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COME TO THE BIG MEETING IN DUNN SATURDAY MAY 5, 1923,
THE DUNN
VOLUME X. DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA, MAY I, 1023.
SUPERIOR COURT
ft DECIDE CASE
WOMEN-WHIPPERS’
Three Dci'emianls Held Under
$15,000 Bond By Lumber
Ion Recorder
KU KLUX KLAN IS
BROUGHT UNDER FIRE
wo Froclorville Women Beat
Unmercifully By Hooded
Mob of IS Men. Were Drag
ged From Home At Night At
Point Of Piatoia And Threat
ened With Km KJux Mem
ber* Totaling 10,000.
P ,M. 1 v. «ur, chief of police at
F.'.'-ciji.I, John Hedgepeth, a mom
•. »• of police fore* at Proetorvlllc
■i.i.l jjic ltroinfen, al*o of Proctor
v"..e, vs-tc bound ever to nho Super
>or rouit Friday by Recorder W. B.
tv- >* of Luinbriton on miouti and
rvn.lt;> charge* Browing out of tha
ab-pping of two Proetorvlllc women
c, IS nm'.v.! mer. one night recont
1t. A jnHl hot.il of £15.000 wa* ro
He'itd, much i» to be forfaited if
i<>iy >*«.,' of l!io iiirce defendant* fail
:o appear for tru! in the hgiher
rr> jot
Tl . k . . Ll.L __ 4
-■inph- aMUi.it to ftcst-degree' bant
l»u7, » ! brought by Mm. Hattie
bi v'i Mi l Mrs. Mnry Watson, both
of whom lived in I'roetorvills, a small
:«wn 12 miles wiothwest of Lumber
•.n. AecOiv’ltiit b> the testimony of
.’■■j t«w women, they were taken
(ir.it, the -vac of Mr*. Purvis on
|l4tori!:iy nizht, April >1, by s mash ■
• i of 1U men, esrnetl a short
d t Vm.ee to B neyro ebuieb sml there
•:.v i» scve.e winping upon their
raked f.*/b. Mi l >b«r* of the mob, ac
foisll'p l.t the witnesses, Sold then
'■t they were Ku Kiux Klan nvewv
'»< r. ami warns I the women not to
tell vd.al Ind happened and St the
seme timo threatening ahem with 10,
000 Ku Klux member* who would
cel them reganllcn of where they
■.•’•i. am
*’•” ’ Ihc pyei rm+Tiary trial of the ailw
< d women- el. ppci < drew onu of the
i:i , <*ui t-ruwilx lo l.umheruxi that
• fi(i» udeil feu t in the Robeson
W! tv! T.-i- uUv;i*bini-« on tile open
:. :j Ji> <>■ He Hist was os lima led at
'J.t'flO.
P.dlowinc la the atory told by Mrs.
Purvis during *ho uua) as reported
In The Italcifh News and Observer
by Jinn Trivon McNeill:
Mrs. Pareis- Story
I ihoy »tcppe-l up on the
I West to the front door. "Hie
wvtliie light showed on the man's
fjn. The eye hole* in his mask
ve:e tut loo Inry-- and I knew him.'
lie wat Juie Broaden Be told me
to open np. 1 told him 1 would not.
WIdii- 1 wsi standing tiierv six of
them broke open the back door ami
mein*' up with their pistol a in their
hands. John He-dgopeth led the one*
t'mt <aaie in the back way.
• •sen- i__- __ i.._*u a-].
Bvop'dun when Hedgepeth opened tho
ftmil dour. 1 know both of them and
rccogtiaod them bjr their else and by
their- voices and clothes. They had on
shroud* with s red cross on the breast
and a peaked rap with a red laasle.
They told Uie Watson girls to go
l oinr ard me and Mrs. Watson to
come with them. Mike Lawson hit
the little Watson girl over the head
*i!h hi* dob that he earrica when
lie la on police.
D»i|sd Woman Out
"Then they dragged me and Jim.
V.’ntsoii out and put oa in a Fowl
ra. and started up to tho church.
