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A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES 7.ND AMERICAN iHbpStRIES.
VOL. Ill
BURLINGTON. N. C, MARCH 22. 1911.
NO. 4o
SUICIDE AND NEAR
MURDER AT RALEIGH
POOR MAN TURNS ON ROOSEVELT READY
BIG HATS AT LAST
Raleigh, N,
The unioh sfcfttloh Was throWii ift-
to a Ipahic this afterjntK)ft about
o:45 when Benry H. Powell, pro
prietor of the Sanford Inn. shot
twice at Charles H. Smith and
Duncan E. Mclver, his fellow
tovvn^rtien, then turned his smok
ing gun upon himst If and shot
out his own brains.
A more opportune time to ere
ate a sensation could not have
been chosen. All of the trains
were nearly due and the people
had gathered to buy tickets and
to take leave on the three chief
passen^-er trains. Mr. Smith had
come from Sanford to testify in
a case before the corporation
commission and it is presumed
that Mr, Powel had followed him
there. The f-toi’y had somehow
gotten out that the object of the
visit of Messrs Smith and Mclver
was the securing of a charter to
operate a rival hotel. The dead
man had brooded over it and dur
ing the afternoon, eye witnesses
to the tragedy declare they heard
the three men talking about it.
Whether the men had discuss
ed the matter with any heat or
not could not be learned, but
without speakinsr, Powell walked
towards Smith and Mclver and
began shooting. The first bullet
struck Mr. Smith in the right
shoulder and glanced aside. The
other aimed at lV[r, Mclver miss
ed him and went; into the walh
Both crouched as if badly hurt
and the assailant of the two un
doubtedly thought he was a mur
derer. He placed the pistol un
der his right ear and fired. He
Istood a second and feel like a post. April 6
“ Women fainted and men ran,
TO TAKE THE HELD
Norfolk, Va., March IS.—Ob
jecting to high hats, low hats and
wide hats, poor man has served
notice that he will not attend the
Lenten services being conducted
for the benefit of business men
at noon every day in the Granby
Theater, unless members of the
fair sex who attend are made to
remove their headgear or sit to
themselves.
Following the protest of the
men, women will not be permit
ted to sit in the center aisle here
after and must be content with
seats on the sids;in other words,
the choice seats in the house will
be reserved for the men andHhe
ladies will be all to themselves,
where they can vs^’ear their hats
without even a chance of jabbing
the brim into some fellow’s eye.
Bishop Robert Strange, of
North Carolina, delivered the se;-
mon today and will be the speak
er for the remainder of the week.
WILL REMAIN IN JAIL
AT COIUMBUS GA
the event
the Presi-
organize a
it in the
Atlanta, Ga., March 16.-—Pend
ing the final disposition of his
case by the Prison Commission
Edgar Stripling, erstwhile Chief
of Police at Danville, Va., and re
arrested after 14 years freedom
on a charge of murder, will re
main in the county jail at Colum
bus, Ga., and will not wear pris
on stripes. His hearing by the
commission has been set for
Albuquerquej N. Mii MarehlT*
"^Colonel Roosevelt, befof*^ ka%
ing for Arizona yestet^&y, made
complete preliftiinafy arrange
ments here for the organisation,
not only o1: a regiment, but a
whole division of cavalry to fight
the Japanese, should the occasion
arise.
He admitted the Japan menace
on th«i western coast of Mexico is
serious and; told his old Rough
Rider friends that in
of war he would ask
dent’s permission to
division and recruit
Southwest.
Today various of the old Rough
Riders admit they have already
been offereid commissions in the
event of hostilities.
Roosevelt had just come from
El Paso, where it is said he vvas
startled by inside information
concerning Japanese activity.
The whole west coast he was
told is lined with them and it was
declared to him that the only
reason for the mobilization could
be that the state department had
been informed of a league be
tween Diaz and the Japanese by
which the latter in exchange for
coaling stations would aid in sup
pressing the revolution.
