Newspapers / The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.) / May 10, 1916, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
THE DISPATCH 60.000 PEOPLE READ THE DISPATCH WHT SOT T0U1 IF IT HAPPENS ITS H THE DISPATCH ONLT ONE DOLLAR A TEAS. THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE J- j " 8tate Library j -ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY. MAT 10, 1916. 'VOL. XXXV NO. 2. t BUSINESS SPREADING OUT SCHOOL SESSION CLOSES. CIVIL TERM OF'C OIRT. ERLANGER, WINS FOURTH. GRAND MUSICAL CONCERT. FAIK OFFICIALS, ORGANIZE. , Organization Incorporated and Active . ' .Work Begins in k , F-arnest The Incorporators of Jhe Davidson County Fair Association met May 3rd 1916 and perfected an organization. Mr. J. P. Spruill was elected presi- dent. Messrs. J. B. Bailey and Z. V. Walser were elected vice-presidents and: Mr.: David Leonard was elected secretary and treasurer. . Messrs. C. . W. Stokes, Wade H. Phillips, J. E. Foy, J. A. Lindsay, and ' J. L. Beall were elected directors. , Previous to the organization, articles of incorporation were received from the secretary of state, naming the fol lowing gentlemen as incorporators: Messrs. G. W. Montcastle, Hi B. Var ner, J. E. Foy, David Leonard, Z. V. Walser, Raper & Raper, Sid H. Smith, J. F. Spruill and C. C. Shaw. The authorized capita) is $10,000, with up- ' wards of $1,500 subscribed. The management will make further can vass to raise additional funds so that the fair this fall will do high credit to Davidson county. Dates will be set and announced within a few weeks, - after the site has been selected. About the same time premium lists will be published and sent out over the coun- ty. Before the fair a big booster trip will be arranged, in which every sec tion of the county will be visited by a big automobile procession, with brass bands. The fair is now an as- sored fact, and only the amount of support accorded It ' by Davidson county people will determine the ex tent of its success. It is backed by a number of the leading citizens of the county, men who have a reputation tor doing things successfully. An offl cial of the Fair Association had the following to say: " "It is the purpose of the manage ment to' have a fair second to none to. 3n North Carolina. The fair will be held sometime during the latter part of ' September or the first of October of each year. It is the purpose to have every man, woman and child In the county at this fair. Davidson county is one of the flrfest farming counties In this or any other state and it is ex pected to have exhibits of everything connected with farming' and agricul tural interest. Special efforts will be made to have the very finest exhibi tion of cattle, stock, hogs, poultry, and splendid premiums'wlll be awarded. It is hoped that every farmer in Dav idson county will constitute himself, a committee of one to bring everything he has on that occasion. All the chil dren must be brought Attractive and educative amusements will be on hand In abundance. It is the purpose of the management to make these days RED LETTER DAYS. The most at tractive entertainments In Holland are the. county fair..; Why sot make the Davidson County Fair the most' at tractive event during the entire year Ijet 10,000 people, men women and children come to Lexington: get ac quainted and talk over old days. La- ter on full notice will be given of the various attractions too numerous to the mentioned at this time. With good roads In all parts of the county and splendid automobiles to ride in, Lex ington ought to be filled by a vast multitude such as has never before- been seen in this magnificent county seat The secretary and treasurer has been authorized by the board of direc tors to collect stock and will proceed to collect at once." Praises Solicitor Bower. The Greensboro News of Monday has the following editorial praise of Solicitor John C Bower: "The Dally News has had It in mind for some time to speak a word for the solicitor of this district The conduct of the last term of court has crystal lized that determination. It was well done. W'e are not referring particu larly to the fact that the state won the case that attracted most attention ; sending a man to the chair Is not the sort of feat on which we feet that con gratulations are in order. But during the whole term Mr. Bower not only worked hard. but. we think, did bis level best w promote the cause of real justice, when it would have been easier to let things slide. The people of Guilford appreciate his efforts." . Endorses Jidge Manning. Permit