Four of them got ir. with ua and tha
net walked. They made ua gal out
rdit blindfolded ns. They choked Mrs.
Wiilaon to keop her from screaming.
> hn.l tome heiipins in my hand and
1 treed them to let mo put up my
unit When I did I moved the band
apt so t could see.
'-Mike Lnwson pulled hi* mash up
‘n wipe hie iti’ly noae and I recog*
tiled him. They laid Mrs. Watson
down across n log that was used to
brace up tho church and puMed op bee
clo'hoa. TVy got out a leatther strap
and threw a flash light on htr bare
flrtsi imd boat her till tho blood ran
out nf bar. Then they did me the
oatnc wuy. Two of them held our
arr.ii across the log while they beat
nr.
"While they were boating me they
so id they understood I had bee*
keeping a disorderly house and thai
'hoy woobl (rive me Just tan days U
go to my husband at Rocky Mount
i told them |t was a lie and that 1
moved to PrortorvtUe to kaep mj
caldron In oclvool and that I wau)<
go away when I got ready. I Intend
cd to jain my husband when echoo
is out at Orrum where my boy Is Ii
high school
“They made ua walk hack to Free
--- BE' PAUL' ImV -"
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NEGRO LYNCHED
IN MISSOURI
_ I
wat Accused Of Attsduat
Fourteeu-Yeer-OId
White Girl
Columbia, Mo.. April 2*.—Jute
Scott, a negro ar cased of attacking
a 1* year old girl was hangod to a
railroad brhlge early today by a iwob
mated to number 2,000. deal be
fore the hanging, bar father, head
of the German lepartman of-the
University of Mlaaoarl here, appear
ed dramatically on the ecane and ap
pealed to the mob to let the law take
in coarse.
"1 have aa much against this man
»* you have,” he is quoted aa aaytac.
“Rut we, at eIt!sene of tha United
Stoic*, rftonld abide by the laws of
the country.”
The mob ignore.! the pipes of the
girl's father, and despite protests of
innocence from their victim, took the
negro to the bridge, not far from the
place where the attack was made
upon the girt.
"You're hanging an innocent mar."
the negro pleaded. "That's the truth;
I ean't die with a lie on my lipa.”
After a rope was tied about Ms
neck he via pushed off the bridge.'
The coroner add liter Has ■ ■ ■ r I■
neck was broken and that he appar
ently died instantly.
The n*ob gained entrance te the
cell occupied by the negro by burning
the Iron dooT with an acetylene
torch.
No attempt was nude to «»he the
key* from the ah>riff
No students at the university took
an active part ia the lynching, eye
witnesses stated. There were many in
the crowd, it was asserted, bat all
chc available wjitmssms bVate they
were only spectators.
The negro had been identified by
tho «irl as her assailant.
SUDAN TEMPLE PREPARING
FOR A BIG CEREMONIAL
New Bern, April *9.—Sudan head
qsuiter* arc hurrying preparations
for the annual spring ceremonial
which wHl he hold ia Waahiagtaa, N.
C., May IT. Dr. J. P. Rham, recorder
of the temple, stated today indica
tions are that tho Ingag dons of
landiiWm in nsatny years win bo die
posed of. Ho stated while many ap
plication* had been received he ex
pected many move in the Baal rush.
No applications will he received af
ter midnight of Tuesday, May S.
♦orvlllo. Mrs. Watson was weak and
slmon fstated. She said she didn't
be Hero aho canid watt home and
Mika Lawson wanted to know If ■
few more Hefca with the lash wo old
help her any. I told him that fat
would suffer far this sad ha said thsi
If I ever said a ward they would gel
my head. He aaid there was tor
thousand Eu Elmers who would gal
' me anyuAore I meat"
The two woman want bams. TV
frightened daughters of Msa Wat
’ ton Hod loft hoove, hat their Mss Nee
mother searched abaat the terrorise*
1 neighborhood antll aha found them
I They went Kama wNh hap sad «h<
i elder girl, sat ap with Aar all night
' the stated that Mm Hisnght her as
(her wan going la dta.'
