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w w WrnA Stale latVr "JL. w VOL. IX.-M. 26. UNCOLNTON. N. C, FRIDAY. APRIL 2. 1915. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAI k t j :-t- -a 11 1 1 x x. r 11 llUmfe JUDGE CARTER ON WITNESS STAND For Five Hours--Cross Examined No Further Attention To Immoral ity Charge Against The Judge , Review of the Charges. Raleigh Special to Charlotte Observer, 30th. Judge Frank Carter was on the wit ness stand nearly five haura this af ternoon, during the last hour being under cross-examination by Mr. Rouse of counsel for Solicitor Abernethy. It is expected that his examination will be completed by 10 o'clock Tuesday and then argument by counsel in the Abernethy-Carter investigation will get under way, each sida to have ns much as three hours. Chairman Doughton, for the legis lative committee, gave counsel to un derstand this morning that no further attention need be given to the im morality charges against Judge Car ter, the committee having eliminated these because unsupported by any evidence. In his testimony Judge Carter re viewed all the court incidents testified about by other witnesses and made statements as to his general policy on the bench. He explained his policy as to fining "blind tigers" in lieu of road sentences as exacting first that there be submission in another case with suspendid judgment for holding the defendent on probation. Said Judge Carter: "Even in the case of the verv wealthy defendents at Asheville I would not allow them to pay the $6, 000 fines until they put themselves within the power of the court for judgment Discusing the noted Cook case from Wayne, in which he required the defendent to pay the widow of the man he killed $1,000 as punichment for carrying a revolver after he had been acquitted of murder indictment by jury, Judge Carter said: "I have never conceived it the function of a judge to sit as umpire at a game of skilPbetween lawyers, but to endeavor to do justice as between nan and man." Statement False. Judge Carter sr.id it was jjot true that he told Gatekeeper Hdfidock at tha union station in Wilmington that he was there to meet his yrfa. He said he met Mrs. Williams of Clinton. He did not say he would remember that he had been refused admission at the gate when Coast Line cases came into his court. The box-kicking inci dent the trouble with John E. Fow ler, H. A. Grady and the Raggett case at Clinton court were all explained and his attitude as judge defended. He said he ordered the child's affidavit in the Baggett case destroyed with the consent of Baggett because, be ing thoroughly repudiated and dis credited. He did not consider thnt it should be left on the records to con front the children involved in years to come. The Wilmington "blind tiger" cam paign, as Judge Carter termed it, was reviewed. The contempt case and order against Solicitor Abernethy were de tailed by Judge Carter. He said Abernethy had the most defiant ex pression imaginable while refusing to obey the order of the court to take hia scat and wait instruction of the record in the case. Probably two hours testimony and cross-examination were devoted to this contempt case without developing new features of any sort. Chaingang Case. During the afternoon session Judge Carter testified as to the complaint against him by Representative Matt Allen as to a railroad case and then, detailed the feature of the Pasquotank chaingang case, detailing terrible con ditions he said the- investigation re vealed. Numbers of the convicts were he said, not hardened criminals, but youths. He said his observation was that a great defect in North Caro lina courts was that all too often wealthy influential offenders evade and escape justice and the poor get too harsh treatment. He thought the great seal for road building and to get chaingang recruits for road work too often constrained Superior, re corder's and other courts to sentence, especially youths to terms too readily. Judge Carter's testimony as to the Baughnm case and attendant Aber nethy contempt matter were at great length, but without developing any special new features. He could not remember having mentioned Solicitor Abernethy'! conscience in the colloquy with the solicitor. There was the most intense defiance depicted in the lace oi the solicitor, Judge Cnrter ar.id when he was refusing to take his seal. Croe Examination. '. On cross-examination Judge Cnrter stated that his observation of the law and its administration in North Caro lina was that, while not wholly im potent, it was partially so in convict ing persons of wealth. He had in his charge and command in the Newbern court deprecated the tendency to be lenient to the influential. He explain ed that Verdicts that had impressed him in his respects were those of unu