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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE POST RECEIVES IN ITS OFFICE DAILY LEASED WIRE REPORTS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. NEWS SOURCES ARE NOT EXCELLED BY ANY NEWS PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. SPEAK OUTI LET POST WANT ADS ACT AS YOUR SPOKES MAN WHEN YOU WANT HELP, WANT TO SELL, OR WANT TO BUY. THEY GO HOME. VOI 12, NO. 109. SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. MAY 15, 1916. PRICE TWO CENTS r 1 RUSH AFTER BANDITS REBEL YELL HEARD GOLD PRODUCTION IS IN PROGRESS HAS RESIGNED GOMES TO HALT i IN BIRMINGHAM SUPPORTERS LISTED Commissioners of County Vested . Larger Output in 1915 Than Any Sections on West Front of Ver-! Dr. W. H. Ooler Aska Conference First Troops to Follow Hot Trail Hustling Southern City Crowded Many Salisburiana Are Oominir With the Privilege of Hiring Other Eastern or Appalachian dun Region Experiencing to RelievS Him of Duties as of Glen Springs Raiders Forc With Followers of Lee and to Aid of the Work in This Him Out. State. Bloody Conflict of Battle. President of School. ed to Stop. City and Comntuntiy. gP ENGINEER GIVEN NORTH CAROLINES SHARPER FIGHTING LIVINGSTONE HEAD MOREY F OUR MONTHS ATTORNEYS FOR ENGINEER APPEAL TO MERCY COURT ROWAN COUNTY FIGURED WASHINGTON PROTESTING LARGELY IN SHOWING AGAINST INTERFERENCE Solicitor Clement Asks That This County Surpassed in Valua Board Be Empowered to Hire tion of Precious Metal Only by Out Defendant. i Montgomery County. Play of Heavy Guns is Being Kept Up in the Region Around and About the Fortress. BISHOPS HOOD AND HARRIS REINFORCEMENTS TO BE RETIRED BY CONFERENCE The second week of the May term of Rowan Superior court opuied this nioining for the hearing of civil cases and this docket is now consum ing the atuntion of th,.- court. As soon as court enlivened the dis position of the railroad wreck case in which Mr. A. Tankersley, the m g.neer on N.p. .'18 on the night of No yeiber 24, 1915, wli.n this tr.iin ploiighi-d into the Richmond foot hall .special and resulted in the death of Messrs. Si vers u:i Hall, of Charlotte, had been adjudged guilty of man slaughter, was taken up. There were quite a number of people present to hear this case disposed of and there were a numler of railroad men, some of whom were engineers. j Attorneys for Mr. Tankersley, j Messrs. L. H. Clement and T. F. Hud- son, made strong appeals to the court for mercy, reminding t of the long j and splen id service of the defend ant, of his care and his excellent rec ord as a safe employe in the engine cab. Then Judge Ferguson made some remarks beifore passing judg ment, and in which he took occasion to say that he thought the verdict was justified but that he did not be lieve any one was of the opiinion that thii engineer purposely allowed this disaster to take place. The court then stateS that in view of the splen did character of the defendant and ,tht recommendation of the jury it I Washington, May 13. North Caro lina, easily mtjined nrst rank in i gold output among tlue Eastern or Appalachian States in 1915," says a I bulletin issue i today by the U. S. 1 Geological Survey. j The production of gold by the j State showed an increase in 1915 over 1 t',e pr.vious ye.ir. The total pro duction of gold in 1915 amounted to 8,:520 fine ounces, value-d at $172,001, , aya'nst (1,34:! ounces in 1914. The value of the North Carolina gold yield in 1915 was slightly more ; than half of the total produced by all the other Eastern States. Montgomery county was the great est producer with a yield of 4,369 ounces valuei at $90,340 in 1915. Rowan county was the next largest producer with a yield of 2,218 ounces valued at $45,864. The yiield of the oth.r counties was small in compari- , son with Montgomery and Rowan. ' The gold was obtained rom 22 , places and 7 deep mines, but sev-1 eral of the mines made a very small ' jPM.jdurtiin. The largest producing placer was the Blggerstaff, in Ruther-, ...... . i loru iou.ty. ine uwarra mine, in Montgomery county, hal the largest yield uf