PRISONERS AMONG
THE CONTRIBUTORS
Inmate* of “Doath Raw" Can
tribute to Fuad to Sava
Daniel NobUe
Raleigh, April 27.—Hi* comrade*
ir. “death row" today contnbotod 21
dollar* to U>* (tnid being -»'—1 by
Rev. Sytaeatar Betta, local nd malar,
to fight for the Ufa of Denial Mateo
Noble*, of Colomtru* county, who 1*
munler of hi* aecond oouein Henry
Noblea.
"The bay* in “death row” all be
lieve that Noblea ia innocent,” raid
Rev, Mr. Bette today, "and they have
contributed their mite to tho load We
are raMng in an effort to aavc the*
man.”
Noble* was to have been put to
death in the electric chair at 10:80
O'clock Tuctday morrdry, bin appeal*
ma.le by Bar. Mr. Betta. J. Q. Weath
er* and Loomia Godwin, local church
men, who declare they believa him
innocent, canard Governor Moraiaon
to gram, a reprieve of «0 day* in
order that he may look further iota
the cate.
HIGHER TREND IN
PRICE OF COTTON
Clow* Of W«*k At Now Or
leans Finds Values 130 To
197 Points Higher
New Orleans, April 29—TJnfsvor
able weather in the belt caused ■
gradually higher trend to vahias dor
iog tbs greater part of last week it
the cotton market, but Joet -on thi
dose a gTeat deal of liqeidrition trusi
the long side was responsible foi
moderate read lions
lowest prices were mods or, dr
opening session when the trsdin)
months wore 9 to 19 points under th<
cioss of the preceding work sad fron
this there was a rise to levels 110 ti
1*7 points orur the preceding week’
final price a. The not results wen
gains of IS to *3 points. Joly, aftc
selling off to 89.0* cents n pound
rose to *7.87 and 9naily eloesd a
*9.74. In the spot department, price
gained 7* points on middling, whirl
dosed at 88.00 against 17.00 on th
dose of this week lost year.
Tbs main eompMnt from the ic
teiior eras that too ranch rain am
inteeferxing wtth the planting of th
crop. Tanas sent In the most onfai
ore bio account and the rainfall ther
was heavy enough to cause flood* an
ovmfolwe and some intis washing on
of cotton already planted. Ism
Southern counties of the stags n
ported that planting had bean don
as many so three times without goo
stands being secured. Ia loses sw
Hens of the control belt nmee favoi
able accounts were hoard and th
tern bdt. also reported favors bi
spots but, on (he whole, the era
was conoids noble late. Mach con
plaint ef rimriagr of labor came trm
the Atlantic and aiwo fnern the Moil
Contra) portion of the bolt.
> i Hi* week hrnwikt. a good demos
■ for ff*t rotten, much «d H apparsn
ly being to fW eenrisdtsnenta mats
REVIVAL SERVICES
AT FIRST BAPTIST
Sotim of Mooting* Bogan
d*r. W«fco Forest Pu
tor Pfwciing
A large f ongssgston lust .-vening'
greets *1 Her. A, Paul tfagvy, pastor
"f the Baptist diiurrh at Wak* For
est, when he pleached his first te>
men is a aerie* of marling!, which
h«*an at the Frit Baptist church of
Du IK Somlay efcntnr. Dr. Bagby’s
first to»pe! menage greutly impres
sed those who f—! him. His »ob-|
jret, •"The ery ft the world, where
1* thy Cod?” wgs so <iernlope«l as
tn be both helpful and inspiring.
Dr. Bagby, before becoming chap
lain at Waka Pi^st college, was pae
*or of one of U^largr si churches in
Uuisvlllo. Ky is perhaps tho,
•host popular among the eoi-|
lego students i hss ever a#reed
'he Wake Fo chareh. He has
a puculisr interesting young
people and is iderod one of the
''••at Bible l in the Southern
Kaplit eoovor.
ihe »wi of tings roily be
ran Sunday evei when H*v. Cas
nnr C. Warren iched a stirring
sermon on. “T Dieine OnB.” Mr.
