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REIDSVILLE, N. C FEB. 20, 1 9 1 2.
ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
ANOTHER GREAT STIR
THE NATION'S NEWS
FLEECED HOTEL MAN
A MEMORIAL SERVICE
SAYS HE SHOT GOEBEL
TEDDY A CANDIDATE
Taft Gives Adjutant General
Ainsworth a Jar.
Items Taken From a Great
Many Sources.
Also Cot Others to Cash
Drafts For Him.
Under Auspicies of the Local
w. a t. u.
Kentucky Feudist Dies With
The Statement.
Now Clabed Hat He WO
Take a NcniaticD.
Will Not Bi Courtmartlaled Charges
Embrace Conduct Prejudicial' tO
Good Order , and Discipline r.r.J
Ir.subordlr.atilon.
A Washington dispatch sayst
Major-Genera! Fred C Ainsworth,
adjutant-general of the army, was
.summarily removed from his position
today by order of President Taft and
will appear before a courtmartial on
charges said to embrace conduct prt'
Judicial to good order and discipline
and insubordination. His relief
from duty was brought about in a
letter to him from the . Secretary of
War, which bristled with sharp crltl-
cUms. 5 . '
. General Alnsworth's '; removal Is
consider d to be the outcome of
many years of struggle for control
between th line and the staff ctf
the army. Major-General Leonard
Wood, chief, of staff, leads a con
tlnpent which believes control should
be delegated to those of ficers actually
In touch with the fighting strength.
Others, among General Ainsworth
was a leading figure, have contended
that supervision should be vested
with the heads of powerful bureaus
' .The suspension of General ; Ains
worth. the first that has ever occur
red in the office of the ' adjutant
general, caused a profound sensation
In army and Congressional cricles,
It) was made the subject of a hea-ted
exchange on the floor of the House,
where the army appropriation bill
was being debated. Neither General
Ainsworth nor other army or depart
ment officers or officials would- dis
cuss It. . '-'vvV':-
The action of 'the Presdlent was
taken after several conferences with
Secretary Stimson. ,': For some S,time
thsre had been friction between the
adjutant-general's office and that of
the chief of staff; Clashes" were not
uncommon and there was almost a
total lack of co-operation. The bad
feeling culminated when General
Ainsworth, in reply to Secretary
Btimson's request for some statisti
cal information, made an answer that
the Secretary accepted as a reflec
tion upon his own Integrity and upon
thjaC of other high officers of -the
department."
Secretary Stimeon's letter of sus
pension, which was delivered to
General Ainsworth this jnorning.took
up Incidents as far back as October,
1309, in which the Secretary held the
adjutant-general had been ' caus
tic in dealing with his superiors and
In criticising them. Beginning with
last December, the Secretary refer
to his order to the adjutant-general
fto suUinit to the chief of staff of
the army his opinion on a proposal
to abolish the present muster roll
and to modify certain other rolls.
Later. Adjutant-Genera! Fj-ed C.
Ainsworth, who was relieved of Ms
office on charges assumed to be
those of conduct prejudicial to good
order and disclpHne.was today placed
on the retired list on hds "own ap
plication. This precludes the possi
bility of a courtmartial. President
Taft approved Gen. AI,nsworth's ap
plication because of the officer's thirty-seven
yeajs of service.
1 Mr. C. M. Waynick, of Forshee,
was among our callers yesterday.
He says he has -sold 2,348 pounds of
tobacco for $372.27.
The people who are fortunate enough to patronize
this laundry establishmeat are always well pleased
with our work. The same opportunity is offered you.
Everybody seems to be laterested in the quali y of the
work we turn out, judging by the number of people
who entrust thflr laundry work to us. If jou ar de
termined to get high grade laundry work you want to
patronize this modern laundry. -
HENR-Y-HUBBARD.-Agent
Phone
Condensed News Items' Concerning
Matter of Interest "Occuring Since
Our Last Issue. News of the
World at Large.
Three persona were killed and 67
Injured when a Pennsylvania limited
train jumped the track at Warrior's
itldgo, Peun,
In the heart- of the down town
business district In New York, high-
vaynien bearded a taxicab and re
lieved two tank messengers of $23,
'MM), that was being transported from
he Produce Exchange Bank.
