Newspapers / The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.) / Nov. 22, 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 DISM GJ M.000 people, bead t ' TlTE DISPATCH WHY NOT YOU I v IF IT HAPPENS ITS IH THE DISPATCH ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, THE 4 .iSQF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1916. VOL. XXXV NO, 30 :.yfr MISS WHEELER' BADLY BURT. Tour Popular Lexington Girls In Au to Wreck Oilier Badly Bruised and Shaken. ' Miss Jessie Wheeler, daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Wheler, of Ashe vllle, who has been spending most of the past year with relatives here, Is in serious condition and Misses Pearl Hege, Louise Beeson and Lena Schultz are badly bruised up as the result of an auto wreck Monday afternoon. Miss Wheeler received a blow upon the head that seems to have produced a dent in her skull and one leg was broken Just below the knee. She has been conscious most of the time since the accident but was unable to remem ber any event of her life that happen ed before she received the blow, until yesterday morning, - when . her mem' ory began to show improvement Miss Schultz spent- a restless night . Monday night and yesterday morning was swollen around the face and at other places on her body where she was bruised rather severely. Miss Beeson appears to have suffered less than the others, having a sprain at the elbow ana several small cuts ana bruises. Miss Pearl Hege, who was In the front seat with Miss Wheeler, the driver of the car, is thought to have sustained a slight fracture of a rib, a bruised shoulder and bad ner vous shock. Her condition was im proved yesterday morning. The accident occurred a few hun- area yaras aoove juuer station, dui as to exactly how It happened there are a number of theories. Theyoung la dies, who were on their way to Winston-Salem, met another car on a -curve and turned out to let It pass. In some way or other the car plunged over the side of the fill and turned bottom upwards a goodly distance from the road and not far from the railroad tracks. By good fortune the auto was over a ditch and this prob ably saved the lives of the occupants. Miss Hege was first get from be neath the car, while some men who were nearby rushed to the scene and helped extricate the others. Dr. R. U. Zimmerman was nearby and was called-and gave medical aid and assisted in bringing, the Injured to town. The car was not torn up badly and was driven back to town, BIG THANKSGIVING DINNER. Club Boys and Girls Invited to Court Iljtuse for a Great Big Family Affair. There will be a big county club meeting at the courthouse Thanksgiv ing Dayw to which every corn, pig, poultry and canning club boy 1 ana girl in Davidson county are cordially and urgently Invited. The program will begin in the demonstration office at eleven o'clock, when free motion picture slides furnished by the Gov ernment and showing different phases of the club work will be shown the boys and girls. At noon dinner, will be spread on a big table and the whole club boy and girl family of the county will gather around for the feast. The boys and girls are expected to bring baskets and centerpiece and fruits will be 'furnished by Miss Penny and Mr. Yeager, who -will be in charge of the program. After the dinner is fin ished the boys and girls will be con ducted to some of the cotton factories of the town and shown the process of making finished cloth from raw cot ton, in its several stages. They will then be taken to the chair factory and will see how chairs are made. ' Every girl is expected to wear her cap and apron and each of the boys is expected to have on his overalls. Miss Penny and Mr. Yeager want each one to feel perfectly at home and expect to give the young folks one of the pleasantest Thanksgiving days they ever spent, with a combination of pleasure and profit They are anxious that, every club member come if pos sible. and don't let them forget to bring baskets of food for the big pic nlc table. HORSE THIEF CAPTURED. CANT BOTHER EDUCATION BOARD Will James Brought Back From Mar lon Family Found in Rather Pitiable Condition. Will James, the young white man who drove off with the horse and bug gy belonging to Mr. L. A. Smith, was arsested Saturday , in Marlon and i brought back here Sunday night Af ter abandoning the chase at States vllle, Mr. Smith came home and had a few circulars printed, giving de scription of James and the stolen property. These he sent to officers in Western North Carolina and results were speedily forthcoming. Chief of Police Hartness went to Marion Sun day and returned with the prisoner. James still had the horse and buggy in his possession and had driven all the way with his wife and two small children. When James was arrested it was found that his wife and chil dren had ' not a cent of money, and not even a change of raiment in the world. Chief Hartness bought tickets for them and