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y THE PAT . M,00 PE0P1.K READ THE DISPATCH. WHY SOT TOCI IF IT HAPPENS IT'S DT THE DISPATCH OXLT 03TE DOLLAR 1 TEAS. THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, PEBEUAEt 17, 1915. VOL. XXXIII NO. 42. MS Cfl. ALBERT mm HUET. Xosea Left Eje In Encounter "With j Special Policeman Robert L. Wklttaker. Saturday . afternoon Mr Albert The preliminary heaf ing in the case Siring had an encounter with Special j of State of .North Carolina on the Re lOfflcer R. iL; Whittaker which re- jlatlon of T. US. Jennings vs. C. K. God suited in the lost of bis left eye. Po-jwin, was completed yesterday before licemau Whittaker tried to arrest Mr. Commissioner D. C. MoRae in this city. Swing and in the struggle that fol-! The taking of evidence began Monday lowed Whittaker struck at Mr. Swing j niornig and up to noon yesterday with his club, the blow landing; 82- witnesses had been ex equarely in his left eye and crushing amtned. For the most part the wit the eyeball. jnesses were men -whom the plaintiff. According to the testimony of scores: of persons who witnessed the trou-, fcle, Mr. Swing was making his way I io Main street in the company ofimoned for Mr. Jennings. friends. He was slightly intoxicated i Jennings is represented oy ,.ov,rary ut waa not boisterous or disorder- & McCrary, of the local bar P. S. Vann, ly and showed no Indication of get-1 of Thonmsville," A. E. Holton of Win ting past going. Mr. Whittaker ; ston Salem, and Judge W. P. By thought that he was drunk enough tolnum of Greensboro. Judge Bynum be "pulled" and he attempted to ar-! was here Monday for the beginning of rest him. Mr. Swinz nrotested' the case but did not return yesterday. against this and jerked away "from the j Mr. C. E. Godwin, the defendant, is (College working in the dairy there, j You aie invited to eome in and look , iGeorge Day, Arthur Forbes, Frank ed at tMs sesdon' it Is not at all cer-1 rol,lrned fioni a visit to relatives in officer. According to all witnesses, represented 1y E. E. iRaper, Walser fejand since leaving college has taught; the place over the next time you are:Holland, Edward Fay, James Barnes,tain that there can he unanimity 1 Xorfolk- Mr. Swing was falling when Whltta-1 Walser, Phillips & Bower and L. A.; the subject, operated a rami tor him-i in town and have ' talk with Mr. lAlfhed Fischer and many minor char-' enaigh as to the provisions of a spe- Gen Zeb V Walser returned Satur ker struck. ' Martin. , 'self, established a creamery in his Steele. Make appointments to meet j acters. Chief -Director Oscar Eagle'citic bill for putting it through the day from a few davs visit to Washine- The assault , created great exclte-l The case is one In which there isine county (IredeH), and perhaps a your friends at Farmers I'nlon Head-, Assistant Director Harry Weir, Marc j legislature. The plan believed to .give 'ton City. ment. mere were many men on- ineisif"- iuicicai umuusuulii mo uuy. streets at the time and In a few min-1 utes a mob of several hundred had gathered and many were talking ug ly. To the credit of the city be it said that these disorderly persons were quickly frowned down and the law was allowed to take its course. A warrant was issued for Whittaker and i 'egd Irregularities. It appears now he was quickly lodged in jail, where ; that it Is the purpose of the plaintiff he remained until Sunday night at'to discover enough "Illegal" demo about nine o'clock, when he was re-ratlc votes to over-baiance the slen leased on $250 bond. der democratic majority and elect Jen- Mr. Swing was carried to Greens-' froro for treatment and will nrobably be able to return to the city in time for the trial Friday. He is a man ofiae may try us nana at snowing up. about 60 years of age and bears ta good reputation and the misfortune that befell him Is greatly regretted "bv everybody . . ,. wmuaKer is not a regurnr ponoe-1 i u l eone on the force as a retular March V tko .f,nt m.,0 h0;ha made with the hie number exam- wrecked his hopes of .becoming amine! yesterday and Monday, that the officer. Public opinion is all one way In favor of Mr. Swimr. and the un-i happy officer has hardly a single de-j tender. It is apparent that he lost nis bead in the excitement of the mo ment and struck when there was no necessity of striking. (Whittaker claims that Swing was trying to grab his arm and that the blow that - crushed Swing's eye was aimed at his arm and glanced off, truing tne victim eye oy accident. Mr. A. L. ChrUmaa Struck by Train. Mrs. A. iL. Chrisman was struck by