Ma J. W,' A. Graham, the Commis
sioner of Agriculture, has been noti
fied by tho management of his farm
m Lincoln county that a Jersey cow
ias given birth to twins, Such
irths are of rare occurrence.
The government last week pur
chased 21,000 acres of land in Macon
county, North Carolina.whlch 'will be
converted into the Appalachian For
est Reserve. It Is. understood that
ihe price to be paid Is $200,000.
The government has determined to
expedite the trial of the dynamite
cases as much as possible, the ar
raignment of the 54 defendant be
ng set for March 12th, and the cases
will probably come up early in May.
More than 140,000 persons in nine
States of the South were treated for
the hookworm . by the Rockefeller
Sanitary Commission during the "past
year, according to the second annual
venort of the committee, Just " made
public. .-. 7c
The Greensboro city commissioners
have voted against issuing further 11
eerjse to the drug stores to sell
whiskey or other kindred akoholio
stimulants on, prescription. The or
dinance, as passed, repeals all the
provisions , in the city Jaw hereto
fore enaotod providing "for" a drug
store license.' t i;:-;;;-: '
Senator. Overman has introduced an
amendment to the immigration law
which, if adopted, would collect $10
from every immigrant entering this
country. The present law provides
for a fee of SI. It is estimated that
ir; takes about J2.O00.000 to run the
immigration bureaus.- Senator Over
man's idea is to take theM-emaining
Jss ooo.oOO and divide It among the
48 States to be used for farm 'life
schools. It Is provided, however,
that before any State can have ac
cess to this money, an equal amount
miiat firs, he aDDropriated 'by the
State. ' :-"iz- - ::;::r'rv::::'z-:
North Carolina paid '. the "Federal
government for the fiscal year 1911
in excess of the amount of revenue
received bv the State from the Fed
eral eovernment. 15.962.876.60 1 lie
total receipts from the State, de
rived from Internal revenue, 'cropora-
tion, tax and wiscellaneoua was 7,
316 977.18. Disbursements made by
the National government to the
state for Dublic buildings customs,
Internal revenue, iife-saving service,
public health ad "marine hospital
acrviA Bsav office at Charlotte
and rivers and harbors 'amounted to
only $1,354,100.68.
Mr. Cleve Pinnix, 'of High Point,
spent Sunday In the city. r
Mr. Sterling Hubbard spent Sunda
in Martinsville.
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Traveling Mann Wanted Fbr Passing
Bogus Drafts Leaves Note Saying
He Would End It All. Clothes Ar
Found On Bridge.
Mine Host R. C. Norman has teen
busy wiring the authorities in all the
near-by towns and cities to arrest A
man who represented himself - to be
L. D. Hines, representing the Ameri
can Art Works, Coshocton, 6. The
hotel man cashed a draft made out
ty Hines for $50, upon being shown
a telegram purporting to be re
ceived at Greensboro from the Coch
oct on ronearh. advlsinc Mm In cash
j sight draft for as much as $200.
Hines stated to Mr. Norman when he
exhibited the telegram that he only
needed $50. The draft was sent on
for collection- and returned, the ex
plaaation being given that both the.
telegram and draft were forgeries.
The hotel man is offering a re
ward of $25 for the ar,resc of the
man. Hines is described as a good
looking fellow about six -feet tall,
weight about 215 pounds, fine fig
ure, wears derby hat and long black
overcoat. He appeared to be about
30 years old. -' . ' '-.
A special from Spencer in yester
day's Charlotte Observer says wheth
er or not Hines has committed sui
cide by jumping from the Peiiknoht
toll brdige, near Spencer into the
Yadkin river, or whether he has at
tempted to convey that impression
while ho makes his way to part un
known, in the hope of evading ar
rest on a charge of flashing bogus
checks, has given rise to much specu
latton among the authorities of Ro
wan and Davidson coutities.as well a
the people upon whom Hines is said
to have flashed the drafts. ',
. The man's clothing was found on
i-ple-t f tu aiul.w lth the
clothing' was a note, in which he
iiU5d he "had decided to end it all.
