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VP TX HAFPET8 ITS Cf ' THE DISPATCH ONXY SI.M A YKAIl . , " PbUabe4 MONDAY fcnd THURSDAY THE P A P E R OF T HE PEOPLE, FO R THE PEOPLE AND WIT H T H E PEO P L E ESTABLISHED 1881 SIX PAGES TODAT LEXINGTON1, N. . MONDAY, MAT St, IMS VOL. WJ NO."t M,M rEOPLB KIAO r THE DISPATCH , WHT HOT TOUT .. .Jj ARihFIELD trial TO BE CALLED W Deputy" Wagner : Has Resigned As V Guilford Deputy of the Dank of ThomaRvllle and for many years one of the leading business men of this section, will be formally arraigned In superior court tomorrow morning on ninety-nine ' charges , of ' empexslement, misapplication and ab straction of funds of that bank. At the same time- Zed Griffith, former cashier of the bank and prominent In business and social circles of Thomasvllle and the entire Piedmont section for years, will bo arraigned on Joint indictment. , Chief Intesegt centers around tho cam of Armfleld, who Is held chief ly responsible for the financial tangles, the overdrafts, - the bad loans and other doubtful banking practices that brought this old and popular bai)k to Its ruin.' He Is alleged to have been responsible for obligations totalling $150,000 or more, on which the -bank was unable to realize at the critical e slgnation to Sheriff I). B, It was accepted. as developed in the V Last Thursday morning's Greens- Iboro News contained the following interesting item concerning .the latest development in the case of Deputy 'Sheriff J. E. Wainer, of Guilford - j county, who formerly lived near this Case Will Begin Either ,place" TirJJ,, rni, Deputy Sheriff J. E. Wagner, who Wednesday Or InUrS-.Wa. found on the road near Spray day It is Believed Sn'hiB METST - X. had excaned. vesterdav hand- jesse Im Armnein. rormor presiacnt ! e(jjj Stafty-Nothl case but? ""that public opln ion In High V It appear ad vlnable for Wisj, jr reBign. Dr. John Dyer, whoSiwlth Mr. Wag ner on the trip to Martinsville., Va., after the stolen cars and Ransom, has told a number of people in High Point, according to reliable . Infor mation gathered yesterday, that upon the arrival of himself, Wagner and Jack Weight In Martlsvllle shortly before daylight Saturday morning they were given half a gallon of whiskey by a Martlsvllle officer this corrobo rating the statement made by Ran som on the witness stand as publish ed yesterday morning. . ',.. Ail of the men according to Dyer's statement drank-some of the whis ky. Ransom being given free access time. - For a portion of this shortage ,to the fruit jar in which the liquor he was Indicted by the jury, and on ,WM glven them. This whiskey, ac a part of the counts he Is charged with cordng to the statement of Dr. Dyer, straight out embezzlement. waB atated by the Martinsville officer One of the first matters to be de- nave b(n cantured from a boot- cldcd when the cose Is called tomor row Is whether a Jury of Davidson County citizens will be called to sit In Judgment, or whether the court will be asked to secure a venire from another country where (he case has not been so widely discussed and where so many people were not direct ly affected by the collnpse of the bunk. Four, things might happen In re gard to this. The State might 'ask for a Jury from another county;' the legger. , Dr. Dyer states that Wagner took several drinks and was driving so recklessly (hat he was Afraid to ride with hi in. He got out of Wag ner's car a few miles out of Martins ville, he says,- and Into the machine driven by Wright. Despite the fact that the statement of Ransom that Wagner was drink ing seems to be pretty well substan tiated, those who saw Wagner In ALLEGED LIQUOR DEALER DASHES BOOZE ON STOV E While Officers Fight the Flames Koonts Flees His Home ' : . J : . l I .k . i:'hV; Spray Saturday do not believe that defendant might make the ,h that, h to whlkv 'i alone. There was no appearance of Jurors who are less liable to been biased by discussion should be ...aA, hw mlnff mitalrln DnVlHarttl! the court might take the initiative to much 'nllk hat f ' that end, or the case might be moved roan- (Th re- ""r tnat to an adjoining county. The first "h'1 manufacturer. In the aura proposition may be eliminated, as Soil- "ous vales near the boundary line cltor Bower has no intention of ask- ' North Carolina and Virginia have lng for a venire