me a few lines relative to ' the candidacy of Judge J. 8. Manning for Attorney General. While there are other good men and able lawyers seeking the nomination for this place, I believe It will be generally conceded that for ability and fitness. Judge Man ning is far In the lead. The office re quire the services of a first-rate law yer. The office should require a man of high Integrity and sincerity of pur pose. It should be filled by a hard working, 'Industrious lawyer. Judge Manning embodies all these qualities In a very high degree. Having held the high place of supreme court Judge, before whom the Attorney Oeneral baa to plead bis cases, Judge Manning Is peculiarly fitted and prepared for the place be seeks. Davidson county ought to be for him unanimously. I commend him heartily to the .consid eration of the democratic voters in the primary on June Ird. WADE H. PHILLIPS. -The Hew Mlalster at Advent Vera- vtan Ibarra. ! Enterprise. May 1. The New Min ister,," a musical cantata, will be pre " seated In Advent Moravian church. hint south of WInetoa-Salem. on Bat' ' urday night. May IS, by a company of -yeung people from Enterprise. This is a fine play, telling all the plights the Bw minister In bis new field; also some get-offs of the choir. Ladles' Aid and Old Maids' Club, presenting them la the most humorous and entertain ' Ing manner. The time of playing is about one boor and three-quarters. Rer. V. T. Bower and Mr. J. L. Young left this morning for Concord, where they go as delegates from the tathersn church here to the Lutheran Fvnod of North Carolina, which roa vane In St Jsmea church today. Rev. Mr. Hooter will return la time for M prices Sunday. Foy & Shemwell Provide Enlarged Mo tor Service Doable Size of Fow- ell 1tB!hcj.':i-:::y: Important additions to their grow ing business interests are being made by the firm of Foy & Shemwell. This week workmen are engaged In tear ing out the back wall of the store rooms formerly occupied by Manning Hardware Co., . in the Development Building, and will transform this large floor space into a big motor service station tor Ford, Buick and Overland cars.. This .will give entrances to their garage and auto sales rooms from the court house square and from Center Street Two entrances will be in the front of the former hardware rodms and these will lead into the re cently completed auto, buggy and horse and mules sale stable that fronts on Center Street or one may drive in on Center street and leave the build ing by either of two entrances front ing the court square. The wooden floor is being torn out and cement floor will be put In. Mr. D. K. Cecil Is contractor In charge. Mr. Paul M. Earnhardt, who has been '. traveling representative of Smith-Wadsworth - Hardware Co Charlotte, and who was formerly with the Davidson Hardware Co., has ac cepted the position of manager of the Buick and Overland . department of Foy & ShemwelL '! . : . Messrs. Foy & Shemwell also an- nounce the doubling of their fine Fow- ell Dairy, with the increase of theit herd- to fifty milkers. A new silo of from 75 to 80 tons capacity has just been completed and addition has been made to the barn. The new construe tton at the dairy ; was : done under charge of Mr. D. K. Cecil, the well known local contractor. MAPPING HEALTH CAMPAIGN. Four Months' Crusade Against Typhoid Fever Expected to Begin the First of June. Dr. E. F. Long, whole time county health officer, is busily engaged now in mapping out an anti-typhoid cam paign for Davidson county to extend four months, beginning about the first of June. He has been arranging the places for establishing the free dis pensaries where every man, woman and child In the county may be vacci nated free of charge .and will soon have the dates arranged. As soon as this Is done placards will be printed and posted in every community. Dr. Long will direct the work of disseml- nating this information personally, and expects to visit every community and urge the people to take this harmless step to protect themselves from this disease that has annually cost the county so many thousands of dollar. Dr. Long expects also to confer with all the physicians in the county, and anticipates no' trouble whatever .In securing their hearty and unanimous cooperation. An intensive campaign of newspaper advertising is also ex pected to be conducted. Much Interest in Meeting. Deep and growing Interest is being manifest in the revival services at First BaptiBt church and much good la being accomplished. Sunday night a number of Hew converts were bap tized at the