Southern . train 'o. , 3 Thursday af er.e6na4.T Jwrlously-fcflrt Th.e ribs were broken and there were oth. er injuries. At last accounts she was still suffering a great deal and her friends were greatly disturbed about Tier condition. Mrs. Chrisman was crossing the track near the Dacotah Cotton Mill when she was struck. Preaching at PrimUhe Baptist Church The nsv Primitive iRantiBt Church on Cotton Grove street near the Pat-!1" terson Lumber Company plant, Is now ready for use. The church is under the pastoral care of Elder W. 11. Gal Hmore, of this city, and "Rev. Samuel McMillan, or High Point There will be - services at this church regularly on the fourth Satur tay and Sunday in each month, at 2 o'clock p. in., of Saturdays and Sun day morning at il o'clock. There will be preaching at this church next .Monday night, Feb. 22, 'at 8 o'clock. The public is invited to at tend. C E. OALLLMORK. (Lexington, 'S. C., Feb. 16, 1915. SHOP TALK. Your attention is callul m the art- -vertisement of the new line ot spring and summer suits now being offered by Green & Rothrook, "The Shop for Men. Eat with Jack, "The Stewed Beef Xing." He is also king ot oookj ln other lines of food as well. Try him at his new stand on Main street, next ooor to Pickett Brothers. The W. G. Penry Co. use their apace this wees, to tell of extra values In their made-to-measure suits. , They offer unusual values In suits ranging vront ?ia.60 to 20 and they guaran tee satisfaction. Barnes Variety Store. L. U Barnes. proprietor, offers a 95 pair of pants tree witn eacn or Ms famous fis suits. Mr. Barnes has mad a big reputation hers with his 415 suits. iraim Beach suits for 110. The cash prices of the Penry Gro ery Compaay will save you much money, Mrs. Home Maker, v Drat (all to look them over and then call them up about it . . Be careful where you plant your Qoiiars. -mars me aavice of the Com. merclal ' Savings Bank and it Is good advice,, too. , Sea their ad. Jf you fcavVV4(Jh or clock, trouble; WW OUBBII SDQUl U. . IXMK Up tOS ad of JL K.. Sheets A Co, leading jewel ers, tn thai issue. ... . i t Mots the ad of the Home Tailoring Co., Mr. P. Spanola, manager. He la low located on Main street, next door to Thomas' Up-Town Cafe, ready t make you a tl( suit and give you a pair of pants free. , , A Ths1 Tallow Kid 1s elebratlng Washington's birthday this' week. OUnce at Als picture, which appears 1n the ad ot the Manning Hardware Co. , .. - If tow are wise yoo win adopt a doflnlte saving lan. do at K ac cording to system and yon will achieve success. That is the advice ot the Bank of Lexington. The f red Thompson. Company quote some very attractive, prices on Mart Hcbaffner and Mart and Michaels Sterns clothing. Baa their ad ln this ' issue. FIGHT FOB OFFICE. Jmnlngs-fiodwln Case Drawing Big! Crowds Many Witnesses Examined. Jennings, cnargea witn naving voteaer that is not satisnea with ms illegally at tne last general election. About 65 witnesses had been sum- " win ue reuieiii-oerea mat mr. jeu-1 nings, the republican nominee for! temious about him. He" Is plain, prae clerk of superior court, was defeated : tlcal, and to the point. He has a mes. by only 3 votes at the November elec tion and that defeat was brought 1 about through the throwing out of the; South Thoma8viile box because of al- nings. This is a game that I can play at, however, and the other i illegal republican votes. The defence, I so far. has stood pat. Not a word had I been said by attorneys for the defen - dant as to their line or defence and ,ki. i ... .... j"" "1- rha nlnlnUfT m-iUa n.nrr h dqH nrfi v with the rest of his witnesses than he ! case will not amount to a great deal. There has been much scrapping among the lawyers, hundreds of objections and exceptions, etc. and every witness who found himself in a tight place, ic his "constl-L? I got out easily "by pleading his "const! tutional right." This, belnf interpret ed, means in thla .case. -that they will not answer any t question that would tend to incriminate them. It la crime to vote Illegally and a man can not be forced to admit that he voted Illegally just to accommodate a dis appointed seeker after pfflce. ' It Is evident, too, that the case Is mnv iTi 'VXZlJril- Bra(Hey.,wh( has . been ji, &Ah,fff court ior U heavy filtt'ot costs -will not rail on the county, bond having been given by the parties to the action to bear all costs. tatinutoH Loses to iVinston. The Winston-Salem hleh snhnol basilte: ball team won over the Lexlng-! ton high school team on the court of the latter last Friday night by a score - of 35 to 18 