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--v Ev Mascot. I HE ENING Vol. 1. Statesville, N. C, Thursday Evening, November 19, 1908. No. 368 Plot to Kill An Airship on Elopement of Suit Against the Ice Vins a Girl Shoes or Hat the Kaiser a Millionaire a in Dice Game I N USUAL SCENE AT HIGH POINT. DYNAMITE F.OUND ON TRACKS. TAKES FRENCH LEAVE TO FLY. HE MARRIES A SOUTHERN GIRL. FOR MONEY ALLEGED TO BE DUE WAS EMPLOYED AT CIGAR STAND - -- ----- - -- fry - Speaks Without i Rampage Scantily Clad Street Preacher Deliv ers His Message to High Point Is on His Way to Birmingham, Ala. High Point Nov. 18. Early yes terday morning there was an unusual scene on Main street. stood at the corner of Main and Washington streets preaching. While other people stood around shivering in their wraps and overcoats he did not seem to mind the weather. He said he was delivering a special message. The Lord had told him to go barefooted into Birmingham, Ala., by next April, preaching the word all the way. The "preacher" was not giving any word of warning specially, hut the point he was trying to make was that baptism came before con version. He talked fluently and held the attention of the people while he talked. The writer had a brief inter view with the man after he quit and he said that he was only delivering his message; said he had no home, his parents lived at Ontario, Can ada, but but he was a wanderer. He passed on down the street barefooted with his shoes under his arm. FIRE LAST NIGHT. Prompt Work by Fire Department Saves a NumbTfr ol Buildings Mr. John Turner's Barn is a Complete Loss. a -1 i. f . o fk v1stlr 1 n of nltrht the fire department was called to the home of Mr. John Turner on Front street where that gentleman's barn was in flames. - Before the department arrived the flames had gained a good headway, in fact the structure was a mass of flames and' about all that could be done was to save the surrounding buildings. Several times these caught fro, the flying sparksbut the flames were soon extinguished. A small barn lo cated near that of Mr. Turner caught Are severaT"timesand on one occasion the "flames made considerable head way before they were subdued. Mr. Turner's barn was comparative, ly new and it cost him about ?500. Only a short time before the fire was discovered he had taken his horse out of the barn and hitched it to a buggy, Mr. Turner was sitting in the vehicle In fp-rf rvf Vila racldon whfiTl inform ed that his barn was on fire. The flames had then made considerable headway." Thorn wae Tnn Insiimnce parried I with the Statesville Realty and In vestment Company. A small quanti ty of feed, hay and grain, was burned. The origin of the fire is unknown. 4 OK DECLARED A DIVIDEND. Stockholders and Directors of the Statesville Realty and Investment Company Have Meetings and Find Affairs of the Company in Excel lent Shape. The stockholders of the Statesville Realty and Investment Company held thelr annniaT meetlne at the office Of the company on Center Btreet Tues- davnipf " "O v. TV mA loriralv ttarAtA and developed the fact that the af fairs of the institution are in excel lent shape. Before the regular meeting of the stockholders, the directors held' a meeting and declared a dividend of six per cent. Mr. John A. Parker, secretary and treasurer, made his annual report and there was a general expression of satisfaction at the condition of at iairs under Mr. Parker 'a manage ment. ' Directors were elected for the en suing year as follows: Prof. J. HHill, F. A. Sherrill, W. A. Thomas, R. B. McLoughlln, J. G Shelton, John W Guy, OM. Steele and John A. Parker, all of Statesville and Mr. R. J. Mebane of Greensboro. The new board of directors will hold a meeting on Nov. 23 at which time the election of officers will take place. -"' " r " ; 4 Q Itching nlte nrnvnkA nrofanitT. but nmfanUv won't r.ure them. Dean's Ointment cures Itching, f,,iio. .friM. voara piutiuuiug yilSiO HikV. rfv. of 0w.t. Af i.n, etnra Police Believe That an Attempt Was Made by Anarchists Who Are Eag er to Take Advantage of the Popu lar Feeling Against the Emperor. Berlin, Nov. 19. All Berlin is stirred over "a report from Frankfort-on-the-Main yesterday that an at tempt to kill the kaiser was planned while the emperor's special train was en route from Donaueschingen to Berlin for his conference with Chan cellor Van Buelow. A prominent officer of the Royal Administrative railway announces that both