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TROOPS ARRIVE TOO
NEGRO S LYNCHING
LATtTO
PREVENT
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Raleigh, Jan. 27,-Speedmg eigh- moral purposes may be enjoined,
teen miles across country w auto- -you may not do away with con
mobiles this afternoon under urgent cubines and li5ertines; deciared
orders from Governor Craig to avert Representative Prouty, of Iowa, in
a threatened lynching, Assistant Ad-1 urgin the m butyou can prevent
jutant-General Gordon Smith and i yice flaunting itself m the face of
Captain W. F. Moody, commanding Lvery man whQ down
a squad of forty men of of Company streetg of a cUy We hope tQ do away
B, Third regimeuv iiur.. vaiuim
national guard, reacnea tneir aesu
nation just beyond Wendell across
the county line in . Johnson county,
only to fine the body of the negro
they were attempting to save rid
dled with bullets and his head liter
ally beaten into s pulp. A mob of
infutated citizens had taken him
from Sheriff Grimes, of Johnson
county, and his deputies and wreak-
him for his
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confessed crime, of murdering Mrs. !
William Lynch on Saturday even-1
in J The victim of the lynching wasl
mWUson who was arrested as a j
t at Warsaw last night, later j
!!L!UhP crime, and' claimed !
w thpre were four or five accom- j
nlices whose names he gave.
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CALL UP GOVERNOR.
It was about 11 o'clock when
winstnn: for Sheriff Grimes,
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called up Governor Craig on long , uiai wc uavc uuu wuuu oi uuim
distance and told him a mob had ; ing to start with. We have a system
entered Selma and was threatening of water works at Webster, also a
Hl summary justice to the ' farm worth $5000 or more. I think
negro. He thought however tnat
they were inclined to" not lynch
Wilson because of his attitud as
state's witness against other negroes
he accused. Winston told the Gover
nor that the mob had already sur-
Wn lnpk.nn in whinli
the oi& etc
not even let the sheriff "take the and Webster with a f ;rm life school
prisoner out; that they insisted that '; for farmer boys and girls, together
they would only consent for him to j with the other good schools of the
be taken to the scene of the crimej county, all connected by a system
there to have a complete inveti at-j of good roads, would make old Jack
ion. If this was done, Mr. Winston j son the Eden of Western North
told the governor, he (Mr. Winston) I Carolina. I am 50 years old and
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w tha wnrH nf . thflsfi neonle that
the negro should not be harmed,
but that thev would protect him
against attack from an other source.
In the midst of his conversation
with the governor, Mr. Winston ask
edthe governor to wait a minute as
the mob was then breaking open the
lock-up to get the negro. He return
ed quickly to say that they had him
but were pledged to allow the sher
iff to convey him to the scene of
the murder for investigation.
PROMISES TROOPS. '
In the light of these conditions
the governor instructed Mr. Win
ston and Sheriff Grimes to convey
the negro to, the scene of the crime
as proposed and spare no effort to
protect the prisoner from violence,
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and that he would send troops from
Raleigh to help them out. Within an
hour troops were on the way.
The lynching took place about
fifteen minutes before the troops
arrived. The mob had learned of the
approach of the troops, and its
members made short work fo shoot
ing the negro to pieces. There was
a small cotton rope about his neck
but this had evidently been too
weak for the purposes of lynching.
Citizen.
IMMORALITY IN
WASHINGTON CITY
Washington, Jan. 26. The so-called
red light bill, already passed by
the Senate and proposing to elimi
nate the segregated district in the
Capital, was passed'by, the House to
day; without amendment' or oppo
sition. .
The bill, framed by Senator Ken;
yon and modeled after an Iowa law,
provides that the use of any property
wkh tne tempta,ions continually i
in
the way of both men and women,"
Republican Leader Mann and oth
ers joined in favor of the bill, which
now goes to the President for his
signature. News and Observer.
SPEEDWELL.
As a farmer, I wish to give my
endorsement to the proposition to
estaDiisn a iarm scnooi m weDSter. i
It is my understanding that if the .
people will raise $2500, then the '
State will supplement this sum, j
making $5000 to start with. I am
in favor of the county using the
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court house and jail for this purpose.
We are in better position to estab
lish a farm life in Jackson county
than any other county in the West
ern part of the state, from the fact
i oocnnn i ru..:u
the 15 townships of Jackson county
should take stock in a farm life at
Webster in proportion to their
wealth and con v 071? c nee.
Sylva as a business center with
the summer camp school and law
school: Cullowhee with the . Normal
would sure iiKe to see oia jacKson
corm into her own in my day and
generation, and place . my children j
on the threshold of a great and
glorious furure.
