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State Library -fv -! VOL. IX. Nd. 22. LINCOLNTON. N. C. FRIDAY. MARCH 19. 1915. ONE DOLLAR PER YE At i i ' i ' I f TIME NEAR FOR BIG EFFORT IN THE WAR ZONE London, March 16. With the in creasing activities of the British French and Belgian armies, the re appearance on the coast of Belgium of British and French warships and the time drawing near for a big ef- fort in the West, the British public is following with renewed interest the daily reports of operations. The Belgians, supported by the tne Admiralty are scant, but apparent Allies, warships have consolidated ly the British ships were not even hit the ground they have won in the last few davs. while the British have done likewise with the strip of ter- ritory taken from the Germans near Meuve Chappelle, and have recov- ered most, if not all, of the trenches lost in the region of St. Lloi. .Simultaneously, there has been heavy fighting north of Arras, in Champagne, in the Argonne and in the Vosges, in which both French and Germans claim successes. All these operations are believed here to be preliminary to the gen- . eral offensive the Allies will under take when the ground dries. The Russians are even more active than their western Allies. The Ger man offensive against Prznrnysz hav ing failed to materialize, probably owing to the thaw, the Russians have undertaken the offensive, and, acording to tneir own account, are advancing successfully along both banks of the Orzye River and have occupied the village of Stegna, oil one of the main roads leading to Prrzasnysz from the northeast. At this point they repulsed a deter mined counter attack. The Germans, however, say the Russians attacks have been repelld and that they captured 2,000 Rus sians. . . German's Attitude on Liability Set Forth. London, March 16. What is as sumed to be Germany's attitude on liability for neutral goods on British vessels sunk by German submarines ii set forth in an article in the Col ogne Gazette, as telegraphed from Amsterdam by Reuter's correspondent It deals with the rejection- by the Hamburg prize court of a claim for compensation made by the owner of neutral goods on a British ship bound for Norway, which was sunk by a submarine. : "The decision of the prize court," aays the Cologne Gazette, "is based on the view that, according to the Ger man priz law, no" compensation can be claimed for innocent neutral goods on board destroyed enemy vessels. The question is not settled in international treaties nor even in the declaration of London. There is therefore nothing re quiring Germany especially in view of the fact that owing to her geo graphical position in the naval war it m impossible to bring the enemy's nips into uerman prize court to pay compensation in such circumstances. "Were it otherwise, before sinking any ship, the commander of a German war vessel would be troubled with ap- Srehensions lest the damage he was oing to the enemy by sinking the ship might be leu than the damage to the German empire involved in the latter having to pay compensation for neu tral cargoes destroyed with the ves sel. Owing to the short time at his disposal it would be impossible for the commander of a warship to ascertain the facts in this regard. To4a of Kaiser's Officers Killed is Given as 5,964. London Dispatch to New York Sun. The Copenhagen correspondent of The Daily Mail telegraphs as follows: "German casualty lists fust issued include 6,964 officers killed, of whom 19 were generals. The lists give 14, 435 officers as wounded or missing." Claims British Violated the Laws of Neutrality. Washington, March 16. A state ment issued by the German Embassy here tonight declares the German cruiser Dresden sunk by a British squadron off the Chilean coast Sunday "apparently was attacked while in shelter of neutral waters." Rome, March 16. Polictlcal pres sure upon Italy to pledge its future course either to the Empires of Cen i tral Europe or the Allies has been augmenting for some time and is to day believed to have about reached its climai. GREAT BRITAIN'S BLOCKADE. In a formal proclamation, signed in council by the King, Great Britain has announced her purpose to prevent commodities of any kind reaching or leaving Germany during the war. Neutral nations will be exempt, when they certify that ships under their flag will not carry goods to Ger- , many or goods originally therein or belonging to subjects of (he German empire. . A dispatch from the Newport News says French as well as British war ships are cruising outsido the Virgin ia capes waiting to attack the Ger man commerce destroyer, Prinz Ei Ul Friedrich, if she attempts to make o the high seas again. There are . said to be two British and two French men-of-war and they have come to stay until the Eitel re-appears or interns for the war. A dispatch from Paris says that in view