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LOCAL NEWS III BRIEF FOMI
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE
READERS OF THE PATRIOT
FAR AND NEAR.
jja.sebaU Schedule. The directors
of the North Carolina Baseball
League held a meeting here yester
day afternoon and adopted a sched
llle for the approaching season.,
-tvhkh will open April 26.
Hall-Ross. Mr. L. H. - Hall, of
punn, and Miss Martha E. Ross, of
this city, were married last evening
at 6.30 o'clock at the home of the
vvi mother, Mrs. F. L. Ross, on
Guilford avenue. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. R. Mr Andrews,
pastor of Grace M. P. church.
Approaching Marriage. Mrs. G.
U. poske, of Washington, D. C, for
merly Mrs. John G. Brodnax, Jr., of
Greensboro, has announced the en
gagement of her daughter, Miss
Margaret Brodnax, to Mr. John
Hewton Dickson, Jr., of Lewiston,
Elaine. The marriage will take place
at t. e home of Mrs. Poske, 1606 Ho
bart street, Washington, Thursday
evening, February 11, at 8 o'clock.
Price of Stealing Liquor. Walter
3IcOorkle and Walter Thompson,
both colored, were given a hearing
before Judge Brown, in Municipal
court. Tuesday on the charge of the
larceny of whiskey from the South
ern Express Company's station in
this city. They were found guilty
and sent to the city streets for terms,
of eight months "each, this being the
penalty that appears to have been
established for stealing liquor.
lit st Visit in 13 Years. Mr. John
T. "Welker, a native of Guilford coun
ty, but for the past 13 years a resi
dent of Cambridge, Idaho, is visiting
friends and relatives in the county.
He was called to Guilford "by the
death of his step-mother, Mrs. Emily
Jane Welker, of the Mt. Hope neigh
borhood. For a number of years Mr.
WV.ker was engaged in the internal
revenue service in this section and
at present he is postmaster of his
hoi. -iO town of Cambridge.
Cn Infection Trip. Messrs. W.
C. Bort n and W. C. Tucker, of the
(ounty board of commissioners, left
Tuesday for Atlanta to spend several
days inspecting a new material that
is beiim used in improving the roads
of Fulton county, Ga., with a view
to the possible use of the same or a
similar material in rebuilding some
of the roads of Guilford county. The
materia! is of a cement composition
and is said to be giving satisfaction
where it has been employed. '
Had ;od Year. Reports made
to the annual meeting of the South
ern Life and Trust Company, which
was held at the home office Tuesday,
showed the company had broken, all
previous records in the production
of business. Officers were re-elected
as follows: A. W. McAlister, pres
ident: R. G. Vaughn, first vice presi
dent; A. M. Scales, second vice pres
ident; R. J. Mebane, third vice pres
ident; Arthur Watt, secretary; A.
S. Kerr, assistant secretary. - t
Heard Bob Glenn Lecture. Mr. S.
T. Pidgeon, of Jamestown, Ohfo, one
of the many exiled North Carolinians
who keep informed as to affairs back
home through the columns of The
Patriot, -writes us that he "was not
a little delighted to hear the lecture
of Governor Glenn at our opera
house recently and shake his hand.
Such experiences make us glad we
are North Carolinians," adds Mr.
Pidgeon. Ex-Governor Glenn recent
ly made several prohibition speeches
m Ohio, and we presume it was on
the occasion of one of these address
es that The Patriot's esteemed friend
and subscriber had the oleasure of
bearing North Carolina's silver
toned and leather-luneed aDOstle of
prohibition.
To Invite President. A commit
tee consisting of the following gen
Hemen left Greensboro last night for
Washington to call on President
Wilson today and invite him to make
the principal address at the Fourth
of July celebration at Guilford Bat
tie Ground: Paul W. Schenck, pres
ident of the Guilford Battle Ground
Association; A. M. Scales, C. M
Vanstory, L. J. Brandt, R. G
Vaughn, Rev. Dr. Melton Clark, Ju
lian Price and Capt. J. W. Fry, rep
resenting the Chamber of Commerce
nd citizenship of Greensboro; Pres
went E. K. Graham and Prof.
George Howe, of the University of
North Carolina. The delegation has
an appointment to call on the presi
dent this morning at 11 o'clock and
Hl be accompanied to the White
wouse by Congressman Stedman and
senators Simmons and Overman.
