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"DDCAniirD" urtir is
BRANDED AS FAKE i
BY LONELY Ut
Represents Children as
Motherless, So Mother
of Them Writes .
Preying upon the public here and
reoelving money through the pulling
power of a hard luck tale, M. L.
Scarborough, of Pembroke and else
where paid Lexington a visit last Week
and everything went fine here, where
no questions are asked of those who
come to beg, until the Charlotte Ob
server arrived about one o'clock Fri
day with the story that his wife and
the mother of his two children were
anxioua about the trio.
Scarborough styles 1 "himself as
"Reverend" and as an evangelist"
and he engaged in a little preaching
here and had the little eight-year old
girl and the six-year old boy dis
tributing little tracts about the city
and collecting small sums from va
' rlous people. The tracts contained
a poem giving a pitiful recital of the
death of the mother of the children
and reiterated that their mother was
dead and their father a preacher. It
bore an Inscription indicating that
Scarborough was the author of the
poem. . -" "
When Sheriff Sink read the Ob
server story he at once dispatched a
telegram to Mrs. Scarborough at Pern -boke,
asking whether she desired that
he hold the children lor return to
her. .
A telegram from Mrs. Scarborough
Saturday asked the return of the
children but nothing could be done
pending receipt of official notice of
legal action.
Scarborough was billed to' speak in
one of the mill communities here Fri
day night and to visit Thomasville
and preach Saturday.
The story carried by the Charlotte
Observer concerning Scarborough Is
as follows: ,
"The local police are looking for
M. Ik Scarborough, self-styled evan
. gellst and his two small children
who are traveling about with a sad
song of motherless babes and a pa
thetle tale of being homeless. '
A letter wag received Thursday
from Mrs. Scarborough, In Psmbpke,
. N-.C-eaktng the help of the nolle
here to locate the trio and return the
children ' to her. ' She said she Is
"very worried" about them and had
recently received a telegram from a
man In Charlotte telling her that one
of the children was 111. She tele
graphed him to send the child home.
the letter stated but no further mes
sage had hoen received. .
A circular that . the man used "oh
his Journeys was enclosed giving the
words of a sad song about homeless
and motherless babes, and the plo
ture of the, trio. The . man appears
about 40 years, old and 'carries .a
guitar." The girl, Lareen, Is Bight
years old the letter stated, and the
boy. Mai-yln, six. .years of age. Scar
borough left home some time ago
and his wire has been trying In vain
, to locate him ever since according
to the communication.
"I wish you would kindly, take up
M. 1. .Scarborough and send my chil-
. dren home." the woman writes "He
Is not capable of preaching or taking
care of my children, which I can
prove by his father. A. J. Scarborough.
I think he has beat on the public
enough.
The writer says that references
as to her character can be had from
(Rockingham, Darlington, Tlmmens
villa, Laurinburg, or Pembroke.
"Please ' look over Charlotte good
for them," the letter requests to' con
clusion. "Please do this. I am very
much worried over my children, and
oblige, Julia scaroorougn,
The song "The Lonely One by
evangelist Rev. M. L. Scarborough
and his little ones," tfoes'ln part like
this: t, - ; ' X
"Oef In the gloomy night, sadly I
t. roam, ,
"t'ha.ve no mother dear, no pleasant
r home.
"On the cold ground I must lay my
rV head. .
jTFsther la a preacher and mother
3 la dead. ,
' "No one cares for me, no one would
cry
"Even If we two children would die
. "Chorus: '
"Weary and tired I've wandered all
day. - . '
"Asking (or help, I'm too poor, they
ay. .
EFFORT BEING MADE TO
CONTINUE DENTAL H'ORK
. the free dental clinic In the county
jf jYor ! month mora, Only Ihree
'. v weeka now remain until Dr., Bharo
. . burger will complete the three csnts
of services furnished free to the
. . county by the Bute Board of Health.
