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VOL XXIV, NO. 87. $1. PER YEAR.
REIDSVILLE, N. C, JAN. 91912.
ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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THE NATION'S NEWS
Items Taken From a
Many Sources.
Great
Condensed News Items Concerning
Matters of Interest Occuring Since
Our Last Issue. News of the
World at Large.
The contract has been awarded for
a '50-roam hotel in Durham.
All hope of agreement between th
two houses of Congress in regard to
the direct election of Senators has
vanished.
The Monetary Commission's plans
for a National' Reserve Association
will provide safeguards against Wall
Street control.
A company has been organized ait
Mt. Airy to further develop the com
mercial culture of apples and peaches
in Surry county.
Senator Lorimer today will testi
ly under oath for the first time since
the Senate ordered an investigation
of his election.
New Mexico, the 47th State to en
ter tha Union, ceased to be a Terri
tory Saturday, when a State procla
mation was issued.
Lawrence F. Abbott? president of
the Outlook Company, states that
Theodore Roosevelt is not a candi
dal for the Presidency.
Fifteen North Carolinians, twelve
men and three women, have applied
for $1,100 wovth of the postal savings
bonds that will be ready for delivery
soon.
The big plant of the Gibbs Machin
ery Company and several adjoining
buildings at Columbia, S. C, were
destroyed by fire, causing a loss of
more 'than. $250,000.
Ortie McManigal.the dynamiter who
to be the star witness in the
grand Jury investigation at Indianap
olis, has dlsappered, and his where
.Abots are being kept secret.
Andrew Carnegie hag been asked by
the house "sieel trust" investigating
committee to appear before it Wed
nesday and Mr. Carnegie has de
clared he would be present.
Cottonseaed oil manufacturers are
gathering evidence and sitatistics to
treSute a theory 'that cottonseed oil
might be one of the many suspected
contributing causes to pellagra.
SpeakeiJ Champ Clark, who has
bought off a severe cold ever since
hi9 retiurn to Washington from his
Western trip, has been forced to take
his bed. The Speaker contracted a
light cold during his speaking tour
in Oklahoma.
Tba executive committee of the
North Carolina Anti-Saloon League.in
session at Raleigh, decided to call a
special State convention of the league
in Raleigh January 26-28, with Dr.
A. P. Parker, superintendent of the
National League, as special partici
pant. W. J. Bryan writes his brother
Charlie that under no circumstances
will he be a candidate for President.
Politicians believe the filing of Mr.
Bryan's name on the Nebraska ticket
is the beginning of a well matured
plan to force him into the race.
After having lighted their last sig
nal torch and given up for lost, Capt.
C. W. Harrison and his crew of
three men were rescued by a passing
bohooner Saturday night off Hoop
er's Island from the disabled schoon
er. Eloise, from Newbern, N. C, to
Baltimore.
Your friends patronize this laundry establishment.
Thy know we do high grade work and give them the
most for their money. Why not follow in the foot
steps of your friends and take advantage of the facili
ties we have for turning out satisfactory work?
HENRY HUBBARD Agent
Phone
Again the executive ax of the Cen
sus Bureau is about to descend. Di
rector E. Durand has made public
the announcement that on Tuesday
a large number would be dismissed,
it It understood that between 500
and 1,000 of the employes will leave
the service tomorrow.
The payment in Atlanta Saturday
of 4500,000 to the F. S. Royster
Guano Company, through their at
torneys, resulted in the withdrawal of
that company's suit for $752.54 1.
against the International Agricultural
Corporation of New York, for failure
to carry out a potash contract.
After eighteenn months of idleness.
Jack Johnson, champion heavyweight
pugilist of the world, has signed ar
ticles at Chicago to fight a finish
battle with Jim Flynn, the Pueblo
fireman, generally regarded as one
of the best of the "white hopes."
The fight will take place seme where
in Nevada next July.
What may be the last legal execu
tion in Vermont occurred Friday af
ternoon when Ely Kent was hanged
in the State prison for murdering
Miss Delia B. Congdon July 24, 1908.
Senators and Representatives favor
ing the abolition of capital punish
ment will carry the campaign Into
the Legislature.
Nearly 5,000 men have been
thrown out of employment by the
shut down of the big Havermeyer su
gar refinery in Brooklyn. Overpro
duction Is given as the cause. The
men affected are without money and
for hours wives besieged the officers
of the company, begging that the
men be given work.