SHE WAS
DUPED AND' DOPED
the offic.ers appearing on the scene
almost simultaneouly w^th the
shooting. Both Sanford men
walked into the street coolly af
terwards and later went to their
homes. There were detained a
number of witnesses to testify at
the inquest.
^.Ail three men come from San
ford’s best citizenship. The dead
man has suffered considerable
grief and trouble ]-ecently and is
said to have lost money. He was
a former confederate veteran and
regarded one of the most quiet
inoffensive men. Temporary in
sanity is believed to have result
ed from brooding over his troub
les. Mr. Smith is president of
the Sanford chamber of com
merce and a dealer in lumber.
Mr. Mclver is one of the best
known lawyers in middle North
Carolina.
Birthday Party'
Misses Lillie Horne and Helen
Temple gave a delightful joint
birthdajr party, the occasion be
ing their 9th birthday. They re
ceived many beautiful and useful
presents. They spent the after
noon playing games, until 4 o’
clock when they were ushered
into the dining room where re
freshments were served by Mrs.
Horn and Mrs. Temple. The
children did justice to the repast,
after the repast the children
Were led into the; parlor where
they gave several oral recitations
from memory, and sang some
beautiful songs led by Miss Byrde
Baily^ for which they were
heartily applauded.
The occasion was at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Horne
Friday March 17th.
Governor Brown takes the po
sition that while Stripling _ had
been sentenced to life imprison
ment he escaped before he be
gan that sentence and since an
application for pardon is pending,
which will come up to him for
final action he felt that he should
take no action in the matter at
this time.
NEGRO JANITOR ROBS
SPM HOPE BANK
Washmgtbn, March 17. -^Duped,
she decl|ires, into boarding a car
for Rockville on the pretense that
she wg^gping merely for a ride,
given } some candy apparently
containing a drug, and then mar
ried when she did not irealize what
she wais doing is the strange sto
ry told by Mrs. Catherine Sonne-
mann Weaver, ,|he beautiful
daughter of William F. Sonne-
mann, 'of 113 Second street, north
west. Mrs. Weaver yesterday
filed suit in the District Supreme
court to have annulled her mar
riage to George Weaver, alias J.
M.^ Collins, of Providence, R. I.
‘'Some chocolate candy given
me by Weaver on a Rockville.trol
ley c^,’’ says Mrs. Weaver,
robbed me of my senses, so that
I have no recollection of ever
having been married. I don’t
know what happened, I had on
ly known the man two days. He
has gone away now, and I don’t
know where he is. I never want
to see him again, and want the
marriage annulled.”
NG
Far;
MARRIED TEN
W
Muskegee, Okla., March 18.^
r. and Mrs. Frank Scott, of
Danville, Va., March 16.-
interstate meeting of the itti-rr/fT-ui j ^ ,•
mers Educational and Co-Opera- j f^ *
tive Union of America which mu P
convened here jjesterday came to
a close after two secret meeting
tod^y. The principal business
before the Union was the consid
eration of a report of a special
committee appointed yesterday
to investigate and to make recom
mendations concerning the tobac
co conditions in Virginia and
,North Carolina.
It was learned this afternoon
that the union decided to pool the
1911 tobacco croi^ in Virginia
and North Carolina and hold their
production in dry prizeries until
a price they de^m reasonable is
secured. No definite statement
was given out by the Union after
the meetings, The sessions to
day were attended by about 500
■farmers, only those having the
pass word being admitted to the
room.
WEST AND STETSON
BOTH FOUND GUILTY
COMMISSION FORM OFOOV-
immm lost in RAiEiiiii
SMALL BOY RUN OVER BY
AUTOMOBIiriN ASHEVILLE
Asheville, March _ 17.—-What
may pro\ e a fatal accident occur
red this afternoon on Philip
street, wiiien an a utomobile, said
10 be owned by a local garage,
ran over the small son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lyerly of this city. The
auto went; over the child’s abdo
men and it is feared he is injur-
td internEilly. In fact, when re
moved to the Meriv/eather hos
pital, it was not thought that he
could live more than an hour or
two. Tonight, however, it vyas
stated that the child is resting
easy and that there is a chance
ior recovery. No operation was
performed and the extent of the
injury will not be ascertained for
s- day or tv/o.