---- About. 1,100 children' will be reached
before the rcllnlo Is ended- '
There are at leaat four thousand
i . nvore school children in the county
! . who should be reached, says Dr. Perry,
'' ; county health emcer. and he believes
'', that moat of them will be reached If
the work can be- continued lor six
; ' montha. '
li, Tho county Is being asked to appro-
prlata 11,000 to continue tha work
' and ThomesvUle and LexltujHM are
asked to appropriate ttto each. It
- la understood that LOxIngtoa haa al
ready voted the appropriation con
tingent upon similar actios by the
pounty laid ThomnvUlo,
tafcTCPaper :
Recahth At
GradeCtossings
"The grade crossing must got Its
toll of death staggers humanity."
So read a slogan stamped In red let
ters on' a simple piece of white pa
per torn from a notebook and mailed
In a plain envelope to The Dispatch,
and received Saturdtay morning.
Where It was mailed could (lot be told
for the cancelling stamp had not
made a good Impression.
It Is , presumed that the person
sending the slip Is interested in the
"Careful Crossing Campaign" now be
ing conducted throughout the country,
having for its purpose the arousing
of sentiment .among automobile
drivers to exercise great care at rail
road crossings and also to move on
state, county and municipal author
ities to eliminate grade crossings.
It recalls the fact -that Davidson
County has had a number of fearful
crossing accidents, especially since
automobiles came Into 1 general
use. - These have . claimed prob
ably more than a doxen lives. The
only prominent grade crossing In this
city, that on the Cotton Grove road,
claimed three or four lives at one
swoop about four years ago. Prior
to that several Uvea had been lost
there. Some two years ago another
life was claimed at a crossing near
Holtsburg, when some men careless
ly drove Into the side ot a fast ex.
press train. In the same year one
man was killed and another terribly
Injured when a fast train struck an
automobile on a crossing In Thomas
ville. The crossing at Linwood, con.
sldered one of the most potentially
dangerous of the, couryty. has not
claimed a victim In a number or
years, but' it likewise has had Its toll
of death.. There have been other
crossing accidents In the county not
now recalled.
There have also been several bad
accidents at one overhead bridge in
the county, this 'being between (Lex
ington and Welcome, where the road
approaches the overhead bridge at
dangerous angles. Just a few years
ago a motorcycle rider was hurled
through the air and his head smashed
open when he fell upon the railroad
track below. , 8everal years before
that time an automobile went through
to the tracks below, taking terrible
toll. f '
Two months ago two women met
instant and horrible death at a grade
crossing In High Point, their bodies
being dragged for considerable dis
tance .and horribly mangled, . They
were la an automobile that was driven
hv front ot trai r "
The dally press last week carried
a story from Pennsylvania where five
people on their way to a wedding were
caught In an automobile on a grade
crossing and the train carried their
bodies for a gr Jit,, distance. ' All
were killed, Including the would-be-bride.
' Perhaps the person who mailed the
little silo ot paper to The Dispatch
had all these things in mind. For
that reason the full benefit ot ne
tip Is being set forth. '.If all those
mentioned had exerefsed great care
they need not have been killed
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TkAvrnKnV LEADS Mf
More cattle were icsieo. in uaviu
on County during the month of June
than in any other county In the state
engaged In the county-wide tuber
cular tests, according to a report from
Raleigh Bureau of Animal Industry
ot tho U. 8. Dept. of Agriculture.
Tit herds, containing 1.140 cattle.
jrer tested In the county during the
month and of this number five snow-
Ud reaction and two were marked as
suspects. ,
Davie county was second In the
number tested during June, with 1.
4 SI cattle, four of which showed re
action to tho tuberculin test. For
syth had (70 tents without a single re
action. The most startling results
wra found In Mecklenburg county
where seventy-one reactions and three
Busnects were found In 1,357 came
tested. The city oi tmarioue I'w
Its milk from these herds. Rowan
county had four reactions out ot 717
tested. . Buncombe had the largest
number without a reaction, 177 tested
showing up properly.
