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AMMO PEOPLE READ . . THE DISPATCH, WHT XOT TOCt .v. if it happens irs a THE DISPATCH OJfLT ONE DOLLAR A TEAR. THE PAPER vTHE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE av. I ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915. VOL. XXXin-NO. 41. ALDEBJCE MEET. IROQUOIS MOVES. BIRME TAILOR RILLED. EXPLOITS OF ELAINE. ' XORTH CAROLINA TOUTHFCL. i STORE, BURGLARIZED. Mm Enter Fletcher' Brothers' Store and Get Away With Mnch - Clothing. V The clothing store of F'letcher Bros., a north Main street was entered by -burglars Friday night Jid a consider able amount of clothing was stolen. Close examination of the stock show ed that at least $108 worth of over coats, auks and shoes were taken. It 1 Impossible to tell, ot course, Just how much was stolen. . ' (The thieves entered 'by pulling the hars apart at one ot the back windows mnvinir th alass People living nAirttf saw 'the men moving about In the store and other standing guara outside but, etraage to say, they did not give the alarm and when daylight came the thieves had made good their escape. ' , x oo done by a considerable number of none "J ... lit Is evident mai mo v.ci"s men, probably seven or eim. Sunday a phone message from iLake 1 brought the information that some of the clothes had been discovered there and Mr. Ed F. Smith, manager of the store and Mr. T. 1. Warfford went out to Lake to see about it. They found the vests from two suits and alBO evi dences that the thieves had. destroyed some of the clothes by burnlg them. So far there has been found no clue to the guilty parties. It Is supposed -that the stealing was done by ta-amps, as there are many passing through the country these days. Ser&eant Cady Here.' . . it a Armv is Sergeant caoy.o! i. D here this week training J" Company any A in tne arts oi e boys at work every mgnt ana that urp tnmrovinss steadily. The company is in fine shape now. The enlisted strength has reacted 7, the highest point in the history of the company. .,,, poriv U all llrisn. a veryi . . . .u . ,j nncl fellow. He!free and Mr Robert L. Whittaker : me - - - in 1 m tne w -j- rUbly - rnmnanv A Is looking forward to lal omcer anQ wtw make a good po - Insnection on Feb, 19, when Ucernan. He wU1 enter tne service R C Langdon, of the U. 3. Un March 1. at which time Mr. Davis' ScoTt cTe Bpector general .. , tJceT N. C. N. O., will be here to look the boys over. Lexington Wins Again. There were two hard-fought basket Vail games played in Lexington Friday afternoon. Llnwood's flret and sec. nd teams came u-p to engage the first and third team of Lexington High School and in Dhe games that follow 4 there waa eoroothing doing all the time. Llnwood yae desirioue of even tag the count, tor her teams had pre viously been defeated at the hands of he locals. Lexington was desirous of onUaula9 WJ!$!V-!V Tttlexinfton's third team won over the larger boys of Llnwood's second team br a score of 45 to 17. Lexingtons flrst team nao some oiukuhj - nexing its -game The score was 24 to 17. Linwooa mane u j.ini, il. last nve minuies vi v7 iA.oi hnv had to Dlay a sub-I ,r Mr. MoElveen of Un-i i.ittL vvnii- - - , n . . - lh. on. wod refereed tne gai It.. anHafflMlnn nf all rerereeO tne Kailie m The features of the games for Lex ington were the beautiful work of Wataer and Raker as guards ifor the flret team and the splendid team work eihown by the "Kids." The Alley boys featured for Linwood. Talked Hard Times la the Midst el Fjeaty. -We get Into the habit of saying times are hard and we Just say it re gardless. A'man wrote a letter to Ms hrother, a few dan ago, and In that letter (he said: "I made last year 400 buehel ot corn, 16 balea of cotton . and I have eaved 2,400 pounds ot pork. Times are hard here." ifThe nran to-whom that Setter -was f 5- written gives us the privilege ot quot ,inf but asks that no names be used. i The man who wrote the letter rune a two-horse farm. IHe has corn, meat mU cotton to aeli Ha plenty all aronn him and he unthoughtedly said, Tlmae are hard." He did not mean H, for times are not hard with him, and he was writing of personal con ditions. We have all sinned enough tor the past six months hollering hard times to send a world full bt people to the devil. The God of the BhiwesU C t. ainw to wrath and Is long-euffering . Mil lilt mercy' endureth. - forever.! Monroe Enquirer. , Oreea ft Rothrook, The Shop for Mem," offer bargains in spring salts that should appeal to every man tn towa rrhese bargains are only for those who buy now. Suits will be de livered when you want (hem. Spring la here and you are going to need famlag Implements. For the very beat, ga to the Manning Hard nn Co. J. B. OrnHh Co. call attention to furir hht Una of woore and La-dU-eth'e garden seeds. None better, Oo ad buy yours. , The beat way to atari a savings ac count ia on tha Bank of Islington's Holiday Club plan. Ask them about 4t todav. II tniakea saving easy. ' Read the ad of A. P. Sexton ft Co., V Bnlder. Their prtcea are very low, If you want a threshing machine, tractor, engine, or any other piece ot farm machinery, aee the Frlck line be fore buying. Ales oaraer, ot umaer, aelladfcem. - Note the money-earing prices quot- ' ed In the, Penry Orooeny company s ad. Thev are worth your attention. The Commercial ft Bavin gs Bank tell how a farmer made $1600. Better read that ad and take tnelr advKe, ' tNota Mesle and Bhoekley'a Specials or Friday and Saturday. They are money avers. - '.