brought them back to Lexington. When Mr. Smith was in formed of the plight of the mother and children he paid for their lodging at March Hotel and arranged to hive them sent to the home of her mother, near Welcome. James did not deny taking the horse and buggy unlawfully, but claimed that he was drunk and did not realize the serious offense he was committing. When he secured the outfit from the stable he said he was going up above Welcome and would be back in three hours. It came nearer being three weeks before the horse and buggy were found again. Interest in Loan Bank. Interest in the farm loan bank for , Davidson county continues to grow. , County Agent Yeager went to Thom aiville. township Saturday to address two meetings of farmers in regard to .. the new opportunity for securing long ... time - loans -at. low., rata-, el ' interest One meeting was In the afternoon and ' the' other at night. It is hoped to shortly complete the organization, but it Is desired to have as many farmers as possible , in on the organization. The First National Bank has been ad ded to the list of those who will re ceive applications from the farmers. You can now call at this place, at the Bank of Lexington or upon Mr. Yea ger at the court house to turn in your application for loans. ; The officers will he elected and work of clearing titles will be begun shortly. Young Lad Rons Away. Archie, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. SimerBon, of Boone township, ran away from home last week and has not been heard of since. Along with his sudden going he took somewhere between 1150 and $250 of bis father's money, just to help pay the expenses of his trip. Mr. Siraer son came to town Thursday and re ported the boy's departure and his anxiety to learn of his -whereabouts. When last seen be was at Thomas ville and purchased a small tan suit case. There the trace was lost Mr. Slmerson has lived at Richmond, Jacksonville and other points and it is suspected that the boy may have gone to one of these places. A re ward of ten dollars is offered to the officer who will find the boy and hold him. He is small for his age, about 4 and a half feet high and weighs about ninety pound,- When -h-4ft home he was wearing it light checked suit and light cap, but ere now has probably bought a sew outfit Mr. J. W. Green, of Hooewell. Va.. writes The Dispatch that the lad rode on the seat with htra rora Thomas ville to Danville and got off there. saying he was going to see relatives, SIRS., W. H. MOFFITT DIES. Superior Court la Session. Superior court for the trial of civil causes opened Monday morning for a session of one week. Several cases of passing Interest were disposed of up until press time yesterday, when a suit brought by Dr. J. W. McCulloch against J. Tllden Hedrlck was called for trial. Judge James L. Webb, of Shelby, la presiding.- A fair sized court week crowd has been here Mon day and yesterday. New Couceru Chartered. The secretary of state on Mondays trees, granted charter lor the Lexington Mercantile Co., a new concern with authorized capital of 125,000 and 4. 100 subscribed. Messrs. W. L. Craw- ford, W. 8. Anderson. J. D. Redwlne and William Koonts, of Lexington, and Ivan Yonce, of Salem, Va. It is un- derstood that the new corporation In Regard to the Strike. After The Dispatch had gone to press with its issue last week, Mr. J T. Hedrick asserted that an error had been made in a report the week pre vlous of the strike that occurred' at the mirror plant, but he said nothing of this until too late for correction in last week's issue, and stated that he would do his "own correcting.' On the morning of the strike three of the strikers were interviewed and gave the information contained In the first paragraph of The Dispatch's ar ticle. They also stated that their wages were already lower thad that paid in other factories and that they had sent a man to High Point to se cure employment for all who had walked out After the paper was is sued another workman at the plant Informed The Dispatch that the cut in wages at the time only applied to three men, but that the others be- lieved-ttiat the plan ' was to reduce-arV wages in the mirror plant to the lev el of those paid in the furniture fac tories under the same head. He de clared the work In handling glass was much more hazardous than in making furniture and that many of the men working in the mirror factory, had received cuts from handling glass. The writer of the original article had it in mind to make the correction as to how far the cut in wages ap plied, but in the rupb of getting to press with a crippled mechanical force, the matter was inadvertently The Constitutional Amendments (Au tomatically Block Fulfillment of Many Campaign Promises.- . The people of Davidson county gave a majority of fifty-three for the first of the constitutional-, amendments, forbidding the passage of any. local, private, or special acts or resolutions by the Legislatures ; The'', people of the state gave that same amendment over thirty thousand m; orlty. That act was passed and ratified.