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VOL. XXXVI I . i ASHEBORO. N. C.f AUG. 3, 1911 No. 31
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1 UNVEILED SEP. TO SECOND
Chief Justice Walter Clark to Make Address
It hasiibeen decided that the
Confederate Monument will be
"1 J .i i 1 r j
uuveueu on oepiemaer ana.
Judge Walter Clark will make
the principal address. He has
many friends in Randolph Coun
ty particularly among the old
soldiers with whom he was very
closely associated durin? the War.
Col. Jas. T. Morehead and Major
Robins will also take part in the
unveiling exercises. It is hoped
that the peop'e of the c o u n t y
Will (innnarofa in rwaVinrr f Jiia rna
of the biggest and best occasions
the countynas ever known. The
plan is for every body to bring
dinner and have a basket picnic
oil the Presbyterian Church
grounds across from the Monu
ment. Young ladies from the
various townships will be asked
to assist in serving, but every
body is invited to come and aid
in making the second of Sep
tember a successful day. The
Monument commemorates the
memory of those who fought and
bled and died and let every man,
woman, and child in the County
come to Z Asheboro and partici
pate in honoring the memory of
our county people, Thereby
showing their loyalty- and love
for Randolph and her people.
Homicides In Iredell Couty
There are two tiomicidea schedul
ed to be tried at this term of court
in Irdell County. Homicides are
rather unusual in this county, there
fore a great deal of interest la mani
fested. The mo3t important of the two is
the case of Keubeu Combs, who ib
charged with the murder of his wife
in the . Stony Point community.
The murder occurred abont three
months ago. Mr. end Mis. Combs
ran away to South Carolina six
months ago and were m ed. It
is thought that M i grew
tired of his wif . out of
tae way w'' ,fe made a
partial cot . - the sceriff, also
t) the mLv It is not; yet
known upon what grounds the de
fense will make its fight. Able
counsel has been retained on both
sides of the case. s
The second homicide case is that
of Claud Meal, Alias White. While
at a negro festival in South Irdell
last week, White shot and killed
Lucy Toirance, also a negro. White
left the country but was caught at
Winston-Salem last Saturday night.
Mr. McTyeire Richardson to be
Married
His friends in Asheboro will be
interested to know of . the marriage
of Mr. MoTyiere Rjchardson to Mies
Kate Foil, of Mt. Pleasant, which
will take place at the home of the
bride, this afternoon & 4 o'clock.
Following the ceremony the young
couple will leave for Greensboro,
where they will make their home.
Mr. .Richardson is well known
here, being a son or Rev N." R
Richardson, who was pastor of the
Asheboro M. &. Church a fe years
ago.
Death of Mr. Woodell
Mr. Willim Lonnie Woodell,
aged 36 . years, son of Mr. A. J
W oodeli. died at bis borne in east
Asheboro on Jul; 27 and was buried
July 28, the funeral services being
conducted at the grave, by Rev. W.
B. Mcllwaite. Mr. Woodell Imd
been ill for over a year and had been
at the Telfair Sanitarium, Greens
boro, for three weeks,-' having been
brought home only a few days be
fore he died. ' He is Burvivtd by his
wife, three children, father aifti two
brothers.
An importyit readjustment is to
( be made in the diplometic servic of
our Dation, It is reported that John
O. A. Leisbman, American Ameri
ican Ambassador to Italy, will
succeed C. vidxJ. Hill as Ambassa
dor to Germany. ; If this occurs it is
thought vThos. O'Brien, present
Ambassador to Japan, will succeed
Mr. Leishman. A successor to Mr.
O'Brien, is yet to be selected.
The first road-building force in
Hoke county began work the first of
the week.
TO BE
Mr. Duncan Buys Road.
Other than confining the publish,
ed reports of his purchase of the
charter of the Raleigh, Charlotte and
Southern Railway, Mr. E. 0. Dun
can, when seen Saturday afternoon,
declined to discuss the matter. At
the meeting: of the directors in
Hrpftiflioro Friday nfternooQ the
ouarter of this road was sold to Mr.
uuncpn with the proviso that the
line ba constructed, and it is believ
ed that this will be done.
The building of this line would be
the greatest thing for. Raleigh imag
inable. Besides traversing a solen
did country the proposed road would
lessen the distance to Charlotte by
at least thirty miles. A part of the
survey has already been made and
Bome of the road would occupy the
survey ior the original North Caro
lina Railroad. ,
The Raleigh, Charlotte and South.
em Railway would- develop a splen
did territory. It would go through
me counties or Chatham, Wake,
Randolph, Stanly and Mecklenburg.