Governor Kitchin gave orders Sun
day for the Shelby military company
to be on constant duty at the armory
or court house and Jail, as the sher
iff may d'reot. this week during the
trial of the Ross negroes for the
murder of Mr. and Mrs. John Dixon,
the fiendlshness of whioh shocked
the entire country a few weeks ago.
Congress legislative machinery to
provide for operation of the Panama
canal and the control of the canal
zone will be started today when the
House committee on Interstate com
merce will hold Its first meeting to
frame a program for hearings and
other preliminary work aa a basis
of. the bill which will be reported out
to the House later In the session.
As a result of drinking a concoctio
made from what they thought to be
sarsafras roots, two negro men living
near Fayelteville, died. Feeling
unwell, the men went out and dug up
the roots. Shortly after drinking the
tea made from it they were seized
with a violent sickness, accompanied
by severe cramps, death ensuing in
a, few hours.
Wake county Is soon to have what
probably will be the only election
ever hed in the United States with
the election officers as the only qual
ified voters. The election is to be
held tin District 4, Cedar Fork town
ship, and is for special school tax.
One of the three voters in the dis
trict was appointed registrar, and the
other two were appointed Judgete of
election, i
Secretary Grimes is sending out
notices to nearly 400 corporations in
this State, whose officers have fail
ed to send in their annual reports by
December 1, to the effect that their
names are now being reported to the
sheriffs of their respective counties
for the collection ofthe $25 forfeit
from each prescribed by statute.
This 8s about one-third of all the
corporations in the State that are
included in those about to be penal
ized for this failure to comply with
the law regulating corporations. There
were repeated notices sent to each
corporation to guard against the in
curring of this penalty.
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26.
Richeson, The Minister,
Confesses The Killing of
One of His Sweethearts
That he was responsible tor the I fiancee, who still believed herself
death of Avis Linnell was the con
fession made Saturday afternoon by
Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson. the
young minister who has been held In
the Boston, Mass., jail for several
weeks on the charge of murder. His
attorneys stated that he had made a
complete breast of the murder of
the young girl whom he poisoned la
order that he might get her out of
the way so that he would be free to
marry Violet Edmunds, a young
Brookline heiress. Ever since he
made a sensational attempt to muti
late himself, as the result of which
a serious operation had to be per
formed by the doctors, the minister
has been In a state of near collapse.
Friday he started raving la his cell,
and his mind has plainly oven wav
under the strain.
Richeson's confession is la t&
form of a letter written by him to
his attorneys, John L. Lee, Wil
liam A. Morse and Philip R. Dun
bar, in which he recites the story of
the crime. The text of the confes
sion follows:
"Gentlemen: Deeply penitent for
my sin and earnestly desiring as far
as lies within, my power to make
atonement, I hereby confess that I
am guilty of the crime for which I
stand Indicted. I am moved to this
course by no inducement of benefit
or leniency. Heinous as is my crime
God has not fully abandoned me, and
my conscience and manhood, howev
er depraved and blighted, will not
admit of my still further anguish. I
recognize that there Is still by mer
cy of the Master, some remnant of
divine spark of goodness still Hun
gering within me."
Speculation was rife today as to
what ultimately will be the fate of
young Richeson. From a source clos
to Governor Foss the statement came
today (Sunday) that the attlude of
the executive probably would be in
favor of a commutation of sentence
of death in the electric chair to one
of lite imprisonment, if the law's full
est penalty Is Imposed by the court.
Members of the Governor's council
are known already to have been ap
proached concerning their attitude In
case the death penalty is imposed and
a petition for commutation Is made.
No leniency for Richeson on the
part of the district attorney Is ex
pected and no less plea than that of
murder in the first degree will meet
with his approval, according to a
statement which he reiterated today,
so that the only hand that seems
able to stay Richeson's march to the
electrid chair is that of Governor
Foss acting under the advice of the
council. '
Boston.Jan. 8. Richeson is expect
ed to appear in court late this af
ternoon and ask to be permitted to
change his former plea and be ad
judged guilty of murder. Whether
Judge Sanderson and District Attor
ney Pelletier will accept this change
or will put aside the confession for
future consideration in order that
the regular procedure may be follow
ed and a jury called upon to pro
nounce the verdict has not yet been
announced.