The body of Rev. W. R. Bryson
was taken through Speedwell to its
last resting place in the Wike cem
etery near East La Porte.
Prof. Reynolds, of the Cullowhee
Normal and Industrial school spent
a few hours in Speedwell Monday
afternoon.
Rev. J. B. Stallcup preached here
Saturday and Sunday to very good
congregations.
Rev. John Green of Glenville
spent Mon lay night in Speedwell.
The body of Mr. and Mrs. Burt
Buchanan's 12 year old son was
buried at Mountain Grove Sunday
afternoon. Rev. J. B. Stallcup con
ducting. the funeral. X. Y. Z.
WOMEN VOTE IN LINCOLN.
Lincoln County is the first in the
state to grant votes to women. A
drainage commission for the Indian
Creek Drainage District is to be
elected today under rules prescribed
by Mr. A. Nixon, Clerk of the Super
ior court Judge Nixon properiy rail
ed that the women landowners are
eligible to vote. They should vote on
all matter. No.person should be tax
ed without a voice in creating the
taxing power. At least that is the
doctrine on which our free republic
- jag founded. Jt is ound doctrine,
too. The Lincoln Times.
SYLVAN j&NUARY. 30 1914
STUDENTS FAVfl!!
RlflltOF LAW
UOIILTO my-
Mr. CjBiiehanan, Secretary of
the Boani;Sf Trade has in his pos
session a petitioriV directed to the
Trustees ofake Forest College in
which everjt member of the Law
class favors,the removal of the law
school fromWake Forest to Sylva,
during thenimernonths.
The faet aifeose most directly
interested afcin favor of Sylva's
propositioniwUlno doubt have greas
weight withjthe 3oard of Trusteet
many of whom have already ex-
pressed themselves as being favor
able to the Jezhoval. .
The movement has the endorse
me t of Tha Greater Western North
Carolina Association. The people of
Western. Notth Carolina The Board
of Trade of Asheville, the leading
l e a m r...
memudia uWe car ui. a. r,, Drown
Superintend of the Secondary
Baptist Schools of the mountain
district, ands being urged by the
people oi Sylva and Jackson County.
MASSEE VALLEY
RAlWAY COMPANY
The injunction against the County
Commissioners, of Clay County taken
out by W. TiBumgarner and others,
came on for la hearing before his
Hon. Judge frank Carter last week
at Murphy ofi a motion by the de
fendants tot have'; the restraining
order dissolved.
After reading the'affidavits, Judge
Carter suspended r. the hearing to
give an oppMtmity for the Valley-
The representatives of Vallev
town Township Mess. W. P.Wcdker,
Dr. n. N. Wells and N. H. Aber
nethy thereupon met, and made a
subscription of $10,000. for the
prtcseiiL and agreed to subscribe the
remainder when necessary, and
when this subscription was shown to
Judge Carter (The Clav subscription
having already been signed up) he
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dissolved the injunction and told the j house some few weeks ago was in
Railway Company to get busy and j the city tnis week. Mr. Hall has im
build the road. I r,r70H drHv hnt is not pntirelv
It has been objected that $150,0Q0.
was not enough to lay the steel, but
the Judge remarked that with this
amount to start on, it would be no
trouble to get enough more, if need
ed, to finish the road.
The decree of the Court in this
Case .settles a number of other dis
puted points.
Nothing remains now except for
the officers and directors to get busy
and build the road either by con
tract or otherwise.
The prospects of having this done
has already put new life into our
people, and every where you see re
newed hope and bright smiles of
anticipation where formely gloom
only prevaled.
Let every body get together now
and encourage the Railway Com
pany in every way possible. An
drews Sun.
TO TEST WIKE LAW.
(Special to the News and Observer.
Lynchcurg, Va., Jan. 23. In order
to circumvent a North Carolina stat
ute, which prevents the shipment of
liquor into the counties of Mitchell,
Avery. Rutherford, Cherokee, Macon
and Jackson and the towns of High
Point, Morehead City, Trinity,
Jamestown. Guilford College, Friend
ship and Chapel Hill, an effort was
I made in chambers here this after
noon to secure from Judged Mc
Dowell; of the Federal District Court,
a m mdatory injunction requiring
the Southern Express '.Company to
receive at Bristol, Va. liquore intend
ed for personal use in these com
munities. Judge McDowell, however, held
his court lacked jurisdiction and
the application was denied.
LIQUOR SHIPMENT DECLINED BY
EXPRESS COMPANY,
Since December first, the express
company has been declining ship
ments becausje of the North Caro
lina statute, in connection with the
Webb Federal law. It is claimed that
the shipment in the case was net
in violation of the Federal law and
for that reason North Carolina can
not prevent a shipment that is not
prohibited by the Federal statute.