of the shortage of food in Germany, it is expected the govern ment will follow the course of Charles IX. of France, who imposed fines and imprisonment for overfeed ing. In the time of Charles IX., the cost of living was so great that it was ordained that no person should at more than three courses at a meal, and the amount served at these courses was prescribed. ALLIES HAVE HAD BERT , - OF IT FOR ONE DAT. London, March 15 "The Dresden Has Been Sunk." "The British Are Holding the Ger- ia inerr jurroru to RMt , Neuve Chappelle and Epinette." "Rusians Continue m Possession of Przasnysz." These headlines' attraacted the at tent on of the English people today and tonight. The announcement of the sinking of the German cruiser Dresden came after nightfall, but the news spread quickly and brought great rejoicing tnai una commerce ruiuer, wnose wneicauuuui iibvc uven a mystery since her escape after the Falkland Islands engagement in December had been Bent to the bottom. The fact that all the Dresden's crew were saved sets a new record for secue after an action at sea and a naval battle of rive minutes duration probably is another record. Details furnished by for no damage Is recorded. In the region of Przasnvsz .Russian Poland the great battle has not yet been fought and what fighting there has been each ot the contenders main- tains is turning in his favor. The Russians are claiming hard-earned progress all along the line :the Ger mans just as stoutly assert that the Russian attacks have been repulsed. In the west the Germans are not so optimistic regarding Neuve Chap pelle as they omit in the official state ments any mention of the fighting there although they have been bring ing up reinforcements and are fight ing desperately to retake ground from which they were driven with heavy losses. There is no British statement to throw light on the present situation, but the French War Office says the British have captured St, Elo and almost all of the neighboring trenches. Twenty-three Killed On Amethyst In Dardanelles. London, March 17, A casualty list issued by the admiralty tonight dis closes that in the fighting in the Dar danelles Saturday night the light cruiser Amethyst which, according to an Athens dispatch, made a dash through the strait as far as Nagara, lost 23 men killed and 19 men severely and 18 slightly wounded. The battleship Ocean lost two men killed and the battleship Prince George two men wounded, while two trawlers between them lost three men killed and two wounded." British Ship Leeuwarden Is Torpedoed By Germans. London, March 17. The British steamer Leeuwarden, bound from London for Harlingen. Holland, has been torpedoed by the German sub marine U-28, four miles southeast of iiihi hid v i vui j i a i iv-cv ouuuicoov wa. the Maas, Holland, lightship, accord- ReuUr' " correspon- dent. The crew of 17 men were given five minutes to take to tljeir small boats, which the submarine towed un- til a pilot steamer was met. The men then were transferred to the pilot boat and landed at liook of Holland. The Leeuwarden was a cross chan nel steamer of 374 tons and was own ed by the Steam Navigation company of London. Enemies In Death Embrace. London. A French observer of the battlefield of the Marne tells that he saw a Frenchman and a German ly ing together, and apparently in the act of exchanging a handshake. Com ing nearer, he found that each man had bayonted each other and had fall en in a death embrace which mimicked the pose of greeting friends. WOULD RESTRICT ARMIES -, AND NAVIES OF WORLD. New York, March 15. Inaugura tion of a world-wide movement for restriction of armies and navies by internation agreement after the Euro pean war, is announced today by the American League To Limit Arma ments. The movement is being organ ized through conferences and corres pondence with leaders of public thought in several foreign countries. "We are undertaking to solidify the movement and co-ordinate the efforts along this line while the war still is in progress in order to make the strongest possible presentation of the issue at the earliest opportune mo ment," says the leagues announce ment. "We are not proposing methods to bring peace to Europe until Europe is ready to stop fighting of its own ac cord" RURAL CARRIERS TO GET MORE PAY. A joint resolution passed by Con gress in its closing hours provides that "letter carriers assigned to the collection service, who were promoted to the higher grades in accordance with the classification act, approved March I. I'M I and whose salaries have been reduced during the past year through no delinquency or mis conduct on their part, shall be restor ed to their former grades; that "on and after July 1. 