in a game that abounded ast P'aylng and hard work. The visiting team has the good fortune of possessing two player:! that have been playing on the Winston Y. M. C. A. first team and these two players with the aid of three other splendid players stopped the winning streak of the home boys. But the game was by no means a walk over. Only at the be ginning of each half did the Winston do much coring. The home boys played ill hard luck during the last ialf when no lee Chan four wall di rected shots ran around on the rim of the basket- only to Tall on the outside after a tantalising period of suspense. The Winston- team was especially strong on aide-stepping and passlns as well as free goal shoottng.-Out of seventeen chances on foul goals their' forward made thirteen. iFor Lexington Edmund McCrary starred, he making twelve of the elgh- teen points Ifor the locale. His six free goals out ot eight chances helped. we Bome score materially. After the game the two teams were delightfully entertained at the home of Mr. George L. Hackney by Miss Car olyn .Hackney and other tols of the high school. The borne boys added to the -pleasure Of the visit of Khe Winston boys by giving them an auto mobile party. Although the Lexington team lost to Winston it is still eligible to enter the preliminaries for deciding the hlph school championship ot western Worth Carolina as It (has won nine games and lost only one. .. Cboirhlaad vs. Ceoleeawa. Tuere win je an Interesting game of basket-ball at ChurohUmr next Saturday between Dhurchland's sec ond team and the first team at Cool- eemee. The public Is invited. Grades School Honor Students. The following students of Lexing ton Oraded School are the cut month's leaders with averages oppo- sk ueir names: , . ,, . . . ( t .. ,, , Lower fourth grade (Paul Welch. W. Robert Le Fevre. K. Higher fourth grade Jones Hed- rlck 8 6-8; Mary Nobis Evans, 08. lower nun graae -Jonn Parker, IS; Bland -Lanntng, 87 1-5. - . higher fifth grade Tred. Michael. S Mick Hunter, 88 1-8. Sixth grade Mary Norman liar- grave, Mtis Radph Wright, 134. veventB grade-KaUierlns Walker K J-J; James Carter and Clrda Hunt 92."' - !' Lower J eighth srade Ila ' Sink. rt Pearl Htokle. 5. Higher elrtth srade Marr LllJlan Sink, 1 1-8; Hilda Sheets, 4 M. (Ninth grade (Nora Clodfelter. 97 1-J: Faith Pries and Dorothy Mendenhall, 8 1-8. .--. ' Tenth rade 4Ptultne Booter. IT 4-t: Maggie J'lckeU, 7 1-5. Eleventh grade CHI more Leonard and Alma Hedrlok, 87 i-3: Edna Oarn- thersag.. I. THE DAIBY SCHOOLS. Enterprise Feb. 24; Kennedy School House, Feb. 23s Reeds March 9 and 10. Mr. John B. Steele, county farmers' agent, has addressed to the people of Davidson county the following mes sage : ', The meetings for the purpose of con sidering the dairy proposition will be bejd, as previously announced, at En terprise (Feb. 24, at Kennedy School House Feb. 25, and at Reeds March 9 ana lu. it is nopea tnat every larni ,ent earning capacity, tnat Delleves in progress and has his mind open to . better thin ;, will come to the piace that suits him bes.t on that date, even if it is good "plow weather," and see what we cau do by combined effort. These meetings will be conducted by Mr. Arey, of the State Department w. j ...a, ..... .. ,.v. v.- a dairy farm, made his way through score ot cream-routes at various points There is nothing Jancy or pre- sage. that will mean money to us if we will come and hear him. Salisbury's Acquisitiveness. If a town has anything of value and Is not properly carina for It there is great danger of losing it. There ap- nears In be an organization that is . ---- - - - - --- - - - lUOMim OUL 1U1 WppUllUIULH.a IBllf two or more!Bomelhln? v,a,,'e lm what: . , y , , " ', , ",ul'8 1 ly .l ,re . . ' ,. f : v ", ..o.,uw i Immediately on the 10'). A reoresen ; tatlve of the booster's club led his t COlIl mlt tPe tO S'P t! , f OIIt rs immeoiate - ' nlaa- Iew Qa8 S tnere waa j ..,ofDm,)'iis from Raleigh er the school ; made a liberal offer. the school for the blind shark ,n th Vommiuiltv TiVTha ' Bpans- Covers, peanuts, alfalfa, vetch-1 "'" re7i"'1' llen Ior Pnator' Messrs. r.. r. Salisbury started aft-: f k.,,.'