conclusion of the evening services and a number yet remain to be baptised. Quite a number of acces slons by letter have been made during the past week. During the past week. Including Sunday night about 45 were added to the church either by profes sion, letter or restoration. Dr. Hale Is doing all the preaching and Is de livering some wonderful sermons, as la evinced by the Increased attendance and Interest The meetings continue through thla week and definite an nouncement aa to the time of closing will later be made. The largest con gregation during Dr. Hale'a ministry waa present Sunday night despite the fact that First Methodist church waa packed with those who came to hear Dr. J. L. Murphy deliver the com mencement sermon. . Consider College Removal. Quite a number of Davidson folks attended the sessions of the Reformed Classls at Waughtown last week, of which body Dr. J. C. Leonard, of this place, la stated clerk. Probably the most Important matter considered waa the removal of Catawba College from Newton to Winston-Salem. Several sites have been offered near the Twin City and the board of trade there offers financial aid from. the citizens of the city. The committee appointed and organ ized by selecting Rer. H. A. M. Hoi bouser as president and Rer. Dr. J. C. Leonard, of Lexington as secretary. Thla committee, which la composed of Dr. Holshouser of Winston-Salem, Rer. D. E. Bowers of Waughtown, Rer. L. A. Peeler, of High Point and Rer. Dr. J. C Leonard, of Lexington, Is formulating a plan and will confer with tbe committee from the ' Board of Trade on tbe matter of moving Ca tawba College to Winston-Salem from Newton. ' . Sails (or Orient, The many friends here of Mlaa Mary Price will be Interested to learn that she has Bailed for the Orient, for an Indefinite visit Mlsa Price sailed Tuesday of last week from Ban Fran cisco, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Fox, frlenda of ber unci Mr. Jamea Thomas, wbo formerly spent several years In the East in the Inter est of big-tobacco company. Miss Price expected to land Saturday at Honolulu, where aha will apend sev eral weeka and then nail farther into tbe Orient Dr. D. F. iTatutn, Messrs. Hunter, Abe and Crtts Tatum. of Virginia, pent a few daya of last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCrary. Meagre. Hunter and Abe Tatum are brothers of Mrs. McCrary and Mr. Crtts Tatum Is a coun In. Dr. Tatum la a brother of Mr. Edward Tatum, architect In charge of tbe construction of the Fed' ral building here. Dr. I. L. Murphy Preaches Strong Ser mon Musical Tommorrow Night, -. . Graduating Exercises Friday. With a class of twenty-nine gradu ates, the largest In the history of the school, Lexington .High School com mencement exercises will be conclud ed Friday night, with- the graduating exercises In the auditorium. Last night the contests in recitation ana declamation for the gold medals given by two of the women s clubs of the town were held. The . graduat ing class this year is composed of the followtng: Robert Cliff Hlnkle, For- rest Jackson Lancaster, Clara Bell Swaim, Dewey D. Smith, Margaret Thelma Pickett, Pauline Boozer, Charles William Hackney, Helen Earle McCrary, . Carolyn Wilkinson, Ira Shore Brinkley, Ida Mae Hackney, Da vid Clyde Young, Katherine Louise Willis, Henry Otis Clodfelter, Eva Kimball Cecil, Albert Buren Shaw, Nora Naomi Clodfelter, Grady W. Bow ers, Elma Berrier -Michael, Robert Taylor Riley, Mary Frances Hardister, Don Adderton Walser, Bessie Lugella Raker, Ray Franklin Sechriest, Jean nette Cross, Aldrich Odell Leonard, Lois Drew Coley, Joseph, Hill Smith, Thelma Ruth Lee.. The officers of the class are: Cliff Hlnkle, president; Forrest Lancaster, vice-president; Clara Bell Swaim, secretary; Dewey Smith, i treasurer; Maggie Pickett, historian ; Pauline Boozer, essayist; Chas. Hackney, ora tor; Helen McCrary, poet; Carolyn Wilkinson, prophet; Ida Mae Hackney, testator; Ira Brinkley, Joker; Clyde Young, donor. Tuesday night of last week one sec tion of Miss Greenfield's music class gave their recital.' The work of these young students showed much accom plishment under their talented tutor. On Friday night seventy high school girls gave a comic, opera, "The Cap tain of Plymouth," to one of the lar gest audiences that ever attended a pay entertainment at the school au ditorium. All those taking part ac quitted themselves with honor. Sunday night in First Methodist church, Dr. J. L. Murphy, of Hickory, preached the annual sermon to one of the largest congregations ever assem bled in this church. The