-by. the Legislature on the 9th jdf March 1916. The sovereign t ill of North Carolina have conflrn i iO&s law at the polls. : t : ; It might be reca.iei that three weeks ago there was much speech making, over the county by a certain candidate in favor of the people of Davidson county electing the board of education for this county. The can didate who advocated this was given a majority of 354. But that immortal majority of 53 and the state majority of 30,000 discloses as pretty a piece of irony as could be Imagined. Talk about "jokers,'.', but tl 1 is one of the best that the people of this county ever saw. The friends of education, who did not desire schools to be drag ged into politics, never- worried that such a thing would b" done, but they said nothing about hat effect that amendment would have. ' The state needed that amendment and - it was considered that the ancndment might need the vote of Dav.dsou county in its favor to Insnre it, passage. Now that it is all over it does seem funny that nothing was said on the stump about what effect the . amendment would have upon the 'whole business: The amendments might have just "slipped through," .fov the -vote was rather light all over the stateT . More over they got througlt, so listen what Tom Bost. the Raleigh correspondent of the Greensboro News, has to say about wnat nappenear "That the passage of the four con stitutional amendments will so re strict local legislation as to eliminate about 75 per cent -of the usual work dose In the biennial sessions of the general assembly is the view of many politicians here whan look with great favor upon the incotmng legislature. "The chief things ffohibtted'm the amendments are the pickings of the representatives. .Maui a young law yer has come to Raleigh solely upon his local promises, Tint the fellows who were elected on local legislation platforms this year must double-oross their electorate, so the leaders 'say. Esteemed Companion of Well Known Merchant Passes Away After an Extended Illness. After an illness stretching over a considerable period, Mrs. W. H. Moffitt passed into rest Saturday night about nine o'clock. - The funeral services were conducted from the home of the deceased on Depot Street, Monday af ternoon at two o'clock, by Rev. W. H. Willis, her pastor, assisted by Rev. A. L. Stanford, of Hickory, a former pastor and close friend of the family. A large concourse, of townspeople were, present to show their last re spects to this good woman, who had been a leader in her sphere. She was a consecrated member of the Method ist church and a loyal supporter of all its objects. Floral offerings were sent by scores of friends as an elo quent token of the affection in which she was held. The interment was in the city cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. O. V. Woosley, H. Wood Dorsett, W. H. Mendenhall, Zeb V. Walser, W. F. Welborn and W. E. Holt, Jr. Mrs. Moffitt before her marriage was a Miss Sowers. Two of her sis ters,' Mrs. J. B. Smith, of Lexington, and Mrs. Kate Walker, who lives in a northern State, still survive. Of the immediate family, beside the bereaved husband, there are six children, four sons, Messrs. Joseph . V. and Ralph Moffitt, of Lexington, Oscar and Wil liam Moffitt, prominent High Point merchants, and two daughters, Misses Pearl and Rosa Moffitt, of this placer The deceased was 58 years old; MAJOR PHILLIPS WRITES. 'Weaver Declared Elected. The Buncombe county board of elec tions made its report late last Thurs day afternoon and for the time at least ended the Brltt-Weaver election contest in the tenth congressional district The returns from all other counties ' in the district had already been certified and sent in. -The ques tion hinged upon whether votes for Congress in which no cross, mark ap peared in the little block should Joe counted. If these Were counted In Buncombe, Weaver was elected. If they were to be thrown out, Britt was returned to Congress. : For a week Ashevllle had been th storm center not only of the state but of the na tion, as the control of Congress may eventually turn upon the member from the Tenth North Carolina. The day previous to the action of the Buncombe board of canvassers, Britt's counsel had instituted mandamus pro- Such things a thS.hsXV'lr: 10 UVi'ttr-sawausracrtb? election oTlti .Agent Yeager on The Job. One day recently while visiting a. farm In Thonlasville township, Coun ty Agent Yeager discovered that a V,nnh f ,! t,ua oht hnmA tlV VUUIU W 1 1 ' ...... 