eual harshness toward negroes and poor white people as compared with more wealthy and influential. He was sure he had never used the term "poor white trash" credited to him by some witnesses. At 6 o'clock Chairman Doughton interrupted the almost featureless cross-examination with an announcement of adjourn ment to 9 o'clock Tuesday morning It was in an informal conference thereafter that it : . was agreed that there be three-hours limit to a side for argument which will probably be concluded tomorow. night. Pasquotank Sheriff. ' The Investigation was resumed here this morning at 9:30 o'clock before the legislature committee, the first evidence taken having to do with the Pasquotank chaingang affair in which Judge Carter was charged with inter fering with the management of the convict to the extent that hia inter ference inspired a revolt among the convicts and endangered the lives of the guards. Charles Reed, sheriff of Pasquotaak was the first witness. He was serving his seventh term as sheriff and "took a drink whenever he felt like it." He told of Judge Carter ordering the shackels taken off the prisonors and' . criticising the county commissioners ' very harshly, and that people all over the country were indignant at the judge. He admitted conditions at the camp were bad and that the guards . drank a good deal. j He said Chairman Scott of the coun ty commissioners knew nothing about Itfie convicts having iron bands about their necks, and that when he dis covered this treatment he ordered the bands taken off. The sheriff would 1 not say that the people of the county resented the investigation, but only that they considered the judge too harsh. And the judge had deprived the county of two-weeks work by the convicts by keeping them in jail. He admitted that since the investigation there has been an entire change in the management of the convicts in the chaingang camps. Fitting He Says. County Superintendent of Schools Hinton of Pasquotank testified that Judge Carter s characterization of the Pasquotank chaingang as "A man made hell" was eminently fitting, and that the investigation was to ascertain if the chaingang was any fit plnce to "sentence prisoners and showed that it was not About the only criticism he had for Judge Carter was that he should not have delivered his criticism of the county authorities in the pres ence of the convicts. J. B. Leel, Lawyer of Elizabeth City, thought the investigation Judge Car ter made as to the chaingang did a great deal of good. He did let the con victs know what if there was any fur ther mistreatment of them they could look to the judge for protection. Really the only general criticism of the conduct of Judge Carter in the matter was his having lectured the county commissioners and other coun ty authorities in the presence of the convicts. . Recorder Sawyer. E. L. Sawyer, now recorder of Elizabeth City, explained that both the chairman of the county commis sioners and the convict superintend ent having been named Scott Judge Carter criticised the wrong Scott in court and afterwards apologized to Commissioner Scott. He said a physician had testified that the sores on the legs of the prisoners were probably due to a loathsome disease and not to shackles. W, T. Bost, newspaper man, testi fied to having heard Judge Cnrter say from the bench in Wake court, that he believed the county commis sioners were backing up Guards Nip per and Johnson and. that B. C. Beckwith, County attorney, - was asked, when he arose to be heard, by Judge Carter "What are you do ing here?" He heard Solicitor Nor ris say that he hoped the commis sioners would not put up any money for the defense of the guards, ns he might have to present a bill of in dictment against them. W. O. Saunders. W. O. Saunders, newspaperman of Elizabeth City, testified thnt the con vict camp was rotten and prisoners were treated worse than beasts. Ho did not go out there as he felt it would be worth his life to do so. There had been a studied effort to misrepresent Judge Carter in the county. He said that instead of the convicts having beaten up guards and escaped after the investigation by tha judge, the guards rcr.lly told the convicts they could do as they "damn pleased" and that they left and went to town. Most of tham re turned. Only the one who made the assault on the guard and another prisoner who was half-witted did not return. He thought it was realty demon strated that the judge was right in saying that the convicts could be put on their honor, if he really said this, He did not think the whole convict trouble after the investigation was a frame-up, but he thought it was planned by those opposed thnt there should be some trouble - with the convicts. Editor Saunders admitted that he was acquitted in a libel suit a few montlis ago