Warren Is a n of Doan, being s
aon *f Mr. and B. M. Warrwn
snd is ifT'Wtly | by tbs people
of his hows toA and rsinwnHT
A Uige concregOioi, beard hl» ^
ar.on Sunday cvr#eg.
In diecnsriag {be Divine CnB. be
■his ewr.
I the joy
vending
the fart
A to do
riot. He
deb God
ml chi!
id moth
voice of
t forth s
eh mas
d by the
~
Warren, who arrived homo Saturday
night f>.)m Louisville, By., wheie he
JT' nt rovers! months studying at the
Houtuern Bsutist Theological semi
nary. At wire* will be hebt twice
-•aily -8:«f> a. m. snd 7:45 p. m.
The public is invited to all the ser
vices.
STORM DOES DAMAGE
IN WEST HARNETT CO.
Rate and H«A> Ac—pan lad by
Su-bng Aad Farina* Wind.
Near Breadway
A occur* wind, rain and hail storm
broke acrr the western pert of Har
nett county, near Rrosslway, about
4 >30 o'clock Saturday a be moor,.
Rcc. E. N. Johnson. pastor of tbs
First Baptist church of Dunn, aad
IVof. B. 1>. Bunn, also of Dunn, wore
in the midst of the storm. Mr. John
son stopped hia ear within a few feet
oT a large tree which area uprooted
hy the wind. Just a short time be
; fere the use was uprooted a member
of Mr Johnson's party suggested that
he drive hia ear beside the tree for
shelter from the downour of rain
and hail.
Storms were general throughout
, Eastern Noilh Carolina Saturday at
, Inmoon and night A eydone did
eonshlemble damage near Lucama in
,1 Wrison eounty. A strong wind and
rain atom struck Dnun about 14
' o’clock Saturday night though ni
da-nspe was reported.
,| L. U. Bitartl. local bmlWInr ky
J >• (vector, y( rtnntay ioaacci a permit
rf to J. B. O'Neal for the erection of i
I tLcoom rorlrlenc* oa Caat Bdgerter
[' rtreet. He alas laaped a pormit t<
, the DiinnOoooXoJ* BotUinp Co., for
,1 the erection of a warehouse on Boot!
FayritevlUc avenue
-j in* in May. Liverpool bought limit™
> quantities of spot hero, and asked fa
• further Itrm offer*. Japan was foam
-j baying Iq Alt market late in 4tn
»l week, but at ail times burlwose te A
II *pot <U|iarun«Bt was reetrieled b;
l| the small offertap*. Market litters ox
e I hr weak end predicted Aat the scar
- «lty of Oopplloa would become neon
9 pronounced in tho near future
1 The question of moisture in A
- belt will bo of the hlpheet import
v aner* this week aad further nrinfal
• would bo (onshlorsd very dotrlmoo
• tel. Warm and dry wonkier waold b
P cans birred highly favorable.
Bepinntnp Monday Ao eon true
n market will open at eight o'clock Kr
h Orleans time, and eiese at one o’oloe
1 except on Saturday*, when it wi
d elere at 10 eVleefc, Uda being Ip eot
>*’ fonnlty A the daylight aavtag pn
r- gram.
MAKING MILK SAFE
IS IMPORTANT JOB
UMratwi B*iog Urged To Help
SUU Eradicate Toborcu
W* Among Catdo
(By F. H. J*ur>
Tbc bottle of milk that tat Ml
your poitj :!>it morning to cool, to
Inviting to.l rv/rt/ateg. i* It fr«e
from I'm* germ* of Dm drab tuber
cel colt? Are yog feeding that little
rhl i who tract< In yog to guard it
from all harm, dticgrr germi which1
may later cauaa ito death? Certain*
ly sot, yoa aaowrr. Bat later yaa
•nondgr whether ar not yoa arc hc
cavmr you iln rot know. Units* the
herd «f cattle that supplies your
milk ka» been properly tested far
taberrwloel* gml the reactors have
■II been killed, there it ahaoye a)
doabt. About IH children, the «id-<
eet no! quite 1C, wore being fad'
tuberculosis at an orphans horse ia1
North Carolina oatil the fact va'
■Uncovered by inspector* of Mm state!
an.; federal <1 apartments of ^ri-J
imkeri'iu of that eoanty to eradi
cate bovine tuberculosis. Tbs ia
peclona kilUV, nil the cattle, hinted!
their core asm, burned the ban, dis
infected i)>« preautM anil helped the
orphanage to pet o now hoed of cat
tle giuuairteod free from the diaeaoe,
■ml dal It Juet In time probably he
prevent widespread trouble among
the children. Been the hog* kept at
the orphanage and fod aldm milk
kad keen infected.