auditorium, Sunday school room and galleries were filled. Dr. Murphy spoke from the text "Seek ye first the Kingdom of Heaven." The preacher stated that one might not think this an appropri ate subject for a commencement ser mon, but he wished to impress his hearers with the fact that whatever less humanity should strive for it was most Important that the welfare of the soul be first looked after. The sermon was a masterful effort and was appsetiattvely received. The music was furnished by the chorus class of the high school. . The violin solo,-" Ave Maria", Bach-Gounod, by Miss Blanche King, of Wtnston-Salem, was highly enjoyed. Classls of North Carolina. This body of the Reformed church! met in 86th annual sessions in the Waughtown Reformed church, Winston-Salem, last Tuesday night The opening sermon was preached by the retiring President, Dr. J. L. Murphy. Rev. L. A. Peeler, of High Point,' was elected the new president; Rev. D. E. Bowers, of WlnBton-Salera, la treas urer; Dr. J. C. Leonard, of Lexington, has been Stated Clerk of Classls twenty-four years. The Board of Trade of Winston-Salem, through its offi cers, Col. Ludlow and Mr. Maslln, ad dressed Classls In tbe Interest of re moving Catawba College to their city. A committee consisting of tbe officers of Classls, together with Dr. H. A. M. Holshouser, was appointed to receive such proposition as the city desires to make and to confer with the Board of Trade on the subject Following the addresses of the above named gen tlemen, the Classls was taken in au tomobllea over tbe city. Among the distinguished visitors wbo addressed Classis were Revs. C. E. Schaeffer, D. D., and C A. Hauser, of Philadelphia; Rer. D. Burghalter, D. ., of Tiffin, Ohio; Mrs. J. W. Bell, of Nazareth Orphans' Home; Dr. C B. McNalry. of the Caawell Training School, Kinslon, N. C. Much business of a routine chanac ter waa transacted, besides many new matteTs coming before Classls. Two new missions have been started dur ing the year, at Winston-Salem and Charlotte. A committee waa appoint ed to look after the interests at Kan napolls alto. Tbe next annual meeting will be held in Faith Reformed church, Salis bury. May 1. 1917. MARRIED. Mr. Guy Shoaf. of Tyro, and Miss Lola Ellis, of Davie county who haa been teaching at Tyro for the past school year, sprang a surprise on their friends when they quietly went to Wentworth, Rockingham county, Sat urday a week ago and were quietly married. Tbe couple bad Intended.to keep the affair secret for awhile, lut In some way the facta partially leaked out, so the happy couple "teased up. ' Tbe groom la the son of Mr. and Mrs. E 8. Shoaf, of Tyro, and la a promising young fanner who enjoys the confidence of ue community. Mrs, Shoaf la the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Ellla, of Davie county. She taught Ue past ecbool year at Tyro and la universally popu lar. . Mr. Roy Frltta and Mlsa Roaa Potts ware married by Dr. J. C. Leonard at bis residence last. Sundsy afternoon. May 7th. Mr. Frltta Is the son of P. E. Frltta, Esq, of Reeds, and be baa a responsible position with the Elk Fur. allure company of thla city. Hla bride la tbe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. R, Potts, of Franklin, Rowan county, and la a-young Udy of marked baaaty and grace. The young couple will reside In Lexington, Mlea Frances Williams returned last weak from a VUlt to bar cousin. Miss Ida Poteat of the faculty of Meredith College. Raleigh. Case of Interest Monday Big Dam age 8ult Against Insurance .v.- Company Nonsuited. . . , ; Superior court' for the trial of civil causes moved along smoothly Monday with the clearing of the docket of sev eral cases. The hearing of the Boyd divorce case occupied only a short time as the wife's petition was uncon- j tested. The case that occupied the at tention of the court (nost of the day and which was hotly .contested by the opposing counsel, Messrs. Phillips & Bower, for the plaintiff, and E. E, Ra- per and McCrary McCrary, for the (defense, was that of Emma J. Owen I against Archer Copley, in which $2,- 000 damages for education were asked. Ti e jury after being butfor Bometlme returned a verdict of $325 for the plaintiff. -.'