on Sunday and Monday a dynamite cartridge, powerful enough to have blown the kaiser's train to pieces, was found carefully placed on the tracks between Frankfort and Helm. It is pointed out that in view of the postponement of the kaiser's trip from Sunday to Tuesday the find ing of the two cartridges is signifi cant. . - The secret police of the empire are active and developments are likely within a few days. The police believe that an attempt was made by anarchists, who are eager to take advantage of the popu lar feeling against the emperor which was intensified by his repeated delays in replyirfg to the "suggestions" of Chancellor Von Buelow who, in this case, was the mouthpiece" of the Reichstag. The imperial 'note," . which was printed i the official gazette yester day, following the kaiser's conference with the chancellor, has not greatly relieved the tension. That the kaiser has yielded in spirit and accepted the rebuke of the Reichstag is not enough The people at large looked for a more decided declaration of his intention to cease "personally conducting" the foreign affairs of the empire a final pledge that the day of absolutism is absolutely dead. The feeling in the financial world is an indication that the people do not regard the incident as closed. Trad ing on the Bourse showed no material Improvement as a result of the kai ser 's message. The operations were conducted with the same timidity that has marked the Bourse since the del icate situation developed. The an nouncement that Von -Buelow would be retained accounts for what little steadying there was. 4 0 NORTHERN CONFERENCE. Lutheran Synod is Now in Session at Bethel Church With Rev. W. A. Lutz in Attendance. Rev. W. A. Lutz, pastor of the Lutheran church in this city, left Tuesday for Newton where he has been visiting relatives. This morning he was to have ar rived at the Bethel church, four miles from , Salisbury, to attend the North ern conference of the North Carolina Synod which convened this morning and will last through tomorrow. The program includes the follow ing: Sermons: The Church to Contend for the Faith, Rev. E. A. Shenk; Ben eficiary Education, Rev. J. W. Strick- ler; The Church's Duty to the Young, Rev. c. a. cox. 1 I TOPICS: The Ideal Pastor (1) His Call and Character Rev. V. R. Stickley; (2)-His Qualifications and T?snonsihilities. Rev. C. R. Pless R3 His Duties-(a) In the Sanctuary Rev. B. S. Brown; (b) In the Home, Rev. M. M. Kinard; (c) In Confer ence and Synod, Rev. F. M. Harr. The THont Pastorate Its Location and Limits, Rev. W. B. Aull; (2) Its Resources, Rev. G. H. L. Ltngle; (3) Its Duties (a) To the Pastor, Rev. C. M. Fox; (b) In Local Affairs, Rev. T. C. Parker; (c) In the uenerai Work of the Church, Rev. J. C. Mor gan. Fishing" on fourth Creek. A party of well known gentlemen left hereyesterday for the "Straits" on Fourth Creek, where they have a camp, for "5 couple days of fishing. Xmrmer those in the party were Messrs. L. C. Wagner C. J. Jones, R V. Brawley, D. F. Jenkins, D. J. Wil Hams Will M. White and D. M. Coiner. Coiner. They have recently had a "nunga- They have recently had a "bunga low" built on the banks of the stream and are fixed f5 enjoy all'of the com- . - - I forts of camt) lit e. " ' - Rev. Mr. Crawford-Frost's Machine Don't Like The Idea of Being Anchored in Back Yard Preach er Says Evolution Proves His Idea About a Safe Descent. ' Baltimore, Nov. 18. The airship which Rev. W. A. Crawford-Frost, rector of the Chapel of the Redemp tion, has kept tied down in his back yard at Walbrook, like a prisoner de cided to take a flight without its owner's consent in the windstorm late the other night. Not only did the ship soar into celestial space, but it smashed a shut ter off the rear of the cergyman's house and broke the propeller shaft. On Tuesday workmen had been en gaged in the back yard. To reach a spot on the ground on which the air ship rested they released the ma chine from bondage and removed it to another site. After they had fin ished their work they did not secure the airship and forgot to place it where they had found it. When Mr. Crawford-Frost went out in the yard at night to make an inspection before retiring he too neglected the fastenings. He walk ed around the machine, decided that all was well, went in the house and retired. Then the gentle zephyrs began to blow stronger and stronger. The wind began to whistle through the trees and Mr. Crawford-Frost