gold from deep mining. Oth er mines thit contributed an appre ciable part of the gold output were the Rich Cog, Iola, and SaHie Oog gin, in Montgomery; t;ie Gold Hill in Rio wan county; the Gardner Hill, in Guilford county; and the Bowie, in .would deal as lieniently as it felt Union county. justified and imposed a stntence of! Tne silver output of the State, re four months in the common jail uf the J covered as a by-product from gold icounty. milling, was 1,450 fine ounces, valu- Solicitor Hayden Clement at once : ei at $741, against 1,524 ounces, val arose and askei lif the court would 1 e(l at $843 in 1914. The copper pro allow the county commissioners the duction in 1915 was 17,170 pounds, prliilep? to hire the defendant out and this Judge Ferguson granted (without ofojeOfcion. This step was asked by the solicitor in order that a Jail term might be saved the con victed man. ' There wene numbers of men in the court room who intimated to fnieiids that they would hire the man and this intimation is not for the purnose -if securing any services but is extended on account of tho great friendship they bear toward him. Notice of apepal was given and cae will now go to the State Su preme court on rppeal. It is also known that the convicted engineer has the backing of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and it was stated this miom'ing after "-oticte of appeal has betn given, that the case valued at $3,005. The total value of gold, silver, and copper produced in North Carolina in 1915 was $175,747, aganist $134, 702 in 1914. 15,000 PEOPLE SEE NEGRO RAPIST BURNED Great Outpouring of Men, Women and Children to See Grusome Spectacle at Waco, Texas. (By Associated Press) Waco, Texas, May 15. With 15, 000 people as witnesses, including eluding women and children, Jessie i I (By Associated Press) Sharp fighting if now in progress in other sections on the west front in Vedun regon. Notable act-.m is reported along the British lines in Northern Fiance and Flanders and to day Paris recalls action by artillery in both sides in the Champagne, the secene of the main French drive in 'he last set offensive, i At Verdun the play of heavy guns is being kept up and to someext ent there has been bombadment in the section of the Avoucourt wood and Hill 304 northwest of the fortrcsn. The preliminary examination of Sir Roger Casement was was arrest ed in Ireland after landing from a German vessd an who Is charged with incepbion of the recent rebellion Was begun in London today. Daniel Bailey an Irish soldier who was cap tured in France by the Germans and is one of the men held with Case ment was arraigned with him. Premier Asquith continues to con fer over th? Irish situation and has now gone to Belfast to consult with leading men in that part of Ireland. American Government I'rotests. Washington, May 15. Tha Ameri can government is preparing a pro test characterized by officials as "very rigorous," against interfer ence with the mails to and from the United States by Great Brita'n. A not!? will be sent forward in the near future and takes the position that .the United Staits can no kn ger countenance the seizure and de terotion of mails to and from the Uni ted States, particularly those con cerning neutrals. SIATIC TURKEY AN ACTIVE WAR ZONF London, May 14. Asiatic Turkey is the only war theatre where infan try acflions of any great importance are reported. On the line in France and Belgium and in the Auatro-Ital-ian theatre there have been manor en gagements. On the Russian front bombardments alone are in progress. The Russians and the Turks are continuing their attacks and counter attacks in the region south of the Black Sea Littoral and also west of the Persian border, where the Rus sians are endeavoring to force therir way through the Mesopotamia region, with Bagdad and a junction with the British forces farther south their evi dent objectives. lo tne northwest of n.rzerum in Washington, a negro boy who confess ion A kn.n 1 ! pH tn a 1 fr.i n tr and mil rHr in v Mrs 1MU juai. uckuii, it. ia niri nnvnii wniai. r. c - r . . . . I.ucv Frvar. seven