. The decks were cleared for action and the biggest trial of the term began yesterday in the suit, of Mr. Jesse L. Armfield, of Thomas v Me, against the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New Jer-! sey. Mr. Armfield wa represented by j Attorneys Phillips and Bower and Em ery E. Raper, while the defense was in charge of Ex-Governor W. W. Kltch in, of Raleigh, and Walser & Walser of the local bar. The; alleged cause for action arose over 7 Mr. Armfleld's change from representative of the de fendant company to be general agent of the Maryland Casualty Co., In which he asked that three $5,000 policies be issued in the new company Instead of the old. The New Jersey company, it Is alleged, caused Mr. Armfield a delay of more than a month in beginning his work and beside sued him in regard to the policies at issuei'entailing consid erable monetary cost. Just before press time a motion for non-suit was allowed the defendant There are no other cases on the docket of more thanfasual interest Judge E. B. Cllne 14 presiding at this this term. . ' shop talk; You folks who et bread, listen to this. Lexington now has a new bak ery, the baking to be done by Mr. Ster ling S. Veazey, wbo Is well known here as a good man -at his art Order it through your grocer or call up the bakery in the rear of W. H. Moffitt's store 'Phone 264. Got a straw "ltd" yet? Nope. Want to get a good one dirt cheap? Well, look up W. G. Penry Go's, ad and learn all about Straw Ha t. Days, Fri day and Saturday of this week. The $1.50 and $2.00 kind will be sold for one "iron wheel.".. ' . Of course you have been reading Lileslc & .Shockler' Specials all this time, but we just want to renotnoou not to forget to takea peep at them this time. Theae enterprising grocers are making some great bargain offers from time to time. Read the adver tislne columns of The Disnatch. for your sake, as well as for the adver-.' User's sake. Some of us don't like buttermilk, but the great majority of us do. We like It good and fresh and cold, right from the ice, not Ice in it but. ice around. We are talking about the kind you can buy for a nickel over the soda counter at, Smith a Drug Store. V Help! yourself, by helping other folks. Help yourself by putting your money in the bank where it will work for you and work for the busy world making you prosperous and other folks happy, is the very sensible ad vice given you in tbe Bank of Lexing ton's advertisement this week. Have you gone ana worn tnem through the soles already? Are the heela about to turn turtle or aloping off at the rear a little too much? Don't worry about that but take 'em around to Mc's Electric Shoe Shop. Arthur Thomason la a good bread maker. That statement will stand, for you 'all know about htm but have you tried what he aays Is just simply the best bread be makes? We mean Thomason Steam Baked Domestic Bread, the kind you get from his sani tary shop, next to Smith's, Drug Store. Woodruff la making signs at you. If you don't believe It look through these columns and make note of hla attractive ad. He says that thla la a sign of good shoes for less money, cash prices that prevail at Woodruff's Shoe Store on Main Btreet. in ue Varner Building. Oee, but thla hot-sultry weather does raise a thirst in a fellow. Thla la the time when you need the beverage that will alay the thirst and. leave a pleas ant taste in the mouth, the exhlllrat ing sort of feeling you get when you drink Coca-Cola In bottles. Bottled right here In Lexington and advertised In The Dispatch. From fifty cents to a dollar la a big saving to effect on a straw hat espec ially at the opening of tbe season. However, Tbe Fred Thompson Co. Is making just such aa offer thla week. Tbey make soma very attractive prices In their ad In this Issue. Hotel Lleeasa Reveked. By a rote of II to 4 the Board or Aldermen of Charlotte adopted a com mittee report which recommended that effective June 1, the mayor revoke tbe license of Mr. E. a Moore as proprie tor of the Selwyn Hotel. Mr. L. Guy Harris aa proprietor of the Buford Ho tel and tbe license also of the pro prietor of the Gem Hotel, th name being unknown to tbe committee and not specified la the report The pow er to revoke license ia rested In the mayor. Thla action waa taken on account of Ue alleged immoral conditions pre vailing at these places. Da rle Lad Drew as d. Tbe little 11-year-old eon of William Vsurhn. of Advance, was drowned la "the llanes mill pond Sunday. His body was fished out Monday. Mrs, C A. Little has gone to Olln. tredell county to spend sometime with ber pareata, Rev. and Mra. Mock. THE LAST CALL Live Stock Campaign Will Close on May 12th at 3 p. m. PLENTY OF PRIZES REMAIN FOR YOU Friday of this week The Dispatch's Live Stock Campaign will close. promptly at three o'clock. Our part ing word is an injunction to every one who Is trying for a prize to put in a mighty effort in this, the lasfc lap of the