1915. the compensa tion for each rural letter carrier for serving a rural route of 24 m over, 6 days in a week, shall be $1, 200 per annum, payable monthly; on routes 22 miles and less than 24 miles, $1,152; on routes 20 miles and less than 22 miles $1,080; on routes 18 miles and less than 20 miles, $960; on routes 16, miles and less than 18 miles. $840: on routes 14 miles and less than 16 miles, i .'i S . ' ? I 14 miles, $672; on routes 10 miles and j less than 12 miles. G24: on routes! 8 miles and less than 10 miles, $576; The President is determined to com miirU;fl6 mle nd-1" th"i 8 peL if necessary, all rival Mexican n il ' hi ." 4 .mlles "? tactions to respect the lives and prop tuan 6 miles, $480. A rural letter erty f foreigners and insure free corn carrier serving one tri-weekly route mercial communication between the shall be paid on the basis for a route united States and its Southern neigh one half the length of the route serv- bors. It is believed that this means a ed by him, and a carrier serving two change of policy to an energetic insist-tri-weekly routes shall be paid on the nce on thV protection of foreign in ba3is for a route one half of the com- torests , bined length of the two routes: Pro-i ' . . vided that in the discretion of the if our government finds it neces Postmaster General, the pay of car- .ar, to send a relief expedition to riers who furnish and maintain their Mexico, the Landmark will crave the own motor vehicles and who serve privileges of the floor to ask that the routes not less than 50 miles in Greensboro News man (whichever one .nfnS' fl,ay at not xcedln ot 'em it is that chews the rag so 1,H00. per annum. ; much about intervention in Mexico) be given a prominent Dlace on the re- THE REASON. Maud "What makes Carol so dis- liked!" Beatrix "She got the most VtS for being popular. LIN. COMPLAINERS SHOWN UP. Manufacturers Who Had Alleged Ruin A A Result Of Tariff Reduction Shown to Be Falsifiers. Washington Dispatch. Charges that the Underwood tariff ' caused business depression m Mont- goniery County, Fa., are refuted in a report made Dy an investigator ot the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce made public by Secretary of Commerce Redfield. Last December the manufacturers association' of the county made sweeping statements as to conditions in the county in an open letter ad dressed to President Wilson. Among other things it was stated that "wo men sit helpless in cold, dismal rooms and their children face star vation." The President laid the ; complaint before Secretary Redfield with a re quest that a thorough investigation be made. D. M. Barclay, an expe rienced commercial agent of the de partment, was assigned to the work. Barclay's report, submitted to Sec retary Kedneld and by him to President, indicates that whatever l LU I IIC ii ground the Montgomery, county ,Pa., largely sTs fhraoVm their 1 XLtlAtXZ nrnT The Chapel Hil. MrX R-The North ditions affecting their products. The!rnrnli rh,ht th Rtt irn,v,aif harrowing tales of starvation was found to be purely imagination. Dur ing the month of January only 73 persons out of a total population of 27,000 applied for aid to the associa ted charities- of Norristown, the largest community in the county. wot an of these were mill hands. Mr. Barclay personally investigat ed the condition of 30 mills and fac tories dealing in clothing, hosiery, men's shirts, lumber, structural iron work, boilers and tanks, plumber's supplies, cigar, steel and other com modities. Fifteen of the concerns visited ad mitted that their business could not be directly affected by the tariff: 12 stated tnat ioreign made goods could come into direct competition witn their products, and three fur nace and steel plants refused any in formation. Those firms doing -an export busi ness agreed that the European war had effected their trade, while the hosiery concerns conceded that can cellation practices prevailing in this trade had Droved injurious. Sum- ming up the report of the investiga tor, in his letter to the President, secretary Kedheld said "In view of the facts submitted re specting the negligible importations, the injurious trade customs and the unintelligent competition in certain lines, it is evident that such of the manufacturers in this district as may nave surtered need careful attention to business methods rather than in the imposing of a tariff tax to sus tain them while carrying on business under conditions that are essentially unBouna. This is the first investigation of the sort conducted by the department uuuer wie iuw authorizing n to as certain the causes of industrial dis turbances. LARGEST WARSHIP IN THE WORLD LAUNCHED. Newport News, Va., March 16. The United btates dreadnaucht Pennsyl vania, the largest engine of naval war- rare in the world, was successfully launched here today with a Braver that she might prove a messenger of peace rather than a weapon of de struction. Christened bv Miss Elizabeth Kolh of Germantown, Pa., as Secretary of the Navy Daniels cave the