?e I 'ar?e V h,e ! es, and so on. at fifty cents an acre as ! Hoood and any other advocates to'G. Culbreth. of immediately. The town ! J73 Z"" ! . u aSa" two dollars -an acre, charged l their pehe? with possibly re- were in Lexin nr" a nl r, . u " 1 accT "!g i Mount Airy Furniture company and as town J laJhe Tac? foi,, le '"Bti"!a city commissioner Vd been active. union and in the race to stick. Con cord, not having a booster's club, could be pardoned for being a little envious of our neighbor's live organization. Concord Tribune. . . The Snpreme Court Librariaq. . We; cannot let the opportunity pass without saying a word to our friend and distinguished Confederate veter- years. He is of that type of man at once lovable and useful and is an an honor to the state. When a mere boy ue fiLusiru in me army, am vauani service and no ibraver man ever car- ried a musket. He has the affection- ate regard of everyone who knows ,llm- an,i we h(Pe 1,B wl" Preside at "1K f i a cenienariau I ms" ni t-nterprise Kill Part of Justice Act. After more than five hours of de bate on the floor, extending over two aays session, tne senate passed the: bill to repeal the long and short haul. To the Editor of The Dispatch--provisions of the Justice Act, su'bsti-j ipiease announce in your next issue tuting therefor the long and short! that every Local Farmers' Union in haul provisions of the .Revisal of 1905. (your county and In all other counties The bill has already passed the ;n North Carolina, is called to me 3 House, "having been Toted through that in special and extraordinary session body almost without opposition. In Saturday, February 2Bh. These meet tae senate, however, the bill met a J ings are to consider Important matters naray opponent ln Senator Hobgood woo ouerea an amenament ior relief to railroads having a mileage of less than a huidred miles. This was the Identical amendment offered iby Sena tor MdRae and later withdrawn by Mnt after adoption in the committee. rphs amendment of the Senator of Gull.,) ford was voted down along with the passage of the bill. However, It suf fered little, better fate than abso lute objection to the bill met. It was lost 'by a vote of 23 to 10. The bill itself passed by a vote thirty-five to seven. A Runaway That Was a Runaway. A team belonging to Moose'a Liv. ery Stable while standing ihitohed to a buggy, near the Southern- depot at Porter, Monday afternoon, became frightened at a passing hand-ear and started at once at a race-horse pace toward Albemarle. Mr. Moose was notified 'by 'phone to ibe on the look-out for his team, 'but he was away from the stable at the time he received the. message. He at once set out tor MkU stable and when be reached there lie found his team waiting for him. '-The horse had made the trip from Porter, a distance of six miles, to Albemarle, in twenty minutes, or at the rate of a mile in 3 1-3 minutes. Mr. Moose'a team, for the most part, fentle and easy to handle, has estab lished a record (or fast traveling ln these iparts. Albemarle Enterprise. H Child labor Legislation. Horn An unfavorable report br a tots of 10 to 8 was the fate of the Weaver bill to amend the child labor law ot the stats so as to raise the age limit to 14 years and provide for Inspectors to Inspect factories under the direction of the Commissioner of Labor and Printing. This was after a lencthv Joint committee tearing ln the. Senate chamber during which both sides were fully beard. This la taken to mean that there ill be no change ln the child labor laws at this seslon There was a big delegation of cotr ton mill men tn ' Ralelsh. and before the committee heariof they - adopted , a resolution err ing that no changes be made and pledged that the Individual mem bers of the Cotton Manufacturers' As. sociation will, If the legislature will leave- the law In force as passed two years ago, to give special attention to strict observance and report and pro ceed against any manufacturer who f Us to observe, the law. T FARMERS MEET. The I'nlon Rents Quarters In the Tar. ner Building Place for All , Farmers. ; The iDavtdson county branch of the Farmers Union met. Saturday in the court-house. Attendance was unus ually fine and the meeting was inter esting throughout.- V1 :-' One of the most important items of business was the renting of quarters in the new Varner (Building. Th now ! - - i unices win aiso ioe seo as omces ior i 'Mr. John B. Steely county farmers'; pres-iagent. ine new quarters: win be fitted U),ed on the steamer iBermudian, char- for the use and comfort of all comers. I tered by 'Reliance for the purpose, on r,iery memoer ol ms union ana every j other farmer mer in the i county will be i welcome there. Thei very best agri- j on suffering New York. ' cultural literature will be kept on j In the HtUe party were Norma Phil-! , hand all the time and there will be!up8. Marguerite Iveridge, Evelyn comfortable chairs, stables wiUi pen, j oumo, the Misses Drew, James and ' WUW vv.. ". - i veniences. if iiuar.ers, me