1 AnW .... irl. If. TT.J.t.U - the farmer had badly infected roots. ";""u;.. """Vr : . '- "Throw them over there behind the barn," said Mr. Yeager, who imme diately got busy in reporting the mat ter to the state authorities. There were a number of other farmers who received trees from the same nursery, which is located In Georgia. Mr. Yea ger says the nursery has a very good reputation and be is of the , opinion that the shipment of trees to this county came from a section of their orchard that had become infected un awares. He expects the nursery to replace the bad stock with sound Mr. Yeager la an expert orcn- ardlst, having had experience in some of the largest orchards in different parts of the country. ,' of the matter on Wednesday evening of last week he was assured that the article was written upon the state ments given by the men who struck and that correction as given by the other workman would be made. expects to do a general brokerage bor ('mpllment to Sergt Shirley. Mr. A. L. Fletcher has the follow ing to-say in hia border correspond ence regarding a Lexington soldier business In bottlers' supplies and handle syrups, soft drinks, etc. Offi cers have not yet been chosen, conse quently plant are not fully developed. Mrs. White With Civic League, v ' Mrs. Henry A. White, of -High Point, atate chairman of domestic science for the Federated Clubs, will speak to the ladles of the town, under the aus pices of the Clvto League, at the Elks' Club on next Monday afternoon at J: 30 o'clock. The subject of Mrs. White's lecture Is labor-saving In household work, and Illustrations will be furnished. Every woman In Lex ington la invited. Oen. Zeb V. Walser baa returned from a trip to Washington, D. C While In the capital he visited the sessions of the National Orange Association, of which he la an honorary member, atfd ' was at the banquet at the Hotel IUI Ifb to bear President Wilson's ad dres to the farmers. ' Sergt Willie fihlrley, of the Lex ington company A. of the Third Regi ment, was the recipient of an unus ual compliment from Major General Clements at Inspection the other day. 8hlrley Is just a youngster, not yet a- voter. but he has "personal pulcrhl tude" in quantity and looks every inch a soldier. He has won his non-com warrant by hard work and attention to details and Capt Jim Leonard con siders him one of his very best men. General Clement singled Shirley out of the crowd and informed Captain Leonard that the very first vacancy that occurred around division head quarters Shirley would be called on to fill it The Captain thanked Oen eral Clement but firmly, very firmly, told him that be could not part with him. The General only grinned and passed on. Before the Inspection was finished he managed to get close to Shirley again and asked him his name: Captain Leonard Is afraid that be will lose hi sergeant yet" . Miss Ethel Peeler, of Rockwell. Is hers on a visit to her slater, Mrs. J. C. Leonard. A Tribute t Mrs. W. H. Xofiltt. , . After a long life filled with good deeds, love unselfish and service which radiated klndnaas, helpfulness, sweet sympathy and gentleness, as a benediction to all who -came within lb radius of her life's circle. Mrs. W. H. Moffitt entered Into rest Nov. 19th. i Heroic measures wtee resorted to by her physicians. But the one clear call, bad Veen heeded and the gentle sweet spirited soul, "put out to sea," out to an Infinite calm a "rest that remain h for the people of Ood." Not only la It an Irreparable lose to ber bus- hand and dear children, but to the town. "We tuiow, O Lord, so little what Is best Wingless, w move so slowly; ' But in tby calm, all knowledge let us r . . Oh. holy, holy, holy I jr. o. K Attended Watson MemorlaL Capt F. C. Robblns, Messrs. E. E. Raper, 3. C. Bower, L. A. Martin and P. R. Raper, of the local bar, attend ed the memorial exercise held Friday afternoon at Winston-Salem, in honor of the lamented Cyrus B. Watson. Capt Robbint and Mr. E. E. Raper were called upon and responded with appropriate speeches. A program was prepared in advance and the occasion was a very impressive one. No man in this section of the state had a firm er hold on the affections of the people than Cyrus B. Watson, and be was a tower In the legal fraternity. . Fanner Joining Loan Baaka County Agtnt, Yeager states that many Inquiries are being received In regard to the local Farm Loan Asso ciation that Is soon to be organized In Davidson County. He wishes to mention that after the local associa tion la one organized, that members or borrower are .admitted only by a two-thirds vote of the director of the local association. ror the convenience of the patrons of the First National Bank, of Lexing ton and others, Mr. H. H. liedrlck, of that bank. Is well Informed' on the operation of the loan bank and bow that the fanner la need of a long time loan may be beneflttted by It Mr. Hedrtrk will be glad to receive the application of any farmer for a loan through the local Farm Loaa Associ ation. Mr. C E. McCrary la the Bank of Leslnrtou and County Agent Y eager are a)o receiving applications. Three Amendments Carried. Davidson county voters favored three of the four amendments In the recent election, but swatted the other, wnicn provided