in court held by Judge Carter. Col. J. C. L. Harria. Col. J. C. L. Harris of Raleigh, testified that Judge Carter told Attor ney B. C. Beckwith that if he per sisted in taking an appeal in some small cases that he would "fix it so the Supreme Court would decide it against you." He related personal troubles he had with Judge Carter ns to cases in which he was counsel. He said Judge Carter had the repu tation ih Wake County of being dic tatorial on the bench. He said that he considered that in State vs. W. H. Moore the Supreme Court had over turned a law of 100 vears standing Iwithout rhyme or reason and he resumed that such thing might b done again; so he had tried to get an apnea! from Judge Carter in a case in Harnett court and the judge made this as difficult as he could. He knew there was a defect in the indictment of his client and he had gotten by it with from the magistrate's court to use the defect in his Supreme Court appeal and was slipping by" Judge Carter with it but failed to get by. Judge on the Stand. It was about noon when the "stray biU of evidence were all in and Judge Carter took the stand in his own behalf, making an admirable witness w every respect He said he was oo years old, was licensed to I practice law in Georgia, practiced in : Atlanta, Ga., a number of years-' married there in 1888 has three liv' ing children, returned to his old home in Asheville in 1897 to practice law; was appointed on the bench in April, 1911 and nominated and re elected in 1912. I Judge Carter testified that he had not lost any time from the bench on ' account of sickness; had exchanged courts with many Judges and esti mated that he had done 11 more weeks of judicial service for other judges than they had done for him in court exchanges. He said he suf-, fered a nervous breakdown in 1909. i Testifying as to the box-kicking incident at Clinton, the Judge said old man Crumpler seemed to have difficulty in getting the box loose and Continued on last page. more snips SENT TO BOTTOM London, March 31. Two German submarines, the U-28 and another whose number has not been ascer tained, which have been operating off the west coast of England during the past few days, have added two more British Bteamers, the Flamin ian and Crown of Cantile, to their list of victims, totaling five since Saturday night There was no loss of life on the two vessels, although the submarine fired before the crew of the Crown of Sastile left the steamer. 150 Die When Germans Sink Two Pas senger Steamers. London, March 29. Upward of 150 persons' lost their lives in the sinking by German submarines during the past 48 hours of the Dempster liner Falaba and the British Steamer Aguila. The Falaba bound from Liverpool for the coast of Africa, with about 160 passengers, was torpedoed Sunday in St. George's Channel. The Aguila sent down by shell fire of the submarine U-23 off Pembroke shire Saturday night had three pas sengers and a crew of 42 and of these 23 of the crew and all of the passen gers were lost. The aguila also was outward bound from Liverpool and was en route for Lisbon. An official list supplied at the offices of the Elder Demster Steamship Company, owners of the Falaba shows that so far as is known at present 52 first class passengers, 34 second class Passengers and 49 of the crew of the alaba were saved. Four of the pas sengers and four of the crew are reported killed and 61 passengers and 43 of the crew ore missing. When the submarines appeared both steamers tried to escape by crowding on full steam but the under water boats overhauled them after short chases and in each case , the Germans then allowed but a few minutes to get his passengers and crew into the small boats. The captain of the Falaba, who was lost, was given five minutes to get his passengers and crew off but according to the survivors before this was possible a torpedo hit the engine room causing a terrible explosion. Many were Killed and the steamei sank in 10 minutes. Trawlers rescued most of those who were saved, others got away in the boats. Those still on the steamer when the explosion occurred were thrown into the sea and it took the fishermen an hour or more to pick up those in the water who managed to keep afloat The Aguila's captain was allowed four minutes in which to leave his ship. The submarine opened fire kill ing a woman passenger, the chief engineer and two of the crew. Even after the crew had commenced to lower the boats according to the sur vivors, the Germans kept up their fire and some of the boats were riddled. The captain of the trawler Ottilie, whom the commander of the sub marine told of the sinking of the Aguila, went to the rescue and picked up three boats containing 19 of the crew. A fourth boat could not be found and it is presumed she founder ed. On their