-' af&ve you flfled out that First Na tlonal Bank CoupoaT Better do It The W. F. Penry Co. advertise many SHOP TALK. attrecUva specials for Thursday. NowrHouse of Congress. -It was admitted that the roads are getting totter these I at the hearing that Roman Catholics fceiwelna should draw many to thai clty. Fathers IM scuds Eleetrie Light and Power Bates Sew Con- . tract Presented. ' x - At the regular, monthly meeting ot the board of' aldermen Monday night the question of adjusting rates for eleceric llitht and Bower came up for discussion' and engaged the attention of the board for practically all of the session. - A representative of . the Southern Power Company was pres- ent and the hoard availed Itself of 'his i expert knowledge of rates, etc., with great prdfit . - The Southern Power company pre-, sented a new contract for llg'ht and poweir for the next five years at the same rate and under the same con ditions as during the past five years. These terms are considered very ad vantageous and a new contract will probably he signed. A committee was j named to look into the matter I.t no .nuti-net n.nd renont 8 in spect .the contract and report at an early meeting of the Doara, The Question of fixing a scale of , rates was leit open until after toe new j contract is Bigned. The board placed j itself on record as favoring rates bas- ed on a scientific study of the rate ; Resolutions Adopted by the Social question and will doubtless call In a , . Service Conference, number of e ectrlcal experts to help them work out the problem. The recent meeting of the State There was quite a little clash be- Social Service Con erence in no man tween the aldermen over the location ner slept on i s Job. From the reso of some arc lights wanted toy the resi- ' Ped the weight of the r 7 . .i piftv, hi. i Importance and the range of their in- nue needs at least two arc lights andterest. It is evident that the true con - iirtArniiii Peacock who represents ' ception of service which prompted the , fw'o'burXntX.; t5rar r-today:' Tiles; reluuons "c ..''," "7 .L," J,.l ! k be recorded in the minutes inai,"'" rr , . ' ..r . ne ' .T.LT.: 5; ' "-,nis election i , t,h,ng.,a9 Uen ea mm ' of an Incandescent light at the corner , ,. n -rwirri .vnnnp h, til rain dutol e .w..u i Park Place ; nrarpr-I W Daivis tendered his res-! . - .. .... . unaMon as a member or tne ponce i ..!. ...j v,i, ir whit, i- --w "Tk i """Ti of the work this year.' Marcn J' ' 4. (Favoring a law taht will prohib- .. . o 4. i nij -ii,'ilt tne delivery of liquor for beverage Alumni Bnnqnet at Guilford College. DUrDOBeg ln ,Nortn Carolina. Guilford College, Feb. 8-Jnvita- tions to the annual Guilford Banquet which is scheduled tor February 20th are 'being sent oat to the -alumni and old student of Dullfard. The ban quet will be held it the Hotel Guilford in Greensboro. The eh let speaker of the occasion will- be Dr. Isaac Sharp leas, President of Haverford College, Haverford, Pa. Dr. Bharpless has been nresldent of Haverford for some twen- ty-iflve irears and ,f 'ot-jr..en- ot tne ereatqpr educators in tne society of Friends, but Is one of the leading American educators. . Preslderit Wil son said while he was the executive of Princeton University that his aim was to make of Princeton several Haver- 1 lorus. c :u pajrins 5'"""" me worn oi ur, nuarpieiw. ji u ter dinner speaker Dr. Sharpies is narticularly Kood. possessing as hei I J I ,.j o flu. I wu Jfll uu . uxi i ""' "" ent tongue. The otner speakers of the evening 10 Favorlng a state campalgn for ZnLhe0!; ,V- U HvbbSl .f'6""68 0 I moonlight schools to teach adult 11 Gullford College who will speak of I Uteraleg to rea(1 and wrlte the policy and ideals ot Guilford; Mr J. Elwood Cox, of High IPolnt. who is (president of the Guilford board of trustees, and Mr. George vv. wuson. '92, of Charlotte, who is now solicitor for the fourteenth Judicial district There will also be other entertaining features which wUl contribute to the general good spirit of the occasion. A real Guilford gathering and a thor oughly enjoyable evening la assured. lEvery Gullfordian, alumni or old student, is cordially invited to be pres ent. If you have not received an an. nounceemnt, write to John B. Woos ley, Gull Cord College, N.,C. . ; i Called Him Names. i .Walter 8. Royal, a (High Point at