from another county. " adding chloral to their concoc Ther is also little likelihood ,of a "" In order .that Its kick might be in. irt mnifc tho hi. it i felt without delay, might account r-a-thsrwevcattni delayJo.itona"o'V l;UUUIW"fra Hurling a half gallon of whiskey on a hot stove when officers came to search his house, Harley Koonts, young -white mun of this city, then j Jumped- out the back door and fled, leaving the guardians of the law to ! turn volunteer firemen or permit the i house and its contents to be destroyed, j They fought the fire but the prisoner got away, but not until he had placed himself under the shadow of two of fenses. Koonts, .who lives in ,the southern part of Lexington, had been before the recorder once before on the charge of dealing in whiskey and had been fined and warned that he must not come back again under a similar charge. Recently reports had came to the police that whiskey was being dispensed by Koonts. So early Sat urday morning Chief W. K. Thomason and Federal Oitlcer J. L. Randall went to the mill company house where Koonts: lived, armed with a search warrant. Thc officers found Koonts seated at breakfast in the kitchen with another man. They informed him of the purpose of- their visit and then started to search. Koonts arose from the table, opened the kitchen safe and brought out a half gallon Jar full of corn whiskey. He said that the Jar contained all the whiskey there was In the house. No sooner had he made tho remark than he raised the Jar and cracked it across the stove, which contained fire and was almost red hot on top. In a flash much of tho room contained a mass of flame. Officer Randall took hold of Koonts who be ?an to dance around and cry for help in putting out the fire. It appearing that quick work must be done to pre vent the house being burned, both officers undertook to get water In the kitchen and throw ' on the roaring honored and SCHOOL ELECTION TO ' BE HELD TOMORROW More than, a thousand voles are expected to be cast tomor row In ths Lexington high school district, when It Will be decld- . ed whether the. district shall Issue 1225,000 in bonds for the purpose of purchasing and com pleting the new high school building here. '. There Is esti mated to be between 1.100 and 1,200 names on the registration bonks and every one of these will count in ., the . election. Those who do not vote at all will be counted against the Is sue. .-?...'. .:.,-;' " It is believed that: a great majority of those registered are actually In favor of the Issue and they are urged by those . 'leading In the efforts to better '. school conditions here to go to the polls and cast their ballots ' solidly. In view of the fact that there have been obstructions heretofore it Is believed that an overwhelming majority would prove very advantageous. A similar Election Involving !much of the same territory was held lust spring and carried easily, but there were technica lities that caused the election to be declared iull and void. These technalltlej, it is believ ed, were completely removed when the iasf. Legislature pass ed and act providing for the creation of high schools dis tricts in the State and tor hold ing elections. . The law has so far been' fully complied with In every respect and state educa tional authorities are of the opinion that nothing now stands between Lexington district and . a bigger' ad better school ex cept the ballots of the voters. Tomorrow's results are expect ed to clear the way, with work to begin Immediately there- LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FINALS NOW INPROGRESS Dr. , Chandler Delivers , Sermon-Twenty-Seven Will Graduate after. . tCAPT. FRANK C. BOBBINS IN DECUNlXfi HKAL11H Fourteen girls and thirteen boys will receive diplomas of graduation from the Lexington high school, when j the flnul exercises of commencement week are held at the graded school auditorium on Friday night. This is expected to be the last graduating class of the Lexington high school, which after tomorrow sundown Is ex pected to give way to the Lexington district high school, a new and larger Institution of learning. Last night Dr. O. J. Chandler, oT Asheville, former pastor of the First Methodist church of Lexington, Ky., preached the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating cIbbs at the large