arrival at Fishguard several of the crew were bandages, having been wounded by the fire from the submarines. Cardiff. Wales. March 29. One of the Falaba's passengers said that when the submarine ordered the pas sengers to the boats, the boats were lowered immediately and the passen gers were served with lifeboats, but no one was allowed to take personal effects. "Then followed a horrible scene." said the passenger. "Some of the boats were swamped and several pas sengers were drowned almost imme diately. . "Barely 10 minutes after we re ceived the order to leave the ship I heard a report and saw the vessel heel over. The German had actually fired a torpedo at her at a range of about 100 yards when a large number of passengers, the captain and other offi cers were still distinctly to be seen aboard." All the passeneers and officers sav the submarine fired a torodo before all the boats were lowered and while many persons were still aboard the steamer. One officer said: " I was sittine in a boat suspended from the davits and was waiting for two women passengers when another officer shouted 'lookout' and then I saw the bubbles marking, the black of a torpedo. There was a tremendous crash and the boat fell from the davits and turned over, throwing the passengers and crew into the water. The water wag icy cold and there were many who died from exposure." Von Kluck Had Stormy Interview mw emperor. London. Mnrpfl 3fl nanarnl " unn Kluck, the German commander who led the advance into France, was woun ded. according in tmvnUr Rat lin, while recklessly inspecting trench es oi uie most, aingerous point on the line after a stormy interview with Em peror William. It is rumored that Ber lin believes that as the result of the incident Emperor William will entrust the command of von Kluck's army to Prince Eetel Friedrich. FOUGHT RUSSIANS WITH FIRE AND WATER, London Dispatch. How th Germans employed both fire and water to destroy the Russians in the campaign in the Mazurian Lake district, East Prussia, is related in a comunication received by the West minister Gazette from Gothenburg: "German strategy counted not only on water and mire, but even fire, the correspondent at Gothenburg de clares. "Their engineers have for many years been equipped with a pe culiar Kind of auger for excavating the trunk of soft trees, such as the Mazurian firs. When the Russian army first advanced into East Prussia German engineers hastily excavated numbers of trees. When Russian troops reached the Vasarian district German engineers at once opened the canal locks, drowning the invading troops like flies. Some Russians reached forests, but of course, they had no idea that many trees had been charged with gasoline. It was an easy task for the German artillery to set a match to this bonfire and bum up the Russian regiments they had entrapped." Prohibition For England. London, March 30. -Prohibition, as frastic as that prevailing in Russia, today faces the United Kingdom. Press dicussusions of the letter sent by David Lloyd George, chancellor of the exchequer, to the Ship Owner's Federation competes successfully in point of interest with the news of the sinking of the British liner Falaba by a German submarine with the loss of more than 100 lives. The chancellor in his letter said: "We Rre fighting Germany, Austria, and drink and so far as I can see the greatest of these three deadly foes is drink," and added that he had a grow ing conviction that only the severest method would be of avail in dealing with the evil. The employers are backing what Mr. Llyod George terms "root and branch action" even to the extent of promising to seal their own wine cel lars and to prohibit the use of intoxi cants at their clubs, while labor lead ers are equally anxious for the in stitution of some prohibitory measure. WHAT HAPPENED TO HOLIDAY SOLDIERS WHO WENT BACK. Wall Street Journal. When the war broke out the call for volunteers in Canada for service in Europe was so amazingly complete that there was sufficient to make about three divisions in the first con tingent and leave a considerable nucleus for a second contingent. Be fore the lapse of many weeks some 33,000 Canadian troops found them selves in England undergoing the hardships of rigorous training in sur roundings that might be the usual part and parcel of the soldier's lot, but not tho ideal of the fiction war rior. Reports from Canada and England tell us that numbers of officers were found to be incompetent while privates were too superior to do their bit of trench digging; both found the food not quite as good as "mother used to serve." Some of the rank ind file refused to serve under Eng lish oftiecrs. The reply was prompt and to the point. Those objecting were at liberty to return with the thanks of the mother country for their