courts, that he has not carried out his previously announced Intention of re quisiUonlng members of the guberna torlal clerical staff who continue in Mr. Sulzer's service. Governor Sulzer continues to ob serve the policy of silence which he has followed since impeachment. If any steps have been taken on his be half to bring the governorship contro versy into court they have been concealed. Highest World Belns Building in Planned, k .i,.,. r.r.mt ..-., ger, is Improving rapidly now and n. any asi auci w uuov vis iiiisa . w i ..m , , . will rise 901 feet above the curb iswl" 80011 oe oul aaul planned by the Pan-American states' Misses -Leila and Alma Houser, of association. " Unless plans miscarry, Winton-Salem, returned home yes It will be built in New York city, con- L.v after gnendine a few days structed wholly of materials from theiWttn Miss Lucy Peacock, LAtin-American repuDiics, win wresi frntn tha Wnnlwnrth hnllHIno- tti rt -"r. aim .ir. -. Free Tnltlea te Cos sty Graduates. The Dispatch Is asked to announce that the pupils who passed the exam inations and received certificates at ths County Commencement Isst spring; will be sdmltted to Chnroh land High School without examina tion and will be oharged no tuition during the pu-blio high school term. Teachers of the county who desire to review up on their work will stso be sdmltted without tuition charges. Mr: and Mrs. C. W. Trice and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Jones are spending a few days visiting ,in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sheets ami daughter,' of Raleigh, are here visit ing Rev. and Mrs. Henry Sheets. Mr. Dennis Kelly, of New York state, a native of old Ireland, has tak en charge of the Fowell Farm Dairy Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Hamrick and children, returned last week from a very pleasant vacation spent in For est City. Mr. T. .H. Lamb, who has been do ing some tin work for Contractor W Lee Harbin at Sumter, S. C has re turned home. Mrs. J. B. Hurley and children, of New Bern, are here visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Hurley is expected in a few days. Mr. J. L. Miller, president of the MHler Manufacturing and Lumber Co of Cotton Grove, was in town Satur day on business. Mr. H. H. Koontz returned a few days ago from Mooresvllle where he spent ceveral days in the interest of the P. O. S. of A. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Davis, of Greensboro, spent Saturday and Sun day here, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Timberlake. Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Phillips re turned last week from a very pleas ant vacation spent with Judge H. T. Phillips.' at Fairvlew. Little" Miss Grace Buchanan, whj has, been sick for three weeks or ion Cotton Grove Draws s Big Prize- New .Company Will Manufacture Chair Stork. The Winston-Salem Journal of Sat urday had the following story on Its front page: Showing the magic Influence that the construction of railroads exerts over commerce comes the announce ment of the organization and Incor poration of the Miller Manufacturing and Lumber Company, of Cotton Grove, a little town on the Winston- Salem Southbound, originated and fi nanced by Twin-City capitalists. Ma chinery for sawing the lumber to be used in building the plant has been ordered and will be in use within the next ten days while the work of clear ing and grading the site of the plant will commence next Monday or Tues day, in the beginning, the company will manufacture chair stock and the entire output of the plant will be util ized by the Forsyth Manufacturing Company for the present. About the time of the completion of the Southbound Ralroad, Mr. H. E. Fries, President of the Southbound, endeavored to Interest parties living at Cotton Grove In a manufacturing plant of this nature. The matter was taken under consideration and it was thought that there was not enough standing timber in the vicinity of Cotton Grove to Justify the location of plant there. So all negotiations came to an end. Recently, however, certain parties at Cotton Grove began to think of manufacturing-enterprise, and having had this matter suggested to them, naturally turned toward the men who had been interested in it before. The result was the organization and incorporation of the Miller Manufacturing