Judge Sanderson was interviewed
as to which action would probably
follow Richeson's plea of guilty to
day, but re-fused to make any pre
diction or comment upon the case in
any way. It lies wholly with the
court to accept or reject the expect
ed plea, and his decision is awaited
with much interest It the plea of
guilty is accepted sentence may be
imposed immediately or Richeson
I may be remanded to jail to await
' sentence later. Or both court ami
; district attorney may refuse to ac
cept the change of plea and may
send the prisoner back to jail to
await trial by jury a week from to
i day.
While no. person can be quoted as
responsible for it, the statement is
made on high authority that " Riche
son's amplified confession to his
counsel was on the following lines:
After purchasing a quantity of
cyanide of potassium from William
Hahn, a Newton Center druggist, Oc
tober 10, the minister took the poison
to his rooms in Cambridge. A few
days later he borrowed from Mrs.
Frank II. Carter, in whose home he
was a lodger, an earthenware mix
ing bowl "to make some book paste."
Returning the bowl to Mrs. Carter
an hour or two later he warned her
to be sure and wash It out thor
oughly, saying:; '
"I have been mixing poison In It,"
It was in this bowl and at this
tinio, It Is said, that the minister, by
mixing cyanide of potassium with
flour and water, made the capsule
which ultimately caused Miss Lin-
UHthXhia-ag-Jhursday,. Or.
tober 12.
Saturday, October 14, Richeson
met, by appolntmnet, his one-time
his Intended wife. Following: their
custom, the couple had a short wilk
and then went into a Roylston street
cafe. Here they had luncheon, after
which they took another walk, this .
time to the Fenway. It was while
seated in a, secluded bench in the
park, after the girl had again told
him of her worry over her physical
condition, saying she feared it was
becoming apparent to her friends,
and had once more entreated him to
procure some remedy for her, that
the minister Is said to have handed
the girl the capsule, declaring It j
was a medicine which would certain- j
ly act in the manner desired. He di
rected her as to the manner of taking
it and then the pair walked to the
par &Jlsa J.lruioll wont tn hnr I
mm talba Tnte 17mm' Chrla-
tlaa AsoKtftUMi nous, while Riche
son boarded a trolley car for Brook
line, going to the home of Mtes Vio
let Edmands, the weealthy heiress
whom he was to have married a few
weeks later. Meeting her chum, Mis
Lucille Ziegler, Avis said she had
been walking with her friend (by
which Miss Ziegler understood she
meant Richeson) and complained of
a headache as her excuse for hurry
ing to her room. A few hours later
she "was found unconscious in the
bathroom and died without regaining
consciousness.
MISS EDMANDS DISAPPEARS.
District Attorney Can Not Locate,
Minister' Fiance.
A dispatch from Boston says: Dis
trict Attorney Pelletier today con
firmed a report that he is endeavor
ing to locate Miss Violet Edmunds,
to whom the Rev. C. V. T. Richeson
was engaged.
Mr. Pelletier said that Miss Ed
munds had! been absent from her
home for weeks, and that he has
some evidence that she Js in or near
NewYork City. The district attorney
wishes Miss Edmunds' presence at
the trial for the alleged murder of
Avis Linnell.
Attorneys Morse and Lee had a
brief conference today and Mr. Lee
said later that they had reached an
agreement as to the line of defense.
The two lawyers went to the Suffolk
county Jail today to talk with their
client. 1
That the minster has given way
under the strain and that he today is
raving and believed to be a maniac
in his cell, was learned today from
a source close to the defense. It was
stated that late this afternoon ap
plication will be made to the court
for the appointment of a lunacy com
mission to examinne the minister. If
they find he is insane the court will
be asked to have him transferred to
an asylum. The prisoner at times
screams and yells incoherent phrases
in which the names of Avis Linnell
and Violet Edmunds are distinguished
At times he does not recognize even
his attorneys if they happen to be
visiting him.
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thum, II. L. Williams, Mrs. Martha
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son, Mrs. Emma O'Briant, J, W. So
mers, S. S. Wilson, J. J. Thomas,
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Andrews, R. L. Summers.
Somewhere off the coast of Cuba
during the next few weeks the en
tire Atlantic fleet of 21 battleships,
four armored cruisers and about a
dozen destroyers will be engaged In
one of the most difficult mimic war
games ever devised. No inkling of
the plans to be worked out has been
given to the public. The vessels now
in Hampton Roads and those which
left. Philadelphia the other day will
dlsoerse at sea and proceed South.