mi es south of h-re "v " " iot m,1o., tv, tinople reports the repulse with Ffth district cm.rt room hnrt.lv he-1 heavy losses of Russian attacks to re fore noon today and burned in the public square. "Never say die" is a good motito, unless you happen to be an undertaker. corrected. If in. this casie I have committed an error, the Supreme fjjjrt will find' that error and cor- step will be followed should, the State Supreme Court uphoJd the finding of the lower court, tout it is believed the case would then go to the United States Supreme court. Judge Ferguson's Remarks. The following- are che remarks by Judge Ferguson before passing the judgment of the court: One of the beauties of our system ef government is, that when the pow- ger of an approaching engine as if er of the state is 'sought to be, they had been tied to a stake, and brought against an (individual . the in- ! the duty devolved tipbn. -the defeni vestigation must be deliberately, dant in charge of this mighty engine, made. If there is an error commit-t of death as well as usefulness, to teJ. that error will oe found out ard have ojteved the rule9 and had his en gine undi control, and from the find ing of the juryv he took the reponsi bility to run his engine and take r6t it. Shouid the Supreme Court I'chances of running to another train fail to find an error in th, record, which resulted in the death of two stijl the .'power of the state cannot m?n. be enforced against the defendant Owing to the defendant's splendid until he has had an- opportunity to J character I do not feel that it is my apply to ths Governor, who has full i duty to impose an extreme pemeJty. I power under our Constitution, and do not believe that any one thinks laws to pardon for any offense. j thie defendant iirtentioniaHy ran into In this casie it appears that the 32; that would have been murder. The ra'Inoad company might have avoid- J jury have done right in finding a ver ed this unfortunate, accident if its diet according to the law and evidence sign had been such as to denote posi-. in the case as they saw it and as I tiveiy that 32 was on the main track ' see it I thirft, however, taat a light between the sign and the switch, yet punishmjent will be sufficient to meet thene was enough ,in the sign which ' demands of public justide in this case, denoted danger and also the caution I therefore Wentenoe the defendant to to get the train under control and irwpriaownwnt in tha common jail for to be able to stop it within th vis- four month. ion of the defendant. The deceased 1 Upon suggestion of the Solicitor,' were in the' oar of the defendant com-, (he county commissioners are granted pany and as helpless against thje dan- leave to hire the defendant out train 'Aaf nnaitinn r- f Petrorad ad mits that in this general region around Erzingan and Aschkala, the Turks forced their advance guards to retire at some points, but says the Ottoman forces deleted in their at tacks after having suffered extreme ly heavy casualties. Farther South, to the east of Mo, sul, the ' Russians are throwing a fresh force into 4he attack directed against Bagdad region. Here they have occupied the! iowandus region which lies some 120 miles north pf JBasr-I-Shirin, where they were fast reported to tie operating. Th's- would place the Russian troops at points about 220 miles north and 120 north east of Bagdad. KILLED BY AN AUTOMOBILE (By Associated Press) Rocky Mount, May 15. News was received here today of the death at Washington, N. C, of Charles Walker, wildely known in Eastern Carolina. Mr. Walker in evading one automobile stepped directly in front of a car said to have been driven by Clarence Fau cett. He was knocked down and died instantly. Mr. .Walker was 35 yea- old and was engaged in the ftsh business in Washington, where he had been eon ducting the same for many years. He is survived by a wife and several children. Rumored That Dr. Goler is to Bo come Treasurer of A. M. E. Zion Church of America. It was learned bee t d.iy t'ltit Rev. Dr. W. II. Goler, pi-esHh-nt of Livingstone college, had rendered h s resignation