and Lumber Company with an authorized capital stock of $125,000, most of the capital to be invested by manufacturers and business men of this city. The bffi cers of the company are J. L. Miller, president, treasurer and manager; Leroy Miller, secretary, both of Cot ton Grove; and R. A. Spaugh, of this city, vice president. Part of the machinery has been or dered and work will he begun on the plant next Monday or Tuesday and it is expected to have the plant going soon. , The company, will take timber in the log and work It up into turned chair stock ready for the chair man ufacturer. For the present, nothin else will be manufactured and the en tire output of the plant will be taken by the Forsyth Manufacturing Com pany. TUater, however, the business will likely branch out and - the com pany will engage in the extensive manufacture of other articles in the line of lumber manufacturing. This is only one of the thousands of instances in which railroads have started the whirl of wheels and the hum of the factory in places afore time desolate, bringing into use and appropriating to the needs and com forts of niankir.d the boundless re sources of nature. A BLOODY RECORD. Dozes Murders Is North Carolina In 24 Days A Problem For Onr "Reformers." The Greensboro Ne had an editorial recounting Month Carolina's bloody record for the montn, showing that there had been a dozen murders in the state in 24 days. The same issue of the News that contained this editorial told of the killing of R. F. 8mathers, a prom inent young farmer of Haywood coun ty, by a tenant, which -took place on Saturday, making 13 killings in 24 days instead of 12. The News edlto-- rial follows: This is the 24th of AueusL Kvrr other day since the beginning of this raontn, some human being has been hurled into eternity by violence In the state or Morth Carolina; every other day somebody has received the stamp of Cain. As this editorial Is written a Charlotte policeman 1s hovering be tween life and death; and perhaps bv the time that the Daner reaches Ita Pickard and daughter. Miss C'amllle, of Jackson ville, Fla., are visiting Mr. Plckard's brother, Mr. A. L. Pickard. Mr. John Pugh and family, former ly of this city, who have been living in Florida for several years, have re turned to Lexington to live. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCrary and family, were very popular in Lexing ton and will, be greatly missed. Mr. P. Spanolla and brother return ed Thursday night from a trip to New York in Mr. Spanolia's Hupmobile. They were four days going, spent four days there and returned In about six days. They made the whole 1500 miles without serious trouble, having only one puncture. Sheriff C. C. Shaw and family re turned Monday from a very pleasant visit to relatives and friends in Moore, Scotland and Hoke counties. Tho Sheriff says that he knows where the finest road in the world is now. It is between Candor and Raeford and it is built of sand-clay. -Solicitor John C. Bower has gone to the mountains of Ashe to spend a few days resting. He faces a hard term of court in Guilford county, be ginning Sept. 15, where he is sched uled to prosecute five murder cases and numberless lesser crimes in a two weeks' criminal term. tlnction ot being the world's taMest structure, and will be ready for occu pancy with the opening of the Pana ma Pacific exposition in California in 1918. Snoh at least are the tentative plans of the promoters. Plans and specifi cations for the structure have been n.s Ft a, inj will ha trvart (a a Hi 1 1 1n - lng committee of the association this U"le daughters, returned last week . . . ' Lmn (TVLtv Va vtlAPA HlBV nn(1 hAAn weea tor review - ana acceptance. ' '"" , ' Francis H. Kimball, designer of nota-, visiting Mrs. McCrary s (parenU. ble down town skyscrapers, made the nev. Bnd Mrs. W. T. Thompson and plans. The estimated cost of the hlliiren ana exnected home from Vlr- structure is $9,000,000. The site has glnla Saturday and there will be not yet been selected, i it is intended preaching In the Presbyterian church to erect the building as an enduring Sunday morning. monument to Pan-American Industry.! . t The Woolworth building, now the' mt: jonn u. oerner, in tallest in the world, Is 750 feet high; ;Lexington but tor the past two years the Metropolitan, its nesrest rival, is