Raleigh, March 20.—The elec
tion held here today on the pro
posed Commission form of Gov
ernment for this city was defeat
ed by a vote of 886 to 437, or
a total of 1,323, the majority
against the proposition being
449, or more than two to one.
The election was a most quiet
one and the vote polled was small,
only about half of the vote of the
city being cast in the election.
The opponents of the measure
were very active, both before the
election and at the polls, while
the acvocates of the measure had
no force at work either before,
or at the polls.
Attempts Suicide.
The startling news was receiv
ed in the city Saturday evening
that Mrs. Frarrar Royster who
was married only a few weeks
before at Durham had attempted
to take her own life by shooting
herself in the breast in the Guil
ford Hotel parlor Greensboro,
with a Smith & Wesson 32 caliber
revolver. Mrs. Royster went to
Greensboio on the eleven o’clock
train to make inquiries about her
husband, and finding no trace of
his whereabouts, decided to com
mit suicide.
“I did it myself,’' she said in
answer to the questioi s of those
who pressed about her. ‘ ‘I did
it for the loye of a man; he left
me two weeks &go, and I love
him better than life.”
Doctors were hurriedly called
in and she was carried to St.
Leo’s Hospital. It is thought
she will recover. Before attempt
ing the fatal act she delivered to
Mr. Sam Bradshaw a letter w'hich
she had written a day or two be
fore, and requested that he not
open the letter until after he had
heard from her. Mrs. Royster
is the daughter of Mr, aud >Mrs.
A. C. Mitchell highly respected
citizens of our city. Temporary
insanity caased by brooding over
her forsaken husband is believed
to be the cause of the rash act.
Spring Hope, March 17.—The
Merchants and Farmei’S Bank
here vvas robbed by John Sample,
colored, a former janitor is charg
ed with the crime and is in jail at
Nashville awaiting trial at the
next term of Nash Court,
Sample, it seems, broke in the
window of the bank while th6
cashier was at dinner and secur
ed $213 in cash. He then put out
through the country for Morneg-
er, intending to take the train
for Rocky Mount at that point.
He was apprehended by Mr Will
Clark and carried to Sping Hope,
where he was given a preliminn-
ry hearing. They recoverd
$192.15.
NASH COUNTY NEGRO
TO BE ELECTROCUTED
Mnrder in First Degree as to West,
Stecond Degree lor Stetson.
Wilson, March 17.—At 2:30
this afternoon, in Wilson Superi
or Court, the jury found Lewis
West guilty of murder in the first
degree and Ed Purcell, alias Stet
son, guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree.
The case went to the jury at
12:45, when the court took a re
cess, and the verdict was return
ed wh'fen court reconvened at 9:30.
Judge Adams’ charge was an
elaborate one and consumed an
hour in delivery.
The concluding speeches in the
case were made by Solicitor Als-
brook and Mr. W. A. Lucas.
ATTEMPTED TO JUMP
FROM RIVER BRIDGE
Richmond, Va., March 18—Lee
Perman, of South Richmond this
afternoon attempted to m^ake a
spectacular exit from this world
by leaping from the Free Bridge
which connects Richmond and the
Southern suburb, to the James
River, fifty feet below, and was,
only prevented by three unkpown
negroes, who sawf his start and
stopped him by a perilous hand
to hand fight upon the rail of the
bridge. The bridge was cbhgest-
ed with traffic at the time and a
near panic ensued, ^omen in a
passing street car became hys
terical. Perman asgighed no rea
son for his act.