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Nearly Hundred
Lots Are Sold At
' Public Auction
. Ninety-six residential building lots
In the southern edge of the city,
fronting on the Cotton Orove road,
were sold here at auction Saturday
afternoon, for over It 1.100. One hun
dred lots were offered at sale by the
Plnnlx Realty A Auction Co., of
OrMnaboro. and all but four Of them
wore sold at satisfactory prices.
Twelve acrea was Included In. the
tract laid o Into lots ana tne sais
prlos averaged approximately $1,000
per acre. ,
The bidding was spirited through
out and the sale moved with a snap
and vim, giving added evidence that
real estate in Lexington la in gooa ae
niand and also that there; are many
neonla In tho city sot now owning
thel own hemes who desire to build.
The nloety-slx lota sold wers . wen
orattered among a large number of
buvers. - - .'-..-.-
The land gold la part of tho late
William Lopp saute and Was owned
by C. M. Peeler and T. H. Brlgga, of
Soulhmont, . who recently purchased
the entire tract of 01 acres for $11.
000. Aa a result of Saturday's sale
they realised practically enough to
nay for tho purchase and have about
fir acres of valuable land remain
ln. . 1
Tho sale had been well advertised
Md wsj largely attended.
SUPERIOR COURT
DOCKET IS READY
FOR H i
Two Bank Cases May
Be Tried-Civil Cases
Are Grouped
Preparations are going on apace
for the opening ot the July-August
term of court, for which an lmpor
tant criminal and civil docke has
been scheduled. Three bank cases
are on the erlmlnal docket but it la
now considered very improbable that
the case against W. E. Boone, former
cashier of the Bank of Denton, will
be brought to trial. ' Arthur Ross,
of Asheboro, receiver of the bank
and an important state witness, has
yefar from fully recovered from the
terrible injuries he received while
trying to save his son from a run
away pony. Unless he can attend
the case will probably be postponed
It is stated. This case had to be
postponed at the last term of court
for the name reason.
Two other banking cases are on the
criminal docket, these being wherein
Z. I. Walser and R. T. Lambeth, of.
ficers of the defunct Peoples Bank of
Thomasville, are charged In true
bills returned by the grand jury at
the last term ot court. It is likely
that these cases will be heard at the
next term, as It Is Indicated that both
state and defense desire a hearing on
the matters Involved.
Douthey Everhart, nineteen-year
old white youth ot this city, is to be
tried for burglary. Everhart 4s
charged with entering a sleeping room
and robbing a man's trousers of
about seventy dollars.
A number of liquor cases left over
from last term are alBO to be tried
as well as a number of prisoners now
in jail. In fact, the juil has recently
been crowded about to its limit.
Considerable Interest also attaches
to the civil docket. Five suits are
on docket against the Manufacturers
Finance Co. ' These Involve trucks
sold by R. E Zimmerman at Thomas
ville, on which It Is alleged that the
finance company held liens. A sim
ilar suit was tried at last term of
court and the finance company won.
Ten cases aro on calendar in which
banks are Involved. Most ' of these
are civil actions strlstng out of the
f aim re Of the two banks. tVThomas
vllle and one at Denton. '-' Not all of
these are jury cases, It Is understood,
but some of them will probably go
to trial.
Another Interesting group of civil
rases Is being brought by the Old
Hickory Fair Assooiatlon, now suc
ceeded by the Davidson County Fair
Assooiatlon, against a halt dozen men
who subscribed stock to the fair and
refused to pay the subscription, when
due.
A $10,000 damage suit Is also on
the docket, this bemg John Watt
against the Lexington Coca-Cola Bot
tling company. Watt Is claiming
damages are due him by reason of
Serious Injuries received while work
ing at the plant when his clothing
became entangled with a shafting.
Permanent Injury Is alleged.
Judge W. F. Harding, ot Charlotte,
will preside.