Tesldsnt of Winston-Salem left Sun- 700 feet C. H. Emory of Wake Is Terr much opposed to the carryings-on ot the day for Fresno, California, where he will make his home. (Mr. and Mrs. Mover Sink and chil dren, of Greensboro, came over 8at- Unknown Tongue' or Holiness seot,urdar evenlni- to spend a few days snd when his wife attended a, meet- relatives In Lexington. Mr. Sink returned home yesterday. mil nma vis wuv klmiuuou yiimr lng of this sect In direct violation of his command. Emory administered correction with a buggy whip that left marks on her shoulders and arms. The husband was required to fire a bond of $50 for his appearance at court While Mr. Emory's method of correcting his sponse cant be defend ed a good many people will ympa- thtse with htm In his objection to bet conduct ' ; ; - Mr. B. D. Hanklns and friend, Mr. Howard Fllppen, of Richmond, Va, spent Saturday snd Sunday In the city with Mr. Hanklns' parents, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hanklns, Dr. J. C. Leonard, who has been spending several days at Hiddenite, will return home the latter part of this week, snd will preach in his church (the Reformed) next Sundty morning. The Lexington friends ot Mr. A. A. Snrlncs will he glsd to lesrn that hs Is recovering rapidly from the injury received a short time ago In Norfolk, Va. He was abls to. leave the hospit- Gor. Craig . has refused to pardon Claude Blaokwell, who killed Dr. Fred. Mlsenheimer In a hotel In Char lotte and was sentenced to two years in state prison. The application for -pardon wss made before Blackwell resisted by the Mlsenhetmelr family. ht hom l who circulated s petition in opposi- Willoughby Beaoo. v tlnn and aant as attorney to arena tha Mrs. T. H. Spencer and children. case before the governor. . left Monday for Virginia to spend a few weeks with relatives, after which Cnuntv Board of Education masts! she will so to Washington city to Monday. lllvs. ' Mrs. Spencer and her charming Mr. H. k. riser, or Hlgn Kock, yes terday sent Sheriff C. C. Shaw and Deputy Sheriff C. F. Caudle, two mighty fine watermelons. The small est one weighed 72 pounds. Each came packed In a separate barrel They were the biggest ever seen here and were grown In Mecklenburg coon ty. Mr. J. F. Hurley, editor of the Sal isbury Evening Post, spent Monday afternoon In the city. Mr. Hurley was greatly impressed with the growth of Lexington and is making preparations to break into the field here. He has a splendid, newsy paper and It ought to take well with the people of Lexing ton. Mr. C. L. Hedrick, of Mt. Carmel attended the State Council meeting ot the Jr. Order, at Wrlghtsville last week, representing Reeds Council. He returned home Friday morning. Mrs. W. H Raker and little son. of Lex ington, and Mies Addle Huneycutt, of Greensboro, also spent several days at Wrlghtsville during the sessions of the Junior Order. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Conrad and tarn lly, went to Liberty Sunday to preach ing. A big crowd was present to hear Rev, Mr. Summey preach. Mr. Con rad ssld that bs saw something he had not been in the habit ot seeing at Liberty and he hss been going there for the "big meetings" all his life Ave automobiles, all from . the country, standing around among ths wagons and buggies. Mr. Theodore Williams, a New York lew student son of a Maryland clergy man who has been spending the sum mer in the Piedmont section of North Carolina, was a caller at Ths Dispatch office Saturday. Mr. Wil llama Is greatly pleased with North Carolina and its folks and expects to come back again at his first oppor tunity. He Is an sx-newspaper man, having been a reporter on one ot the big New York papers and la a young man ot pleasing personality, full it energy and determination and de serves success In his chosen profes sion. Mr. Williams expressed him self as being mighty well pleaand with The Dispatch snd praised It falghly. readers, his . name will have been ad ded to the terrible list. f Here is what a hastv elance aver tha files, of the Daily News. for the month -of August has revealed, the date in each case being the date of the paper iu -which me news appeared. August 1: Robert Beaver, white, shot by an officer at Lenoir. August 2: Will Morton, white, found on a public road near Mount Gilead, in a dying condition. Skull