Chau tauqua tent, which Was largely filled bfriends of the school. Dr. Chandler spnke on the views of life expressed by David and Solomon and gave a con trast between tho two men as the con trast 'between one who has found life full of sweetnessdespite its battles and one who had found it an emptlnes; despite Its luxuries and pleasures. lr, Chandler urged the class that each one should strive for an Individ ual life of worth, one that would make each one stand out as a distinct per son and not as the son or daughter oi somebody. The sermon abounded in sound thought sent home to an at tentive audience through a simple and direct, presentation , that abounded with a fine humor and hopeful view of life. He plead for a stronger Ameri canism in the life of the younger gen eration, one that would preserve all that la best In the life of the country since its formation and would' result In building a stronger and more se cure future. Wednesday night the senior class exercises will be held at the graded school auditorium. These will con- Courity Projects ; Not In Bidding Held Last Week PAGE PRO hi ISE " Judge Long has already stated In an order from the bench Jhat the case should be tried as quickly as possible. At the February term-of court here he suggested that a special term should be held. This was consider- ed for awhile, 'but on account of dif ficulties arising It was decided to wn,t until the term beginning today; which Rockingham county officer still be llave tl)er is something about the Incident which haa hot been cleared up. i . , Other than stating that he believed It advisable under the circumstances for Mr.-Wagner to tender his resig nation, Sheriff Stafford niAde no comment yesterday. He' declared, Considerable anxiety, ls-v manifest by family and friends of Cap't. Frank r OftldMna Aann rtf Tin rlHunr Pnnntv lawyers and one of Lexington's most lt of a series oi events gown up y distinguished citizens, 1 lne c,a' " Bre flame. No sootier was Koonts re- wno s m at his home here. For n original ana enieiuuninu imiuie. leased than ha plunged through theithe past week CaHt Robblns has been Thursday night the seventh grade back door and when last seeen was unwen and confined to hl bed. Dur- graduation exercises will take place, seemingly trying to lower both the I lr, Akv. hnneach has become I this program Including a humber of . . . . i . I - l - .... i ... 1 hundred-yarn oasn ana ono-mn. ran- Jan;ectied and It waaJearetf that gradual wnurM Alar M,r"--'f iVIZlZSr'Zg ZlrTJZZ4 m tiext year -enter Y NUlWfl. . (L vuviunuiiniB Ulfui, nil. ning record' It was either a case oV keeping the house from burning or taking the chance of overtaking Koonts, who failed to obey - commands to halt. Water was thrown on the flames and soon they were under control. The officers did not turn In a fire alarm some circumstances which -have not been explained. DR. KKSLKK TO DELIVER . ADDRESS TO GRADUATES ' Dr; M. L. Kesler, of Thomasvllle will deliver ' the commencement ad dress at the North Carolina School for the Deaf on, next Thursday morn ing, June 1st, at which time eight young men and women will receive certificates aa graduates of the school The exercises will begin at 10 o'clock. with a military drill and the awarding of the military medals. - Dr. Kesler'si address will be deliv ered at It o'clock In the school chapel will be given oyer largely to trial of however, that he thinks there are Armfleld and Griffith and w. a. uoone, former cashier of the Bank of Denton. There, are about fifty active crim inal cases on the docket, several of which are Jail cases. The latter will probably be tried today, and tomorrow will also probably be devoted to simi lar trials ' after the preliminaries to the bank trials . are cleared away. Whether the bank trials will begin tomorrow or Thursday depends on the turn of events tomorrow. Both- sides are reported ready for trial and H Is expected that matters will move rapid ly. However, It is not likely that the cases will be In the hands of the Jury .before next week. . The ' 'collapse . of tho Bank of Thomasvllle occurred about the mid dle of last August. Hhortly thereafter Armfleld disappeared. Mr. Oriftlth . and Mr. Boone were arrested and furnished bonds. For several months there seemed little prospect that the ' matter could be fully threshed out