valor. Some 600 are reported to have returned home. Were they received with open arms? The mayor of one large town pro posed that its returning "heroes" be put in jail. Clubs soon' found their names cumbered the registers and their resignations were accepted in advance. Black balls flew thick and fast Go to Canada now and you will find many a returned officer, of the first contingent enlisted as a private in succeeding contingents, longing for the atmosphere of the front as more "omfortable than at home. Noble six hundred! BELGIAN CHILDREN THANK PRESIDENT WILSON FOR BREAD. Washington Dispatch. An exchange of letters between President Wilson and two little Bel gians in Brussels, in which the chil dren thanked the President for food sent by Americans, and Mr. Wilson expressed his appreciation for their gratitude, has been made known at the White House. The children, twins, 9 years old, wrote as follows: "Dear Mr. Wilson: "Thank you very much for the good bread. The poor people in our village were starving, for they , had nothing to eat, but now that you have sent over to our dear little country a big provision of wheat both rich and poor can live. Thanks to the Americans. "Best love and wishes. From little PUSSY DESPOELBERCH." Pussy's brother added the following note: -"I join in with my sister in thank ing you too, for it is jolly good bread; enough to satisfy any schoolboy's hunger." - . . . ... ..... . In reply the President sent the fol lowing letter in his own handwriting: "My dear little friends: "Your letter touched me very deep ly and I thank you for it with all my heart It makes me very happy to think that what generous Americans have done to relieve the hunger and distress in your country has brought you the help you needed and given you a little happiness in the midst of these terrible days of war. I hope that you will grow up to be strong to do the work that will have to be done in the days of peace that are coming. It would be a great pleasure to me some day I might see you both when those happier time have come. Your sincere friend, "WOODROW WILSON." EXPRESS MESSENGER AND MER CHANT ARRESTED AT LEXING TON. Lexington Dispatch, 27th to Charlotte Observer. This afternoon warrants were is sued for H. I. Loop, agent of South ern Express Company at this place, C. D. Fowler, express messenger of Greensboro, and John K. Hankins, a prominent merchant, charging Lopp and Fowler with stealing merchandise from the Southern Express Company, and charging Hankins with receiving stolen goods .knowing them , to - be stolen. The arrests created no small sensation, as the two local parties are well-known citizens, prominetnly con nected. Mr. Hankins has been one of the city's leading merchants for many years and Mr. Lopp has been agent for the Southern Express Company for more than 10 years. CARD OF THANKS. We take this method of thanking our friends and neighbors for their words-of L-vmpathy and their deeds of kindness to ui during the sickness and death of eur beloved husband and father. Trusting we may be of service to them in the future. Mrs. D. F. Beat and Children. Somehow or other the clouds that I have silver lining are always other people elouq a. GERMAN CRUISER LOADING COAL Newport News, Va., Murch 31. Six teen hundred tons of steam coal care fully weiehed and inspected and load- j ed on barges at Seawall's Point early today wus persistently reported in ma rine circles to be for the German con verted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedich, al though port officials declared they had no knowledge of such a cargo being prepared for the German raider. Ma rine experts strengthened their con clusions by calculating that 1,600 tons is about the amount which would be required to take the Prinz Eitel to her nearest home port. Coupling those circumstances with repeated declara tions of the Eitel's commander and crew that they would make a dash to sea on a favorable opportunity, ship ping circles today were seriously con- .L . ' i siutTiiif u.e possibility uiui voinrnanu er Thuirichens might make good his defi to hostile cruisers outside the capes. Newport News, Va., March 31. Undor supervision of the United States Navy, the German merchant raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich tonight is filling her bunkers with coal. Six teen hundred tons were delivered alongside the German ship on barges late in the day and the crew immediate ly began the task of coaling the ves sel. Information from the ship itself is variable. Officers and men when they come ashore and talk to friends do not agree. Some insist that the mer chant raider will brave tho shell-splitting gauntlet of enemy warships out side the capes. Others calmly assert that they believe the ship will bo in terned by order of the United States before many more days have passed. One man who has paid frequent visits to the Eitel Friedrich asserted tonight that there was no question that the Friedrich would put to sea regardless of consequences. "If she does not," he remarked, "I cannot beli.