All of these sections are enthusias
tic for the new road and the vote
selling Mr. Duncan the charter was
unanimous.)
Mr. Duncan is an experienced bus
mets man, has the confidence of the
people of Raleigh and North Caro
lina aud commands the reBpect of
the financial world. As receiver for
the Seuboaid Air Line Railway, he
displayed unusual capacity. It is
most fortunate for the hopes of the
people along the route that a man
of Mr. Duncan's character has taken
the matter of completing it in hand.
Kaieign Times.
Jones tfh.tehead.
On Thursday afternoon, Juna 15,
1911, Mr. A. W. Jones and Miss
Myrtle Whitehead were married at
I he Dirsi Christian Church Greens
boro in the presence of a few invited
friends, Rev. L. E. Smith offici-
ung. Air. j ones is a very success
8ul photographer of Greensboro, but
visits the neighboring towns quite
irtquentiy in interest of his profes.
sion. Miss Whitehead ia a popular
young lady of Ramseur, where she
has a ho.it of friends and this an
nouncement is to inform them of the
most pleasant experience of June 15
wmcn nas been kept a secret until
now. :
State Farmers' Union ' Meeting.
The State Farmers' Union
which met at Salisbury last
week, was largely attended and prov
ed to be a most valuable one. The
President, Dr. H. Q. Alexander, of
Mecklenburg, presided over the
meeting.
The matter of adopting the busi
ness charter obtained from the gen
eral assembly at its, last session was
considered, but action on it was
postponed until the December meet
ing. .
During the session the farm life
school was endorsed and addresses
were made by President .Alexander;
Pre?. 0, S. jarrett, of the National
Farmers' Uu-ol; Pres. Hill, of A. &
M. College Mr. P. S. Shaw, of Dup
lit; and Dr. I. 0. Sjhaut; of Raleigh
State President of Boys' Corn Club.
The place for the next annual
meeting will be chosen at a meeting
of the State organ:zation to be held
in December of this year.
Fire at Lexington
On Sunday morning the Lexing
ton Bakery and Restaurant caught
on fire. The buildings were owned
by Mr. W. II . .Moffitt, adjoined by a
large brick store, also. owned by
Mr. Moffitt. The Btore was slightly
damaged wh,h the restaurant and
bakery were completely destroyed.
It is rather strange that werethese
the only buildings uninsured which
Mr. Moffitt owned, and was his first
loss by fire, ,
Died
Miss Lota Cooper, the 13-year old
daughter of Mr. Jim Cooper, of near
Mechanic, died of typhoid fever
last Friday and was buried at Far
mer Saturday,
WATER SUPPLY FAILS.
Mills Shut Down Several Cities
Facing Water Famine.
, As a climax to the extreme draught
the Btate is experiencing, 152 cotton
mills in the Garolinas shut' down the
first of the week, the water in the
Cat twba being so low the Southern
Power 3o. cannot furnish water.
Charlotte has been facing a water
famine for some time and is, not
much improved though tank trains
are running between the river at Mt.
Holly and the -city, and are also
bringing water from Gaston ia, Shel
by and Lincolnton. If needed, 100,
000 gallons is to be shipped in tanks
from Asheville. Dynamite has been
stored in the city to be used in case
of fire, as it is feared sufficient water
could not be obtained.
Other towns in danger of suff 3r
ing for water are Greensboro, Sahs
bury," Concord, Spencer, Monroe and
Wadesboro, though none are yet in
the desperate condition "of Char
lotte. DR. POTEAT 'S ADDRESS '
Before Piedmont Baptist Associa
tion in Asheboro Last Week
Oh Wednesday evening of last
Week during the session of the Pied
mont Baptist Association, Dr. Wil
ham Louis Poteat, president of Wake
Forest College, spoke on the sub
ject of "Religion in Education." "
The first point made by Dr. Po
teat was concerning the sovereignty
of religion in the human life. He
said that in all ages of the world,
religion has been of sovereign in
teresr, that nothing has been super-
ior or even comparable to it, that
religion is a 'phenomonon, "just aslcratic political leader, died at Lake
natural as the heaving tide or the
rising day." The speaker maintain
ed that religion is thoroughly hu
man in fact really distinguishes the
numan oeing irom tne lower am
mala. It was then shown how the
usual comparisons- of shape, size,
and strenght of limbs, chin, Bpine,
apd instep in man and the higher
apes sometimes, especially, in in
fancy, fails to distinguish man from
the other animals. Then again it
has been said that man is the only
animal that can laugh and talk,
This, the speaker said, is a mistake.