In the courts, a no word came as to where Armfleld had .gone. But fate turned the trick against him. In January the committee representing depositor! of the Bank of Thomas vllle got word that Armfleld was In . Mexico City selling Insurance, going by the name of W. O. Brltt. Arrange ments were begun to bring him back, and after plans had been well laid Chief of Police O. B. Wlmberly slip ped away to the Mexican border. Be. fore he had been' gone a week, how ever, news of his mission became pub lic property. But even this did not prevent the success of the plan. Wlm berly went on to Mexico City and gof the assistance of detectives and Mexl ran government ' officials. Armfleld was arrested as an "undesirable cltl- : sen" and ordered to be deported. Upon crowing the Rio Oranda the sheriff of Webb county. Texas, again arrest ed him on the warrant from Davidson County, and Armfleld was then turn ed over to Chief Whnberly, ' who brought him back her late In Febur- . ry. ; Hhertff Fred C. Sink had been asked to requlr a very high bond and planed the amount of tl?i.00, quite ths ' largest bond vr asked In this coun ty. Armfleld' i counsel protested Vigorously that this amount was ex. cesatve, but after about tour and a half hour In a lawyer' office In custo dy of two ofllcer Armfleld went to ' Jail. But not until he signed an ap plication for writ of habeas corpus. " it was planned to go before a Judge - In nreensbor th following day. but . at the last hour plan were charged and the mailer went over until the following week, when Judge Long opened' court here. At that time a motion ws argued for reduction of bond and Judge Long permitted the amount to be reduced to to,o later making It ITS.000, but neither amount was furnished and th formrr , banker has remained In Jail since. or the reason that the flames would !., ,hn. ,..!, m,. . stntn hut probably have gotten out of hand In rfUUed Ugm tha and wa8 We t0 make x very few moments. Burning white . . . . h, , , here mule" will not permit of iwcrasttna-. he had ,o gomewhttt i tlon. However, they continued their I . . ,. ... . ,,, h searcn wnen me nu. "-- hig frlend8 on the streeta His fa- down ana touna two r mlllar torm htuJ been ml8(ied however, containers, each holding a small hr Aurinr the ouantlty of whiskey. Hence the - - ment In Jail haa proven Irksome to Armfleld. During the past few weekr In particular It ha been rumored that a plea of Insanity might be raised In his defense when th tral comes this week. This' has been denied by a member of counsel representing Arm fleld. There Is no doubt, however, that Armfleld's action recently have been most peculiar. He has been very restless. It Is reported by iteople who have opportunities to observe htm. and ha been almost constantly mak lng unreasonable requests. One of the things that has attracted some atten tion to hi condition Is said to be the fact that recently he ha been writing big batches of telegram and asking the Jailor to dispatch them at once- Borne day a many a a half dozen have been sent out at one time ad dressed to various people. These mes. sage usually contain urgent request that the person they are addressed to should come quickly. Although showing result of a nerv ous and physical strain when he reach ed her from Mexico, Armneld Is saia to have shown no sign of Irrational actions. ' One of hi first remark- to Hherlff Bink when he reached Lex Ington wa that "I have been through hell." He Is said to have broken down and cried aa he told of hi arrest and the manner of treat ment at th hand of th Mexican d tectlve befor he crossed th border. His lot In Mexico City ha not been a happy one by any mean. Armfleld aid at that time, although for some week he had been doing well. - When aaked why he ran away with charge pending against him, Armfleld I ald to have declared he meant to mak back all th money that had been lost through him and repay every" cent of It. A to changing hi nam, he said that there naa been such wide, publicity to tlf failure of the hank and hi connection with ll that he could not hop to get a new financial hold while operating under his true nam. He therefore adopted the family name of hi mother. Armfleld had lived In Oreensboro Being a man who had taken prld for number of year, although spend U M petition aod influence, con no.