as the head of this sphiidid negro institution of learn ing. This action was taken at I ui ' ville, Ky., where Dr. Goler is row in attendance upon the genera! c inven tion of the A. M. K. Zion conference an i under whose . ontrol th s school is operated. The news is substanti ated in a letter reinived hire today by the family of Dr. Goler and in which he stat.s that he had read his feport and asked to be relieved of further duty as present of the col lege. The letter also contains the in'or mratiion that Bishop J. W. Hood, of Faytftteville, an ! Bishop C. R. Harris, of Salisbury, have '-een retired by the 1 ronfertnee. , TJttr? is a rumor, th.iu.jh uncon firmed, that Dr. (.'oler is to become treasurer of the A. M. E. Zion church i in America and that his probable suc cessor wi 1 1 be Rev. Dr. Atkins of Slater Industrial Institute, Winston-; Salem. ' The news of Dr. Goler 's intention of quitting as the hoad of Livingstme college will be received with genuine j cegret in this city and by friends of he institution else where, whijte and colored. He 'has abl; managed and Brought to a high place in the educa tional world this famous school, which stands second only to Tuskegee Institute, of whtch the late Bookw Washington was the head. Dr. Goler succeeded the late Dr. J. C. Price, who was the founder and first pres- diTit of Livingstone collegte. He has been at the helm for twenty or more years. RUSHED THEM AT ONCE General Scott Arrives in Wash ington From Border But No Formal Report. (By Associated I'ress.) Washington, May 15. Genera! Scott returned from the Iwder con ference with General Obrvgon today hopeful for the situation drspite the fat that the conference resulted in no formal agreement for co-operative action. The chief of staff ro:;ferrel with Secretary of War Baker but made no formal report. Secretary Baker slid that General Scott said he thought a favorahle situation had wen created by the conference. Gen eral Scott will see Secretary of State Lansing tomorrow and meanwhile no steps to reopen diplomatic negotia tions for a form.! agreement with C'arranza will be made. Secretary Baker int'matied that General Scott thought thi?re would be no great delay in arriving at an un derstanding on this line. Expedition is Halted. Marachon, Texas, May 15 The "ex pedition in search of the bandits who raided Gilen Springs has been checked on its dash into Mexico and is now awaiting reinforcements before push ing on, according to report received here. A message has been went Gen eral Funston by Colonel Sibley, com manding the 14th cavalry, it is learn ed here, asking for aid. Jackson for Reunion. MANY BIDDERS FOR NEXT GATHERING OF VETERANS A MOVEMENT IN INTEREST OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS Montgomery, "The Cradle of the' Others are Urged to Join in the Confederacy" Wants to Chosen as the Place. Be Good Work and Make the In stitution Substantial. (Hy Associated Press) Birmingham, Aln., May In. This city is thronged with Confederate t vet; ran ami visitors to attend t'hi; ' MMh annunal Confederate veterans' WPre unintentionally The fiolicw'ng ramrs are added to the list of contributors to th Com munity Y. M. t A. work. Thj? first omitted from re-union which begins tomorrow. The the list previously published: H. P. vanguard of old soldiers an! visit-, Bran lis, Ben Page. S. J. Sanders. 8.' Don't believe all you see. It is al most as easy to 'blacken a man's char acter a.s to whitewash it. Would, you speak of the paper a bottle of whiskey ironies in as a spirit wrappings? Distance always lends enchantment to the reformed villian. CAPTAIN BOY-ED. , , &m ; 1. SUSPICIOUS FIRES AT ARMY STATIONS. El Paso, Texas, May 14. Army posts and stations along the border were on their guard against incen diaries today as a result of two fires last night at Fort Blis, where flames of unknown origin destroyed a store house, three cavalry staibles, three horses and some tents. Army officers express the opinion tihlat an injvesltfigatfioln. vill djisclose the fires oould not be spontaneous or accidental origin. It was said that there