little thinking that his airship was con spiring a treason, turned and went to The airship, which rests on wheels began to roll playfully from one fence of the yard to the other. At length the saucy ship determined to make its initial trip into thfair, unknown to its owner. r The strong puff of wind for which it is supposed the airship had been longing came at last, and the ma chine attempted to fly. The first ef fort was unsuccessful as it came into violent contact with an old apple tree in the yard. Other supposed attempts at flight were equally fail ures. The airship was not to be foiled. A strong puff of wind came along and! as gracefully as a bird, J the airship soared into the clouds and gave a tew twists of scorn to ward the peaceful rectory. A neighbor of Mr. Crawford-Frost chanced to see the unscheduled per formance and shouted, ''There goes the airship!" But the airship heed ed not the alarm.. "Am I awake or asleep thought the neighbor, as he saw the invention leaving home for lerial quarters. While he was thus meditating and craning his neck and peering into the sky to view the disappearing airship he was startled when the car turned and bore down toward Its quarters. Suddenly out of the night it crashed into the back porch and a shutter fell off with a bang. Win dow panes were annihilated in the maneuverings. The airship discov ered that it could not fly, without a guide, so it fell, rather disgracefully, to the ground topsyturvy. In this undignified position it remained until morning, when the owner "made a survey of the damage. The airship landed about 50 feet from its start ing point. The damage to the house was slight. A shutter and a part ot tne window sill were torn off, while sev eral windows were smashed. A steel shaft, from which the propeller, was suspended, was severed. Other wise the airship was undamaged. This unarranged flight proves that my machine will not fall down heavily when the power is turned off ' commented the owner. "This preliminary trial has proved that my theories are true. The average ma chine wouldThave fallen heavily and been smashed." In a few days the motor will be Installed and the shaft repaired. The second, or authorized flight will pro bably be attempted toward the end of the week. Mr. Gilbert at the Key. During the absence from the city tor a coupie oi aays ot manager v,. o. t j - - r n f T Jones or tne western union ieie- graph Company, Mr. W. L. Gilbert of the Atha Chair Company is in charge I I of the office. Pittsburg Man But It is not a Chorus Girl This Time1 and He Wouldn't Even Let Bride's Picture be Put in the Papers Parental Forgiveness. Chicagoj Nov. 19. The son of a Pittsburg millionaire and a girl known in the south for her beauty eloped from the -Pennsylvania city were married in Dixie-land and came to Chicago Tuesday to break the news to the young man's parents over the long distance telephone. This they did, and, after receiving the parental blessing, the husband, William B. Scaife, son of C. C. Scaife, was told by his mother to "bring Sallie home." Sallie is the former Miss Sallie Hill, of Bolivar, Tenn. The telephoning was done from the Auditorium Annex, where the couple registered in the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Scaife spent the day seeing the sights of the city and after dinner went to the theatre. They scarcely had got settled in their room when Mr. Scaife was sum moned to the door by a group of newspaper men. He was surprised, but smilingly replied: "You'll have to excuse me for 1 have nothing to say." After he had given tlje same reply to several questions he was asked if he didn't care to see the telegrams from Pittsburg concerning his mar riage and he replied, "No." "Will you give us a picture of your wife?" came next. It brought Mrs. Scaife runing for ward with the expression "No, no." "Is it true that your wife was a chorus girl?" was ventured, but the luestion was answered with a slam of he door. The couple showed vexa tion. The marriage is an alliance of Pittsburg millions with one of the 'old families'' of the south, for Miss dill, of Tennessee, is the youngest daughter of Colonel Jerome Hill. 4 Ot TWENTY-NINE DEEDS. Big Job for the Register of Deeds Office is Furnished by Myers Broth ers Some of the Documents are Fifteen Years Old. Deputy Register of Deeds Armfield is a busy man these days. It was on last Monday that Mr. L. L. Myers of New Hope township brought