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A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUiLDING OF AMERICi^ HOMES /J^D AMERICAN IwbtjiSTRIES; VOL. III. BURLINGTON. N. C. JANUARY 25,1911. . VB: MRGEOWITH ASSAULT C. M. Edwards Identifieil by Churles £. McUao As Assailant. Deputy Sheriff W. J . Weather ly returning last night from Ra leigh, having in custody C. M. Edwards, who is charged with assaulting two little girls here on Sunday, January 8, Accom panying Mr. Weatherly to Ra leigh was Charles E. McLean, who identified Edwards as the assailant. The prisoner bitterly denies the charge and says he will be able to prove !3ji alibi. Edwards was arrested yester day by Sheriff Sells, of Wake county, as the described in the numerous letters and descrip tions that have been sent over the country since the commis sion of the attempted assault. The officer from this county found his prisoner in waiting at the Yar borough houre, and, although a bitter denial was made, there was no effort to resist being brought to Greensboro. The little girls will be carried before the man today, and upon their identification will largely rest the case, although Mr. Mc Lean is absolutely sure the man in custody fills the description he secured of the man he saw on Sunday afternoon at the time of the supposed attempt at assault. Edwards has retained as at torneys, Stem and Swift, of this city, and a statement made by them last night is to the effect that the prisoner claims a clear case of mistaken identity, and he will have no difScuIty in so proving as soon as he is enabled to get in touch with witnesses in distant towns. The attorneys state that con versations over long distance tel ephones last night with the wit nesses tends to prove the state ment of the accused that he was not in Greensboro on the day iip- on which the crime is charged. DlFtflSt toIsME «UB1 FAUl MORTON DIES MENLY Stricken With Cerebral Hemorrhage in New York Hotel—Uncon scious to the End. New York, January 19.—Paul Mbrton, president of the Equit able Life Assurance Society and Secretary of the Navy under Theodore Roosevelt, died of a cerebi*al hemorrhage i' , the Hotel Seymoua here tonight. His wife and his elder brother Joy were summoned to his. side, but he was dead at a quarter to 7 o’clock, a few minutes befo?^ they arrived and an hour iifter he was stricken. His close friend, E. J. Berwind, arrived a few ttioments earlier, pehaps 10 min utes before he breathed his last, but he was unconscious from the moment of the stroke and neither recognized those about him nor spoke- The coroner’s office is satisfied that death resulted from natural causes and there will be no autopsy. Mr. Marton himself had no idea that his life was in danger, but his family, his physicians and a few close friends knew that his condition was precarious and that if he did not take care of himself grave results would follow. Joy A. Morton, im mediately left the room where the body lay, gave a full account of his brother’s ill he^th and sudden death. SUIT TO OUST SHERIFF OF FORSYTH COUNTV BEGUN eom- three Raleiah DelegatioE From Faquay Springs To Greensboro to Testify at Hear- ing of C. M. Edwards. Raleigh, Jan. 21. ~ A delega tion from Fuquay Springs posed of eight men a,nd ladies, passed rhrough vesterday afternoon, going to Greensboro, to testify in behrlf of C. M. Edwards, who was ar rested in Raleigh Thursday and taken to Greensboro. He is .charged v^ith having assaulted Jean McLean, a six-year-old Greensboro girl, with intent to commit rape, on January 8th. When arrested Edwards stated that he was not in Greensboro on the 8th. It is understood that the Fuquay delegation goes to Greensboro t.o testify that he was in Fuquay Springs on that date. At the time of his arrest he held a position with the to bacco warehouse at Fuquay Springs, and was 3n Raleigh to me eta party on business. It is said that while in Fuquay he conducted himself well and was not addicted to drink or dope as was reported Thursday. Edwards is said to be one of the best accountants in the State, and has held^evetcJ responsible positions. Winston-Salem, Jan. 19.