ALLEGED MOTORCYCLE THIEF
ARRESTED AT THOMASVILLE
This morning's Winston-Salem Jour
nal contained the following Item In
Its report of the police activities of
the city over the week end:
John Lambeth, a yong white man,
alleged to have escaped from the
county rouds some time ago,, will
answer to a charge of larceny this
morning.' It Is alleged that Lambeth
and another white boy escaped from
the county roads about two months
ago, stole a motorcycle and aide-car
from L. D. Williams and balled the
Jack over to Thomasville. Lambeth
was arrested at that place, but 'the
other bird kept on flying, leaving his
pard behind with the atolen motor
cycle. . The motorcycle is valued at
$400 and It la probable that Lambeth
will move hla boarding place down
to the county jail to await a hearing
In superior court, which convenes
July 24.
LEXINGTON BOY LEAVES
TO ENTER NAVAL ACADEMY
' Oliver Farabee, eldest son of Mr.
Joseph Farabee ot this city left Fri
day night for Annapolis, Md where
today he enters the United States Na
val Academy as an accredited mid
shipman, this being tha beginning ot
four years of training leading to a
commission In the navy.' Mr. Farabee
was recently notified that he had suc
cessfully stood the entrance examina
tion. . . '
This makes two representatives
from Lexington In the Naval Academy
Midshipman Douthey McMillan hav
ing been In the Academy fur some
months. ,
1
Pair Building to Randolph
Work began Tuesdsy on the exhibit
building at the Randolph. County
Fair grounds In North Asheboro. The
building Is to bo 10x100 feet and wltl
be permanent structure that will be
adequata for ' several years. T. .
Lasslter has charge of the construc
tion and will soon erect the other
three buildings, two for the stock and
one for automobiles. The fence
around the fair lot Is practically com
pleted nd the work la being pushed
forward rapidly. The fair will op
September loth and will continue for
tour day.
RUMORED POWrk "COMPANY
DIVIDENDS TO) BE PASSED
It is reported, heie that a large
stockholder In thejoounty of the
Georgia-Alabama Pwer Com
pany, now under control of Scott,
Townsend & Co., jd being oper
ated by Day A Zjimerman, has
received a, letter Jfrom Albany,
Ga., stating that the preferred
stock of the concern will probably
not pay , another,,: dividend for
three years. ,
There Is said to be 'something
like $150,000 of thls preferred
stock outstanding in Davidson'
County. . Some 't:the stock
holders claim that they were
guaranteed regulat 'dividends ot
eight per cent or she amount of
capital paid by i.'them on the
stock would be refunded.
In case the seafi-annual divi
dends due now, pr shortly to
come due, should fail to be paid
It is rumored that jlegal action Is
contemplated by certain stock
holders. In facK.'-U is known
that at leant une-J ot these has
been In communication with the
State Insurances department in
regard to the matir.
DAVIDSON CEXTEfXML
AND PtmJpiTY EDITION
Work will begin oi (he Bpecial edi
tion of The Dlspatqi this week and
every business man w1'! be called up
on by Messrs. H. A. Shannon and H. E.
Kelly representative , of the paper,
with the view of securing their support
in making "The Daiidson Centennial
and Publicity Editloft". the biggest .ef
fort of the kind ever attempted in
a Carolina county. .
Feature articles setting forth the
advantages ot the Section, and Its
educational, agricultural and indus
trial development and; advantages will
be written by trained' experts and
illustrated profusely; i with artistic
photographs. . fr (
The circulation wBl be .national In
scope, and the wide? distribution will
do much to place Lexington and Da
vidson County before'' .the world in
a favorable light. 4 Intelligent pub
licity has aided greatly in the re
markable development,' of the Pied
mont section and the' Dispatch intends
to do Its share in promoting the best
interests of the state; and community.
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BURLINGTON' POCTOR
SPENDS WHY SUNDAY
Drl T. 8. Fttjt-W4ui kept busy
Bundav. tmln tolaj"'V th lives of
two men, Baim H,riiier got tired -of
this old world land swallowed about
two dozen strychnine tablets and - It
took the doctor half the day to bring
him back to life. We understand
that Hammer took strychnine with
the statement that he wanted to die
and it was not his fault nor the fault
ot the poison, but the cruel doctor
oi n poison, dui in. cruei aociur
wno pumpea ine stun oui oi nlm-
after -he had several convulsions.