Ohio ships will leave home stations
at the. riisfrrHrm f)f tlift commanding.
officers, as the search problem Is to
play an important part in the maneuvers.
A WELCOME TO NEW PASTOR.
Special Service at ths First Baptist;
Church For This Purpose.
Rev. C. .J D. Parker, the hew
pastor of the First Baptist church,
was given a cordial welcome upon
assuming his new duties here Sun
day. At 3:30 representatives from
all the churches in the city assem
bled at the Baptist church to assure
him and his family that they were
among friends who stood ready to
uphold his hands in the important
work he has undertaken in this city.
Dr. D. I. Craig, of the Pirst Pres
byterian church, presided over . the
meeting, and read a Scripture les
son. Rev. W, F. Womble conducted
prayer service. A well trained choir
rendered delightful music, selections
appropriate to the occasion.
Adresses of welcome were made by
Dr.Craig for the Presbyterian church;
by Rev. W. F. Wamble fbr the
Methodists; John T. Oliver, In the
absence of Rector George M. Tol
son, for the Episcopalians, and Mr,
P. W. Glidewell for the Baptist
church.
F. . 1L Curtis, w ho had an ac
quaintance of several years standing
with the new minister, welcomed him
in behalf of the Reidsvllle Seminary.
Prof. T. Wingate Andrews made a
talk in behalf of the city public
schools; while Mayor Womack spoke
for the administration and for the
city at large.
Jtev. Mr. Parker replied to the ad
dresses In beautiful style, Indicating
an appreciation of the words of wel
come, and assuring the audience that
he had come to give his services to
the upbuilding of a srtong sentiment
In the community for morality and
civic righteousness, and he expressed
great satisfaction at finding such
evidences of the town people stand
ing together in their efforts along
these lines. He said he was particu
larly gratified to find the town had a
mayor who did not feel out of place
In a church, and that he had always
made It a rule to cultivate the
friendship of mayors and the police
men. Mr. Parker served as pastor at
Durham for seven years and at Ports
mouth for a similar length of time.
He told of his kindly relations with
the ministers in these cities, and
mentioned them by names, several
of whom, including the Rev.' James
Hammond, pastor of the Portsmouth
Methodist church, who were well
known to Reidsvllle people.
Mr. Parker's sermons Sunday morn
ing and night have been highly com
plimented and it goes without saying
that his new congregation count
themselves fortunate In having secur
ed him as their pastor.
BRIDGE CLUB ENTERTAINED.
Party Given By Mr. and Mrs. John
N. Watt.
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Watt enter
tained one of the bridge clubs at
their beautiful Main street residence
Friday night. The reception hall, par
lor and dining-room were thrown en
suite, pink carnations being the dec
orations. ' -The
alub members are the follow
ing beside the host and hostess: Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Brit tain, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Watt, Mr. and Mrs, C. A.
Penn, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Halrston,
Mr, and Mrs. Eugene Irvln, Dr. and
Mrs. S. G. Jett, Mr. and Mrs. A. L,
Haskins, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Tuck
er, Mrs. George Lee Irvin. The visi
tors who enjoyed Mr. and Mrs.
Watt's hospitality were Mrs. S. II.
Bushnell, Mrs. Alvis Barnes, Miss
Mary Balsley, Miss Lily Watt Perm,
Miss Annie Barnes, Miss Jeannette
Butler, Mias Bessie Withers, Miss
Elizabeth Mills, Messrs. P. Watt
Richardson, A. S. Galloway, W. R.
Dal ton and Mr. and Mrs. John T.
Oliver. - i
A -del'clous salad course, consist
ing of chicken- salad, tomatoes with
mayonnaise dressing, pickles, potato
chips, cheese wafers, hot rolls, cof
fee, cream and cake, was served.
The score cards revealed that Mr.
Eugene Irvin and Mrs. R. II. Tucker
had made the highest scores among
the dub members, and that Miss Ma
ry Balslny's score was the largest
among the visitors. To Mr. Irvin
was awarded-two pairs of silk hose
to Mrs. Tucker a cut glass vase, and
to Miss Balsley a box of toilet soap.
No more beautiul or enjoyable par
ty has been given in Reidsvllle dur
ing the winter.