-vi my own ears." ENTERTAINMENT AT MT. VIEW. There will be an entertainment at the Mt. View School, Wednesday April the 7th, beginning at 8 o'clock p. m. No exercises will be held during the day but we will be glad to have every one come in the e.-.rly part of the af ternoon and enjoy themselves with us. The program will be as follows: Song North Carolina Hills. Recitation Johny's History Lesson.. . . Jesse Dclinger Recitation The Reason Why.. .... . . .. Alda Armstrong. Pantomime Columbia The Gem of the Ocean. Recitation Unselfishnens .... ...... .... ...... Muy Dellinger Recitation Trouble in the Amen Cor ner. .... .Alda Ewing. Song Ben Bolt. Play Snuashville Debating Society. Song The Dairy Maids. Recitation Somebody's Mother i.. ...... ..Lillian Hovis. Recitation A Cold Winter Night.... .Fay Dellinger. Recitation When Mama Makes An Angel Cake. . , . . .Josephine Finger Recitation Schacob's Lament Song Good Old U. S. A. . .. ..Francos Reinhardt. Recitation A Word to the Wise. . . . .... ...... ..Lucius Hullman. Recitation Sister S'lina .Edith Hovis Recitation The New Church Organ.. . . Micah Hullman Play Waiting on the Train. Song October Gave a Party. Recitution A Ruilway Through The Farm.. Donald Ewing. Pantomine Abide With Me. Recitation Burial of Moses.... .... .Kluttz Hallman Song Vacation. Teacher, Matt Ransom Williams. . ROUTE 1 NEWS ITEMS. Dear Editor: As I have not seen any news from this section in a long time will try to give a little. The free schools are closing rapidly. Pleasant Home school closed last Fri day and Liberty lnt Wednesday and Leonard's Fork will close Saturday, April 3rd. I think they all closed with an old time ring-playing. The dredge boat on Indian creek is getting along nicely; they passed down by J. C. Dellinger's last Monday. The people have been going to see the boat both day and night; certain was a large crowd over there last Monday, and Monday night, they went by the wagon loads. Rev. Wessinger of Cherryville preached at Bethpage last Sunday at three o'clock. We are going to have preaching every fourth Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Sunday school starts Sun day morning, April 4 at nine o'clock. Everybody is welcome. A Reader. FURTHER TROUBLE IN LIFTING BOAT. Washington, March. 30. Efforts to raise the sunken submarine F-4 off Honolulu harbor were temporarily suspended today after a haw-icr with which the boat was being dragged to ward shore snapped. Rear Admiral Moore reported from Honolulu late today that the submarine evidently was waterlogged and too heavy to be raised by the equipment employed by the searching fleot That destroyed any faint hope that might have boen left of finding any of the crew of twenty-one alive The xessels lies in -45 fathoms, 270 feet of water, and her poasition is be ing held while preparations for rais ing her by pontoons are made. SENTENCED TO HELP WIFE WASH DISHES. Flint Mich.. March 30. Josebh Cell was sentenced to wash dishes for his wife for fourteen months by Judge Weist in the circuit court here . Cell J deeded guilty to a violation of the ocal option law. He told the court he had been unable to get work for four teen months. The court then asked his wifu if he did any work about the houM. She said he carried the water and coal, but that he never helped her wash the dishes. Cell waa allowed his lib. jertyoii probation and must wash the JACK'S TROUBLES By Neal Murphy, Seventh Grade Stu dent of Crouse High School. Once upon a time in England, there lived a man who had two sons. One of the boys loved the farm and enjoyed his life there very much, but the other one. Jack, was a hard-headed lad of 14 years and did not love the life his brother did. He continually longed for the city. He had heard many strange stories of the great city oi London which made him all the more restless and discontented. One morning as he was thinking of a promise he had made to his father a promise to always stay with him, and when he was dead to care for the old farm and his mother his work became almost unbearable to him and thnt night he could hardly sleep for thinking of it. The next morning on his way to the fields he came to a sign board at a turn in the road. On it these words were written To London 15 miles and a hand pointed toward London town. For a moment he stood undecid ed then forgetting r.U his promises he set out for the city. , Down the crooked road he went, looking back one more time at his fathers house and bidding it goodby, as he thought .forever. About noon he came near the great city, and