your rejesis ior oune-. i rms tivere ana run in ior a lew min- tites rest any time ft suits you. Jniiies A. Yokley Commits Suicide, The following neivs dispatch from ilt. Airy will be read with-deepest re - g' et by the many friends aYid relatives of the deceased In- pavldson county: story and will be taken in Bermuda, ; be a special order in the senate Tues Despondent over continued 111 'health as will Episode Twelve, which will be; day morning, coming up under unfa. James A. Yokley, one-of the wealthiest j "The Spirit of the Marsh," centering i vorable report from committee through ' " . ;ir:i r.,r .,:.. . . ..: " " : , Airy, r riuay morningienaea nis lire uy a.l ohl frm a 'l-ovnlvar lr.tr. h i a brain. The deceased had taken treat- ln a sanltan'ftn at Morganton ,OT over lwo yearS;ianil uien came attention to seemingly (fceing completely : recovered. A short hile ago, though, o;,nlg nealth again begin to fail and ar - ,, Za .f. ,i siers ciuo iea n.s , hp WM t0 again W0me a patient- ' , ;T nna bii ue uepari the interested par- at a 8anltarium and u t0 ieave Mon- "V!n f Argric" ure " distribute, to , rs were 'Immediate-. dav . all tanners of the state, liquid inocu-- ;.rSr .4.: . 1?': . day. of the city, He.a president .and ly identified with the permanent Im provement of sever) of Mount Airy's mam streets. He was aiso active in the lumber industry and was reputed to be worth frdiu KfeOD to $100,000. In addition to atdow six children strrvive, Mrs. T.'iRayne, of Monroe, and Misses Mattie ,afid Alma Yokley. the latter being a kfudent At the Sa lem academy at WlnatoftaSalem. Three ons. sr.Htfanlj43ce ok Ian nil -USr, 1 The funeral services were held from! the heAiitlfnl hnm f ft,. H.., thia afternoon at 3 0-cIock, conducled ... rv iw u wmm nil a for nf Pon. trai UpthnnUt nh ,,.h r.t wWr.h vnii t,.,,i ' .u. . ' hi.n oiowir.i i.t,,.,,, , ,...i iu Oakdale cemetery with full Mason The act of the deceased hm a t -"" w rea'.m k ...- ,..' . . : ... ... - n hxnnr. Vm,-, K..Hf.1 ..'",c """"s1-. canons con- offerings testified ed wa, he.dTyU,o e which the decease ,1.1... Irn. ku. " iiu .Alien uiui. All Local Farmer,' I nlons Meet Sat - unlay "Oth. affecting the iarmer's welfare and to ! imake business and other plans (or the coming season. We hope you will give this notice a prominent place in your paver and urge all union men to attend these special local meetings Saturday, Feb- ruary 20th. C. FAIRBS, H. Q. ALEXANDER. State President. Sec-Treaa. A man giving his name as Charlie Kyle, of near Wilkeaboro. was arrest ed fct Winston-Salem Tuesday evening on a charge of 'betraying a young wo man. It seems that Kyle came to winton-aiem several months ago and secured work and It is alleged "persuaded Etta Smith to leave ber home nl Watauga county and come to that city, .he promising her that lie would marry her when she arrived. Mayor 'Eaton Tuesday received a let ter from the girl's father, enclosing a photograph and stating that he had information that the girt had left home for the purpose of marrying the man out tnat she bad not done so. Ih the Municipal court It was shown that Kyle has a wife and several children living in Yadkin county. He waa -1v. en 10 months on the roads and the woman dismissed. Lawrence Ruth, aged 21 years, ot neater, a. c, met a tragic death at High 'Point Thursday afternon about 5:30 o'clock. He and his (brother. Floyd, aged 15, left their home several days ago to secure work. They left Danville, Vs., on receipt ot news that their mother waa verx 111 and with out money at High Point : Being hun gry when they arrived at High Point, they bought two loaves of bread and then Lawrence tried to board a freight train on the Southern, near the Chest nut street crossing. He -missed his hold and fell under the cars. One leg waa severed from the body near the thigh, the other mangled and ono arm was crushed. Medical aid reached Urn and at once ha was taken to hospital. wnere lie died about T o'clock. The deceased leaves a young wife and one child. (Winston-Salem a few days aco sold IM2S.000 of city bonds. The bonds were voted oy the people for the fol lowing purposes: $250,000 for Discing the floating indebtedness on a lower rate of Interest; 860,000 for schools: i)50 ftno for a sewage disposal plant; tiiv.uuv ror improvement to the water works system and extension of the water mains; and $50,000 for the crasV Ing and ounbtng of street. . TO BERMUDA. Runaway June and Company Off For Important Bills to Be Discussed This' Personal Hention Movements af Ike Balmy Bermnda Episode 10 j Week-Wate Wide Primary- ! People