was mo attempt on the ammuni tion house. The storehouse where the first fire occurred contained some machine guns. Two other fires of recent occur rence have been of suspicious nature. At the field base at Columbus, N. M., ai'out $700 worth of hay was destroy ed. Two weeks ago the El Paso County Club, not far from Fort Bl'ss burned to the gTound with a loss of 135,000. Investigation Ordered. San Antonio, Texas, May 14. Gen eral FreJericJk Funaton has ordered an investigation of the fires last night at Fort Bliss. ! ors began to arrive yesterday and in I coming and regular trains toilay brought thousands of others. Bir mingham iti prepared to care for the I largest numlier of visitors in her his tory, and every effort is being made to provide comfort for the ufld sol diers. In addition to the thousands of tents spread out over the big fair grounds hundreds of private home hav been opened to them. Already there is a spirited contest on among the various cities tor capture the reunion nejtt year. Memhis, At lanta and Washington are in the race. A movement is already on foot to name Montgomery "the cradle of the Confederacy' as the city in which the last reunion shall be held, whether next year or later. Citizens of that city are behind this movement as the outgrowth of a suggestion that the present reunion may be the last. ONE BODY RECOVERED. AMOS BECTON KILLED BY BRYANT SANDERSON Capt. Boy-Ed's Decoration. Captain Karl Boy-Ed has been decorated by Emperor William with th 'Hrder of the Red Eagle, third class.' with Sword's," ' according to advices from Berlin, on account of meritorious , "services In America." , Captain Boy-(Ed waa naval attache of the .embassy here and was recall ed by his government at the demani of President Wilson. The record of hrs "services in America is measur ably known here; it was of the sort that brought the two countrie to tha verge of serious difficulties. ' Kinston, May 14. Amos Becton, one of the wealthiest planters in Eastern Carolina, died today from injuries received in an affray with Bryant Sanderson, a wfilte tenant, late last night. Beet on,, going home from Kinston, stopped at the house of a negro ten artt. Finding Sanderson there he re primanded him. , In a fight that fol lowed Sanderson cut Becton'a throat. The victim was an aged bachelor. He livtl in Jones county. Infarmatiion to the sheriff here say Berbon attacked Sanderson first. Th old man lav in a road two hours while negroes summoned medical help from here. Sand'erson. escaped. Bcc'tion owned a big estate In Kin ston. Leno"lr and Jones counties and elsewhere. One of United Statea Aviatora Who Lost Lfe in Potomac River Found By ' BoaUman. (By Associated Press) Washhlgto-f, May l5-fThe body' of one of the two men who lost their lives when hydroplane H-7 fell in the Potomac river neaV Mt. Vernon last Thursday, was picked up today by boatsmen and is being held pending identification. The men killed were Lew Kranu, mechanic, and Chas. Good, of Ohio, a student aviator, who was stationed at Newport News. ILSON WILL ATTEND BIG CELEBRATION Chief Eexecutive Makaa Positive An nouncement of His Going to Char lotte Pass Salisbury .Saturday Morning. (By Associated Press) Washington, May 15. President Wilson t oday decided to go to Char lotte, N. C, on May 20th to attend the celebration df the Mecklenburg Doclaratoin of Independence. Unless public business forces him to chsnge his plans the President will leave Washington f Charlotte on May 19. His stay will be brief. MILITIA GUARDS COUNTY JAIL AT WILMINGTON The romantic maid who waits for a man to come along and make love to her after the manner of the hero in a novel will remain single to the end of the chapter. Chicago News. There's plenty of room at the top but more company below with the crowd. The constitution follows, the flag, but office seekers usually get there ahead of it Wilmington, N. C, May 13. The county Jail here is being guarded tonight toy a detachment of the Sec ond company, eoast artillery corps, national 'gnardy whileith entire com pany is held, in': readlneae at th arm ory as a precaution