was very tired and hungry tor he had walked many miles without food. Ho stopped at a farmhouse and begged something to eat which was given him. After resting for an hour in tho shade of a tree he began his journey nnew, feeling much refresh ed after his rest. In about two hours he was entering the gates of the city. He was very much frightened when he saw the strange sight of the workmen, and the rapid rush of people in the streets, for this was his first trip to a city. It was not like what ho thought it would be, and he felt a sense of dis appointment when he saw the filthy streets. He roamed around the streets and watched the people at work, but did not like the tasks. Towards night he became very tired and hungry again. In the light of the street lampc he saw a man whom he knew was a police coming toward him. He came ud to Jack, and asked his name and busi ness. Jack told him that he had come a long way and was looking for work. He asked the police to find a iob and a place to stay all night . j he police could find no place so Jack wrs put in prison, given a few crumbs of bread and left alone. Be ing tired he fell asleep and slept until morning. When he awoke the jail keener came to his cell and asked him what kind of work he wanted. "Any kind you can give me." was the reply. 'There is a man down on Comwell street who wants a boy to work in his kitchen. Would you like the job?" JacK tnanKtully accepted tho po sition and was led down to his work. For awhile he did his work well, then he began to think himself too big for a kitchen boy, and the work no longer suited him. By this time he was learning a Dart of the city, and he found a job in a manuiactunng plant near by. there was one thing he did not like about it he had to be on time for his job ev ery morning, and being a lazy boy he soon gave up his work. Me hud saved up a little monev. but it was soon used up and then he tried to get his work back but he could not His board was not paid up and he was put in prison for his debt. .. At last he beean to think about his home which he had not seen in about eight years. He got sick and lay very near death for awhile. When his time expired he was sent home to his fath er and mother. He stayed there all his life for he found that "there's no place like home." COMMITTE WILL MAKE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNOR APRIL 27. Raleieh. March 30. Argument by opposing counsel in the Aberenthy- larter nvestigation was concluded at 8:30 tonight and the committee an nounced a recesa to April 27 -. when it will meet here again to make up its report and recommendations to Governor Craig and the General As sembly. The hnal argument for Judge Car ter was by former Governor Kitchin, he -characterized the dreadnaughts that Representative Clark said on the floor of the House were being brought out to fight Judge Clark in the open instead of submarine war fare, as 'painted ships on a painted ocean. All that had been shown in the in vestigation was that Jude Carter is a man of temper, learning, exact ing sense of justice who had cleaned up town after town and won highest commendation from the best people, lie summarized testimony by citizens in every part of the State commend ing Judge Carter. Arguments for Solicitor Aberenthy were made by J .S. Langston, Kin ston: T. W. Davis, Wilmington, and W. II. Pace, Raleigh, and for Judge Carter by Col. P. M. Pearsall, New bern and Judge J. S, Manning, Ral eigh. URGED TO BUILD SILOS Newton, Mnrch 27. H. K. Foster, county demonstration agent for this county is urging Catawba farmers to build silos and presents to them a cost statement that carries with it convincing argument. A silo 10 feet square and 20 feet high, will hold tons of ensilage, or the quantity that five acres of ensilage corn will pro duce, lnis is enough to feed 10 I cows six months, and the cost of the building is only $54.05. The items of costs are: Twelve bags of cement. $6.60: . threo cubic yards of sand, 75 cents; five yards of broken stone, $2.26; 1,600 feet of lumber, $19.20; 800 feet of wire for hoops, $6.75; eight lugs, $1.25; 16 eye bolts, $2.75: spikes. $1: one and one- half squares of roofing, $4.50; nine aays worn, . lotai t4.Ub. Skinnum "It's no easy thing to be honest in these day of .keen compe tition." wigway Tjh, Its easy enougn alter yon get used to tt." LIVE NEWS ITEMS A dispatch by way of Copenhagen, says that a crowd of 3,000 women mostly of the poorer classes, beseiged' the German reichstag in Berlin, Mon day, crying, "We want peace and bread." A report in New York is to the ef fect that the Russian government has lately placed an order with American manufacturers for $80,000,000 worth of shrapnel shells for early delivery. The President of the National Relief Committee of Brussels estimates that