torney, has Med N. P. Farlow, secretary-treasurer of the J)eep River Chair Company, of IRandleman, for 15,000 alleged damages because ln a letter to a local company, it is said, Mr. Farlow referred to (Mr. Royal as a "thimble-headed etmp'eton" and "an Insulting little Idiot" Mr. Jtoyal had a a claim from a coal company against Mr. Farlow'a company's, end It ap pears that the suit is a result of ef forts to collect the account Oreens boro Patriot killed sMeepla Family. Armed wtth a magazine rifle fitted wilth an automatic silencer, Herman Aiuerbaoh, a .wealthy Mew York real estate operator who had become de spondent because of flnanctsA re verses, Sunday shot and killed his wifs and two daughters as they slept and then, returnig to his own bed, killed himself. His son Lester, a - blgh-achool student, - was the only member of the family left alive. i Bo completely did the elleeoing de vice mettle the reports of the weapon that the tragedy was not discovered until several hours later, when the son found onde M door a note from hia father, requesting . him to tele phone relatives. German Seldlers Save 2MKM0 Each ' Xontb, The savings of the German troops, according to Post Commissioner .Gen eral Stroedel of the Imperial mall bu reau, Dresden, are estimated at 2fi,. 000.000 a month. Although this in cludes the savings ot officers, who 1 eelve higher salaries, it testtfles to the prudence and thrift of the men hr the army, whose average pay Is oply .14 cento a day. ' Bills Introdueed'by "Representatives (Fitzgerald of iNew York and Gaiiivan of Massachusetts,' giving the 'Post. master General power to bar from the mails matter reflecting on any form of religious worship, were the subject ot a hearing, last week, be fore the Dostorfice committee of the are after two publication, tne sten- ace aud th Yellow Jacket, Popular Club Takes . Quarters In the Vainer Building Will Move in Soon. : The Iroquois Cfoih, Lexington's old est social) club; has ' rented quarters in the Varner Building and will move from their home on the third floor of the Development Building at an early date. Work in preparing their new quarters for occupancy is now going on and the club expects to be at home by the last of the week, . They have secured three rooms for their use, one a very large toom with any ngnt, specially arranged .ior emu purposes, in tins win De placed tne club's pool and billiard tables. They will have one room overlooking Main street, which wili probably be used for a reading room and the room in the rear, back of the "big room," will be the card room". The change is considered an advan tageous one for the club, as it gives them quarters on the second floilr and a more central location, on Main street and in the very heart of the business district slve vet deUnite. in their view of the rae on, to which they are address- Thov tnAir.t. ,fi nnattinn , WlP conference on mat ers of timely im- portance. especially those relating to social condiUons, and represent the . n.,.i, ! iuiB-ueai i uio amuo ueai uiuusuii. In 80Clal welfare work. A summary , rvr tho PABn nt nna nilnntan Tnmwt t . v . . , ' favoring pro.iauon, inaeiernu-, naie seuienue auu uaroie, anu iiiu "S 11? ; earnings .to hia family. i Endorsing the measure of a State j Reformatory for Women. J StSSlS,? r4eanweekBand favoring a repetition and enlargement 5. Urging the General Assembly to 'provide liberally for the enlargement of the activities of the State Board of Health, especially for increasing the capacity and equipment of the State Santtorhrm and for a stae-wide cam paign against tuberculosis also to in clude in the work of the Board the inspection ot Jails and convict camps. 6. Favoring the creation of a cou terenca coronal taa.-Mi legislation. J Favoring the cre'aMdn "of a obn- ference Committee on Public Amuse ments, 'Playgrounds and recreation. 8. Endorsing the uniform child-labor law, the fourteen year age limit, i with adequate inspection, and urging tne serious consideration of the Uen. A hi i hi i kin Child .Labor bill I eral Assembly of the ii,j.j v Q..n... d,v '.",., ' nuaiit u. Q ' j, ' 1, , ,u T i I ' """"-""'"B " "' ' ill vuuiiiiuumufi inic v u l rv yji liic hrarv rnin m nn und nlrt n n Re - icurine a lareer aDurooriation 11. Favoring a law to make cohab itation of the races a crime. 12. Favoring the state wide adopt ion of the Guilford County Public Morals law, making property owners who rent houses for immoral purpos es responsible. 