Reid Mahra tried the wood alcohol
route and It took the doctor the bal
ance of the day trying to save Mahra
from the deadly poison
. Both men are alive today, but the
wood alcohol man cannot know for
some tune what will be the conse
quences of his spree. Burlington
News. "
IREDELL CASHIER SHORT;
ASSISTANT COMMITS SUICIDE
At 1: 43 o'clock Thursday evening,
C. E. Pennington, assistant cashier
of the First National Bank, of States
vlile. committed suicide by firing a
revolver Into his left temple. He died
about forty-five minutes later.
. Mr. Pennington had been sitting
on the front porch of hla home
talking with his wife and daughter.
and with two neighbors who were
paying the family an evening visit.
Mr. Pennington excused himself,
went to his room, and there a few
moments later fired the fatal shot.
He left four letters, one to his wife,
one to his daughter, one to the
cashier of th bank, and one-to the
president of the bank. In all ot
them he stated that his accounts
were straight. In tha letter to his
Wife, In addition to the assertion
that his accounts wens straight, he
admitted, it is said, that he knew
something was wrong.
It Is said that Mr. Pennington Is
a native ot Virginia. He came to
Statesvlllo several years ago from
Klttrell. N. C.
Upon the examination of the books
ot the First National Bank of Btatea
vllle the national examiner found a
shortage of approximately $15,000
In the accounts of Cashier John W.
Ouy, Br., Upon receiving this Infor
mation th offlrers and directors took
hold of the situation and made pro
visions t'o protect all. patrons against
any loss'
, The uondltlon of the bank came
as a suf-prls. both to the public
and to the directors. Twice this
year an examiner had been over the
affairs of the Institution and report
ed everything all right. Th short
age. It' Is said, extend over a period
of years, with the report mad to the
comptroller f the currency of th
condition of business of June 10 by
the bsnk shewed total resource of
1114,111.11. , President R A. Cooper
assumed tbe duties of cashier and the
bank I being operated as usual, .
The director Mute that th stock
In this basil U absolutely worth one
hundred rest on th dollar and that
depositor are fully protected against
any loss whatever.
Rev. W. 1. Hough, th Baptist pas
tor at .Pentoa and sevral nearby
churches, Wa In Lexington Saturday
on business. Itrv. Mr, Hough 1 a
popular pastor and th work on hi
eharg has mad good procr sine
hla coming to tha county.
lOBniMN
OF
CALLED BY DEATH
Native of Tyro '. and
Former Mayor of
His City
. F. M. Thompson, formerly may
or of Salisbury, died Friday mroning
about 9:45 o'clock at his home, 118
West Bank street, after an Illness
or of Salisbury, died Friday morning
rectly due to hardening ' of. the
arteries, although he had suffered
from heart trouble for some months.
The funeral took place at St. John's
Lutheran church, Salisbury, Saturday
at 4 o clock, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Edward Fulenwider, and the In
terment was in Chestnut Hill cem
etery. Surviving is the widow, a daugh
ter of the late W. W. Reid, before
his death one of Rowan's most prom
inent and wealthiest citizens; two
sons, Messrs. Emmott and Eugene
Thompson, of Salisbury, and one
daughter, Mrs. R. L. Ramsay, also
of Salisbury. Five brothers also sur
vive, these being Charles M., and
Joseph of Lexington; P. H., ot Balti
more; R. F. of Salisbury, and O. M.,
of Tyro, Davidson county.