sicnaf for tne launching, tne lo.OOO hull slid steadily from the ways into the his toric James river. The swell in the river which rose in huire Dronortions as the hull struck the water tossed the ship of a nation now at war. the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel rriednch. docked less than a hundred yards away. One of the notable incidents of the occasion was the presence in the launching grandstand of Captain Max iniericnens, commander or the Ger man sea raider, which but a few weeks ago had sunk an American mer chant vessel in the South Atlantic ocean and had put into an American port of refuge to escape destruction at the hands of her enemies. Newport News. March 16. Secreta ry Josephus Daniels, answering cri tics of the : unoreDaredness of - the American navy for war, declared in an address here today that never be- lore in us nistory was tne navy in better shaDe to ficht. He snake at s luncheon given in his honor following the launching of the new superdread naught Pennsylvania. NEW REVOLUTION CROPS OUT AMONG MEXICANS. Washington. D. C. March 16. A new Mexican confidential nsrencv has T.ler roJboen opened here. Jose Vasconcelos, lies and . renrARentintr HnHon-a ia in .Viav-a,a Gutierrez is reported to be heading an independent Mexican movement with 40,000 soldiers. Gutierrez was elected provisional President of Mexico by the AguaB !y. Vasconcelos has arrived here and" immoHini k. i,iMt (the Gutierrez campaign before the Latin American bureau of the State Department, d...;j . u. r.. - lief expedition aforesaid. He is not. however, to have the privilege of writ - ing about the trip from safe cover; ha must tote a run and walk in the opes. StatesviUa Laadssarlt. MONTHLY SESSION - ROAD BOARD The Road Commissioners were in session last Monday. The regular rou tine of business was attended to. The matter of setting aside an amount not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of finishing up the unfinished part of the two streets leading through Lincoln ton, was passed upon. The Board ord ered the county surveyor to make a survey of these streets and make an estimate of the cost of putting down macadam 26 feet wide on these streets. The exact amount to be expended for this purpose will be ascertained from the estimate furnished by the surveyor provided it shall notxceed $10,000. Another matter before the commis sioners was that of setting aside $10, 000 to be used in keeping up the roads in tne county tnat nave already Deer built. . The recent legislature enacted laws empowering the commissioners to set aside the above amounts for the pur poses named, and the Road commis- ' " ; ... ... fj""er? ' " Pv.- ,un8 tng cu has abolished the crop lien and the time-credit business of the supply- merchants. Or such was the verdict of the popular vote after weighing the affirmative arguments advanced by N. C. Shufford of Buncombe county, and R. E. Price, of Cleveland county. The negative arguments were produc ed by E. G. Joyner and M. J. Davis, ot Warren county. The affirmative speakers admitted that the crop lien was a necessity in the days of land-poverty and labor penury just after the war; but con tended that the crutch of those days had now become a cross. First, the crop lien aided poverty, then it thriv ed upon poverty and perpetuated poverty, said the affirmative. It kept the victim poor by exacting long prof its and high interest rates for accom modation. It encouraged extravagance wastefulness and irresponsibility; it discouraged the raising of home sup plies and the development of thrift. It is the mainstay of the one-crop, farm-tenacy. supply-merchant svstem of farming which allows the farmer to create great wealth year by year in cotton and tobacco but makes it im possible for him to retain it. It gives negro tenants an advantage over white tenants; as evidenced by the fact that more than half the farm owners in Warren county are negroes. Negro tenants live upow a lower level, stand the hardships better, and rise out of tenancy into farm ownership oftener than white tenants. , , The negative speakers contended that abolishing the crop lien affected more than half the farmers of the State, all the tenant farmers and most of the small farm owners; that it meant chaos and confusion in the bus iness of 41 counties, mainlv the cot ton and tobacco counties of eastern North Carolina, where negro popula tion and tenancy farming the main features in agriculture; that the landlords were not able to finance their tenants directly and without the crop lien farm tenantes could not live. Farm labor would therefore be com pelled to desert this. region; and land values would be destroyed; that farm ing as a business would dwindle; that the cultivated area would decrease: that seventy-five million dollars of annual wealth in cotton and tobacco crops would ieojardize, and that the