for emergency judges. Those favored -were the one eliminat ing local legislation from the Legisla ture, the one forbidding of special charters to corporation and the one forbidding special charters to cities, towns and villages. The effect of this latter one la to make it Impossible again for any Legislature to give any city the dose that Wilmington, New Bern, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Wilson got In 1897. These matters will be nut Into local hands hereaf ter. The vote ln Davidson was very light only a small percentage of the entire rot being east either for or against the amendments. The first amendment got 63 majority, the sec ond was beaten Sy 6 majority, the third carried by 29 majority and the fourth won by 30 majority. It will be noted that the first amendment re ferring to local, special and private legislation- received the largest ma jority.' It appear to hv led through out the state, with the' emergency judges proposition receiving the low est inajorlty In the state. Two year agq these same amendments, which were among the fatal ten, were beat en anywhere from seven to one to ten to one In Davidson county, with a much larger rot east ' Mr.' W. Frank ' Raper, of Arcadia, was here oa bastaae Monday. Mr. Henry A, White, of High Point, will gave a short lecture In the Klks' Club next Monday night on "Sense and Conscience In Clothes." Ixteen el egant costumes from New York and Paris will be displayed on living mod els, the models (o be young ladle of Lexington. The gond and bad points of the dresses will be pointed out In he lecture. The men aa well as the (Idles are Invited to attend this lec ture, whlth promise fo be oa of much Interest It Is etpected to be gin promptly at T:30 o'clock. ' Mr. Drrot Phetnwetl and etilldren are visiting relative la Eufaala, AJa. county school boards of education and a thousand slrallai1 things will be out of it . i V "It Is believed that this set - of amendments will have much to do with fundamental changes In the school laws. While the Republicans attacked the Joyner administration much, they were often reminded that he was the most progressive of the Democrats, bad always been willing to a system," uniformly elected or un iformly appointed school boards. The present system is a mixture. "And the death of local legislation will doubtless give more time for- the study of the bigger problems of edu cation. The Republicans declared for popular election of school boards, but it is doubtful whether that measure will get anywhere this year or not" It was in recognizance of the things set out above that the State Farmers' Union Convention, in session at Ral eigh last week, recommended certain statewide change in the educational system, though taking pains to make it positive that they wanted school matters kept just as far aa possible away from petty partisan politics of the peanut brand. Mr. Bost finds that the general opinion is that somebody will double-cross the folks who elect ed them, whether intentional or oth erwise. Anyway It doth now' appear that there were some who reckoned not with Amendment No. 1 and It effect upon high-sounding popular platforms that evidently caught a bunch of voter In the mesh of "local self-government" This amendment provides for a real local self-govern ment, but far be It from attaining such ends through a representative sent down to the Legislature. Our representative thla year must take part In legislation that effects the people of all the atate, and no more Is be merely the representative of just one county. The people have thus decreed it by a thirty thousand majority, and Davidson county voters sanctioned It by a majority of fifty- three. It might be well to remember just her that other matters of local legis lation, special acts and resolutions. beside those appertaining to school matter are Included under the pro vision of that amendment The Leg islature will provide the machinery at It coming session for the handling of these things. "The Democratic! method of handling clfltlfic posi tions," is the method advocated by the platform ofhe Democratic party In Davidson county this year. It hath ao happened that this platform clause I the one that will prevail, regard less. There need now be no embar rassment on the part of anyone who promised some folks to tear up things along these lines and whose friends promised just exactly the opposite. ROAD BOARD APPEARS IMMUNE. It would appear from the wording of the amendment that ha now be come law with the counting of the vote and certificate of election that road matters of special and local na ture are entirely taken out of the hands of the Legislature, and what ever road legislation Is hereafter done by that body will apply to the entire state. Thus, according to legal opin ion of aeveral good lawyers, the plat form of a local candidate for the Leg islature which wa stressed with such vigor In every township In the coun ty