1 he dig truly laughs, and all ani
mals talk in their own way. Reli
gion is not found in the lower ani
mais, but no tribe of men on earth,
however ignorant, has been found
that does not have some kind of
religion.
"Keligion," said the speaker, "is a
universal organizing force." He
said it holds society together, that it
is also the organizing force of na
tions, and the mother of enlighten
ment. The priests first studied
medicine, astronomy and the other
sciences. Ke.igion inspired the
first music and poetry. Philosophy
originated in religion, it was then
shown how all the older colleges in
the United states were of religious
origin, and at the present time of
464 leading colleges 348 are denomi
national. Dr. Poteat maintained
that religion is the germ and sup
port of morality. He said that
peopfe were not originally brave,
but that primitive man fought for
his shrines and became brave. He
was not always naturally honest, but
accepted the divine allotment and
learned honesty.
Dr Poteat next discussed the re
vival of interest in religion. He
maintained that there is something
empty and hollow ia life without
religioi, that there is a disappoint
ment in the earlier regime, and that
moral training in the schools with
out some consideration of religion is
failure He said that to learh
true morality the child must, be
taught allegience to God, as a su
preme ideal, that the rising genera
tion cannot be made good without
Christ. He called attention to the
fact that the State schools are recog
nizing the " necessity of religious
teaching.
Dr. Poteat is a strong advocate of
the denominational colleges, but
recognizes the good work done by
public institutions. Ha thinks the
State should recognize the impor
tance of the denominational schools.
Finally the speaker sail that the
Balvation and perpeturity of. civic
orders are dependent on religion.
Clarence, better known as
"kid" Morris, of Durham was
arrested in Cincinnati, last Mon
day, charged with receiving
by forging.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS
Miss Zila Davidson and Boss
Grady were happilv Married in
Greensboro last Wednesday.
The Greensboro Telegram which
has been a morning paper, has been
changed to an evening paper.
After robbing a freight train be.
tween Rocky Mount and Norfolk,
'wo negroes fell under tbe train and
were badly injured last Friday.
Mr. D. F. Conrad has been ap
painted postmaster at Lexington and
it is thought he will be confirmed
by the senate.
H. L. Robertson, pullman con
ductor of Atlanta, Ga. shot and
killed the porter on his train and
wounded' the cook la3t Monday.
W. H. Barnard a prominent
hardware merchant of Norfolk, Va.
committed suicide last monday.
Financial troubles was the cause ot
the act.
L. M. Sandlin, of Wilmington,
charged with the murder of his wife
on la3t June 27, has been found
guilty of murder in the first de
gree. v"
As the.resultof a cutting affair
in Nash county caused by booze,
Gr .y is Hill wounded, probably fa
tally,and Ed Williams is badly hurt.
Frank D vi?, colored, of Wilming
ton, resisting arrest forlgambling,
was shot by Police Officer A. Nelms
so that he died last Saturday.
The shipments of melons to the
northern markets from eastern
North Caro i ia are greater than ever
before.
Elward Morse Shepherd, a well
known New York lawyer and Demc
George, N. Y , last Friday. Pneu
monia was the cause of his death.
As the result of an ola" land grudge
Daniel Graham shot and killed San.
dy Cole at the latter's home in Min
eral Springs township. Richmond
County, last Friday.
A South-wide organization to erect
a memorial to the late Dr. S. A.
1 Knapp, organiser Farmers Co-Opera-tive
demonstration work has been
perfected.
As a result of a boiler explosion
in No. 7 township, Cabarrus county,
Miss Tina Blackwelder is dead, and
her father, Mr. Geo-ge P. Black
welder and his son are badly irj tar
ed. Dr. A. W. Curtis, of Southern
Pines, slipped and fell from a street
car in Hampton, . Va. recently, but
is so far improved .as to give hope or
recovery in spite of the advanced age
age oi 78. ,
Last Saturday nierht Seth
Woods being intoxicated shot
and killed Paul Stamey, at Can
ton. Both were young men and
had been friends till the time of
the shooting.