race. Do not wait until after the closing day and then wish that you had worked a little bit harder and been returned a winner. During the past week we have been informed that many have been active ly at work. However, there are many votes that are being held back this week and will not be cast until the last day. So do not depend on your standing to remain as it is and win for you. You do not know who may spring a surprise on you at the last moment. The thing for you to do to keep yourself .In the lead is to keep Just as hard, at work for the remain- TYPE OF HOLSTEIN BULL. ing two days as you have during the past weeks. All the details of the trip have not yet been quite completed, but the full announcement will shortly be made and the fortunate winners of trips will be notified to get their "dudss" in sail ing order, for we are all going to see the folks up Catawba way. At least fifty lucky farmers are going.. Are you among that number? Remember, again, what we said above. It is like ly that more votes than you dream of are being held back and will be cast at the last moment. Your chance is in- the two days that are left to you. if don't have quite enough- votes to make yon safe for the trip from your eommuntty-, set out. today, tomorrow and Friday morning and put enough effort forth to bring home the bacon. We are running in this Issue several cuts that illustrate the types of bulls THE PRIMROSE CREAM SEPARA f TOR. not the pictures of tbe young bulls Tbe Dispatch will furnish, but tb-y iara 0f the same strain of pure blonj. Tbey are worth much to you and your community. There-are going to be six proud farmera in the county after Friday. Are you one of he "Big Six?" If you are not and do not hope to be in the short time left suppose you get in on the ground floor for one of those sixty dollar cream separators. Do you realise bow cheaply some of them are going. Last week we published a list of the districts where two would go to each, and it waa then ahown how really easy it would be for some farmers to win In a walk. Thla la the last word we shall have to aay to you during the Campaign. There have been many events to keep us busy, and we have not wished to weary you with too much talk. We hare had our aay and the proposition la now up to you. Below are those wbo were leaning as we go to press on the last Issue be fore closing hour: Cbaa. & Palmer 17 JOS 32.195 30.86S E. M. Michael - M. P. Reld 1 ... Stokes Smith John A. Murphy -W. O. Fitzgerald IU10 11,400 I0JOO 21.170 11.175 M. M. Swing Harvey Green ... J. D. Lookablll C. H. Snider 13.175 12490 13.175 1.610 1.425 W. M. Byerly Carl Nlfong M. R. Brown 8. A. Laaler 7.200 4.065 l.60 3.400 3.046 IL P. May . Lloyd Younta . C P. Craver Dewey Hurralt S Oeorge Oreer J. L. Zimmerman , C, L. Daniel Love Yarboro S. A. Bbarpe . Clsnde Hopler WUUe Sink 3.190 3,200 1.C00 UOO WOO 1.0O4 i 1 Crushing Defeat Doled Ont to High Pointers North Winston Team ' Comes Saturday.' ' Erlanger experienced' no difficulty in administering a crushing defeat to the High Point nine on the local dia mond Saturday afternoon. The High Point boys had been touted as an ag gregation of , some , baseballlstlc strength and a real game was expect ed, but It turned out to be only a joy ful opportunity for the B. V. D. team to secure lots of batting practice. Jones started in the box for High Point and managed to wade through the first Inning without trouble, but In the very next frame he began to get his bumps and this kept up until he was driven to cover. His relief fared no better, and could do nothing but hurl the. sphere over and let the Erlangerites bang it to the far comers of the lot. This they did not fail to do with a vengeance, Leonard and Carswell leading in the slugging. Leonard drove two to deep right for home runs, while Carswell had one circuit clout among his bevy of safe taps. Erlanger made thirteen runs, while High Point was getting one. Honeycutt suffered a bruised finger and was relieved by Walter Barnes. Barnes started off for. Erlanger, but he was so invincible that Manager Townsend yanked him after he had struck out eleven of the first fifteen men to face him. He wanted the boys to get a little fielding practice. John Fesperman, who has made a good rec ord as a college hurler, did mound service for the remaining four frames, and while he seemed at no time to ex ert himself he was stingy with hits, allowing the visitors two lone sin gles. Fesperman will likely be with the Erlanger team during the sum mer. Saturday of this week thff-B. V. D's. will hook up with the North Winston team on the home grounds. The visi tors come with the record of pennant winners in the Twin City league last summer, and they are expected to put up a stiff contest. Saturday's game may be summar ized as follows: R. Erlanger 13 High Point 1 H. E. 14 1 4 7 BANDITS RAID AGAIN. Six American Lives Taken By Mexi cans in Texas Town, Villa bandits, some 75 in number. forded the Rio Grande Friday night and, sweeping 15 miles Inland on American soil, raided the little settle ment of Glenn Springs and attacked a detachment of American cavalry, con stating of nine men of a troop A,vthe J4th cavalry, '- . v. ;,. - v.'