—The much talked of suit, brought at the instance of D, A. Jones in an attempt to oust George »W. Flynt from the office of sheriff, to which he was elected, accord ing to the returns in^, the last election, by a small margin, was begun today with the filing of a bond in the sum of $200 in the office of tlie clerk of the superior court. It is probable that the formal cemplaint in the case, which is entitled State of North Carolina on Retation of D, A. Jones against George W. Flynt, will be filed Saturday. Messrs. Lindsay Patterson and A. E. Holton represent Jones, who was the Republican candidate at the last election. The contention is an alleged discrepancy in the returns of the vote from two townships. ANflTirEiiSEMENT 1911. EDW KARGED Greensboro, Jan. 21. —C, M. Edwards, who was brought here from Raleigh Thursday on feus- picion of his being the man who, on January 8th, made an at- t€topted criminal assault on lit tle girls here, was given a pre liminary hearing before Justice Collins this afternoon, and upon testimony of some eight or ten witnesses he established an alibi, anct was discharged. A Card of Thanks. We desire in this method to extend our appreciation to our neighbors and friends for their loving sympathy and tender acts of kindness shown us during the death and duriai of our darling, little baby. Mr. and i^rs. H, J. B. Wagoner. January 20th, Editor State Dispatch; I enclose my vote in favor of putting our county officers on sal aries, thereby saving the tax pay ers $5,000.00 annually, and I hope you will keep up this campaign and help us get this bill through. Is it true that the News, Glean er and Leader are opposed to this bill? If so, on what grounds do they oppoBe it. Please let us know. Voter. [We are very sorry that we are not able to give “Voter” the in formation desired. Perhaps if we were a mind reader we could do so. But we do know that they are dumb as oysters on this subject, that means a saving of at least $5,000.00 per year to the tax payers of Alamance county. ~Ed/* Good for Thompson. Mr. J. W. L. Thompson one of our local poultry financiers has just received prizes from speci mens of fov/Is exhibited at the Third annual exhibition of the Spartanburg Poultry and Pet Stock Association which was held at Spartanburg January 10, 11 and 12. Mr. Thompson receiv ed the four fii'st out of five prizes offered. He also won three other prizes. Mr. Thompson breeds the Rhode Island Red. The judges in the exhibition were Geo. 0. Brown of the Daily Sun of Baltimore, and D. M. Owen of Mississippi. AnEiirr^siiiciiiE Yonng White Man Tries to Pass Off By taadannm Route. Greensboro, N.C., Jan. 20.—G. Fj^nk Murray, a white man 21 years of age and employed by Smith and ^mith, attempted sui cide in the rear of Dick’s steam laundry shortly after noon yesr terday by draining the contents of a bottle upon which was label ed “laudanum and sweetoil” in to his stomach. He was found unconscious a, few mijautes later and ^ter two hours, attention of physicians was able to walk to his boarding house. Murray, who is employed as a delivery man, had made no inti mation of his intention toassocir ates, rather he had given the ap pearance of one, at pe.ace with the world, for a few minutss be fore attempting his life he had left the store with a debonair that attracted comment from his employee. That his act was premeditated was shown by a note, intended as a solemn warn ing to young men and bidding what he believed a last farewell to both “friends and knockers.” The note, scribbled in a coarse hand upon a brown piece of wrap ping paper, was without greet ing and addressed to no one in particular. It showed plainly that the act was the result of a supposedly useless life and that he intended his deed to be a warning to others who may be following the same path. This is the warning left by Murray: ‘‘Written by G. F. Mur ray. Everyone take my advice and leave bad women alone. They will surely bring you to a bad end. Goodbye, friends and knockers.” Murray is supposed to have drunk an ounce of laudanum and sweetoil, though whether of equal proportions is not known. He had been employed by Smith and Smith about three weeks having previously beeji employ ed by Kress a:nid company. He came here a few months ago from Burlington. SOUTH CAiuNAloY HAS UNI|j^EXPEill£NCE Edgefield, S. C., Jan, 22.—Al though a pin has passed entirely through his kidneys, being dis charged iu a rusted condition, James Tompkins, son of Dr. J. G. Tompkins of this place, is in perfect health, the peculiar inci dent affecting his health only during the period when the pi n was actually in the kidney. Phy sicians were puzzled by the boy’s illness at first and now state that there is probably not a like case on record. MJUELTBIA Tweisj^'Six Hundred Persons Under Quarantine-Large For$e of PoKce on Gaard. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. M — T wenty-six hundred persoiis are undiijr quarantine here to-day as the result of 4he discovery that blae lt smallpox, the most virulent foroi of that disease, had existed in a house on CaUowhill street sinoi) the beginning of the year. Cjtrroll Daly, three-year-old son of Mr.,and Mrs. John Daly, who is in a critical condition froni the plague, with his parents, brother and sister, were im-^ mediately taken to the municipal hospital. The section bounded by iSighteenth and Nineteenth stre:!ts and Pearl and Pennsylva- nia ji.venues was roped off and seveirailhundred policemen placed on guard. The situation, in the opinion of Dr. A. A. Cairns, chief of the health inspectors, demands heroic measiures, as there has been op portunity for the diseast! to have been spread. ANEiiiiiiT FROM TAX PAYER MONElf fOlgPERlip Woman Hid $2,900 Under Carjpets and m Feather Beds. Morristown, N. J., Jan. 18. ~~ In lKX>ks, under eai^ts and in father beds were found $2,900 which Sarah Ketcharn, of Han over Neck, had put away for safe keeping in her home. The dis covery was made todity by George K^tcnam, a nejphew who was niade administrator of the wo- mari’s estate. The money con sisted of gold doikrs, French gold coins, Mexican silver dollars and United States bills. V^^ile makiiig an inventory of the personal effects of the wo- mari. Ketcham pifckedupabook in which were bills amounting to $700. This led to a search wmch resulted in unearthing the hid-r den wealth. In most every out of the way place in the house,’ money was fouiid carefully laid, by. Beside the currency a bank book Was found showing a deposit of niorB than $900 in a Newark bank. Some of the coins found are of the date 1859,; and many of Iheni command a premium. Wi»s «D a Joint Ballpl ia Masu- chtt^tbr~ll«rdf6l %i|t JEMOCRAT DECLARES THE CAUCUS lS^“FHAMElir Air-ship Being Erected. The boys at S. Thomas tin shop have about completed an air-ship which we suppose willl be u.5ed by the Editor of the iSfews when he takes his subscribers who have paid him a dollar i>ut riding. The ship is about four feet long and three feet wide and is tied up in the gable of the building while learning to fiy. While our boys sled which we propose to use is already ready for the fasten ing of the firy steeds the first big snow. Graharn., N. C. Jan 21. 1911. Mr! Editor: The enclosed clipping is taken from the Charlotte Observer: “Guilford county pays its offic ers salaries and the result of the first year under this system shows a sa'ii'ing of over $10,000. Even ^eaifer than this financial benefit is that which results from the knoviedg of exactly how the cpim ty stands at any given time. ” I vTant to ask why our Repre- senfei tiKe and the county press, is opposed to the law for Ahman(?e. If it is go:)d for Guilford and other counties, why not good for Ala mance? I think that the people of Alamance, everyone, except office holders and those who ex pect to hold office, should meet at an early date and demand that this relief be given to us. I ap- plaucl your course and hope you will continue on the same line, the people aire behind of you. Tax Payee. Miss Parker of Graham Eateitaiins. Miiiis Lizzie Parker one of the faculty of the ninth gi’ade and Senicir Class of the Graham Graded School delightfully enter taiued her classes .last Friday nighi; at her boarding place the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M„ Hadley. The entertainment was siomewhat a surprise as Miss Parker told her pupils she expect ed to read to them they had not the faintest idea of being so royally entertained. Amusing game s were played, refreshments served and an entertainment giveri such as will cause the dear girls and boys to remember Miss Parker long after the tones of the school bell are forgotten. Boston, January IS. —1 Cabot Lddge won flie est fight in his in nearly 30 years and retoiois to the Unit^ States Senate for a fourth tferm With t)|e support 146 oiit of m^iid^ers €if ti^ Massachusetts legis|itiii«, or six more than the numbb^ necessary for a chdice in the joint conven tion. ■ T^q Benoiocratie seiiatei^ (Maitm B. F. Curley temd Miih' ael J. Muifray) left their partjr to vot^ for him, but their sux>- port was; not necessary. Repre sentatives J^^ H. Mclnerney^: another Deinbcrat, was in: chatoaber; but did not vote. He did not care to oppose Senator l^g4, ^ b^ause, of friendship; Senator Lodge^ elected on the part of the SenfKe yesterday, bwt the House faiM to make a selection, so t^af both bra.nches met and theresidl of the first said on]y ballot wai as* follows: Whole number of votes, 279, Necessary f6r achoice» 14^ iKseiat- ry Cabot Ix^ge, ofNahant 146; Sheman I*. Whipp^ of Brookline (Dem.), 121: B^tier Ames, of Loweil (Rep.), ^ 7; A; Lawrence Lewell, of Caiwridge (Ind. Gun^s Gu% Jr., of Boston (l^p. ), 1; John It Tay lor, of Worcester (Dem.), 1; Syl vester Ai McBride, of WAter- town (Soc.), 1.! For nearly two years the sezh ior senator of Massachttsetts has been assail^ by Republican in surgents and the Democratic par ty. The attack received very little attention until Congness- man Butler Ames, a Republicans mme out in the open and threw d^n.,. th#tii5e:v:i;gs^^ ■ theh Mr. reinainM silent In the fall camp^^ of 1909 tht insurgency iik t|ie Ri^blicac ranks became a reeegniz^ fact, Still the Lodge liters refu&ait to accept the situ|otion as' at al serious and it was not . until late last sprnig w'hen the Democrat* joined in the attack, that the sit uation was regarded ais ‘ ‘danger- Washington, Jan. 19.