-1 io( muon umi u low county. ...,. . Members of his family have been at his bedside for the" past day Or so. Considerable improvement was no ted In his condition this morning ha having recovered his power of speech. Capt RoUbins had a rather severe attack of the grippe' during the early effort to' destroy tho pvidencs succeed ed only In part. Bitting benlde the stove was a nve- (allon can half full of kerosene. The i was oft this container, but tne officers did not see It until they hud Htnquei-ed the liquor flame. The question may be asked in court past few summers he had spent much much of his time. He Is nearlng his eighty-ninth birthday and illness that In former years would have oc- studenu who Will next ''yettr "enter the -high' sehooi classes. , Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock the declamation and reading contest will take place for medals offered by the Sorosia Club and the Club of The Twelve. Prizes will also be given In the seventh grade contest. The finals come Friday night, when the annual address will be delivered by Julian Miller, editor of 'the Char lotte News, following which diploma? and certificates will be presented. To this exercise only the families of the graduates and adults are expected to come. Children will attena an oiner exercises but are asked not to attend this occasion because of lack of room. The graduating class this year con lKts of the following girls and boys, these having successfully completed the No bid were received on either the Yadkin River bridge on the Central Highway or that portion of the high way between Thomasvllle and Lex ington, when the State Highway Com mission held Its May meeting last week. Prominent citizens here had been Informed that both projects would probably be let to contract last week, this information coming from members of the 8tate Highway Com mission it Is understood. One( hundred and flfty-five bidders submitted prices aggregating M.206,. 101.75 when the proposals for the con duction of 101 miles Of hard sur faced roads, and 70 miles of other ypes were opened by the State High way Commission Thursday. Low bids on the nineteen projects "included in the bidding were announced by the Commission. v North Carolina took a long lead n every other State in the union in :ts letting Thursday. More miles of road were Included In the letting than have ever , been offered at a single .line in the United States, the aggre gate of construction costs was greater, and the average cost per mile as low as has been attained in any State, in the opinion of contractors from 'ill over America. This letting brings the total for hard surfaced construction let to con tract during the lost four months to 113.12 miles, and the total milage of ;ravel roads to 287.98. or a little more han three-fifths the milage contemp ated for construction during the year. The total cost of roads and bridges et to contract since January 10 Is 110,101,118.57, or a little more than half the State's road fund for the car's work. - Included In the total is a part of the Federal aid fund. Projects bid. off In this section la- cluded the following:'. FIFTH DISTRICT Projects 502, Alamance. Highway between Graham and Randolph coun ty line, 17.43 miles gravel, W. N. Thompson at SG7.939.10: structures by Hanford Bros, at $82,078.75. Project 545,. Hoke, Highway be tween Racford, and Scotland county line, 9.20 miles gravel, by A. W. Mc- Clay, roadway, 135,347.80; raodway, 16,281. " Project 593, Rockingham, highway between Reidsville and Virginia line, 17.60 miles hard surface, by J. A. Krees, 1477,630.20. " i; SIXTH DISTRICT - ; Project 614, Cabarrus, Concord to .Mecklenburg county Jtne,, . miles! nam surface,- u. l narris, sssu.sis. 2$; structures by Oilver-Costello Bros, st $37,713.95. Project 670, Cabarrus-Rowan, from Kannapolls to Luthers Church, 4.53 miles hard Isurface, by Southern Con struction Co. at 8128,642.60. SEVENTH DISTRICT Project 741, Forsyth highway be tween Hanes and Davie county line, 8.90 miles hard surface, by Hardaway Construction Co., at 2G6,041.tf0: structures by Mills-Williams Construc tion Co., at 831,036.63.- Project 742, Forsyth Winston-Salem to Yadkin river on Boone trail, 10.62 miles hard surface, by A. J. Wardrup at $384,399.70; structures by Stcurnes Bros.. $15,136.16. THE FREE RIVER -BRIDGE 111 M Says Power Com"pany-to' Pay Forty Thousand , of Its Cost casloned no alarm now appears more .