.' -. i. --Three troopers -and a .10-year-old hoy were killed, two cavalrymen were wounded and another is missing. He is believed to be a prisoner of the bandits, who are now fleeing south ward Into Coahuila, Mexico " Two American citizens, J. Deemer and a man named Compton, according to reports received here, were carried across the Rio Grande and reports have it that their throats were-cut A posse of 50 citizens of Marathon are in pursuit of the vllllstas, The missing trooper is Private T- nn.- v. i .v.. coe Tyree. The boy is the son of Compton. He waa deaf and dumb and the bandits are thought to have killed him because be could not answer their questions. The two troopers, Private J. Blrck and Frank Defree, were brought back to the border badly wounded. Blrck's body waa filled with email brass pieces of tacks fired from a shot gun. De free was burned about head and shoul ders. In a little adobe house nine caval rymen made their fight for life against the 70 or more Villista bandits at Glenn Springs. A hailjof shot poured for more than two hours Into the sin gle window of the adobe house but the cavalrymen kept up a steady rifle fire In defiant answer. Then the Mex ican leader ordered fire balls to be thrown on the roof, thickly thatched with candalrla. The blazing weed tor tured the soldiers below and burnt their heads and bodies. Smashing the door, the troopers broke for tbe open. Two were killed as they fled; one as he tried to climb through a window. New Note to Germany. A Washington dispatch yesterday stated that a note to Germany prac tically had been completed and waa expected to go forward promptly. It has not been made public of course but It ia understood It will be brier, Informing Germany that as long aa the new instructions to submarine com manders are observed diplomatic re lations will be continued, but that the United States cannot allow Germany to dictate Its negotiations with Great Britain. Bin Liner Torpedoed. The 13.000-ton White Star liner Cymric, which for some time haa been engaged In freight service, haa hn InniMfftMl tiv ft ftjirmaB ftuhmft- Vrine according to advice received yes terday. One report aaya that the Cym ric waa attacked In the Atlantic and the Information of the White Star Co., at Liverpool la that the ateamer was torptdoed abont noon Monday. May nineteenth ia the date for Sa lem College commencement Several Lexington people will attend. PERSONAL. . Mr. E. A. Roth rock went to Thorn aavllle on business yesterday. Dr. R. L. Reynolds made a business trip to Greensboro yestetday. Hon. L, D. Robinson, of Wadeeboro, waa bar yesterday. Mr. IL a Varner went to Raleigh Monday night to attend a meeting of the state prison board. Mrs. Jo w. Weaver and Jno. C Han, of Root 4, are critically 111 at their borne. Trio ofsTalented Artists from Mere dith College Delight Lexington. ' There has probably never - keen ia Lexington a musical recital that met with such unanimous and hearty fa vor as that given in the Sunday School room of First Methodist church Mon day evening by Mile. Charlotte Rueg ger, violinist Miss Katherine Camp bell Johnson, contralto, and Miss Eliz abeth Futrell, pianist, all of the fac ulty of Meredith College, Raleigh. The program they gave was one so well selected and so admirably bal anced as to appeal to the closest erltic of the musical art or to the laymen who secures his pleasure from an ap peal to the finer sensibilities of his nature. To praise one of the trio was hut to admit that it was hard to choose between who was most suc cessful in her effort to please the au dience. Miss Ruegger began the program with a brief talk upon her experiences in Belgium, her native land, where the war cut her off for months from her work in America, Considering that she has never studied the Eng lish language a day In her life but has learned It from association. Miss Rueg ger's speech was a gem of choice se lection of verbiage. She told of how she