loees another plank, that of elect ing the board nf road commissioner by the people. "The Democratic meth od of handling scUnt.no pooMkms' appaara to scored victory. fairly elected, and Weaver claims the same thlifg. On all the congressional tickets ln'the state this year only one name appeared, yet there was a block to be marked. In some places un marked ballots were counted and In others thrown out It is understood the matter will further be contested on the floor of Congress. Our Soldier Boys, The Mexicans and Camp Life Told of in Interesting Manner, Since my former communication in The Dispatch, the North : Carolina troops have taken part in division marches, maneuvers and reviews. The review consists in all troops of the division parading before the division commander. It takes about half a day to form the long column and march past the reviewing stand. Two dozen or more bands took part, each playing as its regiment passed by. Bronzed and hardened by the dry wind and southern sun, you would be proud to see the showing made by our troops. Captain Leonard s com pany came to the front on the review owing to the presence of Cherokee Bill. The practiced eye of Major General Clements observed .Cherokee and he asked at once if he was not an Indian, and being told he was, com plimented him on his appearance; The Lexington and Thomasvllle troops al so came in for special mention at the division inspection recently held. The. Major-General told Captain Leonard that Sergeant Shirley was one of the finest looking soldiers he ever saw, that he wanted him at Division Head quarters. On the whole, ..the Third regiment came out ahead on inspec tibn, being considered the' -best outfit from North Carolina. The review and inspection is main ly a matter of discipline but the real work came to us in carrying out our share of the division battle-program. We took part in two exercises of this nature. Going out early in the morn ing, the division marched about 12 miles, divided into two parts and the battle began, according to orders is sued in advance. The Guard ha progressed. There was none of the usual confusion which has attended the large maneuvers at Manassas and elsewhere. The chief of staff of the division is Colonel Mosely, one of the best officers of the V. S. Army. The N. C. brigade won the first day'B fight launching a successful attack on large part of the enemy's front The second day, however, we were not so fortunate. The 3rd regiment was or dered to storm a strongly entrenched position. : We did so, lost two battal ions completely mine for one. Even a battle exercise stirs the blood and once; or twice the Tarheels and Penn sylvania men had to be parted to keep them from converting the game Into a real combat All branches of th service were engaged. The coun- trr-beiwr level and the vIrIoh. ewvt HhucitiotJh fight Jwaa 4ialaljuta -be seen for miles. In the open country, "Canada Bars Plrtnre Reflecting I on KoMsla. The thorough-going extent of the lm placable censorship set up by England and her Allies as a result of the World War was brought home to rep resentatives of the film industry last week when a decree was signed in Ot tawa, Canada, barring from exhibition in the province, "The Suspect," a five- part Vitagraph photodrama, featuring Anita Stewart which is being releas ed through V-L-S-E. Inc. "The Suspect" Is a spectacular and graphic expose of the ruthless espion age system of Russia. It demon strates, in boia outline, tne severe ana unyielding extent to which offenders against the Czar are hounded through out the world, and how the Iron Heel descends on those political offenders, In handing down the decree, the Canadian officials declared that "The Suspect" was an obvious reflection upon the Russian political system, and therefore was detrimental to the cause of the.AHJfs. They explained mat u nas neen toeir custom since the Inception of the war to condemn all such pictures that reflected upon any country helping to constitute the Triple EntentSv The Canadians lamely attempted lo alleviate the effect of the decree, however, by explaining that the film would be allowed to be shown If cer tain scenes and titles were eliminated, but when the Canadian representatives or the V-L-S-E read the list of these eliminations, they threw up their hands In hopeless despair. "The 8uspect" will be shown at the Lyric Theatre Monday, Nov. 37th. looking like strings of black ants in the distance, the calvary could be seen as it maneuvered. The battle opened with an atillery duel. Finally as our artillery was firing overhead. we made the charge, while the roar of the big field guns mingled with the rapid rifle fire for miles around. The division being well equipped with sig nal troops, the commander kept in constant communication with the whole force, telephone and telegraph wires beiug strung as fast as the horses could run, being aided also by the wireless. There is a fascination