to the office twenty-nine deeds and mortgages to be recorded. This is the largest number of doc uments to be filed at a single time by a private party since Mr. Williams has been In office. They represent the transactions of Mr. Myers and his brother R. M. Myers, in real estate in New Hope and UnionXrrove townships and some of them are 15 years old. In this connection it will be of in terest to know tthat Mr. Williams' office has been otherwise unusually busy during the past .two weeks. Many "deeds are being brought there for registration, which fact shows that there Is "something" doing in real estate and that business must be "picking up." When Mr. Co wles Begins. It has been asked at this office and over the 'phone when Mr. Cowles' term as congressman begins. His term begins March 4th, 1909, at which time he is supposed to take the oath,, and the term ends March 4th, 1911. He will not sit in con gress as a member until the Decem ber session of 1909, unless a special session is convened between the 4th of March and that time. He will not be a member of the session which convenes this next December. It Is seen by this that a congress man is elected over a year before he has a chance to speil spout or legis- late for the "dear peepul." tm i Bought Big Lot of Shoes. Mr. R. M. Knox of the Knox-Pos ton Company returned from Win ston Salem yesterday where he made one of the largest purchases of shoes ever made by a firm in this city. By the merest good luck he discov ered a chance to buy over 1,000 pairs at a fifty per cent discount. The lot includes shoes for men, women and children, all kinds and sizes, and wil soon be put on sale by this firm. Suit is Brought in Connection With the Morse Divorce Proceedings in 1903 Edward M. Bracken Claims That $40,000 is Due Him on Con tract for His Part in the Affair, New York, Nov. 19. Edward M. Bracken, the confidential agent of the Dodge-Morse divorce tangle, has turned up in the nest of lawyers for merly handling the private affairs of Charles W. Morse. Mr. Bracken promises to lift the lid from the whole scandal for he has brought two suits in the supreme court of New York one against Mr. Morse for $40,000, balance alleged to be due under a contract entered into with the "ice king, ' some time in 1903, and one against Judge Edward P. Coyne, 25 Broad street, for ?4,000, claimed as balance due from a sum of $7,000 said to have been deposited with the lawyer to be paid over when a certain wont nad been concluded. A. Edward Woodrtfif of No. 165 Broadway, has been retained by Mr. Bracken to prosecute both suits. The action s gainst Morse is on the calen dar, wlule Gifford. Hobbs, and Beard, counsel for Morse, have asked for a bill of particulars in the Morse suit which Brack eu must furnish within 10 days. "' .. - ?fere is ihe backbone of Bracken's i negations against Morse: 1. That in 1903 Morse and his present wife entered into an arrange ment for a divorce, and that-Mrs. Morse went to live in Sioux Falls, N. D., wherV she engaged a firm of law yers and prepared to established a legal residence. 2. That Morse used the assumed name of Wyman, which is his mid dle name Charles Wyman Morse in all his" transactions with Abraham Hummell. " 3. That Morse, upon learning that the woman he intended to marry subsequent to the divorce from his wife, would not marry a divorced man, recalled Mrs. Morse and made plans for the annulment of his mar riage. 4. That Morse personally called up Hummell on the telephone, complain ing of the delay in serving Mrs. Morse with the summons and complaint in the now celebrated annulment suit. 5 : That when Bracken and a wit ness, reached the Morse residence, at No. 728 Fifth avenue in October; 1903, Morse had his head out of an upper window watching for his com, ng and that the door was prompfTy opened and Mrs. MoMrse was then served. . ' - - 6. That a fraction of the money used by Morse in keeping himself out of prison, along with Hummell, and to carry through the scheme. Is rep resented in a loan of $104,000 made by the National Bank of North Amer ica at his direction to Captain (Uncle Jim) Morse, which has never been paid. 7. That "Abe" Hummell is now iving in Europe upon a substantial ncome from a fund placed to his credit by his former wealthy client, 'Mr. Wyman" the client preferring to pension a man whose inclinations under any other sort of arrangement might be to return for more. Stewards of Statesville