Francis Marion Thompson, fam
iliary known to all of his acquain
tances as "Tobe" Thompson, was
born at Tyro, Davidson county. May
1850, and was therefore 72 years,
two months and 11 days old. He
went to Salisbury about 33 years ago
and engaged in the manufacture of
tobacco there when that city was one
ot the tobacco manufacturing centers
of this section. Later he entered the
internal revenue service and after
leaving this work retired from active
business devoting his time to his
private interests. Some ten years or
more ago was elected mjayor of Salis
bury, serving one term of two years,
during which time the city made sub
stantial progress, a number of-Improv
ed streets and other public Improve
ments being made. '
"Tobe" Thompson was one of the
best liked and most popular men In
his city and section. The social side
ot his life was most consplcious, and
he never failed to greet his friends
and acquaintances, jolly them in a
pleasant manner and show his friend
ly erArit.- MawajicmiUohaUy fond
of children and there are few child
ren in Salisbury who did not know
him. He may not have known them
by name but he knew their faces
and It was a common occurrence to
see him stop children, singly and In
groups, on the streets and engage
them in conversation, often teasing
them. His friends were legion and
to all of
these he was the same, plain,
simple man, devoid of hypocrisy and
always loyal.
He was a familiar figure on the
streets of Salisbury and will be miss
ed by those who Inhabit the busi
ness section daily. As a husband and
father he was all that these words
Imply. His home life was Ideal and
he was always solicitous for those of
his own kith and kin.
Mr. Thompson for a number of
years had been spending several
months each winter in Florida and
a part of the summers at nearby re
sorts but the greater part ot his time
was spent In Salisbury.
.. In Teliglon he was a Lutheran and
had long been a member of St. John's
Lutheran church and was a regular
attendant at the services there, be
ing one of the most faithful members
of this church.,
His death, although expected for
several days was somewhat ot a shock
to all who knew him and occasioned
genuine, sorrow thruout the section.
CINCINNATI NEGRO FINDS
TROUBLE IN TWIN
CITY
A negro who gave his nam
John Ouillit and his address as Cin
cinnati, Ohio, was placed In jail at
Winston-Salem Friday night when
the police found an automatlo gun
in his suit case after they had driven
him from a local hotel where It Is
stated that he defied the management
when ordered from the building.
According to the policeman who
made the arrest, the negro wan
dered into the lobby with his hat
on and when the manager ordered
him to remove his hat and leave
the hotel by the back way, he showed
n attitude of defiance by ignoring
the command and stated that If he
left the building, he would go out
the way in which he came.
The policeman had seen th ne
gro enter the hotel with a suit case
In his hand and followed him as soon
as possible. When th refusal was
made to leave the hotel on the part
of the negro, he was taken In charg
by the policeman and conducted to
police headquarters where a search
of his suit Fas revealed an automatic
gun. a quantity of shells and a raanr.
"When questioned by the police, th
negro stated that h had lived In Cin
cinnati for a number of year and
that he left therf last week for Char
lotto, H. C. and was routed by rail
ray through Winston -Salem. He had
In his possession a, railway ticket dated
in an Ohio city and routed by way
ot Winston-Salem to Charlotte. Ac
cording to the story he told tha police
he Mopped oft there In search of
relative.
Mrs. J. R. MoCrary and children
have returned from a stay ef several
weeks with relative at Crltts, V.
Mr. McCrary haa also returned from
Lake Junaluska and Blowing Rock
and Mis Chrlstln from Lake Juna
luska.
SALISBURY IS
Worms March On
In Martial Array
Over Large Belt
By divisions and corps the little
worms that have been destroying the
foliage of oak trees in the county
march on. Folks say they are' not
the regular army worm perhaps they
are just volunteers but they certain
ly act like' an army, or rather like a
horde or a whole flock of hordes.
At least nine townships of the
county are said to hare been visited
already by the worms, and the effect
of their work is said to be quite visi
ble indeed. In the woods where they
are working It sounds like rain from
the constant dropping of worm dust
and bits of leaves. The northern
most point of their march seems to be
about Pilgrim, where the work of
the advance guard was reported last
week.
As yet they have not attacked corn
or other crops but they may1 get rid
of all the oak leaves in the sections
where now working and get hungry
for something else.