about this war machinery. When the death dealing appliances are turned loose, mere human beings become so absorbed they do not think of fear. So I think it Is true after the first shots of battle in modern war, the men are fired with an incomparable enthusiasm in which human life of the individual counts for naught It Is the game which brings to the su preme test mental and physical force. Dormant In all of us is the blood-lust according to the occupation of our ancestors for 2000 years. The only way to stop war Is to quit making Its Implements, and quit training armies. GREAT 18 PAY-DAY! More Interesting to the men than hikes and battle-programs, though, I pay-day. It is heralded in advance with great glee. The buglers Intone a new note of joy on pay momloa-and the men jump from their cots aa If moved bv snrlnis. We are nald off in gold and more of It than we have ' the forty different ready to everybody. At least tii3 : quarter-master's department think we are here for the winter. And this prospect for staying all winter Is bringing some unrest. . This Pa. men are openly calling for home. The N. C. soldiers are said to be th only ones on the border who so far have not complained about anything. . But the novelty is gone; the men are used to new conditions. They still .v enjoy themselves somewhat, but th - -uncertainty -- of going into Mexico, home or stay here is extremely try ing. In two instances it is said sol diers from other States have commit ted suicide on account of home-sickness. In a Michigan outfit, there is an order against officers or men dis I cussing home movements. In all cas es so far home-going troops have beea replaced by others., We, are told now , there are no others to come. Unoffi cially it Is proclaimed in some quar- , ters we will move on Mexico since , the election is over. The N. C. mea : are perfectly ready and willing to go. , On the whole, considering we were or- . dered here for service, I believe there is no better ' spirited and contented bunch anywhere than these Tarheels. What they can't help they won't wor ry over. - There are still ways to improve our leisure and new pastimes are being found. The men are making friends with the fauna of this sew land, the burros, prairie dogs, gopher rats, rat--. . tie-snakes and Jack rabbits. The lat ter have ears as long as mules and can outrun anything on legs. They are to be found everywhere away from camp, and It is good sport shoot-' ing them. This calls to mind how the Tarheels got a compliment from the Pa. men. Some one was guying the Keystone boys about the N. C. brigade winning the first battle. "Thunder," was the reply, "What d you expect? Those blame fellows march 20 miles, fight a battle and then Catch Jack rabbits all the way back!" Some of our men did actually run down and catch a couple of these . long-eared racers with their hands. A PEN PICTURE OF MISERY... . Another amusement is the kodak squad. Led by A. L. Fletcher of the News & Observer, with Capt Leonard and the writer among the charter members, this organization roams ev erywhere seeking what and whom .it may take record of in the camera. Old churches, the Rio Grande, the camp, the soldiers, the Mexicans, their hou ses,' wives, children, daughters,' dogs and all furnish a wide field for artis- , tic endeavor. We were told the Mex icans lived with their domestic animals ' in the same hous$. We found it true and. more j No r6t" of discord, as the Wd ow- tood'-inthe--oornTOf the --i' sitting room switching the baby with ' her tail. The dirtiest,, most unsani tary, primitive houses you ever saw. They are made mostly of mud and sticks. 'Mexicans live in large num bers along the banks of the Rio Grande, using the river for drinking, bathing, garbage and all. In fairness, ' at the same time, to others of Mexican blood, it should be stated that these do not represent the Mexican nation. The best Mexicans live in the south ern and Central part, I am told, about Mexico City. The Northern portion is inhabited for the most part by a mix ed breed of Indians and Mexicans, both Ignorant and vicious. Talking with quite a number of disinterested people on the subject, they seem t think all Mexico needs is education.. The Issue is how are you going about it? It is not stylish yet to shoot up a people because they won't go to school. With this quality of citizenship, w are probably aiming too "high. They are unused to kind treatment They don't believe now and won't tor a long time we are their friends. What's the answer? One of two things, it seems to me: kill all those who will fight and so save the others, or clear out and leave the poor devils to their own fate. Both Carranza and villa armies are on the verge of starvation. Disorder reigns completely through the northern part of the country. It costs a dollar to send a letter from Mexico City to El Paso. Each first chief has robbed the treasury until kinds of paper ever seen. It takes