commerce and trade of these counties would be thrown in to a helpless mud dle. It was submitted that the system was bad, but, said the negative, it cannot be safely abolished until a ? radical economic substitute can be ound. Rural credit associations are averywhere slow in - developing strengt hand power. They could not be a mainstay for landless farmers within the next quarter of a century. MAIDEN NEWS. " March 15. Mr. Editor: I will trv to write a few lines to your paper. Dr. Arthur V. Gordon of London, England, made a lecture the night of 10th of March and was going to speak the 11th but on account of a severe attack of grip was not able to stay for the second night, but is coming back the 23rd c this month to give the other lecture. He is a verv able speaker. He spoke at the Baptist church. The house was packed just as long as one could get in and every body enjoyed hearing him. The sub ject was "Traps for Boys," and he sure made a fine lecture to the boys; the next one is to the tirls: suhiecL "Snare for Girls." We sure did em joy the first and think I will enjoy the next one too, as he can speak so plain that anybody can understand him: the little boys and girls can understand. The young people of Maiden enjoy ed a pound party last Saturday night at the home of Mr. Ed William's; ev erybody enjoyed it fine; there was a large crowd; they played games of all kinds, and sang a while, but the most enjoyable part was about 9 o'clock when the table was filled with all kinilit of fine cakes and . candies, bannanas, and then they said supper was ready; men 13 wnen we aid enjoy ourselves. The Maiden girls sure do know how to bake cakes. - The school at South Fork is going on nicely. Mr. E. F. Scott savs he is the greatest short at S. F. L, but Mr, Marshal Brittain denies the state ment. Says he is the short at S. F. I. The school will go out some time in May. The health is very s-ood at this writing in Maiden. Mr. h. hi. Heavner of near Henry, was a Maiden visitor Wednesday night. He stayed with the S. F. I. boys at South Fork. Tommy The Little Boy. It's all 'in with the fellow who builds air castles in the air. N. A. Gee, who was slabned bv Raymond Hall, s constable of Dur- ham, while the officer had Gee under arrest, sued Hall, who has since been ousted from office, for 125.000 'agw. Taa Jury fav W $. 165 CITIZENS FAVOR SCHOOL PROPOSITION Only Three Votes Cast Against the Proposition Fifty-seven Favor the Addition At Present Location 74 Voted "Elsewhere." The school election held last Tues day at the court houee from 8 a. m. to sundown was carried by an over whelming majority more than two thirds of the registered voters voting in favor of empowering t!ie School Trustees to borrow $10,000 to be used in providing adequate school eqiup mcnt for the graded schools. ? The voters came in a steady stream all day long, despite the threatening wcathoi, thus showing that they were interested in the education of the children. The unity of action on the part of the Lincolnton citizens when ' Messrs. John Moritz, David T. Thorn it comes to the welfare of the children berg, and Nichols Bucher. A corn is gratifying to the friends of educa- promise was effected and Mr. Moser tion. j united with the Synod the next year. The judges of election were Messrs. The Sunday following Mr4 Hersher J. T. McLean and u. L. Crowell; Keg- istrar R. E. Costner. A total vote ot lbs votes were cast during the day out of 222 registered for the election. For the proposition loo voles were cast., jniy i-nree votes were cast against the proposition, but of course those who did not vote count- ed against the proposition. Looking at it Irom this standpoint there were bl onnoscd to the proponition to 165 for. Many of those who did not vote were known to have been in favor of it, but for various reasons were unable to fast their votes, some being out of the city, others too busy to vote. Tak- en as a whole the election was near enough unanimous to suit all. A preferential box was kept at the Dolling place presided over bv Mr. J. O. Allen. The voters were given an opportunity to express themselves as to whether the money should be used for building additional rooms to the present school building or whether count of certain previous irregulari n building should be erected elsewhere ties on the part of the synod, and on in the city. The vote on this proposi- account, of certain treatment received tion resulted 57 for the present loca- by Mr. Henkle at the hands of its sec tion and 74 votes for the location to retary, the Rev. George Shobcr. Mr. be elsewhere. Several of the voters Shober was a Moravian and lived in did not express themselves as to this matter. It is understood that the citv owns the property adjacent to Mem- orial Hall and this will probably be the location for tne new building, should a separate building be erected, RUTHERFORD COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL. Rutherford College, N. C, March 10. Dear friends: Are you going to attend a summer school ; If so, you will be glad to know that plans are now under way for such a school to begin at Rutherford College, June 1, 11115. it isTielieved that this will sup ply a long felt demand in the Western section 01 IVorth Carolinu. It will ap peal uiike to students who have to make up a few subjects in order to enter college without condition in the fall and to teachers of the Stute and public schools who desire to pursue the study of certain subjects for th successful teaching of which they must have further preparation. For the prospective college student the school will offer the opportunity to make up units in Latin, German, Eng lish, Mathematics and History, and credits given for the same will be ac cepted by Trinity College .the Univer sity of North Carolina or in fact by any of the institutions of college grade. The school will also cooDer- ate with the County Superintendents m preparing teachers lor higher grade certificates or for preparing them to take the examination for btate High School certificates. Moreover, Rutherford College is a fine place to spend six weeks of hot summer weather where mountain breezes keep one cool and feeling like work. The natural advantages, moun tain scenery, walks to the river, min eral springs and healthful climate make the place exceptionally attrac tive for summer study. ........ Then too the cost of living is less than at almost any other place of equal advantages. Board can be se cured at a surprisingly low rate and the only expense that is attached to the school will be ten dollars matri culation fee. It is hoped that many will take advantage of what we offer here this summer and that the sum mer school from the beginning will be a fixed agency in advancing the educational interest of Western North Carolina; : 1 . Write us about the matter and we shall be very glad to give you any further information you may require in making up your plans to come. Yours very respectfully, RUTHERFORD COLLEGE, E. K. CREEL, Sec. MOTION TO RETURN THAW TO NEW HAMPSHIRE DENIED. New York, March lfi. Justice Page today denied Harry K. Thaw's mo tion that he be returned to New Hamp shire. The judge ordered that Thaw be sent back 10 Matteawan unless legal papers were served on the warden of the Tombs calling for the prisoner's retention in New York city. That al ready had been done. Warden Hanley of Tombs prison to day was served with a writ of habeas corpus issued by Supreme Court Jus tice Bijur, requiring him to produce Harry K. Thaw in court next Friday in case Justice Page should deny today the motion to have Thaw returned to New Hampshire. This, it was said, would prevent Thaw being sent to Matteawan before that day. In case of acquittal it was under stood that Thaw's counsel were pre pared to make the same request, BATTLESHIP DELEWARe" 1 FIRED ON BY MEXICANS. Galveston. Tex.. March 16. The tender of the United States battleship Delaware was fired upon by snipers at Vera Cruz on March 10, according to reports brought here today by pas sengers on the Norwegian 6teamnhip City of Tamnico. The tender went into the harbor for Captain Rogers of the Delaware and was fired upon while inbound and again while return- inr to the wanhin. Na nna wu in. Jurad. A HISTORIC OLD SCHOOL HOUSE (By Rev. L. L. Lohr.) In this old house there was also an adjustment of the differences of opinion which had hitherto kept Rev. Daniel Moser, Mr. Ilenkle's life-long friend, from uniting with the Tennee sce Synod. Mr. Moser had severed his connection with the North Carolina Synod in 1820 soon after the meeting in Lincolnton ,and was pastor of the Lincolnton church at the time the Syn od met there, when the division occur red. But for reasons which are not fully known to day he did not come in to tne Tennessee Synod till four years later. On the 23rd of April 1823 a meeting was held in Mr. Henkle's home for the purpose of setting mat ters right with Mr. Moser. Those present were Revs. Godfrey Dreher, famuel fiersher, Daniel Moser, and went with Mr. Henkle to Casner s (Phiadelphia), where he made a pub- lie declaration against the General Synod. And just here it may be said that the General Synod is one of the mrem, general oouies in tne iuineran church. It was organized at this time- 1820. The North Carolina Synod was in sympathy with the movement and toon part in its organization through an official representative. Those who afterwards composed the Tennessee Synod objected to the organization of this general body on general principles but especially on account or its con- fessional basis. The differences of opinion that arose in this matter had much to do with the organization of tne new synod. I When the North Carolina Svnod met in Lincolnton on Monday the 