13. Favoring the organization of ohurches and social aervioe leagues ln every North Carolina city and town. Tribute to D. Ward King; A movement is -on toot to erect at his home near Mattland, Mo., a mark er or boulder, suitably Inscribed, by say of tribute to D. Ward King of road drag fame. It will cost about 400, and hie Missouri . state board of agriculture, is taking the matter up, and will ask for an appropriation for that amount 'Mr. King has taken out several pat ents on his road drag," said a mem-, ber of the board, "but Instead of try ing to make money out ot them for himself, he hag placed them at the dis posal of the state, i think the state should ,;ive him recognition while he Is stlil In the flesh." .Whether the monument is erected will depend upon the Joint appropria 'ttoni committee. Boot at Talk ef Peace. The Cologne Gasette, commenting with dispatches dealing' with the re newed peace talk, says: "H 1s .premature to talk about peace, and It strikes us as frivolous. No German diplomat and no German sol dier thinks 'of concluding illusory peace with the powers which we have beaten and confidently hope to con tinue beating. "In Germany everybody from the Kaiser to the day laborer Is determ ined to make a clean score this time Talk In Sngland about peace la all bluff." ; Felly Unspeakable. The soil that produces cotton Invites the grains and grasses, tha orchard and the vine. Clover, corn, cotton, wheat, and barley thrive In th same lnclosurs; the peach, the apple, the apricot and the Siberian crab ln the same orchard. Herds and flocks crsse ten months every year In the mead ows ever which winter is but a pass ing breath, and In which spring and autumn meet in summer's heart. 8u 'ar-cans and oats, rlos and potatoes, art extremes that coma together on- ier our skies. i To raise eotton and aend its princely "oveaues to the west for supplies, and to' the cast for usury, would be mis fortune If soil and climate forced suoh curse. When both Invite Independ ence, to remain ln slavery ia a crime. To mortice our farms ln Boston for money r'th which to buy meat and bread from western cribs and smoke houses, Is folly unspeakable. Jlsnry i'W. Orady. Leg Sawed Off at Saw Kill fa AUe. ghany Township Died Fenr Hours After Accident. '; ' Mr. E. E. Harris, of Denton, who was here Monday brought news of the death of Mr. Burnle R. Taylor, son of Mr. L. T. Taylor, of Alleghany town ship which occurred ffVlday. The young man was working at Sharp & Surratt's saw mill And In walking la front of the saw got too close to it and his clothing caught. He was thrown down and in an Instant his, leg was severed from his body.- ;, ' . A letter from Mr. A. H, Michael, of Chandler, says that "Whe young man's death was due to (he terrible shock. He had 'medical attention In a short time, Dr. iPorter, bt Newsom, being suiuomned. He was in poor health, however, and could, not withstand the shock. f: y -, The young man 4s survived by a widow and tiree small children, fath er and mother,- War sisters and, two brothers. . -. o; .- Stale Hlfh Schools Prosper. Chaipeil Hill, feh. . The report of Prof. N. W. Walker; state inspecto of pAlic high schoolSf shows a steady growth in the rural public high school system of North Carolina during the year 1914. The expenditure of money for new buildings and for the remod eling and upkeep of old buildings is 0ne of the significant earmarks of the continued educational, advancement of the state. One hundred and nine-eight schools in the state I appraise their b;ii!dliiS3 (not iadluildng dormitories and apparatus) at . the valuation of $1,085.:Hj4.0U;. 29 of these reported dor mitories owned toy the school costing $113,900. - : I Twenty jflve rural ihlgh schools In the state made provision ifor the f rec- . . . 7.r tion oT new tiuildings curing 1914, rep- rPsentlr;, a nnanoial . outlay of $265,- ...vn n i.. i. i . . iweive bi.iiul.ib vxpcuueu uiuucj for the remodeling, renovating, en-: larging or otherwise improving their bnllnin.es. ine sum tnus oisoureea amounted to '$81,000. The total .In vestment for buildings and equipment for the past eighteen months amount ed to $346,000. : . - . The following are : the Jtwenty-flve schools that have .provided for out-and-out new buildings: Sylvan, Ala mance wunty; South Mills, Camden; Startown, Cata'wlba; Waco, Cleveland; Chad3xurne, Columbus; ; Vancelboro, Craven:- Poplar ; -Branch, ' OuTritnck; Churchland, 'Davidson; Buna, Frank lin; Gatesvllle, Gates; LlUlngton, Har nett; Antioch, Hoke; ;Kenley, John ston; Iola, Macon: Marlon, McDow ell; Troy, Montgomery; ited - Oak, Nash; Alliance and Oriental, Pamlico; Lumber.. Bridge and) iPhiladelphus, Robeson; Madison, Ro&ringhatn; Chi na Grove, Rowan; Tx.waesvllU. Vance-, KJary, Wake. - trsW.-- The schools that haTe voted bonds for buildings, yet un erected, are: Aa Isnder, Bertie county; Andrews, Cher okee county; Edenton, Chowan coun ty; Manteo, Dare county; Ptnevilie, Mecklenburg county. The PMentnn "fi I'ineville schools are designated farm.ufe KhooU. - .ru- -iij (.. j . i The so-called ! p "hool sys- stem makes provision for!cu'l:ar powders, he places them on the nsrs in the following towns!1'1'1 - tn- " a!ili isniies a tise. lh,lI1rllno In tha ,ll, f. "" ... -. ..n.w.,5 iir.ua anl and cities: Aberdeen. Bessemer C',ty, Goldflboro, Henderson, Kinston, North Wilkesboro, Red Springs, Rose boro, and Waynesvllle. The value of buildings and equipment of 48 schools designated, as city and town high schools have an appraisement of $1. 