-ear s work of the high school: serious. j , . Lodp. Frances Walser, Alleen A. H. Robblns, a on, prominent , K1,.kmnn- Arllne Lindsay. Jessie Bos- cotton mill man or Chester, . c nas;wp LUan Picket. Mary Hedi'ick - W . .. V. .. A. n 1. nnjl A - ... . . . t when Koonts Is npprchended as to .... H ; Kntherine Kaie. in" ""i'i-,'',"' ' lerely trying to dos- v1" 'n "ml Bruton, Doits Mumpnreys, juuu i- trov a little evidence or whether his of the family have been here. Including ; cof k Miidred Conrad, Mary Nobfe action did not also constitute and at-oaugnters. irs. rrana ww, oi mnBiun-Baiem; .urs. to. v... rmiinive, of Staunton, Vs., and Mis Sua Rob bin, of Asheville, and son, Rosewell Robblns, of Augusta Military Academy, Fort Defiance, Va, tempt to commit arson. Chautauqua Will , End Its Program Tomorrow Night MAN i'ARMKRS SIGN' AT COOPERATIVE MEETING FATHER OF TWO LEXINGTON' MEN IX SOLICITOR'S RACK Every tobacco grower present who had not already signed the cooperative tobacco marketing contract did so following the addresses her Saturday afternoon by J. B. Swain and T. F. Bryant, field representative of . the of the Cooperative Tobacco Marketing Association of the Carolina and Vlr- The attendance Wa very with u Wtnre on The Misfits by Chester M. Sanford, noied authority on business matter and, vocational training, this afternoon, presentation of the widely popular play, "Friendly Enemies." tonight and with two pro inmi ..f Interest tomorrow, the Red- nath Chautauuua program lor mi glnia vear will come to a close. Vierra' J pleasing to those who have taken the Hawaiian appear tomorrow afternoon j lead In the organization of the tobac- and Jess Pugh. fun specialist, toinor-1 co growers of the county. Messrs. row nleht. A sufficiently large number oi guar- argument and still mor convincing antbr hnve already been secured to j fact of how the movement 1 going Insure the return ot cnauiauqua wi :in an otner lonaceo growing sections yean ' ... - ' I of the South. As a result of the meet- One of the strongest lectures neara mg the county nrsncn or tne assocuv Evn. Alexander Springs, nranuey Rarr. Read Barnce. Vaughn Leonard James D. Andrew, Jr., Reynolds Shouf, Oliver Karaliee, Casper Tlm berlakc, Paul Welch, Robert Stnk, Protus Broadway, Frank Hackney, Troy Strange. t. Fine Resort At Moore's Springs To Open In June What Is expected to be Davidson County's greatest pleasure resort will open formally on Saturday night, June 17, when tho new lake, bathing faniiitim. dance pavilion and other features at Moore's springs, ten miles Hon, Gilbert H. Russell, of Laurln burg, father of Messrs. W. C. Russell and John L. Russell, of .this city, is a candidate for th Democratic noml nation for solicitor ot the thirteenth Judical district. In the primary next Saturday. There ' are also three other candidates. Counties In the thirteenth district include Scotland, Chatham, Anson, Richmond. Stanly, Union, Moore and Montgomery. Mr. Russell Is an able lawyer, be ing senior member of the firm of Russell and Weatherspoon, of Laurln burg. and has long been active and Influential In the political affairs ot his county and district. He has made a vigorous campaign and re ports received here are to the effect that he will probably lead the field In Saturday's tce. Mr. Russell has visited Lexington several times and has a number of friends here who are hoping that Again the ghost of the free river bridge. Like Banquo'a ghost It rt fuses to down; but, like the Irishman' -flea, when you put your hand on it it Isn't there. In another column appears an article from Spencer tell ing of the circulation ot petit lous ask ing candidates for county commission- er in Rowan how they stood on build-' ing the bridge. This article pointed out that the dam talk Was aoOuted" a ; a real reason. i '" ' Saturday morning a daily paper car. rled a Btory from Spencer , quoting Chairman Rufty of the Rowun com- missioners, who also act a county road commissioner, as having receiv ed further assurances from Chairman Frank Page of the Highway Commis sion that hte contract will be let in June, . ,,KI 1 There . were those In official places in this county who thought they bad assurances that there would be : bridge letting last week, but the State Highway Commission received bid- on about three million dollars worth ; of roads and bridges, but not on the Rowan-Davidson bridge. - ,.