The discovery caused some , little
excitement and preparations -are be
lug made to dredge the river at
dn.ee. although it is not exected . to
find the body.
Congressman Webb's Bill
This from the Chajlotte Chronicle;
Congressman Webb has been given
a hearing by the House committee
on his bill to establish a bureau of
markets in the Department of Agri
culture. Mr. T. H. Brooks appeared
before the committee lu behalf of the
bill. The New York Journal of
Commerce says it waa explained that
the proposed bureau would study 'the
economic conditions of supply and
demand and gather and distribute in
formation that would enable the far
mers to dispose of ther products to
tbe best advantage, equalize the
distribution and assist the consumers
In getting sufficient "amount of the
products desired. Mr. Brooks ex
plained that at present the consum
ers are paying too much for pro
ducts and the farmers are getting
too little. He recited many Instance
where if information had been dis
seminated among the farmers, It
would have brought a large supply of
products to those markets 'where
prices were held up too high. The
witness said that at present when a
farmer desires to sell a commodity he
goes to 'a buyer and asks what he
will give for it. With the Informa
tion gathered and diss ruinated by a
bureau of markets this farmer could
instead go to the buyer and put his
own price on his commodities, thus
putting in force a process of turning
the tables." It' Is to be Inferred that
Mr. Webb's market bureau ill has
the support of the Farmers' Union.
Thte bureau which he proposes to
establish seems to be a radical de
parture. V
Found Dog Faced, Bird Beaked Mer(.
A. special from Los Angeles, Cal.,
says: Dr. Kumm, African explorer
and scientist, arrived here today en
route to Washington, where he will
lay evidence before the heads of the
National Geographical Society that
h'a has discovered men. with the
faces of dogs and of birds living in
the heart of the "Dark Continent."
"I have proof," declared ' Dr.
Kumm, "that I have found negroes
with the faces of dogs. ' They spoke
in a low guttural bark ,; not unlike
that of the canine. They live by
clans and their mode of life is not
unlike that of the stone age.
'in another part of Africa, far
from the haunts of white men, I dis
covered a tribe ibf negroes who ran
about like storkfe on one leg. Their
other leg was never used arid tliey
rearriyiT it tjnni o ffl ratvn iaut. 'iflfs1
men live in a section of the country
where there are many pools and
p. r.da of water.
"In still another part of Africa
Many Beautiful Tributes NPadI to
Francia E. Wlllard Large Crowd
: Present at Main Street Methodist
Church Sunday Night
The memorial service In honor of
Francis E. Willard at the Main
Street M. E, church Sunday night
proved to be one of the most help
ful and Inspiring meetings ever held
i Reidsvlile temperance circles.
The main auditorium was filled to
overflowing with a cultured, repre
sentative audience.
Rev. W. F. Womble presided over
the exercises, which he opened with
a Scripture readlng.Mary's memroial
offering to the Savior. Presiding El
der W, R. Ware then led in a fer
vent prayer. A solo, "The Loving
Father." by Miss Ruth Rawley, was
followed by Mr. W. R. DaltOn's ad
dress, "The Life of Francis E. Wil
lard." Mr. Dalton's address -was In
deed a literary treat, and closed
with a glowing tribute to the estim
able; value of Miss Willard's ser
vices to humanity, fifty nations be
ing enrolled uder the "White Banner
of Temperace" at her death.
A most beautiful reading, '"Where
the Lilies Bloom," by Miss Lillian E.
Fields, was given with much pathos.
Mr, P. W. Glidewell then' made a
short and forceful talk on "What
the W. C. T. U. Stands For,Bcalling
attention to the fact that the Union
is arrayed against the cigarette evil,
the. white slave traffic and all evils
that threaten the home. He re
ferred to his trip to Washington in
the interest of the Innterstate Tempei
anc Bill, and remarked "What a tra
Vestry it would be should the 'United
JSates Congress , that has placed
Francis rww -.--nu "
Hall of Fame, fall to pass the bill.