238.000. The value of scientific aDoa- ratus of 14 of these schools is rated at $4,793. Only cities have separate buildings for their high schools. These are: Ashevirie, Charlotte, Durham, Greens boro, iRalelgh, .Wilmington and Winston-Salem. The "Reactionary" Bvmocraca, The following Is from . the Den of Savoyard, ai eminent Kenti(cklan and une ut tiro leaning pouueal writers OI the country: , A little while later the 'President nominated to an important office a gentleman to whose . conianmatlon there was aggressive objection, and a wink or a nod from that Senator would have defeated confirmation: but he said nay, that Wilson was the chief of the party, responsible to the party and to the country for that official, and he saw to It that the man was coniflrmed. That Senator Is a demo- crat, and he (has .been a tower of strength on whom the (President snd the party have leaned ever since the Congress was convened In extra ses sion in April, 1913. And it Is due the President to say that tha time has come when that Senator's counsel is as welcome at the White House as Is his support ln tha senate. (Republicans were even countfnjr on the leader of the democratic side of the Senate to defeat tha policies of the administration. That Senator al so waa classed as a "reactionary.' but never President has had more loyal support than this man rasa given, and not in tjorty years Has tne senate been more ably, more successfully, mora wiuianHy led than this man baa m4 It I am giad to make this acknwl edigement, for I did all mar little ut most to defeat that man tor- r-eteo- tlon to the Senate. And I will ssy, beside, that if Mr. Claude Kltohtn had as good a record shies Otarch 4, 1913, as T. M. Sim mons has made, friends of the (Demo crats administration would contem plate his elevation to the leadership ot the (House wtth more satisfaction than they now do. fThe 4reek in German eotton prices from 19Vi cents to ltft cents a pound Is dus, American Ambassador Gerard states, to arrival of cotton steamers at Bremen, opening of the nort of Rotterdam, slackening of de mand from ' spinners on account of i reer offerings snd euMclpeted decline In prices, and sals of captured eot ton storks from lLos and Antwerp, Cotton mills In Germany are running three quarters capacity, and using 150,000 balea a month. Oar readers will be Interested In the statement about aha Potash ettaa. (ton la tha advertisement an nags- i. Tbe Lyric VtlU Offer Another Tbrfl. vt Uag Serial, Beinatng; Friday, Feb. 19th. . The iLyrlc Theatre has arranged for another thrilling serial, "The Exploits of hilaine." , it is a Pathe production, full of startling situations and thril Hng occurrences. A beautiful love story runs through the serial and there are many detective stunts Chat even Sherlock Holmes would have found it hard to surpass. , The story: is written by Arthur iReeve and Charles IGoddard. The part of Craig Kennedy, the great de tective,' is played by Arnold Daly. Miss Pearl White takes the title role, as Miss Elaine iDodge, daujghter of Taylor wottse. .The first episode of the "Expolits of Elaine is called "The Clutching Hand." It will appear here Friday night, Feb ruary 19. A brief synopsis of the first episode follows: . The Consolidated Insurance Co., of which. Taylor Dodge is president, has suffered considerable loss through the mysterious Tobberies of the . master criminal known as "The Clutching Hand." Perry Bennett, a young law yer, assistant to Dodge, Is endeavor ing to discover1 the criminal. Being of an affable and pleasing personality, he creates a deep impression upon Elaine, his employer's beautiful daugh ter. Dodge is visited by Limpy Red, a gunman wronged by "The Clutching lHand." Limpy Red advises him how tt'ae mysterious crook can be found and rives him directions to find his lair. -Dodge dismisses the gunman, and on returning to his office finds a myster ious note, advising him to at once de stroy the directions received. It is signed by a well drawn picture of a Clutching Hand. , Greatly iperturbed, he returns to ihls home. Stepping out of his limousine, he is surprised to - . ' . , and an envelope with ihia enemy's trade mark pasted on the door. En- .. i.,- i. . - i. i t u .. ti, icnuj uio ramie, ne is uita uy xjibui-s, Bennett and Jameson, a reporter. He (refuses to be Interviewed .by the re- porter, ana enters nis imrary, wnere he deposits Limpy Red's directions fn his safe. Jameson, hearing Dodge re mark that he lias discovered "The Clutching Hand," hastens to his friend, Craig Kennedy, a noted detective, and tells him the news. Kennedy is great ly excited by this knowledge, and cal ling to Jameson to follow him, has tens on his way to Dodge's home, re marking that ne rears torujodgee ltie. Meanwhile, as night