CASE MAY GO FROM MUNICIPAL
TO SUPREME COURT UNIT
ED STATES.
It is probable that the distribut
ing company, the complainant in
the case, will seek relief in the Bris
tol Corporation Court and appeal
from there to the State Supreme
Court and then to the Federal Sup
reme Court in order to have that
tribunal rule on the constitutionality
of the North Carolina statute.
CITY local:
Mrs. J. L. Broyles, of ;Webster
spent Thursday with Mrs. Q. D.
Hooper of this place.
Mrs. Eugenia Allison of; :' Wetettol,
Geo. M. Cole of Cashiers was in
; tne cjty tnjs week.
Frank Cole of Cashiers spent
Wednes ay night with his sister
Mrs. A. S. Nichols of this city.
My Old Kentucky Home Friday
night Feb. 6th at the auditorium.
Coleman Hall of Green's Creek
: who fell wnie working on the court
piU IVUHJ vw w v J
well yet.
Mrs. Carrie McKee spent the day
Thursday in Webster.
ThereJs a large force of workmen
on the Court House and the work
will be completed as soon as pos
sible.
Roy Cowan of the Hooper Drug
Co spent a part 0f iast week with
; nome f0iks at Webster.
Hayes Hooper of Glenville was
in the city Thursday and called in
and advanced his subscription an
other year.
! Owing to lack of space we are
unable to publish the obituary of
Miss Susie Kitchen this' week. It
will appear next week.
"My Old Kentucky Home" at the
the Auditorium Friday February 6
Chester Ensley returned form
Charlotte this week.
H. H. Benett of Cullowhee was
in the city this week.
Don't fail to see "My Old Ken
tucky Home" at the Auditorium
Friday February 6th.
Willis Monteith of Cullowhee was
in Bryson city this week.
Mrs. C. F. Rhinehardt and child
ren left Tuesday for their future
home in Clyde.
$1.00 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
OIOANTIC PLAN FOR :
DEVELOPMENT INS
WESTERN N- C.
Asheville Citizen Jan, 27.
Developments of fer-reaching im- :
portance to Western North Carolina
are presaged by the reorganization,
yesterday morning, of the Toxaway
Power company, a corporation char
tered about a year ago With an au
thorized capital stock of $1,500,000.
The reorganization of the company
took places at the law offices of
Martin, Rollins and Wright, in the
Legal building.
When the Toxaway Power com
pany was chartered, the incorpor
ators were H. b. Mitcheli and W.
E. Moore, of Pittsburgh, Pa. and
George H. Wright, of Asheville. At
that time, the company intended
doing extensive electrical develop
ment along the various rivers in
Western North Carolina, but the
projects hung fire for a time, and
were finally apparantly abandoned-
NEW CAPITAL INTERESTED.
Recently the corporation was se
cured by New York and Southern
capitalists, who decided to reorgan
ize, in order to take full control of
all the assets of the former corpor
ation. This reorganization was effect
ed yesterday morning, but until
more details are arranged, the di
rectors of the company refn.se to
make public the names oi officers,
proposed developments and other
matters which might defeat the pur
poses of the new organization.
Members of the new company own
er control extensive water rights
and property in Western North Caro
lina, and they nroDOsed. to develon
way river in
lransyivama
county and along the Greei? river
and other streams on the south side
of the Blue Ridge. All rights, pro
perties, options and agreements held
by the former incorporators have
been transferred to the new com
pany. GREAT FIELD.
Western North Carolina is one of
the greatest fields in the country for
the development of water power.
Nearly all the streams have swift
current, and great volume of water,
containing thousands and thousands
of undeveloped horsepower. Many
of these streams flow through pro
perty owned or controlled by the
members of the new company which
will give the org?nization a ready
field on which to begin work.
The ideas of the Toxaway Power
company do not stop at the harness
ing of water power, it i3 intimated.
With all the surplus electrical energy
now going to waste down the various
streams, properly harnessed and
ready to be put to work, there will
be an abundance of cheap power,
which will tend to induce manu
facturers in search of a new location,
to consider Western North Carolina
in a favorable light. The company
will control a number of splendid
manufacturing sites, and may build
some large manufacturing plants to
take care of the surplus power.
The new Toxaway Power com
pany starts with ample capital to
handle most and sized deal. The
New York element in the company
has heavy financial banking irom
several New York banks, while the
southern men in the jcompany, in
addition to possessing much valu
able property and water rights in
this section, also have ample finan
cial banking from southern banks. .
Within a very short time, details
will be completed, options on other
property secured, and the company
will make a definite announcement,
of its plans.
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