Raleigh, March 15. —Norman
Lewis, the negro who killed the
chief of police of Spring Hope,
Nash county, and was sentenced
to be electrocuted here in Febru
ary and v/hose electrocution was
stayed off by his appeal to the
Supreme Court, will pay the
death penalty. The Supreme
Court having handed down an
opinion today finding no error in
the j udgement of the lower court.
Upon redeiipt of a certified copy
of the Supreme Court opinion
Governor Kitchin will name the
day for the electrocution.
MANY CiTIETpiiTlN 610
FOT EDITORS’ CONVENTION
Charlotte, March 18.—The ex
ecutive committee of the North
Carolina Press association has
been called to meet at Salisbury
next Friday to fix the date and
select the place of the annual
meeting oj? the North Carolin ed
itors, and incidentally arrange
the program for the meeting. As
usual a number of cities and re
sorts are making bids for the an
nual meeting, which is always a
feature of statewide interest.
The association met last year at
Wrightsville Beach and this year
Morehead City is making a strong
pull for it.
The new maxim explosive is
, doubtless presented to give peace
advocates new hope in the theory
I that war can be made too terrible
* to be attempted.
I Rev. Able G. Kirkman for al
most twenty years Register of
Deeds of Guilford County passed
away last Wednesday morning
at his home at Friendship.
WIFE TRIED 10 CREMATE
HUSBAND, TIED HIM TO
BED AND SET IT AFIRE
Salisbury, March 20.—Charg
ing that his wife tied him fast to
a bed while asleep and then set
fire to the bed-clothes, Sam Young
a tenant of a farm five miles out
from Salisbury, came to town to
day in search of officers. He de
clared that he and his wife retir
ed in good humor; that he was
awakened by the smell of smoke
that he found his limbs tied to
the bed and that he was unable
to free himself until the fire
burned the rope just in time to
save his life'. He bore severe
burns on his face when he reach
ed this city. The affair is a mys
tery and the officers are making
an investigation.
Note from the American Christian
Missionary Society.
America is the most strategic
and important mission field on
earth. Over 40,000,000 in our
home land are churchless. The
religious census of Colorado
shows 133 places raging in popu
lation from 150 to 1000 souls with
out a protestant church of any
kind. That State does not differ
from any others in the West.
Cities of the East, growing com
munities North and South, call
for help, one million immigrants
come to America every year, they
need the Gospel. The Disciples
of Christ within last year, of 89,-
759 members, led all other prot
estant bodies. The American
Christian Missionary Society ga
thered 15,741 of that number.
Shall we not do better this year?
Prepare for May the 5th, 1911.
Missionary and religious socie
ties and several Western colleges
and academies are beneficiaries
to the extent of nearly $300,000
under the will of John Ward, of
Newton, filed at the Probate
Court office in East Cambrdge,
Mass., recently.
FORECLOSyRE ON PLANT OF
NEUSE RIVER COHON MILL
Raleigh, March 18. —The Neuse
river cotton mills, near Raleigh,
having defaulted in interest in
stallment of $1,875 due the Trust
Company of America on a $75,-
000 bond issue, proceeings were
started in the federal court here
today for a foreclostre of the
mortgage securing bonds.
The mill has paid the interest
since 1901 until this year. A. A.
Thompson, its president, is also
president of the Ral0igh and the
Carileigh mills, and both were
understood to be in good condi
tion. Commissioner Wills was
named by the court to sell the
plant of the Neuse mills.
TWO SAILORS ARE
HORRIBLY BURNED
land. They will need it, for ah
though they have beeis married
not quite ten years they are the
pareiits of nineteen children, all
boys, and thirteen of them living. ,
They hold the record, for triplets,
having five sets to their cr^ta^
and twd>sets of twins.. All of the
thirteen boys living are under
five years.
Recently the Scotts, decided ;
that they miist find more;,,land,
went to Alberta^ Canada. They
were not satisfied there and re
turned. On the return trip Mrs.
Scoot and her thirteen children
all rode on one first cl^s ticket.
At Omaha the conductor made a
vigorous protest.'