Small Items of on Ship. j Woman Suffrage. Interest. "Runaway June" has found a new; It was announced from Raleigh j Col. G. F. Hawkins spent Saturday place to run away to. She ran away Monday that yesterday would see the! in Asheville. from chilling blasts and snow and I 'final passage of the revenue bill in the sleet and slush, from darkling skies; house and its transfer to the senate' Mr- Paul Bernhardt, of Winston-Sa-and blesk midwinter scenes, to balmy! where it is thought that it will come1 was in town Friday. Bermuda, wnere we weather is lair ana me oiras are in me trees, sne i i ,,... ,ki.... ... i p;iibu ut-.i uiut..cn!ii li uujis miu . fiffv-one hat boxei and aeoomnanied : by tier faithful collie, "Bouncer," andi'Finance Committee. ner entire company of fifty, embark-! I.Wednesday and will remain in the troDics till si.rinz smiles once more, uej, j, v. juimsiou, ArLiiur uonuiu-1 Charles Mason, Ezra Walck.json of a primary bill must be pass-- muhiiw Jones, who writes t:ie scen- arios from t;ie (ieorge Randolph Cbes-1 iter story, three camera men. twojers, except county officers and then ; wardrobe women and several stage i prov.ide that the prirnarv machinery (carpenters, electricians and property i shall apply as to county officers where 'men were also on the' ship. the voters of the county speciflcaliy : Episode Ten was done on t!he steam-; vote for the application of the law ; er and Episode Eleven will be a pirate : The Weaver child labor bill was to Yamuna Jones will worK Into bis j ,1 a eture of every interesting tea - - tne island and diving, and sub. marine scenes such as have i mover been done will also be comple- ' ted -'.lefcre the Runaways run back to ew York Attention ! Farmers! . Th North Carolina State Depart- , v hdle ?hr " r 'TTS reetinns fnr treating tho cwi nr. uHth I each acre bottle, and all postage is prepaid by the Department of Agrl. culture. Only acre size .bottles are distributed. Address all orders to the Commis sioner of Agriculture and be sure to send payment with your order as we are not allowed to send out the mate rial before receiving the cost of man ufacture which the Board of Agricul ture has placed at fifty .cents an acre. i Approved: JAS. L. BUEJGE8S, t.f0.110", ..Botanlsl ln charge. : " '-"nAsi, -ommossioner of Agriculture. tvory Housekeeper .Should 1 ,n .'lurch. In Die March Woman's Home Com panion appears a department called LvnUn.. I t.:..t. Mipir nrnnti.Mil l.lftnu ' ? ;Peences. Followia is tne house- , v.-... ...v.... . i j . , , , I iv..-c-pt;i a uTiimuit-r ior .viarmi laKcu 1 TT' I "To have a thorough horsecleaning, I not forgetting the cellar. "To start the fight against the fu To disinfect for moths, roaches, etc. before the breeding time. 'To spread fertilizer on the garden if it was not put on the ground ln the fall. "To prepare for the planting in the garden." Here Are Farm Hands. B. W. Kllgore, state chemist and director of tlbe Experiment Station, has received a communication from the committee for migrants ln Amer ica, with headquarters at No. 95 Mad- i xt- it i. vruu n.cuur, iion I urn VUy, VOUtain- inVfi if0lLg. ,nforma"on' " w"L'J,ntoto?ri flHnp- ni turao tn oil lrlnl p ftm ta 6PL lur 1 L'jrSUBV When t iprp eraoie nurnoer oi people, it is ug- Yet of this institution and the men l,lllon P"taut Hospital tor treat gested that in case any are interested hehlnd i r .nd , ., menu that they take it up direct with the ST d ' and lt P09tbllitl8 od. u,euu committee: aver?e not et '"ken Dr. Lawrence Grimes, of Wlnstou- 'There are hundreds of capable I f. IJ make hlm9elf or her- Salem' drove down m hl new farm hands, both married and single,! 'li -s.tls . , roadster to spend Sunday with home- that are out of wnrk Th. .MMin. I e. aKh 1(8 Pastors and: folks. here Is a serious one and we would 'be glad to 'find a way out. "It suggests itself to us that your association is in close touoh with far ming conditions In your section of the country and you would know wheth er there is any demand for farm help at the present time. Would you favor us by giving specific information as to opportunities for employment, con ditions affecting the same and rate ot wages paid, etc. "We can place you In touch with white farm help tooth married and single. Ln the case of married men we should also like to know what ac commodation could be provided for them. While the Broadhurst comedy, 'IBought and Paid For," was being presm-tea at tne Academy or Music ln Charlotte Wednesday nttttf a brick used as a weight to a pulley over the tags fell, striking Wllnnte (Wayne, leading