Last Sunday nieht Miss Maer-
gie Suggs, of Greene county was
Durned to death while returning
from church in a bu?ery. Her
clothing caught fire, it is
thought, from a cigar stuTffp
thrown in the buggy by some
one, and she was fatally burned
before it could be put out.
Out of what had appeared to be a
chaotic condition in the Senate there
arose last Thursday a coalition of
Democrats and insurgent Republi
cans that passed a compromise bill
ior tne revision or tne wooien tanil
bv 43 t3 33.
Paul Giedel, a 17-year-old bell
boy, h-S coufeaid thfit he is tbe
murderer of Wi'ii im ifonry Jack
son, the aged Wall Street Irjker,
who was found de-id in his hotel
sptriment in Nw York last Friday,
Uobbery was the motive, accoruii.g
to the boj's statement.
Eugene T- Lee, san of E. Lep. cf
D inn, and who went to Mexico aome
time ago to accept a position with
the National Mexican Railroad, was
shot and dangerously wounded last
Friday. lne telegrams say the
Bhooticg was accidental, though it
is thought to have been foul play,
and the Mexican Ambassador will
make an investigation.
NLaBt Friday Albert Tucker, color
ed, and another negro named Cor-
uror were shot and. killed at Blewett
Falls. Tucker was shot by Robert
Burns, also colored, of Hamlet, and
before the corner arrived Corduror
was shot. All charged with the
shooting escaped. Whiskey and
disreputable women are said to have
caused the trouble.
MR. DUNCAN GETS
Result of Meeting of Incorporators
ARREST A MINISTER
Rev. D. P. Tat , Formerly of N. C
to Face Charge of Fraud.
Rev. D. P. Tate; of Danville J
formerly a member of the West
ern North Carolina Methodist
conference, was arrested at
Knoxville Tenn last Saturday on
warrants sent from his former
home in Virginia charging him
with having secured money un
der false pretenses, passing
worthless checks and other ille
gal financial affairs-
The accused moved from
North Carolina to . Danville in
1909 and as he was an ex-Methodist
minister had the confidence
of the people of that place. He
engaged in the real estate busi
ness and took an active interest
in church work, thereby hold
ing the confidence he had by
right of his clerical robes.
About two months ago Tate
left Danville and went to Knox
ville. Some time after his de
parture from the Virginia city it
was found that he had becorne
heavily in debt, passed a number
of worthless checks and further
more had defrauded some of his
supposedly best friends out of
considerable amounts of cash.
His former friends complained
to the police department and
warrants were issued for his arrest-
He was discovered in
Knoxville and arrested
Some two months ago he se
cretly left Danville and from that
day until arrested in Knoxville
it was not known in what section
of the country he was. Prior to
June 10 Tate spent about ten
days at Spray, N. C-, conducting
a revival, and it is reported many
were converted.
The amount of money which
he got from people of Danville
under false pretense is estimated
at $15,000- Some place it as
high as $25,000, but it is gener
ally thought that th3 first
figures will cover everything-
He is a married man and has
seven children, two boys and five
girls. His family has been liv
ing in Danville since Tate made
his escape, and they have heard
nothing of him since.
The fact that he still masquer
aded as a Methodist minister
gave him a standing and a credit
that he would otherwise have
had a hard task in securing.
Active in Church Work
He wore', his clerical garb in
Danville and was very active in
Sunday school and church work.
He experienced little trouble in
entering the insurance, real es
tate and rental business- He
passed numerous worthless
checks, and' appears to have
borrowed from any one who
would loan him-
Alleged to Have Sold I'loptrly fraud
ulently. Among those who endorsed for
him at the banks and who loaned
him money are quite a number of
his associates in church work
It is alleged that many of his
real estate transactions were
criminal, and that he sold pro
perty to which he had no title
The police have five warrants
against Tate, two of. which are
for felonies. It is expected that
numerous other warrant3 will be
issued in a few days.
Mr. Tate was formerly paster
of a charge in the Uwharrie and
New Hope section of this county
and later lived at Lexington and
was pastor of churches in David
son county. He had other
charges at other times and while
not an eloquent or able man yet
he was considered a good preach
er and a good man.
Farmers Institutes in Randolph.
The Farmers Inetitutes and also
the Institutes for women, will be
held at tbe following places ia this
county during August:
Trinity, Friday, AuguBt 18.