has fallen, two -masked figures approach Dodge's borne, and one of them, forcing his war into the cellar drancuut wires. approaches the furnitce plpea, and at taches mem to. iv XJooge, in tils li brary, above, as a precaution, removes limpy Red, 's oprresppndefice from the aaif,' Aand' secretee"! it iih hidden re- oesa IttW wall, isajj0 Tftke en - aslope im it place. swer fais telephone, he steps upon an Iron register on the floor. Ae ne grasps the telephone, there is a powerful electric Hash, and Dodge sinks lifeless to the floor. The deadly wires below have done their work. In a few mo- . nirat3 l':u masked intruder enters the ilbrary. notes the dead man. and ap - r.rft:if ii-i thi f:itp ii-n,? s-n-ini. ne- There is a-blinding flash, and imme diately appears a hole, burned through the top of the safe. The robber puts in his hand, and pulls out thej envelope which he supposes contains Limpy Rod's coni?esaion, and makes his exit. The robber, searching out Limpy Red, slays the squealer, whom he followed from a low dive. Kennedy, arrived . at the Dodge's home, arouses the servants, and ex plains his fears for their master's life. Hearing the whining of Dodge's dog, they hasten to the library and there discover the victim of "The Clutching Hand's" vengeance. The detective Im mediately searches tor clues, and dis covers finger prints on a plaster bust Thoroughly examlnims them he Is greatly surprised to notice that Dhey are his own finger 'prints. "He realizes the cunning villain with whom he lhas to cope. Bennett, consoling the grter stricken Elaine, registers a solemn vow to consecrate his life to bringing The Clutching Hand" to justice. The r. H. Army and the X. I. Police. In his most recent report, the Sec retary of war describes the mobile army of the United States as aboat twice the size of the police force of of New York City. An Ex-secretary of war has also just pointed out that, even with Mr. Garri son's proposed addition of 25,000 men, the whole mobile army of this nation could be comfortably seated ln the Yale Bowl at New Haven, and still leave one third of the. seating capacity unoccupied. Before the House Military Commit tee, General Wood declared ln Decem ber that we had at present only enough field artillery ammunition in the country to serve all the guns through one full day's action. By noon of the second day they would all stand Idie. These statements are picturesque and striking. They are easily proved true.-The "World's Work for Febru ary. The senate bill to make carriers In interstate commerce liable without regard to limitation of tiabinty for loss or damsge of property caused by them, has beea favorably reported by the comemrce committee of the houss of congress. The bill makes excep tions 4a case where property ia hid den h wrapping or boxing and where commodities are subject to rates ap proved y tn Inter-State Commerce Commission dependent upon the val ae of the property shipped. faa Be Fined 4.00e,00. ' . Th Central railroad of New Jersey has pleaded not guilty to the recent indictment returned by th federal trand Jury In Newark, N. J contain' Ins about 200 counts, charging that the railroad Indulged In extentlve re bating to the Lehigh Navigation Com. pany during a period extending back many years. The case will bs tried early ln January. . The maximum penalty to which the railroad com pany would be sufiject In event of conviction on all counta, la a fine of approximately $4,000,000. . Increases Her JFonnlatloa Over Forty Thonsand Buriuf he Tear . . H -- W-aV:.y.y-rii-i A A ' I North Carolina Ut barve little room for Belgian, if 'the present rat of in crease of births over deaths keep up. la 114 there were 711931 births reg istered in (North Carolina, while the total number of dearths registered dur ing the year waa only 31,481, which shows an Increase to the population of over 40,000. These reports ere the finding of toe Vital (Statistics (Depart ment of tihe State Board of iHealth and are as nearly correct as the Vital Sta tistics i-&w can make them. . . The counties leading ln births are: Wake, 2186; Bullfoid, 2158; Mocklen buTg, 2036; Johnston, 1659; iForsyth, 1633, and Gaston M2S. The counties Wake, 1291; Mecklenburg, 1B26; Gull-! -Mrs- S. W. Finch, who has been Bl ford, 1126; and Forsyth 1019. The!"'or several weeks, is improving alow counties leading in marriages are:l'v- ' . Wake, S07; Guilford, 802;. Mecklen-I .-,, i, n wiioior f a..hrflU ' burg. 797; Forsjth, 77'2; and Bun-jvUHed relaUvea in Lexington last combe 653. As it appears, Wakeiweg, county leads not. only In tfhe number; of births and marriages, but also in! Miss Minnie Zink, -of Greensboro, die number- of deatiin.