-... Citizens of this county are, gener- ' ally familiar with ihe eflort that ha gone on constantly for . three -year, to get action on -this bridge, which -costs travelers thousand of dollar ' of tribute annually. First, It was up" to the two counties , to build it but while negotiations were in progress the matter passed to the State High-' way Commission. - Two years ago it was appraently arranged for :.. the 8tate and Federal governments to go ' ahead and build the bridge, The mat ter was placed In Chairman Page's hands and there it has rested. ' ' ' In view of the fact that there Is such wide Interest In th matter, tha ' story sent out from Spehcer Is her- : with reprinted: ' '! ;. . . - :' " ' Chairman Frank Page of the high way, commission has assured Chair- ' man H. E. Rufty of the Rowan com missioners that a contract will be let lit June,' for., tl)e .building of, ,a. double width cotfppeee britHfe' vr the Ta- , kin river near Spencer and that th structure will be completed as soon - as possible. ;., H , ''' The contract Would have been let long ago but for a request of the Tal lassee Power company, that th mat ter be held up.- It Is the. purpose of the Tallassee company to build an other huge dam below Spencer on the Yadkin which. It Is said, will back water over the level of the original plans for the new bridge, . and this company has now agreed to pay ths difference necessary to 1 raise the bridge Ave feet higher at a cost of $40,000, making the total cost of th bridge about $240,000. .-,, Chairman Page state that the de- tails have been agreed upon "ahd there is now hardly a posslbllltjt-of further delay in letting -the contract for the new bridge. The matter"! entirely in the hands of the slut commission and th federal govern ment and Chairman Page I doing ail he can to put the big project over. Chairman Rufty say every mem ber of the body Is heartily in favor of building the bridge at once and while the commissioner have no of ficial connection with the matter th members are using their Influence for an earty completion of the bridge. Chairman Rufty ha mad Ave trip to Raleigh to expedite the . matter. The statement from Chairman Rufty came In response to a petition sent him by a large number of voter In Hpencer and vicinity, appealing- to the commissioners, as well a to can didates for office, to Use every ef fort to have the bridge built at once. FORMER BANK CAKIUKR ' IS INDER INDICTMENT D..I. .. nro.nl nrmiirhf fnnvlnntnv i Moi of the I'ltV. Will be thrOWH Open u.,,., l.j..... . - ..... I n the nulilic, rour mi ...... v. during the week wa that of Saturday night by Judge Marcus A. Kavanaugn, tlon wa much strengthened rhta mutlni wil th rnM.rnnnal nigni iiy jutii" .... ... .. - , ,.B -- - - ... . , i i.. .. .mike Mi ."Traltora 1 nf An. I inienmlva camnalrn for aa. 1 to be as secure aa a solid roca wail. to Justice." Judge Kavanaugh gave curing more contract signers In thl Already the water has begun to All In figure of an alarming nature on tne county. This will De conducted dur. prevalence of crime In this country, ' n the month of June, It I under especially the freedom wjth which j stood, and all grower will hav in human life 1 taken, comparing our, other chance of coming Into the fold high' rates of 'killing with the low i befor the approach Of another mark rale of other nations. The fault I .tlna; season. not that our people are bloodthirsty. On thing that Is said to have caused he ald,' but lie with a growing dl- oma grower In thl county to delay respect for law and with, the law it-'signing 1 Mid to hav been the fear An (rwl I nt m.w t i.WntlM Tl,n.. ft he will be vlctorlou In the battle of j perc, unt rwtnUy th, ballot. Ther. I. also a vigorous Hon Bllvinpi f rornun wlth contest for th Judgeship In that '-1 emihexilement of approximately $S.