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ww aim:. vvj.. cuCKWaid. mer
chants of Hifea Point, were arrested
and brought here Tuesday evening
by federal authorities on the charge
of violating the bankruptcy laws of
the government., The warrantcharges
that the two men improperly with
held goods valued at from $2,000 to
$5,000. The bankruptcy decree was
signed during the past month. Bonds
of $2,000 each was required of the
defendants by United States Com
missioner Collins, before whom a
preliminary hearing will be held
February 6.
H. A. Garves Dead. Mr. H. A.
Garves, for many years a highly es
teemed citizen of Guilford county,
died Tuesday night at the home of
a daughter in Oxford, where he had
made his home for the past few
years. Mr. Garves was in the eighty-
seventh year of his age and a native
of Germany. He came to this coun
try when a young man and for a
number of years resided on a farm
near Pomona. The body was brought
to Greensboro last evening and car
ried to the home of the son-in-law
of the deceased, Mr. John L. Hoop
er, on Tate street. The funeral and
interment will take place today at
Muir's chapel, of which Mr. Garves
was a faithful member before he
moved his residence from this coun
ty. Mr. Garves is survived by his
aged widow and three daughters.
Adjudged Not Guilty In the Mu
nicipal court Monday afternoon
Judge S. Glenn Brown rendered a
verdict of not guilty in the case
charging Miss Loula Riley with the
larceny of goods from the store of
Ellis, Stone & Co., the defendant
having formerly been employed as a
clerk in the store. That the verdict
met with popular approval was
shown by the applause that greeted
its announcement. An article in
Monday's Patriot related the circum
stances leading up to the trial. Miss
Riley, who had been employed for
some time as a saleslady in the
store ot Ellis, Stone & Co.,
was
charged on the evening of December used a shovel , that was in the wagon
4 with the theft of a number of ar-j for carrying out his . purpose and
tides from the store, and following j dealt Glass a terifflc blow over the
an inquisition in the private office head, then running to the woods,
of the manager of the store, her j He was a fugitive several days be
room was searched. Later Miss Riley : fore finally found,
returned to her home in Sanford and John Boyd, negro, charged with
instituted suit in the Superior court reckless driving, was found guilty.
of Lee county against Ellis, Stone &
Co. for $15,000 damages.
Valuable Real Estate Sold.
The 900-acre farm known as th
King-Armfield place that was sub
divided into small tracts, was Hold
Tuesday at auction by Penny Broth
ers and Thomas Brothers, representi
ng the American Realty and Auc
tion Company, of this city. Notwith
standing the inclement weather, this
was' one of the most successful lund
sales ever held in this section. About
500 acres of the land were offered,
and sold for approximately $35,000
to busines men, who are expected
to make improvements on the land.
This farm is located near the fair
grounds on the High Point turnpike,
and has been lying practically idle
for the past 10 years. Judges who
attended the sale stated that Penny
Brothers and Thomas Brothers with
their live-wire band of music and
male quartet, understand their bus
iness evidently when it comes to
sub-dividing land and turning it in
to money quick.
The balance of the land, consist
ing of about 400 acres, will be
placed on the market in the early
spring. The auctioneers will con
tinue to build roads and thorough
fares and make other improvements
on this farm from now until the day
of the next sale.
Bereft of Their First Born.
Floyd Elmore, the four-year-old
son and first born of Mr. and Mrs.
A. Wayland Cooke, died yesterday
afternoon at the home of his parents
on North Elm street, following an
illness of pneumonia. He iiad been
critically ill for several days, and
while his life had been despaired of,
loving ones who watched beside his
bedside hoped against hdpe for a
turn in the tide that, would restore
the lovable boy to health and
strength. The heart-broken father
and mother and grief-stricken
grandparents have the sympathy of
a multiture of friends in the sore
bereavement that has come upon
them.
The funeral will take place from
the home tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock and the service will be con
ducted by Rev. Dr. Melton Clark and
Rev. J. Clyde Turner. Interment will
follow in Greene Hill cemetery.
GREEWSpORO
, W. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1915
SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION
TRUE BILL FOR MURDER POUND
AGAINST ED. WALKER AND
JESSE DORSETT.
The criminal term of Superior
court that convened Monday is mak
ing good progress in disposing of an
unusually heavy docket. A large
number of cases have been tried,
none of them being of any special
importance.
Yesterday afternoon the grand
jury returned a true bill for murder
against Ed. Walker and Jesse Dor
sett, both colored, the alleged slay
ers of Mr. John Swaim. On motion
of counsel for the defendants, the
trial of the case was continued un
til the April term of court.
A case charging June Willard,
who resides near High Point and is
a well known character, with keep
ing liquor for sale resulted in a mis
trial. T. R. Turner, white, charged with
an assault on his son, was found not
guilty.