lady, on ton of the bead. Boa fell senseless to the floor and when picked up k was found that two of her front teeth had been knocked out by the fall. The show had to be call ed oS. . One of the successful amtMcants for law lleenss was Miss Mattie T. Ham ot Pikevtllev Wtayne county, who - Is me rourta woman to secure law ll eenss In this state. The first success- ful woman applicant for law license was Miss Holton, sister ot ex-IDlstrlot Attorney Holton, who is now dead. A few years ago Mrs. A. M. Fty of Swain county, whose husband is a lawyer. was licensed to practice Jaw. and last year Miss Julia Alexander ot Char lotte was granted attorney's license. Bex Party at Falrvlew. There will ibs a bos party at Fair view, reb. 20, 116. The money will be use tor painting the school bouse. IV THE LEGISLATURE. in ror very few changes and also, most : prooaoiv tne nnai nassafp of tnp nm-'fnr i.in . . , v-iimci v mii wau'n, nowever, nas not: come into the hmiso frnm the. Some sort of a state-wide m-lmarv will also come In during this week most probably in the senate where a sub-committee ee has been working on a substitute fnr ihp wjrr.Hnhmi ! and other primary bills introduecd i It has been impossible for the sua- committee to get together on the ur- visions of a substitute and while - Lnere .is mucn sentinienL tnat some tne most promise Is to fix a state-wid.? primary lor all state officers and os '"' a ,,c ,muul report, (new m the bill had not decided what would he the course since they had determined :to make -their fizht especially fnr ntatr. inspection of the mills and abandon : , the effort to still further advance the age limit of children workin" ln the (nulls to H years. A bill has been Mr. and Mrs. W. H. MoffUt spent prepared to this end and it may be: Sunday in High Point with Mr. and 'introduced independent of the hill Mrs. Oscar P. iMoffitt. ' ----- ator iHobgood's equal suffraga Duplin and others and then the vote w hich will, of course, be verv over- wneli'ngly against the bill. There win probably be a roll call vni n that the suffragists may have a record -f their exact strength for comparis -n in future fights they make. An important special order in the House is that of the Senate bill for uniform examination and certification of public school teaohers. It is set for Wednesday at noon and a contest and prolonged -discussion at least the equal of that characterized the nas- sao ef the bill -In the Seaate ister-' i,a,n to reeult A Wniement For Btter Motion Tie-! tures. The Woman's Home Companion has warted a movement for better motion Pictures. Several 'hundred films will e su. minted to the editors of that magazine rvHrh month in Q,i,.a tv...:- . .. V1 I,,,,-!! ideate ro ino mr.: inn nit,,.-.-, ' lwt from 40 to 7.'. which, in ors will se- thelr esti. i mation, are esDeciallv -rnnioniioi,io l"n" '" an artistic and ethical Creek township, was ln Lexingtoa i standpoint. The names of these films Saturday and gave us a pleasant call. I will be published In the magazine ' I These films are recommended to wo-1 Mr cllarle8 Mountcastle, a student men-fi rlniia tr. iik,o-i-. . t..!at Davidson college, snent Saturdav. i and tr. n,l.. ..' .t., '! IJ ZSr.Z, educational and entertaining exhibits' worthy of patronage. Of the hnnnr. tance of elevating motion pictures In the United" States, the March Woman's Home Companion says ln -part: - "Within the last few years there have sprung up in your community branches of a new institution which draws to itself every more young peo ple than are In the churches on Sun day more young people than are in the schools on week-days, an instl- i imiuence on our voum iuvnU 4n . j . MM&ZX2TS!l watched over Jealously by aasocia-! nons or .parents and teachers The motion picture theatre, which' draws as many children as either, for almost as many hours In the week as either, to not yet taken eeniouslv bv thnn- ea-ntta of u. And yot the motion Die ture theatre has unquestionably come to remain permanent, potent factor in our lives." Which Plan for Reducing the Cotton Crop Appeals to Tost I will use no fertiliser on my cot ton, tor If I do h will Increase the yield per acre and the crop will be so large that I will not get more than one-lb f or twothlrds lu value. It will not do to rale a large crop ot cot ton this year, so 1 will plant my twenty acres and use no fertilisers. I hvitt only get eight bales off twenty cm, oux win i a-et more for the trht bales than I did tor the twain bales last year and I will have no fer- xuiser puis to pay. , , I must reduce mr cotton oron. I mads fifteen bales last year on my iwencj sores, idui us year I must re duce my crap to e!ht hales, n. . lng a little more fertiliser and buying only plant foods I need I can grow bs sight bales on tea acres. This win leave ms tea acres ta ant intn other crops to feed my work stock ana ramny, or to sell, and by growing legume feed crops I can Improve my land so that next year I will- not bare to buy any nitrogen, whldi la Um t. pensive part ot the fertiliser. I must reduce my onttnn mn ,. 