Circuit. The Stewarts of the Statesville Methodist circuit held a meeting Tuesday afternoon in the office of Squire T. J. Conger in the rear of the court house and transacted such bus iness as was necessary to the closing up of the year's work and sending the annual report to the conference at Asheville. All of the six churches comprising the c ircuit, were represented. The accounts were audited and the finan cial affairs of the organization were; found to be in splendid shape. All bills, including the , pastor's salary, have been paid" and the report that was sent to conference was a most flatering one. 4 0 ; Three Loads of Hunting Dogs. Three. truck loads of hunting dogs arrived afc the depot thi3 morning and attracted a great deal of atten tion. They were consigned to the hunt Ing club at Houstonville which Is conducted by northern parties. Millionaire Manufacturer Will Proba bly Marry the Pretty Clerk Who Sold Him Perfectoes He is a Man ufacturer of Automobiles and Uvea in Chicago. Detroit, Mich. Nov., 19. A ro mance following a dice game has tak en Miss Elizabeth Nichols away from the Hotel Tuller, where she was em ployed at the cigar stand, and at taches orthe hotel expect any mo ment to receive word from the wo- man, who has gone to her home in Green Bay, Wis., that she is married to George L. Fish, a wealthy Calif or- nian, who met Miss Nichols at the hostelry. Fish first met Miss Nichols about three months ago. Being a manu facturer of automobile accessories and having his main ofilces In Chica go, he came to Detroit to establish a branch office. One morning while waiting Co -fill an appointment Fish sauntered over to the cigar counter. Picking ud a dice box he rattled the cubes, and laughingly declared to Miss Nichols that he could beat her for the cigars. The young woman took up the wager and the game was on. Miss Nichols won. Then they shook another emn and still another."- After that day Fish bought his clears at thla one place, always shaking the dice with Miss Nichols and nearly always los ing. Fish is reputed to be well known among automobile and accessories manufacturers. WANTED MR. PARKER TO COACH. Effort Was Made to Obtain the Ser vices of a Statesville Man to Assist In Getting University of North Car olina Football Team in Trim for Next Week's Game, -Although his modesty prevented him from making the fact public.it has become known that last week a most determined effort was made on the part of the athletic authorities of the University of North" Carolina to obtain the services ot Mr. John A. Parker of this city as a coach for the football team that la to play in Rich mond, Va., Thanksgiving day. When seen this morning Mr. Park er admitted that this was true. It seems that for some time It has been the custom of several of the colleges to look among their alumni" for suit able men to act as coaches and look after the athletics of the institutions. During his course at Chapel Hill Mr. Parker not only played on the football team but was a skillful play er and prominent among his fellow students. . Mr. Parker was naturally highly flattered by the invitalon and regret ted very much that his business would not permit of his going away rom the city for the length of time required to assist In putting the tra shing touches on the team before ts journey to Virginia next week. A number from here, among them Mr. Parker, are now arranging to be present at the game. o a. 4 Runaway Yesterday. ' As Walter Bullin who is employed by Chester Brothers, the grocerymen was driving the firm's delivery team down East Broad street at about noon, yesterday, the horse became frighten ed and ' commencing to rear and plunge broke the thills. It then broke Into a run and flash ed off down Broad street. ; Tonne Bullin, who Is but a mere lad, is a plucky little fellow and held on to the reins. When near theFirst Bap tist church the horse ran into a ditch and -was stopped. Young-Bullin Jumped in time to escape being .thrown out and proba bly ta jured. ! Sold Two Valuable Dogs. Mr. W. H. Coffee sold two hunting dogs to northern parties the first of the week. They were thoroughbred speci mens, perfectly trained, and he re ceived $290 for the pair. . ioi ' A Singing Tonight. There will be a Christian Harmony singing tonight at the Holiness church, near the Boulevard. It will be conducted by Prof. IS. O. Shaver of Barium Springs, j
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