According to Items in the state
papers during the past few days the
worms have appeared In several other
counties. They were first reported In
Stanly county, then In . that portion
of Cabarrus adjoining Stanly. Since
then reports have come that they
are at work in Union and portions of
Mecklenburg and they are also prob
ably to be found In the southern part
of Rowan.
REV. TOM JIM1SON HAPPY
GETS THREATENING LETTER
The State Federation of Labor
through Its president Jas F.
Barrett Friday offered a reward of
three hundred dollars for Information
necessary to convict the reprobate
who wrote an anonymous letter to Rev.
Tom . P. Jimison, pastor of Spencer
Methodist church, on July 12th, The
letter was mailed in Salisbury and
contains threats of bodily harm
against the minister. The letter Is
said to be in direct violation ot the
postal laws.
It is declared the threats were In
spired because of Rev. Mr, Jimlson's
interest In the striking railroad shop
men. One statement In the anony
mous letter warns the minister that
the sooner he gets out of the com
munity the better it will be for all
concerned Rev. Mr. Jimison re
fuses to be scared a bit, but rather
rejoices in the effectiveness of . his
fight for the railroad craftsmen.
TEN PRISONERS ESCAPE
FROM GriLXJRD'caLJS-GANG
Ten prisoners escaped from the
Ouilford county chalngang last week
but five of them were recaptured.
Five others were still at liberty Fri
day night. Four of these escaped
early Friday morning while the other
six escaped in a covey Wednesday
night.
These Included one white man and
nine negroes. The white man was
among those recaptured. , One of
the negroes recaptured Friday morn;
ing was shot In the, arm with buck
shot While two others who- got' away
af .though to have been struck when
guards fired upon them with buck
shot. Those escaping Wednesday night
were grouped around a hole In the
floor of the camp house and when
bedtime was called they jumped
through the hole and scattered. Three
guard were outside and gave chase
to three ot the men.
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
INSTALLS RADIO PHONES
Frank Page, state highway com
missioner, will install a radio sta
tion at the headquarter of the state
highway commission and In the ten
district headquarters In the state
In order to be In constant communi
cation with the district forces. The
outfit will probably be at work dur
ing August.
Roanoke Boosters
Will Most Likely
Visit Lexington
Lexington will probably act host to
about a hundred and fifty boosting Vir
ginians on August Zlrd, if a suggest
ion made to the president of the Roa
noke Boosters Club In a letter address
ed to him Thursday night is accept
ed. The letter tentatively Invites the
Roanokera and their guests to stop In
Lexington for at least an hour and
spend the time In seeing th progre
slveness of this city.
Annually a large group of business
and professional men of Roanoke
make an extensive tour, carrying with
them a band, for the purpose of ad
vertising and boosting their home city.
Last year the special train visited
Greensboro and Winston-Salem,
coming from Lynchburg and Char
lottesville. This year the special
train ' will g0 by way of Bristol and
Spartanburg and Will come through
here on the afternoon of August II,
with ths purpose of spending Hb
night at Winston -Aalem. "
A letter sent to President R. M.
Angell of the club Invites the Boosters
to stop her and us th facilities for
shifting their train to th Southbound
track Instead of going all tha - way
around by Oreensboro.
Th Roanoke Time state that It
la expected that HI Roanoker la ad
dition to a fin band will make the
three days trip. Governor B. Let
Tr inkle, of Virginia and hla party
have also accepted an Invitation to
accompany th party.
If th (Uggestlon I accepted th In
vitation will be seat tha Booatars In
formal shape.
STRIKE TROUBLE
AT ROCKY MOUNT
AROUSES FEARS
Thirteen Officers Taken
by Strikers-No Sign
of Settlement .
Local Industries are. beginning' to
feel the effects of the railroad shop
men's strike, although not to very
serious extent as yet. There has dur
ing the past week been considerable
delay in securing needed freight cars
for shipment of furniture and other
manufactured products and it has al
so been more difficult to get loaded
cars moving or to have necessary,
switching done. 1 , .