29th of May, 1820, it was anticipated that the meeting would be characterized bv warm and spirited discussions on ac- Salem; but having no work in his own church he accented an offer from the Lutherans to help them out as they were scarce in pastors. He never sev ered his connection with his church. Robert J. Miller an Episcopalean re ceived ordination at the hands of the North Carolina Synod and served the Lutheran church for a time, until he could secure work in his own church. It must be remembered, however, that what these men did waB done not un der normal conditions. There were certain emergencies on both sides. These caused both to tolerate certain irregularities which otherwise would not have been allowed, : The church needed pastorial care and attention and these men needed pastorial work. Mr. Shober although holding only a nominal relation to the synod did not hesitate to act as its chief spokesman and to take a leading part in all of its deliberations. He was bold, ambi tious, impulsive, even unscrupulous, ana never touna much difficulty in deviating from the facts in the ease, if in so doing his own interests were served, He developed a dislike for Mr. Henkle for reasons- which be himself never fully explained. No doubt the growing popularity of the latter together with his natural .abil ity as a theologial and a controversa list may have had something to do in the case. Mr. Shober was too self ish to tolerate a rival, and especially one so much younger than himself. It might not be prudent to say all this were it not that we are far enough away from the time of those stirrine events to impartially review the facts without renewing the strife. Mr. Hen kle had been preaching for seven years.without ordinution, although he was entitled to it. According to the custom of that day he was licensed, the license being renewed each year. This, however, did not lift him to the rank of an ordained pastor. Mr. Sho. her was largely responsible for this on the ground as he alleged that cer tain charges had been nref erred against Mr. Henkle. A pamphlet print ed by Mr. Henkle and containing the signatures of more than four hun dred members and friends of his sev eral congregations, and which congre gations he continued to serve until death, completely vindicated him from tne cnarge of an ever bearing dispo sition and of circulating a false renort This did not satisfy Mr. Shober and his party, and although Mr. Henkle did everything he could to get a hear ing before the synod, this was not grunted. In 1817 late in the year the synod adopted its first English constitution. This made provision that all future meetings of the svnod should he hM i on Trinity Sunday. There was no meeting in ibib, as tne previous meeting had been held late in the vpnr The 1819 meeting was scheduled for Sunday June 6th in Buffalo Creek church, Cabarrus countv: but inHteH of meeting at the time and in the place previously announced the meeting was held in Salisbury on the 25th of April,' and without informing all ministers of the change. Un Trinity Sunday Revs. Philip Henkle, Daniel Moser and candidates David Henkle and Josenh E. Bell met at the Buffalo Creek church for the purpose of holding a synod as pro vided by the constitution. The follow ing lay delegates were also present: Peter Hovle and Daniel Lutz. Daniel's: Jacob Ferney, Whitehaven; Frederick none, m John s ; Isac Mauney, Long Creek; and George Hovis and Adam Cloninger. Philadelnhia. On arrivlnir at the church they were surprised to una none 01 tne orticers present, it was reported that the president Rev. Storch was very sick at a distance of about two miles from the church. A committee consisting of Peter Hoyle and a Mr. Richie was sent to ascertain the real cause of his absence. They found him going away from home. He sent back a note saying, "I am in disposed, and if I were not indisposed I would not attend; for conference is is now over and there is nothing pend ing." He even went so far as to in. struct the elders not to open the doors of the church. The committee went back and reported taa result of its BOYS ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER Charged With The Killing of the Ca tawba County Negro Young Men Sons Of Good Families Prevailing Idea Boys Had No Intention of Killing. Newton, March 15. On charge of shooting up his house and killing Pink Goodson, colored, two miles from Hickory Saturday night, Glen and Dewey Yount, Jodie Starnes, Vance Lawrence, Ezra Rink and Joe Bass and Carl Brooks. All were ordered to be arrested by the coroner after the inquest held yesterday. The young men are all sons of good families and there is surprise over the charge lodged against them. If what the officers learn of the trouble is true Clarence Poe might find some red hot argument for his race segregation, for it is stated that the whole affair is due