- thnus her! visited Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Holmes last death rate Is 20.4, which is the fourth uElu'dt In the state. . .New Hanover , nounty has the highest, ,28.3 per thou-1 sand, while iForsyth has the, next; ofiyestal. ' ... ' si.o ana rasqiiaianK . aw.. While at first thougi.it these -death ' Mr. E. L. Morgan, a prominent buai rates may appear rather hisSu closer ! ne3a man of High Rock, was in towa examination of the return indicate Friday on business, that these rates are due largely to Mr. c. D. Jarrett, of Cotton Grove two causes; first, the higher death township, was in town Saturday and rate among the negroes, and, second, topped ln to see no. to excellent registration in these coun-1 . . , . , . ,t)eg , . Mr. John 6. Parrish, ot Thomasville, Another significant fact revealed by wa? ln Le'n'sri?,n Mda,jr ,on tha fic-ures enmni ed 'hv th Vlt,l Rt-. tistics Department Is that the white death rate is 11.5 per 1000 population while the colored death rate is 16.6 per 1000. On the other hand the white blrtlh rate is 36.2 per 1006 and the col ored rate is only 25.0 per 1000. The Public Roads of North faroUrw. Ohapel Hill, Feb. 9. The, number of miles ot public roads in North Car olina, the percentage of the total mile age Improved ln each county, and the number of counties having no im proved highways these vital facts are included in a tabulated form as complied by the North Carolina Club. The statistics are assemWed by W. J, iHardesty or tne Carteret iPamllco Coun ty Club. The University' iNee-s letter carries tne analysis 4n complete form. ine compilation covers the infor mation available upon the subject of roads to January 1, T914. The num ber of miles ot public roads ln North uarouna total 48,ui. rrbh-tesn ; per cent numbering ,67 mllee-re rm- tproved. . There are 7,903. miles of un improved highways In the state. These countles faH under ttiat classification: Ifl.tan U-ttt HJA u.wb, u, wu., "v. wuiu, u.'uq, van.- son, Macon, Onslow, -Pamlico, Pasquo tank, Pender, Tyrrell, Warren, Wa- aiuga. Yadkin and Perquimans. Some of these counties, however, pulled up i not?"i by improving their roads last , year. , Th froni roa:is table, a3 tabulated the Carolina Club, mikes the coun- the unit and the counties in the '.eai are ranked on the basis of per-''11 enta e oi improved roads ln Telation to number of miles of highway in thejthur Galllinore, of Denton, spent last ointy. Scotland county tons-off the list with 266 miles improved 88 per sent of Its mileage. Columbus coun- ty stands at the bottom of the list of counties having any improved roads, with two miles equal to two per cent Twenty-two counties joined the good roads procesison In 1913. The end of the year saw only five per cent of their mileage bettered. Eighteen counties had more than five and less tban ten per cent Improved; seventeen counties improved between ten and twenty per cent ortts mileage. Seven counties caught the good roads fever with such Intensity as to halve the unimproved number of miles. "My gracious, dey sho' has been a hange and a upgo ln these years in the University," said "horny.banded Henry," the colored bell ringer of the State University, as he looked out over the campuA and counted on his fin gers the number of buildings that have been constructed 1n ten years. Hen ry, old-time darkey, has been associ ated with the University as a Janitor and bell-rinser for twenty years. His favorite pastime is to keep hourly tab on his dnigersoll watch, which he throws ifirst ln one pocket and then another. A?k him how much off he Is, he invariably replies: "Well, 'bout a haVf second off." E. R. RANKIN. Girl 14 Years Old Superintendent Snnday School. An Incident of the recent Missionary Institute at Broad Street Methodist church, Statesvllle, which by eome mesne escaped the newspaper reports made at the time, deserves wide pub licity. It is mentioned in the secre tary's report of the Institute printed in the North Carolina Christian Ad vocate, and is as follows: This report would not be complete without reference to Miss Gertrude Allen, who was Introduced by the presiding elder as probably the young est Sunday school superintendent ln Boutnern Methodism. This Is an hon or for which fltatesvllle district feels proud. Miss Allen Is a mere slip of a girl, 14 years old, who lives on the Al exander circuit, and has ibeen regu larly elected to the superlntendency ot their local school. ' in answer to my Question she said very modestly: 'We began with four children, besides my own brothers and slaters, in an old house, which I had swept and pre pared, mow we nave si scholars. I leve th work very much, and I would like to give my Mfe as a foreign mis sionary it tney win nave me." Think of a 14-year-old glxl taking "barge of a Sunday school! And the fact that the attendance has grown from four to 39 shows that good work is being done. Btatesvflle Landmark. Drafted by a committee represent ing 20,000 members of the interna tional Congress of Farm Womenj a bill has been Introduce 4n congress to create a Farm Women's Bureau In the (Department of Arrtoultur to solve the domestic .nrablems of ooua. 