1f I grow more $er acre I will reduce the cost of production, and by raising my feeds Instead of buying iem, and fcy Improving my land through grow Int legume feed crop hr tacr clear money from my eight bales than i wi last year from ny fifteen oarfes. 'Progressive farmer. IX AND ABOUT LEXINGTOU. Mrs. Joe H. Leonard has been ill nrai jo,. i.u i- . " J a o'.ip- Dr. VV. I.. Ktbler &Dent t)he week-end in Monroe visiting friends. Mrs. I). U Brinkley left yesterday for Winston-Salem to visit relatives. ' Ml c- . Badgett, of Jackson Hill, was ' Lexington yesterday on bnsi- nP,,R- ,Mr V B Tucker nent -u-ednwu tlnV 'in Salisbury M, v, Koonts " " gena Mrs- 7' ' falser and children have Miss Minnie Daniel, of -High Rock, is spending some time at Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. H. 11. ship was in Ijut-'iness. Smith, of Midway town. Lexington yesterday on Miss E. J. Hillyard left last night for Atlanta to visit her niece, Mrs. H. 0. Fennell. Mr. Madison L. Shoaf. of Tvrn tnwn. shin. was in l.evlnirtnti nn hneinaea last Thursday. Miss Jessie Wheeler, of Ashevilla vibi""(l MiBS Nona Thompson Wednes- y a" Tnurda"- "h. hoh.. oiinhU. rtF Hf nnJ Hf ..... c,. uwihuin iti an u iuiq. J. A. Lindsay, of Park Place, has beea wlth bronchitis. Criddlebough and H. Thomasvllle townshM gton Friday. Mr. S. Au&band, of High Point, spent Saturday and Sunday here visiting his son, Mr. Lee Ausband. Mr. James E. Meredith, of Thomas vllle, was In Iexlngton Saturday at tending the Farmers' Uaiion. Mrs. S. J. Dulin and daughter, Mra. Williams, of Spencer, were guests at Mrs. J. F. Ward last Thursday. Messrs. D. K. and J. K. Cecil and F. O. Sink went to Winston-Salem Sat urday in Mr. Cecil's Hupmoblle. Mrs. L. ,A...$lartin antLcJbJldren. re- Til m Art lu at K'CkAb' frnm a n AVn.AJ. visit lo relatives at Leakaville. .Messrs w- Kinney, of Denton and Walter Feezor, of High Rock were hi Lexington Monday on business. Mr J. L. Do'iy, of N'ewsom and Messrs. O. V. and H. P. Smith, nt Bain, were in Lexington Monday. Mr. A. J. Beck, and small nenihew. Clarence Hopler, of Cld, spefnt the . week-end with Mrs. W. M. Koonts. Mr. -IX S. Hayworth. of Abbot: Sunday and Mondav with hnmfnlk. . . Mr. W. H. Leonard, of Winston-a- lem, who has been visiting relatives at Welcome was ln Lexington Mon day. Mise Maude Kirkman, of Mt. Vernon Springs, Is in the city, visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Alexan der. Mr. A. L. Essiok, a good clUsea from Islington Route one, was la town Monday and gave us a pleasant can. Mrs' 8- W a" W tor "re she will enter the Mary Trice and Frances WM- I w ""ov-e oaiuroay io '5ttend, 1,16 Iatlne. "Th Beauty Shop." Mrs. H. B. Varner went to Charlotte Saturday to attend the production of "The Beauty Shop" at the Academy of Music. . Mr. 311 Dowers, of Thomasvllle. Route 2, was.ln Lerln-gton Saturday ' on huslness and gave us a very pleas ant call. . . , Mr. Carl Plckard, of Greensboro, spent Saturday night and Sunday via. Iting bis -parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. U Plckard. . . .- .-. i Mr. 'and Mrs. A. C. Cornatser an4 little son, Lindsay, of Advance visited) Mrs. J. f Ward Friday and Saturday of last week. --.,' . . : ... j. -) .- - - ' Mr. J. O. 8kstsSuperitrbnent of the Southern Express Company, of Charlotte, was ln Lexington last Tues day on business. -,i - - Mr. J. T.' Williamson, -Jr.. ot Clevs. Hand, M. C, was tn town Saturday night and went out tolls old borne at Yadkin College, Sunday. . Mr. W. N. Bowman, formerly of Lex ington, but. now ot eohoolAeld, Va spent several days here last week, vis iting friends and relatives. ( Vi C. A. - Walser. of Tyro '.intnthlB, wn in Lexington Saturday and se newed his subscription to The Dis patch and Progressive Farmer. Mr. A. A. Grubb, f Boone township, was ln Lexington last Wednesday and renewed his subscription to The fDU patofc sad Progressive Farmer. . Mrs. A. F. Welborn went to Sails bury Friday afternoon n ui utees", Mrs. Percy Orlmes, and aUend- su taa upera. II Travatore. lmiav nlsAt, - :, . - . - ' r
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