—Some-* thing of a sensation was created i n, the house today when an open ietter of Ret>resentative Dies, of: Texas, aDemocratj attacking to night’s Democratic caucus and; dubbing it a “cold deck for the cortiiing caucus, a feast of state dishes, was riead by Represen tative Caid^r, a New York Re publican. ^ ' An was hiade by Repre- Sfen1|it.riii Il^h, of Alabama, to head o|f the reading of the let ter, but withoiit avail. The letter denounced the cau cus as a “frameug,'’ and the Pencipc3!s\tii. who bowed dowB ' before th^0 self-sustwn- ed successors of caesar’- as “fel low worms,” as “Catalines in cog,”- and declared that the handful of men who framed up the committee rewards were “early birds, Catalines in minia ture, usurpers and conspirators, ” who “impudently stuck this cut- and-c!ried slate” before the hoses of gentleman. The letter held that it was cruel Senator Lodge gave up his ac mockery to ^sunmoiv the new Summer trip to Europe membOTsto Washmgton perely opened he^^^^ this to \/!3te as they were told. Jgj^y was a wonn^clmed to turn will have!! hard-fought one, in ; which Mm ^ i ^dge. Governor Draper and the 4. u „ which ^ added: Republican party wesre forced fce that the symbol of imion would ^ storm jg Democratif disapproval. Governor '''iy%ier.. was over- ,whelmed by tlf»emocratic slide that swel^nto the govena* or’s chair Eiigene N. Ross, wh# was Mr. Lodge's bitterest op ponent, and it was not at all cer tain that the narrow Republican margin in both the Senate and House was not underminded by insurgency. As the day for test^ ing the Repubiiean loyalty to Mr. IxKige approached, the political lines at the state house became clearer, and it was seen t^t the vote would be clc^^ ous. .n Mr . Leslie Troxler of Greens boro, No. 2, spent Sunday the guest of his friend Joe Fogle- man. be a ring iri the nose. A Ne'w Enterprise For Burlington. Burlington is to have a new enterprise. The Bubungton Grocery Co. has just completed a buick storage warehouse upon the Southern Railway Property near th& freight depot for the purpose of doing a wholesale grain, feedstuff, fruit and pro duce buisness. % has a basensent with brick cement walls and concrete floor and cold tcrage arrangement which is the niWt thing we have seen any AH in favor of puttiug our couiiity officers on Salai'ies in stead of Fees sign the Coupon belc>w and send to the DIS PATCH, this means $5000.00 a yeair in t^e pockets of the Fax Payers of Alamance County. Hon. J. Elmer Long, House of Representatives, Raleigh, N. C. 1 favor putting our County officers on Salaries in stead of Fees, paying them fair and libeial but not ex travagant salaries and ask you to have a bill ps^ed making this a law. Signed where. The building is to have a side track running- along side of j it, and the goods will be unloaded | without much trouble or expens'’.; The managemGnt expects to carry' banaiias, cabliage, and. other fruits besides fiour' and f^edstaffs by the car load and will be able to sell as cheap as any Southern City, anjd in many instances will be able to save the freight. They have an office fitted up in the building with local and long distance tele phone service and will be in full blast ready for business by Feb. 1st. This is a buisness that has long been needM in Burlington, and so far as we know the only one of the kind in N^h Caro lina. If you want to get in touch with tins enterprising concern just call phone 13, or Address Burlington Grocery Co. Burling^ ton N. C. ■ One of our citizens who spent a day at Haw River last Week tells us he saw sixt^n men and thiSfteen dogs return from a four hours hunt with thirty-six rab bits. ■ : INWiHlffiNHn j»ii, 21.—Anawfid tragedy was tsuiicLed here this evening. Mrs C. W. Temple eom- mitted suicide by taking carbdlie acid. Tetnple runs a saw mil near town^ Mrs, Temple drove out to see himi aaad they quaurel- ed over another womav^ was at the mill and had caused a breach between Temple and Ms wife. He threw his wife down and choked her, when « negrc wo man interfered ai^ brought Temple back to tpwiu Mrs, Temple wrote a acte te her husband, requesting him take care of her childien, a®! give her a decent burial, and was dead in fifteen or twenty minutet The mayor tried Temple add put him u»der a $500 bond whidh he has not given. Messrs. R. P; Siutin and N. S. Cardwell spent, Monday evening near Altamahawbitd buntings
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