'try Hfa. . . . , - . IM AHD ABOUT LEH56TW. " Fwnoaal HeBtloa Vveiaeatf ff fha PeopI-Small Item f x ' Interest. - " Mr. B. V. Sink, of Reeds, was in Ow elty yesterday. Mr. J. W. iLambeth, of ThomaavUle. was here yesterday. , j, ' .. - Mr. I. C. Bulla, of Newaom. wm C .exington last Friday. . Mr. C. A. Swtog. of Silver Hill town ship, was in town Saturday. iMr. J. D. Huffman, of Reedy Creek township, was in town Monday, . Mr. E. E. Harris, of Denton, was n Lexington Monday on business.- Mrs. Z. I. Walser and two childrea are visiting ifriends in Norfolk. Va. week. Mrs. Wrenn, of North Wtlkeaboro, ia i,oro vi0inn- .mwio m- w r "uu ea" luo ""i"""" yiwwuu unu., Mrs. W. F. Sparger and Miss Nora Hendren spent Sunday in High Rock with Mrs. C. E, Voils, formerly of thi city. ,,f . Mr. J. F. Spruill, prosecuting attor ney of the Recorder's court, has beea ill for several days with a very deea COld. 1 -. .. Our good ifriend, Rev. M. L. Hed- rick, of Silver Hill township, was hi Lexington last Thursday and called t see ug In our new quarters. Mr. Chas. H. Frank, of lEmmont ' township was here Monday and drop ped in to aee us and renewed his sua- ; scription to The Dispatch and Prev ' gresaive Farmer. ' " ' dir. J. D. Walser, a former cdtlzea of Lexington, who la now engaged ia tha - milling business at Rockwell. Rowos county, waa in Lexington fast Friday . snaking hands -with vie many jfrtead ' ' .Alderman. Ed F. Smith's home har beea visited with, an epidemic , whooping oough. . Four of his Chil dren have had the dread malady and.. tne youngest, only a few months old. i i'has had a very hard time t tt - . ..ii.ii.i ing for. Wake forest College to re- - sume his law studies, after spending a few days here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Melchor, of Win ston-Saleni, visited Sirs. Molchor's pa. rents, Mr. and Mrs. M. 'R. Shoaf, last week. It will interest their many friends to learn that they will move to Norfolk. Va., where Mr. Melchor r'"1 Pepsi-Cola Bottling Works. .Messrs. J. irank Cameron and Ar- Saturday In town on business and vift- ited their old neighbor, Sheriff Shaw. i ney intended to return home Satur- day afternoon but dropped in at the Lyric Theatre for tfhe show and for got all about going home and missed their train. They returned home Sun day. Mr. Wiley Leonard, a citizen of Silver IHill township, who lives she miles south of this city, was here yesterday for the first time in about two months. He has been unable a get to town since before Christmas with any oomffort, owing to the very bad condition ot the roads. Mr. Leon ard renewed his subscription to Tha Dispatch and had the Progressiva Farmer sent to him. Chester Wife Helps Him Writ Runaway Jane. lu the writing of "Runaway June" for the Serial Publication Corporation and the Reliance Motion Picture Co., which is producing It for the screen, George Randolph Chester, the famous auJJhor of "Get-Rlch-Qulck Walllng iford" and many other stories, has called In the services of his wife, LH llan Chester, to ensure genuine fem inine atmosphere. Mrs. Chester has been co-author with her husband ea several other works. "Runaway June" is a thrilling story of 'love, mystery and adventure and for aH of these qualities Mr. Chester felt amply equipped in experience and In ability. But it also brings out the importance of teaching husband and wife, father and daughter, cuardtaa and ward, the partnership relation between man and woman, the ques tion of money from the ama to toe woman. And for this reason, Hr. . Chester felt that to have the true at mosphere a woman must.be actively interested not only in the construc tion of ths plot, tut m ths detail of tu, development, as well as a man. when the Cheatera write togetasr. they write at top apeed and under high , pressure. They neglect them selves as to both sleep and food, be lieving that the best results are to be had ln that way. They retire to a place where they cannot be found aa therefore cannot suffer ths detrtmeat ot Interruption, which means relaxa- . tion. That Is what they have been ds- ' lng for weeks on 'Runaway June." The result Is a photoplay serial, which aside from Its fiction and dramatic at traction, Interests every married mam and every married woman because at . its atppeal te their sociological anal economic tendenoiea.- it will take mp vitally the great suigma ef all tha agee of the world: How shall ths wo man acecpt from the man? In . reMy to Germany's H protest against th building of hydro-eere-pVanes by American manufacturers for England and Russia, Secretary Bryan has informed the German am bassador that th stats department doss not concur tn ths contention that , such craft are vessels of war "whe delivery to belligerent states by am trala ahould be stopped," - IS V I S '. I !
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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