to resentment of white people against the presence of the negroes in a white settlement owning land that a wiuwu limn duiu wicriii. ...I,,', A n,l 4U. A month ago Goodson's house was shot up, but none was injured. Sat urday night during a f usilade in which more than 25 shots were put into the house, a steel-jacketed bullet from a high powered rifle passed through the walls of the house, Good son's head, a door and the floor; and was retrieved by sheriff Isenhour yes terday. From 1 o'clock Sunday morn ing till daylight the terrified wife of Goodson crouched beside the bloody corpse until daylight gave her a chance to flee and give the alarm. Coroner G. Lee Harbinson of maiden was summoned and after the inquest, the jury reported and order the arrest of the young men named. After the jury was ready to report, Sheriff Isenhour discovered an amaz ing thing. He drew from the sheets of the bed a blue steel revolver with blood splotches on it; and withal a handful of 38-caliber cartridges. The negress appeared as much surprised as anybody and swore, as did other negroes that Goodson did not own a pistol. She said she had slept in the bed and made it up that morning .and did not know the gun was there. The officers have no theory about it. The dea was advanced by some that it had been hidden in the bed during the morning: others thought the neero might have had it in his hand when he fell dead. What light it will throw on the case remains to be seen. It is said thererare onlv two nesro families in taht section and that their presence all along has not been de sired by the white people. Joe Bass one of the young men, does not now belong in the community; but lives witn nis lather, U. 1'. Bass, a mile from Drexel. This morning the elder Bass phoned to A. A. Whitener at Hickory, acting solicitor for the coun tv ami auhnA it If ...n o fl.nf . his son was wanted, and said if so, he would send him down. The young man came and was brought on to Newton today. All day he haB loafed around the court house, waiting to be locked up, as tne shentl and jailor both are at Hickory hunting for Brooks. Not before has a man against whom there was any charge, to say nothing of so serious a charge as this, been in the difficulty young Bass found himself in ready to go to jail and couldn't get in. The prevailing idea about the diffi culty is that the crowd had no inten tion of kiling anybody, but were again expressing their dislike of the nerues resiuence tnere. 1 ne suspects may be given a hearing in the county court tomorrow. CALLS REV. V. L. FULMER. Newton, March 15. The Lutheran congregation here yesterday extended a call to Rev. V. L. Fulmer of White Rock, S. C, to take the pastorate made vacant by the resignation of Rev. B. L. Stroun, who goes to Indian a after Easter. It is believed that Mr. Fulmer will accept. He -is a graduate of Lenoir College, the Lutheran school at Hickory, and married a Catawba lady, Miss Edith Shell. ASHEVILLE ADOPTS COMMIS- SIILN r UKM. Asheville, March 16. Asheville to day adopted the commission .form of government, giving tne new charter a majority of 692 out of a total of l,b()8 votes cast. Today's election is the second which Asheville has held to decide whether the affairs of the city shall be placed in the hands of three eom- uijnmuiic.1 o maieau 01 a mayor ana eight aldermen. The Morganton News . Herald has put in a new press and now prints an 8-page paper. The paper is much improved in appearances. We have a hunch that Germany in tends that proposed war zone about the British Isles to be a torrid zone. Manchester Union, visit to Mr. Storch .Thev all assembled next morning at nine o'clock and held service in the presence of a good sized congregation, the sermon being preached by Rev. Bell. After the ser vice they voluntarily withdrew to the shade of the trees near the church where an organization was effected. Rev. Philip Henkle was elected Dresi- dent and Joseph E. Bell, secretary and treasurer, lhe usual routine of business was transacted. Letters and petitions were considered, and there were a number of these. The churches Served by Mr.- Henkle- remonstrated , strongly against the irregularities of the svnod and its harsh treatment against him, and a withdrawal from the synod was threatened unless a' better spirit of justice prevailed. This body, however, took no action beyond a general diweussion. Urgent petitions being received from tneir several congregations, and their theo logical treatises having been consid ered and approved, Joseph E. Bell and David Henkle were then solemnly or dained to the office of the gospel min istry. Mr. Henkle 's report to synod showed that he had baptized 383 in fants, 49 adults, 38 slaves, and that he had confirmed 135 and held 11 funer als. ' (To Bs Coatiauad.)
The Lincoln Times (Lincolnton, N.C.)
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