'"l am not a candidate for any of
fice and what I say now ought to be
accepted. 1 honestly believed In pre
vious campaigns that I would poll
the largest vote of any man in the
field, but I believe now that there
are others who can poll more Votes
than I can and I can work more earn
estly for them than myself. When I
say this let no man think I am
out of politics. I ca n work more
fftectivtl now than when I was bur
dened with the candidacy.''' This was
the declaration at Raleigh Saturday
night at Raleigh of William J. Bry
an, who addressed an audience of
nearly five thousand people. Ex-Gov
ernor Aycock, who introduced the
speaker, was given a great ovation.
ANOTHER BIG BUYER
P. D. Watt to Represent the
New Concern.
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
to Be Represented on the Reidsvllle
Market by a Well Known Leaf
Dealer.
The big tobacco firm of Liggett &
Myers, with headquarters In St.
Louis. Mo., and Southern offices and
large, manufacturing plants at Dur
ham. N. C. have placed a regular
buyer on the Reidsville market. Mr.
P. D. Watt, a well known leaf deal
er and formerly buyer for the Ameri
can Tobacco Company, has been ap
pointed to this position and Is now
actively bidding on tobacco for this
bkg firm. Mr. Watt is a liberal buy
er, has a wide latittude In the exer
cise of his Judgment, Is loyal to the.
Reidsville market and can be depend
ed upon to do a good part in the,
bvlldlng up of the Reidsville market.
Mr Watt showed The Review the
following circular letter sent out by
Mr. C. C Dula. a native Tar Heel,
Pitsinent of the Liggett & Myer
Conipajiy, to Us employees, and we
gladly reproduce it to show the liber
al sprit which animates the new to
bacco company in Its relations to
itts employees and the public. Mr.
Dula says:
"At the beginning of our association
as co-workers. I wish to congratu-
ace you on the encouraging condi
tions under which we start. While
the company is new. the business U
old. The brands which we are to
make and sell are well aatahllahed
and favorably known, and the name
"Llggeu & Myer" brings with it
the best associations and traditions
of the trade. It stands for quality
and enterprise and It should be the
ambition of each and all of u ta
maintain this high reputation and by
me saie or all goods on a basis of
best value for tha money, prompt
ness and accuracy In business and
straight-forward neat. In all . matters,
keep and Increase tht confidence of
tha public.
"The work of getting the business
under way In so short a time has
taxed those charged with that duty
to the utmost. Further details will
be arranged as the occasion requires.
It la hoped and believed that they
win bo few and Incidental and that
their adjustment will not interfere in
any material way with the great vol
ume of the company's business.
' "I believe the personnel of those
who have been entrusted with this
undertaking Is all that could be de
sire! and I trust to the future to
prove the accuracy of this conclusion.
1 reel assured of abundant success ff
one and all will pursue the several
parts assglned him dilligently, hon
estly, courteously, courageously and
with that loyalty to the business and
one anoher as the members of one
great family working for a common
end." x..
Believes It An Accident.
A reporter had a talk with
Commonwealth's Attn
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Taylor at Martinsville yesterday
in regaru io tue mysterious shooting
of Mrs. Wesley Jones at Bassett on
the 27th of December.
"There are no further develop
ments in the case," he said, "and
no arrests have been made as yet.
However, tin n.'irtie ho a re &rrmii--
- l "
ly suspected are being' held in strict
surveillance by the police. The de
tectives loft hero today, but are
coming back again in a day or two to
continue their innvestigations."
When asked what further steps
would be' taken, 'Mr. Taylor said that
the case is so full of that myster
rious element that every clu-y will
be followed with the greatest care
and thoroughly investigated. "My
theory.", continued Mr. Taylor, "is
that Mrs. Jones was shot accidentally
by a young child of about 10 or 11
years old." Danville Register,
, Railroad Through CasweJI.
We notice the Lynchburg, Dan
ville and Carolina Railroad has been
chartered with a large capital.
This is the company in whose inter
terest a horseback survey from
imnville ,by YanceyvUle and
Paynes' Store to Haw River wa
made about a year ago.
This road would, If built, pass
through the heart of Pittsylvania.
Caswell and Alamance counties, and
connect the coal fields of Virginia
with the thriving manufacturing sec
tion of Eastern Carolina, giving the
State direct connections with another
large trunk line, and we belive be
a paying proposition from the start.
Nothing would awaken old Caswell
like being cut into by a railroad.
YanceyvUle Messenger.
The price of platinum has risen to
1730 per pound highest a record. A.