Randleman, Saturday, August
19. '
Ramseur, Monday, August 21.
, Asheboro, Tuesday, August 22.
Farmer, Wednesday, August 23.
Beginning at 10 o'clock. . -
ROAD'S FRANCHISE
of R., C. & S. Railway Company
Mr. Andrew Joyner furnishes the
following report of the incorpo
rators of the Raleigh, Charlotte and
Southern Railway in session. They
unanimously agreed to give to , Hon.
E. Carl Duncan, banker and former
receiver of the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad of Raleigh, an option for
the purchase of the franchise with
satisfactory pledge (hat the road
would be constructed, upo nacquiring
the charter.
Some of the incorporators after the
meeting expressed themselves as dis
satisfied with the granting: of an op.
tion to Duncan,although the regolu.
tion was adopted without dissent.
This objection was based on the ex
pressed opinion that Duncan's object
was to block the building of the road
either in the interest of the Southern
or the Seaboard or bHh. This ob
jection was promp'5 met, by refer
ring to the pletT -at if the option
was accepted the road snould be
built, aud the other statement that
Mr. Duncan was a man of too High
business honor to thus trifle with a
big enterprise backed by the batmen
of so large a territory.
One of the last acts passed by the
General Assembly of 1911, was one
granting a charter for a railroad to be
known as the Raleigh.Charlotte and
Southern Railway, it being given the
right to traverse the territory via
Pittsboro, Albemarle, Asheboro to
Chalotte with branch termini if de.
sired at Durham and Greens
boro. ,
The incorporators of this road held
an important meeting looking to
wards securing the necessary fiuanc.
ing of the road and the o:gan:zation
of the company, so that actual work
can be begun. Of the 20 incorpo
rators named in the charter 16 were
present in person aud the other four
were represented by proxy, showing
unusual interest among the urome
ters of this splendid new line of
transportation. These incorpcrators
are among the very best of the 'tusi
nfss men of their communities, and
the personnel of the delegation here
shows that road is baicg projected by
earnest, prudent, capable men for
the development of the whole sec.
tion, rather than from any hot air
wi'.d cat speculative scheme. 'Besides
the incorporators, th?re were many
others from the "various neighbor
hoods and cities along the proposed
route and the interest was plainly
keen for the road's construction.
Charlotte had a good representation
of outside delegates, amoug them
being Messrs. C. 0. Kenster, N. 3.
Alexander and others. From RJeigh
was Mr.E.C. Duncan, evidently much
interested.
In the Pittsloro delegation were
Mj. II. Ar London, M.-ssra. 0. W.
Hanks, F. C. Williams, B. . Nove,
H. R. Nooe and A.H.Loudon.
Asheb r ) was repieseuted by Sena
tor 0. R. Cox, Mi ssrs. C. 0. Cran
ford, D. B. MaOrary, J.D. Km and
others.
Albemmle sent 1?. L. Smith; S. H.
Hearue, A. L. Oonutli, W. L. Mann
and others. -
: The sessions were txtf.utive, tLey
being nitre in the nature of confer
ences looking to an ultimate arrange
ment whereby the project could be
successfully financed. Air. J. D.
Ross, of Asheboro, v,ls made chair
man and W. L. Manr, of Albemaile,
s.:Cietaryof toe mtetiDg,
After a two hoar coherence, nut.
temciuie up which could not be well
considered in the full meeting and a
committee wasappoiLtcd to carefully
consider these matters, during a re-cv-es
of aa Lour for dinner, and re
P'rt iti liOJsluaion or recommsnda
lioua to the afci-rnouu session. This
committee w3 'o.iuip-w j-.i cf . the
chairman, J. I). Rcss, ot lianJolph,
the se cretary, WVL. Man, of Stanly
and Messrs. D. B. McCrary, ot Ash.
boro, R.L. Smitb,of Albemarle.O.O.
Kenster, tf CharktU ; H. A, London,
of Pittsboro. ' i
Upon re assembling at two-thirty
o'clock, the c mmittee made its re
port, the ultimatum being, that is
resolution was unanimously adopted, .
authorizing the committee to give an
option to E.Carl Duncan for the pur-I
chase of the charter, with guarantee
of building the road. The meeting
then adjourned subject to the call of
the chairman, if upon expiration of
the option E. 0. Duncan had decided
not to complete the proposition to
purchase tbe franchise and construct-
theroad,