against a possi ble attempt on the part of negroes to storm the prison and release Thos. Merrick, svemteen-year'-old negro, who was today convicted for the sec ond time of murder in the first de gree. Mrrie KUiea a. nuason, a white man here last August and was sentenced to electrocution. On appeal 'to the Supreme court he was granted a new trial, which was con eluded today. On the strength of numerous re ports and rumors ton'ght to the ef fect that negroes about the city were arming themselves and gathering in groups in the suburbs, Sheriff S. P. Cowan requested that -the military company be detailed and . authority was secured (from Governor Craig at Raleigh, be long distance telephone for the company to be placed at the service of the sheriff. , You never can tell. Many a goes hungry ha order that he feed hi vanity.' ' . '. man can P. VuU, E. R. Fonda, II. E. RusK.Jl, Mr a. I. Littmann, J. D. Brown, W. L. Ray, Bessie Briggs, H. P. Brown, Sam Carter, Mrs. Gfo. R. Collina, Donald Ckmimt, T. M. Casey, W. R. Craig, 0. D. Davis, II. C. Diniel, R. L. Fo 1 and Co., A. W. Harry, Mrs. H. A. Rouzer, O. 0. Rufty, T. M. Keale,' J. C. Ketchie, G. O. Kluttz, Stsrhle Linn, O. J. Ludwick, Walter Murphy, S. H. McCubblns, Maynard Brothers (trad), Overman and Co., Palace Barber Shop, P. J. Sab, Dr. West, Sattshury Chapter R. A. M. of Masons, Dr. M. J. Ragland. The following have increased pre vious subscriptions: Mrs. Chas. Price, W. K. Ragland, T. M.. Hln.ee, V, Wallace and Sons, E. W. Taum, Geo, Bernhardt, Kings Daughters. ' ' Your hlp Is nefdeJ. If you are 'tack on your pledge will you not make a very special effort to pay part or it at least. Vm directors need your help right now. Pay at Sal eriby's or at Wachovia Bank and get the numlbired official receipt. TW V M r A t. i 4uv 4 ma. v. a. ! yuur uKv9iiwntfc working with your boy and girls. tt.jrott-Jav. done your part in 'the way of financial support talk to a friend who his not yet responded to the opportunity to sustain the work. Community Y. M. C. A. Notes. Over $4000,000 was 'spent trt this (country last year alone on ' play grounds. If Salisbury spends $500.00 this year she will then be spending only 1-6 of what other cities of.htr r 'trt are spending. Let us all work to mskt playgrounds a real commu nity cente" of life this summer; I Two Salisbury young women at college have written requesting to. be allowed toi hlp in th rtory telling and children's gaiwe-s in playgrounds this summer. That is the .sort of spirit that makes for real i uplifting community life. May their tribe in crease. ' Another boy signed up for camp, Aubrey Beaver whose number, 10, duties from two years back, ' 1 Come again! High School Club will rspawt the entertainment with a few new feature on or albout June , 7. Remember the date. (Ask any body who was there before, Jf. it was worth going to or not. 1 High School held a good meeting yesterday. A .big meeting ; erill be hell Thursday night, . Senior nfght. , To this ocoaision all the boys who en ter high school from the , seventh! . grodes will be Invited and members for High School Olub will be pledged :' for next year. The senior boys will have the floor ot give good advice to the "underclassmen." . 4 Boys will remmftr the big, Council Fire last year. , Another will be held tMs year soon after school let's out Watch for the date. , ' A word about ' cam.pl The directors are very, anxious to have J-th best camp ever held fhis year. To do this means that boys enroll early and for the whole time. Parents are eomest ly requested not to ask to send a boy to camp for any shorter period than the 'whole six or twelve daysv The ' two and three day campers do not; have time to get Into the spirit ef camp and they as a sort of draw-tack - iu ot Tiers. . i EIGHT MEN KILLED Gibbston, N. J, May 1S Eight saea - are reported to hare been killed and a dosea wounded by an ei plosion te day at the Repsuno plant ef the Dn Pent Powder Company near here. Aston the dead are believed to be the superin tendent and his assistant. . . e
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