fractured; assailants unknown. August 3: Deputy Sheriff Robert Bain shot and killed at Pomona, a suburb of Greensboro, by Jim Mc Clure, negro. August 5: Oris Colclough shot by Bill Smith, at Durham. Colclough died in a hospital. Both negroes. August 10: H. Clay Grubb shot and killed by his wife, near Lexington. August 11: Dr. W. J. Klontz shot and killed by Alf West, at Alexander. August 11 : Archie Blue, white, kill ed by Jim Voncannon. neero. near Carthage. August 11: Elias Braxton, negro, killed by a blow in the stomach, dealt by Will Clarke, negro, at Green ville. August 11: George Telfair, negro, fatally hurt by brick, thrown by an other negro, name unknown, at Green ville. August 16: George Nance killed his wife by a Mow on the head in a ho tel at Hamlet. August 22: Silas Cogsdell, negro, shot and killed as he was driving through the streets of Goldsboro As sailant unknown. August 23: Sam Harris, nellaera victim, shot and killed fiis-.-wtfe and committed suicide at Leaksville. Perhaps the last occurrence has no ace in the list of crimes, since, the man was presumably driven innan his malady. But its place mav be led by the Charlotte affair, of the same day, when Policeman L. L. Wil son was shot off his motorcycle, and probably fatally wounded by Joe Mc Neely, a cocaine-crazed negro. When things come to such a Dass that a state with a population of less than two and a half millions is pro ducing twelve murders In twenty-four days, it is time for the people to stop and think. Obviously, there is some thing radically wrong in the state of North Carolina. Where Is it? The high percentage cannot be blamed on our negro population, for only by counting Bogsdell, who was the victim instead of the criminal, can e figure out that a negro had any thing to do with an even half of the crimes. Six of them were committed ' by whites against whites. However, this awful record is mere symptomatic of the contempt for the law that has poisoned our whole body politic, and until that condition can be remedied there can be small hope for an improvement. We believe that the only remedy is a radical change in our antiquated systiem of criminal procedure. Men will not fear the law unless the law Is fearful. And who considers it so in North Car olina today? This is a problem that may well ab sorb the attention of the biggest brainB, especially in the legal pro fession, in the state. The lawyers can do a great deal toward improving- conditions, if they chose. And that they may so choose must be the earn est desire of every lawablding citizen. pla fill Psnama Canal Nearer to Final Com pletlon. Another important step toward fi nal completion of tbat Panama Canal will be taken this week when prepa rations will be made to blow up the heavy earth dike, now the only bar rier between the Mlraflores locks and . tidewater on the Pacific side, tares miles away. There will be nothing spectacular about the destruction of the dike. Its base will be perforated by a number ot holes heavily charged, with dyna mite, then lor five days fresh water from one of the rivers in the Canal Zone will be turned In the canal prism and when the water Is near the level ot the sea water on the other side the charge will be set off. Two monster dredges, the Mole and the Corosal, are waiting to attack the debris and In the course of two or three days will clear a channel through the, dike sufficient to admit the dredges and vessels of 10 or If feet draft as iar as Mlraflores locks. A month later a channel the full width of the canal prism and deep enough to pass a battleship will he completed. After the destruction of ths Mlra flores dike there will remain only two such obstructions along ths canal route, one at Gamboa, about one-third of the way through from the Atlantic holding back the water from the Oule- bra Cut and one over whleh the rail road crosses at the Gatum locks. Some effort has been mads to oust B. F. Keith, ool lector ot customs at Wilmington, but It Is announced from Washington that no further effort will be made to remove him until bis commission expires, nnlrts c -s should he brought S(rn1n"t r'-n. t ii gTessman Oodwln of Uie V . o district announces Ms oj i a to removing onWmM.-rt v i t" r commissions e: '. e.
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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