George File, negro, was found
guilty of larceny and sent to the
roads for 12 months.
J. G. Russell, white, was found
guilty of operating an automobile
without lights and was fined $10
and the costs.
Not a true bill was returned in
the John Thompson case, in which
he was charged with criminal - as
sault. Curtis Turner was found guilty of
exceeding the speed limit and fined
$10 and the costs.
Sharp Curry, colored. cnarged
with committing an assault on
Charles M. Glass, keeper of the
house of correction, was found guil
ty and sentenced to the roads for six
months. The assault was commit
ted while the prisoner was being
carried to the work house several
months ago, Mr. Glass being on the
seat in the front part of the wagonn
and the negro being behind. Curry
No sentence was passec".
Rush Donnell, negro, for an as
sault with a deadly weapon, was
! sent to the road three months.
Jack Galloway, a negro, for car
rying a concealed weapon, was sent
to the roads four months.
Mose Mitchell, negro, was found
guilty of carrying a concealed
weapon.
Ed Meeks, white, was found guil
ty of being drunk and disorderly
and judgment was suspended on
payment of the costs.
Clay Stanley, white, was found
guilty of an affray and judgment
was suspended on payment of the
costs.
Babe Atwater, negro, was found
guilty of carrying concealed weap
on, and was sent to the roads four
months.
Martha Day, a negress, was found
guilty of retailing and sent to the
workhouse four months.
Grady Rankin, negro, was found
guilty of an assault with a deadly
weapon and retailing and was given
16 months on the roads.
Mattie Scales, negress, was found
guilty of retailing and sent to the
work house four months.
Charles Black, a negro, was found
guilty of carrying a concealed weap
on. Frank Sims, a negro, was found
guilty of retailing and sent to tne.
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roads eight months.
W. A. Young, a negro, pleaded
guilty of forcible trespass, and was
taxed with the costs.
John Whitt, white, charged with
larceny, entered a plea of nolo con
tendere, and was sent to the roads
10 months.
John Fisher, a negro, was sen
tenced to 30 days on the roads when
convicted of being a vagrant.
Shepherd Brooks, a negro, was ac
quitted of the charge of larceny.
Frank Stewart, a negro, pleaded
guilty to being an escaped convict
and was given a 30-day sentencec.
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AUIOU TYlWjr, UB6I, TTfo
not guilty of beating a board bill.
Charlie Holt, a young white man,
was found guilty of larceny and sent
to the county roads eight months.
Hattie Jeter, a negress, was given
a sentence of eight months in the
work house for. retailing.
ratfi" Shaw, colored, was con-
victed in four cases of retailing, sell -
ing cocaine and immoral conduct.
He wasgiven a total of two years on
the. roads.
Rush Donnell, a negro, pleaded
guilty to an assault with a deadly
weapon.
Bud Charles, a young white" man,
pleaded -guilty of having liqubr for
sale. He was fined $250 and the
costs. Charles is the man who was
driving the automobile north of
High Point, giving Sheriff Stafford
and deputies a long chase several
months ago. When they caught up
with him they discovered a cargo of
liquor. Since that-time he has been
seriously ill, and therefore Judge
Lyon agreed for him to pay a fine.
APPROPRIATION URGED
FOR RESCUE HOME.
An appeal is being made to the
representatives of North Carolina in
the legislature for an appropriation
of $3,000 annually to be used to as
sist in the maintenance and support
of the Greensboro Rest Cottage, a
rescue home maintained by certain
citizens for the rescue of fallen wo
men from all parts of the state. The
following detailed statement shows
the nature of the work that is being
undertaken by the cottage:
The number of girlsin the home
January 1, 1914, 7; number of bab
ies in the home January 1, 1914, 4;
number of girls received during the
year 1914, 27; number of babies re-
jceived during the year 1914, 19;
number of professions of religion,
18; number placed in homes, 11;
number returned to their own peo
ple, 15; number married, 2; number
girls in 'home January 1, 1915, 5;
number babies in home January 1,
1915, 2; total number helped duf
ing 1914, 57.
It has been stated that on account
of the funds of the home being so
limited' the work has been limited
Twice as much could have been ac
complished if the funds had been
sufficient, says the management.
The following is included in the
statement to the state representa
tives.-: " :
'The home is strictly non-secta
rian and has for the past 10 years
kept an open door for the poor, way
ward girl who has stepped aside
from the path of virtue and fallen
into a life of sin and shame.
"During this time there have been
about 600 girls and children helped
as inmates who have come to us
from all parts of the state and we
receive more than five times as
many calls for girls to do home work
in our own city than we can supply.