A duet, "Loyalty to Chrsit," by
Misses Lucile Hubbard and Ollle
Price.of the Loyal Temperance Union
and a solo by Mrs. Mlilner, "Face to
Face," which she rendered most
touchingly, followed. Rev. Parker
then gave the closing address on the
program. It was headed "An Ap
peal," and It was a masterly one. He
took his hearers back to the dawn of
history and showed them Egypt, As
syria, Babylonia, Persia, Greece and
Rome dragged from the flelght of
national greatness into- ignomious
defeat by intemperance. He mar
shalled his statistics, - showing -- the
deadly toll the liquor traffic annually
levies on our homes, our young men,
our heart-broken widows, our starv
ing little children, and closed with
the trumpet call to victory, which
is echoeu by an awakened nation,
"The Saloon Must Go."
A generous contribution to the W.
C. T. U. was made by the audience.
The services closed with a bene
dlctlonn by Rev. W. R. Ware.
DEATH OF MRS. STOKES.
Passsed Away Friday Night Remain
Buried at Salem Church.
Mrs. Susan A. Stokes, who had
ber quite sdck for some time, died
Friday night at 11 o'clock. She, was
74 years of age. . Seven 'W&dren
survive. They are: -John Y. Stokes,
of Reidaville; Mrs, Cora Bennett,
J. A. Stokes, of Buncombe county;
Mrs. R. W. Hutcherson, C. A. Stokes
L. y. Stokes, E. W. Stokes, of this
city. .,"::.";. ' ':'rvj
The. funeral was - conducted Sun
day morning at Salem church by the
pastor, the Rev. A. L. Ayoock. The
following were the active pall-bear
ers: H. A. Clark, James McDonald,
Clay Wilson", W. J. Clark, D. W.
Pohnston, H. P. Brown.
Mrs. Stokes was bom March 6th,
1838. Had she lived unntil the sixth
of next month she would have been
74 years of age. She was married in
April, 1855, to Mr. John Young
Stokes. To them were born eight
children six boys and two girls. She
loaves four half brothers, W. T.
Swann.of Danville, and J. A., W. C.
and F. D. Swann, of Pelham. She
joined Old Salem M. E. church in
1856,and was a truly consistent, mem
ber of thia church all the while.
She , way a loyal wife, a devoted
mother and a thoroughly conaecrat
Christian character. - She died a$ she
had lived in full assurance cf the
.'ai:h which worketh by love. II
ren:a-r.3 were lai'l tr r' t It Salrni
chr-rch yard Sunday. A gr-'.it num
"oer' of friends and loved o.ies were
pitsent who feci in hor death
distinct loss.
there are negroes whose faces are
virtually like the beak of a bridJ
Theylive in trees.".
Jamea Gilbert, Shot to Death Inl,
Saloon,' Died Before Giving AnyJ
Details of the Alleged Murder 0
the Kentucky Governor.
An Associated Press special from
Helena, Ark., says: That he mur
dered Governor William Goebel, of
Kentucky, in cold blood at Frankfort
in January, 1900, was the dying dec
laration of James Gilbert, self-confessed
gunman and ex-feudist of
Breathitt county, Kentucky, who was
fatally wounded in a pistol fight
with a bartender here this morning,
(too proof other than the man's last
words were offered nor did 'he re
late any details of the -killing.
The victim of periodical Irregular
habdts of . ltfe, Gilbert came here
about three years ago and soon be
came known as a dangerous man, al
though under ordinary circumstances
he was peaceable. One affray in
which he figured resulted in his op
ponent's death some time ago, but
Gilbert alleged self defense "and he
was set at liberty. After his -release
Gilbert was appointed deputy
sheriff. For months he was a terror
of certain desperadoes, making pe
riodical excursions Into the communi
ty and performing deeds more famed
for their daring than ; for their
valor. . - '
Early this week Gilbert resumed
irregular habits. On Wednesday
night he engaged ir a revolver battle
with a stranger,- but neither 'was in
jured. The affair was hushed up in
the hope that Gilbert wpuld return to
his regular employment. The end
came in a down-town saloon when,
for what was undoubtedly a fancied
Insult, he whipped out his pistol with
th announcement that the bartender
was oW, fr waa me
quicker of the two and tf
Gilbert sank to the floor mortally
wounded. ,'
Realizing that the end had come,
Gilbert smiled falotly and after ma
king an attempt to Joke about dying
in. his boots, declared that he fired
the, shot that caused the death of
Governor Goebel. Whether he would
have given detalla of his . alleged
killing of Goebel can never be known
for Gilbert died within a few min
utes after making the ' statement,
which he repeated oyer and over
again, with the assertion that he
"could never get over it."-
Bearded Man Dead.