This then ia why the eradication of
tabrrwlofs among cattle ia he'
portent in North Carolina aad why
the government la spoading aboatj
fna.cDo to help in the work Under!
Dr. Wflllim Moore, state veterinar
ian, the atate maintaining a fence of
‘.rained ami accredited veterinarians
who an, helping to eradicate this
dice ear from tee state. In 19*1 tee
legislature passed a low pasmlN^
tee county rammianteairra to help
in tee work by making a small up
KipriitiM to eBvwr Mtasl
5JS,n.R,Jte1Bil*|gR.‘
ran meat, the state, aad the county
Already about 21 counties have avail
ed teembalves of tee opportunity and
the North Carolina law ia being
copied wlddy by other Mates wktah
want the same kind of work te bo
done.
Dr. Pool Vaughn, who has charge
cf :hi* work In North Carolina for
Iho federal department of agricul
ture, says that state* like Ohio, New
York, ami Wiscensi a which have a
large coir population are adopting
the same plan being worked so suc
cessfully in North Carolina. Virginia
bus only recently taken up the same
idea. Tli# eounty mokes on apgro
pi lotion of about $3,009 which covers
the tost of notices and placards, tags
te fro In lha ear* of tested cattle,
ami the (alary aad travsiing ex
peroes of t!ic veterinarian. Just at
soon as tbs county make* tela ap
propriation ami is ready for week,
the state veterinarian announces that
the county h under quarantine and
teat no entile except those which
have boon properly tested, can com*
l *#• The veterinarian assigned to that
i n'uoty goo* to work. Ho goto dowr
the road taking every farm as ha
| come* to it and taste every aaaaaad
•hove ene day old. He take* nothin*
I for granted but stops at every farm
| and tests every animaL
Ail cattle mast pas* ess frw test
: »nr reartor* are found, thaau am
. killed, thu herd pot under individual;
quaram'ne and tooted again within
»'* month*. Thia quaruatin* It net'
' removed until tho remainder of thu
I animal* low posted three free test*
«■* month* apart, or two free test*
one year apart. The modern or*
, olein within 30 dayo and then tha
, ovrrer it indcmniftod about two
third* the vahiv of hit animal. Fee
instance*. If a grade «ow Is worth at
a fair appraisal nf tit, it found ta he
luberealar ami it killed, it may he
that pari of the animal* I* paused
hy the lieerued ineper ter to he need
|' for food. If port* of tha carcass can
■ he marketed Incully for $10, th# |Ut
i! rnimrut then pay* In additon aboot
r M il nnd th* state ift.lt to the farm
i er. nv.klng him roceleu a total af
121.00 far hi* animal, or two-thirds
> of Ita appraiued value. In this way
many farmers are aneoamgad to re
> move marroo af mfrcUea when they
•| •miM he loath to do aa otherwise,
I; Many feel that killing their aawa
■ work a hardship an them and aa
»| tha date and government agree ta
; make this aa light da peasMbe.
t Dr. Vanghn *uu« that the meow
r went is gaining to popularity. Pan#'
kj Ucally all health and madSaal otgaai
9, aatioai In the state have lelimf
*! th* work. Th# county medical aaaa
- nation* have given It Mr Indorse
meat and *o have tha vartaas atek
GREAT MEETING
HERE SATURDAY
The Ml WmtB to Be
Attention, FlHilUl , .