On account of our resources not be
ing more extensive we have not been
able to accept but about half of the
applications for admission.
"We are appealing to you to help
us in this work, believing that you
are in hearty sympathy with any
movement that is beneficial to this
grand old state."
The board of trustees of this
home consists of E. P. Wharton, M.
L. Holladay, Joseph Armfield, C. H.
Ireland, James L. Crouse, Samuel
Thompson and W. R. Cox.
Stedman Speaks For Filipinos.
In the house of representatives a
few days ago Congressman Stedman
made a speech in advocacy of the
administration bill for independence
for the Philippines for which he is
being warmly congratulated. The
Washington correspondent of the
Raleigh News and Observer has this
to say of the speech:
"Representative Stedman made a
masterly plea for Philippine inde
pendence in the house yesterday,
speaking for an hour to an interest-
i r y-i n li m rn r r r r ni r r 1 inni'i i m ' i
Republicans. Though he criticised.
both former President Taft and Mi-
nority Leader Mann for their atti-
tude on the Philippine question, he
was heartily congratulated by both
Republicans and Democrats' on his
speech
Major Stedman contended
that the Filipinos are capable of
self-government, that they have de -
clared themselves in favor of inde-
pendence and that every considera-
tion of right and justice demands
that they be given their freedom.
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. ne quoiea irom rresmeu-
book on constitutional
to show that nothing in that book.
which Prudent Taft declared to be
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an excellent definition, is at variance
with Philippine independence."
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Rrran in State. Secretary of
State Brvan will address the North
Carolina conference for social ser
vice, in Raleigh, Saturday and Sat
urday night will deliver an "address
' in Durham
ALLEGED I1URDERERS HELD
ED. WALKER AND JESSE DOR-
SETT CHARGED WITH KILL
ING JOHN SWAIM.
Ed. Walker and Jesse Dorsett,
both colored, charged with the mur
der of John Swaim, of Pleasant Gar
den, who died at St. Leo's hospital
Saturday night as the result of an
assault committed upon him on the
previous Wednesday evening, were
given a preliminary hearing in the
Municipal court Tuesday- and held
without bond for their appearance
before the grand jury of the pres
ent criminal term of Guilford Su
perior court. The defendants were
without counsel and Judge Brown
appointed Messrs. C. A. Hines and
ieonidas Herbin to represent them.
The first witness examined was
Dr. W. M. Jones, the county health
officer, who testified as to the na
ture of the wound that resulted in
the death of Mr. Swaim.
The next witness called was Mr.
A. Plunkett. who had Dasseri Mr.
Swaim a few moments before he
was shot. The witness said he was
returning to his farm, four and a
half miles from town Wednesday
evening, and passed two men a few
yards beyond the Buffalo creek con
crete bridge, between the concrete
bridge and the wooden bridge, a
hundred yards further south. He
spoke to the men, making a com
monplace remark about the weather
or the condition of the roads, and
one of them answered in kind. He
was struck with suspicion as the
two men turned away toward the
roadside, keeping him from seeing
their faces. He was unable to say
whether they were white. Both were
medium size and one was slightly
taller than his companion.
Mr. Swaim was coming along close
behind Mr. Plunkett, driving a horse
to a buggy. Mr. Plunkett looked
back from his wagon and saw the
two men run forward after Mr.
Swaim had passed them a little wav.
OJne reached for the bridle rein of
the horse of the deceased and the
other approached the right hand
side of the buggy. A short interval
occurred, the shot rang out and Mr.
Swaim jumped away from his assail
ant, crying that he was shot. The
wounded man advanced toward Mr
Plunkett and the man at his horse's
head seized him and held him to the
side of the road, while the other as
sailant joined him.
They searched Mr. Swaim's pock
ets then, the witness thought, but
was not sure. The two men releas
ed Mr. Swaim and the latter got in
his buggy and drove forward, pass
ing Mr. Plunkett. The witness did
not see which direction the assail
ants of the deceased took in leaving
the spot.
The wounded man drove forward
until a party of hunters was met,
then stopped and stumbled from his
buggy again and told the story of
the crime. Mr. Plunkett helped him
to the home on the hill and later
saw him carried toward the hospital
in an automobile.
John Newell, a white youth, was
a member of the party which had
been hunting in the Pleasant Gar
den section. The were approach
ing the city and were at the top of
the hill leading to the bridge when
they heard the shouts of Mr. Swaim.
They approached and were met by
the victim of the hold-up. They
heard his storv and came on to the
city, notifyingoflicers of the crime
by telephone from the first store
:hey reached.