- springs will also b. " Hon, A M. Wack, of Monroe" and it c'ougran? ZVy " u of a 1 vlsUors to the place , 1 a vole n,,-'-. The mg asm now- - , . .u ... i tm univ mr. t'jvrve pao resigoea hi office with -the bank and Mr. Hill stream flowing oy in sprmsa been completed. It is built Of native stone and cement mortar and Is said If. which 1 hedged about in many state by technlcalitle that mak th enforcement of Justice mor difficult. Ms nronnsed a remedy In a tlmpiin- cation of the rule of court proceedur and favored giving other than law yr themselves a try at th task ot making th laws of th eountry. Other feature of - th week that proved particularly pleasing wer th concert of Stolofsky ahd Imbrle, Sid ney Landon' Impersonation of liter ary men and th play 'Turn toTh Right," Thl wa presented by an ex ceptlonslly able conuwny. perhaps the best that ha ever appeared here In chautuqua Fin weather ha favored th week program, ther being no Interference o far from rain or norm. , that ther might not b a receiving station at Winston-Salem. Chairman Aderholdt slated Saturday that there I now no doubt that such a station will be available M Wlnaton-Salem when the time for th opening of th season arrives. DAVIE COl'NTT FARMER SHOOTS DOWN NEGRO C. E. Clayton well known farmei ;d,B0(,,t0 awlnil, loMt wno lives auui uirw uuin rm v. put up $f0.000 la Ubefty bond to , rover the deficit and to Insur baAk. that flow down thl woodland tream In addition there will he a large ex panse of water to be used for boating. A motorbost and four rowboat are expected to be on hsnd at the time of the opening for. the use of those who enjo boating. Construction ot a large bath house Is now under way. During the piesent week conrtructlon work on large dancing pavilion, Vf . .r.A Mr. John M. Havea ar-'arhlrh will be built across tn nean- rlved here Thursday night from Newj waters of the lake, will get under way Orleans, La., wher they had bee land will be rushed to completion In for the past eight month attending! time for the opening night. and It 1 expected that by the oten Ing night that the waters will hav covered aeven or eight acres. One side of the elope has been level ed off and Is being put In shape for naming, inuw ., . -. , . .,, , . v - ..u,. bathers will sport in the limpid water. ' will.' In a few "K'D.; county men serving a year for lUWt Mocksvltle, Davie county, shot ' and GORDON AND VARNEK killed Alvin Hudson, a negro, near, PAROLED BY UOVERNQR VlflJiVII -snpiiw m . I about t o'clock. flnvtrnnr Mnrrlinn Ha r!t t A Mr, Clayton U-yer-old daughter v,rnr and A. B. Gordon, Davidson th Baptist Blbis Instltut. where they pursued a special course fit ting; them for Sunday achool work, During th early ummer a number com a mother and th parents of connection with whl.k.v ai.iiii.,. the girl suspected a young ' white the pri,oneri jetting off after shlght man who had been paying her at- mor, tnBn hllf tne,r me .fn t.nllon but Friday th girl Informed WOrke( out on recommendation. t her father that about eight month udgm James l Webh who tried Ui ago she w out In th wood and and Sallcltor John C. Bower who Hudson chloroformed her and commit-1 prtmtrutel n. , ted an outrage uiot her. "I The family of one Is particularly It I a deplorable affair and the helples Upvernor Morrlsoa -eey. fact that th girt ha kept her mouth j.n(1 ,u Hper. attorney for th de sealed ll this time I Incomprehen-jfennt, , convinced the governor fbl. Mr. Clayon 1 a food, quiet. that the men did not own the distill- In-offensive cltlien, and nas tnei ym- try. They are therefor paroled for pathy of all the people. Thl 1 one the remainder of their sentences, con. of the eaddest tragedies In th his- ditlonal on their good behavior and of rottages are also to be' built pear jtory of Davie county; , obedience to th law. His excellency the lake and springs. It I the Inten- Mr. Clayton phoned to MocksVllle holds revocation over them. Both expect to do further study I tlon of th owner, w. u. nepier, aor in nrin to come ana in sum. j varner and Gordon were given the and to devote their Uvea to th work proprou Oreensboro business man and h was carried thr and lodged heaviest lenience . pronounced st of th Sunday school of their church, and natlv, of this county, to build a In JalL Coroner Denny Foster m- th tenm thy were tried althotixh ! pannm juu no mn mqu.ii nrsa ooin nin oor reputation for IniMs , bld ovr th negro' body. Jtry. . , Mr. Hay is th on ot Mr, and Mr. P, C May, ot tM .City, (CoDdaued on pag t.)
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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May 29, 1922, edition 1
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