No signs of a peaceful settlement
appeared on the horizon yesterday,
according' to the several dispatches
in this morning's papers. An effort;
to reach an agreement last week fail-
ed utterly. However, the mainten
ance of way employes are still with
holding their proposed strike and
their national president stated Satur
day that no strike was expected for
awhile yet. During the past few days,
a few more maintenance of way men
struck at scattered points, but others
who had gone out have returned. The
strike of clerks on the Norfolk . &
Western has shown little progress
during the past few days, the places
of many of those who left work hav
ing been filled. , "
The striking shopmen appear to
be standing firm throughout the coun
try. According to statements by the.
railroad executives and the attitude "
of the government it would appear
that a show-down may come during
this week. Several of the roads have
announced their Intention of reopen-'
lng the shops with non-union men if
they can be secured. Such an attempt
is to be made at the Raleigh shop of .
the Seaboard Air Line.- ,
The most serious disorder reported
in the state took place at Rocky; '
Mount yesterday , morning when
thirteen special policemen of , the
Atlantic Coast Line shop were kid
napped by several hundred men and
taken out of the city. Last night six
of these were missing. Four had ,
been reported at Elm City and three
at Wilson, several ot these having -beaten.
The sheriff ot Nash and
Edgecombe county both appealed yes
terday to Governor Morrison to send ,
troops -but the igovernor delayed hla
answer until today. '
The Seaboard Air Lin announced
the annulment of fourteen of - it
passenger and express trains, effective
with yesterday. This was for the
purpose of conserving coal and motive
power in order to keep perishable
freight, including th Sandhills peach
crop, moving. . -
GASTONIA TO ENCOURAGE , '
HIGH SCHOOL ORATORY
Realizing that public speaking la
not a lost art, pfflclals of the Oastonia
high school and representatives from
the ' several- civic organisations , ot
the city are now laying plans tor-an
nual contest to determine th best
speakers, essay writers, etc., ot th
school. It 1 proposed to hold each .
year In the high school a contest
among th students' literary societies.
Four worth while . medals or prize
In some form will be given to the (our
students who the Judges ofythe occas
ion select as the best declaimer, best
debater, best reader, and best essay
1st. '
Th literary societies will be the
medium through which the plan will
be Inaugurated. . Each society wilt
be called upon to take part In furnish
ing a contestant. Th contest will
probably be held during the' latter'
part of the year, so any student wish
ing to train himself for the final
will have ample time. The societies
furnish ample opportunity to help' tho
student along th line of public
speaking In that every enrolled pupil
must be a member of on of th
school's societies. ,
The Rotary, Klwanls, Clvltan and
the Woman'a Club have agreed to fur
nish the four medals for the winner.
Each organization will have a rep
resentative to speak to the student
body about the matter soon after th
year ha begun.
HABEAS XRPl'S ACTION
JXIR DAVIE COUNTY FARMER
Petition In habeas corpus ha been
prepared and addressed to Judge T.
B. PInley for th purpose ot securing .
th Immediate release from jail ot
C. E. Clayton, whit farmer of Davl
county ,who killed a negro, Alvln
Hudson, about five weeks ago. Clay- '
ton's daughter Is alleged to have con
teased that h I soon to become th
mother of a child and that Hudson
had ' forcibly assaulted her. using
chloroform or some other drug. "
When he learned of hla daughter'
condition It Is alleged that Clayton 14
Immediately sought out th negro and
killed him with a shotgun.
The coroner's Jury heard th irtory '
of i the girl and her met her and rec
ommenced that Clayton be held for
grand Jury Investigation.
Th assauir is alleged to have taken '
plac about October, lilt,
Th killing and th revelation at
tending It raussed quit a natton In
Davl county
Mr. John M. Cheek, and four
children. Mary Elisabeth. Novell,
John M., Jr., and Charlea Well, of
Durham, arrived fteturday evening
to spend two weeks here as th guwa
of her parsnts, Mr. nd Mrs. C. kf.
Walt. , Mr. Cheek, who
thm, rturod hooi UuntUy,