about 1500.000 ! money is practically without value, each month to pay the seventh dlvls- Eggs in Mexico are f 100 per dozen in Ion. An amusing tale Is told explain-1 Carranza money or (10.000 In Villa Ing why I'ncle Sam hands out the money. It costs about $3,000 railway yellow metal to his soldiers her. It tare Carranza money to bay a ticket Is 'said a new paymaster attempted to, from Mexico's capital to the border, pay the men with paper money when! Carranza, had to borrow $ 5,000 sliver the troops first came. Along came a recently from cttlzena on thla Bide to dust-funnel, and when the blinded keep his whole army from deserting, boss of the pay table could see again, I Villa's condition Is no better, save be ber two. These were th two planks upon which th platforms of th two parties most shsrply disagreed. The people of North Carolina, with th aid of the fifty-three majority In Dav idson have attended to this little mat ter. Whatever and however any of these things be, put It In your pipe and smoke It that no special acts apply ing only to Davidson county or to any township or community of this fnuntv pan tui mmm! In the natt la-- Islature, according to the constitution? of the slate as now amended by the will of the people. Local matters will be attended to locally In such man ner as th Legislature shall provide In machinery to be provided for at the next legislature. The next session I going to be a very Important one and will be watched with much Inter est. The next Legislature will not nam a new road board for Davidson, nor will It prescribe other than general method of naming them, ac cording to the Constitutions she now read. Whether the people of Davidson voted two waya I a matter for the folks to decide for themselves by looking up the law. Maybe Tom Bost knew just what he was talking about when be spoke of somebody getting double-croseed on special picking. Miaa Jessie Wheeler, who baa been at her bom at Ashevllle, arrived last to spend some Um with rela- over $20,000 was decorating th dust for a space of a mils or more. After that he demanded gold. Mentioning the dust-storm reminds me again to speak of the-weather, that old reliable tonic We had one rain since coming her. Th rain mad us choose the dust Instead. It poured torrents and rivers, filled the whole surf are of the earth four or five Incjies and every low place be came a lake. One captain had to be fished out of bis tent which wa en tirely surrounded by water. Then when the sun came out the water quickly- evaporated leaving hard ground, which under the thousand wheels and feet enon returned to dust aifd none could Imagine It had rained. NlghtsJ hse been gradually growing colder. Vater bucketa are filled with Ice each morning. The thermometer dropped to 16 each night Aa the sun rlsee overhead, howaver, It la warm again most of th time', and you want summer clothing. . Th air being be reft or all moisture, it I cold at sun down and warm soon after sun-np. while at noon you generally fee) like a hot to wa suspended just over your bead. If alt healthy, thong, and no one see.m to mind. F-srly ris ing ia a hard Job, so General Clements has ordered that all officers and inen fait out at the sound of the bnl and run for a eonpt of mile, after th fashion of the German army. OCTTINO RFADY TOR W1NTFR. Winter quarters have hm o.-dered for enVera and mea. Th mnslst Of little plank bon, sU)d. framed and floored, tnrr which th tenting serve a root. Btove are ImuM ti ls a bigger thief and can steal more supplies than th First Chief. It we us th mailed fiat against thla poor starving nation, w will have to kill a lot of tbera. la fact they are used to being killed. Over in Jauret across from El Paso, about all the target practice Carranza's gar rison gets Is shooting prisoner. Rom of these execution ar cruel la the extreme. Within the last few day they captured General Garcia, former Villa adherent a very old man. Tbey ordered him shot at sun-rls In the Jaurez cemetery, where tbey hav made great bole In a brick wall shooting men. Th regular firing .squad being busy at a card gam, they turned this job over to some boys, new recruits. Tbey fired four volleys, only to bring th old man from a standing to kneeling pout ur. ' Th aged victim called aloud to b finished. The execution ers thta drew, tear and at close ran re fired a couple of merry shots, finally y ending the prisoner's agony. General . Villa, on the other hand. Is even more Indifferent about Inflicting th dit penalty. And thc border prntile, they all want trouble. Th I I l uo papers being much In favor of liner ventlon mansse to arsre up a nr war story earn day. LI I'sio ! to le attacked rni!!mi!!y. T!,y I-.., , flnrrlr the Ji'il.cy nf t !- dent Sill " t r -.ra, .it but st 1 In f i, t rmni'jr I f peaking of t!.e (CVtiVi. i til 1
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Nov. 22, 1916, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75