John R. Kidney died at the Sol
dier'ss iIe at Noroton, Connecti
cut, last week. When Mr. Bryan
was first nominated for President
sixteen years ago, Mr. Kidney 'made
aj vow that he would not cut his
beard or hair until Mr. Bryan should
be seated in the White House, ' and
'Mr. Kidney was seventy-nine years
did when he died. He kept 'his vow
until about a year ago when he
walked into a barber shop and had
hl beard, which had grown below his
waist, and his hair, which hung down
hid back, cut off. 'Then, in less
than twelve months after this plain
violation of hla vow, he died, which
shows that men sould 'not swear
thoughtlessly. But there is also an
other side of the Kidney case. Think
of thai money he saved in hair : cuts
and shaves and tips during sixteen
years! Charlotte Observer.
Royal has no substitute for
making delicious home-baked foods
ABSOLUTELY PURE
The onlv Bakincr Powder made
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from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar M
His Ardent Supporters Learn Where)
H Stands Will Make Fight If
Majority of Republican Dele
gates Wish Him To.
A dispatch from New York to' the
Greensboro News Bays: Theodore
Roosevelt let elx of his most ardent
supporters know; yesterday that he
will accept the Republican 'nomina
tion if a majority of the delegates to
the national convention wish him to
make the fight.
.It Is announced that he will maks
within a few days a definite re
sponse to the message from the re
cent Chicago conference. ' It may
possibly be deferred until after Mr.
Roosevelt's coming address before
the constitutional convention In Co
lumbus, , O.; one week from today.
In that address he will set forth
at length his views as a progressive
Republican. His expression of, his
willingness to accept a call from
the! Republican party will be made
public within two or three days be
fore or after this address. ,
Mr. Roosevelt's closest friends Un
derstand that he will not devlat
from his present position of not be
ing a candidate, but they all under
stand that in a formal statement he
will make, it clear that he win not
decline a rehomlnatlon.-
From friends of Colonel Roose
velt it Is learned that the Pennsyl
vania 'situation provides : the chief
ground for his willingness to1 make
known that he Is a receptive candi
date. They say it appears probable
that he, can get a majority of the
Pennsylvania delegation because of
the concerted fight being made by.
Republicans against Senator Penrose,
and that this gain will more than,
offset any loss of New York 3IJ?
"l lZi - Mr!
Roosevelt's friends believe that his
candidacy will make atill larger in
roads, upon the machine power ' in
the" Keystone 8tate. - J:'- .
Mr," Roosevelt would , not 1 make
the slightest comment upon the day's
conference. He admitted that the
matter of his address at - Columbus
had been discussed, but refused" to
listen to other question. v ....
Foot Washing Revived.
A prominent preacher In this city
in making a pastoral call, last week,
caught a good woman In a plight
from which she could not extricate
herself readily. When the divine
rang the doorbell a small boy ushered
him into his mother's room.not know
ing .that she was .bathing her feet as
a remedy for sick headache,' and all
the good woman could do was to pull
her) skirt down over the basin- and
stand pat. The preacher talked : and
talked, the water cooled off, but the
situation remained unchanged' until
the lord of the house came in and
buildup) a roaring fire. The conver
sation was renewed, and perspiration
poured freely from the lady's face
whllai her feet went down 'to zero.
5hq was plucky and stuck to her
post, and ' the preacher left not know
ing how near he came lesing a mem
ber of tola flock by making a long
call. The first one to bring in' a
dollar on subscription can learn the
name of the woman,the preacher and
the church to which they belong.
lit. Airy Leader.
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