became head nurse of. a hospital where wounded soldiers. mnRt.lv Gnr- I mnna WArA hrnlipht fnr Qtrantlin Sha refused a guard to keep the soldiers from escaping, relying on their sense -of honor, but one soldier who mistook ber nationality escaped and she was sentenced to death. The Swiss consul saved her. Twice more she was plac ed under the death sentence and Ger man officers tried to bully her into a plea for mercy, but she and the other Belgian women condemned justified , Caesar's much quoted axiom that "of these the Belgians are the bravest." Her description of the woes and suf ferings of her native land were enough to touch any heart telling of how a land that through no fault of , its own was turned in a few weeks from a paradise of industry into a des ert of suffering and devastation. - She said that the German excuse that they feared France would march through Belgium was forever answered by the fact that it was eighteen davs after - ,hA n,Mmnn 1h..JJ T)n1l.. their little ally. Germany, she said could expect not attack from Belgium, who could muster only 240.000 soldiers against a German force of a million and a half of well trained and weH equipped soldiers. TALES OF CRUELTY TRUE, nuss itueeeer saia mat as a general rule the American people were- prone 10 uouot me tales or atrocities com mitted by German soldiers against her people, but she declared nothing comes up to the truth. She' was there at the their hands' chopped off by the Teu tons, nursed a soldier who had been beaten over the head with a Belgian Infant that he tried to save from a Durning Belgian nome. ene aeciarea that all the tales were true and many more than tbe whole world would ev er know. However, she did not lay the blame on the Individual German soldier, but upon the officers and the militaristic system. All these cruel Ros-hn'D6 wer dne under- order' .b? said.'- . r-n.Wvr Although her swech Was hlahlv in terestlng, it was not that that wob so secure a place for herself In the hearts of her hearers, for she played as only . the master of music can play. With her eyes closed she drew from her wonderful violin the very soul of the great score written by master com posers, played In such manner that understanding came to all who heard her. She was given an ovation every time she ceased. Once she responded with encore, and would probably have done so again but for lack of tlmtT Miss Kate Johnson came home to hw home folks Monday night for ahe is the talented daughter of Editor and Mrs. Archibald Johnson, of Thomas tile, and conquered their hearts with all ease. The rullness and rlchnea or her tones, the ease with which every note was reached and her aweet sim plicity or expression made her a cloee friend to every hearer from the be ginning. She was heartily encored and twice graciously responded. Miss Elizabeth Futrell proved her self a pianist or sympathetic under standing, or a touch whose sweetness approached perfection to a gratifying degree. Her solo number created ft burst of applause, while her work aa accompanist was such as to add much to the effectiveness of the to tee and violin numbers... ' MAY RETURN AGAIN. Mlaa Ruegger and associated artists expect next year to return to Lei is it ton and II they do come it la likely that a much larger audience will greet them next time, lor the concert tbey gave was much above the expec tation of the average person. Miss Ruegger while here waa taken for a apln over Davidson county's fine road and abe waa enthusiastic In their praise and pleased with the "natural beauty of the Piedmont country. She haa been In all the European countries and spent fifteen months in the North, but abe declare ahe haa seen no spot on earth so beautiful aa a whole aa the South, and no people whoa na tive gentility and cordiality so appeal to her. She declared that It wan ber hope to make the South ber home per manently Although she haa bea In Raleigh for a few months only, she Is well acquainted with the pant history of Dixie, know ber traditions and la enthusiastic for ber future. Hlie aays music will more easily become popu lar in the South than anywhere In America, aa tbe average 8otittaerar haa much music In bis makeup. Mlsa itueager, Johnann and Fu trell cam from Thomanvllle, where they were hoard Saturday nlitht, and left on No. 12 on their return to lial elgh to resume their work Tey morning. Miss Hattle InM Btone, of Tfcoman vllla. I the gueat of Mr. sod In. A. M. Bwlgart
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 10, 1916, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75