There la only on* “beot way” M
«'»« cotton un-ler bell weevil road!
tlom, end evayy farmer la the Dana
Diatrlrt who would like to Warm what
that waa ha AoaM be la Dunn Saaar
doy afternoon of the! week at 8 o’
clock. At that hoar the aaU foe bat
tle attain*: the weevil win bo moo4
Xtl and the "rotdW farmer* aad
bu»:n*ae men will be given iaetrnr
t'xre for wegiag the war that ia to
V: foognt eat during the oeat few
month*.
A noted authority on Bm bog wee
vil from the Blau of Ineihaaa win
nddnwa the meeting aad the ilndkg
machlneo foetid to ha the bo* by
Iwt will bo aa ditgtay. The martial
win he bold la tbo local am beam
Thlo meeting waa called la* even
ing at the eoariudon of a omtliig of
kwrl bualaeaa ame. W. Brace Habit
who l« In chaig* af tha Weal Ml
wssr'J Arid Molten, addressed the
bue'iites am, his *dd»*m being fal
lows*! by a reoad-table dteeuioiee af
the weevil and plant far wagiag a
eamaign agaiast ike cotton anoosy.
there is toe mush ladEfcraue* npsn
th* pan af bath tMin mm and
farmers aa to tbs ateatSon which aaa
f rente this section.
U Is planned to Make Aa meeting
Saturday Aa biggest sf to kind near
britl W tha county. Th* faltowiwt
commtwoos war* appsintsd; A dear
t ie'ng—J. M. Sherwood, J. E. Bteek.
| Wsalry Thsmp.sn, W. B. Mikas, r.
1 Oi over Britt; Ansar* ■ J. L TWna
, son. a. O. Primrose, J. W. PusdW.
A* a part of Ao adasrtMag yiagiam
letters will be mailed to aroand dr
•M farmer* living la the Doan Db
rict, mging them of the Impsrtsnrs
-1 attending Ao meeting to bo Md
Saturday after* sm.
X# farmer who is IgNtAli la do
Mias Agnes Harris. Weal Bod Cram
hem ho name, yesterday tirnspsalif
Master Clarence Wilitai to Qao
tonis. where be entered th* Mato
Ortho pond la hospital for 1 >1 Mat
Dr. I. F. Pop* of Goldsboro spent
the week-end her* visiting ulMlisi
anil frWnda
, availoW* to carry oa th* id
, for Ac noccasary to
he mad* far their
Dr. Vaagha _ M
soon as all ths cattle la s rn
. tasted, the county is pot under n
-r» Mko HI I -
that all the cattle an totted, Ha
reacton kilted, aad the barda la whieh
reactor* art found art pat aador lo
cal guarantied. The eattle la th>
county may then ba moved
for market or far albar a*
raatrirtloaa with reference
tuloeia. Tba uutcmetieally
the price ef tbe cattle. A
naira receatly aant
the credo eattle bore
for abont ftt par bead
it la known that "
eoanty free of
com ef blooded eettU the
been lacreaaod from ITS
ascoedinc t» tbe merit of tba
Another thine ef eeenemdc import
aaee (a the faet that tba tlimleih ex
chaacc ef CMcaco papa abewt tea
eenU per hundred mote for boa*
from aaeh am area than it dew for
them Hoc* whore tbe bovine tabemo
lotto ha* not boon cleaned up. Dr.
Vouch a eta tee aim that
ter health aad
other dleeeeee are
the tuhcreuleeie baa
no otatco that abont Td
of 40 ear* each ef nttlo are con
demned annually at the See b% pattt
aad buttoem bedim fat the
ccantlm. Darla* the two
which the weih boa been no
In North Carolina, abont U
have been orfaaiaed to eradicate bo
vine tuWrruleeie. Wlthta tbe nett
few day* Dr. Moore and Dr. Vauchi
expect to reloam tea of them whM
ham cleaned ap entirely aad all eat
. tie in <hor border*, eneept a foe
animat* new under iheooouUea, m
free from tba tiaia Th “
tie* la Whlok tba work Id
conducted ore Dane
' bore. Union. Steely,
| an, Davldmo,
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BOLL WEEVILS
ATTACK COCKS
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*« Wot* Hot A~M
fHHI IS USS!