Sheriff D. B. Stafford was a mate
rial witness for the connection of
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j stated tnat he found an overshoe on
I tne south side of tne concrete bridge
near the 866116 of the shooting and
later its mate on the north side of
. the bridge. He traced tracks of two
men rrom tne scene through the
uw"tc LUO
s cornfleld back of Mr- Todd's where
j the Pcket notebook and insurance
; certificate of Ed Waiter's were
. found-
Th day a"er the crime the
Krouna naa irozen wnere n was son
f . . - f, man
e1- rne snoes.or wancer nttea tne
Imnralnna nna
j f tly d the overshoes found fit-
jted his shoes with the same exact-
ness
Dorsett's shoes did not fit the
other tracks
uniei oi ronce iseiey ana foiice-
man Glenn corroborated the sheriff.
The officers were aided In following
the tracks by Mr. John Norwood.
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Although .fbeT men on trial had
told the po'Uce that they ware- not
together on the day of the crime,
witnesses testified to seeing them fn
company both before and after thV
time of the shooting. Nat Tricev a
negro, said that he" saw the, pair to
gether near the Cape Fear Manufac
turing Company's plant about 5.301
in the afternoon, going- toward the
place where the shooting occurred.
Other witnesses testified to their
presence on East street, Gilmer
street and Clinton street, at 8 and 9
o'clock in the evening.
Fatal Bullet Intended For Another,
The officers have come into pos
session of evidence which leads them
to believe that Walker and Dorsett
thought they were assaulting Mat
Rogers when they waylaid John
Swaim late in the evening of Janu
ary 20. Mr. Rogers, who is in the
employ of the Southern Railway in
this city, formerly resided on the
hill a short distance bpvnnd the
South Buffalo bridge, but moved a
few weeks ago. It was his custom
to go home between 6 and7 o'clock
n the evening and he traveled in a
buggy similar to the one Mr. Swaim
was driving.
January 20 was payday with the.
Southern and Mr. Rogers recalls
that Ed Walker, with whom he was
acquainted, was watching him when
he drew his check. He noticed the
negro again when he got the check
cashed, but thought nothing of It
at the time.
It is believed that Walker and
Dorsett intended to waylay and rob
Mr. Rogers and that the assault on
Mr. Swaim was the result of a case
of mistaken identity.
Rockefeller to Meet "Mother" Jones.
New York, Jan. 26. John Rock
efeller, Jr., today told the commis
sion on industrial relations, which is
investigating great philanthropic
foundations and the cause of indus
trial unrest, that he felt justified in
placing the amount of money his
father had devoted to philanthropy
at a quarter of a billion dollars..
Rockefeller foundation," tnetTniver
sity of Chicago, the general educa
tion board, and the Rockefeller In
stitute for Medical Research.
The witness possessed no data
which would show "how much, more
the world would have benefited, if
this $250,000,000 had been given to
labor in increased wages."
Mr. Rockefeller announced today
he would confer with "Mother"
Jones, the aged labor organizer, re
garding conditions among workers
in Colorado. Mr. Rockefeller and
Mother" Jones shook hands and
talked over the coming conference
in the room in the city hall in which
the commission is conducting the in
quiry.
Villa Organizing New Armies.
Washington, Jan. 27. General
Villa telegraphed the Mexico City
convention agency here today that
he was organizing two new and pow
erful columns for a campaign to
establish the supremacy of the con
vention government. He also an
nounced that he had acquired a
fleet of aeroplanes to locate enemy
positions, and. that the first of the"
machine already had arrived at his
headquarters in Aguas Calientes.
Other advices, according to Enri
que C. Llorente, of the agency, said
Gen. Carrera Torres' troops, in the
service of the convention, were en
gaged by forces under General Ca
ballero in the vicinity of Ciudad
Victoria, capital of the state of Tarn
aulipas. .
Another Mexican Ruler Flees.
Mexico City, Jan. 27. Provision
al President Garza and his govern
ment left the capital early today for
Cuernavaca, where a new seat of
government will be established.
This afternoon the last contin
gents of the army of evacuation is
hurrying through the ' treets. The
army of occupation lingers on the
outskirts of the city, but is expected
to enter soon.
Alt the commercial houses and
banks and even private dwellings are
barred and shuttered, although no
disorder has attended the fleeing of
the Zapata and Villa forces.
Elected Secretary. The board of
education or the State Baptist Con
vention has elected Dr. Richard Till
man Vann, president of Meredith
College, Raleigh,7 geneHl ' secretary
of the board. He will beginjiwork
as Be ai'hojltSem ot. hiS
term or office at Meredith College.
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