before next harvest 2,500,000 Belgians will be in the bread line. Gov. Craig has pardoned Oscar Borders of Rutherford county who in 1908, at the age of 12 years was sen tenced to 15 years in the State prison for burning a barn. The yeggmen continue very active in this State. The postoffice at Mebane was robbed Thursday night of a small amount of cash and stamps about $25. The same night the postomce in Hillsboro was robbed of about $1,500 in cash and stamps, about $350 of the amount being in cash. A Wilson dispatch in the 7,'ilming ton Star says that Richard Brewer nlowing on the farm of Hawkins Boy kin in Johnston county, uncovered $500 in coin, nearly all of it gold, which is supposed to have been buried many years. Strange to say, the landowner, according to the report, laiu no claim to tne money DUt allow ed the finder to keep it Rev. James Joyner, an Episcopal minister for some years in charge of an Episcopal mission in Burke coun ty, died at Morganton on the 22nd, aged 53. He was one of four brothers in the ministry of the Episcopal Church. The expense so far incurred by the government in fighting the foot and mouth cattle disease throughout the country amounts to $3,273,077, of which $2,338,306 went to compensate owners of the cattle which were killed by the agents of the Bureau of Ani mal Industry. The Legislature of Tennessee has passed a bill abolishing the death penalty in that State. Two exceptions are made in criminal assault cases and in case of life-term convicts who commit murder. George Cathey, alleged proprietor of a roadhouse at Skyland, a short distance from Asheville was arrested last week when his place was raided and oflRrerrs npixeri 121 hnrrels of her. three-fourths of a barrel of rye whis key, a case of corn whiskey, and 16 bottles of champagne. Cathey, who has a reputation as a violator of law, said he was storing the stuff against the coming of the drought due April 1st He gave bond for a hearing to day. Paris French prisoners writing from Germany declare the military au thorities have taken all the brass and copper buttons from their uniforms for use in making projectiles. They have been given bone and horn but tons instead. MOUNT HOLLY ITEMS. Mt. Hollv. March 30. Misses Bess Rhyne and Catherine McLean of Gas tonia spent the week-end with friends here. We are glad to report Rev. S. L. Cathey as being very much better, but not able to be out yet. Mrs. folly Kelley, better Known as Aunt Polly, is very sick with lagrippe. There seems to be a perfect epidem ic of la-grippe over the whole neigh borhood, with a sharp sprinkling of pneumonia. . Mr. J. W. Patterson spent Saturday in Charlotte. Kev. N. K. Richardson closed a very successful meeting at the Methodist church yesterday. Rev. Charles Kirkpatnck of Mooresville did the Miss Wilson of Kannapous is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Andrews. Mi-h. M A: Rnnlrln ann aistor M- Shelton of Charlotte have been called to Denver to be with their mother, Mrs. Freeman Kelley, who continues quite sick. Little Holland the seven year old son of Postmaster R. L. Gardner is very sick with pneumonia. We are sorrv tn hpar nf t.hA Hpnt.1i at Kenley, N. C., of Mrs. Vivian Vip perman, wife of Rev. D. E. Vipperman, who was pastor of the Baptist church here for several years but recently of Kenley. Mrs. Vipperman was a sweet Christian lady and was very much iixeo by every one here. SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL NEWS. The school closed at Southside last Friday. The entertainment being on Saturday night, a large crowd at tended considering the unfavorable weather, and everything went off nice ly upon which the honor is due to the enthusiastic and attetntive students and patrons cooperating with the teachers. Quite a number of diplomas and gifts were recievd by the students for which they worked faithfully the term through and all the students have the best regards of their teachers, who are willinsr and readv to helo their ueur niuueiii.n at miy wine, .uiruugn their future life. , Those on the honor roll for the last month are as follows: First grade Ruth Staniey. Blair Carpenter. Second grade Bessie Carpenter, Roy Cline, Eva Parker Bertie Lee summit Third grade Edith Lynch, Ruth Arney, Virginia Whitesides, Flossie Weaver, Odell Cline. Fourth grade Paul Williams, Mary Carpentter, Lauder Carpenter, Fran ces Bynum, Bryte Whitesides. Fifth grade Hattie Arney, Margar et Rhyne, Ora Reep, Aubry White side. Sixth grade Mary Arney, Lucy Carpenter, Bertie Cline, Verna Clon inger, Harris McAllister. . Seventh grade Wilma ' Puntch, Willie Carpenter, Dewey William, Summey Bynum.
The Lincoln Times (Lincolnton, N.C.)
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April 2, 1915, edition 1
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