“Madanfii, . you canhcjit carry a
whole Sunday : school albng with
you on that oiie ticket,” he said»
and you need not tell me those
are all yours. You will have to
pay for some of them.”
‘ ‘The rules of this railroad pro«
vide that a child ujider five years
may ride free, )vhen accompanir
ed by its parents with a first
class ticket, don’t they ?” report
ed Mrs, Scott. -
“They do, but you wiU haw fen
show me.”
Mrs. Scott dug dowB into her
valise and brought out the family
Bible, in which was recorded the
name and agfes of each of the
children. The cionduct'or iiadt»
give ip. Th4 niother and «M4d-
feh oceupied five double seats in
the home seekers’ car and paid
for only one. v. -
The. names and aiges of the
children are: Ashl^ll, Archer
and Austin, triplet$, four, and
one hall yeaxs old. Arthur and
Arnold, twin^ three an^ half;
Allan/;
two and a half; Albert Albibn
and Adolpt, trip|lets, eighteen
months; Abel aiid ‘Abiier; twin j,
six months. Mrs^ Stjott is’thirty
years old and her husband is only
a year her senior. .
The mother and >children a^*®
now in Highland, Kan., while the
father is in Oklahoma, seeking a
location. He, probably will buy
some cheap Indian land. ,
Norfolk, Va., March 16,—Wil
liam Place and W. B. Joerger,
seamen from the United States
battleship New Hampshire,
which arrived at the Nprfplk navy
yard yesterday, were hoiribly
burned in a Bank street cleaning
and pressing establishment to
day. Both are at St. Vincent’s
Hospital and Joerger, it is fear
ed, may die.
Four seamen went to have
their clothes pressed. While
waiting for the gasoline to 'dry
out, Joerger |iaid he was cold and
put on his trousers. Some one
said they were not dry. A third
sailor put a lighted cigarette to
the pants to see, and the blaze
resulted Place threw a tub of
water on himself and M. G.
Lowery, a fourth sailor, threw a
blanket over Place.
An unknown negro attempted
to assault a prominent lady near
her home at Due West S. C. one
evening last week by snatching
her shawl from her shoulders and
putting it around her face. Her
cries attracted the attention of
neighbors working near by. The
negro made his escape.,
We could not aipprove of any
war, lightly iind^rtaken, just a^^
the advent of the fishing season.
Newton, March 17.—The past
week or ten days have been full
f work for the revenue officers
ift this section of the county.
Deputy p. A. Kanipe of Marioh
reports having destroyed a dis
tillery every day for the past
week. Yesterday he# tc^ether
with H. W. Jones and PoKcemaa
Sherrill of Hickory, destroyed
two stills and fixtures. One was
very large and the other of smaH
capacity. These blockades were
found in a comer made by Burke,
Lincoln and McDowell counties.
At the large distillery four men
were seen asthe officers approach
ed, blit all escaped into the wood& ^
But httle whiskey was founds
hand, as it seems the moonsldn^
ers dispose of it as rapidly as
made. Qnly about four gallons
of liquor w§re destroyed
- rf .■ . fa'* * ' ’ '
April the 6th has been set as
the date for the final disposition
of the case of Edgar Stripiinai
the Danville police who was ar
rested to serve a life sentence.
A Surprise Marriage.
Rev. J. D. Aftdfew went over
into Guilford County to Brook
field public school cl'()Fing on last
Wednesday and delivei'ied the lit
erary address. This school wm
taught by Miss Elizabeth Boon
of Whitsett. At the close of the
exercises Rev. Andrew drove
down to the home of X G. 0^-
Briant where Miss Boon -boards
and there in the presence a
few friends Rev. Andrew spdSP6
the solemn words that united in
marriage Miss Boon and Mr,
Russel Apple. Mr. Apple resides
near Apple’s Chapel in the north
easter part of Guilford county.
They enter upon their happy
careern with good wishes of a
host of friends.
EVERY DAy IN THE WEEK
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